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Knew Nothing of Chimneys

made in excavations or pits opened
beneath the floor of habitations in
about the center of the room, as the
Eskfmos do today.
The hearth of the ancient Romans
was in the porch. but the fires lighted
there were not designed to make
houses habitable. seemingly but were
merely an indication of hospitality to
friends.
The houses, when occasion called
for heat. We're furnished with firing
pan and bellows carried from room to
room by slaves. This was in more or
less constant operation day and night
In very cold weather In the early
centuries of the Middle Aages. there
seems to have been an attempt made
to perfect the very elementary fash
lon of house-warming.
Before the seventeenth century
there Is no direct evidence available
that satisfactory method had been
found TO evacuate the gases liberated
to combustion.-Harper's Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

war and the realization of the Brotherhood of
Man. Both of these would be expected to ap-
peal to religious people, and besides, religion
whose field is the world should be attracted
by any device which would facilitate inter-
communication among it's adherents of differ
ent races and languages
There is an extensive organization of Es-
perantist Catholics which holds an interna-
tlonal congress each year. A very creditable
monthly magazine, devoted wholly to the inter
ests OF Catholicism, is published in Esperanto,
besides one or two printed partly in French.
Dia Regno is a magazine published in Ger.
many and devoted to the interests of Protes-
tant Christianity among Esperantists At the
annual world congress of Esperantists held at
Antwerp, Belgium last year, there was con-
ference of Protestant Christians from seven
different nations, at which commission of
five members was selected to draft plans for
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21
CAMP FIRE'
SOLDIERS BOOTS SAVED HIM
How a Member Of Wagon Train
Made Thrilling Escape From
Band of Savage indians.

At Fort Kearney, before our train
started up the Platte river fer Fort
Laramie In the summer Of 1867, each
driver that needed boots drew a pair
from the government store. When
Peter Small's Ca little fellow turn
came to select his boots all the small'
er sizes had been drawn, and the near
est his fit was pair two sizes too big
for him, but he concluded to take
them, as he was about barefooted, and
no chance to get any more till we GOV
through.
Our train consisted of seven wagons
loaded with supplies for the post, six
mules to the team, and We were es-;
corted by ten soldiers to protect US
against possible attacks by Indians,
writes Freeman o. Cary of Hamilton
Wash, In the National Tribune. Each
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

permanent organization. America is repre-
sented on this commission by Baptist, the
Rev. l.. Il. Catlin, of Grocer Theological semi
nary.
The New Testament in Esperanto is to be
issued in 1912. Several years of work have
been put into this enterprise for the trans
lators feel that this will be the most important
version made since the Testament was writ
ten in Greek, the international language Of
two thousand years ago. Work Is progressing
also, upon book Of Esperanto hymns with
music. number of collections of hymns
without notes are already in use.
Leading Christian Endeavorers were among
the first in America to take an interest In
Esperanto. For years the Christian Endeavor
World published regular Esperanto depart
ment. An Esperanto exhibit is regular feat
ure Of the conventions Of the United Society
OF Christian Endeavor comprising the En-
deavorers of the United States and Canada
An extensive Esperanto exposition was pro-
vided for the Nebraska Silver Jubilee conven-
ton held at Lincoln last October. This con-
yention, attended by more than 1,2OO dele
gates, of the greatest state conven-
tons held in the history of the Christian En-
deavor. There were exhibited here number
of letters from prominent people, one of the
most interesting being a statement from Helen
Keller, the only deaf-blind person with a col
lege education, saying that she is interested
in Esperanto and has books about it.
Shortly before the convention, two or three
periodicals in Europe published an announce
ment that Esperanto would have place on
the program, and that messages of greeting
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21
convenience in Common Use Today
Evidently Was Unknown Some
Cepturies AGO.

