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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Johndee has added $1 1.000.O00 to his contribution to the Chicago university, bringing the aggregate up to $24,So0,- 900, and still the cry for more goes up annually
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

WHAT WAS HE THINKING ABOUT? He was old, at the close of a wandering
 life
 His head it was hanging low; With a far-away look in his bleary eyes, Did he dream of the long ago? Did memory picture his childhood scenes, And the boy that he used to be, When he dwelt in the light of a mothers And his heart from sins burden was
 free?
 Did he dream of the time, when brave and
 strong,
 He started upon life's way. Determined, in spite of the obstacles met, That he'd stand at the top some day? Did the old-time thrill steal into his
 heart
 At the thought of dear, sweet face And a hand that he held in the days
 gone by,
 Ere he stumbled and fell in the race? An, who would dare fathom his reveries-- A drifter for these many years, Whom drink and misfortune and hun
 gers sharp pain
 Had deprived of occasion for tears? He made no excuses, had nothing to say. For his plight he held no one to blame, But when he remembered his filth and his
 rags
 His withered cheeks reddened with
 shame
 The droop of his head and the droop of
 his mouth
 And the droop of his shoulders bent Told a pitiful story of a. derelicts course And the wage of life mis-spent. The preachers are promising punishment dire For wicked folk laid up in store; Who suffers the bangs of a soul on fire Has already paid half of the score. SLIGHTLY IN THE DARK. "She is one of those lachrymose girls. !" "I thought her name was Smith,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
GOOD ADVICE.

''Let me give you some good advice" Are you quite sure you don't need it yourself?" Quite sure"
 well, before you start, let me give you some good advice" Go ahead"
 Viewer put too much confidence in your own virtue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

An expurgated edition of the Con- gressional Record as to gargoyles would be a locking of the stable door after the horse had been stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
JUST WAITING.

Waiting for the roses
 And the smile of spring Honey-bees in clover,
 Butterflies a-wing; South land breezes straying Over fields of bloom, While Bob White is whistling- Whistling in the broom!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The Illinois senatorial contest is in the free-for-all stage, and dozen men are full of senatorial hopes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

If the Duke of Abruzzi renounces his title he cannot marry an American girl No, indeed. He does not under stand the American marital situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

Although I know my mother
 Spoke only what was true, I used to wonder when she said,
 "This hurts me more than you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The American steam shovel contin ues to demonstrate it's superiority tt the French pick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

This praise of Edgar Allan Poe comes about 75 years too late to brace him up when he sorely needed it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Johndee's motto seems to be, Mil lions for education, but not one cent for the courts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

When MT. Taft goes on the North Carolina on Monday bound for Panama he will have bath tub, bed and chair made expressly for his comfort and use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
MAKING A LIVING.

"simpkins once had dream of be- coming famous"
 What woke him up?"
 "Opportpnity. A man offered him job that paid SIP week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

California has been requested not to begin a war in which 45 other states would unwillingly be involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The country will not be full of mourners if the unworthy Hopkins is defeated in Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

It is not easy to say which is the worse-the joy riders or the night riders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
DREADFUL TO THINK ABOUT.

If all the kisses not yet culled
 Were put where none could give or Receive a few, some folks would say, There's nothing left to live for!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

One can go from Seattle to Calves ton without changing cars, but few make the trip to see how it is done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The Chicago papers hope their legis- lature will yet elect United States Senator of whom all could be proud.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
ECONOMY

''when witherspy's first child was born he distributed cigars
 "I remember"
 'swhen his last child was born he had to quit smoking"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

California is calming herself, and the battleship fleet will not be cabled to double on its trail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The Elkins-Abruzzi gossip goes on regardless of the parties directly 1n- volyed or the facts in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Nothing produces more ridiculous war rumors than new naval appro- priation bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
DID SHE LOSE?

'Did you ever gamble, ma?" "Only once, my son." And when was that?" 'sWhen married your father"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Kansas has the good sense in her schools to teach her girls how to cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
Southern Pig Iron In 1908

