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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
LIPTON'S BAD FORTUNE
His Challenger Loses Her Mast and Ono of
Her Crew His Life Ia
Squall.

Weymouth, G. B.. April Is. - Be
cause a turnbuckle or screw bolt had
a flaw in it somewhere, and the flaw
couldn't be seen before it was put in
it's place in the rigging the shrOuds
gave way in squall off this place
and the mast and sails of the new chal-
lenger Shamrock III went over
board pretty much as did those Of the
Shamrock II. Worse however, than that
accident was this one, for a seaman
named Collier. brother-in-law of Cap
tain Wringe, the captain of the yacht
was swept overheard and drowned
Sir Thomas was thrown down the
hatchway and his hand severely
mashed, and several others were less
severely hurt.
Sympathy from all parts has ar
rived, King Edward being one of the
first to send a telegram. He also sent
another wire to the dead mans family
The Dennys have another mast well
along toward completion and the boat
will be in United States waters in time
to keep her Cate with the Reliance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Benaparte and the Violets.

Bonaparte having On his departure
for the island of Elba promised his
confidential friends to return in the
violet season, his adherents adopted
the above simple flower as a rallying
signal. Corporal Violet" became their
fayorite toast, and each was distin-
guished by u gold ring with a violet
in enamel and the motto, Ellie re-
paraitra au printemps.' ct will ap-
pear again in spring. AS soon as it
became generally known that he had
landed at Frejus a multitude of the
women Of Paris were seen with bas-
kets full of these flowers, which We're
purchased and worn by his friends
without exciting the least suspicion.
1t was customary on meeting any one
thus decorated to ask, "Aimez vous la
violette?' do you like the yioletH
when, if they answered, "Ou" yes),
it was certain the party was not a
confederate. :. But if the reply was
EN- bien" (welD they recognized an
adherent and completed the sentence.
"Elle reparaitra au printemps!"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
TOBACCO Worth Its Weight In silver.

In England the first pipes used ap-
pear to have been made Of clay, with
narrow bowls and contracted mouths.
Then as the habit grew stronger and
tobacco became cheaper something
more capacious would be required.
These are the pipes which under the
name Of fairy pipes are sometimes
dug up and preserved as interesting
relics of the past Aubrey, writing
about 1880. says: ''The English people
first had silver pipes, but the ordinary
sort made use of walnut shell and
strawe. Il have heard my grandfather
say that one pipe was handed from
man to man round the table. Within
these thirty-five years twas scandalous
for a divine to take tobacco. 1t was
then sold for it's wayte in silver
have heard some Of our old yeoman
neighbours say that when they went
to market they culled out their biggest
shillings to lay in the scales against to-
bacco. Now the customers of it are the
greatest his majesty hath
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
HOW IT WORKS.

end of the cage. Three crosspieces
2 by inches are put under the bottom
Of the cage and of sufficient length to
keep the cage from tipping over when
in use. The upright pieces on the
sides Of the cage are 2 by inches and
are bolted to the bottom crOsspieces.
They are fastened across the top by
two pieces to each set Of uprights bolt
ed on. An upright lever is bolted to
the bottom crOsspiece at the front end
of the cage at one side of the bottom,
the top end playing between the pieces
bolted on each side of uprights and
held in the desired place with an iron
pin when holding the animal. When
the horns are off, it is thrown back and
the animal allowed to go out toward
the front or back out, as size will al
low. Three handspkes are used. One
passes through the cage back Of the
animal, one over it's neck and one
through the rope on the opposite of
plank from the nose. The sides of the
shoot can be boarded up, as builder
desires.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
MAY BE NO PAPER STRIKE
Union and Company to Hold a Conference
with the State Arbitrators

Milwaukee, April 20.-A special
from Appleton, Wis, to The Sentinel
says: AS the result of an unexpect-
ed development at the meeting of the
Neenah and Appleton brotherhoods of
papermakers the paper mill strike is
called off. A truce has been declared
for one week, and the men who struck
will return to work.
A joint committee from the Apple
ton and Neenah Brotherhood of Paper
makers will meet the Kimberly &
Clark company at Neenah. The state
board of arbitration will also be par
ty to the negotiation, and there seems
strong prospect that an understand
ing can be reached whereby the strike
will be declared permanently off.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
CuriOus Rent.

