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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
BADLY AFFECTED BY WIND
Prodigious Speed of Projectiles In
Warfare Has Been Known to
Overcome Soldiers.

That the wind of projectiles causes
the death of soldiers is a theory adj
vanced by Professor Laurent of Brus-
sells, who read a paper on this subject
before the French Acadamy of Science.
During the Balkan war, Professor Lau-
rent said he mad noticed soldiers who,
seemingly, were troubled from cerebro-
spinal disturbances, although having
escaped bullet. Sometimes the vic
tins became cataleptic and in less
serious cases there were symptoms of
fainting, tingling sensations and par
tial paralysis.
In instances where this mysterious
infiiction caused death, autopsies were
held and these invariably revealed no
nervous LESSONS. Then it occurred to
Professor Laurent that the variations
of atmospheric pressure caused by the
passing of the projectile had an effect
upon the nerve cells, causing inhibi-
ton.
DR.. Matigon, during the Russia-Japan
war. reported similar cases, particu-
larly after severe bombardment. AS
projectiles gain not only in size but in
speed, as the years go on, just what
the toll from wind will be in the next
great conflict is hard to forecast.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
Copyright by The Century Co,
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Abraham Rose and Angelina,
his wife, have lost their little home
through Abe's unlucky purchase of Tena-
fly Gold mining stock. Their household
goods Sold the 500 auction money, all
they have left. will place Abe in the Old
home. Both are self-sacrif1cing but Abe
decides: my dear, this is the fust time
I've had chance to take the wust of 1T.
The old couple bid good-by to the little
sends them along by-paths to the gate of
the Old Ladies' home Miss Abigail, ma
kron OF the Old Ladies' home. hears of
the Ill fortune of the old couple. She tells
the other old ladies, and Blossy, who has
paid double Zee for the only double bed
that Abe must be taken in with his wife:
ABE awakens next morning to find that
he is "Old Lady No. 81" The old ladies
give him such a warm welcome that he
ks made to feel at home at once. Brother
Abe expands under the warm reception
Of the sisters, and reign Of peace begins
In the Old Ladies' home. Abe is the CEN
ter OF the community. The semi annual
visit of Blossy's aged lover, Capt. Samuel
Darby, is due. Abe advises her to marry
him. For the first time the captain fails
to appear Blossy consults Abe so often
regarding Darby, his old captain In the
tife-saving service. that gossip begins to
buzz. Aunt Nancy takes Abe to task for
flirting with Blossy. He Is much con-
perned when he learns that Angy Is 1eal-
GUS Blossy drives away with Darby to
be married. Abe loses popularity. The
change reacts on him and the doctor or
Hers him to bed. Then he Is at the mercy
of the old ladies. Darby comes to see him.
The old captain suggests a week. harden
ing up at the old lifesaving station. and
the two old cronies make plans for the
trip. Angy plans to visit Blossy while
they are gone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05

the bulbs will reroot, especially If
there are frequent showers, and the
quality of the bulbs is injured.
The pulling of the crop is not an
expensive operation If the bulbs are
large and not set too deep in the
ground. They are simply pulled by
hand and deposited in windows con-
tanning the onions from three or four
rows.
They should be left in these wind
rows until fully cured which will re-
quire about one week. On bright
days the curing will be fastened by
stirring with wooden rake, being
careful not to bruise them.
If there is danger of rainy season
the crop may be cured in open sheds
or ON a barn floor. If the rays of the
sun are very hot, the onions should
be gathered in small piles containing
about barrel and protected by thin
layer of straw. This will prevent the
sun from turning exposed portions
green.
After the crop is cured the bulbs
should be sorted, topped if desired,
and properly stored. All weeds and
refuse should be removed. Very fire.
quently the bulbs command 81 or 81
more per barrel in the early spring
than they do soon after harvesting.
Onions may be stored in two diff
ferent ways; first, by freezing the
bulbs and keeping them in this state
all winter, or by storing them in
dry apartment where the temperature
can be maintained just above the
freezing point.
The freezing process is very salts
factory where the weather is cold all
winter. 1t consists in storing them in
the barn or out-buildings, allowing
them to freeze, then covering with
hay or straw, and letting them remain
in this frozen state all winter. Lay
ers of straw must be thrown on the
bottom of the bins before putting the
onions in.
In the spring they can be packed in
boxes or barrels and shipped to COM
mission house or sold to some local
buyer, and will always command
remunerative price.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
(By r. B. RUSHING.)

