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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
OPPOSED TO BLACK PAPER
Menasha Paper Manufacturers DO Not
Take Kindly tn the Suggestion
from, Appleton.

Menasha, Wis.,, May IL. Paper
manufacturers hold firm in their con-
tention that the proposed reform in the
manufacture of print paper can never
become reality. One manufacturer
says they are receiving 81 more per
100 for black print paper than is re-
ceived for the white grade and in adj
dition to this he says it is a well
known fact that good results can not
be obtained by using white ink on
print paper.
Another point in favor of print pa
per of the present color is that the
white ink can not be manufactured at
less than twice the cost of black ink,
owing to the expense of materials
used in it's composition. He is firm
in his belief that white paper will
never be replaced by that of the OPP
pOsite color.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
BIG SLUMP IN
TREASURE TALE
Owner of Farm Who Is Sued for Ket-
tie OF Money Testifies He Found
$50. Not $50, 900.

Appleton, Wis. May 9.-aIrs. John
Schmall was defeated, at least tenn
porarily, in her suit to recover treasure
said to have amounted to $4,000
which was dug up on a farm pur.
chased FROM her by Louis Hoffman.
At the trial of the case Hoffman testi-
fed that the amount he dug up was
$50 instead of $4,000. efforts of the
woman's attorney to ascertain how
much of the treasure was in gold coin
were of no avail, as Hoffman's attor-
ney objected and the objections were
sustained by the court Plaintiff says
she will take the case to another court
The farm was sold to Hoffman three
years ago, and while the new owner
was blasting stumps several weeks ag)
he unearthed kettle said TO have con-
tanned $4,000 in coin and currency.
Mrs Sehmall alleges the money was
buried by her husband, and brought
suit to recover.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
BLACK PAPER AND WHITE INK
Wisconsin Solution for the Print Pa.
per Question-WhatI Is Claimed
for the Scheme.

Appleton, Wis, May 8.-If propo-
sition put forth by Wisconsin print "a
per manufacturers is taken as serious
ly by eastern manufa cturers and by
the publishers of the country as it is
here, people in this country in the near
future~will be reading black newspapers
printed. with white ink. The chief
points advanced for this revolutionary
proposition are the preservation of
forests, the saving Of millions of dol
lars annually in pulp wood, and the
reduction in price of print paper to
perhaps one-half the present price.
Black paper can be made of old and
used newspapers, and in fact almost
any ffbrous stock. while white paper
requires spruce or hemlock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
JEALOUSY CAUSE
OF FATAL SHOTS
han Fires on His Divorced Wife and
Caller at Her Home,
Hitting Both.

Kenosha, Wis, May 12.-Martin
Schleyer shot and seriously wounded
his divorced wife, Martha Schleyer. He
then turned the weapon upon Her,
man Koehler and inflicted mortal
wounds. Koehler was visiting Mrs,
Scbleyer at her home. Jealousy and
drink are declared to e.the cause of
the shooting.
Schleyer fed after a struggle with
Koehler in which he was disarmed.
He took refuge in a nearby boarding
house, but at Z o'clock gave himself UP
to the police.
Mrs. Schleyer was shot through the
abdomen and right thigh. Physicians
hold out little hope of her recovery.
Three shots were fired at Koehler, one
of which pierced his lung and another
shattered the bone in his wrist.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
She Conquered the Germans.

In the Franco German war the
French hospital at Vendome was in
charge of Nine. Coralie Cahen, one Of
the most noted nurses of the time.
There, aided by two nurses and seven
Christian Sisters of Mercy, she re-
ceived thousands of French and Ger
man soldiers When the PruSsians &C.
cupied Vendome they wished to hold
the hospital and plant on it the Ger
man flag. But warned of the enemy's
intentions, Nine. Cahen early one Jan
uary morning visited the Prussian gen.
eral, who, surrounded by his staff, was
about to seize the building.
"Sir," she exclaimed, 1--WE have re-
ceived your wounded and nursed them
as though they were our own. We will
continue to do so, but we will remain
in a French hospital We will not have
it converted into German hospital"
Madame" was the reply, I'VE are
masters"
I'm the town it may be; here, mop
was the answer, 1--WE are protected by
the Red Cross and the French flag.
You have no right to touch either the
one or the other"
She conquered. and from that day
the utmost admiration was openly
eyinced for her by the Germans
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
A Story of Henry Clay.

