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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
IT'S Great Pressure.

The German officer is nothing if not
practical, so there may be an element
of truth in the following amusing Incl
dent, which comes from Berlin. says
the London Express:
sergeant was perpleXed how to
deal with boWlegged recruit. At last
he bethouGht himself of a plan. TAX
ing one mark piece, about the size of
a shilling, he ordered the recruit to put
it between his knees and said, "Woe
betide you if you let the money fall
before | come back in five minutesw
The unhappy recruit, with knees
pressed together, remained in that IN
comfortable position for a minute, and
at last, struck by q happy idea, he took
the coin from b. tween his knees and
put it in his po< 1T.
When the s geant hove in sight,
he hurriedly rci:Iaced what he thought
to be the same Gin. 1t was, however,
a two mark ii &c, about as large as a
form. The SCI Yeant smiled as he COM
plimented the bowlegged recruit on
the great pressure he must have eX-
erted on the coin between his knees.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
A Royal TalfSman.

For 400 years the Hohenzollern fam
lily has possessed a peculiar talisman
in the shape of q black stone set in a
ring, each head Of the house having
passed the charm ON to the next in sue
cessiOn for many generations. Fred
erick the Great is said to have found
the ring sealed in a package with in
structions as to its preservation and
transmission written by Frederick l.
Precisely what value or significance
attaches to this carefully treasured bit
of jeWelry it would be difficult to say.
Tradition says that huge toad hoped
into the royal presence centuries ago
with the stone held in it's mouth. AS
to whether the golden setting in which
the stone is now preserved is due to
the forethought of the intelligent toad
or to the afterthOught of the HOhen-
Zollerns tradition fails to enlighten us.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Wade HamDton's Slaves.

1t is related of General Wade Hamp-
ton that on one occasion he was rid
ing along a highway that led through
one Of his numerous southern planta-
tons when he met a slave of fine build
and appearance. He drew rein and
said: You are likely fellow. Who do
you belong top "Wade Hampton, sir"
"Ah! And who is Wade Hamptonw
please, sir, master, you mus be from
de norf, 'kase Mas Wade Hampton is
de berry fust gemmun in de souf."
The story used to be told to illustrate
the greatness in numbers Of Wade
Hampton's slaves. His own slaves did
not know him by sight-that is, hun
dreds and thousands of them did not.
The slaves he owned numbered 1000,
and he was therefore the largest slave
owner of the south or of modern times.
Birmingham AgeHerald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Making Them Al; One.

An elderly minister is fond of telling
of a break he once made at a double
wedding of two sisters. 1t was ar
ranged that the two couples should be
married with one ceremony, the two
brides responding at the same time
and the two bridegroOmS doing the
same There had not been any pre-
vious rehearsal, as the minister had
come a long distance and had reached
the church but few minutes before
the time for the ceremony.
All went we'll until it came time for
the minister to say, And now l pro-
nOunce you man and wife"
1t suddenly became obvious to the
minister that the usual formula would
not do in the case Of two men and two
wives, and he could not think of any
way Of making man and wife
plural in the sentence. In his despera-
ton and confusion be lifted his hands
and said solemnly:
"And now pronounce you, one and
all, husband and wife,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Dumas Wealth and Poverty.

Alexandra Dumas rise to wealth and
luxury was almost as marvellous as
that of his most celebrated hero. He
built q magnificent chateau, which he
named Monte-Christo. There he enter
tanned all corners, friend and stranger
alike, with more than oriental magnif-
cence and sometimes with oriental
mystery. His purse was open to &
who sought it, and the day came when
he experienced Timon's fate without
acquiring Timon's disposition. He
could not become a misanthrope,
though his fortune disappeared almost
as suddenly as it came, and then he
learned the ingratitude of men, His
last days were passed not in poverty,
but in narrow circumstances. He left
Paris in the fall of 1870 just as the
German army was closing in to besiege
it and when France was feeling it's
deepest woe. To the last he preserved
his gayety and youthful spirit Il had
but one napoleon in my pocket when
first came here" he said. Il go away
with two, and yet they call me
spendthrift!'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
The Young PartridEes.

