The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-04

While he is at work belabOring the
brute. For this reason the Humane
Society of the state is wise activity;
it's agents are officials of the law, and
this carries respect and makes them
feared. The state meeting OF societies
was held in Milwaukee the other night.
In scores of instances it has relieved
distressed children, and in sore in
stances punished their oppressorS. The
Wisconsin Humane Society was
founded in Milwaukee in 1880.
Resting Sheep in Transit.
An Edgerton Brock county mani has
a new industry which shows that for
ness openings. He receives sheep
shipped from Montana and other west
ern points for Chicago and entertains
them for a week or even month. lie
has some forty acres near the railroad
station and leases other land on which
he has put up sheds. The animals
come packed in cars, sometimes in al
upp-r and lower tier, and they get
thin and weak. He charges the own
ers Of the sheep board SO much per
head, and taking them from the cars
waters and feeds them into condition
SO that they bring better price i'll the
market. 1t is wonderful sight to see
them-acres of sheep-as many as 25,-
900 at one time. Ranchmen accompany
the shipments and are seen about the
town, their distinguishing mark being
the white SLOUGH hat of the plains.
The wild, woolly western air is absent
from them and they act much as other
young men do.
More Reading of Books.
If the reading of books makes peC-
pie wise, happy and prosperous, Wis
consin will thrive. Since 1885 when
the state library commission was
founded, with Senator James H. Stout
at it's head, with offices in the capitol.
multiplication of libraries have gone
forward. In these seven years the
number of free public libraries has eX
panded from thirty-two to 115; III
dividuals have given $1,2OO,000 to free
libraries; 1892, 900 has been spent or
buildings and $4,000 in travelling Ii
braries. Mr.. Carnegie alone has sc!
up about twenty library buildings
ranging in value from $4,000 to Madi
son and $4,000 to Superior and Racine
to $4,000 to Ripon and $4,000 to Bar
aboo. There are eightysix cities in
Wisconsin supporting free libraries by
taxation. The care of library is a
women-to some extent young men
who go into it must know a great
many details, besides the names of
books and the authors, and this re-
quires years to learn. It is a FORUM
ate family that lives near good
library and where the children are
taught how to enjoy good books.
The Raising of Honey.
Many people get satisfaction out of
the caring of bees. It requires that
man or woman be something of
philosopher to succeed at this, for as
with the raising of flowers, one must
love his occupation. Mere routine at
tention will not give the results. And
it is one of the important small in
dustries of the state. running up into
the millions. Vernon, Sank and Dodge
counties lead, with considerable over
1000 swarms each; and there are
eight other counties which report be-
tween 5000 and 1000 swarms most
~ in the older settled portion Of
the state. though Chippewa, Clark and
Pierce counties are active honey
centers. The value of the bees them
selves sums up to half million dol
lars, while the honey brings three
times as much and the production of
wax is one pound for every fifty of
honey. Ashland. bayfield,, Oneida and
Villas counties each support ore bee
keeper.
Incidental Activities.
Apart from the regular departments
Of state work there are always special
activities, usually of a temporary char
acter. One of the most important at
present is the state board Of man.
ayers of the st. Louis fair 1t is made
up of Ex-Governor Hoard. William Fl.
Flat, Professor W. A. Scott, James H.
Wisconsin people will improve their
opportunity to see the southwest and
it is incumbent on the committee to
have a creditable Wisconsin building
and exhibits when their fellow Badgers
arrive to inspect them. Especially in
dairying will the Wisconsin exhibit be
awaited with interest, and the exploit
ing Of the northern counties.
There is commission on country
roads-one of the efforts to promote
good cause that lags; and another to
"set together with Minnesota as to
vessel taxation. On the Shiloh battle
field commission and the Vicksburg
commission are lists of names of men
prominent in civil war history. The
state board of arbitration has not been
much in evidence these. days of pros
perity-"happy the country that has nc