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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Power of Deceivino.

There is a Brooklyn woman who pos
sesses a servant who is q model in all
respects save one-in that she is none
too truthful.
Lately the mistress has been using
all her eloquence to make Nora see the
error of deceitfulness. But at last she
had to own herself beaten when Nora,
with beaming smile, turned and in
a most cajoling tone said:
Sure, now. mum, an wot de ye sup
pose the power of desavin' was given
us fer?'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Federation Permanently Enjoined.

At Washington Monday the Amer
lean Federation of Labor and Presi-
dent Gompers and other leaders of
that organization were. enjoined per-
manently from ''conspiring agreeing
or combining to restrain, obstruct OF
Destroy the business of the Bucks
Stove and Range company in de-
cision rendered by Chief Justice Cha
baugh of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, making permanent
the temporary injunction Of Justice
Gould against the federation. The
federation's counsel. took an appeal to
the district court of appeals.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Our Fleet to Visit Japan.

The battleship fleet is to visit ia.
pan. Tie desire of the emperor of the
Island Kingdom to play host to the
"big sixteen was laid before Secre-
tary Root by Baron Takahira, the Jap
anese ambassador. The invitation
which was couched in most cordia
terms, was made the subject of ex-
tended consideration by Presiden,
Roosevelt and his entire cabinet Sec
rotary Root was directed to accept the
invitation, and the acceptance was laid
before the Japanese ambassador.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
SCALE COMMITTEE REPORTS
What the u NJ w. Proposes as Set
Element OF the Deadlock at
the Coal Mines.


Element of the Deadlock at
the Coal Mines.
The convention of the United Mine
Workers of America adjourned for the
day at Indianapolis Wednesday aft
er changing the next national conven-
ton from st. Louis to Indianapolis
and hearing the unanimous report of
the scale committee, which recon-
mendedannual settlements by districts
with present conditions and the pres
emf scale as a minimum local differ
ences to be settled in the several dis
tricts
For nearlya week the committee was
divided on the proposition to allow
the miners to sign a scale by districts.
or if no district agreement could be
reached TO sign with operators indi-
yidually. Another proposition was to
make one more effort to rehabilftate
the Interstate agreement. The agree
ment was reached as compromise
1t is expected the report Of the commit
tee will be argued at length on the
floor of the convention today.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27

The reporter hurried up to the scene
Of the accident. A workman engaged
on some scaffolding had missed his
footing and had fallen many feet into
the street below. Then the reporter
went off to interview the unfortunate
man, who luckily had escaped with a
very severe shaking and few nasty
bruises, and asked alphabetically
did you have vertigo, my man?"
'Oh, no, sir; only about thirty five
feet. Quite far enough for me, though"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
American Shot by Koreans.

At San Francisco, Monday ID. w.
Stevens, American adviser to the
Korean council of state, who was at
tackled by a committee of Koreans in
the Fairmont Hotel during the night
for favoring the course of Japan in
Korea, was shot three times by two
Koreans at the Union Ferry building.
He drew a pistol and shot one of the
Koreans. 1t is believed that Stevens
is fatally injured.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27

"You look glum," said the husband of
one clever woman to the man who had
married her companion.
$50 would you If your wife studied
geology and filed the house with
stones until there wasn't a place left
for you to sit"
Don't worry about that" was the
cheerful reply. Turn your swife's
thoughts to astronomy. That will suit
her just as well, and she can't collect
specimens. "-Sketchy Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Fatal Quarrel Of Horsemen.

At Carmi, Ill.,, Monday John w. Full
fcrd was killed and Loten Dale was
seriously wounded in gun fight IN
Main street. Dale was arrested. 1t
is said that the men, who were horse
men, quarreled over the alleged theft
Of eggs. There were many people in
the street at the time of the shooting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
CALIFORNIA rs SHAKEN
Three Seismic Shocks Felt in the Inn
perial Valley and by Vari-
GUS Towns.

distinct earthquake shocks Were felt
through Imperial valley. No damage
is reported from the various towns
other than the breaking. of a few dishes
at Brawley and Ell Centro.
The first shock occurred three min
utes before 6 a.. m. and was the most
severe OF the three. The second fol
lowed in five minutes and the third
in fifteen minutes, each quake lessen
ing in severity. At Brawfey the pee
pie rushed out of their homes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Can't Convict EN- at chicago.

