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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-11
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES

PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES
Stories will be told to the children
Saturday morning at ten o'clock by
Miss Marsh.
Mrs. Henderson, Librarian.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-11

Easter comes early this year so if you would
join the Easter Style Parade begin
TONS Come in and them today.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Put. Blame on slahlna Lover.

"Curious" writes to newspaper
asking why ice cream doesn't drop In
price now that all its separate ingredi-
ents have dropped. The reason. y
Curious, is because so many ice cream
patrons are young and unmarried, OBJ
serves Arthur III. Folwell in Leslie's.
Millions of gallons Of cream are bought
each and every evening by young men
out with "the girl" What chance is
there that they will start buyers
strike? Buyers strikes are for pinched
and desperate married folk, and have
to do with such prOsy, unromantic
commodities as clothes and canned TO-
matoes. The crafty makers Of Ice
cream know that all limits are. OH
when a young man and his particular
queen Of Sheba step into palace OF
frosty sweets. The young mans fear
Of being thought 'tightwad" or
pill" Is the Ice cream dealers best bet
that prices won't come down to pre-
war levels. Not at least for several
whiles. Indeed, the ice cream man Is
thinking seriously Of not dropping
them at all, but Of making his war
prices do for two wars-the last one
and the next one.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Cloth Tester Invented.

When high-priced clothes wear out
quickly the buyer must have been
.stung," said the bureau Of standards
In q recent Washington dispatch to
the Baltimore American.
The bureau has perfected a device
by which the buyer Of a suit Of clothes
can tell accurately the reason why.
The new invention, worked out by
a minor employee Of the bureau, may
In the future be manufactured so
cheaply that every home can possess
one and be used as sure guide In
the purchase of clothing Of all grades.
What the device does is to tell be-
yond all doubt the thread count, fiber
strength and thread width and prob
able "iife" Of a particular kind of cloth
that may be given test. 1t also de-
termines the power Of resistance to
wear Of which piece Of cloth may
be capable.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
LAND or BEAUTY
Traveller Writes of Art Treasures
in Old Mexico.
Among Them, cathedraIs and Churches
az Fine, or Finer, Than Any
Found Elsewhere.

The guileless tourist who throngs
European picture galleries, because he
Is told 1t Is the proper thing to do, will.
some day, when he has got 1t out of
his head that Mexico is a nation entire
ly inhabited by murderers, find
that there are artistic treasures just
as worth while only little way across
the Rio Grande. There are hun
dred great churches and cathedrals
more beautiful than any yet dreamed
Of in his own country; there are pyr-
amids that rival Cheops and bas-re-
iiefs as striking as anything Nineveh
could show; above all, for those In
search of beauty IA common things
there are dozen handicrafts, the
products whereof would drive c0liec-
tors mad with rapture II they were
bought In Naples or Ishpahan. The
blanket serapes worn by the men are
familiar, chiefly through machine-made
limitations; less so the rebosos worn
by the women; Of a special interest
as showing the blending Of East and
West Is the native pottery, as for ex-
ample. the beautiful TalaYeEs and
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25

There ID q moral In that for men
seeking highl altttudes In eur common
human life.
May it never be said Of them with
truth: "The higher they climb the
deeper they hate"
1t is fine thing to find man wh9
goes upward to great heights without
losing his head, his nervous equipoise,
his self-control. 1t is an Inspiration
to rs who lplod and drudge along ut
the lower levels to. find him generous,
amiable, affable, ready to meet all
comers and faithful to his friends.
On the other hand, 1t is dep.orabie
to come upon man who wins his way
to eminence of any sort, and in that
lofty station, instead Of looking TO-
the sky and superior Power, looks
down upon "the common herd ana
thjnks-and tells-how great he Is IN
comparison with them.-Philade'ph'a
Public Ledger.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
The Ideal Liuhtinu.

According to an Illuminating en-
gineer, what is wanted today in home
illumination is the sort of good light
ing that is found on the shady side of
tree on a. sunny afternoon. Sub
stitute for the sun new 10O-watt
lamp, for the sky the creamy ceiling
of living room and for the tree an
opalescent disc or bowl; from the cell
ing you now get soft radiance which
floods the entire room, as though 1t
were open to the sky; from the diff
fusing disc you get generous addi-
tion of light directly beneath. having
the quality of filtered sunlight. You
have approximated the charming ef-
feet of mellow radiance that was np-
parent under the tree.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
UNLIKE THE OLD-TIME DUEL
Recent Affair Of Honor In Paris Actu-
ally Appears TO Have Been Care
fully "chaperoned."

