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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Great Men Who Drank.

Cato was ii hard drinker. while. In
the language of one writer. old Ben
Jonson was constantly 'pickled." The
poet Savage used to go on the hardest
kinds of tears" and Rogers observed
after seeing his own statue. 1T is the
first time | have seen him stand
straight for many years Byron says
of Person. the great classical scholar.
81 can never recoIlect him except as
drunk or brutal and generally both. .
Keats was on q spree once that lasted
six months. Horace. Plato. Aristoph-
anes. Euripides. Alcaeus. Socrates and
Tasso of the old timers and Goethe,
Schiller. Addison. Pitt. Fox. Black
stone. Fielding. Sterne and Steele were
all hard drinkers at intervals.-Lon-
don Times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Milton

Miss Nina Coon returned to Chicago
Monday after month vacation which
she spent here.
Andy Davis has purchased the M. H.
Ansley house in the Ansley addition,
now occupied by Carl Davy. Mr.. Davis
expects to move to town in the spring.
Jesse Green and wife of Missouri are
guests at B. l. Jeffrey's. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green will remain in Milton for an eX-
tended visit, and perhaps may locate
here.
The - months old child of r. L.
Carey, who died Sunday, was buried in
the Milton cemetery Tuesday, the Rev.
Roberts of the U. B. church officiating.
Rob Davis reports an extra fine yield
of small grain on the G. B. Mackey
farm. The threshing was done Friday
and his oats yielded over 76 bushels to
the acre and the barley about 543 bush
els.
Miss Lizzie Driver returnd home Sat
urday evening from North Yakima,
Wash, and resumed her duties at the
postoffice Monday after a months va
cation. She was accompanied home by
her sister, Miss Emma, who will spend
two weeks here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Fort Atkinson.

Friends of L. F. Copeland will be
panied to learn that he has had tC
enter st. Mary's hospital, Rochester,
Mimi, for an operation necessitated by
his terrible fall to the pavement, from
a pole here, some weeks ago. Hopes
are entertained for his speedy recovery.
DR.. Geo. M. Whitaker, late of Wash
ington, D. c., died at the Hotel Fort
in this city on Thursday, August 9th,
after an illness of only few hours,
caused by acute indigestion and conse-
quent heart failure. He had been at
tached to the staff of Hoard's Dairy
man as associate editor since July 1st
and was expecting his wife and daugh-
ter, who were at Southbridge, Mass.
to join him in two weeks, when they
would take up their permanent resi-
dence in this city.
Nels Texum, we'll known character
in these parts, whose home was with
Ole Anderson in the town of Albion,
was accidentally struck and killed by
an auto driven by son of Frank Hoard
at Fit. Atkinson Saturday evening. The
accident occurred near the bridge and
was due largely to the fact that the
unfortunate man was very deaf. The
blow threw him to the pavement where
his head struck in such way as to
cause death. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at East Koshko-
nong, Rev. Halvorson officiating.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
CORRESPONDENCE
Evansville

The G.. w. Hall Jr. show left for
Monroe where they will fill an engage
ment at the Monroe fair, and from
there will go to the Elkhorn fair.
Thursday evening, while waiting for
the 7:25 train to pull out, horse be-
longing to Peter Olson became fright
ened at an automobile and overturned
the buggy, throwing the occupants,
Peter Olson and Miss Esther Jorgen-
son, in the road.
Thursday was Evansville day at the
Rock County fair and ideal weather
conditions brought out record break
ing crowd. Over 10000 were present.
The feature of the day was the aero
plane flight of Roy Mitchell, of the Chi
cago Aviation school, making one flight
at 2:3O and another at 4. This proved
to be the most remarkable one ever
seen in this part of the country, having
as a companion Miss Emma Kielts, an
Evansville girl. About the highest al
titude reached was 500 feet, coming
down in the form of spiral. Those
who witnessed the feat admired the
pluck of the young lady by warm and
hearty applause she received after
alighting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Stoughton

