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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
jeff a Great Fighter,

Mahanoy city. Pa. Aug ll.-John l..
Sullivan said There s no man In the
world today who can whip JeffrIes. Jen
Is a great fghter He would have been
at any time. He's 50 big and wen pro-
tected you cannot hurt him. But / be-
lIeve Fitzslmmons would have done tha
trick in Frisco. only the trouble was
that his hands did not hold out. He was
putting 1t all orss JEFF when he broke
his right An. That settled him man
can't work without tools. and that Is
what a fighters hands are. Corbett is
a god fellow. but he can't hit hard,
why. he can't hit hard enough to maxi
a dent in piece OF butter. Now this
amt prejudice. because ! like him, and
he's my friend n he did lick me IN New
orleans. II was the old story Of youth
against age rnd youth won. That's ali
there is to H." 80
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
GOOD GRAZING LAND.
State Appropriates and Offers for Sale
10000 Acres in Grand County.

The state has appropriated nearly 6o'-
600 acres Of good grazing land, which
IL is selling at a low figure. The land
comprises four townships l6. H. 10 ana
10 south, range 90 east, in Grand coun-
~ The platg OF the new land. which
the government has just surveyed have
been filed in the Office Of the state
hoard Of land commissioners. and sew
eral applications for land have already
been received. The land has been
usel by stock growers and is repuled
to tc one of the choicest grazing ranges
In the south. The land s. being dis
posed OF at $l.5O AN acre and n Is said
between 10000 and 10000 acres have
been applied for up tc date.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-18
TWO GREAT PRESIDENTS.
Ore Was Ulysso9 6, Great, ,Le othtr
Brigham Young Says Jco Wud,

Joe Wa,a auther 81 Come WITH Nc
I@,Q Crby'cr, has the following 20 Say
10 an ar,,le "a Frank Leslie's Month
t..
Tncr" vas tine when The two
Fre0tc1t Nc9' lentt ~ the rrl,oc states
met at q lonely l.l;le town 10 Tho heart
Of tac Rocky mountains orc had
fouGdcd an empire within m omplre,
ana tho other had prevented Inc diYl-
sion OF the clrcumGchbing empire, If
tho greater empire hal hoep divided,
one empire within Il would have revolt
ed and become independent, and the
president OF the smaller empire would
have become r king The first was
Ulysses s Grant president OF the
United States, ana the second wac
Brigham Young president Of the
Church Of Mormon Great men OF
deeds thesel
They met at Ogden, Utah. then a
very small place President Young
with his apostolic cabinet had come To
ogden I'm a private car TO pay his re-
snccts to the chief Of the united ma
ton President Grant was also IN "a
private car Josiah A Ward author
OF Come with Ne Into Babylon was
present at the mc"tns and describes Il
thus:
"rno t'co trains wsfa IN the railroad
yard. within cas- ,ri ~ each other
President Grant sert az invitation 10
PYcmdent Yor"g Ia come over mud G!oet
HIN Il would rot IN Ter the pros!
don't of HE United ftr;Cs 60 unions r..
fore tho Mormor leader and thus On
courage Tho Mo"0trs Ia believe 'hml'.
selves moro powerful ,hNn they vera
President Yovng rOH'9lv anknov!-
edged the inNtatlcr 9cd -ssIortsd uy
inviting President Graft &C. come ovs7
md meet Kim n would net A. for
tho president ~ no Nc-niou Chssoh
to unbond ana caJre i's people 10 Count
hls rover.
The situation became embarrassing
4 great crowd had gathered from al
parts Of Mormondom. President Grant
was naughty, President Young was
firm. Suddenly things began to move.
Some one had conceived an idea, Pres
ident Grants train had been seized by
n yard engine and was being switched
back and forth in a most puzzllng
manner. Another yard engine had
seized President Young's train and II,
too, was gyrating back and forth over
the tracks In as mystifying man
ner
Presently, out of the chaos Of the
swtchings the spectators caught a
glimpse Of the idea-thc two trains
were being switched so that the two
rear cars would meet. cheer burst
from the crowd The dignity OF the
head Of the Mormon Church was pre-
served
when the two cars gently slid in
10 touch there appeared ut the rear
door OF one ULYSSES S. Grant president
Of the United States, and at the door Of
the other brigham Young, president Of
the Church Of Mormon. They adj
vanced, reached out and clasped hands
across the narrow chasm Again the
crowd cheerpd. The trains then sep
arated and President Young preceded
President Grant TO Salt Lake city"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Decimal Point,

