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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
An Introduction Needed.

God once gave reception to the
Graces, all Of whom seemed to be &C.
quainted with one another, with the
exception of two. Observing which
circumstance, their host brought them
together and said: 'Benevolence, al
low me to introduce Gratitude. Leo
TolStoy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
New York Shilling.

New York shilling, or York shilling,
is the old Spanish "real," or one
eighth of a dollar. 1t is about equiv
alent in value to sixpence, English
In the Southern states it is called a
bit.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
The Stars and Stripes.

When the American flag is draped
ON a fiat surface the stars should APP
pear in the upper left hand corner if
the stripes are horizontal in the up
per right hand corner if the stripes
are vertical.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Sufferinqs of Rich.

saThe poor are often overworked;
but they suffer less than many among
the rich, who have no work to do, no
interesting object to fill up life and to
satisfy the infinite cravings of man
for action. "-William Ellery Charming.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
PLAYING a Deep Came.

Ethel had been shopping with her
mother. When they returned home
she was tired and hungry, and,
prompted by desire for good meal,
she said: Mamma, let's play I'm
your guest and am going to stay for
dinner"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
An Imaainary Interview.

did you say that the times are out
of johat?"
YES" replied Hamlet. You see, |
have to be content with old time phrase
ology. If I could have used modern
terms I should have said that our en-
CINE is missing or that we're running
on a fat tire" Washington Star.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
No Doubt About It.

Granting that it were possible for
some one of US to acquire the earth
with fence around 1t, wouldn't that
fellow be cheeky enough to demand
that the fence be painted and repaiht-
ed every SIX months or so?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Where We Get Marble.

We import every year one-sixth of all
the marble taken from the famous
quarries of Carrara. Italy. There are
about 500 Of these quarries, and they
have long yielded some Of the most
beautifully grained and toned marble
to be found anywhere In the world
Exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
The Oldest Joke.

Johnny Hoy claims that the Oldest
joke is one about the farmers wife
who went to the door and found an
agent. "Can I sell you an extermi-
nator for vermin?" asked the agent.
NO. said the farmers wife, who had
been pestered to death with agents.
.'We have all the vermin we need
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Great Political Questions.

Great political questions stir the
deepest nature of one-half the nation,
but sthey pass far above and over the
heads of the other half.-Wendell Phil
lips.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17

DEsHITE war conditions in Russia, a
report says there are now 265 beet
sugar factories in operation. In our
country it is only war conditions that
enable our beet sugar factories to OPP
crate with profit.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Kinn soIomon,s Soma.

King Solomon in his song says: "The
winter is over and done; the flowers
appear on the earth; the time of the
singing of birds is come and the voice
of the turtle is heard in the land"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
A Food Freak.

An Italian pigs foot stuffed with
ham meat looks like toy. Everything
but the tail of cord is eaten. This is
but one Of many food freaks that one
finds in a visit to sunny Italy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
A SoIace to Pride.

"You have made some powerful enc
miles," "That's all right" replied Sen
ator Sorghum. SIN so doing I have at
least demonstrated that I couldn't be
whipped by the little fellows"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
The Nina Tree

The palm-like nipa tree of tropical
Asia has sap exceedingly rich in
sugar, but so salty that its utilization
has not been found Profitable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
The Whole Bunch.

Sunday School Teacher - And you
have no brothers or sisters? Little
Edna-No, ma'am. I'm all the chill
dren we've got.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
To Soften Dry Beans.

When preparing old, dry beans for
baking, little soda in the water in
which they are soaked will render
them tender and soft.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Second Garden Of Eden.

1t is said by scientists that Mesopo-
tamia may, by the application Of mod
ern agriculture, be made into another
Garden of Eden.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17

Ten acres of marsh land for sale.
Inquire of E. M. Laid. 34tf
a girl accustomed to cooking want
ed. INQUIRE of Mrs. c. r. Bentley,
Phone 90.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-17
Why Stars Twinkle.

