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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
lightning Kills Few

In 1906 lightning killed only 1859 peo-
pie in this whole country. Ones chan
ces of death by lightning are less than
two in a million. The chance of death
from liver, kidney or stomach trouble
is vastly greater, but not if Electric
West Burlington, Iowa, proved. Four
doctors gave him up after eight months
of suffering from virulent liver trouble
and yellow jaundice. He was then COM
pletely cured by Electric Bitters. They
are the best stomach, liver, nerve and
kidney remedy and blood purifier on
earth Only soc at w. G.. Atwell's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Nav.

-; .yay.
..:> 4-t is something l
0es. 80 Il 10 SIX you"
.Ut A. ,.is,0l--i mean Fred
Ia . 1,:.d IL delighted to hear
THAI i, 2ean what is there that
you ga possibly wish to ask me?"
''I.f,..d ~ol be willing to go on a
long sau:aeg with Ue:'
a very. very long journey, Fred?"
Yes. a very. very long journey"
Yes, l will so with you. Of course
IL suppose it is the journey that
man and a woman take together only
once in Il lifetime?"
We'll. as a rule l suppose it would
not be taken more than once. You
see, my mother and ] are thinking
of taking trip to Japan, and she
thought it would be nice if | could
find some one who would be willing to
go as a sort of travelling companion
and maid to her in return for having
her expenses paid
"Oh. Well. you just tell your home
~ mother that when / wish to hire
out I'll look for some other kind of
job" -Chicago Record Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
TREATY WITH RUSSIA
Will Be ADVOCATED
Act Will Be Accomplished with
out Giving 0ffense.
Serves Notice on St. Petersbur1 CT
United States intention to Cancel
Pact, and Then Tells Senate
What He Has Done.

With no offense to the Cars gov
eminent, the treaty of 1882 with Rus
STA, against which the Jews Of this
country have been protesting for many
years, will be terminated.
Formal notice has been served on
the government at ST. Petersburg of
the intention of the United States to
end the treaty Jan. 1, 1912. President
Taft took the situation into his own
hands and through the United States
ambassador at ST. Petersburg on last
Sunday made the first move toward
the cancellation of the treaty. The
president notified the U. S. senate of
his action and asked for the approval
and ratification of that body.
President Taft's procedure in ter
minatng the treaty was in marked
contrast - the method proposed by
the house OF representatives in the
Sulzer resolution. Instead of boldly
accusing Russia Of having violated the
terms CT the treaty President Taft
served notice of the desire Of the Unit
ed States to terminate it On the ground
that it is no longer responsive to the
polite. and material relations of the
two countless and because the treaty
has given rise from time to time to
certain controversies equally regretted
by both governments"
The president not only Tefrained
from any direct reference to discrim-
inatiCn owing to race or religion, but
accepted the opportunity to emphasize
the lOng-st1Iding friendship between
the two governments and to express
an earnest hope for its continuance
and final negotiation OF another treaty
Of friendship. commerce and naviga-
ton"
AS result of the presidents diplo-
matte handling of the situation any
likelihood of Russia regarding the ter
minatiOn Of the treaty as an affront
has disappeared and state department
officials are certain that the relations
of the United States and Russia will
continue on the same cordial basis
that has existed for years. There is
good reason to believe that Russia has
already informed this government that
she is willing to enter into a discus
sion with a view to negotiating a new
treaty.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations, with a view to ratifying the
presidents action, side-tracked the Sui
ger resolution, the wording of which
gave extreme offense to Russia, and
substituted a joint resolution, diplo-
matiCally phrased in accordance with
the presidents message.
The leaders of the house, including
Representative Sulzer himself indi-
Gated that no serious attempt will be
made to play politics with this ques-
ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
SIN.

