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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Largest Emerald In the World.

A vase cut from a single emerald
has been preserved in a cathedral in
Genoa, Italy, 600 years. It's dimensions
are: Diameter, 1919 inches; height, 81
inches. Every precaution is used to
insure safekeeping. Several locks must
be opened to reach it, and the key of
each lock is in the possession of a
different man. 1t is publicly exhibited
very rarely, and then only by order Of
the senate. A precautionary decree
was passed in 1916 forbidding all per-
sons to approach the priceless treasure
too closely. An antiquarian advances
the theory that it was one of the gifts
made Solomon by the Queen of Sheba,
and has written a book to prove his
assumption. 1t is difficult in these
matter of fact days to believe so large
an emerald had ever been found, and it
would be interesting to hear the YER
dict of gem expert after he had care
fully examined the vase.-Manufactu
ing Jeweler.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Born Equal, but Not Free.

Here is q curious error" said the
schoolboy as he laid down his Uncle
Toms Cabin and turned to the en-
cyclopedia. The author uses the ex-
preston, All men are born free and
equal"
well, what is the matter with
that?" inquired the schoolboy's uncle.
why, the quotation should be, All
men are born equal There is no free
In it."
do you mean to tell me that JEFF
ferson did not write free and equal
in the Declarations"
That's what he didn't"
''I'll bet you
Don't do it, uncle. Remember, you
have family to support, and they will
need all your money. The word free
does not occur there. See? And he
placed the big book before his mis-
guided relative.
ooh, 1 know better! l will get a
copy of the constitution in one of my
old books. l have heard that quoted
so often I know what l an talking
about
you have heard it quoted wrong ev-
cry time you heard the free in it,
After they had found the good and
reliable old book and all the rest of the
authorities the uncle ungraciously
gave up. But he hated to do so. 1t
seems impossible to correct that wrong
impression. The boy was right. Yet
people will go on indefinitely making
a free and inaccurate quotation
Chicago Post
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Some Famous Faces.

Napoleon, with face as if it had
been modelled from a Greek cameo,
was never, in Talleyrand's judgment
at all events, quite gentleman. He
gesticulated too much and was alto
gether too violent for the correct taste
Of the great noble trained under the
old regime. Perfection of body is not
necessary, either, for many misshaped
men have been dignifed even when
they were not, like the Due de Ven
dome, Princes of the Lilies in days
when that distinction meant SO much.
Little men and wizened men have
both inspired awe, for great soldiers
trembled if Louis XIV frOwned, and
no man received without weakened
knees a rebuke from William III. The
protruding under lip of the Hapsburgs
has never detracted from their males
ty, and Victor Emmanuel, who, for all
his good manners, always suggested to
the onlooker q bull face to face with
the metadore, was for all that every
inch king.-Spectator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Artists In Mother of Pearl.

The incrustation of precious woods
with mother Of pearl is in Hanort,
French Tonquin, an important in
dustry, an entire street-known as the
"street Of the inlayers" devoted
to it. Landscapes cleaning in the sum,
sheafs of many colored flowers, the
most delicate arabesques and many
other beautiful things are evolved by
the deft and plant fingers of the arti-
fcers, with the aid of the plainest and
crudest tools only, and marvellous cab
inets and other articles are fashioned
and put together without the aid Of
nails, by dovetailing and lacquer paste.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15

demand for more milk than he can sup
ply at so cents Mexican a quart. The
First Reserve United States hospital
pays him milk bill Of $4,000 gold a
month.
These were the first cattle, except the
water buffalo, ever shipped to the Phil
ippines, and the cost of the freight from
Australia amounted to twice the value
of the animals in the British colony.
The water buffalo, besides supplying
the natives with milk, is slaughtered
for the meat, but very little is used in
the Philippines. 1t is also the beast
of burden and the family pet The chill
dren will climb over the animal, and it
is as gentle as kitten, except when it
is very warm and the flies are trouble
some, when it will take sudden notion
to run for the nearest river or mud
pond burying itself completely and
wallowing until covered with coat of
black, sticky mud, which serves to keep
the flies from torturing it so effectively.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Wendell Phillips and Blaine.

