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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
Popular Forces Control Events.

The action of the southern legis-
latures was very likely entirely
natural, under the circumstances, but
it reacted strongly upon the northern
people, and produced a course of
action on their part which was also en-
tirely natural, says Congressman S. w.
Mccall in the Atlantic. 1t is very
simple method of treatment to portray
the leaders or. one side as absolutely
judicious and free from fault, and
those on the other as malign dema-
gogues, acting under the influence or
pure hatred and malevolence. But
the course of reconstruction must be
accounted for upon broad principles
of human nature. 1t was not a
haphazard affair." but sprung inevitably
out of the war, the fervent passion for
human liberty, which appeared again
to be in danger, the wroughtup
patriotism, and the kindled fury of
partisanship in the CHASING of the
great departments of the government
The men who especially voiced the
popular sentiment in congress were
indeed the fit and natural leaders; but
if they had retired to private life at
the end of the war, events would have
compelled substantially the same
results under new leaders. They
would have been impotent to control,
even if they had resisted, the popular
forces which were pushing them on
ward.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
THE WONDERFUL NORTHWEST.
Startling Growth of the Puget Sound
District.

in long and Observation-Disclosures
article in The Worlds Work H. A.
Stanley tells the story of the great
growth and probable future of the
country bordering on Puget sound.
1t is typically American, this region,
and the enthusiasm and spirit which
have built it up from nothing in few
years is American also. Mr.. Stanley
has caught the secret of it all, and his
story is full of interest and thrilling in
its import.
Indeed" he concludes, "the ex-
ransion of the Sound country and its
great inland empire has as yet hardly
begun. It's development must be rapid
for its natural products are enormous,
and the world wants them. Such a
wealth of timber, minerals, marble,
granite, sandstone, limestone, brick
clay, glass material, bark for tanning,
and hundred other things that can
is 500 miles nearer than to southern
ports, Alaska is nearly 1000 miles
nearer, and the transcontinental lines
are here. There is gathering here a
cosmopolitan people, CHARACTERIZED by
enterprise coupled with cool judgment.
Here in the sound region has been
during the past twenty-five years, here
in Alaska and the orient will be during
the next twenty-five years such
achievements as shall render millions
prosperous and thousands wealthy"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
Advantage of BEING Cook.

Between eight hundred and nine
hundred of the poor law school chill
dren of London have been asked to
write essays on the theme What
should like to be in life, and why"
The chief characteristic is their altru-
ism; they all want, or profess to want,
to help somebody. Even the girl who
would like to be" duchess is solely
influenced by the desire ito be able
to share in the government of the
country and to help those who need
helping" There is much force in the
reason given by another girl in favor
of being cook-that ''if you have a
husband, and he is in bad temper,
a well-cooked dinner may put him in a
good humor. London Post.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
VACANT JUDGEsHlP.
And Several Men Suggested to Fin

II.
New York, July IA boom has
been started for Supreme Court Just
ice Blanchard for the position of
United States district judge, from
which Judge Addison Brown win re-
tire as soon as President Mckinley
has appointed his successor. Friends
of Justice Blanchard have besieged
Senator Plat to suggest his name for
the place.
Justice Blanchard's term of office
will expire at the end of the present
year. His denomination is favored by
several leaders of the antiTammany
movement.
Senator Plat said that he did not
know who would be appointed. He
added that names of several republi-
can lawyers of ability had been men,
toned. 1t is probable that the sena-
tor and Gov. Odell will confer about
the matter during the coming week
and decide on a name to submit on be-
half of the republican organization.
Republicans generally agree that ex-
Judge William p. Cohen can have the
republican Endorsement If he desires
it. 1t is not believed that he desires
it.
Secretary of War Root is believed
to have candidate for the place.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
Queer Cuban Beqoars.

