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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
EDITOR CONVINCED HIM.
Merchant Found That People do Read
Advertisements

"Once, when l was publishing a pa
per in the Midlands, convinced a man
in the most emphatic way that it paid
to advertise" said an old journalist
HE was a fairly prosperous merchant,
and had tried for long time to
get him to insert an advertisement in
my paper.
"'Oh, it's no use,' he would say. T
never read the advertisements in a
paper, and no one else does. l believe
in advertising, but ina way that will
force itself upon the public. Then it
pays. But in a newspaper-pshaw!
Everybody who reads a newspaper
lodges the advertising pages as if they
were poison
Well, if l can convince you that
people do read the advertising pages of
my paper, will you advertiser
"'Of course l will. I advertise
wherever l think it will do any good
"The next day had the following
line stuck in the most obscure corner
of the paper, between a couple of
patent medicine advertisements.
What is Cohen going to do about
it?'
The next day so many people an
noyed him by asking what that line
meant that he begged me to explain
the matter in my next issue. / prom
ised to do so if he would let me write
the explanation and do what said. He
agreed, and wrote: He is going to
advertise, of course And he did,
Scraps.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
NAPOLEON ON SUICIDE.
The Imprisoned Emperor Had Meant
to Find an Asylum in America.

The April instalment of the Gem
tury's extracts from the diaries of DR..
0'Meara's talks with Napoleon. in
cludes the emperor's views on suicide
and his own account of his intentions
in the event of defeat at Waterloo.
"They perhaps think that l will put
an end to myself. No; there is greater
courage in supporting it. A gamester
or harlot may finish themselves, but
it becomes not a man of my character
True, | could do it in an instant be.
yond your help. They seize upon me
with violence, and forcibly trans
port me here, and want me to pay
fourteen or fifteen. thousand pounds
yearly for living in such place a!
this, Do they think | am sufficiently
coglione? Cosa m'importa quest;
maledetta isola? She la mandano {
buzzarare! (What do / care for thi:
cursed island? Let it go to the devil!
They tell the governor to let me
spend as much money as l like of my
own. 1t is true. believe, / am above
want, but l do not know how much
money have, and l do not choose to
let them know where it is, as probably
they would seize upon it as they did
before. did not settle my affairs
after that battle of Waterloo; had not
time, and before it had other things
to do. Besides, never was a man
who occupied himself much with
money affairs. l never knew what |
had. thought that l would go either
to London or America, and l had bills
for whatever sums chose to take up
on America. have probably as much
money as | ever shall want. but do
not know exactly where it is" Here
he said that he had spent sixteen mil
lions of ready money before the battle
of Waterloo which belonged to him
self.
THE people of England want to
know why still call myself emperor.
| have here explained it, 1t was my
intention to have lived in England as
a private person, but since they have
sent me here and wanted to make 1t
appear thatI was never emperor or
chief magistrate. / still retain the
title. The admiral told me that he
had heard Lord Liverpool and Castle
reagh say that the principal reason
they sent me here was that the min
listers were afraid that l would be
caballing with some of the opposition,
and that | would tell the truth OF
them, and explain some things they
would not like. They knew they must
let people or rank see me, and were
afraid for themselves" Here said
that the ministers were afraid that II
they left him in England he would
mount again upon the throne OF
France and wage another war against
England. bah. bah!' said he, "the
times are changed; the time for that
Is over. l am old, and besides, fifty
years must elapse before France will
be able to face England again. No,
no; l know all that well; know that
that is all gone-vanished."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10

Nelson. He called for the visitors
book and carefully ran his finger
down the list of military guests. He
subsequently inquired of each officer
his reason for being at the Mount Nell
son hotel and not at the front. In
most eases. of course. there were ex-
cellent reasons for the presence Of
these gentlemen in Cape Town. In
some, however. the reasons were not
so good-were not, in fact, satisfactory
and in one or two cases the leave
was Immediately Cancelled and the lag
gard soldiers sent to their regiment
London News.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10

together an unconscious tribute to the
ndeiity OF the work, for he recognized
that in detail it conformed to nature.
Turning to another bust of himself
that stood in the room, a portrait quite
without character, he said, This one
is as harmless as parsnip.' The phil
osopher thus, in homely speech gave
very good art criticism, and one that
in general terms may be applied to all
of Freneh's work"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
TWO KITCHENER STORIES.