Sunday closing case ended when Bar
ney Coffey, saloon keeper at 625S
Halsted street. was acquitted by a jury
On charge of having violated the state
law by keeping his place OF business
open on Sunday. No evidence was OF
fered by the defense. This was Coffey's
second trial, a previous jury having
disagreed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Marital Troubles.

Most of the people who write about
troubles of married life are single. II
they were married they would be so
busy with their troubles they would
not have time to Moorhead In
dependent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
No Reduction of Wages.

Presidents of western railroads at
q secret conference decided that there
will not be general reduction Of
wages as long as the big systems pay
high dividends.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Steal Business Increasing.

The annual report of the United
States Steel corporation shows that
volume of present business is increas-
ing as compared with preceding
months.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
Mccall Magazine
zoe For a Whole Year

This bright fashion magazine has
the largest circulation Of any la
dies magazine published in the
world and $50, 900 more sub
scribers than any other Fashion
Magazine. Women rarely fail to
renew their subscription year af-
ter year and new subscribers are
constantly being added to our list.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-03-27
HUNDREDS DIE:
IN SHIP CRASH
Two Big Vessels Come To-
gether With Tremen-
dous Force.
ONE OF THEM SINKS INSTANTLY
Victims Are Overwhelmed While
Asleep in the Berths
and Perish.
Collision Occurs OFF the Japanese
Coast During a Dense Fog
Nearly Two Hundred and
Fifty Dead.

Nearly $50 men women and chill
dren were drowned early in the day
in collision between two big coast
wise steamers a short distance from
Hakodate. One of the steamers was
sunk with all on board The other
was badly damaged, but remained
afioat and attempted to rescue some
of those on the doomed vessel
In spite of the efforts of it's crews
in boats, however, about two hundred
passengers and the captain and forty
three Of the crew of the sunken steam
err persisted in the sea. Another steam
er arrived at the scene Of the collision,
but too late to render effective aid. A
score of vessels have since been sent
to the spot to search for possible sur
vivors who may be clinging to- wreck
age.
Fog Overriding the Sea.
A dense fog oyerhung the sea when
the steamers came together with ire
mendous force without an instant's
warning. 1t was 2:30 a. m, but the
darkness would not have been i'm
penetrable if it had not been for the
fog. One of the steamers was the
Matsu Maru, belonging to the Yusen
Kaisha line. 1t was bearing down on
Todohokke, near Hakodate, and was
about two miles off shore when 1t was
run into by the Hfdeyoshi Maru. In,
Il
tremendous hole was stove in the side.
Water poured into the gap instan-
taneousIy, and before an alarm could
be sounded the Matsu began to sink.
This steamer carried pa passengers.
Many of them were women and chill
dren. Some were asleep in hunks and
staterooms. but a large number were
on deck, in expectation of landing
SOoD.
Frenzied Men Swamp Boats.
Instantly there was panic. The
crew OF the Matsu rushed for the
boats and tried to launch them. The
frenZied passengers rushed to the
side Of the steamer and jumped into
the boats while they were being low
cred, swamping them the moment they
touched the water. Others screamed
and raced about the decks. Scores
jumped into the sea in the hope of be-
ing able to keep afioat until rescued,
only to perish in the blaclxneSs that
the lights of the steamer could not
penetrate.
Within a few minutes the Matsu
went down, carrying to death all who
were asleep, and others who remained
on the vessel The Matsu was a yes
sci of 800 tons. It's captain remained
at his post, hoping. it is supposed, to
be able to run to the beach, until his
ship sunk and he went down with it.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26
An Angel sitting writing in his
room.