(By r. B. RUSHING)
Cultivation Is necessary for three
purposes, namely: To prevent the
growth of weeds, or to destroy those
which have already started; to form
a loose surface which prevents evap-
Grafton and also allows the free de-
velopment of the bulb; to admit
plenty of air, thus promoting the
chemical and other changes that pre-
pare the plant foods for assimilation.
However, cultivation is not necessary
IL the fall unless growth of weeds
threatens to smother them.
Early in the spring when the ground
is not wet the cultivator and wheel
hoe must be started but not until
the ground is in good condition. The
soil must be stirred frequently. I'm
til the bulbs are well-grown, cultivat-
ing can hardly be overdone. 1t is
always desirable to stir the soil as
vent the formation of crust on the
surface.
There are two classes of attach
ments to wheel hoes, those cutting
horizontally and those cutting verti-
cally. The former are the best for
cultivating when small, because they
throw the soil away from rather than
to the plants. When the bulbs begin
to bottom, vertical cutting attach
ments may be used, being careful not
to run deep enough to injure the
roots.
When onions are grown in large
quantities it is necessary to plant
them about twenty-four or thirty inches
apart to admit of horse cultivator,
otherwise if only for family use, they
may be planted about eighteen inches
apart and can be worked by hand.
They should be harvested promptly
at maturity. Harvesting should be
begun when most of the necks have
turned yellow and are considerably
withered.. Although there is general
Iy still quite number of green tops
when the main crop is ready for har-
resting, the bulbs of those will thor
oughly ripen if pulled along with the
others. 1t is not safe to delay the
harvesting on account of a few green
tops. If left too long in the ground
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05

much excitement, so many instruc.
lions and directions for the two ad.
venturers, that Abraham found him
self in the carriage before he had
kissed Angy good-by.
He had shaken hands, perhaps not
altogether graciously, with every one
else, even with the deaf-and-dumb gar.
dener, who came out Of his hiding
place to witness the setting-out. Be-
ing dared to by all the younger sisters,
he had waggishly brushed his beard
against Aunt Nancy Smiths cheek,
and then he had taken his place be-
side Samuel without touch or word
of parting to his wife.
He turned in his seat to wave to
the group on the porch, his eyes rest.
ing In a sudden hunger upon Ange.
lines frail, slender figure, as he re-
membered. She knew that he had
forgotten in the furry of his leave
taking, and she would have FASTENED
down the steps to stop the carriage;
but all the old ladies were there to
see, and she simply stood, and gazed
after the vehicle as it rolled away
slowly behind the jog trot of Samuel's
safe old calico horse. She stood and
looked, holding her chin very high,
and trying to check it's unsteadiness.
A sense Of loneliness and desolation
fell over the Home. Piece by piece
the sisters put away all the clothing
they had offered In vain to Abe. They
said that che house was already dull
without his presence. Miss Abigail
began to plan what she should have
for dinner the day of his return.
No one seemed to notice Angy. She
felt that her own departure would
create scarcely stir; for, without
Abraham, she was only one Of group
Of poor old women. in semi-charity
home.
Slowly she started up the stairs for
her bonnet and the old broche shawl.
When she reached the landing, where
lay the knitted mat of the threestar
pattern, the matron called up to her
in tragic tones:
"Angy Rose, I jest thought Of it.
He never kissed yew good-by!"
Angy turned, her small, slender feet
sinking deep into one of the woolly
stars, her slim figure encircled by the
light from the upper hall window. She
saw dozen faces uplifted to her, and
she answered with quiet dignity:
80 1T s,1s
afore folks"
Then quickly she turned again, and
went to her room-their room-where
she seated herself at the window, and
pressed her hand against her. heart,
familiar pain, pain that she could
not have shown "afore folks"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
COLLEGE TRAINING
WORKED A MIRACLE
Pennsylvania Woman Well Paid
for Trouble in Educating
Her Farm Hand.

