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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
old Love and New Repartee.

People are smiling at the little pas
sage at arms which took place between
two young women at luncheon the
other day. One of the women is beau
tiful blond. bride, and she comes from
the south. She met the other woman
first at the aforesaid luncheon and shak-
ing hands in her characteristic. cordial
way, said
''I'm SO glad to meet you You have
afforded me so much amusement. >
Amusement p said the other.
''Oh, yes!'' went on the bride. "I've
been through my husbands desk. and
I've read all his old love letters. found
several very warm and afectionate let.
tiers from you. and | enjoyed reading
them ever so much.
I'm SO glad you enjoyed them!
purred the other ''But do come to sec
me very soon. I have the answers to all
those letters, and you might like to read
them. Nh. K. S letters are ever so much
warmer and more affectionate than
those l wrote him. l know you II enjoy
reading them ever so much more than
you did mine. New York World
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Anti-Pass Bill Is Passed,

Madison, Wis, April S-The famous
anti-pass resolution has at last been
passed the senate yesterday agreeing
to the conference report on the bill. The
adjournment resolution was laid over
until Monday. The house passed eight
cen bills on as many subjects, sent
eighteen senate bills TO third reading
anG killed nine bills.
Madison, Wis, April 12.-After a long
and lively fight the assembly yesterday
advanced the three senate bills for the
reorga nization Of the Wisconsin Cen
tral and other roads to a third read
ing The bill for the reorganization Of
the Wisconsin National Guard went
through. The senate settled the ques-
ton of final adjournment by adopting a
joint resolution fixing April q as the
date for adjournment sine die.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
BirGfs That Are Cannibals.

One fine days a batch of tiny parra-
keets from a nefghboring island ar
rived, and I congratulated myself on
having at last acquired some amiable
members of my bird community. Such
gentle creatures were never seen. With
their pale green plumage and the little
gray-hooded hadS which easily ex-
planned their name of ''capuchin,' they
made themselves quite happy in one of
the many domes or cupolas of the Arab
cage. In a few days, however, a mystic
rious ailment broke out among all the
other birds. Nearly every other bird
seemed suddenly to prefer going about
on one leg. At last it dawned on me
that many Of the canaries had actually
only one leg. An hours careful watch
ing showed me parrakeet siding up to
a canary, and, after feigning to be deep
ely absorbed in it's own toilet, preening
each gay wing feather most carefully,
the. little wretch would give sudden
swift nip at the slender leg of its
neighbor, and absolutely bit it off then
and there. Of course, Immediately
turned the capuchins out Of the cage
with much obloquy, but too late to save
several of my poor little pets from
One-legged existence.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
A Natural Mistake,

81 went to Paris, says an English
man, "staying at the Hotel de Lille ct
d'Albion. Never having been before, l
lost my way and could not find my no
tel again, because neither spoke nor
understood French. Thinking some of
the people 1 met might understand
written English, went into a station
er's shop and bought large card, on
which I wrote, please tell me the way
TO the Hotel de Lille ct d Albion.
again | sailed out, showing my
card to several but still to no purpose.
At last man read it and silently beck
oned me to follow him, which / did as
silently for mile or more Then he
pointed, still silently, to the sign of the
hotel, and when saw it broke the
silence by exclaiming, Thank you.
What, he replied in amazement.
ARE you an Englishman So am I, but
! took you to be deaf and dumb.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
PEACE rs FINALLY A FACT.
Exchange of Notifications Takes Place at
Observation-Disclosures Promoted.

