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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
GIVES HIS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Munificent Act Performed Yearly by
an Indian Maharajah.

The maharajah of fravancore is ALI
east lndian prince, who dresses in silks
and muslins and covers himself with
ropes of pearls and ornaments of dia-
monds. He has laks of rupees and
stores of precious stones, as we'll as
elephants and palaces and numerous
wives. And once a year the mahara-
| jah becomes generous. He is not gem
erous in an impulsive manner, after
the style of the white man. but in a
stately and traditional way, following
custom which mas been handed down
to him by his ancestors from time i'm
memorial. The maharajah has just
celebrated his annual charity with I'M
usual splendor. Months before the
ceremony his government bought grea.
quantities of pure gold, the greater
part of which was converted into coin.
On the suspicious day the prince
went in great state to the principal
temple, and there, with solemn Hindoo
rites, presented an elephant to the
priests of Brahma. In the temple a
great pair of balances had been set up,
and into one of the scales the mahara-
jah stepped. His sword and shield were
then handed him, and into the other
scale was shoveled the newly minted
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
EXPORTING ODDITIES.
What United States Sends Abroad ana
What Ii Receives.

| We send Dakota seed to Russia, from
which she raises wheat to compete
with our own product in the markets
of the world. To plant, cultivate, reap
and harvest her own crops we send to
Russi~ nearly one half our total ex-
ports of agricultural machinery. This
year we have already shipped some
10000 tons of these implements to the
land of the car. In former years all
this passed through the ports OF New
York and Philadelphia, but a fractional
increase in freight rates between the
lakes and the east has diverted the
trade to southern ports, while expert
ments are being made in direct ship
ment from Chicago by way of the
lakes, the D.. Lawrence river and the
Atlantic ocean.
The cotton plant first came to Amer
lea from Asia; now the greater part of
the Central Asian crop is grown from
American cotton see. American cul-
tivators TIL the soil, which is watered
by an American irrigation system.
Yankee gins clean the fiber, American
compounds press the cotton into bales,
wrapped Wiz American bands, and
finally the cotton finds its way to Mos
cow over railroad built with Ameri-
can capital, and is turned into cloth by
secondhand machinery from an Ameri-
can cotton factory, to compete abroad
with American prints.
Another regular article of export to
Central Asia is the Ohio grapvine cut
ting. The vineyards of Central Asia
are all off-shoots from from American
vines. and the fruit is priced above
all others in Russia proper for its deli
cacy and flavor. Twenty to thirty tons
of American grapes to the acre is
common yield in Central Asia, and as
the American vine is free from para
sites 1t is being introduced everywhere
the world over, from South Africa to
northern China and Japan. We still
export tobacco plants to Russian Asia,
so that the Russian tobacco, grape,
cotton and wheat crops are all Ameri-
can. once removed.
No oriental fable is stranger than the
accomplishments of the up-to-date Yam
kee drummer. In Bagdad, the home of
Aladdin, he offers new American lamps
that burn either Russian or Ohio oil,
for the old battered bronze tallow
burners of the Bagiad housewife, and
as these timeworn oriental lamps find
a ready sale in New York the enterprfs-
ing drummer who introduced the
American lamp OF Bagdai was well re-
paid for his trouble. Now, however.
American lamps are becoming a drug
in the Bagdad market, and the supply
of old lamps is rapidly giving out as our
lamp trade with Turkey increases.
Connecticut firm manufactures
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
SAM JONES TELLS OF DANIEL.
What the Prophet Said When Thrown
Into the Lions Den,