I why Stars Twinkle.
The so-called twinkling Of the stars
lis chiefly an effect produced In our
atmosphere upon the waves Of light.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embaIks
promise Of Leontine Walcott to be his
Sebastian Navarro. Jerry's ship is burn
his attentions. Jerry suddenly turns up
esainst him. In . struggle for forged
e convicted of the murder; He escapes,
and fnds the treasure and q wonderful
chemical pellet. Leontins is forced to
he stack. her in a rage. Suddenly he is
confronted by a weird apparition. Rav-
sngar forces . confession from Louie.
Sebastian attempts to get it. An earth.
quake occurs: In the excitement Red
Finn steals tho confession and fieos. He
apsars In New York a. Romanor and
enlists the aid OF Madame Blanca.
Leontine confronts her husband In the
gambling house. The Shadow battle )
for her and she escapes with the con-
fession. One-Lamp Louie follows her and
tAkos the paper from her. The Shadow
saves Navarro from robbery. RomaLon
attempts to kidnap Sebastian and Leon
tine, but Itavengar appears to thwart
them. Blanca and her thugs are puzzled
by Ravengar's repeated escapes and re-
turns to his cellar prison. Leontine con-
eentS to accompany Hamilton on bal
loon ascension. Sebastian drugs Hamilton
and arranges to have Leontine SET adrift
In tho balloon. The balloon bursts into
0amo and Loontine finds that her COM
panion II Ravengar.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01


The pistol shots themselves followed
the sudden plunging Of the room into
darkness. Louie heard them crack
around him. heard the hiss Of the bull
lets, and then he made with almost
noiseless, catlike steps for the secret
panel.
A moment later Blanca had found
the switch, and the lights went on
again. Louie was not in the room.
ITO the panelw she shouted furi.
ously.
Louie. gaining the adjacent house,
had slipped behind the curtains that
hung beside the doorway. Crouching
there, he saw the chase go past him.
| One man had n It followed the others
in their fruitless chase through the
gambling house. That man was Sc
bastian. He came out behind the 9th
ers, and his mind was hard at work,
What madness had animated Louief
At any rate, the same madness had
made his continued existence q con.
slant peril to him.
Therefore Louie must die. And
leaving the chase to the others, he
passed slowly through the panel after
them. wondering whether Louie might
not have found refuge in the inner
room.
At that moment he saw fresh
bloodstains On the wall, and the posi-
ton and shape Of the splashes indicat
cd clearly the direction from which
they had come.
He turned and opened the curtains
disclosing Louie crouching behind
them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01


violently. Out of the brilliance Of the
electrically-lighted room white hand
had appeared, the fingers holding Q
note scribbled on sheet of his own.
writing paper. The hand laid down
the message and disappeared.
Trembling in every limb Sebastian
took up the paper and read:
think not your guilt will 20 unr
punished"
He sprang to his feet, at bay now,
as Louie had been. 1t seemed beyond
dered by all that had occurred that
night But had it occurred7 Might
he not be going insane? Might he not
have dreamed 1t ALT Was Leontins
dead, or had he dreamed that too7
He tore the note to pieces and huno
the scraps into the waste basket. He
made his way to the library door and
opened it, to recoil with q scream Of
terror.
In the chair beside the DIRE Leontine
was seated. bending forward in q
thoughtful attitude. As he entered she
turned her face toward him.
Sebastian sprang forward toward
her. "Leortinew he screamed.
She raised her eyes to his
you are deadl You died when Pilot
Light was struck by lightningr'
She shook her head. and Sebastian,
incapable Of speech, fell into the chaix
beside her.
(END OF EIGHTH EPIsopE)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

