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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
TO LEAVE CONGRESS.
REPRESENTATIVE HIT OF ILL.,
INoIS DECIDES TO RETIRE.
Is Recognized as One of Country's
Ablest Diplomats-Failing Health
His Reason for Quitting
Public Life.

Neutrality-suspicious. r. Hit has de-
cided to retire from congress. He will
not be candidate for reelection from
the Thirteenth Illinois district, and
the delegation from that state will
therefore lose its most distinguished
member, because not even excepting
Uncle Joe Cannon, Mr.. Hit has re-
tiected congressional glory upon the
state of Illinois ever since he was
elected to the For;y-eighth congress.
Mr.. Hit retires from public life full
of honors. and with the assurance that
he could remain in congress as long
as he desires. The condition of his
health has been such for some time
however, that MIR. Hit has voluntarily
term. Mr.. Hit has not been well for
long time, and there were periods
when he was unable to be at the house,
but in spite of increasing physical all
ments he has attended to every duty
and the work of the committee on for
eign affairs of the house of representa-
tives, of which he has been chairman
for ten years, has never Jagged.
Congressman Hit, with the expira-
ton of his present term, has been a
member of congress continuously since
1882. When elected TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of r. NJ. A. Hawk,
he already had been first secretary of
the legation at Paris and assistant sec
rotary of state under James G. Blaine.
In Congress his achievements have
been in connection with the foreign
relations committee, of which he has
been member since the Forty-eighth
congress. In the Cutting case he saved
congress from mistaken menace
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

cessitates the projecting box beneath
the stock
In the new Springfield is found the
Mauser magazine equipped with a
cutoff" enabling the soldier to use
his gun as single loader. holding the
full magazine in reserve. The
"stumpy" appearance of this gun is
| caused by the reduced length of the
barrel-being only "A inches long.
The complete hand guard protection
is necessary feature for the safety
of the soldier in these days Of high
powered smokeless powders and muz-
zle velocities of 1000 feet second.
This is the second model of the "a
inch barrel rifle made in Springfield.
! The first, 1903, was equipped with a
ramrod bayonet. II was the testimony
Of experts in favor of the great serv-
ice Of the bayonet in the recent Jap
anese war that caused the knife bayo-
net to be revived in America.
To make up for the six-inch shorten
ing Of the barrel the new bayonet is
! is inches long, making the total
| length OF the gun the same as the
present regulation Jorgensen.
The arm will be issued to all land and
naval forces and the carbines discard
ed. The muzzle velocity of the gun
is 1900 feet a second, or 300 feet faster
than the present Krag. The power
pressure is $4,000 pounds a square
inch and the bullet will penetrate $50
inches of white pine at 1.500 yards
distance The recoil IS greater than
in the ordinary gun. but is not to be
compared with the kick Of the old
45-caliber, famous some years ago
for its formidable backward move
ment when exploded
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
NEW GUN FOR ARMY
SPRINGFIELD" is MOST pow
ERFUL RIFLE KNOWN.
Equipped with This Kind of Weapon,
United States Soldiery Is Making
Strong Bid for leadership of
Worlds Defenders.

