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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Origin of Life Insurance.

II don't have to have my life insur-
ed,' said the business man to the agent,
''but 1 do want to know how life insur-
ance originated. Can you tell me?' Il
can," the agent answered. ''It original
ed in 1706 in London. In that year
there was formed the first life insur-
ance company. 1t was called the Ami
cable Society For Perpetual Assurance
Office. It was a mutual benefit con-
Germ. Each member, without reference
to age, paid a fixed admission fee and
a fixed annual charge per share on from
one to three shares, and at the end Of
the year portion of the fund accu-
mulated was divided among the heirs
of those who had died in accordance
with the number of shares each dead
person had held. Out of this company
with it's crude and imperfect methods,
life insurance as it exists today has
grown PhiIadelphia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Scotch Goodness.

Speaking of Scotch characteristics, an
Englishman travelling in this country
told story illustrative of Scottish cool
ness under trying circumstances.
"a number of Scots" he said, were
working on a fifteen story building.
One up near the roof lost his foothold
and fell. But even in his swift descent
through the air he remained quite cool
and calm. In fact, as he shot past a
out:
Eth, Sandy, man, sic a fall as I
shall haer'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Dentists Use Much Gold.

If there is scarcity Of gold during
the twenty-frst and twenty-second CEN
turtles dentists, according to German
statistician, will probably be more to
blame than any one else.
He asserts that they use every year
in filling teeth and other work about
800 Kilograms of gold, the value of
which is 100000, and that at this rate
the graveyards of the various coun-
tries will contain in 800 years from
now S15O,OOO,OOO worth of gold
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06

How many can tell the origin of the
habit of closing the eyes in prayer?
Far back i'm the past the sun was the
universal object of worship. AS it
rose above the horizon the deyotee
thanked it for it's return to bless the
world. AS it set i'm the west he i'm
plored its early return. His face was
always toward the sun in prayer, and
his eyes were closed to prevent blind
ness. The habit has passed down from
father to son for thousands of years.
Though the object Of worship has been
changed. the custom survives.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
A Story of Young Dan Webster.

A New York lawyer recently told an
interesting story Of Daniel Webster's
boyhood.
Little Dan and his younger broth
err" said the legal light, "had each
been given some money. They started
out gleefully, and it was evening be-
fore they got back home.
"'Well, DAM said the senior Web
ster, what did you do with your mon
ey?
"'Spent it, the boy answered stur-
Oily.
"'And how about you? What did
you do with your money? the father
asked the younger brother.
"'I loaned it to Dam was the reply"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
CIubIand's Submerged Tenth.

There is hardly a club even among
the Oldest, that does not possess it's al
most woefully poor members; men who
dropped ambition and their tailor 81
multaneously, who try to hide even
from themselves the whereabouts Of
their dismal chambers" which is one
room; who have no want that does not
begin and end with their clubs and
would fade away and die miserably if
its doors were closed to them.-Court
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
Their Number.

"You must come and see US, my
DEAR" said lady to little girl of her
acquaintance. do you know the num-
ber?''
"Oh, yes," responded the innocent
child. Papa says you always live at
skies and sevens''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
To the Best of His knowledge.

''To what do you attribute your
longevity" asked the reporter.
my which," queried the oldest in
habitant.
'Your Iongevity?" repeated the re-
porter.
Never had it. As far as / can re-
member / amt never had no sech COM
plaint."-Puck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
A Cows Product.

Besides producing a calf good cow
will yield her weight in milk solids in
a year-that is, in fat, casein, albunen,
milk sugar and ash. She will yield
from five to ten times her weight in
milk and one-half her weight in but
ter.---Dairy and Creamery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
The Country.

