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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

Let it be understood once and for all
that The Reporter is making no fight on
the Society of Equity. 1t has 40 inter
ests to serve but the truth. This society
is promoting new and untried method
OF marketing the tobacco crop of this
state. The system, we believe, has some
weak points about it which this paper
hiss been free to criticize and We shall
continue to do so as time goes on. 1t
matters little TO the writer how much
the new organ of the society, which as
sumes to itself the only friendship for
the tobacco grower, spews out its bill
ingsgate or accuses us of ulterior mo-
tives. The Reporter will continue to
give the news and express its opinions
without fear or favor The organizers
of the Equity movement continue to
promise great things to the growers who
patronize their POOLS We must insist
that they make good these claims. In a
recent issue the organ says: There has
not occurred up to date one single thing
to cause the least doubt but the Equity
farmers who are in the tobacco pools
will receive more than twice the general
average of the state, outside of the
Equity pools" Now is this statement
true? Can the managers furnish US fig
ures that will prove it? Before the re-
suits of the 1907 pooling are made known
growers are urged to join the 08 pool
Ii the movement is good thing let
everybody know about it and not rely
upon the say SO OF the organizers. The
Reporter only voices the sentiments OF a
very large class of growers who are wait
| ing to be shown the benefits OF pooling
when it insists that the Equity move
ment furnish facts and figures to sub
stantiate their claims. The Reporter de-
sires to see the tobacco growers secure
every dollar possible for their product
but it is an open question so far whether
this can be done by selling to the best
advantage IN the open market or turning
it over to an organization of salaried
men to handle or sell for them with the
fixed charges added The Reporter has
every reason to believe it will prove it's
lasting friendship for the growers of this
state by standing upon This platform.
Aud th1at is all there is to 1t.
~
In it's annual review of the cigar leaf
crop the New England Homestead has
compiled the following figures. The es-
innate is made in round thousands and
49, bo III ~ Ao Of aoroc
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
more slowly, bat the stock in our pack

more slowly, but the stock in our pack
ers' hands is also steadily diminishing.
Some pole burn is reported to have
appeared among some of the tobacco
that was shielded under unfavorable
conditions, but it is probably DO more
than is usually found in crop Such
as it is, it is not sufficient to cause any
alarm among the growers yet. Outside
of this, the new crop is curing nicely.
No sales of the 1908 tobacco have been
reported lately, and it is likely that
packers will hold off buying until the
crop has been stripped
The cigar industry is now about as it
has been for several weeks.-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
Rival Equity Society Formed. |

With representatives from number
of states in attendance at convention
held at Indianapolis last week the Farm
ers' Society of Equity was organized.
The new organization is practically the
result of the split in the ranks OF the
American Society of Equity, which oc
CURED at the time that j. A. Fvaritt, its
founder, and up to last year rs ysiq1 :
was deposed from that offies.
The Farmers Society q q Ivy las
adopted a constitution 49, ~mbodies
practically all the bas etpies of the
American Society of auity. the only
changes being some of Dor Importance
that will tend TO rem defects and
strengthen the organizs The prin-
cipal change made is tbs ~ delegates
to conventions must be pro- icing farm
ers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
Lancaster.
LANCASTER, Pa, Oct. rs, 1908.

Considerable 1907 leaf tobacco chang
ed hands in the local market last week.
The largest sales reported were: Joseph
Hoover, 200 cases; Hertzler of Landis-
vile, 200 cases; Clayton Buckwalter, 400
cases: Daniel Withers, Lititz. 200 cases;
John D. Skiles, 500 cases One Phila-
delphia firm, Empire Leaf Tobacco Co.,
is credited with having gathered up
fully 1000 cases. The 1907 goods are
going off fast, and in few weeks more
very little will be available for trading
purposes. The 1905 tobacco is going off
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06

