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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
FiJIAN RACE IS DYING OUT
South Sea Islanders No Longer Saw
ages and CannibaI But Humorous,
Good-Natured Loafers.

The Fiji islands abound in reputa-
ton. To our grandparents they were
the last word in barbarism, q smile
for anything at once remote and ter,
rible, a place where missionaries got
stewed-by the cannibals-and clothes
were worn not at all.
The general impression of the South
Sea islands as wild and degenerate
part Of the world was softened and IL
lumined by the writings of Mark
Twain about Hawaii and by Robert
Louis Stevenson's essays from Samoa.
But no one wrote anything important
about the Fijians, and that is why the
islands and people today are so very
different from what you would expect
to find them.
The Fijians are not only no longer
savages and cannibals, but they are
fast disappearing altogether. Iindus,
Englishmen and Samoans are the toll
ers of the islands. The fierce Solomon
islander is seen here too, but is more
apt to be hunting your laundry than
your head. The Fijian, still distin-
guished by the frizzled aureole of his
hair and the scantiness of his attire,
is a humorous, good-natured loafer.
His native island is rapidly being
taken away from him by more indus
trious peoples, and his race is dying
out; but these things worry him not
at all. He lives by the fish Of his
rivers and the wild fruit of the Jungle
and by the skill of his wife in pottery
and other handicrafts. He has given
up cannibalism in Difference to popu-
lar opinion, it is true, but in other
ways he still lives his life much as he
pleases, which is more than most of
us ever achieve.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
EVOLUTION OF THE ALPHABET
1t Grew From Pictures BY Which, Men
First Wrote and Required Ages
For Its Completion.

No one really knows all about where
the alphabet came from, because it
grew very slowly, like children and
every other good thing in the world.
But we know quite well that no in
genious man sat down and made the
alphabet, and we know quite well, too,
that the alphabet began as pictures.
Just as a child reads or takes things
in by pictures long before it can read
letters, so men used to read and write
by pictures; and then these pictures
were gradually made simpler and sim
pier until at last they could be used
in every and any way, as our letters
can. We know that the letter o was
at first the picture of an eye, and that
gradually men made the picture plain
er, until at last they drew an 0. The
letter was once picture Of a house {;
and very likely capital A may have
been at first the picture of pyramid.
Ages and ages ago in Egypt men
used both kinds Of writing, says the
Kansas City Star. The priests used
the oldest kind, which was the pic
lures. This was called the sacred
writing, in which the pictures were
turned into letters. Not very many
years ago men tried in vain to read
the old sacred picture writing of the
Egyptians, but they could not. Then
they found the wonderful Rosetta
stone, and this had written upon it
the same thing three times-once in
the pictures and once in the letters,
and also once in other letters, and so
men got the key to picture writing,
and now it can be read easily.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Nations Defense.

The wealth of a nation must be de-
Tended as we'll as constructed.
Even if the days Of absolute conquest
are past, there are yet thousand
liabilities to violent encroachment on
the honor and rights of a people which
they cannot be passive under without
sacrificing a national spirit and we'll
nigh dissolving the bonds of govern
ment itself. But where lies the
strength of nations defense? In
such things as money purchases
ships, Notifications and magazines of
war? No. The real public bulwarks
of a nation are public love,
wisdom, and high command, attach
ment to home and bravery.-Horace
Bushnell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
ALL REQUIREMENTS OF HERO
MeriWether Lewis, President Jeffer-
sons Secretary, Had Qualifications
Demanded in Fiction.