In the excavations at Pompeii and
Herculaneum no discovery appears to
have been made of anything approach
Ing the nature of the modern chimney.
The earliest mention of the chimney
seems to be in an ancient Venetian
inscription over doorway, where it Is
written that In 1347 certain chimneys
In that location were demolished by
earthquakes. 1t Is by conjecture only
that we are able to say that the chin
gney was known in ancient Italy. Sene-
ca. who lived during the first CEN
fury OF our era. Invented a species of
tube which he affixed to the length
of the wall. and IL seems to have run
through floors.
Through this the heat passed from
eubterranean ovens called "hypo-
causts," of which remains were found
In buried cellars of houses built on
the Bay of Naples.
But in this there Is no evidence of
any chimney in tie modern sense or
even of any kind of stove. Before the
anvsntion of the chimney fires were
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

organizations of teachers, of lawyers of doc
tors and SO forth, and that in most cases each
OF such societies has a magazine of its own
Possibly 1t Is not SO well known that Brazil,
some years ago. issued very sizeable bulle-
tin in Esperanto; that one of the largest rail-
foads In the United States has published a
pamphlet In the same language, for distribu-
tlon among Europeans; that the United States
bureau OF standards carries on foreign cor
respondents Oy means of the Language Of
Hope" or that a young man is travelling in
Europe, having already visited nearly every
country on that continent, lecturing wholly in
Esperanto about one of our western states and
illustrating his lecture with colored stereopti-
con views.
Another interesting phase of the interna-
donal language movement is its relation to
Christianity Among the aims of DR.. Samen-
hof, author of Esperanto, are the abolition of
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been made in the course of excaya-
lions at Dillingham;, Dorset, England.
This discovery was made about 10 it.
below the present surface, and con-
sisted of traces of the bed of an an
c1ent lake or river Several stout
pieces of oak had been driven into the
bed, and some large bones of a deer,
the skull and antlers of red deer,
the jawbone and teeth of large
herbivorous animal, and large num-
Der of worked fiints were found The
site, which was discovered during ex-
cavations for the grammar school
swimming baths, is thought to be of
much greater antiquity than the ia
nous Lacustrine village of Glaston-
bury. 1t was situated under an alluvi-
am Of blue clay.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

driver was furnished an army rifle
and ammunition by the government
We had been out a week, when one
afternoon about four o'clock we
camped on small stream called Sand
creek.
Up to that day we had seen no
signs OF Indians, so Pete, as we called
him, concluded to go out on the high
prairie and see If he could kill an
antelope and have some fresh meat.
He took his old Enfield rifle and few
cartridges, and struck out north across
the creek He had gone about half a
mile when he noticed over on another
ridge, about half mile away, what at
frst he took to be a drove of ante
lopes, but on looking closer he saw
they were in Indians-ten of them.
They were dismounted and stood be-
hind their ponies, and their heads only
appearing above their backs.
AS soon as he had made sure that
they were Indians he turned and
started for camp. When the Indians
saw that their decoy to draw him
nearer to them failed, they sprang
upon their ponies and came pell-mell
after him. 1t was a race for life.
with the odds against him. They were
gaining on him rapidly with their
feetfooted ponies, and he saw that
they would soon overtake him unless
he could devise some way to hold
them in check. I,
A
He thought as he ran along with HID
loaded gun that 1t would not do TO
shoot at them, however tempting ths
mark, for the instant his rifle was die.
charged they would pounce upon him
and his scalp would be hanging to
one OF their belts in no time. so ba
watched over his shoulder, and when
they got near enough to begin shoot.
ing at him with their arrows (tbav
had no guns) he stopped. turned and
leyeled his rife as if to pick one off
and they instantly checked their
steeds and hung over. on the opposita
side of their ponies: then Pete wbir,ed
around and ron for dear life again. and
before the Indians could get their
ponies up to full speed he had gained
a little on them, and when they closed
up agoin he repeated the tactics.
When he reached the creek opnos,ta
the camp where water was about "a
feet wide and foot deep. under,aid
with treacherous quicksand. Pete hes,
tated not moment, but gathered 81,
the strength that was In him and
leaped as far towards the other honL
as he could. He struck about four
feet from the farther shore. and sank
to his waist In water and quicksand
The Indians rushed up and cor
to shoot at him. Ono arrom
struck his hat and knocked 1t Off He
twisted around and raised his rife -
If to shoot, and the Indians dodge,I
behind their ponies. Then Pete u,.s
an energy born Of despair. wigglad ~
'eet out Of his big government No.
and jumped ashore and ran 49,
headed and barefooted into com
shouting Indians"
The warning came too late rho
Sioux gailoped down below. croasaa
he creek and rushed In between 80
mule herd and camp, yelling like Dc.
mons. They drove off the whole lot
The herder had close call, being on,
IF, too. but his fleet herd;pg nonv
aved him. We had to lie there two
eeRs until another outfit could ha
.ent us from the fort
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Bore Mark of the Convict

