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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
STORED MEDALS.
Fifty Thousand of Them Remain
Unclaimed at WooIWich.
MOST FOR BOER WAR HEROES
Raises the Question of Whether tina
Soldier Is as Eager For Such Tro-
phies as Is Popularity Supposed.
First Medal Ever Issued.


phes as Is Popularity Supposed.
First Medal Ever Issued.
The fact that there are no fewer than
$4,000 medals stored at Woolwich
awaiting claimants causes one to Won
der whether the soldier puts so high a
value on medals as is usually supposed.
Nearly all of these medals are for
the Boer war, and there is a special
government department with staff OF
clerks endeavoring to trace the own
ers Besides these Boer war medals,
there are 1000 medals for the Zulu
war which have never been claimed,
and even to this day belated claims
Crimea war and Indian muhny.
A short time ago, for example, vet
eran named James Crystal, applied for
and received medal for AfghaniStan
after lapse of thirty years
Most Of the Boer war medals at
Woolwich, says Pearson's Weekly, be-
long to irregulars who joined on the
outbreak Of the war and. after it was
over scattered all over the world. But
many regulars have not troubled to
claim the medal, alleging that it is too
cheap, and, considering that 100000
Of the medals were struck, it is GER
tainly never likely to become a rarity.
Before the days of Waterloo very
few medals were issued. The first
medal ever issued was that given to
the EliZabethan seamen who defeat
ed the armada, and the earliest mill
tary decoration was silver badge is
sued by Charles /. in 1643 for presen-
tation to soldiers who had distinguish
ed themselves in forlorn hopes
Waterloo was the first occasion
medals, and since that time INSTEAD of
issuing too few medals, we have gone,
perhaps, to the other extreme. Sol
diers point out that the same decora-
ton is awarded to the man who has
been fighting at the front and carry
ing his life in his hands for months as
to the man in q regiment which has
never stirred from the base of opera
tons or so much as seen the enemy.
Every effort is made by the author
tiles to see that medals reach their
owners, and if the owner Of a medal
happens to be dead the medal is for
warded to his next of kin. Yet there
are still large numbers unclaimed, and,
according to the regulations now in
force, at the end of ten years time the
medals will be broken up. and the sid.
yer debited to the mint.
The Victoria cross, of course. is a
decoration of quite another character,
and a soldier would as soon think of
parting with his life as with his V. c.
But this is far from being the case
with other medals, and Rudyard Kip.
ling tells how he has seen soldiers
wager their Indian general service
medals on the toss for the price of
pot of beer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
, \ large cities marriages among the


so called higher classes are de-
creasing. A young man even OF
means has many things to deter
him from matrimony and many things
to induce him to remain single.
Housekeeping in style is expensive,
while there are magnificent clubhouses
in which bachelor may spend his
leisure.
At ii special gathering of young la
dies the indisposition of eligible men to
marry was under discussion. Miss
Markham declared that it was the fault
of the girls that they did not use the
sexs privilege to snare the bachelors.
"Now, there's Guy Harrison" she said.
He's entirely eligible in every respect.
He's president, vice president and Gil
rector of no end Of companies, and
everything he touches turns to money.
He's thirty-fve, well educated, refined
and intellectual. Why hasn't some girl
appropriated him? Men don't think of
marrying, or if they do they consider
it in the remote future till they are
shared"
Every weH,'' said Miss Boyd. spin
ster of thirty; consider yourself APP
pointed to snare Mr.. Harrison
''Thank you for the honor conferred
upon me, but I am not inclined to do
all the work myself. | will, however,
join in round robin with the others
present with a view to accomplishing
the purpose. Let us each write leap
year letter to Mr.. Harrison proposing
marriage. This will arrest his attention
and force him either to choose one of
us or appear ungallant.'
''Brayo"' shouted every girl present
How delightful. Come: let us begin. y
Letters were written by five young
ladies', each one of whom signed an as
sumed name to her epistle. Miss Boyd
refrained on the ground that at her
age it would be highly improper to
offer herself. To this the others as
sented. She was surely passe, though
very attractive woman. She wrote
to have him send his reply to her and
call upon her for information concern
ing the writer's. Then all the letters
were put into the postoffice at one
time, that they might be received TO-
gether Miss Boyd promised as soon
as a reply was received to call the can
didates to her house to hear it read
A week passed, and, not hearing from
their medium, the young ladies became
impatient. Then after consultation
they resolved to go to her house and
ask if 4 reply had not been received
Miss Boyd received them. somewhat
embarrassed and with a faint color in
her cheeks. She admitted that she had
received reply and handed it to Miss
Markham to read:
Dear Miss Boyd heartily approve of
the leap year plan adopted by certain
young ladies, but disapprove of any lady
who was present Sinking her part in it.
I shall withhold my selection until salts
fed that every woman present at the time
the round robin was decided on has sent
in her proposal.
The girls all looked at each other.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Window Shops.