In both France and Germany one
fourth Cd reduced to a decimal is writ
ten as ,25; in England it is written
% always with the period at the top
of the line) and in the United States in
this way, %. France and Germany
always use the comma, England and
the United States the period, the only
difference being the manner in which it
is placed upon the line. Sir Isaac New
ton is given the credit of originating
the present English method of using
the decimal point, his reasons being
that by placing it at the top Of the line
it could be distinguished at glance
from the "full stop" punctuation mark.
All English mathematicians use the
mark in the way proposed by Newton
and the period as a sign of multiplica-
ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Good Points In Dogs.

Among the many canine qualities
worthy OF imitation a lover of the
''four footed brothers" emphasizes
their contented resignation to the cir
cumstances Of life. Dogs, he says, do
not go about trying to do good to other
dogs by urging them to bark in the
same key and bite with the same tooth
as themselves, nor, which is a merciful
provision of nature, do they become
bored by the people with whom their
lot is cast and want to try a new mas
ter every few months. Whatever the
disadvantages Of their homes may be,
they stand by them and make q cheer
full best Of it. Over and again dog
puts his heart before his outraged
stomach and lets his affections dOmi-
nate his indigestion rather than desert
his master for a better board Many a
master, concludes the dog champion.
would Go we'll to emulate in points like
these the meanest of his ''little yellow
ours"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Laughter as IL Moral Power.

Is laughter immoral? That is a very
important objection urged against
comedy from generation to generation
1t is not only not immoral, but it is the
preservation of morals to cultivate by
use a faculty for all sorts Of laughter.
1t is the hallucination Of prevalent evil
which drives men to despair. Now,
evil always seems to be prevalent
when you scrutiniZe it, for scrutiny in
wolves confined attention to what lies
Immediately under the lens in the TO-
cused light. Being wherever we see,
we surmise-nay, affirm-it to be ev-
erywhere. But were it really every
where you and I could not be here to
express such an opinion. Clearly the
thing to do then is to belittle the evil
by fair means and foul, to undignify it
and so rob it of it's horrors that we
shall not lose wits or heart. By laugh
ing at the evil we get rid Of the false
impression Of it's omnipotence, we get a
little courage, and our despair turns a
somersault up into glory from the
swinging trapeze Of faith.-Interna-
tiOnal Quarterly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Very First American Coins.

The very earliest coinage that can
properly be said to be strictly Ameri-
can" was ordered by the original Nir-
ginia company in the year 1912, only
five years after the founding of James
town. These coins were minted at
Somers islands, now known as the Ber-
mudas. For period of more than 4
quarter of century after this, how
ever, tobacco and beaver skins We're
reckOned as lawful currency. In 1916
the assembly Of Virginia met and de-
clared that it had maturely weighed
and considered how advantageous a
Quoine (coin) would be to this colony,
and how much better it would be than
q sole dependency upon tobacco and
pelts." After this they provided for
the coinage of copper coins of the de-
nominations Of twopence, threepence,
siXpence and ninepence, but this reso-
luton was never carried into effect
The first coinage in America proper
was the series of coins struck at Bos-
ton under the order of the general
court of Massachusetts passed May p,
1862, the coins being three, six and
twelve pence denominations, ''in forme
fatt and stamped on one side with the
letters N. E. and on the other the
value of the piece"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Wise Fox.

The Lion, the ASS and the Fox went
hunting together, and it was agreed
that whatever was taken should be
shared between them. They caught a
large fat Stag, which the Lion ordered
the Ass to divide. The Ass took deal
of pains to divide the Stag into three
pieces, which should be as nearly equal
as possible. The Lion, enraged with
him for what he considered a want Of
proper respect to his quality, flew upon
him and tore him to pieces. He then
called on the Fox to divide. The Fox,
nibbling off q small portion for him
self left the rest for the Lions share.
The Lion, highly pleased with this
mark of respect, asked the Fox where
he had learned such politeness and
good breeding ''To tell the truth,
SIRE replied the Fox, 81 was taught it
by the Ass that lies dead there
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The hos ON the NIGER.

