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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13
Society is captive to a new style of

Society is captive to new style OF
photography, the camera outline"
Some people speak of the newest
form of reproducing the features as
a silhouette, but the designation is
hardly accurate.
In the real silhouette the prefiles
were made by tracing the shadow
made on a sheet of white paper by
the light of candle.
This style was primitive, and would
be laughed at today. But it answered
the purpose in that period. In fact
the modern world owes its sole knowl-
edge of the features Of many noted
men and women to the vogue Of the
silhouette a couple of centuries ago.
But the up-to-date silhouette is a
very different affair. 1t is made by
the use Of the camera. Naturally the
photographers modern machine can
be relied upon to obtain a far more
accurate reproduction of the outline
of ones features than could result
from the drawing of a shadow pro-
jected on a sheet of paper. Therefore
inc OuI1luG vi LIS utld ylSluS may
be said to be absolutely correct.
To complete the silhouette it is only
necessary to fill in the rest of the pic
ture in black
Naturally the eyes with all their
expression are lost, a lot of other inn
portant detail is swallowed up in the
wave Of black paint, but so Iifelike
are the outlines that it is really pos
sible to recognize the subject Of the
photographers art.
Produces Lifelke Result.
Haeseier of Philadelphia is one of
those who has been especially sue
cessful in producing lifelike result
Failing into the fad, many Of his
wealthiest and most important sub
jects, socially, have sat to him for
pictures in the newest mode, and it is
his habit to let those who visit him
go over bunch of the camera out
lines" as they should technically be
called, and strive to identify their
subjects.
This is done with surprising sue
cess. One hostess even went further,
by giving a dinner, and having her
guests compete in game CT seeing
who could identify most of a collec-
ton Of silhCuettes, borrowed from the
increasing collection of Mr.. Haeseler.
Most of the subjects were well known
TO the guests, but it was remarkable
to what an extent he outlines proved
to be recognizable.
Among striking examples of this
kind Of work may be mentioned the
well-knoWn face of Mr.. William M.
Chase, the artist, prominent adj
ministrator of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art. Mr. Chase is never seen
without silk hat, a pair of eye
glasses on his straight nose, and
from them hanging a cord. His beard
goes to point.
Nobody who knows Mr. Chase could
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CROWS ON GOLF LINKS.
One Fastdious Bird That Would Steal
Only New Balls.

