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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Puerto Rico.

Three tours of the beautiful island of
Puerto Rico are scheduled to leave Chi
cago january IL, February Is, and
March 8. Special Pullman sleeping and
dining cars will convey the party to New
York, then on board the splendid new
steamships Ponce and San Juan, through
and around the island by rail, automo-
bile, carriage and boat.
TICKETS INCLUDE EXPENSES EVERYWHERE.
These select limited parties will be un-
der the special escort of Mr.. Walter
Boyd Townsend and under the manage
ment of The American Tourist Associa-
ton, Reau Campbell, General Manager
1923 Marquette Building, Chicago.
Itineraries, maps and tickets can be
had on application to the agents of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Ry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Mexico,

On Tuesday, January %, special YES
tibuled train of Pullman Palace cars,
compartment, drawing room, library,
observation and dining cars will start
from Chicago going to the City of Mex
leo and to the other prominent cities of
the Republic and back to Chicago again
without change, making the tour of
Mexico, complete. The party will be
strictly limited and absolutely first class.
TICKETS INCLUDE EXPENSES EVERYWHERE.
The tour is under the personal escort
and direction of Mr.. Reau Campbell,
General Manager of The American
Tourist Association. For maps, books
of the tour, tickets, etc., call on agents
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

Found near my residence on Swift
Street, a log chain. Owner prove prop
erty and pay charges. w. J. DAVIS.
j. M. Bostwick & Sons mention some
of the many good thing they offer.
The City Mills is prepared to do
custom grinding promptly. Feed grind
ing 6 cents per hundred. All kiuds of
grain wanted at market price. Flour,
feed, etc. constantly on hand and deliv-
cred to any part of the city. Telephone
No. ~.
Christmas hints in J. M. Bostwick
& Sons ad today. They give particular
attention to mail orders and guarantee
everything as represented.
Lead, oil, turpentlne, varnish, japan
and sbellac at lowest cash prices ct @. Ell.
Dickinson's.
just received at @. FL. Dickinson's
the largest and best selected stock of
wall paper and ceiling decorations, ever
brought to Edgerton. Also a full line
Of window shades and curtain fixtures.
[ will sell as low as the lowest, Come
and see.
Farmers, attention. If you want to
paint your buggy for one dollar, CALL on
@. III. Dickinson and get some of Meals
celebrated carriage paint. Easily ap-
piled, requires no vanishing, dries quick
and with a splendid gloss. Warranted
to give satisfaction.
IF you wish to buy farm in Dane,
Rock or Vernon counties, or house and
lot in the city of Edgerton, call on or ad
dress e. M. LADD, Edgerton, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15

The question whether the ancient
Egyptians made porcelain seems to
have been settled at last. Specimens
heretofore found were pronounced of
Chinese origin by experts, but frag-
near Memphis is declared to be real
Egyntian by Chatelier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
First publication December 1.
Notice to Creditors.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County, in probate
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the county court TO be held in and for said
county at the court house, in the city of James
June, A. D. 1900, being June 5th, 1900, at 9
o'clock a. M, the following matters will be
heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against Charles Keller, late of
the city of Edgerton, in said county, deceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance TO
said court, at the court house, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the 21st
day of May, A. D. 1900, or be barred
Dated November 21St, 1899.
By the Court,
j. w. SALE,
County Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Patents Granted.

List of Patents granted to citizens OF
Wisconsin for the week ending Dec. 18th
reported expressly for The Reporter
through the patent and law Office of O.
E. Duffy, 707 G. ST., N. w. Washington
D. c., from whom copies can be had for
twenty-five cents each:
Michael Evens, Washington, fitting
chair; Charles L. Fortier, Milwaukee
electric exercising apparatus; William
Hazel, Beloit, puzzle; Joseph O. Herbert
Watertown, trundle toy; George R. Huff
'Croix Falls, snow pillow; Andrew G. Kali
Watertown, fly screen attachment; Ed
LeFevre, Rosendale, adding machine;
Henry R. Sieverkropp, Racine, bicycle
pedal attachment; Peter G. Stricken
GAINESVILLE, elevated carrier.
TOBACCO.
Jean f. Brehm, Philadelphia, Pa.
cigarette machine; John III. Cheshire
Winston, N. O., tobacco plug shaper
Clinton Copeland Co., Burlington, Iowa
trade mark for cigars.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Two Papers for $1.85

The Milwaukee Weekly Sentinel and
this journal both one year for $1.85.
Take advantage of this special offer now,
as we shall make it for limited time
only
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Financial Report

Peport of the financial condition of the To
bacco Exchange Bank, locatedsat Edger
ton, State of Wisconsin, at the close of
business the second day of December,
1899
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
For Sale.

