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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
Charley Horse,

Charley horse dreaded by ball
players, is an ailment consisting of
displacement and structure of the mus
cles Of the leg, often the sartorial mus
Gle The trouble is commonly brought
about. not by running, but by quick
stopping at bases. The player who
"stops on his feet is almost certain
to acquire the ailment in a short time.
The overworked muscle. slipping out
of place, knots itself into great lump
and exerts pressure on the surrounding
muscles, producing lameness.
Massaging will bring the muscle
back to place, but the trouble returns
at the next serious strain.
When you see player make long
slide which appears unnecessary. the
reason is that he prefers to scrape off
a little skin. rather than take chances
on ''horsing' himself by stopping
standing p.-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~

is it. The leaves are shorter and mar
rover smaller, in ethan could be
desired, and they are of thin texture.
But the burn could not be better and
the aroma is very good indeed. AS a
whole, the tobacco will make fair
grade of goods for the manufacturer.
1t was reported last week that a
great deal of black rot had been found
among the baled goods when opened
for casing, and some must. Upon in
vestigation this is found not to be the
case generally Some packers may
have found good deal of both, but if
they did it was because they exercised
little or no care in buying. But we are
assured that so far as inspection of the
tobacco being placed in cases from the
bales goes, the percentage OF black rot
is not greater than usual. 1t was also
claimed that the baled tobacco was be-
ing injured by the warm weather, I'M
usual to this season Of the year, by
causing it to ferment.
1t is estimated that about half of the
new crop has been delivered, and the
rest will be taken to the warehouses
with as little delay as possible. Grow
ers have exercised more than the usual
care this year in stripping. 1t is still
a matter of doubt how the tobacco will
come out of the sweat, but it is doing
we'll up to date. AS the tobacco is be-
ing packed unusually early, it will be
ready for use before the usual time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
Real Estate Bargains.

If you have small amount of money
to loan am prepared to furnish you
the very finest municipal bonds in de-
nominations of 500, $500, $500 and
$500 that will bear per cent. See
me for full particulars. [ will give
your business just as much care as
though you were asking me to loan
much larger sums for you. The house
| represent has handled $50, 900, 900 in
the last IL years without the loss of a
cent.
l have few high, dry lots for sale
at 500 each. Also house and lot for
$1,000. Good house and two lots for
$780,
I have a good barn 16x24 with IA #.
posts. Could be turned into a fine
house. Price 5000.
I have a good 129 acre farm, miles
out, with splendid set of buildings, at
$3.50 per acre.
Also SO acre farm, miles out, at
$165 per acre. This has good set OF
buildings also.
Interest on the Pekin, Illinois, munic-
ipal bonds which, sold here some years
ago stopped February 1st. Parties
holding these bonds should get then
into my hands as soon as possible so as
not to lose any more interest. The
principal will be paid at once.
d. w. North.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
Remembering Faces.

Hotel clerks have way of recognize
ing guests as soon as they sign reg
lister The most successful hotel keep
els have to have this power of remem-
boring the faces Of their guests and all
about them or they would soon lose
their custom by the mistakes they
would make.
Bank cashiers carry in their memo
ries the faces and signature of most
Of the customers of the bank.
Detectives. too, get into the habit OF
remembering the faces of every one
with whom they have to deal. whether
criminals or not.
IT don't think l have ever forgotten
a customer" a clerk in one of the big
safe deposits recently said. There are
hundreds of safe deposit boxes rented
i'm our vaults, and can generally re-
member without referring to our
books. the name, number and pass
word of each customer. "-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Feb. 1, 1916.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Feb. 1916.
The Connecticut valley shaded to-
bacco situation knows no parallel. The
better grades are in demand for ten
cent cigars and a number of manufac-
turers who cater wholly to discriminat-
ing trade are using choice Connecticut
shaded with Havana binder and filler
in making fifteen cent cigars.
The 1915 shaded crop is not up to the
1914 yield. Even with an increase in
acreage of perhaps forty per cent last
year, the number of bales of Al shaded
wrappers will not exceed the 1914 shad-
ed wrapper yield. To begin with, the
yield per acre was decidedly less last
year than in 1914, and by no stretch of
the Imagination can the percentage of
desirable goods be reckoned as large as
in 1914.
However, the situation might be a
great deal worse and considerable
number of shaded tobacco men admit
that they will make a little money on
the 1915 crop-which is more than the
average raiser of sun-grown tobacco
can say.
Last weeks high temperature and
heavy fogs produced damp which enc
abled growers to take down a larg-
amount of tobacco. There is still con
siderable tobacco hanging In the barns
Buyers are trifie more active than
they have been. A number of sales
lately have been made in Suffield, Ct,
at prices ranging from IL to Is cents in
the bundle. Only the better crops
bring Is cents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

