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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Superstitious Chinese.

The Chinese are probably the most
s'lperStltious race on earth. They
have n strong belief in all sorts Of
spells ana charms. The average China.
man also has great faith in drugs, and
frequently spends large part of his
income on medicine.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Soap.

fllny claims soap was an invention
OF the Gauls, but the answer to this
question is not known. Soap is men-
TONED in the Bible, but the, Hebrew
north (soap) is merely general
term for cleansing substance. Manu-
iacture of soap on large scale first
began in London in 1924.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Man Not Works Servant.

Work was made for man and not
man for work. Work Is mans servant,
both in lis results 10 the worker and
the world. Man Is not works servant.
save ms an almost universal perversion
has made him such.--Holanl
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17

The students of the United States
Naval academy nj Annapolis are
called midshipmcn Previous to 1902
'hey had been called naval cadetS hut
in that year tie old term midShipman
was revived
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
PhotoqraphinQ the Stars

II has been recently found that pho
tcsrnphs of stars down to the sixth
magnitude of degree OF brightness can
be- taken IN broad daylight. If the
photographs are taken through deep
red screen the stars appear distinctly.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Bamboo Slow TO Mature

The "SloWest'' crop in the world IS
the giant bamboo Of India 1t bios.
SONS only when in its thirtieth wear
and then dies, In The meantime
II pears an enormous quantity of seed,
which is gathered and used as grain by
the natives.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Ice Carried In Wooden Vessels.

The ships employed in carrying Ice
from Norway to England are fast
wooden boats, for n cargo Of Ice would
not survive voyage in an iron vessel
owing TO the ease with which metal
conducts heat.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Bituminous Mine Production

Bitumnous miners Dig on an aver
age about two-thifds of Il ton more
coal each day than those employed
in the anthracite mines.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Poetic Conception.

No poem is horn in the daylight; 1t
can be written in the sunshine, but it
is conceived in the silence of night
Ibsen.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Citizen In First Placs.

whatsoever In state knows
how wisely to form the manners %
men and 10 rule them AT home and In
war with excellent Institutes, him in
the first place, above others. | should
esteem worthy OF all honor.--Mllton.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Break-Away Note.

When YOU kiss girl good.by for.
ever do it quickly. If YOU linger too
long she may forgive you and take
You back.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17
Get BUSY.

The things that man intends to do
when he gets time never help him I'D
tie ladder of success boston Trsu-
err,pt
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17

Abandoned by its mother when
three hours old, this baby lay in q
road near New Orleans at night
while 200 automobiles passed over
1t without its suffering a scratch.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Book saw it
In the glare Of their headlight.
They're going to adopt it.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-17


1907. For this charming style
crepe de chine, radium silk. batiste
or crepe could be used. Embroidery
lace or simple hemstitching is Ell.
iectiye for trimming. The gown may
be finished without the dainty BIB
portion shown in the large view, an3
it's fitness may be confined at tn
walstline with ribbon drawn through
sashes.
The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes:
Small, 34-3G; Medium, 3S-4O; Large
1914; Extra Large, 46-4S inches
bust measure a Medium size re
Quires A.. yards OF SO inch material
a pattern OF this Illustration
nance tc any address on receipt OF
nc in silver or stamps.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21
Obituary.
NELs A. NELSON.


The sad death of Nels A. Nelson an
nounced in the last issue Of The Re-
porter occurred in Aurora, Illinois, and
was due to an accident. The compan-
ION of Mr.. Nelson was killed outright,
and Mr.. Nelson fingered in an uncon-
scious condition from Sunday, July 9,
to the following Wednesday when he
passed away. The remains were brought
to Edgerton and burial made from the
Norwegian Lutheran church on Friday,
Rev. E. A. Boyd preaching the sermon.
The body was laid to rest in Fassett
cemetery.
The deceased was born at Macs,
Hedemarken, Norway, March %, 1874.
Together with his parents, August and
Helena Nelson, he came to Sioux City,
Iowa, during his early youth. Later
he settled at Cambridge, this state.
Here he met and married Miss Sena
FIensburg. In 1903 the family moved
to Edgerton and have made their home
here ever since. The deceased was an
expert workman in his profession Of
cement construction and held a respon-
sible position. His griefstricken wife
and four children, Robert Is, Mildred
Is, Friedrich IA and Roma II, survive
him, also two brothers andsone sister.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21
Koshkonong Lutheran Assembly.

