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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-22
Albion Prairie

Mrs Martin Flom is at Madison.
Mrs Alma Marsden has la grippe.
Miss Mildred Marsden is visiting hel
uncle, DR. Marsden, at Rio.
Mr. George Dickinson spent few day
of last week in Chicago.
Mrs G. Nelson is on the sick list, also
Mrs S P Saunders and Mrs Anderson.
DR. and Mrs Morrison and Mrs Dr.
Holton of Edgerton attended the social
at Mr. Bussey's.
There will be social at the home OF
Mr. George Sherwood, ST., Friday even
ing, Feb %. All are cordially invited.
The social given by the Ladies Aid
Society at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ezra
Bussey, Feb 14th, was a success. The
ladies of the society were dressed in
white trimmed with red hearts to rep
resent valentines. Each guest received
heart valentine as a souvenir An en-.
joyable time was reported by those pres
ent. Proceeds of supper, $l7.75.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-22
Farm for sale.

Good stock and tobacco farm of 800
acres, good orchard, good we'll with wind
mill, soil in first class condition, located
in the western end of Marietta township,
Crawford county, Wis. Will sell at a
very reasonable price. For particulars
address Bank of Soldiers Grove,
11w3 Soldiers Grove, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-02-22
CIairvoyant and Trance Medium.

MRS. LOUISE DAvERKOSEN
tells you all about business, yourself and
others affairs. Readings daily by letter
a specially. 46l South Jackson ST.,
11w4 GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
THE LITTLE WOMAN.
Exercise and Tricks of Dress That Viii
Make Her Seem Taller.


The woman who wants to seem tall,
er must see how slender she can be.
The thinner she is the taller she will
look, other things being equal But
there are things she must do.
These are the things to be learned:
First, to hold up your head; second, to
dress in long skirts, and. third, to dress
your neck longer and wear the hair as
high as possible. You must wear your
gowns broader on the shoulders and
must dress wider, SO to speak. Little
women make a mistake if they wear
tight fitting shoulders and long, thin
sleeves. They only make themselves
look wizened. =
The following is good exercise to
practice: Lift the arms. Then stoop
and rest on the right knee. Rising. re
verse the motion and rest on the other
knee. Then run down the room, jump
Ing from foot to foot. Then come back,
1till jumping and this time lifting the
feet as though you were skipping. The
final movement is to toss the arms up
ward and bend backward.
There is reason for all things, and
the reason why these exercises make
the little woman taller is that they
make her supple. She grows much
more timber. and if you are timber you
will seem to be taller than you really
are. The little 1.-the woman who can
skip about If necessary is much taller
in appearance than the little stiff wo-
wan who cannot jump about to save
her life and must walk as though she
were in wise.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
A CURIOSITY OF LUNAcY.
Periodioity of Mania by Which the
Patient Lives Three Lives.

There is special form of mental dis
ease, first described in France, whose
definite character is given TO it by its
perlodicity. and hence it is called folle-
circulaire In it there are three sections
of the mental circle that the patient
moves in-viz, elevation, depression
and sanity-and in this round he
spends his life, passing out of one into
the other, for it is, when fully estab-
lished, very lncurable disease.
The patient takes an attack of mania,
during which he is joyous, restless.
troublesome. extravagant and often
vicious. He eats voraclously, sleeps
little and never seems to tire. His
temperature is n degree or so above
the normal, his eye is bright and glls-
tenlng, he is enamored of the other sex,
he shows diminished self control and
no common sense
This lasts for few weeks, or n few
months more commonly, and then he
passes sometimes gradually and some
times rather suddenly into a condition
of depression. during which he is slug
-gish, dull, looking differently, dressing
differently, eating differently, fearful,
unreliant and sedentary in habits.
This state will last few weeks or
months. and the patient will brighten
up into what seems recovery and is to
all intents and purposes in his normal
pfo
weeks or months. and he gradually
gets morbldly elevated You find he is
passing through every minute mental
phase and habit he did at first. De-
preston follows as before, and then
sanity, and this round of three states
of feeling, of intellect, of volltion and
Of nutrition, goes on. circle after circle,
till the patient dies. He lives three
liyes.-Hospital.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When fish bite freely they're little
Dnes.
The impudence Of some people Il the
only great thing about them.
To burn q letter may show lack on
sentiment, but 1t is in many cases q
mark of good judgment.
You often hear mother say to her
child, How often must tell youg"
How often must you be told?
There is one thing you should put of
till tomorrow that you might do today,
and that is sitting down and csuatl. g
up your troubles.
Some men not only fee the
world owes them living, soc
because there are no cole agen-
ries to collect II for them.
II you brag that you ii ontented
people say you might as Oe cow.
and II you are discontenten people say
you have crouch, and there you are.
-AtchIson Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
A Silence Club.

