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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
DUSTPAN ON A VACATION.


that the dustpan had disappeared. Where ita We
downstairs hunted outside the house and inside the
it would have been easy buy pan but we did
not want to; resolved to find that dust pan. Mean
while had to sweep but did not sweep I never
knew how got along. At last after month of
weary waiting found the dustpan in plain sight in
in month We had dustpan. -Elice c. DORM
Eighth Grade, 147 Manchester Avenue
Ramsey School st. Paul, MINI.
THE NEXT BEST MOOD.
The day was just drawing to close in little town
in central Illinois where my home at the time this
story took place had been away the whole afternoon
at the home Of Of my friends returning about five
o'clock.
AS drew the house noticed something was
wrong, everybody seemed excited and hurrying
from to another. up the steps and after
opening the door walked in had gone three steps
from the door when one of the girls running into
the shouting FHere is Helen. suspect she knows
where it Isl she is always putting things away where
nobody else find them.' Whereupon they all
out in the with troubled look their
my sister had said that not in the best Of temper
asked what in the world they had lost They said
that mothers pocketbook, which contained all the
the house, had disappeared and hunt where they
would they could not find it. told them the last time
it when mother had it that morning and had
noticed where she had put it. thought Of place the
drawer where the poeketbook might fall in so
looked and enough there it lay So Helen did not
hide it after all. Helen Mckenzie,
Ninth Grade. . >-..-- Larimore, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
EVEN COLUMBIA SMILED,

One spring day !, with FIVE other boys, was out
boating when Of the boys said CT would like see
NICE new silver dollar for the year 1907 am Just
book and showed him two silver dollars that father
had given me for my birthday. The boys all admired
them very much and just as was about to put them
back into my pocketbook bumped against my arm.
One Of the dollars slipped from my fingers heard
splash as it dropped into the water. Wewere shout
four yards from the shore then, roed the dock
took off our clothes and began diving for it, It was
pretty cold and the boys wanted to give up said
The who finds it will get twenty-five reward
We Owed for hour but could it. So finally
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
TEN HOURS LATER.

be good playing my sisters and brothers in the
front yard Mother had given particular warning to
and might away and get lost This very well;
told her would do it. AS every knows girls very
hard to keep track Of and this found to be the case
ter lost began thinking it might be wise thing
tell mother of it, could not find the little runaway
did So soaring my mother almost to death.
She started out to look for her in all possible places
she thought young asse of her size would be apt get
From the house to the river and all the place.
Finally sadly gave her up the world never
Of her faults and the trouble she had caused had
quite forgotten We trying to solve the problem Of
where she could have gone. After supper, ten
hours had elapsed since her disappearance mother had
some cause to send me to went
quickly could she told to lose time As
was passing the Of the house, my attention
drawn to noise at upstairs window. Looking up
my lost sister sitting in the window with the lady
of the house, unaware of the alarm she had caused
Ninth Grade. Francis Broderick,
Mantorville MINI.
THE WHALE STORY AGAIN.
In ls49 my uncle sailed around Cape Horn, in South
America, to mine gold in California One day when the
ship the southern end of South America they
into school Of sharks Sharks follow the ships
pick up the garbage sometimes stray The cap
thought he would try his luck at fishing he bated
hook and threw It overheard In the meantime the
passengers watched the sharks The captain having
good fishing. He had caught three and going
to pull in the ne when there came mighty pull The
set to work the wndass had very large
shark on board. The shark measured thirty feet in
length. 49,
Uncle went TO DeQ Llat night very tired from the
days excitement He felt for his watch wind it
gone. He hurried deck and asked the people if
they had it, but had. He went to bed again
feeling very sorry his loss. In the morning
and inquired Of all the people, but had it.
During the day the cut up the sharks to get the
pieces which saved About the middle Of the after
they reached the big The people were stand
ing around watching Uncewas in the other part of the
ship hunting for his watch. He just going give
up hunting when to him and said a watch
had been found in the big shark He hurried back the
place where the sharks and found his watch
thinks his watch must have fallen into the the
shark swallowed it. Luther Gilbert,
Ninth Grade. Glencoe, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
A HUNT FOR A cHucKLE.

