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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-30

With the granting of an interurban
franchise to the Cincinnati Construc-
ton Co. by the common council at
GAINESVILLE Monday evening, nothing
stands in the way of the company to
get busy if they really intend to build
an electric road between Madison and
GAINESVILLE. The company now has it's
franchises at Stoughton, Edgerton and
GAINESVILLE already in hand and it is said
do not need one from Madison as it in
tends to use the tracks of the local
company in that city, so certificate
issued by the state railway commission
is all that need to hinder active work
being started. The company has been
in this field now more than year and
much preliminary work has been ac-
complished, though it may be some
months yet before the dirt will fly even
if all arrangements are perfected for
financing the road that will require well
towards million dollars.
Tuesday morning III. H. Zigler OF
Cincinnati, Judge Clarity, of Column
bus, and Joe Ellis, engineer in charge,
stopped in Edgerton a short time while
making an automobile trip over the
proposed line. The party spent some
time in Madison in looking over the
situation. The interurban will leave
Madison by way of the Oregon road and
pass along the west sides of Lakes
Waubesa and Kegonsa. 1t will run
through Stoughton and Edgerton and
from the latter city cut over toward
GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. Ellis informs US that possibly ne
will change his proposed route after
leaving Edgerton so as to keep north
of the railway tracks until well toward
Hanerville before making the crossing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-30
Obituary.

John Conn was born in Harrison
county, Kentucky, in 1841, and when a
small boy moved with his parents to
Wisconsin, settling at Boscobel, and
from there they moved to Juda. In
1861 he was united in marriage to Sarah
GODDARD and to this union two children
were born, J.. w. Conn of this city and
Mrs. Anterior, who died at Albany six
years ago. In 1885 Mr.. Conn and wife
moved to Edgerton and made this city
their home for many years, moving to
Albany in 1894. On Friday, April %,
he was called from his home in Albany
to his final reward. Funeral services
were, held on Sunday and interment was
made in Fassett cemetery. There are
left to mourn the loss of husband and
father the widow and son, j. w. Conn,
who have the sympathy of large cir
icle of friends in their hour of bereave-
ment. fl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-30

Dick Pease submitted to an opera
ton at the Madison hospital Wednes-
day for trouble resulting from an in
jury received some time ago.
About twenty young friends of
Miss Edith Ogden assembled at her
home last Monday evening and passed
the hours in way pleasing to young
ladies. 1t was surprise on Miss
Ogden.
Archie Wagner of Lima was an
over Sunday guest at the home of
Julius Summerfeldt and family
On Tuesday, April 9th, 1909, Carl,
the eight months old son of VIM. Knoll
and wife was taken from them by
death. Funeral services were held on
Thursday from the home at l 80 and
from st. Johns German Lutheran
church at o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Charles Spllman, and interment was
made in Fassett cemetery. The SYM
pathy of the community is with the
parents in their irreparable loss.
L. C. Whittet secured a magnif-
cent team of dark steel gray horses
from Winona, Mimi, the past week.
The pair will weigh in the neighborhood
of $500 pounds and is one of the finest
teams ever seen upon our streets. Mr..
Howard Wentworth was instrumental
in securing the horses.
-Four young red foxes were captur-
ed Saturday by Lloyd and Robert Hub
bard, who live on the Sperry farm
about midway between Edgerton and
Evansville. The old fox was sighted
chasing sheep Friday evening and was
pursued to it's lair in the darkness after
several Intellectual shots had been fired.
On the following day the hunters re-
turned to the scene with spades and
opened up the den. Remnants of the.
hides of three lambs were found beside
the little Reynards. 81
On Sunday last the membership of
the Congregational church voted to ex-
tend call to Rev. Geo. B Dennison of
Cando, N. D., to become pastor of the
church here. The past two Sundays
Rev. Dennison has occupied the pulpit
and created such favorable impress
sion that formal call has been given
him. He is a brother of Rev. R. C.
Dennison of GAINESVILLE. Rev. Dennison
will consult his family before giving
final answer to the call, though it is
believed his acceptance will follow.
The telegraph, which is supposed
to be quick means of communication,
is some times provokingly slow. An
instance occurred this week that tends
to show that railways beat the tele-
graph on long distance transmission
On Saturday last Herbert Saunders
filed dispatch at Gentry, Ark, noti-
flying relatives in Albion of the death,
of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Saunders,
and of their intention to bring the re-
mains back to their former Wisconsin
home for burial He was surprised on
reaching Edgerton Monday on the IL :05
train not to find any one here to meet
him and still further surprised to learn
that his message had not reached the
parties addressed Somewhere there
seems to be cuipable negligence in the
failure of the telegraph company to
forward the dispatch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-30
The Sun Flower Minstrels.

