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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
A Ono. ION of Notes.

Eyes, SIR lid the man with a
frayed collar, that land is worth ST.
800 foot, and only a year ago could
have bought 1t for song"
"But you couldn't sing, eh?" cackled
the funny man.
The man with the frayed collar eyed
him distantly and haughtily and re-
piled in cold, cutting tones:
ooh, could sing, but couldn't get
the right nOtesr'
And the funny man looked as crushed
as an overripe strawberry at the bot
tom of the basket.-EXchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Negro Burned at the Stake.

Corinth, Miss, Sept 29-Writhing
in the flames of burning fagots, piled
high by hundreds of citizens, Tom
Clark, alias Will Gibson, young ne
gro, was burned at the stake here at a
late hour yesterday, after having
confessed to one of the most atrocious
crimes in the history of North Missis-
sippi, the assault and murder of Mrs.
Carey Whitfield on Aug. 10 last.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Easily Adjusted.

IT have come to the city with my
son, who is about to enter the law
school. The first thing is to find q
boarding place. Do you know any
place that you can recommends"
"Well, no; not near the law school.
But know good place near the med
ical school,"
Indeed. Then I'll have him study
medicine. "-Lustige Batter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Sicily Again Storm Swept.

Syracuse, Sicily Sept. 3O.-A fresh
storm burst over the district of Santa
Maria and many houses were de-
stroyed. The stormy weather continues
generally throughout Sicily. 1t is now
believed that 200 persons persisted at
Modica during the tornado. The WILL
age of Sortino has been practically de-
stroyed and forty-three persons were
drowned There have been some dis
graceful scenes of pillage from the
ruins and from bodies.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

Cleveland, Sept. Outstanding be-
meath his wife's window, Charles F..
Schrader shot himself to death late
at night His corpse was found in the
morning. Schrader, who was formerly
part owner Of the Excelsior Varnish
works in this city, quarreled with his
wife last spring and went to Chicago,
where he lived until few days ago,
when he returned and sought to make
up with his wife, who had already
brought suit for divorce. She refused.
and Schrader killed himself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
LETS THIRTY MILLIONS OUT
Secretary Shaw Has Something OF ImpOr.
lance to Say to the Countrys
National Banks.

New York, Sept 30.-Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw, who was in New
York last night, has issued state
ment in which he says that the banks
will hereafter not be required to carry
a reserve against government deposits
secured by government bonds. This
will make available today over $780,
100000.
The purpose is to relieve the New
York money market, where call loans
brought 35 per cent. interest yester-
day. j. P. Morgan & Co. paid out $12.-
100000 yesterday in interest of prop
critics of which his firm is agent, which
was a day ahead of date for the same
purpose as ShaW's action.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Must Have Thought Her Old.

Must Have Thought Her Old.
Miss Clara-I declare / was never so
insulted in my life. Oh, how / hate
him!
Miss Angie-Whom?
Miss Clara-That young snip of a
Dashaway.
Miss Angie-What has he done!
Miss Clara-Why, he asked me this
afternoon if thought there was much
difference between the people ten years
ago and now. Just think-ten years!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Kills Infant with Acid.

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. 29.-DeIia Lid
DIV, aged 20 years, unmarried and re-
siding near Elkador, Ia, poured car
bolic acid down the throat of her 3
weeks old baby, placed the dead body
in a satchel and was arrested on
train as she was about to leave the
CITY. She confessed the crime.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

Once upon a time there was a man
who thought he wanted the earth.
Then he had vision and he dreamed
he did own the earth. He thought the
assessor came around, and he woke up
with a groan. He has never wantct
the earth since.-Hudson Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
His Friends.

Jinks-I tell you what it is, there is
nothing like having lots Of friends.
Winks-I presume not.
Jinks-NO, Stree. AS quick as lose
a job my friends go all round hunting
a new place for me so as to save me
them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Aeronaut Drops to Death.

Taunton, Mass, Sept. 26.-In full
sight of crowd variously estimated
at from $4,000 to 10000 people, Louis
Girard, one of the aeronauts with the
Stafford troupe, fell $50 feet with a
collapsed hot air balloon at the Bristol
county fair and died an hour after
wards from his injuries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Panama Safe from Rebels.

