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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21

at the Library. The melting was held
in honor of the tercentennary of the
death of William Shakespeare, and
the program committee is entitled to
the highest praise for the appropri-
ate and delightful numbers provided.
Each member of the Federation was
allowed to bring guest, and capae-
ity audience filled the auditorium.
Upon entering the hall members were
handed cards bearing Shakespeare
quotations which were read to the roll
call. Mrs. Fred Sherman then gave
an intensely interesting talk on the
writings of Shakespeare, laying espe-
cial stress upon the prominent place
occupied by women in his dramas.
Mrs. F. o. Holt captured the audi
ence by her dainty and graceful dance
from "a Midsummer Nights Dream"
This fairy like dance, and the wonder
full accompaniment played by Mrs.
VanNess Green, were treat in them
selves. Then followed three acts
from "The Tanning of the Shrew,"
Julius Caesar" and "Henry "" It
would be impossible to place the
wreath of laurels upon any one of
of those taking part in these scenes.
for the characters were so well por-
trayed, and the long and difficult lines
SO perfectly committed. and rendered,
that it was marvel to all who>wit-
messed them. Not little of this sue
cess was due to the assistance of Mrs.
A. T. Shearer and Mrs. Paul N. Grubb
who drilled the players.
1t was hard to realize that the stur-
dy and impassioned lovers could pos
sibly be the busy housewives and
mothers they really are, while Miss
Jessica North, and Mrs. E. S. Lamor-
eaux were the bewitching heroines in
their picturesque costumes.
The musical numbers given by Mrs.
Wanamaker and Miss Coon accompan
led by Mrs. VanNess Green brought
forth the spontaneous applause that
always follows their appearance, and
and especial thanks are due Miss
Florence Jack for the beautiful flute
solo given by this talented young lady.
1t is just such successful and en-
joyable meetings as these which show
the true spirit of federation" among
the various women's clubs of the city.
The Educational Club met Monday
evening, April 18th with Mrs. Lewis.
After short business session, the
evening was devoted to the study of
electrical APPLIANCES. Mrs. Sheap gave
paper on lightning and Mrs. Hut
son, a paper on cooking, and Mrs.
Hemphill, the leader concluded the
subject by giving several different
uses of electrical APPLIANCES. Adjour-
ment was taken to meet with Mrs.
,, Hemphill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Porter

Farmers are busy sowing oats in this
vicinity.
S. Dooley of GAINESVILLE was caller
in this vicinity Thursday.
E. M. Nalan and Miss Agnes Mullow-
ney spent Saturday in GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Towns and son
Malcolm spent Sunday in Evansville.
Mrs. o. A. Fessenden, who has been
under the doctors care, is convalesc-
ing.
Quite number from here attended
the funeral of Mr.. John Hendricks in
Evansville on Monday.
The Larkin Club met with Mrs. O.
Boyle Thursday afternoon. At five a
delicious luncheon was served, the
tables being very prettily decorated
with Easter decorations. Mrs. Boyle
received handsome book case for her
premium. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. B. w. Towns on Thursday,
May 4th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Cutting Off Noses.

Rameses II. of Egypt cut off the nose
of any person convicted of treason or
arson. Actisanes. another Egyptian
ruler. punished robbers in the same
way. After each nose had been ampu-
tated back even with the bridge the
culprit was sent to a colony of noseless
felons. the place of Punishment being
known as Rhinoconum, from the ma
ture of the punishment it's colonists
had undergone.
In England in 1871 Lord Coventry,
then great keeper Of the British SEAL"
had his nose cut off by order OF the
king because he had dared to ask some
questions about an actress then play
ing at Drury Lane theater.
A conscript who protested openly
that he had been enrolled in the army
of Frederick the Great in fraudulent
manner had his nose amputated by or
der Of that sovereign, who spoke Of the
punishment as an ''indelible mark on
the front side of the face"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
West Porter

