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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
A Town of Consumptives.

Forty years ago the inhabitants of
Mentone, France, and neighbOrhood
were a healthy, happy race Of splendid
physique, to whom consumption was
absolutely unknown.
Then Mentone became the Mecca of
the consumptive. The peasants left
their farms and their healthy lives to
wait on the wealthy invalids. Farm
ers' wives and daughters became wash
erwomen, constantly handling clothing
impregnated with the germs Of con-
sumption. Thousands of consumptives
died there, impregnating the soil and
the water with the germs Of their dis
ease.
AS a result, the earth, air and water
of Mentone are infested with the tuber-
Gle bacillus, and the once healthy peas
antry are consumptives almost to a
man and q woman. No more complete
or startling proof Of the truth Of the
once derided germ theory of disease
could we'll be imagined than this.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
The Company stood 1t.

On one Of the trolley lines leading to
O we'll known amusement park they
have a system whereby the cars are
stopped at certain points to allow uni
formed inspectors to count the pas
sengers, presumably as check on the
conductors. Among the passengers on
the car was well dressed young fell
low with a penchant for cracking
jokes at other peoples expense. When
the car stopped for the count up, he
had a lot of fun thrusting jibes at the
inspector, the conductor and the troll
ley company people in general. Final
ly, just as the car was about to re-
sumo it's journey, he called out:
''Say, Mister Inspector, you missed
me-"
The inspector turned and looked the
young fellow over very carefully.
'Humph!' he retorted. II guess the
company can stand it. | didn't miss
much"
Then everybody laughed, the young
fellow got red in the face, the motor
man turned on the current, and the
car sped OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
OUiror
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Persistent Milking Wins.

Last season, when the price for
calves went skyWard, many farmers
who had patronized the creamery and
raised the calves on skimmilk thought
they could see more money and less
bother in letting the calves suck the
COWS. The indications are that this
year calves will not be worth as much
money, and as the cattle stock Of the
country increases to the normal calves
will further decrease in value. Those
farmers who stopped milking and
turned in the calves will then see the
mistake they made. They will find
that their COWS are not nearly as good
mixers as they were before, and it
will take them several years to build
up an efficient dairy herd again.
If there is any one thing about dairy
ing that has been thoroughly and COM
pletely demonstrated, it is that milk
ing makes mixers. The best cow in
the world can be ruined as a mixer in
a comparatively short time by simply
letting the calf suck her or by care
Iessness in milking. The poorest COW
can be improved by continued and per-
sistent milking. The man who has 10
or II or more COWS and milks them
year in and year out, keeps right at it
and practices improved methods of
feeding will get ahead right along. 1t
don't pay to milk the COWS one year
and let the calves suck the next
Creamery Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
The Laugh Wasn't on the Boy.

It is said that Professor Blackie Of
ten told this anecdOte "on himself. -
This genial old professor used to form
a very picturesque feature in the Edin-
burgh streets. He was a Wiry old pa
triarch, with handsome features and
hair falling in ringlets about his Shout
ders No one who had seen him could
possibly forget him. One day he was
accosted by very dirty little bootblack
with his "Shine your boots, STRIP The
professor was impressed by the filth
ness of the boys face.
81 don't want shine, my lad said
he But if you'll go and wash your
face I'll give you sixpence."
"A' RIGHT, sir" was the lads reply.
Then he went over to a neighboring
fountain and made his additions. Re-
turning, he held out his hand for the
money.
"WeH, my lad said the professor,
''you have earned your siXpence. Here
it is
II dinna want it," returned the boy,
with a lordly air. Eye can keep it and
get yer hair cut"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Dairy Blood at Fair Prices.

