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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01

Death Certificates Fer Dogs.

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The veterinarian was bandaging the
leg of a French poodle when the tele-
phone rang. so be asked the visitor to
take the message
Please tell the doctor" said Il wo-
man at the other end of the wire that
King Charles is dead and we would
like death certificate right away.
The visitor transmitted the news of
royalty demise then added something
about the ''tolnfoolery of getting a
death certificate for dog
1t may be Tomfoolery." said the
veterinarian but Il lot of people with
pet cats and dogs are guilty of it. If
a real King Charles WAS dead and |
was making out certificate TO tie
with the board of health | should take
no more pains than | shall for that
family that has lost dog. His age
and the date of death will be recorded.
and the disease that carried him of
will be described in detail. Of course
the owners of valuable animals are
most likely to ask for death certifi-
Gates. but very often the possessor of
an ugly little cur that has crept into
his affections wants one oo."-New
York Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Why He Gave Nothing.

"I've encountered many an excuse
for 'sidestepping' the collection basket
in church, remarked Jersey COM
muter. ''but the prize excuse came to
me last Sunday out in our town. Next
to me in church sat an acquaintance
who had taken out a dollar bill. but
when he saw the collector was sub
stitute for the regular brother he put
the money back in his pocket. taxed
him with it good naturedly on the
way out. and he was very frank.
"You needn't publish it. said be.
but / know that man pretty well.
Now, happen to owe him So. and
he's dunning me unnecessarily for it.
I know him so we'll that l know if /
put that dollar bill in the basket he'd
find way to abstract it and pocket it
as part Of what owe him. And he d
really feel he was justified too. That's
the way he's built. don't you see.' =
New York Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Rebuking a Greenhorn.

A whist expert discussed at dinner
those overcontident and foolish per-
sons who think they can learn whist
in year or two.
such persons should be called to
order" the expert said sternly. Il for
one am always glad to see them called
to order. young greenhorn stood
behind my partner during game one
night At the end of the hand the
greenhorn said:
why didn't you lead hearts
That's what I'D have done.
my partner smiled and answered:
"'Ah. but you. my young friend.
have the world before you and none
but yourself to consider. You have no
wife and family dependent on you for
bread. and if you lose heavily no one
suffers but yourself. With me it is
different: hence | led spades
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
A Chinese Superstition.

Fenpsbui is the Chinese superstition
that determines good site or locality,
and if a town on the YangtZe has not
a good fengshui trade will not come to
if and it will be ruined. A town
named Peishih had its pagoda in the
wrong place-not far enough down the
river-and the result was that all traf-
fic which should have come to it was
swept past. Peishih being left our in
the cold The people pulled down the
pagoda and built another one in the
supposed right spot. as nothing would
convince them that the depression
could arise from any other cause than
that of bad fengshui.
The city of Wanshein. on the other
hand. has a perfect fengshui. two fine
pagodas. and is very prosperous. But
the fact that Wanshein is situated in
a fertile valley, where wheat. barley
and the poppy flourish abundantly'
while Peishih is barren and miserable,
does not concern the inhabitants so
much as the fengshui site. This re-
markable idea in the Chinese mlnd is
only one of thousands like it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
How to Hit.

With one swift. straight right to the
jaw the little man had knocked the
big. fat bully out completely. Now he
was boasting modestly about the mat
ter.
Il learned how to hit he said
from Gentleman Jim Corbett. Gen
tleman Jim claims that in street fight
ing if you land one clean right you
win. But few men know how to hit
out straight and clean. They swing
And a swing is no good because it can
SO easily be lodged.
ITO hit out with the right straight
and swift-tEis is how Jim taught me
to do it. You step forward with your
left foot toward the enemy. You hit
straight out with your right arm as
hard as you can, at the same time
showing your body forward and push
ing off with the ball of your right foot
as though you were going to shove the
whole earth from under you.
THAT is how to land straight right.
1t is easy. and it wins every time
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
JUSTICE BREWER IS
DEAD IN WASHINGTON
Falls in Bathroom and Dies in
a Few Minutes.

