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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Gladdeninq a Humorist.

The financial burden which Mark
Twain carried some years ago weighed
on his mind heavily In those mo-
ments of dependency there was one
tactfuI friend who could make the hui
moriSt forget his troubles. This was
Dan Beard, the artist who illustrated
some of Twain's books.
Dan Beard, there is no tonic that
can equal the company of cheerful
man." said the humorist as he entered
the artists studio.
"Ah. but have such pleasant sub
ject TO work upon that | am not in
need of either man or tonic for my
-cheerfulness," retorted the artist.
BEG pardon; it is that need the
tonic, and that is why am here, :
said Twain forlornly
'"Then allow me to prescribe a dose
of your own medicine" And Mark
was handed copy of his book which
Beard had been studying.
81 thank you," replied the humOrist.
ut took me year to get that medi-
cine out of my system. and do not
propose to imbibe it again.
A discussion of the book was fol-
lowed by hearty dinner. and Twain
left his friend. having received the
cheer that he needed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
The AIlioator's Tongue.

On one occasion when travelling
along the west coast of Africa with an
old skipper who had known many
missionaries. but did not see the Use
Of Them" Bishop Taylor-Smith was
obliged to endure string of haunting
questions. such as What was the
good of spouting at Exeter hall?" and
''What did missionaries know, any
way?"
At last the bishop could stand it no
longer. Turning to the skipper. he
said: Il know you are an expert Can
you tell me the length of an alligator's
tongue?"
Certainly" was the reply. "but it
depends on the length of the alligator"
VERY we'll. then; given an alligator
fifteen feet long. what would be the
length of its tongue?'
Three feet" was the answer.
But the bishop. who had kept alli-
gators and watched their ways, knew
better 1T is evident that you are an
authority on the west coast of Africa =
he said, but it is also evident that
some people see more in ten minutes
than others in twenty years. Let me
tell you that an alligator has no
tongue
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
{ ..,.ll,TIS SELECT
KERN FOR SENATOR
Proceedings Of the State Con-
ventl0n at indianapolis.

John w. Kern received Endorsement
of the Indiana Democratic conven-
ton for nomination for United States
Senator on the third ballot, John E.
Lamb withdrawing and throwing his
223 votes to Kern, giving him 995.
Amid exciting scenes Governor
Marshall's plan to have the convention
indorse candidates for the United
States senate was carried by vote OF
888h to 8581z.
The names of ten candidates were
presented when nominations for Unit
ed States senator were asked for, and
are as follows: v. G.. Menzies, Mt.
Vernon; Robert w. Myers, Blooming
ton; Joseph Fl. Shea, Seymour; L..
Ernest Slack, Franklin; John e. Lamb.
Terre Haute; Thomas Taggart, Indi-
annapolis; Lawrence Becker, Ham
mond Daniel w. Simms. Lafayette;
Edward G. Hoffman, Fort Wayne;
John A. Adair, Portland.
The platform adopted threw few
boquets at the party and little inter
est was manifested in any except the
tariff and liquor planks, both of which
the Republicans lodged in their plat
form The planks on these subjects
adopted were as follows:
1--WE denounce the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act as a masterpiece of injus-
tice, involving exactions from the
many to enrich the few, through the
trusts and monopoiies which it fosters.
1--WE condemn the cowardice of the
Republican party in Indiana in failing
to meet the issues in a fair and manly
way; that by Endorsement it COM
mends President Taft, who approved
the Payne Aldrich tariff law, and in
the same resolutions commends Sen
ator Beveridge, who voted against the
same measure for his courage in OPP
posing such tariff law. President
Taft has Endorsed Cannon and Aid
rich We submit to the people whether
relief may be expected from a party
standing for Taft, A1drich, Cannon and
Beveridge all at the same time.
1--WE recognize the rights of the peo-
pie of the state to settle the question
as to whether intoxicating liquors
shall be sold in their respective COM
munities and to that end we favor the
amendment and notifications of the
present lacoI option law so as to make
Incorporated cities, townships and the
territory in townships outside of such
cities the units of election, but such
amendment and notifications shall be
so drawn as not to affect and to pre-
serve the remonstrance laws of the
state; provided that territory dry un-
der the present option law shall re-
main so for two years from the date
of such election
The convention nominated the fol
lowing state ticket: Lew G. Filing
ham, Decatur, secretary of state;W.
H. O'Brien, Lawrenceburg, auditor;
w. HI. Volmer, Vincennes, state treas
urer; Thomas Henan, Seymour, attor.
ney general; J. Fred France, Hunting
ton, clerk Of the supreme court; Rob-
ert j. Alley, indianapolis, state super
intendent of instruction. Douglas
Marsh of Rushville and Charles F.
Fox of Indianapolis were nominated
for the supreme bench.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Poetry Didn't Save Them.

