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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
New York.
NEW YORK, April 6, 1912.


Activity in the leaf market continues
fair. While no large and bulky trans
actions can be reported, the general
run of trading seems to keep the street
busy A more than ordinary demand
this week was for Wisconsin. The tone
of the market is reassuring, and its
confidence seems to be firm for a years
steady business. The talk of the mar
ket, however, is concerned chiefly in
the new Sumatra. The more of it is
shown and seen in the samples from
the first few sales the more confirmed
becomes the conviction that the market
has not been favored with like per-
feet crop since many years, if ever be-
FORE It's two chief characteristics seem
to be the general run in light colors
and the vast proportion of first lengths.
Even the oldest Sumatra importer can
not remember when any crop produced
such an exceptionally large quantity of
first lengths as is offered in this one.
1t is no doubt due to these circum-
stances that at yesterdays inscription
prices dropped somewhat and that
American buyers in consequence made
heavy investments. But no important
sales of the new importations have been
made so far in this market. On the
new Havana crop the reports continue
to be favorable. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, April IL, 1912.

Four months have passed without
rains or conditions to producing casing
weather and good many hundred
acres of last seasons tobacco crop is
still hanging in the sheds-a situation
of much embarrassment to the grow
ers as well as the dealers who hold
contracts on good portion of it. What
is causing more uneasiness is the fact
that springs work is pressing and the
farmers have no time now to devote to
preparing the crop for market if casing
weather was to come.
Outside of limited amount of buy
ing on an export basis there is very
little movement in the country at pres
ent, though there is more of the crop
unsold than was expected. Receiving
of the early purchases are now about
completed except that portion still
hanging in the sheds. Warehouse
handling is getting well along with
most firms while few have already
closed.
The market for old leaf furnishes but
little news to impart. A few hundred
cases was picked up by We'll & Son
from local dealers during the week but
the bulk of the sales are of small or
der nature to meet the needs of manu-
facturers.
Warmer weather has at last arrived
and growers have commenced to pre-
pare the seed beds for another crop.
The shipments out of storage reach
Alb cases and car loads from this
market to all points for the week past.
Since last report 10 car loads have been
received for warehouse handling.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, April 2, 1912.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, April 2, 1912.
The doctrine that absolute free trade
in tobacco would not injure the Con-
necticut valley grower, as manufacture
ers would procure wrapper tobacco at
prices which would enable them to pay
higher price for binder stock, is not
lodging on fertile soil in the valley The
New England tobacco grower knows by
experience that the manufacturer is
not in business for his health, and that
an advance in the price of New Eng
land goods on the ground mentioned
would be preposterous. The shaded in
terests likewise refuse to accept seri-
ously the contention that even though
the average price of Sumatra was re-
duced to 81 per pound, or thereabouts,
by the removal of the tariff, shaded to-
bacco would sell at its present price
because it is better article than Su-
matra.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
SToUCHToN. WIS. April 5, 1912.

The sorting season is now drawing to
a close at the tobacco warehouses OF
the state, though all that has been
bought has not yet been delivered, as
some acreage is hanging in the sheds.
Some sales of remnants have been re-
ported at TIC straight in the bundle and
some bundle goods are still unsold in
growers hands. Farmers about the
country say that there will be no in
creased tobacco acreage for 1912 be-
yond the capacity of the sheds, as lum-
Der is too high priced for additional
building and the conduct Of the big op-
orators too uncertain as to paying rea-
sonable figures for the new field.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
NEW YORK, April 3, 1912.

The only sale of Importance that has
been recorded in the past two weeks is
the transfer of a large quantity of Con-
necticut Havana seed tobacco from one
New York packing house to another.
This sale, however, does not effect the
general market situation. The contin-
ued slump in the buying of 1911 Penn
sylvania and the cessation of the buy
ing of the Ohio 1911 crops are the only
other matters of interest. Sales have
been few and of little consequence
Leaf
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

