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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Sea otter Always Eagerly Sought

The sea otter's story is dark with
strife, tragedy and adventure. Fiercely
hunted prizes, they are gone today
from the shores of California, and the
whole northwestern ocean seems TO
hold no more than could be counted
on ones fingers. AS the quest of the
Glove spurred the merchant adven-
turers of Venice and of London to the
conquest of the East so it was the
pursuit of the sea otter rather than
a longing to correct the worlds
biographies that led old Vitus Boring
into the North, out upon the sea which
bears his name, and at last to lonely
death ON a desert island. The creature
had the unhappy faculty Of kindling
avarice. All who heard mariners tales
of sea otter hunting ionged to go and
seek themselves the riches which even
a single skin would bring.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

/ was still quite inert. / experienced
that curious tranquility which is said
to visit those who are actually with
in the jaws of death. There | lay
prone, absolutely at the mercy Of the
mysterious white prowler of the forest
and / did not care. The whole pet
ty business Of living seemed long
way behind me now.
Languidly at last l opened my eyes.
Within three yards of me, in the open
rock-paved glade where / had fallen.
stood the Thing. Yes, there it was
only now it had put an ear back and
was shifting at me with a mingling OF
interest and apprehension.
The strange beast of the jungle was
white bull-terrier.
Abruptly / sat up. The terrier gave
startled sidewise bound, but paused
again and stood regarding me.
Here, pup! Here, pup! Nice dog
gums!' said in soothing accents.
The dog gave low whine and stood
shivering, eager but afraid. / con-
tinued my Establishments. Little by
little the forlorn creature drew near
er, until / put out cautious hand
and stroked his ears. He lodged af-
frightedly, but presently crept back
again. Soon his head was against my
knee, and he was devouring my hand
with avid caresses. Some time, be-
fore his abandonment on the island,
he had been a well-brought-up and
petted animal. Months or years of
wild life had estranged him from hui
mainly, yet at the human touch the
old devotion woke again.
The thing now was to lure him back
to camp and restore him to the happy
service of his gods. With another al
Turing, Here, doggumsp started on
my way. He shrank, trembled, hesi-
tated then was after me with bound.
So / brought him triumphantly across
the Rubicon of the little stream and
marched him into camp under the as
founded eyes of Cookie.
At sight of the negro the dog growled
softly and crouched against my skirt.
Cookie stood like an effigy of amaze
ment done in black and white.
"Fo' de Lawd's sake, Miss jimmy"
he burst at last, lam dat de ghos -pig?"
1T was, Cookie, but | changed him
into a live dog by crossing my fingers.
Mind your rabbits foot. He might
eat it, and then very likely we'd have
a ghost on our hands again."
"Yo' go long, Miss jimmy" said
Cookie valiantly. "Yo' think scared
of any ghos' what lower hisself to be
a live white mong'ol dog? Yere, yo'
ki-yi. yo' bettah mex friends with oil
Cookie, cause he got charge o de
grub. Yere's lille fat lma'ow bone
what mebbe come off'n yo' own grand
chile. but yo' ain goin' to mind dat
now yo' is transformulated dis we're
way" And evidently the reincarnated
ghost-pig did not.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Parsee Race Dying Out.

A beggar among the Parsees is UNI
known in India, and would be scan
dial to the sect. The sagacity, activity
and commercial enterprise Of the Par
sees are proverbial in the East, and
their credit as merchants is almost
unlimited. Because of intermarriage
the race has dwindled down to $4,000,
and for some time there has been a
serious difference among the Parsees
on the question of proselytism. A
Parsee married a French woman, who
took the necessary steps to adopt the
religion of her husband. But it was
decreed by the high court of India
that, though the creed of Zoroaster
theoretically admitted proselytes,
their admission was not consistent
with the practice of the Parsees in
India.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
JuqqIers Amused Monarchs.

In the Sixteenth century the king of
England had his own private juggler,
just as he had his whipping boy and
his jester. The kings juggler In the
time of Henry VIII, which was the
first half of the Sixteenth century, got
six shillings and eightpence year for
his efforts to amuse the king and his
court, the same as the kings bear
ward received In the reign of
James 1, half century after Henry
VIII, there was famous juggler in
London who combined tight-rope walk
ing with jugglery. He performed on
a rope stretched between the steeple
of ST. Giles church and the Cross.
Shakespeare's plays contain several
references to Juggling, which show
that he was familiar with the tricks
of the performers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Work of an Earthquake.

