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New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

Calamander. q tree which grows on the island Of
Ceylon where it IS held II reverent awe At one
time the trees were quite plentiful there; but onlT
about ninety specimens remain and all these are
numbered and jealousy guarded BY the Govern
rnent The CalaInander trees are 50 precious that
when five pieces of furniture made OF the wood
were exhibited at the Chicago Worlds Fair they
were insured for two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars; but elaborate and skilled Workmanship Of
course entered largely into this valuation The
wood is brilliantly rich and u0rt-ed N ve1nlng Then
polished: but its almost priceless value IS due
good deal to its rarity Anyone who could raEe
grove of ca1amander trees II his lifetime could De-
queath to his heirs fortune greater than that con-
tanned in a gold or silver mine
The question of making q wood pro1tabe 0y
restricting its cultivation and cutting IS well us-
trated IN the sandalwOod of India For upward
of three hundred years the East India Government
has had monopoly of the sardalwood trade a1a
the supply is so restricted that enormous p1oaS
are realized to the StOChE1- trrs- SandaIE0od .
de1iCiousIv fragrant and cuts beautHuly Is
MANY as seventv-five thCJSlr- impressions nave
been made with the engrave-S tools on a SnsF
square inch. The method u- p-eparng tnS uee
for market IS peculiar Atte- It IS cut down ! : :
allowed to remain the ground untl the n1yr4E
of white ants of India have eaten up all excep1 Ie
heart 1t 5 only the heart c- The tree tna1 5 tU %
sidered very valuable and 4f-e- the vOracouS -nS
have done their work the precious wood IS 'aA7A
away and shipped to market
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
By GEORGE E. WALSH

u. w HLOII worth httv dollars in the rough
before the veneer machine was
invented would bring to-day
five to ten times that sum
some woods are so precious that thev sell BY the
pound instead of by board measurement Frenrb
% pulL pInlss Hoil nteen cents pound up and a
single log has sold IN New York for tv,ar+1 f,..
hundred dollars 1t IS curious to note that the value
OF TINS wood depends upon the wart or knot which
forms on the tree when Young. and that the mr.,
tuberance IS supposed to be caused By the sting f
an insect he twisted burl produces IN time $50,
combinations of lines which take a high noI;sb
y more expensive wood than the French h,,-l =
a rare wood that comes from the coast ~ AZ
and Is commcnlv known as ambov Th;s fl-.1
sells at twenty to twenty eight cents a pound Jt
IS a reddish brown wood, irregularlv veined ard :;
held IN high esteem for inlaving Even r. :,
sold Dy weight, commanding something like. ssvert,
dollars a ton. Fortunately hgnum vif,e i not -
disposed OF by weight. This is the heav;as, - % T
as toughest wood known to the trade. y vii ~.
last brass: and IS tougher than many grades of 80
y Stck OF the wood weighs nearly rs much &C It
IL IS IN great demand for warship bearinos aTd @
any the shafts OF the immense Inachinarx -. - ~ .
before the hgnum vitae bearings " 'i'
The rarest of all precious woods is sad ., - -,
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
Where Machinsry Zones ="

THE veneer machine has e,'n'Iiii[,SSI ID them
of the rare woods and .r..l-ni-ill{ II togethef
more durable The thin sheets heh sr Grains Of
III panels do not crack warp. or WIS. - iiTsctons.
the different sheets are placed 1 oPPts1 ;TIpossihe
TO sP5 sPht %hS1 vi w56aa5 '96 a5'5 this would So %
possible to make perfect billiard !. - changes;
that would withstand violent ti1T cars, and
The interior trim of houses. Ships I-'"'O
furniture Is made IN the same WAY -,onsibe fol
Thin vcneerS of softer woods are ~ packages
the innumerable boxes. baskets, In+ 9TH buttef
which come to our d.ors every o.tH ,aLing theses
vegetables. and berries The trade n mn.tnents ..ts Of
light paS kagcs alone represents sr machine
many millions of dollars Inc 49, AMI cheap
makes light boxes. barrels. milk botl.'0 0,,achine
tableware Incidentally the veneer .-rrction. ,-rn
working a true economy III forest ~, one or t%o
log which would formerly mlNe olsrtlce oi,,s neafN
boxes or barrels can now tt in1dS ~
one hundred times Is many
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
From the Bla-S SEA