Mrs. Albert Johnson is on the gain.
Floyd Mabie spent Saturday in Ev-
ansville.
Mrs. M. Mccarthy spent Saturday in
GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. O. Kjernis spent Thursday shop
ping in Edgerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Pease were seen on
our streets Friday.
Miss Anna Ford visited the Lienau
school on Wednesday.
Harry De Jean was business caller
here Wednesday.
Miss Nettie Armit was an Edgerton
shopper on Saturday.
|, Dinnie Casey spent Sunday afternoon
with the Mccarthy boys.
Frank Hernstein of Stoughton was a
business caller here Saturday.
Mrs. D. Casey and daughter Hazel
spent Saturday in Evansville.
Miss Mildred Doty of Edgerton spent
the week end with friends here.
M6SSrS. VIII EdTlC dilu DcIG OpCuCC
spent Thursday at the home of O..
Mabie.
Frank Fessenden spent Saturday at
the home of his grandfather, Mr.. Chas.
White.
Ralph Homestead of Cooksville
spent the week end at the home of Ole
Peterson.
Miss Mary j. Earle of Evansville is
spending a few days visiting in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Ludden and sons
Paul and Kenneth spent Thursday even
ing at the home of c. w. Mccarthy.
Mrs. E. Ludden and Mrs. Glenn Lid
den and Mary and Vincent Ludden
spent Sunday in GAINESVILLE and Beloit.
Messrs. Mason and McBeth of James
vile, Frank Ash and Jim Keller of Ed
gerton were fishing in this vicinity on
Saturday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Indian Ford

Miss Florence Hurd was up from Be-
lott college to spend Sunday at home.
Miss Margaret Chamberlain of Fort
Atkinson was recent guest of home
folks.
Alden Alverson was down from Mad
ison few days ago visiting his par
ents.
Roy Babcock has moved his family
to Fulton, being employed on the Sayre
farm.
Our university students, Pratt and
Mccain, have been enjoying short
vacation.
John Whaley and wife and little John
of Milton Junction spent Sunday with
his parents here.
Mrs. Minnie Hurd and Mrs. Kittie
Chamberlain drove to GAINESVILLE and
spent the afternoon Friday.
Miss Cullen and the school children
realized $12 from their entertainment,
the proceeds to be used for necessary
school furnishings.
Mr. Harvey Thomas has returned
home after spending part of the winter
with his daughter at Reeseville and the
remainder of the time at the National
Home at Milwaukee.
Miss Lucille Lietz and Charlie Fox
were members of the class confirmed
at the German church last Sunday.
The VIM. Fielder and Fred Lietz fam
lilies were entertained at the Lietz
home for dinner in honor of the occa-
sion.
April 7th being the birthday of Mrs.
VIM. Price and Master Allen P. Cox,
sumo of their family decided to sur
prise them Mrs. Nancy Howell, Miss
Lucille Brovick and Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Price came down from Edgerton and
brought birthday cake.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21

CORRESPONDENCE
AIbioF

AlbIon
Mrs. Frank Lawton is on the sick
list.
Victor ABBY was i'll few days last
week.
DIR. Louis Head of Madison called on
relatives here Thursday.
Miss Eloise Thomas spent Sabbath
Day with Miss Adalene Green.
Mrs. Frank Collins of Coloma is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
The Home Benefit society me. with
Mrs. o. L. Coon Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Emil Ebert of Mimi is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Bickle.
Little Frances Kelly had her tonsils
removed Tuesday by DIR. Smith at Ed
gerton.
Miss Ruth Stillman of Milton spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. F. Stillman.
Rev. S. H. Babcock and George w.
worth Sabbath Day.
Earl Kruger, who was threatened
with pneumonia last week, is better at
present writing.
Miss Edna Emmerson took dinner
with Miss Genevieve Cunning at o. L.
Coon's Sabbath Day.
The Missionary and Benevolent So
ciety met with Mrs. G.. M. Sheldon on
Wednesday afternoon.
George Stillman left for Eagle, Wis.,,
Saturday, where he will work for the
telephone company this year.
w. A. Mccarthy and family spent
Thursday evening at Milton Junction
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Chatfield.
L. J. Green and family ara Miss
Florence Woolworth spent Sabbath
Day with F. E. Painter and family.
Mrs. Hutchinson and little daughter
of Madison came last Wednesday to
visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. Townsend.
Mrs. T. B. Collins returned home
last week after spending the winter
with her son Frank and family at Co.
Iona.
Harry Lawton, who has been spend
ing Cn6 WlnC0F III OTeSOIl, Is VlSIClIlS
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Law
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Main visited
their daughter, Mrs. Dayton Hubbard,
and family at Walworth over the week
end.
Mrs. A. c.. Burdick and Mrs. HI. E.
Whitford and son Roy took supper with
Claude Burdick and family at Edgerton
Saturday night.
Mrs. R. c. Green, daughter Doris
and Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Green took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. l. d. Hum
phrey Sabbath Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Lawton. Harry
Lawton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Lawton
and son Ray took dinner with Fl. C.
Stewart and family Sabbath Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Green of Milton,
who have been visiting relatives and
friends here, started for Louisiana on
Monday, where they will spend the
summer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
CLUB NOTES

