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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-02-18

First publication Dec 81, A. D. 1909;
Last publication Feb. IS, A. d. 1910.
SUMMONS
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

snow, the white of your furs-I want
them on my canvas must have
them"
But again Catharine repealed him
haughtily. Il do not know you," she
said
His head went up. II have no
reputation" he admitted, land / am
poor and struggling for recognition.
but | love my art. | know | am ask
ing much, but no one will ever paint
you better than I shall paint you"
1t was said with the calmness of
one who knows what he can do, and
In spite of his shabbiness, in spite of
the peculiar circumstances of his COM
ing, Catharine felt herself drawn by
some irresistible force into acquies-
cence
''Of course could not come alone"
she said.
IL do not wish you to come;
have no sudio. ! want to paint you
here.
His demand was made so quietly,
with such perfect assurance that it
wouldrbe granted. that again she
gave W weakly. When he had gone,
however. and she told at the table
OF the strange circumstance her
mother exclaimed against the uncon-
ventionality. and her father spoke of
the danger of admitting an unknown
man to the house. Her cousin, Betty
Barnes, however, who was spending
the winter with her, thought 1t some
thing of an adventure.
1T has been so deadly dull lately"
she said. lust teas. receptions and
things. Can we all come in and see
him paint you. Catharine?"
"Of course you can" Catharine an
swered. but he won't interest you,
Betty. He is the shabbiest man you
ever saw"
BufNas Catharine learned to know
the painter she found that it was not
poverty alone that made him wear a
straw hat. So completely was be
wrapped up in his art that he thought
little of the things that rule the aver
age man.
Gradually under his hand the pic
ture was taking on great beauty.
While he painted he talked to her.
He had been everywhere. seen every
thing. She listened, and, when he left.
wished that she might listen still.
You are falling in love with him."
Betty accused her.
Catharine's heart beat quickly, but
outwardly she was as calm and cold
as the ledy in the picture. las II
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
Sane Advice to Girls.

Marcel Boulanger, a noted French
writer, gives this sane advice to girls:
Remember, girls. that your faces real
ly matter little or nothing. To pre-
serve for long time the illusion that
you are as fresh as the morning and
to show off dress to the best advantage.
you must study your bodies above
everything else and become mistress
OF the art OF movement and charm.
Never allow yourself to become slack
carry yourselves well. keep in good
health and keep your minds keen.
And. above all. don't become round
shouldered and crooked by constantly
sitting In one position for hours play
ing bridge. Take plenty OF fresh air
and exercise and live as life ought to
be lived"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
HAT PIN OF SEALING WAX
Very Little Skill Required to Turn
Out Article at Once Pretty
and Useful.

Wonderfully pretty hat pins can be
made out Of plain, ordinary sealing
wax, and they require very little skill
In the making. A plain hat pin is
taken and knob formed on It of red
sealing wax, which has been found to
make the best foundation. When the
knob has become thoroughly hard it
Is covered with as thick a layer of
wax as desired, according to the size
that is preferred for the hat pin, this
layer being, of course, the color of
the hat for which the pin is intended
Round, square, fiat, oblong and, in
fact, all sizes and shapes imaginable
are to be seen In the fashionable hat
pins Of the moment, so that the maker
Is given a wide range of ingenuity.
To obtain the required shape the wax
must be worked and nodded with the
fingers while in a half molten state,
but care must be taken not to try to
work 1t too soon, for nothing burns
more cruelty than boiling wax. Az
soon as the wax Is near enough the
desired shape 1t should be plunged
into cold water to harden. When quite
hard another application of different
colored wax may be given. This last
may be put on in streaks or circles, to
give the effect of definite design.
Two shades of blue, for example, used
in this way will be most effective,
while bit OF gold or silver sealing
wax should always be at hand for en-
bellishing the more somber colors.
With a little practice numberless
different designs can be worked out
and soon, with just little skill, a girl
can provide herself with a pretty set
of smart pins for each and every hat,
and all these for the small cost OF a
few long pins and box of sealing
wax.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
White Belts.

