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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
Got His Moneys Worth.

A lady palmist was recently prose
cuted, and an amusing incident was
noted in connection with the case One
of the witnesses called by the police
was an individual who did not appear
to be overburdened with intelligence.
During a smart cross examination de
PENDANTS counsel asked him:
"On first going into the room did
you pay a shilling fee to the defend
ant?''
"Yes," was the reply.
What did she tell you in return for
the money!?
"Oh,' said the witness, "she towld
me lots O. things, some on 'em true,
some on 'em half true an some on 'em
less
Now" continued the counsel after
the laughter had died away, this is
the point l wish to get at: Was there
any attempt at imposition? Did you
lady impose upon you at all!"
"Oh, dear, nor was the response. 81
knowed it wor all CANNON, SO there
couldn't be no imposition. Besides, it
wor bad shillin' as guy her, to start
withP'-London Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
T. A. PERRY
Exaggerated Cruelty.

A well known gentleman took horse
exercise daily, accompanied by mag
nifcent bloodhound, until he conceived
an enthusiasm for cycling, when he
altered the program by leaving the
bloodhound at home and taking as his
companion fine dachshund.
The pair were passing through a
village recently when laboring youth
remarked to his "pal:''
IF Oh wor proime minister Old put
a stop ter this 'ere bicyclin' business. :
''Why?" queried the other.
Zoos it owt ter be stopped, if only
for tn sake o. that dog as is a-pufin'
along behind theer," rejoined the first
speaker 1T amt sport; it's cruelty
to mammals"
His companion disagreed and said
he thought the dog benefited by the
exercise.
"Exercisev' retorted the other scorn-
fully. Dye call that exercise? You
never saw that dog afore is master
started bikin'. did yer?"
"No, didn't"
"Well,' said the youth. "'e wor one
O. tn finest bloodhounds you iver clap
ped heyes on, an wot's e now? is
body's dwindled away to nowt, while
lis legs is worn clean darn to tn
stumps. Oh repeat, it's cruelty ter hal
jmals. "-London Bystander.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
Porter

The Fourth passed off very quietly
here.
Miss Fannie Dooleyis spending few
weeks in GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Ed harrington rejoice
over the arrival of twin girls. All doing
finely.
Mr. and Mrs Thos Frusher rejoice
over the safe arrival of their first-born
"a girl.
Miss Alice Mooney of Edgerton spent
a few days with relatives here the first
of the week.
Miss Alice Nichols was the recipient
of a new mandolin on her sixteenth
birthday, July 9Th.
Miss Katie Hyland is spending the
summer at the home of DR. and Mrs
Mccarthy in Madison.
At the annual school meeting in the
Earle district, held Tuesday evening,
d E Mccarthy was reelected director.
Mrs d Casey has returned from Rub
icon where she has been spending a
few weeks with her brother who has
been very i'll.
Stephen Dooley and daughter Kath-
ryn attended silver wedding at the
home of Mr. and Mrs Thos Burns near
Leyden on Sunday.
A ] Nichols has purchased a new
gasoline engine. Last week nearly
everyone's tank was empty, there be-
ing no wind to pump. Stock was really
suffering for water.
Mr. James Riley was very pleasantly
surprised on Saturday evening by about
thirty-five of his young friends, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs B w Towns where
he is spending the summer. The lawn
was beautifully lighted by Japanese
lanterns and the evening was spent in
playing games, etc, until nearly mid
night when delightful refreshments
were served, after which. the guests
presented him with beautiful ring as
a reminder of his 2lst birthday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
Poisoned BY Mosquito Bite.

Two weeks ago DR.. j. B. Brewer was
bitten on the hand by mosquito. The
bite was on an old scar on his finger,
Several days aster he performed an
operation and was poisoned at the place
where he was bitten and has been very
i'll since. Last Sunday Dr. Robertson
of Chicago was here and performed an
operation and since then Mr.. Brewer
has been improving, though at this
writing he is yet very sick man. -
Jefferson Banner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
CORRESPONDENTS
Albion

