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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11
SCENES IN THE FRENCH PRISONS.

Sainte Pelagie, the Grande, the Petite
Roquette and Saint Lazare.
The Depot is the first stopping place
of the offender. After a wait of three
or four days he is transferred from
that prison to cell in Mazas. Some
days before the passage of sentence he
is carried to the Conciergerie. These
three prisons are reserved for those
persons not yet condemned.
The Sante, model prison, accom-
modates those prisoners who are per-
mitted to work together in the great
workshops during the day and are
only isolated in their cells for the
night.
Sainte-Pelagie is reserved for politi-
cal prisoners, and, as every one knows,
the Grande- Roquette has some of its
inmost sections reserved for those con-
demned to death, while others hold
the exiles awaiting transportation to
New Caledonia. In addition to these
prisoners of Importance, the Grande-
Roquette receives two or three hundred
prisoners whose terms are less than
one year.
The Petite Rof, -ette is reserved eX-
clusively for young malefactors, as
Saint Lazare is reserved for women OF
all classes.
The prisoners are not forced to work
in the Depot of the Conciergerie, these
are houses of detention, and until the
prisoner has been found guilty, his
time is at his own disposal. They re-
ceive visitors at the discretion of the
iailors: read, write, order their meals
from outside, smoke at their pleasure,
all of which things are prohibited after
sentence has been pronounced.
In the Depot, however, the Sisters OF
Charity in charge of the woman's sec
ton often provide cloth and sacks to
be made. but the work is voluntarily
given, for the prisoners are only here
for a day or a week, until their trans
fer to Saint Lazare.
At Mazas the work is not obligatory
but the prisoners condemned to soil
tary confinement in their cells, nearly
always. sooner or later ask for employ
ment.
BY reason of the short sojourns in
that prison, the work given is very
easy, fastening bristles into the backs
of wooden brushes, cracking nuts for
the confectioner stringing beans
Smelling grain Tor the merchants
plucking feathers from fowls. which
are afterward dried and made into boas
and fans by the women prisoners. The
amount earned varies from franc to
| 1 franc IS continues per day.
The best paid work is for addressing
envelopes-for 1000 the sum of franc
20 centimes is paid. Some of the ex-
perts can address from 5000 TO 5000
per day, and the least is $500. The
necessity for isoiating these prisoners
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prevents them from working together
in the great work shops, as in the
Sante, for example, where one finds
many curious industries, some of them
furnishing important material to the
trades folk
Every one is busy at La Sante. The
old and feeble sew rough cloth into
sacks, or untangle and wind into balls
great packages of thread and cord.
Another simple industry is that of
cumming and cutting sheets of white
paper, on which are printed labels.
These different kinds of work bring ten
to twenty sous per day to each indi-
vidual.
Shoemakers repair shoes, tailors and
cleaners repair the clothing and the
linen of the place, nothing being made
outside of the prison walls The espe-
cial industries of the Sante are lamp
shade, Venetian lanterns and doll MAX
ing. Long sheets of paper, rose
colored, blue, green or violet. are FROST
ed and crinkled and crimpled into the
proper shape, and then securely fast
ened to the iron or steel frame work
These fragile beauties sell for ten SOUS
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give employment to many, while the
artificial flowers arranged in pillows
and hearts and crosses keep many lit
tie restless hands busted with stringing
beads of various colored glass on
thread and wire and then forming the
strings into lilies and roses.
Repairers OF chairs can easily cane
two chairs and a half each day and
many are the toys, rats, pigeons, birds,
trees, Noah's arks and Swiss villages
that the little prisoners send out each
day to the busy merchants to be
bought by the happy free little Pa
risians who scarcely know of the
great prison with its sad little toilers.
In conclusion we must tell just lit
tie of the great women's prison. Saint
LaZare. This prison. of so much pub
lis interest. is vast sort of convent,
which has little appearance of a prison
during the day. The women are seen
together in their work rooms.
watched over by the sisters; at night
they sleep in great dormitories. They
are not nearly so unhappy as one often
"iDAFo w DOiiVfVs htlt arc Ill bt
special quarters, one for first offenders,
and for those whose term is less than
one year; a second for serious Of
tenders, who have long terms; the
third, an infirmary rather than a
prison, looking exactly like the regula-
ton hospital.
The prisoners are not forced to work,
but it Is rare indeed when one refuses.
Some of the unskilled sew sacks and
coarse cloths, some embroider ex-
quisite thread like napkins, handker-
chiefs and under clothing for babies
and ladies. Others make and keep in
repair the clothing worn by the
prisoners.
1t would seem at first sight that il
would be a hopeless task to preserve
order among so many different grades
and classes of women, but the woman
In prison comes to be almost like q
little child, and the good sisters de.
clare that the prisoners committed fol
the most atrocious crimes are the
sweetest, gentlest, and give less
trouble than any others.
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twenty sous, or even fifty sous. The
workmen receive according to the ra-
pidity with which they work, from one
frame to one franc five centimes per
day.
The months from April to July are
devoted to making flags of all sorts
and sizes. The flags which drape the
shops, bearing upon their Write breasts
the legend give la Liberte," will tell
you a new story when you have
learned that the glorious message was
wrought by prisoners who may never
again know liberty until death brings
| it.
The phrase haunts these desolate
men and women; they write it upon
the walls of their cells and upon their
tables while they print letters in the
snow white cloth Many one dreams
that before the tri-color fades they may
be as free as the air in which the flag
is to float. But the little flags perish
and the makers stay in the gloom of
the old prison walls.
The Venetian lanterns require many
workers-some to cut, others to paint,
dry, to roll the damp sheets of paper
! to make the accordion plaits and final
/ ~ the fnishers. And the number Of
persons who help to make a doll baby
I which is to cost, when finished, two
sous, is surprising. In the first place,
the limbs done by one are nodded, the
body is of wood which must be COW
cred with cloth or leather. After be-
! ing nodded the limbs are allowed to
dry for twelve hours; then they are
! treated to a rosy bath which is sup
posed to give a most life-like appear
ance. The shoes are painted, the curly
hair securely fastened to the bald pate,
the eyes of brown or blue fill the empty
sockets, the limbs are Joined to the
body and Miss Dolly is ready for some
Of the final touches. For each of these
] details separate workman is EN-
ployed.
AT Sainte Pelagie we found three
distinct quarters, the first a most luxu-
rious abode known as the Pavilion of
! Princes. II Is celebrated for being the
lodging place of political prisoners and
| journalists who have been a little too
vehement Here certain Of the prison
ers live the lives OF kings, receiving
visitors from outside and having the
best to eat, drink and smoke that Paris
affords. They are the fortunate ones
The common prisoners, securely fast
ened in the interior Of tho prison, have
the most wretched existence. The
truth is, Sainte Pelagie Is the most
abominable prison in Paris. Happily
it has been condemned, and in three OF
four years is to be replaced by a grand
new prison now under course of con
struction. Now the work rooms ar,
damp and dark, but in winter the enor
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nous fires make the work room a lit
tie nearer supportable.
The young offenders of Paris form,
of course, an interesting part of the
whole long list of prisoners. At all
times there are between 700 and 500
sentenced for the most part to from
one to six months in prison. The
greatest variety of employments has
been devised for these juveniles, who
are confined in the Petite Roquette.
The prison is divided into sections
radiating from the famous chapel
school, where the prisoners closely
locked in their cells, see the master
and the priest, and are often seen by
outsiders without seeing each other.
The isolation is complete. Never do
the young people hold any communica-
ton, never do they see each other
Frequently during the day they are
visited for a few moments by the su-
perintendant, the priest and the school
master, who break in upon the desola-
ton of complete loneliness.
The young children make beautiful
designs in stamped and hammered
leather; funeral crowns and wreaths
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11
CAPES ARE OUT OF STYLE.
Box Coats Have Succeeded Them for
Women.


