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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
A Glimpse of ParnelI.

Like most men with claims for great
ness. Parnell had his peculiarities as
well. One of them was a distressing
lapse of memory on occasions, which
often caused him to be late to-indeed
sometimes to miss-meetings where he
had promised to speak.
When he failed a meeting like this.
where hundreds of people were wait
ing for him. sometimes would want
him to telegraph or write apologizing
or excusing his nonattendance. but
this he would never do, saying: You
do not learn the ethics of kingship.
Queenie. Never explain. never apollo
gize." adding. with his rare laugh, II
could never keep my rabble together If
I were not above the weakness of apol-
ogy."-From Charles Stewart Par
NELL" by Katharine O'Shea.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
The Candle Wick.

When the old fashioned dips were in
common use great annoyance was
caused by the burnt wick standing up
right as the fat disappeared, making a
smoky fame. which necessitated con-
slant use Of the shutters. This trouble
is avoided in the modern candle by the
simple expedient of plating one side
of the wick a little sitter than the
other. When it is left free, owing to
the wax having burnt away, it natu-
rally bends over to one side. Now at
the extreme edge of the fame the gas
eous products of the candle are mixed
with excess of oxygen from the air.
which attacks the solid substances in
the wick and speedily changes them
into oxides. This always keeps the
wick the right length.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
i've EIC~p

The first cable successfully laid eX-
tended from Valentia island, off the
coast of Ireland, to Hearts Content.
Newfoundland, about 1000 miles. The
cable was landed on the American side
on Aug. 5, 1853. but was not ready for
use till Aug. 1G. About 700 short mes
sages were sent through it. but it en-
tirely failed within q month. The fact
was demonstrated, however, that direct
communication under the ocean was
possible, although few persons at that
time believed that submarine tele-
graph could be used for business pur-
poses. Cyrus W. Field, to whose enter
prise was due the laying Of the first
cable, thought differently. Not discour-
aged by this and other failures. he con-
tinued the work he had planned, inter
ested London capitalists in it, and in
1868 succeeded in establishing subma-
rine communication, which has never
been interrupted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

ONE of the things which should COM
mand Governor Philips early atten-
ton are the laws which enable state
officers, boards, commissions and heads
of departments to employ as many per-
sons as they choose and fix the salaries
of their employees. The result of the
passage of that law was the immediate
raising of number of salaries and the
appointment of large number OF new
officers. The law itself enables the
appointing power to completely nulllfy
the civil service law. If any of the
states employees are disliked, all the
head of his department has to do IN
order to get rid of him is to lower his
salary below the point where he can
afford to remain, and the object sought
to be accomplished is accomplished
strictly according to law. The legisla-
ture ought to know how many persons
are needed to conduct the affairs OF
state, what their duties and pay should
be, and it should itself fix the number
of employees, their tenure, duties and
salaries, and not commit these lnpor-
tant matters to professional politicians
whose only ambition is to build up
themselves and their faction at the ex-
pense of the state. Repeal all the laws
which confer upon any officer, board or
commission such unusual and extraor-
binary powers as are conferred on them
by the laws of 1918, as such laws
weaken. and make more expensive
state government. And then there is
that ''Mary Ann law, a silly piece of
meddling nothingness, as useless as a
pair of specs on blind adder and as
crude as bungling, fractional law max
ing could make it. The torch of prompt
repeal should be applied to it. Indeed,
when starting the incinerating. flame ii
would be well to pile the whole primary
law on the top of the "Mary Ann
rubbish and ''let the tail go with the
hide" for there is little in both taker
together worth saving, provided one
has in mind the public service. -Madi-
sonian.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
The Jefferson County Board Speaks
It's Mind