When Wendell Phillips was last in
Washington, he was for a few minutes
on the floor of the United States SEN
ate, surrounded by a group Of senator's,
among whom was Senator James G.
Blaine, always favOrite with Mr..
Phillips. It SO happened that a few
weeks before this time Mr.. Blaine, in
presenting to congress the statue Of
Governor King, first governor Of
Maine, to be placed in the rotunda Of
the capitol, had commented severely
on the loyalty Of Massachusetts, and
especially the Federalist party, during
the war with Great Britain in 1872.
Of this party the father of Wendell
Phillips, John Phillips, was a. con-
spicuous member. When Blaine's
speech was made Dawes and Hoar
were senators from Massachusetts, and
they both essayed some sort Of an
impromptu reply thereto, but did them
selves little credit in parrying the
thrusts of Blaine's glittering rapier.
So, when Wendell Phillips met
Blaine on this occasion, he said to him
laughingly, II wish had been mem
Der Of this body for about an hour
the other day when you made that
speech attacking the Massachusetts,
Federalists."
"Ah," said Mr.. Blaine with that
ready wit which never deserted him,
eff you had been here 1 shouldn't have
made that speechv'-Harpers Maya
zine
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Cause of Soft Butter.


Some butter that is made in summer
is often soft or mushy, though, of
course most of it is solid and of good
grain, says the New York Witness The
reason why the soft butter is not Of the
same quality as the hard is that it is
not made in the same manner, which,
of course, includes the handling of both
the milk and cream. The softness Of the
butter is generally due to the tempera-
ture being too high, and this is why
soft butter is the rule in most dairies
during the hot months of July and Au-
gust. Perhaps the reasons why the diff
Guilty is not overcome are lack Of con-
veniences, pressure of other duties and
in some cases ignorance. To overcome
all this keep things cool Have the
cream at the proper temperature, and
if you cannot secure the means of max
ing it so it would be better to give up
the idea of making butter during the
summer, for it would be a great deal
better not to make poor butter, even if
of a way, for it will ruin your reputa-
ton, and this once done it will be next
to impossible to build up any kind Of
a business in either butter or cheese.
Churn the cream-during the morning
would no doubt be best-at a tempera-
ture of about Sc or IS degrees, for this
will prevent its becoming mushy. AS
soon as the butter comes in little gran
ules about the size of grains of wheat
it is time to stop the churn Should it
look milky and not float well pour in
sufficient cold water to make it float.
Having done this. draw off the COM
bined water and buttermilk and pour
in more cold water. almost filling the
churn, and then revolve the churn
rapidly about so times. I had this il
Illustrated to me few weeks ago at an
institute and the result was lot Of
butter, with each little grain standing
out separately, extremely firm in tex
ture and ready for sailing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
A Burglary Story.

They were telling burglary stories
on the veranda in front of the grocery
store in a down east town.
"The mans hand was thrust through
the hole he had cut in the door," said
the star talker, when the woman seiz-
ed the wrist and held on in spite of the
struggles Of the man outside. In the
morning the burglar was found dead,
having cut his own throat when he
found escape impossible; but the brave
woman had not known he was dead,
and so had not released her grasp on
his wrist all night long"
"Huh" growled the skeptic in the
corner. "Why didn't she feel Of his
pulse ?'-BuffaIo Commercial.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
OutyitteE Inv His COnchmRn.

The carriage horses of Chief Justice
Marshall were exceedingly thin, and
his family told him that it was cur
rently limited that Jerry, the colored
coachman, exchanged too great a pro-
portion of the horse feed for whisky
for personal use to allow the horses
food enough to keep them in good
and creditable condition. The judge
went to the stable and directed jerry
attention to the poor appearance of
the horses, told him of the rumor
about his exchanging oats and hay for
whisky and thereby depriving the
horses of their necessary supply of
food and spoke of the sleek, fat team
driven by his neighbor Brewer.
Laws, Massa john" said Jerry,
cts the natur' of the animals. Look
at Mr.. Brewer hisself, sab, a short,
fat, greasy gentleman, that amt seed
his boots after his feet was in 'em for
yeahs, while you, sab, is tall and roun
shOuldered an sees your feet all de
time yOuse walkin, an look at his
coachman, thicker through than he is
long, whites Use only skin an bones!
Of course his critters is fat, while
yours is thin. It's their natur', Massa
John; it's their natur'. They belongs
to the fat kin, and we all belongs to de
lean kin. It's natur'."
Perhaps that is So" said the judge
ref1ectively and walked away as if we'll
satisfied with the eXplanation.-Chic
go Inter Ocean.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Trust Those Who Have Tried.

I suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but Ely's
Illinois.
I could not work; I used Ely's Cream
Balm and am entirely well-A. G. Clark,
341 Shawmut Ave-, Boston, Mass.
A loo trial size or the SOC size of Ely's
Cream Balm Will be mailed. Kept by
every druggist. Ely Bros, Sc Warren
Street, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Chronic D1arrhoea Cured.

This is to certify that I have had
chronic diarrhoea ever since the war. [
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.
8. 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, 1899-09-15
MILKING SHORTHORNS.
Efforts In England to Encourage
shorthorn Dairy Qualities.

