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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
HOW RUBIEs ARE MADE.
Appraisers Tell all About Their Manu-.
facture.

Boston ranscript-General APP
praiser De Vries, at New York, has
thrown some interesting side lights
on the manufacture of artificial rubies
in a decision rendered recently in
which he reverses the ruling of the sur
veyor of customs at st. Louis and al
lows the artificial rubies to come in
at 10 per cent. ad valorem, instead OF
20 per cent, as assessed by the sur
veyor. In rendering his decision Aps~
praiser De Vries casts aside the con-
tention of the importers as to the maaa.-
ner in which the artificial rubies were
made, and tells how they really are
assessment of duty in accordance
with the wishes of the firm Tho
/ contention of member of the impora~
ing firm at the hearing was that the
artificial rubies in question were
made of little chips of rubies tha9
| come from the rough ruby in the cut
ting Of the latter, united with glass
and put into a kiln and subjected to-
such a high degree of heat that they
are assembled and cemented 10
gether." Such articles are known AS
"doublets'
Mr.. De Vries declares that the.
rubies in question were made different
ly and were artificial rubies." Con
tinuing, he says that the process OF
manufacturing artificial rubies has
been known for a quarter of a century
to certain scientists in Europe, and
for many years was preserved as a
secret by the French Academy of
Sciences. Within recent years, how
ever, OBJECTIONS on the part of the
workmen necessarily intrusted with.
the secret of manufacture have inn
parted this information to others, aud
the process of manufacture has be-
come well known and the subject Oh
numerous scientific treatises and pub
locations. The article is made by IA
combination of oxide OF chrome and
aluminium. This Is the natural COM
bination of the true ruby. The com
position Of this article and the true
ruby is identical. They have the same
degree OF hardness, specific gEtyity,
and color. The only way the iinita-
ton can be distinguished from the real Z
is that the former under powerful
lenses shows a number OF concentric
lines. These appear in the manu-
featured, but never in the natural,
ruby and are accounted for by the fact
of the powerful pressure necessary I'm
the manufacture OF the artifcial'
article. This distinction is difficult
OF detection. SO far as material
texture and uses are concerned, the
articles are identical The value of
the artificial ruby is about one-tenth
that of the natural. It appears from,
the record that the degree of heat
which would be necessary to weld.
pieces of genuine rubies would mefr
them into volatile substance which
would escape, and for that reason the
process Of manufacture contended for
is impossible, though pieces of ruby
may be cemented with glass as stated.
This process, however, It is manifest
from the article, was not employed
here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
HORSEBACK RIDING IN PEkINc

in Pekin, for some reason, the.
horse is not in especially high favor
possibly because of the high price OF
good mount and the low price of
donkeys. At any rate. the great middle
classes, who are reasonably prosper
Gus, are wont to go about the city
mounted on stolid little donkeys which
only upon the rarest occasions can be
tempted to move at faster gait than
walk. The most humorous phase of
II all, however is that the self
satisfied Chinaman does not realize
what ridiculous figure he cuts with,
MS iegs dangling on each side of the
donkey.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
ART OF FINE SEWING.
u Is Being Revived Along With It's
Sentiment and Fancy Implements.

New York Sun-Fine sewing is again
high in favor. Women are making not
only sheer linen trifles for the neck,
but also entire garments with no stitch
OF sewing machine work in them. Girls
make for their friends birthday gifts of
articles of apparel-night dresses,
aprons, corset covers, petticoats,
scanned, felled, hcmmed AMI decorated
by hand, with dainty lace or muslin
ruffiing whipped on with almost in
visible stretches.
The materials used are the soft, fine
fabrics that never yield the best re-
suits when put together on the sewing
machine. Machine work, no matter
how well executed, will always have a
certain witness and stiffness because
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.
Sits of Scrapbook Wisdom on Various
Household Articles.

