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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
LONG LASTING MANURE.
Good Effects Of Annual Applications
Are Shown For Many Years.

Every one who has had experience
applying manure knows that stable
manure will show its effects or the sol
for several years after it has been ali
piled. but it is usually thought that an
application of stable manure will not
last more than three or four years.
Perhaps this is true with tho single
application. but when manure > APP
piled from year to year the surplus
plant food may be held in the soil for
Il long while
| have Il small plot Of land that had
been used os a garden spot for per
llaps thirty OF forty years, The Ger
tility was kept up by the usual anna
al application of stable manure. This
was the ouly' method Of eIrichiug the
soil at that time. as commercial fcrtl-
lizerS had not then come into use here.
The garden spot was removed to an
other place about thirty years ago. /
have had control OF the place about
twcnty years aud the only manure
have applied has been Il little acid
phosphate. This plot still shows the
effect OF the plant food furnished to il
years ago, as it brings mucb heavier
grain than the surrounding sol.
There is f:2:1n about fifteen miles
from here that does not look as il it
had Il very productive soil it il stu
ated in Il rather sandy section OF the
country. and yet ii produces very
heavy crops from year to year without
either the application Of stable manure
OF commercial fertilizer. am told
that this farm Was Il pigeon rooSt
years ago. Il place where the wild
pigeons collected in vast numbers TO
roost overnight. They have disap-
pcareG from the country. but the soil
where they con&re@ated still shows the
effects OF their presence. \ part OF
The plant food left ny these birds
seems 10 still lie held in the Soii.~~
Farm aud I'iresidc
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
A COUNTRY OF TRADITIONS.
Custom Connected With the Dead In
Nicaragua Started by Indians.

Custom Connected viii, the Dead In
Nicaragua Started by indians.
Among the MANY odd customs of
Nicaragua those relating to. the dead
are the wcirdest to the stranger. Some
Of these have been handed down by
tradition from the Indians, others were
brought over by the conquerors, and
the two arc SO blended that it is diff
cult 10 tell which predominateS AS
soon as the medico prOnounces ones
illness fatal word is sent to the village
padre, who prepares to administer the
last sacraments of the church to the
dying person. Placing the consecrated
water in the custodia--a vessel or solid
gold or silver, often Respondent with
rare iewe]s-a procession is formed ana
marches through the streets. small
boy. ringing q bell, rushcs ahead to an
nouncc the approach of the sacred
presence, and after him follows band
Of music, often a single violin, playing
q dirgc.
II it be possible to secure any soldiers
they surround the padre, who. dressed
in brilliant vestments, is generally car
ried In a chair. over which four men
hold purple canopy. AS the little
cortege moves down the silent streets
every one bares his head and kneels.
making the sign of the cross until the
last soldier has passed. Woe to the
sacrileeious stranger who fails 10 show
this mark of respect, and many have
been the instances where foreigners
were pulled from their horses and even
stoned for neglecting to follow this
time honored custom.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
DID FAIRIES REALLY EXIST?
A British Scientist Undertakes to
Prove They Did.

A distinguished member of the an
chronological section of the British
association has attempted to verify
the legend Of fairies and to show that
these lively, delightful and beautiful
things are not entirely the creation
of the imagination Of centuries of
story tellers. but they were in sense
real people. says Harper's Weekly.
The true basis of the idea. we are
told, is to be found in the fact that,
although fairy women are generally
represented as lovely. some Of the
tribes of men fairies are described as
ugly, and fairy children when left as
changelings are invariably pictured as
repulsiye urchins of a sallow complex
ion and mostly deformcd about the
legs and feet
One is forced to conclude, says this
investigator, that fairies as real peo-
pie consisted of n short, stumpy.
swarthy race which made its habita-
tons underground or otherwise cum
ningly concealed. They were hunters
and probably fishermen. At any rate,
they were not tillers Of the soil. They
ate no bread. Most likely they had
some of the domestic animals and
lived mainly on milk and the product
Of the chase, together with what they
got by stealing.
They seemed to have practiced the
art of spinning, although they do not
appear to have thought much OF
clothing They seem to have had "a
language Of their own.
They were Unfortunately fond OF mu-
sic and dancing. They had "a marvel
ously quick sense of hearing and were
consummate thieves. Their thievery
was not, however, Systematically re-
scented, as their visits were held to
bring luck and prosperity.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25

