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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

LIBERTY is contagious. German sol
diers who are fraternizing with the
Russian soldiers are very apt to be-
come enthused with the spirit OF lib
erty that aroused France to heroic en-
deavors during the closing hours OF the
seventeenth century. Ii they absorb
any considerable amount Of the Bolshe-
Wiki atmosphere which pervades Rus
STA now, as they are quite apt to Go,
Kaiser Wilhelm may have the task OF
his life keeping the lid clamped down
on socialism. 1t may be that the Rus
sian collapse which followed the abdi-
cation of Nicholas and turned the
greatest empire in the world over to an
irresponsible multitude of recently re-
leased and pardoned eXiIes, will be the
beginning of the end of European alb
solutism. and that what was supposed
to be distinct advantage to Germany
may, as it unfolds itself, reveal the
fatal hemlock which fate has declared
the Kaiser must swallow. Thousands
of Germans now know that the plain
people of Russia ousted their autocratlc
ruler, and thereby advanced into the
circle of freedom through their own
unaided efforts. With this knowledge,
is it not more than probable that they,
too, will anxiously avail themselves of
the earliest opportunity to follow the
example of their Russian neighbors?
The spirit of freedom is contagious.
Once it gets foothold in any country
it's eradication is impossible. The very
idea of freedom is so soul stirring that
it inspires martyrdom, great sacrifices,
the immolation of everything that in
terferes with it's spread The man who
has liberty wants every other man to
have it. He does not want to carve
his own into chunks and pass them
around, but wants each individual to
have as large portion as he has him
self IN adia0nian
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Catching Monkeys.

The well-known habit of monkeys to
initiate the actions of man is cleverly
utilized by wild-animal catchers in TAX
ing the agile, climbing creatures cap
tive, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The hunters method is to walk
about for some time within sight of
the wild monkeys, wearing short boots.
Then the boots are taken off and gum
Is placed in their bottoms, after which
the men withdraw from the scene. Be-
fore long the curiosity of the initiative
watchers in the trees gets the better of
their caution and they descend and
start to try on the boots, whereupon
they discover that the footwear cannot
be removed and, being unable to climb,
are easily captured.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
What a Mule Skinner Is.

One of our soldier boys writing from
Camp Macarthur to his home paper
says:
Fright here let me explain what is
meant by the term mule-skinner. A
mule-skinner is a soldier who gets up
before reveille and goes down to the
corral to feed four mules at the same
time, running good chance of get
ting kicked with any one of the six
teen feet that is the handiest. After
mess we hitch up and try to drive
them. | say try, because if they
won't go you can't make them, and it
thew want to run you can't hold them.
We have a few of the genuine army
mules, the kind that are light footed
and ornery, and some are as gentle as
our northern horses. 1t sure is sight
worth seeing when the boys. hitch up.
Our wagons are parked In one long
line. a in all, everybody hitching up
at the same time, then someone wfls-
ties and the teams are off.
Can any one of you readers imagine
a man making four mules mark time?
| happened to be the wagner on the
extreme right My mules marked just
two steps and then started. Then the
command was given forward, with
double time on left to bring us on line.
We got past with only one little mis-
hap, two mules on one side of tongue.
and drove back to the corral. Believe
me it is no snap to drive fifteen mule
teams abreast and keep them in line.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Horses Jumping Powers.

If the reader will carefully measure
out 80 feet an idea of horses capac-
fty in this direction will be gathered.
Such a distance a steeplechase horse
called Old Chandler is reported to have
covered at Warwick many years ago;
and there is more than one apparently
authentic record of horse clearing
over seven feet in height. The scene
of such an exploit was at the Phoenix
park, Dublin, and the horse was called
Turnip. The animal belonged to Sir
E. Crofton, and the duke of Richmond,
then lord lieutenant Of Ireland, wa
gered $500 that this height could not
be cleared. A wall of the requisite di-
mansions was built, and when finished
Turnip was ridden at it. He did what
was asked of him in perfect style, but
1t happened that his grace. not know.
ing that the feat was ready for per-
Torrance, was not looking when the
jump was made, and Iurnip was there
fore ridden over it again, not only sue
cessfully, but easily.-London Tit-Bits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
German Defeat in the Moral Sphere.