Justice D. j Brewer of the United
Gence, 1923 Sixteen street, Washing
ton. Justice Brewer had not been feel
ing we'll for more than a week, but he
had not been obliged to take to his
bed. He had enjoyed Easter with mem
bers of his family He complained
Monday at the dinner table of feeling
slightly weak, but ais condition was
not considered serious.
At little after 10 o'clock at night
he told Mrs. Brewer that he was going
to retire and entered the bathroom. A
little later Mrs Brewer heard a noise
as If something had fallen in the bath
room, but she took no notice of it until
her attention was attracted few min
utes later by sounds of heavy breath
ing Rushing to the bath room, she
found her husband lying on the floor
unconscious. Mrs Brewer dispatched
one of the servants to the home of
Judge Ashley Gould of the District Of
Columbia supreme court, who lives
next door to the Brewers
When Judge Gould arrived, physi'
clans living in the neighborhood had
been summoned Justice Brewer was
carried from the bath room and laid
on a bed but when the doctors ar
rived a few minutes later, he was dead.
ApopleXy was the cause Of death.
Justice Brewer was the third oldest
justice on the bench, Justice Harlan
and Chief Justice Fuller each being II
years old. Justice Brewer was four
years their Junior. In regard to length
of service on the bench, he also stood
third, having served for almost twen-
ty-one years.
This is the second death on the SUI
preme bench in the present term. JUS
tice Peckham died early in the term
and was succeeded by Justice Lurton.
Justice Moody has been i'll for several
months and probably will not be back
on the bench this term.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
WICKERSHAM ACCUSED
Democrats Demand Inquiry Into
Alleged Scandal.

An alleged public land scandal, rival
ing that of the Alaska coal inquiry,
may be the outcome of charges
made in the house at Washington
that Attorney General Wickersham is
responsible for handing over to the
sugar trust large tract of land in the
Philippines.
An investigation has been demanded
by the Democrats and resolution is
pending in the committee on rules.
The Philippine government sold to
representatives of the sugar trust 3d.
600 of the 100000 acres of land taken
from the friars. Attorney General
Wickersham approved the sale, hold.
ing the limitation to $500 acres on
sales of public lands does not apply to
the friar lands.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Necessitv of Air Baths,

The conditions and conventions OF
our civilization demand frequent bath
ing Any one suspected Of avoiding a
daily bath would quickly find himself
persona non grata in decent society.
1t is popularity supposed that frequent
bathing is essential to health. This is
quite untrue Much of the benefit at
tributed to the water is in reality due
to the complete exposure of the skin
to the air. The respiratory function
of the skin is of high Importance, and,
although water may be dispensed
with. closing the pores to air would
result in speedy asphyXiation. New
York Medical Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
GEN. BELL HURT; WOMAN DEAD
Automobile ColIdes with a Trolley
Car Near Washington.

Major General J. Franklin Bell, chief
of staff of the army, was badly but not
dangerously injured, and Mrs. Herbert
j. Slocum, wife of Major Slocum of
the Seventh cavalry, was almost in.
stantly killed in collision of their au-
tomobile with a trolley car on the Ten
allytown road in the northwest out
skirts of Washington.
General Bell had one rib broken, suf-
fered painful scalp wound and severe
bruises The chauffeur was uninjured.
Mrs Slocum lived only a few mo-
ments. Her husband is attached to
the headquarters of the department
of the east at Governors Island.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
DlPHTHERlA In UNIVERSITY
Student from Michigan Dies at Insti-
tuition in Chicago.

w. w. Burt, of Ishpeming, Mich, a
sophomore in the University of Chica-
go. died in the isolation hospital of
diphtheria.
Burt had been rooming with sixty
other students in Smell Hall. The
dormitory has been fumigated thor
oughly and the doctors have no fear
of a spread of the disease Four stu
dents who nursed Burt have. been Civ
en- antitoXin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
CHICAGO MURDER MYSTERY
A. j. Moody, Who Died Feb. 20, Be-
Ieved Victim of Foul Play.

