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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
HOW JAPANESE WORK
WAGES ARE LOW AND HOURS
ARE VERY LONG.
Great Uniformity in Manner Of Living
Among the Poorer Classes-Ex-
penses Are Not Heavy-Rent
Is EagateIlc.

In Japan q remarkable feature of
the industrial and social life is the
great uniformity in the manner of liy-
ing among different classes. They all
live in very similar dwellings, says a
writer in the Westminster Review.
The poorer people have four wooden
walls, and for furniture few mats
and blankets and coal pot.
In Manchuria Japanese settlers are
steam heating, but they are bare in
side. Nor is this feature confined to
the working classes. 1t is found
throughout all strata of the population.
The food, save in the very highest
classes, is in the main very uniform,
rice and green tea, with sake as a
stimulant. Among those who have not
yet adopted European fashions even
the dress is in substance the same
throughout the middle and the lower
classes.
The question of the balance between
wages and the cost of living is the
one that in the long run makes revo-
buttons; it has not come into the open
yet in Japan. Wages vary exceeding
ly and no real standard can be given,
but they are as rule very small,
though recent years have witnessed a
steady rise. They are given sometimes
by time, sometimes by piece, mostly
by weird combinations of all posi-
bic methods.
But the weekly budget of the Japa-
| nese workingman is very small. His
rent is a mere bagatelle, the same
may be said of his food His only ex-
tras are hot bath regularly every
! other day, twice month or SO fam
lily trip to the theater, few pence for
toys for his children and few more
to propitiate the deities or bride the
priests. Counting the family at two
adults and three juveniles, and includ-
ing every necessary and likely outlay,
the weekly. bill will come to about II
shillings pence week.
Hours of labor are, to western no
lions, outrageous, on an average IL
day, but frequently IL, Is or even
IA Attempts have been made repeat
eddy to start trade unions, but never
successfully. Where they have strug-
gled into wretched existence they are
of no account whatever, because they
do not as yet answer to need Of the
people. 1t is significant that many of
these attempts were brought to a
ruinous end by the dishonesty and
corruption of their promoters.
Insurance against old age and in
, trinity is unnecessary in Japan so
long as the present firmly anchored
tradition endures which ascribes it as
a duty upon each person to contrib
ute to the maintenance of an aged, in
capable or infirm member of his fam
iiY
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Musician w 7rted.

IN a parish in Wales where very lit.
lie English was spoken general meet
Ing was lid to consider the desir.
ability of .vttiSg a chandelier into the
schoolroom Every one seemed m
favor or tire idea.
DO you think we ought to have
one. Mr.. Davis?" said the schoolmaster
to a venerable parishioner
81 agree to IT." was the reply; but
there is one thing | wish to know. If
we have IA"
Chandelier" said the schoolmas-
ter. helping him out.
IF we have a chandelier" the old
man continued, who is going to play
it?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03

voice and representative of God. In.
terpreters are great convenience,
when there are uncomfortable ques.
tions flying around.
What Eehaism Stands For.
"A definition of Behaism, which to an
unsentimental Westerner seems rather
vague, is the hard thing TO secure; SO
I asked Abbas Effendi, frankly, to give
me categorical definition of the dis
tinctive doctrine Of Beharism, some
thing with hooks to it, so that it will
grasp the ordinary man." This he pa
tiently and kindly did.
First. Behaism believes that all
men are brothers, and should so act
Second Behaism believes that
there should be no strife of religious
creeds. All are equal. No man need
change his religion when he becomes
Behaist, whether he is a Moslem,
a Christian or a Buddhist.
Third. There should be no war
between races or countries. There
should be international brotherhood
and international peace" Incident
ally, the retainer who had done the
interpreting, later told ME that Alb
bas believes that there will be great
war, and then worldwide peace. lie
also advocates one language and one
form of writing.
Fourth. Behaism teaches its follow
ers to love everybody. In Persia there
are Jews, Moslems, Zoroastrians, Budd-
hists, Brahmins and Christians, who
meet in love and concord as Behaists.
1t removes fanaticism from all sects."
And 1 verify believe that Abbas Eff
dendi practices his creed, for he is a
gentle, kindly man; who, however, has
no conception whatever of the high in
exorableness of truth. Gen. Lew Wal.
lace's aphorism: Better law with
out love, than love without law" would
not appeal to him. None the less, his
high, fine ideals, embodyfng as they
do, the commonplaces of Christianity,
are in consonance with the spirit Of
the age, and we may expect to see Be-
haism grow and prosper, especially
among sentimental persons. Its claim
TO be the final and universal religion
is scarcely tenable, since it has not
bones enough to stand the scalpels Of
the scholars.
Copyright. 1911. by Joseph b. Bowles.l
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Misleading.

