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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
On Accident.

1t was in the time of wild raspber-
ries, and the Blank family were spend
ing few weeks in the country.
Harold Blank, aged six, and his two
little sisters had been out in the
woods, and when they returned, Harold
presented his mother with two very
moist and slightly crushed wild rasp-
berries. She thanked him with the eff
fusion that mothers show on such oe-
casions, and said, when she had swal-
lowed the berries. They were lovely.
l wish l had more of them
81 did have another one for you.
mamma, but l swallowed it on accident
on the way home" said Harold.
why. Harold, dear, how could you
have swallowed it on accident?" asked
his mother.
We'll, it was like this, mamma. .
Harold explained, 81 was afraid Lucy
and Alice would try to get the berries
away from me if they knew | had
them, so I carried them home in my
mouth, and that was how l swallowed
one on accident"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
Household Hints

and poor in flavor while the fat, which
in healthy beef is firm and of a deli
cate yellow, in the inferior quality is
Gark yellow and of rank smell anc
taste
Beef is firmed in texture and more
satisfying to the stomach than any
other form of meat, and is usually con-
srdeI ed more strengthening
Beef is taken as the standard OF
meats, being identical in composition
with the structures of the human body
AS With the Commander
OF an army so it is with the mistress
of house. Her spirit is seen through
the whole establishment, and just in
proportion as she performs her duties
intelllgently and thoroughly so will
her domestics follow her path.
AS homes are now constituted the
happiness, well being, and comfort oil
the family are at the mercy OF the
mistress of the house
Ideas and ideals of the life of a WON
an have changed since Oliver Gold
smith was winning fame as a novelist
but they have not altogether strayed
from the opinions ne gave in the
Wear of Wakefield
THE modest virgin. the prudent
wife, and the careful matron are much
more serviceable in life than petit
coated philosophers, clustering hero
ines, or virago queens. She who
makes her husband and her children
happy, who reclaims the one from vice
and trains up the other to virtue, is a
much greater character than ladies de
scribed in romances. whose whole oc
cupation is to murder mankind with
shafts from their culver or their eyes "
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
LAUNDRY HINTS. i.

BY most housewives the ironing of
Itable-linen is much-dreaded task, but
by using the following plan it may be-
come real pleasure: We all realize
how easily linen is drawn out of shape
when wet, and how hard it is to re-
gain if dried in that condition. All
this trouble and exertion of pulling
and stretching may be avoided, if
when the table-cloths are being hung
upon the line the selvages are folded
evenly together and pinned to the
line, corners first, then the sag. The
edges must be stretched gently in
place, and held with pins not more
than twelve or fifteen inches apart.
l. pins and line are scarce. the
napkins may be hung over the table
cloth, allowing the same pins to 10
service fer 10th. Shake out all un.
necessary folds and wrinkles that
may remain. When possible, leave
out until dampened by dew; if not
sprinkle, and fold in the usual manner
let lay at least an hour or so, then
Fshake out. and iron single. Begin at
a corner. Iron lengthways. then
across. keeping the linen squared
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
The Small Gear.

1t is curious that NichL las H., one
of the greatest of living monarchs.
should also be one of the smallest
from the physical point of view:
and had he carried out his intention of
visiting the king of Italy we should
have been treated to the spectacle of
a meeting between two of the shortest
sovereigns of the time. Yet the star,
however small and slight of stature,
has somewhat the advantage, as re-
CARDS inches, of King Victor Emanuel
H., who requires to get into the sad
die, like Napoleon Ill, before he can
be seen at his best Like SO many
men. both the cazr and the king of
Italy are more the sons of their
mothers than their fathers, so to
speak; and certainly there is nothing
in the appearance of Nicholas III. to
suggest his sonship to Alexander H.,
who was almost giant, or of Victor
Emanuel to recall the burly soldier
like figure of his father and his grand
father, the rollicking, fercely nous
tachioed Re Galantuomo.-London
Chronicle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17