At Broughton, near Brigg, in Lincoln
shire, England, some lands are held by
the following tenure: Every year on
Palm Sunday person from Broughton
enters the church porch at Caster hav-
ing a green silk purse containing 2
shillings and penny tied up at the
end of cart whip, which he cracks
three times in the porch and stays
there until the second lesson begins
Then he enters the church and cracks
the whip again, finally depositing the
purse and contents"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
IRISH CONVENTION ADJOURNs
Proposes Some Amendments to the Land
Purchase Bill and Warns
John Bull.

Dublin, April 17.-By unanimous
vote the Irish national convention
which met here accepted in principle,
the Irish land bill introduced in the
house of commons by Wyndham, chief
secretary for Ireland, and entrusted
to John Redmond and his party the
task of securing in the house of COM
mons that serious amendment in va
rious points of vital importance"
which the national convention may
consider essential.
Dublin April 1S-The Irish convcn-
ton has adjourned. It unanimously
adopted Il warning to the British gov
eminent that Ireland never would be
satisfied until home rule is a fact.
Amendments 20 the land purchase bill
were agreed to asking Tor help fer
those eyicted. There were various 9th
er amendments referring to the detail
OF the land bill and all recommended
by the committee We're adopted.
Redmond makes the important an
nouncement that the amendments
adopted by the convention will be ac-
cepted at the joint conference at which
Lord Dunraven. Lord Mayo, Captain
ShaweTaylOr. John Redmond, William
O'Brien and L. W. Russell will meet.
This pra ctically insures the passage
of the Irish land bill. One of the most
important amendments was that pro-
posed by Michael Davitt, that the prin-
ciple of the United States homestead
law be added to the land bill to safe
guard the peasants from the results of
improvident borrowing and the opera
ton of land grabbers and jobbers."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Saved by a Joke,

Students of Edinburgh university
who could not spell fell on evil days
when Professor Trail, editor of a for
mer edition of the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica was an examiner.
According to Professor Knights
''Recollections," Professor Trail one
day objected to candidate for gradu-
alton. who was Il native of Ceylon. OF
the ground of false spelling.
'Why, he actually spelled exceed
with one 'er" said he
well" instantly replied Professor
Henderson. who filled the chair of
pathology in the university. you should
remember that he comes from the land
of the Singal-eSe.''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
LIGHTNING STRIKES A FAMILY
All the Members Made Unconscious and
Badly Burned-House Fired and
Child Cremated.

West Point, Neb.. April 2O.-During
a thunderstorm near here lightning
struck the farm house of Fred Send
greff. All the occupants = father,
mother and four children-were badly
burned and rendered unconscious.
When Sendgreff partly recovered he
fround the house in flames. He man
aged to drag his helpless wife and
three Of the childen out, but was I'M
able to rescue one child whose charred
body was later found in the ruins of
the home
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
10 AID DEHORNlNG.
Am Ohio Man Tells How to Make
Shoot That Gives Satisfaction.

An Ohio Man Tells How to wake "a
Shoot That Gives Satisfaction.
John M. Jamison of Ohio sends to the
Breeders Gazette a picture and de-
scription of a dehorning shoot he has
used with satisfactory results:
The dimensions of the shoot and ma
terial used in building are as follows:
Length and height, 6 by 312 feet wide
at top in front end and Az feet wide at
top in back end. The bottom board is
IL inches wide and inches thick.
Seven cleats " inches thick are nailed
on top Of it to keep the animal from
slipping. The board on the left side
with rope in it is to hold the nose and
is nailed on the frame 3 feet A inches
from the bottom. The holes through
the plank are bored inches from each
side Of the plank and an inch from the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Two Women Burned to Death.