All in all, the cigar leaf tobacco crop
of 1908 is good one. 1t has been ex-
ceeded in some years in tonnage, but the
important thing from the standpoint of
the cigar trade and also from the stand
point of producers is its general excel
lent quality so far as can be determined
up to this point in it's curing. The dry
weather since date of harvest has lot
been wholly to the liking of tobacco
farmers with leaf in the barns, yet the
situation in large way is satisfactory.
In Wisconsin, where the drouth was es-
pecially severe the past summer, and
New York, where the acreage was some
what reduced, the harvest has proved
short. Ohio also shows up unfavorably.
Although the weather has not been fav-
orable to curing the leaf, il is showing
up a very fine color. It is of excellent
texture. New York reports on the whole
crop there very good. Some complaints
were heard from Ohio, but the average
there is fair. Connecticut and Massach-
usetts boast more than any of the other
states of the excellence in quality. There
is not heavy movement of cured tobac.
co for the reason that the cigar making
industry has not yet fully recovered
IfOSl Gu0 E0C0GJ uQdDCldl IOpICSStCI ouO
the output of manufactured tobacco is
below normal. Confident that they have
a very excellent crop as TO quality, more
than counterbalancing any shortage IN
quantity, many growers are inclined to
hold their harvest until they can get
better returns
*.~
Texas bids fair TO become formid-
able rival to the northern states in put
ting desirable cigar leaf on the market.
The government has been experimenting
down there, and has found in the vicin-
ity OF Nacogdoches an area of nearly
100000 acres on which an excellent cigar
leaf can be grown The area planted
with tobacco has grown from few ex-
perimental acres until it is believed 5000
acres will be planted next year. The
soil and climate are said TO be favorable
to growth that may fairly compete
with that of Cuba The profits during
the present season were about Sl5O per
acre, and the farmers are giving up cot
ton raising to take up tobacco. Ii the
next few years shall develop no draw
backs, Texas may become very serious
rival to the cigar leaf tobaccos now
grown in Pennsylvania.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
In it's annual review of the cigar leaf
crop the New England Homestead has
compiled the following figures. The es-
innate is made in round thousands and
tenths of thousands OF acres:

Accompanying tables in this final re-
port give the estimated acreage and crop
of cigar leaf tobacco by states and sec
tions. It appears that the 1908 crop is
slightly smaller than last year and ap-
proximates I600000O0 pounds. This
shows slight shrinkage from the crop
of 1906 The yield per acre is expressed
in the following table in round thous-
ands and fractions of cases:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06
NEw YoRK. Oct. %. 1905

In spite of the approach of the presi-
Dental election and the interest that has
been aroused thereby, business of fair
ly good proportions has been done this
week ia cigar leaf tobacco. Consider
able activity has been shown in Florida
leaf of the new crop, and the most inn
portant sale of the week, involving sew
eral hundred bales, was reported in this
type. This was mostly of the finer
grades, and the prices seemed to be sat
isfactory to the buyer. La other lines of
domestic tobaccos the sales reported
have been Of small proportions. though
all ia all a considerable quantity of leaf
changed hands.
Sumatra. Houses specializing Suma
ira tobacco report a number of fair
sized transactions.
Havana. -Manufacturers have been
nibbling at old Remedies and heavy
Vueltas recently, and, it is said, have not
made price question. In the new, they
have been gobbling up the choice lots
that were suitable for immediate use. In
the city of Havana considerable guam
tity of leaf changed hands last week,
American buyers getting the bulk of the
higher class goods ofered.-Leaf.
connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.
Stripping which was interrupted for a
while by adverse weather conditions,
has been resumed. The drizzling rain
of the beginning of the week has damp
ened the hanging tobacco and brought
it into nice shape for handling, and the
crop should soon be ready for inspec-
tion With the exception of some hail
cut lots which went at low figures, no
sales of the new crop have been reported.
In the 1907 crop some transactions have
been reported at moderate prices, the
range being around Ia cents per pound.
The new crop is said to be of good quail
ity and it is likely that farmers will take
a pretty firm attitude about prices, it
may be some time before the buying
movement gets fairly started.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-11-06

Two pure bred Poland China boars,
weight about IT'S pounds aach, for sale
by g. w Haylock, Route 5. 49w2
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