A woman who had sent her farm
hand to state college got the expense
money back in one year. She tells
me that his knowledge of COWS has
worked a small miracle.
He tests the milk, makes a formula
for the feed each cow should have
and weighs and measures results in a
fashion that fairly startled the neigh
bors.
Once a COW was cow, but now a
poor COW very quickly becomes beef,
writes Girard in Philadelphia Public
Ledger. 1t was formerly the fashion
to give the entire herd the same guam
tity as well as the same kind of feed,
regardless of what was best for each.
Now that's changed.
This college-educated farm hand has
proved that it pays best to own only
good cows. The neighbors soon
caught that idea, and tnat neighbor-
hood has been revolutioniZed in the
milk business by this one person.
I know another woman who keeps
CHICKENS, anu SHS HdS IOiu LnO lndI oAO
earns 40 per cent year on her invest
ment. But she spent four or five years
learning how to do it.
Ever notice the green banks along
the deep railroad cuts on the way to
Atlantic City? They were formerly
ugly clay and were washing down
upon the tracks with every rain. Then
Engineer Nichols happened along
with remedy. He dumped good earth
and fertilizer upon the steep banks,
sowed grass seed and saved the COM
pany in repairs almost as much every
year as the whole job cost.
Knowing ho~ that's the trick
whether you raise chickens. keeps
dairy or are IN engineer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
CHAPTER xIIl-Continued.

She perched herself on her little
horsehair trunk, which she had packed
to take to Blossy's, looking in her
time-worn silk gown like a rusty
blackbird, and, like a bird, she bent
her head first to one side and then
the other, surveying Abe in his bar
rel clothes" with a critical but COM
plimentary~eye
Wonder who made that necktie ?"
she questioned. 'T'll bet yer twas
Aunt Nancy; she's got a sharp tongue,
but lot of silk pieces an tender
spot in her heart fer yew, Abe. Ruby
Lee says she never thought yew'd
bring her around; yewre dretful
takin' in yer ways, father, thar's no
use a-talkin,."
Abraham glanced at himself in the
glass, and pulled at his heard, his
ccuntenance not altogether free from
self-conscious vanity.
81 hain't sech a bad-lookfn' Teller
when I'm dressed up, be l, mother?
dunno ez it's so much fer folks ter
say l look like Abe Lincoln, after all;
he was dretful humbly."
Father" Angy said coaxingly,
why don't yer put some o. that air
sweet stuff Miss Abigail give yer on
ysr hair? She'll feel real hurt eff she
don't smell it on yer when yew go
down stairs"
Abe made a WY face, took up the
thy bottle of Jockey Club" and
rubbed few drops On his hands. His
hands would wash, and so he could
find some way Of removing the odor
before he reached the station and
the men.
"I'll be some glad ter git away from
these here fussy old hens fer SPELL"
he grumbled, as he slammed the vial
back on the bureau; but Angy looked
so reproachful and grieved that he
felt ashamed of his ingratitude, and
asked with more gentleness:
"Yew goin' ter miss me, mother?"
Then the old wife was ashamed to
fiEd herself shaking of sudden, and
grown wretchedly afraid-afraid of
the separation, afraid of the harden
ing" process, afraid Of she knew not
what.
I'm glad faint goin' ter be fer all
winter this time" she said simply;
then arose to open the door in order
that ne might not see the rush of tears
to her foolish old eyes.
According to the arrangement, Cap
tain Darby was to drive over from
Twin Coves with his hired man, and
Ezra, after taking the two old men to
the bay, was to return to the Home
for Angy and her little trunk
When Samuel drove up to the front
door, he found Abe pacing the porch,
his coat collar turned up about his
neck, his shabby fur cap pulled over
his brow, his carpetbag on the step,
and, piled on the bench at the side of
the door, an assortment of wooden
articles fully six feet high, which aft
erward developed to be shawls, capes.
hoods, comforters, wristlets, leggings.
uNbias, fascinators, guernseys, blank
cts and coats.
Abe was tuning and indignant,
scornful of the contributions, and VOW
ing that, though the sisters might re-
gard a scooter as q freight ocean
liner, he would carry nothing with him
but what he wore and his carpetbag.
IAN, right yer be-" pronounced
samuel. with a glance at the laden
bench and shake of his head which
said as plainly as words, Brother
IRON what am / not delivering thee?'
The sisters came bustling out of the
door. Mrs. Holman In the lead. Angy
submerged in the crowd, and from
that moment there was such a fuss. sc
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
CHAPTER XIV.
Cutting the Apron Strings.