A SIS wood, parlor, heating stove
nearly new. Price ST. S. e. Cove.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
RESOURCES

~ COUNTY OF ROCK,
T. Wallace S. Brown Of the above named
bank do solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. WALLACE .. BROWN.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day of December, 1899.
L. J. DICKINSON.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
W S. HEDDLEs,
E. L. SHEPARD, directors.
c. G. BIEDERMAN. J
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-12-15
Bring in Your Grinding

Bring in Your Grinding.
Remember farmers the Red Cross
Mill at Indian Ford has every facility
for prompt and satisfactory grinding of
feed. Price cents per hundred.
GEO. LACKNER, Mgr.
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STOOD HIS GROUND.
How a Fearless SuitOr Met the An.
xrx Attack of the Girls Father.

There recently visited in Detroit 4 military
man whose beautiful wife was an instantaneous
favor!te with all those who had the pleasure Of
meeting her. She was tall, erect, graceful,
with a positive wealth Of health and color. The
romance of her courtship was entirely out Of
the usual, according to the Detroit Free Press.
hard-headed and rugged old SouthoFner
suddenly became rich through the discovery Of
coal in hills SO steep that they defed all efforts
at cultivation. He was widoWer with one
daughter, and nothing was left undone that
money would do for her. She was worthy Of
this lavishment Of riches and added the charm
of intellectual attachments to those bestowed
by nature. AS result the father became POE
,essed Of the idea that there was not one man
in a million worthy Of such daughter ana res
olutey set himself the task Of driving away the
oteer S99, 800 as they might present themselves
1ney came, but when they asked Of the old
gentleman the privilege of becoming suitor no
promptly created q hurricane. He eve Che
signing swains to plainly understand that they
were TOO utterly unworthy and that their pres
opening up from an ambuscade vaguely limited
at. Lover after lover had ridden desperately
away from his door before the son OF Mars ap-
peared Upon him the stern parent opened up
aiter the usual manner. The military man was
characterized as presumptious, mercenary and
impert1nent.i The soldier smiled and declined
10 blush. He laughed and snapped his fingers
wnen the old gentleman followed up with am
other outburst.
Keep it going he said, you do it admir-
aoly. What an actor you are. You have driven
away score of craven youths. decline to be
termed But you are superb in the part
Inen the old gentleman wilted, sung low and
surrendered, subject to the, approval Of the
daughter, which was promptly given
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tically meant starvation. Long and earn
estly he pOndered over some rnannor IN