zone day." writes an American in
Havana, 81 came across an old Cuban
woman sitting disconsolately on q
rock near Moro castle. She told me
in Spanish that three days she had
had nothing to eat but loaf of bread
and coffee. She looked it. l gave her
a Spanish dollar and then followed in
her wake. She entered the first cafe
she came to and bought a drink of
beer and cigar. couldn't help
laughing to see her as she walked
along the street, putting away at the
weed purch sod with my money. She
seemed perfectly contented. The
Cubans, even the women. would rather
smoke than eat. They take only two
meals a day-breakfast about 10
o'clock and dinner at in the after
noon"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
GLAD STAMPS ARE GONE.
Bankers and Telegraph Men Rejoice
in the Repeal

Uncle Sans sins are largely for
given by people who have been in the
habit of using revenue stamps. Two
classes are especially happy since the
repeal act went into effect They
are the managers of telegraph offices
and bankers. A local bank cashier
states that the patrons of his institu-
ton have expressed their pleasure
that they were not obliged to fuss
with the pesky things" and the bank
ers agree with them. The expense of
a stamp on a single document was in
consequential in the usual case but the
large number of such papers used in a
day brought up the amount to a con-
siderable sum. The patrons of the
bank did not take kindly to the law
and would try all sorts of schemes to
avoid paying for the stamps. One way
they adopted to avoid the use of
stamps was to draw out their money
on an ordinary receipt. that paper re-
quiring no stamp. To the banks ii
was matter of considerable expense
as they were required TO affiX stamp
of ten cents on every draft and GER
tificate of deposit.
o. d. Ensminger, manager of the
local Office of the Postal Telegraph of
flee, and C. Il, Bross, manager for the
Western Union Telegraph company,
are glad the portion of the law relat-
ing to stamps on telegraph messages
has been repealed. They state that at
first the customers would become in.
dignant when a penny was demanded
for the stamp but after time they be-
came used 20 it but the system still
had IS drawbacks. For example, a
MAJ would send in a message by tele-
phone and would be just about to leave
town. He would send the message
collect" and the operator could not
very well refuse to transmit the mes
sage and would be obliged to put the
stamp on at his own expense and the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
MAKING SLATE PENCILS.
How the Mineral crayons for School
Use Are Manufactured.

Broken slate from the quarries is
put into mortar run by steam, and
pounded into small particles. Thence
it goes into the hopper of mill, which
rGns it into boiling machine, such as
is used in Touring mills where it is
bolted, the fine. almost impalpab'e
flour, that result being taken into a
mixing tub. where small quantity of
steatite -four, manufactured in a
similar manner. is added, and the
whole is then made into stiff dough.
This dough is thoroughly kneaded by
passing it several times between iron
rollers. Thence it is carried to a
table. where it is made into charges
that is short cylinders, four or five
inches thick, and containing from
eight to ten pounds each. Four of
these are placed in a strong iron
chamber or retort, with changeable
nozzle, so as to regulate the size of
the pencil, and subjected to ire
mendous hydraulic pressure, under
which the composition is pushed
through the nozzle in long cord like
slender snake sliding out of hole,
and passing over sloping table slit
at right angles With the cords to give
passage to Knife which cuts them
into lengths. They are then laid on
boards to dry, and after few hours
are removed to sheets Of corrugated
zinc, the corrugations serving to pre-.
vent the pencils from warping during
the process of baking to which they
are next subjected in a kiln, into
which super-heated steam is intro
duced into pipes. the temperature
being regulated according to the re-
quirements of the article exposed to
its influence. From the kiln articles
go to the finishing and packing room,
where the ends are thrust for second
under rapidly revolving emery wheels,
and withdrawn neatly and smoothly
pointed, ready for use. They are then
packed in pasteboard boxes, each con-
tanning one hundred pencils; and
those boxes in turn are packed for
shipment in wooden boxes, containing
one hundred each. or ten thousand
pencils in a shipping box. Nearly all
the work is done by boys, and the cost,
therefore is light.-London Chronicle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
A Startling Spectacle.

