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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-22
THE PANAMA CANAL
Presidents Message to Congress Predicts Conn
plete Success of the Scheme.
Oenounces Unpatriotic Slanderers and Praises
Work of Diggers

Washington. Dec. T.-President RooSe-
welt sent three messages to congress TO-
day. dealing respectively with the rama
ma canal. the public land laws and the
personnel of the navy
On the Land Laws.
In his message on the public lands the
president urges the repeal of the timber
and stone act. demands the radlcal
amendment of the desert land act; urges
the repeaI of the Communication clause OF
the homestead act, all Of which ne de-
cIares now serve to turn great tracts OF
land over to spectators and corporations.
To prevent the fraudulent acquisition OF
the public lands, the president says ne
has directed the secretary of the interior
to allow no patent to be issued to puohc
lands under any law until, by an exam1-
nation on the ground, actual compliance
with that law has been found to exist.
For this purpose an increase OF speclal
agents in the general land ONCE Is
urgently required. The president believes
that there should be provision for leasing
coal. oil and gas rights under proper re-
strictions.
Transfers of the national parks from
the charge of the secretary of the interior
to the secretary of agriculture is recon-
mended.
The power to create national forests by
proclamation should be extended to In
full value of land thus taken.
Navy Personnel Bill.
The president earnestly recommends
early consideration of the naval person
mel bill saying that, should it be enacted
into law, it Will cause officers on the sea-
going list to reach the grade OF captain
at forty-eight and rear admirals at fifty
five. and will assure their serving seven
wears in the grade of captain and seven
wears in the grade of rear admiral, thus
enabling them to become thoroughly skill
frI and efficient in these grades. The bill
also establishes the grade of vice admiral.
ON occasions of official Importance, of
international council, or of combined
naval action, the interests OF TINS great
nation demand that our naval representa-
+ives shall rank as the equal of the naval
representatives of other powers.
The president says that if the proposed
nlan of promotion is carried out II Will,
as compared with existing laws, make
saving of more than $5,O0O,OOO during the
next seven years.
The principal part of this saving is
made by stopping the voluntary retire
nent of young lieutenant commanders
with the rank and pay of commanders
upon the retired list.
The president is firmly of the opinion
that unless the present condition of the
higher commissioned personnel is recti-
fed by judicious legislation the future OF
the navy will be gravely compromised.
The Panama Canal.
In the month of November I visited
the IsthmuS of Panama, going over the
canal zone with considerable care; and
also visited the cities of Panama and
Colon which are not in the zone or under
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MAIL COURSE IN TEACHING.