tlcally meant starvation. Long and earn
estly he pondered over some manner n
Wh1ch to assist his friend, and at last.
seeing no other way out of the difficulty.
went direct to the superintendent and re-
signed his own position on the condition
tnat the man with family cares on his
hands be allowed to remain on the nav
rolls OF the corporation. This accp,o.
p'lsEed, he wslked out of the shop. a man
without money and void Of a single idea
as 10 now he was going to Danish the wolf
from his own door
seihshness and greed often harden ,,s
until We are sometimes ready to believe
t ti there IS no good In the world. and
that every action of our fellow man h.a q
behind it an unworthy and eentisttc - -
1--WE. How refreshing it is to witness such
oeed as this when pure-hearted friend
snip SHOWS Itself in such a practical and
unm1stakable manner to be the Same old
1orce as of cid. and one which scorna
ahvcnlng like injury to self in a. desire to
nghten the load of . fellow traveller!
At the same time, 1t will be a wise plan
loi every man and woman who reads this
simple story to ask themselves IL thew ara
ready, or indeed capable, Of such sa"rt.
nee as this. It is to be feared that tha
answer would come in the negative IN
most cases. And vet. there is no end Of
such instances as these, although this ia
enc OF the very few that come to nuhl;c
1cuce. Which reminds us of Charles
leeSue treEchant assertion that "there
ere III TINS world many men and women
sreak noble words and suffer noI,,a go,
rows. He calls these people the silent
martyrs. May heaven increase their MIR,
Der. They are the links which bind rs 70
eternity and which teach us there is son,,1
thing besides self after ALL
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e r,yy~,u~,, -..v v-.,,p ', rrv ,,ee1 70 ei,avo
part of the head in a curious fashion.
allow the hair to grow on every part Of
the scalp, after reaching manhood but
the heads of boys are still shaved. The
Jap baby is shaved, they say, within a
few hours Of its birth. Many Of the wo-
men shave their eyebrows, especially the
old maids, who show in this way that
they have given up all hope of marry
ing, but the empress is said to be dis
couraging this custom all she can. The
Japanese barber dOesn's travel about like
his Chinese brother, but has a neat lit
tie shop Of his own: Neither the China
man nor the Jap uses soap or hot water.
g The first hair-cutting of a royal prince
is tremendously important function in
Siam and the attendant expenses mount
up into the thousands Of dollars. There is
big feast and the barber who does the
sob Is furnished with a pair of golden
shears and receives a valuable present
for his services. After the hair-cutting
"a spot on the scalp is shaver clean with
Eas razor yIRadeeof steel, but. gildeds Wren:
1.-THE heir apparent to be. throne Is shaved
for the first time the whole nation goes
on pree, there is a grand festival at
bangkok I'm the course Of which the
sacred white elephants are exposed to the
public gaze. and the merrymaking con-
ltinues for days: The poorer children in
slam are, barbered for the first time by
the BOQOnlSL priests IN Une temples.
In India, the land of iron CASTE the bar
beers rank away down along with the
sblacksmiths and the washerwomen. "A
BARRIERS son must be a barber an ~ life,
and his wife must be a. BARRIERS daughter
Like the Chinese barber, the Hindoo shaw
Ing man travels about in search Of GUS
toners, and the rbarbering is done n the
street. But there are no stools. both bar
Der and customer squatting on their heels
while the operation Is being performed.
The Hindoo barber is a manicure and a
chiropolist as well, and his pay is wretch
eddy small. BARRIERS in India working as
servants for a swell native family, or for
European, receive from 81 25 to So a
month They often aet and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15

plOyed FULLY and under favorable coni3i
tons, Is AFFORDED by the statement made
last week by the New York hospdt al FOR
scarlet fever and diphtheria patients
which has just completed its first wear
OF work. The institution was established
by philanfhropic persons as a boon to hu-
mainly, and it has made a noble record.
1t Is designed to accommodate those who
cannot receive proper isolation and care
at nome and to- serve them at the lowest
price which, added to the other resources
or the hospital, will sustain it and keep
up It's work. S&. b. r.
In the year of actual experience with
two highly infectious and dangerous dis
eases. the average number OF patients
has been seven a day. AS both scarlet
fever and ddphtheria run their course
rather quickly. the whole number OF. pa
uents treated was not small. And Just
one death took place. All Of the scarlet
fever patients discharged were entirely
free from the complications often lett by
that disease In every case the recovery
was complete.
These facts show that with the right kind
OF care and treatment, under proper condi-
lions, some Of the diseases which figure
prominently in The mortality records can
be controlled and cured with almost entire
certainty. The death rate from such
causes can be reduced to insignfcarca
This is very encouraging, for 1t proves
that almost infinite possibilities Of success
in warfare with disease spur ON the men
Of science who are striving to aid hunan-
ity in the never ending struggle between
life and premature DEATH
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15

