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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-03-01

FOR sALB-2aO A: IN EAU CLAIRE CO., WIS, 100 Al
cult, houses, barn, outbldgs.; near T. r. town.
good market. SANASAC Box 3i9, Chicago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-03-01

FOR sALB-6o ACR. IN CLARK CO, WIS; 40 A.
cult T. house. barn, Sheds orcba I'd stock mach i
etc. Near Granton. KLEIN, Box 3l9, Chicago.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-03-01

have lived outdoor lives In the coun-
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
EDUCATORS PLAN
TO LESSEN NUMBER
OF THE HOLIDAYS
Uncle Sans Bureau Would
Increase Number of
Days Of School.

Uncle Sans New Year greeting to
the school children Of America this year
is an announcement Of the Inauguration
Of movement to reduce the number
Of vacation days.
The announcement IL in . bulletin of
the Bureau Of Education summarizing
educational advances during 1911 and
calling attention to California and Mich
igan legislative acts reducing the num-
Der Of holidays to Saturdays. Sundays,
January 1, May 30. July 4, and Thanks
giving Day. with the usual summer va
cation.
The movement for more school days
~ spreading, II is declared, and the bu-
reau purposes to add momentum to II.
Years ago the schools Of Buffalo. N.
=. were in session the year round, six
Cincinnati had, school eleven months Of
the year. New York city had forty-nine
weeks; Chicago. forty.eight weeks, and
Detroit, go days. But what with
lengthening vacations, stormy days with
no sessions, teachers' Institutes, visit
ing days, legal holidays, and days of
special observances, scarcely more than
half the days In the year are given to
The adoption Of Columbus Day as a
legal holiday by several States has
aroused legislators to protest and start
a movement backward toward the old
fashioned long terms.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
PENNY RESTAURANT .
WILL BE OPENED IN.
CAPITAL next week.
Gospel Mission Will Conduct
Venture in the Interest
of the Poor. 4

Washington's penny restaurant prob
ably will be opened some time next
week. 1t will be conducted by the
Gospel Mission. 214-216 John Marshall
place northwest.
1t was the intention Of the Mission to
have opened the penny eating place on
September I. but It was found that a
section OF the building had been leased
until the first Of this year. The Greeks
who conducted q restaurant In the Sec
ton desired. are expected to vacate the
room. within q few days and then the
penny restaurant will be opened for
business.
''The restaurant will be for the benefit
Of poor white men, boys, and women.
and not for people Of good means, who
care to live cheap. A man will be able
to get cup Of coffee for cent. plate
Of beans for cent, and other such
foods. 1t will be great thing for the
poor people Of Washington" said supt.
H. w. Kline this morning.
The penny restaurant is not a new
idea, for Superintendent Kline tried the
plan at Fourteenth street and Ohio ave-
nue.. The new Gospel Mission restau.
rant will be capable OF feeding several
hundred unfortunate people.
Congressman James T. Lloyd of Miss
ouri. spoke at the mission last night: A
watch service was held. several hundred
people being present to watch the old
year out and the new year in.
Congressman Lloyd told the men pres
ent that although 1911 possibly had not
sses seen sT bright 1ts ons Tor them that s they
pure determination, ana thereby profit
0y a 'nsa1 numper fsp'eai q song. wer. sung. and
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
TIMES DAILY SERIAL
The Yellow Sard By ssa. SIDNEY Fl, rsaDzs,cxs .,

