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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Knew Him as Well.

A certain cantankerous old gentle
man not long ago advertised for q
coachman. who was required. among
other qualifications. to posses an init
mate acquaintance with the neighbor-
hood But to his great surprise he re
ceived not single application for the
vacant post.
81 cannot understand it at all. ne
said. as during Il chat one day with
an old ostler at the local livery stables
he had mentioned the fact.
LET me see.' said the latter. as
CLEAN of intelligence fitted across his
face. '.Ye hadvertised. | believe. for
one as must be well acquainted with
the neighborhood. didn't YEP
st did, replied the old gentleman
shortly. Il want some one who knows
his way about"
"Ah. that explains il" was the an
swer. .'Ye see. they who knows the
neighborhooG well knows ye too!"-
Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
TaIkina to the Wrong Man.

While Judge Dooly was holding
court in Washington county. Ga.
certain General Hanson. who was
famed as a blowhard came in and sat
down at the side of the judge and be-
gan to tell him about the vast amounts
of property he owned.
stop just Il moment. general. said
Judge Dooly MIR. Sheriff. call IN
Jones. the receiver of tax returns.
In a few moments that worthy APP
peared.
MIR. Receiver" said the judge. come
I'D here and make an inventory OF
General Hansons property He has
mistaken me for you
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Hia Pretty Compliment.

When the Dowager Queen Margheri-
ia of Italy was the lovely young bride
of the crown prince this anecdote OF
her reception in one of the hill towns
was widely told in the press.
The little boy who was to present
the usual bouquet was the son of a
distinguished literary man. and he had
been taught pretty poem OF few
lines in graceful praise of the princess.
But when the moment came to recite
it he stood mutely gazing at her, too
overcome to speak. After a moment,
in order to relieve the situation, the
princess smiled and held out her hand
for tie flowers The little fellow held
back for a moment, then. to the de-
light of the assembly. explained conf
dentia1ly as he gave the flowers to her:
"There were verses, but you are so
beautiful I can't remember them
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
How to Make
Christmas Sweets

TAHE candy season is again with
us. In most families home
a made candies are an important
feature of the Christmas fes-
tivities The following tested recipes
will be helpful to those who need in
struction in the pleasurable task OF
candy making.
Here is a never failing fudge recipe:
ne-fourth cupful milk. one cupful
sugar, butter the size of walnut. two
squares or two ounces of chocolate.
Place on stove and melt all together
and boil until they cling together III
the water without being brittle. When
stirring quickly, if the bottom of the
pan shows and edges suggest sugari-
ness, it is getting done. Just before
taking off the fire add one-half tea
spoonful of vanilla. then beat thor
oughly until creamy. Pour into we'll
buttered platter and when almost cool
cut into squares. If preferred add
chopped nuts just before removing
from the fire or form the fudge into
balls while warm and roll in ground
nuts. You may use peanut butter in
stead Of ordinary butter, especially If
you do not use chopped nuts Preserv-
ed figs are excellent when coated with
fudge or when mashed and mixed IN
fudge while warm.
Two cupfuls of brown sugar boiled
with milk and stirred continually until
il forms a wax ball when tested in
cold water makes an excellent candy IL
mixed with chopped raisins.
This is an inexpensive and delicious
candy: Grind one cupful of blanched
almonds and the same amount of pea
nuts in the food chopper. Make a rich
fondant with light brown sugar ana
milk. Stir the fondant constantly I'M
til it forms a ball of wax when tested
in cold water. Remove it from the
fire and stir until it foams. little
cream of tartar will assist in making
it creamy Pour the ground nuts into
the candy and place all on a buttered
pan. While warm cut the candy into
squares. Do not break the pieces
apart until COOL When cold dip each
piece into melted chocolate, unsweet-
ened.
A firm, ripe banana cut into rather
thin slices and dipped in melted sweet
chocolate is delicious. Place on oiled
paper and set in cool place to harden.
Dip marshmallows into melted choco-
late, roll them in ground nuts and set
aside to harden. Marshmallows hasti-
~ dipped into hard lemon taffy make
a good CONNECTION.
Melt unsweetened chocolate in dou-
| BILE pan and dip loaf sugar into the
melted chocolate and sprinkle the
| pieces with ground nuts. This is n
| good candy to give a child.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
A Santa Paper Chase

