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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-07

CHAs. v. z. DOVE, C.E.-surveyor
and Civil Engineer; Office Campbell
block. upstairs (next to Bishop q Co.
bank p. o. box 421; orders taken
for typewriting.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

hands and said good-by' young Diaz.
who was to escort me from Tie palace.
first saluting his father and bowling
low, took his hand in his own and
touched it with his lips, murmuring
softly in Spanish loving goodnight.
The young captain did not put me la
charge of any other officer, but carried
me himself through the different rooms
of the palace to the porte cochere,
where We babe each other good night
like pair OF old friends.
"As to president Diaz, | may say
that he is not only the greatest man
in Mexico, but would be a really great
man in any country. In personal APP
pearance he strongly resembles the
late Gen. William Preston of my state.
and although about 60 years old he
does not look to be day over so. and
is eroct of carriage and s5ldierly of
bearing. He is fully feet tall and
will weigh 200 pounds, with small
shapely hands and feet. strong face.
with piercing black eyes. and darA lair.
a complexion not at all swarthy, and
deep, resonant voice. His manner Is
that of the courtly gentleman and
soldier, somewhat reserved at first, but
growing delightfully."- affable as the ac-
1uaintance proceeds. His mind shows
wonderful grasp of the affairs of his
country in all their details. and his
friends feel pardonable pride in the
wonderful growth and advancement
of Mexico under his wise and benefi-
cent administration. He has been
president of the republic for more than
20 years and has recently been elected
by reclamation. So great is public
confidence in him he can hold the
office as long as he will consent to
act, and he is as much esteemed by
foreigners as he is by his own people
All in all. l think President Diaz will
rate with the greatest presidents pro-
duced by the American continent,
which has turned out some pretty good
ones. New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
BELGIAN HARE FAD.

The Belgian hare fad has become
such nuisance in Denver as to cause
the interposition of the city council,
which has taken up proposition to
regulate the sanitary end of the me-
mace. So prolific are the hares and SO
fully 100000 hares in the city, and this
number is increasing enormously. Per-
sons are keeping hares in back yards,
in cellars, in barns and even in living
rooms. The health Office probably will
ask for the passage of an ordinance
to limit the number of rabbits which
may be kept within a certain number
of cubic feet of space and to fix the
limit so that there shall be no over
crowding; to compel owners to keep
vide for the inspection of all rabbit
barns and the destruction of animals
regarded as dangerous to the public
health. The building ordinances allow
the erection of frame buildings to a
height of five feet, and this has been
taken advantage of by the rabbit
breeders, who build their tiers of
cages, each about two feet long, eight
cen inches long and foot high, against
the board fences in their back yards.
The building inspector thinks these
hutches would make a dangerous fire
ami probably will ask for some restric-
ton of this class of building Denver
Field and Farm.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
RAILROADING BY WHOLESALE.

The Railway Age finds 135, 900 miles,
or 20 per cent, of the railways of the
United States controlled by % COM
panies. The New York Central leads,
with 10,410 miles, and is followed
closely by the Pennsylvania, with
1882 miles. Canada has the Cana
dian Pacific, single system of 10,01S
miles. The Southern Pacific has 1852
miles; Chicago and Northwestern,
S,463 miles; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, S,001 miles, and the Southern
Railway, 1887 miles. The Louisville
and Nashville, with 5,077 miles; Balti-
more and Ohio. with 1905 miles; Sea-
board Air Line, with 2,540 miles; At
lantic Coast Line, with 2,27S miles, and
Plant System, with 2,140 miles, are
southern systems of note. These fig
ures take no account of the larger units
created by predominating financial in
fuenee." If this influence could be
traced striking aggregates would be
disclosed. In the east the Vanderbilt,
Morgan and other interests concentrate
control of nearly all important roads
in few hands. The Pennsylvania
influence, for example, extends to over
5000 miles. In the west plans of alli-
ance are being worked out for many
roads which are to be unified. 1t hap
pens that the systems mentioned here
are the largest commonly regarde1
as the best in management and service.
When plans of operation must embrace
many states and diverse regions and
conditions, large views must be taken
and it becomes we'll understood that
the prosperity of the transportation
system depends upon the prosperity OF
the community served, and vice versa.
The idea that either the community or
the railroad can flourish by running the
other is obsolete.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
LIS AMERICAN SECRETARY.

