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Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
Posted on Eugenics.

Susie (aged SiXJ-And when we grow up we'll be married won't we, Robbie: Robbie (sadly)-No, Susie, I am really very sorry. but i cant marry into your family. Your papa has weak eyes and your auntie has spasms. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
a Cosn1ic Reflection.

Here" said the man of pensive mlen, lis something that I dashed off in an idle hour"
 "Well.' said the man beside the waste basket. that's no reason for printing it. There is no use of idly consuming both time and space."- Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
tNInInlCr OF CANAAN. ss Probntt

h Court. September 2I, 1918.
 Estate O Luigi Donati, late of North Canaan in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the cred itnrs of said estate to exhibit their claims for settl mrnt. Those who neglect to pre- sent Their accounts properly attested with in said time, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 IsAIA MINACCI. Administrator,
 East Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
He CoItansed.

Flows your husband, MandyT.
 Hes poly. miss. very poly. He ain't able to do muffin at all."
 Whats the troubleT'
 Why, ies' a few weeks ago axed him if he couldn't carry your washin to your home. ma'am. an de idee give him such a stitch in de side dat he jest bout sick all de time."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
The Principal Thinq.

Mother-Katherine. what are the in- tentions of that young man you are permitting to call on you so often? Daughter-Never mind that, mother; 1 know what my intentions are.-Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
We'll IncIosed.

My poor man. you are the picture of deiection," sympathetically declared the prison visitor.
 And a framed picture at that.' add ed the convict.-Buffalo Express
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
Strawberries.

A great many people are under the impression that the strawberry is of European origin. As matter of fact, it is derived from the Chilean berry. which is native to the Pacific coast.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
Source of Sepia.

Sepia is one of the commonest of art ists' paints. It is a deep brown in color and is prepared from the black. inky fluid discharged by the cutie fish to blind and haffle it's enemies.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02
Bamboo Liohthouse.

A lighthouse of bamboo which is in use in Japan is said to have great pow CT of resisting the waves and does not rot like ordinary wood.
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02

Youth is the opportunity to do some thing and become somebody.-Munger
Connecticut western news., 1913-10-02

less one knows what is more than enough.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Out al Service.

A young housekeeper. if her cook is
stupid. her nurse idle. her maid more
given to Irritation than to household
duties, signs for the model servants of
the good old times. But did ''the good
old times" ever exist historically, or
do they only live in dreams and bal.
lads?
Charles Dickens tells Of the appall-
ing stupidity of London kitchens. Sir
Walter Scott mentions a genius who,
fearing that all his masters bees would
desert the hive, plastered the openings
and suffocated all the inmates Sam
uel Brock has grewsome accounts of
burglars, highwaymen. pirates and
murderers among the convicts sent
over from England before the Reyolu-
ton. Daniel Defoe's pictures Of ex-
travagance, carelessness. rascality and
all that is undesirable among servants
is a classic Jonathan Swift's 'Direc-
tons to Servants" seems to foreStall
every story of negligence, or wasteful.
ness, OF dirtiness the present genera
ton has heard.-Living Church.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
West Forter

DR.. Johnson was seen on our streets
last week.
Edward Casey is visiting relatives at
RubicOn.
Margaret Earle spent the last of the
week with Anna Ford.
Miss Maria Knight was an Edgerton
shopper on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Anderson visited on
Sunday at the home of Mr.. A. Whey.
Nora Mccarthy visited on Saturday
at the home of her cousin, Miss Dow
ney.
Miss Nora Mccarthy began her fall
term of school at the Wilder on Mon
day.
Harry Boden spent last week at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Olson, in
Stoughton.
Miss Catherine Downey and Mr.. M.
Culham of Iowa were callers on Sunday
at the home of C. W. Mccarthy.
Misses Mary Tierney, Margaret Ford
and John Ford departed for Neosho on
Thursday to attend the funeral of the
formers niece.
Relatives in this vicinity have re-
ceived cards from Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hank, who are now on their honeymoon
trip to Montana, stating that they will
return to Madison in October.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Albion