For the following resolution was
voted unanimously. In so doing they
spoke the mind of about every tax
payer in the county.
That the Chairman of the County
Board having been elected to represent
this county as delegate to the State
County Organization, that he use his
influence at such organization to Sc
cure the enactment by the legislature
of such laws as will tend to reduce tax
alton which has grown to such eXhorbi-
tant amounts throughout the state. We
think this can be accomplished by the
adjustment of many of the commits
sions that have been created of late to
supervise and regulate the affairs OF
the counties, cities and individuals,
who are capable and able to regulate
their own business and affairs, without
the guardianship of the State OF Wis
consin. We deem the new county
school board law an expensive and
needless creation and should be re-
pealed. We think the statute books
have been of late filled with many
freak. useless and unnecessary laws,
so that the ordinary lawyer or court is
unable to interpret the meaning there
of. We think the Legislature Refer
ence Library Bureau, commonly known
as the "Bill Factory" is a nuisance
and contrary to Americanism and prob
ably the cause of many of the so-called
''freak laws" 1t should be discontin-
ued and abolished. We think the pri-
mary election and so-called "Mary
Ann or second choice law an expen-
sive and needless measure and that no
better results are attained than under
the old caucus convention laws. We
think that the matter of insane asylums
and county poor houses should be left
more to the counties to determine the
needs of their own insane and poor in
stead of being dictated to by the State
Board of Control.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Nov. "a, 1914.
Great activity among the Connectis
cut tobacco packers is manifesting it
self these days, for one Of the finest
crops in the entire history of the state
is in the rehandlers' hands and it is
thought that great deal of money
may be made out of it. The second
damp is Undertaking. in some locali-
ties, while as a general rule it has been
just cool enough to encourage thorough
curing of the leaf in the sheds, and by
the time stripping is we'll under way
there will be little in the weather for
the farmers or rehandlers to fear.
Whatever frost comes each night these
days cannot possibly harm the leaf. 1t
is stated that the white veins which
promised some trouble in certain types
a few weeks ago are proving them
selves susceptible to treatment, and on
the whole the situation is very rosy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

Rock county has a candidate for the
speakership of the next assembly in
the person of Assemblyman-elect L. G:
Whittet of Edgerton. The selection of
Mr.. Whittet would be an honor to the
assembly and to the district he repre-
sents. Few men who will be members
of the next legislature are as well fitted
for the responsible position of speaker
as Mr.. Whittet. He combines rare
tact for parliamentary practice with a
thorough knowledge of legislative work
and the needs and necessity of careful
legislation. 1t is to be hoped that he
will be named for the Office he seeks
Gazette. Edgerton friends of the as
semblyman are heartily in accord with
the above endorsement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

GOyERNOR-ELECT Philip has started
off with the right foot from the jump.
No inaugural ball for him. Il am go
ing to Madison to work" he explained,
and he forsees that there will be plenty
to do on the very first day. The title
Of governor means nothing to Mr..
Philip but he is deeply impressed with
the responsibilities incident to the title
executive head of billion dollar in
stitution, the state of Wisconsin" and
he will need all his time and energies
to handle it in the way he would his
business. He takes up the work un-
fettered by single prediction prom
Use and hampered not at all by that bug
bear political expediency. His aim
is to do a big job and do it in two years;
we know he'll succeed. Whitewater
Register
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

IT is known, according to the Chica-
go Tribune, that there are in that city
1000, 600 men and women entitled to
vote; yet of these there have qualified
only 555, 973. That is not, of course,
the worst of it, for about the usual
percentage of those qualified will ordi-
narily remain away from the polls:
Thus perhaps less than one-fourth Of
all the legal voters in the city will
carry the election. This is not major
ity, but minority rule. 1t is not gov
eminent by the people, although it may
mean government of and for the peo-
pie. 1t cannot by any stretch OF terms
be called vindication or triumph OF
the democratic system. A similar state
of things may be found elsewhere. Men
are ignoring the elementary require
ments of citizenship in other cities than
Chicago. Women who plead for the
franchise do not use it when it is grant
ed them. The causes are many. One
Of them, no doubt, is the frequency OF
elections. Another probably is the
confusion of issues A third undoubt-
edly is the multiplicity of candidates.
There should, we believe, be fewer
elections and shorter ballots. But the
primal need is that there shall be a
higher regard for citizenship and a
keener appreciation of its duties and
responsibilities.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Stranae Symphony.

A certain clergyman was the guest
of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale over
night. In the morning he came down
stairs with look of pleased surprise
on his face.
What delightful custom you have
here" he said. "of Ginning the bells at
midnight. got up and leaned out of
the window to listen. It was pretty
air they played. although | did not rec
ognize it.
"This.'' said DR.. Hale, telling the
story afterward, was the first time
ever heard of a fire alarm being taken
for a .symphony."-St. Joseph News
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Dickens at the Bar.

