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Evening journal., 1907-05-31
Bishop 70 Address Graduates.

Bishop Coleman went to Seaford this
afternoon to address the graduating
class Of the High School there.
Evening journal., 1907-05-31
WEATHER.

SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SAT-
pRDAY.
hOon Temperature. .........5s degrees
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Compliments k1vr Death.

There is German prOverb which
says, "Man DART nur sterben UNI gelobt
zu werden' eve need only die in order
to get praised). This, we cannot help
but admit, is fairly true in a general
sense, and if we required any proof or
confirmation the epitaphs in ceme-
teries, churchyards and churches
would readily furnish it. Indeed if we
had no other testimony to go by than
these pious inscriptions we might al
most fancy that men and women had
arrived at such state OF perfection
that they were little less than angels.
Death, like time. is great healer OF
wounds, great soother of passions,
great calmer of turbulent thoughts, q
slayer of enmity. He is the peace
maker par excellence, having caused
the saying to gain general currency
that we should say nothing of the dead
but what is good. Among the laws OF
the Twelve Tables" compiled by the
Decemviri, there was one which, in
fact, forbade to speak 'iniuriously or
the dead 1t is in exchange for this
doubtless that we are always doubly
anxious and ready to vilify the living.
Westminster Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Rescued a "Eoxy" Squirrel.

A man in New York state who owns
several fine cats stepped out Of his
house one day to see two of his feline
possessions crouched in the grass, sand
equidistant between them sat COM
mon striped squirrel, not daring to
move hair lest he invite the sharp
claws of one or both of his enemies,
but the anxious brown eyes rolled from
side to side as he calculated his chances
of escape between the two. The man
walked on toward the squirrel, and
when he came within jumping distance
the squirrel seized his opportunity and
leaped upon the mans trousers and
ran nimbly to his shoulder. Then the
man backed slowly toward tree at
no great distance from, him. Again
when within leaping distance the
squirrel jumped into the tree and dis
appeared amid it's branches.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
STATE OWES ROAD,
NOT ROAD. STATE
Claim Set Up by the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul in Answer
Filed in Court.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 3.-Instead Of
probably the collection of approximate
~ $4,000 from the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and ST Paul Railroad company for
back taxes, alleged to be due the state
on unreported gross earnings for the
years 1893 to 1902, the railroad COM
pany filed it's answer to the state com
plant alleging that the state owes the
railroad company $1,469, 74S56, which
it declares was overpaid in taxes dur
ing the years in question.
The claim is based on the fact that
the road paid taxes on intrastate bust
ness and also ON interstate business,
whereas the road claims the license fee
law contemplates only that it pay
taxes on intrastate business. This
means that the case will undoubtedly
go to the United States supreme court.
The law to investigate the books of
the railroad company was passed in
1908 and at the 1905 session of the
legislature another statute was en-
acted directing the state to begin ac-
ton against the road for back taxes
due the state on unreported gross earn
ingS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
A Spurgeon Ruse.

Spurgeon, the famous English di-
vine, once passed stonemason who,
after each stroke of his hammer, ours
ed and swore. Mr.. Sturgeon laid his
hand on his shoulder and, looking kind
~ at him, said: .sYou are an adept at
swearing. Can you also pray"
With another oath he replied, mot
very likely"
Holding up shillings,. Mr.. Sturgeon
said if he would promise never to pray
he would give him that.
"That is easily earned" said the
man, with a fresh oath, and put it in
his pocket. When Spurgeon left the
man began to feel little queer. When
he went home his wife asked him what
allied him, and he told her. 1T is Ju-
das' money" said the man, and on a
sudden impulse he threw it into the
fire. The wife found it and took it
out and discovered who had given it
to him. The man took it back to Spur
geon, who conversed long with him,
warning him, and at length was the
means g. saving him. He became an
attached lember of his flock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Arbiters of Hairdresslna.

