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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Ara Elastic Appetite.

The American black bear has an ap-
petite tina may be appropriately termed
elastic. He will kill thousand pound
steer or capture the tiny field mouse
for a meal with equal Indifference. If
a pig or "a sheep is not handy to his
reach he will dine on colony of ants
OF a nest Of wood grubs.
He will feast On dainty birds eggs or
sweet stores of wild honey and on the
foulest carrion with like gusto. He will
fish for the savory trout, but at the
same time snap any warty toad or
Shiny lizard that may happen along
that way. lie will seek the luscious
wild plum when it has ripened Or the
wild grape among the branches where
the vine Chambers aud bears it's fruit,
but will not miss the opportunity to
make food of any snake that may lie
in ambush there for birds that come to
peck at the plums or grapes The bear
has a comprehensive palate. There is
scarcely a thing in the animal or vege-
table kingdom that will not tickle it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
The Only Difference.

The waiter was a colored man and
was anxious to please. After looking
over the bill Of fare at the lunch hour
concluded that l wanted slice Of
OK tongue. an article which found
among other things to be ordered. Ac-
cordingly | told the waiter to bring
me a piece of tongue. He returned
without any unnecessary delay and
showed the dish out in front of me. |
looked it over. 1t was not tongue at
all. The waiter was hanging around
the back of my chair for he knew an
explanati ton would be in order i'll a few
minutes Say. old man. said to him
directly. this is not OK tongue at all.
He smiltl Picking up the bill of fare,
he said: II knows it amt OK tongue,
boss You see, the steward done made
a mistake 1t ought to be OK tail.
OATS the only difference" THE only
difference repeated, and the humor
of the thing dawned on me. Well
added directly, IF the difference should
be any greater I'll be burned if you
wouldn't have" to get off the OK The
waiter caught the humor of the situa.
ton and snickered his way back to the
kitchen News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

Japanese ceremoniouSneSS makes 1t q
serious matter going to u japanese shop
unless you are going to buy silk hand
kerchiefs-the only things foreigners
buy often enough to spoil the manners
of the shopkeeper. You get out of your
ricksksw, and the rickshaw boy ex-
plains your high and mightiness. Then
all the attendants in the shop >salaanl till
YOU wish they would get up and let
YOU catch their eye and explain what
YOU want. When they do get UP the
Japanese equivalent of the 'shOpwalker
and three or -four counter jumpers in
rotation ask you to repeat your order
while they offer YOU five cups of tea.
1t is Japanese tea, and there is no milk
or sugar, but you can have sa1ted cher
nv blossoms if YOU want If it is q good
shop This is the Japanese way of of
fering the customer q drink. Good
Japanese shops contain nothing except
the attendants. When YOU have got
as far as explaining what you want
the proprietor gives orders to attend
ants. off they go at Il giIln-gOOd serv
ants always .run-and bring back the
goods tied up in faded green silk hand
.kerchiefs or green cotton cloths.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Solving & Great Problem.

Some years ago tobacconist discov-
cred the utility of tinfoil for wrapping
tobaccos. Heretofore paper had been
exclusively used for the purpose. but 1t
did not serve to keep the moisture Oh
the atmosphere away from the tobacco
nor preserve the natural moisture of
tie tobacco from the effects of dry
or heated atmosphere. Paper also alb
sorbed the aroma of the weed and was
not sufficiently lasting: therefore tim
foil was used for wrappers. But it be-
came costly and could only be rolled to
Il certain thinNess. beyond which the
ingenuity OF Haan seemed to find it i'm
possible to 20. The fact was that no
rollers could R3e ngaale to sustain the
pressure necessary to MASKING the tim
Ioil to IL Leaf sufficiently thin to suit the
manufacturer.
Many Ingenious inventors struggled
with the proposition for months and
gave up tlIe problem as unsolvable,
when "a simple workman about the shop
one day, after rolling two sheets to the
customary thinness, put the two sheets
together INTO the rollers and made both
half as thin us they were before. This
Was "a simple as standing an egg on
end a&slt it created revolution in the
Manufacture of tinfoil for tobacconists'
Issss .almu made q mint of money for the
di&cvDVerer
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

When Brander Matthews went to his
club one evening according to the
BOokman, he went to the letter box
and looked through the compartment
marked M and found therein Il very
peremptory DUN from IL tailor. Mr..
Matthews was puzzled, as he had had
no dealings with the .insistent tailor.
until he again looked at the envelope
and found that he had unwittingly
opened Il letter belonging to another
member of the club: so he put the bill
back in the envelope and returned it to
the compartment. Us Mr.. Matthews
was turning to go he noticed the menl-
Der for whom the bill was intended
coming toward the letter box. y min
ute later he came into the reading
room, where Mr. Matthews was sitting
with several others. Taking from its
envelope the bill. he read it attentively
for few minutes, sighed. tore it into
bits, then, with Il wink and the leer OF
an invincible conQuer0r. commented.
Poor, silly little girl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Successful Reminder.

