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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
A Habit.
UIC CGD
please!'

The lawyer asked the witness if an
incident previously alluded to wasn't a
miracle, and the witness said he didn't
know what q miracle was.
ooh, come" said the attorney. Sup
posing you were looking out of q win
dow in the twentieth story of build
ing and should fall out and should not
be injured. What would you call
that?''
can accident" was the stolid reply.
eyes, yes; but what else would you
call it? Well, suppose you were doing
the same thing the next day; suppose
you looked out of the twentieth story
window and fell out and again should
find yourself not injured. Now, what
would you call that?'
"a coincidence" said the witness.
ooh, come, now" the lawyer began
again. II want you to understand
what miracle is, and I'm sure you do.
Now, just suppose that on the third
tieth story window and fell out and
struck your head on the pavement 90
stories below and were not in the least
injured. Come, now, what would you
call itY'
'"Three times?' said the witness,
rousing a little from his apathy. "Well,
I'd call that q habit"
And the lawyer gave it up.-Gentle-
woman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Chronic DiarrhOeaC Cured.

This is to certify that I have had
chronic diarrhoea ever since the war. I
got SO weak ] could hardly walk or do
anything. One bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me sound and we'll.
j. R. GIBBS, Fincastle, Va
I had chronic diarrhoea for twelve
years. Three bottles of Chambertain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me.
s. L. SHAVER, Fincastle, Va.
Both Mr.. Gibbs and Mr.. Shaver are
prominent farmers and reside near Fin
castle, Va. They procured the remedy
from Mr.. w. E. Casper, druggist of
that place, who is we'll acquainted with
them and will vouch for the truth of
their statement. For sale by 81. j.
Stangl, druggist.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
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RED FOLLED CATTLE.
Dual Purpose Cows and How te
Judge Them.

Dual Purpose Cows and How to
Judge Them.
The demand at present in the central
and eastern states is for a strictly dual
purpose cow-milk and beef combined
writes J. McLain Smith of Ohio in
The Breeders Gazette. Such cattle are
best adapted to farms where mixed
husbandry prevails, where it is desired
to grow and feed few steers each year
and to make it pay. For this purpose a
COW is needed that will produce first
class steer for feeding-a steer that
will top the market when properly fat
ted-and at the same time COW that
will give milk enough to raise her calf
well and pay profit on her own keep
in cream and butter. That such COWS
exist and may be bred with reasonable
assurance when the proper means are
used is put beyond question by the rec
ords made both here and in England by
the two or three breeds adapted to the
purpose.
The ideal COW of the breed and of
course with suitable allowance the ideal
bull or heifer is one with the form and
capacity to lay on flesh of high quality
in the parts commanding the highest
price or to produce steers Of this char
acter and at the same time showing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Crime Detecting by ~ Lock of Hair.

Crime Detecting by u Lock of Hair.
One recalls the method of discover
ing a thief by chewing rice, said to
have been practiced in the east. But it
is not necessary to go SO far to find a
more remarkable method Of thief
catching and not SO well supported by
sound reason. A lady in Paris is re-
ported to have lost her purse in a
dressmaker's establishment. She had
all the young ladies Of the establish
ment called in, so it is seriously report
ed, and demanded from each one lock
of her hair.
The tokens were then pinned to
pieces of paper bearing the owners
names, and as the customer left the
establishment she remarked: "My
purse has been stolen, but as l do not
wish to subject innocent girls to the
humiliation of being searched I intend
early tomorrow morning to submit
your hair and handwritings to a SOM
nambulist and clairvoyant, who will
tell me which of you is the thief"
In the course of the evening the lady
received an anonymous parcel con-
tanning intact her purse with it's con-
tents
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22

points of q superior mixer. That the
two can be combined has been demon
strated time and again by actual per-
formers. The two bulls that sold for the
highest price at the recent Colman sale
in England were full brothers, 1 and 2
years old. They were by Red Prince
(2902), out of Coronet II (5367), and sold
for 81, 600 and 81, $50 respectively, the
highest prices ever paid for bulls of tho
breed at public sale. Still another
brother couple of years older, was Sc
lected by SO competent a judge as j. W.
Martin of Wisconsin as the best bull he
could find in England to put at the
head of his herd and is pronounced
show animal Of the highest character.
The dam Of these bulls, Coronet IL
(5367), is credited in the herd Of Gar
rett Taylor with 8,77O pounds of milk
in 1897, with 3.5 per cent fat, and her
dam, Coronet (3716), holds the cham
pion record Of the breed in official tests
on this side of the water. She gave in
June, 1897, as the average of two days
so. 60 pounds of milk day, with 3. 95
per cent fat, and she has a nonoficial
record of over 10, 600 pounds of milk
within year. The sort of Judging that
Red Polled breeders need and should
demand is the Judging that puts COWS
like those above in the front rank
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
should never be used except ON peescrip-
lions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Oattrrh Cure, manufactured by f.
J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarry Cure be sure that you get the
genuine. It is taken internally and is
made in Toledo, Ohio. by F. j. Cheney
& Go. Testimonials free. Sold by drug
gists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Bacterial Origin of Flavor.