Department of Education 0. State Uni
versity to Offer Correspondence
Work for Teachers.
Prof. M. v. O'Shea, of the depart
ment of education at the University of
Wisconsin, has arranged to give
courses in education in the cores
pondence study department of the
state university. These correspond
ence courses are adapted to meet the
needs of both teachers and parents.
They include the principles of teach
ing, the development of childhood and
youth, and the principles of education
al psychology. Dr. w. f. Dearborn
will conduct the course in psychology.
Upon the successful completion OF
this work, as in the case of all other
correspondence courses, the students
will receive credit which may be APP
piled toward regular university de-
grees.
The course in problems of teaching
treats of practical questions which are
constantly arising in the experience or
teachers. The instruction includes
methods of discipline and the princi-
pies of organization. The general aim
of education and the values of the diff
ferent studies in accomplishing this
aim forms another important part OF
the course
Both parents and teachers will find
much of interest in the course in the
development of childhood and youth,
which covers number Of the most
practical problems in the development
and training of children. In this con.
nection will be presented the latest re-
suits in child study in relation to the
boys and girls in and out Of the school
room. Topics that will be considered
include the development and training
of the will; motor development and
the place of motor activities in educa-
ton; the development of the intellect;
the development of the musical, aes-
thetic and other talents; and the n.y.
giene of mental development.-W.
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/ twenty-one charges of dynamite. On the
top notch of Cuiebra cut the prs prism ~, is
canal bed at this point has now been
sunk about 200 feet below what it origl-
nally was. It will have to be sunk about
100 feet farther. Throughout the cut the
drilling, blasting shoveling and hauling
are going on with constantly increasing
energy. the huge shovels being pressed
up, as if they were mountain hoWitzerS,
into the most unlikely looking places
where they eat their way into the hill
Sides
1t is not only natural, but inevitable
that a work as gigantic as this which
has been undertaken on the isthmus
should arouse every
Critics and species of. hostility
Doubling anu ~ rCloi0t liz nc ne
Thomases. new and so trying,
vast, that it would be absolutely out Of
the question that mistakes should not
be made. Checks will occur. Unforeseen
time seemingly well settled plans will
men arc engaged on the task. After a
such a multitude it is inevitable thar
there should be here and there a scoun-
drel. Very many of the poorer class OF
protect themselves against either the
rascality Of others or their own folly,
and it is not possible for human wisdom
to devise, plan by which they can in,
has been for ages a byword for unheaIth-
fulness and with so large congregl l.
ton of strangers suddenly put down and
set to hard work there will now and then
be outbreaks of disease. There will
now and then be shortcomings in admin
istratiOn; there will be unlooked-for acct
dents to delay the excavation of the cut
or the building of the dams and locks.
7 have investigated every complaint
brought to me for which there. seemed
to be any shadow of foundation. In
two or three cases, ali of which / have
indicated in the course of this message.
I came 10 the conclusion that there was
foundation for the complaint. and that
the methods of the commission in the
respect complained of could be bettered
In tre other instances the complaints
proved absolutely baseless, save in two
or three instances wnere they referred
to mistakes which the commission had
already found out and corrected.
SO much for honest criticism. There
remains an immense amount OF as reck-
less SANDER as has ever been published
Where the slandererS are of foreign
origin 1 have no concern with them
clardarars and Americans, I feel
for them the hearth
Libeers. est contempt and
indignation; because,
in a spirit OF wanton dishonesty and
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BUTTER AND CHEESE AWARDS.
Results of December Dairy Contest at
University.

Results of December Dairy Contest at
University.
The eighth monthly butter and
cheese scoring contest held under the
auspices of the dairy school of the
University of Wisconsin was marked
by unusually high scores. In the
cheese contest o. F. Greunke, Clinton
vile, Wis, took first place with SO
points for American cheese; Gottfried
Vogel, Mount Horeb, Wis, first for
brick cheese, 97.83 and also first place
for Swiss cheese, 95; Fred Blaser,
Hollandale, Wis, first prize for linn
burger, 90. The average score for the
total number of cheese entries was
969S points.
First place in the butter scoring COLI
test was given F. M. Werner, Water
loo, Wis, with a score of 81 points;
Thomas Netland, Deerfield, Wis, was
second, with 965, and c. L. Passmore,
lola, Wis, and A. McLane, Whitewa-
ter Wis, tied for third, with Sc points.
The average score for the butter con-
test was $3.50 points.-W.
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malice. they are trying to interfere with,
and hamper the execution of, the great
esr work of the kind ever attempted. and
are seeking to bring to naught the eff
credit of America one of the giant feats
OF the ages. The outrageous accusations
OF these slanderers constitute gross
M wb body Of pnec exnar
ability, high character and devotion to
duty, have never been excelled any
where. There is not a man among those
directing the work on the isthmus VINO
basis than merit alone, and not one VINO
has used his position in any way for
his own personal or pecuniary advantage.
After most careful consideration we
have decided to let out most of the work
by contract, if we can come to salts
factory terms with the contractors. The
whole work is of a
Plan TO Build bv xind suited to the Pc
culiar genius Of our
Contract. people; and our peo-
ole have developed
the type of contractor best fitted to CRAP
pie with it. It is of course much better
to do the work in large part by contract
than to do it all by the government, pro
vided it is possible on the one hand to
secure to the contractor sufficient re-
enumeration to make it worth while for
responsible contractors Of the pest KIND
to undertake the work; and provided on
the other hand it can be done on terms
which will not give an excessive Proht TO
the contractor at the expense of the gov
eminent. After much consideration the
plan already promulgated by the i, secre e,
It's essential features was drafted, atter
careful and thorough study and coEsld-
GRAFTON, by the chief engineer, Mr.. Ste
vens, who, while in the employment Of
Mr.. Hill, the president of the Great
Northern railroad, had personal expert
ence of this very type of contract
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NO BUSINESS MAN FOR MAYOR
Racine Reformers Say Such an Official
Fears to Enforce the Law

