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plain that they really like tight
shoes, it is so enjoyable when they
take the things off at night! For this
relief, much thanks.
Little hands are another ideal to-
ward which strapping six-footers
and little bits of womankind stretch
eagerly. and with a do-ordie effort
commendable, at least. for its zest.
Which is the most popular box of
the glove counter? The small size
every time. Never mind whether the
gloved fingers are only two and one
half inches long, with length of
palm that child can cover Do not
be stirred at the rounded upper sur
face of the hand that threatens an
immediate split If the hand be moved.
Buttons may fly into space. all easy
manipulation of the digits may be
impeded but the wearer has size
51a in white glace, and don't you for
get it,
Impatient conductors will please
take notice that the fumbling in purses
and handbags that keeps. the guar
dams of the public fare frowning in
inferiority of the feminine intellect.
Tight gloves are the cause of the de-
lay and the resultant disgust of
officials.
philosophical flight might prove
beneficial to those who are inclined
to dig deep into the great why of
things. There is without doubt a
reason for the Tight Brigade. You
and l know the wonderful intricate
process of the subconscious feminine
in the eternal chase. But we cannot
discuss it. Let it suffice that the noble
band of sufferers. is going forward at
the order of man. To destruction?
That depends upon your point of
view.
The woman who has suffered in the
great cause of appearing smaller
than she is is a brave creature, with
a dash of foolishness that gives room
for pain and pity. But with it there
is the intrepid sacrifice of martyr
that in the old days would have been
diverted into other channels.
When shall the Tight Brigade meet
its fate? 1 cannot say. There are
some artists that are crying for
curves again. The tube variety of
women, they say. must be rejected
Enough of these straight lines, The
curves that bespeak plentiful food
and air supply are the ones for
which they clamor. Whether they
will get them is one of the questions
that Father Time will answer He
and mere man will have to settle it
BARBARA LEE.
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to see her! Must 1t be? Can't / be
sick, just little sick, SOS I can lay
on the couch and won't have to say
much? 1 feel all trembly just think
ing about. her.
Mother. don't feel that way You
are born lady, one of the true
nobility. You have a sweet. low
voice. and"
talk right when I go to say anything
10 hne folks. I get all twisted, l."
No, no, mother, not nearly so bad
as that; you make few mistakes In
your use of English, and it is to these I
wanted to call your attention you can
easily correct them. Justltry to remern-
Der, mother, that the past tense and
not the perfect participle is used to
express past time I saw the fire.: not
rh seen the fire., That's simple, isn't It?
Ineh, too, you see. when negation is in
.eHoeo, out one negative adverb should
be used. Thus. instead of saying. He
Goes not want nothing say. He does
have no trouble with this Another
thlng, mother never say lay down, AL
ways lie down; remember only hens lay.
~. .1s easy, ism I II? Real funny, too"
YES, yes, Henry, I've seen-I've saw
seen them rules often when You Were
little boy. and | heard your grammar
sesi. while | was rocking poor little
SICK minnie. That was the winter she
died Dear me, how long ago 1t ali
seems! Yes, Henry, I'll try to remember
to say the words right. I'll tell pappy,
too Mebby you could just jot them
DOWN SOS ! could take my time I'm a
DIT shaky now"
Mother, couldn't you say father in
I moehef of Do RspR 4y far proyinca on
Miss Dillon to think we'll of you. First
Impressions are often lasting. Won know
My heart is in this. The happiness of
my life is at stake
Henry-if-she don't .want-you-on
account of-your poor-old, plain mar
ents, do you think shes-she's the wife
for you? / thought getting educated
meant IA sort of widening out being
able to see the corn through the husk:
something that sort of learns you to see
beauty In everything-even in a dande-
lion blossom"
You are right, mother, it does, or
1t should. I'm sure Miss Dilton will
learn to love and appreciate you, not
for my sake, but for your own. She Of
course, will want you to call her
Louise"
Louisa? Why. that was your grand
mas
mo, no, mother. not Louisa-Louise:
be sure to remember that. l see ii
is nearing train time. I'll make a note,
as you suggest, of few of the most
glazing errors of speech and you can
look them over at your leisure. / do
not want you to think me critical,
are good housekeeper; now, when
you get into house where everything
is out of place and the corners full Of
dirt, it grieves you, doesn't it? Actually
hurts, I am sure. Well, that is the
case with an educated person when
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comes to US, some deeper chord is
wrung from our lives quite unexpect-
eddy. we read again the old familiar
lines with sudden shock OF realiza-
tion- Surely we never heard that verse
before! Or it fell upon our conscious
ness rs the chime Of the house clock
unheeded because so long familiar.
with heart for any fate'-we know
1t as we know our nursery rhymes; but.
for any fate? Who may be said to
possess such a heart? Not to accept
the fate. or even to make the best OF II,
but to receive and welcome 1t with
avidity-with heart. And, as the poet
continues. "still achievIng'-because we
have that heart-and still pursuing
what We have not yet achieved. we
learn ito labor everlastingly. and
while laborins also Ito watt for what
the pursuit has not yet gained
One feels when one has realized tho
import OF that single line. with .
heart for any fate" that nothing re-
mains to be said; and then, again quite
Unexpectedly, the remainder OF the
reminded that we have yet to make
our lives sublime; that we must DO
up and doing" with a heart so will
ing 1t can look any fate in the face
and embrace 1t with a smile: with heart
so enduring IL can brevelv carry both
the fate and the smile unto the battle
ments OF success.
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(THB nurse" says an Engls