The federated women's clubs of Ed
gerton will present their Sun Flower
Minstrels at Royal hall Friday evening,
April Both. Neither pains nor expense
have been spared in securing talent,
training, costumes and the scenic eff
fects necessary for producing a high
class entertainment. A three part pro-
gram will be given, every number of
which is "a winner" 1t follows:
PART I.
1. Way Down in Alabama
Sadie, de Moon is Beaming'
Coax Me"
Opening Chorus
z. Beautiful Eyes Linda Martin
3. See What You've Done to Me'......
................ Petunia Johnson
D. Modern Love" ............. Dinah Brown
4 1t Looks Like Big Night Tonight ops'
................. ......Pearlie Peacemaker
PART II.
Merry Widow Waltz
Merry Widow Frisk Widower
PART III.
One act farce-'The Village Improvement
cub" (The plot is laid in Edgerton; the time
is tne 2Oth century,
One of the pleasing features of the
Sun Flowers" will be the beautiful
costumes designed for the occasion by
the Edgerton artist, Will Bardeen, and
reproduced at considerable expense by
Marshall Field & Co., while the ladies
who take part in the farce will be
gowned in Worth productions right from
Paris. The. band boys recent enter
talnment demonstrated the fact that
the success of an entertainment is
largely due to proper costuming. Work
ing along these lines three days con-
vention of Edgerton milliners was called
and the result is the exquisite creations
which will be displayed in the farce.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19
Romances Of Progress
By Albert Payson .Terhune
ARCAIMEDES-The Absent Minded DisCOverer.

Through the crowded streets Of
the ancient Slcilian city Of Syracuse
one day late In the third century,
B. c., rushed an elderly man, bald,
wild Of eye, long of beard. He was
yelling at intervals the Greek word
"Eureka!" ('T have discovered it!")
Not q stitch Of clothing covered him.
Nor was he aware of his own nude
state until arrested by the scandalized
authorities.
The man who thus unconventional
ly burst upon the public gaze was
Archimedes, greatest Of old-time in
ventors and mathematicians. The rea-
son for his peculiar action was that
q certain amazing discovery he had
just worked cut had so elated him
that he absent-mindedly forgot every
thing else in the Joy Of the moment.
And this is how the discovery, was
made: King Hero, Greek ruler of
Syracuse, had ordered a heavy and
beautiful gold crown constructed for
himself. He had reason TO suspect
that the jeweler to whom he had in
trusted the task had cheated him by
mixing q quantity of alloy with the
gold that went into the making Of this
royal emblem. But Hero had no
means Of proving his suspicious. He
therefore sent for Archimedes, whom
he admired as the wisest man In his
realm, and asked him to find out some
way whereby he could make certain
Of the presence and exact amount Of
alloy in the crown.
Archimedes undertook the problem,
though he had no reason for suppos-
ing he could solve 1t. For days the
matter was ever on his mind. One
. ..... n. morning while
4" o'ra"ve roD thus bordering he
lem and lite stepped into his
Solving. hath Az he ala so
he noticed that the tub, already full
to the brim, Overflowed when his body
entered the water. This was q SIM
pie phenomenon. A million people
had observed similar action on the
part Of water, but to none of them
had 1t suggested any especial idea.
To Archimedes. however, the Incl
dent meant something. He instantly
while still bathing, set to work on the
great "Archimedes Principle" still in
use. This principle, briefly. asserts
that any object plunged into liquid
sustains. an upward pressure equal to
the weight Of the water 1t displaces.
In other words, that the body i'm
mersed loses as much weight while
under water as the weight Of an equal
volume Of the liquid itself. From this
Il was but q step for him to figure out
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

