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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Health FadS ON the Brain.

To get all sorts of health fads on the
brain is a disease in itself. 1t is q very
prevalent disease too. With few
foolish rules to observe, whole lot Of
hygienic quirks to adjust to and a
schedule of superstitious sanitary no.
tons diligently followed by day and
dreamed of by night, is malady
which begins as a mental arrangement
and ends In a complete physical fzzle.
No room left for a spontaneous life, no
place for free, joyous liberty. Not a
minutes space for rollicking disregard.
Everything fixed, every minute dis
posed of, introspections without mum.
Der. Forebodings, misgivings, hover
ing vaguely about the mind, like focks
of carrion crews. Such a life is not
worth iving,-Medical Talk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
vegetables of Liberia.

The most common vegeta bles OF La
IBERIA are the sweet potato, cassada,
yam and tania. The cassada is a root
varying in size from three to eight
inches in length and from three 20
eight inches in circumference, When
it is cooked 1t tastes very much like |
fresh chestnut. This root is the vege' i
BILE most extensively cultivated by the
matives and forms, with the rice, their
CHIEF diet. The fecula of the cassada
is made from tapioca.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
"A Japanese Mimic.

A jolly little story is told by a con-
curious faculty the Japanese have of
initiating animals. II remember some
years ago. she says, being at Christ
mas juvenile party when nephew of
the Inikado was present The young
prince got himself up by means of a
muff, a sable mantle and a boa for a
tail to look like some extraordinary
feline and then crawled into the room
where the Felis domestica was enjoying
the hearth rug before the fire. There
was something so sinuous and lifelike
in his movements that the wretched
grimalkin almost flew up the chimney
with terror
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11

~
To FITZGERALD, careless, disorderly,
unconventional, who had for so long
followed his own sweet will, punctil-
ious etiquette and fastidious neatness
in attire were above all things hateful.
He once said to a friend: Il couldn't
be bothered with all those whims-
dressing for this and dressing for that.
l couldn't put up with it,"
He and a friend were dining at q
hotel, and among the good things set
before them was a noble fruit pie.
But they had eaten so heartily OF the
first course that when it came to the
pies turn they were beaten. FitzGer-
aid looked troubled. Mrs. SO-and-so
(the hostess), who knows my partially
for fruit said he, will take it as a
slight if we leave the pie untouched"
So without more ado he cut out a
good sliced wedge with fair allow
ance of fruit and dropped it into his
hat, which he covered with his yellow
silk handkerchief, and rang the bell
for the bill.-Wright's' Life Of Fitz-
Gerald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
The Cuban Workman

The Cuban workman is a kind hus-
band and a fond father of a family
usually of patriarchal size. He lives
simply. At the bedega he buys his
tasajo Gerked beef, rice, vegetables
and cheap wine, and very savory are
the stews his meek little wife prepares
at the one hearty meal of the day,
about $50 p. m. The Cuban eats but
twice daily. He is underfed and over
stimulated. He has coffee at a. M,
a light breakfast at IL a. M and eats
his chief meal at twilight-Southern
Workman
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Abortion In Cows.

A cure for abortion in cows has long
been desired. Mr.. N. A. Lind, breed
er of Shorthorn cattle at Rolfe, Ia,
states that he finds carbolic acid a
cure. He states that, knowing carbolic
acid to be deadly poison, he feared to
use it, but tried it on one COW, giving
her an eighth of an ounce in bran
mash every other day. Finding that it
did not kill her and that she improved.
ne gave it to the entire herd, gradually
increasing the dose to half an ounce
The disease disappeared, the first cow
has produced strong, healthy calf,
and not case of abortion has since
appeared.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Dividing the Sexes.

While worshiping in little chapel
of-ease a few miles from Ruthin, on
the Wrexham road, the sexes are SO
strictly divided that they cannot even
see one another. The building forms
right angle, in one arm of which the
men sit and the women in the other.
1t was built and endowed by a mi
sogynist of the Stuart period who OBJ
jected to having his devotions distract
ed by the sight of the hated sex and,
sympathizing with male posterity,
stipulated expressly for this division
in his deed of Observation-Disclosures
Standard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
The FickIe Fair Ones.

