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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-02

After three weeks delay on account
of quarantine, the M. W. A. Forester
Team, under Capt. j. A. Carter, is
preparing to attend the district picnic
to be held at Superior the week OF
July 4th.
O. C. Adams and family arrived the
first of the week from Endeavor and
will make Ladysmith their home. Mr..
Adams is son of Clark Adams of this
city and until recently was one of the
publishers of newspaper at Endeavor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11

try Peruna, and after using four bot~
ties can say I was entirely cured"
Unable TO Work.
Mr.. Gustav Himmelreich, Hochheina.
Texas, writes:
For a number Of years suffered
whenever took cold, with severe at
tacks Of asthma, which usually yielded
to the common home remedies.
LAST year, however, I suffered for
eight months without interruption so
that could not do any work at ALL
The various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought me no relief.
"After taking six bottles Of Peruna.
two Of Lacupia and two Of Manalin. !
am free Of my trouble so that can do
all my farm work again. can heart
lily recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they VIII
obtain good results"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Usually Cautious, He Hastily souaht
the Nickel Plate Because 1t Was
Going to Be Sold to Jay
Gould.

81 wish you could have seen William
H. Vanderbilt upon one occasion "neh
he thought he was compelled to de-
eide whether he would spend several
millions in the purchase OF railroad
or let it co." said the late Charles "
Clarke, who was for many years one
of the most intimate personal frlenos
of Mr.. Vanderbilt and vice-president
of the Vanderbilt lines.
IN order the better to understand
the description, am going to give
you, ought to remind you,' contln-
ued Mr.. Clarke, ''of the manner IN
which the Nickel Plate railroad was
built. 1t was promoted chiefly by
Gen. Sam Thomas and Cal Brlce-
we always called him Cal-and we
suspected from the beginning that
it was built with the intent, by
sort of genteel blackmail, to compel
Vanderbilt to buy 1t. 1t ran from Bur
falo to Chicago and practically paral-
leled the Lake Shore railroad. Ihere
did not appear to be the slightest ne
cessity for building railroad there
since the Lake Shore could take care
Of all the business that was offered.
That was the reason why we sus-
pected that the chief object Brlce
and Thomas had in promoting the rail-
road was to unload it at fat profit
upon the Vanderbilts.
Just about that time Mr.. Wander
bilt was having a good deal or per-
plex;ty on account of the building O,
the West Shore railroad, which ffac-
tically parallels the New Yu-k Central
from New York CITY 70 Buffalo; and
he was accustomed to declare that
he'd be hanged if he'd buy the West
Shore, and he'd be id If he'd buy
the Nickel Plate. Yet he bought the
Nickel Plate, almost In the twinkling
of an eye; and I'll tell you exactly
how it happened, although part OF
the anecdote has already been pub
lished
"One day l was with Mr.. Vanderbilt
In his office when some one brought
to him a telegram that had come
over the companys wires from Buffa
10. He opened it and read it, and ther
handed it to me- AS nearly as car
recollect, the telegram stated tina
Gen. Thomas and Cal Brice had JUS
left Buffalo in a private car with Jay
Gould as guest, and that they were
going to take him on tour OF inspec
ton over the Nickel Plate.
what do you think of that, Char
| ,fe?' asked MI Vanderbilt, excitedly.
81 don't know what to think OF it.
replied.
"'Well, l know Mr.. Vanderbilt
cried, as he jumped out of his chai
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Anecdotes of French Court

tremendous blow on the desk in front
of him that woke everybody up with
a start, he cried: Yesterday at this
same hour I was saying" and the
whole bench rubbed their eyes and
asked each other If they had really
slept through twenty-four hours.
The same counsel was pleading at
Versailles on cold day and re-
marked that the judges were all turn
ing more and more around toward a
stove that gave out welcome heat.
The tribunal behind which I have
the honor Of speaking" brought them
all right about face" at once
On another occasion the judge
asked him to cut his speech short,
as the court had made up it's mind
Assuming the air of childlike ma
tive, M. Clery retorted: me right, you
good judges, him innocent and sal
down.
Though not intended humorously
| the celebrated criminal advocate Mai
ire Henri Robert made hit when de
Tending the matricide Wache de Roo
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
M. c. o. Borden Showed Arthur
Twining HadIey How to Raise the
Bieentennial Alumni Fund of
Million Dollars.