male gave birth to another litter of
striped rats, which laid the foundation
for the freak rats, which were good
enough sellers to earn Trusty a snug
sum of money, SO that when he was
paroled recently he had money enough
to go to his native county and buy
farm.-New York Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21
His Sons PROGRESS.

Is my son familiar with the class
ics?' asked the solicitous father.
Sir" replied the professor: your
sons attitude toward the classics Is
more than familiar It is impertinent."
Washington Evening Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

more or less successful, of getting around this
difficulty. Two millennums ago Greek was the
language Of culture throughout the world
though it was not the first international Ian
guage. Later, through the influence of the
church, Latin came to be the common tongue
OF the educated. In more recent times French
has been the international language of diplo-
macy, and, in restricted field, Pidjn Eng
,iish has served international language of
strade
A Within the past four centuries many prof.
yects have been advanced for a purely artifi-
cial international language but none of them
proved practicable. quarter of century
ago doctor in Poland published a pamphlet
describing his plan for an international laa-
guage, signing it "Dr. Esperanto" Esperanto
In his new language, signifies zone who hopes"
and the word came to be used as the name
of the language. In this limited space one
can do no better than to quote the late Dr.
Lloyd, of the University of Liverpool, who said
that when Esperanto is roughly described as
new and artificial language there remains a
good deal to be said in qualification of both
these terms, for there Is very little In it which
did not exist in some other language before
though often in a less uniform, less exact and
less swiftly manageable form Classi-
fed philologically, Esperanto is just simplified
Aryan, in its modern European very slightly
infected form"
me uses or Esperanto in Europe in business
and professional affairs has been told in yart-
GUS magazines. 1t is known that many firms
issue catalogues printed wholly in Esperanto.
which are splendid specimens of the printers
art; that well-illustrated guidebooks have been
issued, telling all about certain oasies and
even whole regions which are of especial in
eerest to tourists; that there are international
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21
Goinn un.

Knicker-The packers buy beef on
the hoof
Bocker-And the rest of us buy beef
on the root.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21
Old Town site Excavated.

A remarkably interesting archaelog-
zeal discovery, believed to be the
site of very ancient lake village, has
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

winter, and would be glad to have an account
of what was done at the Nebraska convention
to incorporate in his lecture There were other
messages from Siberia, Russia, Poland Nor.
way and Germany
More epoch-making than any of these how
ever was message of greeting sent by order
of the Christian conference already described
as meeting at the time of the world congress
at Antwerp.
Besides the exhibits there were two confer
ences, at which Esperanto experts explained
the nature and advantages of the languages
answered questions and dispensed literature
There was also complete religious service,
with hymns, prayers and sermon-n fact
everything usually found in a church service
except the collection-held in the city audi
forum on Sunday, October 20. full outline
of the order of service was printed in the off,
cial program of the convention In addition
the order of service, printed in Esperanto, in
Guiding the text of the hymns of the creed
OF the Lords Prayer and SO forth, was fur
nished each person who attended the service
The same program was printed entire in the
morning edition of both of the city's daily
papers.
Since that time a regular Esperanto depart
ment has been established by the officers of
the Nebraska Christian Endeavor union ON a
par with its Junior, missionary, Christian citi
zenship and other departments. These En-.
deaVorers believe that DR.. Zamenhof Is not
mistaken In the belief that common language
VIII beget common aims and common aspira-
ton, thus leading to universal peace and
brotherhood and they believe that such
state of affairs will help to bring on earth the
condition which Jesus of Nazareth had in mind |
when he spoke of the Kingdom of Heaven
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-06-21