Whether or not the city of Slough
ton will be reassessed this fall depends
altogether upon the state tax commits
sion, with whom complaint was filed
by the local assessor, who was offered
the support Of others, but concluded to
contest the matter on its merits, with
out the assistance of men who might
later decide to compromise.
A barn and tobacco shed on the
Mrs. Lucy Iverson farm, short dis
lance east of town, were destroyed by
fire Friday afternoon. Chief Erdahl, a
friend of the family, motored out to
the place as soon as he learned of the
fire and was told that it originated
from ignited matches in possession of
some children playing in the barn.
Nothing could be done to save the
property and had not the wind turned
in another direction the other sheds and
barns, besides the house, would have
gone up in smoke.
liver Erdahl was quite badly hurt at
his home northeast of town Thursday
afternoon as the result of falling down
from an upper bent in the shed in which
he was hanging tobacco. He fell a
Ills LdIICC VI LG1l VI CWCINO 1SSO3 III can
ing both bones of his left forearm just
above the wrist, and sustaining severe
bruises of his shoulder and the upper
parts of his body. His head also re-
ceived jolt so that he was rendered
unconscious, but it was not thought
that there was conclusion of the
brain. Three or four weeks will prob
ably elapse before he is entirely recov-
cred from the mishap.
Miss Ella Teisberg, Youngest daugh-
ter of O. K. Teisberg, Stoughton, was
united in marriage Thursday afternoon
by Rev. FIR. Wiese at the West Kosh-
konong church in Pleasant Springs
township. The interior of the church
had been beautifully decorated for the
occasion and there was a goodly num-
Der of people to witness the ceremony.
The husband is Prof. Herman Nordlie,
instructor at the Park Region Lutheran
college IN Fergus Falls, Mimi, and was
at one time a resident of Christiana
township, where other members of the
family now reside. Prof. Ristad, for
, merly at the head of Albion academy,
, is president of the institution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Roman Masons and Their Tools.

The excavations at Pompeii and Her
culaneum have unearthed masons
tools much resembling those in use
today and demonstrated the freer use
of large tiles. the employment of iron
to tie together brick and stone work
and the use of Il kind Of concrete of
which lime WAS the binding medium
and finely broken brick Il favOrite ma
terial The dome of the Pantheon.
built in the first century of the Chris
tan era. still testifies to the enduring
nature of concrete superstructure, al.
belt bound with lime and not with ce-
ment-Charles Winslow Hall in Ma
tiOnaI Magazine
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Wanted Them Matched.

A hOmesteader received from the de-
partment of agriculture quantity of
dwarf milo maize seed. with a request
to plant it and report the result. Here
is his report: Mr. Secretary: Dear
Sir-I planted your dwarf maize. and it
did fine. 1t was the dwarfeSt maize
ever saw. But the jack rabbits ate it
as fast as it got ripe, Please send an
other lot OF seed and send along a lot
of dwarf jack rabbits to match the
maize"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Deerheid

Postmaster and Mrs. N. G. Larson
had been married 25 years on Saturday
last and on Sunday invited few of
their relatives and friends to enjoy the
occasion with them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Larson are among the few who have
stuck to Deerfield since its infancy and
shared its success as we'll as ADVERSE
ties.
Otto Matson last week sold his farm
in north Deerfeld to Frank Pooch, who
now works the label farm. The price
paid was S97 per acre. Mr.. Matson
was not really thinking of selling his
farm but he set price and was taken
up so quickly he had no time to think.
This farm was originally the Lars Iver-
son home. 1t was later owned by Paul
Krockow.
Senator K. Nelson of Minnesota,
while on his way home from Washing
ton, stopped off here and visited rela-
tives and friends from last Thursday
till Sunday evening. Senator Nelson is
a man who never fOrgets his old friends
and neighbors here. He can give more
complete data as to the lives of his OLD
acquaintance here than most of those
WHO nave uNSU HSIS' IL 10 lIIIS per
sonal trait and one that might we'll be
cultivated by others.
Sun Prairie Countryman: Mrs. Johr
Rutlin died at her home in the town OF
Bristol at 2 o'clock Monday morning
Sept. End, after an illness of severa
years of tuberculosis, at the age of 4e
years, 10 months and 26 days. Hel
maiden name was Anna Mathilda Swan
daughter of And. Swan, and she wa:
born in the town of Christana, thi.
county, Oct. Z, 1862. She was united
in marriage to John Rutlin, March 8
1884, and to this union eight children
were born, all living except two. The,
are Amanda, Erving, Idelia, Winifred
Mabel and Sanford, all living at hom'
except Irving of Boston.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
NOsfce to- Creditors.

