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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
MooNsHlNER's PROFITS BIG.
So Large That Illicit DistiIling Will
Never be Stamped Out.

An old revenue officer, who has had
years of active experience in raiding
stills and capturing blockaders, who
has had many a battle with the cut
laws and heard bullets from their
guns whistle past him, who has often
crouched behind rocks and stool be-
hind trees, and who has done his share
in trying to stamp out the miscreants,
said a few days ago in speaking OF
blockaders and moonshine whisky: Il
have been revenue officer for about
twenty-five or thirty years, and have
seen all kinds of service, under all
kinds of circumstances, and | don't
believe blockading or illicit distilling
will ever be stopped. The reason for
my belief land am not the only one)
is simply this: There is such a large
profit in the business that the tempta.
ton is too great for most of that class
of people, regardless of the law. not
needing what has befallen fellow
moonsniners. Even forgetting that
they nave once been caught or sus-
pected, and that the eyes of the officers
are on them they go right ahead and
distil the grain. But at the same
time they are on the lookout 10,
raids and have their guns ever ready
to send piece of lead into their dis
coverer. They are good shots, too,
hardly missing when they have a fair
opportunity to take aim.
Il will give you an idea of how
cheaply moonshine whisky is made
and the immense profits that are
reaped from its sale They take one
gallon of cheap black molasses, which
costs about 80 cents: two bushels of
meal, costing 65 cents bushel. and
some water. This is made into
mash allowed to ferment and the
stuff then goes through the process OF
evaporation. This amount of meal
water, and molasses makes forty gal
Ions of whisky, which is sold for so a
gallon. Any one can see the immense
profit from this illustration.
'Latterly brown sugar has been
used instead of molasses, and is a
great deal cheaper The sugar costs
about Az cents a pound; there are
800 pounds in barrel, making it cost
$3.50 per barrel An immense
amount of molasses is made from a
barrel of sugar. and the profit is
almost twice as great as in us ng the
first method. Distillers are captured
every day, and when they are sent to
prison others take their places. and
thus the perpetual flow of white
lightning. Macon Telegraph.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Cheer for the Pool,

i have discovered way of Guiding
the destiny Of the pocketless gown
The big sleeves are nice catch alls,
but in my coats / have a pan that
works well. But | always have little
breast pockets inserted in my bolera
or winter jacket, and II broad, folded
belts are in" ! stick a watch pocket
inside on the left and flank II with a
general utility pocket on the right.
On the new sleeves that are tight
fitting at the wrist, with the fulIness
suddenly spreading out. several inches
higher up the arm. a little envelope
shaped receptacle can easily be placed
on the inner side Of the left sleeve.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
HYMN OF WINTER

It's winter now; the fallen snow
Has left the heavens all coId,v
clear;
Through leafless boughs the sharn
winds blow
And all the earth lies dead and
drear.
And yet Gods love is not with
drawn;
His life within the keen air
breathes,
HIS beauty paints the crimson dawn
And clothes the boughs with gilt.
tering wreaths.
And though abroad the sharp winds
blow,
And skies are chill and frosts are
keen,
Home closer draws her circle now
And warmer glows the light
within.
q God! who giv'st the winter cold
AS well as summers joyous rays
Us warmly in Thy love enfold.
And keep us through life's wint1v
days
Samuel Longfellow.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
EUH f

