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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-09
The Polite Chiffonier,

A certain woman while walking
down the avenue one Thursday after.
noon, her negro maids day out,
chanced to. meet that young person
riding in an automobile with two col
ored friends. The next day the mis-
tress inquired how the maid had en-
joyed her ride. "Oh, 1t was certainly
fine!" was the reply. 'sAnd the way |
came to go, ma'am, was this; 1 was
calm on my cousin when a friend OF
hers. chiffonier. came in. He said
he had the machine outside, and asked
her to have ride, and as he conclu-
ded me in the invitation, of course l
went "-New York Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-09

He that is ungratfui has no guilt but
one. ALI other crimes may pass for vir-
tues In him.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14


FLINT, Mich, July 13.-John Nc
Gregor. OF Flint. motorman on the
trolley car that crashed into work
train near Ortonville, yesterday, and
Willie Hibbard. the 10-year-old son OF
selah Hibbard, of Flint. lie at the
point OF death In Hurley hospital to
day from injuries they received
Young Hibbard's death was at hrst
reported In the confusion. but II was
learned later that he was alive al
though terribly mangled.
Z McGregor IL SO crushed that his
body Is hardly recognizable. Young
Hibbard occupied front seat In the
smoking compartment and suffered q
broken leg and crushed chest.
Others who are probably fatally In
jured are Mr.. and Mrs. David Scott
and Z. A. McGilvary. They all live
In Flint.
There are IL patients In Hurley hos
pital this morning. all OF them with
fractured legs and arms. As many
more OF the seriously injured were
taken directly to their homes In the
city.
The list of those injured has beer
increased to more than sixty. The
victims blame the. ID. U. II. company
severely for their slowness in getting
medical aid TO the scene OF the wreck
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
WOMAN DOCTOR OPERATES
ON TWO OF HER SISTERS
Fourth Sister, q Professional Nurse
10 Assistant In Both
instances.

PORTLAND, Ore. July 12.-In a
double operation performed ut st
yincent's hospital here four sisters
were the principals.
Two of the sisters were the patients;
a third sister, practicing physician
and surgeon, performed the opera
tons, and the fourth sister, trained
nurse. just finishing her course at st
Vincent's. was the attending nurse.
DR.. Elsie Deputy Patton operated
on Miss Helen Lea daughter OF sec
ond maTrlage) for appendicitis, AMI
Immediately afterward performed an
operation on Mrs Bertha Patton
Baumbaugh, being assisted In the sur
gerry by Miss Bessie Lea.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
PASTOR ONLY PRISONER
SPARED BY CANNIBALS
All Of His White Companions on a
New Guinea Expedition Were
Devoured by SavaGes.

MUNCIE, Ind. July 1.-THE Rev.
Edmund A. Neville, the new rector Of
Grace Episcopal church, who came
here recently from Cincinnati, in tell
ing of his experience with cannibGls
said:
1T was in New Guinea, and 1t was
many years ago A party OF friends
from America, who were. like me,
imbued with zeal to impart the gospel
to the heather, went TO the coast OF
New Guinea and then sailed up the
largest river there for many miles. We
were accompanied by friendly natives.
One night as we lay asleep In our
tents a horde of nomadic savages pass
ing that way swooped down on us and
massacred and ate all the white per
sons in camp except me.
Me they bound so that could not
move. and for three days and nights
I lay In that condition, while they de
bated at intervals whether should be
eaten. They finally decided otherwise
and | was taken TO the coast, where
because OF the unhealthfulness Of the
climate, was Ill for several months
during which time was well treated
by the sayages.
| Finally, far out at sea, about
year after I had landed on the island
| I saw the sBsoke OF a warship. By
means of signal Are built on shore
attracted the attention OF those on
board and soon was taken of and back
to civilization. The ship had been
sent out TO discover, IL possible, what
had become OF our expedition, moth
ing, of course, having been heard for
more than year from any member
of It."
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14

many dishes Ito say nothing OF being
mingled with the wine) that n Is on
record that the teeth OF most people
were black In consequence. Most Of
our ancestors dishes would be too
rich for us today. for surely even the
most accomplished diner-out would
shrink from oysters stewed I'm wine.
pigeons stuffed with gooseberries.
grapes boiled In butter and mutton
stuffed with oysters.-From the Lon
don Chronicle.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
Ancient sritons' Sweet Tooth.