Probably in no department Of re-
search is a greater amount OF investi
cation going forward and valuable data
and actual dicovery being made than
in dairy science, says The Mark Lane
Express. While some of the discoveries
have been of little or no value, Won
derful amount of useful and practical
material has been placed in the hands
of the dairymen. Among the new
things announced since it has been
shown how nearly ferments and favors
in butter are associated is that if GER
tain acids are added to sweet cream it
is not necessary to wait for the develop
ment of Tactic acid bacteria in the
cream, but that it could be churned at
once, and churned quite readily, and
the true favor secured. Investigators
have been at work on this problem, and
an announcement Of the results has
been made. The most satisfactory re-
suit came from using hydrochloric acid
diluted in twice it's bulk of water and
adding this in small quantities to the
sweet cream. Everything was satisfac
tory except that the butter had no
aroma, though it was pronounced fair
and good by the judges The butter
kept we'll and had water content Of
1913 per cent, but the low favor was
against it, though not trace of acid
was to be detected or found by analysis
About the most important thing brought
out was that butter seems to be fully
dependent upon bacteria for true flavor
rather than the food, provided that the
latter is wholesome and not Of charac
ter to impart obnoxious havors to the
milk, which, after all, could not be
called butter flavor in any sense Of the
word
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
The Combination Crank.

what are you doing?' asked the in
quisitive man.
"I'm working on an interesting prob
lem," replied the man who has pas
sion for figures. New York has 25,-
600 BARRIERS, and am endeavoring to
find out whether the groans they bring
from their victims at a given time
would, If they could all be put into
one, produce a roar as loud as that of
Niagara or not."-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
NOthinE I'm 1t.

81 see from the papers that a man
fell into the dockN and was drowned"
said Phildog.
Couldn't swim, suppose" said
Wagster.
"That goes for nothing" said Phil
dog. "Look at me. When l was wash
ed overheard, going to the Isle of
Man, 1 couldn't swim a stroke, yet
kept myself af1oat by keeping my
head
Certainly, your head kept you up"
remarked Wagster.
They don't speak now.-Spare Mo-
mentS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Secret of DairyinE.

The secret of dairying lies with the
man, and success depends wholly upon
good management. He who makes
dairying side issue. and much neg
lected one at that, by keeping only a
few i'll cared for COWS on a good sized
farm is astonished at the man who can
keep goodiy number on few acres
Live Stock
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Ladies' Can wear shoas

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder t., be shaken into the
shoes. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Cures SWOLLEN feet,
blisters and callous spots Aliens Foot
Ease is a certain cure for improving
nails, sweating. hot, aching feet At all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial
package free by mail. Address Allen
S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22

Jerusalem is now nothing but a
shadow of the magnificent city of an
cient times. 1t is about three miles in
circumference and is situated ON a
rocky mountain.
"While it cannot be denied that all
men are liars" said the corn fed phi
losopher, yet not all liars are men,
Indianapolis Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
Figures Don't Lie.

Brown-You only so. That's good
onei
White-My daughter says she is only
&c, and she was born two years after
was married, and l was married at %.
Figure it out for yourself.-Boston
Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22

The archbishop Of Canterbury has in
his keeping the book in which the sig
natures of all royal brides and bride
grooms married in England are writ
ten.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
MEDICAL WORK
FOR MEN,EREE

SEND NO MONEY. My new revised scientific
work treating on every weakness and disease Pc
culiar to men is just from the press. Every man,
no matter what his occupation position in life,
will find this work unlike anything ever published
It is of vital interest to the married unmarried;
to the healthy and strong or to the weak and
broken-down. While the edition lasts will send
n copy securely scaled in plain wrapper, post
age prepaid, to every man who writes for it. Ibis
edition is limited and those desiring 2 copy must
write promptly. Address b. NJ Ross, nj. D.. Pub
fishing Department D. I75 CLARK ST.. N E. Cor.
Monroe. Chicago. illinois,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-22
TO Cure A Cold I'm One Day:

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund money if it fails t.
cure. The genuine has l.. B. O. on eacl
tablet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
THE CITY OF CATORCE.
[From Modern Mexico.1