as 1t were, to bring out the sheer
material to greatest advantage. 1t
may be used in band at the edge
OF the skirt and in touches on collar
and cuffs, or it may be used for a
skirt with long overdress of the
sheer material falling over 1t. Geor-
gette crepe is another of the dainty
materials employed in this manner.
The crepe de Chine dress is to
come in for more attention than 1t
has had for a long time. Crepe de
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

that stage of the show. cause caaz'
remember cursing, with the MEtIs.
breath | 'ad left, some bloke 90 Izfg
mooched along and was tryin' to sna6D
me with bit of a camr'y ed smGss-
gled to the trenches. Camrys ix the
trenches are strictly forbid. auf y'usr
can jolly we'll believe l told Inn ssc-
I thought of i'm for 'aving il. T--Eshg
Lewis X. Freeman. in the April Fn4irss-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

and there was'anging in the bloom
ing tree like last weeks wash. Dldn' I
ave to 'ang on at all. 1t just plas-
tered me round the linn like piece
of soft meat. couldn't climb down,
and. as they 'ad no ladder, there was
nothing to do but for one Of the boys
to shin up and let the remains OF
me down to the end of line. Cours
1t 'urt like ell, getting me down. but
I'm sure l don't go off in faint al
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

Is touch of severity about them
that creates craving for the con-
trast of dainty, frilly, lingerie frocks
There comes time in the life Of
even the most ardent devotee of
sports when one must relax, and 1t Is
at these times that the feminine long
ing for dainty, picturesque frocks'
meant solely to make one as bewitch
ing as possible, must be satisfied.
And SO. for the delight Of the fem
mime heart, there are the most irres-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24
Back to the Fluffy
Afternoon Frock
Dainty Lingerie Dresses to Share Ho-
nors With Sports Clothes
KIMONO STYLES ARE IN AGAIN

istible creations of sheer silk voiles,
soft chiffons, and crepes, to say moth
ing of the abundant variety of cotton
voiles, marquisettes and swisses that
are offered this year.
Silk marquisette is combined with
charmeuse in many dainty dresses of
the more elaborate kind. The firm
er material takes, seemingly, the less
important part. but 1t really is quite
important, forming the background.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

New York, March 23.-The fluffy
afternoon frock is to divide honors
with sports clothes this season. While
we know that sports clothes are all
important, that their charms are In
deed legion, and that no woman who
considers herself as having the least
pretensions TO being fashionable will
be without goodly assortment OF
them this year; yet, in spite OF all
this. we must acknowledge that there
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

meuse. with chiffon of the same
shade embroidered with gold threads
forming the simple little bodice. Or
child and sea-foam green are among
the other evening colors which make
exQuisitely pretty frocks for the youn
ger set.
Fans, slippers and stockings to
match the dress are some of the de-
tails which one should be mindful of
in planning party frocks to be in per-
feet harmony.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24

Chine is to be one of the most popu-
lar fabrics for spring and summer
dresses. No one will regret invest
ing in a dress of this material, seeing
that 1t has SO many advantages,
among them that of being material
which can be laundered very success
fully. When SO many of the present
materials must be dry-cleaned, a
dress which can be Numbered and
look just as fresh as new Is a great
boon to those whose incomes do not
permit of many extravagances.
Smart Bordered Fabrics.
Among the fashionable designs
used in dress materials, borders APP
pear very frequently. The bordered
fabric with a design scattered all
over the surface is one of the most
striking of the new effects. Borders
on plain materials have been used
largely before. and they are again
favored this season, but the border
around an allover design is the very
newest fashion. Both the embroid-
cred and the printed effects are look
ed upon with favor. The colors show
the same tendencies noted in the
other spring and summer materials;
that is. they are quite gay and often
combine several bright tones.
One of these fascinating bordered
fabrics is illustrated in the sketch OF
an afternoon dress for young girl
This shows by far the simplest and
not the least effective way Of using
such materials. The border goes
around the bottom Of the skirt. and
makes the belt. and a strip OF It is
applied around the edges OF the slee-
yes, forming a veritable frame for
the figure.
Kimono Styles and Short Sleeves.
The designers have returned to XII.
mono sleeves and the body-and-slee.
ve-ln-one effects. Many Of the new
blouses and dresses are made In
these styles; and a good many show
the short sleeves, which have a fail
promise of being taken up for spring
and summer, though not to the ex
clusion of long sleeves. The mos
favored type of long sleeve at pre-
sent is fitted closely from the elbow
to the wrist. At the elbow, or allow
1t, there Is fullness, the sleeve bein,
shaped in point extending ava.
from the elbow.
The Puff I'm skirts.
A feature of the new skirts whicl
appears to be very acceptable is tn
: puff at the lower edge produced by
: gathering of the edge to a founda
ton. Evening dresses are especiall
, graceful in this style whether mad
: of tafreta, satin, charmeuse or tn
other SOFT silks. This is a very de
} lightful effect for young girls and /
used very frequently for their part,
frocks. The illustration shows hoy
full of charm are misses dresses II
this style, and that great deal o
this charm lies in its simplicity. Tn
model is DEVELOPED in soft rose char
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24
SOLDIERS SENSATION IN
BATTLE