drunkenness who pleaded his case in
rhyme before a magistrate got SEN
tence of six months on 1.-The island :
for. as the judge remarked, his jag
was bad enough, but his poetry WAS
worse. Over in London ''plain drunk"
put forth this:
I've been drinking wine that is drawn
from the wood;
No bottle rubbish, but sparkling and
good.
But it got in my head. so my friends all
explain
That the wine has gone back to the wood
once again.
The effusion and the celebration cost
him 10 shillings.-New York Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A new swimming pool under course
of construction at Riverview park at
Chicago, will be one of the largest arti-
fetal tanks in the world. 1t will be
800 feet long and 200 feet wide, and
will be constructed throughout of con-
crete.
Physicians in attendance on John
Brush, the New York Giants owner,
who has been i'll in San Antonio, Tex,
nearly two months, have informed
Bru III he could not possibly live more
than thirty days.
Frank Kramer, Americas champion
cyclist, was painfully injured in the
five-mile professional race on the
Vailsburg cycle track at Newark when,
in trying to avoid a collision, he ran
into fence.
Stanley Ketchel and Sam Langford
fought six fast rounds at Philadelphia.
1t was a no decision contest, as both
men were on their feet at the end of
the fight. They will be matched again.
Orrie Overall, the pitcher, and John
Evers, the second basemaI of the
Cubs, have the automobile fever bad
and spend all their spare time in look
ing over the machines.
Edward Weston, the veteran pedes-
trian, expects to arrive in New York
April 20 and will walk down Broad
way if permission can be secured from
Mayor Gaynor.
Frank Gotch and Zbyszko, the Polish
giant, have signed articles to wrestle
for the worlds championship a. the
White Sox ball park on the afternoon
of May 80, Decoration Day.
The prediction is made that Johnny
KliHE. will be back of the bat for the
Cubs ia a week or ten days. West
side fans still say seeing is believing.
DR.. B. F. Roller expects to make
short work of Zbysco, the wrestler, in
their coming match The event is to
be staged at the Chicago Coliseum.
Theodore Roosevelt is to be pre-
scented with a ticket of solid gold to
the Jeffries-J ohnson fight when he ar
rives in New York
Two games straight for C0mmy's
White Sox from their old foes the
Tigers, has put the Old Roman in high
spirits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
COLLEGE Sentiment.

DR.. Blank. about twenty years a
professor in a certain college. was on
the eve Of a trip to Europe. to be abb
sent two years. In pathetic and rath-
er narrowing tones he made his fare
we'll address to his class:
eyes. am about to part with you.
This is more than distressing to me.
Would that there was window in my
breast. my dear boys. that you might
see the innermost recesses of my
heart"
A STRIPPING in the rear, seized with
a happy thought. shouted:
Professor. would pane in the
stomach o?"-Lippincotts
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06