Eight miles due east. over the noun
tains from Catorce station. on the Mex
lean National railroad. is the city of
that name, d city along whose steep.
neither stage nor bus, nor any other
wheeled vehicle was ever known to
pass, although it has often boosted OF
a population of 10000 souls. The city
takes its name from once being the
stronghold and the property of a band
of IA of the most daring. desperate, dan
gerous and successful robbers that ever
laid tribute on roads in Mexico They
discovered, and for many years worked
the rich deposits of silver that abound
in. this entire section of the country
deposits the value of which, if current
report be true. for hundreds of years
outrivalled the mythical riches related
of Ophir. Strange to relate. every piece
of machinery. every pound OF freight
and every passenger to and from Ca
torce is transported today, as for cen
turtles past, either on the backs of men
or mules.
Catorce is one of the most interesting
places in Mexico Here are found the
customs of Mexico in their purity, I'M
affected by the influence of the strang-
er. Difficult of access. the town can
only be reached by horseback or on
foot. Catorce has seldom been visited
by any except those making business
trips The ride up the mountains into
the town is something, once accomplish
ed, always to be remembered, partly
from it's element of personal peril, but
more because of the beauty of the land
scape encountered at every turn Glanc-
ing down you near your journeys
end, you catch a CLEAN OF the white
walls of Los Catorce outlined against
the green of the mountain side. Thou
sands of feet below simmer the waters
of a mountain stream. The shifting
coloring of the mountains. as light and
shade chase each other over their rug
ged expanse. the browns and greens Of
the valley below. and the hills in the
hay distance are beautiful exceeding
ly.'' The Real de Catorce is built on the
side of a raVine near the top of the
range and has a varying population of
from 5000 to 40 600, as the mines are
paying well poorly. Here are found
all varieties of silver ore, from carbon
ates to the refractory ore. assaying S15.-
900 to the ton. Catorce has a fine cathe
dral richly decorated. and pretty
plaza the only level spot in the place.
To use a railroad phrase. it is COM
bination of cut and fill, so that to tum-
BILE into it on one side and out on the
other would be extremely disastrous.
The streets are neatly paved and run
up and down hill many Of them at an
angle of A degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

overtakes them. Fruits of various kinds
and herbs constitute their subsistence
and these grow wild in the valleys.
Their weapons are bows and arrows and
poisoned headed spears
A far more savage class of people are
the lgorrotes, of lighter complexion and
far more powerful build. They are in
dustriOuS, but war-like.
The Malays, or Tagalogs are the Fill
pinoS now at war with America, assisted
of course by their brothers of the in
terror, the Igorrotes.
INSPIRED BY PRAYER
On one OCCASION when the Kansas
regiment was making an advance, the
cha plain suddenly jerked his pistol from
it's holster and raising his eyes Heav-
onward. asked that his nerves be made
steady and his aim sure Crack! went
the pistol and a PHILIPPINE sharpshooter
fell from a tree shot through the head.
On another occasion he prayed during
a charge, that the boys might shoot
like medal winning marksmen. And
who will say his prayers were not an
swered?
SOLDIERS WE'RE CRUCIFIED.
One of the most horrible occurrences
of modern times was the cruel death
suffered by two members of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment at San Rogue. They
were captured by the insurgents and
actually crucified tree. Every
American who has been captured by
the rebels since the trouble began has
been tortured to death and many
wounded have been killed and then
horribly, obscenely mutilated, the re-
suit of centuries of Spanish teaching.
American losses to date aggregate
$50 dead and wounded. Let US say with
Collins:
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest
BY all their countrys wishes blestl
BY fairy hands their knell is rung;
BY forms unseen their dirge is sung:
There honor comes. pilgrim gray.
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And freedom shall awhile repair.
To dwell weeping hermit there
DWIGHT L. LOOFBOURROW,
Co. A. L. S. Military Engineers.
Mr.. Loofbourrow is a son of the
chaplain of the Kansas senate and edi-
tor of the Atwood Patriot.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