When Arthur Twining Hadley be-
came president of Yale university,
being elected to that Office at young
er age than any of his predecessors,
he knew that one Of the most I'M
portant of the duties that lay 1mme-
diately to hand was the raising OF the
bicentennial alumni fund of one mil
lion dollars. For it was hoped and ex-
pected that Yale would be able to eel
citrate its two hundredth anniversary
not only with formal ceremonies, but
by the announcement that FUND OF
one million dollars had been raised.
The young president started out 10
secure this fund. What was at nrst
enthusiasm on his part was followed
by something like despair. until at
last he called upon one OF the most
enthusiastic of the alumni OF Yale, M.
C. ID. Borden of Fall River, Mass,
the largest cotton manufacturer In the
United States. Mr.. Borden heard pa
tiently the young presidents nara
ton Of the difficulty he had met with
in securing pledges.
Arthur" he said. at last, you are
expert authority on ECONOMICS and on
railroad management and accounting
But you have got something to learn
about the way to collect big fund OF
money. You never will get your mil
lion dollars il you continue In the way
you have begun"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Hurry Costly to Vanderbilt

and began walking excitedly back and
forth. They've got tired fishing Tor
me and they're going to have Gould
make an offer to buy the Nickel Pate
and do what he wants to with IL.
That must be stopped
1T seemed to me that Mr.. Wander
bilt was in good deal of hurry;
so I said that if Gould bought it ne
would only get roadbed and streak
of rust.
THAT doesn't make any difference,
he retorted vehemently. He mustn't
have it. We don't want any more
trouble with Gould. l am going to &C
cept Thomas offer instantly, and per
haps Gould will learn before he gets
through the tour of inspection that
Vanderbilt's got control of the road.
Cautious a man as William H
Vanderbilt was, and though wonder
fully accurate in his forecasts and
judgments. as I almost always found
him to be, he yet seemed to be car
ried away by this impulse to buy and
as he did not ask my advice, die
not give it. But felt there was some
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/ New News =
Or ESTERDA1
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trick about it all, and was sure that
If he waited, he would get the road
for practically nothing.
We'll, that very day he bound the
bargain-he was not his usual calm
self until he had done so-and he
chuckled not little as he thought OF
the manner in which he had over
reached Gould. But few days later
he came to me with woeful face.
Charlie he said. that was all a
trap, They set it for Gould and for
me, and they caught US both. Gould
had no intention of buying the road;
he was perfectly innocent in the mat
ter. Now that we have got it, we
must make the best of 1t, but l am
sure that If we had waited we
could have got it on our terms. and
saved several million dollars
Had Mr.. Vanderbilt lived few
wears longer than he did," concluded
Mr.. Clarke, whose death occurred
few months ago, "he would have beer
gratified to know that, after all. his
purchase of the Nickel Plate was :
wise venture, for it has proved mos'
valuable subsidiary to our Lake Shore
system"
Copyright, 1910, by Z. J. Edwards. Al
Rights Reserved)
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AMBITION OF OLD HUNTER

A unique character, whose life in
many respects was a parallel to that
of Cooper's famous Misunderstanding,
passed away when James Stephenson
died in the house in Summit township,
Washington county, Pa, where he was
born IA years ago. He never left his
home without his old rife, and hunt
ing was mania with him. Early in
life he formed an ambition to find 100
bee trees before he died. He found
his ninety-ninth tree several weeks
ago and before he succumbed to heart
failure he was trying to locate the
tree that would crown his record.
Stephenson was pioneer OF Wash
ington county. His father was born
in Berkeley county. Virginia, on a
plantation adjoining that of George
washington. The elder Stephenson
and George Washington were friendA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
President Who Was Forgiuing