While the German victories that pro-
long the war are inf1icting frightful
damage upon the peoples of Europe
and suffering upon the world at large,
they are not leading to success or sta
bility for the German cause. They are
merely convincing the world of the ne
cessity of supreme effort to break
down the German program of audacity
and violence. Even worse than her
losses of man power-an attrition that
must be felt more, rather than less,
from this time on-is her loss of stand
ing in the world which sets more store
by justice and right than ever before.
Germany's methods in warefare, in
tended to provoke exemplary fear,
have aroused the worlds intense rep
rotation. Her corrupt propaganda,
the horrid trails of which are being
traced and exposed in every country,
have had the most detrimental effect
upon the German repute. No great
country has ever so rapidly fallen from
place of honor to one of low esteem.
Every year, every month, that pro-
longs the struggle brings Germany
lower in the opinion of mankind. This,
of course, applies to the German gov
eminent and its policies; to the mill
tary and naval leaders of Germany and
their atrocious methods; and to the
religious and educational leaders, with
their false doctrines and their insane
tribal egotism. Review of Reviews.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

THOMAS CARLYLE said many years
ago that the hardest task which con-
fronts democracy is the selection of
able men-the choice of leader. Lin
coin faced this task throughout the
Civil war. He faced it in the choice of
his cabinet and in selections of the gen.
erals to lead the union cause. He had
to decide between Grant and Mcclellan.
Each had his friends and foes. -Llncoln
knew that in war, the one great cri-
terion is success. He knew that fail
ure was the one unforgiveable sin.
Mcclellan with all his organizing abil-
ity was not the aggressive type of a
soldier imperative to the success of the
cause. Grant, however, had demon
strated his ability as successful lead
er and Lincoln's choice saved the I'm
ion. The policy of dlsmissing a high
official may be the best thing whenever
things go wrong. 1t may be the best
policy to take a chance on someone
else. 1t may be necessity of war,
even though it isn't done that way in
civil life. Success is the great criter-
ion which makes and unmakes the SOL
der. Favorable results and daring ex-
PLOTS win promotions losses bring on
ly retirements from command.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
.'lONEER LIFE IN MISSOURI
Was "Fine for Men and Dogs" but
Undoubtedly Also Hard on
the Women.

"In Pioneer Families of Missouri,
is printed a letter written by woman
to her sister in Kentucky, the Kansas
City Star says:
''The men and dogs have q fine time,
but we poor women have to suffer. we
pack water from One-half mile to one
mile for cooking and washing. My adj
vice is stay where you are. But II you
see anyone coming to this country,
send plank cradle for poor little Pat
rick. His poor little back is full OF
hard bumps, lying in q cradle George
made out of hollow log, with piece
of wood for pillow. George and at
tended q wedding last week. The
preacher. hard-shell Baptist, had q
long buckskin Overcoat. The groom
was in his shirt sleeves. with white
cotton pants that came just below his
knees, and white cotton socks and
buckskin slippers on his feet. The
girl was dressed in low-necked, short
wasted short-sleeved white cotton
dress that was mOnstrous short for
girl like her. She had on buclzskin
slippers and her hair was tied with a
buckskin string, which is all the go
here. And when the preacher was
spelling and reading the ceremony
from the book. the girl commenced
Esneezing and the buckskin string
slipped off her hair. which fell all over
her face, and everybody laughed"
An early marriage ceremony in Liv-
ingston county took place with the
couple on one side of Medicine creek
and Squire Jordan on the other side.
The creek was booming. The young
man swan the stream and brought the
squire down from his house. Then the
young man swan back and took his
place beside the young woman. Squire
Jordan couldn't swim. He wanted to
postpone the ceremony q few days I'M
til the creek went down. The young
folks wouldn't have it. They joined
hands and told the squire to go ahead.
The questions and answers were shout
ed across the creek and the knot was
tied. Medicine creek got its name, ac
cording to tradition, because a country
doctor in trying to swim it lost his
'pill bags" as they were called.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~