La Crosse, Wis, April 1S.-Eliza beth
and Margaret Healey, aged 20 and 80,
who lived a hermit-like existence on
the banks Of Bear creek. five miles
from Tomah. were burned alive in a
fire which destroyed their home. In
the house was believed to have been
concealed large amount of money.
The belief prevails that they were
murdered for the money and the house
fired.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Senators hY Ponulsr Vote.

Madison. Wis. April 1S.-After three
hours discussion the senate adopted
the Merton resolution requesting con-
gress to call constitutional conven-
United States senators by direct vote.
The vote was a tie, Lieutenant Govern
or Davidson casting the deciding vote.
There will be no primary election
legislation this session. the matter be-
ing killed in committee
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
smugglers In Official Places.

San Juan, Porto Rico, April 90
The grand jury has found true bills
for smuggling against the following
Captain Crabbe, Engineer Giles, and
Captain Lowndes and Paymaster Mer-
rift. Rear Admiral Stirling and Lieu
tenants Parks and Smith were not in
dicted. Crabbe and Giles were ar
raigned, pleaded not guilty and each
was held under $1,000 bonds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
How TO Preserve Leaves and Plants

10 preserve leaves and other parts of
plants properly they should be placed
between sheets of plotting paper. and
the papers should be changed once a
day for two Or three days. They
should be dried as rapidly as possible
by passing warm f1atiron over the
paper each time the change is made.
They should be kept under moderate
pressure at first. and to insure even
pressing it will be well to place a stiff
piece of cardboard or strawboard at
intervals between the sheets. When
the drying appears to be we'll advanced,
the pressure on the specimens may be
increased.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Wins the Big Shoot.

Kansas City, April I'm. Diefen-
derfer, of Wood River, Neb., won the
grand American handicap at inanimate
targets at the big shoot here, break
ing "a out OF a possible 100 targets;
second, Max e. Hensler, of Battle
Creek. Mich, 90: c. B. Adams, of
Rockwell City, Ia, and L. j. Squier,
of Wilmington, Del, tied for third
place, with a score of 90 each.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
AstrOlOgy and War.

1t has been stated on what is said to
be good authority that representative
Of the Prussian government asked of a
French astrologer the proper time to
pick a quarrel with France. After
carefully comparing horoscopes Of high
officials he answered that any hour in
the afternoon as near as possible mid
way between the 9th and 14th of July,
1870. On the 18th of July, William
snubbed Benedict, the French ennis
sary, and on the 10Th friendly relations
ceased.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Milwaukee Financier Is Missing.

Milwaukee, Wis. April 1S.-Henry
Herman, promoter and tinancier of
this city, left presumably for New
Yorl, on Sunday. and it is intimated
that he may not return. Many per-
sons who are interested in his enter
prises say that his liabilities amount to
more than $50O.00O AS result of the
rumors regarding Herman's affairs
there vsls a rush of mortga ges and as
signments Of mortgages for filing,
The American Bonding and Trust
company, which is on Herman's bond,
is investigating.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
opens Her Home to Women.

Topeka. Kan, April 21.-Mrs. Car
RE Nation has formally opened her
home for the wives of drunkards.
Five women, all destitute, were adj
mitted. The opening consisted of a
prayer service by Mrs. Nation and a
band of her Joint smashers." No
men were allowed ON the premises
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Fire in Nebraska Town.

Brownsville, Neb., April 20.-Three
brick buildings occupied by Ritchey's
store, geographic printing Office, Per-
kins' millinery, postofice, Llewelling
o. Davis, hotel and opera house, were
DESTROYED by fire. Loss S5O,OOO
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
HofAI Guftad by Fire.

