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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
rhe Squire and the Summing Up.

The Squire and the Summing Up.
At lawyers dinner in Buffalo one
Of the best stories told was of Squire
Murray, who weighed 800 pounds and
who was born in Ireland, was in the
whisky business here and held his
court OF the Terrace. The courtroom
was like courtroom in Ireland. The
bench was five feet from the floor.
with chair whose back reached to the
ceiling. The trimmings of the room
were all green Mr. Lockwood and
Judge Beckwith were trying out
ease before the squire. There was no
jury. AT the close the squire paused.
do you wish to sum up?" he asked.
Il leave it all with your honor" said
Mr.. Lockwood, who advises young law
yers with a ticklish cause and friendly
face on the bench to do likewise.
"I'll sum up" said Judge Beckwith.
every WE'LL" replied Squire Murray.
while you're at it I'll slip down in
Murray Bros and have drink With
Lockwood. But I'll be back before you
finish"
The squire and Mr.. Lockwood went
out. The squire was in search of the
spirit Of the law at the root Of the law.
Mr.. Lockwood thinks they had drink.
On the stairs, half way back to the
courtroom, with the echo Of Beckwith's
voice sounding in their ears, the squire
stopped.
Lockwood" said he, you've won
your case
Then they went in and heard Beck
with finish summing up.-Buffalo Ex-
press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
General FitzhuehLee Ill,

Denver, April 5.-General Fitzhugh
Lee is ill at the home of General H.
C. Merriam in this city, having con-
tracted a cold while on a trip around
the Georgetown loop in the mountains.
He had planned to go to Colorado
Springs yesterday on his way to Cali
fornia, but he was suffering from q
severe sore throat and symptoms Of
the grip in the morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12

General Has a Personal Encounter with
Walter Forester.

Walter Forester.
Louisville, KY, April 6.-General
John B. Castleman, who served as
brigadier of volunteer troops in Porto
Rico during the Spanish-American
war, and ex-Adjutant General Walter
Forester engaged in personal en-
counter in Fourth avenue, this city.
Forester had condemned General Cas-
tleman for alleged misuses of the
states military equipment.
They met for the first time since the
incident occurred three years ago. The
men did not quarrel, but General Cas-
tleman struck Forester in the face
and repeated the blow. Forester
struck General Castleman on the nose,
knocking him to the ground. The
fight was stopped by the police. Each
combatant claims a victory.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
OKLAHOMA WOMEN FIGHT DUEL
Mrs. Ella Seigllin and Mrs. Laughson Ex-
change Shots at Twenty PAGES.

Wichita, Kan, April 6.-Two wom-
en- at Newkirk, o. T., few miles from
here, fought duel with pistols. They
faced each other at less than twenty
PAGES, and after three shots were ex-
changed one of the combatants fell,
badly wounded. The husbands Of the
women may fight another duel before
the case comes to an end.
Mrs. Ella Seigllin, after being con-
victed of trespass and fined $500 on
complaint of Mrs. Laughson, visited
the farm of her enemy and dared her
to fight, with the result as stated. The
women fired at each other at a signal
by the daughter of Mrs. Seigllin. Mrs.
Seigllin was the only one wounded.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
A woman's No.

LEARN to say no. my daughter" ad-
vised the wise mamma.
"Eut why?" inquired the coy debu.
tante
Because it is more fun to keep the
men guessing for awhile"
Thus we see that woman's mo"
means guess in stead Of Eyes" as
the proverb would have US believe
Baltimore American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
Birth and Death of bankruptcies.

Chicago, April 9.-Mrs. Lizzie
Schmolke of 3S1 Fifth avenue gave
birth to four children early in the
morning. Within two hours both
mother and children were dead. All of
the infants were perfectly formed,
but they averaged in weight little
over two pounds. The children were
evenly divided as regards sex, two be-
inc bows and two girls
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
Terriers Gets Medal.

Johannesburg, April 6.-Lord Kitch-
ener has personally presented the Red
Cross medal to Madame Terriers. head
Of the French ambulance detachment,
for her services to the British
wounded.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12
OF His Abundan ce.