The story is told on the Rev. Sam
Jones, the celebrated Georgia evan
gelist, that when he had finished his
initiation he was called upon for
speech.
He arose very deliberately, straight
ened himself, cast reproachful glance
over the assemblage, and setting his
jaws firmly, began to address them
After a few general remarks on the
beautiful tenets of the great order of
which he had been made a member, he
proceeded to tell story, suggested by
his recent experiences. He said:
when old Daniel refused to comply
with the demands of his enemies. they
began to threaten him with dire pun
ishment. Look-a.here, old Teller, if
you don't obey the orders of the King
Wen fling you into the lions den,' they
said: but they couldn't scare Daniel.
He realized that he had to choose be-
tween going to hell If he didn't do
right, and being flung into lions den
II he did He was in pretty bad pre-
dicament, can tell you, but he didn't
hesitate long. He told them that he
was going to do just as he had been do
ing, and he didn't care cent whether
their old king liked 1t or not. So they
yanked old Daniel up, and they took
him to the lions den. and they pitched
him into it heels over head, and they
said: Now, old Teller. we've settled
with YOU
But Daniel was not dismayed, and
soon made himself at home among the
lions. He gave them to understand
that he was some lion himself. The
lions finished gnawing their bones, and
began to stretch themselves out for a
nap. The old he-llon lay down in a nice
clean place. and looked at Daniel as
much as to say: Here, Daniel, you
come lie down here. and put your head
on my shaggy name for pillow Dan
lei did so, and the lions soon fell asleep
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
THE SEXUAL DIFFERENCE.

The first and most patent fact in the
/, mily is the difference in the sexes.
Cut of this difference the family is
created; in this difference the family
finds it's sweet and sacred bond. This
difference is not merely physical and
incidental. II is also psychical and
essential 1t inheres in the tempera-
ment; it is inbred in the very fibre of
the soul; it differentiates the func-
TONS it determines the relation be-
tween man and woman; it fixes their
mutual service and their mutual obli-
cations. Man is not woman in z diff
ferent case. Woman is not MAI In
habiting temporarily a different kind
of body. Woman is not feeble and
pliable man. This essential difference
in the sexes Is the first and funda-
mental fact in the family; it is there
fore the first and fundamental fact in
society, which is but a large family.
These twain are not identical They
do not duplicate each other Man is
not an inferior woman. Woman is
not an inferior man. They are differ
ent in nature, in temperament, IN
function. We cannot destroy this diff
ference if we would; we would not #
we could. In preserving it lies the
JOY of the family; the peace, prosper
ity, and well-being of society. II man
attempts woman's function he will
prove himself but an inferior woman.
| II woman attempts mans function she
will prove herself but an inferior man.
This distinction between the sexes
inherent, temperamental, functional
is universal and perpetual. 1t undec-
lies the family, which could not exist
If this difference did not exist. 1t is
to be taken account of in all social
problems, problems of Industrial or
ganization, religious organization, po-
litical organization. Should society
ever forget it, it would forget the most
fundamental fact in the social order,
the fact on which is built the whole
superstructure of society.-Rey. Ly-
man Abbott in atlantic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
GENERAL CLAY SURRENDERED.
When He Acknowledged the Justice
of a Correspondents Plea.

As characteristic of General Cassius
NJ CLAW. a correspondent sends the fol
lowing story:
Under an act of the Legislature the
remains of Joel T. Hart, the famous
Kentucky sculptor, were brought from
Florence, Italy, where he died, and
buried by the state in the
cemetery at Frankfort. Governor
Proctor Knott invited Judge w. M.
Beckner of Winchester to deliver an
address on the occasion of the final in
torment. Judge Beckner wrote to
Italy and to New York, Philadelphia,
and other places for information con-
corning Mr.. Hart and his work.
Among others he addressed a letter
to General Clay, who had been Hart S
first patron as sculptor, asking his
recollections of the dead artist. He
got an answer on a postal card, the
substance of which was that the Ger-
eral had put all that he cared to say
about Joel NJ. Hart into his memoirs,
which had been published and were
being sold at Sc per volume. Judge
Beckner Immediately sat down ana
wrote as follows:
81 received your curt advertisement
of your book written on postal card
and must say that | was surprised. II
you had been spending as much time
and energy to do honor to dead friend
of mine as have been to pay public
tribute to one who was as devoted to
you as Joel T. Hart, and had written
as good a book as they say you have,
and you were as poor as | am. and
as rich as you are supposed to be, and
you wrote me for facts about my
friend, which had put into print in my
book, should send you copy, even if
its price should be so enormous a sum
as Sc"
The next mali brought to Judge
Beckner the following reply:
white Hall, KY, April II, 1857
Dear Judge: l have ordered the
Memoirs to be sent you. If you plead
ali - cases as well you will be rich
enough yet. Yours,
&c. NJ. Clay"
The book was duly received and the
General attended the delivery of the
oration.-Louisville Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
HOW ELK ARE DESTROYED BY A
TASTE FOR HAY,

