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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-05
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
A Monkey Detective.

A monkey brought criminal to JUS
tice at Singapore some time ago. A
native with a little boy, bear and a
monkey travelled lately through sever
al villages in the Straits Settlements
and made good sum of money by his
animals tricks. One day he was found
with his throat cut, the boy and the
bear lying murdered close by, while
the monkey had escaped up tree
The bodies, with the monkey, were
being taken to the police station when
the monkey suddenly rushed at a man
in the crowd, seized his leg and would
not let go. The man seemed SO alarm
ed and anxious to get away that the
police became suspicious and searched
him, with the result Of finding part of
the money belonging to the murdered
native The balance was discovered
at his house.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Wild Dogs of Africa.

Of the wild dog of central Africa an
explorer writes: 1.-The wild dog is COM
mon enough. He is an ugly looking
beast, with a pied body, coarse hair,
short head and large, upright ears.
These wild dogs play fearful havoc
with game, occasionally clearing out
whole districts precisely in the same
manner as the red dhole of India, be-
fore which even the tiger is said to re-
treat They have a wonderful power
of scent, wonderful boldness, endur-
ance and pertinacity, and their loose,
easy gallop covers the ground far more
quickly than it appears to do. They
usually hunt in considerable packs, al
though l have sometimes met them in
threes and tours. l have never heard
of wild dogs actually attacking man,
but they often behave as if on the
point of doing so, and unarmed travel
ers have been literally freed by them
before now
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Duty, Then Pleasure.

Mr.. Nasmyth, the inventor of the
steam hammer, once said: IF I were
to try to compress into one sentence
the whole of the experience Of an active
and successful life and offer it to-
young men as rule and certain recipe
for success in any station, it would. be
comprised in this: DUTY first; pleasure
second From what have seen of
young men and their after progress /
am satisfied that what is generally
termed bad fortune ill luck and
misfortune is in nine cases out of
ten simply the result of inverting this
simple maxim. My own experience
convinces me that absence of success
arises in the great majority Of cases
from want of self denial and want of
common sense. The worst maxim of
all maxims is, Pleasure first; work and
duty second'''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
The Game OF TrinQuet.

Popular among the Basque peasantry
is an ancient game known as trinquet.
No one knows the origin of trinquet.
Like all Basque customs, it can be
traced back and back till it's history is
lost in the remote past. Nearly every
court in the country bears the aspect
of extreme age. The court at Bayonne
is believed to be 400 years old, and the
one at st. Jean de Luz looks older than
the one at Bayonne. When Louis XIV,
who was married in st. Jean de Luz
church, went down to the little frontier
town to meet his Spanish bride, he
found the Basques of st. Jean de Luz
theoretically playing their ancient
game, and he took the idea back with
him to Paris, and from it, largely modi-
fed, comes the game of tennis.
Tennis and trinQuet are very similar,
save that instead of a racket leather
arrangement, known as glove, is used
for propelling the ball.-Country Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
The ReDulsfYe SQuid.

Having caught squid, landlubber
at sea thus describes him: ''The squid
is small cousin of the octopus. He is
about one foot long from the tip of his
tail to the tip of his tentacles extend
ed. Normally he is OF pale tan and
rich sienna, with darker spots, but he
has the power to become if frightened
almost colorless in an instant. In ex-
IRENE fright he discharges dirty
brown secretion in the manner of his
kind and escapes while the enemy is
enveloped in the impenetrable smudge.
The head is principally arms, with a
formidable parrot-like beak in the cen
ter, while his eyes are located just
back of the arm cluster. The tail is Of
the shape of spearhead, with round
ed barbs. did not examine him very
closely because of his snakelike ten
tacles, and, further, because his beak,
rasping on the spear iron, was most
unpleasant. We dropped him over
board, and was glad to see him 60"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Grotesaue African Customs.

