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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
LAKE HAS APPROPRIATE NAME
Body of Water in Eastern Turkestan
Resembles Pendulum in Its
Regular Swing.

Lake Lop-nOr, the wandering lake of
the desert of Tayla-makan, in eastern
Turkestan, is the termination of the
River Tarkin. Like pendulum, the
lake has swung from the south to the
north of the desert, and back again,
since the memory of man. The wan
derings of the lake are a tradition
centuries. The natives of the lake
shore have always followed the wa
tiers.
At present LOp-nOr is in the south
ern part of the desert; shallow
reedy body of water hardly deserving
the name of lake. Murky and unpleas-
ant, it furnishes a livelihood to the in
habitants of it's banks, the majority of
whom are fishermen. In their frail
shallow boats they cut through the
reeds, fishing and hunting for water
fowl along the banks. In some places
the reeds are too thick to admit the
passage of the boat; in such cases,
however, it is possible to walk over
the water on RATS of dried and rotting
stems. The chief native delicacy is
the eggs Of the reed-birds.
Lake Lop-nOr is one of the hottest
places on the map in the summer and
the coolest in the winter. During the
winter months the lake is entirely fro
zen over, the temperature diving to 20
degrees below zero. In the summer
the combination of a temperature of
106 degrees and the innumerable flies
and mosquitoes which swarm on the
banks make Lop-nor anything but a
summer resort.
The explanation of the lakes wan
behring's lies in the fact that Tarin car
ries every year quantities of silt to the
lake bed, which slowly rises. In time,
a hundred years or so, the river must
seek new outlet, and the pendulum
swings to the north or south of the
desert, as the case may be.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
A Hard Loser.

Ignorance, sheer ignorance" said
government official, discussing an at
tack by war expert.
''This armchair critic" he went on,
''is as ignorant as the lady who got
up at the S. p. C. A. meeting and said !:
"'Can't something be done, dear
friends-oh, can't something be done
to prevent horses from being scratched?
The horse is mans noblest friend, and
yet we read about its being scratched
almost every day in the papers. The
process must be very painful.
Scratching a horse! Oh, dear
friends, I'm sure it is a cruel and pain
full thing to do, for my husband at
tended the races last Saturday, and
all Saturday night in his sleep he
groaned and moaned and went on aw-
fully about a horse that had been
scratched. If you could have heard
him, dear frfendsI His grief would
have melted a heart of stone"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
We Need seIf-confidence.

The more friends we possess who
have faith in US, the better. There is
something wonderfully inspiring in the
atmosphere Of confidence. But If every
one else goes back on us, be sure that
the friend within keeps his faith and
trust in US. We can better do without
the encouraging words that come to
US from outside, all the inspiration due
to the faith of our friends, than we
can dispense with self-confdence.--
Girls Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Visit Your Parents.

If you live in the same place, let
your steps be, if possible, daily a fa-
miliar sound in the old home If you
are miles away-yea, many miles away
make it your business to go to visit
your parents as frequently as possible.
In this matter do not regard time or
expenses; the one is well spent and
the other will be even a hundredfold
repaid. When some day the word
reaches you, flashed over the tele-
graph, that your mother is gone, you
win not think them much, those hours
Of travel which at last bore you to the
loved ones side.-EEchange.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

about that the
difference she had
she had laid said
in hern always paid by check
Smith, don't let the agent fool you on
Ask m
which the prospective tenants
in eagerly-as did the agent
confessed and the
innocent Mrs smith
continued that is e&ac(V
he going to for t?'
.Sixt "sado one of
"T for mil allreveaing Mrs Smith
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

