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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
British Julius Caesars.

julius Caesar. who on one of the
closing days Of August in 55 B.. {,
landed on the Kentish coast. has had
many British namesakes. including Il
great cricketer. but the best known is
julius Caesar. master of the rolls ull-
der James l.. about whom Lord CLAIR
endon in the first volume Of his his
tory tells the amusing story. "Remem-
Der Caesar The unpopular Earl of
Portland sat up all night in barri-
caded house with his friends and re-
tainers armed to the teeth because be
found in his pocket slip Of paper
bidding him Remember Caesar.
which really had reference not TO the
assassination of the Roman statesman.
but to some preferment promised to
son of Sir julius Caesar. The tomb
of Sir julius Caesar. with a quaint
epitaph in legal phraseology. is among
the many curious monuments Of st.
Helen's, Bishopsgate.- London Family
Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
The Very Simple Life.

Pierre Lott, the French author. al
ways did like a practical joke. A
French poet who had been advocating
a return to the simple life decided one
day to make the acquaintance OF Lott.
He left his village. he who never trav-
els, stick in hand. to make the jour-
ney to Hendaye. the home of Lott. on
foot. He prayed the celebrated novel
list to receive him without ceremony:
that he should be satisfied with a
bowl of milk for his repast.
But he was much aStOniShed when
the novelist took him at his word. In
the dining room on table without
cloth or napkin there was only an inn
mense crock of milk.
The visitor showed some hesitation
about beginning the feast. Meanwhile
his host began to walk around the
room like d bear in cage. only inter
rupting his walk from time to time to
take a long swig of milk from the
crock Without saying word the host
invited the astonished guest to initiate
him.
The man of the simple life had found
one more simple than himself. and he
left the house convinced that the great
novelist had become crazy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
To Get His Moneys Worth.

In a village near Edinburgh there
lived an old baker and his son. Their
trade was in a fiourishing condition.
but unfortunately in the midst of their
prosperity the old man. who had once
been a great drinker. turned insane.
The son. who was renowned for bis
love of money, was forced TO put him
in a lunatic asylum and. according to
the terms of the establishment, TO pay
fee for three months in advance.
amounting to EDO. The old man was
scarcely in a fortnight. however.
when he died. The son. thinking TO
raise an action against the establish
ment for the recovery Of the. as he
termed it. unused money, inquired of
an old lawyer who was a bit of wag
whether he thought it would be pru-
dent to try to recover the money or
not. The chip of the law, putting on q
grave face. replied seriously, Dye no
think it wad be best TO gang and put
in the rest O. the time yerseP?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
The Nerve of a Boy.

Speaking of the nerve displayed by
small boys" said man who had a
trip through the southwest. reminds
me of an incident that occurred in the
Santa Ana mountains. in southern
California An eleven-year-old boy. a
member of a family making their way
to the coast. left the camp early one
morning to stalk deer. He found
tracks and had followed them until he
was five or six miles from camp. In
reaching up on rock he disturbed a
huge rattlesnake that was summing
himself. and the snake without warn
ing struck. wounding the boy on the
middle finger of his right hand. Know
ing that unless prompt action was TAX
en- the wound would prove fatal, the
youth placed the finger over the muZ-
zle of the gun and pulled the trigger.
Making Il ligature above the wound 10
stop the flow of blood, be killed the
snake and walked back to camp. where
he tainted The finger was blown off
close to his hand. but he recovered. =
Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
The Stuart Penny.