The New Springfield" the most
powerful military rifle known. is to
be the equipment with which the
bid for leadership among the ranks of
the worlds soldiers. Its principle is
based on the latest and most up to date
ideas in small arms construction. In
view of this, it may be interesting to
compare the New Springfield" with
the rifles now in use by other nations.
The new gun embodies the main fea-
lures of the Mauser model of 1898,
having the best magazine system ever
introduced. This model is used. with
slight notifications, by 13 govern.
ments. but has been greatly improved
by United States ordnance experts.
There is to a certain extent sim.
ilarity in the arms represented. They
are all bolt action guns, which proves
it is declared. that the old-fashioned
lever action arms are not adapted for
military service. With the exception
of the Gras rifle of Greece lit being a
single loader and so years in the serv-
ice), the magazine systems are of
three classes namely, the Mauser, its
magazine contained in the stock, and
situated below the receiver; the Lee,
or box magazine, in which the mech
anfsm extends below the stock and
under the receiver, and the old tubular
magazine.
The first system, used in IA of the
arms, and as modelled in the new Unit.
ed States Springfield, employs the
method of introducing the cartridge
| into the magazine by means of clip
which does not form any part of the
magazine mechanism, the magazine be
| ing wholly within the stock.
In the Mauser system the box is
| closed at the bottom, thus excluding
all possible sand or grit that might
| set in to clog the mechanism. The
cartridge is stored away in the maya
zine in zig-zng fashion, with the box
| slightly wider than the cartridge it.
self, This obviates the necessity OF
the unsightly Lee method as seen In
| the Mannlichter rifle models and the
guns used in England and Russia.
The Lee system, the second of the
three mentioned, was brought out in
1879 and has been used in England
since 1890. 1t was also adopted in the
United States several years ago in the
! Rcming ton gun; also the lately dis
cacded Lee straight pull, caliber %
of the navy. In the Lee system the
cartridges are placed either by cliI
or singly in the magazine, one direct
| ly above the other This, however, ne,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
BRAVE GIRL AVERTS WRECK
Flags Express Train on Dark and
Stormy Night, Preventing a
Serious Disaster.

Trenton. n. J.-Miss Nellie Hand. a
pretty girl, saved a Philadelphia &
Reading passenger train from destrue-
ton during a fierce rain and wind
storm few ereninss ago, and is re
ceiving congratulations from all parts
of the state for her bravery and pres
ence of mind. Local railroad officials
regard her as a heroine
Miss Hand is is years old. She is
very modest about her deed. In tell
ing a reporter of her experience she
said:
The night ] tagged the train was
returning home from work, walking on
the railroad track. 1t was a fearful
night After | had walked a short dis
taSee heard tremendous crash and
saw that a heavy building near the
outer track had collapsed and the
large timbers completely covered the
track for some distance remembered
that the fast Philadelphia express was
due in feE seconds. ! ran TO a shan
ty where John Mullen. an aged flag
man. is stationed Picking up his red
lantern ran with all my might down
he track toward the approaching
rain. l waved the lantern furiously
rs the locomotive bore down upon me.
The engineer saw the signal and
stopped Inc train just IN time. Then
knew the danger was over. and
iropped the lantern and ran home
That &c oil there is n 81 ="
The railroad officials were several
lays in learning the identity Of the
rave girl. Her name has been sent TO
he headquarters 81 he Reading in
Philadelphia. and it Is expected she
will be rewarded.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
PLENTY OF AIR.

A crowded trolley car sfuxvfv wour,l
its way from the city Of Newark
northward toward New York.
A baldheaded man who looked rRv.
Citizen Fixit clutched strap With
one hand and gesticulated WITH ahx.
other He was addressing the crowd
collectively.
Not ventilator OPEN" he shoutrds
not window, not door. Here
We are, penned In like a lot Of uni
mails; we are longing for breafl, OF
fresh air. But what does the com.
pany carer"
tall man with a derby hat lodged
instinctively to avoid the waving arm.
I'VE get aboard; We pay oar fare.
declared he of the bald head. -aandl
the doors are shut, the windows nsro.
shut. We cannot move; we are sSia-
ed"
Has anybody got aboard?' suggest
cd the tall man. "Fimt" wfftscrel
him with a glance, and then shorxea
eXcltedly:--
What kind OF air is this We arr
breathing now? | ask you.--wiaaz
kind Of air is this we are breathing
now?"
The tall man in the derby shoulder
ed his way toward the back % ttrs
car.
Hot air" he replied with & GRIN
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
COLLEGE BOYS CALL ON
GOODS AT MIDNIGHT.
Fact Becomes Known and Youths
Make Hurried Flight Down Fire
Escape to Evade "Profs."