All summer long while berries are
plenty the docks hold together, finding
ten pair of quiet eyes much better pro-
lection against surprises than one
frightened pair. Each flock is then IN
der the absolute authority of the
mother bird, and one who follows
them then gets some curious and in
tensely interesting glimpses of par
tridge's education If the mother bird
is killed by owl or hawk OF weasel
the flock still holds together while ber-
ries last under the leadership of one of
it's own number more bold or cunning
than the others. But with the ripeninS
autumn, when the birds have learned
or think they have learned, all the
sights and sounds and dangers of the
wilderness, the cOvey scatters, partly
to cover a wider range in feeding, part
ly in natural revolt at maternal au-
thOrity, which no bird Or animal likes
to endure after he has once learned to
take care Of himself-W. 7. Long in
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
A Drawback.

"Wen, James, how are you feeling
today?" said the minister to one Of his
parishioners, an old man suffering
from chronic rheumatism. you are
not looking as brisk as usual
"Na, SIR replied the old fellow sad
~. 1--WE been gey unfortinit the day."
How, James?"
"Weel, sir, got letter fra Glasca
lawyer body this mornin' tellin' me
that ma cousin Jock was deid an that
he had left me twa hummer poun'."
1.-TWO hundred pounds!'' repeated the
minister. and you call that hard
luck? Why, it is quite a fortune for
you James"
aye" said the old man sorrowfully,
''but the stipid lawyer body didna pit
eneuch stamps on his letter, an l had
hale saxpence to pey for extra post
age."-London Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Titled MfIkmen.

The milk trade attracts aristocrats
Lord Rayleigh is n1ilkman and owns
one of the finest businesses in the
home counties, says the London Elk.
press. Every morning special trains
loaded with cans of milk from his
dairy leave the station at Hatfield
Peverel for London. He owns a herd
of over 1000 cows. The late Lord Ver-
non had large dairy farm at Sud
bury Hall, near Derby, and carried
on an extensive business. The late
Lord Hampden started and maintained
a large establishment of this sort at
Glynde, which was known as the
"Creameries" and proved highly sue
cessful. Not long ago q Mr.. Dormer,
nephew Of Lord Dormer, is said to
have Joined the milk trade.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
From Frying Pan to Fire.

A LOudonville man was dancing a
quadrille when he heard his pants
seams ripping, at which he rushed ia
to a dressing room, where his wife
good soulwas soon busy with needle
and thread, he having first Invested
himself from his leg covering. Pres
emily he heard the rustic of skirts and
realized that he was up against the
horrible proposition of being discovered
in the ladies' dressing room. which he
had entered by mistake. Appealing to
his wife again, the excellent creature
showed him through what she supposed
to be closet door and turned the key.
"Let me back! Let me back" he
screamed as he began pounding on the
door. "I'm in the ballroomw And he
was.-Ravenna CO.. Republican.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
And the Cow Can't Testify.

A dispatch from Goshen, n. Y, says
I'm the stomach Of COW killed al
Samuel Sylvester's farm the butcher
found a necklace of gold medallions
lost last summer by Kathryn Lamson,
a niece Of Mr.. Sylvester. After a mer-
ry hayload came home one summer
night she missed the necklace, and An
dy Jensen, the hired man, was accused
of stealing it and was discharged.
Land O Goshen. what a-storyv'-
Dairy and Creamery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Sand Swept Asia.

In the arid lands of central Asia the
air is reported as often laden with
fine detritus, which drifts like snow
around conspicuous objects and tends
to bury them in a dust drift. Even
when there is 10 apparent wind the air
is described as thick with fine dust,
ard q yellow sediment covers every
thing. In Khotan this dust sometimes
so obscures the sun that at midday
one cannot see to read fine print with
out a lamp
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
FI0OrwRIkfnG.

Head FloOrwallSer (severely)-I heard
you tell the lady she would find the
ribbons at the third counter to the left.
New Floorwalker-That's where they
are.
Head Floorwalker-Yes; but you
should have told her to go to the right
past the necktie bargain counter. turn
to the left past the stocking bargain
counter, then three counters to the
right past the silk skirt bargain coun-
ter and so on. You'll never make a
Observation-Disclosures.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Growing Suspicfous.

