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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
"Redhead" Is Farmers Friend.

"Redhead' is a regular doctor Of the
fruit orchard, Systematically search
ing every crack and crevice in the
bark, and testing with his sharp little
augur every spot which looks as
though it might conceal beneath the
bark q tree-borer The hundreds of
little holes drilled in the bark do not
hurt the apple trees, but they mean
that many an apple-borer has been
discovered and transfixed on red
heads spearlike tongue, to be swal-
lowed asssecOnd later with keen rel
ish, or taken away to a gaping fiedg-
ling
The red-headed wOOdpecker usually
selects a partly decayed tree in which
to chisel hole for it's nest. Both
father and mother bird take turns in
the excavating. The one that is off
duty forages in the vicinity for grubs,
beetles, a little corn, and preferably
beech nuts. AT a loving call from it's
mate 1t returns promptly to take it's
turn on the job-about 20 minutes or
half an hour to the shift. "Redhead''
has a thrifty habit of storing away
nuts for the winter frequently to be
appropriated, however, by the SPUR
relS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
MERELY COUSINS or CHRIST
Explanation of Biblical Passages That
Seem to Say the 7edeemer Had
Brothers and Sisters.

To Judge from the passages Matthew
u A. 4G; - SO, Sc; Luke 7:19; st.
John Z g, 5, TO- Christ undoubtedly had
brothers and sisters. These passages,
are, however, cOntradicted by others,
from which we learn that the pretend
ed brothers of Christ were only his
cousins. Thus, according to Luke
6 10, and John 10 :25, James was the
son of one Alpheus, or Cleophas, and
Mary, the Virgins sister. From Mat
thew q 80, and Mark Is 40, we learn
that Joses, or Joseph, was James
brother and 90, according to Luke
6 is, was also Jude. In other pas
sages the fourth pretended brother of
Christ is designated by the Jews as
the brother of James, Jude and JOses.
1t is also claimed, in explanation of
this theological puzzle, that the Jews
were wont to apply the term brother
to cousins, to relatives in collateral
line, and even to mere friends Gene
sis II 1920. The view that the
aforementioned personages were but
Christ's cousins, and not his brothers,
is held by Tertullian, Origen, Anbrosi-
us, Irenaeus and in fact, by all the
Catholic church; also prominent
protestants (Grotius, Calvin, etc.
share in it..
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Age FL Men to Register.

Wisconsin local draft boards are pre-
pairing for the registration on June 5 OF
youths who have attained the age of q
since June last year.
State Draft Administrator E. A..
Fitzpatrick has mailed to the boards
10000 registration cards. 1t is expect
ed that between $4,000 and 10000 boys
will be registered and that at least
Is, 900 of them will be placed in Class
1, subject to immediate call.
Two cards must be filled out by each
registrant. One goes to the local
board, the other to the district board.
The registration will be handled en-
tirely by the draft boards. Last year
the registration was conducted by the
election machinery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
twenty-five Y ears Ago.

A tremendous hail storm visited a
section between Stoughton and Madi-
son Monday.
Forty-fve neighbors and friends as
sisted r. c.. Carter celebrate his 10th
birthday Wednesday evening.
A bank at Oregon, a branch of the
Columbia bank of Chicago, closed its
doors Friday owing depositors $50, 900.
The beds show an abundance of
healthy young tobacco plants that
promise to be ready for the fields by
June TO-
Prof. A. R. Cornwall, for a quar-
ter of a century in charge Of Albion
academy, died at Ordway, S. D., on
Sunday, aged 81 years.
Splinter Jimmy Collins, who was shot
by his hacker in New Jersey short
time ago, is in the state again nearly
recovered from his wounds.
Friday, May rs, 1898.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
The Navy Must Have More Men at
Once.

This is the time of crisis. The ma
ton is at war. Think soberly and re-
alize the grave Importance Of the
navy's pressing need for more men at
once.
We have a magnificent army in
France. We have millions of men pre-
pairing to go over. The navy must
carry our soldiers across; the navy
must carry their food, their guns, their
ammunition, their clothing and sup
plies; the navy must wipe out the u
boats and keep the road to France
clear.
Ii the navy falls down the war is
lost.
New ships are being built each day,
the navy is growing and doing bigger
things and it needs more men.
The navy wants men for the naval
reserve-now remember the navy is
the highest paid military organization
in the world.
Young men from Is to 35 years Of
age may enlist, including those of draft
age who have not yet been called to
fill a current quota.
c. A. Hoen, Postmaster.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Language of Heaven.

