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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Behind the Screen.

At a particularly dainty little restau-
rant a lady with a sense of humot
chooses the seat nearest the serving
room, from which vantage point she
notes and records, somewhat after the
manner of Miss Beatrice Herford, the
squabbles and comments of the dainty
mattresses. Here are some of her Gu
rious transcripts from reality:
81 told you six soups, not desserts
the beginning of the meal, not the fin
ish! Can't you hear straight?"
''Here, Birdie, take back thS, coffee!
It's so cold it gave the woman ma
lariar'
: Great Scott. This lettuce isn't fit
for horse! I'd sooner eat grassI'
'Oh, gee! Hurry up It's for an old
maid, and her tempers worse'n miner
"Say, you're the limit! asked for
fat meat, and you've given me joint
-nothin' but bone! Wake upp'
Behind screen, my correspondent
tells me, they often initiate certain Of
the guests-mimicking their walk,
even their table manners. And as for
the remarks she oyerhears, she mar
wells less at their content than at the
way they are uttered. "Such voicesw
And SO she expresses establishment
that at table, while waiting on the peo-
pie, ''these young women are ever
quiet and demure and patient soft
tones and CHEEKY but dignified man
ner."-Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Precious Stones and aPaste.v

Glass, or paste" as it is called, is
made which cannot when new be dis
tinguished from diamonds by any one
but an expert armed with the neces-
sary tests.
And the same is true as to paste imi-
tations of all precious stones excepting
the emerald (whose beautiful green
tint cannot be exactly obtaineG), the
cats eye. which has peculiar ibrous
structure, and the opal. The real value
and quality. of precious stones as COM
pared with glass depend on their dura-
bility. their hardness, their resistance
to scratching and "dulling" of face
and edge.
Even our Anglo-Saxon ancestors
made gems of glass and paste. 1t is
only in modern times that the art of
making artificial precious stones" has
reached a degree of perfection which.
so far as decorative purposes are con-
cerned, leaves the natural stones no
claim to superiority.-London Tele-
graph.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
CANNON AFTER PAPER TRUST
Speaker Declares Combine Is Subject
to Penalty III Claims of the Pub
fishers Are True.

Speaker Cannon has INTRODUCED re-
solutions in the house directing the
attorney general and the secretary
of commerce and labor to inform
the house what steps have been
taken by those departments to investi
gate the action of the International
Paper company of New York and 9th
er corporations supposed to be en-
gagged in an effort to create a mon
opoly in print paper.
In statement Mr.. Cannon said if
the claims of the publishers are cor
rect the manufacturers of paper are
subject to penalty and the trust can
be dissolved in the United States
courts
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
OTHER POLITICAL NEWS
Taft I'm 1.-THE Enemy's Countrywide
Toilette Delegates in Wisconsin.

4ait 1tnc ELIieIuy SOuntfy -lhs
Toilette Delegates in Wisconsin,.
Council Bluffs, Ia, April S.--Secre-
tary Taft has finished another busy
day, the time of which was divided
between Omaha and Council Bluffs.
with speech on the Philippines at the
Grand hotel, where he was the guest
at the banquet given by the Council
Bluffs Commercial club. There wera
nearly 5000 guests present.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 8.-Scatter-
ing returns received by the Sentinel
from throughout Wisconsin indicate
that Notwithstanding favorable to the
nomination of Robert M. LaFollette at
the Republican national convention
have been elected as follows. Isaac
Stephenson, Marinette; Henry A.
Cooper Racine; VIM. G. Brumder, MIL
waukee. and Alley Peterson, Soldiers
Grove.
a. T. Rogers and Horace e. Sted-
man were elected delegates from the
Second Congressional district to the
Republican national convention and
arc for LaF0llette. LaFollette dele
gates were elected I'm other districts
as follows: Third, Duncan McGregor
and Julius I. Dichmar; Fourth, Fred
c. Lcrenz and VIM. III. Kieckhefer
Fifth. VIM r. Knell and Henry Lock,
ney: Ninth. Samuel III. Cady and B. c.
Woiter: Eleventh, Samuel J. Bradford
and John T.. Murphy.
Milwaukee. Wis, April S.--Returns
indicate that John Barnes. of Rhine
lander. has been elected over Robert
NJ. Bashford. of Madison, as Justice
of the supreme court
Mitchell, S. d., April S--The Demo
cratic state convention met here, Sc
lected eight delegates to the national
convention, and instructed them TO
vote for William Jennings Bryan for
the presidential nomination
Huron, S. D.. April S.-The Repub
lican state convention adopted resolu-
tons favoring the placing Of iron,
coal, lumber and all articles manufac-
tured or controlled by monopoly ON
the free list. Delegates to the nation
al convention at Chicago were elected
and instructed to vote for Taft
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Quick Wit.