Capes have gone out and coats have
come in-box coats. 1t is an accepted
fact--accepted by the fashionable with
a sigh and by the esthetic with a smile
that box coats are to be the rage.
However, they are not so alarmingly
ugly as they have been. Some of the
models are graceful and elegant, some
are severely plain, but they are all ex-
pensiye. An exclusive style could
scarcely be otherwise.
The box coat has one feature at least
TO recommend 1t. 1t can be worn over
an elaborate bodice without fear Of
crushing it, and that is an advantage
which trim, tight-fitting jackets can
not claim.
One came from their embrace looking
much as though pressed between the
leaves of a monster book, and chiffons
and laces presented a pitifully bedrag-
gled appearance. The box coat Is
warm and comfortable, but it does not
rumple ones waists.
The dearest coat made in this style
It is dear in more ways than one--is
a magnificent creation in sable and
sealskin. 1t reaches clear to the
ground, is box-backed and has long
front pieces of rich brown sable. This
coat stands it's owner in something like
81 800.
A jaunty wrap is of red cloth with
white velvet facings. It has a cape of
graduated rufiles and also has four
graduated fiounces about the bottom.
Each fiounce and ruffie is faced with
white velvet. There are smart revers
OF red and white satin and red-dot-
ted white chiffon throat bow to set
ii off.
A handsome three-quarter coat of
tan broadcloth Is deliberately embroid-
cred with Cluny lace, appliqued.
rather severe model is trimmed
merely with strapped stitchings of its
own material. 1T comes in a delight
full shade of pearl gray broadcloth and
Is made very plain except for the strap.
pings and high standing collar.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11
TAKING CARE OF THE FISHES.
Patience Often Required to Keep Them
In Good Condition.

