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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
DANGEROUS KIDNEY DISEASES CURED
Pe-ru-aa Creating National Sensation In the Cure
of Chronic Ailments of the kldreys.

Major L. II. Mars. of the First Wis
consin Cavalry regiment, writes from
1925 Dunning street, Chicago H., the
following letter:
"F0r years suffered with cafarrI1 of
the kidneys contracted I'm the army.
Medicine did NOT help me any until a
cOmrade who had been helped by Pc
rrHa advised me 10 try IL. thought
some at once, and soon found blessed
relief kept taking ii four months,
and am now wei and strong and feel
better than / have done for the past
twenty years, thanks 10 Peruna. "---
r. III. Mars.
AT the appearance of the first symp-
tom of kidney trouble, Peruna should
he taken. This remedy strikes at once
the very root of the disease. 1t at once
relieves the catarrhal kidneys of the stag
nant blood, preventing the escape of
serum from the blood. Peruna stimu-
lates the kidneys to eXcrete from the
blood the accommodating poison. and
thus prevents the commissions which are
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarfh Cure
+. j. CHENEY & CO. Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known +. j. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable IN all business transactions and hnan.
cally able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST &TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING. KIHNAN Il MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. ..
Halls Catarrll Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the systein. Price roc per bottle Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
Many School Children Are sickIy,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used ~ Mother Gray. nurse
in Children's Home, New York, Break up
Colds in - hours. cure Constipation,
Feyerishness, Headache. Stomach Trou.
bles, Teethilg Disorders. move and reg
ulatc the bowels and Destroy Worms.
Sold by I'll druggists or by mail, 25c.
Sapp;e mailed FREE Address Allen s,
Oimsted, lie Roy. y. Y.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
KIDNEY

Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colore d, pain in passing.
dribbling, frequency, bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pulls
remove calculi and gravel
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleeplessness, headache ,
nervousness. dizziness.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

tarrh of the kidneys simply because it
cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30
Bio Names for "Wee Uns."

"Coccus babyllus polymorphus las
phobia microbe by it's discoverer, Pro
fessor Sormani of the University OF
Pavia.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Once there was a shrewd man who
went into store to purchase some
pToyender for his chickens.
Before he could be waited upon he
saw two Of his neighbors in the act of
buying flower seeds.
So he turned about and left the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

]. NJ. Shepperd, editor of the
Standard-Herald, of Warrensburg, Mo-,
was fined $500 because of his criticism
iof the supreme court in lie Oglesby
cncn
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Mrs. WinsIow,s SooTHING SYRup for children
teething softens the gums, reduces inflamma.
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. Is cents a
bottle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Mrs. James Beck Of 314
West whitesboro Sire ct /,
Rome. y. ", says. Il was
troubled with my kidneys for
eight or nine years; had
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

There were seven fist fights in
Frankfort, KY, in one day, and rot a
pistol was used.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

The local option elections in Texas
resulted everywhere in victories for
the prohibitionists.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

Sumner is good time 10 treat Chronic Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary troubles with D0anS Kidney Pills
they conquer the most stubborn cases.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

with a wagon filed with people. Five
persons were injured.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-30

SURF W lti
low if the
poisons are
allowed to
remain. 1t
gives great
Wig or t o
the hearts
action a n d
d i Z e S tive
system, both
of which are
apt to fail
rapidly in
this disease.
Il e r u n a
c re s ca
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

