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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
Notice to Our Customers

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
leys Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs. and we recommend it as safe
remedy for children and adults.-H. J.
Stangl
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
Travel Free.

Conductor" said the gasping pas
senger, vainly trying to raise window,
''there are at least billion microbes in
this carr
"You ought to be able to stand that
if the company cam growlHd the
street car conductor I'VE don't get q
blamed cent for carrying 'em."-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
A Narrow Escape

G. w. Cloyd, a merchant, of PUNK.
Mo, had a narrow escape four years ago,
when he ran a jimson bur into his
thumb. He says: "The doctor wanted
to amputate it but I would not consent.
I bought a box of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and that cured the dangerous
wound" 25c at Ell. J. Stangl, druggist.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

Mrs. s. Joyce, $50 Sullivan ST., Glare
mont, N. H.. writes: about year ago
I bought two bottles OF Foley's Kidney
Cure. 1t cured me of a severe case of
kidney trouble of several years standing
1t certainly is a grand, good medicine,
and | heartily recommend H. j.
Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best for
women and children. It's mild action
and pleasant taste makes it preferable to
violent purgatives, such as pills, tablets,
ETC. Get the booklet and sample bot
tie of Orino at Ell. j. Stangps.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
Lies LOW.

-"Of course she doesn't like discus
sions about ages"
NO. Usually when she's queried
about hers she just says nothing, but
lies low
+Yes, or if she says anything she
lies low Philadelphia Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

$50 you have three pairs of glasses,
professor
yes One pair to read with, another
for nearsightedness and q third pair
to look for the other two with. File
gende Batter
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
A Certain Cure for Aching Feet

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease u powder It curee Tired, Ach-
ing, Callous, Sweating and Swollen
feet. At all druggists and shoe stores
Is cents. Samples mailed FREE. Ad-
dress, AllenOlmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

Laws are made by old people and
by men. Youths and women want the
exceptions, old people the rules
Goethe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
A pamper.

Marion-I showed papa those verses
you wrote me, and he seemed pleased.
Harry-He did? Marion-Yes. He said
he was so glad to see you were not
DOef
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

Hatten and former Speaker Ienroot
nave both made the proposition thar
all the candidates and their workers
90 home and leave the legislators to
work out their puzzle alone. 1t is
understood, however, that Congress
man Fisch and Mr.. Stephenson, ffuShel
by their recent small gains, prefer to
remain on the ground and see the fun
out
The difficulty about the withdrawal
of any one candidate is that he could
not reap any advantage from pulling
out because he could not turn over his
following to any other The legislas
tors are so independent that when one
candidate is finally eliminated his sup
port will not 90 in body to any 9th
err one man but will be divided up.
Then too. since the candidates are so
nearly evenly balanced no one car
with good grace ask any other to with
draw. So the game goes on and tn
dull routine Of voting continues and
what the end will be no one presumes
to guess.
One feature of the weeks session
was the debate ON the automobile bill.
which resulted in a victory for the
auto people. The committee on STATE
affairs had framed up a drastic meas
ure reducing the present speed limits
of twelve miles in the cities and TWEEN,
ty-five iii the country to ten and TWEEN
ty with a maximum limit OF ten mites
at night It had also proposed severer
penalties than those that govern at
present The automobile peop.e of the
state had expected an easing up in
stead of shutting down from the leg
islature, so when this bill came in they
were thoroughly alarmed and did some
most effective lobbying. which work
was directed by James f. Drought,
secretary of the Milwaukee Automo
bile club The bill was killed and as
all the assembly automobile bills had
been merged in this one there will be
no change in the present laws on the
subject. so that the fight may be in a
way called a draw.
Bills Affecting Buildings.
Two important bills affecting build
ings are before the legislature. One
aims to regulate the construction anu
sanitation Of tenement and boa ding
houses This is a long and elaborate
measure on which many experts ave
worked for six years. The bill was
largely prepared by Miss Odessa
Kunz, assistant factory insp ctor, who
has given much time to the study Of
tenement and factory conditions in
Milwaukee. This bill has been favor
ably acted upon by the assembly.
The other bill. introduced by AS en-
blyman Baker of Jackson county. and
which is now pending, would necess;-
tate the remodeling of many buildings
in which there are lodge rooms AMI
public halls. as well as school uild
ings, churches, theaters and places of
amusement. One of the provisions of
the bill requires that ali stairways il,
such buildings, shall have width nf
eighteen inches for every hund ed
seating capacity. fractional part of
a hundred being in eaeh case counted
a full hundred: thus hail holding $50
people would require stairway nine
feet wide
For Representation at Seattle.
The senate has sent to en.rossment
the bill appropriating $4,000 for rep
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
Disturbed the Congregation

