davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Eating Their Christmas Dinner.

lionaire feel a little tug at his heart
and remember the poor.
1t is characteristic of the day that
the most widely separated classes are
often sorry, each for the other. That
is why at holiday time the rich espe-
cially put money into circulation. 1t
has been roughly calculated that in
New York alone $25,000O00 is spent
every Christmas time From what l
can learn from charity organizations,
it would not be an extreme estimate to
say that in the entire United States
nearly a billion dollars changes hands
at this open hearted season of the year.
Of course, this does not mean billion
dollars worth of charity; It means the
money spent upon Christmas in every
form. Still, a great part is charity.
To give a dinner on Christmas de-
lights the hearts of many rich men.
The annual Christmas elbow out
given by the late Timothy D. Sullivan
to the poor of the lower east side OF
New York has become known through
out the country. Every year big
Tim filed about 5000 people with
food and good cheer. In addition
everybody received 50 bill and new
pair of shoes. The Sullivan dinners,
which have been carried on by his heirs,
used up 5000 pounds of turkey and
chicken. twenty barrels of potato
salad, ten boxes of celery, 1000 loaves
of bread 1000 pies, $50 gallons of cof-
fee and forty kegs of beer. Being a
politician. Sullivan distributed charity
in many forms throughout the year.
but those who knew him we'll say that
he looked forward with the eagerness
of a boy to the feeding of "his home
less on Christmas day.
The government sees that the army
and navy receive very good Christ
mas dinner, but Uncle Sam dispenses
no charity. Mrs T. J. Shepard (Hel-
en- Could always makes it q point to
send some appropriate present to the
naval branches of the Young Mems
Christian association. and on board
many battleships go boxes filled with
tobacco, reading matter and other
things to gladden. the hearts of the
sailors. It is significant that at Christ
mas her name is cheered by every tar
in the United States navy.
This giving of Christmas dinners is a
favorite New York charity. Even the
big restaurants and hotels do it. Last
year one gave 400 dinners to the
poor. Another sent out 500 din
ners beautifully packed in separate
containers. The proprietor of a well
known grocery house leaves his home
every Christmas long enough to play
host to a thousand little mothers
John d. Crimmins is another who de
lights in feeding the poor. One year
he entertained old people and helped
to wait on the table himself. There i
tod of him that he waited on one Ell
len Mccarthy, ninety-seven years old
an inmate of home. After seeing she
had all the turkey she wanted he asked
"Have you room for charlotte
russo, Mrs. Mccarthy"
ssFor who, sorr?"
'aThis is a dainty, something good Il
eat" he explained.
''Thank yez kindly. May heaven bi
your bed when you die" she said a:
she received the paper cylinder an{
studied the way in which to dispose o.
the contents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Orang Utan.

The large anthropoids of Borneo ant
Sumatra are usually called orang on
tangs. This form. it seems. is not cor
rect. Orang signifies man and outang
of utang, debt, something owing. 50
that orang outang would simply mean
a man in debt The correct Malag
name is orang utan. or outan. This
signifies the forest man in distinction
to orang dusum. or village icivilized
man.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Fertility.

$50 you think that this land would
produce forty bushels Of corn to the
acre?" asked the newcomer Of Farmer
Baggs.
"Forty bushels an acre"' replied
Baggs. why. that fand would pro-
duce forty bushels an acre if it was
never planted. New York Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Brace Up.

i If you want to strengthen body
+ and mind. brace up.
+ If you want to get good health
+ and keep good health. brace up.
+ You who sit all day in one posi-
+ ton square your shoulders and
+ brace up.
+ The ''consumptive stoop' does
+ not make for health. So brace up.
+ The SLOUGH. the sag, the droop,
+ the slump are poor guarantees of
< fitness. They endanger your
/ health and your job. Brace up.
+ Don't bow your back and round
! your shoulders as if the burdens
i of life were too heavy. All loads
+ will be lighter if You brace up.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
PuzzIino English Pronunciation.

We may puzzle our brains over the
tongue-twisting names which France
and Russia have given to some OF
their towns, but England furnishes a
few quite as dazzling as that of Pre-
mysl. Hurstmonceaux, for instance, Is
pronounced Herso; Kirkcudbright,
Kir-coo-bree Daventry, Dantry; Lee
ominister, Lemster, and Evesham,
E-sham.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Kew and Dragon.