ne. The fathers had determined TO found
the Capital City of the infant Republic
IN his immediate neighborhood. They
felt l0eenly. did washington and his con-
freres, that a Congress without a fixed
place for discussion and abode was ri
diculous; that the young nation could
never grow with a rowing govern
ment. Accordingly. plans were form
ulated IN haste. lots were bought at fab
uious prices after Washington had set
tied upon the site for the new city, and
old Farmer Burns awole one morning
70 find himself rich
Famous Men in Dsvy's Cottage
The plain farmers who had sat around
HIS hearthstone were abashed by the
presence OF such men as George Wash
ington. Thomas jefferson. Alexander
Hamilton, and the masterfuI Burr, the
Calverts, and the CAROLS OF Duddington
Manor. Smocks quickly gave place 70
black cloth coats. Tom Moore, the
brilliant, Irishman. was Burns guest. A
little room off the main living apart
nent is PORTED out today as the one he
occupied. Possibly it was here that the
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rogue wrote his lines Midst bears AMI
Yankees, democrats. and frogs" which
earned him the ill-will Of so many
Simple justice demanded that such
cottage should not be without a ro-
nance. The belle of the countryside
was Marcia Burns, Davy's only daugh
ter. She is reported to have been as
coquettish as she was pretty. and alto
gether a most tantalizins young person.
She had many suitors. but selected John
Van Ness as her husband. He was at
that time Congressman from New York,
and, as they said. well fed, well bred.
and well read" a combination OF quail
ties which Is indeed hard to withstand.
Marcia married Van Ness at twenty
years Of age and inherited the whole OF
her fathers estate. The couple con-
tInued 70 live In the cottage for num-
Der OF years after their marriage.
The Van Ness Mansion Bzilt.
In 1920, however, when their only
child returned from school in Phila-
delphia. a new home was ready 10 re-
ceive her.
DSyy Burns cottage was the hand
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soonest residence in the surrounding
country when It was built. The roof was
low and the house had but one story.
yet there were four rooms IN II, in
eluding garret. and the log-cabiners
Of the neighborhood stared IN open
mouthed astonishment al the cottage. no
matter how many times they passed it
every Gay. But the new house was 70
them the eighth wonder OF the world
II was built by Latrobe, the architect OF
the Capitol, TO begin with: It cost sec. 900; ;
italian mantels Of rare woods with
sculptured Loves and Graces adorned the
spacious rooms, and every door was
held a work OF art. Let IL be said 10
the credit OF Mrs. Van Ness. however.
that all this hnery was no deare- to
her than the tiny. unpretending cot
tage where she had been born.
The new mansion was at no great dis
tance from the cabin. which was al
ways preserved with the grestest care
and veneratlon.
Elbertine Van Ness was her mothers
daughter IN beauty and sweetness OF
disposition. Shs married Arthur Mid
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n OW that the trustees have decided
NJ to buy the Van Ness property,
and the Greater Columbian" is
a possibility. the memory OF the Wash
ingtonian naturally fares back to the
Van Ness mansion and the Davy Burns
cottage. The location OF Columbian
University on these grounds will mean
the possible demolition of both these
historic dwellings. They have both been
objects Of interest to the sightseer in
Washington for many years. They are
built on the property which once be-
Ionged to old Farmer Burns, quarter
of a mile back of the White House.
From Squatter to Millionaire.
This Burns was a thrifty fellow. from
all accounts, and held on to his prop
erty with the tenacity of a Scotch tai
low-chandler. Still. he was no more
than right The land had come to him
from a long line of Scotch ancestry,
and while Pitt was laundering across
the water at the Mortified members o.
parliament, 'If the Americans had SUBJ
mitted to the stamp act, they deserved
TO be slaves" before Washington was
made Commander-in-Chief OF the Con-
tinentals, and even before Boston (dear
old LADY, had held her famous tea party,
D4vy Burns entertained his cronies
within his cottage. and. doubtless. sang
"Auld Lang syne" over humming
glass OF Scotch "whuskey." Those long
winter evenings must have brought many
an old fellow to his flreside! They
would. perhaps sit before the fireplace.
with fits huge swinging iron crane, the
kettle whistling upon the hob, and ex-
change recollectiOns of "th' auld coun-
try telling stories of the wars and of
the doings O. Bobbie Burns.
Mohammed did not go to the mountain.
but the mountain came to him. 1t was
so with sturdy, outspoken Farmer
Burns. He owned a tract several miles
square, extending from the White House
to the Patent Office. His broad acres
had suddenly acquired undreamed Of val
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..CHANCE TRIP WITH DR.CURRY

