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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
RRlS EXPOSITION
VISITORS FROM UNITED STATES
ESPECIALLY DESIRED
PoLlTENEss IN VOGUE

american Cars Provided for Passen-
gers-Feminine Weakness for
Smugghng-Where to Purchase
Laces-Clerks Speak English at all
the Big Stores Now.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22
SOUTH AFRICAN NAMES.

Following are some names made
prominent in connection with the
south African war with the pronunci-
alton thereof indicated as closely as
possible in English letters. In each
case. except where otherwise indicat-
ed the native pronunciation, whether
English, Dutch or Portuguese. is given.
II should be explained that the sound
Oh X and "g" in Dutch is usually
IKE the hard sound of "ch" in English
heard In the word "loch." Thus Kru-
ser is pronounced by the Dutch
Chroocher," giving the hard sound to
Gu, The Literary Digest is author
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The Money Question.

For the privilege Of extending the
national debt thirty years the banks
are to be paid S88, 600, 900. Think of
It, you, who count fortunes by thou
sands or hundreds Of thousands.
VIII this be an issue Of the cam
paign? Only supernatural wisdom
knows.
1t is idle to discuss whether the
money question will be the predomi-
nant issue or will be dropped out Of
sight in this campaign. The gold
standard bill may be lost sight OF,
with all it's iniquities, in the multi
plicity of other Issues more pressing
for immediate solution.
A platform should only promise
what can be fulfilled. For the Demo-
Gratis to promise free silver legislation
would be wrong, because owing to the
constitution of the senate, the pledge
could not be redeemed. But the party
should make it clear, plain and unmis-
taxable that it has taken no backward
step since 1896. We were right then,
and events have proved that our posi-
ton was correct.
What the party should do is to issue
a pronunciamenta that will contain
all the articles Of Democratic doctrine.
Then the exigencies Of the times will
determine what planks are to be made
most of.-Evansville Qnd.) Courier.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06


The speech OF former Governor Att
eeld Of Illinois at Albany cannot be
read by any reasonable citizen with
out the conclusion being reached that
IN spite Of al the contumely that has
been heaped upon him, Governor Ait
geld has the grasp Of the statesman
and the temper Of She scholar. In
composition alone the address was a
masterpiece, and Il presents 70 clear
ly those principles of government for
which Thomas Jefferson stood az to
deserve to be commended to the pc
rusal Of every Democrat and Of every
citizen. This stril g -utterance in his
speech will find ready response in
the hearts OF I iocrats Of every
section Of the country.
This campaign e going to be a
campaign Of mighty questions and not
Of candidates. Those men who im-
agine that II they could by hook or
crook, by trick or trade, nominate
some hero in the National Democatic
Convention, that then. with the aid Of
money, they could carry the country,
had better be disillusioned, for they
could not carry six states in this
Union. This is not a year in which
politicians can deliver. Even the
Democracy Of the East is straighten-
ing It's spine. To slpply say that we
are Democrats may sound laconic, but
unless we stand for something dein-
tie that earnest men and women can
lay hold on In life, unless we OFFER hope
to the toiling, suGeLng, sorrowing
children of men. we will be despised
by mankind.
What is It that gives Mr.. Bryan such
a hold on the Democracy of Amer
lea as no man has had since the days
Of Jackson? Il is his principles and
his earnestness. There is no hero wor-
ship about It. They favor the prin-
ciples he advocates and have absolute
confidence in his HONESTY and our
age. He is an idol. not a ero."-Buf-
falo Times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

How the Chambormaid Managed TO Get
70 the Circus.
GIVE years g I was In New York
city stopping for a week at a hotel,
and ~ Of the designations / INDUCED
In was a circus party" said a traveller
to a New York Sun man. MY brother
had Joined me, and we had received
our tickets with instructions to meet
the rest Of the party at the circus
at 8 IN the evening. The tickets had
been sent to me. and I carelessly left
them on the dressing case in my room
when we went out for the day. When
we returned about 4 in the afternoon
they were gone, and the only conclu-
sion possible was that some Of the
hotel help had c%abbaged them. J
called up the chambermaids on that
floor, but they knew nothing, or said
as much, and / had about concluded
to notify my host Of the difficulty,
when my brother suggested that we
circumvent the thief by buying admis-
sion tickets and meeting the holders
Of our coupons face to face. We did
so, and going early we found our host
with most Of his party looking at the
animals before going 70 the reserved
seats, and / privately explained the
situation to him. He liked the plan
we had adopted and had no trouble
in getting us into the reserved seats
as members Of his party. Five min
utes after we had been seated a nice
looking young man, evidently a we'll
to-do mechanic, appeared with a young
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

