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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Latest Theory Of Appendicitis.

That there has been great in
crease in the number of cases OF ap-
pendictis In the last generation or
less seems fully established Some in
vestigators have thought that the in
crease was not in the disease itself,
but in the accuracy of the diagnosis
Such Investigations as that of DR..
Fenwck into the post-mortem examin-
ations Of the London hospital are
Shields.
however, not compatible with this hi-
depreciation. Dr. Fenwick found in
forty years prior to 1884 only nine
teen cases of trouble in the appendix
shown in the hospital S records.
The latest theory as to the reason
for the increase in the disease has
been advanced by DR.. W. II Battle,
surgeon to st. Thomas hospital II.
London. 1t u.s. in short, that when the
roller process for making wheat -four
was introduced particles Of iron be-
gan TO be common in -four, and that
these particles, finding their way into
the appendix, would form the nucleus.
the appendix, would fmor the nucleus
Such concretions were once commonly
described as grape seeds or apple
seeds, but are now recognized in the
great majority of cases to be of en-.
tirely different character, being formed
inside the appendix around some
minute nucleus and not carried in
from without.
The surgeon does not claim that all
appendicitis is due to the presence of
such concretions, nor that iron par
ticles are the nuclei in all cases where
concretions do occur, but only that
the great increase of appendicitis is
very probably due to the prevalence OF
iron particles in rolled flour.
The remedy is not, as some hippant
persons may think. the abandonment
of the use Of wheat -four, but instead
the compulsory publication Of -four
| from iron particles.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Fixinas for the Bathroom.

A mat of perforated white rubber
which prevents all danger of slipping
in the tub and is easily kept clean.
Two nickel hangers come with the
mat, which keep it from breaking and
becoming creased.
Glass shelves with nickle racks with
the glass fitting upder two small
clamps. Above the glass is a nickle
rim which lifts up, enabling the shelf
to be removed and washed.
Hooks whose branches are on revol
wing rods, and when the door is
opened they fold quite fat. thus pre-
venting any scratching or breaking OF
tiles in the walls.
The newest towel racks have rods
of glass, with nickle supporters.
Others of white enamel wood and mic
kel are also shown.
Mirrors come in all shapes and sizes
in nickel and enamel, and are separ-
ate or combined with towel rods,
tooth brush holders, and soap boxes.
Pretty washable rugs. bath mats in
every codor imaginable and foot tubs
are shown in bewildering variety.
In brushes theer are all shapes and
varieties, designed for all manner of
uses but the most important are the
long-handled vault brush Off cleaning
and the equally long-handled scrub
brush for reaching that particular spot
betweeni spine and shoulder blades
which no arm is long enough to rub.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

life, and exert an influence in the di,
rection of true womanhood.
The other causes cited have respec-
lively genuine values. Pathology and
surgery have made tremendous
strides. But the doctor, while he
has not intended to be exhaustive in
his statements of contributory causes
has failed to give the dentist full,
credit for his share in the saving
equation. There is no representative
OF the recuperative or healing pro.
fession, perhaps, whose good Offices
are more dreaded, yet hardly an,
other has done more to keep the hu.
man machinery in good working or
der than he. Fifty years ago the nut
crusher visage was quite common
among old people, especially in the
country; now it is the rare exception.
and thG fuel which goes to impart
life and energy to our bodies is bet
ter masticated, and therefore better
digested.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Heron Ia Rival of Ostrich.

The ostrich feather now has a rival
in the heron's plume In new millin-
cry, simply a wealth of these waving
crests are accorded prominent place
on the smartest hats of the moment.
They are singularly graceful of aspect,
and offer pleasing relief to flowers
and the ubiquitous taffeta ribbon bows.
Several of the leading milliners are
electing to place perfect forest of
herons' feathers at center-front of a
plain straw shape the back being left
entirely free of all decoration, the sup.
crime quality of the straw accounting
itself of quite sufficient importance to
need no further extraneous relief.
Almost invariably are brims lined
whit some pretty palelcolored tulle or
choffon taffeta, this having a softening,
becoming effect, especially if pale pink
is the color selected. And another
slightly but effective millinery touch
is face veil of clear tulle used its full
width, caught up in festoons beneath
the chin, and held in position at the
back with jeweled bar brooch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Wartime memories
By Col. A. J. watrous, U. 5. A.