Ivory anklets, often very heavy, are
only worn by the Ibo women of wealth
and Importance, but the metal anklets
worn by others may be many pounds
in weight, and some of them wear huge
brass plates, perhaps a foot in diam
eter which, once fixed to the ankles.
are never removed. The men wear a
single strip of cotton cloth, but those
who come much in contact with the
Europeans are now learning to wear
trousers. Their weapons are flint
locks, bows and spears, the latter both
for hurting and thrusting.
The huts are built OF mud and mat
ting and are Quadrangular in shape.
The center is an open courtyard, at
one end of which is the apartment Of
the head Of the house, while the wives
and family are accommodated in other
rooms on the right and left of the
courtyard. There is no furniture or
ornament and but q few household
utensils and weapOns.-All the Year
Round
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Ancient GirdIe.

In Rome a mans investiture Of his
girdle showed that he was intent on
work Of some nature. When he took
it off and let his tunic fall it was pat
ent to all that business was over and
that he was free to speak to his friends
at his and their leisure. Thus the Cir
die served Il purpOSe-negative in it's
character, Of course, but purpose new
ertheless. It's sphere Of usefulness did
not end here. 1t was flguratiye Of
property. When a man or woman put
off his OF her girdle it was a token of
remuneration of some right or privilege
The widow of Philip l., duke Of Bur
gundy, for instance, renowned her
right of succession by putting off her
girdle on the dukes tomb" Per con-
ira, the princes Of Ireland in taking
the oath Of fealty to King John, laid
aside their girdles, their skeans and
their caps. I'm the ceremony Of eX-
communication, says writer, 1.-THE
bishop cut or tore away from the cul-
prit the girdle that was about him
and the newly made husband in Rome
took from his wife the maiden girdle
Of sleeps wool in which she was
bound up to the day of her marriage"
Chambers Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
DO|NGS IN WISCONSIN
Matters of General interest to Our
Readers Reported by
telegraph.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF a UE,----
State Items OF General Interest from
Various Sources for the Benefit
of Our Headers.

Fond du Lac, Wis. Aug. PA pas
senSer train from Chicago was wrecked
three miles south Of here George w.
Zuhlke, Fond du Lac was killed The
injured are: w. II. Dervis, Chicago,
fagman; Alfred SteEbins, Chicago,
aged - years; A. E. Ouale, Milwau-
kee, brakeman; Frank Cords, Milwau-
kee; Paul DrumI, Chicago. contusions
and abrasiOns on head; Valentin
Geirutz, Chicago; Frank II. Sheppard,
JOhnsOn's Creek; J. A. Rigby, Milwau-
kee; j, p. O'MalIey, Chicago; f. w.
NOy, conductor, Chicago: Joseph Do
malSki, Milwaukee; L.W. Pervier, bag
gageman, Winnetka Charles J. Norton,
Oconto serious; J. B. Chubb, Chicago;
Peter Reisonhus, Chicago; +. Blodgett.
Kcshena; Robert Gallagher, Menom-
inee, Mich; Mrs, Sarah Smith. Mil
Waukee; Mrs. Stephen Schaeffer, Cedar
Rapids, Ia; S. f. Sanderson, Menom-
inee, Mich.
The injured were conveyed to a farm
house nearby which was converted
into Il hospital. Physicians were sent
from this city in carriages and later
by relief train. All the injured were
brought to the city except four and
they will be brought in this afternoon
The track was torn up for distance
Of 800 feet and traffic was suspended
till noon
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

rIrs and Mrs. Euclid Sanders Aid the Uni
versity of Iowa in a Remark
able Manner,

Iowa City, Ia, Aug. 23.-The State
University of Iowa has received Il re-
markable gift from an aIumnus and
aIumna-Mr. and Mrs. Euclid Sanders
of Iowa City. They have presented to
the institution the Terrill mill dam Oh
the Iowa river, mile away from the
university The mill was formerly
owned by Samuel J. KrlIWo0d IoWa's
war time governor.
Upon the mill site the university will
erect water power plant and hydraul-
ic laboratory and upon contiguous
hillside will. build a reservoir. The
students OF the school of applied sci
ence will receive practical training at
the new property and the power will
provide for the lighting of the univer-
sity buildings and grounds, the driv-
ing of machinery and other needs of
the institution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

