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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

Negro for nearly five years and con-
sumed just as little fuel as possible be-
cause | knew he was poor. But even
he got Disguised with me and sold me
to junk dealer one day for 35 cents.
Now am down and out-and only
years old-right when a good stove
should be in its prime. | was never
made right in the first place. | was
skimped all over. If | had been the
fine, healthy stove | was said to be in
that catalog, I would be in fine fettle
today. But wasn't, was a make
believe and have disappointed every
one who ever had anything to do with
me. 1t is a shame that stoves such as
| ever have to be born. l was doomed
to be failure from the start.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

he had to quit. tried my best to look
happy and well, but couldn't.
They put me in shed then for 2
weeks, though it was cold and l should
have had fuel. They were waiting for
my new parts to come and when they
came they did not fit very well but [
did the best l could. They set me up
and | tried to show my appreciation by
making their house warm. AS long as
I was fed coal real often I did pretty
well. was so anxious to keep the
children warm, and used to beam up
on them with glow of genuine pleas
ure.
But soon the boss got sore at me.
He said | was hog for fuel and he
would not keep me for holy minute.
He wrote and told my former owner
in Chicago that was "No Good" and
he wanted his money back. Somehow,
though, he never sent me back. l
guess my old Chicago owner did not
want me-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13
WOMEN WORKERS INCREASE IN FRANCE

PARIS, SpeciaD-Some remarkable
figures regarding female labor in
France are taDulated in the census
for 1905, which has Just been com
piled.
In the last forty years the number
OF women wage-earners has nearly
doubled. In that time the figures
have risen from about 100000 fe
male workers to 7,75O,O0O.
This is IS per cent increase
whereas the percentage Of increase
among male workers was only "a per
cent, the figures being formerly TO-.
100000 as against the 1906 total OF
100000.
1t is shown that in 1906 the "act
i've population" of the country-that
it to say. excluding children, women
having no occupation save that of
housewife, and all persons living sole
ly on unearned incomes, pensions
ets.-numbered z0,750,OO0 souls, OF
whom less than two-thirds were men
and more than one-third were wo-
men.
Agricultural pursuits accounted
for 100000 men ana nearly $500.
600 women.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

For the next six months it was the
regular thing every day for my owner
to insult me, althol gh I was doing the
best I could. He would call me a
fake" and he called my old Chicago
owners some bad names that can't be
put into print. One day he fed me a
big catalog with my own picture in it
and | believe he enjoyed the operation
immensely.
| worked hard that year to please my
boss but he sold me the next season to
a secondhand dealer. I blush when
think of the small price l brought. 1t
was almost nothing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13
THE ADVENTURES OF Mr.. A. MAIL
ORDER STOVE
CAS- Told by Himself.)

| was born in a small manufacturing
town six years ago. You would never
have guessed me so young would you?
[ look as tired and worn out as a stove
of thirty. Neither do people suspect
that | was once handsome stove, all
BACKED and polished and slick looking,
but was. When it came to looks I
was as good as the best of them.
When my first owner looked me
over he looked puzzled, then said, "1'll
have to sell that one to some catalog
house, no hardware dealer would give
real money for it." Later on, I am
told, although was ''misft, he got
to making stoves just like me, because
it was just such chaps as me that the
catalog houses were clamoring for, |
was never very strong or healthy.
"Well, one day they put me on the
train and the next thing | knew | was
in Chicago. was put in a big ware
house with a lot of other stoves |
guess there were million Of them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

didn't. | got lost. 1t was weeks and
weeks before | arrived at my destina-
ton, and believe me, | was in a sorry
plight when | did arrive. Two legs
broken and my back all bent out of
shape.
My new owner put me in a wagon,
and took me to his home, not knowing
that should have been sent to stove
hospital. When he uncrated me and
saw how bunged up l was, he swore
terribly. But his wife came out and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13
WAN = I'd

At once. Men to represent US, either
locally or travelling. Now is the time
to start. Money in the work for the
right men. Apply at once and secure
territory. 26-16
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

''TO POOR OLD COLORED MAN"
The secondhand dealer cleaned me
up and made me look fairly respect
able and one day he sold me to a poor
old colored man. lived with this old
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-10-13

ALLEN NURSERY co. ROCHESTER. Y.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