CIRCASSIAN walnut, cut the shores et -
- Black Sea Is a precious " - I.lat Sells - - -
cents and more pound II ,- yrrt co eA,e
IN veneerlng and inlavtng. .-- tNhen pCLi1ASI 4
marked by striking lines or s.--N iId DAN -,
1t is susceptible OF such rr s9oliSn .lia, 5b
makers and cabinet manu- -----r Sprize II ioI 3$
grade work. The recent sale III Z ten taoSA ~
dollar piano TO a MILLION TepCIiye-5 - Il
while some of its value was s--- INC nc -e3 81
precious mOther-Ot-pearI. -- '-At ; '0StlN t,T7o
the rare woods used added 81, .er-l { louS'u on,
to its cost. Naturally only ..lul }TtlS'S q -Ss,r
ployed to handle these prc.. "ooGS ant Nt-s6is
wages are high. Each plcy- " Woo1 i - :
no matter if it should ht less tnir al H'--
length. ,.orrsf
Now even the saWduSt of re Wo2S - 1,~ng
for it is employed IN maktn- e- eAeilo - Js ~1any
matter. and even medicine le sa"O]S. 80 f-Dr1
of the woods Is also used II .-n nS lDtS; - for
the light COored woods benz pecan u'1i'-
cleaning white turS- s,,, me
Rosewood from Bahia. .-e ---il9sa, go Do
west coast of Mexico. and sl- Hot lrols I-. 90 nto
mingO are other precious t.r l.laI az az. Coeo-
thin veneers and sold by r.s .-ll ~ I(,a,d for
bOlO and granadIlla are WOODS ioii - = s+r al
making knife handles S1.-.-l- ce,-'1I tsvcod
important wood IN the tr,--. ----l i->o N,-tlngs
which IS valuable because s- us FeCulsi n~-ayag.
Turkish bOXwOOd IS pOPG-.- .'- "VVu rs
but amarillo Is the best for '.- -Il-Sl0 soecsI
a rare and beautiful wood "i-A '"'-|
marks of excellence - vsneeS
Wood highly polished -Ht --- UP - oolph-
can be kept for Centurle~- t-c PEoVeSS o-,fticaIr
ing fills the pores and mas TIC - ancient
ImpervIOuS TO climatic t.'.~ II "a "a N con
tornbs and temples of E-s-. oo1 s1sd uss~d whch
neCtiOn with StOnewOrk has been % 'u'Oo LAST fouf
is supposed by archeolog,s O. ne at
thousand years Old =. ,,aite for
Wood properly preserve .. re,-'(S - v;olins sre
certain purposes by age l....- -.-l = 80, down
made of old timber rcC.'..e- L-o- i .,s+rtrentS
buildings y manufacture- " r1''S,l Ibsrs N an
secured an option the t-.-ecEeI IN u and pad
old dIsmantled building n ~" ~ ,,arket tof
double the price offered the open I'D fof
such wood The trmbcc H.- tArh n the
making musical instrument ana P'''
end rich investment.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

pose the main proposition is forget our slang and
learn theirs; to get along with few words and no
gestures; never to mug; never to look much bored
or much pleased never to be loud dumb. surprised
or indifferent; and to play cards bum that it
nearly gives me the do-dads when l try to think
of it
Betty smiled at Dicks summary of the outward
and visible signs of ar1stOCTaCy, and commented
We may make few breaks which we can laugh off
as coming from our rubbering about much in
queer foreign joints but when comes to dressing
My, myl L almost hate to think how easy it will
be for me to make the smartest dame in the bunch
look like d leftover from a discarded lot of last
years has-beens"
To Be c0etiras9 Es5yaayr Is
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