The following anecdote of Henry
Clay was told by one of his personal
friends:
While making the journey to Wash
ington on the National road, just after
his nomination as candidate for the
presidency, he was travelling one
stormy night, wrapped up in a huge
cloak, on the back seat Of the stage
coach when two passengers entered.
They were Kentuckians, like himself.
He fell asleep and when he awOke
found them discussing his chances in
the coming campaign.
"What did Harry Clay go into poll
tics fer" said one. HE had good
bit of land; he had keen eye for
stock. If he had stuck to stock raising
he'd have been worth his fifty thou
sand But now he doesn't own q dol
lar
"And," the great Kentuckian used to
add, "the worst Of it was, every word
of it was truep'
1t was characteristic Of the man that
at the next stopping place he hurried
away and took another coach lest his
critics should recognize him and be
mortified at their unintentional rude
ness
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
WIN be Month of storms.

May is to be continuous performance
OF tornadoes, thunder storms, hail and
frost. Rev. Irl r. Hicks has hung out
the danger signals in his long distance
forecasts for the month. and trouble is
feared by those who have faith in his
representations
Careful watching is advised by the st.
Louis prognosticator from the 7th to
the 9th and frost is due from the 7th to
the 18th generally. High temperature,
daily rains and thunder storms, with
probable tornadoes is on the menu for
the 18th to the 21st, aud floods over wide
sections follow Immediately. Much cool
er weather is due from the 10th to the
10Th. From the 10Th to the I'D is not
seriously threatening, but look out for
tornadoes, says Mr.. Hicks.
Quiet and calm and much warmer I'M
til the oath will usher in the most dan
gerous period of the month, and Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th,
10Th and 9th, storms may be expected
to become very threatening, il not tor
nadic. The danger area extends over
the central and western parts of the
country. The month is to end in COM
parative peace, although seismic DIS
turbance is possible from the 9th to the
31st.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
A Breakfast In Siberia.

II spent two weeks in the hut Of
Siberian savage a prisoner to the black
frost" said an explorer. ''Shall ever
forget those two weeks? No, no! A
Siberian breakfast comes to my mind.
We took it lying on our stomachs round
a kind of pie board, which, was our ia
BILE. The first dish was frozen weeds
dipped in seal oil and served with
large chunks Of fresh blubber. The
second dish was raw walrus. The
third dish was walrus hide, an inch
thick and hairy. You swallowed 1t
whole, for it was too tough to chew.
Dinner was breakfast over again plus
a hot meat, seal or reindeer, after the
hide course. Supper consisted Of cold
blubber and cold hide served with seal
oil. Don't wrinkle your nose and shud
der. In that intense cold, the Their
mometer never above 40 degrees below
zero, | liked that greasy food. You
should have seen me munching away
at great soft yellow balls Of fat SIM
liar to duck fat"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Chinese Laundry Tickets.

1t is not generally known that the
Chinese laundry system Of ticketing a
bundle Of soiled clothes is based on
the many gods and goddesses of the
laundry.
The Chinese laundryman at the be-
ginning of each week makes out a
batch of checks in duplicate, to be
used as wash tickets. He selects the
name of some god or goddess or Of
some object, as the sun. the moon or
number, as "Moon No. l." Moon No
2" and so on. In the space between
the two legends-for the signs are re-
peated-he has his own name, as, for
instance, Wong Lee.-Harper's Week
"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Bonaparte as a Deadhead.