The English courts once had real
Dickens trial scene. 1t was in 1888. in
the course of a case before Baron Hud-
dleston, that Mr.. Dickens. counsel for
the defendant. astonished the court by
announcing that he proposed to call
Mr.. Pickwick as a witness. And the
gentleman called was descendant OF
the Moses Pickwick whose name on
the coach filed Sam Weller with de
sire to "whop" some one for taking
liberties with the name Of his master.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKETS
continued From Page ~

the things pleasing to growers. They
are not little concerned over the
question of price, more concerned, by
far, than the packers, who will have
the last word on this point at the prop
er time. Some of the farmers organ
izations are urging the growers not to
sell now but to hold on.
From the present outlook it is very
doubtful whether as much as ten cents
a pound will be paid. Last year selling
began at ten cents, but this price did
not continue long. A long period fol-
lowed when hardly any of the crop was
sold at all, barring the hail cut stuff,
and then the bottom dropped out of the
market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

WHAT won't we lay to the war? Now
comes the announcement that owing to
the war in Europe Uncle Sans wealth
er forecast service is interrupted. This
is due to lack of reports from Siberia.
Japan and other far-off eastern coun-
tries. The reports now given are not
as satisfactory as they have been in
the past. The changed conditions have
led to the permission of local stations
to predict for longer period ahead,
for the benefit of those interested IN
the big events which depend upon the
weather
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
! will paw 81 cents cash for eggs.

4 will pay 81 cents cash for eggs. =
j. w. Conn.
For RENT-Two story tobacco ware
house. 64x3O feet, in Orfordville. Wis.
H. N. Wagley, Secy. 2t4
Soaked or. dry Zortfish at Conn's.
See specimens of Edgerton wood
turning at Pringle Bros. store sext
Friday and Saturday.
LosT-On school grounds or in high
school building, gold chain and pendant
Norwegian coat of arms. Return to
Agnes Linnevold.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
In Doubt.

Ethel-Oh. dear me! l don't know
what to think. Algy asked me last
night if l wouldn't like to have some
thing around the house that | could
love and would love me. Edith-Well?
Ethel-Well. | don't know whether he
means himself or whether he is think
ing Of buying me dog.-Puck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Bull Racing In Burma.

A form of sport very popular in Bur-
ma is bull racing. These contests are
largely attended by the natives, who
bet considerable sums of money on
the result A native sportsman who
owns one Of these bulls values it at
$4,000, and it is said to bring him in
yearly from 5000 to $1,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Ionu Hours.

sWhy, yes. He's a sixteen hour
day man."
tsIt can't be possible!'
"Oh, yes, it is. He works eight hours
a day, and ] put in eight hours more
trying to keep him on the job."-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04

THERE is a general feeling through
out the country that business and IN
dustry, now Enthusiastically reyiving, are
tiai revival. This confidence in the
present and faith in the future will help
to foster and sustain the renewal OF
activities
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Startinn the First One.

WHEY Gust wed-George, just think
what the neighbors will say when they
hear that | do my own work! Hubby
Whose work do you want to do?-
Boston Record.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Took Them All.

Somebody stole three sets of har-
ness out of my stable"
'Did the thief leave any traces?'
mo; he took traces and all."-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-12-04
Goino to Extremes.

Soiled Sylvester-He's a bad charac-
ter, an [ wash my hands of him. Ever
EFT Wrest-He must be de limit to get
you to wash your hands.-Exchange.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-11
WILL CELL HOME TO
 NEoRoEs FOR seITE

ORANGE, N. J.-Residents in the exclusive residential section of steu- ben street East Orange, are shocked at the posters in the window and on the porch of the John J. Grifith home at No. ss steuben street which read:
 For sale to colored people or itol- fans; none other need apply. Apply to Mrs. Griffin. Steuben street."
 Six years ago MT. Griffin who is associated with a law firm In Manhat- tan. purchased the house and after getting nicely settled quarrelfed with the next door neighbor. A. J. Bartruf. over a strip of land. Now all the neighbors and the Griffins are at odds.
 Mrs. Griffin told reporter that she had about closed a deal with an Ital- ian who has a family of six children.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-11

 roxaAtls waved aside thoushl .srs;s had enfrusted this nation with tn protection of her citisens in Mexico.
 A Mexican faction that has made | speoialty of murderinS Americans aud insulting the United States nag is . strange ally for the government to favor with it's fostering care and aid. November IT. 1918. MT. Hearst point t;ad out the folly of allying. Ourselves .,ith either faction struggling for dominance in Mexico. saying:
 "ro arm these bands better would merely mean offering them greater opportunity and greater inducsensns +o murder more Americans and sde' stroy more American property.
 "Furthermore. if the Unitsd ta'e' .bs,, be compelled to invade As'sscs > Inc 1uns vhich, :; would bs' turneS -.,n.. our American soldiers would .. .n. xuns. which the government 1f .h. United States had put into tn' hands of. the Acsgteans"
 rhas sis the case; today. Villa hAs s.A ronths in which to extend and complete his armAment He should .o. n~ given this advantage for one day longer.
 Nor should our nation be exposed to the imputation of having formed q partnefship with robbers. vio'ators If woman and assassina The Amer ican fiag raised. in Mexico for the pro tsction of American citizens and ths esta ablishment of order and civiiiza- tion cannot honorably wave by the side of Villas banner stained with fn- nocent blood. The only course which this government can pursue with hon. or |. that described by Mir. Hearst las' November, thus:
 "That course Is to occupy Mexica and restore it to a state of civilixa ton by means of American men an American methods.
 "That course Is for the United States itself. not some incompetent and ur- representative Mexican faction. to re- establish peace and order and civil ixed procedure in Mexco for the proper protection of our own citizens and fo' the best benefit of all honest anc worthy Mexicans."-New York Amer ican.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-11