The Whitford Bros. are threshing or
Wheeler Prairie.
Ellsworth and.Elliot Ayers attended
the Elkhorn fair Friday.
Mrs. r. C.. Green, Walton and Doris
attended the Madison fair Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Babcock and
Mrs. Carl Atwood attended the Madi-
son fair Friday.
Mrs. Cora ABBY and Mrs. Dora Bur-
dick are cooking for the Albion acad-
envy boarding club.
Howard Edwards and Thomas Oleson
of Lee, ILL.,, came Saturday night to
attend the academy.
Hugh and Beryl Whitford of Rock
River visited Saturday and Sunday with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Whitford took
dinner at K. d. Whitford's Sunday and
called on other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Main visited C..
E. Mains Sunday and went to Madison
Monday to visit Mrs. M. j. Bolser.
Mrs. Geo. McCullock and daughter
Wanda of Milton Junction spent Friday
and Saturday at John Bliven's.
Mrs. Eliza Smith was pleasantly sur
prised Monday by number of her
friends in honor of her birthday.
Lewis Hesgard of Orfordville, who is
attending the academy; spent Saturday
and Sunday at his parental home.
Emerson and daughter Edna motored
to Madison Friday and attended the
fair.
B. H. Anderson of Madison, sales
manager for the Coleman lighting sys-
tenn, is in town in the interests of his
company.
Edgar Crandall, who has been help
ing A. H. Painter, left for his home
Friday and will go this week to Cali
fornia to spend the winter.
Elliot Smith returned to his home in
Maple Rapids, Mich, Tuesday, after
spending two weeks with his brothers,
Nathan and Charles.
The Home Benefit society met with
Mrs. James Dates Tuesday. The ladies
are preparing for bazaar which they
expect to hold this fall.
Miss Ruby Mccarthy left Wednesday
for Milton Junction where she will at
tend the Harvest Festival and from
there will go to GAINESVILLE to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Anderson.
Miss Ella Christianson, a graduate Of
Red Wing university, will teach music
and elocution at the academy and would
be glad to receive other pupils.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Porter

Mr.. Steph. Dooley was visitor on
MONDAY.
Messrs. M. Nichols and C. Whaley
were callers on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Collins is slowly recover
ing from her auto accident.
F. W. Tillotson of Madison was a
week end visitor at w. B. Porter's.
Miss Mayme Tiernan of Rockford
spent week visiting at the parental
home.
Mrs. Frank Boss and son George
spent a few days with relatives in
GAINESVILLE last week.
Miss Mary Earle is once more greet
ing friends after a nine months So
journ in the west.
The frosts on Sunday and Monday
nights are making farmers hustle their
tobacco into the shed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, PA, Sept. II, 191

LANCASTER, PA, Sept. II, 1913.
Many of the Lancaster county grow
ers whose crops were so little advanced
as to be incapable of developing plant
worth the cutting have begun blowing
them under, a condition of affairs prob
ably never before existing in this
county. 1t means, of course, a total
loss to the growers. 1t is not so bad
for the owner of farm, as he had his
other crops and garden and orchard
products to depend upon, but it GER
tainly is hard upon the cropper, usually
a laborer. Some of the growers man
aged to sell their stunted crops for
trash, but that number was limited.
During the week a good deal of tobac-
co was cut. The growers have adopt
ed, many of them at least, the practice
of 'scutting out" taking only the
stalks nearest maturity and leaving the
rest stand for the chance of maturing,
which will be the case if frost holds
off, though this is taking big risks, as
the normal season of frost is now at
hand. A good many growers had de-
termined to take the risk Of frost, but
recent hail storms threw them into a
panic, and numbers decided that it
would be better to take what they
could get for unripe tobacco rather
than risk getting nothing through hail.
The consequence will be bad, beyond a
doubt, for it will give black eye to
the entire output of the county, which
at best will be only half crop, good,
bad and Indifferent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKETS
Continued From Page t.