In AN address issued to members of
the Home Rule and Taxpayers League
the officers state that it is clear, so far
as state issues are concerned, there has
been no change since 1914. Now, as
then, it is economy against extrava-
gance, American democracy against
foreign bureaucracy transplanted and
set up in our midst. Now, as then, it
is the toilers and taxpayers against
those who improvidently, recklessly and
thoughtlessly spend public funds. Now,
as then, it is intrenched officialdom, or
rather what is left of it, against the
masses, whose business they must in
sist upon directing and controlling, and
upon whose earnings and savings they
have become accustomed to live. The
work begun in 1914 is yet far from
complete. The mandate of the people
was clear enough, the duty of the leg
islator was plain enough, but factional
strife and organized officials united to
defy the commands and thWart the
wishes of the voters; and today no men
are so loud in their denunciation of the
present administration for not having
done more as those who used their
power and influence to prevent the &C
complishment of what has already been
done. We should feel encouraged and
hopeful. A great work was done in
1914. The constitution was saved by
the overwhelming defeat of lot of
amendments, which, if adopted, would
have given full rein to bureaucracy and
extravaganza A foolish system, of
legislation and experimentation was
stopped at once and for all. The peo-
Pile got their eyes open at last to the
extreme folly of the so-called ''progres-
sive" craze, They know now that ali
change is not progress; that raising
taxes and increasing the number of
public officials is not progress; that
taking power from the many and vest
ing it in the few is not progress They
also know that the best work can be
accomplished by working together as
citizens regardless of party. Partisan
ship and factionalism are dead weights
when great emergencies are to be met,
and the best results are to be achieved.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

THIS preparedness" cry has gone to
pretty near the point of lunacy. In
nation and state there is a class who
would have the people believe we are
against "progressiveism" and "pre-
paredness" when warning is sounded
against the mountain of taxation that
is now and will be piled up for the peo-
pie to pay. In time of profound peace
in the United States all sorts of rev.
enue schemes are being resorted to by
congress and the president to secure
funds to maintain the government.
What means must be next employed if
we plunge into the preparedness"
scheme? A big and useless standing
army is not unlike an army of unnec-
essary office-holders = you can never
shake them off when once thoroughly
established. Viroqua Censor
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

CONGRESS, in continuing the free
seed Joke, has received bids from 81
seedsmen and seed companies for seeds
to be furnished for free distribution.
So Congress, in it's philanthropic zeal
for continuing practice long since dis
carded, will see that there is no cur
tailment of free chicken feed. 1t is
significant that no seedsmen Of national
reputation bid on this lot. Quality of
seeds is evidently not great. factor.
Show is the main consideration, and
bulk of seeds makes just as good
a showing as a better quality of seeds
that grow.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

