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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
AN article by Captain Mahan considers

AN article by Captain Mahan considers
how the navy, with means obviously in
sufficient, kept Cervera shut in beyond
any escape at Santiago. and at thu same
tim. 80 overawed Camara that be a.
bandoned his expedition to the Philip
pines. Brooks Adams, considering orr
new ,ndition as regards International
relations. ontlines life and death strug
gle that h. se-s impending between the
Udited STATES and Europe for foreign
outlet for surplus productions. Charles
Dana Gibson records, very engagingly, III
text and pictures, some more of his OBJ
servation and impres4i ns of Egypt.
Other noteworthy things in McClures
for April are a series Of poems by Ham
lin Garland, "The Trail 10 the Golden
North" characteristic short stories by
Rudyard Kipling and Sarah Orne jewett;
a strong story of politial life, and a
humorous little story Of far Western life.
It is an interesting number throughout.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07

A NEWS item now going the rounds
tells of rural telephone enterprise In
Ohio, that is suggestive of great pos
sibilities. The county ia question has
no towns and only two or three villages,
yet it has telephone system connecting
every one of it's townships. The whole
system was conceived, built and is opeI
ated and maintained ny the farmers them
selves The cost was nnl, $50 mile.
the farmers planting the poles and s,rin Z :
ing wires, and, after II few lessons under
an expert. putting In AMI connecting the
instruments. The manager and all Offic-
ers and stockholders of the company
turned ont To do the work, anG for two
years he'system has been 10 successful
operation The consequence is that for
$12 a year all h. subscribers nave Il di-
rect connection with all parts of the
county and also with wo lines extend
ing beyond the county. Il requires only
a moments consideration "f the condi-
tiOns of farm life. especially in winter
when the r ada ara d fficnlt or absolutely
impossible, to understand how great
boon it would be to every farmer if he
could have IL telephone.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
A Missing Link.

1t will doubtless surprise many who
have never even heard of the brute that
there still exists on the island of Java
an. animal. or rather. reptile. which
seems to be the missing link between
the ichthyosauri Of prehistoric days and
the we'll known saurians of modern
times.
This animal is known to the Javanese
as ''linguin. 1t fell to the luck of
Baron Alfonso Pereira. consul general
of Austria Hungary. to shoot one of
these beasts some years ago, It's length
was between nine and ten feet. and it
looked cross between snake and a
crocodile. Though the beast was cut
and wounded in its encounter with
Baron Pereira it did not bleed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07

A BULLETIN just received from the
State Experiment Station at Madison
gives some interesting Information on
the subject of sugar beet culture in Wis
consiD. and the present. status of the
manufacture of sugar from the beet root
in the United States. We Gull the fol.
lowing few facts from the bulletin as to
the results of the work done during the
past season. 253 samples of beets
grown in 56 different counties OF the
state, we're received for analysis at the
Station last fall; the beets were all grown
from high grade imported sugar beet
seed furnished by the Station. The
average analysis of the samples came at
Is. Is per cent. sugar in the juice, with
purify co Efficient of 1873 per cent; this
corr4spon Is to ahout IA per cent. sugar
in the beets, or "a per ceut. above the
ordinary factory standard. The average
yield of beets. calculated from the reports
of 70 farmers, was II 6 tons per acre The
crop of beets raised by Wisconsin farmers
last year therefore contained an average
of 1920 pounds of sugar per acer, from
which the sugar manufacturer in the or
binary process of manufacture will make
nearly ten and half of granulated
sugar.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
Pennsylvania sand Mines.

There are all kinds of mines in Penn
sylvania. The greatest are of course the
iron and coal mines. but few people
would guess that the next extensive
mining industry is the sand mines in
western Pennsylvania. These mines are
rarely underground. however. and many
of them are viewed with wonder by
passengers on the Pennsylvania, APP
preaching Pittsburg. Whole mountains
are being dug away. and the granular
rocks forming them are being reduced
to sand for the manufacture Of glass in
and about Pittsburg. -Philadelphia
Call.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
A GRIM CEREMONY.
An EmperOr's Death fastened by
Rehearsing His Own Funeral