Tattooing is almost universally prac-
ticed by both sexes of the natives of
Africa. 1t is, however, very roughly
done and is altogether inferior to the
tattooing Of the Maoris of New Zea-
land and other Pacific races. The meth
cd of operation is simply to make a
slit in the skin and then rub in char
coal. Among the less pleasing feminine
ornaments must be reckoned the nose
buttons of the Wa Yao and the fright
full pelele, or lip ring, of the Anyanja.
The nose button is a circular disk of
ivory or FURNISHED lead let into one
side of the nostril. Ugly as is the eff
feet produced by this, it is yet thou
sand times less hideous than the pelele,
which consists of a round, fat piece
of ivory or wood fixed in a slit in the
upper lip. The slit is gradually in
creased by the insertion of successive
plugs, each little larger than the pre-
ceding one, until it can accommodate
a full sized pelele, which sticks out an
inch or more in front of the face, rem
dering the appearance Of the wearer
scarcely human.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Between the Horns Of a DtIemm.

He was walking to and fro on the
station platform, and his anxiety was
SO marked that friend inquired:
whats the matter, Tibbs? You look
as if you had something serious on
year mind"
II have" he replied. I'm worried;
badly worried. I've just found dollar
in my trousers pocket"
you're the first man I ever saw that
worried over finding money he didn't
know he had"
"But you don't understand. can't
make up my mind whether l forgot
the dollar or whether my wife slipped
It in my pocket to try me. You see, she
has been accusing me of keeping
things from her. Now, if I were to
blow this bill in without saying any
thing to her about it and it should turn
out that she had played trick on NE
my finish would be worth writing up.
On the other hand, if l go to her and
confess that l found it she'll simply
take the dollar. haven't been SO wor
ried in month New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Gifts Mt Baptism.

Gifts to infants ON. their baptism are
Of ancient origin Formerly the spon-
sors generally offered gilt spoons to the
child These spoons were called apostle
spoons, because the figures Of the
twelve apostles were carved at the top
ofsthe handles. Rich sponsors gave the
complete set of twelve, while for those
who were not so opulent four was con-
sidered the proper number, and poor
sponsors would content themselves
with offering one. In the latter case
the handle of the spoon generally ex-
hibited the figure Of any saint in honor
Of whom the child received its name.
It is in allusion to this custom that,
when Cranmer processes himself to be
unworthy of being sponsor to the young
princess, Shakespeare makes the king
reply:
"Come, come, my lord, you'd spare your
spoons"
The mug or spoon and fork offering
Of the present day appears as very
debased survival Of a really beautiful
christening offering. -Westminster Re-
view.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
peen ordered to be ready 20 protect the
neutrality of Shanghai.
CONFERENCE OF THE coNsULs
Russia and japan Both Represented
Matter Referred to Picking.

Russia and japan Both Represented
Matter Referred to Picking.
Shanghai, Aug 23.-John Goodnow,
the United States consul general. who
is dean of the consular corps, presid-
ed at the meeting of the foreign con-
suls held here. All foreign countries
with consulates here were represented
NJ. Odagiri, the japanese consul, and
NJ. Kleinmenoff, the Russian consul,
were in attendance. NJ. Odagiri left q
sick bed to attend the meeting. He
made vigorous protest against the
presence of the Russian cruiser and
torpedo boat destroyer in Shanghai
harbOr, and declared that China had
failed in her duties as neutral pow
err. He asserted that the Japanese
had the right to take the step of ell
tering the harbor and selling the two
vessels. The attitude of NJ Odagiri
was warlike and incorporating.
NJ Kleinmenoff protested against The
entering of the harbor Sunday by
japanese torpedo boat destroyer, and
insisted upon the right OF the two
Russian warships in question to re-
main and repair damages. ..
A suggestion made by the British
consul to refer the entire matter to
Picking was adopted. In the meantime
the work on the Askold is to cease for
forty-eight hours, and no further steps
are to be taken by the cOnsuls. who
will await instructions from the re-
spective governments. 1t was unani
mously decided by the consuls that
China cannot shirk her responsibility
as a neutral state by handling this
matter over to the consuls for adj
justment.
The viceroy of Marking has refused
the request of Taotai Yuan that a Chi
nese fleet be dispatched to Shanghai.
United States Consul General Good
now declares that he has no intention
of interfering beyond protecting Unit
ed Statesan property. Another meet
ing of the consular body has been
called for 8 o'clock this afternoon to
further consider the Askold-GroZoboi
situation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
First publication August 10, 19O4.-6w]
Sale of Real Estate.


STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
- CIRCUIT COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY.
Gideon Thompson, plaintiff.
against
Samuel Creek, Jasper Creek, May Creek his
wife, Olive Clough, Angie F. Towne. Thomas
Knight Clara Knight his wife. Percy knight,
Frank knight, Julia knight his wife. Valoria
Rasmussen Adde Doane, Ellsworth Knight,
Grace knight, Columbus Knight, CHARLES
knight, leila Knight, Harrison Knight,
Maud Kinlan, LeOna Motfit. Joseph Billings,
Anna Thompson Elva. Johnson, defend
ants.
By virtue and pursuant to a judgment of
foreclosure and sale rendered by said court in
the above entitled action bearing date the 18th
day of August, 1903, authorizing and empower
ing me, L. H. Towne, as referee, to make sale
of the mOrtgaged premises in said action the
undersigned referee aforesaid will Oh the Bird
day of October 1904, at 10 O'Clock IN the fore
noon at the front door of the post office in the
city of E6gertOn, Rock county, Wisconsin,
offer for sale and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder the following described mort
gagged premises, situate in the south west
quarter of the south west quarter OF Sectlon
four () in town four () of range twelve az in
the city of EdgertOn, Rock county, Wisconsin,
and bounded on the south and west by the
south and west boundary lines of said section
four a. and being in rectangular form twenty
(20) rods wide east and west and twenty -four
ga rods long north and south and containing
three 81 acres of land, to satisfy said Judg-
ment and the costs of said sale.
Dated August 10Th, 1904.
L. H. TOWNE, Referee.
j. P; TOwNE, Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
The American Honeymoon.

Faithful in few things, the American
public yet remains true to an old hon
eymoon tradition which assigns those
to whom Europe is an impossible ex-
pense to Niagara Falls and Washing
ton, the national capital. In these two
centers bridal parties have been since
long before the civil war the pride and
the prey of hotel men and cabmen.
Modern maids may consider them a
little old fashioned, but when the time
comes to choose wedding tour the
west, the middle west and the rural
east of the United States are still true
to Niagara Falls and Washington. 1t
is in the spring and summer, when OF
course the larger number of marriages
take place, that these resorts are so
popular. In the winter New York itself
is the Mecca Of the newly weldon
don TELEGRAPH
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
The King of Bardsey.

About mile distant from the rocky
promontory of Braich-yP the ex-
IRENE westerly point of north Wales,
lies the island of Bardsey, the home of
a singularly isolated community. The
island is the property Of Lord Newbor-
Ough and was a favorite resort of the
third baron, grandfather and predeces-
sor in the title of the present peer. At
that period the island was even more
present. Communication with Pwilheli
was infrequent and uncertain. Con-
seQuently the Bardsey folk formed an
entirely independent community, forced
by circumstances to conduct their own
affairs without special reference to the
ough instituted the Office of king"
Selecting from the islanders one of SUI
periOr parts and character, he invested
him with the general authority which
he himself possessed as landlord, bid
ding the rest to obey his ruling, abide
in general respect his authority. Partly
in jest, partly to strengthen his vice
gerent's position, he conferred upon
that worthy the title of king of Bard
sey" and bestowed upon him a crown,
a treasure and an army. The Grown"
was a gorgeous diadem of brass, won
drously embossed and wrought; the
treasure" silver casket brought from
Italy, and the army" wooden figure
painted to represent a soldier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
EARLY Horse Race Prizes.

Prizes for winners of horse races
hundreds of years ago took curious
forms. The earliest was the "briglia
DOR or golden bride. After this the
prize in England was a bell. This idea
was taken from the custom among
owners of pack horses of decorating
the best horse, which led the cavalcade,.
with bell, SO that on dark nights and
in dangerous places the whereabouts,
OF the leader might be known and the
others follow boldly. At Carlisle, sill
yer bells were raced for by the moss.
troopers and dalesmen and specimens
Of these bells are still retained in the,
town hall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26

1.-TWO physicians had long and stub
born fight with an abscess on my right
lung" writes J. F. Hughes of DUPONT,
Ga. land gave me up. Every body thought
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. The benefit I received was
striking and I was on my feet in few
days Now I've entirely regained my
health It conquers all Coughs, Colds
and Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran
teed at Ell. J. Stangps Drug Store. Price
80. and $1OO. Trial bottles free.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Fruitful Normandy.