Exchange of Notifications Takes Place at
Observation-Disclosures Promoted.
Washington April 12.-The condition
of war which has existed between the
United States and Spain since April Il,
1898, terminated yesterday when the last
form alities in the restoration of peace
were performed by the exchange of rat
ifications of the peace treaty. Coinci-
dent with this President Mckinley is
sued his proclamation declaring that
the war was at an end, and the ap-
pointment of Bellamy Storer was de-
termined upon as United States minis
ter to Spain.
The principal ceremony of the day oc-
Cured in the reception room at the
White House when the exchange of rat
ifications took place at 8 o'clock. In an
ticipation of the historic character of
the event many members of the cabinet
and officials prominent in the admins
tratiOn gathered at the White House.
After the ceremony Connected with the
exchange of the ratification of the
peace treaty President Mckinley issued
a proclamation reciting the treaty, de-
claring its ratification and calling on all
citizens of the United States to faith
fully observe the same.
Bellamy StOrer VIII be appointed min
lister to Spain. He is now minister to
The Hague, and his appointment will
be a promotion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and
Don't Know It.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because SO de-
ceptive. Many sudden deaths are
caused by it--heart disease, pneumonia.
heart failure or aIoplexy a,e often the
result of kidney disease. If kidney trou-
BILE is allowed to advance the kidney
poison III the blood is liable to attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys them
selves break down and waste away cell
by cell. Then the richness Of the blood
the albumen : leaks out and the suf-
ferer has Brlght's disease, the worst form
OF kidney trouble. Kidney trouble can
be detected. although it be slow and de-
ceptive First, by analysis of the urine;
second, by the simple test of setting the
urine aside in glass or bottle for "a
hours. when cloudy or brick dust set
thing indicates it.
It was for just such troubles that in
Hi infinite power and goodness the
Crest Physician caused Swamp Root to
grow for the benefit Of suffering man
kind, leaving it for his servant, DR.. Kill
mer, he reat kidney and bladder spec.
iaitist to discover it aud make IT known
to the world. Its wonderful efficacy in
promptly curing the most distressing
cases is truly marvellous. Y"u may have
a sample bottle of Dr.. Kilm-r's Swamp
Root the great kidney. liver and bladder
remedy, by mail free. Address DR.. Kill
mer & Co, Binghamton. n. 7 When
writing mention this paper. Druggists,
in fifty-cent,o or dollar sizes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
FATAL CHINOOK IN MONTANA.
It Has Made the Rivers Raging Torrents
Drowning of Twelve People.

Drowning of Twelve People.
Anaconda Mont, April 10.-Specials
to The Standard from various parts of
Montana show that the recent chinook
has made raging torrents out of most
of the rivers, in many cases breaking
all records. The Yellowstone has caused
the greatest loss to life and property.
At Glendive the ice carried away the
wagon bridge, causing a loss Of $4,000
At r. w. Snyder's ranch, half mile
south of town, there were five persons
who left the house for higher ground,
but they were caught and four Of them
drowned-Mrs. r. w. Snyder and Misses
Nellie Regain, Rose Wybrecht and Eu-
gene O'Connor.
At Miles City the ice damned at the
mouth of Tongue river, forcing the wat
er back until the entire south side Of
the city was under water. Seventy-ffve
houses had to be abandoned, the people
having to be rescued in boats so quick
had been the rise Of water. Later in the
afternoon the water broke over the
track into Main street in a torrent.
Later developments found eight more
persons who were victims Of the over
flow near Glendive, making twelve in
ALL They comprised the entire family
of James Sullivan, wife and six children,
whose residence is within 200 yards of
the nearest point of the Yellowstone
river
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
A TWO HOUR BREAKFAST.
1t Is One of the Institutions OF New
Orleans.

1t Is One OF the institutions OF New
Orleans.
There is a place in New Orleans that
strangers are always glad to have point
ed out-Begeuy' ove- in the French
quarter, kept by Nine. Begeuy (pro-
nounced Bigaay, with the accent on the
last syllable), and famous for the break
fasts it serves at IL o'clock every morn
ing.
Originally this breakfast was intend
ed for the butchers and they contribut-
ed to it the daintiest meats that the
splendid French market in New Orleans
provided from day to day. Gradually
outsiders began to come in, and now
one must engage a seat at breakfast two
DAYS ahead. The morning the writer
was there distinguished judge of the
supreme court was the principal visitor,
and he, with his family and several
guests from Boston, sat at the head of
the table.
One long table occupies the little
dining room, to which one climbs by a
rickety fight of stairs Every French
man, when he gets up, takes cup of
coffee and a roll, and at II o'clock eats
his real breakfast This is the meal that
Nine Begeuy serves, and it costs 81
The kitchen is right off of the dining
room. and there is no pretense of adorn-
ment verything is as plain and sim
pie as it can be- excepting the food, and
this is the perfection of the gastronomic
art. A bottle of claret stood at each
place, which, with water imported
from Germany and called "blue label,
was all there was to drink until the lit
tie cup of black coffee finished the re-
past.
The first thing served was duck 1t
was excellent, and so was everything
else included in the eight or nine
courses that came ON, and that con-
cluded. singularly enough, with liver,
so cooked that the only regret was that
the piece was not larger. 1t takes two
hours to eat a breakfast at Begeuy's,
and you get enough to last you for ali
day.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
State Notes.