A pamphlet published In 1917. enu-
tied The Worth of Penny or. A
Caution TO Keep Money. With the
Causes of the Scarcity and Misery or
the Want Thereof In These Hard and
Merciless Times" contains list or
articles obtainable for a penny in the
DAYS Of Charles IL. These include "a
dish of coffee TO quicken your stom-
ach and refresh your spirits. "a fair
cucumber aud portions of such com
modities as nuts. vinegar. grapes. cake.
onions and oatmeal" The catalogue
of pennyworths obtainable at an
apothecary's is IA lengthy one and IN
cludeS lettuce TO make you sleep.
mithridate TO make you sweat and ami
seed. which may save your life in Il
fainting or swound.
This in the way Of recreation for
penny you may see any monster. jack
anapes or those roaring boyes. the
lyons; you may hear most eloquent
Grafton upon our English kings and
queens if you listen to him who keeps
monuments at Westminster; you may
have all the news in England and
other countries of murders. floods,
witches. fires. ternpests and what not
in the weekly newsbooks. london
ScraDS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
There Was No Duel.

Colonel Crisp when i'll the Missouri
legislature was one of the central fig
ures in a scene which promised blood
shed. which ended in hearty laugh
and which was the cause of an as
founding remark from Hon. John w.
Farriss. the then speaker. said Champ
Clark Crisp and another member got
into a debate which grew into quar-
rel. They shook their fists at each
other and roared like pair of Nu-
indian lions Everybody expected and
many hoped to see a regular old fash
toned knockdown and dragout fight.
which expectation and hope were frus-
trated and dashed to the ground by
Speaker FarrisS remarking:
IF you gentlemen do not quit fuss
ing and take your seats will order
the chaplain to take you into custody.
which so amazed the bellicOse legiS-
latOrs that they stood in state of
lingua paralysis. while the spectators
laughed till they were red in the face.
Humor saved the day.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Murder Revealed by a Dream.

Perhaps the most amazing crime
mystery ever solved. by dream was
that revealed by a murder trial a cou-
pie of generations ago. The dead body
Of Mr.. Norway. an inOffensive Cornish
gentleman. had been found by the
roadside between Wadebridge and
Bodmin brutally murdered. No trace
of the murderer could be found. and
the mystery of the crime seemesl be-
yond all solution when Mr.. NorWay's
brother, Il naval officer. arrived in
England and told the following story:
On the very night of his brothers muir
der when he was on his ship la the
West Indies. be saw hin, in IL dream
walking along the Bodmin road. when
from dark recess in the hedge two
ruffians sprang out. slew and robbed
him and then made their way to a
house in Wadebridge. which he saw
wildly in his dream. To this house
he conducted the police officers. and
there he found the very two men
whom in his vision he had seen COM
NIT the murder They confessed and
suffered the extreme penalty of the
laW.-London Answers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Her Little Bluff.

Ethel said Lionel Rerrram Jones
as be dropped his slice of bread in the
plate with Il noise that SET the canary
in the gilt cage overhead tnirping ner-
rily-"Ethel. | have solnethins 10 say
to you"
They had been married only focr
weeks. and the time hast mol arrived
when she did I'LL the saying.
do you remember the day OH which
] proposed To you:
Yes she replied Il will never for
get it.
DO you remember" he went on as
he abstractedty drilled Il hole in the
loaf with the point of Il carving Enite.
how when | rang the bell you came
to the door with your fingers SILKY
with dough and said you thought it
was your little brother who wanted to
get in:'
Yes
"Oh. Ethel. How could you: How
could you?"
How could | what:'' she responded
as guilty look crept into Ter face.
How could you make me the victim
of such swindle?"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
II Was Mistaken Charity.

The athletic girl had been out in the
woods taking pictures, and at evening
she started for the car. YEARLY lug
ging- the camera and tripod. The cars
were thronged with workmen return
ing to their homes. and she had TO
wait some time before there came one
with even standing room inside. She
pushed her way across the platform
and just inside the doorway. The legs
Of the tripod rested on the floor al her
side. and she was trying TO brace her.
self against the door when a woman
who had been sitting in the corner
suddenly rose from her seat and gen
tly but firmly pushed the young wo-
man into it. with the remark. Now
you sit right there. you poor thing
The girl remained seated pasSively
and looked puzzled for moment.
Then a dull flush covered her face.
How awful" she thought. THAT wo-
man saw the tripod legs and thought
they were crutctes. She thinks I'm
lame" Then she shrank back in the
seat and tried not to show her face
Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
He Saw a Great Liuht.

