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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
CHURCH NOTICES
CONGREGATIONAL

Weekly calendar: Sunday Bible
school at 10 a. M, morning worship at
II, Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:45 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7:3O p. m.
Morning topic, placing Responsible
ity;' evening, "Be an Inspirer." Y.
P. S. c. E., ''In the Supreme Court. y
You are invited to all our services.
Strangers are more than welcome.
CHAS. H. SANDERS, Pastor.
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SCANDAL IN THE
COURTS

The so-called experts" who for pay
are willing to give any kind of testi-
mony the defence desires in crimi-
nal trial have been scandal in the
administration of justice in New York,
and it is high time that steps were
taken to get rid of the whole brood.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

Did you ever notice that it is the
crowd with the shady record that al
ways insists most vociferously on a
"clean campaign?" 1t is the common
dodge of the CRATER to preach against
agitation and strife. Agitation causes
hard feelings" and ''hurts the town. ="
The man who uses dark lantern meth
DDS wishes to avoid publicity.
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SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR

Leslie's Weekly says that prosperity
is the only issue Quite true, and the
important phase of that issue is, whose
prosperity needs looking after most,
that of the railroads or of the shipper;
of the trusts or of the consumer?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
COMING 1.-THE HONEYMOONERS"
New Play will Appear at Opera House
June 8

'The Honeymooners, popular
drama for this time of the year, will
appear at the opera house next We'd
nesday evening, June 8, under the man.
agement of w. H Murphy. 1t has the
endorsement of opera house managers
wherever it has showed. Tickets Soc
Hillsboro, Wis, May "a, 1910.
To whom it may concern:
The Honeymooners Co., w. H. Muir
ply, Mgr, played my house and gave
entire satisfaction. | can frankly say
they give a good, clean, clever per-
Torrance. c. F. ROSE,
Mgr Opera House.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

Insure in the old reliable Phoenix,
A. N. Andersen, Agt. 34tf.
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WANT ADS

For SALE One yoke of oxen, well
broken single or double, cheap if taken
at once.-Frank P Lindolph, Lady
smith. 9-2*
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

PLAIN SEWING done at my home in
East Park addition. Mrs. Dora j.
Presher. 7-4*
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

PASTURE-Cattle or horses pastured
for the season or by the month. G B.
Goocher. 6tf
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Number of weeks board furnished
inmates during month, II ST; present
number of inmates, four.
Glen Flora, Wis, May 81, 1910.
A. E. KRAMMEs, Supt.
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For SALE-a 3-horse gasoline engine,
$35 cash if taken at once -News-B Bud
get, Ladysmith, Wis.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
(RaptiStS-DiScinleS)

(Baptists- Disciples)
Lords day services: Bible school at
10; preaching at II and 7:3O. Morning
"What is your Life?" evening topic,
IAN Old Love Story" Christian En-
deavor at 7. Everybody welcome
r. E. STEVENS, Minister.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

SEED POTATOES few bushels of
Early Ohios at IS cents per bu.-A. NJ
Rosenquist. 6tf
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County Poor Farm Report

Report of the Rusk County Farm fol
the month ending May 81, 1910:
EXPENDITURES
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ternoon.

The Ladies Aid society will meet with
Mrs. P. S. Keith next Wednesday, af-
ternoon.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Sunday School next Sunday at 10
o'clock; preaching at II a. M and
p. m. Rev. j. w. Irish, district super
intendent, will occupy the pulpit both
morning and evening and hold COM
munion service in the morning. Junior
League at 2 o'clock p. m. Epworth
League at p. M, topic, "The Christ
ian's Friendship with his God" Pray
ermeeting Thursday evening at s
O'Clock. All are cordially invited to at
tend all these services.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03

ANTED:-High grade new milch
cows, Guernsey blood preferred. -
Faast Land Co., Conrath, Wis. 10-1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
Is Charity Only Pocketbook Deep:

This is the season of the year when
many people develop symptoms of
charity. and many of them act, but
not by any means all. You know how
it is. You have felt the symptoms
yourself
Perhaps you've seen poor, old man.
crippled, infrm, poverty-stricken and
wretched.
Poor fellow" you say to yourself,
I'D like to do something to relieve his
suffering
But you soon forgot about it.
Or you may look into the comte-
nance of some care-worn mother
whose misfortunes have been many,
whose furrowed face and hopeless ex-
preston tell of sorrows, disappoint-
ment, anguish, suffering and the keen
est of distress.
Poor woman you say to yourself,
how sorry I feel for her. / will do
something to make her feel the glad
ness of this Christmas"
But you forget about it.
Perhaps your heart is appealed to
by the thin wan, pitiful face of some
ill-clad little boy or girl-some child of
misfortune whose body shakes with
the cold, whose half-starved express
sion gives proof that she has not had
much to eat. As you look upon this
little fragment of humanity. your heart
is moved to pity. You stop to con-
template the plight of the child. As
resolutions to help this little unfortu-
nate and to aid others like her crowd
into your mind, and perhaps a tear
falls from your cheek in mute evil
dence of an element of sincerity in
your pity, you feel quite confident you
were going to be a Santa Claus for
some poor boy or girl.
Yes, you were sincere. You were
determined to do something in the
way of actual, practical charity. For
a little while the face of that child
was imprinted upon your heart.
But certain other things happened
and you forgot all about it.
You were sympathetic temporarily, |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
ELECTION NOTICE.

/ Notice is hereby given, that on
/ Tuesday. the third day of January,
I a. d. 1911, in the city of Rock Is
/ land, Ill. an election will be held
for voting for or against the adop-
/ ton of the commission form of gov
eminent for the city of Rock Is
land.
Which election will be opened at
| I O'Clock in The morning and shall
he closed at o'clock in the evening
Of that day.
Places for registration and voting
Will be as follows:
First ward. first precinct-413
Fourth avenue.
First ward, second precinct-600
Seventh avenue.
Second ward, first precinct-1014
Third avenue.
Second ward. second precinct
919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward. first precinct-Coun-
~ jail building, Third avenue and
Fourteenth street.
Third ward, second precinct
.1434 Seventh avenue.
Third ward, third precinct-1101
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward, first preclnCt-I5I
Third avenue.
Fourth ward. second precinct
Trinity church vestry, rear 1915
Sixth avenue.
Fifth ward, first precjnct-Hose
house on Twenty street.
Fifth ward, second precinct
Schmtd's store. S23 Twentieth street.
Sixth ward. first pTecinct-Hose
house on Twenty-siXth street.
Sixth ward. second preciLct-Rear
Of 2TOO Seventh avenue.
Seventh ward, first precinct-311O
Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward, second precinct
Peterson carpenter shop, SO Forty
fifth street.
Seventh ward, third precinct
Gannon's paint shop. Fourteenth
avenue between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth streets.
N. T. RUDGREN.
CITY and town clerk
Rock Island, III, Dec. u, 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
arms nbout MIN ana exclaIming:
cot tvt,gt,r- a. 4, booutffttIf''