was in a little village at the
north end of Panay, Philippine ISL
and September 9Th. 1901.
1t was payday for company OF
the regular army The company
was in line, the right of it close to
! the pay-table at which sat the young
lieutenant in command of the post
and the company. Opposite was the
paymaster, a major who had come
down from civil war days. On the
table were piles of bills and silver.
First Sergeant Williams"
"Sixty-one seventy-five-paid. Count
it, sergeant, and pass the word down
the line directing the men to count
their money"
So the ever-interesting ceremony
began. Without looking up the
major said 81 am ready for the next
lieutenant"
But the lieutenant did not answer
or call another name.
Then the major looked at the
young officer. His head was resting
On the table. A telegram, which he
had received Just as he called the
first sergeant's name, was in his left
hand.
Bad news from home, lieutenant?'
asked the mayor.
Without speaking or raising his
head the telegram was passed to the
major who read, reread, breathed
hard, gazed with wide-open eyes foI
a few seconds, bowed his frosted head
and moment later, when he start
ed to read the dispatch was not
ashamed of his tear-stained cheeks
and broken voice as he handed 1t to
the sergeant and asked him to read
it to the company. Hastily glancing
at it the sergeant read with a
trembling voice:
Washington, Sept. president
Mckinley shot twice through the
body while speaking at Buffalo.
Wounds not necessarily fatal Cor
bin, adjutant general"
To those officers and soldiers the
closing sentence gave no comfort.
With them those two shots in the
body read death to the president
that, like Lincoln and Garfield, their
great commander-in-chief had fallen
by the hand of an assassin. shall
not try to describe the pathos of that
scene on far away Panay
Mt knowing just what to do the
first sergeant felt that he must do
something, and he acted.
He gave two commands: "Atten-
tom" Left facet"
At the execution of the orders he
assumed the proper position, placed
his campaign hat on his broad left
shou' r and fixed his damp blue
eyes upon the gently waving flag oil
the sorrowing nation and, as IL by
magic without word of command,
every campaign hat sought a left
shoulder, and every eye, many OF
them swimming In tears, reverently
looked at old glory
In all the world, I am sure, there
were no sincerer mourners on that
sorrowful September day in 1901.
One week from then the dreaded
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to do is to utilize them as his needs
require.
As if this crowded plot were not al
ready full enough, or needed further
title to be called the busiest spot on
earth, there is within its compass
complete railway system with more
than twenty miles of track en- which
merchandise is hauled up and down.
delivered or started away. More than
I250 carloads OF freight are moved each
day and the connections thus afforded
with all the railroads and steamship
lines make possible in large measure
the tremendous volume OF activities
conferred at the terminal For the in
dividual manufacturer, shipper or
handler located there, there is no
problem of trucking or teaming. Raw
products from any part of the globe
are landed at the door of his apart
ment factory and from his door are
taken in the shape of finished product
to any market he may wish to reach
BY this method is effected a saving in
tlIhe estimated at more than ID per
cent.
The sum of dollars that represents
the value of the merchandise that
passes through this great terminal in
a year far exceeds the figures of the
national debt or the whole federal rev.
nue.. The quaint and curious, the rare
and mysterious, the commonplace and
the precious, telling tales of strange
trades, strange people and strange
places, jostle each other in their bales
and boxes. To the Bush docks, store
houses and factories come the out
pourings of every land-the kava-
kava root from the far eastern islands,
from which is brewed the drink of
their weird dieties which the islanders
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

