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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
RECOMMENDS MANUAL TRAINING

In the following report submitted to
the Board of Education, Prof. c. J..
cCormick recommends the establish
ing Of manual training department in
our public schools.
To the Honorable Board of Educa-
tion, Ladysmith, Wisconsin:
In accordance with the wish of mem
bers of your board and other citizens,
/ have made study of the subject of
manual training and desire to submit
the following report. endeavored to
ascertain what appeared to be the
effect of this new feature in school life.
Many of our progressive communities
have already introduced manual train
ing and domestic science into their
courses of study and the appearances
are that the balance will soon fall in
line. The need is apparent, and not a
single school has discarded the work or
acknowledged that it has not been of
much benefit to those taking it. Sew
eral cities little larger than Ladysmith
have made provisions for this work by
fitting up unused portions of buildings
or erecting additions especially for this
purpose; others have secured exceed
ingly handsome buildings to be devoted
exclusively to manual training and
domestic economy. None have seen fit
to change their minds about it's value
after once offering the courses.
Our state legislature recognized it's
value and provided that such schools as
offered a satisfactory course in these
two important subjects should receive
special state aid to assist them.
Below the sixth grade the work in
manual training, if any is attempted,
is usually done in the schoolroom under
the direction of the regular grade
teacher. In the sixth grade, regular
recitation periods are assigned, amount
ing to from sixty to ninty minutes per
week. A little more time is added
each year until in the high school it
takes the place of regular study each
day.
Simple bench work is taken up and
many small and useful articles are
made by the pupils. AS they progress
in the work and become more
proficient, the results of the opportun-
ity become more noticeable, for boys
who have had their training in man
ual training school have constructed
articles of furniture which rival pro-
fessional cabinet makers. In this way
they learn to use the hand as well as
the head and form habits of self-re-
lance.
The cost of purchasing tools for the
first year or two for class sufficiently
large for our schools would be from
$3.50 to $500. Supplies would cost $50
to SIS per year and an instructor about
$500. / am confident that the entire
expense need not exceed $1,000 per
year. There is room in the basement
of the high school building which our
high school inspector considers very
suitable for the work.
A great number of boys would be
directly influenced by getting this
training and thus become capable of
holding higher positions in life. Real
izing the opportunities that should be
given the boys in Ladysmith, | do
earnestly request of you that you con-
slider this matter and make plans so
that manual training may be introduced
into the Ladysmith Schools next Sep
TENDER.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
About Bananas.

Children, fruit eaters say, prefer
black bananas with soft, discolored
flesh to the yellow. ones with white
and firm flesh that are usually eaten,
and thus the children show that the
taste of the young is the healthy taste.
For in Banana Land, say the fruit
eaters, wherever the banana grows,
there it is only eaten in a state that
would be called spoiled herein the
tropics what we call ripe banana
would be called a green one; its skin
must turn black, 1t sfiesh must grow
soft and brownish before the tropic
people or the tropic birds will touch
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
Conditioned on Bedtime.

A legacy of $1,000 conditioned on
change in its bedtime rules has been
willed to the Jewish Home for the
Aged of St Louis by Abraham Green
blatt. a teacher of Hebrew. Green
blatt's will provides that if the 1nstl-
tuition does away with the fixed hour
at which it's inmates shall go to bed
and allows them to retire whenever
they choose, it shall receive his be-
quest, but not otherwise.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10

When a public improvement is I'M
der consideration, the fact that some
one else is to receive great benefit
from it should not of itself be sufficient
to turn us against it. It's influence on
the city as whole, its necessity during
the years that are to come, the great
est good to the greatest number should
be points to determine the position of
broad-minded men, rather than the
purely selfish question, chow is it go
ing to benefit me?"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
Sale of Seven-Year-OId Pies.

Made at the time of the South Afri-
an war for the British troops, 957
cases of buildings and pies were offer
ed for sale by public auction at the
London Commercial Sales rooms yes
terday and found ready purchasers.
The buildings and PIES, which were
made in London, were sent out to pro-
vide a special treat for the troops.
But they never fulfilled the purpose
for which they were made, and after
much journeying and years spent in
store they were sent back to England.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10

And now the graduates are called
upon to answer the greatest question
yet put up to them-how to make prac-
tical use of the education which their
parents have sacrificed for them to re-
ceive. Finding ones proper place in
the world is a problem never solved by
all too great a number.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
Wait Till Hubby Gets the Bill.