Many sufferers from nasal catarrh
say they get splendid results by using an
atomizer. For their benefit we prepare
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Except that
it is liquid it is in all respects like the
healing, helpful, pain-allaying Cream
Balm that the public has been familiar
with for years. No cocaine n6T ether
dangerous drug in 1T. The soothing
spray relieves at once and cure is GER
tain. All druggists, 75c., including
spraying tube or mailed by Ely Bros, %
Warren Street, New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Wallace w. ingalls,, member of the
state assembly from the Racine dis
trict, returned Monday from six
weeks visit in Europe, where he inves-
tigated the industrial insurance sys-
TENS maintained in different countries.
The investigation was taken in the in
terests of the committee in charge of
drawing up the industrial insurance bill
for Wisconsin, Mr.. ingalls, being chair
man of the committee from the state
assembly, and being delegated to make
"a personal study of the laws in regard
to this matter in various countries, so
that the best ideas might be incorpor
ated in the one being drawn up for
Wisconsin.
During his tour Assemblyman Ingalls,
visited France, Germany, Holland, Eng
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06

GRIMES AND CASUAL TIES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

D. J. Smith, who has wife and sew
eral children in Chicago, was killed at
Laporte, Ind, while trying to save sew
eral school children from death. He
was electrocuted by a live wire near
which the youngsters were playing.
Ill and respondent, Harry Dahl, a
Chicago carpenter, turned on TIE gas
in his home at 1859 North Lawndale
avenue, killing himself and his two
sons, Lawrence, aged seven, and Wal
ter, six years old.
Because of her trifling mistake in
her report to a census enumeration,
over which she feared arrest, Mrs.
julius v. Clifton, of Indianapolis, for
ty-one years old, committed suicide by
hanging.
William H. Stebling was found dead
lying across the grave of his mother
in Chicago cemetery. A bullet hole
through his temple and a revolver ~
ing near by showed the cause of death.
Mrs Yetta Friedman, of Philadel-
phia. seventy years old, was killed by
an explosion of what is believed to be
dynamite in the stove at her home in
South Randolph street.
Freddy Train, Chicago levee sa-
loon proprietor, and often called the
prince of the red light district COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in
the Lexington hotel.
William HI. Crittenden, manager of
the Hampton Mining and Milling COM
pany of Denver, was burned to death
in a cabin in Russell gulch.
Marshall Jensen, seven months old,
of Chicago, died in the Augustana hos
pital as the result of having swal-
lowed carpet tack.
Former Judge w. c. Bell of Har-
rodsburg, KY, was killed near Seattle
in a collision between an interurban
car and coal car.
One circus employe was killed and
another fatally injured as the result of
an outbreak of an elephant at Mari
eta, Ohio.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06

land, Scotland and Ireland. He states
that he was received cordially in all
these countries, and considerable pains
were taken by the government officials,
manufacturers and insurance compan-
les in explaining the system and show
ing him about. He said that Germany
had the most complete system of indus
trial insurance, and that the United
States is far behind in this matter,
having made hardly no provision in re-
gard to efficient and satisfactory indus
trial insurance laws.
He will report the result Of his find
ings to the committee on industrial in
surance of the legislature, who will
combine the best features of all the
different systems into the one to be
presented before the legislature.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
GENERAL MILES HURT
Retired Army Officer Seriously
Injured in Washington.

While riding in Potomac park,
near Washington, Lieutenant General
Nelson A Miles, U. S. A., retired, was
thrown from his horse and severely il
jured. He, sustained slight concus-
sion of the brain, two ribs were brok-
en-, his left shoulder wrenched and he
was otherwise shaken up and consid-
erably bruised.
General Miles is seventy-one years
old. He has been spending the greater
part Of his time in Washington for the
last three years. Despite his age he
has been active, riding nearly every
day in the parks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Unusual Luck.

$50 you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands so
long?n
Eyes; rented it to an actor
did be find out its reputation?
That's the very thing which de-
cided him to take the house,
Rather surprisingr
HE said it would be such comfort
for him to get inside of house where
the ghost walked every night. "-Balti-
more American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Hate and Love.

We hate each other because we are
ignorant of each other. Mutua, under
standing tends to mutual good will
and peace. Our steamships, railroads,
automobiles, telegraphs and tele-
phones, by annihilating the distance
between men and by means of the in
terchange of thought and knowledge
that they afford, are fast creating the
dominion of large human confidence
and love-Rev. Thomas B. Gregory.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Mother Gray's sweet Powders for children

Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the children's home in New
York. Cure Feverishness, Bad Ston-
ach, Teething Disorders, move and reg
ulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
Over 10, 900 testimonials. They never
fail. At all druggists, Csc. Samplee
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Lee
Row. N. Y. 20w4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Roundabout Way to Happiness.