in October, but on Sept. Is, 1884, a
frost similar to the one on Sunday
night did like damage to tobacco and
other unharvested crops. The frost of
Sunday night was SO unexpected and
the growers were so unprepared for
it's advent that the blow fell all the
harder. The farmers were literally
stunned when they awoke to the i'm
mense damage done. Hardly farmer
but places his loss at from 500 to $1,000
and many specialists in tobacco, corn,
potatoes and fruits place their individ-
ual losses at much higher figures. Dis
patch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. 16, 1913.
The first frost of the fall last We'd
nesday and the heavier frosts of Sun
day night and last night caused but
little damage to tobacco in the Connec-
ticut valley, owing to the fact that
there was little uncut tobacco in the
path of the frost Frost and hail dam
age this year will be the smallest in
many seasons.
The heavy rain Friday night enabled
growers to take down more tobacco on
Saturday. The proportion of the en-
tire crop which has thus far been taken
down is, of course, small.
Buying is proceeding on about the
same lines as last reported. Prices are
unchanged.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26

To the Honorable Members of the Ed
gerton Public Library Board:
[ herewith submit statement showing
notes and bills receivable, value OF rea
estate and buildings and furniture ano
fixtures, and expenditures for mainten-
ance for fiscal year ending June 80,
1918.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26

REPORT OF TREASURER.
To the Honorable Members of the Ed
gerton Public Library Board:
I herewith submit statement show
ing the financial condition as of June
80, 1913, the fiscal year ending with
that date.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORTS.
Annual Report of Librarian, Treas
urer and Secretary.


Edgerton, Wis, Sept. 20, 1913.
To the Board of Directors of the Ed
gerton Public Library:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I take pleas
ure in submitting the report OF the
library for the year ending June 80,
1913.
There are now 1866 people, or more
than half of Edgerton's population,
drawing books from the library; and
during the past year 40 per cent OF the
books drawn were nOn-tlctlon.
The above estimate is made on the
regular bound books. Aside from these,
1924 magazines were loaned. the ma
iority of which were used by teachers,
students and club members for refer
ence work.
These statistics show that the library
has become an important adjunct to
the educational facilities of the city.
The fixing of the library habit" in
children is one Of the most important
departments in library work. The
grade teachers co-operated In this by
posting suitable book lists in their
rooms and reading or telling the chill
dren about the books on these lists.
Seventy little new patrons OF the IL
brary have been registered during the
year. Altogether, cards were issued
to 1872 new borrowers; 202 new books
were purchased, 46 were bound and DO
were received as gifts, making total
addition of 304 books; Is books were
mended and "a were withdrawn.
1t was impossible to find time for
keeping accurate account OF the people
frequenting the library for reading and
study during the year, but record was
kept for two weeks in November and
two weeks in March, the two busiest
months of the year, and the average
for the four weeks was 40 people. The
daily circulation for home reading was
95 books.
Early in the school year reception
for the teachers was held in the library
at which time children's reading and
the influence of books were discussed
from both the school and library stand
points. by our school superintendent
and representatives of the State Ii
brary Commission. During the year 81
teachers cards were issued to city and
district teachers, and 852 books were
loaned on these cards.
District teachers kindly distributed
book lists from the library, sending
one list to each home and telling the
children to tell their parents that they
might draw any of these books from
the library free of charge. Several
country borrowers were gained in this
way. New book lists were occasionally
printed and distributed at the ware
houses, wagon factory, stores and hotel;
and cards with the titles OF three or
four books on subject were mailed to
people presumably interested in that
subject.
The total circulation for the year
was 1896 books, an increase of 1898.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. GEO. FARMAN.
Edgerton, Wis, Sept. Is, 1913.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
To the Honorable Members of the Ed
gerton Public Library Board:
[ herewith submit statement showing
notes and bills receivable, value OF real
estate and buildings and furniture and
fixtures, and expenditures for malnten-
ance for fiscal year ending June 80,
1918.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
REPORT OF TREASURER.

JESSIE K. BIRKENMEYER,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Max o'ReII on Woman's Status

'The Frenchman is his wife's lover;
the German her master, and the Amer
lean her slave" Such was the late
Max O'Rell's verdict; and few men
could speak on the subject with more
authority.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
CORRESPONDENCE
Notice to the People of Albion.

There will be meeting in the town
hall of Albion, Saturday, Sept. 81,
1913, at 7:30 p. M, to tai final action
on the proposition of the Edgerton
Electric Light Co. to supply Albion
with electric light and power. Every
resident of Albion should be present at
this meeting.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Hinh Valuation.

