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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Cutting Red Tape.

Many amusing stories are told of
ways in which postoffice officials, in
clined to keep too vigorously to the
letter of their regulations. have been
thwarteG. On one occasion man
asked for 240 penny stamps and ten
dered payment in copper. The official
declined to receive it. whereupon the
man began buying and paying for one
stamp at time. Before he had got a
dozen in that way the postotfice official
had surrendered. 1t must have been
the same man or near relative who
one Sunday went into q postoffice that
was open for telegraph business only.
He handed in a sixpenny telegram and
asked to be supplied with two stamps
besides. No. he could not have stamps:
telegraph business only was transact
ed. Innocently he asked If he might
have his telegram back for moment
to add something. He added four
words to it and rendered the additional
twopence The form was returned to
him with the stamps to affix. Cross
ing out the four additional words. he
affixed the sixpenny stamp, pushed the
telegram under the counter rail and
walked out with his two stamps. Lon
don Taller.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Cat Exchange In Paris.

Paris has a cat exchange. 'bourse
aux chats" This establishment is stu
ated in big chamber at the rear-of a
wineshop. Here are legions of cats Of
all sizes and colors, which are TO be
seen jumping and heard '.'miaulant. !
1t is said that the customers are by no
means tender hearted old ladies. but
for the most part frrriers. glovemak-
ers and cooks. A good sleek ''matou
realizes from 21a cents to 20 cents. The
skin has number of usages and the
flesh. according to the story. finds its
way into the stewpans of vertain res
taurants possessing more enterprise
than scruple.-Chicago Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Life at the Pole.

Life at the pole is perpetual battle
with nature. in which man is often
worsted. HE was frozen TO death is
the end of many biographies. While a
man is in health they speak of him as
stronger than DEATH" as if death were
a watchful enemy always waiting for
his chance. But life is on a large scale
up there. Instead of the petty alterna-
lions of night and day they have the
great seasonal succession, and, wheth-
er they are waiting for the long light
of summer or the long dark of winter.
they enjoy keen delight in the pros
pect Of change such as we can never
know in the tanner arrangements Of
our climate. The long dark does not
keep them wholly inactive. We read Of
expeditions after bear and hunting On
the ice by torchlight. but in the main
their winter is given up to story tell
ing, conversation and contemplation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
QUITS STAGE FOR THE BENCH
Fond du Lac Justice of Peace Called
from Amateur Theatricals.

Fond du Lac, Wis.,. Nov. 6.-From
the glamor of the footlights to the
reality of court of justice. from the
role of comedian to that of stern judge,
is a long call, but it was successfully
accomplished by Justice of the Peace
Ray c. Fairbank
Justice Fairbank had one of the prin-
cipal parts in "The Missionary" a
musical comedy put on by Company E
before a packed house in the armory.
Between the acts he was advised that
Sheriff Seeve had just returned from
Fairwater with four prisoners who de-
manded an immediate hearing. Not
wishing to disappoint either the an-
dience or the prisoners, the Judge adj
vised the sheriff that he would open
court at 1870 o'clock, after the per-
Torrance of "The Missionary" had
been completed.
AS soon as the curtain had been
rung down Justice Fairbank discarded
wig and costume and was on the
bench at the appointed time August
Henker, Charles Hins, William Block,
and Mrs. William Deahn of Fairwater
were arraigned before him for using
gambling apparatus in their saloons.
Henker was in addition charged with
selling liquor without a license. All
pleaded guilty, Henker was fined $780,
6S; Hins, Block and Mrs. Deahn $16.-
81 each.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Rored No More.

Yes said the famous NJ p. Il
used to be pestered to death by a
bore. Ny secretary was good natur-
ed. obliging chap. and he could never
find it in his heart to turn the bore
away Just as sure as l was in the
bore was certain to be admitted.
"One day. after an hours martyr
dom at the mans hands, determined
to end that persecution. So | called
my secretary and said to him mys-
teriously:
+" Parton. do you know what makes
Smith come here so regularly
"'No, SIR said Parton, i can't say l
do
"'Well. Parton said l, i don't mind
telling you in confidence that he's after
your job
"From that day" concluded the M.
P. 81 saw no more of the bore. LON
don Scraps.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Seventeen Year Locusts.

