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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-09-20
RELAY CORNERSTONE
TOMORROW MORNING
Ceremonies to be by the
MdSOnS.
EVERYBODY INVITED
TO BE PRESENT
Congressman Jos. Il. johnson and So
hcltor IL. \. Cooper will Make Ad-
drcSscS-'IIc Exercises will be Held
In the Open and II Large Crowd is
Anticipated.

with Masonic ceremonies, the corn
erStone of the remodelcd court house
or Laurens county will be laid to-
morrow Thursday, at | O'clock Mr..
k. a. Cooper will be the presiding Of
hcer. To these ceremonies every per-
son in the county is invited and mas
much as it is Il county affair IL is eX-
pected that large crowd will be pres
ent The principal addresses of tho
day will be by Solicitor r. A. Cooper
and Congressman Jos. r. johnson of
this district.
The program for the exercises as
arranged. by Master of Ceremonies r.
y. Cooper will be as follows
Song when Earths Foundation
First Was Laid"
Praycr-By Rev. w IL. Thaycr.
Placing of stone i'm position by tho
Master of Ceremonies.
Song Let There be Light"
Address by Hon. II. A. Cooper.
Address by Hon. Jos. II. Johnson.
Song--"IIail Masonry Divine"
BencdictiOn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-09-20
Contents of Stone.

The cornerstone will contain all OF
the pieces that were taken from the
stone placed under the old building
ana IN addition various records con-
corning the old building, names of the
present county officials, data given by
the architects and contractors of the
remodeled court house, copies of the
current issues of the county papers,
coin or two and probably one or two
other items. There will be no fluids.
bottles of every kind being eliminated
from the ceremonies
AS will be remembered Contractor
Rounds found the old cornerstone
several weeks ago. In il was found "a
Bible and n bottle containing a few
old coins The inscription i'm the Bi-
bic showed that the original strIlc-
ture was built in 1897 the contractor
being Dr. j. w Simpson Gen T.. r..
Jones presented the Bible that was
placed in the stone Both of these
men were prominent .aurcnS county
men at that time and their descend
ants still reside i'm the county. DR.
simpson was also the contractor when
the two wings were added to the build
ing in 1853.
Iaurcns must have had court house
for many years previous to 1893 for
fairly authoritative history SAYS that
the grand jury called for new build
ing i'm that ycar and that it was built.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Harem skirts and cigarettes; rats and
puffs and padding. High-heeled shoes,
swift athletics; whittier are we drift
ing?-Superior Telegram.
Don't get hysterical, brother. The
women who parade the streets, sup
ported by stilt-like kids or patent
feathers, shrouded in harem or hobble
skirts or other fantastic garb, sur
mounted by varied assortment of TO-
liage and fruit or birds and reptiles,
are not typical Americans, but consti-
tute a small freak minority. They are
no more typical of the feminine sex
than is the sallow-faced, dull-eyed,
listless street loafer, clothed in start
ling hues, loud tie, six-inch collar and
cigarette stained fingers, typical of
American men. The average Amer
lean woman of today, whose children
will constitute the future American
nation, is intelligent, sane and home
loving, pursuing the even tenor Of her
way and seldom getting into the lime
light. The strident and vulgar crea-
lures referred to are freaks that at
tract attention by reason of the fact
that they are unusual. One strong
assurance of continued improvement Of
our race lies in the fact that such
women as a rule have no children,
hence their fantastic follies and hide
GUS habits will not be transmitted to
posterity. They represent the last of
a degenerate species, and probably
serve a useful purpose as horrible ex-
amples.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21
EASILY DECIDED
This Question Should Be Answered
Easily by Ladysmith
Peopje.