Alexander j. Moody, of Chicago, sec.
rotary of the Moody & Waters com
pany, who died Feb. 20, is believed to
have been murdered. Coroner Hoff-
man, who has been investigating the
death, declared that sufficient arsenic
to cause death had been found in the
stomach of the dead man.
The dead man carried a life insur-
ance policy for $4,000, which was
made out it is understood. to his wife
as beneficiary. He has daughter
who also will share in his estate
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
TOLSTOl is CRITICALLY I'LL
Alarming Accounts of AGED Russians
Condition Printed.

The newspapers in Vienna publish
alarming accounts of the condition Of
Count Tolstoi
The aged novelist is said to be suf.
fering from phlebitis Two physicians
are reported TO be in constant attend
ance on him.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
CONGRESS TO QUIT JUNE 20
Vice President Sherman Thinks 1t Can
not Adjourn Before.

II believe that congress will not be
ready to adjourn June TO-" said Vice
President Sherman
When Mr. Sherman was told that
some of the senate leaders were hold
ing out hope that the business before
congress might be finished up before
May 10 he said they were entirely toe
sanguine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
TAFT SEES HIS CLASSMATES
President Goes to New York to ATTEND
Annual Dinner.

President Taft visited New York city
and renewed acquaintance with his
classmates of Yale. IS. who held their
annual dinner at the University club.
His trip was for the sole purpose Of
attending the dinner
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
BATTERY DAN" PASSES AWAY
Famous New York Police Magistrate
Succumbs to illness.

Daniel E. Finn, popularity known
as Battery Dan," a unique and we'll
known figure in New York political
life, died at his home here after long
illness.
Battery DAN was famous all over
the United States for his wit and wis
dom in giving unique decisions from
the bench,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
A Dreaded CONTINGENCY.

A young girl of fourteen was taking
a trip on Lake Michigan in small
steamer. The lake was somewhat
rough. and Aany were seasick. The
girl sat in the bow and was unusually
quiet for her. Are you feeling sick.
daughter?" inquired her father. No;
l don't think am sick. but | should
hate to yawn. Life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Rlockinu Him.

Say. old man. began Borroughs.
lend me your ear for awhile. will
youg
My friend replied Wise. shrewdiy
suspecting a touch. I'D gladly lend
you both of them; then | wouldn't be
able to hear you ask me to lend you
anything catholic Standard and
Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Fire Causes Loss of $500. 600.

Fire starting in the veneer room of
the P. A. Starck piano factory at Chi
cago spread to the Edward Hines lum-
Der yard and caused loss Of $500 900
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
lto,s Shaver Paws Penalty.

Inchan Angan, the Korean who as
sassinated Price Ito, former Japanese
resident general of Korea. on Oct. 26
last, was executed at Port Arthur.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01
Inconsistent.

She pretty. but sedatel-I admire q
man who holds fast TO his ideal
He "a ninnyl- But-but you won't let
me.-BoSton Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-01

1t was an Irish philosopher who
said the strangest things in some
newspapers are the ones that are left
out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
THIEVES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Surprised by Policeman at Work,
but Escape-An Arrest.

Patrolnlan Haffner, of the Hamburg
avenue police station. Williamsburg,
was opposite Public School f06, at Ham
burg and Putnam avenes, early yester-
day morning. when his attention was at
tracted by flashes of light i'm various
classroons. He reconnoitred and came
to the conclusion that burglars were in
the building, but in gaining an entrance
the intruders took alarm and made their
escape on the opposite side.
Getting back to the yard, Haffner was
just in time to see three men vaultins
the fences to the street He started in
pursuit and kept the fugitives in sight
until they reached Irving Park, where he
lost track of them. Later, however. he
found John Koran. sixteen years old. of
pected to be one of the intruders. He
took him to the police station, where
there was found upon him pads of paper
and other things belonging to the school
Investigation in the school showed that
the stock room had been ransacked and
plumber gathered together, while desks
of teachers also had been searched
Koran was held for burglary, and i'm the
police court Magistrate Higginbotham
held him in $1,000 bail pending hearing
tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
SIX HURT I'M CAR CRASH
Passengers and Pedestrians In
Rear End Trolley Collision.