HUNT FOR A CHUCKLE.
There was fine box Of bonbons lying my dresser
one morning and when went to look for about fifteen
mnues later it was gone. looked every place could
think of but all in vain. =. >--..-
was just giving up in despair when heard smoth
cred chucke coming from somewhere but did not know
where. searched for the chuckle looked under
the bed, behind the dresser, in the trunk in the
closet just as closing the closet door I heard
another little ggge. at entered. thought
to look above my head, tho knew it my little
brother was just turning around to leave the closet
the second time when felt something fall upon head
picked it up and that it of my bonbons
and then the mystery solved for when looked up
there sat little brother the very top shelf with
his face smeared with chocolate and laughing very hard
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30

from what has come down to us.
written, painted or chiseled, the Egyp-
tan lord must have been a great swell.
The details of the twelfth dynasty
show Egyptian elegance at it's best.
The lord HAS male housekeeper. his
miatre d'hote, called superintendent of
the provision house, There was a
superintendent of the baking house,
and the mixer of drinks had the title
of scribe of the sideboard" Perhaps
he was butler and regulated the sup
ply of wines from the cellar. There
were gardeners, porters and handicraft
men, all busy in attending to the mas
ter. "a preparer of sweets must
have been confectionery The Egyp-
tan when he was no longer mortal
had hopes of being we'll fed in the
hereafter, as he believed he would be
nourished in his particular heaven
with abundant goose and beef Offer
ings to gods show the variety of the
Egyptian menu, and in one are includ-
ed ten kinds Of cooked meat, five kinds
Of birds or game, sixteen varieties Of
bread and cake, six assorted wines,
four brews of beers, eleven sorts Of
fruits and an endless number of sweet
things.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
STONE MAN FOUND.
Petrified Body of q Man Found Ia a Lime
Stone Quarry Near Lake Mills

Stone Quarry Near Lake Mills.
A peculiar incident occurred near
Lake Mills, Wis, where men were clear
ing lime stone bed preparatory to quar-
rying the stone. In clearing away the
shell or decomposed surface rock, they
came onto the petrifed body of man
about four feet below the surface.
The body was resting partly on one
side and the seams of the rock passed
through it and the limbs as WE'LL so that
the men were unable to get it only in
pieces. The head and shoulders were
somewhat higher than the feet AID the
position of the body when found denoted
a state of rest and easiness. The right
leg and foot were gotten out in good
shape and were almost perfect in form,
the foot and toes being so perfect that
observers could see at once that it was
the right foot The head and body, al
though broken somewhat in extracting.
were plainly those of a man.
The quarry in which this body was
found is on the west bank of a river and
II or l5 feet above high water mark.
Near it are great Indian mounds which
have been investigated by more than one
geologist and historian. These mounds
were plowed over for the first time this
spring and Roman coin was found in
one of them. The place gives every evil
dence of being inhabited by historic
people now extinguished, and if investi-
gated more closely would reveal without
doubt more interesting relics.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Celebrate the Fourth at Deerfield.

An excellent program for the day has
been prepared and you will not fail to
have good time if you celebrate at
Deerield. A magnificent floral parade,
a base ball game between the we'll
matched Deerfield and Cambridge teams,
horse races for $3.50 in purses novelty
races, and grand scenic and pyrotech-
nical display, the capture of Port Arthur
being among the important features of
the program. The Deerfeld and Lon
don bands will furnish music through
out the day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
West Porter

Mr. Boyle of Beloit spent Sunday with
D A Mccarthy.
Mr. Blish of Whitewater spent We'd
nesday at W McCarthy's,
Mrs John Hart is spending few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs Whipple.
Mrs Fl Downey and Miss Murphy
visited relatives in Porter last Thursday.
Mrs Afford of Madison is spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs Jack Robert
son.
There will be a dance at Mrs f Nc
Carthy's next Friday evening, June 20.
All are invited.
Miss Annie Downey and Miss Mae Nc
Carthy made flying business trip to
Edgerton Monday.
The dance at Edward Ford's called
out large number of our young people
and all report very pleasant evening.
A number of our young people from
Center. Porter and Evansville partook
of a picnic dinner at Gibbs lake Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs John Sweeney and little
son, Mr. and Mrs Clarence Walker, Anna
Downey and friend spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs F Mccarthy,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
at all hours at Carlton hot

