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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

and better life. What Christmas is to
the oceidentals, new years is to the
Japanese. although greetings and con-
gratulations are not confined to the
first day of the year, but at any time
between the first and the fifteenth.
The Japanese begin to prepare for
the new year nearly a month before.
and, i'll fact, give their houses and pos
sessions a thorough cleansing, just as
the good American housewife does in
the springtime. Even the very poor
est people do this, laying mats of rice
straw, and cleaning every nook and
corner with fresh bamboo busters and
troCms, which are said to symbolic
prosperity and good fortune. And
cftec the house has been aired and
cleaned it is decorated with pine and
bamboo, for the Japanese venerate
both of these because they keep green
through the entire winter and symbo-
lize longevity. The Japanese read in the
most striking significance, and there
IS meaning attached to almost every
decoration or ornament in the house
The outsides and gardens of the.
houses are also beautifully decorated. /
to say nothing of the streets, which
present most interesting and ann
mated spectacle at his time.
On new years eve the streets and
stores, which at this time display their
most attractive goods, are throngec
with people intent on buying the re.
Quisites for the coming year. At night
the streets are beautifully illuminated
With lines of big lanterns, family
icreSts, flags, shop signs, etc, hung
from every store. On this eve many
of the people remain up all night and
watch the old year out and the new
year in, though a few old-fashioned
ones prefer the custom of rising very
early in the morning to worship the
first rising sun of the new year. This
year the celebration will be quiet on
account of the terrible war losses.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
THE BABY YEAR.

A royal welcome, baby year,
The first of the century new,
Yet for The old we drop a tear,
Fen while we are welcoming YOU.
In memory dear of the dead old year
Who left us friendship or two.
Our hopes are with thee. young one.
Such hopes as have weathered the
blast,
Of fame this year or fortune won,
Withheld from us waiting the last,
Some great task done, last year begun
Or planned in cur dreams of the
past.
Fair child, there's one at least who
prays
That thou mayst bring less sorrow,
Bring fewer long and weary days
And more like the blessed tomorrow
with longing gaze at sunset rays,
So sweet from the future to borrow.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
THE TABLES TURNED.

I'VE are here tonight" said the def
con, ito make good resolutions fer the
new year, which has fell foul of us in
the twinklin of eye. Now want ID
start the ball a-rollin. You all know
that I've got high temper an I've q d
considerable fghtin In the year tnag s.
past an gone like a man that owes ycur
SO What want TO do is to Ees~
off from fightin in the new year, which
as | have said before, has fell foItl Oh
us. But | can't stop till l lick Brother
Jones, cos it's in me TO lick him, an !.
wants to ease my conscience Eff hefth
jest step outside with me fer five min
utes. I'll lick him IN then swea off for
good"
They retired to the outer darkness.
burt in less than five minutes the dea-
con returned much fife worse for
wear.
II cant swear off this time. broth
erin" he said. He heiled II At
lanta Constitution.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
A NEW YEAR TABLEAU.

A New Years Eve-a coy room
Over one book two young heads
bending;
Curls fair as morning, locks as dark
as night, tremendously blending.
Ii easy chair before the fire,
Her knitting in her lap reposing,
Puss by her side, her charge forgot,
The dear old grandma calmly dog
ing.
The page on which four eyes are bent.
His brown and frank, hers blue and
tender),
Held by two hands that lightly touch
zone strong and firm, one small and
slender,
A blank, save in one corner, where
Blooms painted rose and morning
glory;
And yet the youth and maiden read,
In the dim light, an old, old story.
How sweet 'twould be could we begin
The Happy New Year dear to-
gether,"
He reads: I'D smooth life's path for
you,
And shield you from its stormy
weather.
Shrined in my heart since first we me-.
No one can e'er be set above you.
] love YOU" And, with crimsoned
cheek,
She reads the sentence DER q low
you!"
The chimes ring out-a year is dead
A year is born; and softly stirring
Grandmother wakes and peers about:
The young folks read, the cat Is
purring-
All seems the same as twas before
She slept; but ali, it's only seeming ::
Warm lips have kissed, two souls hav
met,
Two hearts of wedding bells are
dreaming.
Margaret Eytinga
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
THE OLD YEARS LEGACY.