A Nuremberg clockmaker, Peter
Heile Tor Henleine) by name, startled
all Europe in the year 1440 by invent
ing q clock that could be carried
about in the hand or even In the
pocket; in other words, watch. This
was regarded as the last and crown
ing triumph of timepiece making.
Though Heile's watch weighed some
thing over q pound and was as large
as q strongbox, yet 1t was stared at
% one Of the wonders OF the world.
Were q modern genius to devise q
watch, perfect in every detail, and no
larger than a pinhead, the feat would
attract far less amazed admiration.
For Heile had at bound abridged
the vast chasm between the huge,
cumbersome, old-time clock, with its
Weighty, awkward mechanism, and
the compact timepece that could
readily be borne from place to place.
At night or in cloudy weather the
sun dial was utterly useless and
IN the course of events the clepsydra
(water clock took its place. The
earliest clepsydra
~AnesstorS" OF was a crystal vial
Modern Clocks. with q very small
hole at the bottom. This bottle was
filed with water, and by the period
required for the liquid to escape, time
was computed. The hour glass, q
variation on this idea, was also in use.
II consisted Of two glass hemispheres,
connected by a narrow tube. One OF
the hemispheres was filed with sand.
The tube was Of such q size that ex-
actly one hour was required for the
pouring Of the sand from one compart-
ment to the other.
The clepsydra, however, was the an
cestor Of the modern clock, for In
time Il was developed into an appa-
ratus ftted up with a dial and with
an indicator that was moved from
point 70 point BY the varying pressure
Of the water. Archimedes, It Is said,
was the man to whom It first occurred
to substitute weights for water. An
improvement was later made on this
contrivance By placing balls Of metal
In such q position on the clepsydra
that at the end OF each hour they
should fall against gong. Thus the
striking clock" originated.
L was In the far east that clocks
ha6 their real origin. The saracens
evolved the theory Of weights and
wheels and striking apparatus, con-
uoeted with the marked dials and N
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19
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dicators. The Crusaders, after their
Palestine wars, carried back many
eastern customs to Europe, Clockma-
king, among others. Great clocks
some of them still in existence-were
constructed in various monasteries
and churches, to be gaped at by the
populace as uncanny, even super
natural. Monks made improvements
in such clocks now and then. In fact.
many features Of the modern clock
makers art are due to these friars.
England and France, in those times,
were fonder of war than Of invention.
So It was in Germany that clockma-
king, flourished most. Instead Of using
a, striking apparatus for clocks, some
of these Germans constructed with
bellows tiny ROSTERS that crOwed the
hour, the ROSTERS crow being popu-
larly supposed to usher in the day.
From this comes the cuckoo clock.
Heile of Nuremberg conceived the
idea Of a portable clock. But a great
difficulty stood in his way. The mo-
tive power Of clocks mechanism de-
pended on heavy
How the Great weights Such
Problem was weights could not
Solved. be lugged about
with any degree Of ease. Some other
power, he decided, must therefore
take the place Of these cumberouS
Jumps of metal At last he hit on the
idea. He coiled long ribbon of steel
about a central spindle. The unroll-
ing of this powerful coil, he found aft
er many disappointing experiments,
would supply the motive power need
full to the clocks mechanism. From
THIS discovery arose the theory Of
handspring, hairsprIng and countless
other triumphs of latter-day machin-
cry.
Heile's first watch was q cylindrical
metal box gOrgeously ornamented and
with one side hinged. Inside this
primitive case were the dial, spring
and wheels, the dial face being visible
through the network on the surface
Of the hinged side Of the box.
A ridiculously awkward continuance.
and one that would wake the laughter
Of any notwithstanding school boy.
Germany has erected a statue to
Heile. But a far more lasting monu-
ment to the old Nuremberger's genius
is carried in every mans watch
pocket
CsVyHShtsa1
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