The scheme of the council of the
ShOrthOrn society to encourage the
dairy qualities of Shorthorns does not
appear to be in exuberant health, says
The Stockbreeder' Magazine. At the
Bath and west show one might very
reasonably have expected that from a
dairying district the society's scheme
would meet with al due encourage
ment. But what was the result? We
think that those who were responsible
for foisting the scheme upon the Short
horn society must have felt that it was
failing to effect what it was fondly
hoped it would manage to accomplish.
The class of COWS was not Of the char
acter that it was intended to encour-
age, and the class seemed to arouse lit
tie passing interest among the onlook-
ers. At the time that the scheme was
taken in hand by the council of the So
ciety we protested elsewhere against
the usurpation of the society's right to
take disinterested view of the differ
ent types of ShorthOrns. That must be
left to the good sense or individual taste
of breeders But there was one thing
that was properly within the province
of the council, and that was to endeavor
to put down overlooking, which is prob
ably the most serious evil that breeders
have to contend with. The facts cannot
be disputed. Many good breeders have
become alien to the show ring because
of the evil attendant effect Of the high
feeding necessary for profitable show
ing. At the same time, by the suppress
sion of overlooking the milking quail
ties of the COW would have chance to
show themselves and the evil in process
Of time correct itself. One thing is
clear-viz, that the dairy prize scheme
is failing to bring the showyard Short
horn up to the ordinary pail filing
standard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
The COssacks.

Cossacks form the volunteer caval-
ry troops of southern Russia. They
provide themselves with horses, uni
forms and weapons and serve as
guards to the highways and perform
certain other military duties on de-
mand of the governor of the district in
which they live, in return for which
service they are relieved from taxa
ton to a certain extent. Their cos
tunes are picturesque, and they have
a worldwide reputation for the excel
lence and daring Of their horseman.
ship.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
An Accommodations Ear.

Philadelphians have become accuS-
toned to the Chinaman who carries
his nickel for carfare in his ear, but
it remained for an enterprising rep
resentative Of The Record to discover
a man who used the soft lobe of his
ear for cotton wad.
Passengers on g street car in the
Quaker City the other day were at
tracted to q we'll dressed man of mid
die age because Of something peculiar
they noticed about his right ear. It
seemed to those who looked that the
ear was minus a lobe. Suddenly there
was q flop, and the interested pas
sengers then noticed that the ear was
all right, with the lobe in the place
where it ought to be.
By the time the passengers had gone
deep into wonder over the strange
sight the man raised his hand and
pushed the lobe into the opening of the
ear, placing the ear in the condition
it was before the flop. Noticing that
the man who sat next to him stared in
an inQuiring way at him, the man
with the magic ear said that the lobe
was his earache> cure.
He was a great sufferer from the
ache, he said, and formerly used cotton
to shut the wind out Of his ear. One
day he was without cotton and found
that he could shove the lobe into the
opening 1t did not only keep the
wind out, but the pain disappeared
quicker, and since then he has always
put the lower part of his ear into use
when the earache has come on.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Ladies' Can wear Shoas

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, 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 F, OF
Ease is a certain cure for ingrowing
nails, sweating. hot, aching feet. AT all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial
package free by mail. Address Allen
S. OlmSted, Leroy, n. 7.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Church Bells.

Why do they have church bells
What good are they? Men go to a
bank or the store at the proper time
without a bell. Women open up their
millinery stores on time without being
rung up. People in the country, where
there are no bells, get to church on
time. The fact is church bells are q
relic of ancient times. People have
them because it is custom. They do no
good. Really, they are a nuisance
Atchison Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Beware of Oh n tments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

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
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on peescrip-
tons from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
Halls Cattrrh 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, 1899-09-15
Cows Eating Straw.

Wherever grain is grown largely and
its straw is stacked in the barnyard
after thrashing cows have a great lik-
ing for rubbing themselves against the
stack to rid themselves of the flies that
torment them. says the Boston Guilt
vator. a fence should be built around
the stack to protect it from being pulled
to pieces Cows will eat considerable
straw. picking at it. and they will Of
ten eat enough of the chaff to lessen
their flow Of milk This chaff makes
good winter feed if moistened and grain
meal or bran is mixed with it. Thus
fed, even the straw will not help dry the
cows off. as it will if fed dry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Clever Charlie.

Some one took Charlie up and asked
him if he was papa's boy. He an.
swered, Eyes"
"And you're mammals boy too?"
"Yes," replied Charlie.
well, how can you be papa's boy
and mammals boy at the same timer"
"Oh," replied Charlie quite indiffer-
emily, cant wagon have two
horses?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Yellow Milk.