One Fastidous Bird That Would Steal
Only New Balls.
The crow seems to be attracted to
golf balls in way peculiar from the
rest of the bird species. In parks
where the rock and the crow abound
one can notice them sitting in the
trees or hopping about the putting
green's in the distance watching the
roll of the ball with direct or side
long glance expressive of the keenest
interest and curiosity, which is soon
translated into a desire to carry it
off to the roost in the neighboring
wood.
The Kew gardens adjoin the Mid
Surrey course, and in the royal pre-
serve there used to be a fairly large
colony of crows nesting among the
trees. Of this convoy there was one
particular crow who found his great
est amusement in mingling among the
golfers and in disconcerting their play
by indulging in repeated predatory
campaigns against their golf balls.
His policy was to hover in attend
ance on those players who used new
white balls only. Those on which the
paint had been Clipped or which had
been used in play for several rounds
by an economical player were always
rejected by this particular bird as be-
ing beneath his fastidious attention.
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Dipping plants vary greatly in size
and style according to the conditions
they have to satisfy; however, we pre-
sent herewith illustrations embodylng
ideas now commonly found in the
most approved plants. The farmer
who has but a small number Of sheep
to dip can use q portable vat for dip
ping, turning a part of the shed into
catching pen and holding the sheep
after dipping for moment at the top
Of the incline to allow draining, thus
doing away with the necessity of
draining pen, says the Homestead.
The dip in the tank may be kept
warm by dipping out as it cools and
replenishing with hot dip from large
kettle or caldron. Where large
flock is to be dipped it is economical
in the long run to build a permanent
plant. Such a plant consists OF col
lecting pens and draining yards. Heat
ing tanks and boilers will have to be
provided, and for this purpose some
use boilers made especially for the
purpose, others obtain portable en-
gineS. A thermometer is very essen
tial, as the dip is most effective when
it is warm as the sheep can stand it.
The floating dairy thermometer is very
satisfactory and several should be
bought at the same time SO that brok
en- ones can be replaced. Dipping
crutches or forks are also necessary
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No photograph SO fully did justice
Of this classical outline as does the
silhouette made by Mr.. Haeseler.
Apparently the beautiful effect is
accomplished by reason of the concen-
tration on the outline alone, and the
elimination of everything else. The
perfect lines with the strong nose,
high forehead, small mouth and per-
feet chin recalls some of the classic
heads made by the sculptors of
antiquity to picture the beautiful wo-
men of their period.
Goes Far Back for Origin.
The silhouette art goes far back for
its origin. The profile or shadow out
line of the human figure, filled in of
dark color, the shadows and extreme
depths being sometimes indicated by
the heightening effort of gum or some
other materials, was known among the
ancients, and by them carried to a
high degree of perfection, as instance
the monochromes on Etruscan vases.
But the term. silhouette is of very
| modern origin comparatively, for it
| did not come to be applied to this
kind of work until after the middle
of the eighteenth century.
Many persons entertain the fallac-
| ious idea that Etienne de Silhouette,
from whom the art takes its name.
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Silhouette was the French minister
Of finance in 1859, and he patriot
ically set for himself the difficult task
of replenishing the national treasury,
! which had become sadly depleted dur
ing the source Of long wars with the
Britains and Prussia.
Silhouette attacked the wealthy
mobiles for their prodigality, and earn
ed their dislike. He instituted sweep
ing economies on every hand.
Soon he came to be ridiculed by
the very country he was so honestly
serving and his parsimony made him
the most admirable possible subject
for caricature.
Knocked Out by Daguerre.
THUS every fashion that was plain
or cheap was styled by the wits as
"a la Silhouette" and as the prOfiles
made by shadwos thrown On paper
were then very much in vogue among
the poor the rich preferring to give
commissions to painters to hand their
word "Silhouette" attached itself firm
ly to the black profile.
For many years the silhouette had
to make its fight against the work of
the artist, with brush, pen or pencil.
But then came Daguerre, and in his
train, followed the camera, with the
whole host Of improvements and in
ventions, until the marvellous photo
graphy of the twentieth century had
become an accomplished fact.
But society, ever prone to be tickle,
and dissatisfied with that which it
has had for any length of time has
declared that the pendulum has swung
back again, and that the silhouette is
once more the vogue.
Therefore the rush to have every
member of the family taken in the
'new-old" way, with camera lending
its help to make the illusion more
realistic.
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Balzac by the Yard.

A well-known author not long ago
stepped into the bookstore, but for
some little time could not attract the
attention of a clerk, all interest being
centered in stout gentleman who
was strolled over in that direction
and heard the head clerk remark:
And now, sir, you have almost com
pleted a library of which you will be
proud; but, of course, you will want
Balzac?'
''Waal, I don't know, now. You see
we've only got two feet and seven
inches space left" the old gentleman
replied. GO ahead and measure him,
though, and if he isn't too wide I'll
take him too" he added.
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of prevention Remember that pre-
vention is better than cure, in this
case as we'll as in any other The loss
Of mutton and wool through the in
roads of vermin and parasites, such as
ticks, lice, scab, etc, it may safely be
said, is hundredfold greater than
the cost of dipping. Just as long as
sheep breeders look upon dipping as
an unnecessary trouble, just SO long
will our flocks be infested with such
troubles as are mentioned above. Al
though our laws are somewhat strin-
gent on the dipping question, the dis
appearance of parasitic troubles from
our flock is not yet in sight. If every
sheepman in the United States would
dip his sheep thoroughly at proper in
tervals in some good proprietary dip
we should be soon free from, such ter
rible scourges as scab, ticks, etc. Aus
tralia, whose flocks are the largest in
the world and which at one time were
so badly affected with scab, is now a
scabless country, and with the same
persistent effort shown by our Aus
tralian friends our country could like.
wise be a scableSs country, for if it
can be reduced with care, with lit.
tie extra care it can be eradicated =;
this has been proven beyond all doubt
Directly after shearing il is good
plan to dip the lambs, as at this time
ticks leave the newly-shorn ewes and
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NOT DRUGS
Food Did 1t.

