The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-16

and poor houses, and Mrs. Caroline e.
! Anderson has been rlaced at the head
| of those in Grant county. The position
! is one of great responsibility, end has
never before been held by woman.
| She is the widow of the man who had
charge for ten years before his death.
1t is said she is a woman born to
! command" The men and the women
feel in her presence an influence like
that of mOtheriy power over children.
For the duties required she has natural
genius There is in connection with the
institution a large farm.
Inside of "Indian Mounds"
Are there any comparatively insg-
nificant hills on your farms or in your
| villages? If there are, make an inveS-
| tigation or have some one else do it.
| There are mounds in great numbers in
| certain sections of the state, and who
! knows but what the hummeck on your
| land may. contain in its depths relics
! enough to fill a museum? Much val
| liable data has been lost to the state
historical society by the riting Of
| mounds by curiosity seekers and col
| lectOrs. If you have mounds on your
| land, and expect to eXcavate them,
| few simple instructions will greatly
| aid you
| First dig q trench for about two
| thirds of the diameter of the mound.
| Dig down to the original surface, de-
| noted by the dark streak of earth.
| Throw the earth behind, and keep a.
| clear space of four feet between the
earth and the front wall of the trench.
Never open a mound by digging a pit
| sunk from the summit Or center. AL
ways eXcavate all ash pits carefully,
as valuable objects are frequently
| found in them. Be sure to designate
the mound Or site. Photograph skele-
tons or objects as they lie, and don't
fail to keep a careful account of all
relics discovered. In packing them for
transportation one should be very care
full to eliminate all danger of break
age.
Railroads Making Money.
The Illinois Central has less than
100 miles of track in Wisconsin, and
our people do not know much about
it, yet it is a tremendous system to
| the southwark. The late annual re-
ports shows net earnings of SIG, 949, 269.
From this was paid fixed charges
amounting to $6,219, S76, so that the
net income of the road amounts to
$40, 729,3
The gross receipts from traffic were
$40, 1S6,O76 and expenses of operations,
including taxes, amounted to $31 ,697,-
$50. The increase in gross receipts
amounted to 1860 per cent, and in net
earnings an increase of 3.61 per cent
was shown. The company has spent
| $15,3O1 ,57S in betterment of property
during the year. The cost of the So
| freight cars, and of the LidgerwOOd
| ballast unloading machine added to
| the equipment was $9,356,3739
Graphite in Wisconsin.
A graphite mine has been uncov-
| cred in Portage county, and after the
modern fashion, a half million dollars
| of stock issued to float the scheme. The
| prospectus states that there is an
! abundance of mineral with over 600
| tons of it on the dump now. This is
| the second company to be formed.
The diamond, charcoal and graphite
are all forms Of carbon, but graphite
can neither be diffused by heat nor
| burned like charcoal. This mineral
| has been known for hundreds of years.
and the first. mines were located at
| BorroWdale, Eng. Many years ago
| these mines became exhausted and
| since that time the bulk of the graphite
| of the world has been brought from
| the island of Ceylon, in the Indian
ocean. For many years this mine in
| worlds supply of the mineral, while
Mexico, Siberia, Germany, and Canada
have only been able to supply one
| tenth of the product used. The Joseph
Dixon Crucible Company, of Jersey
| City, y. j., operates a mine at Ticon-
! deroga, n. Y, which supplies small
part. Of the graphite the company con-
sumes. Rhode Island furnishes a few
hundred tons annually Of very low
grade graphite anthracite, and Michi-
| gan supplies some known as the
"Baraga' graphite, also of exceedingly
| low grade.
In 1893 the Giscoverer of the Wiscon-
| sin mine, who was prospecting for iron
| in the country near that village, heard
| the story Of the housewife who BACKED
her stove with~dirt fEe8nr the cellar, and
proceeded to investigate the tale.
The average value of graphite in
| l9O1s. as, shown by+the United States
| geological survey. was "a cents per
poun d. while as high as Is cents per
pSupa sa is paie f0'5 certain i grades in
+ a. = ORLANDO BURNETT.
| --'- Not ,Reassuring.- l.
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