davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Hurma's Natural Magnet.

There is huge natural magnet IL
upper Burma, India, covered with
great blocks of iron ore, which travel
ers notice has a tremendous attraction
which renders compasses and watches
useless. In Spain there is spring of
water said to cure lovesick people. An
other queer spring is situated in Mex
leo the waters of which cure alcoholic
cravings, SO the legend runs. Hinter
mountain, near Fort Davis, Tex, pro-
duces an effect which would counter
act the good work done by the Mexican
spring, with none Of the evil effects.
People go up this mountain, and they
suddenly become conscious of sort of
anaesthetic which takes possession Of
them and makes them act as if intOx-
icated If a traveller reaches the top, he
staggers like an old topper, and many
have been known to fall in stupor on
the rocks. This mountain has fol-
lowing which returns season after sea-
son to enjoy this harmless dissipation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A Gamblers Superstition.

They were playing a quiet rubber of
whist and had called for new deck Of
cards. One of the players was an old
timer, a card player of years of ex-
perience, and he took up the old worn
out cards and put them Oh the window
sill. Throw them in the fire. said
the young man who was his partner.
''Whatr' said the elder. Throw pack
of cards in the fire? Young man, you
don't know what you are talking about.
[ wouldn't do it for $1,000" why
not?" Superstition" was the answer.
''Burn pack of cards and they'll never
give you another hand and will mock
you to the last. They're bad enough
at best, but you never saw a gambler
curse the cards or abuse them or burn
them or otherwise i'll treat them. He
doesn't dare to. | know a successful
card player who did it. He was dwell
ing on velvet then. In a year he was
a beggar, and he never won a game
worth mentioning forever after. It's a
Whim, but the gentlemen of the cloth
of green respect it. They won't burn
a pack Of cards.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
The Painter Won.

Often have painters and scU.ptors
discussed the relative merits of PAIN
ing and sculpture. A story is told Of
an artist who resented the disparaging
comparisons made by sculptor and
laid wager that he could within a
given time paint picture which should
display the human figure as complete
ly as any sculptor could.
The wager was accepted, and upon the
appointed day painting was produc-
eel which fulfilled all the conditions 1t
represented warrior, his back to the
spectator, bending over a sheet of wa
ter, in the limpid surface Of which were
reflected his entire face and form 70
the right suit of polished armor hung
and threw back a full length profile
image, while a mirror performed a
like Office for the left side. The sculp-
tor, of course, handed over the money
staked.-Paris Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

The comparative profits of selling
dairy products, as milk. cream or but
ter, have been carefully figured out by
the Maryland experiment station. 1t is
found that cream is one of the most
profitable forms of sale, since 20 per
cent cream can be sold at SO cents a
gallon, and even at this low price re-
turns 2315 cents per pound for the but
ter in the milk besides leaving the
skim milk for use on the farm. Of
course cream can usually be sold for
more than so cents per gallon. 1t also
appears that milk shipping is ordinari-
ly more profitable than buttermaking.
Thus II cents per gallon for 31a per
cent milk is equal to 1919 cents per
pound for the butter. while at Is cents
per gallon for 31a per cent milk the
butter is sold at 321a cents per pound
In selling cream at 70 cents per gallon
the price obtained is equal to 33 cents
for the butter, but creameries never
pay this amount for butter, and no
homemade butter brings any such
price except for very few gilt edge
makes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
HShOddy.c

1t is old wool redressed by scientific
and clean methods. It is a component
of most of the wooden garments of to-
day. The world does not grow enough
wool to enable us to have a constant
supply of new wooden garments except
with the aid of shoddy. 1t is shoddy
that has enabled the workingman to
buy a new suit of clothes at the price
of a weeks wage. In the olden days
an old all wooden garment was so ex-
pensive that it had to last it's owner
many years unless he were wealthy
man. 1t is better hygiene for a man
to buy two new shoddy suits a year
than to buy an all wool garment which
must last him two years. Most Of the
clothes we wear, in fact, contain an
element Of shoddy and, so far from be-
ing the worse for it, are the BETTER
Magazine of Commerce
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Tonic Effect of Laughter.