1t has become "A conversational tru-
ism that tn. is no conversation in
these days. Al least. very little light
amusing talk snch as the Greeks I'M
derstood by the wcTd "'euterpela," or
"table-talk'' of the sort attributed to
the wits and learned men ,of the past-
Someone says the ord. nary dinner
table-taik of these days had degener.
ated into the three Ds-Disease. Do
mestics and Dress. Dali and disgust
in muttered an old Indian colonel a
choleric qui hal, after "A feast of "rea,
son" tbut not of sour The sort
OF talk one needs to cultivate is not.
for ordinary occasions. that referred
to by Bacon, "a man. in consultation
with a friend. waXeth wiser than him.
self, and that more by an hours dis.
course than by a days meditation"
1t is not this serious conversation
that we understand by euterpeIia. but
what st. Francis de Sales describes
as Tight talk which is amusing with
out being scandalous." Light. but not
frivolous. and in no case ill-naturedly
critical of others.
Coming from the three decorous Ds
IF the suburban ousehod-Diseasc
Dress ara Domestics-we frequently
arrive at the dissipated Ss-Slander
Sport and Sang-of the so-caled
smart set
Slang IN moderation. and with the
right environment, is amusing and
often picturesque. It is really the tech
Dical talk of certain trades. profess
sions and sports. and is only objec-
tionable when dragged out of its
sphere, and used for every occasion
regardless of prcpriety. picturesque
ness or its setting.
Twenty years ago everything came
under the heading of Awful and Ghast
ly. What an awful bore" was the cur
rent phrase for verything-from a
dinner engagement to a dull sermon
or wet day. People did get lawfully
bored with It. indeed; then we heard
CHASTITY in conjunction with it-'how
awfully CHASTITY. don't you know"
was on each girls lips when she made
bad stroke at tennis. until small
talk might be stereotyped at every
tennis tea. What awful weather
we've been having"
The great drawback to slang cor
sists in its limitations. Our English
language, the richest in variety Of
words. giving subtlest shades of near
ing. is limited to vocabulary Of few
hundred words, of which some come
up with wearying reiteration. We
have language to suit every occasion.
grave and gay. Why should It be
worn so threadbare?
Another way N which technical
7hrase is amusing is when it is used
in a totally irrelevant subject, or when
couple of words are transpOsed thei
effect is ludicrous. In a Fashionable
London church a preacher advises his
congregation. when they cannot at
tack sin directly, to take il of the
cushion" ana young man in the con I
gregation remarks. speaking Of the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

in these days of great variety in
modes, no white-haired woman need
choose between grandmother capes
and the fripperies of her granddaugh-
ter, as more and more time and
thought is given to designing models
for elder women. and not little of the
charm of her who is said to be hold
ing her age" Is due to the suitability of
her costuming.
To dress in extremely youthful
style when time has placed unmistak-
able marks that youth has passed
does but call attention to the fact and
point out the shortcomings.
To be sure husbands and brothers
do not like their women folk to look
dowdy or antiQuated, but there is a
distinct medium between that and such
an unsuitable display of dress as |
have referred to.
Suitable dressing is within the
power of her who will give the cues
ton sufficient thought-even though
her purse lie not long.
For women of advan ed wears many
oil clCth coats with matching skirts
are seen, and for travelling as well as
ether general wear fer the coming sea
son, the model ] have depicted for you
will be especially popular.
Composed % champagne Peau de
Crepe-a fabric that combines the two
mcst essential qualities for the com
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
GOOD LUCK" CROSS.

There is growing popularity for the
pretty little Swastika in beaten silver.
gold. or even copper The good luck
cross, or Indian Swastika," is a
favorite with the young woman who
has fallen victim to the pendant craze,
and metropolitan firm rs winning the
thanks of its patrons by presenting
each purchaser of good luck cross"
with a printed slip containing this
data as to It's origin and significance:
The symbol stares at you from
the carvings of the Alaskan. the
blankets of the Navajo, the baskets of
the Pima and the pottery of the Zuni.
in reality nearly universal in its use
among the North American Indians.
TO the Navajo it is symbol of good
luck and a calendar, it denoting to
him the four seasons. He looks to
the north, and in the polar constella-
ton finds his calendar. Four times
during the year, at midnight. can be
seen the sign that since 400 B. G. has
been the symbol of so many races.
The polar star is the center and the
constellation of Ursa Major fornirn
the four arms or branches
complete Swastika.
1T is also the primary So
every Buddhist shrine, and as the
ancients were great astronomers am
worshiped the planets, It b g~cf
religious significance amor 80 70
lowers of Buddha
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
THE INFiDEL.