The bells were ringing out the fur
AT midnight on the new years eve.
Above the cradle of the new
The old year lowered, taking leave
What shall leave thee when / gSs7''
He said. Pure babe, sent forth tIN
meet
The soiling, grinding, weary worlds
What shall | lay here at thy fset2
u will not leave my mantle gray;
Thou hast new robe, fair ana
bright;
| will not leave the griefs and cares
That turn my hair to silver white
81 will not leave the vows unkept.
The blasted hopes, the useless tears:
My wisdom, all too dearly bought,
Is far too bitter for thine ears.
But, blotting out the background
dark,
The long, sad days of this, my span,
I'll leave thee all its Joys to fill
With mem'ries sweet the heart OF
man.
Thine be the happiness that's pastr
Thine be the gladness, not the care
Earth shall forget my griefs, whose
sum,
With future joys shall not compare
For now give men double weight
OF glad and happy thoughts, through
thee,
My somber form fades fast away;
My brightest smiles alone they see"
So spoke the old year, and the new
Flung out across the winter dawn
Dear memories of yesterday,
The joys filed full, the sortuws
gone.
Margaret Doane Gardiner.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
HAIL TO THE NEW YEAR!

Hail to the new year! The glad
new year, for, of course, it is to be
glad. All new things are supposed to
be glad, as gladness and brightness
and freshness are naturally associated
with the new.
Time was when the first day of the
new year led the merry procession of
festivals, but it has gradually been
relegated to the rear, and serves now
as an occasion for the very cordial
handshake only. and the accompany.
ing many happy returns!"
Thus much for outward observance
but, next to ones birthday, it is the
most significant to the observing man
or woman of all anniversaries; for
in retrospect, there must come a
sense of a falling short in the accom-
plishment of ones intentions, to even
the most self-satisfied of mortals
while he who is really honest with
himself must feel that in his failure
to carry out his resolutions, the old
year has been loss of opportunity as
well as a lapse of time.
But even so, new years has its
place as a moral FACTOR. 1t is surely
better TO make a good resolution, even
Iif it is soon forgotten, than never to
feel the need of making one at all
and if the resolve leads to the break
ing off of the old habit or the over
coming of the besetting sin, there
must be an uplift.
Men may rise on stepping-stones
OF THEN dead selves TO higher things -
To rise to higher things, one should
not be given to introspection nor to
rctrospection. Oh, if the dead past
were only allowed to bury its dead,
Oh, if the golden present We're never
spent bewailing weakness or disa-
bility,
What then? Look out, Look up.
Lend hand. Especially lend a hand
I'VE are much bound to those that do
succeed.
But in more pathetic sense are bound
to such as fall
In reaching out to help such as
fail or who, but for the helping
hand, may fail, do we learn our own
weakness, and, knowing it, put forth
fresh effort and grow in wisdom and
in grace.
Let us then make our good resolu-
tons, and. in trying TO keep them. let
MS remember that not only January
/, but every day, is new beginning.
WHAT WILL 1T BRING?
with hope millions stand on the
closing DAY, of the year with faces to-
ward the future" writes Mrs. Hami!.
ton Mott. what will the new year
bring me?' each one asks himself. No
one knows. And how well it is that
we do not. 1t requires sober thought
10 realize that what we are and what
we do are along the lines Of a wise
creation. 1t is often very easy for us
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
A WISE MOTHER

