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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
There is no Rochelle Salts. Alunn,
Lime or Ammonia in fooo made wss.i
Calumet
Baking
Powder
-NO7iH THE BAKING POWDER TRUST
lt makes pure food.
Whistling For Wind.
-N07iH THE BAKING PONDER TRUST
lt makes pure food.


No sooner had we rounded the cape
than the wind dropped and we nearly
came. to a standstill. Our "kamudf'-
|. e., captain and steersman-did the
best he could do for us, but in vain.
We were doomed to drift about some
hours without much progress. He
would whistle softly and enticingly or
would change his tone and with pouted
lips whistle angrily and viciously for
the wind that would not come to help
us on I have often wondered what
can have been the origin of whistling
for the wind That the custom is of
undoubted practical utility is the firm
belief of many races of seafarers, from
the English sea captain to the humble
Malay kamudi. | was on one occasion
very roughly spoken to by a captain in
the Irish channel for casually whistling
piece of gross carelessness on my part
which might lead to serious conse-
Quences Here in Celebes, too, [ was
warned to be careful not to laugh when
the kamudi screwed his face up into
an intensely ludicrous expression Of
feigned passion and whistled angrily
for the wind to come, for the Malay
seaman's belief in the efficacy of this
mode of raising the wind is serious
one and will not brook being made an
object of deriSion. Soon after midnight
favorable breeze sprang up, and by
sunrise we were passing the little is
lands of Ganga and Tindela.-Sidney
J. Hickscn in ga Naturalist In North
CplehqS"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
From a Society WOman's Diary.

My milliner gave me shock today.
when" said she, '.does your lady
ship intend paying me what you owe
meY
The ungovernable curiosity of low
born women! 1t made me blush for
my sex.
| was not unkind to her. But
deemed it my duty to chide her, and
when she spoke (rather petulantly,
thought of starving I recommended
her to cultivate poise.-Life
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
FIFTY-EIGHTH CsEGrEss
Synopsis of the Proceedings oAthe Nation
al Lawmakers in the Se,ate
and House.

al Lawmakers in the Se,ate
and House.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE BUSINESS
done by the senate was the passaAe of
the Cuban treaty bill, greement to he
houseresolution for holiday adjour4-
ment from Saturday until Jan. 4, 1904,
and an executive session. The vote
on the passage of the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill was 81 ayes and Is noes.
Central American affairs were dis
cussed in the house and also pensions,
Industrial and agricultural conditions
and labor. The session lasted more
than four hours, the house Icing in
committee of the whole almost the en-
tire time on the pension appropriation
reached.
Washington, Dec. Is. - The senate
put in the whole open session listening
to speeches on the Panama question.
Hoar and German attacking the adj
ministration'S acts and Aldrich and
Foraker the latter principally =
defending them. An executive session
was held
The house passed without division
the pension appropriation bill, carry
ing 1873, $50, 100. While the bill was
under consideration there was a gen
eral discussion on Panama, rural free
delivery, tariff and pensions
Washington. Dec 19.-The relation
ship of the United States to the new re-
public of Panama continued to be the
leading theme in the senate, Daniel
taking up the matter in opposition to
the administration. Fulton spoke for
in support Of the bill to give aid to
ton at Portland, Ore, in 1905. Hoar
offered resolution of inquiry why
the congressional record was so bad
ly printed; adopted. An executive ses-
sion was held
The house authorized the committee
on expenditures in the postoffice de-
partment to request the postmaSte
general to furnish that committee the
papers in connection with the recent
postoffice investigate the Republic
ans opposing, as body. Williams,
Democratic floor leader, wanted the
papers sent to the house instead of to
the committee, but he failed in his
desire. To order the previous ques-
ton the speaker had to vote. to break
a tie
Washington, Dec. 21.-After a ses-
sion of two and quarter hours the
senate adjourned until Jan. f. The sit
ting was devoted largely to a speech
by Pettus of Alabama or the situation
in Panama, in which he criticised the
administration action from legal
standpoint. During the executive ses-
sion Morgan moved a reconsideration
of the confirmation of Buchanan as
minister to Panama. Buchanan is on
his way to his post.
The house after being in session for
half an hour adjourned for the holiday
recess. A resolution was agreed to-. by
which the postmaster general was re-
Quested to forward to the house papers
in connection with the postoffice inves-
tiga ton. This action followed the vaca-
ton Of the proceedings of the day be-
fore by which the matter was put into
the hands OF q house committee, and
was for the reason that the vote so dis
posing of the matter was found to be
incorrect.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Nine. Ro1and's Request.

