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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
SEEN IN THE SHOPS.

Stein boards are popular pieces for
various sorts of decoration Besides
the upper shelf, which holds several
stems, the board has wooden pegs
along the bottom of it, where others
may be suspended. If the burnt de-
signs are not admired the boards can
be bought without them and stained
instead to any desired tint.
photograph frame with a design
of chrysanthemums makes a very eff
fective decoration and SO does one with
a branch of pink apple blossoms.
China silk is favorite material for
short inside skirts. They are gored
and run with lace insertions and the
lace is headed with tucks or more in
sertions of the lace.
German linens with a silk finish
make stylish and serviceable frocks.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
BINDERS UNION
IN A QUANDARY
ORGANIZATION UP AGAINST A
kNOTTY PROBLEM.
MILLER TO RESUME WORK
Former Union Man Ordered Back to
His Position by President Causes
Offended Lodge to Hold Long Con-
ference, Which Adjourns Without
Announcing Conclusion.

Washington, July 25.-The local
branch of the international bcokbind-
ers' union met last night to consider
what action shall be taken in the
event w. A. Miller, assistant foreman
OF the bindery in the government
printing office, returns, as he has ex-
pressed his intention of doing today
The meeting discussed the matter
three hours and adjourned. No one at
the meeting will say what was done.
President Barrett last night said he
believed that nothing should be sa
while there was a possibility of an ad-
Justment of lie differences which
would arise in the event that Miller re-
turns to work today. 1t is believed no
strike will occur today, and that the
union will not take radical action.
The impression prevails, and it is only
that, for no members of the union
would confirm or deny it, that Public
Printer Palmer will find some solution
CT the difficulty. This may be reached,
it is said, by the suspension of Miller
from duty for few days until the
charges filed against him by the union
are investigated Members of the
union could then return to work this
morning without violating their con-
stitution, which prohibits their work
ng with member who has been ex-
PEELED.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

1t is said that after his retirement
from the army Lieut.-Gen. Miles will
make his permanent home in either
Louisiana or Texas. He has recently
been looking over those states with
the view Of purchasing an estate upon
which he may spend the declining
years of his life in ease and comfort.
Should the general decide to locate in
the south it will be largely because of
ex-Gov Hogg's efforts. The big Texan
and the old soldier have been close
friends for many years.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
THE LATE F'oPE LEO.

The body OF Pope Leo was placed
in st. Peters basiiica, where the public
was allowed To view it at sunrise.
The body of Pope Leo XIII. has
been lying in the throne-room at
Rome, covered with white vestments
and surrounded by lighted candles.
Diplomats and the aristocracy paid
their respects today.
The pontiff's fishermans ring, his
badge of Office, was removed by Car
dinal Oreglia, following the official
announcement of his death. At the
first assembly of the cardinals it will
be broken and new one cast.
Pope Leo's body was viewed by
thousands in the basilica of st.
Peters. Funeral was held early be-
cause of the severe heat. The pope's
WILL opened by the cardinals, leaves
all his property ~ the church.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
LAsoR.

Chicago womea took part in q riot
caused by the strike at the kellogg
liant. 4 temporary restraining order
has been issued against the strikers.
The village beard Of Harlem. n,
authorized II. zahn, contractor. to
provide his carpenters with weapons.
as they had been threatened by union
pickets.
Conservative Chicago labor leaders
are trying to compel the teamsters
to withdraw from the kellogg Switch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
Asked end Answered.

How do lou account for the fact
that so many widows lead bachelors to
the marriage altar" asked the Ludlow
youth.
That's an easy one" replied the
Cumminsville sage. They have been
there before. and know the way
New York World.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
Another Way to Stretch.