When the allied armies get into Pc
kin they are likely to find, IL the min
listers of the foreign powers are still
alive, that they owe their safety to the
good offices of William N. Pethwick.
Peckwlth is a Chinaman by adoption,
who was born in Brooklyn long enough
ago to have served one year as a pri-
vate soldier in the civil war. After
ward he studied law, and in 1865 went
to China. For years he was in the
service of an English importing firm.
Then the firm failed and Pethwick was
thrown on his own resources. He &C.
cured other employment and set about
making himself over into a Chinaman
as nearly as that might be. He learned
to speak and to write, not only Chin
ese, but the dialects Of all the prov
inces. He adopted Chinese clothes and
lived in Chinese house. Finally
and that was rs years ago-he became
private secretary and confidential adj
wiser to Ii Hung Chang. Ever since
that time. with two brief intervals, he
has served in that capacity. Mr.. Peth-
wick is now In Pekin with the impris-
| oned ministers. He is said to have
more influence with all classes OF Chin
ese than any other white man, and
he has promised that he will stay with
the besieged legationers to the end,
and will rescue them If possible from
the wrath Of the Boxers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

sandy plain on which the city is built
he sees great wall thirty feet at the
base to fifteen feet at the top. Once
inside the gates the traveller is in the
outer, or as it is called the Chinese
city.
From this city, entrance may be had
to the inner, or Tartar city, which is
surrounded by walls fifty feet high and
from forty to sixty feet thick Inside
of the Tartar city is the Imperial city
enclosed by a great wall, and inside of
the Imperial city is the Forbidden city,
enclosed by another wall, where the
palace of the emperor is located. The
chief difference between the ground
plans of Pekin and the pigs in clover
puzzle is that the divisions of the puz-
zle are in circles while the divisions of
the city are in squares, and the further
difference that the Chinese or outer
city does not enclose the other three
but joins the inner or Tartar city on
| one side.
While Pekin or Picking, meaning
northern capital" is the common name
| of this strange city of cities, it's official
name is Shun-tien-fu and literary men
in their writings refer to it as Yen. 1t
| also has other names given it by Amer
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
SWITZERLAND'S LITTLE Arm

There is no country in Europe. with
the exception of the little governments
of Monaco and San Marine, which
spend less for military purposes than
Switzerland. The annual cost of its
army is only about 100000, and yet, in
case of necessity, it can put into the
field within two days 100000 trained
soldiers and retain at the same time
another 100000 as reserves in addition
to its militia, numbering 100000.
In Switzerland young men are
trained to become good rife shots, and
there is not hamlet in the country
without volunteer association formed
for this purpose. Military service is
also compulsory from the twenty
second to the thirty-second year, as
days service being required during
the first year and 16 during every sub.
sequent year. The soldiers keep their
weapons and uniforms at their own
homes and are held responsible for
them by the government, which in
spects them carefully once a year.
New York Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
DID THE LORD HEAR Alright?

Father Edward Soren, of Notre
Dame. brought with him on his return
from one of his visits to his native
place, Paris, France, native teacher
of French for the Academy of st. Mary
du Lac. She was a charming sister in
her gestures and manners, and was
anxious to learn the English language.
She asked one of the American sisters
to teach her the Lords Prayer in Eng
lish.
This American sister did so with a
great deal of relish and apparent sport.
And when the dear little Parisienne
could repeat her Pater Noster in the
delightful language used In this coun-
try, she went to the good old priest,
Father Soren, and told him in French
that she desired he should hear her say
her prayer in English. Gravely grant
ing her request, the amiable man lis
tened with sober face and gentle light
in his eyes while the little sister. re-
peated with earnestness the ditty Of:
"Old brother Ben, shot his goose and
killed his hem
telling her beads with the same devo-
ton she did in saying "our Father" In
French. At the conclusion Of her
prayer Father Soren said:
That is well done, sister. You have
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
OUR RUSSIAN JEWS.