When Nine. Roland was on the scat
fold she asked for pen and paper to
note the peculiar thoughts that lowered
about her on the last journey. It is a
pity they were refused, for in Il tran
quill mind thoughts rise up at the close
of life hitherto unthinkable, like blessed
inward voices alighting in glory on the
SUBMITS of the past-Goethe
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Woods Case Postponed.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate
committee on military affairs has de-
cided to postpone action on the case
Of General Leonard Wood until Jan. 4.
Tt is planned to go over the entire tes-
timony that was introduced in the in
vestigation of charges, and give time
for the preparation of the majority
and minority reports which will be
made
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25

Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptivc he
brings the strength and flesh
he SO much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
Of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion Of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists.
4O0-415 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC. and $1.OO; all druggists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Mother and Two Children Perish.

Philadelphia, Dee. 1S.-Mrs. Harry
L. Smith. and her two children, Har-
~ aged three years. and Albert aged
three months, were burned to death
early in the day by a fire which &C.
Cured in their home at Oaklane, a
suburb. They were asleep when the
fire started Mrs. Elizabeth Shellmire
was badly burned while endeavoring
to awaken them. The cause of the fire
is unknown
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Used Mails to Defraud.

Chicago, Dec. 1T.-Frank d. Biting
er, president of the Nicaragua Land
company, has been sentenced to year
in Jail and was fined $1,000. The
charge against z ittinger was using the
mails TO defrauQ
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Helped Organize the G. A. r.

Bloomington. H., Dec. 10. = w. G..
Hodge, is dead, aged 70 He was one
of the organizers of the Republican
party, and a member of the first Re-
publican convention in California
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Letting Him Down Easy.

Il have a very unpleasant duty to
perform" said the chief. THE man
agement desires to dispense with your
services"
The office boy heaved a deep sigh of
relief. "Geev' he said Il fought for
a minnit youse was goin' to fire me-
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Her Help.

"He would have run through his for
tune in year if it hadn't been for his
wife,
"How did she prevent it,"
'She spent it herself"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-25
Iowa Bank Robbed.

Quimby, Ia, Dec 1.-THE bank of
Quimby has been robbed of $4,000 The
craftsmen escaped
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
TWO EUROPEAN RULERS
ABSTAIN FROM DRINK
They Are the Sultan Of Turkey and
Queen WIIhelmIna.

PARIS, Sept. PA French temperance
society. which is ust now waging a de-
termined war particularly against the ex-
cessiye absinthe drinking in this city, I'm
one of its reports prOnounces the hope
that in years to come more ruling princes
may set a good example to their subjects
by becoming total abstainers.
AT the present time there are only two
reigning monarchs in all Europe who do
not look upon the wine when it is red"
These two are, curiOuSly enough, Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland and Sultan Abdul
Hamed of Turkey.
The sultan, in spite of all his faults, is
a strict follower of MOhammed and con-
Sequently never touches alcoholic drinks.
Queen Wilhelmina, on the other hand is
a total abstainer by conviction and with
characteristic energy she tries to induce
others to follow her example.
She is said to have tried to induce
her husband the prince consort. to be-
come a proselyte. but his Teutonic blood
revolted against the very idea, and he IS
reported to have laughingly answered her
with the famous words OF Martin Lu-
ther:
"1Wer NIGHT liebt Vein. Webb und
Gesang der bleibt elm Narr sein Leben
lang"
More successful was Queen Wilhelmina
with her intimate friend, Princess Pauline
of Wuertemberg. who has now Joined
her, and II others of equally exalted rank
are not persuaded by the queen to be-
come workers in the cause of temperance
1t will not be her majesty's fault.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

cream there Is money buried beneath the
Ioots OF the old cottonwood tree. which
you are to dig up and keep. You must
90 tnere at midnight to dig But hearken
to my warningi NA
When mat treasure was buried the
owner Killed the slave who dug the hole
ana buried his body on top of the gold.
OhIess you pay me SO to put good obeah
on the ground. the duppy (ghosl of that
Save WIN go on sinking the money deeper
and deeper into the earth so that you
will never find it."
1t has been said that a West Indian
negro VIII believe anything except that
which Is true. At any rate, he believes
the opeahman and parts with his $40.
1t goes without saying that the obeah-
man Is the only person who gets any
This is a common incident 1t happens
| colonies.
| There is another kind of swindIer who
| sometimes makes a rich haul out OF the
| cupld1ty of higher grade of society. He
| Is the man who has a chart showing the
| location of some pirate treasure-generalIy
| Capt. Kidd's.
He knows just where to lay his hands
| on It, but he wants capital to equip a
schooner and fit out a small expedition
II you VIII find the capital he will divide
the treasure with you when found
It seems an obvious swindle OF course
If you do part with your money, you never
see 1t again. or the treasure either. Buy
| Ing a gold brick is better speculation.
And yet Shrewd merchants in the West
Indies have allowed themselves to be
| sWlndled In this way so greatly have they
| been excited by tales of treasure trove
1 and by the desire to get rich quickly.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

