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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
By JAr1Es a. EDGERToN.

BY JAr1E5 A EUSEN 4ON.
/ ~INCINNATUS HEINE MILLER
u he was christened, and nobody
can blame him for changing it
to Joaquin. That was not
only more poetical, but was a better
1T Cincinnatus Heine would naturally
belong to a conventional person, prop
erly barbered, clothed in the mode and
in his right mind, while Joaquin would
not be so circumspeet. Neither was
Miller There have been uneonven-
tional poets before and doubtless will
be again, but never one so unconven-
tional as Joaquin Miller.
Miller was born in November, 1871,
In a prairie schooner headed west He
remained headed west until he arrived
| in Oregon at about the age Of twelve,
his parents accompanying him. His
father, whom he called papa" even
after both had long whiskers, was a
Quaker who taught school occasion
ally and pioneered all the time. The
poets mother lived with him until a
few years ago, Joaquin building a cot
tage for her adjoining his own, where
she remained until her DEATH
| After arriving in Oregon the lad
soon caught the gold fever and went
to California, but got more poetry than
gold out of the trip. About this time
| he became the comrade Of an Indian
and later participated in several In
dian fights He also made copy out
of the career of a desperate, Joaquin
Murietta, which some people who did
not like desperadoes resented. At some
time in his early life Miller had stud
led law and when he returned to Ore
gon was made judge.
How Joaquin" Originated.
While on the bench he published a
book of verse entitled Joaquin ct AL, y
which gained the praise Of the Over
land, but was numerically guyed by
the lawyers. They dubbed Judge Mil
Ter Joaquin" and he took the name
as his own. selling the opportunity to
get rid of the melliiuous but rather
too elaborate CiRcinnatus Heine.
There are no present records as to
/ JtSl A4ONN SOOtl DctG IG0SsC Al41lCE
made, but at any rate the writing bug
got the better Of him, and he abandon
ed the woolsack. Bret Harte took him
up, and not many years later the two
of them drifted to London. Owing
perhaps to his more picturesque make
up, Miller made an impression on the
Britons sooner than Harte. He first
published thin book of verse called
Specimens, and, these being approx
ed by the reigning literary faction
known as the pre- Raphaelites, u he
followed up the samples by a regular
consignment. this being called "Songs
of the Sierras. 9
Joaquin Miller was not as famous In
London as Byron, perhaps, but for
some moons was literary lion, lead
ing duchesses out to dinner and being
the fad of the hour His getup had
not little to do with his vogue. He
wore high topped boots with the trou-
sers stuffed in the tops His coat was
the unbuttoned Prince Albert now
made famous by the governor Of Okla
homa as the :sjimswinger A flaming
red shirt heightened the poets sar-
torial effect as an exotic.
He was a tail and striking looking
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

ooOs-s-e-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s. o
man, with long hair and beard, then
as ever the typical plainsman. More
over, he had written some real poetry
with the swing and breeze of the west
in the lines. One can imagine what
such a combination meant in London
drawing rooms.
Returned to America.
After his return from England Mil
Ter lived for a time in a log cabin in
the hills near Washington. He then
shaved all his beard except flowing
mustache and imperial, and his hair
was also cropped to an approximate
shortness. While there some Wash
ington ladies called on him to write a
poem about a new statue that was
about to be unveiled. Miller refused
to write the poem, holding that most
of our horseback statues are mon
strosities that sin against art and that
represent little of the noble or heroic.
Instead he wrote poem that was not
read at this unyeiling, but has been
perused by several million people
since The first stanza ran:
The bravest battle that ever was fought
Shall tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find 1t
not
It was fought by the mothers of men.
The last home of Joaquin Miller is
on a wild and picturesque mountain
overlooking the Golden Gate. 1t is
about two miles back and one mile
up from Oakland. Here the poet
planted trees in the form of a cross
now visible from all the country round
about. He made his mountain estate
Of a hundred acres, originally a wild
and barren spot, place of trees and
flowers. Here he erected three cabins
lone for himself, one for his mother
and one for his japanese attendants.
On the very top of the mountain he
built himself a funeral pyre where his
body was to be eremated.
One Of the chief reasons for making
his nest in the mountains was that he
might be alone Sightseers, not re-
specting this motive, focked to the
place in droves, running over his flow
ers, scattering lunch baskets and their
remains about the place and poking
the poet out wherever they could find
him. It was his habit to do his writ
ing in bed in the forenoons, and the
Industrious tourists would even break
in upon him while in the middle of an
inspiration There is nothing like be-
ing popular, especially when one tries
to run away from his admirers.
columbus" Highly Praised.
One of the most famous Of Joaquin
Miller's poems is his columbus" "
which the London Athaeneum once
pronounced the best American poem.
It begins
Behind him lay the gray Azores,
Behind the gates of Hercules.
Before him not the ghost Of shores,
Before him only shoreless seas.
The good mate said: NOW must we pray,
For, 10, the very stars are gone
Brave admiral, speak. What shall say %
why. say, Sail on, sail on and on!'
Even better known are his lines
which he afterward said were written
by the grave of Burns:
In men whom men condemn as III
l find SO much of goodness STILL
In men whom men pronounce divine
I find SO much of sin and plot.
hesitate to draw a line
Between the two where God has not.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
Japan to Conserve Water.

