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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
CAME FROM DAMAGED STOCK
Idea of Blotting Paper Was the Direct
Result of Act of Careless
Workman.

BlOtting paper, like many another
valuable discovery, was found entirely
by accident. One day in a paper mill
in Berkshire, England, careless work
man forgot to put in the sizing and it
was necessary to throw out the entire
lot as spoiled. Later the angry pro-
prietOr sat down t. write a note and
possibly for reasons of economy used a
sheet of the condemned paper. To his
increased annoyance the ink spread all
over the paper and he was about to
give up in disgust when the thought
struck him that it might be possible to
use the paper for absorbing ink in
place of the sand then universally used.
After some successful experimenting
he was able to dispose of his entire
damaged stock under the name of blot
ting paper.
From that time on plotting paper
came into general use. At first it was
always pink in color, red rags being
used. Red was q fast color and diff
cult to bleach, hence the red rags were
useless in manufacturing writing pa
paper. But as the color of blotting pa
per did not interfere with it's useful
ness, red or pink was as good color
as any other, and thus provided a
means of utilizing otherwise wasted
material.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Natural Mortar Beds.

Who invented mortar? Some pre-
historic person, who in all likelihood
hit upon the combination by sheer
luck. The mortar used by the ancient
Greeks and Romans was the same
stuff that we use.
But nature was in advance of the
human discOverer by some millions OF
years. In Texas and Kansas, extend.
ing over vast areas, is a geological for.
nation known in that region as the
mortar BEDS" 1t is a stratum com
posed of sand, clay and lime, which,
Originally fluid, has "set' and become
rock.
The process by which the sedi-
mentary rocks of the earth were
formed is successfully initiated in the
sidewalk pavement of artificial stone
which is spread in a moist condition
and allowed to dry. It is better for
the purpose than natural stone-made
in slabs larger than can be quarried
and often formed with grooves so as
to expand and contract without break
ing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Shame Makes One FORGET.

Forgetting is strange phenomenon
According to the modern psychologists
we are most apt to forget those things
that we do not want to remember-eS.
pecially those of which we are
ashamed.
In an address on criminals who are
on the border line of insanity, deliv-
cred recently before the Clinical So.
ciety of st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Wash
ington, DR.. Leon Emile Duval told OF
many mentally unbalanced men who in
their normal state could not remember
disgraceful deeds they had done, and
said this was to be explained on the
basis that ''it is the thing of which we
are ashamed and which conflicts with
the customs of society which is soonest
relegated to the realm of the uncon.
Scious."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
BUNYAN ACTIVE TO THE END
His Last Years Busy Though Peace
full Ones and Death Result of
Act of Self-Sacrifice.

The closing years of the life of John
Bunyan were peaceful, unlike in that
respect the years that had gone before,
but they were busy years, devoted to
preaching, to the work of pastor and
teacher. Of these closing years,
Froude, in his Life of Bunyan," ed
tied by John Morley, writes, Happy
in his work, happy, in the sense that
his influence was daily extending
spreading over his own country, and to
the far-off settlements i'm America, he
spent his last years in his own land
of Beulah, Doubling Castle out OF
sight, and the towers and minaretS OF
Emmanuel land growing nearer and
clearer as the rays went on
His end was brought about by eX-
posure when he was engaged in an act
of charity. A quarrel had broken out
in a family at Reading with which
Bunyan had some acquaintance. The
father and son were at variance, and
in the hope of recOnciling them Bun
yam journeyed from Bedford to-
Reading on horseback. He succeeded,
but at the cost of his life.
Returning by London. he was over
taken on the road by a storm of rain
and drenched to the skin. This
brought on a chill. He reached the
house of London friend, Mr.. Strud-
wick, but he never left his bed after
ward. In ten days he was dead. The
exact date is uncertain. 1t was to-
wards the end of August, 1858, be-
tween two and three months before
the landing of King William. Bun
yam was sixty years of age. He was
buried in Mr.. Strudwick's vault in
the burying ground at Bunhill Fields.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
LabuWi Is Arrested.

