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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Gasoline Climbing Higher.

The recent advance in the price of
gasoline, bringing the highest grade at
filling stations at 27c or more, makes
the cost of motoring matter of inter-
est, as the Wall Street Journal re-
marks:
Motorists have viewed with alarm
the many and successive advances an
nounced in the price of gasoline, since
last August. While all realize that it
will mean something out of their pock-
etbook, few have taken the trouble to
figure out just what it will mean in dol
lars and cents.
The majority of the cars in opera
ton in the United States are the me-
dunn priced cars owned by families of
moderate means. The percentage of
ownership in these cars is in in favor
of the farmers and the villages of rural
districts.
During the "open season. for auto
MODELLING, weather permitting, these
cars may run fifty miles or SO on week
days and more on Saturday. Ora Sun
day there may be trip TO some neigh
boring town, SO that the total mileage
on the speedometer may run up as high
as $50 miles for the week. Some cars
have an efficiency of close to twenty
miles to the gallon of gasoline, while
the heavier cars may make only eight
or nine miles. If the average motorist
got fifteen miles out of his car he ap-
peared to be satisfied that is he used
to be satisfied when gasoline was cheap.
Now that the price has scared, he has
suddenly become an expert on gasoline
efficiency and is watching cost sheets
very closely.
Some rather startling figures as to
weekly gasoline bills may be worked
out if it is assumed that the retail price
of gasoline is five cents more than the
wholesale price, that fifteen miles to
the gallon of gasoline is fair average,
and that $50 miles is fair weekly
mileage.
So much for the increase in the week
ly gasoline bill thus far. Experts in
the oil business calmly predict fur
Their advance in the price of the prec-
ious LIQUID and 40 cents is mentioned
freely as a not unlikely level in the
near future In view of the million
and quarter production of automo-
biles this season, approach of mild
weather which encourages motoring,
and the opening of the motor boat sea-
son, all of which mean ''more gas,
the motorist sadly agrees that the out
look is dolorous.
A ray of hope is held out in the an
nouncement that the long sought for
process for converting kerosene into
gasoline has been discovered. The
Rittman process makes the transform
alton possible simply by heating the
kerosene to fixed temperature. This
breaks down the larger molecules of
the fluid and then the refinement yields
gasoline.
The Importance of the process can
best be understood, especially as it re-
lates to automobiles, when it is known
that for every gallon of gasoline re-
fined from crude petroleum oil approx
imately one gallon of kerosene is pro-
duced. Kerosene is worth today, whole
sale, two cents per gallon. There has,
therefore, come into existence huge
oversupply of kerosene.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

STATE TREASURER HENRY JOHNSON
in reply to newspaper attacks on the
administration of his department, stat
ed that politics was the basis of the
statements. The payment of the rail-
road taxes by the 500 line before the
time required by law, he said, was a
mistake on the part of the railroad Of
ficials who did not seem to know that
that the last legislature had prescribed
a new time of payment. Despite the
5000, 600 needed for common schools
and good roads on March l., Mr.. John
son predicted $4,000, 900 treasury bal
ance on July l.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

SPEAKING at Sheboygan, Gov. Philip
said that America must now prepare
for the time when peace shall come by
at least temporary tariff which will
protect the American business men and
wage earners from the dumped pro-
ducts of Europe That is we'll put. An
emergency tariff of that sort against
that very contingency we must have,
and the only way to get it is to return
the republican party to power in 1916
the people, and especially the wage
earners of this country, will rue it if
they don't. The Wilson Underwood
LaFollette tariff, which is as full of
free trade and near free trade as a
Swiss cheese is of holes, would let the
flood of products of cheap foreign labor
and the surplus accumulations of the
war in on us with vengeance, and
our new industries created by the pro-
lection afforded by the war would be
swamped by the unfair competition.
So an emergency tariff first to meet
this imminent condition. The emer-
gency provided against, we can talk
later on of the ideal permanent ar
rangement of an expert non-partisan
tariff commission as nearly as feasible
on the successful German model. Safe
ty first!-Sentinel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Seasoning Cast iron.