\ A small church was sadly in need Of
repairs, and meeting was held with a
view to raising funds for the purpose.
The minister having said that $500
would be needed, a very wealthy and
stingy member arose and said he would
give 81. Just as he sat down large
piece of plaster fell from the ceiling
and struck him on his head, Whereupon
he jumped up hastily and said that he
had made a mistake, that he would
give $50. This was too much for an en-
thusiastic deacon present, who, forget
full of everything, called out fervently
20 Lord, hit him again! Hit him
again. Mount Morris Qll) Index.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

Bermuda is not accustomed to thieves.
No experienced Bermudan will enter
the profession of pilfering. at least of
taking things that cannot be imme-
diatc!y eaten. For what can be done
with them: If any property is taken
the officers of the law have only to
watch the steamship docks. The stuff
cannot be disposed of on the islands.
They are too small. and everybody
knows everybody.
1t is Bermudan legend that once a
bicycle was stolen. 1t was the talk of
the town. The next ensuing problem of
the thief was how to get any good of
it. He did not dare use it: he could not
send it out of the country. That he
finally gave it up was proved when
six months later a fisherman brought
up the missing wheel from fairly deep
water upon his hook.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

Pigeons as letter carriers, tradition
tells us. were employed at the time
when Joshua invaded Palestine as me-
diums of communication between head
quarters and camps in lands far off on
the other side of the Jordan. At the
time of the Talmud they were used in
amusing games. The Talmud tells us
that betting was INDUCED in at the pi-
geon play. The owner of the pigeon
which reached first the point designat-
ed was the winner.
Another play connected with betting
was the kubya. Kubya means small
pot arabic kubeia, small glass;. The
kubya was little pot wherein dice
were shaken and thrown upon the ia
BILE. The dice were numbered as our
modern ones are. Against these two
games the Talmud was in arms, and
their. players were not allowed to ap-
pear as witnesses before the bar
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

The animal has no advantage in any
way in water over man, and yet the
man browns, while the animal swims.
The dog, the horse. the cow and even
the cat all take to the water and are
able to walk as they do when out of
water. Throw a dog into the stream,
and at once he begins to walk just as
he does on dry land. Why should a
man, woman Or child act differently I'M
der like circumstances:
It seems strange that people have to
be told to do what the animals do in
stinctively and instantly. Mans igno-
rance of SO simple thing as treading
water is remarkable. 1t is without rea-
son or excuse There is a popular no.
ton afioat that in some way the dog
and other animals have an advantage
over man in water. Nothing could be
further from the truth. The advantage
lies with man. who is provided with a
paddle formed hand and knows enough
to float when tired, something the ami
NAL rarely or never does.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

This fable, dealing with the fall of
WHITE the Russian finance minister, is
related in q brochure entitled GA Glance
at the Secrets Of Russian Policy" pub
lished ct Vienna: THE ear dreamed
the following singular dream: He saw
three COWS, one fat, one lean and one
blind. The next day he sent for the
metropolitan Paliadius and begged him
to explain the dream, but the metropol-
itan declined. The car then sent for
Father John of Kronstadt and made
the same request of him. Father John
stroked his long curly hair with his
hand and made reply in the following
words: Your majesty. understand
your dream in this way: The fat cow
is the finance minister, the lean one is
the Russian people and the blind ONE
Don't be afraid. Go on said the czar.
The blind cow is-your majesty"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Wild Parrots.

Parrots when in their native wilds
live in focks and guard themselves by
a complete police system which ena-
bles them to marshal their collective
force quickly when any animal or bird
attacks one of their number.
They seem to be disciplined and
trained in fighting together, and all
other birds and animals are afraid to
attack parrot unless the bird can be
caught alone. Even then shrill call
summons the parrot army to the res
cue.
1t is said that in the forests all par
rots die of old age and that none is ever
killed by birds of prey or other wild an
1r,nn &c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
I'm a Minute.

