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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Mailing the Ghost.

An extraordinary instance Of rustic
superstition has been brought to light
in Hungarian village. Owing to sin
lister rumors as to the cause of death
the authorities had the body OF a peas
ant exhumed and were Mortified to find
the hands and feet nailed down to the
coffin, while long nail had also been
driven through the heart. An inquiry
was at once held, with the result that
an old woman confessed that the act
had been perpetrated under her direc-
tons. The man had died a sudden
DEATH and, there being q superstition
in Hungary that persons dying under
such circumstances haunt the house in
which they die, the further superstition
has grown up that postmorteln reap
pearances can be prevented by mailing
the body in it's coffin. The old woman
further admitted having done the same
thing in all similar cases for many
yearS.-LOndon Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
IL Wasn't Art.

One Of the best stories concerning
the late George du Maurier lis that
about a pavement artist who some
years ago was familiar OBJECT to fire.
quenters of the Hampstead road.
Du Maurier often dropped a coin
into the poor mans hat One cold day
the author of .Trilby" told him to
leave his pitch and go to the model
soup kitchen in EuStOn road to get
some food. Du Maurier, for fun, said
he would take charge of his hat.
When the man was out of sight he
rubbed out the pictures Of dogs, sol
diers, etc., and con- menced sketching
portraits in chalks Of the society peo-
pie he used to draw for Punch. Pass
ersby stopped to look and gave pence
When the man returned he was
pleased to find 50 much in his hat,
but was sorry that his work had been
destroyed. This may attract some
people, but it amt art" he said to the
amused Du Maurier as he commenced
wiping out the society ladies and gen
tlemen.
Now, this pleases every one" he
continued, drawing the picture Of
soldier.-London Express.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
When Folks Feared Gas.

In the early days of the last century,
when Illuminating gas was first used in
London, timorous people talked of the
dangers of suffocation and of explo-
sions to which the gas, which was still
imperfectly purified, exposed the citi-
zens Scientists confirmed these asser-
tons, and the first gasometers erected
in London by Samuel Clegg SO terrified
the people that no workman would ven
ture to light the gas jets which had
been placed on Westminster bridge.
But Clegg soon overcame this difficulty
by lighting a torch and applying it to
the burners with his own hands. On
another occasion before committee of
the Royal society Of London he bored
hole in the gas holder and put light
ed candle to it, to the great alarm of
the spectators, but without causing the
slightest accident. Gradually the eyes
even of the most prejudiced were open
ed to the truth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A Feminine Failing.

I was being rOwed across Canadian
lake by a party of Indians and was
told I must not break the stiffness or
the spirits of the place would be Of
Tended, says woman writer in the
Indiana Farmer. 1t was calm, cloud
less day, and the canoe sped like an ar
row across the smooth waters. Sud-
denly, when in the middle of the lake,
I determined to prove to these simple
folk the folly of their belief. So lifted
up my voice in wild cry that woke
every echo Of the hills. The Indians
were filled with CONSERVATION. They
uttered no word, but, straining every
nerve, rowed ON in frowning silence.
They reached the shore in safety, and
I had triumphed. But the leader of the
Indians looked on me in concern.
1.-The great spirit is merciful,' he
said HE knows that TIE white wom-
an cannot hold her peace"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Love Tokens.

The ancient English custom Of giving
love tokens on the Goth Of August died
out many years ago. The custom was
for ''enamoured maydes and gentle
women to give to their favorite SWANS
as tokens of love little handkerchiefs
three or four inches square, with a but
ton or tassel at each corner and a
small one in the center. The finest Of
these favors was edged with narrow
gold lace or twist and then folded
up in four cross folds SO that the
middle might be seen. They were worn
by the fortunate SWANS in their hats
or on the breast. The favors were gen
orally the handiwork of the ''faire
maybe" herself, and we'll she liked to
work the most beautiful figures she
could for her favorite sutton, but they
became SO much in vogue in Queen
EliZabeth's time that they were sold
ready made in the shops. This, of
course, destroyed the romance of the
custom, and hence it's death.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
DueIing Pistols.

The pistol used in the duel is not the
military arm or the revolver, but Il
very carefully made and wonderfully
accurate weapon known as the dueling
pistol. For many years the length of
this arm was a matter Of grave dis
cussion at all the clubs in England and
on the continent At first the dueling
pistol had a twelve inch barrel and
carried twenty round bullets to the
pound, but in 1910 the elder Devisure,
with his confrere, Lepage, at Paris,
and Manton and Egg of London, the
most eminent pistol makers Of their
respective countries, fixed the actual
length of the dueling pistol barrel at
nine inches, and there it has remained.
A case Of the best pistols used to bring
from 500 TO $50 francs, or 500 to $3.50.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Secondhand Wisdom.