The yellow shade of milk is chiefly
due to its fat, but as this constituent is
more yellow in the milk of some COWS
than others the yellowest milk is not
necessarily the richest, and it is unsafe
to judge by the color alone. Poor milk
from some cows may be more highly
colored than rich milk from others. Be
sides this artificial colors are sometimes
added by dishonest persons. Live
Stock
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Found at Last.

Proprietor-I'm looking for man
can trust.
Applicant-We'l get along then. For
ten years I'VE done nothing but look
for a man that would trust me.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
An UNPLEASANT Diet

Mr.. Dukane-Jonesy INDUCED in a
linguistic diet yesterday.
Mr.. Gaswell-What do you mean by
that?
Mr.. Dukane-Northside made him
eat his words.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
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MILK IN MANILA.

Water BuffaIOes Are the Principal
Source of Supply.
The water buffalo, or caribou COW,
supplies the milk used in the Philippine
Islands. The accompanying picture IL
Illustrates the Filipino milkman going
his rounds in Manila to supply his GUS
toners with milk.
An Australian has recently taken
so head of COWS from his own country
to Manila and started dairy. He has
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15

The man who insists at the poker
party that the husband is the lord and
master is the one who takes off his
shoes to sneak up stairs when he gets
home.-New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15

A calm at sea resembles that artif1-
cial sleep which is produced by opium
In an ardent fever; the disease is sus-
pended, but no good is derived from it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15

The nerve that never relaxes, the
eye that never blenches, the thought
that never wanders-these are the mas
tiers of victory.-Burke.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
To Cure A Cold Kin One Dax:

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. The genuine has L. B. O. on each
tablet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
HALLS HILL, Tenn, Nov. IL,

HALLS HILL. Tenn, Nov. IL, 1898.
Cured young lady of rheumatism
some time ago with four bottles of DR..
J. III. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm.
The doctor had discharged the case be-
cause he could give her no relief. B. r.
Bivlns. For sale by Ell. j. Stangl.
Lies are like iackscrews; they fur.
nish II support while permanent foun-
dation is being LAID.
-Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspep-
STA because it's ingredients are such that
it can't help doing it. "The public can
rely upon it as a master medicine for all
disorders arising from imperfect diges-
tion." James M. Thomas, M. D., in
American Journal of Health, N. Y. H.
j. Stangl.
Thousands of ships have been
wrecked within sight of lighthouses
The pain of burn or scald is almost
instantly relieved by applying Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. It also heals the in
jured parts more quickly than any other
treatment, and without the burn is very
severe does not leave scar. For sale
by FL. j. Stangl, druggist.
If all men believed contentment a
virtue, Indian squaws would now be
planting potatoes on Fifth avenue, New
York.
-Irrit ating stings. bites. scratches,
wounds and cuts soothed and healed by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve,--as sure I'D
safe application for tortured flesh. Be-
ware of counterfeits. Ell. J. Stangl.
The man who saves his strength fer
some great effort often finds that his
muscles have become weak from disuse.
Our baby was sick for month with
severe cough and catarrhal fever. AL
though we tried many remedies she kept
getting worse until we use One Minute
Cough Cure.-it relieved at once and
cured her in few days. l. Nance,
Prin. High school, Bluffdale, Texas. H.
J. Stangl.
Here is an interesting contradiction
Without virtue there would be no re-
morse; without lapse of virtue there
would be no remorse.
Hamilton Clark, of Chauncey, Ga,
says he suffered with itching piles twenty
years before trying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, two boxes of which COM
pletely cured him. Beware of worthless
and dangerous counterfeits. Ell. J. Stangl
The man of few ideas is always
afraid that they will be stolen.
Dig down to the cause of your sick
ness, if you want to get we'll and stay
we'll. Most likely it's indigestion. The
irritating poisons of fermenting, putrid
food, left in the stomach by Indigestion,
cause headache, neuralgia, nervousness,
dizziness, stomachache, nausea, irrita.
bi.itv. and all the other well-known SYM
ptoms - indigestion. They also cause
many pains and disorders which are
often laid to other causes and hence are
not easily cured. But as soon as the
poisons are removed, all these symptoms
and disorders disappear, because there is
nothing left to cause them. Nothing
succeeds in this like Shaker Digestive
Cordial, because it prevents the undi-
gested food from fermentlng in the
stomach and helps the stomach to di-
gest it's food. Sold by druggists, price
10c to 81 per bottle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15

All weak places in your

All weak places in your system eff
fectually closed against disease by De-
Wits Little Early Risers. They cleanse
the bowels, promptly cure chronic con-
stipation, regulate the liver, and fills you
with new life and vigor. Small, pleasant,
SURGE; never grippe. Ell. J. Stang.
The difference between the artist
and philosopher is that the one sees
thing; the other feels things.