Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
NOT BY CABLE.
But Good and Cosby Just the
Same.

oue Noou ana GoSslpy Just the
Same.
Count Leo TolstO, in study of Ma
poleon and the Russian campaign in
the Nouvelle Revue, the well-known
publication founded by Nine. Adam
gives full play to his theory of chance
He rejects, says the London Chronicle
in notice of his article, both the
French and Russian explanations of
this tragic episode as equally false.
Napoleon, he asserts, instead of fore
seeing the danger, considered each
step he took a triumph, and the Rus
SLAMS, far from thinking to draw the
French to Moscow, had, on the con-
trary, done all they could to check
their advance. 1t was in spite of the
Russians, he says, that in falling
back they did precisely what was
necessary to yanquish the French
Even the burning of Moscow was not
Intentional, but accidental, and the
retreat of the French army was the
effect of chance.
A telegram from Volksrust says that
the boer camp resembles the camps OF
Cromwell's ironsides. Every day
psalms and hymns are sung by the
camp fires. and on every side spirit
of earnest religious fervor and enthu-
siasm is displayed. 1t is not easy to
down such a people, especially when
they keep their powder dry. But
Maxim guns and well-directed field
artillery can always drown the voice
of prayer.
We are great for passing laws for
the benefit of the people in this coun-
try, but somehow or other they gen.
orally fail to work, or are not en-
forced. BY a late enactment OF the
state legislature an impecunious or
temporarily embarrassed citizen ought
now to be able to put up his Water
bury, or unfrayed ben" or solitaire,
at rates which would not eat up the
loan in a few short months, and so
enable him to dodge his benevolent
.uncle" under the sign of the gilded
three balls. AS an incentive to the
philanthropists who urged the passage
of our state law on this matter it may
be mentioned that report just issued
of the Paris Mont de Piete, or munich
pal pawnshop, shows how prosperous
as well as helpful such an institution
can be, Notwithstanding its low rates
of interest and kindly aecommoda-
tions. Here are some figures from the
report Among the borrowers last
year were $500 working people, S,497
employees, 1854 merchants, tradesmen
and manufacturers, and 2,019 repre-
sentatives of the liberal professions
Small renters, or those who live on
their dividends, frequently seek the
help of the friendly mont, and 3,2O9 OF
this class were among the borrowers
The institution is looked upon more in
the nature of bank conducted fol
the benefit and accommodation of the
people than as pawnshop, and 1t ad'
vances money on any security, includ-
ing furniture and railway or Other
shares. and is used by the tradesmar
short of capital as well as by the la
borer out of work 1t may be an effete
sort of civilization that demands
none de piete, or state or city con
Quoted pawnshop, but if that civil
cation has come the uncle ought tC
he eliminated.
At the recent great church congress
in Albert hall, London, smoking was
positively prohibited in any part OF tht
hall. but that difficult was got over fol
rooms were secured just back OF tn'
hall where the clergy could smoke th'
soothing pipe to their hearts content
Lord Bassey, governor of Victoria
recently took part in a discussion Oh
The morality of Imperialism" at
meeting of the Trinity College Dia
lectical society in Melbourne. He ex
pressed the view that the extension
and widening of imperial responsible
ties was much TO be deprecated, an
also said that there was good dea
in the past history of English I'm
perialism that could not be yindlcate'
or defended. With respect to Amer
can imperialism he thought 1t was
great mistake to conquer the Wnole o
the Philippines. 1t would be mucl
better, he believed. for this countr.
10 establish a naval base, as Englan
had done at SINGAPORE.
"Brummagen joe" the secretary Q
state for the colonies, looms up tn
biggest object in the eye of Englan
today. and the bold and tactful mar
ner in which he has dominated tn
cabinet and the policy of the countr
brought a query to one of the paper
as to his proper official designation
The answer was that he is "The r