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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Secretary Taft's Mother Dead.

Millbury, Mass, Dec. 10. - The
mother of Secretary of War Taft, Mrs.
Louisa III. Taft, is dead Her son is
now on the ocean en- route to this
country Mrs. Taft was 80 years old.
On Board the Steamer President
Grant, in the English Channel, Dec. 10.
by Wireless Telegraph to London, Dec.
10.-The ssageannouncing the death
Of Secretary Taft's mother has been
received on board this vessel. The sec
rotary was greatly affected. He had
hoped to reach the United States be-
fore his mother died.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
OTHERS IN A BLACK GRAVE
Only the Slenderest Hope That They
May Be Vet Living.

May be Yet Living.
/ AS to the miners referred to by the
rescued men as having been alive when
last seen it is believed that they were
caught back of heavy cave-in of Goa!
and mine roof. and that they could not
have survived more than a few min
utes in the deadly gases with which
the entry filled as soon as the yentiiat-
ing system was interrupted. There is
more hope for those in more remote
sections of the mine, as they may have
reached workings where fresh air is
supplied by other openings. But al
best only the most slender hope is en-
tertaiued for the survival of any one
of the men in the mine.
The two mines regularly employ j.
600 men, working in two shifts = 500
during the day and 500 during the night
and all that went down before the
explosion were caught. There is much
speculation as to the cause of the ex-
plosion, but the most generally accept
ed theory is that it resulted from black
damp, scientifically known as methane.
1t is believed that miner attempl-
ed to set off a blast which blew out.
and ignited an accumulation of this
deadly gas, and that this in turn ig.
nited the coal dust, highly infamma-
BILE substance found in greater or less
quantity in all West Virginia mines
Evidencing the terrific force of the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
First publication November is, 1907. /
Of WISCONSIN,,

CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House, in the City of
GAINESVILLE, in said County on the third Tuesday
being the nth day of December 1907, at 9
O'Clock a. M, the following matter will be
heard and considered:
The application of Austin Riley for the adj
iustment and allowance of his account as ex
CITY of Edgerton. in said county deceased, and
for the assignment of the residue of said estate
to such other persons as are by law and by the
viii, of said Mary Riley entitled thereto.
Dated November 18th, 1867.
BY the Court,
j. w. SALE, County Judge.
J. P. TOwNE, Attorney for Executor
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Stock Yards Bank Resumes.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec 1O.-The sec
ond small local bank affiliated with the
National Bank of Commerce, that
closed when the parent institution
1t is the Stock Yards Bank of Com
merce, and it re-opened with $4,000
in cash and sight exchange on hand,
against $4,000 deposits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
JinqIed His Wealth,

mas, there's ae thing bothers me sair
when I'm singin', an l Gamma get
overt. I'm awfu' nervous.
Old Precentor-Aye, aye. l wis the
same as you when | wis young, but
found DOT cure, an I've aye kept
tact. jist pit seeven or acht coopers
in my pouch, an when I feel the nerv-
BUSINESS beginnin' l give them a bit
rattle. 1t mak's me feel kim o. whit
may ca Independent like. Try't.
mon, try't.-Dundee Advertiser
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Socialist as University Regent.

Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 10.-At meet
ing of the board of regents of the
state university. w. c. Rodgers. of
Waterloo, a Socialist, was sworn in as
regent to serve until jan g. He re
ceived more than $4,000 votes at the
last election, being the only candidate
for the short vacancy
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Bloody Tragedy on a Train.

Norfolk. Neb., Dee. Tn the pres
ence of coachful Of horror-stricken
passengers, V. B. Nethaway, well
known trap shooter, shot and killed
his wife OH an outgoing train. Then
he jumped from the car and took his
own life a few minutes later. Mrs
Ncthaway had boarded the train to go
to the county seat, where her applica-
ton for divorce was to have been
heard.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Ousted by Governor Hughes.

