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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
The Elephant at Bay.

Twenty years of experience tells me
that whole regiment of lions cannot
produce the same moral effect as one
twelve foot African tusker when he
cocks his big, sail-like ears, draws him-
self up to his full height and looks at
you, letting off at the same time a
blood curdling scream. while in all
probability others Invisible to you are
stampeding on all sides with the din
and vibration of an earthquake. Sur
rounded in a dense jungle by herd of
elephants, they seem to block out the
whole horizon. One l measured was
actually sixteen feet from edge Of ear
to edge of ear. No wonder my insig-
niicant self seemed to shrivel and my
huge express rifle to dwindle into a
mere pea shooter. Try as / will on
such occasions. / can never overcome
my sense of terror and always feel
inclined to throw down my elephant
gun and run for safety till / drop
w. G. Fitz-Gerald in Success Maya
zine
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Dutch Cruiser to Venezuela.

The crusier Gelderland was ordered
to proceed Immediately to Venezuela
to protect Dutch interests there.
The Gelderland arrived off Willem-
stad at 6 o'clock in the morning. She
was ordered to quarantine station. The
Gelderland had on board J.. d. de Reus,
minister resident of the NetherlandJ
at Caracas, who was dismissed from
Venezuela by President Castro. Nj. de
Reus boarded the warship at Porto
Cabello.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
COMMUNICATION rs CUT OFF
Havoc Detailed at Fernie Montana
Is Threatened Now.

For time communication with
towns to the east was kept open, but
with the burning of bridges across the
Elk river this was closed. Scattered
through the valley are many small
prairies. and all of these have their
groups of refugees. The hills in all
directions are a seething mass of
flames, cutting off every avenue of es-
cape The fire spread with unprece-
dented rapidity, and it is feared that
several parties who tried to- get
through the pass have been cut off,
Families have been separated and there
is at present no means of checking up
the fatalities.
In Fernie the only buildings remain
ing are six small shacks on the banks
of the Elk river, the offices Of the
Crows Nest Coal company and the
Fixes Wood warehouse The offices Of
the Canadian Pacific railroad and
Great Northern are gone, together with
all of the rolling stock in the yards.
the sleeping car Osceola being the only
ear left. One hundred cars of coke,
the property of the Great Northern, are
gone. and the stock piles of coal and
coke, holding about half million tons.
are in flames. 1t is now feared that
the fire may get into the mines them
selves. several Of which are open in the
neigflborhood This will mean incalcu-
liable damage. as the whole Of the val
ley is .underlaid with coal.
At present the fire is following the
rrest of the mountain chain above
sparwood, eating down into the val
leys -on either side. It is travelling at
a tremendous rate. and unless there is
change of wind will cross the bound
airy into Montana in a short time.
There are thousands of mining and
prospectors' claims in the track Of the
fire. all of which are in peril A slight
change of wind has occurred and
Michel has been taken out of the more
direct path.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Too Particular.

The finical customer at the fish mar
ket pointed at sign in the window
with this inscription upon it: "Anjo-
WIS.,"
what does that mean?' he asked.
ssWhat is an anjovis 2"
'.Anjovis," answered the proprietor.
'are little fishes. Didn't ye never hear
of 'em?''
"You mean anchovies don't your
4'Not unless you want to buy some.
sir" sternly spoke the proprietor. IF
a man wants to buy my fish he can
call 'em what he durn p1eases. When
I'm putin up signs on my fish I'll call
'em what durn please. and anybody
who don't like 'em don't have to look
at 'em, sir"
The finical customer muttered an
apology and escaped further trouble by
purchasing dimes worth of smoked
herring, harmless, unassuming fish
about whose name there could be no
possible dispute. Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Republican Leader Has Been
Formally Notified of His Morn
ination at Chicago.
CINCINNATI TAKES A HOLIDAY
Thousands from Neighboring State,
Attend the Exercises.
sALUTED FROM THE HILL TOPS
Senator Warner Breaks the News &c
Taft and He Replies indie
pendence Party Nation
al Convention.