A subject of constant thought, To
those having the care Of the aquarium
stock, like the aquarium in New YORK.
is as to the manner in which the fishes
ard other creatures are feeling. AS a
general proposition fish with goo I
appetite is in better health than one
that is shy of food. Every effort is
made to keep up the fishes appetite,
and to give them what they want 10
eat. This often involves personal at
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11
WINNING AN ARGUMENT.

1.-The twentieth century" he said as
he put down his paper, begins"
Jan. 1, 1900" she interrupted.
NONSENSE" he returned. ct be-
gins
"Jan. /, 1900" she repeated. NOW,
don't you contradict me, John Henry.
The idea that it begins with 1901 is so
preposterous that it fairly makes me
indignant to have onyone say So"
''But reason it out and you will read
lily see how foolish you are" he in
sisted. Ninenty-nine cannot possibly
make 100, and -"
''The twentieth century begins Jan.
1, 1900" she asserted again.
"I'll convince you to the contrary"
he said.
"You won't do anything of the kind"
she retorted you won't argue the
question at all, but will admit that I
am right or -"
"But how foolish to"
John Henry" she said and her eyes
flashed dangerously, 1--WE been argu
ing that question for a week and am
tired of IL. Now I want you to die
tinctly understand that the twentieth
century begins Jan. I. 1900. or you
don't &c. anything fit to eat in this
house for a month"
Naturally he bowed to the inevitable,
and she prides herself on having won
the argument.
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ADAM: THE MAN WHO NEVER
WAS A BOY.

OF all the men the world has seen
Since Time his rounds began
There's one l pity every day
Earths first and foremost man;
Just think of all the fun he missed
By failing to enjoy
The dear delights of youthtime,
For-he never was a boy.
He never stubbed his naked toe
Against a root or stone,
He never with pin-hook fished
For minnows all alone.
He never sought the humble bee,
Among the daisies coy,
Nor felt its business end,
Because-he never was a boy
He never hockey played, nor tied
A bright and shining pail
Down in the alley all alone
To trusting poodle's tail.
And when he home from swimmin
came,
His pleasure to destroy
No slipper interfered
Because-he never was boy.
He might remember splendid times
In Eden's bowers-yet
He never acted Romeo
To a six-year Juliet.
He never sent a valentine
Intended to annoy
His good but maiden aunt,
Because-he never was boy.
He never cut a kite string, no,
Nor hid an Easter egg;
He never spoiled his pantaloons
A-playin' mumble-peg.
He never from the attic stole,
A coon hunt to enjoy,
Nor found the "old man" waiting,
For-he never was a boy.
l pity him, why should l not?
| even drop a tear;
He never knew how much he missed;
He never will, fear;
And always when those dear old days
My memories employ
! pity him, earth's only man
Who-never was boy.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11