In. the manufacture of the higher
types ID of machinery care is taken to
lessen the cooling stress of iron cast
ings by annealing or some other means
in order to make the iron. homogeneous
and less liable to breakage or distor-
ton. This process is known as "sea-
soning.' 1t has been found i'll the case
of ordinary test bars one inch square
in section that there was gain in
strength of about 20 per cent due to
the shocks sustained during an hour
in a tumbling barrel rs compared with
companion bars from the same ladle
not so treated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
The Direct Primary a Failure.

Slowly, but none the less surely, the
public is coming to the conclusion that
the direct primary is a colossal hum
bug. Henry M. Hyde, special writer
of the Chicago Tribune, in recent is
sue discussing it's complete failure,
says:
What is the matter with the direct
popular primary law? Few great po-
litical reforms ever swept the country
more swiftly or completely. Almost
everybody was in favor of it. 1t was
supposed to break the power of the
bosses and their machines. 1t put the
control directly into the hands of the
free and enlightened citizens of the
country, state and city. 1t was re-
turn to the first principles of popular
government.
How has it worked? In the opinion
of many good judges, the direct popu-
lar primary law-as it stands at pres
ent-is complete failure. They de-
clare that political conditions, on the
whole, are worse than under the old
convention system.
1t has not broken the power of polit-
ical bosses. They still make up States
of candidates. And when they are suf-
ficiently interested, when there is
enough at stake, the organization cam
didates win at the primaries. When
an accident happens, and the people
select candidate who is not on the
slate, the result has usually been disas-
trOuS. .4k -.
Take some of the state officials of
Illinois, for instance, who have been
chosen since the direct popular primary
law went into effect. There has never
been a political boss in the state whose
sense of humor-if nothing else-would
not have kept him from putting such
men on his slate.
The same is true in the city. In var
ious branches of the city government
there are men, chosen at popular direct
primaries, so poorly qualified that no
political organization would ever have
dared to name them for office.
1t has not put the control entirely in
to the hands of the free and enlighten-
ed electorate. At any rate, they have
not exercised their control. Even under
the old convention system it was diff
cult to get people to go to the polls and
vote.
Those who do vote are the people
who are most clannish, whose interest
in politics is most direct and selfish. So
far as they support the organization
candidates at the primaries there is no
improvement on the old convention sys-
tenn. So far as they break the slate
they are likely to nominate men on per-
;sonal or purely selfish grounds.
One result of the direct popular pri-
mary law has been to inject racial and
religious issues into the politics of the
state and of Chicago.
The direct popular primary law has
vastly increased the cost of conducting
political campaigns. 1t has doubled the
expenditure Of public funds.
The cost of election to office, under
the present law, is often more than
double what it was under the conven.
ton system, so far as the individual
candidate is concerned.
Who puts up the money? Where does
it come from? What obligations does
it carry. with it? What is the benefi
to popular government?
Even most of the friends of the di
rect popular primary law are now will
ing to admit that it was taken off thu
fire before it was we'll cooked.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
White clover honey Is.

White clover honey 15c cake at
Conn's.
Get your pictures framed -14x20
oval frames with convex glass $500 to
$3.50, same as agents ask you $500 for.
Frank Ash.
Sweet juicy oranges at Conn's.
For rent, a seven room house on
Main street. Call up phone PIP red.
"A small two clasp pocket book,
containing some money, was lost We'd
nesday evening between D. Browns
saloon and Chas. Tails residence. 1t
returned to this Office a reward will be
paid.
Read Conn's add this week.
Twelve foot of line shafting with
hangers, also an assortment of differ
ent sized pulleys, etc., for sale at this
office at half the cost of new. tt
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
PeriIs of Tropical Waters.