TATE were puzzled abOIt the chill
WME dren's Christmas, for all the
w little nieces. nephews and
grandchildren were coming
to the farm, as usual. says a writer in
the Country Gentleman Year after
wear we had had the common Christ
mas tree presentation of gifts unta
this method had quite lost its favor.
Resolved upon some substitute for it,
we CHANGED upon the excellent one OF
Santa Claus paper chase.
Early in the afternoon all the chill
dren were gathered together, and, much
to their bewilderment. each was hand
ed an empty grain sack. They were
then told that Santa Claus was I'M
usually wary that year and that not
ten minutes before he had been spice
out of doors disappearing with his
pack. He was dressed, as in othe2
years, in red with white trimmings and
seemed to be dropping bits of red and
green paper behind him. Where he
dropped both red and green at the
same time there was surely gift hid
den. and that place must not be passed
until the gift had been found and Civ
en- to the one whose name was upon it.
The children could scarcely wait to
be bundled inc their outer garments
and set off after elusive Sanity in high
glee 1t would be useless to tell the
many strange places to which they
were led by his paper trail and where
gifts were excavated. The haylOft. hOl-
low tree trunks even the mouth Of =
muskrats hole, yielded strange packets.
At length all sacks were well filled.
and Santa Claus was Overtaken just
in time to prevent his cOncealment of
toothsOme boxes of homemade tOffee.
grandma's contribution. Dragging San
tn Claus, who was none other than one
of the uncles in appropriate disguise.
into their midst. the children bounded
in, laughing and rosy checked. to inves-
tigate their prizes. AS they were do
ing this they kept bubbllng with merri-
ment over their highly successful San
ia Claus paper chase and exclaiming
that it had been ''heaps and heaps and
heaps" more fun than an indoor Christ
mas tree.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
A Gift Suggestion.

An ideal gift for the bachelor is the
handy" box. containing tags. rubber
bands. labels. thumb lacks, twine-in
fact. almost any article one might need
in dispatching a package or for the
hundred and one other conveniences to
which these needful articles may be
put. One bachelor says he derived
more pleasure from one of these boxes
which was given to him than from al
most any other gift he could mention.
The boxes come in various sizes, the
number of useful articles contained
varying with the size of the box. A
gift of this character is well worth
considering where personal gift Is
not desirable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
THE BEAUTIFUL SANTA MYTH.
Don't Undeceive the Little Ones About
st. Nick.


st. Nick.
If your daughter is just six or seven
years old and you are beginning to feel
your conscience pinch you at deceiving
her any longer with the beautiful myth
of Santa Claus, just silence that con-
science and wait until she finds out the
truth for herself.
If your daughter has any illusions
left i'm this day Of disillusion, let her
keep them. She will feel more resent
ment toward you for SCATTERING them
than she will for deceiying her. You
do not think it necessary to tell your
grownup girl all the things you have
discovered about love and matrimony
and thereby terminate her dreams that
those myths are all they seem to be.
do you?
After all, the sweetest part of a girls
life from babyhood up is the dream
part. Some day she will find out that
there is no Santa Claus. and then she
will find out that there are no fairies,
and then she will find out that ro-
nance doesn't last, and then that mat
rimony has its thorns, and then that
women grow old, but why open her
eyes to these things?
Let a child believe in Santa Claus
just as long as he or she will and
pluck the delicious fruit from the
mythical Christmas tree to her hearts
content. 1t is bad enough to discover
the sawdust in the doll of life when it
begins to fall out without being told
about it when you thought it was real
ly flesh and blood.
If any mothers conscience is trou-
bling her about the Christmas fib tell
ing just now, let her sit down and trys-
to remember that awful day when she
first discovered that there was no
Santa Claus. and that conscience will
shit up tight and never open its mouth
again
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
The Little FellerS

When you see the snowf1akes flynn an the
winters come to stay
Watch out fer the little fellers-make the
Christmas come their way.
IL
Some o. them in lowly places. where the
sky is always gray.
Win a smile from little faces-make the
Christmas come their way.
Ill
Bein' friends to little fellers makes oil win
ter seem like May.
Watch out fer 'em on the life road-make
the Christmas come their way.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Deserved the Most.

