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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

1t is proposed that special ses-
sion of the Legislature he called
in the next few days to change the
law recently passed. relative to
the proposed tax amendment for
the exposition. The present law
if adopted by the people would
raise 81, 2500O0 from the country
parishes and double that amount
in New Orleans, this would not
give the required amount. The
new proposition is for the parish
rs to be taxed 81 900 600, the tax
to stop as soon as this amount has
been realized and New Orleans to
raise S6,50O0.00 This new pro-
position would lessen the tax on
the parishes and increase it in
New Orleans.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

Gov. j. Y. Sanders made grand
stand play in a speech in Alexan-
dria some days ago, but Represen-
tative l.. Z. Thomas of Shreve-
port answered in terms and with
proofs that cannot be answered by
the administration or disputed.
The stand taken by the Governor
aud his arguments were simply
ridiculous. Mr. Thomas give the
figures to show that the Sanders
administration has saddled upon
the tax payers of Louisiana an sx-
ira expense of 81, lO4 800 what
about his boast of reducing the
public debt and becoming the
Governor of the people who he
and his administration are impos-
ing upon the people burdensome
taxation and many of these taxes
are unjust and oppressive, aud for
what? for the sole benefit of some
of the political pets.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

A special from Melville to The
Times-Democrat dated Aug. 2ud
says The diking of Bayou Ala
bama, .in spite of the protects Of
nsighboring parishes, has now be-
come a positive fact. Contractors
have arrived and the work of un-
loading is under way. A large
clam digger was tuwed up the At
chafalaya into Alabama Bayou yes
terday, and as soon as practicable
will start operating. The contrac-
tors claim that both little Alabama
Bayou and Big Alabama will be
diksd in two months.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06
MIRACLES.
(The Times emOcrat.)

The Times DemOcrato
The notwithstanding man reads
in his newspaper that the officials
of Scotland Yard, being in quest
of an escaped criminal, search all
the ships which have recently
sailed from certain ports and are
able, by means of the wireless tel
egraph, to ascertain that a person
answering to the description of the
fugitive is aboard one of the tran
satlantic liners. Such perfor-
nance is marvellous, even to the
notwithstanding man, and would,
in the infancy of science, have
been accounted a miracle. The
most familiar machines, like the
photograph and the vitascope,
would once have seemed beyond
the power of human genius. There
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

Dysentery is dangerous disease but
can be cured. Chamberlain = Collie, Che.
lera and Diari hOea Remedy has been
successfully used in nine epidemics of
dysentery. Ii has never been known To
fail. 1t il equally valuable for children
and adults, and when reduced with wa
ter and sweetened, it is pleasant to take.
sold 10y ALL DRUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06
Staggers Skeptics.

That a clean. nice. fragrant compound
like Bucklen's Arnica Salve will instant
ly relieve a bad burn. cut. scald, wound
or piles. s!aggers skeptics. But great
cures prove its wonderful healer of the
worst sores, ulcers, boils, felohs, eczema.
skin eruptiOns. as also chapped hands.
sprains and corns. Try it. 25c at ALL
| RUGGISTS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06
Mr.. Leo Nj. Favrot. our school

Mr.. Leo NJ. Favrot, our school
superintendent has been appoint
ed State Inspector of Public
Schools and will leave us shortly.
Our people will all regret the par
ting with Mr.. Favrot and family
as they made many good friends
here, aud Mr.. Frvrot as superin-
tendent of our schools has rem.
dered services which We all appre-
ciaied and we feel that his place
cannot easily DO filled.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

The colored people Of the Home
Mission Baptist church will have
nine day camp meeting here,
commencing Tuesday August 9
and closing on Wednesday the
17th. The colored population are
making large preparation for the
occasion.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06
SATURDAY, AUG. 6, 1910.

