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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
TRIALS OF THE OFFICE HOLDER,
Not in Politics but in a Charitable
Organization.

Brooklyn Eagle.-She sat at the din
ner table, was silent and looked tired
and thoughtful. She had attended a
meeting that afternoon of the manag-
ers of a charity in which she was
much interested-a meeting for the
election of officers, had returned late
hurried TO the table and, after a few
minutes conversation and the attend.
ing to her duties there. had lapsed in
10 this silence. Her husband glanced
at her. looked amused, glanced again.
looked concerned, then said: "Come
back! There! That is better, Yor
we're miles away"
mo wasn't. she said, 81 was right
here in this very city"
What is the matter? ANY trouble
at your meeting? Lose your Officer"
NO. They elected me treasurer
again, and the auditors must have
said something agreeable for I had
many compliments for the way my
books had been kept my dear
am afraid / have not said enough
about your help, though [ have said l
could not do the work without it,"
You did not need to say ANYTHING
| only showed you in the beginning
and after that you did all the work.
1t is too much to ask one not trained
to the business to do that. anyway.
1t ought to be a paid position and
| am proud Of you"
you are very kind. You seem TO
have forgotten how we-that is, you
hunted for that money I had forgotten
to put down. Yes, of course, that was
in the beginning" Then, earnestly,
and leaning forward, George, would
you call me good natured?"
Anybody been saying you are not :?
You have been in that old charity long
enough. L"
No, George, nobody has been say
ing anything against me. That is
they did not while I was there But
would hate to have the term good
natured applied to me- because it is
usually followed by but. If it were
and it would be all right. Today sew.
eral new names were proposed as we
have to have additional managers. and
the way in which people were given
verbal black balls was a caution. And
so sure as it was suggested, in a
doubtful manner, of course, but she is
very good natured, am sure the
reply would be, Yes, but she is moth
ing else. or but she is common or
hut we do not want her here (said
with greatest scorn). Always bit
YOU see. 1t has seemed to me before
this that good nature is blessing to
the rossessOr and to all who must
come IN contact with him But I as
sure YOU, after the meeting of today,
my ideas are in tumble"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
OLD MOTHER smILEs-AnWoE.
An Indian centenarian Who Sets US
All An Example of cheerfuIness.

Rarely is the relation between cheer
fulness and longevity better empha-
sized than in the life of Old Mother
Smiles-at-woe who, at the age of one
hundred and seven, is the most con-
spicuous member of the Nebraska In
dian reservation. While yet a child
this woman received her optimistic
name from the philosophic manner in
which she met misfortune, and
throughout her long life she has main
tanned the same cheerful spirit. Now.
day after day, she sits knitting, wait
ing calmly for the Great Fathers sum-
mons, writes Robert Webster Jones in
the Housekeeper The friends of her
youth have long departed, alien pale
faces have usurped the lands of her
fathers, and Finis will soon be written
to the story of her long life. but she
has resolved that the story shall have
happy ending, and the change that
IS so soon to come to her holds moth
ing Of terror. AS she sits knitting, a
smile. every now and then, lights up
her copper-brown countenance. Remi-
ntscences of the stirring times of half
century or more ago fit through her
mind and her look seems to say:
Mine has been a busy, a trying, an
exciting life, full of hardships and
sorrows. burt do not regret it. am
glad to have lived century of life
has taught me the futility of worry
ing. and know that everything comes
out right in the end"
Few spoken or written sermons
rreach a more valuable lesson than is
afforded by the life of old Mother
Smile-at-woe. Throughout all the
tribes her fame has extended, and her
cheerfulness under adverse conditions
5 held up for the emulation of the
younger members. Old Mother
Smiles-at-woe only a savage. you say -?
Then may her tribe increase.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
HOW HE FOUND HIS WAY OUT.
A Prospector's Experience of Desert
Travel.