"Your neighbor has just given me an
old coat" said the tramp. "Can yoE
give something"
'Yes," replied the clergyman. Il will
go through the collection box and find
some buttons to match the coat. =
Philadelphia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-04-12

From Manila to Australia is like go
ing down a river. for one is out of sight
of land only two days" The voyage
lasts q days. but the course is through
the south sea islands. which accounts
for its resemblance to river navigation.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Paris letter. Everybody Is logged
out in serious wintry array now. The
demi-season creations floated on with
the transient Indian summer days and
belong to past days. Furs are the or
der of the day now. Furs and all en-
veloping fur trimmed wraps.
Activity in the shopping districts
keeps up. From 10 quite on past noon
the rue de la Paix is lined with smart
broughams three deep. The excited
fittings of shoppers has not abated a
whit since the fall shopping season be-
gan. Not until the Christmas holidays
are past do the shopkeepers anticipate
their dull season. New models, hats,
coats, wraps and gowns are turned out
at a wonderful rate and are claimed as
fast as they make their appearance.
And the strange part of it is that every
body seems newly coated, gowned and
hated for the winter.
A touch of fur creeps in among all
combinations. Nothing escapes it.
Not ever the flowing house gowns can
affort to vaunt their independence of
it's softening influences. The "Piece de
resistance in one TO the swell rue de
la Paix windows is a w%ondrous tea
gown of heavy cream guipure over a
princess slip of %turquois blue gros-
grain. A band of amethyst velvet pass
es over the shoulders and continues
down the front Of the gown broadening
into a wide border as it finishes at the
bottom. 1t is covered with a network
of narroy amethyst velvet ribbons
caught with tiny turquois clasps. A
broad band of sable borders either side
of the plastron and is slipped under the
velvet. Ermine lines the high Medici
collar of guipure. 1t fastens down the
front with large rosettes and straps OF
amethyst velvet ribbon.
Strange it is that the white tulle boa
and the heavy fur coat marry so we'll
Heralded it sounded a bit incongruous
but the real thing has only to be seen
to be %applauded. Instead of the white
tulle boas looking like a bit of forgot
ten summer finery they look as though
the frost king had been making gifts
broadcast. There is nothing more fetch
ing than one of these fluffy white tullt
boas slipped in and filing up the space
left in the flare of a high Medici collar
Quite an original tour de cou worn
by a woman in half-mourning was
made of black tulle, plated full and
high in broad box-plaits. Along it:
edges it was ornamented with tiny
white %rosebuds of satin. Over thu
tulle ends were draped garlands q
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13
NEWS OF MISSOURI
ALL SORTS OF THINGS CAUGHT
FROM THE WIRES.
General Happenings Throughout the
State Prepared for Perusal
by Busy Readers. 2

A ST. Louis special says: Coal and
wood will be barred as fuel from the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Oil
from Texas will be piped to the engine
rooms of every plant on the grounds
and in this way smoke, dust, and ashes
will he avoided. The main power plant
will be one of the largest in the world,
and, instead of being housed in a remote
part of the grounds, will be made a CEN
trail attraction of the machinery eXhib-
it. Inc central power house will supply
energy for all the illuminations, intra-
mural railways. exhibit machines,
pumps. cascades, fire ard water So
plies. 1t will have a capacity of cy,r
5000 kilowatts, or more than $1,000
horse power, a capacity that represents
more than the combined powers Of all
electric and motor establishments now
in operation in st. Louis. Bids for this
plant will be taken for individual units
Of 1000 kilowatts and for the entire
plant. Henry Rustin has opened the
electrical construction Office OF the fair.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13
Missouri in Brief.