The bids for the building of the
keystone locks we learn were all
rejected, and bids will be readver-
tised, and in case the bids again
prove unsatisfactory, the Govern.
ment will undertake The building
of the locks.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

Lice soon eat up your profits. Kill
this pest quickly and surely with Con-
keys Lice Powder for body lice, Lice Ii
quid for mites and Head Lice Ointment
for little chicks. Ask for copy of Con
keys Poultry Book. By mail 4. Du-
champ Hardware Company.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06

shade of tone and phrase, long at
ter the voice itself is hushed by
death. The supreme lyric artists
of the past were not privileged to
live after this fashion, but faded
from the memory when the last
echo of their song had sunk into
silence. Succeeding generations
may hear Caruso sing, though we
have no idea of the unique vOcal
qualities which brought fame and
fortune to predecessors who en-
tranced ali Europe in their time.
And these modern miracles raise
the question whether there is any,
thing really miraculous in the un-
iverse and whether what we call
miracles are not based upon laws
undiscovered so far Certainly,
the effect now wrought 10y an an.
titoxin would have been magic to
doctors aud laymen before scien-
lists of the Pasteur stamp began
to exploit preventive medicine.
Diptheria has lost its terrors and
experience leads us to assume
that the process will be indefinite
ly widened, as the decades pass.
Now ID it in the domain OF the
physical alone that we may hope
for a reconciliation Of miracles
with law. The depths of psyche
Iogy are YET to be sounded. The
physician of the future will, per-
haps, be hypnotist as well. AT
present, we only know that mind
aud body are linked 10y bond light
as air, but strong as steel. 1t re-
mains for the Pasteurs Of the spir-
it to discover antltoxlns which
shall give perfect health to the
flesh by giving perfect health to
The soul.
From this point of view, sane
agnostlcs must adopt the attitude
Of Huxley, who said that he would
accept any number of miracles, if
sufficient evidence were forthcOm.
iug. Unfortunately, scientists with
not 1.-THE Of Huxley's knowledge
nave presumed to denounce the
miraculous as Il contradiction in
terms. The battle between theo-
logy and science has, therefore,
been fought to small purpose. The
scientists appeals to the world as
he sees 1t; the theologian appeals
TO the invisible world, bathed in
the light that never was Oh sea,
or land. The controversy re-
sembles debate between orators
who understand no speech but
their own. Ii science may correct
certain preconceptions of theolo-
gy may also correct certain pre-
conceptions OF science and the
middle ground between the two
may he found to contain the uIli-
mate truth. Both the scientist
aud the theologlan now see "as in
u glass, darkly;" both the scientist
and the theologian will, in the
cons to come, face to face" The
one must meanwhile admit that
there are more things in heaven,
The other that there are more
things in earth. than are dreamt of
III his philosophy. We know
neither what we are, nor what we
shall be, aud man will long consti-
tute, to himself at least, the nigh.
test miracle of all.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-06
500
REWARD,
500

S1OO REWARD, 500
The readers of this paper will be plea
sed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that SCIENCE has been
able to cure i'll all its stages, and that Is
CatarrE. Halls Catarrh Cure is the on
ly positive cure now known to the medl-
cal fraternity. Catarrh being d consti-
tutionai disease, requires "a constitution
al treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is IA.
hen internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation
Of The disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work.
The Droprietors have 50 much faith in
Its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure.
send for testimonials free.
+. }, CHENEY " CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
ADVANTAGES OF NORTHWISCONSIN
(Continued from page D