Baths at all hours at Carlton hotel.
For Rent -9-room house with city
water.-Conn & Schmidt.
R. G. Deming of Madison, Wis, is
engaged in auditing books of account,
expert bookkeeping and opening partner
ship and corporation sets of books. Any
one needing help of this kind should ap-
ply to him for terms. Bows
To RENT.-A suit of rooms over
Babcock's clothing store; electric light,
bath room and all modern conveniences.
Inquire of @. r. Bentley.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion


he Kipp of Beloit visited at VIM Nc
Carthy's Sunday.
Harrington Sunday.
Mr. r Ell Stockman of MELVILLE passed
through town Saturday.
Hugh Mobiles visited his uncle Joe in
Cambridge the past week.
Miss Minnie Coon of Milton is a guest
of her aunt, Mrs 0 L Coon.
Roy Coon has been painting over near
Stoughton the past few weeks.
Mrs Eliza Smith visited with Silas
Bliven's family in Edgerton Sunday.
Martin Gunderson of Stoughton spent
Sunday with Jim Herrington's family.
Frank Stark and lady of GAINESVILLE
visited at the parental home Sunday.
Jerome Head of Madison is visiting
his grandparents, DR. @ r Head and wife.
Mr. K,ueger and wife entertained two
of his sisters from Lake Mills last week.
Miss Nellie Osborne visited relatives
in Milton Junction a portion of last
week.
Harlie Saunders wife and daughter of
Edgerton attended church here Sabbath
day.
Mrs Elite Gunderson and son Of
Stoughton are visitors at Jim Herring
tons.
Mr. VIM Coon of Iowa visited friends
and relatives here a portion of the past
week.
Hattie Clemmons of Whitewater came
Tuesday to visit her aunt, Mrs j b
White.
Mrs Chadwick visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Isaac Bunting, in Sumner on
Thursday.
Arvilla Ward of Cambridge visited
VIM Testers people from Wednesday
until Sunday.
Mrs Wallace Drake and daughter of
Edgerton visited at the parental home
Thursday.
Glenn Williams, wife and daughter
dined with Harold Whitfords family
Saturday.
KID Whitford and wife called on Mrs
Tilla Simonson near the Hillside cream
cry Saturday.
Mr. V West and wife of Seattle, Wash,
visited his sister, Mrs Sarah Lilly the
first of the week.
Miss Helen Head came home to spend
her vacation and is having visitation
of the humps.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Burdick returned
from Madison Sunday afternoon accom-
panied by their grandson.
Miss Zoe Painter attended the COM
mencement exercises of the Whitewater
Normal school last week.
Herbert Stone and wife, G F Walters
and family were the guests of relatives
in Milton Junction Saturday.
Carl Sheldons people take the cake
on Strawberries some of them measur-
ing six inches in circumference.
Uncle Lee Coon and wife went to Lake
Kegonsa Monday and will camp with
Herman Collins and wife and rest for
few weeks.
Mrs Myra Coon invited Mrs Mary
Head and Mrs Frank Green to tea at
her residence Sunday afternoon to visit
with her sister, Mrs Parker.
Mrs Mary Parker returned to her
home in Chicago Wednesday. While
here she and her sister, Mrs 0 L Coon,
attended the graduating exercises of the
University in Madison Mrs Parkers
daughter being one OF the graduates of
1905.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30

"A sale of sample silk petticoats, $50
silk skirts in black and colors will be on
sale this week at wholesale prices, rang
ing from So to So. This is a skirt oppor-
tunity where you can save one half.
29w3 ARCHIE REED d Co., GAINESVILLE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Cement Work.

John Parseek is prepared to do al
kinds of cement work sidewalks, curb
ings, cisterns, basement and cellar floors
His work is guaranteed and prices are
right. Let him figure on your jobs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Sumner


Sam Kalment entered his horse in the
races at Edgerton Wednesday.
LUDWIG Christensen and wife of Cam
bridge spent Sunday with his parents.
A number from here attended the
dam meeting at Fort Atkinson last Sat.
urday.
The Sumner cornet band will play at
Mabson's grove on Albion Prairie Fourth
of July.
Mr. and Mrs John Robbins attended
the wedding of Raymond Lee at James
vile Tuesday.
The linemen from Fort Atkinson we're
here Monday setting poles to T G Blake's
for telephone.
Mr. and Mrs Will Whittet of Milton
junction spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives at this place.
Mrs L Fl Burleson fell on the sidewalk
and fractured her hip. She is confined
to her bed at present writing
Mr. and Mrs Arrow Marsden attended
the wedding of the latter's brother Mr.
Charley Allen, at Ft Atkinson Tuesday
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Milton