The chief issue today before the
American people is Shall the Govern
ment govern Wal. street or shall Wall
street govern the Government? The is
ne is turning to the Sherman anti
trust law. Wall street W nts the
law repeated because big business con
Germs claim that they cannot prosper
under its restrictions. The Sherman
law has been in force more than twen-
ty years and during all that time the
people have been trying to enforce its
measure against combinations in re
straint of trade and not until within
the last year have those provisions
come near touching the trusts but on
the contrary Wall street has eontInu.
ed to run the government. The people
selves to the delays Of the court IN con.
strung new law as they have in
waiting for the present law becoming
operative. Wall street interests never
tire III appeals and every means of de-
lay. 1t only gives them longer lease
to pIunder the public. If the present
law should be repealed and new law
enacted the trusts would fight with
the determination they have fought
against the sherman law and the
twenty five years of patient endeavor
upon the part Of the voters would be
thrown away.
If il be true that the SUI rene court
has by It's recent decision Injured tHe
efficiency of The law let Congress
amend it enough to restore its eff
cheney and then let 1t be vigorously
enforced,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

Since then five Federal Grand Juries
have heard evidence bearing on the
suit. Indictments have been returned
and amended, denurres have been
entered, special pleas maze, 3clai . OF
immunity from prosecution set up aud
all possible legal obstacles interposed
to delay the prosecution in the interest
Of the packers.
In effect, the immunity claimed by
the packers has been TO all Intents en-
joyed by them for period Of nearly
len years. 1t is now brought to all
end and with it scandal Of the law
delay to which there has been no re
cent parallel. The trial Of the CO se has
a public importance above that Of the
OIL and Tobacco suit. 1t is a test of
the Sherman act as a criminal statute,
and on iis outcome depends u more
vital question of trust regulation than
that involved in reorganization or dis
solution-the question of personal
guilt
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

''r'LL NIP IT OUT ADORE IT GOES OFF,"
on the eve of the Fourth. and Casey
was afraid that the big trecrackers
would be carried over the national
holiday and remain loss on his hands.
In order to deepen the impression al
ready made upon the boy Casey per-
mitted him to handle enc of the twins.
The boys eyes had widened to their
utmost capacity when he was outs de
of the window, but now that he could
feel the red jacket his hands trembled
with the eagerness of possession, and
he would readily have given ten years
of his life To own it.
Take it along wild you, Mickey"
said Casey cajolingly. Thin crPckers
were made In Chowchow, in China, for
the Cooney island trade, and want
to get rid of thin | have on hand be-
fore l send another order to Wan
Lung. the haythin."
But have no money" said Mickey
sorrowfuily My father is goin ia
give me three punches of little fire.
crackers and a pinwheel, but | know
he wouldn't buy wan o. thin big fire,
crackers for me"
Well" continued Casey, YOU come
down here tomorrow mornin go car.
ry IN "a half ton of coal for u.r. ...;
I'll give you the big cracker"
The next morning Mickey WIS busy
for two hours carrying chestnut coal
In nail kee and dumping il In Casey Z
cellar Just after noon. with a smile
covered with coal dust and bosom
full of chuckieS he received his prize
No grass grew beneath his bare feet
as ne ran homeward. the precious pow
der mine clasped to his bosom Hold
Ing the big hrecracker aloft as he dart
/ nd through the Kitchen door he ey
claimed
Mother, / have it! ART II a bean
Typ
well, don't see anything about i;
to be maxim fuss over" SAID Mrs
Finn. WHO. like most mothers. had NJ
love for fireworks Now. don't be
ertngin 1t nearer to me-" as Mickeg
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24
The increasing Socialist Vote.

The fact that the Socialist vote in
the United states is Increasing makes
ieself manifest at every election Of
general Importance. And SO we tini
this vote one of the noteworthy fes-
lures of last weeks baloting.
In Schenectady, N. Y, the Socialists
elected mayor and all but one city
officer together with majority of the
county board of supervisors.
In Columbus, OHIO, the Socialist
candidate Tor mayor practically lied
the Republican canuIdale for second
place, the Democrat being the winner.
a number of Socialist members of
council were elected in Columbus,
Dayton and other large Ohio cities,
while Socialist mayors were returned
III eight of the smaller cities.
Besides the victory in Schenectady,
the Socialists developed remarkable
strength Throughout New York state,
and made surprising showing in
Mississippi.
Unquestionably the aggregate So
cialist vote has scored another ire
mendOus advance.
Socialism first appeared in national
politics in lS92-the time of Cleve-
lands second election being repre-
sented by the Socialist Labor party,
aud polling q ,164 votes. AT the next
election 1t received 1924 votes, In
l 300 there were two Socialist parties in
the field-the Socialist Democrats,
who received S7,8l4 votes, and the
Labor Socialists, who got 39,439
In 1904 the present Socialist party
polled ,2S3 votes, which it increased
in 1908 TO 40, 1888
The great trouble about Socialism is
that it is the embodiment of a grieY-
ance, but II is not yet certain in its
ow n mind how that grievance should
be remedied. In the meantime il is
gathering followers who vote their pro-
test against existing conditions, il
nothing else.
Socialism is certainly a force to be
dealt with in our political life. We re-
commend the fact of its grow ng
strength to the consideration OF
thoughtful citizens every where
gantown New Dominion.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

