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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

dainty white indorescence on the trees. Then
suddenly, as we canter down the shore, the col
only takes wing and tumult reigns. But what
tumult! Nothing rough or discordant, no SEM
blance to a mob; rather is it the incarnation OF
the fairest of fairy scenes, the scattering or
ritanias jewellers The bushes seem If by
magic to pour forth an endless stream OF grace
full life and soon the sky it filled with mutltuoe
of snowy drifting forms. Round and round they
circle above the nursery trees, now deftly polseo
upon fast-Quivering WINGS now riding easily along
with widespread pinions-so they drift In endless
streams each one seeming, as 1t floats by, more
elegant and lovely than the last Gradually the
mace is slackened, slowly and still more slowly the
birds glide past, till presently more allght Soon
they are settling down on every side, to SIT sway
ing on the delicate tracery Of the tamarisk boughs,
their snowy plumage glistening in the sunlight
Then the colony regains composure and we see on
every side the lovely aigrette-perhaps the most
exquisite ornament displayed by any blrd-dls
played in all it's living beauty, displayed as Ma
tire meant it to be shown. And what IoVeiy
show it isl AS mate meets mate, the lovely traln
of plumes of each is raised and spread in greeting
tn hover like cloud of frosted gossamer above
tho hack scintillating as the feathers shake ana
tremble with life's passion.
Az vet these birds have learnt no fear OF man;
thew crowd the branches all around us, quleuy
returning to brood upon their nests not zo yards
from where we stand. To shoot them down would
be almost as easy dS W uiop"'on q A''i AA' 49,
Fortunate indeed it is that this colony Is natural
lv nrotected by great encirclng belt of utter
Wilderness trackess and almost untroooen save
nv the few keepers who guard its big game on
the sportsman's behalf. Here the birds have-of
late. at least-been left to breed in peace NO
nlume hunter has dared to penetrate their sanctu-
ary; but one shudders to contemplate the day.
which one hopes may never dawn, when, through
lax control by the overload the plumasslers snail
at last break through and steal. 1t is unneces-
sary, I think to draw a picture of the awful
slaughter of that day; the piles of mutilated
bodies with the wings torn off; the hapless young
ones left to starve niserably to death Such are
the incidents common to the pillage OF any egret
rurserv and those who wish to read Of them may
do so in the pamphlets of the Royal Society for
the Protection of Birds? Suffice it here that the
surest. indeed the only, way to obviate such
scenes of slaughter is for women to cease to dec
crate themselves with aigrettes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

them another aspect of the case, an aspect that
should appeal to womanly nature more focefully
than legislation-the base and wanton cruelty at
tendant this feather traffic
have always thought, and still believe that it
is only throughtessness or ignorance that allows
the wearing of the aigrette. woman worthy of
the name simply cannot know the history of the
plumes she wears and, at the same time approve
OF the manner in which they obtained. If
she could but once see egret nursery in all its
living beauty its countless forms of wondrous
grace, each busily engaged in some maternal
duty. and each seeming unconsciousy to vie with
the other in the elegance of pose and action, she
would not she could not, longer tolerate the ruth
less destruction OF these lovely birds. But ALAS
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
MAKE THEIR OWN LIGHT

Among the most remarkable of all natures
phenomena is the marvellous light-giving power
of many of common plants and animals, OBJ
serves the New York American.
Under certain conditions nasturtiums, sunhcw-
ers dahlias, tuberoses and yellow lilies may be
seen to glow with soft radiance varying in
color and intensity Only those flowers that have
an abundance of yellow or orange shades exhibit
this phosphorescence The best time to the
light is after dark but often intermittent and
flashing.
Often in the early fall the ground will be IL
Illuminated by the glow from the dead leaves. The
Australian poppy is the most remarkable of all
The luminous plants, for it has been found to
send out light OF its of quite noted bril-
hancy.
Mushrooms growing on decayed wood often
have degree of briifiancy that, when they are
placed on a newspaper, will enable one to read
the words in their vicinity with no other light.
One species of mushrooms in Australia, 16 inches
in diameter, was of such brillancy that, seen from
q distance its light frightened the natives.
More interesting than the luminous plants are
the luminous animals. The Pacific coast famous
for its many curious specimens of plant and ami
NAL life is the home of many of them.
or all these. the ascidians are most noteworthy.
One of them, the pyroscama, was seen first as
blaze as big as bucket. When captured ii was
found to be foot long and open at one end at
which there was faint light When touched the
light at once blazed forth into vivid silver phos-
phorescence. One of the animals kept In dark
room furnished enough light for the reading OF
medium sized print
The cg.s.ures are of almost indescrbable beau
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
Endowment!