The white washable belts for wear
with trim shirtwaist suits OF white
goods are exceedingly attractive. while
the prices at which they are marked
are cheap.
The smartest of these belts close
with small round or oval white pearl
buckles, which can be removed when
laundering.
Imagine a white duck belt SO fitted,
one and one-half inches wide, at 40
cents, and a pretty white mercerized
embroidered jacquard belt a little
wider at Is cents.
twenty-five cents will buy a white
linen all-over embroidered belt,
stitched edge and lined, and 35 cents
the same design in q better quality.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
The Gentlernanin the StraWHat
BY Philip Kean
BY Philip Kean

Its the gentleman in the straw
hat. miss" said the little maid.
Its a most inconvenient time to
see him." Catharine said.
But he insists"
Catharine trailed the snowy lengths
of her satin gown toward the door
II suppose | shall have to see him."
she saidl did he give any manner"
INC" |Se maid replied. but he is
the same gentleman that came the
other day. knew him by his straw
hat. 1t seemed sort of strange for a
gentleman to be wearing a straw hat
in winter"
"Yes, it does" Catharine said. and
went downstairs.
Catharine greeted the stranger
somewhat coolly. She had suspicious
CT a book agent. although second
glance at the man before her rather
dispelled this idea. He was shabby.
He came to the point at once. II
want ID paint your picture" he said.
Catharine looked at him haughtily.
why. l don't know YOU" Her voice
not seem disturbed.
II want to paint your picture" he
repeated. You are the most beauti-
full woman have ever SEEN"
Catharine stood up. You have not
seen me long enough to call me beau
tiful"
II have seen you many times" he
said, land last night as you came out
and crossed the snowy pavement on
the way to your motor. was sd
ing on the steps. You were wral Z. ed
in white furs and there were dia
monds in your hair. | thought of the
Snow Queen about whom l used to
read in my fairy books"
Catharine leaned toward him eager
with interest. II remember" she
said. but how cruel she was"
YES" he agreed. yes; but your
beauty-the wonderful white of the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

A GROUP of handsomely gowned
~ women, dressed for social func
ton requiring their best efforts,
shows the more or less beautiful eff
fects which have been brought about
in draped skirts. Fashion has turned
q smiling face to this innovation; 1t Is
welcomed more for it's possibilities
than for its accomplishments 1t must
be confessed that built to order"
figure and natural grace of carriage
are required to redeem some Of the
models from clumsiness, but given
slenderness and grace In the wearer,
costumers have turned out few un-
fcrgetable models, with touches of
beauty not to be achieved, except by
the employment of draped effects.
One of these was brought out in the
gown made for a maid of honor In a
wedding in what we are pleased to
call high life. This gown, of mar.
qujsette, over wolfe, which in turn
was posed over messaline. showed the
marquisette turned up about the bot
tom Of the drapery, providing a nest
ling place for long band of roses
which were held by 1t as one holds
an apron full of roses. The panier
drapery, which was heralded with
much noise-mostly of alarm-failed
to be accepted except in a form sc
modified that it's identity was lost. A
trace of It Is seen in the figure at the
left of the group.
The drapery which has met with
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
Supply Foreign Stamps.

A queer business in New York city
is the supplying Of current foreign
postage stamps to business houses
which want to send foreign mail with
stamped envelope for returning the
answer. or course Uncle Sans 90
cent stamp is no good in Sunjel Ujong.
upper Rhodesia or the Falkland is
lands, but a stamp of any OF these
countries of the equivalent value may
be had for seven cents by going to
one of the shops that sell them
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