growing larger, why, | would ask,
should the public be led to think that
our agricultural expansion is dependent
upon dams, bitches and dykes? Why
should well informed people beseech
congress to plunge into reclamation
while this vast area, in fertility unsur-
passed, still awaits the farmer, the
fruit grower and the gardener? Why
despair in landhunger while land plenty
prevails? Why present to the home
seeker agricultural problems that to
him are unfamiliar while there are yet
in one stretch a million farms to which
he may apply methods in which he is
schooled?
These lands are not distant from
market, hence the homeseeker need not
fear excessive freight charges. They
are not separated from the center Of
population by long stretches Of UNI
peopled lands, hence he need not dread
isolation. Their cultivation calls for no
new and novel practices, hence he need
not await schooling in methods. He
needs fear no hazard of dam or ditch or
dyke but is an individual and indepen-
dent entity operating at his own pleas
ure.
There is no question that this coun-
| try is suffering from lack of foodstuffs.
The thinkers of today are cognizant of
the fact and are endorsing the slogan:
"Back to the land''. But nothing is
more calculated to defeat the move
ment back to the land than the impress
sion that is commonly given by current
articles in the public prints, that to get
to the land Cheap land) the homeseeker
must nearly cross the continent or APP
proach the arctic circle and isolate
himself far from the vast centers of
population that now and always will
constitute his market. And, per contra,
nothing is more calculated to promote
| the movement back to the soil than to
show the homeseeker that he can Sc
cure good cheap land upon the very
border of congested population.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

ublican party has done in the past and
everything it may do in the future. 1t
is understood, of course, that when the
Republican party goes wandering after
strange gods, and passes primary cleo
tion laws, railway rate laws, corporation
control laws, and laws looking to limit
the use of money in political campaigns,
these things are not to be charged
against the party. You need not en-
dorse such laws as these, even though
passed by Republicans. You may be
genuine Republican even though you
oppose any or all of such laws. In fact,
the principal and exciting cause of this
convention is the necessity of protest
ing against and overthrowing the prim
airy election law, Republican measure.
The call for the convention is issued
by Emanuel L. Philip, philanthropist
who has devoted many years of untiring
effort to prove that the railway corpo-
rations are sinless and pure, and that
laws regulating them are uncharitable
and uncalled for prosecutions which
hamper their business and unjustly re-
fleet on the pure philanthropy of their
motives. 1t is alleged to be issued on
request of many prominent Republi-
cans, who are too modest to allow their
names to appear. The free and I'M
trammelled voice of the party will be
truly expressed in this convention, as
is evidenced by the method Of selecting
delegates. The method provided in the
call is as follows: "A committee elect
ed at meeting of Republicans held in
Milwaukee on May 20, 1910. shall name
one representative Republican in each
county of the state who shall call a
Republican conference to be held in his
county at place to be designated by
him. Such county conferences shall be
held in each county of the state on
June 4, 1910, for the purpose of choos-
ing representatives to4the state confer
ence.
Doesn't that strike you as very
neat and satisfactory way of getting
the sentiment of the party? A bunch
of irresponsible and unnamed politicians
issue call. A certain politician in
each county is selected by this bunch
to select such of his friends as are
fright" to attend state convention.
And that convention represents the
Republican party.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES

The present term closes July 1st, at
which date several more students will
be given diplomas of graduation.
Miss Ida Sabin, who has been visit
ing friends in the southern part of the
state, returned home Saturday and has
resumed her work at the college.
Miss Kathryn Portman is doing stem
ographic work few hours daily in
l.. E. McGill's law office.
Leonard McCandless has been fore
man in Geo. Nelson's feed store during
the absence of Mr.. Nelson. He re-
turned to his classes this week
Mark w. Sergeant, who was nursing
severe feion on his right hand a few
days, has resumed his studies at the
College.
Word was received recently from
w. D. Gourlie of Brockton and Fred
Arndt of Chicago, two graduates of the
l.. B. c., that they are both very busy
at work and doing WELL
During the summer vacation our
typewriting machines will be idle.
Parties wishing to rent machine can
be accommodated at very reasonable
rates.
Henry Jung has received a call to GO
to Redwood Falls, Mimi, next month
to assist in office work in that city. Mr..
Jung will make good" in whatever
capacity he may accept.
Lloyd Brown will enter the employ
of one of our local real estate men in
July.
Any party in need of competent
lady bookkeeper after July 1st may adj
dress Ladysmith Business College. We
have also competent and experienced
stenographer, graduate of Lacrosse
Business College, who desires position
in Ladysmith. Call us up if in need of
competent office help.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
ADMINISTRATION VS.
THE RAILROADS
While yet the light holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return

