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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23
Anyway, Congress had sense enough to
depart without being prorogued.

A defiant smoker in the subway, on
being brought to book, whined that he
did not know that the ordinance against
smoking there was so stringently en-
forced It is good plan for men 10 re-
gard all laws as intended to b, enforced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23

Mrs. NJ. Lawrence Keene. Mrs J. Mont
gomery Sears and Miss Helen Sears we're
among those who sailed for Europe yes
torday on the Kronprinzessiu Cccilie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-23

Polly Pinktlghts-Do you believe matche.
are made In heaven? Totte Twinkletoes-
Wen, many an actress has married her
angel-Philadelphia Record.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
ASKS FOR PRACTICAL
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION

Under the caption care our schools
a failure?'', E. A. Morse writes as fol-
lows in the Amigo Republican:
When see the crowds of idle young
men on our streets or hanging around
the pool-rooms, | wonder where the
fault lies. When | see the high school
graduate wandering around town in
July looking for job, and for the first
time realizing the impossibility of
earning any more money than he could
have earned without the four years of
hard work and the expensive course
that he has taken in the high school,
wonder if the high school pays. Of
course know it does, but at the same
time | feel certain that it should be
supplemented by something else.
France has an Agricultural and
Trade school in every county. Ger
many has hundreds of trade schools
where weaving, painting, carpentering,
masonry, steel working, and nearly a
hundred other trades are taught.
France and Germany are leading the
world industrially.
We should have trade and agricul-
tural school here and we need it badly
now. Let us have a>little of the prac-
teal bread and butter education. By
so doing we will give our young men
and women something of great value
We will make of them more useful
members of society and we will digni-
fly manual labor.
Most of those who enter the grades
do not graduate from the high school.
Less than one out of every ten if |
remember correctly. The other nine
realize that the high school education
is not what they want.
Let us keep the high school for the
one and at the same time let us estab-
fish school for the other nine that
will be of value to them. Oh, the bit
ter disappointment of the poor parent,
who has worked like slave to send
his or her boy through high school
when he realizes that he has learned
some geometry, smattering of bot
any, Latin, astronomy, physics and
chemistry, but cannot earn his living.
How he blames the boy at first and
later the school. Such cases are not
rare, in fact they are the rule.
/ believe thata good trade and agri-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

The head of the Guggenheim family
deplores what he calls the present agi-
tation against wealth, the prosecution
or persecution of man simply be-
cause he is wealthy. This is a COM
plant that we quite frequently hear,
and if there is any foundation for it.,
fair minded people should see that the
practice is stopped. Simply because a
man is wealthy is no reason for con-
demning him. If his wealth is the re-
suit of his own efforts, he should be
praised; if it is the result of luck and
good fortune, he should be neither
praised nor blamed. If it is the result
of special privileges accorded by the
government, the privileges should be
abolished, but man should not be
blamed for taking. advantage of them
unless he used corrupt means of obtain
ing them. If, however, corrupt and
unfair methods have been used in OBJ
tanning wealth, is there any good reas-
on why the public shouldn't go after
the users of such methods good and
hard? AS matter of fact, is there
any general agitation against men
merely because of their wealth? Can
any of the compliments point out a
specific case of an innocent wealthy
man or corporation who is being perse-
cuted because of his wealth? General
tiles are out of date in this age of in
vestigation apologies to Lorimer,
Stephenson, ct ALL Give US facts or
shut off the register
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

