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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02

spirits and buoyant with hope. When
Christabel-herself in advance of the
hour set-saw him, she thought she
had never seen him look so well, so
manly. so handsome.
But his first glance at her face
filed him with sudden apprehensions.
for it was set and very grave. She
smiled when she saw him. but her
smile seemed sad, and he was quick
to observe that her eyes were wistful
and melancholy, while there was a
new pensive droop about her lips. He
thought she looked as if she had been
ill.
sI'm afraid you have not been very
WE'LL" he said to her, in a voice of
marked concern.
'T'm not really i'll, Mr.. Forde," she
said, rather avoiding his searching
glances. Let us get away into the
park" she went on, as they struck
across the Row toward the Serpen-
tine, away from the people. My
first letter must have miscarried. Do
you know that in it l asked you to
meet me here at the same hour just
two days ago? / can't think how it
was you didn't get that letter"
Nor can l." he replied. but at
least you are here to-day, and that is
much"
Naturally he referred to her illness
at the Savoy and touched on topics
that were suggested by what they
saw as they went along, but she an
swered only briefly, and a silence fell
between them. AS rule Forbes talk
flowed readily, but what he had to say
to her made him nervous, and, be-
sides. he was conscious there was
something amiss with Christabel -
this pale, quiet, sad-eyed Christabel
whom he hardly seemed to know.
After few minutes they found two
seats under the trees some distance
from the north side of the drive that
lies above the Serpentine. 1t was a
lovely morning, and both of them long
remembered the scene-the lake with
the toy yachts on the water and chill
dren playing about, with here and
there a. boat, and behind the water
the green trees and the tops Of some
houses beyond, and over all a faint
silvery haze.
81 said in my letter asking you to
meet me-" began Norman, speaking
quickly SO as to get over the choke he
felt in his throat, chat there was
something which wished very much
to say to you"
He looked at her earnestly, as if to
read her thoughts, but her head was
bent to the ground. Yet he thought
he saw that her cheek flushed as he
spoke; if he had looked more closely
he might have seen that her hands
were trembling.
"Christabel," he said, more slowly
"can you not guess what it is wish
to say to your
He had never called her Christabel
before, and the sound of her name
from his lips sent a thrill through her
but she did not reply.
Ito Be Continued0
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02

In the pockets of youth we're carried
around,
And thrown out to burst on the grassy
ground
Near the feet Of some picnicker, all
unaware
That boy with cracker is near
anywhere.
Or mayhap we're shot like ball to-
ward the sky,
And we carry a flame and roar on
high;
Or in form Of balloons we are sent up
SO gay
To soar through the clouds, far, far
away.
Or on a wood bar we are put with a
pin
And touched with a match to make US
spin, spin;
Then we splutter and whirl and burst
with our glee,
AS the crowds clap and yell, Murray
ali! hur-ree!"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
a YOUNG LION SLAYER.
Boer Farmer Boys Good Shots on the
African VeIdt.


African VeIdt.
Three lions wer ekilled near Peters
burg, Transvaal the other day by the
nineteen-year-old son of Jozef Eras-
mus, 2 Boer farmer
It appears that young Erasmus was
on his way to the Messina mineand
had outspanned his donkey team when
his Kaf1ir boy came running to tell
him that three lions were tackling
the donkeys. Erasmus seized his gun
and ran hard in the direction lndi-
Gated. On his arrival at the spot he
found the lions lying around one of
the donkeys. He fred and killed a
big liOness.
The other two jumped up, but he
was ready and shot another (younger
lioness. The young lion which was
left ran behind some brushwood.
Erasmus first collected his donkeyS
and brought them into safety, and
then once more carefully approached
the scene of the fight.
In order to find out if the two lion
esses were dead he fired another shot
at one of them. This disturbed the
surviving lion, who thereupon came
forth roaring. Erasmus was again
ready and shot him dead on the spot.
Asked by the Volksstem correspond
ent whether he was alone at the time,
Erasmus replied: "Oh no, Dom, l
had my little Kaffir boy with me-
The skins were sold in Petersburg
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With many firecrackers in his hand.
Some matches in his pocket,
A Hip, hip, hurrah!" on his tongue,
And one immense skyrocket.
Thus little Billy wandered forth
Most joyously, to try
To celebrate in the right way
TIL glorious Fourth of July.
He fell in line behind the band
That played Red, White, and Blue, -
He sang to help the noise along,
Though the words he never knew.
Then to the celebration grounds
He marched with gallant tread,
And listened while a wondrous mar
"The Declaration" read.
Then came the picnic dinner
Spread meath a great oak tree,
And little Billy ate his fill
While the band played Liberty"
And all the rest the day was spent
In making fun and noise,
Shooting lots Of firecrackers off
With all the girls and boys.
And when at eve he wandered home,
AS tired as he could be,
He said, II love the glorious Fourth,
TITS day what just suits me-"
Maud Walker.
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Gen Grants Reserve.

