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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
SLEEP AND DEATH
BOTH NATURAL OCCURRENCES
AND WITHOUT PAIN.
Reasoning Proves That There Can Be
No Consciousness at the instant
of Either-Working of
Natural Law.

The phenomenon cal ed sleep may
be summed up in the following propo-
sitions, says a writer in the Cosmo-
politan:
First-Sleep is temporary death OF
the functions of the sensitive system,
due to exhaustion by fatigue.
Second-This death is temporary
because the vital system continues to
perform it's functions during sleep and
restores the sensitive organs to their
normal condition.
For our purpose death may be con-
sidered under three heads, natural
death, sudden death and death from
disease. Natural death is death from
old age. 1t differs from natural sleep
only in degree.
The gradual loss of sensibility by
the sensitive organs which precedes
sleep now takes place in the vital
system, and all the organs pass into
permanent sleep together. There can
be no pain preceding or at the mo-
ment of such a death, any more than
there is pain preceding and at the mo-
ment of passing into temporary sleep.
Sudden death may be defined as
death due to a sudden injury from
without or within the body sufficient
to destroy at once all irritability of
both sensitive and vital organs. 1t
requires no argument to prove that
a person who is suddenly stricken
dead can suffer no pain. The ele-
ment of time must be present in or
der to suffer physical pain, and in
the sudden death of person the ele-
ment of time is absent.
We come now to consider the third
and by far the most frequent form
of death, namely, death from disease.
AS soon as disease is established,
dying begins, which is but more
rapid than natural ceasing of all SEN
sibilities, accompanied with more or
less suffering, according to the cause
which produces it. This dying and
suffering, called disease, must termin-
ate either in so-called death, which is
insensibility to it, on in recovery,
which is the removal of the cause of
1t. But in any event the suffering has
been endured, no matter whether the
final termination is daath or re-
covery.
No one is conscious of o, can recall
the moment he passes from waking
into natural or temporary sleep. Nor
shall we, by supreme agony or in
any other way, be conscious of pass
ing into permanent sleep.
Being born and dying are the two
most important physiological events
in the life history of our bodies, and
we shall know no more about the lat
ter event at the time 1t occurs than
we did about the former.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
WOMAN AND HER WORRIES.
Fair Sex Criticized by q Writer In
English Magazine.

Il may fairly be said that women
have only themselves to blame for .
very considerable proportion of do
nestle worry, with Its consequences
Of irritability and bad temper. leading
to worse things. says Q writer In Cas-
sells Magazine. Even after fully rec
ognizing that the ordinary housewife
10 specially subject. at any rate. At
times, to unavoidable worry, we must
surely grant that the common prac-
tice Of living up to the very limit Of
ones means, II not beyond It, is re-
sponsible for . great deal of woman's
worry that might be avoided. One
says. especially, woman's worry, be-
cause 1t would appear that the wife.
rather than the husband, is more often
responsible for the neglect of that
margin OF income which. As Mr..
Micawber knew. spells happiness.
Hence 1t Is worth while yet again to
point out the commonplace facts
that the happiness attained by keep
Ing three servants when you can At
ford two Is most lamentably out
weighed, not merely by the worry in
volvsd In the incessant effort to make
both ends meet, but also by the con.
sequences of that worgy on sleep,
health, digestion and temperatures,
again, in1uring every member of the
family and possibly leading to Its ut
tor destruction.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Wizard of Fruits and Flowers.