Racine Reformers Say Such an Official
Fears to Enforce the Law
The next mayor of Racine will not
be a business man if the members of
the Civic federation have anything to
say about it. At the regular meeting
of that organization it was decided
that business man could not enforce
the laws as they should be, an official
of that kind fearing the public. The
question Of closing saloons OH Sunday
was brought up and discussed, but it
was thought inadvisable to bring up
the matter until after the election of
a new mayor and a man placed at the
head of the city government who
would see that all Of the laws were
enforced The federation also declared
war on bucket shops, one of which
closed up shop ard moved to Milwau-
kee recently on account of the antago'
nism of the organization.
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Various Hoyv-Are-You

Various How-Are-You's.
How are you?" in German is "W1e
befnden Sc sicht?" CHOW do you find
yourself?') It is also "Wie geht's."
The Dutch say "Hoc vaart gig" CHOW
do you fare?') The Italians ask Come
state?" ("How do you standby The
French, Comment vous portez-vous?"
CtHow do you carry yourseIfT0
The Greeks ask what you are doing;
the Chinese want to know if you enjoy
your rice; and the Russians inquire
how you are living.
The Arabs, a devoit people, say "God
grant his favors to your The Turks,
no less devout, say BE under GodS
care!"-Ex.
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Game to the Last.

Game to the Last.
Adrian Iselin. at the Newport Casino,
was talking about young Bostonian VINO
with smiling gallantry had rescued a
young girl from drowning.
''He was very brave said Mr.. 1seln.
Though his own life was in danger, |
saw him laughing in the water. His pluck
reminded me of the story of the death OF
the great Lord Chesterfield.
''You> know that story ChesterHelu'
during his last illness, was driving.
@How glad I am said she, 'to see you
driving OUT e,s .;+,,
a smile Il am not driving out | am SIM
ply rehearsing my funeral Eek.
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tain will probably show less seepage,
that is. will have greater restraining
capacity, than the average natural noun
tain range. The exact locality of the
locks at this dam-as ct the other dams
is now being determined. In April next
Secretary Taft. with three Of the ablest
stearns, and Ripley-wfll visit the 18TH
mus, and the three engineers will make
the final and conclusive examinations as
to the exact site for each lock. Mean
while the work is going ahead without
break.
The Culebra cut does not offer such
great risks; that is, the damage liable to
occur from occasional land slips will not
represent what may De called major dis
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Work Of
Construction.

Work Of CnIebra cut must he
Construction. made, anyhow; but
of course changes as
to the dams. or at least as to the locks
adjacent to the dams, may still occur.
The La Boca dams offer no particular
problem. the bottom material being so
good that there is a practical certainty
not merely as to what can be achieved,
but ass to the time of achievement. The
Gatun dam offers the most serious prob
ablest men on the isthmus believe that
this problem is certain of solution along
the lines proposed; although, of course,
intelligence, and although equally, of
course, there will be some little risk in
connection with the work If the huge
across from one foothill to the other we
will have what is practically a low,
broad. mountain ridge behind which will
rise the inland lake. This artificial noun
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-22

George Pynn, aged 81, is dead at
Merrill as q result Of a fight at a
dance at August Szameit's place,
when he was hit on the head with a
beer bottle in the hands of John
Zimmerman. His skull was cracked
with the blow. Zimmerman has been
arrested.
The trouble was a free-for-all fight,
which started when some one refused
to pay for a drink When it had
abated somewhat, Zimmerman follow
ed Pynn outside and struck him over
the temple with the bottle it is
alleged
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-22
The Madness of Hamlet.