Customer - Pretty hat, but the
card on it says $11.66. Of course, I
couldn't wear anything SO cheap as
that"
Milliner Observation-Disclosures me!
How careless of our showcase girl to
put the card on upside down. OF
course, it should read $99.11."
Customer-"Send 1t up to-day"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
A Noble Parent.

In writing a sketch of Washington
a pupil ended her essay by saying:
Washington married famous belle,
Martha GUSTS, and in due time be-
came the father of his country. The
Delineator.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR

The opening of the Flathead Indian
Reservation will be the next land lot
terv to be conducted by your Uncle
Sam. Registering takes place at kalis-
pell, Mont, from July 18th to August
5th inclusive.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10

Where is your new automobile"
asked the caller, "the one you used to
call 'Joy?'"
ooh, 1 don't call it Joy any more"
sighed the suburbanfte. Il have
changed it's name to Trouble"
Trouble? And why SOL"
Because my neighbors are always
borrowing 1t"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
Ten Minute Bulletins.

Hiram Burrows-How's yer >hawin'
terbacker, Ezra?
Ezra Skinner reluctantly producing
plug)-Fallin' fast; don't expect it
to last the day out.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10

Bulletin No. Is, describing the oyster
she'll bark louise, recently issued by the
State Horticultural Society, will be of
interest to farmers having young or
cbards. The manner of exterminating
this pest is very simple.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-10
EVERY THURSDAY
AT LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN

Entered as second-class matter April 8. 1907, at
the Postofice at Ladysmith, Wisconsin, under the
Act of congress of March 8, 1879.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-02-08

Paris acaba dc proclamarlo asi. Asom-
braba con sus jnegos de manos al pu-
blico de un cafe del bulevar V0ltaire.
Con la misma facilidad que hacfa des-
aparecer una botella do aqua sacaba
de entire un paiiuelo una pecera con
aqua, peces y todo. Bajaba del tabla-
do y cualquiera de los clientes le
limpiaba los bolsillos, sin que La vi,
TINA Sc desc cuenta del despojo, o
bien lie meta en- ellos un bazar de CO.
sas, que lie extraia luego entire el asom-
bro de los espectadores y del propio
depositario de tanto cachivache.
La otra noche top6 con dos incre.
dulos que afirmaban verle maneJar los
objetos escamoteados y pasarselOs de
las manos 4 los miiltiples y disimulado,
bolsillos del fzne. q saf
Molestado en- SUI amor propio, el ha-
biisimo prestidigitador invite los inO-
perfumes 4 que subiesen nj tablado
scbre ell cual practicada todos sus Jue-
Cos.
Aceptaron aquellos y subieron al es-
trado. Y alIi, de cerca, a la vista del
plblico, casi encima del brujO, presen-
ciaron dos 8 tres juegos, los mas sOr-
prendentes estupendos del reperto-
rio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-02-08

Al terminar, confesaron, entire las
chirigotas del p1blico y Las frases anna
bIes, pero ir6nicas, del prestidigitador.
que, en- efecto, no habian visto Ia tram
pa y que Sc daban por vencidos-
Bajaron del tablado 4 la salz "
desaparccieron.
lba comenzar otro cjercicio ell pro-
digioso artista, cuando, echandose las
man0s Il los bolsillos y palpandoseioS
con ansiedad, empez6 q gritar:
--Detcncdlesl Me han robadoF "
En- efecto, los dos espectadores an
cr6dulos habian escamoteado al pres
tidigitador un reioj de oro y un boil
siIlo de plata con dinero.
Habian hecho mas, un colmo de es-
camoteo! Sc habian escamoteado ssR
propios, porque no estaban va en- es
cafe, nj Ia Policia di6 con ellos EN-
los aIrededores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-02-08

Catedral-Dias laborsbles: Z. 7.30
y S.3O.-Fesrivos: s. Z, 6, 9yu.
San Trancisoo.-Dias laborables: ..
-Festivos: $50, Z y 7.S0.
San Jos6-Dias -abGrables: z y 7.3O.
-Festivos: $50 : y 7.S0.
SAINTS Ana.-Dias laborables: Z y
..9O.-Festivos: 8 y 10.
Puerta do Tierrs.--Martes: 7.-Do-
mingna,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-02-08
Naray1|aS de Ia
p'cddIsitacIdn