We do a good many things in a min
ute For instance, we are whiried on
the outside of the earth just thirteen
miles and have gone around the sun
1889 miles; ray of light has Travelled
100000 miles; the lowest sound your
ear can catch has made 900 vibrations,
the loudest tone 2,22S,OO0 vibrations;
twenty -four barrels Of beer have gone
down 1906 throats; 6,673 cigars have
been made; 500 tons of coal have been
mined and $66 worth of gold has been
extracted from mother earth
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
ST. Martin aud the Dictionary.

st. Martin when he divided his cape
with q naked beggar at the gate of
Amiens gave also two words to the
English language. The oratory in which
this torn cape was preserved as sa-
cred banner acquired the name of ''cha-
peile" from the French "chape'l, the
custodian being termed chaplain and
thus our English words "chapeI' and
chaplain are derived
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Rather Deeply.

Does young Squiggles so much into
society,""
mot now. But he did when he first
came here. He got into it about So, 200.
thanks to his pleasing manners and
his power Of tcuch."-Chicago Tribune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
The Trouble.

Il wonder why Mr.. Oldbow goes to
see Miss Frocks after she has rejected
him so emphatically," remarked Ho-
jack.
Just to pass away the time" sug-
gested Tomdik.
But the reason he was refused was
that he had already passed away too
much time. "-Detroit Free Press
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19

Before was married. said the
confirmed pessimist. Il spent my moi
ey on candy. and rs the result | now
have to spend it on my wife's dentist
bills. '-Portlanl Oregonian
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
MA N
w A N I u
We want a man in this locality
% sell the world renowned
WHEELER & WILSON.

20 sell the WOllO ICl1VWA$0
WHEELER & WILSON,
the only sewing machine so far IN
advance Of all others that with it
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. Co,
1919 wabash ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Rheumatism
TO accept
One Free Treatment

free of charge. This offer holds good
for two weeks only. All we ask by way
Of compensation is that you will honest
tell your friends of the actual benefits
received from the new treatment. Only
people who have conquered
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-02-19
Rheumatism,

natures only method of restoring per-
feet health, no matter now long stand
ing or how hopeless the case may appear.
We cure to say cured.
ALI kinds of headaches removed In one
minute without tie aid of drugs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

M, of vrrGictS and the elements which
go to influence them. In this discussion.
many Of those who listened to kim wcr"
struck with his r"markiug that if he had
an important ease to b" decided by Il
jury he would prefer the jurprS to lac
Young men of forty years and under.
and when asked why this was h" said
his experience NOT merely Of jury work
bur of life had convinced him that men
Of middle age and past it were largely
influenced in their mental judgments 10y
earlier modes of thought and by the pre-
iudcrS resulting from them, and that
this was true to such an extent that it
WAS very difficult for them to hear facts
and listen to argument and assign to each
it's proper weight when these ran counter
10 their prciudiccS as to mcn and things.
1t WAS agreed by those who heard him
make this statement. that there WAS Il
large element Of truth in it.
The son of n prominent Confederate
General was recently discussing the Civil
War and the influence of surroundings
and environments upon the men Of that
period. He venturcd the assertion that
if the men of the North and South could
have respectively changed their locations
and surroundings. it was more likely Il
majority Of each would have changed
their views. that is to say. Il Northern
msu tran~plantcd to tn" South in early
life and subjected to Southern Influences
during the formative period. would have
been ready to maintain Southern views
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18
WON CONFERENCE
SCHOLARSHIPS

The following prizes We're awarded to
students of the Wilmington Conference
Academy on Iui.r 10. at the close of the
COMMENCEMENT exercises:
'irEtlIl scholarship prize. offered by
y. Il, Magcc. of Dover. of 500. Miss
Clara 4. Saviu. ChcSwuld Del: special
prize r.frrcd by til" Alumni Association
tur best scholarship, so. Leslie W.
Stout. novcr.GcnclN scholarship prizes
offered by the Wilmington Annual Con-
ference ~ follows: so. Miss Elizabeth
Cooper Camden; Miss Elizabeth Burche-
nal, Canterbury; Miss Etta Matthews.
Chc$tortown; Miss lncz Noble Preston;
Tilghman Smith, Oak Grove; S15 prizes:
j. w. Long. Delmar; Grover G. Parvis,
Milford; Miss Hester Poole, Farming
ton; Miss 1ilghman. Newark; Miss Ruth
Watson. Onancock. Va. $40 prize schol-
awhip. Miss Ethel &. Short Farming
ton. Del. The oratorical contest prizes
were won by Miss Nina Pearl Pretty
man, Dover. SO; second prize. ii" be-
tween Leslie w. Stout and W. w. Banks,
So 30 each.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

