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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

A few years ago when the bicycle
craze first attracted the attention Of
the cartoonists a favorite subject of
chasing a wild-eyed steer. This was
regarded as tremendous flight of
fancy, showing at once the extreme
decadence of the horse and the fragrant
possibilities of the bike.
1t is needless to say that no one ever
expected the wierd product of the
caricaturist's brain to take serious
form and be actually realized. But
that is precisely what has happened
forty miles north of Deadwood, S. D.,
on the ranch of R. B. Moseby, which
runs through the contributary
branches of the North Fork of the
Cheyenne river. Butte county is about
the most desolate and benighted
section in the state, and that is saying
good deal, yet today it stands far in
the van of the nineteenth century
progress simply through it's adoption
of the bike. And for the same reason
it is regarded by neighboring cattle
men as the head center of the rankest
lunacy in the world.
Mr.. Moseby has long been regarded
as something of a crank and now his
traducers are certain of it. Time after
time he had made startling innova-
tons in the management of his ranch
some of them proving ludicrous fail
ures and others immense successes
On the whole he has not been a loser
by his alleged crankiness, and he says
now that the introduction of the bike
must be classed among the successes.
Only one-half of the cowboys on the
ranch are mounted on bikes, the others
using the ponies. The reason of this
is that the bike has only proven avail
able for part of the work of herding.
In cutting out, branding and turning
a stampede it is not as serviceable as
the pony and for roping it has only
been partly successful. But for the
average humdrum work of watching
the herds and patrolling the lines lis
utility is undoubted
Moseby was tempted into trying the
bike by reading of the experiments
maze by attachments of the regular
army. These showed conclusively that
the bicycle could go wherever horse
could go and cover a greater distance
at less expense. In the army expert
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

"The viceroy was very proud Of his
clever little slave, and as she was de-
veloping into comely damsel he sent
her as a complimentary gift to the en-
peror. She became the favorite slave
OF the father of the present emperor,
and when his mother, the imperial con-
sort, died she became the empress and
saw to his bringing up, and was regent
Of the empire following her husbands
death until she took the reins of gov
eminent from Kwsng-Su's hands, less
than two years ago.
while sale was on her way to Pekin
occurred the incident in which Ii
Hung Chang figured. The party con-
veying the pretty little slave girl in 4
sedan chair had occasion to cross the
| Hun-Ho river, and one of the young
men fell off the boat He was drown
ing, and Tuen implored the boatmen
to save him, offering ring she wore as
reward. Ii plunged into the muddy
current, and with fine muscular effort
saved the drowning man. She gave
him the ring, and many years after
ward recognized it on the hand of an
official who came to court. He had
won his way through 10 degrees Of
officialdom, and since she was then en-
press regent, and she had found him
he was very quickly advanced to the
first place Of the land.
Degraded time and again, it has
lessened her influence, for his mind
and might are the greatest in the
middle kingdom.
From the day the slave girl Tuen
entered the walls of the imperial city,
tract within Pekin, about six miles
square, she has never left it up to the
present time, and there are no China
men but the very highest officials who
have ever seen her in the last 20 years,
for in her section of the vast inclosure
she has lived alone, except for eunuchs
and ladies in waiting, the latter some
200 in number"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

the law which has attracted the great
est attention, and it is this which is ex-
pected to be the great accident pre-
venter and life-saver. 1t is said that
nearly all the couplers now in use in
the country and those which are being
put on the cars are all more or less
patented after the device invented
some years ago by Janney. Some
roads have gradually been equlroing
their cars for several years, but now
that the national law has gone into
effect the automatic coupler will short
ly be seen on almost every freight car
in the entire country.
THE adoption of the automatic
couplers in conformance with the
United States law will certainly result
in the saving of lives and the proven
ton OF many accidents" said Su-
perintendent of Car and Special
Freight Service Farnham of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad.
"Ail of the roads in Chicago and of the
entire country will, am sure, exert
themselves to live up to the law in
every particular. The law will I'M
doubtedly be rigidly enforced. Per-
haps an interesting point that does not
at once occur to the laymen is that the
railroad which is found guilty oil
handling a car not equipped with the
automatic coupler will be punished
whether the car belongs to it or not, sc
you see it is the moving and handling
Of the unequipped car that will bring
down the penalty and not the fact thai
a road may own cars not supplied with
the required contrivances AS most
people know, railroads very often un-
Intentionally get hold of each Others
cars and haul them all around over The
country. So that now a road must
look out for all cars upon it's track as
well as its own cars, for up iess the
matter Is looked after carefully road
might get hold of and use an un-
equipped car. To avoid all difficulties
and misunderstanding in regard to this
matter all Of the roads have, l think
made agreements whereby each road Is
to properly equip any car of any other
road which it may find upon it's tracks
The fitting up will be done by the
road in temporary possession and all
of the expense incurred will be charged
up to the road which owns the car. In
this way everything will be made clear
and plain and there will be no danger
of a road being fined for handling a car
which belongs to and which should be
equipped by another road; that is, by
the road which owns the car"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