Sir Roger de Coverley obliged his
chaplain to deliver sermons written by
famous old divines in lieu of original
preachments, and Addison assures us
that many clergymen would do we'll to
adopt the plan, but most congregations
prefer a minister who speaks his own
thoughts, however mediocre they may
be-
The New Orleans States says that a
bishop, commenting on the aversion of
congregations to sermon reading, tells
this story:
A sermon reading clergyman, friend
of mine, called one day on humble
parishioner, cobbler. He sat mending
a pair of boots and reading his Bible
at the same time.
what are you doing, Giles?" asked
my friend, with benevolent smile
"Prophesyin'," Giles answered.
"Prophesying? Nonsensev'
"Well," said the cobbler, CURLY, eff
readin' sermon is preachin', isn't read
in a prophecy prophesyin'?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A wonderful Banyan Tree.

The finest botanical gardens in the
world are Justly claimed by Calcutta,
that city Of palaces and pigsties" and
statues. The stranger visiting the gar
dens for the first time will find his
wonder and admiration excited by the
appearance of an immense banyan
tree The branches of this tree droop
as in our weeping willow, and when a
branch is sufficiently long its extremi-
ty is imbedded in the earth, takes root
and in turn sends out more branches.
In this instance the operation has been
repeated until the tree now measures
$50 feet in circumference at its base
and has attained height of eighty-fve
feet. 1t forms veritable maze, mar
vel to the occidental eye.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
No Dissection I'm Jersey.

In many states the law assumes If
dead man has no friends to bury him
there will be no objection made if the
body is dissected For this reason all
unclaimed bodies are given to medical
colleges. Although there are more than
100 medical colleges in the United
States, not one is in operation in New
Jersey because dissection of the hui
man body Is prohibited by law in that
state
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Legend of the Tulip.

Centuries ago, by the waters of the
Bosporus, the Persian lover sought a
flower with scarlet petals and heart of
gold. We call it the tulip. To him it
was the emblem of love. In Persia,
parts of Asia and on the shores Of the
Mediterranean the tulip grows wild.
Today the tulip beds near HARLEM are
among the wonders of that quaint
Dutch town. Though once the symbol
of love, in our modern floral language
the tulip stands for Inconsistency. She
is called Haunting and bold. Hood calls
ner ga saucy quean.''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
The CrOsa COunter.

Two debutantes were lunching at q
table by window.
'I've been wondering all day." said
the blond, why you weren't invited to
the Smith-Snith's'
The brunette. with a sweet, clear
laugh, replied:
"And I've been wondering all day,
dear, why you were."-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

- HE tobacco crop takes
from the soil about
Io3 pounds of actual
POTASH per acre, which must
be replaced or else the yield
will fall off in quantity an1
quality.
A good tobacco fertilizer
should contain at least ter
per cent. of pure POTASH, and
the POTASH should be in the
form of sulphate.
Tobacco Culture" is the title of book
valuable to all tobacco growers. A copy will
he sent on request, free of any cost or obliga
lion, to farmers who will write for them.
Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS.
New York-03 Nassau Street, or
Chicago-Monadnock Building
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

Drop by drop the offensive discharge
caused by Nasal Catarrh fall from the
back of the nose into the throat, setting
up an inflammation that is likely to
mean Chronic Bronchitis. The certain,
rational cure for Catarrh, is Ely's Cream
Balm. and the relief thai follows even
the first application cannot be told in
words. Don't suffer day longer from
the discomfort of Nasal Catarrh. Cream
Balm is sold by all druggists for 5Oc., or
mailed by Ely Bros. Sc Warren Street,
New York. IL
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Selling Soap Bubbles.

"ForeignerS are constantly surprised
at the Japanese schemes for earning O.
little money" writes a traveller in ia
pan. I'm Choshi | saw the queerest
yet. A man with bucket and a bun
die of bamboo tubes was going up and
down the street selling soap bubbles.
He carried soapy water, of which he
sold small portion for one-twentieth
or tenth Of a cent He left behind
him groups of happy children, who
filled the air with beautifully colored
bubbles blown from tiny tubes"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
An AShantee Belle.

On the Ashanti Gold Coast the cos
tune of a reigning belle is less mat
ter of we'll fitting clothes than of well
spiked hair. The hair is first divided
into a half dozen braids; then these
braids are stiffened with wax and tar
until they are as hard as kindling
wood and stick out straight from the
head in a semicircle like the spokes of
a wheel Thus coiffured the belle is
ready to conquer all hearts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after health
from one extreme of faddism to another,
when, if they would only eat good food,
and keep their bowels regular with DR..
Kings New Life Pills, their troubles
would all pass away Prompt relief and
quick cure for liver and stomach trou
BILE. 25c at Fl. J. Stangl's drug store;
guaranteed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Jumpinr at Conclusions.

you're as bad as playful kitten in
jumping at conclusions" remarked
youth to his friend.
do kittens jump at conclusions 2"
asked the guilty one,
Certainly; have you never seen kit
tens chase their 'tails?'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Nearsfghted.