spirit of disloyalty, and If it contains
a studied insult, as you believe and de-
clare, then that disloyalty and that in
suit affects the president of the United
States quite as much as they do the
secretary Of the treasury
THAT IS precisely my view of the
matter, Mr.. President l replied. That
is why 1 have brought this communi-
cation to the attention Of yourself and
the cabinet. l do not believe that it
is right, nor for the best interests OF
the department, to retain in it anyone
who is so disloyal and so insulting to
the president of the United States.
So l desire to receive from you au-
thority for the prompt and peremptory
removal of this insubordinate official.
1.-THE president looked at me
thoughtfully for perhaps half a minute.
and then directed his glance at the
other members of the cabinet, one
after another. So far as / could faith.
ON their opinions with respect to the
situation, they accorded with mine
and it seemed to me that the presi
dent also reached that conclusion after
he had looked searchingly at each OF
his advisers. At last he spoke:
"'Mr. Secretary he said. slowly, Il
it appears to you that this communica
ton involves the president as well as
yourself, I wish you would let me take
it, will read it carefully, and then, il
find that your opinion Of it is JUST
fed, think will keep it and forgive
! the official who wrote it."
with that" concluded Mr. Gage, sc
handed the letter to the president
who put it upon his desk, turned
serenely to other affairs of govern
ment, and afterwards, to my own per
sonal knowledge, actually forgave tn
man who had dared to be insubordi
nate and to insult him"
Copyright, 1910. by e. J. Edwards. Al
! Rights Reserved.)
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William MckinIey's Unfaiiing kindi'-
ness and Tenderness OF Heart H.
Illustrated by an Incident at
Cabinet Meeting.

During the entire period that VIII
liam Mckinley was president of the
United States, Lyman J. Gage was sec
rotary of the treasury, and as such was
brought into close official and personal
relations with Mckinley.
with the exception Of Abraham
Lincoln, Mckinley, in all probability
had a greater tenderness of heart than
any man who has been president,
said Mr.. Gage, land his nobility OF
mind was the equal of that of any OF
his predecessors. Let me illustrate by
an incident that occurred In a CABINET
meeting, and for the occurrence OF
which / was primarily responsible
After / had been in the treasury
department for some time 1t was
brought to my attention that one OIL
the departments subordinate officials
had dared to write for publication an
article that, to my mind, breathed IN
subordination of the highest degree.
Quite naturally, was offended and In
dignant, so much SO, in fact, that
took the first opportunity to call the
attention of President Mckinley ana
the cabinet to the breach of discipline
| I minced no words in declaring to the
president that peremptory removal OF
the official in question was justified by
his disloyalty and the studied insult he
had placed in his communication. Then
7 read in full what the subordinate had
written, observing all the while the
president seemed greatly interested.
when I had finished, the presiden1
was silent for moment, tnen Ut
said:
"'Mr. Secretary, 1t seems to me tina
If this communication is written IN
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
MAN WHO HAS SILVER hoo

rbe story OF wonderful opera.ion
ne silver ribs have been sup
IN whlon man was told by Maj. A:
pi'e craig e at gathering Of Soldiers sas
l. oe sa;sors, Help society in London
ana o occasion was the distribution ion OIL o.
Inc ouoa hampers subscribed for Ds
was box of delicac sas s sns man
said. which was inte .lodea III in South
who was badly Wounu eI,r all his
africa, and got prac.ic ANY working
ribs broken. He had had oes s,ncs, until
in a sort of steel jacket s. rerv won.
At q hospital in London W. rscently
derful operation had b pee been sup
p performed. The man had ne uvea set q
plied with practically . Nc"
silver ribs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
ture he should call on his sweetheart
earlier in the evening, and be quite
sure as to her place of residence.
LEARN TO CHOP OFF HEADS

The French executioner. the famous
NJ. Diebler. figured in an exalted capac-
ity the other week when he lectured
and gave demonstrations on the fine
art Of head-chopping to Japanese
mission which is making inquiries in
Europe and America into the easiest
and most humane method Of executing
criminals M. Diebler escorted the
mission to the shed in Paris, where
the Red Widow" waits. and after
long description of e+ch detail OF the
grim machine. gave performance OF
an execution, cutting off the head OF
dummy figure for the instruction OF
the visitors They were most In
terested, and before leaving asked M.
Diebler to make an estimate of the
price of guillotine complete with all
It's fittings, and to include in his estl-
mate his charge for dozen lessons
to a japanese to be appointed for the
purpose.
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mo: flnsman.'