Youths Comparatively craze to
find a metal is a funny thing" said
the old prospector. Il always had it,
and once, in British Columbia, away
north, it gave me close call. | was
alone when l got as far as the last
settlement. There were four Indians
and fur trader there. They all ad.
vised me not to go on into the barrens
but like good many others, thought
was wiser than the natives, and l
only meant to go a few miles. There
was nothing to do but foot it, and
carry your provisions and blankets on
your back.
THE country was as fat as a floor
ana bald and smooth as my head, with
no landmarks. The only way l could
get direction was by the sun and stars
When | had been out for about two
| days my provisions were nearly gone
| was going to turn back and make a
dash for the settlement. All day long
gray cloud had been moving up from
the west very slowly. suppose il
was coming on so slow | didn't realize
what it meant to be without the sun
TO guide me. There wasn't even a
blade OF grass on that desert, nor a liv.
Ing thing, nor stone sticking up. The
clouds kept bending over more and
more, and finally they closed down
over me like a trap.
81 shall never forget the lonesome.
ness of that place and how when.
ever stopped walking, | would strain
4 and strain my ears without hearing a
thing but the thump of my own heart.
But thought l was all right, and kept
! on walking toward the settlement,
steadily, until it was nearly night ?
Then | saw something white a few
yards OFF to one side. In one gasp
the breath went out of me. The white
thing was bit Of cracker | had drop
ped when had eaten my lunch!
Il sat down and tried to think. /
Knew II was no use to walk that way
any further. began to think my
, bones would whiten out there on the
tarrens. but finally went to sleep. In
the morning was crazy with hunger. 1
ate my last piece of bareback. and
nearly all day | walked aimlessly. hop-
ing 10 find some landmark. There was
no sleep in me that night. Whenever
! | shut my eyes | could see nothing hut
great fiat plain with line across it
the straightest line you ever saw.
Well, il was that crazy notion that
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
MY WILL.

Coed friends, when I am dead, bear to
my grave
Our banner, freedoms flag of crimson
hue,
Stained with the blood wrung from
the toiler's veins;
There, meath the crimson banner. sing
to me
My song, ''At Strife the song of
liberty
Which in the hearers ear clangs like
the chains
Of the enslaved, Christian alike and
Jew.
Even in the deep grave lying, shall
hear
My song of liberty. my stormy lay;
Even there shall | shed tears for every
slave,
Christian or Jew; and when the swords
l hear
Clash in the last grim battles blood
and fear,
Then, singing to the people from my
grave,
| will inspire their hearts, that glori-
GUS day!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
BIBLE 800 YEARS OLD.
Hs-ded Down Through Nine Genera
tons and Is Found in Indiana.

Yellow with age, held together
firmly by its strong ca'fskin binding
The Crate Booke," which was reprint
ed in England more than three CEN
turtles ago, was exhibited to the descend
ants of John Cory and his brothers at
the family reunion held in the Cory
grove near Ooklandon, Thursday, says
an Oaklandon. Ind. correspondent of
the Chicago Inter Ocean. The book
which is a priceless heirloom in the
family and has passed down through
nine generations, is now the property
OF James E. Cory, of Pennsylvania,
who at the recent reunion was re-
elected president of the Cory organiza-
ton
The "Grate Bible" has a remarkable
history and it is only within the last
few years that the present owner sue
ceeded in locating the book after he
had for ten years conducted a search
for it. James E. Cory learned OF the
existence of the historic volume
through the mention OF the book in
some of the old family wills. II was
found in the possession of the late
Mrs. Hannah Bartram Cory. who after
ward willed 1t to his son. William
Smith Cory. with whom she lived until
her death at the age of 9S years in
December, 1903 She died in the
house built by her husband. Elnathan
Cory, In 1888. James Cory obtained
the book from W. H. Cory. The his
tory of the book has been traced back
as far as 1911, when the family rec.
ords show that John Cory's mother
gave the Bible to her son as she wish
ed him godspeed when he left his
home in Scotland to try his fortune in
America. John Cory landed at or
near Boston soon after the coming of
the Mayflower,
For a while he lived at New London.
Conn, where he was married He
afterward crossed Long Island Sound
and for a short time lived at South
ampton. where the records show that
on March Z, 1914, he was whale com.
missioner for the district of Southamp-
ton. He died at Hashamomack, l.. l.,
in 1885. leaving four sons and two
daughters. Two brothers and TWO
cousins came from Scotland to Amer
lea before the death of John Cory, and
Giles Cory, the martyr to witchcraft
who was executed at Salem September
l. 1892. at the age of TTyears. was
either a brother or a cousin of John
Cory.
When John Cory died he willed the
Bible to his sen Elnathan. Thus the
book has been handed down through
nine generations and the time worn
Bible that was exhibited in the grove
near 0aklandon Thursday bids fair to
remain family heirloom for many
years to come. II has about 500
leaves of English parchment of pages
s by l2, and it is printed in old English
type in the spelling of that age. It
was published in 1908.
About 500 descendants of the young
man who first received the book with
his mothers blessing as he left to set
sail for an unknown land gathered on
Thursday in the Cory grove. where the
old volume was an object of reverence.
They came from various parts of the
United states. representatives being
present from Pennsylvania. Alabama,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20
FORCE OF HABIT,