use. Then l got redheaded and with
out thinking of my mount / ierked
the rope over her horns. Of course, l
expected to pull her up, but 1 don't
believe that cow ever knew the rope
touched her. She just kept Looping
ahead, pulling me and the bike in
great shape.
Il tried to back-pedal, but it didn't
make bit of difference, so | put my
feet on the coasters and began to
think. l didn't want to jump off the
wheel and turn her on foot, as she
would have smashed the wheel to
flinders before l could stop her. My
think-tank seemed to be in bad shape
and l must have been dragged three
miles before it occurred to me to cut
the rope at the handlebars. Then /
jumper off, caught the end of the rope
and by doing some famous sprinting
managed to tangle it up in old red
heads legs and bring her to ground.
Then l lambasted her for fair. and
started back toward the herd at a
toboggan pace.
bill Price, another of the. boys on
the bike, got caught in the same way.
but he didn't keep his eyes on the
cows head so as to follow every move
she made with the wheel. The result
was that when she made a sudden
| twist Bill went sailing through the
al
Somehow the cows don't give a rap
for the wheel, while they have some
respect for the pony A good norse.
can turn stampede in it's early stages,
but bike is no good The other day
something frightened half dozen
COWS and they started off on a rush.
The big bunch began to get nervous,
and l rode like blazes to head off the.
runaways, but they came straight for
me and my name would have been
mud if 1 hadn't turned tail and
scorched. Luckily one of the boys on
pony came along and straightenax
things out. IA
It's just this. The wheel is ~
right is some things, but you couldr{
depend upon it to control big heYlf
without the assistance of horses. FL
patrol work and inspection it lays ws
over the horses, but for cutting out ar'
branding and stampedes it is no cool
1t won't do at all in cold weather. bf
Judiciously employed it is mony
saver six months in the year. IN
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

ments the bicycle has been riuuen in
the toughest mountain countries in the
land, and Moseby, who is forever look
ing for something new, decided that
if it carried men over mountains it
would certainly do for the cowboys on
the comparatively level ranges.
The herders who were furnished
with the bikes took kindly to the
change, and although they have only
been wheeling for a short time some
of them have already developed into
fairly expert trick riders, and when it
comes to scorching they can beat the
bronchos both in sprint and distance
/ races.
One of Moseby's bike cowboys was
in Deadwood two days ago loaded to the
guards with information about wheel
| ing experiences on the range.
There is one thing about it," he
said land that is the bike is never
vicious. 1t hasn't any hind feet to
suddenly push in your face, and it
doesn't yank piece out of your arm
with its teeth when you're not looking.
What is more, it doesn't stray off in
the night. You turn it over and place
it on the ground and you are sure to
find it there when you want it. II
isn't eternally thirsty or hungry, anj
that's more than you can say about
the pony.
THE boss is saving money by it, be
cause half a dozen Of us are not kill
ing off ponies by HARD riding, and the
boys with the horses are taking things
easily, as we do all the long work
such as riding around the ends of the
herds. 1 do fifty and sixty miles a
day, and if you put that amount OF
work on to one pony for a week you
would have deau horse on YOU
hands, sure
But the bike isn't perfect for herd
ing by any means. In the long run,
with everything considered, it couldn't
make a dead heat with the pony. Il
beats the pony in some things, but &c
pony beats the bike in more. The first
week l tried it on the range l tied my
rope to the handlebar, and thought l
was ready for business. Wheeling
along the edge of the herd | saw big
COW Looping off by her lonesome. She
was redheaded in more ways than one,
but was alongside of her in a, minute
and tried to turn her, but it was no
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
A LARGE PARTY OF ONE.