1 scooped In downstairs a miserable lit
tie lot of worn and battered spoones that
looked as though generations OF children
had chewed on EN-. and then going on,
upstairs in the hopes Of finding some
thing better saw light slantinR out
across the hall through a partly open
door and heard somebody talking there.
When got along Ito where I could
see In through the crack between the door
and the piano saw ayyoung man sitting
in that room on the edge of the bed,
young fellow, maybe eighteen or twenty.
there on the edge Of 5the bed. with his
elbows on his knees and his head in his
hands. looking detected and listening to
woman talking. who sat on the edge of
the bed, too. down by the footboard Of it.
She was dressed in black, and she was
a widow. as could tell by looking at
her easy enough. and sass I learned in a
minute by hearing her talk.
And of course the hoy was her son.
He must have come sato, the house Just
before I did. and she was sitting up wait
Ing for him; and noWshe was talking to
him. It was rum. OF course. But she
didn't grow1 at him. nor find fault with
him, nor pick at him tat all. She loved
him. you know. better'n anything on
earth. and it broke her heart, pretty near
to see him drink, and she just talked
along to him that way and about how his
father was gone and he was all she had
left now and all that sort of thing you
know, and the more I heard her talk the
more I thought I did not want the pesky
old spoons. Poorly darn thin and no ac-
count they were anyway, but I thought
she might miss EN-, and when saw, or
imagined saw, a. tear falling down be-
tween the boys hands and his mother
leaning forward and laying hand on his
shoulder, you know what Il did? I slid
down stairs and put the blessed old spoons
back where I found 'eah and took a
sneak
Christ ianitv is the hiRhast -rao1.font ion
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
THE CZAR's Violated OATH.
HIS D1sregaId of the Treaty Rights
: Of Finland

IA" DAsreGa1u OF the Treaty Rights
: of Finland.
Iowa State Register: The car of Rus
STA has violated mis- most sacred oath
70 respect the rights Of the people of Fin
land, and because of the sympathy OF
the liberal nations of the world with the
people OF Finland, the cars peace con-
gress is not going to be much of a sue
cess The car, his father, and his
grandfather each swore an oath to re-
spect the constitution of Finland, and a
framed copy of this oath hangs in every
church. But all Finland is in despair,
for the cEar has violated Finland's rights
and her constitution and has ordered that
80 per cent of the young men, instead Of
10 per cent, must enter the Russian army
seven years more, and Finland must pay
lO,OOO,OOO marks as a military contribu-
ton. Hc)singfors, the capital Of Finland,
Is In mourning, the theaters and all
places Of amusement are closed the
newspapers are printing papers bordered
with the black of mourning and with
headlines: "A Nation in Mourning" and
the young men have started movement
for wholesale emigration to Canada
and the United States. When the cars
manifesto was laid before the senate Of
Finland, which consists Of twenty mem
bers, ten of the members, fearing an
armed Russian occupation, voted to ac-
cept the proposal, but the other men,
bers voted against it, and had it not been
for the vote of the president of the sem
ate in favor of the manifesto the car
would have been rebuked and 1t is proba-
BILE that Russian army would have inn
mediately crossed the borders of that suf-
fering country. dispatch from st. Pc
tersburg in Sundays Register stated that
the Finnish delegation Of 400 people, who
recently arrived to petition the car. had
been ordered to return home Immediately,
the car is the DIR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde of to-day. While smilingly pro-
posing peace and universal disarmament
to the nations of the world, he is using
the lash on Finland and forcing thou
sands Of young men into the Russian
army! When the peace conference meets
the nations of the world should join in
sending committee to the car to tell
him just what the world thinks Of
hypocrite.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
4 Forest Pet ana Monarch Killed.

Springfield Republican,: A murder was COM
mitted In Maine few weeks ago and the muir
derers, being proud of their achievement,
brought the body Of their victim to Boston
and exhibited 1t publicly, receiving great adj
miration. The victim was bull moose, known
for a quarter Of century in the Miramichi
region of New Brunswick. He was SO we'll
known by the lumbarmen. Of the region that
they had named him Tim Lynch. - The
sportsmen met him face to face at close range,
and he went for them One of them fired a
shot which struck him In the lungs; then when
the moose regained his feet, fired again and
hit him in the shoulder; third shot finished
his life. The moose was a magnificent creature
and DR.. Heber Bishop and his fellow sports
men resolved to have him shown in Boston,
and it cost something to do It. The great
creature is now in the hands of the taxider-s
mist, who will stuff his skin and mount 1t on
his own skeleton, and it will be exhibited. at
the sportsmen's show in New York city in
March. This is a noble performance.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
NO, THANKS, I'LL STICK TO THIS SHIP.
tAey make a specially of piercing the ears
of young girls for earrings, while BARRIERS

