The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-06
WISCONSIN TOPICS
Increase of Savings in Banks;
Prosperous State.
CLOSING IN ON OLEOMARGARINE
The Late Regent Stevens-MenOmonie
Girls Famous Cooks-75 Locomo-
tives for 100000.


Madison, Wis, Nov. 3.-The football
game Saturday was an event Of ire
mendous Importance. The games with
the little colleges are we'll enough in
their way; but a game with Chicago or
Michigan is Greek meeting Greek, and
it is not too much to say that little
else was discussed in Madison, and
even Milwaukee was stirred to it's
depths. Governor LaFollette was Civ
en- a tremendous reception at the
student mass meeting the night before,
a rally to get enthusiasm up to white
heat.
No Mercy for Oleo.
AS congress. with the fear Of repeal
approaches. the opponents of Olemar-
garine are nervous. Dairy and Food
Commissioner Emery has issued cir
cular to dealers warning them Of the
law which prohibits the sale of oleo-
margarine (which shall be in imita-
ton of yellow butter" The circular
sets forth that Certain advertisements
Of butterine have recently been circu-
lated in this state, claiming that it
has rich, creamy shade, and by sOllc-
iting dealers to handle the same, there
by seek to delude them into viola
ton of the state law. Butterine can
not comply with Wisconsin laws in
being free from cOlOratiOn or ingre
dent that causes it to look like butter
and at the same time have q rich,
creamy shade. If CleOmargarine or
butterine has a rich, creamy shade, it
thereby carries it's own self-condemna
ton as not complying with the terms
Of the law in this state"
The Late Regent Stevens.
can elegant gentleman" is the way
to describe the late Breese J. Stevens,
regent Of the state university. He
was man of wealth and gave third
of his time to the affairs of the state
university. His beautiful home was
the favorite stopping place for guests
of distinction who came to Madison,
and some good stories are told of
Englishmen and others on their first
trip to Wisconsin who thought Of it as
a wild timber country. The magniti-
cence of their reception in this pala
tial home was great shock. No Mad
ison man kept in better touch with
the leading men of the east. He knew
most of them. He spent much time in
Washington when a younger man and
his "reminiscences of great men were
interesting and his estimates just. He
was a kinsman of HOratio Seymour,
New YOrk's great governor and re-
garded him as the greatest man he
ever knew as we'll as the most perfect
gentleman. Mr.. Stevens was man
who never pushed himself forward.
or his talents and personality would
have earned him high political posts.
He was gold Democrat but no public
speaker, most wise counsellor in all
large matters.
Latest Education at NTenomonie.
1t is quite the practice for ambitious
girls from Wisconsin points to go to
MenOmOnie to study in the schools
there, and the manual training and
domestic science schools, which fit for
Good room and board there can be
Obtair ed for $3.50 a week by those
who must ecOnOmiZe.
The music at the schOOls-the chorus
of 100 voices-is notably good. One
visitor says of the natatorium, with
it's immense tank of water kept at the
right tempera ture for a comfortable
head first from the spring board. Be-
tween these two rooms just spoken of
are number of bath tubs and shower
baths, The pupils pay nothing for
these privileges. The bath tubs and
shower baths are open to the public
upon the payment Of a nominal fee
enough to keep up the expense
In one department a two years
course is given with a view to pre-
pairing teachers for the district schools
throughout the county Then there is
a department in domestic science,
another one in dairying and other de-
partments.
1t is said to be literally true that as
q consequence Of this cooking school,
all the girls Of Menomonie are crack
cooks and make wonderful wives. The
only structure ever heard on the
Stout system is that the yoang women
must have good materials and
variety of them to do good work, and
some of the fathers grumble a little
at this as different from what mother
used to make. Nevertheless the men
concede that the mothers We're nc such
cooks as are now being gxadua ted.
A Preacher Socialist.
Colonel Villas presides at the dinner
Of the Six O'Clock tonight in Madison.
One of the speakers is Winfield r.