The Culture Club met Monday eve
ming April 18th. at the home of Mrs.
Walter Mabbett. Mrs. J. M. Conway
and Mrs. l.. J. Dickinson were elected
alternates to the district federation
meeting at Delevan April 25th.-26th.
The lesson of the evening was the OPP
era MADAM Butterfly" Mrs. Mabbett
leader. Mrs. Dickinson read a synOp-
sis of the opera and Mrs. Mabbett
read the opera as it has been arrang-
ed for dramatic reading. Some Sc
lections from MADAM Butterfly"
were given on the V1ctrola, making a
most delightful lesson. The next meet
is guest night, Monday April Oath, at
the Library, at 7:45 sharp. Mrs.Roe-
the leader.
Monday Club met at the Library on
Tuesday. It was decided hereafter to
hold the meetings on Monday P. M.
A program was given with Mrs. Chas.
Bentley as leader. The subject was the
Two Americas and the Pan American
Congress. Mrs. Morrison gave the
Comparative History of the Two Am
ericas. Mrs. Bently gave Their Diff
ferences and Similarities. Mrs. Geo.
Farman read an interesting Resume
of the Pan American Congresses. The
next meeting will be held at the Lib
rary, Monday, April Oath.
Monday at 200 P. M. the ladies of
the Progressive Study Club met at
the Library, where autos awaited, and
conveyed them to the home of Mrs. ST.
las Hurd for their weekly meeting.
Following a short business session,
Miss North gave two popular works
of the day, "The Street of Seven
Stars" and "Cup of Elijah" After
adjournment the Club was served
dainty two course luncheon. The next
meeting will be held at the home of
Miss Jessica North Monday Apr. Oath.
/ One of the most delightful as we'll
as instructive meetings which the
Federation of Women's Clubs has ev-
er held took place Saturday afternoon
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
To Clean an Iron Bed.

A tablespoonful of turpentine in a
cup of milk makes the best mixture
for cleaning an iron bed. Apply with
a piece of cheesecloth and polish with
flannel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21
Newv:iic

w. F. Pierce spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Kothlow's in Cambridge.
Lillian Somerfeldt spent Saturday
and Sunday at her home in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Max Brown has returned from
a visit with her mother in Richland
Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kothlow, George
and Hazel Husen were down from Cam
bridge Saturday.
John Sherman and son Lawrence
transacted business in GAINESVILLE the
last of the week.
The Wileman girls have resumed
their school duties in Milton Junction
after weeks vacation.
There will be home talent play in
the hall here on Saturday night, April
20. Title, sAll Mistake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Damuth of Milton
Junction were recent callers at the
home of their brother, Lex Brown.
The town board have been over the
road in this section and ordered some
improvements and bridges. Lee Alder
has started work on one small bridge.
Summer
Otto Loga is the owner of new
Ford runabOut.
The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Will
Bunting Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Messmer visited
Sunday with Ben Cooper and family at
MELVILLE.
Miss Gladys Messmer and Roy Tud-
erman Of Fort Atkinson visited We'd
nesday night with Mr.. and Mrs. B. J.
Messmer.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hammas, who has been very
low with the whooping cough, died
Tuesday night, April 18.
Died, April IL, at the age of eleven
months, Sidney, the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Jenkins. Funeral SER
vices were held Thursday afternoon.
Those who were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Punzel Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Benin and Otto Beck
err of Oakland, Misses Helen, Hattie
and Walter Punzel of Fort Atkinson,
Mrs. Fred Kloss of Grand Marsh and
Will Messmer and family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21

Daily Optimistic Thought.
1t is madness to 1--we in perjury that
you may die rich
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-21