Who is the infdel? Tis he
Who puts bound on what may be:
Who fears times upward slope may
end
On some far summit and descend;
Who trembles lest the long born light.
Far seen, shall lose itself in night;
Who doubts that life shall rise from
death
When the old order perisheth
That all Gods spaces may be crossed
And not a single soul be lost
Who doubts all this, whoe'er he be,
This is the infidel IT'S he.
Who is the infdel? IT'S he
Who deems mans thoughts should
not be free,
Who'd veil truths faintest ray of light
From breaking on the human sight;
IT'S he who purposes to bind
The slightest fetter on the mind,
Who fears. lest wreck and wrong be
wrought,
To leave man loose with his own
thought
Who in the CLASH of brain with brain
Is fearful lest the truth be slain.
That wrong may win and right may
flee
This is the infdel. 'Tis he.
$ w Foss
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

ing seasons modes, softness to con-
effect. and at the same time sufficient
body to keep the garment from the de-
plcrably dragging appearance SO often
seen-the coat Is quite three-Quarters
in length, shirred to belt at the
waistline, and is handsomely trimmed
with champagne colored lace. and worn
ever skirt to match.
To grow old gracefully is the es-
Isence CT refinement-and apropos OF
essence-a word here and now about
scents. Let all women-and men, too,
for that matter-who wish to class
among the wellgroomed avoid the vul-
gar perfume so commonly in evil
dence. The best or none should be
the motto Cf her who would be truly
refined and she who chooses. for OK.
ample, the new and charming bouquet
of the great Lubin called Enigma. can
rest assured that she is a delight to at
least one of the senses.
Com -" back to our muttons-the
elderly lady apparel--let her eschew
the ghlish scuttlc-front hat. the ex.
asgerated straight corset and the
extremely high heels. Let her choose
sensible shape Goa '"vative shape
of bonnet with narrow velvet ribbon
tied in dainty fashion III W the chin
and she may make strii Ugly effect
i've and, best Of all, sensible appear
ance.
I,y
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

{ sermon, the chap gives h'4 self a
pretty good :nnns So"
Sport has enlareed. if ne ched
our vocabulary. With on" o"e and
brothers in India and the crle-,. g. we
get a number of picturesque express,
sious; the miners camp. the yanch
and sheep station supply n ne t of
words, while the Anglo-lnd a lrase-
ology Is a dialect in Itself IA officer
stationed in India told ne i; was a
point Of honor In his tor'" ent to
avoid all such words as far IS posi-
bic But 1t is not the ov dance of
slang entirely which is necessary, but
2. selection of t. a study o it's fitness,
and seasoning of tn picturesque
and unusual. not the awful bore" of
endless repetition.
What can be done to cultivate bet
ter order of things? First. bar" all
such topics as are likely to be disa.
greeable to any person at the table.
for "euterpelia" is essentially table
talk-light. amusing. with reason"
deity handled and sufficiently unim-
portant to be lightly interrupted.
Surely there are subjects enough to
be treated easily and agreeably with
out a reference to domestic worries.
household bills or physical ailments!
Theology and politics are too serious
for discussion at a dinner table. but
may he lightly touched upon. AVOIDING
anything approaching dispute. Such
theology often heard at Sunday
luncheon. as Didn't the dear vicar
give us a lovely sermon?" oh re7-
fectly sweet" does not como into gov.
ions compensation at ell. and is scarce
ly ORIGINAL enough to be Eight AMI
amusing"
The question Of scandal is one
which has been treated seriously in
many books 07d by Ianv s"oaho"2
II does not come into the fur;ect ct
present under considerations To cuotc
a recent novel of Merriman's He
had acquired a habit fatal TO CONVEX
sation Of thinking before he s"oFe
which habit Is deadly to what is call.
o1 conversation. because If one de
cides not to give speech TO the obvious
and unnecessary and the futile. there
is in daily intercourse hardly any
thing left" II Is to find this hardly
anything" which makes the charm
and the success Of conversation. To
say that it rains, during these past
six weeks. is certainly obvious; TO
train ones intelligence and ones OBJ
eervation is as necessary for the pol
ish and keenness Of everyday fife as
for any business or art; the chief dif.
ference is that in art or in trade one
uses intelligence, not only for fame.
but for money. and there competition
weeds out the futile. In conversation
and the va ct Went Of daily life we
give and We receive. but we ought 10
make our gifts worth acceptance. Not
the vacant chaff well meant for
grain" of demode expreg7iong. and
threaGbare vulgarities aad incnities -
Evelyn Adams in The Queen
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Never Runs 8. ,oe n.