Ghost bunting bids fair 10 become
the ruling passion Or Washington so
cieiy The fortunate owners Of Il
peaked house. roped with Ivy and
denseiy surrounded 10y trees. are lssu-
Ing cards Tor a Christmas specter hunt
The Christmas ghost hunt Is imported
FROM England. whore the houses are
ancient enough 20 harboF speclers who
were there before William the Con
querOr The comparative newness Of
this country lends some 90 predict that
the fad over here VIII fail There are
exceptions. however. for even IN Wash
ingion there Is one OF the treasure
guarding ghosts an out and ont bucca-
neer OF the Spanish main variety. with
cooked hat gold lace RIFLES, high yell
low boots. rel jacket and an odor Of
Those acquainted with him
say that be ciinks bis chains Of stolen
Washington Star
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

plete enjoyment WHY Is cRoNAN LIKE
IN tho mn, ~ THIS BoXE'
every one on the American gunboat
not in Cronaus confidence was the alb
sencc OF cigarettes. When the coffee
was served Cronan announced that
Santa Claus had commissioned him to
convey splendid gift to the mess.
He then produced the half filed box
"Why is Cronan like this box?" en-
Enthusiastically asked one officer who
belonged to the conundrum class Of
humanity
"tlc's not fun" one wit replied.
Hes a delight TO the eye" said an
other
Hes white. straight. and whatever
yellow there is in him is the best yell
low there Is" hazarded third
Perhaps" admitted the questioner.
"Bdt my answer is this. You find Gro
nan always whore the smoke is thick
est. Chicago Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

an giving Christmas presents to
children. said Mrs. Frederick Schof.
the president Of the National Mothers
Congress. "our first aim should be To
transport. to oyerioy, to enrapture.
IL once Knew a little girl who, on fire
with excitement. rushed in from her
bedroom 10 see her presents on Christ
mas morning and after one look burst
into loud sobs Of disappointment and
disgust
1T was some such experience, have
no doubt. that had befallen little zFi
friend Of mine
".Are you going 10 give me anythI
for ChristmasT she said one day to her
aunt
Eyes. If you're good the aunt re-
Piled
"The little girl gazed at her aunt with
wistful eanestness. Then she said:
"Please, auntie. then, nothing use
full. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

Mr pickwick unfortunately breaks
throueh the he ana gets a good wet.
liHs bur being taken on q smart run
20 Che house PM 90 bed and given uu.
limited quantities. az hot punch. iuds
himself hone fhe worse next morning.
when ihe party departs from Dinghy
Dell
HhDs does picSeus ten MS Of one az
fhe mcrfiesi thrisim1tgs that q reador
could desire There Is 100 toneh of sad
ness .n ,he chronicle and al that one
could wish zoe IS lhai the story were
longer Long Use The tale, ana long
mss we enjoy Christmas wiih the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

dron SANITY hereT tbey pped rs
u morniuT The l@reuts gathered
them Ia their arms ard rushed 10 the
street Fircmon brought out lot OF
lire ruined presents frof2 the house.
.Sanfy been and gone aud onr things
is burned upir the children cried
Hammermelster began his weary
search FOR an open store. He EN-
ployed The infrequent street ears for
long stretches but tudged mile after
mile IN fruitless search. Finally he
routed storekceper from Ills bed and
himself with new supply.
trudged home TO turn morrow into JOY.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25
A Praysr 70 The Christ Child.

Behold. ye season is again at hand
once more ye SHOWS of winter lie upon
an sc earth. and an Chrystantle is ar
rayed 10 the holy feast.
Presently shall We star burn with ex-
ceedng brightness In ye east. sc sky
Shall be full Of swcte music. We angels
shall descend TO earth with singing.
and ye heis We Joyous Chrystmass
bells shall tell us OF We babe that was
born On Bethlehem
Come TO us now. o gentle Chryst-
chllde. and Wake among US peoples Of
ye earth enwhesl us round about With
Thy projecting care; forfeud an enyi.
ogs tAosshts ana evil 0eeds; teche
Thou orr hcaris With the glory OF THY
'ore ana gn'ekan MS io practices OF
pcaae good Wnl and charity meet for
Ihf approval and acceplstion Eugene
Ffela
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

