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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

meeting house, joining heartily in the pro-
ceedings. The pastor demonstrated with
them publicly.
while YOU have been idling after coons,
said he, there may have been those in this
community who do not hunt coons. and
whom you might have led here and saved
their souls
Deacon Brown rose up in the meeting and
said:
Brother Smith, if thez any one in this
deestric' ez don't hunt coons, his soul haint
with savin.'
There was sport in the coon hunt for
our fathers, and in a great measure
mans importance in some communities
was judged by the number of coonskins he
could nail to his barn door the next morn
ing after hunt.
Why the coon has come to be despised
by the sportsmen of these latter days is
one of those things, as previously re-
marked, no fellow can find out. He is as
cunning as the fox and more difficult to
trail He is, moreover, the cleanest Oh
animals and eats only the most wholesome
food He should not be despised simply
because he can be hunted only at night,
for i'm threading. the woods in the darkness,
following dogs that you cannot see, and
whose baying alone breaks the stiffness,
there is most singular enchantment.
HABIT OF THE COON.
Even in localities where coons are most
abundant nine out of ten of the present
generation never saw one, and few people
know anything about them or their habits.
Although the coon prefers the vicinity of
civilization as his habitat. he plans to keep
aloof from the eyes of men, and his habit
renders this an easy task. By the day he
lies close in out-of- the-way retreats In the
depths of hollow trees or isolated crevices
and holes in the rocks. He wanders out
cnly at night, and although his foraging
expeditions may take him to the very doors
of the farmers, and even within the bound
airy lines of villages, he never betrays his
presence If more than one coon is brought
to bay in a tree they will invariably be
females or mother coon and her offspring.
The female brings forth her litter only once
i'm two years, and from the coming of the
litter to the arrival of another she and her
young are never separated. She keeps her
little family together till they are two
years DID, and in protecting them will fight
the attacking dog or hunter till she dies.
Many good coon dog has been forced to
retreat before the fury of she-coon fight
the whole family fall victims to the hunter.
The animal scent the coon leaves on the
trail is at all times less than that of any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

cluded that it wasn't good enough. So he
sat down and wrote a composition for her,
easing his conscience for doing a thing OF
that not exactly legitimate sort with the
reflection that probably many parents did
the same thing for their young ones at
school.
His daughter read the composition that
her father had written for her when she
reached school. and she decided that she
didn't like ii so much as the one she had
written herself. So she turned her own
composition in, and gave the one her father
had written to a girl friend. who turned il
in with the idea that, having been written
by grown man and a well-educated one.
II was bound TO be a prize winner.
But Ii didn't turn out that way. There
were fifteen prizes for the best fifteen
compositions out of hundred. The com
position that the daughter of her daddy
wrote and turned in won first prize. The
composition written by her father. that
was turned in by her girl friend. couldn' {
hardly be noticed at all-it wasn't in the
first fifteen. And when the girls father
heard of ii he was willing to admit that
essayist he feared that, after all.
perhaps Macaulay and Carlyle and Emer-
son and a few others of the eminent dead
ones had something on him.
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All 4 Ask.

Give me a name. not great. not bad;
Give me smile sincere and glad.
manner frank and free from care,
y large amount OF savoir-faire.
And all the beauty in the town
I'll envy not.
Give me heart that's always true;
Give me the will 10 sec and do.
A spirit that can cause pain.
y helpful word, thoughtful BRAIN
And all the riches in the world
Id c0vet not,
Give me the strength to say. Il will.''
Give me a love my life 10 I'LL.
Some little child 10 smile upon
Who'll Go what good I've left undonc,
And with the proudcst in the land
I'd not exchange!
Give me the soul TO feel ashamed
II for my fault anothers blamed;
Let me for Justice take a stand.
In friendship clasp my neighbours hand;
Then. at the closing OF lifes dream,
I'll gladly die.
Give me thought when | am dead
And sometimes say the words I've said;
A flower placed upon my breast:
Forgive my faults. and all the rest,
And speak OF me with charityt
lis all l ask!
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Providence Journal.
Mr. Bryan's advice to the Indiana Demo-
Gratis make ''penniless campaign is
not bad. Where there are penniless cam
paigns there will presumably be no speaking
by Mr.. Bryan
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overe.timated His Powers.
Washington Post.

