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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

shirt. Don't you leave this house with
such a combination on"
i've got a black 'polkydot, said
Citizen, but the cuffs got all scram-
bled up at the laundry last week. III
just buy a new shirt. I need some,
anyhow or will, before long, and |
can't waste new tie like this
That evening he came home with
four new shirts, three of them with
purple stripes of different widths.
Next morning. Citizen came down
stairs all lighted up in his purple tie
and one of the new purple shirts.
Mrs. Citizen looked him over dubi-
ously like a veterinary looking at a
horse.
81 don't know about those purple
shirts and that blue serge suit, she
remarked Don't you think you'd
better exchange a couple of them?"
TOO late now" snapped Citizen.
These are the only ones they had in
the sale In my size and the tight
sleeve length"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
How Arson Purdy Got His Start
By FRED C. KELLY.

green goods to a frenzied fragile.
Anse noticed that when the trains
went by, the firemen often SHE'D coal
at objects along the road. That gave
him his idee, and after whispering it
to the mule, he went and got pot of
paint and borrowed brush and made
up a sign which he stuck up in the
back yard. The sign read like this:
"'-$5 REWARD TO ANY ENGIN-
FER, FIREMAN OR BRAKEMAN
WHO KIN HIT THIS HERE MEWL
WITH A CHUNK OF COAL
"Anse hitched the mule out in the
back yard adjacent to the sign and
set down to await developments.
Nothing happened the first day, but
several train crews read the sign as
they were goin' by The word was
passed along the line and the boys
got into a good natured contest to see
which one would be first to hit the
mule and get the five spot. Anse got
so he set on the fence and waved a
five-dollar bill at 'em as they went by.
Excitement soon rose to fever heat.
The second day Anse got about half
a ton of good soft coal which landed
in the yard and Maud, for of course
that was the mules name, lodged ev.
cry one of the chunks successful. The
third day Anse got whole wagon
load and hired shed from Deacon
Purdy to store it in. Coal kept comm
a little more very day until Anse had
to hire two men to load it on the
wagons and haul it to the shed.
"The next summer he raised the
reward to $40 and got twice as much
coal as he did the summer before
Then he quit. The mule lodged SO
quick one day that she got tangled
up in the tie rope and broke her neck
but Anse didn't care. He was runnin
a wholesale and retail coal and wood
yard by that time and was rakin' in
the dough like Monte Carlo gambler
That's how Anse Purdy got his start"
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Matching Up a Necktie
By ROY X. MOULTON.

After he got down town that morn
ing, Citizen got to thinking about the
purple things and the blue suit. 1.-THE
fact is" he reflected, 1--WE been need
ing a new suit, anyway, and it might
not be bad stunt to pick up some
thing now that they're having their
sales In these tailor places" Just to
see what he could do, he dropped In
at place and had the man show him
some patterns n gray, warranted not
to clash with ~ color a man has on.
They had one at $38 that used to be
$50, that was about what Brown had
been needing.
A week later, Citizen surprised his
wife by appearing in his new gray eff
fects with the royal purple trimmings.
What do you think of 'em? Pretty
nifty, eh?" began Citizen.
Are you going to wear those tan
oxfords and tan hose with gray and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Ready for His Last Day

for Knaresborough, his unusually de-
layed appearance was commented
upon in the presence of Sir Wilfrid
Lawson. The newly elected member,
though wealthy man, was known to
be extremely careful about stray six
pences. isn't it odd" some one said,
tom Collins doesn't turn up?" Not
at all, not at ALL" said Sir Wilfrld;
"he's waiting for an excursion train.
London Graphic.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
With the Worlds
Great Hzz1nori,SfS
Selections from the u'rfinsS Of the Besf Knoa0n
Makers Of Mirfb.

