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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
Jests and JinqIes.

Lots Of people want the earth, bur
it's sad to think that for many prob
ably their happiest lot in life is the
burial lot
1T was really healthiest for him"
What was?"
"A darkey wanted blood in sew
enth ward bar room. but the barkeep-
er made him take water"
Whether a mans opinions are right
Or just the reverse of true,
Depends on whether he thinks the
same,
Or different from you.
There are two acts yet" said the
usher to the man who rather hastily
started out of the theater.
II know. That's just the reason
I'm leaving"
THE pot and the kettle don't call
each other black any more"
Whats happened"
They've both turned on the water
bucket"
1.-THE frauds are already busy as
bees at Manila"
Eyes; they are at it making their
little whacks."
"Then what is your reason for
marrying herr"
Il have no reason. I'm in love-"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
All Sorts.

There are not less than 500 women
doctors in France. Many of them
have lucrative practice.
The Romans built London about the
year so A. d., but London wall was
not built until 500 A. D..
In New York the butchers want
their day of rest, and have asked the
public aid in abolishing Sunday work.
The Chinese war is an expensive
enterprise for Germany. The empire
finds itself in need Of $4,000 marks.
Russian Quakers will leave Canada.
They say the Canadian laws are too
strict for them. They want larger
| liberties.
Marconi announces that 200 miles Is
the present limit for wireless telegra-
ply. As to talking with the folks"
on Mars. he thinks that must be left
to the future.
The publishers of Oliver Wendell
Holmes THE Autocrat of the Break
fast Table," sued for an infringement
| of the copyright. The Judge held
that certain omissions vitiated the
copyright. The ruling was this: THE
court holds that the name of the per-
son taking out copyright must be in
terested in the notice of every edition
published and that the failure to do
this vitiates the copyright. A literal
compliance with the statute may not
be required but the notice must con-
tain the name, claim of exclusive right
and the date when obtained.
A discussion is going on in The Gin
cinnati Enquirer as to the authorship
of the old song of The Homespun
Dress" One account of it is this.
"The Homespun Dress" The accom-
panying song was taken from a letter
of a southern girl to her lover in Lees
army, which letter was obtained from
mail captured on Sherman's march
through northern Alabama. The ma
terials of which the dress alluded to
is made are cotton and wool and wo-
ven on the hand loom, so commonly
seen in the hosuses of the south. The
as a sample, was of a gray color with
a stripe of crimson and green--quite
pretty and creditable to the lady who
made it. 'Homespun Dress Air:
Bonnie Blue Flag Then follows the
song. | think this effectually disposes
of any mans claim to the authorship.
1t certainly settles the question of
being found in manuscript never be-
fore in print"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

Five only of the II, Zoe volumes were
saved, and these are now il the nos
session of Professor Giles, having been
rescued by his son, a member of the
Chinese consular service, who was
aware of their value. Mr.. Giles saws
that ever since Pekin was first opened
in 1860 all applications from foreign
scholars to be allowed even to view
such an interesting relic have been
CURLY refused. Now that the great
literary monument is gone forever, it
is some consolation to know that 1t
was not lost at the hands of tire allies
bat through the misguided violence OF
the Chinese themselves, who set fire
to the building in which it was con-
tanned The powers have much to
answer for i'm the way of subsequent
looting, but it is due to them to say
that they made efforts to save this
treasure. Whether it was destroyed
by a Chinese rabble, ignorant of its
value, or whether it was purposely
destroyed rather than have it fan into
the hands of the foreign devils" is
not known.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