DURING the last twenty months
American exports have exceeded five
billions, and for the past year the in
crease was 70 per cent. After the war
is over, we shall still continue to ship
great quantities of foods and manufac-
tured stuffs, but the great supply of
munitions will cease, and ultimately
other exports shall diminish. Of course
we shall have the German and Austrian
markets, but these nations will buy as
little as possible from us, owing to the
feeling against this country, yet we
must not despair of this, for they will
simply have to look to us to take their
exports, for enemy countries will afford
them little outlet for their manufac-
tured goods, and we shall in all likeli-
hood be flooded with imports at prices
which make American competition
practically hopeless. This is one of the
things which is prompting American
manufacturers and big business inter-
ests generally to activity for the cleo
ton of republican high tariff admin
instration, to set up tariff walls against
the invasion of foreign goods.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

THIS from the legomobile editor of
the Fennimore Times: No one would
have dreamed ten years ago that more
farmers would own automobiles than
town people Yet it is so. And after
all, we think the farmers not only can
better afford to own them, but get
more service out of them than city
folks. The latter use them mostly for
pleasure, but the farmer gets real use
out of them. They save him time in
getting to town and back quickly; his
horses get a rest; and he can take
longer trips and see more when he
wants to go on visit. 1t does seem
that the proper place for an auto, if
anywhere, is on the farm.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

SOME politicians seem desperately in
terested to have the farmer financed. "
Why not the manufacturer, the mer-
chant, the boniface and the promoter?
AS ex-Gov. Herrick of Ohio, says:
THE average American farmer today
is not the unsettled, isolated, leftover
man staying in the country just be-
cause he could not live in the city, as
So many Of his predecessors are de-
picted. He is a farmer by preference,
the best man for the work." and he
needs nightly little financing. Mostly
these days he is just the lucky chap
who is loaning money to help his
struggling fellow in the city. He is
not soliciting assistance; it is the city
man after his vote who is so profound
ly interested in his we'll being.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

BOILED down to its bones of mean
ing, the declaration of principles" is
means that they are willing to come
back into the republican party, if they
can choose the candidate and get front
seats in the band wagon. Considering
that the republican party has been
gaining in strength in nearly every
part of the country while the progress
sive organization is well nigh dissolved,
this is about as comprehensive bluff
as one can find in political history.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

For ignoring the orders issued by
the state railway commission, the
Milwaukee Street Railway company
has paid $40, 900. the minimum fine, as
sessed against it by Judge Stevens in
settlement of a suit brought by the at
torney general some months ago. The
precedent establishes the fact that the
commission has power behind it to COM
pei the observance of it's orders. 1t is
safe to say the Milwaukee Street Rail
way company will be more careful
hereafter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
What Sensible Men Think of the Pri-
mary in Minnesota.

Here we are at the threshold of a
state and national campaign and no
body knows what any of the parties
stand for except as some candidate an
nounces his personal platform. There
are three republicans out for the nOmi-
nation of governor and each has a plat
form of his own make, but the party
whose nomination they seek has no
means of making any declaration of
principles. That's the primary system.
It's splendid system and ought to be
pushed right along over the political
precipice into oblivion. Madison Press.
With the Primary the party ship is
all sail and no ballast, without chart or
compass, nothing to guide or direct.
Everybody is captain, everybody is for
himself and the ''devil take the hind
most"
1t is one of the marvels of the day
and age that any sensible people could
have been so carried away with Pro
gressive CUFF and slush as to consent to
such a system. In Wisconsin we never
had so many crazy fools in the legis-
lature nor so much fool legislation as
we have since we adopted the Primary
system of nominating officials. And
what is more, this folly has cost the
taxpayers of the state millions upon
millions of their hard earned money
and this daughter of the horse leech is
still crying, FGive! Give!" When viii
the voters see where the root OF al
this evil lies? The Primary is really 2
scheme for disorganized and not wei
organized government and there is
sea of trouble in that condition OF
things. We hope the next Legislature
will be chosen of men who have goot
political sense enough to throw the
thing overheard. -Ft Atkinson Union
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
A SIGNIFICANT statement appears il

A SIGNIFICANT statement appears in
the report of the state tax commits
sion to the effect that for five year
term the railroads of Wisconsin have
paid an average of % per cent of their
net earnings in taxes. How long do
you imagine the farmers or business
men of the state would stand to be held
up for % per cent of the yearly net
profits on their business in taxes? Is
any other property paying proper
tionate amount in taxation?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

Special prices on canned peaches at
Conn's.
Potato bread is like home made,
10c, at Conn's.
Anderson & Farman Co. are giving
big discounts on sweaters during their
clearing sale this week.
Sailed peanuts Zoe h. at Conn's.
Fresh lot of Wards 1Oc cakes al
Conn's.
Gold Medal and Puritan flour ST. 6E
at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
UphOlstering Repairing.