~ "bS ic'Chlls my pilNlleBt W |
see, in a single period of Sc hours, 4
all the stages through which
wounded soldier of the British army "
passes from the time he is brought I
back to the most advanced dressing /
station on the Somme until he is put /
aboard the hospital steamer for Eng |
land or sent to convalescent depot /.
to recuperate his strength in France. |
During this short time | saw several
thousand wounded men-with injur-
les all the way from two hours old
to as many weeks--and the one thing
that impressed me most (aside, of
course, from their magnificent cour-
! age and fortitude) was the apparent
absence among them of poignana
physical suffering.
One of the most painfully wound
ed ment | saw was also one of the
most slightly wounded. A German
shell penetrating deep into the soft
earth before exploding had driven
him, unscathed by the explosion it.
self, straight through barbed-wire
ENHANCEMENT. Earring better in one
respect that the man who jumped
into the bramble bush in the nurs-
cry rhyme, he did not scratch out
both his eyes," Protected, as they
were, by rather beetling brow.
these escaped injury; and they were
about the only part of his unfortun-
ate anatomy that did escape. While
there was not a cut on him over half
an inch deep, neither were there
any place on his body that had been
spared by the cruel barbs. Some of
the burrows on his back and legs
were over two feet long.
He brought up like a shared part
ridge" said one Of the doctors who
attended him, Tin a tangle of the
wire, and they had to cut this away
before he could be taken out. AL
p though the cuts were not deep, the
germ-laden earth of the Somme was
so thoroughly rubbed into them that
only repeated injections OF antitoxir
saved him from blood poisoning.
have never known a human body to
'neutr&lize' so much antitoxin. Dur.
ing the first two weeks he was here
he was constantly in greater pain
than any one OF the many hundred
OF far worse wounded men that
passed through our hands in that
time.
One cannot talk long with Tom
my on the Somme without hearing
some wierd tale or another OF what
he has seen happen to one of his
comrades as a result OF shell explos-
ions In the trenches. For obvious
reasons these tales are almost invari.
ably told about some one else; in
fact, the one first-hand recital OF
lbuSh al iHciueHt mat L HedTu was
far less illuminative account of what
happened to the chief actors com,
rades. talked with the man in Q
hospital where he had been for 6
month recovering from crushed pei
: vic bones and internal injuries caused
by impact with the limb, 30 feet from
y the ground, of a tree against which
he had been thrown by a Germa,
y shell exploding in his trench.
Il was sitting on sandbag," h
y said, when the blighter that don
the business pumped right into tn
bottom of the trench and buried IL
self deep in the mud before explod
h ing. Up flew me and sandbag to
- gether, and the first thing / knee
was ELL of crack across the lips
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-03-24
When 10 Take Chamberlain's Tablets