arms nbout MIN ana excIaIming:
"Oh. WinslOw-it is beautiful"
81 knew you would like IL"
Ike u. 7 love IT. and I love you
for sending II 70 me. You have tried
H. the IoyGlinrsg OF your nature TO give
me happiness. and you have succeeded
far better Than you could have ex-
pccted. And think how IT viii be a
pleasure 10 me long after this Christ
mas and other Chrlstmascs have pass
ed away"
She led him into her boudoir and
there on n pedestal from which she
had removed bust stood the statu-
cite. II was certainly very beautiful.
Seymour went close 20 IL and looked
for the lines where the parts had been
Joined Not the finest hair mark could
he detect.
Then his simple heart was full OF
happiness. But happier than he was
the girl who had received his gift.
Before Seymour had visited her she
had gone TO the church for confession.
And this was what she confessed:
Father, ! have been very wicked
Satan has come into me and caused me
" NOAAa1-L a ~ LfNGlJiAVAA. 4 f9ANA-
day n gift came from my lover. II
was a statue,;e and had been broken
in three parts. Each part was care
fully wrapped in soft paper and the
whole packed in excelsior. l could not
understand it. I had seen the statu-
cite in a shop. l went there and asked
the woman who kept the place for an
explanation. 1 thought she would
swoOn through modification. She ad-
mitted that she had given my lover
the broken statuette. promising to
mend ii. In the Christmas hurry her
man had pOcsed it and sent it TO the
address written on its base without
consulting her.
Father, l got from her the address
Of the sculptor. l went to his studio
plaster that had been put in marble. 1
bought it, and when my lover comes
this morning l shall pretend that it is
the one he sent. Father. absolve me-"
MY daughter, you have committed
no sin. and you are about to commit
no sin Your lover doubtless sought
only your happiness, though of his
motives l know not Your subterfuge
TO spare him pain is in accord with the
usages of our church Go absolved.
my daughter, from any sin you may
believe you have committed or are
about to commit in this deception"
Beatrice and Winsiow Seymour are
now hanging stockings on Christmas
eve for their children The statuette
stands in a conspicuous place in their
home, the next loved to those of flesh
and blood Beatrice has often re-
solved 20 tell her husband that il has
never been broken, but has not found
the heart TO do so. She still says she
viii some day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

There is a scheme engineered by
privilege in Illinois to defeat the Will Of
the people so vehemenIy expressed
upon the initiative and referendum at
the polls in November.
There never was an issue put up
more squarely to the legislature. The
legislative body of this state has never
had such a vitality important duty laid
before it more plainly than its duty in
the matter of the initiative and refer
endum.
The republican state platform says
uneQuivocally:
We favor an amendment to the con
stitution providing for the initiative
and referendum.
The democratic platform states posi-
lively:
AS the first step toward the restor-
alton of representative government in
Illinois. we favor the submission and
adoption of an amendment to our state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

In a street opposite the Pitt palace,
in Florence, Italy. there are numer-
Gus art stores. one of which is almost
exclusively devoted to statuettes. II
one prizes mere beauty unenhanced by
some name famous in art. especially
beauty encompassed in small proper
tions. he would scarcely find more or
it collected in one tiny room than in
this little shop. There are full fig
ures, bUsts and heads. The figures
are graceful; the faces are natural.
Indeed. the little people seem rather
to be human beings who have slipped
into the marble than lifeIeSs ones cut
out of it.
WinslOw Seymour, a young Ameri-
can artist studying in Florence, one
morning shortly before Christmas en-
tered this shop for the purpose OF
buying a gift for his Iadylove, q
young Florentine of whom he had be-
come cnamOred. Rather he had gone
into the shop TO look over the statu-
cites and think how pleasant it would
be to send one of them TO SenOrina
Beatricia FHIroni. for he was poor IS
a church mouse, and, although be had
put aside a few Ira for gift for her.
he could not afford to pay the price
Of even the smallest figure. Not that
they were costly. There are old paint
inGs in Florence representing perhaps
some saint faded. all except the tip of
the nose, that would-if il could be
purchased at all-bring thousands
where the statuettes would bring one
The latter were produced by artists
who began far beyond where the paint
er of the saint left off. but his WORK
has nothing but beauty to recommend
it.
The lady belonged TO one of the old
est families in Italy and one possessed
of considerable landed estates. How
Seymour had met and won her does
not pertain to this story. She was in
a measure independent or she would
not have been permitted to throw her
self away on an impecuuOus Ameri-
can. 1t is usually the poor Italiaa
who marrieS the rich American but 81
this case the conditions were reversed.
Perhaps it was that Seymour had more
of the Italian nature in him than the
American. He was extremely senSi.
tive. extremely ideal. There was an
unconscious innocence about him that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

What matters II if Secretary of War
Dickinson, as a result of his observa-
tons abroad, has got an alarming re-
port up his sleeve of the utter unpre-
paredness of this country for war. so
long as there are men OF the Andrew
Carnegie type ready to give millions
for worldwide peace. OF course there
are some nations, just as there are in
dividuals, who can only be restrained
and made to behave by means of force.
Civilization and worldwide confidence,
with the possibility of trade wars elm
mated, may change these conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
y Bulky Congress.

