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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
KINGS Are Useful.

A king is q hand embroidered gentle
man trimmed with metals, faced with
whiskers and matched with a metal
roof that would never keep off the
rain. Nominally he is the head OF
the nation; actually he is a figure
head, and that is figuratively speaking
only, for he is generally too fat to
claim a figure and seldom has much
of head-except on the morning after
a celebration.
Once upon a time the king was the
big tuba OF the band. Now he is mere
" an oboe-until there is a revolution,
and then he becomes a real live hobo
However, a king has his place, al
though he is yearly finding it more
difficult to stay in it.
Kings are found to be very useful
in poker games, and by society ladies'
who wish to be presented to some
body they can brag Of having met
when they get back home to their long
left loved ones.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Dec. IL, 1911.
Enthusiasm is running high in the
shaded tobacco circles as a result of
fine reports from warehouses in which
the new crop of Connecticut valley
shaded tobacco is being handled. Color,
burn and texture are said to be highly
satisfactory, and the yield per acre in
many instances to have overshadowed
the most sanguine predictions. All in
all, the 1911 crop of Connecticut shade
grown is declared by experts to be the
best ever raised in the United States.
An increase in the Connecticut valley
area is predicted which may exceed 100
per cent. The Connecticut shaded to-
bacco contingent confidently declares
that next year the Connecticut valley
will grow a larger area of shaded leaf
than Florida and Georgia combined,
and that within five years the value of
Connecticut shaded tobacco will have
outstripped any other cigar wrapper
territory in the world, not excepting
either Sumatra or Cuba. The forego-
ing may appear to be tinged with
boastfulness, but the fact cannot be
overlooked that the present Connect
cut shaded tobacco growers are not
only we'll financed, but are backing up
their opinions with their money-not in
the form of wagers, but in new build
ings and other improvements at the
rate of million dollars or more year.
The new crop of Havana Seed and
Broadleaf is changing hands steadily,
but the buying movement is attended
by little excitement for the reason that
probably four-fifths or more of the en-
tire crop of tobacco grown in the open
has already been contracted for and in
most instances paid for. Well informed
Sufield men say that IS or 80 per cent
of the crop in that town, which has the
largest tobacco area in the valley, has
changed hands.
Prices are unchanged at from twelve
to eighteen cents per pound in the bum
die for the run of Havana Seed crops.
Broadleaf is in demand and brings
fancy prices.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Soft Capped ProiectiIes.

Many persons know that certain ar
NOR piercing shells have soft metal
caps on the point. with the result Of
greater effectiveness over those not so
provided. but the way in which the
cap acts is not generally well under
stood A needle may be driven into a
board with il hammer when it is thrust
through cork. whereas it would
break off unsupported. Many have
thought that the soft cap supports the
hard point of the projectile in the same
way. A British authority who has
given much study to the mutual action
of the prOjectile and armor states that
a shell frequently fails because of the
fact that II very small piece of the
point is forced back into the mass. thus
splitting it. A larger piece is then
similarly forced back. and so on. The
main advantage Of the soft cap. in the
opinion of this authority. is to prevent
such plitting.-Harper's Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Praise For the Sardine.

1t is encouraging in these days. when
everything nice is condemned by scien-
tific faddists as nasty, to have the high
authority of the London Lancet in
support of the popular theory that the
sardine is of great dietetic value. The
sardine is good. the Lancet tells us,
because. for one thing. it encourages
the consumption of OIL which tends to
avoid many ills. and especially those
associated with wasting diseases and
equity dispositions" This consumption
of sardine oil. it adds. prevents the
overlooking of the tissues with nitrog-
enous waste products, and a digest
ible fat favOrs nutrition considerably.
The sardine supplies also an excellent
proportion (25 per cent? of heterogeneous
material. and so it becomes real, and
economical food. In addition to this
the sardine has appetizing qualities.
and where appetite serves digestion
follows"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