The next day went seven miles up
the Wyoming valley to the ranch of
Frank Petersen, and told him | wanted
to get near enough to elk to photo
graph some of them. He said it was
too late to go today, but tomorrow we
would go, and he thought there would
be no trouble in making all the pic
lures | wanted. He said the new grass
was making the elk feel pretty gooo
now, and it was harder to get near
| them than it would have been when the
snow was deeper.
Petersen lives on Flat creek, under
the shadow of the Tetons. He has a
right to feel proud Of those peaks, be-
cause he was one of the two guides
who accompanied Mr.. Owens and Mr..
Spaulding when, after attempting it for
three successive summers, they finally
succeeded in climbing to the top of the
Grand Teton five years ago. In the
corral back of his log house Petersen
has dozen young elk which he res
cued from starvation near his ranch
last winter. Elk like hay as well as
cattle do, and the most serious trouble
ranchmen have is to protect their hay
stacks. Every stack is surrounded by
/ a high pole fence, but the elk often
knock the fences down in the night. I
talked with two or three men whose
task last winter was to sleep in the
haystacks to drive away the elk. When
they get a taste of good hay, they
seem to lose all idea of going back 10
the foothills to find feed for them
selves. AS one of the ranchmen eS-
pressed it, 'They stand around and
mourn, and hope to get another chance
at the haystack, until some of the
weaker ones starve" 1t has been sug-
gested that there ought to be a pro-
vision in the Wyoming game law MAX
ing it misdemeanor for anyone to let
his haystack go unprotected, because
when the winter is very severe a taste
OF hay is almost sure to be followed nv
the starvation of some of the elk. Las,
winter was unusually severe. and som.
OF the calves, trailing along behind the
older animals, unable to find good feed
died for want of ii. Nearly all these
deaths from starvation occurred right
among the ranches, within few miles
OF Jackson. There were so MANY dead
elk along Flat creek that the water
was unfit to drink this spring: but
scarcely any dead animals were found
on the wilderness range.-Frederic r.
land, Scribner's.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
STAMPS AND COLLECTORS.

Germany has comparatively the
most stamp collectors and consequent
ly also the most counterfeit manufac-
turers.
Germany is said TO have great
many more philatelists than the
United States. Nearly every family
seems to have stamp collection, con-
sequently no stamps have gone TO
waste in years. Dealers are so thick
that in Stuttgart there are a dozen
windows given up TO the display of
stamps.
A greet collection of stamps. valued
approximately at $4,000. which was
stolen from Consul Weber of Ham
burg, Germany, has been recovered
through the work of the police depart
ment Of Berlin. The collection. il
seems, was innocently bought by a
London dealer for $3.50, and when he
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

sacred scarabel for the Egyptian tour
list trade. The little charms are carved
and even Clipped by machinery, col
ored in bulk to simulate age, and
shipped in casks to the Moslem dealers
ar cairo. The Arabian guides are the
chief buyers, many of them being
adopts at sailing" the sands at the
base of the Pyramids, or about the sa-
cred temples, where they artfully dis
cover these scarabel before the very
eyes of the yankee tourist and sell him
for an American dollar, an article man
ufactured at a cost of less than cent
nerhaps within a stones throw of his
own home. For enterprise II beats
wooden nutmegs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

and ali was quiet and peaceable as
Daniel lay there with head pillowed on
the lions name"
(The audience sat breatless, while
the speakers face assumed quiZzi-
cal look, as if he was recalling his re
cent experiences.)
'As g lay there looking up toward
the mouth of the den, old Daniel, no
doubt, thought OF the choice he had
made, and how lucky he had been in
following -.ctates OF his own con.
science, and VIII a sigh of satisfaction
he exclaimed: We'll, this beats he'll"
ATLANTA Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

