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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT

Who think too little and who talk
too much.-Dryden.
yX7HAT would seem an indicate
w or unsuitable subject for CONVEX
satiOn in one age would seem quite
proper in another. Our ideas about
such things depend very much on the
period in which we live. The girl of
today would never hesitate to bring
I'D and discuss In a more or less SCI
entitic way matters Of human inter-
est that our grandmOthers would have
regarded as too shocking to be spoken
Of in their own rooms, and then in
whisper. But those grandmOthers
when they were young would have dis
cussed their petty household problems
and gossiped about their servants and
their neighbors in a way that the
girl Of today would regard as unpar-
donable.
"Since the war we talk about any
thing" woman said a day or so ago
In apology for having brought up a
grewsome story at a dinner gathering
Another woman suggested that If our
boys have been enduring such fright
full experiences as they have we GER
tainly ought not to feel squeamish
about talking about these things. AS
a matter of fact, the boys who have
been Though the worst do not usu-
ally want to dwell very long on such
subjects. Doctors and nurses returned
from overseas service almost never
recall their grewsome experiences in
social intercourse, and assuredly ii is
IN very bad form to force upon anyone
the ordeal of listening to grewsome or
loathsome experiences. But still there
are some people who delight in just
this sort of thing. They keep MEM
pers of their families and their host
esSes on pins and needles, t9o, for fear
they will say something that is in bad
taste.
In one respect we have made rapid
strides of late years. We are far less
inclined to Gar the serenity of din
ner party or other social gathering
by violent political discussion.
This much we learned during the
frst months of the European war. be-
fore we had weighed the situation in
i.urooe as nation and when there
we're sure to be violently opposed
POINTS Of view on the whole subject.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22

The way in which DR.. Albert L. Shell.
ton, q missionary, and a party Of Tibet.
ans crossed one of the swollen rivers
near Draya was surely picturesque
and ingenious. In pioneering in
Tibet" DR.. Shelton gives an Interesting
description Of the crossing:
The Tibetans had brought down
from the mountains perhaps hundred
yaks, which they drove into the river.
By throwing stones at the beasts the
men forced them into q line across
the river with their heads upstream.
The animals held their own a. best
they could against the force of the
flood; when, as occasionally happened.
yak was forced back by the current.
the people on the bank would drive 1t
forward to its place with stones.
The yaks helped to break the force
Of the rushing stream, and we swan
across Immediately at their tails while
they held their position with their
hind feet and their noses sticking out
Of the water. Although it was August,
the frost had already come, and the
water was exceedingly cold; we were
chilled to the bone before we got
across. However. no one was drowned,
and after we had changed our clothes
on the opposite bank we continued to-
ward Draya.-Youth's Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
Business.

If Americans are materialistic, with
an eye to the main chance, what of
those villagers who live all year round
in the summer resorts, who resist all
entreaties for work-not lazy but also
not grasping? The story ran thus
They were housekeeping in a tiny
place as old as the town. They needed
a plumber, and telephoned one on a
Monday, getting his promise to come
that very Say. They called him up
again on Tuesday to remind him and
were once more treasured of his COM
Ing; but Wednesday and Thursday
passed without his appearance.
Again on Friday the telephone. A
frantic, "Why haven't you come up
to us?"
"Oh," was the answer, when /
didn't hear from you again l didn't
know whether you really wanted me-"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
WOOD RATS ARMY

"SoaiETHING must be done at
once" announced Mrs. Wood Rat
20 her husband one day "Ever since
We had the panic for the children. and
Tabby Cat from the farm saw as, life
has not been worth living"
But. my dear" replied Mr. Wood
Kat. ''rabby L. not afraid of me-or
you. either. 50 what can we do but be
carefulY
I've been thinking 1t over" said
Mrs. Wood Rat. land l think Tabby
could be frightened away for good II
only there were enough of us. An
army of wood rats would be too much
Ter her to face, am sure"
"Y-es." answered Mr.. Wood Rat.
slowly. hut with all the rats in this
part OF the woods there would not be
enough to brighten her away. / am
afraid"
Perhaps not" said Mrs. Wood Rat,
but each one of US has shadow and
at night. when the moon Is shining,
we could manage to run about so that
our shadows would run with us and
that would make Tabby see just dou-
bic our number, don't you see?"
Mr.. Wood Rat argued for little
while with his wife. but in the end he
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
MASTERS OF THE LONG BOW
Examples Of Wonderful Archery Put
Something Of Strain on the
Ordinary Imagination.