The majority of Sravs set down in
the official reports as Russians, Polish,
Hungarians, and so on. are really He
hrews who have been driven away
from those countries. not because of
their religion, but on account of their
methods of conducting business. For
instance, the Jew is never, by choice,
producer. He prefers to be a trader,
and, preferably, money lender. The
serfs of Russia were freed as our ne
groes in the south have been. They
became, as rule, small farmers. Liv-
ing for many generations under feu-
dal and patriarchal bondage, they had
little experience in independent bust
ness. The Jew money lenders and
traders in Russia soon took advantage
of this inexperience and enticed these
peasants into debt to them. Once in
debt, the serfs quickly became slaves
again-slaves to their creditors. 1t
was to put stop to this industrial con-
dition and this reinstatement that the
Jews were compelled to leave Russia.
We have been most hospitable to
them. OF these Slavs we received, for
the year ending June 80, 1899, $685..
To be sure, not all of them were He
brews, but 24,275 confessed that they
were. 1t is very likely, indeed, that
more than $4,000 were Hebrews. The
year previous we received 27,221 who
were confessedly Hebrews, and the
year before that 22,750. To get at an
approximation of the real figures we
would have to double these. In the
year ending with June, 1896, we re-
ceived 45,137 Russian Hebrews. There
is no way to get at the exact facts, but
it is quite within the truth to say that
within the last decade we have taken
into this country 500, 900 of these Slavs
who, in reality, are Hebrews. That we
can assimilate them seems to be i'm
possible. They will have to remain 6
race apart, as will also the negroes
Ainslee's Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

foreigner is allowed to set foot therein
except when the foreign ministers go
to congratulate the emperor on new
years day, which in the Chinese calen-
dar is February 6, or in case of spe-
cial audience such as was once granted
to Prince Henry of Prussia when the
emperor received him at the very door
of his palace.
In the business parts of the city,
sign boards, scrolls, banners and en-
blems of trade are to be seen in front
of every shop in colors of scarlet,
brown, yellow and black with Chinese
characters of bright gold.
On the walls are great inclined open
ings such as are used to make big can
non and he will think that the city is
strongly fortified. When he comes to
inspect them he will see that they are
only painted on the wall.
The appearance or a foreigner in the
streets is sure to draw crowds of Chi
namen to see the white devil" as all
Europeans and Americans are called,
and to offer him every insult.
Henry Norman, the English journal
list, says there are only two moments
when a traveller appreciates Pekin-
his first sight of it's walls and gates and
his last.-Little Chronicle, Chicago
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
Underlined.

Who can define love? Not the littls
child
Who lifts his soft eyes from hi;
mothers knee,
Fulfilled with Innocent tranquility;
Nor that poor knight who went where
Venus smiled
And strove, by after suffering be-
guided,
10 sing the meaning of its mystery;
Nor can he tell whom love hath
crowned, or he
From very pain of love undone made
wild.
Not the wan nun who, at the white
Christs feet.
Offers the world as one poor sacrl-
flee;
Nor the sad tide that follows where the
sweet
Swift moon allures it from the cir.
cling skies.
Nay, not from time or joy or suffering
Is knowledge brought that we may
know this thing.
-Theodosia Piskering Garrison in
Brown Book.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
WHAT BUILT UP THE WEST
Push and Energy Better Than Capita
for the Beginner.

Money capital is not indispensable,
notwithstanding the popular complaint
to the contrary, writes H. T. Scott,
builder of the famous battle ship
Oregon, to a young man starting on a
business or commercial career today.
All a beginner needs is the nerve to
master his business in so thorough a
fashion as to attract attention. Capt.
tai will then be forthcoming. A young
man is not hampered so much in the
west as in the east in making a start
It was push and energy, not money,
that built up the west. A capital
which, in the east, would be considered
small, is sufficient in California to
prove the nest egg of great fortune.
The west is still full of opportunities,
but if l were a young man today
would go still farther west-to the
Philippines-and grow up with the
country. 1t is destined to be a great
one, and now is the time to co.
Success.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
HIS OWN WEAPONS.