Grand Rapids. Wis, April 21.-Dixou
hotel was Quilted by fire. The fire
started from furnace. which was
completely enveloped when discovered
Joseph Whitney. the lumberman
Architect Chandler, of Racine; George
n. Wood and others escaped by jump.
ing from the third-story windows Whit
ney was slightly injured. Loss heavy
Many guests lost all their baggage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Makes a Clear, sweep

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly. Of all the Salves You ever
heard ,f. Bucklen's Arnira Salve is the
best, Tt sw -aps away and cures Burns,
Sores. Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers. Skin
Ernptions and Piles. It's only 2oc. and
guaranteed to give satisfaction by Perry
& Doty. druggists
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Fire Panic In an Indian School.

Brantford, Ont, April 21.-Fife at
the Indian institute destroyed the
building. When the fire started $50
Indian boys and girls in the. institute
were asleep sand a wild panic fol-
lowed, and it is feared some may have
been injured or killed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
A rhouphtful Man

M. NJ. Austin of Winchester, Ind,
knew what to do in the hour OF need.
His wife had such an unusual case OF
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought of and
tried DR.. Kings New Life Pills and she
got relief at once and was fna Z rrred.
Only 25c at Perry & Doty drug sto.s.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Seven Cars Piled Up in q Heap.

South Hend, Ind. April 21.-A west
bound Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern freight train was wrecked
here by the breaking Of an airbrake.
Seven cars were piled up obstructing
the track and delaying trains several
hours. A number OF men and boys
were riding on the train and it is
feared are under the wreckage
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
CASE OF SUPPOSED MURDER
Bodies of Two Aged S2insters Found In
Their Burned Home-FOuI
play Snsnecre6.

Play Suspected.
TOmah, Wis. April 17.--Fire totally
destroyed the home of and burned tC
death Misses Phoebe and Libbie Hee-
ley at Bear Creek, six miles south of
this place. The two sisters were 4,
and SO years of age, respectively. They
lived alone on Il large farm which they
owned.
A high wind at the time famed the
flames and before assistance arrived
all was destroyed. 1t was thought
that they had a large sum of money
in the house and that they were
robbed and murdered and the fire start
ed to cover the traces of the crime.
A cOroner's inquest will be held next
Saturday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Buried In Sand for Hours.

Lacrosse, Wis. April 21.-H. Straitz,
of this city, was buried at the bot
tom of a well for four hours and
when dug out was smiling and un-
hurt. He was at the bottom repairing
the pump when the curbing caved in
and earth surrounded him up to the
shoulders
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24

Keep doing, always doing. Wishing.
dreaming, intending, murmuring, talk
ing, signing and repining are all idle
and profitless employments.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Sale of a Telephone Line.

Fond du Lac. Wis. April 21-The
Little Wolf Telephone company was
sold at receivers sale to Leander
Choate, of Oshkosh, for $65, 1000. The
company has an exchange in this city
Of 800 telephones and $50 miles to all
INES. II
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
First publication March 90, 1908.
Notice to- Cr. ditOrS.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
~ County Court for Rock COunty-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at Il regular term
of the County Court. to be held in and for said
County, ut the Court House, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said Ounty, on the first Tuesday
of October, A. d 1903, being October 9Th 1905
at o'clock, a. NJ. the following matters will be
heard considered and adjusted
All claims against Elizabeth F. Robinson,
late of the city OF Edgerton, in said county, de
ceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at tue Court House, in the city
of GAINESVILLE, in eaid county. on or before the
10th day OF September. A. D.. 1903 or be barred
Dated March 10Th 1908.
BY the Court
!. w. SALE County Judge
WHITEHEAD AND MATHESON, Attorneys for
the Administrator. GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Too Much For the Distance.