The japanese government has sus-
pended the granting of water power
rights BY provincial authorities and IS
making a systematic survey of the em-
pire's resources of that nature
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

Developing New zeaIand's Electricity.
New Zealand plans to spend about
SIC, 100000 In the next four years to
develop electrIe power from her lakes
and rivers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
Worlds Rainisst Spot.

The Khasia hills, 200 miles north of
the bay Of Bengal. are the rainiest re-
gion IN the world, the annual precipi-
tation frequently exceeding 400 inches
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

KsIdder Weighs 4 Hundred Tons.
The heaviest rsdder ever known,
100 ton AFFAIR has been built fer the
rev trans tEanfle liner D ynapla
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07

Published three times a week, on Sun
day morning. and Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons, at sI7 Edwards St,
by The Caucasian & Carney Printing
Company, Limited, proprietors.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
The CAUCASIAN.
TUESDAY, MARCH !, 1911.

Entered as second class matter February
II, 1904, at the postofice at shreye-
port, La, under the Act of Congress
of March 81, 1879.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-07
official Journal Of catdo Parish

Subscription price sa-oo per year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
THE CITY TEAM WINS AGAIN
Re-Organized Team Plays Very Fast
Game With Phillips.

In the game Monday afternoon
with the Phillips city team the To-
calls came out victors in a good game
that pleased those in attendance.
The Phillips lads We're a gentleman
ly lot and took their defeat in good
part as they realized in a contest of
this kind one team or the other must
suffer defeat
The line up of the visitors was,
F. Bruchert and Peterson,f; Olson. G.
Raymond and w. Bruchert, g. Lo-
cal boys, McDermott and Jung, f;
Ellington, c; Smith and Clark, g.
The game was Well played by both
teams the score being II to So
The city team meets Rice Lake
Highs next Monday afternoon at 2:30
and a team from Glen Flora in the
evening. These will be the first
games played next year and the boys
hope to start the new year with
good record. Usual price of admis-
sion.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
County Boards Comply With New
State Aid Highway Law.

Reports received by the Wisconsin
Highway Commission indicate that
compliance with the terms of the
State Aid Highway Law was practic-
ally unanimous There We're six
counties in the State in which no
money was voted by the towns under
the State Aid Law, these county
boards, of course, had no especial
action to take this fall The remain
ing sixty-five counties in the State
except one, complied fully with the
terms of the law. 1t is expected that
this one county will take action at
future meeting.
Statements in the press of the
state seemingly intimated that La
Crosse, Vernon, Monroe and Trempea-
leau counties had not, and would not,
act under the law. All of these coun-
ties complied fully with the law and
either reelected their County High
way Commissioners, Or, in the case
Of Vernon and Monroe counties, elect
ed new ones Lacrosse County, since
the state aid Fund for the county
was inadequate to meet the town
votes, even voted an additional coun-
ty tax of $5,020 to make up the def
cheney. Both Lacrosse and Trempea-
leau counties have bene doing excel
lent work under the county aid law
and expect to continue along the
same lines under the state aid law.
Indications are that road work I'M
der the state aid law will be done in
five hundred towns in SjXty-two coun-
ties in the state to the amount of
$1,100,O00 With this amount it is
expected to build about 220 miles of
stone road; $50 miles of gravel
road; % miles of shale road and 250
miles of dirt road; total of about
645 miles of road of all classes In
addition to this, there will be built
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

MARRIED..