Albany, n. Y, Dec. 10.-John F..
Ahearn, president of the borough of
Manhattan, was removed from office
on charges preferred against him by
the City club. The condition of dis
repair and neglect which President
Ahearn permitted to obtain in the
streets of Manhattan borough, es-
pecially those paved with asphalt, is
the principal ground upon which Gov
ernor Hughes bases his action.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Quick climatic changes try strong

Quick climatic changes try strong
evils, nasal catarrh, troublesome, Of
fensive disease. sneezing and snuffing.
coughing and difficult breathing, and the
drip, drip of the foul discharge into the
throat-all are ended by Ely's Cream
Balm. This honest remedy contains no
cocaine, mercury, nor other harmful in
gradients. The worst cases yield to
treatment in a short time. All druggists,
&c., or mailed by Ely Bros, Sc War
rem Street, New York. 9
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
A Boon to Elderly People

Most elderly people have some kidney
or bladder disorder that is both painful
and dangerous Foley's Kidney Remedy
has proven boon to many elderly peo-
pie as it stimulates the urinary organs,
corrects Irregularities aud tones up the
whole system. Commence taking Fo-
le, g Kidney Remedy at once and be Wig
orous.--W. G.. Atwel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
They Can Tell Nothing Except
That They left Many OH
ers Behind Them.
THESE ARE SHUT OFF FROM HELP
Hardly Shred OF Hope
Is Entertained for
Their Lives.

Monongah, w. Va, Dec. 10. - The
fire in thewrecked mines here has been
extinguished and the recovery of bodies
resumed with the result that at this
writing seVenty-eight bodies have been
brought up from the depths.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13

New York. Dec. 1O.-James III. Stod-
dart, dean of the American stage, and
one of the best beloved of the old
school of actors, is dead at his home
in Sewaren, n. J., after an illness of
four weeks, following a second attack
of paralysis. the first of which caused
him to retire from the stage in April.
1909
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Mills Resume Operations.

Remington. VT. Dec. 1O-The knit
goods mills of the Cooper Manufactur-
ing company. which have been shut
down for two weeks. have resumed OPP
erations. The plant employees 800
hands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Rank Robbers Get $500.

GAINESVILLE, Mimi, Dec. 10.-Rob-
bers broke into the First National
bank at Rothsay early in the day and
secured $500 in currency.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13
Survivors Can Tell Little.

The five living men are unable to
give any detailed report of the disas-
ter. or toeven explain how they reached
the surface. They say that immedi-
ately back Of them when they began
their frantic struggle for liberty there
was a large number of men engaged
in similar struggle, while still fur
tner back in the workings there was
a larger number of whom they know
moth ng. 1t is the opinion of the mine
officials and other familiar with min
ing that these eleven men had not
penetrated the mine as far as had the
majority of the day shift when the ex-
ploSion occurred.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13

The explosion occurred shortly after
the force Of $50 men had gone to
work in the two mines affected These
mines are Nos. 6 and 8 of the Console
dated Coal company, located on oppo
site sides Of the West Fork river at
this place, but merged in their under,
ground workings by heading and Cd
the surface by great steel tipple and
bridge. The finding Of the six corpses
and the five badly injured men was
the first reward for strenuous and un.
interrupted work for hours on the part
of large rescuing forces that immedi-
ately set to work at every possible
point.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-13

Monongah, W. Va. Dec. T. Six
charred and blackened bodies lying in
the improvised morgue prepared near
the entrance to the mine, five men in
a company hospital lowering between
life and death from the awful bruises
sustained and the deadly gases inhaled,
and 800 men imprisoned by tons of
coal, rock and mine debris in the depth
of the hills surrounding this mining
town, with the chances all against a
single one of them being alive, is the
most accurate summary obtainable of
the results of a mine explosion which
in all probability was attended by
greaterloss of life thany any former dis
aster in the history of the bituminous
coal mining industry of the United
States
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Ash Bill.

Ask Bill why dog never chews its
food. Ask him why a cat always chews
its food. Why does q horse strain q
drink Of water throudh its lips2 Why
does COW poke her entire face into
the barn mash, eat all she can, then
lick her nostrils with her tongue? Why
ioes chicken have to holh it's head to
heaven when it swallows a drink OF
water? Why does pigeon keep its
bill immersed when drinking? Why
does dog lap water into its mouth
Why is rats tail as long as its body
Why is an elephants tail only one
seventh the length Of its body? Why
has COW q cud, and why can horse
shiver it's hideto drive away flies? Why
are kittens and puppies born with theil
eyes closed?-New York Press.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Judged by Her Hat-brim.