The Iron Age discusses in it's leader for last week the activity of southern furnaces. After eliminating the Ensley furnaces, which do not make merchant pig iron, 1t finds that the southern 1ur- naces made in 1908 larger percentage of the country's merchant pig iron than they did in 1907. The gain was about per cent, carrying the south's s proportion up to about 50 per cent of the total. Taking Alabama alone" it goes on to say, "a much more striking comparison is made with its high rec ord year, 1907, and with the next high est year, 1906. We give the figures by half-year periods:
 Gross toas First half of 1906 ................-....S25 09O Second half of 1906 .................-..S .S49 758 First half of 1907 ......................s6 .s6l I'll Second half of 1907 SPA 903 First half of 1908 .....................605 .605. .6i7 Second half of 1908 .810 900 Here the 1908 production is shown to have been S4 per cent of that for 1907 and nearly S5 per cent of that for 1906. It is significant that in the sec ond half of 1908 the Alabama produc- tion was 9S per cent of that for the second half of 1907 There will be an important gain in the showing for that state when the Ensley furnaces are all reconstructed on modern lines. Ore supply has been handicap to the ex- nansion of the Alabama iron industry l-e recent years. and it is surprising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

All new cook books contain 'possum recipes-all, that Is to say, of the Taft regime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

"Ponsonby bet $50 on trotter named Convent Girl"
 Did she win?'
 NO; she was badly beaten by an entry named Chorus Girl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

The sleighing's fine in many state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
SLIGHTLY IN THE DARK.
FASTER.

"She is one of those lachrymose girls. "I thought her name was Smith"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 1421 street. N. ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala.' postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
GROW BETTER TOBACCO

Experiments in the improvement of
tobacco that have resulted in several
new varieties of excellence are re-
viewed in the annual report of the
Agricultural Experiment Station of
the University of Wisconsin. Problems
of tobacco curing have been taken
up through the station and by the use
of specially equipped sheds a uniform
color was obtained and many of the
troubles at curing time avoided. Ex-
periments with commercial fertilizers
on tobacco have also been conducted.
Tobacco seed has also been distrib-
uted from the station in large
amounts, and last year over 1000
growers received the improved seed,
and at least two-thirds of the Wis
consin crop was grown from it. 1t is
estimated that about 80 per cent of
the tobacco crop of the state, this
coming season, will be grown from
seed grown by the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01

The Judicial election for the circuit
Judge of the new 10Th Judicial circuit
is near. The voters must decide whom
they want for Judge of this new cir
cult If they want plain everyday
honest man, of good executive ability
and sound judgment, then they will
vote for Col. L. J. Rusk. 1t has been
stated previously to the voters of this
judicial district that in all his dealings
with the people Col. Rusk has always
been found on the side of right and he
has always been found to be fair and
just to all parties in any transaction.
This statement goes unchallenged i.
From early youth Col. Rusk has adj
hered to strict honesty. Before him
he has the sterling example of his
father, the late Gov. Jerry Rusk,
whose name, even to this day, among
the people of Wisconsin is a familiar
household name and signifies honor,
ability and uprightness. Those who
know Col. Rusk best recognize in him
those splendid traits of his father
and all these years Col. Rusk has pur-
sued the even tenor of his way, never
asking the voters for high honors.
In his home community in Chippewa
Falls, he has been and is today &
valued citizen who has sought in every
way possible to do good to others, anG
never by unkind word or deed or in any
manner taking up the cause of {
criminal or lawbreaker, has he sought
to bring annoyance to another or to de
feat the ends of justice.
Throughout this great state of Wis
consin in which Col. Rusk is wei
known, you cannot find anything in hi
record that smacks of unsavory politics
or in IDEALS" that show where h,
would not be called imam of tn,
people, And the citizens of Thu
10Th Judicial circuit will reflect homo
and credit upon themselves by thu
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
CORN GROWING CONTEST

The officers Of the Rusk County Fair
have decided to put Cd corn growing
contest for the boys and girls of this
county. We will want at least 200 con-
testants and will set aside from $50. 90
to $4,000 for the winners. The State
of Wisconsin is interested in the corn
growing and are anxious to test the
Northern counties in the growing of
the product. They will furnish all seed
necessary for the test, and we are will
ing to pay the premiums to the confess
tants. The County Superintendent of
Schools will be asked to assist our Off
GERS in carrying out the details, which
will be published later.
We want every boy or girl in the
county who are interested in farming,
to take part in the contest. The Fair
book will be out soon and until you
receive one of them, you are at liberty
to write me for further particulars.
ARCHIE BARRETT,
Secretary, Rusk County Fair
Assn, Bruce, Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
a GREAT NEWSPAPER BARGAIN