Nellie Smith, Of Gilman, were mar
ried at the NJ. E. parsonage by Rev.
j. E. Watson on Christmas evening,
Dec. 25, 1911, at 1880 o'clock The
couple spent the following day in La
dysmith and left for Gilman Tuesday
evening on the velvet special where
they will visit friends and relatives
of the bride
Mr.. Watson is mill machinist, re-
Gently, completing two years work at
his trade in Hawkins. The bride is
one of the popular and highly respect
ed young ladies of Taylor county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
.BUNkER-MAlNES

At the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Baxter
Names, on Dec. 25, at s o'clock p.
M, Miss Charlotte Roberta Names
was united in marriage to Benn c.
Bunker. of Hudson, Wis.
The rooms were beautifully deco
rated with firms, carnations, smilaX
and roses, besides the usual Christ
mas decorations and from the ceiling
extended Christmas bells The brid-
al couple stood under an arch COM
prised of ferns and large wedding
bell while the Archdeacon Henry C.
Church, of Shell Lake, performed the
usual Episcopal marriage ceremony
The brides gown was white bev-
eled silk chiffon over white silk
and she wore a pearl necklace, a gift
from the groom. She also carried a
shower bouquet of roses and lily of
the valley. The groom wore the u.s.
ual evening suit Miss Bessie Sands
played the wedding march.
After the congratulations there was
a delicious luncheon served by the
Misses Ruby Collins, Frances Names
and Mildred Sinclair
The bride was a graduate trained
nurse and was nursing in the sani-
tarium at Hudson when she met Mr..
Bunker, who is cashier in the Bank
of Hudson.
The bridal couple received many
handsome presents.
There was about thirty guests pres
ent The out of town guests were:
Mrs Irene Bunker, mother Of the
groom and Harry Bunker, of Chip
pewa Falls, brother of groom, Clay
ton Bunker, of Hudson, nephew of
the groom, and r. R. Ives, of Mime
apolis, son of Mrs. d. 3. Names, of
Ladysmith.
The young couple started east on
their wedding trip, many kind wishes
following them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Taft
Open-air School Proves Its Useful
ness.

The first open air school in Cleve-
land has completed one months work
and the records for this brief period
give striking facts. The thirty Italian
children who make up this roof gar
den school are all i'll incipient or
opens stages of tuberculosis, yet the
records show an average gain in
weight of one pound, and this in
spite of the fact that lnclement
weather has prevailed. Previous re-
cords of these children show that
they were frequently out of school
on account of colds and other all
ments. Not one child has had cold
since beginning his out-of-dOor career
and there has been a higher average
of attendance than in any room OF
the school. Many of these children
had dropped out of school entirely
and most of the others were negllglbl
quantities as far as getting on in
school work was concerned. The rec
ord card that few months ago read
"inattentive, dull, and Frequently
absent" now reads making progress,
increased interest in work, and reg
ular attendance
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
CANNING FACTORY MAN HERE
Pea Cannery A Possibility For La
dysmith if Sufficient
Acreage is Assured.