1ois; senior vice commander, Colonel
{. Mason Keene. of California; junior
vice commander, Colonel Harry Kess-
Ter, of Montana; surgeon-in-ch chief, Geo.
A. Harmon, of Ohio; chaplain-in-chief,
Winfield Scott, of Arizona.
In his report Commander Stewart
showed that the gains in membership
in the last year were: By muster, s.
1872; transfer, 1902, and reinstatement
11,672; and the losses: by deaths, s.
366; honorable discharge, 100; transfer,
1890; suspension, 1858; dishonOrable
discharge rs, and delinquent reports,
1922, net loss being 7,245.
A proposition to admit sons of vet
Grams into the Grand Army posts was
strongly supported, but after an eX-
tended debate was defeated by a small
majority. The encampment adopted q
resolution requesting congress to pass
a bill pensioning all veterans who have
reached the age of go years. Anoth-
er resolution adopted asks the presi-
Cent to give veterans the preference
in all government positions.
The National Association of Army
Nurses of the Civil War held their an
nual election, choosing for national
president Mrs. Addie L. BallOu, Of
California.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
Sarah Winans, Of Ohio, national presi-
dent
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
HOW to Take Coffee

The London Lancet commends the
practice of drinking coffee after din
ner, as coffee is an antidote to alcohol
Those whose digestions are disturbed
by the use of hot coffee are advised to
secure the advantages Of its stimulat-
ing properties by taking it in the form
Of jelly We are assured that a clear
coffee jelly after dinner is every bit as
good rs the hot infusion, while it is
free from some of its drawbacks. COT
fee. unlike alcohol, diminishes organic
waste, rouses the muscular energy
without the collapse which follows al
coholic inhibition, and gelatin in the
form of jelly is cooling, assuages thirst,
is soothing and has a tendency to alb
serb any excessive acidity Of the stom-
ach.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
HOLOCAUST AT BUDAPEST
Looks Like the Death Roll at Fire Will
Foot Up Many
as goo.

Budapest, Hungary, Aug. %. - Fire
broke out in a four-story building the
two lower stories Of which We're Oc-
cupied by q fancy goods firm and the
upper floors are residential flats. There
were 200 work people in the building,
and the escape of many of them and
of the residents on the third and fourth
floors was cut off by the flames.
Only the work people near the doors
Fellow were able to effect their escape
The residents above. seeing their eS-
cape cut off, chung desperately to the
windows. screaming for help. The fire
men held out sheets of canvas and
called to them to jump. Fifteen per-
sons were saved in this way, but many
in jumping missed the sheet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
HOW'S This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that rapno,
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
FL. Cheney & Co., Profs. Toledo. O.
We the undersigned, have known F. J,
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligation made by their firm.
West IL Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
leno. Ohio.
Walding. kipdan & Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mn.
cous surfaces of the system. Price 100
per bottle. Sold by all druggists Tes
timonisls free. Halls Family Pills are
the best
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Leisure ut Meals.

Take at least one meal day leisure
~; take all three leisurely if you can;
take one meal day leisurely at any
cost. The other two meals eat lightly
Let the hearty meal be the leisure
meal. The best time for this for most
men is after the days work is over.
Do not hurry in getting to the table.
Take time in getting ready for it. Hav-
ing come to the meal in an unhurried
state Of mind, you will enjoy it better
because it will taste and digest better.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

Il always take things as they come, -
said the pickpocket as he dexterously
relieved the man ahead Of him Of a
watch and purse.
"And l take men as I find them"
added the policeman, clutching him
gently but firmly by the arm. - Du-
buque Telegra ph-Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
LaFollette Talks to Old Settlers.

kenosha, Wis, Aug. 22.-Governor
LaFollette attacked his political OPP
ponents in a speech at the old settlers
meeting at Paddock's lake, this county,
He alleged that public service corpora
tions had offered members of the state
senate money to defeat important leg
iSlatiOn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Train Goes Down an Embankmens.

Fond du Lac, Wis. Aug. 25.-The
Chicago and Northwestern passenger
train from Chicago was wrecked three
miles south of here at o'clock in the
morning. George W. Zuhlke of Fond
du Lac was killed Conductor Moy of
Chicago and thirty passengers were in
jured. The entire train, express car,
baggage car, two coaches and three
sleepers, were thrown down a twenty
foot pmbankment
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Murderer Buried in Pottor's Field.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 21.-Frederick
Hampel, who shot and killed Thomas
Il. Morgan, and who committed suicide
in jail, was buried in the potter's field
in Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Hampel
declined to take any part in the burial
Of her husband and the city paid the
expenses. There was no service of any
kind
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Shot by a Special Policeman.