The usual hardy pleasure-seekers
that gather at the foot Of Shore Lane
whenever the bay becomes a field
Of ice and field of sport as we'll were
there to see the old men arrive, and
as they stepped out of the carriage
there came forward from among the
group gathered about the fire on the
beach the editor of the Shoreville Her
aid.
Ever since his entrance into the Old
Ladies' home Abe had never stopped
chatting in secret over the fact that
until he died, and no doubt received
worthy obituary, he might never again
have his name in the paper"
In former days the successive edi-
tors of the local sheet had been will
ling, nay, eager, to chronicle his do
ings and Angy's, whether Abe's old
enemy, rheumatism, won new vic
tory over him or Angy's second cousin
Ruth came from Roverhead to spend
the day, or--wonder indeed to relate!
the old man Imended his roof or
painted the front fence No matter
what happened of consequence to Cap
tain and Mrs. Rose, Mr.. Editor had
always been jealous to retail the news
before the auction sale of their
household effects marked the death of
the old couple. and of Abe especially,
to the social world of Shoreville. What
man would care to read his name be-
tween the lines of such a news item
as this?
The Old Ladies' Home is making prep
arations for its annual quilting bee. Dona-
tons of worsted, cotton batting, and lin
ings will be gratefully received
Mr. Editor touched his cap to the
two old men. He was a keen-faced,
boyish little man with laugh bigger
than himself, but he always wore a
worried air the day before his paper,
weekly, went to pres, and he wore
that worried look now. Touching his
hand to his fur cap, he informed Sam
uel and Abe that news was "as
scarce as hens teeth" then added:
whats doing?"
ooh, nawthin', nawthin'," hastily re-
piled Samuel, who believed that he
hated publicity, as he gave Abe's foot
sly kick. 1--WE was jest a-gwine
ter take a leetle scooter SAIL" He ad-
justed the skirt of his coat in an
effort to hide Abe's carpetbag, his own
canvas satchel, and a huge market
basket of good things which Blossy
had cooked for the life-sayers. seen
anythink or that air Eph Seaman ?"
Samuel added, shading his eyes with
his hand and peering out upon the
cleaning surface of the bay, over
which the white sails of scooters were
darling like flock of huge, single
winged birds.
"Eph's racing with Captain Bill
Green" replied the newspaper man.
Captain Bills got an extra set of
new runners at the side of his scooter
and wants to test them. Say, boys"
looking from one to the other of the
old fellows, so you're going scooter
ing. Ell? Lively sport! Cold kind of
sport for men of your age Do you
know, I've a good mind to run In to-
morrow an article on Long Island and
| Longevity Taking headline. eh ?
Captain Rose" turning to Abe as Sam
uel would do no more than glover at
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05

IL a man has shelter and clover or
alfalfa hay and corn and little
gumption as stockman, he may safe
ly undertake the feeding of few
western lambs. 1t is a business that
paws fair profits, taken one year with
another, and the certainty OF making
the land bettsr adds zest to the busi-
ness
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
Putting 1t Up to Ma.

"Pop!"
"Yes, my son."
what is this war about over in
Europe?"
Don't know, my boy, but you might
ask your mother. She knows a lot
about fighting"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
Once over.