wednesday was Is nearly perfect as 3
picnic day can be; the morning bright
with cool clean tang in the air. The
farmers are busy this time of the year,
but hundreds of them laid aside work,
gathered the families into their ample
cars and sped toward Albion. People
from nearby towns who are not owners
OF cars came by train. At Edgerton
they were taken care of either by local
friends or by well arranged bus serv-
ice conveying them to Albion center.
The old academy campus with it's
canopy of beautiful trees looked as in
viting as evergreen, clean and cool.
Here large audience assembled to
listen to the venerable president of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Amer
lea, H. G. Stub, d. D., LII. D. In an
eloquent address given in the Norwe-
gian language he brought message
which went to the hearts of all present.
Dr.. Stub came over to the picnic
grounds together with the Rev. Hegge
of Stoughton. A male chorus under
the direction of the Rev. Brandt,
of Mcfarland, delighted the audi
ence with its splendid singing.
The lunch hour at noon found groups
all over the campus, one or more fami-
lies in each group, enjoying the con-
tents of well filled baskets.
The Edgerton Concert hand furnished
music throughout the day and did much
by their splendid playing to increase
the pleasure of the assembled throngs.
In the afternoon L. w. Boo, D. D.,
president of st. Olof college, North
field, Mimi, and Oscar L. Olson, Phi. D.,
president of Luther college, DEBORAH,
Iowa, delivered addresses in the Eng
lish language. Mr.. John Holtan, to-
bacco merchant of Stoughton and pres
ident of the Koshkonong Luther assem-
bly,, directed the program during che
day. A baseball game was played after
the literary program, Edgerton and
Deerfield crossing bats.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21
Kiwanis.

The Kiwanis of Edgerton is sponsor
ing the new city directory, and will dis
tribute the same free of charge to all
addresses in Edgerton and on the rural
routes forming the city trade zone. By
doing this the Kiwanis is serving both
city and rural interests. At the Tues
day luncheon Mr.. Frost of the Frost
Directory company was present and
favored the Kiwanians with two splen-
did bass solos, Miss Lorene Schoenfeld
accompanied on the piano. Miss Esther
Nelson appeared in violin solo, ac-
companied on the piano by her sister
Margareth.
Another enterprise which may be of
considerable Importance to Edgerton is
receiving the attention and support of
the Kiwanis. The Republic Chemical
Co., now located at Manitowoc, is seek
ing new location, and the head man,
Mr.. E. Koehneke, has been in Edgerton
and met many Edgerton men. He is
seriously considering Edgerton as the
home for his factory. The concern
seeks no bonus, nor does it ask other
financial support; all it wants is place
to operate A committee of Kiwanians
is busy looking up available locations.
Mr.. Koehneke is in Edgerton now, and
the matter may be settled before the
end of the week. The moving of ma
chinery and equipment of new place
Will take considerable time.
Both Mr.. Frost and Mr.. Koehneke
have found cordial reception among
EdgertOn business men and are person
ally we'll pleased with the city.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21
Public Library Notes.

Some new books;
Belloc-Four Men.
Black-The Latest Thing.
Byrne-The Foolish Matrons.
Brill sychoanalysis.
Connor- Corporal Cameron
Goodwin Without Mercy
Stokely-Miss Billy.
Also the latest edition of the Stat.
utes of Wisconsin, and new 6 Vol
edition of Groves Dictionary Of
Music.
Mrs. Henderson, Librarian.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21
Fulton Social Center and Farm Bureau
Picnic.