The famous Cunningham claims, en-
bracing claim to some $500 acres of
coal lands in Alaska, have been can
celled by the Interior Department for
fraud 1t will be remembered that
these lands were entered in 160 acre
tracts by men who were mere tools,
and soon after entry they passed into
the hands of the Guggenheim bunch.
After an investigation, CLAWS, ar
agent of the Department, declared the
claims fraudulent, but Secretary Ball.
niger, out of tender mercy for the Gug.
genheims or for some unexplained
reason, refused to follow CLAWS rec.
concentrations, and President Taft
fired CLAWS for doing too much digging
into the private affairs of entefprising
captains of industry like Guggenheim
So much publicity was given the affair
by Pinchot and others, however, that
Ballinger refrained from issuing pat.
ents, and now his successor, Fisher
sustains CLAWS claims of fraud by can
ceiling the entries. In view of this
result, Taft should be given an oppor
tunity to revise that elaborate anc
ELUSIVE eulogy he accorded Ballingel
when the latter retired from the cab
met.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
NEARLY 1000 GRADUATES AT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Fifty years ago the University of
Wisconsin granted degrees to nine
young men; last Wednesday at the 5Sth
commencement of the institution a
class of nearly 1000 received their
sheepskins. Judge Farlin @. Ball of
Chicago, one of the five surviving
members of the class which graduated
fifty years ago, was a witness of the
commencement exercises this year.
The degree of doctor of philosophy,
the highest academic degree awarded
by the University of Wisconsin, was
conferred upon IS, while total of IS
master of arts degree was conferred.
Twenty-Five young men receive the
degree OF engineer, which is awarded
upon completion of year or more of
graduate study in the college of engi-
neering.
The degree of bachelor of arts was
conferred upon BOT. Of these, Is were
graduates of the course in commerce.
There were 81 bachelor of science de-
grees and Is graduates of the course
in pharmacy. Fourteen of the bache-
lor of science degrees were awarded to
young men who had completed the
two years of the medical course pro-
vided at the state university, while
five of the bachelor of science degrees
were given to graduates of the course
in chemistry.
One hundred young men received de-
grees from the college of engineering.
There were 43 from the course in civil
engineering, 81 from the mechanical
engineering course, 80 from the cleo
trical engineering course, from the
mechanical engineering course, and
one from the general engineering
course. The graduates of advanced
engineering courses were as follows
Civil engineering, l; mechanical engi-
neering, l; electrical engineering, s.;
engineer of mines, /.
A total of PCT degrees and certifi-
Gates was conferred in the college of
agriculture. Of these SO degrees of
bachelor of science in agriculture were
awarded to young men who had COM
pleted the four year course, 13 degrees
were awarded to young women who
had completed the home economics
course, while IA were graduated from
the two year course in agriculture.
in addition, 10 certificates were
awarded to those who had completed
the short course in agriculture and SO
received certificates in the short
course in dairying.
There were 80 young men who COM
pleted the law course with the degree
of bachelor of laws. The degree of
graduate of music was given to 8,
while certificates were awarded to 7
who had completed the course for
supervisors of music.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

cultural school here would be worth a
dozen high schools and the attendance
would be ten times as large.
If you want to put the pool-rooms
and other evil chang outs" out of bus
mess, give the boys something to do
that they can see will be of real dol
lars and cents value to them. The
standard of manhood will be raised,
the earning power of men will be
doubled, the next generation will be
happier, healthier and more prosper
Gus, if we will only give the boys and
girls chance and teach them how to
do, with their hands, something valu-
able. ! believe in manual education
most heartily.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
PLAN FIELD COURSE IN
FARM MANAGEMENT

A new departure in agricultural in
struction consists of the field course
in farm management to be inaugu-
rated this summer by the College of
Agriculture of the University of Wis
consin. This work will involve three
weeks tour from June 26 to July Is,
and extended visitation of some of the
prominent Wisconsin farms. The
party will camp in tents for about a
week near each of the farms to be in
spected.
They will closely study the system of
management, new or unfamiliar farm
practices, mapping out the haying or
harvesting campaign, and will make
detailed inventories of farm stock and
supplies, in addition to planning crop
rotations and generally becoming con-
versant with the best farm practices
and premier systems of business man.
agement.
In addition to conferences with the
managers of the various farms, it is
planned to hold several evening meet
ings with the enterprising farmers of
the community, and to have them dis
cuss and answer questions regarding
their experience in organizing and
successfully operating their farms.
The contact of the student with these
successful farmers and their methods
will undoubtedly result in great good
to any young man interested in agri-
culture.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
The law relating to county aid fol

The law relating to county aid for
bridges has been amended, according to
the chronic custom of legislatures.
The provisions of the new law are
much more liberal than any former
laws. Under the present law, when
the bridge for which aid is asked is in a
town having a valuation of $500, 900 or
more, the county pays the cost in ex-
cess of 5000 until the cost is $500; when
the cost exceeds $500 town and county
each pay half. If the valuation of the
town is less than $400, 900, the county
pays the cost in excess of one-twenti-
eth of one per cent, of valuation,
until total cost is one-tenth of one per
cent. of valuation. When cost is
above one-tenth of one per cent, town
and county each pay half.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
Encouragement Wickersham is n,

Encouragement Wickersham is now
after bunch of magazines which are
charged with having formed a combina-
ton to maintain prices. While the
charge may be true, we believe Uncle
Sans money could be more proftably
spent in trying to get some real results
from prosecution of combinations con-
trolling the necessaries of life. Proba-
bly, no one would have the nerve te
claim that Is cents is an exorbitant
price for a high class magazine of 125
to $50 pages, so, even if there is a
combination, is anybody suffering from
it? Technical violations of law are sc
frequent that if all were prosecuted the
grinding of the courts would never
cease. Unless somebody is hurt, what Is
the use of spending good money in pros
ecution? And if nothing more than a
gentle rebuke is to be inflicted what S
the use of going after the trusts, any
how?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
STEAM HEATING THE SOIL.
Events Which Led to the Discovery
That Increases the Fertility.