A man once ran for office, and after
a very close election the returns show
ed that he had been elected by a few
votes. A friend with whom he had
been discussing the matter asked:
What makes you think that all the
ballots weren't counted?"
"You see," replied the successful
candidate, I'm judging from the mum.
her of fellows who've come around ask
ing for a job on the ground that they
voted for me-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
CANADA'S IMMFNSE
WHEAT FIELDS
iHE ATTRACTION FOR THREE
TRANsCoNTlNENTAL RAIL
WAYS.

Last August there visited the Cana.
dian west the lfce-president of the
largest individual hardware comnsny
In the United States. As his firm have
turnover OF millions, and deals ex-
tensiVely with farm implements, this
man took deep interest in crop con-
oltlons IN Canada, and on his return
ne embodied his findings in an article
Tor the Hardware Reporter. This ar.
ucle should be Of special interest to
farmers.
Inc writer speaks of the Importance
Oh the spring wheat crop of Western
canada. He might also have spoken
OF the importance of the oat crop and
also of the winter wheat crop, as we'll
as barley. Winter wheat during the
past few years has been a great sue
cess, and experiments have shown
that it can be grown with success in
almost any portion of the three prov
inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta. But apart from this, the
spring wheat crop is the one generally
grown, and all who know anything of
grain, anyone who has had anything
to do with markets, knows or has
heard of the high character of this
cereal and the splendid yields that are
annually produced. Reproducing from
this article:-
In land of such great sweep, and
Of such difference in soil and climate,
there are many resources, but none
are at present of the same overwhelm-
ing importance as the spring wheat
crop. In the interminable prairie
stretches of the northwest provinces
1t is the one absorbing topic of inter
est and of conversation during its
growing and it's harvesting, for upon
Its success or failure hangs the veal
or woe of large part of the Domin-
ion. Its influence extends far down
into the United States, drawing thou
sands of farmers northwards with the
lure of cheap lands, but likewise be-
yond the great lakes, even to the easy
going maritime provinces, calling the
dower of their young men to its op-
portunities. Development in these
prairie provinces goes on at high pres
sure for everything hangs on the out
come of spring wheat. Success has
emboldened the raisers Of this one all
important crop, and each year there
Is further incursion into those north
ern fields that only a short time ago
we're regarded as Arctic wastes. The
Canadian Northwest seems to be one
Of those modern agricultural examples
set forth to drive the final nail in the
coffin of that ancient Malthusian de-
fusion that population tends to outrun
The means Of subsistence, since the
only fear now among Canadian econ
pmtsts is as to the danger of over
stocking the wheat market. Only
about two and one-half per cent of
possible arabic lands in the northwest
provinces is now under cultivation,
and this year the crop promises to
be close to 200O00,000 bushels, so
hat your imagination and your arith-
metic can easily supply the answer as
TO the possible or even probable out
come"
During the months of July and Au-
gust the weather was unfavourable
and the production of a 200 million
Weld of wheat will not likely be real
lied. but even with this, the threshing
reports coming to hand show that the
crop will be a splendidly paying one.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Torture.

80 wander how Tantalus felt" said
the student of the classics.
Probably" replied Colonel StilkeH
like a thirsty Maine man listening
to the election returns"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Up to Date,

Il notice that young Doctor Curem
uses autohypnosis in his practice"
"Of course he does. Didn't you
know he specializes in motor nerves?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
The Voice of DetractIon.