Albion
Quite number from here celebrated
the Fourth in Milton.
CHI Babcock and family of Edgerton
called at C / Babcock's Monday.
The Albion cornet band assisted in
the celebration at Milton the Fourth.
DIR Crosley of Milton was in town
Sunday forenoon on professional bust
ness.
Mrs Thomas Quinn of Farina, Ill, is
the guest of M Crosley and wife for
few days.
tt Place and wife of Milton were
callers at the home of Elverton Palmi-
ter Monday.
Roy Hayes and wife and Lester Kel-
ly and wife picknicked at Lake Kosh-
konong the Fourth.
KID Whitford and wife rejoice over
the safe arrival of a son, Monday even
ing, July 4th.
Mrs Jeffrey of Milton visited her
daughter, Mrs S A Davis, and family
few days the past week.
Phyllis Campbell of Edgerton spent
last week with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs A B Campbell.
EO Jeffrey and family of Milton
stayed over night with his sister, Mrs
Ethel Davis, Thursday night.
Hon P M Green of Milton and friend,
Mr. Pollard of Boston, called on friends
in the village Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs Hiram Grow of Little
Genesee, N Y, are visiting at the home
of her cousin, Mrs H A Head.
Mrs Edith Drake and two children of
Walworth visited relatives in this vicin
ity from Wednesday until Tuesday.
Roy Coon and wife came over from
Stoughton on Wednesday, June 20, and
spent the day at the parental home.
Mrs Harriet Potter and Mrs H R
Edwards spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day in Milton, the guests of Mrs ID b
Coon.
Miss Zoe Painter of Edgerton spent
Thursday and Friday of last week with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs j H
Painter.
Mrs H E Thomas and daughter spent
few days the first of the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs A L Whit
ford, at Rock River.
FIJI Campbell and wife of Edgerton
attended church here Sabbath morning
and spent the day with his parents, A
Campbell and wife.
Mrs Elite Gunderson and son went
over to Milton Junction Saturday, re-
manning until after the Fourth with her
sister, Mrs D Lawton.s
DR. and Mrs B L Cleary of Edgerton,
DR. and Mrs F Joyce, Miss Marie
Cavanaugh and Mr. Edward Cavanaugh,
of Chicago, called at w A DeLancey's
Monday evening, July 4th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
A SUGGESTED Improvement.

Mrs. Feedem Ito star boarder) Could
you suggest any Improvement in my
menu? Boarder- Well, you might make
the experiment of transferring the re-
spective qualities of the coffee and the
butter. Baltimore American
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
Albion Prairie

DR. and Mrs Morrison and Mr. and Mrs
VIM Bussey, of Edgerton, attended
services at the P M church Sunday af
ternoon.
Misses Starbuck and Haskin of Colo
RADIO, guests of Mrs VIM Bussey, Wis
tied on the Prairie portion of last
week.
Invitations are out announcing the
wedding of Miss Viola Marsden to Mr.
VIM Tomhave of st Paul, Thursday
evening, July 7th, at the home of the
brides parents.
DR. and Mrs Morrison, Mr. Andrew
Jensen, Mr. and Mrs Walter Vickers,
Mr. and Mrs George Dickinson, Mr. and
Mrs Henry Ebbott, Mrs Otto, Mr. and
Mrs Sam Vickers, Frank Schmeling,
Miss Learn, Miss Mary Ebbott, Mr.
Hanson and Mr. and Mrs VIM Bussey
were among those from Edgerton who
attended the picnic here on the Fourth.
Last Thursday afternoon Mesdames
Leslie Hall and Edwin Marsden very
pleasantly entertained at the home of
the former for Miss Viola Marsden.
The girls brought their thimbles and
sewed for the bride-to-be. In the mid
die of the afternoon she was surprised
by a shower of miscellaneous gifts,
after which bounteous supper was
served, the table decorations being car
ried out in gold and white.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
County Line.