At Kansas City: Sarah B. Les
ter. aged 5, daughter of a we'll known
merchant, was burned to death recent
~ while attending a birthday party
at the residence of J.. d. Riddell, late
general freight agent of the Memphis
road. With other children she was
playing with birthday candles when
her dress caught fire. Mrs. j. d Riddell
was seriously burned while trying to
eXtinguish the flames.
John Hill, an engineer, and A. D..
Robinson of Joplin, were killed by the
explosion Of a boiler at the Ida zinc
mining plant, three miles northwest
of that city. Robinson was visiting the
plant. l'a q
Chief of Police Kiely of St, Louis re-
ceived a telegram from Rev. M, G.
Coleman of Pana, ILL.,, asking for in
formation of the whereabouts of Thos.
J.. Smith, missing city clerk of Pana.
A man who gave the name of Thomas
F. Smith, a clerk from Pana, was found
lying in the street last Thursday night
in a sem~i-conscious condition. He was
treated at the city dispensary and sent
to the Four Courts, where he was held
for the night. Next morning he was
discharged.
A fire destroyed a tWo-story brick
building owned by Earn & Wells Of
Platte City. A building owned by VIII
liam Davis was also burned. The loss
es on buildings and stock is about So
900. Insurance $4,000.
Wesley Gam, constable of Center
township, and William Little had an
exciting experience with chicken
thieves about 3 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, in South Park. Shots were eX-
changed and Constable Gam believes
that he wounded one of the thieves. He
himself was wounded by being tsruck
over the left eye with a shotgun. He
received a serious wound. The thieves
escaped.
: l.. C. Williams, the negro editorl Of
the Kansas City Observer, is dead at a
local hospital from the effects of a
stab wound received in a fight with an
other negro. Williams brains was
penetrated with a pair of shears.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13
Wreck Victim Was Wealth..

Kansas City. Mo-: George w. You.
mans, killed in the Wabash wreck AZ
Seneca, Mich, was a well-known build
ing and paving contractor, and a mem
Der Of the board of public works of
Kansas City. He erected many of the
large buildings in Kansas City and has
held heavy contracts throughout the
southwest. Mr.. Youmans was the father
of Frank E. Youmans, a well-known
young broker, who was arrested re-
Gently in Detroit on a charge of embez-
element Mr.. Youmans was engaged on
a big contract in Texas at the time of
his sons arrest, and had arrived in
Kansas City and shortly proceeded east.
He intended. he said, to persuade his
son to return to Missouri and face the
charge. Mr.. Youmans was 90 years old.
He leaves a widow in Kansas City.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The Merchants Association Of Halle
ton, Pennsylvania, has followed the ox-
ample of several business mems organ
izations and of individuals lin other
places by making a rule against poster,
program, circular and other miscel-
laneous forms of advertising. AS a re-
suit they resolved that hereafter their
advertising shall be confined to news
papers
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

At Duluth the Minnesota Log and
Timber company has been formed with
w. II. Cook, president; William O'Brien,
It's capital is 500, 900 and its intents
Its capital is 500, 90 and its intents are
are to do business along the line of the
Duluth, Virginia G. Rainy River road,
now under construction to the northern
region. The company expects to build
mills, perhaps II at Duluth and others
along the road, and to manufacture
timber owned and controlled by kin
drel interests.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The way things are going Chicago
is a pretty good place for laboring mcn
to stay away from. Where strikes are
on in certain lines rnen who want to
work are assaulted by former employees.
After all this is not a free country.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The Chicago board of local improve
ments has decided to use creosoted
block for pavements in the city. Differ
ent kinds Of material for paving were
looked into by the board, but the de-
cision was in favor of the wood. The
first order for this kind Of pavement
will aggregate about Is miles Of streets
to be paved. 4
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The report that drinks have been ad-
vanced in price by the Washington
saloon keepers because OF the roasson-
bling of congress was a libel Oh the
town, as. well as on many men who
never buy a drink.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Unusual warmth has prevailed in the
Arctic regions this year, and conse-
quently an enormous number of ice
bergs has been set free and driven to
The middle of the Atlantic. The re-
ports of various transatlantic steamer
captains state that their vessels have
met with dozens of icebergs, some over
100 feet high.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The upper house of the New Zealand
legislature has affirmed the principle
that either party to ah industrial dis
pute may go past the Cancellation
boards direct to the arbitration court.
They know how to do things in New
Xealand.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Far the most appalling feature OF
the fact that 312, 900 arrests for drunk
ennes were made in the 1923 largest
cities of the United States last year, is
the knowledge that the $4,000 repre-
sent only about one jag in twenty.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Canada has been invited to send an
other contingent to Africa, with a view
to bringing the irregular warfare in
South Africa to a speedy termination.
But she does not seem to be so respon-
sive as she once a There is less
glory in it.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The New Jersey supreme court has
made a ruling which practically fixes
1000 as the maximum amount Of dam
ages parents may claim for the killing
of a child. Haven't the learned justices
any children of their own?
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

