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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-07
COMFORT.

much pain In my back !; as
time went on ! could hardly
endure II ! could not stand
except for "a few moments at
IA time ; ! grew weak and
exhausted : could not even
do light Homework could
not stoop or bend ; my head
achrd severely was In pain
from my head down to my
heels crntrring IN the kid
news 1t was IA heavy. steady,
sick"ning ache ; ! could not
rest nights, and got up
mornings wcnk and tired.
thought | was about done
for, when ! saw DOan's KID
ncy Pills advertised, Within
"a week after commencing
their use ! began to improve,
aud from that time on rapidly
grew better. used five
boxes IN all and was cured"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-07
SUCH A MISUNDERSTANDING
The Man hO "Rubbrred" Wns Net
Familiar with Taik of the
Railway.

when ] saw that che was almost beyond
my control" said The railway engineer, Il
threw her over
Brute" CALCULATED a gentleman wearing
eye glasses and grassy whisk rr., who was IN.
Intentionally stra his ears to overheaf
the conversation, relates Judge.
1T didn't do any good " continued the
eng neer, $50 | shut her off but still she was
jumping pretty hard and sliding Around" .
"lnfsmous!' SAID the grassy whiskered
man.
sliding around; 10 ! give her air
"Ah, then YOU have sO'ne little instinct OK
kGduc-s, growled the lnccnscd listener. .
Bat II wasn't any use, and 30 Juinprd
ana got away just when shc began TO sma.h
thing
And ! don't blame her one hi,!' asserted
the man with the eye glasses and the g,asSy
heard. 1T a pity She d3Gnt smael YOU,
so ,ou couldn't comc here and boast Of Your
cruelty. ! am not surprised at the number
oil divorces nowadays.
The trouble with some people il that they
allow themselves 10 be discouraged by criti-
cIs,n, and the trouble with Others 10 that they
10 not.-puck.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-07

II should be the ambition Of ever,
farmer to improve his horses up to tn.
high market standard for the bes.
craft horses. Select tho bred Of you;
choice and stick to 1t. Grade up to th,
best pIre-bred stations. - Mldlanf
Farmer.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-07

Mrs. James Beck Of 3Ia
West Whitcsboro street,
Rome, N. y, says: g" was
troubled with my kidneys for
eight Or nine years; had
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
A Custom of the Balkans.

He or she who enters q house for the
first time is supposed in the Balkan
countries to bring it good or bad luck
for the whole tWelvemonth. This be-
lief gives rise to a curious observance.
The visitor before crossing the thresh-
old picks up a stone Goten Of strength)
or q green twig emblem Of health and
fruitfulness) and lays it on the hearth.
He also brings with him some grains
of salt, which he casts into the flames,
and then, squatting by the Preside,
wishes his hosts "a prosperous year,
plentiful crop and many blessings"
Then as the grains of salt burst and
crackle in tie fire he utters the follow
ing quaint formula: LAS L am sitting
even SO may sit the hen and warm the
eggs. AS this salt splits even SO may
split the eggs of the clucking hen and
the chickens come FORTH
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
A Sailor tsT Bravery.

What threatened to be one of the
worst disasters in the history of ship
ping was che burning of the Ocean
Monarch. she fire was discovered in
her fore hold an hour or two only after
she left the Mersey. There was a
strong breeze, and she was headed for
the Welsh coast.
BY some unlucky accident an anchor
was dropped, and the big ship was
brought up all standing head to the
wind. The flames came roaring aft,
where GOO passengers and crew were
crowded.
A Brazilian frigate, q yacht and a
pilot boat were near, but they only at
tempted to pick up those who jumped
and swan. Suddenly up came an
American clipper and rounded into the
wind barely 200 yards away. In her
first boat was Frederick Jerome, only
an able seaman, but one of the bravest
seamen that ever lived. In q flash his
boat was alongside the burning ship,
and he climbed on deck amid the
scorch and smother. There he stayed
until the last soul of 600 was saved
His clothes were on fire seven separate
times, and he was scorched almost be-
yOnd recognition. His only reward
was the medal of the American HUI
name SOciety.-PearSOn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
The DccaGence.