Napoleon was pacing up and down
one day before his quarters, planning
probably some new scheme of con-
quest. He dropped his glove, and
common soldier happening along pick
ed it up and returned it to him.
THANK you, captain" said the en-
peror absentmindedly, not thinking
that the man was only private.
.'Of which company, sire?" put in the
soldier promptly, taking Napoleon at
his word.
"Come to me tonight and you shall
receive your commission" said the
great commander.
He knew that that common soldier
had the presence Of mind necessary to
make good officer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
KANSAS CITY DEMOCRATIC
Results of Elections in the Badger
State and Nebraska.

Results of Elections in the Badger
State and Nebraska.
Kansas City, April S.-The entire
Democratic ticket, headed by Thos. T..
Crittcnden, IT., for mayor, was. sue
cessfuI in the election by majority
of probably 800 over the Republican
ticket. headed by Mayor Henry NJ.
Beardsley This is a change OF 2, 100
votes since the election of 1856 The
Democrats will control both houses of
the new council. There was little diff
ference in the party platforms. Crit
tenden is pledged to enforce the saloon
laws, but the ''wets" supported him
and the 'drys'' were Beardsley men.
Omaha, Neb., April S.--Returns 50
far received from the municipal cleo
ti0ns throughout the state indicate that
the Prohibition element has made de
cided gains i'm Nebraska. Of the
towns heard from about two thirds
had gone dry and more than half
of these We're wet last year.
Milwaukee, Wis, April S.-Dis-
over no license in a majority Of towns
In Wisconsin where these issues were
put 10 a vote Of the people. The fol-
lowing places voted for license: Al
toona Kenosha, West Salem, Tomah.
Union Grove, Mansion, Lancaster.
Galesville. Platteville. Whitehall,
LIdysInith. Mineral Point, and Pc
waukce. The following places vote1
no license: Sparta, Viroqua, Laferge
Richland Center. Reedstown, Dodge
vile. At Madison, Mayor ]. c. SchH
bert. Democrat, won over w. ]. Nc
Kay. who favored Sunday closing.
Milwaukee, Wis, April S.-David S.
Rose. the Democratic candidate for
mayor of Milwaukee, has been re-
turned the successful candidate, with
plurality Of about 5000 votes over
Emil Seidel. Social Democrat. Thorn
as J. Pringle, the Republican candi-
date. ran over 1000 behind Seidel.
Roses election makes him mayor of
Milwaukee for the fifth time
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
WHERE EVERYTHING is WET"
Madison County Practically Unit for
the Saloon Men.

