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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Thcory Versus Prnctice.

Medical science has reached the
point" boasted the optimistic young
doctor, that for a patient to die we
must take out his heart and kill it with
Il club
On his way home he caught a cold
and for the next three weeks made ey-
cry one miserable listening to his symp-
toms
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

One brave step makes the next one
easier, True, the road seems more
piled up with obstacles as one goes
along; but, then, one is made stronger
and more capable with every step, so
that relatively we have an easy road
always before us. At least if not eX-
actly easy it becomes more interesting
-One feels less inclined to grufnble.-
Cosmopolitan
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Willing to Compromise.

Mamma-Oh, you bad boy! Where
have you been all this time? Don't you
think you should be ashamed to worry
your mother SO?
1.-THE: Boy-Well, ma, I'm willin' to be
ashamed ,that:I worried you if you'll
promise not toitell' pa anything that II
worry me.-Boston Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
COncI8ve Likely To he Short.

The ceremonial of the cOnclave es-
tablished by Gregord XIV, is to be fol
lowed at the coming meeting. The
cardinals decided during the conclaVe
to eat in common. in order to facili
tate their work. A local paper quotes
the response of Cardinal Svampa to a
question as to whether he believed the
conClave would be Of lengthy duration,
as follows: ION the contrary, | think
it will be very short. l believe that
two days will suffice to reach an agree
mpnt"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

ShCpkeeper-What can l show you,
sir?
Absent Minded Professor-I want
Let me see, what do l want? Dear me-!
l can't for the life of me remember
what it is. Well, we'll, it doesn't mat
ter. Give me the nearest thing you
have to it,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
no PITY Shown

For years fate was after me contiun-
ously,' writes f. A. Gullddge, Verhena,
Ala. II bad a terrible case of Piles
causing "a tuners. When all failed
Bucklen's Arm ca Salve cured me-"
Equally good for Burns ann all aches
and pains. Only 25c at Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Comes Natural to Him.

COUPON is good fellow, but his con-
versational abilities are remarkably
limited. He has a few stock phrases.
and that's ALL"
well, what else can you expect:
He's a stockbroker. "-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
italy and the Vatican,

Another paper quotes Monsignor
Francisco Nava as to the possibility
of the election of a pope who would
reconcile the Vatican and the
Quirinal thus: NO pope eve
noted Italy. The government must
reconcile itself to the pope. Certainly
Italy, on the occasion of the death of
Leo, showed herself we'll disposed for
q reconciliation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

She-Of course, he bored me awfully,'
but I don't think I showed it. Every
time 1 yawned I just hid it with my
hand.
He Crying to be gallant)-Really,
I don't see how a hand so small could
er-hide-er-thati s-beastky weather
we're having, isn't it?-Philadelphia
Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Extin &uishe6.

BOOKSELLER have very interesting
work by Il favorite author-"The Last
Days of Pompeii."
Customer-Pompeii? l don't know
an author of that name. What did he
die of?
Bookseller-Of an eruption
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

Hobson-I understand your daughter
is taking grest pains with her singing?
The Poor Father-"Taking" is not the
word; giving is more like il.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

n. Y. Guard suppose when you
We're in the army you often saw a
picket fence?
G. A. r. Mann-Yes, but it was a
more common sight to see a sentry box.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
An Opinion.

Tourist-I'm afraid you're prejudiced
against the bulls and bears.
Farmer-Mebbe so. Anyhow, think
there's more useful animals than they
are
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

If you are unhappiiy blessed with O
vein Of it.--Lamb. ]
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31

L. is bad plan to throw stones even
if you live in a house made of solid
rocL.-Atchison Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
MA n
WA N 7 Z D
We want a man in this LOCALITY
to sell the world renowned
WHEELER & WILSON,


to sell the world renowned
WHEELER & WILSON,
the only sewing machine so far in
advance of all others that with 1t
the dealer can readily overcome all
competition. 1t is backed by rep
utation of so years unparalleled
success and thousands of the first
machines made are still giving
their owners faithful service.
We prefer man with experience
in some kind of canvassine (but
this is not absolutely necessary
and who can procure a horse and
wagon. To such person we can
offer exceptional inducements.
We do not sell our machines to
catalogue houses or department
stores. We furnish them to Our
authorized agents only and project
them in their sale.
This is a splendid opportunity
for some energetic man to establish
himself in good permanent bust
ness.
When answering, please give full
information regarding yourself,
age, previous occupation, etc.
ADDRESS
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Go.
72-74 Wabash Ave., Chicago, Iii.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-31
Night was Her Terror

Genius begins great works. Labor
alone finishes them.-Joubert
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
MONSTER BRITISH BATTLEsH1p
The Commonwealth just Launched
Il the Largest Fighting
I Ship AAOat.