Wednesday evening an important
meeting was held at the Gerard hotel
to meet a representative Of an Indi-
ana pea canning factory company
Frank Stare, of Oshkosh, the rep
resentative, explained some Of the
most important requirements of the
company and also some of the advan-
tages to the community where the
factories are located.
The company asks no bonus, but
would accept site if the location be
satisfactory. 1t is a reliable concern
as they have very good rating with
Dunn & Bradstreet. The installing
of a factory here would cost the
company $25, and they require a
guarantee of 500 acres of peas be-
fore the contract is complete.
In other localities where they have
these factories net profit from $50
to $50 dollars per acre is realized by
the grower, with an average of from
$40 to $50 per acre.
The site requires two acres of
ground and must be where a railroad
spur can be run to the buildings.
During the canning season the fac
tory employs from rs to 100 hands,
most of the year about 20 and about
+I~
If proper arrangements can be
made the factory will be built the
coming season The people of Lady
smith know what this means; they
know the benefit derived from a live
factory in a community. The farm
ers can also figure out the advance
ment in the valuation of their farm
property. In other canning factory
sections, farm lands are increased in
value at least % per cent and it will
certainly be a nice thing for Lady
smith and surrounding farms to Sc
cure this institution.
Mr. Stare is to correspond with
local parties and the soliciting for
the 500 acres will soon be in full
swing.
Those in attendance were: j. W.
Fritz, j. O. Sinclair, Chas. Karst,
p. S. Reed, L. E. McGill, ]. w. Car
ow. J. w. Miller, T. NJ. Thomas and
w. S. Manning
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
LADYSMITH LOSES To BARRON
Barron OutcIassed in Playing and
Team Work-But!

The Ladysmith Highs met with de-
feat as to score in the game at Bar
ron last Thursday night with the Bar
ron Highs. About twenty-five people
including the players, boarded No. So
with hopes high and colors flying.
Their hopes are still high and colors
just as bright
The bunch were very much dis
appointed in the treatment accorded
them in the neighbor city not only
from the result of the game but also
before.
AS is usually customary the visit
ing team is allowed to practice on
the floor, and Barron was given that
privilege while in Ladysmith, but on
account of the hall being over Wor-
den's department store the boys were
requested not to run too much. 1t
being Saturday there We're lot of
people in the store and it would be
too much disturbance When Lady
smith wanted to practice in the hall
at Barron (Thursday) they were
turned down, there was a hardware
store under the hail. However, il
was evident someone was up in the
hall polishing the floor as that was
the only hope Barron had of winning
the game Ladysmith boys play with
the regular tennis shoe, while Barron
players were fixed up with a suction
sole shoe that will not slip anywhere.
Ladysmith outclassed the Barron
players as at the end of the first
half the score was % to ~ in Bar
rons favor and the final score was
21 to 26 in Barron's faver, Ladysmith
making 8 points, holding Barron to
3 in the last half after they got used
to sliding on the waxed floor. The
locals are still in for the state tourn-
ament, being 13 points ahead of Bar
ron In the two games.
The lineup of both teams was the
same as when Barron was here with
the exception of one man. Barron
played a fellow by the name of Silky,
this, no doubt, accounts for the
smoothness of the floor Jack Lin
doc, Jr., Of Ladysmith, referee and
Ray Smith, Barron was umpire, both
| of whom were very satisfactory to
all concerned.
A subscription paper is being
passed to buy suction sole shoes for
the team SO a defeat of this kind
will not happen again. Those who
witnessed the game here know that
the boys are deserving of the help
this will be to them.
The next game will be with the
Park Falls Highs at Ladysmith Sat
urday night, Jan. 13, 1912 Come
and see it,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

Alexander McKinSter was born
at Rib Lake, Wis, June 8, 1911, and
died in Ladysmith on Dec. %, 1911,
being 6 months and 16 days old. He
was a son of Alex and Carrie Nc
xinster and had been sick but two
lays, then the young life had to sue
;umb to a severe attack Of pneu-
nonia.
Funeral services were held at the
house Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. j. e. Wat
son with interment in Riverside.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Indians May Hunt on Reservation
Without License.
O. B. ELLINGBOE.

A short time ago state deputy
game warden arrested two Indians
for hunting without a license on
their reservation and the question
came up if he was right in SO doing.
Major Campbell who has charge of
the Indian reservations in northern
Wisconsin recently received the infor-
nation from Judge Sanborn in the
federal court at Madison, who dis
missed the case against the two
Onadah Indians arrested while hunt
ing on their own reservation near
Odanah.
A movement was made by the In
dian department to allow the Indians
to hunt and fish as they please on
their own reservations in the state
regardless of the state laws. The
poor Indian should at least be given
this privilege as it is about the only
freedom left the original American
settlers. 1t appears that the Indian
department and the game warden de
partment have had a difference OF
opinion on this subject.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
LAF0LLETTE STRENGTH SHOWN
"StraW Vote" is interesting and In
dicates Strength for Bob
Where Least Ex-
pected.