Para hacer pasar el ratio agradable-
mente 4 un piblico mas menos nu-
merOso, no basta terner ingenio, saber
algo de brujeria y disponer de rnas
manos agiIes. Els precise tener ademas
mucho "guinque", como sc dice por
aqui.
Tn prestidigitador muy popular en-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-02-08
SeccI6n RGIgii@a

Santos para mahana.
Santa Apolonia vg. mr..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08

ident of the Willing Workers, was hostess of the weekly meeting. Be- ing the first meeting of the new year Mrs. Beeland entertained the society as guests rather tha mas the earnest workers they are.
 The parlors were decorated in Christ mas colors. the blinds closed and sort ii~h+s falling over the gathering ot co. vorI<ers After the usual routine or bnsiness to which were added some me snrgestions for the years work. cnolce reSresbments were daintily served
 Misses Elsie and Laura Winkler Will entertain at bridge tomorrow evening ,n bonor of Misses Nell Roberts Of Tennessee. and Florence sehloss or Eu-
 Miss Mamie Can't of Can't. is the onest of her aunts. Mrs. J. A. Stew art and Mrs. J. R. Amerine
 G .eM. Hall has returned to Iensa" after a visit to Prof. W. L. Perdue.
 Mir. and Mrs. ". w Eidson have returned from a visit to Jackson and Coffeeville.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Black have returned to their home in Brewton af- fer a visit to relatives in the county.
 Miss Florence Davenport, who was the guest of Miss Sybil Wheat, has re- turned to hen home In Pensacola, &C., comnanied by Miss Wheat.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Jan. 7.--The most sig nihcapt events of today from a fnari- cial standpoint. were occurring out side the stock exchange and the vol ths .pehsn1 9 o9s,ness .s rs eone on the floor of the spurt of activity which accompa- : naed the pnoyent rise of late in the aay. The points of positive strength ordinarily most active in the trading The adjustment of the short account quit enlit up In the course of the weeks sharp decline in prices was a natural censeauence of the subsistence of ac- i've liquidation and the covering of sn"Its was assigned an important part The shorts were not encouraEed to re. new their aggressive attack on values ny the countenance of any such weak Nsnrns Nans ya. ytastors as were the break in consoiidsted Gas the day I before. e. denee of .reliaf from selling power hsa aefp t9eir str0n. activity was q great strong sentimental Influence was ex- st.ed also by the advance in United stntes sat,s steel whisn was due to specu- tho srawr cf tfs tnsr the Ssss gprsusnce of the profit sharing plan. Tnis ..n is the nrst time that common
 
 ployes in that the common offer is n preferred stock, and the buyers of the stock nrofessed belief that this sa n sS. 'mpsa inNsssmsn, s nGrsasS stock on the part of the directors of sne corporatfon. In the Colorado and southern stocks orders again made offsrings of these stocks up to desiS.
 Ths Rock Island movement had to ao fs. wise a rumor that 2 change in Intended which should give It even sisnts with the preferred. St. Paul movement was incident to a supposi- bonds on the Pssiic Coast TOT extsnsiosg itsssains might contemplate the refmbursenefit 9f stockholders for funds embark ed Thefs m se wa. Sails,ns ,,t9s of the the sxssnsion neapolis. St. Paul and Salt Marie. in response to rumors of acquisition of .shis or that railroad in the United pewerfnI Canadian Pacific system an an entry 70 the country's railr0ad traffic. ;ne Tne l&fEe part played by rumors of import to individual properties rather will help to explain the uneven and spotty character of the days recoy- cry In prices. The number of new of h. da iS sas' n.ws .ss thT hss. tssqr. m Ing of s17.600.o0o. Denver and Rio Grande bonds. the sale to bankers of s10.oooooo of New York city revenue bonds and of ss.00o.0o0 Chicago and transactions of a like sort. London vas taken. up with the e2o.0o0, 900 Transvaal loan and Paris Is expecting specifications of the S2S5. .o0o, ,ooo Rus. sian loan offering.
 Foreign securities markets are somewhat neglected in face of these events and some such effect is look ed Tor here with the sending of gold to Argentina from London. This had a stinening effect on the discount rate therc and resort was had to New York whose e500.oo0 in gold was taken for South America. This and the iex- pectation of shipments to Paris next week was without disturbing effect on the local money market. where ir, truth. the influence of funds is on scale so large as to arouse concern for the retarded business awakening,
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value. -36,S32.000. United States bonds were unchanged on call
 CLOSING STOCK HIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
FOR MORAL REFORM.
PensacOIa Is To Begin Crusade Q
 This Nature.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. Especial. J. Both the city and county officials are waginK a war upon the young men of the city who spend most of their time in the auestionabel district of the city, and If they continue at the present rate. the' practice of the parties of spending the nights in dissipation will soon be obliterated. Many of the complaints have come to the officers from families of the young men. and after arresting a number found frequenting the dis trlct, the officers hace commenced pick ing them up on the principal streets on the charge of being vagrants. Several are to appear before the criminal court at it's next term In this connection a
 number of Keepers of places of Ill re- pute have been arrested and will also appear before the next term of court.
 The authorities are determined to break up the practice which has been going on for a number of months, and win
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
rnADnsmAs.s wrExIr REVIEW.
New Industries i. and :s I.s.:ssia s... Dsvslepmer