day. The British legions still stand
four-square to all the world. And
when it comes to navies, your old
friend John Bull still has the daddy OF
them ALL If they ever go to war the
English will simply eat up those Ger
mans"
"Why, Germany's got England
licked now The British are scared to
death. If you even talk German to an
Englishman he runs and hides
You're a fool, McGavick. You don't
know what you're talking about
You're a fine kind of man to be
talking about England's weakness,
anyhow. She's been strong enough to
keep the Irish where they belong"
"You say another word against Ire,
land and I'll push your features
around to the back of your head"
Don't try to bluff me! I've seen
your kind before. What are you do
ing in this country if you think Ire
lands so fine?"
You low-down cur, ! hurl your in
situation back into your
Before Mr.. Spriggs could say any
more it became necessary for him to
ward off blow which Francis Xavier
McGavick had aimed at him, and a
moment later they both went under
the table.
After willing hands had pulled
them apart and laid a large slice OF
raw beef upon the left eye of Addison
Spriggs he renewed his belief in the
folly of war and again became q
staunch advocate of universal peace
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Wealthy ENGLISH Duke.

The duke of Norfolk has rent roll
OF $1,350,o00 year. His London es.
tate in Norfolk street, Surrey street
aud Arundel street, Strand, was erect
ed on the site of his ancestors town
house by speculative builders after
the great fire of 1866. The original
leases expired in 80 years, but those
houses were still standing In 1887.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Busy Boosters of the Latin Republics

| ments of national life, both in Latin
America and the United States, and
on all occasions indications of unan.
unity of sentiment and community Of
interest were markedly displayed"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
Wealth Awaits Discoverer.

A big fortune awaits the man who
rediscovers the lost art of the Sara
Gems, who made sword blades so keen
that they could cut in two the best
Sheffield blades of the present day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

church. "a good many people gel
sick on canned goods"
But Rev. Mr.. AXE came in a few
minutes later with what appeared tt
the ministers assembled to be a good
and sufficient excuse.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26
The FRUGAL M. p.

No time has been lost by the newly
elected members in coming up to
Westminster. 1t was not always thus.
When a once famous member re-
turned to the house after by-election
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

"But you'll not see anything of that
kind. The English will not get lick
ing. There's no nation on earth that
can whip England, once she gets
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-26

ready to fight All this talk about the
English army being weak is bosh.
The bulldog tenacity of the British is
Just as great as it was in Wellington's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
AMERICAS MOST
 CELEBRATED PIANIST
Mime. Julie Rive-King Will
 Appear In Recital.
Jefferson Theatre Matinee, Thursday,
 January IA.

If you miss hearing this great pianist you will always regret 1t. A rare musical treat indeed is in store for Birmingham theatre-goers. To Mime. Rive-King Dstz said: "The echo of your brilliant success often reaches me, and I join heartily in the applause" She received the greatest attention when in Germany, the Neur Zeitschrift, Leipzig, pronouncing her not only a great, phenomenal pianist, but true artist, combining with dazzling mechanism the rare intuition of musical philosophy
 Everywhere she has played in America her effect on her audience has been cleo trical. She is not an exhibitor of her ac- complishments as a performer, but con- scientious interpreter of the divine art as 1t has been revealed by the masters. She is almost superior to criticism and her execution is altogether uncommonly bril- liant.
 Through the efforts of the Treble Clef club and the power that is behind the for ward movement of a higher musical cul- ture for Birmingham arrangements have been made where ticket prices have been reduced to 25 and 50 cents. Secure your tickets early, as these prices will com mand a full house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-10
AMERICAN WILL
 ENTERTAIN KING

London, January 9.-Another season will doubtless see Mrs. Capt. David Beat ty, daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, take a pre-eminent position In English society, and 1t is on the cards that she will have the much sought for honor of entertaining the King at her town house in Upper Gresvenor Square
 Mrs. Beatty has already had the dis tinction of being the Kings hostess at Invercauld, in the Highlands, which was a mark Of the greatest royal favor, as during his Scottish visits, as at Sandring- ham, the King visits no one unless he regards item as his personal friends.
 The promotion of Mrs. Beatty's hus- band Captain Beatty. as A. D. C. to. the King, will bring his popular wife into still closer touch with the court circle and give her an exalted station that will arouse the envy of many of her fellow countrywomen who for years have been striving to get within the royal circle
 Captain Beatty has had very success ful career in the service. He won the Distinguished Service Order about 12 years ago. in Egypt. on General Kitchen CTS staff, and he is now naval advlser to the army council.
 Mrs. Beatty has been doing great deal of hunting this winter and was recently seen at the meet of the Belvoir Hounds with the Duchess of Sutherland and lot of distinguished people.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
MAKESHIFT COMPASS.
Float Maenetized Sewing Needle In
Bowl Of Water.

