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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
DROWNED THUG IDENTIFIED
Milwaukee's HOld-Up Seems to Have Been
Distinguished i'm His
Possession.

Milwaukee, Dec. 9.-The robber who
met tragic death by drowning in the
lake after holding up saloon and it's
occupants was identified at the morgue
as a man with long criminal career,
known to the police as "Mysterious
jim" He is said to have received
sentence of 5fteen years in Iowa for
shooting conductor in a train hold
up.
He got two years in Sheboygan for
hold-up and was arrested here twelve
years ago and sent to prison for anoth-
er holdup. He is said always to have
worked alone and to have been willing
to shoot on the slightest provocation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
S. CLAUS MAIL HELD UP.
Bushels CT Letters That the Old Man
Never VIII Receive.

Bushels OF Letters That the Old Man
Never VIII Receive.
Sometimes the address On the envel
ope starts Deer" which. of course,
means Dear" and again it is ''Dere"
or ''Deir." But even these remarkable
spellings are nothing compared with
the two words that follow. They read
SANITY klaws" or ''Sant Clos or
Saint Claus" and they are in hand
writings compared to which BabylOric
cuneiform is as a primer.
They are coming into the dead letter
office in this city by the hundreds these
days and, although the clerks in that
division are the most painstaking of
men and can decipher an actual adj
dress from a mass Of hierogylphs, they
never have been able to learn the exact
location of either the business office OF
home of one S. Claus, ESQ.,, manufac-
turer Of toys.
So these letters never reach their des-
tination. They would be returned to
the senders only for the sad fact that
when they are opened the Enclosures
almost invariably look as if a spider
had got drunk on bottle of ink and
had tried to perform mixture OF
highland fling and cakewalk on the pa
per. The most that can be made out is
the invariable beginning, please bring
me-
Last year in the dead letter division
there was bushel basket of these mis-
sives, doomed never to be seen by Santa
Claus. And this year letter boxes are
furnishing additions at every cOllec-
tion.-New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
System With a Method.


ST have nearly run my legs off going
about department store making few
purchases for my wife," said the man
with the bundles. Il believe that /
was directed to six different parts Of
the establishment for each article
bought was sent upstairs, down
stairs. across the shop, along the aisle
and from one point to another, just as
though nobody knew where anything
was
"You evidently don't understand the
system" suggested his friend
Indeed don't. If it is a system, it
is beyond my understanding" he an
swered
"Well, it is a system that is not with
out method replied the other. you
did not realize it, but it was a great
exhibition Of stock for your benefit. 1t
would have been n great deal of trou-
BILE to have seated you on one of the re-
volving stools and brought all of the
goods in the store and paraded them
in front Of you; so you were started off
and directed from place to place SO as
to make tour Of the establishment
and get a general view of the goods in
each department Do you see the ad-
vertising scheme?
81 believe that you are right, my
boy, for that is the only rational eX-
PLANTATION Of the proceeding" = New
York Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Saw Death Near

lit often made my heart ache" writes
L. G. Overstreet, of Elgin, Tenn, "to
hear my wife cough until it seemed her
weak and sore lungs would collapse
Good doctors said she was SO far gone
with Consumption that no medicine or
earthly help could save her, but friend
recommended DIR. Kings New Discovery
and persistent use of this excellent med
icine saved her life" It's absolutely
guaranteed for Coughs, Colds, Bronchi-
tbs, Asthma and all Throat and Lung
diseased. SOC and $1.0O at Perry & Doty.
Trial bottles free.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
What's i'm "A Name?

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. G. De-
Witt & Co. of Chicago discovered, some
years ago, how to make salve from
Witch Hazel that is specific for Piles
For Blind. bleeding, itching and pro,
truding Piles, eczema, cuts. burns,
bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's
Salve has no equal. This has given rise
to numerous worthless counterfeits. Ask
for DeWitt's-the genuine Stangl's
drug store
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Emma Goldman Couldn't Speak.

Milwaukee, Dec. Emma Gold
man, who was billed for a lecture at
the South Side Turner hall, found the
doors locked upon her arrival and she
was unable to gain admittance with a
few who had come to hear her lecture
The hall hal been rented from the
janitOr, but when banner announcing
that Emma Goldman was to speak was
put up it was torn down at once by
the president of the Turner society,
who said the society was unanimous
in refusing her the use of the hall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Kodol Dyspepsia cure

Digests all classes of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Stomach Troubles. and makes rich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol re-
builds worn out tissues, purifies streng
thens and sweetens the stomach. Gov
G.. w. Atkinson of W. Va, says: Il have
used number of bottles Of Kodol and
have found it to be very effective and.
indeed, powerful remedy for stomach
ailments. [ recommend it to my friends
Stangl's drug store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12

An Ancient Custom Still Observed In
the North of England.