Of fixing his eyes on him every chance
he got, and staring at Dan as if he
was some new sort of curiosity. Two
or three times Dan opened his mouth
as If to say something, and then, sort
OF gulped it down. Then came the
climax, and the sudden ending of Bill
Stebbin's career as a hypnotizer at
Deep Gulch.
Dan Evans caught a full house be-
fore the draw, two or three of the 9TH
er boys in the game had good hands,
and Bill made up his mind to come ito
the front with his great hypnotic polk
er act. He raised every bet made until
all had dropped their hands except Dan
and himself. Then Dan thought he had
gone deep enough, and called. All Bill
had In his hand was pair of tens. He
showed them, and then, fixing his eyes
on Dan, and leaning across the table,
he said, in his most impressive tones:s
You have only pair of deuceS
Dan. The pot and altsethe money and
chips are mine. Youshave ofilyadeuces,
Dan; only deuces, only deuces.'
And as he repeated only deuces,
Bill stretched out his hands in. frontaof
Dams face, and began wriggling his
fingers, and making passes He was
exerting all his will power. and there
wasn't a doubt in his mind that he
could hypnotic Dan, and make him
think his full house was a pair. Of deu-
ces. But that was little mistake on
the part of Bill Stebbins. es.s.s-.-s.
Eyes and Passes Versus a Revolver.
"The instant Dan saw Bills fingers
Wr1ggltng before his face and Bills
hands making all sorts of strange
movements he remembered the game
which had been played on him when
he had the toothache. Once at that
game would have been all the mildest
man cared to stand, and Dan wasn't
the mildest man in Deep Gulch by a
long shot. Before Bill could straighten
up in his chair, Dan had drawn his
gun. He didn't make any effort to
shoot Bill, but he landed good and hard
on B1lPs head with the butt He re-
peated the performance two or three
times. Then he gave Bill about q. doz-
en- vigorous and we'll distributed kicks
with his heavy miners boots. By the
time the performance was over Bill
mao lost all interest in hypnotism and,
temporarily, in everything else
When Bill came to his senses he
was lying on the bed in his cabin. He
looked up at Dick Kelsey sort of dazed
like.
Did he hypnotic me-? INQUIRED
Bill, but in mighty feeble, uninter-
eSted manner
HE did, says Dick He hypnotized
you In good old-fashioned way-with
the butt of revolver and a pair of
number fourteen boots It's the only
way warranted not to fail,
And Bill Stebbins admitted he was
right.
'Svengali may have been all right.
hypnotizing little Trilby girls in Paris
with his passes of the hands and
piercing glances,' groaned Bill. hut he
wouldn't have lasted the first round in
deep Gulch. e. J.W.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

through, and he received a lashing
from the whips of the guards.
This did not daunt him. and, still
smarting from the pain, he made his
way through the crowded streets to
the gates of the prison into which his
father and grandfather had been COM
mitted. OF the sentry he demanded
admission: He was called a Christian
dog, but, displaying the stubborn per-
sistence which has brought him to his
present place of command, although
driven away again and again. he as
often returned. His temper was thor
oughly aroused. and. picking up
number of stones. he pelted the sentry
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

be permitted to visit his father freely
For a year Sarafoff's father and grand.
rather remained in the prison. This
year was one in which Sarafoff receiy-
eo many impressions. In it he had
many opportunities to observe the
methods of cruelty practiced by the
turks and to learn the politicaFs creed
Oh the Macedonian Bulgarians. : : : 5
AT the end of the year his father and
grandfather. without the semblance of
a trial, were banished to Asia Minor
for fifteen years. When they sailed
away the Bulgarian colony of Salonica
stood on the quay and watched the
vessel pass down into the gulf of Sa-
Iontca. Sarafoff resolved to have re-
venge, and from from that tfme@bent
all OF his energies to preparing him.
self for the task. He studied hard.
During his holidays he made long
walking tours through the country
about Uskub, Salonica, Monastir and
Adrianople In this way he is said to
have become acquainted with hidden
paths and remote byways hundreds of
miles in extent which he afterward
used in his raids.
He succeeded in entering the mill
tary academy at Sofia at the age Of
eighteen, and, passing his examinations
with honor, he received a commission
as lieutenant Of the First Bulgarian in
fantry regiment, at the age of twenty.
For three years, until 1895, when the
Macedonian question began to attract
the attention of the world, he retained
his commission. Then he became rest
less, and resigned, to take part in the
Macedonian movement. Gathering
about him a hundred men Of his own
age, he began to drill them On July /
he crossed the frontier with eighty men
on his way to Melnik. He and his fol-
lowers slaughtered half of the garrison
of 100 men. Making a fiery speech to
the inhabitants assembled in the mar
ket place, he announced a new move
ment against Turkey The entire
Christian population accompanied him
to the local Greek church to give
thanks f0r&his success.
SarafoH and his following were
obliged to- retreat soon from Meinik
for large body of Turkish troops was
on its way toward the place. His
knowledge of the country enabled him
to escapes Sarafoff continued his raids
over the frontier, capturing garrisons,
stirring sup 5the people, and esca ping
before an effective pursuit could be or
ganized. The. Turkish government set
a price Of 100000 francs on his head.
He organized the Macedonian commit
tee, which is SO well known, with many
local committees, and an executive
headquarters at Sofia. AT the age of
thirty, Sarafoffts ambition is to organ
lie a great rebellion, seize Constanti-
nople, and, after dethroning the sultan,
establish a new-Ma cedonian state, with
himself at its head.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