Six persons, a man, three women and
two babies. were injured last night when
two Esd street crosstown cars met in a
ar-end collision at 23d street and
Tenth avenue The injured persons are
Mrs Dora De Waldo, of No. 440 West
31st street: her seven months-old son,
Edward, and twentv- months old baby,
Helen; Mrs. Kate KuhlwitZ, of No. 102
Manhattan avenue. Jersey City: Miss
Helen Chastrend. of Elizabeth, n. j., and
Philip Rabe, of No. GA West 21st street
Mrs. De Waldo was wheeling Edward
in his carriage and Helen was toddling
along behind her father, who led the
party Rabe was near the party. AS
the five were walking in front of the first
car, which had stopped on the east side
of Tenth avenue, the second car bumped
into it, causing it to move forward. The
front platform struck Mrs. De Waldo, her
two children and Rabe, knocking them to
the ground. The others injured were
passengers in the first car.
DR. Donnell. of Bellevue Hospital, at
tended the injured persons for cuts, con-
tusions and bruises. He was assisted by
DR.. Morris, of New York Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
BOY TRIES "BLACK HAND
idea of Getting Fathers Money
Ends in Slipper Tattoo.

Laying aside a battered slipper, tne
father of twelve-year- George Hy-
rnanowitz OF No. 43S Rockaway avenue,
Brownsville. released his yelling son
from a position across his knee with this
parting admonition: Now. you young
rascal. go and get Kidnapped again, and
you'll be welcomed home in the same
glad manner"
George disappeared last Thursday, and
since then his parents and the police
have been hunting for him. their only
cIew being postcard on which was
written: Send $500 at once to Sara
toga Lots or your Kid Gorge Will Be
cut I'D and Shooted in pieces and Killed
rite knowe."
George returned to his home last night
with thrilling tale of how he had been
kidnapped and brutality treated TN a
house in Canarsie. AS neither his pa
rents nor the police believed his story,
he offered to pick out the house. After
leading the police through Canarsie he
finally picked out the home of Lieuten-
ant O'ReiIly, of the Caparsie station
Then George owned I'D 20 having con-
ceived a scheme which he Thought would
net him some easy money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
TRIBUTE TO LAST VETERAN
Children and Soldiers at Grave of
Hiram Cronk, Who Fought in 1872

With large crowds looking on, children
led by Mrs. c.. L. Morehouse, of Manhattan,
took part yesterday in pretty tribute to
the memory of Hiram Cronk, the last SOL
der of the War of 1872, and other departed
patriots, whose graves in the National
Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Aged
veterans and their younger comrades stood
by with uncovered heads in ranks while
the girls and boys sang patriotic songs
and then placed flowers on the mounds.
Mrs. Morehouse, standing by Mount Vic
tory where her ancestor, Hiram Cronk, is
buried, spoke in praise of the dead heroes.
The services began at O'clock. Reginald
S. Doull presided, and the chief address was
by the Rev. DR.. S. Edward Young, pastor
of Bedford Presbyterian Church Statutes
were fired by the Second Naval Battalion
Custer. Morris, Roe, Grant, Taylor, Sulzer,
Perry. Williams, Bruce, Mcclellan, Fara-
gut. Aston. Wheeler and Sedwick garrisons
took part.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
SUBWAY BLOCKED AGAIN
Broken Rail Causes Tie-Up for
an Hour.

broken switch rail at the 142d street
junction of the subway last night caused
a serious block and delay in traffic north
of the junction of fully an hour. all during
the Sunday evening rush hour.
AS a result all trains on the West Farms
division north of 195th street We're caught
in the blockade. and this caused the disar-
rangement of the entire running schedule.
The break in the rail occurred at 1888
O'Clock The stations began to fill, and
soon the platforms north and south of
the point of accident were crowded with
passengers.
The first car of a Bronx Park express
passing the junction at 142d street and
Lenox avenue came into contact with the
protruding end of the broken switch. This
switch connects the main line with a single
track that runs to the station at 18th
street. The train came to a sudden stand
still
Passengers on southbound West Farms
trains caught between Prospect avenue at
18th street found a ready solution to their
trouble The employees closed up the dis
lance between the trains and finally all
were coupled together. Several hundred
messengers were then allowed to walk from
one train TO the other until they reached the
platforrn of the 149th street station. Per-
sons who wanted to leave trains at jackson
and Prospect avenues were allowed to
do so.
The congestion became so great at Thlrd
avenue and 10th street. the point OF trans
fer to and from the subway and elevated,
that reserves were sent from the Alexander
avenue and Morrisania stations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
SURFACE CAR HALTS TOUR
Rams Auto, Wrecking Machine and
Throwing Owner to the Street.