Luther Burbank has attracted a
vast amount OF attention because he
has attempted and to a considerable
extent succeeded in dong something
quite novel, at least in this country"
says the Technical World Magazine.
He is breeding up plant, fruit and
vegetable life. He is the godfather
of the sugar prune, a giant in compar-
ison with its ancestors, the French
duct in year. Inc sugar prune ripens
$50, 100000 pounds of the dried pro-
duct in year. he sugar prune ripens
earlier and is of immense CONNER
cial value. Burbank is also the maker
of the seedless plum which he accom-
plished by crossing two varieties of
the Pruns trifiora. The white black
berry is another of the wizard of hor-
ticulture's triumphs. Sixty-five thou
sand bushes were used in tests be-
fore he developed this phenomenon.
He has given to the arid deserts a
new species of grass which will grow
on the plains without water. He con-
verted the cactus into an edible plant
The wild potato of South America also
received his attention. From a single
eye of this potato he developed one
hundred and twenty hybridiations and
grew a large tuber of good quality.
Mr.. Burbank has made endless expert
ments with the potato. He keeps, in
his farm at Santa Rosa, no less than
10000 varieties for experimental pur-
poses. He has grown potatoes of
every shape and color, round, long.
short, square, pure white, pink, Grim
son, purple and yellow. Burbank po-
tato seedlings have been shipped all
over the world. The late Cecil Rhodes
planted 10000 of his seedless plum
trees in south Africa, until now they
have multiplied into the millions
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Huoo's Beautiful, Faith.

Victor Hugo's confession Of faith
10 going the rounds of the magazines
and papers and Ia as follows: Just
as the rays Of the moon lose the fig
ure OF the sun and bring to us, in
stead Of its image, certain aspect
OF the medium through which they
pass, so the idea Of God, reflected by
religions and proceeding from them,
loses, so to speak, the form Of God
and takes on the more or less mis-
cradle CONGREGATIONS Of the human
brain. In religion. ! put God above
dogma. II were sure that this
grave statement would be heard and
understood seriously, ! would say that
] am OF all religions believe in the
God OF all men, | believe in the love
of all hearts. believe In the truth of
all souls"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
What's In n Name.

You can't help the name you're born
with save by cumbrous legal pro
cess. A correspondent cycling In
eastern England has happened on a
name which, for oddly, is hard to
beat. From a shop window Il was
blazoned forth, in naked ugliness-
Hogsfesh! How Dickens would have
delighted in 81 The owner is more
heavily burdened even than the bear.
era OF Ebenezer-on whose hard lot
the window had recently something TO
say; more 70 be sympathized with
than those Norfolk Howards who
were once Buggs.-London Chronicle.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
CAUGHT THE FAIR cuLPRIT.
How the Naval officsr Recovered His
Lest Buttons.

II happened on one Of the United
States cruisers now at Hampton roads,
says the Washington Herald. A lieu
tenant. having met two very charming
ladies' while ashore, invited them on
board for luncheon. They came and
were SHOWN over the ship. They lin
gered long In the lieutenant's room,
which was daintily furnished, and
they admired bis photographs Of home.
When he was ldmmoned on deck he
left them there. Returning. he took
them to luncheop and, having to 20 on
duty in the afternoon. be excused him
self SO A. to get into uniform. Alasi
he found that every button on his best
coat had been cut OF and then he 70.
msmbered that one Of his fair guests
has been rather importunate on the
souvenir question. He got her alone
after luncheon and accused her of the
theft and after some prevarication she
confessed that the buttons were In her
corsage. With some firmness the lieu
tenant led the culprit to his cabin,
pointed silently to the denuded coat
on the bunk. produced needle and
thread and, going out. locked the door
on the outside. In half an hour he
returned. unlocked the door, found
that his coat was once more in excel
lent order and then. with great gal
lantry, bowed the lady over the side.
She has not been invited to luncheon
on the same ship since
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
FIRST WOMAN IN cANA.A.
Wife of the Premier French in Oriain
and in Education.