English factory on Persian soil, built
in 1917, and here the wires Of the Indo-
European telegraph line, after travel
ing overland from Karachi, disappear
under the waters of the gulf, to reap
pear 500 miles away at Bushire to
complete their long journey to west
ern Europe. The shimal, the dreaded
wind and rain squall of the region,
suddenly settles down upon the vessel
and seems for time about to drive 1t
upon the rocks. But as suddenly as
they came, the thick, black clouds lift.
AS they roll away there appear ahead
rocky promOntory jutting northward
out into the sea and behind it rising
to the height of 1000 feet from the
waves that pound at its base the
mighty unscalable rock of Musendan.
1t towers a gigantic citadel built by
nature guarding the entrance to the
gulf
The low, crescent-shaped coast, of
which the vessel is abreast, is broken
here and there by cliffs rising sheer
out of the sea. Behind rise range af-
ter range of reddish hills, and far in
the distance the shadowy peaks of
South Persian mountains. The water
is studded with islands, some scarcely
more than rocky pinnacles others rich
in the green of tropical growth and
showing minarets and mat roofs of viii
lagos. Here in this green bend much
of the modern history of the gulf was
made. Here after the capture of Mus
cat came Albuquerque to continue his
conquest in the name of Portugal, and
following him the Dutch, French and
English in their early struggle for
Eastern dominion.
Built on Ruins of Ormuz.
The only port Of entry is Bander
Abbasi, once the starting point for the
great caravan trade to Shiraz and
southern Persia, now a sorry little viii
lage with a shore line Of stone and
mud structures that may in the past
have been defenses but are today
merely screens to the poor buildings
behind them. But Bander Abbasi, old
and ragged as it looks, is built upon
the ruins of another town, ancient Or
muz. It's crumbling piers and founda-
lions of public buildings and palaces
show that Ormuz must have been
place of wealth and Importance. 1t
was at least a prize worthy Of fire.
quent raids of Tartar horsemen, raids
so frequent that the inhabitants rath-
er than suffer their wealth and trade
to be thus imperiled moved their town
to an island four miles from the main
land.
The eastern coast is rough and for
bidding; the cliffs drop In sheer preci-
pices of hundreds of feet and the
shore waters are strewn thick with
dangerous reefs and hidden perils to
the seaman. Nature generously aids
Persia in keeping her secrets and hold
ing the veil of her exclusiveness.
There is no port Of large vessels until
Bushire is reached, near the head Of
the gulf Bushire is the largest town
and the most important commercially
Of the coast.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

cracking within reminded MIN of SOEae-
thing. When Ruth and her mother en-
tered to greet him they found him
seated stiffly, with dingy, edge-worn
newspaper across his knees. Their
greetings were cordial, but Peters en-
barrassment increased; his tongue was
about as active as the limbs of an
athlete who has been bed-ridden for
some weeks. Mrs Hampton, being OF
the same cloth as all tactful mothers
presently withdrew.
.Bob," Ruth demanded, "what on
been clutching so madly?" He handed
it to her silently, the cut and article
folded on top.
She glanced it hurriedly through and
returned it. If Bob had looked he
might have noticed a hope-raising
twinkle in her hazel eyes; but being
perverse and foolish, he was engaged
in that universal occupation resorted
to in times of stress; tracing the pat
tern in the carpet! His fingers closed
absently over the proffered paper.
"Well?' from Ruth.
'Er-oh, yes-er-d-doesn't that
mean y-youw he finally exploded.
me? What, the Ruth Hampton
mentioned in that notice? And if
were?"
''Then you are. / knew it When
are you to be married?"
"Married?" she echoed. "Robert, use
reason. Do you suppose my fiance
would allow me to run off to New York
to dabble in law?"
81 beg your pardon, Ruth. hate to
ask, but is it-er-er-"
"a broken engagement" she sup
Piled "No. Never been engaged in
my life. But listen; I'll not tease you
any more. The Ruth of Berkeley is
my own cousin-my fathers twin
brothers daughter You see, that ac-
counts for our extraordinary likeness
to each other. This brother ran away
when he was eighteen, to the West
evidently, but was never heard from ;
so / never knew / had such a relative
until this Ruth's engagement was an
nounced. Being curious, l wrote for
information"
"But her name?"
Fathers mothers name was Ruth,
and both boys named their only child
for her. Hence the coincidence"
81 don't like condolences. Don't tell
me it was one that made you active
in this murder CASE"
cit wasn't. I passed the bar exams
over year ago; you surely aren't sur
prised at that! Last October took an
office in Syracuse"
"Ah, that's why"
"Sh-h-h! And when I read about
this case and the difficulty in getting
a lawyer to defend the girl I was In
clined to do it myself. What decided
me was your being in it. I thought it
would be rather much of a surprise,
you neglectful boy"
Well, even legally-inclined war
brides like to be married in June.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19