, in the flight, and the light gray jacket
gave her little protection.
AS soon as she was positive she was
plan for finding her way out Of the
tangle. She must attempt 10 60 In some
general direction and trust to luck to
come out at familiar spot. Finally,
she decided to go down hill. for going
Of orienting herself.
The streets were not as they were
when she had travelled them with the
Jew. She no longer met gliding, ghostly
figures; no longer heard occasional
scraps OF conversation from doorways.
dead.
The houses loomed blue-white like se-
pulchers. and no man could tell what
they hid. Narrow. arched alleys
yawned at her like the black mouths Of
Presently she came out into a small
sembled the one she had crossed with
the Jew, but she could not be sure. She
was breathless and thirsty. however, SO
she went over to the well-place with the
was no vessel BY for obtaining 1t. and
she sank down on the stones to rest for
4 moment before continuing her walk.
The loneliness was oppressive. and
she began again to think Of home.
She had complained sometimes that
life In Ohio was dull. II she ever got
back there there would be no more COM
plant: She would be willing to take
her adventures In the homeopathic dose
would her girl chums think II they knew
that she was fleeing alone through the
streets Of Tangier at dead Of night?
What, would her mother. reposing
She could see her daughter now7 what
was Mrs. Ragsdale doing that she had
not already set on foot means for find-
Ing the lost ones?
Mrs Rassdaie had had Ss'soei %ase Something % az
soon as their. absence had been re-
marked. Surely men were out now
looking for some trace of her. As II in
peared at the mouth Of a street.
They came without warning and they
were plainly on come eirand OF haste.
for a moment after she discovered
:ne eoaare "eH There wsrs na three % tail men
wearing fezxes: the fourth. who was
little in advance, was bareheaded. They
walked swiftly and noiselessly; they
4 wind Of hope caught the girl in It's
grasp.
On the impulse she got to her feet AMI
ran toward them. calling out They
French. fspnpH she went up @ to them. One of
the men stepped out to meet her. hold
ing IN a lantern. He held 1t up to her
face and started back with an exclama-
tion of wonder.
with a sinking heart Elise recognized
his as one of the same men who had
taken her from the greasy fritter shop.
She sought to turn back. but he
laughed gutturally ana caught hoid or
her.
The other faces as they came within
range of the light were strange. One.
the man who was guiding the others.
was a giant negro.
They conferred for a moment.
Then the man who knew her took her
by the arm and they started off again
In the direction they had been going.
A Continuation Of This story Will
he Found In T0mOrrOw's
Issue Of The Times.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Low Mortality Rate
In Thirty-two States

Mortality in thirty-two States covered
by registration statistics filed at the
United States Census Bureau IL un-
usually low this year. This area in
cludes an estimated population Of g.
s76S Inhabitants. Returns Of deaths
are received monthly from State and
city health officers
The rate Of the group of registered
States. including the District of Column
va, is, 14.2. as compared with lat for
1910. The rate for the District is re-
ported as 1871, as compared with 1913
Of last year. The report explains that
the high rate for the District is the
result Of the large colored population.
These figures are based on returns
ending with December I. the remainder
Of the month being calculated from the
average Of deaths In the other eleven
months. The Census Bureau is prepar-
ing mortality bulletin, which will ex-
plain reasons for varying mortality in
different neighborhoods and take into
consideration sex distributions and age
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
CHAPTER XIV.
What Happened to Elise7

~ LISE DEXTER did not know how
H long she had lain on the uninvit-
IL ing bed in the Jews house. when
q light hand laid across her eyes
reused her to full consciousness. She
sat up to find the woman standing over
her with q candle in her hand and q
finger on her lip to caution the girl
against any outcry.
Motioning the latter to follow, the
Woman blew out the light, and, guiding
ELISE by the arm, led her out onto the
gallery. As they emerged, Elsie heard
a noise below at the street door. Some
omn was trying to make an
Tor she could hear them rapping in
sistently, and rattling the door.
She was too dazed, still too much
to inquire who it might be. with the
utmost docility she allowed the other
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

other addresses made. Among the speak.
ers and singers were: 8. NJ Croft, SUI
pcrintendent OF the Douglas Memorial
Church Sunday. School; the Rev. 8. M.
piekey. M; H. Gordon, George W.
Madison Clark, Miss Grace Beelman, /,
Miss Marie G, Pierce. and superinten-
dent Kline.
The last half hour OF the watch serv-
zee last night was devoted to prayer.
The New Year services will continue
at the mission today. beginning at noon
and continuing through until 10 o'clock.
The mission will be thrown open for the
inspection of people interested in the
work II 10 doing. The ladies of the mis-
sion will hold a reception from Q until
o o'clock this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Residence Purchased
For St. PauI's Mission

Under the authority Of Cardinal Glib
bons the Stonestreet residence, Twenty
seventh street and Cathedral avenue.
has been acquired by Mgr. James r.
Mackin as a temporary chapel for a
new Northwestern Washington parish.
The chapel will be known as st. Paul's
Mission until funds are obtained for
the erection Of q church. The collec-
ton will begin at once.
Mass will be celebrated each Sunday
morning at o'clock by the Rev.
Thomas A. Walsh. first assistant pas
tor at st. Paul's Church.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Three Dead, Heavy
Loss in Fire TODAY

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Three men are
missing and believed to have been killed
In a fire which today swept the office
and stables of the Mutual MILK and
Cream Company in East Twenty-second
street.
The fire caused a panic during an
early mass in the Church OF the
Epiphany and seriously threatened the
New York Truant Schol.
The loss will reach 100000. A Hun
garian known as Tony was killed
when he rushed into the burning build
ing to save money he had left behind
John Mccormick. q watchman, and
Charles TaIknile, a helper, also are be-
lieved to have been killed.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Pulled False Alarm.