the Saloon Men.
Local option forces were defeated
by substantial majorities in all the
Illinois towns across the river from
st. Louis. Madison county, in which
the towns are situated, went prac-
tically unit against the "dry" ticket.
Outside the belt of towns adjoining
st. Louis the prohibition forces seem
to have won in the majority of in
stances. The Madison county towns
going wet and the saloons contained
were as follows: Alton, 65: Edwards
vile, 50; Tri-Cities (Granite City,
Madison and Venice), 1925; Wool River.
30; Omphghent, Is, with smaller towns
bringing the total up to 324 saloons.
Other returns are as follows: East
Lincoln, CO. "dry" and SS4 "wet."
Monmouth. township and city, s102
majority against local option: five
townships of the remaining fourteen
"dry." Bloomington voted wet"
2.971 to $3.50 Oanville township,
containing 90 saloons, voted against
local option by large majority.
Every town in Livingston county
voted against the saloon excepting
Dwight, Chatsworth, Flanagan and
Strawn. Pontiac went dry by 353.
Joliet township, "wet" by 2,474; feur
townships vote saloons out, and three
remain wet" all by close votes
Rock Island. wet by 1,791; the coun-
rty districts where saloons have been
licensed generally went ''wet."
The local option elections resulted
in twenty-five counties becoming alb
solutely antisalOon territory, and APP
proximately 1900, Or about one-half
of the total number of saloons in that
territory. were voted out of business.
The following counties are now abso-
lutely antisaloon territory. in addition
to six which voted last November to
abolish the dramshop: Boone, Moul-
trie, Fayette. Hamilton. Dewitt, Ed
gar, Clark. Mercer, Brown, Saline,
Callatin. Douglas, Macon, Cumber-
land, Piatt. Shelby, Coles, White,
Wayne, Winnebago. Richland and
Champaign.
Mattoon, ILL.,, April 8.-Lewis l..
Lehman, mayor of Mattoon, resigned
the mayoralty because the antisaloon
forces triumphed at the elections.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10

the societies platform favoring per-
sonal liberty.
OF the townships In Cook county
where the saloon question was an IS
sue Hanover, Maine, Proviso, Worth
and Thornton voted in favor of the
saloon, and Lyons and Riverside voted
against saloons.
The total vote In the city of Chicago
was: Republican, 1906; Democrat
ic, 90, 1913; Socialist 1915; Independ-
ence League, 14,908; Prohibitionist.
1887: scattering independent. 1860.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Representative Hepburn III.

Washington, April S.-Representa-
tive William Hepburn. of Iowa, char
man Of the house committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce, is Ill at
his home in this city. While his con
dition is not considered serious, his
age. seventy-four years, renders any
prolonged attacks dangerous. To Is
possible that he will not be able to
return to his work in the house for
some weeks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Forty Minutes Debate All the
House Talk on the Em-
pIoyers' Liability Bill.
BUT ONE VOTE IN THE NEGATIVE
Littlefeld Stands Alone in Opposing
the Measure.
Its Principal Provisions NOted-Sent
at Once to the Senate. Which
Has Bill of It's
Own.

With only one vote recorded
against it, that of Littlefield (NIe.l
the hoUse of representatives on Mon
day, under suspension Of the rules,
passed the Sterling employers habi.-
ity bill after forty minutes debate. In
brief the bill establishes the doetr n
that the railroad companies enga sei
in interstate commerce are liable 70
personal injuries received by employees
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
4 AoO PUDAAOoVUAOAA AAo1H On ~'s two
Notice to- Creditors.

GTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
~ Rock County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city of James
October, A. D. 1908, being October 9Th, 1908,
at O'Clock a. M, the following matters will
be heard considered and adjusted:
All claims against William Afeldt, late
OF the Town of Fulton in said county, de-
ceased.
ALI claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the court house, in the city of
GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the 10Th
day of September, A. d. 1908. or be barred.
Dated March 10TH 19O8a
BY the Court,
17w4 j. w. SALE. County Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
charmless Music.

The man had just reached home aft
er a heavy days work at the Office
and was resting himself in his easy
chair for a few minutes before par
taking of tea Little Jim, his youngest
son, had climbed upon the paternal
knee and was relating to his father
the events of the day. "And, oh, IA
ther," said the boy, won't you show
me your fiddle some day?'
81 have no fiddle, my boy" answered
the fond parent.
aOh, yes, you have, papa" returned
the boy, 'for I heard mamma telling
Mrs. Strongwill this afternoon that
ever since she married you you had
played second fiddlel'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
First publication April 8, 1908. ]
Notice OF Hearing.

