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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

There are people in this town who
unthinkingly neglect a "mere cold
though they would not otherwise ex-
pose their children or themselves to
danger. Yet cold neglected may de-
velop into contagious diphtheria, bron-
chitis or pneumonia. Use Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound promptly for it
stops coughs quickly and cures colds.
1t contains no opiates and is safe for
children. W. G.. Atwell
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Human Sacrifices Still.

In some parts Of Syria the peasants
believe that doctors and druggists
have a right to kill one man and one
woman every year to make medicines
out Of their bodies. A druggist whose
establishment was boycotted because
he was thought to have tried to muir.
der a boy, brought suit against the
boys parents for their interference
with his trade, but he received no
damages, as 1t was recognized that
the adults we're believers in the old
superstition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
More to Be Remembered

The man of now has much more
excuse for making mistakes than did
julius Caesar or Alexander the Great.
The world is bigger and there is more
in it. There is more to be remem-
bered. There are machines now in
everyday use that would have given
the Conqueror of Gaul headache to
have even looked at. There is enough
complexity in a single business day to
drive Alexander into brainstorm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

"A stubborn cough that hangs on
weakens the system and may easily de-
velop a dangerous condition of the
lungs. Earl Fair, Waukesha, Wise,
says: my stubborn cough refused to
respond to ordinary treatment and
finally resorted to the old reliable, Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound, and
less than two bottles effected a COM
plete cure. w. G. Atwell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
A Wise Father,

81 will agree to let you have my
daughter on one condition"
What is it?"
"That you first deposit to my credit
an amount sufficient to pay her ex-
penses when she gets ready to go to
Reno"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Cheaper Than a Bridge.

A railroad engineer in Ottawa, Kan-
went to dentist to have a bad tooth
treated. The dentist told him that
it would be necessary to put in a gold
bridge, which cost $25. The railroad
man looked in the glass at the depart
ed molar, and then said: "Say, doctor
just put in a concrete culvert and
let 1t go at that. Topeka Capital.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Saw the Br:oht Side,

"My DEAR" moaned the sick man as
he tossed restlessly on his bed; tits
the doctor I'm thinking of. What a
bill his will bel"
Never mind, Joseph" said his
spouse, comfortingly. There is the
insurance money, you know"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Almost Reached the Limit.

The other night at revival a
long-winded brother got up and talked
for an intolerable time in most
repetitious and tiresome manner. He
was followed by the pastor, whose
earnest words stirred the congrega'
tion A little later the minister asked
a stranger in the church, "Are you a
Christian?" eyes" replied the strang'
er, "but wouldn't have been much
longer, If you hadn't talked Just when
you did"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Use Aliens Foot Ease

the antiseptic powder to be shaken into
the shoes. Makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. Relieves painful, swollen,
tender, sweating, aching feet, and
takes the sting out of corns and bun
ions. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. For FREE sam
pie address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
N. Y. 24W4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Newspaper Enterprise.

City Editor-Hi, SIMS
Sims (the reporter)-Yes, sir,
City Editor-Go down to the hotel
and interview that magnate and get
his denial of the interview at the
same time Scoot, now!-Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

LANCASTER = With all the de
tails of the total destruction h fire OF
all but the east wing of the Lancaster
insane asylum. the herO'sm of Mrs
M c. Burris is hrcYght OFT. When
the fire was first discovered it Lad
gained considerable Roadway. The at
tendants rushed to the various wards
to save the inmates. Mrs. Burris, the
wife of the superintendent, preserved
perfect order and quickly formed the
demented into lines which quickly filed
out. twenty-five recently pronounced
incurables were among the number
The flames are supposed to have
had their origin in one of the bath
rooms The patients are now shelter
ed in the county poor home and ada
cent hospitals A meeting of the asy-
lum trustees has been called and it IL
expected that work on a new structure
will be started at once.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Convincinu, Indeed.

Friend-Was your play much of a
success?
Author-Success! Why, the women
wept so that most of them went home
with their true complexions.-Puck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Had to Look Elsewhere.