From the four hi!ltops surrounding,
Cincinnati, the Queen City of the
West the boom of gums was heard
early this morning "a salute of twenty
one explosions from each battery
ering in the day of the official an
nouncement to William HowaT Taft
that he had been chosen by Il e ma
tional Republican convention the
man to lead the party's forces a the
presidential election. The day vas a
public holiday, so proclaimed by the
mayor, and it was generally observed
as such. As the guns doomed the
streets filled with citizens. not only
residents, but thousands from the
neighboring states of Indiana. Ken
lucky, West Virginia and Pennsylva-
MIA
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
WARNER TELLS TAFT THE NEWS
Great Throng Inside and Outside the
Taft Residence Grounds.

At this time the lawn in front OF
the house was packed with people;
outside as far off as it was possible to
see even the roof of the residence a
great throngs packed the streets, and
when Taft appeared cheer arose in
side the grounds and was taken up
enthusiastically by those outside No
time was lost. The spokesman of the
notification committee, Senator War
ner, of Missouri, arose and proceeded
to perform the duty assigned him.
After informing Judge Taft that he
was fully informed or the purpose of
the exercises. and formally rendering
him the nomination made at Chicago,
Senator Warner said he could not com
pIcte the discharge of his agreeable
duty without assuring you of the high
respect in which you are held. iot only
by those of your own political faith,
but by your fellow citizens without re-
gard to party; of their admiration
of your ability, manifested throughout
your public service: of their knowledge
of the preparation which you will
bring to the discharge of the high and
difficult duties of president and of
their belief that Taft would square all
his official acts by the rule adopted by
Roosevelt-the equality of all men be-
fore the law.
Warner concluded as follows: ut
therefore gives me genuine pleasure,
Mr.. Taft, to present to you this formal
nomination from the Republican party.
whose governmental policies have for
SO long kept in balance the mighty
forces Of the nation and to whose con-
tinued guidance of the nation we have
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

Noise, at first cultivated in this land
by the Indians, has reached its climax
in the college yell. 1t is used at po-
litical conventions, at christenings and
at women's clubs. No monument was
necessary for the man who first in
vented noise. His work lives after
him.
Noise is used by cities, which have
the first call for it. They split it up
into as many sounds as possible and
divide it among all.
Noise varies in its volume and in
tensity, from embryonic and immature
sawmiIl to baby crying in the night.
Life
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
His PRINCIPAL Occupation

Tie art photographer had visited the
farm. II want to make an exhaustive
study Of this particular bit Of land
scape." he said. land would like to
have your hired man retain his pres
ent position on the fence there. Can
he sit still?' "For days at time.
replied the farmer. 20 Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Not Payino For Holes.

Eyes, sir said the druggist "we
have all sorts of porous plasters. What
sort do you want?"
"Well- which kind has the fewest
holes in it?'' asked Stinjay. II want
Ito get my moneys worth
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

The president and vice president of
the Eagle Savings and Loan company,
New York, have been arrested and in
dicted on charges of grand larceny.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Window Glass IL Higher.

The price of window glass has been
advanced by the American Window
Glass company, the increase being 20
per cent On single strength and 80 Is
per cent on double strength
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Fight ON the Standard Oil.

After a days consultation with his
assistants Attorney General Bonaparte
announces that the fight against the
standard Oil Company of Indiana will
be pushed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Out on It
Il Is Odd.

Gyer-Isn't it queer that the bump
Of benevolence is located exactly at
the top Of mans head? Myer-
What's queer about it? Why.
it's as far from the pocketbook as
possible. Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Fewer Saloons in Ohio.

According to the state auditors re-
port there are 45S fewer saloons in
Ohio than on Jan. last This makes
. drop i'll the states revenues since
Jan. OF 1897 POI.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

Four states have joined in an at
tack on the lumber trust. filing custer
suits in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and
Oklahoma
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
City in Holiday Attire.