The seventeen year locusts are some
times called Pharaoh's focusts because
they make a sound that resembles the
repeating over and over of that historic
name The notes or songs are not what
might be termed vocal. as they are pro-
duced by the rapid vibrations of two
very thin films that cover small cav
ity at the base of the abdomen. In
some localities the sound produced is
somewhat different from that heard in
other sections Along streams, espe-
.cially along the Ohio river. the notes
are more bass, while on the highlands
and especially in the mountain regions
the sounds produced are more shrill.-
Omaha World Fl erald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
JURY INDICTS
BANKER ALLEN
Charged with WTecking Mineral
Point, Wis.,, Concern.
DEpOSIToRS MAY GET LITTLE


sion of InsoIvent Banks of the
Treasury Department, Will Assist
Examiner Schofield in Clearing UP
the Affairs of the Bank-Stock-
holders Have Three Months in
Which to Pay Assessment.
La Crossefi Wis. Nov. 8.-Phil Allen.
Jr., vice president of the First Ma
tional bank of Mineral Point, Wis.,.
which failed through. his alleged de.
falcations, was indicted by the United
States grand jury, on the charge of
wrecking the bank.
Immediately after word was sent
from the jury room of the Indictment,
Allen was arraigned before Judge San
born of the federal court. He pleaded
not guilty and announced through his
attorney his intention of standing
trial.
Trial was set for the December term
of court in Dane county. The bail
was reduced from 100000 to $50,0O0.
Allen declared that he believed he
would be able to furnish the lesser
amount
The amount of the embezzlement
charged in the indictment aggregates
100000. Government officials, howev-
er, said that this represented only a
part of the defalcations which are es-
timated to be between 100000 and
$750,000.
Judge T. F. Oldham, chief of the divi.
sion of insolvent banks of the treas
ury department, will assist Examiner
Schofield in closing up affairs of the
bank. He will pass on the legality of
claims and endeavor to facilitate an
early settlement of the banks affairs.
While officials of the treasury de-
partment refuse to discuss the results
OF their Investigations at Mineral
. Point, it is known that they doubt if
depositors in the failed bank will re-
ceive anything like substantial reinl-
bursement 1t is possible there may
be litigation over the question as to
whether the money placed in the spec
ial fund by the directors in the en-
deavor to save the bank just before it
closed is available for the settlement
of claims of depositors.
Under the law, stockholders will
have three months in which to pay the
assessment of 100 per cent which has
been ordered by the controller of the
currency. If they fail to meet this as
sessment, the United States district
attorney will be directed to take such
measures as may be necessary to en-
force collection. There are forty
three stockholders who are liable for
this assessment.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Two cf a Kind.

Mrs. Boggs-I hate to have a man
always complaining about some little
thing Now, my husband is continually
harping on the lace curtains Mrs.
Woggs-Y Yes, and my husband has been
kicking on our front door every morn
ing at s o'clock for the past twenty
yearS.-Puck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
WISCONSIN RAILWAY TAX
Increase of $40, 900 Over the Final
Assessment of Last Year.

Madison, Wis, Nov. S.--The state
tax commission announced the pre-
liminary assessor ent of the railroads
in the state. The assessment is $685.
100000, an increase of $10,155,O0O ov-
er the final assessment of last year.
The largest increases affect the most
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
A Mortal Insult.

Mrs. Dimpleton-I want you to get
another doctor right off. Dimpleton-
What's the matter with this one? Mrs.
Dimpleton-Wh do you suppose he
said about baby?' He told me ] must
treat him like human beingi
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
HUSBAND OF FIVE ARRESTED
Bieamy Charged Against Man Under
Arrest in Wisconsin.

Wautoma, Wis, Nov. Carl E.
Jackson, alias Charles Lyke, was ar
rected at Redgranite, by Sheriff Emigh
on a charge of bigamy.
Jackson comes from Harrisburg, Pa,
where one of the wives he is alleged
to have married and then deserted,
lives. The Pennsylvania woman made
the complaint which caused Jackson's
arrest.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
An Advantace.

A we'll known Scottish clergyman
got into conversation in a railway car
riage with a Workingman. who inform
ed him that he had been a coupler on
a railway for several years. oh said
the minister. II can beat that. have
been coupler for over twenty years"
aye replied the workman. 'but |
can uncouple, and you cannai'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
Kept Him Busy.