In the famous Beattie murder case
in Chesterfield county Virginia, the
courts have been prompt From Il e
preseDtment Of the case to hes ring and
decision upon the appeal less tban
four months have elapsed and yet there
has been no unseemly haste, lie ptis.ftr
having fair trial and ample Tune Tor
its preparation. The contrast beIw' en-
the prcmptness of the Virginia couits
and those of most other states speaks
decided in the favor Of Virginia. Beat
tie will pay the penalty of his crime
November "a.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24
Mickey's Big
FirecraCker
TWO mammoth frecrackers stood
In the window of Caseys gro.
III Gerry. They were twelve inches


Gerry. They were twelve inches
long and proportionately thick.
For a month before the Fourth OF
July these gigantic indicators of en-
thusiasm had stood In the window like
British soldiers on dress parade, while
predatory spider hung a filmy ham
mock between them and calmly killed
his buzzing victims over two powder
mines.
The frecrackers were the admira-
ton and the envy of all the boys in
Cooney Island. 1t was seldom that a
youthful nose was not fattened against
the window pane In ardent covetous-
ness.
But the price demanded by Casey
for the thunderers was prohibitive.
~ far as the boys were concerned,
and there was not one Of them pa
triotic or courageous enough to invest
rs cents In single ecstatic explosion.
Said Mickey Finn timidly one even
ing when be had been sent by his
mother to get a quarter OF pound OF
tea and half a pound of pork:
"Mr. Casey. l suppose now that
whin one o. thin big fellows whit or
1t would blow the stars out of the
BkyT' his mind filed With blissful
thoughts of mighty explosions.
Casey stopped measuring out half
pint Of New Orleans molasses, raised
a monitory finger and replied:
Mickey. my boy. I'd be afeerd to
tell you what would happen If l stood
wan O. thin big fellows out on the
sidewalk and touched the stem wild
the ighted end of a FIVE cent ciga-
The noise would be terrible. M son.
'Twould make your head ring like an
anvil. and you would see sparks like
firetles"
would 1t blow the house DOWN.
asker the boy In an awed whisper.
mo. l don't think it would" said
Casey 1T might shake the chimly
down and break all the glass in the
windys in small pieces. and there
would he paper in the street as would
fill an empty barrel o tlour. Oh. but
thin big fellows is mighty powerful,
Mickey; mighty powerful They use
them in China to kill murderers and
robbers. They put wan of thin dig
frecrackers bechune the teeth OF
murderer and make him light the fus0
wild his own hand and blow his own
head off Thin Chinese is mighty
crool. Mickey; mighty crool.'
This vivid description infamed Mick
ey's desire, which was Caseys motive
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

The republican state ma chine is
again at its old tricks, tying TO foot
the ople. There has been long and
loud complaint against the old ma
chine in packing the State Committee
with state and federal ofliceholders and
the Old Gard of the state machine and
to allay this complaint the machine
preten.ed to reform itself.
Sherman Denhan, the ClarB sburg
postmaster got out but put in his pat
and partner in machine rule, Virgil
Highland, of the same place. This is a
master stroke, so claimed by the ma
chine. AS matter of fact II ig bland, is
no worse than Denham. lie couldn't
be. rhe Denham- II ighiand combina-
ton has heeH invincible against re-
formers within their own party ana
there are certainly no greater offend
ers against decency i'll politics in this
state or any other state. Highland has
not only been put on the committee
but has succeeded Matthews as chair
man. The ring Is certainly ia the sad
die in the pretended new order of
things.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

