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LET US E HOW The REFORM WORKS.

1t is we'll to wait and see how the rule adopted by the House of Assem-
bly,. providing that a bill cal be cal led out of committee at the request
Of fifteen members, shall work before condemning IT. or calling it a grim
joke" as the Jersey City Journal does This hasty pejudgment shows N
obvious bias. The practise of srangl ing bills in committee, which has been
a scandal at Trenton all these years, certainly calls for reprobahon 1t has
been productive Of infinite harm to 81 tate and municipal interests Is the
Journal we'll knows 1t has given all the power to the elbow of the lobby.
1t has been the owe fr bribery In d brbetaking For years decent men
have crhd nut against the arbitrary pc rel of committees owe bills and now
that a remedy is to be tried n o decen man car consistently decry it until it
shall have proved a failure.
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MANY NEW LINES
ON VALENTINES.
you not be one of the hun
dreds of girls who in the first
4 n mail tomorrow will receive this

~ G AL 1Ou llO w oAiC VI
XVI dreds of girls who in the first
4 mail tomorrow will receive this
valentine;
Here's to the woman
With "a heart like
A trolley car
Always room for one more.
But may you be one of the hundreds
who will surely have this one handed
to them by the postman at the same
time tomorrow morning;
While others try coquettish wiles
And ape the sirens art,
You gave a few unconscious smiles
And thus enslaved my heart.
st. Valentines Day promises to be
observed his year more generally than
ever. The department stores and the
jewelry shops are devoting a large
amour of space to the love-laden crea-
tons that go with the 14th of Feb
ruary, and they report a feverish haste,
especially on the part of women, TO
buy the fluffy things wherein are writ
the messages of Cupid. But it is not
only in cards, gaily decorated ana
edged with lace, that a big business
is done, but in remembrances OF .
more substantial nature. There are
thousands of gifts exhibited on the
counters showing beautiful examples
of the art of the goldsmith and the
| silversmith. But i~nseparably connected
with the day is the serious and comic
card, and they undoubtedly hold the
centre of the stage.
But the old-time fimsy comic valen-
tine has disappeared. In it's place Is
the post card, which sells for from ]
TO 10 cents. They are adorned with the
funniest kind of sketches and witt
juggling rhymes just as funny. One q
the favorites is a drawing of a little
boy and girl away up in the clouds II
a balloon. Underneath is this rhyme
My heart with love for you has grow
Into a big balloon,
Wherein we WI may sail away
To find the honey-moom
The Buster Brown valentine, wllici
many a Buster will send to his dream
girl, goes like this:
Little fairy. quite contrary,
l love you. you know.
Please won't you be
My bcst-est girl
And let me be your beauF
Here is the way the Drummer 30,
sends his message to his lady love:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-13
A REVISION OF THE STATE srATUrss.

There has been idle talk for a number of years of a real revision of the
statutes of the State to reduce their great bulk by the elimination o. the
dead wood codfying laws having the same object nd application n putting
the book Of statutes in such shape that it can be read with some degree OF in
teIigence by layman as well as lawyer The present Legislature win doubt
less at the suggestion of the Governor order the work to be done by three
eounslorsa at law. who nay employ whatever assistance they need With
properly revised statutes seasonal legislation can better be conducted and
the executive will have clearer light in acting N bills Governor Stokes vas
greatly hampered lin his work on leftover bills by the labor of exanining the
statutes to see what IL any. eject a bill had upon previous legislative acts
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IT IS TO LAUGH.

parlor. Go right in. my boy. You'll
find her willing. Ever since she got
that valentine she hain't done nothing
but sing:
"tOh, valentine,
Will you be mine?9'
Yes, SO right in and fix up things,
and when you come out we'll put a
price on the Eaters"
II had to turn him down." concluded
the bachelor, ''and I'm telling you that
| never had a chance to buy more
fruit or vegetables off him. There was
always q bulldog in front of the house
to keep me off the premises"
JOE KERR.
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AMENrIEs OF THE Barr SEX.