Engagements are entered into far
more lightly and broken far more cas-
trothal was as serious an affair as mar
rage. Now it is not unusual for a girl
to be engaged once or twice before she
is married, and people think none the
worse of her. Young girls ways are
beginning to resemble those Of nurse
maids, who walk out with a mar, but
not always with a view to matrimony.
Lady fGreville in London Graphic.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
New Years I'm JaDan.

Most of the people you meet on the
Japanese New Year sday are carrying a
squashed salmon with a piece of paper
tied round its waist by paper string
which holds little gold paper kite
That kite means that the thing is a
present and has not to be paid for
Those who are not carrying crushed
salmon or taking up the street in CIV
ing correct New Years salutations are
playing battledoor and shuttlecock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
The RetOrt DisdainfuT.

Ellen Terry, the famous English ac-
tress, in the kindness Of her heart once
took a girl out of the poorhouse to train
as servant. But she was altogether
hopeless and was continually breaking
plates, dishes and everything she laid
hands on until Miss Terry thought that
in time she might break her, so she dis
missed her. But, not wishing the girl
to come to any harm, when she was go
ing away she asked her what she was
going to do for a living. "Oh," she
said disdainfully, IF the. wusts come to
the wust, can go on the STAGE
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Victoria Was Exclusive.

When Queen Victoria visited any of
her subjects it was by no means a
matter of course that people staying in
the house. should have the privilege of
sitting down at table with their august
fellow visitor. 1t was her majesty's
custom not only to take with her to the
house where she designed to 'lie' (as
the old phrase was) for night or two
her own bed and bedding, carriages,
horses and servants Including occa-
sionaily her cook, but also to confne
herself at meals to the company of her
own suit, sometimes inviting her host
and hostess to join her at luncheon or
dinner
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
The Mails In sweden.

In certain parts of Sweden, where
the most absolute confidence is reposed
in the honesty of the people. very in
formal postal system is in vogue. AS
the mail steamer reaches a landing
place. man goes ashore with the let
tiers, which he places in an unlocked
box on the pier. Then the passerby
who expects letter opens the box,
turns over the letters and selects his
own without being questioned by any
one.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
PEARL OF HATCH STATION,

$50 to $75 each, are of the dairy type
and have yielded from $500 to 1000
pounds of per cent milk yearly. The
grade Jersey COW, Pearl, whose picture
is shown and who is fairly representa-
tive of the herd, has belonged to the
station for a number Of years. In ap-
pearance she may be regarded as rather
coarse and angular. She possesses
however, the typical dairy form, hav-
ing large, deep body and pronounc-
ed pelvic arch. Her udder is large,
but rather defective in front.-Hoard's
Dairyman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
The Color Violet.

1t is said that of all colors violet is
the one most stimulating to the eye
coats and that the electric light, and
more especially that given out by the
large lamps used in many public places,
is rich in violet rays. It is claimed vio-
let dresses and draperies are response
BILE for many eye cases and for not a
few of the skin troubles about which
the dermatologist is frequently con-
shifted
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11

An official stenographer, Deming, at
Albany, years ago reported court pro-
ceedings on typewriter at the rate of
$50 and 10 words minute. He elm
mated the vowels, using consonants
only, with a dot to separate words.
His typewriter was incased in glass to
deaden the noise. The paper was run
into the machine from a roll. Lawyers
could read the notes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11

Stage managers still consider it nee
essary to keep the actors bustling about
the stage in meaningless, unnatural
and distracting manner. In life 10
not speak three or four sentences to 7
friend at one side of the room and tn IL
with him deliberately cross the room be-
fore I continue my discourse. Why
should do so on the stage?-'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Man the Slave

1t has taken ages of repression to
bring the husband and father to his
present condition of abject slavery to
Of a process that began in the garden
Of Eden and gives no promise of end
ing until he is called to the, reward
that awaits the humble ON the other
and brighter Shore
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
After the HONEYMOON.

Anyhow, Jack, you cannot say that
| ran after you at the time of our mar
rage"
You never spoke q truer word, Ma
ria, but neither does the mousetrap
run after the mouse. yet it catches
it all the same
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Very EASY.