the great vain" of calling to ones aid in
youth the power Of habit. an confirming
the sam" with 'hr years.
Most cvcIyoH" of IT, can find within
eur OWN experience numerous other il
lU>rrti";.S ." this Influence of habits. in
to which we have ,itArr driftrd or train
ed ourselves
This brings us tu a consideration of
what habit is and how il is formed and
tica 10 prejudice and of what prejudice
really consists. What is meant 10y habit
has been expressed in vari~l~ ways. all
having. in effect the same me- aiming.
Shakespeare says: How use doth hrccl
n habit in Il man John Locke says:
1T is the power or ability in man of do
ing anything when it has; been acquired
by frequently doing the same thing"
Sir William Hamilton says Habit
comprchcnd+ a disposition and some
thing Supcrvcning the disposition. which
Though NJ first Il fccbcr tendency. be-
comes. in the end. by custom. that is by
frequent repetition of cXertcd energy a
stronger tendency. The disposition is
the mud" original: habit is the perfected
denomination" This last definition
speaks of the disposition W do Il thing
which is fixed and c'liirmcd into lEthit
by the repeated doing of it. For II cor
rect Understanding of this, it must hc
horne in mind that the original dSI--si-
tion or tendency may be overcome by cx-
crted energy, that is by repeatedly doing
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

to tdcin in mj,ill" age. how i this - he
c1uItrlLctodt How ar" the grooves to
he 50 siapcI ana hr,,ldrnrd. and the
up,rltiolr> Of Cur mind To- hr made ST
open and elastic. H. l. permit the 'n-
trance at nj! times of the facts and ar@u-
uruts which should properly 1ttoa1 IN"
consideration Of the matter in question
II will ut tts 10 he satisfied merely with
clutiuuin- ytlth of the evil inilucmc" Of
bad habits aHd the imipltauc" of good
ONES. Boys and Young nan ar" too often
,g'rihcd 10y President Woodrow Wilson
when he said that the chief concern of
the average college youth WAS l" prevent
the instruction of the Professor from en-
tcring his mind, and that the chief CON
Germ of the Professor should be to catch
the NpllugScr unawarcS and drop some
thing in there. While this. of course.
may Ike considered an extreme statement
for the humor Of the thing and a. ii were
Il caricaturc of the college lad, it cX-
plains partially the real condition of the
boys mind. He has been corrected and
reproved and cautioned 50 frequently
that all such talk becomes. in his slang,
Il chestnut and is simply thrown off.
1t is never made Il factor in actual in
struction of boys; it is rather a gratuity,
thrown in by the teacher when cxpound-
or the generalization Of the Principal Of
tn" school or the President or Dean Of
the college when applying tn" lesson of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18
MURDER AT
CLAYTON, DEL.
James Lethrem Fatally Injured With
Pitchfork by Edward Brown

Edward Brown. colOrcd. was lodged IN
Kent county, Del. Jail ,n Sunday morn
ING, charged with numbering James I.rrN-
rem, ut Clayton. Saturday night. The
tragedy occurred between : and So'r"ck
IN the rear of the Bingham House. and
close to the stables. Lcthrrm. who re-
sided near DuIanyS seven mile, west "f
Clayton, had spent the day ut Clayton.
and during the evening accompanied 10y
friends, visited the bingham House.
E"ing IN the direction of the stables,
I.1hr"m. it is alleged. quarrclrd with
Edward Brown. brother of Geo. Brown,
IN" h">tI"r, and during the alteration
NdWdii Crown struck Lcthrom ON the
mead with Il Ttchfork. DR. j. $ coon
was Summ"led; but his efforts were I'M
awaiting. ~ L"thTcm died an hour after
tn" assault had been committed.
Etwal Brown fled. ana his brother,
''""rg". who it was supposed had struck
III" fatal blow, was arrested. The latter
was kept III custody until Monday MORN
me- when Edward Brown surrendered
himS' II To the town authorities. confess
cd tn" Grim" and, after preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Cummiu>. Of
smyrna, was committed to the Kent
county Jail. Edward Brown made the
l"!I"WlnG statement To Constable. Jones
and Sheriff Melvin:
l."thlrm. with four or i've other m"l,,
came to the stables at the Riugh1m
House whcr" | WAS helping my brother
with ms work. The men becam" llul~jv"
ana l"th1'cm advanced toward me- with
Il KNIFE. or some other weapon. Thinks
ing II" meant To do me harm | raised the
ln'rhf"rk which had in my hand. and
struck him hard enough to knock HIN
GOWN or render him unconscious"
l"thr"m leaves Il wife and seven small
children.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18

