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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
WhistIer's Odd WAYS.

Lord Redesdale once gave a descrip-
ton of Whistler's methods to a meet
ing in London in support of a memo
rial to the great artist. He was paint
ing. he said, portrait Of lady.
Whistler took up his position at one
end Of the room with his sitter and the
canvas at the other end. For q long
time he stood looking at his model,
holding in his hand huge brush full
of color, such brush as man would
use to whitewash house. Then he
rushed forward and smashed the brush
full Of color into the canvas. Then he
ran back, and forty or fifty times he
repeated this. At the end of that
time there stood out on the canvas a
space which exactly indicated the fig
ure. the form and the expression Of
the sitter. There was a pathetic story
attaching to the picture. The bailiffs
were in the house when the picture
was finished. That was quite COM
mon occurrence. and Whistler only
laughed. but he went round his studio
with knife and deliberately destroyed
all his canvases. including this picture,
which was to have been his Nord
sdales).-Dundee Advertiser.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
CONFEDERATION, AT TAMPA.
Fifty Five Acres Burned Over-LOss
5000, Dies
from Shock.

At Tampa, Fla, Sunday the ex-
IRENE northern section of the city was
destroyed by fire, which started in a
boarding house and ragged uninterrupt-
eddy for four hours. The area burned
covered fifty-five acres, or eighteen
and one-half city blocks, and 3OS
buildings were destroyed, with total
loss estimated at 100000. One wo-
man is dead from excitement.
The burned district included four
large and one smaller cigar factory
and numerous restaurants, saloons,
boarding houses, and over two hun
dred dwellings occupied by cigar
makers. Occupants of over two hun
dred dwelling houses rushed out, at
tempting to save but little of their be-
longings. A Cuban woman dropped
dead from the shock, her body being
rescued from the burning house with
difficult
Among the buildings destroyed were
the hotels and cafes of Perez and Cas-
tro and Maxine Caras, six saloons,
twelve restaurants and ten boarding
houses. The fire finally burned itself
out at the extreme northeastern Sec
ton of the city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
THOMAS BROTHERS INDICTED
Charged with Violation of New YOrk's
Insurance Laws While Run
ming a Company.

Edward r. Thomas and Orlando
F. Thomas, brothers and fnanciers of
extensive interests, have been indicted
at New York on charges growing
out of their management of the
funds of the Provident Savings
and Life Assurance society, which they
controlled. The indictments are three
in number, two being against Edward
r. and one against Orlando F.
The offenses charged are violations
of the state insurance laws and ,consti
tute a misdemeaEor punishable by Il
fine of $500 or a years Imprisonment,
or both. on each count. The Thomases
We're arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and
We're given two weeks in which to
change the pleas or demur, meantime
being admitted to bail Justice Dow
ling fixed bail at $4,000 on each indict-
ment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
The Gentle Rebuff.

''Immeasurable are the rebuffs that
the helpers of the poor, the seekers
after charity for their suffering broth
ers undergo said a New York charity
organization official. "a friend Of
mine. a Methodist minister in a small
western town. told me the other day
of his last rebuff. not unkind one.
Entering the Office of the local weekly,
the minister said to the editor:
""I am soliciting aid for gentleman
of refinement and intelligence who is
in dire need of little ready money.
but who is far too proud a man to
make his sufferings known
"'Why,' exclaimed the editor, push
ing up his eyeshade. 'Pm the only chap
in the village who answers that de-
scription. What's this gentleman's
name?'
"I regret said the minister, that
am not at liberty to disclose it,
"'Why, it must be me- said the ed
itor. 1T is me. It's me, sure. Heaven
prosper you. parson. in your good
work."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
An Artists Ruse.

A Roman cavalier commissioned a
great artist to paint his portrait, no
definite price being agreed upon. When
the portrait was finished. the painter
asked 100 crowns in payment. The
highborn sitter, amazed at the demand,
returned no more nor dared to send for
his counterfeit presentment, whereup-
on the artist hit upon the happy expe-
dent of first painting bars across the
portrait. then affixing the doleful leg
end, Imprisoned for debt" and finally
placing it in a prominent part of his
studio, to which Roman mobiles fire.
quently resorted Ere long rich rela-
tive came to the rescue and released
his kinsman.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Scientists Corner.