While yet the light holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return"
Even Wickersham, U. S. Attorney
General, has seen CLEAN of light.
Surely the age of miracles is not yet
nast, when Wickersham is found advo-
eating a real reform.
1t will be recalled that Wickersham' S
department framed a railroad BILL
which was alleged to carry out the
pledges of the Republican platform to
enact laws for further control of rail-
roads. When LaFollette, Cummins,
Lenroot and other Progressives turned
the light on the provisions of the bill it
was found sadly lacking in many par
ticulars. Among other defects, it
made no provision for preventing
sudden and unreasonable increases in
freight rates. An amendment was
offered by Senator Cummins providing
that no increase of rates should go into
effect until approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, but it was
promptly killed by combination of
Aldrich Republicans and Bailey Demo-
Gratis.
Within the past couple of weeks a
general and considerable increase of
rates has been made by the northwest
ern railroads. In protest against what
is claimed to be an utterly unreasonable
increase, large delegation of shippers
visited Washington and!laid the matter
before Wickersham. In the face of
the unanswerable facts there was but
one thing to do. Wickersham per-
formed an about face" with alacrity,
denounced the increases in rates, and
declared that the provisions of the
Cummins amendment should be enacted
into law. Why he failed to realize this
before the storm of indignation broke
forth appears not.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

Commander J. Willard Brown of the
Massachusetts G. A. r, urges that the
method of observing Memorial Day
is in need of reformation. He deplores
the lack of veneration shown for the
dead heroes of our great internal con-
fiict, and the tendency to make it a
day of recreation and amusement.
Recognizing the fact that lapse of
time lessons the amount of attention
paid any historical event, although it
may not, and should not lessen the
depth and sincerity of our appreciation
and veneration for the Boys in Blue,
Commander Brown proposes a modi-
fcation of the form of observance of
the day. He proposes that the fore
noon of the day be given over to mem
orial exercises in honor of the martyred
dead, and that at noon the flags be run
to the peak and the remainder of the
day be made one of rejoicing, of sport
and recreation. The combination seems
feasible and appropriate.
This is somewhat after the manner
of an English military funeral, where
the band plays dirge on the way to
the cemetery, but on the way home
INDUCES in such refrains as "The Girl
| Left Behind Me-"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
CURE YOUR KIDNEYS
No Need to Take Any Further Risks

No Need to Take Any Further Risks.
Why will people continue to suffer
the agonies of kidney complaint, back
ache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why allow them
selves to become chronic invalids.
when certain cure is offered them?
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use, because it gives to the kid
neys the help they need to perform
their work.
Ii you have any, even one, of the
symptoms of kidney disease, cure
yourself now, before diabetes, dropsy
or Bright's disease sets in. Can
Ladysmith residents demand more
convincing proof than the following:
Chas. Heekstandt, 953 Main St., Eau
Claire, Wis, says: "My experience
with Doan's Kidney Pills has prov
EN- them to be remedy of great mer
it. Off and on for two years | suf-
fered from backache and other trou-
bleS arising from weak kidneys.
have not used Doan's Kidney Pills
as regularly as l should and | am
not entirely cured but can say that
they have helped me a great deal. |
appreciate what Doan's Kidney Pills
have done for me and gladly recon-
mend them"
For sale by all dealers Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
A REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

Unsophisticated people have had an
idea that the adoption of the primary
election law made the olG-fashioned
party convention a thing of the past
Of course it was expected that confer
ences of friends of candidates would be
held, and that conventions might be
held for the purpose of organizing new
parties, but the uninitiated believed
that the primary law provided better
means and made the party convention
useless. Not so, Marie. The powers
that would be in the Republican party
have determined otherwise.
A Republican State Convention has
been called to meet at Milwaukee June
9Th. This will be convention of gen
uine Republicans. None but those dyed
in-the-wool, bearing the trademark
label, name blown on the bottle, guar
anteed under the pure food and drugs
act will be allowed to attend. Only the
pure in spirit will be admitted within
the sacred portals; only those who IN
reservedly endorse everything the Rep
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