We are not disposed to say anything
about the physiology of laughter, but
we are prepared to affirm that as a
tonic there is nothing within the pos
sibilitfes of human experience that can
match a good, hearty laugh. There is
something democratic about a laugh
that makes it impossible to distinguish
whether it is a prince or a plebeian
who is moved to merriment. Hardly
greater tragedy could be perpetrated
than to wrest the power of song from
the birds, but that would be a small
calamity compared with the filching of
laughter from life. If the conditions of
this world could be such as to afford to
every human being the frequent en-
joyment of a pure, hearty peal Of
laughter, there would be no need that
other favors be conferred This alone
would be ample testimony that happi-
ness was paramount in the lives Of
men.-Baltimore Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

Charles WOydt Buys Drink and Is
5000 Ahead at That.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. ia pearl
Worth 5000 was found in an oyster
cocktail in a south side saloon by
customer who was buying a drink.
Charles Woydt, clerk living at $50
Grove street, was the lucky finder,
and Frank ]. Woznlak, who keeps the
saloon, gave WOydt the oyster cock
tail.
"Woydt bought an ayster cocktail
here said Woznlak when he was
chewing the oyster, his teeth struck
something hard and he thought solder
from the oyster can was in his mouth.
When he looked at the substance it
proved to be pearl. He took it at
once to Archie Tegimeyer to examine.
Some of my oysters were bought in
the shell and some mott
Archie Tegimeyer, jeweler at Grove
street and National avenue. said when
asked if he had examined a pearl:
Some one came in here while we
We're exceedingly busy and showed me
a pearl 1t weighed eight grains and
was nearly perfect. 1 thought it was
worth 5000. The person who had it
did not leave his name''
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
What Not to Lend.

Douglas Jerrold, the celebrated wit,
said: "There are three things that no
man but fool lends, or, having lent,
is not in the most helpless state Of
mental cragsitude if he ever hopes to
get back again. These three things are
books, money and umbrellas. 1 believe
a certain fiction of the law assumes a
remedy against the borrower, but l
know of no case in which any man, be-
ing sufficiently bastard to gibbet his
reputation as plaintiff in such suit,
ever fairly succeeded against the whole
some prejudices of society. Umbrellas
may be 'hedged about by cobweb stat
utes. will not swear that it is not So
There may be laws that make such
things property, but I am sure that the
Kissing contempt, the loud mouthed in
dignation, of all civilized society would
sibilate and roar at the bloodless pol
troon who should engage law ON his
side to obtain for him the restitution of
lent umbrella"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
NURSE KEEPS HIS
DEATH A SECRET
Body of Young Racine, Wis, Man
Who Died on Train, Brought
Home for Burial.

Racine. Wis, Dec. 19.-The body Of
William Ernest Marcher, aged 81. one
of the best known young men Of
Racine. was brought here from Ashe-
Vile, n. c., for interment He was
a graduate of the engineering depart
ment of the University of Wisconsin.
Last September he went to Asheville,
n. c., for his health. Nov. 81 his sis
ter, Mrs. John Bickel, was called to
his bedside. There was no hope for
his recovery and he requested that he
be taken home to Racine. With his
sister and a nurse he started.
When about five hours ride from
Chicago on the Big -Four railway he
sank into & sleep and died The
nurse, realizing that if the train crew
were Informed Of the death that the
body would be removed from the
train, dressed the corpse and when the
train pulled into Chicago, informed the
conductor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
PFISTER IS NOT GUILTY
Judge Declares Him Innocent of lar
ceny as Bailee in the Render
ing Co. Case.