We were taking our chest measure
ments, inhaling and exhaling and not
ing the expansion. A small boy gave
this report: 81 am twenty seven inch
es, then when l stretch l am twenty
three"
How is it that you are less when
you stretch?" l asked.
Il stretch in" was the reply.-The
Little Chronicle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Alvin Lasswell, aged seventeen, is
undoubtedly the youngest railway
general passenger and ticket agent in
the world. His home is at Campbell,
Mo-, and he has complete control of
fifty miles of railway in Missouri and
Arkansas
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

man or William T. Fessenden or JUS
tin S. Morrill, Reciprocity withered
at his touch. He has decreed that the
republican national platform of 1904
shall be 'stand-pat' manifestor."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Of Senator Aldrich, whom Senator
Platt modestly indorses for the Vice
Presidency, the Washington Post
says: He is the dictator of his party
in congress. He is head of the finance
committee of the senate, and yields a
power that never came to John Sher-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

Gen. Lew Wallace's hair and beard
are now snowy white, but he walks as
erect and his step is as firm as ever.
Professor Norman E. Gilbert, pro-
lessor OF physics and Instructor in
mathematics at Hobart college, has
resigned to accept a call as assistant
professor of physics at Dartmouth.
Charles Henry Gibbs, keeper of Bug
light OF Nantucket, Mass, who re-
ceives the smallest salary Of any per-
son in the government employ, has
just been sent check for 81, his
years salary.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
FOR HOME MILLINERY.

A pretty effect was achieved the
other day on white straw hat by
mingling green leaves with a trimming
of white ribbon striped with faint
black lines. The combination was
coy and dainty.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Edward Davis, for several years pas
tor of the Central Christian church of
Oakland, Cal, has forsaken the pulpit
and entered upon stage career. He
has written "a play with a purpose, y
and will himself assume the leading
role.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

stunning white hat is simply trim
med with broad, low, Alsatian bow of
white tulle, the ends being carried all
the way back over the brim and under
meath against the hair behind. A
wreath of the tiniest pink rosebuds
completely encircles the bandeau,
which lifts the hat from the head.
Hortensia blue is a new note in mil
linery. The Parisians are wearing it
in honor of Montesquiou, to whom a
reception was given last week.
A touch of green is also much in evf-
dence in midsummer millinery.
Shaded feathers are quite the dernier
cri.
A decided upward roll of the left
side is one of the Noticeable features
of new semi-stiff hats. The brim is
quite carried over on the crown.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Knew the Voice

Like many other blind people, the
late Dr. Milburn. chaplain Of congress,
could identify people by their voices
even when he did not know them well
or had not met them for years.
Once when DR.. MIlburn was out
driving man stopped the carriage
and beckoned the doctors friend to
come across the street He went, and
the stranger said:
When / was eighteen or twenty
years old DIR. Milburn was In the habit
OF dining with my father. I want TO
see II he will know me by my voice"
The two men went back to DIR. Mil
Durn's carriage. The stranger said:
DIR. Milburn, do you know me?"
"Yes, sir; you are the son of my old
friend. the publisher. Mr.. Harper" DR..
Milburn had not heard the voice for
more than thirty years.
Not long before Dr.. Milburn died
Bishop Cranston visited him and en-
tered the room without having his
name announced. When he spoke DR..
Milburn called him by his name. They
had not met for Twenty-Five years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Doand By HI. nep.ta,ion.

Holmes discovered that 1T Is a very
serious thing to be funny man." and
one OF the younger New England poets
Is said to have warned a beginner In
literature never to publish humorous
verse II he wished to make and keen
a reputation as serious poet
A story. perhaps apocryphal. which
Is told Of Mark Twain illustrates the
theory that humorist's reputation de-
bars him from all other kinds OF credit.
Mark Twain Is a lover Of Browning
and reads him aloud with excellent
power. Once he read several passages
to company gathered In the house of
a friend. Among the guests were some
young ladies. One of them laughed
during the reading. Afterward she
condoled with Mark Twain for the So
berness of his audience.
Il was so sorry for YOU" said she.
"The others did not seem to see the
joke In It, suppose you wrote it your
self. IL was skit on Browning, wasn't
1t? I understand about as much of il
as do Of most of Browning"
The humorist explained humbIy that
ne had tried to give the words as
Browning wrote them.-Youth's Com
panion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Plain Cover. and Iron C,..r..