Lord Kelvin was buried in West
minister abbey in the spot which by
analogy we might call scientists cor
ner, but it is such very ugly phrase.
If pilgrimages are made there the pill
grims will be of another type from
those whose shrine is poets corner.
And yet, when one thinks Of the poets,
how many of them have opened up
such wide spaces of imagination as
Newton and Herschel, Darwin and
Kelvin? If Shakespeare had known
such men he would have admitted
their right to take their place with the
lover. the mailman and the poet who
are of Inauguration all compact" But
this conception has not penetrated the
popular mind, which is hardly equal to
pure Imagination unadulterated with
emotion and good many primitive
instincts. Saturday Review.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
The Masters Title.

Professor Key when head master of
a large London school was one of the
most genial gentlemen that ever filled
that position. He was fond of encour-
aging fun in his boys and was not UNI
willing to recount occasionally during
class time when anything prompted it
the manners and customs of countries
he had visited On one occasion he
was telling his class about Spain and
said:
'Do you know, boys, that when
man attains to eminence there he is
not called sir but is given the title
of 'don?"
One of the boys here called out:
~"Then, l suppose, sir, they would
call you Don Key"
The gravity of the class was COM
pletely upset for the remainder of the
afternoon. Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Ontv an Office Bow.

"If you want Il ready-to-hand study
in the downright cussedness of human
nature unwarped," said an insurance
agent. lust watch the Office boys in
your own or any other place of bust
ness. In four cases out of five the
thing will come out this way:
IA new boy is engaged. He is meek
and mild, apologize of bearing and
courteous of speech. He is apparently
seeking an excuse for daring to make
living. He looks reproachfully at
the head Office boy, who orders him
around in a rough, catch-as-catchcan
style. Such rudeness pains him.
''Note this boy a little later. His
rude superior has resigned or been dis
missed, and he is now head Office boy.
Is he meek and mild, apologize and
reproachful? Say, he's worse young
ruffian than his decessor-bullyrag
the newcomer, ignores the cuspidor,
uses language not fit to print and
comes dangerously near 'sassing' his
employer. He knows it all. and lit
tie more.
There are exceptions, but they prove
the rule."-New York Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
LIVED TO A GOOD OLD AGE
But Came Near Being Lynched for an
Alleged Remark About Lin
coins Assassination.

Racine, Wis, Feb. 2S-Nicholas Mil
Ter, aged seventy-eight, one of the old
est Germans in this city, and an ex-
leader of the Democracy, dropped dead
OH the tracks of the Chicago aud North
western railroad. When Abraham Lin
coin was assassinated it was alleged
that Miller said that he would give
500 if 1t was true.
In less time than it takes to tell a
mob was formed and a rope secured
with which to hang him. but he was
hustled away and escaped uninjured.
Miller always cOntended that he did
not make the remark, but it was a mar
row escape and was due to the high
tension of the country at the time. This
made Miller q man of note in the state
in those days.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Trials Of Writers.

George Eliot in one of her letters,
referring to her novel Daniel Deron-
d." writes as follows: my book
seems to me so unlikely ever to be
finished in way that will make it
worth while giving to the world that
it is kind of glass in which behold
my inf1rmities." Again of the same
from doubt as to the worth Of what
am doing and fear lest l may not be
able to complete it SO rs to make it
contribution to literature and not a
mere addition to the heap of books.">
Montesouieu wrote thus to a friend
self these three months to finish a
moroccan for his great work. which
wished to insert on the origin and
rev olutions of th4civil laws of France
You will read it in three hours. but
do assure you that it cost me so much
labor that it has whitened my hair"
The eminent modern French writer
Gustave Flaubert suffered tortures in
his efforts to attain perfection. When
composing, he would sometimes spring
to his feet, shrek aloud and call him
self "blockhead." idiot" No sooner
was one doubt removed than another
arose. At other times he would sit at
his writing table as one magnetized,
lost in contemplation. His friend Tur-
geneff declared that it was exceedingly
fOuchino TO Saa his StrI10D with lam
guage. He would work a whole day
and sometimes all night on a single
page.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
"A Bio Grasshopper.