Not long ago quarrel broke out
between a subprefect and the secretary
general. of the prefecture In depart
ment of the west. Feeling ran 80 high
that blows were exchanged. Ex-
changed3 No, not quite. The word
isn't quite exact If they had really
been exchanged, both. the enemies
might have thrown up the sponge.
But there was best6wal of slaps by
one of the functionaries and simple
reception without return by the other.
That was seriousl Only blood could,
adequately wash the offended cheek
They secured their witnesses, named
the day and bought themselves swords:
But the prefect found out about 1t. At
first he striedstor effect q reconciliation,
between the two foes. Vain effort /
Then he tried to, use his authority 10
forbid their fighting. Useless threat |.
They offered him two heroic resigna-
tions to win the right to get Them,
selves killed.
"Well, then, have your confounded
throats cut, II you want tol" he cried.
But you shall assist at the combat
and I'll hold you responsible for the
lives of both Of them" he said to the
chief clerk Of the prefecture. IF any
body gets hurt shall discharge your
The, chief clerk obeyed without
murmur. He chaperoned. the encOun-
ter with a huge sword in his hand.
and whenever blow seemed danger
GUS, he warded Off the murderOus
weapon. In the end they made 1t up,
and the prefect was content.-From lie
Crie. Paris,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Revival Of the British Beard.

A young man about town walked
down Bond street in London recently,
and the sight so shocked the sensitive
British public that the London Daily
Chronicle saw fit to run the item as
a news item.
He was elegantly dressed, says the
paper, and carried the familiar cane
Of Piccadilly. while monoele reposed
In his right eye. But his beard was
the masterpiece Of the outfit. 1t was
very dark, it recalled the pictures Of
the Stuart kings. and created SEN
saiion wherever ii was seen.
The young man, except for his
beard, was Enthusiastically English.
IL don't think that boards for young
men are likely to be popular outside
the West end" hairdresser In the
neighborhood Of Bond street told a
Chronicle representative.
But certain young men about town
appear to be tired Of looking like
stage heroes. and have decided to
grow boards. A beard makes some
men look younger, and man who has
a weak mouth and chin which slight
ly recedes should wear both mustache
and beard"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25

M1deJar ware. Although the nitro
duction OF tnis1is usually ascribed %
tie Dominican. monkss IT. Spanish OF
Arabic influence Is, in actual fact.
merely overlaid upon the very much
more ancient native craft OF which
examples, are still preserved In the
National museum and elsewhere
II is safe to say that not one I'm
hundred persons If asked to name the
three finest equestrian statues IN the
world would know that at least: one
of them is to be found In Mexico
represents King Carlos Nv Of spain
and is said to have been the hrst
bronze statue ever cast In America
It is without any question the nnest',
ranking second only to that OF Bar
tolommeo Colleoni In Venice, yet !
mention It here, less for what 1t 10
than for what 1t represents.
The Mexican people unfortunately
for their reputation live in a country
of unparalleled fertility and wealth.
We're they only more enterprising ana
business like they would long ago
have sacrificed its beauty to the bene-
At of their own pockets and thereby
gained the admiration of their neigh
bors. Their cities. today mines OF
beauty in which you cannot walk
100 yards without passing some noble
church or palace fit for the sleeping
Beauty" or quaint detail of quainter
public life, would be rectllinear night
mares where skyscrapers and factor
les and elevateds and smokestacks
fought with each other which should
most openly show its contempt for
mere humanity. Perhaps If the advo-
Gates of progress and efficiency at the
expense of your neighbor have their
way. that day may still come. 1t Will
be a bad day for Mexico: 1t VIII he
an even worse day for the rest Of the
western hemisphere, for It will herald
the final victory of materialism In the
new world and the permanent disap'
pearance of that religion Of beauty
which is called art.-Oliver MADDOX
Hueffer in the North American Re-
view.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Sailing by Signs,

Silence never has been considered
characteristic of the deep sea captain,
hut 60-day voyage was recently conf
pleted during which the ships cap
tain might just as well have been
deaf and dumb. Capt. Darwin e.
Stevens, who has just returned to this
country, took the new steamer Josepha
from Duluth to Barcelona, there
delivering her to her new owners. His
crew was made up of Spaniards, none
of whom could speak word Of Eng
lish. The result was that Captain
Stevens had to do his talking with his
hands. giving orders by signs. After
the 60 days were at an end the skip
per found himself SO in the habit of
making signs that when he finally ar
rived among people whe could speak
a language that he understood he had
to make unusual effort to refrain from
using the sign language-New York
World
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
The Kromararaphe.

