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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23

The Erie railroad hes arranged for
the immediate expenditure of S225, 900
for the installation of the most mod
ern and efficient railway signal that
has yet been put on the market. 1t is
known as the Hall electric semapnore
normal clear system, and is operated
by stationary storage batteries. The
line between Bergen, N. j., and Mid
dletown, a distance of So miles, is to
be equipped at once. For the first 50
miles, the signals will be put two
thirds of mile apart; for the rest Of
the distance about one and one
third miles apart. It will require five
power plants for charging the batter
les which will be located at Ruther-
ford junction, Ridgewood Junction,
Suffern, Oxford and Middletown. The
line to be protected has two and four
tracks at different places and is he
most congested part Of the Erie sys-
tenn. Hitherto manual block, which
is tower with signals operated by
tower man, has been used as block
protection but it has been deemed
best to install an automatic system for
further protection and to accelerate
the movement Of trains. The new sys-
TEN will be extended over the entire
line in the future.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
A Year Of Progress.

Rusk county certainly has no cause
to complain Of the year that is now APP
preaching It's last quarter. 1t is true
that this year has added another to
series of wet seasons which would have
been better if drier, but such has been
the experience Of the whole northwest,
and we have had no foods or cyclones
and our crops being mostly grass, we
have come in for full measure in an
abundant crop. Pastures are good,
while in the southern part of the state
shey have dried up from lack of rain.
Rusk county will gain as much popu-
Eation this year as in any other in its
history.
Several ranches have been establish
ed on large scale which will convince
many Doubling Thomas of the merits
Of this section.
Mills have been added and enlarged
and factories have likewise been gain
ed.
The creameries have done good bust
ness and more will be added before
another year.
All the towns IN the county have
made growth that is encouraging.
New railroads are being built and
others are in the hands of manifest
destiny"
Our farmers have added to their
clearings and increased their stock as
It is wise Of them to do
On all hands progress has been the
order Of the day and splendid future
calls but for that one word push. y
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
Rebates and Private Lines.

The Minneapolis Journal has said so
nearly what the News would say on the
subject that we reprint the article:
Beware of the Greeks bearing
gifts. s." Also beware OF the railroad
bureau which informs you that all of
the abuses Of transportation companies
are dying natural death. It is not
so long since the public was informed
that since the passage Of the Elkins
law rebates Rad disappeared. There
fore, one great reason for charging the
powers Of the interstate commerce com
mission had disappeared. The latest
is that the evils of private car lines are
disappearing and with their demise
second reason for charging the powers
Of the commission loses it's force.
It is very pleasant to learn that the
railroads are so sensitive to the public
opinion that they give up evil prac-
tices as soon as they learn that they
are being watched. But let us go a
little bit slowly in confding all to the
honor of the railroad managers. Let
us strive to remember that the Col
orado Fuel & Iron rebate in which
Mr.. Paul Morton figured SO dolefully,
occurred at least in part after the pas
sage of the Elkins law, and that the
United States has pending today case
against the Santa Fe railroad for vio-
lating its injunction. Nor is it pos
-sible to forget that fragrant case of
rate discrimination has been charged
against the Great Northern railroad
within few days Rebates may be
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23

diving out as the result of publicity, but
there is no evidence that with with
drawal of public interest the railroa DIS
would continue to be SO suspiciously
good.
AS to private car lines, if a is a fact
that they are disappearing, the credit
rests with the commission and not with
the railroads. The commission has been
protesting against the iniquities of this
system for several years and the rail
roads have been playing the baby act,
telling the commission that they were
powerless in the matter, could not con-
troll the rates, and so on ad nauseam.
But when the commission took hold of
the Michigan fruit cases and showed
up the contract between the Armour
car lines and the Pere Marquette rail
road the railroad promised to be good
and to abrogate that contract as soon
as it expired and to see that thereafter
icing charges were reasonable.
1t is true that publicity has done
quite a little for the relief of shippers
in the past few months and that it
will continue to do much. But it is
the American system to crystalline pub
lie opinion into law. This is what the
railroad literary bureau is trying to
prevent by two seperate aud contradic-
tory lines of appeal. It argues first
that there are not and never were
many abuses, and that, therefore,
there never hsa been any need for
legislation; second, that the abuses
have disappeared and, therefore, there
is now no need of new legislation. The
railroad defense is quite good deal
like that of the man who was sued for
the value of kettle. He set up in de-
tense, first, that he never borrowed the
kettle, second, it was cracked when he
got it; third, he returned it as good as
new.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23