"What is the country?" asked dis
trict visitor of slum child. The quick
reply was, 1.-THE place where things
are alive" Yet many a country boy
or girl says, 81 wish I were out of this
dead place and in the live city,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06

University bulletin No. q OF the Ohio
Agricultural college deals with the
course in dairying given at that insti
tuition. The next term begins Jan. 5
and ends March 10. Those who desire
the bulletin should apply to the ex-
ecutive office, Ohio State university, or
to Professor j. w. Decker, Townshend
hall, Columbus, 0.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
NJ N
w A N | I: ID
We want a man in this locality
to sell the world renowned
WHEELER & WILSON.


the only sewing machine SO far in
advance of all others that with 1t
the dealer can readily overcome all
competition. 1t is backed by rep
utation of SO years unparalleled
success and thousands of the first
machines made are still giving
their owners faithful service.
We prefer man with experience
in some kind of canvassing (but
this is not absolutely necessary
and who can procure a horse and
wagon. To such person we can
offer exceptional inducements.
We do not sell our machines to
catalogue houses or department
stores. We furnish them to our
authorized agents only and protect
them in their sale.
This is a splendid opportunity
for some energetic man to establish
himself in a good permanent bust
ness.
When answering, please give full
information regarding yourself,
age, previous occupation, etc.
ADDRESS
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Go.
72-z4 Wabash Ave-, Chicago, iI!.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
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At this writing milk COWS are worth
all through the east from $40 to $50
a head. Pretty good figure is it not?
asks E. L. Vincent in Ohio Farmer.
And even at these prices good cows are
scarce and hard to find. Now and
then man may be found who has an
extra one or two that he will part
with. but they go only a little way to-
ward supplying the actual scarcity that
exists in this country today.
The same trouble exists farther west.
There the difficulty is aggravated by
the persistent appeals of the beef men.
They are all the time traverSing the
farming communities, picking up every
COW that can possibly be found and
paying such prices that there is a
standing temptation to the dairy farm
er to let his stock go. Perhaps he
needs the money to pay some pressing
debt and sees in the good prices the
UutcucI pays 1CAlCI 1oA lAo AAoAhOh'
from his urgent obligation. The bur-
den thus lifted soon settles down, how
ever, and with increasing weight, for
he has killed the goose which laid the
egg of gold and must stand the conse-
quences.
What makes the situation all the
more serious is the high price which
milk, butter and cheese are bringing.
We need every COW we can get at the
present time to supply the demands
for these articles of everyday food.
A Handsome Observation-Disclosures.
The illustration shows the handsome
twenty -month-old son of Mercedes Ju-
lips Pietertje, % pounds ounces but
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06

MERCEDES JULIP'S PIETERTJE PAUL.
ter, 80 per cent fat, A. r. o. worlds
champion, 1902. The latter sold for
$4,000 at public sale. The sire OF this
bull is Johanna Rue IFS Paul De Kol
The spigot end the Bung.
There is no more interesting study
than to note how one sided our bust
ness economy, or, rather, sagacity,
seems to run at times. The ultimate
value of a product is what wa get for
it, no matter how skillfully it is manu-
facturtl and put up, says a successful
dairyman.
It does not seem to dawn upon all
dairy farmers that farm crops sold to
live stock are profitable or otherwise
just as they are sold in town or to q
weighbor. Haven't you seen men spend
q day to secure q quarter of cent adj
vance on a pound of dressed pork,
about SO cents for each pig, a half
cent Oh a pound of butter or one-eighth
Of a cent on a pound of cheese and a
like small premium upon other prod
ucts-which certainly is to be COM
mended-but who at the same time
day after day were selling material
just as valuable to live stock that rep
resented the lowest market to be
found? Being interpreted, of course
this means feeding poor COWS, but
was wondering if we put the PROPOSE
ton from q different viewpoint, if it
would not be more effective. Are the
COWS you are feeding the best cow
market to be had?
Good Prices For Dairy Cattle.
paid for bull calf in New York state.
This big price was paid because his
dam had in an official test produced
over thirty pounds of butter in seven
days. When such price is paid for a
bull Of any of the beef breeds it is
generally because some one has paid
big price for his sire or dam or that
the purchaser expects to beat some
rival in the show ring, says J. G. Long
burn in Northwest Farmer. In the
state of Wisconsin, now the greatest
dairy state in the Union, Holsteins are
far in the lead. At d recent sale of an
ordinary working herd one COW brought
$1400 and siX-year-old bull 5000,
while the whole herd of sixty-seven
head made an average Of $213. AL Of
these cattle were sold on their merits
as actual producers. One of the finest
COWS in Manitoba today is a Holstein-
Jersey cross, bred by me twelve years
ago: She has been a farmers only
COW for the last ten years and could
not be bought for the price of two or
binary COWS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06

Near the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Tourist-What were those two shots
in quick succession?
why, those were the sunrise and
sunset guns. Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
No POlIed Holsteins.