CTATE OF WISCONSIN. County Court fol-
- Rock County.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court to be held in and for said
County at the Court House, in the City OF
GAINESVILLE, in said County, on the first Tuesday
of April, A. D, 1913, being April 1st, 1918
be heard, considered and adjusted:
All claims against George w. Price, late OF
the City of Edgerton, in said county. deceased
All claims must be presented for allowance
to said Court, at the Court House, in the City
of GAINESVILLE, in said county on or before the
9Th day of March, A. D. 1918. or be barred.
Dated Sept. 9Th, 1912
BY the Court.
J. W. SALE County judge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Beware of Din tments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on peescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Cattrrh Cure, manufactured by F,
j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarry Cure be sure that you get the
genuine. It is taken internally and is
made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney
& Go. Testimonials free. Sold by drug
gists, price 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
An Expert Statement.

SIS there any sure way of knowing
when a man is meaning to propose?'
asked the bud
'You needn't worry about that said
the belle THE knowledge comes by
nature. The most important thing is
to knew when he isn't going to-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
Qualified.

Baron-You have called to secure the
position of porter: Applicant-Yes
sir. Baron-Was there not some one
in the anteroom as you came in! APP
plicant-There was. sir There was a
man with a bill against you. Herr
Baron. but | thew him Out.-Fliegende
Batter
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13

-Thurston and his boys do good
work. Alta
LOST Demountable auto rim with
36x4 tire Finder leave at this Office
or address Jim B. Jackman, GAINESVILLE,
Meyers House. 42t1
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
The Lady and the Oath.

The Lawyer Ito the lady, You IN
derstand the nature OF an oath. dOn't
you? The Lady "a little furried)-l
beg your pardon The Lawyer ttest.
ily)- What is the nature of an oath?
The Lady ttriumphantlyI = Profane,
isn't it?-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
HeartleSS,

''Your father is heartless: told him
I couldn't live without you"
"And what did he say?"
HE offered to pay my funeral ex-
penses." -PearSon'S Weekly
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13
And There You Are.

Self-made men brag of their rise,
and their daughters boast of their
descent.-Lippincott's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-13

PolitenesS Is "A coin destined to enrich
those who give 1t away.
Evening star., 1912-11-16
CITIZENS MADE AND RENADE: an
Int 1afian of he Signifi n nee and

was the only means of reproduction.
Taste in that day was not especially
sensitive or trained and the simple pret-
tness of Angelica kauffman's pictures
courted and secured wide favor.
one of the bes. of RartoloZZi'S ensraV-
ings after Kaufman IS The Toilet of
Venus which is, it is said, the most eX-
pensive stipple engraving IN existence,
being worth no less than $1,000. Appar-
entity, from the prints now on exhibition
at the Library of Congress, BartoloZZi
had a fancy for the nude, but more
especially for cupids and cherubs-a
fancy no doubt derived from Boucher
and the French of that period He also,
it would seem, loved a story, for he is
found to have spent endless labor en-
craving some anecdotal works by minor
artist But il should be remembered
that illustration was much less proilhc
then than now and that engraving OF this
type took the place of our present pic
toiial publications. Evidently this Italian
who made London his nome had not the
usual plea aSure-iOVing, eaSySolnS nature
commonly attributed to those OF his ma
ton. for he mus. have been an fndefati-
gable worker. Not only did he engrave
pictures and pictorial compositions. but
also threater tickets and handsome
diplomas. The tickets Tor GardlM $
concert in London in 1880 We're engraved
by him. as was also the diploma of the
Royal Academy for 1IOS.
But he did stronger and nobler work
than any which has yet been mentioned,
reproducing works by the great masters
he seemed to stretch UP to their height
and measure his strength by theirs. Ills
engravings after Sir Joshua Reynolds,
Thomas GainsborouSh, Lawrence and Rae
burn are truly mastery ard should them
selves be reckoned as works OF art IN
the exhibition at the Library will be found
Impressions of his engravinSs of the por-
traits by Reynolds of Angelica Kaufman.
Lord Thurlow and little Leicester Stan
hope. of Gainsborough's little LavlEia,
Raeburn's Dr.. Hugh Blair. Lawrence
Cowper. The last is a drawing and very
charIningly interpreted. Most interesting,
also, are his engravings after original
drawings by Holbein which are printed in
tint. There is one of Lord Gotham, an
other of Thomas Paris and third or
Edward Stanley. while yet a fourth, most
pleasing of all perhaps, is of Edward VI,
the boy king. OF significance. as showing
variety i'm handling. are two prints re-
producing spirited pen and ink drawings.
done with much breadth by Barbieri-one
representing Two Musicians" and the
other "A Vocal Concert" More usual In
style, but very finely finished, are
Bartolozzi's engravinss. after Andrea del
Sartos. Guido Renis and Raphael $
paintings. Like all the exhibitions set
forth ~ the print division of the Library
of CONGRESS this collection Is not only
we'll chosen and comprehensive, but ad-
Evening star., 1912-11-16

