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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
BACK TO MER|vALE
BY FRANK FILsoN.

I suppose 1t is human nature to be
interested in the misfortunes Of orr
fellow-beings, and that excuses the
interest that everybody in Merivale
took in Jenny Walsh. 1t was not ami
mated by any spirit Of unkindness-
but we all wanted to see how Jenny
would take it.
Frank Stockleigh and his bride were
coming back to Merivale.
Jenny had been pretty once. That
was ten years before. She wasn't
much to look at now, though some
thought that she had charm. But
charm doesn't last much beyond thir-
ty-five. At least, I'll qualify that by
relating what our mayor, Doc. VIII
Jams, said. After thirty-6ve, he saios
a woman must have matronly charm,
because the girlish charm has grown
stale. That bore out his reputation
as the village wiseacre. And Jenny
was still slim and girlish, but she was
growing into middle-aged woman.
Yet it didn't seem SO long since
dAh Ad0 DCCh Ahe@oAy IA AO'S "AsAA
her. She was light-hearted girl in
those days. She had known Frank
since they were children-but she re-
jected him. Nobody exactly knew
why, some thought she was in love
with neer-do-well Jim Furber. Any
way, Frank Stockleigh went West, and
now he was returning, the owner of
the Montana copper mine and mil
lionaire several times over. He had
bought Squire Gray's house, and an
bounced that he and his wife were
coming back to make Merivale their
home.
He and his wife! He had married
a Montana girl, and that was one OF
the things we wanted to know how
Jenny would take. 1t does need
courage for a maiden lady Of thirty
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
She Wanted to Hold Car.

George Gerrodette, motorman, was
Just starting his car from Patchogue,
Long Island, for the run to Bayport,
when a young woman walked up TO
him.
Please wait ten or fifteen minutes
for me, so | won't have to stay over
for the next car" she said. I've just
found a dress at the store that like
awfully well, but think ought to try
1t on first"
I'm sorry" said the motorman, but
I just can't do it."
The bell changed, the car started,
and the young woman was left stand
ing In the road The motorman's con-
science pricked him. At last he said:
I'm used to stopping to tell EN-
the time o. day, whether the waters
ane, and how the fish bite, but blessed
4 that girl don't get me-"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Vegetarian Doqs.

There is a Brussels terrier who loves
asparagus, dislikes strawberries, and
is always very angry If he does not
have twoNor three spoonfuls of black
coffee after lunch. He is fond Of
endives. French beans, and carrots.
Another puppy is exceedingly fond
of bananas, but the record-breaker
is bulldog, whose diet includes ap-
pies, oranges, bananas, grapes and
tomatoes.
AT the sight of an orange being
peeled" says the dogs mistress, This
mouth waters to such an extent that
it is almost pathetic, besides being
extremely bad for the carpet His
particular passion is for grapes,
which are given to him daily by a
greengrocer, whose store he refuses
to pass until he has been in and had
his usual supply"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
a Fish Story.

The inns of dear old England are
picturesque" said Richard lie Gall
lienne, on his return from abroad, "but
the food they serve is something ter
rible.
After visit to Blenheim palace !
entered an inn in the quaint village OF
Woodstock. AS / lunched--or tried to
lunch-my landlord said to me:
''The great dock of Marlborough
once sat in that chair you're settins
In, sir
Is that SOP said l.
"'And the dock once drunk is beer
out o. that same mug you're a-drinkin'
out Of
And bet,' said /, I bet he refused
to eat this fish, too. Well, take 1t away
my man. | don't want it, either"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17

30 poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day l
found piece of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he said,
'Why don't you try it? So | did, and
after / had taken two bottles / felt
better and said to my husband, Il don't
need any more, and he said 'You had
better take it little longer anyway.
So took it for three months and got
well and strong. - Mrs. ALoNzo e.
BAKER, Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
Of many woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping to support a family, on meagre
wages. Whether in house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ii
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Quail Are the Farmers AID.