Polled Holsteins?. No, there are none
to speak of, and it is to be hoped there
won't be, and that no deluded individu-
al seeks to draw distinction and trade
to himself by endeavoring to breed
them. Holsteins are all right, horns
and all-Holstein-F riesian Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06

Comets are made Of substance $780,
100000 times lightef than our air.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

Although public RnmblinR II sup
posed toaiave been closed by order
Of chief Of Police Sullivan. one OF
The most objectionable forms 81 the
vice le being carried on with the
knewiedee and supposed protection
Of the police.
Poker rooms arc almost AZ nu-
merous NJ saloons. In almost all Of
the places where formerly perren
tHRe games were operated. there are
poker games nov being operated bf
and for the house. These gnmes take
the regular pinch" from every
jackpot, and every deal there Il any
amount of money on the table. There
are but few saloons where there are
no games running,
In the new tondarioin and along
First avenue south the games -four
ish II r. there that the big play II
usually seen IN almost every one
Of the old gambling houses In ne
new tenderloin. games are running
ell night and through tho greater
paft Of the day. The games are
owned by the men who formerly
owned the big gambling houses.
At each Of the Tables there " one
man who admits that he " an en-
ploye ~ tho house. He n N chafFe
~ the thine fliH NaiNfh ~ E hve-
'rake-oq," How Veny Other fnen.
are az The tables who bia employed
by the house and who are known 70
the fraternity aa 'booaters," can
only be guessed. There u n floor
Manager who superintends al Of
Tho Ramea and induces proapeeti e
live ono" a. take o seat that u a. :
ways ready for the victim, Once ~
the game. the average player has
but little chance Thrre are from
two 10 -four boosters" or men ef4s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

fight TO stay said Judge Emnans
We are not going 10 let up until
the slaughter houses either move or
cease to be public nuisanees. almost
unbenrable TO beacon hill and the
whole q the southern part Of the
city.
'The carstens brothers and Henry
have been unable to get their
slaughter house licenses renewed
this year. for the reason that the
acting city comptroller holds that he
u not authorized to issue licenses for
slaughter houses outside the district
set aside for this business by city or
dinanee.
There is no doubt but that the
carstsns and Henry plants are out
eide this district The proprietors
do not pretend 10 deny Il. Hence
our new complaints which are to
cover a time since January ]. since
which date the slaughter houses
have been operated without licenses
Acting city Comptroller Melse to-
day confirmed the statement that he
had issued no license Tor iaoz TO
either Carstcns brothers or Henry
lie stated that az he Interpreted the
ordinance he had no riaht 70 issue
licenses for slaughter houses outside
the slaughter house bounds, aud had
convinced himself that the Garetena
and Henry plants we're not within
these bounds.
NJ h understood that NJ tanlRhfa
meeting Of the city council GarHteuH
protleru ara Henry viii have an or
dfnanrn Introduced extending the
slaughter house limits 10 Include
their plants.
A delegation ~ representative
property owners Of BEACON hill viii
attend the council meeting tonight
10 enter q protest against the pro-
posed ordinance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
TELLS DETAILS
OF A MURDER

Religious conversion In the reason
rivtn hy Johnny James an Indian
FOR appearing before the United
atateH commissioner AT Iiaines. Jan
!. and. after making "a confession re-
rafdinE HE own part IN the case
charged Metlakahtln indian nam
"a Ruxtof with wantoniy numbering
4 white man. 10th Indians are be-
Ing held IN jail while the authorities
mako an Investigation. Hustdr ~ J.
,.lae know ledge Of his alleged crime.
According TO I0nba. while tho two
were padding q canoe IN an iulcf
ftppoaite fiHlnea one day last Son
Timber. they noticed a white mun
.entrhihR thoir movements from be
hind nuiuc trees on shore. uuxtur
nlpked up his rifle, and without prov .
nation. shot the man dcaa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
GAMBLING STILL IN
FL0URISHINC SHAPE
POKER ROOMS UNDER POLICE PROTECTION NOW TO DC
FOUND THE UPTOWN
BUSINESS SECTION THE CITY