81 wonder who it was that said po-
likeness doesn't cost anything" said
Farmer COrntossel
Don't you believe it?''
"Well, have my doubts. Whenever
1 go to town and some stranger is es-
pecially polite to me l always feel as
if it was liable to cost me anywhere
I happen to ve."-Washington Star.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
New SampIing Instruments,

Professor Oscar Err, instructor in
dairy husbandry in the Illinois College
Of Agriculture, has invented two i'm
plements for sampling butter and
cheese, by the use of which uniform
sample Of those products may be quick
~ obtained and transferred into Bah
cock test bottle in proper condition
without an excessive loss of moisture.
The implements have been tried and
found to work satisfactorily.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Varnfsh From Seaweed.

A kind of seaweed which is plentiful
on the coast of China furnishes an adj
mirable glue and varnish. When dried
it is waterproof, and it is employed to
fill up the interstices in bamboo net
work, Of which windows are frequent
ly constructed in that country. 1t is
also utilized to strengthen and varnish
paper lanterns.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
The Succession,

"Of course" said the bachelor
thoughtfully, there can be no such
thing as joint rule in a family. Some
one must be the head"
'"True; but the scepter passes from
one to another"
"How"
"Well, at the beginning of married
life the husband holds it; then it gently
and unobtrusively passes to the wife,
and he never gets it back again.
''She keeps it forever?'
ooh, no; the baby gets it next
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
One Definition of 1T.

What do you consider domesticity
in man."
ut is the trait Of wanting to stay
home when his wife wants him to go
out with her.
And what is domesticity in wom-
an?'
THAT is the trait of being willing to
stay home when her husband wants to
go out without ."-Chicago Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26

Lord Charles was often troubled by
importunate acquafntances. who beg
ged for some of his fathers Ghe Duke
Of Wellington hair. On such occa-
sions he said to an old servant whose
hair was like the dukes: "Sit down.
John. I must cut off another lock-"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
X0nadiun.

Vanadium does not melt in a heat Of
less than 1000 degrees F., is not Of
fected by any acid. and increasing, as
it does, the ductility of copper, it is
very valuable to the makers of cleo
trical appliances. but the price being
5000 pound, it is almost prohibitive.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Fond of Books.

HIS your boy fond of books?
D.-Very. I gave him u copy of
Robinson Crusoe' the other day, and
he got lots of fun out of it.
HI didn't know he could read.
DIE can't read, but he tears the
pages out and makes boats of them.
Oh, yes; he's fond of booksi
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26

A Scottish beadle one day led the
manse housemaid to the churchyard
and, pointing with his finger, STAN
mered:
my folk lie there, Jenny. Wad We
like to lie there too?"
1t was his way of popping the ques-
ton
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
A Composer.

Hoax-I thought you said that man
was a musician?
JOaX-NOnsenSei
You certainly told me he wrote mel
odies''
II told you he was composer of
heirs. He sells soothing syrup
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
A Slim Outlook.

II think your papa, dear Rosa, has
been making inquiries about me-"
what has he told you?"
Nothing. But he offered me a CT
gar, and it was simply frightfu1v'-
Fliegende Batter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26

The eggs Of silkworms can with
stand, without injury, a temperature
of SO degrees below zero.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
The Same Old Hole.

Doorknob-What's the matter with
you?
Doorkey-I'm in a hole again.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-26
Nebraska's Dairy business.

A report from Lincoln, Neb., states
that one creamery company in that
city paid to farmers $4,000 for butter
fat during the month of June, and
about 100000 was paid for butter fat
by the various creameries in the state.
The dairy business Of Nebraska is
growing very rapidly, and the increase
is attributed chiefly to the use of hand
separators on the farms.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
STUDENT KILLED HIMSELF.
Second One at Ann Arbor Within Two
Weeks,

Ann Arbor, Mich, Feb. 17.-Albert
c. Klein, of Chicago, a student in the
University Of Michigan, committe /
suicide by taking prussic acid. This
is the second suicide among the UNI
versity students within the last two
weeks. No reason is known for
Klein's act. He left a note saying
his life was a failure, but giving no
reason why.
Klein was good student and stood
well in his classes. He was appar-
emily happy at all times. Of late he
has been troubled slightly with 10.
somnia and has also had several light
attacks OF malaria, but his general
health has been good. He arose early
and after taking a bath swallowed
the poison, which he had no trouble
in securing, as he was a chemist.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
A POWERFUL TELEPHONE Co.
Past of Bond Issue Intended to Build
Up the Federal Con-
Germ.

