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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31


s while the Office again took the trail OF the
worker. -, s.. 49, 1870.
Dahl talked things with Twist There but way
The Bother must Anything short of blood would unsee
respe for and without that his leadership OF the
farce.
killing, however, must be managed with a
conventonaes either Twist or Dahl
to walk in upon that offender and shoot him to death while
feasible, would be foolish.
Williamsburg for his friend and ally cyclone
Louis The bulnecked highly muscled parsonage
strong far he was PROBES
sionay anythingand occasionally sdeshow at
Coney island by bending iron bars about his neck and twisting
pokers into corkscrews about his hrawny arms
Dahl went into council mutual beer
explained imperative call for The Boers
termination Also laid the delicate position of both
himself and Dahl.
hesitate but placed himself at the disposal OF
Dahl The Bother should die he Louis, would
that
But when?"
replying felt that the thing should be done at
mentioned the following evening, nine o'clock The place
would be The Boer establishment in Suffolk street Louis
The Bother unaraid and ignorant would expert
difficulty in approaching his There would be
present. but praciced in gang moraies slaves to
gang etiquette would his mouth. Or If he did,
only forth perjures and that he
nothing. heard nothing.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31
Prospective Value of the War.

An officer from Louisville led one OF
Rosecrans' regiments into battle, his
superior having been called to other
duty. In the advance this mans son
fell by a confederate bullet. The father
saw him fall, but could not stop TO care
for him. Narrating the circumstances,
the bereaved father said. with the
tears fast falling from his eyes:
MY boy, you know. is gone. was
In temporary command OF the regi
ment, and as we were pressing on |
saw my boy fall. could not turn
back to him, so said TO soldier;
Look to Johnny and went on. and
we did the work we went 20 do"
do you still hold TO the idea you
expressed when you and | talked over
the questions OF this war before? DO
you feel now as you did them"
Certainly; l feel we are doing this
work for ourselves and children, and
for those who are to come after us. or
course, | am very sad. but the cause
is just the same as before-only more
sacred than ever"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31

police gangs and the politicians are not without
life has been taken and to punish the
inconvenience, dldn 90
This the retreat or the
appeased Later when the pubcs memory
sleeps oneor lack Of evidences set at liberty
Fitzpatrick killed. make clear the path to
gang aspiring feet of Twist the police took
the sacrifice Dahl went sn
ihgy while the real murderer Of Fitzpatrick ATTENDED
later appeared at the funeral
by the nicer tastes OF the East soe was
complained of trenchng vulgarity.
Dahl remained in the Tombs
reasonable then resumed his position IN
natural and to the glory OF STUN
bling dwell warmly In the CRATE
regards of twist.
Twist Eastmans, about to establish
Dahl Bother with his Goconda IN Sur
not his affiliations with the Five Points!
therefore the enemy? The Bother was an Egyp-
tan and spoil him in the interest OF Dahl
Twist with DAHL waited upon The Bother Argument was
short and to point Said Twist:
Bother the Kid"-ndcatng the expectant Dahl-'fs in
wit your It's to be even break
The checked the beating Of The Boter heart
Moi that he the pussan Twist proposed
was step East side commercethe East sde
where the proverb Take what keep what
Won cam former Highland force The Bother bowed
60 the inevitable and accepted Dahl
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31
UNIQUE STORY OF Wheeler
Senator poIIiver of Iowa Enjoyed Tell
ing Tale About Distinguishes
General of Late War.

The late Senator Dolliver OF iowa
enjoyed telling this story about ten
Joe Wheeler, the dashing confederate
cavalry officer, a distinguished gen
eral of the Spanish-American war ana
the Philippine insurrection, and Tor
long time a member of congress from
Alabama. writes A. ]. Watrous, lieu
tenant colonel U. s. A, retired, IN the
Washington Herald.
Mr.. Dolliver said: II was passing
along Pennsylvania avenue the day
after war was declared in 1898 and
met Uncle Joe Wheeler. The most OF
us always called him Uncle Joe, and
he rather liked it. Uncle Joe called
out, You are just the man | want to
see. Go with me to the White House.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31

