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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Milton

Miss Eleanor Dunn left Sunday morn
ing, by way of Milwaukee to Kansas
City, Mo-, for her new position in the
state normal school at Warrensburg,
Mo.
Through the labors of some of our
citizens with the State Railroad Com
mission, Milton people have had the
fare reduced between here and James
vile from 20 cents to IL cents, saving
of several hundred dollars year to our
citizens.
Our community was shocked Monday
morning on hearing of the sudden death
of Patrick Grammar, who was sick but
few days with acute pneumonia. Mr..
Grammar was born in Milton, July II,
1856, and in early manhood was mar
RED to Della Kiley who survives him.
The deceased lived here since childhood
and was highly respected by all who
knew him. He was man who always
had kind word for his fellowmen.
At o'clock Thursday a pretty home
wedding took place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. W. Kelly when their
daughter, Miss Cornelia, became the
bride of Lester Hull, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hull of this place. The marriage
ceremony was performed by President
Daland of Milton college, from which
the bride graduated with the class of
1912. The music was furnished by Miss
Alberta Crandall and Mrs. Ellen Gran
dali Place. The home was beautifully
decorated with pink and white asters.
The bride was becomingly attired in a
gown of crepe meteor. After the cere-
mony a dainty wedding luncheon was
served to about rs guests. The we'd
ding gifts were numerous and very
beautiful. Mr.. and Mrs. Hull left on
the 4:50 train for Chicago and from
there they will leave on two weeks
trip by lake to Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and other points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

PLAINFiELD-Jame Cain, farm.
er, is having an unusual barn built
on his farm in the town of Leold.
The barn is 25x50 feet and the sides
are built entirely of common stove
wood, corded up tightly, and are
strengthened by laying in fence wires.
The stove wood is round tamarack
logs and has not been split up closely.
Many visitors have come long dis
tances in autos to view the strange
barn. Mr.. Cain is so we'll pleased
with his new and original architecture
that he intends to cement the sides
of the building, making it almost air
tight and stronger.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

Mr.. Murray, manager of the tele-
phone, has resigned and will accept a
position in GAINESVILLE. Mr.. earle of
Beloit will take his place.
About forty men participated in the
raising of the new barn of A. G. Frank
lin, Friday, to replace the one recently
struck by lightning.
On Monday night the freight depot
was entered through back window by
a successful, but probably amateur
burglar. Aided by box of matches and
sundry other tools, the safe was brok-
en- into and $50 removed.
H. III. Hile of Madison, a former res
ident of this city, met with strange
accident Friday evening while motor
ing from Madison to this city. When
near the farm of Mrs. B. III. Standish,
Mr.. Hile smelled smoke and upon in
vestigation discovered the rear of his
auto was on fire. He stopped the ma
chine and in very few minutes the
whole car was ablaze and entirely de-
stroyed, the front wheels alone escap-
ing destruction. Mr.. Hile is at loss
to explain how the fire started. It was
an $500 machine.
Miss Hattie Chaplin left Thursday
night for Canada. Immediately upon
her arrival there she will be united in
marriage to Mr.. Lyle Richardson, also
of this city. Miss Chaplin has been en-
ployed in the Economy grocery for
some time and is very popular in the
church circle and with the young peo-
pie. The ,groom-to-be is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. [. G. Richardson of this
city and is also very popular young
man. Both young people were grad
yates of the local high school and the
good wishes of the entire community
follow them to their new home. Miss
Chaplin was accompanied by Mrs. T. C.
Richardson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Oeerfeld