An earthquake that shook India not
so long ago was remarkable for the
curiously distorting effects 1t pro-
duced upon standing objects. Similar
effects have been noticed from other
earthquakes, but seldom to so striking
an extent. In an official report in the
matter 1t Is described how this earth
quake twisted lofty monument at
Chatak. The monument was an ODE
lisk of brick, coated with plaster,
more than sixty feet tall and twelve
feet square at the base. About sixty
feet of the top were broken off and
thrown to the south, and nine feet
more were thrown to the east. Then
a piece 20 feet in height was sep
arated, % feet above the ground, and
twisted in direction opposite to the
motion of the hands of a watch, but
without falling.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

day and night for meditation, he
had known better than to commit such
an outrage upon the pOssessor of
prayer instead. This had answered
quite as well, for the phantom pig had
dissolved like the morning mists.
While the sun blazed, what with his
devotions and his rabbits foot and
cross of twigs nailed to tree,
Cookie felt fair degree of security.
But his teeth chartered in his head
at the thought of approaching night.
Meanwhile he could not in conscience
permit me to venture forth into the
path Of this horror, which might, for
all we knew, be lurking in the jun
gle shadows, even through the day
light hours. Also, though he did not
avow this motive, / believe he found
my company very reassuring. 1t is
immensely easier to face a ghost in
the sustaining presence of other flesh
and blood.
For moment / wavered in my de-
termination. What If the island had
its wild creatures after all? But
neither lynx nor panther nor any 9th
er beast of prey is white, except a
polar bear, and it would be unusual to
meet one ON tropical island.
/ decided that Cookies pig was af-
ter all a pig, though still in the flesh.
1 thought 1 remembered having seen
quite fair pigs, which would pass for
white with a frightened negro in the
dim light of dawn. / consoled Cookie
as best I could by promising to cross
my fingers if heard or saw anything
suspicious, and struck out into the
woods.
For all my brave words to Cookie,
1 had no intention Of going very far
afield. From the shore of the cove
had observed that the ground be-
hind the clearing rose to the summit
of low ridge, perhaps four hundred
feet in height, which jutted from the
base of the peak. From this ridge
thought / might see something more
of the island than the limited envi-
ronment of Lantern bay.
AS the woods shut out the last
glimpse of the white tents in the
clearing, as even the familiar sound
of the surf died down to faint, half
imagined whisper mingling with the
rustling of the palms overhead, l ex-
perienced a certain discomfort, which
persons given to hard and unqualified
terms might have called fear. 1t
seemed to me as if very strong cord
at the rear of my belt were jerking me
back toward the inglorious safety of
the camp. 1 fingered my automatic
and marched on up the hill, trying
not to gasp when a leaf rustled or
coconut dropped in the woods.
/ gained the summit of the ridge,
and stood upon bare rock platform,
scantily sheltered by few trees,
large shrubs. rather, with a smooth,
waxy leaf of vivid green. On the
left rose the great mass of the peak.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

From far above among its crags a
beautiful foamy waterfall came hur-
Ting down.
had not dreamed of getting a view
so glorious from the little emsnence of
the ridge. Here was an item of news
to take back to camp. Having with
great originality christened the place
Lookout, l turned to go. And as /
turned l saw shape vanish into the
woods.
1t was an animal, not human
shape. And it was white. 1t had. in
deed, every distinguishing trait of
Cookies phantom pig. Only it was
not a pig. Ny brief shadowy glimpse
of it had told me that 1 knew what
it was not. but what 1t was | could
not, as l stood there rooted, even
guess.
Would it attack me, or should / only
die of fright? l wondered if my heart
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
COOKIES "HA'NT."