"You haven't had time to make any
friends? Then you have lived in vain
mot on your life. I've managed to
make some bully enemies Cleveland
Leader.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
RrotherIy Resentment.

Young Mother proudly, Everybody
says the baby looks like me. Bachelor
Brother (amazed)-The spiteful things
don't say that to your face. do they?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12
A Hard Job.

Willie-Papa, there's a big black bug
on the ceiling. Papa (busy reading
Well. step on it and don't bother me-
Boston Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12

Don't complain of people tellin' yoh
secrets said Uncle Eben. ''Dey
couldn't do it if you hadn't stahted ii"
Washington Star.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-12

To make laws complete they should
reward as well as punish Goldsmith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

los fieetness of foot Is shown by the
manner in which he frequently outdis-
tanceS horses on the open plains
Cape buffaloes sleep during the day
especially when the sun is hot So
early, at sunrise, they travel To body
Of water to drink enough TO last until
evening. They then seek their sleep
ing places. in summer high, breezy
spots. In winter thick. secluded pUr-
tons Of the jungle. AT shutdown they
go for bath and drink and craze
during the first part of the night. then
take a rest and chew the cud.
While the buffaloes have but two
enemies, man and the lion. the irriia-
bic bulls frequently fight among them
selves. OF in some remote thicket
two enraged bulls will stand aud face
each other Il few yards apart swing
ing their heads threateningly. and
then, lowering them. vii charge and
crash their skulls and horns together
with the noise of lightning bolt split
ting wide some great tree Their
horns cash their neCks, blood drips
from their withers. and. suddenly in
terlOcking horns, one tries to force the
other backward Finally one will be
gin TO weaken. probably the older Of
the Two He yields, going slowly back
ward, then with final effort to con
quer or die makes a sudden lunge for
ward, stralning every nerve and mus
Gle. But it is of no use Spent and
weak, he falls to his knees. and the
other with a wrench disengages his
horns. Stepping backward few
yards, the conqueror makes an ire
sistible rush forward. turning his head
dexterously so that his horn does not
strike the losers head. bur instead
cuts into his neck. intiicting deep
wound. from which the blood gushes
forth in a fatal stream.
For an animal Of his bulk the Cape
buffalo exercises a degree of cunning
usually found in smaller and more
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

highest mettle and indomitable fear
lessness no one who has encountered
him in mortal fray will deny.
Sir Robert Harvey. Bart has travel
ed three times from his vast English
country seat at Langley Park, Slough.
particularly sensational adventures
with lions and Cape buffaloes. the lat
ter considered by him as among the
most dangerous combatants he has
ever confronted.
If rhinoceros charges you and
misses" declares Sir Robert Harvey.
"he will probably continue on madly
in the direction he is headed without
turning to attack you again, whereas
the African buffalo will actually hunt
you. and hunt you tirelessly and most
persistently.'
Sir Robert encountered the largest
buffalo he has ever killed in grassy
country, and his first shot (at thirty
yards broke its ribs. The brute i'm
mediately charged and received the
contents of another barrel After this
the buffalo. mad with pain. chased
Sir Robert around and around, getting
so close at last that the barOnet gave
himself up for lost and instinctively
clutched at the beasts huge horns.
He also smote his enemy on the
nose with the butt end of his rife.
The great animal tossed its head how
ever. and jerked Sir Robert some
yards away. His rife few out Of his
hands, leaving him utterly defense
less
81 crawled away in the long grass"
said Sir Robert. land when ! thought
was at q respectful distance | rose
up and ran to the camp for another
rife"
In the meantime the buffalo had
turned its attention to Sir Roberts
gun bearer, whom ii gored horribly
through the stomach and then tram
pied savagely underfoot The nnfor-
tunate man was quite dead when his
master returned to finish Off the dying
animal. which already had enough
lead IN Il 10 settle two or three or
binary buffaloes
While these buffaloes are usually
found in reedy swamps by huntsmen,
it is not infrequently that they are
met in forests They habitually travel
I'm herds of from 80 to 200 or 300,
those found alone usually proving to
be old bulls. When small herds. from
eight 10 fifteen members, are discov-
cred they must be approached very
warily indeed. as the lesser groups for
some reason are invariably more
Scary than large bodies. The bufra-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29
SHINING AN ELAND.