most success falls In straight lines
nearly to the foot Of the skirt where
1t Is confined in various ways. Some
times band Of embroidery gathers
It in; sometimes 1t is gathered into
several points and fastened to the
skirt with ornaments, or buckles. Most
often It falls free In front and Is gath
cred to a point at the back where 1t Is
confined by buckle made of the
same material as the dress.
The center figure shows a gown
embodying the best liked Of the sea-
sons new features. This is the in
lay OF plain broad band of lace or
silk on the material. The top edge is
shaped usually in slanting lines, but
many gowns are finished with plain
broad bands of material, heavier than
that employed In the body of the
dress.
Embroidery in rich and varied col
ors is introduced In nearly all gowns
for state occasions. Bits of Persian
and other Oriental designs in silk add
to the appearance of intricate design
ing in these costumes. AS a result
gowns are brilliant
Chiffon coats in long, clinging lines
are worn over these sparkling crea-
tions. The effect is very fine and EN-
phasizes once more the liking for
Oriental splendor in the use of colors
We are borrowing ideas from all over
the world, making them our own. And
in turn we are impressing the rest OF
the world with ideas of our own.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
Try Thin, This Summer.

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to soda fountain
and get glass of Coca-Cola. 1t will
cool you off. relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and Quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious. refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why 1t is 80 delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send &c stamp for the CocaCola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa-
ton compiled by authorities.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

There is no smarter design for a
young girls dress than this; our mod
Ell is in blue striped linen with trim
ming of plain lining of the darker
shade of stripes. The panel back and
front of the princess part are put on
In wrapped seams; the lower half of
skirt is arranged in well folded box
plaits, headed by fish-wife trim
ming.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

- lf You Are a~Trifle Sensitive
About the size of your shoes, many people
wear smaller shoes by using Aliens Foot Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder to shake into the shoes.
IL cures Tired, Swollen, Aching Feet and
breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere, 25c.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen 8. Olmsted.
LIE Roy, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

The fellow who puries the hatche
may still have knife up his sleeve.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

A crazy person thinks every one
else is insane, and love is blind be-
cause it imagines everybody else is.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

It's easier to get on in the world
than It is to get up In 1t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

A thick head is apt to generate q
multitude of thin ideas.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

Mrs. Wins1ow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teeting softens the gums, reduces In
nammation alays pain. cures wind colo. 2c bottle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27
A WARNING.

Man at Telephone-Let me have the
gas Office, please.
Operator-Certainly. But you know
we don't allow any swearing over our
lines
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-08-27

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
Seen From Shore.

From the shore one will see
in the power house a long
building lighted up with ninety
windows, with arched tops,
the center Of the building be-
ing broken by a higher part,
with a big bow window and a
sort of a cupola top. At night,
glittering with electric lights
this will be an imposing sight,
indeed. In the immense long
hall Of the power house, fif-
ty immense dynamos will be
humming their song, but there
will be but little machinery in
sight and very little to show
the immense power that is be-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

ing developed Jas there will be
no belts, no shafts in sight,
the dynamos alone being Wis
ible and the turbines and verti-
cal shafts being concealed
under the floor beneath the
water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
The Generators.

Beneath the floor of the
power house will be a series Of
forty-seven passages conduct
ing the water to the turbines.
These passages will be all
formed in solid concrete, CON
structed so as to offer the
least obstruction to the water.
Each generator and turbine is
arranged to be cut off by steel
head gates, which close the
openings for the water, and al
low them to be inspected.
Heavy screens, consisting of
iron bars, will stand in front
of each turbine opening, to pre-
vent the entrance Of sticks and
stones which would injure the
blade Of the turbines.
The maximum head of
water on the wheels will be at
low water and will amount to
thirty feet. At extreme high
water the head is expected to
be twenty feet. At high
water, therefore the plan is to
use all three turbines to drive
the generator, when the head is
least, but the flow is abundant;
at low water, when the head is
large, two, or even one, of the
turbines in action will be suf-
ficient. The turbines will be
made SO they can be discon-
nected when not in use.
The forty-seven main tur-
bines and the three exciters
will have fifty openings for the
passage OF the water.
The front wall of the power
house toward the land will be
built on piers six feet wide and
will present the appearance of
an arcade, with ninety-seven
arches, eleven feet wide, sepa-
rated by a pier six feet wide.
There will be in addition three
wider openings twenty-eigh
feet wide, for the passage Of
any ice or drift that may float
down and become troublesome.
All these openings, however,
will be under water and con
cealed from view.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
The Building The Greatest Rivers in the
World Will Attract the Attention of the Country to
the keOkuk Wafer Power Project
THE DAM WILL BE BUILT OVER A MILE IN LENGTH
Description Of the Undertaking Which Will
Mighty Father of Waters Do the Bidding Of Man and
Prove Great Benefit TO Many People