Beaver Dam, Feb. 27.-Edmund j..
Labuwi, NeoshO, Republican member
of the Wisconsin assembly, was arrest
ed here. The complaint was sworn to
by Silas Mcclure, member of the Dodge
county council of defense. The de-
PENDANT was brought before Justice j.
D. Lyons, asked for a change of venue
and the case was taken before John
Healey, court commissioners. The ar
rest of Assemblyman Labuwi grows out
of an agitation following a Red Cross
picnic given in Dodge county, July A,
1917. 1t is charged that Mr.. Labuwi,
who was in charge of the picnic, did
not fully account for the receipts. The
complaint mentions $4,000.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Don't Envy Others.

Idle women, or women who seem to
be spared anything that savors of
work, are never happy or satisfied.
Persons who live aimless lives simply
cannot be happy.
Let the woman given to envying
those fortunate" but in reality lazy
and listless individuals, ponder seri-
eusly over this truth, become interest
ed in some worthwhile duty of the
hour, and try to forget herself. If she
does this she will not find any time to
waste in idle wishing, but, on the other
hand, will experience a contentment
delightfully."- new and satisfying.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Tremendous Speed.

illuminate of mercury, which is
used as the original decorating charge
in torpedoes, expands at a furious rate.
A writer in the Illustrated World
makes a comparison between this rate
Of expansion and an express train tray-
cling at the rate Of 60 miles an hour.
Imagine" he says, $4,000 feet a
second-instead of the 80 feet a Sec
ond made by a mile-a-minute train
and you will know why illuminate of
mercury going off in your hand will
carry finger with it and yet not burn
your coat" That is the ultimate In
speed,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Gale Causes Havoc.

Milwaukee, Feb. 27.-Five persons
were injured and property damage
which will run into the thousands of
dollars, resulting from storm which
struck here. A 35-mile-an-hOur gale
struck the city suddenly, creating hav-
oc in it's path. Store windows were
blown in, while telephone and tele-
graph wires were also seriously dam
aged
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Is Great-Grandfather.

Marinette, Feb. pa baby girl was
born to Sergeant and Mrs. Howard S.
George at Menominee, Mich. Sergeant
George is at Camp Custer. The baby
is the first create randchild of former
Senator Isaac Stephenson and is a
grandchild of w. S. Carpenter, mil
lionaire lumberman, MenOminee.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
GIassmakinu Old Industry.

Glassmaking in Venice is Of remote
antiquity. BY a law of November s,
1891, the authorities of Venice, to avoid
the risk of fire, ordered the glassmak-
ing industry to be transferred to the
adjacent island of Murano. Ever since
Murano has been the most important
center for handmade glass and glass
bead manufacture in the world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Farmer Is Arrested.

GAINESVILLE, Feb. 27.-Eight soldiers
from Camp Grant were arrested in\thiS
city. f. G.. MOhnS, farmer, has been
taken to Madison by the federal au-
thOritieS, charged with furnishing Ii
quor to soldiers. All the soldiers ar
rested were released, but report of
their actions was sent to the camp
commanding officer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Hold Italian for Brothers Death.

Cumberland, Feb. 27.-Nick Gallo,
an Italian farmer, residing seven miles
southeast of here, has been arrested
charged with the murder of his broth
er, John Gallo. Last November John
Gallo was found murdered on the farm
owned and occupied jointly by the two
brothers
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
To Omen Educational Campaign.

Madison. Feb. 27.-The children's
bureau at Washington, which proposes
to conduct q campaign with the inten-
ton of saving 100000 babies and young
children this year, has assigned a
quota of this number to each state.
Wisconsin is called upon to save 2,410
lives of children under five.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Haresfoot Club Elects Officers.

Madison, Feb. 27.-At a special
meeting of Haresfoot, University of
wisconsin Musical comedy club, Paul
Rudy, Madison, Is, was elected presi-
dent to take the place of William Gil
breath, indianapolis, Is, who left for
Annapolis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
Thompson Called La Toilette Man.

Madison, Feb. 27.-James Thompson
of La Crosse will be the so-called La
Toilette candidate for the United
States senate. His candidacy was an
nounced here, with his complete plat
form.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
RELIGIOUS Meet for u. of w.