Colon, Sept. Companies A, G,
and d of the United States marine
corps are encamped at Panama and
Company H at Colon. The vigorous
action taken by the United States
seems to have had a deterrent effect
on the rebel forces, who are reported
to have retired in the direction of
Chorrere in face of their declared in
tention to attack Panama within ten
dayS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Soothed to SIunlber.

what de reason Br'er Williams shet
his eye wen de collection basket gwine
roun'?'
HE say de sirgin' do him so much
good dat he 'bleege ter fall asleep en-
dream er Observation-Disclosures Constitu-
ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

She-You will love me always, won't
you, dear?
He-Always, darling.
She petulantly)-Oh-
He-What in the world is the mat
ter?
She-Why on earth don't you say
twice as long as always?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Locomotive Firemen Adjourn.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 26.-The
eighth biennial convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
has concluded it's sessions and adj
journed to meet at Buffalo two years
hence.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Would Prefer 1T Otherwise.

Lady-Ain't you ashamed to be beg
ging on the street?
Beggar-Well, yes I'd sooner do it
in de pulpit or at church fair. but
fate is ag'in me.-Judge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Mothers Serious AiIment.

Doctor Ito towheaded urchin)-How
is your mother, Tommy?
Tommy-Oh, if you please, sir, she's
getting very romantic in her right
knee, she says.-Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
B Cents

Eight cents a pound is
what young woman paid for
twelve pounds of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
paid c:.e dollar for bottle Of
Scots Emulsion, and by TAX
is regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
tie bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound is
cheap for such valuable ma
tcrial. Some pay more, some
less, some get nothing for
their money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
SCOTS Emulsion.
We will send you a little
free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, CHEMISTS,
400 Pearl Street, New York
soc. and $500; all druggists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

Every man should know something
of law. If he knows enough to KEEP
out of it he is a pretty good lawyer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Another Base Ball Season Ends.

Chicago, Sept. 80. - The American
Base Ball League season ended yes
terday. Following is the club stand
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03
Rejected Husband Kills HIMSELF.

Lee que game yesterday at New York
resulted: Brooklyn 5, New York 2.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-03

A fast man is very slow when it
comes to paying his debts.-Philadel-
phSa Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe. ]

[From the Atchison Globe.1
Some people are only busy when hold
ing Indignation meetings.
Every man thinks he knows what real
work is, and that other men do not
When church music is sung on the
stage every one in the audience wishes
he could hear more of it, Well. he
can, by attending church.
Some people take a motto for the
day. VIXEN they get up every morning.
and in trying to keep it in mind lose
sight of everything else.
An original poem sent to this Office
refers to the editor as somewhat Old
This may be poetry. but we don't pro-
pose to call attention to a thing like
that
Look out for your horses: a girl will
visit in town shortly worth $4,000 in
her own name. and when girl is that
rich independently, you know what her
face is like.
When you start out in the morning
determined to be good natured all day.
ever notice how sure some boresome
man IS to tackle you and knock your
good resolution to pieces?
There are different ways for getting
a reprieve. An Atchiaon man got mad
at his wife five days ago, but she has
averted the storm by keeping company
constantly in the house. A pardon may
be finally granted.
The manager of the picnic lately held
at Mason's grove says that he had sew
era1 good ideas that could have been
worked out. but that he was kept SC
busy talking to men who had foolish
ideas, that he had no time left in
which to get features together that
were possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29

the laboratory of the survey by DR..
Lindgren and DIR. E. T. Allen sepa-
rately. and then by both gentlemen
conformity. For further confirmation the
samples Of most importance were sent
to the director OF the mint. Mr.. George
E. Roberts. who had them assayed.
seven by Mr.. w. F. Bowen. assayer of
the mint bureau. and seven by Mr..
Jacob b. Eckfeldt, assayer Of the mint
in Philadelphia In all. n assays were
made of material taken from the nine
teen samples.
report, that minute quantities of silver
are often contained in these shales. and
that some samples show the presence
of very small quantities of gold. The
samples do not always give the same
results in repeated assays, showing that
the metals when present are unevenly
distributed through the rock None of
the samples assayed contained silver or
gold in economically important quanti-
ties. Although, of course. 1t is tmpos-
sible to say what may be contained in
those parts of the shale beds which
have not been assayed, it is extremely
improbable that this material will ever
be of economic importance as silver
or sold ore.
A few samples were tested in the
laboratory of the survey for zinc and
also for copper These samples showed
no trace of zinc or copper. The con-
cretions in the shale just below the Fort
Hays limestone contain a brown car
Donate of lime which is frequently mis-
taken for zinc blende.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
THE ISLE OF MAN.