Some time ago a curious club was
formed in London. 1t was called
the Silence club. Its membership
was limited to ten, all of whom were
season ticket holders on a London
suburban railway, and the subscrip-
ton was sixpence weekly. 1t was
established simply and solely to en-
able the members to read the paper
on the way to town, the only occa-
sion during the day on which the
club met. The revenue derived
from subscriptions was handed to
the guard every Saturday morning,
and in consideration of this he made
a point of reserving a carriage for
the members
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
THE HOME DOCTOR.

Goose oil persistently applied for a
few weeks will loosen stiff joints.
Celery tops and roots STEPPED in hot
water makes an excellent tea to be
taken by nervous persons.
Olive oil mixed with quinine and rub
bed on the back and chest prevents
cold settling on the lungs.
The moment pimples and cold sores
appear on the face take a dose of
citrate of magnesia, which will cool
the blood and put the system in better
condition.
AS soon as cold sore appears wet
the spot with camphor and cover with
powdered subnitrate of bismuth. Cam
phor by itself will also lessen the in
fammation.
Certain kinds of toothache can be re-
lieved by painting the gums with a So
luton Of one-half iodine and one-half
glycerin. If there is q cavity in the
tooth, saturate small piece of alb
sorbent cotton in oil of cloves, tincture
of myrrh or laudanum and place 1t in
the cavity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
PERFUMED CAPS.
Dainty Method of Impartins a Faint
Scent to the Hair.

Dainty Method of Imparting a Faint
Scent to the Hair.
For the woman who enjoys delicate
scents the most bewitching cap has
been invented. 1t is made of either
pink or blue taffeta and lined with soft
white silk. 1t is gathered up like the
caps of our great-grandmothers, leav-
ing charming little ruffie at the edge,
from which curl or two may legiti-
mately escape.
The cap is softly wadded and per-
fumed. One nights sleep in the pretty
affair leaves your hair delightfully."-
scented for days. or it may be worn
for short time in the afternoon be-
fore going out for dance in the even
ing, and the hair will be sufficiently
perfumed.
The hair has the quality of retaining
any odor, pleasant or unpleasant, for u
very long time. That is why the house
keeper is urged so strongly to cover
her locks with the rubber cap when
frying buckwheat cakes.
Liquid perfume should always be
used in an atomizer. 1t will then be
scattered in the minutest quantities
and will reach those near you in what
poets are pleased to call faint, inde-
Unable waftings." If you place your
handkerchief at the top of the bottle
and swash the contents against the
fabric, you will watt anything but an
'indefnable" perfume. Atomizers are
to be had in all sorts of charming de-
Iigns, both expensive and inexpensive.
Chicago News.
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A Cheerful colo..d p...on.

The visitor in the south was Of
fering his sympathies to the old coli
ored parson.
'1t's a shame, uncle" said the
visitor, "that the congregation
should drop buttons in the plate
when you were collecting your SAL
ary."
"Dat doan mattah, sah," replied
the old man, with luminous smile.
"Ah kin use dem on dat old path OBJ
trousers de kernal glib me-"
"Well, they dropped nails in the
plate also"
Gust what 1 need, sab. Yo' see,
Ah'm guine to build cohn house,
en- Ah'll need de nails TO drive in de
shingles"
"But the lead nickels. What are
you going to do with them, throw
them away?"
"No, sab. Ah'm guine to make
sinkers foh nah fshin' lines. Glory
halleluyahP. P.-Cldfago News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
She Missed Him.