A. E. Taylor of Washington, D. c.,
is here for the government, making a
soil map of Dane county. The state is
later to take analyses of the soil of
Dane county Usually the two work
together.
Prof. James Johnson visited relatives
here Wednesday. He is spending most
of his time this season studying the
root rot in tobacco He feels it is the
greatest menace the tobacco industry
has. Many fields are suffering from it
where the farmer lays the imperfect
growth to the weather and the soil.
Professor R. B. Anderson, editor of
Amerika, received a telegram from
Mexico that his son, Ralph Anderson,
and family were en- route home and
would arrive in the course of a few
days. The Anderson family is leaving
Mexico in compliance with President
Wilson's warning for all Americans to
leave that republic to insure their safe
ty. Mr.. Anderson has been in Mexico
for some time looking after the inter-
ests of a large rubber plantation in
which his father is interested.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

MADISON So very high in
the esteem of the public is preventa-
tive medicine coming to be that the
regents of the University of Wiscon-
sin have established a special one
year course in public health work for
the purpose of supplying trained men
to communities This course is open
to physicians and others qualified TO
do this work.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

FOND DU LAC-August Bisting
a resident of New Albany, Ia, has
been awarded the contract for Kidding
Lake Winnebago of rough fish, espe-
cially the carp, and will begin work
Sept Is. The contract was awarded
by the state game warden under the
provisions of the state law, which
gives him the authority.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

No work is being done this week on
the new st. Paul railway station. Ma
terial is still arriving.
The marriage of Agnes Swenson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sven
son of Christiana. to Ephriam Hippo of
Albion will be performed on Sept. %
at the East Koshkonong church.
The high school enrolment for the
first week is 272. Of these Is are
freshmen, "a sophomores, 81 juniors
and 90 seniors. Seventy-two students
are non-residents who live outside of
the school district.
At a quiet home wedding Monday
noon at the residence of County Super
intendent and Mrs. Sylvanus Ames on
North Monroe street, their second
daughter, Ruth, was united in marriage
to MIR. Henry Onsgard of this city.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G. H. Scheick of the First Baptist
church, in the presence of about thirty
near relatives and intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Parish of Los
Angeles, CAL, are in Madison for
visit with friends and relatives. They
have secured apartments with Mrs. L.
Richards, North Carroll street, where
they will be at home to their friends.
Mr.. Parish was former clerk of the
circuit court and for many years editor
and publisher of the Stoughton Cour-
Ter. He was also for many years a
member of the county board of super
visors and a prominent republican pol
itician.
Russell Johnson, lad of II, was
taken from the depot to the office of
DR.. Harry keenan, Friday by Station
Agent Batty. Russell had suffered
many bruises and had his face scratch
ed some. AS the 9:45 a. m. passenger
train was pulling out in the direction of
Edgerton, Russell leaped for a coach,
hung on for awhile and fell off down in
the yards, his legs passing under the
moving train. Quick as a flash he
rolled away and escaped the wheels by
barely an inch, according to the con-
ductor who saw the boy fall. Russell
has been at work near Milton and it is
suspected that he sought to get free
ride as far as Edgerton, bringing him
much nearer his destination. He was
badly scared boy when picked up and
carried to the depot office.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Stouohton

No work is being done this week on
the new st. Paul railway station. Ma
terial is still arriving.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Beware of OintmentS 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-
tons 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. 1t is taken internally and is
made In Toledo. Ohio. bv F. 7. Cheney
& Go testimonials free. Sold by drug
gists, price 75c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Bald as a Badoer.

The phrase bald as a badger. now
falling into disuse, arose from the mis-
take of some of the old writer's on
natural history, who mistook the soft
white hair on the forehead of a badg-
er for badness. The same mistake
was made in clubbing the magnificent
Wheat-headed eagle (aquilla heliaca}
the bald-headed eagle. The skin of
the badger is by no means as white as
a badgers head.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Original SPELLING of Coffee.

Nowadays the cafe" is the last
place in which any one looks for cot
fee, but originally that was the French
name for coffee, and appeared on the
sign outside of the coffee houses of
Paris. Other drinking was introduced
later, until gradually the cafe came to
mean barroom, nothing more.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Should Have Had More Thounht.