Wnen a writer comes to the fashion
ing OF a hero usually he wants tall
young mantle ladies love that sort.
MeriWether Lewis was a tall young
man. goodly in inches and in thews. A
hero must have courage, or the ladies
will not like him. What hero of fact
or fiction ever showed more courage
than he did? I question if Christie
pher Columbus ever needed more cour-
age or ever showed more than Meri-
wether Lewis.
A hero must be a trif1e of an ele-
CANT also, else the ladies will not like
him. Meriwether Lewis was once
called ga splendid dandy" He was
not only President Thomas Jefferson's
business assistant, but his social Sec
rotary as well, and arbiter of good
form in the early days of Washing
ton.
The ladies like a hero with past,
with certain air of melancholy about
him. No author need imagine these
things for Meriwether Lewis-there
was mystery and romance in all his
life. Dead at thirty-five years of age,
he died as he had lived, surrounded
still with very halo of mystery, en-
veloped in a splendid reticence which
shielded him against all the world.
That mystery exists even today. The
full story of his life has never been
told, and may never be told. In short,
he was hero, with all the elements
Of heroism. Of him certainly it might
be written that he lived always gen.
tleman unafraid. Officer, gentleman,
soldier, statesman, born leader and
born lover-why imagine heroes when
such as this exist Emerson Hough
in Southern Woman's Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Fulton

Harold Pratt was home from the uni
versity over Sunday.
Mrs. S. H. Bentley is visiting her
daughter in Chicago.
Stanley Jessup of Madison spent Sun
day with relatives here.
Miss Alzada Attlesey was James
vile shopper last Saturday.
Peter Nestlund and family moved to
Chicago last week Wednesday.
Geo. Babcock was in the village last
week helping his brother move.
L. E. Babcock and family are NOV
ing into the Bentley house this week.
Andrew Ellefson has been confined
to his home with an attack of lumbago.
Harold Green is driving new Max
we'll car, having disposed of his Over
land.
days with her sister. Mrs. 4. S. Pease,
last week.
P. H. Horst of the GAINESVILLE Elec-
trio Light Co. was in the village last
Saturday.
Mrs. Isaac Spike and daughter Flea
nor visited Mrs. Spikes parents few
days last week.
David Kramer returned to Walker
vile, Ont, after spending two weeks
with his parents.
A letter from Fred Ellefson at Camp
Grant says he likes army life and is
getting plenty to eat.
The opening meeting of the Fulton
Social Center will be held October 26.
This will be an afternoon and evening
meeting.
The Fulton Red Cross has plenty of
the coarse yarn used for scarfs and
sweaters, as we'll as that used for socks
and wristlets, and will be very glad to
have any one wishing to knit, who is
not already busy, send their names in,
and yarn and needles will be furnished
them.
Improvements have been added to
the school house by installing four 75-
watt lights in each room. This will
enable teachers to keep school going
on cloudy days and during the short
winter months which heretofore has
caused great deal of inconvenience
Another letter from Robt. Bentley
the past week says he has received only
one letter from home since he left the
u. S., while his family have written
two or three times week. He also
reports being close enough to the bat
tie lines to hear the lannon's roar. If
his mail ever catches up with him he
Will have one good time reading letters
and smoking.
Fulton Congregational Church.
This coming Sunday will be "Old
Folks Day" and we hope to have the
elderly people of the community our
guests. Topic, 1.-The Message of the
Years" Special music by the children,
solo by Chas. Raymond. The service
will be surprise and an inspiration.
Wont you help make it a success?
Frank I. Rhoad, Pastor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Be Quiet.

"Study to be quiet"-that is, study
to dismiss all hustle and worry out of
your inward life. Study also to "do
your own business" and do not try to
do the business of other people. A
great deal of "creaturely activity" is
extended in trying to do other peoples
business. 1t is often hard to "sit still''
when we see our friends, according to
our ideas, mismanaging matters, and
making such dreadful blunders. But
the divine order, as it is also the best
human order as well, is for each one of
us to do our own business, and to re-
frain from meddling with the bust
ness of anyone else.-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Niuht Owls Are Safe.

a lifelong study of different forms of
bacteria, recently made the interesting
announcement that there are more
microbes in the air at nine o'clock in
the morning and at nine o'clock at
night than during any other periods
of the day. He says that he has also
discovered that the percentage of mi
crobes in the atmosphere is less at
three o'clock in the morning and at
three o'clock in the afternoon than at
any other times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
DOings of Our City Clubs