Beaver, Pa.-Half a dozen sons of
prominent Beaver families will be ar
rested as a result of prank at Beaver
college. The college is a coeducational
one, and it is alleged by President Ar
thur Staples the boys have been sup
plying girl students in the dormitory
at frequent intervals with midnight
luncheons which the girls hoisted TO
their windows by means of rope and
a basket. A few nights ago a bottle of
champagne fell from the basket as the
girls were lifting 1t into the window
and struck the head of Prof. Cadwal-
lader, who was standing below, infiict-
ing serious wound
A few nights later, according to
Prof. Cadwallader, three boys entered
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Union of Nancy and Hank.

Belleville, Kan, Telescopa-Ta,e
marriage of Nancy Misximnnons 10.
Hank Pendergast is announced and.
the happy couple are being dnsnged
with presents and letters of congrafn-
lation from Riley Creek to BuTERra
Roost. Her wedding troussean win
consist of bewildering array OF
white goods and red ribbons, alabaa-
tine shoes with a pink carnation tied
in each butonhole of her dress. Ha7as
will be dressed la mode and II is
said will be an example for an who
follow in his footsteps. The knod.
will be tied in double bow, warrant
ed not to unite or ravei Rev MFR.
Boolttle performs the ceremony On
condition that Hank goes to- chugrhs
and does not get drunk for six
months. There is room for few roose
wedding presents provided the rsw-
enue Is paid by the donors.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

envy. II stands in front Of ST. Clement
Danes church, in the Strand, and rep
resents the great commoner Is his
robes as chancellor Of the exchequer.
At the base are four allegorical groups,
representing Brotherhood. Education,
Aspiration and Courage, and on bronze
panels between the groups are Gecorat-
ed egcutcheong bearing the arms OF
some Of the counties and boroug CHS
that Mr.. Gladstone represented in par
lament The statue was unveiled by
John Morley. the biographer and he
personal friend for many years Of Mr..
Gladstone, who was born December %,
1909. ana who died or the 18th Of May,
1898
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Spread of the Plague

The bubonic plague is spreading in
Russia. The area of infection covers
from 200 to 200 miles, and owing to the
lack Of doctors, Il IS impossible to iso-
late the sick. At Kobe, Japan, the
plague Is increasing to such an extent
That far eastern ports are declaring
quarantine against the port. and the
smbarkation there Of Russian prison
srs for transportation to Russia has
been stopped.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15

thou?" replies she. seeing that |, too.
have only now returned"
HAS my father found the treasure
do you Think askes the brother,
with Frightening eyes.
His sister starts UP.
Perhaps my mother Will be with
him. Let us seek them"
Together they hurry into the garden,
but do not come back.
A neighbor comes to the door Of the
silent dwelling house. He notices the
rntasted food, and draws his own con-
illusions. Surely the treasure has
come at lastl
His footsteps follow those OF the
other three. Like them, they are not
retraced.
The prolonged absence Of this man
from his home causes not unnatural
alarm.
His family send out search parties.
Proper precautions being taken, 1t is
proved that each OF the five unfortun-
ate persons had been overcome by the
poisonous gases coming from the Sc
cret chamber. for centuries concealed
behind that fatal door.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
EGYPTIAN ROMANCE
FATAL DOOR THROUGH WHOSE
PORTALS NONE RETURNED
scene Laid in Karnak, Upper Egypt
Egyptian Digging for Buried
Treasure Comes Upon Door
way in Rock-Five Enter.

karnak, in Upper Egypt is sba
scene OF this grim and extraordinary
romance.
Picture long, low, iat-roofed
dwelling, and the owner thereof dig.
g1ng, as if for dear life, in the plot of
ground belonging tc it.
Thus has he toiled for MANY weary
days, scarcely giving himself time to
eat or sleep, and this morning. at last.
his labor is likely to be crowned with
success.
he has a strong conviction that
treasure is buried on his property:
gold, perhaps jewels, or even a red
and black earthen jar containing the
ashes of some great and long-forgot.
ten Egyptian, for which the stupid
Englishman will offer untold sums.
He came yesterday, upon "a doorway
In the rock; to-day, it is cleared of
rubbish. 1t stands free He has but
to pass its rotting portal, and his dis
covery will be made.
He steps back to admire for brief
space his handiwork, to rest awhile
from his exertions, and to revel in the
joy of anticipation. Then he passes
through the doorway
Evening draws nigh, but the hus-
band does not return His non-appear-
ance, so far, has caused no apprehen
sion. Of late he has been too busy
to come in for food
His wife, therefore, gets ready the
evening meal, more substantial one
than usual.
The toiler will be hungry, for he
can have eaten but a few figs since
breaking his fast at an early hour
Then she goes to the door to listen fol
the sound of his pickax.
All is still
She steps forth to fetch him, but she
comes not again.
Meanwhile the son and daughter oil
this couple are awaiting with patience
the coming of their parents. They
have returned, one from his trade, ant
the other from her marketing, to fine
the house deserted, and the food un
touched.
The boy, having stabbed his mules
rejoins his sister
t'Where are my father and mother?'
he inquiries.
''KIow should i know more thar
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
AcENoENcY.