"Do you get much enjoyment out
Of the new dances?" they asked the
stout man of mellow years.
Enjoyment" he echoed. Watch
me-"
Selling his partner in grip of iron.
he ambled to the right, kicked to the
left, doubled his knees, kicked all
around, lunged ahead, dipped to the
rear, kicked some more, took short
run, beat a retreat, kicked a passing
couple and sank down heavily.
Doesn't that l-l-look like enjoy.
ment?" he stammered.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
No More "BIack Broth" for Him.

Among the forgotten dishes of tie
past was the black broth Of Lace
daemon." What the ingrediente of
this sable composition were," says q
writer, I'VE cannot exactly ascertain,
Doctor Lister Tin 'Apicius) supposed
it to have been hogs blood. It
could not be very alluring mess,
since a citizen of Sybaris, having
tasted it, declared it was no longer a
matter of establishment with him why
the Spartans were so fearless of death,
since any one in his senses would
much rather die than exist on such
execrable food"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
WHEN SONNY COMES HOME

An Atchison family has been talking ever since
last September Of the joy the members would
experience when a son who was away at college
came home for the holidays says the Globe Of
that town In the months he was gone his room
was refurnished.
His mother and sisters began weeks before the
holidays to make out menus for the breakfasts,
luncbeons and dinners during the happy time
when he would be home for the holidays.
The day of his arrival he was whrled home in
the family automobile and welcomed by the wom-
on folks in the family in their very best clothes.
The dinner composed of his favorite dishes, was
served at once. He grandly sat down to the table
and raved over the eegant things he had to eat
in eastern restaurants and the dining
He was taken to his room, but failed to observe
that a hardwood floor new rugs and new furni-
ture and dra peries had replaced the old. He was
called to the telephone. Some of the boys wanted
him to- meet them somewhere. He promised and
went After that the boys and girls kept him
busy.
Mother and the girls packed the dainties in bas-
lsets and sent the baskets TO the poor; they were
not hungry, and the family idol did not eat at
home Every once in a while his room looked as
though cyclone had struck it; he had come
home to dress to go somewhere
Yesterday mother and the girls received q
hasty peck on their cheeks, and in minute the
family automobile had whirled the family idol
10 the train He had spent about Is minutes of
his vacation in the household where he so
worshiped His next vacation will come in the
early summer but he will need his overcoat in
that house; there is a movement On foot 10 freeze
the family idol
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
Oxen In PeriIous Trip.

An UNUSUAL OK story comes from
Townsitend, VT, to the effect that a
woke of oxen when let alone walked
down q railroad track on a trestle
bridge. After proceeding about Is
feet the oxen turned about on the
narrow bridge and made their way
back without mishap.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
Neinhhnrlv Bitterness.

Mrs. Murphy-Take in that face and
put out your pups.
Mrs. Maloney-I did this morning,
and everybody passing by said:
Good morning, Mrs. Murphy. sgd
ney Bulletin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
MANY school Children Are siclkly.

Children who are delicate feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Grays
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by Mothers for "a years. Az
all Druggists, CSC Sample FREE. Address,
A. 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y. ADV.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
Baci!li and Relations.