rioyed by the house In every game.
These men have signals which they
rive to each other TO signify who
has the best hand. The sucker puts
his money up and Il 10 to the
sucker loufDa-
In the saloons along Firht avenue
south the same methods are in
vogue. II n safe 20 say that there
are na many gambling games IN
Seattle nov as there ever mere. Tho
only difference N that the city treas
ruy IL not being fRttened by any Of
the gamblers proltE.
Gradually organized gambling 81
getting up town into tho business
district. untii within the past two
or three weeks the uptown poker
rooms we're not run by the house to
any greater extent than that the
saloon proprietor saw that sum
eiant number OF drinks were bought
BY the piaycfs, Now, however.
there are several houses on the
principal business streets where the
games are run by the house, and the
percentage money or KITTY goes 10
the saloon proprietor.
Iha police are ahclforlnR them
selves behind the fact that the games
are being allowed 20 run on the CON
dition that no coin IN used on the
table. This does not iu the least
hinder the gamblers. Checks OF all
denominations are purchasahlo asaa
ute used nf money
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
WILL GIVE THEM
CHRISTIAN BURIAL

A committee from the Morse club
of Seattle left last night for the
eoene OF the wreck OF the Norwegian
bark Prince A. thur rs miles south
OF Cape Ffattery, 20 find out II II g.
practicable " bring the badies Of
tho Is drowned sailors b. Seattle for
burial II Il proposed 10 raise funds
20 send the two survivors 10 their
homes In Norway This action was
tahen at meeting Of the Morse
Club. held yefifrdsly morning.
The committee consists OF Carl
ahnde. Louis sandstrom, Captain ,
A. Johnson and J, y. Johnson.
Another committee. consisting Of
". L. Rude. A. Chiibcrg. A. o. itoi
Ien. X Eriund. q Handstrom, John
Johnson, y. f'rIHch and Captain ~.
f;5ekum. WAS appointed 10 raise
funds for the undertaking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
MEN WIN A POINT
Police Judge George Holds Complaints Pre-
pared by Beacon Hill Club Detectives
Remedial Action to Be Taken

Thomas and Eraesf carzfefas and
<Hs1t, henr5 wsft acquitted on a
- nr1lHf ~nsa afrzlEued u 30
~ .'1ft toiAy o. a charge Of main
=, '.nx tiacEhter houses IN violation
~ eiif ORDINANCES.
~ rH Immunity from prosecution
~ = sfief, however. Already new
s.'1p'<'nis against tbe three packing
,.'lee pfepriefora are beias prepared
~ WIZ b. sworn 10 this evening
- NE defendants rearfeated to-
nv % tomorrow
Nhen the eases were called for
~. 49, nsfple Police Judge George this
s.'nsnx John y. HanphfIss. repre-
.''sn,'ns the defenanntss asked cOn-
'.A.*ntf Until after a final decision
!. ~ slaughter house cases now
'7n1ink before Judge TaliHsu IN the
ss.tsilrf court Thlz beiuF denied the
-.....'.nlartH piea1ed tasf they had not
.~.nifnhy viciat,d the city ordinances.
- sskertea that the city had
~tiea fhesn ilrfnaea to conduct
W. ~. slaughfer houses IN their pres
~ rfafI0rs
splst 9f1fge. arer assuring him
~ pi ne fact that the 1efaHdHntr
Il ~ rpffttirf under City licenses az
.e lme siEfed 81 the complaints
49, held nat Il uas not shown
!, ~, lhere war any wiiifut violation
We 0rdinaHcea and ordered the
N.gasts discharged.
~. NJ h. stated from the bench.
~ VIZ p = different matter II a
s..s'nplAint ~ made covering a time
~neh thtee slaughter hauaee were
II. operating under q city license. "
. Atinrney De Bruier and Alto
~ ~ y y knmnne. representing the
as,eu HI Improvement Club and
'' fieacou Hit property owners.
49,. nr'lee mat sufh complaints
~se,l - dawn W forthwith.
~ are Ia this slaughter heuao
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