believe produces madnes when
quaffed by mere mortals; bamboo
sticks from China and India that come
half way round the world from the
jungles of the lion and the tiger to
make fishing poles for schoolboys;
the succulent sprouts of young bamboo
to be used in chop suey; the gall
nut from China; human hair from
Turkey, where human hair, like hui
man life, seems to be abundant and
cheap; the nux vomica of medicine
from Ceylon; pumice from the medi-
aeval island of Lipari where there is
not single horse; and gambir from
India, used in making paints and dyes.
On these docks are unloaded, too, ar
senic from Germany, anthony from
Japan and asphalt from Trinidad; joss
sticks from China; gutta percha, for
golf balls, from the Straits Settle
ments; paprika plumbago, amber and
lumber, precious woods, raisins, skins,
/ silk, wool.
As many as 10000 bales of cotton,
valued roughly at s6,000,O00, may be
found at the terminal in the height of
the season. OF fibres for making
twines and rope, 100 600 bales are fire.
quently in storage at one time
Ienough to produce a rope that would
reach to the sun 1t is not unusual
! for the shipments of coffee to reach
million bags, while from Turkey
alone nearly $4,000, 900 worth of the
particular brand of tobacco grown
there comes in. much of it to go into
the production of cigarettes.
Whether it be in the commerce
handled on its docks, and stored in it's
warehouses, or the merchandise pro-
duced from these materials in it's
apartment factories, or in a combina-
I ticn OF all three in utilization OF
their advantages and those Of its ship
ping facilities, this quarter of square
mile easily surpasses any other spot Of
equal area in the world. There may
not be so many people coming and 60
ing as in Kipling's crowded thorough
fares, for every foot here in the strug-
gle for cheapness and efficiency In pro
duction, is given up to business-busi-
ness conducted in thirty different Ian
guages. But so far as commerce and
industry go, explorers need search no
further for the busiest spot in the
world. Square foot for square foot
on the basis both of goods handled and
of economies achieved the terminal
Brooklyn's water front has secured the
possession Of that distinction for the
United States.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
What Had Become of Her.

How do?" said Jones dashing into
his friend Browns Office. seating him
self on the table and putting his feet
upon the armchair, Haven't seen
you for year, old man. BY the way,
what's become of that typist you USED
to have, tall, fair-haired young lady,
You know? She was rather gone on
me, between ourselves. Eth? What?
She's not in your Office any longer?
How's that? Gone to another office
mo" replied Brown, ''she hasn't gone
to another Office" "Ah, / see, she'll
be helping her mother at home.
| must look her up, and see If she re-
members old times. What? She's noe
helping her mother at home? What's
become of herr" 1.-THE fact is" said
Brown coldly, she's now my wife,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
BROOKLYN HAS BUSIEST
SPOT IN ALL THE WORLD

New York, Oct. 6.-The busiest spot
In America is to be found in its largest
city, though it is not on Broadway,
where the tide of humanity flows in
greatest volume, but at the Brooklyn
Borough terminal This center CT the
country's industry, so far as it may be
said to have a center, resembles a
giant hand stretched forth to draw
into the upper bay the commerce of
the seven seas. The land property is
the palm Of the great hand, while the
enormous docks, the largest in exist
ence. reach out into the stream like so
many powerful, tenacious fingers
clutching at the worlds cargoes; for
the big terminal is literally clearing
house fer the commerce of all nations.
Even IN bald facts and figures.
stripped of Imagination, this spot. typ
ical of Americas supremacy. is of i'm
presive interest Here the steamships
of twenty lines, and many nondescript
tramps owing no allegiance to any
fleet Of trade, deposit their burdens
from every corner of Christendom and
heathendom. Thousands of carloads
Of freight are handled here every week
and the annual transfers of merchan-
disc, whether reckoned in dollars or
tons, run so far into the thousands of
millions as to render them almost in
comprehensive
Yet with hundreds of steamships
from thousands of ports pouring their
contents into this busiest spot. it is not
after all of vast extent. That, indeed
is one thing that makes it so busy.
in area the Bush Terminal, handling
more commerce than does many a
large port or many small country,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