her exercises, upon ali of which she
passed fair examination He said:
Ae- you have been INDUCING in
holiday oTeveat.ng. Whenever you
eat heavy, rich d.r0er, and, let 1t be
as seldom as possible. omit the next
meal and substitute a quart of water.
You cant take cold unless you get
into condition for it,.
This she did, and the cold failed to
matesiali2e, Gnd although she has fire.
quentiy left undone those things which
she ought to have done, and vice versa,
and paid penalty proportionate to
hel careles-cess, she has never since
suffered from a really violent cold.
O& course, any system of living
which builds up well-nourished body
is inim.cal to colds, as well as other
forms CT disease Cold water taken
in this manner simply washes the
stomach carrying off the injurious
acids which generate there and which,
allowed to circulate through the blood
| impoverish it, thereby wea, aning the
vitality of the person. After washing
the blood clean, as it were, the next
thing is to induce circulation. This is
done by means of the vigorous curry
ing, which, besides bringing the blood
to the surface to resist external chill.
also opens the pores, allowing impuri-
ties to escape. Then the daily bath
finishes the work.
Those who intend to put this simple
cold cure in practice, and II is a rem
edy for many another evil, should re-
member that water taken with meals
does not count at all, or if it does it is
rather to be added to the side of the
enemy 1t must be taken before break
fast and again just before retiring, and
a whole quart must be slipped within
say three-quarters of an hour. If cold
water chiils one, the temperature may
be raised little until this difficulty is
overcome. Some good, cheap distilled
water is best where there is any ques-
ton OF the purity of the water supply.
There is one other essential point to
be remembered by those who would
escape cold, as well as drugs BY the
free circulation of the blood much inn
purity is thrown off through the pores.
II is, therefore, important, when the
presence of the cold indicates some
impurity in the blood, that in addition
ito the daily bath the clothes worn
next the skin should be changed fire.
quently to prevent reahsorption to the
skin. OF course, clothing worn dur
ing the day should never be wora at
night.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
THOMPSON AND HIS BOOK.
History in "AIice of Old vincennes" is
Entirely Accurate.


THE whole basis of the romance"
explained the author, lis soiidly his
torical. In fact, have not taken a
single liberty with the facts relating
to the capture and recapture of Old
Vincennes. This accuracy extends to
the smallest details. Nine. Godere
made the American flag as | have de-
scribed. The march of Colonel Clark
and his band from Kaskaskia to
Vincennes was precisely as l have de.
scribed it, both as to incidents and
it's Importance. 1t was a dramatic, his
tory-making march. In writing his
tory of Indiana and one of Louisiana
my researches centered my attention
upon the romantic possibilities that
lay in the story of Colonel Clark's ex-
petition; and | gathered all the ma
terials necessary to shape it into
play. l even prepared scenario.
My work and intentions in this d.
reetion l had kept profound Sc
cret, and so was greatly astonished
one day to receive letter from an
Indianapolis publishing-house asking
me to write a novel on the very
theme l had adopted for the play.
This was coincidence, pure and
simple. | wrote the novel, and no
sooner had it appeared than | receiv-
ed note from young woman of my
acquaintance, saying that she was
heart-broken, having written twenty
chapters of novel based on the same
historical happening upon which my
story is founded. She was in total
ignorance of the fact that l had been
engaged on task of similar nature.
have urged her to complete the story
and l certainly hope she will do So"
But how about Alice Roussiilon? Is
she purely creature of your own
creation?" Mr.. Thompson was asked
'No-not wholly Some time l hope
to give the true life history of the real
Alice SO far as it is known. To me it
is very interesting. l encountered
her in the private letters treasured by
one of the first of the old Creole fam
lilies of Louisiana A very fine sense
of privacy obtains among these peo-
pie, and things allow a writer to
print are held as sacred by them. A
thorough respect for this condition
prevents me from disclosing the inner
history of the real Alice"
Mr.. Thompson says he never en-
joyed the writing of any other book so
much as the one which has scored
his greatest success, and that When
the last chapter was finished he felt
as if saying good-by to company of
rare friends with whom he had pass
ed through many stirring scenes in
the course of their acquaintance. The
weeks in which he lived in modern
Vinceunes, made the acquaintance of
the old settlers and drew from them
the traditions of stories related by
their parents and grandparents were
very pleasant. He was accepted by
the people as a newspaper man."
and did not disclose the real object of
bis search. Saturday Evening Post.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA MAMMA.
Priceless Volumes Lost During the
Chinese Commune.