the tea tables that we had SO much of the
long green that we hired banker Hall to
help us plant it, and that we were the real
We're de We're things to boot, every lad and
lassie coming through the rye had a glad
smile for us.
And that's right too, replied Betty
decisively, for she was becoming stout
upholder of the respect due family great
ness It's one thing to have the goods
that give you pass INTO the snow; out
if YOU expect to sit in a box you've got to
prove that if your grandfather was
monkey he was trained one.
Yes, it makes difference, aSsented
Richard. I've heard my mother say that
grandpa would put on a boiled shirt, as
they called it in those times, every day
for dinner even if they ate in a tent and
the dinner courses were bacon and bacon
and bacon A man who played heavy
parts in a neighbOring mining camp blew
in one day and started to rough house
because of that boiled shirt. Grandpa
reproved him by shooting his left ear off.
Good work." commented Betty COM
fortably
YES concluded Dick, it's something
to know that if the electric light man has
shifted the glim onto you, you are not
going to put the show on the gazink.
Banker Halls country place will be
offered for sale sOon," said Betty, after
silence.
I'VE could stand the price, / suppose,
Dick reioined; but could we make good
in the repertoire? It's one thing to spout
a line or two of Hamlet; but to set out on
tour with only Shakespeare plays-Gee,
Betty! what lot of stage managing we
should have to lay out, to say nothing of
the rehearsalSi
II don't know about that" Betty
argued $50 far as looks go we won't have
to wear goggles to keep anybody's dust out
Of our eyes. I'm not saying that you as
good locker as any leading man on the
stage to-day, even in the legit. | know
that you never had yearning yeaTn for
any publicity as a matinee attraction.
Surest thing you know, agreed Dick
And we were wise never to be pictured
except in our makeup; me with the Herr
mann toothpick on lips and chin, YOU
with the blond wig and French eyebrows
Nobody has a lithograph framed which
would hook us up with Monsieur and
Madame Courvatel.'
THAT was cOony business for us
sure" Betty REPLIED but why would it
be over our heads to play the happy,
happy, aristOcrats, and raise pigs and
automobiles under our own vine and palm Il
If it was only for ourselves the chance
worth taking for the fun of it but the kid,
Just SO, the kiddies," said Betty, her
ding For the sake of the kiddies Id S
copy the manner, voice, language, game;
walks, yes the very thoughts. of the ar
and beat them at their own line of work.
my sake you turned from shifty ways YOU
some men like drugs or rum, and YOU ma
For the kiddies' sake couldn't you PLAY a
You practised six hours a day every dav f
year so that you could appear at ease !,
cannon ball, cigarette paper and an oper
the same time. The kiddies are worth m
than that"
Betty, I'll go you" said her husband
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

term precious hard
ly seems applicable to any native species,
and yet single log of American walnut
six feet long, when recently cut up into
veneers brought five hundred and twenty
five dollars, and another only slightly
larger sold for SIN hundred dollars The
dealers in precious woods in New York
employ experts to travel through the
woods on the slopes of the Blue Ridge and
Cumberland Mountains to inspect and
purchase the finest specimens of American
figured walnut All of these trees are
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

cut up INTO Veneers and sold at twenty cents and
more foot.
M me nnV ul o from all parts Of tbe o1d ana R
sides figured walnut, this country furnishes such
costly woods as figured birch, bird seye maple
curly ash, and quartered oak All OF these have
been made extremely valuable by the veneer ma
chine. This machine cuts log INTO slices ranging
from one-sixteenth to three-eighths of inch in
thickness. The Veneers are placed III cases or
fitches five hundred sheets to each one, and sold
to furniture makers, piano manufacturers, and
cabinet experts at prices ranging from three hun
dred to two thousand dollars. log of fancy wood
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02
FORTUNES IN PRECIOUS WOODS

this country wood is
so common that the
term precious' hard
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

worth fifty dollars in the rougI
before the veneer machine wa
invented would hrinu toll,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
Postmasters on Civil Service List

President Roosevelt has extended the
civil service rules to cover fourth-class
postmasters in the states north of the
Ohio and east of the Missouri, among
them Wisconsin. Hereafter fourth
class postmasters in Wisconsin will be
appointed by civil service examination
and certifcation.
Fourth-class postmasters now in office
will not be required to undergo exam
nation.
By this order the privilege of recon-
mending fourth-class postmasters will
no longer be enjoyed by senators and
Congressman.
This ruling does not effect Ladysmith,
which is third-class Office, the post
master being appointed by the presi-
dent.
Gradually the postal department is
being put on business basis. There is
no more reason why postmaster
should not hold his position so long as
he gives satisfactory service than that
any other employee should be discharg-
ed because of his politics.
This ruling will more effectually stop
postmasters from becoming too active
in politics.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
SHELDON

Special correspondence to the News Budget.
Thanksgiving passed off with the
usual number Of family dinners, etc.
The dance at M. w. A. hall Thanks
giving night was we'll attended, in spite
of bad going. Music was furnished by
local talent (good, too), and supper at
the residence of Chester Sergeant,
served by Mesdames w. S. and
Chester Sergeant.
A family dinner at Chester Sergeant s
was attended by the families of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Sergeant, on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Mrs. Marshal Sergeant was down
from Ladysmith for Thanksgiving, re-
turning Friday accompanied by Flor
ence Carman, to visit over Sunday.
Phones have been put in at Lacy's,
Dietze's and Higgins in Sheldon and
at Chester and w. S. Sergeant's in the
Fern neighborhood.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