New Industries and IndustriaI Developmert |. the South. The accompanying list. obtained from The Tradesman. contains the more important new industries established in the southern year which ended today ~efa tb,. ns I,st new ss two new lumber mills in West Virginia and the same in Virginia; two oii companies In mills in Oklahoma; three hardware compa- nies fin North Carolina mining and con struction companies in Missouri; chair fac tory In Missfsstppi: water works In Ken lucky; several factories in Georgia: a s3o0- 900 mining company in Arkansas, and a saw min and iron. compahy in Alabama The Tradesman's Hist for the week is as follows: s
 Alabana. pany; s10ooo fuel and iron company. Brewton-Saw mill.
 Troy-s2o.ooe veneer company. Mountain view--ssoo.ooo mining compa- Laurel--saw mill: srIst mill. Texarkana--$25,00 transportation con- pany.
 Amity--Teiephone company. Rogers-$50. 900 hardware company. Little Rock--s50. 900 land company; s12s.- 900 cotton picker company. Coal Hill-s75.ooo mining company. Walnut Ridge-s25,0oO Ice and gin com Newport--s75o 900 railway shops E1 Jonesboro--s2s.oe0 land company.
 
 Atlanta--sioo, 900 gas engine factory. sayannah--s150eo canning factory. Athens-tso 900 lumber company. Chfpley-Grist mill.
 Macon--sio,ooo mattress factory.
 Kentucky. Thompkinsville--Plani mill. St. Matthews-water supply company. LouisviIle-s15.0oo ice factory. Lexington--s10.ooo automobile company. Jackson--chair factory; s5o.ooo land com pany.
 Meridian--Ice factory. seminary-Puip ll, mill; Joplin--s30.000 engineering company. Biomfield-s5,o 900 hardware company. ny; s1oo.ooo lead works; s5,ooo construction company; s25.ooo milling company; sio.ooo mining company; North Carolina. Charlotte--Yarn mill. Murphy--s5. 900 lumber company Jacksonviile-s1oe;oo lumber cbmpany. High Point--Hardware company. Greensboro-$100, 900 power company. saiisbury--Mining company. Lincolnton-s2s,oo 900 hardware company, winston-s n-salem-ss5e.oo mining eompa- ny.
 Collinsyille--Electric light plant Muskogee--sl0o.ooo oil company. Guthrfe-$50.000 oil mill
 South Carolina. Lexinston-Teisphone company.
 Tennessee, Bristol-Mattress factory. Petersburg-sl5,000 mining company. Cedar Hili--$s, 900 lumber company. Trenton--$1e, 900 milling company. Nashvilie-$20,0e0 sash and door factory; S26,Oo0 flouring mills.
 Memphis--s50.0o0 veaeer works; cigar factory.
 Texas. Sutherland springs--ss0, ooo oil company. Alyin--Laundry.
 Houston-Engineering company. DaIlas--$25,000 fire extinguisher compa- ny. Ft. worth--s2o,0o0 cotton collar compa- ny: macaroni factory; eso.ooo glassware factory.
 Lampasas-Oil company. Hasiell--s35, 900 waterworks system. Virginia. Lynchburg-S25,0 900 lumber company; g25. 900 medicine factory. Norfolk-$10o,000 lumber company. Lively-S25. coo land company. Hot Springs-s50.000 investment compa- Richmond-s25.o0 900 piano factory. Eyington-Grist mill.
 WeOt Virginia. Pennington Gap-Two lumber mills'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
SELMA COTTON MARKET.
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Jan. 7.-The cotton market was irregular today closing steady at an advance of five points on January, but generally one to four points lower. Sales were estimated at 175, 900 bales.
 The market opened steady at an advance of two to four points and sold three to four points net higher right after the open ing on renewal of yesterdays buying movement, which was encouraged by steady Liverpool cables, reports of further im- provement in domestic dry goods circles and talk of decreasing interior receipts.
 The advance carried March and May up to O6, or a couple of points above the previous high point of the movement, and at this level there seemed to be consider able realizing, while the absence of bull support promoted pressure from local bears The market sold off to a net loss of about one to three points in consequence, but Jan uary was relatively firm aAd later the later months rallied on local covering and bull support. There was very little business in January, but there is some talk that con siderable short interest Is still outstand- ing in that position.
 Expcrs are running full and engagements for the current months are said to De heavy. 4E
 Receipts at the ports today 47,ai5 bales aEatnst se,s25 last week and 50,ss2 last year. For the week 2i0,Oo0 bales. against 2eO.7s2 last week and 3OS.s46 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 1o,0bS Bales against 14.5e4 last year, and at Hous- ton s.01s bales, against 7,s4s bales last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
NEWS oF GREENvILLE.
Baptist Revival Draws Large COnKre-
 GsaffOn

