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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
Womb rful Underground ViIlag,

Womb rfu Underground Village.
Deep in the salt mines Of the hamlet
of Villiczka, in Austrian Poland, some
II miles from Cracow, lies veritable
underground village which dates way
back to the days when slaves first
opened these mines in 1894. 1t is a
busy subterranean human hive, all
the buster in contrast with the sleepy
hamlet above. In fact, all the life OF
the settlement is concentrated below
ground. The air is clean and the
temperature that of warm spring
day The center of the mine is stu
ated in sort of court which forms
railway station. Here all the railway
lines which intersect this huge mine
meet Men and women go above
ground to do their marketing, and
meet in this court on their return tc
gossip and compare their bargains
Children play about in the shade OF
the grottos and sail boats in the gut
tiers, running with salt water. These
cutters were made hundreds of years
ago to get rid of the moisture whicil
runs from the upper floors of the
mine, and lead down to the very bot,
tom, forming a huge salt lake, the
water of which is gradually pumpel
off and distilled to obtain salt. SC
difficult ard expensive is it to light
I'd the whole mine, that visitors must
make up party of at least SO. ant
pay various sums according TO iheil
number. No less than 260 steps lead
down to the second floor of the mine
juct over the salt lake. and 1t is there
that the chape' of St. Anthony sta ads
-Lesiie's Weekly.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
BAD STORM THAT.

1t was murky day, and the old
schooner which had been struck By
lightning few days before, and add
ing their contributions to nautical
fiction, thinly disguised as fact
How about the Emma s., Capt.
Eli?" asked the privileged listener at
last. Wasn't she struck once?"
She was sir and Capt. Eli fixed
his gaze On a crack in the ceiling Of
tue old wharf office She was, in
deed, off the Cape Home'ard bound
she was"
Il d like to hear the particulars"
said the young man, and all the cap
tains moved in their seats and fixed
their eyes on the crack which held
the gaze of Capt. Eli.
"Tisn't much to tell; only what
might happen to any vessel in SINH
lar circumstances" said Capt. Eli
"A bolt struck the deck anidship
and bored a hole right down through
the bottom of the schooner big as a
mans leg. The water come rushing
in, and O. cour e the Emma S. would
have foundered if a second bolt hadn't
come and struck my forto' gala mast,
cut 1t off near the top, turned 1t end
for end, and drove it right into the
hole, plugging it UP and making it
watertight.
Twas clear case Of what folks
call the ravages on repairs O nature, .
said Capt. Eli, as he removed his
gaze from the crack and let it rest
thoroughly on the ingenious face of
the only landsman in the company
Tit-Bits.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
FUNNY SAYINGS
TIE INNOCENT SPEECH.

She was a demure young lady and
she attended normal school some
where ia New York state. Every
Friday she came home to visit her
people in New York, and always re-
turned on Monday morning. Usual
~ she had to wait at least 90 minutes
at certain junction, but often this
was stretched into half hour on &C
count Of the irregularity of the trains.
To pass the time easily was a. pretty
hard matter. But her hopes lay in
the parsonage of a tall, broad person
whom she had seen standing on The
platform on numerous occasions.
Once she saw his face and right
away she had visions of dainty
home-she as housekeeper and he as
proprietor and she told all Ter
friends at normal about this grand
good looking, tall, broad-shouldered
lover Of hers whom she had seen
and never talked to.
The Fridays and Mondays passed
and no advances came from him.
One day, however, he offered her
book to read, and the ice was broken.
Of course she assumed a shocked air,
but just the same she was 'just
crazy over the fact that he had
spoken. Every week she went home
and returning to school he was there,
and each day she saw her dreams
becoming more and more like those
she was expecting.
They were in the train one Friday
as she was going home, and he was
Standing in the isle speaking very
ardently, when suddenly 9 little fig
ure rushed in the car, and a pair of
wonderful blue eyes looked up at the
man and said:
'Aint't 90 going to take me papa?"
The young lady was shocked and
the man blushed, and left without
even saying goodbye, and her
friends wonder today why she is so
pessimistic over men.-Philadelph
Times.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Is political belief matter of geog-
raphy? Is there some intangible and
inscrutable influence permeating the
atmosphere of an arid plain which i'm
bues one with different political opin-
ion from that produced by the salubri-
Gus climate of d semi-tropical sea
coast. Roosevelt told the people of
Arizona to be cautious about injecting
into their constitution provision for
the recall of judges, adding that such a
provision might be wise under certain
circumstances, but it would be better
to defer action until the necessity
arose. A few days later he told the
people of California that one of their
most needed reforms in legislation is a
provision for judicial recall. Either
the Colonels political doctrines were
greatly modified by the salt breezes of
the Pacific or he conceives the char
acter of the California courts to be SO
bad as to call for unusually stringent
action.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Most of the new linen frocks are
quite simply trimmed, this trimming
running down the front OF the bodice
and skirt in the majority Of one-piece
designs.
Often this consists only i'll the many
buttons and buttonholes which frank
ly button the frock up the front.
Again, these buttons are for orna-
mental purposes only, and the button
holes Or loops are embroidered or
made of braid, the buttons being of
lace covered or plain white pearl.
Black satin fastenings also are pOpu-
lar.
One pretty pale blue linen model
had for trimming only little fiat bows
set vertically down the front of the
dress from the low cut neck to the
hem of the skirt.
In the middle of each bow was a
small fancy pearl buckle. The collar
was a modified sailor. This style was
popular during the winter, and prom
Uses to be extremely so during the
summer.
Some of the dresses close on one
side with a line of trimming running
in Russian fashion down one side
only while others fasten under the
front panel with lace buttons on eth
er side
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