Float a Maenetized Sewing Needle In
Bowl Of Water.
If thoroughly dry and clean sewing
needle is carefully laid on the surface
Of water in basin the needle will float
in spite of the high density Of steel
seven or eight times that of water.
On close inspection it is found that the
surface of the water is depressed under
the needle. much as If there were a
thin film stretched over the water and
slightly indented by the weight Of the
needle.
This property Of liquids Of Offering
a certain resistance to force exerted
upon their surface is termed surface
tension" The magnitude Of the force
Of surface tension varies from one
liquid to another. 1t is greatest in the
case Of mercury. The cause of the
phenomenon must probably be looked
for in the attraction of the liquid mole
cules to one another.
A sewing needle thus floating upon
water may be used as a compass If 1t
has previously been magnetized. 1t
will then point north and south and
will maintain this position IL the con-
tanning vessel is moved about. If the
needle is displaced by force it will re-
turn to its position along the mag
netic meridian as soon as the restraint
Is removed.-Chicago Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
Locating a Broken Wire.

When a telegraph wire is broken or
damaged, say, several hundred miles
away, how does the operator, sitting
in his Office, know exactly where the
accident occurred? III %!s>sss.s T.
The explanation il simple 1t re-
quires, as every one knows, consider
able force to send electricity through
a wire. The longer the wire the
greater, o. course, must be the force
required. This force is measured in
units called by electricians ''ohms.' =
Let us suppose that a wire between a
New York Office and point $50 miles
away has broken somewhere. The
telegrapher knows that when the wire
was intact there were required, say,
2,1OO ohms to facilitate the current, or
fourteen ohms to the mile. He now
finds that he can send a current with
only 700 ohms Dividing 100 by ii,
he. finds that the break In the wire Is
fifty miles from his 'end.-New York
Tribune. :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
The Man and the Mummy.

'"This," said the guide who was pi-
loting a bunch Of tourists through
Egypt as he pointed to a mummy.
was high priest, the wisest man of
his day. He lived to great age"
"Was his last illness fatally" queried
the wag Of the bunch.
'Of course it was" answered the
guide. with look Of pity at the other.
= THAT'S queer" rejoined the waggish
person. His present appearance would
seem to indicate that he was perma-
ncntly cured."-Chicagot News,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
KEEPING HIS BALANCE.
A Story With Moral That Is Told
Among the Tartars.

A Story With a Moral That Is Told
Among the Tartars.
There is story told among the Tar
tars which has a moral for the civil
lized men of the present day. 1t is to
this effect: Robo, cousin of the great
mogul, was condemned to death for
participation in a rebellion. The most
skillful swordsman in the empire was
provided for the execution. and the
great mogul and his court were pres
ent as spectators.
The thin, keen blade flashed in the
sunlight and descended upon the bare
neck of Robo, who stood upright to re-
ceive the stroke.
The executioners work was so deft-
ly done that, though the head was sew
cred, not a vital organ was disturbed.
Robo remained standing.
"What, Robo, art thou not behead-
ed?" exclaimed the great mogul.
my lord, I am" replied Robo, ''but
as long as keep my balance right my
head will not fall off,
The great mogul was placated. A
band was put on Robos neck, and he
recovered. He afterward became a
loyal subject and was made cashier Of
the empire because, as the great mogul
remarked:
HE knows that If he keeps his bal
ance right his head will not come off,"
Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
The Kina Of instruments.