shore with party of young
people, my intimate friends.
Among them was Virginia Nc
Gregor, for whom | had long had /;
fancy. did not consider myself good
enough for Virginia. and there was q
fellow about her all the while with
whom she seemed especially pleased.
At least whenever | saw them together
she looked at him with her big eyes
i'll a way she never looked at any
other man, certainly not al me.
One morning at the bathing house
we all went down 10 the beach for q
bath. Virginia had on pretty shade
Of brown mohair that suited exactly
the tint of her Titan hair. She GER
tainly looked enhancing, and couldn't
keep my eyes off her. She didn't APP
pear to notice my alteration. and I
fancied that. being a bsorbcd in thought
with the other fellow, she was not
likely to notice any admiratio but
his. There was one thing about her
that attracted my especial attention.
a
which hung a~tiny brass key. wish
ed to know what the treasure was that
ii locked, but don't consider curious
questions well bred.
Virginia was a good swimmer. I a
fair one She stepped lightly into the
surf, jumped over the first two waves
and took q header under the third.
When she came up she swan like a
mermaid straight out beyond the roped
inclosure I was talking to one OF the
girls Of the party at the time and as
soon as / could get away went in after
Virginia. So.
The wind was blowing up the coast
from the south, crossing the waves
rolling in from the east, q condition
productive OF a sea pousse. From the
top OF a wave | saw that Virginia had
been caught iii one of the Whlrl-
pools and was being carried out At
tue same time she gave shrek. The
bathing master heard it and plunged
in. while the two men standing Oh the
Beach. seeing her danger. pulled the
iifeboat to the surf, launched it and
FASTENED to the rescue.
Meanwhile / swan for Virginia and
by vigorous effort succeeded III
reaching her. She had become para
lived by fright and could do nothing
whatever for herself. While trying
to get my hand ON something by which
to support her my fingers got cau@ht
In the gold chain about her neck. l
grasped it and held her up by it till a
moment before the simultaneous ar
rival of the lifeboat and the bathing
master, when it broke. | held on TO
It while we were both being pulled into
the boat.
Virginia was too exhausted and eX-
cited 10 notice her loss then and said
nothing about it. AS soon as we were
safe ashore she thanked me for my ef-
fort, but there was no warmth i'll hef
gratitude. She then left the beach
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Rope Horses.7oss.

Several German reports describe rope
horscshoes. which have been i'll COM
mon use i'll Germany since the rapid i'll
crease OF asphalt and wood block pave
ments They are made from both
forged and cast iron. with u deep groove
on the under side. Into this q section
Of tarred rope is fitted. which when
once forced i'll remains there without
further fastening. The rope is about
three-quarters of all inch thick and
sometimes has steel wire running
through the center. In Munich about
30 per cent Of the hind feet and 20 per
cent OF the fore feet of horses are shod
with these shoes. Their average life,
In about six or eight Wceils.-Country
gentleman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
In the Clouds >Silver Lining


Woodrow Wilson i'll al Interview
with reporter at Sea Girt, n j., said
with smile:
Your questions about my campaign
are premature | must organize my
thoughts before | answer them. You
remind lie Of William the Conqueror's
son. Robert.
Robert. YOU know, asked to be i'll
vested with the government of Nor
mandy in his fathers lifetime But to
this demand William the Conqueror
replied dryly:
1T is not my custom 10 take off my
clothes before I'm ready to go to bed, 3"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25

please, sir" began the beggar,
would you give Il poor man a dime?
| can't get work at my trade and
why" stormed the prosperous look
iilg man. II just gave you a dime ut
the other corner. What is your trade,
anyway
II know you gave me that dime,
sir" said the besgar, ''but, you see, l
am a retoucber by profession"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Set Apart For the Farmer
!.
FOR FARMERS WITH BRAINS. !:

We do not need more acres IN
fruit, but we do need more acres /
cultivated and managed better.
There is too large q per- cent or
our fruits worthless. Better
fruits would mean better prices
and less expense in marketing
If YOU keep up the farm 1t Will
keep you, but If you rob it it
will rob yotl
Was your barn rs comfortable
rs it Should have been last WIN
ter: Remember that wind ard
rain are detrimental Ito live ,
stock and necessary rep'Ilrs
should lie made before another !
winter.
Keep posted on the market. :
You rather. than the dealer
should name prices. Keep. post
ed on crop conditions and crop
movements. III short. be i'll
formed on the market values OF
the commodities whichs YOU are
handling.
III selling butter fat you sell
very little nitrogen. phosphoric /
acid and potash from your farm.
The COWS consume the crops, and
the manure is returned. losing
little soil fertility. Dairyin@ is
Il good way to make your farm
pay while you build it up.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Care Of the YOUNG Pigs.

Pigs. sometimes develop rheumatism
from lack Of exercise. damp bedding
and improper feeding. 1t is difficult to
distinguish between soft bone and
rheumatism, but in either case a
change of feed is likely to benefit them.
Wheat. bran and alfalfa are splendid
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
A Mutual Desire.

lie was trying to make an impress
sion on pretty nursemaid who had
little boy out ia the park.
81 wish you were my GoFcrne@s. ne
simpered.
$50 do T. said the girl.
What would you do:
I'D take those cigarettes AWAY from
you and get your hair cut
Then he passed on.-Louisyille Cour-
ier-JOUrnal
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a Condennned Genius.

ran across" said the police officer III 4
community where graft prevails. What
has he done?'' He got me to flx up
an ironclad system OF protection for
BIN and his gang and then. robbed
the savings bank where put my rake
oft. " Washington STAR.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
He'd Take II,

Teacher-Now, Tommy. suppose you
had two apples and you gave another
boy his choice Of them. You would
wouldn't you:
Iommy--No.
Teachcr-Why:
Iommy~-'Co 'twolldn't he necessa-
l'y.--,rit-Bits.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Ar Aquravatina Slip.

One of the society girls Of Agra went
into Il drug store for a bath sponge
In asking for 1t she made the Iudicrous
mistake of requesting the clerk to give
her sponge bath.-Houston Post.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
In 1892.
~. Tit-I5ite

Wife Droudly}-What do you think
of the way l handled the campaign i'll
our ward?
Husband (tolerantly)-Quite credit
ably, my dear, though. of course, it
can't compare with the campaigns
mother Used to inake.--Judgc.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Good Chick HOUSE
Curtain Front Colony Type Is
Meeting With Favor.
SOME GENERAL DIRECTIONS.
Poultry Pointers From Montana AerI-
cultural Station Expert-Damrness
and Exposure to Drafts Must Be
Avoided if One Wants Healthy Birds.


and Exposure to Drafts Must Be
Ayoided if One Wants Healthy Birds.
The following statements about p0ul-
try houses are taken from Il circular
of the Montana Agricultural college
experiment station:
The poultry house described is SINH
lar to that adopted by the Maine eN-
pertinent station after several years
of experimenting with heated houses
nd glass front houses. 1t is used eX
tensiyely in that state and has proved
very satisfactory.
The soil best adapted to poultry rails
ing is light sandy loan. into which
the rain sinks readily. taking with it
the dissolved droppings and filth. The
drainage should be natural. y damp
place should be avoided. Cleanliness,
sunshine and freedom from moisture
are very essential. 1t is advisable to
plow up the yards every few years, as
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
a Point Of Agreement.

Griggs-They say it costs more to
keep an automobile than it does to
get one.
ts.iggs same as vife.-Boston
Transcript.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
ciosinc the Aruunent.