If everything in the holy state OF
matrimony went on too smoothly we
should not be aware of how happy we
are. We should not realize that
horse was well trained If horses never
never ran away. We should never
know that marriage makes for long
life were 1t not that there are incl
dental troubles which sometimes
shorten it
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Siberia.

Siberia is. one of the largest and
most productive agricultural regions
on the face Of the globe, the greater
part of the land being fertile and cap
able of yielding abundant crops and
of sustaining large flocks and herds.
Then, too, the mineral resources have
hardly been touched.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
4FATALLY HURT, IS INJURED
Collision Between Coal Car and Eiec-
trio Coach Proves Fatal.

At Seattle, Washington, four per-
sons were fatally hurt, and fifteen
others injured in collision between
a passenger car of the electric rail-
way and a loaded coal car, seven miles
from Seattle.
The coal car broke from control and
rushed down hall at the rate OF
fifteen miles an hour.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
An Expert.

Prim Aunt-"My dear nephew, were
you wise in your choice of wife? Can
she cook? Can she make good stew
Nep5ew-"S can make stew ali
right. The only trouble is that she al
ways puts me in It.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Mrs. Malapron.

"You mustn't think you ought to run
around barefooted. Johnny" said Mrs.
Lapsling chidingly. just because Bob
by Stapleford does. He's no centurion
to go by."-Cassell's Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06

MANAGER WANTED in every City
and County to handle best paying bust
ness known; legitimate, new, perma-
nent demand no insurance or book
canvassing. Halsted, Dept. d, IS w.
35th St. N. Y. 20w4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Enhancement Rrnken

Merchant have had hard luck
lost all my money Suitor-Surely you
would not wish to lose your daughter
also Fliegende Batter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Perry Davis Pain killer

is IAN ounce of prevention" as well as
a sspound of cure. !" For bowel trobles,
skin wounds, colds, and other ills. 35c
and SOC sizes. IOWA
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-06
Poet Bjornson Dead.

Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the cele.
brated Norwegian poet. died in Paris,
France, where he went for treatment.
He was seyenty-eight years of age.
Cañon City record., 1910-07-14
From Thursdays Daily.

James T. Locke, district attorney of
the Eleventh Judicial District of Col
orado, being asked for his opinion as
to the effect of the fight at Reno. says:
I'VE are a small bunch" and what
we may think of a national affair Of
this kind makes little difference;
much less my personal opinion; how
ever, 1 will give mine for what it is
worth
"The result of the knockout of JEFF
demoralizing effect upon the colored
population over the nation. and fears
are entertained of much more serious
trouble yet to follow in the South.
Yet believe, upon the whole. the ef-
feet will be beneficial and far-reach-
ing. in that it will call the attention
Of the people TO their brutal game and
cause them to discover the real source
OF interest it
Those who favor prize-fghting say
1t is because of admiration for the
manly art as a science. That may be
true OF few of those whom Lincoln
called 'the plain people," but what OF
the fraternity that backed up this
game? We have a right to Judge OF
this game because the participants
here are world champions in this art
We have a right to Judge any class by
the upper stratum Of that class So
Judging. plainly the love and admira-
tion for the game as a manly art OF
science has passed away; and It has
been degraded into a gambling scheme.
1t has been demonstrated here that
the worlds champion. backed by the
so-called lovers and masters of the
art. was willing TO. and did. degrade
himself and his race by leveling him
self socially with the colored race. In
entering the ring to fight a colored
man
Cañon City record., 1910-07-14
SKETCHES