Examples Of the drawing Of the
long bow" are to be found in the
worlds literature long before the time
OF the famous Baron Munchausen: in
deed. by far the greater part of these
had their origin in the remOts past.
Virgil, In the Aeneid, tells of four
archers who were shooting for 4 prize,
the mark being pigeon held by 4
cord to the mast Of q ship. The first
man hit the mast. the second cut away
the cord, and the third shot the pigeon
as 1t dew away! The fourth archer,
having nothing left at which to shoot,
drew his bow and sent his arrow n.y.
ing toward the sky with such speed
that the friction OF the air set the
feathers on fire and 1t swept on like
q meteor, to disappear In the sky.
The stories of Robin Hoods archery.
Illustrated by his wonderful perform
ance as Locksley in Scott's "Iyanhoe,"
are also a decided strain on ones
powers Of belief.
The majority Of long-bow stories re-
late to the accurate aim of archers.
but Frenchman, Blaise de vigeners,
tells one in which the main point Is
the tremendous force with which an
arrow may be propelled If the bow Is
strong and long enough. According
to his account, he saw q Turk, one
Barbarossa, admiral Of a ship called
the Grand Solyman send an arrow
from his bow clean through cannon
ball! Whether the cannon ball had
hole in it or not. the narrator falls
to tell us.
Perhaps the most astounding Of all
stories about arrow shooting Is that
OF the Indians who used to inhabit
Florida. 1t is related that q group
OF them would form circle, one would
throw an ear Of Indian corn into the
air, the others would shoot ut 1t and
shell it Of every grain before It fell
to the ground! Sometimes, It il
added, the arrows would strike the
ear OF corn so hard and fast that it
would remain suspended in the air for
several seconds and the cob never fell
until the last grain had been shot
away.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22

poetess who won wreath of victory
at Thebes. Corinna was the next
step in the evolution of Cora, and she
came about through the literary habit
Of revivlng old Greek names. q fetish
with enterprising writer's in search e6
fresh title for heroine
Madame de Stael named her bril-
liant Corinna after the Boetian poet
ess. above mentioned. and that estab-
lished her fame forever in France.
where she has been handed down
from one French maid to anothex
through generations Of poetic fancy.
In Italy she becomes Corinne through
the "Henghist,' a chronicle Of tho
Middle ages. Lord Byron makes hec
Cora In his famous poem, and through
him her vogue Is unquestionably e.
tablished In England and America.
Modern writers favor her, both an
Corinna and Cora. She Is the CAPRI
cious heroine of many a modern story,
the most memorable example perhaps
being the Cora OF Booth Tarkington's
book, "The Flirt" Poets have never
neglected her, especially the poets OF
the pastoral age. Her Significance
and the youthful charm invariably ax-
sociated with her through her evoiu-
ton. made her almost synonym foe
rural maiden, just as Sylvia Is gen,
eral term for shepherdess. "When my
Corinna goes a-Maying" Is one Of the
most charming lyrics of that age. and
familiar to all.
Coras jewel is the diamond, which
promises her protection from danger.
Saturday is her lucky day, and 3 hes
lucky number. The daisy, signify
ing innocence. Is the flower assignee
to her.
(G by the Wheeler Syndicate InnN
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
No Sooner Said Thanspons.