The thaw has covered the ice in Cedar
creek with water and filled the streets
of Cedarburg. Wis, SO that the side
walks are submerged and some cellars
flooded.
Fire destroyed the barn of Conklin
Bros on Lake Mendoza shore, near
Madison, Wis. burning eighteen horses
and scorching three more. The loss is
about $4,000.
The Wisconsin Manufacturing COM
pany of Jefferson, Wis, has accepted
an offer to join a contemplated combine
of chair factories.
An Ice gorge in the Mississippi river,
which formed at Trempeleau, Wis,
broke away and navigation is now open
to Lake Pepin.
State Bank Examiner Kidd has is
sued call to the state and private
banks of Wisconsin asking for annual
statements of their business at the close
Of business April 5.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
GERMANS ANGRY AT KAUTZ.
Kaiser Wilhelm Considers the New Sa-
moan Government Illeg IL.

London, April 10.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of The Standard says: After
receiving Mr.. White, the United States
ambassador, and Sir Frank Lascelles
(the British ambassador last week, and
explaining to them Germany's attitude
regarding Samoa Emperor William sent
instructions to the German ambas-
sailors in London and Washington to
the general effect that Germany con-
siders the new government in Samoa
illegal and the action of the British and
Americans a clear violation of the
Samoa act.
"The report of the behavior of Ad-
miral Kautz toward the German cruiser
Fake has given umbrage throughout
the empire, and it is considered certain
that if the report is confirmed the Unit
ed States will readily admit Germany S
right to satisfaction and will repair Ad-
miral Kautz' errors. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that the accounts are exagger-
ated !"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
WAS CRIME, NOT ACCIDENT.
The New York Fire Which Cost the Lives
of the Andrews Family.

New York, April Sire early yes
terday morning destroyed the hand
some residence of Wallace C. Andrews,
at East Sixty-seventh street. and
twelve persons sleeping in the house
were burned to death. Firebrands car
ried by the wind were blown into an
open window in the home Of Albert j.
Adams, 8 East Sixty-ninth street, two
blocks distant, setting fire to the house
aid causing the death of servant.
All IF the thirteen bodies have been
recovered. The dead are: Wallace c.
Andrews, president of the New York
Steam Heating company Mrs. Wallace
c. Andrews, wife of the above; Mrs
Georgiana Boyden ST. John, wife of
Mrs. Andrews brother, Gamaliel c. St.
John; Orson ST. John, aged Z years;
Wallace st. John, aged years; Fred
erick ST. John, aged 13 months; Nellie
Boland, Mary Flanagan. Eva Peterson,
Kate Downing, Marie Roth, Annie
Neary-all servants. In the Adams fire
Mrs. Mary Lougnhan, aged so years,
housekeeper, suffocation and burns
New York, April 1o.-Despite reticence
on the part of the police facts became
public Saturday which made it apparent
that the fire which killed thirteen per-
sons was of incendiary origin. 1t trans
pired that a few hours before the fire
a policeman was sent for from the
Wallace Andrews house and was mys-
teriously dismissed by a servant who
said he was not wanted. Letters threat
ening the lives Of the Andrews family
and the children of Mrs. ST. John have
been found.
It is believed that the motive for in
cendiarism was revenge, and that the
affair arose out of a quarrel among the
servants Foley, the butler, is under
surveillance and the police are hard at
work investigating the clews.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14

