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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
Deadly Gas from Oil Well.

The noxious gases which are being
constantly emitted from an oil well
at Dos Bocas, Vera Cruz, Mexico, have
already resulted in the loss Of life
and the destruction of much property
The fumes thrown off by the we'll
which was on fire for two months, are
so strong that all metals in Tampico,
65 miles distant, are turning black,
and all ships traversing the coast be-
tween Vera Cruz and Tampico show
the effects of the poisonous gases by
the discoloration of metals and white
paint work, especially should they en-
counter land breezes whilst near this
locality. 1t has been authoritatively
reported that two laborers with ten
mules encountered a current OF the
deadly fumes at some distance from
the well and died almost Immediately.
Buzzards, parrots and other species
of birds have been destroyed in great
numbers, and many people find that
the action of the poison in the air
affects their sight.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

EXYASHINGTON. - Washington bust
w ness men do not want to save
daylight The proposition to have the
hands of the clock in the summer time
indicate that it is nine o'clock wien in
reality it is only eight o'clock does
not meet with favor in their eyes.
The national capital has been strug
Cling along under standard sun time
in the summer time for a good many
years, in the opinion of it's conserva-
tive business leaders. They have de-
cided that the city can continue to do
the same in the future.
Members of the two trade bodies
the board of trade and the chamber
of commemorative decided that they
can save trouble by OF saving day
light by fooling with Il e hands of the
city's clocks May 1 and October L.
They have so notified Commissioner
Macfarland.
When the president of the board
of district commissioners received a
suggestion from the National Daylight
Association of Cincinnati that the
hands of the clock in Washington be
turned forward an hour May 1 and
turned back an hour October 1, as will
be done in Cincinnati next summer. he
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
More Daylight Plan Is Not Popular

referred the question to the two COM
mercial organizations for expression
of opinion as to whether municipal
regulation along that line should be
adopted for the District of Columbia.
Since the boom first landed in the
national capital through the aid of the
Cincinnati organization, it has been
continuous candidate for home for
the friendless. 1t has discovered that
so far as it is concerned the business
men of Washington are frigid and dis
tant. Not a letter, not even a postal
card has been written to district Of
ficials in its behalf.
Commissioner Macfarland has deter
mined to reply to the National Day
light Association of Cincinnati that he
does not consider it advisable to sug-
gest-as the association desired-the
adoption of law here, similar to the
Cincinnati ordinance, for more day
light" He will state that the express
sion of public opinion made in re-
spouse to his request is not favorable
to such action.
Pointing out that the board of trade
and the chamber of commerce are
representative of the public opinion OF
the District of Columbia, Commission
er Macfarland will tell the National
Daylight association that he has been
notified by the presidents of the two
trade bodies that their executive com
al do nf
the matter, have reached the conclu'
sion that it would be inadvisable to
advocate the adoption of any legisla'
ton providing for a change in the
time of the District of Columbia
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

The soldiers nassed on and the review pesan'
but out on the hills the 1ndlan seh'lheiS SIN
stood and between the marching WHITES anu 'io
village were the long lines of braves SUN sus'
picous and still ready to give their lives for the
women and children in the heart OF the valley
What review was that the snoW-covered
South Dakota plains that January morning 10
years ago. Gen. Miles on mis- great plack morse
watched the 5000 soldiers pass, soldiers tnal hao
stood the burden of battle and the hardshlps Oh
winters campaign and had checked one Oh inc
greatest Indian uprisings OF history.
The First infantry led by Col Shafter, who aft
erward was in command in front of Santiago, was
there that day. Guy V. Henry, now lying in peace
full Arlington cemetery rode at the head or MS
black troopers the buffalo soldiers OF the Sioux.
Capt Allen w. Capron was there with the battery
that afterward opened the battle at Santiago.
The Seventh cavalry was there, two of it's troops,
and K, having barely enough men left in the
ranks to form platoon.
These two troops had borne the brunt of the
fighting at Wounded Knee month before when
80 men of the Seventh fell killed wounded be-
fore the bullets of the Sioux. When the two
troops with their attenuated ranks rode by, the
reviewing general removed his cap, an honor 9TH
erwise paid only to the colors of his country.
The column filed past, broke into regiments,
then into troops and companies, and the word of
dismissal was given. The Indian sentinels on the
ridges signaed the camp in the valley. In anoth-
minute there stampede, but it only
that of the thousands of Sioux ponies turned
loose and eager to get back to their breakfast
of bunch grass on the prairies.
Two Strike, the Sioux, watched the review that
day. Old Two Strike the warriors
who went out with following of braves the
warpath the month previous. Two Strike wore
no ghost shirt He above such superstition,
even though he took no pains to urge his COM
rades to follow his shirtess example.
Two Strike glad of the craze that had
brought war; for he hated the whites harder than
he hated anything earth except the Pawnees,
the hereditary enemy of his people. Two Strike
knew his soul that the buffalo were not coming
back as the medicine had declared, and that
no Messiah was to be raised to lead his people
against the pale faces to wipe them from off the
face of the continent. What he did know was
that he was to have more chance to strike
at the encroachers on the lands of his people be-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