comes OF age next May" said Mrs. Mann
ma. after she had made sure.
Yes answered Dr. Curry. Il snp-
pose he thought it appropriate as was
present when the young king was born
actually present. madam" "Oh, 1
didn't inow-I thought you were a doc
mered Mrs. Mamma
You are right. but Spain, with several
other European monarchies, adheres to
the ancient and barbarous custom Of
having representative CT every nation
present at such a time; and in this case
il was deemed especially necessary as a
posthumous child was expected u9on
whose sex would depend it's ability TO as
cend the Spanish throne
Then Dr. Curry gave Boysie many en-
tertaining views OF the pleasures and
restrictions of royal boynood. As Uni
ted States minister 10 Madrid curing
CleveIand's first Administration, DR..
Curry had been intensely interested in
the pale. fraiI baby king and the queen
regent, whose single-handed battle
against the corruption and immortality
OF the Spanish court was inspiring to
witness.
Mrs Mamma bided her time and when
the stream OF court "reminiscences ran
low. she unearthed another spring OF
recollection
DR. Curry. do you remember Miss
who afterward married Majcr -? She
is M mother"
And my grandmother" kindly ex-
planned BoYsie.
Remember her? I love her and well
may. added DR.. Curry after cOngratu-
lattng Mrs Mamma on her choice OF
parents. Miss N had always been
/ admired as belle and coquette, but her
fearless assistance of the soldiers dur
Ing the war had enshrined her in many
brave heart IN new light ] had
been invalided home toward the end OF
The war. and after recuperating IN Tai
ladega, made my way 20 Selma, where
Tho naval foundry OF the Z. ). A. was
situated. When the battle OF Selma was
[ fought OF course I took my place with
he boys who helped General Forests
handful OF men defend the place. But
when we were defeated / was extremely
anxious to escape. as my rank OF major
1 10 the Confederate army made me liable
10 capture and Imprisonment. SO after
Ozark I walked 10 your mothers planta-
tiOn home and she gave me provisions &c
last during the three days I hid in Beech
/ Greek swamp"
Yes, she has often told me that she
I little thought as she watched you tramp
away with that meal sack OF food on
your shoulder. that you were in a path
/ that would eventually lead you to a
kings palace"
Yes. but my path never led me be-
yond the remembrance OF her assistance
and sympathy. Tell her royal food
rever tasted half so good as that ham
and lightbread. But the best thing she
inc F@
right in those troublous times. when
! I was going forth TO possible capture
/ o. death, even my wife refused 20 be
tcased by 1t later; but IL viii hardly
/ bear telling IN these prosaic times. with
/ beI grandson's wondering eyes upon
me" and the grizzled doctor fairly
/ blushed under BOysie's mystified gaze.
But DR.. Curry's destination uncere-
moniously cut short all adieu. past or
| present. and soon BOysie was waving a
/ long farewell 10 the grizzled man in
/ whirling snowstorm.
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shade of a magnificent tree near the cot
tage. The two sat en- a rustic bench,
Burns haggling like an old avaricious
FISH wife.
Finally the general well nigh lost all
patience. and said:
Mr.. Burns. 1 have been sent by the
Congress to settle with you for this
piece of ground you own. Now set a
reasonable price on IL or we viii be
obliged TO take # without leave"
Old Burns was on his mettle in a
moment. AYE. Master Washington. .
said he in his surly tones "do ye think
that wen a. take for grist whataver
Gums frum yer mill? Hootl 1 con saye
thot ye had ma ben onythin' if ye had
ma welded wi the rich Wilder Custis. -
Mr. Burns" said Washington sharp
ly. what viii you take for your Iand2''
If the old farmer was testy and close
he was none the less shrewd. Washing
ton angry must have been a sight 20
shake the nerve Of the boIdest.
1t is not to be wondered. then, that
Burns second answer was somewhat
tame compared with his first.
"Onythin' yer excellency pleases." be
replied.
The Phantom Hearse.
Mayor Van Ness. old Davy's son-in-
law, lived 20 the ripe old age OF seventy
five. 1t is said that he was a lavish
host. and dinner at his home was reck-
oned a rare treat in those days. Once
a year he entertained both houses OF
Congress
There is a legend still passing from
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