When the vineyards of Europe were
overtaken by the phylloxera, a minute
iIsect which lives upon the roots of
the vine and eventually destroys it i
at first appeared as though no means
could be found to combat the pesti-
1ence. Gradually various remedies
have been discovered, of which the
most widely applied has been the en-
ployment. of American species OF
vine as the underground stocks, upon
which the old varieties esteemed for
making vine were then grated.
The American vine is strong enough
to resist the attack of the parasite; 1t
even confers a new vigor and yield
ing power upon the more delicate
vintage grape that it carries, SO that
by its help many of the old European
vineyards have not only been regen-
Grated but also made to produce more
wine to the acre than before the ad-
vent of the phylloxera.
But the more famous vineyards,
where are grown the grands crus that
bear name all the world over, have
hestitated to use the American stock,
fearing such a deterioration in the
quality of the grape as would never
be compensated for by any increase
of quality. The remedy against
phylloxera on which they have chief
ly relied has been the injunction in
to the soil of small quantities of
carbon disulphide, a volatile liquid
giving the rise to heavy poisonous
vapor. 1t was found that this vapor
diffused through the soil and killed
the phylloxera, while the root Of the
vine took no harm. In this way the
phylloXera can be kept in check, if
not actually stamped out, but the
expense of the process limits it's
adoption except in the most yalu-
able vineyards.
The point of this story, says Harp
er's Magazine, is that certain AL
Saline vine grower before 1894
made the observation that land
which had thus been treated with
carbon disulphide became more pro-
ductive than it was before, even
when the obstruction of the phylloX-
era was left entirely out of the ques-
ton. But this observation re
manned unappreciated, just like the
similar records of the gain in fertil-
ity brought about by heating the
soil to the temperature of boiling
water.
However confirmatory evidence
gradually accrued, until such scien-
tific men as concern themselves with
the soil have within the last few
years become convinced that there
was a real and novel set of phe-
nomenal to be explained. Some of
the United States station workers
even began to advocate the steam
heating of soil destined for the
growth of plants in greenhouses;
they maintained that not only was
freedom from certain fungold dis
eases and animal pests thus secured
but that the prOductiveness of the
soil was sufficiently raised to pay
for the treatment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

1t would seem that the Legislature
believes the ancient maxim that "Clean-
illness is next to Goodness. A law
has been enacted providing that individ-
ual towels must be furnished in hotels
and public buildings, and that after
being used they must be washed before
further use. Boards of health may
issue to hotel keepers permits to use
other than individual towels, in which
case such permit must be framed and
hung on the wall of the wash room.
The provision for framing the permit
shows that the artistic as we'll as n.y.
gienic sense of the solons is we'll devel,
oped.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

The fact is we'll known that trees
in a poultry yard are a great ad-
vantage and comfort to the fowls on
hot days. On stormy days, also,
there is great protection for the flock
under tree. But the birds are not
slow to recognize the fact that if the
trees are near the fence they can
fly up into them and over the fences.
When putting out young trees this
must be borne in mind, and future
flying over fences can be avoided.
When fowls are on range they can
seek shade, but when confined in
yards they must be given the same
privilege or they will suffer from
the heat. Fruit trees may be placed
in the yard without fear of molesta.
ton by the fowls, and thus a profit
be realized in two directions.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

Taft says: eve must recognize that
the time for the Chinese wall has gone,
and the time is gone when an industry
must ask for more protection than it
absolutely needs" If this is true,
why doesn't he try to knock few lay
ers off the top of the wall, instead of
pecking away at the little pebble that
furnishes the only protection the far
mer gets? Moreover, what does the
Man with the Smile mean by the latter
part of the sentence? Was there ever
time when an industry was entitled
to more protection than it needed?
Did the "best ever" Aldrich tariff give
some industries more protection than
they needed? If SO, why didn't Ora
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

Senator Simmons, of North Carolina
proposes that the federal government
exact $40 license fee from owners OF
automobiles used in interstate travel
the proceeds to be used to improve the
highways. He thinks this would bring
in 81, 100000 per year. The prospect
of revenue looks good, but wouldn't il
be as logical to tax buggies and bicy-
cles used in interstate travel, and even
shoes worn in travelling from one
state to another?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

On the strength of the persistent
declarations and reiterations of the
Stalwarts, we had come to believe that
the money spent in the Stephenson
campaign was his own. Now comes
this man, Hines, of Lorimer fame, and
claims credit for having "put Stephen
son over" This raises the question, is
Stephenson self-made senator, a
Hines-made senator, or an ordinary
hand-me-down?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
JEFFERSON WINS FIRST PLACE
IN STATE DECLAMATORY CONTEST