Mrs Allen Whey and daughter Lillian
called on Mrs Hartwell Tuesday.
Most of our patriotic citizens cele-
brated at Stoughton on Monday.
The Lawrence children spent Sunday
at the home of their uncle, Jerry Muir
ply.
Mrs Hall and children visited the lat
ter part of the week with Mrs Winfield
Smart.
Irwin Lawrence was a pleasant caller
at c McCarthy's the early part of
the week.
Paul Mahoney returned to Edgerton
on Saturday after spending week at
Jud McCarthy's.
Clarence Mccarthy was in the vicin-
ity last week soliciting subscriptions
for farm journal.
Mrs Bertha Johnson of Stoughton
spent the past week here caring for
her friend, Mrs Grant.
Mrs Lawrence Barrett and children
of Center were Monday visitors at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Ed
Ford.
Mrs Grant has been quite i'll the past
week from being overcome with the
heat. Drs Spencer of Evansville and
Trulson of Stoughton were in atten-
dance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08

Death is but the dropping of tne
flower that the fruit may swell. =
Beecher
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08

Two piece garment in one
Corset Cover and Drawers
daintily trimmed with lace and
fine tucks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08

The s.Leona" garment consist
,sisting of Corset Cover, short
Skirt and Drawers, in one,
made Of sheer barred material
lace and tucked trimming.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08

Four Piece Sets Consisting of
Night Robe, Chemise, Drawers
PetticOat embroidery, lace
and tuck trimming, at $3.50 to
$3.50 per set.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08

Ladies' Petticoats tucked,
lace or embroidery trimmed,
made of good muslin, very
full, at. ... 6Oc and up
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29

greater than in former years. The
crop is selling ste eadily, and the prices
for the better grades are running from
81 to 1Oa cents. Goods of quality are
not selling below 81 cents, and the in
dications now are that prices will
stiffen. A quarter of the crop remains
to be sold, much of it as fine goods as
any yet disposed of, and the holders
will demand good prices.
The prices of old tobacco, 1908, which
is about the only kind our dealers have
now, are stiffening, the prices asked
being 18 to 20 cents. 1t pays better to
sell to manufacturers in small quanti-
ties than in large lots to dealers, as the
former pay more.
The cigar industry is about what it
has been for some months, meaning
that there is plenty of room for inn
provement.
The past week the weather was un-
favorable for the seed beds. The grow
ers are hopeful of having plants ready
for setting out early, however, and
there is likely to be a lot of planting
the latter part of May New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
New York.
New YORK, April %, 1910.


Market conditions do not yet show
any signs of improvement. They re-
main as comatose as they have been all
along since the beginning of the new
year and they are the less explainable,
there is less warrant for any slackness
than for any time during the past two
years, because of the ircrease in the
general output of our cigar industry.
This increase argues against the as
sumption that because of the tremend-
Gus increase in the cost of living, in the
prices of the indispensable necessities
of life, men of limited means are seek
ing retrenchment in the enjoyment of
their customary comforts which would
naturally include expenses for smok-
ing. But inasmuch as the output OF
our cigar industry is steadily increas-
ing, increasing throughout the country,
no matter whether certain districts are
affected adversely, the entrenchment,
if such does take place, does evidently
not extend to the use of cigars. Nor can
the tremendous rise in the price OF
commodities account for the lethargy
of the leaf market. For it is a curious
and most exceptional fact that though
nearly every commodity within sight
has risen immoderately in most in
stances, cigar leaf tobacco is today
cheaper than it was twenty-five years
ago. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
New England.

The tiny little money plant, tobacco,
does not grow very fast. The nights
are too cold. The water part of the
necessary ingredients for plant growth
may be supplied by artificial means,
but the cold of nights usually cannot be
helped. The asserting shops are still
at it, sorting a packing as fast as pos
sible. With the limited number Of men
that can be secured it will take some
of them week or two more to finish
their packing. At the shop of Mr..
Swift they have packed 1883 cases of
Havana seed and 125 cases of Connect
cut seed. We have had splendid rain
this week and things are beginning to
brighten up. Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, April 20, 1910.