A big key. the symbol Of st. Peter
on the cupola of the church OF St.
Peter Upon-C ornhill. In London. is the
largest weathercock in the city The
dragon ON Bow. church. in Cheapside
is next in size. being only a few
inches shorter
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Cautious With Bill.

when Bill Biffkins goes to church
they always pass the contribution plate
to him before any one else"
''Why is that? Is he such a gener-
GUS giyer?"
mot he. By passing it to him first
they don't stand a chance Of losing
anything but the empty plate."-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Years of Discretion.

Bobby-Father, what does it mean
when it says that man has arrived
at years of discretion? Father-It
means, Bobby, that he's too young to
die and too old to have any fun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
&Eel!|!A!@
.cL
M1Z!sz51zs
dinners
IN Public

THRISTMAS began with the great
est charity the world has ever
~ known. To do others good has
become almost synonymous with
the day. The same spirit that guided
the star now guides humanity into the
homes of the needy. It brings univer-
sal love into most hearts and with it u
desire to help those who are not quite
so fortunate, says Katharine Mcclure
Sherrard in the Boston Herald. The
poorest laborer, if he thinks Of it, may
experience sympathy for some lonely,
unloved millionaire, desolate In his
big, dreary mansion; so may the mil
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Without Offending.

Two things you can say to almosl
any man without offending him. One
is, You are working too hard. The
other is. You ought to get more pay
Boston Globe
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Bacon and Garlic.

In Wales the hedge garlic. or. as i
is more commonly called. Jack By th'
hedge" is often fried With bacon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Stiff Shoes.

Rub stiff leather shoes with piece
of flannel dipped in vaseline to make
them soft and plia BILE.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
According to Their Clothes.

GIFTS VIII be girls.
That's all right But some OF the
older women seem TO be trying TO edge
into the girl class. Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08
Sheep.

Sheep spend more time grazing than
do cattle and horses and will eat for
twelve hours out of twenty-four.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-12-08

Good humor is the health Of the SON
sadness it's poison. Stanlslaus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
THE STEEL MARKET.
Great Flood Of specifications
AEainst COntrncta.

Spec fcAt,ons against contracts for rolled
steel products continue 10 come TO tho mills
IN overwhelming volume There are also
many reserve orders running from ~ 10
1000 and even larger tonnaxes a~ aitirx &c
coptanre by the steel companies for rollins
and delivery during the -S'oni half Of the
wear. II is \ matter OF discretion with the
steel companies. Chicago reports spec hca
tons In the last week si the ratio OF abou,
!l0O tons a day, witch ia about 10 per cent
of. the new daily business booked by tho
United States Steel Corporation IN percnber
Fabricated structural steel YORK continues
most satisfactory, takinG the country az a
whole, the largest orders coming from manu-
lns plan, capacity The American Brdg.
Company II TO fahricate sou tons OF steel
for the new open hearth furna~ TO be
INST allied al Gary. Ind THIS Is mercompany
business, however
The General Electric Company u reported
to have closed contracts for 7.1H tons Of
foundry iron included IN NJ recent inquiry
for 1000 tons Export inquiries now IN IN.
market amount 10 about 1000 tons, including
6,0AD tons OF bessemer for export to France
The STANDARD Steel Works has closed for
500 tons of basic iron, equivalent 10 SIS
Valley furnace, for shipment over the hrst
nalf Of this y~nr II Is reported, however.
that the iron did not come from the Shensngo
Valley. Another contract for loo tons Of
baSc is ur.iers, God to have been placed by
the Pardee Work.. for second and third quar-.
tho average price Of standard MESSENGER Iron
for December Sao2l and of basic ron 81 ~
These estimates are based unon sales OF l,"o
tona or over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07