Pulling q false alarm for fire is the
charge on which Joseph Miner, colored.
will be tried In District Branch Of Po-
lice Court tomorrow morning. It Is
claimed that Miner pulled the alarm
from a box on N street last night.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

One mellow day May Theresa started on her vacation to
Montana Her final destination ranch in the hills in the
cow-country short time before she had od
Him goodbye told him not to worry about her-ner hear
etc etc Imagine her surprise when sees him getting
aboard her train had umbrella and bottle
of smelling salts. -
sWhy Herman! Where you going? said the fair one.
ssOu west TO punch cows y replied he
'eTo punch cows! Why-er what you going to punch
them WITH said she
ssWell" said he eff you to know so bad, I'm 60
ing to let them smell of these here Salts then am going
punch them with this here umbrella, II that won do IL nit
them a clout with this here suitcase. -
She got rid of him somehow or course wash mere,
but she had to get rid him. else Pinnacle Bob would have
shot him. Then again. have leave him out for Bob
couldn't make love if Herman was proving around oneng
him smelling and showing him the latest stripe IN SOCKS
"from the effete.' 49,
In our deahless have the fair heesa trans
planted the 'cowcounty, with Pinnacle BOD going into
raptureS about her.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22


Seeing as you say how fish is good
for the brains what kind Of fish
shall I eat?' To this the editor re-
piled: Dear Miss:-Judging by
the composition of your letter !
should advise you to eat whale"
Black Hills Weekly Call.
SOME METHOD.
That careless Bixley has left his
lawn mower out in the rain.
That's just one of his tricks.
What do you mean?
He wants to get it so rusty and
squeaky that the neighbors won't let
him cut the grass. WELSH Forum
Advocate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
GIeanin$s of Humor.
WELL WATERED.

First Hobo:-Why am you looking
80 sad dis mawnin, parner?
Second Hobo:-Why, l am suffer
ing from irrigation.
First Hobo: Irrigation? You
mean irritation.
Second Hobo:-No. irrigation.
That woman in de wayside cottage
emptied a pail of hot water on my
head Forum Advocate.
QUITE So.
Eathar.-I nauar annexed when.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
Vdride LeCtiOneS


ST CROIX.
The luck of Roaring Camp" significantly appropate all
things considered.
pucked in cans failure in
cants-Elizabeth Towne in Nautilus
In achieving much
ought the world that
which nowimes dreams?
have minds the Minnesota
the is bad and I'm inclined
think many here would find agreeable their particular
a possible miles per hour via the turnpike.
particularly Reservation
during only it's pressing question
Otherwise though present
old reservation would be acceptable.
eggs supper especially where
one has millet frappe" served side DISH
Editor opposed such
has said remark he could the justice this equal suffer-
bane small o stature.
Always brother develops shortly will
be able accommodate down-rverw wards
Copenicus might have been Roman Arab
fraction inch" which here will
have been Greek.
Oh punk-If that don't make ired What's hat" asked
the Cheerful idiot
days work. We imagine Mutt
connects with Jefs left eye
We begin short items that should prove inter-
estmg to boys girls mayhap few of grownup
This will
Who Who. shall shortly attempt
the learned barister Judge Kowow You
look for the usual ccentces both the the
Watch other make
up, columns-wise
WAS WHO
Prince Bismarck: upon ustous
than with feelings of We
power
But than all else able the ympathet
loving the deeply lined this
Who Was Who It. possible for
find but this consolidation the German Independents
Fear for have redeemed thee have called thee by
thou artm NINE" Isaiah, 43: L.
This little presented by together
pamphlet the Mary F. Lowell and the beautiful boquet
than cheer and
tokens vista of Gods lows speaking through his
the Flower Mission. However much have
stepped path duty and ecud and however
cynical through with
of good faith
noble that but leave with of
news of in good works of my fellows.
May God helping
others, wherever those others may be.
Zon and haleluiahs Hozanna,
depths Slough Dpond but there who know
the last
So small existence morning
hath
night
h the glory like each individual life We
The rejoice struggle vade the nightly
epucher Day and find only God guide safely
through
T-ToM
A-mighy-I wish ha lad put-ty What
Thoma WELL cc-caue chnks these
with something of pasabe mmmerit
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
Sonnet Of a Cowboy.
Apache

1t tells how one chap smote his blooming Tyre
An turned out what she calls the Ill-e-ad,
Homer he was classed as high flyer,
But as for me call his flying bad,
OF course tells her that it's all o K,
But when she goes throws the book away.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

| was your age. Will you be able
to tell that to your son?
Willie:-Not and keep my face as
straight as you do, Pap!-London
Digest.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
WHAT SHE NEEDED.