America an unsuspecting jurist. He
returns to Europe temporary dyspep-
tic, conquered by the American diet.
He declares that the Americans do not
know how to cook, that he ate the fare
of savagery during his term at Ports
mouth, and that the first thing he did
on reaching Paris, the refuge of CAST
economists, was TO order civilized
meal. 9;,>~
From this we should judge that Prof.
Martens had been combining himself
during his Portsmouth stay to a diet of
pie and ice water, varied, perhaps, by
boiled dumplings and fried meat. And
yet, it is any mans own fault if he
fails to secure the proper diet in Amer
lea, if he falls conquered before the
American Meal. For this is a country
Of independence, and also a country of
resources. ANY man may eat what he
chooses and no man will rise up and
point the finger of scorn at him. If he
prefers pate de foie gras to fried calf's
liver he may have it, and if he prefers
vodka to Pon11nery sec he may also
have that. Chacun son govt, as they
say in Paris; each man to his taste, as
they say in Portsmouth. We not only
have the material, but we have the
chefs. We donot suppose that the Ho-
tel Wentworth's cuisine is run by
Connecticut farmer; we rather suppose
it is an imported Partisan who presides
over the diet at Wentworth. And in
that case it is because the celebrated
jurist did not know what he wanted
that he did not get it. Now Prof.
Martens may consider that fault;
he may prefer to have the head waiter
know what he desires. But that is not
our custom. Here in America each
man is sufficiently intelligent to select
his own diet from the menu. Martens
may be all right in his place, he may
be the greatest authority on interna-
tional law, but when it comes to "a
civilized meal'' he does not know his
business. Pass the ice water.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23

to barely feed and clothe themselves
and their families. Great is humbug,
and the greatest humbugger of all is
J. J. HILL"
The fact remains that Jim Hill is the
greatest living railroad builder. He
has pushed railroads through new
country and made successes of them.
He has never wrecked a road, although
he has absorbed them into his system.
Whatever game there has been in his
operations have been games with other
railway men and not with the farmers.
No railroad man has been quicker than
Hill to recognize the power Of the
state in the control of railways and no
road has operated more in harmony
with the state railway boards than
Hills roads.
jim Hill has been gaurd stick to
the farmers. He has done much to
encourage scientific farming. He has
furnished superior seed and improved
stock. He has met and mingled with
the people. It is true that heis shrewd.
He can figure in his own favor and
probably he has done better to out
figure the railway commissions than he
would have done in antagonizing them
that is Jim Hill, the diplomat; Jim Hill,
the fgurer; Jim Hill; the railway sue
cess.
But from the standpoint Of the pub
lie, jim Hill is the best great railway
man in the world today.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
Inquiry Producing Results.

The following press report indicates
the results being attained by the in
surance investigation:
New York, Sept. 10. 1t is practi-
cally certain that Julius Mayer, New
York state attorney general, win begin
action to compel restitution by those
officers of the New York Life who
caused the expenditure Of $3.50, 900 Of
the company's funds as campaign con
,tributions, and also to determine
whether or not the contributions consti-
tute official misconduct on the part of
the managers of trust fund. This
was the substance of a statement made
by one close to the attorney general
and well qualified to speak with full
authority,
It was reported today that the at
torney general had been informed that
the money so paid out would be re-
stored to the insurance companies, but
that this would not necessarily prevent
him from taking any action he might
think proper.
The News, viewing the case probably
in similar light with that of the aver
age laynan, wonders upon what theory
money belonging to the policy holders
was given to party organizations. But
the main point is that the Investigation
is doing good in showing the public
what has been going on in these NAM
moth institutions regardless of the in
terests of those most affected and in
utter disregard Of law.
And, again, q still more important
feature of the situation is in the fact
that such methodical Investigations pre-
pare the public for thoughtful solution
of great questions and remove the mat
ter from party contests. By these
efforts, which we may hope to see be-
come the regular order in the future,
graft and extravaganza become an
issue for the whole people to consider.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
Martens On Diet.

