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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-11-10

Quite a lot Of money was
wagered in town Saturday and
Monday on the election Repub-
licans offered odds Of 3 and even )
at one on Mckinley. Such odds
were tempting to Bryan's friends.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-11-10

energetic little miss was quite compe-
tent to take care of herself. but not to
take care of herself and q querulous
parafytic too.
You can't go. Eben. dear" she said
"You mustn', think oft. Your moth
er would simply shut her eyes and die
in spite Of me-"
But Lola, n trifle weary. perhaps. OF
mute Sunday evening worship. was dis
appointed and indignant. She first
tauntcd her lover with cowardice-
"and you big enough TO take Hnvana
all by yonrself"-and then taxed him
with yet meaner motive.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-11-10

May 10. 1900. was the coldext day o,
that date OF which the New Yorl
weather bureau has record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-12
Why Oid Flats aud Houses Don't Rent

Why Oid Flats and Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin.
coin avenue. Telephone North 7Gs, re-
finish old chandeliers. making them
equal to new mt very small cost. II
many eases after expanding money for
calcimining or papering, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty, dy-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done, when at q very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, ETC., can be re-
finished equal to new. We refinish In
all the latest cOlors, such as polished
brass, gilt, rich gilt, old copper, polish.
cd copper, Oxidized copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers Of dne line Of
gas fixtures ct prices to suit the times.
Call up North 78S. Our agent viii
cali and estimate.
LAKE, VIEW GAS FIXTURE co..
- Lincoln svsnuA CAieaOa
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09

fresh lemons. Mix well, bottle and
cock. A teaspc 2ful in a glass of wa
ter makes a t.elioius drink-and has
the browning mercy of requiring moth
ing but the glass to make it in,
The syrup bottle can be packed in
the coffee kettle, along with the sugar,
coffee and tea. Always take lump
sugar, and plenty OF it. Plenty of cof-
fee, too, and be sure it is freshly
ground Make half dozen bags OF
cheese cloth about eight inches square,
with drawing thread at the top. Put
four tablespoonfuls of ground coffee or
two of dry tea in each one, then draw
up and tie tight. After filling put
them in separate paper bags, since tea
will faint coffee, and vice versa. Pack
the bags, along with plenty of tin cups,
and a light tin pitcher, inside Cne ket-
tie, which ought to be Of agate ware,
holding a gallon or two, and furnished
with a good handle and a close-fitting
gypsy fashion, but is much safer if set
upon three rocks and fire kindled be-
meath. 1t can be filled with water and
the water brought TO boil. Then
some of the boiling water can be used
with a bag of tea to make tea in the
pitcher. Next drop in bags of ground
coffee-one for each three persons who
are to drink, and let the kettle boil on
for five minutes, keeping it closely
covered. The water, like the ground
coffee, must, of course be proportional
to the drinkers. A quart to the bagful
of coffee is about right. The result is
drinkable coffee, clear, aromatic and
refreshing, whether one be hot or cold.
Chilly days dash of brandy betters it.
Lemon and rum may be carried also
for the tea. AS to spoons, it is better
to buy metal ones at half a cent each
than to risk anything more valuable.
Thus QUILTED you are fixed for the
finest kind of a frolic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
A BIG RAILWAY SCHEME.

A railway scheme of considerable
magnitude, says the Quebec Star, is
being floated by Messers. Mackenzie
and Mann. uA1e. re name of the
Canadian Northern railway. 1t in
wolves the amalgamation of existing
lines and the construction of new ones
to form through route between Lake
Superior and the Valley of the Sas-
katchewan. The route comprises three
divisions. The first in the Rainy River
railway, from Port Arthur to Winni-
peg. This will connect with the Mani
toba and Saskatchewan divisions.
which will bring the railway to the
Saskatchewan river. The scheme is
nearly OF transcontinental Importance.
1t will certainly, if successful, event.
ually be a portion of a new through
route. From Port Arthur eastward
the Canada Northern will depend upon
lake navigation and independent lines.
1t ought to bring increased trade to
Canadian ports
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
IOWA IN THREE WORDS.

