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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
New York.
NEW YORK, May 20, /

There is no change in the slackness
of our leaf market. Trading is as slow
as if it were actually already IN the
midst of the dog season. The general
explanation is the scarcity of desirable
stock. There seems to be some plausi-
bility in this explanation as prices are
rather advancing instead of retarding
despite the slackness. The trade must
indeed be prepared to pay sharp ad-
vances when the new crops will make
their appearance in the market in the
fall. The ruling prices for filters are
likely to be from 18c upwards and for
binders from zoe upwards. Coupling
with this the high price of Sumatra
which will also effect a rise in the price
of the domestic wrapper leaf it will be
readily forseen that our cigar manu-
facturers will have hard road to
travel. To overcome the greater ex-
pense of his raw material he will have
to exert his utmost to make it up In
larger volume of business, but even
this larger volume may not compensate
him adequately for the higher cost.
How to meet these difficulties in the
near future will be greater problem
to solve than to account for the present
lethargy of the leaf market. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, May 26, 1911.

EDGERTON, WIS.,, May 70, 1911.
Wisconsin tobacco growers never
faced better prospects for crop than
are now present. The weather condi-
tions are most excellent for the devel-
opment of the plant beds, while in many
instances the plants are nearly ready
for the fields and growers are hurrying
the preparations for transplanting.
Some planting will be started the COM
ing week and from then on the farmers
will be busy in keeping up with the
work on hand.
Generally speaking the market for
old leaf is dull and trading almost ex-
clusively confined to small lots. A rep
resentative of New York leaf firm is
searching the local markets this week
and it is reported few hundred cases
have been purchased, though particu-
lars are not yet disclosed. Mcintosh
Bros. have purchased 175cs of '06 from
a Sparta packing.
A little warehouse work is yet to be
done to complete the seasons packing,
but it is fast drawing to close.
The shipments out of storage reach
$50 cases from this market to all points
for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
Pennsylvania.


Old s'Gen. Dullness" is in command
of both the leaf and cigar market in
the Ninth Pennsylvania District this
week and he has been holding on so
tightly that some are beginning to be-
lieve that he will make an all summer S
Job of it. Speaking frankly there We're
but few bright spots in the local condl-
tions this week. The leaf dealers have
hardly recovered" from the rather
strenuous convention days of last week
and there was practically nothing doing
in their line. 1t is said, however, that
the convention will eventually help the
local market, especially in 1909 goods,
for the visitors learned while here that
the best tobacco Lancaster market has
had for a long time is in the local ware
houses. Those delegates who took time
to look at the 1909 holdings were highly
pleased with them and of course the
same was said about the 1910. Offers
were made to number of packers, but
the visitors could not toe the price
mark and no deals were made, there
fore. Fifteen or sixteen cents will not
buy 1910 these days, even if the market
is dull. When prospective buyers get
10 talking seventeen and eighteen and
thereabouts our dealers will begin to
sit up and take notice. A few small
packings of 1910 were sold this week,
while there was some business in few
cases of 1909.
The warm weather of the past week
has helped the plant beds wonderfully
and some of the growers say they are
ready to set out. There will be no
planting, however, before the first of
June
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
NEW YORK. May II, 1911.

Business in domestic tobaccos has
been dull the past week, no trades of
Importance being reported, and the
market being absolutely bare of inter-
est.
Sumatra. = American houses took
nearly 5000 bales of tobacco at Fri
davis Amsterdam sale, the same high
scale of prices prevailing. The local
importers report great deal of injury
in regard to Sumatra, and a fairly sat-
isfactory business has been done.
Havana. "A sample bale business has
been done in Havana with the new to-
bacco, and a few transactions have
taken place there in old goods. New
York importers report sales few and of
little consequence. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May 16, 1911.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May Is, 1911.
Connecticut valley tobacco growers
hope to begin transplanting this week.
Only small part of the tobacco area
is ready to receive the young plants,
the ground being hard and dry Rain
is needed urgently, and unless there are
at least heavy showers, transplanting
will proceed under difficulty.
The fallacy of government crop. re-
ports in respect of percentages, as re-
CARDS tobacco at least, is strikingly
shown in the report of the 1910 crop.
The quality of Connecticut tobacco was
placed at 100 per cent. AS IS well
known to the trade, the 1910 Connecti-
cut crop was not up to expectations as
regards wrappers, and many supposed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-05-26

NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


The least of the troubles of the to-
bacco growers of this state the present
season will be in having an abundance
of plants ready for the fields at trans
planting time. A series of warm rains
early in the week have given the pres
ent beds an impetus rarely seen and
ensures very early transplantlng OF
the crop. The farmers can now see
that the difficulty now will be to get the
fields fitted before the plants reach too
large size, and to this end their ener-
gies will now be directed. A similar
situation is seldom witnessed in Wis
consin, nor can the more experienced
growers recall a season in every way
more favorable to the growing of plant
beds. The coming week will witness
the beginning of transplanting, at
date nearly two weeks in advance OF
the average time in this state. The
great hue and cry that prevailed for
many years of the shortage of tobacco
plants to set the crop with is thing of
the past, as the farmers have learned
by experience and modern ideas how to
guard against shortage of plants, al
though we don't know CT there ever
being a short crop on account OF the
want of plants. The outcome OF the
tobacco crop depends upon the prevail
ing weather conditions, as in every
other crop from Mother Earth.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
GOOD WORK OF Y. M. c. A.

HE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOClA-
TION in many cities has been making re-
markable campaign 10 secure funds to increase
the vast work being done by the association In
Philadelphia an effort is making TO secure within
a short time million dollar fund, and it looks as
If it would be successful.
The Young Mems Christian Association is be-
coming tremendous force in the life of the young
men. such force not deemed possible not
so many years ago. The problem for years was
how young men should be taken care of and con-
yerted into manly young men in every sense of
the word how they should be weaned away from
the false and pernicious practice which may be
embraced under the term of Sowing wild oats"
The Young Mems Christian Association steps
into the life Of the young men at a critical time
when character is being made and when habits
that will persist through life will be formed. Busi-
ness men and manufacturers and all employers of
labor realize the important function that the as
socaton serves They know that its work is prac-
tica and they know that a man under its influence
is likely to be a better empoye than one who de-
votes his time TO skylarking, to having a socalled
good time for which sooner or later he is sure
to pay heavily.
The Young Mems Christian Association COM
bines features Of the best kind OF club life appeal-
ing to the social instincts which are always strong
with reasonable amount Of ethical and religious
culture in practical manner and school of ac-
tual training in studies which are helpful and
practical
so tar as we have observed il is not proseyt-
ing organization and we cannot imagine how any
one sectsran or denominational feelings can be
disturbed by ahliation with this organization.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
The Diamond.Back.

Baltimore Evening Sun.
While fully subscribing to the the
ory that more fun with the gullet
means less with the mind" we can
yet appreciate the envy with which
certain individuals. particularly in the
West. have regarded the menu cards
OF the Jackson Day banquet. The
mention Of terrapin. especially, seems
to have inhamed these minds.
Diamond-back terrapin a Ia Mary
land, is a thing apart, superb, sole,
Incompatible. 1t touches the palate
like a Chopin nocturne the ear. or a
Vatican landscape the eye, or like
the mellifluous flow of Swinburne's
verse greets eye and ear alike II in
spires noble thoughts, breeds deep
PHILOSOPHERS. advances the millennium
thousand years in night. Briefly,
it is the highest form of a divine art.
Profound gourmets know that the
dimaond-back Is dying out The real
thing is rarely TO be found in these
times, and never outside Of Maryland.
Connoisseurs here collect them as they
do rare jewels. hide them In their cell
lars. appoint over them personal at
tendants whom weight of response
bility bows down but makes very
proud. AT long intervals they appear
on the chafing-dishes Of these epicures
and are treated with the reverence
they deserve.
How did Baltimore manage TO find
sufficient number OF them to serve
1,1oO guests? We know, but we shall
mover fell
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
TUESDAY. JAN. "a. 4.IeH
MIR. MONAGHANs APPOINTMENTS.

