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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
AMERICAN MaNIcuREs ABROAD.
Are the Most Popular of Their Kind
Now in London.

american manicureS are still more
In demand in Englad than the native
supply and some of the smartest shops
announce in their windows that the
services of these desired manipulators
are to be had inside. This informal
ton is not intended merely for Amer
leans who happen to be in London at
the time, but is meant as an appeal
for English custom. Time was when
the French manicure possessing the
best Paris training was the most
sought after in London. When she
proved in so many cases to be mere
ly an English girl who had gone to
Paris II not merely to Leicester
square to learn how to bungle through
the French method of treating the
nails, the public lost all confidence in
the Paris importation. She was never
French and she went at the hands
with seriousness characteristic of
the English workers. They are a
trial to any person accustomed to the
skill and ease with which the Ameri-
cans work. The English woman
usually cuts the flesh above the nail
until it bleeds. sharpens the nail to
point like pin, makes two or three
passes with a polisher covered with a
coarse powder and then after putting
daub of red paint on each finger
nail dismisse the customer with a sat
isfied look of having done a good iob
She is incorrigible.
Americans in London accustomed to
French manicures have made vain at.
tempts to change their eager and
strenuous methods, but they are NOT
to be made sensible of any difference
between what they do and the way in
which an accomplished manicure
works. The English are little salts.
fed with their services, after they
have once enjoyed the ministrations
OF an American, and for that reason
the demand for the transatlantic one.
rator has become so great There are
not many of them in London now
but those who are there contrive to
make a good living. They never find
1t difficult to obtain employment when
1t is once made evident that they real
~ are Americans and have had ex
perience in their work Some of the
shops advertise American operators
when the women are in reality Eng
lish, as they used to do when the
French manicure was still in demand.
American chiropodists are equally
favored and are almost able to ask
their own prices. One who has been
popular there for several years past
charges $3.50 for services that would
never bring more than one-tenth of that
sum here. 1t was he who imported
the first American manicure after he
had been in London for while and
seen the situation there. Ever since
her abilities became known the de-
mand for the American manicure has
existed.-New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

conferred She was commonplace
looking little vessel lying low in the
water. At her stern stood a tall Off
Ger, uniformed in dark blue. alone and
motionless as if part of the ship. Be-
meath the awning could be seen the
catafalque of royal purple. Four Off
GERS in scmbre uniforms stood at the
four corners of the catafalque with
faces turned towards the ships Few
other peraoas could be seen clustered
on the Alberta's deck. AS the funeral
yacht moved slowly past, the decks
of the warships were crowded with
their crews, all manned to full COM
plement. The sailors, in blue, with
straw hats, formed solid mass along
the decks of each ship, standing with
arms at attention" The band of
each ship took up the funeral march
when the Alberta came abreast of her,
and che spectators on all the other
craft took off their hats.
So, with oil eyes focused on the tiny
looking purple bier, the remains of
Queen Victoria were carried by. Over
all the miles of waters there came no
sounds save the boom of cannon and
the mournful notes of many bands.
Following the Alberta there trailed
along five other yachts, at regular in
tervals. First was the Victoria and
Albert, the royal yacht twice as large
as the Alberta. of similar design. She
carried the royal mourners, who as
relatives or officials followed the cot
fin. King Edward and Emperor Will
liam were chief among them. A few
scarlet coats could be seen, with ladies
in deepest mourning, and on the ships
decks the queens Indian attendants
were distingulshable by their white
turbans. In the wake of the Victoria
and Albert, Emperor Williams yacht,
the Hohenzollern doomed up like an
ocean greyhound, large as warship,
and carrying the German flag at the
bow, and the naval ensign at half
mast at the stern. The guns of each
warship ceased firing when the Alber-
ia had gone by and the marines re-
versed arms. Gradually the din of the
minute guns lessened as the batteries
of ship after ship ceased fir
ing, while the funeral parade swept
around the end of the line into the en-
trance of Portsmouth harbor. It was
o'clock when the echoes of the last
gun ceased, and the body of the queen
was safe in Portsmouth harbor. When
the Alberta entered the harbor, with
the minute guns in the forts sounding
and the bells of all the churches in
the city tolling, the ancient frigate
Victory moored there, fired a salute
of muzzle-loaders. The royal person
ages and their suites dined on the
boat and passed the night there.
Steam launches with armed guards
patrolled around both yachts all night.
The crowd in Portsmouth is estimated
at 100000. The railway companies
were helpless last evening before the
rush of persons going home after the
parade. Foreign officers, diplomatists
and members of parliament mixed in
the rush and took chances with the
mob. The cars going toward London
were packed to suffocation by all clas-
ses of people
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
Had Heard OF il.