A Coney island excursion steamer
was leaving New York with but few
passengers aboard. The boat had Just
cast off when stout gentleman with
a very red face rushed down the pier
and. flourishing his stick, shouted:
Hey, captain! Put Blackjack her
quick. Here's large party wants to
go"
The captain was at first derisive.
but finally shouted from the pilot
house: How large is the party?"
For an instant the fat man hesitated.
Then he yelled back: Between sixty
and seventy"
As soon at the captain heard this
number he instantly ordered the
steamer back and made fast again.
The fat man waddled across the gang.
plank, and, picking out nice deck
seat, famed himself with his straw
hat. Meanwhile the captain and his
crew waited for the party to arrive.
After waiting five minutes and more.
the captain turned impatiently toward
the stout gentleman and said:
Where's your party between sixty and
seventy? This boat can't wait all day
for them
"Oh, that's all right" replied the fat
passenger, with a bland smile. I'm
the party; Go today. sir
The captains face grew redder even
than the passengers as he furiously
rang the bell to steam ahead. but the
fat gentleman at once became teh hero
of the boat,-Collier' Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

ants having been washed off, the bone
was put in use as a trap again. Yes
terday the florist bethought himself
that he would save trouble by placing
the bone in the center of a sheet of
fly paper, believing that the ants would
never get to The bone, but would get
caught in the sticky fly paper while
trying to reach the food. But the
florist was surprised to find that the
ants, upon discovering the nature Of
the paper trap, formed a working force
and built a path on the paper clear to
the bone. The material for the walk
was sand secured from a little pile
nearby. For hours the ants worked,
and when the path was completed they
made their way over its dry surface
in couples, as in a march. TO the bone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED.

Something new and interesting
about ants was learned by a Mount
Airy florist yesterday. For a week
or so he had been bothered by ants
that got into boxes of seeds which
rested on a shelf. To get rid Of the
ants he put into execution an old plan,
which was to place a meaty bone close
by, which the ants soon covered. every
one deserving the box OF seeds. AS
soon as the bone would become thickly
inhabited By the little creepers the for
lat tossed Il Into 8 tub OF water. The
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
RAM FIGHTING IN INDIA.

In India the chief pastime Of the
natives is unique, though it is not
surprising to Americans, as it has de-
cidely American twang. The great
Indian sport is ram fighting. When
the horns first appear on the rarm they
are pulled out. A second pair then
grows. which are much larger and
stronger than the first. AS the ram
grows older it is taught to buck. The
trainer uses a shield which is padded
somewhat, so that the ram viii not
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
TEACH CHILDREN ECONOMY.

Teach children not to waste trihes
which they often throw away without
thought, and which If saved might be
of use to others II not to themselves.
Wrapping paper. pieces of Irvine, odds
and ends OF various kinds may do
service a second time il put away
until the need for them arises. The
habit OF economy is one that ought to
be cultivated, for careful saving makes
lavish giving possible. Hoarding is
not vice of childhood. nor should it
be encouraged. but the wise husband
ing of resources for future expenditure
is valuable lesson that cannot be
learned too sa-ly.-LAdies' Hons
Journal
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
THE MINERS AND
FRIENDS.
THEIR

Mountain rats in the mines in Col
orado are about as big as wharf rats,
but they have a bushy tail like a
squirrel, and are pets of the miners.
Whenever the luncheon hour comes
you will see the fellows come from
their holes or nests or wherever they
live in the intervals between meals,
squat on their launches, and sit there
until one OF the miners shares his din
ner with them. Whatever they get
of the scraps of that meal they sit up
and eat just as a squirrel does. The
miner does not exist that would not
share his meal with them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23

break his horns. Gradually the alf
NAL learns to take long run befd
bueking, and, finally, when full groW)
1T is all that two men can do to hd,
the shield against its onslaught
Among the natives ram fight Isl
great Netting event. They come fri
great distances to witness it. n
combatants'. fight until one is killed.
too seriously. disabled to cont h
the battle A remarkahe.- thing abb
the animals is that the oneyW5,x<Aa
been defeated will never fade d 81
queror again. "a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
PUBLICATION OF NEW Bocxs.