dleton. Of South Carolina. but died a
short two years afterward. AT the grave
of her beloved child Marcia Van Ness
made an Offering of the Orphan Asylum
to the city of washington. She died at
the age OF fifty years. ard the citizens
OF the District placed the following in
scription on her casket:
. The citizens OF washington In tes-
timony Of their veneration for departed
worth dedicate this plate to the mem
ory Of Marcia Van Ness, the excellent
consort Of John Van Ness. II piety.
charity, high principles and exalted
worth could have averted the shafts Of
Fate, she would still have remained
amcng US, a bright example OF every
virtue. The hand Of Death has removed
her TO purer and a happier state Of ex-
istence. and while we lament her loss
let US endeavor 20 emulate her virtues. -
Anything Your Excellcncy Pieases."
Old Davy, It would seem. did not have
hts daughters sweetness OF disposition
He was crusty and irritable to the point
OF rudeness. The men who founded
Washington. who built its streets, and
laid out the great avenues and lots found
him one of the trials OF their existence.
He would spend the whole day pickering
over q piece Of land and then refuse TO
sell It. Threats and cajolery were tried
without avail. The farmer remained the
cross- grained knot IN the board that The
fathers we're attempting to plane. One
afternoon Washington held a memorable
conference with the obstinate Mr.
Burns" as he called him, under the
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

lip to lip in Washington that six head
less horses. drawing q huge black
hearse. gallop round the old Van Ness
mansion on the anniversary OF the
mayors death. Their headless driver
may be seen saving on the reins and
one resident OF the city has heard him
shout sepulchral "whoai"
During the civil war the mansion was
the property Of Thomas Green. a vir-
ginian. who gave it the best OF care and
attention.
Probable Headquarters of Conspirators.
Additional interest is taken in the old
house because many folks believe it was
the headquarters Of John Wilkes Booth
and his band OF conspirators. 1t Is said
that Booth intended to kidnap Presi-
dent Lincoln and. holding him prisoner
in the great, gloomy cellars Of the
house. to demand the independence OF
the South as the price OF his liberty.
Though testimony was advanced during
the trial which seems to give color to
this opinion, it was never formally es-
tablished as the true one.
The Van Ness site is a favorable ono
for a college or university. both be-
cause OF its past and the natural advan-
tages OF its position. Columbian Uni
versity viii have abundant room 70
spread out there. II it be found nee
essary to pull down the cottage and
the mansion, il is hoped that the Colum-
bian students will see that the memor-
les of the old houses are preserved u
Is not good for a country to pull out the
pegs on which tradition hangs and tie
pegs are none too many in this country
Of ours.
The Washington times., 1903-06-28