Mrs Katharine Poons in New York interests many
people After suing for $25O0OO damages for breach of PROMISE
she had Mrs Anna Ortiz arrested believing her to be
nvance with her lover Mr. Brockaw, to break her suit
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Peach PUDDING.

Pare and slice six ripe peaches; add
70 them one pint of sweet milk. one
half cupful OF bread crumbs, two-thirds
cupful Of sugar, three eggs, yolks and
whites beaten separately, a pinch Of
salt, and one-half teaspoonful each of
cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir all to-
gether. then turn into buttered pud-
ding dish and bake till set. Serve hot
with hard sauce or cold with sweet
eued cream.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

was confronted with evidence prov
ing it to be stolen property, the pur-
chaser offered to return the lot upon
being reimbursed with the amount
that he paid for the loot. After some
litigation the stamps were returned to
the owner upon his payment of $1,75O
to the dealer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

The most serious problem of all for
the family of limited means is the
furniture problem. The installment
plan is expensive in the long run, and
sensible people prefer to wait until
they have saved money enough to buy
outright what they need rather than
to be confronted month by month with
the "easy-payment" bill The set OF
furniture. of course. by no means In
cludes all the items that so to make
up a home-like room, but II will suffice
until curtains have been purchased
for the windows and portieres for the
doors. The English variety Is always
in good taste and style. II the pur.
chaser has unlimited time and pa
thence the pieces can be secured at
wonderful bargains at auctions and
secondhand stores. The pieces should
be of real mahogany and be covered
with good damask or silk or we'll
selected tapestry. These viii wear
we'll and look well for a long time
Such set may be purchased from SS5
mp. II is good plan to examine care
fully anything under $S5 before IL Is
purchased. The colors in the Gphol-
stery should combine dull shades OF
orange and rose. pale browns and
ivory. The designs worked upon
them should be harmonious. so that
each upholstered piece may give the
color effect of its ground pattern.
II the floor is of hardwood. polished.
let IL alone. II not. stain the border
and get good rug about eight by ten
feet in sire. This will cost anywhere
from IS to se4. according to the bar.
gain secured. Often real bargains in
rugs or carpets may be secured at
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
In woman'sss ReaIm.
BY MRS. JANE JORDAN.

secondhand stores and at carpet-clean-
ing works. Frequently the latter
have rugs or carpets left over on their
hands which they are willing to sell
for the mere value of the work which
they have done on them. A word TO
the wise is sufficient. It is more ele-
CANT to scatter small rugs over high
ly polished floor. However, elegance
must often give place to economy, and,
after all, many fashionable people
prefer a large rug in the center of the
floor to the many small ones scattered
about. 1t is desirable to have dark
effects in the floor covering. shading
up to light ceiling. The dark floor
covering also sets off the gilded or
polished beauty OF French or English
! furniture.
RULED bobbinet curtains with lace
inserting may be secured at $120 a
pair, and a so-called Irish point for 81.
Really handsome Arab curtains, or
Brussels, may be had at So to S..
/ SutcD Adify lcttB iui1dIiS SlOuiu NC
carefully avoided. They will give a
common look TO the whole room. Very
pretty velour portieres of old rose, fifty
inches wide, may be purchased for
J from 80 to 20 cents yard. Rep may
be had for Is cents a yard. Cheap
velour looks and wears better than
cheap rep. The vases and bric-a-brac
should harmonic in colors and materi-
ais with the other things in the room.
Bronze, Cloisonne ware, ornaments in
highly polished green-toned pottery,
and touches of rose color here and
there in the ornaments, will add to the
effectiveness of the room. All these
articles should wear well and keep
their freshness. and the result of the
time and labor expended should be a
pretty and refined.looking room.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-09
Dec. Wheat
CLOSING CASH PRICES
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT TRADERS HEsITATE-CoRN LOWER
OATS LITTLE CHANGED.

