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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Enlisted Dog of U. S. Navy
Dies a Hero After Maxine
Long Swim to Rejoin CoIors

Official dispatches have cleared up
for all time the fate of Bum, the only
dog ever regularly enlisted in the
United States navy.
They told of the heroic death of the
great Newfoundland, known throughout
the world where naval men meet and
for II years registered as a member of
the crew of the United States steam
ship San Francisco, flagship of the
mine-laying division of the United
States navy.
The story of the dogs death prom
ises to become a navy classic, even as
the animals life always was an in
spiratiOn to navy men.
According to the dispatches, Bum en-
joyed shore leave with other members
of the San Franciscos crew when that
vessel put into Guantanamo bay for
practice on the Guantanamo rifle range.
During the shore leave sudden orders
came for the San Francisco to sail at
once. Quarters" was sounded, and
within few minutes the San Fran
cisco, all of it's crew aboard except
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Aluminium for Propellers

Tn view of the fact that American
airmen with the expeditionary force In
Mexico have had much trouble with
wooden propellers because OF the In
tense heat in the region In which they
have been operating. an effort is now
hoinp made 20 provide metal propel-
Iers. One advantage which they pos
sess is 'that they will not splinter. "A
prominent aeroplane company In the
East has received for experimental
purposes a two-blade propeller MADE
of solid aluminium alloy, which Is said
TO be lighter than wood. Other types
which are to be tested by the same
concern ere sheet-steel propeliers, a
wooden propeller with metal-sprayeo
TIPS. one covered with celluloid, and
one of solid celluloid.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

Bum" was steaming away from the
Cuban shore. Bum, in some manner
had wandered away and failed to re-
spond to the bugle call-the first time
In his IL years of service.
Months elapsed before the San Fran
ciscos men were able to communicate
with Guantanamo bay again. They
were informed Bum was there, and ar
rangements were being made to have
him brought back to this country to
reioin his ship, when the United States
gunboat Eagle sailed into Guantanamo
bay. Bum was on the shore and
spied the vessel when 1t was still three
miles off shore, just dropping anchor.
The dog sprang into the water and in
the face of heavy sea swan toward
the boat. An hour later, exhausted and
hardly able to move his paws, Bum
was lifted onto the gunboat's deck. he
died a minute afterward.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

There's another class of women who
will not wed-those who think that
every man who crosses their path is
not quite good enough. They are look
Ing for a prince or a millionaire. and
are of the kind who will not take
Shakespeare's advice, "Sell when you
can, for youth and beauty's fleeing"
some women are restrained from
marrying because of the load which
they are carrying on their shoulders.
rearing that a husband would not care
TO relieve them from the support of
aged parents or helpless younger broth
ers and sisters. Thus they go unwed-
ded, martyrs to duty.
vast numbers of women refuse good
OFFERS OF marriage, for reasons that are
ludlcrous, if they were not so pitiful.
ABSURD would be better word for it.
one pretty girl told me in all serious
ness that she had refused an exemplary
young man because she feared her at
fractions would fade early. as did her
morher's. When her beauty went. she
would not be able to attract him long
er. Another girl refused fine young
man for the reason that he had two
young sisters of whom he was very
fond. HE would think as much of
them as he did of me-" she confided.
THAT would make my life miserable.
shall never marry unless it be a man
VINO has no living relative. | could be
reasonably sure of such mans I'M
divided heart" She is still single. Her
IDEAL man is not likely to materialize.
Ihese women are happy in their own
way, no doubt. Marriage does not lure
them.
Copyright, 1861
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Inventors BusiIy at Work

Inventors are just as busy inventing
as ever, according to the Popular Sci
ence Monthly. Among the most recent
inventions are the following: A wrest-
ling dummy for gymnasium practice:
a life-preserver which keeps it's occu-
pant afioat and warm; an instrument
which enables you to see the sounds
that you sing; periscope attachment
for field-glasses combination Christ
mas tree-holder, telephone stand and
tabouret; rain alarm to make the
hired girl get up and close the win
dows; machine that messages your
pains away with air; and a mechanical
telephone operator which takes down
the number of a call or a message
when you are out.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

