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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-21
High Price for Stock Exchange Seat

New York, March 20.-A seat on the
New York stock exchange was sold to-
day for $50, 600. This is $500 more than
the previous high price.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
How to Fight Student DueIs.

Or. w. M. r. Seifert, a student of
the Breslau. Marburg and Kiel univer-
stiles of Germany, and principal In
nine duels talks in Denver az length
about the German universities in gen
eral and dueling in particular. Six
| deep sears across his left cheek are
souvenirs of his college life and duel
ing 'escapades.
Il have been in nine duels," he said,
lighting in each case for the honor of
the club of which | was a member. It
was in the second duel that received
this scar" said he, indicating a partic.
ularly deep scar with his finger, but
fixed my opponent in that duel 'hors
de combat by chopping a piece out of
his skull with my rapler When we
chip piece out of mans skull we
always save IL as a souvenir, and If 1t
is large enough we have IL set in
silver ease and wear 1t as watch
charm. Duels are frequently fought,
in spite of the opposition Of civil and
university authorities, by the members
of rival clubs, and II is not an unusual
thing to find members who have been
in as many as fifteen duels. or
course deaths sometimes result, and
then the offending parties are shut up
In fortress for several months.
During one duel that | attended,
one of the contestants slipped in q
pool and fell forward onto the point
of his opponents rapier, causing his
instant death. His opponent i'm
mediately gave himself up to the
authorities and, by expressing great
sorrow for his deed, escaped with a
few months Imprisonment The duels
are fought for the purpose of accus-
toming the men to face death for the
sake of principle or an idea, and also
to develop their will power. II a man
is unable to protect himself and sees
his opponents rapier coming for his
face, he Is not allowed to dodge but
must stand still and receive the
wound, or else defend himself with his
rapier. He Is somewhat protected By
iron spectacles over his eyes and by
silk around the throat, right arm and
over the heart.
"Dueling contests are not the only
form Of amusement, however, as our
beer duels' are almost as interesting
and less dangerous. These are con
Quoted by one OF the officers OF the
club. One. two, three, says he, bring
ing his rapier down on the table; the
beer duelists then see who can drain
a halfquart Of beer the quickest, and
the one who is defeated is called Bier
Jinge' for the rest OF the evening"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
HALLOWEEN FoLI,Es.

game that is net entirely new and
yet especially appropriate for Hallow
cen is known as "clairvoyance." II
is especially enjoyable for an evening
OF mystery, because it always proves
mystifying to the uninitiated. Take
some particular person who under
stands the game to Ilay the role OF
medium, and send her from the room
an empty chair being reserved for her
next to the person who is in collision
with her. When she leaves the room
some word is determined upon by the
rest of the party, for instance "horse, -
and when the medium returns her
task is to tell what the word is with
out any questions. She is summoned
sis down next to her friend, and while
all present are seated in circle, with
Joined hands, the one who was in the
room, and hence knows the word,
spells it to the medium by tapping
with finger upon the palm of her
hand, the number of taps being equal
to the number of the letter In the al
phabet. For insance, eight taps for
IL, then quite a pause; fifteen taps for
o, etc. When the medium announces
the word successfully, those not
knowing the secret cannot under.
stand it at all, and 1t is even more
mystifying when IL Is explained that
it is based upon some peculiar mental
action.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
GLEANiNes AND GOSSIP.

A. Pigg Is proprietor OF hotel In
Topeka.
Point Barrow, Alaska, is to have a
postoftice, and will get its mails once a
year
AT all seasons of the year o'clock
in the morning is the coolest hour of
the day.
Ireland claims the distinction OF
having had the first electric railway in
the United Kingdom.
The Columbus (O.) Evening Press is
to remodel Presbyterian church into
new home for itself.
The common council of Grinnell, Ia,
has decreed that no man shall treat
another in that city.
Harrisburg, Pa, is at work to secure
a suitable memorial for John Harris,
the founder of the city.
Over one-third OF the manufactured
goods which are made in France are
the products OF female labor.
With the early penmakers the prob
lem of point was the most serious,
and long time elapsed before II was
definitely solved.
Seventy-seven tribes are represented
In the 1907 pupils in the Indian train
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

