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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

DOES the reader remember how the
United States acquired Florida? 1t was
very nearly after the manner in which
we got the Philippines. Spain claimed
all the territory westward. from the pen
insula of Florida to the Mississippi
while we insisted we had bought the
eastern shores Of the Mississippi river
also from France. There was much dis
putation and wrangling between the
countries from 1903 to 1919. Some in.
habitants in what is now Mississippi
having revolted from Spanish rule, our
government sent military force there
to aid them and took possession. Then
there were further troubles which final
ly ended in our buying both east and
west Florida for S5,OOO,OOO and an inter
est account of 81, 4S9,769. Prior to the
final session we had, however, under
taken 10 punish the Seminoles. We en-
tered Florida and took a Spanish fort,
as we'll as whipped the Indians. That is
how we got Florida We bought it and
fought for it, and for years afterwards
waged a costly war with the Seminoles,
who would not recognize our authority.
No democrat in the land at that time
lifted his voice about the consent of the
governed. Democratic presidents and
democratic General Jackson made the
conquest and subsequent bargain. The
Seminoles were a Tagal legacy. 1t was
precisely then as it is now.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
Dedication of New Library Building.

The state historical society of Wiscon-
sin will, upon the afternoon and evening
of Friday, the 10th of October, 1900
formally dedicate to public use, the new
library and museum building, recently
constructed for it by the State.
At 2 p. M, the dedicatory exercises
proper will be held in the general read
ing room, with brief remarks by the Hon
Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts
Dr. James K. Hosmer, of Minnesota, DR.
Andrew c. Mclaughlin, of Michigan
President John Johnston, DR.. James
Davie Butler, DR.. Charles K. Adams
Hon. James Fl. Stout and Secretary
Reuben G.. Thwaites. At the conclusion
of these exercises, the building will be
inspected in all parts.
At p. ~. the dedication address will
be delivered in the same room, by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, president
of the Massachusetts, historical society.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
Harder 10 Say No Than Yes.

He was most worthy young man,
with a fonGness for discussing socio-
logical and moral questions, and once
started on his hobby he could scarcely
be headed in any other direction. He
had been quite devoted in his attention
to one young woman for as much as
six months, but she had been unable to
bring him to his senses, though she
was willing to confess that she had
tried repeatedly to do SO. OF course
she had done it in the delicate ways
women have in those matters, but
what he needed was club.
Not a great while ago he was calling
as usual, and. as usual he was neglect
ing sentiment for something that only
made girl tired. This time he was
moralizing on the temptations of life
and the proneness of people to yield
without making the proper effort
against them in whatever form they
might appear
However," be said in conclusion,
displaying commendable spirit OF
charity for the weak, lit is very diff
cult thing for any one to say No"
Here was an unexpected chance for
her.
"And conversely" she responded
slowly so he could get the full force Of
it, sit should be very easy for one to
say Yes"
He looked her straight in the eyes at
last, and hush fell upon the scene.
"Um-er-um,' he hesitated, Miss
Kate, am 1 chump"
''It Is very difficult for one to say
No." she said with a pretty little
smile, and later she found it quite easy
to say Eyes" -Washington Star.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

General Starr, a gallant old soldier,
had an irrepressible dislike for young
lieutenants fresh from West Point. In
1874 General Starr was in command at
Fort Riley, and one day an orderly
came to his quarters with the message
thai Lieutenant Morrison, just from
West Point, was at the post ready to
pay his respects and report for duty.
In response to this message the old
general was starting for his office,
when his wife, motherly old soul,
plucked him by the sleeve and said,
"Now, general. promise me that you
won't be rough with that young man."
"Rough? said the old man, smiling
amiably upon his matrimonial COM
panion. "Why, I'll be peaches and
cream unless the young dog rifles me-"
Reaching his Office, the general was
confronted with dapper little fellow
as spick and span as though he had
just come from the hands of his barber
and tailor, while he had the half super
cilious air that seems inseparable from
the first stages of military education.
Looking the young lieutenant over
for half a moment, the old general said
with great dignity: How do you do,
Mr.. Morrison. | am pleased to see
YOU" Then as flush gradually mount
ed over his weather beaten features he
added: II am always glad to see you
young men from the Military academy.
You-you-(here the general ended with
roar you think yourself SO hanged
smartv'-Kansas City Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