The city was in holiday attire.
Flags floated everywhere. while the
decorations both of the business and
residence districts were profuse, and
any stranger could have told in whose
honor this was done, for the portrait
of the man himself was very inn
portant feature of the decorative
scheme. The guns had hardly ceased
booming before the strains of music
were heard at many public places,
bands stationed there making the air
melodious with patriotic and popular
tunes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

Nature teaches us to love our friends,
but religion teaches us to Lore our enc
mies.-French Proverb.
Out of 1t.
Eyes, he makes big hit with her.
He has a green automobile, and it
matches her dress"
'sWell, why don't you take her driy-
ing?"
Il amt got no green horse st.
Louis Republic
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

Happiness consists of thinking so
and sticking to it.-Manchester Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07

TAFT HOME. CINCINNATI, SCENE
OF TAFT NOTIFICATION CERE-
MONIES.
the Taft residence, where Judge Taft
held an informal reception. and at u
o'clock. noon, Judge Taft was escorted
to the platform for the notification
exercises.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
Hosting of old Glory.

The next feature of the day was the
raising of the national ensign on a
staff erected in the grounds surround
ing the home of Charles p. Taft, the
candidates brother, where the notifica-
ton exercises were to be held, and
where platforms and stands had been
erected for the distinguished visitors
and room on the lawns prepared for
about 1000 others. This flag-raising
took place at $50 a. M, and was ac-
companied by prayer and singing. At
II a. m. the notification committee
was escorted from the Hotel Sinton to
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-07
HIsGEN THE NOMINEE
Bay State Man to Lead Independence
Party for Presidency.

For president of United States,
Thomas L. Hisgen, Of Massachusetts;
for vice president John Temple Graves,
Of Georgia. The foregoing ticket was
nominated by the Independence party
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22

feathers A great many fancy plumcs
made of uucuricd ostrich tips are used.
The ordinary ostrich feather which
comes In three layers, is separated and
used In this way
Everything I'm the gown limo Is short
waiGtcd both back and front, and this
requiron extra long wasted corsets. for
the lines must Dee guessed beneath the
gown. not oblitorHtod all together.
You can arr for Yourself that short
wasted gown an "a short wasted per
son would bc horrible.
Fancy cloth top and leather top
shoes are to br worn again this fan
and they are ever $50 much smarter
than low shoes or pumps. So that "a
great MANY women are Drawing tho
heat and actually wearing them this
GUNNER
There s one woman AZ the hotel
hero who wears high buttoned boots
of white canvas instead OF the usual
low pumps ! must say her feet look
very smarly dressed
There h uothiue which | abominate
more than lucl of delicacy.
can stand co,ishness, ignorance or
meunness buJ tbc sight Of amy ON"
trying To take advantage of or impose
on me h. Ike "a red rag 10 a bun
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AdUKCU@lAY