Rehearsing His own Funeral.
Emperor Charles V of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral For the last two years Of his
life, after resigning the scepter of Spain
and the Netherlands to his son Philip,
in 1866, Charles retired to the mOnas-
terry of Yuste. in Estremadura, and
there lived a cloister life in close inter-
course with the monks, devoting much
time to religious exercises During this
period. prompted it may be by the ex-
ample of Cardinal de la Marck, who
for several years before his death, in
1923, had annually rehearsed his own
obsequies, the emperor, in the summer
of 1868, formed the resolution to cele-
brate his own funeral before he died.
Accordingly. on Aug 80 Of that year,
the grim farce was carried out with the
most elaborate ceremonial. The imperial
domestics marched with black tapers in
their hands, and the emperor, clad in
sable weeds. himself followed, wearing
his shroud. While the solemn mass for
the dead was sung before the high altar
in the cathedral Charles gave up his ia
per to the priest typifying thereby his
resignation of life, and was solemnly
laid in his coffin The ceremony closed
with sprinkling holy water on his body !;
then. all the attendants retiring, the
doors were shut and Charles rose from
his narrow bed and withdrew to his pri-
vate apartment.
The damping CT the graveclothes in
duced chill, which, aided no doubt by
the mental depression caused by the
grewsome ceremony, induced fever
which endedAin his death three weeks
later. on the 21st of September. 1888
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
HAVANA UNDER STARS AND STRIPES.
How Cuba Appears to an Edgerton
Tourist.

HAVANA, CUBA, March 10Th, 1899.
Mr.. EDITOR:
On the 10Th day of March in com
pany with Mr. L. M. Goodhue (of White
water) and my son. James, we boarded
the steamship, Olivette, at Port Tampa
bound for Havana via. Key West, where
we arrived the next day at 2 p. m., IN
fine trim We went ashore and took in
the town as we had to lay over six hours.
Key West used to be the Southern ex-
tremity of Uncle Sans possessions in
the Gulf of Mexico. 1t is situated on
an Island about nine miles long and
from two to three wide, and contains
about fifteen thousand souls all told.
Here met one of the smallest and fully
developed men [ ever saw, he was 81
inches TALL 38 years old and weighed 81
pounds. He is a manufacturer OF cigars,
preacher, lawyer, Sunday school teacher
and had served one term as mayor OF
the town. We left Key West at 9 p. NJ,
and after one of the longest nights ever
passed, wishing ten thousand times |
was anywhere but on board that bat.
Morning dawned and at 6 o'clock Land
Oh!' sounded from the lookout on the
mast, ali who were able scrambled on
deck to catch glimpse of Uncle Sans
newly acquired territory, and we'll were
they paid, for one of the most pictur
esque scenes was presented to view. 1t
seemed that we were gazing at piano.
rama spread out before us for miles, or
as far as the eye could reach. Old Nor
70 Castle stood up in bold relief and
the shore batteries extending on both
sides of the entrance, bidding defiance as
it were to all barks that even dared to
come within range of their guns, and if
it had been one. year ago, one frall bark
would have been sent to the bottom Or
shared the fate of the Maine. But alas
how things are changed, we were allowed
to pass unmolested and steam proudly
up the bay to our anchorage, none dar-
ing to question our rights Or even make
us afraid, Old Glory foated boldly from
the ramparts of Old MORO and the
shore batteries and shout went up
from every one on board as we passed
under its protecting folds. AS we cast
anchor in the middle of the bay the YES
sci was surrounded by over so small
boats of all descriptions to take us
ashore. 1t Seems to be an unwritten
law that no large vessel is allowed to
anchor at the docks in Havana and all
passengers and freight has to be lightered.
After considerable trouble and bother
we at last got on board of light boat
and were rowed rapidly to the custom
house where our grips were examined
and O. KID. Our guide then asked us
where we wanted to put up, and being
told the Grand Hotel Mascot which was
two blocks from the wharf. After reach
ing the hotel we had to climb two flights
of stairs in order to reach the office
where we were assigned rooms on third
floor overlooking the bay. j. D. w. +
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1899.

MONDAY the state board of control is
sued circular letter to the Judges of
the state notifying them of the opening
of the new reformatory at Green Bay
and urging them to send all first offend
ers within the prescribed ages to this
institution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
Given Away.

From and after this date, until further
notice. to every new subscriber whopays
$3.50 in advance and every old subscri-
Der paying their subscription one year in
advance, we will give package contain
ing seventeen different kinds of garden
seeds. These seeds are all northern
grown and being earlier, harder and
more productive than most other seeds.
To buy them at retail would cost S1.40.
These seeds are from the well known
firm of L. L. May & Co., of st. Paul, and
bear the best recommendations. We
send no packages by mail and in order
to avail yourself of this special offer, it
will be necessary to call at the Reporter
office and secure package on the above
terms Here is list of what the pack
age contains:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
More Wrappers at ST

Ten dozen new ones received, and all
on sale at the same low price-ONE
DOLLAR; sizes 80 to A; material,
feeced back fiannellette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07

