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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Breeding Insects For Wax.

Among tie Queer industries of China
is that of breeding wax producing in
sects in the Chenchang valley during
May But the insects will not work
in their birthplace and have to be car
ried 400 miles in gourds by porters
travelling only by night. There are
thousands of insects in the gOurds and
wrapped in leaves picked from the
wood oil tree. His journey ended. the
porter Immediately goes to his master
and delivers his burden of gourds. AT
once the leafy bags are tied to the
branches of the ash trees. which are
only i've or six feet high. BY Sept. l
the trees look as if covered with snow.
1t is Il snow. however, not amenable to
the temperatures which wipe out ordi-
nary snow. The branches are then cut
off, and their quarter Of an inch OF
pure white coating is scraped off. The
wax is heated, strained and turned
into molds to be used for lighting, fur.
niture polish and imparting gloss tC
silk.-St. James Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Translated Into vernacular.

"Cap'n" lothian Slow had strong OBJ
jections to what he called 1.-The new
minister's high talk" Since his set
tlement over the Clamtown parish
Capn lothian had been heard to say
that church was for them that needed
It." and his conduct seemed to imply
that he was not of that number.
Cap'n Jotham's own language was of
q primitive and unadorned variety, and
nothing pleased him more than a
chance to translate the minister's re-
marks to Cap'n Wilson Pegg, the best
Clamtown story teller. Cap'n Pegg
was deaf, and the minister's voice Of
ten failed to reach him.
One night at neighborhood gather
ing Cap'n Pegg in the course of vivid
narrative had referred to the big fire.
''Was it the consensus of opinion"
said the minister in mild and inef-
fectual tone. that the contia grafton
was the result of some accident or the
work of an incendiary:
Hey" said Cap'n Pegg. staring
DULY at the minister and then turning
to his faithful friend for light.
''What he wants to know called
Cap'n Slow in his shrillest tone. lis
whether the big fire was sot OF ketch-
ed!-Youth's Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
The First Locomotive I'm Maine.

The first locomotive used in the
state of Maine came from England,
having been built at the works of Rob-
ert Stephenson s. Co. in the year 1885,
and made it's first trip over the Bangor.
Oldtown and Milford railroad on Aug
10, 1887 This road was then generally
known as the ''Veazie road and the
track was made of wooden rails
strapped with iron. The shackles used
to connect the engine and cars were
made of three thicknesses of sole or
belt leather held together by copper
rivets and had hole in each end so as
to hook over an upright stationary pin
bolted or driven into a rigid beam ex-
tending from the end of the car 1t is
said that for time the engine was run
in opposition to a six OK team en-
ployed by Bangor lumber dealer who
was not willing to pay the rates
charged on the railroad, and it was
not until the management of the line
came to what he considered fair
charges that he turned his traffic over
to it,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
In Natures WONDERLAND .

There is but one Grand canyon The
name should never have been given to
lesser gOrgeS The very fact that there
is so called Grand canyon in Colora
do is misleading THE Grand canyon
of Colorado" does not sound much diff
ferent from 1.-THE Grand canyon of the
Colorado" Hence many people con
fuse them.
The canyon of the Colorado river
which flows through Arizona, forms
the boundary line between that terrific
ry and California and then empties
into the gulf of California.
1t is the grandest gorge in the world
In it 5000 of the wonderful gOrges OF
the state of Colorado could be buried
With it's tributaries, many of which
have never yet been explored, it would
reach, if all the canyons were placed
one after another, nearly around the
world.-Four Track News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
A Story of Sam Houston.

There is a story about General Sam
Houston of Texas and a practicing
physician who did not like the old gen
eral, being strenuously opposed to him
politically. One day after heated po
litical discussion the physician said
General, like you we'll enough social
", but politically 1 would not believe
you ON earth" Il would believe you
DOCTOR" was the quiet reply of the gen
eral. "Then, sir" vehemently exclaim
ed the doctor, you have much bet
ter opinion Of me than I have of you.
mot better opinion, doctor, but
simply have little more politeness
than you have"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Lady TernysOn.