Matters selected with an Eye to the
Wants of Our Own Readers-Principai
Happenings in the State During the Past
Few Days Culled from the Reports.
Fond du Lac Wis, April 12.-Mike
Berenz accused Of the murder of John
Blumenroeder, of Mansfield, denies all
knowledge of the killing Of the old man,
hut says that everything looks bad for
him a the present time. He would not
which will give the officers plenty of
food to work on. During the course Of
the examination he was asked if he
realized the position he was in and re-
piled. II know everything looks bad for
ne, yes, very bad
The prisoner says the first he knew of
the murder was in the evening when his
father told him Of the crime. He was
asked if he had ever robbed the old gen
tleman and replied in the negative. He
was then asked if he had ever said that
he knew whc cid Il and replied: Mr..
F'oestner told my folks that he had had
some trouble with his hired man and he
thought that possibly it was that per-
son that took the $500 in July last :
DerenZ is engaged 10 marry Maggie
Krause, a daughter Of Hubert Krause,
of Marytown. The marriage was
planned to have taken place in May He
went to Marytown and called on his in
tended but nothing is known of what
passed between them.
Rerenz was in the habit of smoking
choice cigars, and when arrested several
empty boxes were found in his room. He
also had an extensive wardrobe, some
thing unusual for young man starting
out in business and heavily in debt.
Soon after the robbery of Blumenroe-
der. in July last. Berenz purchased
bicycle. Afterwards he told certain
ones that he secured it at raf1e. This
latter statement. he says, was told just
for fun. The prisoner is "a years OF
age and a son of Michael Berenz, a
wealthy and highly respected farmer
of MarshfielG. who has given aid to his
son at various times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Senator Ouay's Trial Begun.

Philadelphia, April LEX United
States Senator Matthew S. Quay and
his son. Richard r. Quay, were called
to the bar of the court Of quarter ses-
sions yesterday and after many months
of vexatiOus delay the trial of the two
defendants was begun. A jury was en-
paneled and the testimony Of Thomas
w. Barlow, receiver of the Peoples
bank, was taken. The trial is before
Judge Craig BiGdle
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
The Onnipresent Rose.

Every continent on the globe, with
the exception of Australia, produces
wild roses. There can be little doubt that
the rose is one of the oldest flowers in the
world and, perhaps, grown from the
wind blown seeds in Paradise
In Egypt it is depicted on numbers of
early bas-reliefs. dating from 5000 to
$500 r. c. Rosewater, or the essence of
roses, is mentioned by Homer in the
'Iliad, and the flower is spoken of in
the Proverbs of Solomon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
A Wise Course.

Blimbus-Yes, | always make it a
rule to be prepared for the worst.
Hamby-If were in your place, I'd
do the same thing. There's no telling
when that stupid office boy of yours
may go to sleep and let some collector
crowd his way in.--Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Nervous Diseases TreatedFree
The Well known Physician and
Specialist, FRANKLIN MILES,
M. VI, z. L. r., of Chicago, will
send $3.50 worth of his new and
Complete Treatment Free to
Each of our Readers

Our afflicted readers will certainly new
er have better chance to try, free of
charge, new and highly recommended
Treatment for Diseases of the Brain,
Spinal Cord ard Nerves.
/ DR.. Miles Special Treatment is the re-
suit of twenty five years of laborious in
vestigatlon and extensive experience, and
his New System of Treatment is eminent
ly scientific, and three times as success
full as the usual methods,
Many hundreds of prominent pesple
have testified to the almost miraculous re-
suits of this new treatment. The Doctor
has for years been we'll and favorably
known as leading specials in these
diseases, and his offer should certainly
be accepted by our afflicted readers
From The Sunday School Union. = The
editor writes: I'VE desire to state that
from personal acquaintance we know DR..
Miles to be most skillful specialists; Il
man who has spared neither labor or
money to keep himself abr, st of the great
advancement III medical science"
From the Chicago Daily Record 1--WE
believe that were this new system, as per-
fected by DR., Miles, generally adopted 1t
would enable physicians to Treat their
! patients much mole successful ~ and
would certainly increase their Know edge
of the nature and peculiarities Of their
patients cases."
From Chicago Tribune. The honor
of discovering a successful method of
treating many Of the so-called incurable
diseases belongs to Franklin Miles, M.
d., LII. B., of this.
You may never have another such an
opportunity. Do not fail to write for
$3.50 worth of free treatment. Address
DIR. FRANKLIN MILES, 18th Floor,
| Masonic Temple. Chicago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
The Power of Money.