N HIS appointment of the committees OF the
State Senate, President Pro Tempore Thomas
H. Monaghan has fully justified the expectations
of his friends. Certainly the Republican Senators
could ask nothing more of him than he has given
them.
The majority of the committees have Republi-
can chairmen and majority of the members OF
most of the committees are Republicans. Mr.. Mon
Afghan has given the Republicans much as they
would probably have taken for themselves had
Republican been elected president pro tempore.
He makes Mr. Finn who is rated as an anti
corporation Republican, although that is hardly
correct as chairman of the committee on corpora
tions. Republicans are made charmen of some
Of the other important committees
All this happens without a deal or understand
ing of any sort having been made when Mr. Mon
Afghan was chosen Speaker. Doubtless pressure
was brought on Mr.. Monaghan TO give the Demo-
Gratis more as one of the Dover Democratic news
papers took the extraordinary view that he should
make the Senate committees as partisan as pos
sible.
Mr. Monaghan, as every one who knows him
expected he would do. rose above such biased and
petty advice and has made such disposal Of
fthe committees as he thought proper and as he
had q right TO do. He has shown no favoritism
Senator DreNler is not Disseminated against.
It seems to US that with Mr.. Monaghan showing
the fairness that he has manifested and with the
Republican Speaker of the House showing such
fairness that he was publicly thanked by the Demo-
Gratis, the Legislature which had so boisterous a
beginning should now be in position TO accom-
rlish much good for the State. After all, psrti-
ssnshp should be a minor matter. There should
not be many questions upon which party lines can
be drawn. The people are more interested in Sc
curing good legislation than they are in seeing par
tissn advantage There has been TOO much psrti-
sanship in Delaware.
When the Republicans in the Senate we're un-
able 10 organize that body. because Of the obsti-
macy Of ono of their number, they finally decided
10 rid their skirts at once Of all the charges the
opposing Republican Senator had made by throw
Ing into the hands Of their political opponents the
1sming Of the committees.
This bold and patriotic action at proved
hat il was not sinister influences that had prompt
ed the eight Republican Senators 10 oppose Mr.
Drexler Certainly those Republican Senators did
not object TO him solely because they feared the
appointments he would make or they would not
have abandoned absolute control OF the com
mittees.
The turning Of the power Of naming the com
mittees over 70 the leader of a minority party wa,
a remarkable performance and Mr.. Monaghan
handling Of the delicate duty and responsibilit,
suddenly and Unexpectedly thrust upon him i
also remarkable.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
A. CALL TO PROGRESS.

HE DOVER INDEX remarks that the oppor-
- tunity is at hand for one OF the old parties
in Delaware to awaken TO the call of progress and
sweep the State by adopting a live platform and
nominating progressive and independent candi-
dates, who stand for the people and the best in
terests of the State If the old parties fail adds
the Index, as they have failed heretofore, there
may be an independent movement
1t is surprising to find a newspaper which has
been so conservative as the Index assuming a
progressive attitude and talking OF corporate domi-
nancy in Delaware. The attitude of the Index
is but an indication that the progressive move
ment in both parties, which has been so notice
able in many parts of the country will have some
effect on Delaware and.it is we'll for the mem
bers of the Legislature TO make note of that
fact. The legislators have chance TO show that
they are somewhat in sympathy with that move
ment.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
PROVE WHAT SwAMP.ROOT
rxrrUN M RON rrnrr
Editorial Opinion
BEG 140 Years nId.