Some men attract more attention
than a thermometer on pleasant day
Chicago News
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-02-05
GOOD COFFEE,

If you want a good, rich coffee buy
Godfrey's
Gold Buckle Nothing Better
Silver Buckle TITS Fine
Broadway IT'S Good
The best for the money. For sale by
all first-class Grocers. e. r. Godfrey
& Sons Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-Adv.
Coco News.
'Sir, am going to raise your
rent"
"Glad to hear it; / can't"
Ohio now has 5,525 saloons. In
1906 it had 10000
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-08-12
DIRIGIBLE SEARCHLIGHT.

A new form of searchlight for au-
tomobiles has recently appeared on
the market. This light is so-arrang-
ed that it may be turned by the dri-
yer at will. 1t is not to be confused
with the type of searchlamp that
turns automatically with the wheels
so as to show the road ahead when
the car is making turn. The OBJ
ject of the dirigible searchlight is to
enable the driver of the car to read
signboards, or pick up objects along
the road that are not illuminated by
the ordinary headlights. The light
may be operated with the usual sys-
tenn of lighting the car, as it requires
but six volts. 1t is attached to the
wind shield by means of universal
joint. 1t should prove of value to
delivery wagons, and also as a troub-
lie finder in case Of an accident along
the road.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-08-12
WANT SUMMER CAPITAL.

The hot summer weather is again
causing government officials at Wash
ing to long for the establishment of
summer capital near Washington,
where the President and members of
his official family may reside during
the hot months of the year. Brad
dock Heights, and Maryland Heights
both in Maryland and but two hours
ride from Washington, have been
named by Congressman Borland, of
Missouri, as being ideal locations for
this purpose.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-08-12
SabiIIasviIIe News.

Among the new arrivals at the Williar
Cottage are Mrs. Alice Petra, Miss
Laura Hall, Mr.. Lewis Sanner and Mr..
Chas. Pagan, all of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ahalt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsburg and daughter of Middletown,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d.
Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cook of Baltimore
have moved into the cottage owned by
Mr.. Frank Willard.
The Helping Hand Society of st. Johns
Reformed church held the first of a series
of August Lawn Fetes on Saturday night.
At the regular monthly teachers meet
ing of St. Johns Sunday School Monday
night final arrangements for the annual
picnic, August 2lst, were made. The
Sr'thsburg band has been engaged for
for the occasion.
Miss Margaret Achey of Baltimore is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. l.. Firor, at
the parsonage.
Mr.. Fleet Harbaugh who has been i'll
for several weeks is reported as slightly
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford, of Hagerstown,
Mrs. Chas. Wolfinger, of Leitersburg,
Miss Vera Gwiley, of Cumberland, and
Miss Mary Collifower, of Frederick, mo-
tored from Hagerstown on Tuesday and
Spent the day with Mrs. Thomas Eyler
and her daughter, Miss Hazel.
Mrs. j. S. Newcomer of Norfolk, Va,
is the guest of Mrs. Thos. Eyler.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-08-12
DEMAND FOR SUMAC.

Washington, D. C.-The price OF
imported sumac, of which about six
thousand tons are used annually in
the United States by tanners, dyers
and extract makers, has risen in re-
cent years and if the European war
continues the supply may be mater
tally decreased. In consequence, it
seems probable that there will be a
more active demand for native su-
mac, with greater profit than hitherto
for the gathrrers.
1t is best gathered in June and Ju-
ly because at that time its color is
nearly as good as the sumac from
Sicily which brings the highest price.
In August and September the native
product is darker.
The leaf should be taken when full
of sap, before it has turned red, has
begun to wither, or has been touched
by frost. The leaf bearing stems may
be stripped off or the entire stalk be
cut away and the leaves upon it al
lowed to wither before being carried
to The drying shed. Care must be
observed, however, not to permit the
leaves to be scorched or bleached by
the sun.
Formerly, native sumac sold for
from $35 to $40 ton and the gath
erers received from local dealers so to
IS cents a hundred pounds for dry
leaves. Under present conditions the
gatherers should receive more than
this, for imported sumac now brings
from $50 to $75 a ton and ordinarily
the native product sells for from $40
to SIS ton less than the imported.