The annual Social Center and Farm
Bureau picnic will be held at Frank
Sayre's grove on Friday, July %. A
good live speaker will address the
crowd. Ball game and sports and .
general good time. Come and bring
all the family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-07-21

cautious anu ODSGfV0 LIE IuieS u Lie
road and principles of good driving.
Governor John J. Blaine spoke from
The band stand on Fulton street to a
rather small audience at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning. His address was fire.
quently punctured by hearty applause,
especially so when he decla1ed that the
back taxes, which he expected to be
able to collect from tax dodgers as a
result of the work of the special ses-
sion of the legislature, and which would
amount to millions of dollars, would be
turned into fund to give every ex-
service man course in vocational
training, enabling all disabled soldiers
to become broadwinners. The gov
ernor defended his action in the exer-
else of the pardoning power, and in
other matters for which he is severely
criticized by the leaders of the other
wing of the Progressive Republican
party, headed by William Morgan, cam
didate for governor. Mr.. Blaine was
introduced by Alva E. Carey, Edgerton
attorney. 1t was distinct surprise to
a great many of those present when the
governor at the close of his address an.
nounced that Mr.. Carey is asking for
the nomination to the state senate with
the avowed purpose of becoming a
sponsor to the new soldiers educational
congressional act promised by the
governor. Mr.. Carey is young man
and has but recently established him
self in the practice of law in this city.
At the spring election this year he was
chosen to fill the Office of city clerk.
The surprise was so much greater be-
cause Mr.. Carey has been considered a
progressive member of the Demo-
cratic party.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

THAT certain lamps would continue to
burn indefinitely was of general
belief in ancient and medieval
times A scientist has lately presented the
results Of study of this superstition, to-
gether with suggestions by others who find
it necessary to explain or account for 1t.
1t Is noted that during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries a belief in the actual
existence Of ever-burning lamps seems to
have been real and widely prevailing, and
learned writer's have maintained that the
ancients were acquainted with a com.
bustible fluid which, while burning and
giving out light, diminished not in guam
tity and potency.
Lamps supplied by this marvellous fluid
were placed in tombs by the ancient
Romans and continued burning until some
ruthless explorer desecrated the subter-
ranean places Of burial and allowed air
to enter, whereupon the flame fickered and
expired These wondrous lamps burned
the most brightly where there was most
want of air and always were extinguished
by the admission of external air"
To discover the secret of preparing this
combustible, yet inconsumable, liquid was
one of the alchemists dreams; in their
fgurative language. they endeavored to
concentrate the four elements and to make
therefrom a wonder-working essence" The
material upon which their operations were
conducted, and in which they placed great
reliance, was fine gold; this, they claimed
resolved by hermetc methods into a clear
liquid coil of gold") d")-supplied by its in
combustible oiliness the perpetual light"
This nourished the ever-burning lamps, but
was exceedingly costly.
The belief in perpetual lamps was diff
fused by the publication OF many legends,
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

which appear to have been freely accepted
by the credulous people, Notwithstanding
their highly improbable character, and the
slender basis OF truth on which they were
founded.
One of the most famous and oft-quoted
legends establishing this belief was that OF
the tomb Of Tuliola. One day, in the time
of Pope Paul Ill. (1534-1549) he who con-
voked the Concilio of Trent-a tomb was
opened at Rome which contained the body
Of a young woman whose flesh was still
uncorrupted, and her tresses were intact
and bound with a band of chased gold. A
burning lamp hanging in the vault was ex-
tinguished as soon as the air entered. On
the wall was carved the inscription Tall
ola flid mea," which was regarded as re
ferring to Tuliola, the daughter of Cicero,
whose death he laments in his letters to
Sulpicius. One authority states that the
lamp burned several hours after opening
the tomb, although 1t must have been closed
more than fifteen hundred years. This dis
covery was the subject of much comment.
Another perpetual lamp, which supplied
partisans with one of their strongest argu-
ments, was the lamp of Olibius. In the
year 1910 some peasants, digging the earth
to a considerable depth, near Padua, came
across tomb containing lighted lamps,
one of silver and the other of gold; or,
according to another source, there was but
one lamp, placed in an urn between two
vials, one filled with liquid gold and the
other with liquid silver, by virtue of which
the light had been maintained since the
time of the old Roman Republic.
The famous chemist Glauber, who per-
petuated his memory In the salt of that
name over two and quarter centuries ago,
writes of lamp (which, being closed up
in a glass, may be made to burn continu-
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