Everybody knows that the McKin-
ley and Dingley tariffs we're dictated
by the protected monopolies; that the
giant trusts which have been organized
and are fiourlshing under the fostering
care Of the present administration are
the outgrowth Of this system Of protec-
ton and that Republicans, since the
days when our own senator. Plumb,
formulated his theory Of raising a
campaign fund by frying the fat out
Of a lot of the protected manufacture
ers,' have always depended upon the
contributions OF these benefciaries Of
this system Of public plumber to fur
nish the sinews of war for every i'm
portant campaign. Under these cir
cumstances nobody can reasonably ex-
pect the humiliation of this robber
band by the Republican party.
Il believe In the most drastic meas
ures for the utter determination Of
this trust system. 1 know of no place
where such measures have been adopt
ed and enforced except in the Demo-
cratic states Of Missouri, Arkansas
and Texas. Hence l believe that the
people can only look for relief from
this menacing evil under Democratic
officials and under the auspices Of a
party which owes thepShpthing in the
past and EXPECTS MOI bin them in
the future.-W. J.. Bryan, Wichita,
Kansas, April "a, 1900.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06
CUBA MUST BE FREE.

The Latin race, to which the Gu
bans chiefly belong, acts largely on in
tuition, which generally proves to be
right, although sometimes a little
ahead of the proof required to sustain
a deliberate judgment. In their sus-
picion that President Mckinley does
not intend to deal fairly, and that the
Republican party, of which he is the
chief representative, has designs on
their independence, the Cubans have
something more than intuition to sus-
tain them. Secretary Root has, in
guarded but ineligible language, In
timated that the prospect of Cuban
Independence was too shadowy for
him to indicate any period at which
the United States would evacuate the
island. and the course pursued by the
s%ubordinates Of the war department
has all along indicated a purpose
hardly concealed to coerce the Cubans
into submitting permanently to Amer
lean rule, and giving up any thought
Of self-government.
It is strange, therefore, that some
Cuban leaders talk Of fighting for the
independence Of which Mckinley and
his associates. interested in carving
out the island for the benefit Of them
selves and their friends. are manifest
ly seheming to rob them. But rebel
lion on the part of the Cubans would
be most unwise as well as suicidal.
The Democratic party when It comes
into power in national affairs will see
that the nations pledges are kept. and
the nations honor INDICATED. Dem
ocrats perceive-even IL Republican
veracity and cupidity prevent that
party from perceiving-that VS. Fan
not afford to be false to the solemn
promise made when the war with
Spain was begun, and that we cannot
AFFORD to hold up a Cuba in chains as
an example and warning to South
America Of American turpitude and
treachery.-New York News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06
The Automobile habit.

Senator Wolcott Of Colorado has &C
quired the automobile habit, says the
Washington Post. Mr.. Wolcott's au-
tomobile is a victoria, and quite attrae-
tive in its appearance, as automobiles
go. It travels every day from the sem
ator's residence. on Connecticut ave-
nue., to the White House or to the de-
partments. and then gayly climbs the
steep incline at the capitol entrance.
In the afternoon the automobile reap
pears at the capitol and carries the
senator home again. A firm believer
in the automobile is Mr., Wolcott. He
believes that not only has 1t come to
stay. but that 1t viii increase and
multiply until the carriage drawn by
horses is relegated into oblivion. III
runs easily and swiftly, he sayse I'll
is safe and convenient. and 1t Is mex
pensive. Instead of keeping several
horses In your stable, all you have tC
do is to u your automobile down
to the power station, once in a while
attach a wire, charge the battery. and
there you are"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