infants wearing spparel, skirts. palamas,
&c The customs appraiser classified THIS
merchandise either as WOO cloths. under
paragraph "SN. or as wonrn's or children :
dress goods, under paragraph $50. with
duty at tho raj. Of 35 per cent. al
the customs az rrm Of Brooks & Brook
cIa.m-d ClassifSatIon as "hanu'is,'" under
paragraph 50, Win duty 1T the rate Of
either - or 10 per cent &d valorem, a'-
cordins 70 value per pound, A. Sesrerday's
trial.
porters Evidence brought out a. a recent
hearing on the I'd me class OF goods, which
resulted several weeks ago IN Al opinion
nv the board IN favor OF the importers,
was, however, submitted 10y Frederick
Rrnnks, Ir, Of Brooks Il BROOKS.
'he findings OF he board IA this cass and
classified ths goods at issue at the high'-
uaties This resulted In protests from IN"
importers. and While the issue has IiresdN
been decided In favor Of tn importers, tn"
case was reopened In order 10 give tn
d"m"sti, interests an opportunity 10 pr
sent their side NJ the case. which 'he" dil
a. Yesterdays heading
The Treasury Department has allowed
iva back allowances on the eNportatton N
pills, tsn'"tS and other pharna''utica's
manufactured by Park", Davis " 20. ~
Detroit. Mich, with tho use Of imported
gum Opium. on redeemed and rrcieaIed
ana polished rice produced by Waiter !
Moses & 90 OF New York from imported
rir-, on cleaned currants and package and
pitted sterillzed dates anufac'urrd by tho
W j. tantueN company, Inc. NJ N,W
York, with tho use ~ Currants and date
imported in bulk, and on sparkling vino,
Bosca 4 F'gll ~ New York from impori't
still wines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
steel Com M

Whatever else could be said of the
market in steel common II was an excel
lent one to sell on. The selling was
heavy and continuous. Business In this
stock was. roughly speaking, one-third
than on Wednesday m nearly
twice as large as OF Tuesday, the two
preceding sessions OF weakness. Under
the circumstances the selling In the
stock was not remarkable. while the re-
sistance opposed to the selling became
the feature. A good many observers
asked themselves where the buying came
from. One OF these was "A leading spe-
cia.ist in steel. who when he came TO
check things up after the close found
that he had sold $500 shares in the last
ive minutes and hadn't had a single
buyiug order in that time. Absorptive
buying was also marked In tho railroad
list. In fact real weakness was more
or less confined To the industrial list and
particularly 10 specialtles that were re-
Gently rushed up by the TRADING elc-
ment. such as the oil stocks. The war
brides" we're not helped by another de-
cline in Bethlehem steel TO the lowest
price for "A long time. Tho closing quota
ton on Bethlehem Steel was %l5 bid
l35 asked. Thc settling price was AIS.
Regarding the days business as u whole
It was described AZ II liquidation Of the
Christmas shoppers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07

niz.i breed was not ried With tn. col
lertOr
Martin b. Levy 4 CO lost before the
board In n test case involving the correct
classification under the present ta-!n law.
90 imported necklaces composed OF rico
dozen pieces. which the testimony showed
are intended TO be worn by children around
the neck. They were assessed for duty a.
the rate OF 90 per cent Al vslorem und"r
paragraph $40 OF the tarin act. As headed
articles, and claimed properly dutiAe.e .,
yzlorem under paragraph. 3t, judge
sullivan NuJs that although W to about
a year ago these necklaces were c'asNhed
by the custom officials as toys the practice
whore the value 4. under 20 cents a dozen
piece. and when over 20 cents they are
returned as Jew elry.
White and colored candles used for dec
Grating birthday cakes and also at the
Jewish festival RoSh Hsshors and some
oratlcrs. ar. not TOYS within tho meaning
Of that term AZ used IN paragraph -.
Of the tnrin act Of isia, holds the Gus.
tom, board In a decision sustaining - pro
test OF the Strobel \ Wilke Company
Judge Cooper handed down yesterday an
foreign market values OF. turs imported
from August Ordenste!n Of B-riin These
furs We're exported on October 81, 1914.
and entered at spokane. wash. on Octo-
Der 10, .lsiS, II took almost a year for
his shipment 70 reach It's destination
lined with silk. invoired at 1000, and en-.
tered at l,|30, 10 advanced to 1885 marks.
while an ermine set. consisting OF scarf
aud mum. linsd with velvet. which was in
yanc,ed by the General Appraisers to 1906
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07