They say it's love that makes the
world 90 round"
Isn't it?''
Well. so far as my observation
GOES love would make the world go
zigzsg and bumpety-bump. If it had
anything to DO with its course, Chi.
20 Pest
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11
Molasscs Cake.

The ingredients are ! ee- cup OF
SOUR milk. small half CIR shorten
ing, 2 cups Of flour. a hesping tea
spoonful of soda, one-half cup of mo-
lasses. one-half teaspoopful OF Gin.
namon or ginger.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

As an expert authority on Cuban az
fairs. II would be interesting to learn
Gen. Woods opinion Of President Pal.
mas veto Of gambling franchise bills
passed by the Cuban congress. Wash.
ingtnn Post.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11

tioieN Adair.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-11


tain. it was generally put forward
as q theory that some burglar or
tramp had found the garden gate ajar
it was the intermittent banging Of
il that had reused one of the men
servants from his sleep, and go led TO
ped in, there had been a struggle. as
evidenced by the disturbed state of
the room, and that he had snatched
up the knife which lay ready to his
hand, and struck. got frightened. and
hurried away. The hour of the deed
was the one definite point in the case;
The clock had been overturned in the
struggle, and been stopped at 12:45.
1t was strangely dramatic cOiDci-
Gence, as the newspapers pointed out.
that the bereaved wife was at that
hour unconsciousIy enjoying herself in
a well known London ballroom.
AS soon as possible Mrs. PTothero
had quilted London. and journeyed in
stinctive,y 10 the land of sunshine her
rative Italy. and there she lived quiet
" in retirement amidst the beautiful
scenery. Remo-co for her action she
never knew Brt the lot SUI warmed
her and blotted ont all memories Of
the past.
SIX months later a trial was re-
ported in the London dailie~. Il was
healed The Murder of Mr. PrOthero." "
4 man had been discovered IN pos-
scr son a certain belongings Of the
dead mar. He WIS proved TO be a.,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
Both Fooled,

An amateur cornet player, who
makes life a burden to his neigh
bors, applied the other day to the
conductor of theater for employ
ment. 1t SO happened that the con-
ductor was badly in need of cor
net player Greatly impressed by
the applicants account of himself
and his playing, and also being in a
great hurry, he engaged the lad at
once and told him to be on hand the
lame night. The overture that even
ing was "rannhauser," and the new
recruit made CHASTITY mess of his
share in it, When at last it was
over the purple faced conductor bent
down to the amateur and said in
angry tones;
"You wretched scoundrell |
thought you could play"
$50 did | till | came here" re-
piled the cornet player, getting up
and putting away his instrument,
"and aren't we both jolly well sold?"
And with that the amateur dis
appeared with alacrity. - London
Standard.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
A Studio Conversation,

A lady visited painters studio
one day and was gushingly enthusi-
astic over everything he displayed
for her delectation. To the artist's
great disappointment, however, she
did not exhibit any signs Of puFehas-
ing any of his works.
"How interesting your work must
bel" exclaimed the lady, her eyes
bright with animation. GLOW very
interestingl | suppose, now, that
when one has spent many hours of
patient but loving toll upon q paint
ing it becomes very dear to onc-so
dear, l presume, that one grows to
love it. 1t must therefore DO very
hard to part with it,"
sHard to part with it." echoed
the luekless artist, "a great deal
worse than that, madam; sometimes
it's impossiblew
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
TOLEDO BLADES.
They Are Still Made, but Are Much
Inferior to Ancient Work.