and in Education.
Lady Laurier, wife of the premier OF
\ Canada, is described in the Ladies
Realm as "a stately, whit 3rired
woman, endowed with all III Ut
ness and natural grace of b b
lineage" AS her photograph midi
cate a decidedly stout lady of cum
brous aspect. something may be al
lower for the proverbial gush of the
English Journalist. But she undouDt
eddy possesses the white hair men
toned and has rather more than that
degree Of stateliness inevitable in all
large bodies.
Though of French origin, Lazy
Laurier speaks English almost as
well as her husband does. Educated
at the Convent of the Good Shepherd
In Montreal, she remains a strict
Roman Catholic, but without bigotry or
narrowness.
She is proud OF her French descent,
although she has always had the tact
10 aim at breaking down any ap-
proach to barrier between the two
races in Canada
"nen the confederate parliament is
sitting Lady Laurler lives at her UGtd-
wa residence in Laurier avenue, a
large, square house typical of the style
OF architecture which prevailed in up
per Canada half century ago.
during the session Lady Laurier
calls daily at the mouse of commons
to drive Sir Wilfrid home. Inc Ca
madam prime minister and his vile
are fond of city life and society, anu
their happiest times are spent at their
country home, Alabascaville.
This comfortable little twostorled,
red brick house stands on knoll i'll
the midst of park land, much of wnicn
Is left in its primeval ruggedness.
Democratic simplicity marks their
lie when they escape from the heat
and dust of the Ottawa season to the
cam of this rural retreat, and they
receive their guests every day on the
~Na with a dignity and hospitality
Characteristic of Canadians.
> Lady Laurier lives among .ler
plants and flowers and domestic pets
and is known in all the country
around as kind and der ghtful neigh
DOR She has no family of her own,
but delights in gathering children
around her. She is never seen on
political platforms or signing her
name 70 magazine article, but her
influence is none the less real and. far
reaching.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
whoopina Cough Bacillus Found.

At recent session of the Medical
society of Vienna DIR. Heinrich Al
brecht, professor for pathological an
atomy and prosecutor of the VIII
helmine hospital, stated that he had
succeeded in finding the cause of
whooping cough. 1t is identical with
the long-k known influenza bacillus. For
a long time 1t had been believed that
whooping cough was caused by spe-
cific kind of bacteria, OF which so
far not much was known. As there
exists growing tendency to treat all
infectious diseases by means of
serum, much value was attached 10
finding the cause of whooping cough.
Prof. Albrecht has prepared a Sc.
rum from the whooping cough nnfu.
enzai bacillus, which, injected into
rabbits, caused severe inflammation
of tie heart. These experiments may
explain WHY Influenza has such a det.
rimental influence upon the human
heart.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Creatures of the Wild.

Wild animals and birds are no
more angelic than human beings. In
every family, 10 every herd and in
every cage, from tigers to doves, the
strong bully and Cypress the weak
and drive them to the wall. OF all
quadrupeds, deer are the greatest
fools, wolves are the meanest, apes
the most cunning, bears the most con-
sistent and open-minded, and elephants
the most intellectual. OF birds, the
parrots and cockatoos are the most
philosophic, the cranes are the most
domineering, the darters are the most
treacherous, the gallinaceous birds
have the least common sense, and the
swimming birds are by far the quick
est 10 recognize protection and accept
in. Y. Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
A SpiderEactorv.

In the forests Of New Guinea there
are factories whose workmen are
spiders. These hideous spiders. with
bodies as big as saucers, make fish
nets for the cannibal natives. The
natives set up in the forest long poles.
with wooden rings at the upper end
net frames. The spiders, seeing these
contrivances, run to them jcyfully.
Here. they think, is fine net ready
started. The outermost circle is al
ready made. And they weave their
coarse, strong webs within the wood.
en- rings, and, when the nets are quite
finished, the natives come, drive away
the insect workmen, and. taking up
their spider-made nets, set Off gravely
on fishing excursion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Modesty Of True Greatness.