An Ancient Custom Still Observed In
the North of England.
A custom at one time prevalent in
England and still observed in some of
the northern districts of the old coun-
try is that of placing an immense log
Of VOod-sometimes the root OF q great
tree-in the wide chimney place. This
is often called the Yule log, and it was
on Christmas eve that it was put on
the wide hearth. Around it would
gather the entire family, and it's en-
trance was the occasion OF great deal
of ceremony. There were music and
rejoicing. while the one authorized to
light it was obliged to have clean
hands.
1t was always lighted with brand
left over from the log Of the previous
year, which had been carefully pre-
served for the purpose. A poet sings
of it in this way:
With the last years brand
Light the new block. and
For good success in his spending
On your psaltres play
That sweet luck may
Come while the log is attending.
The Yule log was supposed to be
protection against evil spirits. and it
was considered a bad omen if the fire
went out before the evening was over.
The family and guests used to seat
themselves in front of the brightly
burning fire. and many story and
merry jest went round the happy
group.-New York Mail and Express.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
GAINESVILLE.

Or account of cold weather Inspector
King has notified the contractors on the
postoffice building here to cease work
finished as to outside work.
Louis G Kneff, son of Mr. and Mrs j
M Kneff of this city, passed away at the
Hotel Dieu, Ell Paso, Texas. on Saturday
night. Death resulted from tuberculo-
sis of the lungs, MIR Knetf having been a
patient sufferer with the uncomfortable
disease for some time. Bravely and
cheerfully he made his hopeless fight for
life and renewed health, and two months
ago he went to Texas.
The first car on the Beloit, Delavan
Lake & GAINESVILLE road, connecting
Rockford, Beloit and GAINESVILLE, was run
into the city Monday morning, and CON-
mencing Tuesday the regular schedule
was put into effect. The line has been
running between Beloit and Rockford
for some time and its connection with
GAINESVILLE has been delayed by scarcity
of men. The line is one of the best con-
structed in the west and is equipped
with the finest of cars.
By the members of the Rock County
Teachers association, the annual meet
ing held at the high school building in
this city Saturday was generally con-
coded to be the most inspiring and help
full in the history of the association. The
four hundred teachers of the county,
who were present at the meeting, found
much help of practical everyday value
to them in the sectional meetings to
which the early afternoon was devoted.
The work was divided into three sec
tions, primary, grammar and high school,
the teachers attending the meeting in
which, they were personally interested.
The general business session, with which
the convention closed, was held in the
assembly room at $3.50 o'clock, the prin-
cipal item of business being the election
OF officers. Principal f Healy of Mil
ton Junction was elected president and
Miss Hazel North of Milton, vice presi-
dent. Miss Margaret Wickham, princi-
pal of the Parker school of Beloit, was
chosen secretary, and Principal Arthur
Ball of Footville will serve the associa-
ton as treasurer for the coming year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Unprejudiped.

But. judge, you were asleep when
the testimony was presented. How can
you give decision?''
Easily, sir, easily, for no one can
accuse me of having been prejudiced
by the arguments of either side."-New
York Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Judge Didn't Agree with Gaffnev.

Oshkosh, Wis, Dec 6.-The jury
in the case OF the state VS.. Charles
Gaffney, charged with attempting to
murder DR.. o. G. Hanson. both of
Neenah, brought in a verdict of guilty.
Motion for new trial was overruled
Gaffney alleged that Hanson had
robbed him Of his wife. but the judge
told the jury there was nothing i'll
the evidence to sustain the charge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Wanted the Whole Outfit.

A friend once wrote 10 Mark Twain
asking his opinion on certain matter
and received no reply. He waited a
few days and then wrote again. His
second letter was also ignored. Finally
he sent third note, inclosing q sheet
Of paper and two cent stamp. By re-
turn post he received a postcard on
which was the following: paper and
stamp received. Please send envelope"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Governor Yates Goes South.

Springfield Ills, Dec 9.-Lieuten-
ant Governor Northcott has arrived
from Greenville to assume his duties
as Acting Governor during Governor
Yates absence in Florida Governor
and Mrs. Yates left late in the after
noon for Mama, Fla. The governor
will probably be absent but two weeks
as he wants to be back home as soon
as possible.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
What He Heard.