All Anger SlCClng ,WrlClng IN ms
room.
Exceeding Oil had made Ben
Rocket bland;
In Standard literature he'd had
his hand;
Plans for new gifts revolved
within his head;
So to the Presence in the room
he said: z
what writest thou? subscrip-
tons? Put me down!
What school, what college shall
my kindness CROWN"
None. Here I write (the book
won't hold the half
The names of those who love
the Golden Calf"
"And is mine one?" asked
Rockti. "Well, | guess!
Chuckled the Angel. Rockets
smile grew less;
But still he cheerily urged {:
There's some mistake;
Please change the ledger, for
correctness sake.
Write me as one who loves
you won't? Well, then,
AS one who benefits his fellow
men!"
The Angel wrote, and vanished.
The next night
1t came again, and showed, in
black and white,
Their names, whom man least
trusted when they blessed,
And 10! Ben Rockets name
you know the rest!
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Houston. Henry Kholar is run
over by passenger train at the
Sugarland depot and dies as the
result of his injuries.
Bonham.-Miss Ethel Aughton is
found burned to death. Her cloth
ing had been saturated with oil A
note is found beside the body tell
ing of an unfortunate love affair.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26
REVISION.

By Louise Belts Edwards.
iFeller Ben Rockei-may his
hair increase -
Aroused from deep schemes mix
ed with pious peace,
And saw, untouched by super
stitious gloom,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Wetunka, Okla.-Ben Smith is
killed and John Tabner fatally shot
in a street duel, Tabner is City
Marshal and was called upon to
stop a row in which Smith was par
ticipating. Smith shot him and
was himself shot by the marshal,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Westinghouse Senator S. B. Ell
kins emphatically denies that there
is any engagement between his
daughter, Miss Katherine Elkins
and the Duke of Abruzzi. The
Senator makes this denial with the
) knowledge and consent of his
daughter
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Eel Paso.-H. B. Faulkner, a
brakeman, dies from wounds inflict-
ed by cowboys who shot at him
while he was on the hurricane
deck" of his train, coming into Ell
Paso on the Southwestern line.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

San Angelo.-The capital stock
of the News Publishing Company
has been increased and the paper
will be issued as daily in the
future.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

San Marcos.-As a result of in
creased patronage, the San Marcos
Baptist Academy will be enlarged
at once. The school only opened
q few weeks AGO,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

San FranciscO.- condition Of
Francis j. Heney is satisfactory and
it is thought by his physicians that
he will again be able to attend to
business in comparatively short
time The bullet fired by Martin
Haas did not inflict as serious a
wound as was at first thought.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Otis Gold
thorn is caught between dead
engine and a flying freight car
while making a coupling Mr..
Goldthorn suffered serious injury
to the lower portion of his body
and is in a precarious condition.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

a. Austin.-The Travis County road
and bridge bonds for 100000 have
been approved as also have the
Waco public works bonds for $lO,-
900.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

acknowledgements T. M. Camp
bell issues his Thanksgiving proc
lamation and sets aside November
26 as the day on which Texans
shall publicly express their thanks
for the many blessings extended to
them during the past year.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Washington. William H. Taf
makes the announcement that spe
cial session of Congress will be held
for the purpose of revising tn,
tariff. The session will be called
shortly after the inaugural cere
monies.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Denver.-Thomas L. Lewis, pres
ident of the United Mine Worker
of America, denies that he is can
didate for the vice presidency of thu
federation in opposition to job
Mitchell.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Chattanooga -Carmack memorial
services are held, and resolutions
are adopted demanding the punish
ment of those who are responsible
for his death.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26
turkeys

We pay highest prices for
turkeys Write for net offer
Frederick Produce Co. F FGSSToN'
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Hot Springs, Ark.--A movement
is on foot to have the Amis anti-rac-
ing bill repealed. A vigorous fight
will be put up by it's supporters and
a warm time is expected at the next
session of the State Legislature,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-11-26

Phoenix. - President Roosevelt
states that in his message to Con-
gress he will urge separate State
hood for Arizona and New Mexico
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
PLANT TRAMP BY INSTINCT,
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.