An Atchison man committed suicide
by drowning himself in a cistern.
why, in the name of all that's just
and fair demands the Lebo Star,
didn't he jump into the river instead
OF spelling cistern full of good
water? '-Kansas City Star.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Knew Which Dime He Lost.

man sent his neighbor's little boy
to the drug store to buy five postage
stamps He handed him two dimes.
the extra one being for himself Some
time afterWard the boy came back
blubbering, and said he had lost one
OF the dimes. But why didn't you buy
me the stamps?" asked the man. Be
cause, mister, replied the boy. it
was your dime lost Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19

After October 1st | will be in my
office from $50 a. m. until $50 p. m
every day except Sunday. DIR. F. C.
Meyers. 4Otf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
Easy.

Easy.
1t is easy to be popular. ALI one
has to do is to find out what people
don't like to hear about.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-19
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!: WISCONSIN PARAGRAPHS.
Q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eeeo ;

WAUkESHA - Hanging suspend
ed by a small rope from the limb of
an apple tree but 100 feet from the
road on the farm Of Arthur Hines.
north of the city, the body of Joseph
A. Clancy, forty years old, presented
a CHASTITY sight for several hours.
Mrs. William Wolf of this city noti-
lied Coroner John Schaefie, who re-
moved the body and forwarded it to
the Casper undertaking rooms
The man was well dressed and upon
his person was found a card which
showed that he was member or the
harrington, ILL.,, lodge, $50, |. o. o. F.
Local Oddfellows have taken charge
of the body and are endeavoring to
locate relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
Know Your Own Soul

Human nature is much the same now
that 1t was in tle time of Socrates The
motto OF the ancients. Know thyself .
is as much needed in our day as in theirs
Tennyson has expressed it as the trinity
of self knowledge self reverance, self
control"
1t is the first duty of every man and
woman to get acquainted with his or her
own soul
You are world in yourself, a world of
remembrance, a world of experiences, a
world of wisdom, a world of forces.
Why not tap these storehouses and use
them in your life and in your work?
If you do not understand yourself no.
body else will understand you.
All education, all activity, all expression
are but methods of finding yourself.
You are not creature of heredity, of
environment or of accident. You are OF
divine lineage; you are greater than cir
cumstances.
Kings have lacked the facilities and
comforts that are yours to command.
You have knowledge which the greatest
of the ancients lacked You live in an
age that offers every opportunity and In
centiVe to success.
You know or may know something of
all lands and all races, of the secrets of
natural forces of new ways OF doing the
work of the Wotlu. why not, tnen, know
that which is closest to you--your own
being?
When you know yourself you will know
your work.
When you believe III yourselt others VIII
believe in you.
When YOU know your own powers you
can use them to some noble end.
do not mean that you should spend
YOUR life in idle introspection. Knowl-
edge must be translated into action.
| only mean that you should not worl,
IN the dark. that you should intelligently
,,se the forces at your command.
Cease living only on the surface; cease
using only your surface powers.
Awaken your soul. Awaken it by re-
ligion. by poetry, by travel, by thought.
nv broader culture, by any necessary
means, but awaken It,
throw your whole self into the game.
Don,t ho afraid. Have faith and purpose
and energy and you will arrive
Know yourself and be yourself. Know
tho host that Is in you and express that
best in your life and in your work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
On Cross Examination
thn Pnnlllar A1agazine.

