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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
EDGERToN, Wis.,. Jan. 3, 1909.

w Ic.s u uus -, 1CoCs
The new year brings some encourage
ment of brighter things for the tobacco
trade. With prospect that financial
matters are returning to normal condi-
tions gives hope that business will I'M
prove all along the line. Information
reaches us that buying of the new crop
has been started in the Vernon county
district during the week, where the Bek-
kedal firm has closed contracts for a
number of crops at from Z to 10 cents for
wrapper and binder grades for bundle
delivery. This will appear quite con-
trast from the prices of year ago in
that section and indicates that the pool
ing idea has not extended to that local
ity.
In the cured leaf market the most i'm
portant news comes from New York
where the sale of $500 cases of Wiscon-
sin tobacco is reported made to a large
manufacturing firm. though the price
named brings cold shudder to packers,
for it must be some points below the
first cost of the lot. Local trade does
not reach above small transactions.
The weather of the week brought
about little more casing weather and
stripping is proceeding.
The shipments out of storage have de-
clined to the lowest point of the year,
not to exceed 200 cases for the week to
all points from this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-01-03
DEERFIELD, Wis, Dec. 27, 19C

The American Tobacco Co. have been
shipping out this week their 1904 filters
kept in storage here at the R'y ware
house. The packing contains over Is
carloads
Farmers are busy stripping the tobac-
CO that was taken down some time ago.
The weather has been favorable for
handling. The late tobacco has consid-
erable wet butts, and is rather green in
color. Some complain OF shed burn.
The early tobacco shows fine quality. 1t
is expected the warehouses will open
some time after New Year to sort for
farmers. The farmers are not looking
for any market until at least late in the
spring and as consequence are anxious
to get the tobacco put up in such shape
that they can hold it.-News.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12

The first moonlight excursion Of
tle season VII b eyen TO ST. Simon
tonigh I'm Ter The auspices Of the
Brunswick Riaemen and the Atlantic
band orchestra. The steamer Alta
quin will take over the crowd and it
Is expected that quite number win
20.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12

Hundreds cf rice birds were on the
market in Brunswick Yesterday. The
ioathsome little birds are now thick in
the oat fields ami hundreds Of them
We're I'LL al the different fields.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12
WINDS DELAY PAPER BOAT.

Capt. johnson, However. Still HEADING
for Brunswick.
Capt Johnson. who is making a trim
from 81 Augustine 10 New Yurk ID
a boat made entirely Of newspapers.
and who was tue 10 arrive in Brhns
wick next Saturday win not get hcr.
bef re Monday or Tuesday
Cant Johnson since he left ST. Al.
justine has been DELAYED consider
ably by the heavy winds. ana conse-
4uently he could not make much head
das as the itle craft is not tary
seaworthy and can't stand any strong
bseeze The boat VII reach Rruns.
wick. however. one day next week.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12

Col Roht. Z. Berner Of Macon, was
in the city Sunday and was warmly
greeted by his many friends. Col
Berner who IS one of the best knawn
attorneys in the state. vas en- route
from Macon 10 st. George. where bc
WAS bound on legal business.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12
BATCH OF ITEMS
AROUND THE CITY
Rio erande Arrives.

The Mallory : Gamer Rio Grande ar-
rived in port yesterday morning and
after d.seharging her carg, sailed for
Mobile The last Mallory steamer viii
arrive in the city next Monday
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12

viii save YOU m0nev an shoe pur-
ellases Sig Leyjsou, 2eS.3e9 Bay
street.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-12
::9ersonals

r.. G. A Nash. Of Savanna. -
steT lay in the city
J.J. Lewis Of Savannah. was an1ar
the visitors to the city yesterday.
p. l.. McCaskiu, Of Albany, is sDeaa.
ing few days in the eity.
A. ~ Martin. OF Macon. vas a vs.
tor TO the city yesterday.
w D Cooper Of Savannah. vas req
istered at the Ogiethorps yesterday.
4 W Malone, Of Atlanta. was s.
itor q the city yesterday
J $ Franklin has returre5 firm q
"trip 10 Savannah
Capt W. NJ Upper LETT yesserd /.
on business trip TO jacksonville.
Judge D " Krau4s leaves toaag III
la business trip to Waycross.
b. , olewine spent yesterday ia
Savannah
J. S Franklin has returned frsu
short visit 10 Savannah.
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THE CRlEt9ILtk~ -re. ---r..- ss5ssgfE
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
One Who Saw Taft.