A poor woman who kept a small
shop in a northern village and who
was troubled with a husband who
could scarcely be considered cred
it to the family one day found her
self widow through the sudden
lemise Of her spouse. : A lady who
frequently made small purchases at
The shop called to see her and to
'ffer her sympathy, though well
moving that the mans death must
n a certain sense come as a relief,
IS the wife had often suffered from
us violence. She was not, however.
ruite prepared for the stGcal way
n which the wife took her beyeaye-
meHt.
Said the lady:
T am lre, Mrs. e., you must
miss you. -nsband."
"Well, mum, Il do sem queer to
90 into the shop and fk something
in the till London TSe-8its.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Shirt Waist Roxe,.

Very frequently shirt waist boxes
may be bought at reduced prices in the
shops, owing perhaps to the coverings,
which do not always suit the taste Of
the purchaser or harmonic in tone
with the furnishings of the room for
which they are desired. These boxes
are very useful not only for shirt
waists, but for children's short clothes
and shoes, and are often used for patch
boxes. They can be easily reupholster-
ed and made more fanciful with little
trouble. One seen recently had a box
plated founce or valance around the
box of dainty patterned cretonne,
and the lid was covered smoothly with
the same. The inner lining was Of
self colored chintz corresponding with
the dominant shade in the cretonne.
Sometimes rollers or casters are used
to give more height to the box when
1t is to be used as a seat. In this
capacity it is well to stuff the lid with
hair or cotton, and the edges may be
finished with narrow furniture gimp.
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The troublesome snps ann D1lIs urtOIo
her. In fifteen minutes she had the
matter. Strengthened out, and with a
quiet "Thank you, can do 1t after
/ this" left her employer with a sense
that somehow an angel had suddenly
illumined his miserable existence.
from that day on affairs at the EN-
plre lunch room, No. 8, ran differently.
THE quiet young woman In the cash.
ier's window was forever telling Ralph
Putnam how sensible he was TO do this
or that-thlngs which he had wanted
to do, but was afraid to undertake.
and straightway he went of and did
them. The cashier was constantly in
yesting him with business virtues he
did not possess, and as constantly lie
tried to assume them. The climax
came when an elderly man tipped Kit
ty Behman with nickel, and as the
girl dropped the coin into the pocket
of her white apron she said to Ralph,
who was almest at her elbow:
Gee! thought read In the papers
that Russell Sage was dead"
The old gentleman told Sally LOTUS
about the insult as he paid his check.
Sally glanced up quickly. Ralph, red
of face, was folding and unfolding q
napkin, and Kitty, with dancing eyes
and impertment tilt of head, was tell
ing the other girls what smart an
swer she had given her stingy Gus.
TONER
Ralph strolled over to Sally's side.
She made change for little type
writer. Then she turned to Ralph.
"'rhere is one thing admire in Kitty
Belman. She is gritty. Not many
girls would smile like that when they
had just been dismissed for imperti.
nence."
Ralph threw back his shoulders.
"Then you think 1t would be all right
to fire herr" he asked.
"rhe only thing you could have
done," replied Kitty firmly. Il felt
sure you would see it that way"
Ralph had not thought of firing Kit.
ty. She had ruled the entire floor so
long-but now
That night Kitty was summoned to
the tiny office. Ralph was a trifie pale
around the lips, and his voice was
husky, but his intention had not waver-
ed. 1t was well for him. however,
that dismissal came so suddenly to
Kitty that she actually lost the power
of speech.
Three months later Tim, who checked
umbrellas and ran errands ut No. 5,
met Kitty on her way home from
work.
"How's the little old mald| she in
Quired tlippantly.
''Wot's eatin' youY he inquired saw
agely. Shes goin' to beat you to the
altar by mile. She's trottin' in the
class with his nlbs, too-an' the old
mans tickled to death. Says she's
made a man of his boy, an he don't
care who knows it."
"Well, what do you think of that"
exclaimed Kitty, smoothing her marcel
waves reflectively.
"That some of you wise ones amt
one, two, three with the old fashioned
sort with the right kind Of wheels In
her think pot So long"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
oriain of tho Christmas Stocking.