ing school at Carlisle. Pa, the Senecas
leading in number
The will of w. VI. Fl Smits. the first
engineer who ran an engine on the
New York Central. disposes of an es-
ltate of more than 100000.
| The new Anchor line steamer Gala
leria, on its last arrival at New York,
had on board $4,000 boxes of Maca-
roma. a record-breaking cargo OF this
food.
yesselmen complain of the condi.
ton of Niagara river and the Tona-
wanda harbor. and congress will
probably be asked for an appropriation
to dredge them.
PIERCE school, Philadelphia, one of
the Oldest commercial schools in the
country, has found it expedient to es.
tablish department for training adj
vertisement writers.
Automobiles have become very
scarce in the city proper of London in
consequence of the application of an
old ordinace forbidding self-propelled
vehicles from going faster than three
miles an hour.
A majority of the manuscripts re-
ceived by the Harpers in competition
for place in the series of IL monthly
novels of American life were by wo-
men, though all but two of the II
chosen We're by men.
| Recent dispatches give the outline
of new system of suburban railways
1 haf xyA \ Mi
ing various stretches of road already
built and filling in the gaps until the
whole district is covered.
| The governor of North Carolina
has decreed that all petitions for the
pardon of convicts must first be ad-
vertised for some length of time in
the newspapers OF the locality where
the offender lived or where the crime
was committed,
The British people are giving en- I'M
usual amount of attention to the sub.
ject of reducing intemperance. Not
only is the matter discussed in re-
liglous circles but reform legislation
respecting it has become question
in national politics.
Inc VIII VI ouSdu virginia FlSlug
widow of Associate Justice Stephen ].
Field. provides for the transfer to the
United States government of the large
mansion and grounds facing the CAPT
ton on First street southeast, in the
block to the north of the library OF
congress, on condition that the United
States shall acquire the rest of the
block as site for building for the
isupreme court.
A woman preacher In Indiana says:
i"Czolgosz should be secluded from his
fellow-countrymen and be put under
long and most rigid system of intel
lectual and moral discipline; subjected
to such duties and such training as
would tend to normal manhood, and all
this should be done in the spirit OF
meekness Every kind of death pen
atty is a relic of barbarism, is I'M
necessary, and should be condemned
by every good citizen"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

Of the Bible Depository, an even ex
change being considered no robbery
The banker had exchanged his Notes
and Discounts for that of Pillow Manu-
facturer; this change was not to be
denied, as good-sized, full grown
breaking plow was in evidence on the
top of the building,-the president OF
his notary not being present at the
time to protest" against such pro
oeedings.
1t was no uncommon thing to see
beautiful gates ajar" and up tree, .
and many staid and solid accessories
to the house or out-buildings were
found to have fallen down as though
from "a SPREE" or had gone a-journey-
ing to parts unknown.
Many more citations could be made,
but enough has been exposed to let
the "circumspect present" into the un.
dignified doings of the past.
The town marshal, assisted by few
sworn-in deputies, was successful in
capturing few of those who had
over-stepped the limit" superinduced
by numerous "jags" from q beverage
that would not be sanctioned by the
Maine liquor law These were brought
before the Squire" in the justice
court, there to answer for their mis-
demeanors, and if found guilty were
escorted to the city calaboose to serve
out weeks sentence. It was a rare
thing, however, to find them within
the enclosure the following morning,
as their numerous friends were ever
ready to unloose the shackles and set
open the doors. that the imprisoned
might once again breathe the air of
freedom. Prison walls had no great
terrors for the wrong doer, as he well
knew that a little effort on his own
part from the inside, and considerably
more from his friends on the outside
would soon again gain for him that
bliss for which he sighed"
History repeats itself year after
year, whenever these old-time Gus.
toms are observed; but in this. opera
tons have become considerably modi.
fed since the gentler influences OF
the East have intermingled theirs with
the crude and lawless ones of the
wild and woolly West" and these
tendencies have become miider In
character, so much so, that the OBJ
servers of Halloween privileges are
now satisfied with "Jack-o.lantern'
parades and the accompaniment Of
proper music %, and inside they en-.
gage in the mirth-provoking games
that were inaugurated in the days OF
"Auld lang syne."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