There has been invented in Europe
a music typewriter called the kroinar-
graphe. With the aid OF this instru-
ment, II Is said, the composer may pro
auce n typewriter scroll without the
trouble Of making the characters Dy
hand. All that he has to do Is 10 place
himself at the piano and give free play
to his creative fancies. Every stro"e
upon the keys Is registered In regular
musical character upon Il paper scrMi
wound upon drum. The machine op-
crates through system Of electro c"n-
facts with the piano keys. The regis
ier!ng apparatus, which resembles an
ordinary typewriter In size, may. in Or
der TO remove discordant sounds, DE
placed at n distance from the piano,
even in an adjoining room.--Christian
Science Monitor.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
French Courtesy.

In one of the smaller clues i'll central
France used by division headquar-
ters during the winter OF l9lS-l9. Al
phunse, the barDer, enueusoreu u learn
to speAh English. 10 dis end he was
diligenlly coached by nuIlerous Nank
dispatch bearers, sergeant majors ana
clerical workers, and AiphoIiSe learned
fast.
No less parsonage than the com
manding general of the division strobe
into the barber shop one day and de-
manded shave in ii harry. Aiphoiise,
who was tending II lowly enlisted GUS
toner, knew rank when he saw it. and
rose TO the occasion. .
"Salrtainlee, mon general, lie re-
piled, bowling with the French polite
ness. Sect down, mon general, an
you be mex beeg steef!'
The general waited.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
ROBBED. GRAVE. or OCCUPANT
Apple Tree Had Completely Absorbed
the Mortal Frame Of the Famous
Roger Williams.

The memory Of Roger Williams.
founder Of Rhode Island, long was
neglected. He died in 1888, and for
1S3 years not even q rough tablet
marked the spot wherein his ashes
rested Then a movement was set
afoot ito locate the grave, and after
much research, the place was estab-'
lished.
When the last resting place. Of Will
liams was opened 1t was found that
everything had passed into oblivion.
The shape Of the coffin could be traced
by black line, definitely defining
the, sides and edges of the wooden
covering. There was q bit of rusted
material--Mnges and nails, frag-
ment Of wood, and single round
knot.
Near the grave stood venerable
apple tree. This tree had sent two
Of it's main roots into the graves OF
williams and his wife. The larger
root, following his grave, had pushed
through the earth until 1t reached the
precise spot occupied by the skull OF
the dead man. Making turn aDonI
this the root followed the direction of
the backbone to the hips. There 1t
separated, sending sub-roots along
each leg which, in turn, bent upward
about the toes. One Of the roots
formed a slight crook at the knee.
The whole bore a close resemblance
to the human form.
Not a particle Of human dust was
left. Chemistry makes plain that all
flesh, and the gelatinous matter CIV
ing consistency to the bones, are re-
solved into carbonic-acid gas, water
and air, while the solid lime-dust re-
mains. In this instance, even the
phosphate Of lime from the bones had
vanished, taken up by the tree in Its
growth, during which it had formed
a counterpart of the skeleton Of the
man whose grave it robbed.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
HAT SHOULD DENOTE MOOD
Why's and Wherefores Of the Subject
Dealt With at Length by
English Writer.

never put on new hat without
certain feeling of pity for the mere
nun who can never enjoy the delicious
thrill that 1t gives, writes J. NJ. In the
London Daily Mail.
But there Is much to be gone through
before thar triumphant moment arrives,
for the business of choosing a new hat
is fraught with nervous apprehension
lest our choice fall upon the wrong
shape or color.
Only moral towards take refuge In
perpetual black headgear.
What, then, Is 1t exactly that we feel
within ourselves as wesstep into the
open street for the first time In q new
haiti
If the hat is an undoubted success,
1t gives peculiar sense of elation--a
knowledge that she Is looking her best
always makes woman feel her pref
tiest!
Hats should be indicative Of the
moods Of the wearer. Black for dig
nifty, dark blue for sobriety, brown for
calm days, red for hustllng days.
The hat with the nodding roses de-
notes gay midsummer mood, the
modest violet" toQue makes q mute
appeal to romance.
The dashing cavalier Of a hat with
sweeping plumes (none Of your glyc-
erined travesties, but well-nourished
billowy ostrich feathers) precludes
an adventure, while the Quaker gray
toQue with the floating veil goes with
demure, downcast eyes.
But for real happiness give me the
old felt hat that lives at the back Of
the wardrobe and has survived the
turning OUT of many years. AS we
cram this old friend on to our head,
with a pull at the brim to shade the
eyes, the cool air of the uplands comes
to meet US even as we reach for stick
and pass out through the open door
on the road which leads back to the
land of happy memories.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25