The New Century Club continued
it's study of wisconsin" at it's regu-
lar meeting Monday evening at the
home of Miss Isabelle Mcintosh.
''The Indian,"-his linguistic stocks,
migration to Wisconsin,, and civiliza-
ton, was the subject for the even
ing with Miss Minnie Johnson as
leader. Miss Pyre concluded the
program by reading poem by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. The next meeting
of the club will occur Oct. 10Th at
the home of Miss Madge Wilson.
The Educational Club met Mon
day evening at the home of Miss
Biederman with three new members,
Mrs. Joe Hruska, Mrs. Fred Ratz-
laff and Miss Paulson. The program
on Aboriginal Wisconsin was ably
presented by Mrs. Hemphill assisted
by Mrs. Lamoreaux. A piano solo
was given by Miss Biederman. Clcb
meets with Mrs. Hemphill next Mon
day evening.
The Culture Club met at the home
of Mrs. John Henderson. Mrs. Dick
inson and Mrs. Roethe were appoint
ed delegates to the convention at
Madison. The sum of $1.00 was CIV
en- to the Woman's Shelter Mission
at Chicago. The Lesson Marriage
and Divorce" was lead by Mrs. Roe
the, Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Dickinson and
Mrs. Henderson discussed special
Topics.
The Campus Club held it's first
meeting of the season at the home of
its new President, Mrs. Glenn Will
Jams. After a short address by the
out going President Mrs. D. L. Bah
cock, the meeting was turned over to
the incoming President who presided
az the short business session. Sever
al of the members expect to attend
the meeting of the State Federation
of Clubs in Madison this week. At
ter a social hour, the hostess served
dainty refreshments and the club adj
jouned to meet at the home of Mrs.
LaFay, Thursday, Oct. % with Miss
Edna Martin as leader.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

A party of young folks were visitors
at Camp Grant Sunday.
Mrs. H. M. Stout was a GAINESVILLE
visitor few days last week.
Miss Edna Emerson has returned
from the Chicago hospital and is doing
nicely.
Mr.. Bert Webster of Oak Park, Ill.
visited his father, j. 0. Webster, por-
ton of last week.
Mrs. Fremont Morgan of Battle
Creek, Mich, is visiting at the A. ID.
and l. D. Humphrey homes.
The Willing Workers and Home Ben
eft societies were entertained by Mrs.
|. D. Humphrey Tuesday afternoon.
A. B. Campbell left Thursday for
Vicksburg, Miss, where he will attend
the National G. A. r. Encampment.
Mrs. Ella Michel and little daughter
of Marion, Iowa, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Moses CrOsley, and
other relatives here.
Mrs. o. L. Coon and daughter, Mrs.
Cass Emerson of Milton, visited the
formers son, K. B. Coon, and family
at Chicago last week.
The Campus Club held their first
meeting for the coming year with their
new president, Mrs. E. Glenn Williams,
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Randall of Mad
ison are spending ten day vacation at
the home of Mrs. RandalPs parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Hayes.
Mesdames D. L. Babcock, M. J. Bah
cock, H. H. Babcock, E. Glenn Will
liams, Geo. Walters, John Bliven, and
Miss Edna Martin attended the State
Federation of Clubs at Madison We'd
neSdav and Thursday
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Liberty Fires

On the night of Tuesday Oct. %
ct about ZOO o'clock the Woman
Liberty Loan Committee are arrang-
ing to light fires as a reminder that
the Liberty Loan Period will close
at the close of business on the 9th.
The following day is Liberty Day.
Step up Edgerton. You know your
duty, and you know how to do it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-10-19
Wisconsin State Journal

Delivered to your home a 10c week
including Sunday. Extra copies al
Ash's book store.
4otf Robert MacReynolds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
PERSHING'S TROOPS
 WILL BE MOVING TO 2
 BORDER BY SUNDAY
This Is the Expectation of Carranza
 Forces, Which Are Preparing to Protect Evacuated Territory