Mrs. Baye-"She is simply mad on
the subject of germs, and sterilizes or
filters everything in the house" Wis
itor-"How does she get along with
her family?" Mrs. Baye-"Oh, even
her relations are strained.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
A RARE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

81 am determined that my child shall have
one rare accomplishment to help him through
life"
What is 1t ?"
y propose to see that he learns the words of
the Star Spangled Banner"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

They Do, Every Day.
"Your sins will find you out.
'They have nothing on my dpHs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

only other legislatures will fol-
low the example thus set by
America, and ban the importation
of birds feathers. True, for long
there have been protective meas
ures formulated to reduce the
wholesale slaughter of wild birds,
but their inadequacy is common
knowledge. The case, in it's prac-
teal aspect, is almost exactly par
allel with that of the protection of
birds eggs. 1t is useless to strike
at the agent or collector; SO long
as the demand exists a supply will
be forthcoming one col
lector and another takes his place;
throttle the demand and, de causa,
every collector at once gives up the
quest So long as the importation
and expectation of these feathers
we're prohibited only on a large
commercial basis, while the indi-
vidual, the actual consumer, was al
lowed to pass unchallenged, so
long would means be found to
smuggle through the plumes. At
last, however, 1t seems that blow
is being aimed in the right direc-
ton, and now, when the attention
OF the fair sex is thus focused
upon the subject, it is an opportune
time once more to place before
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
HOPELESS CASE.

I'm afraid my son is hopelessiy stupid.
What's the trouble at college? History or
geometry"
why they say be can't learn the football
signals"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
rmn Kinds of a One.

Gosh, but that fellow is dense!"
and a child can see through him!"
American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27
onIy One "BRoMO OUTNINE"

To get the genuine, call for full name, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININEs Look for signature OF
Z. w. GROVE. Cares Cold in One Day. ESQ.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

Drive that cough from your system;
surely help you-5c at all Drug Stores.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

1t keeps some men busy explaining
foolish things to their wives.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-27

OUR hat, II you please,
madam; we must have
that aigrette." Such is
the startling demand
made by the United
States customs officials
OF unwary lady passen-
gers disembarking at
New York nowadays.
Deeds, not words, at last!
And effective deeds, too,
they promise to be, II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17

Nero was bum musician,
AT Roman grammar. he was punk
He started fires and other trouble.
Then threw other kinds of bunk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17
Too Much Government.

An exchange thinks the country Is
having too much government. II
certainly does look as if the people
have but little to say about their own
business. Government specialists and
agents and federal commissions and
the like are very busy these days
looking after other peoples business
They render aid at times and it may
de safely said that at other times II
would be just as well If they were
not so busy. The exchange says:
Business of all kinds is now in the
hands of the government, or will be
as soon as all the new laws get going
The Interstate Commerce. Commission
or perhaps Louis Brandeis-has
charge of the transportation inter-
csts; banking affairs are in the hands
OF the federal reserve board, and the
Interstate Trade Commission will look
after everything else from peanut
stands to shipyards. We have good,
kind government. and II 1t would just
receipt grocers' bills and not keep on
increasing taxes, there would not be
much left to look for. -r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17
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DRAINING THE zUiDER ZEE

The war in Europe may put a tenn
porary check upon. one OF Inc largest
reclamation projects ever contemplate
ed. This is the. draining OF the zui-
der Zee Jon the north coast or Hol-
land which was first planned by the
government Of that country in 1888,
and was Just about to be commenced
when the war broke out. The zuider
Zee is very shallow bay, separated
from the sea by a string Of islands,
which are very close together, so
that the building OF dixie is quite
feasible. rho total area OF the Zui-
der Zee Is 2600 square miles, and the
main dixie will have to be eighteen
miles lons and S25 feet thick. The es-
timated cost Of the project is $780,
100000. and thirty three years Will be
required to complete the work.
Z A very fertile piece Of ground
about 500 square miles in area will
be ready for settlement as soon as
the projecr IS completed, and to q
cointrY hev.aS q 1is..isa1s area and inn
mense population OF Holland, this will
be most important addition. Fig
uring a quarter Of a square mile for
each farmer, the new province will
give homes to about 10000 families
or 100000 persons, not including the
tradespeople, professional men, and
others who do not live upon farms.
At present the Zuider Zee yields about
100000 year as fishery. AS an
agricultural province, 1t will yield
about $2s,OoO,0OO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17