Mrs. Al thought Mrs. c. was a
friend of yoursg
Mrs. B.zAnd so n is.
Mrs. A.-weil. she isn't. She's a
~hypocrite.
Mrs. blow do you know that?
Mrs. AzBecause she tried to get me
to say something NEAR about you.
Mrs. B-Shef did, How
Mrs. A.-Why, she asked me to tell
her what l really thought of you
Chicago Newt
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ture of a melancholy man looking at d
map of the earth and saying to himseil'
81 used to W the whole of it once, but
something has n wrong"
]. p. Morgan will get one
numerous banks, steamboats,, coal
mines and skyscrapers and a man
pointing to them and saying: It's easy
to be a fnancier when you've got all
the cash in the country"
The weekly editor will get one snow
ing a farmer driving into town with d
load of stumps and rails on his sleigh,
and underneath the words: fWood
taken on subscription"
The bank looter will get II showing
a picture of a manor house and a steam
yacht. and underneath the words:
you've got the cash, and now let the
other Teller have the confidence
JOE KERR.
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ZEE PRlMARY CONSIDERATION.

Former Secretary shaws address at Marshall, Michigan, yesterday va re-
plte with thought and its one a admirable. He spoke with the voice OF
by great and momentous problems More than 100000 freight casa and 10000
locomotives stand idle. and large numbers of workngmen are out of employ
rnent. The cry of want has been raised for the first time since 1896. The pM-
mar consideration is restoration of confidence and of Industrial and business
activity. We must do that in order to deal with the great problems that beset
the nation-the national defense, national waterways, the isthmian canal, a new
currency system, the Asiatic question, the question of or insular Dependent
cies. navy building. or ocean marinea and the tariff We must increase our
transportation facilities.
The best railroad authority estimates that a billion dollars of expenditure
will be needed to make the railroads equal to the traffic demands in normal
business seasons. This capital must be furnished by the people, n whhe
confidence is impaired the railroads cannot get new capital for beuerments
II these eighty considerations sink into the minds of the people generally, Is
they have in the minds of mn like Secretary Shaw, there need b 10 appre-
hension as ito the countrys future.
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LOGIC.

Teacher-Now, Tommy, can o tell
me what 't-o-o' spells?
Small Tommy-Yes, ma'am; it spells
too
Teacher-Thats right. And what
does to spell, Johnny?
Small JOHNNY guess it spells one
Chicago News.
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MOANING OF THE E

His Wife during the spat)-I actual
~ believe you married me simply be-
cause of my money.
Her Husband-Weil, my dear. a man
usually has some excuse for doing a
foolish thing.-Chicago News.
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WOULDN'T SUIT HER

Mrs. Spendcrs-I Wonder how you'd
like ii If 1 ever got .'new-womanish'
and insisted upon wearing men
clothes?
Mr.. Spenders-Oh, / haven't amy
fear of you ever doing that. Mems
clothes are never very expensive.-
Catholic Standard and Times.
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LINCOLN AND CURRENT POLITICS.

Lincohs Birthday celebrations all w the country were perfervid with
oratorym more or less political. Some sp eakers made Lincoln a mere lay figure
in dscoures touching pom present day politics. policies and candidates..
Eulosy of the great commoner a made a cover for the promotion of
presidential aspirations. But then. W by should not Lincoln be held up as
the great exemplar, ven to promote pr esent day political objects? He is still
the majestic and subIimely pathetic figure of our national history, and his
memory cannot be harmed, even when III politician invokes it for a purpose
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This fond and faithful
Heart of mine
Beats only for
My valentine.
Here is the jingle of the more modern
lover of whom we neal so much in
songs;
This heart of mine
VIII jump for joy
If / may be-
Your honey boy.
Listen to the manner in which the
cynical suspicious lover addresses his
idol;
Let's be gay while we may
And seize loves laughter.
In be true as long as you
And not a moment after.
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The Lauter-Human

The very interesting feature for visitors to these Recltais
l. tbe demonstration of the power that is given any non
nlayer not only to play the piano magnifcently, but to supply
Perhaps the most difficult task that can be given a
nian;st is to accompany the violin satisfactorily. That TINS
tpost is met eminently successfully will be demonstrated TO
everyone in the audience, for all of the accompaniment VIII
he fnrnished by the Lauter Humane, played pneumatlcaiiy'
With this wonderful instrument player ana non-piayer alike
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wouldn't it be awful to nave this
one handed to you:
A knocker is a ~grouch's cousin
And jealousy's a brother;
You're n member of that family
1 happened to discover.
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A DARK