The King Of Instruments.
Restricted as is it's range Of dynam-
les, the violin has had for its votaries
men Of such widely differing tempera-
ments as Paganini and spohr, VII
helmj and Sarasate,, Joachim and
Ysaye. Its literature does not com.
pare with that Of the piano, for which
Bach Beethoven. Schumann, Chopin
and Brahms have written their choic-
est music, yet the intimate nature Of
the violin, Its capacity for passionate
emotion, crowns it--and not the organ
with its mechanical topal effects-as
the king Of instruments. Nor. does the
voice make the peculiarly poignant APP
peal Of the violin. It's lowest note IL
the G. below the treble clef and Its top
note a mere squeak, but 1t seems In a
few octaves to have imprisoned within
its wooden walls q miniature world Of
feeling. Even In the hands Of q clum-
~ amateur it has the formidable pow
er Of giving pain, while in the grasp
Of a master it f. capable Of rousing the
soul.-James Huneker In Every body'A.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
THE WEALTH OF THE UNITED
STATES,

Leslie's Weekly: We have today
80, 100000 of people, occupying 3,00o,-
900 square miles of territory, and
they own $120, 100000 of wealth.
On farms valued at $25,O00;000, 000,
we produce annually agricultural pro-
ducts valued at ss,O00,000,000. 1t is
nothing that we produce annually g.
5O0,O0OOOO bushels of corn and H.
100000 bales of cotton, if there is no
demand for the corn and cotton and
if the demand is not at a fair return.
But we have the market. Our S.
100000 of people who produce $15,-
100000 900 of manufactured products
annually, and receive in wages $780,
600, 900, make the market. These fig
ures apply only to finished product.
We get the products to the consumer
by ESQ, 900 miles of railroad, which is
three times the railroad mileage OF
Great Britain, France and Germany
combined. When side tracks are TAX
en- into account we have more railroad
mileage than all the rest of the world.
On these railroads we have 100000
engines, carrying millions of cars and
hauling 100000, 900 tons of freight.
This practically equals all the ton
mage carried by all the railroads and
all the ships of all the rest Of the
world. : This monstrous atask is per
!. formed by'>5, 100000 Of employees who
are yearly paid $4,000. 100000, and
this vast business is conducted by
$15O,O0O, 100000 of bank clearances.
Do we prosper? Only two decades
ago we were second to Great Britain
in the output of iron and steel. To-
day our output equals all the rest of
the world. - We live we'll and have
happy homes, filled with comforts and
luxuries. Yet We are saving people.
We have in savings banks $3,500,0O0,
in national banks. $4,000, 000, 000<> and
in state banks SIS, 00O, oO0, aoO-in all
81, 0Oo,O0o,o0O. The per capita of
money in the country Is larger than
any other save one France, and
amounts to $s5 for each Of our 3d.
600, 900. The business Of the country
amounts to over $3,0Oooo0,ooo an
nually. How do we do such mons
trous business which is also protita-
BILE? It is because We have confidence
in ourselves and the other nations
of the globe have confidence in us. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
Opportunity.

In one Of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago h statue. Every trace
Of It has vanished now, but there is
still in existence an epigram which
gives us an excellent description of 1T,
and as we read the words we can sure.
Iy discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that the statue
should teach to every passerby. The
epigram is in the form Of a converse
ton between traveller and the statue:
"What, is thy name, o statueT' "a.
II am called Opportunity"
'Who made theer'
"Lysippus.' " 80" r." ~'~' :,
"Why art thou on thy toesT'
ITO show that I stay but a moment"
"Why hast thou wings on thy feet?'
ITO show how quickly I pass BY"
"But why is thy hair so long on thy
foreheadY' ST.,
THAT men may seize me when they
meet me-" ~ ,n
"why, then, is thy head SO bald be-
hindu
ITO show that when I have once
passed cannot be caught"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
A CRUMB OF BREAD.