ElOQSCflOiU ATliClGSs
Woman's Home Companion.-To pre-.
vent the piano from suffering from the
effects of damp room, place a small
lump of unslacked lime in bag and
place it inside the case.
To obtain an enamel finish on your
white clothes, add half a teaspoonful
of boraX to one pint of boiling starch
The best and easiest way to toast
bread is to lay the bread CT al as.
bestos pad, and place directly over a
hot fire.
Place lump of sugar in the teapot
when putting it away This will pre-
vent it from becoming musty.
The gem cakes, or large ones, either,
will not stick to the pans if -four is
slightly busted over the creased cake
pans.
When washing blankets or other
woolens, dissolve borax in the hot
water, then make a suds by using
any good laundry soap Rub the arti-
Gle to be washed with the hands; do
not use the washboard. All woolens
may be kept soft, and will not shrink
by this method. Always rinse in warm
water. A tablespoonful of borax to
re gallons of hot water is about right
fer the suds.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

At most times of the year he is a
noisy fellow, squawl1ing loudly over
everything he does and everything he
sees, and alarming the game which
the hunter has been patiently stalking
for hours, perhaps. But in the nest
ing season it is different; he has not
a word for anyone. He has a secret,
and he guards it with all the caution
which characterizes the entire crow
family The nest itself is a huge
structure, as large as bushel basket,
perhaps; built among thorns or other
bushes, or in small trees; sometimes
quite close to the ground, and at other
times fifteen or twenty feet up. Ex-
ternally, it consists of a mass of coarse
sticks, but inside of this is the nest
proper, which is made of mud and
lined with scottish materials. such as
grass and hair and rootlets. The eggs,
usually seven in number, generally
have a grayish ground color, but are
so heavily blotched with brown that
the gray is sometimes difficult to find
The young birds are knowing little
rascals, and are often taken from the
nest and reared for pets. They are
naturally inquisitive, aud, finding that
they have nothing to fear. they ex
anime everything which interests them
about the house or garden, and any
small object which especially attracts
them they carry of and hide. When
in search of amusement, they will
bring such objects out of their hiding
places and play with them, hiding
them again when the become tired.
They take great pleasure in teasing
the dogs, cats and other domestic
animals, by stealing their food, and
by pecking them when they are
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

Kohl Rabi-Kohl rabbi is cooked and
served in any of the ways in which
turnips are prepared. Pared and GU,
II half-inch slices, it will cook in hall
al honr in rapidly boiling sailed
water. Cream, Bechamel, and Holland.
alse sauces are served with boiled
Kohl rabi. 1t is good cold with French
o. mayonnaise dressing. Cheese
sauce is a good addition, though less
frequently seen. Kohl rabbi au grat,n
with cheese is another form in which
Ii may be presented. For this dish the
cooked vegetable is cut in small cubes,
coin prepared for the occasion. The
hrst and second princes shoveled in the
sold and the priests standing about
chanted Vedic hymns. AS the weight
OF gold overbalanced the weight of the
maharajah and he rose gradually from
the floor the artillery stationed outside
fired salute, proclaiming TO the prin-
cipality that the measure of his high
ness philanthropy was full. Then,
with elaborate ceremony, the mahara-
jah was escorted back to his palace
and the gold was distributed among
$4,000 Brahmins previously selected.
Philanthropy will now take another
twelve months sleep in Tracancore.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17
Magpies.

| first made the acquaintance of the
magpie many years ago, in England.
where the bird is an historical char
acter, ranking with the English robin,
the blue heron and the pererine falcon.
In fact, in the days of falconry the
maybe was often hawked for in open,
bush-studded country, its strikingly
marked plumage enabling the specta-
tors easily to follow the progress OF
the sport. l used to set him in an
old-fashioned garden, and l never
tired of watching him, as he went
about his business as only a member
of the crow family can. Now he would
his long tail tilted up in the air, stop
ping now and then to unearth some
hiding insect or to look about him with
his head tipped coquettishly on one
side; now he would be proceeding
along the edge of piece of shrubbery
hunting for worms and other small
prey his shining black and white
plumage in dazzling contrast to the
velvety shadows of the shrubs. At
another time, he would be seen jump
ing downward, one branch at a time,
from the top of a>Jall tree, to get a
nearer view of cat. who was sun
ming herself on wall beneath, at the
same time chattering in the well
known manner which becomes so
monotonous to anyone but a lover of
birds. But whatever he did was done
with that odd mixture of gravity and
mirth which will ever make interest
ing the doings of crows, jays and mag
MES
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