Frederic Febvre publishes in the
Paris Gaulois an Interesting docu-
ment preserved in the archives of the
Theatre Francois. 1t runs as follows:
pass the citizen Bonaparte to this
evenings performance of 'Manilus. -
Talma."
This shows, Of course, that the EN-
peror Napoleon when he was only a
lieutenant of artillery was very glad
Of "orders" for the theater. M. Febvre
adds story which he heard from Tai
mas son to the effect that the future
ruler of France used to lie in wait for
the tragedian in the galleries of the
Palais Royal and that the tragedian
used often to whisper to his compan-
ion: 'sThe other way, If you don't
mind. I see Bonaparte coming, and
I'm afraid he'll ask me for seats"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Favors revision" as to Paper.

Milwaukee, May II. - Samuel A.
Cook, of Neenah, Wis.,, a leading paper
manufacturer of Wisconsin, ex-repre-
sentative and at present candidate
for United States senator from Wis
consin, has made statement in which
he favors reduction of the tariff on pa
per on lines of reciprocity, the latter
being Canada's part of the scheme,
she to give the United States the same
privileges as to shipment of the wood
to this county as her different prov
inces have of shipment to each other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
s,orv,s Bail Cut Down.

Madison, Wis, May 9.-Judge Dono-
van reduced the bail of Edwin c.
Story, the Belleville cashier who has
been bound over for trial on the
charge of embezzlement and making
false reports to the state banking COM
missioner, from $4,000 to $4,000. An
effort is being made by friends Of
Story to secure the necessary bonds
men. In the meantime Story is in
jail. His trial will probably be held
in June
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Edgerton, Wis.,, May s, 1908.

>~f7OA SNHt w ARsi 10y ~ AOOOs
Adjourned meeting, Mayor Elingson
presiding. Aldermen responding to roll
call we're: Arthur, Flagg, Conway, Har-
graves, Skinner, Dallman.
Council proceeded to the election of
city engineer by ballot. Whole number
OF votes 6, of which number w. f. Nab
bett received 6. Alderman Conway
moved that the city engineer be in
structed to make copy OF sewerage book;
that be issue permits and have custody
of the book Motion carried.
An opinion from Jeffris, Mouat, Smith
& Avery relating to erection of the Child
high school building, disposition OF
funds, leasing of lots, dissolution of
Joint District No. s, was read and dis
cussed. Attorneys L. 81. Towne, T.. e.
Gettle and President of the School
Board G. r. Mabbett were present and
addressed the council regarding differ
ent points in opinion.
Alderman Flagg offered following res
olution and moved it's adoption:
Resolved by the Mayor and common council
of the city of Edgerton that the Mayor ap-
point members OF the common council to act
as Board of Public Works for the purpose
only of having charge of the erection and con-
struction of the Child High school building
and that such committee be and are hereby au-
thorized Sto accept ratify and confirm all acts
and contracts entered into by j. L. Holton, G..
f. Mabbett and A. E. Skinner as committee
of the common council, with L. S. Wagner,
for the erection OF said building. That all
funds donated by Florence Child to the city of
Edgerton for the erection'of such building be
kept by the city treasurer as a separate fund
and used only for that purpose That said
committee be authorized to employ Superin.
tendent to supervise the construction OF said
building.
Roll call-Ayes: Arthur, Flagg, Con-
way, Hargraves, Skinner, Dallman.
The Mayor appointed the following
aldermen as members of such building
committee to act as Board OF Public
Works in the erection of the Child High
school building: A. e. Skinner, A. S.
Flagg, NJ. e. Conway.
On motion council adjourned.
Fl. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
SOME ABSENT PUBLICATIONS
Venezuela and Paraguay Didn't Re-
spond-Cornerstone Laying.