A Traveller In France writes: Nor
mandy is sweet, clean, green and pros
porous. It's iris crowned thatches are
the most beautiful, its posy gardens
the most seduleusly nurtured and it's
farmyards the most enchanting in all
France. Its COWS are sleek and good
mixers, it's horses world famous and
its blond wOmen-even those seasoned
by field labor-always sphinxlike and
often. fair. 1t is attractive, sensuous-
ly speaking, at every season, and the
Normans, with all their droll fears for
their pocketbooks, are not bad COM
pany in the long rum
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Few solid Gold Dinner Services.

They say it is all nonsense talking Of
solid gold dinner services, for there are
not more than three or four of them In.
the world, and they are too small for.
use in a party of any size. In many
large houses in England and also in
the United States quantity of silver
gilt plate, which looks precisely the,
same, is In use, but the feeling prevails,
that silver gilt is not as becoming" to
other table furniture as pure, dazzling,
silver plate and that it must be dis
played with great discretion.-B
Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Rare OrnithologicaI Curios.

The catalogue of the Museum
Tradescantianum, Or Tradescant's mu-
scum, published in England in the year
1856, makes mention of many rare or
astrological curios owned or left on
deposit in that institution Among the
dozens listed three are especially in
teresting-viz, 1.-TWO feathers from the
tayle of phoenix" Easter eggs laid
by maybe barnyarde fowle'' and 1.-The
claw of the bird roc, who, as authors
report, is able to trusse an elephant"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
How He Viewed 1t.

There was carriage accident in a
town in Scotland. A brOugham con-
tanning two ladies was run away with
down a steep hill. The noise and clat-
ter of the horses hoofs on the flags
with which the town was paved were
terrific. A Scotch farmer who was
walking on the footpath turned to
watch the carriage disappearing in the
distance and said to his companion,
For us who see it, it is indeed fear
some sight, but for those who are In
side it must be a rich spiritual expert
encet"-London Gentlewoman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Suicide Prevented

The startling announcement that
preventive of suicide has been discover
ed will interest many. A run down sys-
tenn, or dependency invariably precedee
suicide and something has been found
that will prevent that condition which
makes suicide likely. At the first thought
of self destruction take Electric Bitters:
It being great tonic and pervine will
strengthen the nerves and build up the
system. It's also a great Stomach. Liver
and Kidney regulator. Only SOC. Salts
faction guaranteed by Ell. J. Stangl,
druggists.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
CRUISER NOVIK Reached
Cars Vessel Overtaken by Japs $50
Miles Northeast of VIadivostok.


Toxic, Aug. 23.-Cut off in it's at
tempt to reach VladivostOk, the Rus
sian cruiser Novik, fleeing from Port
Arthur, was overtaken by the Japan
csc cruisers ChitOse and Tsushima,
beaten, riddled with shots and beached
in a sinking condition at Korsakoff.
Island of Sakhalin, $50 miles northeast
of VladivOstok. Of the fight few de-
tails are known. The Novik, seeking
safety after the sensational dash from
Port Arthur Aug. 10, however, was
evidently driven off it's course by fire.
Quent flights from Japanese vessels.
When finally overtaken a running
fight followed, in which the Novik,
despite its desperate resistance, was
SO badly damaged that it was neces-
sary to run for the shore to escape
laundering in open sea. The fate of
the crew is as yet uncertain, but it is
supposed that those who did not fall
in the fight reached Korsakoff.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
UNCLE SAM is GETTING BUSY
Watching Jap Ship That Steams Into
HarbOr at Shanghai.

