The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-10-16
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Senator Spooner in Madison Pre-
pairing for Congress.
HE RECEIVES MANY VISITORS
Administration Men Adopting the
SmoOth-Shaven Face-Girl Life
in State University.

on his New Hampshire farm, and VIII
remain here until congress opens, about
Nov. 10. Then he will be absent all
winter and so cannot be an active fac
tor in the campaign Waging i'll this
state He has an office not 70 feet
from the law offices Of Gov. LaFOllette,
and here. with his Indispensable Sec
rotary Mr. Reed. the senator is busy
Strengthening up his private affairs,
meeting friends, and especially poll
ticanS, who come from all over the
state to talk with him. AS everyone
knows, Senator SpOoner is not much of
q talker for the newspapers, but he is
free with his friends. Lawyer like, he
has been studying copies Of recent leg
islatiOn enacted or attempted, and
while others have been threShing curb
stone opinions, Senator Spooner's con-
yersation throws new light on the
strength AID weakness of it all. 1t
is needless to say that he does not
relish STATE administration methods,
and the governors discussions OF Wis
cOnsin, especially on the platforms Of
other states, the senator regards as de-
tractive and unfortunate. He is busy
with national questions, which will
come up for discussion in congress.
The question of the personnel of the
Wisconsin delegation to the national
Republican convention is a matter that
apparently does not concern him, any
way; he has never strained to secure
honOrs, and the hustling will probably
be done by others.
Smooth Faces Popular.
Has Governor LaFollette's example
become cOnta giOuS? Some years ago
he wore Il moustache; his earlier pic
lures all show it. But since he has
been governor he wears his face de-
void of all whiskers and now it is all
most the administration mark. Judge
Stevens fell in line some year OF two
ago: Ernest II. Warner has cut his
mOuStache: Judge Bancroft, ditto, and
of late Mr.. ChynOweth, who is regarded
as large part of the brains of the adj
ministraton, and Secretary Houser,
who is strong with the farmers have
shaved their faces as smooth rs q
Daby'S.
Our Girls in the University.
The broad. democratic spirit of the
University of Wisconsin is especially
eXemplitiedI in the life of the young
women The object of the self-gOvern-
mCnt association. of which all uniyer
sity women are members, is to promote
Il unity of spirit among. women. In
the business and social functions Of
this association, as we'll as in the Y. w.
G. A. and the literary societies, the
daughters Of the rich and poor work
together and stand on the most pleas
ant relations. The number Of friends
a girl makes who comes to the univer-
Sity of Wisconsin does not depend up
on the length of her fathers bank ac
count. A gracious personality, tidi-
ness in dress and loyalty to all univer
sity work are factors in the makeup
of the successful college girl.
Young People the Farm.
Why do young people leave the
farm? A contributor to Hoard's Dairy
man attempts to answer the question
by saying that young people want to
get off the farm us soon as possible
and move TO some town where they
live without work Just think Of it!
The young people on the farm work
harder than the labOring. boys and
girls of the city, One Madison man
remarked just the other day that he
drove into the country about s O'Clock
in the morning and found the farm
folk just doing their. chores. How
does this stand with working young
men in the city. He goes to his duties
i'll most cases with the blow of the
whistle at o'clock. He tolls, With.
only brief intermissiOn, until 6 in the
evening. and often his work is not fin
ished until far into the night. What
is it, then. that draws rural gouth
to the metropolis. 1t sesms TO be adj
itching for the. better LSyah@g @s r.
fOrded by city life TO many young
people life on the farm seems dull
when the busy city cousin comes up in
their mind. Others are obliged to leave
living III this day of modern ma
chinery on the farm. work is lightened
and; the boys and girls are not bowed
by long hours of toll. Their life is ma
tural one-close to nature.
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Crops OF Some.
The crops have turned out better
thar the timid ones prophesied. Corn
runs 81 per cent of Il full crop in those
districts where good results are usually
obtained. and GO per cent elsewhere.
Wisconsin is not 4 corn state, and the
producer will be able to use the plant
for fodder in the dairy, for which pur-
pose large amount of corn is annual
" planted in this state.
Mr.. True states that i'll the counties
which produce the major portion of
Wisconsin's crop Of potatoes the crop
Will be =! PEI cent Of full. while III
the other counties. where the soil
under the best OF meteorological c0ndt-
tiOns is not as favorable to the growth