'T have been making a careful study
of men,"
81 suppose you have done so by
closely observing your husbands"
ooh, no. The poet, you remember,
says, the proper study of mankind is
man."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Mother Gray,s Sweet Powder for children

relieve Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, and move and reg
ulate the bowels and are pleasant
remedy for Worms. Used by mothers
for % years. They never fail. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N.
Y. 24w4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
Her Own Implement

Her Own Implement.
"a woman can't drive a nail
straight"
''Not with a hammer, possibly. But
you give her a hairbrush and she can
drive a nail as we'll as anybody"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

MILWAUKEE-The car strike aP'
pears to have failed of success, as faI
as the number of men walking out is
concerned. Traffic was delayed for
about an hour at o'clock, when the
streets were filled with messengers
passing placards to all trolley line en-
ployes announcing that the strike waa
called. About thirty cars were aban-
doned at once, and at 8 o'clock the
union claimed to have 200 men out
The street car company announced
that only 100 men struck, and that
their places had been filled by strike
breakers from st. Louis, where the
electric railway is controlled by the
same interests. There was delay in
traffic for about an hour, and it was
two hours later before schedules were
observed again.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

Bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indiges-
ton, constipation, dizzy spells these
are some Of the results of an inactive
liver. Ask your doctor if he endorses
Ayers Pills in these cases. The dose
is small, one pill at bedtime.
FT7de by the IL C. AVER co. Lowell Moce
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10
IF YOU APE i'll

from any disorder of the STOMACH, LIVER or
KIDNEYS, or if your bowels are inactive at
times, or you should suffer from headaches,
geta SO cent bottle of SEVEN BARKS of your
druggist. fyou are run down and don't feel
as young and clipper as you used to, give
SEVEN BARKS a fair trial; twill purify your
blood, clear your system and brain, and
make life worth living. 1t is absolutely
harmless, is highly palatable, and will not
disturb the most delicate stomach.
For sale at druggists at % cents per
LYMAN BROWN, IS Murray St, New York. NY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

JANESVlLLE-M. E. Reeves, United
States engineer, is here to begin the
survey of the Rock river from James,
vile to Sterling, ILL.,, and to prepare
plans for a seven foot channel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

MARINETTE-The annual conven-
ton of the county school superinten-
dents of Wisconsin will meet in Mar
inette on June 5, 6 and Z. The meet
ing of the County superintendent as
scciation will be held the two days
after the meeting provided by state
law.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-10

WAUKESHA-A large barn, horse
barn and tool house and several sheds
and other small buildings belonging to
Fred Hartman, on the old Silverdale
farm, Delafield road, town of Pewau-
kee, was destroyed by fire. The con-
tents of the buildings, including four
fine horses, were burned How the
fire started is unknown. The loss is
placed at $4,000, partly covered by in.
Surance.
The evening world., 1912-12-04
MAKES WEIGHT.

PARIS, Dec. 4.-Prof. Bergonie,
originator of the theory OF noursh-
ing the human body by means of elec-
trical currents, has communicated to
the Academy OF Sciences the results of
a remarkable series of experiments,
which seem fully to confirm his claims
A patient who WAS a physical wreck,
owing to inability to assimiate food.
and weighed only lo7 pounds. was sub
Jected to a series of forty-minute APP
plications of a high frequency current
lie now weighs more than l3S pounds.
and is of normal strength, although he
eats much less than before the treat
ment
The evening world., 1912-12-04
BOY GETS SPEECH
BY FALL THAT CUT
TONGUE L|GAMENT
Little Robert Ecke Playing
Soldier Tumbled and Drove
Tube Into Mouth.