A correspondent sends me a story
which is a good parallel Cor, rather
the exact opposite of a paralleD to
that of the minister who prayed in
Gaelic.
There was in Dublin an old lady
both eccentric and devout. One day
she sent for Jewish minister and
started to learn Hebrew most assid
uously. Though she was eccentric
and her friends were rarely surprised
at anything she chose to do, they
did wonder at this, and asked her the
reason.
SIT would i'll become me-" she re
piled, ''when I meet my Maker, as
soon [ shall, to address him in any
but his native language. london
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

Also about half dozen of smaller
amounts, all of which are first leins and
all of which bear per cent. Abstract
and all papers complete to date.
| also want money on the following
first farm loans:
$500 on farm valued conservatively
$14, 500.
$780O-$8, 600 on farm valued conserva-
lively $4,000
$4,000 on farm valued conservatively
$4,000.
$4,000 on farm valued conservatively
$4,000
Also I would sell eight mortgages of
1925, each of which is on lands valued
at $9600
$4,000 on lands valued at SIG, 200,
signer Of note worth half million.
Two of $4,000 each on lands valued
at $40, 900 for each mortgage.
These are carefully selected loans.
d. w. North.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
To Make Your Shoes Last.

When your shoe leather gets dry or
hard, you should oil or grease it, says
the popular Science Monthly. To do
this, first brush off all mud and then
wash the shoe in warm water, drying it
with 4 soft cloth.
While the shoe is still wet, apply the
oil or grease, rubbing it in with a swab
of wool, or better still, with the palm
of the hand. After treatment, the
shoes should be left to dry in warm
but not in 4 hot place. Castor oil il
recommended for shoes that are to be
polished. For plainer'footgear, fish oil
and oleine or any enc 0f the less ex-
pensive oils may be- Hubstl tdse6 WIN
very good results.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
NO OUTWARD SIGN or GRIEF
Dumb Agony of Cossack Woman, TAX
ing Leave of Mate, More impress
sive Than Flow of Tears.

It was the square of Yurievets ION
the Volga) that one of those tragic
fragments which life casts up like
driftWood was flung at our feet. A
Cossack's leave-taking of his mate;
that was all, million times repeated
in a million different iZbas, in that one
summer But it was symbol OF
wOman's ancient and inarticulate grief.
These shawled and booted women OF
the North are too burdened with
earth's sorrow to weep; they are ike
dumb cattle in their woe. The soldier
himself was openly wiping his eyes on
his coarse, dusty, brown sleeve, while
under both arms he clutched absurdly
two enormous loaves of black bread.
A dingy little child in its mothers arms
fluttered uncomprehending hands in
the direction of the steamer; but from
the Mongol-cheeked, gray-eyed woman
there was no sign.
She neither touched her man in fare
well, nor offered any Of those small
caresses by which we seek to mitigate
our grief. The sullen silence Of the
North had laid it's finger upon her,
but her eyes followed her mate with
the wild, unreasonable grief of the
forest sprung. She stood still star
ing, unaware Of the baby in her arms,
while the steamer moved slowly out
into the gray n-ists. Long after dusk
had closed down, I could see her face
straining in the cleaning like q mask
of despair-OHve Gilbreath in the
Yale Review.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