borhood, having bought an old house
that we are remodeling.
One Of my neighbors dropped In
while / was staining the stairs. and
in the course of our chat I said, "pd
just like to get hold of the creature
who put soft wood stairs in this house
and used hardwood for the ratings.
He must have been choice idiot to
put soft wood whore the wear comes"
She was quiet moment and then
said: people didn't use hardwood
when we built this house."-Chicago
Tribune.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
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'ae moon Was peeplng over the tree
tops. off ran Tabby Cat to the woods
toward the rock where lived Mr. and
Mrs. Wood Rat; but just before she
reached 1t out from the rock came the
rats armed with an ear of corn.
Tabby was so surprised she stopped
for second. but she wasn't afraid Of
few rats. OF course. not. So she
ran toward them, and then she saw
there were not few, but u very large
number. for she saw all the shadows
as well as the real rats, you see.
Then Just as Tabby was beginning
to think there were too many for her
to manage, each rat threw the ear Of
corn 1t carried and all the shadows
did the same, Of course.
Tabby Cat turned and away she ran
without once looking behind her, and
she did not stop until she was safe
under the steps Of the farm house
where she lived.
Such frolic as the wood rats had
that night, for they picked up the ears
of corn as soon as they saw Tabhy
running for homes and there in the
moonlight they danced and ate corn
until broad daylight.
my DEAR" said Mr.. Wood Rat to his
wife the next morning, II never knew
how clever you were until last night
How did You ever happen to think OF
such plan for getting rid Of Tabby?"
"You are really the one that made
me think about It," answered clever
Mrs. Wood Rat. "You showed me my
shadow one night In the moonlight. or
would never have thought OF the
PLAN"
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicsts.l
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22

put On his hat and went out to tell an
the neighbors the scheme that Mrs.
Wood Rat had planned.
snow, all Of US must get to the corn
crib today and each must bring away
an ear, Of corn" he explained; "then
tonight. before the moon is up, you are
ali to come over to our big rock and
hide. OF course. bring your ear of
corn with you and Mrs. Wood Rat will
tell you just what to do after that"
Ii Tabby had been watching that day
she would have seen strange sight.
fsr back and forth went the wood rats
to the corn crib and instead Of eating
the corn every one carried away q full
ear, the largest one he or she could
carry.
But Tabby Cat did not see them; she
was peacefully sleeping behind the
kitchen stove to be ready for the frolic
she intended to have that night in the
woods, with no other eat about to share
In the fun.
When all was still that night and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
Explained.

"Say, that land you sold me, sight
unseen, was nothing but a swamp"
said the irate caller.
isn't your name Blithersby ~
asked the alert dealer.
mo. It's Twobble."
That's probably how 1t happened.
l had client named Blithersby who
wanted some land suitable for duck
hunting and I got tie order mixed.
Sorry, sir. You might see Mr. Blithers-
by."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
1@he Right Thing
Right Time


In Washington society at that time.
especially, it was really regarded as
most illbred TO start political dis
cussion. People avoided talking about
the war in social conversation. Ii was
the only way that people could meet
each other and find any kind of COM
fort or recreation in such intercourse.
Our greatest danger now is in taking
the joy out Of our conversations by
talking over the events and conditions
of the war. Let's take this in hand
the way we took the matter of pOliti-
cal differences before the war. Let's
make up our minds not to bring up
and not to encourage In others sub
jects that are depressing or nerve
racking, save when by discussing them
we can effect some good.
%. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
Pics In Glover

She was paying her first visit to a
cousin who lived in the country. He
met her at the station. and after half
an hours drive told her that they
were approaching his farm.
In one Of the fields that met the
girls attentive eye stood a windmill,
and gathered around it were several
pigs.
well. I'm surp-isedp exclaimed
the fair one. Il didn't know that
farmers We're so considerate."
"What do you mean?' queried the
country cousin.
THAT over yonder," replied the girl.
pointing a pretty finger "Just think
OF having fan out In the field to
keep those pigs cool !"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
WERE REAL men"
Old Time Dime Novel Heroes Had
Sterling Qualities.
ThriIiers for Boys Generation Age
Better Then Tales They Read
Now, Says Writer.