The Madness of Hamlet.
Richard Mansfield, at dinner party IN
New York, contributed an anecdote to
the old question of the sanity of Hamlet.
Zone morning in the West" he said,
ST met young friend of mine, and ask
ed him where he had beer the night be-
fore.
see So-and Sos Hamlet.
"'Aha, did your said T. Now tell me
do you think Hamlet was mad?'
"'I certainly do said he. There Wasn't
a hundred dollars in the house
The fact that your creed fits you
like a coat does not warrant you in
making it uniform for all men.
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BREWER WAS FRANK.
Astounds School Ma'ams by Confess
mo the Dollar Is What He is After.

II am working as a teacher for inc
almighty dollar, not for mere love OF
the work, and a part of my business
is to see to it that my salary is raised
from time to time
These astounding words were utter
ed by Prof. c. J. Brewer, principal OF
the New Richmond schools, at teach
ers' convention at Hudson, and created
a mild sensation among the school
ma'ams. Never had any of them
heard such a confession from a promi-
nent educator, and that Prof. Brewer
who is recognized as one of the strong
est educators in Northern Wisconsin,
should say such thing, fairly took
their breath away.
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asters. The work will merely call for
intelligence, perseverance and executive
capacity it is, however, the work upon
which most labor will have to be spent.
The dams will be composed of the earth
taken out of the. cut and very POSSIBLY
the building of the locks and dams will
take even longer than the cutting IN
The main work is now being done in
the Culebra cut. It was striking and
Impressive to see the huge steam shovels
in full play, the dumping trains carrying
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away the rock and
earth they diSlodged.

away LHS Took ALN
=. ~,s.Ln. e.& earth they dislodged.
iH SNs' The implements OF
French excavating
machinery. which often stand a little way
from the line of work, though of excel
lent construction. look like the veriest
toys when compared with these new
steam shovelS, just as the French dump
ing cars seem like toy cars when com
pared with the long trains of huge cars,
dumped by. steam plows,, which are now
vance that has been made in machinery
during the past quarter of a century
No doubt quarter of century hence
this new machinery, of which we are now
but it is certainly serving its purpose
well now. The old French cars had to be
entirely discarded.
AS soon as the type of canal was de-
cided this work began in good earnest:
The rainy season will shortly be over and
IN the amount taken
New Records for out; but even DUR
ing the last three
Excavation- months. in the rainy
season, steady prog
ress is shown by the figures: In ALL
gust, 1000 cubic yards; in September,
POI 900 cubic yards, and in October, 32o,OUO
cubic yards. In October new records
were established for the output of ind1-
vidual shovels as well as for the tonnage
haul of individual locomotives. / hope to
see the growth of healthy spirit of
emulation between the different shovel
and locomotive crews, just such spirit
the different gun crews in matters OF
craftsmanship Passing through the cut
the amount of new work can be seen al
a glance. In one place the entire side of
a hill had been taken out recently. by
twenty-seven tons of dynamite, which
were exploded at one blast. At another
place / was given presidential salute Of
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Cruel of Him.

Miss Bangor Cat piano. Music is
the food Of love.
Willie Cutter-Well, if you furnish
ed the music l am afraid love would
starve.
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the United States flag, but as to which
the United States government, through
its agents. exercises control Tor certain
chose the month of November for my
visit partly because it is the ralnlest
month of the year, the month In which
the work goes forward at the greatest
disadvantage, and one of the two months
which the medical department. of the
French canal CommiSs1oncmtW uISWStllkc
French Canal company found most I'M
healthy.
At the outset I wish to pay a tribute
TO the amount of work done by the
French Canal company under very diff
cult circumstances. Many of the build
ings they put up were excellent and are
still in use. though. naturally, the houses
are now getting out of repair and are
being used as dwellings only until other
houses can be built, and much of the
work they did in the Culebra cut. and
some of the work they did in digging
has heen of direct and real benefit This
country has never made a better in
vestment than the $40,000,O00 which it
paid to the French company for work
and betterments, including especially the
Panama railroad.
An inspection on the ground at the
height of the rainy season served to con-
vince me of the wisdom of congress in
refusing to adopt either a high-leVel or
q sea-level canal. There seems to be a
universal agreement among all people
competent to judge that the Panama
route. the one actually chosen, is much
superior to both the Nicaragua ana
Darien routes.
Our people found on the isthmus a GER
tain amount of old French material and
equipment which could be use0 Some of
It, in addition. could be sold as scrap
iron. Some could be used for furnishing
the foundation for filing in. For much
no possible use could be devised that
would not cost more than it would bring
in.
The work is now going on with
Vigor and efficiency pleasant to witness.
The three big problems of the canal are
the La Boca dams. the Gatun dam. and
Although Mr.. Hobbs was taken at his
face value by his son and heir. there
were times when the youthful Williams
adniring tributes embarrassed his parent
in the family group.
''I had quite an encounter as ! came
home tonight" said the valorous Mr..
Hobbs announced at the tea table. 1.-TWO
men, slightly intoxicated, were having
quarrel on the corner AS usual, there
was no policeman in sight, and they We're
in a fair way to knock each others brains
out when 1 stepped between and separat-
ed Them"
Mrs Hobbs in a quivering voice.
'tNo indeed, why should be-" inquired
Mr.. Hobbs, initiating his chest
II guess there isn't anybody could
knock any brains out of my father!" said
Willy, proudly.-Youth's Companion.
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Briefs.
Wisconsin
News From
All Parts of
the State.
the State