versatile ANIMALS and thus it is q par
ticularly hazardous matter to stalk
him persistently when he is wounded,
for 1t Is then that he exercises his
generalship most effectively. For in
stance, he will seem TO flee from the
hunter and disappear in dense
thicket. The hunter follows. only to he
met and perhaps killed by an unex-
pected rush from the beast, which on
entering the thicket has turned, hidden
craftily and awaited the oncoming of
his assailant to catch him unawares
or in such cramped quarters that he
cannot handle his gun with any rapid
ty or aim with certainty.
Very little is required to arouse the
Ire of buffalo COW when with her
young. but she can be more readily
killed than a bull owing to the com
parative thinness Of her head bones,
but the bulls skull is practically bullet
proof. though a lucky shot that hits
the narrow crease in the forehead be-
tween the horns and above the eyes
will kill
Crocodiles are found in many Of the
waters of Uganda. but Mr. Roosevelt
will find them in especially large num-
bers when he reaches the upper courses
Of the Nile and down which they are
found as far as Benz Hassan. The
Nile crocodile makes sand banks his
favOrite haunts, where the current Is
not too strong to put the lazy monster
to hard work in swimming about
The holiness of crocodiles Is proven
bal among hunters of them. and they
attack men, horses and cattle with
deadly vigor. Another characteristic Is
their remarkable tenacity of life-such
in fact, that there are only two shots
that penetrates the brain and one that
sewers the spinal cord in the neck.
Some sportsmen recommend shoulder
shots; but, while these will ultimately
cause the reptiles death, II is able to
escape into the water. where it imme-
diately sinks. Regarding the brain
shot, 1t should be made by hitting the
crocodile behind the aperture of the
ear.
The crocodlIe's boldness Is wen
shown by story told by correspond
ent Of the London Times. A man
named Williams was fording a branch
of the upper Nile on horseback An
enormous crocodile about twenty-five
feet IN length the record length Is
about thirty-three feet reached up
ward with its cavernous jaws and
dragged Nc Williams from his horses
back chewing his leg dreadfully As
the reptile let 20 its hold the man
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

suit OF lions. elephants. rhinos. hippos
and panthers. they can at will turn to
the chase of the magnificent Cape buf-
raIo that roams from Cape Colony as
FAR north as Abyssinia. or chevrutains
sometimes called mouse deer. or seek
various kinds Of antelopes. or hunt wild
hogs and the bright red wild pigs
the African wild dogs. or Kill the cruel
awed crocodile or cOlubi fur monkeys,
or any other animals which the hunt
er's license allows him to seek. IL like
Mr.. Roosevelt he ventures into British
East Africa. As for birds Of high and
low degree there is no end and for
jungle crackers of especially strong
nerves the poisonous African snakes
hooded adders puffed cohras. ring
halls, black cambas eight feet long
pythons over twenty feet long. etc.
can be found with less trouble than IS
absolutely comfortable These latter
are another menace against which the
Roosevelt party must exercise pro
nounced caution.
In the northern and southern reaches
or his territory the Cape buffalo Dos
cafrer), big Of body. strong of leg.
curved horned and shaggy cared is
facing rapid determination. but in
British East Africa he is found In
large numbers. Largest and fiercest
of all African members OF his family
the Cape buffalo is blackish in color
and characterized by the masslveness
Of his horns. That he is foe Of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29

managed to reach a small island. A
companion started TO cross to the aid
Of the victim when the crocodile at
tackled horse and rider. breaking the
horses neck and cutting the would be
resCuer deeply with its sharp pointed,
grisly claws.
The fiendiSh brute almost stifed
me with Its horrible breath, and its
claws felt like the grip of some mis-
shapen submarine devil who coveted
me for his neither place Of torment"
later said the rider after Williams was
got To camp, where he (Williams) soon
died. The disturbance reused scores Of
crOcodiles to the surface, and it seem
ed possible to walk from the island TO
the mainland on their backs.
Many sportSmen experienced in At
RIGA state that the best mode of killing
them Is to approach their summing
EpOts carefully and shoot them while
asleep. The creatures sleep with their
mouths wide open aud in and out of
which the black backed plover walks
and hops with marked uncOncern.
Shots at the body of the crocodile
should be aimed III as close to a right
angle as possible or In such a way that
the bullet strikes the hide squarely,
for bullet is easily detected by the
scaly surface otherwise
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-29
A ERICAN hnnters are

ltAN hunters are
continually i'm .
pressed by the re-
markabie. ven
protiigate. vaTie-
~ Of game pro-
vided for the dis
posal of their ri
t1es 10y fores t.
plain. Jungle and
wa terside. Sa-
tiated with pur-
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-11
How Do We Figure?