"Do you know the window shopsW
one woman inquired of another
What are they?"
ooh. the shops that have all kinds of
attractive bric-a-brac and novelties ar
tistically displayed in the windows
the places that you loiter in front Of
and gaze at admiringly, yet never en-
ter, not even to price things. 1t is not
because the goods are expensive or
anything Of the sort, but it seems only
a window exhibition and ends there.
l see other persons looking i'll intently
as do; but, like me, they pass on with
out entering.
Il suppose those places must have
clientele proportionate to their display,
but if they had one in proportion to
the nonpurchasing window gazers that
they attract they would cease to be
little shops and would become empori-
ums.
Il would hate to see them disappear,
for they afford pleasant and inexpen-
siye entertainments brooklyn Eagle
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Good. Hard Cow Sense.

Don't become discouraged with your
cows because you happen to read of
some one who has made a record OF
800 pounds of butter fat in a single
year. If four of your COWS are max
ing that amount you are doing we'll
under average farm conditions. The
COW that produces less than 100 pounds
of butter fat in a year is a ''boarder'
and should be made into Hamburger
for our city brothers. 1t is not good
business to exchange $50 worth Of feed
for $40 worth of butter fat and throw
in lot of hard work for good meas
ure.-Iowa Homestead.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
First Aid to the Melancholy
OF Necessity.

There is a lot of humor, real hui
NOR. to be found on battlefields,'' said
General Nelson A. Miles at a dinner
Il remember the case of retreat
which was really rout.
In this retreat the commanding gen,
eral, as he galloped along like the
wind, turned to an aid. who was urg-
ing his horse to the limit and asked:
"'Who are our rear guard?'
''The aid, without the slightest hest
tation. replied:
Those who have the worst horses,
sir. Popular Magazine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
The Bull and the Milk Yield

Because bulls do not give milk many
farmers act on the notion that they
cannot impart milking qualities to
their calves. This is great mistake
The sire of d heifer has as much to
do with her milking qualities as the
dam. If his pedigree shows an I'M
broken series of dams which were
great mixers. there is q practical GER
tainty that his daughters from ordi-
nary dams will be better mixers than
their mothers.-Farm and Fireside.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Things Farmers Should Know
THE HUNDRED BUsHEL YIELD

There are three elements III
crop production which can be
controlled to a large extent by
man-seed. soil fertility and cul-
tivation. The sun and showers
cannot be controlled, but nature
usually does her part better
than man.
There are approximately $500
hills of corn on an acru if the
corn is planted three and one
half feet each way. SO two one
pound ears to the hill will make
100 bushels of corn to the acre.
Just two moderate ears to the
HILL
The first essential to the 100
bUshel yield is good seed, seed
that is in the habit of making
big yields. Then be certain of
the terminating power Buy
your seed on the cob unless You
have full confidence i'll the party
you are buying of.-Farm and
Fireside.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Well Qualified.

Willis-I suppose you think that baby
of yours will become president some
day.
Gillis-Maybe not president, but he
will be in the race after the nomina-
ton, all right He keeps the whole
place in an uproar, uses indescribable
language and can 60 without sleep for
a Week-Brooklyn Life.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Plow For Beets In the Fall.