What Lord Kitchener is doing may
be best summed up in two stories that
are going the rounds in regard to him
It is said that he was asked the other
day whether he did not propose to re-
organize the transport. His reply was
mo; l am going to organize it." The
other story is that he paid surprise
visit to the principal hotel in the city
the resort OF all those among the Off
Gers who can. while in Cape Town
kfI6rd the luxury of life at the Mount
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
SOLD A KISS FOR FIVE DOLLARS.
How a Famous Boston Belle Increased
the Sailors Hospital Fund.


Recounting the incidents in the ca
reer of Mrs. Garrison Gray Otis, in
the Ladies' Home Journal, Mabel
Percy Haskell recalls fair given un-
der this famous bellies auspices in
Boston, for the benefit of the Sailors
Snug Harbor. Mrs. Otis attended one
of the stalls herself; she was then
young and very beautiful, with rose
bloom cheeks. Two sailors just in from
a voyage approached her table and
gazed at her with frank, admiring
eyes, and she invited them to pur-
chase. Holding up some trifie she
said: This is only a dollar; won't
you buy it?' No. replied one of the
sailors, 4 won't give you a dollar for
that. but | will give you five for a kiss
off your blooming cheek Quick as
thought Mrs. Otis turned her glowing
cheek to receive the caress. which
was given with all a sailors bluff
earnestness, and as he laid the five
dollar bill in her hand she turned to
a friend and said: That's an easy
way to earn five dollars for the old
sailorsl OF course, Boston society
was terribly shocked at this incident
but as usual Mrs. Otis went her way
serenely, and the ripple subsidized. II
was impossible to try to overcome the
personality of this imposing dame
and no matter what she did her posi-
tion was as secure as ever"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
AMERICAN GIRLS MARRIAGE.
A Little Waiting Brings Her Greater
Chances of Choosing a Husband.

When the American girl defers her
choice of husband until she has had
reasonable opportunity to see some
thing of mankind, and had chance
to compare the good with the bad, she
is pretty apt to strike a good average
for herself" writes Edward Box in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "As a rule, she
is pretty good judge OF men, when
she gives her judgment time to as
sist her to wait. 1t must be said to
her credit that she is waiting longer
than she did formerly. 1t is not so
many years ago that a girl was con-
sidered of manageable age when
she became sixteen or seventeen
years old. If she married then. or
shortly afterward, it was not such an
unusual thing. twenty-five years ago
girls generally married at nineteen,
while today the average is closer to
twenty-three. The marriage of a girl
in her teens causes actual surprise in
these days. Out of list of one thous-
and marriages recently compiled, just
one-half the brides were between
twnty-two and twenty-fve; two hun
dred were between twenty-five and
thirty. Still, there were three hun
dred under twenty years of age And
nearly all these young girls married
men under twenty-two-mere boys, In
other words. And this is the fatal
part of a girls marriage at too early
an age. Instead of choosing a man for
her husband she is very apt to choose
a boy"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10

mad to pay a reasonable fee, and this
Zee Were doubled if he came in the
evening then a minister's children
might come to know their father, and
a minister's wife would not have to
complain that she saw hardly any
thing of her husband"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10
EMERSON AN ART CRITIC.

When Emerson, at Concord, in
1879. saw his bust, modelled by Daniel
Chester French. says william A. COT
I'm, in the Century, he remarked an
provingly, after looking at 1t Intently
That Is the face that shave'-not al.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-10

"Mrs. Hawtone must be a woman of
great foree!"
"Yes?"
eyes, For did you not notice that
her servant girl did not smoke cigar
cites while serving dinner?'-Detroit
Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
A Woman Soldier.