The freight be in city
objects primarily to accomplish:
FTst-The o alveston water rate.
seondThe
While
a that will put map.
For ten o
became of such size that
ufacturers jobbng houses
a
The the Rio railroad
in its selfish interests
at
That
science upon the natter but nevertheless
Grande road had Grand
he o.
alton.
Does
common-point
ing this the distributing Il territory?
If we know absolutely
people instead of 10000
double
The sentinel has city of June
uon has It righteous cause
1t believes that the Rio proposes
whatever which will permit
What
We believe that in
ton is bring
what our rights before that body
than
We have this city
entirely
Which brings us back the question
gain from participating
Let those who know answer that question.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-11
Pure Water in Pecos VALLEY.

Too much cannot be said regard
ing the Importance of pure water.
for without it you cannot expect to
enjoy good health.
You can obtain pure water in Pc
cos valley at a depth of about s.
feet, and this water is so far su-
perior to lake, reservoir or river wat
er that it would be useless to make
comparison.
And you cannot buy such iirigated
lands, taking into consideration the
richness and depth of soil, quality
and quantity OF water and healthfu
climate, elsewhere at double the price
that we are now asking.
Go down on the next excursion,
which leaves Grand Junction Mon
day, October is. and investigate this
for yourself.
II. J. Gray Realty Company, 337
Main street
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-11
For the Whole People, Not Any
Particular Section.

good friend editor
The Sentinel
the invitation of the number
vices of Secretary Mahony of the Chamber Commerce
The Sentinel does take with the Business Mems Association
this
particular This will be
bership o association.
says referring
primarily of county
other being whole valley
This extremely the abors the Grand
Junction Chamber Commerce either in the There
Chamber
a o o Ia
The writer has been constantly booming this valley for twenty
he has
commercial body in this city has been done for the benefits it might
are afraid that the Tribune carried away with the prosperity of
the valley has
by experience the
n strong
made bring the attention intending
The planted,
the Berger orchard of going upon those premises and writing the
of say every
freight rate committee went Denver almost their ened
of
rate that would return profit the the Grand Junction
Chamber of
In all those struggle when tried
those all
mercial body worked for the
Before Grand Junction Paade
borders when laughed
made
junction Chamber Commerce at the first holding of Peach day that
invited and paid for the entertainment of representing
the great daily and pictorial publications
of plant
tuition for the benefit of the
The Sentinel will broadly that
turned this valley
benefited proporonate with other
In the when the merchants this
the
primary attracting attention
the money then given like drops blood because their
families Paisade
Our good friend of the Tribune enlightened
work that the Chamber
will o ion
will
the Chamber
smallest degree the fact that other
BILE by the Chamber of here.
The Sentinel invites Tribune
be catholic
itself and the splendid to
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-11

The Elks will be in session this
evening
Coloradoans can now file on $50
acres of land under the new federal
regulations governing enlarged
homestead entries This discovery
has just been made. Charles ID
Ford, register of the land office, SAYS
however, that applicants must be
started right or they will lose the
opportunity offered by the discovery
of the law. Register Ford says that
if an entryman has never used his
agricultural rights and filed on land
of any kind susceptible of cultivation.
he can first file on so acres of tim
ber and stone land and is afterwards
eligible to file on 500 acres of home
stead land adjoining it or in any
other locality if he lives up to The
land laws. If, however, a person is
a qualified entryman under the home
stead laws of the United States. he
may be allowed TO enter $50 acres
under this act or such less amount
as. when added to the lands previous
ly entered or held by him under the
agricultural land laws. shall not ex-
ceed in the aggregate $50 acres. -
Denver Post.