A geographical expedition which set
out for Australia on an exploring and
mapmaking tour had engaged negro
cook, who took great interest in every
thing he saw While the party was en-
route kangaroo broke out of the grass
and made for the horizon with pro-
digious leaps, an event that interested
the cOlored gentleman exceedingly.
''You all have pretty wide meadows
hereabouts, | reckon" he said to the
native who was guiding the party.
"Not any larger than those of other
countries" returned the guide most po-
litely.
'Well. there must be mighty power
full high grass roundabouts, heh?' he
insisted.
mot that | know Of" replied the
guide. why do you ask such odd
questionsY'
"Why, I'll tell you, boss. | was think
in of the mighty uncommon magnitude
Of them grasshoppers. kansas City
Independent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Synopsis of the Proceedings in tho
Senate and in the House of
Representatives.

On Friday the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill ana
speech by Smcct Oh the cur''nl-
cy bill consumed n. ly the entire
in the senate. The Indian bill Was
passed, and an executive session held.
Adjourned until Monday
Without a dissenting voice tie house
restored to the army appropriation bill
the provisions to Increase the pay to
noncOmmissioned officers and men aE,t
to prohibit the private employment 81
army musicians for pay, both Of which
had gone out previously on points Of
order. Little progress was made with
the bill.
Smith (Mich.) spoke in the senate
Monday against the railroad bond
feature of the Aldrich currency BILL
Most of the day was devoted to the
passage of bills on the calendar which,
are not of general Importance.
A variety of subjects was consid-
cred by the house. A resolution was
passed authorizing the immigration
committee to investigate charges Of
peonage In certain states. -Four hun
dred pension bills lin forty minutes)
and few other private bills were
passed, and the postoffice appropria-
ton was considered. Hepburn intro
duced bill imposing a tax Of 5ocents
per hundred shares OH stock or agree
ments to sell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Getting His Moneys Worth.

A New Hampshire man tells of a
tight listed man of affairs in town
of that state who until recently had
never been observed to take an inter-
est in church matters. Suddenly, how
ever, he became regular attendant
at divine service, greatly to the aston
ishment of his fellow townsmen
'What do you think of the case Of
old Ketchum?' said one Of the bust
ness men of the place to a friend. "Is
it true that he has got religion2"
well, hardly" replied the other
''The fact is it's entirely matter of
business with him. I am in a position
to know that about year ago he
loaned the pastor $50, which the latter
was unable to pay. So there remained
nothing for Ketchum but to take 1t out
in pew rant"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Found Dead in Bed.

Green Bay. Wis, Feb. 29.-Russell
Lloyd, manager of the Central Coal
company and son of H. r. Lloyd. Of
room at the residence of H. Z. North
UP, South Jefferson street. Physicians
pronounced the death due to heart
failure. Mr.. Lloyd was we'll known
among the younger set of society PEG
pie of the city and business men. He
held the position of manager of the
Central Coal company for several
years. His unexpected death came
like a thunderbolt to a large number
of friends here and at his home 10
Chicago
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Avalanche in Switzerland.

An avalanche descended near Mop
penStein. Switzerland. The atmos-
pheric pressure which accompanied
it demolished a hotel at the mouth of
the Lochberg tunnel, killing thirteen
persons and injuring fifteen others. The
occupants of the llotel, numbering thir-
ty, were surprised while seated at the
table by sinister rumblings.
The hotel had been erected by the
tunnel contractors for the convenience
of the engineers and others engaged
in construction w DIRK. There were no
tourists there
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Water and Life.