many thousands Of tons of ma
terial to construct.
In size it is to be thirty seven
feet in height and the same
number of feet in width at the
bottom, being built upon the
solid rock bottom of the river
bed. The foundation will be
buried seven feet into this
rocky bottom, making the ac-
tual height of the dam from the
river bed bat thirty feet. It
has been carefully figured out
| that this roofing of the dam
into the solid rock will make it
/ strong enough to Withstand
! the mighty strain it will be sub
jected to by the river. When
completed, the dam will be as
one giant length of stone, top
pied over into the river by
giant hands. Could all the
! strength Of the Mississippi
loosen an obstruction Of that
size and weighta
Four-fifths Of the dam, or
400 feet of it, will extend in
a straight line across the river,
! breasting the current and re-
eeiving all of the strain of the
great mass of water. The bal
ance of the line will be less ex-
posed to the strain, being built
more in a line with the current
and parallel with the shores.
/ This part will be occupied by
the power house, 1,40O feet in
length and two and three sto-
| ries in heig'htlr.
The 400 feet of dam is
known as the main spillway
and arranged along its length
will be numerous openings
| through which the water may
rush in times of rising river.
When the river is low, the
gates along the spillway will
be closed, thus holding back
the water, but when the river
becomes high and roars like a
giant, every opening can be
/ turned wide and the water
may rush through it. Even
should this not give the river
relief, the dam is so built that
: the water can even go over the
dam and yet have no effect
upon the power plant. The
dam may be entirely sub
! merged from view, but the
electric dynamos will still
whirl and hum. In making the
plans for the dam, the engi-
neers have had access to the
records of the highest water
known here in the fifties and
! likewise have considered the
time Of the lowest water
known.
Two hundred thousand
horsepower, electric, can be
generated at the power house,
Perhaps even more than that
vast amount can be secured.
but that is the figures at the
present time. Thirty turbines
in the power house will be at
tached to dynamoes and these
can be run all at the same time
or any number of them can be
pressed into service. There is
no question but what shortly
, |, after the plant is completed its
! full capacity will be contracted
r.
for, because the power can be
transmitted for many miles and
furnished at cost which will
make it attractive to power
t users.
Will Cost Millions.
t The estimated cost of the
: project at the present time, is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
A Mile in Length.

The dam is to be $500 feet
IN length, a trife over a mile
IN length, and is to be built or
reinforced concrete, requiring
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08
Aid to Navigation.

