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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
THE UNEMPLOYED.
New Zealand Leads the World in Solv-
ing the Problem.

New Zealand is far ahead of the
other colonies of Australasia, and, in
fact, of any other country in the world
with which I am acquainted, In its
treatment of the unemployed 1t has
a well-considered plan in actual opera
ton, by which the unemployed are
gathered up in cities, at government
labor bureaus, and are forwarded to
one point or another, where the are
wanted on government railroads or
other public works. At these points
they are not kept in camps to be scat
tered again when the work is through,
but they are assigned farms, and their
work is SO arranged that they work al
ternately for the government and on
their own land. The government adj
van :es them funds to clear their own
land and to build themselves homes.
In all parts Of the colony the penniless-
out-of-work is by this system being
converted into thrifty land owner.
1T is not to the unemployed alone
that the government gives land. 1t
has entered upon deliberate policy of
breaking up the large estates which
were formed in the early days. 1t pur-
chases these estates, If the owners are
willing to sell; if not, condemns them.
! The land is then improved with roads,
properly surveyed, and is resold in
small farms.
to hot ~ ho
tate of Cheviot, of $4,000 acres, which,
under the old regime, supported
single family. The estate was entirely
devoted to the grazing of sheep, but
New Zealand craftsmanship thinks
that a man Is better than a sheep.
This estate has now been divided into
hundred or more prosperous little
farms, and where there was once only
one family there is now a population
of 1000
New Zealands experiment is not it's
least important. 1t now treats its
worn-out workingmen and women not
as paupers, but as pensioners. Every
one who has been in the colony TWEEN
ty-five years, and is a citizen, and has
an income OF less than $40 year, is
entitled to pension of shilling-a
quarter-a day. lnis is not merely a
tenderer form of charity thar that
which obtains in other countries; it
is distinct recognition of the honest
toiler's right to share in the wealth he
has created."-H. D. Lloyd in Ainslee's
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
AFTER THE BATTLE.


After one of the late battles in Natal
an old boer was found badly wounded,
propped UP among some rough bowl
ders upon kopje side. His rifle was
laid idly by him, and the old man ap-
peared to be waiting for death and was
quietly reading his bible.
1t was out in the rain and the wind
and the groans
tended the wounded, foe and
friend;
l thought with myself that the very
stones
OF the grim veldt side,
If they could, would have cried:
Doctor, don't touch them! Let
death make an end!"
And presently, propped by a bowlder
gray,
A gray and grizzled old boer [ saw;
His whole right hand had been blown
away;
But, quiet and calm,
ne WdS redulnS d PSdlm
From blood stained book of the an
cient Law.
Make haste and help me-" the old
psalm ran.
Deliver me; haste to help me, Lord!
Let those who seek my hurt to a man
Be put to shame,
That so thy name
Be great upon all who trust thy
word"
Poor am I, Lord; thou knowest how
poor;
This hand shall never hold sickle
again;
Lord, succor mel" groaned the gray
beard boer;
"Tarry not; come
To take me home!
Lord, haste thee and help me out of
this paint"
And there, as he prayed in the rain
and the wind
TO the gray old boer from the Orange
Free State
The man who had fought for cattle
and kind
With his sons and sons
Sons less than their guns
To free his land from the men of
their hate
There came at his call to the God of
the psalm
The helper of helpers after the fray,
And his face grew pale with a won
derful calm,
And the psalm book dropped,
And the blood jet stopped,
And the pain and the sorrow had
passed away.
H. d. Rawnsley in London Daily
News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
BEFORE THE CAMERA.
The Prince of Wales Keeps His
Photographer Busy.