After using laxative and cathartiC
medicines from childhood a case OF
chronic and apparently incurable con
stipation yielded to the scientific food,
Grape-Nuts, in a few days.
From early childhood I suffered
with such terrible constipation that |
had to use laxatives continuously go
ing from one drug to another and suf-
fering more or less all the time.
"a prominent physician whom con-
suited told me the muscles Of the di-
gestive organs were partially par
alyzed and could not perform their
work without help of some kind, so |
have tried at different times about
every laxative and cathartic known,
but found no help that was at all per-
manent. | had finally become discOur-
aged and had given my case up as
hopeless when I began to use the pre-
digested food, Grape-Nuts.
although / had not expected this
food to help my trouble, to my great
surprise Grape-Nuts digested imme-
diately from the first and in a few
days | was convinced that this was
just what my system needed
''The bowels performed their func-
lions regularly and / am now COM
pletely and permanently cured of this
awful trouble.
Truly the power of scientific food
mnst be unlimited" ''There's
Reason"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs
Ever read the above letter: new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full of human
interest.
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ECZEMA COVERED HIM.
Itching Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved in "a Hours and
Cured by Cuticura in Month.

'T am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &c.
zema from head to foot. l was sick
for six months and what I suffered
tongue could not tell. l could not
sleep day or night because Of that
dreadful itching; when / did sleep it
was from sheer exhaustion. l was
one mass OF irritation; it was even in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and I was
almost out Of my mind. l got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent. I used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night l
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep I had had for six months.
In month I was cured. w. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N Y, Feb. 8, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston
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PRUNING Trees and Shrubs.-Prun-
ing of shrubs and trees is thinning
out process which is invigorating un-
less carried to an extreme. 1t allows
the remainder Of the plant to receive
the nourishment which is saved by
cutting unsightly or unsymmetrical
branches. A stronger growth is made
possible in the rest of the plant. To
get the best results pruning should be
done annually, thus removing all SUI
nerfuous wood and better preserving
the health and shape of the plant.
All woody plants should be pruned
when transplanted. The roots are
necessarily reduced and active growth
retarded by the transplanting process,
so the top of, the plant should be re-
duced correspondingly to lessen the
amount of evaporation. In most cases
the top should be cut back at least
one-half, while in fruit trees all side
branches are removed entirely, leav-
ing nothing but the stem. This leaves
the tree to form new branches in &C.
cordance with it's new surroundings.
In trees three or four years old sew
eral of the main branches are left,
but they are cut back one-half, SO as
to form new top.
Snring is undoubtedly the best time
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WOMEN'S HATS SAVE LEVEES.
A Style That Has the Approval of
Lower Mississippi Planters.


"Womens hats are doing much to
save the levees along the Mississippi
river in Louisiana" said Henry R.
Lewis. This statement sounds fan
tastic, but of the fashionable fur hats
it is certainly true.
"Muskrats, which for years have
cost the state no end of trouble and
thousands of dollars by their depre-
dations in the levees, are now most
eagerly sought by the millinery trade
throughout the county, and hunters in
Louisiana are hunting them in lieu Of
other game.
For years the muskrats have bur
rowed in the levees, and in nearly
every case where there has been a
crevasse along the river front the
cause was traced to a muskrat hole.
The state has tried several means to
get rid Of the pests, but without sue
cess.
During the last winter the MILL
merry stores in New Orleans bought
several hundred muskrat furs from
hunters in the different parishes and
placed them on turbans, which now so
resemble cat curled up on milady's
couture. Ever since then rats have
been popular upon as we'll as in the
the pompadour or psyche
Several of the more progressive
hunters quickly realized that musk
rats were marketable and gave up the
pursuit of ducks and other game. One
hunter alone in February killed 5000
rats, for which he received 20 cents
apiece.
"Other hunters have followed the
lead of this mighty nimrod and it be-
gins to look as if the state will soon
rid itself of the Industrious rodents
whose borrowings have for many
years endangered the cities and towns
along Louisiana's river fronts"
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More Puzzled Than Ever.