these trees has been demonstrated in
the groves of Ellwood Cooper, near
Santa Barbara, Cal, where blue gums
planted twenty-five years ago are as
large as oaks whose rings show them
to be 300 years old.
Word comes through American
consuls thai eucalypts seem destined
to revolutionize sylviculture in
France, Algeria, Italy, Spain, Corsica
Portugal, Cape Colony aud the Trans
vaal.
The uses made of eucalyptus tim
Der are remarkably diverse. It en-
ers into the construction of buildings,
ships, bridges, railroads piers, tele-
graph lines, fences, paving, vehicles
agricultural implements, furniture,
barrels and great variety of minor
articles.
The piers at Santa Barbara and at
neighboring sea towns are maintain.
ed with piles of the blue gum. Mr..
Cooper has sold from his grove near,
ly $4,000 worth of piles in the last
perior value of eucalypt piles is re-
ported to have been demonstrated
through the surreptitious acts of a
contractor. Lacking a few piles OF
the timber specified in the contract
Oregon pine), he is said to have OBJ.
tanned blue gum timbers from the vi
cinity and tc have ordered the night
crew to place them on the inside
where their presence would not be
detected.
When it became necessary to re.
pair the pier, a few years ago, sound
piles were found among others near
ly destroyed, and upon examination
they proved to be blue gum trees.
The demand for the piles is now
greater than the groves of eucalyptus
can supply.
In Germany eucalyptus oil is re-
garded as an excellent remedy in con-
sumption.
1t is generally supposed that gum
trees have an effect in benefting the
atmospaere in the region of their
growth The reasons are: First,
their great capacity for absorbing
moisture from the soil and thus re-
ducing the quantity of stagnart water
in the ground at their roots; second,
their corresponding power of giving
off fresh from their foliage the water
thus taken up; third, the exhalation
from their leaves and other parts of
volatile oils, which affect the climate
not only directly, but by changing the
oxygen of the atmosphere to ozone;
fourth, the publication of the germ
infested matter by the foliage drop
ped upon the ground.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
Beef, IL Properly Fed


Says the wiseacre student of good
foods. is In perfection at years old.
II should then be light red on the
cut surface. a darker red near the
bone. and slightly marbled with fat
Beef contains in hundred parts
nearly twenty of nitrogen. seventy-two
OF water, four of fat. and the remain
der in salts OF various descriptions.
The poorer the quality of beef the
more il viii waste in cooking.
Its appearance before cooking is al,
so extremely different from that of the
first quality. which, though looking
moist, leaves no stain upon the hands.
In poor beef the watery part seems
to separate from the rest, which lies
In a pool of serious bloody fluid.
The gravy from such beef Is pale
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17

in the turning pillow, hence the lighter
draught. For a farm where there is
but one two-horse or mule team
used, a pillow with one disk should be
purchased. Where there is consider
able fall or summer blowing done for
grain, the disk pillow can be used to
good advantage Out Of five different
makes of disk plows tested on our
farm the present season but one was
considered desirable, and after using
it in turning our 100 acres, we have
few points to suggest in the way Of
adding improvements.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
THE NEW DISK PLoW.
Its Advantages over the Ordinary
Pillow and What IL Can do.

An implement that is fast coming
into general use in this part of the
country is the disk plow For the
past IL years pillow manufacturers
have been developing this implement
until now under certain conditions of
soil 1t is superior to any other form
of pillow, says the Massachusetts
Ploughman. We have been testing
them in blowing for wheat this fall
and have concluded that they are in
dispensable in our farming. The
points in which they excel the COM
mon moldboard or turningplow are
as follows: They will pillow ground,
no matter how dry and hard it is
viii do the work when 1t Is impossible
TO use the turning pillow. They pull
yerize the soil much better than other
plcws; the draught is lighter and the
same team will turn more land in a
given time. The disks cut all grass
and weeds they ccme in contact with
and put them down in the furrow cut
of sight These plows are suitable
for turning any kind of grain stubble
or clover sod and hard pasture fields
where there is no tough sod such as
blue grass CT timothy. They tear
such sod all to pieces and leave il In
an unsightly condition, so that II is al
most impossible to work the land
down and make a good seeded. They
dc not work well on wet land. and
hence cannot be recommended for
very early spring plowing.
With a two-gang disk, turning "a
inches. four horses and one man will
turn four acres a day, and the draught
is light considering the work that is
done. There is much less friction in
operating the disk pillow than there is
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
STRANGE EFFECT
Of Presidential Years Sends Terrapin
SOARING in Price.