The most photographed man in the
world is the prince of Wales. Every
new hat or necktie he puts on has to
be photographed, for his Majesty
takes great pride in setting the fash
ions of the day, and is somewhat
vain of the distinction. Hence the
photographs.
Next to him, in widely distributed
pictures, comes the Princess of Wales.
though it must be admitted that hers
are purchased less for the modes they
suggest than for the love which all
the English bear her majesty. Those
which sell the best and are most in de-
mand show the princess in full court
dress and wearing her costly diadem
brilliant with diamonds. Twenty thou
sand of these are sold yearly.
The pope is very peculiar about
having his pictures taken. He had
some photographs struck off some Is
years ago which he favors. In most
cases he refuses to have others taken.
He gives as his reasons that his
friends who took the picture have been
true to him and he wishes to be true to
them. Although hundreds of thous-
ands of these 15-year-old pictures have
been distributed to loyal Catholics
throughout the world, every year
about $4,000 of them are sold at con-
siderable profit to the popes friends.
Emperor William of Germany en-
joys having his photograph taken.
Like his uncle, the prince of Wales,
there is fascination about seeing his
likeness in public, which may possibly
be explained by saying that it runs in
the blood There is yearly demand
for $4,000 of his likenesses.
Emperor Franz Josef has an idea
that he can pose himself better than
any one else can. Hence he always
chooses his own attitude. Once the
photographer stopped down to press a
crease into his majesty's trousers ooh,
never mind" replied the emperor. cit
would be far better if you could iron
the wrinkles out of my cheeks" On
another occasion the photographer
said: THAT is a most majestic atti-
tude. Just hold yourself in that posi-
ton for moment until l can arrange
my camera" Watt! exclaimed the
emperor. Il must draw off my glove.
The ungloved hand is an indication of
ones character. l must show at least
one OF my hands; otherwise the picture
would be spoiled" At this he withdrew
the glove from his right hand, quickly
and easily assuming his original atti-
tude.
The sultan is very diffident about
having his picture taken. When it is
over he acts as if he had been through
very trying ordeal, and takes in
long breaths, as If the strain had been
intense. The last time his picture was
taken was when the emperor visited
the east on his trip to the holy land
Berlin Tageblatt.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
DISCOVERS MALARIA GERM.
Dr. Koch Finds 1t Exists in the HUI
man Body and in Mosquitoes

For many years malaria has ragged
in certain portions of Tuscany. Pro-
lessor Robert Koch of Berlin spent
from April 25 to Aug. l of last year
studying the disease, and his conclu-
sions were published recently in a
medical journal. He says that mala-
ria prevails throughout the year, and
and September that the inhabitants of
many villages are forced to fee to, the
hills. Grosseto, where DR.. Koch had
his headquarters, is one of the worst
centers.
The German commission investi-
pital, and in every instance succeeded
in discovering the malaria parasite
rhe existence of the light spring fever,
which the local physicians had dis
tinguished from malaria, was dis
proved. 1t was shown that new cases
originate only after the hot season has
begun: that is. about the end of June
or the beginning of July. The period
of the infection lasts in Grosseto only
until the end OF September. as rule,
and this fact is regarded by DR., Koch
as Of the greatest Importance.
Experience has proved that the ma
laria parasite is found only in the hu7
man organism and in certain insects
which Professor Koch does not es-
pecially name. but which are now pop
ularly known as malaria mosquitoes"
The parasite cannot develop in these
insects except during the hot period OF
the year, so that for eight or nine
months It exists only in the human or
ganism. The real source " infection
Is. accordingly, relapses, which occur
during the spring with unfailing regu-
larity. II Is from these cases that the
malaria mosquito is infected with the
parasite. and Or. Koch thinks the
whole problem is TO prevent relapses.
This he would attempt by the system
attic use of quinine. which Is a specific
against the malaria parasite.
Cases OF malaria should be regarded
as a common danger. and every effort
should be made TO effect a permanent
cure during the eight or nine months
when the human organism is the only
place where the parasite can exist
Illinois State Register.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
RAISES HOMEMADE BEAR.
Missouri Man Tells New Yorker How
He Regained Lost Fortune.