Abou Ben Adhem had just found
out that his name led all the rest.
Still, he observed, with a modesty
as rare as IL was charming, the sea-
son is young yet. I've made a few
lucky hits, it's true. but Just as likely
as not shall be at the bottom OF the
percentage column In batting before
the season ends" SmilingIy accept.
ing the bouquet Of cut flowers sent to
him by an admirer In the grandstand.
he stepped UP to the plate, struck
out, lodged lemon thrown 1t him
by disguised bleacherite, and went
and took his seat on the bench.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
His Finer imprints.

or Count Julius Andrassy. whose
monument was recently unveiled At
Buda-Pesth, the Neue Presse gives
the following incident: Count Andras-
sy had habit of smoothing with his
hand his richly oiled hair. One day
an important document had passed
the Austrian council Of ministers, In
the contents OF which Count Andras-
sy was interested. Shortly afterward
the Austrian president of the minis
try said to one Of the ministers:
Count Andrassy has read the latest
document" How do you know7" II
find on il the imprint Of Count Ad-
drassy's fingers" responded the presi-
dent with a laugh.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Paddy and Taxas.

A voice from the jungle of Burma
10 heard in the following letter from
. missionary correspondent to the
Christian Herald: THE Lord has sent
nae &1e from . friend in New York.
which will buy thatsh for the three
native houses s1d an addition - this
one ! i've in and pay for it, transport
here BESIDES. AnstAsr gitt also esms
and with It NV Iail tAs NV
mans wages for enc week, bought .
small supply Of dried hsa, paSd for Q
fresh supply Of stamps and left Q IT.
tie for daily needs. Our stsfe Of rice
10 fast melting away and daily the
prayer IL sRsred q morning and even.
ing worship, before the children and
heather visitors, that the Lord will
send money for more rice, for paddy
and for the taxes. which are now
due"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Sensible to the Last.

An old Scotch lady used to be al
tended by a doctor to whom she fn.'
variably gave guinea when he went
to see her. He had told the friends
with whom she lived that her death
would probably be sudden, and one
day he was hurriedly sent for, as she,
appeared to have become unconscious.
On bis arrival he saw at once thsH
the old lady was dead, and, taking
hold of her right hand, which was
closed. but not rigid, he calmly ex-
tracted from II the fee which she
had provided for him, and as he did
80 he murmured. Sensible to the
last" !.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Weatth and Generosity.

Great wealth is misfortune. be-
cause II makes generosity impossible.
There can be no generosity where
there is no sacrifice; and a man who
is worth a million Of dollars, though
he gives half Of II away, no more
makes a sacrifice than On may make
sach a supposition) a dropsicsl man.
whose skin holds hogshead Of wa
ter, makes sacrifice when he Is tap.
ped for a barrel. He is In a health
Ter condition after the operation than
before.-Horace Mann.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Photosrsphina the Mirage.

The photograph represented a palm
grove, lake and caravan of laden
camels and white-robed Arabs moving
in stately wise across the pale desert.
That is picture of a mirage, or fata
morgsna." said the traveller Il took
1t in the Sahara. not far from Tom.
bouktoo. There was really nothing
there but sand-wastes on wastes Of
sand. but my dazzled eyes saw that
mirage and my camera saw IT, too.
This is the only mirage picture have
ever got. | have tried in Ceylon. in
Egypt and in Morocco to photograph
various mirages, but always in vain.
There are scarcely six mirage photos
in existence"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
South American oll.alrd.

One OF the animal curiogities of
south America In the "oil-bird," or
guacharo. II breeds In rocky caves
on the mainland, and one OF its fav.
orite haunts is the Island Of Trinidad.
1t lays Its eggs In nest OF mud, and
the young birds are prodgiously fat.
The natives melt the fat down in clay
pots and produce from II a kind OF
butter. The caves Inhabited by the
birds are usually accessible only from
the sea. and The hunting OF them IL
sometimes an exciting sport.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22