The chinch bug costs the farmers of
the United States at least 100000, 900
a year. Various means for fighting
these bugs have been devised, but
their most successful enemies are the
birds of the air. If the chinch bug is
to be practically eradicated we must
depend upon the efforts OF the quail,
as his home is in the brooding grounds
of the chinch bug. Nowadays things
that are done have q certain degree OF
the idea OF permanency about them,
hence the first steps In the permanent
destruction of the chinch bug is a
more complete protection of the quail
that assists also In lowering the losses
caused By the cotton weevil, the grass
hopper. ard the potato bug-Farm and
Preside
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Ingenious Smuggling Device.

A museum Of criminology has been
founded in Paris by M. Charles Perch
ard, formerly chief of the police An
archist brigade. Among its curious
contents are hollow wax baby which
was used to smuggle brandy into
Paris. A woman carried baby into
the city every day, but as it never
grew any bigger the authorities ex.
amined 1t and discovered the fraud.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Her SHAKEN NERVES
STORY OF THE WAYS OF THE
MODERN WOMAN.
Shocks That Would Seem Calculated
to Disturb Pass Comparatively
Unnoticed, While a Smaller
Thing Causes Trouble.

-
stepped into the elevator of the apart
ment house. On the way down to
the ground floor the green elevator
boy reversed the lever by accident
and the sensation was startling. Mrs.
Preston smiled at the fright of the
elevator boy.
On the way out one of the employees
who was cleaning the entrance hall
dropped mammoth incandescent bulb
which shattered with report like
that of young cannon when it struck
the tesselated floor.
TOO bad, Tony; they'll probably
take that out of your wages" she said
to the cleaner.
AS she made her way downtown she
stopped to chat with friend at cor
ner where a building was going up.
Automatic riveters made the air hid
eous as they tapped bolt heads into
steel Orders, but Mrs. Preston and
her friend pitched their voices little
higher and continued their converse
ton.
waited structure one of the trains thun-
dering, groaning, shrieking around the
curve made short circuit, whereupon
vivid blue flashes filled the air and
loud reports brought crowds. Mrs.
Preston watched 1t with interest for a
few moments and then passed on.
AS she was crossing a street she
stepped back out Of the way of an
electric truck just In time to prevent
being run down. AS she stood there
the truck, apparently beyond control,
dashed into the side of a crosstown
car The air was filled with shattered
glass and shrieks of frightened pas
sengers.
"rThe driver Of that car was GER
tainly careless" murmured Mrs. Pres
ton as she went on.
A policeman stepped forward and
held up warning hand to her just as
several pieces of fire apparatus came
swinging around the corner in wide
halfskidded arc, the gongs changing
and sirens bowling.
SIS the fire near here, officer?" she
asked. The policeman did not know.
Just as she was entering depart
ment store a woman pushed her hur-
riedly aside and tried to get through
the door.
stop her!" yelled several voices.
Two salesgirls grabbed Mrs. Pres
ton, but third came running up, cry
ing that she was not the woman. Mrs.
Preston went along to the. glove coun-
ter, and as she made her purchases
she remarked:
Wasn't that some shoplifter trying
to get out?"
The girl at the glove counter adj
mitted that it was.
How interesting" commented Mrs,
Preston.
The hour was late and she took q
taxi to her home. On the way up the
avenue there was loud report The
inner tube had suffered blowout and
Mrs Preston laughingly got into an
other taxi.
At home that evening In her apart
ment all was quiet and comfortable.
In the adjoining room her maid, while
passing through, accidentally knocked
a small book from the table and 1t fell
to the floor with a sharp little slap.
Good heavens, what was that?"
screamed Mrs. Preston, turning pale
and clasping her hands to her heart.
Mrs. Preston scolded the maid
roundly and then sent for a physician.
"Oh, dear, DOCTOR" she said when
that gentleman arrived, you positive
ly must do something for me at once.
assure you my nerves are absolutely
wrecked
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Breaking Up Pavement With Pillow.