There is man in this town who. since
the close of the school term, hasn't such a
high estimate OF his literary capabilities
as he had before that event
Shortly before examination DAYS his
young daughter happened to tell him that
she was going 10 compete for prize in a
composition contest i'm her school. She
wrote her composition. and submitted IL "a
him and when he looked it over he con-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
SDeecheS of Men,

You may search through the annals
of all time, and the speeches of men
will tell the passions of the periods
during which they fourished. The
speeches of the ancients that have
been preserved through the ages pre-
sent to us our strongest and most i'm
portant history Of the past. They con-
stitute the living sentiment of the lit
erature of fame. In all the mighty
tumults of war, the tranquil periods of
peace and the convulsive shocks Of rev.
olution the orator stands in clear relief
as impressive and enduring as the sol
der. The great speeches of the great
men of antiquity are in the mouth of
the schoolboy. He cannot know Greece
without Demosthenes. He cannot know
Rome without Cicero. Still the stenog-
raphers Of those centuries were unlike
the stenographers of this, and SO it will
always remain lasting regret that
many Of the most brilliant utterances
of ancient oratory and wit have never
been recorded. -Schoolmaster.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
CHfXfn of the Peach.

Nothing is now more universally &C.
copied than the fact that the peach is
an improved variety of the almond.
The almond has d thin shell around
the stone, which splits open and shows
the stone when mature. This outer
skin has simply become t1eshy in the
peach, SO that it is all that gives it it's
specific character. 1t seems now clear
from investigation in the history Of
ancient Babylon that in their gardens,
nearly 1000 years ago, the peach was
cultivated then as it is now.
1t must have been many years before
this that the peach was improved from
the almond, and this fact goes to show
the great antiquity of the fruit. Pos
sibly gardening in some respects, at
least so far as it relates to many Of
our cultivated fruits, was as far adj
vanced 5000 or 5000 or perhaps 10000
years back as it is today.
PhHnicians, many thousands of years
ago, as is proved by the records, had in
their gardens almonds, apricots, ba-
nanas, citrOns, figs, grapes, olives,
peaches, pOmegranates, and even sugar
cane was in extensive cultivation. Ger
tainly this shows how far advanced
these nations were in garden culture
many years ago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
A Cat and O. Mouse.

Many, says contributor, are dis
tressed by the way in which a cat
plays with a mouse before killing it.
That the mouse does not suffer SO much
as might be expected is proved by GER
tain facts told me by a friend short
time ago. Her cat after catching a
mouse and "playing'' with it for some
time left it to go and eat some meat in
a plate on the floor. To my friends
surprise, the mouse followed in spite
of broken leg and fed for awhile out
Of the same dish, the cat occasionally
pushing the mouse aside when it came
too close When both had finished, the
cat ate up his companion, who evident
ly feared death as little as the con-
demned murderers who, we are often
told, late a hearty breakfast on the
morning of their execution"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
MasticatiOn.