city council, II. B. Graves. mayor, and
attested by w. w. Wales, city clerk
This elevation" would often extend
for nearly a block at different locations
in front of business houses, and neces
STATED considerable work on the part
of the proprietor and clerks to get
matters in shape to receive their
morning customers.
The Mississippi river, could It tell
tales, might give us many remi-
niscences of those Halloween nights,
when she was compelled, willy-nilly
to float to the gulf a load of hay or
wood that had been left on her banks
over night by some unsuspecting far
mer who had not Leen successful in
making a trade the previous day, and
bad left it sufficiently out of the road
not to impede travel. But while he
was dreaming sweet dreams in com
Portable bed at the Union House, .
and his horses were munching from
their managers in the boarding stable
not far away, the sweet and fragrant
timothy" that had been doled out to
them, brains and hands were busy at
a work, had he known of which,
would have caused him to start wide
awake and sit bolt uprightin justifable
Indignation. No little friendly sprite
was there to whisper in his ear that
the mischief maker was ''upsetting"
not only his plans, but mis- load as
well. The coming of daylight found
him minus the proceeds of the farm
which he had thought were available
to exchange for molasses, sugar, tea
coffee, calico, cough mixture or SPAWN
liniment; instead of having means to
his credit ne must place himself on
the debit side, and get help to rescue
the nearly submerged wagon and
place it once again on terra firma,
there to find out, by careful examina-
ton, what was missing in the way of
nuts and bolts, and then secure the
services of the wagonmaker before
taking his homeward trip, wiser, if
not better man.
The unsophisticated farmer was not
the only one to be disturbed in his
mind when be awakened and started
on tour of observation, just as the
innocent orb of day was climbing the
hills, and the smiling Luna was fading
from sight. She had been a silent
witness of the prevailing mischief,
and did not propose to remain and be
compelled to give testimony that
should inculpate the boys who were
such friends of hers.
When the physician visited his OF.
fee at a. m, he found upon reading
the sign suspended over his door. that
his name, instead of appearing with
NJ. d. attached, indicated that he was
an Undertaken and Practical EN-.
balmer; the barber was representing
himself as Fashionable Milliner, and
the milliner as a Tonsorial Artist:
the Bible Depository was, for the time
being, occupying quarters in a promi.
nent saloon, while the saloon had
changed its base Of operations to that
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

In the darkness of the night. as
every child who has grown up in the
country knows, it is spooky thing to
feel your way around the barn. But
plenty of little girls will make the trip
this year, as in the years of the past, on
Halloween. With almost every step
they will repeat, with bated breath.
Three times around the barn we go,
In order our true loves to know;
Unless old maids we're going to be,
Some bright young chap Wen surely
see.
Perhaps the Oldest and most nearly
universal plan is simply to gaze for a
long time in mirror.
On Halloween night you must look in
the glass,
II you look long enough your true love
will pass.
The truth of this verse has never
been questioned, but many a dainty
little maiden has kept her eyes Fixed
on the mirror till she has gone off into
dreamland and Prince Charming has
appeared as he never could appear in
real life.
In parts of the country where the
sunfiower is still blooming late in Oc-
tcber the petals of sunflower are
pulled off one by one, while the watch
err says slowly:
Sunflower, sunflower, tell to me,
Who my true love Is to be.
Is he rich, poor, tall or fat?
Sunflower, sunfiower, tell me that!
OF course there is no prophecy in
this case, unless the pulling off of the
last petal falls on the word ''rich,
or poor" or "tall'' or fat" but the
experimenter is at liberty to destroy
as many sunflowers as she pleases.
Watching at window for the first
boy who passes is common enough
too. Sometimes this does not require
any abracadabra, but it is often as.
sisted by the following verse:
He whom first through glass spy,
Is the one for whom l sigh.
Wanting him | am forlorn,
Be he prince or peasant born,
Faith in these things is a lot easier
in the happy years while the mystery
of love and the mystery of life are
still matters of guesswork. Fun is
easier gotten out of them, too. Even
fatality itself is a joke to little Miss
Pinafore. She will learn better by
and by.-New York Herald
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
cHlLDRENs HALLOWEEN.

Children approve entirely and en-
Enthusiastically of Halloween and have
their own ways of celebrating the oc'
casion. There is, of course, more fun
than superstition about their pet prac.
tees. The abracadabra verses
handed down from generation to gen
Grafton, are almost without number.
One Of the Oldest is the Shooting
Star" familiar to the children of the
South and Southwest:
II I a shooting star can see,
And before 1t falls CONT zone, two
three"
I'll find my love in the nearest tree,
For hunt him and he hunts me.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
6ourbon's Description.