Breaking Up Pavement With PloW.
The street car company of Cleve-
land has recently designed novel
pavement plow for the quick and eco
nomical breakup of paving ante
cedent to track work. The pillow con-
sists of a heavy steel casting of suit
able shape for lifting the paving blocks
and for cutting the tie rods at the
same time. 1t is pulled by service
motor car. Three men and the crew
of the motor car are all the personnel
needed to operate the machine. This
unique pillow can remove 1900 square
feet Of pavement in one minute. On
another occasion the pavement in q
stretch Of track 1900 feet long was re-
moved in So minutes. The plow is
used but once or twice week, for an
hours work with it will give the street
car company enough track to work on
for eight or twelve days.-Electrio
Railway Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Bless the Ladies.

Our congressional committee heard
80 ladies in two hours. That many
men could have kept US listening for
several days"
THAT shows that women can trans
act public business. But how did
they manage to crowd 80 speeches
into two hours?"
"Oh, they spoke three and four at
time."-Kansas City Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17

in a moment the thin man had her in
his arms, and she was crying upon
his shoulder, and then they began
kissing each other right in front of
the crowd.
There was sort Of universal gasp
OF stupefaction. Frank Stockleigh
cleared his throat-and then he wasn't
looking at the crowd any more, but
only at Jenny Walsh and the thin
man, who was still hugging her.
: The gasp was succeeded by breath
less silence. Then Mayor Williams
peered hard into the thin mans face;
and suddenly he cried:
Jim Furber, as am aliye!"
He spun round, and Jenny too, and
she was looking at US with a kind of
gentle defiance in her eyes; and they
were holding each others hands.
'FWhy, thought you were-I thought
you were" stammered Doc Will
Jams, and that was as far as he could
sget. He couldn't exactly tell him he
thought he was in prison; and yet the
surprise Of Jim's temperance, and
his appearance in Franks company,
made the mayor forget himself
Yes, l was" answered Jim, looking
at him with the blinking gaze of a
man who hasn't been in the free air
as much as he should have been. Il
was in the penitentiary eight years.
But"
And he broke off in a sort of chok-
ing sob, and Jenny linked her arm
through his. And then, for once Mayor
Williams did the right thing.
Jim, you and Mr.. and Mrs. Stock
leigh are going to be my guests at
dinner" he said. $50 come along all
of you-straight up to the house. And
you, of course, Miss Jenny" he con-
tinued.
But it was not until the dinner was
over that the mystery was explained,
and it was Frank Stockleigh who
cleared it up.
Friends" he began, and there was
something in his tone which checked
the air of jollity, II am bringing back
to you not only my wife"-here he
bowed toward her-"but also your
fellow-citizen, Mr. Furber. You prob
ably know the sad circumstances con-
nected with his disappearance. Let
me say that after eight years impris-
onment his innocence has been proved
by the confession of dying man.
pu 10 1,n
preferred to remain under stigma
rather than drag the name of the dead
mans relatives into publicity. You
cannot give him back those eight
years, but you can take him into your
hearts"
In a moment every man there, and
every woman, too, was crowding
around Jim, shaking his hand, and I
think in that moment the memory of
those eight years fell from his mind
and he became normal man again.
He stood up and tried to speak.
After several attempts he found his
voice.
Thanks to Frank Stockleign," he
said. 1T was he, gentlemen, who dis
covered what had happened to me and
travelled East and spent thousands of
dollars proving my innocence. And !
ask you to drink to-drink to Frank
and his bride and-and my wife, whom
you know as Miss Walsh. You see"
he added, choking more and more,
I'VE -married-when I-I-was
in-prison-eight years ago.
Copyright, 1914. by w. G. Chapman)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Our Statesmen,

Ambrose Bierce. the brilliant satir-
ist, gave. at dinner in Washington, a
few political definitions.
"A conservative" said Mr.. Bierce,
is a statesman who IS enamored of
existing evils, while 3 radical would
replace them with others"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
No Kick Comma From Mule.

rs that your mule" asked the man
going fishing.
"Yassir," said the colored man, who
was sitting on a log by the road.
Does he kick?"
Deed, mistuh, he amt got no cause
to kick. He's gittin' his own way
right along. I'm de one OATS hayin'
de worry an difficulty"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-C Could
Not Do Her Work Found
Relief In Novel Way.
Adrian, Mich. -" suffered terribly
with female weakness and backache and

got so weak tndC i
could hardly do my
work. w h en- I
washed my dishes /
had to sit down and
when / would sweep
the floor / would get
so weak that / would
have to get a drink
every few minutes.
and before / did my
busting Iwouid have
to lie down. / got
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
White House Rose Garden.