THE United States is not likely to
I make great progress in aerial
navigation during the next fiscal year
as a result of any encouragement Of
fered inventors by congress.
The spirit of economy in govern
mental affairs is now so pronounced
as to discourage even the asking Of
funds by the war department for the
purchase of any class of air ships.
Gen. Allen, chief signal officer, advo-
Gated last year an appropriation of
100000 for experimental work, and
he succeeded in not only having that
estimate sent to congress by the war
department, but in having it favorably
acted upon by the committee of the
whole house, only to meet defeat be-
fore the appropriation bill was passed
by the house itself.
This year there is such close par
ing of all estimates that it is not likely
that any money will even be asked for
this purpose.
The board of ordnance of the army
now has $4,000 for air ship expert
ments, $4,000 to be paid to the
Wright brothers if they succeed in
making a fight of ten miles at the
rate of SO miles an hour carrying one
person besides the operator, and $780,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

IN LINE with the general movement
L "for a more beautiful America" as
advocated by the American Civic as
ISOLATION, plans are pending in con-
gress for a thorough Improvement of
the river front of the nations capital.
These provide for park system
along the picturesque Potomac and
the Identification of both sides that
will be credit not only to Washing
ton but to the nation.
In the opinion of Engineer Commits
sioner Major w V. Judson, u. S. A,
Washington's river front would be Il
disgrace to small town. and, re-
marking recently on the present con-
dition of the Potomacs banks, the
commissioner added that "altogether,
the spectacle on the river is one
which, to a person acquainted with
the trim and often elegant quays of
the capitals of Europe, can not fail
to arouse some measure of surprise"
By the terms of recent decision
of the federal supreme court, the ma
tional government has entire control
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
LONDON JEWEL MAD
T Fashionable Women AbIaze with
Precious Stones.
More Gems Worn Than Ever Before
Striking Egyptian Ornaments of a
Boston Woman Who Married
British M. p,

London.-Never before was elabor-
ate and beautiful jewelry so much
worn by English women as it is this
season in London. The rich English
woman has always been ablaze with
diamonds on certain occasions such
as court functions and gala nights
at the opera, etc, but hitherto she
has not worn diamond tiara at a.
small dinner and has been guiltless OF
any gems in the daytime. More than
that she has smiled in scornful fash
ion at the love her American sisters
have for wearing chains, rings and
pins of precious stones before the sun
has set.
This season, however, she has
changed her ideas. Jewelry in the
daytime is in good form and diamond
tiaras are worn at the smallest even
ing affairs. Even dresses are delicate
y traced with jewels. Moonstones,
topazes and amethysts are mingled
with crystals and sewn upon net to
outline a corsage or border a tunic.
When a coronal of diamonds, a collar
Of the same stones with large blocks
of emeralds and rubies inset and
rope of pearls are added to this toilet
the effect is dazzling.
Tiaras are now SO heavy and broad
as to suggest that beauty Of design is
no longer a requisite; only size and
orilliancy of stones seem to matter.
Women who do not wear tiaras be.
cause they are unbecoming to small,
delicate faces make up the deficiency
with high back combs studded with
diamonds and side combs and hair
ornaments to match. 1t is not uncom-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

