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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

EDGERToN, WIS, March 20, 1908.
Another week of bad roads has inter
fered with the movement of tobacco men,
both in regards to purchases from
country hands and also holding back
deliveries as we'll Some new goods are
being sold but trading is mainly in the
cheaper grades and in some cases under
sacrifice because of the indications of an
early spring. In old leaf the following
sales have come to notice.
X. FL. Teisberg, 43cs at 9&5c.
A. Hoyum, Tics at 9&5c.
j. L. Buskager, 42cs at 9&5c.
Nels Haug, 49cs at 9, Gaze.
0. K. Lunde, 79cs at 9, 5&2c
E. G. Tallard purchased 17Scs of 1901
packed by w. FL. Brinkhoff at Cottage
Grove. Mcintosh Bros. have picked up
about 200cs recently of old leaf largely of
the export type.
The first sale of packing of the new
goods of any consequence is made public
in a deal closed at Westby last week,
when 1,700cs of 1902, packed by Shan
non Il Eckhart, was sold to l.. Bam-
berger & Co. of Philadelphia.
The packing season is drawing to a
close with some of the smaller packing
firms, relieving help that will enable all
to finish up warehouse handling at the
usual time. The bundle bulks, however,
have commenced to warm up since the
advent of springlike weather.
The shipments out of storage reach IA
car loads, 648cs, from this market to all
points for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20
SToUGHToN, WIS, March 13, 1903.

about ceased owing to the bottomless
roads. Enough however has been ship
ped in by rail to keep the several ware
houses running. A few lots of old goods
have been picked up the past week at
fairly remunerative prices.
0. K. Roe has been absent the most of
the week, looking after his packings in
Viroqua, DeForest and Deerfeld.
Ten car loads of old goods have been
shipped to Eastern market during the
week.-Courier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

ways higher than at the subsequent
ones, and if the higher prices should pre-
vail then they are liable to effect an sd-
vance of the goods in stock In the end,
therefore, the manufacturer can hardly
be the gamer by his Fabian policy.
Whatever business was done both in
Sumatra and domestic leaf during the
week was mostly in small quantities,
though the aggregate would sum up
amount. The Havana mar
ket is holding its own. Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

Special honor to the tobacco growing
industry is given by the United States
government in the issue of it's new red
two-cent stamp, which shows George
Washington as a tobacco grower. The
portrait of the first American president
is stuart type instead of medallion
style, and the name of the nation is Civ
en- as the United States of America, in
stead of merely United States" postage.
But the greatest change is the introduce
ton of several hands of tobacco, recall
ing traditions of tobacco culture on the
Mt. Vernon estate on the shores of the
Potomac. The tobacco leaves in the
new stamp are gracefully arranged in
hands at each side, concealing the lower
folds of the American flag. Had the
postoffice department elected a CHINA
mon brown instead of bright red for
the stamp, nothing more could have
been asked by the tobacco industry. But
the government may have just that
change under consideration and as like
y as not in new stamps of other denomi-
nations, the idea of further illustrating
the tobacco growing business on the
postage payers may be carried out.
***
There was considerable interest mani
tested in the first annual report of the
Consolidated Tobacco Co., says the Wall
Streat Journal. There have been no
statements showing the extent of the
company's income hitherto, although it
has been in existence over year. The
Consolidated Company is holding con-
cern controlling the tobacco situation of
the country by it's owning majority of
the American and Continental compan-
les, the common stocks of which were
deposited with the Morton Trust Co. to
secure an equal amount of 4 per cent.
bonds, issued by the Consolidated Com
pany. The earnings of the Consolidated
Company are derived from dividends re-
ceived on the stocks owned by it. Dur
ing the past year the American Tobacco
Company has been paying dividends on
its common stock at the rate of 10 per
cent. per annum and the Continental
Company has been paying at the same
rate on it's common shares, but recently
quarterly dividend of per cent. vas
clared on Continental stock which rate,
If maintained, will show 16 per cent. per
annum on it's issue during the current
year. The statement of the Consolidated
Go. shows that there was earned on it's
S3O000,000 capital stock during the past
year % per cent. IL the company's share
of the undivided profits of the American
and Continental companies were includ-
ed, the earnings would amount to over
30 per cent. of the s300OO,000 capital.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