OF all the conditions preparatory to-
life the presence of water, composed or
oxygen and hydrogen, is at once the
most essential and the most worldwide,
for if water be present the presence OF
other necessary elements is probably
assured. If water exist, that fact goes
bail for the necessary temperature, the
gamut of life being coextensive with
the existence of water as such. 1t Is
so consequentially, life being impossi-
BILE without water. Whatever the plan
ct, this is of necessity true. But the
absolute degrees Of temperature with
in which life can exist vary according
to the mass of the body, another of the
ways in which mere size tells. On the
earth 212 degrees f. limits the range
at the top and 80 degrees f. at the bot
tom in the case Of fresh water, 81 de-
grees f. in the case of salt. On a
smaller planet both limits would be
lowered, the top one the most. On
Mars the boiling point would probably
be about 10 degrees f. Secondly,
from the general initial oneness of their
constituents a planet that still pos
sesses water will probably retain the
other substances that are essential to
life-gases, for the reason that water
vapor is next to hydrogen and helium
the lightest of them all, and solids be-
cause their weight would still more
conduce to keep them there. Water,
indeed, acts as solution to the whole
problem.-Professor Lowell's "The Ev-
olution Of Life" in Century Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Violated Neutrality Laws.

San Francisco. March 3.-Harry J.
Hart, broker and shipping agent, and
n. w. Liberoth, mariner, were ar
rested by the United States marshal
on the charge of conspiracy in the
1iibustering expedition of the steamer
Empire in 1906 to Central America,
and having violated the neutrality
laws in taking arms and military
equipment to insurgents, who had at
tempted to overthrow President Ca
brera of Guatemala. They secured
$1,000 bail each.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Charged with a BRUTAL Murder.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, March s. In
formation was received here that
Thomas Willis, colored, is under ar
rest at Baltimore charged with the
murder of Cameron Cool, of West
Pittston, on the night of Dee. 20 last.
Cool was a wealthy horseman who
had apartments over his stable. He
was brutally beaten over the head
with 4 blunt instrument and was un.
conscious until his death, which fol-
lowed the next day. Coors watch, it
is said, was found OH Willis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Ruef Sues Judge and Aids.

San Francisco. March 3.-Abe Ruef
has sued Judge Dunno, AdOlph
Spreckels, District Attorney Langdon,
Detective Burns, Francis J. Heney
and w. J. Buggy for S4,65995, alleging
he put up this amount for his prison
quarters. automobile hire and living
expenses while he was in charge Of
Elisor Buggy, under the orders Of
Judge Dunno. Ruef says Chief of Po-
lice Buggy told him that unless he
paid his own expenses he would be
taken to jail.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Seven Terrorists Hanged.

st. Petersburg, March 2.-The seven
terrOrista who were condemned to
death by a courtmartial for completely
in plot against the lives Of Grand
Duke Nicholas Nieholaievitch and NJ
Chtcheglovitoff, minister of justice.
were hanged at daybreak yesterday.
Among those who suffered death We're
Calvino, the supposed Italian who had
in his possession when arrested pass
port issued to the real Calyino, and
three women. two of them aged eight
cen and nineteen years. respectively.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Nominated for CONGRESS.

Kent, O.. March 3.-The Nineteenth
Ohio Democratic congressional con
vention met here and named s. A
Robinson, of Summit, for congress,
and E. e. France and A c. Holloway,
of Summit, for delegates to the ma
tiOnal Democratic convention. w. j
Bryan was Endorsed for president rs
also was John G. Welty for governor.
A trump convention, said to repre-
sent anti-Garber sentiment, was held
in another hall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06

Benedict Arnold died in London June
a most unhappy one. He was avoided
by men of honor and on many occa-
sions deliberately insulted. He re-
ceived a considerable sum of money
from the British government and made
several unsuccessful attempts to en-
gage in business in British America
and the West Indies and finally re-
turned to London, where he died in
obscurity. His second son, born in
1870, entered the British army in 1893,
served with credit in many parts of
the world and three years before his
death in 1854 was made lieutenant
general.-Household Companion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Ordered to Comply with Law.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 2S.-State In
gurance Commissioner Beedle notified
six foreign life insurance assessment
companies operating in Wisconsin that
they will have to furnish him with a
valuation of their policies under the
new standard of valuation of this
state If they desire a license to con
tinue business in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Am bassador Creele's Bank Robbed

FL Paso, Tex, March "a telegram
received from Chihuahua, Mex, says
that the Banco de Nine ;, owned by
Ambassador Creole, has been robbed
of $295,OOO Mexican money. No per-
sons have been arrested. Officers here,
however, have been obtained to watch
the border closely.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Cash Register Plant Closes Down.