When you feel dull and stupid
after eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have a sick headache.
When you have a sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have indigestion
Remedy. 1t is effectual and is high
When you have no relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid.
Obtainable everywhere.-adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

home of the rattlesnake and cactus plant, might be utilized for this pur-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

time. "She became sort of bird f1irt," said the man. ''It was almost pathetic to watch the male. He tried in every way to coax her to the nest but failed. Then he too rebelled and when night came he refused to cover the eggs with the result that the nest was chilled and the eggs failed to hatch. The male bird, however, stuck by her and the next year they raised their brood.' They are so awkward that they sometimes step on the young birds and in order to prevent this the ostrich farmers are now using incu- bators.
 The eggs begin to hatch in forty two days and the chicks come out standing about twelve inches high. They feed on gravel or shell for the first few days and then begin to eat young alfalfa sprouts. In two weeks they are as large as turkey and look like dirty excelsior. They are as deli cate as young turkeys and very sus- ceptible to cold and dampness-a fact which makes the dry American desert an ideal place for raising them. If the eggs are matched in. the family
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28
Lzz@I gre 6zS& TAzaRlSo G~SI

home the parent ostriches pay no at tention to the young birds after they leave the shell. They seem to think their work ends at the nest. Ostriches have lived in captivity in the United States about thirty years and only two or three have died natural deaths aft CT they have passed the chick stage and these died of bad hearts. Just how long they live is a matter which has not yet been determined by ostrich breeders.
 Exceptions To Ostrich Etiquette. There are some freak birds who are exceptions to the rule of ostrich etiuuette; for instance, there is a bird on a California farm who, had two wives at the same time and the three lived happily together. "A party of Mormons came to the farm while he was in the '.courting pen'' and they put the idea of poligamy into his head reckon" said the keeper, as he pointed out the bird. There is another ostrich who is confirmed bachelor and although he is twelve years of age he has refused to take wife and has killed three females who have tried to make up'' to him. He struts about his pen spreading his wings displaying his beautiful black and white plumes, which resemble a huge fan and gen orally acts as though he was the king of the farm. He is fond of the keeper and at his command will race about his pen displaying his feathers to vis- itors.
 No Waste In Ostrich As A Food.
 If the ostrich becomes part of our daily menu the butcher will find very little waste tThe neck and legs are the only part of the bird of which there is any question. but even these will likely be utilized by the chefs. There is plenty of marrow in the leg bones and ostrich marrow bone on toast" may soon be found on the bill of fare at all well regulated hotels. This marrow too might be used in soups and gravies. The neck which is three feet long might also be used in soups to the same advantage as OK tail. The other parts of the bird can be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-28

conservation has been actively hand- led in every State. In most of the State councils there are a large number of committees dealing with various phases of the question. Cons siderable statutory power has been given the State councils of defense in many States over the production and use of food, and every State has cons ducted extensive propaganda for the
 increase of planting and production of food and against waste and hoarding. This propaganda has been carried out by the use of bulletins and posters
 encouraging planting as a patriotic duty and extensive publicity in other directions.
 Agriculture has been thoroaghly
 dealt with in every State. Loans have
 been made to farmers for seed and
 other necessities to meet the situation. Agricultural labor exchanges have
 been opened and farm labor surveys
 undertaken to determine the need for labor and to aid in adjusting the supp ply to the demand.
 Boys Are Helping Everywhere. The need for agricultural labor has brought into being the splendid line of work undertaken under the name
 of the Boys working Reserve In al-s i most every State extensive and effecz3 | tive efforts have been reported for the
 utilization of the labor of boys in
 agriculture. Many of the States have
 established supervised camps for the.
 boys joining the reserve during their
 summer vacation. This plan has
 worked to so great mutual benefit
 during the past season that it is toll
 conducted on a nationwide scale next VPar ;. .---- .,.l..2-