Syropsis-Jane Harding, respect
able and conservative old maid
but never too old to think of mar
riags - with more money than
brains, is inveigled by a strong
minded Splnster, Miss Hjgglesby-
Browne, into financing an expedi-
ton to hunt Tor buried treasure on
I4eewaEd island. Her niece, Vir-
ginia Harding, undertaking to stop
her, gets on the vessel and is un-
willingly carried along. By no
means concealing her distaste for
the expedition and her contempt
for it's members, Virginia makes
the acquaintance of the Honorable
Cuthbert Vane. Talking with
Dugald Shaw, leader of the expedi-
ton, Virginia very frankly ex-
presses her views, practically ac-
cusing Shaw and the other mem
bers of the party, including a
somewhat uncertain parsonage
Captain Magnus, and shady
'financter," Hamilton HI. Tubbs, of
being in conspiracy to defraud
Jane Harding. Landing on the
island is a matter of some difficult
~, Virginia being carried ashore
in the arms of Cuthbert Vane. The
party gets settled. Miss Browne
tells about the treasure. Virginia
declares herself out, of it. The
Head sailors map is produced.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

she begged TO stay
up. This is what she said to her
mother, after she had already stayed
up a little bit longer still:
"'The Moon is luckyl That's what
say
He's not sent to bed at the end of the
day.
81 laughed when I heard that, and
then 1 said, and l do hope she under
stood:
I" But then, of course. it's also true,
That he sleeps all day unlike girls, and
boys. too!'
'I do hope she understands me when
/ said that, and / think she did, for /
heard her say as she went off to bed,
and as she was talking with her
mother:
"'But then, of course, it's also true,
That he sleeps all day, unlike me and
your
'And a little while later / peeped In
her window and | found her fast, fast
asleep, with the Dreamland King
perched on the end of her bed"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
The Care of Jewels.

1t is stated by good authority that
the safest way to carry jewels Is In
a belt, made for the purpose, around
the waist. This is not exposed ana
is secure, if reasonable care is taken
in adjusting it, and it is not uncom-
Portable. The worst possible way is
TO put them in a jewel case. The
business of duplicating strings Of
pearls is at present a profitable in
dustry of the Riviera towns. The
limitations are worn and the genuine
are kept In the safe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

A little girl wanted TO plant some
seeds that she found, so she took them
to her grandfather to read the list.
She is six years old, so he read: Lima
beans. corn, salad, etc, next horse
radish. She said: "Oh, grandpa, we
haven't amy horses. What is the use
of planting that?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

Luz IllC way L We
watched p e op | e
reading has made
one think that.
They've acted
as though they
couldn't get along
W j t h ut their
cooks.
"I've seen chill
dren taking their
books to some one
to read to them
before. they went
to bed, and they've
held those books
as if they loved
them dearly.
ABut / wanted
to tell you about
Anne, and how
e.L Io-~ol - stow
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Not Guilty.

A Chicago professor is authority for
the statement that 90 per cent of the
women in the United States are home
ly. Well, what about it? We defy
any person to find one woman in this
country who does not secretly believe
that she belongs to the ten per cent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
"You are impairment. Let
me pas."
elU BE coNTINUED.9


Sword-shaped bars of iron were
used by the ancient Britons as money
and many of these are now found in
British museums A recent lnvestf
CATION shows that six different de
nominations were used, distinguished
by their sizes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

lltll0 Creature L III
speaking of was
a little girl named
Anne.
"Anne was look
ing at me as I
peeked through
some of the gray
clouds, and /
said:
/" Hello, Anne
"She looked up
at me and said:
/" % h, t h e r e
comes Mr.. Moon
through til o S g
gray clouds. Yes,
he is coming right
t h r o u G h them.
Doesn't he look
handsOmep
"Of course that
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
According to Rule.

The Guest-I notice that hat boy
always brushes my clothes before
handing me my hat.
The Head Enthusiastically, sir!
How else would he find out if you had
any change left?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
A Painless Extraction.

DIR. Yankum, the Dentist-Yes,
generally prescribe stimulant for
patient who has tooth extracted.
Mr.. Wetmore-You'll find eight
teeth on this plate. Gimme eight pre-,
scriptions.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Iud Tunklns.

Jud Tunkins says the postmaster In
his town has to play an awful lot Of
checkers SOS he can be sociable with
ont talking politics.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
|l:|l!Es9al!lllya
rs - ~
NARY GRAHAzA BONNER
MR.. MOON.