New York Evening Sun.
A Montreal despatch tells us that a
consignment of frozen eggs from Han
kow. China, valued at 100000, has
been ordered out of the Province by
the Board of Control. after the city
chemist had pronounced them UNIT for
food.
It must be very big pile Of eggs
UNIT for food TO be worth 100000.
But then peoples ideas vary SO much
on these subjects. A retired admiral
OF curry navy used to tell about attend
ing great feast in Chinese port,
given by a high Chinese Government
official, during which remarkable
portion of food. black as coal. was
served and while he was looking cur
iously at il an interpreter came and
whispered in his ear: 81 am command
ed To- Il Q General, Sir, TO inform you
that this beautiful egg is not less than
140 years old"
Evening journal., 1911-01-24

form of government took away from the people
their right TO self government The dweIlers in
many of the cities throughout the west do not
take that view. The commission form of gov
ernment, or its notifications, has worked so sat
isfactorily in many western cities that one county
in Kansas thinks of adopting it for the govern
ment Of the county, and a commission form Of gov
ernment to apply to the State at large is being
advocated in Washington State The commission
form applied to State would abolish the Legis
lsture. The people under the new system would
lcgislate directly by means of the initiative and
referendum.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
PERMANENT TARIFF BOARD.

ONE Of the Democratic leaders dislike TO fall
~ in line with the plan for having a perma-
nent tariff commission They think il a scheme
on the part of the Republicans TO delay real tariff
revision. But there is no valid reason why COM
mission should delay even such revision as Mr.
Clark desires.
II the Democrats undertake TO revise the tariff
according TO their ideas they will make a mess
of IT, There would be a revusion of feeling against
them by which the very high protectionsts would
profit and advocates of a still higher tariff as neces-
sary TO our prosperity would promptly appear.
Few congressman will say that they are really
competent 10 pass on the making of expert
schedules. They want the light that could be cas-
lily shed by Board Of Tariff Commissioners.
Even if the commission could not be strictly nom
partisan, II would be better to have the knowledge
OF partisan board of tariff experts than the mere
opinions of legislators who are not students Of
the tariff problem
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
CHEAPER LODGINGS
ON TRAINS FEB. |
New Sleeping Car Rates Will
Go Into Effect on That
Date

After February a traveller may board
a train for night trip with the salts
faction of knowing that his nights
lodging" aboard the train is going 70
cost 20 per cent. less than the present
rate. Ticket agents of the different
railroads running through Whining
ton have been notified of the reduc-
tion in sleeping car rates, so the
weary traveller can after that date
roll into q lower berth or struggle
into an upper" at an appreciable les
sening of cost.
The flitterer between PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore, New York, Washington
and Pittsburg, who has been in the
habit of separating himself from 50
for a lower" or S1.60 for an upper"
will then be able TO catch his little
nap at cost of s1.60 for the wider
lower berth or $1.25 for an upper"
The minimum charge. however, will
be $1.50 for lower berths and S1.25 for
the upper.
The Chicago travellers, who have
been paying $3.50 for a lower" and
S3.40 for an upper" will then pay
$40 and S292 for those respective
hunks, and the rates to all other
points VIII be lowered correspondents
". Cincinnati lower berths will drop
from SO TO $2.40 and st. Louis trips
over night will cost the sleeper but
81. where he previously paid $5.
In fact, all travellers Will benefit
under the new schedule except the
CLASSY" ones--those who use com
partments-for they are the only
things In the travelling sleeping line
that will not be touched by the new
order.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
With the Paraqraphers

Michigan preacher wants to know II a gentleman will
tell lie for ten cents It all depends how hard up he
is--Brdgeport Post ~ ~
Uncle sam has not beaten his swords into powshares
or his spears into pruning hooks but now and then
"e converts oateship into targetChicago Tribune
Japanese baseball nine will play ball in this coun-
y next summer and II will require great effort 10
convince young Mr.. Hobson that the psvers are No,
spies In dsguise-York Daily
New York Judge has decided that a wife tave,
though she be childess is mans family 10 the er
tent OF sharing 10 his money Even the law these 49,
OF ~omens rights is deferriug to the lsdy-BaItmors
NO less than 356 persons were killed here nv Va
hcles IN the year 1910. This does not include tboso
who died from the shock Of taxicsb fares-BrookISn
Now shall see Senator Stephenson r,so On a.
noor Of the Senate in righteous wrath and demand az
Investigation Chicago News. "
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
THE SITUATION AT DOVER.