Prof. Martens, who attended the
Portsmouth peace conference as an au-
thority on international law, has set
himself up as an authority on the diet;
not on the Diet; for parliamentary SEES
sions might be supposed to be terra
cognita to the Russian jurist, but the
diet, that function whereby man re-
plenishes his lost material and secures
continued working power.
Prof. Martens declares he has been
conquered in a region which he had
neglected to fortify. He came to
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
Hill Works the Press.

jim Hill, the railway magnate, has
recently been making some speeches to
the farmers in which he has told them
how as railroad magnate he has help
ed them. The city papers always
willing to boom Hill-have availed
themselves of the material prepared by
Hills press agent, the big headlines of
which leads the Waseca, Mimi Her
aid to say:
1.-THE Great Northern GIVES millions
to Farmers" is the headline printed in
great black Gothic type in all the daily
papers and in many Of the weeklies.
Think of 1.-THE Great Northern CIV
ING millions to farmers. The found
ers of the Great Northern stole the
dutch bondholders poor and themselv es
rich to start with. From that day to
this they have plundered the farmers
and everybody else along their roads
without mercy, and now, because the
roads are forced, by public opinion and
by their desire to 'lornswoggle" the
farmers into the belief that j. J. Hill
is really giving them millions into MAX
ing slight reduction in the old ex-
orbitant rates, forthwith the advertis-
ing and editorial columns of the "sys-
tem-owned papers" bulge over with
fulsone praise Of the men VINO hold all
the people along their lines of roads as
dependents, which they really are.
The farmers ought to be thankfully
if they save enough out Of their crops
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-23
THE 500 LINE TIME TABLE.

East. Ladysnnith. West.
1920 P. M. Limited .4:47 A. M.
2:16 P. M Accommodation II :18A. M.
8:15 A. M. :. Freight. ). 1872 P. M.
P. HI. Nelson, Agent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
lono Distance Courtahins.

Sketching one day in Burma. an
English artist noticed a man q little
distance off glazing straight ahead OF
him at some object he could not see
from his position. The man sat with
the same fixed glare the whole after.
noon and was at 1t again next morn.
Ing. The artist had the curiosity to
ask an English visitor what it meant
The reply was: oh, he is In loven
And it was explained that this was
their method Of courtship. The object
OF the mans attentive gaze was a girl
in a neighboring bazaar. When a
young man falls in love, be has to seat
himself at certain distance from his
adored one and wait for her TO do the
rest. II she looks in his direction
once or twice on the first or second
day. he is wildly encouraged, and II
on the third day she nod to him and
smiles it is time to 60 to the parents
with reference to the marriage settle
mentS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
IDEA CAME FROM SHEFFIELD.
First Commercial Traveller Sent From
That City.

II has generally been supposed that
the commercial traveller is a product
of our own busy day, but as early as
1857 a Sheffield cutlery manufacturer
conceived the idea Of sending to the
continent glib takers to convince the
merchants that the English-made
cutlery was superior to that of local
manufacturers, and so marked was his
success that it was not long before the
same idea was put into practie in 9th.
er lines.
AS early as 1765 the term "bagman"
had become common, the word being
defined in Murray's Dictionary of that
year, the example being quoted from
Goldsmith.
The title Commercial traveller" Is
the only modern part Of the idea, the
ancient bagman lasting until the i'm.
provements in travel caused the term
to become obsolete.
In earlier years the salesman trav-
eled with his samples in bag
strapped to his horses back and
moved from place to place, and it was
not until the passing of the stage
coach days that the sample trunk be.
came the feature Of the travellers out,
Ar
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
When the Bomb Burst,

