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Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-16
THE SURGEONS KNIFE
Mrs. Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City Tells How Opera ti0ns For Ovarian Troubles May Be Avoided.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM :-I suffered with inflammation of the ovaries and womb for over six years, enduring aches and pains which none can dream of but those who have had the same eXpe-
Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-16

A~OHNA1
 rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the doctor and the druggist. was simply a walking medicine chest and phys ical wreck My sister residing in Ohio wrote me that she had been cured of womb trouble by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, and advised me to try it. l then discontinued all other med icines and gave your Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. Within four weeks nearly all pain had left me; rarely had headaches, and my nerves were in a much better condition, and l was cured in three months, and this avoided terrible surgical operation. - MRs. EcKIs STEVENSON, 25O So. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah.-S5O00 forfeit # above testimonial is not genuine
 Remember every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham if there is anything about her symptoms she does not understand. Mrs. Pinkham'S address is Lynn, Masso
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
The BaskinG Shark.

The ferocity of sharks is not necessa-
rily in proportion to their size. For ex-
ample, there is the great basking shark,
so called because of it's habit Of lying
motionless at the surface of the water
It often attains a length of nearly forty
feet, but it's teeth are small compare
lively, and it probably never attacks
man, depending upon small fishes and
crustacea for it's diet. Another name
for this species is sail fish," because
of it's great back fin, which shows out
of the water like @ sail when it is
basking.
Although sluggish ordinarily and cas-
lily harpooned, it exhibits great activity
and enormous strength when struck,
diving Immediately to the bottom and
requiring a great length of rope to hold
it. These basking sharks are caught
for their livers off the coast Of Iceland,
and the oil obtained is used to adulter-
ate cod liver oil.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
About Describes the BOer Commander
Burghers Less Humane.

N
Burghers Less Humane.
Lord Kitchener's dispatch, showing
that the fighting lasted much longer
than was supposed. confirms the be-
lief that the disaster to General Me-
thuen'S forces was due to leaving too
large a gap between the front convoy
and the rear: and to placing an INSULT
cient screen behind the rear guard,
which brought about Il panic among
the troops as a result of the B0er
onslaught. Much resentment is felt
here that the Beers wore British uni
forms and badges, but satisfaction is
expressed at the latest accounts of the
affair. as indicating that the British
troops behaved better than was sup
posed from the earlier reports. From
other dispatches it appears that Gen
eral Methuen was shot while riding
to bring up the mounted troops, and
that his horse was killed.
After the surrender General Delarey
rode up and treated General Methuen
with the greatest courtesy and conSid-
Grafton. He ordered his return to
Klerksdorp under the care of his own
nephew and medical officer. Accord
ing to the Klerksdorp correspondent
OF The Daily Maily the burghers were
So angry at this that party of them
went out and brought General Methuen
back. General Delarey however, over
ruled the objections of the burghers
The correspondent of The Daily Mail
pays a tribute to General Delarey's
humanity and describes. him as a
brilliant fighter and born leader who
brings no bitterness or racial feeling
to his task, and who sternly represses
any excuses on the part of the. burgh-
ers"
Further evidence of the ability of
the Beers to penetrate the blockhouse
lines is contained in a dispatch from
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannos
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus.
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
Hamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
clifton, hearing will be destroyed forever,
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed
condition of tie mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrb)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send fro circular, free.
f. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o.
G8 Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
A Revival.

Revivalis:n in Jamaica has it's TRACE
dies and it's comedies, but under no cir
cumstances it's advantages. The eXcit-
ability of the black man is animal; it
leads him backward toward the jungle,
toward Obeahism. The noisy revival
istic meeting is a more serious scandal
than q tea party. A doctor told us that
not long since he was called in to a
meeting, where he saw a woman lying
on the ground, while her coreligionists
danced a ketch dance in frantic circle
around her, proclaiming her to be ''in
de spirit" He found she was dead
from a fit caused by excitement. But
the consequences of these ''pious Or
gies" may be merely inconvenient, as
in the case of the black lady who when
Gin de spirit" climbed upon her neigh
boris roof and sat there for two days.
The neighbor found this inconvenient.
-Cornhill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
ST. PATRICK's DAY OBSERVED
Irish Saint Is Lauded and Trouble Pre-
pared for John Bull
at Chicago.

