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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
ON THE RAIL

Four veteran employees of the Penn
sylyania railroad in Chicago will be
retired for life on pensions Jan. 1 next
under the new rules that become effec-
tive on the lines of this system west OF
Pittsburg on that date. The pension
plan Of this company makes retire.
ment compulsory when an officer or
employe reaches the age of 20. The
four men in the local Offices who have
reached this age and who have been
connected with the company thirty
years and longer are: w. #. Peter.
son, claim adjuster; c. II. Miller,
agent Union stock yards; James Prid-
ham, clerk local freight office, and c.
II. White, clerk local freight office.
These men are all connected with the
freight department. There will be no
retirements in the passenger depart
ment, but there will be a number In
the operating branch who will go on
the list by reason of length OF service.
Between 300 and 400 employees of the
lines west of Pittsburg will be pen
stoned A year ago the pension plan
was adopted by the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn east of Pittsburg. 1t will be ex.
tended to cover the lines west Of the
smoky city Jan. /. An even / 1000 men
we're retired on the eastern system.
The pensions to be paid to the men
will be based upon their length of SER
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

strongest female character on any
throne.
she has never been seen by a
foreign man, but she has been seen by
the wives of all the ministers in
Pekin. When she has an interview
with Chinese official. according to
Chinese custom she sits behind a
screen. Among the presents she gave
the wives of the ministers were a lot
of ivory combs-fine combs as we'll as
coarse-a present which, it is to be
hoped, these good ladies will not have
use for outside of China. During the
interview with these ladies she in
troduced them to the emperor. She
passed the tea to them herself, taking
sip from each of the cups before
she gave it, evidently to show them
that it was not poisoned. They came
away infatuated with the old Lady
as the Chinese sometimes call her
The Empress Dowager's chief charac-
teristic is quickness of thought and
action. When she comes to a crisis
she does not wait to think twice. She
acts at once, and awes by her very
presence. She does not take time to
reckon what the consequences will be,
but when she has gotten the reins
well in her own hands she plans at
leisure how to avoid consequences.
She has always been hand and glove
with Ii Hung Chang, and he would
do anything to protect her. 1t was
formerly supposed that she was for
reform and so she might have been
had she not been compelled to put
herself behind the conservative party
when she deposed Kwang Hsu. She
is extravagant beyond expression. Her
siXtieth birthday fell during the
Japanese-Chinese war. To celebrate
it she had a stone road built to the
summer palace, while the public
road to Fungchou was in dilapidated
condition. When 30000,000 taels
were raised for the construction of
railways it is said, she used large
part of the money in the decoration of
the imperial gardens, stopping the
railway at Shanhaikuan instead of at
Monkden, according to the original
plans"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
The lantern, # ST. EuIaIie.

Orange and purple and maroon,
In the October afternoon,
Goes quiet Autumn, lamp in hand,
About the apple-colored land,
To light in every apple-tree
The lanterns of St. Eulalie.
They glimmer in the orchard shades
Like fiery opals set in jade
Crimson and russell and raw gold,
Yellow and green and scarlet old,
And, o, when am far away
BY foaming reef or azure bay.
In crowded street or hot lagoon,
Or under the strange Austral moon
When the inconsistencies comes on me
For the great Marshes by the sea,
The running bikes, the trimming tide
And the dark frs on Funday side,
In dream once more shall behold.
Like spiral lights those globes of gold
Hung out in every apple-tree-
The lanterns of st Eulalie.
Bliss Carman in Ainslee's.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
The king of Thieves"

Three suspected individuals were
recently arrested on the Boulevard
Sebastopol by the police and conduct.
ed to the commissariat of the Sainte
Avaye quarter. One of them, Alfred
Desobray, owing to his sobriquet of
the king of thieves" was specially
Intercepted by the commissaire him
self, M. Simand. The interrogation
concluded, the magistrate went to din
ner. But no sooner had he arrived at
his home than he noticed that his
watch and pocketbook had disappeared.
He returned quickly to his office,
thinking he had left them on the table,
but he sought in vain. Just as he was
abandoning his search, an inspector
informed him that Desobray wished
to see him to make a most important
communication. That individual, on
being introduced, said smilingly:
Monsieur, permit me to restore to
you your watch and pocketbook. !
took them in order to JUSTIFY in your
eyes my title of king of thieves
am at the bottom, as you see, more
honest than you had supposed. Lon
don Express.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
MOURN FOR DAVIS.
Thousands View Remains of Dead
Senator