Juarez, January 26.-Fifteen hundred Carranza troops have been ordered from Chihuahua City to the western district of Chihuahua to occupy Fl Valle (San Buena ventura), and the other outposts vacated by American expeditionary forces
 Jose Santos Murguia will go to Casas Grandes, where he will arrange for the garrison of the district
 A general movement of American troops from Colonia Dublan toward the border was predicted for tomorrow or Sunday by officers of General Murguia's staff today.
 A passenger train is scheduled to leave Casas Grandes tomorrow for Juarez tc bring the remaining refugees from the Fl Valle and Coionia Dublan districts. After the departure of the refugee train it is expected that the American troops will begin moving north.
 Washington, January 26.--Withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico fore- casts no radical change in the policy of the United States towards Mexico. Sec retary Lansing said today that the policy stated in President Wilson's celebrated Mobile speech of 1913 remains unchanged
 In that address the President declared the intention of his administration not to interfere with the Mexicans in what he regarded as their struggle for ~lib- erty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
To Ease Bitter Pdngs of
 Mothers SOrrOW, Funeral
 of Soldier Boy IS Described
Anniston Sergeant Writes of Beautiful Tribute Paid One of His Company on Far Away Mexi- can Border When Grim Death Claimed
 Follower of the Flag

before them in the undertaking par- Tor A prayer by the First chaplain, a scripture reading by ours, and again prayer for the "hero dead and an earnest petition to the God of Battles for strength for, the broken-hearted mother so many miles away who would never again see him in this life
 And then. with the 12 pa1lbearers standing silent and motionless and with bowed heads Company NJ quar- tet sang Nearer, My God, to Thee" The flag -draped caskets were borne out and placed on the artillery cais- son waiting at the door, while the Fourth's band played Nearer My God. to Thee" the armed escorts came to present arms and all hats came off. The the music swung into a solemn dirge and the short march. to the de got was bgun, Company NJ bringi
 up the rear of the officers. prayer and the last taps" sounded by the bugler of his own company followed.
 T am not likely to forget my own thoughts as I stood before two som Der caskets over which lay the yellow -fringed flag that they had served and died under. Pictures of a bare-legged boy playing about country Sohool- house and the careworn face of gray haired mother, whose heart knew was aching. came to me with a vivid- ness that was real"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
Ottoman Must Be DriDen
 Out of Europe Before Peace
 Can Come, Says Lord Bryce
Former English Ambassador to America Makes Terrible Indictment Against Turks For Their Misrule For Centuries and Claims Change
 is Long Overdue For Safety

turies,' said Lord Bryce. twill be sur prised that the allied powers have de- clared their purpose to put an end to the rule of the Turk in Europe, and still less will he dissent from the de- termination to deliver the Christian population of what is called the Turk ish empire. whether in Asia or in Flu rope, from the government which dur ing those five centuries has done noth- ing but oppress them.
 CHANGES LONG OVERDUE
 These changes are, indeed, long overdue. They ought to have come more than a century ago, because it had then already become manifest that the Turk was helplessly unfit to gov ern. with any approach to justice, sub ject races of different religion
 "The Turk has never been of any use for any purpose except for fighting. He cannot administer though in his earlier days he had the sense to em- ploy intelligent Christian administra- tors He cannot secure justice. As a governing power, he has always shown himself incapable, corrupt and cruel. He has always destroyed he has never created.
 Those whom We call Turks are not a nation at all in the proper sense of N (Continped en Page rws)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
ALL-DAY BATTLE
 BY COWBOYS AND
 MEXICAN TROOPS
Details of Fight Not Re- ceived, But Utah Cavalry Said to Have Reinforced
 the Americans