vinced Boysie that his mamma was not
really and truly asleep. so he said:
Mamma. tell me q storyi"
"Oh. no. Look at the funny papers or
the seat IN front. dear" suggested man.
ma.
why. I've finished Happy Hooligar
and the Twins long ago." he Dragged
She sat up Immediately at the detection
OF the trusted allies and TO fortify her
self for story telling. said:
Ring for some water. Boysie.'
But he begged 10 get Il himself. as his
little red legs were cramped. Soon his
bright figure and merry face cheered the
whole car; even the absorbed business
men gave him kindly glance, but the
most encours cement came from short,
grizzIed man on the front seat where
Boysie usually staggered as he faced
about"
"Oh, souse me-" gasped Boysie as he
clutched the srizzled ones shoulder for
support.
Not unless you tell me who you arc
and where you live" said the man With
nook severity. as he swung the gay lit
tie figure into his lap. This he glibly
told, for his name and local habitation
had been carefully drilled into him be-
fore Drawing the crowds and snares OF a
city.
From Selma7 Well. that's a place I
used TO love and a pretty name. too;
but you don't know where II got that
name" teased the scholar, FOR such the
grizzled one was.
No I don't. but ! bet my mamma
does" and the little fellow flashed bach
to the source OF all informatiOn-in his
eyes at least. Now, msmma had been
an only child herself. 30 she realized
how much her little one lost and tried
10 make fl up 10 him by sharing all his
interests and patiently answering those
puzZling questions.
This one seemed rather unusual and
| beyond his depth but she hegan
mas name? 1t was named by William
R. King. the only Vice President from
| the South, whose plantation was neal
ouI home. When the citizens OF Moore's
| Bluff. as il was then called. declared
| they wanted a more distinctive name
| they naturally asked their mC
nent man 10 select IT. Mr.. King was
very fond Of ancient poetry, especiall!
/ a Welsh bard called Cssian. one o.
I whose sweetest characters was named
| Selma. SO when"
| But Boysie was already giving its owr
peculiar version of this TO the scholar
| Slowly rising he clasped Boysie's HAND
/ and they together made their way tC
| mamma, a striking picture of mature
/ force, drawn from past adversittes
4 leading forth the young hope OF the fu-
| ture.
Madam. we have good authority, thai
/ little child shall lead them-may thi.
! little cne and my gray hairs excuse sucf
! an informal introduction am DR.
And this Is mamma" explained
/ Boysie.
! Mrs Mamma kindly amplihed this
| rather meager statement and moved the
papers to make room for Or. Curry. Sc
| lecting one sheet she hurriedly com
pared the large woodcut With the strik-
! ing face before her. Yes. every clear
cut feature. the stiff gray hair. the close
] cropped beard, the name-all tailed, sC
! this was the DR.. Curry. Il have Just beer
reading that President Roosevelt has ap-
pointed you 10 represent the UDtteC
! States when the young King Of Spair
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/ hurt the sport any, because Il went
through HIS derby and vas blunted that
way. The sport had deposited hefty
bundle OF collateral to appear at the po-
lice court the next morning.
Say. the sport said to me when I
appeared at his hotel In response. TO his
summons early that morning. L want
you to make a holy show OF me-you
can't make me look too much chopped
up and then ne went ahead and told
me OF his scrap with the cop and arrest
the night before. I've got TO be down
at the court in : couple OF hours, for
don't want 20 lose out on the bond
bunch that had 20 put up. Neither
do I want to take a chance on being
raiIroaded over 20 Blackwel's, for
they've got two charges against me-
disorderly conduct and resisting an Of
ficer.
4" L want you TO paint me a sinner
gimme the bummest lamp that ever
came out of County Wicklow. Then
want you to paint up n whole lot OF
imitation cuts all over my face. See?
And then bind my head up in bandages
so that nothing but the cleaner viii
show-I want the phony cuts painted
so that II they take look inside the
bandages I'll have something that looks
like the real thing to show en-.
But they won't DO that. I'm going
TO have a bunch OF witnesses on hand
to testify that the cop tried to beat my
head of. See! He's a harp. with a
reputation ns clubber. that cop, and
maybe I'll get away with It that way
Well, It looked a little phony. Of
course-it's my business TO tx maps up
and make 'em look natural, instead Of
making customers look as If they'd been
trying to rough house q herd Of goats.
But # was none OF my business what
this Bport did with hts face after I fixed
him Up, and when ne told mo that there
was as in st for me I went at him
and inside OF an hour he was the worst
looking imitation OF man you ever
saw.
7 painted him a purple-black sinner
that covered nearly the whole side OF
his face, red-leaded a lot OF Jagged
looking bogus cuts all over his jowls.
ages and wrapped his head in about
two acres of lint. which ! soused in
arnica TO make the frame-up look nat
ural. Say, that sport, after / got through
with him. was enough to make you go
and buy bromides. Just 70 look at him.
He passed me my s25. and I skated
down 20 the court to see how he would
make out. 1t was something easy.
The magistrate just took one look
at the bandaged sport with the phony
sinner. and then he chased the COM
planning cop Oft the bridge, calling him
loafer and threatening to report him
20 the commissioner.
You may 60. my man-you Ger
tainly seem 10 have been punished too
much already said the magistrate 10
the sport, and then he climbed out. tip
ping me the wistful wink ont OF his
bogus amer."-New York Sun.