RECENTLY, ex-President Taft, in an
address at Berkeley, California, warn
ed that state against conducting
''clinical laboratory for social and po-
litical experiments. The state that
does so will have to foot the bills. A
favorite doctrine of Lord Roseberry is
that the ''virility of the present gen.
Grafton has been endangered by the
popular modern theories of the func-
tions of the state The state goes al
together too far in its paternalism
when it interferes with the freedom of
every man to work out his own saliva
ton. This is more true in America
than in any European country, for we
here have the spirit of self-reliance,
no man being kept by tradition in the
station of life in which ne was born,
but having perfect freedom to improve
his condition. Progressive legislation,
too, may sometimes be simply a new
form of the political game. Comptroll-
er Travis of New York, commenting on
the three state administrations preced-
ing the present one, says: ''Legisla-
ton had been enacted for the ostensible
purpose of improving the condition of
labor, of agriculture and of the general
health of the public and to change the
method and machinery of nominations
and elections, all of which was paraded
before the public as constructive leg
islation. when in reality it was merely
the creation of avenues of approach to
the public treasury, by which payrolls
were enlarged, patronage was multi
piled and the cost of government was
enormously increased. New functions
of NUt
gave the appearance of justifying new
appropriations, but the records show
that these appropriations were used in
such manner as was calculated TO do
the most good on primary and election
days" 1t will pay the taxpayer to
keep his eye on the Legislature that
makes of state clinical laboratory
for social and political experiments. -
In Wisconsin these experiments are
multifarious and an infinite nuisance
and interference to our people, as well
as the cause of a vast and wasteful ex-
pense. Madison Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

WISCONSIN is once more winner of
the national first honor. pennant for
states of its class in the Red Cross
Christmas seal sale AS a result OF its
Ioyal response to the war needs for a
more vigilant campaign against tuber-
culosis, by which its men, women and
children invested over $82, 900 in Red
Cross seals last December, the state
has again taken first place away from
New York by handsome margin. The
Wisconsin per capita sale was 3 IA;
New Works. was 2.93
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

THERE is a warning to municipalities
in the report that the city Of Portage
is hard up for money. The city officials
have written TO the state tax commits
sion to find out if there is any way to
obtain relief The city claims that it
must have money or It's governmental
functions must cease. Individuals can
borrow when they are pinched if their
credit is good, but wise provision of
law limits the indebtedness of munich
palities to prevent just such conditions
as Portage now finds itself.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

The high cost of getting drunk has
operated to reduce the number of cases
of intoxication in public places. Chas.
w. Strong, chief statistician of New
York City, says that the number would
be cut so per cent if the year kept up
it's present pace. The authorities seem
to agree that with plain booze going at
twenty-five cents throw, and the al
cohol taken out Of beer, nobody but the
owner of a munition plant or a coal
yard can afford to get lit up like a
church
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
On THE afternoon of Saturday, June

On THE afternoon of Saturday, June
8, 1918, the wonderful spectacle of a
total solar eclipse will be visible, wealth
er permitting, over a track extending
from the Pacific Washington to the
Atlantic (Florida). This track of the
moons shadow is 70 miles vide at the
western coast, narrowing to 40 miles in
Florida. For about an hour the moon
will gradually encroach upon the suns
disk, the daylight will fade, then the
narrowing crescent of the sun will sud-
denly disappear, and around the jet
black ball of the moon, hanging in the
northwestern sky among the brighter
stars, will be seen the pearly radiance
of the mysterious solor corona. The
remarkable spectacle may be enjoyed
for 122 seconds at the western coast
and for half that time in Florida. Then
the crescent of the sun will appear on
the other (western) side of the moon,
and after another hour the full disk of
the sun will shine as usual. This event
happens at any place. on the average,
only three times in a thousand years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Methodist Episcopal Church
REV. W. HooTON, PASTOR.

II a. m. Sermon by the pastor. Sub
jet: "How the Wrath of Man is
made to Praise God"
1880 p. m. "The Man Who Did Not
Care )"
10 a. m. Bible school wish classes
for ali ages.
The Besean and Young Mems classes
under leadership of Mr.. A H. Clarke
and the pastor, will continue the spec
ial studies on ''Marshaling the Forces
of Patriotism"
Everybody interested most cordially
invited.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

SOME day peace will come. Thou
sands millions of men-will suddenly
be thrown back into civil life Consid-
er the vastness of the readjustment
that will be necessary. Look back at
the period of reconstruction after our
own civil war. Prepare for this new
period of reconstruction. The day of
reckoning is bound to come. Begin to
save now. Thrift is the need of the
present, the hope of the future. Lib
erty Loan Bonds, War Savings, the
safest securities in the world, are a
wise provision for the day peace comes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

IN THIS war out of our continental
population of 100, 600, 900 there is today
an army of 1000, 900 odd. That is to
say 1.6 per cent of our population.
When it is increased to 5, 1000, 900 it will
only be 5 per cent or still far behind
the revolution, the war of 1872 or the
civil war for either side alone
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Mower Sharpening.