A breezy and witty dialogue always
makes good reading. When you can
find one that tells good comedy story
you have delightful literature and
should be grateful. "a Brother in
Aams," by Grace s. Richmond in the
April McCURE's, meets the require.
ments and tells capital story of a
Yale sophomore and his too solicitous
married sister, who was willing to
Judge Julius" latest flame by the
width of her hat-brim as the portion
we quote shows:
Lrs. Jack laid down her work. sam
l to understand, said she distinctly,
"that you are in love with this girl?"
Julius looked up piteously. Then
he slowly drew from his breast pocket
small photograph, gazed pensively
atit, and surrendered it to his sister.
She stared at it in dismay.
"Julius Broughton"
"Isn't she dream?" demanded the
Yale sophomore, anxiously studying
the expression on Mrs. Jacks face.
"She's fairly pretty" admitted Mrs.
Jack, with reluctance. ''But she-Ju-
illus look ct that hat!"
"It's awfully becoming. The way
she glances out at you from under
it,"
"It's too wide-it's an exaggeration.
And her hair-she shouldn't wear it
like that"
"All the girls do"
"That'S very strange thing she has
on her neck"
snow see here" said Julius, sitting
up suddenly, whats that got to do
with it? Do you want some other wo-
man to judge whether you're desira-
bic wife for Jack Elliot by the width
of your hat-brim? tell you, that girls
o peach. Ask Sam Underwood. Ask
Walter Caruthers. Ask Pierce Glib.
son. The fellow that gets that girl is
mighty lucky. And If you won't meet
her at the eleven.ten tomorrow, I will
and take her to Ohester6eld's for un.
Cheon--"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Catch Words Of Cheer.

Out Of the lowest depth there is q
path to the loftiest height. Carlyle.
Life's prizes are not gifts; they are
won. 20. M. Skinner.
There never was o right endeavor
but it succeeded. Emerson.
Be true If you would be believed. -
Carlyle.
True christianity is the brotherhood
of men. n.-Tolstoi.
You can not dream yourself into O
character, you must hammer and forge
Yourself one.-Tronder.
Ease is the way to disease. Sir An
drew Clark.
The aims if reached or not makes
great the life. Browning.
Falsehood is the essence Of all sin. =
Carlyle
A single grateful thought to heaven
is the most perfect prayer. Leasing.
Even if l faint by the wayside, it ia
something to be on the road that leads
to high ideals.
He gives nothing but worthless gold
who gives from sense of duty. Low
ell.
Enthusiasm is the life of the soul
With malice toward none, with char.
ity for all, with firmness in the right ai
God gives us to see the right, let nj
strive on. Lincoln.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
The Mother and Her Girls.

''Do not be unduly disturbed, dear
mother, at the dawning Of day almost
sure to come in your experience with
yonr girls" advises Mrs. Sangster in
WoMAN's HOME COMPANION for April.
'If they have strong characters, If they
are able to stand on their own feet, they
will reach station where the train they
take may lead them away from you.
Girls have said to me, with shade of
sadness, that they regretted that they
must sometimes make decisions of
which their mothers did not approve.
One of the temptations to which we
fallible mothers are liable is that of ig-
noring the obvious fact that grown up
daughters of daughters nearly grown
are rot babies any longer and are not
to be compelled to yield their individ.
uality to ours. There are crises in
young lives, and the only thing for a
mother to do, having given such coup.
sci as she thinks best, is to leave her
daughters entirely free to work ouI
their own problems. Enormoustrou.
bic and overwhelming disaster may
follow interference in the management
Of other peoples lives, and although
daughters are part of your own exis
tence. yet You can not treat them al
II you were an sutocrst. Give you
daughters room for individual expen
sion and liberty Of choics."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
''I sing a song Of spring

II sing song Of spring
Kerchew!
A bard said, "Birds are on the wing
Kerchew!
The flowers soon will bloom, ira la,
The little lambs will say, 'ba, ba!'
And for the park we'll take car
Kerchew!
~ can't be cheerful when / sneeSo-
Kerchewl
The sap is raising in the trees
Kerchew!
0 how l long to sit and dream
Beside q willow bordered stream
And let my fancy rule supreme
Kerchew!
"Tis hard to chirp OF spring, I wis
Kerchew!
When one is suffering like this
Kerchewl
But must keep right up to date,
A song like this can never wait,
Tho I've the grip as sure az fate
kerchew! Paul Cook.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28