ALL the business statistics. as we'll as
the business men of the country are
against Mr.. Bryan. The most non-par-
tisan figures of commercial activity are
eloquent of prosperity and of the ludi-
crous falsity of Bryan's doleful predic-
tons four years ago. Every trade paper
in the country, even though it tries to
keep out of politics, is today contradict
ing Bryan's anti-prosperity utterances,
and urging the preservation of the con-
ditions that created the present activity.
The people with increased deposits in
the banks are not likely to vote for men
who proposes to have their money given
back to them in the shape of silver,
worth less than half as much as the gold
value deposited. The bank depositors
and business men of the country have
too much at stake to allow themselves to
be deceived by any pretended para
mount issue" in the Philippines.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
NJ. L. Conference Appointments.

The appointments of the Wisconsin
M. e. conference for the GAINESVILLE dis
trict are as follows:
Presiding Elder-W. w. Stevens.
BelOit-T D. w. Peake.
ClintOn-E. S. McChesney.
Delavan and Darien-George Water.
East Troy. A. COllinge.
Edgerton and Albion-A. w. Stevens.
Elkhorn and Bethel-S. A. Sheard.
EvanSville-W Webster Millar.
Footville-H. G. Logan.
Fit. Atkinson-John Schneider.
Heart Prairie-J. H. James.
Hebron and Rome-William DaSOn.
GAINESVILLE, Court street-W. A. Hall; Fir st
church, W. w. WOodSide,
Jefferson-Supplied by f. S. Wheeler.
Lake Geneva-R. W. BoSworth
Lake MillS-W. w. Warner.
London and Milford-L p. Beara.
LyOnS-J j. Lugg.
Milton and Lima-T w. North.
Milton junction and Koshkonong--C. M.
Starkweather.
Orfordville and Plymouth. M, Woodward
PALMYRA and Little Prairie-Samuel Lugg.
Palmyra circuit. B. Noyes
Richmond and Utters Corners Johnson.
Sharon-William Clark
Shopiere-C. j. r.. Bulley.
Stoughton and Wheeler Prairie-G. w. Pratt
-EnOch Perry.
Rev. e. j. Symons goes to Merrill to
take the place of Rev. A. w. Stevens
transferred to Edgerton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

THE Farmers Telephone Construction
company is the name of new copora-
ton just organized in Milwaukee for the
novel purpose of supplying farming com
munities with efficient telephone systems
at an exceedingly low expense. The
company has capital of 100000 and
includes among it's stockholders twenty
two of the prominent business and pro
fessional men Of that city. Geo. N
Wiswell is president of the new corpora
ton, and also a member of the Board of
Directors. The company proposes to
build and equip township telephone sys-
TENS, connecting same with the toll lines
of otheer telephone companies,
thus giving the farmer equally as good
telephone connections with the outside
world as though he lived in city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
--latest millinery styles will be shoy

--latest millinery styles will be shown
in Edgerton next Monday at the Carlton.
Take Turkish Baths-Keep we'll
and strong
Attend to business right along;
Thus insure good health and veal
And, always in best of spirits, feel.
Don't wait until you're crippled so
That fear of worse compels, you know,
But take the train to GAINESVILLE, quick,
And head off all ais, before you're sick.
Next Monday the ladies of Edgerton
and vicinity will be given the opportu-
nifty of inspecting the grandest and most
complete line of millinery effects ever
shown in this vicinity. Miss Foster,
representing Mrs. A. P. Clark the we'll
known GAINESVILLE milliner, will be at the
Hotel Carlton for this one day only,
Monday, October Is. The styles to be
shown embrace recent purchases In the
eastern market. Many of the styles are
direct from Paris. Mrs. Clark's James
vile establishment has reputation
second to none in the state and the la
dies of this vicinity should not be slow
in realizing the fact.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12

THE republican nominations for state
senators are now completed and the list
is as follows:
Second district Henry Hagemeister.
FOURTH. Herbert Green.
Sixth-William Ell. Devos.
Eighth-Julius E. Roehr.
Tenth-O. W. Mosher.
Twelfth William O'Neil.
Fourteenth II. A. Willy.
Sixteenth-C. e. Burns.
Eighteenth-E E. Morse.
wentieth-George w. Wolf.
Twenty second NJ. Whitehead.
Twenty fourth Frank McDonough.
Twenty-sixth George P. Miller.
Twenty eighth-O. G. Munson.
Thirtieth-D. e. Riordan.
Thirty -second-John G. Gaveny.
The senators in the odd numbered dis
tricts hold over.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
Why John Laugh ed.

