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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Is Farming a Business?

A writer in the Business Educator of
Columbus, Ohio, thinks not. Here are
his reasons:
The farmer, as a rule, does not even
know, within thousands of dollars, the
amount of capital he has invested
Neither does he know with any accur-
acy the source of his gains or losses,
or the cost of his products. His ignor-
ance as TO these business essentials is,
doubtless, directly traceable to the fact
that he rarely keeps any accounts
worthy of the name. But this is only
a secondary reason. The main one is
that the farmer has never got into the
habit of looking upon his farm and it's
operations as a financial enterprise, as
does the business man who operates a
store or factory. In the pioneer days
the farm was merely the farmer
home. Out of its cultivated acres. by
the hard toll of himself and family, he
wrested a living. He rarely expected
or thought much about surplus What
ever the farm produced beyond these
needs was so much gained-or wasted,
if there was no market. Such deter
ioration of plant rarely entered into
his calculations. Until this habit of
thought is changed radically, and the
farmer can be led to take firancier's
view of his occupation, farming cannot
be called business.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Bentley celebrat-
ed their 10th wedding anniversary on
January 1st.
Twin babes, boy and a girl, were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Roherty in
Cooksville.
The first steam heated passenger
train on western roads has been put
into service by the C. M. & st. P. Ry.
After being missed for several days
VIM. Cox found one of his horses had
fallen into disused cistern on his farm
in Fulton.
Horatio Marsden of Albion and Miss
Eva Collins of Edgerton were united
in marriage at the M. E. parsonage by
Rev. w. H. Summers.
Joe Richardson of MELVILLE had an
interesting experience on Lake Kosh-
konong last week. He was fishing
through the ice in mid lake when a
heavy head wind broke up tbs ice near
shore leaving him on large field drift
ing toward the opposite side near Tebo
point. The nearest point to shore was
80 to 40 rods, which he crossed on small
cakes after several baths in bitter
cold water.
Friday, January 4, 1889.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Kept His Word.

An amusing tale is told in Police
Work From Within" by Hargrave L.
Adam. of Charles Peace the celebrated
burglar. He once went into chemists
shop smoking a choice cigar. which he
had burgled in recent exploit
THE chemist. noticing the aroma of
the cigar. remarked. That's nice
cigar you're smoking Where did you
get it? Peace promptly replied. i
stole it. At this the chemist laughed
and said I wish you would steal some
as good for me- Again Peace srompt-
ly replied, 1 will Shortly after he
again secured some good cigars upon
the occasion of one of his nocturnal
jobs, several of which he took to the
chemist in question. AS he handed
them to him he remarked, There you
are-I stole them for you
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
A Lesson for All of Us.

Farmers and townspeople can read
the following and take it to heart with
profit.
We have just passed through ten
years of the most prosperous times, in
business way, ever known; ten years
of the greatest extravaganza, and ten
years when there, has been the least
money saved. Practically everyone, in
city and country, from the man who
works by the day up, has been spend
ing his money right and left, in an eff
fort to live as well, dress as we'll and
make as good an appearance as the fell
low higher up. We can not keep up
this pace and the sooner we realize it
and become content to live in accor-
dance with our incomes and save lit
tie each year for the time that will
come when we no longer can earn, then
we will not feel so much the stress of
the high cost of living. Clayton C.
Pervier.
1t is an old and true saying that
''men run in debt in good times and
pay up in hard times" Pay day is
coming if it is not close here.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
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WHAT ARE ANTITOXINS?

An opium fend may take almost
without noticeable effect an amount of
the drug sufficient to kill dozen be-
ginners. Everyone has noticed how the
immediate evil effects of tobacco are
overcome by persistence. Disease
germs produce poisons, called "tox-
ms. - Toxins and not the germs them
selves are responsible for disease
That the poisoning is not fatal in
each case of germ disease is due to the
resistance of the individual. Resistance
is built up by small doses of these tox-
ms. People resist disease when the
| defenses are erected more rapidly than
invasion takes place. They succumb
when the invasion is more rapid than
the defense.
Disease germs excite the formation
of so-called "antitoxins. The anti
toxin kills the germs. The process is
perfectly definite in the case of some
germs. Like electricity, the resistance
and strength of antitoXins can be meas
ured, even though the real force has
not been seen by the eye.
A great triumph was scored when it
was discovered that the process of
manufacturing antitoxins could be run
through the body of lower animal,
and serum be secured which cures
and prevents invasion much more rap
idly and certainly than ''home made"
antitoxin. The antitoxin Of diphtheria
has been the most satisfactory one dis
covered. The process of manufacture
is interesting.
Horses are most commonly used A
small dose of the poison of the diph-
iberia germ is injected into the horse,
which may become quite i'll. AS it re-
covers from the first effects, larger and
larger doses are given. Finally the
horse is able to tolerate enormous doses
with no i'll effects whatever. It's blood
is then decidedly antitoxin. From it
the serum containing the antitoxin is
extracted.
Treatment of diphtheria by the anti
toxin has reduced deaths by over one
half. 1t is an almost absolute proven
tive when injected into persons exposed
to the disease.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