the excuse of taking down the money.
they took the lamb to one of the
vaults, waiting till morning to intro
duce 1t to my great grandmother, and
hoping by that time some way might
be found to mitigate her wrath. NV
mother took down a soft piece of cloth
and saucer with bread and milk.
She fed the lamb as best she could
with spoon, then covered it I'D care.
fully, and reluctantly left it for the
night.
1t was we'll known that my great
grandfather kept money in the vaults.
and the sums which ne was said to
keep there were grossly exaggerated.
This served to tempt some unfor-
tunate peasants to break into the
vaults and to rob the safe.
In the middle of the night thew
came to the villa, and, thanks to a
carefully elaborated plan, actually sue
ceeded in reaching the place where
the safe was kept.
But they had hardly begun to break
open the door when they dropped
their tools and ran away, for they dis
tinctly heard the moaning of the moth
er and the wailing of the child whose
spirits they knew haunted the spot.
After little while their courage
returned, and they went back. AS
their steps neared the door, the wall
ing of the child was heard again, and
again they went away. Yet even this
time the Drawer ones thought it mere
nonsense.
But when they tried it the third
time, and again began working on the
door, the weird wailing was heard dis
tinctly and the men dropped their
tools and fled.
Next morning, when nv great
grandfather came to get the lamb, he
found not only the tools of the rob.
bers, but a jacket which one of them
had dropped in his flight It served
to Identify the criminals, who were
not professionals, but poor, misguided
peasants living on the estate. They
confessed at once, saying that the
ghost had warned them to give up
their undertaking, and they described
minutely how they had been able to
distinguish between the moaning Of
the mother and the wailing Of the
child.
Now, my great grandfather was
very astute man. He never told that
they had heard oulv the lamb bleating
when it heard their footsteps. yearn-
ing perhaps for % shepherd who would
put it back in tha Eold. The well es
tablished fact that the ghost had been
heard (and after awhile, of course, it
was said that it was said that it was
actually seen by the men who at
tempted to break i'm proved a power
full safeguard. 1t also made it easier
for my great grandfather to tell his
wife how the lamb had saved them
from being robbed.
My great grandmother, who was
very thrifty-in fact, so thrifty that
some people considered her altogeth-
er too fond CT money-never gave
word of reproach The lamb grew into
a sheep, and still was allowed to walk
about the villa undisturbed .-Midsum-
mer Holiday Century.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
NORTH WISCONSIN NOTES

By the establishing of rural route,
Rock Fall post office has been abandoned.
This throws out George H. Chamber
lain, reported to be the oldest post
master in point of service in the coun-
try, serving over so years.
Fred Hartman, homesteader, shot
another homesteader by the name of
Louis La Combe, about eight miles
northwest of Hayward. Hartman was
arrested.
A movement is on foot to make new
judicial circuit, consisting of Chippewa,
Eau Claire, Rusk and Sawyer counties.
Richard Steiner died last week at
Medford, the result of being shot while
hunting That made three deaths at
and near Medford from hunting.
1t is reported that the family of John
Deitz has black diphtheria, one child
dying of the disease.
Andrew Larson, an old resident and
man of influence in the town of Au-
burn, Chippewa county, died of tuber
culosis, aged Sc years. He had resided
there 40 years.
A man falsely claiming to be selling
watches for Rice Lake firm, had the
officers so hot on his trail, he left his
overcoat and a grip full of jewelry in
getting away from that city.
Amigo was visited Thanksgiving eve
by one of the worst electrical storms
for several years, putting the electric
light plant out of business and doing
considerable other damage.
A freight train jumped the track at
Beaver Dam, tearing into a kitchen,
| anu uuC Luz CIlc ooIC SIouIlu, "Oulu
) have gone through the whole house,
which was occupied by a family.
There are now 81 logging camps in
operation on the Odanah reservation,
having from so to $50 men in each.
Albert Tedford was bound over at
Ashland for trial for accidentally shoot
ing and killing Frank Sawicki, Oct. II.
1t is S t a t to be the first trial in
Northwestern Wisconsin involving a
hunting accident.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
Safe Blowers Caught in Minneapolis

A gang Of nine men were captured
by detectives in Minneapolis Tuesday,
while engaged in a game of cards in
tenement house. They are supposed to
be safe blowers and had been traced to
Minneapolis by detectives. Three are
ex-convicts. A complete set of explos-
ives and various accessories used
by safe crackers was confiscated. They
also had maps of Wisconsin and Mime
sofa, with towns marked with red ink
circles, which are supposed to indicate
places of past or prospective crimes.
The police regard the catch as one of
Importance. Whether Ladysmith was
on the maps captured has not been
learned here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
AMACOY LAKE
Special correspondence to the News Budget