the state is called when the three
bodies are In line.
From now on until May, however,
conditions will become increasingly IA
vOrable for observation. In a few
months the comet should be visible to
the naked eye in parts of the earth
suitably situated.
At present the comet Is approaching
the earth at rate of more than mil
lion miles a day-but not in a direct
line. In the month of December it's
distance from the earth decreased by
nearly 100000 miles, astronomers
calculate.
1t is now situated in the sky just
north Of the constellation Libra and
about Is degrees northwest of the up
per end Of the Scorpion. These con-
stellatiOns are near the sun, appearing
In the early morning hours just pre-
ceding sunrise.
On January 1 the comet was still
more than 3O0,0OO,OOO miles away. It's
perihelion passage, or nearest approach
to the sun, is due next June. The path
of the comet has not yet been accu-
rately plotted, but dozens of astrono-
mers are working on it with complex
tables and extensive mathematical cal
culatiOnS.
While comets which make a name
for themselves are few, the telescope
records large number. Some of them
are old friends paying us another visit.
These are called periodic comets. They
arrive more or less on schedule time.
Their periods of journey about the sun
are In some cases hundreds or thou
sands Of years in length. Donati's great
comet of 1853 takes 1000 years to re-
turn to the same spot after it's journey
over great elongated ellipse.
Astronomers have not decided
whether all comets return to the sun
or not. Some of them appear to have
parabolic orbits and fly off into space
never to see the solar system again.
But their supposed parabolic orbits
may simply be elliptical orbits of sucb
great size that the few observations
which can be made of them do not
disclose their elliptical character. The
arcs of the ellipse and the parabola
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
More Joy Taken From Life;
Ban Placed on MiStIet0e

Science has handed another
z jolt to the joy of living.
9 No more will the mistletoe
|. hang from the chandelier during
. the festive Christmas season for
|. there won't be any mistletoe TO
= hang-that is there won't be any
|. if the cold-hearted men OF
|. science have their way.
The government forest experts
2 have made a thorough survey of
= the mistletoe matter and have
Z declared it pest responsible
3 for the loss of a great many
thousands of dollars to this coun-
: try annually by strangling, stunt ,
: ing and finally killing the trees
/. to which it attaches itself. The |,
. mistletoe is Il parasite, attaching
: itself to a great variety of trees,
. including hardwood trees of the
/. forest, shade and fruit trees, and I
. once it takes a hold it is very
!. difficult to diSlodge, and unless :
. it is removed, it will eventually
: spread until it covers the entire I
. tree and cause its end. While ,
: the plant is pretty, it has no
? value, except the sentimental .
= role which it plays at the Christ
. mas season, and the demand for {
. it at this time is not great
. enough to check its spread to any
= extent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

are nearly the same for short dis
tances.
But there are great numbers of COM
cts known to be permanent members
of the solar system. They accompany
the sun and it's planets in it's onward
journey through space. While the or
bits of the planets are nearly circular,
all comets fly alone in greatly drawn
out ellipses.
Some planets are satellites Of the
larger planets and fly about the sun.
If comet happens to come close to
major planet on it's journey toward the
sun, 1t may be captured" and from
then on have it's orbit permanently
changed to include the planet. Jul
piter is known to have quite large
family of captured comets.
The comet with the shortest known
period is Encke's. This comet never
gets farther from the sun than in
side the orbit of Jupiter. Halley's
comet, which created the sensation Of
1910, has the longest period Of all the
comets classed as periodic. All the
great, conspicuous comets are of the
non-periodic class-that is, they are
not certainly known to return to the
sun regularly.
The comets are the largest in size
and the smallest in mass, per unit OF
size, of all known heavenly bodies.
Almost every comet consists of a
bright nucleus, coma, or hair" sur
rounding the nucleus, and long tail.
The tail always points away from
the sun. The comet comes up to the
sun, goes around it with the tail max
ing a great sweep and finally blacks"
away, facing the sun with its tail be-
hind it.
The nucleus, although it appears
sometimes as bright as first-magni-
tude star, it's believed to be no more
than a swarm of meteOric particles.
These are evidently bound together by
loose bond of gravitation.
The coma, or hairy gaseous envelope
of the nucleus, is often of great size,
even as heavenly dimensions go.
The head of Donati's comet was
100000 miles in diameter, while the
head of the comet of 1911 measured
more than a million miles through at
it's greatest magnitude. AS the comet
approaches close to the sun, the head
seems to diminish in size.
The tail develops as the comet APP
proaches the sun, and the head con-
tracts. The great comet of 1S43 had
tail over 20O,O00,0OO miles long.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Vast Resources of Siberia
Are Unrivaled in Old World