The extraordinary skill with which
Sir Edwin Landseer painted animals
was due not merely to his mastery OF
the brush, but also to his intimate
knowledge of the animal world. One
Of his many talents was the power of
initiating to perfection the cry Of any
creature with which he was familiar.
One day, when the artist happened
to be the guest Of Lord Rivers, he was
requested to go and see very savage
dog that was tied up in the yard. AS
Landseer approached the growing
beast, he dropped quietly upon his
hands and knees, and then, crawling
forward, snarled so alarmingly that
the dog. overcome with terror, sud-
denly snapped his chain, Jumped over
the wall, and was never seen after
ward.-Youth's Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

leans and Europeans. Lord Amherst
called it the city of despair" and
another British Diplomat named it the
Z city Of dirt, dust and disdain.'
Dirty. dusty and disdainful are aa-
jectives that describe it we'll The
streets are unpaved and the city has
no sewers. After rain the mud in
the streets is about three feet ~eep,
and in dry weather this mud turns to
fine dust. The only vehicle vita watch
= person can go about in comfort is a
native cart drawn by mule.
The best view of the city can be had
from one of the high walls. From there
the observer will see in the Chinese
outer city rows OF small fiat-roofee
houses where live the commoner class
Of the people. In the imperial city
dwell the richer class and the houses
in which they live are better built and
some are two stories high. In the Tar
tar city is great monastery where
about 1000 monks worship a gilt
statue of Buddha. In the forbidden city
are the palaces of the emperor, and ne
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
NO MORE n.uGING.
Dancing Masters Say the Bodies OF
Walters Must Not Touch.

A very important point of dancing
etiquette was settled this afternoon by
the Dancing Masters association,
which has been in session here for
several days. How to hold the lady In
waltz was resolved as a finishing rule
of the convention. The masters
do not deviate from Dodworth and
Brooks. This is the way the gentle
man must take his partner for the
waltz: He extends the left hand to
the lady, who places her right hand In
it; the tips of the gen,leman's fingers
closing over the ladys. The lady's
right arm is slightly curved, the gen.
tleman's arm being governed by the
length of the lady's arm. The fingers
of the gentlemans right hand are
clustered together, touching the lady's
spine at the waist line. The lady's
left hand rests on the gentleman's
right arm. little above the elbow.
The bodies of the dancers must not
touch.
There Is an end of the callow-p plated
inventor, said a prominent teacher Of
the fine art this evening. mo more
arms flying around loose or reaching
blindly to the ceiling. We have takeE
the old waltz position, and this IS.
ISOLATION will stick to the rule"
Professor James w. Bangert, the
lame teacher OF Baltimore, was elected
president OF the association at the
closing session; Professor Henry
Braun of Pittsburg is secretary, and
Louis Kustlow of Chicago, treasurer. -
Asbury Park IN. j. Correspondence
Philadelphia Record.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

acquired the language with great ease
and facility. But, pray, tell me who
was the sister that taught you so beau
tifully?" She quickly gave the sisters
name, and asked in French
But, my father, do you think the
Lord heard me Alright, not being accus-
toned to me in English"
Eyes, yes, my child, the Lord has
fully understood your prayer. 1t is not
the words, but the intent.-E. Hovey-
King in New Lippincott.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
HEARD IN THE KITChns.

A parrot in a certain house was
usually kept in the dining room with
the family, but during the winter was
removed to the kitchen for greater
warmth. When the cold weather was
past it again made its appearance
among the family, whom it amused
with the new remarks 1t had picked ur
in the kitchen.
On one occasion, when the bell had
been rung for something. the parro
was heard remarking from his cage
Just listen to that There she's at i
again."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
A CARD OF THANKS.