The Leading Man-It's hard for a
person to forget the past.
The Ingenue-That's so. I've often
noticed that you sidestep involuntarily
when bouquet is suddenly thrown at
you
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-20

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28
WOLVES ARE INCREASING.
Large Sums of Money Still Paid
as Bounty in Western
States.

The wolf is more dreaded OF bu-
mainly than any other animal. No doubt
we OF to-day inherit that dread from an
cestors who had occasion to fear the
long-fanged quadruped, for there are
few portions of the world to-day where
the wolf is really dangerous to man
kind, states Field and Stream.
Dangerous to mans pocket, to his
herds and flocks, ne is still to-day in
many portions of the country. A ranch
in Montana or New Mexico NAV nav
many hundreds of dollars a year for gray
wolf scalps. Such a scalp is CHEAP at
$12 or SIS to the raqcher, for the gray
robber would certainly have destroyed
many times that value in valves or colts
from the range. Yet in spite of all the
warfare made upon them, and all the
prices put upon their heads, these
dreaded, mysterious, ghostlike. terror
inspiring creatures still hold their own.
Outcasts for ages, hated, prosecuted,
they still endure, each for himself, and
without friend on earth, even among
his own kind
Last year the state Of Minnesota paid
over $4,000 a month in the best of the
wolf season. One day of the month of
last March the state auditor paid So
1880 in wolf bounties. The total for the
few months preceding was $36,54S.5O. On
this basis the current year will foot up
nearly as much as the two years proceed
ing, which appears to indicate that
Brother Wolf is holding his own, even as
matter of commerce. In many parts
Of the western cattle range the graz
wolves are increasing, rather than de-
creasing.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28
HArERs OF AARON BURR.
Tradition in the Family of Man Wis
itor at the Grave of Alex
ander Hamilton.