II the pragram decided upon by the
senate is carried out the Cuban Reel
prosity treaty is not likely to go
into effect until year hence if at all.
The amendments to the treaty proposed
by the committee and accepted provide
for twenty per cent reduction of the
present duties on tobacco and forty per
cent reduction on Cuban sugar shipped
into this country. But the treaty shall
not take effect until the same shall have
been approved by the house and the
congress does not convene until Decem-
Der.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The first sales by packers like the
opening sales of any crop by growers is
always viewed with good deal of in
terest as determining the values and
prospective profits in each seasons to-
bacco crop. Thus a large transaction
has special significance to all in the
trade. The purchase of the Shannon &
Eckhart packing of 1902 leaf, consist
ing of 1,700 cases by the firm of L. Bam-
berger 4 Co., Philadelphia dealers, last
week, is the first sale of any Importance
of the new crop from packers hands and
therefore entitled to especial mention
at this time A transaction involving a
consideration of something like 100000
is an indication that this firm have con-
fidence in the 1902 crop. Large deals
are penchant of this enterprising firm
whose Judgments respected by the trade,
and as the pace is now set it may not
be difficult now for others to follow.
While the prices paid in this transaction
are not made public it is generally known
that they were quite satisfactory to the
seller and is consoling information to
other packers in the state. It might be
mentioned in this connection that the
packing Of Shannon & Eckhart is sup
posed to contain some of the choicest of
last seasons Vernon county leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

The latest trust movement as outlined
in the daily dispatches is the reported
purchase by the trust promoter, j. 2.
Morgan, of all the available tobacco
lands in Vuelta district of Cuba and
the intention of the American Cigar
Co. or some subsidery corporation to en-
gage extensively in the culture of leaf on
that island. If the big octupus succeeds
in controlling the Havana product there
no longer any question of what will be-
come of the clear Havana cigar manu-
facturers or of the factories that pro-
duce any of the better grades of cigars.
Competition in that branch of the trade
will be most effectually disposed of.
After all Mr.. Morgan may find out he
has undertaken a pretty big job. The
tobacco districts of Cuba may be larger
than he anticipates.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18

bilitates the members of the flock. The
first thing to do is to allow no food
whatever unless it is teaspoonful OF
powdered cinnamon in pint of milk
for twenty fowls. Be sure to secure
the pure article, as cinnamon is often
adulterated. A teaspoonful of tincture
of nux vomica in quart of drinking
water may also be allowed, but be
careful to give no food. When the
hens cease laying and get out of con-
dition, resort is sometimes had to egg
foods and condition powders, which
may be just the things to be avoided.
Egg foods and condition powders have
their places; they may be beneficial
where the flock is lacking in hardi-
ness and health, but the best course to
pursue is to give no medicine or stimu-
lants to healthy fowls, as they do not
require them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Relieving a Putting Horse.

Most farmers are familiar with the
horse who puffs and wheezes at its
work. The disease is technically
known as roaring" and is said to be
similar to asthma in humans. There
is really no cure for it, but the trouble
may be greatly alleviated by treat
ment and especially by proper feeding.
If the disease is not so deeply seated
that the animal cannot do farm work
then the. work given it should be light
and the feed should consist of little
hay and this wet each time. Feed
mainly on grains. Take one dram of
iodide of potassium and mix with one
half dram nux vomica. Give this dose
twice a day for two or three. weeks
during each bad attack and during the
period let the work of the horse be that
which does not require much speed. The
care and treatment indicated will re-
lieve the animal greatly, although it is
doubtful if it will ever amount to
much for steady work.-Indianapol
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Most Women Mi..t,aneu.