Frederick Anthony Mesmer. the
founder Of mesmerism. was a German
physician Of Merseberg. His thesis
setting forth the science Of mesmer-
ism was published in 1866. Mesmer
contended that the heavenly bodies diff
fused through the universe a subtle
fluid, which acts on the nervous sys-
tenn Of all animated beings and espe-
cially upon that of man. He gained a
great number Of followers and realized
a splendid fortune. A committee Of
physicians and philosophers" inves-
tigated his pretensions, which were
finally exposed in 1884. Notwithstand-
ing this, however, Mesmer continued
to have many friends and followers,
so great was the personal magnet
ISM of the man.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Simple and Effective.

My little boy, three years old. trou,
bled me considerably by going to the
homes of neighbors without permits
sion, so followed this plan, writes a
mother. Whenever l give him per-
mission to go I pin on him little
card on which is written the word
permission. When the neighbors
see the badge they allow him to stay
and play with the children If he ap-
pears without it, they send him home
The card can be used many times, and
the boy enjoys wearing it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Found Valuable Pearl.

A negro pearl hunter the other day
found a pearl weighing Al grains in
the waters of Lake Bioteneau, near
Shreveport, La, said to be one Of the
largest gems Of it's kind in the United
States. The finder sold it in Shreve-
port for $3.50 and the purchaser in
turn received $1,000 for the stone. The
second owner was merchant, but the
third professional pearl buyer. This
last values the gem at 100000
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
ToNS for RahN.

Among dozen toys that have been
given my baby there We're two rattles
with hard rings at the ends-just
right for a baby to stick down his
throat. There was a ball trimmed
with loosely sewed bells that the baby
Immediately pulled off and put in his
mouth. There was a worsted ball, so
fuzzy that it furnished mouthfuls of
lint. The only thing that it was pos
sible to leave him with was rubber
ring too large to get in his throat
Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
An Alarm at Night

That strikes terror to the entire house
hold is the loud, hoarse and metallic
cough of Group. No mistaking it, and
fortunate then the lucky parents who
keep Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
on hand. III. w. Casselman, Canton,
N. Y, says, cit is worth it's weight in
gold. Our little children are troubled
with Group and hoarseness, and all we
give them is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. I always have bottle of
it in the house. w. C. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
StronohoId of Wasns,

An extraordinary nest Of wasps was
discovered lately on the Bedfordshire
man, using three wire wasp traps,
has caught over 1000 wasps The nest
consisted Of six tiers. which stood
SIX and a half inches high, and meas
ured eight and half inches across.
The cells contained grubs and young
wasps in different stages Of growth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Superstition That Is Ancient.

In many parts Of Great Britain the
superstition still survives that it is
folly to save drowning man, as he
will sooner or later do an injury to the
rescuer. The superstition comes down
from our ancestors, yet traces of it
exist among the Sioux and other IL
dams, who seem to have inherited it
from aboriginal sources. The belief is
most prevalent in Cornwall and vari-
Gus parts of Scotland.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
PROBING BOMB PLOTS
United States Grand Jury Starts InVes-
tigation in indianapolis.

At Indianapolis, Ind, after weeks
of preliminary work and probing by
government agents in many parts of
the country where explosions have
taken place, the federal grand jury be-
gan its investigation of an alleged ma
tion-wide conspiracy by which more
than 100 structures were blown up and
in which dynamite, nitroglycerin and
other explosives were carried into at
least seventeen states.
A detailed list of 100 explosions in
structures erected by firms employing
nonunion workmen, as furnished to the
government by the National Erectors'
association, has been prepared for the
grand jury.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Ends winters Troubles

To many winter is season of trou-
BILE. The frost-bitten toes and fingers,
chapped hands and lips, chilblains, cold
sores, red and rough skins prove this.
But such troubles fly before Bucklen's
Arnica salve. A trial convinces. Great
est healer of Burns, Boils, Piles, Cuts,
Sores, Bruises, Eczema and Sprains.
Only Csc at w. G. Atwell's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
A Mean jolt.