Mention OF the German custom of
eating compete of wild strawberries
with roast pork reminds us that our
ancestors In England had decidedly
sweeter tooth than We have. In
Tudor times IL was the general prac-
tice TO pour honey over the meat. and
indeed honey or sugar was used In 30
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14

MILWAUKEE. Wis, July 1s.--De-
Gliding TO put party ticket IN the
neld before the fall primaries. the
state Democratic convention early To-
day chose Bert williams OF Ashland
for United States Senator and A. J..
The convention endorsed the attitude
gress and invited Senator LaFollette
to Join the Democratic ranks.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
you MAY NEVER HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE

to take trip on the largest and
handsomest sidewneel steamer
ahoat ID, & c. Line steamer
City of Cleveland (444 feet long)
leaves Detroit on Wednesday.
Friday and Sunday for Buffalo
Don't fail TO see this modern
marine marvel under way.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
STATE TO PROBE
TROLLEY WRECK
Engineer Sent to 0rtonville to Inves.
tigate-Two Victims Near to
Death in Flint.

LANSING, Mich, July t3.-The
wreck on the o. v. r. line near
ortonvIile Tuesday has stirred
the state railroad commission 70
action. Mechanical Engineer
James Blee was sent to ortonvliie
today TO lnvestiaate.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
Girl shoots elack.tIander to Death.

NEW ORLEANS, La, July ia
daring and sensational attempt of the
Black Hand agents In New Orleans to
secure money resulted today In the
death of John Marzele. wealthy
italian merchant and Joseph Spignio,
known as the agent of the secret so
ciety Spignion entered Marzela's
place In broad daylight today and de.
manded money. When refused he
shot and killed the merchant. Man
zela's daughter. attracted by the re.
volver shots rushed from the Manzela
home nearby and shot Spignio to
death.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14

Job Printing done right. Times
Printing Co., Is John R.-st. Call Main
1898. OF City Ass.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-14
NEW YORK EXCURSION
Grand Trunk Railway System.
ROUND TRIP $3.50

Tickets on sale daily. City Ticket
Once, 124 Woodward-Ave. Phone Mss
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81 40 or Fight

enabled him to meet the wife of a gen
tleman so distinguished in the diplomatic
service OF Senor 'Yturrlo.
we are especially glad always TO hear
or our friends from the southwest said
he. at last, with slight addition OF
formallty in tone and attitude
Al these words l saw my ladys eyes
flicker. 1T is fate. senor." said she.
again casting down her eyes and spread
ing out her hands as In resignation. fate
which left Texas and Mexico not always
one"
THAT may be-" said Mr.. Calhoun,
Perhaps fate. also. that those OF kin
should cling together"
= How can a mere , woman know MY
beautiful shoulders-somewhet mature
shoulders now, but still beautiful
Dear senora." said Mr.. Calhoun.
there are so many things a woman may
not know. For instance. how could she
know If her husband should perchance
leave the legation TO which he was at
tached and pay visit 10 another ma
tion?''
Again the slight nickering of her eyes,
but again her hands were outspread in
protest
How indeed. senoro"
What is my young aid here. Mr..
Trist. should tell you that he has seen
your husband some hundreds of miles
! away and in conference with a lady sup
posed TO be somewhat friendly toward
'Ah, you mean that baroness"
,, So soon had the shaft gone home. Her
woman's jealousy had offered a, point
without smile upon his face.
Mr.. Pakenham. the British minister,
Is disposed to be friendly TO this same
fcer Of the British navy. called upon this
| same lady last week in Montrenl-in-
| formally. 1t is sometimes unfortunate
| that plans arc divulged- To me II
seemed only wise and lit that you should
not let any OF these little personal mat
! ters make for greater complications
| In these perilous times. j think you un-
derstand me. perhaps, Sonora ftur-
She gurGled low in her throat at this
| any sort OF sound. meaning TO remain
| ambiguous. But Calhoun was mcrClless,
1t Is not within dignity, sonora. for
me 10 make trouble between a lady and
her husband But we must have friends
with us under our flag, or know that
come in my house. Your husband is wei
come In the house of our republic. There
are certain duties, even thus
Only now and again she turned upon
III / should recall again. gently. my
dear sonora, the fact that your husb9nd
should say that Mexico has been found
under the nag of England. while sup
posed to be under our tlag-if | should
the Mexican legation had been discov-
| cred in handing over TO England GER
| tain secrets OF this country and OF tho
Republic of TeXas-why, then, what an,
swer. think you. sonora, Mexico would
make to me?'
But Senor Calhoun docs not mean
does not dare TO say
Il do dare it ! do mean IL! car
| tell you all that Mexico plans. and al
| that Texas plans, All the secrets are
out: and since we know. them. we pur-
pose immediate annexation OF the Re-
| public OF Texas Though il means war
| Texas shall be oursl This has been
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II seemed quite correct for The daush-
ter OF our secretary Of state to call 10 IN
o,Iire for the health of the fair senoi"
Yturrlo, and 10 present the compliments
Of Madam Calhoun. at that time not ~
,bo CITY OF Washington. Matters went s.
srnootiily that ! felt justified IN susSSsI1
snp n little drive and Sonora Yturrio had
no hesitation In accepting. quite natui
aIi,. our stately progress orouSnI Va
ciGsc 20 the residence OF MISS Calhoun,
Tbat lady suggested that, since the oaS
was warm, II might be wen TO descsnT ne
aud see IL we might not and sheEoeI, m Ia si
~ which also seemed quite 10 lhe i ",st,
~ ,na lady from Mexico. The ease anu anu
torn,tb of Mr. Calboun's greeting TO @ nei
rnorc s,icf that she soon was wei AT nom, nom
ia crattIng very amiably- She sPoh1
Wnr,Isb WITH but little hesltancy. 81
tHncrezia Yturrio. at that time fCt i.'
knnun In WashLngtons foreign co.onH
ys,s beautiful, in sensu0us' IPe "oS
E,ar bair was dark. heavily Goi!ed' anY
naclrn5 in masses above an oN9i loFS'i, "a
Her brows were strnlght DIRT darn o'in nar ' ilne
ante. her teeth white and strong, hSF S nIiS5
"a amd fvll; her chin well cured an 9bo
sa ea "' round arm and taper haHu CON
TI.a,fra a most artiul fan: ...,..
Nv calhoun expressed great suFPi ,.'' iH'
ard .ratlficatIon that mere ehahe" A1'
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DETAILED BY HIMSELF
He Attends q Dinner.
BY GEORGE BARTON