covers, in fact, scant quarter of a
square mile. But to such state of
development has it been brought, and
so attractive are it's facilities to the
shipper, the manufacturer and the
dealer that practically every square
foot of its area works with an eff
cheney peculiarly American.
In its entirety the terminal consists
OF three things-its decks, its ware
houses and it's factories OF the
wharves, which are first to catch the
eye and excite the admiration of the
approaching yoyager, there are seven,
each built out into the water to the
length of 1910 feet, or about a quarter
OF a mile. Each is $50 feet wide, and
there is 270 feet of water at an aver
age depth of 80 feet between each pair
of piers, making a series of basins in
which can be manoeuvered safely the
largest ships afioat. With commerce
at its height here, where commerce
achieves its maximum, it is no uncom-
mon thing to see two dozen monster
freighters discharging and receiving
cargo at once-a mere trifie of $4,000
tons, to carry which train of 1000
freight cars each holding $4,000 pounds
would be necessary. Such a train
would be nearly fifty miles in length.
Back of the docks are the ware
houses, 131 in number, with com.
bined space available for the storage
IF merchandise of 26 100000 cubic feet,
into which go the strange goods Of
barter of the wide world to be sorted
and distributed. So scientifically has
every foot of room been utilized to
achieve economy and efficiency that
the unit Of space for renting is a
block IL by is feet, and there are
5000 such blocks" at the disposal of
tenants. Beyond the warehouses, but
still within the magical quarter of a
square mile, are the factories, in many
respects the most remarkable build
ings of their kind anywhere. There
are three OF them now. while fifteen
more are to be put up, and they con-
stitute the largest fiat buildings ever
erected-for the crowding Of the twen-
tieth century which causes nearly a
million people in New YORK alone to
live in fats or apartments has at last
produced the factory nat in which
space can be rented, large or small, as
may be desired. In these modern bust
ness flats there is no longer any worry
for the tenant as to power and light.
engineers or fremens' strikes; power
heat. and light. are all furnished from
a central plant and all the tenant has
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
GROWTH OF LONGEVITY.
Mothers Returning to the Good Old

Custom of Nursing Their Children.
The assertion of DIR. Wiley, chief
of the bureau of chemistry in the de-
partment of agriculture, that the span
OF human life is steadily increasing, is
perhaps simply a new statement of
what is generally known already, but
expert authority for the causes OF
this gratifying tendency is interest
ing. The average of human life in
our own and in other highly enlight-
ened countries las been lengthenins
for many years. For the lact quar-
ter of century, or longer, the actu
arial tables of life insurance compa
MES have been based on the assump-
ton of longer life terms than was
the case twenty-five years before
that. But the laws of health. and
the means of combating chronic dis
ease have developed in recent years
with greater rapidity than ever be-
fore. According to DR.. wiley, a
baby under five years old has twice
the chance of living that it had TWEEN.
ty-five years ago. Mothers are now
nursing their babies to greater
extent than they did some years ago
and are abolishing artificial baby
food"
1t is somewhat paradoxical, THOUGH
undoubtedly correct, to assign this re-
vived and natural custom to a place
among the forces that are bringing up
the life average of the race. That
is the way those fine old New Eng,
land families, ranging anywhere from
six TO bakers dozen, were started
on their pilgrimages. 1t is a little
early to give Queen Victoria of Spain
the credit for reviving this custom,
though her example is a very
healthy one, and it is gratifying to
see that she is continuing to illus
trate the tendency of the women OF
the British royal family to adhere to
the normal standards of domestic
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

holding forty or more barrels, fitted
with tight covers, are made to receive
the mint which is pressed down as
tightly as possible and the lid closed
A steam engine forces steam into the
bottom of the vat, pipe from the top
leading to a system of the pipes which
are cooled with streams of water con-
stantly poured over them, which con-
denses the steam and from a carry
pipe comes the distillation water and
oil. The water is easily drawn off as
the oil rises. Weeds make no trouble,
only add to the bulk in handling
Des Moines Register and Leader.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Raising Peppermint for Oil.