Tucson Ariz., January 26.--According to telephone advices from Arivaca. Ariz.. about 40 miles south of Tucson, fighting has been in progress all day at place called Stonehouse. between Mexican troopers and American cowboys.
 When the cowboys attempted to drive their cattle from the boundary line the the Americans retreated and were rein forced by part of Troop B, Utah cav airy, who returned the fire.
 No American casualties had been re- ported at 5 p. m. It is not known whether the Mexicans suffered losses. Further achievements were sent from Arivaca late today.
 All Americans have assembled at g hl.slse Nh the Aiieacs L9ssd snlA ' stlt company's ranch. it was reported. Eight cen American troopers. with several thou sand rounds of ammunition. were dis patched at 5 o'clock to aid the troops already engaged.
 The original forces consisted of 14 troop CTS, reinforced by cowboys. At ' o'clock 1t was reported that no Americans had been killed. The scene of the fighting is three miles from Ruby, Ariz.
 The fighting was started by the Mex jeans, according to the American yer sion of the affair, and was precipitated by the rounding up of cattle on the Amer ican side by six American cowboys. The cowboys, retreating, kept, up return fire as they turned northward, and cav alrymen went to their aid.
 Reports say no other trouble was antici- pated and that ample troops were at hand to protect the border The Mexican cav alrymen, numbering 20, acted in open for nation, and toward the end of the skirm- ish had been pretty well scattered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27

Anniston. January 2e.-(special) Sergt. Ray New of Company M. Fourth infantry, Alabama National Guard, has written the following account of the funeral at Nogales, Ariz.. for his com rade and friend, Aldridge Parker, son of Mrs, S. F. Battle of this city HIS hoay was inferred recently at Four Mile. The letter was written Mrs New.
 Sergeant New says If Mrs. Bat tie could only have seen her son, to- gether with another mothers boy fmember of the Company A, First Alabama) honored today as l did, l know if would ease the pain that is in her heart tonight You might go to her and tell her your husband was at one time his sergeant and I have writ ten you of his funeral.
 "A private is only entitled to an escort of one squad of eight men, but the honorary escort consisted of his own outfit headquarters company and also his former Company NJ. His captain. and his wife were there. as was also Lieutenant Humphries and his wife. Also there were Majors Bare and Smith, together with many other officers The chaplain of both~ the Fourth and First stood at the heads of their dead lying so still and white
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27

London, January 26.-The demand for the expulsion of the Turks from Europe. included among the terms in the entente allied note in reply to President Wilson, is justified by Loro Bryce in his views on that phase of the entente reply, which were given to the Associated Press today
 This is the first time the former ann bassador to the United States has ap- peared in connection with the peace discussion. for while he has been care fully considering President Wilson moves and the responses made to them' he has refrained from any utterance on the subject. Later the decided con clusions he has reached may be pup 1ished
 VIEWS ON TURKS
 Concerning Turkey however, Lord Bryce's views were formulated before the peace notes were exchanged and willsappear in about month9for au- thorized publication in London and New York under government auspices Owing to their direct bearing upon the terms regarding Turkey laid down by tho allies, he now has made them available to the Associated Press.
 NO one who has studied the history of the near east for the last five cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

2 ,iI 1-Spirited fighting Is reported on three fronts.
 Germans lombard English coast. Borah resolution will not be fought by democrats.
 Patriots thrown into uprOar when Teuton gets floor. Steel corporation head is against trade war.
 Ottoman must be driven out of Eu- rope before peace can come, says Lord Bryce.
 Concessions are made to brokers by leak prObers. To ease bitter pangs of mothers sorrow. solder boys funeral is described. 2'rampa harbor Is well cared for In House bill passed. 3--Buccanecrs were tame compared to capital hotelists. Another version given by witness of Texas tragedy. 0-Officcr is killed by desperate democrats indOrse revenue
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Blrmingham steel as good as any, says Bush.
 Hoslery factory for Birmingham. pr. EdmOnds believes in future of two colleges.
 Acipco strong for extra school
 CREATURES 2-News of the movies. 4-EditorfaI comment. 6Society and Dolly Dalrympie. o-Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-27
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 In tomorrow's ge-Herald will be an exhaustive article on Alabama graphite by pr. William F. Proiity of the state geological survey.
 A map will show the location of tho deposits.
 Processes of graphite recovery are described.
 Advice is given to developers.
 A history of the graphite Industry in Alabama is given.
 If you are interested in the develop ment of Alabamas resources you should not miss this article.