T HE Countess Marguerite Cassini,
once the chum of Alice Roosevelt
and long an object of great interest
and attraction in Washington, has
been having all sorts of trouble in
Europe.
The stiff-necked Spanish court, 10
which Count Cassini was accredited
as minister, failed to pay her proper
honors as the chief lady of the lega-
ton. At the same time the czarina
of Russia treated her with marked
neglect.
In consequence of these sights the
countess has definitely announced her
intention of going on the stage, and
her adopted father, Count Cassini,
has given up the legation at Madrid
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
Egyptian JeWelry.

non to see woman tiaraless yet with
her couture ablaze with precious
stones.
One beauty of the season has
dressed her hair with ribbon of dia-
nonds woven in and out among the
Greuze curls she affects. The sleeves
If her ball gown were a trelliswork
If diamonds and high dog collar Of
he same stones encircled her throat.
A fashionable bride attracted atten-
Ion even in that bejewelled assemb-
age, for she displayed long chain of
diamonds terminating in diamond
yemmed purse, which she absolutely
Kicked with her feet as she promen-
9ded the grounds.
At garden parties whenever brief
glimpses of the sun have permitted
he use of parasols it has been seen
hat jewelled handles are fashionable.
Fans, too, are wrought with precious
stones, and on the ankles of silken
hose tiny gems glitter as the centers
If embroidered flowers.
Ear pendants are tremendously pop
liar. The fact that they do away with
he old fashioned ear piercing and
yet permit the adjoining of ears with
gems has made them the rage. They
consist usually of large diamond or
pearl attached to a little chain of dia-
nonds linked together with platinum.
The entire pendant is an inch or an
nch and a quarter long and is fastened
to the ear by screw which presses
lightly on the flesh.
The most unusual jewelry this sea-
son has been the old or imitation old
Egyptian, Persian, Spanish and Italian
ornaments. The clinging empire and
directoire gowns trimmed with orien-
tai embroideries in dull tints have
brought this style of ornament into
vogue.
Diadems of colored mother of pearl
with pearl points, dull gold empire
wreaths and oval plaque pendants OK
bright gold with blue or green scarabs
in the center and pearls at the edges,
have been much worn, while silver
combs and brooches from old Spanish
and Italian models with settings II
moonstones, garnets, pearls and amy
thysts have also been fashionable.
In fact, no jewelry has been too BIZ
zarre for wear this year. The ornate
modern Egyptian work which suits
only the most opulent style of beauty
is seen everywhere.
The finest specimens of Egyptian
iewelry seen lately are owned by
Boston woman who married an Eng
fish M. P. AS he was interested him
self in the Egyptian question some Of
ficials of that country as compliment
to him presented his wife with some
exquisite examples of native jewelry.
She put them carefully away as being
far too garish. This season she took
them out and has worn them with
long, clinging gowns of dull shades,
which set off the ornate quality OF the
work.
One chain is of pearls and tur-
uuoises, with a large pendant COM
posed of mosaic of precious stones,
with small regard to color
blending, which encircle the inevita-
BILE scarab. A bracelet is Of heavy
gold of the brightest kind. In the
center is a deep blue scarab with fam
shaped setting of diamonds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

Trumpet and bu-
gle calls of boots
and saddles" and
assembly" b u r
dened the air. The
troopers and dough
boys" had fallen in,
5000 strong. The
column started west
with flags and gui-
dons f1uttering. The
head of the COM
mand, the greatest
that had been gath
cred together up to
that time since the
days of the civil
war, reached the
bluff a bove tn e
Sioux village. A
shout would have
started the STAN
pede Of the savages;;
a shot would have
been the signal for
a volley from the
warriors lying be-
tween the white col
umn and the vii
lage.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
On ForpoIse.