tobacco. But some are compelling the
growers to take their offerings back
home.
While the weather so far has not
been favorable to stripping, consider
able has been delivered already, tobac-
co dampened artificially. The bulk of
these early deliveries was frosted to-
bacco, though every day, now, crops
not harmed by hail or frost are being
delivered. The packers themselves are
in large measure responsible for this,
for in the early season they called for
the earliest delivery possible. Indeed,
the growers were urged not to wait to
strip their entire crops but to deliver
as soon as wagon or truck load was
stripped. It was announced that this
plan was desired carried into effect on
account of the extreme scarcity of
warehouse help. 1t was thought that
by spreading out deliveries the usual
crush could be avoided. Of course the
packer did not mean that tobacco should
be delivered before it was perfectly
cured, even if they did want early de-
livery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

MANY of those who have been most
eager for the government to take over
the railroads were the very ones who
are bitterest in opposing all forms OF
preparedness. Yet the statute under
which the government assumed con-
troll was ona OF the few measures in
preparation for war that were adopted
before we actually were drawn into the
conflict. The special railroad provis-
ions in question were included in gen
eral appropriation bill passed in 1916.
AS result Of this foresight the legis-
lative machinery for governmental OPP
GRAFTON Of the railroads was already at
hand whenever it should be needed. If
like foresight had been exercised in
other directions we should not be as
far behind in the prosecution of the
war as we are today. Chicago Trib-
me
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Gifts of Food Stuffs.

An abundant supply of good food is
furnished the men in the camps and
environments. 1t is unnecessary for
friends and relatives to send them food.
The aggregate amount of food sent
by private individuals to the soldiers
and sailors in camps and environments
is enormous. Because it is unneces-
sary, large part of it is wasted. Much
Of it travels long distances in heated
express or mail cars and is more or less
spoiled and consequently injurious to
the health of the men.
For the sake of the health of the
men, and in the interests of food con-
servation, do NOT send food stuffs to
the soldiers and sailors in camps and
cantOnments.
MAGNUS SWENSON,
Food Administrator for Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

GENERAL ALLENBY with his large
army has travelled from Egypt to Pal
estine, following about the same route
that the Israelites did some time ago.
Allenby made the trip in Is months,
while it took the Israelites 40 years.
Yet the latter had no provisions to
carry. Their daily bread, in the shape
of mamma, fell like dew every night,
their meat came in the shape of prairie
chickens, SO thick they could catch
them by hand, and their thirst was
quenched by water gushing out from
the rocks. Gen. Allenby. on the other
hand, had to build double track rail
way to carry his provisions and pipe
line to transport the necessary water
from EgVDt.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

FROM the standpoint of hygiene and
economy, changes in diet represent a
positive gain, says the Popular Science
Monthly. For instance, take sugar
a food which yields more calories per
unit of cost than any other food, but
which, on the other hand, gives us
nothing but energy. 1t contains no
protein and no mineral value, elements
which are essential. So the present
sugar shortage is blessing in disguise,
for we are obliged TO substitute in its
place vegetables and fruits, which are
real body building foods. Had we made
this simple substitution many years ago
we might have been a sturdier race
fn6aM
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Stronu NEGATIVES,

There is one great advantage about
keeping both glass and film negatives
in envelopes made of transparent pa
per-that the negative can be looked
at and identified without taking it
out of it's envelope. More negatives
are damaged by being turned over to
find some particular one than by ia
lapse of time I'd the transparent y
yelope protect ;nem from injury FROM
this source A system of filing and
cataioging, by which any negative re-
auired can be found with a minimum
OF disturbance Of the others, also tends
to prevent damage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
49,

The supply of anthracite coal for
the present winter was of very in
ferior quality, and householders are
complaining bitterly of the way their
furnaces choke up with ci.nkers. We
have found soiurion for this trouble
by using combination of washed
nut" soft coal with the hard coal. It
,aakes a much hotter fire and does
way with the clinker. A little care
lad judgment is needed in applying the
< ,ft coal but that can soon be acquired.
Besides this combination reduces the
cost of heating house very material
ly.-Ft. Atkinson Union.
For SALE = Light one horse bob
sleigh. See Pringle Bros. Co.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