II always said Bumpave was near
sighted"
Flows that?'
ooh, he can't even recognize his
own obligations"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Look For the Good.

If we will take the good we find, ask
ing no questions, we shall have heap
ing measures. The great gifts are not
got by analysis. Everything is good
en- the highway.-Emerson
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Just a Misplaced Comma.

An article on the milk supply OF
large cities in the British Medical Jour-
nal contains this remarkable passage:
THE man having finished milking,
his COW offered to take me into an adj
joining room where the milk was
cooled "
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A Fearful Fate.

It is fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture of Piles. Il can
truthfully say" writes Harry Colsom of
Masonville, Ia "that for Blind, Bleed
ing, Itching and Protding Piles, Buck
lens Arnica Salve is the best cure made"
Also best for cuts, burns and injuries.
25c at Fl. J. Stangl's, druggist.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
An Anxious Wife.

Lady-Do you think this medicine
would do my husband any good? Drug
gist-Im sure it would, madam. Lady
Hunt What other kinds have you
got ?-Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Math enatical.

Teacher-Now. Jane, how many is
SKI? Jane-Five Teacher-No: SKI
"A. Jane-Aw, g'wan. 2 < "a.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

Joy never feasts SO high as when the
first course is misery-Simmons.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

John Adams was the originator Of
our rational motto, "E Pluribus Unum."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

She-Where do you get your inspira"
ton from? The Author-From my cred.
itOrS Life.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11
and during the Chautauqua as
sembly would be a public con-
venienc. It would pay the livery
men of this city to build it them,
Iselves. 81
Is PEACE POSSIBLE?

The representatives Of Russia
and japan have been formally
presented to each other by Presi,
dent Roosevelt, and after the
close Of the ceremonies they sail
ed for Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, where in one Of the large
buildings of the government
navy yard, the matter Of con
Guiding a treaty ofppeace will be
considered. Russia has taken. a
rather arrogant stand in the
matter, coming as she does with
out a single victory to her
credit, and this stand may pre-,
vent the conclusion of the peace
treaty, TOR it is evident that
while japan is unassuming, she
is prepared to demand all that
belongs to her as a conquering
nation. Nations like litigants,
can not expect to lose their
suits without paying the pen
,alties.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

advantages of western ciyiliza-
ton than she improved every
opportunity to adopt the best
and at the same time discard
that Of her own which was a
hinderance to her progress.
Half u century after the fleet Of
Perry had created as much CON
sternation as did the fleet Of
Columbus among the Bahamas,
Japan is sending her statesmen
to this country to dictate a world
peace, and flushed with a success
of victories unparalleled in the
history of the world, she is able
to write her own demands in
that treaty and no nation dare
say her nay. American pro.
gress is the proud boast Of oul
people, but Japan can boast {
progress so much greater it be
comes almost dazzling. .s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

The Starkweather Times should
learn that there is a vast differ.
ence in price made by any in
formed printer in the cost Of ma
terial supplied in five hundred
and one thousand lots and the
same matter in one hundred and
eighty.dollar lots, before it butts
into a matter it seemingly knows
nothing about. That erroneous
idea is what has humbugged the
people on large printing bills.
The Times has another guess
coming.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

Several towns in the state have
been visited by a man who
for a liberal donation from the
business men, will apply a few
stereotyped phrases to them and
their business, as a write,up. !
The write up man who knows
nothing about local conditions is
in the same class as the fellow
who sells coal tar foods from q
box car. He should be directed
out of town by a heavy soled
boot. .:.;,g a 5.. sss
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

That a, certain amount Of
money was paid to a certain man
for certain services, as reported
in the commissioners proceed
ings, shows nothing to- the tax
payers unless the item constitute
ing the bill paid are shown.
This never appears. No man
would pay merchants bill
which stated '''For eggs, fifty
cents, - unless the number Of
eggs was given. Behind such a
subterfuge the merchant could
charge twenty-five cents apiece
for eggs.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11
b WANTS TO KNOW. s
Churchs Ferry, R. F. D. No. 8.
August 6, 1905.
Editor Inter Ocean.