in downstairs hail. but receiving mounted the the
bell and
the
"yyhy,
Said the woman
o
good Power of ision is a fin
proper appear
had eivered it,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

pointed, returned 10 hrst DdaF' AI0
owner of the store, always ready 10
please a customer, considered the case
apart from its financial aspect:
"Come back later, colonel, ana
I'll see if I can't find talker for you"
So the colonel man went OH ana
returned at the time set, to find a
knowing green polly posed near the
counter on a perch. And OF course
the man extended social greetings.
''Hello, Polly!"
.oA rnSnnndad with. the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

to
the
All
other fate who does business with shears And he scanning
ne of the
humanely
insignificant side comb the
/ a a hoard
like his andlady
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

day. Educators have theory that
badness" is often a species Of pent-
up energy, and that the same talent for
mischief shown by many boys, if
turned to good channels, is the very
talent that will make the boy sue
cessful in after life.
Remember that in considering the
following:
This young fellow delivered a spe-
cial delivery letter, with the familiar
blue stamp showing a boy riding on
a bicycle on it, to a certain residence
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
One Result.

"Why do you persist in letting that
fake doctor treat your wife's throatT
Doctors all right She can't speak
above a whisper now"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

by the real estate man himself.
AS the trio passed up the steps
who should issue forth from an apart
ment but Mrs. Smith, friend of the two
ladies.
"Oh, Mrs. Smith, so glad to see
y0G," said one lady. ''You can tell US
about this apartment we are going to
rent"
The real estate agent had stopped,
waiting for the women. He was about
three feet away 81 SIRE can tell YOU
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
No Long Journey Downtown for This Youngster

delivery in this who is to turn out to be
crook it tell which,
opinion after tell what he did the other
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Real Estate Man Thinks Women Talk Too Much

~ being apartment
knowing These because
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Pet Polly Went to GLADDEN. More Lonesome Person

MAN in search of congenal companonp bird store to buy
IN STOCK so
M d o in another suggested Polly but disap
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

uOIIdTS thIS AFTERNOON WOuIu you SHOW
up i'll the morning?'
The answers were what dear Mr..
Venus would call various"
One big youngster, who was keep
ing up with the Joneses, admitted that
a sudden million might possibly in
duce him to phone to the chief for a
day off. Another, hobnobbing with a
fellow-suburbanite over the feminine
inconsistencies of hens, stepped out or
his chicken run long enough to make
4
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

% sponaneousness colonelI" That settled the deal
in lonesome and a
- narrot other at coming and going:
Poly!"
sIIelo Colonel!"
T. t much of course something And the colonel was OLD
he entirely satisfied
friend until just little while ago ne
blind and wanted parrot
would have made the Medes and
owner-and now In
lis lonesome old calls out to her companions
Hello Polyf'
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19

From our steamship we catch
glimpse now and then on the Arabian
coast of low white-walled, tile-roofed
houses clustered around a minaret
On the opposite coast is to be dis
cerned a forlorn little town built upon
the ruins of the great trading city Of
Jask. Here was the site of the first
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-07-19
Would Do Many and Varied Things With Million

g is more refreshing than choice bit of idioc
hat requires double portion of brains. Whic
uoted proposition: eff somebody gave you millio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
MATTY TO STAY IN U. S.
Cincinnati Manager Decides to Pass
Up Job With Soldier Boys
in France.

CINCINNATI. April 2s-Christopher
Mathewson. manager Of the Cincinnati
Nationals. announced last night that he
will remain with the local team for the
present at least. and will not accept the
invitation extended by the officials of
the Young Mems Christian Association
to go to France and promote base ball
among the American soldiers over there
Mathewson said that George Fisher,
general superintendent of the athletic
department of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. with whom he was to
confer. had not arrived in the city. but
that he expected to see him today
Mathewson. in speaking Of his decision.
said he had definitely decided that he
can do moro good on this side by helping
the government selling liberty loan
bonds, thrift stamps and otherwise in a
financial way than by going over to
France to play base ball with the SOL
disrs. He said that the soldiers need
no one to teach them base ball, but that
he II willing to make any sacrifice for
the cause and would go at once II he
thought 1t would be wise move
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29