Il reckon that when New York
man eats venison that was killed over
on Long Island he thinks he is living
mighty nigh" said a st. Louis man to
a New York merchant who was doing
she honors. But reckon you don't
nave any home-raised bears. do your"
The New York man replied that the
anly bear meat in this region was at
Central Park and up in The Bronx.
We'll, sir, am bear raiser"
continued the st. Louis man. "A good
many years ago. when the air was so
hick with wild. pigeons that an
eclipse OF the sun had no show at all
IN our state, / was living up in the
Kingdom OF Galloway, and used to
trap wild pigeon and ship 'em to ST.
Louis by the ear load. | made enough
10 so into business on my own hook
in ST. Louis. But all a, once wild
pigeon ceased % be on the wing. No
body ever knew why. tried my hand
In other lines OF business with varying
success. st. Louis people never got
over their taste for wild meat. and
aha4ig NoAAHuSN N1utd ~ 10 TaiS-
ing homemade bear. Not letting on
what was after. went 10 Stoddard
county and rented some wild land and
Eenced Il. That was blum. for a
bear pays no attention to fences when
he gets migratory.
III cultivated acorns and pawpaws on
me land one season. and then planted
Bear. Then occasionally crossed the
breed with great success. soon had
rs fne bear farm as any old hunter
sver dreamed of in the paradise Of
bears. Thea 4 went down to st,
louis among my old cronies and talked
shout the good old days when bear
meat was considered high living. and
when the old cronies begin to water In
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is said, he has declined to go ahead
when the curtain in place was green
tin another had been substituted for
lit.
Aoelina Patti believes firmly in the
evil eye. She would sacrifice q big pot
of money any time rather than sing
when the conductor of the orchestra
shows cast in an eye, and she has
declared often that many persons con-
nected with the musical stage suffered
! i'll luck because of the influence radi-
ated by Offenbach. She always has
held that he possessed the evil eye,
and, in her mind, the death of Emma
Livry in the Paris opera house fire was
due to the fact that she was performing
in an Ofienbach ballet at the time
Nine. Patti firmly believes in the eff
cacy of amulets, and never fails to
wear one to guard against the malig-
nant influences radiating from the eye
balls of certain envious persons.
The late Augustin DAILY is reported
to have struggled bravely against SUI
perstition all his life, yet his terror
when mirror was broken aceidently
on the eve of the opening of the Fifth
Avenue theater is aid to have been in
tense and genuine. DAILY was the les
see of the theater at that time few
seasons later he left it a bankrupt.
The late John Sleeper Clarke had an
extraordinary superstition that was
revealed curiously at the<beginning Of
one of his New York engagements.
Clarke's performance the first night
was marvelously good, and one or two
who did not know him we'll were about
to offer congratulations after the cur
tain had gone down on the last act.
They were waived back, though, by
an English actor named Vernon. Walk
ing up to Clarke, Vernon placed his
hand on his shoulder and, looking him
earnestly in the face, declared the per-
formance to have been "vile," "diabol-
ically bad" "a fiat failure" and made
other derogatory remarks. The others
looked for a first-class row, but in
stead of showing anger Clarke smiled,
shook hands warmly with Vernon and
then fastened to get away before any
one else could come near him. Vernon,
being quizzed about it, said Clarke al
ways was upset if he heard praise Of
his work the first night of an engage
ment. After the first night Clarke was
as fond of good words as any one who
ever lived, but uttered then he consid-
cred them the most malign of omens.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
Seven Remain to Inhabit Vast Prop
erty of the Harmonists.


Writing of communistic experiments
in Ainslee's, Arthur Henry draws this
dramatic picture of the decline OF the
Harmonists: "At the present time.
thirty-three years later than that at
which Aaron Williams wrote, there are
but seven members Of the Society of
Harmonists. Four aged women and
one man, all over seventy, and John
Duss and wife, who are about forty,
are all that remain Of this once pros
porous hive Of people. Most of the fac
tories have disappeared. The great
barns that once sheltered hundreds OF
cattle are empty The fiocks and herds
are gone The broad fields are un-
tended. The town, while still preserv-
ing its ancient semblance, is inhabited
by another people. The houses, hotel
and stores are all rented. Many of
those now occupying the quaint vine
covered dwellings work in Pittsburg.
Some are the hired hands, employed
to do the little labor still required by
the society. Few of the people nov
living at Economy know anything even
of the history of the former inhabi-
tants Not one in twenty can point
out to you where the surviving Har-
monists reside. These aged remnants
of the society are seldom seen. Now
and then two of the more active wo-
men appear hand in hand and walk
al hA ctr IN
the store or wine cellar, to the meeting
house or garden. Joint possessors of
vast estate, they dress in plain, old
fashioned gowns of calico, or Bingham,
grow what vegetables they still have
strength to care for, and busy them
selves from dawn to dark about their
households. II has been many years
since any of these aged ones have
needed to work at all. Whatever they
desired would have been theirs for the
asking. But the greatest distress that
can befall them is to fail for a day in
the little strength still left them, to do
the work of their house and garden.
while celibacy was thus operating
at Harmony, other causes were work
ing the gradual whitening of the COM
munities elsewhere. In January 1857,
an inventory showed the Wallingford
and Oneida Perfectionists to be worth
over $67 900. In the next ten years
their net profits amounted to $1S0.000
In 1874 they were worth over half a
million. Yet today, still controlling
vast property, they are but few in num-
bers, and, as a community, nothing"
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the mouth asked 'em how much
they would give to eat some Missouri
raised bear meat That made 'em hun
grier than ever, and they just went
wild over offers.
Then / made my contracts for de-
liveries and returned to the Stoddard
county bear grounds and killed bear
just as easy as the boy knew his dad
dy, or az easy as used to kill hogs.
/ shipped car load to st. Louis and
my fortune came back to me in short
order. Nobody doubted my word,
cause i never deceived a man in my
life. But couldn't have deceived 'em
if had tried. You can sell a Missou-
ri man a gold brick now and then, but
you can't fool him on homemade
bear."-New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08