Madison, Feb. 27.-An all-university
religious cOnvocation will be held at
the University of Wisconsin from
March IA to IL. Several noted speak
ers, will be present during the conven-
ton, among them David r. Potter, in
ternatiOnal Y. NJ. G. A. secretary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-03-01
U. of w. Educators Enter Service.

Madison, Feb. 27.-J G. Glaettli, in
structor in mechanics at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, and ThurlOw G. Mel
son, biology instructor, have been
granted leaves of absence to go into
the government service as shipping
supervisor and lieutenant, respectively.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
IN ENGLAND

Equal suffrage Is to be granted
to the women Of England. In
June, 1917, the house Of commons,
by a vote of 385 to So approved
Of the measure, which has re-
Gently been ratified by the house
of lords. Over 100000 women
will be affected.
The agitation for equal suf-
frage, the right of which is now
ertended to the women Of Eng
land. Norway, Finland, Iceland,
Russia, Australia and New Yea
land was started in this country
10 years ago, in 1913. The lead
ers of the movement here have
assisted in the campaigns in
every country where suffrage has
been granted.
Forty years ago Susan b. An
thony presented the first bill to
congress asking for a federal
amendment
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

into the minds of the youth of
the nation their system of ethics
and their viewpoint on all social
and industrial problems. OF
course. they deny it. The success
Of the system of capitalist control
depends largely ON the people re-
naming in ignorance of its pur-
pose and method.
The fact that school teachers
are strictly censored and work
under heavy thumbs, and the fact
that university professors that
show any independence of spirit
and liberality of views are sum-
marily dismissed, all shows that
the capitalist class are leaving no
stone unturned To keep control of
the schools in order to keep the
people In subsection.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
ECONOMIC BARRIERS
BY SCOTT NEARING.

President Wilson, in his address
TO Congress, Jan. 8, 1918, stated
as one of the prerequisites to
peace, THE removal, rs far as
possible, of all economic barriers"
That proposal rings true-and
it becomes very significant If car
r!ed to its logical conclusion.
What does the President mean
by economic barriers?"
In the preceding paragraph he
spoke of the freedom Of the seas.
Here he is doubtless referring TO
free trade. But there is another
construction that must be placed
upon his utterance.
The President is speaking of the
lasting peace that will prove the
end of all wars. Among the dan
gers, he sees economic barriers"
We agree with him that we must
rid ourselves Of economic barriers,
and we are convinced that the
place TO begin is at home.
The northwestern corner of
Pennsylvania holds fourteen bill
lion tons Of unmined anthracite
coal. Thirty millions of people de-
pend upon that coal for cooking
and heating. Between them and
the coal is an economic barrier
called the private ownership Of
natural resources.
Nature gave the coal freely.
Men have monopolized it, and
put a price upon it that enables
them to reap a rich harvest Of
unearned income before the people
are allowed to use the thing that
nature has provided.
The private ownership Of the
coal fields is an economic barrier"
1t prevents the people Of the
United States from enjoying the
full measure of liberty that might
be theirs. Peace cannot come on
the earth until all economic bar
riers and all special privilege Of
every sort are permanently de-
stroyed.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
WHY BE A SLAVE

Many man is holding down a
job which gives him but a meager
portion of bread and butter, who
does not dare to take part in any
political activity, although he is
suppost to do so ms citizen, who
dares not express an honest and
legitimate opinion regarding poll
tics, sociology, or economics. for
fear of losing his job.
Why he a slave! Why tolerate
a system under which one must
live in mental, social and economic
bondage! No one does, if single,
unless he or she has the spine
and spirit of a Jelly-fish. There
is some excuse for a man who has
a large family dependent upon his
labor for bread, if he understands
his condition of virtual slavery
and is doing what he can to bring
dbeAN "a btktGt oAuct VI Sb1iSbg !,
but there is no excuse for a man
who Is not tied down by bur
densome family.
Although economic conditions
frequently prevent men from as
Stunning the marriage relations in
accordance with their so-ealled
duty 10 society, yet many in these
critical times refuse to do so for
The reason that they will not do
anything TO aid or perpetuate an
order Of society that enslaves and
brushes its lowly born members.
They see in their enforced condi-
tion Of cclibracy a greater freedom
and opportunity 70 aritate and
struggle for the emancipation Of
the sful and producing classes
from the enervating and spirit
crushing dominance Of the owning.
par ite class the capitalists.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
TRC ST CONTROL
OF EDUCATION