EDGERToN, WIS, April 20, 1910.
Matters are getting back to normal
conditions again after one of the most
severe late spring storms that ever Wis
tied this latitude. The blizzard of the
23rd and oath accompanied by foot of
snow and heavy freezes covered the en-
tire west, and at first was thought to
have done irreparable damage. But it
is now believed that the tobacco beds
in the southern growing sections have
escaped with but little injury, and
warm growing weather has returned.
The movement of taking over the
remnants of last seasons crop has
Stacked away somewhat owing to the
storm and bad condition of the country
roads, but former prices prevail where
trading is done. There are plenty of
chances for improvement in the market
in cured leaf. The only important sale
of the week reaching us is 5O0cs lot
of '07 from the John Brand packing at
Evansville, said to have been made for
the account of a branch of the big
trust. A. Jenson & Sons bought an sc
case lot of '06 of Mrs. ]. III. Iverson.
The work at the packing centers is
progressing as rapidly as possible under
short help conditions, but warehouse
handling will continue for some weeks
yet.
The shipments out of storage reach
525 cases from this market to all points
for the week past. Since last report 6
cars have been received from outside
points for handling in this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 19, 1910.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 19, 1910.
Some of our leaf tobacco dealers are
waxing eloquent over the new crop, but
the growers would have been more
tickled had they talked up this crop be-
fore it was sold. Not in many years
has a crop been SO universally con
demned as in 1910, many of the pack
ers declaring they would not have it at
any price. It was the country pack
ers who led the buying and paid, the
best prices, and the growers say these
men had the pick of the crop. The city
packers were late starting out buying,
and they, as a rule, paid less e than han the an
country dealers. With halfway de,
cent market next fall the packers will
make money on the 1910 tobacco, a
whole lot of which will turn out first
class filler goods. Little talk of black
rot is now heard, nor is it likely that
the percentage of this defect will be
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
NEW YORK. April 20. 1910

The local market in domestic leaf has
been absolutely bare of interest this
week, no sales of Importance having
taken place, and the total volume OF
business done being comparatively un-
important. The buying OF the 1909
Pennsylvania from the farmers con-
tinues, and in the past few days the
prices paid have ruled slightly higher
than those at which the bulk Of the
crop was taken up. In other sections
of the country buying is practically at
a standstill.
Sumatra In spite of the high prices
that prevail manufacturers have bought
extensively of the new Sumatra IN the
past week. One firm reports having
practically cleaned out their purchases
from the first two inscriptions, and are
looking forward to the next boat that
will bring tobacco from the other side.
Prices have remained frm.--Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29

The imposition of the excessive tariff
duty, amounting to approximately 81
cents in American currency, on tobacco
in Great Britain, seems to have placed
the tobacco trade of that country il z
serious position, which is little under
stood in the United States. THE bu' !
den has naturally been placed upon t
consumer, and he has not taken kind
to the increased price made necessar
because of the excessive tariff. III y
consequence has been sharp decliEa
in the consumption of tobacco througf
out Great Britain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
SToUGHToN, WIS, April %, 1910.


There are very few crops of 1909 leaf
tobacco left to be sold by the grower
but occasionally some sales are report
ed. Holtan & Osgaren bought some
leftover crops this week as follows:
Otto Kaase, acres, 81 and 8 cents;
Iver Erdahl, part of crop, cents; C.
A. Cole, 6 acres, 8 cents; Silje, 5 acres,
cents.
Information from the tobacco sorting
houses is to the effect that operations
will continue till midsummer as large
amount of the 1909 leaf is still to be
handled, some of which has already
passed through the fermenting process
while in the bundle. Louis Severson,
who is manager for Edgerton parties
at the Lee warehouse, thinks that he
will not comolete the work of sorting
till July. The American Cigar Co. will
probably not finish before that time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29

Twenty-Five years ago factories dld
not think that they were being held up
or robbed, if they had to pay for seed
filters, BIS and C's from 20 cents to 25
cents. And yet today it is being as
sumed to be an extraordinary condition
if 18 cents or 20 cents should be asked
for choice and we'll seasoned seed BIS.
Twenty-Five years ago the price OF
suitable binder leaf or seconds ruled
from 20 cents to 80 cents, and today 10
cents to 18 cents is considered to be a
bankrupting price for the factories.
Twenty-Five years ago S1.00 pound for
Remedies in bond was considered to be
a normal price with an addition of a
35-cent rate of duty. Today 60 cents,
with duty of only 28 cents, is objected
to by MANY as equivalent to eXactlon.
Twenty-Five years ago union prices pre-
vailed for nearly every kind OF work IN
cigar factories; today in most OF the
factories the open shop prevails and the
wage scale has been reduced to almost
a minimum. And yet the price OF CT
gars to the distributor and retailer was
far lower twenty-five years ago than 1t
is today. Such price as S75 or S8O for
seed and Havana cigar, or S32 and
S35 for a clear seed cigar was almost
unknown twenty-five years ago, while
today it is the ruling price for standard
brands. What truth then can there be
in the complaint that the price OF cigar
leaf rules too high and that the al
legged high price is deterrent to manu-
facturers for investment? In all the
range of commodities no such phenom-
enon could be cited as that Of cigar
leaf, which is today far below the mar
ket value of twenty-five years ago, al
though the manufactured product has
risen in conformity with the general
tendency of price advances. For the
manufacturer, therefore, to wait for a
reduction in the price of his raw ma
terial is equivalent to wait for the alb
solutely impossible. Our cigar indus
try is probably the only one IN the
country which can procure its raw ma
terial at far lower price than pre-
vailed generation ago, but just that
may be the reason why the leaf market
is in an apathetic condition. Ii the
price of leaf were high and in a state
of rising the market would undoubtedly
be a beehive of activity. u. 5. To-
bacco Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29