The southern counter-revolution in
Johnson's administration seemed to
be moving somewhat too rapidly for
the northern people, says Congress
man s. w. Mccall in the Atlantic. It's
motion may be well illustrated by a
single circumstance, by no means ex-
ceptional in character. When the
session of congress ended ON the Sd of
March, 1865. military operations were
being conducted on broad scale, and
Alexander HI. Stephens was vice presi-
dent of the southern confederacy.
When congress came together at its
next session, the credentials of
Stephens were presented as senator
elect from Georgia, and, as If this were
not sufficiently startling, there were
urged on his behalf constitutional
reasons why he should be permitted to
take the oath of Office. Stephens
might have made a very acceptable
senator, but the men composing the
republican majority in congress would
have been something less, or more,
than human, if, at that time, while
the fire of battle was still hot, they
could have regarded this spectacle
with entire complaceney.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
Or. johnson and His Tea.

Cumberland tells how once Of bic
house, DR.. Johnson drank b;s aonars
cups of tea: "At the tea table he made
considerable damands upon HE
Iavorlte beverage; and remember
when Sir Joshua Reynolds at NV housa
reminded him that he had drunr
eleven cups, he replied: Sir. 7 did not
count your glasses of wine. wbv
should you number up my cups Of
tear And then, laughing in perfect
good humor, be added: Sir. | should
nave released the lady from anv
further trouble if it had not beenf for
your remark; but you have reminded
me that | want one of the dozen. and
must request Mrs. Cumberland to
round up my number When he saw
the readiness and complacency with
which my wife obeyed his call, he
turned kind ard cheerful look on
her, and said: Madam. must tell Won
Tor your comfort you have escaped
much better than certain lady of a
whiie ago, upon whose patience. | in
truded greatly more than I have done
on yours; but the lady asked me for
no other purpose than to make a zany
OF me, and set me Cabling to a parcel.
or people | knew nothing of; SO,
madam, l had my revenge on her; for
| swallowed five-and-twenty cups Of
her tea, and did not treat her with as
many words From G. PASSIONS
Little Memoir Of the Eighteenth
Century.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18


chances were against his ever getting
the value back again. 1t was nuisance
to have to dun man for one cent
but If 1t were not done the operator
would be out considerable amount at
the end of the month.
There is one place where the opera
tors are not glad of the repeal of the
law and that is in the western states
where one cent pieces are not In cir
culation. At such places when the
customer was asked for the cent he
would invariably throw down a nickle
and the operator was four cents ahead.
The revenue they received from this
source was considerable and the
operators will regret that the law has
been repealed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18

of Burleigh adds another. The whole
problem comes to this: What Is
rest?"
He denies, as every sane person
must, that rest means dizziness and
inactivity, and urges that when it Is
once agreed that all working for profit
shall be excluded, all forms OF
innocent and healthy relaxation should
be permitted and encouraged.
The rest that city-pent populations
need is relaxation, and the more OF
brisk movement and of contact with
the open air that blows the cobwebs of
the workaday week out of their minds
in Sunday recreation, the better will it
be for soul and body.-London Tele-
graph.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
GUESSING AT THE WEATHER.
"Doc" Foster Takes Turn at the Bus
mess.