Thousands View Remains of Dead
Senator.
ST Taul. Dec. For five hours
yesterday a steady stream of people or
all ages and conditions slowly filed
through the governors rooms in the
state capitol to take last look on tho
silent, lifeless body in which had for
62 years been housed the indomitable
spirit and clear brain Of Cushman KEEL
logg Davis, former governor and for
thirteen years a leader in the senate
of the United States. Nearly 10000
people passed the silent form, paying
the last tribute of respect.
At 3 o'clock the line of people
seemed to be without end and IL was
found necessary TO close the doors.
turning thousands away. The coffin
was then again carried to the hearse
and simple escort proceeded back to
the statesman's late home, where the
bereaYed wife and stricken parents
awaited In sorrow for their dead. The
funeral occurs this afternoon.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
Max O'Rell's Own Story.

My husbands favorite anecdote,
says Mrs Blouet in Answers. is one
that turns upon his favorite subject
the amazing ignorance of one nation
concerning another. He tells the
story in this way:
Being invited to take part in
meeting convened in church in an
important American town for the pur-
pose of discussing how Sunday should
be spent, | consented to go-not to tell
the meeting how the day ought to be
passed, bu, to say few words about
how it is spent in Paris.
''The proceedings opened with pray
er, after which followed an anthem.
When it was over an influential inhab-
liant of the town rose and assembled
the pulpit stairs.
From that commanding emlnence
he proceeded to attack all non-Sab-
batarien rs, specially singing out my
compatriots: I spent one Sunday in
Paris, and was shocked at the sights
of low immortality everywhere
81 had never heard of my poor, dear
country pitched into so. The speaker
glared at me as I sat quite harmless
in my pew.
when he had said his say l was
asked to speak, and never did feel
more eager to be heard.
Having reached the exalted ros-
trum, told the congregation how sor-
ry I was that their townsman should
have had such bad time in Paris, but
/ thought that had he spent Sunday in
some respectable place he would have
been spared all these shocks. Pulling
a very long face and picking out Mr..
Johnson (for such was his name) with
my eye: Where did my friend spend
that Sunday in Paris?' I asked. In
the Louvre, that is crowded with Par
isians of all grades every Sunday
honest folk who feast their eyes On
glorious creations of the great mas
tiers? He would have seen no immor-
atty there. There are concerts every
Sunday afternoon, where music by the
best musicians is listened to with rapt
attention by masses of quiet, respecta-
BILE Parisians.
did our friend patronize one OF
these concerts, he would have seen no
immortality there. Where did he go?
We all know that great whites have
their black spots, and if you make
careful inquiries you can find them
out, no doubt. 1t is evident to me that
our friend did not spend that Sunday
in church, though we have churches in
Paris Where did he go?'
81 came down from the pulpit while
about 20 men, forgetting, am afraid,
that they were in church, rose in the
seats, and asked: Mr. Johnson, where
did you go?'
Three years later | again visited
that American city, and l was told
that Mr.. Johnson decided to try for
= election to the senate, and one day af-
ter he had been addressing meeting
of the electors, these latter were asked
if there were any questions which they
would like to put to the candidate.
From hundred pairs of lips at once
came the question: Where did you
spend that Sunday in Paris ?"-Lon-
don Answers
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
REAL EMPRESS DoWAGER.
Quick in Thought and Action and Ex-
travaqant Beyond Measure.