A comprehensive valuation Of
buckingham palace, London, and its
contents just completed by a west
end firm is given at SIT 100000. The
value of one room is estimated at ST.
100000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26

Attend the demonstration Of Van
Houton's cocoa, Thursday and Friday,
at Conn's.
Get cup of Van Houton' S cocoa
at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26
Resources.
Sources of Revenue.

l Drawing interest at 5 per cent.
, Drawing interest at per cent
8 Drawing interest at per cent
4 Subscriptions outstanding S6625O
Unexpended balance.
Insurance on building and furniture and fix
lures 81 10000
c.. A. HoEN, Treas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-09-26

See the display of fruit and vege-
tables at Conn's.
Fresh oysters at Conn's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
New York 8; Chicago 2.

New York. Aug. 21.-The New Yorks
had little trouble in winning from Chi
cago, today, 5 to .. Mathewson kept
the hits we'll scattered. while the cham
lions knocked Stack out of the box in
the third and also hit Moore hard. The
visitors took the lead in the third in
ming on singles by Leach and Evers
and Schultz's sacrifice fly. In their half
New York came back with four runs,
which were scored on Snodgrass pass
and steal. and a tumble by Schultz.
NO more were scored off Moore in the
fourth on Snodgrass second pass. Will
sons single. MatheWson's infield out
and Burns single. The New Yorks
scored again in the sixth on Snodgrass
triple and Mathewson's single and adj
ded their eighth run in the eighth in
hing on Fletcher's single and Doyle's
sacrifice fly. The hitting of Evers, Burns
and Snodgrass featured.
Chicago ........ 90 | o | 0 0 o GO ST.
New York ...... 20 4 : o x-S-12-t
Batteries-Stack. Moore and Archer;
Mathewson and Mclean and Wilson.
Time, 1.45. umpues, Rigler and Byron.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
BOXING NOTES.

Jimmy Austin and Nate Johnson
have been matched to box in Memphis
on Labor day
Battling Nelson says that he began
his career as boxer with knockout
and he wants to end 1t the same way.
Ray Campbell has been engaged as
sparring partner of Willie Richie.
This move was made as Campbell re-
Gently fought Freddie Welsh 10 rounds
and knows the English boxers style
perfectly.
Jack Read, the Australian light
weight now mere, is waiting patiently
for Matty Baldwin to make a bout
with him. Read wants to battle Bald
win at $50 pounds, which is Baldwin's
real boxing weight.
Tommy Burns statement that there
are no colored boxers he considers
worthy of a chance at Arthur Perky
has stirred up Joe Woodman, mana
ger of Langford. Woodman has sent
word to Burns that if he will only con-
sent To match Pelky against Langford
he will find a place for the bout, and
he also guarantees that Pelkey's stay
in the ring will be short. Burns can
have as big a side wager as he names,
he says.
George C'kid') Lavigne, the once
famous lightweight champion, is now
in his days of adversely, and his
friends are trying TO see what can be
done for him in the way of furnishing
some suitable employment, as the
former champion will not accept chart
ty. 1t has been suggested that Lavigne
team up with his one-time rival, Dick
Burge of England, who in his ring
heydey occupied a position in public
esteem similar to that held by Lavigne
in America, and that they make tour
of these countries where boxing -four
ishes. Ii would not be bad idea, for
If the public Will patronize exhibitions
of present day fighters and near fight
ers, there is no reason why it would
not pay to see a pair of real fighters of
other days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
SPORTING NOTES.

Sam Richards is seriously contem-
plating taking Il trip to New York to
try the famous Battery-Sandy Hook
swim. which no natator has ever ac-
complished. Richards declares that if
he succeeds where Captain Webb and
the greatest of the great have failed,
he will attempt the return trip.
Never mind, Paddy Ryan, you'll get
that 15-pound hammer title yet They
all say it's in You to throw it "a
mile
Harry Elionsky, the is-year-old New
London swimmer. like Jabez Wolfe.
the English Channel swimmer. knows
what it is to get almost to his goal
and have To give up on account of baf-
fling currents and the tide. Elionsky
has now twice come within Il few hun
bred yards of completing the ''impossi-
BILE" Batter to Sandy Hook swim. June
Il, he had to stop 500 yards from the
Shoal and Tuesday. he had to give
up when only 800 yards from the
coveted goal. Each time he swan s.
miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
Pittsburg 9; Philadelphia 6.