(6TNHB nurse" says an English
book on household manage
Il ment, IN defining the duties OF
the various servants. should observe
scrapulous cleanliness She should take
e bath once a week"
How almost unbelievable this sounds.
And yet. the girl who was so delighted
with the bathroom in her new fat that
she could hardly wait for Saturday
20 come has. unfortunately. her coun-
terparts in real life.
Too many OF US might just as well,
ike some foreigners. be "sewed on for
the season" We do not seem to realize
that a daily bath is absolutely neces-
gary for the man or woman who wishes
10 be really clean Sometimes one
might almost believe that this virtue
IS essentially an American one. for at
least many Of US here practice it, while
IN Europe Il seems almost unknown.
Yet America itself has not by any
means reached the millennium in this
respect. The Saturday bath. let US
trust. is becoming an exploded tradi-
ton. but the twice or three times a
week bath still fourishes among US. II
only everybody would change every
stitch Of clothing every night. bathe
daily, wash in between times and renew
underwear frequently. this would be a
much sweeter and cleaner country.
To conclude an unpleasant but neces-
sary subject, here is a little story by
way OF horrible warning. A lady was
RESPECTING q cottage in the country,
with a view TO renting it. The bath
room. she found. was equipped with
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& A ND now, mother, before
~ leave, there Is another thing
- - to which I should like to
call your attention. You remember I
told you that / do not want Miss
Dillon to marry me until she has met
my parents and has seen my home
Please do not think l am finding
fault You are all right, mother. I
owe all l am to you. l have not for
gotten how for many years you saved
and almost starved to get me through
college. l shall never be able to re-
pay you. II is one of the debts that
cannot be paid. I love you, and l
know your true worth: but, mother,
I am bringing a young woman here
who cannot know you as 1 do; she
must, to a certain extent. judge by
outward appearances She comes from
a highly cultured family, to whom
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white your hair has grown! Wear 1t
just this way when Louise comes-it's
so pretty and Wavy; don't think you
gift. Get Thomas to make you a black
silk dress trimmed with-let me see
yes, lavender. Louise's mother wears It
tall and stately, and she has excellent
taste-indeed, the whole family is rather
unusual in this respect. Louise's gowns
are perfect dreams. But you'll soon see
Late in the evening. long after the
house was quiet. an old. trembling
woman with a sweet face and white
light. She slowly drew from her pocket
piece of crumpled paper and began
to study her first lesson in grammar.
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WE'RE THE FAMOUS BEAUTIES
REALLY BEAUTIFUL?