There's been an awful smashup
over in one of the tunnels" said the
affable young man whose acquaint.
ance Uncle ST had made at the railway
station as he came to town. Two
cable trains ran into each other a
little while ago. If you haven't any.
thing to do for the next fifteen min
utes we might go over and look at it.
"Just the thing" heartily responded
Uncle ST. Say, boys" he said, call
ing to two husky fellows who had
come in on the same train, this mans
goin' to show US something funny in
the tunnel. Come along"
"But his new-found friend had dis
appeared.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
Some Imported Jokes.

Visitor-And has baby begun to
talk?
Elsie-Oh, yes; but he can only
say one word as yet.
Visitor-And what's that?
Elsie-Bang Punch.
Spender-Money is hard to make,
but easy to get rid of.
Smasher-I find it easy to make, but
hard to get rid of.-Fun.
Miss De Fashion (breathlessly)--
OH mother. II won't do To wait
three weeks before having my party.
We must send out the invitations at
once and have it this week.
Mrs. De Fashion-Goodness mel
What's the hurry?
Miss De Fashion-That odious Miss
De Pretty, whom Mr. Richfellow so
much admires, has boil on her nose.
illustrated Bits.
Mr Moveoft-Well, my dear, how do
you find the neighbors here-sociable?
Mrs. Moveoft-Very. Three or four
of them have sent in TO ask IL / would
allow their children to use our piano
to practice on.-Sketchy Bits.
She Ito the old pensioner, who has
been relating his experiences in the
Crimea)-Those are wonderful ex
periences. / suppose there is nothing
else you remember?
The Warrior-och, aye, | weel MIND
| was just ABBOTT as thirsty at the time
o the battle as ! am the noo.-Funny
Cuts.
HusLand-Wby do you go in for suci
elaborate dresses? What's the good o.
all that embroidery?
Fond Wife-Why, just to show thai
can afford them, you idiot.-Larks.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
BLuFFED SALOON WREckERs.
Sioux City lmitators of Mrs. Nation
Scared out by a Gruff Man.

Sioux City, Feb. Twenty women
met this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs William Luther in South Sioux
City and accompanied by Mr.. Luther,
Town marshal Steve Casser and a
member of the council started on
saloon wrecking campaign. The first
place attacked was John Peyson's.
where the front door was smashed
down and the furniture carried into
the street. The crowd then moved
toward John Blenkiron's building, in
which Geo. zimmerman is said to keep
gambling joint. Blenkiron an.
nounced that If any one went into his
building it would be over his dead
body The women decided not to try.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
The Way to Keep cider.

Cider will keep If it is boiled, re-
duced at least one-third, and then
bottled. A raisen, or a few mustard
seeds, may be put in the bottle
previous to pouring in the cider. The
corks must De fastened with wires
and the bottles be placed in a dark
cool closet.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
RUMoRs OF A WAR.
Report from Abyssinia Says 1000 Men
Killed In Battle.