CCORDING to Genesis, all men
at one time used the same Ian
guage. Having nothing to
quarrel about, they seem to
have been able to accomplish
whatever they might under
take, and Jehovah came down
and confounded their language,
in order to keep them in their
proper place.
Since that remote time there
have heau Variouc methods
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0lMsTflD

y 4 & u u Il 3 %
Mrs. Charlotte Schmidt and dat gh
ter Miss Blanche, are guests Of Mrs
Joe Arnold.
Claude Albright, our energeti
railroad agent is having bis pres !,
home improved with a new We.
house, the. door of which will be cor
crete.
II 1t takes hot weather to max
corn, ours ought to make some corr
Joe Arnold has added q concrlt
porch to his home and is dressing
the store trent with paint.
Miss Georgetta Kruce was Moua
City visitor Wednesday.
0lmstead now has a stock PER
the Big Four having erected one u
the last few days.
Come up on the Olmstesd hills TO-
good cool outing There's Spot
on the river bluffs where there
always a breeze,
Mrs. H Harmon OF Cairo is at til
Harmon farm for a short visit.
For a good cool pure drink Q
water try most any of the wells
the hill at Olmstead.
.
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the world until the dag Of the agn
Ing or this instrument.
tNgned) John Taylor.

Ing OF, this instrument.
tSigned) John Taylor
VIM. Wagner, Witness.
Hunter Bird, Witness.
Alderman Wagner moved that the
mayor and the city clerk be author
lied and instructed to pay the said
John Taylor the sum of fifty $50
dollars In the settlement of tbs
above mentioned release.
The motion was adopted by the
following vote; Aye--Cox, Faudrcs
Ferguson, Flack, Fry, Greaney, Vel
", Wagner, Nicholson, Neff, Saup
Serbian and Walsh Nay--Nonc
a Claims and Accounts.
The regular salary bill was pre.
scented as follows:
Cairo Illinois. June 80, 1912
City of Cairo. Dr.,
To the following named persons
Tor salary for services rendered in
June. 1912; to the amount set on
posite their respective names as fol-
lows, to-wit:
George Parsons, mayor. IS S3.33
Robt. A. Hatcher. city clerk, 100 Os
Ernest Nordman, city comp
4 troller \, :. ....... an m
James Quinn, city treasurer 80 90
Hunter Bird, city attorney 80 90
Andrew Whitcamp, police
magistrate. u. Ok az
Martin S. Egan, city mar
snai-" .s- ,-..-'-.. 100 90
James G. Coweli, night SER
seant... t- A. SO 90
Janes Higien, police con-
stable. .-... $3.50 10000
John Glads, police constable 20 oo
Frank Hasey. police consta-
pig 80. ...4.;. 10 90
John Wade. police constable 70 On
VIM. O, Griffin, police con-
AAoie. 80. 49,. 10. %
VIII r.. Esan. police consta-
Die So. ". ...... ~. 90
Frank Sksws. police con
l.4 4 Z q b /. y 4NH
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NEWS Of THE RIVERS |
River Forecast.

River Forecast. 1
I. The Mississippi, from below ST.,
Louis to above Cairo. and the Wa
bash. at Mt Carmel, will probably
rise slightly during the next SO y
As hours.
The Tennessee, from Florence to
the mouth win fall during the next
few days.
The Ohio from the mouth OF the
Wabash to Cairo, will change but lit :
tie during the next 2 days. then fall
r. T .LINDLEY,
/ 4 d Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-12