A guest at an uptown hotel asked the
clerk the other day how to get to Hamil-
tons grave. When he received the in
formation, says the New York Sun, he
said he had been there several times, but
thought maybe there might be some new
route.
81 never come to New York without
going to see Hamilton's grave" he
added.
Il see; an admirer of Hamilton, chg
returned the clerk.
Somewhat; but principally cause
hate Aaron Burr I'll tell you about it
I'VE live not far from the island in the
Ohio river where Aaron Burr played it
low down on Blennerhasset. My grand
father worked for Blennerhasset wien
he was boy, and he piloted Burr away
from the island.
when Burr parted from my GRANDPA
Their he told him he would send him
some money for his trouble, but he never
did. My grandfather wrote to Burr
about it some time after the incident,
but Burr never answered him.
when Blennerhasset was a ruined
man my grandfather, then mere lad.
cursed Burr for his course. When he
heard that Burr had killed Hamilton in
a duel he swore that he would kill Burr
if he could ever get to him. While
Burr was on trial in Richmond my
grandfather made a trip there for the
purpose of carrying out his threat. The
opportunity, however, did not present
itself, and my grandfather returned
home
When he reared his family he taught
them to curse Burr's name My father
carried out his fathers wish and taught
his boys to execrate Burr as long as they
lived
"At one time some of us boys entered
into conspiracy to steal Burr's body
from Princeton and burn it. We actual
ly came east to carry out our plan, but
got scared away.
Then [ got to reading about Alexan-
der Hamilton, and to love his name and
history. Instead of trying to steal
Burr's body l concluded l would honor
the grave of Hamilton.
SO when 1 and my wife come to New
York we always make it a point to go to
Hamilton's grave. This year we con-
cluded to visit it on Decoration day and
lay our tribute on his grave
This hater of Burr is one of the most
highly-respected citizens in the vicinity
of Marietta
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28
AN AMERICAN MISSING.
Kent J. LOOMS Disappeared at
Plymouth, Eng.
The Possibility That Some Harm May
Have 6efaIIen Him After Landing
at Plymouth Is Hinted at
BY the Officials.

London, June 27.-The whereabouts
OF Kent ]. Loomis, brother of the Am
erican assistant secretary of state.
Francis B. Loomis, who disappeared
shortly before or after the arrival of
the North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II. at Plymouth. June
20, remains in the same state of doubt
as Saturday.
Officials who are investigating the
case say there is no truth in the re-
port that Loomis turned up in Paris
Saturday.
Paris, June .27.--Not 4 word was re-
eeived Sunday regarding the where
abouts of Kent. ]. Loomis, brother of
Francis B. LOOMS, American assistant
secretary of state, who disappeared
shortly before or after the arrival Of
the North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm H., at Plymouth, June
20 Although midnight Sunday marks
a week since the disappearance of Mr..
LOOMS, the officials still cling to the
belief that he will turn up when the
effects of his abstraction have worn
off. The belief is due to careful de-
iduction from the series of circum-
stances related by w. J. Ellis, his
companion on board the steamer, and
by Gustave Flamm, of San Francisco.
who was fellow passenger. This pro-
cess of deduction practically excludes
the theory of foul play on board the
Kaiser Wilhelm H., and also excludes
the likelihood that Mr. Loomis fell
overheard. 1t leads to the acceptance
of Mr.. Flamm's statement that he saw
Mr.. LOOMS get off at Plymouth.
Accordingly, a infinitely circumstan-
Cial description of Mr.. Loomis has
been forwarded to Joseph Stephens,
American consul at Plymouth. AL
though thus satisfied that Mr. Loomis
was not lost from the Kaiser wilhelm
IL, the officials foresee the possibility
that some harm may have befallen him
after he landed at Plymouth. How
ever, they consider this possibility
rather remote, but, nevertheless, COM
iplete absence OF clews after a week
of continued efforts to find Mr.. Loomis
makes the case one Of increasing
mystery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28

established after the congressional ap-
preparation became available-one at
Philadelphia and the other at New Or
leans At Philadelphia 518 pounds of
cOcOons were reeled, producing SO
pounds of raw silk. The quality of the
cocoons handled was thus shown to be
very bad. They cost on the average IS
cents per pound. so that the raw ma
terial used in the production of a
pound of raw silk cost $4.58. The raw
silk produced was sold for $40 per
pound by which it was shown that the
cost of the raw material was greater
than the value of the manufactured
product.
The California work during this year
was reOrganized. and there was reeled
at San Francisco "A pounds of silk. An
effort was made during the winter of
1884-S5 by Mr.. Joseph Neumann and
some others to launch the California
Silk Culture Development company, IS
with capital of 100000. but the at
tempt was failure.
The last appropriation made by con-
gress was $4,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891 An estimate for
a continuance of this appropriation was
made By the then secretary of agricul-
ture but the appropriation was not
made by congress, and the work of the
department in silk culture ceased for
the time. June 80, 1S9D.
From that fimn on worry LITTLE "
done in the United States in the way of
raising silkworms. The Utah people
formed, during the nineties. a ladies'
silk association. Five persons served
as commissioners, and. received pay
from the state. In various parts of
Utah. settled by the MormOns, an
abundance of white mulberry trees had
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28