| lts Effect on the Tip Of a Vivacious
Woman's Nose. -
isn't it terrible" said the society
woman "what tiny thing can prove
tragedy to poor, self Wanting man.
| kind! A speck almost invisible In the
eye of an athlete may disempower him
| utterly and render him as helpless as
| baby. And a lost hairpin or the
breaking Of buckle may transform
the most smartly groomed woman into
an object Of amusement to all observ-
| ers.
AT dinner I attended not long ago
| a lady sitting opposite me lodged in
some inexplainable manner large
crumb Of bread directly on the end of
her nose without being conscious of
the fact, and there it remained. The
ludicrous effect was beyond the power
of words to describe or Of human
risibles to resist. She Is an extremely
| vivacious woman, generous with smiles
and little bows and motions Of her
head, and as she chatted gayly with
those about her it was impossible for
us to restrain our unseemly mirth.
Naturally she thought this was caused
by her remarks, and she continued to
toss off jests with lightsome air. We
were all in agony, but no one sum-
moned courage to tell her, each of US
preferr1ng to leave that kindly act to
another After time she addressed
a remark to her husband, who sat
next to her and had been devoting
himself to the lady at his other side.
He turned to look at his wife, and In
an instant a clever touch Of his nap
kin removed the distorting fragment,
but I can never forget it as long as I
live."-New York Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
An, Indisnan&. Danaar.

Flashing roll Of bills IL the face of
ashaughty individual who had refused
to give him aims and who had added
further insults to this injury ~ heap
Ing ridiculs upon him, q very typical
+sbeggar% at Coyoacan pulled on a stunt
that brought down jeers upon the I'M
charitable young man. This beggar
wsuld have passed muster anywhere
Tor one Of the finished type and could
safely have walked tnarmed 1T mid
night through q wilderness infested
with thieves without his poverty once
being questioned. There was not 1
whole thread in the warp and woof Of
his shirt that extended from seam to
seam, and only an expert sartorial art
ut could have detected which open
ings were those originally made In the
garment for putting It on and on,
Just what portion Of those rags was
solid and strong enough to retain the
roll Of bills is d marvellous enigma.
Mexican Herald. II, 3Is. 4.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
Ono Of shaw'e Criticisms.

Before fame came to him." said L
playwright, "that great rival Of mine,
George Bernard Shaw, wrote theatrical
criticisms for the London Saturday
Review. Now, those were criticisms
indeed. Nobody could praise a good
play so beautifully as this critic.
Nobody could roast a bad play SO
tellingly. Listen. Here Is sample"
And the playwright read: ..t
II am in a somewhat foolish position
concerning a play at the Opera Co.
miquc, whittier was hidden this day
week. For some reason was not
supplied with "a program, SO that I
never learned the name OF the play. At
the end of the second act the play had
advanced about as tar as an ordinary
dramatist would have brought 1t five
minutes after the first rising Of the
curtain, ", say, as far as Ibsen would
have brought it ten years before that
event Taking advantage Of the Sec
ond interval to stroll ont" into the
, Strand for ID little exereise,I unfortu-
nately forgot all about my business
and actually reached home before. #
occurred to me that had not seen TIE
end ~ the play. Under these circuna-
stances it would III become me to dog
matise on the merits Of the work Or IL
performance. can only offer the
management my apologies. 4, %9E
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13

The shrewd lawyer knows when to
stop questioning, and none is more
shrewd than the one who, conducting
a case Of bribery, questioned man
the other day who Is rated high in the
business world.
"Have you yourself ever refused a
bribeT' he asked.
mo, but
'That is ALL" said the lawyer.
>, At later time he was asked why he
had dismissed the witness SO soon.
Because" he replied, II knew by
the but that he was going to tell me
no one had ever attempted to bride
him."-New York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
FORESIGHT,

Little George, who was four years
old, had been told many Bible stories.
Among them was the story Of the flood
and the building of the ark by Noah.
One day storm threatened. The
clouds grew darker, the wind arose,
and suddenly the rain began to fall.
"Auntie," said George, do you think
it is going to storm?
Eyes, think it WILL" was the reply.
"Do you think it will be a hard
Storm" asked the little fellow.
Eyes, I think it will be a hard
storm" the aunt replied.
'WeIl, don't you think some Of us
had better begin building an ark?" he
asked.-Los Angeles Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-13
Compensation For Injury.

Compensation for injury in the mid
die ages was in its infancy. The vol
ume Of the accounts Of the lord high
treasurer Of Scotland, just published,
tells incidentally Of payments made to
sufferers in the siege of Glasgow in
1874. To a carter who lost his horse
$25 was paid, but $10.56 suficed for a
woman whose husband was killed, a
like sum being given to the owners OF
two broken drums.