Helen once attempted to put all
Scotland into five words-Scott, Buras,
heather, whisky and religion. In Ietva
you pack the thing tighter. iaree
nouns enough-corn, cow and hog!s
But, as in Scotland, hundred after
thoughts come clamoring for admis-
sion, and five words will never suffice,
so in Iowa you make tardy concession
to many an eager claimant. Great is
the Iowa hen; and if it be true that
the geese saved Rome, the Hawkeye
hens could in any time of need save
sunny Iowa. Equally great is the
Iowa goat Problem: To clear away
brush. Answer: Bring goats. Not
only do those picturesque Angoras re-
duce the brush as if fire had gone
through it, but they arterward contrib
ute their plentiful fleece to the loom
at fully half the price of sleeps wool.
Great, too, is the Iowa pigeon. At
Usage they will show you a township
OF pigeon houses four acres in area.
And of what use are pigeons? Pray
what, think you, is the pathological
basis Of quail-on-toast? But greater
even than hen, goat or pigeon is that
venerable by-product of the Middle
Western agriculture, the retired
farmer.
Half the state of Iowa is underlaid
with coal. What matter, then, that
the ladies of Des Moines must sew
their ball dresses into bags to keep
them from the SCOT; what matter that
the beauties of Des Moines have
twisted their pretty chins awry in at
tempts to blow cinders from their
pretty foreheads; what matter that you
cough like the people of Butte in
your vain effort to catch a breath of
something better than bitumen? mo
smoke consumers?" l gasped. Sir"
said the Iowans, every citizen is
smoke consumer!"-Rollie Lynde HART
in Atlantic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
WINDOW GARDEN AT THE
CAPITAL.

There is no city in the country so
given to window gardens as the
national capital. The window lodges
OF all the great houses in Washington
are riotous with flowers, and even the
plainest little house has window box
filled with nesturtiums or some pretty
patch of color. Sometimes the most
effective window gardens are achieved
from the simplest flowers. There is q
well-knowe society woman who has a
fad for sweetpeas, and the front of her
house is beautiful to behold with
masses of them on every window ledge.
Of course they are beautifully laid out
in dark green boxes, and carefully
trained and clipped The other day an
old darkey whose wool has begun to
whiten was passing, and stopped short
to look at the mass of bloom which had
caught his eye. He gazed with admi-
ration, soon superseded by astonish-
ment, as it dawned On him that all
that beauty came from the sweetpeas
such as ne had at home. After a
while he shook his head and said: MY
Lawd, eff some pussons was to plant
jewsharp it 'ud come up pianner!"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09

spend my whole life in loving you and
toiling for you-where you would
never hear Of my sin. would not
have made you my wife If had fore
seen what was to happen. Ethel-do
not be afraid-tell me, have you seen
any one whom you could have loved?"
Yes; have seen one such. ] have
loved and parted with the man who
loved me, and who would have made
ny life all fair and bright but for you"
II am so sorry-oh, if l could but
free you, Ethel?"
me-" she rejoined. Live your life, re-
pent Of your sin; your death could do
no good to me-
Ethel, one kind word. Oh, if you
knew what have suffered, the torture
have experienced in longing for one
glimpse of you-for one word from
You. / am a wicked man; my crime
was great, but my sufferings have ex-
ceeded it, | babe you good-by at that
little gate, hoping in few short hours
to be far away with you, my beautiful
my beloved wife, by my side. Can you
imagine what l endured when l was
captured and taken away"
1T was the just reward for your
mean and wretched SIM" she replied.
Something like a sob came from his
liL..
You are so cruelty hard, Ethel" he
said; so terribly hard! | am kneeling
here at your feet, sad and humble.
do not ask for your love, only for your
pity--not even for your liking, only for
your pardon; and you refuse it to me. "
Il do refuse it," returned the clear,
sweet, pitiless voice. Such wrong
as you did me deserves no pardon-can
have none. l will never forgive you
for having blighted my life"
II will undo what | have done If l
can he offered, sadly. There is one
way in which you can be freed from
me, Ethel. Tell your father-I hear
that he is a man of great influence
tell him your story, and let him take
proceeding for divorce"
1T would be useless ii | did" she re-
joined my freedom would not bene-
ft me. | would rather die than tell an
honorabis gentleman like my father
that Ald married felon."
A 10" cry came from his lips.
ION, Ethel, Ethel, you wound me!
cannot bear the sound of such words
from your lips"
And in the silence of the sweet
summer morning she heard him sob
like a grieved child.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
THE FACULTY OF JOURNALISM