Gaylord called Albert into his private
room at he bank and asked him to be
seated. my young friend" he said,
your services in this house up to this
time have been a test only and / am
now ready to announce that the trial
has been satisfactory"
Thank, you, SIR" said Albert.
The banker continued: You knox
that Smith, my confidential secretary,
has been given charge of our branch
business in San Francisco and has de-
parted to assume his new duties.
The young man bowed, his heart
beating.
4 have determined said Mr.. Gay,
lord, TO offer you the position vacated
By Mr.. Smith
Albert could hardly conceal his JOY
The pos ition of confidential secretary
to the head of this great establishment,
was one Of which any man, young or
cid, might be proud. He murmured
his thanks and said: 'The duties o.!
the position are strange to me, sir
but hope 10 please YOU
We'll" said the banker, your
duties will be fairly easy to learn.
They vii, consist mainly of your at
tendance al the bank, the entertain
ment of visitors of distinction while
ans busy or absent, and a general
supervision of affairs as You become
acquainted with the details of the bust
res. There is also a social side to
the position. From you. knowledge
gained here you will assist Mrs. Gay
lord II preparing her list oil guests for
Inc entertainments we shall give, for
you know we have to a certain degree
tc combine socia, and business affairs.
You will also be called upon occasion
ally to escort Mrs. Gaylord to the
opera or elsewhere whc,i am absent
or otherwise engaged.
/ Il shall not shirk my duties said
the secretary-elect.
There is another duty which viii
no doubt prove disagreeable,'' said the
banker. "but it is unavoidable. You
are aware, perhaps. that no person
connected with this institution ex-
cept myself and secretary is permitted
TO enter this room"
! Winturn nodded.
This is cast iron rule and must
not be broken, and it makes it neces-
sary for YOU and me to perform RE
janitor work within these four walls.
1t may seem irksome at first, but you
will soon get used to it. l used to do
The work myself, and l really enjoyed
handling the broom and buster after
awhile. Do you think you can lear1
to sweep"
Albert was not pleased with this
prospect of doing even light janitor
work, but he dared not refuse and ex-
pressed himself as satisfied.
Il shall show you about the ianitor
work Immediately" said the banker
and brought from a closet long ging-
ham apron, a paper cap, pair of cot
ton gloves and the necessary imple-
ments used in removing dust.
Albert went to work at once. coz
soled by the remark OF his employer
who said: "Of course no one must
know that you do this sort Of work.
That is better kept secret"
Gertrude" said Mr.. Gaylord ct the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

breakfast table, IF you have no other
engagement, l should like you to call
for me at the bank at three this after
nOOn.'
Mrs. Gaylord only looked inquiring-
~ at her husband, for he had never
MADE such a request before.
He explained by saying. There is
set of emeralds at Cliffords which
think would please you. | am at
leisure at that. hour, and if you can
come we will examine them together. .
''At three?" said Mrs Gaylord with
animation.
Yes, and please be prompt, for
have other engagements later"
Il shall be there" said the lady, and
she decided mentally that her husband
was, after all, handsome man.
Come direct to my private room, -
said Mr.. Gaylord as he left the house.
She nodded pleasantly and thought
OF the emeralds.
1t was exactly three o'clock when
Mrs. Gaylord entered her husbands
office. He was waiting for her evil
IDENTITY, for he had assumed his hat and
cane
Their was another person in the
room, d person clad in a long apron
paper cap and cotton gloves, holding
in his hand a long-handled carpet
sweeper. She failed for an instant to
recognize in this garb her friend, AL.
bert Winturn, and he in confusion
pulled off his paper cap and waited
tor her to speak.
She nodded coldly as to a servant
and took her husbands proffered arm.
You can go for the day when you
get through with that work, Win
turf" said Mr.. Gaylord, carelessly, as
they passed from the room, and Albert
with a strange feeling of depression
closed the door behind them.
Mr.. Gaylord was pleased with the
emralds and praised her husbands
taste. She carried the jewels home
with ner.
He escorted her to the opera that
evening, and after their return she
said:
II hope, dear. you can find time for
a short trip to Europe. | think l
should enjoy sea voyage"
81 can make time" he replied
promptly. When shall we start?"
As soon as / can get ready. And
dear. with your consent, shall on our
return revise our social list There
are several people who have grown
tiresome to me-" a.ss
who. for instance" he asked.
Albert Winturn for one, and some
others | think Of
Il shall leave it all to you" he said,
with no change of voice or feature.
Mr. Winturn's services in the bank
proved unsatisfactory and were dis
pensed with. and he sought other
fields Of employment.
A year later Mrs. Gaylord said to
herself: Il believe | am really and
truly in love with my husband
Mamma is certainly wise woman"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