New perfumes, perfumes that de-
light. perfumes we were particlar in
buying, to sell to particular people, at
Stappenbeck' Pharmacy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-29
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

1t will probably be some days before
the full effects of the late freeze to the
plant beds will become known. That
some serious damage has been sustain
ed is certain where the plants were
well advanced and especially in locali-
ties where the snow fall was not a
blanket protection. When the temper
ature drops to or 10 degrees below
the freezing point young, tender plants
are pretty sure to suffer, and this was
the record of thermometers throughout
the tobacco growing sections OF the
state. But good many growers held
back the sowing of seed beds until they
were beyond danger of this char
acter. Where the plants have just be-
gun to show on the beds the protection
afforded by the snow may save them,
and again where they were not yet up
there is still hope the beds are not In
jured. What proportion of the plant
beds come under these last mentioned
conditions cannot yet be told and 1T is
nowise likely that many paintings have
been lost. 1t is singular coincidence
that the young tobacco plants just COM
ing up will stand harder freeze now
than any time later in their existence.
Though plants once frosted are slow
about recovering the shock and fresh
planted seed usually beat them to the
transplanting date. However, to be on
safe ground it might be well for grow
ers to at once prepare additional beds
and sow supply of fresh sprouted
seed. With ordinary weather condi-
tions there is abundant time yet to Sc
cure plants from new seeding in time
for the average transplanting.
~
4 That it is not too late to secure
good stand of plants from fresh seeding
we need only to quote from the market
reports published in this paper not later
than 1907. Under date of April 26 the
conditions that season were thus de-
scribed:
"A good portion of the seed beds for
another crop have now been sown. The
waather continues cold and seed can;
scarcely be expected to make much
progress until warmer conditions pre-
vail. Some growers will not put out
seed until more satisfactory growing
weather arrives, claiming they lose
nothing bylwaiting.'
Again on May 8: ''The outlook for
the coming crop at the beginning OF
May is not very encouraging. Early in
the week growers were shoveling snow
off their plant beds and freezing wealth
er continues up to the present writing.
The young plants have commenced to
show but cannot make much headway
under existing conditions. "
Even May 10: Weather conditions
offer but little encouragement. While
the young plants are showing the
growth has been exceedingly slow and
under the most favorable conditions
transplanting promises to be late. =
AS late as May "a cool and slow
growing weather is recorded and yet a
fair crop was made that season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
STARVED ROCK AS PUBLIC PARK

his report now is in the possession of
the commission. Witnesses familiar
with the property testified concerning
the value of the farm lands and min
eral deposits. Appraisers engaged es-
timated the value of the buildings at
$50, 900
Chicago Experts Testify.
The value placed on the farm land
was $3.50 an acre, and on the bluff land
SIS an acre. Other information was
obtained relative to the value of the
sand land, the number of tourists Wis
iting the rock and park, etc. and later
testimony will be secured from Ly-
man Cooley and 1. H. Randolph of Chi
cago concerning the value OF water
power rights and the possible effect
the varying waterways and river i'm
provement schemes will have on the
rock and region adjacent.
1t has developed that Ferdinand
Walters, one of the owners, has filed
suit against the Chicago drainage dis
trict, claiming damages of 100000 to-
the Starved Rock property by reason