A girl reading in a paper that fish
were excellent brain food wrote to
the Editor as follows Dear Sir:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

sure am changed whole lot, here OF late,
Things amt the same as what they ust to be;
/ guess She came to make a man OF me,
When L m with her, why life is simply great
At shutdown we meets at the pasture gate,
An we rides all around the hills, an she
Lows that a cowboy life is fine and free,
hope she stays-an' pulls her freight
She ses the open life is good and grand,
| takes her riding, almost every day;
An once grabbed and held her little hand;
She bushed a heap but she sure let it stay,
She makes believe she's looking at tn hills,
An something within me jest thrills an thrills.
One day while riding in the hills, we saw
A coyote an | was about to shoot
When she sed, tender, 20 pore brute!
The way she sed it got me on the raw;
seen that she looked on my gun with awe,
guess she thought the olf-dog kinda cute;
If she ses wolf is good lows its truth;
puts away my gun,-her word is law
She sed must be gentle an not kill
Gods creatures, say she's tender as kin be;
Calls wolf pore outcast Ishmael of the hill,
What does she mean? Well partner youv got me,
But this know that for little sake
I'd make love to pizen rattlesnake
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
THEIR FEELING.

THEIR FEELING.
Well old sport how do you feel?
I've just eaten bowl of ox-tail
soup and feel bully.
I've just eaten a plate of hash and
feel like everything.-New Orleans
Democrat.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

She's got me study n Lter-a-chure an Art
An saws that must learn so l can quote
Some high-brow stuff another fellow wrote.
She tells me that S the way she got her start;
l gives it to those chaps they sure are smart,
But don't guess l was branded for poet,
1t may be nice but it sure gets my goat,
When she SAYS now recite it from your heart.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
III.

Now there's one thing that starts all our rows,
It's seeing herd O sheep up on the hill
A-sneaking along, an eating up their t1ll
OF bunch-grass that were meant for honest COWS.
ust to hate sheep herder-now | lows
| can't afford to bear them any i'll,
lets them use our pasture at their will
An they can stay all day, n brouse n brouse
For she told me story one calm night,
About bunch of herders with their sheep
A-following a star, n by its light
A coming to where Baby lies asleep,
She sed twas sheep-men saw the Saviour first;
An now | claims that sheep are not so worst.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22
LATER.

Pinnacle Bob was sure the job
His marriage today caused a stir.
For finally concluded that we were deluded
Concerning the two-Him and Her.
They fooled US completely, they done it neatly,
We thought there nothing amss;
For those all around EN- claim they never found EN-
A-hugging stealing kiss.
We are some despond ent-to our correspondent,
The Bride came up and confessed;
By the ring she wearing, she always was caring,
And He always was best of the best.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

Father:-I never smoked when
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

She ust to teach afore she KEN out here;
Gee, I'd like to be scholar at her school!
ND sometimes | would up n break rule
To hear her scold; wouldn't have no fear,
For when she scold S answers, albright dear
Nd she jest lafs nd calls me big fool,
l answers, you re eighteen karet jewel,
She smiles an looks at me a-kinda queer.
Once when her raven hair it came unloose,
l sed I'd like to hide my face in it,
Right quick she stopped her pie-bald cayouse
Nd laughed until thought She d have fit;
We're g pards, for that, she sed soft like nd shy,
My heart it gives jump-she's sure ace high.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