Fine eating potatoes for sale at 90c
per bushel by Morris Hartzell. Phone
302 F15.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Senator Sherman. OF Illinois. doesn't like Samuel
Cosnpers and possible that the feeling is recip-
rocal--ROchester Herald
Germany is a vital reminder that efficiency can De
very undesirable attribute when exercised in the
wrong observation-disclosures star
It is all right to train girls military service,
already learned the difference be-
tween a frying pan and a Observation-Disclosures Post
How long" asks writer in the New York Journal
of Commerce. before the government VIII have TO
regulate labor it now does capitalization
Herald
King Georges recent visit to the British front IN
France was not SO thrlllIng as tnS p Lts
majesty stuck TO the motor car this tme--Arkansas
Gazette
Looking into the future see women sitting
as members OF congress and enlivening debates
orleans States
II the Democrats accept the epthet Of progressive
a now seems probable how shall we decide between
the Woodrowsevelt and the Penrosevelt tickets9-
Jacksonville Times-Union-
Instead of going 10 front, many OF
handsome guardsnen be devoting consider
their hest girls-Tampa Tribune
Every officer in Russian army until recently.
were not the only things fired give the army a
winning streak--Nashvile Banner
Really. congress won't show its spirit of justice
until in follows IN the rural bank with one calling
for editorial credits-why. if they had
would be able to go vscatiOn--Macon News.
Why should any native the -manOr-bOrn Ken
tuckian sleep the famine in French briar
roots2 Where there are corn cobs Ny Lady Nicotine
is 'minshed Of her charlottesville Herald
There is a in Pennsylvania. Tacony
which has distinction Of having a church build
imagine that it is pretty tough church-Galveston
in Denmark. but if there imagine they're hav-
ing good deal of fun pretending to be greatly de
pressed by the prospect that the Danish West Indies
are TO be sold at such sacrifice price as $25oooooo
Ohio State Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
What F ate Awaits Greece?

Perhaps the world soon will witness the breaking up
of the Greek kingdom and the substitution OF repub-
ican form of government That would be Just one OF
multitude of important developments OF the European
Governmental conditions in Greece now are nearly
chaotic The grip of king Constantine is weakening
His will is opposed that Of the majority OF ms people
1t remains to be seen whether reverence for regal author
iy will outweigh the popular dislike OF the KING course
with respect to the wal
The king is Teutonic in his sympath1es Inc queen
is German princess, devoted to the HonenzoeIns-
both the thought of Greece joining the entente and
making war against the central powers Is aohorIen
However the territorial interests of Greece are linked
with the of the entente Retention OF Setah
Macedonia by Bulgaria the late enemy OF greece IS s
repugnant to the Greek nation as the assistance u INC
entente to king Constantine and his queen.
Heretofore the king has been able to hold MS people,
and especially the party headed by former premier
Venizelos fairly well in subsection HIS VIII mas Deen
dominant despite that Bulgarian army advanced 10
the verv borders of Greco Had the matter ended there
a crisis now at hand might have been averted
An entente army had long since taken possession OF
Saloniki big Grecian seaport, and the line OF the
French army on Greek territory opposed those
of Bulgaria and such Austro-German units as were at
tached to the Bulgarian army Then into Greece came
the reuvenated Servan army hated by Greece but per
force tolerated The Servian army took over section
of the front few days ago. Russia and Italian con-
tingents arrived TO share As the entente lines
grew stronger the allies began intermittent pom
bardment of the Bulgarian positions. This made mat
tiers precaous for the Creeks for Bulgaria was sure TO
reply to the attacks.
Bulgaria did so by launching offensive over the
frontier Immediately at Seres Greek general of divi-
sion launched attack the Bulgarians thus bring
ing Greece and Bulgaria into armed conflict without
declaration of Tie Greek government ordered the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Cananza' S Oil Venture