1t is seldom that spring comes round
finding so much of previous season. S
tobacco crop still hanging in the sheds
as the present one. We have passed
AN exceptional winter in many respects
and at no time since the first casing
spells in the fall have the growers of
the state been given an opportunity to
remove their tobacco from the sheds.
Even with the going off of the snow
there have been no winter or spring
rains to bring about the desired case,
and when the farm work of another
season is at hand a good many growers
have their tobacco still unstripped, or
have little time to devote to it were
casing weather to come now. A good
deal of this tobacco has been sold under
contract, but being unable to DELIVER
within the usual packing season it is
somewhat of question whether buy
ers would accept it after their packing
operations had been closed. Contracts,
therefore, are liable to be cancelled
and the growers must seek new mar
ket. 1t is generally conceded that to-
bacco that has been hanging in the
sheds during the long winter months,
subjects to all kinds of wind and wealth
er, loses much of it's elasticity and
finish not to mention the danger of be-
ing more or less broken. The deterio-
ration of choice fine leaf would be
greater than in the common grades,
which is probably another reason why
buyers might wish to get rid OF con-
tracts outstanding at so late date.
When the casing weather comes so late
in the season the temptation is great
to pull the tobacco down from the sheds
at the first opportunity and even the
sprinkling can might be brought into
use and the crop is seldom stripped out
in as good condition as earlier in the
season and is still another reason why
buyers shy in receiving it on contract at
prices paid for leaf handled more care
fully. The experience of the present sea-
son will impress growers tnat safety lies
in stripping their tobacco the first op-
portunity after it is thoroU ghly cured.
TBut iC is rare that a sason passes
without more or less ca sing weather
during the winter or early spring
months and may not occur again for
some years to come.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER. PA. April l. 19l.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 1, 1912.
There is no denying the fact that the
local tobacco industry in all of its
branches is ''up against it''-th grow
ers, probably, worst of all. Early in
the season they began demanding prices
for their tobacco that were simply ex-
tortionate, and they held to these prices
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12

until they found they had made a mis-
take that could not be rectifed. And
it must be admitted that lot of pack
ers were just as much to blame as the
growers. It had been tacitly agreed
by the packers long before the buying
season opened that they would stand
together on several things. They would
hold out for ten-cent tobacco; they
would not buy until the crop was strip
ped and they could see what they were
getting, compelling the grower to strip
clean, and they would buy the crop on
its merits. To none of which very ex-
cellent resolutions did the trade, as a
body, adhere. The result was just what
might have been expected. at least
half of the crop brought about ten
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-04-12

AS the time for starting the seed
beds is near at hand, the following in
structions are timely: The time for
sowing the seed will vary from season
to season. The best time to SOW is i'm
mediately after the time of the last
killing frost in the spring. The aver
age date of the last frost in Wisconsin
is April 80, but the beds are very often
sown as early as April 20. 1t is very
good plan for all growers to sow twice
as many beds as they will need to allow
for all accidents that may befall part
of them, and for the same reason, it is
we'll to sow two or three times at in
tervals of three or four days to insure
part of the beds at least against injury
from frost. When the seed is sown
dry or unsprouted, it should be mixed
with small amount of ashes, flour or
meal, which will enable one to see
where the seed has fallen. If it is
sprouted in sawdust, sand or rotten
wood, it is sown with this material. If
the seed is sprouted unmixed between
two damp cloths, it can be sown very
nicely and evenly with water in sprin-
king can. The water should be well
stirred just before sprinkling, so as to
keep the seed in suspension and insure
even distribution. After the seed has
been sown, it is not necessary to rake
the bed, as this is likely to cover the
seed too deeply. 1t is better to brush
over lightly with a broom or simply
compact the soil with roller or with
the feet, and then thoroughly but care
fully water so as not to flood the seed
into the low places. Sowing the seed
too thickly is one of the most common
causes of the failure to produce good,
healthy, stocky plants. In one ounce
of seed there are from 300, 900 to 400
600 seeds, a sufficient amount to plant
so acres of tobacco if each seed ger
minated and was used. Under ordinary
conditions it is we'll to plan to use one
ounce of good seed to two acres of to-
bacco. This should be spread over a
sufficient area so as to require only two
pickings from any portion of the beds.
One ounce of seed with a terminating
capacity of 80 to 80 per cent will sow
four or five rods of bed six feet wide.
In Wisconsin the seed is practically
always sprouted before sowing in the
cold frames. It is questionable whether
this practice is always of much benefit.
1t undoubtedly is in those cases where
the sprouted seed is sown just at the
start of warm period. Sowing of
well-sprouted seed, however, which is
soon after followed by frost or cold
weather, is very likely to result in the
killing or injury of the sprouted seeds.
AS good and better results are often
secured by sowing unsprouted seed.
The sprouting of seed in the house may
be done in several ways. The things
to remember when sprouting seed are:
(1) that they must be alive or capable
of termination; (2) they must have
sufficient amount of moisture, but not
so much as to exclude the air, or aid the
starting of bacterial or fungus rot; (3)
they must have proper temperature
somewhere around rs degrees); they
must have air or oxygen.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17
BARROW, CLEARED OF BRIBERY, breaches
BROTHERHOOD-ANDW WAR;
breaches
DARROW,.