We'll, my DEAR said Colonel Bour-
bon's wife the other evening upon his
arrival home. Did you take a look
at that $1,000 gown advertised this
morning, as requested your"
Il did" returned Colonel Bourbon.
enthusiastically. land must say it
was a daisy"
What was It like" inquired Mrs.
bourbon.
We'll, ii was a wine-colored affair.
made of some good strong, heavy stuff
Il don't know what you'd call it,"
What was it trimmed with?" asked
Mrs. Bourbon.
Some sort Of silk, the color Of n
creme de- menthe," said the Colonel.
Was there any lace on it?" Mrs.
Bourbon continued.
Sure. The waist had a sort of pale
sherry insertion on II and the skirt,
or what you may call it. was
gewgawed up with the same thing and
some embroidery or other Just the
color OF Scotch highball."
Il suppose the lining was on the gin
rickey order. wasn't it?" queried Mrs.
Bourbon. sarcasticaIly.
Wen, no; net exactly" said the
Colonel, on whom the satire was lost.
Your might call it that, but it was more
on the delicate shade OF q silver fizz,
thought. Then 1t had fancy buttons
down the back. They were % what do
you call 1t color-let me see: Kind O,
an absinthe. "oh. yes" concIud ed the
Colonel, you ought. to see it by all
means, my dear. It's a regular dream
of a dress"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
HOLLOWE'EN DOINCS
IN THE EARLY DAYS

II is a matter of establishment when
we note to what extremes the young
and those of maturer years even, were
led by the spirit of conviviality which
developed during this Halloween fes
tival season, in the early history OF
our city. The rights of none were held
sacred; sufficient reason for this
might be found in the fact that a loose
line had been drawn over them, and
il permitted the leaders to take the
bits in their teeth and rice the town
into danger, and often almost to its
death.
There was, at this time, in our en-
bryo city, a daredevil element that
defed the law, which was rather lax
and consequently gave the authorities
no end of trouble and worry. Those
who composed it were known as the
.'red-shirters,'' and We're the sons OF
down-east lumbermen; they had cut
loose from home environments and
the restrictions of older civilization,
and had accepted in their stead the
freedom of a western pioneer life.
This freedom did not induce them
to stoop TO downright viciousness, but
for unbridled, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fun, more especially on days and
nights when fun and frolic were to
predominant, they had no equal
Ii would take more space and time
than is at my disposal, or yours, to
enumerate one-half the snap shot
incidents that present themselves 70
my mind; but / will narrate some
which are undoubtedly fac SMILES OF
what have been produced many times
before and since.
An eye witness to a considerable
number of the exploits could not well
avoid being participant to certain
extent, in order to have the mischief
prove successful and no give Always,
although he need not necessarily be
designated as a promoter of the
schemes or responsible for results.
During the whole of the afternoon
preceding Halloween eve all the tin
shops in town were busily engaged
manufacturing the horns of assorted
sizes, so selected that they might give
forth all the special notes that sa'
vored of pandemonium; these horns
came up to expectation fully, when
tested later on.
Secret meetings were held in lum-
her Offices or some convenient livery
stable. to formulate plans for carry
ing out the program that was to lie
adopted, so as to preclude all POSSIBLE
fty Of a missing number.
In those days we were not metro
poIitan enough to have elevators, but
the well-developed muscles of about
200 sturdy, pork-and-bean fed lumber
men could elevate almost anything
without the aid of modern appliances.
This was evidenced by the fact that
the next morning the plank sidewalk
on a business thoroughfare was found
TO be at least FIVE feet from the
ground. securely braced and nailed,
as IL it was so placed per order Of the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
HALLOWEEN

The aud guidwife's weel-hoarded nits
Are round an round divided,
An monte lads an lassies' fates
Are there that night decided;
Some kindle, couthie, side by side,
And burn thegither trinity;
Some start ava wi saucy pride,
An jump out owre the chimlie
Flu high that night.
Burns.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31
HE AND SHE.