Departing Guest-Out of this sum
give each of the walters 10 sous and
Henri 5 francs Head Porter : But
Henri has just now entered our EN-
ployment He has not yet served yon..
Guest-And therefore he is the only
one who hasn't annoyed me.-Heitere
Welt
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Presents For the Boy

FINDING things for the boy at
Christmas time may seem more
difficult, although no doubt he
has just as many wants as his
pretty sister. Silver knives with
good blades, substantial key
rings, pencils and fountain pens
always please. Certain things
in the jewelry line appeal to the
average bOy-a case containing
cuff buttons and tie pin to match
or a good looking watch fob. An
inspection Of the leather shop
displays will soon convince the
shopper that there are dozens o:
things a boy can use and enjoy.
Why not give him a leather case
containing a soft felt hat or a
pair of folding slippers? An
other case holds what is called
the vacation outfit-a fiat clothes
brush. two coat. and trousers
hangers aud u folding shoe horn.
Leather stickpin cases and col
lar boxes are also acceptable.
The fastidious boy will not
scorn mOnogrammed handker-
chiefs, silk socks and attractive
ties. The boy who has arrived
at the age and stage of caring
about his room will want college
{ pillows, pennants. etc. II one
wishes to invest more money in
( the boys Christmas, there are
automobile hampers and extra
equipments. cameras, hunting
and fishing outfits. fieldglasses
: etc. Every boy wants skates
; fur lined gloves and muffiers
: For the book lover there is al
; ways a goodly store Of books, oil
: one may have a characteristic
{ bookplate designed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Remote Connection.

Scottish Elder Ito loafer)--Weel. Mr.
Mcdonald what church do We belona
tae? McDonald-It's like this. Mr.. Nc
Pheerson. Gamma RIGHTLY be said tae
gang tae ony kirk. but it's the auld
kirk | stay ava frae.-LoGdon Elk
press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Pretty Good Motto.

"T knew man." said live-wire
young minister, who attributed much
Of his worldly success to a rule he'd
make for himself. He saw how much
time and how many opportunities went
wrong, and how much money was
wasted by indecisionists, as he called
them. So he adopted for one of his
notices: Guess quick and stick to
it,"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
ALL Hail the Child!
BY DAVID n. GREER, Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese
of New York.

Christmas is the day of the child
both in sentiment and doctrine. II is
the day when the child is on the throne
and when he reigns supreme Willing
Iy and gladly, with our gifts and pres
ents. we pay our tribute to him. Fa'
this one day in the year at least IL
heart rules the head. and we lea:
therefrom the lesson which it is the
ultimate aim of all theological doctrine
to enforce-that we must as little chiI
dren enter the kingdom of heaven.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Holiday Music.

If looking for a Christmas tune.
A carol or a glee.
I'd recommend that timely tune
"Then Yule remember me-"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19

Portugal was formerly known as
Lusitania. The present name is de-
rived from Port Gallo. the ancient
name of the town now known to US as
Oporto.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Before and After.

They say it comes but once year
And when it comes it brings good cheer.
But what 1t leaves along its trail
try to write. but always fail.
Boston Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Ebony.

Ebony is always soaked in water for
from six to eighteen months as soon as
cut 1t comes chiefly from MauritiGs
and the East Indies.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
Followed Suit.

1.-The prima donna fell down in the
spening to that aria :
'Lawdy days, SO did our cook
Baltimore American
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-12-19
LITTLE LORD JESUS.