When three-year-o old Robert Ecke. son
Of Company A, Forty-seventh Regiment.
living at No. 1S2 Lincoln avenue, Brook
Ign. fell with a piece of brass piping In
his mouth. he met with an accident
which has resulted in enabling him to
speak. Before that he was dumb. Mr..
and Mrs. Ecle are now teaching the
little fellow to speak the words he could
not utter before he was hurt"
The Ecke child's afflicton was
source Of keen sorrow to his parents.
The little chap had undergone slight
operation for facial blemish. and his
mother was greatly opposed to his
going under the knife again. Still. the
wisdom Of an operation was often dis
cussed by the parents They had made
every effort to teach the boy to talk He
seemed to understand what they said
and to realize the meaning of the words
his brother Albert read to him from a
primer. but no echoipg word came from
Robert.
Recently the two boys were taken TO a
review Of their fathers regiment IT
was the FIRST time the smaller boy had
seen so warlike a spectacle. and he was
deeply impressed. On Thanksgiving eve
he invaded the kitchen of his home. in
tent on emulating his soldier-fathe lie
foraged around till he found an agate
ware pot, which he put on his head.
Then he got the cover OF tin boiler,
showed his arm through the handle and
made a shield.
TUBE CUT LIGAMENT AND GAVE
HIM SPEECH.
But the equipment was not complete.
At the drill the bugler had caught the
lads attention. and Robert searched to
get something that would do for the
instrument that had made alt the fine
noise. lie found shor, piece of hol-
low brass curtain pole and put 1t In his
mouth. At that moment something
frightened him and he FLASHED forward.
He struck door head first. The sharp
edge OF the make-believe bugle was
forced into his mouth. His screams
brought his mother and father.
After he had been quoted Il was
found that the sub-lingual ligam had
been severed as though with a surgeon
knife. Since that night the boy has been
able to talk like any child Of his years.
After an eight years wait. Mrs. VIII.
lam Thompson on Monday heard her
frolicking eight-year-old Pearl, her
shaver head still bandaged as a result
OF an operation that had loosened the
damned up flow of speech. say the word
her mother-heart had been so long de-
MED. This operation. as told In The
Evening World yesterday. was per-
formed by DIR. William Chapman of the
Swedish Hospital. who removed a piece
of the skull which pressed upon the
speech centre and paralyzed it.
And to-day Mrs. Thompson and Mrs.
Michael ]. Dewitt OF No. 4l9 St. Marks
avenue, whose eight-year-old Terence Is
convalescing from an Identical operation.
% patiently are giving their little ones the
talking lessons that for years had
proved futile.
The evening world., 1912-12-04
$500 Lengths
Dress Goods
at $3.50
FREE for a Filled Book
of Surety Stamps.

Skirt Pattern. in Black or Navy
Blue Broadcloth. Navy Blue.
Cream or Black Serges or hand
some mixed fabric in the new
Tans or Oxford Grays.
Also a wonderful selection in
Novelty Wool Dress Patterns.
suitable for misses and children's
dresses.
O'Seiii Main stOPe-sccond Floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04

Women's Fancy Weave Wor-
sted Sweaters. with high collar,
in white. navy and gray.
O'Neill Main St0ro-Third Floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04
$3.50 and - Boxes of
Hosiery
at So. so box
FREE for a filled book
of Surety Stamps

Ok pairs omens Black isle
Stockings at $3.50.
Six pairs Women's silk Boot
Isle Top Stockings at t2.s0.
Women's Black SILK Stockings.
s pairs in box. for $3.50.
Children's Ribbed Stockings.
black. tan, white; ] dozen for so.
O'Neili Main store-f1rst Floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04

In pretty assortment OF colors
and patterns. in the Empire model.
O'Neiil Main Store-Third floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04

Sets Of lead soldiers. some re-
presenting scenes on field Of bat
tie and some hunting scenes.
O'Nrili Main store-Iifth Floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04
$3.50 Box of
Handkerchiefs
at $3.50
Six in a Box.