now resides with his only living
daughter, Mrs. Sarah A. Rowley.
While Hiram was still a beardless
youth, and not yet Is pears old, his
spirit was aroused over the issues Of
the war and he, with his father and
two brothers, John and Jeptha, en-
listed in the United States army and
went to Sackett's Harbor, where he
served for about 100 days. Hiram was
so young and of such slight build that
the other soldiers tried to joke with
him, saying that if need be his father
could pick him up and carry him to
a place of safety. Such an act was,
however, unnecessary. for in a Skin
mish with the British the youthful SOL
der carried himself so well and with
such a military bearing that Capt.
Davis, who had command Of the
troops, said that II he had a regiment
of such soldiers he could go into Can
ada and fight the enemy on their W
grounds. For his services Mr.. CrOnk
receives a pension Of IS per month.
After the hostilities had ceased the
Cronks returned to their home and
Hiramtook up the trade Of an i~tinerant
shoemaker, going about the country
side and repairing the footwear Of the
people at their own residences. He
generally made the trip twice a year,
and thus kept the farmers pedal COW
erings In condition. At the time Of
the digging OF the Erie canal, Mr..
Cronk was employed on the work, and
later was employed on the construc-
ton Of the Black river canal, which
Joins the Erie canal at Rome. When
Marquis de Lafayette visited this cOun-
try in 1925 he passed through the state
on a barge on the Erie and stopped at
Rome, Mr.. Cronk stating that carpets
we're spread In the streets for the dis
tinguished guest to walk upon as he
landed at the. wharf.
When % years of age Hiram ret his
fate and married her In the person OF
Mary Thornton, and for sixty years
they lived happily together, her death
occurring in 1885. Six children were
born to them, five of whom are living
one son having lost his life In The
CIVIL MMAs Vi hA4nAAAAAAANA 4AN
great-grandchildren Mr.. Cronk has
about a score. To reach an advanced
age seems to be the rule rather than
the exception in the Cronk family. Out
OF a family Of nine children, Hiram be.
ing the only surviving one. one sister
died at the age of 9S, and Tour broth.
ers at the ages Of rs, 81, SO and 81
respectively. Mr.. Cronk Is still hearty
In appearance, and gets about th'
house as easily as many men thirty
years his junior. He is quite deaf
but his eyesight still remains good
and up to several years ago he could
read without using glasses. He Is al.
most constantly chewing tobacco, anC
has had the habit nearly all his life.
Mr. Cronk cast his first vote for An.
drew Jackson. and has continued I,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

NNNAAANf Az AFf AaANaAaV
One hundred years ago-a life as
long as the csntury-is something
that can be said Of but a privileged
few. Among those 70 whom such an
age can be credited Is Hiram Cronk
Of Dunn Brook, Oneida county, N. Y,
and to. him belongs the additional
honor Of being a veteran Of the second
war with Great Britain. the war Of
1912, and, In fact, according to the re-
port Of Hon. II. Clay Evans, United
States commissioner Of pensions, the
only veteran OF that war on the PEN
sion rolls
Mr.. Cronk first saw the light Of day
on April 20, 1900, at a humble home
ia the town of Frankfort. Herkimer
county, N. Y. He came Of sturdy Hol-
land Dutch stock, OF the family which
has become famous through It's litiga-
ton to regain the Cronk estates in the
fatherland. In the early childhood
Of Hiram the family removed to Wright
settlement, about two and a half miles
from the city Of Rome. There the
family lived for about ten years,
Hiram attending school and assisting
about the chores" on the farm. From
Wright settlement the Cronks migrat-
ed to a farm near the town OF West
ern, then practically in the wilder
ness, and in that vicinity the subject
of this sketch has spent the greater
part Of his life, having, in 1887, pur-
chased about 10 acres OF land, on
which he erected the house wherein he
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