the expected appearance Of both at
the function. Vera enlisted the coop
Grafton Of number of her girl friends.
Everything turned out as they planned.
Mr.. Dawson, arrayed In his best. and
his wife, wearing tasteful silk gown,
a reminder of happier days came. saw
and were soon carried away them
selves amid the enjoyment Of the oc-
caSiOn.
Shrewd and watchful Vera had kept
close track of Hlem. They had danced
together twice without recognition,
when the bell called for unmasking.
"Unmask p she cried gaily, her
eager eyes dancing with suspense and
delight, and the dumfounded husband
and wife confronted one another. Both
had enjoyed the unusual occasion, and
Vera knew It, "Quick!" she demand
ed, with rougish laugh-"who spoke
tirSt?"
II did," declared Egbert. Sarah.
you're as sweet and handsome as ever.
You can have the old homestead. I
reckon you and have made each 9TH
or miserable long enough, don't you"
"Egbert." returned his wife, glad to
meet him half way, II don't care a
pinch of salt for the old homestead
just wanted to have my own will"
We'll you've got it," observed Eg-
bert, 80 let us kiss and make up"
The Dunn estate was divided soon
after that, and Doctor Irwin received
his little fortune. He proceeded to Of
fer It and his deepest love to the Won
der-working little miss who had
brought 1t all about.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
"Safew First"

The following "Rules Of the ROAD
have been forwarded by an English
resident in Japan who has copied
them from the central police station
at Tokyo.
At the rise Of the hand Of the po-
liceman stop rapidly.
Do not pass him by or otherwise
disrespect him.
When a passenger Of the foot hove
in sight, tootle the horn; trumpet ut
him melodiously at first, but If he still
obstacles your passage tootle him with
vigor and express by word OF the
mouth the warning Hi, H."
Beware the wandering horse that he
shall not take fright as you pass him
by. Do not explode an exhaust box
at him. Go soothingly by.
Give big space to the festive dog
that shall sport in the roadway.
Avoid ENHANCEMENT Of dog with
your wheel spOkes.
Go soothingly on the grease mud as
there turks the skid demon.
Press the brake of the foot as you
roll round the corner to save the COL
lapse and tie-up.-LOndOn Punch.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
AirpIanes Sold for go Cents.

The British government recently
sold a number of airplanes for go
cents apiece at the Lincoln airdrome
disposal sale in London.
The machines had become out Of
date after several years Of service
and had been junked, the wings and
the engines being removed. Neverthe-
less, the purchasers who paid 60 cents
for an airplane received the body of
the machine with the copper fittings
and pipes, which in all originally cost
several hundred dollars.
The purchasers, for the greater
part, were anxious to buy the planes
to break up for firewood during the
coal shortage. Small boys dragged
their fathers along to buy plane so
that they might get the wheels to use
on sceoters and homemade automo-
bileS.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
The Avars, who swept southern Eu-
rope in the Sixth century, disappeared
FIND SHIP IN HEART OF CITY
Hull Buried in San Francisco, Records
Show, Is Relic Of the Gold
Rush Days.

