The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-30

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J. E. Seaver, machinery, Darien; c. L.
Fisher manufactures, Wauwatosa; G.
H. Everett, fine arts and womans
work. Beloit L. A. Jansen, pigeons and
ornamental fowls, Milwaukee,; E. w.
Chaplin, marshal Waukesna.
Religious Work Among Badger Indians.
In Wisconsin among the Chippewas in
the northern part of the state there are
only Catholic missions. There were
formerly Presbyterian missions. but
they have been abandoned The Chip
pewas number about 5000. and about
two-thirds are nominally Catholic and
the remainder are pagans. There are
about 1900 Menomonies near Shewano.
OF these about three-fourths are Cath
Olics and the rest pagan. There are
1900 Oneidas near Green Bay. OF these
all are Christian-about one-half Meth
odists and the remainder Episcopalians.
These are the most advanced Indians
in the United States, living by farming
and without annuities, and really show
ing in many ways what an Indian may
do when civilized. Of the Stockbridge
Indians there are SEQ. There are no pa
gans among them. They are farmers
and live in fairly goOd houses and speak
nothing but English. These We're Pres
byterians but the mission work is prac-
tically abandoned, and they are simply
irreligious.
Near Fond du Lac, on the east shore
of Lake Winnebago. there are about
500 Brothertowns. These are the rem
nants of the PeQuods and Narragansetts
of the New England states. They speak
nothing but English. and are all Meth
odists. Scattered throughout the CEN
trail part of the state are about 1000
WinnebagOes. All are practically
tramps. These figures show that we
have about 10000 Indians in Wisconsin.
and about half of these are pagan and
a large number are tramps. Since the
time that government aid was with
drawn from the denominations carry
ing on mission work among the Indians
in this state there has practically been
very little, if any, outstanding work
among them.
Professor Sterliug's Long Service.
The college commencement is over
! and we shall soon here in Madison be
! girding our lions for the summer SEES
sion in the university. There were
many old graduates who asked with
! solicitude for Mrs. John Sterling. She
! has not been we'll for some months.
! Her husband, Professor John w. Ster-
| Inns, rocked the cradle of the univers-
| ity and remained in it's service from
184S to his death in 1885.
When John H. Lathrop was made
chancellor in 1S4S-the year Wis
! cOnsin became state-Sterling was
elected professor in mathematics. The
institution that now numbers 1880 stu
dents was then hardly q high school,
| and it was so weak that bill in the
! legislature proposing to divide up it's
assets among the denominatiOnal COL
! leges Of Wisconsin was for a time Sc
rious menace.
Professor Sterling was born in Philas
delphia in 1916 and studied law and the
ology. He was q slow, accurate, precise
man, and very religious, and beloved
by all who came near him. Even d.
x. Teney, the Madison friend Of In
! gersou, and who himself writes infdel
| pamphlets had q profound respect for
Ste1ling's Diety.
Sterling was the practical head Of the
! college while President Bernard was
roofing the common school system Of
Wisconsin and for six years after, until
/ President ChadbOUrne came. In the
primitive days the relations between
| professors and students were very close,
and there are quite q number Of OLD
! graduates who hold the Sterling family
in affectionate remembrance for nurs-
ing them in sickness in the Sterling
home.
Sho Loves Her old Boys.
Mrs. Sterling is a f0rceful old lady,
with a striking face, suggesting George
Eliot or Dante. Her devotion to her
boys Of the institution, whom she
once knew so well, is suggested by what
a lady friend reports having made an
! extensive Journey with her. The story
| is that Mrs. Sterling had no Bible with
| her, but the most used Of her articles
Of luggage was a worn volume of the
names of university graduates. It is
| probable, however, that the Bible was
! there just the same for she is a stanch
| Presbyterian and trained one Of her
boys to the ministry, and he now holds
a pulpit at Cedar Rapids. One of the
two daughters is a teacher Of German in
the university, herself a Wellesley
graduate.
Made Up Purse Between Them.
! Speaking Of Chancellor Lathrop, after
he left Madison he went west some
where and following a few years was
burned out The old man lost every
thing and his condition was very seri-
! Gus. But he had q host of friends in
Madison, and it occurred to 3. J. Stew
ems the lawyer, who is q very gener-
! Gus man, to raise a purse for President
Lathrop's relief. So he went about
gathering in small subscriptions and
finally reached Mr.. Tenney's office. Mr..
! Stevens told him what he was doing,
| and suggested that so would be about
Tenney's share.
The latter took the generous Stevens
to task for his method, maintaining
that Lathrop, who was a very proud
| man, would never consent to receive
money raised in driblets.
''Now, Stevens" he said, you ard
I are being used pretty we'll by this
cruel world, and I'll tell you what we
ought to do. You send your check for
$3.50 and I'll do the same
Stevens was prompt to meet the sug-
croc+iOy nd tT1nyy worry mir