IT is gratifying to note that at least
one powerful organization of travelling
men has actually begun to put into eff
feet a measure aimed at the tipping
habit. The president of the CONNER
cial Travellers National League has is
sued statement warning hotel propri-
etors that January is the date set by
the executive committee of that organ
ization to inaugurate ''no tips" The
letter states that if on February l the
hotels persist in the tipping habit the
League will begin to advertise for
rooms and apartments for transients in
every city in the country not having
the tipless hotel. Every hotel giving a
written pledge to run upon the tipless
plan will be permitted by the League
to advertise itself as a Travellers
League Tipless Hotel The warning
also states that if hotels do not respond
to this demand the various chambers of
commerce will be requested to encour-
age the establishment of centrally To-
Gated show-rooms for travellers with
SAMPLES.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
a Bride and Her Dowrv.


The first colonial mint was establish.
ed in 1872, but it worked only in brass.
Forty years later Massachusetts en-.
tered upon the business of coming
money.
The Pine Tree shilling is not only
a part of the history. but of the ro-
nance Of the colonies as well. The Of
fcers of the mint, or perhaps it would
be better to say the mill. from which
it was issued were John Hull and
Robert Saunderson. They coined for
the colony. but exacted toll for their
work. just as the man who ground
grain for his neighbors was wont to
do. Their profits were said to be enor-
NOUS and more than once it was sug-
gested that Il new arrangement should
be made. They were satisfied. how
ever. to keep at it in the old way.
After John Hills daughter had been
married to Samuel Sewell the old mint
master invited all the wedding guests
into one of the rooms of his house.
where he instructed his daughter to
get on to an improvised platform at
the end of a pair OF steelyards. In
tub at the other side the old man
poured Pine Tree shillings until the
scales balanced There. Sam" he
said. take her and her dowry. It's
not every bride that's worth her weight
in silver. "-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
When Scotland Had a Navy.

1t was James ". who first created
an effective navy for Scotland, ex-
hausting all available timber for ship
building. so that he had to ask France
and Denmark for more, and Of the
sixteen large and ten small ships be
owned his special pride was the
largest then existing. To build this
Dreadnought of her day all the woods
of Fife were laid waste. She cost
100000. an enormous value in those
times: had crew of 800 sailors, 100
gunners and 1000 marines. with more
great ordnance in her than the French
king ever had to the siege of any
town." as James himself bOasted.-
Westminster Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

GOVERNOR MCGOVERN took timely
fright when he saw the tax budget
which his administration was on the
verge of showing over onto the should
ers of the farmers and home-ownerS.
He knew the load would create such
revulsiOn of sentiment against his fac
ton as to permanently seal its doom,
so he got busy with the result that
about million dollars of the general
fund of the state, which is made up of
railroad, inheritance and corporation
taxes, was applied to the reduction on
farms and homes But the reduction
is only apparent. The very fact that a
million dollars of the general fund was
needed in order to keep farmers and
home-owners from rebelling against
tax eXtOrtiOn shows the necessity for
economy in public expenses, and the
subterfuges politicians will resort to in
order to convince the electors that they
are running the government economic
ally. The million dollars taken by the
McGOvern administration out of the
general fund has been spent, else there
would be no necessity for transferring
the money from one fund to another.
When the farmers and the hometown
ers pay their taxes this year they must
not think they are getting off easy
simply because the administration took
a million out of one fund to relieve
them, because the reduction is merely
a transference of figures. The admin
istration has cost more, but it will try
to make a good showing by shifting
money from one side of the ledger to
the other. All the funds it has are the
fruit of some species of taxes levied on
somebody. If by increasing railroad
and public service corporation taxes it
got money enough to take care of all
the demands on the general fund and
then have a million to the good which
it applied on school taxes, it did not
thereby reduce taxes, but on the con-
trary increased them. With the mil
lion from the general fund taken off,
our state taxes are as Onerous as they
were year ago, hence, if that million
had not been applied as it was, our
state taxes would be a million more
than they were year ago. The ruse
will fool nobody who understands the
rules of addition, satisfaction, multi
plication and division. The last legis-
lature was extravagant, beyond presce-
dent. Nothing curbed it. Nothing
prevented it from playing havoc with
all the rules Of sound business manage
ment. 1t was an unchecked, uncon-
trollable spendthrift. -Stoughton Cour
ier-Hub
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
THE First Phenix,