Il want to learn the latest thing in
hairdressing,' said the visitor as soon
as she landed in New Y~rA *Take me
to a hairdresser's establishment, so ]
can look things over"
mo. indeed" said her New York
friend. I'VE will go there after you
know what you wish to buy, but the
place to learn how to dress your hair
is in the dry goods shops. All you
have to do is to study the salesgirls'
hair. 1t is always done in the latest
mode, and they all do it alike, so you
cannot mistake. Sometimes it is badly
exaggerated, but. of course. you don't
have to copy that"
81, didn't know the shopgirls were
your arbiters of fashion in New York
Not in all respects. but, you see, hair
dressing doesn't cost anything. To
have the latest styles in clothes or
jewelry is expensive, but one can be
very bowling swell in the matter of
hair without its costing a cent. Be-
sides, they are usually restricted in
the matter of gowns to plain black or
possibly white blouses, so they take
it all out in doing their hair" New
York Press
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Dealing In "cats and Dogs"

No antiquarian pursues more prof
liable or fascinating calling than the
dealer in leafs and dogs" as the an
tiQuities of Wall street are dubbed.
Seats and dogs are the remnants of
old stock, bond and note issues Of rail
road, Industrial or mining companies
on which payment of interest, divi-
dends or principal has been in de-
fault for years. Some Of these securi-
ties are worthless and obsolete, some
of doubtful value, while few are
worth their weight in gold. Only the
expert in obsolete securities can detect
their worth Many of these securities
can be picked up at the official auction
room of Wall street. Many brokers
closely scrutiniZe the securities that
are offered at this auction room, and
only few months ago 100000 shares
OF. stock IL certain mining company
were sold for song, from which the
broker hopes to realize big sum-
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Snuff as Medicine.

"Oh, yes" said the tobacconist, as he
tapped jar filled with cinnamon col
ored powder, II sell an ounce or two OF
snuff occasionally-to the old, as a
rule. The young will seldom look at
snuff. And those who do use it i'm
pute medicinal virtues to it. Thus old
fashioned watchmakers, gem cutters
and tailors think that pinch of snuff
now and then improves the eyesight.
They think it refreshes and fortifies
weary eyes as a cup of tea refreshes
and fortiies a weary brain. Others
think snuff cures a cold. Others take
it for the headache. Others still be-
lieve that it wards off contagion. Per-
sonally I believe that snuff taking is
less harmful than smoking It's effect,
too, is pleasanter than the effect Of
smoking-it is most soothing and
fascinating effect once you get used to
it-but the habit is untidy and there
fore it can get no hold upon us in this
aesthetic age."-Los Angeles Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
What 1t Costs to Feel and Think

VHdI IL (OSIS 10 TSSt ana Ntuks
Every throb of pleasure costs some
thing to the physical system, and two
throbs cost twice as much as one IL
we cannot fix precise equivalent it
is not because the relation is noe def
mite, but from the difficulties of reduc-
ing degrees of pleasure to a recognized
standard. OF this, however, there can
be no reasonable doubt-namely. that a
large amount Of pleasure supposes a
correspondingly large expenditure of
blood and nerve tissue. to the stinting,
perhaps, Of the active energies and the
intellectual processes. 1t is a matter
of practical moment to ascertain what
pleasures cost least, for there are
thrifty and unthrifty modes of spend
ing our brain and hearts blood. One
of the safest of delights, if not very
acute, is the delight Of Astounding
physical vigor. for, from the very sup
position, the supply to the brain is not
such as to interfere with the general
interests Of the Observation-Disclosures
Balm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
DILLON rs FOUND GUILTY
Murder in the Second Degree Is the
Verdict-Penalty from IL
to % Years.