Greenville. Jan. 7.-(Special )-The revival at the Baptist Church which began Sunday is attended by large crowds, the evenang audiences filling the large auditorium and Sunday School room.
 Rev W. J. Ray Is, preaching at all the services. He is fearless in his denunciation of sin and speaks his handles.
 w. H. Carson of Birmingham leads the music and Mir. Parker of Ozark assists with the cornet. A song ser" vice precedes each sermon. the last number being a solo by MT. Carson. who possesses a full. rich voice.
 Mrs Jefferson Beland who for near lv two score years has been the pres
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
NEW YORK BONDs.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
sTATIoNs.

NAVAL STORES,
 Savannah Jan. 7.--Turpentlne firm AOiLc. sales 2s5: receipts 2S7; shipments 253. Resin firm; sales 3.106: receipts 27s4: shipments 1.450: stock I70,a4 BDEFIs SS'oS; $3. 20: $l.15: K s6 10; M S5 80; $6.15; VIC S6. 70; wv SC. 50. SS& O 30c. Rosin quiet; ABcDEF sss9h; G s2.s2h gsS; H $3.30; I S4.5 50: K s. 00 NJ S5. 70: t6.e5; VIC $6.30; wv S6 40.
 New Orleans, Jan. 7.-Receipts 227 bar re1s rosin: five barrels turpentine Exports for Hull. En-, 300 barrels turpen- tine.
 wilmington. Jan 7.--spirits turpentine steady 39c; receipts 8 casks.
 Rosin nothing doing; receipts I56, Tar firm IS; receipts 5S.
 Crude turpentine firm $2.oO. s2.75 and $2.75: receipts s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
ENGLISH BANK STATEMENT.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, Jan. 7.-The advance sale ot fancy over-coatngs. jerseys and other heavy weight fabrics for fall has been very Eartlfying to date In the large houses Fla ii suItlngs will probably be shown next week. Further sales of cotton goods for China shipment were made during the day, and the volume taken on the part of movement to date is about 1000 bales. A tolerate demand is reported for print cloths and convertIbIes and prices are hardening The tobbers are doing a better trade on dress goods. fabrics. prints and other spring m merchandise,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
Jail Is Inapeete5.
TrlnI nf NIra. Amnre.

Newark. N. J.. Jan. 7.-The trial of Mrs. Josephine Amore. now in progress here is the first time in 15 years that a woman has been tried for murder In this. Eessex County. New Jersey. Mrs Amore was indicted on her own con- tession of having killed Michael Mar tello on August last because he threatened to take her life if she did not elope with him. She shot him as he climbed through her kitchen win doW
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-08
LoNDoN BOARD OF TRADE.

London Jan. 7.-The December statement of the Board of Trade shows an increase of S4, POP 800 in imports and decrease of SIG roo 800 in exports There was an in- crease in food exports and decrease in manufactureds goods of which S10,O0O, 900 was cotton textiles. The imports for the year 1908 decreased by $26S, 336, 09s while the exports decreased by 3244,077 520.