Mechansville Pioneer-Press The
editor saw Taft at Cedar Rapids Sat
urday morning But We very much
fear that Taft didn't see the editor.
But Taft looks mighty good to u.s. He
couldn't talk much Saturday because
his voice had gone back on him. But
Taft has things to SAY just the same,
and he certainly knows how to make
himself understood. When he makes
statement it is so complete that
only one Interpretation is possible.
With all the skill of the finished law
yer and judge. he makes his exact
meaning perfectly plain. Taft does
not indulge in high sounding phrases
nor outlandish gyrations. He thinks;
and that's a whole lot better He
looks at all sides of the question and
weighs the evidence carefully before
reaching conclusion One of the
strongest elements in favor of Taffs
candidacy today is this very charac-
teristic. He never acts on impulse.
He must have the facts, the condi-
tons, before he reaches a conclusion.
He made splendid impression on the
1900 or 1900 people who heard
him and saw him Saturday. He has a
pleasing smile. A good many people
believe that it is this smile that makes
him so popular. We think the smile
is mere incident. 1t is the mans
face in repose that wins him the favor
he meets on every hand. In re-
pose his face is strong. resolute and
open and when he shakes hands with
a man he looks that man full in the
eye, long, steady searching gaze. 1t
is an impression that breatbes sin
cerity Of purpose and conviction and
makes friends of all who come in con.
tact with it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
TRIBUTES TO MAJOR LACEY.

In the course of an address delivered
at Oskaloosa a few years ago Presi-
dent Roosevelt paid this fine and de-
served tribute to Major Lacey. then
representing the Sixth district in the
house at washington. now a candidate
for United States senator:
81 wish TO say one word about your
congressman, Mr.. Lacey. al whose re-
Guest stopped here In public life
generally We are not apt TO find the
man whose interests go to the whole
country. as well as for those who have
his fate IN their hands. and wish
to congratulate this district IN having
in the American congress a man who
spends his best efforts for the welfare
of the whole United States. Now. gen
uemen. never saw before man what
] would not say behind him. or vice
versa. and do not speak hvperbo.ic-
ally When there is a matter T feel is
of real and serious consequence 10 the
national as whole. I can ask Mr.. La
cey to come TO me, or l can 90 10 lin
with the absolute certainty that he
VIII approach il simply from the
standpoint Of public service. He r.h-
es to do well his duty by the public
and in his eve the fact that the work
is worth doing. is a sufficient reward
and | regard this as high praise for
any man in public life
Still further valuable testimony 10
Major Lacey's character and his e.
fciency as representative of the peo.
pie was borne by the President in a
letter to the Sixth district congress.
man under date OF July. 1906. In thai
letter President Roosevelt said
7 desire to say to you how much
i means TO any man who believes in
hard intelligent and disinterested
public service to see such a career as
YOURS has been in congress. II has
Deen my privilege to be closely asso-
GATED with YOU and 10 watch the
many different ways in which without
any nope or expectation of personal
regard you have rendered efficient
public service"
These tributes were wholly yolnn.
tary and no one can doubt TIA, 4bey
We're equally sincere. They are val
uapie as showing the Presidents high
appreciation Of Major Lacey and the
the service rendered by the latter AZ
q member Of the house. As Tinted
States senator Major Lacey would
have still Greater influence End 3
wider field for usefulness. He world
rank from the first as one of thu
leaders Of the senate and be a powe.
! in the councils of the nation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
i. TAFT DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.