interrupted me in the middle OF one Of
my best sentences."
What was that sentence?'
Il suggest that IL be thirty days at
hard labor, came voice from behind
me.
After that the host said:
Gentlemen. l move that Uncle Johns
remarks on the momentous subject he
has been discussing he accepted as the
official views OF the club. All In favor
of the motion will please vote no"
Yes" came In chorus from all parts
OF the room.
The noes have it," said the president
Useless to Proceed.
saw 1t was useless to proceed and
so ] Joined in the chorus OF. that beautl-
ful ballad. entitled Il Don't Care" and
became the same as the others. | for
got the remainder OF the proceedings: /
only know that l felt very. very queer.
was never In such a strange room be-
| fore; the floor moved up and down like
| n ship pitching in heavy sea. The walls
wobbled, too and the ceiling seemed 20
| come down every now and then and give
me n playful tap on the top Of the hair.
but / preserved by composure, Bill Re-
member that
They tell me / looked very solemn. but
that was nothing 10 the way l felt. Just
imagine yourself being in a room whore
the floor was raising and the ceiling de-
scending and you wondering what would
happen when they'd meet, But I'm glad
| to report that i preserved my dignity
during this trying ordeal. They tell me
that a fellow who resemDled me very
much was seen going up Pennsylvanla
avenue at o'clock that morning with
one long leg stuck out OF each window OF
an ancient cab, and recltlng in fervent
tones; Give me liberty or give me
deethw
YOUR UNCLE JOHN.
p S.-Say Bill, ] want you TO go up
To Potts. the druggist, on Main street.
and have him ship me a lot OF his stuff
the first thing In the morning-you know
he gives me wholesale rates. Tell him
to send me a ton of pepsin. eight or ten
gallons OF soda mint. some nux vomica
and three or four reams OF prohibition
literature.
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few remarks. and, Bll. am glad I made
fist OF It, / wanted TO be real elo-
quent and impress those fellows with
the notion that the men from the back
woods are. after ALL the great intellects
OF this country. So ] pulled down my
vest and cleared my throat. and began
Gentlemen, il is a pleasure TO stand
upon the shore and see the ships tossed
upon the raging sea-
Help! Help! Help, came from several
individuals on the other side OF the
table.
What's the matter?" asked the host.
why" they exclaimed In chorus the
fellows wreckng the ship and there are
no life preservers In sight,
pretended not to hear this ribald
talk. and continued:
pleasure 10 stand In the window Of the
castle and look out at the battle"
..Mr, Chairman" said n pompous indi-
yidual. arising and interrupting me. Il
| desire 10 make protest"
| What does the gentleman desire TO
say?" asked the head of the house.
Il desire to say that I'm a peace-l lovin.
the thick OF battle OH a full stomach.
| move that the war be postponed until
VIC have had time to digest our food
| This made me very indignant. and
thought 1t was time TO administer a we'll
| meriIed rebuke.
Chesterfield" remarked impressive
ly: said that politeness was n ncces-
.swho was Chesterheld?" shrleked q
rcd -nosed man near my right,
He is one OF the insurgents" was the
ready response from fellow on the left
In the midst of my excitement 1 at
tempted to pound my fist on the table
Unfortunately, an inebrlated gentleman
had pushed his saucer OF ice cream d..
rectly in front OF me and my hand cam,
down ,on the plate and scattered tn,
frozen cream in all directions / wa:
too indignant to notice the accident. anc
exclaimed:
Gentlemen. 1 have lost the thread o.
my thought"
''Three cheers for the thread" crIet
an ugly-looking fellow at the foot OF tn,
table
Gentlemen" I remarked, you hav,
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Aflcr time my chief re-entered the
lice room and bent over me at my table,
puf beforc him the draft OF the docu-
nnf which he had given me for clerical