Raising vessel submerged in trop-
ical waters is dangerous business. ac
cording h, an account in Shipping IL
Illustrated of the salvage of a gunboat
that had been sunk in the harbOr of
Progreso. Yucatan The sailors were
in constant danger owing to the at.
tacks of ..vOracious fishes. some of
which are more ferocious than sharks
and far more determined in their
methods of attacking human prey"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

THE validity of the socalled telephone
connection law passed by the legisla-
ture of 1911, in giving the railroad
commission power to order physical
connection of two competing or differ
ent telephone companies was upheld by
the supreme court in decision. The
Wisconsin Telephone company brought
action in the circuit court contesting
the orders of the railroad commission.
Circuit Judge E. Ray Stevens upheld
the commission, and the Wisconsin
Telephone company took an appeal to
the highest state tribunal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Some Improvement.

Mrs. Dubwaite doesn't seem to mind
how much Mr.. Dubwaite operates the
monograph"
I'm the language Of a we'll known
advertiser. There's reason.
"YesY
AS a choice between two evils. Mrs.
Dubwaite much prefers the phonoi
graph Mr.. Dubwaite's favorite diver
sion in Intervening used to be picking
out tune on the piano with one fin
.''-Birmingham Age-Herald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
The Unicorn.

Chinese annals of great antiquity
contain numerous detailed accounts of
the supposedly fabulous unicorn, in
which the descriptions are identical
with those handed down from the ear
Hest times in the mythology of occl-
dental countries. From this it is in
ferred that at some time in the remote
past there actually did exist single
horned equine or cervine animal of
some sort
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Geranium Oil.

Geranium oil is largely used in per-
fumery and is known as rose geranium
owing to the common practice of add
ing rose petals to the plants before dis
tillatiOn.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
a Problem.

Oldbatch-Wh are you trying to
figure out? Longsuffer-A little mathe-
NAUTICAL puzzle. Some time ago my
wife said she'd be dressed in minute
and shortly after my daughter SAID
she'd be ready Immediately. I'm try
ing to find out. which one will come
frSt.-New York Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
IF CLIFFORD PINCHoT really think

IF CLIFFORD PINCHoT really thinks
that the policy of the present congress
to permit the development of water
powers and coal industries of the coun-
try which are now latent, is menace
to conservation, he ought to take a
trip through the unsettled west and
learn how the people are suffering for
the development Of these resources that
lie directly at their hand.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Valley Of. the Jordan.

The valley of the Jordan constitutes
the deepest depression on the face of
the earth, the sea of Galilee itself be-
ing over 700 feet below the level of the
Mediterranean. while the Dead sea is
over 1900 feet below the level of all
the oceans of the world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
A Difficult UNDERTAKING.

The Lancaster League of Scientific
Research is trying to determine if
there are more cures for colds than for
Observation-Disclosures Globe,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
The Distinction.

Pa asked Willie. what's the diff
ference between an invalid and a sick
person.?
IAN invalid, my son. answered pa.
has money."-Judge.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Upholstering Repairing.

III. 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. 12t4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25
Cuba Uses Many Raisins.

Cuba is the greatest consumer Of
raisins among the Spanish-Americau
countries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

Wanted to rent, eight or ten acres
of tobacco land on shares with house to
live in on the premises. For particu-
lars inquire at this Office. IA
Home made potato chips at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

-Kraut in bulk SC quart at Conn's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

If you will not hear Reason she will
surely rap your knuckles.-Franklin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-02-25

Nice cranberries 12c OF. at Conn's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
What Might Have Been

Owing to the financial depression,
the Postal Trust has decided to raise
the price of carrying letters to ten
cents a pennyweight. 1t is also in
timated that great many employees
will be laid off, while the rest will be
forced to accept material reduction
in wages. 1t is expected that this ac-
ton will be strenuously opposed at
first, not only by the employees, but
also by the National Correspondents
Association; but when it is once thor
oughly understood that the Postal
Trust in adopting this policy is in
spired only by a desire to meet the
next dividend of five hundred per cent,
it is believed all objections will be
withdrawn.
Mr.. p. o. Letterman, the great pos
tai magnate, gave out a statement
yesterday in which he called upon all
the people to buy Postal Common and
to be patient during the next year or
two, provided the depression lasted
long, if letters were not delivered as
promptly as heretofore. The reason
for this is that a number of the postal
cars have been taken off and are now
empty on the sidings. Mr.. Letterman,
was very optimistic, however, and
stated that, with few very important
exceptions, everything was all right.
Ellis o. Jones.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Y. N. C. A. NOTES