Strange how public interest in any
great event evaporates the moment
something new bobs up in another
quarter of the world" remarked a man
who prides himself on keeping abreast
of the Passing Show. "A little more
than a month ago everybody who
made any pretensions to being well in
formed was following the South Afri-
can situation with eager attention.
To-day you won't find one man IN 500
who is able to tell you the present
status of affairs in that campaign.
The average person knows vaguely,
from glancing at the headlines, that
the Beers are still holding out and
that there is an occasional battle; but
in what part of the country the fight
ing is going on or what the British
army is doing elsewere are things he
has lost track of and hasn't time to
ascertain. AS far as the war in the
Philippines is concerned, l doubt
whether anybody reads the reports ex-
cept the people who have dear ones at
the front. For the time being, all eyes
are rivited on China; the stupidest
Shanghai fake is swallowed with joy
full avidity and the hungry public
bawls for more. All of which goes to
provo the sagacity of the late Mr.
of st. Louis, who declared
profanely that journalism was the
faculty of knowing where-was going
to break loose next and being there
first Personally, l am apprehensive
that the next big event on the calendar
will be the long drawn-out war be-
tween China and Russia. l don't care
rap what becomes of either nation.
but / do dread unspeakably the task
of learning those jaw-breaking Rus
sian names. You see, have had a
pretty rough time of it during the last
year or two. No sooner had l
mastered that horrible Filipino no.
menclature than along came the Boer
war and l had to start in on 'kopjes'
and 'rooineks' and 'spruits.' About the
time l had gotten the hang of Trans
vail 'taal' and was able to talk about
the campaign without running the
risk of being called down by one OF
those pedantic jackasses who are
always lying in wait for fellow,
trouble began in China, and l had to
tackle an entirely new vocabulary.
AT present I'm hard at work on Tsung
Ii Yamen and Hsiang Kiang and Kiao
Tai Chifu and a few hundred other
tea-chest tongue-twisters, so, natural
ly, the bare idea of starting in on Rus
with horror. i hope to goodness moth
ing happens in Wales. New Orleans
rimes-Democrat
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
SUCCESSFUL GOLD-SEL-nS.

Il noticed in the paper the other
day, said an observant citizen, that
fully three-fourths of those who have
accumulated fortunes up in the Alas
kan gold fields are men over 40 years
of age. That sort of thing is common
enough in all mining countries, and
in my opinion, it constitutes the main
fascination of the life. Elsewhere n
poor man over 40 feels, with good
reason. that his chances of lettering
his condition is practically zero. but a
prospector knows that he is never too
old for fortune to find him IL she is so
inclined. One of the most remarkable
casese Of the kind was that of the late
II. A. W. Tabor, of Colorado. Tabor
began life as a small Kansas farmer,
worked like slave fought grasshop-
pers, cyclones and drouths and lived
literally from hand to mouth for ever
20 years. He was past 40 when he was
sold out under a mortgage foreclosure
and turned adrift on the prairie with
nothing in the world but a rattle-trap
wagon and a yoke of NANCY steers that
were turned over to him because no.
body wanted to buy them. 1t would
difficult TO imagine a more abject
picture Of failure than that which he
must have presented as he began
plodding westward without plan, hope
". detinatlon. Yet insiue of half a
, Years he was sitting in the
ates 5, Ns and enjoying an
mot less than 4
s-rr.-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
CHAPTER XLII.
Praying For Pardon.

II am not surprised, Ethel"-so the
second letter ran-"that YOU refuse to
see me: but. my wife, II must be.
Desperate men do desperate deeds. and
have long been desperate. must
see you and speak to you. l have
wronged you enough, Ethel; l cannot
bear TO bring more sorrow upon you
f,dld not want to make the secret that
binds us. public. Let me see you and
arrange for our future. Oh, Ethel
Ethel, let me look once more into the
heaven OF our eyes. and | shall be con
fenti Let me speak TO you once mors,
and. Ethel. you shall do with me y
YOU will | ask one grace from you
do yen hate me for the wrong that |
have done you"
She read the letter, and. despite her
anger. she felt something like pity for
him. He had loved her so dearly, he
|had worshlped her so passionately.
Moreover, the tone Of his letter was 50
humble. He had promised TO do as shs
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09

good fairy hal lifted the veil and let
Tabor take one peep under ID when he
was camping on the Kansas pfairies he
would probably have fallen dead from
sheer amazement. In mining
country you will find most of 1.-THE pro-
spectors are men between 20 and 25 or
over 40. In other words, they have
been drawn there by either youthful
spirit of adventure or by the hope
that some miraculous stroke of luck
will retrive the failure of middle life.
While he is in his thirties the average
man has pretty definite plans and is
not so apt to run after the golden will
o-the-wisp. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
CHAPTER XLIII.
"a Cruel Trick of Fortune.