Mr.. A. n. Plant, comptroller of the
Southern Railway Company, announc-
es that for the purpose OF insuring
promptness and justice to its patrons
in respect to the handling of freights
at local stations and the handling of
loss, damage and overchsrge freight
claims occurring on freights received
or shipped by its patrons, Southern
Rail way Company has inaugurated and
placed in service a corps OF travelling
freight claim agents whose duty it will
be to travel continuously therespective
territories assigned to them, visiting
at each station not only the local agent.
but the company's patrons thereat with
the following objects in view;
l. To secure the prompt handling
and settlement Of all fair and honest
loss. damage and overcharge freight
claims against the company.
3. To give assurance of this to the
patrons Of the company by prompt,
courteous and efficient attention to
their rights.
3. To prevent secHmulations OF
freight claims and over the refused
ireights al stations and TO reconcile as
far and as promptly as possible all over
freighta with shortages.
1. To educate local agents to the
highest degree Of efficiency in treating
with patrons in respect TO their trans.
actions with them both in respect to
the handling Of freights at their sta.
tions and the prompt payment OF decli.
nation Of freight claims.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Who is William ]. Oliyer2

Who is William j. Oliver?
He is sufferer from prestidigitation.
In what way?
The president changed his melon to
lemon.
Did Oliver think he would get the
contract?
He did; but he didn't.
What did he get?
Some valuable experience.
Was he led to believe he would get
the contract?
He thinks he was.
What has he learned?
He has learned there is great diff
ference between being led and being
pushed.
What else has he learned?
He has learned to distrust circum.
stantial evidence.
Did Oliver put in the lowest bid?
Yes.
Did he complete his bid?
Yes
Did he have everything all right?
Everything but one thing.
What was that?
Everything but a chance.
Where does Oliver come in?
He doesn't come in-he goes out.
'rlu sufferers should take Miles Nervina.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
What is the Psnams canal2

A hole extending shart way across
the Isthmus of Panama entirely filled
with money.
Where did we get it?
William Nelson Cromwell kindly per-
suaded the French Panama Compan y
to sell it to us.
What did the French Panama Com.
pany get?
Forty million dollars.
Was the company satisfied?
It was astonished.
What did William Nelson Cromwell
get?
The senate of the United States has
been trying to get him to tell for three
years without success.
What did we getP
The greatest engineering feat of the
age.
Is it?
It would be if we could keep any en-.
gineers at work at all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

Jonos-Oh, that's no sign. Swiggs al
ways sees birds instead of snakes -
Chicago News.
~ wonder il there's. anything SER
ions between that girl and the little
Captain?"
"My husband" said the Mayors
wife proudly, fought in the late war.
His company was in one thrilling en-
gagement, and only remnant escaped
alive"
81 suppose you got the remnant"
said the spite visitor. London News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

LUCK" because Of its unusual leavenlng
qualities. 1t makes the lightest. whit
est and most wholesome bread and
hence makes digestion easy. Grocers
like to sell il because they know from
years OF use and practical experience
that they are safe in guaranteeing its
purity and great leavening strength.
Eminent chemists and psychologists
have given II strong endorsement.
In the confusion Of a big wholesale
grocery house, some wholesale grocers
are careless in what they buy and some
consider only the profit side OF the
question. Mr.. Gump. however carefully
considers and investigates brands be-
fore he gives them his endorsement. He
insists upon being given every assur-
ance as to the purity and merit Of goods
offered to him. He is so thoroughly
sure OF the purity and unusual merit OF
GOOD LUCK" Baking Powder that he
buys a big carload in each purchase,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

and II gives his customers such perfect
satisfaction that 1t takes only a short
time to dispose OF a carload OF GOOD
LUCK"
Mr.. M. I. Gump has charge of the
buying and general direction Of this
business.
During all his business career he has
been impressed with the Importance of
travelling a corps of only frst- class men.
and has found this to be the wisest
policy The following OF the travelling
men make the banner sales of GOOD
LUCK:
Mr.. F. A. McCorkle. Mr. Chas. Chi
nowth, Mr.. ]. A. Mathes, Mr.. J. NJ.
Hunt.
The GOOD LUCK" Sales Bureau in
this territory Is in the hands Of Mr.. f.
w. McCluer. assisted by Mr. r. p. Win.
ston. They report extraordinary sales
Of GOOD LUCK"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE. THURSDAY. MARCH 2s 1907.