The Sultan-"And how did It hap.
pen, vizier, that you failed to inter.
pose your WORTHLESS body between
your sovereign and the bomb?"
The Vizier-"Pardon me, your high.
ness, it was all over so quickly that
there was no time to make move"
The Sultan-"A wise servant antici.
pates the danger of his MASTER
The Vizier-"Had l anticipated the
danger, your highness, l would have
prevented the throwing of the deadly
missile"
The Sultan-"Then you are not
good at anticipation"
The Vizier-"No, your highness."
The Sultan, smiling-"In that case
you have not anticipated the fact that
/ am about to fine you twenty purses
Of 100 seQuins each, and in addition to
present you with thirty lashes across
the soles Of your unanticipative feet"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Set a Hard Task.

Edwin Stevens. when he made up
his mind to tackle vaudeville. for the
first round selected Manager Meyer.
felt. founder Of a well-known circuit
The manager had a gruff manner and
a German accent. and was, moreover
very busy. Turning On Mr.. Stevens
brusqueiy. he exclaimed: we'll vat
DO you vant?" II would like to &c
into vaudeville" responded the candi
date, meekly. "vat do you do-vat is
your line?" II am a comedian" was
the modest but very general answer
"a komiker, heinz and the manager
faced him sternly. 'Vell, make me
laugh"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Shot by Hunter.

Tarboro, Special.--Mr. $. T. Cher
ry, one Of The most prominent men III
the county. was accidentally killed on
his plantation near Rocky Mountain
late Wednesday afternoon. The cir
crmstances which caused his death are
singular. Mr.. Cherry had gone out
INTO the woods and secreted himself
for the purpose of finding out who, he
thought, was hunting unlawfully on
his land. Dempsey Weaver, a tenant,
was doing the hunting. Seeing a small
POI tion Of his victim : form moving
behind the bushes. he mistook Mr.
Cherry for a squirrel and shot and in
stantly killed him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
HAD ooop sAo OF sNAkEA
Colorado sehocIma'sm 10 Cure oesth
% Rsptiies-

Colorado seheoims'sm 10 Cure death
20 Reptiles
Mr.. Emma Herey Meyer felt . gov
OF pride ax she gazed-at respectful!
distances, the trophies Of The chase
brought 10 her once by her pupil Miss
Rachel Hitchman. schooima'am a:
Hale. Republican, river. Kit Carson
county. Colo.
TIE package. unreIied. showed Eve
skins OF snakes killed by Miss Hitch
man.
Miss riitchmsn killed = big rattle!
that appeared among her pupils one
day and threatened damage. She took
a club. The snakes we're skinned by
Ter. too. ard she sought Mrs Meye,
10 accept one OF the biggest 10 be
made into belt
Miss HitchBan In q city-bred girl
and a year ago appealed to Mrs. Meyer
10 get her a position as teacher away
out on the prairie. This was done
After nine months experience she re
turns TO Denver delighted with her ad
ventures. Her education included
snake killing and snake skinning
lariat throwing and riding la cowboy
Denver Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Items Of State News.

Fire damaged the Eagle Furniture
Co. at High Point to the amount Of
$4,000 on Wednesday night.
A special from Salisbury says: Mr..
Joe Mcdaniel, "a years of age, came
to Salisbury to obtain license to mar
ry Miss Lou Dawson, who is just elev-
en- years his junior, Is. Both parties
to the marriage are inmates Of the
county poor house.
State Treasurer Lacy says that on
the 18th of December, he will be call
ed on to pay $275,OOO on pension war;
rants; December l, $4,000, the
monthly operating expenses of the
State administration; January /, $751;
900 interest ON the bonded debt and
100000 current expenses for the
month; and about the middle of Jan
nary 100000 Of public school war;
rants, under the act giving aid to
schools for keeping them open at least
four months in the year. This will
make about s75o,oOO to be put out in
that period.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Gaffnev s. Cit is expected II

