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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
ROOSEVELT PRAISES
TOILETTE

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in an article
in the last issue of The Outlook, under
the caption, Nationalism and Progress,
declares that Wisconsin, under the lead
ership of Senator La Toilette and aided
by the University of Wisconsin, leads
all states in carrying out the Progress
i've Nationalism idea. He says that
both state and national action should be
in the interest of, and not against, the
interest of the people.
''The most efficient state develop
N INT is not only compatible with, but
is likely to accompany the most efficient
. ,ssible development of national pow
ec." he says,
Taking Wisconsin as an example the
colonel says: Wisconsin offers the best
case in point. Under the leadership
of Senator La Toilette, Wisconsin dur
ing the last decade has advanced at
least as far as, and probably farther
than any other state in securing both
genuine popular rule and the wise use
of the collective power of the people
to do what cannot be done by merely
individual effort-the University of
Wisconsin, by the way, playing a very
important part in the movement. Yet
this has in no way interfered with Wis
consin's hearty support of the move
ment to make the national power in its
sphere also more efficient
The article is the first of series.
The first paragraph of article begins
with the following significant question
Are you satisfied that there is no need
of lettering our present social, political
and industrial system? If, after sober
thought, you feel that there is no need
for betterment, if you do not feel the
need Of raising the condition of the
men who toll and of altering the status
Of the huge corporations as regards the
public, if you are satisfied with things
as they are and feel no desire to work
for greater justice in our social sys-
tem-you will not believe in the spirit
and principles of Progressive Nation
alism.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

EDITOR News BUDGET In your arti-
Gle last week ON Reciprocal Home
Rule, " you might have mentioned a
couple of things in which think Rusk
County should have home rule, rather
than being ruled by fellow down at
Madison who knows little if anything
of our needs up here. The State Forest
er controls our fire protection, appoints
local fire wardens, audits their bills and
instructs the towns to pay them. The
local fire warden has full authority dur
ing dry seasons to employ as many men
and as often as he deems necessary
to the extent Of So per section; town
officers elected by the people have
nothing whatever to say about it
except to pay the bills. The settler
who wants to burn brush or stumps on
his own land is obliged by laws, enacted
on recommendation of this State For
ester, to get permission from the local
fire warden every time he sets a fire.
If he fails to do 80 he is liable to fine
of $25, and if his politics are not right
he is pretty liable to get it, too.
In the same class is the game warden
job, except that the towns do not. have
to pay the bills directly. But why
should these local offices be filled by
some power down at Madison, rather
than appointed by the town or county
boards? Do we not know our needs
and the men best qualified for the posi-
tons, or cannot men elected by their
neighbors to enforce the law be de-
pended upon to protect the game and
see that the timber is not all burned
up? Another thing, when a man is
appointed to one of these offices and
does not make good, there is no get
ting rid Of him; the governor cannot
remove him except for cause, and the
cause must be proven by preponder-
ance Of evidence.
And worse than all else. there does
not appear to be any prospect of chang
ing this order of things, unless, as you
suggest, our representatives unite and
demand of the Milwaukee crowd that
we have some home rule as we'll as
they. HOME RULE
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

Senator Linley, of Superior, believes
in advertising He has introduced a
bill providing for publication in the
newspapers throughout the state of
articles setting forth the work that is
being done at the University. These
articles will give the results of investi-
cations and experiments carried on in
various lines, pertaining to science,
agriculture, sanitary methods, etc.
This will both furnish the public with
up to date information of progress in
various lines and also serve to adver-
tise the University by showing what it
is accomplishing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

Well, that little effort put forth just
before the holidays won Ladysmith a
drinking fountain. If we had tried
harder, we might have won other
prizes. But, we all had hand in it;
twenty years from now some of the
school children of today will point with
pride to that fountain and tell how he
sold Red Cross Seals to help Ladysmith
win that prize. True, it cost the bus
mess men three-eighths of cent in
prizes for every stamp the children
sold; some would say that they might
as we'll have given the whole amount
and saved all that confusion. But,
then the school children and those who
bought stamps of them would have no
part in the work, and the great move
ment against the Great White Plague
would have lost just that much enthu-
siasm.
Just apply this lesson, if you will, to
the campaign of boosting that should
be going on, should have been going
on, in Ladysmith. 1t is not a work to
be accomplished by a few in star-cham-
Der conferences; whatever of good is
accomplished, there should be honor
enough to go round. Give every citi-
zen part in this campaign for the
common good, that in the years to
come he may point with pride to Lady
smith and say: Here is city helped
10 build.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