Bart Curran has recently added TO
his shop an equipment for accurate
grinding of lawn mowers. Bring in
your movers for sharpening. 24ss
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

Several fine farms and several nice
residences in almost any part OF the
city of Beloit for sale. Crops go with
the farms if desired. Immediate pos
session given. When in Belolt call and
see me. j. f. WussaW, 2l5 State ST.,
Beloit, Wis. Phone 1859. zft4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

THE first ship launched by the Taco
ma Shipbuilding Company of Tacoma,
Washington, was named the Beloit, af-
ter the city of Beloit in this state. The
ship tried the water for the first time
Tuesday
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

Il have recently moved my Gossard
corset shop to No. West Fulton St.,
west side entrance, opposite III. B.
Fletcher's store. Phone No. sc. Mrs.
w. T. Pomeroy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Tobacco Notes.
ATTENTION FARMERS

Grow more grain and tobacco. Oul
stock of fertilizer has been received
Please order before assortment is ex
hausted. w. T. POMEROY & Co.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Mortgages and Loans.

want to sell the following first farm
mortgages:
$500 on farm valued at $4,000.
5000 on village lands valued at $500.
S100l on farm valued at S. 600
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
Financial Report
(Oficial PublicatiOn.l

p eport of the financial condition of the To-
~ bacco Exchange Bank, located at Edger-
ton, State OF Wisconsin, at the close OF
business on the 10th day of May, 1918.
pursuant to call by the Commissioner OF
banking:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
AMERICA IN the WAR TO WIN
President Wilson Says No Limit viii
Be Put On Number of Men
Sent Abroad.

New York, May 20. To win the war
the United States is determined to
set no restrictions on the number of
men TO be sent TO France, President
Wilson declared here Saturday night
in a speech at the Metropolitan opera
house as the opening of the American
Red Cross drive OF $100,000,0OC. thus
redffirming the purpose of America to
set no limit on its effort.
As many men will go overseas as
ships can be found to carry them, the
president said, after referring 10 state
ments that have been made thai 5000
900 should go
The United States, he said, VIII not
be diverted to insincere talk ct peace
from the Teutonc powers. Their pro
posals, he declared, spring from a de-
sire 10 have free hand in the east.
II intend to stand by Russia, as well
as France" he said, the crowd rising
in enthusiastic response.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
THREE INCHES rain.
DROUGHT BROKEN BY UNUSUAL
LY, HEAVY DoWNPouR.

Rain fall in the immediate vicinity
of Oskaloosa Friday afternoon and
night amounted to total of good
three inches. Two and a quarter inch
es fell up to six O'Clock y. m. O'clock
time) and three fourths of an inch at-
ter that hour making total precipi-
tation of three inches. This was the
most generous soaking experienced in
this community since away early last
season. The fields were loose and OPP
en- under cultivation, the greater part
of the water going into the soil and
penetrating to considerable depth
The rain fell so hard at intervals
that some water accumulated on the
surface and found way into the drain
age courses, but the ground received
the storage for which it has been in
need.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
OVERCOME BY GAS'
MRS. SARAH PARpUN ALMOST AS.
PHYxiATED.

Mrs. Sarah Parduh. widow of the
late Vincent Pardun came near being
asphyxiated by gas from cooking
range in her home No. 1l6 Fourth ave
nue. West. Only an opportune visit by
a neighbor saved tho life of the woman
who was all but dead when rescued.
She collapsed almost Immediately and
was unconscious for hours, refusing to
respond to medical treatment. 1t was
a mighty close call Mrs. Pardun who
is unattended the major portion of the
time had started the gas range to
prepare her evening meal. II is sur
missed the fame went out for some
cause and she did not detect the smell
of the gas. She started to fall from
her chair just as the neighbor en-
tered the room and was rendered very
i'll.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
MORE GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE
Count Won Hertling Reiterates tho
Old Gag About Fighting For
Long Desired Peace"