A prominent American physician is
responsible for the startling statement
that every woman has either crooked
arms or crooked legs. Inquiry among
the different professors of gymnastics
has brought forth much the same opin-
ion. Women are knock-kneed, bow
legged. too lean, too fat or only par
TALLY developed, and straight arm is
very rare. Worse than all they at
tribute these deformitieS to our man
ner of dressing. Tight sleeves, tight
waists and tight corsets are to be
blamed. A man rarely has deformed
arms, because his clothing is made to
allow him an opportunity to reach
anywhere, and fashion does not forbid
him to swing his arms when he takes
his daily walk. Besides being tight
woman's sleeves are put into waist
in such manner as to prevent her
from lifting her arms to any height.
The fashionable sleeve of the last
twenty years has been crooked, and
woman's arms have grown as crooked
as the sleeve. Bow legs and knock
knees often begin in childhood, but
they are finished by the high heels
and narrow-pointed toes which distin-
guish the everyday footwear Of wom-
ankind.
Our own deformities may be RENE
died by thorough course of physical
exercise with dumb-bells and Indian
clubs or any one of the excellent exer-
cisers now on the market. Our children
can be saved from deformity by care
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Right. of sheep owners,


On the trial of an action brought by
Agnes Smith against George Wetherill
in the Oneida County, New York, court,
to recover damages for the alleged un-
lawful killing by the defendant of her
dog, the evidence showed that the ami
NAL was shot on premises adjoining
those owned by Wetherill, after he had
been chasing sheep. The defendant as
serted that he was justified in shoot
ing the dog under a statute which pro-
vided that any person may kill any
dog which he shall see chasing, wor-
rying or wounding any sheep. The
trial justice charged the jury, as a
matter of law, that the statute was not
a defense, because the dog was not
chasing or worrying or wounding any
sheep at the time he was shot. The
fourth appellate division, on an appeal
for a verdict against Wetherill, has de-
cided that the charge was erroneous.
"At common law" said Justice Nash,
for the court, "a dog might be killed
in defense Of or when necessity for
the protection or preservation of prop
erty. The statute goes further. 1t pro-
vides for the killing of a dog that
wrongfully chases, worries or wounds
sheep. If it does these things, it must
be killed. d."-American Cultivator. O.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Condo ats.

Good oats are clean, hard, dry,
sweet, heavy, plump. full of flour, and
rattle like shot. They have clean
and almost metallic luster. Each oat
in well-grown sample is nearly Of
the same size. There are but few small
or imperfect grains. The hard pres
sure of the nail on an oat should leave
little or no mark. The kernel, when
pressed between the teeth. should clip
rather than tear. The skin should be
thin. The size Of the kernel will be
less in proportion than the skin is
thick The color of the cat is not very
material, but white oats are generally
thinner in the skin than black. Again,
black oats will grow ON inferior soil.
Short, plump are prefera BILE to large,
long grains. Bearded oats must have
an excess of hlsk. Oats are not nee
essarily bad because they are thick
skinned or bearded, but they must con-
tain less amount of -four per bushel
than the thin-skinned oats not bearded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
water-Heatinx Device.


The subjoined diagram, taken from
Orange Judd Farmer, illustrated no"
easily water can be warmed in small
way where both house and barn are
furnished with running water and
moderate plumbing arrangements. Ihe
pipe marked E F, running through the
house cellar, furnishes water to the
house and barn. By means of two
short pipes, c D, the pipe from the hot
water boiler in the house is connected
with the pipe e f.. which, as before
stated, supplies the barn with cold
water.
Then all that is necessary to I'LL the
barn tub with warm water is to open
the valve B and shut valve A, thus let
ting the warm water from the house
boiler into the pipe which goes to the
barn and shutting off the flow of cold.
This clever little scheme has worked
successfully on an up-to-date farm in
Amherst, Mass, and has furnished
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Seeds for Chicks.

Seeds are better for young chicks
than too much soft food. There are
many seeds that can be utilized, but
which are almost unknown to some
For very young chicks the seeds Of
millet, rape and hemp are excellent
and as the chicks become larger sor-
ghum seed and buckwheat will be
found better than wheat; but a ration
of wheat and cracked corn will serve
well for them as soon as they are large
enough to eat such. If the small seeds
are given the chicks they will feather
with less difficulty and thrive better
than when the foods are restricted to
grains.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Grandmother,s Garden.