In the French prisons all of the con-
demned persons are compelled to do
manual labor of some kind. AS a re-
suit of this system, certain number of
curious and interesting industries have
been developed.
The central prisons are the Depot,
the Conciergerie, Mazas, the Sante,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11

Statistics are frequently a bore; but
they cover a great many interesting
facts. Occasionally they betray Sc
crets; sometimes they even make
Jokes. An English statistician has
lately announced that of all workers
the longest lived are clergymen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-11
PRISONS OF PARIS
EIGHT IMMENSE STRUCTURES
FOR THE MALFACTORS.
GRIM lNALS
WORK

The Petite-Roquette for Juvenile Of
tenders the Most interestingly
men of Saint Lazare-Valuable
Product Turned out at the Various
Institutions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
NEW LEAGUE is PROPOSED.
'"Ted" Sullivan Is Here as It's Chief
Promoter.

Tied" Sullivan, the veteran baseball
manager. is in ST. Paul, having arrived
yesterday from Chicago, where he has
spent q considerable portion of the past
season. He is here primarily to look
over the field of baseball, on his way to
Duluth and Superior, which cities will be
members of a baseball league which is
vans direction. La Crosse and Eau
Claire will also be members, the latter
town uniting with Chippewa Falls, where
the Sunday games will be played. If the
necessary arrangements can be made, Mr..
Sullivan thinks that st. Paul and Mime
apolis may find places in the new league.
Winona and Oshkosh have also been men
toned.
ct seems to me-" said Mr. Sullivan
last night, that ST. Paul and Minneapolis
ought by this time to realize that the
strength and permanence. of a baseball
league lies in it's geographical compact
ness. st. Paul might as well be in q
league with Manila or Qubec as with
Denver. By the time the team returned
over. We have had good leagues up
here before. The old Northwestern was
a sample. With the changed conditions
in the baseball field since, there is no
reason why a league constituted along
the lines we have laid out should Lot
play as fast ball as was played in the
Western league last season. The West
ern~league is on its last legs, I think
With a compact circuit and small trans
new Northwestern league would be able
to put their money into securing players
that otherwise might be required for
railroad expenses. 1t would not be as
profitable for the railroads, but it would
benefit the lovers of the national game"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
wELTERwEIGHT CHAMPION.
Matty Matthews Gets the Decision
Over Ferns.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 16.-Matty Mat
of Buffalo, met before the Cadallic Ath-
letic club tonight for the second time for
the welterWeight championship and after
gave the decision to Matthews. The de-
The latter was handicapped tonight by a
poisoning developed in it and tonight there
shoulder. Both men weighed in at 40
pounds at 8 o'clock this afternoon. Mat
thews was in the pink Of condition and
Ferns was In good shape aside from his
bad shoulder. Tonight's fight was not SO
fast at any time as the mems former
fight Matthews did the leading and
crowding from the start.
In the seventh, after Ferns had put his
left on Matthews jaw, the men mixed
1t up hercely, Matthews having a shade
the better of it. In the eight round Ferns
pecked Matthews face with left jabs
dozen time, but Mathews had the best
OF the in fighting and rushes. Both landed
left and right frequently during the n nth
Matthew's had the best of the eleventh,
putting rights and lefts to Ferns head
After hot old exchange at the opening
OF the thirteenth, in which Ferns had the
Best OF 1t, Matthews was rushed to cor
ner and Ferns put some hot jabs to his
mead. The round closed with some hot
IN hghtlng. Both men We're fighting caut-
lousy, when the last round opened. In
this round Matty put two hard rights
and left to his mans jaw. When the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
winners at New York.

