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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
BIG sum TO Be SPENT
ON FIXING HIGHWAYS
Figures Show 20 States viii
Expend S62,2O1,O16.

CHICAGO, ILL. = Complications
made by the American Highway as
ISOLATION and transmitted to Secretary
George F. Ballou of the Associated
Roads organizations of Chicago and
Cook county show that twenty-five of
the states of the union have appropri-
ated total of $62 ,2O1,0 16 to be spent
on improvements of American roads
this season.
Iowa leads the field in the amount
C.: money appropriated for this object,
the Hawkeyes having set aside $7,310,-
600 for this purpose. Illinois will de-
vote $1,300,0 900 toward the work. Four
teen other states think more of high
way needs than does Illinois.
New York state has appropriated
$6,000,000, Maine $1,54O,O00, Maryland,
S3,700,O0O, Massachusetts $2,447,315,
Michigan; $4,1S3,972, Minnesota S.
672,254, Mississippi $1,72O,OO0, North
Carolina $5,OOO,3OO, North Dakota, 81,
365, 900, Virginia 100000, Pennsyl-
vania $3,5O0,OOO, Oregon $3,2SO,OOO,
West Virginia s2,2S6,OOO, Wisconsin,
$230,000, Alabama 100000, Arizona,
$535,724, Colorado $375, 900, Delaware
$4,000, Idaho $275,OOO, Kentucky
SIS, 900, New Jersey $75O,OOO, New
Mexico S3S7,194.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
100000 U. S. POPULATION
Census Bureau Gives Out New Figures
on Countrys Inhabitants.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON. Continental
United States has a population o.
more than 9S,O0G,GOO people, while the
country within it's possessions is PEG
pied with more than 100, 100000 ger
sons, the census bureau announced
Census experts have figured that
the population of continental Urited
States July 1, 1914, will be 9S,7S1, 324,
against 91,972,266 on April Is, 1910,
when the last census was taken. For
the United States and its possessions
teny estimate the population this July
will be 100, 1921 1892, compared with
1O1, 74S,269 in 1910. Estimates for
cities under 100000 have not been an
nounced.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
The Wearyinq Chase.

Tommy could not understand why
his teacher thought that the following
paragraph from his composition on "A
Hunting Adventure" lacked animation
and effectiveness:
Pursued by the relentless hunter,
the painting gaZelle sprang from cliff to
cliff. At last she could go no farther.
Before her yawned the chasm and be
hind her the hunter" -Youth'S Com
panion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
CHURCHES IN SALOON CLASS
Freeport, ILL.,, Council Would Put the
Limit on New Churches.

FREEPORT, ILL. On the plea
OF real estate owners that church edi
fees hurt the value of adjoining
property, the city council has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the building
Of churches in the residence district
unless there shall be first obtained
written consent of the owners Of all
property abutting upon the real es-
tate upon which church building is to
be erected
The ordinance provides penalty of
q fine Of not less than $25 nor more
than $100.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
ILLINOIS MINE SCALE READY
Leaders of Both Sides Fear Rejec-
ton by Men.

PEORIA, ILL. = The members
Of the joint wage scale committee of
The Illinois Miners and the Illinois
Coal Operators association have com
pleted their wage scale report after
a months session. The miners have
been called to attend a convention
here Thursday at which time the wage
scale will be accepted or rejected.
1t is feared by leaders of both sides
that the proposals will not be salts,
factory. The operators rejected prac,
tlcally every proposal which tended
to increase the cost of coal produc.
ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
Earthuuakes.

Earthquakes are subterranean dis
turbances propagated through the earth
in a series of elastic waves. How they
originate is not clearly shown Many
are associated with volcanic action.
while just as many occur without any
evidence of such association.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
CITIES WITH OVER 10000
Census Bureau Announces Estimates
of Population for 1914.

WASHINGTON. The census
bureau announces estimates of popula-
ton of cities of the United States with
over 100000 people
Amons cities in the central west
are: Chicago, 2,393,325; st. Louis
734,667; Detroit, 537,65O; Milwaukee.
417,054; Minneapolis. 349,466; Indian.
apolis, 259,413; st. Paul, 236,766; Kan.
sas City (Mo), 2S1. oil; Omaha, 1873,
274; Grand Rapids, 123.227.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
Results.