Away in a manager. no crib for
bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down his
sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked
down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the
hay.
The cattle are lowing, the baby
awakeS,
But little Lord Jesus. no crying he
makes.
, love thee, Lord Jesus. Look down
from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning
is high.
Martin Luther.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
Y. N. C. A. Puts Ban on All Suggestive Songs

THIS notice was posted the other
! day at the Y. M. C. A. rooms and
dormitory here:
Members of the Y. M. c. A. and
visitors to the Association building
will please refrain from playing or
singing music of the following kind
In or about the buildings: Hitchy
Koo.' Row. Row, Row. 'Everybodys
Doing IT. When / Get You Alone To-
night
such songs are suggestive and not
at all in keeping with the ideals Of
the Association"
The notice appeared on the bulletin
boards throughout the Y. n. C. A. dor
mitory as well as on the announce
ment boards in the Associations gym
nasium, pool room. bowling alleys.
turkish baths. reading rooms and bar
Der shops.
The ruling was made" said Secre-
tary Cooper. mot because any one has
made himself Objectionable by per
forming these questionable songs. but
merely to insure that the policy and
moral conditions of the young man
shall be carried out In this detail as In
others. For many years have noticed
a steady lowering In the moral tone
Of the average popular song. Former
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
Baby McLean's Birthday Party Breaks All Records

y ABLY Vincent Walsh McLean's &c.,
D 600 birthday party. given the other
day at the Walsh home in Washing
ton, broke all records for gorgeous
and ingenious entertainments.
Gifts came In hundred lots. and In
hundred lots they continued to come
for several days. The greater number
are yet to be opened for the inspection
of the youthful recipient and pair Of
secretaries will be required to get the
notes of thanks on in proper time.
The one best gift of the whole COL
lection, however, is the snow burro
which came as a gift from Mrs. Nc
Lean to her only son.
A giant white bull moose, white as
snow and terrifyingly natural, shares
the place of honor with the burro In
the affections of the young heir. This
also was a gift from Mrs. Mclean and
its appearance for the first time Great
ed great sensation.
The birthday cake, which had the
place of honor on the table specially
constructed for the comfort of the
tiny guests. was real wonder cake.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
Plans to Further EmbeIIish the Capitol Grounds

permanent feature 1t cannot be in
dorsed by progressive landscape ar
chitects. but even this will not be
trifled with. Plant mortality in the
capital grounds was high last winter.
A large amount of shrubbery was KILL
ed by the long and excessive cold. A
number of trees have been slain by
summer storms. and several were de-
stroyed or irreparably injured last
summer
Whenever the replacement Of tree
is determined on memorial tree will
be set out, with the final result that
memorial groves will surround the
capitol Last spring beginning in
this line of work was made, and In
the east park on the senate side Sen
ator Bacon planted willow oak, Vice
President Sherman a purple beech,
Senator Lodge a red oak, Senator
Cullom an oak. and Senator Wetmore
an English beech. At the east front
on the house side Speaker Clark plant
ed sugar maple, Representative Can
non an oak and Representative Brown
ing of New Jersey an oak. There are
several tree vacancies In the west
grounds, and these will be filed by
the planting of remembrance trees
next spring.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
H8EnEoiCrS,
VI Gil B

NJ ASHINGTON.-The collapse of
W the Bachelors" Washington's ia
nous cotillon club, which for the last
twenty years has established the
standing of the successive crop of
smart society, has been followed by
the establishment of the "Benedicts"
and at last Washington winter time
smart set has undergone the long
threatened pruning. The Bachelors,
according to some reports, "fell of its
own weight" In other words. too
many who could not muster all the re-
quirements were admitted to member
ship and one by one the ''swagger"
element withdrew. The detection be-
gan several seasons ago when Major
Charles McCawley, U. s. M. c., who
throughout the Roosevelt regime was
the Beau Brummel of Washington,
gave up his membership. George How
ard, son of Lady Howard of England
and kin to the ultra-aristocratic Riggs
connection. resigned about the same
time. Gist Blair. one of the most elig-
ible bachelors In the country, came a
close third, but these lapses were
made up by the younger army and
navy set.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01