courteous to wildcat as treat her with
Difference.
ripped the seat of the chair and found
one hundred and fifty newly counterfeited
silver dollars, not to mention number OF
dies. And in the meantime George had
gone to the upper floor and was engaged
in dropping heavy objects inside the wall.
I could hear them come rattling down be-
tween the plaster and the clapboards
The deputy sheriff clambered to shed
roof, covered George with his revolver
from window and arresting the man was
more or less easy for me- We ripped of
a few clapboards and found that George
had disposed of a pretty complete coun-
terfeiting layout-molds, presses, copper
pots for melting and ladies for pouring the
molten stuff.
But / probably tire you with common
place detail. Likewise you are doubtless
wondering about Johnny Henderson.
shall return to Henderson. The path Is
somewhat tortuous. Mrs. Black had not
paused after being elected from her own
house. She took 1t on the dead run across
the fields.
probably going for reenforcements,
suggested the deputy sheriff. Lets hustle
back to Warren"
With George and Nicolo we sought the
United States Commissioner in Warren.
The man was at home but quarantined. A
member of his family had contracted some
contagious disease, and to make certain
that the Commissioner would not leave the
house policeman with Springfield rifle
on his shoulder was patrolling the prem
ises. 1t seems that the Commissioner had
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Fable of Ever Burning Lamps

ally by its own virtue and give light with
out any other help" He explains the ad-
mitted fact that when the secret fire" is
touched by the least air. it extinguisheth
and goeth out" by the suggestion that "the
fire is appropriated to the elemental air.
and hath it's own air in ITSELF"
When such a genius OF his day as the
chemist Glauber writes thus, can 1t be mar.
veled that folks accepted the fact OF per-
petualburning lamps as authentic?
Other tabled perpetual lamps include
that of Palas, son of Evander, whose lamp,
in a tomb at Rome, burned over 1000 years,
and several in temples, reported by old
writer's, as one in temple OF Venus, which
St. Augustine states burned. perpetually,
and the flame adhered so strongly to the
incombustible matter that neither wind,
rain, nor tempests could extinguish 1t,
though continually exposed to the In
clemency of the seasons"
Many endeavors have been made by mod
ern authors to account for this persis-
tence in the belief OF eternal lamps. Burn
ing lamps, 1t is known were placed In
tombs by the ancients, and these same
lamps-of course extinguished long, long
ages ago, possibly even within a couple OF
days after sealing the mausoleum-would
naturally be noted on unearthing and open
ing up the vaults after the repose of
centuries.
The French scientist Marvile called at
tention to the fact that it happens fire.
quently, even to-day, when antiquarians
are searching by torchlight old sepulchers
which they have opened, thick, fat and
gross vapors, engendered by the corruption
OF dead bodies have momentarily flashed
into fame to the great astonishment of
the searchers ignorant of the cause. The
presence of the ancient extinguished lamps
would, Of course, aid the delusion.
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
CASE X.
By WILLIAM J. FLYNN,

Former Chief of the Secret Service.
THE United States Government never
managed to arrest Johnny Hender-
son-never quite caught up with
him. John was a sinister soul, who used
to leave notes for us Secret Service oper'
ators to ponder over in our spare moments.
Now and then he would send word in
circuitous fashion half mocking and half
threatening.
We came across one of his fellow coun-
terfeiters out in Oil City, Pa, one night,
and, having slammed the cell door in his
face, asked him to tell us something about
Johnny.
II amt seen Johnny for two months"
he replied. Think he was bound for Ore
gon or somewhere, but he left word for
you"
"Well, what did he say?"
"He said you'd better forget him if you
love life. He amt goin' to jail, he says.
and the first cop to lay hands on him is
going with Johnny to wherever it is cops
and oil shooters go when they die
You see, Johnny was an oil well shooter
or dynamiter before he took to counter
feiting. 1t was his job to drop nitro.
glycerine or dynamite or other compelling
explosive into the hole drilled by the ma
chimes just before the hole became an oil
gusher. The explosive was the finishing
touch to the tapping Of the oil spring-the
blowing Of the cork out of the bottle, so
to speak.
In this manner Johnny became more or
less familiar with high explosives, and,
in due Difference to the old saw, conse-
quently contemptuous. 1t was said OF
Johnny that he slept with bottle of nitro
glycerine beneath his pillow. Probably
that is exaggeration. At all events Johnny
Henderson was thoroughly hard-boiled and,
possibly, quite serious in his many threats.
Il amt going to be arrested" was
Johnny's word to us on several occasions.
"I'm keeping out of your way and you
keep out of mine. I'm carrying nitro with
me all the time. Just lay your hand on
me and we all go up. And we amt COM
ing back"
The New York herald., 1922-03-26