consider this project and remain here,
where so many of his best years have
been spent and his best works produced
MISS ROSE ISHBEL GREELY leaves
lVA next week for San Francisco, and
therefore will not open her studio this
winter. She joins her brother. First
Lieut.. John n. Greedy, in the Philippines,
and will not return to Washington until
the autumn Of 1913. During her absence
in the orient she hopes to acquire
knowledge of the methods of working
and decorating metals as practiced in the
Ashikaga and subsequent periods in
Japan. as well as in processes of inlay
ing, damascening and casting.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Evening star., 1912-11-16

mirably arranged. 1t will be on view for
an indefinite period.
:: :;
d ETWEEN seven and eight hundred
- people attended the lecture on Mi
chael Angelo given by Dr. Ill. II. Powers
of Boston, under the auspices of the
Washington Society of the Fine Arts, in
the auditorium of the National Museum
Tuesday evening. Every available seat
was occupied long before the lecture be-
gan and nearly 200 persons stood through
the entire evening Besides winch as
many more were turned away after the
CAPACITY of the hall was exhausted. This
demonstrates a very real and widespread
interest III art which is significant or
progress.
DR. Powers held the attention of his
audience and spoke easily and Win en-
thusiasm. He told briefly of the life of
Michael Angelo and his chief traits of
character, dwelling at length upon his
great master work as painter the
decoration of the ceiling in the Slstine
Chapel. DR.. Powers clearly defined the
difference between sculpture and paint
ing. explaining how the one is chiefly de-
pendent upon form and requires compact
ness whereas the other gains its charm
from the relation of light and shade seen
through an all-enveloping atmosphere,
ton of spaces He spoke of the tendency
on the part of the public to require names
for paintings, demonstrating more inter-
est In catalogues than in the works of
art set forth; but mainly he described
and explained the great decoration, eX-
amning it bit by bit, in such a way that
few who heard him will ever forget it..
The lecture was illustrated with numer-
Gus and very excellent stereopticon slides.
A T the Public Library collection of
\ photographs Of the Michael Angelo
decorations in the Sistine Chapel are now
on view. and at the Library of Congress
additional photographs of this great
masters works may be examined upon
request With the Michael Angelo prints
at the Public Library shown numer-
Gus reproductions of works by American
sculptors, SUCH for example. as st.
Gaudens, Macmonnies, j. U. a. Ward,
Solon and Gutzon Borglum, d. G. Franch.
George Gray Barnard. Bella Pratt and
others. These have been set forth not
only on account of their intrinsic inter-
est. which without question is great. but
also because lecture on this subject Is
to he given before the Washington So
ciety of Fine Arts by Augustus Luke
man Wednesday evening of the coming
Evening star., 1912-11-16