A porpoise can neither play football
nor yell, nor even so much as wave a
flag. He can't smoke a pipe. He can
act like fool, it is true, but he can't
entertain the notion that in so doing
he is bright. He can't call his father
the pater, nor his mother the mater.
He can't, merely by filling his head
with the east wind, get to imagine
himself simply it. Why, then, do we
continue to speak Of schools of por-
poises Puck.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

eyes on the camps of the white soldierv SIND
denly from the east of the agency, where Law
the Sixth cavalry, there came trumpet call that
swelled and swelled and ended in one ringing
note that sang in and out of the valleys and then
Subdued to softness, hoated on to be lost in the
prairie wilderness beyond.
The motionless figure of one of the hilltop SEN
tnels was moved to instant life signal ran
from ridge to ridge, finally to be passed down
ward into the camp of the waiting Sioux who
sprang into action at its coming. The pony
herds of the Sioux were grazing the hills to
the west unrestrained of their freedom by lariat
herdsman. In number they nearly equaed
the people of the village, few ponies for emer-
gency only having been kept within the
camp. Upon the ponies in the village jumped
waiting warriors who broke out of the shelter
of the tepees for the hills where the herds were
foraging on the snow-covered bunch grass. 1t
seemed but passing moment before every pony
in that great grazing herd was headed for the
village The animals were as obedient to the
word of command is brave to the word OF
his chief.
During the gathering of the ponies the women
of the camp had slung their papooses to their
backs, had collected the camp utensils and were
standing ready to strike the tepees, while the
braves blanketed and with rifles In their hands,
had thrown themselves between the village and
the camps of the soldiers of Gen. Miles.
The Sioux who had surrendered less than
week before, were preparing to stampede from
the agency and to make necessary the repeating
of a campaign that had lasted for months. The
Indian runner had brought word that Great
Chief Miles had ordered his soldiers to arms
early in the morning and that the surrendered
Sioux were to be massacred to the last man,
woman and child.
The medicine men had told the Indians that
this was to be their fate and the runners word
found ready belief. Miles sent courier with
reassuring message to the chiefs, but they would
not believe.
The braves prepared to kill before they were
killed and everything was in readiness for the
flight of the squaws and papooses while the war
riors, following, should fight the soldiers lusting
for the Sioux blood.
Cen Miles had planned review of the forces
in the field as q last act of the campaign, and it
was the order for the gathering and the CHI
ing that had been taken order of massacre
by the suspicious Sioux
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

But by this time the women were
abreast of the group. The real OBJ
ject of interest obviously was some
thing entirely different. Standing back
of Mark Twain was a woman, and be-
side her a French poodle sitting up
right, his mistress purse held tight
ly in his mouth. Not one of the
group had recognized the distin-
guished author nor had moment for
him in the absorption of watching the
trick dog.-New York Herald.
Some people set good examples, but
expect others to hatch them out.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
ALL INTERESTED in POODLE

gathered, obviously intent upon the
same object. A woman who was just
behind the group observed the cause
of this little gathering, as she sup
posed, and turning to her companion:
"HoN gratifying" she said. See,
there is Mark Twain waiting for a
bus, and SO many have stopped to
look at him. He has his back to
them and doesn't know thing about
It Quite tribute, isn't it?"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
Mark Twain Unnoticed by New York
Crowd Which Was Watching
Trick Dog.

The sidewalks of the avenue were
thronged. Moving at leisurely pace
a continuous stream of pc estrians
threw a brilliant ribbon of color as
far as the eye could reach. At For
ty-fourth street, at the most crowded
hour, a small knot of persons had
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
little Encouragement for the Inventors

600 to A. M. Herring, if he meets prac'
tically similar requirements.
This will be the end of experimental
work unless some interest in aerial
navigation is shown by congress in
the form of liberal appropriation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12