fERE is not a sin
gle p or tr a It OF
Mary Q u e e n OF
Scots which shows
her with anything
resembling beauty,
and yet she was
one of the most
famous bellies OF
her own and Of all
time.
OF course, every
one will object i'm
m ediately that the
portraiture of the
D ri d was not
able to delineate
true beauty; but
we possess many
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thought and atten-
ton to a n OF h er
woman The one
man for one woman
idea is the ideal
toward which we
are slowly working.
but in this day and
generation you can
only thank y ur
good fortune that
Y ur h u s b a n d
comes TO you with
clean h a n d s and
n e a (, and ask
nothing more. The
important thing is
that you must love
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KIT DON'T know what TO do!" And
the girl with the blue eyes looked
- more disconsolate than ever
What's the matter now?" queried the
girl with the eyes of brown.
It's about Harry. He asked me last
night TO marry him, and there's only
one thing that keeps me from saying
yes. I do so hate to think of marrying
a widower"
Why, 1 don't see what possible OBJ
lection there could be to Harry. It
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lha bit of stretching
at the side. To
preclude this posi-
bility, t h e pretty
salesgirl r e c o m
m e n d S one size
smaller. A little
forcing. great pain
and unutterable re-
lief when the in
struments of tor
ture D - off-the
first articles in the
nightly disrobing-
are steps in the
process of molding
the ( e e t on the
poets plap.
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Your Recreation

NROM the Of of the world of
n world thoughtful
L viii this Pleasure and profit
There before that
@ not entertainment for OF mnd that should not
valuable relief the This
There's
the Denmark
mat he belongs Poets Corner.
The questions of cleanliness educating who
have their sending their children school and the all
absorbing of the beauty before Barbara
Lee the tight painful drill
pared with the reak thing.
At be taken home One of these
fifteen will smile your
thought the experiences your
worth keeping
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isn't as if>he had a
family for you to
stepmother. To my
mind, a childless
widower, unless he
is too old, is every
bit as eligible and
acceptable a ) a
bachelor"
81 know, that's
what e V ry one
tells me; but some
how I can't make
up my mind to it.
1t s e G m 8 to me
that the shadow Of
his first wife would
haunt me all my
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your widower as much as he loves
you; then you will not brood on his
first marriage-you will be too busy
making his second one happy"
I'm afraid don't love Harry
enough for that-not yet" And the girl
with the blue eyes sighed wistfully
All. that's the difference! You see,
/ love my widOWerw And the girl
with the eyes of brown blushed
proudly. as for the first time she
raised her left hand and showed the
new diamond solitaire on the third
finger.
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he hears words misused; he suffers.
really suffers. Now, Louise is one OF
those highly"
Henry, please don't. I'm too afraid
OF her already. What can / say? Can't
/ get sister Eliza to come over? She
can talk real smart"
Nonsense. mother, don't worry one
bit; Louise Is a sweet sensible girl
You will like her from the very first
Show her the beadwork you made when
a girl-and your sampler: she is just
wild over such things. Goodby, dear
mother. I'd almost forgotten. This is
your sixty-ninth birthday, isn't 1t? How
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evolution OF move
ments that were as
varied as the day
is long. from the
oriental twist TO
the kangaroo walk,
the mincing step of
the thirties to the
light fantastic OF
six years ago; but
for [ h e boxed-i in,
harveyized, r u S L
proof & lid e that
gets there Just the
same, along a pain
full W a Y, let me
commend gu to
the walk Of today.
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a charming picture Of the time, and We
are forced to the sad conclusion that the
wonderful Mary Stuart was no more
than passably good looking.
In the same way all our beauties nave
been taken from us Cleopatra, say the
historians. was stout and heavy looking;
Probably the lovely Semiramis should
be more celebrated for her city-building
than for her beauty And Helen of Troy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-14