Milwaukee, Dee. 16.-After a full
hearing of the case, acting upon mo-
ton by the defense to dismiss the de-
PENDANT after the state had rested,
Judge Brace decided that Charles r.
Pfister was innocent of larceny
as bailee. The allegation of the
prosection was that Pfster took
$4,000 belonging to the Wiscon-
sin Rendering company. He acted as
stakeholder in an effort by that COM
pany to obtain garbage contract in
Milwaukee, $4,000 being placed in his
hands. 1t was charged that he did not
account for $4,000 of it,
PfiSter was the recipient Of many
congratulations after the decision had
been rendered. In an interview Pfister
expressed himselfas follows: Lone can
comprehend the feelings of man
falsely accused, sitting day after day
in criminal court, with the knowl-
edge of innocence in his heart. with
the officers of great state seeking to
convict him in any event. l have only
to say further that | hope that no in
nocent man will ever be obliged to un-
dergO the same ordeal. My indictment
was false. cruel and inhuman, my pros
ecution worse
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Best Age For Breeding Heifers.

There is an almost general agree
ment of opinion that the right time to
breed for the first calf is at about fif-
teen months Of age, this period varying
somewhat, according to the size and
vigor of the animal, says DR.. Kitchen
in Jersey Bulletin. If an animal is suf-
ficiently vigorous and of a good enough
size when she comes to this age and is
not bred, she goes on to beefy tend
ency more or less fast, according to
hereditary inclinations.
l suppose every breeder of long ex-
perience has noticed the tendency to
bull headed development in heifers that
are delayed in breeding. This tendency
is due to the fact that blood which
would have been directed to the hind
quarters through the stimulus Of the
activity in the uterus is drawn to the
forward part of the ar lmal through the
influence of the activity of the brain
if the animal is not pregnant.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
The Tail of the Comet.

1t is one OF the most wonderful OF all
the phenomena that confront us in the
study of nature that the tail of the
comet, visible through such vast area
of space, is one of the most transpar-
ent of objects. The tail Of the comet is
much more transparent than the
earth's atmosphere, as this at it's best
would in bulk act as an opaque cur
tain. But stars are seen almost as dis
tinctly through the comets tail as
through the adjacent atmosphere. Com
cts change their form and appearance
with the utmost rapidity and finally
back steadily away from the sun, like
courtier out of the royal presence
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
standing Room For Cows.

the COW will vary with the size Of the
cow and the method of fastening.
When swing stanchions are used a
medium sized COW will require dis
lance Of fifty-six inches from the gut
ter to the stanchion. In order to pro-
vide for cows of different sizes it is
well to vary the distance between the
gutter to the stanchion from one end
toward the other In this way the
cows may be arranged according to
size.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
DO|NGS IN WISCONSIN
Matters of General interest to
Our Readers Reported
by Telegraph.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS OF A WEEK
State Items Received from Various
Sources for the Benefit of
Our Readers.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 15.-The state
assembly by vote of SO to 26 recon
sidered the vote on the Roycroft, Or
Minnesota, ballot bill. Roycroft offer
the top of the party column, but re
duced the size of the ballot one third.
His amendment and the original bill
were both voted down. By vote OF
~ to A the assembly reconsidered the
Massachusetts ballot bill, but by tie
vote the bill failed of passage.
Bills were passed empowering the
state railway commission to fix joint
rates where roads disagree, prohibit
ing candidates getting more than 10
per cent. of voters on primary election
petitions, authorizing a loan to the
state university, amending the fishway
laws, and for the appointment of cleo
ton inspectors in February. The sen
ate bill for new capitol was con-
Cured in, and a resolution for inves-
tigation of the state university was
adopted.
Madison Wis, Dec. 16.-The legis
lature completed the work of the spe-
cial session and adjourned to Tues
day, Dec. 10, giving the governor the
customary three days for considering
bills. The assembly concurred in an
amendment to the bill making pay
ment of taxes prerequisite to railroads
going into court to set aside an as
sessment made. The senate, having
refused concurrence to the eight hour
day in building the new capitol, the
assembly receded from the contrary
position. The capitol bill and the uni
versity bill were then concurred in.
Madison, Wis, Dec 19.-Governor
LaFollette at noon sent his resignation
to the legislature, to take effect on the
first Monday in January. The special
session Of the legislature after receiv-
ing the governors message adjourned
sine die. Seventeen bills were passed
during the session
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
SALZER WILL LOSE NOTHING
Wisconsin Man Who Was Supposed
to Have Been Bitten in Ore
gOn Land Frauds

