The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-06-09
MigrntlOn of Insects.

In the Scientific American, Professor
Holden gives some interesting observa-
lions on the migrations of insects. Once
in the San Gabriel valley of California
he saw a flight Of yellow butterflies
which passed continuously for three or
four days to the northeast. For sixteen
square miles the column moved and one
could not look out doors without see
ing the fluttering bits Of yellow in the
air. Yellow butterflies are famous for
their mysterious migrations.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The fishing industry of Maryland
gives employment to 42,812 persons.
About $500, loco is Invested in the
candy business in the United States.
The Alpine air in Switzerland is free
from microbes at an elevation of 1000
feet.
The guinea-pi is fully grown when
six weeks old, and begins to bear young
at two months.
The tax on coffee amounts in France
to about IA cents a pound, while in
England it is only cents a pound
In 1897 Germany exported to Spain
$1,000 worth of beer in barrels and $40,-
600 worth in bottles. The popularity of
beer is steadily increasing in Spain, as
in France
Buffalo's new Union railroad station,
to cost $6,0O0,O0O, is to have waiting
room S0x235 feet, said to be the largest
in the world. The other accessories
and the train shed arrangement are on
the same liberal scale.
In seven years time, if the present
programme is carried out, the Mikado
will have at his disposal sixty-five
ships, with an aggregate tonnage Of
233, 000 eleven torpedo boat destroyers
and 115 torpedo boats. The latter boats
will have a speed of thirty knots an
hour.
The American Beauty rose originated
in the Conservatives Of the White
House The first of the species was
freak flower, and the intelligent gar
dener saw that he had a find" and
cultivated the plant, with the result
that the American Beauty rose is to-
day one Of the most popular flowers in
the market.
WITH THE HUMORiST.
Girl in the Fur Jacket-Yes, I have
promised to marry DR.. McGoozle. Fancy
having such a grave, solemn man for
1over
Girl in the Yellow Buckins-Yes, but
don't fancy it!-Chicago Tribune.
whats your brother doing with that
heavy overcoat on this time O. year?'
HE left it off in March and caught
pneumonia, so now he thinks he's got
to keep it on all summer. "-Chicago
Record.
zone of the latest novelties in Paris
is a monkey that plays the violin
That's no novelty. There's a monkey
in the fiat adjoining ours that keeps me
awake every night by playing the f1d-
die. "-Chicago Daily News.
ooh, I have no difficulty at all in get
ting even with my husband when he
stays out late at night" explained the
wise woman. IT just incidentally sug-
gest to him next morning that he ought
to break himself of the habit Of talk
ing in his sleep." Chicago Post.
An Epitaph by Wire.
When the out-of-town correspondent
cuts loose he does it with artistic grace
and profuseness. If he can put it in
a telegram at day telegraph rates he
enjoys it all the more. Here is an ex-
ample received at this office a day or
two since from rural village. The
correspondent Mt gave the news item in a
line or two and then ran in his personal
comments. Here they are:
Jim Blank, the genial and whole
souled fellow that he was in life, is no.
more Everybody loved him, and his
untimely death at the hands of cow
ardly assassin has cast a gloom over
the whole county. Two weeks ago the
angel Of death visited his home and re-
moved loving wife and mother, leay-
ing two small children to them a dou-
BILE affection. TITS sad ~
AS the business manager hastily and
somewhat warmly remarked:
"Epitaphs are all right in their way
but not at day rates."