Special correspondence to the News Budget
Some of the young people from here
attended the basket social at New
Hutchinson Saturday night.
Miss Mabel Bates came home to
spend Thanksgiving and returned to
her school Sunday night.
Leslie Collins attended the dance at
Mr.. Rapp's Thursday night.
The Atwood family and VIM. Jones
attended the funeral of Mr.. Lanphere,
who died at Bruce and was buried at
Twin Lakes.
Mrs. Collins and son Leslie were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Gunther
of Weyerhauser Thanksgiving day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
TONY
(From the Tony Ell

From the Tony Enterprise
John Gill is on the chipping list. +"
One of his feet got in the way of an
AK.
Another family arrived from Milwau-
kee last week.
Frank Holstein is one of our new set
tiers. He arrived Friday, accompanied
by his family, from Texas. He finds
the weather little sharper than he is
accustomed to, but he will soon find
that Rusk county is the best spot on
earth for home, and will be glad he
made the trip.
The town board has erected the
pound, and hereafter all cattle not be-
ing cared for according to the resolu-
ton passed by the voters at the special
town meeting, will be impounded, and
the owners will be compelled to pay
the costs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
GLEN FLORA
(From the Glen Flora Starr

ttrOm the Glen Flora Starr
H. o. Bye has purchased the
twenty-acre tract owned by c.. D.
Bacon, adjoining Mr.. Bye's farm.
J. C. Stubs of Weyerhauser spent
Wednesday here inspecting the poor
farm.
w. E. Thompson returned last Tues
day from a trip through Iowa and Min
nesota.
C. H. Gustavson wears the broadcast
smile in town, and because of a dear
that doesn't weigh ten pounds. It's a
girl, born Saturday, Nov. 21st.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Kalaher left last
Tuesday for visit of a week or so in
Minneapolis and st. Peter, MINI.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
No AWakener.

Grouchy Employer docking at
watch)-Mr Penscratch, this is the
third morning you've been late this
week.
Bookkeeper-Tm awfully sorry, sir,
but you see my alarm clock is being
repaired and -er-of course, you can
hardly expect me to get married on
my present salary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

Low rates to Chicago, account Inter-
national Live Stock Exposition. See
the Wisconsin Central Railway. Will
sell tickets to Chicago at the rate of
one and one-half fare for the round
trip. November 1870, December IL,
7-S. S4-2
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
His UnrecognizabIe Work.

Met within the drawing room a GER
tain German professor is an entertain
ing old gentleman. To him recently
a lady said, when one of his compost
lions had just been rendered by one
of the guests, How did you Ike the
rendering of your song?"
WAS dot my songs?" repliedthe pro-
fessor. Il did not know him."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

grader Monday. Work on the Bruce
Air Line" is progressing fine; it is now
cleared for about four miles.
VIM. Jensen, the saw mill man, is
saving lumber on the Laidlaw ranch.
The seats for the Laidlaw school have
arrived.
A. j. Laidlaw is rushing his house tc
completion as fast as possible.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
NORTH OF TOWN

Special correspondence to the News Budget
Mrs. S. E. Smith is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. R. Crye are enjoying
a visit from relative.
T. H. Pate has returned from his
hunting trip.
The town board set up a new road
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
IN PROHIBITION GEORGIA.
Liquor May Be Had in Forms other
Than Pint Elasks,

Liquor WAY De t1dd IN Forms Otner
Than Pint Flasks.
A man who came up recently from
Atlanta was showing to some friends
what looked like a big cigar wrapped
in tinfoil. He took it out of breast
pocket, and it looked for all the world
like one Of those expensive smokes.
81 got this down in Atlanta" he
said.
1T must have been a good cigar to
bring it UP all this way remarked
one Of the group.
He peeled off the tinfoil and dis
played cigar-shaped bottle filled
with whisky.
"You know Georgia's prohibition
now" he said.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
A Iaarnar In PnIifics.

A Learner In Politics.
"Pop, will you tell me something"
What is it, my boy?"
'Ts the grandfather's clause they're
talking about any relation to the
grandmpther's fund.-"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

So. ST. Paul, Mimi, Oct. "a, 1908.
Cattle Hogs Sheep
One day this week 27OO 1000 14O0
Same time l'stw'k 1876 1918 1850
Jan. l, '08, to date 43996810O6050 326O49
Same p'r'd last y'r 5O3812 7566O6 602259
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
WANTED!

Men to represent us either locally
or travelling, in the sale of full line
of easy selling specialties. Apply
quick and secure territory, 25-13.
ALLEN NURSERYCO., ROCHESTER, N. Y.