Central High gets its first opportunity
school championship base ball series when
it meets Eastern in one Of the two con-
tests scheduled at American League Park
The Blue and White is the only nine that
has yet to make an appearance in the
titular games.
Eastern won its game last week from
Business. showing a much better article
of base ball than was expected from It
The Light Blue and White aggregation
while it was erratic somewhat, did some
creditable work. 1t has hopes of getting
away with Central.
To beat Central. Eastern will have to
overcome about the best pitching in the
series. Schafer undoubtedly will prove the
most competent hurler Of the individuals
to occupy the mound. at various times
before the schedule ends If the Capitol
Hill aggregation gets the long end Of the
score against Metzlers team it will have
overcome what appears to be the most
difficult stumbling block among the Ave
Mines
Georgetown has had it's game with
the Newport News soldiers for this
Saturday cancelled and now is making
arrangements to play Maryland State
The latter has Gallaudet listed for the
date. but will try to have the Kendall
Greeners change to a date later in the
season. 1t will help out the State team
a whole lot, because its schedule has
been in such muddled shape that 1t
may almost be said not to have had a
schedule at all.
Talk about making good in athletics
under handicaps. Harvard has a man
said about him. Its stroke oar suf-
fered an attack of infantile paralysis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
STUBBORN AS A MULE,
Pitcher Watson Earned Nickname
When Quite a Younpster.

Mule Watson. the big right-hand
twirler received by the Phillies from
the Cardinals in exchange for Bert
Niehoff. did not get his old moniker
because his pitching has been likened
to the kick of mule, nor on account
Of his fast one clipping through the air
like the hind legs of the famous Maud.
Milton Watson's own story of how
he won the handle OF Mule is as fol-
lows: Il got that name as kid
through pure stubborness. I was work.
ing In mill and in saving q board
got my hand too close to the whirliug
saw. 1t took the tips Of two fingers
off my left hand. The foreman band
aged my hand and told me to go home,
but refused.
1T was near quitting time and l
stayed there for an hour or SO longer
until the place closed for the day. 1t
was Just stubborness on my part and
guess the foreman knew 1t, for he
got sore and said. Watson. you're a
regular mule and after that the name
stuck and followed me to the Texas
leagues up to tho majors"
In build. strength and endurance
Watson. for pitching purposes, is ex-
actly what the doctor ordered. He IL
just fraction OF an inch under six
feet tall. wabbles the scales at around
1870 pounds. and is as hard as the
proverbial nails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
CARDINALS IN FRONT.
Defeat Cincinnati, 4 to Q, Triple Play
Featuring the Game,

CINCINNATI. April 2s.-Poor fielding
by the Cincinnati team in the seventh
inning gave St Louis yesterdays game,
which was featured by the first triple
play Of the season. In the first inning
Smith singled and went to third on Me
hoff's hit to right. Baird hit sharply to
Groh. who threw to L. Magee, forcing
Niehoff at second. and the ball was re-
layed to first base in time to retire the
batter Smith tried to score while this
play was being executed and S. Magee's
throw to the plate caught him for the
third out.
Sherdell was hit freely. but the locals
could not bunch their safe drives effect
lively. Smith hit safely every time up.
The game was called in the last half of
the ninth on account Of rain. The score:
St. Louis. .......... o 0 o 8 o.
Cincinnati. .......... o o o 1-2
Game called. account Of rain.
Two-bass hits-Groh (2), s. Magee. Smith, Me
hon stolen base-L. Magee. Sacrifice dies
koush. Chase. Niehot,. Triple play-Groh to l..
Masee to s. Magee to Allen. Left on bases-Cin-
cinnatt. o; st. Louis. 8. First base on errors
Cincinnati. l: e. Louis. 2. Base on balis-On
sherdell. 1. Passed ball-Allen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
WHITE SOX WIN.
Defeat Browns in Final Inning by
Score of Q to /.

ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-Co1lins and
Jackson punched two of the Ave hits off
Sothoron with a sacrifice fly in the ninth
inning yesterday, and Chicago won from
St. Louis. to 1. This gave Chicago the
series. three games Of which were post
poned on account Of rain.
Chicago scored in the sixth on a base
on balls. a sacrifice and a single by Col
Inns. st. Louis tied the score in the sew
enth. Smith walked, stole second and
tailed when. after Nunamaker singled
to right. Schalk dropped Leibold's throw
to the plate. Score:
Chicago o 0 o Ia
St. Louis. .... o o 0 0 o.
Two-bsse hit-Collins. Stolen base-smith.
Sacrifice hits-Sothoron. Lebold. Sacrifice fly
FIesch. Double plays-Collins, Weaver and Gan
dill. Left base-Chicago. 3: st. Louis, g.
First base on error.st: Louis: 1. Base on balls
on Faber. S: of Sothoron. 2. Struck out-By
Faber, 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
MISS BOYLE WINS TITLE.
New York Girl Takes 5O-Yard Ma
tional Swim in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s.-Perry
McGillivray of the Illinois Athletic Club
retained the American 100-yard indoor
swimming championship here yesterday,
when he defeated a field of eight COM
petitors in IS 2-5 seconds in a race sane
toned by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Norman Ross of San Francisco finished
nvo feet behind McGillivray. and clar-
ence Lane of Honolulu third, George
Cunha Of San Francisco. fourth.
Miss Charlotte Boyle of New York
city won the wotnen's national 5o-yard
championship. with Miss Dorothy Burns
OF Los Angeles second and Claire CAL
hgan OF New York city third. The time
tory was won by a margin Of only six
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
BARNES AND NICHOLS WIN.
Defeat Hutchinson and Evans l Up
in 18-Hole 4-Ball Match,

CHICAGO. April 2s-James Barnes OF
Broadmoor- Club. Colorado Springs.
western open champion. and Gil Nichols
OF New York. professionals. yesterday
defeated Jock Hutchinson. professional
at Glen View Club. Chicago. and Chick
Evans. national amateur and open cham
pion. up in an eighteen-hole four-ball
match at South Shore Country Club for
the benefit of the American Red Cross.
Several thousand dollars were collected.
The play was substantially even all
the way. the winners taking tho match
by luck on the seventeenth green, when
green and stopped short, allowing
Barnes to score the only par from q
good approach. The medal scores were:
Barnes and Hutchinson. 10 each; Nichols
and Evans, 70 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29

mile in much better time than was
made BY the team which defeated 1t.
Technical High School IL pleased over
its victory. The Manual Trainers won
In fairly fast time. In just about the
same time that Central covered its
mile Which may be food for thought
for the Blue and White in regard to
the championship meet May IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29

DAVENPORT. Iowa. April 2o.-The
mystery surrounding the disappearance OF
James l. Hayes. Davenport base ball
magnate and vice president of the
Three-Eye League. was cleared up yes
terday when his body was found in the
Mississippi river by fishermen.
He was last seen the night of Novem-
Der 81, 1917, on the ferry dock at Dav-
export and is supposed to have jumped
into the river while temporarily de-
mented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29

the chapter. Battersby of Eastern was
appointed chairman Of the committee
and he got out letters TO all interested
in physical education work. that is. all
who are devoting either . part or all
their time to the work as a profession.
asking that they be present at the
formation of the organization. Letters
have been sent to all those known to be
engaged in the profession. but IL any
have been overlooked II Is herewith
made known that their attendance also
is desired.
Formation of such a body as Is con-
templated will do much to boost the
cause of physical education Tn the Dis
trict. The work Is such as to inspire
everybody to back 1t. especially at this
time. Washington also should be rep
resented in the national organization.
as is almost every other big city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
The Score.

First base on errors-Nationals. 4; Braves, 4.
Left on bases-Nationals. 10; Braves. y. First
base balls-On Crum. 8; of Craft. 2. Struck
out-By Craft. 2; by Crum. 3. Three-bas hit
Bailey Two-base bits-Massey. shanks. sacri.
fee hits-Milan. Shanks. Charity. Sacrifice
d!s-Morgan, Bailey. Stolen bases-Shanks (2).
Double plays-LAvan to Judge; Foster to IAvan
to Judge. Umpires-Messrs LAnnigan and
Moran. Time Of game-1 hour and IS minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-29
Jack Doyle an Umpire.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 2s.-Jack
Doyle Of Chicago. former first baseman
Tor the New York Nationals and Wash
ington Americans, has been appointed
as an umpire in the Western League, e.
w. Dickerson, president of the league,