Grand dmother's Garden.
I've been back to grandmother's garden
where the dear old flowers grow
That she placed there, and tended in the
summers long ago
The sweet, old-fashioned flowers that
used to delight her so.
There are lilacs by gate and doorway,
and lilies, all in a row,
Whose blossoms we fancied were trum-
pets for fairy bands to blow,
And southernwood, spicily fragrant, by
the doorstone worn and low.
Pinks that are rich with odors of Glove
and myrrh are there,
And l seem, as | catch their fragrance,
to be in the house of prayer,
Ia grandmother's pew, on Sunday, close
by the pulpit stair.
can see her there with her hymn-book
open at Wells or Near"
With a bunch of her garden posies be
tween its leaves, and hear
The Voice that has sung in Heaven for
many and many a year.
the maiden's head
When she stood at the marriage altar
and a wife's Il will'' is said,
And they came to her for blossoms to
put in the hands of the dead.
L remember the summer morning when
grandmother heard the call
Of the angel of death, whose summons
will soma dav corpo to rS oil
The first of June roses We're blowing
down by the garden wall.
How sweet they are,' she whispered.
What dear things God has made.
am going to dwell in country where
the flowers never fade"
Then she folded her hands ON her bosom,
and it seemed as if she prayed.
She looked so peaceful, SO happy, with
her hands clasped on her breast,
Holding the flowers we brought her, the
blossoms she loved the best,
That we thought the Heaven she had
gone to was a place of sweetest
rest.
Over her grave in the churchyard her
dear old flowers grow,
But 1 think of her out in the garden of
God, where His lilies grow,
And fancy she tends His flowers as she
used to these below.
-Eben E. Rexford in Home and Flow
erS. s-...s= XIV.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
The Overzeal of Youth.

The self-copfidence of youth in bust
ness matters often receives a necessary
check. Sir Edward Malet relates in
Shifting Scenes" an incident wherein
he was very properly rebuked by his
chief in the diplomatic service, Lord
Lyons.
While. we were at Washington. says
Sir Edward, the head of the chancery
gave me a letter to which an answer
had to be written. and told nae to draft
it. l dashed off what thought would
do. trying to make it as short as possi-
BILE. and it went down for approval.
In due time the box came back. the
head of the chancery unlocked it. took
out the bundle of drafts. and presently
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18

latent pride Of spirit that made him feel
it would be unmanly, undignifed, fer him
to make the first advance now, after all
that had gone before. He watched her,
unwilling to help her, yet feeling vividly
that she was suffering.
ST." she faltered at last-"if thought
that in spite of ali that is past, you did
not hate me" and she stopped.
"You know what I feel for you," he
said, Quietly, "am 1 likely, to changer
'Then | should like to tell you how
much l regret the past" she went on, in
low voice. "You do not know how bit
because my pride would not let me own
Loved you. 1 am ready to make my
atonement here in this very place, the
bare remembrance Of which has made me
shrink and turn from you before. I for
give you the wrong you did me, and ask
you to pardon me, too. Have l humil-
lated myself enough?" and she looked
for a moment in his face and then turned
sharply away, with a quivering lip and
large tears in her eyes.
He caught her by the hand.
"Winifred," he said, a sudden passion
in his voice and eyes, "tell me one thing
more. Do you in truth love me?"
She looked bravely up in his face.
Il have never left off loving you!'
He drew her toward him. in strong
clasp, until her head rested on his breast.
II think it is true" he whispered, "thaf
we love that best which i'd most dearly
won."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

and attention. The mother is careless
often-allows her baby to stand upon
tender little legs, whose cartilages are
too soft to bear the weight Of the body,
and so bend one way or the other. If
outward, the baby will have bow legs,
and if in the other direction knock
knees will be the result The legs
should be allowed to gain strength to
bear the weight of the body. Massage
for both arms and legs of baby
should accompany the daily bath.-
Health Culture @v a+.f ut.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
In Ely Time.

