The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-24

sor Paul S. Reinsch, Phi. D., Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, New Zealand In
situations of Labor Reform"
Such discussion should do much to
get church people acquainted With the
point of view of wOrkingmen outside
and the old saying is. one can't hate
man whom he knows. The fact that
many churches number very few
working people in their congregations
is making them alive to methods to
get them in. AS rule, laymen agree
that the gospel is the most acceptable
Sunday food, but certainly the appli-
cation of the New Testament to the
needs of all classes is gospel or may
be made so. What part of the sery-
ives should be devoted to worship and
what to ethics is probably matter
Of distributions Those church mem
bers who feel the need of one to the
exclusion Of the others should be pa
tient.
The story is told of wise old dea-
con who was notified that good old
ladyin the congregation objected to too
much eYtraneous matter in the service
! she complained that she was mot
being fed
Bother" replied the deacon, ''old
Mrs. - is ready to be killed, any
how
The Place of Religious Papers.
The Outlook, Independent, Congre-
gationalist and many other once dis
| tinctively religious papers have
changed character not a little of late
! years, adding new and general feat
ves. A canvass was recently made in
a beautiful country town of $500, of
more than average culture, to see what
the people were reading. 1t was found
that while less than 100 religious pa
pers were taken, more than $50 papers
were taken of the character of The
Police News, The Weekly Novelist
The Nickel Library. On a conserva-
tive estimate half the population was
reading this sort of thing or worse
Superior's Increased Shipping.
Superior has set 100000 population
as something to work fort now
numbers about 3O,OOO-thus making
Madison's 100000 Club a modest en-
deayor. We are all interested in this
lake city, for everyone believes that
it has a magnificent future, though we
may have to be patient. But statistics
of Superior are of state Importance.
Since 1883 the customs house record
has been kept. A comparison of the
shipping nineteen years ago with to-
day is almost startling
1883.
Arrivals and clearances -. q
/ tonnage 1886
Total receipts and shipments 1870
Total value of receipts and
shipments ............. SID, 10000
1901.
Arrivals and clearanceS. 1924
Tonnage .... 6,O65, 491
Receipts and shipments. 1884, 2O3
Value thereof. ........ .$95, 247 $3.50
Tempting Settlers to the State.
The work of bringing people into
northern Wisconsin goes on pleasant
ly, but it has remained for a clever
Appleton man, land commissioner Of
the Wisconsin Central road to util-
the Imagination. The plan provides
for illustrated lectures and entertain
ments by a little company of three
men. Stereopticon views will be
shown of the lands offered for sale,
the water power sites, beauty spots,
manufacturing plants, ETC., and there
will also be moving pictures of Nc
Kinley at the Buffalo exposition just
! before he was shot. A good talker will
explain the pictures and lecture upon
! the possibilities of northern Wiscon-~
/ sin, and a black-faced comedian will
! contribute specialties. The troop will
! operate mainly in southern Wisconsin,
Illinois, Iowa, showing that farmers
who are paying high rent, or even
working $40 lands of their own may
we'll consider tanSfer to burnt-Over
lands up north, whicA can be had
for a song if they will improve it, and
| so build up patronage for the railway
company.
Fire Insurance Business.
/ The fire insurancepapers have lately
i been giving Wisconsin considerable
attention They insist that taxes are
too high here ana the following list
of Wisconsin companies which have
retired from business is a sufficient
answer to the popular belief that too
much premium money is paid for the