Of all famous colonial preachers no
other had the gift and style and the
mastery of words that distinguished
Jonathan Edwards. The recent cele-
bration of the bicentennial OF his birth
has revealed to many of us that he was
not merely great clergyman, but the
only notable American man Of letters
In the eighteenth century besides Ben
1amin Franklin and Thomas Paine.
He must have said powerful things
to his congregation which are not In
his writings. Some of his utteranccs
have come down to u.s.
DO you believe in the absolute truth
OF the Bible?" some one asked him ut
a public assemblage
THE Bible is faith itself ana full of
golden truths" replied Edwards firm
ly.
Then why ore people SO reluctant to
accept those truths?'
Because" - Edwards face grew
wrathful-'the book that contains the
truths has not golden clasps on it
golden clasps 10 hold together golden
truths. All, people would then steal
what they will not now acceptr'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
His TxNo Purchasc.

A story Is told OF n Louisiana mer.
chant who came to New York deter.
mined TO secure n bargain. He wanted
cheap cloaks. and after trying In vain
TO suit himself ut the wholesale houses
he bought job lot ut auction. He ex.
amined the goods hurriedly and had
them shipped home. In due time he
was confronted by an excited head
salesman who said the garments were
out OF style.
They didn't look that way" said the
merchant.
but they are" replied the clerk.
The merchant persisted that the
cloaks would sell. but they. didn't. In
desperation he returned them to New
York TO be disposed OF to best advan-
tage. On his next trip to New York he
again visited an auction house and
bought q lot OF cloaks. When he re-
turned home and examined his pur-
chase he saw that he had bought the
saline lot as before.-W Worlds Work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Gladstone. Power o, s,..n,ur


Gladstone fables are rather numcr-
Gus. A good many Of them are demol-
ished in Mr.. Morley's Life" The world
used to hear that he never lost his pow
er or sleeping after the most exciting
nights In parliament. But i'm his diary
for 1852 he writes. NERVOUS excite
ment kept me wakefuI after speaking
the first time I'm twenty years" Twen-
ty years later he had several spells OF
sleeplessness. He Enthusiastically ex-
plains that 1t was not the lack of sleep
that troubled him, but the consequent
state OF his brain next morning. At
other times he was afflicted with neu-
ralgic attacks. His eyes. magnificent to
look at, We're never very strong. The
Life" however. supplies abundant
proof of his possession of q vital force
not to be measured by any physical
standard. He could conquer weakness
by indomitable will and indulge in
feats of endurance which would have
been dangerous but for his splendid
powers of recuperation. When greatly
troubled he seems to have found the re-
lief he required in talking 1t all over
with Catherine" his devoted wife.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
In Ernxcn nu.si,

In Russia, where the cold I'm winter Is
very intense, the markets are very curl
Gus things. The meat is frozen. the car
cases of dead animals, as sheep and
pigs. stand upright outside the stalls;
everything, even game and poultry, re-
quires TO be thawed before it can be
cooked, and the market peoples dress
Is as picturesque as It is warm AMI
comfortable.
Then the rivers are frozen over all
the winter long, and so thick is the ice
that every one can skate anywhere and
any time. Stalls are put up on the ice
and busy markets held there
In the Asiatic part OF RUSSIA the poo
pie live chiefly by hunting and fishing,
and the fur OF the Russian animals is
very beautiful-the ernine, fox. sable.
sea otter and others.
AT the end OF the winter, when the
snow melts. the huntsman pursues the
elk, wearing long shoes. in which he
can glide over the snow very quickly.
while the poor elk sinks into the snow
deeper and deeper every step and Is ut
last overtakcn and killed
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Abuse For Enr,,.h n,.ho,.

The ways of the English bishops are
not always perfectly smooth. The bish.
op-of Bristol the other day told the
church congress that gentleman
wrote to him a few days ago saying
You scoundrel! What are you doing
for your $4,000 yearr' And the new
bishop OF Manchester recently. had q
story on the same lines to tell against
himself DIR. Knox was speaking to
a Birmingham audience and Impress
Ing them with the fact that DR.. Gore
the bishop OF Worcester. was quite
overwhelmed with work. "And yet"
said DIR. Knox, there are people who
think bishops DO nothing. Only the
other day ! was coming out of Deans
Yard, Westminster, when a man, very
unsteady on his feet, lurched up to me-
looked me all over from CATERS to the
crown OF my hat. shook his finger in
my face and said. Lazy. lazyr"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
WASHINGTON A MAGNET.
Moro and Mere the Leisure Clsss Ar
i..a Going There to Live.