Mr.. Bailey's group had their meet
in lastN Monday evening out in the
country and treated themselves to
frankfurter roast. This group has
finished their Bible study on "Men
Who Dare" and will begin next week
on New Testament course, entitled,
"The Christian Race" The boys not
only look after themselves but con-
tribute to Y. M. G. A. work in the
foreign field. No group in the coun-
ty has done better than Mr.. Bailey's.
May 1916 at Cleveland occurs the
International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian association.
Bedding Y. M. G. A. is entitled to two
representatives, who will have a part
in shaping the policies of the world
wide movement. DIR. John r. Mott,
Rev. j. w. Jowett, DR.. X. l.. Butter
field and John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.,
are among the prominent speakers.
The athletic committee which
handles the Y. M. c. A. camp are
considering July 29 to August 4, in
elusive, as the dates for this summer,
for boys IL up to 16. The expenses
will be about so cents day, except
to members of Y. M. c. A. groups.
To them so cents less on the whole
expense. Rev. w. H. Skentlebury Of
Portland will cook again this year,
which not only insures good food, but
excellent leadership about the kitchen
and dining room, where every boy
works one day.
Sebewa, Berlin, Dandy and Easton
townships are lined up for the track
meets and play festivals this year,
with others considering it. Last year
500 boys and 404 girls participated in
this form of supervised recreation,
$50 boys and 80 girls took part here
in Bedding.
DR.. John Brown of New York, who
many will remember as the speaker
at the annual banquet here a year
ago, is going to Canada for six
months to standardize the exercise
and recreation Of the soldiers and
prisoners of war.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Some Good Dried Fruits

When meeting an empty fruit clos
ct remember the delicious dishes to
be prepared from the dried fruits
always at your command. Prunes
are not half appreciated. Some fool
ish person in ages past called them
the boarding house sauce" and il is
hard TO get away from the idea that
the prune is the last resort.
Prunes washed and soaked over
night and stewed in the water in
which they were soaked without bit
of sugar added are extremely whole
some and most appetizing as a break
fast dish or In combination with 9TH
er materials in various dishes.
Combined with apples in the pro-
portion Of two cupfuls of chopped APP
pie to one-half cupful of stoned stew
ed prunes used as a top dressing to
pork chops, baked in the oven after
seasoning with salt and pepper, is a
dish which once used will often be re-
peated
Chopped apple combined with rails
ms and used in pastry as pie or pud-
ding is another most tasty dish.
Dried apples used with molasses,
soaked over night in the molasses and
spices makes a nice fruit cake. Use
pork finely chopped for shortening.
Fig Marmalade.-Cut into pieces
one pound of figs and three pounds of
rhubarb. Add three pounds of sugar
and the juice and grated rind of a
lemon, mix and stand over night. In
the morning simmer for half hour
until it looks clear, then seal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
A RECEPTION FROCK.

For the matron is this graceful gown
developed in black satin, with a charm
ing overdrape of chantilly lace. The
skirt is cut rather short in front, exer-
cising the freedom of skirt hens on
party frocks, while the train, instead
Of springing casually from almost any
point in the back, is harmonious de-
velopment of the skirt drapery itself.
Black Jet gives the girdle and shoulder
banding. 1t is almost unnecessary TO
add that this beautiful frock was de-
signed by Nine. Cabot.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
INC Wealth In Endeayor