From Italy comes the legend froIn
which we are supposed to get the time
honored custom of hanging up the
Christmas stocking. Good old st. Mich
olas of Padua used to throw long knit
ted purses tied at both ends into the
open windows of the very poor people,
and these purses were of yarn and not
unlike footless stocking. Finally 1t
became the custom of the people to
hang these empty receptacles out OF
their windows on the night before
Christmas so that st. Nicholas would
put gift into them as he passed by.
By and by, when the coin of the realm
became scarce. toys were put in for the
children and useful presents for grown
people. In the north country, where 1t
was rather chilly at Christmas time,
the purses were hung on the mantel-
piece, and it was believed that the
good old saint would come down the
chimney and fill them. When these
purses went out of fashion, stockings
were substituted and have been used
ever since.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Lookinu Down Hi. own rhrnat.

One of the quaintest reasons put for
ward for the origin Of squirting was
that given by parent to Harold
Grimsdale, who read paper before
the Childhood society on the detection
Of imperfect condition of eyesIght. A
boy had swallowed large sugar aim
ond, and 1t was owing to his attempts
to locate its position in his throat that
the squint had developed. If taken in
time squint was durable, but too often
parents neglected the symptoms and
only scolded their children for a bad
habit. Short sight was entirely a dis
ease of civilization, being absent in
savage races.-London Mail.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Peculiar Moslsm Belief.

The Moslems believe in the exist
ence of "seven great hot hells" bear
ing the names of Jahannam, Latha,
Hutamah, Sa'ir, Sakar, Jehim and
Al-Kariah. The first is to be the
endless abode of the Dahriyah, 9
sect which denies the creation, the
second for Manichees and Arabs, the
third for Brahmans, the fourth fol
the Jews, the fifth for Christians
and the sixth for the Magians. The
seventh, the "great, great, hot, hot
hell" is to be reserved for liars and
hYpocrites.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
PIGS AS FAsTERs.
The Wonderful Ability of Swine to live
Without Food.


Very few people have any idea of
how long swine can live without food,
although much has been said about the
quantity they can consume. But. be-
lieye me- plggie is record breaker
when it comes to living without any
thing At all to eat.
The iacident that | am about to re-
late occurred in Michigan and very
well Illustrates what have above
stated
A farmer who had driven large
number of hogs into settlement to
sell after reaching his destination miss
ed fine black SOW. Search was made
in every conceivable place without dis
covering anything of the missing pork
er.
Weeks passed by. and the farmer had
given up all hope of ever recovering
his lost or stolen property when to his
surprise it was found in the cellar of
an old abandoned house.
AS the house was situated at the edge
of the road over which he had driven
the hogs. 1t is supposed that she fell
through the rotten flooring upon which
she had stepped at some moment when
the farmers eyes had wandered in an
other direction.
When brought up she was a pltiable
sight. The skin hung in folds upon her
poor, unpadded bones.
Food was given her in small quanti-
ties at first. aud it was not long before
she entirely recovered from her long
fast.
On referring to the books recording
the sale of the rest of the stock 1t was
learned that three months lacking five
days had elapsed, showing that she
had sustained life without nourlsh-
ment for as long a period as the ac-
credited alternating animals. = New
York Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
NOTICE,

The business relation and partner
ship existing between the undersign.
ed, who have been doing business un.
der the name of The Shifet Music
Company, at Point Pleasant, w. Va
by Eva Shifiet, proprietor and l.
Shiflet. manager, has this day beer
mutually dissolved The said L
Shiflet becomes tn. owner of all tt :
property of said firm and business.
and the said l.. Shitlet is to pay all
debts which said firm owes. The said
Eva A. shift retires from said firm
and business, and from this date will
have no connection whatever with
the business of The Shiflet Music
Company,
Witness our hands this the 25th
day of February. 1907.
EVA a. SHIFLET
feb q pd L. SHIFLET.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
NO. 81
HUGo,s SHORT MEMORY.
Told Different Versions Of a story -
Threa oeeaninnn.