The person who disturbed the congre-
cation last Sunday by continually cough
log is requested to buy bottle of Fo-
ley's Hon+y and Tar.-H. j. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
Tasser's Phrases.

Thomas Tasser, writer of the six
teenth century, said: It's an i'll wind
turns no good Better late than
never" Look ere you leap and THE
stone that is rolling can gather no
moss
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due to
the disease being so insidious that it
gets good hold on the system before it
is recognized. Foiey's Kidney Cure will
prevent the development of fatal disease
if taken in time i Fl. ]. Stangl.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03

resentation by the state at the Pacific
Yukon exposition to be held in Seattle
in 1909. The original appropriation
asked was $4,000, but in view of the
assembly having killed bill for So
200 for an exhibit at Jamestown it was
thought we'll to reduce the amount.
hackers of the Yukon bill believe
their measure has more merit, being
Il purely business proposition to ex-
plot our manufactures, while the
jamestown bill was urged almost en-
tirely ON sentimental grounds. 1t is
said that there are $4,000 manufactur-
ers in Wisconsin and that a fed of
immense promise will be shown at til 5
exposition.
White Granite for Capitol.
While the capitol commission has not
vet held meeting since the legisla-
tive committee went south to inspect
the stone quarries of Georgia the inn
preston seems to prevail that the new
capitol will be built Of Bethel, Vt,
white granite, instead of Georgia mar
bic. 1t is said that the question OF
material has come down to choice
between these two, as the legislature
by a recent law voted that the new
state house should be of granite or
marble.
It is said that the commission itself
is rather favorable to Georgia marble.
but the legislative committee is more
inclined toward the Vermont stone.
The committee made a thorough in
spection of the quarries at both Geor-
gia and Vermont, and also looked at
many fine buildings at Washington and
elsewhere that are being made of both
materials, seeing some buildings that
had been erected for some time and
others that are now building, and
from opinions given by them they
seem to favor the Vermont article.
Old Days Recalled.
The presence of Bob Luscombe, the
famous lobbyist of old, about the state
house brought back memories of the
days when lobbyists We're thick about
the corridors. While there had been
many lobbyists about this winter.
especially since the senatorial fight
was precipitated, yet their presence is
not nearly so noticeable nor SO objec-
tionable as in the past, owing to the
more open and clean methods en-
plOyed to influence the legislature. I'm
der the law all lobbyists must register
in the secretary of states office, stat
ing for whom they appear and for
what length of time.
To some members LuScombe came
like the hero of the Tillyloss Scandal,
who suddenly appears again among
his old cronies who had supposed him
in his grave. Luscombe was a famous
railroad lobbyist a decade ago, but a
year or two ago report was started
that he had died. However. he bobbed
up serenely Il week or two ago, hearty
and jovial as of old. He has been
recuperating in a sanitarium in Michi-
gan, where ne now makes his home,
but he does not look like a sanitarium
candidate at present. Luscombe has
been here in the interests of Isaac
Stephenson's candidacy for the United
States senatorship. That he does not
relish the distinction of having been a
typical lobbyist of olden days is shown
by his remark when introduced the
other day as ''the king Of the lobby
lists ''Oh, give me an easier death!
said he laughingly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
MunsOn a Busy Man.