He-Unselish. self sacrificing wom-
en-. those are the ones that make the
best wives. She-No doubt; and they
also make the worst MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
Queered Himself,

How do you like my new hat, NJ.
Bolreau?"
Lovely. madam. 1t makes you look
quite twenty years younger" = Pele
Mele
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-05-01
MUST QUIT OR
Be FORCED OUT
Violence Is Alternative Offer Cd
HuGTta by Mexicans.
ONE ANTI-HUERTA PLOT FOILEb

Reports of Refugees from Mexico Cry
Are That Sentiment Is Crystallizing
AGAINST Provisional President-His
MISREPRESENTATION of Conditions Said
to Be TO Blame.
VERA CRUZU. 81 will nor
RESIGN. | will take to the mountains
with my men and my cabinet and
will fight"
That is the message sent cut to TIP
people of Mexico City by General r.
erta, according to reports given by =
staff correspondent of FL Inparclal,
tie principal Mexican newspaper OF
the capital and one of the chief or
CANS of the Huertistas.
VERA CRUZ. Refugees WHO
arrived from Mexico City report
that General Huerta, fearing assassih
alton, had hidden in a foreign iega-
ton after demonstration in the CAP
itSI following the circulation by reoc'
oYr1pathizers of handbiIIs denouncins
him and calling upon the people &c
nrotect the Americans.
He was denounced as the cause OF
the landing of American naval forces
at Vera Cruz and also as the author OF
false and infIammatory statements
published in the capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

Tomato Puree-
 CyOOK quart of tomatoes soft and
 rub through colander or drain the liquid from a can of tomatoes. Heat over the fire. cooking with pinch of soda and teaspoonfuI of onion juice. Cook together in another saucepan a tablespoonful each of but- ter and flour until they bubble, and then pour upon them a pint of hot milk. Stir until it thickens. salt and pepper the tomato to taste and mix with it the thickened milk Add half a teaspoon ful of vvorcestershire sauce and serve at once.
 Veal Outlets a Ia Maintencn.
 Purchase two pounds Of veal outlets. having them ee-quarters of an inch thick. Trim and dip each in beaten egg, then into pounded cracker which has been seasoned with white pepper. salt and a b9t of sweet marjoram. Wrap each outlet in sheet Of letter paper well buttered. Lay them on a buttered gridiron and brou over a clear fire. not too hot. turning often. Secure the paper by fringing the ends and twisting the fringes after the outlet has been put in Have ready duplicate pa pers in a clean hot dish and. if the en- veIopes have become soiled and dark ened in the broiling, transfer to the clean warm ones. emptying every drop of the, gravy, over the outlet Veal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

cooked in covers is most delicious in this way. for the flavor and Juice are retained in the meat
 Watercress Salad.
 Pick carefully and throw into cold water the leaves from one or two punches of cress. Dry in towel and serve plain or, if preferred. with a French dressing made with two table spoonfu1s of olive oil one of vinegar. one saItspoonful of salt half the ouan- tity of white pepper and a pinch of cayenne, Beat thoroughly together and pour over cress.
 indian Apple Pudding. Scala one quart of milk in a double boiler. Mix together one cupfuI of fine cornmeal. one reaspoonful Of salt and one-third Of a cupful of cold water. To this. add gradually enough of the hot milk to make a thin paste. pour into the double boiler and stir fre- quent1y for five minutes or more to prevent Jumping: then cover and cook for half an hour. Take of, add orle- half of a cupful of molasses. three cup fuls of chopped tart apples. two tabler spoonfuIs Of chopped suet, one-quarter of teaspoonfuI Of ginger and one half of a teaspoonful Of cinnamon. Turn into well greased baking dish. pour half cupful of cold milk over the top and bake in a slow oven for three hours
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
URE AT EASTER TIME


guiding of the play spirit of chndhoot into creative endeavor.
 The result of M Poirers frcurnfou into the realm of psychology has been that the designs released from his stu- dio at the French capital brcathe the very spirit of spontanefty and abancon as compared with the cold1y corrcct Journalism which some fabric design show
 For the children are the designeFs- youngsters whose ages vary from twelve to fifteen years, who know nothing of drudgery, who create for
 the love of creating and whose brusi1-
 es seem dipped in joy as they sayiy evolve pastoral and alIurinsiy prlnul- tive designs.
 No Instructions are given fhe8s chA-
 dren- They enter the studio entfrely
 untrapmeled. fresh from a walk ln the fields, and transcrfbe the fmpresgloaa
 received with an uuconventionalilrl
 which may mean disaster to ell rules
 of decorative art. but with an author fty which ftranscends rules they paint the JoyouSness of youth 1Eiiady wdq Iwears these fabrics conceived fn 11r 1 may in some subtle felepathfc way rl
 ceive the gift of eternal youth. Ponc de Leon searched the world to find tht | fountain of youth, and 1t was bmbbliny in his own heart all the time could hc only have known it.
 M MAY WL1lCTH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
BA THROON
 WVEsNIEWcES