Was there ever a greater delusion
than that of one who thinks his faith
er's fortune a blessing, when he never
earned penny Of it by his own effort p?
1t is only a premium on laziness. 1t
makes ones own development into
manhood more unlikely. 1t furnishes
him crutches, instead of teaching him
to walk alone. 1t means the arrested
development Of his own powers for
achievement, a paralysis of his own
efforts.
The money we make in our vocation
is small part of the pay for the en-
deavor. The education we absorb in
getting it, the disciplining of the mind
by solving intricate problems, the con-
slant exercise of the judgement in
discriminating and weighing, the plan
ming, the adjustment of means to ends
is infinitely more important.
The worlds great doors know very
well that If you are not making a
manly or a womanly struggle TO estab-
lish a place for yourself, there is
something wrong; either you have not
the ability, or you have not the in
clination. And human nature is so
constituted that they will only hold
you in contempt for your excuses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Ironing Made Easy

The majority of women who do
their own laundry work if asked
which they prefer to do will choose
the washing, for there is more variety
in movement and they do not get so
tired as they do standing for hours,
usually on a hard, un-elastic floor.
There is something about ironing,
however, which is most satisfactory,
for the nicely ironed clothes on the
rack ever growing more and more is
constant inspiration. You have
something to show for your work.
Today the woman who is her own
laundress eliminates all the work that
is possible, wearing crepe underwear
and dresses, thus cutting down the
ironing. At best, ironing, if we'll done
is firing work, but by planning and
forethought it may be made much
easier. Before beginning, see that all
things needed are at hand, fresh,
clean cover on the ironing board, wax
for the irons and, if it is possible, an
electric iron, for it saves much fatigue
walking back and forth getting fresh
irons, and bowl of water and a clean
cloth to dampen too dry spots or re-
move soiled spot.
A high stool to sit on while ironing
is great strength saver, the feet may
rest on a chair round and the small
pieces, napkins, handkerchiefs and
towels and pillow cases, ironed quite
as well as when standing.
When ironing the larger pieces fold
a thick rug in several folds and place
under the feet.
An electric mangle is a wonderful
aid in the household that has much
laundry, for all the fiat pieces can be
quickly ironed and much better than
by hand work.
Have the ironing board of the right
height so that the work may be done
with the least possible fatigue. A
room well ventilated is another essen
tial in making ironing more comfort
able, and few minutes in a darkened
room on a comfortable couch will rest
one so that the work may be resumed
and finished without exhausting
fatigue.
The egotist naturally leads lonely
life
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Today's Poem
MY NEIGHBOR
By Blakely Gray

MY NEIGHBOR
BY Blakely Gray
"Set down." said he
When greeting me.
"I'm glad to see We back. Bring UP .
cheer,
And set down here"
Straightway l did
AS / was bid,
And taking up the most convenient
chair
drew it nigh the genial stove, and
"set" down there.
We talked and laughed,
And grinned, and chaffed.
He joked with me, and till the light
grew dim
/ joked with him.
And when twas Ger
l sought his door.
And walked home through the even
ing clear,
Convinced that he did well to call o
chair a Cheer
'Twixt you and me
That's what they be
With whole-souled neighbors such as
he.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Cheese COMMUNICATIONS


The wholesome cheese Is food in
itself and when combined with vege-
tables makes a well-balanced dish.
Baked Cabbage with Cheese-Re-
move the heart and outer leaves from
small head of cabbage. Cook until
tender in boiling, sailed water, un-
covered. Drain and cut down the
sides, fill with cheese sauce. Sprinkle
with buttered crumbs and brown in
oven.
Cheese Sauce-Add a tablespoon
full of butter to two of flour and cook
until smooth, then add cupful of
milk, a dash of red pepper, a half
teaspoonful of salt and a cupful of
dry grated cheese. Pour at once into
and around the cabbage. Do not cook
after the cheese is added or it will
become stringy.
A cheese to be right for cooking,
such as rarebits and fondues, should
be smooth and melt when pressed
against the roof of the mouth; feel
smooth and without grains.
Horseradish Sauce.-Take a half
cupful of grated horseradish root, one
and a half cupfuls of milk, two tea
spoonfuls of sugar and a third of a
cupful of soft bread crumbs; cook to-
gether twenty minutes in double
boiler, then add three tablespoonful
of butter, half teaspoonful each of
salt and cinnamon. Serve hot.
Cheese With Rice.-Take a cupful