The rose garden that Mrs. Wood
row Wilson had planted at the White
House is said to be quite equal to
others that she planned at Princeton
and other places where she has lived.
She and her daughters have spent
much time, not only in experimenting
the work of the rose garden, but in
actually working in it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
Defined.

PA, what is theorist?"
"a theorist, son, is person who
puts up the talk and expects some
body else to put up the money!
Baltimore Sun.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
No Relief.

did you send away that ill-tem-
pered, growing dog to the pound?"
YES. but it doesn't help things
much. l can't send my husband there
too"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease che
Antiseptlc powder TO be shaken into the shoes. 10
makes tight new shoes feel easy. just the thing
for dancing. Refuse substitutes. For FREE trial
package, address Allen S. olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17

The real secret of happiness is to
let the other fellow do the worrying.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17

When relatives do favor they new
er allow the recipient to forget 1t.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
For Real Endowment.

Going to the theater again? Why,
you saw that piece only the other
night"
Yes, but not in my new frock."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17

Green is a popular color at present,
but no girl should be green with envy.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-07-17
A Woman's Opinion.

Mistress-Haven't you any refer
ences?
Maid have, but they're like my
photographs-none Of them do me
Justice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-05

"Don't know" responded another.
Looks like some old professor, doesn't
he?"
'Too well dressed Probably some
Old banker from the other side Dis
tinguished looking old chap. isn't he? ?'
The two old gentlemen slipped their
Wine and ate their dinner without no.
hclng the attention they We're attract
ing.
Then they went in by log fire and
smoked their cigars. Many New Year
! days We're passing in review before
t1lbert. They rose up slowly like the
Wreaths Of smoke-New Years in
the gutter, cold, thinly Clad hungry;
New Years in novels, surrounded by
vice and crime; New Years at home.
his own home built by honest toll, sur
rounded by his wife and little ones,
dear. dead faces peering through the
mists of time; New Years in prison,
aye, many Of them.
At last the clock struck 12.
Your days work is over, my dear
Filbert," said Peters. holding out his
hand. II want to thank you for MAX
Ing this the happiest New Years day
ever passed" The other took the
extended hand. He tried to speak, but
was unable to do so. Tears dimmed
his blue eyes, stole down the wrinkled
cheeks and fell unnoticed upon the
white shirt. Slowly they made their
way toward the hall. where the boy
assisted them into their overcoats.
AS they stood on the steps Of the
clubhouse Filbert attempted to speak,
but Peters interrupted him with:
There; don't say anything 1 know
all you would say. I need some one
for just such days as this. and after
you have arranged with the matron
want you to come to my hotel, say, at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning | never
spent happier New Years day in my
life. and every year as long as God
spares me we will spend the day to-
gether just as we have done today
Good night"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-05
BERRY. TIE HENGMATs.
How He Got His Grewson1e Office and
Why He Resigned IT,