d The well known advertising con-
Germ, n. w. Aver and Son, of Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston and Chi
Cage, in sending out its calendar this
year, is mailing neat folder. with
Sraetings not only cheerful but full
OF advice. encouragement and phil
osophy we'll worth while. AS it
strikes the Telegram as something
productive of great good to mer-
chants, other business men and citi-
zans in general, it is published below:
The Aver calendar, which is on its
way to you carries the seasons greet
ings and heralds the approach of a
new year. Welcome 1915! The old
year Is now yesteryear. However dark
it may have been, however much OF
depression 1t may have carried. it is
now hut part of history. The sun
of today is no less bright because of
the clouds of yesterday. The new year
starts with no less regularity because
the old year was fraught with unnat-
ufal occurrences. Nature goes on
her changeless way. She will not
recognize defeat.
What lesson for us of the BUSH
ness world-for those who can see
and think afar! The new year brings
us another chance and q new race to
run. The course is clear, The OBJ
structions of yesterday have been
passed. Forgetting what has been,
let us FIX our eyes and our thought
ON the mplishment of business ex-
pansion. Let US determine with a
whole heart to fight a stronger, better
battle behind the breastworks of pa
tIence, progress and perseverance.
The successful business grows
! stronger with age. Yesterdays fail
ufes ara but lessons in experience.
Ilken though these lessons are learned
in a hard school, their teachings
should be accepted and profited by.
Morse started afresh after every UNI
successful effort to perfect te-
Biography. Field repeatedly returned
to the task Of laying the Atlantic
cable under most discouraging
series of mishaps. Bell rose above
the jokes and gibes of his critics and
gave the world an indispensable busi-
ness implement. Through intelli-
gent persistence these men made sue
sSFHS utOoSOlli On lue iuinS vi kdlluTS.
Business depression cannot long en-
: dnre in a peaceful country which, in
dastrially. has reached a high stage
OF development and on whose farm
lands golden plenty laughs all DER
tie ground Superficial commercial
disturbances finally spend themselves
without leaving any permanent dam
!. age In their wake. ~
Our experience has shown that
those of our clients who have kept
their advertising appropriations and
selling efforts at normal during q
period Of uncertainty have later
rhaped the profits of courage. They
have been the first to feel the reaction
Of prosperity and the greatest gamers
through new business.
1t has been our good fortune to be
favored by an association with a
great many courageous clients who
: have continuously advertised regard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17

yards. |" n
Undoubtedly there are answers to
some Of. these criticisms from, this
foreigny observer. but We must plead
guilty TO being wastefui.
II is probable that the great Euro
pean war will result in more thrift in
the United States nationally and indi-
vidually There are several reasons
for this belief Every citizen in
America will feel the strain Of this
crisis, and most OF US will be dis
posed to retrench and to fntrench
ourselves by putting more money into
the bank as reserve. fund and for
investment purposes.
For many years after this war all
the savings Of the people Of Europe
probably will go into the securities
OF their governments which will need
to do. some tremendous borrowing to
pay the costs Of the vast struggle. So
that little capital from Europe can be
expected for a long time to help
American development, as It has in
the past We must finance ourselves.
Undoubtedly also there will be a
great after-the-war immigration 70
America from European countries.
THIS influx will contain many who,
both from training and necessity, are
thrifty and in the main they viii, be
a desirable element in our popula-
'tion. Quite possibly we can learn
some valuable lessons from them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17
Agricultural, value 81, Lime.