In the current issue of the Nineteenth
Century Herbert A. Giles, professor of
Chinese at the University of Cam
bridge, under the title of Encyclopae-
dia Maxima tells the story of the des-
truction during the siege of Pekin of
the Yctg 10 Ia Tien, or Veritable Rec
ords-a work of such colossal size aad
Importance so far as China is CON
Icerned as to dwarf all modern cyclope-
dias.
Next to the burning of the Alexan-
drian library the world has known no
greater literary catastrophe than the
destruction of the book quarter during
the siege of the legations. The Hanlin
college, whose origin is lost In the
mists of antiquity, vast collection of
modern books, with their wooS..
blocks correspondents to our stereotype
plates, immense numbers of rare old
editions, as well as the "Veritable Rec
ords," the work of centuries, were des-
troyed in less than an hours time.
The Yung Lo TIA Tien, or yeritable
Records, was compiled between the
years 14o3-1407 by order Of the third
Emperor Of the Ming dynasty, by no
less than 2,169 scholars, and contained
in a single work all that had ever been
written in the four departments Of the
Confucian canon, history, philosophy
and general literature, the latter in
Guiding astronomy, geography, cos
mogany, medicine, divination, Budd-
hism, Taoism, handlcrafts, and arts
Thi, great work was in 22,S77 sections
and bound in IL 100 volumes, each hall
an inch IN thickness, each section con-
tanning about twenty leaves, making a
total Of 917,4s0 pages for the whole
work, as against $4,000 in the Encyclo-
pedia Britannica. In 1862 two copies
were made and the original was sent
to Marking. One Of the copies was
placed in a pavilion OF the palace and
the other in the office of imperial his
TOPOGRAPHY. At the downfall OF the
Ming dynasty In 1914 the original and
one of the copies persisted by fire. The
other copy, which had been transferred
to the Han-lin college, has now met
] the same fate.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
Concerning "Whatcom."

The citizens OF New Whatcom,
Washington, assert and publish to the
world that when Uncle Sam lately in
vited his children to stand UP and be
counted they, the said citizens, were
not counted accurately The census
gave New Whatcom population Of
less than 1000. The citizens, being
convinced that their numerousness had
been understated, appointed a COM
mittee, which employed enumerators,
who counted citizens in New Whatcom
up to the number of 9,135 and swore to
their count. New Whatcom, through
its Commercial club, is diffusing the
news that It is bigger than Uncle Sam
thinks. It is a pleasure to aid 1T IN
spreading word Of its growth, and
also the news that by act of legislature
1t is New whatcom no longer, but has
dropped the New" from its name and
is now plain Whatcom.-E. s. Martin
in Harper's Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
"Don't Give up the Ship

Some of the readers of Miss Abbot
serial The Frigate's Namesake, in
st. Nicholas, may have seen in news
papers a statement that Captain
Lawrence never used the words so long
connected with his last battle. A
Hartford newspaper, indeed, printed
story that the expression Don't give
UP the ship" was invented by an edi-
tor who wrote an account of Law.
rence's death during the fight between
the Chesapeake and Shannon. 1t is
unpleasant to doubt that the brave
Lawrence made use of the heroic
words and readers will be glad to
learn that the evidence is all in ia
vor of the truth of the story. In
fact, the surgeons mate of the
Chesapeake, in giving sworn testi.
mony about the battle, said: He
ordered me to go to the deck and
tell the men to fire faster, and not to
give up the ship" While this is not
exactly proof that Captain Lawrence
used the words before he was car
ried below decks, yet it shows that
the idea and heroic resolve were in
his mind, and, in connection with the
tradition, makes it seem p.sbable
that he did give the order, as ha.
been believed.-St. Nicholas for
March.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
Disease Spread by Libraries.

DR.. w. A. Kuf ewski, chairman of
the special committee appointed by the
public library board of Chicago to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of sterilizing
the books in the library FOR the pur-
pose of preventing the spread of dis
ease, reported to the trustees at a
recent meeting, exhibiting several
glass tubes filled with germs taken
from the pages of library books ex-
amiDed. The bacilli represented a
hundred different poisons and germs of
disease. He said that all of the so
books examined by him during the in
vestigation were found to be more or
less infected. He said there was no
doubt that disease was spread by the
books and advised that system of
sterilizating the volumes by the dry
process be adopted Immediately. The
interesting question of the liability of
library authorities for diseases con-
tracted through use of books was
raised.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
DOCTORS METHOD.
Some Simple Precautions to Avoid
Taking Cold.