Siberia is destined one day to become
has natural wealth so diversified,
and as vet almost untouched, that 1t
has no rival in the old world. How
vast this wealth is is described by A.
Hammer in La Nature.
Before the war Siberia was produc-
ing from 100000 to 100000 tons OF
flour a year. AS a grazing country
it has no limits and it exports large
quantities of leather, tallow and but
ter. It's forests are almost inexhaus-
tible and it supplies furs to all the
world.
It's mineral wealth can only be
guessed at, for the greater part of the
country has never been prospected.
But there are several enormous de-
posits of oil, that of KOpznetz embrac-
ing about 10000 square miles and esti-
mated to contain 920,000,000 tons of
oil !; that Of Irkutsk, estimated to con-
tain 250,000,000 tons, and those of the
Ienisseisk and Siemipalatinsk. Some
of these have as yet scarcely been
touched.
The KouZnetz basin possesses also
great deposits of iron ore, estimated
to contain 16,500000 tons. Iron occurs
in large quantities in many other re-
gions.
Other metals that promise wealth to
their exploiters are copper $4,000 tons
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
BITS OF INFORMATION

The new bridge across the Tiber at
Rome, having a span of 32S feet, is
the longest REINFORCED concrete arch
in the world.
Since new telegraph cables to Cey-
lon have been opened messages have
been transmitted from London within
half an hour.
Metallic titanium, 1t has been
found, will cut and mark glass, leav-
ing an ornamental silvery streak
where ii has been used
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

To enable prospective buyers of
pianos to learn how much room they
will occupy paper patterns the exact
size of the bases of instruments have
been invented.
An American chamber of commerce
has been recently established in Rio
de Janeiro for the purpose of further
ing the industrial relations between
the United States and Brazil.
The government of Argentina has
made the heating of passenger cars
on railroad trains in the winter
months compulsory.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

tune hunters, heartleSs creatures who
are not on love intent, but are only con-
cerned in finding out how much wOm-
an is worth. Though a man does fall
IN love with such a one, she is not in
clined to give his honesty of purpose
the benefit of the doubt.
Other women fall in love with ne'er-
dO-wells, but are wise enough not to
marry. They sOlace themselves with
counting over long period of years.
During that time, affection merges into
friendship. But they do not realize
that.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
EsTTTywyFVv wv WV
Z SOME SMILES !
Observation-Disclosures
Similar but Different.

They were meandering slowly to-
ward the parental dOmicile of the
maid, after the theater and little sup
per at a swell beanery, when the spirit
moved him to do a cOnundrum.
Darling" he asked, why am l like
the moon?"
II don't know, George" she STAN
mered "b-but 1 h-hope it isn't b-be-
cause you get full"
NO" he answered in tone redo
down to my last quarter"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

mOny as the SOlu-
ton of their life
happiness or I'M
happiness. B u t.
let me tell you.
there are quite as
many women who
would not wed
the best man ever
stepped in shoe
leather as those
who are anxious
to. Fl n d h e art
mates. The rea-
sons why some
women won't wed
are many. Not a
few of those who
are w ell-t o-do
look upon would
be suitors as for
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Universally Known.

1nero is one
thing" remarked
t h e m a n w b o
t h i n k S useless
thoughts, " t h a t
everybody knows"
"And what is
that?" asked the
party of the dense
part.
d" E V cry b o dy
knows that other
people make mis-
takes" answered
the useless think
er,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Things That Are New

Successful experiments with cotton
growing have been carried on In the
Canal Zone by North Carolina man.
For the same purposes as an electric
medical vibrator one has been invent
ed that Is connected with a washstand
spigot and operated by water power.
OF English invention is a trumpet To
be attached to telephone receiver so
its sounds can be magnified and heard
without holding it TO the ear.
On one side of a new electric porch
light are grooves into which figures
can be slipped TO make 1t serve as a
house number either by day or night.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Beauty or Brains

A photographer in New York won a
prize of $500 for the photograph of
beautiful girl. Many artists have
raved over the classic beauty of this
girls features, but the young lady her
self has no illusions as to the power
of mere beauty. Something besides
prettiness is necessary to achieve sue
cess" she said recently. "If l had my
choice between being the prettiest girl
in America and the most talented girl,
1 should unhesitatingly choose the lat
ter"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
The Sequel.
"What'S

"What's going
on around here?"
we asked Chief
Rain-ih-the-Face.
=" q III o !" a n
swered the chief,
Indians have big
meeting. A f t e r
meeting, have dog
feast"
"Y e a, verify"
we answered, "af-
ter the pow-wOw
comes the bow
wow"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

Argentina ard Brazil are expert
menting in the manufacture of dyes
from native woods and other sources.
with apparently good prospects of
success.
The commercial failures in Argen-
tina in the first half of 1916 show liza
bflities of less than one-half those of
same period of 1915 and one-fourth
those of 1914.
Both an electric range and q refrig-
orator are included in a new Kitchen
cabinet, but are hidden from view by
doors when not in use.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