QUITE So.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-08-22

She told me last night, about the flowers,
How they were branded with different name,
I'm telling you she has me mighty tame
That is when I'm with her for hours an hours
She sed don't you see what bessin' ours,
N l sed especially since you came,
She blushed-but the bushes amt of shame;-
l surely plays the right an the left bowers.
She sed the flowers only had their birth
To teach us beauty, n they only lent
To make men better here upon this earth,
Nd show them purity is mighty strength;
l had thought such things-but know
They must be So because she sed it's so.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
Scene "
a op cmen

tators of things dramatic, the distin.
guished actress finds herself as much
at home in the business OF exciting
laughter as she is in drawing tears.
Aud so we may look forward with
feelings of pleasure to seeing Margaret
Anglin as Celia Faraday. the eldest of
four daughters, all of whom are mar
ried or about to be married, except
poor Celia, who, by singular perver-
sity of fate, is by far the most at
tractive Of them all. Being an English
girl, she was compelled to follow the
old English custom of wearing green
stockings at the weddings of two Of
her sisters. and it looks as though sho
might soon have to purchase third
pair,
But no, rather than do that Celia
will'inyent fiance of her own, and
so she does. She tells that she is en-
gagged TO Colonel Smith, who has gono
off TO Africa to war; and then, to get
rid of the irksomeness OF the unknown,
she kills him off by inserting para
graph in daily paper announcing his
death in battle. And then real Col
onel Smith appears, who, having heard
Of the invention. comes to sec what 1T
Is all about, and then Celia's troubles
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02
THE FIRST GRAY HAIR SIGN OF AGE,l
DON'T LOOK OLD BEFORE YOUR T||

use of Wyeth e Sage and Sulphur
Remedy. a preparation Of common
den Sage and Sulphur, combined
other valuable remedies for dry, y
faded hair, dandruff, itching sseR
falling hair. After a few apPIes.
Of this simple. harmless remedy.
hair will gradually be restored
natural color, in a short time tne
druff will be removed. and your
will NO longer come out, but VIII ~
to grow as Nature intended It eas
Don't neglect your hair, for y
further than anything else to ms
mar your good looks. You can pH
remedy at any drug store for NH
bottle. and your druggist "ln
your money back II you are nos no,is
fed after using. Purchase no'sS
day. You will never regret ~ Y
you realize the difference II VII
IN your appearance. Schramm-JoJTI Il
Drugs. 1.-The Never Substituto1S Z
(5l Good Stores,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02

begin and continue through three acts
of excellent fun.
II. Recves.Smith, the well-known
light comedian, heads Miss Anglin IS
supporting company.
TMMA LUCY GATES, who Is now
II on the Atlantic homeward
/ bound, is billed for the taber-
nacle on the night OF Monday,
June 10, date which falls during the
young peoples Improvement associa-
tion conference. Miss Gates will sing
repertoire OF popular and classic
songs, and Will be assisted by Prof. j.
j. Mcclellan, Sybella Clayton Bassett
and the tabernacle choir, though the
greater part Of the programme will be
contributed by Miss Gates herself.
She is under contract to return to the
Royal opera. Germany, in July, SO her
stay at her home Will be brief. Whether
or not she will be heard after the tab
ernacle event is as yet undecided The
advance sale Of seats opens Thursday
morning at the Consolidated Music
company and the Deseret News Book
store, where the reserved sections will
be handled.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-02

TN my younger DAYS, when / searched
for the f'local colorH (Which was
red), used to ''do - the low
dance halls and the dens of all
night refreshment-what Anthony
Comstock, if he were French (but ne
isn ~ might call ''dens de vice,
writes Christopher Strong IN the Green
Book. "It used to be something Like
as the Rialto Terrace or something,
and sat yourself at table known as
"dcal'' table, because nobody knows
what n deal table is. A bow-legged,
rednosed. husky voiced, husky -shoui-
dered waiter approached you slowly
and on the bias, as If he were not
aware of your presence and were drift
ing toward You naturally owing to the
list Of the planet in your direction
Over his left arm hung the mortal re
mains Of towel.
cents' worth of saltines, YOU piped.
Immediately, as if torn within and
howling for surcease, that waiter
turned away, strobe toward the middle
of the floor. thrust one bow leg for.
ward in defiance of straight-lcgged
universe, put his toweled arm on his
breast and yelled:
"Honey. listen here, listen here, listen
here
What is it; dear' oh, what Is it,
dear7'
And so on, until you learned that
this man was anguished over the pos
sibilities OF his not getting into so
cial function of sorts known as the
BARRIERS ball. Followed by descrip
tion of said ball. the guests thereof,
the antics therein indulged At the
end he pulled his leg back to its broth
er and bowed There was rattle of
coins-lareesse-tbrown upon the
floor. lie bent and. rcdder than ever
in the nose gathered in the offcrinns