She got Judgment 'gainst him in
A breach of promise suit,
But he, unfortunately, was
A penniless galoot.
And 30 the alienists agreed
(jix alienists Of brHin)
She could not use her Judgment, so
The girl must be insane!
The Pswhuska Capital, q newspaper
published in the Indian Territory,
says;
We are able to publish the names,o 4
seven days Of the weeks as pronounced
in Usage, aud also the months and sea-
sons Of the year. Try your tongue on
these.
Sunday-Hum -pah- h.tah-ke.
Monday-Hum -psh-pa hun-hon.
Tuesday-Hum- -psh, o. nah hon.
Wednesday-H Hum.pah- web -lAh-b -bre.
Thursday-Seah,tsa- -hum-pah.
Friday Tab Ia 'she. hum .pah.
Saturday-Hum psh-o To- Hah.ky.
THE FOUR SEASONS.
Spring-Peh-fou.
Summer-Hum- pah -tsa-tsa.
Fall-Ton.lau.
Witer-Pah-la- lou.
MONTHS.
January-Me- O. kon-tss-
February-Hum-p -pah- -tsa-tsa.
March-Me-o- kon-ne- -kah.
April E-wah-pe.
May-Hlu.wah shu -sca-pe.
June-Tsa to- kah. mo- noh -hat-pe.
July-Tss-to-k X ah.hu- -hah. .hah-pe.
August-Glah- h-ze-pe.
September ah.m -noh-hup.pe.
October-Tah-qu-hah-h pc.
November-Th- hen -pah .hunms spe.
December-Wah-sah -pah. h.tah-pe.
Each of the names has a peculiarly
adapted meaning.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Powder Enough to Raise The Town

This big carload of GOOD LUCK"
Baking Powder, amounting to thirteen
tons, was bought and received by the
wholesale grocery house Of M. l. Gump,
OF Johnson City, from the manufacturer,
The Southern Manufacturing Company.
of Richmond. Virginia.
GOOD LUCK" is the chosen brand
of Baking Powder of a majority Of the
big progressive grocery houses, for the
simple reason that it is the quickest and
most satisfactory seller. No other Bak-
ing Powder is bought in such tremen-
dous quantities. 1t reaches the Con-
sumer just as pure, clean and strong as
the day 1t was packed. The Patented
Moisture proof, Tin-foil News Board
Can manufactured exclusively for
GOOD LUCK" Baking Powder possess
ses peculiar properties for excluding
moisture and perfectly preserving the
contents.
The home cooks prefer GOOD
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

Gladys-Charlie is economizing, and
it's pretty rough on me.
Ethel-He don't spend so much for
candy and theater tickets?
Gladys-Its his barber's bill he is
economizing on.-American Spectator.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

She-They say that poor Mr.. Tom
kins wife drove him to drink.
He Well, 1t looks more like a runa-
way to me.-American Spectator.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28
Going Some.

Choofer-That's pretty apple orch.
ard.
Shokes-Apple orcharh? That's q
weate field.
Choofer-Well, when I spoke we
were passing an apple orchard.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

Smith-According to Swiggs, we are
to have an early spring.
Jones-How's that?
Smith-He claims to have seen rob.
in and two bluebirds the other day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

Dismukes-Oh, we'll; / can comfort
myself with the thought that poverty
is no crime.
Piggmus-On the contrary, it must
be crime because it is punishable by
hard labor for life. fe.-American Specta.
tor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-03-28

,ro sufferers should take Miles Nervina.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-02-28
DICGS.

Feb. Goth still finds us with
winter in full blast, and SNOW
plentiful.
Mr.. Coles Forrest of Baltimore
is visiting his sister and friends
for a few days.
Mrs. John F.Diggs returned to
her home in Berkeley last Friday.
Capt. George Forrest departed
this lie on Friday last. He had
been a great sufferer for some
time with cancer Of the liver. He
leaves a wife and four children
to mourn his lost.
MIR. Richard Parker has retnra-
ed from Richmond, where he has
been under treatment for cancer.
Ret,