Peckem-So you want to marry my
daughter, do you? Young-Yes. sir.
Peckem-Hem Are you aware that
she strongly resembles her mother?
Young-I am, sir. Peckem-Then take
her, young man, and--er-be as happy
as you can.-London Mail.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
A Terrible RIunder

to neglect liver trouble. Never do it.
Take DR.. Kings New Life Pills on the
first sign Of constipation, biliousness or
inactive bowels and prevent virulent
indigestion, jaundice or gall stones.
They regulate liver, stomach and bow
els and build up your health. Only 25c
at w. G. Atwell's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
First publication Dec. 8, 1911
Notice to Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN. County Court for
- Rock COunty.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House, in the City OF
James Vile, in said County, on the first Tuesday
of June, A. D. 1912, being June 4th, 1912,
at 9 o'clock a. m the following matters will
be heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against William Abraham, late OF
the Town of Porter, in said county. deceased.
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the Court House. in the City
of GAINESVILLE, in said county, on or before the
list day of June, A. D. 1912. or be barred.
Dated Dec. 1St, 1911.
By the Court
j. w. SALE, County Judge.
North & Wentworth, by Geo. w. Blanchard,
Atty
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Poole Is Convicted.

At Lafayette, Ind, Tuesday, John w.
Poole, slayer of Joe Kemper, his farm
hand, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree and will serve a life
term in the Michigan City penitentiary
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Ever RESPONSIVE TO Genius.

There is no work of genius which
has not been the delight of mankind;
no word OF genius to which the human
heart and soul have not sooner or
later responded. james Russell
Lowell
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Gre atness.

Greatness is self conscious, not in
the ordinary sense of that phrase. but
in the sense that denotes conscious
ness of its Professionalism e. ST.
monds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
SPORTING AFFAIRS,


MINNEAPOLIS - Ralph, Capron,
speedy quarterback Of the University
of Minnesota,s football team, will en-
ter the Olympia trial which are to be
held in Chicago next May Capron,
who has made the 100-yard dash in ten
fiat, will begin training within a few
weeks for the 10O-meter dash, for place
in which he will try at the Chicago
preliminarieS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
STAGE Snow.

He-There was nearly a. bad fire at
the theater. She-How was that? He
The villain lit cigarette and toss
ed the match into the snow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Avoid Paradlnq Troubles.

"Expectin' a man to find satisfac.
ton in hearin about yoh troubles"
said Uncle Eben, gives him credit
fob havin' a purity pore disposition"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

Without opiates or harmful drugs of
any kind Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound stops coughs and cures colds. Do
not accept any substitute. w. G. At
well.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
Foley Kidney Pills

Tonic in action, quick in results. Will
cure any case of kidney or bladder dis
order not beyond the reach of medicine.
No need to say more.-W. G. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
First publication Dec. 1, 1911

First publication Dec. 1, 1911
Notice of Hearing.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN, County Court for
~ Rock County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
county at the court house, in the city of James
vile, in said county, on the first Tuesday,
being the End day OF January. 1912, at 3
and considered:
The application of Mary Harrington for the
appointment of an Administrator of the estate
of Michael Durnin, late of the City of Edger-
ton in said County deceased.
Dated November %, 1911.
By the Court,
J. W. SALE, County Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

ST. PAUL, MINN.-The special train
bearing the western governors return
ed to st. Paul. completing the trip of
$500 miles One result of the tour is
an organization of western governors
which will hold annual meetings for
the mutual benefit Of the states rep
resented. Governor Norris of Montana,
originator of the scheme, was elected
president and Boise, Idaho, was select
ed as the next meeting place.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

Who makes the best liver pills? The
j. Z. Aver Company, of Lowell, Mass.
They have been making Ayers Pills for
over sixty years. II you have the slight
est doubt about using these pills, ask
your doctor. Ask bin first, that's Rest.
Made By the j. c. AVER CO. Lowell lass
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22
GRIMES AID CASUAL Ties.
; 90 9 @ o o o g o @ o o o o o o c @