Prof. [. t. Headland in Ainslees
SAYS: MANY of the stories circulated
about the empress dowager to the Ell
feet that she was slave girl or came
of a poor family are untrue. MY WlIe
has been called as physician to her
Niang CHA, that is her mothers nome.
She was the daughter of an Official,
was taken into the palace and became
the concubine of the emperor, Hslen
Feng. The empress his wife has no
children. The son of this woman on
the death of the emperor became the
Emperor Tung Chin, during whose
minority the reins of government
we're held by his mother. Wnen ne
died without issue, she selected
Kwang Hsu to become his successor
holding the reins of government from
his infancy to his majority. Him she
has now dethroned and she mas Sc
iected the son of Prince Tuan as sue
cessor. not to Kwang Hsu, but to her
own son. During the whole reign Oh
Kwang Hsu he was compelled 10
kotow to her at least once every nVe
DAYS. If she was at the summer
palace twelve miles away he must go
there every five days during the hot
summer and knock his head TO her.
During his whole reign she has com
PEELED every official appointed TO
viceroyalties to thank her at the same
time with the emperor. She is the
greatest tyrant in the world and the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
he Washer.

Girl (and a dashing one)
Crossing the street;
Man (and a MASKING one)
Out on his beat.
Rubbing chorus; all
Onto the game;
Corner newspaper stall
Scene of the same.
Man: ITS a lovely day,
Amt it, my dear?"
Girl: Kindly leave my way
Perfectly clear"
Man sees her Hurried; must
Think she is soft;
Girl has been worried, just
One time too oft.
Man with a knowing look
On trouble bent;
Girl from her pocketbook
Draws forth a cent.
Here, this is all l can
Spare for today"
You should have seen that man
Make for Broadway.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
RUsslA's CHEAP NOBILITY.
The Enterprisina Gear Wants to Tone
1t Up.


The car, it is stated, has been con
sidering for some time how best to re
form the Russian nobility system.
which is rapidly becoming the laughing
stock of Europe. He is anxious to les
sen the number of mobiles, to make the
class as a whole more useful to the
state, and to raise the standard by pass
ing which a plebeian may enter their
ranks. Native families sprung from
ancient races of noble blood are few
and far between in Russia. Those
which remain are said to be able to
trace descent back to Rurik and his
boyars, contemporaries of Charlie
mango. The boyars in their turn were
little more than high officials, whose
Office and propinquity to their prince
conferred title, and whose dignities de-
pended on his grace.
With the Introduction of ranks into
the public service, a new class of
noble was created. Each officer of
the army, each civil servant was a
noble by virtue of his Office, and if he
reached a certain rank his children in.
herited his nobility. This lasted until
the reign of Alexander /, well into the
10Th century. This monarch saw that
admission into the noble caste was far
too easy an affair, and that the class
as a whole was in consequence in dan
ger of losing its dignity. So he created
or rather distinguished between the
two classes of mobiles, the personal no.
bility and the inherited. The personal
noble was only such by virtue of his
Office, his titles and privileges ceasing
with his death. The noble by inherit
ance transferred his rank and dignities
to his descendants. Alexander l also
raised the standard of personal SER
vice by virtue of which a public SER
want became noble. He limited the
privilege to the four highest ranks in
the service-in the civil service to
ranks above a state councillor in the
army to ranks above a brigadier-gen-
eral, in the navy to ranks above
captain. Alexander. and after him
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
He WhistIed on the Way.

No deeds of fame enshrined his name
No laurel wreath or bay;
And yet he made earth happier;
He whistled on the way.
When sorrow frowned and stars were
drowned
In stormy skies and gray,
He saw the light stream through the
night;
He whistled on the wayl
And even grief found sweet relief
Hope shed a brighter ray,
And hearts he knew not blessed him
For whistling on the way
And when from life's dark shadows
He passed into the day
They wrote above, this line of love:
HE whistled on the way!"
#. l.. Stanton
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

vice and the amount of salary received
during the ten years Immediately pre-
ceding their retirement. For exam
pie, if an employee has been receiving
an average salary of 500 per month
for ten years up to Jan. l next and
has been in the service forty years he
will receive l per cent. of his salary
for each year of employment, or $40
per month. Retirement at the age of
20 is compulsory, regardless of term
of service. If an employee has served
thirty years he may be pensioned at
the option of the company for physi-
cal disability when he arrives at the
age of 65. A. further provision, re-
garded as one of the best features cf
the plan, allows retired employee to
engage in other business. Under the
pension system no new men will be-
employed by The company who ara
past So years of age.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
CASH and Cupid.