week Mr.. Lukeman is a member of the
National Sculpture Society of New York,
and among his works are an equestrian
statue of Kit Carson, four colossal statues
for the Brooklyn Institute and soldiers
monument for Somerville, Mass.
:: x
A NUMBER of very interesting mural
\ paintings have been executed by r.
LIE Grand Johnston of this city for the
new Powhatan Hotel. In the dining room
are two very large panels representing
spring landscapes. Each is set in high
arched panel. but being placed side by
side, they complement each other. They
are simple compositions, sloping hillsides
a few trees and fair skies but their
charm lies in the tenderness of their
color and the really poetic manner Oh
their Interpretation. They do not intrude;
they are not pictures. but decoraiohs'
enhancing the beauty of the room where
in they have been placed and serving ad-
mirably as backgrounds for any probabie
assemblage. Mr.. Johnston has also PANT
ed d large panel for the hall, represent
ing an oriental scene, and he is now COM
pleting a frieZe for the grillroom IN
which Indians are introduced acceptably
In each instance the painting takes It's
place satisfactorily. and while Lending
color does not insist upon attention. Mr.
johnston Is dt pTeSeHI dt WIN uiOu q
decorative landscape painting for Mrs.
Lee of GeorgetoWn-a long narrow panel
to go over a doorway which represents
the junction of the Shenandoah and
Potomac rivers near Harpers Ferry,
where three states meet. 1t is a
picturesque spot and Mr.. Johnston has
transcribed it sympathetically. Both Mr..
Johnston and Mr. Powell. who have for
a number of years had studios in the
Lehman building on New York avenue
are about to remove to the Corcoran
building, as the former structure Is soon
to be torn down.
MISS META CRAIG has delightful
1V1 little studio in Georgetown,
little wooden building set back from the
street, which was once used as private
school There is an open fireplace, a big
sunny window. pleasantly colored walls
and a fine board floor, colored as only old
boards are by time and much use. Here
she has painted several very attractive
interiors, one of which found it's way
couple of years ago into the Pennsylva-
mia Academy's annual exhibition, where
il attracted much favorable attention.
and another very recently. which will
doubtless be exhihHed here this year. 1t
is an excellent &pmposition, taking In
both the fireplace and the window, ana
Evening star., 1912-11-16

a y exhibition Of engravings by
N BartolozZi. a famous engraver
"a of the eighteenth century, is now
Il ~ on view at the Library OF Con-
Sress. 1t comprises about two
hundred prints drawn from the Garrett
and Hubbard collections and are arrang-
ed in cases in the southwest pavilion,
wherein was previously sef forth a COM
prehensiye collection of Seymour Haden's
etchings. The Bartalozzi prints have been
arranged according to subjects rather
than according to method or time of pro-
duction. They cover wide range and
splay great variety in technique. Some
are in line, some in stipple; not a few
initiate the texture and appearance of
drawings in chalk and crayon. others
interpret the painters technique The
tieXibility OF what is usually regarded as
rather limited medium could not better
be- manifested.
Francesca Bartolozz was born in Flor
ence in lI25. His father was a gold
smith, and he intended that the young
Francesca should follow in the same
trade. The lad, however, showed so
much taste in designing that he was
placed under the instruction of two
Florentine artists, who instructed him in
painting. After spending three years in
study under these masters he went to
Venice and there took up engraving under
Joseph Wagner. who had already at
tained considerable reputation. He is
said to have made rapid progress and to
have executed work OF much merit in a
comparatively short space of time. At all
events from then on Bar. olozZi gave all
his time to engraving rather than to
painting, contenting himself with repro
ducing other artists works and thus
adding to their reputation. 1t is au te
true, however. that his own reputation
did not suffer, and that as an engras er
he made much more of a name for him
self than he ever would have as painter,
winning also much larger reward.
After living for time both in Venice
and i'm Rome, BartoioZZi went to Lon
don. where he won almost immediate
recognition by his skill and produced an
enormous amount of work. In 1902 lie
was invited to Lisbon to superintend "A
school of engraving and he remained
there until his death, which occurred
about 1916. \ great number of his en-
cravings are after paintings by Angelica
Kaufman and by Giovanni Cipriani, both
OF whom were contemporaries and pro-
duced work peculiarly fitted for interpre-
tation through the medium OF stipple en-
craving. 1t should be remembered that
photography in that day did not exist
and that engraving in one Of its forms
Evening star., 1912-11-16

an entire ham. and at last tried 10 brinl
home live COW. the generosity of thu
little terrier became emba IRA ssing. This
epic Of Ebenezer is one Of the brightest
short stories that has been written or
late. and il is gratifying 10 find il pre-
served in this permanent form.
From the George IL. Doran Company
The Star receives four calendars for 1913
by the Life Publishing Company. compris
ing six illustrations by we'll known
American artists James Montgomery
Flagg, Charles Dana Gibson and Coles
Phillips have drawn the pictures for three
Of these. each of them being known hy
the name of the artists. The fourth is
entitled -Life.s Calendar and is coll
lection of drawings in color hy different
artists who have contributed to the week.
iy delights Of that popular periodical.
The Life calendars are exceptionally at
tractive and will he eagerly sought by ap-
preciators of high-grade illustrations.