[From the New Orleans Picayune.1
Lord and Lady Raglan are not rich,
and have been. therefore, glad to ex-
change the somewhat expensive Office
of under secretary of state for war,
which entailed residence in London. for
the governorship of the Isle of Man,
which carries with 1t an official resi-
dence, salary of about $4,000 year,
sundry allowauces and very few ex-1
penses. The Isle sof Man, famous for
the production of Manx cats and of
Hall Game. is, as every one knows.
situated in the Irish sea, about equidis-
tant from England, Scotland and Ire
land, and for three centuries in times
gone by was subject to Norwegian rule.
Then it passed to the crown of Scot
land, was seized by King Henry w of
upon the Stanley family For the fol-
lowing three centuries the sovereignty
of the island belonged to the Earls of
Derby, who consequently included
among their titles that of King of the
Isle of Man. On the death of the tenth
earl in 1876, without male issue, the
earldom of Derby went to his next male
heir, a cousin, but the sovereignty of the
the then Duke of Atholl. from whose
only child. a daughter, the English
crown purchased it in 1865 for a sum of
100000
Since then it has been administered
by governor and an independent ,egis-
iature consisting of two branches, the
council and the house of keys. Lord
Hennfker was the last governor and
Lord Raglan now steps into his shoes.
The people on the Isle of Man are
rather a strange lot, and 1t remains to
be seen how they will relish the idea
of Lady Raglan, Immediately after her
husband receiving the appointment as
their governor, posing in her corona
ton robes at a charity bazaar in Kent.
pence being charged for the privilege
of gazing on her, precisely as If she had
been the Circassian beauty. the fat lady.
the human skeleton or the India rubber
man at some country fair.
But Lady Raglan has always been ex-
tremely odd, and when. few years ago,
an INSCRIPTIONS London dentist at
tempted to overcharge her for a set of
false teeth, she preferred to go to law
about the matter and to submit to no
end of publicity in connection with .he
affair. rather than to allow herself to be
imposed upon.
Lord Raglan is in the very prime of
life, considerably over six feet in height.
broad in proportion. and while in the
Guards-for he is an old soldier-ased
to be known by the nickname of odd
Honesty He. belongs to the Somerset
family, of which the Duke OF Beaufort
is the chief. and is the grandson of that
Lord Raglan who was commander-;n-
chief of the British army during the
Crimean war.
Raglan Castle does not belong to him
In fact, / believe it has now passed out
of the possession of the Somerset family
place in Wales, known as Cefutilla,
which was presented to his grandfather
by public subscription in return for his
military services
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
BROCK TO DO IT.
Appointed to Take Evidence in
Gas Case.
will Report to Judge Hook on
Rates. -

Robert ]. Brock. of Manhattan, was al
2 o'clock this afternoon appointed as
sDecial master to take testimony and
report findings of fact In Topeka's dol
m as gas sy Judge Rs MooR Of
United States court on application OF
Rossington, Smith & Histed, attorneys
for the gas company.
Notice was served on City Attorney
Chas. #. Spencer and J. D. Mcfarland
counsel for the city in the gas case. last
Saturday that the application for the
appointment would be made today, and
at. o'clock all the attorneys were pres
ent in the judges chambers.
The attorneys for the city objected to
the appointment of special master to
report findings in fact They did not
oppose the appointment OF master
whose power would be limited to simply
was quickly overruled by Judge Hook,
who held that the master should report
findings, as is the general practice In
such cases. In the order for the APP
pointment, however. Judge Hook pro-
vided that the master shall report all
the testimony to the court, which will
enable the attorneys to argue on the
testimony.
Mr.. Mcfarland. for the city, asked
Judge Hook to increase the bond of the
gas company, owing to the long dura-
ton OF the suit. Judge Hook made this
the occasion to rebuke the attorneys for
their delay. +sYs.s.4
This case could have been tried, de-
termined and gone to decree II the
counsel had tried to facilitate matters, "
said Judge Hook. $50 much time haf
been wasted by the attorneys that
shall refuse to consider the long dura-
ton of the suit in requiring increase in
the bond to protect the city. It need be
but a short time now until the master
concludes his part of the work. and the
case can then come Immediately before
the court. 1t should be ready for hear
ing within two months. 1 will there:
fore not pass upon the application for
increase in bond at this time"
Mr.. Mcfarland also raised a new
point which probably will be one of the
He urged that the original contract, OF
ordinance of the gas company with the
city, which provided that the rates
should be no higher than in other cities
similarly situated was void in so far as
the rate provision was concerned. fol-
the reason that the statutes at thai
time gave the city council no right tc
this contention Is correct, the city will
not be obliged to prove the relation OF
the Topeka rate with the rates of other
cities, but only prove that the rate OF
81 per 1000 feet is reasonable rate
Judge Hook did not pass upon this
point, but stated that he would hear
further argument upon 1t before the
special master is called upon to take
testimony outside of the state.
Judge Hook stated that he did not know
whether Mr.. Brock would accept the ap-
pointment Of special master and that ne
Brock In case Mr.. Brock declines, an
tation with the counsel for the parties Il
the suit. as7s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