Little Montague was awake when
Santa Claus came. dad.
Father-Were you? And what was
he like. eh?
Little Monta gue-Oh. | couldn't see
him. 1t was dark. you know. But
when be bumped himself on the wash
stand he said
Father (hastilyI = There. that Ii do.
Monty. Run away and piay.-Punch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
SAYS He Was TOrtured

Il suffered such pain from corns [
could hardly walk. writes Ell. Robinson,
Hillsborough, ILL.,, "but Bucklen's Ami
ca Save completely cured them" Acts
like magic on sprains, bruises, cuts,
sores, scalds, burns, hollis, ulcers. Per
feet healer Of skin diseases and piles
Cure guaranteed by Perry & Doty. 25c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Now He Has Fame AZ a Shooter.

Eau Claire, Wis. Dec 8-Michael
Cahill, of this city, a retired farm
er, shot his hired man. Alexander
Smith, with a revolver in a dispute
over wages. Smith was carrying away
two bushels Of corn. which he claimed
was part of lis pay, The bullet went
through Smiths right arm. No arrest.
Cahill hats some fame as poet
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Barry Johnstone Is Dead.

Philadelphia, Dec. 9.-After linger-
ing for a week. Barry tombstone, the
actor, who shot himself after killing
Kate Hassett, a member of Keith's
Biiou theater stock company. died at
the Hahnemann hospital. Death re-
suited from reritonitis. The actors
body was sent to Syracuse for burial
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Aloha's Crew Is Safe.

Detroit, Dec. 5.-Following the story
of the marvellous escape of the crew
of the wrecked steamer Charles He
bard from death in Lake Superior, a
report from Michipicoten announces
the safety of the crew of the schooner
Aloha, given up for lost with all on
hoard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12

Mrs. Witherby-We must give some
sort Of affair." dear, if only to maintain
our position.
Witherby-I suppose you want it to
cost as much as possible?
ooh, more than thatr'-Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Two Die In a Mine,

Florence, Wis, Dee. 5.-AleX Ander-
son died from the result of suffocation
following a blast in the Florence mine,
and Pete Olsen was overcome and fell
sixty feet, crushing his head. He can
not live
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Elevator Kills a Man,

Green Bay. Wis, Dec. 9.-Ernest
Mortensen was killed and two others
were seriously injured yesterday by
the fall of an elevator used for hoist
ing material at Joannes' Bros. new
building
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
New Industry Opens Up for Thugs.

Green Bay, Wis, Dec. 9.-The stage
driver carrying the mails from Shaw
an0 to Green Bay was held up yes
terday afternoon by lone bandit. 1t
is not known at present how much
valuable mail was contained in the
pouches. The robber disappeared in
the woods
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Gets twenty Years for Murder

Springfield, Ills, Dec. 6.-Wesley
Hawley, charged withthe murder of
City Marshal Martin, of Moweaqua,
was yesterday found guilty and SEN
fenced to serve twenty years in the
penitentiary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Death Of Charles III. Dow.

New York, Dee. 5.-Charles II. Dow,
founder of the Wall street newsgather-
ing firm of Dow, Jones & Co., is dead
ut his home in Brooklyn. He was born
In Connecticut in 1851.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
HOW 1t H0DDRneN.

The Passerby-But | really don't see
how the study of aerial navigation
could have impaired your eyesight.
The Mendicant-Mebbe you didn't
never stand watchin no balloons when
they started droppin' sand out
Brooklyn Life
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Cold Weather in wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Dec S.-Wfsconsin and
upper Michigan are in the embrace on
a cold wave that is the coolest of the
season. In many places the tempera-
ture is near zero.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
just Her Luck.

Mrs. +. NurilIs-I dreamed last night
That you gave ne diamond ring for
Christmas.
Mr.. T. Nurius-That's just your luck
Dreams always go by coEtraries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12

Edith-Do you understand the Ian
guage of flowers?
Ethel-t do.
Edith-Then what does this bunch of
rare orchids that Albert sent me sig
Nifty?
Ethel-That fool and his money are
soon parted-Judce.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Electric Railway Completed.

Beloit, Wis. Dec. S.-The Rockford.
Beloit and GAINESVILLE electric railroad
is completed and yesterday regular
hourly cars were run between these
cities
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Gg Mullins Defined.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs
Torkins 81 hope you will promise me
never to gamble"
what is your idea of gambling?
Betting your money and losing it,
was the prompt reply. - Washington
Star
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
with APOLOGIES 10 Riley.

There's a Christmas touch in the air.
I feel it, somehow, everywhere
I feel it at home: it makes me blue
I feel it at the Office too.
My bank account is tinged with care,
There's Christmas touch in the air.
Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Cornelius Vanderbilt Ill.