THE Delavan Republican says: ''When
Wisconsin's new six million dollar cap
itOl is completed it will be paid for and
there will be no outstanding obligation
to meet in the years to come. 1t will
have been paid for by the policy hold
ers of the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance COMPARATIVELY are paying
for that building because of the heavy
and unjust tax imposed on the compa-
ny. A suit has already been brought
against the state to COMPEL a refund
of the taxes paid by this company un-
der protest. Every legislature in re-
cent years has admitted the justice of
this claim but has not had the honesty
to relieve the Northwestern of this un-
fair burden.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Heavy Losses From Hog Cholera.

State Veterinarian DIR. 0. H. EliaSon
figures that about 1000 hogs died ofhog
cholera in the state the past season and
that farmers of Wisconsin lost over
S1OO, 900 because of the disease. This
does not include those animals sold be-
fore they matured in order to avoid
loss from hog cholera. In Dane Co.
DIR. Eliason estimated that about 1000
hogs were lost. Figuring that the av-
erage hog brings SIS, the loss amounts
to SIS, 900.
Hog cholera said DR.. Eliason,
''has been steadily on the increase
through the hog-raising sections of the
state for the last few years. Condl-
tons generally just now are somewhat
relieved, due to cooler weather. Pro-
vision should be made to enlarge the
serum plant at the college of agricul-
ture at the next session of the assem-
bly so that conditions could be met
with when the rush comes. Serum
should be supplied free and put in the
hands of the Live Stock Board. The
state veterinarian should be provided
with funds for field men who could 90
out and surround and clean out an out
break
The eradication of hog cholera should
be done from the standpoint of santa
ton. Keep pens as clean as possible
and bring them up to date. Remember
that infection can be carried from one
place to another by men, wagons, dogs
and birds. No dogs should run atlarge
in infected districts.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Fresh oysters at Conn's.

Buy your groceries, shoes, oil, gas
oline and flour at the Cooksville store.
Bring your butter and eggs in exchange
for goods. "A. Skibrek. 6t3
Baldwin apples &c Id. at Conn's.
Fresh lettuce and celery at Conn's.
For RENT Newly finished, three
room cottage; also two furnished rooms.
Inquire of d. w. North.
Grape fruit Zoe per doz. at Conn's.
Sun Kist California oranges zoe
per doz. up at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

THE State Journal is distressed be-
cause the people of Madison are kick
ing about high taxes and reminds them
of the great benefit they receive to
maintain the state capitol, university
and other institutions. AS a consola-
ton it says Illinois has higher per cap
tia tax than Wisconsin. But it should
be remembered that our neighbor is
trying out some progressive legislation
with high salaried officials.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

ONE of the big mail order houses of
Chicago cleared So, 1922, 61O last year.
The likelihood is that some of it's en-
ployes were paid as much as from So
to S. per week. Most of the money
made by this firm came from the peck
cts of confiding people hundreds of
miles away, who did not care to spend
their money at home. Madisonian.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
That Held Him.

''Your airs getting thin, sir. Let
me sell YOU
That's all right. L put something
ON it every morning"
MAY ask what you put on it, sir?"
"My hatr' Operation finished in
silence).-London Opinion
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

THE state of Wisconsin put on four
new travelling men January 1st as in
spectors of hotels and restaurants to
see that the new law licensing these
businesses is complied with.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

THE Modern Woodman has abandon
ed its fight for change of in surance
rates, and hereafter the big officers
will permit the camps to fraternize in
peace.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

WHY not put the present state adj
ministration in the movies and label
it 1.-THE Spenders''? suggests an up
state paper.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

A MEASURE of the high cost of living
is shown by the federal bureau of sta
tistics that the dollar of 1913 brings
only 81. A per cent as much as the dollar
of 1902.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02
Notice

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Tobacco Exchange Bank
will be held at the office of the bank,
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1914, at o'clock.
5w2 ANDREW JENsoN. President.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-01-02

May the months of 1914 bring
you Happiness, and Peace, and
Prosperity, is the wish extended to
all by the members of this firm.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
D|ETZEL INDICTED
IN MURDER CASE.
FIRST DEGREE MURDER is THE
CHARGE AGAINST UNION
CITY CITIZEN.
GEORGE wEHMAN VICTIM
Prominent Influences at Work, II Il
Said, in Accusations and Defense.
Body of Murdered Man Found
In an Old Well.