Curious among vegetable growths
and one which is seldom seen of men
is the rootless cactus of the California
desert; says the Technical World.
This plant, a round. compact growth,
rolls about the level floor of the des-
ert for some eight or nine months of
the year. tossed hither and :.on by
the winds which blow with tiereeness
over all of Calfornia's sand plat dur
ing those months.
At the coming of the rains, or
rather the cloudbursts, which sweep
the desert in its springtime, this cae-
tus takes root wherever it happens to
have been dropped by the last wind
of which it was the plaything and i'm
mediately begins to put out all around
ii small shoots. which in turn become
caeti, exactly like the parent plant.
These young growths increase in
Z size rapidly. sucking the moisture
both from the parent plant and from
the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply. but
spread often over circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots. too. are small. but practically
innumerable, and they get every bit
of moisture and plant food 10 be had
in the territory they cover.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
Another Lesson for the Farmer.

The International Cotton Fedora
cotton goods in Europe and America,
held its fifth annual congress at Paris
in July. Although this organization
was begun in 1894 and at first pro-
fessed TO be for the purpose of en-
eoufaging the production of raw cot
ton in Europe and Africa, it was GER
tain that it would not stop at that
The main purpose of the federation
is now made clear in the following
resolution, which was adopted last
month:
Resolved, That whenever there is
a lack of raw material, or when the
manufactured articles exceed the de-
mand OF any country the adoption
Of short time running mills is the
only real remedy; and that all asso-
cations be requested to perfect their
local organizations in order TO put
short time into operation whenever
it may be considered necessary
Here is a fresh object lesson for
the cotton farmer. While he talks
sentimentally about his duty to grow
all he can and supply the world with
clothes, the manufacturer gets down
to business and resolves that when
ever there is a lack of raw material
Or when the manufactured article eX-
coed the demand he will run his mill
on short time. No sentiment in the
proposition 10 him No matter that
famines or floods have made the peo-
pie too poor 10 buy all the cloth he
can manufacture-rat than supply
it at a lower price he will run his
mill on half time.
This is the system by which all in
dusteial trusts control prices. They
curtail the output at the first intima-
ton that the demand for their goods
is not keen The labor organizations
are conducted along the same lines.
Nobody, these days, but the cotton
farmer, tries TO produce all he can for
market. And the farmer could be the
most Independent of all, If he would
learn the lesson of keeping the world
hungry for his products by limiting
those he has to sell and raising full
supply of those he consumes at home.
Then a better system of marketing
will supplement this and bring the
prosperity the farmer deserves.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
The Function Of warehouses.

am glad TO see the boys presenting
the proposition TO store cotton al
home and market through the ware
houses. | hope some good ideas will
be forthcoming. I his is a very deep
subject, my brothers, and you viii do
well 10 give il your best thought and
not jump al some hastily concocted
theory Two things you must bear in
mind: Shyleek will always be well
pleased if you will so arrange your
products that will enable him TO levy
tax against them-S2, 900. 900 insur
anee. on the Texas cotton crop is
sweet morsel. Money borrowed on
cotton certificates is quite an adjunct.
and is just a new method of letting
he other. fellow eat your cake while
you hold it.
The paramount question with the
farmer IS, How Can | Avoid Interest
and Rent?" and with Shylock, How
Can l Get Interest and Rent? When
the farmer bulks or concentrates his
products in any commercial center,
dependent on others than himself for
protection as to its safety. this affords
an opening for taxation-by the other
fellow.
If you don't expect to market all
your cotton in one, TWO, three or four
months, nothing can be gained by
storing il in either your local or cen
trail warehouse. We need a ware
house. however. in every railrad town.
or central shipping station Your
warehouse should be large enough 10
hold say from one-tenth to one-half
the cotton tributary 10 such a shipping
point.
II you don't expect 10 eat whole
years rations at one meal why cook
il all at once? Do you want a bread
pan large enough for fifty when there
are only two III your family?
How many farmers do you think
would market through warehouse
system if you could cut out from two
TO eight months storage and insur-
ance? | know a few.
/ admire an all-Wool-and- a-y ard wide
Farmers Union man that says he will
hold until the bagging rots. We need
you very much. l was absent from my
local three times in four years, and
was sick twice. Never missed a county
meeting | know all the boys. But,
brethren, We must be practical II
yon can't carry the log roll it. If we
have a method the boys won't CO.
operate under. fix one they will; there
is more than one way TO get a boy to
work Look and see what you have
butted your head against. Be sure you
know. | am looking and listening al
ways Fraternally-J. ]. Beaver, In
National CoOperator.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
Learn How to Sell.