10 you ever see woman In tight
shoes who does not tell all of her
misery In everything but words? She
cannot give a hearty laugh she is
unable to talk fluently, and incapable
OF any natural sympathy. 1t is too
much to expect of any human being
whose infinite capacity for taking
pains unto herself occupies all time
and energy. The psychology OF con-
trast Is for her only; indeed, some
fair sufferers, with an originality of
thought worthy of a better cause ex-
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Conplainers

WY HAT is odious but noise, and
wv people who scream and bewail!
w People whose vane points al
ways east. who live to dine. who send
for the doctor, who coddie themselves.
intrigue TO secure a padded chair and
a corner out Of the draught. Suffer
them once TO begin the enumeration OF
their infirmities. and the sun will go
down on the unfinished tale
Emerson
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TVEN the casual observer must
n, notice the difference between
- the swaying grace of the
classic dance or pose and the boardy'
stiff locomotion of modern women.
We have passed through stages or
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JR eyes are so ac-
customed 20 the
c a refully pr e.
D re d printed
page, our ears 50
attuned to Z h Q
rhythm or prose
a n d verse. we
have grown SO
naturally TO ex-
D e C { beautiful
thought b : auti-
fully e K p ressed.
that we pass IL
by with but cur
sorry appreciation.
Yes. OF course IL
is good.
But when some
ntenser experienc4
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and that is why l have no patience with
those women who do so to such an ex-
tent that they seem afraid to leave
their precious offspring even with the
childrens own fathers"
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education means almost everything.
She is a graduate Of"
"Oh, Henry, don't. 1 know it all. j
haven't educatfo Mary and me had
to stop school when we were A. and
wait on our poor. crippled mother.
know I'm not like the fine folks
you're In with. oh, Henry, I do dread
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EN OTHING makes me so angry"
N said a brilliant young mother
- recently, "as 20 hear a woman
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22

You get the best in canned goods
at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Clinton Visited by Bad Fire.

Six business houses were destroyed
by fire Wednesday night that for a
time threatened to wipe out the bust
ness district.
Fire walls alone stayed the progress
of the flames and kept them confined to
the buildings between the postoffice at
one end of the block and the furniture
store of the Tubbs company on the
other.
The fire started in the engine room
of the refrigerating plant of the Har-
den & Foley meat market and soon the
building was mass of flames and the
tongues of fire sweeping from it had
ignited the frame structures at either
side.
The fire started at 6:15 o'clock and
at o'clock had consumed row of the
oldest buildings in town.
w. A. Hartshorn, general merchan-
disc; Harden & Foley, meat market;
W. Eligorph, meat market; HI. D.
Browne, confectionery; L. F. Beals,
photograph gallery, and William Ora
Der, barber shop, were put out of bust
ness temporarily by the disastrous
blaze which swept away buildings and
stock valued at between $4,000 and
SIS, 900. The only salvage to any ex-
tent was in the confectionery store
from which considerable stock was re-
moved
Owners of the consumed buildings
will commence as soon as possible the
erection of modern stores on the sites
of the burned structures The loss is
partially covered by insurance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Better Dream On.

Isn't that a perfect dream Of a
hat? she demanded OF the man by
her side.
II said." she repeated after some
seconds of silence. isn't that a dream
of a hat?'
Still silence from the man. Then
she ventured reproachfully:
why don't you say something's
. My dear. you seemed to enjoy your
dream so that was afraid Of waking
you up" the man then replied.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
The Man and the Lion.

when | was once in danger from d
lion,' said an old African explorer. II
tried sitting down and staring at him
as had no weapons
How did it work 2" asked his com.
panion.
Perfectly. The lion didn't even of
fer to touch me-"
strange. How do you account for
.it?''
well. sometimes I've thought it was
because l sat down on a branch of a
very tall tree"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
The Psalms.