CHEAP money in the business world
for years to come seems assured; not de-
preciated money but low rates of inter-
est to borrowers. So great an authority
as the secretary of the treasury says that
in his opinion the tendency of interest is
permanently downward, and that it
would be hazardous to estimate a rate
higher than 3 per cent. as an average
available return upon high grade securi-
ties during the next 20 years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
RidiculOuSly Low

Today's Cloak prices. Many women
have taken advantage of bargains
offered during the past four weeks,
and there are yet lots of good coats
left. Jackets that were 1926, 20, IL,
Is, IL and 10 are cut in half and on
can take them now at $3.50, 10,
9, $50, g and 5. and there are
plenty of good garments at even less.
such as So and 50 for those that we're
double. Misses and Children's coats
90 at the same general reduction.
making this the seasons opportuni-
ty for cloak buyers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
For Sale.

A good new house, barn and four lots.
There is good cistern and fruit of all
kinds on the lots. Also acres of tobac-
CO land on which is a shed large enough
to hold the crop. For particulars in.
quire of Levi Hits. Indian Ford.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07
Underwear

For such weather as this now is a
good time to buy for ladies, misses
and children. We are letting it out
much under price.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-07

Accounted for
Our fast increasing business, be-
cause people have learned to come
where the goods are.
Madras Shifting
A fine half wool stuff, 321a inch, in
neat mixed stripes. An ideal fabric
for Shirt Waists, Negligee Shirts,
Skirts, ETC., 1Sc
Sergine FRANCHISE
A fine French covert, cotton, 33-in.
3 beautiful finish, in mixtures and
dainty stripes, browns, new blue,
gray, etc. A 25c material for I6c
29-inch Coverts
or fancy denim, excellent grade, 10
colors. Extra values at I21ac
French Cambrics
Beautifully fine, 36-inch. Have it in
stripes and figures. Value 371ac,
our price 25c
Suits
Come here, no trouble to get suited.
New things arriving daily. Spring
Garments, our usual large stock.
Big values in Jackets, hall and all
lined at $500, 5000
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09

sweeter in "Messmates." from which We take
a couple Of stanzas.
He gave US all a good-hy cheerily
At the first dawn OF day,
We dropped him down the side full drearly
When the light died away.
It's dead dark watch that he's a-keeping
And long long night that lags a-crecpIng
there
Where the Trades and the tides roll over him
And the great SHIPS 20 by.
I wonder II the tramps come near enough
As they thrash "a and fro,
And the battle ships bells ring clear enough
To be heard down below;
II through all the lone watch that he's a-keeping
there,
And the long, cold night that lags a-creeping
there
The voices Of the sailor-meu shall comfort him
When the great ships go by
Mr. Kipngs way Of counteractng whatever
bad effects upon his literary fame may have
resulted from the unauthorized circulation Of
his Departmental Dittes" is to republish the
book with his Ballads and Barrack- Room Bal
lads" in one convenient volume. The new ed!-
ton Of both collections is welcome. The later
verses are. Of course far superior to those
jaunty rhymes fl which Mr.. Kipling first ad-
dressed his muse. but one cannot help feeling
about the Departmental Dtues' as about
those notes OF travel which Mr Kiping has
recently reprinted more or less against his viii,
they may be crude but they are characteristic
OF the writer's quality and. since they were
bound to be printed, it is just well that We
should have them In an edition bearing his
countersign. In one form or another the world
was bound 10 have THE Grave Of the Hundred
Head" at least though it might, under severe
pressure Of circumstances have allowed La
Mutt blanche" to die
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09

England life always chose humble types TO
celebrate might do worse than read Mss
Browns "Tiverton Tales" The book draws il.
inspiration from the humblest sphere: there IS
a flavor IN II Of a d0mesticity which is COM
monplace 10 the very last degree but about
her prosaic personages Miss Browns tender
sympathy and her sense Of humor play win
captivating effect She knows her quiet village
folk and rustcs well. feels the grace Of their
sorrows, the dignity Of the pathos in their liyes,
and added To- her experience and knowledge
there is the forming faculty Of the story teGK
who knows how 20 set down the truth and en-
velop it in the charm Of her own point Of view.
We do not miss the aristocracy in "Tiyerton
Tales The stories are too full Of human
nature and too Well told for US to wish
them anything but what they are.
Mrs. Walford too. has insight into The every
day comedies and tragedies OF ordinary family
life, and her small collection Of stories 10 char
acterized uniformly by a quick perception Of
the things that seem to mean 50 little, but
really mean so much to the average man or
woman. The titular narrative is delightful in
its shrewd portrayal Of a family successfully
exalted. cast down and then lifted up once
more; and the good-hearted old lawyer who
plays the most engaging part is admirably
realized.
MI Rancss book Of comcality consists Of
a series Of parodies Of the literary methods ant
manners Of Richard Harding Davis Ian Mac
laren. Hall Game. Rudyard Kiplns William
Dean Howeus. 4. Conan Doyle and several other
popular writer's. The shts are dedicated %
them, with apologies that are not strictly noces-
sary for even the victims Of the authors feci-
ing may well be moved to smile. The jokes arc
often thin. often forced, but they are good 'eIn-
pered and sufficiently absurd. MI PenAeds
drawings are Well imagined and well G;awn.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09
NEW POEMS.
BOOKS BY MR. W. b YEATS AND OTHERS