Gertrude Lansing had been care
fully reared by sensible mother, and,
i'll spite of the fact that she was
naturally romantic, the success of her
training was shown in her acceptance
of the proposal of marriage made her
by Horace Gaylord on this New Years
eve. True, sentiment had caused her
to decline several good offers during
the seasons, or until she became con-
thought she loved, would never sug-
gest marriage, though he was profuse
in his expressions of devotion.
Albert was poor, though of good
family, and Gertrude, one of several
daughters, could not expect from her
father, who was only rich and not OF
the rich rich, more than a moderate
dover or inheritance. Albert was
handsome and his manners were per-
feet, and, being wise in his genera
tor. saw the necessity of marrying
wealth, although, as he told himself,
it was great sacrifice to give up the
beautiful Gertrude.
The situation became apparent to
10th CT them during the second sea
son, and so she accepted Mr.. Gaylord,
the head of the great banking house
Of Gaylord &c Co., and they were mar.
ried after an engagement of the usual
length. Horace Gaylord was As and
Gertrude 20, but he was very rich,
belonged to her set and was a present
able man of whom no wife need be
ashamed. Yet Mrs. Gaylord tried to
think of herself as a martyr to cir
cumstances and strove to thrust aside
the happiness which her husband
fairly forced upon her.
Albert still remained her friend and
was one of the most frequent callers
at the Gaylord residence, and, while
his devotion to her was marked, it did
not reach that point where scandal
could use it.
It was year after their marriage
that Mrs. Gaylord noticed that her
husband appeared to be growing very
fond of Mr.. Winturn. This pleased
her and fiattered Albert. The friend
ship of leading man in the business
world was valuable to a young man
with his fortune to make, and, being
wise. he carefully cultivated that
friendship.
Il think shall offer young Winturn
a position in our bank said lIr. Gay
lord TO his wife. There is a vacancy
that is being sought by the sons Of
some of the best names on the street,
but | think l shall offer it to Albert
before considering other applica-
tons"
''You are very good" said Mrs. Gay
lord. and she began unconsciously to
like and respect her husband, who was
powerful enough and kind enough to
be of use to her friend.
Winturn gladly accepted the prof
fered position, for it was one not only
to aid him in securing rich wife, but
to render his footing in the social
world more substantial and to identify
him with the leading business group
of the city. The duties of the position
were light, the salary good and all con-
cerned seemed well pleased with the
progress Of events.
ii vas only month later that Mr.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
IneorriaiaIea

Are You gong to give up any or
your old habits"
"Ycs." answered the man with "a
defiant ar; "onc. I'm going to give
up It's cid, cid habit of swe airing. n.
every new car day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
THE NEW YEAR.


Here's happy new year!
Sunshine's in the sky.
Join the throng
And swell the song
That comes a-foaGing' by.
Wear a smile fur strangers.
Welcome all yer kim.
Carve the roast
And give a toast
To folks that happens in.
Wish We all may prosper
In whateer we do.
An we must
Eff each'll just
Help the others through.
Wen give no thought to our increas.
ing age,
Nor sigh because another year has
flown,
But write upon. each new and spotless
page;
Our minds hive wiesr, hearts have
warmer, grown"
Tommy What does "creduloust
mean, MAJ
Mother-Why, if were to take any
stock in your fathers new years. resor
lutions, thea ! would be credulOus,
Concerning January bills
There's just this thing to say:
II everybody paid us we
e. (fnr,ld avap,.hnd,. ra.,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

WHY observed the wife this is the kind of cen
usually get"
said husband THE insn them
@ M Of business"
lanai suspicious Of ntred
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29
NEW YEARS IN JAPAN.
A Time Of Universal Peace and Good
viii.

The 1st of January in Japan bears
the significant title of, Gansan (the
Three Beginnings). meaning, beginning
Of the year. beginning of the month ]
and beginning of the day. And to this
might be added the beginning of new
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-29

Concerning January bills
There's just this thing to say:
II everybody paid us we
Could everybody pay.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
WIZ tic caral WI D..

The northeast era section OF the Unit
eI states has already become a great
manufacturing region. 4 larger Quito
for It's textile and i;on ara steel pru-
ducts and Tor the may other nsnUiar-
tcres nov being exported, AID the ab.I-
ity 10 sscure the foods. chemicals ores,
hDeIs and woods ottainabie oaiy from
Pacific countries, are yearly becoming
more imperative We all realize il a
vague way that American manCiac-
lures are being exchanged for foreign
goods in many parts Of the Pacific. ba.
We do not readily comprehend me
magnitude OF these exchanges When
a Brooklyn firm informs us that it
sends over half million dollars worth
of machinery annually TO the Hawaiian
islands. or a Philadelphia company re
ports the eEportayion of 1856 locomo-
tives-four full vessel loads-to China
and Siberia in little over two calen-
dar years, and Baltimore corporation
tells Of 4 single order for 30, 600 tons OF
steel rails for Australia. and OF anoth-
er order for 10000 tons of rails for the
Trans-Siberian railway, we can under
stand in a more concrete way the rela-
tion of the Pacific trade-and OF the
Isthmian canal that will facilitate the
commerce--to the industrial progress
of the Northeastern part of The United
A., States Everybody Magazine lof
FebrUary
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19