Legend tells US that the first phenix
was born in the garden of Eden and
had it's nest in great red rose, the
first rose that ever bloomed. When
the angel drove Adam and Eve out Of
paradise a spark of fire fell from the
angels fiery sword and burned up the
phenix and his nest. Out Of the ashes
sprang glorious bird. which also
lived 500 years before mysteriously
burning itself. at every recurrence of
which a new phenix is said to arise.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

Buy canned goods at Conn's and
get the best.
Tonight Thursday Glands Across
the Sea in '76." The Revolutionary
war in moving pictures will be given
the film the country is talking about.
Only at Scenic.
Fresh mich cow and a stock pig
for SALE Inquire of Morris Hartzell.
Three of the best brands of flour
in town-Gold Medal, Marvel and Puri-
tan-at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

In THEIR haste to amend every law
upon the statute books, the last legis-
lature has apparently balled up the
laws relating to the primary selection
of delegates to the national convention.
''The politicians are puzzled over the
situation" so the dispatches read. No
wonder they are puzzled, not to men
ton perplexed, confused, bewildered,
COMPOUNDED and fiabbergasted over the
incompetency of the misfits that con-
trolIed the last legislature.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKETS.
continued From PAGE ~

tell what the crop is worth after the
stripping On the question of weight
per acre there is little difference of
opinion among packers. While the
leaves are very long, they are more
fimsy than those Of the 1910 crop, and
the belief prevails that the weight will
be much less per acre. The proportion
of wrappers will be less, while there
will be lot of trash, due to damaged
goods. All these things go to make
the 1911 crop a less satisfactory one
than that of 1910.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Sheer Mas+e.

Wife-John, is there any poison in
the house? Husband-Yes. But why
do you ask? Wife, want to sprinkle
some on this piece Of angel cake and
put it where the mice will get it.
Wouldn't that kill them? Husband
Sure, but it isn't necessary to waste
the poison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Tba Cause of IL.

whats all this fuss about? asked
the policeman. stepping between the
two young men.
The one that had got the worst of
it and was wiping the blood from his
nose pointed to the other fellow. He
can tell you her name if he wants to-"
he said ST won't" -Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

THE dollar a day pension bill is all
right, but somehow too limited. We
favor extending it tosheroes of peace
as well as war, including police, fire.
men, newspaper workers, and any man
who is struggling to support family
under the present cost of living. Elk
horn independent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Invited q Snub.

Clara-I overheard Mr. Kimberly say
to a friend the other evening that
was a pretty young lady. Maude-
Well. you are pretty young; but. or
course. you are growing Older each
day.-ChicagO News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Stretches PoIiteness.

The Duchess of Blankshire (who has
made a poor drive)-A little too much
to the right, I'm afraid. Obsequious
Professor (who is instructing the Ouch
ess)-Oh, not at ALL your grace; the
hole has been cut too much to the
left.-Golf Illustrated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

We ARE advised by Mr.. Bullfnch of
Tucumcari, says the Chicago Tribune,
that the delay in recounting the New
Mexico vote is due to man in one of
southern counties who voted 5000
sheep. 1t takes time to go all over the
range and check up the shepherds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Her Hold.

$50 he married a manicurist?"
yes
SIS he happy?"
"Pm afraid not. He complains that
she has quit holding his hand and
wants to confine herself exclusively to
holding the pocketbook." - Chicago
RecOrd-H erald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Had a Return Ticket Perhaps.

.sBeen abroad. have you. Ruggles?"
''Yep: six months"
'sHave a good timer"
"You bet did. Ramage-best ever
had
"H'mph! How did you get back?-
Chicago Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Will Wheeler Gets a Promotion.