TROY, N. Y.-Decidedly the worst
crime in the history OF Rensselaer,
county was discovered when the bodies
of Mrs Mary A Morner and her two
daughters = Edith, twenty-one years
DID, and Blanche, eighteen, residents Of
De Freestville, in the town Of North
Greenbush-were found in a refuse
pile in the rear of the COW stables
The body Of Arthur, a son, thirty
years old, mutilated and with throat
cut, was found later under the floor
of the stable. Another son is missing
and believed dead The women were
murdered by being struck over the
head by a bale stick and Ratchet, both
of which, blood stained, were found
near the scene of the tragedy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

PHILADELPHIA Mike" Murphy,
athletic trainer of the University of
Pennsylvania, has been ordered by his
physicians to pass the winter in a mild
er climate in order to build himself up
for the work of training the American
team which will compete in the Olym-
pic events at Stockholm, Sweden, next
year Murphy is ill at his home here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

NEW YORK - All hopes that this
years six-day bike race in Madison
Square garden woulG set new record
for the contest were dashed to earth
by a serious spill in which six of the
riders were injured, three of them so
badly they had to be carried off the
track unconscious.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

CADILLAC, MlCH.-The dead body
of Mrs: Fred Poster, with a bullet
wound in her head, was found on the
floor of her home. Earl Bliss, twen-
ty-nine years old, a railway fireman
boarding at the Poster home, notified
the authorities and a short time after
ward he was arrested
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

SPOKANE, WAsH.-Chauncey w.
Simmons, the head bookkeeper for
County Auditor Butler, was shot and
killed in the house of his brother. A.
H. Simmons, by burglar who had at
tackled Miss Libby Simmons, sixteen
year-old daughter of A. H Simmons,
Northern Pacific depot master
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

BOSTON, MASS.-Thirty known hui
man lives were lost in New England as
a direct result of the hunting season,
which ended at midnight. Of the vic
Tins five were shot in mistake for deer.
twelve were killed by the accidental
discharge of their own guns and four
teen by accidental firing of guns held
by companions or by stray bullets, two
were drowned and one died of expo
sure Maine furnished fifteen victims.
Massachusetts seven, New Hampshire
three, Vermont and Connecticut two
each and Rhode Island one. In ad-
ditiOn more than twenty persons re-
ceived serious injuries. 1t is estimat-
ed that 10000 deer, 800 moose and 100
bears were killed in the season.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-22

LOGANsPORT, IND.-Cornelius W.
Peacher, Vandalia passenger fire
man, was electrocuted at his home
when he placed his hand upon an cleo
trio light switch. Peacher had extend
ed a light to the summer kitchen and
placed a switch there A high tension
wire carrying 1900 volts from the city
electric light department had crossed
the wire leading into Peacher's home,
and when he touched the switch he re-
ceived the full charge
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-27

fierce bayonet charge upon regiment
Of the enemy which showed them that
our men were not completely worried
out The officers had told them to hold
out until the 10th, when they would
certainly be REINFORCED. Through that
day our little garrison stood with
straining eyes. watching to see il some
friendly flag was bearing aid to them,
with straining ear awaiting the sound
of friendly cannonade. But no re-
endorsements appeared, and with the
energy of despair they determined to
do their duty at all hazards. The 10Th
was a horrid day. Our water cisterns
had been drained, and we dare not
leave the crown of the hill and make
our intrenchments on the bank Of the
river, for the enemy could plant his
cannon on the hill and bury US. The
day was burning hot. and as the men
bit their cartridges their lips were
parched and blistered. But not word
of murmuring. That night two wells
were ordered dug. We took two ra-
vines and expected to reach water in
about thirty hours. During the night
passed around the field, smoothed back
the eiotted hair and by the light OF the
moon shining through the trees recog-
nized here and there the countenances
of nv brave men who had fallen Some
were my favorites in the days gone
past who had stood by me In those
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-27