/ Table beets prefer a good Stable
soil that is we'll drained. Light soil
produces early crops, although a clay
loan will produce larger yields. Where
possible pillow the land in the fall
Beets are hardy and can be sown as
eArly as the land can be worked
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
SAVING the Seeds.

bers for seed. When they are yellow
split them open and scrape the inside
out, seeds and all. Spread the pulp
out on a tin and leave it until it dries
out: then you can separate the seeds
nicely. The same way with tomato
,seed.-Farm Journal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
An Awful End.

"And YOU are going to have the hero
and heroine of your story live happily
forever after"
mo, just the opposite"
Just the opposite? How so?'
I'm going to have them marry Que
another Houston Post.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Apprehensive.

whats the matter with that friend
of yours? He acts like crazy man"
Hes all right, only, you see, he's
from Central America and every time
he hears a motorcycle he thinks
revolution has been started"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
The Method.

81 see they are now manufacturing
asbestos shingles which will not burn, -
said the teacher. well, l don't know
about their not burning" said the boy
reflectively Il guess it will depend
on how they are used."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
How Many JUGS?

What did the people do on the ark
to pass the time. mamma"
'Why-why-oh they fished. dear"
But. mamma, they had only two
worms st Paul Pioneer Press.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Poor Kid.

Npther-TEe teacher complains you
have not had Il correct lesson for Il
month. Why is it?
Son-She always kisses me when |
get them right-NeW Orleans Times
Democrat.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04

Don't Give Ice Water.
It is much cheaper to warm water
for cows with a tank heater than it is
to make the COW do this work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Out of Luck,

Wife-And please remember, sir. |
wasn't anxious to marry you. | refuS-
ed YOU six times.
Hub-Yes, and then my luck gave
out.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04

There is certainly something of ex-
quisite kindness and thoughtful be-
nevolence in that rarest Of GiftS-fne
breeding.-Bulwer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
a Bad Debt.

'The world owes me living" shout
ed the eXcitable theOrist.
"Well,'' replied the serene citizen,
you're alive, aren't ?"-Washing-
ton Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04

States at present totals 100000 horse
power
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Cured Her.

Jones grumbles that his wife can't
take a Joke" That's funny, seems to
me-" How SOP "She took Jones. =
Judge.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04

Work, that is the great physician. 1t
heals most Of the wounds Of mankind.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Not a Bit.

She-You know. Mr. Jones, / thought
you were much older than you are.
He-Oh, no: not bit, assure you.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-04
Something to Work For.

Something to WORK FOR.
MY friend, have you an object in
life?"
''J1uhY'
'Have you anything to work for?'
"You bet L have. Got wife and five
children. "-WaShington Herald.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29
CRAZY WOMAN IN
HOTEL WAITED FOR
TAFT WITH KNIFE

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 29.-Caroline
Beers, aged 40, who said she was
from Greenville, Ohio, was arrested
by Pittsburgh detectives at the South,
ern Hotel while waiting for President
Taft with two long knives found con.
cealed in her clothing. The woman
said she was the wife of the presi.
dent.
! Mrs. Beers said she was going to
punish the president. She had been
noticed yesterday afternoon waiting
around the hotel and told employees
that she was waiting for the presi
dent.
81 have the sacred knife for Presi
dent Taft she told a detective when
arrested. The woman did not get
I near the president but was found and
rushed out of the hotel just as the
presidential party arrived.
She was found in one of the upper
floors waiting near the elevator or
which it was expected the president
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29
FEAR OF CRITICISM WAS
WHAT MADE TAFT BACK UP
ON INTERVENTION ORDER
SOLDIERS TO NICARAGUA But REMARKS IN SENATE CAUSED HIM TO
MARINES and SAILORS WILL Be
SENT INSTEAD OF DOUGH BOYS