ST heard little creature talking the
Dther day. said Mr. Moon, "and this
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25
Books have stories in them,
Books have pictures, too,
Whatever in the world
Without them would we do?'

'Now,' said Mr. Moon, "the first two
lines of my verse told you what books
were, or what books are
81 gave very good description. /
think, of books, not using too many
words.
81 didn't want to use too many
words, because / thought I should
leave the words for the books.
'"That was good of me, I'm sure.
'Now, the last two lines describe the
way / think people feel about them,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-11-25

pleased me. Even
creature as important as the moon
likes to be considered handsome. So
looked my brightest and best when /
came through the cloud at last.
"Then she begged her mother to let
her stay up a little longer so she could
see more of me, but it seems she had
already stayed up beyond her time.
Il could see, though, how she wanted
to stay up longer l have heard that
it is not only children who do not want
to go to bed as early as they should,
but that grown-ups, too, aren't very
fond of going to bed as soon as they
should go!
ITO be sure, children and grown-ups
must all go to bed before they want
to in order to be strong and well and
happy, but none of them want to go
to bed do believe.
mo, / don't believe all grown-ups
want to go to bed as soon as they
should, and that they find it hard, too,
to make themselves go.
'Tve peeped into windows when
they've been reading interesting books
for you know books are most in
teresting.
"You know that, eh?" Mr.. Moon
looked about at the stars.
"We don't know much about books"
said the stars, ''even though we are so
bright
''Tll tell you about books" said Mr..
Moon. "And I'll tell you something
of the way people feel about them.
I'll tell you about books and put
my little speech into verse! -
So Mr.. Moon said:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-07
BRIN GINS
UP
FATHER
BY
Nc MANUS
REG. u. s.
Pat. Off" I
new RECORD CREATED
IN BASEBALL FINANCE
BY ST. LOUIS OFFER
(By Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7-Another new
record has been created in the history
of baseball finance by the report from
Houstin, Tex, quoting Branch Hickey,
manager of the st. Louis Nationals as
stating the club had received boni-
fide offer of 100000 and four players
for Roger Hornsby, Cardinal second
baseman and Champion hitter OF the
National league.
This figure more than doubles the
reported purchase price given by the
New York Yankees for Babe Ruth in
a deal which was conceded TO put
record valuation on a players serv-
ices, and is just twice the size of the
offer made by the New York Nation
ais for Hornsby early last season
Giants Make Offer.
At that time according to a formal
statement issued by President Samuel
Breadon of the Cardinals. the Giants
offered $4,000 and two players in ex
change for Hornsby. When that was
turned down the offer was raised to
100000 according to Breadon's state
ment which it was explained, was IS
sued to end rumors that Hornsby was
to be disposed of.
In connection with the statement,
Breadon asserted the club would not
sell the second baseman for 4 mil
lion"
Later it was said the Giant manage
ment raised the bid another $4,000,
bringing the total offer to quarter
of million, but again without sue
cess When it was rejected, Manager
McGraw of the Giants, was quoted as
saying it would not be renewed.
Hornsby Deal Rumored.
Rumors that a deal was to be made
for Hornsby continued to crop up in
baseball circles after the close of the
season and several days ago Judge
Francis X McQuaid. treasurer of the
Giants announced that an offer OF
100000 and four players had been
met by President Breadon with the
reply the club would consider it,. If
one of the four players were Frank
Frisch The New York club would
not entertain such proposition, Judge
McOuaid said.
Concurrently with this offer it was
reported Hornsby was to figure in a
five-team trade between Boston, Phil
adelphia. New York. Cincinnati and
St Louis, but Cardinal officials as
serted no proposition of this nature
was being considered.
Hornsby Satisfied.
Hornsbv, who is in the insurance
business here stated recently he had
no desire to chance clubs. and would
prefer. TO stay in st. Louis.
Hornsby hit $40 during the past
season, and though ranking ninth
among second basemen, in fielding,
had over 100 chances more than any
of his rivals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-07
.EARLHAM FIVE DOPED
TO SNATCH H0NORS
OF CHRISTIAN TEAM