The regular price of the News-Bud-
get is 81. so per year.
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Journal, daily by mail, is 81 per year.
The regular price of the two is $3.50
per year.
A THIRTY DAY BARGAIN
The two papers for the next thirty
days will be sent for one whole year
for only 1925 in advance.
The News-Budget will give our
readers all of the local and county
news and keep our readers thoroughly
posted upon local conditions.
The Milwaukee Journal is the great
Independent Daily which has been
making such tremendous strides with
the newspaper readers of the state,
More people read The Journal every
night than any two other daily news
papers printed in the state. The
reason for this is that the Milwaukee
Journal is the peoples paper. The
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Remember the two papers ne
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
. N. ANDERSEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF RUsK CO ;,

election of Col. Rusk as the first Judge
of their new circuit 1t will be a
popular selection both in the district
and throughout the state. Col Rusk
deprecates the extravagant use Of
money that is evident in this 18th
Judicial contest. He has never favor
ed the unstinted use of money in poll
tics or judicial contests, and therefor
he is conducting his campaign in a
modest way, believing that the people
rather prefer in their own minds to
select judge without undue influence,
such as money can buy.
And if the people elect Col. Rusk as
judge they will discover that they have
man as judge who has extraordinary
clear perception between right and
wrong, and that at all hazards he will
kindly and firmly maintain the justice
that the people have right to expect
of our courts; and he will maintain the
court with rigid economy, such as will
be satisfactory to the tax payers and
the citizens in general. To many
voters it is apparent that as a man of
vast experience in financial and bust
ness circles, and deep student of the
law and as a we'll tried referee in i'm
portant cases, as state law examiner
for twenty years in this state, with a
thorough knowledge of human nature
and the commonplace affairs of every
day life, that Col. Rusk is undeniably
qualified for the extremely responsible
place Of circuit judge of the 10th
Judicial circuit.
Furthermore bear in mind that there
are no corporations or Ebig interests"
back of the candidacy of Col. Rusk.
He announced at the outset of his can
didacy that he would not seek favors
from corporations That if he goes on
the bench he prefers to go there as a
representative of the people, and en-
tirely free from any entangling al
liances. The above are some pointed
reasons why the people everywhere
should support the candidacy of Col.
L. j. Rusk.
In his home community and in Chip
pewa county, in Rusk, Eau Claire and
Sawyer counties his candidacy is meet
ing with the most hearty encourage
ment, without the necessity of sending
out lot of paid agents, to try to line
it not be the duty of voters to go to
the polls next Tuesday and elect this
man for circuit judge, who will sc
truly represent you and your neighbol
as judge of the 18th judicial circuit,
composed of Chippewa, Eau Claire,
Rusk and Sawyer counties?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice Is Hereby Given, that by vir-
tue of certain mortgage dated July
oath, 1905, S. S. Boyer and Sarah J.
Boyer, his wife, conveyed to Charles
Kopplin the following described real
estate in the County Of Rusk and State
of Wisconsin, to-wit: West half 81 of
northeast quarter "a and east half a.
of the northwest quarter "a of section
sixteen Q6), township thirty-four (34)
north, range seven ca west, contain
ing one hundred sixty acres of land
more or less.
That said mortgage was recorded in
the office OF the Register of Deeds of
Rusk county, Wisconsin, on the oath
day of July, 1905 at 1926 o'clock p. m.
in volume of mortgages on page %.
That said mortgage was given to Sc
cure the payment of one promissory
note bearing even date Herewith for the
sum of Eight Hundred Dollars, payable
Five years thereafter, with interest at
the rate of Seven per cent. per annum
payable annually to said mortgage or
order.
That default has been made in the
payment of the said note and mortgage
and that mortgage hereby exercises
his option of declaring the whole prin-
cipal of said mortgage due and that
there is now due on the said note and
mortgage from the said S. S. Boyer
and Sarah j. Boyer to the undersigned
Charles Kopplin, the owner and holder
thereof, at the date hereof, the sum of
Eight Hundred Dollars principal and
the sum of Ninety-two and Sixty
five one hundredths Dollars interest
thereon amounting in the aggregate to
the sum of Eight Hundred Ninety
two and Sixty-five One Hundredths
Dollars, and that no action has been
commenced at law or in equity to re-
cover said sum SO due, or any part
thereof.
That said mortgaged premises will be
sold at puplic auction sale to the high
est bidder at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Ladysmith,
County of Rusk and State of Wiscon-
sin on the 9Th day of May, 1909 at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
Dated March 9, 1909.
CHARLES KOPPLIN,
THOMAS & CAROw, Mortgage
Attorneys,
Ladysmlth, Wisconsin. 1876
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01