patch announcing that fact to the
navy department did not reach here
until early today. Besides reporting
the arrival of the gunboat, the dis
patch said the cruiser California was
tc, yesterday, and about 400 marines
and bluejackets at Corinto and steam
for Panama to embark the $50 ma
rines which the Prairie is now speed
ing to Colon for transportation across
the Isthmus.
Anxiety is expressed for Managua,
in view of dispatch dated Monday,
which was received at the state de-
partment early today from American
Minister WeitZel. The dispatch mere
ly stated that the government had
been informed that another attack
upon the capital would be made by
the rebels. Nothing of later date had
been received at noon today.
Upon his arrival at Corinto Com
mander Washington, who now is the
senior naval officer in Nicaraguan
hotVl SdIiNu llto NOlllSl thNe d Colu-
mittee representing the rebels. The
revolutionary forces acquiesed in the
demand for the immediate repair of
the railway between Corinto and
Managua, and the opening of tele-
graphic communication.
A dispatch received here today said
wires between Corinto and Managua
would be in operation within As hours
bat that it would require IS days for
the repair of the railroad.
Much suffering, by reason of the
great scarcity of food, was reported
By Commander Washington.
The consul at Corinto says a COM
mission of rebels appeared at Corinto
August y under flag Of truce. Fran
cisco BacO, who headed the party, pre-
sented an ultimatum to the federal
commander for the capitulation Of the
town within six hours. The consul
assured them that the commander of
the gunboat Annapolis was prepared
to land an armed force for the pro
lection of the place and the rebels
disappeared.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29
ROOSEVELT SCORES PENR0SE
TESTIMONY LIKE Poll; CRAFT IN NEW YORK
THEY WOULDN'T LET HIN TELL FACTS

Bennington, VT, Aug. 29.-Attack
on Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
and John D. Archbold of the Stand
ard Oil company, was made here to-
day by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in
opening his Vermont campaign.
He assailed Mr.. Archbold and Sen
ator Penrose for their testimony be-
fore the senate campaign contribution
investigating committee.
We have been saying for some
time" said Colonel Roosevelt, that
was opposed by alliances between
big interests and now John D. Arch
bold, of the Standard Oil company,
and Senator Penrose, jump up to say
it is true"
Colonel Roosevelt read from the
testimony of Mr.. Archbold and Sena-
tor Penrose before the senate COM
mittee. AS soon as these men had
testified, he said, they let Mr.. Arch,
bold go off to Europe and they scat
tered to the four winds and refused
to let me testify. l am as we'll salts
fled by the unconscious testimony for
me of Messrs. Archbold and Penrose.
Their testimony, stripped of its
verbiage, reads not unlike some of the
testimony that appears in some cases
Of police protection to the under
world in our great cities.
"Mr. Archbold and Senator Penrose
testified that Mr.. Bliss had attempted
to blackmail the Standard Oil COM
pany. Mr.. Archbold did not complain
because he was blackmailed. What
he complained of was that he did not
get the goods. Penrose testified that
he tried to blackmail the Standard
Oil company by saying that If it did
not contribute it might incur hos
tility in certain quarters. AS the SEN
ator has admitted what he has done,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29

Washington, D. c., Aug. 29.-Ad-
verse criticism of the state depart
ments Central America policy dur
ing the closing hours of the last ses-
sion of the senate, with intimations
that an American army would be sent
to Nicaragua soon after congress ad-
journed are believed by some officials
here to be the reasons which actuated
President Taft in revoking the order
sending the Tenth infantry from the
canal zone to Nicaragua.
All authorities on international law
in the state, war and navy depart
ments are practically agreed that
there is no technical differences be-
tween the kahki clad soldiers and the
marine or bluejacket when employed
as a landing force in a foreign coun-
try. But there is a public sentiment
which invariably associates the land
ing Of soldiers with actual warfare
and a permauency of purpose. On
the other hand marines and bluejack-
cts are so frequently called upon for
the most temporary and eXigent SER
vice as to excite little comment.
From a military point of view, it is
said, at the state department, the only
effect of the presidents action of last
night will be to Slightly retard the
assembly of a sufficient American
force in Nicaragua to insure the
maintenance of communication be-
tween the American legation in Man
aqua and the warships at Corinto, -
miles away.
1t is not believed that American
lives will be in great danger for the
next two or three days, especially as
knowledge Of the purpose of the Unit
eG States to use any necessary
amount of force to accomplish the
purposes announced by Minister Welt.
eel is fully known to the rebel lead
ers.
The navys reinforcements are be-
ginning to report their arrival in Mic
aragua. The gunboat Denver arrived
at Corinto on Tuesday, but the dis
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29