A woman who for years suffered
from violent colds, which several times
threatened to end fatally, claims to
have attained immunity, says the
Washington Star, by the use of pure
cold-water as a medicine and an ordi-
nary horse brush for currying as a
morning and evening exercise. Owing
to a severe nervous breakdown she
was obliged to consult New York
physician, famous for his original and
simple methods of treatment. After
laying down the law on the subject OF
diet and fresh air, he said: You will
also go to some big department store
and purchase, for IS cents, a horse
brush, with which you will give your
whole body a thorough rubbing each
morning before you battle. AS soon as
you arise you will fill a quart pitcher
with drinking water and sip it slowly
while dressing. At night do the same
thing over again, emitting, Of course,
the bath"
The cold water was easily managed,
anu BUM DeCdHic iuui5pcnDdDict DuI at
first the horse brush seemed to tear
the sensitive skin. Having absolute
confidence in her physician, however,
the patient persisted, at first barely
touching the bristles to her body.
Within few weeks she was not only
able to do the currying most vigor-
ously, but really anticipated 1t with
pleasure. The signs of the first winter
cold drove her in haste to the doctor
The great man OF medicine refused 10
supply her with drugs He questioned
her as one. would child. as to leaving
her windows open at night, as To
drinking water regularly and taking
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
The New Postage Stamps.

81 learn" says writer in the Lon
don Sketch, that the postoffice
authorities are very busily employed
in forwarding the issue of the stamps
bearing the likeness of King Edward
VII. These labels will not, however,
greatly differ at present from those
used in the latter days of the reign Of
our good lost queen. But there have
been conferences on the subject. The
great point to be maintained is the
color Of each stamp, for the hue
rather than the value appeals to the
clerks, especially those occupied In
transacting the business of the inter.
national postal union. Quite recently
ordinary English stamps bearing the
queens head do not refer to old is.
sues-were to be bought at farth'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
No Trouble at All.

AS the young man with the auto
mobile drew up the curious one asked
him IL he had seen the latest New
York automobile decision.
NO" was the careless reply Cf the
pampered pet of fortune, but such
trifes never bother me anyway.
What is it?"
why, Justice Russell of the New
York supreme court has decided that
steam automobile comes under The
law which requires a fagman to DO
sent an eighth of mile in advance to
warn travellers OF it's approach"
ooh, that would be all right" re.
turned the young man with the auto
mobile cheerfully. "a trifie annoy
ing, but that's ALL" 1aaaxsa
How would you u .ns nagman
an eighth of mile ahead?" asked
the curious one in establishment.
Why, I'd send him in another
automobile"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

ing thousand. Since the queens
death they have doubled in value. ALI
colonial stamps have increased in the
philatelic quotations and the rarest
imprints, such as old Mauritius. Trini
dad and Straits Settlements, are
above the usual demand for curiosi-
ties. Therefore. let my readers look
up old envelopes. know a man who
recently found bundle of Mulreadys
in the desk of his aunt"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
Successful Women.