stiff but smart puffed sleeves and or
gan plaits of the satin skirt may sec
another incarnation because they were
undoubtedly smart, if stiff Women
looked well groomed--horrid world
that time, and those who liked what
used to be known as the tailor made
figure" will probably get back at some
future day to something of the same
style, if not the old hourglass shape.
1t is not so many years ago that the
picturesque type of dressing. enamel
pated at last from the thraldom of
aesthetcism, was considered "a trife
improper, if not immoral. when not
banned as floppy and untidy
There was something suggestive of
a forgotten collar about the throat
clad only in string of beads, and the
hat without barette was thought
rather unfinished at first in the way
ii sat down screncly on the top of the
head We need not worry ourselves
about being too near the revived
fashion of today. Something consid-
erably over a hundred years have we
gone back for our inspirations, and
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of mine who is staying at AN old farm
house, 1t was a broiling hot day, but
we had the evening meal in a stufy
dining room where every time the
door was opened you got a Whit from
the kitchen stove.
Now, why not have served 1t on the
lawn for change? And why have so
many hot dishes?
Cold bouillon served in cups is Ger
tainly superior to the stoaming hot ar
ticlc, Coffee jelly with whipped cream
will take the place of that boiled pud-
ding. and a stuffed tomato salad will
go better with the roast than maca
roni / had breakfast there, and they
actually served us mcat-meat in hot
weather, when there are thousand
ways of preparing eggs and when
there are fruit pancakes to be made,
There was a scarcity of fruit, too,
which ] cannot understand. Why be
grudgc the money for fruit and waste
IL on greasy messcs and sticky cereals?
Heaven knows
A friend of mine Just returned from
Paris informs me that the pompadour
is doomed Every smart woman there
is wearing her hair divided either IN
front or on the side and masscd heavily
at the back
The hats, too arc different There
is no more tilting up in front, but they
are worn perfectly straight on the
head, and the brim on one side is
broader than tho other.
The trimmings seem to be all Of
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go all the tlme.'
Before | thought of diplomacy
answered quickly, "Then why not wear
atmplc clothes that won't keep you
Einssing all the time"
K But want to look nice" she ven-
tured, not at all offended.
No Fussins Required.
"You would look nicer" | answered
foecause to look attractive in what
Iyou have on requires constant care,
|Nhlch you admit you arc unable 10
Flve' but to dress the way | suggest
you'd require no fussing. In the first
Eace. would take those ostrich
Flathcrs, which keep you curling them
Nv the time out of my hat, and
pound substitute instead big bow of
Fell wired ribbon, which would only
Pequire an occasional brushing. /
Iouldnt wear n guimpe dress unless |
|dd the patience TO rip the Guimpe out
|phd sew 1t in every time IL was wash
H. would wear one piece linen
presses with stationary yolSes or, better
pun no yokes ut all, and If | hated TO
|eW glove buttons l would wear but
'ohless silk gloves during the summer
months, and / would sew an elastic
INTO the edge of these to hold them
upon my arms. Last and not least |
would not have my skirts made in
p'ails unless | had the patience or the
money TO have them pressed every
lme / wore them"
| hope she took what ] said to heart.
Verlalnly there is but one standard Of
man.
Recently there appeared bool<--un-
fortunately | can't give YOU the name
I" that would be Advertising it--but
} We're a millionaire | would buy up
ne entire output and send copy to
very married woman who neglects
Aersclf
Tied to a Trump.
IT. deals with plain facts rather bit.
ny, and before you are through
suns 1t Your sympathy goes out Il
vac husband still young, good looking
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,LSJ,S