London, Aug. 22.-A telegram from
Shanghai, dated yesterday, says:
Shanghai was thrown into a fever of
excitement this afternoon by the ar
rival of a Japanese torpedo boat,
which was sighted coming in from the
south at half past o'clock. She
passed Woosung at full speed, and
started up the River Ju for Shanghai
The United States torpedo boat de-
stroyer Chauncey slipped her cable and
followed the Japanese destroyer. The
Japanese boat was cleared for action.
She anchored off the Cosmopolitan
dock, where the Russian cruiser AS
kOld is undergoing repairs.
THE Chauncey came to anchor prac-
tically between the dock and the Jap
anese destroyer. \ Japanese battle
ship and two cruisers are cruising
twenty miles outside of Woosung.
There are at present no Chinese men,
of-war in this port, but the taotai has
telegraphed that a Chinese cruiser be
sent Immediately. The Russian consul
general here fatty refuses to disarm
the Askold and the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer GroZOvOi, or to order
them to leave the harbor.
1.-The taotai has notified United States
Consul Goodnow. who is dean of the
consular body, that China cannot pro-
tect the foreign settlements. He con-
tends that Russia ignores the orders
issued by China. and that China has
not the means of making her obey
them. Consul GoodnOw has called
meeting of the consular body to take
joint action for the protection of for
eign inha bitants. The Askold is
locked adjacent to the warehouses
here of the Standard Oil company,
which are valued at over $1,OO0,O00.
The Standard Oil company has de-
manded protection for its property
from Consul Goodnow.
The dock where the Askold lies is
owned by British interests. On one
side of this dock is German and Dutch
property and on the other side United
Statesan property. There are eight
United States, one German, two Brit
ish and four French warships here.
The United States monitor Monadnock
and two torpedo boat destroyers have
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Calumet
-.
Baking
Powder
A wonderful powder OF rare
merit and unYIvaIed strength.
Cheese.

The digestibility of cheese is an ever
vexed and disputed question. clever
scientist asserts that it requires twice
as long to digest as ordinary food. 1t
consists largely of casein, which is both
Eourishing and digestible. but this
point is enveloped, as it We're. in fat,
which is not soluble by gastric juice:
hence, if the gastric Juice does not iii
gest the fat, neither can it readily di-
gest the casein. Cheese should be eaten
in small quantities, with large guam
tity of bread or similar food, and must
be thoroughly masticated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
JAPs ARE BLOODILY REPULSED
Story of a Russian Correspondents of Fight
ing at Port Arthur.


Liao-Yang, Aug 23.-A Russian cor
respondent of the Associated Press
tells a terrible story of the Japanese
losses before Port Arthur. He says
'There were five desperate assaults
on Green hills July 26, the Japanese
returning each time with apparently
ineXhaustible reinforcements. On the
final assault, however, the Japanese
broke badly, throwing away their
guns, cartridge belts, and even their
boots, to facilitate their flight, and
leaving 1000 dead or wounded
'"rhe assault on Green hills was re-
peated on July q. and there were fire.
quent hand-to-hand encounters. the
Russians leaving the trenches to fol-
low their enemies. The assaults Of
July % and July 20 On the Wolf hills
were not followed up, the Japanese
being too severely shaken. We evacu-
ated the Wolf hills chiefly for strategic
reasons.
"The assault of July 80 was made
in the dark of night, in the hope Of
surprising the Russians Sixty thou
sand men were hurled against our 49,
600, but. we drove. them back again
and again at the point of the bayonet.
The Japanese poured in fresh battal-
ions, and the slopes. covered with the
dead and the. dying. literally ran with
blood. AS near as can be ascertained
this assault cost the Japanese 10000
mon
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
Three Women Writers.

Among ladies distinguished for the
beauty Of their penmanship-or pen
womanship-was Charlotte Bronte,
who wrote very small, very delicate
and carefully finished hand. Mrs. He
mans wrote in a free, flowing style.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's manu-
script was very neat and carefully
punctuated, the writing being distinct
and legible, though the letters were
not well Joined.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-08-26
September Wheat SIPS.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 22.--The
northwest was storm swept and with
the rain came hail in some localities.
The water descended on both sides of
the international boundry. This news
vortex. The price swept upward ir
resistibly, the September option tuoch-
ing $1.23 within thirty minutes of the
opening. December followed to SLIT
and May to $I.1S.