For six weeks The Bother and Dahl set
tied up ffty-and-ffty, with the close OF each
stuss day. Then came fresh surprise Dahl
presented his friend, the Mailer" to The
Bother with this terse remark:
Bother, you can beat it. The Mailer is
goin' to be me partner now. Which lets you
out, seer"
The Bother was at bay. He owned no
stomach for battle, but the sentiment Of des-
peration which the announcement of Dahl pro-
voked drove him to make stand. To lose
one-half had been bad. To lose ALTO be
wholly wiped out in the annals of Suffolk
street stuss-was more than even his meek
ness might bear. No, The Bother did not
dream Of going to the police. That would
have been to "squeal;" and even his friends
of the Five Points had only faces of flint for
such tactics of disgrace.
The harassed Bother barred his doors
against Dahl. He would defend his castle and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31

- that The Bother was a money
Suffolk street position as among It's rcnese cap
bridge stus to the East side
yet the device possesses
alurng victim from the table e
"vggresh" returns his onetentn
broke ana hat
Individually the strong attrac
of fire round full ntth OF
and vggresh should be given ne ph
glory thereof
Morally careless
liking bent for speculation "nlch
dealing stocks and others to dealng
found expression in stus MOI ta'
Bother weak minded to buck the game WISE,
prudent the other about and dealt IT, lid
theaer of operations being 1876 Suffolk street
great gangs East side These are the
Easmans There smaller gangs
allegiance the other OF inc
fights round its standard in event OF genera
There is danger in belonging to either But
greater danger belonging to Of them
Boers and walks The Five POINTS
with another and the hres
permitted die out Membership III
that to the extent of its power Will Duce
while live and avenge you should you
Membership neither, that you Will De
Taided and robbed by both
Boters house wasHke other or It's KINDA
peril of his days and nights
minimum, he united himself with the Five FONTS
True he could not be counted as shtocer or
had and would part with It, and gang war IKE all
Bonds be given fines paid and Inc
Wherefore the Five Points opened
ranks receive him.
his the river for
years sorrowfu retirement became
Lancaster; rival claimants for the throne
These Richie Fitzpatrick and Kid Twist both
regulations Of having killed. both with clouds
followers at their backs.
Twist rudiments of diplomacy,
friend of Twist stood for the col
lar"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31

get word to the Five Points The Bottlers doors
having been barred Dahl for his side at once 1nst
tuted a SIEGE despatchng the Mailer meanwhile to
the nearest knot of Eastmans to bring reinforce
ments
AT this crisis a central Office detective strolled
into the equation He himself was hunting loft
worker" of more than customary industry and mad
no thought of either The Bother or Dahl. Hap
pening however upon situation whereof the str1k-
ing features were Dahl outside with gun and The
Bother inside with gun, he SO far recalled his
oath of Office to interfere.
With the sure instinct of his Mulberry street
caste he Of the central Office opened negotiations
with Dahl He knew the latter to be the dangerous
angle and began by placing the muzzle of his own
pstol against that marauders back.
"Make move" observed the central ONCE man.
land I'll shoot you in two"
I The Sophisticated Dahl, realizing fate, moved
not and with that the central office man collected
his armament
Next The Bother was ordered to come fortn. Inc
po++1er obeyed in a sweat and tremble. He sur
wondered his pistol at word of the law and the CEN
fro, office man led both captives off to jail. Inc
two were charged with disturbance" in the sta
ton house. as on the way, Dahl ceased not to
threaten The Botters life.
"This pinchIl cost a fine Of S." said Dahl, glar-
inc round the central office at the shaking
Rottler "IIl pay it, an then I'll get square wit
vouse Once we're footloose you won't last as long
as a drink Of whiskey!
The Judge yawningly listened, while the central
Office man told his tale of that disturbance"
give an costs!" quoth the judge. and called the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-03-31
BY REHRSOV DZ9 CO.

re was born the banks of the Danube ana
and came steeragese this country about ten years
ago In what circles affected he was called Ihe
Bother" He may have had another in Austria but
since he is and down under the grass roos
The Bother" phrase Of identification shoulo serve
we'll enough
The Bother was round, inofensive we-dressed, ar
fable He was also generous, the East side employs
the
that The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
OLD FORT GEORGE
Interior of Maine Fortress Is Now
a Ball Ground.
Historic Earthworks Built by the Brit
Ish In 1879 and Named in Honor
of EneIand's king-outllnes
Still Visible.