Pure linen. one corner hand
embroidered Handkerchief, six
different styles in u dainty picture
box, tied with satin ribbon.
ONeill Main Store--Ftrst Floor.
The evening world., 1912-12-04
Women's IS to 1918
Separate
Skirts
at So. SO each

Women's separate skirts. Sew
eral models to choose from-high
girdle belt. Some are fancy but
ton trimmed. Materials are
mannish mixtures. seIges, brillian-
tines. tweeds, broadcloths and
cheviots. All size waist bands and
lengths.
O'Neill Main stOre-Third Floor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-06-08

WASHINGTON.-Prof w. ]. MCGEE
w of the department of agriculture
has been at work upon curious sort
of census for some months. This CEN
sus is not the counting of souls, but of
the wells of water upon which souls
are nourished. He has secured data
concerning the wells Of the country.
and they are bearing on the national
water supply and incidentally upon
the ultimate food resources of the ma.
ton. This well enumeration has al
ready reached $4,000, and covers the
states and practically every country of
the United States. Records are COM
piled, SO far as possible, showing the
depth of the well and the depth Of
the water and the variation of water
level from year to year. The signifi-
cant part Of the showing is that the
water level in the wells of the country
is decreasing at the rate of foot and
a half for each decade. Some, of the
records go back for 20 years and some
to the first settlement of the country.
The average reduction in level Of
the ground water" is shown to have
been IA feet since its first settlement
This is regarded as serious condi-
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THE historic old ship Santee, which
! recently sank at her dock at the
Annapolis Naval Academy, has been
abandoned by the naval authorities
and will be sold to the highest bidder
with the understanding that he re-
move her at his own expense. An in
spection of the vessel shows that she
is waterlogged and beyond repair for
naval purposes. She rests on the
muddy bottom of the Severn with the
water about twelve feet above her
water line and probably never win
float again.
Naval officers have an affection for
the old Santee, based on recollections
of their student days at the academy.
For many years she was used as a
practice ship by the midshipmen, and
when no longer able to navigate, was
transformed into prison ship for the
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Aeroplane Gun Fires from Both Ends

TESTS Of another invention designed
! to make "war in the clouds" pos
sible are being prepared by the United
States. 1t consists of an aeroplane
gun that discharges a projectile from
each end. One of the projectiles is
designed for destructive work and the
other as dummy. to neutralize the
recoil. Commander Cleland Davis, u.
s. NJ, is the inventor.
The practicability Of the weapon
has been partially demonstrated in
tests at Fort Wright Two light can
vas wings. corresponding to those Of
an aeroplane were rugged up close to
the gun. Delicate springs and recoil-
ing discs were placed under the
stanchions to record the vibration and
conclusion and recoil. The results in
Dictated that it's use on an aeroplane
hundreds of feet above Garth is prac-
ticable.
As the two projectiles weigh about
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ing erected at Arlington. These, With
the three huge towers, which, when
erected, will be visible from any point
within many miles of the nations capt.
tai, will constitute the most powerful
wireless station In the world.
When completed the station will be
able to communicate over the seas
with the Azores in the Atlantic, all
West Indian ports and South Ameri.
can coast towns as far south as the
mouth of the Amazon river. Aerial
disturbances, which are greater over
land than over sea, will, it is expect
ed. make transmission over land more
difficult, but 1t is said that after al
lowances for impediments in trans
mission over land wireless communi
cation from this station viii extend
over half Of North America.
The steel work on the towers has
been completed for some time. The
towers were shipped to Arlington
from the shops here in sections and
erected as fast as the different sec.
tons were completed.
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Historic Ship Is Abandoned by Navy

embryo admirals who transgressed the
rules. In more recent yearsIshe was
used as garrison for marines and
sailors on that station. A few DAYS
ago large section of her bottom gave
way and she sank slowly to the bed
of the river
The Santee is wooden ship of the
square-rigged type. She was built Just
before the civil war, but because of
mistake In her design she never was
used for any important service. Ira
dition has it that the error was point
ed out to the designer by his young
son soon after the vessel was launch
ed, and that the designer committed
suicide by shooting himself on her
deck. The mistake was that the port
holes were built directly opposite
each other, thus affording an open
line of fire to an opposing warship.
The Santee was taken to Annapolis
In 1865. when the Naval Academy was
transferred there from Newport. Soon
after that she was dismasted and
rooted over. Huge anchors were cast
fore and aft to steady her in position
and. in fact, for years she practically
rested on the soft mud at the Naval
Academy dock.
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A ROMANCE OF WAR