Chicago. March 1S-St. Patrick's
day was cold one here and there was
no Irish parade. The Roman Catholic
churches observed the day with spe-
cial services in the morning, and the
balance of the day was largely put in
by the Irish societies in preparing
trouble for John Bull. To help in this
work they had the presence of Will
liam Redmond and Joseph Devlin,
members of the British parliament,
who arrived early in the morning and
took quarters at, the Palmer House.
They will stay here two weeks organ
izing the Irishmen here to assist the
home rule cause in Ireland.
There were celebrations in most of
the large cities, including Washington.
New York, Boston and other places.
At st. Paul Bourke Cochran spoke,
saying among other things that the
Roman Catholic church is the oldest
republican form OF government exist
ing"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
WAVES ENGULF A DOZEN
Seven OF Them Being Life Savers and the
Others Shipwrecked Crew
just Rescued. a

Chatham, Mass, March 1S.-Seven
life savers-practically the entire crew
OF the MOnOmOy station, on the south
end of Cape COd--met death yesterday
at their post of duty, and with them
into the sea which capsized the life
beat went five men from the stranded
barge Wadena, whom they tried to
bring in safety to the shore. One man,
Lemuel Ellis, through the heroic work
OF Captain Elmer Mayo, of another
stranded barge, the John G.. Fitzpat-
rick. was rescued from the bottom of
the upturned life boat. Among those
lost was William H. Mack, of Cleve-
land, O., who was on the barge repre-
senting his company, the Boutelle Tow.
ing and Transportation company. of
that city; while Captain Marshall n.
Eldredge, one of the oldest life savers
on the coast, went down with his men.
All the life savers came from Chat
ham and Harwich. and the names Of
those lost are as follows: Marshall n
Eldredge, keeper. South Chatham
Edgar Small, Elijah Kendrick and
Osborn Chase. Harwich; Arthur Rog-
ers, North Harwich; Isaac Thomas
Foye, South Chatham; Valentine Nick
erson, Harwich. From the barge these
were drowned: William H. Mack,
Cleveland: Captain Christian Olsen
and Robert MOlanuX, Boston; Walter
A Zeved and Manuel Enos, Cottage
City. Lemuel Ellis was saved in a
dory which Mayo dropped overheard
and brought safely through the break
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
The Kid Glove Kid.

The average kid glove, according to
those who should know, is not made OF
kid at all, but Of goat or lamb skin. The
kids from which the real kid glove is
made are nurtured and cared for al
most as carefully as are race horses.
Most of them are reared in a mountain
Gus district of France. The kids are
nourished on milk alone and are never
allowed to eat grass, as that would
coarsen the skin. The kid is kept in a
pen, where he can receive no scratch
or bruise. They are thus kept, as it
were, in cotton wool until the age when
the skin is of most value. They are then
carefully killed and the skin dressed
with the utmost skill. Sheep, deer and
colts are also pressed into service for
so called kid and dogskin gloves.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Fresh Water SpOnges.

That certain SpOngeS can do q great
deal of harm is now maintained by a
French scientist. According to him, he
water supply of some cities and towns
has been polluted by them, and the wa
ter supply Of others may be polluted if
steps are not taken to prevent it.
Sponges Of this kind are found only
in fresh water and are known as ''cOr-
nacuspongi9." A close examination
shows that each Of the various parts
of such a sponge is composed OF three
layers. First, there is fattened layer
of epithelial cells, which covers the
outer surface; next, there is digestive
layer of cells each Of which is sur
rounded by q collar, from which pro-
jects little thong or whip, and finally,
between these two there is a third lay
err, containing the reproductive cells as
we'll as the spicules and fbers which
form the skeleton.
In some sponges the spicules are COM
posed of silica and in others of calcium
carbonate.
After some time spOnges of this type
decay, and if the water inhabited by
them is used for drinking purposes the
pollution caused by them is likely, &C.
cording to the French scientist, to
prove injurious to the public health,
and therefore he recommends that the
water be cleared Of such sponges wher-
ever it is possible to do SO.
There are spOnges of this kind in
many rivers and ponds in this country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
RIOT ON A BIG SCALE
Students at St. Petersburg Turn
Themselves Loose and Make
Things Turbulent.
TEN THOUSAND IN THE BIG MOB
Nobody Killed and Only 100 Arrested
-CZarina just Misses Seeing
One "RuctiOn."

st. Petersburg, March 1S.-A stu
dents riot here last Sunday, i'll
which over 10000 people participated,
kept small army of police and cav
airy busy throughout the day. Prob
ably 100 arrests were made but the
repressive measures were not so strict
as on the corresponding Sunday of
1901. While many persons were in
jured no fatalities were reported. The
students placarded the city Saturday
night, announcing that they intended
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Mozart and Beethoven.

The stories OF how men Of genius
have had future fame predicted for
them in their early youth must gener-
ally be taken with a considerable grain
of salt AS authentic as most is the
account of the first meeting of Mozart
with the young Beethoven, which took
place on the iatter's first visit to Wen
IA in the year 1857. Mozart, then at
the height of his fame, asked him to
play, but, thinking his performance
a prepared piece, paid little attention
to it. Beethoven, seeing this, entreated
Mozart to give him subject, which he
did, and the boy, getting excited with
the occasion, played SO finely that the
composer of don Giovanni" stepping
softly into the next room, said to his
friends there: "Pay attention to him.
He will make a noise in the world
some day or another. "-Chambers'
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Our Surprising SunfiOwers.