Soaring in Price.
A M. Barbee, proprietor OF the larg-
est terrapin crawl in Georgia, is pre-,
pairing for big trade next winter
Il should get $35 a dozen for every
terrapin l send to New York next sea-
son." he said to Sun reporter a few
days ago. 81 only got $2S a dozen for
them last year, but the price will go up
next winter"
''Why?"
Because it will be a presidential
year. l have always noticed that the
year president is elected the price
of such delicacies as diamond-back ter
rapin, canvasback ducks and scarce
wild game of all kinds goes up. try
every four years to have as big ship
ments of terrapin ready as possible.
1.-THE reason for the advance in price
! is not hard to find. There is more en-
/ tertaining done. There are more sup
pers and dinners among the public
men and politicians. The demand in
creases and the price advances.
Il first had my attention called to
this fact twelve or fifteen years ago.
l know my theory is correct. / have
profited by the knowledge
There is nothing like a good dinner
over which to discuss tariff plank or
political platform, be it state or ma,
tional. For a dinner in the winter
time, one that the best politicians en-
joy, nothing equals terrapin stew for
a starter They must have terrapin,
and with the whole country in politi-
cal broil, every restaurant in the cities
of any size becomes a bull on terrapin
, and stands ready to push up the price.
That is why l am sure will get s35
dozen for those in my pen right now"
| Barbee buys terrapin from the ne
groes on the islands near Savannah.
They are turned loose in his crawl,
which is in his back yard, and this is
drawn in when orders come from the
north to ship them by steamer They
are sent up in barrels and are much
more easily transported than water.
melons.-New York Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
NOTES FROM ANYWHERE.

Within fifty years Russia has ac-
ouired new territory, which in area is
larger than the United States.
The European country in which
there is the largest number of mar
riages of men under the age of 81 is
Russia
The hottest place on earth is
Bohreim, on an island in the Persian
gulf, which has mean annual temper
ature of SO degrees.
Something like threefourths of the
annual expenditure of the Turkish gov
eminent has of recent years been for
arms and munitions of war;
The experts say that the cat fish is
easily tanned, and can be trained like
pigs. When it is recalled that there
are several troops of educated pigs go
ing about the country this is no small
compliment.
Watch dogs are to be employed to
guard he German government dock
yards. A dog is to accompany each
sentinel, and the animal will be set
upon any stranger who fails to re-
spond to the challenge.
Dependency is the chief cause of
suicide, and business loses are more
potent factors in driving individuals
to the commission of rash deeds than
i'll health, insanity, disappointment in
love, or strong drink
The chivalry of Europe is, in great
measure, a product of the Saracen
chivalry, which entered Europe in
two streams flowing through Constan-
tinople and through Spain.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
INDIAN MAGIC.
Wonderful Trick Performed and Why
it Failed the Second Time.

Longman's Magaizne-The follow
ing story of Indian magic was told
me by the person to whom it was told
by the late Lord Lytton. give it in
my own words, for the excellent
though humilitating reason that have
mislaid the manuscript. When in
India, Lord LyttOn often sought out
conjurers, but never saw any but the
usual feats, such as the mango tree
tricks and the basket trick. The
method in each case is known, or at
all events plausible explanations have
been given by Mr.. Maskelyn and other
experts. On one occasion Lord Lyt-
ton liked something in the looks of
the conjurer who was performing in
an open space before his house. After
the ordinary exhibition, his iordship
asked the magician if he could not do
something more out of the common
way. The man said he would try, and
asked for ring, which Lord Lytton
gave him. He then requested an Of
ficer to take in either hand a hand
full OF seeds; one sort was sesame;
the name of the other sort my infor-
mant did not know Holding these
seeds and having the ring between
his finger and thumb, the officer was
to go to a well in the corner OF the
compound. He was to dispose of the
seeds in a certain way-I think on the
low wall around the well, into the
depths of which he was to throw the
ring. All this was done, and then the
magician asked Lord Lytton where he
would like the ring to reappear He
answered, ''in his dispatch box" Of
which the key was attached to his
watch chain, or at all events he had it
with him on the spot The dispatch
box was brought out. Lord Lyttoa
opened it, and there was the ring.
This trick would be easy if the
British officer was a confederate of
the juggler's, and if he possessed a
duplicate key to the dispatch box. In
that case he would not throw the ring
into the well, but would take it into the
house, open the box and insert the
ring. But this explanation involves
enormous improbabilities, wh.e 1t is
unlikely, again. that the conjurer man.
aged to insert a duplicate ring into the
dispatch box beforehand. Lord Iyt-
ton then asked the juggler if he could
repeat the trick. He answered in
the Affirmative, and a woman lent an
other ring. Another officer took it..
with the seeds, as before and dropped
the ring into the we'll The counter
ance of the juggler altered in the
pause which followed. Something. he
said, had gone wrong, and he seemed
agitated. Turning to the second of
ficer, he said: did you arrange the
seeds as babe your" mo" said the
officer, 81 thought that was all nom
sense. and threw them away" The
juggler seemed Mortified. DO you
think | do this by myself?" he said,
and. packing up, he departed. The
well was carefully dragged, and at
last the woman's ring was brought to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17