Racing men tell story concerning
an overanXious horse owner and 4 par
ticularly conscientious rider. The horse
owner had issued full orders as to the
way a horse was to be ridden in 4 COM
ing race to small negro boy, the only
rider he could secure. The original or
ders then were added to. with provi-
sions for all sorts Of emergencies, until
the jockey became bewildered
''Look we're. boss" the boy broke III
at last. ''Dis yere race is only enc mile.
I KANT do all you done told me in just
one mile"
There Is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
pat together. and until the last few
years was supposed To be incurabie For
a great many !esrs doctors pronounced
it local disease, and prescribed local
remedies; and by continually failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it
lncurahle. Science has proven catarrh
to be constitutional disease, and, there
fore requires constitutional treatmc Mt
Halls Catsrrh Cure. manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o., is the
only constitutional cure on the market
It ia taken internally in doses from 1C
drops to teaspoonfnl. 1t let's directly
on u he blood aid mncons surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circular and testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Overmatched.

"Now, Witness" said the lawyer.
'you say that your hearing is good?"
eyes, sir"
GLOW good? Give me an illustra ton.
Can you hear my watch tick?''
''No, sir. It's three days since 1 saw
you going into the pawnshop, and the
watch must have run down by this
time"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-04-24
Are you Using A,1en,s Foot Ease

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. It cures Corns, Bun
ions, Painful, Smarting, Hot, Swoller
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores
25 cents
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-21

gloomily in the corners of the room while the dancing light glinted along the smoky rafters as if eager to dispel all thought of loneliness.
 Mrs. Cameron glanced upward. Tn the years agone, when the rafters were not so smoky and the dear old rooms not so dingy as now, the Halfway house was the social hub of the noun tain side. But now
 A sturdy lad of 12 years came bust ling in with his arms full of holly and his pockets full of mail
 ''The road down to the village is as smooth as glass; he, said, brushing the snowflakes from his clothes on to the bright hearth. Horses will have to be sharp shod to make the slide to- morrow. I know"
 Handing some letters to his mother, he began to plan for a jolly good time" the next day, while he sepa- rated the sprays of the glossy ever green.
 Attracted by his festive manner his sister volunteered to help, and fell to sorting the crimson clusters for deco- rating the table and brightening up the rooms on the morrow.
 'Of course he can't care much" she whispered, rebelnously, watching the satisfaction shining on the boylsh &nnM
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-21
EVOLUTION OF THE RAILROAD.
United States Now Has 2o5 5,00O Miles of Lines as Compared with
 Europe's 1S0, 900 Miles.

There are single rails (60 feet long and 100 pounds to the yard) on the rail- roads of to-day as heavy as Peter Coop er's old-time locomotive, says Leslie's Weekly. Before the civil war train load of 200 tons was considered great Now some freight engines haul loads of 2,5O0 tons. The first locomotives used in the United States had to be obtained from England. To-day Unit ed States locomotives are found on the railways of Europe, Asia, Africa and the islands of the sea- One concern in Philadelphia, the Baldwin works, has made over 10000 locomotives since 1t was founded. It will turn out in 1903 half dozen every working day, or 1,S00 in all.
 When the United States, 70 years ago. began to follow in England lead in the adoption of the railway nobody sup- posed we could catch up with that country. Between 1880 and 1890 the United States built 10000 miles of rail- way moro than England, France and Germany had constructed in 30 years. To-day there are 205.000 miles of rail- way in the United States, as compared with 180,0 ,000 in the whole of Europe, and England Is not the leading country in Europe either in the number of miles of road
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-21
FANCY PERFUMES.
.RIC-A-BRAC.

pretty picture as they waited, plump and round, for the last turn of the skewer. After they were ready for the morrow's roasting the tall, Queenly girl went over to the open doorway a moment to contemplate the pictur- esque landscape she had loved all her life.
 Even the scrubby oaks are restful up here," she unused, land I don't see how am to bring myself to be turned out like-a beggar!"
 Making sudden dash at her eyes with her handkerchief. she resumed: "Of course, if mother is bent on hav- ing sunny Christmas in the face of it all, why, I won't be shadowy."
 Hearing cheery whistle outside she continued; "Ned doesn't care about it boys don't. o yes" (correcting the uncharitable thought, "he does care, but not as do"
 The mother rocked to and fro be- fore the fragrant blaze, humming an old refrain. The dusk gathered