Following the lead of the Fichmond
Democrats, prominent business men
of Baltimore, who have always been
identified with the Democratic party.
have formed Taft Democratic
League. The purposes Of the orgsni-
cation are to protest against Brian
and Bryanism and to do everything
possible to nelp carry the state of
MARYLAND for Taft While tie organl-
zers of the Baltimore club are conf
dent that Maryland viii go for Taft
they feel that the prosperity OF the
country depends so much upon his
election they want to take no chances
The membership of the club is lin
tied entirely TO Democrats and indie
pendents. and is open 10 persons from
every section Of Maryland. Invita-
tons have been sent out ard accent
ances are rapidly pouring in. big
meeting will soon be held. when prom
inent Democrats of Baltimore viii 90
on record for Taft and against the IN
lection of Organism into the affairs
of the country. While many Repubii-
cans will attend the mass meeting
none but Democrats who favor the
election of Taft will speak. Already
a large membership has been recorded
and it is expected that around the
present membership a large concrete
body will form which viii have
t-rong influence throughout the state.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
BRYAN ON PENSIONS.

How any old soldier can bring him
self to vote for Bryan in view Of the
Democratic candidates attitude To-
ward the veterans of the civil war and
his opposition TO pensions for them
passes all human understanding. In
his view the men who rissed their
lives to save the Union are simply a
lot of grafters. Here is what he said
in a speech in the congress Of the
United States, November Is 1882.
while member Of the house from
Nebraska:
THE next congress viii have 70
wrestle with one deficiency OF s3s,0 200,
600. This is on account OF pensions.
The appropriation for the next year
must be not less than $3.50. 600, GEO. Il
is therefore easy arithmetic TO per
ceive that the appropriation that con
gress must make for pensions at TIE
next session must not be less than
s1S6.000,00o This tremendous sun
would of itself be enough to run 2
reasonable government. One would
not complain If it were an honorable
debt, but large proportion Of II Is
not debt. because it was neE-r
earned by any act of patriotism o.
heroic service. The government IS
held up and despoiled Of no mean por
ton OF this, and it seems helpless 70
help itself One cannot help being
curious TO know how many more years
II viii take to exhaust the generation
which feels itself injured by the war.
II is safe 10 say that never did q gen
Grafton display such longevity
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

Arguments on the validity of the
Missouri two-eent passenger rate law
began today at Kansas City before
Judge Mcpherson in the United States
district court Attorney General Had
ley. Republican candidate for COVER
nor. who has waged successful legal
warfare against the Standard Oil COM
pany and other alleged trusts operat-
ing in Missouri. is defending the legal
ity Of the law The report of an ex-
pert accountant. it is claimed. sus-
tains the position Of Hadley that the
two-cent rate is not confiscatory. The
order for the hearing was made by
Judge Mcpherson in June. It came
up on the application of the railroads
of Missouri. charging that the rate
under the Law is confscatory. The
railroads are jointly represented by
Frank Hagerman of Kansas City. a
former Keokuk boy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

Decrease in idle cars on 160 railways
throughout the United States during
the last two weeks was 45,045. The
decrease for the preceding two weeks
was 30,571 cars In the whole country
there are only 173,5s7 idle cars as
against several hundred thousand at
the worst period of the stagnation. The
best part of these figures, which are
from the latest reports of the commit
tee on car efficiency of the American
railway association, is that they show
the decrease in idle equipment to have
been the greatest in the northwestern
group, comprising Iowa, Illinois, Wis
consin Minnesota and Dakota. This
being the fact it is the best possible
argument to show that the railways in
this part OF the country are earning
good revenues and will be able to meet
their charges. and dividend disburse-
ments without having to cut down
their maintenance and expenses so as
to reduce wages and let out men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

The supreme court of Wisconsin
has Just handed down decision of
great importance and far-reaching in
fuence in case involving the valid
ity of the eight-bour law for tele-
graph operators employed on railroads
operating 4 that state In brief, the
Wisconsin court invalidated the
statute passed by the Wisconsin leg
islature on the ground that congress
having regulated the hours of railroad
eg-aphers. ii is not within the pow
er Of the state 10 prescribe different
set of regulations, for the reason that
the railroads in question were inter
state roads. and the regulation of In
terstate commerce was primarily and
solely the prerogative Of the national
government. The ruling is of wide ap-
plication and if sustained. as it seems
i. should be. will invalidate all Ike
statutes in other states. No court.
viii hold that an act of congress ap-
plicable to interstate railroads can be
nullified by state legislature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
Taxing Bryan at His Word.