The monster British battleship
Commonwealth, which was recent
'ly launched on the Clyde, is one of
four sister ships of the so-called
king Edward VII. class" now under
construction for the British govern.
ment. The Commonwealth is the
largest battleship afoat, with dis.
placement of 16,5OO tons; extreme
length, 44O feet; width, rs feet, and
depth, 20 feet inches. Her fighting
strength will be 755 men, four 12-
inch, four 9-inch, ten 6-inch, 1s 3-inch
and six 3-pounder guns and four is.
inch submerged torpedo tubes. Her
armour is of the Krupp make, and var.
les from 12-inch steel plates over her
bullheads, barbettes and coming tow.
er, down to one and half inch steel
belt on deck and aft of the upper
works. The required speed Of this
sea giant is 1875 knots, supplied by
two sets of four-cylinder, inverted,
triple expansion engines, with 1900
indicated horse power. The next
largest war vessels are the Connec-
ticut and Louisiana, now building fos
this country, and three others OF.
dered of 10000 tons displacement
each, ana six of like displacement,
planned by Russia. The latter are
not under way of construction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
SEE LION FIGHT WITH TIGER.
Show mt Springfield Ill, In Which
Latter Is killed.

A terrible battle took place the other
night in the animal show of the
Gaskill-Munday Carnival company at
Springfield, ILL.,, between the huge lion
Dewey and tigress, resulting in the
death of the latter. The fight occurred
just as Col. Munday was preparing to
give an exhibition of the wild animals.
The lion and the tigress had been on
bad terms for some time and it was
feared before the exhibition began
that trouble would result, but so seri-
Gus fight was not anticipated.
Col. Munday brought the tigress
into the large arena and then opened
the door of the lions cage. Dewey, the
largest of the lions, Immediately
jumped from the cage and sprang on
the tigress, and the crowd was horri-
fed to witness terrific ba title between
the huge beasts. The lion dragged the
tigress slowly into her cage and would
have killed her in few moments if it
had not been for the nerve of Col
Munday, who entered the cage and
succeeded in separating the beasts
after hard struggle. The tlgress was
, taken to separate cage and vet
Urinary surgeon summoned, but she
died from her wounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
The white lips of tie old prince could

The white lips of t,:a old prince could
frame no reply to this daring speech.
BE careful what you say, your high
ness!' cried the prisoner hastily. II
must refuse to accept a pardon at the
cost of your honor. 1t is because love
you better than my life that l stand
here. cannot allow you and your peo-
pie to suffer when it is in my power to
prevent it. All that l can ask is fair
ness and Justice. l am not guilty, and
God will protect me. Prince Bolaroz,
l call upon you to keep your promise.
l am not the slayer of your son, but
am the man you would send to the
block, guilty or innocent"
AS he spoke the princess dropped
back in the chair, her rash courage
gone. 4 stir near the doorway fol-
lowed his concluding sentence. and the
other American stepped forward, his
face showing his excitement.
"Your highness," he said, 81 should
have spoken sooner My lips were part
ed and ready to cry out when Prince
Gabriel interposed and prevented the
signing of tie decree. Grenfall Lorry
did not kill the young prince. 1 can
produce the guilty man!'
To be continued
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
ELEPHANT CAN'T BELIEVE II.
Big Animal at Central Park Zoo I'm
able to Understand She Is No
Longer Chained.

Jewel, the big elephant in Central
park menagerie, at New York, cannot
realize that the chains have been taken
from her legs, and all during the day
on which she was unclaimed she stood
on the spot where she had formerly
been shackled to the floor. She kept
up the swaying motion of her body,
and was careful not to lift from the
floor the foot which had been fastened
to the iron ring.
She would raise the foot as formerly
until only the toes rested on the floor
ing, and then let it down again. Her
stall is roomy enough for her to walk
about and get exercise.
"That is due to force of habit, and
it will be some time before Jewel gets
through her thick skull that she is no
longer a prisoner. Force of habit is
everything with wild animals, and it is
that which makes them contented in
the small quarters of a menagerie, -
said Director Smith, in explanation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
ARE FOUND GUILTY.
School Of Tropical Medicine Convicts
Mosquito of Spreading Fever.
Reports Printed in London Prove
That the Little BlOod-Suckers
Spread Epidemic of Malaria
in West Africa.