San Francisco Sept 1Clarence S. barrow has become the
cleared the
= charge of brbng Mcnamara jurors.
He has been going the like stormy
petrel addressing meetings urging the working and
working women to organize into closer brotherhood.
He has He said he
he has said plainly that all might understand And the great
audiences which have heard cheered him the echo
barrow preaching wathe of the against the
disappearing the general strike And at the time he is
preaching charity and brotherhood.
g" remedy for conditions he says, Save such broth
ehood of the workers shall be able the few who
control every resource and all means of production:
"Unless deal justly with shall the wheels of
industry, stop the profits for which greedy
C" other remedy No change through the bal
lot the united action of the working
women Of America and they will have fight like soldiers
their rights
This supposed be democratic country. doubt if there
another face ofth earth hopeless
"Our government wasn't planned There set of
wicked enough enough plan such hodgpodg
government
constitution pride of the fooishly
patriotic Why that constitution boy of 20 had written
of rules guide his life and said:
IF live be fifty and can't change these
rules
the telephone before the flying machine got together
and framed laws and they tell be ruled by
: these laws forever.
go heaven basket try and amend the constitution
judges that spout don't The constitution itself five
@a 4Lo,eo 15 - e Ji,1 to 41
The state herald., 1912-01-26

In recovering these: but, with time
limited. he had been sent back on a
wild goose chase. while Keith alone
knew. with any degree OF positiveness.
where those documents really were.
Hawley certainly had them in his pos
session the day before, for he had
taken them to Miss Maclaire to thus
convince her as to the truth Of his
statements. And Hawley was still
In Sheridan. However. 1t was not
likely the man would risk carrying
documents Of such value. and docu-
ments connecting him SO closely with
that murder on the Santa Fe Trail.
about upon his person. At best. life
was cheap In that community. and
Black Bart must possess enemies in
plenty. Yet II not on his person
where? Scott was only tool. mere
ignorant desperate. not to be trusted
to such degree-yet apparently he
was the only one working with the
gambler In this deal. the only one
cognizant as to his plans. Christie
Keith came to a stop in the street at
the recurrence Of the womans name.
Why not? II she had been convinced.
II she really believed that these pa
pers proved her right to both property
and parentage. then she would guard
them as tigress does her young And
Hawley would know that. and must
realize they would be far safer In her
hands than In his pocket She could
not use them without his aid and
guidance. and yet, whatever happened
to him they would still be safely be-
yond reach. True. this might not have
been done; the gambler might not yet
have felt that he had sufficient hold
upon the woman to trust her thus far.
but II was, at least. a possibility to be
considered. and acted upon.
Still wrestling with the intricate
problem. Keith entered the dining
room. and weaved his way. as usual.
through the miscellaneous crowd, to-
ward the more exclusive tables at the
rear. A woman sat alone at one OF
these. her back toward the door. His
first thought was that II must be
Hope. and he advanced toward her.
his heart throbbing. She glanced up.
a slight frown wrinkling her forehead.
and he bowed. recognizing Christie
Maclaire.
The state herald., 1912-01-26