Union City.-Among other indict
ments the grand jury in session here
for the September term of circuit court
returned an indictment against Frank
Dietzel for murder In the first degree.
1t is expected by many that the case
will be tried at this term Of court. At
torney-General Caldwell and his assist
ant, Give Lannom, have been trying
to bring the case before the court by
Monday, the 14th, but the defense,
Price and Fry and Whipple, have given
no statement in regard to the case for
publication, and 1t has not been set.
Harry Jones, son Of Judge Joseph
Jones, is acting in place of Attorney
General Caldwell during the latters
illness. Two kinsmen of Mr.. Dietzel
were said to have been on the grand
jury at first and then discharged. The
case will attract much interest, owing
to the prominence of the family Of
young Dietzel
Dietzell is accused of the murder Of
George Wehman. peddler, whose
body was found in an unused well
late In July.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
W0ODMEN CAMP At
UNION CITY PARK
ANNUAL ENcAMPMENT OF KEN.
TuckY AND TENNESSEE
LODGES HELD.
NATIONAL OFFICERS PRESENT
Nine Companies Arrive EarIy--Many
More to come--contests and
Speaking on Program-Seven
silver Cups Offered.

-NdSINlli6
The annual encampment of the
Woodmen Of the World is being held
at Union City, beginning with the
pitching Of tents and getting ready
for daily routine. The encampment
includes the districts of Kentucky and
Tennessee and the following officers
are present and in active duty on the
grounds:
National officers here are Col. G. l..
Mather, assistant Acknowledgement uni
form rank; Brig.-Gen T. e. Vatterson,
chief of staff. Chattanooga, Tenn. !;
Brig. Gen. r. T. Wells, chief signal of
ficer, Murray, Ky. The division Off
GERS are Brig.-Gen S. Johnson Hall,
Louisville, KY; assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, Major Harry Henry, Louisville,
KY; chief surgeon, Major Lewis Her
get, M. D., Louisville, KY; assistant
surgeon, Lieut.. Heaverin, M. D., Ow-
ensboro, KY; assistant quartermaster,
Lieut.. John M. Wilbur, Louisville, KY.
There are at present nine compa-
MES in camp, with more to follow.
Capt. Howes' uniform rank choppers"
from Magnolia Lodge, Memphis, are
expected. Contest drills and speaking
will be held. Seven handsome silver
cups will be presented and parade
will be given through the city with
speaking at the courthouse.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
Children at Meal Times.

Never allow children to eat when
they are hot and tired; let them cool
down little first. For this reason
an interval should always be allowed
between work or playtime and the
meal and the nurse or governess
must be instructed to bring the
youngsters home at least twenty min.
utes before the actual meal time and
lin leisurely manner Hurrying on
the late for dinner" cry upsets both
temper and digestion. If child seems
tired when it arrives, sponge its face
and hands and let 1t lie down for a
few minutes before the meal. If it
falls asleep don't wake it; rest is
more necessary than food at the mo,
ment and give light meal later.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
FIRE AT ALAMO.
Stock Of Dry Goods and Cafe Entirely
Destroyed.

Stock of Dry Goods and Cafe Entirely
Destroyed.
Alamo-The most damaging fire
that has visited this city for quite a
long while, occurred lately. The entire
stock of dry goods and notions of the
firm of Edward McClanahan & Ran
dolph was completely destroyed. The
estimated value Of stock carried by
this firm was $4,000. There was In
surance to the extent of $4,000.
The Dearie Cafe, the handsomest of
the kind operated here, was also COM
pletely destroyed. The building In
which the cafe was operated joins the
building occupied by the above men
toned firm and the partition that sep
arated the two buildings was plas-
tered wooden wall. The value Of the
handsome soda fountain and fixtures,
together with the stock of goods, was
estimated at about $4,000. This loss
was partially covered by insurance.
Both buildings were two stories high
and were the most up-to-date business
houses In town.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
Titles and Taxes In Spain.

In Spain titles of nobility are taxed
in the same way as houses OF land
Moreover, each separate title is taxed
and for this reason certain members
of ancient families in which number
of titles have accumulated drop some
in order to save money. Owing to the
system long prevalent in Spain by
which women Of noble birth transmit
their title not only to their children
but to their husbands - so that a
plebeian marrying a duchess becomes a
duke, Spanish titles rarely become
extinct unless the holders deliberately
discard them.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
SALOON is MEANEsT THING.