However sincere we may be in our
efforts TO spread Christmas cheer, our
charity Is none the less testimony
70 oar sense Of the fact that peace and
good viii have not come upon tie
EARTH Poverty and Indebtedness are
not 10 be Onset by yearly gifts Of bas-
kcts Of food and outgFown clothes
We ought 20 make the spasmodic
kindlinesa OF Christmas one Of the
constant forces Of our Industrial world.
Equality anl fraternity are born not
of charity, but Of Justice
instead Of commercialzlng Christ
mas we ought to Christmasize COM
merciallsm-N New Nork Mali.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25


waters for a long time. IT looked as
though the Christmas dinner would
consist only Of canned STUFF and fresh
vegetables ana the peculiar cigarettes
Of he tropics. Fortunately the steam.
or Philadelphia arrived at In Guayra.
one Of the ports blOckaded. and as it
could not unload, Captain Diehl. the
commander of the Marietta succeeded
in inducing the commercial vessel TO
part with two turkeys and some craa-
berries which, among other things.
had been brought from New York
carefully slowed away in the icehox.
The Philadelphia had no Egyptian ciga-
rettes. and the question arose where
they could be got. Cronan pondered
deeply over the we.ghty problem and
then asked permission for boat.
Without indicating what he proposed
TO do he gave the orders to proceed to
the British cruiser Tribune. which was
one Of the ships enforcing the block
ade
Cronan was received by the ward
room mess Of the Tribune with open
a. ms 40 SptNI"l hldlh Oh dppIecld-
ton of his visit box of hundred
Egyptian cigarettes was brought forth
by the executive officer. Cronan was
invited to take one. His eyes fingered
longingly on the box as he extracted
a lonely weed. He remained about a
quarter of an hour and then. reach
ing over to the box. closed it and. to
the establishment of the Brtishers
put it under his arm. They were too
well bred to demonstrate, but their
eyes spoke volumes. 1t was their last
box. Cronan went over the side and
was pulled away TO his own ship. leav-
ng behind disgust and desolation. As
soon as he reached the Marietta he
lsked Captain Diehl for one of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25
MoNsTER cARIsTMAs CAKE.
1t Was Seven Feet High end the Lar
neal Ever Made.


Reproduced below is g picture of a
mammoth Christmas cake, said to be
the largest one ever made. II was seen
last Christmas III shop IN Legion
stone, England Some idea Of its size
may be gagged when It IS stated that
It stood seven feet high and weighed
no less than LOCO pounds
Those who may desire 10 turn out
a rival cake may be interested to learn
that the following ingredients were
used IN ifs manufacture. One hundred
and 1fty-two pounds Of butter 1j2
pounds Of sugar. 32J pounds Of -four,
10 pounds of raisins. 10 pounds Of
sul,anas 10 pounds Of currants 5000
eggs. 81 pounds of citron peel. 30
pounds Of lemon peel. 81 pounds Of or
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

fNi eAi41 TOT Sys TOT tie roof
The poor children Of Pittsburg and
Allegheny are to benefit through the
expenditure of an estate valued at
$31000, left by the late George b.
Mutt The will provides That the es-
tate shall go to the wife during her
lifetime and then is to be divided
among his children equally If the
children all die before their mother. at
her death the estate is to be spent for
the purchase of gifts and playthings
for poor children, especially those in
Institutions 1t was the wish of the
decedent that the money be expended
in small sums, 10 distribute it over as
large an area as possible and benefit
as many children as possible.e
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

do you expect your constituents to
believe all you tell themy'
Believe H. exclaimed the man who
dislikes to he put on record. 7 hope
they don't even remember it"'-Wash,
ington Star
The application of George J. Will
helm, Samuel May, Jacob G. Sender,
Thomas J. Anderson and William H.
Dale to organize the First National
Bank of Harrisburg. Ore, with $685.
600 capital. has been approved by
the Controller of the Currency.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

most lndeStrnctl
Bile. They may be bent. crushed.
packed into small compass. and when
they are wanted again it is only neces-
sary 10 straighten the branches out
into the original shape
When the inventor was a girl, fifty
five or sixty years ago. in Munich, she
Went to one Of those schools where
German girls are taught 70 do, as her
daughter says. everything nit the
hands" II was having TO make
wreaths out Of beads that suggested
20 her the notion OF making bead
Christmas trees. She set 20 work ANA
fashioned innumerable tiny loops of
green beads, each at the end of a long.
slender wire She bound the loops to-
gether in thrces, making trcfoils. and
the trefolls into branches ANA the
branches into tapering trunk. the
trunk being formed of nothing at an
but the Individual wires MISSED 10
gether Then She trimmed the tree
with candles and those Tiny waNen Gg
urcs which the Germans are adopts at
masking and fixed &c ia a pot OF sand
and melted WAX Her parents were
quite proud Of It. Her father. who
was director OF the EIofgauen IN Nlu-
Mich. showed it 20 his royal master
aud King Ludwig immediately ordered
one for the Christmas festivities at
court
After coming TO this country she sent
'ne % President Roosevelt aud was
srieyed and surprised to find that he
'ould not accept IT,
II expect be thinks he gets some dy-
iHmlie.' said The daughter New York
Tribune
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