II don't know what is coming to us, -
sighed Mrs. Jones as she handed the
paper over to her husband. "I'm sure
things are bad enough already"
'Why, what's the matter now, my
dear" murmured John, with a mouth
full of muffin.
Matter. indeed" snorted Mrs. Jones.
"Just like you men. Haven't the poor
rate, water and other rates all been in
creased. and now the papers say the
birth rate is going up. They ought to-
Now John. what are you laughing at?'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER II, 1900.
Mr.. GEORGE III. HEAFFoRD of the Mi

Mr.. GEORGE I'll. HEAFFoRD of the Mil
waukee railroad has issued his valedic-
tory to his staff. In closing he says:
CATER thirty five years of continuous en-
ioyment in railway service am about to
enter new field which promises les
sening of labor with better financial re-
turns. I trust your good wishes will
follow me. Early in October my name
will be dropped from this company's pay
roll, and I shall no longer be your gen
eral passenger agent, but will be al
WAYS vour friend"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-10-12
Notice

Notice is hereby given that l will not
be responsible for any debts contracted
by my wife, Albertina Stanke.
CARL STANKE.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
EDWARD KNIGHTS SUCCESS.
His Work Among Boys in Massachu-
sets Highly Commended.

A recent issue OF the Evening Stand
ard" of New Bedford, Mass, devotes sew
eral columns to the work of the North
End Guild, in that city. The work, which
is represented to be in a thriving condi-
tion. is under the direction Of Mr. Edward
O. Knight, a former Washington boy. The
institution resembles what is commonly
known as a boys club, and has been con
Quoted in the interests of the boys of the
milling district Of New Bedford for the
past twelve years. Since Mr.. Knight has
been in charge the club has grown in mem
bership and has received the pronounced
approval Of many leading citizens, and, in
particular, the police of the city, who have
frequently commented upon the absence
Of boys on the streets after dark The
Evening Standard" concludes with the
prophecy that marked success will be at
tanned by the Guild during the present
year.
Mr.. Knight is a graduate Of the Bible
Normal College. Of Springfield, Mass. He
returned to Washington last summer.
spending several months as assistant sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A., and left in No
yember to accept the place in New Bed
ford. His friends in this city who have
watched his career with interest are par
ticularly pleased with the gratifying report
of his progress.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
THE STORY OF A SONG.
Ira ID. sansey Speaks of the Ninety
and Nine.

una Nine.
The services at Metropolitan NJ Z.
Church yesterday morning we're conducted
by Ira D. Sankey. the former associate of
Mr.. Moody in eyangelistic work. Mr.. SAN
key said that he had come to church to
be a silent worshiper. He had taken a
seat back by the door, thinking that no
one would know him. But in that he had
been mistaken, for some one came along
and inquired if he was not Mr.. Sankey and
he was introduced to the pastor and in
yited to speak and sing.
This circumstance reminded him of an
experience he had during his journey to
Egypt and the Holy Land Mr.. Sankey
said he thought on the passage across the
Atlantic that he would soon get beyond the
range of the Gospel Hymns" He had
made up his mind not to hear anything
about The Ninety and Nine" until he
should come back to America. But In
Cairo, on the night he arrived there, he
inquired where the American mission held
its meetings Being directed to the place,
he reached ii after the services had begun,
and walked in, taking a seat well up to-
ward the front as he wished to hear and
observe how religious services we're con-
Quoted in Arabic, the popular language Of
Cairo. He was scarcely seated, when a
man approached him and asked if he was
not Mr.. Sankey. of Chicago. An organ
was brought in and Mr. Sankey said he
sang for a whole hour repeating The
Ninety and Nine" before the simple-mind-
ed people we're satisfied.
Mr.. Sankey then described the obsequies
Of Mr.. Moody at NOrthfeld, in which he
participated, and told an affecting story
Of how the singing of THE Ninety and
Nine" had been the means of a mans con-
version in that town in 1873. The services
closed by Mr.. Sankey singing the hymn
by which he is most widely known.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
TO PREACH TO THE MASSES.
A Minister VIII Leave His Pulpit for
Evangelical work.