Lacrosse, Wis, Dec. 1S.-Henry A.
Salter, of lacrosse, who is credited
in I; Salem, Ore, dispatch with losing
$4,000 by purchasing faulty land GER
tifcates from Horace G.. Mckinley and
s. A. d. Puter, says he not only has
lost nothing, but has made money in
the purchases of timber land in Ore
gon.
ut may be that have some worth
less certificates" he said. lido notknow
that / have, but | have not received
final word from the land Office. I never
purchased from Puter, and bought
from Mckinley long ago. What l
bought from him has proved a good in
vestment. However the affair may turn
out 1 still will be ahead financially"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Civil Service Reform League.

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-The twenty
fifth annual meeting of the National
Civil Service Reform league opened in
Milwaukee. Much regret is expressed
at the absence Of Secretary of the
Navy Charles A. Bonaparte, who was
to have been the chief speaker of the
convention. 1t is, said to have been
the league was organized that Mr..
Bonaparte has not been present at the
annual gathering.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Lacrosse Church Dedicated.

Lacrosse, Wis, Dec. 19,-The new
German Lutheran church recently
completed at a cost of $4,000, was
dedicated with impressive ceremonies
lasting from early morning until late
at night The Rt. Rev. r. Won Rohr,
of Winona. Mimi, president of the
Wisconsin synod, was in charge of the
dedication The Rev. julius T. Gamm,
formerly a professor at Northwestern
university, Watertown, is pastor of the
church.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

81. E. Van Pelt, writing in the .Jcys
Bulletin, tells as follows of the v:.,tt
hnseed oil as remedy for ailments /,
cows. After describing its successf{
use for case of bloat during the ST
Louis demonstration be goes on to say
There is no remedy of so much value
about the cow barn as a good supply
OF raw linseed oil, and for us it Ger
tainly saved a great deal OF trouble
throughout the test. l cannot help but
believe that without it's speedy use on
several occasions that are now pointed
out by ''off feed the COWS would have
suffered very seriously. The writer has
always thought that, whatever may be
the ailment of the animal, the first
thing to do is to make certain that the
digestive tract is in proper working
order before further treatment is re-
sorted to. In nine cases out of ten the
feeder will find that with cows on
heavy feed the worst of the ailment is
past when the digestion is made per-
feet, and l have never known a good
dose of oil to harm any beast at any
time. So if you wish to be on the safe
side when you are giving your cows
their best record have at hand in the
barn a supply of raw linseed oil.
If the cow begins to leave her feed
without cause or declines rapidly in
milk flow, there is something wrong,
and right then is the time to get in the
best work. If allowed to go for twelve
hours the beast will perhaps be beyond
recovery, when at the proper time a
quart of oil would have cleaned her out
$50 to speak, and started her back to
work in good shape. If further all
ments appear, you can rest assured
that the oil has done no harm but
paved the way for further treatment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22

days old, of 14,324A pounds of milk
and 64903 pounds Of butter go per
cent fat in the lactation period Of $50
thenticated record ever made in Hol-
land by any three year-old heifer. The
portrait of Karel Bos and the descrip-
tive matter are reproduced from
Hoard's Dairyman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Christmas at the North Pole.

The candles burn on the Christmas tree;
They burn with a ruddy flame,
And the little Eskimo looks with glee
Upon picture book and game.
He dances in ecstasies of delight,
And he claps his hands for joy
And then climbs into the branches bright,
Where jingles the rosy toy.
Then with an expression of peace supreme
And twinkle of heartfelt fun
The candles he plucks in a lotos dream
And gobbles them one by one.
r. x. Munkittrick In New York Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
A Few Christmas DOn'ts.

Don't fuss, don't hurry, don't worry,
don't fret. Christmas has come and
gone many times and will come and go
again. Don't do one single thing, then,
for at least two weeks that will jar
you into forgetting that it was the
birthday of peace and good will.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
STRENGTH SAVED HIS LIFE
Caught by Shaft He Braces Himself
and Loses All His Clothes,
Which Are Torn Off.