Many years ago new clergyman
was taking Sunday duty in a remote
hamlet among the Yorkshire wolds.
After morning service the old clerk
came up to him and observed: $50 We
calls them 'Sauums,' do We? Moo. we
never knew what to make o. that 'ere
p. We allus calls 'em 'Spasms =
London Scraps.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Buy fruit and vegetables at Conn's
where Won pnt them fresh

Buy fruit and vegetables at Conn S
where you get them fresh.
If you ever used Pitkin Premium
paint of course you'll use no other. If
not, join the Pitkin line and get the
best.
-Pitkin Paint has been sold in Ed
gerton for more than Is years. Must
be some good at least.
IT. P. Burns special clearing sale
on all summer goods commenced Mon
day, July Is.
-Four brands of good flour at Conn s
at 81. As to $3.50 per sack.
There is no puzzle connected with
Pitkin Premium Paint. Everybody
knows it is worth the price ST. 70 per
gallon.
-Elberta free stone peaches at
Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
T. A. PERRY
Albion Prairie

Prof R A Marsden is spending this
week with friends in Indiana.
Mr. Fred MADISON of Fort Atkinson is
spending few days on the Prairie.
Miss Helma Jacobson was the guest
of Miss Saidee Hall Friday and Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Tomhave left Tues
day morning for their new home in ST
Paul.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Hall spent Sunday
at the home of Geo Dickinson in Ed
gerton.
Jas Richardson of Edgerton is spend
ing few days with friends on the
Prairie.
DR. and Mrs Morrison of Edgerton at
tended services at the P M church last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Bussey of Edgerton
attended services at the M E church
last Sunday afternoon.
The ice cream social given at Mr.
Ephram Kippe's last Wednesday even
ing was we'll attended.
Rev George Barber preached very
interesting sermon at the M E church
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs George Vickers of Ed
gerton were the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Jens Nasset last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs VIM Bussey entertained
a few of their Prairie friends at their
home in Edgerton last Wednesday eve.
Carl Berg of Stoughton spent Sun
day with Fulton relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Roll entertained
relatives from Edgerton Sunday.
Miss Ruth Bentley is entertaining
her friend, Miss Charlotte Thurston of
Edgerton, this week.
Mr. and Mrs O Murwin and family
left last week for few weeks visit
with relatives in Walkerville, Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs Claude Mcneil of Chica-
go have been spending the past week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs George
Murwin.
An ice cream social will be held on
the church lawn on Friday evening of
this week, July %. Everyone is cor
daily invited to come and bring others
with you.
Last Saturday morning about 2:30
Fulton had something to take the place
of an earthquake when the flume at the
dynamo broke and let the water through
causing washout or caving in of the
power house, which dropped about fif-
teen feet, letting the machine into the
water. The dwelling part was occu-
pied by Mr. Ora Powers and family
who managed to get out of the build
ing before the other part fell, therefore
no one was hurt. Many from Edger-
ton and GAINESVILLE were here Sunday to
view the wreck. A force of men are
now at work getting it in readiness for
the company to rebuild. Chas Cannon
of GAINESVILLE is experimenting the job.
You get the best in canned goods
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Grit.

Grit is the grain of character. 1t may
generally be described as heroism ma
terialized-spirit and will thrust into
heart, brain and backbone, so as to
form part of the physical substance of
the man.-Whipple
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Very Queer.

MY husband has been out late every
evening this week attending important
club meetings
Yes. so has mine. They belong to
the same club. yo-l know"
why. how queer. Ny husband says
he hasn't seen your husband in six
notwithstanding Leader
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Diacouraqing.

Jester-Poor old Skinflint has his
troubles. .Jimson-What. Why. he's
Jester-I know. but the price of barrels
has gone up.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Same Effect.

Innis-Do | love her? Why. man,
can't sleep nights for thinking about
her. Owens-That's not proof positive.
get the same effect from my tailor's
bills Boston Transcript.
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Conscience.

In the commission of evil another is
but one witness against thee: thou art
q thousand against myself. Another
thou mayeSt avoid myself thou canst
not. Quares.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
Character.

Character is not cut in marble-it is
not something solid and unalterable 1t
is something living and changing and
may become diseased as our bodies do.
George Eliot.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22

Happiness is not found in self con-
temptation: it is perceived only when
il is reflected from another-Ichnson
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1t is better TO suffer wrong than to
do it. and happier TO be sometimes
cheated than not TO trust.-JOhnson.