belonging to the State Bank Of Mis-
souri,, S165,OOO of the amount being
gold. The treasure was buried in the
principal fort under Mull1gan's tent
and remained there during the battle.
Price gained nothing but glory and
about 5000 prisoners by capturing Lex
ington, for General Fremont, COM
mander Of the Federal army in Mis-
souri,, advanced against him promptly
and soon occupied Springfield, in
Prices rear.
Colonel Mulligan was held as pris-
oner until the 30th Of October, being
accompanied by bis wife, who had
been an eyewitness of the siege from
the town. They journeyed in General
Prices private carriage and (Mrs. Null
ligan says received every possible
courtesy from the general and his
STAFF They returned to st. Louis un-
der escort of forty men and flag OF
truce. In Chicago and elsewhere Colo
mel. Mulligan was received with eU-s
thusiastic honors.
After his exchange Mulligan return
ed to service in the Shenandoah val
ley. He fell at Winchester with three
mortal wounds. Some of his officers
attempted to carry hi5a from the field,
but he stopped them, saying, Lay me
down and save the flag" After obey
ing his command they returned and
carried him to the surgeon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-27
Tohn Tollefson Tells How He Felt
When in Europe.

Andrew j. Rommereim of Pleasant,
and John Tollefson of Norway, were
in town last Friday, and the LEADER
enjoyed visit from both.
Mr. Tollefson and wife and party
of four others spent two months in
old Norway during the summer, and
John says he never enjoyed anything
so much in all his life as he did his
return to A American soil
II love my relatives and friends in
the old country as devotedly as any
one cam said John. "but when one
travels abroad and notes conditions
and opportunities, he feels that there
is only one country on this globe that
appeals to his desire to call home,
sweet home, the dearest words that
ever filed wanderers breast. Ed
Crane and l would watch the sun 60
ing down in the west and in fancy see
old Lincoln county in the shadow as
night closed in.
"In Liverpool we we're gazing west
ward one afternoon thinking of home
and a man approached that looked
like Attorney Carlson, and as he came
nearer, my eyes deceived me not, for
there he stood in the flesh, and my.
but the greeting was warm. l felt
for moment that | was in Canton,
and we all felt that the ocean was en-
tirely too large, too broad, but we
could look over the broad expanSe and
in fancy see our dear old homes, but
we we're headed homeward and that
made our delay caused by the strike
less irksome. Then the steamship
seemed to run slow, and time hung
heavy as we plowed along, but every
thing changed when we got our feet
firmly planted under the stars and
stripes and then home. Hudson
looked like paradise and Norway
township seemed like Heaven and
home the dearest spot on earth.
at does an American good to go
abroad, for he comes home thorough
ly convinced that he is blessed in be-
ing citizen of the United States, :"
and Mr.. Tollefson smiled like one
who was enjoying double blessing.
Mr.. Tollefson said if he had money
enough he would like to pay the pass
age of the young people in Norway
who wanted to come to America, the
land of opportunity for the opportun-
ity for the young people in that coun-
try is very limited and this remark
explains the "bigness' of Johns
heart.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-27

The office of the state superintend-
ent Is one of the most important in
the state, because this office deals
alone with matters Of education and
education Is the foundation stone of
human progress and development.
The present state superintendent,
Hon. c. G. Lawrence, made record
as county superintendent before going
to Pierre, and since assuming the
higher and most responsible duties
has met the highest expectations of a
host of friends all over the state Ed
ucation has been a life study with
him and he won distinction as a col
lege professor, and as superintendent
of the Canton city schools before his
promotion to a state office. Prof.
Lawrence is broad, liberal and con-
structive educator, and devotes his
entire efforts to the improving and
upbuilding of the school system OF the
state, and the LEADER is pleased to
congratulate him over his splendid
success. He Is serving his first term
and will be reelected next year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-27
Tag DaY.

On Saturday November 25th you
will be encountered by many pretty
maiden who will ask you to donate a
little money to the organ fund of the
Lutheran church. She will give you
pretty tag that she will pin on your
coat. This will mean to everybody
that you have given your help to the
cause.
You will notice your neighbor wears
tag. He was cheerful giver and
you want TO be one too. There is
S6l5 still due on the organ which
must be paid by Decem ber 9Th and
the young people of the church appeal
to you for your assistance. They
want your help and everybody wants
to see you wear tag on that day.
The Lord loves a cheerful giver. Sat
urday, November 18th. Everybody
help,