Which is Wiser-to have confidence
In the opinions of your fellow-citi-
zens, of people you know, or depend
on statements made by utter strang-
ers residing in far-away places? Read
the following:
Mrs. William Spencer, e. Seventh
St, Ladysmith, Wis, says: 1.-TWO
months ago my kidneys were in bad
shape. Some days | could hardly
get around, owing to the acute pains
in my loins and whenever | stopped
everything before me became black.
often had to grasp something to
keep from falling. On a neighbours
advice, | finally began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and I am glad to say
that they brought me great relief. l
consider Doans Kidney Pills the best
medicine to be had for kidney com
plant" Statement given in July
1909
THREE YEARS LATER.
Mrs. Spencer was interviewed on
Sept. 6, 1910 and she said: 81 glad
ly confirm my former endorsement Of
Doan's Kidney Pills The benefit the
brought me has been lasting
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21
LEGAL NOTICES
SHERIFF'S SALE ON FORECLOSURE

Notice is hereby given that GER
tain mortgage executed and delivered
by Emerson A. Geary and Verna Geary,
his wife, mortgagors, to Savings Loan
u Trust Co., corporation of the state
of Wisconsin, mortgage, dated the
3Oth day of August, 1904, and filed for
record in the office of the register of
deeds of the then county of Gates,
now the county of Rusk, in the state of
Wisconsin, on the 9Th day of October,
1904, at $3.50 O. clock D. M, and recorded in
volume OF mortgages at page 16, will
be foreclosed by sale of the premises
described in said mortgage and herein
after described, at the front door of
the court house in the city of Lady
smith in the county of Rusk in the
state of Wisconsin at the hour of two
1911, to satisfy the amount due upon
such mortgage on the day of sale, and
the costs of such sale.
The premises described in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
the same, are described as follows:
Lots number seven (7) and eight (8), of
section twelve (12), in township num-
Der thirty-three 1887, north of range
number eight 90 west, in the county
of Rusk, formerly county of Gates, in
the state of Wisconsin.
There is due on such mortgage at the
date of this notice, the sum of two
hundred nine-tytwo and 81-100 dollars
1922. 81 and there will be due on such
mortgage at the date of sale, the sum
of three hundred twenty and 54-100
dollars ($320.54) including twenty-five
dollars (S25) as attorneys fees, besides
the cost of sale.
Dated April IL. 1911.
SAVINGS LOAN & TRUST Co.
Mortgage.
w. A. P. Morris, Atty for Mortgage.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

The New York Sun remarks that the
best thing Congress can do is to get
through with the necessary business
and adjourn. In commenting on this
the Milwaukee Sentinel says: That
proposition would carry by an immense
majority on referendum to the coun-
try" In view of it's persistent and
insistent, though not always consist
ent, opposition to the referendum prin-
ciple, the proposition that the common
people, the multitude, the rabble,
should settle the. question of Congress
sional adjournment comes with poor
grace from the antiquated organ of the
Amalgamated Association of Chronic
Kickers, otherwise known as Standpat-
tiers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Testimony given before legislative
committee at Madison last week shows
chat Wisconsin has been soaked" for
years by the school book companies.
The matter under consideration was a
bill creating text book commission,
with power to adopt series of text
books and contract with the publishers,
fixing the price at which they must be
sold in the state. Iowa has such a
law. and figures quoted at this hear
ing demonstrate its benefits Follow
ing are some comparative prices:
Frye's Higher Geography, SO cents in
Iowa, SIPS in Wisconsin; Mime
Standard Arithmetic, 81 cents in Iowa,
$1.00 in Wisconsin; Tarbell's Complete
Geography, SO cents in Iowa, S1.10 in
Wisconsin. Of course the book com
panies have an army of shouters cry
ing "paternalism," but the DOGGY of
paternalism has largely lost it's power
to brighten. The parent who sees an
opportunity to get from 80 to 40 per
cent. reduction in cost of school books
doesn't care whether it is called pa
ternalistic or not.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