they make speciality of piercing the ears
of young girls for earrings, while BARRIERS
wives are almost always hairdressers.
The native BARRIERS of Egypt are de-
clared by those who know them to be
the most torturing in their methods of
any to be found in the known world.
Their raZOrs are crude and raw, they use
cold water and they take the heads Of the
customers In their arms and hold them
against their breasts in vise-like grasp
While the operation is going on. Three
cents Is the price, though sometimes five
cents is exacted, but the American who
has been shaved once by an average
Egyptian barber is not likely to risk it
a second time
In some Oriental countries where Iather
is used the customer has to assist by
holding sort of crescent shaped bowl
under his chin to catch the suds It is
so made that 1t will fit closely to the
neck, and there is no way to keep the
lather from running down inside ones
shirt but to press the queer-shaped piece
OF brass or pottery ware to the gullet.
This thing Is common in most Of the ter
1ritory under Turkish rule, and is often
to be found in Austria Hungary as well.
It likewise exists in Spain, where it is
probably relic Of the Moorish domino
ton. $3.50 AZ
The BARRIERS OF Persia are almost as i'm
portant as those of China, but are not
peripatetic. The Persian barber shop is
a little istall-like place, with water tank
in the centre, and the razors are set stiff
and straight in wooden handles like table
knives When the weather is bad the Per-
sian barber plies his trade inside his shop.
When it is good he shaves his customers
In the street in front. The Persian bar
Der is also a surgeon, as the BARRIERS OF
the ancients used to be: he uses no soap,
but vets the'skin ahead of his razor with
his fingers occasionally. Persians always
have part of the head shaved, but many
wear full boards, which are dyed by the
BARRIERS with a paste called henna, that
imparts a deep red color. High class GUS
toners are charged ten or fifteen cents
shave and are furnished with water pipes
to smoke If they have to wait. Poorer
customers pay two cents and get no pipes
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
Editor Medill,. Industry.

The Chicago Tribune, describing the charac-
teristics OF It's late editor and proprietor. says
his capacity for work renamed undiminished
to the last, and he died in the harness.
Though an invalid for three or four years
past, his hand remained upon the helm until
death loosened It's grasp. From his far-away
winter home In Texas, where he had hoped
TO find relief from suffering. came daily, and
almost to the day he died, editorial advice and
suggestions by mail and telegraph He kept
in active touch with all the departments OF
the Tribune. was quick to seize upon all me
chanical improvements. and even when afntct-
ed with great personal suffering, and sometimes
contrary to the advice Of his physicians, he
persisted in work with the same energy and
enthusiasm which had characterized him In
his robust days. Such an example may be an
inspiration to those who were associated with
Mr.. Medill, but 1t is also a reminder OF the
fact that born Journalists are frequently car
ried away by their enthusiasm for their pro-.
fession and work themselves to death.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15

Two DANGEROUS Diseases Conbatei.
cleveland Leader: Striking evidence OF
~ possibilities of combating dangerous
uls 's,a Wnen the resources of modern
medical and sanitary saia,oa oa.,, 49, 80 -
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Ora nd Easter Oneniu~

commencing at 8 i. n. sharp Thursday.
March 80, continuing Friday and Satur-
day. round-trip tickets will be issued at
ohe-way fare, choice of any station on
depot. " "'''o'A
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En.ter Excursions

Easter Excursions
From all stations to all stations on
800 Line, March 80, 81 and April 1, at
one fare for round trip. Ticket Offices,
39s Robert street and union depot
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
TOLD BY THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Thinks All Have Streak Of Senti-
ment and Develops One Hfmself.

New York Sun: 81 reckon said the
retired burglar, that we all have a streak
of sentiment in us, if we only knew 1t. 7
remember once going into a house where
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15
METHODS OF BARRIERS IN EVERY
@.- ,t CLINE.

Not n Few OF Them Acquire Wealth
As Well MS Ddstinction-A New
York Craftsman Who Was Made
I Famous by a POet-A Barber Who
Sought n Surgeons Advice AS to
Throat Cutting Importance OF
RaxOr-Wiellers in China.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15

Christianity is the highest perfection
Of manity.-Johnsan.