In nearly every speech he delivers
William Jennings Bryan pleads for
public confidence in his sincerity. He
assures the people that he is thor
oughly in earnest. that he means ex-
actlY what he says and that if elect
ed he viii fulfill his pledges to the
very letter. Taking him at his word
N this matter, it is worth while TO
recall that he is on record as follows:
u want you to understand that in
this great contest for free silver am
enlisted, not for year, not for four
years. am enlisted for the war. no
matter how long that war may last.
] shall not cease to fight until the cold
standard. which has cursed every
nation that ever had it, is driven out
Of the United States across the ocean
and back to the old world where it
belongs"
II Mr.. Bryan is sincere in his public
utterances-and he insists that he al
ways is-his purpose as disclosed in
the declaration quoted above is be-
yond all doubt or misunderstanding
He has neither renounced nor aban-
doned the fight for free silver, but is
committed to 1t just as uncomprornis-
ingly as he is 10 free trade. gov
eminent ownership of the railroads
and the restraint of trade By placing
arbitrary limits on the output OF IN
terstate corporations.
The gold standard is Mr. Bryan's
pet aversion, and his Oldest. He has
added, in the last few years, to his
stock of sham issues, but his heart is
still true to the one upon which he
rode into the arena OF national poli-
tics in 1886, and If his pledges count
for anything, he would bring it right
into the center Of the ring in the event
Of hi1 election TO the presidency.
Free silver is Enthusiastically the
corollary Of Bryanisn. It harmonizes
and balances perfectly with the BRYAN
scheme 10 compel the government TO
guarantee TO guarantee bank deposits.
For If the government. by a mere leg.
islative enactment. can double or
treble the money value OF ali the Sill
yer in the world, there is no reason
Why il could not by the same simnle
process indemnify the people for ali
their losses through dishonest bank.
ing. and that, 100. without cost or in.
convenience TO other interests.
Il is time to recognize that Mr.
Bryan means just what he saws. He
has declared for free silver. ard his
word is not 10 be doubted. He mas
declared for tariff for revenue only
which Is free rade-and his sincerity
is beyond question He has declared
for public ownership and government
guarantee for bank deposits. and he Is
Just as deeply in earnest on all those
issues as he is in his demand for leg.
islation to limit the output Of inter
state corporations, even though such
legislation would be in restrain O,
trade and therefore unconstitutional
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
MINISTERS SEE
SENSATIONAL ACT
Mrs. Garrison Horsewhps a Merchant
With 400 Ministers as
Spectators.

DUENWEG, Mo, oct. 5.-In the
presence Of four hundred ministers.
who were leaving church after a ses.
sion of the Spring River Baptist Asso.
citation, Mrs. Nellie Garrison. aged 10.
horsewhipped Charles lehman a
merchant Edward Meeks. the father
Of the woman, drove up with her 10 The
store The woman sprang out saying
TN teach you TO talk about me ),
Piled the lash. lehman is crippled
and was unable to defend himself
Ministers surrounded the woman and.
forced her 70 drop the whip. Heinman
denies talking about Mrs. Garrison
who is separated from her husband
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
IS HEPBURN LAW
CONSTITUTIONAL
Supreme Court Win Soon be Aeksa :.
Pass Upon An Important
Measure,

san FRANCISCO. Oct. 5-The su.
preme court Of the United States win
soon be asked to determine the con.
stltutionality Of the Hepburn rate law
= ne announcement today of the iudg-
es { the United States court Of an.
peals here The action is taken follow.
ing the Ming Of an amended bill of the
southern Pacific in the case startad
. restrain the Interstate Commerce
Commission from enforcing a reduced
leeight rate. The bin questions the
eonsatutlonality Of the Hepburn act
a $40 On both sides are to pre-
pa pare a list Of questions to present to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
A Friend or Two.