We DO not pretend to be prophets.
but we can Ill dare to hope And this
Is what we hope. That some day the
strong will help and not exploit the
weak; that some day fraternity viii
be more than a rhetorical flourish; that
some day love viii beget Justice rath-
er than charity And Christmas is
the one day in the year that such a
hope seems more than a
viIl-o'-the-Wisp.-Wor Today.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

William" she said. means good.
James means beloved | wonder
4 flush mantied her cheek.
4 wonder" she softly murmured.
what George meansF'
George means business. hope >
said mother ioai,ins up from the we'd.
ding ANNOUNCEMENTS in the evening pa-
per.-New Orleans Times Democrat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25

When man gets a swelled head the
chances are that he viii have to take
some medicine for it,
1t is hard to down the man who Is
dead certain thar he can't lose.
Some people who are so sure that
they could make the world over and
make it right would have the walking
delegate calling a strike on the Job be-
fore they had run the machine an hour.
There are too many people who are
simply possessed to quit guf dsaw their
salary before they begin.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25
TONY PASTOR AS SANTA.
/eteran Actor Was the Friend of the
Stage Children.

/eteran Actor Was the Friend of the
Stage Children.
There are at present engaged in diff
ferent capacities ON the stage and in
the thcaters about 4c0 children TO
whom the holidays usually are days
of toll, and many of these little folks
are breadwinners for younger broth
ers and sisters. 1t was for them that
the late Tony Pastor and his wife.
Mrs. e. L. Fernandez, and Aunt
Louisa" Eldridge, now dead, inaugu-
rated the Christmas festival which
has become Il perennial affair.
The little ones, all less than twelve
years old, provide the stage entertain
ment on these occasions, and there
never is any interference by the au-
thorities. Christmas. 1907, was Tony
Pastors last appearance as the chill
dren's Santa Claus, and this year they
will miss his genial face and kindly at
tentions. Last year he was master of
ceremonies and introduced his tiny
top liners" At the end of the act he
presented to each Of the girls beau
tifully dressed doll and to the boys
boxes of candy or appropriate toys.
Admission was by invitation only.
and when the programme began the
house was crowded to the doors, the
balcony being given up largely to
poor children of the east side. Some
of the actors were mere babies, but
they went through the business like .
veterans, and the gravity of most of
them when singing their comic songs
was Immensely amusing.
One of the players was presented us
Baby Esmond. a perfect cherub. who
piped Il love dirty and danced with
one foot held in the air Mr.. Pastor
said she was of this years crop" and
when she had ended the performance
he asked her to tell the audience her
lge Without shrinking from the ques-
ion. as her fellow actresses 90. she
isped. IN be four next January"
Another of the same mature years
vas Miss Miriam Jackson" if you
llease. She came out with 4 Teddy
'ear in her arms. sang song and did
uch clever capering that every wo-
nan in the audience wanted to hug
Ter.
Lillian Tobin. herself no bigger than
DOH baby, sang Poor John" and in q,
ltcd the audience to join her in the
horus, which it did with n viii. At
he end Of the programme Mr. Pastor
that banquet was await
K the children in the basement Of
ammany han
After the little ones had been salts
I'd In that respect they were sent up
the main hall of the building. ana
.ere the really big feature OF the
iening took place on The stage
ood three Christmas trees. bending 81
Ter from The weight Of pretty things. So
lille The stage itself was heaped with
VS.
After thst There vas q second dis d.
button Tor slage children only ia the
mmitfee room OF Tammany hau.
3si Of the children had written no IN
ests for certain articles. and as they m
pearea one by one ana gave aname de
responding wish that on Mrs l'er 10
aaea's list the present asked for was
'eored. Some of these wcrsi %
ltly quality having been pnrchaked 81,
IA money donated % ;he coGse sa
s. fernaeae2 said the csldx6u OF
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25
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