The battle of Bunker Hill fired
Deborah SIMPSONS patriotism and
brought to her the resolution to fight
in the Continental army until liberty
was secured. She revealed her pur-
pose to enlist to none for fear of oppo-
sition, but with the small sum of money
she had laid by from the sale of her
chickens she purchased the wool to
make the cloth for her suit, weaving it
herself and making the garments in
secret. She Informed her employer Just
prior to leaving that she was going to
seek employment in Boston, and set off
with her clothes in a parcel without
creating any suspicious as to her plan.
Deborah changed her garments in the
woods and came forth a man to all
appearances, and made her way to
Taunton, and thence to Bellingham,
where she Immediately enlistrd in a
recruiting party under the name of
Robert Shurtleff,' the small party of
recruits going Immediately to Worces-
ter to join the company of Captain
Thayer. A deep interest was taken by
the captain in Robert Shurtleff, the
earnestness and beauty of the youth
appealing strongly to him, and home
was given the young recruit in the
officers own family. Here Deborah ex-
perienced her first sensations of play
ing the part of a man, for young lady
visiting Captain Thayer's family fell
deeply in love with the handsome young
soldier.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
DIsCOvERER OF COLORADO.
4 Descendant Born in the Stat
Named Alva de Baca.

4 Descendant Born i'm the State
Named Alva de Baca.
Alva Baca, born yesterday, is the first
of the celebrated De Baca family to be
born in Denver. She IS the direct
lineal descendant Of Alva Nunez Cab.
ezade de Baca, who discovered Colo
RADIO and named it.
Little Miss Baca is the daughter OF
Senior Vincente M. Baca and Sonora
Marganta Chaves de Baca, who have
only been in Denver for few months
where they came for the health Of Mrs
Baca.
Miss Baca is to be named Alva, the
name of the Spanish discoverer, and
called that, in spite of it's being boy
name, because she honored Denver by
choosing it as her birthplace.
Miss Alva is the youngest of nine
children, all her brothers and sisters
having been born in New Mexico,
where there are between 10000 and $4,000
De Bacas.
Alva's ancestor, the explorer, landed
in Florida in 1928 and Travelled across
the continent through the whole West
L
then back to New Mexico, where he
settled permanently in the SUM noun
tains, and near the Jemez hot springs,
in the year 1880. Here the De Baca
family, generation after generation,
have stayed ever since, intermarrying
with other well-born Spanish families
until there is scarcely one of them that
hasn't De Baca blood in his veins.
When the great explorer came up in
to the Northern country and saw the
great red cliffs he named it Colorado,
but the climate was cooler than his
Southern blood affiliated with, so, after
going into Montana and naming that,
he went back to the more congenial
climate of New Mexico. The Baca and
Chaves. families of today are still the
most influential and richest in New
Mexico, owning lands and mines galore.
Little Miss Baca will therefore be rich
in this worlds goods as we'll as in an
cestors and relatives.-Denver News.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21

wretched lives in the brutal treadmill-
to barter their blood for a scantv crust
Of black bread-and beg in vain: then.
finding the world against them, turn
their hands against the world-become
recruits to the great army of crime.
From the child-like simplicity. where
man saw and adored the Diety in all
His works, heard His laughter in the
ripple of the stream, His voice In the
thunder storm, and saw His anger in
the writhen bolt to the present age of
skepticism, where he can see his Gre
ator nowhere, and, binder than his
barbarian ancestors-knowing more of
process but less of principles-protests
that force is the only Demiurgus, dead
matter the only immortal.
Progress towards Greatness! Great
ness of what? Certainly not of the in
dividual, for the present conditions
tend toward mediocrity. Greatness of
the state? What does eternity know
of states that to promote their welfare
immortal soles should be sacrificed ?
Why toll and travail, suffer and sin
for toy balloons which destiny will
whistle down the winds?
There are entirely too many self COM
missioned watchmen, who sit at ease
in their boxes and cry all's well-mean-
ing thereby that it is so with them; too
manv seers who look into their own
cozy back parlors and imagine that they
are standing on a Mira hill and read
ing the ride of human life; too many
listening enchanted to their own sweet
voices and mistaking the sound for a
world wide paean of praise, or at least
the drowsy hum of human content.
Such are blind Neros who cOmplacent-
lv fiddle while Rome is, if not actually
burning, yet filled to overfowing with
combustibles to burst into f1ame.-The
TcOnOclaSt.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
THE CHINESE NAVY.
The Strength of the Chinese Marine
Fighting Force.