A parliamentary paper reviews the
progress of the Investigation into ma
laria and other tropical diseases car
ried on by the school of tropical medi-
cine, opened in 1899 at London large
~ on the initiative of Secretary Cham
berlain.
The researches of Maj Ross clearly
indicated that malaria parasites were
communicated to man by mosquitoes.
DR.. Daniels, in India, in 1895, confirmed
Maj. Ross discovery in every particu-
lar. DR.. Stephens-C hrstophers, after
preliminary research in central Africa
in 1898, proceeded in 1899 to the west
coast of Africa, where he confirmed
and extended his previous knowledge
gained in India and Italy. He made
the important discovery that, while
the native adult in such regions in
great measure was immune from ma
laria, the disease was exceedingly
prevalent among native children. He
proved that in these regions the native
Is the prime agent in the infection Of
Europeans. The segregation of whites
and natives and the avoidance of native
huts are potent means of prevention.
Doctors in 1901, in Bengal and the
Punjab, found. as in west Africa, that
native children contain parasites in
their blood, and must, therefore, be re-
garded as a source of infection.
! The reports maintain that in any dis
trict the percentage of native children
infected with the parasite may be
taken as the index of the prevalence
of malaria in that district, or, as it is
termed. of malarial endemicity. They
have also determined the connection
of this index with the presence or
nearness of breeding places of insects
carrying anopheles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28

WV r. ''~'sS's OoNS' N'o''''Soo'
the assassin who slew my son would
have meant much to Graustark. 1t is
unfortunate that your police depart
ment is so inefficient" Dangloss writh-
ed beneath this thrust. Yetiye's eyes
went to him for an instant sorrowfully.
Then they dropped to the fatal docu-
lnent which Gaspon had placed on the
table before her. The lines ran to-.
gether and We're the color of blood.
Unconsciously she took the pen in her
nerveless fingers. A deep sob came
from the breast of her gray old uncle,
and Gaspon's hand shook like leaf as
he placed the seal Of Graustark on the
table, ready for use.
"The assassin's life could have saved
you" went on Bolaroz, a vengeful
glare coming to his eyes.
She looked up and her lips moved as
If she would have spoken. No words
came, no breath, it seemed to her. Cast
Ing piteous, hunted glance over the
faces before her, she bent forward and
blindly touched the pen to the paper.
The silence was that Of death. Before
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
The Final Test

The answer to the question that is
now agitating oswego, N. ", whether
the Rev. G. II. Jones is justified in post
er advertising of the services at his
church, would have to depend upon the
test to which all other advertising is
finally subjected, says the Chicago In
ter Ocean. That is, does. the advertiser
deliver the good he offers?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28
Short ON sy1npnrhy.

1t is pretty hard to work up much
sympathy for the American girl who
thinks she has married q titled for
elgner, says the Chicago Record
Herald, and then finds that heis a first
class waiter or has an honora BILE record
as a coachmnn.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08
Why Some Novlces Fail.

Frequently the novice has never
even seen a well equipped poultry
plant, and has no knowledge at all OF
good methods Of doing the work, says
John H. Robinson. Often he makes
very hard work Of very simple things
just because he has no one to tell him
or show him what to do. | had some
correspondence not long ago with a
man who was having a great deal OF
trouble with roup and rheumatism in
his flock. He used the most approved
remedies for both without securing
any permanent improvement in the
general condition Of bis flock. After
repeated inquiries as to conditions
| learned that his houses were located
on low damp ground, where both soil
and atmosphere were Objectionable
from a poultryman's points Of view.
He had bought this land for poultry
farm because he had made up his
mind to try poultry keeping, and this
was the only farm he had been able
to find within the limited time he al.
lowed himself to find farm that came
within his means. There is another
way in which poultry keeping Is hard
for most people-and very hard for
some--which few think Of until they
learn 1t by experience The business
Is very combining, and SO in time be-
comes monotonous.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08

4 ~ a y ! i +
likely be scattered al along up the
trunk. The growth Of limbs would
likely 10 uneven. and itswould DO dr.
flcult to make the top assume q do
slrable form afterwards. Hence the
top is cut back to about IS inches, rs
shown in cut 3. II the tree Is two
years old, or is an overgrown one-year.
old tree, the side buds are so latent
that the branches may come out irreg-
ularly, This form can usually be cor
rected by pruning properly afterwards.
The difficulty Is not likely to be met
with II one-year-old, rather small trees
are selected. In cut 4 Is shown this
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08
Saves Money! in Vines.


Instead of blowing down coal in
mines by means of dynamite an Eng.
llshman intends to make use of by.
draulic cartridge, which Is said to
obviate the wasteful shatterlng Of the
fuel. The cartridge is 20 inches In
length, Orlfces along Its sides admit
Of the application Of pressure Of
some three tons per square inch. The
total pressure Is about sixty tons,
When inserted in a hole the cartridge
Is coupled up with a small hand pump.
1t Is said that In few minutes after
the apparatus has been at work the
coal breaks up and falls in great
blocks. About one and one-half plnts
Of water are used in the operation.
One colllery proprietor who has adopt
ed the invention for use in three mines
computes that each cartridge saves
s75 per week @E
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08

