The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-05-19


family formerly resided in Spring Grove.
Thus \ portion of honor belongs to Wis
cOnsin
Want q Hotter Prohibition Paper.
A new prohibition paper is started
by Wisconsin reformers, the feeling be-
ing that Rev. DIR. Miners Northwestern
Mail of Madison is too gentle in tone.
The "Agitator" is published at Menom-
once Falls, near Milwaukee (where the
beet sugar factory failed), and Rev. w.
D. Cox is the managing editor; but w.
H. Rintelman is the business manager
and owns the whole outfit He for
merly ran local paper in the town.
Editor Cox has been the Methodist pas
tor at Menomonee Falls for some years.
For The Agitator Mr.. E. w. Chain is
furnishing a History of the Prohibi-
ton Party" ''Notes Of the Field" are
reported by J. E. Clayton Among the
corresponding editors are Professor A.
L. Whitcomb, Evansville; J. B. Smith,
Madison; Amy Kellogg Morse, Butter
nut, and Hon. S. D. Hastings, Green
Bay.
Rev Dr. Miner is one of the most be-
loved Congregational pastors in the
state. His wife, who is as beautiful
a character as he, writes What l See
from My Window column. The fight
ing" Prohibitionists want paper that
can be sensational like The Voice to at
tract attention; but the good old DR..
Miner could no more abuse any one
than Uncle Toby could pick the wings
Of fly: go, poor DEVIL he said,
''the world is wide enough for you and
for me-
Potatoes from Stevens Point.
Everybody knows that Stevens Point
sends out a great many potatoes, all
the way from the Golden Gate to the
state Of Maine. At last we have some
figures In the eight months preceding
May 1, SIS car loads were shipped from
this one station, and at 500 bushels
car Git is nearer 6OO) the shipments
were 2S7, 500 bushels. At an average of
SO cents a bushel this means $94,875.
Some Of the potatoes were sold as low
as 20 cents-cheaper stock, BIT on the
other hand 81 cents was paid for much
Of it, and for seed stock as high as 80
cents. The price in Madison at retail
today is so cents.
Is It Right to Kill Caterpillars?
Arbor Day came on Friday MAY 12)
and the department CT public instruc-
ton issued 45-page pamphlet with full
suggestions as to how to get the most
out of it for the school children There
are 100000 more children in the public
schools than there were decade ago
a fact brought out in debate by Senator
Stout recently.
Two things are suggested by this
unique observance; one is that the
''bird'' feature of the day is in the as
cendancy; the other, that thousands of
school yards are made clean and kept
clean through the enthusiasm of Arbor
Day. Birds take hold of childish inter-
est more than even trees, though no one
has lain at the foot of great, straight
giant pine tree in the silent forest with
out having thoughts that made him
realize "how near to grandeur is our
dust" In many places, too, Arbor Day
agitation has developed a sentiment
which has resulted in the more fire.
quent cleaning Of walls, floors and
furniture inside the schoolhouse, tasty
window shades in place, fresh coat
of paint on the outside better outbuild-
ings, a neat fence about the grounds
and the hearty cooperation of the
place. superintendent Harvey's book
also says what is true.
In the Capitol park at Madison the
squirrels have lost their fear of man,
and even the dogs have learned to re-
spect them. They will take nut from
the hand Of a stranger because they
have learned that man is their friend
They play about in the school grounds
Of the Madison schools when the pupils
are out at recess, because the pupils
have been taught to protect them These
pupils are more manly because they
have learned to respect animal life
In strange contrast with this beauti-
full teaching is the following SUCCESS
ton in the same pamphlet from the
article on Village and Town Improve
ment" by the ladies of the organization
devoted to that sort of thing: zone
committee Of a town improvement So
ciety in the east is known as Cater
pillar Destruction Last year the di-
rectors offered 10 cents hundred for
belts or nests Of the tent caterpillar COL
lected before May 4. The treasurers
account shows that 800 were collected
by the school children
Somehow it seems to me no good
thing can come from the organized
slaughter by children Of even baby cat
erpillars.
Lost an Office but Not Sorry.
A letter from man of some promi-
nence who was expected to be appoint
ed to an important post but failed,
phrases the reflections of a philosopher
well. He says:
But / have no desire to stir up the
dirty pool Of politics in a search for
the reptiles who find a home in it's con-
genial slime.
fortunately I am not dependent on
politics for living, and have never
been an office seeker. In the words of
Spencer,
What boots it
To fret thy soul with crosses and with
cares;
To cate thy heart through comfortless
dispaires;
To fawn, to crowche, to waite, to ride,
to roune,
To spend, to give, to want, to be un-
DOME"
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