Racine, Wis.,, Nov 3O.-Wiliiam Dill
Ion. who on March p last shot and
killed Jacob G. Best. Jr., of Milwau-
kee, was found guilty of murder in the
second degree. Dillon flushed and
turned pale by turns and was yisibly
affected when the verdict was read,
having expected no worse than man
slaughter in the second degree. The
penalty for the crime of murder in the
second degree is not less than four
teen nor more than twenty-five years.
The affair took place i'll the saloon
OF Dillon where Best had come to col
lect a bill of over 500 which Dillon
had owed Best & Co., for WHISKY for
more than two years There 7as Il
dispute about the bill. Dillon is al.
legged to have called Best a bad name.
Best also called name and said he be-
Iieved the only way to get the bill was
10 take it out of the hide of Dillon. AT
this juncture Dillon secured revol-
yer from behind the bar, pointed it at
Best and threatened to shoot him If he
applied that language. Then he or
deTed Best out of the place. Best
started, was kicked by Dillon and
turned and kicked at Dillon and
was shot. Dillon attempted to deny
that he did the shooting. Best died
at the hospital. The gun with which
Dillon did the shooting was later
found in vault in the rear of the sa-
loon. 1t developed that his bartender,
one Kupper, took the gun and threw 1t
there. Then an effort was made to get
a leading witness, Hans Gibson, porter
in the saloon, ont of the way. He was
furnished with money and started for
the west and was caught at Madison
and brought back.
Dillon is one of the best known sa-
loon keepers in Racine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Burns Knocks Out Moir.

London, Dec. 3.-Tommy Burns, OF
the United States, knocked out Gun.
ner Moir. Of England, in the tenth
round before the National Sporting
club here. The Englishmen never had
great hopes of the ability of their rep
resentative to regain their lost honors
in the boxing arena, and in a some
what exciting contest the United States
champion had a comparatively easy
task in dispoSing of Moir's pretensions
and securing for himself the title of
heavyweight champion of the world
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Horrible Murder.

Marinette. Wis, Dec. 2.-Hermar
Schultz, of Wausaukee. was found in
his bed at the Norway house, MORALLY
wounded. His abdomen had been cut
and some Of the intestines severed
and thrown on the floor beside rusty
jack knife. He lived four hours and
before he died claimed that he had
been stabbed by two men who wanted
to get his money.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Recalls Pioneer Days.

Whitewater. Wis. Nov 3O-Througli
the efforts of President, Salisbury and
members of the normal faculty, a log
cabin, after the style of those in
pioneer days, has been placed near the
normal school buildings. It's furnish,
ings consist of such articles as We're in
use by the early settlers, some of them
in use as long ago as seventy years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
CAUGHT Under His Engine.

Montgomery, Ala, Dee. 3.-An east
bound passenger train on the Southern
railway turned over when it struck a
broken rail near Marion, Ala, and En-
gineer Frank Little was caught under
the engine and killed. His fireman
We're hurt
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
President Wisconsin Freshman Glass.

Madison, Wis. Nov. 29.-George A.
Flanagan, of Chicago, has been elected
president of the freshman class, Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He played full
back on the freshman football team
this fall and is the third football man
to be chosen president of his class at
Wisconsin this year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-12-06
Leading Chicago Attorney Dead.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Ephraim Banning,
senior partner in the law firm OF Ban
ming & Banning, and one of Chicag6's
leading attorneys, is dead from injuries
suffered in fall from a street car
Nov. %.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10