Cleveland, Feb. 1.-THE $1,000,000
cash bond issue, a part of the $780,
900 issue incident to the collateral
trust plan for financing the properties
Of the Federal Telephone company,
will furnish the money to make the
company one of the most powerful
independent telephone concerns N
the country. While money will be
used all over the state, good share
of it will be used in Cleveland and
Columbus.
Three thousand additional tele-
phones will, it is said, be placed in
the local plant # the Federal Tele-
phone company and 1000 will be
added to the Columbus exchange.
It can now be said as an assured
fact that the uncompleted plant al
Detroit will be sold. Whether the
move to purchase, headed by Mayor
Maybury, Of Detroit, will succeed or
not is just now an open question.
At the same time it is said that
Mayor Maybury is basing his offer
on the municipal ownership idea. To
work up municipal ownership
scheme will. it is feared, take an in.
definite period, and the bankers com
mittee will probably not feel inclined
to await the outcome of what is felt
to be a somewhat doubtful PROPOSE
ton. On the other hand, other par
ties are figuring on the purchase Of
the plant 1t is believed the bankers
committee will sell for a figure some
thing like 100000, with perhaps In
terest on the money added.
In regard to the traction situation
it was authoritatively announced that
a new bid for control Of the Big Con
solidated would be submitted by the
Elkins-Widener people perhaps with
in a week. At meeting to be held
in Philadelphia today the matter will
be taken up and finally settled upon.
The expectation is that the syndicate
will stick to the effort to lease the
AranarfN
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
TERRORS OF WAR FELT.
Batangas Province Practically Subju-
GATED by Bells Forces,

Manila, Feb. 17.-General J. Frank
lin Bell has practically cleaned up the
instruction in Batangas province,
the troops under his command hav-
ing made clean sweep of the dis
trict. 1t is not believed that all the
insurgent arms have been captured
or surrendered, but that number Of
them have been taken by the insur-
gents to other provinces or safely hid
den. The increase Of robber bands
in the provinces Of Tayabas and
Cavite show the effects of the dras-
tic measures adopted at Batangas and
Laguna provinces.
General Bell says the people of
these latter provinces never realized
the terrors of war until they person
ally experienced it's hardships, owing
to the closing of the ports and the
concentration of the natives in the
towns. General Bell believes that the
insurgent leader Malver is becoming
exceedingly unpopular with the
Filipinos and that when the natives
cease to fear his vengeance, many
will be found willing to betray him.
What has been said of Batangas
province applies almost equally to
Laguna.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
Much Feeling Aroused by His
Speech, Which May Fig
ure In House Debate.
AN ACTIVE WEEK EXPECTED.
war Revenue Reduction Bill to Be
Taken Up Today-Danish Treaty
May Be Taken Up In Senate To-
day-Forecast # Congress.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE coming
week promises to be one of unusual
activity IN the house of representa-
tives Beginning today the war reve-
nue. reduction bill will be taken up,
with two days for debate, and a
stringent special rule bringing the
bill to a vote at p. m. Tuesday,
without intervening motion to recon-
nit or amendments other than those
of verbal character proposed by the
committee. At the outset there prom
Uses to be a spirited contest on the
adoption Of the special rule, as the
minority will protest against the cut
ting off Of amendments and the mo-
ton to recommit. There is little
doubt. however, that the rule will be
adopted. When the debate proper be-
gins there will be hardly more than
three hours on each side. This time
will be given to the members of the
ways and means committee, who in
turn will apportion it among their
colleagues. The passage of the bill is
a foregone conclusion, as the minority
members as we'll as the majority ia
vor it, the only difference being as
to the amount Of reduction and the
extent to which tariff changes should
go. Aside from the tariff issue, it
would be no surprise if the sensa-
tional speech of Representative
Wheeler, of Kentucky, on Prince
Henry's visit and other foreign mat
tiers figures in the discussion, as much
feeling has been aroused by the
speech.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
FOUR LIVES WERE LOST.
Head-On Collision on the Iowa Cen
trai-Dead Engineer Thought
Responsible.