In report recently issued by the
United States Geological Survey on
the source, manufacture and use OF
lime, some very interesting and edu-
cauonal data Is given on the use OF
lime as a fertilizer which emhody the
views on this subject Of a number OF
our most prominent agriculturists.
The report dealing with the sub
|1ect OF agricultural lime states. that
the use Of lime as a fertilizer dates
from the inception OF modern scien-
ttfc farming. Agricultural chemists
have shown that there are fiye or six
different functions which lime may
perform to benefit soil, which may
be summarized briefly as follows:
!. 1t is an essential element of plant
food. %. II aids In the conversion
lof decaying organic, matter into
humus. 3. 1t forms compounds with
the humic acids which tend to pre-
vent their being 1eached out Of the
soil and lost. A. BY producing proper
sanitary conditions the growth Of in.
1urious bacteria Is largely prevented,
while the growth of nitrifying bac-
teria Is encouraged. These nitrifying
bacteria convert the nitrogen Of the
humus into a form such that it is
available as a plant food. 5. Lime
aids In ting liberation OF potash and
Iphosphoruy from inert Compounds.
g. IT. tends to Sbocculate- clay soils.
rendering them granular and more
porous.
Obviously, permanent results can
mot be expected unless care is taken
to insure the. presence of some or
sanic fertilizer at all times. Lime
used alone may be temporarily bene-
fetal. but will eventually be harmt
fnl; when used with cowpea vines 1t
becomes more efficient for general
purposes than almost any other fer.
tilizer OF course. lime is not bene-
fetal to all crops to the same extent,
and not all soils need lime. :
Thus some OF the common plants
which are stated by this report TO be
benefited by lime are spinach, lettuce,
beet. celery, onion, cucumber, can't
laloupe. asparagus. cabbage. peanut,
|rhlbarb,. pea. pumpkin, bean, tobacco;
alfalfa. clover. barley. wheat, oats,
timothy, gooseberiy, cnrrant, orange,
ounce and cherry. Indian corn Is
only slightly benefited. Plants which
are said to be slightly injured by
lime are cotton. tomato. cowpea, con-
cord grape. peach, apple and pear,
and those really injured are radish.
fax, blackberry. black raspberry and
cranberry. Whether soil will re-
spond to lining or not depends on
the amount Unavailable calcium oxide
which it already contains. Unfortun-
ately chemical ANALYSIS does not dis
tipguish between the total calcium
oxide and that which is available to
plants. Probably the best indication
OF the need of lime is the failure to
obtain a good crop OF clover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-17
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T R A v ELET TIE
BY Niksah
KEY WEST

Since biblical days it has, been gem
orally accepted that one must "go
down to the sea in ships" But Amer-
lean enterprise has proved this to be
fallacy. One can journey to, Key
West, which is on an island fully 60
miles off the coast of Florida, in a
day coach, a Pullman or an obserya-
ton car, as his fancy dictates; for Q
modern railroad, built along string
OF islands and on viaducts across the
channels of the sea, is in daily oper-
alton to the city.
Key Vests bid for fame, however,
does not rest wholly on the fact that
it possesses an ocean going railroad.
For another thing 1t is the southern
most city in the United States, being
approximately 100 miles farther south
than the most southern point in Tex
as.
The waters of Key West harbor are
of the beautiful turquoise blue found
tonly about coral formations. Accus-
toned to the deep blues and greens
Of the open sea, the voyager across
the gulf or down the coast wonders
as he sails into the light smoky blue
waters if; by any chance gigantic hid
den factories discharging waste ma
terials can possibly dye the sea as
he knows they may color rivers.
One of the institutions of Key West
is the negro ".wharf=rats" who dive
for coins thrown into the hal:bor by
tourists, invariably recovering them
before they reach the bottom.
Key West owes much of its growth
! to the influx of Cubans across the mar
row Strait of Florida. They have
brought with them and planted a
great cigar manufacturing industry
which gives employment to a large
portion of the inhabitants.
Fruit lovers reyel in visit to Key