Miss Mary l.. Oren, recently ap-
pointed manager of the South Florida
Telegraph Company at the Plant sys-
tenn depot in Tampa, occupies a
unique position for woman.
Miss Oren is a modern girl, but has
spent r-o of her years in Florida.
At an eaiy peIiol she took up the
study Ct It, biography, but of this she
soon tired.
Il decided" says Miss Orea. that
did not ike to follow stenography,
but instead would devote my time to
telegraphy, so a friend of mine and
myself put up wire between our
homes, a distance of about a quarter
of mile, and took UP the study of
telegraphy in earnest.
There was never 4 wire that af-
forded SO much real pleasure and
amusement as well as practical bene-
fit. My friend is now telegraph oper-
ator at Punta Gorda and l am mana
ger here at Tampa, one of the most
important stations on this division"
A newspaper writer stated, few
years ago, that woman can do every.
thing except play billiards. That
statement led Prof. Kaarlus. the bill
lard expert, to resolve to prove that
even in this field there is no gauge of
womans perfection The other day
his daughter, Miss May Kaarlas, just
past 16 years of age. made her debut
at Maurice Days academy in New
York. The best shots with the cue of
Schaefer, Slosson. and Ives seem to
be veritable child's play to this girl.
Miss Kaarlus does not claim that
she could beat the champion. Schae.
fer, at his own peculiar style. but her,
father has made up list of 100 fancy
shots in which he challenges any ex-
pert to compete with her, says Les
lies Weekly. Record is to be kept
of the number of attempts necessary
to make each shot, the contestant who
makes the 100 in the smallest number
of trials to be given the macth Miss
Kaarlus is modest and the perfection
of physical grace and strength. Her
attention to athletic training is inces-
SAINT, and is indispensable to her won.
derful success in close draw, wing,
and follow shots. In many of her
amazing round-the-table performances
the most perfect muscular develop.
ment is needed to drive the elusive
ivory spheres through the strange
figures that they must describe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
Their Sentimental Value.

Brown-"Did the burglars carry
away anything Of value?"
stout-'No. They took my best
suit OF clothes. but only regret that
because it broke up close association
OF more than six years standing.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09
GREAT SLEUTH'SL LIFE
DAVID RoBERTsoNs RECORD
COVERING THlRTY-FIvE YEARS.
PINKERToN's KEEN AID

Death Closes Career of Detective Who
Ferreted Out the Perpetrators of
Many Crimes-Some of the Notable
Events of His Remarkable Career
in Chicago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

The society women of Philadelphia
will boycott the users OF rum and ca,
garettes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-10
THAT BRUMBY MONUMENT.

Apropos OF monuments erected by
subscriptions of southern people, it
seems to US that we have heard Of u
movement started in Atlanta not long
since to erect monument to gallant
Tom Brumby, of Georgia, but as yet
we have not read the announcement
that the monument had been erected
or that the subscription list has been
completed. II seems to have gone the
way of the movement to erect monu-
ment TO President Davis. A big hur-
rah, rush of subscriptions, tagging
interest and then neglect.
1t would be quite appropriate if At
lanta would finish this noble work and
perpetuate in marble brave and gall
liant Georgian. But Brumby can wait
and so can President Davis. Atlanta
has an emergency monument to erect
just now. 1t will not keep until the
others are completed Athens Ban
ner.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-10
FREE SPEECH.

The anarchists complain that muz-
zling their speakers is an abridgement
of free speech, but free speech of an
archists is only a license to do mischief.
Grit says:
Granted that free speech and free
press are essential for the perpetuity OF
of our other institutions, it cannot fol-
low that in restrictions intended to pre-
vent abuse of our privileges we are de-
nying either to those who rightfully
employ them. We have laws against
profanity in public places, against OBJ
scene language, against defamation OF
character, against libel of any kind, yet
we have never felt that we were un-
duly abridging the freedom of speech.
We have laws against the publication of
lewd pictures, even Of nude portraits,
and all text that accompanies such low
art, yet have never felt that we were
seriously obstructing the printing press.
We have postal regulations applying
to both written and printed matter.
Still, we permit speeches in secret
council and in open meetings much
more mischievous to society; we per-
nit employment of the press more
deadly than Czolgosz's bullets, for fear
that we may, if we interfere and stop
them, abridge free speech and free
press, though, in doing SO, we weuid
only be taking another stepin the same
direction of all previous safeguards for
the public welfare. We have already
declared by laws enacted as above
stated, that free speech is not licensed
speech, that free press is not all un-
bridled press and yet, we declare to no
real purpose when both are licensed
and unbridled regarding those very
which threaten not only per-
sons and society but the whole country
with all its boosted institutions. If we
study this matter as we should we may
appear to ourselves to be very incon-
sistent."