Klancke, halted at the Smith residence
and asked for water to quench their
thirst, and 1t was Miss Freeze who
handed glass OF water to the man
who afterward became her husband.
AS it was the dinner hour, Mrs. Smith
Hospitality invited the officers to ,dine
with her family, an invitation which
was accepted with alacrity, especial
ly by Mr.. Klancke, who had promptly
fallen in love with the pretty maiden
from whose hand he had received the
water. The sequel proved that the
admiration of the officer was recipro-
Gated, and ere he resumed his march
he had won Miss Freeze. Though it
was case of love at first sight, the
lovers were faithful, and soon after
the close of the Civil war they were
married in Ascension Episcopal
church, this city, by Rev. DR.. James
w. Reese.
Mr.. Klancke was for a time a gov
eminent official in one OF the depart
ments at Washington, but soon after
his marriage resigned and with his
American bride sailed for his home in
Germany. 1t had then transpirei that
he was a gentleman of wealth a4d no
BILE family. one of his near relatives
having married a German princess.
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Death Recalls an Incident That
Occurred in 1863.
Mrs. Alexander kIaucke, Native Of
Carroll County, Dies in Germany
Long After Marrying Soldier Who
Appealed to Her for a Drink.

Westminster. Md.-Information has
just been received in this city OF the
death of Mrs. Alexander A. C. Klancke
native of this county, at her home
in Weisbaden, Germany, an event
which calls to the minds OF some OF
the elderly residents of the county an
interesting romance in connection with
her marriage to Mr.. Klancke. Mrs.
Klancke's maiden name was Mary
Freeze. and she was related to some
OF the leading people of this county.
In the summer of 1863 she was WIS.,
ting her aunt, Mrs. Joshua Smith,
mother of the late Judge John E.
Smith, on East Main street. this city,
when the Sixth corps Of the United
States army passed through here on
its way to Gettysburg. Two officers
of the corps, one Of whom was Mr..
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Will Be Easier to Handle and Nor,
Effective Than Present
Model.

London-The British troops are to
be armed with new rifle.
Ever since its Introduction in 1908
the, Lee-Enfield rifle, with which the
British forces are now armed, has
been the subject of fierce controversy.
The shortening of the barrel was the
point chiefly criticized, and as the rifle
has not been able to hold its own
against the longer weapon with which
the territorials have been equipped
the controversy has never died down.
The idea underlying the adoption OF
the short rifle was to have a weapon
which would be easily handled by both
mounted and dismounted troops. To
suit the cavalry five inches was taken
of the rifle and the reach of the In
fantry soldier with the bayonet was
thus shortened. Attempts have been
made to restore this lost advantage
by the issue of a longer bayonet, but
the developments of the modern high
power cartridge have intensified the
defects of the short barrel as regards
fire efficiency. A longer barrel is
necessary for accuracy and ease,
The barrel Of the new rife win not
have the full five inches restored, but
about one-half of that. A change Of
considerable importance will be made
In the caliber, which in the new rife
will be ZIG instead of 1903.
An advantage in velocity is expect
ed from this change. as the bullet will
be lighter. The chamber of the new
rife being larger and the breeeh
mechanism stronger the explosive to
be used will possess very high power;
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and 1t is not improbable that the
velocity will be 5000 feet second
as against 2.450 of the rifle and am
munition now in use. This would give
Britain an advantage of 100 feet a
second over the nearest rival. and with
the alterations the bullet should never
travel higher than the height OF a
man.
The principle Of the aperture sight
which makes aiming partially auto
matte. has been accepted. and the
loading also will be much quickened
by the new methods of feeding cart
ridges into the chamber. The new
rifle will be a few ounces heavier than
the present Lee-Enfield. 1t is expect
ed that trials will be made with it by
selected troops this summer.