The cultivation Of peppermint for the
oil was demonstrated as a successful
crop in this section of iowa this year
by Robert Ulrath of Hancock county
who has harvested four acres of the
mint which netted him a profit Of s65
per acre, the oil selling for 81 per
pound The season was wet and cold,
which retarded the crop which was
raised on semi-wet land.
The mint is cultivated like corn, be
ing drilled in, rowed one way, harvest
ed with a mower and horse rake, and
hauled in basket racks. Two watts
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
A PROPER MATCH

a proper goose set out one day, de-
claring, with all candor,
That through the world a-searching
for a mate she would meander.
A proper person he must be, and
than all others grander.
She Travelled far, from cline to cline,
not stopping to philander,
Yet disappointment was her lot, and
grief well-night unmanner her
Until among the learned ones she
found a propaganda.
&C. !. Knight in Century.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

| but expected message, Mckinley is
! dead" came, and every flag in the
Philippines, and there were thousands
besides those with the army and
! navy, quickly was carried to half
mast. Every American soldiers
and sailors face in the Philippines
was badge of mourning.
! Two non-commissioned officers had
an exciting race at Antietam while
z, the great battle was in progress.
forty five years ago the 18th of last
month. One was commissary SER
geant of an Ohio regiment. the other
ordnance sergeant of western
brigade
AS was his custom when a battle
began. the ordnance sergeant soon
after General Hookers corps respond
ed to the confederate attack early in
| the morning, selected three of the
spryest teams and the safest most
fearless drivers and started for the
battlefield He was met by divis-
ion stan officer and directed to halt
and wait until orders came to move.
At about the same time the COM
missary sergeant began to cook pork,
beef and vegetables in large quanti-
ties. Between ten and eleven the
staff officer dashed up and ordered
the ordnance sergeant to rush the
ammunition to the line and distrib-
ute it to any regiments OF the di-
vision that needed it.
! The three four-muIe teams were
urged to rapid trot and whipped
from that to fast running pace.
! Suddenly a sergeant followed by two
army teams on dead run, through
a field, cut in ahead of the ammuni-
ton. The ordnance sergeant rode
TO his side and told the interloping
sergeant that ammunition always had
the right of way on such occasions.
The rosy-cheeled young fellow
grinned as he said, "All right, take
it if you can" and then ordered his
drivers to increase the speed.
Twenty rods ahead the road wild
ened, The ordnance sergeant direct
ed his drivers to pass the interloper
and his wagons at that point. They
did ii. I'm sure that mules never
came nearer to flying
"Tll report you" yelled the Ohio
commissary sergeant as the last load
of ammunition cut in ahead of his
train.
Report and to hell with YOU
yelled back the ordnance sergeant
A few minutes later bot sergeantA
were up to the line, the one dealing
out most welcome cooked rations to
an Ohio regimen that had gone into
the fight without breakfast. and the
other in issuing needed ammunition
% a division
The end of the war found the two
sergeants commissioned officers, serv-
ing on brigade commanders staff--the
commissary as a captain and brevet
MAYOR and the other as first lieuten-
ant and brevet captain.
In the next war he enterprising
commissary at Antietam was comman-
sident of the United States-and the
der-in-chief of the army and navy--Pre-
most prised document the ordinances
sergeant has stored in tin box, with
various other commissions, is igned
by William MacKinley, president.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Feeling His Loss.

Higglns--T see Tighs is wearing a
mourning band on his hat. won
der If It is for his first wife?"
Wiggins-"of course not. He mar
ried again last month"
Higgins-"Yes. / know he did. and
| am under the impression that he is
just beginning to feel his bereave.
ment."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
New View of Esperanto.

Are you studying Esperanto, Mr..
Idiot?" asked the linguist
Il am not" said the Idiot. IT can
talk too much in English if want
to-
1T is a fine language" said the
linguist. Condensed. concise. and cas-
lily acquired"
mo doubt said the Idiot. "But I
don't care for ported tongue. Broad
way Magazine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10
Empirical.

With the word rotten taken out Of
the language, umpiring a ball game
would be much less disagreeable.-
Toledo Blade.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

Just Go Ahead and Try Again,
There is no disgrace in unprevent-
able poverty. The disgrace is in not
doing ones best to better ones con
dition.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-10-10

dead" came, and every flag in the
Philippines, and there were thousands
besides those with the army and
navy, quickly was carried to half
mast Every American soldiers
and sailors face in the Philippines
was a badge of mourning.