Don't you wish you were as smart
as Conan Doyle's detective?"
My dear SIR replied the modern
detective, eff they'd let me plan the
crimes in the first place | could dis
cover the facts in ways quite as ex-
traordinary as those of any detective
that an author ever put into book y
Chicago Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11

"a declare" said Bella sweetly, your
thoughts run exactly in unison with
mine, Augustus / had those very
words in my mouth
Eyes, and 1 saw him put 'em there,
tDo,' said little Tommy, who had seen
the kissing going on.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
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1lreAme!Iyn ]

The plan of the milk producers for
selling milk in Boston is in its general
features q definite and clean cut propo-
sition, says American Cultivator To
ship milk to Boston and sell it there in
stead of selling it at the local stations
is the gist of the idea, thus avoiding
most of the excessive drawbacks for
freight and handling, zone changes and
surplus.
The details of the proposed operations
are simple compared with the mair
question, which is, Will the great ma
jority of the milk farmers hold together
and supply the needed capital? The
next few months, or perhaps weeks,
will settle the question for the present.
In case of failure the producers are
likely to meet still tougher problem
when the time comes to settle the sum-
mer price of milk. On the other hand,
even partial success of the plan of CO.
operation will greatly improve the gen.
eral milk situation. If the preliminary
work should be we'll under way before
April 1, the effect ON the contractors
would be most useful in case it We're
thought best to make a contract for the
summer, and in any event whatever is
done should be FASTENED forward while
the present dissatisfaction with the ex
listing system and contract is at its
haiCht
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Dairying I'm Michigan.

The possibilities for the development
of the dairy interests in the state of
Michigan are great, and rapid progress
has been made along this line during
the last few years, says Chicago Trib-
une. There are now some 240 cream
cries in the state, 1876 cheese factories
and a dozen or more cOndensories. In
the dairy school last year a total of 1913
students, comprising both regulars and
specials, received instruction relative to
various phases of dairy work, such as
farm dairying, creamery work, cheese
making, etc. In addition to this two
education scoring contests were inau-
gurated during the year, one for but
ternakers and the other for the cheese
makers of the state. In these tests
samples of butter and cheese submit
ted by the makers for a series of six
months were scored by experts. When
defects were found in the samples sub
mitted, the attention of the maker was
called to these by means Of a score
card, and remedies were suggested
These scoring contests were participant
ed in by ffty-eight buttermakers and
thirty-three cheeSemakerS. The bene-
fits derived from these contests will
prove of inestimable value in improv-
ing the uniformity of the dairy prod
uctS of the state
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
A Grade Jersey.

The department of foods and feeding
of the Hatch (Mass.) station keeps
about dozen COWS, mostly high grade
Jerseys, for the purpose of carrying on
q variety of dairy and feeding expert
ments These cows, purchased from
nearby farmers at cost when fresh of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
He Takes No Chances.

Perfect milk, as the term is used at
the weigh can, may contain the very
best kind Of favor and aroma bearing
bacteria, or it may chance to be proper
~ inoculated at some process of the
manufacture, but the up to date cream
cry operator will take no chances, says
A. Slaughter in Creamery Journal. He
will get the milk in the very best pos
sible condition and then use a good
controlling ferment to control the proc
ess of ripening or fermentation until
the process is complete And lie will
do this every day in the year and not
only when conditions are unfavorable
for the making of line butter John
Sollie is a notable illustration He
gets probably as good and as hearty
perfect milk as any one, but he uses
the starter or ferment to keep it good,
or, in other words, to keep out the un-
desirable bacteria.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-11
Vital Magnetism

natures only method of restoring per-
feet health, no matter now long stand
ing or how hopeless the case may appear.
We cure to stay cured.
All kinds of headaches removed in one
minute without tie aid of drugs.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

imbibed the snvironing struggles of
the ahtisiaVery crusade, and all the
apostles and crusaders of that day,
such men as John c. Bowers, Isaiah
G. Wears. William Whipper, James
AoC. Crummsn. DIR. J. J. GouAd Bliss.
These were among the writer's, takers.
thinkers. and rstoTmers OF the time
when Parham reached manhood. He
studied assiduously and yet there was
another ambition, that of money
getting. Consequently, the field of
steambOeting on the Ohio and Missis-
sippi Rivers lured him westward. and
he went and won out. He was ham
pered, as every one is, without syste-
matte tutelage, but his unremitting
and intelligent effort became proficient
enough TO become a teacher in the
Cincinnati public schools. He after
ward read law and was successful at
the Ohio Bar. Some years ago he
The colored American., 1904-08-27