Possessed by an hereditary hatred
of the Turks which has been inf1amed
by the arrest, Imprisonment and ban
ishment of his father and grandfather
for alleged revolutionary actions, Boris
Sarafoff, the young leader of the Mace
DOMAIN revolutionary movement, is
personality of interest at this time,
when the eruption of volcanic matter
from the crater of the Balkans is a lit
tie more menacing than usual. In view
of the possibilities of an overflow his
movements are of Importance, for it is
said that his rule among his followers
is absolute. Although only thirty years
old. he has the reputation of having
more blood on his hands than any
other parsonage in Europe except the
Commander of the Faithful"
Sarafoff was born in the Turkish viii
lage Of Ljubjechovo, the home of his
ancestors for more than 200 years. His
parents were Bulgarians. The heredi-
tary hatred of the Mahometan religion
and the Turks dates back to 1913, when
the Turks endeavored to compel the
Bulgarians of the district to become
followers of the doctrine of Mahomet.
Damian, one of Sarafoffs ancestors,
persuaded them that death was better
than the remuneration of Christianity
and organized a formidable revolt. In
the eighteenth and nineteenth centu-
r1eS other ancestors took a prominent
part in anti-Turkish movements.
1t was evident at an early age that
Sarafoff had mental powers of more
than the ordinary caliber, and at the
age of ten years he was sent to Sa-
Ionica to attend the Bulgarian high
school there. While studying at this
school that which did much to crys-
tallize his inherent feeling against the
Turks occurred.
One day a cavalcade entered the city,
Its marching was coupled with the
clanking of chains. The chains were
on the limbs of Macedonian Bulgarians.
AT the approach of the slowly moving
body of men and their prisoners many
OF the people of the city could be seen
running toward the street down which
1t was coming. AS might be expected,
the schoolboys were among the first at
the scene. One of the latter was Sara
foff, now fourteen years old. Watch
Ing the faces Of the prisoners. as they
were dragged by, doubtless with SYM
pathetic emotions, he caught sight Of
two faces he recognized. They were
the faces of his father and his grand
father. For taking part in some sup
posed revolutionary movement they
had been arrested. The hereditary
hatred of the Turks instantly bore fruit
in action. He sprang forth from the
crowd of bystanders and dashed him.
self against the Gordon of mounted
Turkish guards. AS was to be expect
ed he did not succeed in breaking
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
The Boy and the Man

Friends of Senator Quay from PennsvJ-
vania relate an incident of his youngster
days which, to a keen observer MIGHT
have predicated the originate and
qu1ckness in change of front which have
characterized his political career and
turned to dust and ashes so MANY exnect-
ed triumphs of his enemies.
While attending school in Beaver .co,,1-
~ friendship with larger bow his
seat-mate. was suddenly turned to rivalry
by the appearance Of a most captixat tine
little newcomer on the girls side of the
room. At recess diplomatic affairs reach.
ed crisis, speedily developing into on
encounter as short as it was violent and
when the smoke of battle cleared the
larger body stalked away, leaving Ouav
TOOTH Aion'
A group of children gathered to com-
m1serate upon the loss of the tooth and
to speculate upon it's probable effect ON
his mastieating powers, but Quay seorn-
ed all attempts at sympathy and looking
straight at the small cause of the hat.
tie, said: Shucks. what If I can't chew
no more in front; it'll be bully for
whistlin' ."-Philadelphi Ledger. 81,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
SARAFOFF IS HEREDITARY FOE OF TIE TURK


from a short distance This had the
effect of bringing out a number of
other sentries, and he was pursued and
captured. To the officer Of the watch
before whom he was taken he is said
to have exclaimed in his wrath: May
God so ordain that you yourself will
be one day thrown into prison and that
your children will be driven away.fr1m
the prison gates without being permit
ted to see you and relieve the suffer-
ings of your captivity.
Rather amused at the fiery utterance
of the boy. and possibly somewhat i'm
pressed with the display Of determine
ton, the officer ordered that the boy
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-11
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