Augusta, Me-Ancient Pentagoet,
better known as Castine, situated on
the eastern side of Penobscot bay and
river, is one of the most prominent
historic spots in Maine today. 1t has
preserved the Well-marked traces OF
the works of the past and no small
settlement has within its borders so
many earthworks and old forts. Fore
most among the earthworks Is Fort
George, situated on the high land in
the center of the peninsula. 1t was
built by the British in June, 1873, and
was named Fort George In honor Of
his majesty, George III. The fort is
tetragonal in form with a bastion at
each of the four angles. The bastion
where was located the magazine was
fully occupied by it, the entrances be-
ing made Of arch passages of brick,
which may be seen today, covered
with mortar, and over them layer
of logs with a heavy covering of
earth.
According to tradition and history,
II was from these same barracks that
Gen Peleg Wadsworth escaped when
held a prisoner in 1880. after being
captured by the English at his home
in Thomaston and taken to Castine,
where he was confined for long time.
Following the departure of the British
from Castine in 1916 the Americans
took possession of the fort and the
government had it repaired, strength
ened and garrisoned, new barracks
taking the place of those used by the
British. The interior of the fort has
long been used by the boys as a ball
ground The foundations of the old
barracks are still visible
History says that it was in this old
fort that the gibbet was erected on
which both Ball and Elliott were
hanged. Both names were we'll
known in the early period of Maine
The palisades, the barracks, the NUM-
tons of war and its buildings have all
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

1T Is just year ago that my sis
ter came over here to US. She had
been here only few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn and
sting as If she had sand in them.
Then we used all of the home rene
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with. and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose.
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
In the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said it was very severe disease, and
If she did not follow his orders close
ly she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and half or
three months that she went to the
doctor, we could see very little i'm
provement-
Then we had read so much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought we would try 1t, and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the Cuticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment. In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after month there was no
longer any mucous or watering of the
eyes. She could already see better,
and IN six weeks she was cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah St, st. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 20. 1910.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
HustIers.

"A good turkey dinner and mince
pie" said Simeon Ford, always puts
US in lethargic mood-makes US feel,
In fact, like the natives of Nola
Chucky.
IN Nola Chucky one day I said to
man:
What is the principal occupation
OF this town?
Wall, boss the man answered,
yawning, in winter they mostly sets
on the east side of the house and fol-
lers the sun around to the west, and
in summer they sets on the west side
and follers the shade around to the
east"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24

most incredible that bird species which mum
bered its individuals almost, it would appear by
the million millions could ever disappear from the
face of the earth
The account of the great pigeon focks which
is most familiar to the people of the country is
that written by John James Audubon the natural.
list 1t seems from Mr.. Wrights paper, however.
that century and half before Audubon was
born records were made of the immense numbers
of the birds which were in America The
earliest writer's called them turtle doves. Mr..
Wright quotes from the Jesuit father, lie Jeune
who in the year 1887 likened the American Indi
to the pigeons Our savages always
age; they resemble the migratory birds of their
own country. In season turtle doves are some
times found in such abundance that the end Of
their army cannot be when they flying
in body"
Mr.. Wright found another reference to the i'm
numbers of the pigeons in the writings Of
another Jesuit father in the year 1911. The OBJ
servation was made at Cayuga lake in New York
state. -Four leagues from here saw by the side
of river within very limited space eight or
nine extremely fine salt springs Many snares are
set there for catching pigeons from to eight
hundred being often taken at once" Another ia
Their of the church in the latter part Of the
teenth century writes Of the passenger pigeons Of
the St Lawrence country: Among the birds of
every variety to be found here it is to be noted
that pigeons abound in such numbers that this
year man killed 1872 at single shot"
Within the last five or six years reports have
come Of the temperance of the pigeon in Mis-
souri, Oklahoma, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Ohio, Pennsylvania. New York and Virginia and
perhaps from other states. In no instance
has proof been adduced that the real passenger
pigeon, the bird OF the old time, was the species
The disappearance of the hocks which once
covered the sky as with cloud s one Of the mys-
teries Of nature Mans persecution of course had
much, If not everything, to do with the annihila-
ton of the Species but it would seem that some
ting else. disease perhaps must be held account
able at least in part for the dying out of a noble
race OF feathered game
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24