| mess.
| DR.. w. T. Foster of st. Joseph, Mo,
has given the following preditions on
July weather.
Temperature of the week ending
July l will average very high. Hot
winds followed by rains.
First storm wave of July will reach
Pacific coast about 3, cross west of
Rockies by close OF 5. great central val
leys to 8, eastern states 8.
Warm wave will cross west of
Rockies about July 4, great central val
leys 6, eastern states s. Cool wave
will cross west OF Rockies about z,
great central valleys 8, eastern states
IL.
The most important weather event of
the summer will occur from June % to
July on meridian 80, day or two
earlier west of the Mississippi and as
much later east.
This event will consist of great hot
wave followed by cool wave equally
extreme. Hot winds and drouth with
the former and heavy cool rains with
the latter.
Districts that are short on rainfall at
beginning of this great disturbance
will reanze the seriousness of their dry
weather and wheat harvest then in
progress, where rains have heretofore
been plentiful, will be damaged by ex-
excessive rains following this hot
wave.
Probably the greatest fall in temper
ature that will be experienced during
the summer will be due on meridian
80 from June q, the high point, to
July 2, the low point.
Indications are that New England
states will be blessed with cool wealth.
er for July and, while temperature
will be rising, it will probably not be
excessively hot near meridian 80 on
that day.
The Rockies and Immediately east of
that range will probably get the hot
test weather on the national day, while
the Pacific coast will enjoy pleasant
weather.
On July the heavy rains will have
passed except possibly in Maine and
the province of Quebec.
The general average of temperature
will not be high during the days near
July 4. The country covered by high
temperatures will not be extensive,
and all together expect unusually
pleasant weather on the anniversary OF
that suspicious event declaratory of the
rights of man, the sequel of that other
great event, June Is, 1915, which gave
that English-speaking race.
1t must not be overlooked. however,
that July comes uncomfortably near
the great storm period of the summer
and as the weather often varies a day
or two from my long range of forecasts
it is best not to count too confidently
on good weather. | have given the
probabilities which favor fair and
pleasant weather.
AS wheat harvest is very early this
year harvesting will have progressed
well to northward by 81. Much loss
may be avoided by farmers by being
prepared for the severe storms and
heavy rains that win follow that date.
Wheat will bear cutting a few days
earlier and thus avoid being blown
down by the winds and beaten down
by the rains. These rains will not
long continue and wheat in shock will
dry out in few days, being much less
damaged than If left uncut through the
storms. For these reasons much may
be saved by cutting wheat day and
night west of the Mississippi on "a. 25,
26 and east of the Missouri 81 and 2S.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
An inventors Opportunity.

Jenkinson-Yes; I'm going to be
married on Tuesday. Why. do you
think that unluckyg
Sinnickson-Of course.
Jenkinson-Well, then what is the
lucky day to be married on?"
Sinniekson--lt hasn't been invented
yet.--Philadelphia Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18

be seen during all the month In the
constellation he is just now entering,
that of the Virgin. The brilliant white
star Spica is the chief ornament of the
Virgin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18

The round-trip fares on roads be-
tween Chicago and New York have
gone into effect. The change is a
concession to the. roads to protect
them against loss of traffic to the PAN
American lines. The rate is so per
cent. OF double the one-way fare.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18
Foolish Man.

Wango-Do you know that Smith
has gone insane?
Gowan-Noi What was the cause?
Wango-He tried to End reason
for everything his wife did-Judge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-07-18

Huntington, w. Va, has a water
famine. The pumps at the water sta
ton are broken and the reservoirs
empty. A thousand laborers are idle
and factories are unable to run.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-08
a GIRLS TALE.

With IA Reason for Misleading the Father
I'VE have tried for long time to
persuade papa that perhaps his diet
had something to do with his ill feel
| ings, he used to laugh good naturedly
and say, why, girls, I've been used to
eating and drinking ever since l was
n boy, l was trained that way, no, l
fear some change has taken place in
my body and L shall never be well
again
We often suggested that he leave
off coffee and tobacco, but he urged
that they did not hurt him and were
comfort; so we acquiesced until one
day sister insisted on making the
coffee 10 Postum Food Coffee and it
was made that way for about 10 days
until papa seemed brighter and COM
| planned less of his head.
That's it, sister exclaimed, and
from that day she served Postum
alone without any coffee.
Papa never detected the difference
for we have learned the secret of
making Postum to give il Il prime,
crisp flavor, it is easy enough, just
allow it TO continue boiling Is min
commences, not from the time it is
placed on the stove.
Well, the dear old soul seemed day
by day to take on new life, he began
to stay at the office later and was
full of fun when he came home in the
evening.
The proof is plain enough that,
morning after morning. year in and
year out, we had been feeding our
dear old governor with coffee that is
really a strong liquid drug and it was
gradually but surely killing him.
When it was partially removed he
got n little better and when it was
entirely removed and the pure food
coffee, Postum, served, his recovery
was rapid.
We don't fool papa on many things,
but we just had 10 this time for he
was steadily and surely leaving us
and we love the dear old man too
much to leave anything undone that
will keep him here.
1t is woman's privilege, you know,
to tease, cajole and beg, then
''finesse" if the dear old hard headed
things won't listen to reason"
Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-08
Has Cabbage to Burn.