,Pts Aur. S-Thc last fliclter
All Tho seasons candle las
RssfV haen a brave one, and its
hcnms have reached far, even
corners of the busy workro1ms,
,b, pctites ouvriercs of the big
|N.sr,al,inc houses are kept busy. in
dits'' cone hy these worlting girls wero
iinr enforced holidays at this
'i,,G of the year, whereas now, thanks
s,cicty's new whim of staying on
paris until the list of August. they
~, 30 on earning the wherewithal TO
.'I, thcm over the next four or five
LIS of dullness However, Paris"
ant of Paris Just now, for everybody
tcft town. OF course. They couldn't
o themselves. but. oh, how sorry
.,, we're to go, Paris is absolutely
,1i,btful. The Bots is lovely The
,N,,.cs have not yet been scorched by
La sunilner sun, and the air Is so cool
ga sweet in the evening that one
4 .onId linEer there forever. So you see
i n "a hard to give up all this pleasure
| ard start for the unknown, which just
4 90 likely as not will be very tiresome.
III. Enchantment of Distance.
put 10 talk of more cheerful things
,,r instance. the revived modes that
Az. creating such excitement in our
/ ,,,ist-the question concerning them
nnpernost in my mind at the present
,,oment is, How far back must we go
he,o1e fashion becomes picturesque
IN our eyes? We are not foolish
,r,ggh to admire anything because it
I, really old nor to like better and bet
-, tho modes of former days as they
,streat in orderly prospective up the
Years If such We're the case we would
,nd in thinking the skins of prehistoric
lines pinned on with wooden skewers
me acme of good taste. But how far
hack must we retreat into the nine
tenth century before we can repeat
tbe modes that nourished therein?
Perhaps this is hardly fair ques
Hon. After the Napoleonic and Jo
scphine fashions we get those of the
! rather unattractive twenties, then the
/ oyerrated thirties, the delightful for
/ Ties. and after them the fifties, with the
/ ever Increasing hoops-I am speaking
troadly and by decades, as YOU will
ve-the vulgar sixties with their afro
das, common crude fashions, and
fn the seventies, which, upon my
sord must have been very little bot
4 tr while the eighties certainly form
/ hg complete contrast to the sixties,
we're nearly as awful, Honestly, | do
not think these styles of day that is
4 gone will ever be admired again, eN-
/ rept the vogues of the nineties, for
| which something may fairly be said.
have come to the conclusion-by no
means new one-that it is only pic
mesque modes or modes neat and
| ree from exaggeration that really en-
dure The gigantic crinoline, the TOP
heavy chignon and punched up polo
nasc, the tied in waist and the skirt
| that accompanied the heavy fringe
these chief characteristics of the six
ties, seventies and eighties are horrors
I that are very unlikely to come into
Prominence again. The smartly curl
| cd and trinity brushed back hair of the
/ late eighties and early nineties, the
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there are those who think that in two
senses of the word we have gone a lit
tie too far. Personally ! think the
fashions charming, but the eXaggcr-
atoms of them are to he condemned
without mercy. They win not bear
carcaturing, and the worst of it is we
are copying a period in which dress
itself avowedly was a huge caricaturc.
The present styles have been simmer
ing in the mind of La Mode for
months. They We're Il foregone conclu-
sion quite a long time ago, and they
will assuredly have their day. but /
do not think myself that it will be a
very long one. They are cruelty in
carnatc to too many styles of feminine
looks-good looks, even This in it
self may prolong their days. Irish as it
sounds for the reason that the million
viii not be able to wear much of them
and will kill them untimely with kind
ness.
The Last Directoire Revival
The last time we wore the present
directoire attire was. roughly speak
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of the day brea"ao she had no appetite.
Az she says with bitterness ooh.
If mother only had had sense enough
10 pui me in the country and let me
run Wild like young colt, Think
what a good constitution I would have
nov Even nay appearance would be
different wasn't nervous by ma
turc. II was only tho close school
rooms tine perpetual grind ana the
irritating atmosphere that made me so
The worst NJ IL is, have today for
goltcu nearly everything / paid such
Il high price tp learn
Mothrrr ana teachers should re-
member what they very often forget
that th"ir daughters are women hrst
aud students altcrward instead OF the
other way around.
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ing. some twenty years ago. youthful
recollection uuu,b,r. nruonp ,hrm the
wide rcyrrs I'M those DAYS nearly ali
WAYS or black uoir,. and tho biz but.
tons To match. and the somewhat
startling bows of white tullc worn uu.
der the chin. or the plated talbot and
long handled pnrasnls And then there
were high collars and deep waist bolts
inst as we wear today Did lovely ,,o.
man array herself i'm brisumg runs
and ruflos9 cannot remember. and
/ do not think things of that sort were
much worn hy anybody tin i'm the carly
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ana arc bent ou adding il 10 the sights
OF The city. And gu IL rs that the fire
OF genius burned to ilumlnc tho mer-
cenary outlool, of thc burghcrs of tho
Norwegian city
A tiny aask of nigh proof alcohol
carried i'm mo purse h. boon To the
business gin. a fcw drops of this on
her Handkerchief before wlping her
face will refresh her literally as wen
as take away the greasy look from the
skin 10 allow cool water 10 dow on
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MISS MARIE sTuDHoLME.

door. The wolf hoWls for different
Kind of woman, the woman who be
lieves i'm taking things easy who be
lieves i'm fate and luck and not IN in
dividual effort,
II Kept summer boarders II seems
10 me I would try 10 give them rest
from the sort of thing they nave all
winter
went up to the mountains last WeeE
and spent over SUNDAY WIN a lrl'hu
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lad Fate of Young Man Tied to Trump;
Kate Clydes Gossip From Southampton

and well groomed who is tied for life
to a good" woman who has let her
self grow into trump, with hair oily
and hardly ever washed and figure
badly corseted, while her nose is
guiltless of powder and her skirts drag
at uneven lengths This is the kind
of woman who wears out her old
clothes around the house where mo
one will see her"
No one? Great Scott! The very
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ones whose opinions she should care
most about are there forced To look on
her at her worst day after day
Is 1t wonderful that a man with
wife like that can't help admirlns "o-
men who are well groomed, women
with trim waists ana marched mar
and dresses that are immaculate ana
arc scented with violet?
We can't an AFFORD Worth ana Doh-
Get gowns, 10 be sure but we can dr'"s