EulCOr inter ocean:
| have noticed
in your paper that the commits
sioners let printing contracts
without calling for bids, as the
law requires. When I first read
the statement | did not believe
it, but after waiting and seeing
no denial of the statement BY
the board / made an inyestiga-
ton and find that your charge IS
true. | also find that there ia
more or less talk about road con
tracts being let in this vicinity
where the amount involved ex-
coed 500 without Advertising
for bids. AS I understand the
law, in any transaction involving
500 or over, bids must be called
for by advertisement or the post
ing of notices. If the law Z is
violated in one instance it is
easy to violate it in another, and
the practice Of ignoring the law
is certainly one that the tax,
payers have an interest in.
The manner in which the county
money is handled should be
given the widest publicity, and
it is the right Of any taxpayer
to demand an explanation of the
acts Of public officials. Since
the commissioners have violated
the law in refusing or neglect
ing to advertise for bids for
printing, at least, demand to
know why they did 50.
Taxpayer.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11
FFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY AND
TEE CITY OF DEVILS LAKE.
LIFE INSURANCE AT HOME

The recent scandalous expos
ure Of corruption in the Equi-
table Insurance company is caus-
ing much worriment to many
who have put the rainy day mite
into a life insurance policy. All
over the country scattered thous-
ands are depending upon the
money to- be received from the,
insurance policy of the father to.
keep the wolf from the door, of
the window and ornhans. That
the recent stories about great
Insurance companies should.
cause these people sleepless
nights and days of anguish can
not be doubted. But they have
no need to worry. The refor.rna
ton now going on in the life in
surance business will not pre-
vent the payment of a single
death claim. The corruption has
not been at that point. In order
to get the money from the public
and secure new risks, a record
of prompt payment has been one
of the things sought by the large
insurance concerns. The rotten
ness lies in the fact that the
policy holders have been compel
led to pay far more for their in
surance than the actual cost of
the same to the company. This
excess has gone in to the sala-
ries of needless officers and
figureheard attorneys. The large
accumulation of money gather
ed from the policy holders has
been used by the officers in in
vestments whose profits have
been their private gain. All
this, however, has been aside
from the money necessary to
pay death losses. That insur-
Ance has cost the insured more
than it should have cost can not
now be remedied. Those who
have contracted with the COM
panies on this basis must nee
essarily lose all the excess, but
they will certainly get the death
claim when due. But one thing
will prevent the payment Of the
claims against the insurance
companies, and that is the en-
tire stopping of new business.
and this would hardly do it. 1t
is argued that if no new bust
ness is secured the revenues Of
the company are not sufficient to
pay the death claims. But the
true principle of insurance IS
that every policy ho1d der pays for
his own policy. If he dies be-
fore doing SO, the one who lives
long enough to pay more than
his policy balances with him.
On this basis there is no need
OF the inevitable last man. 4
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11
FIFTY YEARS or JAPAN.

Il ifty-orle years ago ali, An1erii-
can squadron under Commodore
Perry landed Oh the shores 81
Japan and with military pornn
and splendor secured from the
llikado q commercial treaty, tIle
first one opening the ports of the
country To the commerce of other
nations. Japan was then al
Isolated narion, clinging to the
traditions and exclusiVeness of
eastern superstition But there
s1aee III her peuple the making
great nation No sooner had
llsr eyes been opened 70 Tie
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11
FIENDIsH SUFFERING !.

is often caused BY sores, ulcers
and cancers, that eat away your
skin VIM. Bedeli, Of Flat Rock,
MINI. says:I have used Buck
lens Arnica Salve, for Ulcers,
Sore sand Cancers. II Is the best
healing dressing { ever found \,
Soothes and heals cuts, burns and
scalds. Guaranteed 25c at q.
W Greene's drug store:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

Pity is lost on the sweltering
hordes who swarm in the great
cities, dying from heat in sum
mer and cold in winter, when it
is remembered that in the al
most boundless west there is a
home for anyone who comes.
The insane idea that life in the
cities is all there is for the poor
can not be eradicated from their
minds.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

The fact that the persons re-
sponsible for the recent leakages
in the agricultural department
were under the civil service will
give the opponents Of that sys-
TEN a chance to knock.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

The Equitable investigating
committee has discovered that
all able lawyers in New York
are retained by the company.
Some good lawyers nearer home
are looking for retainers also.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

The shade Of Ben Butler must
be amsued over the condition at
New Orleans. The city would
probably give him a more agree
able reception than it did half a
century ago, could he return.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

There is some consolation in
knowing that while fighting
mosquitoes with both hands, the
people Of North Dakota are safe.
from the yellow fever scourge.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

Paul Morton has discharged
an Equitable life insurance.
agent because he, talked too
much. That is certainly work
ing a reformation in methods.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

The greatest damage to the
wheat crop in this country is be-
ing done by the so. allied experts
W 0 are making foot paths
through the fields trying to find
something to effect the: market,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

From the appearance Of the
last issue of the. Emmons
County Record. the author of
the libel law must have some
cards up his sleeve or else does
not dread a stay at the hotel
de Boucher,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

There will be no increase in
the population Of this country
next year. Edison has discoY-
cred a method for increasing the
speed of automobiles. s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-11

When the battle ship Kansas
is launched in a few weeks,
it is stated on good authority
that John D. Rockefeller will
not be a guest Of honor.