it should be used, proved himself a
coward.
Some of my friends say" said the
president, that if king had used
the veto power as | have his head
would drop in the basket. But | am
not a king and that is very different.
The president has the power, and it is
his duty if he does not approve legis-
lation to veto it. He must use the
veto when his conscience tells him,
whether his head drops in the bas-
ket or not. Presidents are men-and
most of them are-they will exercise
the veto when they think they ought.
Look over the vetoes of other
presidents and show me the bad ones
and | will show you more made good.
Our forefathers thought that it was
we'll to have one man who would rep
resent all the people and should be
able to tell all the people when he
saw legislation that he did not believe
was good The veto is an excellent
thing. My friends who criticize me
forget that | was elected just as they
were and By good many more peo-
pie than they We're"
The president spoke to the farmers
of legislation which congress had en-
acted for their benefit and promised
that other legislation would follow.
"One trouble with the present-day
reformer,' Mr.. Taft said. "is that he
wants his reforms put into effect to-
morrow morning before breakfast
Reforms do not come so quickly.
Mere change is not necessarily prog
ress."
Mr.. Taft was not told of the arrest
of Mrs. caroline Beers, as she was
trying to see the president. She car
ried two knives and said later she
intended to punish the president
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-29

be deceived again as to its characte:.
Our idea Of it has been from the first
that there was a genuine partnership
and that all were upon one footing
and were to share alike.
But very interesting thing has
come to light. That is not, in fact,
the way the government has been
administered in our time. 1t has been
in the hands Of self-constituted trus-
tees and the partnprs have seldom
been allowed real governing voice
in its administration.
We had supposed that we were
conducting the national business
along the lines laid down by Jeffer-
son but we find that matter of fact
We have been conducting along the
lines laid down by Hamilton. Hamii-
,un believed that the common lun
Oh men had little qualification tor
such business that it could be really
comprehended and wisely directed
only by those who led in CONNER cial
and industrial enterprises and owned
by the chief bodies of property i'll
the county And in our time, the
leaders of the Republican party have
consciously or unconsciously adopted
his notion.
The men financed party campaigns
and were always on the inside when
i;arty policy was to be determined.
They were the trustees. What went
on in the trustee meetings we were
very seldom allowed to learn-learn.
ed indeed only by impertinent in
quiry, only by congressional investi-
cations or trials in court which the
trustees complained sadly interfered
with the regular course of business
Mr.. Roosevelt has proclaimed him.
self a convert to the protective policy
i say convert because he at one
time very frankly avowed different
cpinion-and has said that while we
admitted that, no doubt, some duties
were too high and ought to be lower
ed, on the whole the policy pursued
by Republican administrations mad
baen the right one; and he thought
the prize money" which had been re-
c2ived under that system by the ma
nufacturers OF the country was le-
g.timate booty.
THE analogy is a very interesting
Gle. Prize money is generally ac.
quired by capture and not by any
process of earning, but Mr.. Roosevelt
is always frank and says that his only
objection to the system is that tco
much of the prize money remained
m the hands of the officers and too
little of it is distributed to the crew.
His own object, he avows to be to see
to it that more of the prize money
gets into the pay envelopes of those
whom the free hooters employ. The
interesting point l wish to raise now
is who supplies the plunder, from
whom is the prize money taken?'
The present democratic congress
has the old-fashioned idea of govern
llent. They supposed that it's benefits