WHEAT TRADERS HESlTATE-CORN LOWER
Oats LITTLE CHANGED.
Chicago, Dec. 9..--Prices in the wheat pit to-
day began about where they left off last night.
disposition manifested the part Of the pit trad
ers to await the action of the leader of the
bull movement The big bull operator was again
responded slightly to this demand, May aadvan-
cling to s2sse 10; after opening unchanged 70 re
Missouri crop report was bullish. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 629
cars, against $40 last week and SOB cars
year ago.
Prices held steady until late in the day when
commission houses began an active selling move
ment. and with al absence Of support from the
There was lot of wheat out on this de-
cline on stop,loss orders, and prices broke sharp
WI Close l''s De- s"S soAc DID, soMc
As Cash MN6s; ulS 'S1 red S.; No. red ss
@SSc; No. hard, S0@S2c; No. 8 hard, esq
ss No No SPRING spring. SEA- No.
Traders exhibited little interest in the corn
arts the situation lon IN the Theat pit being
better tone to the market due to small receipts
and the bullsh cha racter Of the Missouri crop
port and after e opening pen .s shade lower to Nc
to APIS @424c. Local receipts were 1877 cars
with one of contract grade.
effect on corn the market held comparatively
strong. May. closing asc higher at 424c.
.rS gl0 s.: Ms2 4as si 10 4as e 5anu
411ac.
Oats We're inclined to follow other grains, bu;
prices showed little change after opening trlfe
easier A small demand from commission houses
to the % e1 at Max eg6
Ss ':Sf5Rds SsEs II Nas ssr:
Cash oats-No. 2, s41hc; No 8. Sac.
The following was the range of prices:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-09
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, DEC. 8.

Inspected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Northern
No / northern. 49, No. 2 northern, 90; No 3,
It: rejected, 10; grade, Z.
Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul-No. north
ern, 1; No northern %; No. 3, 80; rejected
16; no grade, 2.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. northern, s.;
No. 3, 8; rejected. 1; no grade. 1.
500 Line-No. northern, ~; No. northern,
IL: No. g. 3; rejected. 5; no grade, l..
y Northern Pacihc-No ! northern IL: No. 2
northern. IS: No 8. 6; rejected. 3; no grade, 8.
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No. 3, &; rejected, 1; no grade. Z.
Minnesota Transfer-Rejected, L.
Totals--No. northern, ~: No. northern,
1855; No. g. "A; rejected, 81; no grade, 81.
Other Grains--No. macaroni wheat. cars;
rejected macaroni wheat. /; No. winter wheat,
So; rejected winter wheat, 10: No. yellow
corn. q. No 3 yellow corn, 6: No. 2 white corn.
J.: No. corn, 6: no grade corn, I: No. 3 white
oats, 8: No. 4 white oats. Is; No. 8 oats, 10;
no grade oats, 3: No. 2 rye, 4; no grade rye, /;
No. 4 barley, IA: No. 8 barley, 49,: No. 1
northwestern fax. 1; No. fax, IA; rejected fax,
10; no grade fax, i.
Cars Inspected Out-No. 1 northern wheat A
No. 2 northern wheat. -; No. 8 wheat. 10
rejected wheat, s. no grade wheat, II: macaron
wheat; 2: No. 2 winter wheat, 5; No. 3 winter
wheat, 3; No. yellow corn, 8: No. 3 white oats
Z; No. white oats. H. No. 8 oats, 2; no grade
oats. l. No. 4 barley. 4; No. barley. II
no grade barley, 1; No. rye, 4; No. fax, ID
rejected fax, /.