Wrecks on the coast Of Cornwall.
England, were once a source of reve-
nue. to the natives. A writer says
that in the local dialect 1.-The folks on
the coast taich their children to gay
in their prayers night times. God bless
father an mother an Zend ship ia
shore vore mornin'.' The Cornish
folk were great smugglers too. The
Rev. r. S. Hawker had in his service
as man of all work old Tristram Pen
tire, the last of the smugglers. One
day be made to the vicar this notable
confession: well. sir. l do think.
when l come to look back and to con-
slider what lives we used to live
drunk all night and idle abed all day,
cursing. swearing. fighting. gambling.
lying and always prepared to shoot
the gauger-I do really believe, sir, we
surely was in sin"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
How He Helped the Blind.

"PleaSe help blind man." said a
fellow with green goggles as he held a
tin cup toward the line of people issu-
ing from the Union depot. Il always
help the blind" said one of two young
men who were passing. and he stopped
and took out five dollar bill. Can
you get quarter out of this: i
guess So said the blind man. fishing
out a handful of change and counting
out $4.75 We'll. john" said the ben
evolent young mans companion as
they walked on you're a bigger fool
than | took YOU to be-" Am II" said
John. Yes. you are. That fellows no
more blind than am. How could he
tell that was five dollar billy
Blamed if | know" said John inno-
Gently. but he must be mighty near
sighted not to see that it was coun-
terfeit "-Chicago News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Not Appreciated.

Apropos of the "delusion deep rooted
in the minds of innumerabie voters
that a man can only be putting up for
parliament in order to better himself
one way or another and that no sacri-
fee has to be made by the candidate
there is the speech that was made by
Sir Richard Temple. who had returned
poste haste from his duties in India.
arriving after his own contest had be-
gun Sir Richard used words 70 the
following effect. II have Travelled 5000
miles and surrendered $4,000 year
for the privilege of representing this
great constituency" but the proper
sense of his generosity and public
spirit was entirely married by Il re-
mark from loud voice in the crowd.
"Oh, what - fool you must be-
Ian Malcolm in Cornhill Magazine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Turtles of the Amazon.

The fresh water turtle of the ANA
ION grows to Il great size. especially GA
the upper river. where full grown ones
three feet in length. two in width and
weighing POO pounds are often seen.
Every house has it's little pond or cor
raj to hold Il stock Of these animals
through the season of deafth. the wet
months Those who have Indians in
their employ send them out for
month when the waters are low TO Sc
lect stock; others purchase their sup
ply.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Settled the Difficulty.

An insurance agent had vainly tried
to persuade man to insure his valua-
bles against burglary. "A safes all very
WE'LL he admitted. but look at the
constant trouble of locking mp and un-
locking TO see if your things are all
right"
I've got over that difficulty" de-
clared the weary listener
Indeed" said the agent incredulous-
ly. Howl
I've had Il window put in the safe.
growled the other.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Money and Politics.

In his "reminiscences of Grover Cleve-
land George +. Parker tells story OF
the prodigal expenditures i'll politics.
A rich man who had been nibbl;ng
at the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of New York asked William &.
Whitney's advice. This is the advice:
''Of course you ought to run. Make
your preliminary canvass, and when
you have put in 100000 you will have
become so much interested in it that
you will feel like going ahead and
spending some money
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Knew of One.

Suggestion: limp. Did you ever
hear of real cure effected by .sugges-
TOM"
Il personally knew of one. once
suggested to Il young fellow that il be
didn't want to have a big dog chasing
him off the premises he'd better quit
coming to my house. and it cured him
of the habit Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Poor Docs!

Returned Explorer-Yes: the cold
was so intense at the pole We had to
be very careful not to pet our dogs.
Miss Youngthing-Indeed. Why was
that: Returned Explorer-You see.
their tails were frozen stiff. and Il
they wagged them they would break
off.-BoSton Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Impossible.