gro leadership in the state. He is pop
Glar and unusually capable, and has
shown a remarkable degree of execu-
tive ability in the several federal Off
ces he has held, and as the acknowl-
edged brains of the North Carolina
contingent in Washington, where he
was chief clerk in the Office of the Re
corder of Deeds. DR.. Shepard is now
serving as a field secretarNof the In
ternational Sunday School Associa-
ton, and his superintendents speak in
the highest terms of his efficiency as
a Christian worker. Dr. Shepard can
not help putting in a blow for the
race in the political arena when good
can be accomplished He is an ardent
Roosevelt man, and there are rumOrs
that the attention of the President is
being called to his sagaciOus labOrs
for the party where there is such
crying need for rehabilitation. Dr.
Shepard will be heard from IN most
gratifying way when the fight warns
up.-Rio Tin, ChGrIest0B AdVOc0te.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

went abroad and later on returned to
his old home in this city, where the
few of his early colleagues We'd with
each other in bidding him welcome,
and proffering hospitality. This Phil
adelphia lad taught the lesson in his
own person of self-reliance, and what
he accomplished under adverse cir
cumstances is possible to the poorest,
without cost William H Parham
surely reflected credit in his old home,
and this inadequate notice is written
to accent the notion that:
cit is not rank, nor birth, nor state
But the getup-and-get, that makes a
man great"
-PcnciI Pgshcr, an Philq. Tribune.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

get all that he desired in the way Of
education, he got the impulse of study
and reading, SO that textbook deficien-
cies were in manner made up for.
Our subject was noted for his ambi-
tiOns as a lad, and he was ever an
ardent believer in self betterment.
His contemporaries were Jacob G..
White, Jr., George Garnett, ST. George
R. Taylor, S. Morgan Smith, Andrew
F. Stevens, Davis D. Turner, John w.
Simpson, George E. Stevens. William
H. Minton and Daniel w. Parvis,
among others; the latter being the
only survivor Of a band Of young men
whose aim was high and who started
off to win out against an aboundins
prejudice, as well as impedimenta in
variety of ways. His early manhood
The colored American., 1904-08-27
GOOD WORDS FOR DIR. SHEPARD.

North Carolina is not showing up
as well as she should in the councils
of the Republican party. The Negroes
made a tactical error there in not Op-
posing with all their might the mar
row and prejudiced program of the
lilly whites They could have Jared
well at Chicago had they followed the
courageous lead of Captain WALTER l..
Cohen. This was the advice of DR..
James E. Shepard, of Durham, who
represents the young blood of the Ne
The colored American., 1904-08-27
TIE LATE w. H. PARHAM.
A Tribute to His Ambition and His
Worth

The recent death OF William Fl. Par
ham in Cincinnati, o., teT days ago,
.sggsHts a backward look to the young
men Of our city whose active manhood
lives began nearly a half century ago.
but few OF our people Of this day, but
his reputation in many ways was such
a. to make his achievements clear to
some of the younger generation. He
was Indigenous to Quaker soil, and his
school days, although meagre, were
under the tutelage of James Bird.
Although unable, through poverty, 10
The colored American., 1904-08-27
NO SOCIAL EQUALITY.

Henry Holmes was a colored man
who objected to social equality 50
strenuously that after demonstrating
with his mother for allowing and his
sisters for receiving white callers,
took his shot gun and dispatched them
out of existence and then followed
suit by shooting himself. Democratic
papers will please copV.-Mobile Press.
The colored American., 1904-08-27

Mr.. William Taylor, the eolored
bricklayer, who was appointed to a
position at the barracks some days ago,
is still holding down his position.
Every effort is being made by the
bricklayers union to Oust him, and the
'open door policy" il being attacked
from every view point.
The colored American., 1904-08-27
GOOD OoLoRRD PRINTER WANTED

A competent coIored prtntsT whO
Job work. ana the care oz
mailing galleys can Ind steady en-
ployment with fair wH@es aG thfs o.
hco. Must be able to furnish refer
sYfcs. Address Printer" 45s C St,
n. W., washington, D. c.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-02
81 wrote 10
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-02
Feldmeyer Brothers
lead About t, Burst From Severe Bilious
Attack.

81 had a severe bilious attack and felt
ike nv head was about to burst when
DOT noid ora free sample OF Chamber
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-12-02
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