secret There are details yet 90 be de
cided upon. and Mr.. Hawley's present
objection to publicity is only ordinary
prudence"
She leaned toward him. her fingers
playing nervously with a knife.
"Mr. Keith. cannot help but like
you. and ] also feel most kindly dis
posed toward Mr.. Hawiey. wish In
this ] was no longer compelled TO con.
slider you m enemy of us both. There
Ia no reason why should. except for
your blind prejudice against this other
man who IL my friend. ! know you
have some cause. for he has told me
tho entire story. yet | am sure he did
no moro than his actual duty. lie let
mo realize how very sorry he was that
the marshal nt Carson City had called
upon him for assistance"
"who' Hawiey7" Keith questioned.
hardly trusting hir own ears.
Yes: indeed he In n very different
man from what you have been led TO
believe. know he In n gambler. and
all that, but really II IL not altogether
his fault Ho told me about his life.
and II wns very sad. lie was driven
from home when only boy. and
naturally driftcd into evil company.
His one ambition Ia TO break away.
and redeem himself. | am 70 anxious
to help him. and wish you could real.
Ire his purpose. ms do. and become
his friend. Won't you. for my sakoi
Why. even In this affair he has not
the slightest mcrcennry purposc-ho
has only though, OF wha, was righuul.
ly min.."
Keith listened. feeling TO the full tho
womnn'H cnrncatncHA. the impousibili.
" Of changing her fscd conviction.
iiawlcy had planted hia seed deep aud
well In fruitful soil
"you make strong and charming
advocate. Miss Mncinifo." he returned.
feeling the necessity OF saying some
thing u should like TO have you
equally earnest ON my side Yet II
viii be- hard TO convince mo that
BLACK Bart II the paragon Of virtue
you describe wish might believe
for your sake Did he also explain
how he came into possession NJ these
paperni"
"oh, yca, indeed there Ia no secret
The state herald., 1912-01-26
PRACTICAL HELP FOR POOR
Man Undoubtedly Had Great Scheme,
Although There Was Slight
Obstacle In the Way.

In the den which opened off the liv-
Ing room the man was roaring soul
fully his own modernized version Of
an old song, IF had but ten millions
q year. CATER Green, II had but ten
millions year"
What would you do with it?" his
sister interrupted, less for purposes
of information than In pursuit Of
quiet
One thing. anyhow, Sis" he broke
off with unexpected earnestness. "I'd
establish system Of free laundries
for the poor. New Workers. are won
derfully clean people, all things con-
sidered, but you can't go around much
without realizing that more laundry
work and bathing would be an i'm
mense benefit in some directions"
But how would you manage It?
Who would be the beneficiaries? How
could you discriminate
"All that would have to be consid-
cred, of course. Now. you work out
the details, Sis, and I'll go out and try
to scrape up the ten millions. New
York Press.
The state herald., 1912-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith. q virginian. now bor-
der plainsman, IL looking for roaming war
parties Of savages. He sees wagon team
a. % full EaiiSp pursued by men on a.. pon,ssas rasa.
ers have massacred two men and DE-
parted. He searches the victims finding
papers and a locket with woman's Por-
trait. Keith is arrested at Carson CITY.
charged with the murder, his accuser be-
Ing rutfian named Black Bart. A. negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths in Virginia Neb
says one of the murdered men was John
6ibley. the other Gen. willis Waite. form
erly Confederate officer. The plainsman
and Neb escape, and later the ua,ins fugitivess 81
TO be young girl. whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she is in search Of brother, who
Mr.. Hawley induced her to come to the
cabin while he sought her brother. Haw-
ley appears, md Keith in hiding recog-
rinc battle In the darkened room in which
Keith In victor. Horses are appropriated
and the girl who says that her name Is
in tas .ss keh make
Fort Larned. where the girl is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that
she 10 the daughter of General Waite
Keith meets an old friend. DR.. Fairbain.
Keith meets the brother Of Hope Waite.
under the assumed name Of Fred WI.
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two. Hope learns that Gen. Waite. who
was thought murdered. Is at Sheridan.
and goes there, where she is mistaken for
Christie Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
and fnds that Black Bart has convinced
her that there is a mystery in her life
which he IL going to turn to her advan-
her resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Willoughby shot dead.
The state herald., 1912-01-26
CHAPTER XVI.
A Chance Conversation.