Shortly after Lady Tennysons mar
rage one of her women friends wrote
the following: eve would find Mrs.
Tennyson alone in the large drawing
room, always writing, arrayed in a
dress of soft gray merino trimmed
with velvet or fur and with long
train, a piece of rich old lace, worn in
stead of a cap, dropping over her hair
behind and coming to a point in front.
She was extremely kind in lending us
books. Among these l particularly re-
member Fichte's philosophical works,
which she admired greatly. Her man
ner was always most gracious and dig
nifed, perhaps rather languid, but this
arose chiefly from lack of vitality or
physical strength"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Lovely Liverpool Lasses.

Can you or your readers give any
explanation of the remarkably heavy
percentage Of splendidly handsome la
dies to be seen in LiverpooPs city thor
oughfares? When l say handsome,
refer not only to facial beauty, but
also to symmetry of form and perfect
physique. Walk from the Central sta
ton via Lord street to, say, the Land
ing stage, any day in the week, and
you will behold phalanx of superb
womanhood 1 am a Manchester man
by birth and sentiment, but must con
fess our city can produce nothing to
compare with Liverpoors battalions OF
tall, lovely girls.-St. James Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
The Queer Man.

Of all forms of temper there is none
more tiresome to deal with than that
which is known as queer" Down
comes a bolt from the blue in the
midst of apparent sunshine, and sud
den gloom and mOroseness hide our
friend completely from our view. An
injured attitude is assumed, a mar
tyr's halo carefully pinned on, and
happy, everyday life becomes an i'm
possibility. People who want to be
loved or even liked should never be
difficult. Society has not time, even il
it had the inclination, to study their
idiosyncrasies and play up to all theil
petty prejudices. The passionate and
even the sulky temper is forgiven soon
er than the difficult one and is perhaps
more possible to cure.-Edith HI. Fow
Ter in London Mail
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Forty million bottles of August Flow
er sold in the United States alone since
it's Introduction! And the demand for
it is still growing. Isn't that fine
showing of success? Don't it prove that
August Flower has an unfa:ling success
IN the cure of indigestion and dyspepsia
the two greatest enemies OF health and
happiness? Does it not afford the best
evidence that August Flower is sure
specific for all stomach and intestin al
disorders? that it proved itself the best
of all liver regulators? August Flower
has matchless record or over thirty.
five years in curing the ailing millions of
these distressing complaints-a success
that is becoming wider in it's scope
every day, at home and abroad, as the
fame OF August Flower spreads. Trial
bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c. For sale
by Ell. j. Stangl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
DeerfieId

The fog and rain Monday and Tues
day finally brought the long awaited to-
bacco case weather and the farmers took
down as much tobacco as they had help
to do it with.
Mrs Ell B Fargo was summoned to
Lake Mills last Friday on account OF the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs L B
Cooper. She was seized with an attack
of vertigo on rising Friday morning and
later it developed into heart failure.
Mrs Andrew Lande fell dead just as
she stepped out of the cutter Thursday
at the old Lande home where she had
gone with her husband to attend the flu
neral of his father. No sign or warning
OF any kind preceded her end. She had
been in the usual good health. except
that she mentioned she was not feeling
quite we'll. DR. Guam was called, but be
found that life had probably been ex-
tinct from the time she fell.
Ole Lande died at his home in west
Deerield Christmas day, 7S.years, 8 mo
and % days of age. He had stroke OF
paralysis two and half years ago and
had been helpless in bed ever since. He
had been blind for seven years and dur
ing the past two and a half years he was
unable to feed himself, his faithful wife
having to care for him almost as baby.
The funeral services were held Thursday
at the Synod West church, Rev M Fir
Wiese officiating. Deceased is survived
by his wife, five sons, Andrew and Carl
living in this village Bonnie and Henry
at Rice Lake, CLAUS at home and a mar
ried daughter living in Chicago. All the
sons were at the funeral
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