Tho federal trade commission
in its investigation Of the meat
packers has revealed some very
inter ting Information about f.
Dana Duraud, professor Of Eco
nomics d, The University, but at
present LOANED" for war service
as assistant 70 the meat admins
traitor in Chicago.
Letters found in the packers
files BY he federal trade commits
sion revealed the fact that when
the packers feared an investiga-
tion Of the high price Of meats,
they ent Mr.. Durand on mis-
sion 20 Washington Mr. Durand.
it seems, had friends at Wash
ington, one Of whom was at that
time a member Of the Federal
Trade Commission.
Mr.. Durand "saw' his friends
az Warrington He then returned
to Chicago and informed the pack
ers that there would be no I'M
vestigat'on The investigation.
delayed By dark and devious in
fuorce8, has at last been under
taken and has revealed many in
toraet'Dg facts about the meat
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
NOTICE OF COUNTY
CONVENTION PARTY

The annual County Convention
Of the Socialist Party for the
nominating Of Party official can
didates, and any other business
that may come before the con
vention, will be held at The
Forum, 1912 California street, Ev-
erett on Sunday, March "a, at
1880 a. m. sharp.
A full entation from cv-
cry Local in the County is de-
sired.
ARTHUR II. HANSEN,
County Secretary.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
THAT'S DIFFERENT

The crews Of several German
war craft, some Of them subma-
rincs, have recently revolted, &c
eording to the dispatches. This
has caused the daily press to
chortlc Rleerully But this does
not, however authorize any one
to advise that the crews Of Brit
iah, French, Italian or United
states warships to "go and do
likewise" You see, that would
be a horse Of another color. Elk.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
COOP STORE is OPENED

The farmers of the upper Sno-
qualmie valley have organized and
started a grange store at Tolt,
Washington. This store will be
managed and operated under the
prominent granger, X. |. Case,
formerly If lssaquah.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
always
10c
ATTENTION COMRADES,

Honest information; general de-
scription; correct location num-
bers; 100000 acres o. * c. (now
s. r. R) Grant Lands; Title Re
verted back TO u. $. Govt, will
open for settlement and sale at
$3.50 per acre as classified. Fees,
S1.00. Louis II. Bergold, Roseburg,
Ore.
Editors Note)--This is re-
liable proposition. and you win
receive value for your money.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
GO TO THE
Good Shows all the Time

MONEY TO LOAN-On Dia-
monds, Watches and all Ar
ticles of Value. Licensed
and Bonded Broker. M. S.
Silverman, 1412 Hewitt.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

NEWS ITEMS

SEATTLE. Plans for the new
cooperative packing plant have
been drawn up, and work will be
gin just ms soon rs all formaltics
are completed.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
THE NOBEL PRIZE

The only candidate for the Noe
bel peace prize for 1917 is Len
inc, the Bolsheviki premier. His
name has been proposed by the
Philosophical Society Of Constan-
tinople. All the rest Of the not
ables Of the world are war mad.
and therefore disqualified.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

BARGAINS-In New and In
redeemed Diamonds, High
grade Railroad Watches and
all kinds of Firearms. NJ. S.
Silverman, 1412 Hewitt.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME

-Four prominent Socialists have discovered a ten
million ton estimate of experD deposit of PHOSPHATE
"a very valuable and much needed material Money
must be raised to market this valuable product which
promises to bring fortune to those holding shares.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

Rustic A SUB OR TWO FOR
THE NEWS.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

Kirkpatrick, Sunday, March 10th,
at p. m,
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

Use Clausens FAVORITE COZ
FEE 35c h., 3 lbs. for s1.00. None
better-M. H. Clausen, 2S13 Rock
efeller, Phone. Black ISL.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

Kirkpatrick, March 10th, 2 p. m.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21
Get In On the Ground Floor

Two thousand reorganization shares have been
placed the market Each reorganization share holder
receives the same consideration the organizers who
buy shares for their interest This is the most liberal
offer ever made and you must act at if want
to get in on the ground floor You will never again
receive an opportunity like this post card brings
complete information, address
THE NEVADA PHOSPHATE SYNDICATE
Department 4, Falon, Nevada
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-02-21

Published every Thursday att 1912
California ST., Everett, Wish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-12-14
Indictment Against o. B. Brett Quash-
ed for Burning Building.