So he said, Ills rcady-our declara-
p ! wonder what may come OF that
& paper."
now. till far towards dawn OF the
day we sat and talked. l put before
null details OF my ooingS across the
Ier, lie sat silent. his eye bctimes
|dsring. as though absorbed. again
on me. keen and gilttering.
b So" he unused at length. when
d finished. England has started a
party for Oregon! Can they get
p next fall, think you?'
Iardly possible. sir" said l. They
d not go so swiftly as the special fur
fets. Winter would catch them this
|of the Rockies. 1t Will be a year be-
they can reach Oregon"
Tine for new president and a new
ne grass is Just beginning to sprout
tho plains. Mr.. Calhoun j began
Ies,' he nodded. God! if were only
/ Am young. Mr.. Calhoun" said L.
M me-"
lid you go?'' he asked suddenly,
Eas going In any case"
/hy, how do you mean?" he de-
|'et the blood come to my face '"Tis
yer between Miss Elizabeth Churchill
myself said /, as calmly as | might.
fnf! tut. a child's quarrel he went
"a child's quarrel! Twill all mend
Not by act Of mine. then" said I
gain distracted, he seemed not wholly
bear me.
will Tell you. Nicholas said he at
Wheeling swiftly upon me. start
4 week. An army OF settlers waits
Ize them: lead them out! Give them
Auslasm. Tell them what Oregon IS!
may serve alike our party and our
pm. You cannot measure the conSe-
Hces Of prompt action sometimes. done
4 man WHO Is resolved upon the right
ousand things may hinge on this, i
X future may hinge upon it
nile you have been busy, | have not
~ de, he continued. Il have here
'oIh7 little paper which ! have roughly
.IId He handed me the document
tf spoke.
a reaty-with Texas" I exclaimed.
.lne first draft. yes. We have signed
memorandum. We await only one
Hr signature"
OK Van Zandt"
Yes. Now comes Mr.. Nicholas Trlst
% word of certain woman TO the
sct That Mr.. Van Zandt Is playing also
a England"
And that woman also is playing witt
gland.
.aihorn smiled cnismetically,
.but She has gone" said I. "whc
Tvs where2 She, too. may have sailed
oregon, for all we know"
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y1NcroN. January 2e. 1910--My
ngI,-rye discovered number OF
4 s,rce | came down to TINS burg
~ them is that there's no use
~ noor and acting poor, too. After
'ers roor man In this world is the
ns a. a,ssatIsfied with his lot. To
- another form. the poor man is
n,bo wishes TO be rich. II
t'AA ,artsa YOU really Sl1ave more
re cgn.e c' piernont Morgan. although
nv, ua" ,rctiy darncd hard TO prove
llehhe ehe set{sfa action Of your iriends ana
<oriuv relatives. o,,, "a ,,,ond :,
Veil, l VII ss,e some pretty big people
q dinner Ny impulse was TO de-
70 expesShan hanome philosophical and said
'e. pIt .T'n1 as good as any man that
Hyscn' ,,,a,ted and n darned sight bet
pecn rysnt and I'm going To try TO
80 ahont il, To be perfectly frank,
svu s,eh confused idea of that night
, I forget the precise tiue OF me or
,-a,ion that gave the feed. but II is
'xs,sing ike 1.-THE Knife and Fork
'ean,ns | y nr The "peppcr and Salt Social"
'dirbe Sugar and Cream Something or
e,,box II was a mighty jolly crowd,
fhe way those fellows told stories
-wauped experiences during the early
IN the evening was u caution. One
y from away down East gave a
Hui oration upon the virtue OF pov-
In his peroration he said that the
were divided into three classes
moor. the devils poor and the poor
las been said that a mans educn-
should not cease when he leaves
Il Some one has also remarked. I
know whether 1t was Job. or Ham
n shakespeare. that, ii you want to
"a In life you should do one thing
fine. and after studying some of
Fellows at that banquet / am salts
fhnt ;hey were trying TO apply that
: Tor themselves. They paid no at
n to the speaking, and they ignored
rub. and devoted themselves. heart
eoul. 10 the consumption of liquids.
Why He Fell by Wayside.
boxed as il they might have had an
4 in view; In fact II reminded me