TyHB modern white tiled batnroou
 may look as bleak and bare ap - hospital ward or 1t may very well have more pleasing aspect without in tle least departing from the rules or bg- giene.
 It is the little touches that arrest and please the aye and proclaim Gfe frll- viduality of the presiding genius thrt give 1t something of the lfvabIe ou-1- ity of the other rooms of the house
 Pongee curtains of pale blue o= plrr wash beautifully and shut out tar sight without shutting out the light
 A bag of the same material nauElrI from -he door Is convenient for ster- ing away temporarily the soflsd linen that one doesn't care to put Into t1r wicker basket for general use
 wash cloth with an initial fn crclr stitch and a different color for each one who uses the bathroom is pretty conceit. It makes ft easy tr find one's own in the common pile. and as they hang from the rods of zlaE8 lI shining nickel the touch of color fs au additio. the general scheme ot things.
 Gls e. are very expensive. bad fitti' of wood painted Ehitr- are srptriyed-
 They c~r be placed in different cor ners. and 1. is not only a satisfaction 10 nave ones own set apart ANDLA AlH others. but it saves time also and spares one's nerves the irritation tn-t comes with looking Tor somethinE tllt may have been misplaced.
 Often when one is in the tub onr ll seized with a sudden desire Go znCu the time. Invariably ones watch is in the bedroom
 Every bathroom should have e clcei-- There are pretty ones in white or cc-- ored enamel that may be bought for u dollar or two that keep very good tinll.
 Every bathroom should have a cll- endar. 1t Is easy for all of us to for get the date and for some of us to con- lecture vainIy as to the day. And ono takes toll of many things while plr- forming ones ablutions.
 whisk broom and a shoe brl1l should be within reach. and even pad with a pencil attached to catch and fix a random thought
 A waterproof bag within easy glIri is ai great convenience for holdiuE lll. cloths and brush and sand soap or any other cleanser that may be prerarr-l for scrubbing the tub.
 The bathroom needs the ntte rl1. venfences as much as any other rc11l Of the house They depend largely 1r the needs of the individual. but ouca supplied they are easily ruueWsA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
THE HOMELESS
 CORSET HERE

TTHE fango corset is with Us.
 Energetic debutantes and suffer- ing matrons who have tried to gyrate aceording to the seasons styles while tncased in aEmor plate have at last made their cries heard in the high eomrt where corsets ars designed, and now Is come an answer to their pray CTS. S
 II lS almost boneIess. this tango cor- set with only the necessary steeis in front and back to support the fasten- It has an elastic front, which gives room for the vvearer to bend oyer Tn the Argentine dips. and the long skirt is cut above the knees, so that she can dip and glide and slide un- models is so great already that fac- tories are working overtime to supply them to the trade.
 The women found they simply couldn't tango at all in the old corsets. which were so stiff and tight Of course the best tango corset is no cor set at all. but most women look better with something of the sort ons you know. so the corset1ers set Eo work to make something that was as good as nothing. only better. and models dem- nnstrated in the workrooms that they were perfectly conf fortab1e to dance in.
 The tango isn't to blame really for the increased size of the new corsets. though. of course. to dance these new dances a woman must wear 1ooyer earments than she used to- It is the fashion makers who have decreed that madam's figure shall be straight as a barrel and have brought about the hor- rifying realization that the average waist measure is now twenty-nine inches instead Of twenty-si1z. Thus is solved the problem of how to be slim though fat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