CINCINNATI. Oct. 16-overcoats
We're in order at the Newport track to-
day as the weather was very cool. Lam
ity in the last race surprised every one by
galloping home a winner at odds of so
to L, Jockey Eddie Ross, was suspended
for his. ride on 6. II. NJ Whitney, who
is now under investigation. The horse
ran into the fence turning for home In
the race and Ross was thrown to the
ground. The judges thought his fall look
ed too much like steeplechase affair
and declined to leave him on the ground
until they satisfied themselves.
First race one mile and seventy yards
Meggs won, Beana second, Colbert third,
Time, 1:461k.
Second race. six and one-half furolngs-
Donna Seay won. Wake Weber second,
The Sluggard third. Time, 1:211z.
Third race. seven urlongs-Hernando
won, Our Lady second, Russian third
Time, 1:S0A.
Fourth race, one mile and fifty yards
The Rush won, John Halsey second, Miss
Soak third. Time, 1:4411a.
Fifth race, one mile and a quarter
Nettie Regent won, Amelia Strathmore
second, Clay Pointer third. Time; 2:OSA
Sixth race, six furlongs-Lamity won
Fairy Dell sec, nod siwIJhre taoin taoinra
Fairy Dell second, Irish Jewel third
Time, 1:15A.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
SOCIAL LIFE IN ST. PAUL

The marriage of Miss Maud Marian
Rothsch1ld, daughter ofEsMr. and Mrs J.
Rothschild, to Benjamin M Hirschman
was solemnized yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock in the large parlor of the Stan
dard club. DIR. Rypins, Of the Mount
Zion synagogue, oh1ciated The hall was
decorated in pink and green The bride
was attended by Miss May Dellafield, Of
Chicago, as maid of honor; and by Miss
May Levy, of Duluth; and Miss Edith
Rice, bridesmaids. Florence Wolf, Lillian
Levy, Irma RothschfId and Birdie Rice
were the flower girls. Hugo Hirsehman,
of Duluth, was the best man, and Louis
Rothschild and Henry Dellafield acted as
ushers. The Twin City Mandolin club
played the wedding music
The bride wore an imported gown of
point lace over taffeta She wore a veil
and carried Bride roses. Miss Dellafield
was gowned in white and che brides
maids wore white organdie over pink
taffeta-
About so guests were present at the
ceremony, which was followed by a re-
ception. Among the out of town guests
We're Mr.. and Mrs. David Hirschman,
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. P. Levy and
the Misses May and Lillian Levy, Du-
luth; MT and Mrs. I. Dellafield and D.
Dellaheld, Chicago; Mrs. Seigel, Salt
Lake.
MIR. and Mrs. Hirschman left last even
Ing for the East. They will reside in ST.
Paul.
$50
A union meeting of the various women
societies of the House Of Hope church
was held yesterday afternoon IN the par
lors of the church About $50 women
were In attendance. Reports Of the off
ferent societies We're given as follows:
Sewing circle, Mrs. George B. Young;
home mission, Mrs. Sanford; foreign mis-
sion, Mrs George B. Metcalf; Sunday
school, Mrs. G. N. Bigelow Jr.; normal
class, Mrs. w. H. Howard: Christian
Endeavor, Miss Alice. Robinson; Junior
christian Endeavor. Miss Frances Rog-
ers; willing helpers. Miss Bigelow; Hope
chapel Sunday school, Mrs. T. G. Jones:
boys club, Miss Wheelock; sewing
school, Miss Otis. The societies reported
We're all in fourishing condition Dr.
Paxton delivered an address and Mrs. d.
+. Colvllle sang. A reception followed
the meeting. Mrs. James P. Wade and
ments.
Mrs. Joseph Rothsehild. Summit
avenue, will receive informally Thursday
AFTERNOON. from to o'clock for her
guests: Mrs. I. Dellafiefd and Miss Mae
Jesse Dellaf1eld, of Chicago. Mrs. Phillip
-a1ioS vide Levy, Oh ouiueu
MIS-. Charles A. Roach will entertain
the Altar Guild of the church of Good
Shepherd, at her home. sos Dayton
avenue, tomorrow AFTERNOON.
me st Paul Choral association elected
the following officers last evening at It's
meeting In the parlors of the First NJ.
n. cnurch: First vice president, Fred
erlck Heine; second vice president, Ar
thur 9. Koerner; third vice president.
Joseph F. Starkey; recording secretary.
Homer c. Munson: corresponding secre-
tary Mrs. Henry Downs.
The election of a president was left