The automobile tour of c. p. Smith. OF
Neenah Wis. was interrupted last evening.
When two hours after his arrival in this
city from the Western state, his big tour
ing machine was hit by a southbound
Broadway car at Broadway ana 4lst street.
Smith was hurled from the automobile and
escaped injury but the machine was badly
damaged. The chauffeur, John Geraghty.
also of Neenah, saved from being
thrown out by his grip on the steering
wheel.
The car struck the automobile midway
on the right side as il was headed west
ward: the wheels on the right side were
broken. the mudguarq was torn off and the
side of the tonneau was smashed, y crowd
quickly gathered and several citizens
helped the owner of the machine 10 his
feet. eTIe was bruised. but otherwise unln-
jured and refused medical aid.
The motorman OF the Broadway car.
Michael Ciuines, of Nc. 5G7 West 18th street.
explained TO Patroman Shelter, OF Traffic
Squad c. that the automobile shot In front
OF tho car before he had time 10 stop. The
chauffeur, according To the policeman, ad-
inltted that the lights In the vicinity of the
corner dazzed him for an instant, so that
he was not sure whether the car was run
ming northward or southwark.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
IMANY KILLED IN AUTOS BLOW SAFE IN BROADWAY
Burglars Second Attempt at
Shoe Store Is Unsuccessful.
JOB JUST LIKE LAST ONE
Boys Heard Explosion and Told
Police, Who Found Safe Door
Wrenched from Blast.

Burglars made their second attempt las,
evening to rob the safe of the Regal shoe
store. at No. 1869 Broadway. which con
+ained the recairts for Saturday This
time they were unsuccessful. The lasl
time they broke in the burglars got away
with the contents of the safe, about so'ooV'
That was about six months ago.
According to the police. the work OF Nthe
burglars In getting into the store bore All
the earmarks of the previous roppery.
large sledge hammer, similar TO the one
which picked up by the police on INC
last visit of the thieves was found near inc
safe yesterday. On the former burglary
the store was entered on the 5tth stree
side after the iron door which surrounoeu
the woodwork had been pried OPEN Inc
same methods were used yesterday
Shortly after ) o'clock Patrolmen Lynch
and Heep of the West goth street station,
were told by two young men that they mao
heard a heavy explosion, apparently from
inside the Regal store. When the patroi-
men arrived there they found that the safe'
which usually is visible, was hidden by a
large basket about six feet high, whicn
had been placed in front of It.
The patrornen called up Captain o Brien.
When they and the captain returned they
found Llcius Lanier, who told the polfcs
he was the assistant manager of the store.
I.anier said he had tried to get in through
the front door with his key, but for sorna
eason 1t would not work. They then went
around to the 37th street side, and there
found that two heavy doors which lead
to the store had been forced.
1t was found that the burglars had prob
ably used the sledge hammer found In the
store in breaking down the doors. Behind
the big basket the police also found XII
of burglars tools and some nitro-glycerine.
There were drill and other marks on the
safe, and an attempt had been made 10
blow off the door, which was. wrenched'
but not sufficiently 90 enable the burglars
to get at the contents
The police said they believed after a
thorough examination that the work was
that of persons who were familiar with the
store and It's employees. Mr.. Lanier, in ex-
planning his presence to the police, soon
after the attempt of the burglar was dis
covered, said that he had made it g, prac-
tice to come to the store about 80 O'Clock
every Sunday evening to turn on the elec-
trio lights in the display sign.