Reverting to memory of school days
we recall that there was usually boy
in school who had habit of surrepti-
tiously throwing stone or stick or
playing some other mean trick; then
when the victim started to retaliate he
would cry, ooh, shucks, let's play
fair!' This naturally comes to mind
when we read the Journals charge of
'pinhead" and ''bolter," followed by
a plea for 'clean campaign"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

WARRANTY DEED
Felix Pierce to F S Steward, lot 5 blk 6
Murry. Sl25
j l. Gates Land Co to Theodore A Kit
tredge, 81 ne 5-34-6................... $500
A E Walrath to Chippewa Farm Land
Co, ne NV 1868 .................. ...........
Cornell University to j L Gates Land
Co, Sc sw 1885. $3.50
Ladysmith Townsite Co to WILDER
Stone, lot 10 blk Ladysmith Town
site Co.'S Sd ad ....................$1 SIP. so
Richard Wegner to R H Burns, lot A
blk l Hudgel & Welpton's ad.. sips
Central Town Lot Co to Mrs Jane
Topper, lot 2 blk 7 Sheldon..........$75
John Lindoo and WI to w E Clark, a
piece of land in ne 1856 ST. rs
Frank P Lindolph to E c Gotham and
f w Broer, NV 1857. $4,000
Ladysmith Townsite Co to Alta c
Bugher, lot blk 8 Flambeau Town
Co.'S Sd ad SIPS
Frank o Schumacher to M E Terrence,
lot sec 2 and ne Sc 1887. $500
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
Firemen Elect New Me mbers

At the monthly meeting of the Lady
smith Fire Department Monday eve
ming five new members were elected
Ray Woodhouse, Ed Baker, Len Clark,
Glen Carter and Fred SPEECH. The
membership fee was suspended until
all vacancies are filled; there are still a
few vacancies.
r. j. Sands, S. D. Speidel and A. Taft
were elected delegates and A. A. Had
den alternate to the annual Tourna-
ment to be held at South Milwaukee
June 20 to a.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
Bids Wanted

The Building and Grounds Committee
of the Board of Supervisors of Rusk
County, will meet on the 18th day of
June, 1910, at o'clock p. m. at the
Court House for the purpose of ac-
cepting bids on $4,000 insurance on
the Court House. Bids to specify the
rate per hundred for and years, and
specify the companies to be written in,
together with authority to write at rate
given. Not over SIS, 900 in any one COM
pany al d no bids viii be accepted unless
companies have at least $500, 900. 90
capital. Committee reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Building and Grounds
Committee.
1912 G. B. GoocHER, Chairman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
Circus Arrives At 8 a. M.

The first section of the Yankee Robin
son Shows train will arrive at a. m.
This train carries the animals, elephants
and material that is needed early. The
second train will follow in one hour.
This contains all the circus apparatus.
The tents will all be in order by nine in
the morning in order that early visitors
can take advantage of the morning
shows and other attractions which fol-
low with the big circus.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
PLANT POTATOES
IN THE MOON


The moon has nothing to do with the
growth of potatoes, says writer in
the Success Magazine. This statement
sounds about as self-evident as a COM
mencement grafton, yet, according to a
recent investigation by the department
of agriculture Is per cent of the farm
ers have been planting potatoes and
other crops according to the almanac.
1t is a very general belief that potatoes
planted in the dark of the moon pro-
duce the best crop, while the full moon
variety is likely to run to tops.
1t seems bit absurd to suppose that
respectable old moon like ours could
find nothing better to do than to stay
up nights running the potato crop. So
Uncle Sam, who has an unquenchable
curiosity in such matters, began poking
into the moon myth and discovered
that it deserved respect only because
of its age. His agricultural department
workers found that they could raise
just as good potatoes in the dark of the
moon as in the light. Elk.