Most men cannot walk in a straight
line with their eyes open, and none
ever lived that could do SO with his
eyes shut Try IT. II is an aged say
ing that a man follows his nose; and
there never was a nose since Adam
that stood straight in front Of face
All OF MS are afflicted with either sin.
istrotorsion or dextrotorsiOn, hat IS
In walking we veer either 10 the left
or 70 the right 1t cannot be helped
SGT up two posts on the lawn. and
bet a million that no man or woman
In the crowd can walk from one TO
the other without aniTactiosliy. Lots
Of fun ir It,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Rules of Calling All Should Observe

Many pleasant friendships and &C
Quaintances have been missed in this
world by one person waiting for the
other to call, and neither of them
ever making the first break. There are
certain set rules about the first call
that everybody should observe.
The stranger who moves to your
town and the bride who has just come
there to live must wait for the older
inhabitants 0 call upon her. This call
should not be delayed from day to day
and week to week, for it Is hardly a
compliment to your new neighbor.
oSive her chance to get settled. and
soAne afternoon go over and see her.
II yQu are married you should leave
one on your own cards and two of
your husbands This call should be
returned by the newcomer within a
fortnight.
This same fule will, of course, apply
when you ATE entertaining friends
from out of 4own. and they are de-
serving of immediate attention in
the way of calls. If you have a friend
WHO has girl visiting her. you should
call on them both within a day or
two. At This call you need only stay a
Zine, and it can be INFORMALLY
made in the morning if you know
the hostess very well. If you are so
!, situated in your home life that vol,
can entertain this friend and her
guest during the latter's stay Won
you should ask them over for super
an afternoon at cards, or some slight
form of entertainment. The friend
and her guest must then return your
call within a few days.
This same rule will of course. apply
to you when friend is visiting in
your home. The other girls in your
home town must call at once, and if
possible, offer some return of the hos
pitality you showed their guest.
Perhaps one of the most dreaded
calls, and one so often delayed, is the
call of coincidence. In time of grief
your friends are apt to be byper.
critical, and, in way, they are just1-
ned in this feeling. AS soon as death
is announced you should send a caro-
If you only know the people slight
ly; but should they be intimate
friends of yours, send around a note
asking if thers is anything you can do
Tor them. Then within three weeks
after the funeral you should call in
person. Unless you are person of
rare tact and know the family very
well' 1T is wisest only to refer to their
recent loss. This is not an easy thing
TO do, and oftentimes just the fact
mat you are there is sufficient eyi.
dence OF your sympathy. However. in
cases of bereavement, your good judg.
ment must guide you largely as to
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Words and Deeds.

There never was a time in my life.
fellow citizens" exclaimed the candi.
date. when | hadn't the courage TO
call spade spade!" Yes. spoke
up an old farmer in the audience:
"and there never was a time in your
life when you had the courage to take
one in your hand"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
The IdesI Eve

Not one man In 500 pictures his
future wife In the surroundings of the
ordinary girl Where is the Adam
who dreams Of meeting his Eve. short
OF skirt and strong OF arm, in the
hockey field; or striding over the
turf with golf ball; or pIunginS
madly after a tennis ball? An con.
traire. he pictures her clad in some
thing soft and clinging," being more
angel than woman. who as daily
companion, would undoubtedly prove
the most whitening bore a man could
be cursed with.--The Throne.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22

In his bathing suit the little fellow
was digging in the sand Why,
Jimmy. said a lady. how tanned you
are" He continued tc dig sailenly.
Did you hear me yell?" he asksi
without looking up.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
Shall We Travel on On. aaiI9

One hundred and twenty niles an
|hour, In a coach as broad and bulky
|as a house, running on single rail,
Taking curves without diminution Of
speed. nd rushing across rivers and
Pver dizzy heights on a swaying cable
these are among marvels that are
promised to the world Of transporta-
fion for the morrow" So writes VIM.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22
No field 90, s,n

Saw the preacher yesterday. and
he gays he's going TO run the devil
out Of town" Hes too late" said
the woman Of the house John left
yeHterdayi"-AtlAnts Constitution,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-22

Judge Lands may have made many
errors but he won the game.