The political boss of the saloon
forces prophesied that Mackin would
be beaten four to one, yet he received
nearly twice as many votes as the most
liberal of the opposition were willing
to concede to him. His large vote and
the reasonableness of his platform
have made it seem advisable to some
of the leading officials to say that re-
forms will be granted. For example.
there will be some effort made to
assist saloon-keepers in refraining
from selling to blacklisted men.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
RUSK COUNTY FARMERS MUTUAL

A printed circular, which was widely
distributed through this county, not
very long ago, gives rather erroneous
impression regarding the laws and
rules that govern Farmers Mutual In
surance companies in this state.
The instances cited in the above
mentioned circular, relate to rulings in
Kentucky and Michigan, from which
those in Wisconsin differ sufficiently to
make the objections quoted of small
application in our case.
The ground is too wide to go over
here, but little information as to the
Rusk County Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company will supply facts
of value to those farmers who may be
interested and believe in hearing all
sides of question.
The premium in this company is
small. only one dollar per thousand on
value insured. The agent insuring has
a right to two dollars for making out
the application. The idea of losses at
time being so great as to bankrupt or
even embarrass policy holders is the
veriest chimera. A man who has much
property insured, has wherewith to
meet his assessments, and the smaller
insurance of course has less assessment.
Besides, in as small a territory as the
limits of County Mutual, there is
little chance of a loss, or losses, large
enough to call for very heavy assess
ments. In this county, every years
improvements, i. e. clearing land and
erecting better and safer dwellings,
make the danger from forest fires and
also from casualties (more often orig
mating in poorly constructed habita-
tions) continually less.
| With all the large companies, where
the time of insurance has expired, a
fire occurring even an hour after that
date, would subject the holder of their
policy to entire loss. This with large
distant, company is probably a necess-
airy rule, but in this local company time
is often allowed to elapse, and loss
occurring within a reasonable time be-
tween expiration of policy and subse-
quent renewal, would be honored un-
less proven illegal on other grounds.
1t is rather strange that while our
local papers, our local business men,
and others, are raising their voices in
protest against sending money away,
out of the country to mail order
houses, it seems to have dawned on
very few people that insuring in a
company in Chicago or some far east
ern city is very like sort of proceed
ing. Why not insure at home and thus
thus patronize a local institution, pay
ing into and building up safe, strong
reliable insurance company in our
midst? Think it over. Ri
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Bishop Doane, of Albany, N. Y. re-
fused to allow Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gran
mis-, president of the National Purity
League, to speak in the cathedral un-
der his control. In defense of his ac-
ton he quoted LIST Corinthians, 14:34:
LET your women keep silence in the
churches; for it is not permitted unto
them to speak" 1t is refreshing and
pleasing to have an old mossback like
this bob up occasionally, making mod
ern ideas of fairness and equality shine
the more brightly by contrast.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Ex-Gov. ". d. Hoard last week re-
signed his position as regent of the
University, giving as reason failing
health. In his letter of resignation to
Gov. McGovern he made the pointed
and serious charge that the board of
regents ''has lately been reconstructed
upon the basis and for the main pur-
pose of political partisanship for the
La Toilette faction" This serious
charge, coming from a man who has
occupied prominent place in Wiscon-
sin politics, naturally drew a reply
from the Governor, who referred
specifically to his appointees on the
board of regents, stating their qualif-
cations, showing them to be eminently
well fitted for the position and that
none of them were strong partisans.
He further showed that appointments
were made only because of designations
of former members.
Hoard replied to this in weak,
rambling and almost silly letter, indi-
eating that this man who had done SO
much for Wisconsin dairy interests is
entering his dotage. He specifically
denied any reflection on McGovern' s
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
DAYS OF DIZZINESS
Comes to Hundreds of Ladysn,ith
People.

