The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-13
BURNITT'S GOSSIP.
Attack On Mckinley and Gov.
ernor LaFoIIette's
Illness.
RALLIES IN RELIGIOUS WORK
Notable Laymen Of Congregational
Faith-Pure Ice for Chicago Made
from Wisconsin Piped Water.

Madison, Wis, Sept 10.-The at
tack on President Mckinley, of
| course. interested Madison most acute
| ly, as he has often been here and
many of our public officers and eX-of-
| ficials knew him we'll. He is held in
| great esteem and while it would be
an exaggeration to say that he touches
the hearts Of the people, as did Lin
coin, there is a feeling that personal
| ly he is admirable Only time can
give man his final place.
The illness of Governor LaFollette
has continued so long and reports
were so conflicting that his physician.
Dr. Fox, wisely issued bulletins of his
condition. He is suffering from a con-
gestion of the liver, consequent on in
testinal catarrh. DR.. Fox indicates
that he is gaining, but the generic
hope that he will be at his desk in
''about month"; makes it clear the
governor is a sick man in every sense
OF the word. There is no gossip even
Of danger in his case thus far, and so
we all wait in patience>and hope his
full restoration to health. He has
had sieges of this sort before, not
withstanding his splendid constitution.
the safeguarding Of his health. when
he once gets interested in something.
Congregationalists in Council.
Fairs are not the only features of
the fall months It is a favorable
season for conventions because then
the weather is agreeable. The Con
gregationalists hold their annual con-
vention in Milwaukee Oct. 1-3, and it
will convene a number Of men Of note.
Plymouth church entertains the con-
ventiOn and the noted lawyer Joshua
| Stark, makes the welcoming speech.
Senator John NJ Whitehead reports
for the committee on foreign missions,
a subject that busy man yet has time
! to follow closely. The clergy of this
| denomination is strong in this state.
The new president of Ripon will speak
on the work Of schools for foreign
| born peoples. Frzzell, the Eau Claire
pastor, speaks for the sociology de-
partment; DR.. Henry Faville and Rev.
lister the communion and the Beloit
men, as always, have a prominent part
-Leavitt on missions; Collie and
Smith on science as a factor; Profess
sOr Burr, reporting for academies;
Sleeper, prominent in the music, etc.
The programme is divided into top
les. First, the family, with a Lom-
bard Olls.) man to discuss divorce, and
Stevens Of Whitewater to discuss the
family as the basic fact of civilization.
The foreign born is rightly given a
place-and to this a Cleveland co.
man, Schauffler, contributes. The
Sunday school is given good deal
The COngregatiOnalists of Wisconsin
deserve much credit for the tireless
energy with which they push the Cos
Pei into all parts of the state. At
times the work seems cherries, and
the view Of little handful gathering
on q Sunday morning in a remote
hamlet, while hundreds are absent and
the saloons crowded. lacks inspiration.
Nevertheless the leaven is working
One good man often influences
whole community, and there are hun
dreds of small places in Wisconsin
where one unselfish, CHEEKY woman is
leaving her mark on hundreds Of chill
dren-the fruit Of her labors to bios
som by and by. Thus, at Milwaukee
! one home missionary will speak on
| ''Grove etingS''-something the cit
! les know nothing about, but an impor-
tant influence in the remote corners,
another tells of "KickapoO to the
Lake, CLARK and Adjacent Coun-
ties" is the theme of another worker,
and so on. Foreign mission, science
and religion, and other topics make
up well-rounded programme.
Sunday school Experts.
Another state convention is to be
held at Waukesha Sept. 1913, this
devoted wholly to Sunday school work
A famous singer from Chicago leads
the singing md experts on young peo-
pies religious training, as B. f. ia
cobs chairman of the international
comm&tee, Ind Mr.. Marion Lawrance,
general secretary, will be present
Waukesha Pipe Lines Use.
Artificial ice is on the increase. AS
q rule, the closer we cling to nature
the better; but ice from a pond or riv-
er has no claims over ice made by man
with the aid of sulphur and other
chemicals. Artificial ice is Of the
same texture throughout-no snowy
croWn-and can be made Of uniform