From the Popular Magazine.
Walter Evans. United states Judge for
the Sixth circuit and Western district Of
Kentucky has to attend to a great many
offenders against the United States rev
enue laws. Recently. he had an old ne
gro before the court for selling whisky
without license. Uncle George had been
in iaii six months awaiting trial He was
very long, and thin and gray, and gen
orally dilapidated in appearance. The
district attorney made out complete
case against him. The old negro had no
attorney.
DO you want to ask the witnesses anv
questions, Uncle George" inquired tho
court
"Yassir, jedge: I'd like to ak a few oh
dat igger ober dere.p indicating a small,
chunky negro man with coal-tar complex
ion whereupon. Uncle George nervously
cleared, his throat
Say. boy, how's yo' MAJ
shes well, Uncle George
us de res of yo' folks well2a
'Yassir deys WE'LL.
"ls yo' well?"
"Yassir, Use toler'ble. Uncle George
II b'lieve dat's all, jedge.'
''Mr. Clerk" said the court. since
George has refused so much of the dam
aging testimony against him, we will
waive a fine irr this case and just give
him six months more rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Firm; middling, 121se; net
receipts, 1879; gross receipts. 1883; sales
!126; stock, 12S,5S9; coastwise, 256.
New Orleans: Quiet; middling
, 3-16c; net receipts, 3294; gross re-
ceiptss.-sS67; sales, 29S stock, 74,70S
exports to France, 1919; to the CONT
nent, 100; coastwise. 123 to Mexico. II
Mobile: Firm; middling, II a c; net re-
ceipts, 204; gross receipts, 2O4; stock
1924
Savannah: Quiet; middling. 12c net
receipts, 2463; gross receipts, 2463; sales
54S; stock, 62.335; coastwise. 200.
Charleston: Quiet; middling, 11%c
net receipts, 315 gross receipts, 375
stock, 1899; exports TO Great Britain
1875.
Wilmington: Nominal net receipts
so; gross receipts, so; stock, 20,249
Norfolk: Firm; middling, 12c; net re-
,ceipts 627; gross receipts, 627; sales
543; stock, 35,167; coastwise, 299S.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 121sc
stock 1868.
New York; Quiet; middling, 12c; gross
receipts, 529; stock, 114,945; coastwise
I149.
Boston: Quiet; miodling, 12c; gros.
receipts, 99S; stock, 10,03S.
Philadelphia: Steady; middling. ! Q Csc
net receipts, $40; gross receipts, $40
stock, 2025.
Brunswick Stock, S731
Texas City: Net receipts, 31S, gross
receipts, 31S; stock, S494.
Jacksonville: Net receipts, 4 gross
receipts, A; stock. 544; coastwise, 81.
Total today, at all ports: Net, 911i
exports to Great Britain, 1915; tC
France, 1919; to the continent, 100; tc
Mexico 21; stock, $4,000.
Consolidated. at all ports Net. 911it
exports to Great Britain, 3975; tC
France, 1915 to the continent, 100; to
Mexico, 81.
Total since September 1, at all ports;
Net, 9,349.232; exports to Great Britain
3,257,243; to France, 93S 066; to the con-
tinent, 3,13S,S64; to Japan, 33S,G9S; to
Mexico 10,160.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
FINANCIAL STRAIN
STILL UNREL|EVED
Coming Issue of a Large
Government Loan the De-
pressing Influence

| New York. May i0-New York. in con-
mon with all world markets felt the ben
eft of the smoothing of difficulties in the
way of European peace by Montenegro's
submission of seutari to the disposal of
the powers. but that this particular step
was not considered conclusive was shown
| by the moderate effect produced on maj
kets and by the renewed hesitation later
/ Other symptoms proved that financial
strain whether due to tic political posi-
ton. to preparations for increased arma-
ments or to credit initiation in business
was unrelieyed. Engagements of gold in
New York, for shipment to Paris. WIS
made to the amount OF sS000,OO0. The Bank
of Frances holdings. DESPITE New York
shipments earlier in the year, still remain
lower than in January French rentes.
| also, have sold lower than since 1889 Tie
coming issue Of a large government loan
is the depressing influence. Flotation 5f
a Brazilian loan in London involves with
drawals from that market and Berlin Is
engaged with further preparation for the
addition to the war chest.| With ac-
emulation of gold thus promised by the
central banking Institutions abroad. little
prospect is offered of return to New
York of gold sent from here.
These Indications OF restricted money
supplies in the future are little calculated
70 relieve the prOstraton of investment
uemPnd for new securities issues, which
is Keeping mp with the difficulty for rail
road and corporations of procuring need
ed capital Thus urgent necessity also
spmred on the railroads to secure IN
creased freigh trates. which assumed
definite form during the week.
Besides the adjustment of prices to the
basis of increased investment return. va
rious stocks are affected by the question
raised of ability to maintain dividends
even at present rates.
Relations of government to business
We're kept In view by the Aexplanation
given for closing down of textile mills
and for some industrial dividend redue-
tions
This explanation involved the uncertain
conditions under prospective tarin
changes. The trouble over the Union Pa
cihc dissolution plan came under this
general topic. as did the measures directed
against the New Haven system and the
announced intention of the department u
justice to take further steps under the
antitrust law against certain coal roads.
A decrease in specifications on steel con-
tracts to a rate considerably below ship
lments was reported, following the entry
into force of higher contract prices. A
falling off in the United States Steel cor
poration's tonnage. disclosed in the
monthly statement had been generally
foreseen. although The shrinkage was II =
expectedly large. Coppers were helped
| by the April decrease in stocks of the
metal.
The governments estimate of BUM
per winter wheat crop is supplemented
| by reports of a forward condition for all
crops This is expected to prompt liqu'-
dation of grain reserves which would ef-
| fectually relieve the heavy loan expansion
| of western banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
The Fame of a Journalist