"EcG say Mr.. Flubson has great ex-
ecutive ability?"
YES" replied the cynical Office
holder.
What makes you think SOP"
Because he manages to mold a
job without being competent to do
my kind of real work"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03

last he planted 6 acres to corn. He
got 24o bushels, which sold for 81
a bushel. The whole cost of rails
ing came to S33, leaving a net profit
of S2o7. June 1st he planted a
SECOND crop and got 24o bushels.
This crop cost $50, leaving him net profit
of $2oI. From the crops he cleared
$4o8-not bad for acres: and he can grow
a crop of fall potatoes on the same land
and market them before Christmas. This
is not unusual in the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Gulf Coast Country
Of Texas and Louisiana

Three crops year is making mon " just
3 times as fast as you are, and the Gulf Coast
farmer saves more of what he makes than
the northern farmer, because he has none Of
the northern farmers heavy winter expenses.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-11-03
Better Look Into This /!

The pleasure of trip to the Gulf Coast
Country via the Frisco Lines, is well worth
the little cost of going. On the first and
3rd Tuesdays of EACH month, round trip
fares, via Frisco Lines, are GREATLY
REDUCED to any point in the Gulf Coast
Country of Texas and Louisiana. The
Frisco Lines operate splendid. electric
lighted, all steel trains, daily from Chicago,
St. Louis. Kansas City, Birmingham and
New Orleans. Every day these trains carry
through cars and on excursion days also
carry tourist sleepers through to the Gulf
Coast Country
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
Silence Is Golden,

It is to be regretted that among the
dozen and one unnecessary things
which the modern girl is taught. some
deep-thinking person has not added
to the list that most necessary thing
for n girl to learn. the art Of silence.
Silence is tremendous power in
this day of talkative women. Besides
it is infinitely nicer to have some
depth which every passing acquaint-
hnce has not sounded. The girl who
conf1des to you the story of her past
flirtations and the secret hope her
heart is set upon the second day Of
your acquaintance will soon bore you,
II she does not actually disgust you.
There is no subject in the world
that cannot be discussed with pro-
priety with the right persons and un-
der the right conditions. But few
girls seem to possess the eye Of dis
elimination for these two facts. On
the contrary. they frequently seem
rather to pride themselves on discus
sing the wrong subject with tho
wrong person.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
PUTTING ON THE TRIMMINGS
Girl Of Slender Purse Need Not Go
Without Touch That Would
"Make" New Frock,

The girl OF slender purse who is
attracted by the graceful imported
garnitures Of beaded fringe shown on
some of the most attractive gowns Of
the present season need not feel 1t
obligatory on her either to be extrav-
agant or to 60 without the touch that
would make" her new frock.
Beads in themselves are not rela-
lively expense. and with well chos-
en- assortment OF these and few long
needlefuls Of silk either to match or
contrast with that Of the ground work
plain silken fringe may be trans
formed into one that need be no imi-
tation OF any shown on the latest i'm
portations. but may, rather. have the
far more desirable quality Of original
beauty in its devising.
The best method Of attaching these
somewhat fragile and elusive dan
gles' is to knot the threading silk
firmly, first in the heading Of the
fringe. then, at the proper distance.
around the bead, and again In the
heading with another knot, SO that
each bead Tor set OF beads. II more
than one is desired on each loop) Is
entirely secure. both in itself and az
regards its neighbors.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08

across the room and introduced him
to our minister"
Gracious! He must have been glad
to get away
He thought he was. But our min
lister said: 1 have long looked for
ward to this opportunity of meeting
you. have n little girl eight years
OF age who is of a literary turn of
mind. and you will be astonished
when you read some of the poems she
has written. have brought few OF
them with me, and am going to let
you read them as soon as we can get
away somewhere by ourselves. | shall
not be at all offended If you read them
aloud. Understanding poetry. as you
do. your reading would give them that
expression which Is SO hard to i'm
part to the best poetry. want espe.
cially to speak to you about getting
them published and to learn the name
of some honest publisher with whom
We could trust her work. II would be
just like publisher to steal the poems
and rob our child of the fortune to
which her genius entities her. III
tel! you what you can do! You take
them and give them to your publisher
and get them published. Just step in
here with me-
Then succeeded in prying him
loose and took my lion across the par.
lor and introduced him to DR.. VIII
liams
well, that must have been a relief
to him. There Is no foolishness 3l1t
Dr. Williams"
Isn't there? The doctor button
holes him and began: You are Just
the man have been wanting to meet
You would die laughing If you could
read the humorous poems my little
boy Preston has written. He's a
genius, that boy is! I'm going to call
him in here as soon as the people
stop coming and have him recite some
of his poems to you. | wish | could
remember that one about the mud
turtle. It's a scream.' "-Chicago
News.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
FOR WOMAN WHO EMBRoIDERs
Book for Holding Various coiored
Silks 10 Always Most Wei
come Gift.