Seeing Gen. Grant so frequently,
had reasonable opportunities for
studying his moods and becoming &C.
quainted with his views on many sub
iects. The topics were for the most
part introduced by himself, and there
was a freedom in their discussion that
was in strange contrast with his gen
eral reputation for studied reserve,
says DR.. Shrady in Century His in
sight into character and motive was
the outgrowth of long and varied ex-
perience with men and circumstances,
and was always edifying to the listen
err In recognizing fully the hopeless
ness of his physical ailment, and that
the mortal issue was mere question
of time there was sad sincerity in
his reflections that allowed no doubt
of their weight and accuracy. At times
he appeared to talk for posterity, that
he might leave behind him some testi-
mony that would be suggestive or use
full to others.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
SONG OF THE FIREWORKS.

On the Glorious Fourth we're welcom-.
ed by all,
The young and the old, the short and
the tall,
The lean and the fat, the sour and the
gay,
Come forth to greet us on that festive
day.
And gayIy we sally out hand in hand
Loving to follow the loud-playing
band;
And filing the streets with our own
lusty noise
That browns the sound of band and of
boys!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02

Little "Towhead" crept, tip-toe, into
he library after breakfast, closed and
| ocked the door and sat him down in
front of the writing desk. His freck-
led face-that was stained about the
mouth and ears with egg and jam
wore happy and patriotic smile.
NOW fer NAH essay on the Glori-
Gus Fourth" he said, dipping pen in
ink and beginning to write with pains
taking care. The following is the re-
suit of half an hours energetic work:
'Meny, meny hundruds of Years ago
George Washington started War 1t
Amt at all fare, said George, fer us
Amerikens to be ruled by a Furrin
King. We will take the Rains of gov
eminent in our Own Hands, said
George. All this happened on the
Fourth of July, and that's why all of us
still Selibrait the Glorious Fourth.
George was as brave Man as Shur-
lock homes or any Detective that ever
drue the breath of Life. He waded
thrue blud his boot tops without
ever Grumbling about it. He could
manage a whole Ramon by his self,
and he was never known tell a I've.
If he played Hockey he fessed up
his teacher as soon as he Set foot in
the School House. If it hadent bin fer
George where wood We all be now?
In China maybe, or in the filipines.
Or maybe We woodnt be at all, fer
| likely the Indians wood have Skalped
us ALL So on the Glorious Fourth we
must all Shoot off many crackers and
yell hip hip hurraw till we pritty near
bust out throats. George Washington
and the Glorious Fourth are like
Twins, they always go Together; they
are Our Ameriken Herows and we
mustent forget to hold them in Re-
yenge It's only Folks what have no
love for this Country that don't feel
Revenge for our Herows George and
the Fourth of July. The incest place
to Selibrait is down by the River. If
you git tired and Hot shooting off
Fireworks you can Jump in 2 the
Swimming pule and cool Off. But you
mustent forget to yell hip hip hurraw
good and Plenty on the Glorious
Fourth, the Day when all royal Ameri-
kens carries flag and buys fireworks
Hip hip hurraw for George Wash
ington that invented the Glorious
Fourth, say j."
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a HORSES TOE NAILS.
His Hoofs Play the Part and Grow
Third of an Inch a Month.


Third of an Inch Month.
Few persons realize that a horses
hoof is really the same thing as the
toe nails of human beings or of ami
mails having toes. The horn of hoof
grows lust as toe nail does.
The hoof grows more rapidly in I'M
shod horses than in those wearing
shoes, and it grows faster in horses
which are we'll groomed and well fed.
But on the average the horn grows
about a third of an inch month.
Hind hoofs grow faster than fore
hoofs. The toe of the hOof being the
longest part, it takes longer for the
horn to grow down there than at the
heel. For instance, the toe will grow
entirely down in from eleven to thir-
teen months, While the heel will grow
down in from three to five months.
AS the new horn grows out any
cracks or defects in the old gradually
work down to where they can be cut
off lust as with human finger nails
| YOU can watch the progress of a
| bruise from the root to the tip.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
Alnhahet in Bible Verse.