II ALLURE 10 elect United States Senator at
= Dover-thst is prolonged deadlock-woud
be about the worst thing that could happen 10
the Republican party in Delaware II would mean
disruption Of the party and create sense Of dis
gust among the rank and file that could not be
overcome.
The opposition TO the reelection Of Senator
DUPONT is engineered by a crowd Of former Office
holders. who having fed at the crib for years are
angry because other persons occupy their places
But this is the natural fate of political life.
Those who are making this fight are doing their
best 10 infame the Republicans Of the lower
counties against the Republicans OF this county
They have no just reason for their attitude The
Senator in all fairness belongs TO New Castle
county. This fact was understood during the cam
paign and accepted If any OF the Republicans
OF the Legislature are caught in the trap. they
will certainly be guilty of having delivered blow
ct the Republican party from which it may take
years TO recover
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
HONEST DRUGGIST A REAL
BENEFACTOR TO SUFFERER

After suffering for about fifteen
years with kidney trouble was finally
cured by the use Of your Swamp
Root.
Ny trouble began with strain
which left me with weakness in the
small Of back which panied me con-
tinually. I WAS almost unable to do
any work and felt miserable, tried and
worn out. Three local physicians
treated me for some time but l did
not improve. Mr.. Quigley, the drug
gist here, recommended DR.. Kilmer's
swamp-Root to me and after taking it
according 10 directions for some time,
I have completely recovered. I have
great faith In Swsmp-Root and never
hesitate 10 recommend II.
FRANK P. O'NEILL,
Government Bldg, Syracuse, n. Y.
Personally appeared before me this
seventh day of September, 1909. Frank
p. O'Neill, who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true In substance and in fact.
Matthew j Mccarthy,
Notary Public.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
To Wash the NOStrilS

To wash the nostrils every day
should be the aim Of everyone wish
ing to be free from the disgusting
symptoms Of Nasal Catarrh.
Any one can readily rid themselves
OF nasal catarrh by obtaining from
the druggist two ounces Of antiseptic
vilane powder. Use a half taspoonful
TO a pint OF warm water. and snuff
up into the nostrils a half dozen OF
more times until all the Shiny matter
is removed Also gargle the throat,
and apply the following splendid ca
tarrh balm to the nostrils: Mix a
teaspoonful Of vilane powder with a
five cent jar Of vaseline.
This treatment cleans. clears,
soothes and heals the mucous mem
brane and enables one to breathe
freely through the nose.
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
Chatty Stories OF the Dav

There used to be- and perhaps IS now, company Of
brave hre ladies in Albany. Ore known as the Linn
County Fire Company No 2 It was volunteer or
senzaon and pretty near all of the best people in the
city belong to It, including United States Senator Cham
berlan.
In this town was young lawyer whose father was
very rich and who had been sent 10 an Eastern law
school Since bis graduation he had done nothing az
cept open an ONCE This young lawyer was proposed
for membership in the Linn County Fire Company
We cannot elect him., one of the members protested
The constitution Of our company says that the mem
bers Of It must sleep in Albany and live here in the
city; and he lives out Of town a farm and not In
the city at all He 'uId be of value at all in case
Of fire at night He doesn't sleep here at night"
No. replied Chamberlain; 1T is true he doesn't sleep
mere at night but he sleeps here in his ONCE all day"
AND they elected him that ground.-Saturday
Evening Post
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
OLD INJURY MAY KILL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GREENWOOD. Del, Jan. 24.-Frank
Cannon, who fell from his barn loft
about four years ago, Is seriously III
with pains in his breast and side. He
has been 20 the hospital, and the doc
tors there after examining him said
they think at the time Of the accident
his breast bone was fractured and is
now decaying
Evening journal., 1911-01-24
MIR. cox OFT AGAIN.

William G. Coke. president of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
tion, although not entirely recovered
from injuries received in an automo-
bile accident is at his offices daily.