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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
A Ruse OF War.

This happened in 1907, when Colonel
Tate, with the Legion Noire, landed
near Fishguard, intending to march on
and burn Bristol. When the expedition
appeared off the coast there was only a
handful Of volunteers available to op-
pose them, and Lord Cawdor, who was
in command, mustered all the Welsh
women he could gather together.
Each of these wore a long red cloak
descending, petticoat fashion, almost to
her heels, and thus attired they were
made to march and countermarch
among the hills, presenting themselves
at different points to the view Of the
enemy in such way as to give the i'm
preston of red uniformed troops taking
up position. The French were so puz-
zled by their appearance that, although
they landed, they could not make UP
their minds to advance until sufficient
time had elapsed to raise the country
and bring forward real force strong
enough to beat them back.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put togeth her. and until the last few
years was supposed to he incurable. For
a great many yesrs doctors pronounced
it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies; and by continually failing to
cure with local treatment. pronounced it
incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be constitutional disease, and, there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catnrrh Cure. manufactured by
f. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. o., is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
It is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood aid mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circular and testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
~ Sold by druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08

After the body Of a Brahman has
been anOinted with sesamum oil the
two toes are bound together and the
two thumbs. It is then dashed to a
litter made of two long parallel poles,
to which are fastened seven transverse
pieces of wood. The shroud is very
simple, large piece of cloth wrapped
round the body and bound with ropes
of straw If the dead Brahman leaves
a will his face is not covered; other
wise the shroud is brought up over the
head. The burning ground, or CHAT, is
usually near river, that those who
have taken part In the ceremonies may
purify themselves as quickly and as
easily as possible. Before erecting the
funeral pyre shallow pit is dug and
partially filed with dry wood. the body
is covered with splinters of dry wood
and sprinkled with panchagaria, an
in1ammable liquid, and placed on the
pyre and covered with branches and
roots, like hut. The nearest relative
or heir then takes a lighted taper and
sets fire to the four corners of the pile
and leaves at once to perform the cere-
mony of publication. The carriers, be-
ing Of the lowest caste, remain until
the body is entirely consumed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
cared After suffering 10 years

BF. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle & Mfg.
Co, Middleton, O. suffered for ten years
with dyspepsia. He spent hundreds of
dollars for medicine and with doctors
without receiving any permanent bene-
fit. He says, lone night while feeling
exceptionally bad was about TO throw
down the evening paper when / saw an
item in the paper regarding the merits
cf Knoll Dvrponeia Cnrn concluded
to try 1t aud Wits. [ bad no faith In it /
felt better after the second dose. After
using two bottles [ am stronger aud bet
ter than / have been in years, and I rec
ommend Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to my
friends and acquaintance suffering from
stomach trouble. Sold by Stangps Drug
store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08

little water. ard tamped with wood
en- pestle. By shaking in basket after
wards they separate the husks from the
clear white grains, which are then
ground between two stones. The lower
stone being the larger and having a hoi-
low in it, the grain is placed in there, lit
tie by little and ground by rubbing with
another stone which fits into the hollow
OF the lower and stationary one. What
ever the women may he doing the young
est, or baby, generally has free ride
around on the mothers back, making
him Or herself as colnfortabl as possible.
They makesbeer from mapera In great
quantities and by the same process as
we do in the states with barley, only
they leave the ground grain 10, making
sort OF Cruel and IS considered very
wholesome. They always have good
supply of this on hand when they have
dances, which is very often during the
winter months, May, June, July and
August.
The only music they have at their
dances is couple of tum tums; aud as
long as the beer lass the dance contin-
ues. They had one very big dance at the
nearest kraal which lasted for two days.
It was in honor of young girl who was
supposed to old enough to enter society
or get married The celebration ended
with dance by the young lady to which
we had special invitation. She was
dressed in swell attire. Calico of many
was supposed to give a present, most
generally beads, and these the giyer
should place on her head Another lady
81 - IL E.,t, l.
things and place them in basket. To
show great respect for her the women
would kneel and kiss the ground at her
feet. Natives from far and near were
there. The ladies were painted, boz b
face and hair with a mixture of oil, OBJ
tanned from the castor oil plant and clay
They all certainly had on their best, that
is to say clean or new calico.
Our cook was married all Of sudden
one day. We had given him permission
to go visiting, but did not know just
what he was up to. Her brother and
sister came and presented her to him,
this being the complete marriage cere-
mony, and the first we knew Of it. He
said he gave ten stretches Of calico for
hero yards.
But few days ago our cook was TAX
en- sick with what the natives called
sin shauwa." 10 the evening large
crowd assembled and amid singing and
drum ming with tom toms, they made
small cuts all over his body and legs and
Amounted him with an ointment made
from the bark of m'shonga tree. This
together with the dancing and singing
which was kept up all night was to eff
feet a cure. And sure enough the next
day he happened to be better and on
the following day was entirely we'll.
1t is very interesting to study and OBJ
serve the habits of natives in general. In
a number of things they are quite bright
and fully up to the times. They have
furnaces where they smelt iron and make
exceptionally we'll tempered Steel They
know enough to change seed with the
natives from a different section of the
country to get the best results. And in
about nine cases out of ten, no matter
how trustworthy you may think they
are, they will get the best of you in some
way, sooner or later.
Feira, N. E. Rhodesia, Oct. 80
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
The Sturdy Camel.