Again we call attention to the fact
that good dairy bred cattle can be had
at quite reasonable prices. In fact we
believe that this is a good time for
those who need this kind Of stock to
invest in it. 1t is not hunting buyers
at scrub prices, but as compared with
the way other classes Of pure bred
stock are selling it looks cheap. There
will sooner or later be q reaction from
the craze for beef that has invaded
even the dairy districts, and with the
dairy industry promising healthy
condition pure bred dairy cattle will
be in better demand than now. The
time to get good blood cheap is when
it can be had. Those who let pass bar
gains in trotting bred mares, beef cat
tie and sheep a few years ago are pay
ing much better prices for the same
stock now, and they might have been
sellers now instead of buyers had they
invested at the lower prices then.-Na-
tional Stockman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
A Sudden Introduction.

A Philadelphia paper tells funny
story of the blizzard days Of last win
ter in that city. A certain Mr.. X. had
was burdened with a great weight OF
snow, and early one evening he took a
snow shovel and went up to remove it.
He shOveled it off, and then it occurred
to him that he would perform the same
service for his next door neighbor,
whose dining room lay side by side
with his OWL, the construction of the
two houses being alike.
The inmate of the next house was
worthy widow, whom Mr.. X. had new
er met, but with whom his wife was
on calling terms.
Mr.. X. proceeded to 4 position from
which he could, as he supposed, safely
made a false step and got on the sky
light. Crash! went the glass, and down
through the aperture went Mr.. X.
1t CHANGED that his next door neigh.
Dor was just at this time eating her
dinner Mr.. K landed in a sitting pos
ture in the middle of her table, sur
rounded by snow, broken glass and
china, capsized dishes Of food, and still
manfully brandishing his snow shovel
The shovel told the story to the wild
ow. Although somewhat disconnected,
she quickly regained her composure,
recognized the neighbor whom she had
seen pass her door, and exclaimed. po-
litely:
ooh, Mr.. K, l am very glad you
have called! I've often heard Mrs. K,
sneak of yOur'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

Good stories of William Norris are
told by ]. ". Mackail in his Life"
Morris went to Jones' on Sunday
night" runs a note in Miss Pierce's
diary, while they were here, and his
hair was so long and he locked so wild
that the servant who opened the door
would not let him in, thinking he was
4 burglar
Morris had a temper, also sound
teeth. Once, in a fury, he bit a silver
table fork all out of shape. On anoth-
er occasion he hurled a fifteenth cen
tury folio at a workman. The book
went through the workshop door. In
his fits of anger Norris would drive his
head against wall or bite deep into
the window frame.
Morris was honestly socialist. When
his workshops and their contents were
worth $4,000, he surrendered all prof
its and took fOreman's wages, thus en-
aiding the business to pay $3.50 per
week better wages to each man.
Morris began designing wall papers
and decorations by accident, because
he couldn't find any fit to buy. Nor
did he use in designing, except at first,
sad colors. Once he showed a rich
customer some bright Hammersmith
carpets.
care these all?" asked the buyer.
"But I thought your colors were SUBJ
dued?"
"If you want dirt" said Morris, you
can find that in the street,
And to the street the customer went
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
An Awful Blunder.

At q Rosenthal recital in Seattle a
young pianist of considerable social
prominence sat in q stage box and fol
lowed the performance by means OF
the scores Of the several morceauz
which composed the programme. She
was evidently deeply interested, and
stopped at intervals to exchange notes
with a companion who sat behind her.
All went beautifully until the artist
came to the last piece, a tremendously
heavy List. In the midst Of an intri-
cate passage, the lady, much excited,
rose in her box, holding out the roll of
rorsic toward the stage. THAT
wrong! That's wrong! she cried.
"You should have crossed your hands
there."-San Francisco Wave.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
TryAIlen'S FOOt-EaSe.

A powder to oe shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen,
nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have smarting feet or tight shoes,
try Aliens Foot-ease. It cools the feet
and makes walking easy. Cures swollen
and sweating feet, blisters and callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all
pain and gives rest and comfort. Try it
to-day. Sold by all druggist and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package free. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

DR.. Poundtext-You say, my friend,
that you killed man in duel?
Moonshine Jim-Yes, sir; he WIS my
rival fer the hand O the ole 'ooman
wot married.
DR.. Poundtext-That was q terrible
deed, sir. 1 hope you are sorry for it.
Moonshine Jim-Sorry! You bet your
life I'm sorry, parson. If hadn't kill
ed him, mebbe he'd "a married the ole
commandments City Independent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Whale Tooth Coin.