Rhinelander, Wis. Aug 2J.-Frank
McBurney, aged 30 years. was proba-
bly, fatally shot in the abdomen by
Ben Spooner, a special policeman. The
shooting was the result of quarrel
over McBurney's wife, who lived in a
house owned by Spooner, apart from
her husband. Spooner is under ar
rest
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Town Was Named for Him.

Evansville, Wis, Aug, 24.-Dr. John
NJ. Evans, after whom this city was
named, and who was we'll known
throughout the state, is dead aged IS
years. Dr. Evans was the first mayor
of Evansville, and served in the legis-
lature at different times. He was also
prominent in Masonic circles.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Said the Captain Was Incompetent

Racine, Wis, Aug. 25.-Captain Geo.
Breckenfeld, who has been in the life
saving service here twenty-one years,
and captain of the crew fifteen years,
and Albert Anderson. a surfman, have
resigned. The trouble came about
through Anderson making the state
ment that Captain Ereckenfeld was not
competent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Jealousy Over His WHO.

Racine, Wis. Aug. 24.-Because of
jealousy over his wife Hans Rubjarg,
a contractor, has committed suicide by
taking morphine. Once before he had
attempted to end his life by shooting
himself. but the weapon was knocked
from his hand by his wife He and
his wife were separated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
CAPSULE Lodged in Ills Throat.

South Bend. Ind, Aug. 24.-William
b. Mckinney. of Vincennes, local
agent of the Terre Haute Brewing
company, checked to death in a room
at the Hotel Nickel. It is supposed
that he arose to take a tablet or cap
sule and that it lodged in his threat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

Washburn, Wis, Aug. 21-Two
masked men entered the boarding
house of Joseph Hall, at Sioux River
bound and robbed the proprietor and
boarders in the house, ard shot Willie
Ernest. aged II years, killing him in
stantly. The men escaped.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Worlds Trotring Record Broken.

Readville Mass. Aug. 25.-Lou Dill
lon broke the world trotting record On
the mile track here. going in minutes
fiat. Her best time before was 2:02A
or a half second slower than the record
held by Cresceus. She made the half
in 1:O1% and the three-quarters in
1:31. The mare was driven by Mill
ard Sanders
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
The Yankees OF Portugal.

"Obserye them, senor," said a hotel
keeper in Lisbon to one of his English
guests. They are the Yankees Of Por-
tugal"
He indicated a group Of Brazilians,
consisting of a prosperous sugar plant
er, his wife, who literally blazed with
diamonds, and two pretty daughters.
'They regard Portugal as their old
country for they broke away from
us as the Americans broke away from
you. They make immense fortunes in
Brazil and come here to spend them,
England"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Very Foolish Young Girl.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug. 22.-Be-
cause her parents objected to her re-
ceivingattentions from certain young
man and rather than disobey their or
ders to leave him. 16-year-old Annie
Schultz, living near Cadott. shot her.
self and may die
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Neck Broken in q Runaway.

Milwaukee, Aug. %. Alderman
Henry LcXius, of Lacrosse, was in
stantly killed in a runaway accident
was driving in buggy when his horse
was frightened, became uncontrolla-
bic, and dashed into tree, throwing
LeXius over the dashboard and break
ing bis neck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Wisconsin Legislator Dead.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 25.-Chrstian
Sarau. state senator from Winnebaeo
county, is dead the result of being
run down by street car a leg being
cut off and his head bruised. Sarau
was at the head Of the knights Of
Pythias procession here at the time Of
the accident
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28
Gossip.

Casey, the contractor, is gittin' on
very peaceable wild his wife these
days." remarked Mr. Rafferty,.
"Peaceable," answered Mr.. Dolan. II
should say so. They're so peaceable
they amt even sociable. Washington
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-28

Witherby-I made the mistake OF
my life this morning. l told my wife
didn't like her new gown.
Plankington-What was she angry?
Witherby-Oh, no; it wasn't that.
But she wants another