The campaign against house flies is
now on. People have come to gener-
ally recognize the undoubted fact that
the fly is not only disagreeable pest
but a serious menace to health by dis
tributing disease germs. Screens have
their use, but alone they constitute a
feeble and Intellectual protection. All
accumulations of filth, which furnish
breeding places, should be removed at
once, and strenuous efforts made to
kill the advance guard of the fly army.
AS flies reach maturity in about two
weeks, the increase from single pair
mounts up into the millions during the
season. Go after them early and per-
sistently with sticky paper, poison
paper, traps, fly "swatters' anything
that is at hand, and if there isn't any
thing at hand get something.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

The machine writer of the articles
seems thoroughly satisfied with his
stock OF descriptive phrases, and re-
peats them indiscriminately in connec-
ton with the various towns. Various
cities are in turn referred TO as ssrail-
way hubs, Ideal manufacturing To-
cations, surrounded by the cheapest
and most fertile land in the Northland".
ETC., etc., ad nauseam. The descrip-
ton of Ladysmith may be taken as a
sample, although it must be admitted
that it is considerably below the aver
age.
Fifty per cent. of the space devoted
to Ladysmith is occupied by scare
heads, and considerable part of the
remaining space is occupied by what at
first sight appear to be blotches of a
cheap grade of ink, but under micro
scope are found to be half-tone cuts of
something or other. The misinforma-
ton regarding simple and easily dis
covered facts is marvellous. We are
told that the Menasha Paper Co. has
two paper and two pulp mills on the
east bank of the Flambeau within the
city limits, and that all of the city's
Industries are operated by hydro-elec-
trio power. AS matter of fact none
is operated by such power. The bus
mess district is said to embrace 40
blocks. Think of the business district
of city of 5000 spread over 40 blocks |!
The fact that we have city council is
deemed important enough to find a
place in this write-up, but the number
Of aldermen is misstated as being eight
instead of six.
These are only samples of the mis-
statements. 1t may be said that some
of them are unimportant, but single
false statement in write-up of this
kind tends strongly to bring the whole
article into question.
Regarding our mercantile establish
ments, of which we are justly proud,
the article grudgingly comedies that
they are fairly good, but urges that
more are needed. OF our industries,
the Menasha Paper Co, is the only one
mentioned by name or described in any
way. The description of the Baker
Hotel is such as to imply that it is the
only first-class hotel in the city.
One of the most aggravated bits of
misleading matter is that referring to
real estate men. After referring to
the fact that ''most new and rapidly
developing sections have their wildcat
concerns, and that ''Ladysmith, like
all other sections, has some of these
swindling sharpers" the article pro-
ceeds to name three concerns which it
gives clean bill of health, pure as
driven snow and innocent as new born
babes. By implication, the balance of
the twenty-five or more of our citizens
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

In his address at Madison, Roosevelt
credited Wisconsin with being the
leading progressive state, and credited
La Toilette with being the leader of
Wisconsin progressivism. The follow
ing extracts from his speech are not
particularly fitted to tickle the palate
of the standpatter:
"For what has been accomplished in
Wisconsin under the lead of Senator
La Toilette and under the direct in
SEPARATION of the men | am now address,
ing," Mr.. Roosevelt said, "has been of
such quality as to mark d genuine and
long stride for worth in our political,
social and economic development as a
nation, and I come here not merely to
congratulate you but also because
desire, in so far as possible, to call the
attention of other communities, includ-
ing my own, to what you have done
in the State of Wisconsin.
"The progressive movement has been
sane in Wisconsin. Had it been mere
Iy progress and working without reas-
on, you would have hurt the state and
damaged the movement itself. You
have accomplished so much because
you have been willing to do with good
reasons. You have been willing to
test measure by its actual results in
practice and have been willing to put it
in such shape as to create the greatest
probability that it would work sue
cessfully.
II found everywhere on the Pacific
and in the Rocky Mountains that the
ambition of men in other states was to
follow the lead of the far-seeing leaders
in Wisconsin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