c. L. Anthony, who planted eight
acres of Holland cabbage just east of
town, is fairly flooded with the pro-
duct of the land. He has stored away
all of it that he has room for and
owing to the expense necessary in
taking care of the remainder and
shipping il to Chicago, he has de-
cidcd that it would not be profita ole
to ship it. Thousands of heads of
good sound cabbage are still on his
land, and if he cannot get rid of
them in the local market he will let
them go to waste on the ground. He
said today that he was not prepared
to go into the business of making
saurkraut on such n big scale as his
supply of cabbage would warrant.
and that the price of covering the
whole patch in the usual manner
would be more than the cabbage is
worth. Consequently he is like the
man with n stock of very poor cigars
he has cabbage to burn.-Sterling
Standard.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-08
Inhammatory rheumatism Cured I'm Three

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: MY wife bud infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
in bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians, but received no benefit
until she tried Mystic Cure for Rheu-
matism. 1t gave immediate relief
and she was able to walk about in
three days. / am sure it saved her
life.'' Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 20 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-08
INDUSTRIAL FAIR TO
OPEN WEEK FROM MONDAY

What gives every promise of the
most successful fair yet held by the
Rock Island Industrial Home associ-
alton is to open at the old rink on
Sixteenth street a week from next
Monday.
1t will continue two weeks, an at
tractive stage performance to be pre-
sented each evening under the direc-
tion of Charles G. Imhof, who has
been engaged as stage manager. He
will be remembered as having fur
nished good entertainment during
the fair of year ago, and intends to
do even better tins year.
About all the floor space has been
taken with the result that there Will
be n hall of handsome displays, mer-
chants having been invited to ex-
hibit their wares without charge.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-11-08
OLD GUARD HOUSE REMOVED
Land Mark at the Moline End of the Gov
ernment Island.

Land Mark at the Moline End of the Coy
ernment Island.
Hammer and axe yesterday laid
low the old guard house and tool
shed maintained by the government
at the Moline end of the bridge to
Rock Island arsenal. For 20 years
ii had served as the quarters for the
bridge guards, and John Gamble en-
joys the distinction of having been
on duty there ever since it's construc-
tion. having been appointed a few
months after il was completed. In
the old days there were only two
guards at the bridge till the govern
ment inaugurated the S-hour rule,
and Guards Penney and Joe Enderle
were the first to occupy the guard
house which now has disappeared.
The island bridge was opened TO traf-
fic in 1878 and Guards Penney and
Henry Gilligan were the first to be
given the appointments. Both of
them were old soldiers, and ever
since the opening of the bridge has
it been the custom of the government
to thus give preference to the men
who had defended the flag.
Many interesting memories Ster
uDOul Oll mouse. WIN the
interest of the people in the water
power, the stage of Sylvan water and
in arsenal facts, the guard house be-
came Il bureau of information and
the center of interest to Moline visi-
tors whose many questions, n thous-
and times repeated. were always po-
litely and considerably answered by
the guards. There could be found
the latest and most authentic data
about the river and weather, the
first snow and frost, highest water
and other memoranda of local his
tory from u record kept by Mr.. Gam
bic these many years. And il is a
most accurate one, too
The material of the old house has
become the property of Mr.. Gamble,
and he will > III preserve as much of
its identity possible at his home
by rebuilding it for domestic pur-
poses.
In Il day or two the guards will
Ike possession of n new and more
building directly off the
bridge which will be occupied Jointly
with the fiagman for the railroad
crossing. Till then the fagman's
quarters will be occupied by the
bridge guards.