evident signs Of the country's great
prosperity. II falling prices from those
set by trusts and monopolies we're &C
companied by proportionate increases
In the volume Of business instead Of
decreases there might be something in
their argument. But business is fall
ing on. The iron and steel industry
has a smaller volume han at n time
since the boom started, although
prices have gone OF 20 per cent The
boot and shoe trade is the smallest
since 1894. and In a dozen other direc-
lions the shrlnkage Is painfully evil
dent All signs indicate that the boom
is over before It had lasted ~ months,
and that dizziness and lethargy will
mark business conditions for an indef-
mite period.
Il has come so early that the RepUb-
lican organs have not yet been able
to tune mp their campaign cry that II
is due to fear Of Democratic success
next November" The Democrats how
ever, will hear that cry after the tie
publican convention has met and
might as well prepare for It now. That
Republican convention is going to have
trouble. II is obliged to declare that
the country is more prosperous than
ever in its history, and yet in Phjla-
delphia, where the convention will
meet, there will be over 10000 men on
a strike, and over 10000 in the state
OF Pennsylvania. It will meet at a
period when there have been more
strikes in more different industries,
over a wider stretch Of country. than
at any time within twelve years. And
at a time when public orators will be
m%outhing Of prosperity in the Repub-
lican platform business throughout the
country will be more lethargic than
at any time since the paralysis OF
1898.
But the people are going to be able
to tell the difference between stump
prosperity and the kind they are get
ting. JACKSON DAY.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06
THE REPUBLICANS AND THE
TRUSTS.

Governor Pingree of Michigan Is a
Republican, but at the same time a
stalwart opponent of trusts, and not
willing to let his Republlcanism ex-
cuse or protect combines and monop-
olies. He has been trying to induce
his own party to take a firm and de-
cided stand against the trusts, not a
mere denunciation in words. but to
show a disposition to vigorously pros
ecute the trusts and get rid Of them;
and he has concluded that the Repub-
licans have no intention Of doing so.
'The hope of the people in this
years election" Governor Pingree de-
clares, lis in the Democratic party.
There is 10 use in hoping that the
Republican party will do anything
with the trusts, 1 believe that the
hope Of the people this fall lies in the
Democratic party"
Governor Pingree is recognized as
an extremely independent Republican,
who will not give up his personal
views to the dictation Of party. He
has made a special study of the trusts,
believes that their power is injurious
to the people, and has personally
made a good fight against them. He
is not the only Republican who has
finally been convinced that the party
is In alliance with the trusts and dare
not oppose them. and the influence
Of these votes is likely to be felt in
the election this fall. Michigan was
a doubtful state ten years ago and
went Democratic in 1890. Governor
Pingree's great popularity and the
very decided way in which he speaks
out as to trusts may bring some ele-
ment Of doubt into the vote this fall.
AS we have said, many Republicans
have grave doubts whether their party
is really opposed to the trusts, and
these doubts are likely to grow graver
as the election comes nearer and it's
wabbling and wavering policy as to
trusts becomes more marked.-New
Orleans Times-D Democrat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

woman, whom l recognized as a cham
bermaid on the floor below ours at the
hotel. l remembered her, as she was
unusually pretty, but 1t was plain that
1 had not so impressed her, for she
stood in front of me without showing
the slightest sign of ever having seen
men before. The young man showed
his coupons and claimed the seats, and
l asked him If 1 could not see him a
minute or two alone. He was nat
urally surprised at the request, but,
leaving the girl where she was, he
stepped down to one side with me,
and I told him Of the disappearance
of the tickets. l did not say they had
been stolen, because l saw that he was
innocent, and / never saw such a hurt
look as came into his face when he
learned the facts. l told him he need
not make any explanations, and that
1 would say no more aboutu It, but
he said he wanted to thank me for the
kind way / had treated him, and then
re went on to say that the girl was
his sweetheart and she had told him
that one of the guests in the house
had given her the tickets and she had
asked him to take her to the circus.
He went back with me to the girl, and
telling her that a mistake had been
made, he went away with her into the
crowd and l never saw either Of them
again. If / had known the circum-
strmces I wouldn't have hurt that
young mans feelings by telling him
anything about 1t, but / didn't k now,
and 1 have often wondered how he and
the girl settled the matter"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

Chicago, May 5.-The Philippine
Lumber and Development Company OF
Chicago, which was Incorporated un-
der the laws Of West Virginia on
Thursday, with an authorized capital
Of 5000. 900. will have its headquarters
In Chicago, It is the intention to &C
quire the timber rights to 100000 acres
on Mindanao, which lies south Of Luz
zon, and $4,000 will be invested in
the development Of the property. The
timber includes mahogany, ebony and
rosewood.
There is no information upon the
point OF the consent" OF the inhab-
itants. The trusts don't ask any odds
Of American citizens in the United
States, so it is probable the natives
will be a secondary consideration in
the Philippines.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