A gallon of Kerosene, quart of fish
oil and an ounce of carbelic acid is
one of the cheapest and best home
made mixtures for keeping flies from
cattle. 1t should be applied every
morning after milking, using a good
sized hand sprayer, paying especial
attention to- the head, shoulders and
fore legs. Spraying for flies is abso-
Iutely necessary to keep up the full
flow of milk in hot weather.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
King of Anaoras.

America has developed an Angora
buck of the highest quality, which is a
great victory for those who claim that
we can breed as good stock as can be
arus was bred by D. c. Taylor of Lake
Valley, N. NJ, and was the champion
at the recent Kansas City show. He
was sold at auction to Col. G. s. Rich
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
LAZARUS.
hrdson of Dubuque, Iowa, for $7o0, the
record price for an American bred An
Dairy Education.

A. w. Trow, the prominent farmer,
creamery man and agricultural writer,
of Glenyille, Mimi, has recently been
made a member of the educational
staff of the dairy and food depart
ment in his State. His work will be
very largely Of an educational nature
and among the farmers and dairymen.
The $4,000 annual appropriation re-
Gently voted by the Legislature, to-
zether with the improved and amend
ed dairy laws just secured, give Min
nesota splendid facilities for aiding in
the most effective way her great dairy
and creamery interests.
Fowls Ont of Condition.
During very warm weather, bowel
disease puts in an appearance and de-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18

the middle rail SECURE CROSS BAR LOCK
of the door. allowing it to turn freely
either way. Two long gains, one in the
floor and one in the beam overhead,
receive the ends of the bar when the
door is closed. In place of gain in
the beam, strip of scantling may be
nailed firmly to the under side of the
beam. The upper end of the crossbar,
when set erect. comes on the inside OF
the strip.-D. II. Shepard in Farm and
Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
Health and Beauty.


For bee and wasp stingS use car
bolic acid, soda or ammonia. s
Never neglect to bathe the eyes oc-
casionally in salt water. A weak solu-
ton is best.
For burns use a dressing of saturat-
ed soda or equal parts Of linseed oil
and lime water, vaseline, sweet oil,
butter-any bland oil-but on no ac-
count glycerin, which is irritating.
In case Of poison ivy try solution
of baking soda or weak solution of
sugar Of lead. Mackerel brine from
the kit in the farm cellar or tomato
from the vines will also be found eff
fectual. 84E lG#
In walking don't hold the leg stiff.
although it must be held straight. In
this way one walks with the least ply
sical expense and with the greatest
ease, comfort, healthfulness and
beauty. ttJ ta
The best treatment for bruise is an
immediate application of hot fomenta-
tions. After that witch hazel, vinegar
and hot water, or alcohol and water,
put ON with bandage and often moist
ened.
During the summer weather give the
children a good bath every night, but,
turn them loose in the day to make ac-
quaintance with growing things and
.babbling brooks and all the sweet Sc
crets that nature stands ready to re-
veal to the little child.
When you go to the country take
plenty of bandages, neatly rolled, a
case of court plaster your family doc
tors prescription for any special at,
tack that any of the family are sub
ject to, a small bottle of Jamaica gin
ger or paregoric, package of mustard
plasters. then hope you will find occa :
sion for none of them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
nonbie chins Cured.

A double chin is a hard thing to re-
move by home treatment, but it can
certainly be modified by persistent
daily application Of the following treat
ment: Grasp as much of the chin as
can be held between the thumb and
forefinger, and twist until it slips out
Do this many times on both sides OF,
the chin. One can form the habit Of
doing it when reading.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-18
yolumes i'm the British Museum.

The number of volumes in the Brit
ish Museum Library, according to a re-
cent counting. is now over 100000.
There are more than 10000 volumes Of
London newspapers, about $4,000 vol
umes of provincial newspapers, count
80 Welsh as well as English, 10000
6iaattjsh papers, and 1900