Briefs. a a. s starts. 9
Leon Greenfield, aged II, accidental
ly shot and killed himself while hunt
ing near Plainfeld.
F: {:
Robbers blew the safe in a store at
Brooklyn and then set fire to the
building, completely destroying it.
Fire at Black River Falls damaged
the residence of ex-Mayor Bright to
the extent of several hundred dollars.
+:
At Beloit Martin Howard proprietor
of the Hotel Hilton, has sold his inter-
ests to George w. Wagner of Chicago.
Lewis Larson was instantly killed
by being entangled in the machinery
at the Disco creamery at Black River
Falls.
Henry Smith, a we'll known farmer.
and John Bolter were instantly killed
by train in Elm Grove, near Mil
waukee.
The crusade against gambling is
still on in Kenosha. Andrew Michel
sen pleaded guilty and was fined $40
and costs.
=:
Dennis Quinn was killed by kicks
received from a fractions colt at his
farm near Mansion. Mr. Quinn was
IS years old and feeble.
There is a veritable wood famine
in the vicinity of Marshfield and the
same report comes from towns even
nearer the timber district.
J. B. Troutlog, bartender of Bay
field, shot Dell Reel in the face with
a 38-caliber revolver. The cause was
said to be dispute over 25 cents.
While attempting to shoot the fam
lily cat Frank Shauers accidentally
shot his son, Ellis Shauers, aged about
fifteen, in the thigh at Turtle Lake.
Mrs. Elmer Hanson of Hilldale
knocked over a lamp and was so Sc
verely burned that she died. The
house and nearly all the contents
| burned.
State Superintendent of Schools c.
P. Cary of Madison was the guest of
trustees Of tn eschools Of Kenosha
| county.
The board Of education of Kenosha
| has dedided to honor the memory Of
Edward Balm. by naming the nFhg
West side school the Edward Balm
| school"
| Made desperate because he had been
| committed to the county almshouse,
Peter Larson of Ashland, eighty-six
years old, shot himself through the
head, dying instantly.
Paul S. Newman of the town Of
Pennington has received the appoint
ment as superintendent of the Polk
county poor farm for the ensuing
| year.
Residents of the outskirts of the
city of Beloit have been repeatedly
annoyed of late from insolent gypsies
who are camping in the vicinity of the
town.
Health officer SpauIding of Kenosha
mas ordered the arrest of all people
found ignoring the quarantine act
He declares that the rapid spread Of
diphtheria in the city is due to Grim
inal neglect.
Rather than stand trial for larceny
Fred Miller jumped into the river at
Milwaukee and was drowned. Miller,
wanted at La Crosse for larceny Of
watch and money.
At a special election at Cumberland
DR.. Charles E. Foote was elected may
or to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Albert C. Uecke. He
received 105 votes to 70 for his OPP
ponent, w. L. Hunter.
Judge A. L. Sanborn of the United
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