An inexpensive gift for the woman
who sews or embroiders Is a book
made OF stiff cardboard backs. four
by ten inches, and covered with heavy
silk or an art linen In dull colors.
Embroider across the upper face
the word silk" Run this in a dag
onal direction and put a little spray of
flowers around 1t.
On the back cover work the recip-
tents monogram or her three initials
in a corded outline.
Inside the covers are a dozen
manila envelopes, arranged with the
fiap to the outer edge Of the book.
that are destined to hold as many
colors of silk. The mark and number
Of the silk is to be marked on the out
side OF the envelopes. Three holes
are cut through the covers and also
in the envelopes; ribbon Is run
through these holes and tied at the
back in small bows.
The book is fastened together with
a cord or ribbon to match.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
Baby Linen,

Fill the boiler half full OF cold wa.
ter, put in tablespoonful Of borax.
Put the little garments into the wa
ter and let the water gradually come
to boil.
After allowing it to boil is or 20
minutes, drain off the water, then. one
at a time, put each piece through a
warm soapsuds, sousing we'll and rub
bing gently.
If there are spots on the garments
or If the necks and wrists are badly
soiled, rub with an extra supply of
soap, and give these pieces special at
tention.
Never use a washboard for fine cam.
brics or muslins.
After taking the garments from the
suds, rinse in two waters, lukewarm,
and then in blueing water.
After wringing carefully from the
blueing, hang in the sun, where the
wind will not blow hard upon them.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
Net BIouses.

After lapse Of a season or two net
blouses have been revived once more.
this time it is Paris who calls them
back into favor once more and some OF
the recently arrived French blouses
have been of sheer nets.
In keeping with the present vogue
these new blouses frequently show
wide, frilly fluffy side ruffles, which
may be of the same net as the blouse
proper, or of colored net or chiffon.
Usually they are rather simply in
style, however. with daring touch or
color, a band of black satin, vivid
tie or some little touch to distinguish
them. And though many of them are
made from sheer nets. chiefly Brussels.
others are Of fancy nets or beautiful
laces.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08

q Latin ruler to exile? 1t is. I am
sure. because to the English a king
has been as a tradition. figure
head. His indiscretions. his pecca-
dilloes could not affect the actual
government Of the country.
In France. in Portugal. in Spain.
the kings have been nearer the peo.
pie. their behavior In public and pri.
vate has had direct influence in the
government. on the people. And SO
they have lost their thrones. and
sometimes their heads.
Alfonso. the king Of Spain. has
recently fallen in love with Span.
ish dancer. This story has been
published In America and In England.
and Is believed. do not believe It.
Alfonso is too much In love with his
wife. with Queen Victoria, and too
fond OF his children to bother with a
dances' '-
1t has become the fashion to blame
kings love affairs for everything
that goes wrong In his kingdom.
When a people are dissatified they
say. First let us find some woman to
blame 1t on. and then let us rise up
and fight the king"
1t Is the same with countries as
with Adam. He was the first to say.
"Cherchez Ia femme! Pouf!"
A year ago. Manuel. my king. lost
his throne. The whole world. even
the United States. which is hypo.
critically virtuous. shrugged shoul-
ders and said. "Cherchez In femme!"
1t was said and believed that my
pink toes. my pearls had destroyed.
"Cherchez la femme! Pouf!"
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
Genius Often Met
Any Successful Poet Can Testify
to the Truth Of This, for
He Comes Up With it
Everywhere.