Pardon my ignorance" said the
lady passenger to the captain of the
big ship, "but how do you manage to
find your way across the trackless
ocean?"
''By means of the compass, mad
am answered the captain. The nee
die invariable points to the north"
But queried the l. a., suppose
YOU wish to go south?"
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Experime nting with Yaks in Canada
A small herd of yaks has been pre-,
sented by the duke of Bedford to the
Canadian government and will be
placed on the central experiment farm
under the charge of the department OF
agriculture. There are six individuals
in the herd, and it is sought to ascer.
tain their suitability for domestication
in the northern parts of the Dominion.
They constitute the most important
form of animal life to be found in
Tibet. being used for all purposes ex.
cept tillage and draught, and conceiv.
ably may become valuable economic
factor in those chill and lofty regions
of the far northwest where conditions
correspond in measure to those OF
Tibet.
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What Charlie Had.

Several of the scholars had returned
to Sunday school after being absent
some weeks On account of illness. Il
had the measles" said one little girl.
81 had the mumps," said another. 80
did l." said a third. The superintend-
ent heard them, and, addressing cur
ly headed boy, said: Well Charlie,
you were absent, too. What did you
have?"
Charles face flushed. He thought
a moment and then sang out in high
treble, Il had a little brudder!"
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Convenience.

Dat new neighbor has his place
arranged mighty coy an convenient"
said Miss Miami Brown.
'Yes'm," answered Mr. Erastus
Pinkley. Oats bout de mos con-
venientes' place l knows of. He's got
de chicken coop right mex to de back
fence, an de watermelon patch mex
to de chicken COOP"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-05-13
ADRIFT IN SOUTH SEAS.
Sailors Trying Experience With Ship
wreck and Hunuer.


wreck and Hunger
A walk of 230 miles, the weathering
of cyclone on a bamboo raft and an
existence of three weeks on turtle
eggs and iguanas are. some of the ex-
periences which recently befell Capt
Williams, in charge of the lugger Ne
braska, which was lost on Green Hill
Island, 100 miles or Whereabouts from
Port Darwin, in the northern territory
of Australia.
When the lugger broke up Capt.
Williams swan to Green Hill Island
and then tried to make the mainland
in a dingy which he was able to make
seaworthy. He. was caught in squall
and after drifting for three days was
carried into the gulf and eventually
landed on Field Island, off the mouth
of the Alligator river.
This island is destitute of water,
but some rain fell, and he eked out an
existence for twelve days On the small
supplies thus obtained and turtle eggs.
Both turtles and alligntors were nu-
merous He then re-em0arked in the
dingy and made his way into the
mouth of the West Alligator river, but
could find no fresh water He obtain
ed from the bark of trees sufficient
liquid to sustain life until rain fell.
Abandoning the dingy he made his
way up the east bank of the Wildman
river, living on sweet potatoes and
iguanas. His matches having been
exhausted, he carried fire sticks with
him. He eventually crossed Wildman
river and came out on what he thinks
was Lake Finnis, where he found
plenty Of swamp berries, iguanas and
other native food.
On striking the Adelaide river jun
&c Williams saw plenty Of buffalo,
BUT his only weapon being a revolver
he did not shoot any. He got down
70 the Adelaide river near what is
known as Lawries landing, where he
built himself a raft of bamboo and
crossed. He had not long gone south
when a cyclonic squall came on and
blew the timber down all round him.
He narrowly escaped death, but pluck
lily resumed his 230 mile walk till he
reached Port Darwin.
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"CAMERA OUTLINE' FAD
AMONG SOCIAL ELECT
Revised Form of the Silhouette Produced by Means !
of Photography.