William G. Wheeler, counsel for Wis
consin of the Northwestern railroad,
with headquarters in Milwaukee, will
remove to Chicago on January to as
sumo the position of assistant general
counsel of the company under Edward
NJ. Hyzer. Mr.. Wheeler succeeded Mr..
Hyzer as Wisconsin attorney for the
road when Mr.. Hyzer became general
counsel. At that time Mr.. Wheeler
was a resident of GAINESVILLE, was Unit
ed States attorney for eastern Wiscon-
sin district, and one of the leading law
yers of southern Wisconsin. Mr..
Wheeler's successor in Wisconsin will
be Edward M. Smart of Merrill, we'll
known lawyer. The many Rock county
friends of Mr.. Wheeler are pleased to
note his deserving promotion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
The Measure of His Intelligence.

Fido's Mistress (sobbingl-I've lost
my dog-my sweet little innocent pet!
Friend-Tm so sorry! Have you put
an advertisement in the newspaper!
Fido's Mistress-Oh. what would be
the use? The poor darling doesn't
know how to readv-Woman's Home
COMPANION.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
At the Lowest Point.

Sometimes hits mighty good thing
to be de loves spoke in de wheel Nv
fortune: you jes' pledged to come up,
no matter which way de wheel turns,
-Cally Ryland.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
VARIETY.

Blodds-I never knew a woman so
changeable as Mrs. Dashaway.
Slobbs-I know it. She never even
wears the same complexion twice.
Philadelphia Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Tax Notice.

The tax roll of the town of Fulton is
in my hands for collection. Taxes will
be received at my home except on Jan.
I'd at M. Schmidt's store in Edgerton,
Jan. Sd at Murwin's store in Fulton
and Jan. 4th at Bert Cox's store, In
dian Ford. Five percent charge after
February 1st.
VIM. WILLIE, Treasurer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

WE HAVE yet to learn that the cy-
clone which swept across Rock county
a few weeks ago raised any of the
mortgages on the property affected.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Ponies and Horses.

| have been asked a great many
times if ponies are really more intel
ligent than full sized horses. They
certainly appear to be. But the in
-telligence of any horse will develop
under petting and human compan-
ionship, and there is no doubt that
other horses, if given the same privi-
leges that ponies enjoy and if their
size admitted of their being handled
and managed in the same way. would
prove equally Misunderstanding.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29
Lioh+ and Sound Waves.

With reference to our ability to tell
the direction from which sound pro
ceeds, attention may be called to an
interesting difference between the eyes
and the ears in relation to the size of
the waves that strike them The av-
erage wave length of light is about
one ten-thousandth of the diameter of
the pupil of the eye. On the other
hand, according to RayIeigh, the waves
of sound proceeding from mans
mouth are about eight feet long,
whereas the diameter of the passage
of the ear is quite small and could not
we'll have been made a large multiple
of eight feet. One consequence of the
minuteness Of light waves in compari-
son with the size of the eyes is that
the lenses of the eyes are able to con-
centrate rays of light upon the retina
with great MISUNDERSTANDING Amer
ican
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

Gov. HOARD received a Christmas
greeting from a friend in the East
which bore this legend: "Cheer up
There amt nobody that everybody
likes -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

A man who dares waste an hour Of
time has not learned the Jalue OF life
Darwin
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

LosT-My kittie, between the depot
and Thos. Atwood's, last Saturday ev-
ening. A maltese stuffed kitten with
movable legs and head. Finder please
communicate with Baby Rollin Simon,
care of NJ. A. Head, Albion.
The bread that is like homemade
at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-12-29

The best tea and coffee in town at
Conn's.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-03-23
Co.Educatlon In the East
The fact that Wesleyan acs {

The fact that Wesleyan act d
emy-one of the prominent CO
educational institutions of Mas.
sachusetts-has announced it's
intention of hereafter devoting
itself solely to the education of
males-has aroused much dis.
cussion of this topic in the
newspapers and educational
circles. The prevailing opinion
seems to be that the modern
tendency is against co-educa-
tional institutions of higher
learning at least. The Boston
Transcript thus gives express
sion to that view:
The separation of the sexes
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-03-23