First publication April 8, 1905
Notice of Hearing.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
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 first
Tuesday, being the 9Th day of May. 1908,
at 8 O'Clock a. M, the following matter will
be heard and considered:
The application of Nettie p Ellsworth and
Florence p Shepard to admit to Probate the
last will and testament of Emergene Stillman,
late of the city of Edgerton in said county,
deceased.
Dated March 31st, 1908.
BY the Court,
J. w. SALE. County Judge.
j. p. TowNE, Attorney. 18w3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Thirty Horses and One Man Perish

AT New York Monday fire early In
the day badly damaged a tenement
house in Pearl street and burned to
death thirty horses in an ado ming
stable Michael Cunningham, an aged
man, who slept in the stable, lost his
life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Official Precedence.

The Chicago Inter Ocean tells of the
daughter of a well known representa-
tive who on her tenth birthday had a
party, and one of the guests was the
daughter of senator, The birthday
cake shone gloriously with ten candles.
A few weeks later the senator's
daughter reached her eighth milestone,
and a party was in order. Just before
the guests arrived the small celebrant
betook herself to the dining room to
take look at the festal board. High
on it's pedestal of crystal stood the
birthday cake, and circling its snowy
circumference were eight tiny candles,
one for each year
Zone, two, three, four, FIVE, six, seven
eighth CALCULATED the small hostess.
Mamma, mamma. please come here
quick. They've only put eight candles
on my birthday cake, and my fathers
senator! Now, Mary had ten candles
on her birthday cake, and she's only
the daughter of congressman"
Cigar Cutters and Disease.
mo-" said the Sixth avenue tobac-
conist, 81 have no cigar cutters in my
store. They're too much menace to
the public health. How? Why, every
man who buys cigar cuts the end Of
1t off ia cutter If he sees one on the
counter, but that isn't all. He has
a habit of putting the end of the cigar
In his mouth first, thus wetting 1t
and preventing the dry tobacco leaf
from splitting too much. If the man
is afflicted with tuberculosis or any
other disease, he may transfer germs
to the cutter, and the next man who
sticks his cigar In there to cut off the
end gets them on his cigar, and In this
way to his mouth New York Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
First publication April 8, 1908. ]
Notice of Hearing.

NTATE OF WISCONSIN,,
- County Court for Rock County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at q regular 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 first Tues
day, being the 5th day of May, 1908, at o'clock
a. m, the following matter will be heard and
considered:
The application of Thomas L. Stillman for
the appointment of an administrator de bOniS
non cum testamenta annexo on estate of Henry
w. Stillman, late of the City of Edgerton, in
said County, deceased.
Dated March 31st, 1908.
BY the Court,
j. w. SALE, County Judge.
j. p. TOwNE, Attorney. 18w3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Professor on the Commission.

Edward Barlow, professor of chemis-
try in the University of Illinois and
director of the water survey of the
state. has been appointed by Governor
Deneen a member of the commission
to prevent the pollution of the waters
of Lake Michigan.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
No Trouble Outside of Lisbon.

Washington, April g. = American
Minister Bryan. at Lisbon. Portugal.
has sent to the department. of state the
following dispatch regarding the cleo
ton in Portugal and the disorders at
Lisbon: 'Monarchists overwhelmingly
victorious In elections. Disorders con-
fined to Lisbon. The rest of Portugal
quiet"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
why Troops Stay Home.

Detroit, March 31.-According to Of
ficers of the Seventh regiment the real
reason the Seventh did not go to the
Philippines recently Is that the gov
eminent fears anarchistic and labor
troubles, particularly at election time
this fall.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Accused of shoottne wife,

Marquette, Mich, April S.-Charged
with shooting his wife, Charles F. An
derson is jailed at Crystal Falls. The
woman's condition Is critical. The
shooting followed a quarrel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
CITY ELECTION AT CHICAGO
Republicans Gain Ten Aldermen-Sa
loon Men Claim Victory.