Chicago to look for migrating birds which had
dropped down into the pleasure ground from
their night fight in order to rest and feed. l had
just entered the park when my attention
attracted to a large bird perched on the limb of
maple tree and facing the sun, which just
rising out Of Lake Michigan. My heart gave
sort OF leap for recognized it instantly the
passenger pigeon. a bird of which I had not
seen living specimen for at least twelve years
Then instantly l began to doubt and thought
that my eyes must be mistaken and that the at
mosphere magnifying the bird and that what
before me was really a mourning dove |
drew closer and then / knew there was no pos
sibility Of deception Before me was beautiful
specimen of the male passenger pigeon with the
sun striking full the FURNISHED feathers of
his throat. / stood within Is yards of the bird
for fully half an hour and then it left the maple
and went in arrowy flight down the lake shore
drive toward the heart of the city. l have often
wondered since what was its fate
Theodore Roosevelt Is deeply interested in
the outcome of the search for surviving
bers, II such there may be- of the passenger pigeon
tribe. Mr.. Roosevelt knew the bird when he was
boy and in his trips ahed he always has kept
a watchful eye open for a possible sight of
specimen of the species now feared to be extinct.
When Mr.. Roosevelt was president Of the
United States he occasionally went TO wild
spot in Virginia where he owned a cabin. He
called the place Pine Knot. While there one day
ne saw what he believed to be nine wild pigeons.
1t would be perfectly proper today for man
who saw many pigeons this together to
shoot one OF them-one only-in order to prove
beyond peradyenture that the tribe still has ex-
istence. When simply reports the appear
ance Of pigeon or Of flock of pigeons every
one doubts very naturally the truth Of the tale.
holding that the mourning dove has been again
mistaken for its cousin bird
President Roosevelt did not have a gun with
him on the occasion of his meeting with what
he thought wild pigeons. If he had he
probably would have shot one OF them. He told
no one except a few scientists and few friends
Of his discovery He knew as well as anyone
else did that in the absence OF the proof fur
nished by bird in the flesh 1t would be said at
once that he made the common error. No
knows positively today whether the nine birds
which the president saw were or were not pas
senger pigeons. Every time that Mr. Roosevelt
has been TO Pine Knot since he has hoped for
another sight of the birds which made him glad
years ago.
John Burroughs heard from his friend, Theo-
dore Roosevelt that the nine pigeons had been
In Virginia. Burroughs believed the story
because he knew how accurate an observer of
nature his friend the president and is. The
stories Of the pigeons in Virginia led Mr.. Bur
roughs to make inquiries at once in the counties
in New York state west Of the lower Hudson
lying in the old line of flight of the migrating
pigeon armies Of years ago. There the farmers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24