"A UAKk
The shades OF night were falling fast.
The pride of the household was en-
tertaining a young man in the front
"Ncttie,e called the fair one's father
from the library. aren't you going to
light the gas in there?'
I'm a minute. papa replied the dear
girl. George and 1 were just speak
ing o~f-er--striking a match.-Chicaso
News.
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can express himself ex-.
actly as he may wish;
no other pneumatlcal-
ly operated instrument
can compare with it
in the power OF artls-
tic control.
While the Lauter-
Humana can, ofcourse,
be played by hand, in
every number in the
program it is actually
played with the aid OF
music-roll and treadles
in the same way as it
would be played by any
person who might not
know one note from
another.
You are invited to
familiarize yourself
with the merits OF the
Lauter- Humana either
at the close of the
recital or at any other
time that may prove
most convenient to
you.
Lauter Co.
657,659 Broad Street
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WHAT THEY WILL GET.

Chauncey Depew will get a valentine
on which is inscribed the legehd.
need the salary and shall hang on.
Thomas Plat will get one inscrlpeu'
Hang that second wife of mine.
Thomas F. Ryan will get one
a fugitive on the run through the
brush, and underneath the Woius'
who'd although it! They've even
got after mel"
Perry Belmont will get one d
picture of a man drinking from a grass
labeled merger" and exclaiming: MY
favorite. 1t goes right to the spot.
Uncle John D. win get one with a PIC
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T seems to me that you should get married" said l. to a bac
who lived by herself and had no kindred.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
SECRETARY TAFT KEPT MOVING
Not an Idle Moment During His Six
Days Stay on Isthmus.

Not an Idle Moment During His Six
Days Stay on Isthmus.
Colon, May 13.-Secretary Taft sail
ed from here at o'clock yesterday
afternoon on the Prairie of Charles
ton. During his stay on the isthmus,
which has lasted six days, the secre-
tary has not had an idle moment. So
many affairs of Importance had to re-
ceive his attention that he was una
BILE to accept any of the social invita-
lions extended to him. Secretary
Taft's efforts were directed mainly to
improvements in the administration
of the canal zone, the consideration of
the boundary dispute between Pana-
ma and Colombia, and the relations
between Panama and Colombia and
the United States.
While no official statement has
been given out relative to much that
has been accomplished, it is announc-
ed that a satisfactory agreement has
been reached. The matter of the
boundary line will ge taken up by Mr..
Taft when he reaches Washington
with President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Root.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
SEVEN ARE KILLED IN MINE
Disastrous Explosion Occurs in Penn
sylvania Coal Mine-Many
Are Injured.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 49, - Seven
mine workers were instantly killed
and more than dozen injured yes
terday afternoon in an explosion in
the Mount Lookout colliery of the
Temple Coal and Iron company at wy
oming, hear here.
The explosion occurred 600 feet I'M
der ground and 1900 feet from the
shaft up which the miners make their
exit John Kosmith, miner, left a
small "gas feeder" burning in the ex-
IRENE end of gangway all of Mon
day night, which set fire to the tim
bers and the coal. Early yesterday
when the fire boss started into the
mine to make his rounds he discov-
cred the fire.
A gang was sent into the mine to
keep the fire from spreading, and
while at this work the explosion oc-
Cured. All the dead and injured were
brought to the surface.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
NEBRASKA hit BY
FATAL TORNADO
Eastern Part of State Is Swept,
Leaving Path of Death
and Destruction.
TWELVE PERSONS ARE KILLED
One Town Almost Blown to Pieces and
Another Half Destroyed;
Farms Damaged.
TWELVE PERSONS ARE KILLED