A butchers wagon drawn by horse
and followed by two cows, passed
through the streets of Ladysmith Wed
nesday. One COW did not appear to be
halter broke, or perhaps she did not
relish the odor Of a butchers wagon, at
any rate she persisted in lying down
and getting as far from it as possible.
The other COW walked or tried to walk
along as a cow should who is going to
the SHAMELESS, having to step first on
one side, then on the other, sometimes
on both sides and occasionally falling on
top of the cow lying down. The horse
was equal to the occasion and dragged
the condemned animals along. There
was man, of course; he stopped the
horse and Strengthened the animals out
when they got too badly tangled up,
and occasionally whipped the balky one
to make it turn over so the hide would
get worn off evenly on both sides.
Chief of Police Culver passed along
the street within half block of the
spectacle and did not appear to see
anything worthy of interference, so
therefore it was alright. The incident
was witnessed by a number of school
children going home from school. Per-
haps you ate some of that beef for
your breakfast this morning.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

ting his wife Keep boardafs To iARa
care Of him after marriage. These
things are as much part OF the man
as his eyes or his hair, and no wo-
man can change them.
There is no other thing in the world
all "woman's Influence In reality
''woman's influence" over man doesn't
amount to row Of pins. The most
that any woman can do for man is
to stimulate him. She can help him
on. on the the course ON which he is
going, and accelerate his place. but
she cannot change his destination.
This Is true, whether the mans road
leads up or down. If man is good,
and true. his wife can help him reach
the heights II he is Industrious and
ambitious, she can help him boost
himself ND the ladder. But if he is a
drunkard. not all her efforts will keep
him out OF the gutter. If he is shift
less and no account, not all her labor
will put vim and energy into him.
is not the siren. with occult powers,
as she is popularity painted. She
merely stimulates what is worst in
bad or weak man. and her influence
seems SO great because the downward
path is always creased toboggan
slide.
In all sincerity, nothing else has
done SO much to strew the shores OF
matrimony with the wrecks of the
broken hearts and the blasted lives
Of women as the theory that a man
can be reformed by marriage, Not
once III million times can it be done,
and when it can 1t isn't worth the
trouble that it costs.
It is d painful process TO try to
make over weakling, and it is not
,ften that a woman's love survives the
contempt she comes to feel for the
creature in the shape of man that
is not man, that has neither strength
to stand alone. nor self-control to re-
sist, nor intelligence to lock ahead,
nor energy to strive, who IS nothing
but a coward and gutter on the
battlefield of life
Any Wonlan who marries a man to
reform hlln is self-deluded fool.
She is attempting the impossible, and
is bound to fall. aud make both her.
self and the man miserable in her
'ruitsless efforts to change what can
not be changed
To my correspondent, and all other
girls who are debating this problem,
have two pieces OF advice TO give.
First, don't marry a man to re-
form him. II you want husband
who comes up to your ideal. marry a
man who is already man.
Secondly. don't try to reform the
man you marry. II you deliberately
pick out drunlzard, gambler, or a
| rogue for a husband you take him
as he is. Get up and open the door
for him when he comes staggering
1ome without reproach. Don't say
| word when he runs after other Wo-
| men. Go to work and support him
support you. Just enjoy whatever
there is of charm and fascination in
| him, whatever it was III him that you
| fell in love with. and let the bal
ance go.
That's the only way you will ever
get any happiness, for you won't be
| able to alter your husbands nature.
and your husband will come to hate
you and fear you If you are always
sitting over him in the attitude Of q
Judge who is about to pronounce SEN
| tence.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

Harper's Weekly, an old-line, stand
pat stickler for the constitution Of the
fathers and the doctrine that whatever
is is best, sets up the wall that cleo
ton of United States senator's by di-
rect vote might not prove an ideal sys-
tenn. 1t argues that if senators were
chosen by direct vote the best man
would not always be chosen, that
voters would sometimes be governed
by prejudice, temporary excitement or
the influence of demagogues, Bless the
dear old mossbacked soul of this relic
of the last century. it has thus indus
triously unearthed great truth, one
that everyone of ordinary sense has
known all the time. Of course the
people would sometimes make mistakes,
just as the legislatures often make
mistakes, just as business men make
mistakes, just as even dignifed maya
zines like Harper's sometimes make
mistakes. The point is that it is the
natural right of the people to deter
mine what sort of laws and what
officials they will have. If they make
mistakes, they may be depended on to
correct them as soon as discovered.
If the mass of people express their
choice of man or a law, what right
has any magazine editor to say that
they have made mistake?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

A husband that is home at night,
Lets "booze" alone and does not fight
A wife that wears princess smile
When her hat is getting out of style.
To make your troubles all "skidoo,
Be honest, patient, kind and true.
Live healthful living, as you shonld;
Your motives then will all be good.
A husband that will take a joke,
And does not in the parlor smoke.
A wife that never has the blues,
And does not want ten-dollar shoes
A wife that knows just how to make
A fine mince pie or frosted cake;
A wife that knows just what to do
When you are feeling sick or blue.
Children that are good and kind,
With healthy body, soul and mind
Good employment every day,
And cash your honest debts to pay.
Nice clean rooms, good clean bed,
Fine ripe fruits, graham bread,
Good pure water and fresh air
Make you healthy anywhere, r
These things I'm happy to relate
Are found in our old Badger State.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
NATURES WARNING
Ladysmith People Must Recognize
And Heed 1t.

