The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-20

| back to Madison he thought was as
! difficult to explain as why the tower
of Pisa leans, or who built the Pyra-
mids. He went around the state while
selling cutlery, for some weeks. bor-
| ing his friends on the train with the
story Of the almost supernatural
sagacity of cats. Finally, one Of the
| boys gave Hugh a little light. And
now, in his most enthusiastic moments,
he can be made shy and silent by
| reference to the subject.
Insurance for Travelling Men.
The travelling men have two associ-
atiOns. largely for insurance. other OBJ
| jects being to secure the rights Of the
craft (as abolition Of license tax on
| Travellers, railroad and hotel conces-
sions, and SO on. For about eleven
! dollars a year, travelling man can Sc
cure, in one Of these companies, an ac-
| cident policy which will grant him
| from So 1000 to $4,000, in case of death
| by accident; $25 weekly indemnity to
I run a year in case Of accident: 81 600
| for hand, one foot, one arm, one eye.
! been greatly raised of late years,
! There is system and dignity in the
| business, which are a long ways re-
moved from twenty-five years ago.
| Hypatia Boyd, as she was known in
| the University Of Wisconsin, now Mrs.
Reed, is very happy, Notwithstanding
she and her husband are mutes She
writes long letter to the paper print
| ed by the pupils of the mute school at
Delavan. It's beginning is touching
when one remembers how a bright
heart will cheer affection The letter
follows:
Dear Times One of the poems
written by Robert Burns is entitled,
'Wooed and Married and a. and some
how or other am reminded Of it to-
night as l try to think how I can best
fulfill my promise to the editor, to
writ, the Times an account of the
wedding I hardly know where or
how to begin this sketch, although I
have actually been 'WOOed and married
and a. but life these glorious Indian
summer days, is to me, like a sweet
enchanted dream, so much so, that I
feel as if I could better express my
thoughts in music, or in poetry. In
deed. the happiness that comes from
welded love is so indescribably ex-
quisite and tender, that really l feel
like advising every eligible person to
do as l have done, namely, to marry
for love-"
The two met five years ago in Della
vanA Mr.. Reed is a nephew of Alex
ander Mitchell and the romance opened
with a life of the great railroad man
which Miss Boyd wrote in a prize COM
petition for the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Observations in Lacrosse.
I was in Lacrosse last week. It is
metropolis in appearance-with the
exception ofNilwaukee, no city so much
SO in the state. This is largely due to
street after street of beautiful homes,
elaborate and even palatial homes,
each with generous setting of
ground Lacrosse is d city of about
the same population as Superior, Ra-
cine and Oshkosh, but it is the wealth
lest of them all, as regards individual
citizens Moreover, the land site is not
cramped There is 20 residence front
age in the city, I3was> told rated at
more than $50 a front foot. In Madi-
son some is offered at 5000. 81 A most
! excellent lot OF sixty feet can be
bought in most parts of Lacrosse for
$4,000. The prairie stretches an un-
! tnI 1iCto al ic
with the street car lines and everybody
may have lawn and a garden,
Lacrosse will soon have completed a
100000 hotel, all but $4,000 being
laid out in construction and equipment
1t is public project, largely by popu-
lar subscription, and the citizens are
genuinely interested in it. 1t will be
the talk of the state when opened. It's
construction is massive and simple. in
the heart of the city. There is a
Lacrosse club, with 210 members, and
a waiting list The dues are $50 a
year. 1t is run on broad lines, non
resident business mems and women's
clubs holding their sessions there. The
Mississippi river is the romantic object
OF Interest 10 strangers 10 Lacrosse
it is chiefly interesting now by reason
of the island Of some go acres opposite
the city. which Mr.. Pettibone. a
wealthy citizen. is making beautiful
for the use of the people. Lacrosse
has had its period of depression, fol-
lowing the conclusion of numbering
operations, and is now developing as
an important manufa cturing and job
bling point A recent list shows more
individuals and estates with large hold
ing than any other Wisconsin city, pro-
portionately 1t is the home of many
, interesting people, noted figures in
Wisconsin.
Talk Gently of the Banks.
A run on the Amsterdam Savings
bank Of Amsterdam, n Y, was caused
by Polish laborer, who, finding the
bank closed on election day, took it for
granted that it had failed. About $25,-
600 woc withdrawn Tho no nix hos q