A rufnes become more and more fashionable on feminine garb they begin to make reappearance in feminine boudoirs. Ruf1ed window curtains. bedspreads and pillow cov- CTS are replacing the straight hordered effects of the past few years. and mi ladys room promises to become as gayiy fr1l1ed sanctum as it was half a century ago.
 Ruff1ed pil1owcases are especially dainty and feminine. and they give the final touch of luxury to the bed. If one does not desire to sleep on the De- ruf11ed pillows they may be exchanged at night for smaller pillows in plain linen slips. or the ruffie slips may be removed and put on again next morn ing. This takes but moment 1T the slip covers are roomy enough to go over the pillow without tugging Two or three snap buttons sewed along the opening under the rufdes hold the dainty covers smoothly in place and may be unfastened in a twinl<ling at night
 Rather narrow rufaes give the best effect. Two and a half inches should
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

frilly garments for her less strenuous hours. Women resent the theory that because they have developed mentally and physically they have necessarily become more masculine. They are only busily engaged in becoming more and more feminine.
 Keeping the body well, poised and the mind alert Is not peculiarly mas cuIine prerogative, and increased fem inity means only that women are be- coming better fitted for their peculiar function of mothers to the race.
 Mentioning the dlffs and frilIs of Sfemfnfnity for the spring leads natu- rally to a few words about the new school of decorative art. Every wo- man when she makes her spring pur- chhses will be confronted by the fab- rics designed in the Paris studio of } that fashion wizard, M. Paul Potret
 And truly wise man is this same M. Poiret, for he is using in his new school of design. called the Maritime
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
coNslpER rhE TRIrLEs.

lives that trif1es assume and how the large ills of life can be more phi1o- sophicaIly borne than the .hectoring bin bricks of little annoyances.
 Printed here are a few splendid r5fnfers which tzis housewife will De glad to cut out and paste in her scrap book for convenient reference. For, of course, every modern housekeeper has a scrap book into which are placed hints for Iessening the friction of Hv- ing.
 damp soap into the stains and leave ,znfiI dry. When washed in the ordi- nary way the stains will have com bEsfelyz disappeared
 when holes appear in the tops Of si1- vex thinnbles drop quantity of sealing wax inside, dip the middle finger in r~sA Mnxa<s prsan the fassubla on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

heights Of sublImity when exercised by fashion makers who seem to lead, but really only follow what they have read in the minds of their patrons, did a Marathon to keep pace with these de- sireA te1epathicany $conveyed; hence the smart coat and veil pictured here
 This wide swinging motor coat is built of English cheviot, with a decid- ed flare as to skirt and with the fash
 ionable raglan sleeve and waist low armhole. The veil is arranged upon
 the hat to protect the face and neck.
 to throw back out of the way or to re- move entirely and tuck away in 9 convenient pocket. as it is held to the hat with snap fastened band that matches the shade of the coat. This last innovation will be appreciated as the wearer presents her dustless chapeau and well arranged coiffure' when a halt is made at one or another of the fascinating inns which have sprung up as though by magic all over the country for the Accommodation of the motorcar traveller.
 The gowns pictured at either side of the motor coat are really the same gown differently adjusted as to the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
Poekss.s . Been Q wemsa

T'HAT pockets are once more in fasa-
 ion. after an absence of nlrv years, is one of the first boomg lhel 1914 is bestowtnE upon women Iae smart position for them is frnrnediate - below the waist Tn front
 This would seem very odd. only ttrt for some months it has been nnOdfsh to have the gown well pufEed out not cIilr round the hips, but even more beEVeeu them in front, One may not have e pocket in the coat as well 70 in Lts gown This would be too much or a heap Those In the skirt are dasp enough to cover the hands completei5
 Even the waistcoat has It's little nias pocket, ready for the reception of E. powder pdfE--rather din1inutlvc. lt lr true and q small folding mirror lr this the begfnniug of a n1erciful rl1- vision of receptacles for the hmndker- chief. the purse, a visiting card7 eTf1 can say7
 There was time when au Greg1 useful articles could be carried abor- oness person. and even a bunch of isetr iu addition. But # win not do to 1- too sanguine, When the novelty of tt- restored pocket wears off fashion nlaT tire of sl,e revival and cOudemn us ru carry bags as we have been doing for the last ten years or more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
RuGfIes Tn roe Boudoir

be the limit of width. and the hem should be very narrow also. Make the
 rumes full enough to be huted by the laundress and the effect will be very crisp and smart Such pillow covers should be square rather than obiong, and the pillow may be stuffed into the square. the snap buttons holding it firmly in place. Of course the ruff1es
 must go around all four sides of each cover. and the bed thus dressed will need no pillowshans. bolster roll or
 other device to hide the sleeping pil-
 lows from view.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
NEW UsEs FoH POINT D'EsPsiT