The serving of cold fruit SOUPS is a
'istom borrowed from the Germans,
aid it is good way to make use Of
f"ults of second quality that could not
be presented in a natural condition
:. nese soups are served as first
course at luncheon or teas in little
cups of china or glass. Macaroons OF
any plain sweet cracker may accom-
pany the soup. Sippets of toast are
also served. These soups, being
sweetened, are, obviously. more ap.
pTopriate for teas and banquets than
for lunheons.
Cherry-and-Pineapple Soup-Stone a
cup of sour cherries and set aside to
serve in the soup. Cut one or two
slices of pineapple into cubes and set
aside with the cherries. Crate the
rest of pineapple, crack the cherry
stones and add the kernels, with a
pint of cherries and a quart of water.
TO the grated pineapple, let cook TWEEN
ty minutes. Mix half cup of sugar
with two teaspoonfuls of arrowroot.
and stir into the hot soup. Let cook
ten minutes. Then strain and set aside
to cool.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-17

Unfortunately, this wonderfully in.
teresting and decorative bird is not
found in the eastern part of the United
States, but in the west he-is repre-
sened by two species, the black-billed
and the yellow-billed magpies. The
latter is now found only in a certain
restricted area in California, and, ow-
ing chiefly to his conspicuous voice
and plumage, which announce his
presence to every gunner who comes
his way, he is in danger of total ex-
termination. The former, however, is
fairly common bird over large part
of the west, and shall confine myself
chiefly 20 a description of him and his
habits.
The black-billed maybe is about
twenty inches long, including his tail.
which takes up rather more than half
the total length. The greater part of
his plumage is glossy black, with
bronzy metallic reflections, but the
lower breast and belly are white. and
the scapulars, being also white, form
two conspicuous patches on the wings.
Long strealls of white on the inner
veins Of the primary feathers show
most conspicuously when the bird is in
fight. Altogether he is one of the
most striking birds to be seen in North
America. That he has not been ex-
terminated is no doubt due largely to
his intelligence. for, like his relatives,
the crow and the jay, he is bold
enough to take advantage of every
thing which is useful without being
dangerous, but crafty enough, as rul ,
to keep out of trouble. Another point
in his favor is that he can eat almost
anything, and, all things being equal,
the animal which can eat the greatest
variety of food will survive the long
est. In the winter he will eat literal
ly anything, including carrion, and
whatever he can steal from his neigh.
bors. In the spring he fares sumptu-
ously, his bill of fare being long
one, and including mice and other
small mammals, small birds, birds
eggs and young birds, crawfish and
numerous insects; in the summer he
does the farmer a good turn by eating
grasshoppers. grubs and very de-
structive black cricket, and in the fall
he pays himself by stealing such fruit
as he can get away with without being
shot.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
IS
BURIAL Of
INSTRUCTOR
Pine Box InCaSeS
Body Of Prof.
Wright.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Sept. 22-In-
cased in a plain, unpainted pine box that
did not cost more than 81 50. the body Of
Professor Max Wright, instructor in mod
ern languages in Stanford University and
the son Of wealthy parents, was buried
to-day. The simple burial was ordered by
Professor Wright. He believed that the
custom Of present lavish burials is bar
barous and economically wrong and di-
rected before his death that the 800 of
his money that ordinarily would be spent
for a funeral be used for a public foun-
tain as a monument to his memory.
Professor Wright's father did the work
OF the undertaken. There was no minis
ter and no religious service and the body
was taken to the grave in a plain wagon.
At the grave DR.. P. B. Wright. father of
the deceased. addressed the relatives and
friends. explaining the reason for the sim
pie funeral
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
SUPERVISORS
THROW OUT
COLMA CASE
Scheme for IncOr-
pOratiOn Meets
Disaster.
Special Dispatch to The Call