Earlham college will advance an
other notch in the seasons basketball
schedule when the wearers Of the
Maroon and White meet the Butler
aggregation at the Coliseum Friday
night. This is the Quakers' first l. C.
A. L. contest and the outcome will
have an important bearing on the final
standing of the league.
Dope seems to favor the local Ave
but Coach Move is not anticipating
an easy time sending the Christians
home with the short end of the score.
Athletics a. Butler have undergone a
complete change for the better since
the advent OF Pat Page last year.
Move knows that a tougn scrap is in
store for his men and is preparing for
the game tonight accordingly.
Ruling in Question.
There is some doubt as to whether
Beck, who has been holding down the
floor guard position and was a big
factor in the Purdue game. will be
allowed to play. Last year Beck at
tended Wabash college.
Under the l. &. A. i. ruling a man
coming from another college is not
eligible to participate in l. C. A. l..
contests during his first year. 1t is
probable that this ruling will keep
him out of the game tonight.
In case Beck is out the team will
probably line up as with Lawler and
Hadley at forward, Carey center, and
Goar and Hall guards Another com
bination that may be given a trial
puts Beasley at Backyard and allows
Hall to return to his old position at
forward. In this case Goar would be
shifted to floor guard.
May Try Scrubs.
Some of the scrubs have been show
ing up well in practice games and
may be given a chance in the Butler
contest. They are Sellars, Townsend,
Beasley and G. KeIlum. Tonight
game will begin promptly at 500
p. m. There will be no curtain raiser
The doors will open at 7:15. Persons
holding reserved seat tickets will en-.
ter at the south door
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-07
RETURN OF COM!SKY
SETS RUMORS AFOOT
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE return of
Owner Charles Comiskey Of the Grip
pied White Sox team from a northern
hunting trip revived gossip today con-
corning the lineup of the South Side
American League club for the coming
season. Optimistic statements came
from the "Old Roman" over the team S
prospects despite inability to buy or
trade for good players from other ma
jor league teams.
81 don't expect any held" Comiskey
said. 1--WE might make a trade if
we wanted to, but we haven't any trad
ing material. We need all the men we
have left I guess no one wants to
sell us any players. If they did they
probably would be letting US know
about it, for they know we would like
to buy"
Two Recruits Ready.
At least two of the teams recruits,
Comiskey declared. are ready for reg
ular berths. One is Johnny Mostil,
star outfielder last year on the Milwau-
kee American association team, who
is backed by Catcher Ray Schalk for
lead-off man in the batting order, and
the other is Earl Sheely, heavy-hitting
Coast League first baseman.
Ernie Johnson, Coast League short
stop with better than a 800 batting
average last year, is also said to be
ready for White Sox debut, to fill
another important gap left by the dis
missal of seven players involved in
| charges of throwing" games in the
1919 worlds series with Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-07
HIGH SQUAD IS OFF
FOR MUNCIE CONTEST

The local high school basketball
team will journey to Muncie, Friday
night to meet the purple and white OF
that city, in their first game of the
season off the local floor.
They will leave Richmond for Mum
Gle at 1888 over the G. R. & l. vie.
Winchester. The eight men who will
make the trip are: Harkins, Lehman
Brehm, Loehr, Rost, Green, Cratic and
Spaulding.
The new suits have arrived and the
red and white will make their first ap-
pearance in them at Muncie. The
shirts are solid red and the pants
are red with white strips.
Coach Null has been working his
men hard this last week and they are
in perfect condition for the fray. The
offense of the team seems to be its
weak spot and the coach has been
working on this defect. The team is
showing considerable improvement in
tins department of the game.
Light Practice.
A light practice was held on the
Coliseum floor Thursday by Coach
Null TO put the finishing touches on
the squad. A long drill on ba sket
shooting and signal practice was held.
A few fans are planning to make the
trip with the team.
The high school faculty team will
accompany the squad to Muncie and
play a curtain raiser. The faculty has
been practicing hard and claim they
will show the Muncie teachers few
points of the game. The following
men will make the trip: Taggart,
Cline. Clevenger. forwards: Nicholas,
center; Null, Cantwell and Van Etten,
guards.
The probable lineup for the high
school game will be as follows: Rich
mond-Harkins, Lehman, Loehr, Rost,
Green. Muncie-Beckner, Mccullough,
White, Warren, Colway.