In the twenty-frst verse Of the sew
enth chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet.
It runs thus: "And I, even I, Artax'
erxes the King, do make a decree to
all the treasures which are beyond the
river that whatsoever Ezra, the priest,
the scribe of the law of the God of
heaven. shall require of you, it be
done speedily"
But. still more wonderful, in the
eighth verse of the third chapter Of
Zephaniah is contained every letter, in
Guiding finals, of the Hebrew language.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
CHAPTER XVII.
"Loved | Not Honor More"


Norman Forde, eager and expectant,
arrived early at the office in Shaftes-
bury avenue that morning, feeling
confident that Christabel would have
sent him a reply, but the first delivery
was already in and there was nothing
from her. This was a check to his
glowing hopes. but he easily persuad-
ed himself that she had been unable
from one cause or another to answer
as soon as he had thought; her letter
would undoubtedly come by a later
post.
!. He turned his attention to the plans
for the new Sisterson building in
America which had been left by Max
well Sisterson but after a careful
study of them came to the conclusion
that when everything was considered
they we're not bad plans. He did not
see in what they were to be altered
without making a fundamental
change. That was, perhaps, what Sis
terson had meant, he reflected, for
had he not suggested that new plans
might have to be submitted for those
of the American architect? He men
toned this to Philip, and they looked
at the plans together. Philip agreed
with him.
This occupied the morning hours
Each time Billy came into the part
ners' room Norman looked up inquir
ingly, but the forenoon passed with
out bringing a line from Christabel
sI shall hear from her in the after
noon,' he told himself, sanguinely
"she will meet me tomorrow, proba
bly,: perhaps she had a previous en-
gagement today" But the Afternoon
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a BAD Fall,

"For goodness sake!" exclaimed
mamma, returning from a shopping
trips whats the matter with little
Tommy"
"'Tis bad boomp he got ma'am.
Ye know We told me I was to let him
play upon the pianny an onct whin he
was slidin' on the top of it he slid too
far, a'am."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
Casts Light Far.

The new electric Fastnet light, off
Cape Clear, Ireland, is of 100000 can
die power. The cost was $420,000.
The focal plane of the flash is $50
feet above high water, and theoretical
w it is visible sixteen miles. The
foundations of the lighthouse are
twenty feet thick.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
Fourth of July Resolutions.

(By a Small Boy.)
To get up as early as possible.
To annoy the neighbors as much as
possible.
To make all the noise I can.
To eat as much ice cream as I can
hold.
To escape death if possible.
To play tricks on others-especially
timid old ladies.
Why do l do this?
Because pa says he wants me to be
a patriotic American.-Life.
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His Former Wife.

Absent Minded Wall Street Opera
tor Cat, social function) -Excuse me,
madam, but your face seems familiar.
Haven't l met you before?
Society Leader-O, yes; I remem-
Der you we'll We met in the church
the day we were married"
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That Exclaimed All.

Hearty Party (meeting old acquaint-
ance)-How are you? Haven't seen
you for years. How's the wife?
Old Acquaintance (very much mar
ried, gruff1y) all right.
Hearty Party (pleasantly)-Ha!
brought you two together you remem-
Der.
Old Acquaintance (resentfully) -
Oh, it's you is it, owe a grudge to?
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The Proper Way.

81 suppose the small berries are on
the bottom. That's scheme some
hucksters have"
Oats a short sighted policy, mum"
$50 I think"
Eyes, mum. De small berries should
be Dlaced in the middle.
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Share Ii Equally.

Eyes" said the fellow with the bald
brow. cts certainly true that if a man
has no respect for himself nobody
else will have much respect for him."
.But it's equally true replied the
keen one, chat if he has too much no.
bodv else will have any,"
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A SUGGESTION.

Aged Admirer-Thihk Of all the lux
uries rich husband like me could
give you.
Miss De Young a rich father
would Go just as well. Marry my
mother
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Something Lacking.

81 amt satisfied with the way they
printed this Speech" declared Con-
gresham Wayback.
"Why, they sprinkled in plenty of
laughter and applause"
Eyes; but how about all them ges-
tures?"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
Something Lacking.

81 amt satisfied with the way they
printed this speech" declared Con-
gresham Wayback
"Whv, they sprinkled in plenty of
laughter and applause"
Eyes; but how about all them 8es-
tures?'
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Our Dear Friends,

did you tell the ladies who called
that I had the fu,' Bridget?"
"That | did, mum; told 'em We
wasn't feelin' well, and ye was goih'
to call on EN- soon, and they SEE they
were sorry to hear it."
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Cash in Advance.

81 pay as l CO." declared the POM
pous citizen.
mot while I'm running these apart
ments,' declared the janitor. You'll
pay as you move in"
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Use for Them All.

"You have three pairs of glasses,
professor"
Eyes; I use one to read with, one to
see at a distance, and the third to find
the other two"
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And each little dolly
Carries very high
A tiny fag'et in her hand
On this, the Fourth Of July.
Sure.

Dealer-NOw, Mr. Hardup, I'll let
you have these things on trust. If
YOU are not good pay, I'll find you out
when | call to collect.
Mr.. Hardup-You certainly will
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And Maxine Good.

eyes, I'm working for the uplift,
now"
.sNoble man! And what are you do
ing?"
Running a freight elevator"
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Quite Accounted For.