Chicago. April S.-The Republicans
made a net gain of ten aldermen in
the election in this city. The new
council will contain forty-four Repub-
licans and twenty-six Democrats. The
election was purely aldermanie and
followed closely party lines. Although
ahe question OF Sunday closing of sa-
looms was barred from the ballot by
oourt action the United Societies for
Local Self Government claimed VIC
cory, inasmuch<as but twenty-three OF
the seventy aldermen who will COM
pose the new council are opposed to
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10

Everything moves on hinges, and tact
Is a good lubricator.-M I'm
ion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-04-10
Haeein LOSES heavily in Horsefiesh

The barn on the Elmendorf farm
near Lexington, KY, owned by j.
B. Haggin, burned and thirty-three
mares and eleven colts were destroy
ed. All the mares were with foal but
two.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-02
THE COME AND SEE SIGN

This sign is permanently attached
to the front of the main building OF
the Lydia L. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
1t means that public inspection Of
the Laboratory and methods Of doing
business ishOnestly desired. Itmeans
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "Open and above
board"
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made III the advertisements of Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
l. it a purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs?
Come and See.
! Do the women of America continu.
| ally use as much Of it as we are told
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia Z. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sicl
woman are asked to write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted b!
women only, and are the letters KEEP
strictly confidential
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia T
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ha
cured thousands Of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only fo
! doubterS. The great army of WOme
| who know from their own person,
= experience that no medicine in tn
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound for female il
will still go on using and being be,
Gifted by it; but the poor doubtn
suffering woman must, for her OW
sake, be taught confidence, forshe ais
= might just as well regain her healt
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-02
A Trip to Tar Heel and What
Was Seen There.
To the Editor Of The Robesonian.

10 Ine EGlIof OF l ne RODeSOnl4n.
AS the sun, that glorious orb of
brightness, was just appearing
above the gigantic old pines in
the far distant East, we harness
ed our old black steed to om. old
rickety buggy and hied US away
to the hustiing little village by
the Cape Fear. As we sped along
we were struck On every side
by fields Of growing cotton, corn,
etc. | don't think | have seen a
better prospect of a bountiful
harvest in 10 years. Our far
mers seem to be in fine spirits,
and if the seasons continue like
they have a heavy crop will be
made. AS we near the little
town we find everybody busy.
First we pass the store Of Messrs.
Wilson and KinlaW. They keep
a full line Of general merchan-
disc and are selling it too. Next,
on the left of Main street, we
look into the little store of the
Messrs. Monroe; every available
space is filled with groceries and
other goods. On a little
farther, On the corner of
Creek street, east side, is the
handsome store of James Robe
son, the "OId Reliable" patriot
Of this section. He carries a full
line Of all kinds of staple and
fancy goods and is prince of
goodfellOWs. "Just across fromhis
store E. L. Singletary has just
finished and moved into his ele-
giant new store, where you will
I find goods on top of goods of
every description marked way
down. Next we come to the new
store of Mr.. Frank Singletary,
which is nearing completion and
will be occupied in a few days.
Last, but not least, we look in at
an open door Of our old-time
friends, N. B. Singletary, shop.
We hear the bellows roar and
anvil ring, which reminds us of
that beautiful poem, The Vii
lage Blacksmith" There are
few dwellings near the centre of
the town, thuogh there are sew
eral in the suburbs.
We spent most of our time
] while in town at Sunny-side, the
handsome new home of the R.
D F. D. carrier. Although he was
!, on duty, his two sisters enter
tanned us royalty. Really, this
;. was a pleasant trip to US. We
! learn that Mr.. J. L. Viii
:. son will soon erect a new
dwelling on his new lot there
There is still room for more O
the right kind.
"OLD REB."