Dr. Chargem-Y Your friend needs Wig
Orous treatment. | never saw Il man
in such a state of mental depression.
Can't you convince him that the flu
ture holds some brightness for hirl'
Sympathetic Friend-That is unfortu-
nately impossible. He has drawn his
salary for three weeks ahead AID spent
the money Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
An lndiscreet Memory.

The Hostess-Don't you think Colo
mel Broadside is quite wonderful old
man: Look at him. He is as straight
and slender as an arrow. and he has
the most wonderful memory. The
Lady of Dubious Age-I think he's an
atrociouS old bore. He remembers
when everybody was borl.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Somethi;,o Left,

Brown tat the club'-Ye by Joye.
there's very little you can teach me.
I've been everywhere. done everything.
seen everything The Scotch Member
Young man. did yeever have D. rs?
Brown-D. It's. Great Scott. no. The
Scotch Member = Then we've seen
nowt.-Sketch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Police and Press.

1t was Senator Evarts who paid this
compliment to the police of New York
at an annual dinner of the force: As
compared with the press you exhibit II
striking contrast. You know Ii great
many things about our citizens that
you don't tell. and the press tells Il
great many things about our citizens
that it doesn't know"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Where Her. Thoughts Were.

Daughter-To tell the truth. pa.
didn't think much of the close of the
sermon Father-Thought more of the
clothes of the congregation. eh?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Torture.

A cowboy stopped a stage full OF
passengers and made them all wait
while he read a poem of thirty-two
verses dedicated to his Mary Jane
There are some things as bad as shoot
ing.-Argonaut.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
Sarcastic.

81 can recommend this horse. sir"
said dealer las a strong. sound ami
mall
''It must be- agreed the customer.
ito have attained its present age"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07
A cinch

Dubbins-Do you know where can
find a lot facing south: Stubbins-
Why not try around the north pole?
That's very likely place.-Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07

If a man wishes to be treated with
courtesy he should show courtesy to.
others IS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-01-07

The best excuses are never given
french Proverb.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03
A NEW APPLE CLASSIFICATION.

A NEW APPLE CLASSIFICATION.
 At the recent national apple show held at Spokane, Wash, various resO- lutions were adopted tending to foster the development of the apple industry, and among the most important were those outlining a new and what it is hoped will be uniformly adopted as the cOuntrys apple classification. The resolutions were as follows: First, that our apples be packed in three grades. Second, that the said grades be named extra fancy choice and orchard run Third, that where the words extra fancy are stamped on a box it shall signify that the apples when packed were sound, uniformly graded as to size in each box, smooth practically free from bruises, worms, worm stings or disease and have req sOnably proper shape for the variety, fully matured; all red varieties in this grade shall be at least 50 per cent red, except SpitZenburgs, Winesaps, JOna- thans and Arkansas Blacks, which shall be at least 70 per cent red; Yel- low Newtons, White Winter Pear mains Grimes GOldens, Bellefowers, Ortleys, Winter Bananas and Red Cheek pippins will be allowed in this grade. Fourth, that the choice grade shall consist of apples sound, uniform ly graded as to size in each box, free from any breaks in the skin or black bruises, also free from worms or any disease which materially injures the quality of the apple. Fifth, that where for any reason the grower or packer does not care to use the extra fancy or 'choice' grades we recommend the varieties be packed in one grade, term ed orchard run which shall apply to apples free from worms or any dis ease which materially injures the quality of the apple and those not smaller than five tier nor less than two inches in diameter"
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03

In spite of the statement so often made that there will be a serious over production of apples if the planting of new orchards continues at the present rate there seems to be slight ground for apprehension in view Cf the sta tistics of apple production for the past fourteen years. This cry of overpro- duction was raised as long ago as the fifties and sixties, but the dire prophe- cy has never materialiZed. In spite of the rapid increase of population there h1s been a marked decrease in apple production during the past fourteen years, doubtless largely due to inroads of insects and fungous pests exhaust ed soils, unfavorable climatic condi- tions and general carelessness and neg feet. To those who have thought on the matter the following figures will be significant. There may be an over production of apples some time, but this doesn't look like it:
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03
TO PREVENT APPLE scAB,