rhe attitude of the New Haven rai'- road, interest," toward the United states dspartnsnt of justice has be- come oue of ttppsrtineace.
 Rssays last January the New Havsa oulisrsd into sn agreement with thy ,iVvernmsnt by which 1t was to dis bose of itS holdings in the Boston and Maine. its various trolley systems ard its interests in certain steamship liner Kt lsad the choice of making and exc SptfEk tAis agreement or of standins suit under the federal antitrust law It chsek the former course.
 But the New Haven company is O. ing nbtaing toward redeemihs it's Ironaases. It is still haggiing over questions of time and details. Granted 4wo ysars- wath ., posssbiS- resswsf foe ,snothsr twskyeazs tn which to dispose Sf thssRpsd & and Maine stock through erustsS. .iE 1Reads thres years with possible renewal for another three years. Promising to give up its stSsamship hoTatngs it now has the ef- frontery to say that thaa did not cover wharf and teri6pal properties which 40 with those holdings.
 When the United staes supreme court passed judgment against the merger it gave the Union Pacific three months to dispose of It's Southern, Pacific stock. and later ex- tended the. time to about six months. But the New Haven h given practical ly four years in which to dispose of the Boston and Maine stock. and de. mands six.
 The department of justice is com promising its dignity in this prolong- ed haggling. Perhaps the New Haven prefers q suit at law with some appll- cation of the dictum that guilt Is per oonai. Perhaps 1t would like to prac- tice this contumacious spirit against the United States courts and their It should be given an im-
 mediate choice of this course or con- HorSnity with the January agreement under the terms offered by the attor- ney general-Nsw York World.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-11

The United aAtes being prepared for war with Mexico. it 4 the immedi- ate duty of consres to enforce the embargo which was effectively fnst'- tuted at Vera Crux, American lives be- ing lost in the enforcement of 1t.
 But along the frontier held by the eonstitutonalists no present impeds- ment exists to the shipment of arms and munitions in any quantity into Mexico.
 The northern part of Mexico is held by the faction known as the constitu- tionalists-the followers of Carranz@ snd the cutthroat Villa.
 Although many indications point to the intention of the administration to enter into partner Jh:p with these out . lawed forces, the American hesitates to believe that such can be the plan.
 Administration organs are perfectly frank in declaring that the program Is to deprive Huerta of any opportun- ity to secure arms or ammunition, while leaving the markets of tho Oni- ted States open to Villa for the pur- pose of equipping his troops to fight ether Huerta or us.
 We prefer to believe that the news : papers making this extraordinary statement are ill.informed.
 It Is matter of general knowledge that the most execrabie murders oi American men and the greatest num- Der of assaults upon American women have taken place in the territory con- trolled by Carranza and Villa. If we invade. Mexico for the purpose of protecting the lives and persons of American citizens We cannot stay out of the territory controlled by these two savage leaders. But if we enter their territory VIC shah find ourselves fought by them with machine guns and modern rifles bought for that purpose from manufacturers fin the United states.
 Could there be a more shortsightsd policy than one which would thus per init the arming of an enemy? But 1t is urged that we are at pres snt in Mexico merely to avenge an in- suit to the flag. a defiance of our na 'slcoo1' a,,sv,os.l%v
 I That is but a slight reason in com parison with the murders of more than 160 of our men. and the viola tion of American women.
 Has not Villa houted the authority of the United States even more inso- lently than did Huerta?
 When the secretary of state Mr' Bryan. sought explanations of the kiii' ing of the Engiishman, Benton, in Villas camp the bandit chief respond ed insolently that Benton was an En- giishman and his explanations would be made to England, not to the Uni. ted States.
 When several hundred Spaniarda were expelled from the territory con. 4rollsd by <he constitutionaiists the .prptass sf ths Ualssa states was e.
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-06-11
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