worthless. An English syndicate oper-
ates a miniature railway system be-
tween Manila and Dagupan. a distance
OF 120 miles. This road might easily be
extended, and adVantageously, as the
country is comparatively level and pre-
sents few difficulties. The maritime
there being several interinsular lines
OF steamers and other lines connecting
with Hong Kong, Japanese and Euro
pean ports.
BATS AND MONKEYS THRIVE.
There are no large carnivorous ami
mails in the islands The wild dogs are
fast becoming extinct Monkeys swarm
the forests and frequently invade the
cities Shooting monkeys is a sport
much INDUCED in by the American SOL
diery. Bats thrive in great numbers
L have seen them as large as an eagle
and on one occasion caught one meaSur-
ing eight feet three inches from tip to
tip.
Horses do not do we'll here and cattle
never live long after their Importation
There is native pony, a sturdy little
animal, but extremely lazy and head
strong, that is used for all light draft
The water buffalo, or caribou, is the
FiIipinos standby.
Ducks and geese are multitudinous,
and although not domesticated to any
extent are remarkably tame. Birds of
beautiful plumage are also numerous
here is, however, noticeable scarcity
of songsters among the feathered
friends in the archipelago.
A PLAGUE OF REPTILES.
Perhaps no other place in the world
produces a greater variety of reptiles
than the Philippines. The rivers and
lakes are full of gigantic crocodiles.
have seen many of them fully twenty
feet long. Boa constructors ''buzees''
and other huge snakes are numerous
Tarantulas, scorpions, venomous lizards
and centpedes render picnic parties
anything but pleasant.
DESCRIBES THE NATIVES
The inha bitants of the Philippines are
a conglomeration of whites, yellows
browns and blacks. speaking several
hundred different tongues. The civilized
element is composed of European and
American, Spanish, half castles. the so
called Indian, Chinese and Tagalogs.
Among the uncivilized tribes are the
mountaineers, generally independent
tribes, not protesting Christianity and
paying tribute to no one.
1t is the generally accepted theory
that the original inhabitants of the is
lands were the "Negritos," a race of
dwarfs, who live far back in the noun
tains and have thus far prevented in
VaSiOn. They are not uninteIligent but
have no genius for arts or trade They
worship the volcanoes, and when one
of their number dies his body is dropped
into the crater of one amid great cere-
mony. Generally they are clothed only
in natures garb and roam from place to
place to place, sleeping wherever night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
S2S. SIS. 1913. IS

The Union Pacific has made the great
~ reduced rate of S2S IS to Portland and
other Puget Sound points, also to Hell
ena and Montana points, Salt Lake
City and Utah points.
For tickets and full information call
on F. A. Lewis. city ticket agent, or
]. c. Fulton, depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

Nice trimmed hats at Twentieth Cen
fury Millinery store as low as $3.50. At
Cross jewelry store, SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

Seattle, Wash,
S2S.S5, via Santa Fe Route.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-23

AS to keeping eggs for Matching, the
Cyphers incubator people remind us
that the yolk is specifically lighter than
the albumen, and is buoyed up by it,
and the germ which always lies ON top
is only kept from pressing against the
shell by the weight of the denser albu-
men forming the chalaza, this having
a tendency to drag the yolk down and
steady it.
If the eggs are kept at too high a
temperature. the albumen will get
somewhat fluid and the yolks will be
pressed upward against the shell, and
if allowed to remain SO will become
fixed to it. Any length of time and
temperature that would result in this
would have killed the germ and thus
rendered the egg useless. The more
handling the egg has the quicker this
disarrangement will be effected.
Place eggs for Matching in basket
or box without regard to position, cover
with cloth to prevent undue evapora-
tion by direct exposure to the air, and
leave them undisturbed until wanted.
They will be better than if handled and
turned. Any cloth will give sufficient
ventilation to keep the air around the
eggs sweet if the air of the apartment
is pure.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-23
oyster shell and Grit.

Repeated experiments have proved
that oyster shells are not a necessity
for shell material, but at the same time
valuable as grit. The feeding of oyster
shells during the laying period is to be
recommended. One pound of crushed
oyster shell contains lime enough for
about seven dozen eggs. Fine gravel
containing limestone will probably as
we'll supply the deficiency of lime exist
ing in most foods, but use Of the sharp
er grits with it may be well. Long or
sharp splinters of glass or dry bone
should be avoided in the grit furnished
The size of the particles of grit had bet
ter be larger than kernel of wheat and
smaller Sthan kernel of corn. An un-
limited supply of well pounded glass
has been found to produce no bad re-
suits where the food and the grit access
sible to the fowls contain an abundance
Of lime. but where the food is deficient
in lime. and no other grit is obtainable,
hens eat an injuriously large quantity
Of glass. There should always be an
abundance Of grit within easy reach Of
the fowls; deficiency will retard the
digestion and weaken the constitution.
Feather.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-23
Canned Butter.

Professor Robertson, commissioner Of
dairying in Canada, has had some
packages of butter sent to Japan in
tins, and, as the reports regarding them
have been favorable, it is proposed to
pack /, 2 and pound tins in similar
manner for the Klondike. The butter
is wrapped up in waxed paper and
then placed in Theoretically sealed tins,
which, it is claimed, will keep the but
ter good in any climate. A number of
tins have been manufactured in Mont
real, and shipment has been sent from
Calgary to the Yukon. Timed butter
has been great success in France, and
there seems to be no good reason why
it should not be so here. Professor Rob-
ertson thinks large trade may be de-
veloped with China and Japan; but, as
neither Chinese nor japanese include
butter or cheese in their bill Of fare, it
would appear that they need education
in that direction first. A large trade in
timed butter has existed for years in
Ireland