Toledo blades are still made in
the government weapon factory, but
those of modern production do not
compare with the ancient work. 1t
seems to be a lost art. The genuine
Toledo blades, made by the Moors,
were SO elastic and tough that they
could be curled up like watch
spring. You can see them in the
armory at Madrid, but only ordinary
swords and bayonets for the army
are made there today. The secret
seems to have been forgotten. The
steel came from England. 1t is the
same as is used for ordinary pur-
poses, and, as in Japan, where the
art reached an equal degree of SUI
periority, the difference in the prod
uct lay in the skill of the armorer
and the process he used.
In the secondhand shops of Tole-
do and of the bric-a-brac dealers
you can buy old swords for reason
able prices, but genuine ones, made
before the sixteenth century, when
the best were produced and the art
began to decline, are very rare and
are promptly picked up by connois-
seurs whenever they are offered.
The names of the old makers are
as well known as those of the paint
ers of great pictures, and sword
made by Nicholas or Dune or Don
Islo or Correnties in the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries is worth sew
eral times its weight in gold.
Each armorer of Toledo in an
cfent times, as in Japan, had his
cipher, which is to be found on his
blades, and there was as much rival
ry among them as there is today
among the opera singers. Julian
del Rel, the most famous of the
Moorish sword makers, always cut
the figure of dog on the blades
of his swords near the hilt, and
who was also famous, used
a wolf for his coat of arms. The
sword makers Of Toledo had a guild
for mutual protection, but they
worked separately. Each had his
own secrets for refining and tenn
pering steel, which he concealed
from his rivals, but transmitted to
his children, who inherited the bust
ness.-Chicago Record-Herald
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
The Dead Sure Critics.

"1'll bet" said the playwright, 'if
we could find an unpublished play
of Shakespeare's and produce it the
critics would roast the show just the
same"
"Of course" replied the manager,
"and they'd prove their case too"
GLOW could they do that" asked
the playwright. aWe'd surely have
the laugh ON them when the facts
were known"
81 guess you don't know the crit
les" returned the manager. "They
might roast the play first, but when
they found it was a Shakespeare
piece they'd simply say that the act
ing had so ruined it that it was be-
yond recognition. Oh, they'll get
us going or coming, We can't get
away from jt,"-Chicago Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
Midgets at the Worlds Fair

Pigmy FilipinOs are an inter-
esting attraction in the native
theater on the Philippine reserve
ton at the St. Louis Worlds Fair.
They are Juan and MARITIME de la
Cruz, a brother and sister.
Juan is twenty-nine years Old
and 30 inches high, while his sis
ter is thirty-one years old and 81
inches in height. The midgets
are respectively nine and seven
inches smaller than the renowned
General Tom Thumb.
In Il picture taken recently of
Juan standing between President
David r. Francis of the Exposi
ton and Isaac s. Taylor, director
of works, the midget's head came
Just above the knees Of the Off
cials. Juan has a. dress suit which
required only one and one-half
yards Of cloth in the making. The
little persons are of the Visiayan
tribe and were born in Capiz, Is
lard of Panay, OF parents of aver
age height. Six other children of
the family are all of average
height. The midgets perform
acrobatic feats.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
A Clever Remark.

~ think Mr.. A. is so clever and
original" said young hostess to o
literary man, who was dining with
her tho other day. "Do not you 2"
swell, he is good fellow enough,
but l should hardly call him that, "
was the answer. "But he really says
such very good things" she insisted.
"For instance, yesterday afternoon
at Mrs, B,'s he made such a clever
semark about tea. / forget what it
was, but it was something about the
cup cheering one up"
Hardly the cup which cheers,
but not inebriates,'" suggested her
neighbor, grinning. "Why," she ex-
claimed innocently, chat was just
what it was, We're you there?"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
Johns Ready Wit.

John was driving Mr.. aud Mrs.
II. to the station when it was noticed
that the horse would stop every now
and then, and Mr., II. remarked upon
it.
"What is the matter this morn
ing, John!" he asked.
"Shure, sorr," said John, "the
horse is sensible craythur, an Oi
think that he stops now an thin to
listen as to what yez are sayin' be-
hind his back, SORT"
The truth Of the matter was,
though, that John in trying to lis
ten himself neglected to pay atten-
ton to his business, but his ready
wit saved him from any reprimand
on that occasion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-25
An Umbrella.

Two st. Joseph policemen decid-
ed they needed an umbrella recently
and laid plans to get one. One
morning a citizen came into the po-
lice station with just such an UNI
brella as the policemen thought
would do, AS he left the building
one of the officers rushed up and
grabbed the umbrella. ''Where did
you get this?" he asked gruflly. 7
IL really don't remember"
came from the citizen. "Well, it
wasn't yours, was it," said the po-
liceman. "Why, no; p the citi-
zen replied. "All right. I'll just
keep it," the policeman said. And
he did.-St. Joseph (Mo1 Lance.