San Francisco discovered an old
business section recently, relates Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. Contrac-
tors, excavating q deep foundation for
a new skyscraper with steam shovels,
were hindered in their work by strange
massive timbers found 80 feet below
the surface. They had accidentally
stumbled upon the preserved remains
of some strange buried craft.
The bronze-sheathed and copper
bolted hull measured 100 feet in
length by so feet beam, and great in
terest was aroused by the puzzling To-
cation of the relic b mile from any
water. The city's history revealed,
however, that 1t was the Euphemia,
a bit of whose historic and romantic
existence is as follows:
In the days of 40, when the mad
stampede around the Horn to the new
California gold fields was on, numer-
GUS ships were abandoned by their
crews at the end of the journey, and
left to rot on the. mud flats of San
Francisco bay. But, In forming the
municipal government Of the fast
growing city by the Golden Gate. the
first town council bought the
Euphemia, and converted it into
prison ship. Those were trough
days in San Francisco and this, the
first jail the city could boast. was tied
to wharf, and soon filled up,
An old sketch of the scene at this
part of the water front reveals an
other ship, the Apollo, converted into
a saloon and lodging house. AS the
city grew and forced the waters OF
the bay back from the spot by filling
In the shadows, the novel spectacle
was formed of strange ship sticking
up out of the ground In the heart Of
the city, surrounded by substantial
stone and brick structures.
During the next SO years, the city
attained great size. Then 1t was sud-
denly half leveled by a great fire. And
had it not been for the necessity Of
a deep foundation for the latest edi-
fee to rise over the spot. u years
after the Euphemia became Jail. the
old hull would have slumbered on for
another fifty or one hundred years.
AS 1t was. the contractors experienced
considerable difficulty In removing the
mud and sand-locked skeleton with
modern steam tackle, but made small
fortune out of the sale Of the heavy
copper and brass junk found en- It. J
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
FIGHT Locusts With AirI.anes.

The locust plague in southcin france
IL being fou,:h, with the aid Of air
planes. One hundred Thousand acres
of fertile land i,aN been devastated.
The pests are hatcliing out in isolated
spots on the great Cr:.u plain, and each
new "Lest" gives b.i1h To r.lany mil
lions of lOcuSts it is Of vital im-
portance to destroy the young insects
before they are strong enough to fly
far. and this Is where the nirDlAnes
are proving so uselul. pi,ols now
daily scour the whole OF the Crau
plnin, dying extremely low. When
they locate breeding ground or nest
of locusts directions are Immediately
telephoned to the anti-locust head
quarters ut Miramas. If there is long
grass near, petrol is poured on 1t
and II IL set afire. Otherwise the
infested area is strewn with sawdust
soaked in arsenic. This kills the locusts
at once, and also any eggs that are
unmatched.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
unMrittsn Rule.

ANY soda clerk will tell you with
disgust of the hesitation with which
muny customers order their drinks
while he waits hupatiently. That is
why an uptown store has htue rou-
lette wheels ut each table. Instead
of numbers the hand turns to the va
rhuus fiayOrs and specialties.
ut seems to attract the young boys
and girls. especially" said the man
ager. "They like to spin the wheel
to see what to drink. It's an unwrit-
ten rule always to carry out the order
to which the hand points. Luck Is
good to me when expensive special
ties are drawn and bad, suppose, for
the fellow that pays the bill."-New
York Sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Eruption of Flames on the Sun.

There was recently the biggest dis
turbance on the sun that astronomers
have ever happened to observe. 1t
seems to have been an enormous erup-
tion. during (which masses Of flames
were thrown to.a height Of hundreds OF
thousands of miles
A gigantic arch Of fire. spanning a
large section Of the suns edge (as
seen through the telescOpe). rose, up
held, as II were. by two columns. one
at each end. Rising still higher, 1t
finally broke, assuming thereupon
spiral FORM The arch was at least
1000 miles high, and lasted four
months before It disappeared.
Another eruption Of flames, which
attained height of 100000 miles oc-
Cured soon afterward, stretched like
rubber band, the middle part ris-
Ing rapidly and the sides straighten-
ing so as to form almost an isosceles
triangle.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
Iaxx Raises Rent.

The agent who was singing the
praises Of the summer cottage on the
Michigan shore dwelt with particular
emphasis on one near more elaborate
house. He then suid that the rental
was $5 a month more than the rest"
That's because you get music he
explained.
"Music?" asked the puzzled client.
"What do you nean?"
"Well." was the answer. "the people
who own that house give weekly
dances during the summer. They have
IN orchestra on the lawn. You can
hear 1t und give dances yourself with
oui having 10 pay"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-25
MARAT H0N0RED AS PATRIOT
Bloodthirsty Leader Of French Revolu-
tIon Inferred With the Great
Ones Of the Nation.

From the destruction Of the bastile,
132 years ago, July IA, the commence
ment of the French Reyolutionis dated,
and Its sanguinary fanaticism has no
representative Of such odious repul-
siveness as John Paul Marat, who was
assassinated In 1898. By birth Swiss
of Calvinistic parents, he had' led~'a
strange life for As years-latterly a
sort Of Quack physician-when the
great national crisis brought him to
thA apxfsca a a 1oaEpaliet and a mem