Venezuela and Paraguay Didn't Re-
spOnd-CornerstoneL Laying.
When Barrett read cablegrams OF
congratulation from the presidents Of
American republics it was noticed that
there was no response to the invitation
to contribute to the symposium from
either President Castro, of Venezuela.
or the president of Paraguay. There
was no public explanation of President
Castro'S failure to send a dispatch,
while Paraguay is not represented in
the governing board of the ureau.
Following the speechmaking and the
reading of the congratulatory cable
grams the president and the others
who had participated marched to the
center of the court where the corner
stone was ready to be placed in posi-
ton. After greeting the head mason
with cordial grasp of the hand Presi-
dent Roosevelt was given trowel dec
GRATED with the American republics
dent Roosevelt was given a trow-
Ell decorated with the American
republics colOrs. Taking several
trOwels full of mortar he placed them
on the stone on which the cornerstone
IS to rest. and smOothed them out, the
latter act being in turn followed by
the remaining members of the party.
They then returned to the grandstand
where the benediction was pronounced
In opening the proceedings Barrett
paid high compliment to Secretary
Root. which was repeated with more
fervOr by the president when he spoke
The speeches were all eulogies of
peace. but when the president was
speaking he was applauded when he
spoke of the United States navy. He
quickly told his hearers that he was
glad to hear them applaud the battle
ship feet. He believed in peace and
arbitration, he said, but he also be-
lieved in keeping in such trim that II
shall be temptation to nobody to
wrong us,
The building is made possible by tn
gift of Andrew Carnegie, whose con-
tribution to its cost is $4,000, a lib
erality that was praised by President
Roosevelt in his speech. Each of the
SAusO1ASoh ACpuO11CS AdS Contributed 70
its construction and it will be the Join
property of all. its purpose being the
drawing together in the bonds of
friendship of all the republics of Amer
lea, North and South. In the corner
stone was deposited large collection
of such matters as go into such a re-
ceptacle including a history of thu
movement as told in the correspond
ence relative thereto.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Tenure of Office Act.

The tenure of Office act. passed by
congress in February, 1867, during its
bitter fight with President Andrew
Johnson, was a bill limiting the pow
ers of the president in removals from
office. Among other things 1t took
from the president the power to re-
move members of his cabinet except
by permission of the senate, declaring
that they should hold Office "for and
during the term of the president by
whom they may have been appointed
and for one month thereafter, subject
TO removal by and with the consent Of
the senate" The president vetoed the
bill, but it was passed over his Veto
New York American
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Good Dirt Roads.

The Highway Division of the State
Geological Survey has been very sue
cessful in turning the attention Of the
people to the great waste Of time and
money on our roads and their conse-
quent bad condition. During the winter
when they couldn't help build roads
they have been talking at farmers in
stitutes and other meetings wherever
the local people were interested enough
to get up such gathering. In this way
and talked to $4,000 or 10000 people.
They have urged the use of the split log
drag and other cheap effective means of
keeping our roads in good condition with
such success that many towns have
voted to have them used on all their
roads after every rain this summer.
During the summer they are plan
ming to help towns build a number Of
stretches OF model road. They furnish
road machiners such as crushers, stone
rollers, etc, and an engineer to see that
the best results possible for the money
are obtained. These roads will be built
at Sparta, Baraboo, Chippewa Falls and
several places in other parts OF the state
not definitely decided upon. In addi-
ton they are furnishing expert engi-
neering advice and bridge designs to
towns which plan to build bridges this
year. This work cannot help but pro-
duce better results for the same amount
OF money we are now spending on our
roads and will arouse the interest of the
people ia this very important subject.
The Highway Division is working to the
end that every town may get "a Dollars
Worth of Road for Every Dollar OF Tax"
and it is much to be hoped that their
object will be realized.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Boy Cuts Threats of Five.