Among the thirteen countries which
aud Iarge'y to the supply of new books
the Unitet States occupies the fourth
place. Gel Nany provides nearly twice
as many I,w publications as the
United States and England Combined ,
The circulation figures are successfs,
DOCKS are, however, much larger a !
these countries than in Germany Il
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
COUPLING LAW LIKED
RAILROAD OFFICERS AND EN-
PLoYES FAVOR THE MEASURE.
ROLLING STOCK EQUIPPED

Cost of the Improvements to the Vari-
GUS Companies Is Placed at $50 ,0OO,-
000-Heavy Penalty Provided For
Failure to Comply With the HUI
name Act.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-23
A SANDAL SOCIETY IN BERLIN

A sandal society has been started n
Berlin and on a Sunday not long Ak
forty men and women. wearing saS|
dals' marched through the mudfi
streets.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
PERSONAL.

Miss Ruth c. Long of Boston is the
guest of Mrs. Elmer A. Doten.
Dr. Sylvester, 4l2 Congress street, has
returned from his vacation.
Rev. W. II Singleton, the pastor OF the
A. Nj. E. Zion church Of this city, is Ito
deliver the Memorial day address Wednes-
day evening before the Civil war veterans
at Cumberland Center. Rev. Mr.. Single
ton is member of the G. A. R., belong
ing to post In Connecticut where he
formerly resided.
Mr.. G.. Alton Perry Of st. Hyacinthe,
Canada, has been the guest of his brother,
Mr.. A. L. Perry, 30 Congress street. Mr..
Perry is superintendent of the largest
manufacturing shoe concern in Canada,
the firm by which he is employed manu-
featuring $40 different grades and quail
ties.
Mr. L. Arthur Anderson, formerly
clerk for Price, Mccormick & Co.'S
branch office, in this city, has accepted
position with Ii. Il. Waterhouse & Co.,
stock and bond brokers, First National
Bank building.
stCharles c. Brooker, scenic artist at Nc
Cullum's theatre and Edward Reynolds,
stage carpenter, arrived in the city yes
terday and will begin preparation for
the opening performance, today.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29

newly elected board OF directors at once
went In session. They elected Mr.. ]. II.
Libby president, and appointed Mr.. E.
II. Mather assistant treasurer Of the COM
pany. The board announced that 1t
would not for the present elect any gen
eral manager and II is probable that Mr..
Mather will act In that capacity.
This action OF the Cumberland Illumi-
mating company at It's meeting OF last
evening means that not only win Mr..
Brown sever his relations with that COR
poration, but that he Is also out Of the
three other corporations which are so
closely allied with the interests of this
company.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
THE ECLIPSE.
Portland People Saw Very Little of II
and Were disappointed.

The eclipse was not seen in this city to
good advantage yesterday moring, In
fact the sun was completely shut out by
clouds during the time of the greatest
observation. The darkness caused by
the eclipse was very noticeable, seeming
like heavy thunder storm. The eclipse
was not quite over when the clouds began
to clear and people who We're on the
watch were able TO see the moon
shadow just as it was leaving the suns
disk. 1t was for only few moments,
however, and then it was gone. The
darkness was greatest at about 0 o'clock
and shortly after that the sky grew
noticeably lighter. Altogether it was a
most unsatisfactory view of an interest
ing phenomenon.
A gentleman who was in Augusta yes
tertlay morning says that there he got %
fine view OF the eclipse. There were
thin clouds over the sun, making 1t pos
sible to look at it without the aid of
smoked or colored glass. The eclipse
could be watched with the naked eye and
thousands viewed the phenomenon with
great pleasure. During the time OF great
observation 1t was as dark as it usually
is in thunder shower. 1t looked there
as If about so per cent of the suns face
were covered by the shadow of the
moon.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
SUIT AGAINST STEAMSHIP VIENNA