heM by you and further resistance
at Port Arthur useless, and for the
purpose of preventing needless sacri-
fee of lives l propose to hold negOtia-
tons with reference to capitulation.
Should you consent to the same you
will please appoint commissioners for
discussing the order and conditions re-
garding capitulation. and also appoint
a place for such commissioners to meet
the same appointed by me.
81 take this opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurances of my
respect
'STOESSEL.'
shortly after dawn tOday>I will dis
patch our bearer of a flag Of truce with
the following reply addressed to Stoes-
sci:
"I have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regard
ing the conditions and order of capilu'
lation For this purpose 1 have APP
pointed as commissioner Major Gener-
al Ijichi chief OF staff of our army.
Ee will be accompanied by some stall
officers and civil officials. They Will
meet your commissioners Jan. 2, noon,
at Shuishiyeng. The commissioners OF
both parties will be empowered to sign
q convention for the capitula ton with
out waiting for ratification. and cause
the same to take immediate effect. Au-
thoriza ton for such plenary powers
shall be signed by the highest officer
Of both the negotiating parties. and the
same shall be exchanged by the re-
spective commissioners.
"T avail myself of this opportunity
to convey to your excellency assur-
ances of my respect.
sNOGI.'"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
COMMENT ON THE GREAT EVENT
VIII 1t Make for Peace and Will the Jap
BE Robbed Again?

London. Jan. g. Port Arthur,
whose hills have for months run red
with the blood of the bravest Of two
warlike nations, has at last succumbed
to the fierce tenacity of the Japanese
attack. General Stoessel. most stub
born in carrying out the will Of his
sovereign, has seen the advance of the
besieging army gain in momentum and
energy, until to hold out longer would
have been crime against humanity
The authorities at st. Petersburg, in
the absence of direct official news
from General StOesSel that Port Ar
thur has surrendered. have not per-
mitted the news to become public. En-
peror Nicholas is in the south of Rus
STA. and his ministers are for the time
being in the dark as to what dis
patches have been sent to him from
the front Toxic was the scene of re-
joicing, people of all ranks finding in
the outcome compensation for all the
sacrifice of life and money that was
entailed in. the ten months siege.
To what extent the fall Of Port Ar
thur will make for Il restoration OF
peace is an open question. There is
an encouraging note in the expression
by Baron Hayashi, Japanese minister
here. of the ''hOpe that in some way it
will facilitate final peace" though the
pacific note is perhaps lost in the later
words of the minister which call at
tention to the fact that the besieging
army will now be free to go north,
where it will be an offset to the re-
Inducements General Kuropatkin has
been receiving from Russia since the
battle of Shakhe.
That Japan may not be permitted to
retain possession Of Port Arthur with
out dispute is shown in the fact that
Paris newspapers are already revlving
the claim made in 1901 that the hold
ing of that position commanding the
eastern seas by the Japanese would
be q menace to European powers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

Nouncing the capitulation of the Rus
sian forces at Port Arthur is as fol-
lows: The plenipotentiaries of both
parties concluded their negotiations to-
day at 4 80 o'clock. The Russian COM
missioner accepted on the whole the
conditions stipulated by us. and con-
scented to capitulate The document
has been prepared and signatures are
now being affixed simultaneously
with the conclusion of negotiations
both armies suspended hostilities. 1t
is expected that the Japanese army
will enter the city of Port Arthur to-
morrow"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
EfectuaIIy Suspended.

Only one dog has ever had the au
dacity to enter parliament during the
proceedings A hundred years ago the
lords were thrown into CONSERVATION
by a dogs entry. Lord North was adj
dressing the house, and the dog
promptly proceeded to bark furiously
at him. Lord North, considerably up
set, moved that the member who was
interrupting him should be suspended
Thereupon the dog was driven out and
suspended in such manner that he
never interrupted again.-London Opfn-
ion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Milton Junction

The farmers convention will be held
this year on Jan Is, 19 and 20 in P of 81
hall at Milton Junction. An excellent
program is being prepared. The evening
concert will be in charge of Prof A <
Wbitford and half the proceeds will be
given to Whitford Memorial hall.
Postmaster G S Button has received a
communication from Hon Fl A Cooper
announcing a recommendation for his
reappointment to the Office for four years
more. This will be good news to the
many friends of Mr. Button and patrons
os the Office and he is to be congratulate
ed on his past record to which is due his
reappointment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Milton