It is estimated that under the new
apportionment the membership of the
house of representatives will be in
creased to 461 from the present num-
Der of 391. Speaker Cannon, whose
experience gives his opinion much
weight. says the house is too wieldly
Yet with the new apportionment it will
be made larger. There is no question
that the veteran speaker has recently
found the house too unwieldly for his
handling.
Yet with this increase the member
ship of the house would be less than
that of the British commons, the
French chamber Of deputies, or the
German reichstag. although the popula-
ton OF this country is much the great
est As most of the work of Iegtsla-
ton is done in ommiytee-dOubtless
too much of 1.-THE main thing is 10
send to congress men of public spirit
and of capacity for the discharge of
the important duties of representatives
of this great nation.
The more there are of such men the
less unwieldly will be the house and
the more efficient the legislation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

constitution providing for direct legfs-
lation by means of the initiative ana
referendum
Both great parties are pledged posi-
lively Democrats and republicans are
alike pledged to this principle.
Not only that, but on election day
the people clinched this proposition by
approving the initiative and referen-
dunn at the polls by the tremendous
vote of four TO one.
1t is put squarely up to the legislator
to serve either privilege or the people.
No doubt a good many of them will be
found as usual. in the lap of privilege,
playing puppet for the plunderbund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
''Lafe'' Young on the Commission Plan

and the betting Now we run each ma
chine trCm a separate motor. and when
that machine is not going there is no
expense. We ought to have sense
enough 10 cut out the shafting and
betting in municipal government.
The politicians in Quincy Will Be
against you. They want TO adhere to
the old methods. The average poll
tician is a reformer only with his
mouth.
Some of our Isboring men were
opposed to the plan at first, but they
are fer it now.
The saloon men thought they were
goinE TO be kicked out. but they found
under the new plan they had all the
rights which he law gives them. To
day they are satisfied Even the dis
charged city employees are satisfied.
Many of them are employed now and
giving the city splendid service There
is new spirit in Des Moincs on ac-
count of our new plan of government.
The people realize they nave the city
government right under their thumb.
Having the recall means there is a
lasso around the commissioners neck.
You will never need the recall. We
have never used it. We do not expect
to use it,
Our commissioners have paid all
our old debts on the same rate Of
taxation and are making many beauti-
full improvements. We could have re
duced taxation had we so desired. We
are building city hall. which is not Il
city hall It is a municipal building
There is no law-makiug chamber in it,
Some cities elect men TO their councils
because they are takers. But you do
not need Clays and Websters. You
need men of common sense who know
how TO do common things honestly and
we'll
You ought to adopt this form of
municipal government in Quincy with
out dissenting vote. If you do not
do it the first time. you will the sec
ond. The people of a municipality are
generally like a man who is in bed in
a cold room who prefers to SILVER all
night rather than get up and reach for
a quilt that is within 10 feet of him.
Communities are everywhere shivering
under the old plan when they could
get up and end it all by reaching for
the quilt. If i've men can run the
Union Pacific railroad better than P5,
why should not five men manage the
city of Quincy?
The government of Quincy is a bus
mess proposition. You win never have
good city government under the
ward system. Men are elected to the
council from wards who never could
he elected by the city at large. The
people win not undertake it because
they do not want TO keep themselves
excited all the time. Every business
man would be willing to help clean up
a city once, but he does not want to
be bothered about it every week. The
thing TO do is to cleo five men and
hold them responsible
''To make it short. l win say the old.
form of municipal govern.
ment is as far behind the business in
telligence of today as the old OK is be-
hind the automobile, or the taIlow can
die is behind the electric light. l am
sorry cannot visit Quincy. But here's
success to YOU
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