Whales teeth form the coinage of
the FIJI islands. They are painted
white and red, the red teeth being
worth about 20 times as much as the
white. The native carries his wealth
round his neck, the red and white Of
his coinage forming brilliant contrast
to his black skin. A common and Curl
GUS sight in the Fiji islands is newly
married wife presenting her husband
with a dowry Of whales teeth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
First publication July D

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
oCounty Court for Rock COunty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house, in the city of James
VILE in said county, on the first Tuesday. being
the 5th day of September, 1899, at O'Clock a .
M. the following matter will be heard and con-
sidered The application OF Chas f. Sweeney
for the adjustment and allowance of his ac-
count as administrator of the estate of Miles
Sweeney, late of the town of Porter, in said
county. deceased, and for the assignment of
the residue of said estate to such other persons
as by law are entitled thereto
Dated July "a, 1899.
BY the court,
j. w. SALE, County Judge,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
MUZZLE WEAVER.

the COWS and in many cases resulted in
injury. The "muzzle" weaver has for
some time been familiar to those inter
ested, but the "safety' weaver is COM
paratively new. 1t consists Of a piece
Of galvanized iron swung from wire
frame which is so constructed as to fit
into the nostrils of the animal. The
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Wesley u Vegetarian.

John Wesley, the founder of Metho-
dism, seems to have been not only a
pioneer OF the temperance movement,
but also an apostle of yegetarianism.
He states in one of his sermons that
for several years he subsisted on pota-
toes and found that doing so conduced
largely to promote that splendid health
which he enjoyed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

Emma-Charley asked me to marry
him last evening, and I had to refuse
him, the dear fellow.
Ella-How did it happen?
Emma-Of course like Charley, but
as to marrying him
Ella mean how did it happen that
he asked you?-Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Drink Grain-O

after You have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. 1t is not medicine
but doctors order it, because it is health
full, invigorating and appetizing. 1t is
made from pure grains and has that rich
seal brown color and tastes like the finest
grades of coffee and costs about d as
much. Children thrive on it because it
is genuine food drink containing moth
ing but nourishment 15c and 25c at
grOcers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

The Northwestern Yeast Co. of Fond
du Lac, Wis and Chicago, Ill, are out
again this year distributing free samples
of their famous Yeast Foam. There is
hordly man, woman or child in the
United States not familiar with the good
qualities of this favorite bread raiser.
You make no mistake when you pay &c
a package for Yeast Foam and refuse to
take limitations
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
No Alternative.

Prison Visitor-Wasn't it rather a
cold blooded thing to do-shooting the
man down while he was praying?
Mountaineer-I had to do it, podner
If I'd let i'm pray a little while longer,
he mought O. won the Lord over to his
side. An then Whar would Of benz
Indianapolis Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
Another View of the Matter.

st firmly believe" she said, "that
woman should have the right to pro-
pose"
"Of course" if woman proposes" he
replied, 'she would give an engage
ment ring and other presents, instead
Of receiving them"
''On second thought" she answered,
perhaps it would be better not to
change existing conditions. '-Chicago
Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

Butter receives it's texture and it's
consistency in the churn during churn-
ing, and defects which are produced
during churning can by no means be
subsequently removed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
SAFETY WEAVER.

ends are made so they will not wear
the nose or make it sore. The device
does not interfere in the least with
feeding, but is said to wean the most
obstinate case, as it prevents sucking
sideWise as well.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
First publication July %.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
oiTO11ntV COurt for Rock COuntV- In

SIAIE OF W1SCONSlN,
SCounty Court for Rock County-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that 1T a regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house, in the city of James
vile, in said county on the first Tuesday. be
ing the 9Th day of September, 1899, at O'Clock
a. m. the following matter will be heard and
considered The application of Alfredo. Wat
son, to admit to probate the last will and ties
lament of William H. Watson, late of the town
of Fulton, in said county, deceased.
Dated July 24th 1899.
BY the court.
j. =. TOwNE, j. w. SALE.
Attorney. County Judge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
First publication, July 2Sth, 1899.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
> CIRCUIT COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY.
In Probate