There may be some readers of these
 notes who have orchards which have
 been neglected for some time past and in which scab and other fungOus pests hold sway, not only reducing the size of the fruit produced. but greatly in one must spray the trees within the two or three weeks before the blOs
 som buds open with the bordeaux mixture. This is made of blue vitrio! Cooper sulphate), lime and water and is prepared as follows: Slack five pounds of fresh stone lime in a tight box or small barrel, using care that it does not burn in the process, for the finer and more creamy its texture the better the mixture therefrom will be. When thoroughly slacked dilute to twenty-five gallons, preferably ill the small barrel in which the stacking has been 6one Next dissolve five pounds of the copper sulphate in two or three gallons of water and dilute to twenty five gallons. This may be done in a if ty-fve gallon vinegar barrel and the di- luted lime mixture added, the contents being stirred thoroughly as each pail full is poured in. When all of the lime water has been added and the con- tents have been thoroughly stirred the mixture should be tested by taking little of it in a small dish and adding a few drops of prussiate of potash, deadly poison. If a chocolate brown precipitate results it means that there is not enough lime in the mixture, and enough should be added so that the portion tested will not turn the red dish brown. However, in making many tests of this kind the writer has never got the brown precipitate when the above amount of lime was used. For small operations the barrel spray outfit will likely be used, and the solu- tiOn should be strained through a twenty mesh copper strainer or two thicknesses of gunny sacking. Where the operations are on a large scale the above "5-5-50" receipt, as 1t is called, may be multiplied as occasion may re- Quire. In this case a saturated stock solution of the copper sulphate may be kept on hand, made by suspending in a sack in a keg of water more of the chemical than will dissolve. A gallon and twO-thirds of this solution will give the necessary five pounds of the copper sulphate, while enough of tho lime solution should be added so that the chocolate precipitate will not result when a few drops of the prus- slate of potash are added. The solu- tion should be kept agitated while 1t is being used and should be applied to the trees under heavy pressure. Where orchards are badly infested with scab, sooty blotch and other fungous pests a second and even a third treatment should be given with the bordeaux, it being well to add paris green to that applied just after the blossoms fall, in order to kill the larvae of the codling moth. Spraying treatment of this kind will do wonders for the fruit of a neglected orchard, and the showing on the books will be changed from loss to profit.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03

Bees are diminutive creatures, but collectively they are a very consider able factor in the business and com merce of the country. Late statistics show that the honey and wax indus try of the United States has an annual value of $2J,OOO,OOO, while it is esti- mated that the capital invested in the business totals $100,000OO0. The num- Der of those who keep bees and pro duce honey for market in any quantity is placed at 275,O0O, while the number of those who keep a hive or two to supply sweets for the family is very large. These are the tangible assets of the bee business. Another service bees render doubtless far in excess of the value of the honey they produce is that of the fertilizing of many varie- ties of fruit blossoms, vegetables, cer- tain clovers and alfalfa.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03

More folks starve from lack of con- sideration and appreciation than ever do from. the wherewithal to satisfy their physical capacities, and this in spite of the fact that the things re- ferred to cost nothing. but in the be- the giver
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03

The cultivated strawberry of the garden is a descendant of a variety in troduced into this country from Chile some POO years ago and a native va riety common to the United States and southern Canada The choicest market varieties are the result of mans intervention in cross fertiliza- tiOn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-03-03

The Shasta daisy. the best floral ere atiOn of Luther Burbank and a flower much in evidence at the Seattle expo sition, is beautiful member of the composite family. with long white strap shaped petals and a beautiful yellow heart. It is very hardy, a wig orous grower and prefers a rich, loose. well drained soil and frequent water ing. The one thing to guard against in the culture of the plant is its tend ency to overbloOm.