When am dead, you'll find 1t hard.
Said he,
To ever find another man
Like me.
What makes you think, as suppose
You do,
I'd ever want another man
Like your"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-31

Chicago men are building a s1.500.
600 hotel for the St Louis worlds
fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-25

placed In nearly 50 years ago. Men
have come and men have gone; the
shop has been changed and enlarged.
but the fish still remains. Every new
employe is cautioned about meddling
with it and it is never disturbed. 1t is
dry as finder now, but no one would
mistrust how old it is. 1t looks good
enough to eat still but doubtless would
not be 50 palatable as were it's two
companions. 1t ought to have a place
beside the Massachusetts Goldfish, for
there is probably no older fish in the
country. To all appearances. more
over, il will last for another 80 years.
1t IL the only thing about the business
that has not changed. for the store has
steadily grown and with il the tin shop
where crew Of 10 men Is now employ
ed. 1t is probably all of 80 years since
the fish swan in it's native waters and
the men who caught, cured and sold II
have no doubt all passed TO their re-
rlg
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-25

tevant. f. A. Vosc. scden T. Whitcoma'
Luke r. Spencer
The floral tr,pItes were especially p-o-
fuse and abundant. the casket peihS
h.IrEcd N th.m. These came from ~"
many friends Of the deceased b"th III inns
city and Lewiston .nd attt 7ted tht hlgh
este, IN IN which be WIS held.
The intcrmcnt was AZ Pin" Grove mo
terry. where brief services We're also held
The following b a part Of ia" obituary
which appeared in the Lewiston journal,
Tuesday afternoon:
Mr.. LIBBY was Il ygarv 81 age, harinE
been horn At Albion. Ne. MAY :, ~. IL
was Ii, son of Augustus aHd Georgia 4
| Libby Of that place. HIS career IN oHs,-
ness opt ned carly. as he left home ~ %
to enter the d:v goods store ~ .Nlbcrt
| Norris at Ellsworth. ThCr" ~ Charmed
| the business thoroughly ~ ~" iNc wears
| he was at Ellsworth Thence n" moved
| - WatcrVille. where b" nrlilf'd Gf"a'-
| cr familiarity WIN every d't.u ~ the
/ business In the garment department 81
| TIL, trim NJ 4. ~. Sup.r < to. There n"
! remained -four years
After this succ, -@tul business career,
/ thnlEh but - year, ar aE' ne was CONE
1 isriont To- take the position which he had
\ h,id the last two years IN Lewiston. ~
/ 4 mcmtC r If the dry goods irln ~ a W.
Fuwlts a. Go Here hc had the cni'F'
I charge az the Earm M department. dong
! an the buying IN tEnt line Win tins
+. other mcmbt rs W the firm ana Win the
. clerks he was thoroughly popular ili-
% IN ruEhttuiUt - frr others and E"ntr }tIi'
I WE. unusually marked. Every ore ~
them h@vc b'rH deeply touched 10y has
death ANA can hardly believe thr truth
O.! it
| +, wics. the ilttrr with manifest emotion.
IL marked u IN" Journal Ms regards
. MI iinAy. hav, ou4N t"lf ~ sAt- tt'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-25
Funeral OF Late C. 3. Libby.

The funeral Of the late Charles Il. Libby
was held at the Inivcr.alist church, yes
terday afternoon. The .argc church Was
well filled with friends Of the deceased.
Tie business men Of the cty were We'll
represented and the voting people by
whom Mr.. Libby was 50 well liked. III.
store Of II. l.. Emery where Mr.. Libby
was at one time employed was closed
during the service.
The services were conducted by Rev.
w. J. Taylor Of the Bates Street church
Of Lewiston. Of which the deceased was 4
member. and by Rev. }. Frank Rhodes
Of the Univcrsalist church Of this ,it.,
nf which Mr.. Libby was also a member
while a resident here.
There was a large delegation from
Iavelock Lodge. X. Of T.. and the beau
tIul ritual Of the lodge was observed.
Past Chancellor T.. j. Brown acting as
chancellor commander. d.. l.. g. Bunker
rs vice chancellor and II. Leroy Simpson
as prelatc.
Music was rendered by a male quartet
composed Of DR.. J. Il. Towne. DR.. +. +.
Goodrich, I. H. Branch and o. A.
Learned. The bearers were George Stur-