What, said the visitor to the vii
lage of his childhood, whats become
Of the one boy hated-W Willie Hawker,
the sneak? In prison, no doubt He bore
that fate on his face
''Hush,' said the old inhabitant.
'SHe is now Mr.. Hawker. the famous
millionaire.
What cried the visitor my dear
schoolfellow a millionaire? 1 must call
upon him and revive old friendship.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Father and Son Drowned.

Meromonie, Wis. April 11.-Erick
Johnson and his 18-year-old son were
drowned near Cedar Falls, six miles
north Of here. Sunday night. In going
through a pond his team got off the
road, overturnng the buggy on them
in six feet Of water. rendering them
helpless. One Of the horses was also
drowned Johnson was an old soldier.
He leaves a wife and seven children,
all daughters, in straitened circum-
stances
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Passengers Have a Close Call.

Green Bay, Wis, April 10.-Fifty pas
sengers on the east-bound afternoon
train on the Green Bay and Western
railroad had miraculous escape from
death and injury two miles east Of
Royalton, owing to an unnoticed wash
out. The roadbed collapsed under the
weight of the train which was running
forty miles per hour. The engineer was
severely hurt, but will recover.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Woman Cuts Her Own Throat.

Oregon, Wis. April 11.-Mrs. William
J. Bossingham. residing two miles
southeast Of here, committed suicide by
cutting her throat with a razor as she
lay in bed with her little daughter,
about II o. m. Friday The loss of a
babe few months ago and poor health
affected her mind. Deceased was about
35s years old and leaves a husband and
four children
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Had Been Murdered and Robbed.

Prentice Wis, April II. = The cor
oner's jury finding in the case Of August
Hakala, run over by 500 train Satur-
day night. was that the man had been
murdered and robbed of perhaps $500
and laid on the track by the robbers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14

There are &c pencil works in Bavaria,
of which % are in Nuremberg, the
great European center Of the lead pen
Gil trade. These factories employ from
5000 to 10000 workers and produce
4,3OO, 900 lead and colored chalk pencils
every week
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Didn't Know How.

Said the missionary to the cannibal:
'Why not lay up treasures where the
moth"
Said the cannibal to the missionary,
interrupting:
Because / have not yet mastered the
secrets of the process of canning
ngs."-Chicago Pest.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
No Change in irish Sentiment.

Dublin, April 1.-THE complete re-
turns of the Irish county council cleo
tions are now to hand and show an
overwhelming victory for Nationalism,
the Nationalist having elected 544 can
didates against 119 Unionists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Fell Fifty Feet to the Ice

Eau Claire, Wis, April 11.-Edward
Rakes, of Burlington, Ia. fell fifty feet
yesterday from a partly built bridge to
the ice in the Chippewa river. His re-
covery is doubtful,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
Found Dead in the Bath Room.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 12.-Lying on
the floor of the bath room Otto Smith,
proprietor of Smiths hotel, of this city,
was found dead yesterday by his wife.
Heart disease and apoplexy is thought
to be the cause of death. At breakfast
he was in good spirits, then walked up
stairs. where he died Smith has been
prominent in Odd Fellow circles for
thirty wears
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14
LamhIike Resignation.

Charles Lamb, when reminded by his
sisters of the days when they were poor
and capable of enjoying the smallest
treat with the keenest relish. so differ
ent from the days when they were rich
and surfeited. said, "Well, Mary, since
we are in easy circumstances We must
endeavor to put up with it
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-04-14

The habit of reading at the dining
table is strongly condemned by LILY
giene Moderne, though it thinks looking
ever the paper at breakfast is compare
lively harmless.