an absurdly simple plan for detormin-
ing the amount Of alloy in Hiero's
crown. He would drop the crown into
vessel full Of water and then, after
removing II, drop in an equal weight
Of gold and watch the difference OF
the two overhows.
Delighted at this double mental
feat, Archimedes leaped from the
bath and out into the streets shout.
ing abroad his great discovery. He
was heavily fined for his indecOrous
action and rewarded by Hero with a
laurel crown for his invention.
In mathematics Archimedes excelled
all men of his century. He worked out
the mutual relations between sphere
and cylinder and the measurement Of
a circle and made
DevIses War En- known the scIence
glnes Against of leverage. The
Cltys Foes' complex crank-and-
pulley are also II his devising. BY
his various discoveries and inventions
he founded the entire art Of mechan-
les in use to-day. To no other man do
mechanics, mathematics and physics
owe so much.
Those were the days OF Greek de-
cadence. Marcellus, the Roman gen.
eral, besleged Syracuse. Archimedes
at once turned his talents to account
in devising catapults and other war
engines that worked havoc on the In
vaders. He is even said to have ar
ranged a collection of burning glasses
in such a way as to set fire once to
the attacking Roman feet.
Marcellus, like all the world, re-
garded Archimedes with reverential
awe. He gave strict orders that in
case the city should be captured,
Archimedes and all his property were
to be spared. But when, in 212 B. c.,
the Romans, after a three years
siege, stromed Syracuse, Archimedes
fell victim to his own absent-minded-
ness.
The victorious soldiers, rushing
through the city, came upon a man,
rs years old, seated in the middle Of
the market-place, tracing geometrical
figures in the sand with the point Of
his stan. 1t was Archimedes. He
was so absorbed in puzZling out q
problem in mathematics that he did
not even know the city was captured.
As the soldiers ran up he cried warn.
ingly:
Don't disturb my figures with your
great stamping feet!"
The next instant half dozen spear
points passed through his body.
(Copyrighted)
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

A household once supplied with Ham
Inns Wizard Oil Is seldom allowed to be
without It. In case of sudden mishap or
accident Wizard Oil takes the place OF
the family doctor. Are you supplied!
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Mrs. WlnSl0w's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums reduces m
ANIMATION aAys PAIN cures wind collu $50 bottle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19
Good Excuse.

"But, Egbert. you never used 70
mind cutting the grass"
II know, pa, but it's a whole lot
harder since you sharpened the lawn
mower"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Clear white clothes are q sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 OF. package, cents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Even a miser may not be able to
keep the secrets of others.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

A doctor OF divinity should believe
In the faith cure.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

The winner never has any fault To
find with the referees decision.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Dry feed for young chicks Is grow
ing in favor among many pouitrymen.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

A COW win make use Of between
three and four tons Of silage q year.
with ten cows and other stock to use
as much ensilage as the cows, one
could use so to 80 tons per year.
Where enough stock is kept to use to
advantage 80 or more tons Of ensilage
per year one may be Justified In In
vesting in q silo and the necessary
machinery to MI It. The larger and
better the herd and the better the
dalryman the more profitable ensilage
becomes. One is never justified n
the use Of expensive feed like ensilage
unless he gets 70 be careful herds
man, furnishes his animals comfort
able quarters, good. regular care and
protection from storms and winds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

The best COWS are the ones that the
careful dairyman raises for himself.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Growing sheep for mutton is all
right, but be sure that you have sheep
that grow a good back o. wool.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

1t is always best to feed the calves
by hand because one knows just what
they are getting and how much. 1t is
really not such a terrible task to feed
a dozen calves, but it is quite q nuts
ance to go through the motion Just
for one or two. Perhaps great many
dairymen who object to raising calves
Tor their own herds would change
their minds II they should practice It
in q Wholesale way
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Never let the sod get thin on the
pasture land for this always means
the decrease of the root systems Of
the plants and a decrease in their abil-
ity to penetrate the soil in search Of
plant food. When sod becomes 80 thin
that the hoof Of the animal will break
through it in wet weather, 1t has
reached a state OF exhaustion that re-
Quires attention.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