Three Occasions.
The Revue Hebdomadaire publishes
an anecdote on Victor Hugo which hy
many will be considered very charac-
teristic. Right after Napoleon HIS
coup d'etat Victor Hugo and School
cher, well known politician Of that
period. fed together from Paris. A
short time afterward, when Hugo met
Schoelcher at his teble in Brussels, the
poet said: Yes. my dear friend, you
can boast Of having once scared me
very much. had no doubt but that
we We're done for" Turning to the
other guests, he explained:
I'VE were ON the way to the North
ern railroad depot and were sitting sl-
lent and uneasy in the omnibus, our
hats drawn deep over our foreheads.
Presently regiment Of infantry pass
ed by with flying colors and resound-
ing music. At the sight Schoelcher for
got all caution and, leaning out Of the
window, shouted, Down with Caesarg
Instantly l caught hold of him and
closed his mouth with my hand. One
word mere and we should have been
done for"
Two years later Schoelcher visited
his friend Hugo in Guernsey. At din
ner again the coup detat was discuss
ed, and the poet called forth recollec-
Z tions of times past. do you still recol.
lect, Schoelcher." he asked, 'the day
of our flight? We really came or very
lucky. But didn't We act like mad
men, shouting Down with CaesarP
when that regiment was passing by3
OF course we were too indignant to be
able 10 keep our temper"
Several years lapsed, and again
Schoelcher was guest in Hugo'S
house. Conversation turned to civic
courage and the like. "Well, my dear
Schoelcher," Hugo said to his friend,
81 must tell you something l have
had in my heart for years. In a crit
ical moment of your life you showed 81
weakness which grieved me deeply.
You will recollect that day when we,
after the coup d'etat, left Paris and
how /, while regiment OF infantry
was passing by, at the sight Of these
killers OF our liberty and In a rage,
having no command over myself
shouted out, Down with Caesarg
still have you before my eyes trent
bling with fear, catching hold of ME
by the lapel of my coat and forcing
me down on the seat, so concerned you
were for your precious life"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
1he sIeepino eabys "smiIe.u

1t is interesting to see how old is the
maternal delusion about the smiling Of
babies In their sleep. All children
asleep are taken with catching of the
corners of the mouth, which is as un-
like as possible to the real smile-the
humorous and delightful little silent
sketch of n laugh, appearing first at
any age between q fortnight and a
month. Yet human sentimentality has
insisted on calling the sleeping grl-
mace, due to hatulence, smile, and
even a smile caused by dreams of an
gels. And St Monica must have
been as unintelligent ON this point as
any other matron, for st. Augustine,
reviewing in his Confessions" the
growth of his own mind, mentions that
he had been told of the coming Of In
fantile smiles "having appeared pre-
viously in sleep" Thackeray echoes
st. Monica, for he shows us Amelia
sitting by her child, "who was smiling
in his Sleep" No baby ever smiled in
his sleep yet or is ever likely to do so.
London Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Animals at PLAY.


Animals have keen sense OF "mak-
Ing believe" which Is the essence OF
play. A cAild's first game is bopeep--
make believe. When couple Of dogs
have jolly tussle they make believe
10 engage in deadly combat. A strik-
Ing instance of this occurred to a writ
sr come years back. He gave a dead
mouse to kitten. 1t was the frat
time she had seen one, and she shifted
at 1t inquisltlyely before deciding to
toss 1t about. A pair of slippers lay
on the floor She dropped the mouse
into one Of them and Immediately pro-
ceeded to look for 1t most zealously In
the other slipper till l took up tho
arst, which contained her booty. Then
she showed that 1t was no real lack of
memory that had sent her on the boot
less search.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
ALiterarv Crime.

Lord Crawford of England, president
Of the Royal Astronomical society, has
a fine general library. which would
have been much larger and grander
but for the fact that one of his ances-
tors, the premier earl of Scotland, dis
posed of thousands of valuable vol
umes to cheese men, who used their
leaves Us wrapping paper.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Candy CAPACITY of a Girl.

"Yes, little GIRL said the kind old
man, 81 have an immense candy store.
and am going to give you all the can
dy you can eat"
"Oh. goodyw cried the little girl,
dancing about with happiness.
"Now." continued the kind old man,
how much candy can you eat?
How much candy have you gotT'-
Judge.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-03-13
Handkerchief.

To keep handkerchiefs good color.
instead Of damplng them in the usual
way before ironing. proceed as follows:
Put two quarts Of tepld water, with
five drops of blue and small piece of
lump starch, into basin, and into this
mixture dip each handkerchief sep
arately. thoroughly wetting 1t. then
squeezing it as dry as possible. When
all the handkerchiefs have been treat
ed in this way spread them out smooth
ly on clean cloth or towel until they
can be ironed.