could not write a more crushing ard
overpoWering letter than That. Blu.
what are you going to call the letter!
You must give it Il caption. What
do you meau?' asked Or. Hall. "What
wuhld YOU suggest" oh answered
his friend. Il would suggest You en-
title that bitter letter. Go to the Dew
H. by the author of Come to Jesus
Dr. Hall looked up iii anazenent. He
hesitated a moment; then he said:
MY friend, you are right. You have
taught me lesson
Speak For Christ.
Instead of sending that bitter letter,
Newman Hall sat down and wrote a
loving note to the enemy who had done
him such wrong. Brother, can YOU
not do the same to your enemies: You
say. 1T would do no good" How do
you know? You say that what your
enemy needs is Il club. No; | think
not | believe that what your enemy
needs is Il message of Christian love
from you. 1t may be only random
shot, but by the power Of the Lord
God Almighty that gospel arrow may
strike his heart and bring him. 4 low
ing penitent. to Jesus. Anyway, 1t is
worth trying. You have shot arrows
dipped i'll poison long enough. Now
try to crush your enemies by winning
them with gospel love, You can do it.
By the power of the Holy Spirit | feel,
[ know. YOU can do 1t.
| | am overwhelmed as | think OF the
| opportunitieS we all have for serving
| the Master. You may not think your
words and deeds amount to much.
| But let us conSccrate every one or
| them to the utmost of our power, and
| then he must look after The issue.
With the weakest of agents COD can
achieve the most nfilite results. Are
| you ready today to be one of Gods
spiritual agents: Are YOU ready to
do all you can in every way you can,
even though all your efforts may seem
to be very little:
There WAS half demented boy who
used to be Il member of one OF my east
ern churches. The different members
were telling what they would do FOR
Christ during the coming year. When
| this dcmented boys time came he
| arose and said: Il cannot do much. l
know | am half crazy. But | can al
ways he in my place in church. ana
| when the time comes | can hold up
my hand for Jesus oh, in the dark
hours of life, when | have felt my own
work to amount to but little, | hear
ringing III my ears the words. can
you not hold up your hand for jesus
God will look after the results. Can
YOU not under all conditions lift your
hand for Christ? Tell me, friend.
though your arm may seem to be
weak, can YOU not under all conditions
lift your hand for Christ: You must
leave the results with him. Your duty
is to raise your hand as high as you
can for Christ. Will-you lift your hand
high for him now:
| Copyright 1907. by Louis Klopsch1
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10
Our First'Treasurer.

\ great many people have wondered
why the picture of Michael llillegas,
first treasurer of the United States, APP
pears on the new yellow ten dollar bills
after the many decades during which
no recognition of tie services OF tnat
faithful official was forthcoming. 1t
seems that the belated testimonial to
the man whose services to his country
we're admittedly worthy is due to de-
scendant, the Rev Michael Mlnich. a
Lutheran minister, and to former Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw and the
late John Hay. Mr.. Hay and MI
Shaw both interested themselves in the
matter of claims that either Robert
Morris or Samuel Meredith and not
Hillegas was the first treasurer ana
from the government archives obtained
proof of the correctness of the conten-
ton of the Rev. Mr.. Minich and others
who defended the cause of HilleSas.
Mr.. Hllegas was a sugar reliner, IRON
manufacturer and merchant III Ihlla-
delphia before the Revolutionary war.
He placed his funds and his credit at
the disposal Of George Washington
when that patriot needed assistance
and it was but natural that he should
have been given the post of treasurer
when the infant republic came into be-
ing Mr.. IIillegas' fad was historical
research, and he was very fond OF mu-
sic-WaShngton Herald.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10
A Democratic Driver.

One of the famous characters OF
Butte. Mont, is John, the hackman,
who has driven a hack in that city for
wears and who knows every man who
has participated in the exciting times
Of that great mining camp.
John is an ardent Democrat, but he
Is the best driver in Butte, and when
President Roosevelt was there few
wears ago the local committee selected
John to drive the carriage in which
the president rode and to drive the
four horse team which took the presi-
dent over to garden outside the city.
There were some cayairymen acting
as escort. They tried to keep up with
John, but John put the horses on the
keen gallop and left the soldiers far
behind.
The president was delighted. When
they finished the ride he slapped John
on the shoulder and said, You are
great driver"
John did not reply,
You are Il greats handler OF four
horses" repeated tho president. cone
of the best | ever SAW"
John turned and glared at the pres
ident. Il don't nd led a Republican
president to tell ne So" he said.-Sat-
urday Evening postl
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10
A Rich Mans Biography.