Omaha, Neb., May 13.-Twelve per-
sons are known to have been killed
/ and a score injured by a tornado
which swept over the northern part
| of Sarpy county at o'clock yesterday
afternoon At Bellevue the college
buildings were damaged to the extent
of probably $4,000 and several per-
sons we're injured, none fatally. The
storm then moved on to Louisville,
Richfield and Springfield, where the
principal damage and loss of life oc-
Cured. The storm was the most Sc
we're that ever struck Eastern Ne
| braska.
Town Blown to Pieces.
The damage to the college buildings
at Bellevue was heavy. Moving south
the tornado struck Fort Crook, dam
aging several of the barracks build
| ings, but nobody was injured. In the
town of Fort Crook, however, num-
Der of buildings were entirely wreck
ed and other damage done.
The storm lifted and dipped at in
tervals, continuing to move south
WdTO, UO1uS LluSll ucILLCSC w ANNA -
| property. The first town struck was
Papillion, eight miles south of South
Omaha. At that point the damage
was not great The little town of
Richfield was almost blown to pieces,
but the casualty list was small.
Army Post Suffers.
At Louisville half the town was
| wrecked and at least eight persons
lost their lives.
Two miles north of Papillion Martin
Teith and his son James were driving
along the Little Pappio river when
their horse became frightened by the
hail and plunged into the swollen
stream. Both father and son were
drowned.
An officer from Fort Crook arrived
in the city last night and stated that
| the damage to the buildings would
amount to 100000 at the army post
alone, and that the village is almost a
| total wreck.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
SIGHTS[[RS FLOCK TO FARM
Make Merry on Scene Where Most
Gruesome Tragedies in Decade
Had Taken Place.

I.aporte, Ind, May 12.-While no
more bodies of skeletons have been
unearthed at the port of Missing
Men," as the Guinness farm has come
to be called, evidence accumulated
that the death of at least nine more
victims-six men, a woman, a girl and
an infant must be laid at the door of
the woman, who, whether dead or
alive, must be regarded as the arch
criminal of her time.
All Roads Lead to Farm.
All roads in Laporte county led to
the Guinness farm yesterday, upwards
of $4,000 sightseers visiting the place
of death before sunset. Several of
the outof-town visitors, however,
were seeking information concerning
missing friends Or relatives, and some
further information regarding the pos
sibility of identifying some of the un-
known victims of the farm resulted
from their inquiries. There was moth
ing in the attitude of the crowd to in
dicate that they were visiting place
where the most grewsome tragedies
of decade had taken place.
Make Merry on Farm.
Jokes and laughing comment on the
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Several efforts have been made to
capture three bands of wild horses
feeding in the neighborhood of Kit
Carson.
Among the group that runs wild
about twenty miles north of the town
are said to be powerful horse and
an equally handsome mare that would
make team worth about $500, says
the Denver Republican. A huge sorrel
stallion with a blaze face, tail that
reaches to the ground and a heavy,
flowing main is the leader of the band
and is said to be so wary that up to
date all attempts to run down any
member of the group has resulted in
failure.
Whenever man appears on the
horizon the stallion sounds the alarm
and starts the band off in the other
direction, led by smart roam bronco.
The stallion himself brings UP the
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CASHIERS TH[FIS
REACH $1,25O,OoO
Threat of Suicide Causes Bonds
| men to Surrender Man and
Withdraw Bail.
MONTGOMERY BREAKS DOWN
In "SweatbOx" Four Hours He Tells
Story of LoOting of the Bank;
Other Arrests Expected.

Pittsburg, May 13-A most sensa-
tional chapter in the Allegheny Ma
tional bank scandal was added here
late yesterday afternoon when George
Tener, a rich manufacturer and bonds
man for William Montgomery, the de-
faulting cashier, turned Montgomery
over to the authorities, withdrawing
his bail.
Tener made this move on hearing
that Montgomery had announced that
he would commit suicide, and on be-
ing informed by National Bank Exam
iner William l.. Folds that the defal-
cations of Montgomery would reach
at least $1,250,0O0 The authorities
then decided to increase Montgom.
ery's bail to 100000, and the cashier,
with the prospect of Jail before him,
was ''sweated" four hours in the Office
of the United States district attorney.
Unbosoms Himself.
Montgomery unbosomed himself
during the four hours he was in
charge of the officials. In the pres
ence of witnesses he told part of the
story of the looting of the bank.
Montgomery gave information
which will probably result in the ar
rest of several other persons before
the case is over 1t will probably
outrival any similar case ever brought
to light.
Mr.. Folds said that although the de-
falcation would reach $1,250,000, and
probably more, the capital of the bank
is intact Already about 100000 has
been recovered on notes and stocks.
Friends Fear Suicide.
Montgomery broke down completely
when the ordeal was over. So fearful
are his friends that Montgomery will
attempt to take his life that a con-
slant guard will be kept with him
day and night. Montgomery has made
arrangements to turn over to the
bank every penny of his own fortune,
which is estimated at about 100000.
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was murdered. Helgelein's body,
however, had been in the ground only
a few months at the most, and it gave
evidence of a terrific death struggle.
The sheriff and other county officials
were again in conference last evening.
At the conclusion of their delibera-
tons it was announced that the case
of Ray Lamphere probably will be
taken up the grand jury Wednesday.
Some thirty witnesses are to be call
ed before the inquisitorial body by
Prosecutor Smith.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