The opportunity thus SO unexpected.
ly afforded was not one to be wasted,
and Keith accepted It with swift deter.
mination. The expression in the wom-
ans face was scarcely one OF well
come. yet his purpose was sufficiently
serious to cause him to ignore this
with easy confidence In himself.
Il am. indeed. most fortunate % dis
cover you alone. Miss Maclaire." he
said. avoiding her eyes by swift
glance over the table. "and evidently
at time when you are only beginning
your meal May Join your"
She hesitated for an instant. debnt-
ing with herself. and as quickly do
Gliding on disagreeable tactics.
Il presume this is public table.
and | consequently have little choice
in the matter. II you insist" she re-
piled. her voice more civil than her
words. "Still. Mr.. Keith. I Am not
accustomed to associatinE with Grim.
inala."
He smiled. holding his temper In
check. more than ever determined to
win.
Then. possibly. you may rather
welcome a new diversion. can as
sure you our criminals out here arc
the most interesting portion OF our
population. I wish might have your
permission"
Standing there before her. bare
beaded. his slightly tanned face strong
and manly. his gray eyes flled with
humor. Miss Maclaire recognized
again that he was not OF the com.
mon herd. and the innate coquetry OF
her nature obtained mastery. What
harm could II do for hcr to chat with
him for half an hour1 II was bettcr
than eating n lonely meal. and. be.
sides. she might learn something Of
value TO report to Hawiey. Her own
eyes frightened. the slight irown dis.
appearing
"You are certainly an illustration OF
your theory" she said pleasantly. II
shall have to say yes. but. really. I did
not suppose you would enjoy being
ranked among that class"
He drew out n chair. and sat down
facing her. leaning slightly forward
upon tho intervening table.
Nor would I. only | recognize you
do not comprehend. The source Of
your Information In n bit polluted.
Miss IMaelairc. There are those whose
good opinion do not seek. and you
rhonld not form your decisions on the
unsupported testimony OF n personal
enemy"
"oh. indeed" rather rcrcnting tho
words. and already rerrctfnl OF her
compliance. Surely have m much
reason to trust my informant ms
have you. lie. Mt least. has proven
himself n friend"
II wish could feel an fully aHnurt-i
Of that M you do he returned honest
iy. II would then have every iemptn.
ton 10 mcddle further taken away
from me. DO you realize that my In.
tereat In very largely upon your nc
count'"
"oh. no." laughing. II couldn't be.
The state herald., 1912-01-26
Copyright A. c. Meclurs 4 Co. ls1a)
AfALE or THE pIAINS
. .RAhDALLDARPISH..

lieve that. IL have heard 1t whis-
percd It might be because of the other
girl"
THE other grill" In complete sur
prise at this swift return.
Yes. SIR" conscious Of having at
tained the upper hand Miss Hope
Waite"
Some more OF Mr. Hawley's fan
cies." he retorted. perplexed that so
much should be suspected. Have you
seen herr"
why, Of course. | am a woman.
Mr.. Keith. with all the natural curl
osity OF my sex. In this case had
special reason to be interested. One
does not meet her counterpart every
day"
THE resemblance between you is
certainly most striking"
Sufficiently So" she said slowly,
her eyes on his face. ito abundantly
confirm in my mind the truth OF all
that has been told me-"
The waiter approached with the or
ders, and the two remained in silence
until he had deposited his load upon
the table. and departed. She was
watching the face opposite through
lowered lashes that veiled her eyes.
but Keith was first to break the still
ness.
'T wish might be told what that
was"
ITO what do you refer?" apparent
ly forgetful as to where their conver-
sation had been broken.
ITO Hawley's proposition"
mo doubt" her lips smiling. but
you have come to the wrong market.
Mr.. Jack Keith"
Yet" he insisted earnestly. III this
is all straight. with no fraud conceal
ed anywhere. II you have the proofs in
your hands. why are you afraid to talk
openly? The very manner in which
Hawley works should convince you
he is himself afraid to face the truth" +"
No. you are wrong. There are per-
fectly satisfactory reasons why We
should for the present keep our plans
The state herald., 1912-01-26

whole body bloated. l
had chills and hot
flashes and my an
kles swelled SO /
could scarcely wear
my shoes. Kidney
secretions bothered
me and my nerves
were unstrung. / be.