have been re-reading Z few Of
those old dime" novels, writes
"Girard" in the Philadelphia Inquirer,
You remember the sort / mean
"Headless Horseman," "Three-Fir-
gered Jack" 'The Boy Detective"
The names were usually more blood
curdling than the tales, which in near
~ every case excel the stories which
young folks read today.
Heroes in those earlier stories are
all he-men, not scented, manicured
dudes of cabarets. And the hero In
the end always foils the villain, who
Is made In each case to appear a vii
lain and not puzzle character which
leaves youthful mind in doubt.
Again Sureshot's rifle spoke and
another redskin bit the dust"-that
sort Of thing.
No triangle stuff, thank goodness,
out adventure, action and almost in
variably punishment for the folks who
meri.ed 1t.
More surprising, however, than the
change in literature for young Amer
lea" is the change in toys. Uncle Sam
occasionally unbends and permits M
to peep into trade secrets.
In that way l learned from an OH
cial report about the increase in the
toy business In this country.
Each child in the United States now
has 60 times as many toys as a child
when Lincoln was president. The fact
IL most surprising, but true Just the
same.
The toy factories 60 years ago
were small affairs, while government
figures show that imports Of toys were
then q mere nothing compared with
imports today. Now the factories are
Immense, not only here, but In other
lands.
The average value Of each toy ia
now larger, due partly to the fact that
such things as express wagons come
under the head Of toys.
The men who fought In the Civil
war, when they were lads rarely IL
ever had an express wagon-surely
not the nifty kind seen In thousands
today.
One Philadelphia made big for
tune with sled that could be steered
around corners. Mechanical toys In
bewildering variety are sold In our
shops In immense quantities.
Extravaganza, you say? Well, In q
way, but it all pays, and pays hand
sOmely.
I've talked In Egypt with Sudanese
who had ridden camels for Is days to
bring them out of the wilderness with
their loads Of trinkets for the white
folks.
What sort Of toys were they? I
have some still that I bought .or
few pennies. Mostly feathers, bits OF
ivory, rudely carved; odd-looking
leather purses, pieces Of colored fab
ric made into tiny :ans.
Such were the toys Of Darkest At
rica," toys that cost little and meant
but little In the way Of manufacturing
industries and nothing In the shape
Of great stores for retailing them.
Cut out all these little luxuries such
as toys and you would at once kill
some big industries, unjoint business
and upset trade.
We have 60 times as many toys per
child as they had 60 years ago, and
who will deny that it has been a good
investment
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
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MARSHALL
CORA

CHARMINGLY youthful is Cora
~ modern derivative OF ancient
Greek. Many feminine names In
Greece were merely mems names
with a feminine termination In "a"
or "e," irrespective Of their meaning,
and this is true Of Cora, which. quaint
" enough. signifies maiden.
However she is derived. Cora LIS the
most feminine of names, and was
given to- some Of the most allurins
heroines of romance. Originally the
name was taken from PersephOne's
title ''Kore," maiden. the BOetlan
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
just So.

What manly little fellow!" ad.
miringly said the presiding elder, in
dirating one of Gap Johnson's olive
branches
you betcha!" p-idefully returned
Mr.. johnson. "You ort to hear him
swear when he takes his ague medi
cine. He durn nigh equals his Uncle
Polk. that a good many neople SUSPECT.
ed of being train robber."-Kansas
City Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
ROYAL Perfume /. a Secret.

Queen Alexandra's favorite perfume
Is "Ess Bouquet" which has been in
use among the English royal family
for nearly one hundred years. but the
recipe of which has always been kept
secret by the manufacturers. and
handed down from father to son.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
Sure.

"Did you sell Mr.. Twobble any OF
that stoc's?"
"No," said the salesman. "When
told him it would make him rich In
six months he said he couldn't stand
the shock Of sudden wealth. Do you
suppose he was joking"
"You showed him the stock. didn't
you?"
Eyes"
"He was joking. "-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
Metric system Snreads

The government of the Netherlands
Fast Indies is to substitute the metric
system of weights and measures in the
retail trade in place of the avoirdupois
system now in use In some OF these
countries.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
COLLEGE for Deaf and Dumb.

Gallaudet college. Washington.
d. c., is The only college in the Whole
world expressly for deaf and dumb.
1t is a firsl-grade college and the
scholars are fine looking and intelli-
gent.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
"What:s in a Narne?"

FACTS about Your name; its history;
/ meaning: whence it vaas derived; aenif.
canoe: your lucky day and lucky jewel
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-12-22
EMULATION.