The primary object of mastication is
to break up the food SO as to facilitate
the swallowing of it: and, still more i'm
portant. to insure its intimate admix-
ture with the digestive juices, not only
within the mouth, but throughout the
entire digestive tract. Mastication has
however, other important and fa1
reaching effects. Thus it promotes the
flow of saliva and, when properly. per
formed, secures a due insalivation OF
the food; it increases the quantity OF
alkaline saliva passing into the stom.
ach; it stimulates the heart and circu
lation, and it finally influences the nu
triton of the Jaws and their append
ages by stimulating the local blood and
lymph circulation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
WHY HE DOES TT.
Druggists Wilson Bros. Give,
Reasons far Selling at
HarEPriCR

at isn't often that we have faith
enough in the medicines put up by 9th.
er people to be willing to offer to refund
the money if it does not cure" said
druggist Wilson Bros. TO- one of their
many customers, ''but we are glad to sell
DR.. Towards specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia on that plan.
The Howard Co., in order to get a
quick Introductory sale, authorized us to
sell the regular fifty cent bottle of their
specific for half.price, Is cents, and. al
though we have sold lot of it, and
guaranteed every package, n one has.
peen brought back as unsatisfactory
lone great advantage of this specific
he continued, lis it's small dose and con-
venlent form. There are sixty doses in.
a vial that can be carried in the vest
pocket or purse, and every one has more,
medicinal power than big pill or tablet
or tumbler of mineral water.
1--WE are still selling the specific at
half price, although we cannot tell how
long we shall be able to do so. ANY
person who is subject to constipation.
sick headache, dizziness, liver trouble,
indigestion. or general played-out con.
ditlon ought to take advantage of this
opportunity. IF the specific does not
cure them, they can come right back to.
our store, and we will cheerfully refund
their their.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Farms and City Property In and About
Lodi. Wis


Last spring we were among the people
of Edgerton and spoke to many about
prices of land about Lodi. We have
farms of finest quality, nicely located,
with good buildings, telephone and R. f.
D., good schools, and churches of all de-
nominations accessible, located from one
to six miles from Lodi, with prices rang
ing from 555 to 500 per acre. S75 per
acre will buy better farm in the vicin-
ity of Lodi than 500 will buy in the
vicinity of Edgerton. We have few
farms north of Lodi, lighter in soil, a
little sandy, that can be sold for S12 to
S35 per acre, is little quicker soil and
produces fairly.
Lodi is now known to be among the
best tobacco sections in the state. Mr..
Joyce of Edgerton was among us this
spring and will tell you this is true. Two
dollars and 66 cents for the round trip
from Edgerton to Lodi. We show lands
and entertain you at hotel free. Our
city is modern and our property reason
able. We will be glad to have you with
us. Write Or phone when you will come.
PERRY, ANDREWS & PALMER,
Lodi, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
A Sarcastic Retort.

Some curious anecdotes are related of
Hermann Zumpe, the Wagnerian con-
ductor at Munich. He was we'll known
to be a spiritualist and believed that
the ghosts of dead composers inspired
his conducting of their works. One day
Zumpe told another conductor Of note
how Beethoven's spirit was present
during the performance of one OF the
symphonies, and so pleased was the
ghost that after the end of the first
movement he exclaimed, eat lastp'
"Ah, my dear fellow" exclaimed the
other conductor, surely Beethoven
made a mistake. He thought it was the
end of the last movement"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
The Nickel Plate Road

will sell tickets within distances of one
hundred and fifty miles, November 18th
and Goth, at rate of fare and third
for round trip, account Thanksgiving
Day. Return limit November Both, 1903.
Three through trains daily to Fl,
Wayne, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, New
York, Boston and New England points,
carrying vestibuled sleeping-cars. No
excess fare charged on any train on
Nickel Plate Road. Meals served in
Nickel Plate dining cars on American
Club Plan, ranging in price from Boo to
S1.OO; also la carte. Chicago City
Ticket Offices, Ill Adams ST. and Audi
forum Annex. Phone Central 2O57
Depot, La Sale and Van Buren, Streets,
on the Elevated Loop. 4|-ol
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Borrow trouble if you will, but don't
pay it ack.-Schoolmaster.
Does rtPay TO Buy Cheap?