Mr.. Herlihy looked at his latest pho
tograph. taken in his Sunday clothes,
and his gaze bespoke keen disappoint-
ment
"Oi'd never "a lad this TUX if it
hadn't been for thin children telling
me about the improvements in photo
graphing," he muttered, holding the
card upon which his likeness was
mounted farther and farther away.
improvements is it? Old loike to
show this pictur' soide be soide wild
the wan Oh had twinty years ago and
lave it to anybody which o thin two
made the betther man O me. There's
an old, anxious. toired out look to this
new wan that was niver in the other.
There may be improvements in pho
tographing" said Mr.. Herlihy as he de-
posted the cabinet sized card face
down in his table drawer. but Owe
yit to see m.'-Youth's Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
The XOGiAcHl Light.

The name Of ''zodiacal light" has
been given to singular appearance
frequently witnessed soon after sunset
or just before sunrise. It may be seen
at all seasons of the year in low lati-
tudes and is obviously due to illumi-
mated matter surrounding the sun in a
very fiat or lenticular form, nearly CO.
NEEDING with the plane Of the ecliptic,
OF, rather, with the suns equator. The
attention of astronomers was first di-
rected to it in the year 1858 by Cassfni
and was long regarded as being the
suns atmosphere. This idea, it is now
thought, is incorrect, it being generally
believed at the present time to consist
Of an immense assemblage Of rocks,
sand. cosmical dust, fragments Of met
al, etc. such as the earth is continual
~ encountering in the form Of aerolites
or meteOrites. It may not be out of
place to mention in this connection that
the rings Of Saturn are believed to be
composed of similar materials.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Courage of Wild Dogs.

The whole tribe of wild dogs, which
in closely allied forms are to be found
in the widest jungles and woods of
Asia, from the Himaiayas to Ceylon
and from China to the Taurus-unless
the golden wolves" Of the Roman en-
pire are now extinct in the forests Of
Asia Minor-show an individual and
corporate courage which entities them
to a high place among the most dar-
ing Of wild creatures. The 'red dogs"
to give them their most characteristic
name, are neither large in size nor do
they assemble in large packs. Those
which have been from time to time
measured and described seem to aver
age some three feet III length from the
nose to the root of the tail.
The pack seldom numbers more than
nine or ten, yet there is sufficient evil
dence that they are willing and able to
destroy any creature that inhabits the
jungle, except the adult elephant and
perhaps the rhinocerOS, creatures
whose great size and leathery hide
make them almost invulnerable to such
enemies as dogs.-London Spectator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

Gew Yorl&'s High Grade Teachers.
AT recent teachers meeting" said
Il visitor who just happened ill.," lone
Of the speakers made the statement
that the male teachers of New York
city public schools were all specialists
of. exceptional ability; that they were
Just such men as one finds outside of
hecity in the positions Of superintend-
ents and principals Of high schools.
This statement seemed to me to be
worthy of verification by something
more reliable than the words of an en-
thusiastic partisan, SO I set to work
making inquiries about those male
teachers in the school nearest my home.
The following are the data given me
by the principal of this school, which,
/ am told, is by no means more favored
in the way Of appointments than the
others in the system: Out Of ten male
teachers all but three could boast, if
they desired to do so, the possession of
a bachelors degree. Two Of the seven
are masters, with some work done to-
ward a Phi. d., and nearly all are
doing some postgraduate work either
at Columbia or at the State university.
The three spoken of are eX-high school
principals from up state cities My
respect for the New York city school
teacher has been wonderfully in
creased. New York Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Foolish Fear of the Opal.