From the Boston Transcript.
Louis Brownlow was born in what may
be described as the backwoods down
south. In the course of time. he straight
ened his plumage. tapped his wings and
sailed out into the cold and dreary world
to collect for himself finance and fame.
He landed on a newspaper in a southern
city, and made so good on his job that
his articles we're plastered under his sig
nature across the front page of. his jour
nal every day.
After he had felt for several months
the thrill of uplifting humanity and hav-
ing people come up to him and tell him
what a fine writer. deep thinker and ex-
cellent judge of human nature he was
he went back home. So far as he was
able to determine. he was a sunburst on
the horizon OF journalism, and fame had
hung about his form all the lights and
illuminations possible.
Louis" asked one of the old men AT
the grocery store. speaking with a pro-
nounced drawl and caressing his long
thin whisSers, what be your line of EN-
dcavor?"
"The newspaper business, replied
Erownlow. distinctly proud.
''Wcll, Louis pursued the patriarch,
"bc ''7'' ~-''ir' Of the papers or a-settin
of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
DECLINES IN COALERS
FROM | TO 15PO|NTS
Low Records for the Year
Made by Nearly a
Dozen Stacks

New York, May 10.--The decision of
E the department of justice, as reported
from Washington to institute further
proceedings under the anti trust law
against certain of the coal carrying
roads made the stocks of these COM
panies the largest of speculative at
tack today. Bear traders succeeded in
hammering down the coalers to a ma
terially lower level. the declines rang
Ing from 1 to Is points. The effect on
sentiment of this movement was in
creased by continuation of liquidation
OIL Investment stocks, some of which
toucned the lowest point of several
years. New York Central sold under
80. Low records for the year were made
by nearly a dozen stocks.
In the face of these influences the
active stocks in general held up fair
~ well. The trend was downward but
losses in most cases were insignificant.
The foreign markets We're closed and
the lack of London buying tended still
further to restrict activity here trad
ing being the lightest of many months
Predictions of a heavy falling off In
United States Steel monthly statement
of untitled tonnage were fulfilled; in
fact, the decrease of nearly 100000 tons
was considerably more than had been
generally expected. 1t constitutes the
fourth successive decline in as many
months. The total at the end of April,
however, was over 100000 tons in ex-
cess of that of the corresponding period
of the previous year. The steel figures
were not market factors today as they
did not appear until after the close
While the banks did not make the
expected cash gain, cut in loans of
$l7,000,000 reduced reserve requirements
sufficiently to add nearly S4,00O,OO0 to
the excess reserve
Bonds We're steady. Total sales, par
value, $4,000. United States As reg
lstered advanced Il, the As coupon a
and the Panama 3s Is on call on the
week.