. United states Senator "Lafe" Young
I of Iowa. although busy with his official
duties in Washington, is an enthusiast
/ in favor of the commission form, and
recently told of its advantages at n
large meeting of business men and
others III Chicago. The other day he
was asked 10 speak at QuinCy, and
not being able to accept, sent the fol
lowing letter, which will be read with
interest wherever the commission form
/ IS being considered:
q received the very kind invitation
of Judge Montgomery to visit Quincy
to discuss commission form OF govern
ment I regret that l will be unable
to do so. But I want to say TO the
people of Quincy if they adopt the
commission form of government, that
within a period of six months there
after they Will be wondering why they
endured the old miscellaneous style of
city government so long as they did.
I'VE are entitled to call ours the Des
Moines plan. because it is not the same
as the Galveston plan. We have the
nOn-partisan, primary, initiative and
referendum, and the recall. We elect
our commissioners for two-year terms,
all at one election. They come in to-
gether and go out together. This is
positive advantage. If you want to
make a revolution in Quincy, you can
do it at one election. Under the old
plan of city government revolutions
were not possible at one election, be-
cause the people did not all get mad at
once Hence, reforms were on the in
stalment plan Now we have, figur-
atively speaking, our political birds
all on the top rail of the fence, and
with one shot, if necessary, We can
clean the top rail. We do not even
need a second barrel.
THE new plan means a cOncentra-
ton of power and also of responsible
ty. If things go wrong we know whom
to blame. If they go right you know
whom to praise. Praise is as essential
ss blame. Party names are prohibited.
Campaign funds are prohibited The
city furnishes the tickets for the pTi-
mary and the election. Every man
votes at the non-partisan primary. The
10 highest names are put on the final
ballot and the voter at the polls elm
mates five of those Then we have
our commission. One of them is call
ed mayor, although he has no more
authority than his associates, but the
people thought they had to have
mayor to throw the first ball at the
opening of the season.
"Des Moines has had the commission
government nearly three years. We
have cleaner streets, better sidewalks,
better pavements, and in all respects
a better government than since our
city was first incorporated The old
form OF municipal government looks
like joke to one who has had exper-
fence with the new
Forty years ago, when I was learn
ing the printing trade. the engineer
and the fireman got to the Office at
o'clock, burned coal and had steam up
one hour before the workmen began.
They oiled up all the shafting and for
an hour they ran the shafting and belt |
ing which filed the upper part of the /.
room. At noon they did the same /.
thing. Thus, they burned 40 per cent |
of the fuel, running the idle shafting |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
Life Lines
BY BASILEUs.
GOODNESS.
OCopyrighted. 1000

The man who knows the best should
teach the rest of men how 10 advance
TO their greatest good-the well-mean-
ing brother should lead another
When you make goodness your cen
ter you will attract happiness and
truth and love from above-sin can
not enter.
There is good in each and some bad
in all; the man who would preach
must help them who fail.
The passion to do, puts man through.
and mans love Of the good makes
him just and true 10 both himself and
you; mans JOY is forever if he fears or
hates, never.
The summer time closes, so say 10
us the fast dying roses, and well we
wonder if we have done the good up
to the full standard that we have TN
dcrstOCd.
This is law OF life 10 the last;
YOU can only put on The good by put
ting away the evil, you live in love
by hiding away your haze and you see
success by making fun OF fear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

was asked how he made his money.
Simplest thing in the world" he said.
"T always did the reverse of what ev-
erybody else was doing. IF everybody
everybody sold, bought-prices were
everybody sold, bought-prices were
low" Just now everybody Is rushing
to the cities. which are swelling to alb
normal size. Young man, go to the
soil! There lies opportunity. Go with
knowledge, energy and determination
TO be a real artist in your business.
You will win, for the people of the
swollen towns must eat three times a
day, 365 days in the year.