A Chinese manuscript lately discov-
cred in the Paris library proves the
startling fact that anaestbetics were
used in China LOO years ago. A GER
tain %concoctlon, it states, was given by
the doctors before performing an OPP
Grafton, which rendered the patient
unconscious. The anaesthetic was'a
simple preparation of hemp.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

from the shoulders stole fashion. It is
trimmed with lines of the fur.
1t looks now very much as if we were
going to extremes again in sleeves. A
glance at the latest corsage prepares
us for all sorts of startling surprises in
that direction. Balloon sleeves of am
pie dimensions have made their APP
pearance again. NINA GOODWIN.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The German millionaire Jakob Piaut-
who died in Nice last February, left
the greater part of 1000. 900 for char
liable purposes and institutions in Ber-
lin, Hamburg and Saxon cities. The
Tageblatt names more than three dog
en- institutions in Berlin alone which
were remembered by him.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

So the mail from Australia is hence
forth coming via the Pacific route and
not by way of the Suez canal. 1t will
make its transit five days sooner than
by the old route. "Time is money"
more than ever these days.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

1t cost an Indiana man 81 900 to re-
fuse to marry a widow. In her evil
dence she says he sat on her lap frc-
quently, and Rugged and kissed her
repeatedly. He got off too cheap.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

-bricking Wall street with forg-
ed commercial paper was of course, a
criminal act, but it is difficult not TO
admire the. nerve of a mar who tries
to skin the professional skinuers.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Rudy Kipling must have had his
Fezlets, the sultan of Turkey, in mind
when he wrote "The Absent-Minded
Beggar," with the refrain of PAY, pay,
pay!'
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

"A Chicago judge has decided that
spanking does no good after a child has
reached the age of 10 years. The av.
erage kid thinks it does no good at any
time.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Great Britain a Y that the Monroe
doctrine is all right. What else could
1t Jay and be safe?
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Some men never find out how much
their wives affections are actually
worth until they have been alienated.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

Eastward the star of American en-
terprise points the way. Sleeping cars
made in this country are going in Sec
lions to Russia
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The United States will build TIE i'll
tect it, and it will not be open to our
enemies in time of war. So far, so
good.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

DR.. Depew is looking forward to an
exceptionally merry Christmas. He
expects to be married Dec. 25.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

1t is complained that Child labor
slavery is being encouraged by the
inspectors in the glass factories Of New.
Jersey. 1t ought not to be difficult for
the courts to see through thGrl.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

The Bulgarian ~brigands are disposed
to put Miss Stone on the bargain
ter in order to hurry the cash.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13

1t is suspected that the leonids are
keeping out of the way of j. Pierpont
Morgan.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1901-12-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AHHH#IIs
GSIJG ~lEEs:zSs,E
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The new raglans cover a great many
last winters dresses.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-11-14
The Humning Birds Flight.

The flight of the little humming bird
IS more remarkable than that Of the
eagle. We can understand the tapping
of the eagles immense wing supporting
comparatively light body. But our
little bird has plump body. His wings
are not wide, but long, so lie must
move them rapidly to sustain his
weight, and this he can do to perfcc-
tion. Tho vibrations of his wings are
so rapid rs to make them almost invisl-
bic. He can use them to sustain him
self in midair. with his body as notion
less as If pcrchcd on twlg. In this
way he can sip the nectar of the DELI
cate, fine stcmmcd flowers without
alighting for moment. lie never
allghts while so engaged. He moves
from flower to flower with a graceful
and rapid movement. sometimes chas-
Ing away bee or hummng bird moth.
Of which he Is very jealous. Nor Is he
much more favorably impressed with
any small birds that seem In his way.
He knows his power Of fight. and he
has no fear OF any other bird.-Ilenry
IIales In st. Nicholas.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-11-14
The Wrong Leg.