Few people in England, remarks
London paper, who grow the sunt1ow-
er for ornament have any idea OF it's
usefulness. And then it proceeds thus
to describe the sunf1ower on it's native
heath in the United States:
So rich is this plant in oil that the
seed of one of these monster plants
will yield fifty gallons Of oil, while the
refuse of the seed after this quantity
of oil has been expressed weighs
1,5OO pounds when made into cattle
cakes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Synopsis of the Proceedings in the Senate
and the HOUSEHOLDS
and ReSOlu lions.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate
yesterday passed number of bills
of local Importance and one to provide
medals for the officers and crew of
the old Kearsarge that sank the Ala
bama. Berry, Hanna and Perkins of
California discussed the ship subsidy
bill. An executive session was held.
The house closed general debate on
the pOstOffice apprOpris ton and COM
pleted consideration of twelve of the
twenty-seven pages of the bill. A
resolution was adopted to authorize
the president to invite the families of
Marshal Rochambeau and Marquis de
Lafayette to be present at the unyeil
ing of the statue of Marshal ROcham-
beau in Washington, May "a, 1902.
and appropriating $4,000 to carry out
the purposes of the resolution.
Washington, March 15.-Throughout
the session of the senate yesterday the
ship subsidy bill was under considera-
ton. The measure was discussed by
Foraker, McLaurin of Mississippi and
Harris of Kansas. Some bills of local
Importance were passed and an eXecu-
tive session was held at which The
Hague peace treaty was ratified.
The house passed the pOStOffice APP
preparation bill The only amendment
Of Importance adopted Incorporates in
the bill the bill to classify the rural
free delivery service, passed a few
days ago. The BurlesOn resolutions
calling on the secretary of state for
the facts relative to the case of DR..
Thomas and wife, who desired to go
to South Africa to distribute relief
funds, was adopted.
Washington, March 17--Differences
Of opinion on the Republican side ap-
peared in the senate debate on the
ship subsidy bill Saturday. Allison in
Dictated that he was not quite satisfied
with the measure and gave notice of
amendments he proposed to offer to
it limiting the time of it's operation
and also the amount of money an
nually to be paid from the treasury.
SpOoner took exception to some prOvis-
ions of the measure. He gave notice OF
an amendment providing for amend
ment or repeal of the bill, but with
out impairing contracts made under it.
An executive session was held.
The house devoted Saturday to pri-
vate pension bills, passing 229 bills
and clearing the calendar. This is this
largest number Of pension bills ever
passed by the house at one session.
Washington, March 1S.-The senate
yesterday completed the consideration
of the ship subsidy bill and passed it
~ to 31-Spooner and Quarles, Allison
and Dolliver, and Proctor and Dilling
ham voting no, while McLaurin of
South Carolina voted aye. No other
business Of importance was transacted.
The house began consideration of
the river and harbor bill. Fowler of
Kansas and Cochran of Missouri crit
iciZed congress for not passing resolu-
tionS about the Boer war Wachter of
Maryland denied a newspaper story
to the effect that Speaker Henderson
had attempted to influence his course
on the question of Cuban reciprocity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
DOCTOR AND PATIENT.
1t Is Not Always Profitable to Tell
the Plain Truth.

the P1aIn Truth.
AS rule you can never take wom-
an at her word. A Louisville woman
and her husband went east for recu-
peration. 1t was their intention to in
terview leading physician before
they came back in order to get his
opinion of the wife's health. She had
been far from we'll and finally conclud-
ed nothing would satisfy her but the
verdict of this medical celebrity
Accordingly husband and wife called
by appointment upon this specialist.
''Now, DOCTOR said the woman, 81
want your honest opinion. like can
dor and don't wish to make the trip
here to be told any falsehood about
myself"
This sounded very open and coura ge-
Gus, so the expert went to work. He
looked at her we'll, asked questions,
made minute examination of the
case and finally inquired, did any
doctor ever tell you you had so and
SOP
"Only one-the horrid brutev' was
the reply. Il have been to ten Or
twelve, and he was the only one who
was so ignorant and rude as to tell me
such thing, and I discharged him at
once"
discharged him!' exclaimed the ex-
pert. "yVhy, madam, he was the only
one of the lot who told you the truth"
louisville Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Could ~Ot Breathe

Coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchitis,
and other throat and lung troubles are
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure Que Minute Cough Cure is not
mere expectorant, which gives only tom
porary relief 1t softens and liquifes
the mucous, draws OUT the inflammation
and removes the cause of the disease.
Absolutely safe. Acts at once. Zone
Minute Cough Cure will do all that is
claimed for it," says Justice of the Peace
J. @. Hood, Crosby, MINI. "My wife
could not get her breath and was reliev-
ed by the first dose. 1t has been ben
eft to all my family Stangls drug
store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
TIE SINFUL BROTHER.
he Was n Good Man, but Didn't Hold
Family Prayers


Family Prayers
1t was at q certain church meeting,
and the good bishop was calling for re-
ports. He had a rather stern. sharp
manner which sometimes Jared a little
on the nerves of the more timid. BY
and by he came to Brother B., a Law
delegate
Brother B.. what is the spiritual con-
dition of your church," demanded the
bishop briskly.
81 consider it good" said the brother
"What makes you think it is good?'
went on the bishop.
''Well, the people are religious. That's
what makes me think So"
''What do you call religious? Do they
have family prayer?'
''Some of them do, and some do not"
"DO you mean to say that a man may
be a Christian and not hold family
prayer?"
Eyes, sir: think so.''
''Do you hold family prayer?"
Eyes, SIR" returned the brother quiet
ly.
"And yet you think a man may be
Christian and not hold family prayerw
Il have a brother who is q better
man than am who does not hold fam
lily prayer"
"What makes you think he is better
man than you are?''
Everybody says so, and l know he
isl
''Why does not your brother, if he is
such a good man, hold family prayer"
Numbered the bishop.
Gle has no family" meekly answer
ed the BROTHER Harper's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Strikes a Rich Find

II was troubled for several years with
chronic indis estion and nervous debil-
ity," writes F. j. Green, of Lancaster, N.
H., "no remedy helped me until [ began
using Electric Bitters, which did more
good than all the medicines 7 ever used.
They have also kept my wife in excellent
health for years. She says Electric Bit
ters are just splendid for female tronb-
les; that they are grand tonic and in
vigerator for weak, run down women.
No other medicine can take it's place in
our family" Only SOC. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
The Pnfato.

Humboldt says that at the time Of
the discovery of America the potato
was cultivated in all the temperate
parts of South America from Chile up
the coast. The Spaniards first noticed
it in Peru. The variety of potato Guilt
waited in Europe and North America
grows wild in Chile. Different species
of the plant are found growing wild i'll
most parts of South America and, it is
claimed by many botanists, in Mexico
and Arizona.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
Three Glasses.

Henry Thomas Buckles thoughts and
conversation were always on q high
level. Once he remarked:
"Men and women range themselves
into three classes or orders of intelli-
gence. You can tell the lowest class by
their habit of always talking about
persons, the next by the fact that
their habit is always to converse about
things, the highest by their preference
for the discussion of IDEAS"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
To Mothers In This Town.

Children who are delicate. feverish
and cross will get Immediate relief from
Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for Chill.
dren. They cleanse the stomach. act on
the liver. making sickly child strong
and healthy. A certain cure for worms.
Sold by all druggists, 25c. Sample free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Are You Using Aliens Foot Ease
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t cures Corps, Bun
ions, Painful, Smarting, Hot, Swollen
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores,
Is cents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21

The complexion always suffers from.
biliousness or constipation. Unless the
bowels are kept open the impurities from
the body appear in the form of unsightly
eruptions. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
keep the liver and bowels in healthy con-
dition and remove the cause of such
troubles. @. E. Hooper, Albany, Ga,
says: II took DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers for biliousness. They were just what
I needed. I am feeling better now than
in years." Never grippe or distress. Safe
thorough and gentle. The very best
pills. StangPs drug store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21

Hebron, Orange River colony, which
describes how Commandant Mentz, the
night of March 10, crossed the He'll
bron- WOlvehoek line at Gottenburg.
One BOer advanced firing his rife Two
pickets between the blockhouses re-
turned this fire and killed the Boer and
his horse. The Beers then cut the wire
fence and drove in mob of loose
horses, which knocked down 200 yards
of the fence. Commandant Mentz then
dashed through with over 300 Beers
and the pickets were powerless to stop
the overwhelming rush.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
The Main Point.

Mrs Gatterson-You will come to
dinner anyway, Mr.. Tutter, will you
not, though am afraid there will not
be many interesting people present?
Tutter gallantly)-What difference
does that make? One is always sure
of good square meal at your house
Harlem Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-21
a Horrible Outbreak

"Of large sores on my little daughters
head developed into case of scald head"
writes @. d. Isbill, of Morganton, Tenn,
but Bucklen's Arnica Save completely
cured her." It's guaranteed cure for
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum, Pimples,
Sores, Ulcers and Piles. Only 25 cents
at Perry & Doty.