Admiral Longnecker, a well-known ma
val man, deny his identity.
The musicianship of Wassili Leps,
the violinist, is made very clear in
the high forehead, the hair brushed
back, the straight nose, sensitive chin
and eyeglasses.
But Mr.. Haeseler has not confined
himself to reproducing faces. He has
also turned his art to doing full
length figures, and here he gains still
more notable triumphs. Miss Bertha
Clarke, a society leader, noted for her
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Sir Edward Elgar, the famous must
clan, is said to be very keen on chem
istry and spends some of his leisure
time in analysis and experiment. He
has been an enthusiastic cyclist and
can tell a good story of adventures
encountered on the highways of west
ern England At one time he made
a hobby of kite flying and was not
ashamed to be seen Juggling at a
string and gazing heavenward after a
struggling subject with a long tail
which strained to get higher and ever
higher. He is also an ardent natur-
aliSt.
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slender lines, could never deny her.
self as she shows in this outline. The
silhouette of the child painting pic
ure book is also very clever and
novel, combining the silhouette with
the modern photograph most inter
estingly. Perhaps one of Mr.. Haese-
ler's hest and most artistic poses is
that entitled Study of Huntress."
1t is a picture of a well known New
York society girl and is said to be a
most faithful image of the young lady.
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What She Wanted.

Old Lady-Id like to get a pair of
shoes, young man.
Clerk-Yes, ma'am. Want some
thing for everyday wear?
Old Lady-Yes; and l. want them
good and stout
Clerk-Well. here is a good shoe
an extra strong shoe. 1t has been
worn a great deal this winter
Old Lady (interrupting)-Loo
here, young man. I don't want a shoe
that has been worn this winter, or
any other winter; l want a new pair.
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make their home on them. While no
doubt a great deal of good has been
accomplished by the enforcement by
the department of agriculture of the
use of lime and sulphur as a dip,
there is no doubt at all but what a
great deal more good could be accom-
plished by the use Of first-class propri-
etary dips in lieu of the lime and sui
phur concoction. About six weeks or
two months after shearing the whole
flock, both ewes and lambs should be
dipped, as such a course will insure
immunity from scab and other para.
site troubles for a considerable time.
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Spanish Executioner's Remorse.

A curious story comes from Seville.
On Sunday night the local executioner
died. his death being due to remorse.
For several years he had carried out
any executions, but recently he was
summoned to Cordova to infict the
final penalty on some criminals. The
impression made upon him was SO
painful that he was unable to face
the ordeal when condemned in Seville
and the sentence will have to be car
lied out by the Madrid eXecutiOner.
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fail to identify this silhouette like
ness of the artist, and he himself says
it looks lots more like than pictures
his artist friends have painted.
Are Quickly Recognized.
The strong, but somewhat rotund
features Of DR.. S. Wier Mitchell also
quickly betray his identity as shown
in the camera outline Neither could
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PASSING of Lent.

People have apparently lost the in
clination for self-denial. That disa-
greeable necessity is, they think, so
often forced upon them at other sea-
sons of the year that a special season
for it is superfuous. Perhaps, too,
they consider life is too short.
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Protecting Wheels of Oil SprnkIers.

Protecting Wheels of Oil SprinkIers.
A large number of California roads
are made by sprinkling crude oil on
the surface and either letting it sink
into the dusty top layers of earth OF
it's own accord or working it in by the
aid of cultivators and harrows. Cir
cular sheets of galvanized iron are
bolted on each side of the wheels OF
the oil-sprinkling wagons to protect
the spokes from the sticky earth
which would otherwise load the wheels
with hundreds of pounds weight.