Kidney ills comes quickly-mysteri
)usly,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See If the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment,
Passages frequent. scanty, painful
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off Bright's disease or dia-
oetes
Doan's have done great work in
Ladysmith
Mrs. S. Dunarhee, River ST., Lady
smith, Wis, says: 'Doan's Kidney
Pills are certainly a good kidney med
icine. / take pleasure in confirming
Ill / said in their favor when / pub
icly recommended them over Tree
years ago. My back and head ached
and / often felt dizzy and nervous. My
idneys were inactive and the secre-
lions from these organs caused me nc
end of annoyance. Doan's Kidney
ills, procured at Moneys Pharmacy
ured me soon alter l began taking
chem. My trouble has never re-
turhed"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
,tates.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
AXE no other.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

in the game of life. observed
the literary editor, "it is always"
Il wish you wouldn't call life
game interrupted the information
editor.
why not?"
Because it introduces the idea
Of chance. In the great scheme of
creation -
Il wish you wouldn't speak OF
creation as scheme" irritably in.
terposed the literary editor. THAT
introduces the idea that creation il
a frame-up."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

'Say, dad, why did mother join the
Browning club! She isn't interested
in poetry, is she?"
Nope, but the club meets on Fri
days, and she hasn't anything else tc
do On Fridays"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

In differing with others common
courtesy and regard for their feelings
ought always to be shown. journal.
Good preaching, certainly, but utter
" inconsistent with the Journals in
veterate practice of literally sprink-
ling its columns with vilifying eplthets
drawn from the slang of the under
world.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

Pendleton-What are the two great
est wishes of a medical student?
Kefer-Give it up. What are they?
Pendleton-To put "Dr" before his
own name and DIR" after the names
of other people
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

One may buy home in Ladysmith
this winter cheaper than he can prob
ably ever buy again. Prices will go
higher in the Spring when buyers will
be more numerous. See Richards.
43tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

Mr. Wigson-I married widow
Mr. Wagson- Strange! Every body says
the widow married you.
I'm sure | oon't know why they
cali this hotel The Palms. Do you?
I've never seen a palm anywhere
near the place"
you'll see them before you go
It's a pleasant little surprise the
walters keep for the guests on the
last day of their stay"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
PEOPLES FORUM

tShort letters on timely topics will be welcomed
from our subscribers and readers on local or gen.
erai subjects. Make them brief and to the point
The author must sign his name, though the sigma
ture need not be published if the author prefers
Editorl
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
"some men are SO queer

And you are going to tell me OF
one particularly queer one?"
Yes. It's Mr.. Barberton. His
wife used to beg him for nickles and
dimes. and nav he's cheerfully pay
ing her a hundred a week for ali
mony."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03
LOVE LYRICS OF LADYSMlTH
By W. H. H. Ingle

By w. H. H. Ingle
went out the other evening
Just to make a friendly call,
And my attention was attracted
By this motto on the WALL.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-02-03

IAN the Blessings of Home. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-20
Editorial Comment
Remember the Referendum.
independent Reporter)

Astppi ny
According TO dispatches from Angus
Ia, the extra session of the legislature
is to redistrict the state, putting
Somerset county into a rock ribbed
Republican district extending from
Fryeburg to Fort Kent. The explain
alton of this arrangement is that Il
certain Bangor Democrat whose pull
with the ring is greater than MIR.
Gould's, wants 10 be in a district
where he will have more than a
fighting chance. Therefore he moves
to donate to our congressman Piscata-
cuis and Aroostook in return for Wal
do and Hancock. Then to do the job
up brown. Dan Mack" will unload
oxford and Franklin. making one dis
trict surely Republican. with one
surely and two possibly Democratic.
The cohesion of a political party,
more particularly after it gets into
power, is very nearly identical with
the cohesion of a pack Of wolves.
If you need to be convinced on that
point, just run your eye over the
plan mapped out by the Democratic
ring for doing things to our esteemed
fellow townsman, Hon, Samuel W
Gould.
Of course this is all very clever
from party standpoint, even if our
Congressman does have to be the
goat. but it looks as if Patt and his
fellow conspirators had forgotten
something. Here's gambling that
they will cuss audibly when they re-
fresh their memories, as to the con-
Stitutional amendment that the peo-
pie adopted SO deeisivelY in 1908. AZ
we have previously remarked from
time to time, the people did things
to the politicians that day. The big
gest thing they did was to take away
the power to put over such raw deals
as that outlined above.
Tho old guard politicians can't seem
to learn how to reckon on the refer
endum, so the people will have TO
show them. Let the legislature pass
the gerrymander bill. and they'll do
the rest. They'll get busy with petit
tons. get 10000 signatures, and hang
the whole business up for the people
to pass on at the September election.
Meanwhile there will be a chance to
elect n governor and four congress
men at large. 1t doesn't require
much of a prophet to predict case
OF 'the tail going with the hide
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-20
Sandford's Mistake.