He met her at the counter
She presided DER the wares
And she sold the silks and satins
And such feminine affairs.
She was willowy and charming,
With subtle sort of dash.
And her voice was most alluring
When she sweetly caroled
CASH"
So he wooed her at the counter
Mongst the grenadines and lace,
And he vowed that all the fabrics
Paled to cheapness by her face
Oh, he wooed her and he won her,
With his airs and his mustache,
And he vowed he loved to listen
To her sweetly murmured
CASH"
Now, however, she still wishes
To surround herself with lace
And with velvets silk and satins
Aud with velvets silks and satins,
And leads him merry pace.
For she murmurs DER the outlets
And she carols DER the hash
One insistent, contant solo
Whose recurrent theme is
CASH"
Josh Wink.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

czar hopes also to be able to raise their
educational standard by the establish
ment of numerous. schools exclusively
intendedffor them. And their financial
embarrassments are to be met by the
establishment of banks in which they
can procure loans at exceptionally low
rates of interest.-Russian letter in
New York Observer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

Toledo, Dec. 1.--Shortly after noon
yesterday when ]. n. Poe, prominent
real estate dealer, was temporarily
absent from his Office his desk was
broken open and $500 in cash and
10000 in negotiable paper stolen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

Passenger rates from Chicago to-
Texas points are likely to be very low
during the next ten days. All of the
roads in the Western Passenger assa4
citation are now voting on PROPOSE
ton to make a round-trip rate of $3.50
from Chicago to Houston and Calves
ton, Tex, as against the lowest regu-
lar round-trip fare of $46.55.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

Berlin, Nov. pa Tientsin dis
patch of the oath says: The provi-
sional administration here, in which
Germany, the United States, Russia,
Great Britain, France and Japan were
represented. decided unanimously. to
demolish the wall and fill up the ditch
around Tientsin."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
Vote IN California.

Sacramento, Dec. 1.-Omcial figures
on the presidential election in Califor-
MIA give Mckinley 164,755. Bryan 1884,
9S5, Woolley 54,024.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
A MURDERER AT II.
Chicago Lad Only Saved From Prison
bv His Youth

Chicago, Nov. 29-Richard Novak.
aged IA, has been found guilty OF
murder. Novak stabbed and killed
his companion, Albert Olson, during a
quarrel Sept. IT, Novak will be sent
10 the Pontiac reformatory under the
indeterminate act. where he will be
confined until released on parole or
sent to state prison when he is Of age.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
WALLS ARE TO FALL
TlENTsIN DEFENSES ORDERED
DEMOLISHED.
AND THESDlTCH FILLED UP

Allies Come TO a Unanimous Agree.
ment on the Matter-German Ex-
preston in Relation to Punish
ments-soutnern Viceroys Dis
turbed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06