been planted. The new commission
bought every year a supply of eggs,
which were distributed in small lots
among the Mormon settlers In the
course of time a number of women
were selected from among the more
skilled silk growers to go from place to
place and teach the reeling of silk to
children. They received no salary, and
their only compensation was free board
from the farmers. The reeled silk was
for time sold in New York, but later
the market was closed. In the mean
time small silk factory sprang up in
Salt Lake city, which, in time. bought
a small proportion of the silk produced
in Utah. The cocoons were reeled upon
hand reels built according to Japanese
models, and a part of the raw silk was
woven by the people themselves. Silk
dyeing was not attempted but the silk
was sent to New York for that pur-
pose.
In 1901 the present secretary of agri-
culture, who had been travelling extern
sively throughout the country, and
particularly in the south, investigating
the agricultural conditions and posi-
bilities, came to the conclusion that ev4
cry possible effort should be made to
ameliorate the condition of the ex1
tremely poor people of the southern
states, and particularly of the colored
race. Among the many ideas which
suggested themselves TO him was that
Of silk culture, which he very well
knew was household industry in 9TH
er countries and added materially. not
only to the national wealth and pros
perity of those countries in which il
was carried on, but also to the family
incomes Of the extremely poor He
therefore, during the following session
of congress, asked for an appropriation
of $4,000 for investigations in silk cul-
ture, which was allowed.
Congress during it's session of 1902
1903 repeated the appropriation of s1O.-
900. adding to it the clause making ap-
preparations for chronological investi-
cations. and under this appropriation
the division of entomology is working
at the time of the present writing.
All Of the correspondents to whom
silkworm eggs were sent were notified
that the department would buy their
cocoon at European market prices,
and several hundred pounds were pur-
chased in this way and were reeled
during the summer The raw silk thus
produced, while excellent in quality
has not been large in quantity. and of
course the expense of production has
been prohibitiye from a commercial
point of view 1t is the object of the
department in thus purchasing domes-
tic cocoons to create what NIGH be
termed an artificial market for a time.
in order to interest individuals
throughout the country in learning the
art OF silk raising. to stimulate efforts
in the production of the best possible
cocoons (since the prices paid are
graded). and . keep alive the interest
SO far as possible until the time comes
when other end more natural markets
shall be supplied
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-06-28
Silk Culture Experiments
in the United States Xxx
THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED WITH VARYING DEGREES
OF SUCCESS SINCE COLONIAL. TIMES

HE efforts that are being
egEsAN made by the agricultural de-
v I'm partment to stimulate inter
e"A6 est in the silkindustry in this
S&lNT country revives interest in
az the various previous efforts
in this line.
Since early colonial days there have
been spasmodic efforts made at estab-
fishing a silk industry in this country.
AS early as 1860 Mr. Aspinwall estab-
hshed nurseries of the mulberry at
New Haven and Mansfield, Conn, and
on Long Island, and imported eggs of
the silllwOrm. These efforts were con-
tinued for more than 100 years without
achieving other results than to keep
the interest in the subject alive, and
were finally arrested by the war Of the
revolution. About 1771 silk culture
was attempted in both Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, and was continued IN
til the war put a stop to practically all
industries, but it was partly revived
after the treaty of peace with England
had been signed.
a few people retained their interest
in the industry during the early part
of the nineteenth century, and in the
late twenties a resolution was intro
duced into the house of representatives
directing the compilation of a manual
ON the culture of silk. House document
No. 226 of the Twentieth congress, first
session 1828), is a treatise on the rear
ing of silkWorms, by Mr.. De Hazzi, of
Munich, translated from the German,
apparently by Mr.. James Mease, of
Washington, D. c. This seems to have
been the first congressional action IA
voring silk culture
Following the publication of the
book mentioned there began a deter