Alone the farmer has no more
chance with the market combine than
a rabbit has with hungry bulldog.
Collectively he may hold his own and
get fair price for his product
Figure a bit: Five cents bushel
added TO the price of wheat means
a gain of 81 10 $3.50 per acre. One-half
a cent per pound means gain of IS
in every 1000 pounds of beef or pork
or mutton. Cooperation in selling
will bring these advances and more.
twenty-five cents bushel added
to the sweet potato crop in four years
has raised the growers of Tidewater
county Virginia. from poverty to re-
spectacle wealth. Southern cotton
growers have made 100000 a year
clear profit above the average by
clicking together. Organization is the
big stick" of commerce and it is
time for farmers to learn to use it.
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
Figures Show Farmers Prosperity.

Figures Show Farmers Prosperity.
of production in the agricultural
world was uniquely summed up by
the president OF the National Farm.
ers' Congress, Mr.. John Stahl, in
opening his address at the last annual
convention at Rock Island, when he
said:
Il congratulate you, as representa-
tives of the United States, ON ma
terial prosperity. TO the nation
production the farmers of the United
States this year contributed six bill
lion dollars
I'VE hear much of the Standard
Oil Company. and its wealth, but our
annual eXports-not production, but
export-of cotton alone has value
four times as great as all the petro-
leum produced in the United States
in year.
From the attention given disturb
ances in coal mining one might con-
slider that coal is very important
production i'll this country.
But year after year the farm prod
ucts of the United States have on
the farm a value more than sixteen
times the value at the mine of all the
coal dug in the United States.
I'VE have become the greatest pig
iron producing country in the world,
yet each year the grain of one crop
corn-has value FIVE times greater
than. all the pig-iron produced in this
country.
Why, the corn grown each year
by the farmers of Illinois alone, has
value about equal to our entire pro
duction of pig-iron.
Every time our miners dig dollar
from our gold mines, We farmers dig
every time our miners dig dollar of
silver from our mines, VIE dig $165
from the ground.
THE farm products . the United
States have value more than twelve
times greater than all the gold and
silver mined in all the world.
with their products of one year
only, the farmers OF this country
could buy at par all the stock OF all
the national banks of the entire eoun-
try, not once or twice, but eight
times over. and they could pay Il:
the wages and salaries in our great
iron and steel industries thirty=fUd
times and have money left.
During the past sixteen years our
exports of all articles have exceeded
our imports by 5000 GEO. GOO II the
same period our exports of farm
products exceeded our imports OF
farm products by $685. ,000,0 900.
"The farmer is responsible for our
enormous favorable balance in inter
national trade.
I'm all the world no other class in
any country produces as much wealth
as the farmers of the United States
The Monticellonian., 1908-09-17
REA VER,S ARE COMING BACK

the tree telling. These could not have
been cut more smoothly BY woods
man with the keenest AK.
Beavers were once abundant along
the tributaries of the Delaware, but
the last OF them disappeared many
years ago. Remains Of old beaver
dams are still visible on some of the
streams Where this FAMILY that is
eolonizing in the long abandoned re-
glen came from is a mystery.
Another beaver FAMILY is reported
as having pre-empted home section
on white oak timber tract in Monroe
county. 100 miles down the valley
from here. Although no beavers have
been known to exist in Pennsylvania
Tor two generations past, there is a
state law prohibiting the capture or
killing of a beaver under penalty OF a
fine of 500 and 100 days imprison-
ment for each beaver, so 1t IS not
likely that these colonies will be inter
fered with.