Many people to this day have su-
perstitious dread Of wearing opals, be-
cause they really believe i'll luck is at
tached to this beautiful stone Three
centuries ago the opal was an exceed
ingly fashionable gem. and the Italian
goldsmiths particularly favored its use
for their most exquisite settings.
The opal was at the height Of its pop
ularity when the plague broke out in
Venice. Some especially Observant in
dividuai discovered that when plague
stricken sufferer was at the point of
death the opal, if he wore one. would
grow brighter, and after his death it
would grow dull. The reason for this
appears to have been that the burning
fever warmed the stone and that after
death the damp and chill of the body
dulled it. But many deduced from this
a belief that it was the opal that had
brought death and misfortune, and
with the spreNd of this superstition the
opal declined in popular favor.
Many persons would on no account
whatever even accept one as a gift,
much loss wear what they foolishly
deem tie unlucky opal.-New York
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Marriage Performed by Signature

M8rF1NsSe ferGOrh1eH ny
There are always a number of mar
riagcs on board the cody ships which
ply between Calcutta and the West
Indies. The coolies are very fond of
marrying before entering on their pc
riOd Of servitude. Sometimes as many
as a hundred Of them will want the
nuptial knot tied.
The captain of any British ship has
legal power to marry people, but the
master of one of these cody vessels
has grown tired of reading the Angli-
can service fifty or sixty times a voy-
age. SO he has had a number Of forms
printed with the essential parts of the
service The bride and bridegroom
step into the cabin, sign one Of these
forms, have it witnessed and become
man and wife No questions are
asked, They simply sign their names
1t is the quickest kind Of marriage
on record, but the British authorities
have declared it to be perfectly valid.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Hearts and Heels.

Many good stories have from time to
time been told Of Rev. Thomas Hunt,
the temperance orator who was a we'll
known figure in the early history Of
Wyoming valley.
During the civil war he enlisted and
served as chaplain in one of the regi-
ments of infantry raised in the valley.
One day, in the midst Of Il fierce bat
tie, the major rode up in front of the
regiment and to his amazement found
Father Hunt at the head of the ranks
"Chaplain, what are you doing
here!" he asked.
"DOing? echoed the old minister
brisllly. Il am trying to cheer the
hearts Of the brave and look out for
the heels Of the coWaTSs."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Modern Sun WOrShiDers.

In Europe several persons now sedu-
lousy pay homage to the sun, and in
a learned journal, entitled L'Ecole
Nouvelle, one of them maintains that
the sun should be especially honored at
Christmas.
'Christmas should be regarded as q
festival for the benefit of humanity"
he says. I'm this way we can once
more become united with the Aryans,
our ancestors, who worshiped fire and
who celebrated the birth of the divine
constellation, who is the father of
light, Of heat and of life"
He then suggests that the following
prayer be said daily:
80 thou who causest lies to vanish,
who drivest away the evil influence Of
prodigies, of malignant predictions, of
dreams and Of wicked apparitions-O
thou who bringest to naught the plots
of the wicked, to thee we pray, Lord
Sun, since thou art the light OF the
world"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
The Sea Cooks Trick.

Having tried every kind of female
cook, | determined to get man." said
a pOrtly millionaire. "It very natural
Iy occurred to me that an ocean liner
was the best place to find him. Every
thing is SO clean about ships Kitchen
you know. Well, [ found fine look
ing Swede and established him in my
kitchen at $50 q week. He seemed to
be all right, but presently my neigh
bOrs complained that he was throwing
all the refuse out of the window. Old
habit! He thought the window was a
pOrthole on a ship. l could never
break him Of the trick and had to let
him go."-New York Press
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
The King Snakes PrOxvess

The most relentless exterminator of
reptiles is a member of the family IT.
self-the beautiful. 1.-the, yellow and
black king snake, the friend of man
and the avowed enemy of anything
that creeps or crawls regardless of size
or poison fang. \ native of our own
south, the king snake is between FIVE
and eight feet long and no thicker
around than mans thumb Built in
every muscle and bone for speed and
tremendous constructing power, there
is not another snake on earth that can
withstand his assault. He Is immune
to the poison of the cobra and of the
RATHER alike, and the strength of
thirty foot python has no terrors for
him. Within five minutes from the
opening of the fight the king snake
could kill the biggest python that ever
lived. Ferocious IS the little con-
strictor is toward his own kind, toward
man he is friendly and rarely tries
to escape when met afield.-A
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Why Men Eat Too Much.