On motion of the attorneys in the
case of Oscar B. Brett, charged with
burning the Phillips residence in ward
six, the indictment was quashed by
Judge Andrews last Monday morning,
and Brett's bond was cancelled. The
indictment was quashed on the grounds
of conflict of an act passed by the
legislature of 1918 with an act of 1916,
in which the defendants attorneys
urged that Brett could not be placed
on trial because of the 1918 act annull-
ing the act of 1916. District Attorney
Carter has appealed the decision of
Judge Andrews to the Supreme Court,
and the outcome of the appeal will be
awaited with interest because of the
notoriety the case has gained in Grant
parish.
In this connection, Mr.. Brett has
called our attention to a statement we
made last week that he was Jointly
indicted with Ebert Hathaway charged
with hiring Hathaway to burn the
building" whereas he was indicted
separately and charged in the original
indictment with the actual burning of
the building. We were led into the
error of stating that he was indicted
charged with hiring Hathaway to COM
NIT the deed by hearing part of the
evidence on the trial of Hathaway, in
which it was testified in open court
that Hathaway had told Dallas Brown
after the fire that Brett had promised
to pay him Hathaway or give him a
suit of clothes for setting fire to the
building. We make this statement of
the facts for the reason that it has al
ways been the policy of the Chronicle
to truthfully state a news item if the
facts can be gotten at.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-12-14

fHk GRAND MUTT, MEAD OF THE MoHAMMEpAN CHURCH "A
WHITE TURsAN), ARRIVES At AMERICAN cRoss HEAn
ouARrERs TO TAKE PART ~ FORMAL INAUGURATION o.
Thg WORK ~ PALEsTlNI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-12-14
Statement of the Ownership, Manag,
ment of the COlfax Chronicle.

Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment of the Colfax Chronicle.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
Before me Notary Public in and for
the State and county aforesaid per-
sonally appeared H. G. Goodwin, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
Editor and Business Manager of the
Colfax Chronicle, and that the names
and addresses of the publisher, editor,
managing editor and business managers
are:
Publisher, Chronicle Printing Co.,,
Limited.
Editor, Managing Editor and Bust
ness Manager, H. G. Goodwin.
Owners: H. G. Goodwin, L. D.
Goodwin, A. M. Goodwin and Jas. j.
O'Quinn, all of Colfax, La.
Known bondhoIders, mortgages, and
other security holders owning or hold
ing per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securities
are none. H. G. GOODWIN,
Editor and Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of December, 1918.
C. D. LACRoIx,
Deputy Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-12-14

Some weeks ago Editor White, of the
Pollock Press, announced the suspen-
sion of his paper, but came out the
next week as usual. Following that
issue the Press did suspend for a few
issues, later appearing again with the
announcement that it was here to stay.
For the past three or four weeks, how
ever, we have seen marry copy of the
Press, and presume Editor White has
adopted the "off agin', on agin', gone
agin'" style of running newspaper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-12-14
Advertising Road Bonds for Sale.

In accordance with the late ordinance
passed by the police jury of Grant par
ish, President w. A. Brownlee is ad-
vertising SIS, 600 of the bonds for Road
District No. 8, to be used in the con-
struction of the Jefferson Highway and
two or three short lateral roads in
Grant parish.
The balance of the $3.50, 900 bond is
sue voted for the jefferson Highway
will be sold later along, when the
money is needed for its construction.
The bids for the bonds are to be
opened when the police jury meets on
Monday. Dec. 80, for that purpose.
We understand that several inquiries in
reference to the bonds have already
been received.