Editor kennebec Journal:
Had Mr.. SANFORD been as familiar
with correct Interpretation of the
Bible, as he thinks himself to be. he
would not be in his present position
In the first place, God never calls upon
his true followers to transgress any OF
the laws of the land they live In, TO
fulfill, or carry forward any work
however Jealous they be.
1T becometh us Christ and john to
fulfill all Righteousness" obey III
laws. Il bear them witness they have
zeal of God, but not according to
knowledge" This is so in the case of
r. w. Sandford and all his followers.
Then again the Bible plainly teaches
that the true children in these days of
preparations" shall be hidden ones"
going through their Christening and
seourging," SO they may be ready
when called upon to shine forth in
their righteousness and be able to COM
fort others iii the great tribulatlons.
Then latter the tribulation days. shall
the righteous shine forth as the sun IN
the kingdom of their Father In the
meantime the word is, Come my chill
dreu, enter tuQu lHlO Thy 1httdib1i9
and shut thy doors (be hidden) about
thee as it were, for little season. UNI
til the indignation be past, for the Lord
shall come out of his place to punish
the inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity."
1t is also written that when Gods
true children appear and are manifest
ed it will be in a time when the world
has learned its lessons and are ready
to exclaim on beholding a people who
are truly righteous and meek; That
they seeing your good works may he
led to glorify your Father which is in
heaven"
Again it is written Of such people.
who are to come. "hIl who behold
them shall knowledge them to be the
seed which the Lord hath blessed"
In the meantime all religious lin part
only" must have their day and time to
rise and fall when that which is
perfect is come, that which is in part
shall be done away" as we see them
doing.
a READER.
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-20
Side Show Swallows the Circus.

The Democratic National House
has started off it's ECONOMY" legis-
lation with the usual degree of con-
sistency. At the pace they have set
the session would break all records
for lavish expenditures. and the ma
tional party's economy declaration
would fall as flat as the promises Of
Maine Democracy. If the Democratic
party would promise less and do
mole, when it has the opportunity, it
would be held in higher respect as a
lows more rottenness to accumulate
than an old broom that has had its
hook on the wall for so years or more,
it shows that the reformers are poll
ticians rather than statesmen.
Before his election as Governor,
Mayor Plaisted said that the Repub-
lican p5rty had become corrupt
through long service; he was sur
prised that it was not worse. Why"
he said, "if the Democratic party had
been IN power as long as that. it
would have been too corrupt to live
with"
Now we know ii. In one short
year i has eclipsed all Republican
records for corruption, and is doing
lis best to ruin the character and
reputation of the State.
Governor Plaisted knew before
election how corrupt were the de-
sires of his near associates. Now
everybody in Maine knows it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-20
Maine State Grange.

The Maine State Grange, in session
at Lewiston. is speaking plainly upon
some of the vital questions now before
the State-the attempted invasion Of
the liquor interests, parcels post. tax
alton. and so forth. Open discussion
of these subjects, without regard to
political bearing. has led to indepen-
dent thinking and promises to have u
great influence in future political con-
tests. Political parties should sit up
and take notice that $4,000 people de-
handing clean politics, sensible nea-
sures and honorable officials, is a
power to be reckoned with. And ev-
cry Gay they are adding new numbers
and strength and independence of
spirit in public affairs
The Grange of the United States is
a progressive, moral institution The
Maine branch is one of the national
body's foremost factors. 1t has the
brains of the States best citizenship,
the genius Of developing youth. the
character of the worlds noblest wo-
men.
The Grange of Maine will not &c
far wrong before the intelligence
which Providence allows it TO Absorb
from the soil. will set it right. 1t be.
hooves politicians and others of sci
fish purpose TO read the writing or
the soil, and name candidates ap
proved by the Grange. and who viii
stand fearlessly. regardless of politi-
cal pats on the back, for uplift and adj
vance.
The Kennebec journal stood with
the patrons and other farmers when
the shadow Of reciprocity Sogerllung
them. in spite of the powerful politi-
cal enemies it made, and has not
been sorry. The Kennebec Journal
stood with the Oranges, churches and
others in the fight against a rum
oligarchy and proposes to do so, what
ever the result. to the end
We are proud of the Grange OF
Maine and it's development in recent
years. Let it go on as it nov
stands. and in days to come it will
have power to hold to efficiency and
honesty the political servants of The
people.