Fighting Force.
In view of the fact that China has,
SO to say, proclaimed war against the
whole world, it will be interesting to
examine what is China's present fight
ing force on water The Chinese navy
during the war with Japan disappoint-
ed those who regarded 1t as an effective
fighting force. In the battle at Yalu,
September 7, 1894, or in immediate con-
sequence of that action, the barbette
|armor-clad King Yuen, 1850 tons, and
the cruisers Chih Yuen, 1900 tons, Chao
Yung, 1850 tons. Yang Wei, 1880 tons,
and Kuang XII, 1000 tons, were sunk
or burned. subsequently at Wei Hal
Wei the barbette ship Ting Yuen and
the cruiser Ching Yuen were sunk and
the armorclads Chen Yuen and Ping
Yuen were captured. The Chinese fleet
| is organized in district squadrons which
are severally raised and maintained by
the provincial viceroys. At the conclu-
sion of the late war with Japan the
Chen Hal and the Kang Chi alone re-
manned to China of her effective Pei
Yang squadron. Some swift vessels
have since then been built abroad and
added to the navy. Among these are
the cruisers Hal Chi and Hal Tien
(4,3OO tons) built on the Tyne. England,
in 1S97-9S. They have six-inch armored
shields and a five-inch deck, and they
carry two S-inch, ten 4.7-inch and
twelve 3-pounders Armstrong quick
firing guns and their speed is "a knots
per hour. The cruisers Hal Yung, Hal
Shen and Hal Shew. of 1850 tons each,
with a speed of 20 knots and a formid-
able armament of rapid-firing guns
have just been added to the navy.
These vessels were built in Stettin,
Germany. They are unprotected cruis-
ers. The four torpedo boat destroyers,
Hal Lung, Hal Niu, Hal Chang and
Hal Hoha. were built at Elbing, Ger
many. They are of great speed, exceed
ing 80 knots and the Hal Lungs rate
is 1876 knots per hour. A French en-
gneer. NJ. Doyere. has reorganized the
arsenal of Fuchau and a torpedo gun
vessel Of S17 tons and 205 knots tor
pedo boat are building there and nearly
| completed. The Chinese bluejacket is
said by naval authorities to be as good
as any in the world. hence the value to
| Japan of an alliance with China allow
ing her to officer the Chinese fleet.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
\ TRUE STATESMAN,
Says the San Francisco Star uf MIR
Towme,

Says the Sun Francisco Star of MIR.
Tovne.
Charles A. ToWne was not nominated
by the Democratic convention for vice
president, but he is none the less a
Democrat in the broadest and best
sense, and an American in all that the
word implies when used by patriots and
statesmen. In speaking from the same
platform with Bryan. at Lincoln, Ne
braska. the other day, Mr.. Towne said:
1--WE walked across Puerto Rico on a
carpet of flowers spread by the conf
dent enthusiasm of the inhabitants, and
we have compelled them to walk on
thorns in return. We are piling up ex-
penditures by hundreds of millions on
land and sea in order to make CONNER
cial returns in thousands. We are add
ing to the strength of the Republic by
sacrificing thousands Of her sons to dis
ease, insanity, and death. We have
Quilted our own to stand on foreign
ground. We have formed partner
ship with England wherein we incu,
all the danger and she reaps all the
benefit. We have ceased to quote the
VI we nave
grown cOntemptuous Of the constitu-
ton. We have rechristened slaughter
and named it civilization We are
putting men to the sword by thousands
and we are to call ourselves the agents
Of Him about whose lowly cradle nine
teen centuries ago the angels of heav-
en- sang Peace on earth, good will tc
men,"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21

own interest yet they have one eye up
on the public sentiment all the time,
CONSCIOUS that they can go just so far
and no further. Here and there they
have shut down a manufactory or
closed up an institution and affected
some individuals, but we are not look
ing from that standpoint. When we
look at the 7O,000,000 of our population,
we say they are only procuring cheap
er and buying for less money these pro-
ducts than they could have done under
other circumstances.
With the final disintegration of trusts
and combines-which will inevitably
come when financial disaster and shrik-
age of values shall come-of course, the
surplus of their product will be thrown
upon the market, and only the stock
holders in these trusts and combines
will suffer. AS sure as that the sun
shines, whenever any institution be-
comes unwieldy because Of it's size and
bulk, it will finally fall of it's own
weight.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21