JERSEY CITY. y. j.. March The Rev
Dr. II. Allan Upper. jr., pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, Montclair. will soon
sever his pastoral relations with his pres
ent charge. leave a cultured congregation
and give up a good salary TO devote his
life to the unchurched masses in New YorE
city Dr.. upper comes from a distin-
guished and wealthy family, the members
Of which have become famous as states
men. poets. and preachers In England. Cam
ada, and in the Southern States.
Dr. Upper was educated at Richmond
College. University Of Virginia. the South
crn Baptist Theological Seminary, and also
pursued his studies abroad. After spending
twelve years as pastor Of leading churches
in Louisville Ky, and Baltimore, Nd he
spent nearly year in tour around the
world. AMI since has written four works.
which have had large circulation.
when Dr. Upper took charge OF the
First Baptist Church at Montclair he at
once attracted attention as preacher and
lecturer Although he presented his resig-
nation last November the church declined
to accept IT, and he will preach at Mont
clair until April.
Last year Mr.. HallimOnd, then the Sec
rotary of Commander Ballington Booth. OF
the American Volunteers. and now the SUI
perintendent of the Bowery Mission. in
New York, was baptized by DR.. Upper.
It is generally understood that Dr. Tup-
pers sympathies with evangelical work
were then aroused. He will spend the
summer abroad and on his return viii en-
ter the mission field II is known that Dr.
Upper will have as his associates IN his
new undertaking wealthy and influential
men OF New York and other cities, who
heartily second his ideas.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
Mr.. oPER'S LECTURE.
Religion should Not he Like the
Painters Conception Of Christ.

Painters Conception of Christ.
Frank ". Oper. OF Chicago. editor Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
paper. gave a short lecture before The
members Of the local branch Of the organ
ization yesterday afternoon in the gymna-
sium OF the Y. N. c. 4. building. Seven
teenth and G Streets. While the lecture
was devoted largely TO the opportunities Of
the members Of the association, perhaps
the most significant statement made by Mr..
Oper was in reference to the various con-
ceptious Of religion.
4 am afraid." he said, that a great
many strong men stay away from the
church for The reason that the religion in
them is conceived in such an eaeminate
way. They are often given over TO too
much singing and sentiment, and il often
fails 10 appeal. What we want is an ele-
ment Of the heroic and brave in our con-
ception Of religion.
Our religion should not be like the
conceptions OF Christ that painters have
had for the past thousand years In most
paintings Christ is pictured as effeminate
weak, and watery eyed. and appears 20 be
making an appeal for sympathy"
Mr.. Oper spoke Of the great good accom-
plished by the association in assisting
country bred young men who come to the
large cities, and told OF the advantages
gained by being a member OF the associa-
tion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
GROWING UP IN DARKNESS.
Archbishop kennc Dcplores the Con.
dition of Indians and Negroes.

Archbishop Keane, at yesterdays ser
vices in St. Patricks Church. made a fer
vent appeal for money for the support Of
the negro and Indian mission schools. He
said that today there are in this country
thousands Of negroes and Indians who
grow up in darkness and ignorance, utter
ly devoid Of any conception of the respon-
sibilities Of life, and without any idea Of
religion and morals.
Archbishop Keane complained that the
Congress in having withdrawn its support
and appropriations from these schools has
committed an un-AmeriCan and un-Chris-
tian act. He said the American Govern
ment has been persuaded to discriminate;
it has been persuaded that the schools
would be better taken care OF if they were
taken out of the hands OF the Church.
Bigotry, he said, has achieved victory
over the free and independent American
spirit.
we must respond literally now to the
appeals made to support these schools, the
noblest work Of zeal in which our love.
duty, and charity characterizes u.s." said
the Archbishop.
He then brauched out and passed in re-
view the temptations to which mankind
are subject, and Satan's temptations Of the
Lord, and how finally Christ triumphed
over the devil thereby securing for hu-
mainly eternal life and salvation. Later
on in his sermon Archbishop Keane said:
IF the future Of American education is to
be that of the agnostic, then We are clearly
following in the footsteps Of Lucifer. We
must have either an education with the
spirit and teachings Of Christ or one with
the spirit and teachings of the agnostic;
it must be the one or the other
Concluding his sermon, he made a fer
vent appeal for funds for the Catholic
University for the building and perfection
Of which, he said. he had been sent over
by the great Leo XII himself.
May our future not be guided by Luci-
fer. but by the enlightenment of Christian
1--we apd
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
DIR. RApCLIFFE,s SERMON.
The Unity and Love ExempIified in
the Church of Christ.


The Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. pastor
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. preached to his congregation yes
terday morning on the subject Of the
unity and love exemplifed in the Church
Of Christ. DR.. Radcliffe took as his text
the 4th chapter OF the EpistIe to the
Ephesians, 18th and 10th verses He said
in part:
Truth does not exist merely for the
truths sake. The foundation does not ex-
list merely for the foundations sake If
truth did not exist for a purpose it would
become, as the curiosity of the museum,
the treasured rarity Of the archaeologist
and the antiquarian. Love established the
truth. In love-. says the apostle, we
know that we may live We live that we
may grow into the likeness Of Christ; we
grow into the likeness of Christ that we
may be identified with the body Of Christ,
which is the Church.
BY this illustration and teaching Of the
apostle we have presented to us the idea
that the Christian. and of necessity, there
fore, the individual and spiritual life. has
an organism. 1t is an organism of which
Christ is the head. and his followers on
earth the members. The Christian Church
is not the result of human ingenuity; it is
not divided into Municipalities; it is not
the outgrowth of certain expedients or
human conditions; it is a distinct organ
ism with a head and various members,
and its head is Christ. That is not a
church which repudiates Christ. A church,
to have a spiritual existence. must have
immediate and intimate and necessary re-
lationship to him who is the Son Of Man.
who was born in Bethlehem. who was cru
Gifted on Calvary, who died and was bur-
led. who rose again and assembled into
heaven, and stitch at the right hand Of
God, the Father Almighty, and who shall
come again to judge the living and the
dead
There are allowed great variety and
great liberty in human thought. but su-
premely and essentially Christ, the Son Of
God. abides and rules over the heart and
mind of the Christian by the power of love.
Where a church has life and power it is
because Of the head, which is Christ.
THE unity of the faithful is faith in the
Son OF God. and the hope Of regeneration
lies in the love of the spirit of Christ. Ii
is this spirit of divine love which consti-
tutes the vitality and health of the Church.
This is the spirit in which Christ died on
the cross, in which sects and denomina
lions unite for one common life, in which
they acknowledge their head, which is
Christ"
DR.. Radcliffe alluded to the forthcoming
Ecumenical Council in New York as the
meeting of the most representative
churchmen who have ever been called to-
gether in this country. He said there was
no new truth to be disclosed; all was made
known by Christ and nothing could be
added thereto.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-05
GATHERING sTRAYING ONES.
DIR. Buffers Sermon Mt the Luther
Memorial Church.

Memorial Church.
At the Martin Luther Memorial Church
Thomas Circle, the services in the fore
noon yesterday were conducted and the
sermon preached by the Rev. j. G. Butler,
who chose for his text, Hebrews, xiil:2O,
"Our Lord Jeusus, that great shepherd OF
the sheep
The speaker diIated upon the beautiful
thought suggested by the Saviour as 4
tender of the foeks and said, in part:
/ There may be lost sheep that you and l
can reach and bring into the fold. We are
all here to perform the mission left us as a
heritage; We must gather into the flock the
straying ones. and bring them to the great
shepherd. 1t has been said that the Gospel
Of Christ is losing ground: that other
faiths are cropping up to call the sheep
from the true fold. 1t is not 50; the GOsrC.
is growing day by day; it IS reaching out
into every quarter of the earth, and daily
gathering the straying hocks into com
pact followers Of the great shepherd.
He drew a picture of the life of Christ
and his ministry among the people, and
adjured his hearers to cling to the faith
and lend their aid in recovering the stray
ing ones.
Christ" he said gave his life for the
sheep in his care and for those Of US who
live today With such sacrifice for Sn
example. let US give some small portion Of
cur strength in doing the duty imposed
upon us by the magnitude Of that beauu-
full life Let us each lend a hand in tend
ing the fiocks and rescuing those who fall,
weak and weary. by the way5ide."
An appeal was made for help for the
missionaries Of the Church in India who
are suffering from the famine. and who
have sent word Of the horror Of their con-
dition. and liberal subscriptions were given
toward a fund to be sent them.