Nathan Straus was driving his mare
Ida Hichwood on tho New York speed
way. A company promoter noted nc
less for his wealth than his unscrupu
Iousness dashed by and Mr.. Straus
said:
.There is Blank. When he came tC
New York in the seventies he had only
a dollar in his pocket"
Mr. Straus paused and smiled.
"HOweyer." he said, there were
other pockets."-New York Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10
BIDS INVITED.

Notice is Hereby given that at the
next regular meeting of the Police Jury
OF Caddo Parish, La, to be held Oc-
tober 9, 1907, bids will be received for
medicine for prescriptions for Jail for
next twelve months. Right to reject any
and all bids reserved
R. FURMAN, President.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk.
Aug. IS, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10

But, lastly. | remark that we should
be careful about our gospel influence
over our enemies as well as over our
friends We should strive to lead those
to Christ who are attacking us as well
as those who are living with us under
the same roof We should be careful
about our influence over those who
hate us as we'll as over those who
love us AS rule, we deem our en-
emies the last people we are likely
to have anv influence over when IN
fact there a"e no classes of people we
can more influence for God than those
who dislike us and are miSrepresent-
ing US and are trying to destroy us.
The story is told that many years
ago Dr. Newman Hall was sharply
brought face to face with this truth.
Newman Hall. as all know. was one
of the greatest preachers London ever
produced He was the author of that
celebrated tract called Come to .le-
sus,' which was printed bE the mil
lion AMI scattered broadcast over the
English spea king world. Cine day
Newman Hall was most outra@eouSly
abused and misrepresented by one OF
his enemies. He was 30 indignant that
he sat down ana wrote the most cX-
coriating of letters! He called his en-
envy almost everything i'll the criminal
calendar But before he seat this bit
ter letter he read it to one of his
friends What do yoI think of that
letter." asked Dr. Iall. Fine
Finei" answered his friead. "A mar
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CONGRESS-: Senate-Senato- Aldrich in
duoed the Democratic Senators who had intro
rency TO have them all referred to the Finance
Committee before the subject is debated. --
House-The House did not meet
FoREIGN-The trial of General Stoessel for
,,Jrrendering Port Arthur begun in St
Petersburg The disabled kroonland
reached Southarn pton and her passengers We're
transferred TO other steamers -= The Mo-
roccan Foreign Board accepted the demands
made by France and Spain - revolt OF
Chinese mercenaries used by the Japanese IN
f7orr1aoss was reported -= japan IS new naval
programme will eliminate the building of smaller
war vessels - Prince Rupprecht of Ravar1a
resigned from the German Naval League as a
protest against it's political agitation 80 An
nouncennent was made in the Russian Douma
that 9S .oee.o would be needed for eTtraordi,
nary expenditures. - Award OF the Nooel
prizes made.
DoMESTIC.-Andrew Carnegie added 5000
ag to his endowment Of S10ooo'SO for the
Carnegie Institution al Washington for Scientific
Research - The Department of Agriculture
estimates the total production OF cotton for
the vear 1907 0S at :'.5-1 9esHs' pounds. equiVa-
icut to 1.61S.6o bales of $40 pounds each
- The effort to secure the Democratic Ma
iional Convention for Kansas City was defeated
Icy the work of Senator stone who fears @ @the
effect on the political fortunes OF Governor
Folk if the delegates meet in missouri -
Congressman Kahn, of California, says the Presi-
dent has regained the personal popularity on the
Pacific Coast he lost last year. -- Pos.-
master George A Hibbard, Republican, was
elected Mayor of Boston. defeating Mayor John
T. Fitzgerald by about two thousand votes.
CITY.-Stocks were weak. -- plan for
the combination Of the National Bank of North
America and the Consolidated National Bank
was learned - The Board Of Aldermen de-
layed action until next week open Sunday
ordinance - II became known that four
more indictments would be handed down in the
BROOKLYN bank this morning. -= The
poIicyholders of the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance Company Were in a stormy meeting.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair The temperature yesterday: Highest, 50
degrees; lowest. as.