At the state declamatory contest
held at Merrill on May 30, Lorraine
Grimm of Jefferson won first place,
second honors went to Laura Brunette,
of Neenah, and Lucy Blake of Merrill,
took third. The contest was participa.
ted in by representatives of eight dis
tricts, as follows:
Milwaukee, Miss Edith Clark, OF
Manitowoc, subject, Zone of Bob's
Boys
La Crosse, Miss Grace Sarles, of
Jefferson, subject, ''The Song of the
Cardinal"
Whitewater, Miss Lorraine Grimm,
of Jefferson, subject, 1.-The Changing
Hour"
Superior, Miss Lucy Blake, of Mer-
rill, "The Lie
Platteville, Miss Margaret Brown, of
Spring Green, keeping of the Light. y
Oshkosh district, Miss Laura Bur
nette, of Neenah, subject, Little
Minister.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
The asparagus beetle is a trou

The asparagus beetle is trouble
some pest and hard to fight. Clean
cutting, especially in ridge culture,
keeps them we'll under control in
spring, but considerable harm is
done later on by slugs or larvae.
Poultry are very fond of these
beetles and a few fowls will soon
capture the matured insects if al
lowed in garden bed. c. w. Pres
colt, the well-known asparagus
grower of Concord, finds that most
of the beetle eggs have been sucked
dry and destroyed by a species of
small fly, which has made it's ap-
pearance for the first time in large
numbers this year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

River Falls, Miss Hilga AansteG,
.The Boy"
Professor J. F. Simms, president of
Stevens Point Normal, Professor H.
E. Densford of Ripon College, and
Professor V. A. c. Hemmon, of the
University of Wisconsin, acted as
judges.
The judges pronounced the contest
one of the most successful and closely
contested ever held.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
Empire Waist Line.

The straight, narrow lines not over.
accumulated and the shortened waist
line are very pretty in the one-piece
trotting frocks of linen, silk, ETC.,
which are being made for southern
wear, though the empire waist line
must always be handled very carefully
In connection with a street frock if it
is not to give the frock an air suitable
to the boudoir rather than the street
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

According to latest reports it ap-
pears that the final revision OF the
apportionment bill will make an assem-
bly, district of Rusk and Sawyer coun-
ties, and a senate district of Ashland,
Bayfield,, Price, Rusk end Sawyer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

A New York man has fish that
chews tobacco. Whether this proves
high intelligence on the part of the
fish, or fishy degeneracy on the part of
humans who mastlcate the nicotine
bearing weed, we leave to philosophers
to determine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30

Gle Taft jump on it instead of praising
it to the skies? Conditions haven't
changed appreciably since the passage
of the Aldrich law, and if it was all
that Taft claimed for it, why this
strenuous denunciation now? 1t
seems evident that consistency is
Taft's short suit.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR

Peter Vorbanich, the Minnesota
Dietz, has been acquitted. The prose-
cutors were unfortunate in not being
able to pull the trial off in Sawyer
County.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-06-30
EASILY DECIDED
This Question Should Be Answered
Easily by Ladysmith
Peopie

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 I could hardly
get around, owing to the acute pains
in my loins and whenever / stopped
everything before me became black.
I often had to grasp something to
keep from falling. On a neighbor's
advice, finally began taking Doans
Kidney Pills and | am glad to say
that they brought me great relief !
consider Doan's Kidney Pills the best
medicine to be had for kidney com
plant" Statement given in July
1909
THREE YEARS LATER.
Mrs. spencer was lHLerVleWed on
Sept 6, 1910 and she said: Il 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-an
take no other.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
INCOMPLETENEss.

Adelaide Proctor.
Nothing resting In Ats own complete
Can have worth or beauty; but alone
Because 1t leads and tends to futher
sweetness,
Fuller. higher. deeper than its own.
Springs real glory dweils not in the
meaning,
Gracious though It be. OF her blue
hours:
But IL hidden in her tender leaning
To the summers richer wealth OF
flowers.
Dawn Is fair. because the mists fads
Into day. which floods the world with
light,
TwiIight's mystery is so sweet and
Just because it ends In starry night.
Caaliseed's smiles uneonscious xracex
borrow
From strife that in far on future
And angel glances tveiled now By
Life's sorrow)
Draw our hearts to some beloved
eyes.
Life Is only bright when 1t proceedeth
Towardsea truer, deeper life above;
Human love is sweetest when 1t Lead
eth
To a more divine and perfect Love.
Learn tho mission of Progression duly:
Do not call each glorious change, De-
cay;
But know We hold our treasures truly,
Whom 1t seems as II they passed
away.
Nor dare to blame Gods gift for In
completeness
In that want their beauty lies: thay
roll
Towards some infinite depth Of love ana
sweetness,
DsasinG onward mans ysluctsat -