Il was dreadfully disappointed at
not being at home when you gave the
reception at your house. so that your
friends could meet the literary lion
who was visiting you. But | know
your reception was great success.
There were lot OF people there y
II have every book OF poems your
famous friend ever wrote. just love
him for what he has written. | knew
he was pleased to meet all your
friends"
II have a suspicion that he was not
exactly delighted. Let me tell you
about 1t. presented Mrs. Gushley.
she weighs 200 pounds II she weighs
an ounce, and when introduced her
she held out her big hand and said:
Fellow craftsman. l am delighted to
meet you!'"
Fellow craftsman?'
Yes. fellow craftsman. Then she
said: I am a writer OF poetry myself.
NV husband wants me to write sto-
ries. but l tell him that | shant do
anything of the kind Writing stories
is too hard work. Frequently when
| am sweeping | throw my broom
aside and pen poem. and then pick
M my broom again and go on with
nv housework. A person can write a
perfectly good poem in ten or fifteen
minutes and not miss the time at all.
hut II were to write n story sufl-
ciently good to make hit with read
ing public 1t would take me the bet.
ter part OF the day. and l just cant
spare the time from my more I'm
portant duties. have brought roll
of my poems with me and | am going
to permit you to read them-and that
is a privilege do not grant every
one
AT that point succeeded in tear
ing him loose from her and took him
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
Ga'oy Deslys

That uprising had been planned a
long time! The people wanted re-
public when the former king and his
heir were assassinated! When the
time was ripe they deposed the poor
king and exiled him.
like the Americans l have met.
But. oh. you are hypocritical! You
would not have president who was
divorced. you would not put In high
places men whose lives have held
domestic scandals-that Is. II such
scandals are public! This is hypoc-
risy!
Among your smart set you have
women who lead your Newport set
who have had one. two divorces! They
marry. then they get rid Of that man
Just to marry another. and SO on.
How do they differ from the friends
the kings Of history have had! The
women Of history have been open and
honest. They stand frankly before
the world and say, have taken the
king as my friend:" the woman Of the
smart set hides behind her cloak Of
hypocrisy. She goes to that place
called Reno. The Judge says you are
free, and she marries the next man.
And she continues to be received In
her society!
In their hearts these women blame
the woman Of history. the friends OF
the kings. but they blame not them
selves! Hypocrites!
In America these women come back!
Kings dcposed. where feminine influ
ence has been blamed. never come
back! Manuel. my king. will never
come back!-From the New York
American.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
MANUEL
HASN'T A
CHANCE

RRUcH Interest In the future Of Ex-
W King Manuel Of Portugal has
been stirred up recently In
America BY the reports that an Amer
lean girl. Anita Stewart, the New
York heIress who married the duke Of
erasanza, might ultimately sit upon
ManueI's throne.
At the same tlme the royallsts were
said to be getting ready to restore the
youthful monarch who lost his throne
mainly because his subjects did not
approve Of his friendIiness toward
Gaby Desiys, tho French actress now
appearing at tho Winter garden In
Now York.
Many kings have been as frivolous
as Manuel and have kept their Jobs.
Can It really be that a change Of feel
Ing is sweeping over the world and
that rulers must look after their con-
duct as carefully as though they were
plain people?
And II so, what chance had the
American girl to climb up on tho
throne?
Gaby DesIys. It would seem. should
know. She says she does know. That
tho national ideals have changed and
that neither Manuel nor tho American
heiress has q chance. Somewhat syn.
IcaIly she here tells why.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
The Feminine Jury.

The beautiful young prisoner en-.
tered the box in her own behalf.
What is your age, Miss" asked
the lawyer.
..Forty-cight." was the steady reply.
The feminine jury caught its breath
with an audible little gasp and sat
there rigid.
"How much did you pay for the hat
you are wcaring?"
''Ninety-cight cents
"Arc you guilty of the crime that Is
charged against you?"
"NO."
Thus did the willy prisoner attempt
to establish her vcracity and then CON
vince the jury that she was innocent.
But don't forget that this was jury
of women A verdict of incurable in.
sanity was brought in.
The Ordway new era., 1911-12-08
HOMEsEEKERS ExCURSi On
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
INC 1911

On the first and third Tuesdays o:
each month during the entire yea,
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
25 days allowing liberal stop-over
privileges For detailed information,
rates, etc. call on your nearest Colo
RADIO and Southern agent or address r.
e. Fisher. General Passenger Agent,
Denver, Colo.