THE WIND AMONG THE REEDS BY w B.
Yeats 2mo. PIP Jos. John Lane
THE ALHAMBRA AND OTHER POEMS BY F.
Z honey-Coutts. l2mo pp IS John Lane
UNDER THE BEECH TREE. Bv ArIo Rates
--ino' PIP. lEA Houghton Mifiin 6 Co.
WAR Is KIND. BY stephen Crane Drawings by
MlA Bradley. Hmo pp. 81. Frederick A Stokes
Company.
pp. 81 John Lane.
DEPARTMENTAL DITTIES AND BALLADS
AND BARkACK-ROOM BALLADS. BY Rud-
ySnrc hlphng. Svo. pp. 2lL Doubleday Nc
Clure Company.
There are sixty-two pages Of verse In Mr.
1eats's new volume, and there are forty-four
pages Of notes The proportion is a little sur
prising, 20 say the least Yet, with all due re-
spect for the poets anxiety that we should un-
terstand the themes he sings we are not sr,-e
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09
FICIYON.
THE UNRAVELLING OF A MYSTERIOUS
CRIME

AGATHA wEBB.. Ry Anna Katharine Gr'Ga
lMrs Charles kohlisj limo ~ 81" {" ;
MISS cAYLEYs. ADVENTURES By Grant
Rrovue l-mo ~ 5H Putnam s Sons.
TIVERTON TALES By Alice Brown l2mo. pr.
&& Houghtou Mliiim G."
A LITTLE LEGACY AND OTHER STORIES BY
stone I. Co
THE DREAMERs- CLUE Beng More or
Lfs- Faithful Account Of the Literary Exercises
ton Reported by John Keudrck Bangs. Win
Illustrations 10y Edward Penheld Emo pp "a
Harper q Bros.
The detective story as written by Mrs Kohlfs
= d vastly different thing from the detective
story as written by master Of the form. one
reads Agatha Webb" and over its ncredibili-
ties one signs for the far more amazing and
yet far more natural expedients Of Gaboriau
Where he planned his extraordinary stories with
the skill Of a born mathematician his American
disciple is halting and amateurish Neverthe-
less this tale Of mystery Is not without merit
one may forgive its most garing improbable
ties and its most hagrant dead walls for the
sake Of tn ingenuity manifested at more than
one stage Of the gloomy drama The author
object is 10 keep the reader as long as possible
off the scent OF the true agent OF Agatha webb
death H. this she IL fairly successful. and the
climax when il comes Is duly appreciated. II
seems q pits that since Mrs. Rohlis had SO
much clcverness 90 use she did not exact more
from IT, and trim away by its aid the lTrele-
,arci.s which spoil her book The sudden de-
parture of one figure from the scene his return
and the things be- does In the interim al sus-
o.et that tbey are going "a count IN the story,
but ,h.v might lust as well have been omitted
for all The practical reference they have 10 the
d4yolor,reut Il the tale Agatha Webb, IL
ebort is Il book which is worth reading but
,oiI5 easily have been made more artistic and
more satisfying if the author were more careful
and more sitrd.
r. ,,,.fo.. t,-iii.rr, LroU.r
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09
TWO SCrLPTORS or R1LZAC.

We reproduce from The studio rs an anus
ing climax 10 the long and exciting business
Of the Balzac statue for Paris, NJ Robins lust
of NJ FalCulere. II viii bc remembered that
RoGIns Balzac was inccut!nenIy re- tee -
the French Society of Men Of Letters WHO
ordered it. n FaIsuiere was then conmi stoned
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09
THE END OF THE CHESAPEAKE.
From Notrs and queries.