Dayton, O., March 3.-The National
Cash Register company has suspend
here. Three thousand employees are
affected. Officials of the company say
they cannot tell when work shall be
resumed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Sims Accuses Admirals.

Washington, March 3.-Commandel
William s. Sims, naval aid to the pres
ident told the senate committee on
naval affairs that the armor belt on
battleships is too low. He charged
Admiral Converse and Admiral Capps
with making misleading statements
before the committee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
LaFollette's Boom Furthered.

Milwaukee, Feb. 2S.-The state cen
trail committee has passed resolutions
indorsing Senator LaFollette as pres
idential nomination candidate, after
bitter fight by the members of the COM
mittee who insisted on also indorsing
the present state administration.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Father and Children Cremated.

Buffalo, n. Y, March 2. = Anthony
Schultze, fifty-five years old, and
three of his children-Nellie, thirteen:
Joseph, eleven, and May, eight
- were burned to death in a fire
in their home in Depew, ten miles
from here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06

James Oliver, the millionaire pillow
manufacturer, died suddenly at South
Bend, Ind, Monday He was well
known philanthropist, and charitable
enterprises received donations from
him at every opportunity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
Priests Shaver in Court.

Denver, Colo, March 2.-Giuseppe
Alto, slayer Of Father Leo, pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of murder
when arraigned in the criminal court
Judge Greedy Whitmore set his trial
for Monday, March g. Peter Bessie
was dismissed AS interpreter in the
case because of the charge that he is
member of an anarchistic organi-
cation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-06
So Wisconsin Railroad Commits.
sion Decides After an
Investigation.
ATTORNEYS ACTION DISMISSED
Decision of Commission Is One of I'm
usual Importance.
Gasoline Motor Cars Declared Safe.
Sanitary and Comfortable ON
Small Roads or Branch
Lines of Railways.

Madison, Wis.,, March 2.-"The op,
position which appears to have been
developed against the use of motor
cars ON the Freeport-Madison line is
another illustration of the peculiar
fate which has befallen all important
means of transportation, declared the
state railroad commission in de-
cision just announced, dismissing the
complaint of Attorney Colin w.
Wright, of Monroe, that the passenger
train service on the Illinois Central
line from Madison to Freeport is in
adequate. The decision Of the rail
road commission is unusually interest
ing because it holds that gasoline mo-
tor cars of the type used ON the Free
pOrt-Madison line are reasonably safe
sanitary anG comfortable, and when
properly operated furnish adequate
service OH small roads or branch
lines.
First of Kind i'm State.
This is the first gasoline motor car
used by steam railroad i'm Wiscon
sin. The commission finds that the
cost Of operating such a car is about
One-fourth that of operating a train
consisting of a steam locomotive with
one baggage car and two passenger
coaches. The commission cites from
the testimony Of expert. railroad engi-
neers to show that gasoline motor cars
are safe and comfortable, and can be
operated on small roads where bust
ness will not justify the running Of
passenger trains. The commission re-
fers to the opposition to the introduc-
ton Of steam roads in Great Britain
and Germany years ago. The portion
of Attorney Wright's complaint relat-
ing to train service on Sundays is con
tinued for further investigation.
Patrons Made a Protest.
Prior to Nov. 80 last the Illinois
Central ran two passenger trains Oh
week days and one on Sundays on its
FreepOrt- Madison line, but traffic de
creased and it took one Of the trains
off and discontinued the Sunday sery-
ice. Patrons along the line protested
SO vigorously against the curtailment
of service that the company finally
put on the gasoline motor car. This
car is run on practically the same
schedule as the passenger train which
was taken off. The car has a carry
ing capacity of seventy-five passen-
gers, is fifty-siX feet long and weighs
$4,000 pounds. 1t looks much like an
ordinary steam road passenger coach.
It can be run at speed of seventy
miles an hour, and has no difficulty
in keeping up with the schedule Of the
steam train which it displaced.