SG@~1NH@@a~0n-a 40 HIM. YIN. - n l1IAAO
~ a u graph that has survived
WA the attacks of time
shows Gen. Nelson A.
kSTTST@9T Miles and Col. w. F.
Hg-ASEGIE Cody mounted on spir-
Sazzzszz1zzza~ tied horses and over
looking from a bluff the last great
camp of the Sioux Indians when COM
ing in from the warpath. The Sioux
surrendered to Gen. Miles in Janu-
airy, 1891, but they came very near,
a few days after the surrender, to
the point of breaking away once
more. The story of it is this:
Gray dawn was breaking at the
Pine Ridge agency when an Indian
runner broke headlong into the viii
lage of the surrendered Sioux. He
stopped at the tepees of the prin-
cipal warriors long enough to shout
a message, and then leaving the
camp where its end rested against
an abrupt hill, he made his way with
a plainsman's stealth to the group of
agency buildings, circling which and
extending beyond, browning ridge
after ridge, were the white Sibley
tents of the soldiers.
Breakfast was forgotten in the
troubled camp of the Sioux. The
chiefs and the greater braves rushed
to quick council and the lesser war
riors, the squaws and the children
stood waiting with logged patience
in the village streets
The council was over An old chief
shouted word of command that was
caught up and passed quickly to the
farthest outlying tepee. An army
might have learned a lesson from
that which followed the short, sharp
order. Mounted men shot out from
the village and as fast as f1eet-footed
ponies, pressed to their utmost, could
accomplish the distances every out
lying ridge was topped with the fig
ure of rider and horse, silhouetted
against the morning sky.
Every sentinel warrior had bic
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
The Difference.

$50 the heroine of that divorce case
is going on the stage. Notoriety pays,
doesn't it?"
mo; the public does"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
Following Advice.

"The old man told me if J wanted
to marry his daughter would have to
go to work"
well, did you work."
"You bet did. l worked him."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-08-12
COMPROMISES.

Couldn't you stretch point to get
more news about our new neighbors?
II might rubber a bit"
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-08-21

The above footing will pay of
all of the present city indebted
ness, together with the interest ac
crued and to accrue; would pro
vide for the Issue OF the $4,000
certificates now asked for, and IN,
interest thereon to maturity; and
would, in 1919, provide tor a new
pAat costing $4,000 and the in
terest to maturity; aud would still
leave the city with s7O,oSD IN
hand TO be applied to the liunida.
ton of a plant the cost of which
would be determined in 1890
Under municipal ownership the
city could be supplied with ALL
The water and light that was
needed within the limits of the
liant. Under a lease the succeed.
% councils would, out of spirit
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-08-21
THE HOME-LOv|NC
BOIL wEEv|L
How q Little Bug Can Ruin
the Credit Of the South.

| Unlike many other creatures
he does not SOW wild oats IN his
Iyouth, but stays ut home until u.
has eaten all the blossoms an,
small bO!!s o., his own patch
Ihen he migrates to u nelghbOIin,,
cut Of cotton, and, finally, 10 az.
other field or country. He il !,
good traveller, making forty miles
q year.
| w hen the good old summer time
Is gone, Mr. WeeviI hides ~ IL.
park OF tree, cnrla up in the
trash beside u hedge row, or seek i
out u knOt-hOle III II fence rail
But the snuggest berth is tho old
cotton house, winch stands in
every field. Its crevices and ..ran.
Mes make ideal winter quarters.
There he hibernates through the
wlnter-in the beetle or adult con.
dition--and requires DO food.
Millions Of them die; birds search
them out; but when all misfo,-
tunes have been reckOned with. q
goodly number of them survive
These generally come from til.
latest brood that was batebpd N
summer
Generally speaking, the cotton
plantmakes three crops: the bottom
crop, and middle crop, and The top
crop. Il the season be long and
favorable, there is ~ considerable
crop made hy those late blooms
which crown the top of tn. plant.
The bottom crop grows very fast
ana puts on squares more RAPIDLY
han the young weevils can con
sumo. This may mature before
ne weevls have multiplied suni
''ently to destroy it.
BY the time the middle cropi
zones on, the weevlls are ready II /
sting the Immature bolls. Ana
here is no such thing as caihet
ng top crop if the weeviI j.: III
he held Success Magazine.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-08-21
THE COOCHAUx ROAD.

Lafayette, IA Aug II ~.
j. =. Young aud Dr, T. ! Dn
pick, OF i"uogsviiir, report that
the contractors Of tie ronsrrnc-
ton Of the franklin and Abbr.
vile, Or Gvdrlsanx, road went Owe,
the line to day and bids for the
building of the road Will bc open
ed ~ New Ofleans monday
They predict tte running Of cars
INTO ioungsvi!le within tie next
ninety days, if no unforeseen dlni
'uity presents Itself. Pie.