ly sheet music was derived from the
operas of Gilbert and Sullivan; nova
days they seem to come mostly from
the burlesque stage. Twenty-Five years
ago many popular songs possessed
considerable merit; today many of
them are unspeakable.
at is not the actual, literal mean
ing Of the words sung that is objec-
tionable, but it is the connotation, the
idea obviously implied, or that one
is led to anticipate, which constitutes
the peculiarly vicious effect of these
songs. Popular music today is at its
lowest ebb. But even II 1t cannot show
brains, 1t at least can show decency.
and / would welcome any movement
designed to this end"
The Washington Y. M. c. A. has a
membership of 5000.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01

DLANS are made, and their execu-
/ ton will be proceeded with as soon
as finances warrant. for further en-
bellishing the capitol grounds by the
planting of additional shrubbery. 1t
should be emphasized that no attack
is contemplated on the design Of the
grounds which represents the admir-
able work of the landscape architect.
Frederick Law Olmsted. The layout
Of the capitol grounds is satisfactory
to everybody. and the design Is veneer
ated by all the men having in charge
the care and preservation of the
grounds.
When the capitol grounds, as we
know them, we're young. a great deal
of the plantation was for quick results.
The results we're achieved. Some
shrubbery has developed 30 that as q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
KICK MAY NET FLYER $4,000
Object Peter WaiIIno Booted on
Staten island IL Believed to Be
AmbrIuris.

New York.-An early morning
crouch. q walk on the beach and .
kick at what he took for . mass Of
debris is likely to net Aviator Peter
walling Of Oakwood Heights. 8. l..
5000.
Walling is working on = new sta
bilizer for aeroplanes. and particu-
larry knotty problem In mechanics was
occupying his mind when he STUN
bled over q mass of whitish sub
stance on the deserted beach near the
aviation field.
He kicked It out Of the road, and
thought no more Of the matter until
an old salt coming down the aviation
field stopped him.
"Son. you've got something on your
hoof that looks mighty like amber
girls to me-" said the ancient mariner.
Let's 90 back and see where It
came from"
She sure IL ambergris." said the
sailor, when they reached the object
Of walling's kick. and later In the day
a local chemist confirmed the state
ment.
Walling then took his precious bur-
den to the Museum of Natural History
and is to learn definitely whether his
chance kick was really worth $40. 900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01
Collapse Of Washington's Famous Coti||on Club

Last year things got worse and even
the lances of criticism assailed the
bachelors, whose dances careful moth
ers considered bit too blase for the
debutantes whose coming-out hereto
fore had not been considered properly
accomplished unless they appeared
at least at the Bachelors three yearly
Germans" The turkey trot was one
of the first wedges, the introduction OF
bridge whist tables where some pretty
! high play was possible was another
disintegratory feature, while the habit
some of the young matrons had OF go
ing out to the smoking rooms and puff
fng cigarette or two yetween dances
was yet another phase Of the bache-
lors' later dances which more careful
mothers refused to view with favor.
Anyway this season the Bachelors
fell through. the last president. Law
renee Townsend, former American
minister to Belgium, resigning and the
general committee going out with him
and leaving the old organization with
its new membership floundering.
The Bachelors. under Major McCaw-
ley's regime, first attained the dis
tinction of having the mistress of the
White House stand as hostess at one
of the first dances each year. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Taft both re
ceived" for the Bachelors at least
once each season. For resident hos
tess" one Of the smartest of the resi-
dent set stood as sponsor while al
ways the second or third dance had
for it's hostess the wife OF one of the
ambassadors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-01

with its tier after tier of frosted ter
races" the pinnacle crowned with a
trio of birthday candles.
Boxes of cake, with the monogram
of the celebrant, together with quanti-
ties Of wonderful toys and marvellous
mechanical trophies. were given to
each Of the guests as they set on
home at the close of the afternoon.
For entertainment there was circus
with real clown. Punch and Judy
show and a vaudeville entertainment
completed the show.
Baby Mclean is three years old and
is heir to between ninety and hun
dred millions