Amsterdam, May 1S,-"l am stlli
optimistic enough to believe that we
will reach peace this year" Count
Won Hertling declared in an interview
granted to a Budapest newspaper and
made public here today.
Il am firmly confident that the eff
forts on the Western front will bring
nearer and nearer the speedy end of
the war. We want only a place in
the sun. Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary are entitled to harmonized &C
ton. Emperor Wilhelm and Emper,
or Karl discussed only the basic ideas
of the alliance. The details for the
peace will be negotiated later and our
agreements are not aggressive.
IF the world some day would unite
in an international peace league. Ger
many unquestionably would join
But the present conditions give little
hope for such league formation. We
are at the present time, fighting for
our existence and for the peace for
which we have for so long a time de
sired"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
SPANISH WAR VETS FIGHTING
More Than Fifty Per Cent of the Men
Again In Service. Many Fight
ing in France.

Des Moines, May 81, Fifty per cent
of the veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, who are members OF the
Iowa Commandery of the Naval and
Military order are again in the SER
vice and half of them are fighting in
France, This was brought to light at
the annual meeting Of the organization
held here. Many of the officers of the
16Sth infantry were in the Spanish.
American war and saw service In the
Philippines.
At the meeting here greetings were
sent to the members in the service
who were unable to attend.
Officers were elected at this annual
meeting as follows: Commander. Lieut.
N. NJ. Hubbard. Des Moines; senior
vice commander, Capt. VIM. Larrabee.
Clermont; junior vice commander. Ma
jor Samuel e. Clapp, Perry; recorder
Capt. John ID. Cady, Des Moines; regis
trar, Capt. John c. Hall. qes Moines;
Treasurer, Col John c. Lopez. Mar
shalltown; chaplain. Lieut.. e. r.
Moore, Cedar Rapids.
Baseball equipment for the boys Of
the 16Sth infantry is reported already
on the way to France.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
MORE THAN TWO THIRDS rs
FROM TOWNS AND CITIES

More than two thirds of the traf-
fic on the states most travelled high
waqs is from towns and cities. The
traffic originates in towns and cities
and ends there. Farm traffic on these
same roads is little more than Is per
cent OF the total
Despite this apportionment of road
usage the county road taxes on farm
property are from one to six times as
great as on city and town property ac-
cording to figures issued by the
State Highway Commission.
These figures We're delivered from
the traffic census taken last fall by
the Iowa state COLLEGE from the tax
book for the various road districts.
Some action may be taken shortly
BY various counties to even up the
taxes,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23

eHtire way 10 sotlrs objective. BY the
Cline Sahfbrueekeb was afaclied TWEEN
tNfive Hostile maeliines bad collected
and were attacking our airplanes with
the utmost vigor. In spite of these at
tacks twenty-four heavy bombs were
dropped on our detectives. Several
bursts were seen on arailway and a
fire was started
Having attained their detectives,
our airplanes concentrated their eff
forts on fighting the enemy machines,
five of which brought down. One of
our machines was seen to be shot
down. -All Of the others returned.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Sacred Heart Church and Dwelling
Damaged in Storm.

Ottumwa, Ia, May 1S.-The steeple
of the Sacred Heart church, East Sec
ond and Ash streets, and the c. c.
Hunt residence, 513 South Davis
street, caught fire by a stroke of
lightning yesterday afternoon about
one o'clock.
The top of the church steeple was
destroyed by fire and the damage to
the wood work inside will make it
necessary to rebuild the entire roof
of the spire at an estimated cost of
about $4,000
Both departments answered the
alarm to the church from the Hunt
residence where a flue struck by
lightning was partly DESTROYED and
small damage done to the house was
caused by the lightning travelling
from the fue on metal corner board.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-05-23
TOWN SWEPT BY FLAMES
Fulton, S. D., Suffers Loss Estimated
at $25o000.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1S.-Thirty
business buildings were destroyed at
Fulton, small town near here, yes
terday afternoon when high winds
swept the flames from a blaze in the
railroad yards into the business Sec
ton of the town. The city hall, "a
church and two general stores were
among the buildings destroyed The
loss was estimated at s250,O0O. Fire
apparatus from nearby towns saved
the residence district.