"The opportunities for farmers to
settle on the new and cut-over lands
in northern Wisconsin are many and
favorable writes E. j. Delwitche, su-
perintendent of the northern SUBJ
stations of the Agricultural Expert
ment station of the University of Wis
consin, in the March issue of the
Student Farmer" published by the
students of the college of agriculture.
In urging the advantages of this new
agricultural region, he gives ten points
which will assist the new farmer In
attaining success:
Grow clover seed on your land; it is
the best crop you can raise.
Cultivate we'll at least a part of
your land; do not attempt to clear too
large farm at once.
Dairy COWS and sheep should be
kept on every northern Wisconsin
| farm.
Grow cultivated crops, potatoes,
root crops and corn on at least one
| fourth of your land.
Strawberries and garden vegetables
paw well if near a market or shipping
point.
Improve some land every year.
do not spend too much money on
buildings at first, but see that they are
comfortable.
Adapt your farming to your loca-
ton.
Rotate your crops, say in this or
der: clover; cultivated crops, small
grain; and clover again.
Remember that all useful perma-
nent improvements are additions to
your capital"
At the three northern sub-stations
of the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton at Ashland, Superior and Iron
River, the problems confronting far
mers in the new territory are being
worked out and results given directly
to farmers in these sections. Bulletins
giving results with various crops in
this section may be had by addressing
the Agricultural Experiment Station,
Madison, Wis.
Glover is the most valuable crop
that can be grown in northern Wis
consin," writes Mr.. Delwiche. and
every effort should be made to obtain
good plants. Every settler should get
at least one or two good cows; which
may be grazed on adjoining wild lands;
and with proper care and feed a good
cow will give net return of $50 to
SIS per year. Sheep are great help
in clearing land. Chickens pay good
returns and every farmer should
have flock. A few pigs should also
be raised to furnish at least a part of
the family meat supply.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
MORAL INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOL

The results of the course in moral
instruction given this year for the first
time in three Wisconsin high schools,
Menomonie, New Richmond and Eau
Claire, are being compiled by Prof.
F. C. Sharp of the department OF
philosophy at the University of Wis
consin, who outlined and suggested
the work. AS it is comparatively
new movement in America, and this is
the first time such a course has beer
given in the schools of Wisconsin,
Prof. Sharp's report, which will form
the subject of his address before the
National Education Association al
Denver in July, will be of especial in
terest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
u. Fl. RICHARDS
REAL ESTATE
Ladysmith, Wisconsin

thon, State of Wisconsin, has filed in
this office his application to enter
under the provisions of Sections 2306
and 23O7, Revised Statutes of the
United States, Lot One O of Section
4, Township SO North, Range West,
4th P. M, Wisconsin.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or desiring
to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any other
reason, to the disposal to applicant,
should file their affidavits of protest iii
this office, on or before the goth day of
April, 1909.
JOHN w. MILLER, Register.
Serial No. OTIS. 48-5
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
NOTICE OF SALE ON FORECLOSURE

STATE OF WISCONSIN }
In CIRCUIT COURT FOR
RUSK COUNTY
Mary E. Campbell, plaintiff,
VS..
Peter S. Andersen and Sine Andersen,
his wife, defendants.
Take notice that by virtue of and
pursuant to judgment of foreclosure
and sale duly made and entered in the
above entitled action on the 9th day
of February, 1908, at the regular Feb
ruary, 1908 Term of Circuit Court for
Rusk County, Wisconsin, shall on the
lst day of May, 1909, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day, at the south
front, main entrance of the Rusk Coun-
ty Court house in the city of Ladysmith,
in said Rusk County, offer for sale and
sell in one parcel at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, the mort
gagged premises described in said judg-
ment of foreclosure and sale as follows,
towit: The North half of the North
east Quarter of Section Nine co. in
Township Thirty-three (33) North, of
Range Six (6) West, in the county of
Rusk and state of Wisconsin.
Dated at Ladysmith, Wisconsin, this
18th day of March, 1909.
O. H. MCNALLY,
Sheriff of Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
By VIM. DODsON,
Undersheriff of Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
JAMES A. MICHAELsoN, Attorney for
Plaintiff. 500
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
Passing of London Hanson.

Before the days of motor cabs the
horsed vehicles in London numbered
over 1900, while in their prosperous
days they numbered some $4,000. At
the end of the half year completed
June 80, the number stood at only
9,197. Soon the motor omnibus will
entirely cease to suffer from their OBJ
struction
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-01
Provocation.

"Ordered to quit the choir or die!"
exclaimed Bilkins, glancing up from
his paper.
"Who?" inquired his wife.
Member of a choir over in Jersey"
Dear, DEAR" rejoined Mrs. B. II
didn't suppose anybody sang so badly
as that