THAT man always gets along, and
seems to be enterprising in other
WAYS. yet he never handles anything
which isn't a drug in the market"
What is his business?"
"He's an apothecary"
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Too drastic.

81 see by the paper, ma, that boy
assassin has been hanged
"Wa-al, a sassin' boy is great trial.
but don't think tibet he ought ter be
hanged fer it."
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1t makes all the difference whether
you are acting like good man be-
cause you want to seem to be one or
because you are.
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An Alarming Possibility.

'T see that new language called
Esperanto has been invented"
Good gracious! Another way for
women to say what they don't mean"
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Fourth of July Limerick.
full to others

There was a small boy with rocket
Hidden snugly inside his hip pocket,
His ma saw it there
And said, II declare!
You mustn't touch match to that
rocket"
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Patriotic Helen.

Little Helen Goldlocks
Is patriotic, true,
For her Go.lies three are dressed
In red and white and bfue.
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-07-16
Boys Life Saved.

My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack of dysentery. We had
two physicians; both gave him up.
We then gave him Chamberlain IS
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy
which cured him and believe that it
saved his life.-William 81. Stroling,
Carbon Hill, Ala. There is no doubt
but this remedy saves the lives OF
many children each year. Give it
with castor oil according to the plain
printed directions and cure is GER
tain. For sale by Princeton Drug Co.
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BeSieqed Five Times.

Quebec was long the key to the pos.
session of the entire Dominion Of Can.
ada. 1t became part Of the unwrit.
ten law of nations that whoever held
Quebec became entitled to possession
of the surrounding territory. This &C.
counts for the fact that Quebec has
been under siege or prolonged and con.
certed attack no less than five tines
a record comparing with those of
some Of the famous war towns Of con.
t1nental Europe. For over a century
Quebec was the center of military 3D.
erat1ons Of France and England in the
new world, as well as the educational,
religious and political center. In its
value as a strategic point Quebec is
unsurpassed by any city in North
America. By successfully resisting
the Continental army under General
Montgomery and Benedict Arnold in
1771 Quebec saved all Of the present
dominion Of Canada to Great Britain.
It was the city that opened the way
to the establishment of the great trad
ing posts In the wildernesses that
were to earn vast fortunes for kings,
princes and nobility. At Quebec IS the
Basilica, the mother church of Roman
Catholicism in America. It was in
Quebec that dwelt and ruled, with
their retinues, at the Chateau st.
Louis, the governors sent over from
France and England. The city has
long boosted Of one Of the strongest
natural Notifications in the world-the
Citadel, browning the city, well de-
scribed as the Gibraltar Of America,
which was designed by Lord We'll
nngton. Quebec was at one time the
capital and largest city of the vast
territory, and it founded and fostered
the great industries that have utilized
the unreasonable wealth Of the Do
minion-ship building, numbering, man
ufacturing and mining.
From the foregoing it may readily be
realized why the tercentenary of this
coveted city is considered to be of
primary international Importance. In
short, Quebec gave Canada to France:
that is why the French revere. as
Dickens wrote, "the city suspended in
midair." Quebec gave Canada to Brit
ain; that is why the British cherish
the city as one Of the rarest Jewels in
the crown Of empire.
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By FREDERICK r. TOOMBs.

"HE French have taken Quebec!
Once more the founders and
original holders of the famous
old Canadian city are supreme
within its precincts. Once more the
naughty Briton has found himself
compelled to rest content with only
secondary consideration in the historic
metropolis Of the past. The f1eurs-de-
lis, 1.-The lilies Of France" those mediae-
val encoura gements to valor, are seen
on every side throughout English as
well as French Canada.
All this sounds highly warlike.
France has made another conquest Of
the territory along the st. Lawrence?
Yes, but this latter day conquest is a
conquest Of peace. Not a drop Of blood,
but tidal wave Of good will, has
flowed, all in honor of the coming
three hundredth anniversary Of the
landing Of the great French explorer,
Samuel de Champlain, at what is now
Quebec and the consequent founding
Of the city. Of course such a celebra-
ton must necessarily be a French GEL
ebration, even though occurring in
British territory, but the two nations
have Joined with equal enthusiasm in
the project and for the present pur-
poses are practically one race.
The tercentenary celebration opens
July 20, and in addition to the truly
magnificent programme of events ar
ranged there will occur probably the
greatest gathering Of notable person
ages Of many nations that Canada has
ever known So great an internation-
al significance is accredited the Que
bee anniversary that Edward VII. is
sending his royal highness the Prince
OF Wales, with Prince Arthur, only
son Of the Duke Of Connaught,. and an
Imposing suit, on board swift
armored cruiser as his governments
representative. President Roosevelt