Prof Shaw of the college faculty is at
tending the summer school at the state
university.
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs E D Bliss,
their daughter, Miss Kathryn Margaret,
was united in marriage to Mr. Walter
Ennis Rogers, both of this village.
An Evangelistic student quartet COM
posed of Messrs w Wells, G. A Nelson,
Ell L Polan and B F Johanson have gone
to Stonefort, Ill, where they will begin
their labors. Another quartet, Messrs
E e Hurley, L Fl Stringer, Fl M Place
and J E Hutchins, 60 out soon and will
make Adams county the scene of their
work
The president of Milton college an
nounced in his annual statement that r
w Clarke, '02, who graduated from the
law department of the University of
Wisconsin last week, had been added to
the faculty for the coming year as an in
structor in history and political economy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Fulton

John Kramer lost a valuable horse
last week.
Miss Marian Green is home from her
trip to Ell Paso, Texas.
Miss Hortense Ely is home from Ed
gerton for short stay.
The Ladies Aid society met with Mrs
o P Murwin Wednesday,
Mr. Peters little daughter of Porter is
very sick with pneumonia.
Eph Raymond's house was struck by
lightning during the storm Sunday.
OP Murwin and family were taking
the census near MELVILLE Tuesday.
Miss Maria Pollard of Edgerton spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs G S Dodge
Ruger Virgins and Clayton Fisher of
Footville spent last Sunday in town.
Everybody is coming to the Fourth of
July picnic in Fred Hoffman's grove.
re Spike & Co are getting one of the
finest herds of thoroughbred cattle in
southern Wisconsin.
A grand display of fireworks on the
evening of the Fourth on the square in
Fulton. Everybody invited.
Mr. Eph Sayre and family of Beloit
have come to spend the summer at the
home of Mr. Sayre's mother on the bluff.
Chas Carrier finished setting tobacco
Tuesday. Ninety-five per cent of the
tobacco will be transplanted this week.
Misses Ida Murwin, Carrie Scofeld,
Mollie Ellefson accompanied O P Muir
win on trip taking the census Wednes-
day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30
Albion Prairie

Fort Atkinson on Sunday last.
Visitors were present from Stoughton
at the home of Mr. Martin Flom on Sun
day last
held at the M. E. church Sunday p. m.
Preaching by the pastor.
A celebration will take place on July
4th in F L Mabson's grove. A special
program will be rendered. The Sumner
band will be in attendance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30

Excursion tickets will be sold July
l, 2, 3 and 4, good returning July 5. No
tickets sold for less than 25 cents.
-LosT-A ladys silver bracelet in the
city last Thursday. Finder please leave
same at this office and receive reward.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-06-30

A good dwelling house for rent. Ii
quire of M. L. Carrier
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
COMPLETED PROVERBS

"Whatever man has done man can
do" better.
"ThGre's many a slip 'twiXt' the era
die and the grave.
Look before you leap" out of the
frying pan into the fire Z
'Until Il man finds Il wife he is only
half thereafter he is less.
Honesty is exact to a penny" but
not always to larger amounts.
"A fool and his money are soon part
ed" when the fool has friends.
"The best things are not bought and
sold" they are stolen and kept.
THE second blow makes the fray
but not if the first is we'll placed.
''Pity is akin to love" but kinship
does not always signify friendship.
Everything comes to the man who
waits except that for which he waits.
Opportunity knocks once at every
mans door," but often makes sure the
man is out before knocking Literary
Digest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
The Slow story Teller.

Friar Lawrence checks the impetu
Gus Romeo with, "He stumbles who
runs fast" sentiment true enough.
perhaps, but one which ought never TO
be repeated to the constitutionally slow
story teller. l like Il good story and
am ever ready to applaud good story
teller but heaven save me from the de,
liberate. detailing. circumlocuting, eN.
asperating efforts of the slow story tell.
err In the first place. they seldom tell
a tale that needs a rapid recital AMI
the next place the long stories the i'm.
pressively sentimental and the lugubri
ously funny stories they deal in chiefly
are seldom wortl, listening to.-Ion
don Globe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
COLOR OF CIGARS.
The Black Weeds Are Not Always
the Strongest Ones.