Those who have been claiming that
Supreme Court IN refusing to enter
decree against West Virginia at this
time was the first victory that the
states Sl50,000 array of counsel had
won, have another think coming; also,
these who assert that no decision par
taking of the nature of judgment has
been made against West Virginia have
little more study coming to them.
The paragraph which follows is
taken from the opinion of the court
granting West Virginia futher time to
prepare for settlement:
"Ihe body that directed the iusti-
tuition of the suit has taken the proper
steps on behalf of the plaintiff, and it
is for defendant West Virginia) TO
say whether it will leave the Court to
enter decree irrespective of it's assent
or will try to reach result that the
Court will accept. The conference is
not for an independent compromise
out of court, but an attempt to settle
! Decree
| This can ue construed only to mean
that the Supreme Court holds that
West Virginia owes 100000 of that
/ debt and that it Is the intention of the
court to enter decree for that amount.
/ he court says that the conference it
suggests is "n0t for an independent
com promise out of court, but an
attempt to settle decree Therefore
inasmuch as the only question the
court left open in its riginai opinion
was one of interest, the settlement
must be made on the basis o: $1,000 :
Geo principal, as found by the court.
Discussing this point, the Hampshire
hire Review sums it up cIeverly:
"If this language, taken with the
rest Of the opinion, means anything it
means two things: First: If you,
Virginia and West Virginia, do not
agree upon decree fiXmg the amount
of interest on the 81 zoe 900 principal
| West Virginia mast pay and the Terms
the manner and time # payu ept, the
court will enter decree retrospective
of its West Virginia s. assent. Second,
That the court does not suggest con-
ference for the purpose of compromise
of the whole matter, hul TO reach an
agreement as 10 the form of decree,
so consent decree can be entered and
that any agreement made must be
acceptable the court and in harmony
with the courts opinion"
1t is not cheerful thing to say, hut
truth and candor compel the state
ment that no doubt exists that West
Virginia is doomed to meet a judgment
of at least seven millions, whether it
gives It's assent or not At least the
Supreme Court say "a, and it is body
that usually hs- i,s own way about
things.-Sentjrel
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

Police Judge Letters hundred dollar
the ''blind mice" and "bootleggars.
Unfortunately the laws allow an APP
peal to the Circuit court where all
kinds Of lecbnicallities and delays are
resorted to make farce Of the law and
all lawful authority. The lawyers are
not to blame for they are working for
their living and 1t is their sworn duty
to II axe the best d. tense they possibly
can for their clients. The matter Of
the delays Of the law have long been
veXious question IN American juris-
prudence and Berkeley county is no
ex reception TO the rule.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

1t IL announced from Chicago that
the indicted packers "are not seeking
further delay" of the Governments
criminal suit against them, trial of
which was set for Nov. 20.
What further extension of grace
could they reasonably ask from the
Government? Nine years aud six
months have elapsed since the Depart
ment of Justice began proceedings
against the Beef Trust by filing a
petition for temporary injunction on
May 10, 1902 The INDUCTION was
granted by Judge Grosscupo Oh May 20
made permanent on May y, 1903, and
sustained by the Supreme Court, on
Jan. 81, 1915.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

The Morgan Messenger recently
completes It's eighteenth volume and
we tender our congratulations. The
Messenger is very good newspaper
ano appears TO bear its years graceful
ly On the question of the legalized sa-
loon it has for years taken the side of
decency aud good sense, but its beset-
ting sin is its tenacious loyalty to The
republican machine IN the state. 1t
has always been the defender of the
Elkns-Seolt gang aud used all It's
fore and influence to perpetuate the
hold of the machine upon the offices
for which the editors reward has been
meagre The Messenger is not yet so
OLD That it cannot break away from the
Loyalty Of the machine aud learn 10
get on the -ide of the people, to be a
progressive and not a slaubpatter.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24
THE OLD RELIABLE
WEEKLY REGISTER
Is One DOLLAR per year
WHEELING REGISTER
CHAS. HI. TANEY, Gen. Mgr.
Apples Strong and Higher.

Chicago, Nov. l7.-Apples were in
very good shape this week as arrivals
were light and demanded was strong
for good red fruit Prices advanced to
1918 to $3.50 onNo l red eating apples,
while extra fancy stock brought a
premium over there quotations. Good
orchard run apples sold at 81 to 1925,
while No. stock brought 81. so to 81. 10
Greetings were much improved, and
sold well at $3.50 to 81. rs for common
storage fruit of good quality, and NJ to
So on fancy cold storage stock. Cold
weather cut off the trade in bulk APP
pies, and Ben Davis sold at soc to 81
per bushel were nice and down to soc
were inferior in carlots, Dealers here
look for good healthy market next
week.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-24

Miss Sarah Dalwick, of Brunswick,
spent Wednesday in this city with
friends.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-01-23
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