H. Gendelmar of the Wisconsin Up
holstering Co. will be here soon again
to do furniture and mattress repairing.
Leave orders at Andrew Berry's shop
or telephone 200. 1874
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
Common Council Proceedings.
EDGERToN, Wis, Feb. Z, 1915

EDGERTON, WIS.,, Feb. {, 1916.
Regular meeting of the common
council, Pres. Arthur presiding. AL
dermen present: Arthur, Dickerson,
Jensen, Stark, Dallman.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Financial report Of city treasurer
showing balance of $27, 1876. Il Feb. 1st,
read and ordered filed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11
The Rhinoceros.

A rhinoceros rolls in the mud be-
cause little insects get between the
folds of it's skin and worry it. If 1t
gets it's body covered with mud they
are unable to reach the skin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

Aid. Jensen moved that action in the
matter of fixing salaries be made a
special order of business at next regu-
lar meeting.
Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-11

Conn is agent for the Yuban high
grade coffee, CSC.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Library Commission $ Work.

The Vermont Free Public Library
commission held its quarterly meeting
recently at the commission s office in
Montpelier. Prof. William A. Beebe
of Proctor has been appointed by Gov.
G. w. Gates to take the place of Seth
N. Gage of Weathersfeld, who recently
resigned because he had been appointed
assistant judge in Windsor county,
while Miss Fannie Fletcher of Caven-
dish was last spring appointed to take
the place of Mrs. f. Fl. Winslow of
Brandon, resigned. The other members
of the commission, Prof. w. f. Emer-
son of Burlington, Mrs. Walter p.
Smith of St. Johnsbury, Mrs. Horace
Brown of Rutland, attended the meet
ing.
The commission is centralizing its eff
forts now for closer cooperation be
tween the travelling library work and
the teacher training courses, and Is
much pleased TO have Supt. Beebe APP
pointed to the commission. The com
mission is sending models of the trav-
cling libraries to each of the schools
where teacher training classes are at
work so that when the pupils graduate
if they are teaching a school where a
library is not available they will know
how to get hold of the free public
library books for their class work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
VERNON.

7. C. Stoddard is working at the
power plant.
Elijah Stebbins is suffering from an
attack of grip.
Robert Strange has moved his fam
lily from South Vernon to the Park
house.
The annual festival will be held in
Grange hall Friday evening of this
week.
Mrs. Lila Allen of Bernardstdn was
a guest last week of her father, c. f.
Davis. 53-4
w. H. Strange was called to Ber-
nardsten Saturday by the death of his
mother. ="
Mr.. and Mrs Elijah stebbins have
sold their farm to Mr.. and Mrs. Clar
enee Beers.
The singing school viii be held
Wednesday evening of next week, at
7,30 clock. School children viii be
admitted free.
The Ladies circle will meet in their
rooms Wednesday, Jan. %. Dinner
will be served at noon.
The installation of officers of Yer
non Grange will take place Monday
evening, Jan. II, State Deputy Sar
gent doing the work.
Mrs NJ. l. Reed attended the enter
tainment and reception of the Daugh
tiers of the American Revolution in tn,
Unitarian parish house in Brattlebort
last evening
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kuhlman an(
! family have moved to Montague
Mass, where Mr.. kaufman has EN-
ployment. MIR. Sullivan has taken hi
place at the Connecticut River Powe
Co. s plant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sluices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those Of us who are accustomed to
feel duh and heavy when we arise !;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold.
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
lame back, can, instead, both look and
feel as fresh as daisy always by wash
ing the poisons and toxins from the body
with phosphated hot water each morn
ing.
We should drink. before breakfast,
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
to flush, from the stomach, liver. kid
neys md ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious day indigestible waste, sour
bile aud poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire ahmentary tract before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and aciditv and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and it
is said to be but little while until the
roses begin to appear in the cheeks. A
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
viii cost very little at the drug store
but is sufficient to make anyone who
is bothered with biliousness, constipa
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism .
real enthusiast on the subject of inter
nal sanitation. Try il and you are as
sured that you will look better and fee
better in every way shortly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
LANDGROVE.