He produced an act of remuneration
signed by the prisoner of all benefit
from the will of the mother he had
murdered and added to the jury: $50
If you acquit him he will go forth
miserable and poor, perhaps to NADIA
gascar, to repent Of an act which he
may have committed in a moment of
thoughtlessness."
And the verdict of the jury was
typical. They found that he had
committed murder, but that he had
not killed his mother, although the
unfortunate lady was the only person
who had been killed. This was in or.
der to save the prisoner from ten
years penal servitude, which is the
maximum penalty for parricide
| whereas manslaughter with extenuat
ing circumstances can be let off with
mere confinement.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Layman Taught Head of Yale

What, then, shall 1 do?" the presi-
dent of Yale asked.
"rhat's exactly what I am going to
tell you," Mr. Borden replied. There's
a good deal of human nature to be
studied If you're going to raise large
fund of money. Now, what you must
do first is to get four or five or even
six men to say they will contribute
the larger part of the fund. When
you have got pledges of that kind,
you will be astonished 20 see how
quickly other rich men will fall into
line. That's the human nature of Civ.
ing"
"But where am to find four or five
or six menu" Yale's president asked.
II am going to show you. will be
one of six men to pledge in all six
hundred thousand dollars. You shall
have the other pledges within two or
three days. Then, when you have
them, you will see how quickly others
will join the procession, and you shall
get your million within month"
Here was a new philosophy of life
for the new president of Yale. But
he knew from Mr.. Borden's manner
that it was a correct philosophy.
On the day following Mr.. Borden
met Frederick w. Vanderbilt. an alum
| nus of Yale. Fred" he said. I'D
| like to have you be one of the six
| who are going to contribute six hun.
dred thousand dollars for Arthur Had
ley's bicentennial fund.-
at would give me the greatest
| pleasure" responded Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Mr. Bordep next called upon three
other graduates of wealth, and he had
simply to repeat the request he had
made to Mr.. Vanderbilt to get theil
subscriptions. Then, within few
hours, he called upon James ]. Hill
whose sons were graduates of Yale.
81 won't do it." said Mr.. Hill, al
first
"Oh, yes, you will" was the reply;
and after some further conversation
Mr.. Hill offered to give twenty-five
thousand dollars. He was told tina
that wouldn't do. Then he offered tt
give fifty thousand dollars, but wa!
i told that that amount also was tot
small. Along in the small hours 0
the morning Mr. Hill yielded. SO tina
within three days the fund of six hun
dred thousand was raised.
Take that, Arthur said Mr.. Boz
den the next day, land Wen see If
was not correct"
The young president of Yale. goini
forth with the pledges of six men 70
six hundred thousand dollars, foun'
that 1t was even as Mr.. Borden ha
said. Other rich men stepped VI
quickly, SO that they might be in tim
Ito Join the procession; and almost be
fore President Hadley realized
Yale's bicentennial alumni fund of
; million dollars was secured to the las
dollar.
Downright, 1910. by e. J. Edwards. A
Rights Reserved.)
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aarristers Find Much Difficulty II
Keeping Occupants OF the
Bench Awake.

The centenary of the Paris bar, re-
Gently celebrated at the Paials oe
Justice, has recalled numerous anec-
dotes on the humors of the law courts
Among others it is told how Wen
known lawyer, NJ. Alem Rousseau
vas pleading rather tiresome case
and noticing that the judges were
having no attention to him said: AS
the court is sleeping l will sus-
pend my speech But the judge lad
lust woke up and cried: And | sus-
nend you from practicing for six
months" Nothing daunted, the law
yer retorted: We'll, I suspend my
self for ever and ever" and gather
ing up his brief and cap he left the
court and never appeared again.
A Paris barrister, M. Clery, how
ever, was more vigorous. Seeing that
the president and the assessors were
al asleep. he stopped and dealing g
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11


all
etghtfooong
Of four feet
Georgia. behind depicts
similar
white feathers and the front slight frame OF row
uft Of feathers the At the part Of the and jus above inc
closed
a
vegetable putty this
behind the
rainbow that
white hand marked lime;
theadsh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
EnoIand,s oIdest School.