(From an AddressNby the REV. FATHER
PATRICK ]. MURPHY
Is the, saloon business. as we have
1t in America today, an evil thing,
and a thing that cannot be changed
into beneficial thing? Is there not
such thing as a good saloon? Are
we not condemning 1t because of its
associations? You might as well
talk about a decent rattlesnake or a
respectable hell. We certainly con-
denim saloons because OF their asso-
Citations; but we are not unmindful of
the fact that the meanest thing about
saloon is the saloon itself. Do you
know what a saloon is? A saloon is
licensed, bonded and protected re-
sort for men, where, by the use Of an
irritant poison known as alcohol, mod
crate drinkers are first produced, and
then some of these moderate drinkers
are converted into drunkards. There
Is not a saloon In the United States
today that has not purposely and
knowingly produced some drunkards.
One hundred thousand drunkards a
year may not be an overestimate Of
the finished product of an industry, in
which you and are engaged, as CO
operators, by granting licenses under
the seal Of the various states. A
saloon Is an institution for making
drunkards. Drunkenness does not
make man respectable today. 1t
does not recommend him for respon-
sible position. 1t does not entitle him
to the confidence Of his friends. The
railroad company does not want a
drunkard in the train or on the To-
connective. The steamship company
does not want him on the bridge. The
commercial house or banking institu-
ton does not want him handling its
funds. The merchant does not want
him behind the counter. The manu-
facturer does not want him, beside
the machine. We do not call in a
drunken physician If we care much
for the patient. We do not hire a
drunken lawyer If we want to gain a
suit. We do not want drunken teach
ers in our schools. We do not want
drunken judges on the Inch. You
can go right ahead and elaborate on
that just as much as you like. One
of the strongest arguments along that
line against. the saloon may be
summed up in these words: THE
saloon makes drunkards; the supply
of drunkards at the present time is be-
yond the demand let US close down
the works until advancing civilization
finds some use for the product. And
in the meantime let US take good care
Of the drunkards we have. for we
helped to make them"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
CoLoRs' EFFECTS ON MOODS
Belief That Has Long Been Held Is
Declared to Have Real Foundation
In Scientific Fact.

People to whom certain colors rep
resent sounds or emotions have long
been laughed at, but scientific work on
the suns rays is proving them to
have justification Cor their theories.
Red, it appears, is the most exciting
and stimulating of all colors and has a
special effect on the activity of the
brain. Blue, which so many people in
an age of great nervous strain and
tension find soothing, is SO In reality.
Unless you are in depressed and mel
anchoiy state sea blue curtains at your
bedroom windows have beneficial
effect, especially If you face south and
get the morning sun.
Color, indeed, especially in flowers,
has an extraordinary effect on the
mental condition The sight of GRIM
son, pink and amethyst rhododen-
drons growing in the open air has a
curiously uplifting and joyous effect.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
SAVING IN CRIMINAL COST.

The question is asked: "Is there
evidence to prove that the cost of
prosecuting crime Is decreased under
temperance? Temperance states and
towns furnish an abundance Of evil
dence. For example:
Lawrence county, Pa, has made an
interesting discovery along this line.
Figures compiled from city and county
records show that the amount paid to
jurors In attendance upon criminal
cases during the license period of 1908,
1909, 1910 and the March session Of
1911 averaged $1,55S for each Of the
thirteen sessions, and that the aver
age amount paid jurors during the ten
sessions under no-license' for which
figures are available is only s9S0.48,
an average saving in Jury fees alone
Of $577.52 per session, or $2,310.08 per
year. This amount exceeds by $76.55
the greatest amount received from
licenses any one year during the pc
riod from 1905 to 1910. inclusive
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
PIMPLES ON SCALP ITCHED

Lewisburg, Tenn.-"Four years past
| had very bad scalp trouble that
commenced with itching. Later my
hair got thin and my scalp sore and
I could not sleep for scratching at
times. did not get the sleep that
was restful and refreshing ! was los
ing my hair fast / had pimpleo on
my scalp which itched and burned so
that l scratched and irritated them. I
had dandruff which scaled off and
showed on my clothes.
Il tried almost every noted scalp
remedy and hair tonic without sue
cess. Then / commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and was re.
lieved of the itching and sore scalp
after three shampoos and applications
of the Ointment. After using both
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
three months was completely cured"
(Signed) F. B. Lewis, Jan. 1, 1914
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. l.. Boston. ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-18
TWO Classes Rarred.

A successful agricultural show is
carried on each year In certain vii
lage in the south OF Ireland. Among
the many competitions for the encour-
agement of thrift and cleanliness is
one for the best turned out donkey
cart. The prize for this was usually
won by either the local doctor or the
local solicitor, After one years show
the farmers and working classes pro-
tested that 1t was not quite fair to ex-
pect their hardly used animals to CON-
pete successfully with the well-cared-
for and well-groomed animals of those
who generally won the prize.
In consequence Of this protest the
following proviso in connection with
this competition appeared in the show
placard the following year:
"All legal and medical donkeys ex-
cluded."