eel Democratic" the government organ OF Chihuahua
Civ was quoted in news dispatches few days since
announcing that henceforth the de facto government
will grant no more concessions oil lands; that IN the
future the government will itself develop oil properties
operate them and use the for the public ben
eft.
If this be true the de facto government is embark
ing on new kind of government ownership and one
the developments which will be watched with inter
est Heretofore, government ownership has been ap-
Piled where all, to public utilities, and oil proper
ties have scarcely been considered public utilities There
seems no especial reason however why the government
should not 90 into the oil producing business as well as
into the railroad telegraph telephone business
In operating in oil, the Caranza government viii,
however figure without the assistance of for
egn capital foreign capital is to be excluded from any
share in the enterprise Large amounts of money, such
as are necessary for drilling wells laying pipe lines,
and establishing either refneres lines Of tank ships
are scarce in Mexico The world will be interested IN
observing the financing of the project.
It favorite assertion in Mexico that most OF the
resources of the republic have hitherto been controlled
by foreigners, who exploited them for their own bene
fit so saying Mexicans forget that the develop
of resources requires capitallots of It, executive
ability of high order, and that in the Of Mex
ico It has meant the employment OF many thousands
of Mexicans who held steady Jobs and received their
wages whether not the business a paying
basis The oil industry in Mexico is not unique For
every oil well producing thousands of barrels, great
amount Of money has been risked and lost on other
wells A very little lack Of success may put the Car
rama government out of the oil business.
However, the experiment will be worth watching,
all the efforts of Gen CararnZa TO put his country
sound basis. If he can do it. more power to him.
-O
M Hughes is or is not making an excellent impress
sion in the west depending the political complexion
Of the campaign leader whose view is asked.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
D1scOncert1ng

-HE REV. BILLY SUNDAY Is
preacher with punch. The sun
= day punch is not intoxicating, be-
ing composed mostly Of adjectives
trimmed out with a cross-cut saw, odt
Il is very disconcerting to people who
stand for law and order and STREE
observance Of the Sunday morning
ritual.
Mr.. Sunday was for years pro-
fessional ball player, and was never
caught alive between the bases, be-
ing equipped with one Of the most
agile pair Of feet ever planted on the
human frame. He left baseball to en-
Ter the evangelistic field. upon which
peopIe who found fault with his par
ting average said he was a crook: ana
have been saying it ever since, win a
rising infection Objection IS MADE 70
sunday on the score that he takes more
money out of town than a three rinS
circus. hut nobody ever saw MN OUT
behind the tabernacle hiding the little
Dea under q walnut she'll
Billy Sunday is one Of the rev
preachers who can draw a crowd a
the evening service without serving
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
The Deutschland's Safe Return

Now that the Deutschland, the German commerce sub
marine, has safely returned to Germany the empire is
able to rejoice because of the submersbes triumph
the entente blockade The cargo of nickel and rubber
will be distributed where most needed and Capt Koeng
and his will receive their iron The
peror is sufficiently impressed by the bravery of the
crew and the brancy of navigation involved in the
submarines feat desire that all be decorated The
emperor realizes that the accomplishment of the Deutsch
land in twice crossing the Atlantic under disadvantage
conditions marks the beginning of in
transport
While the Deutschland is taking on cargo and pre-
pairing for her next voyage, the western world well
Germany is awaiting the arrival of the submarine
Bremen in American port. Presumably
allied cruisers also watching and waiting We
now told the Bremen has been at about week For
the past several weeks reports have been coming from
about the progress of the Bremen
the Atlantic These apparently given out for the
purpose of misleading the warship of enemy nations
Therefore probably, except few German officials
and the crew of the Bremen, knows where the sub
mersible is The latest report is that the Bremen
and its crew have been captured by the british.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-26
Billy Sunday Composed Mostly Of Adjectives
Is Disconcerting To The Strict Ritualists
Strict
Adijectives

into one of Sundays meetings than Il
will be for a protesting church member
with a peroxide affinity TO get INFO
the kingdom of heaven. Another queer
thing is that people viii go and listen
TO Sunday for two hours and A hall,
without discharging a single yawn. but
il the local clergyman runs over 3s
minutes everybody in the church VIII
cast reproachful eyes at the wall clock:
Mr.. Sunday believes in the use OF
gestures in expounding the gospel, an
much of his eNpOunding on deal
table sounds like opening the muller
cut out in a closed garage His legs
and arms are movable and can be made
to revolve rapidly in any direction
and his language is of a plain. durable
ype which can be understood without
running to the dictionary Some peO-
pie object to Mr. Sundays language on
account of its bristles, and would
rather have him use long, compouni
words which do not rasp the feelings
and arouse watermelon scrape- But as
Mr. Sunday invented this language for
his own personal use. he will probably
continue TO use il until his voice re-
fuses to get out of its chair at the
sound of the bell
You may not like Billy Sunday. but
you have to give il to him
Copyright by George Matthew Adams