REDWOOD CITY, Sept Z2.-Proceed-
ings for the Incorporation of the town OF
Colma came to an abrupt termination be
fore the Board of Supervisors to-day.
The instigators of the scheme admitted
their own defeat, which was brought
about by the very persons who signed the
petition 10 incorporate but a few weeks
ago. Twenty persons who had favored
the proposition withdrew their names
from the petition, leaving less than fifty
names thereon. These twenty persons,
upon mature consideration, became salts
fed that incorporation was not what they
wanted. many of them stating that they
had signed the petition under a misap-
prehension of facts.
When it was made to appear to the
Board of Supervisors that but forty-four
names remained on the petition. the fol
lowing order was made:
THE evidence being closed, and the
matter submitted to the board, and 1t ap-
pearing from the evidence herein that
there are less than fifty qualified signers
remaining upon said petition presented
and considered herein. on motion of Su-
pervisor McEvoy, seconded by Supervisor
McCrackin. it is found, ordered and de-
clared that said petition is not sufficient
in law to authorize this board to proceed
further thereon. wherefore IT is therefore
ordered that said petition be and the
same is hereby denied"
1t is extremely doubtful whether fifty
persons can be found at CoIma to-day
who now favor Incorporation, certainly
the proposition can never be carried
should it ever be submitted to a vote.
But little time was consumed by the
board to-day before the members were
called upon to act. H. W. BrAwn, who
has taken an active part in the defeat Of
the measure. presented communications
from twenty persons asking that their
names be stricken from the petition. Sew
eral witnesses were called by Mr.. Brown
to prove the signatures of these persons.
Nothing then remained but for the other
side TO admit that they were beaten, it
being conceded that the parties had the
right to withdrew their names 1t is pos
sible that another effort will be made to
secure what has been twice lost, but the
chances are that the Incorporation of
Colma has received its death blow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
MASKED MEN
ROB A TRAIN
IN MISSOURI.
Detach the Express
Car and Wreck
the Safe.
Bold HOld-Up Creates
Panic Among Pas
SengerS.
Railroad Officials Claim the
Railroad Officials Claim the
Robbers Obtained No
Booty.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Sept. 22-Four
masked men at 10 o'clock tonight held up
westbound Burlington and Missouri River
train No. Al. five miles north OF this city.
The safe in the express car was dyna-
mited and the car wrecked. officials OF
the road say that the safe contained but
little money. other reports say that It
contained 5000 to $4,000 in money. Every
thing in the safe was taken and the men
escaped in the darkness with horses. A
posse was organized and is in pursuit OF
the bandits
Not a single shot was fred. The train
was stopped by means Of a red light. The
engine and express car were uncoupled
from the balance Of the train and backed
half mile further on. where 1t was dyna-
mited. The train was in charge OF Con-
ductor Harvey. who hurried to the city
and gave the alarm. The officials lost no
time in organizing and making a start.
It was necessary for the entire train to
be brought back TO the city and a new
train made up, which left at 1 o'clock.
According TO meager reports received
from the scene OF the hold-up at midnight.
the robbers climbed upon the engine and
with drawn weapons compelled the en-
gineer and fireman to obey orders. One
Of the men uncoupled the engine and ex-
press car from the balance OF the train
The party then climbed into the cab and
the engine and car were run up the track
The explosion followed.
The train was crowded with passengers
for the West and the hold-up created a
panic. 1t was in charge Of Conductor
Harvey Of st. Joseph. AS soon as he saw
the robbers he ran back down the track
and secured a handcar. on which he came
TO St. Joseph and notified the officers. Po-
licemen and deputy sherif1s to the num-
Der of fifty were taken at once to the
scene. armed with riot guns. but the rob
bers had finished their work and de-
parted
One Of the robbers is reported to have
been hurt. the extent Of his injuries be-
ing unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
GOES TO YALE IN STYLE
BEFITTING A PRINCE

NEW HAVEN. Sept. PA freshman
arrived at Yale to-day in all the glory
Of q Prince. The private car "Guada-
loupe," owned by Fourth Vice President
and General Manager julius Kruttscnitt
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad, was
sidetracked in front Of the Office build
ing Of the New York. New Haven. and
Hartford Railroad this morning and ru-
mors were soon afioat that J. S. Mellen,
the new president Of the New Haven
road, had arrived. Investigation dis
closed. however. that Julius Kruttschnitt
Jr. had arrived and is about to enter
Yale. His father and he left San Fran
cisco on September 13 and came East
via Montreal and New York.
Kruttschnitt will pay his respects to
the local railroad men and go home via
Texas, Mexico and Southern California
after his son has been safely launched
into college life.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
WOUNDED
JEWS CROWD
HOSPITALS
Wanton Slaughter
by Soldiers Of
HOnel.
Full Details Reveal
Horrors Of Late
Outbreak.
Dead Number Twenty Five
and Hundreds Are
Dead Number Twenty Five
and Hundreds Are
Disabled.
Special Dispatcn TO The Call.