A camel has twice the carrying power
of an OK. With an ordinary load of 400
pounds he can travel twelve or four
teen days without water, going forty
miles day. Camels are fit to work at
five years old, but their strength begins
to decline at twenty-five, although they
usually live to forty. The Tartars have
herds of these animals, often 1000, be-
longing to one family. They were nu-
merous in antiquity, for the patriarch
Job had 5000. The Timbuktu or Me-
harri breed is remarkable for speed and
used only for couriers, going 800 miles
in eight days with meal of dates or
grain at nightfall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
saved IRON, Terrible Deat1,

The family of Mrs. M. l.. Bobbitt oil
Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying ano
were poWerless to save her. The most
skillful physicians AMI every remedy
used, failed, while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life. Ii
this terrible hour DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption turned despair
into joy. The first bottle brought imme
date relief and its continued use com
pletely cured her. It's the most certain
cure in the world for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles SOC anC
S1.0O Trial bottles free at Perry &
Doty's Drug Store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
Brazilian Coffee.

Brazilians are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each day by
the average man and woman. The
beverage is made very strong and very
sweet. It produces an exhilaration of
a more intense and lasting kind than
beer. Those addicted to this habit be-
come very restless and scarcely able
to sit still or stand still even for a mo-
mQnt
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
What's I'm a Name:

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Saive. E. G. De-
Witt & Go. of Chicago discovered some
years ago how to make a salve from
Witch Hazel that is specific for Piles.
For blind, pleading, itching and protud-
ing Piles eczema, cuts, burns, bruises
and all skin diseases DeWitt's Sslve has
no equal. This has given rise to numer-
ous worthless counterfets. Ask for De-
Witts-the genuine. Sold by StargPs
Drug store
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
A Queer African Tribe.

The .Suk tribe in Africa work their
hair into kind of bag shaped matted
chignon stiffened with clay. This
reaches almost to the waist. The Suks
also wear curious cape made Of mon
key skin rubbed soft. This cape is not
worn for warmth or protection from
the sun, but when it rains they put the
cape over their heads to prevent the
clay being washed out of their hair
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
A Glad Caller.

Mistress-Did any one call while I
was out, Jane?
Jane-Yis, mum. Wan gintlemin wus
afther calm, num-
MistreSs-What was his name?
Jane-Moike O'Rafferty, mum, an he
wus as glad to foind yez out as he wus
to fond me in, Dim thinkin', mum
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
FrankIin'S Fate prefiuured

The fate Of Franklin, the explorer,
was unwittingly prefgured, and on
the eve of his starting on his last voy-
age, at the hands of his own devoted
wife. As he lay doing on sofa Lady
Franklin threw something over his
feet, on which he awoke in consterna-
ton, saying: why, there's a flag
thrown over me! Don't you know that
they lay the union jack over a corpse?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
Domestic Tro ub.es

It is exceptional to find family where
there are no domestic ruptures occasion
ally. but these can be lessened by having
DIR. Kings New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by their great work in
Stomach and Liver troubles. They not
only relieve you. but cure. Csc, at Perry
& Doty's Drug Store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
An Exception.

Ascum = He's particularly pleasant
when you get him in a reminiscent
mood, don't you think?
Borroughs-Not always. He was in
just such mood the other day and re-
called loan of S. he had made to me.
Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
A Little Short

"Fd like to know why it is" said
young Ardupp to his tailor, ''that every
time you make pair of trousers for
me you get them a little short"
II suppose" replied the knight of the
featherless goose, cts because / usual
~ find you that way when I present
my bill.''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
Deeds. Not Words.

Father (sternly)-Didn't tell you ii
any of the other boys said anything to
make you angry you should count
twenty before you said anything?
Tommy-Yes, sir, but didn't need to
say anything. Before I'd counted
twelve the other boy yelled Enough!
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
First publication December Is, 19t
Notice to Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
OF the County Court, to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the third Tuesday
Of June A. D., 1904. being June 2lst, 1904, at
O'Clock, a. M, the following matters will be
heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against Orrin Pomeroy, late of the
town of Fulton in said county, deceased
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the Court House, in the city
of GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the
18th day of June, A. D., 1904 or be barred.
Dated December l5 1908
By the Court.
j. w. SALE, County Judge.
j. P. TOwNE, Atty
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08
a Splendid
FARM FOR SALE!