More and Mere the Leisure Class Are
i.a Going There to Live.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Flh's prediction
that the social center Of the country
eventually will be In Washington finds
justification in the rapid growth OF the
social. literary and art colonies In the
Capital City. Every season witnesses
additions to the circles OF distinguished
and wealthy people who select Wash
tugtOn for their winter residence.
III had dozen houses l could rent
them all within twenty-four hours"
was the remark Of Major General Cor
bin as he closed a deal for his own resi-
dence just before leaving for his new
post on Governors island The gen
eral, ON his return from a western tour.
saw on a newspaper bulletin board no.
tice that the order for his transfer to
the command Of the department of the
east had been made. Before going
home he and his wife stopped at real
estate Office and placed their house. fur
nished, in the eompany's hands. This
was about O'Clock In the afternoon.
Before they sat down to dinner they
were notified by telephone that the
house had been rented for $1,000 a
year. The general received dozen ap-
plications for his house from out OF
town people who desired to rent homes
for the season In Washington, but had
found the supply limited and made
quate.
More and more every year is Wash
ington being selected as the winter
home OF substantial people from north
ern cities. The rentals for residences
adapted to entertainment are more rea-
sonable in Washington than In New
York, Philadelphia or Boston, and the
custom has sprung up for wealthy peo-
pie and those prominent in society to
rent their own homes in northern cities
ana come TO Washington for the sea-
son, where. they can enjoy not only a
milder climate, but the refined atmos-
phere or art and literature and also en-
JOY the unique flavor of Washinyton's
special attractions. national politics and
diplomacy.
The friyolities and absurdities of the
-Four Hundred that have provoked
denry Watterson's keen satire are not
so much in evidence In Washington,
and the winter colonies from other
cities appreciate the more interesting
NE at the national capital. To mingle
with diplomats from all the great cap
1tals OF the world, to know the men
and women in national life who make
the political wheels 60 round, TO meet
ana know scientists, literary people
and artists and others whose impor
lance and reputation do not rest upon
foundation Of dollars, Is a refreshing
experience to those who have been ac-
customed to winning social position by
matching wealth.
Besides the floating social population
that drifts to Washington each season
there is every year added permanent
colony OF men and women Of wealth
and refinement who have purchased or
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
study Then, Don't XIII,


If, instead of shooting the birds,
scotching the snake, smashing the
beetle and pinching the tiny life out
OF the butterfly, we were to watch any
one OF these creatures on n summer
day the day would pass like an hour,
SO packed with exciting experience 1t
would seem. Through what mystic
rious coverts of the woodland, into
what haunted underworld Of tunnel
cd banks and hidden bitches and se-
cret passages the snake would show
us the way. and we should have
strange hearts IL, as we thus watched
1t through Its mysterious day, we did
not find our dislike of the clever little
creature dying away and even chang
Ing into deep tenderness toward the
small. self reliant life, so lonely n speck
of existence i'm so vast n world.-Suc-
cess.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
TIME TO HEDGE.
Bookmaker Wouldn's Lend Money
bat Gave Good Advice


but Gave Good Advice.
Several turfmen were discussing the
sharp methods OF n certain bookmnker
who adds 10 his income by money lend
Ing. He was conceded to be a hard
man TO deal with.
"But I'll bet $500 that / can borrow
$1,000 from him on my personal re-
eognlzance," said one.
"Donev' answered the crowd stimuli
taneously. and as he could only stake
one bet they pooled against him.
Thinking he had a sure thing, he went
Off with an accompanying committee
to see the money lender.
MIR. CASH Chat wasn't his name). be
said, these gentlemen have bet me
$500 that I cannot borrow 81 900 from
You. i don't need the money, but you
let me have it for day, and I'll d.
vide the bet with you"
The committee gasped. but the effect
or the cool proposition was unlocked
for. Instead of jumping at the chance
Mr.. Cash buttonholed his interlocutor
and said:
Did you make that betT'
81 did"
"You bet $500 that you could borrow
money from me?"
That's what 1 did"
Then" I'm a whisper, ego and hedge. /"
New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
Sparrow. In runi..