Paris, Feb. "A dispatch to Fran.
Gals from Cairo says that news has
been received there from Abyssinia of
great battle in which 1000 men were
killed. II is supposed the chiefs re.
belled during the absence Of King
Menelik, who had gone to the Egyp.
tan frontier in connection with the
Limitation of the Egypto-Abyssinian
frontier.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07
Dies Poor and Alone

Sioux City, Feb. 2.-Robert II. Nc
Bride, once famous as a war CORES.
pondent and newspaper man, dropped
dead at Mitchell, S. d., yesterday. He
married Mrs. Dousman, who was
worth million, but she secured a
divorce. He died in poverty and alone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

more impressive if bell was tolled
in the heavens to mark its termina-
ton and prevent all argument as to
the exact time when one century de-
parted and its heir arrived"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

to liberty and patriotism for the
Filipinos. Immediately following Sen
ator Towne's speech. the credentials,
of his successor, Mr.. Clapp, were pre-
scented, and after being sworn in the
new senator took his seat and Senatcs
Towne retired. The general subjects
OF irrigation were discussed, and the
San Carlos amendment was agreed to,
with changes providing that the sur.
veys shall not commit the United
States to the execution of a plan of ir-
rigation.
The major portion of the day in the
house was occupied in the transaction
of District of Columbia business. The
bill to revise and codify the postal
laws, which have been under consider
alton at intervals for ten days, was
finally passed.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Frye
gave notice in the senate that he in
tended to keep the shipping bill to
front, even as against the appropria-
tons, not yielding to them without a
vote of the senate. 1t indicated a dis
leaders to force to an early issue the
question whether of not the shipping
bill is going to pass at this session.
Senator Turner of Washington spoke
in severe arraignment of the bill, de-
claring it to be '1awless, piratical
Yai hn fot,lS1fn frno IN h..
interest of few private beneficiaries
and committing the government to ex-
penditures aggregating S270000, 900.
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed. The house took up the agri-
cultural appropriation BILL Mr.. Wads-
worth explained the measure, which
carries $4,977, 229, being an increase of
$353,370 over the amount of the cur
rent law. A feature growing out of
the debate was the speech by Mr.
White IN. c., the only colored mem-
Der of the house. He declared the
negro on the threshold of the TWEEN
tieth century was to be reckoned with.
He was no longer the negro of forty
years ago. Since that time iiliteracy
among members of his race has de-
creased 40 per cent, he said. His
race now included 1000 lawyers, as
many physicians and negroes had $12,-
100000 of school property, $40,000,00o
of church property; they owned 140,-
900 homes and farms of the value Of
$750000,000 and personal property TO
the amount of $170,000,000. All this,
he said, the race had accomplished in
the fact of almost insurmountable OBJ
stacles, lynchings, burnings and dis
reimbursement and Notwithstanding
the fact that the door of every trade
is closed against the colored man. On
their behalf, he asked no special ia
vors, but only fair field. Mr. Corliss
(Mich) made an attack upon the work
of the bureau of animal industry.
The growth of this bureau and the APP
preparation therefor he declared al
together too rapid. He made point
or order against the increase of the
salary of the chief of the bureau and
it went out of the bill. He also
moved to cut down the appropriation
Tor the bureau from $1,050,0O0 to ST.
100000. A host of defenders came to
the rescue of the bureau and the
amendment was defeated. Mr.. Mann
IND made a point of order against
the provision to empower the secre-
tary of agriculture to inspect dairy
products for expectation and the pro-
vision went out of the bill.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The senate
turned from the grind of appropria-
tons to listen to a speech, which par
took Of the character OF an grafton,
from Senator Towne Of Minnesota.
The speech abounded in apostrophies
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

A party of scientists is to visit
the mirage Of ''the silent city"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

Washington, Jan 31.-After an
eventful legislative experience begin
ming with the present session of con-
gress and covering two months, the
bill for the reorganization of the
United States army passed the last
stage in congress and now goes to
the president for signature.
The house passed the Notifications
appropriation bill and made fair pro-
gress with the postoffice appropriation
bill. Mr.. Loud explained the postal
measure, which he said carried 1922
1872, 6SS, being 1924, 450 more than the
appropriation Of the current year. Mr..
Lentz of Ohio offered a series of
amendments for the graduation of sal.
aries of clerks Is charge of stations
and sub-stations. They were defeated.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-07