Gaffney, s. Cit is expected that
the work of developing CASTOR Shoals,
a property on Broad river, about five
miles from Gaffney, will be started at
once This property and other water
privileges were acquired by the Calf
ney Manufacturing Company some
time ago, but were sold recently TO q
company that Mr.. J. b. Cleveland, of
Spartanburg, is said to be at the
head of. This company had a corps
of surveyors at work at the property
last week and it is thought here that
the work Of developing will be begun
in the near future. This property is
considered very valuable and if prop
erly developed it is thought that these
falls will furnish water power sufti-
cient for the manufacturing plants
at Gaffney, Spartanburg, Cherokee
Falls, Blacksburg, in South Carolina,
and Shelby and other points in North
Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19

made me crawl on hands and knees.
was so crippled for time that l
couldn't walk without sticks, had head
aches and dizzy spells and the kidney
secretions We're muddy and full Of
brickdust sediment. Doan's Kidney
Pills made the pain disappear and cor
rected the urinary trouble. / have felt
better ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. 7,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19

II her system is in a deranged condi-
ton. or she is predisposed To apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, IL is at this
time likely to become active and, with
host of nervous irritations, make life
O burden.
At this time. also. cancers and tumors
are more liable 10 begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symptoms as
a sense OF suffoeation. hot flashes, dig
illness, headache. dread of impending
evil, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal
pitation of the heart, sparks before
the eyes, irregularities. constipation,
variable appetite. weakness and inqui-
etude are promptly needed by intelli-
gent women who are approaching the
period of life when woman's great
change may be expected.
Lydia L. Pinkh>m's Vegetable Com
pound is the worlds greatest remedy
for women at this trying period. and
may be relied upon to overcome all dis
tressing symptoms and carry them
safely through to a healthy and happy
old age.
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism, and builds up the
weakened nervous system as no other
medicine can.
Mrs A T.. G. Hyland. of Chester
town, Md, in n letter TO Mrs. Pink
ham, says:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
II had been suffering with falling of the
womb for years and was passing through tho
change of life. Ny womb was badly swollen
l had good deal of soreness, dizzy SPELLS
headaches and WAS very nervous. I wrote
You for advice nnd commenced treatment
with Lydia K. P;.Ikhams Vegetable Com
pound you directed. and am happy to sa y
that all those distressing symptoms left me-
and have passed safely through the change
OF life well woman"
For special advice regarding this inn
portant period women are invited to
write 10 Mrs. Pinxham for advice. 1t
Is free and always helpful.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Mutual Investment Company.

Salisbury, SpeciaI-With an autho-
rized capital of 100000, the Mutual
Investment Company has been organ
lied here for the purpose of buying,
holding and developing real estate
i'll and around this city. Whitehead
kluttz, c. p. Jordan and DR.. r. V.
Brawley and other, leading Salisbury
men are behind the new corporation.
which begins business with prospects.
The plan is a new one and contem-
plates systematic savings on the
part Of the shareholders. who are the
younger business and professional
men in the community.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
Haitian Minister Resigns.

Washington, Special.-The resigna-
ton of William F. Powell! as United
States Minister at Haiti has been sub
mitted to the president and accepted.
As his successor the president has de-
termined upon DR.. II. w. Furlliss of
Indianapolis, Ind, a prominent ne
gro. DIR. Furniss is at present consul
to Bahia, Brazil. He will assume his
duties as minister to Haiti about No
vember 10Th,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-10-19
TEXTILE NEWS Of INTEREST
Notes Of Southern Cotton Mills and
Other Manufacturing Enterprises
War Ehoais

Ware Shoals. 8. C.-Anosher big
Southern mill, the Ware Shoals Manu-
featuring company, is nearing compile
ton. Its buildings are now eomplet-
ed, the machinery has been ordered
and il being received at the plant for
installation. This latter work Is ex-
peeted to be completed by November
90. and then the spindles and looms
will begin to produce. The mill build
ing is four stories high, 80 by 277
feet in size. and will have $4,000 spin
dies. together with 500 looms, from
the Draper Company, of Hopedale,
Mass. There vii then remain susfici-
ent space in the building to double the
spindles when the company desires TO
increase its equipment. The corpora,
ton owning this mill is capitalized at
100000, and \. b. Dial, of Laurens,
S. C., is its president.