Philade lphia, Aug. 31-In hard hit
ting game here, today, PittSburg de-
feated Philadelphia. To g. Pittsburs
made IA hits for Il total of Is bases,
Byrre leading with Il home run. a
2ouble and single. while Miller made
: home run and a double and every
ore of the visitors except OToole got
one Or more safeties. Alexander was
knocked off the rubber in four innings
and Eixey lasted only one, but Mar
shall finished the game in good style.
After being hit hard for three in
nings, O'ToCle settled down until the
latter part of the contest, when he
weakened, but the home team never
got clase enough To Pittsburg's score
to he dangerous. Lobert was hit on the
knee cap by fast grounder off Nag-
ner's Lat III the first inning and the
injury later forced him to leave the
game.
Pittshurg ...... > 0 } / / d o 0-9-141
Philadelphia :. 0 o 0 o 0 2-6-l3-3
Batteries -OTcole and Simon: Alex
ander, Rixey. Marshall and killifcr,
Hawley, Time, hours Empires, Bren-
nan and Osson
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
Picture Postcards.

About this time, as the old alma
macs said concerning an event, PIE
ture post cards abound, They are lite
special evidence of the summer but
ers,' and it is a mean man that does
not use them. Indeed we may see one
of the benetcient effects of the horid
and frequently illdrawn mssive.
1t stimulates duty. the decent duty of
remembrance of friends left behind,
and SO reduces selfishness. That is
great work " hen the art tand pa
tience) of letter writing was killed b.
the frequency of mails, kilograms and
newspapers to chronicle all things of
public Importance. mankind fell inio
Il selfish way as to communication
with friends, and any increase of sell
fishness means deterioration of
character. But here the bright and
beaming picture card is doing its work
in making a better standard of things.
A man happy enough to get a Naca-
ton can not, with the card staring
him in the face everywhere. suppress
Il thought of the friends he left be
hind, and so the card. now at the
height of the season, flies like cor
ruscating cloud by night and day
across land and sea. The selfish, in
different man can remain so no longer
unless he has already become soddea
But the picture post card has many
other phases. Its educational char
acter can not be easily overestimated
Like the movies" it speaks to the
eye and the imagination in way
that no discourse or letter or book
reading could do, and like them, but
in greater degree, it ferces its appeal.
The card comes, and the receiver must
look at it-a picture of the old state
house in Boston. say. With anybody
of average intelligence this is certain
to set up inquiry. which ends in a real
addition to intelligence. 1t would not
be surprising If some schools should
take as part of their system picture
post cards, to be passed from han1
to hand in a class and then discussed,
the teacher experimenting all by a
brief statement In what shape could
knowledge be more lastingly inn
parted? And for collection" what
could be better, provided parental au
thority require the juvenile collector
to know all about his cards, and not
be ignorant of them, as father fire.
quently is of the books in his library
To certain extent the picture card
is taking the place of that other great
advance, the private camera. They
travel parallel paths, but the card
has the wider appeal.-Indianapol
News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-22
Washington 2; ST. Louis o.

st. Louis. Aug. 2l.-Groom was too
much fer the ST, Louis men. this aft
ernoon. shutting them out, while Wash
ington scored run off Leverenz and
another off Baumgardner st. Louis
had several chances to tally. but with
men in a scoring position, Groom was
vin,ible, and his support was steady.
Washington scored its first run when
Gandii walked and stole second. He
advanced on an out, scoring when
Shanks singled Baumgardner took
.Leverenz's place in the ninth and yield
ed run. Milan tripled and scored on
GandlPs single
Washington 10 o 0 90 Ito
st. Louis .. 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 9-o-5-2
Batteries-Groom and Henry; Lever
enz. Baumgardner and Agnew, Alex
ander. Time, 1.45 umpires, Dineen and
Egan.