A western paper prints the follow
ing singular card of thanks:
i'Mr. and Mrs. Heays hereby wish to
express their thanks to the friends
and neighbors who so kindly assisted
al the burning Of their house last Mon
day evening
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

was engaged to sweet you'd
of seventy-eight. After a betEd
some six months it was rep0rte
the couple had quarreled; the a.
on hearing this, went to the old man
to speak to him on the subject.
Well. Baldwin," he said, I am sor-
~ to hear your engagement with Betty
is broken off,
Yes sir" said the old man, I'VE
found out at last that we could no.
agree who was to eat the crnsts."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
HORNETS NESTS.

Many years ago the writer OF this
made a communication to the Aca-
envy OF Natural Sciences of Philadel-
phia, noting that in the preparation Of
the pare for their nests the hornets
chewed up the bark Of the ash tree.
Since that time no other tree In the
same vicinity seems to have been used
for that purpose. There must be hor-
nets in some places where there are
no ash trees-and II would be well to
know what tree is used In these cases.
There Is a good chance here for watch
full observation. -Meehan's Monthly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
HE DIDN'T BELIEVE.

.sYou can't believe all that you see in
print" said the skeptical citizen.
" should say not" answered Mr..
Meekton. Some things are too pre-
posterously absurd Why, only the
other day saw a piece about mar
who made fun Of his wife's cookingl"-
Washington Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

Pekin, the capital of China, might
properly be called 1.-The four cities with
three Names or better still 1.-The pigs
in clover city, for in outline it re-
sembles the puzzle of that name. As
the traveller approaches across the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
lNC1TY OF DIRT, DUST AND DE-
SPAIR.
ONLY TWICE APPRECIATED

When You See 1t First and Again on
Last View-Foreigners Hated
Streets Unpaved and no Sewers
Mud Three Feet Deep After Rains
The Sacred City.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06

what is your idea Of silent part
ner?" was asked OF a business oracle
on the Board OF Trade
Hes the fellow that puts his money
into firm and keeps his mouth shut
while It is being spent"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
A MoorED POINT.

Some time ago. at certain village
In Berkshire, an old man OF eisnly
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1900-09-28
Republican County Convention.

Republican County Convention.
Notice Is hereby given that there
will be republican county convention
held in Jnlesburg, Colorado. in the
district court room at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m. on October 9Th, 1900, for
the purpose Of nominating one county
commissioner for the Bird commission
er's district in Sedgwick county, Colo.
That the republican county central
committee of Sedgwick county at the
meeting Of said committee on Septem-
Der lst, 1900, apportioned the delegates
to the said county convention from
the several precincts as follows:
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1900-09-28
The ..P.ramountn saaker.


Rrvan bas heen identified uitb ,bre.
..naramoun,,, is.,eo IA Witch no h.s
With all due solemnitv dedicated his
life and nledo.d his nowers IN an,r.ft
nnon the national legislation of tho
country
When in the aftv.second conuress
nine vears aoo be was an ardent
cham ion Of fr.e trade in a sneecb
,onu and brilliant he d..lared that a
unrotect;ve tariff was conceived in
oreed and fasb;oned In iniouitv false
in economy and the most yicious no.
litical nrincinle that, ever cur.ed this
country Vet a pro,ectivo tariff biu
was nassed nv the FIRST conoress and
annroved nv washington Mr. Rrvan
further declared that he would Aoht
the nrotect;ve. system az ,ono as there
was ANYTHING to remedy. The strup.
ole hetve., nrotection and fro. trade
went against him. The neon,c repnd.
lated free trade and BRYAN dronpcd if.
IT, was not wise to "naramountn free
trade when IL nos;tivelv wonld not
-. -.
make 'o'es'
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1900-09-28

The county central committee rec
ommends that the several precincts
hold their primaries at the usual poll
ing places on october 5th, 1900, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
said county convention,
G. M. HARRIS, W. H. WALLACE,
Secretary. Chairman.