Washington, ID. c., December 27-
The following postal card poll, TAX
en- by the widely circulated fortnight
magazine Farm and Home" during
showed the following result LaFol
lette's strength in New England
and the South, where the Taft man
ayers have been making their most
extravagant claims, is especially sig
nificant
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
BENNETT-GOLL L

Joseph c. Bennett, of Bellevue,
Iowa, and Miss Marie Coll were mar
ried at the Congregational parson-
age Saturday evening, Dec %, Rev.
Chas. Sanders tying the nuptial knot,
after which the couple left for Wis
it in the home of the lady's parents
at Medford.
Mr.. Bennett is employed by the
Flambeau River Lumber Co. at their
mill here as yard man and the bride
has been an employe at the Baker
hotel. They returned the first of
the week and are still making Lady
smith their home
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

about 40 bridges costing in the
neighborhood of $150,000, in 1872 towns
making total for all state aid work
of $1,250,000. This amount of work
is considerably more than has ever
been done in any state during the
first year of operations under state
aid law and the outlook for the
growth of the road movement in Wis
c0nisn is very bright
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Notice To Taxpayers.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Town Treasurer of the
town of Flambeau will be at w. S.
Manning's office in Ladysmith every
Saturday, commencing Jan. 6, until
March g. for the collection of taxes.
40-43# A. M. ROSENOUIST.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Notice.

A rumor has reached me that |
allowed the little girls in my recent
doll contest to sell their coupons in
my store.
This is absolutely false, as | did
lot know anything in regard to the
natter until we called for the cou-
oonS to be counted. If | had known
they were going to sell their coupons
[ should never have put on the con-
test.
O. B ELLINGBOE
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

O. P. hewitt and company pre-
sented Ole Olson Junior in the opera
house Wednesday night to fair
sized audience. The same company
presented Swan Swanson and A Bra
lillian Widow last night, after which
a dance was given. A larger aud
night before.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deed,

WOrden Porter,to John E. Pelton,
NE NE-2S-33-9, 1915.
Howard L. Atwood, to John j. At
wood, Lot 5-24-34-8 SITE.
W. A. Blackburn, to Margaret
Daigle, NE NE-35-35-S
Robt A. Austin, to Lewis Wagner,
N15 NW-2O-34-7, $4,000.
Arpin Hardwood Lbr. Co., to Knud
SWenson, One acre in SW SW-32-35-1
1925
Nella Bennett, to MenaSha Wooden
Ware Co., Lot 8 Blk. NJ. w. W.
Co.'S 3rd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
OBITUARY

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Morarity that was born Dec. 49,
died Sunday and the body was taken
to Appleton Tuesday near where it
was buried. The mother was unable
to go, Mrs John O'Brien accompany
ing the father with the corpse.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Amery to Have New Depot.

The State Railway Commission has
taken the matter in hand and order
ed the 500 railway company to erect
new depot at Amery. This is a re-
cent order and the work will prob
ably be deferred until spring. 1t will
be passenger depot.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

The Christmas entertainment Civ
en- in the opera house last Sunday
evening was very we'll attended, and
the program, which was printed in
the News-Budget last week, carried
out and was very good.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29

For Sale or Trade--A large dou-
bic store building in good Minnesota
town. viii trade for Ladysmith pro-
perty or land nd.-ANDERSEN LAND
co. 40-43
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Auction of Team.

Will auction off team of draft
horses, weight 2S00, on jan 5, 1912,
at 100 D. m one half block south of
1t CataWba Wis.
depot +. X. NELESSEN,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-12-29
Notice..

We will serve supper Monday night,
the night of the firemen,s dance at
25c. per plate.-Ladysmit Cafe.