COMMENTING on the unfortunate dis
cussion over the conduct of the war
that broke out in the u. S. senate on
Monday that descended to personalities,
the Milwaukee Sentinel says: "Coi.
Roosevelt must view with extreme dis
relish the classification of himself with
La Toilette as a political investor in
possible future discomfort with the
governments war policies and meas
ures. But of course there is this very
essential difference: Col. Roosevelt
heartily approves of the war, holds that
it should have been declared nearly two
years sooner, at least, when the Lusi
tania was sunk; while Mr.. La Toilette
holds that it should not have been de-
clared at all, and makes light of our
grievance in the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. We believe the American peo-
pie, while endorsing fair criticism of
the administration and insisting on
thoroughgoing reforms where large
avoidable mistakes have been made,
will view with disgust and reprehen-
sion any tendency to drag these great
national questions in the mire of poll
tics. This is no time to begin election
eering for the national campaign of
1920
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

THRIFT Stamps and War Savings
Stamps are the most democratic of in
vestments and America expects every
American to show love of republican
institutions by investing in this demo-
cratic security. The aggregate amount
of the investments and the number of
investors in these war saving securl-
ties are in a way the answer OF the
people of this great democracy to the
call of the cause of democracy though
out the world and the vindication of
civilization and humanity. They at
ford every person, however humble
and however small his means, the OPP
portunity to contribute his part, to do
his bit, in this great struggle against
the military masters of Germany who
seek to dominate the world in contempt
of justice and right and freedom and
without conscience and without mercy.
Surely every American desires to have
a part in the defeat of autocracy and
the success OF liberty and right.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

Fort Sill, Okla, Dec. 30, 1917

Fort Sill, Ukla., Dec. 81, 1917.
City Federation of Women's Clubs.
Dear Friends:-Please accept my
thanks for your Christmas remem-
brance. 1t is indeed pleasure to know
and feel that you're not forgotten by
the folks "back home" Let me say
that your organization has done won
derful work and will ever be remem-
bered for it's generosity
Wishing you one and all Happy
and Prosperous New Year, beg to
remain,
Very sincerely yours,
GEO. T. RADIANT,
Co. G 10th Engineers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Fitchburg, Mass, Jan. II, 1918.

Fitchburg, Mass, Jan. II, 1918.
City Federation of Women's Clubs,
Edgerton, Wis.
Madam President and Members:-I
wish to acknowledge the receipt of
your kind remembrance of me this
Christmas --one who has been SO long
from your midst.
/ hope that l will have the opportu-
nifty to return thanks after this World
Conflict is ended and that we will re-
tain the freedom of home and speech
that we enjoy at the present time.
Sincerely yours,
Roy M. OGDEN,
Chief Electrician u. S. Navy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

THE Waukesha Freeman suggests
that if the time spent in tagging coal
shovels now had been devoted to get
ting up supply of wood last summer
the fuel situation would be much bet
ter off at present. If we have fore
sight we will be better prepared next
season.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Hioh Relish of DIsuust,

Amongst the various assumptions of
character which hypocrisy has taught,
and men have practiced, there is none
that raises q higher relish of disgust
than to see disappointed inveteracy
twisting itself by the most visible
falsehoods into an appearance of piety
it has no pretentions to.-Thomas
Paine.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Chief Electrician u. S. Navy


Hereafter the Lyric Theatre will
be closed on Tuesdays in compliance
with the order of the Fuel Admin
stration and hte Serial, "The Fight
ing Trail" which has been showing
on that day will be shown on Fridays.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Common Council Proceedings.

EDGERToN, WIS.,, Jan. 81, 1918.
Regular meeting of the common
council, Mayor Conway presiding. AL
dermen present: Arthur, Dallman,
Stark.
No quorum present. Adjournment
was taken until Saturday evening, Jan.
26, at the usual hour.
II. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Preside Of San Francisco, Calf.