years.
Aid to Navigation.
One feature Of the water
power proposition which will
prove a benefit to many people.
is the fact that it will be an aid
to navigation. For this reason
the various river improvement
associations have endorsed the
plan and all Of the river men
are in favor of it. The erection
Of the dam will create lake
extending for thirty or more
miles up the river, which will
always be navigable, no mat
ter how low the water may be
in other parts of the river and
the government will never
again be required to spend any
time or money in dredging or
improving the river between
Keokuk and Burlington.
The dam will in no way in
terfere with river traffic south
of Keokuk, for the stage Of the
river will be the same as be-
fore after the dam is erected, it
not being necessary to hold
back any Of the volume Of wa
ter.
/ The plans call for a lock
gate for the purpose Of permit
ting boats to pass and in this
respect there is also a benefit
to navigation. At the present
time, three lockages are re-
Iquired through the govern
ment canal, requiring about an
hours time. With but one
lock, a boat gains considerable
time and the government like
wise will save considerable
money, now being spent to
maintain the canal and it's
three locks with a force of men
at each lock.
! Perhaps, in times thigh wa
ter, the dam may become a
Godsend to the people, being
able to hold back flood suf-
| ficintly to save valuable prop
erty subject to overflow.
The Construction.
4 The construction Of the dam
is expected to require the best
part Of at least two years, but
the work will be pushed for
4 ward with all possible haste,
large force of men being put
onto the contract. Mr.. Cooper
has constructed enterprises Of
las large character and knows
how to hurry the work along.
| He will likely import a thou
sand or more skilled men for
| the work, men who have been
| with him in other big under
takings and will likely use
every available Keokuk laborer
who wishes to work.
! The big dam will be built in
sections and will firstly require
the building of Golfer dams in
order to enable the workmen
to start the foundation Of the
dam in the rocky bed Of the
river. a dozen separate sec
tons of the dam can be under
way at the same time and the
intervening spaces between
can then be filled in, thus al
. lowing a great force Of men to
work at the same time.
Some intricate machinery
will be used on the work which
! will be new to this section and
several steamboats, and great
: string of barges will be neces-
J sary to carry on the work. At
some convenient spot on the
! shore will be erected buildings
I for the storing Of tools, etc,
) one building for the mixing of
concrete which will be carried
3 to its destination by a bucket
i line on an endless chain.
The work Of preparing the
: foundation, For fho dam WI III
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-08

Keokuk is today rejoicing
over the welcome and long
looked-for announcement that
the water power is at last a re-
atty and that actual work upon
the dam is to be commenced
at an early date. The announce
ment made in this issue of The
Gate City is possibly the most
welcome news ever printed IN
these columns and a piece of
news which has been watched
for by more people than any
other item in the history of the
city. The Keokuk water power
project has been so thoroughly
discussed in Keokuk and vicin-
ity that virtually everyone with
in a radius of a hundred miles
of this city is familiar with the
proposition to construct a dam
across the Mississippi river at
this point and harness the gl-
gantic power of the river, con-
verting it into electric energy.
For years the project has
been under investigation and
consideration by various men
and bodies of men, numerous
surveys have been made and
plans mapped out. but it re-
manned for Messrs. Cooper and
Powellson to swing the big en-
terprise and secure the capital
necessary to bring the idea to
elimination. Their announce
ment that the capital neces-
sary to complete the work has
been secured. brings to an end
a long and energetic campaign
for what is to be one of the
biggest engineering projects in
the whole world.
The Mississippi Conquered.
The mind of man, a few
short years ago, could not have
conceived of such a thing being
possible as building a dam from
one edge of the Mississippi riv-
er to the other. Even to this
day, there are people who have
said that it would be impossible
to conquer the great Father OF
Waters and predictions have
been made that the river would
toss aside any dam which
would be constructed, wipine
out the obstruction as does the
little creek wash away the Sane
dam built by children at play
But Messrs. Cooper and Pow
ellison think otherwise. The
child can, with care, build &
dam in the creek which vii
not be washed away and the
modern engineering methods
can construct a dam across the
mighty Mississippi which vii
hold back the rushing water:
even when the stream is on {
rampage and make it do tht
bidding of the engineer.
The Keokuk water power
project calls for dam the en-
tire width of the river. 1t il
nothing new in the engineering
line, for similar dams have
been built, but none so larg,
and none across the Mississippi
Smaller streams have had thei,
energy harnessed in a similar
manner and the Keoluk plan
will be but a duplicate of 9th
ers only larger and with ia,
greater capacity. When com
pleted, it will be the secon,
largest water power plant il
America, being only exceede,
by Niagara.
Electrical energy, derive
from water power is the mod
ern power. Coal is becomin,