BERLIN. Sept 22-FulI details have
Just reached the German-Jewish relief
committee Of the anti-Jewish outbreak in
Homel, near Mohiley, the chief town Of
the Russian province Of that name.
worlkingmen's homes to the number of
845 have been pIundered and destroyed.
twenty-five Jews were either killed out
right by the soldiery or died Of their
wounds, 100 more are in the hospitals,
seriously injured, while 200 others are suf-
fering from slighter wounds received
through the Brutality of the police or
while defending themselves against Chris
tian assailants.
The authorities watched the progress
of the rioting and pillaging with COM
pIaisancy.
The trouble began on September II,
when Christian market dealers sought to
buy herring from Jewish peddlers at q
tenth of the market price. The Jews re-
Christians proceeded forcibly to despoil
them.
On the second day of the riot, when the
Jews disregarded instructions to keep OF
the streets, because they could no longer
restrain themselves from going to the
rescue of outraged women and tortured
men, the soldiers fired a volley into a
crowd of Jews killing six of them.
The disturbances continued until Sep
tember a. During the rioting one Chris
tian was killed and many injured. This
served to stiil further incesase the popu-
lace. The rioting continued for six days.
Quiet has now been restored, but the
town is under martial law factories are
idle and bread famine has begun.
Every effort has been made by the Rus
sian authorities to prevent news of this
new horror becoming known outside of
Russia.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
Run10r That Colon.
bid Has Taken
T0rdy fiction.

- n aASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-When
~ q the State Department closed
81 4 to-day at o'clock 1t was
49, agreed that the Panama canal
treaty was dead, although
eight hours yet remained within which
the Colombian Congress might take ac-
ton upon It. Nothing, however had been
received during the day either from Min
lister Beaupre at Bogota, or from Herran,
the Colombian Charge d'Affaires here,
which gave the slightest hope of fav-
orable issue.
A report is current here that the Colom-
bian Congress. in secret session, had
clothed President Marroquin with full
power to negotiate a treaty. If this re-
port should turn out TO be true President
Marroquin. who is counted as a friend OF
the treaty, could proceed untrammeled
by the fear of future reckoning with bis
Congress.
In any event President Roosevelt must
now take the next step. He can elect to
proceed under the Spooner act and take
up the Nicaragua route or he allow
the matter to drift for the present, in
the hope that a way may yet be found
in the path of the Panama route.
Contrary to his custom during the sum-
mer, Acting Secretary Adee of the State
Department remained in the city to-day
in order to be on hand to act promptly
on any information which might come
from Beaupre regarding canal affairs in
Bogota. Up to a late hour tonight. how
ever, nothing had been received. Dr.
Herran, the Colombian Charge, also
waited anxiously for news from his Gov
ernment. but likewise was disappointed.
Colombia, it is known, is anxious to
keep alive the canal negotiations. What
form her new proposition with that end
in view will take is not known in Wash
ington.
One interesting feature in connection
with the legislative situation in Colon
bia is the fact that the terms N one
third of the members in the Senate, num-
bering nine. will expire on the 10Th of
next July, when the life of the present
Congress will end. These nine Senators,
II is said, are averse to the canal treaty.
The hope OF the advocates of the treaty
will be to elect Senators in their places
who are favorable to the convention 1t
is expected that the campaign for the
Legislature will be made with this end
in view.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-23
YOUNG NEBRAsKAN May
HAVE BEEN MURDERED
New York Coroner Abandons Suicide
Theory in the Case Of John
Ki1uafrick

NEW YORK. Sept 2z.-Coroner Brown,
who Is investigating the death Of John
Fitzpatrick. the wealthy young Nebraska
man found dead. shot through the heart
IN his apartments yesterday. has aban-
doned the theory OF suicide and to-day
called upon the police 10 investigate the
shooting on the possibility that it might
have been murder. The position OF the
revolver, the fact that Kilpatricks cloth
ing was not burned and the absence Of
any ascertainable cause for suicide. led
the Coroner TO say that he believed the
shooting 10 have been either accidental OF
murder.
Coroner Brown added that the theory
that Fitzpatrick had committed suicide be-
cause he was suffering from kidney
trouble or because he had lost his fortune
IN speculation was disproved, the autopsy
showing that he had no kidney trouble
and Investigation proving that his specu-
latons had been profitable.