thereby

THE season of catching cold is upon

THE season of catching cold is upon
us. The cough and the sneeze and
nasal twang are to be heard on every
hand. The origin of chronic catarrl, the
most common and dreadful of diseases, is
cold.
This is the way the chronic catarrh gen.
orally begins. A person catches cold,
which hangs on longer than usual. The
cold generally starts in the head and
throat. Then follows constituencies of the
air passages which incline one to catch
cold very easily. AT last the person has
cold all the while seemingly, more or less
discharge from the nose, hawking, spit
ting, frequent clearing of the throat, nos
trils stopped up, full feeling in the head
and sore, inflamed throat.
The best time to treat catarrh is at the
very beginning. A bottle of Peruna prop
erly used never fails to cure common
cold, thus preventing chronic catarrh.
While many people have been cured of
chronic catarrh by 4 single bottle of
Peruna, yet as a rule, when the catarrh
becomes thoroughly fixed. more than one
bottle is. necessary to complete a cure.
Peruna has cured cases innumerable
of catarrh of twenty years standing
1t is the best, if not the only internal
remedy for chronic catarrh in existence.
But prevention is far better than cure.
Every person subject to catching cold
should take Peruna at once at the slight
est symptom of cold or sore throat at
this season of the year and thus prevent
what is almost certain to end in chronic
catarrh.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
R-cuIiar, Is ef Pti.ss.Ehsc.

Herbert Spencer hated CLOCKS which
strike, especially out-oi-door olocI,5.
When staying in lodgings in nerE-
shire village he sent request to the
owner Of the principal house t1ers that
he stable clock. which struck tna
hours, might be stopped He vas nu'
a good companion 20 &C Gl' for a diI'e
with, as, ii he did not feel we'll, L.
would ascertain how fast his pals
was beating and if it were not sans,
factory would instantly give the order
to return home.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Named from the Puirit.

Sydney Smith once dared Sir Arch
laid Macdonald to come and hear him
preach at St. Paul's cathedral. III You
do | shall name you frcm the pulpit"
he said. undeterred by his threat,
Sir Archibald went to St. Paul's. After
Sydney Smith had entered the pulpit
he looked hard at him and was then
seized with wonderful fit OF sneez.
ing-"Archie, archie. ar-chiei' after
which he proceeGed to deliver an ex.
cellent sermon.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Children Have No Dolls.

The Hindu child is probably the
only doll-less child in the universe.
The little Egyptians have their wooden
"Ushabti"-the same style as 1000
years ago. These were sometimes
made of porcelain. When a child died
its dolls were buried with it, in the
expectation that their spirit forms
would rise and do service in another
world.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
Objections on Both Sides.

Before bicycles became so common
as they are now Yankee farmer was
importuned by a dealer to buy one for
s75. I'D rather spend the money on
a cow" was the farmers answer. But
what an idiot you would look riding
ABOUT the town on the back OF a COW T"
perhaps so,' replied the farmer, "but
not half such an idiot as I'd look try
ing to milk bicycle"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19
10 nu. nrnoaron, yybe.t Per a.

Introduced by the Y. S. Dept. of Agr.
1t is a tremendous cropper, yielding in
good land 80 bu per acre, and on dry,
arid lands, such as are found IN Mont.
Idaho. the Dakotas, Colo, etc, it will
yield from 40 to GO bu. This Wheat and
Speit2 and Hanna Barley and Bromus
Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass.
makes it possible to grow and fatten
hogs and cattle wherever soil is found.
JUST SEND 10c AND THIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, and they VIII send you
free sample of this Wheat and other
farm seeds, together with their great
catalog, alone worth 100000 to any
Wide-awake farmer. CIV. N. ID