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something that
will relieve and cure the more severe and
dangerous results of throat and lung
troubles. What shall you do? 60 to a
warmer and more regular climate? Yes,
if possible: if not possible for you, then
in either case take the only remedy that
has been introduced in all civilized
countries with success in severe throat
and lung troubles, "Boschee's German
Syrup" 1t not only heals and stimu-
lates the tissues to destroy the germ
disease, but allays inflammation, causes
easy expectoration, gives good nights
rest and cures the patient. Try one
bottle. Recommended many years by
all druggists in the world. You can get
this reliable remedy at any druggists
Price Csc and 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Queer Uses of English.

No man living perhaps can pronounce
the English language Alright at all
times and in all places, for correctness
depends largely on time and place, and
sometimes to be right you must be
wrong. AS soon as you step on ship
board and sail, the horizon, being clear
and definite, sheds the need for &
long 81" and at sea it rhymes with
'orizon." In the army route is al
ways called ''roWte." Moreover, the
cavalry, by long standing tradition,
calls a horse an ''orse," and the order
is 'stand to 'orses. London Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
The BIuethr0at.

There is conclusive evidence to show
that in, one unbroken nocturnal flight
the European bird known as the north
ern bluethroat passes from central At
RIGA to the German sea, distance of
1000 miles, making the journey in nine
hours. From its winter home in Africa
observations have determined that 1t
starts after sunset, arriving at it's far
northern summer haunts before dawn
on the next morning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Not a Sick Day Since

81 was taken very sick with kidney
trouble. I tried all sorts of medicines,
none of which relieved me. One day /
saw an ad. Of your Electric Bitters and
determined TO try that. After taking a
few doses [ felt relieved. and soon there
seen sick day since. Neighbors of
mine have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney troub es
and general debility" This is what B.
F. Bass, of Fremont, n. c., writes. Only
SOC at Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Washington and the Twins.

The Hartford Courant demolishes
one of the numerous Washington ira
ditions. George Washington, Father
Of His Country. stopped overnight
once at the home of Oliver Ellsworth
Tradition has it that on that suspicious
occasion he took the twin Ellsworth
boys in his lap and was found in the
nursery dandling them on his knees
and singing to them the we'll known
hymn called 1.-THE Darby RAM" But
the visit of General Washington was in
1879, and the twins were born in 1871.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
ChafteI MORTGAGES.

A man who gives chattel mortgage
should always examine it carefully to
make sure it is not "on demand" Sharp
money lenders who loan funds on chat
tel mortgages often try to- have this
clause inserted, and when it is the Dor
rover may expect to part with his chat
tells at almost any moment. It is a
trick by which advantage is often tax
en- of the unwary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
ROCKFORD. Ill.


Operating electric road between Rockford I
Ill. and GAINESVILLE, Wis, via Roscoe, H.,
Rockton Ill and Beloit, Wis {
ROCKFORD, ILL.
First car leaves Rockford at $50 p. m. daily,
excenting Sunday Second car at a. m. and
every hour thereafter. Last car at IL p. m.
First car arriving at Rockford a. M ana
every hour thereafter until II p. m.
BELOIT, WIS.
Car leaves Beloit for Rockford and James
vile daily except Sunday, every hour from
6 a. m up to and including II p. m. Car arrives
at Beloit from Rockford at $50 a. m. Second
car at a. m. and every hour thereafter until
12p m. Car arrives at Beloit from GAINESVILLE
at 80 a. m. Second car at a. m. and every
hour thereafter until IL p. M
GAINESVILLE, WIS.
First car leaves GAINESVILLE daily, except sun
day. at a. M and Is minutes after every hour
thereafter Last car at 11:15 p. m. Car ar
riyes at GAINESVILLE at 10 minutes to the houf
from $50 a. m. until 11:50 p. m. The last
through car between Rockford and JanesvllIe
leaves Rockford at 10 p. m. Janeville at I0;lo
p. m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Cars leave Rockford at a. M, Belolt dI d:
m. and GAINESVILLE at7:15 a. m. and every nan
hour thereafter up to and including II p. NJ
Rockford Ticket Offce.-B. G. Skeyhan, cor.
State and Wyman SITS.
Beloit Ticket Office.-144 State Street:
GAINESVILLE Ticket Ofice.-J. t. BAKERS Dfug
Store cor. W. Milwaukee and Franklin Sts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
The Real Effort.