A boy known only as Carmelle, en-
ployed in barber shop in Brooklyn.
cut the throats of his employer, An
tonic Peraso, Mrs. Peraso and three
BARRIERS while they lay asleep in Pera-
SOS apartment. Peraso and his wife
likely will die. The boy escaped. The
police say the boy was an. agent of a
Black Hand gang which had been de-
handing money Of Peraso and that the
blaclxmailers placed the Boy In tic
shop in order to punish Peraso.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Make Your Money


A mans money is the one thing that
he should make work hard. Any man
does himself and his family an injustice
who does not make his money earn all it
will. It is often true that mans local
banker will advise him against putting
his money where it will earn more than
it will in the local bank. Naturally, he
does not like to see the money go away
from his own institution. The deposition
never thinks perhaps that il the local
banker did not send the money away
where it will earn uCre, he could not af-
ford to stay in ths linking business.
Yet when the man d. cides to do that
very thing the banker will advise the de-
positor against it. This is but natural.
Put your money where it will earn the
largest return consistent with absolute
security. That is what your banker
does with your money when you deposit
with him. Do the same. II you wish
to find out more about the Central Wis
consin Trust Company, write for list OF
stockholders and directors. The men
back of an institution and its capital are
what count.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Evidence Against Him.

ST am proud to say" said the man
with the loud voice, that have never
made serious mistake in my life"
'sBut you are mistaken" said the
mild hammered man with the scholarly
stoop. "You have made one very seri-
Gus mistake"
I'D like to know where you get your
authority for saying so.'
"Your declaration is evidence that
you have never tried to see yourself as
others see you. Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Cornerstone Laid of a Building
That Will Preach Friendship
in the Americas.
DISTINGUISHED MEN PRESENT
Addresses Made by President Roose-
welt, Secretary Root and Others.
Including Andrew Carnegie, Who
Gave S75O,OOO Toward Con-
structing the Building
Congratulations.

At Washington Monday, under
splendid auspices and in beautiful
spring weather the cornerstone was
laid of the proposed home for Irterna
tional Union of American Republics,
or as Secretary Root called it "a tenn
pie dedicated to international friend
ship" Three thousand persons, in
Guiding representatives of political, of
fetal and social life in Washington,
vino occupied seats on the S ands COM
posing great quadrangle, were intet-
ested spectators Of the ceremony. The
decorations were in keeping with the
occasion. Flags and cOlOrs of twenty
one American republics fioated in the
breeze over the grandstands, while the
cOats-of-arms of these countries were
displayed at many places about the
stands.
Raising of the Ensigns.
Over the speakers portion of the
presidents stand were the cOlOrs Of
the United States and Brazil, the lat
ter in honor of Ambassador Nabuco
During the ceremony the flag of each
of the score and one countries repre-
scented was hauled alOft by bluejack-
eft from the Washington maynard,
and attached to a wire, and when the
last one had been placed in position
they made a line of emblems that
stretched from one end Of the court to.
the other. As they were being hauled
up the marine band played strains
from the national airs of the particular
country each flag represented.
Was a Distinguished Gathering.
On the presidents stand there were
seated the cabinet, the supreme court,
the diplomatic corps and members of
the senate and house. John Barrett,
the director of the bureau, introduced
Secretary Root as the presiding officer.
Cardinal Gibbons made the invocation.
There were addresses by the president.
Secretary Root, Andrew Carnegie, and
Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco, and
reading Of cabled messages of congrat-
ulatiOn from the presidents of the Lat
in-American republics. Bishop Grams
ton pronounced the benedictiOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Real Dialect.

At a traction line ticket Office in
Dayton, O., the other day overheard
the following conversation, the parties
thereto being German woman and
the ticket agent:
"a dicket tsoo Zinzin-naytee."
"One way?"
"Zwei ways"
Then as he stamped the ticket the
purchaser asked:
81 haf dime to vaidt how much?''-
Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Milwaukee, Comnanv in Trouble.

Milwaukee, May 9.-Judge Quarles
has appointed the Milwaukee Trust
company receiver for the alleged bank
rupt Kocll & Leeber Co., dealers in
woodenware, paper and grocers' sup
plies. the appointment being made on
the request of creditors.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Pasturing.

First-class pasturing for horses and
cattle by the month or season. Inquire
at the bowling alley.
21w4 @. IL. BLIvEN.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-05-15
Ready-tO-Wear
Garments.

Our stock now at its best.
Spring and summear wear
ables galore, for all occasions.