Washington, Jan. 30-The shipping
bill was kept at the front in the senate
throughout the day. No appreciable
progress was made, most of the time
being occupied by Senators Turley
(Tenn.) and Jones (Ark.) in speeches
opposing the bill
In the house when the section max.
ing appropriations for the agricultural
colleges of the, several states was
reached in the agricultural bill Mr..
Lands of Indiana offered an amend.
ment providing that no money should
be paid to the College of Utah until
the secretary of agriculture was salts
fed no trustee or teacher in the insti-
tuition practiced polygamy. Mr.. King,
who succeeded Roberts, inveighed
against it as simply an aftermath of
the Roberts crusade. He insisted that
polygamy was a thing of the past. Mr..
Lands replied by alleging that two
professors of the Utah agricultural
college were polygaTists and that one
trustee has seven wives and thirty.
seven children. Upon this showing
the house adopted the amendment, but
subsequently killed it.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

People who say nothing can offend
as deeply as people who say too much.
There is only one thing which wins
q battle, and that Is straight shoot
ing.
The slightest sorrow for sin is sufi-
cient II 1t produces amendment, n
the greatest Is insufficient IL 1t does
| not.
Every now and then a mans mind Is
stretched by a new idea of sensation,
and ever shrinks back to It's former d.
mansions.
There are seasons when to be
still demands immeasurably higher
strength than to act. Composure is
often the highest result of power.
You might as well expect one wave
of the sea to be precisely the same as
the next wave of the sea as to expect
that there would be no change of cir
cumstances.
The most satisfying thing in life lie
love and sympathy; but these. like
fame, must come spontaneously and
Indirectly, If they ONE at all. and not
be sought as a specific end or direct
aim In themselves.
Call it happiness or cali 1t blessed
ness, the life whose end is righteous
ness Is a life which satisfies, and
which is not willing but glad to
live; its ways are ways of pleasant
ness and all its paths are peace.
The man who has SO little know1-
edge Of human nature as to seek hap
piness by changing anything but his
W dispositions will waste his life in
f%ruftless efforts and multiply the
griefs which he purposes to remove.
The past looks large as it reaches
behind US. The future seems great
enough to hold everything we desire.
But after all, we never have a single
day except the present one to really
do, Or decide anything in. Today Is
our opportunity.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
Tried IL All Over Again.

There had been a sentimental 81.
fence In the room where, with the gas
turned low, the fance and fancee had
been spending the evening. Finally
they emerged with flushed faces, eyes
sparkling and a new look of happi-
ness different from the accustomed
and contended look of o couple for a
whole year betrothed.
II will tell you, must tell you about
It," said the girl to her dearest friend,
who promised not to tell. I'VE had
the most exciting evening. You see,
Jack proposed to me-"
Proposed to your" cried the friend
in amazement. why, I thought he
did that a year ago."
$50 he did," said the engaged girl,
'fbut you see we tried 1t all over again
this evening, and you can't think what
fun it was We made believe that
We were not engaged at all, and Jack
began quite as IL he was not sure
whether | would say yes or no. We
got SO excited and In earnest that it
was more fun than when he proposed
the first time, for that did not take
half SO long and was much more pro-
sale. You see this time we both
knew better how to go about it,
New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
KILLING A MAN.