From Notes and Queries.
The. t.nbcrs OF the Chesapeake form part OF
a nourmlu at Wickham. near Fareham. Hanis.
Wickham rs four miles north Of Farenam, us
near, st station on the London and southwestern
RAILWAY and is the same place which gave
birth to william, Of Wykeham, the founder or
Winchester and New College.
The Chesapeake was brought 10 Portsmouth,
but never used ia the British Navy. She was
sold los the Government 10 Mr.. Holmes tor
800 II, brck. up the vessel TOOK several tons
u copper from her and disposed oi the timhtis
which were quite new and sound OF Hr'u'lt"I
ultchpine-for building purposes. Much ol me
wood was used Ia bdIiiInr houses in 70 Us
mouth. but large portion vas SOL 10 lN-V 10
John Prior miller of Wichham for trly t-OR
Nj Prior pulled down his old mil at WICK
ham and constructed a"" one with thls 'ii'-
Ter which ne found admirably adapted for the
purI.ost The deck timutrs We're s. Iett I'i5
and j. inches square. and were placed una.
tered horizontally In the mill The puIIHs q.
the deck were ap0ut twelve feet long, anu s'IFtl
without alteration for Jo!sts. Many oi these
tlmb,rs stiu bear tho marks II the shannon
,rapeshot and IN som. places the snot are 10 De
seen deeply imbedted IL the pitchrhe.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09

10 d. the work and he produced a statue even
worse than NJ Robins. But there was no IL
viii between the two sculptors. Perhaps kodln
was grateful for the anu-climaX which his
friend prepared At all events, he sent to the
present Salon this sympathetic and powerful
bust II is a touching souvenir OF a renai kdoie
occurrence IL the history Of French art and
l.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-09

but that il Is just as Wei 10 leave the n+es w
read Mr. Yeats is not most Interesting when
he Is most lucid Witness this poem:
THE FIDDLER OF DooNEY.
When play Oh my fiddle il Dooney.
Folk dance like d wave of the sea;
Ny cousin is priest IL Kilvarnet,
Ny brother IL MoharabUiee-
passed my brother and cousin;
They read in their books Of prayers;
j read in my book Of songs
] bought at the Sligo far
When we come TO the end Of time,
To Peter sitting IL state.
he Will smile on the three old spirits
But call me first through the gate;
For the good are always the merry.
Save by al evil chance,
And the merry love the fiddle
Anc the merry love the dance
And when the FOLK there spy me,
They will all come W to me,
with Here is the fiddler Of Dooney"
And dance like wave Of the sea
Ths IS a pleasant little set Of verses; but We
Ike M Yeats more when he is singing mys-
tcally Of things less tangible than The F1dcIeI
Of Dooney" He Is one OF The few contemporary
.Ce.ts" 10 whom the vague Celtic charm comes
unsousht. and IN the indednabie way which Is
rs chief ingredient When he celebrates Ihe
Secret Rose" and eXclalms:
Fat off. most secret and inviolate Rose,
EufOld rnt IL my hour Of hours.
his meaning may not be excessively plain, but
the beauty OF his lines is beyond question. And
even when his thoughts are quite free from
otscuritv there is still curious blending WITH
his words of some faint, faraway, misty at
r.c,3here which gives the song q quality out
Of all proportion to its cadence and the idea
euloalms We may cite two brief illustrations
Of this quality as follows:
To- MY HEART. BIDDING IT HAVE NO FEAR
re Won still. be you still trembling heart;
Remember the wisdom out OF the oId GAYS
He who trembles before the haIne ana Ihe I4ooI'
And the winds that blow through the starry
J1t me Starry winds and the flame and the flood
Cover over and hide, for he has no part
with the proud. uiajesuca! multitude
uANRAHAN REPROvEs THE cUHI-Ew.
q ,.1rlow. cry no more il the az,
or only 10 the waters in the west;
Because your crying brings 70 my mlnd
passion -dInrned eyes and long, heavy hair
That was shaken out over my breast
srb4re IS enough evil ID the crying or WIND
,r,.re &c an accent to these verses which sug-
~.ets that Mr. Yeats has read the Scriptures
- .ta, he has read the old Irish poets about
-, nv Vvde has recently written with so
much learning and enthusiasm But nrs' anu
-. .ta ti,ee have in them something that the
-, himself alone could have introduced and
:, ;s this something for which we chiefly Vs--ue
him. He is not a great poet ana We aie -"
.,o annroving those perfervic eulogles WHICH
have been poured upon him since the succeAs
O., ,-esentatlon of his Countess Cathleen Oh
the x,age In Dublin But his voice S AH ""N'