When the corn begins to dent is the
time to cut II for the silo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-08-19

Young poultry cannot develop nor
mally II infested with lice. See that
they do not have any such handicap
in the struggle for growth.
Hot Springs post., 1909-04-10
WHEN PROFIT IS UsURY

Alexander Graham Bell the noted inventor under
takes in recent article to the question, when
does profit become usury" with the object of finding true
principle for the regulation of trusts 1--WE have arrived
at critical point in history, begins Prof Bell.
'Compettion element in business is going out and
monopoes which opposed to competition coming in.
Individual producers longer count He says that the
great problem of the age is what to do with the trusts
which extend their operations beyond the Jurisdiction Of
the state government He judges from history that the
trusts natural process of evolution and that men
not combat law of nature He believes that any comb-
nation that reduces the cost of production and distribution
is essentially beneficial though does not lower
prices. 1t is only when prices raised above the
petve level he argues that injury to the public begins
The hurtful thing is not the combination ITSELF but the
power which it potentially possesses to raise prices to the
public though does not do He says that there
should be recognized relation between the cost of pro-
duction and the amount of profit Everything beyond
equitable return upon the capital invested should be
garded usury and forbidden by law. Summing up, Mr.
Bell says that destruction Of the trusts sout of the ques
ton that government ownership is doubtful remedy with
many objections and that the immediate problem is to
troll by suitable legislation the amount of profit they
legally receive from the public.
That OoDius MT he hamD arp1 nv me- bucDn
Hot Springs post., 1909-04-10
Services i'm
a BarrOOna

Macon, Mo-, March 15.-For 20 min
utes this morning there were unique
proceedings in the saloon of Addison P.
Strobe, on Weed street. An evangel-
ist, P. M. Fitzgerald stood on a box at
the end of the bar and addressed
crowd of about 200 on the wages of sin.
the effects of dissipation, and the curse
OF evil habits. He was there by invita-
ton of the proprietor of the saloon.
There were men in the congregation
who had not seen the inside of church
for years. A young man with bucket
in his hand entered the back way, saw
what was going on and fed. There
were no sales during the services. The
proprietor and his assistants stood with
folded arms near the evangelist and
joined heartily when the male choir
started, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
After the services Mr.. Strobe cordi-
ally shook hands with the evane elist,
and thanked him for the sermon. He
said that he was brought up by good,
Christian parents, and that he had al
ways felt kindly regard with the sort
of people they associated with. There
was no collection. There are some who
criticize the holding of religious SER
vices in saloon, but the general senti-
ment is with the evangelist.
II. Winde, of Sullivan, said the city
visit last Sunday.
Hot Springs post., 1909-04-10
MAIL SCHEDULE.

Arrives from Fairbanks Saturday p. N.
Arrives from Rampant, Sunday p. IN.
Arrives from Tanana Sunday F. N.
Departs for Fairbanks Monday p. m.
Departs for Rampant, Monday q. n.
Departs for Tanana Monday a. m.
Hot Springs post., 1909-04-10
HoT SPRINGS POSI- SATURDAY, APRIL Of, sos

Western capitalists have capitalized Luther Burbank
and he ill conduct his experiments in plant life hereafter
free from all business cares Mr. Burbank was SO much
bothered by visitors year that signs had to be put up
all his place warning visitors away He found the de-
mands of business in connection with his work even
and the wonderful plants which he had deye
oped which promised much humanity, did not reach
full of usefulness quickly he expected
Now he will have time to work his plants exclusively
and especially to continue the cultivation and development
of the thornless cactus This is considered economically
the most important work Mr. Burbank has done To grow
cactus without torns is to fill the desert with fine food
for cattle. Mr. Burbank announced the development Of
this cactus about eighteen months ago. Recently the
suits of the first summers cultivation of the cactus
made public The report showed that the plant
cessu The fear that it would the old thorny
state dispeed and the plant grown found to
be a. good fodder.