NEW USES FCH POINT D'EsPFiT-
 DOINT D'EsPRfr is daintily used ir
 4 lingerie and negiisees. If g usea
 like net. for the yckes of nigh tscrna and com binatfons Sometimes. Cbalsr- fng1 little uaat1nees are made aii oI point dsespTit trimmed with many fer-
 toons of ribbon and little chiffon How CTS. A really beautiful boudoir cap lr made of the point d'esprlt, moua,.- over colored silk and edged wlth 2 ffl- of baby Irish-wide in the back and narrow in the front A band cf brown fur covers the joining of the lace 11l the cap. and twist of ribbon is siou1-l about the cap. so1netimes above and som etfmesS below the fur Some rit- bon flowers. in a loose, hangins puncd. are fastened on one side of the cap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
THE TlME To REREl

REAR what you've got to bear: put
 up with what can't be helped: make the best Of bad circumstances when they are 1nevita ble, and do all these things with the utmost courage and good temper at your command But don't sit down under a trouble that could be removed if you would only take g little pains with it. That's not courage or resignation; it's merely slackness and stupidity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

skirt. For general utility its equal has not been found. Should the owner wish to use it for cross riding tue skirt may be unbuttoned back and front and rebuttoned into a bifurcated garment, or it is equally serviceable if the desire is to hunt or climb mountains. Then. for golf it is peculiarly adapted. as the coat is finished with the inward turn the Wearer. For travel the suit would be ideal for the woman who demands comfort
 She can ride safely astride or she
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

when this is finished polish the thirn- Sb1e with 8 piece of chamois and you
 will have a new thimble which has the appearance of being set with coral
 To clean a decanter take small pieces of plotting paper. roll them up and put into the decanter, nearly filling 1t with water; then shake well. empty and re-
 i'll with cold water. and you will find when dry that it will be beautiful and clean. To make handkerchiefs that have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

HH interest which women
 evfnce in all manner Of sports
 has inspired various coutu-
 rfers to the evolving of many. sruart and fetching styles for the sportswolnan. As the spring advances and the roads become suitable for mo- torine, the country will be vocal with the Hitting toot Of the motor horn. as well as the song Of birds; the horse- woman wi1F renew her interest in horsebacx riding and will take many a morning canter through the scented spring air garbed in one of the season's up to the minute creations, while the wonan who. goes in for nos1nta aineer- ing. hunting or go1hng' will find togs to suit the most fasddio1s taste.
 The time is past when .any old thing will do for motoring. Now the wofnan who goes in for this fascinat- ing sport demands as much verve and go f1a4her rnotofzng clothes as does the most hnical man. For be it known that man is sometimes d11icaI and that he did set the pace for up to date and be- coming motor things. He reasoned man does reason. you know-that if he were to spend SO much time in his he must have clothing which would be distin EHlshed and at the same time eprnfprEables having in mind always the simmer or lunch at 'the wayside inn.
 The wornen. bless their hearts. foi- lowed the leader. The couturiers, with that sixth sense which, undevel- bped In ordinary uncrtals. reaches tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19

been washed look like new put a thin starch in them after washing. and aft CT they are dry dampen slightly and let lie for half an hour. Place tIfem on the ironing board with the embroid- cred side down, if they are embroid- cred. and over them put an old thin
 piece of muslin. Press with a hot iron. fold and press-a1ways under the mus lin This keeps them from getting yell low and makes them look exactly like
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
LEARN HOW TO WEAR YOUR
 GNvVNG

A NEW theater to be run for the
 special purpose of giving women practical demonstrations of what to wear and how to wear the latest gowns Is to be opened this spring in Paris, so runor has it The venture fs being financed by the leading Parisian be statuesque women especially select ed for their ability to display gowns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
,Smar7 NesD Easfer'
 Necktvear

.yTsHE charming collars illustrated
 here are among the very smart ana chic styles for spring neckwear- Madam with the clever fingers could fashion these simple models herself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-19
'URIERS VIE WITH NATURE

adopted a costume similar to these for pedestrian purposes. finding the long coar and the knee brooches far more satisfactory fors the long walk than even the short skirt The boots with the mousquetaire tops are the sort