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

s.A *: "See no evil Cultivate the
hahit Of recognizing the good in every
one. every circumstance. every event
and everything. Speak no evil. Cen
sure no one. not even your own chill
dren. Ii yon must point oct to an0th-
err where he seems to you to be wrong,
do it by showing him the better way.
Let every tone be gentle. and the spirit
gentler than the tone Organize your
private life, your home, your business,
and every activity and association on
the principle OF giving rather than
getting
The Federal War Indemnity.
Time will be required to ascertain
whether it is politics or good finance
that proposes compelling the state adj
ministratiOn to cover into the trust
funds of the state the money returned
by the federal government as war in
demnity. The money in question was
originally borrowed by the state to
equip troops for service in the civil
war. In defiance Of the expressed dec
laratiOn of the constitution the state
legisla turc. believing the eXigencieS Of
the occasion warranted such action,
created state debt amounting at the
present time to about $225O.GOO. This
debt is owing to the trust funds be-
longing to the schools. and certificates
of Indebtedness have been issued to
the credit Of the funds. per cent. in
terest being paid by the state. Con-
ereSs restored the money TO TIE extent
of $45S.0OO and the constitution pro
yideS that funds taken even by author
ity of law must "be applied, exclusive
~ to the object for which the loan
was authorized or to the payment Of
the debt thereby created"
Governor Odell at Close Range.
/ was in New York recently at Il
political dinner i'll that city. Some 600
men We're present, and in the galleries
were any ladies The Twenty seventh
assembly district. (whose Republican
club figured on this occasiOn), lies
south of Central park in New York
city and there is nothing more select
in point of homes. Cornelius Wander
This gentleman. by the way, takes
part in all sorts of actlvities-puShed
by his wife, it is said. who is older
than he. and who it was that made
the breach between the father Corne
Illus now dead and his son. This po-
litical club is made up of busy men.
but they sustain their organization
and it is real democracy. There We're
a number of colored gentlemen occu-
plying places at the tables. Governor
O6eil was the chief speaker. He is
a substantial man in body with big
head, penetrating eye: in fact, he looks
the business man on a large scale that
he is. He is a wholesale grocer OF
Newburgh, up the Hudson. Governor
Odell is in much favor He was for
merly chairman of the state Republic
an committee and a master politician
AS governor he has shown good deal
of nerve; in fact, most of his mistakes
are through oDstinacy He has been
under heavy fire. especially from the
New York Sun.
Sale of State Lands.
The sale of state lands is going for
ward The total netted is not large
from the standpoint of a state-it soon
melts away in the payroll. Neyerthe
less, some maintain it is best to get
these lands into private hands. even
for them to speculate with. The ideal
way, of course, is to get them into the
hands of bone fide settlers. The Mar
athon lands will be offered al the court
house in Wausau Feb. 23-4 There is
considerable growing at what local
critics call ''tOo high" valuations put
upon the lands by the state house Off
Gals. At some of these county sales
considerable land was not purchased.
A Wausau writer says this: For in
stance. one piece in this county is val
ued at S10O and under the rule can
not be sold for less. 1t is a tamarack
and cedar swamp. and even in dry sea-
sons is Il Quagmire. The timber on it
is not worth the price asked, and the
land will always remain worthless
The man who purchased it would be
out at least his labor bill if he at
lcIlDlcu W c1SuI IL Oi1 w Itll illt swamp
was frozen" Nevertheless. disinter-
ested people will think that if piece
of land is not worth $lO0, title better
remain in the state. There may be q
coal mine lurking under it or Cap
tain Kidd's treasure.
Y. III. c. A. at University.
The Y NJ. C.. A building fund is be-
ing pushed toward the $4,000 mark,
and it is to be hoped that construction
may begin before long. A recent cen
sus of seyenty-two representative in
situations in the United States and
Canada shows there is total male en-
rollment of 21,39S. Of these 33 per
cent are members of the Y. NJ. c. A
Of these 2T,33S men. $3.50 are in the
senior classes Of their several schools,
and out of these 1882 but POP are eX-