patch of the oath says: THE provi-
sional administration here, in which
Germany, the United States, Russia,
Great Britain, France and Japan were
represented, decided unanimously, to
demolish the wall and fill up the ditch
around Tientsin."
German Opinion.
Berlin, Nov. 29.-An inspired article
f., in the Post says: 1T is possible, ifim-
probable, that modification of the
punishment of the guilty officials in
China would not in the least be 1ic-
tated by considerations of humanity
but rather by considerations of politi-
cal expediency. Germany never in
sisted on the punishment or death of
certain persons. She desired, first of
all, that the powers should demand
the punishment of the guilty, being
guided by the wish of all the eight
| powers to the act in concert"
Viceroys Disturbed.
Washington, Nov 29.-The British
ambassador ald the Chinese minister
were among Secretary Hays callers
at the state department yesterday,
conditions in China being among the
subjects considered. Information re
ceived from the southern viceroys.
representing the most pacific influ-
Germ of this party as to the reports of
another punitive expedition being on
| it's way, this time against the Shansi
province.
Chinese Court Apprehensive.
London, Nov 29-"Representation
of Prince Ching, Ii Hung Chang and
others to the Chinese court that the
powers are dissatisfied and threaten
ing action on Yangtsekiang to stop
supplies" says the Pekin correspond
ent of the Morning Post wiring Tues
day, "is reported to be having effect;
it is said the court is likely to take
measures to meet the powers" The
American correspondent repo rts from
Paotingfu that 100000 Germans un.
der Gen. Ketteler and 1000 French
troops under Gen. Baillous were con.
centrated there recently for the winter
with the intention of making frequent
expeditions north to punish boxer
villages. Prince Ukhtemski is In
daily conference with Ii Hung Chang
and occasionally meets Prince Ching
He regarded the outlook as dark, even
! II powers agree, for, he says, China
may reject the terms and then will
come war, rebellion and famine.
Prince Ukhtomski favors allowing
China to govern herself, the powers
holding ports until she does reform
herself and does undertake to protect
foreigners. Russia, he asserts, has no
intention of annexing Manchuria, al
though she needs more Cossacks there
in order to maintain a dominating in
fiuence. He is convinced that, even
if the others war on China, Russia will
not.
The French in a Skirmish
Paris, No. 27.-The following has
been received from Pekin: "A French
column of marines with artillery at
tackled the village of Talikiotchu.
southwest of Paotingfu. The boxers
abandoned the position after stout
resistance and heavy loss. The
French had ten wounded. three SER
iously."
Natives Ask Protection.
Berlin, Nov. 29.-The war office re.
ceived the following from Count Won
Waldersee, dated Pekin, Nov. 81
Numerous expeditions carried out by
allied troops appear to be gradually
bringing about the desired pacification
of the country. Remote villages fro.
qnently request military protection
against the boxers"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-06
Natives Ask Protection.

Berlin, Nov. 29.-The war office re.
ceived the following from Count Won
Waldersee, dated Pekin, Nov. 81
Numerous expeditions carried out by
allied troops appear to be gradually
bringing about the desired pacification
of the country. Remote villages fro
qnently request military protection
against the boxers"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06
Cape Nome Diggings.

Newspapers and private letters
dated December 9, at Nome, state
that considerable prospecting
was to be carried on this winter.
Many miners have an idea that
below water mark the richest
sands will be found, Therefore
as soon as the ice is solidly froz-
en- to the bottom of the shore
they were to begin prospecting
and solve a much vexed question
as to the origin of the gold in
beach sands. Prospecting in the
tundra warrants the belief that
it is impregnated with gold much
in the same manner as the beach.
Tundra prospecting has not
been carried on extensively ow-
ing to the difficulty encountered
in sinking to bedrock on account
of water. The ground is found
frozen to an unknown depth, the
same as in the Klondike, and if
it should prove rich an area OF
country will be developed that
will be greater than a score of
Klondikes rolled into one. From
what had already been done 1t
was said to be reasonable to pre-
dict that the tundra VIII prove
very rich. Big prospects had
been found in dozens of places.
right from the grass roots, but
the weather had not yet been
sufficiently cold to enable bed
rock to be reached. Contrary to
the general opinion it is believed
that the beach can be worked the
greater part of the winter with
out burning" as is done IN the
upper Yukon country. The work
will be slow but the quality OF
the dirt. it is thought, will enable
fair wages to be made.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06
For THE MESSENGER:
DO You Remember

o, my love do you remember
How the golden moments nassod .
How the summer roses faded
In the chill, autumnal blast >
oiushlng petals all have vanished
with the winter came regret
But remember, little darling.
mat the summer fingers yet.
From the ice and snow Of winter
Not a blossom can we save.
Everything on earth is CONQUERED
BY the all-consuming Grave;
But twas not the happy sunshine.
Nor the fair and fragrant flowers
That inspired the deathless rapture
Of the golden, summer hours:
1t was more than flowers or sunshine
1t was more than Natures smile
1t was Love that made our summer
Love that charmed US all the while
Flowers are fair and suns are golden.
One will fade, the other, set;
But with Love to light the memory,
All that summer fingers yet.
T. SHELLEY SUTTON,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06
Card OF Thanks.

To the people of Challis and
vicinity
We hereby desire through the
columns of the MESSENGER. to
express our heartfelt thanks to
the people who have been so
kind in aiding us during the re-
cent sickness and death of our
two little children, and may God
bless you all.
WALTER BANTER.
MARY ]. BAXTER.
Challis, Idaho, Feb. 81, 1900.