The wind sweeps by me eager an its
quest,
But hath no vision of the vast round
world;
Yet who on this pent-up acre soug
must rest
Can go. in fancy. where new STARS
are hurled
Forever falls the apple to my Seac.
Forever sweeps the shining sun
through space;
Yet l the law of falling can defeat
And far beyond the sun can lift my
face.
From chaos round to chaos 90 their
These nerveless atoms that aAey
blind force;
Yet | can build against the coInins,
day
And through the planet take mig
daily course.
Fire, earth, air, water, rude and reign
DER all,
Nor weight, nor power, nor change.
is lost at last;
Yet these | conquer, for | hear cali
That ever force and matter has sur
passed.
Thought comes, | know not why ar
whence or how,
Yet leaves me still watcher I'm.
the race,
And the last law of culture still uusS
bow
To this my will that masters time
and space,
On friends and foes | see silence
fall,
They come no more and ga no1 fx
them;
There's naught within the dust Ca list
my call
Who praise the good, the evil quick
condemn.
| love and nate, sorrow and reloxSc. -..>
A dead hearts dust, blows down ,an
empty vale,--
1t cannot hear my pleading saaxious
voice,
cannot give it aught that ~oulef
avail.
| stand apart, Not thought or usstsex
am l.
My will against the world drive Tor
aye,
How this consciousness withm use
eer die?
Or that which over all remairss. Ne
cay?
The soul transcends it's earthly yes
ture here,
AS doth the light that lifts rrzRsr
cend the sea,
ids truth and love, and Justice ever
dear,
And asks goodwill of all futurIfy.
No rushing atom or eternal star
Can feel emotion, and soul hath
To high ascendency sent from afax
TO perish not in the omniscinzsf
plan.
Charles w. Stevenson
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
"oUEEN KRUPP" HER TITLE
Owner of Great German Works Is
the Richest and Most Powerful
Woman in the World.

Berlin.-Bertha Krupp has received
new title, Queen Krupp, by which
she is known all round Essen. Her
income goes on increasing; so do her
state and power.
No queen of modern times ever had
half the power or half the responsible
ity imposed upon her as this modest
little German girl, Our Lady of the
Cannon as she is affectionately
known throughout the German empire
Just 20 years of age, this little girl
practically owns the town of Essen on
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
NEW STATUE OF GLADSTONE
Memorial to Famous Englishman Ex-
ecuted by Thornycroft Recently
Unveiled in London.

London.-The accompanying picture
lam Ewart Gladstone, recently I'M
yelled here. The statue is the work of
Hamo Thornycroft, OIL the Royal Acad-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Big Sum for Sufferers.

The relief fund for the aid Of Jew
ish sufferers from recent mob outrages
IN Russia Amounted, at the end Of The
year 1905. to more than $1,000, O00. This
sum includes the amounts subscribed
N Europe and America.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Worthy of High Office.

One night a man picked up skunk
and carried 1t out Of church. We
wonder If Teddie viii make him a
marshal. He is drawer than wols
hunter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
conundrums.