hOSROttSi0tSs
Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 17.-Four
lives were lost in head-on collision
on the Iowa Central railroad, one
mile north of Clifford, when light en-
CINE, northbound, crashed into pas
senger train.
The Dead.
Wallace Frew, Keithsburg, Illinois,
engineer of light engine; head crush
ed; killed instantly; buried under his
engine. The body was recovered and
brought here.
John White, Oskaloosa, engineer of
the passenger train, left leg crushed
and foot severed; both arms broken.
Taken to a hospital at Eldora, where
he died later.
Frank Patton, Marshalltown, fire
man of light engine; skull crushed;
died. instantly; body brought here.
Elmer Ogle, Marshalltown, fireman
Of passenger engine; driven against
boiler head; badly crushed; died in
stantly; remains brought here.
Lawrence A. J. Egan, of Chicago.
travelling salesman, was badly
bruised about the hips. Several
other passengers were slightly in
jured.
The wreck evidently was caused by
Engineer Frew being mistaken as to
the time or failing to remember the
existence of the passenger train
which he should have passed at Gift
ford.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
REBEL ATTACKS REPULsEp.
Nicaraguan Gunboat Suspected Of Car.
rying Supplies to Rebels.

O9H60&N SuSRCCIGO OF Gar
rying Supplies to Rebels.
Panama, Colombia, Feb. ia gov
eminent soldier, who was a prisoner
in the camp of the Liberal General
Herrera, made his escape and arrived
mere saturday He reports that last
week an Indian chief named Lorenzo
attacked the government forces un.
der the command of General Castro
at Aqua Dulce, and was defeated. RI.
inforced with 500 men sent by Gen
eral Herrera, Lorenzo made another
attack on Castro's forces and was
again repulsed.
The government gunboats steamed
away from here yesterday morning
on the lookout for the nicaragua
gun6oat Momotombo, which is believ.
ed to be bringing coal, provisions and
ammunition to the Liberals.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
DON'T GO 1T BLIND

iii selecting liquors for home con.
sumption; be sure of their flavor.
quality, purity and fairness of price
before ordering-in a nutshell, be
sure of the reliability of the liquor
merchant who supplies you. We
challenge comparison as to the ex'
cellence of Our stock, the value.
fcr-value of our prices.
r. N. Clendenning.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
GOdOl dyspepsia Cure
OiUests what Won eat
BELLS
Challenge
Orchestra.


]. A. Arnold, leader, with
a repertoire of the very lat
est concert and dance music, Is
prepared to furnish music for any
occasion, satisfaction guaranteed.
Theatricals O specially. Address
all communications to
GEO. F. BELL, Manager,
Phone I63. no Catherine St.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-17
Indian Bill to Be Taken Up.

The Indian appropriation bill will
be taken up on Wednesday, with two
other appropriation bills, the dipIO-
matte and consular, and the postoffice
in reserve. Chairman Sherman, Of
the Indian affairs committee, expects
to occupy two or three days, so that
the other appropriation bills probably
will go over until the following week.
In that case private claims will get
some consideration the latter part of
the week.
There are several important meas
ures of general legislation now ready
for consideration, including the anti
anarchy bill and the Pacific cable
bill. The intention, however, is not
to consider these general measures
so long as any appropriation bills re-
main Enacted on.
Besides the work on the floor of
the house it is expected that the COM
ing week may see some progress in
the ways and means committee, on
the subject of Cuban reciprocity,
which was deferred until after the
war revenue reduction measure had
been passed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE greater
part OF the day today will be devoted
by the senate to an effort to ratify
the treaty with Denmark for the ces-
sion OF the Danish West Indies. This
proceeding will be in executive ses-
sion, and there is no certainty as to
whether one day will be sufficient for
the purpose or not. Thus far there
has been no marked evidence of on
position TO the treaty, but Senator
Bacon has indicated a purpose of Of
fering an amendment to the agree
ment and of discussing it to some ex-
tent. What further discussion may
develop remains to be seen.