Clarkson Heritage has bought the
Glenn Crumb house on Fort Atkinson
street. He will take possession next
March.
Prin j f Whitford and wife of Will
liams Bay are spending the holiday va
cation with Milton friends.
A generous friend of Milton college
has presented the institution with twelve
new chairs similar to those already in
the Greenman room to complete the fiu-
ishing of that room.
Prof J G Maxson, class of O4, Milton
college, who has been teaching at Jack
son, called on Milton friends this week.
He begins his duties as surveyor of Wal
worth county Jan l, to which Office he
was elected last fall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

The rain that produced the food
fell for forty days and forty nights,
and after it ceased it was forty days
before Noah opened the ark. Moses
was forty days on the mountain fast
ing, and the spies spent forty days in
vestigating matters in Canaan before
making their report. Elijah tasted
forty days in the wilderness, and Jo-
nah gave the people of Nineveh forty
days in which to repent. The forty
days fast of Jesus is known to all
readers Of the New Testament
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
First publication Jan. 6, 1905. ]
Notice of Hearing.
OF WISCONSIN,

STAIE OF WISCONSIN,
~ County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
Of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House, in the City of
GAINESVILLE. il said County, on the first Tues
day, being the 18th day of February, 1905. at 8
O'Clock a. m. the following matter will be heard
and considered:
The application Of Claude D. Stout to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Heze-
kiah III. Stout, late of the town of Fulton, i'll
said county, deceased.
Dated January Bird, 1905.
BY the Court,
]. W. SALE, County Judge.
CLANCY & LoyERUD, Attorneys.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Heightened aScrap" at Washington.

Washington. Dec. 80. = Rutherford
Corbin. son of Major General COrbin,
in command OF the army in the Phil
ippines. and Jasper Wilson. son of the
secretary 81 agriculture. INDUCED in a
lively fist fight in front of the Shore
ham hotel. Washington. Honors are
reported as about even.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Loaded For Them.

Eddie, do you know what happens
to bad little boys?"
''Yes'm; the bears eat 'em up"
''Then why don't you try to be
goodY
Huh! S'pose 1 an afraid of bears
Say, got toy pistol!'-Erie Dis
patch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
OpeninE the Door.

She-Faint heart never won fa1r
lady. you know. He-True. [ fear
shall never muster up courage to pro-
pose. She-But then ladies are not all
fair. I'm a decided brunette
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Starting a Row.

Nell Dining for pleasant words)-Oh,
George, / cannot understand it. Why
do you lavish this wealth of love on
me when there are so many girls more
beautiful and more worthy than am?
George-Fm sure [ don't know.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Knowing Itself.

The chronicles of crime in the news
PAPERS do not show that the world Is
growing worse, but that it is just
learning how bad it philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Stoessel Accepts on the
Whole the Japanese
Terms.
M1KADO GENEROUS IN VICTORY
Orders That Military Hcnors Be
Shown the Russian Hero
of the Great Siege.

Toxic, Jan. 3.-The Japanese took
possession of a number of the forts OF
Port Arthur, following the formal sur
render of the fortress. The offer of
surrender came from General Stoessel
and was promptly accepted by General
NOgi.
The Russian officers and officials will
be permitted to return to Russia upon
parole, the officers retaining their side
arms. The capitulation terms indicate
that the Russian rank and file of the
garrison of Port Arthur will come to
Japan as prisoners.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

Toxic, Jan 3, morning. - The Rus
sian and Japanese commissioners ap-
pointed to arrange the terms of the
capitulatiOn of the Russian forces at
Port Arthur signed the compact of sur
render at 9:45 o'clock last night,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

A metal roof is said to be positive
protection against the building 1t COW
ers being struck by lightning.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Cambridge