Soldier Tells of Things He Did in the
Line of Duty.
Here Is a brigade Of us in battle
line across an old meadow; our right
and left join other brigades. We have
thrown the rail fence, gathered logs
and brush and sod, and erected
a breastwork. 1t is only a slight one,
but enough to shelter us while lying
down. A division of the enemy breaks
cover half a mile away and comes
marching down upon us.
They are going to charge us. Or
ders run along the line, and we are
waiting until every bullet, no matter
if fred by a soldier with his eyes shut,
must hit a foe. I select my man while
he is yet beyond range. / have eyes
for no other. He is a tall so1dierly
fellow, wearing the stripes of a SER
geant. AS he comes nearer | ina CINE
that he is looking as fixedly at me as
l am at him. l admire his GOODNESS.
He looks neither to the right nor to the
left. The man On his right Is hit and
goes down, but he does not falter.
am going to kill that man. 1 have
a rest for my gun on the breastworks,
and when the order comes to fire /
cannot miss him. He is living his last
minute on earth! We are calmly
waiting until our volley shall prove a
veritable flame Of death. Now they
close up the gaps and we can hear the
shouts of their officers as they make
ready to charge. My la Is still op-
posite me. He still seems to be look
Ing at me and no one else. I know
the word is coming in a few seconds
more, and aim at his chest. / could
almost be sure of hitting him with a
stone when we get word to fire. There
lis q billoW Of fiame-a bil1ow Of smoke
"a fierce Grassland 1000 bullets are
fired into that compact mass of adj
vancing men. Not one volley alone,
though that worked horrible destruc-
ttion, but another and another, until
there was not a living man to fire at.
The smoke drifts slowly away-men
cheer and yell-we can see the meadow
beyond heaped with dead and dying
men. We advance our line. AS we go
forward | look for my victim. He is
lying on his back, eyes half shut and
fingers clutching at the grass. He
gasps, draws UP his legs, and straigh-
tens them out again and is dead as
pass IN. I have killed my man! My
bullet struck him, tearing that ghast-
ly wound in his breast, and / am en-
titled to all the honor. Did I swing
my hat and cheer? Do I point him
out expect to be congratulated?
No. I have no cheers. I feel no ella.
ton. I feel that | have murdered him,
war or no war, and his agonized face
will haunt me through all the years OF
my life.-Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
How Attitudes AFFECT People.

Attitudes affect people in many
ways" said q western railroad man,
who nearly every day crosses a por-
ton Of the line OF that road in Wyom.
ing, where the altitude is over 5000
feet. I'VE seldom have any serious
cases." he continued. "but we often
have our hands full. Men and women
faint on getting too high in the air,
and we have to work with them pref
ty hard. They turn blue, bleed at the
ose and gasp for breath. Our usual
plan is to dash cold water in the faces
Of the victims and rub their arms. feet
and hands. Occasionally the altitude
affects a mans mind. The other day
we had a school teacher get on with
US. AS we climbed higher and high
er he began to act strangely. Soon
he was In the baggage car talking
strangely and declaring that a man
was trying to kill him. We worked
with him to the best of our ability, and
thought he had partly recovered. At
Green River, Wyo., he got off the train
as IL to get a breath of fresh air, but
IS he appeared to have returned to
full possession of his mind the conduc-
tor and others OF the train crew didn't
watch him. They missed him when
she train had gone eastward some
distance and sent word back by wire
to look out for the fellow. BY the
time the telegram reached the town,
however, the man had gone off to
Green river, jumped in and drowned
himself. All this came about because
the altitude had made the man light
headed. and he was not responsible
for his actions. Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
Fire Signals,

At a meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. i, held on July 8,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and a Code of Signals was
adopted in order to facilitate ths loca.
tion of fires in ths future. The town
was divided az follows:
District No. ALL that portion OF
kwn bounded north by Bellevue
street. west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. All that portion of
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south: Union street on the west,
and corporation line on the north aud
east.
District No. 3-Theportion of town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
ton line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-TLe portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue.
east by Union, north and west by cor
~poratiou line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
TO indicate the district in which the
fire is loca'el, followed by n rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen.
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 3, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
id alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1901-11-09
The Frankfort Ro,h.cIi 4. =.

The Jewish Chronicle announces the
extinction of the Frankfort branch O.
the Rothschilds, which has for over
a century ranked as the parent house.
The employees are to be pensioned off.
and the whole business closed. This
is the sequence Of the death Of Baror
Willy Rotnschild a few months ago.
His brother partner, who founded and
endowed the delightful public librar,
near the river In what was formerly
his own house-in fact, the seats arc
his W dining room chairs, and most
comfortable they are-died ON years
ago. Baron Willy was intensely de.
vout, and his reputation for devotion
and charity brought so many Semitic
parasites to Frankfort at one tim .
that the municipality demonstrated
He had q large house in the city. but
lived chiefly at o beautiful Wills near
by.