trict. are annioasiy awaiting the out
come Of the fiGht being waeed BY
CaWsef a Carney. before making
an attempt e. secure the return Of
their own forfeitures
Contractor Alexander pterson.
who Was behind Is days In com
plotting the INTERPLAY school. is sub
1eet 60 forfeit Of 500 for each of
those days. bromley a Wells, con-
tractors on the Queen Anne - hooi
are subject 20 forfeiture for 10 days
delay. shannon. White and Middle
ton. contractors on the Madison
street school. ". n. Allen. contractor
ON the Ross school, and sodsraulHf
&itoeeleaf. contractors on the War
ren school. are all more or less taftiy
David Dow IL the only contractor
who Finished hia job in the specified
time. lie was offered a bonus Of
$1,000 II no completed the Waiia
waIla building NJ q certain date
earlier than tho time specified In the
contract. but he seems 10 have been
unable to hustle enough TO earn the
bounty. SIN. he avoided paying
forfeiture.
cawney a Carney were behind &c
weeks on the new High school. and
according TO their contract must
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
CITIZENS COME
BACK AT EATON
Bnmerton People Say That Former Captain Of the
Oregon Was No Saint While at Puget
Sound NAVY Yard

src. briefly. that Captain Eaton
drank freely aud premiscuouaIy al
the various saloons ~ company with
sailors and others Of his own ship.
became - Intoxicated on one scs.a-
sion Ne TO make II necessary that he
be CARVED BY the town marshal on
hsaard the Oregon. then tn aftduek.
samhlcd al the various RESORTS in
the town. borrowed money from
various sainosske~peFu ard pfuprie-
tore 90 gambling safnes and later re-
pudsais,i his 4, o. It's. and did other
and various things pgetudietal to the
public pesre and contrary 20 the
code OF moralA of even the subosdls
nate officers of the navy.
The affiiaNits and other data nee
e@sary TO establish proof 90 these
various charges ARE now being pre-
pared under direction Of George y.
Ward. chairman OF the executive
committee Of the tiremerten beard OF
trade.
some time after Acting Secretary
Of the Navy nefitns issusd che ar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

shippers instructinE the railroad
agents 20 hold TIE ears IN the yarsts
until orders should BE- seesfFad to
deliver them Theas orders came
from men who srw believed 20 BE-
members % the comhlne Over
= heimina psuof II aecumulatins
which shows = gigantic conspiracy
% corner the entire fuel supply Of
this city.
The city ash wagons we're turned
ever 70 the Salvation Army thts
morning "a BE- used In cherita BE
work b. that organization. FaF sofne
days the salvation Army has en-
gagged on a considerable scale IN the
self appointed task Of doing out
ccai 20 extremely needy and rfrfif
housed people IN sufficieut quanft-
ties 70 keep them from freezing 20
death. This coal has been donated
In most instances BY retail dealers
who are opposing the combine and
BY wealthy people 81 charitable in
clinatIon who have large stocks on
hand Tor their own use
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12
SULTAN Is
DEFEATED

PARIS. Jan, IA dispatch from
tensief says that battle has tab =
~ place Al the ffclu river. between
he suitan.s army ana the rebels. In
which the former were defeated.
The rebel tfs.ops are said TO have
hesfa much better equipped and or
Hani.sd than Ahe imperial army. II
T. stated that the sultan has aban-
dunea Pea. and viii establish his
xerftai Al Habat. The European
s~slfents 81 Fea have nearly all left.
and n h undsfstood that the foreign
eonsais Nfii econ withdraw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-12

give The aehoal district $500 for each
Il thoes weeks They regard the
enforcement Of the anfeefnept e. "a.
sstoftion. AR. Carney said ysater.
day Afternoon
ny no human means could ne
avoid The delay In the construction
Of the building kerry's mill burn.
ID - that We could not get our fur.4
Der in time. ksnfon'n Iron works IN
Ohio burned, and we were suhjesf to
LONG delays In getting Our iron ma
tsffal Several carloads nf our ma
tefial en- route from the Raat were
wrecked. In many other ways we
were unavoidahiy Handicapped
1foweeer. " We can possibly 10.
cure the sls.eee by nrieable means,
We ~iii not make a night"
School Director e. " Patterson
The contracts for Building
schsspis all state In black and white
fhe fiins apeeffisd FOR the compile
ton 81 the contract. and the FOR.
feiture for failure 90 do so We be-
iIeve u nsir duty 20 enforce those
contracts.
The buildings arc well construct
ed. the difffcuity being only a. re-
CARDS the time of completion"