News Of the ambushing and killing
Of small bodies OF American troops N
the Philippines comes with such daily
regularity that n is almost tempted
10 doubt the declaration OF Otis that
he has thoroughly stamped out the
Tagal insurrectlon. These things did
not happen during the short time that
the lamented Lawton held command
In the field. Since his untimely death
matters have resumed the condition
In which they were when Otis was N
supreme control before. What a shame
II is that so many lives aud 80 much
treasure should be sacrificed on the
altar Of a political pull-Washington
Times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06
Morning


Ia a serious complaint. It's q warning that
should be needed. It is different from an
honest tired feeling. Il Is q Buro sign Of
poor blood. You can cure II by making
your blood rich and pure with Hoods sar-
saparilla. That Is what other people do
thousands OF them. Take a few bottles Of
this good medicine now and you win not
only get rid OF that weak, languid, ex-
hausted feeling, but It win make you feel
well all through the ummer.
Tired Feellng-"I had that tired feel
ing and did not nave life or ambition to
accomplish my usual amount Of household
work. Hoods s%arsaparilla a me relief
and also cured a scrofula tendency" MRS.
r. MERRITT, DOwagiac, Mich.s
Hoods S~aF8aPaPfNa
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

According to a New York paper, the
people of that city are obliged to spend
a large part Of their time and strength
lin defending themselves against their
" public servants" A few even
ings ago, at a large meeting, one of
the speakers, an eminent citizen, spoke
Cit ~ @oRe-OE ahf greatest and.
wealthiest cities Of Tho world, but the
worst governed city outside Of Con-
st~antinople." He added that there is
no man in business life who has not
at some time received a warning that
he would be ruined II he told the in
EQUITIES Of the city" Combinations to
seize public moneys for private uses
seem to have become a serious peril to
American communities.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

The discovery that there is a kind
OF struggle for existence and survival
OF the httest among rivers is one Of
the most interesting results Of the
modern study Of photography. A not
able example Of this contest is ex-
hibited by England's two longest
.@!gers, the Thames and the Severn.
Between their valleys lie the Cotswold
Hills, and exploration shows that the
Severn, by eating backward among
these hills, where softer strata under
lie them, has diverted to itself some
OF the headwaters. which formerly
flowed into the Thames. So consider
able has this action been that the two
rivers concerned have been denomi-
mated "the waxing Severn and the
waning Thames"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

ID Paris experiments are being made
with electric automobile fore-Wagons
which can be attached somewhat af-
ter the manner Of s locomotive. to car
riage8 otherwise drawn by horses. The
fore-wagons are 50 arranged that when
hitehed TO a carriage all the mechan-
ism required to manage them Is d.
reclly under the hand Of the driver.
es o. an ordinary automobile vehicle.
The method Of attachment Is such that
the f0re-Wagon can be removed, and
horses substituted IN rs place without
dimcuity.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

vote for the Democratic ticket o.
down through the years. He - 9
devout Methodist and often while in
conversation viii start out IN a fairly
clear voice on some old familiar
hymn. It gives him special pleasure.
to have any one listen TO his stor,
Of his conversion, and e is n well
worth the time.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

RehelliOus Boarder-Mrs. Scrimps.
don't you think Il is about time we
were having Strawberries
Mrs. Scrimps-Mr. Dubbs. ~ you
have read about the terrible famine
In India you ought TO be deeply CRATE
ful even fro prunes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

A jury recently agreed up n verdict,
sealed It and went home. After sleep
ing over It, they disagreed. This shows
the power of SLEEP 80 strengthen the
mind. Those wtsO are troubled with
insomnia or stomach disorders should
try HOstetter's Stomach Bitters. II
puts the stomach in good condition and
Induces sound sleep.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-06

Before a meeting Of the Biological
Society Of Washington Mr.. w. A.
orion described the result Of expert
ments made to determine the cause Of
the flow Of maple sap in the early
spring. His conclusion was that the
flow has a mechanical cause, being due
to the increasing heat which expands
the gases in the wood cells. and thus
forcibly expels the sap. This contra
diets the view that the flow of sap is
due only to physiological action in the
plant.