the high prices Of the season. Country
houses we're on the buying side as q result
o, the recen' Government report. Crop
Expert Snow said that this analysis sag
gested 1857 600. 600 bushels Of feed corn.
against 2,e20. 600. 900 bushels q year ago.
Inc Interior movement for the day was
eso. 600 bushels. against 800. 900 las, week
shd 1,5lo.OOO a year ago. Foreign mar
sets were sharply higher and the export
demand FOR American corn was said to be
fairly large. but actual business was held
down by the inability to secure frelghts.
run advances were not held. there being
more or less pront taking. and the market
wheat.
Oats--This market continued TO move In
sympathy With others although there 10
evidence OF more aggressiveness on the
buying side. The limited country selling
encourages bullish operations neccip:s 70
fsr this week total 100000 busneis.
assinst s,tso.ooo In the preceding week
ana 100000 a year ago. A light export
business was reported yesterday.
ProTsions-The undertone vas aui,e
nrm. Liberal hog receipts were readily
taken: There was an improved cash and
speculative demand for provisions. Chicago
pFices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
Strong Westerners Fighting In
Wheat-EnOrmOus Trading.

There are two strong c~ontending fac
tons in the wheat market at present
ari veterans in the trade predict n hard
Struggle. The dealings during yester-
days session were enormous and the
erratc fluctuations served to emphasize
the operations of powerful traders, II
T. ,a,d that the Bartlett, Frazier Com
pany followers are aligned on the bull
s'le, after a series of successful cam
pa gus, while pitted against them are
The followers Of the Armour interests,
who nave been out of sympathy with
'Ao nigh wheat prices for many weeks,
r~tlrcipally because Of the belief that eN-
porting countries have more than IOO.-
Goo, 900 this sea son, while the European
rAqIirements are figured AT less than
3. 400. 900 bushels.
The bulls have only partly questioned
f"-e statistics, but they have worked
rrrn'ah'y on the theory that the United
State, would he called upon to supply u
greet part ~ the requirements. due to su-
I""pr shipping facilities, OF late their
HF hIs been transformed into u fact,
a. "ifh tho aid 81 persistent speculative
tH.rt'.nus, confidence among farmers and
t''a'in"ss OF home millers, values nave
t'rt Established at s high plane. The
Upros''i"u was not very formidable until
"f!aY, according TO shreWd observers,
o. we're raised sharply at the outset,
- trhduallS settled back to under the
nTs Of the previous session AFTER a
'A ~ NFlA
N4t,'s oonc-rning tho shipping situation
. really usurping the Interest Of the
,." h' ihis stage, even though the Eng
lsl .tb.es. 10 the effect that arrangement
Ia, been yohpleted whereby the tonnage
. HWmula ions At Argentina and Aus
'f.i VIII t0u1, be In much greater sup
Yer" devoid Of much market effect.
"r- been stii that the bull campaign
neat would he abandoned upon the
i'f'lt'ion thar th"s" countries were In
. position 10 ship wheat heavily, but evi-
''N' MANY IT the bulls here were under
80 Impression that the time had not
'I..'d
H." hlg export inquiry for American
'a"ft yes,erday was not consistent with
reports suggesting. that. Europe was
- "r Countries. Actual export business
~ held down, however. by the great
80 liy IN. arranging freigh,s even OF
o. approximately 5000 bushels II was
food" known after the close OF the market
''' ~ recent order IN British Council
ng t"r d loading Of A. least 10 pei
from 'hr rn1ted states to English ports
,'0l'" preference being given. presumably
70 1H.u!ilons and other urgent shipments
"'' ir force and most opinions In whoa,
- "er. that this ruling meant that
s'ird vas Intent upon building up a
'front.' taxing. and n reduced short In
'"ir,' "nnb!ucl 70 bring about the lat
'lou N N" list. aside from the hea
- are Tho statistics were regarded u
's 10 500 900 bushels. and the DAYS In
'.'.o' movement totsiiIK 100000 bushell
trhrst . 100, 900 las, week. thus bssriul
or the recent assertion that the farm
movement would gradually decrease.
corn-lne market moved up to soou
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
IMPORT NOTES.