Eating is the greatest Of all our
standard amusements. A great num-
Der of people obviously eat a, great
deal more than they need, and it is en-
tirely credible that large proportion
of the moderate eaters might thrive as
we'll and look as handsome and work
much restricted diet But would the
JOY of life continue upimpaired for
them? The native born might raise
plenty Of children if they could sub
sist for II cents day, but would they
think life was worth living on II cents
worth of food a day? No, they
wouldn't That is one thing that ais
them.-Harper's
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Ether Vibrations.

The effect of movements in the ether
depends upon the rapidity Of the vibra-
tons producing them. The unit Of
measurement for short waves in the
ether is the bicron, which is about one
twenty-five millionth of an inch. Waves
measuring $50 to $40 bicrons affect our
sense of sight, the former number Civ
ing violet and the latter red color. The
invisible rays, to which the actinic and
Roentgen rays belong, are shorter and
have been measured as short as 100
bicrOnS. Ether waves longer than
those giving light give the feeling Of
warmth. The longest heat waves are
eight times the length of those OF the
red rays, or one three hundred and IF
tieth Of an inch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
A Faithful Servant,

Carlyle told once of lawsuit pend
ing in Scotland affecting the succession
to Il great estate of which he had
known something. The case depended
on Il family secret known only to- one
old servant, who refused to reveal it.
y kirk minister was sent to tell hey
she must speak on peril of her soul.
Peril Of my saul"' she said. ''And
would yc put the honor Of an auld
Scottish family in competition with the
saul Of Il poor creature like me?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
TWO D|SCORDS NOTED
In the General Harmony Cons
nected with the Funeral Of
Pope Leo XIII.
CARDINALS PLANT OF DIsORrr :.
During the Ceremonies at the Con.
signment to the Sarcophagus-
The Incident at Santiago,
Chile.

Rome. July 27.-At the sixth meet
ing Of the congregation of carolina, s,
forty-fve ca. dinals were present Car
dinal Della Volpe, yoicing also tie
opinions Of some of his colleague S,
criticised the ceremonies in connection
with the interment of Leo Nil be-
cause the cardinals did not partici
pate in the entire procession, and COM
planned generally of the lack of order.
Cardinal Oreglia replied that he had
already noticed this, and that he woG!d
punish those who were responsible.
MonSignO.' Merry del Val Communi-
Gated to the cardinals the report from
Santiago. Chilli, of the incident which
occurred there during the celebration
of the requiem for the late pope, which
was attended by the president of the
republic and ali the authorities.
According to the report MOnsigEOr
Uguarte. in delivering the eulogy up
on the late pOntiff, protested against
the uSuTpatiOn Of papal territory by
Italy, WhereupOn Count Cucchi
BOaSsO left the church and lowered
the Italian flag which had been hoist
ed at the legation as a sign OF mourn
ing
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able 10 cure in all It's stages. and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure L. the only
positive cure known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh beluG Il constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surface of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building mp the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The pro-
prletors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars tor any case that it fails to cure.
Send for lists of testimonials. Address,
F. J Cheney, Il Co. Toledo. 0.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Chairs In the Dark Ages.

The chairs of the dark ages, modelled
partly on those of the Romans, We're in
keeping with the comfortless dwellings
in which the people of the north of
Europe then passed their lives. The
Saxon kings of England are represent
ed as seated on thrones in the form Of
a box, the ends slightly raised, the bot
tom advanced to form a sort of foot
stool. There is always a cushion to
add a degree of comfort, and some
times a back in the form of a cross
piece or remotely resembling the backs
Of modern chairs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
An Orchid Tragedy.

Perhaps Madagascar has claimed
more orchid hunters lives and been
the scene Of more revolving acts of
cruelty than any other place Some
years ago a German orchid fancier,
while seeking some specimens in the
forests of this island, was captured by
some Of the native priests, who, after
covering him with oil, burned him
alive. Another collector who was
seized by some Of the same priests was
allowed to choose between being burned
alive or himself setting fire to some
fagots on which lay another prisoner,
also an orchid collector, and thus saw
ing his own life. He chose the latter
alternative and died six months later
a lunatic
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Medical PersIS.