~ CIRCUIT COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY.
In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the Court House in the city of James
vile. in said county on the first Tuesday, be
ing the 9Th day of September, 1899, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. the following matter will be heard and
considered; the application of Chauncey Hall
for the appointment of an administrator of the
estate of Sarah c. Hall, late of the town OF
Milton, i'll said county, deceased,
Dated July 18th, 1899.
BY the court,
J. w. SALE, County Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
To Cure A Cold I'm One Dax:

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each
tablet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

Pendulums are affected by variations
Of density Of the air, as well as by
changing temperature.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04

A man can borrow trouble without
putting up any security.-New Orleans
Picayune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-04
CALF WEANERS.
Simple Devices which Are Effective
and Humane.

The days of the old fashioned wean-
ers-made of an old boot leg or a
strap full of nails-are numbered.
While these were comparatively salts
factory, as far as weaving the calf was
concerned, the nails proved cruelty to
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
DEATHS.

MULLIGAN-In this city, 18th, at st
Vincent's hospital, John Mulligan
coaehman for James w. Clark of 8.
Cedar street, 65 yrs.
Funeral from Athy's undertaking
rooms 16 Green street, Tuesday NOR
ming at $3.50. Requiem high mass in
st. Paul's church at $50. Relatives
and friends are invited to attend. In
terment will be in Holy Cross ecme-
terry, Flatbush, L. l.
MILLETT-In this city, 18th, John
Millett, 66 yrs. mos. 20 days.
Funeral from his home, 2 Dryden St,
Wednesday at a. m. High mass of
requiem in the Church of the Imma-
culate Conception at 9 O'clock Rela-
tives and friends are invited to at
tend.
FLAGG-In this city, Dec. II. Ellen M.
Flagg, So years. months.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend funeral services at the resi-
dence of her brother, Albert D. Flagg
80 June street, Tuesday, at p. m.
Burial private.
this city. Ina o.. dauph-
ter of Everett and Josephine V. Ste
yens, aged years, 10 months, II days.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend funeral services at their resi
denee, 1S1 Austin street, Wednesday
at 8 p. M
this city. nth, Gather
Inc Russell Marshall, wife Of Rev. Dr..
Funeral from her late home, / Congress
81, wednesday afternoon ct 2 o'clock.
this city, nth. William
Inopert thomson, aged 3S yrs. IL mos.
FUNERAL services from his late residence
Barbour ST.. Tuesday, Dec. is. AT
?. m. Relatives and friends are Invited
10 attend without further notice.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
TERRIBLE COST OF
M0DDER RIVER
Kruger Made Good His Promise
To Make "RiverS Run Red
With English Blood"