SUIT aGAlNSI S1EAMShlG v len n a
In the United States District court yes
terday was continued the hearing on the
libel of William j. Cato of Portland, adj
ministrator, VS.. the Austrian steamship
Vienna, claiming q, 900 damages 7for the
death of his son, Willie j. Cato, Jr +,
who fell into the steamers hold Septem-
Der 2, 1899, and was killed.
1t is alleged that while the steamer was
lying at the Old Elevator wharf the boy
was allowed to go on board and play.
In the evening he fell through an un-
lighted hatchway to his death, and for
this alleged failure of the steamer s
employees to properly guard against the
danger of passers-by the libel is brought.
The libelee denies that the boy was
given permission to go on board ship, or
that 1t was in any way charged with
his safety. ID. A. Meaher and w. H.
Gulliver appear for the libellant, and
Benjamin Thompson and j. B. Reed for
the libellee The action was dismissed
without costs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
NEW ADvERrIsEmExTs TODAY
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

All Portiandd barber shops will be
closed all day Memorial Day. They will
keep open until II O'Clock Tuesday even-
ing.
The Primary and Junior s. S. Teach
ers' Union will meet this afternoon at
40 O'Clock at the Camera club rooms,
Y. NJ. C. A. All teachers invited.
The Chestnut street auxiliary Of the
W. f. NJ society win hold its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday, May Goth, at 3
O'Clock, with Mrs. WV Cole, ~ Carroll
street. Subject, "Our Missions in sunny
Italy, Leader, Mrs. W. W. Cole.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Church
of the Messiah, will hold the last business
meeting of the season Thursday after
noon, May 3lst, at the home OF Mrs.
Hugh c. Cobb, Washington avenue.
All members of Cogawesco Tribe, 1. o..
r. NJ, are requested to be present at the
meeting this evening. The new bylaws
will be considered There is to be no
degree work.
Bosworth Post, G.. A. r., would re-
spectfully solicit contributions of flowers
for Memorial day. A committee will be
at the hall this afternoon and evening
and Wednesday morning to receive them.
The Republicans Of North Yarmouth
will hold caucus for the election of two
delegates to the county convention ON
Saturday.
On Sunday cases of diphtheria at "a
Freesand 81 Warren street, were reported
to the board of health.
The cleaning and painting in the city
treasurer's office is completed, leaving
it the most slightly Office in City hall. On
Saturday afternoon Janitor Covell and a
force of assistants cleaned the Office of the
city clerk.
Secretary Bigelow of the Old Home
Week association received yesterday morn
ing letter from Roy G. Smith of Dover,
N H., the secretary Of the Sons and
Daughters Of Maine club in that city,
saying that'the organization had MEM
bership of over 100 and would like invita-
tions for the celebration, circulars and
other matter. The list of names on file is
rapidly increasing and now aggregates
over 100. George L. Brown of Portland
has originated n very attractive badge
for the celebration. 1t is white enamel
pin with a gold border and bearing in
black letters the words: "Old Home
Week, Portland" II is attached to n blue
ribbon from which is suspended pine
cone.
The steamer Pejepscot of the Mcdonald
line begins running to Freeport today.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
MIND HAD BECOME DERANGED.

Parkman, May ss.-Mrs. Cynthia Nc
Kusick of Parkman cut her throat with
a razor Thursday night. She was staying
with her son Myrop and had but recently
recovered from the measles and un-
doubtedly her mind had become deranged.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
FRANK b. CLARK.

The store of Frank b. Clark, Baxter
block, will open to the public next Thurs
day morning. A very large line of
pictures in all the latest styles. This ex-
hibition is from the house of HilmaR-
Taylor company of Cleveland, and their
salesman, Mr.. f. S. Caltan, will be in
charge. The advertisement gives particu-
lars
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
ARMY AND NAVY UNION.

The Saith anniversary of the Portland
Army and Navy Union occurred last
evening. The following officers were
elected:
President-Henry S. Thrasher.
Vice President-Alex J. johnson.
Secretary and Treasurer-Charles H.
Mitchell.
Quartermaster-Char f. Jordan.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-29
sEAIsLANp PERcAlE.

A dainty Two piece Suit of best
quality Sea Island Percale, white
grouud with small figure of red, blue,
pink and lavender. Waist trimmed
with 3 bands of plain Percale to
match, collar has one band of the
plain Percale, 8 gore Skirt, full
bounce, very chic, worth & .25 for
Sl,98