SofHCS 70 f1unQFeQS or LadySn1lth
People.
There are days of dizziness:
Spells of headache, sideache, back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains:
Often urinary disorders.
All tell you plainly the kidneys are
sick.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ills.
Here is proof in Ladysmith.
Mrs. F. Brown, E. Tenth ST.,
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, says: Il
know that Doan's Kidney Pills are
effective in curing kidney complaint.
| publicly recommended them in 1907
and at this time | am glad to do so
again. My back ached intensely and
often became dizzy and nervous.
My kidneys were out of order and in
the morning when I got up, 1 felt
tired. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured
AioIh -"oodSy Haliuacy, gave me
prompt relief and continued use re-
stored me to good health"
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, 1911-04-07
DiSCOURAGiNG.

The learned savant came to the
struggling student.
MY boy" he advised, laying a
kindly hand on the young mans
shoulder burn midnight Oil If you
would rise III this world. I burned
midnight oil and now I am drawing
$4,000 year.
Seems like / can't strike the
pace" he responded, lugubriously.
Il burn midnight oil every night
and don't draw anything but mos
quitoes.''
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Whoever wrote the following did it
well: ''It is not what the people eat,
but what they digest that makes them
strong. 1t is not what they gain but
what they save that makes them rich.
1t is not what they read but what they
remember that makes them learned. 1t
is not what they profess but what they
practice that makes them righteous. :"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
WHY He LOST HIS JOB.

"Are those lace handkeTchiefs all
linen?" asked the particular lady at
the bargain counter
NO, ma'am replied the ultra
honesty clerk, the open portions are
NOT firar "
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

Willis-See the crowd going in to
view Deadbeat's remains He must
have been we'll liked.
Gillis-No; those are collectors who
were never able to see him while he
was alive.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

If the average family were asked
to make a sacrifice it might go hard
with father if the invitation were &C.
cepted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07

natives o. British India can read and
write their own language.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-14
ALL MATTER OF PRoPINoUITY.
1t Is the Event Near at Hand That
Counts Most in Everything.

The death of hundreds Of people in
a distant part of the country from
where we live hardly arouses more
than passing interest, and the more or
less sudden taking away of thousands
of lives in some far remote land
evokes no more than a word of SYM
pathy from those a long distance
away. But the single death near at
hand, the funeral across the street.
makes the strongest possible mark on
the mind.
Propinquity, in that as in everything
else, Is what counts. The death in the
family cuts into the heart for years.
II accompanied by details that make it
horror, the shock often remains with
the survivors to the end of their own
lives. If the lost relative has met a
violent death, by accident or other
wise, the anguish of those left behind
is all the more poignant and endur-
Ing. Worst of all, and most lasting in
Its effect upon the survivors, is the
death where unexpected financial dis.
tress or ruin follows the loss of the
family head. 1t is a wretched home
circle for many year when the chief
is taken away, leaving only debts.
with no property, not even a little in.
surance policy, behind.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-14
Royal Chickens of Janan

THE most beautiful and extraor.
binary chickens in the world are those
bred by the royal family of japan the
privilege of raising them not being
accorded to any of the Mikado's sub.
jects," said Mr.. L. ]. De Courcev Of
Yokohama. These chickens are cele.
brated for the wonderful growth of
their tail feathers, a full grown roos.
ter's tail often reaching a length q,
20 feet. The tail is of a lovely deem
blue shade, while the body is buff and
about the neck is white ring. a nair
OF these chickens has been known 70
sell to a wealthy Englishman for
sl'ooo on condition that he would take
them out Of the country.
Il believe that ere long the spec,es
Will entirely disappear, as I heard be.
fore leaving Japan that it was the IN.
tention of his majesty to cease their
breeding"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-14
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright 1901. The Bobb.-Msrrili co.,
SYNOPSIS.