Cowan, who is to be tried in
the senate this month on i'm
parchment charges.-Monitor.
from one of the big manufao-
turing plants in the east, and
the shipment, comprising 1875
tons, arrived last week and is
now stored in one of the big
warehouses on the farm. Speci-
al drills for the work of distri-
buting the fertilizer accom-
panied the shipment, and an
expert from the factory will
superintend the work Of SOW
ing" it. The fertilizer is ground
almost as fine as flour, comes
in sacks of about 100 pounds
and gives off an odor that is
more easily imagined than de-
scribed. It takes about half a
ton to the acre, so the shipment
will cover approximately $50
acres. The result of the exper-
iment will be awaited with a
good deal of interest, for it is
only a question of time when a
change in farming methods
must become general in this
section, either by fertilizing or
rotation of crops.-Hankinson
| News.
We see that Gov. Burke hes
appointed George +. Wallace
as one of the commission to
codify and set in order the pro.
bate laws, The law authorizing
this was passed by the recent
Legislature. And we are quite
content to let George do it-for
George certainly knows how.
Broadaxe.
A woman in Georgia warns
her sisters that marriage is a
failure, or something to avoid.
She has raised 5000 Bushels of
corn, 500 bushels of oats, 10
wagons loads Of pumpkins,
nine children and shiftless
husband on 80 acres Of land
land seems to have had expert
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-03-23
ICZ2SORC
AND Y
J
DR.. Farmer, the veterinarian,
was in Paramount Wednesday
on a professional call.

Homer Hubbard of. Fair
mount, left Tuesday for Cana
da and Montana where he has
some land. -.
Miss Hazel Moody of Wahpe-
ton, and Fred Putnam of Tin
tab, spent Sunday in Fair
mount at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dahlquist.
II. H. Hankinson of Hankin-
son, and we'll known in this
city, is seriously i'll at Sana-
forum in Michigan.
Albert Weis and Harry Nc
Cusker, the land men, came
down from Wahpeton last Sun
day, to take a look at the 2:O41b
PAGER, Mr.. Weis had shipped in
from Illinois. Albert also re-
ceived big auto which arriv-
ed in Fairmount on Saturday.
AID Boil, who has been visit
ing n Wahpeton for several
months with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Boil, returned
Money to Fillmore, Sask., Cana
da. He was accompanied as
far as Fairmount by his sister,
Miss Mary Boil and Dan o.
lund.
Gov. Burke has appointed
four district judges this year,
leighton in the 9Th, Coffey in
the 5.h, Fisk in the 18th and
Nuchols in the 18th. He also
appointed G. w. Buttz of Min.
newaukon as special judge dur
ing the suspension Of Judge
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-03-23

ence enough to qualify her to
speak on the subject.-Fair-
mount New.
Miss May Chezik, teacher at
the Primary school was sur
prised when surprise party"
consisting of some thirty ladies,
visited her home on Friday
night last. Mrs. A. L. Parsons
in a neat little speech made
known the mission of the mys-
ferrous visitors, explaining to
Miss Chezik that they we're
taking that opportunity in order
to express to her their apprecia-
ton of her untiring efforts in
the cause of education in this
city during the past IA years.
Mrs Parsons also handed to
Miss Chezik a solid gold chain,
and cross on WHICH her initials
had been engraved, as small
token to be kept by her as re.
membrance Of the occasion.
Miss Chezik expressed her sur
prise at the unexpected visit,
and assured the ladies present
that she would always appreci-
ate their very kind words, and
their beautiful present would
always be happy remir der Of
the many pleasant years spent
in Lidgerwood. Miss Chezik
briefly reviewed the last IA.
years and the rest of the even
ling was spent in "refresh-
ments" and music.-Broadaxe.
superintendent Mortified Of
the bonanza Keystone farm in
Belford township is busy pre-
pairing to cover large acreage
with fertilizer before seeding.
The Keystone farm is one Of
the few remaining bonanza
farms of the state and COM
prises twelve sections or more
than 1900 acres. Mr.. Tnneas
president of the company that
owns this big tract, recently ar
ranged for the purchase Of six
carloads Of fertilizing material