81 have no wish to be hard upon
YOU" said Ethel to her husband; but
it was a cruel thing to do-to per-
suade girl so young and ignorant to
take so serious a step as marriage; it
was a most cruel thing, and l repeat
that | can never forgive you"
He raised his face, and she saw that
it was wet with tears.
Even if l were rich, then, Ethel-if
| could lavish every luxury on you-if
| could make you one of the first
women in England-even then you
would not care for me?"
mo" she replied. you have failed
in honor, not to mention honesty; how
could possibly care for your"
He was silent for some little time,
and then he raised his eyes sadly to
her proud face.
Il cannot expect you to pardon me-
he said. What can | do to help you,
Ethel, to free you from myself-what
can do? If it pleases you best, l will
go away from here, and will promise
never again, while | live and you live,
to come near you to trouble or annoy
you. Or if it pleases you better, Ethel,
will wait here until with your
fathers help you have obtained a
divorce; it would not be difficult"
cit would be useless" she replied.
Man cannot put asunder those whom
Heaven has joined. l should never
marry"
Il will do anything that Will please
you, Ethel, or what ever you think
BEST" he pursued "One thing
promise you-the wrong that have
done you is great enough; will make
1t no worse. l will keep the secret
inviolably; it shall never escape me; l
will not presume upon it. Ethel, you
may trust me; l would rather lose my
life than betray you any further"
That was some relief to her; the
public exposure that she had dreaded
would not take place.
You wish for time to consider" he
said, gently. II you decide that must
go away. l shall need some few days
to prepare. Will you take a week to
think over what wouIu suit you and
please you best? viii you meet me
here in the woods at the same hour
just one week from today?"
yes" she answered. YEARLY. II will
be here
Ethel he cried, passionately, "will
you not give me one kind word?"
Il cannot" she replied. 1T would
simply be hypocrisy il l did. You have
ruined my whole life. When l forget
that may pardon you"
"Will you let me tell you the story
of my life" he asked-"of my youth,
my temptation. and my fall? You
would perhaps take more pity on me
II you knew ALL"
She raised her white hand with
gesture that demanded silence.
II do not wish to hear one word OF
It," she said. II must go. will do as
you suggest. will take one week to
consider, and then tell you what plan
think is best for you to adopt"
She looked at him as she spoke-at
the handsome face, the eyes dim with
tears-and a feeling Of pity came over
her.
II do not wish to be hard on you.
she said, gently; land | pray Heaven
that the last part of your life may be
better than the first
Then she turned away, leaving him
more wretched than he had ever
thought he should be in the world
again.
To be Continued.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
A BIRD.

you cruel, wicked boy, to kill that
harmless little bird"
Il was JUS going ter offer it to yer,
lady, fer ter put de wing in yer coll
lection or yer headgear"
"oh, you generous little fellow!
And they're just the right shaded
Life.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09

The school census Of Racine shows \
total Of s.41s school children. just Ala
more than last year. \Figuring on the
usual per cent it Aives Racine a
population OF 29.942 pers
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-09
WHAT WAS HE THERE FOR?

WELL" said the old man, Bills
done graduated in Latin, Greek an
French"
You don't say?"
True as gospel"
AN what's he a-doin' of now?"
oh. he's a-writin' of dialect stories
fer the MISUNDERSTANDING Constitu-
ton.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-15