Mad" Dan Maitland on reaching his
New York bachelor club, met an attrac-
tive young woman at the door. Janitor
OHagan assured him no one had been
within that day. Dan discovered wom-
ans finger prints in dust on his desk,
along with a letter from his attorney.
Maitland dined with Bannerman. his at
torney. Dan set out for Greenhelds, to
get his family Jewels. During his walk
to the country seat, he met the young
woman in gray whom he had seen leav-
broken down. He fixed it. By ruse she
"lost" him. Maitland, on reaching home,
surprised lady in gray, cracking the safe
containing. his gems She, apparently;
took him for well-known crook, Daniel
Anisty. Half hypnotized, Maitland opened
his safe, took therefrom the jewels, and
gave, them to her, first forming a part
nership in crime. The real Dan Anisty,
sought by police of the world, appeared
on the same mission. Maitland overcame
him. He met the girl outside the house
to He had the jewels and she promised
TO Meet him that day Maitland received
a Mr.. Snaith," introducing himself as a
detective detective To shield the girl in gray,
els, supposedly lost, was felled by blow
from "Snaith's'' cane. The latter proved
gems. Anisty, who was Maitland's dou-
BILE. masqueraded as the latter. The
criminal kept Maitland's engagement with
the girl in gray; He gave her the gems,
olbOi ldiih6 III lONt at olSlils lhCy
were to meet and divide the loot. Matt
land revived and regretted missing his
engagement Anisty, masquerading as
Maitland, narrowly avoided capture
through mysterious tip The girl in gray
visited Maitlands apartments during his
absence and returned gems, being dis
covered on return. Maitland, without
cash, called up his home and heard a
woman's voice expostulating. Anisty,
disguised as Maitland told her his real
identity and realizing himself tricked
tried to wiring from her the location of
the gems. Then he proposed marriage. A
crash was heard at the front door. Matt
land started for home. He found Anisty
and the girl in his rooms. Again he over
whelmed the crook, allowing him to es-
cape to shield the young woman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-14
CHAPTER xI.-Contlnued.

''Not quite" Maitland contradicted,
brusquely, wearying of the complica-
ton. you say you met me on the
stoop here. At what o'clock"
"One nd yeh takes me to lunch at
Eugenes"
"Ah! When did leave your"
Il leaves yeh there at two
'Well, O'Hagan will testify that he
left me in these rooms, in dressing
gown and slippers, at about one. At
four he found me on this divan, bound
and gagged, by courtesy of your friend,
Mr.. Anisty. Now, when was with you
in Harlem?"
AT seven o'clock, to the minute, yeh
comes"
Never mind. At ten minutes to
seven l took a cab from here to the
Primordial club, where 1 dined at
seven precisely"
And what's more" interposed the
cabman, eagerly, 81 took yer there.
SIR"
Thank you. Furthermore, sleuth.
you say that you followed me around
town from seven o'clock until
when?"
Il said" stammered the plain.
clothes man, purple with confusion.
mo matter. l didn't leave the
Primordial until a quarter to eleven.
But all this aside, as l understand it.
you are asserting that, having given
you all this trouble to-day, >. and know
ing that you were after me-. l deliber-
ately hoped into a cab Is minutes
ago. came up Fifth avenue at such
breakneck speed that this officer
thought it was runaway, and finally
jumped out and ran upstairs here to
fire revolver three times, for no DUR
pose whatsoever beyond bringing you
gentlemen about my ears?"
Hickeys jaw sagged. The cabby os-
tentatiously covered his mouth with a.
huge red paw and made choking
noises.
pass it up, sarge, pass it up," he
whispered, hoarsely.
shut yer trap" snapped the de-
tective. Il know what I'm dom. This
crooks clever all right, but l got the
kibosh on him this time. Lemme
alone" He squared his shoulders.
clustering to save his face. 81 don't
know why yeh done it"
Then I'll tell you" Maitland cut in.
crisply. IF you'll be good enough to
listen" And concisely narrated the
events of the past "a hours, beginning
at the moment when he had discov-
cred Anisty in Maitland Manor. Save
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-09-14

that he substituted himself for the
man who had escaped from Higgins
and eliminated all mention of the gray
girl, his statement was exact and con-
vincing. AS he came down to the mo-
ment when he had called up from the
Bartholdi and heard mysterious
sounds in his fiat, substantiating his
story by indicating the receiver that
dangled useless from the telephone,
even Hickey was staggered.
But not beaten. When Maitland
ceased speaking the detective smiled
superiority to such invention. Every
pretty" he conceded. "Yeh en- tell it
all to the magistrate tomorrow morn
ing. Meantime yeh'll have time to
think up yarn explainin how it come
that crook like Anisty made three
attempts in one day to steal some
jewels, nd didn't get 'em. Where
were they all this timer"
in safe-keeping," Maitland lied,
manfully, with a furtive glance toward
the alcove.
"Whose?" pursued Mr.. Hickey, true
ulently.
Mine" with equanimity. Serious
ly-sleuth!- you trying to make a
charge against me of stealing my own
property"
"Yeh done it for a blind. Nd that's
enough. Officer, take this man to the
station; I'll make the complaint"
The policeman hesitated, and at this
juncture O'Hagan put in an appear
ance, Juggling a heavy brown-paper
bundle.
beg pardon, Misther Maitland,
sor-?"
well, O'Hagan?"
"The crowd at the dure, sor, is dish
persed," the 1anitor reported. "a
couple av cops KEN along an famed
'em. They're askin' for the two av
yees," with a careless nod to the po'
liceman and detective.
"Yeh heard what said" Hickey an
swered the officers look.
I'm thinkin'," OHagan pursued
calmly ignoring the presence Of the