told the local health authorities that he
would come and go as he jolly well pleased.
They were taking precautions against his
exercise of all that liberty.
We had to arraign George and Nicolo
My two fellow operatives had Joined us.
There was vacant lot beside the Commits
sioner's house and on that lot facing the
house we deployed ourselves In close
formation. BY exercising great lung power
we attracted the Commissioner to the win
dow. 1t was third story window that
framed the old man, and from that height
he asked us what we wanted.
And right there, standing at an open
window in the third story the Commits
sioner held court. He beloved at US down
on the lot and we beloved back.
How do you plead?" roared the Com
missioner at George and Nicolo.
mot guilty" howled Nicolo.
None of your damned business" yelled
George
And we hustled our men down to Pitts
burgh.
Before the trial came up a huge farmer
came into my Office in Pittsburgh.
"Are you Flynn" he demanded.
II am"
"Well, so am L." he replied. "The diff
ference is that I'm a constable up in War
rem and here's warrant for YOU"
"Pinched?" I demanded. What for?"
For assault and battery upon the per-
son Of Mrs. George Black" said he, "and
unlawful entry and trespass upon the
premises of George Black. Where's Nc
Glone?"
McGlone was one of the men who had
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Secret Service Men Unafraid
Of Johnny and His Nitro

The situation was one warranted TO I'M
press. / often thought of Johnny during
the war, when I read of the British trawl-
ers or mine sweepers faring forth Of a
cold morning to pick up or otherwise dis
pose OF German mines that might be
marauding the North Sea or the Eng
lish Channel. We used to josh each other
a great deal about coming across the
highly desired and high explosive John
Henderson, and IL was our pleasantly to
hope each other caught Johnny well
charged With nitro-glycerine.
II you have followed even in a desultory
way the activities of the Secret Service
you must realize that there were opera
tives working with me who would have
arrested a battalion of Hendersons and
thought nothing of 1t. These men weren't
afraid OF Henderson or his nitro-g1ycer
ine They would have fought him for the
bottle.
/ had command OF the Pittsburgh office
when Henderson appeared upon the Secret
Service horizon. 1T was back in 1901. From
the northwestern counties Of Pennsylvania
we had been receiving word of occasional
counterfeit silver dollars-palpable coun-
terfeits that might be passed in the for
eign colonies, but hardly elsewhere. We
sent a man up to look over the situation
and his presence had the effect of stopping
the trickle. l believe an Italian was ar
rested, but proof was lacking and he was
turned adrift.
Our operative had not retired for more
than a month when hundreds Of much bet
ter looking but still obviously fraudulent,
dollars we're dumped upon Western Penn
sylvania. 1t was clear that these unofficial
minters were growing In technic. Some
Of the coins we're quite creditable pieces
Of work. Others looked as though they had
been made in too much OF a hurry. How
ever, the counterfeiters were getting on.
A squad Of us took to the hills Of that
part Of the State, concentrating presently
upon Warren county Have you ever made
an exhaustive study Of the terrain OF War.
rem county, Pa? Unless you have you may
find II difficult to understand the work we
did. Warren county is or at least was a
trife wild. Disposng Of an enemy in War
rem county In those days was relatively
simple matter. There would be no one to
hear the shot or cry or other incidental
noise. The hills and woodlands were al
most virgin. Rushing among and between
them are countless creeks and small rivers.
To add TO our enjoyment Of Warren county
II was winter when we trooped it--a cold
winter.
In due time our research led us TO a
particularly wild section along the Big
Brokenstraw Creek, and by holding to the