January 10, 1918.
City Federation of Women's Clubs:
Dear Friends:-I received your check
and wish to thank you from the bottom
Of my heart for your kindness.
It is a great privilege and pleasure
to be one of the great army when one
knows that the kind friends at home
are backing you and helping you all
they can.
I wish that you would send my thanks
to the Red Cross for their thoughtful
gift that received
Wish you a happy and prosperous
New Year.
Sincerely your friend,
HJLMAAR ORBECK,
Co. K 63rd Infantry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Lest We Forget.

We too often forget, wrote Herbert
Spencer, that not only is there soul
of goodness in things evil, but very
generally a soul Of truth in things er-
roneouS.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Card of Thanks.

For the sympathy and kindness ex-
tended during the death and burial of
nv mother and for the floral offerings
I desire to extend my sincere thanks.
G.. F. G.. Geishirt.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25
Notice

. In cooperation with the wishes of
the government and the councils of de-
tense as a conservation movement in
the saving of fuel, light, labor, and in
the general interests of humanity, the
following stores will close every even
ing except Saturday.
Lyon & Biesman
w. A. Borgnis
Pyre & Wanamaker
FL. E. Peters
Pringle Bros. Co.
Babcock & Keller Co.
Chas. FL. Hitchcock
Theo. Tellefson & Bro.
Stewart Jewelry Go.
Ratzlaff Bros.
M. B. Fletcher
J. w. Conn
Hahn, Livick & Arthur
Robt. Wilson
Anderson & Farman Co.
Voigt Bros.
M. Swerdloff
P. NJ. Ellingson
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

ITDID not need the edict of the fuel
administrator to conserve the gasoline
of the northwest. The recent big
snow storms had done effective work
by keeping automobiles out of commits
sion and saving millions of gallons Of
0oG
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-25

WANTED-Fo1r or five tons OF good
oat straw. Inquire of FL. E. Peters.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-03
German Troops Work
Prisoners on Front Line

Correspondence OF Tho Associated Pressl
London. Jan. 28.--Another proof of
the German5disregard of promises and
agreement has been furnished regent
ly. Some time ago Germany signed
solemn agreement with Great Brit
ain providing. that no prisoners Of
war would be employed within 19
miles OF the front line. But two Rus
sian prisoners were found by the Brit
isf in German dugouts at Anncu&,
which was barely four miles from the
lines as they lay at the opening of
the Cambrai attack. Moreover. these
Russians had seen a party OF 800 to
400 British prisoners at work near
Cambria about eight miles from the
old front lines. ,,-z
The Russians told a pitiful story of
i'll treatment and suffering. They had
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-03
U. S. Wants Potash Mines,
Saws German Professor
Correspondence of The Associated Press)

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Jan. 2s.-The German
people now are being told that the
United States went into the war. not
to make the world safe for democ-
racy, but in order that American cap
italists might acquire the potash
mines of Alsace.
Prof. Roth of Greifswald university,
in an article in the Vossische lei
tung, says: American troops, we
hear, are now occupying a portion Of
the French front 1t is quite possible
that they will soon appear along the
Rhine -Rhone canal, In order to estab-
lish American claims to the potash
mines there, seeing that Americas
peaceful designs on our potash in
1909-l0 (by purchase) were defeated
by the passage Of the German potash
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-03
"Jim Hill" Mustard Proves
Valuable FORAGE PIant

Spokane, Wash, Jan. 29.-"Jim
Hill" mustard. 50 called from its pre-
valence along the railroad right-of-
way built across the northwest by the
late railroad magnste, has been found
to be a valuable forage crop. accord.
ing to Y. C. Mansfield Of Endicott,
Wash, a stock grower.
1--WE lost thousands of dollars fight
ing "Jim Hill mustard" said Mans
field. "Then about six years ago, we
commenced experimenting with it as :
forage plant. Last year we SOLD
$1,000 worth of sheep that had been
raised on these weeds, and all it cost
US was the moving"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-03
e1@c&6c;5mAwag1 %&&RM

Despite old Boreas' chilly blasts,
Despite the ice and snow,
Despite the fact that Winter lasts,
Oh, it's been cold, we know!
Still, Fashion, that brave lady,
Tho Winter reigns outdoors,
Has brought full many a fancy
And displayed them in our stores:
For spring 10 coming,
This l know, p
found it out this week ~. i. @
When in and out, and bout the shops