The Trades assembly has appointed
good committee to make preparations
for Labor Day. They are as follows:
president A. W. Jones, Jos. Krieger.
John McMurchy, J. w. Richardson and
Ed. Meagher. The assembly is tri-
ne late this year in getting to work.
ana some strong efforts will be re-
quired to make the celebration a Sue
cess. They have scarcely a month and
half to work, and full ARRANGEMENT
ought to be made within three weeks
If not they are liable to receive little
attention from the local unions.
This year, more than all previous
years, labor should turn out en-masse
and make the day the greatest of all
Labor Days. During the past year the
trade union movement of the nation
has experienced a phenomenal growth
Thousands of new additions are se-
cured in the ranks of labor each month
This must be demonstrated by a full
appearance on Labor Day in every city
in the state. For the picnic good
speakers should be secured. Speakers
who understand the labor movement;
who know the aims and objects Of the
trade unions. Not men who can recite
the wrongs of labor; not men who say
"here is my hand, here is my heart;
you may have my sympathy but men
who can give us something tangible;
who can point out the means of relief.
Get a labor speaker, one who knows
the basic principles of the trade union
movement.
This is a year for education. Labor
ing men must, if they want relief, unite
on a proposition and fight it out to-
gether.
The American Federation of Labor
is uniting it's efforts at this time for an
eight hour day. That is the first pro-
position to settle. Then make this la
Dor day an eight-hour demonstra ton
day. We can secure but one thing at
a time. There, is little use in chasing
lrainbows. Try something that is known
| to be practical. We should not only
know that an eight-hour day is wanted
but every person should know why it
lis wanted We should know that it is
an economic necessity, and the sooner
we secure it the sooner will come
1.-the relief. No laborerA will Z ever
Receive a shorter work day Except
All slkoE1
faf tl1a &. Labor da s. EIdi ep1i
ffor the organized W6rker, but for ss9athe
Iunorganized as well, and they should
turn out and become acquainted with
| the true aim and object of the trade
union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
Illness of Pearls.

a Philadelphia dealer in jewels says
that pearls are in particularly good
health this summer. "These gems are
particularly liable to disease" he says.
commercially the health of a pearl
refers to its luster, and when it be-
comes dull you may know that 1t Is
sick, Salt water is the only tonic that
is known to be efficacious in such cases
and after being immersed in brine for
!several days the gems will be found
to be restored to their usual health.
Fhe summer months are usually hard
on pearls. but this year, for some rea
son, there is very little illness among
them.'-Ex. .. ,.s s.#a vs-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
Torture Fails ut Last.

1t is said that when criminals were
crucified they not infrequently fell
asleep while racking with pain on their
gibbets, and Lord Loeb records an in
cident showing how even in the shadow
of torture and death the attention may
be distracted.
When he and Sir Henry Parkes were
entering Pekin, bound hand and foot,
and lying in the bottom of a cart, after
most agonizing drive, the streets were
thronged, and the curious crowds press
ed close to see the prisoners. Among
them wre women in chairs, and Parkes
suddenly exclaimed, "How beautiful"
''What?" inquired Loeb. THAT wom-
an" rejoined Parkes.Et Lord Loch pain
fully drew his head up to the edge Of
the cart, and beheld oneiof the esloveliest
faces he ever saw, but one utterly de-
void aof feeling of intellectual express
| sion. London Chronicle.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-07-21
Hot Water ,ls n Remedy.

Headache almost always yields to the
simultaneous application of hot water
to the, feet and back of the neck. A
towel folded, dipped In hot water
quickly rung' out and applied quickly
over the seat of pain will, in most
cases. promptly relieve toothache, and
neuralgia. A strip Of flannel or towel
folded several times lengthwise and
dipped in, hot water, then slightly rung
out and applied about the neck of a
child suffering from an acute attack
of Group will usually relieve the suf-
ferer in the course OF ten minutes If
the flannel is kept hot, Hot water. il
taken freely a. half hour before bed time
is one Of the best possible cathartics
in&scvere eases Of constipation, which
has q soothing. effect upon: the stomach
and bowels. Washington Star.