at is very hard" said the girl with
the new suit. 'for a girl not to appear
to be trying to attract attention"
"It is a great deal harder" asserts
the girl with the red trimmed hat, "for
her to attract attention and give the
appearance Of not trying to make an
effort to have it appear that she is not
trying to attract attention"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Fish Flour For Food.

The fisheries represent one of Nor
ways chief industries, and quantities
of fish are sold at very low rates, par
ticularly during summer. One way in
which these are utilized is by means
of an invention which quickly dries
and pulverizes the flesh of fresh fish.
The resulting product, called fish flour,
is easy to transport from one place to.
another and has great nutritive value.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
A life SAVIOR

"You seem to have great liking for
large words"
''Well, sur" answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, 81 once knowed man whose
life were saved by a big word. He
once told me dat prevaricated, an by
de time I foun' out what dat word
meant it were too late fob me to hit
New Yorker.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
The st. Charles

Hotel, Milwaukee, offers special induce
ments to those who desire first. class
hotel at moderate rates. Location and
facilities unsurpassed. In close proxim-
ity to all depots, docks and places of
amusement. Street cars pass the door
leading to all parts of the city. Rates
lower than those of any other first class
house in the city. Single meals, SOC.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
This Paper
and the
Weekly Wisconsin.

We have perfected clubbing arrange
ments whereby we can now offer both
this paper and the Weekly Wisconsin
for the low price of S1.75 a year. The
Weekly Wisconsin is family newspaper
unexcelled in reputation. Particular at
tention is devoted to the local news of
the northwest. It's woman's page of
matter every week is worth the cost of
the paper.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Those DeGr Girl Friends.

Miss Utaplace-I had my pictures
taken last week, and today got some
of them. They are just as natural as
life.
Miss Parcavenue-My, but you bear
up cheerfully under misfortune! Aren't
you going to even bring suit or any
thing?-Raltimore American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
First publication Octobsr 8, 19O3.]
Notice to Creditors.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN,

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House, in the city OF
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the first Tuesday
of May, A. D., 1904. being May Bird, 1904 at
o'clock, a. M, the following matters VIII De
heard, considered and adjusted:
ALI claims against Thomas kealy, late OF the
town of Fulton in said county, deceased
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the Court House, in the Guy
of GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before Cqe
9Th day of April, A. D., 1904, or be barred.
Dated October 6th 1903.
By the Court,
J. w. SALE, County Judge.
r. M T,ADD Atty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
The AMI PoYxerfuI Hat.

"Now, my DEAR" said the indulgent
husband, II have managed to save up
enough money to justify us in building
new home But, first, l am going to
give YOU a choice between that and the
new fall hat you so much desire"
WELL" said the beautiful wife, you
know I can't wear the house on my
Millinery Trade Review.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
Her Advice.

"Ah," he said as he led her back to-
her seat after the waltz, 81 just love
dancing"
"Well," she replied as she attempted
to repair, torn founce, you're not too,
old to learn. '-EXchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matisn come from ex-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13

Miss Sarah reads: "'Rev. Mr.. Mari
gold taken to the hospital, victim of
locomotor ataxia.' How dreadful!
wonder whether the poor man was run
over or whether the thing blew up with
him ?''-Harper's Monthly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13
No ANNOYANCE.

The wife of a we'll known landlord
in Ireland once received a letter from
disaffected tenant warning her that
her husband would certainly be shot,
but that nothing would be done to in
jure or annoy her"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-13

kinney Trouble.
: : Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits ES
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have Sssi $500
sample bottle by mail Home of swampRoot
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. T.,