the surface. That ring at least had
been in the water But had the first
ring been as faithfully consigned to
the depths. Experts will be of various
opinions as to that, yet the hypothesis
of confederacy and of duplicate key
to the dispatch box is difficult
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17
EUCALYPTUS.
One of the Most Useful Trees in the
World.

The world, according to learned
scientists, is going to be saved from
an impending famine of wood,
swampy countries are to be made
healthful and deserts habitable
by the cultivation of gum trees-call-
ed the most useful of all trees.
You may not have suspected that
famine of wood was threatened,
knowing that prices for it have not
yet advanced and that there are tens
of thousands of square miles of vir-
gin forest in the mountain regions of
the west and the north.
But learned men (foresters and pub
licists) have known it for years. Es-
timating the millions of cords that
are being burned annually, they fig
ure that it will not be many genera
tions till wood will be as scarce
everywhere as it is in parts of the
great prairies, where they have to
use young saplings two or three
inches through to build their homes
with
The gum trees are equally well
known as eucalyptus. or the euca-
lypts They are hardwoods of re-
markably rapid growth and peculiar
qualities.
Great forests of these trees are be
ing planted on every continent and
especially on this continent. This i'm
portant step has been taken largely
as result of the work of Baron Fer
dinand Won Mueller, government bot
anist of Victoria, Australia, who has
prophesied that "eucalpyts is destin-
ed to play a prominent part for all
time TO come in the sylvan culture of
vast tracts Of the globe"
To that prediction this eminent sci
enlist added the significant belief
that for hardwood supplies, for sani-
tary measures and for beneficent eli
mate changes many of the countries
# the earth would have to rely on
eucalyptus during uncountable periods.
In view of this it is an interesting
fa0S that the eucalyptus has been
planted more extensively in America
than any other exotic forest tree.
Among other important things eu-
calypts are held by foresters to be
unequalled as a forest cover, as wind
breaks. as shade trees. as a source of
timber. fuel oil and honey and as
improvers of climate.
When they are five to seven years
old groves of blue gum or mama gum
NAV be cut to the ground for fuel
and they may be cut every six or
eight years thereafter. The yield
from each cutting is commonly from
fifty to seventy-fve cords of fopr-toot
wood per acre.
One seventeen.aere grove between
Los Angeles and COMPTON set in 1880
and cut for the third time in June.
1900. produced 1860 cords, an aver
age Of eighty cords of four-foot wood
per acre.
In California the leaves as well as
the wood are utilized for fuel pur.
poses. A Los Angeles company is
making for market bricks composed
of blue gum leaves and twiSs mixed
with crude oil. and the product is re
ported TO be an excellent fuel for do
nestle use. The entire tree is thus
utilized according to statement by
". f. Cline in the Scientific American.
The phenomenally rapid growth of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-17

This is the secret of success. Tur-
pentine in the starch produces gloss.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-25
CaroilI q, Riohardson's etter.