Senator O. G. Munson of Viroqua,
who is also private secretary for Gov
ernOr Davidson, is one Of the busy
men of the legislature. He is chair
man of the important senatorial COM
mittee OH state affairs and is also a
member of the joint committees on
transportation, printing and appOrtion-
ment. Colonel Munson, as he is called
in his capacity as private secretary, is
one of the veterans of the upper house,
and his long experience qualities him
to do good work ON all important mat
tiers that come up for legislative ac-
ton
AT the opening of the session he at
tracted little attention by returning
to the treasury his salary as senator
lest there should be criticism, as there
has been over the drawing of double
salaries by people in the employ Of the
state. The attorney general has held
that double salaries can be drawn in
couple of cases that have been put up
to him, but Colonel Munson did not
wish to go on record as approving that
practice. Colonel Munson is also ed
itor of the Viroqua Censor.
Stirred Up Hornets Nest
The proposition to prevent the
spread of idiocy and epilepsy by enact
ing a law permitting surgical opera
lions upon certain mental detectives
stirred up a hornets nest in the as
semby. 1t is a proposition likely to
shock at first, and one to which people
must be educated, but after mastery
argument by Assemblyman Elver au-
thor Of the bill, the assembly by over
whelming vote refused to kill it. and
returned it to the committee for per-
fecting of the measure. Mr.. .Elver
pointed out that the proposed opera
ton was quick, practically painless
and harmless. was intended to apply
to but a few, and that it would not
interfere with anyone's enjoyment OF
life. Mr.. Elver read numerous letters
from Psychologists. physicians and So
biologists endorsing the proposed leg
islation and gave some appalling sta
tistics to give people pause. There are
four thousand predetermined in the
state, and the home at Chippewa Falls
can accommodate but 720.
The state by right. he said should
appropriate four millions for their care
instead of paltry S125,O00 The num-
Der of such people is increasing 1T an
enormous rate. largely through pro-
creation. and he cited instances of one
Predetermined father who had ninteen
children, and one predetermined mo-
ther who had eleven, none of whom
knew their father. he said. 1t was
such people the law was intended to
reach, and it would be a blessing. not
only to them. but to the state. in the
prevention of bringing into the world
children with the parental curse '-on
them. 4. O. BARTON.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-05-03
ButChering Done for Farmers

at the following rates
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
County Experiment Farms.

In Iowa the experiment has been
tried, to some extent, Of making the
county poor farms experiment farms.
We have never seen any report of
the results of this experiment. Now
comes the Farm Stock Journal and
ton. 1t would involve a consider
able outlay, but we believe that it
would be paying investment. The
idea was this:
A correspondent wants to know
what plan the Farm Stock Journal
would suggest for giving the farmer
boys technical agricultural training
We would have the state purchase a
farm in every county and establish on
each farm school of agriculture un-
der the supervision of one or more
competent agricultural college gradu-
ates who are also practical farmers
and capable farm managers. An insti-
tuition of this kind in every county
would afford the young men from the
farms an opportunity to secure an
education that will be of use to them
in their daily farm work and manage
ment. Give the boys who want to be
farmers actual work on the farm, in
the dairy, the poultry yard, garden,
orchard and forest, under the direc-
ton of men who understand thor
oughly the science and practice of
agriculture. This is Our "plan."
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
Cloth Greenhouses.