In support of Canadian reciprocity
the Superior Telegram quotes the Kan
sas City Times to the effect that eggs
are II cents on the Kansas farms and
Is cents in Kansas City stores. This
showing of practically absolute control
of the markets by the middlemen
proves exactly the opposite of what
the Telegram is attempting to argue,
and demolishes the principal argument
in favor of reciprocity. If the middle
men control the retail markets, how
could the consumer get any benefit
from importation of Canadian eggs or
butter?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Ever since the Superior Telegram
abandoned it's militant Progressivism
and began it's coy dalliance with the
Standpatters, it has been retrograding
both editorially and as a newspaper.
It's recent so-called industrial edition is
abundant evidence of degeneraey.
This edition, published last Saturday,
purports to set forth the Potential
Possibilities of the Northland Empire.
Under ''scare" heads that emulate
those of the so-called yellow journals,
occupying nearly half the space that
might much better be devoted to de-
scriptive matter, are grouped hetero-
geneous combinations of familiar we'll
worn phrases that convey little if any
real information,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

The members of the Columbia Uni
versity base ball team have proffered
their service to President Taft to as
sist in settling the Mexican trouble.
Before setting out for the front they
would do well to reflect that the
straight ball of the machine gun is a
more formidable proposition than the
most scientific curve of a base ball
pitcher, that the modern high power
rifle is worse to go up against than
spiked shoes, and that in the war game
there is no umpire to rule out the
player who INDUCES in rough work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Humorous incidents are not infre-
quently interjected into the solemnities
of legislation. A bill before the assem-
bly, provided for division of the town of
Hayward, Sawyer County, and crea-
ton, of the town of Round Lake.
Assemblyman VIM. H. knight in oppos-
ing the measure declared that there
were not enough bona fide settlers in
the territory to fill the town offices.
He then presented petition signed by
"A alleged residents of the territory
protesting against passage of the bill.
Curious minded persons will wonder
how A signatures to petition were
obtained in territory not containing
bona fide residents enough to fill the
town offices.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

require no argument to convince the
solons of its propriety, yet there are
many whose ideas are so entwined
with the musty traditions of the past
that they believe a schoolhouse should
be used for nothing but study. They
deem it sacrilege to use the rooms for
a literary entertainment, much less to
allow social games. 1t is demonstra-
ted fact that recreation and amusement
are just as necessary to human being
as food and drink. The schoolhouse is
a public building, and should be open
for use for any public purpose which
will not materially injure it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

The assembly has passed bill allow
ing railroads to grant reduced rates to
land agents. Low rates to land agents
would do much to stimulate the devel-
opment of Northern Wisconsin. The
most practical, and in these days of
hot competition about the only success
full method of selling land is for the
agent to go to the thickly populated
districts and personally seek the pros
pective buyers. This involves much
travel, and if done at regular rates
means great expense. The placing of
settlers along it's lines means a great
benefit to the railroad, and there is no
reason why it shouldn't, by means of
reduced rates, assist in getting those
settlers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21
RADIUM BUSINESS
IS PICKING UP

PARIS, (SpeciaD-The radium busi-
ness fourished in 1910. The Bank Of
Radium sold $4,000 worth, or nearly
two grains-1.92, to be exact OF this,
$4,000 worth went for commercial
purposes, the rest for medical.
The entire radium output was pro-
sureMarne. Even a bigger business is
anticipated for 1911.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Rev. jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago
delivered a fo,cible address before a
legislative committee in support of
bills providing for the use of school
houses as centers of recreation, amuse-
ment and general social activities. 1t
would seem that such measure should
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

A North Dakota homesteader sent
his patent back to President Taft with
the request that Mrs. Taft append her
signature, saying that in his state a
deed is not sufficient without wife S
signature. North Dakota seems to be
few laps ahead of Missouri in the
"show me" class.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

who deal in real estate are classed as
"swindling sharpers.
This conglomerate mess of misde-
scription and knocking may help swell
the Telegram's subscription list in
Ladysmith, and, also, it may not.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

Money to Loan on farm and city
-Michaelson & Hughes. 41tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-21

w. A. P. Morris, Atty for Mortgage
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-07
Prima Facie Proof.