as the guests OF Colonel Jordon and
because of natural courtesy Of the in
dian to his white visitors. One day
was set aside for certain ceremonies
ard dances in our honor. We sat
there watching the men in their wild
bare-limbed and painted, some hidi-
ousIy, while the squaws were dressed
in their best with all the colors of the
rainbow. The surroundings were such
as TO lead ones thoughts back to
savagery and away from civilization
Then we heard through the din and
noise the sound of brass instruments,
and the tune of Marching Through
Georgia. And while We sat there
amid all this barbaric splendor, we
were astonished by the appearance
at the main entrance OF a brass band.
consisting of some twenty indians and
mixed bloods, and as they moved in
to the ring and stood under the folds
of old glory, all the dancing and noise
ceased and the band struck up. Near
er My God, To Thee. Here were a lot
Of young men with such talent and
inclination. classed as savages, who
could SO perfectly play the music OF
that immortal hymn When they con-
cIuded the indian men and women
arose and came to us and shook hands.
They seemed moved by the soul in
spring music. The band then played
Home, Sweet Home and departed.
This unusual innovation under such
conditions will be long remembered
by all who Witnessed it
Following this the special dance
in our honor was given. perfect
play in pantomine of a camp. an at
tack, wounded indian. his rescue by
his friends under fire and the safe
retreat from an overwhelming foe,
The great good humor and good will
and orderly conduct of these people
was certainly conspicuous and COM
mendabie. Here were assembled this
large number OF untutored savages
in their own peaceful, sober and gen.
erous manner. celebrating the Fourth
OF July. quite a contrast with the
drunkenness brawls and resulting
crimes committed on that day by the
civilized Caucasian.
Cañon City record., 1910-07-14
FRONTIER

Along in the early eighties we Wis
tied the Rosebud Indian agency in
South Dakota when the annual cele-
brasion of the Sioux was held from
July TO z. We were received by
Colonel Jordon to see the indians
in their native state. We rode over
from his ranch, eight miles away.
every morning for several days. re-
turning at night Some 1000 Sioux
were encamped at the chosen place in
a circle. In the center they had con-
structed a large arbor or circular am
phitheater with shade all around.
about ten feet wide and 100 feet across
the large circle. In the center was
large American flag flying from a
staff, which they had cut from a cot
tonwood tree. women and children.
the sexes being seated at opposite
sides.
There they had their dances and
manifested their generosity by lead
ing into the ring horses, saddles and
all kinds OF articles of value which
they gave away TO friends. As those
who entered the circle TO make pres
ents advanced in the ring they were
met by one of the chiefs. To him
they announced to whom the articles
were to be given The haranguer was
then informed and in a loud voice
he called for the person TO whom the
articles were to be given. This per-
son advanced and accepted them and
by a peculiar gesture or passing OF
the hand in 'front.' Of the giver. bless
ed him. In this manner they indicated
in their way that they were brave
enough TO be generous and TO help
their friends.
The full bloods are like a lot of
grown children. They danced and
laughed heartily like children and Just
about as vigorously as the younger
ones. 1t was wonderful how strong
and healthy the old folks appeared to
be. much more SO than their children.
The men and women never dance to-
gether as do white people. They con-
slider II immodest The men dance al
together differently from the wo-
men. The men do the singing and
the drumming and the women join the
chorus. We were given seats OF honor
Cañon City record., 1910-07-14

sions killed 22o and injured lis. ex-
plosions OF powder and windy shots
killed 81 and injured 4s. falls Of roof
and coal killed 45s and injured s45.
and 157 deaths and COS injuries were
due TO miscellaneous causes. In 1903
there were IS fatal and 116 non-fatal
accidents against 81 fatal and lis nom
fatal accidents in 1908. OF the fatal
accidents in 1909, Is were due to gas
and dust explosions. 81 were due to
falls OF roof and coal. and the others
were due to miscellaneous causes Ac-
cording to the report of Mr.. John D.
Jones, state mine inspector. the pro-
duction OF coal in Colorado In 1909
amounted to Io.73s.45s short tons. in
the mining of which 1886 men were
employed. This shows that 113.015
tons were mined for each life lost and
that the death rate per thousand was
7.22 In 1905 there were 15s,95o tons
mined for each life lost and the death
rate was AZ per thousand. Cole
groves Survey Report