The battle of Modder River was
fought during the day of Nov. ga
bloody Tuesday in the history of En-
glish and Transvaal warfare. On the
Boer side between 10000 and 1000 men
were engaged; on the English side, un-
der Gen. Methuen, We're $500 men. The
fight lasted IA hours, and cost the Eng
lish army about 900 killed and wound
ed. Methuen cabled:
''The bloodiest battle of the century"
No connected story of the fight, in
which onslaught and resistance We're
ferocious, has yet appeared, but this
story is compilation from all of Me-
thuen's reports, and the accounts of
the correspondents of English newspa-
pers who were present when redcoats
fell like autumn leaves beneath the
frost.
Well, this claim of "bloodiest" is
hardly true, but it was bloody enough.
The French army lost at Gravelotte
and Metz in IL hours fighting, 10 per
cent of it's total force Methuen lost
but Sis per cent of his. Eight per
cent of the Russian army went down
dead or wounded at PleVna, and per
cent in that frightful struggle at Ship
ka pass, where the snow changed from
white to deadly red. The French loss
at the Malakhoff was 9 per cent. The
loss of the federal army at Chicka-
manga in killed, wounded and missing
was 36 per cent of the entire force en-
gagged. The killed andwounded amount
ed to "a per cent alone.
AT the Wilderness, Grant lost H. 666
men, at Spotsylvania 1899 men, at
Cold Harbor 1877 men, and such fight
ing old England has never seen in all
the history of her arms. Waterloo
was just about as bloody a fight as
England has ever engaged in, for her
personal loss there was 20 per cent of
the total number of men in the field.
But Modder River will not be for
gotten by English wives and sweet
hearts on account of this Cruel and
deathly enough it was during the long
hours of contest, imperial England ad-
on the free republic forces Of
the Beers. If" said President Kru-
ger, 1--WE are to give up our independ-
ence and republican form of govern
ment, before we do, We'll make our
rivers run red with English blood"
He is keeping his word and. Boer
mothers and Boer children may vet
dance merrily at Pretoria over the
news from Modder River, for it was a
fight in which the seeming victor paid
too dearly for his gain to make the
seeming vanquished shed a single tear
Just a few more victories of this kind
and Mother England will hang crane
on her doors from New South Wales
to the uppermost town in Scotland.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
GIFTS FOR ROYALTY
How Christmas is Celebrated in
Courts of Europe

1t would surprise the average Amer
lean child to see the Christmas presents
of the kaiser's children. Their mother
had the principles of economy and fru-
gality early instilled in hep mind. and
she has never departed from her sim
pie domestic routine. The empress has
a wide number of relatives, friends
and proteges to remember at Christmas
time, and her children receive the most
inexpensive and simple of gifts.
They are not allowed to receive pres
ents from anyone save their parents,
aunts, uncles and grandparents A
box OF sugar plums, few fruits in
yariably a selection of wholesome
BOOKS, one toy and useful thing
make up the list. Last Christmas the
youngest prince received a ball of
string, a paper of tacks and a hammer
from his father.
Christmas does not bring any es-
peclal festivity to the royal palace in
Spain. The day is chiefly given up
to religious ceremonies. The young
King receives congratulations, and the
queen and her daughters personally
dispense a good deal of money in aims
In the early days of her life in Spain
the queen regent tried to introduce the
German custom of the Christmas tree.
out her Spanish courtierS rather turned
up their noses, and she wisely forbore
to insist upon an allie custom.
The greatest jollity reigns in the
home of the little queen of Holland, at
Christmas time. Wilhelmina cele-
brates the festival vigorously and de-
ightedly She has always had tree
on Christmas eve, always hung up her
stocking, and she loves to give pres
ents There is Scarcely a poor child
IN The Hague who is not remembered
by the queen.
One of her chief joys on Christmas
morning is to follow the ancient Dutch
custom of appearing at door, and.
after fiinging a gift, rolled in a big ball
of straw, into the room, running away
as fast as she can. Another Christmas
habit is that of driving about the
snowy streets and tossing handfuls of
bonbons wherever she sees a group of
children.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
AN AUSPICIoUS START
Candidates For High School Crew
Begin Practice

An suspicious start of the high school
crew was made last evening in the tow
er room of English high school build
ing About 80 candidates put In an APP
pearance, and were given their first
practice on the machines. Nearly so
high school boys had promised Capt.
w. X. Weyer they would be present
at mrs practice, but several are busy
with rehearsals for minstrel show
by this students and others had en-
Sagements and were excused by the
captain
Coach T.. j. Kerns was present and
gave them their first instructions. The
candidates were divided into squads of
eight and each squad took turn on
the eight-oared machine. Coach Kerns
practiced the lads in the proper posi-
ton of the body and legs and also the
position of the hands on the oar. He
although he did not keep them long
in practice at that feature.
The candidates will practice three
evenings a week.
The material is mainly composed of
light-WeightS, as was expected, al
though the management is not as bad
ly off as it thought for. Among the
men who took a turn on the machines
last evening was Harvey, a substitute
on last years crew, who has returned
to school for a postgraduate course.
He has not yet decided whether or not
he will continue to try for a seat in
the boat.