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trivial cases. but when his lawyer friend
came In he looked up and nodded grave
y The latter. by consulting a timetable.
round that the last train out of the town
was 81 O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t was
then o'clock Clearing his throat, the
lawyer arose and said
II beg the indulgence OF the court for
interrupting its proceedings but / have
an important engagement in the city to-
night, and IL is necessary for me to leave
here on the o'clock train. l therefore
ask the privilege OF addressing the court
at this time for the purpose of making a
motion.
The Judge frowned over his glasses,
and said: The court cannot permit the
orderly proceedings of the day to be In
Surprised and crestfallen. the lawyer
sat down. To be thus publicly rebuked
was. mortfying. He remained silent for
engaged the attention of the Judge. Then.
seeing the hands OF the clock passing A.
| he arose again.
IF your honor will permit me. I sim
| ponc my case"
The Judge brought the gavel down with
fierce bang on the desk
| The gentleman will take his seat" he
| shouted.
Thoroughly bewlldered. the lawyer
| obeyed. AS the town clock was striking
> the judge nodded 10 him and said
"The gentleman will now state his mo.
tion.'
He did so; It was granted. and tn,
court was Immediately adjourned,
When the judge came down from tn,
| bench his friend went to him In real In
dignatlon saying: What in the OF,
Harry did you mean by treating me tina
way? Why didn't you recognize me?''
For very good reason said tn
judge. placidly, Il have arranged for
four handed poker game tonight. and
you had caught that train you woul
have broken up the game
And the game went on that night. am
the audience in the big city. waiting L
hear the distinguished orator. was dis
appointed.
Uncle John Makes Speech.
Finally. I was called upon to make
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you had attained this most desirable re-
suit! And i should hope that IL you
could not win back the affections of a
certain gentleman, at least you might win
your own evening of the scales with
him
Her face colored darkly. In q flash she
saw the covert sllusion to the faithless
Pakenham. Hero was the chance to cut
him TO the soul. She could cost England
Texas! Revenge made Its swift appeal TO
her savage heart Revenge and Jealousy,
handled coclly mercllessly as weapons
those cost England Texas!
She sat. her fan tight at her white
teeth. ''It would be death to me IL 1t
were known she said. But still she
pondered. her eye alight with somber fire
her dark cheek red in q woman's anger.
But 1t never will be known, my dear
lady, These things. however, must be
concluded swiftly. We have not time TO
walt Let us not argue over the unhappy
business. Let me think OF Mexico as our
sister republic and our friendl''
And suppose l shall not do this that
you ask, Senor?"
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| Treason? Why. Sonora, 'twould be pre-
venting treason"
Her face was half hidden by her fan.
and her eyes. covered by their deep lids.
gave no sign OF her thoughts. The same
cold voice went on:
you might. for instance. tell Mr., Polk,
which is to say Mr.. Van Zandt, that II
his name goes on this little treaty for
Texas nothing will be said to Texas re-
garding his proposal to give Texas over
to England, 1t might not be safe for that
little fact generally TO be known in Texas
as IL is known TO me, We Will keep II
secret, You might ask Mr., Van Zandt
II he would value n seat in the senate OF
these United States. rather than lynch
ing rope, So much do value your hon
orable acquaintance with Mr.. Polk and
with Mr.. Van Zandt, my dear lady, that
do not go to the latter and demand his
signature in the name of his republic
no. l merely suggest TO you that did you
take this little treaty for day, and pres
emily return il to me with his signature
attached ] should feel so deeply gratified
that ] should not ask you by what means