After the report had been current
FOR week that Johns wife. whom
John had met and married and was
still secluding in Chicago, was ugly
as sin, friend who had Johns In.
terests at heart ran down the author
OF the rumor with the intention Of
making her retreat
How do you know she il uslyr~
he asked. Have you ever seen
herr"
NO" said the experienced eossiu.
Il never have. neither have | seen
her picture nor anybody who has eth
er seen her or her picture, but know
she Is ugly because had It straight
from a person who lives In Chicago
that when she ordered dozen pictures
taken Just awhile before the wedding
the Photographer made her pay in ad-
vance. and photographer never does
That unless the subject Is so ugly that
she Will be discouraged when she secs
the pictures and refuse to accent
them ON the ground that he hasn't
done good work. II you don't believe
me. ask a Photographer"
But Johns champion let the matter
drop.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-07
FAvoR,rs fiction.

Gentlemen, Failed to Win the
Nomination, but Have No Unkind
Feelings Toward Anybody"
I'VE Have Lost Out, My Friends.
but My Only Emotion Is One of Graft.
tude to Those Who Loyalty Supported
Me-"
Il Assure You, Mr.. Winch, This Is
Not Company Dinner; This Is What
We Always Have"
MIR Squigley, I've Been Wanting to
Meet You for Years; All l Buy the
Bazoo for Is to Read Your Stuff"
Yes, It's Dogs Life; I'm the FIRST
One at the Office In the Morning end
the Last to Leave 1t In the Evening"
Il Thought You Said You Couldn't
Dance, Mr. Peduncle! You Do 1t
Splendidly!"
you Can See for Yourself, Mr..
SCISSOR That We Haven't Anything In
the House Worth Paying Taxes On"
Il Think l Ought to Have About
$1,000 Insurance on My Household
Goods, Mr.. Broc.,slesby; 1t Would
Cost Me That to Replace Them"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-07
Petticoat Lana.

The trade In old clothes in London
Is almost entirely in the hands Of
Jews, whose great market Ia Petit
coat lane In Houndsditch. The crook
ed. narrow streets are crowded with
pedestrians buying and selling bundles
OF clothing. with great rows OF tick
eted garments hanging along the store
fronts above the congested crowds.
Some articles are sold just as they
are. others are mended and patched.
The skirts of coat are easily made
into children's clothes. France takas
all the old black cloth of the lane too
far gone for children's clothes. max
ing 1t into caps, while Russia and Po-
land take the parts still more worn
and threadbare. Black velvet waist
coats are converted into skull cana
for German and Polish Jews. Tho
bulk of England's old clothes goes to
Holland and Ireland. but the vast ma
jority OF the scarlet coats worn By
officers In the British army flnd, their
way to the annual fair at Leipzig. Ger
many. Smart ltveries. robes of ONCE
and similar snowy garments are great
" coveted by the natives on the west
coast OF Africa and most Of them are
sent thither to be exchanged for ivory
and other things of value.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-09-07
GROSS CRUELTY TO BOOKS
Librarian Protests Against the Way
Some People Handle Volumes
In Street Cars.

The way some people handle books
In street cars knocks that old Sunday
school precept. Let not your angry
passions rise into smithereens so far
as am concerned" said the librarian
i get especially wrathy when the
abused books happen to belong to a
public library. Most of them do be-
long there.
Persons carrying great pile of
books are the worst offenders. A
bunch of books carried under the arm
get pretty unmanageable. They slip
and slide around as If they had been
creased.
"One way to prevent that Is to slip
the top cover OF the bottom book into
the lower cover of the book Just
above 1t, and so on through the pile.
The books cannot slip then, but
heaven help the covers. They will
get torn loose in no time.
Every once In a while a subscriber
who wants to save himself the trouble
OF chasing books In the street locks a
bundle of them together that way be-
fore leaving the library, but usually
somebody who knows the effects stops
him. In street cars he Is free to do
as he chooses unless some librarian
catches him at 1t. Maybe they have
no right to interfere then. but most
OF them do"