OF which were mined In 1919, gold,
lead. zinc, manganese, wolfram, tin.
anthony, cinnabar, mercury, sulphur,
saltpeter, graphite, naphtha, quartz.
sulphide and sulphate of soda, white
clay and common salt.
It's rivers are as full of fish as those
of British Columbia. Much flax, cot
ton and many cereals are grown and
can be grown to a virtually limitless
extent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

when Halley's comet returned in 1910,
Chinese mobs trying to brighten away
the uncanny visitor with flaming
torches and savage races falling on
their knees in gibbering prayer to the
supposed deity.
We may even have absurd scares
among usually well-balanced people,
who believe the tail of the comet will
sweep the surface of our Mother Earth
with devastating effect. The tenuous
nature of ali comets renders them q
source of minor danger, as astrono-
mers agree, and we have little 70 fear
from the vast mass of nebulous mate
rial, even though enveloped in it.
Comet B, 1916 is the name of the
stranger. 1t Is so called because If
was the second comet discovered this
year. Professor Wolf of Koenigstuhl
detected the rushing body's faint pic
ture on a Photographic plate last April
and proceeded to telegraph the news to
observatories all over the world with
great Joy.
The statement that the new comet
will be a monster rests principally on
the fact that it was discovered when
fully 400,000,000 miles from the earth
3ust within the orbit of the great plan.
ct Jupiter.
All comets increase greatly in size
and brilliancy as they approach the
sun. If such proves TO be the case this
time, Comet B, 1916" should make q
great impression.
1t is useless TO go out and look fol-
the comet tonight. as 1t is now on the
other side of the sun, whose greater lu.
minance conceals it. Earth. sun and
comet have just passed conjunction. as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

"Yes, of course she Is pretty-but
she's an awful fiat !" remarked an hon
est college boy of certain young lady
who felt that good looks excused her
from any attempt at intelligent con-
versation.
Portraits of women who, as history
tells us, have ruled the world by their
charm, and swayed the destinies of
empires, reveal the fact that they have
rarely been beautiful in the accepted
sense of that term. Cleopatra, Mary
of Scotland, as well as plenty of more
modern charmers, have not been women
whose chief appeal was to the eye.
They have influenced their times
through the keenness of their minds,
their personal magnetism, and their
power of being agreeable.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Well Cared For.

well Jared FOF.
"The GrabcOin children are being
given an international education"
"What do you mean by that?"
''They have two French nurses a
a Russian dancing master and the rep
resentative of an impoverished, but old
and aristocratic family, as governess."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Pertinent Query.

factions speak louder than words"
quoted the moralizer.
$50 they say" rejoined the democrat
izer, but did you ever try to make
your wife believe I'll"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Cold Reception.

'Did you have any luck when you
asked DR.. PLIERS consent to marry his
daughter?"
"None whatever. In fact, he assumed
professional air and prescribed a
change of scene in some spot distant
not less than 1000 miles from his domi-
cile."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Substitute for TinfoiI.

A substitute for tinfoil has been pro-
duced in the form of zincfoil. The new
product is scarcely distinguishable
from the original, and is said to rem
der the same service.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
The Exception.

Miles-The Chinese claim to have in
vented nearly everything.
Giles-Well, judging by the way in
which they wear their hair, they didn't
invent football.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Why Many Women Will Not We'd
BY LAURA JEAN LIEBEY.

Alas the love of womenl it. is known
To be a lovely and fearful thing:
!Tor all of theirs upon that die is thrown.
And if it's lost life has more to bring
80 them but mockeries of the past alone.
The majority of men believe that
most women look forward to matri-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
Retort Courteous.

Tenant (angrily)-Tm going to move
the first of the month. That house of
yours amt fit for hog to live in.
Landlord (calmly)-Ah, l see. SO
that is why you are going to move, Ell?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
unpardonabIe Error.

Mrs. Uppson-Is your new neighbor
q society woman?
Mrs. DeSwell-Mercy, no! Why. she
actually calls the kitchen maid hired
girl.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19

The upper picture the left from photograph of Haeys
comet taken its appearance in 1910 To the right is
diagram showing how this comet passed the earth in the
spring of that year and almost grazed the The small
picture on the left shows Brooks comet of 1902.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-01-19
NJ UNLESS something unex-

Mess something uneX-
pected occurs, the world
will witness next spring
a great heavenly phenom-
enon-a m / 6 h ty comet
blazing forth night after
night with it's tail sweep
ing an i'm m e n S e arc
through the heavens, a
source of terror to the
superstitious and of in
tense interest to all. We
NAV see again, as we did