tl.t
MT. ''lr'''"'' l.'''"'.- "''' ''''''' ''','
| nm @"''.- TO- say 'uwrtoIh% 10 you
this wu"'1s ri'| very lrt" SUBJECT
and wE reason for @h'@ see" IS h"th sun
irctjNu "uu objective, ridi r. 10 say IL -
iuilE .c.| "> ",I i} my l"ifIdnH "A-
p,li,rc. ,r icy HtA observation al "lrf
me. d .- '.r ir',"'"rr "l liA"u p
on Life. 500 'Nr ''".-'' ""r "i Making
lu~trU.;. 30 ST.. t.u> ~Ill'r' tart, i''--
ulal "I $E.t.uu'l". with E"mr oI> r
N;ti'. ~ ;- 'o o." ia-t M".i" " Accom-"
li>hI II.
EN.} N"E r'~ h'rn IrcHsi"m"d T." h"-
ing .I''n.! i'r bad hH@liH amt urged
to fu..u 1900 u.,~ This hhS h''H re-
ppatD 'in, '- 3"atn, Int strange t."
say ' to..> g., n7lh" Tie pr"iT i'hpr"~-
sion. Wh,l ',%~ @.,W up to b" hni
and reach mi.o.. H-t. tn" experience al
aII IT, N"t tine "l,vt "i habit upon HE
and oNaiHu,.r II If most serious na-
turc AND they t,rys!1lr wish that they
could nave 'I1 .sr rpaiIcd what the y
would hJy" to rr2i.Wd with. They q"
not G,uy aavi,- h,.a rrr""trdIy caution
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-18
FRANK HANCOCK
is STILL ALIVE
Discusses His Absence at FathiH,
Md, and Denies He Is Dead
HAS BEEN THERE SINCE APRIL

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Of tine liMcllm mNf''F "'A~''.t ""+
clearly ul.vrd y">tp rIuN STANDING .y
,i,., I.,r.,..,,..i rr,rIr n.. fin. farm of WIN
=, ,,,:. II;r VA rI.,,..r 49,
r. 'N at '''
u"a jIrl iIr was ""F''I'" W '... "' is
| drad He ha~ Il hole burned in tHn la.c
! ,r hi. ,rnr.. rs however, where h.~ ,,u.n-
! ir.r ,..,r.,I, f.,.rn,. ,l,, time hr ya~ ...I.
| II.r.rv En,rI... who ha> b,.. ,n.~-fu. .,r
rr.,,.rL.
p.rg,. Imam .In0u W. NrDqni,, .. oh.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-18

Special one-way second class colon
ist' rates to Calfornio-The following
rates and arrangements are authorized
for the sale Of one-way second-class
colsnist tickets to San Francisco Sac
ramento, Los Angeles and San Diego.
California, Ogden and Salt Lake City,
Utah, Granger, Wyoming, also to Pres.
colt and Phoenix, Arizona, and all inter-
mediate points on direct lines to which
the regular second-class rates are high.
er. The same rates will apply to such
branch line points as ordinarily take
the California common point rate The
rate will be $4,000. First series, daily
March l to April so, 1904 inclusive.
Second series, daily. September Is to
October Is 1904, inclusive,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-18
No Cause Given fer the Dastardty Ac
Capture

Sheriff James Gould was notified
yesterday that a negro brakeman on
the Iron Mountain shot Manuel Pur-
nell, young white boy in the knee.
The shot was fired fr m the top Of an
outgoing treigh. train a the hoy while
he was standing ON tho compress plat
form. \ reward ef So has been eft
fered for the capture Of the negro
who did the she ting Deputies Mason
Philpot and Tom Meeks are on the
trail of tle negro, but have as yet fail
ed TO locate him, Young PHlneH was
not seriously injured, the shot taking
effect in the knee He was carried to
his home and is doing we'll. No reason
is given fcG the shooting of the boy.