Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-01
FOR THE CURIOUS.
Points of Much Interest About Mani
fold Matters.

The fierce crusade against tobacco
cigarettes in london has developed the
tea cigarette, which is particularly
patronized by women. Tea cigarettes
are made of a coarse grade of tea,
which has put little dust, and is COM
posed Of unbroken leaf. This is
dampened so that the leaves may be
stuffed into the paper cylinders, but
not sufficient to affect the papers. The
taste is said to be disagreeable at first,
the effect on beginners being sense
Of oppression in the head and desire
TO take hold of something.
A New Zealand writer tells Of
strange dislike to the medical profess
sion among the working classes there.
They never apply to doctor until all
other means have failed, and then as
sumo a hostile attitude, refusing to
give their symptoms, and expecting
tn, doctor to find out what is the mat
te with them by simply looking at
thsn.
In the year 1900 the approximate
1.L' Of the British empire was 2,012,-
\ ; square miles, including all it's con-
! entail and insular possessions, and
TIE population of the empire was
3l,417,OOO OF this area, 200, 900 square
miles was in India, with a population
OF 100000. In 1889 the approximate
area of the empire had grown to
1886, sos square miles, and the popu-
lation to Ala 100000. rhe area of the
possessions of the empire in Asia is
1,194,21 square miles; in Africa, 3,74S,
220 square miles; in North America,
3,618,650 square miles, and in Austria
liza, 3,175320 square miles. The pop
ulation of the United Kingdom itself
is only 40, 200, 900.
A london doctor has announced his
belief that in diagnosing a patients
case it is essential to observe his walk
as to feel his pulse. From recent in
vestigations in this branch of what
we may venture to call pedestrial Their
apeutics, 1t appears that a person in
vigorous and robust health walks with
his toes pointed to the front, and that
as health begins to go the toes turn
gradually out, and perceptible bend
appears IN the knees
President Mckinley conformed to
official etiquette in declining to assist
in the ceremonies attending the well
come TO Admiral Dewey in New York
harbor An army or naval official calls
upon the president, the latter never
making call except TO board a ship
for cruise or for sightseeing Tbs
official welcome to the hero of Manila
bay by the preslGSct of the United
States properly took place at the white
house, and the admiral had to call
there for that purpose. That is the
course of procedure prescribed by the
red tape department, and 1t was strict
ly adhered to.
There is plan afoot for a combina-
ton funeral building In Kansas City,
where the remains of friends may be
cremated and where florists, monu-
ment makers and urn makers may all
be found under one roof. As an adj
iunct there is to be an automobile
combination hearse and carriage so
that the obseques may be conducted
in up-to-date fashion throughout. For
the destruction of the body liquefied
air is to be used, and it is thought the
operation can be carried out inoffen-
svely and with the least possible sor-
row to the survivors.
Allen Risk of Hartford, Conn, well
known as a driver of race horses, had
miraculous escape from fatal acct
dent at the Stafford Springs fair In
the fourth heat of the 2:40 class, in
which he drove Mocking Bird and had
won two heats, he was run into by
another horse just after the start
Mocking Bird became tangled in her
hopptes and turned a complete somer-
sault sulky, driver and all. throwing
Risk several feet. The sulky was
broken, but both horse and driver
were uninjured. Distance having been
waived he was allowed to start in the
next heat, receiving an ovation on ap.
pearance and again on handily winning
the heat and race
There is popular character in Pen.
dleton, Oregon. who has slight i'm.
pediment in his speech. He talks elo.
Quently but he stammers some. He
recently located in Pendleton because
he admires Missourians, and he has
found the right kind here. The other
day he went TO telephone to talk
TO friend in Portland When the talk
was finished the Portland man said:
Well, old man. you seem TO talk
better since You went to Pendleton.
You DO not stutter anything like as
much as you did"
No, said the Pendleton man, clear
and straight as a bell. "a man cannot
AFFORD to stutter through TELEPHONE
when 10 talk costs IS cents a minute
Professor Tuition. formerly lien.
tenant in the army. but for the last few
years professional prophet OF the end
of the world. is out with a new pre-
diction. He says that the infant SON of
the duke of York Is destined 10 gather
the jews from the four quarters OF the
earth and 70 unite them under his han
ner
nv rONL-Ent~n attn. -,