When are windows like flags?
When hoisted.
Why are actors like little children?
They are always fond Of playing.
Why is sick Hebrew very vaIu.
lble7
ne ia 2 jewel (Jew I'D
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
Disapnojrted

Doctor, feel that mere money will
never repay you"
"Pshaw! and heard you we're good
pay!"-Houston Post.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-15
When Iron Was Scarce.

In the time Of Edward III iron was
so rare that the pots, spits and frying
pans were classed among his maies-
tvs Jewels.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

are more than $50 per acre. Sewage
has been used ON these fields for cen
turtles without injury to the lands Or to
the healthfulneSS of the community.
This great rise in land values and in
crease in productivity of lands, due to
irrigation in a region with a rainfall
equal to that of the southern half of
the Mississippi Valley and a climate
no more favorable to crop production,
leads to the conclusion that in irriga-
ton this section has a means of at
least doubling the present yield from
it's lands.
In Piedmont, which has an annual
rainfall of more than 80 inches, or
about the same as eastern Nebraska
and Kansas, the Italian Government
has built nearly a thousand miles of
canals and expended about $2O,OO0,00O
for irrigation works. The annual in
come from the government canals in
this province is nearly 100000.
Pumping plants have been established
to raise the water to lands above the
government canals. One of these was
put in at an expense of SAT per acre
for the lands irrigated, in addition to
which the farmers are required to pay
the annual maintenance expense and
$50 per year for cubic foot of water
per second. Irrigated land supplied by
this pumping plant is worth three
times as much as unirrigated land adj
joining. Under another pumping
plant theannual expense to the farm
ers is $3.50 per acre, in addition to
$40 per year for a sinking fund, max
ing an annual charge upon the farm
ers of nearly SIC per acre. And this
i'll a region where crops can be raised
successfully without irrigation.
Does this not indeed look as though
American farmers had much yet to
learn regarding water and it's value
in crop production?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24
Irrigation in Northern Italy.

Irrigation is gaining ground very
slowly in the older settled parts of
this country. Having always been ac-
custOmed to wait for the rain to water
the land and if it does not come to
have the crop fail, farmers seem un-
able to learn that there is any other
way The Midland Farmer gives some
information about the way it is done
in Italy. '--' 7". 10y
Irrigation has been practiced in the
United States little more than 90
years, while in Italy it has been prac-
ticed for more than 500 years. 1t is,
therefore, natural that Italian ex-
perience should be able to show much
of value to American irrigators. For
the purpose of determining what could
be learned in that country which could
be applied to our own problems, Dr.
ElwOOd Mead Of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, spent the summer
of 1903 in the valley of the Pc. The
annual rainfall at Milan, the chief
city of Lombardy, is more than 40
inches; greater than that of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, or Omaha, Nebr., both of
which are situated in regions where
irrigation is seldom considered In con-
nectiOn with agriculture. The climate
of LOmbardy is not different from
that of the Mississippi Valley, and the
crops raised, with few exceptions, are
the same.
Notwithstanding this rainfall and
the fact that crops can be successfully
raised without irrigation, the plains of
LOmbardy are network of canals and
drains. 10 secure the construction of
one of these canals, the city of Milan
gave a bonus of 100000. This canal
cost $6,OOO,OOO, or $37. 80 for each acre
of land that can be served by it 1t
supplies water to 5000 farmers, who
pay from one to two dollars per acre
per year for water. Some of this land
supports as many as 800 people per
square mile, and has increased the
value since the building of the canal
from 60 to 100 per cent; land which
formerly sold for 500 being worth
from $3.50 to 5000 per acre.
Under the Vettabbia Canal which
uses the sewage from Milan, meadows
yield an annual crop worth $500 per
acre. Some of the fields have been
used for meadows continuously for 700
years. Annual rentals for these lands
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

tective associations; get everybody to
join; take a firm stand, and let your
influence be felt in every part of your
county. Write to Joseph G. Higgins,
Bound Brook, n. j., for circular and
bylaws of the live association of
which he is secretary. Enclose stamp
for reply. The sooner you do this the
better
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-01-24

are established in the same way. The
Egg Society is the simplest and least
costly of all, and is often worked as
a branch of the bacon and butter
society.