One Of the Best Stock and Tobac.
co Farms in Crawford County
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-01-08

Contains 602 acres and is located
on the Kickapoo branch Of the
G.. M. & ST. Paul Railroad.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
JOURNEYS FAR
TO MEET LOVER
Miss Laura Lays Fiance
Is Impatiently Awaiting
Her Arrival in Orient

lmpatiently waiting at the Occi-
dental Hotel for the departure Of the
next China steamer is Miss Laura
Lay Of Grand Junction, Colo, who is
making q 60O0-mile trip to be claimed
by 4 husband She is on her way TO
Hongkong, where she will meet her
sweetheart, w. r. Johnson. Their
marriage is planned TO follow imme-
diately after her arrival in Hongkong,
whence they viii proceed to Iloilo, in
the Philippine Islands, her future
home.
Miss Lay is the daughter of J. B.
A Lay Of the Lay-Nattinger Com
pany Of Grand Junction. Colo.
Mr.. Johnson is the brother Of the
former American Consul. A. B. John
son, who was stationed at Annoy,
China, for a long period. At the pres
ent time Mr.. Johnson is general man
ager Of the electric railway in Manila
and OF the electric light and power
plant at IloilO.
The courtship of the couple reads
like a romance and extends back over
a number Of years, when they were
children IN Grand Junction. Ever
since they have been true to their
childhood betrothal, and even though
Mr.. Johnson found il necessary TO
leave his sweetheart for a distance of
5000 miles, the two remained true to
each other. and when he had secured
q permanent position and had erected
q home in the far-Off Philippines she
was ready TO 20 there.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
HORSESHOEINC
BIDS INVITED
Board Declares That Work
of Farrier for the City
Must Be Done by Contract
PROTESTS ARE HEEDED

The Board OF Supervisors yesterday
directed the clerk to advertise the invi-
tation of proposals for the shoeing of
all the horses belonging to the Police
Department, Department of Electric
ity, Sheriff, City and County Hospital,
Almshouse, Emergency Hospital and
Coroner, in accordance with the speci-
fications to be prepared therefor.
The ordinance ordering the improve
ment of San Jose, San Bruno, Corbett,
Ocean View and Point Lobos avenues,
at an estimated cost of $4,000, the ex-
pense of which is to be borne by the
city, was finally passed.
Similar action was taken on the or
dinance prohibiting the shaking of dice
for money or chips in public places.
The Board of Public Works was di-
rected TO prepare specifications for ar
tificial stone sidewalks around Alamo
square.
The sum of $4,000 was ordered paid
to the Standard Company for forty vot-
ing machines.
number of old ordinances affecting
the peace of the community were re-
enacted at the request of the Police
Department.
The clerk was directed to advertise
for proposals for the furnishing of
street signs, for which $500 has been
set aside.
The Board of Public Works was di-
rected to determine the damages and
assess the benefits caused by the
change of grades on Seventh, Missis-
sippi, Seventeenth, Mariposa and other
streets.
The claim of Charles Klein for SIS
for repairs to a laundry wagon which
was run into by one of the teams of
the Department of Electricity was re-
jected.
The Board of Public Works was re-
quested to prepare plans for a safety
station at Market and Powell streets
proposed ordinance prohibiting the
conveyance of bread, cakes or pastry
through the public streets in open bas-
kets or exposed containers was referred
to the Health Committee.
The ordinance prescribing a district
within which 1t is required to repair
roofs with fire-proof material only
should they be totally destroyed by
fire was rereferred to the joint Com
mittee on judiciary and Fire, which
will meet Friday at D. m.
A protest signed by seventy-seven
owners Of real estate inside of Baker
street was filed against the ordinance
on the alleged ground that 1t is class
legislation. Thomas Havens, a tax
payer, and w. H. Newell of the Pacific
Redwood Shingle Company also op-
posed the ordinance.
Supervisor Comte thought the district
prescribed by the ordinance should be
considerably reduced in extent in view
of the protests filed. Lunstedt explained
that the district had been narrowed
from the original limits proposed. and
that the clause requiring freproof ma
terial to be used when roofs were dam
aged to the extent of 40 per cent had
been eliminated.
The ordinance authorizing the Fire
Commissioners to issue 325 fire badges
was passed to print.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
BEGINS FIGHT
FOR FORTUNE
George MOnnier Will Try to
Obtain Share of Big Es-
tate Left by Wine Owner