disappeared, but otherwise the old
fort remains practically the same as
when the British left It,
In early February Of 1880, while
the country was In a session of quiet
ude following the conflicts of the pre-
ceding fall, General Campbell. then
In charge of the garrison at Fort
George, learning that his hated Amer
lean foe, Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, was
at his home on the st. George river
in Thomaston, determined to make
him prisoner. The British general
hearing that his only guard was six
soldiers, he detailed Lieutenant Stock
ton with force of twenty-five men to
make the capture A sharp sanguin-
airy fight took place, In which several
of the British soldiers were killed and
wounded.
The news of the capture preceded
the detachment on their return to
Castine. The story is here told that
General Campbell sent his compli-
ments to General Wadsworth and d
surgeon to dress his wounds. assuring
him that his situation would be made
comfortable. He was furnished with
books and allowed to receive visitors.
He dined with the commandant and
met all the principal officers of the
garrison
1t was not long before General
Wadsworth made application for a
flag Of truce. by which means he
could transmit letter to the COVER
nor of Massachusetts and another to
Mrs. Wadsworth This was granted
on the condition that the letter to the
governor should be inspected.
General Wadsworth's escape follow.
ed soon after. In company with Major
Benjamin Burton he bribed their wa.
ter carrier and from him received a
gimlet. They bored holes in the
boards Of the side of their barracks.
covering the holes with chewed bread
One stormy night they cut their way
out with a knife and escaped. For
miles they were forced to go through
the then wilderness. crossing the
river to Stockton, thence south
through Belfast, Northport and Rock.
land to Thomaston. The fort was
finally vacated in 1915.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24

chief some ash from his black pam
falcons, Il don't mind telling you, sir,
that in my case It is a legacy from
an aunt that I am travelling on. All
my life 1t has been my ambition to do
Europe, but I'm only clerk, just a
SIC clerk. and the European PROPOSE
ton always looked impossible. But as
soon as inherited this legacy | set
aside $500 for a European tour, and
here am. Maybe. sir, the many Amer
leans In mourning that you have no.
ticed abroad are in the same case as
myself"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
HERMIT SET HIS FRACTURE
He Whitfield spInts Out of a Board
Neighbors Are Warned
Off.

Spokane, Refusing with
some display Of anger all attentions
pronered by sympathetic neighbors
b. Gray, an aged hermit, set his own
leg, broken when cellar which he
was digging caved in on him. The
Injured limb now rests In an impro
vised splint made of rough boards
Whitfield and shaved by Gray.
Gray has resided in this lonely
abode for the last year. Little is
known of him. Occasionally he is
seen wandering in vacant lots in
search of fuel. He does odd jobs and
is reputed to have a considerable sum
Of money.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
He Was Too Wise

Dr. Harvey w. Wiley the governments food ex-
pert said at recent dinner in Washington:
But in search for pure foods we may go too
far. Thus lady entered grocer's the other day
and said:
Have you got any currants?"
The clerk college graduate, replied
Yes, madam we have very fine Corinths or
small dried grapes from the Greek town of that
-currants you know, is the corrupted form.
How many will you have?"
None at all if they are corrupted muttered the
lady. belong to pure food league"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24

and the country sports
men told Mr.. Burroughs
that they had seen pig
cons that spring, at least
1000 of them, but that
none of them had been
shot. Mr.. Burroughs was
inclined to believe the re-
port, for the men who
made it were old-time
sportsmen and supposed
ly knew the bird well.
However, there is no pos
tive proof today that the
New York farmers and
gunners were not Just as
much mistaken as were
the old-timers who told
the story or the return OF
the pigeons to the upper
Michigan country.
In The AUX, a quar-
terly journal Of ornithol-
ogy published by the
American Ornithologists'
union, there recently ap-
peared a paper by Albert
Hazen Wright on Some
Early Records of the Pas
senger Pigeon" In this
paper are reported some
of the first a count 8
which ever saw print Of
the pigeon multitudes OF
the early days. When one
reads them it seems al
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
Why Their Mourning Garb?

In my travels, and what puzzles me is
why so many Of you wear mourning.
The American, who was In mourn
ing himself, said:
I'VE don't at home"
NO" said the Englishman, 81 know
you don't at home. That's why am
puzzled. For, when you travel, the
greater part of you travel in black"
WELL" said the American, as he
clicked with his black-edged handker-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
A Theory.

"Why is 1t necessary for people who
become performers to begin taking
music lessons at very early age?"
Because II they wait till their
musical sense is developed they won't
be able to stand the sound of their
own practicing."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-24
Eiqht-lnch HENS Enn.

Hardwick, Mass.--A hen owned by
Mrs. Benjamin Manley has, laid an
egg eight inches in circumference.
The longitudinal measurement ex.
ceeded nine inches. Thomas Irwin
has hen which laid two eggs every
day last week.