modern dress and leaning on the arm
of another walked up the ais.e. The
magnificent bunch of white roses nest
ling against her corsage made a strik-
ing contrast to the brown colored
tailor-made gown that was picture
of the milliner's art. 1t was Miss Lee
0ui Noun, not arrayed in silks and
satins of the orient, but quietly, taste
fully dressed in the fashion Of the day.
And the groom? Immediately fol-
lowing Miss Out and her companion
came Wong John, not rcrturbed by the
scrutinizing glances, and conscious to
the lull that he had serious part to
perform. More than ordinarily good
looking, Wong John might well con-
slider himself the conspicuous object,
aside from the interest which GEN.
tered in the bride.
For Miss Lee Qui Noun, after all,
was the attraction.
When the bridal party reached the
altar, Rev. DR.. Eckels stood ready to
receive them. In few preliminary re-
marks he addressed the audience in
explanation of the unique event. He
told once more the story of Wong
Johns wooing, how correspondence
and photographs had been exchanged,
how Wong Johns Sunday school
teacher and the Golden Gate mission
school had been concerned. The rites
of the Presbyterian church were per-
formed, and when the couple walked
up the church aisle a more outspoken
appreciation than before could scarce
ly be suppressed.
In the lecture-room of the church a
reception was held Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremonies. Here Wong
John and his handsome, blushing wife
received congratulations. Beautiful
decorations abounded, the Chinese col
ors mingling with those of the United
States. The wedding repast was unex-
celled. The reception continued for
several hours. When it was all over
Mr.. and Mrs. Wong John drove to
their South street home, where the first
Christianized Chinese couple in this
city will reside.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
THE NUMBERED STONES.

This is the ground of glory,
This is the field of fame
And these-begrimed and CORY.
Burned with the battle flame
These are the vague immortals.
The nameless of the fray,
Deep thronged around the potrals.
or Deaths eternal day,
Bard of the flowing phrases,
Muse of the silver Lutte.
Why do you stint your praises,
Why do your chords hang mute?
Can We aver you blameless,
Who sing but Of the proud
And nigh forget the nameless,
Enwrapt with earthly shroud?
For them no laurelled wreathings,
No proud, triumphant trains
No cheers, no crowds deep breath
ings,
No boastful. brazen strains.
With wlhd-kissed banners playing,
With wild regardless shout,
Their joy was in the Staying.
Their triumph in the rout!
Sons springing from the masses;
The homeland to defend
Their blood has wet its grasses,
Their dust with II will blend.
Dead to the acelamations-
Dead when the fight is done,
The pedestals of nations
Rest on the ground they won.
Their valor ours for buying?
The price we blush to own
Their recompense for dying
Was but a numbered stone,
Boston Pilot.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-08
PRETTY CHINESE WEDDING.

Philadelphia recently witnessed a
gorgeous oriental wedding ceremony.
For the first time in the history of the
Presbyterian church, perhaps, a Chi
nese couple were united in wedlock to
the magnificent strains of Wagner's
"Lohengrin. 1t was all so strange
and yet so realistic. But when at
last Rev. DR.. ]. Mervin Eckels had
pronounced the benediction, when
Wong John and Miss Lee Qui Noun
were one, not single guest of the
thousand who were present in the Arch
Street Presbyterian church dissented
from the opinion that a more graceful
bride never stepped before the altar.
The marriage of Wong John and his
San Francisco bride was set for s
O'Clock. But when the squad of police
arrived, detailed to keep traffic open
on the street, the sidewalks were al
ready filled with curious spectators
Captain of Detectives Miller was con-
church, and solidly the guests filed into
the edifice. Whenever a purple piece
of pasteboard was displayed the holder
gained entrance. Without this open
sesame there was no admittance.
But it was within the structure, a
church which had seen scores of fash
ionable weddings in its time, that real
interest conferred, after all. A more
brilliant assemblage seldom graced a
wedding ceremony. Respondent in its
electric illumination the famous old
church seemed to feel that the event
about to transpire was not an ordinary
one.
The makeup of the audience, I'M
questionably. was quite unique as few
have been. Orientalism and customs
of the occident commingled in a man
ner to speak eloquently for themselves.
The extensive family of the wongs,
cousins and uncles and further re-
moved, were assigned special pews,
where a good view of the ceremonies
might be obtained. However, even the
Chinese circle was at variance as to
VI Cos anu dppCdA duCt. 1OunR men,
faultlessly attired in evening dress.
but with the Monaghan cast of counte-
nance, rubbed elbows WIFE those of
their own race who as yet held to the
odd, but picturesque, garments of the
land of Ii Hung Chang. Some had the
proverbial queue very much in evil
dence. Others had employed this feat
ure otherwise and curled it gracefully
around the head.
Then the women of the race. True,
but few of the Chinese ladies were
in attendance. but what they lacked in
number was made up in picturesque
ness.
The organ now pealed forth its mel
ody. The augmented choir OF The
church. under the direction of Mr..
MacGibbiney, filled the structure with
song. A hush settled over the assem-
blage. 1t was realized that the mo-
mentous hour had arrived.
1t was now that the unexpected hap-
pened. Gracefully entering the south
ern doorway. a little woman in