The legal fight over the possession of
the $225,OOO left by the late wine manu-
facturer, George Monnier, began in
earnest yesterday morning in Judge
Grahams court. George D. Collins,
counsel for the proponents, attempted
to make George Monnier Jr. prove that
he had the right to contest the will on
the ground of legitimacy. The court
ruled that the points should be decided
by the jury in connection with the 9TH
er issues of the contest.
Collins in his opening statement to
the jury asserted that George Monnier
Jr. was not even the natural son of
George Monnier Sr., but adopted at the
request Of the old mans wife, Johanna
NJ. Monnier. The boy was given an
education and treated affectionately.
but in return, the counsel claimed. he
repaid them with curses and blows,
even to breaking a cane over his fos-
ter-father's head. Collins said that IL
was on account of this treatment that
the father disinherited his adopted son.
Matt Sullivan, for the contestants.
said that Monniers treatment of the
young man was always friendly. and
the son loved his father. The son mar
ried Violet Henry against the wishes of
I
would have relented but for the infIu-
ence of Johanna Monnier, who. Sullivan
claimed, led him to disinherit his son.
Sullivan further said that George
MOnnier Jr. was the natural son of
Monnier and Mary E. Darling. and that
he was legally adopted and later bap-
tized as his son, with the consent of his
wife. The defense alleged that as the
baptismal certificate was written i'm
Latin Monnier did not know what he
was signing. This was disproved and
4 the record was admitted
! Mrs Elizabeth D. Leslie testified that
she had a conversation with Monnier
| Sr.l when the son was a little bov. in
which the old man indirectly admitted
that the child was his son by another
woman than his wife. The defense at
tempted to shake her statement, but
I failed
Leon Miclo and Elsie Mugge formerly
employed by Monnier Sr, testified that
! the relations between father and son
were always friendly. Miss Miclo said
that the father supplied the younr
couple with money unknown to the
wife, who objected to their receiving
aid from him. The case will go on this
morning at 1880 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06

that Is was paid to either Mayor
Schmitz, Attorney Ruef, Police Com
missioner Drinkhouse, or Commission
er Reagan or Chief Whitman. He said
he had never told Messrs. Crothers or
Older that such was the case.
Attorney Grant Carpenter testified on
exactly the same lines. Sc said he
had been told that corruption fund
was collected weekly in Chinatown, but
to whom 1t was paid he had no idea.
He had never told Messrs. Crothers or
Older that the officials named were
sharing in the spoils, and had given
them no information that would assist
them in their effort to determine who
was receiving the bribe money he was
sure was being collected.
WHITMAN ON THE STAND.
Chief of Police Whitman was the last
witness. He testified as to the efforts
of the police to stamp out gambling in
Chinatown and told of the difficulty
that frequently confronted the depart
ment In view Of injunctions that were
secured by the various incorporated
societies OF Orientals
In conclusion. in answer to questions
put bv Mr.. Ruef, he said:
I can testify that the town was
never so free of gambling as at pres
ent- There is less gambling in the
lily uHutT the present administration
than during the administrations Of ex-
Mayors Phelan. Sutro or Ellert;. in
fact, there is less than at any time
during my connection with the Police
Department, which extends over a
period Of twenty-four years.
That is true" said Police Commits
sioner Hutton, and every one looked
surprised. Il know there is less
gambling in the city in general" con-
tinued Hutton. than during past ad-
ministrations, but that doesn't answer
the question here involved"
This afternoon at o'clock three safes
that were taken from Washington
street houses will be examined IN
search Of proofs of the alleged corrup-
tion funds. In one OF the safes il is
said there is $4,000 in gold, which must
be returned to its owner. In the 9TH
ers it is said there is nothing-nothing
that would give even the faintest clew
to even the nature of the resort from
which the strong-boxes came.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06
KICKAND SCREAM
Daby's Awful Suffering from
Eczema.
Could Not Hold Her. She Tore
Her Face and Arms.
dutiCuTa Saved Her Life, Sc
Mother Says.

"When my little girl Was six months
old, she had eczema We had used
cold creams and all kinds Of remedies,
but nothing did her any good. In fact,
she kept getting worse. used TO
wrap her hands up, and when / would
dress her. had TO put her on the table
for could not hold her. She would
kick and scream, and when she could,
she would tear her face and arms
almost to pieces. / used four boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment, two cakes OF Cuti-
cura Soap, and gave her the Cutlcura
Resolvent, and she was cured, and see
no traces OF the humour left. can
truthfully say that they have saved her
life, and any one suffering as she did,
should advise them to give Cuticura q
fair trial" MRS. G. A. CONRAD, Lis
bon, N. H., Feb. z, 1898.
Five years later, viz, Feb. 23, 1908,
Mrs. Conrad writes:
cit is with pleasure that I can
inform you that the cure has been per-
manent as 1t Is now six years since she
was cured, and there has been no return
of the disease since, and have advised
a lot OF friends to use the Cuticura
Remedies In all diseases Of the skin"
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skin-tortured babies, and rest for tired.
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