Hon L X Luse of West Superior, was
in town on business Thursday.
Miss Mary Rutherford came home
from Durand, Wis, where she is assist
ant principal in the high schools, last
Friday evening to spend the holidays.
The case weather the first days of the
week furnished tobacco growers the long
looked for opportunity to take down the
tobacco, which all of them did. 1t was
the first time tobacco has come in case
since it was cured and for the next few
weeks there will always be job on hand
on the farm where the weed was grown.
A regular old Northwestern visited US
this week which had all the earmarks
of one of those Dakota billiards you
read about. 1t made all the railroads
shut up shop for spell not excepting
the Chi & Lake Superior, whose day
coach and sleeper spent night in John
Lees cut in six feet of snow.
Anotr"r pretty home wedding occurr-
ed in our 'illage last Wednesday after
noon WIZ. Miss Clara LuElla, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Ole Bilstad, was united
in marriage to VIM Krippner. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Moses
Breeze in presence of Immediate rela
tives of the contracting parties. Mrs
VIM Myers presided at the piano and to
the strains of the wedding march the
young couple were ushered into the par
ior where the ceremony was performed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Destroyers Are Disarming.

Chefoo, Jan. 3.-The Chinese aU-
thorities acted promptly in the cases
of the four Russian destroyers in this
harbor. They are dashed together and
being disarmed. while inside and out
side the harbor the Japs are watching
to see that they do not get away. The
Russian destroyers Smiri and Boiki
and a merchantmen, with 800 wounded
on board have arrived from Port Ar
thur TSinwtau.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

N0gi's Report of the Capture of Wantai-
Russians Destroying.

Toxic. Jan. 2.-General Nogi report
ing Sunday night says: THE center
and left columns opened an attack
against Wantai hill at o'clock today.
Awaiting skillfully of the result Of our
bOmbardment our troops stormed into
and entirely occupied the position at
3:35 D. IN. We captured three guns at
III fort and four guns at Wantai. Our
trophies at Sungshu mountain were
three 7-milimeter field guns, two 81
milimeter and two machine guns
A dispatch from the Japanese army
before Port Arthur dated Jan. 2. says:
1.-THE enemy's forces occupying Keek-
wan mountain and 90 fort, following
an explosion at 1890 this morning,
opened sudden. and fierce rifle fire,
which suddenly stopped. Our scouts
were dispatched to the scene and i'm
mediately afterwards found the enemy
evacuating these places. Our forces
Immediately occupied these two forts
and also the heights known as M and
N. south of the forts. This morning
almost all the enemy's ships, large and
small were blown up in the entrance
and inside the harbor. Our offensive
movements have been suspended pend
ing the negotiations.
London. Jan. 3.-The Daily Nails
correspondent with General Nogi says
the capture of Wantai involved six
hours of the fiercest fighting. while the
attacks on the forts to the SOutheaS ST
were carried on simultaneously.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06
Military Honors for Heroes.

Toxic. Jan. 3.-Marshal Yamagata.
chief of general staff. under orders
from the emperor, has dispatched the
following cablegram to General Nogi:
when l respectfully informed his
majesty of General Stoessel's proposal
for capitulation his majesty was
pleased to state that General Stoessel
has rendered commendable service to
his country in the midst of difficulties,
and it is his majesty's wish that mill
tary honOrS be shown to him."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

A good action is never lost It is g.
treasure laid up and guarded for the
dOer's need.-CalderOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

The greatest system renovator. Re-
stores vitality, regulates the kidneys,
liver and stomach. If HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea fails to cure get your
money back. IS cents. Tea or Tablets.
H. J. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

I'll brave the storms Of Chilkoot Pass,
I'll cross the plains of frozen glass,
I'd leave my wife and cross the sea,
Rather than be without Rocky Mountain
Tea. H. j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-01-06

Washington, Jan. 3. - The Japan
csc legation has received a cablegram
from Toxic saying that the negOtia-
tons for the surrender of Port Ar
thur have been concluded, and that de-
tails of the terms of surrender will be
cabled later. The cablegram said the
articles of equalization were concluded
at 80 p. IN. yesterday.