Enaland's Oldest School.
A controversy has arisen in England
as to which school has the right to
claim greatest age. There are two
schools which were founded in the
early part of the seventh century-the
Kings school, Rochester, and tho
Kings school, Canterbury. Justus. on
his appointment to the see OF Roches-
ter in 604, made provision for school
in connection with the cathedral. Au-
gustine established the Canterbury
school about the same time. st. Pc
ter's at York dates back to the elev-
enth century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
FORGOTTEN FOR 80 YEARS

The trustees of the Alexandra pal
ace London, have received from
man living In Melbourne. Australia
money order for s.. This amount,
he writes. is double the cost OF three
little books borrowed from the Alex
andra palace reading room about the
1ear 1878 and failed to return-a thing
which suddenly remembered ABOUT
x,ock ago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
NEW DISCOVERY IN POMPEI

In some excavations IN a private
house at Pompeii the petrified corpse
Of a woman has just been found, with
numerous jewels of high value in her
hands. 1t is supposed that the Wom-
an was surprised and stified by the
na;n If cinders from Vesuvius, when
Pompeii was DESTROYED, at the moment
uhen she was fleeing with all her
sortnne. That was in the year ~ A
n How little could this grand dame
;yn. zine that by any freak OF fate OF
circumstance, she and her jewels
na,,ld he laid bare to the prying eyes
Of the archaeologist OF the twenueen
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
WORLD BIGGEST WATER PIPE

This extraordinary photograph gives
some idea OF the great size of the wa
ter conduit just constructed at AIDE
da. Spain, on the Aragon and Cataio-
ian canal. The workmen are seen
demonstrating its huge dimensions by
holding on to its ribs. to show that the
circumference equals the height Oh
seven men. The length OF the water
pine is about 1923 yards. 1t is the WORK
of Spanish engineer. senior Mariano
LUNA, Of Gijon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
, OVERS AWKWARD EscAPADE

The strange story of soldier 8 al.
venture was told the other day a.
Brentford (Eng.) court. Late az nisn.
n constable found man lying IN .ne
front garden of house in Iwicksn'
Nm With his leg damned in the WIN.
dow examinations revealed that ne
s ~ entered the premises by forcing
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11

the scullery window, and that while
he was endeavoring to escape by the
front window the sash broke and the
window descended on his foot and
held him fast. When arrested on a
charge of attempted burglary the man
was found to be corporal in the East
Surrey regiment. Police inquiries
having substantiated his story that he
intended paying his sweetheart sur
prise visit, but mistook the house, he
was discharged, but advised that in flu
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Benefactor of Mankind.

The man who invented the wheel
did much for the convenience of man.
kind, but we know no more of his iden-
tity than did the ancient Egyptians
who used his device just as we do.
His labor-saving device must have
astonished and pleased his fellows.
and it may be that it amused them
as a toy before they put 1t to practi.
cal use.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
RED SHIRTS MAKE HENS LAY.

Frank A. Goodman Of Whitinsville,
Mass. has discovered the charm that
makes a hen lay eggs during the frig-
id days of winter. IF the man who
owns a flock of hens" says Mr.. Good
man. will only wear a red flannel
shirt whenever he comes within sight
of the hens. the hens VIII lay prodigi-
ously."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11

field labeled like parcels OF mercan-
disc. A broad leather belt surround
ed the waist of each, with painted let
tiers reading, ITO Mr.. M. ii
Strathcona, Alberta, per SIS. Empress
Of Britain. care of Canadian PACING
railway"
The little pilgrims arrived safeiy
with a CARLOAD of toys given to them
by the passengers on the boat. VIII
whom they became great favorites.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Education Va. instinct.

Jacob Wendell, Jr., who plays the
part OF the dog in Maeterlinck's ORA
ma, was dining in a restaurant recent
ly when a man, recognizing him az the
actor, approached and said:
Pardon me, but you take the part
of the dog in The Blue Bird do you
notf or course you don't know 1t.
but can really bark lots more like
g, dog than you"
"Well, you see," answered Wendell.
'T had to learn."-Success Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
NOVEL. "PARcELs.'

Two girls, aged six and n nss English yyash
,..l nmc the daughters OF ahs'l AL
r Respects residing in strathco ma nav Az
from rs.1 were We're put on the train at snsl'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-03-11
Scott. Reoeeca In "lvanhoe. =

Scott's Repecca In "lvanhoe."
The character Of Rebecca. In SCOTS
"Ivanhoe" was taken from beautiful
Jewess, Miss Rebecca Gratz of Phila-
delphia. Her steadfastness to Judar
ism. when related by Washington 1r-
wing to Scott, won his admiration and
caused the creation of one Of his fin
est characters.