A Friend or Two.
There's all of pleasure and ali of peace
In friend or two;
And all your troubles may find re-
lease
With a friend or two
It's in the grip of the clasping hand
On native soil or in alient land,
But the world is made-do you under
stand?-
OF friend or two
A song to sing and crust to share
With friend or two
A smile to give and grief to share
With friend or two;
A road to walk and a goal to win
An inglenook to find comfort in,
A pipe to smoke and yarn to spin
With friend or two.
A little laughter. perhaps some tears
With friend or two;
The days, the weeks and the months
and years
With friend or two,
4 vale to cross and hill to climb.
A mock at age and jeer at time
The prose of life takes the Tilt of
rhyme
With friend or two.
The brother soul and the brother heart
OF a friend or two
Make US drift from the crowd apart
With friend or two,
For come days happy or come days
sad
We count no hours but the ones made
glad
BY the hale good times We have ever
had
With a friend or two.
Then brim the goblet and quaff the
toast
To a friend or two,
For glad the man who may always
boast
OF friend or two
The fairest sight is friendly face,
The blithest tread is friendly pace
And heaven will be the better place
For friend or two
w. D. Nesbit in the Chicago Even
ing Post.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

Nellie Waters, a Milwaukee chorus
girl, viii leave the siege this week to
turn evangelist to women, as Billy
Sunday has to men. From elevating her
own soles as a dancer she win try to
elevate the souls of others, particu.
larry club women, beginning in Des
Moines. She is quoted as saving:
Il am not after men. but after wo
men. and | am going to tell them a
few things and tell them hard This
woman's club business is wrecking
more homes a day than anything else
and am going to club the club-women
and club them hard. This thing of
neglecting homes for clubs and 'fonay
society is getting to be something
awful and there ousht TO be soma
kind of check of it."
It would seem as If Miss Waters
might find promising field for her
missionary efforts nearer home and
in her own class. Unless chorus
girls have been outrageously misrep-
resented most of them are III greater
need of the services of an evangelist
than is the average club woman. It
will also seem something of an anon
ally TO have high kicker from the
stage going about the country telling
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05
Renresentatisa snlliyan Of polt

Representative Sullivan of Polk
COUNTY proposes to introduce into the
next session Of she Iowa Legislature a
bill requiring all cities. all school
boards and all counties to place their
money at interest In many cities
and counties. the public funds are
placed in hanks at interest, but Mr.
Sullivan proposes to make the placing
CT all public funds at interest conpul-
sorry. It is to be hoped the measure
will become a law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

3 Red fire. dguratively speaking, is
Beginning TO blaze in the Missouri
Democratic campaign. In a speech at
Warrensburg few evenings ago Coy
ernor Folk threw the calcium light on
Senator Stone and denounced hin as
an "egg-sucking Democrat" He de.
clared that if he couldn't do anything
more in the senate than Stone had
done he would resign and come home.
It is not improbable that the outcome
Of the bitter fight in progress between
these two eminent Democrats will be
to give Senator Warner a Republican
colleague.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

Governor Cummins, Auditor of State
B. F. Carroll. Major Lacey, Governor
Hughes of New York, Congressman
Smith and other congressional candi-
dates, Solicitor O'Connell of the
treasury department and other prom
inent men VIII deliver addresses in the
Iowa campaign this week. Governor
Cummins will speak at Moulton or the
Sth and probably at Abba and Ottum-
wa on the 9Th and 10th. Auditor Car
roll will canvass western and north
western Iowa during the week. Major
Lacey's appointments will be an
nounced in the near future. Among
the places included in hia list are
Iowa CITY. Monticello. Sioux Rapids,
Harlan. Shenandoah. Winterset.
Mason City and Ottumwa. Chickasaw.
Audubon and Union counties also may
be included in his schedule. Congress.
man Smith will speak al Upton on the
18th and at Grinnell and Montezuna
on the 18Th. He will devote the 14th
and 18th to the Second district where
Congressman Dawson is making win.
ming fight for reelection. The remain
der of the week he will give to the
Third district NJ D. o'Connel. soil :
itor Of the treasury, will speak in the
Second district on the evening of Dc
tober and will go to Shelby county
for October y and thence will pass
into the Eighth district, where he viii
speak many times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-05

Hon Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secre-
tary Of the treasury, will enter the
Iowa Republican campaign sometime
during the month of October. He has
rotified the speakers bureau of the
state central committee that he will
take up the cuagel for the Republi-
can party during the latter part of the
campaign and will speak in number
of Iowa cities. Mr. Shaw is a power
on the stump and will be valuable
addition to the list of campaign ora
tor.