KenOsha, Wis, Dec. 15.-Walter
Cavanaugh, former center on the Uni
versity of Chicago foot ball team, had
a great test for his strength when he
became caught on the main shafting
in the great plant of the Simmons
Manufacturing company, and by his
unaided strength braced himself
against the ceiling and saved himself
from being crushed. Every stitch of
clothing on the man was torn from his
body and the big belt cut into his flesh
but he managed to hold himself from
the shaft until the clothing was torn
off, when he fell to the floor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Combine of Tanneries Reported.

Milwaukee, Dec. 15.-The Evening
Wisconsin says: Reports have reach
ed Milwaukee that there is a we'll de-
fined plan on foot for the absorption
of the American Hide and Leather
company by the Central Leather COM
pany. large amount of stock in both
concerns is held in Milwaukee, and it
is stated that the absorption of the
American concern by theCentral would
mean transfer Of one or two tan
neries in this city"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Imported HoIstein Bull.

The imported bull Karel Bos, "a, 917,
H. F. H. B., born July 5, 1908, is own
ed by Henry Stevens & Son, Tacoma,
N. Y. He was bred by S. P Bosnia,
Opeinde, Friesland. Concerning this
bull and his ancestry in Holland his
owners say:
Karel's dam, Bos H., has Holland
authenticated record, commencing
when three years, one month and five
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Two Bank Robbers Captured.

Wausau, Wis, Dec. 19.-The two
men who held up the Colby State bank,
at Colby, Wis.,, were captured in a sa-
loon here, making no resistance. They
were brought to the Marathon county
jail. All of the stolen money was re-
covered. Both are farmers, they say,
and never committed crime before.
They were out of a job and held no the
bank when desperate.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Strike Continues at Warsaw.

Warsaw, Dee .19.-The post and tel
egraph strike continues here. The strik-
ers are determined to persist until the
central committee at Moscow orders
them to resume work. The Jewish So
cialist bund has issued a proclamation
urging preparation for an armed insur-
rectiOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Pabst Studying Farming.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 19-Fred
Pabst, the former president of the
Pabst Brewing company and one of
the best known millionaires in Wis
consin. is studying agriculture at the
University of Wisconsin, Mr.. Pabst
recently acquired fine stock farm
and has decided to go into the bust
ness of stock raising on an elaborate
anu scientific plan.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Entire Family Cremated.

Red Lake Falls, Wis. Dec. 49,
The entire family of Peter Martelly,
aged 81, a blacksmith. was burned to
death by fire which destroyed the
Martell home in this city at about 3
o'clock in the morning. The dead are:
Peter MarteH. Mrs. Peter Martell Ed
die, aged 13; Annie, aged II, and Dan
iel, aged 8.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
Veteran Hotel Keeper Dead

Madison, Wis, Dec. 15.-Jacob Van
Eta, for fifty years prominent hotel
keeper here. is dead of cancer. He was
70 years old.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
She Sticks to the Rocks.

Superior, Wis, Dec. Is. = All at
tempts to pull the steamer Crescent
City off the rocks fifteen miles above
Superior have failed so far and the at
tempt with added power will be made
again
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

the United States factor in the poll.
tics Of the world to be reckoned with
ON every occasion in which, by its in
terests, the United States can be re-
garded as participant. John Hay
was regarded as not only the leading
diplomat Of the day, but the greatest
diplomat that ever occupied the Office
Of secretary Of state.
John Hay was born in Salem, Ind,
Oct. 6, 1888. He was the son of DIR.
Charles Hay. He was educated at
Warsaw and Springfield, Ill. He was
graduated at Brown University in
1853.
In 1851 he went from Springfield,
Ill, to Washington to become Presi-
dent Lncoln's secretary and later he
served In the civil war. He reached
the rank Of colonel and was at Lin
coins bedside when the President died.
He then went to Europe and filed SUBJ
ordinate diplomatic positions at var-
GUS capitals. In 1895 he was appoint
ed ambassador to England.
In the seventies, when Mr.. Hay was
acting editor of the New York Tribune,
he wrote fanciful verse Of the soil.
which became more celebrated than
his more serious literary efforts-one
OF which Is life Of Lincoln. for which