There was an eminent sergeant at law
some years ago who had a cork leg
that was a triumph of artistic decep.
ton. None but his intimates knew fof
certain which was the real and which
was the sham limb. A wild young wag
of the "outer bar" who knew the ser.
gcant pretty well, once thought to util.
lie this knowledge Of the sergeants Sc
cret to take In green, newly fedged
young barrister The sergeant was ad'
dressing n special jury at Westminster
in his usual earnest and vehement
style, and the wag whispered to his
neighbOr:
"You see how hot old Buzfuz is over
his case. Now, I'll bet you sovereign
I'll run this pin into his leg up to the
head and he'll never notice 1t, he's 80
absorbed In his speech. He's n most ex-
traordinary man in that way"
This was more than the greenhorn
could swallow, so he took the bet. The
wag took a large pin from his waist
coat and, leaning forward, drove 1t up
to the head in the sergeant's leg. A yell
that froze the blood Of all who heard 1t,
that made the hair of the jury stand on
end and the judges wig almost fall on.
rang through the court.
"By Jove, it's the wrong leg! I've lost
my money" exclaimed the dismayed
and conscience stricken wag, quite re-
gardless Of the pain he had inflicted up
on the learned sergeant.-London An
SXerS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-11-14
To Judge the Age Of Lace.

In fixing the approximate date Of
any given piece of lace 1t Is well to re-
member that machine made thread was
not used till after the beginning Of the
eighteenth century. Before that time
the threads ran in lengths Of about
twenty inches, for the worker could
stretch no farther than her distaff and
had to break Off and Join again, SO that
after unraveling some twenty-five
inches of thread no joint Is found the
lace Is surely after the introduction OF
machine made thread. The brides
ornee" alone are enough to go by. In
the fifteenth century the bar had only
a knot or dot rs ornament. In the
sixteenth double or single loop and
In the seventeenth star. The edging
also helps. A sharp angle In the seal
lop fixes the date In the middle ages,
the rounded scallop came in with the
nineteenth century with the seven
tccnth dotted scallop, and the eight
ecnth century one Is more elaborate,
large alternating with small scallop
and dots along In the center Of each.-
COnnOiSSeur.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-11-14
Diplomatic.

The late Lord Savile used to say, ac-
cording to The Candid Friend, that
high diplomatists had always to be on
their guard against intriguing women,
mainly Russian agents, who would use
any vile to extract information. Dur
ing the Russo Turkish war. when Eu-
rope was always on the verge Of a
crisis and Russian statesmen were
most anxious to know what England
would do under given circumstances,
n lady came up to him suddenly at q
ball and said:
IL hear that the Russians have made
a forced march and entered Constan-
tinople," hoping no doubt that he would
be surprised into some indlscreet ex-
preston.
He merely replied:
"Inecd! And l suppose the sultan
has conferred on them the order Of the
Turkish Bath!
The lady continued gravely:
"And they say In Paris that II Eng
land does not interfere the eastern
question is settled in favor Of Russia"
"And that" replied his excellency.
as, suppose, the new Judgment Of
Paris"
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Thumon Frederick County, Maryland Thursday November "A, 1901


There Is no such thing as silence In
this world. 1t is an impossibility. That
Is partly the reason why science has en-
abled us to see It
The explanation of the paradox Is
this: Silence, as we understand 1t, SIM
ply means that there are sounds too
delicate or too loud for the ear to regis
ter. In other words, when we can't
hear anything we call that condition
Silence" But wherever you are there
are sounds around you. Even In the
deepest mine the air vibrates and
makes a sound. An instrument has
been invented that will catch these
sounds and permit of the vibrations be-
ing represented pictorially on screen,
and in that way you may see silence
and properly understand what 1t
means.
BY comparing the pictures Of noises
with those Of that condition Of things
known as silence we gain an idea Of the
difference between a noisy night, for
instance, and one when absolute 81
lence reigns," as the novelist puts 1t. 1t
Is rather surprising to find SO much dis
turbance at the time when everything
appears to be perfectly Quiet-Pear-
sons Weekly.