New York, Dec. 9-Cornelius Van
derbilt is ill of typhoid fever at his
home in this city. His physicians feel
no alarm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
Oyer=WOrk Weaken.
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
kidney trouble,

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
lfyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilrner's
Swamp-Root. the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits en-
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar sz-
es. You may have l<sss.:s l.l go
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. "
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-12-12
An Equal Safety.


An Irish clergyman during his first
curacy found the ladies of the parish
too helpful He SOON left the place.
One day thereafter he met his sue
cessor.
How are you getting on with the
ladies?'' asked the escaped curate
"Oh.. very WELL" was the answer.
There's safety in numbers"
Il found it in Exodus was the quick
reply.
When we deserve it. we cont mind
abuse. It makes us careful. But the
trouble is we never agree with our
critics as to when we deserve it.-Atch-
ison Globe.
A. j. Smell wanted to attend party,
bnt was afraid TO do so on account of
pains in his stomach, which be feared
would Grow worse. He says, II was tell
ing my troubles to a lady friend, who
said: sChamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy will put you in con-
dition for the party [ bought bottle
and take pleasure in stating that two
doses cured me and enabled me TO have
good time at the party" Mr.. Smell Is
a resident of Summer Hill, n. I. This
remedy is for sale by Perry & Doty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-27
ROYAL MascOts.

Most of the sovereign houses of Eu-
rope possess one or more relics which
they regard as mascots. The house OF
Bonaparte possesses the boots and lit
tie hat of Napoleon l. The Hohenzol'
terms preserve piously the gray leather
breeches worn by the Burggrave Fred
eric when be entered his margraviate OF
Brandenburg. There is also at Sans
Souci the cane which Frederick the
Great carried at the battle Of Rosbach.
The Romanoffs cherish the carpenter s
tools Of Peter the Great, and the fetch
bf the Hapsburgs is the shoe which the
horse Of Count Rudolph cast at the
moment when the ENJOYS from the
teichstag announced to him his election
hs German emperor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-27
4lsxsaasia 3asstts.
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 27, 1902
A rzuch prended Ely.

a HAuCh DEchoC0
The man eating fly of Central Amer
,ca inhabits the low lying coast re-
sions and is much dreaded by the ma
dives for the fearful results which toi-
low its sting. Naturalists call II Luz
eliza hominiyora. The average speci-
men Is about a third Of an inch long,
II has a big head, with the eyes on
an. It's cheeks are golden yellow'
Ia abdomen dark blue with purple
bands, its legs black, its Wings upusu-
ally big, and they produce a continuous
and loud buzzing when in motion.
The person bitten by this fly gets a
disease called myiasis. 1t generally
begins with an itching of the nose;
then that organ swells and bleeds, next
Il becomes liberated, and in these III
GERS may be found the larv@ Of the n.y.
The whole face becomes swollen; cry
sipelas sets in, followed by meningitis
and death. One man l knew, said
traveller In that country, shot himself
after he had been bitten rather than
face the fortunes he knew were Ger
tain. Cure is difficult. Subcutaneous
infections Of chloroform sometimes dC
good, but as often fail. One man
heard of was cured by lemon juice In
1ected into his blood.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-27
Couldn't He Mistaken.

A Derbyshire squire recently invited
some London friends down for little
shooting. One Of the sportsmen, after
shooting for three hours without sue
cess, was considerably annoyed by the
keeper in attendance on him repeating
after every miss, II can't be mistaken
surely"
"For goodness sake, be Quiet| ne at
last shouted. what do you mean
with your everlasting 4 can't be mis-
takenP"
"Well, sir" was the reply, "if you
,adn't put few shots through my at,
peppered both my legs for me and pop
ped a full charge into my right foot I'm
blowed II shouldn't think as 'ow you
was affirm with blank cartridges!-
London Answers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-27
Ten Years Ago and Now.

There Is no better antidote for de-
spondency than to take measure OF
your own community as it was ten
wears ago and as it is today, unless
you live in an unrepresRntative and
Btagnant community. You will be
likely to find the roads or the streets
better than they were, the railroad
service, the postal service, possibly
even the telegraph and the telephone
service better. You will observe better
houses. more attractive grounds. The
people are better clad or more are well
clad. Inside their houses you Will find
more books or, better, more bathrooms,
better lights and better furniture. A
larger proportion Of children and youth
are receiving good training at better
schools. All this means more than
prosperous years. 1t means a higher
level Of life and a stronger ambition
The we'll being of the people OF the
United States is rising higher and es-
pecially is it diffusing itself wider.
Life is constantly becoming more COM
Portable and more cheerful as well as
longer and safer, leading to better con-
ditions for intellectual growth and so
cial development-World's Work.