How in the
world does 1t cost
you so much to
liver
1 s o m e times
fancy It's because
l have such ex-
p e n $ ! v . neigh
hora
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
BREEZE BUG"
AUDIENCE WAS
ENTHUSIASTIC,
Virginia Rodgers as Theodore
Gray, and Ken Hageman
as Breezy" Bellows
PLAY Leads.
ESKIMO PIRATE FUNNY
Scenery and Costumes Designed
and Executed by Charles
Vance and Frank
Houston.

mot even standing room left said
the ticket seller at the Hall Theater last
night, and repeated it many times.
The Breeze Bug cast must have been
at its best, if enthusiasm in the audience
has anything TO do with it. There was
an eager determination to enjoy the weak
er Jokes as heartily as the strong ones.
The play was presented by the Student
Council, under the direction Of Mrs. Hol-
lis Edwards and Miss Jane Rodgers. from
book by Arch Rodgers, with music and
words by Edward Freivogel and Frank
Houston.
Especial credit is due TO Charles Vance
and Frank Houston, who designed and
executed the scenery and costumes.
'0h's' and ''Ah's" from the audience at
the rising of the curtain testified to the
effectiveness of the opalescent icebergs
and grotesque totem ,pole conjured up
by Vance and his workers. The first
chorus wore hand d-painted costumes. Miss
Mary Schultz and Oliver Brackett behind
camouhage samplers were quaint enough,
but more exciting after doffing the sam
piers to dance in formal ballroom garb.
The women in the audience will not soon
forget Miss Schultz rose velvet with sill
yer lining. or the bronze and mink of
Miss Virginia Rodgers first costume.
Ben Loeb, as Ivan Remote, shivered his
traditional shiver of rage. and shook his
traditional cane in air. Hershey, by Miss
Mary Allen, was delightful, but less de-
lighiful than the Vaccination Blues of
last years play. George Spiva made a
nice little Prince Igloo
Elwyn Bridgens, as the disappointed
Anastasia, did some good mock tragedy,
and Eugenia Dodd in some pretty clothes,
made kittenish Lady Pinkerton. Cap
tain Skidd, played by Chick Brown, was
not convinving Eskimo pirate. but the
audience enjoyed his boots and his mus
tache, and, above all, his dancing with
Miss Betty Howell, who is quite a COM
edienne in her own right
Also according to tradition, Virginia
Rodgers, Ken Hageman and Arch Rodg-
ers dominated the play. Miss Rodgers
as Theodore Gray, and Mr.. Hageman, as
Breezy" Bellows, added to their repu-
tations as complementary players. Miss
Rodgers has an admirable stage presence
and much grace.
Gabriel Sniizch, alias Admiral Johann
son, gave Arch Rogers an opportunity
for his peculiar brand of comedy, whose
quality is sometimes strained, but often
er is genuine. His henchmen, Rosco and
Bosco, criminOlogists at large, as played
by Harry Westbay and Melvin Foeller,
scored the greatest number of laughs. d.
c. Starnes and James McPhail added to
the scenery Of the first act
On the whole, the music was less
catchy" than that of ''The Ninth Dea-
con" and The Green Jug" ''Turnin'
Round" and Don't Lose Control of
Your Eyes" have chance of being hum
med bit and played at several dances.
The choruses were triumph. Beauty,
grace, training, spirit and clothes-they
had them ALL The audience gave the de-
sired start when the shadow procession
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22

entered from the rear of the theater
Him." unused youngster in the audi.
ence, ''it amt so bad to be tail and
thin" This remark followed the Turn
in Round" chorus.
A second performance of the play was
given this afternoon and another will be
presented tonight. There will be a final
production the night before Thanksgiv-
ing for alumni and Homecoming guests
exclusively. Reservations are being made
at Heibels Pharmacy.
The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
GIRLS HAVE DAILY EXERCISE
Stephens Students Practice Calls
themes in Their Rooms.


themes in Their Rooms.
The physical education department at
Stephens College has adopted plan
which, if followed, will make daily exer-
else become habit among the students.
Each girl is put on her honor to re-
cord accurately the exercises that she
takes each day in her room. Cards have
been given out which contain directions
for certain exercises to be taken by ev-
erybody and certain exercises TO be taken
by students of poor posture. Another
card gives instructions for those who
wish 10 strengthen weak arches.
''The girls seem TO be making a sue
cess of this scheme" said Mrs. Robert !.
Simpson, director of physical education
It the college. I'VE hope that they will
keep on taking these daily calisthenics
after they leave college. That is the aim
of the department"