Probably there is not enc smoker III
q thousand who would not be surprised
and. in fact, incredulous if he were told
that the color of a cigar is absolutely
no guide to its strength. Yet such Is
the case and a fact we'll known to eli
gar manufacturers and importers. The
belief of smokers that cigars OF dark
color are strong and those of lighter
shade are milder is in point of fact, as
fallacious as it is general. This is but
one of many delusions harbored by
consumers OF tobacco which practical
cigar men have smiled at and ndulSeh
from time immemorial
A maker of Havana cigars uses but
one grade or blend of tobacco in the
body or filler of his cigars. Exactly the
same stock is used in his conchas as i'll
his perfectos. in his claros as in his
madurCs After the cigars are made
however, his "sele.tor' takes them III
hand and clnssities them according to
the relative shades of the wrappers.
This is done to effect Il uniformity in
the appearance of each box of cigars
| ana tO tliiDlS lllt A'hitl " i't''iii. -
| dulge the whimS of the self deluded
| smoker
Inasmuch as the wrapper constitutes
| not more than one tenth Of the cigar, II
will readily be seen that the degree OF
| It's strength or mildneSs is very incon'
| siderable III effect. In this connection
! however. it is interesting to note that
| tobacco tradesmen versed i'll the intrl
caces of the industry rigidly bar the
light coored wrapper from their OWL
smoking tables, knowing that ii genel'
ally indicates that the leaf w;ls prcma
turely cut and improperly cured nnd
that it ilnpairs the flavor and burn OF
the cigar Cubans, who, by the way
are notably partial to mild tobarco
avoid smoking light colored cigars ius'
as they avoid eating green orange OF
N unripe banana.
The prejudice Of these natives amp OF
tobacco tradesmen is Il logical one Rnt
serves to throw into bold relief al pc
culiar misconception of facts which is
both amusing and embarrassing t.
venders Of the fragrant weed.
Whether cigar smokers will evel
awaken to the fact that dark cigsr is
IL anything milder and invariabl!
sweeter and more aromatic than {
light cigar remains to be seen.-Iolhc
co Leaf
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
VOL XXI.
A Pierre Boy.

Pierre. 5. d., March 6-There is a
boy in Pierre, not yet years old, whose
memory and observation are marvel
Gus. When he was about asyear OLD
his father Charles l.. Hyde, purchased
a Regina music box, one OF the large
ones, in which the sXteen.ineh discs
stand in vertical position and are
plainly seen thru the glass door as they
slide automatically upward into place.
Little Frank was much taken with
tlis music box and sat by the hour
watching the discs and listening to the
music.
One day when he was 2sSyears and
nine months old he brought one OF The
discs to his mother saying, "Mama
put in the 'Traumerei' now" sure
enough, it was the "Iraumerel" dlSc,
and Mrs. Hyde found, to her astonish-
ment, that he knew many of the others.
lie now tells at glance lO6 out OF
the los discs Itdoes notmatter wheth-
er he sees the rough5or smooth.side, amy
part of the edge or center -a5 glance is
enough for him and he promptly gives
the name. 1t would be considered a
great feat of memory fora child Of 3l@
years just TO remember the names OF
l06 tunes, let alone the appearance OF
the discs for in many cases the names
can have no meaning to a child OF
that age. The music ranges from airs
from "Parsital'' and other operas.
Sousa's marches, to"Rosy O'Grady" and
''Al&bama Coon
Little Frank does not speak plainly
but evidently knows what he means tt
say. and never hesitates for the ngt1
title. He knows the disc or says he
doesn't know it in about a%second's
time. Last summer NIr. Hydes ,hough
twenty five new tunes, andsm three o
four days Frank knew them, all. tit
knows all the tunes, too, and is neve
mistaken. Sometimes the music bo!
PLAYS while the family dimes, and
question arises as to which of two sim
liar melodies is beiag given. The pal
ents and older children may hold dii
terent opinions, but Frank has neve
vet failed in giving the correct name
No one else in the Hyde family ca
tell the discs at all without looking =
the names, and no other member
sure Of all the tunes when they al
played Minneapolis Journal,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

A Partisan scientist. while testifyin2
to the greater purity of the air in the
vicinity of forests, does not attribute
the cause to a greater richness i'll oNy.
gen-the quantity of the latter being
the same in the atmosphere of woods
as in plains-but to the absence OF
those agents which vitiate the atnos,
phere of towns. When forests are moi
surrounded by marshes Il well trecI
sregion is next to exempt from Ell
denies. Versailles is a case in point
1t is surrounded by screen Of for
ests. Epidemics are unknown. yet the
c.ity has the most wretcfed water.