In Baluchistan when physician
gives dose ne is expected to partake
Of a similar one himself as a guarantee
Of his good faith. Should the patient
die under his hands the relatives, though
they rarely exercise it, have the right
Of putting him to death unless a spe-
cial agreement has been made freeing
him from all responsibility as to conse-
quences, while if they should decide
upon immolating him he is fully ex-
pected to yield to his fate like man.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

Il would cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize, of Alexan-
dria. Ind land could hardly get any
s.pep l had consumption so bad that
If I walked "A block would cough fright
fully and spit blood, but, when all other
medicines failed, three S1.00 bottles OF
Dr. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and I gained 56 pounds" It's abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds
LaGrippe, Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Troubles. Price Soc =" 81.
Trial bottles free at Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Antiquity of WRESTLING.

Probably the first authentic record of
wrestling match is in A. D. 1922,
when chivalry on the European CONT
nent was undergoing a change for the
better. During the reign of Henry III.
Of England a match took place in ST..
Giles field, London, between citizens
Of Westminster and the city of London
proper. Wrestling was, however, pop
ular as a pastime in England at a
much earlier period, and from that
country many Of the different styles
originated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

Ceremonies Attending the Consignment o!
the Pope's Body to Its Tomb.

Rome, July 27.-The body of Pope
Leo has been inferred in st. Peters.
The strokes of the hammer which re
sounded through the dome of the cathe-
dral announced to the earnest gather
ing in the nave that Leo XIII had
been laid to rest. AT sundoWn the
most important and most solemn OF
all the Obsequies took place. About l.,
000 persons had received invitations to
attend the ceremonies. A solemn pro-
cession of cardinals. monks and papal
officials escorted the remains to the
chapel. the music outside the chapel
being the "Miserere' and that inside
In ParadiSum." Arrived in the chapel
the body was placed in the center
Thirty cardinals We're present in The
chapel. The body was sprinkled with
holy water, absOlutiOn was given, and
the foot OF Leo NH was kissed for
the last time by Major Domo Cagiano
master Of the chamber; iSleti. and
Count Camille Pecci. The major dOmO
then cove. ed the venerable features
and hands with d white silk veil bor-
dered with gold. Over this the pre-
feet Of ceremonies spread a large red
silk veil. which covered the whole per-
son. M0nsignor Bartolini read for
twenty minutes the Orato brevis eulO-
giving the dead pOntiff, and Notary
Poponi, 81 yeats old, read out the
burial record. a service which he per-
cd Of d.
of Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Plus
IN.
The body was then laid in Il cypress
coffin lined With red satin with an
inlaid cross on the cover. Two silk
purses containing silver coins and Il
bronze medal struck during Leo's pom
tificate, and Il eulOgy in Latin con-
tanned in q metal tube were placed
in the coffin. Then a final prayer was
said. The coffin was then laid inside
Il lead case the lid Of which was
solGered in its place. and this again
inclOsed IN q third coffin of walnut,
plain.
On the lid of the lead coffin was a
cross. skull and crOss-bones. arms of
the late pope with triple crown. but
no keys, they signifying living victory,
and Il plate bearing this inscription:
Corpus Leoni ?. M.NiXit. An NCI1IM.
" ID. NVIII Eccles Univers Prefuit.
An XIV MOnsis' 5. Obiit Die NN
Julii, an MCMIII."
Then the body was rolled out of the
chapel, procession following to the
sarcophagus. and hoisted with pullies
into the sarcophagus. Thus was Pope
Leo consigned to his long rest
The will Of the dead popewas opened
at tie meeting of the congregation
cardinals. 1t consists Of thi, ty-siy
pages in the handwriting Of Leo NH.
and leaves all the property of which
he died possessed to his successor for
the use Of the church. To each men,
Der of his family he leaves a present
to be chosen from the valuable objects
in his apartment. Similar presents are
bequeathed to his physicians. The to.
tai amount Of the property which be
left is not yet known. 80 :.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Turned Out,

"Our colleges turn out some pretty
good men nowadays" remarked the
elderly gentleman.
YES" replied his son gloomily, ''our
college turned out the man who was
sure to have won the hundred yard
dash for US next year just because he
didn't pass any of bis examinations."-
Syracuse Herald.