That the cloth greenhouse system is
profitable and increasing in popularity
for the growing Of tender vegetation,
even in Florida, is undoubtedly true.
Last fall Mr.. Theo. L Mead of Ovideo,
Fla, had erected by Messrs. Putnam
& Berry, of Orlando, one of their cloth
greenhouses, covering one and one
fifth acres. The house was furnished
in December, 1906 and Mr.. Mead
planted in that month the entire house
to cuCumbers, and carried them safely
through the winter, and the crop sold
in the spring for $500. After paying
all expenses, freight, fertilizer, seeds,
and commission he realized something
over $2,25O net for six months labor
The cost of the greenhouse was in
the neighborhOOd of ST 200. If there
are any truckers in the north who
can beat this, we want to hear from
them. The cloth used on these houses
is chemically heated, and with ordinary
care will last eight or ten years. Mr..
Mead is now adding about two more
acres to his greenhouse and will be
all ready for next winter.
Mr. Berry is now building a cloth
greenhouse which, when completed,
It is for the Dade City Vegetable
Company of Dade City, and will cover
five and one-half acres. Mr.. Berry
will build the house complete in Or
lando and ship by rail, and it will re-
Quire nine freight cars to transport
same. The house will be shipped,
knocked down and a force of men un-
der Mr.. Berry's supervision will erect
same on it's arrival at Dade City.
Many others are contemplating put
ting up these houses, to cover from
one to five acres, as by being able to
get into market with early vegetables
it will pay for itself in one season, and
SO far those who have had cloth green
houses constructed have made good
paying investments.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
Shall County Officers Have Fees or
Salaries?

Every tax payer is interested in
anything which will lower the rate
of taxation All who cultivate the
1oil are especially concerned, as it is
always the farmer who has to bear
the brunt of all the expenses of gov
ernment. Many states are abolishing
the entire system Of fees to county
officers, that is giving them a salary
and turning the fees into the county
treasury. 1t is a fact that in some
counties, not in this state, there are
offices which are worth from $4,000
county officers are unit in opposing
such change. but, if made, it will
not be at all difficult to find compe
tent men to fill all the offices at a
salary which will in many cases be
less than one half the fees of that
office before the change, thus saving
thousands of dollars to the state,
which will make the taxes that much
less. The following is an item from
the Tampa Tribune:
The Jacksonville Metropolis notes
that the Alabama Legislature is af-
ter the county officials who are paid
under the fee system and wants to
put them on a salary. Just so. That
IS most sensible.
A bill is before the legislature of
North Carolina, making such a
change.
Speaking Of it, the editor of the
Progressive Farmer says:
In the Senate a bill has been in
troduced to abolish all fees to the
State officials and pay fixed salaries.
A similar bill relates to the compen-
sation of the Solicitors of the State
This is following up the very salts
factory change from the fee system
to the salary system recently made in
few counties of the State, a change
long ago adopted by numerous pro-
gressive cities and towns. The Pro-
gressive Farmer has already adverted
to the superior economy of the salary
system for county officers, noting es-
pecially the case Of Guilford county,
where saving of $4,000 a year is
effected and diverted to the building
Of good roads for the taxpayers. 1t
is not improbable that special acts by
the present Legislature will place sew
eral other counties in the class where
in Guilford is a soncpicious pioneer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
Abate the Dog Nuisance.

become. AS [ wrote once before, I
had five grown white Holland tur
keys torn up by dogs last October, all
within three or four weeks. The dogs
grew so brazen that they could hardly
be beaten off by men with sticks. The
poultry business has no greater enemy
than prowling dogs, and Georgia leg
slators should seriously consider this
terrible loss in poultry and sheep to
the farmers of Our country.
[ have no objection TO a dog that
stays at home and behaves itself, but it
should be taxed according to it's worth,
for if it roams about after night and
sucks eggs it certainly deserves kill
hing.
Well, we shall see what we shall see!
I have a drawer full of petitions, and
if God spares me, [ intend to lay the
petitions before Our next legislature,
and [ propose to find out the legisla-
tors who prefer suck-egg dogs to the
peace and profit of our farmhouses.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
FLY

Fungi infected nursery trees for sale as
follows Brown fungus on sour seedlings
only, years old. IL to "a inches. branched,
20 cents each, $500 for 100. "a to SO inches.
branched. 25 cents each, $4,000 for 100.
and prices infected with red pink fungus
only. Budded trees. orange, grapefruit and
tangerine: One year buds partly branched.
rs cents each, $4,000 for 100; two year buds
well branched, 35 cents each, $4,000 for 100:
three year buds heavily branched, 80 cents
each, $4,000 for 100; to feet sweet, sour
and lemon seedlings heavily branched are
worth 35 cents each or $4,000 for 100. All
f. o. b. Orlando. Fla. C.. A. BOONE. If.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03