Tho test case I" determine what fabrics
Congress intended should he classified
under the flannel provision In paragraph
gs9 Of the tsrin act OF 1913 was heard
yesterday before the Board Of United
States General Appraisers. with Robert
7. Francis, president 81 the American As.
sociatInn Of Wooll~n and Worsted Manu-.
facturerr, spp-atins .S The chief Witness
for the domestic interests Charles Il.
Lawrence. the United states Attorney In
charge OF the ease. produced also the
following witnesses: J, E, j, Clare Of PAT.
terson & Greenoush, + A Tracy Of Nixon.
walker 4 Tracy and r. NJ. stoud Of tho
coronrt Worsted Company, Mr., Francis
stated fore the General Appraisers that
the term "fanncls.' AN generally under
stood IN the textile trade, had not widened
within the past twenty years and thai
u was taken to include fabrics with a
soft nap used In the manufacture Of
underwear and outing apparel for summer
wear. This testimony was suhst inflated
ny ;hc other Witnesses,
The goods In question consisted OF shirt
Ing nsnnoh, mems outing nsnnsls and
fabrics used In the msaufacturs o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
THE COFFEE MARKET.
Increased \ctiVit. \G~r Inrrras r
IL ocean Freight Rates.

Increased a@c,ivity developed IN The coffee
market yesterday 40 u result Of an advauoe
IN o,can. frcith, rates uu coffee from Bra
to the United States 10 81 Il bag, compared
with the previous rate OF TO cents TINS
brought about aTlNe covering "a well As
new buying, and prices early IN the ia,
adv an'ed about % points There MAS a
slight reaction from the ton under r~eal2Ing.
but final quotations were ~ Ia N points ns,
higher. Cotton Exchange hou SEES were con
spicuous on the buying side and there were
evidences of renewed ont side interest Trad
ing was more active, total sales for the DAY
agpreg ating 10 M bass
The spot demand Was not mairrlsllv I'M
proved by the adv au,e, however. Ne the
Visible supply Of coffee ~ considerably larger
than last year ana the country y also carry
ing liberal supplies. On this account II -
thought that buyers here VIII not ne villius
to nay the adv ancrd freight, which some he
licve viii have to he met by the shipper,
AZ least IN part The worlds visible supply
showed a decrease during December Of
l+S. L. bags. COMPARED with a dc,rras. Of
las 50. last year Cost and freight offers were
delayed
The oftcis, cablrs from Brazil reported
milreis pri'~s in the RIO and Santos markets
as unchanged, while Rio exchange on Lon
don declined l32 hence. Receipts at the two
ports were 5ioo bags, asains, 5000 last
year. Prices follow
Oneu. Hirh Inv Ci,. n,,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
REACYIONARY TONE
IN COTTON MARKET
Local Trade Inclined to Ignore
the Strength Of Liver
pool.
MORE SHIPS NEEDED

n spite OF the fact that Liverpool
with prices approaching the highest
level in the last forty years. the local
cotton market turned somewhat reaction
ary and closed at a net loss OF 4 to s
points.
7. seems diHicult for the American cot
ron trade to shake Of the obsession pro-
duced by high freight and insurance
rates and scarcity of tonnage II is as
slmed that the abnormal supply OF cot
ton IN the South will have to be sold
regardless Of price. In spite OF the fact
ihat holders are sustained in their posi-
ton by the willingness Of banks to make
loans on 1.-The basis OF present prices.
Cotton round IL cents In the South
does not look high when Liverpool is
wiling to pay 1870. a pound.
The future OF cotton appears TO be
vavering between the two horns of a
very troublesome dilemma. English spin
rers are being forced to pay almost UNI
precedented prices because OF the policy
~ their Government In preventing ade-
auate importations owing to unwill-
irgness to use funds to finance shipments
and TO provide ships for the carrying
OF cotton carroes.
" the situation should be regarded
AZ sufficiently serious to provide relief
20 the spinners of Lancashire and thu
divert tonnage to Southern ports more
liberal exports would follow. This would
result In a decline in the Liverpool price
and would produce a responsive. al
though perhaps not proportionate. rise
tr the price OF cotton in America.
Ills probable that this possibility pre-
vents more liberal short selling as well
as contributes to. the OF
shorts.
II would not be surprising II Liver
pool should show something OF "A reac-
ton as English s%pinners undoubtedly
have been covering very freely. with
every evidence Of a stampede. Liverpool
has been a large buyer 10 cover ~straddles
IN this market and corresponding sales
in Liverpool have probably relieved the
congestion among the shorts or the
other side.
The feature of yesterdays market was
m Increase In Southern short selling.
More evidence Of this was furnished by
large spot sales made late Wednesday
In Texas. As a result OF this the buyers
aoid hedges In New York yesterday.
&c.,