Berry, the famous English hengman,
had an extr;, ordinary career He work
ed as Il carpenter. engineer and printer
before joining the police force. He
knew his predecessors, MarwOod and
Calcroft, and secured the post Of hang
man out of 1,40o applicants. It is said
that Berry was chosen rs hang,nan by
the SheriffS Of London through an an
sWer he gave to a question about hang
ing 4 man he knew to be innocent.
"iNonid you hang that gentleman over
there:' lie W;iS asked. After looking
at the councillor. Il venerable gray
bearded figure, Berry is alleged to
have replied: y would hang the lot Of
you. The crime would not be mine,
but tle laws"
And ycC Berry finally gave up his
Office as h:ng2n,,n becacGc the execu-
ton by him of two innocent persons
got ON his nerves
The first case was that of Il farm lad
aged about eighteen. accused OF shoot
ing policeman. The boy protested
his innocence to Berry up TO the last
moment, but was duly executed. Some
liInc alter tHlS berry ndnScU Ine NGCu-
erby hall murderers, one Of whom Just
before he died told Berry that it was
he who had shot the policeman for
which crime the boy had been exc
cuted
The second case was that of Mary
Leffiey of Lincolnshire, who was ac-
cused Of poisoning her husband with
arsenic. She, too, protested her inno-
| cence, but was hanged. Some years
| later a farmer dying of cancer con-
| fessed the crime. He said he had had
a quarrel with John Leflley, and when
| both John and Mary We're out he had
entered their cottage and put arsenic
in q milk pudding which had been pre-
pared for John Leff1ey's dinner.
1t WAS on account of these two grave
miscarriages Of justice that Berry III
timateiy turned evangelist. He was
| persuaded to go to a mission meeting
| at Bradford and there announced his
! cOnv nverSion.-London Tit-Bits.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-05
DINING WITH FRIENDS.
An Incident of Boarding House Life In
Great CITY.

Great City.
Not until boarding houses cease to
exist will all their romances be writ
ten. Shabby romances most Of them
are. like that Of the young woman who
got so tired Of being called ''poor thing
because she received no invitations
and had to eat all her meals at the
boarding house table that she took to
eating alone once in awhile at n cheap
restaurant and then braZenly lying
about the friends who had invited her
to dinner.
There was young man in that house
who never went anywhere either. The
first night the girl stayed out life's
desolation nearly overpoWered him.
"Even that poor little white faced
soul has maGo 14':er# i-s,io
he said Nobody wants me. I'm 10
good on earth"
Then on rare occasions his place At
the table was vacant.
New ftiendS?' asked the iandlady.
Yes" the young man lied.
One night the man and the girl met
at twenty five cent restaurant. They
blushed. they fenced, they finally con.
fessel
Were q pair OF fraulls.'' said the
girl. ''It is awful to think that tonight
when we go home We Will have to
fTiends.''
well" said the young man softly,
"ain't we?"-New York Times.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-05
NUMBER S.
GEMS IN A VACUUM,
They Take on an Added 1riIIiance anc
Fairiy Glow

They Take on an Added 1riIIiance and
Fairly Glow.
The jewelers. Of ancient Egypt knew
more than modern craftsmen about
treating gems so that they would
shine and sparkle. Such gems as the
emerald, garnet and iacinth were live
her and more luminous in the days OF
the Ptolelnies than they can be made
today. It is known that the diamond,
ruby, erlerald and kunzite become
more Ihosnhoresctiit or fiuoreScent un-
der certain circumstances
Gems exhibit the iive,est phosphor-
escellce ia vacuum tubes Even in
raretie3 air some diamonds give out a
blue light, which is not present in
denser atmosphere. In Il vacuum a
diamond of four or five karats gives
as much light as 4 candle. The color
OF the light differs rot only with tho
origin Of the diamond, but with the
facets Of the same diamond. Maske-
lyme made Il collection of diamonds
Which gloWed in 4 vacuum with nearly
all the colors Of the spectrum. An I'M
cut stone which was roughly cube
shape, with truncatcd corners and
edges, emitted orange yellow light
from the faces of the cube. pale yellow
from the corners, and lemon yellow
from the fat edges.
Next to the diamond stands the ruby
as highly phosphorescent III a vacuum.
The ruby enits a beautiful red light,
as though it were incandescent. Kun
zite shines with a golden yellow or
yellow tinged with rose. The emerald
shines with q crimson light The
same gems become phoslD slDhorescent IN
der the influence Of radiun. The ultra
violet rays also produce luminosity in
gems.
1t is we'll known that rubies from
the mines Of Burma Hre more valuable
| than those from neighboring Siam. EN-
| ternally they look much alike. but I'M
! der the ultraviolet rays the burmese
| stones which are called oriental rubies
glow like red cmbels, while the Samcsa
rnhias Look almost tblack.-Independent