There is quite a comprehensive move
ment in the Alabama Legislature of
similar character to put every county
official on a salary. 1t is a good
movement, and farmers who are more
interested in good roads and good
schools than in big salaries for poll
tlclans ought to agitate for its adop
ton everywhere.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-07

The following dispatch concerning
the half mile of model road built by
the government and Umatilla county
on Wild Horse creek, near this city, is
now going the rounds of the eastern
press:
II has been recently stated in the
western press that the object lesson
road constructed at Pendleton, Ore,
under the direction of the United
States office of public roads. was "too
costly" 1t appears that this road was
one-half mile in length and cost at
the rate OF $500 per mile. The road
bed was composed of volcanic ash,
which made 1t necessary to use about
twice as much material in surfacing
as would be required in ordinary
practice.
While the cost of this road may
seem excessive, in comparison with
other improved" roads in the far
west, it will not prove so when COM
pared with the cost OF roads in some
of the great eastern states where for
years roads have been built similar to
the one at Pendleton and where the
most systematic and economical meth
ods of carrying on the work have
been adopted.
Take New Jersey for instance,
where roads have been built under the
direction of the state highway COM
mission since 1892, and it will be
found that the average cost of the
standard macadam road per mile in
1904 was $1,000 for a roadway sur
faced to a width of IA feet and a depth
of 6 inches.
In Massachusetts,, where similar
work has also been carried on under
the direction of a state highway COM
mission since 1898, the average cost
of macadam roads in 1904 was $4,000
roadway being from IL to Is feet, and
the depth varying from to 12 inches.
Since 1895 improved roads have
been constructed in Connecticut under
the direction of a state highway COM
missioner. The average cost of stone
roads in 1904 was $65OO per mile, the
average width being 16 feet, and the
average depth inches.
In New York, where state roads
have been built under the direction of
the state engineer since 1898, the av-
erage cost of the standard macadam
road from 12 to 16 feet wide and 6
inches in depth after rolling was s7955
per mile In 1901, SSS19 per mile in
1902, and SS063 per mile in 1903.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-07
IS FRANK DAvEY
OUT OF THE RACE?
Continued from page 1.)

scmbly. For some time nothing has
been heard of this plan. further than
than at one time 1t was being under
taken.
Now The story springs up into life
again, famed by the assurance of
some who say they know. that the pc
titions are yet in existence and yet be-
irg added to in different parts OF
the state. They are TO be made ready,
these people say. TO be used as an
entering wedge in tn anti-Eourne
campaign, should occasion be offered.
The election of Haines as president
CT the senate and of ravey as speaker
OF the house, as now seems practically
certain. may put a quietus on the
spirit of revolt, according TO the ar
gument of those who see the bogy
in the distance. They say that should
the legislature be organized with
these men at its head, the members
would have practically aligned them
selves with the Bourne sentiment,
and therefore would he very apt to
frown upon any plan looking toward
his defeat. But whoever heads the
two houses, the fact will still remain
that those who have no reason for
change of heart other than fear of
some discrimination against them in
the event of theii revolt. This might
or might not have effect after the
permanent organization.
Danger Is in Petitions.
The danger of insurrection lies in
the petitions which are being held in
reserve. II they are presented to the
legislature by the anti-Bourne ele-
ment as in the past intended. this is to
he followed by the introduction of
resolution asking for their considera-
tion and also for an investigation into
Pcurne's qualifications for the office.
In this resolution it is expected that
the old charges made during the cam
paign will be brought out again. this
time for exhaustive sitting by legis-
lative committee. 1t will be alieg-
ell that if these charges be true the
state cannot we'll afford to elect Mr..
Bourne to the United States senate,
and that if they are false Mr.. Bourne
is entitled to full and free vindication
a; the hands of the legislature and the
people.
If the plan carries thus far a last
effort will be made by the anti
Bourne members to mass a sufficient
number of votes to deadlock the legis-
lature on the senatorial question for
two or three ballots, in which case
they consider their battle to be won.