Houston, February "a with disappolpt
ing foreign advices cotton ruled quite weak
Al one time today, but tho bulls came 10
the rescue and soon turned tho market
from q weak 20 strong one. Liverpool
was only slightly lower AZ their opening.
hut prices gradually declined. closing To
points lower on contracts and ON spots,
With sales OF i0,O0O bales to spluners The
decline there was attributed principally to
longs settling IA anticipation oe larger
movement In Now York opening prices
wcrc about points lower. after which
somc strength was made. only 10 moct
further selling by tired longs cloSug { 10
2 lower on the near and I down to up
on tho distant months IN New York. Spot <
steady md unchanged.
The New Orleans market was closed on
account of Mard Cras but trading was
done on tho curb there. same ranging from
al 70 90 on May and 9.Sf 10 a7S on
July, last prices being the lowest, the
curb closing IL o'clock, 0t which time the
New York market was about the weak
est. Receipts Mt the ports and estimates
for tomorrow were light. but they were MP.
parently ignored at the momcnt although
This feature must surely be watched close
H. Fancy prices arc being paid for spot
cotton, and this T. tho sustninlnc feature ~
the market, New York estimates the scmi-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-25
]. N. Wlsner & Co.s Letter.

Houston February 24-Tiverpool's action
today betrays a lack Of confidence in fur
Their enhancement of either spots pr futures
Immediately and tuday's imports there Of
$1,000 indicate Increasing stocks In that
market
American markets are weak today, nndc-
niably So, and there Is decided tendency
on the part Of the public to refrain from
making purchases at the present level and
there Is an inclination on the part NJ hold
era cf spot cotton to unload same
Continued good weather during the com-
Ing week should cause considerable
amount of cotton to be moved from planta-
tious into the towns; especially 20 as It's
movements hnS been retarded since the
holidays by bad roads.
Present prices and possible prospects II
no Immediate further enhancement should
induce tho sale Of The greater portion Of II
and Its consequent reflection In receipts
fhe recent advance which has been phe-
nomenal has offered excellent opportunities
for profit, and it now seems probable that
the large hull interests viii endeavor II
sustain and occasionally Guidance values
nut that values will gradually seek lower
level, especially II a flush Of receipts arc
In evidence, though 1t hardly seems prob
able In View Of actual conditions OF pro
ductlou md consumption that any enor
nous decline Will occur until the success.
Of the coming crop is assured
The law OF supply and demand this sprinl
| Will be uncertain and finely drawn an(
/ should from now on cause an active market
aflording excellent opportunities
Liverpool Is due to be about unchanged
/ tomorrow j. n. Wisner a CO.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-25
FOREIGN ADYICES
CAUSED ADVANCES
Wheat Declined Under a selling Move
nent, While Oats Weakened In
Pressure OF Realizing.

DO you know the farmers are great bulls
on the swiue situation?" said A. f. Grabill
Of woatline Mo, one Of the heaviest shlp-
pers 10 his part of the country. Mr.. Grabill
topped the heifcr market yesterday with
some choice S425 she stock, says the Kan.
sas city Droyers Telegram. THE market
traders are fearful Of slump In hog
prices" continued he but not 50 with
the farmers Why. only last week stock
hogs sold with us FOR Toe a pound Very
plain grades Of feding hogs brought better
than 1c a pound and the 90 to 10pound
weights readily commanded to Toe. Last
year very good stock hogs could be bought
for &c pound III tell you these farmers
are not a bit backward In taking hold OF a
proposition they believe there is money IN
even If they have to pay well for their
material believe stock hogs are sci lug
higher In our locality at present thar they
have ever sold before. u takes S6 " s, to
buy a choice light weight pig at present
Five years ago we bought all the stockcro
We wanted at 81 so to So 30 a head.
The bullish condition of the hog market
this spring is making all shippers partial to
swine. while they are inclined to fight shy
Of cattle, The cattle market Is In bad shape
and very few shippers arc bucking M
against it successfully. with hogs n Is tn
reverse. We are al out for swine and com
petition among country buyers Is fierce
Last week ] marketed a load Of TOP hogs at
Kansas City. / was the ninth shipper ia
bid on those swine IN the country and
had to raise my predecessors bids, The
market was IN q healthy condition. how
ever, and ! made out on the deal