Minneapolis, valued at $7356, which were
purchased for William Worthy, of Chi
cago, by Packer. Worthy claims to
have paid for the stock and says that
Packer refused to turn it over to him
g. O. Gilbert, who SWore out the war
rant in Chicago, is Mr.. Worthy's repre-
sentative.
Packer was seen in his cell at the cen
tral police station last night and re-
fused to talk at all He was stretched
out on his bunk calmly reading an
Argosy, and when asked what he was
arrested for said some one else would
have to be answered.
Packer resides in Chicago at 474I Lake
avenue in the fashionable district OF
KenwoCd. A Chicago paper of May "a
states that on Sunday, May %, Packer,
who is a well known leader in church
circles, prominent clubman and finan-
cier, called upon Lieut.. Stephen Wood,
of the Hyde Park station, and unfolded
a blood-curdling plot which he said
was being cOncocted against his. life.
Packer explained that the plot was the
outcome of an important Minneapolis
trial in which he was wanted as Wit
ness and that he had been warned not
to appear under penalty of death. Mon
day evening detectives were shadoWing
the house and the Hyde Park police
were notified and were su: prised to flnd
that the alleged kidnappers were central
office detectives. MIR. Packer, however
it is stated, could not be found. Supt
Doyle was notified upon the natural sup
position that Packer would come to MIN
neapolis. Yesterday he appeared at the
bankruptcy proceedings and was arrested
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-15
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

Westchester, Pa.-The annual meeting
of the Progressive Friends opened today
at the famous old Longwood meeting
house near Kennel square. The dele
gates came from Massachusetts, Della
ware, Ohio and Pennsylvania. No bust
ness OF Importance was transacted
Washington - Commissioner General
Powderly, Of the bureau of immigration,
today ordered the deportation of thirty
one japanese from Port Townsend,
Wash, where they. had landed in viola
ton of the immigration laws.
Washington-John F. Baker, of New
York, has been selected as secretary of
the Chilean claims committion.
New York-Dispatches were received in
Wall street today from the City of Mex
leo stating that the Central Bank of
Mexico had been established in that city,
and that J. P. Morgan & Co, of this
city, were interested in the institution
Kingston, Jamaica-The condition of
the islands finances is so bad that a law
was passed today authorizing the gov
ernment to borrow $780, 600 from the i'm
perial treasury at pa per cent to meet
the deficits
Providence, R. 1.-The grand jury to-
day refused to return an indictment
against G., w. Hull, of Prescott, Ariz.,
who was brought here from New York
on April II on the charge of having COM
mitted perjury in a divorce suit brought
In this state against his wife.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-15
MINNEAPOLIS BREVITIEs.

Elbert Hubbard will lecture at the First
Unitarian church, Thursday evening, June
28, on THE Work of Roycrofters.
Surgeon E. T Gibson, of the regular
army, was in Minneapolis yesterday on
his way from Fort Meade to Fort As
sinib inc. to which the Eighteenth United
States infantry is en- route from the
Phi ippines.
Burglars attempted to rob a second
hand store at 214 Second avenue south,
Wednesday night, but were frightened
away after breaking a pane of glass in a
side door.
The funeral of Rev. R M. S. Pease took
place yesterday afternoon from the Cen
tral Baptist church, Rev. w w. Dawey
officiating. There were many handsome
floral offerings, including one from the
Territorial Pioneers. The interment was
at Layman's cemetery and the pallbearers
were r K. Gray, M. B. Hayes, j. B. Rob
ertson and P. D. Mcmillan
When August Nival of 23O8 Twenty-sec-
ond avenue south, returned from work in
the Milwaukee yards Tuesday afternoon
he found that his family, which, when he
left, consisted of three persons, increass d
100 per cent. Two girls and a boy, whom
he had never before seen, greeted him.
One of the girls died shortly after birth.
but the other two are strong youngst ers
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-15
DEPUTY HAS DISAPPEARED.
Sensational Feature of ST. Louis
Tragedy.


ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 4-The police
department today withdrew it's officers
from all the cars and power houses Of
the st. Louis Transit company and re-
turned them to their regular beats The
Transit company continues to augment
its force Of non-union employees and its
transportation facilities at ratio that
promises to see the system in full swing
before many more days have passed.
Much interest is being shown by the
general public in the coroner's inquest.
at present in progress over the bodies of
strikers, and citizen killed last Sunday
by members Of the sheriff S posse conf
tatus.
The testimony adduced at today's hear
Ing does not deny that Deputy Sheriff
M L. Marsh shot Frederick Bohne. the
citizen in question, but the witnesses
disagree as to the deputys provocation
for shooting.
There was testimony from about thirty
tive witnesses, consuming three hours
after which the jury returned a verdict of
homicide.
The disappearance of Deputy Sheriff
Marsh was startling DEVELOPMENT al the
inquest 1t is believed that Marsh has
left the city No further search Will be
made for him probably unless friends Of
the dead man seek to prosecute him
the verdict of the coroner's lurv
being considered practically an exonera-
ton.