Cut 1.-Unpruned One-Year-Old Peach
Tree.
heavily pruning back the young
branches after growth for the year Is
completed. We can take advantage Of
this fact when pruning the peach tree
and thin the fruit at the same time
Sometimes a late frost might come and
destroy another large per cent Of the
fruit buds, thus lessening the fruit
crop to an undue proportion. Where
late frosts are liable to occur and the
orchards are small so that they can be
pruned in a short time, 1t may be ad'
visable not to prune of the young
limbs until after the fruit crop Is
set.
II the ends Of the limbs are not
headed back the fruit will be borne
further away from the trunk Of the
tree each succeeding year. The limbs
will become long and angling. The
weight of the fruit on the ends Of the
long limbs will cause them to droop
and frequently break or split off. II
the fruit Is not thinned of from them,
many varieties will overbear one year
and so exhaust the trees that they are
not apt to bear the next year, Such
orchards are liable to fruit every other
year. During the heavy fruit year, an
overloaded tree will make but little
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08

An Illinois orchardist says. When
you wish to start an orchard, 80 to
the nearest nurseryman you have con.
tidence in, who grows the trees him.
self, not one who purchases from 9th.
ers; the latter do not call a nursery
man, he is a tree merchant. Do not 60
to a nurseryman who advertlses a
great many high-prlced novelties or
wonders. On general principles 1t Is
safe to let him alone. Almost every
person who has written az article on
fruit growing has warned yoh against
the tree peddler. Still, this warning
is 50 little needed 1t seems necessary
to sound the alarm all the TINA Do
not buy Of any agent unless you know
him to be all right and the agent Of
some reliable nursery. Nine times
out Of ten money paid to these I'm.
known agents is worse than thrown
away.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08
Pruning the Peach Tree.
lNrox, Lnr,nnrci d oItiatu l

.II.s Va hohh AsSrtSNH
The Texas Experiment Station has
put out a bulletin on the pruning Of
the peach. The experiments were
made and the bulletin written BY
Prof. R. H. Price. AS the principles Of
pruning are the same everywhere we
believe we can do no better than to
give the substance Of this bulletin, in
the following article:
Pruning Is the operation Of taking
of undesirable branches. The form Of
top should be decided upon before the
orchard Is set and be strictly adhered
to afterwards. Nearly all the ugly
and poorly-formed tops Of peach or.
chards are largely due either to neg
lect or to training to some ideal almost
wholly unsuited to the habit OF the
trees. Such orchards are often fall
ures. :
Peaches develop from buds that are
formed the previous year, and nearly
all Of them occur on the previous
years growth Of wood; hence, nearly
all the peach crop can be destroyed by
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08
No Standard Of reproduction.

NV otoUua'u VI .SS' 'SNeSHS"
There Is as yet no standard Of egg
laying toward which the poultry
raiser can work. He does not know
how many eggs a hen should lay,
The men that judge the poultry do
not know how many eggs a hen should
lay to be q good and valuable fowl.
The work Of breeding toward a stand
ard for aesh-production is well under
way. 1t has at least half centurys
start Of the work Of evolving a stand.
ard for egg-laying. This will require
the work Of many breeders through
many years. The road Is long and the
labor Of traversing it arduous, but the
goal when reached will repay all la
Dor. Doubtless the next generation
will see a well-defned standard for
the Judging Of fowls especially adapt
ed to the production Of eggs. At the
present time the standards for such
fowls are made by their external
points, not by their ability to produce
eggs. In fact, a good layer is very
apt to lose contest in the egg-laying
classes at poultry shows because the
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08
DINERS WHO BECAME NOTED.
Miner, schreiner and steyn Guests at
Inner Temple, London, Years Ago.

Some twenty years ago there used
to dine at the Inner Temple, London,
three young men whose careers in life
were destined by fate to cross In a
very remarkable manner, AT that time
these three young embryo lawyers
were comparatively unknown to each
other; their names were Miner,
Schreiner and Steyn. The position OF
each of these young law students Is
now too well established to need much
comment Miner now rules the
Transvaal colony, Schreiner is the for
mer premier Of Cape Colony and Steyn
the former president OF the Orange
River Colony, Their names are fa-
miliar to everyone in the civilized
world, but their work Is by no means
over; indeed, in the present position
Of affairs 1t seems likely that their
names will be much before the public
for some time to come In connection
with some movement or other.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-08

Cut 2.-Young Tree As 1t Came From
Nursery.
Cut Stree Pruned and Ready for Or
chard.
wood growth on which to bear the fol-
lowing year.
Cut shows a peach tree that has
had one years growth without prun-
ing. It will be seen that the top was
formed near the ground. The tree has
made low bushy growth. A mum.
Der Of peach trees were grown for
several years without pruning, and
they maintain this form Of top during
their entire growth. Hence, this form
was adopted with very satisfactory re.
suits. Since these orchards came into
bearing they have not failed in single
peach crop.
In cut 2 is shown a peach tree
bought from large nursery during
the fall Of 1900. 1t is an average
peach tree as 1t comes to the grower