airy bill be allowed as read. The
motion was adopted by the following
vote; Aye-Cox, Faudree, Ferguson
Flack, Fry, Greaney. Kelly, Magner
Nicholson Neff, Saup, Serbian and
W%sh-t3. Nay--None.
The miscellaneous claims and ac-
counts We're read and, on motion Cd
Alderman Greaney, referred to the
committee on claims and accounts
and their respective committees,
Resolutions and Motions.
Alderman Cox introduced the fol-
lowing resolution: 9@
Resolved: That the building COM
nittee be ordered to investigate con-
iition of stable at corner of Center
and Pine streets.
Alderman Cox moved the resolu.
ton be referred to the building com
mittee. The motion was adopted.
Alderman Cox introduced the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved: That the city attorney
De and is hereby instructed to draw
ordinance for cement walk on west
side of Pine street between Center
and Twenty-first streets
Alderman Cox moved the adoption
of the resolution. The motion was
adopted.
Alderman Cox introduced a reso-
LUTON as follows:
Resolved: Elat the city attorney
be and he is hereby instructed to
draw ordinance for a cement side.
walk on south side of 25th street
between Walnut street and Holbrook
avenue.
On motion of Alderman Cox the
resolution was adopted.
Alderman Nicholson introduced
the following resolution: "A
Resolved: That the chief of police
be Instructed to publish notice in
both of the daily newspapers reauir
ing all persons to keep all obstruct
ions and wagons off the brick
streets at night after business hours
SO that the street cleaning con-
tractor will be able to clean all
parts OF the brick streets.
Alderman Nicholson moved the
adoption of the resolution. The mo-
tion was adopted.
Alderman Greaney offered the
following resolution:
Resolved: That the building com
mittee examine the condition of the
known as No. 226 and No.
22s Twenty-eighth street, property
of Alexander county, and building
on lot 10, block %, first addition.
Twenty-eighth street. property of
Chas. Gallagher, and report their in
designations and recommendations
at next regular meeting.
! alderman Greaney moved the
adoption of the resolution. The mo-
son waws adopted.
Mrs. Anna E, Stafford, president
q tae board of directors of the Cairo
ruoiic Library, submitted the fol-
loving communication which was
accompanied. y, t:.s reports ov Mr.,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-12

List of Donors of books and mag
azines, etc:
Congressman Thistlewood, Con-
gressional Records and other gov
eminent publications.
George Lansing Raymond, New
York books.
Miss Cromwell, Denver, books.
! Ill. State Library, books and
!. phamplets.
Ill. State Historical Library, books
T, magazine
University of H.. Agricultural
| Bulletins and othen-pamphlets and
College yearbook.
University of Chicago University
studies. s.
Rev. Father DeRosset, books.
Mrs Stafford, $50 expended by the
board for 60 books, Many valuable
curios and old coins for the museum.
Hon. f. G. Blair, books and pham-
let's.
Phil c. Barclay, books
Freddie Lehninga tomahawk for
museum.
j. c. Crowley, magazine,
A. w. Comings, book
J. B. Reed, estates books,
Mrs. Jessie |, McGruder, books
t(from her fathers library.)
Emil Richer estate, German books
Through Mrs. Tauber.)
Miss Emma Yost, books.
M. j. Howley, old directories of
Cairo and Cairo pictures.
Herman G. Schulz, old directories
OF Cairo.
Judge Comings, picture of group of
Confederate generals (made by an
old friend)
National Lumberman Association
Hon. Geo. Parsons, mayor, pamph-
let's.
Julia A. Balbach. New York,
books.
Mrs. Fanny p. Hacker, books.
Miss Emily Bates, Chicago, book.
Hon. E. A. Smith, books and PAM
phlets.
David w. Plummer, books.
Kansas City Christian Science
reading room books.
Jno. W. Bookwalter, author, book
w. E. Barron, books and pamph-
let's. H..
Lake Forest College (trustees of |
books.
e. ]. Pink, daily papsr for read
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Books In library June I, II. 1926
90 books were purchased by the
Board from a gift of $50 from Mrs.
Stafford.
Circulation of books for home use
17015.
Number of library cards In force
June /, 1911, 1905.
Number Of readers in reading
room, 1898.
Reference and reading rooms used
great deal and many books con-
suited at the library.
About SO periodicals and papers
are subscribed for for reading room
and number of donations are reg
ularly received.
Donors of books, papers, maya
zines, and curios for museum: Cairo
Bulletin Co., Cairo Citizen Co., Mr..
j. G. Crowley, Mrs. ]. A. Miller, Mrs
H. Fl. Candee, Congressman Thistle
wood, III. State Library, Ill. State
Historical Library, University OF ILL.,,
Mr.. r. J, Pink, Rockford Public Lii
brary, Publishers of Travellers Ga
zette, Mr.. A. T. DeBaun, Is vols,
Rev. DeRosset, Mayor Parsons,
Cairo High school, Hon E. A. Smith,
Mrs. Stafford Periodical and relics
for museum