In France and, In fact, in most Eu.
ropean countries sparrows are COM
monty considered useful to the agricul.
turist on account of the quantities of
caterpillars and. other insects which
they destroy.
In Tunis. however. this Is not the
case. There these little birds have
been found 10 be SO destructive to the
crops that they are declared by the
government to be outlaws" The
French government In Tunis has gone
even further than this and has issued
prociamatious 10 the effect that not
only sparrows be destroyed by every
one, but that they must be extermi-
mated under penalty of fine in the
case OF those who neglect this public
duty
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
The HcIoderua.

The venomous lizard, heloderm, lives
In the warm zone between the Cordille-
ras Of Central America and the Pacific
ocean. 1t secrctes poisonous saliva
and has the curious habit OF throwing
itself on its back when struck. It's bite
Is not always so dangerous as popular
opinion makes II. and after severe pain
II often rapidly heals. Recent observa-
tons show that the saliva Is sometimes
very poisonous and sometimes very In
Offensive. The poison acts by coagulat-
Ing the blood and first increasing then
diminishing the irritability OF the
nerves
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
4 rniIe.ophical ral.acx

The Rev. George e.. Lorimer was dis.
sussinS the Stoics and the fallacy of
their philosophy.
The Stoics." be said. claimed that
to Top off desire was the same thing
as gratifying it, They claimed that
by topping OFF their desires they sup
Piled their wants. This. 1t seems TO
me. was as false and senseless as
though we should say today that when
we need shoes We have only to cut OF
our feet and the need is supplied
New York Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20

Where There's n VIII There's a Way.
One OF those things which go TO
show that where there Is will there
Is way Is well exemplified by a
happening In certain southern city"
said well known former railroad
man. "A man before his marriage had
purchased beautifully located lot in
the city cemetery and paid 500 for It.
After awhile he married and some ten
or twelve years afterward died aud
was buried in the aforesaid beautifully
located lot. and his grave was care
fully tended for awhile by his widow.
When the big fair came of in Chicago
and all the world was en- route to that
Mecca the widow took n notion she
must see that show. AS a result of a
long cogitation over ways and means
she had the body of her deceased hus-
band exhumed and railroaded fifty
miles away and reburied at cost of
about $40. when she sold the Gene
terry lot for 5000 and had q good old
time Mt the big worlds fair. Some
what of financier, wasn't sheY'-
New Orleans Times Democrat
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20

The Sakais, or tree dwellers, of the
Malay peninsula build their houses fin
forked trees dozen feet above ground
and reach them by means OF bamboo
ladders, which they draw up when
safely housed out of harms way. The
house itself is a rude kind Of shack,
made OF bamboo, and the flooring is
dashed together piece by piece and
bound securely to the tree limbs by
rattan.
These curious people are rather small
and lighter In complexion than the Ma
lays. though much uglier. They have
no form OF religion at all-not even
idols-no written language and speak q
corrupt form OF Malay.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20

built delightful residences there. With
In the last year eight or ten immense
apartment houses have been erected on
plans that appeal 10 those who wish to
spend part OF the year In the city.
The dearth OF suitable furnished
houses. or. In fact. OF any houses ade-
quate FOR social entertaining. has sent
many of these outsiders to the apart
ment houses and family hotels, where
two or three suits are thrown together
ana ample accommodations secured for
the demands of the social season.
Philadelphia Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-11-20
The BIRD Monopols.s.

AS Is generally known. the cuckoo
lays It's eggs In the nests OF other birds.
leaving them to be Matched and the
young cuckoos reared by their foster
parents The young cuckoo throws the
other birds out Of the nest and gets ali
the care itself. After numbering its
roster brothers and sisters In the most
deiiberate and callous why it is thence
rorth tended with the greatest devo-
tion. Long after 1t has left the nest
the great bird. apparently big enough
TO get Its own living and many times
larger than its foster parents, is fol-
lowed about and fed by them with tho
same care as when In the nest.