j. E. Thomson was in Ludlow on
business Tuesday.
w. H. Chadwick returned to Ben
nington as juryman Monday.
Mrs. N. F. Wolcott is i'll with grip
and is attended by DR.. Calvin.
Michael Tiff was called to Dorset
Sunday by the death of his mother.
Ozro Buffum of Woodstock is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. W. H. Chadwick.
Willie Westine has finished work in
Londonderry and is now working for
NJ. H. Smith.
H. c. Gleason has returned to his
home here for the winter from Clark s
Lodge, where he has been the past
summer.
E. G. Fisher and family visited
Mrs. Fisher 8 uncle and aunt, Col. and
Mrs. R. E. Hathorn, in Ludlow from
Friday to Sunday.
Miss Nettie Walker of Londonderry
was at G. G. Thomson's from Thurs
day to Tuesday, helping care for hel
aunt, Mrs. Mary Whitney, who is i'll
Mrs. Oracle NJ. Harris went to Yves
ton Sunday to care for her daughter
Mrs. Guy Parker, who is ILL., Mrs
Ohial Crandel is caring for hel
| house during her absence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Miss Leta G. Gibbs has gone to Al
stead, N. H., to work for Walter Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chase and two
children were in Londonderry Sunday
C. L. Jenison of Newfane spent sew.
eral days last week with relatives in
town.
Mrs. Austin Lackey of Jamaica has
been visiting her old friend, Mrs. A
l.. Howe.
Ed. Stoddard has been spending a
few days in the home of his uncle, f
K. Bridgeo.
Mrs. M. NJ. Barber, who sustained a
shock last week Monday, is a little
more comfortable.
4. o. Chase, who broke his arm
several weeks ago, has gone away tc
have his arm treated.
Mrs. W. F. Lille of Newton, Mass
was called here by the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. Barber.
Mrs. Kittie Jones attended the 50tf
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs
Henry Darling in South Londonderry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-13

Gray seminary last week and Edith
Adams to the school she is teaching
in Newfane.
The Congregational Sunday school
was recognized Jan. 9 by the appoint
ment of the following officers: Supt.,
L. B. Chapman; ass t. supt., Miss Con-
stance Upham; sec. and treas, Mrs.
Noble Rawson; supt. home department,
Mrs. W. G. Adams; supt. cradle roll,
Mrs. S. L. Vincent
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational society was held in the vestry
Jan. /. After bountiful dinner pro-
vided by the women, of which 80 par
took, the society was called to order
by the clerk, H. NJ Abbott, and the
following officers and committees We're
elected: Moderator, Asahel Upham
clerk, H. NJ. Abbott; collector and
treas, Mrs. W. G. Adams; ministerial
committee, w. G. Adams, L. R. Chap
man, Noble Rawson; house committee,
Ora Rhoads, Clyde Adams, Noble Raw
son; parsonage committee, H. NJ. Alb
bolt, A. f. Hawks, w. G. Adams. A
meeting of the church was called to
order by the pastor, s. L. Vincent, and
the following officers were elected:
clerk, treasurer and collector, Miss
Constance Upham; standing committee
to act with pastor and deacons, Asa
he1 Upham and L. B. Chapman. AT
the roll call which followed there were
responses from those present and q
good number of letters were read from
absent members.