The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-10

| activity. The lumberman is migrating
! to the west to carve out fortune
| among the stately pines Of the Pacific
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There are 100000 acres of these
state lands. The law provides that no
person. can buy more than 1GO acres i'll
| one year. The bill provides that the
sale of the state lands shall begin be-
tween Oct. 10 and Nov. - next. The
sales will take place at the county
seat, where there are 1000 acres or
| more to be sold. The lands were with
drawn from sale over four years ago.
They are widely scattered, and carry
some pine, but more hardwood. OF the
seventy-One counties in the state, fifty
four counties, mainly in the north,
have some of these lands. Barron
county, for instance has but $50 acres.
The full report of the lands, for the in
telligent study OF citizens, will be out
in about sixty days.
Wisconsin Militia In Camp.
The national guard will soon be in
camp at the state reservation known as
Camp Douglas. The blue book (Which
is out at LAST devOtes conSiderab bic
space to the military end of the state,
the head of which (under Governor
LaFollette) is Brigadier General C. r.
Boardman of Oshkosh, who has held
the post now for six years. There are
three regiments, each containing
twelve companies, with q regimental
strength of about 7S5 men each. There
is also the Tenth separate battalion
Of infantry -four companies of 257
men. Troop CA cavalry of Milwaukee
contains seventyOne riders and the
First battery field artillery, also a Mil
waukee organization, has seventy-two
men. Thus, with the officers of whom
thirteen are in the medical department,
and with the eighty-fOur musicians,
there is military force in this state
of nearly 5000 men, ready to respond
to the defense of the republic, and the
putting down of mobs, etc.
The federal government is adding
some reservations in the states as
camps of instruction. Congressman
Esch of the military committee of the
house of representatives, and others,
are endeavOring to secure the adop-
ton of Camp Douglas as one of these
schools To effect this, it is hoped that
General COrbin, General Young, or
some other high official may make a
trip this summer and inspect it.
Badger State Inventor.
Almost everybody knows Rev. Henry
Coleman, the Milwaukee reformer,
whose business it is to further temper
ance bills and the like before the leg
islature, and to keep moral reforms to
the front throughout the year. He has
a son who is winning his spurs in an
other line. His name is Howard, and
while employed in a woollen mill at
Beaver Dam, he discovered that when
threads become broken or a spool ran
out time was not only wasted in tying
the ends together, but that the knot
made a blemish in the completed fab
rio. So he invented a knotter to be
worn on the hand. 1t worked by a
movement Of the thumb. 1t has been
introduced into England, but it led to
q strike and met with the usual OppO-
sition that awaits labor saving devices.
A concern employing some fifty peO-
pie is now busy at Rockford making
the machines. They retail for $25 each
and already quarter of million dol
lar business is in sight. Mr.. Coleman
has invented other things. One of
them is metal check, which secures
to the farmer who leaves milk at a
creamery his share Of the skinned
milk. This device was success, and
was bought by Fort Atkinson
creamery package company.
Wisconsin Chautauquas.
There are MISUNDERSTANDING
encampments-in this state at Madi-
son, Marinette, Delavan and at Wau-
paca. Thousands get refreshment
mental and physical, at these places.
The camp at Waupaca on the "chain
of lakes" is in the interests of temper
ance; in fact, under the Good Tenn
plars. Most of the people live in tents,
The instructions say as to things need
Gu. SueStS, plIIOW CdScS, plliOWSs
blankets, comforts, camp chair, ham,
mock, bathing suit, old clothes enough
to last you through, fishing tackle, GRO
quet set, tennis racquets, bicycle" 1t
is cheap living. At Waupaca, for in
stance, tent large enough to hold
four persons, costs, s. for one week
less for longer time. Where parties
bring their own tent the rent is 81
week Table board is 1925. Among
the talent" this year is United States
Senator Quarles, who speaks on &c. A.
r." day. John H. Nicholson of James
vile. founder of the "Gideons,' is on
the list Nick is a grand, good fel.
low, a christian travelling man, whose
face drives the blues away. Any one
can see that it is better to be right
than to be wrong when he is with
Nick" Those who read WoOlley's
Voice" know the vigorous style of
William 2. +. Ferguson. He. is to
speak. He handles the liquor traffic