David Hartsock. father Of Mrs. Julia
at the home OF the latter at 1:20 p m
Sunday, September 28. His death was
the result of paralytic stroke one week
ago today which left him speechless
The funeral will be held from the resi-
dence of w. D. Gossett. 1915 Van Buren,
street, at p. m. Tuesday.
David Hartsock was born in Fairfield
county Ohio, August 8. 1890. At the
age Of Is he removed to Indianapolis
where he lived until his marriage in
1876 to Miss Valera Evans, of Terre
Haute. Soon after his marriage he
moved to Terre Haute. where he en-
gagged in the clothing business. He was
a prominent and prosperous merchant
of that city until 1868, when he came to
Kansas on account Of the health Of his
wife. Since he has lived In Topeka he
engaged in the leather business with his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
GOVERNMENT sHALE TESTS.

In bulletin No. POP of the United
States geological survey, now in press,
DIR. Wa1demar Lindgren gives the re-
suits of an investigation of certain
Kansas shale beds undertaken by the
United States geological survey in May,
1902 to determine whether they carried
gold and silver in commercial quanti-
ties.
The assertion that certain clay shales
of western Kansas contain gold and
silver dates back about seven years,
and originated in the work of a COM
pany of men who were prospecting for
zinc in the soft clay shales near Smoky
Hill river. in Trego county, in 1895.
These shaies, it was found. extended
through a large part of Ellis county. A
large number of assays of these shales
was made by different persons A
large percentage of the samples was
said to contain gold and silver and it
was claimed that the clay had average
values of from 50 to about SO per ton In
gold and silver. Other persons, among
them Prof. E. Haworth. of the Kansas
state university. denied that the shales
contain gold in notable quantities.
Companies were formed and mills
were erected to treat these sha1es for
gold and silver. All the latter devel-
opments have taken place in Ellis coun-
ty. adjoining Trego county on the east
A brief description of the topographic
and drainage features of the region il
United States geological surveys maps
given. reference being made to the
of the Hays and Ellis quadrangles
which embrace all points referred to ir
sthe report, and the geological features
of the region are outlined.
* The methods of sampling and assay
ing are described in detail. The nine
teen samples selected were assayed in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29
CALL MONEY IS.
The Market Closed With Prices
Rapidly Tumbling.

New York. Sept. .2s-At the close of
today's stock market call money was
quoted at IS per cent This is the high
est figure reached for call money this
year.
Violent liquidation was renewed in the
final hour when call loans amounted to
35 per cent and prices were carried
downwards with plunge to the lower
level of the day. Louisvi1le's loss reach
ed 1919, ST. Paul 95s, Atchison 6A, Penn
sylvania 5 and Missouri Pacific, Man
haitian, ST. Louis-Southwestern prefer
red or more, General Electric and
Westinghouse Electric 6, and several
prominent stocks from to A. rally
Of a point in st. Paul failed to hold the
market and it continued to decline. The
market closed demoralized and with
prices rapidly crumbling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29

The Syracuse Herald of the Path inst.
calls the attention of its readers to bit
of history in the following: This oath
day of September is the SEVENTEEN an
niversary of the formal opening of the
first trailroad in the United States. and
we believe in the world. 1t was the
Mohawk g. Hudson railroad, between
Albany and Schenectady, and the first
trip was made by train of three pas
senger coaches drawn by the historic
locomotive, Dewitt Clinton. The
coaches were stagecoach bodies mount
ed on trucks with Hanged wheels to fit
the old style strap-rails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-29

Black is now 20 universally worn that
1t is possible to be we'll dressed with
only two or three gowns. A black be-
lero and skirt for morning and general
wear are most useful. ana they need not
be en- suite. although this IL preferable.
The tucked SILK coats are smart with
fancy ceIlars and are wearahle with
colOred skirts ana are certainly smarter
than cloth. A loose muslin front and 4
duck or linen skirt lock quite nice
with silk coat for country or seaside
wear. but want = hack hat. white
parasol ana gloves and the inevitable
bouquet de corsage.
second black gown of SEINE thin,
crapy material ON glace silk or made 70
wear over q distinct foundation II USE
full with blouses In black and white,
with black or transparent muslin or
lace. Another black gown Of crepe de
chine or other thin, silky texture Il fer
smart functions and evening wear, and
this IL admirable with plenty Of creauS
guipure. which should be handsome.
and can be further relieved By Jet. The
unlined blouses. or slips. AZ they are
usually termed. are invaluAble In black
ana must have transparent Insertions
or yokes. and 1t II advisable 10 have
one tight underbodfce Of white or ivory
gIace or satin and another Of plain
black silk.