H.
Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul, May IS. = Wheat--No 1
Northern, $108 3-S; No. Northern,
81. 7-801.06 3-8. Corn - No. 2 yell
low, CT SAC. Oats-No. 2 white, so 5-S
@5O 7-8c.
Minneapolis, May IS. = Wheat-No
1 hard, $1.10 49, No. 1 Northern,
81. O8 3-8; No. Northern, $1.O5 1870
1.O6 3-S; durum, SOC. Corn-No. 2
yellow, 671-4067 SAC. Oats-No.
white, so 5000 7-Sc.
Duluth, May 10. = Wheat-No. 1
hard, $1.1O 3-S; No. 1 Northern,
$1.O7 10. Oats-No white, soc.
Chicago, May IS. - Wheat-No. 2
red SO 5-Sc0$1; No. 3 hard winter,
95c0$1.01. Oats-No. 2 white, $40
SAC. Corn-No. 2, So 1-2@7O 1-2c.
Milwaukee. May IS. = Wheat-No.
1 Northern, $1.1O@1.11; No. 2 North
ern, $1.G6@109. Rye-82@82 lie.
Chicago, May 13. - Cattle-Beeves,
$485@74O; stockers and feeders,
$36505.60; calves, $4.75@625. Hogs
Mixed and butchers, $5.90@5.70;
bulk, $5.60@565. Sheep = $4@610;
lambs. $55O@765.
Sioux City, Iowa. May 49, - Cattle
-Beeves $5.50@6.50; COWS and heif-
ers, $350@5.10; stockers and feeders,
$3.6OO4.40; calves and yearlings,
$3.1005.85. Hogs-$5.2005.35.
South st. Paul, May IS. - Cattle
Good to choice steers, $S@6.75;
good to choice cows and heifers, $40
6. Hogs Price range, $5.60@5.75;
bulk, $5.65@570. Sheep - Wethers,
$6@6.35: good to choice lambs, $6.75
07.25.
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antecedents of the farm were heard
on every side and EXPLANATIONS of joy
from successful relic hunters were
numerous. Family picnic parties
grouped themselves on the sloping
lawn under the pines and cedars
which dot the dooryard, or found rest
ing places beneath the Towering ap-
pie and plum trees Of the orchard.
Sheriff Shutter will continue his
investigations at the Guinness farm
to-day. The report to the coroner of
the physicians who made the autop-
sizes on the bodies found in the cellar
is not expected for a day or two.
May Search Former Home.
Chicago, May u. = A conference
will be held today between Assistant
Chief of Police Schuettler and Coro-
ner Hoffman to decide whether to dig
up the yard and cellar of the resi-
dence in Austin formerly occupied by
Mrs. Guinness in search of remains of
possible victims. AS to the possibili-
ty of the woman being still alive the
police officials said last night that in
the past three days they had received
twenty-six letters from persons who
declare they are positive they have
seen Mrs. Guinness since her reported
death.
Is Not Mrs. Guinness.
Syracuse, N. Y, May 12.-Mrs. Cora
Belle Heron, widow of Frederick B.
Heron, former vice president of the
Sethness Chemical company of Chica-
go, who was arrested by Syracuse de-
tectives in a Pullman sleeper Satur-
day morning on suspicion of being
Mrs. Belle Guinness, the Laporte muir
deress, was quickly able to prove her
identity and proceeded to New York
Saturday afternoon.
Probing the Mysteries.
Laporte, Ind, May 13.-The GUM
ness farm failed to reveal new mystic
ries yesterday, but some excellent
progress was made in solving the puz-
zles already involved in the home
stead which has witnessed the tragic
deaths of at least fourteen persons. A
series of heavy showers made eXca-
waiting impossible.
DR.. J. H. William Meyer sent to the
coroner his findings resulting from
the autopsies of the bodies supposed
to be those of Andrew Helgelein OF
Mansfield, S. D., and Jennie Olsen, the
foster daughter of Mrs. Belle GUM
ness, who disappeared in 1906.