Restaurant Patron (cauSticallyl-
am glad to see your baby has shut up.
madam.
Mother Yes. sir, You are the only
thing that's pleased him since he saw
the animals eat at the Zoo.-Puck.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
Work Fer the Parson.

edith was light hearted and merry
over everything. So one day her
mother decided to invite a yeIy serious
young person to dinner, and he was
placed next the light hearted girl
Everything went we'll until she asked
him:
You speak of everybody having a
mission What j. yours:,'
My mission said the parson, is to
save yot:;lg mea
't,ootl.' replied the girl. I'm glad
20 meet yoa. | wish you'd save one
for ne - milwaukee, News.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25

Mrs. Goode-My poor man. how did
you acquire such a thirst?
The Hobo 1t YVES dis away, loidy;
when dc doctor operated on me for
appendercitis he forgot an left Il
sponge Inside o me.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
r atural Anxiety.

Edwin Gagged tweiye>~ Come. fly with
ne ny Angelii,:l. and we will soon be
where the words Of cruel parents CAN
not hurt your young heart.
Angciin;l---I cannot Edwin. | eau
not. Papa is laid up with the rh..,1-
matism. know. hut we would surely
5e oyertaken. You forget. my Edwin
ti1;2t you arc Il messenger boy.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25
| Shall Be Worthy.

I may not reach the heights seek;
My untried strength may fail me,
Or halfway up the mountain peak
Fierce tempests may assal me.
But, though my goal / never see,
This thought shall always dwell
with me
I will be worthy Of it.
may not triumph in success,
Despite my earnest labor;
may not grasp results that bless
The efforts of my neighbor.
But, though life's dearest JOY I
miss,
There lies a nameless strength in
this
I will be worthy Of 1t.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-10-25

, ASST summer I went to the sea
shore with a party of young
= people, my intimate friends.
Among them was Virginia Me
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-10

Also capable OF home reproduction
are the pretty French voile dressing
sacques, in all the delicate shades
which are hand-embroidered in white
linen floss. The sleeves are cut in one
with the garment and have the en-
broidery carried about their edge. 1t
also follows the scalloped edge OF the
sacque and forms the finish for the
neck. Either small round collar or
simple collarless neck are most often
seen. The attractive little jacket reaches
only few inches below the waist line
and has the fronts cut in slightly cut
away effect.
An odd little boudoir cap seen in an
exclusive shop the other day was
formed of narrow frills of sheer lace
placed one above another in cone
shape. From the tip of the crown to
the outer frill on one side, was row
Of stiff little pale blue bows, overlap
ping each other, the last one having
ends which fell over the shoulder. Can
you imagine anything more bewitching?
| CORSETS SHOW FEW CHANGES.
Flexibility is the sine qua non Of the
correct corset. Bone after bone has
been whipped out with this result in
. view, until some of the most success
f11 h,,t txun ha
front and back steels. To give the fig
ure ample support and yet retain the
soft, plant lines Of nature without the
least suggestion Of rigldity, is the func-
ton of the present corsets, and, indeed,
they are well-ngh ideal in this respect.
They continue very long from the
waist down, but the bust is consider
| ably lower on the latest models. The
topless styles are very well liked by
extremely slender women, who often
supplement them with a brassiere.
Brasseres have become as indispensa-
| BILE to the slim woman as to the stout
woman. In the first case they add Il
pleasing contour to the figure, giving
it that grace of line that nothing else
seems to supply. In the latter case
they gently control the flesh and give
shapeliness to the most ample figures.
Delicate color ideas are being widely
/ introduced into corset fabrics Most
attractive are those with tiny pink,
blue or other pale colored flowers
In colors are also used, and suggcs
ton of color in the trimmings is often
cleverly introduced.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-10

| times pleated fine and pressed fiat.
Messaline and peau de cygne are well
liked because of their supple and lus-
trous qualities.
SOMETHING NEW IN NEGLIGEES.
Whether the Cleopatra rest robe
will ever displaCe the, comfortable,
often picturesque, and more often
slovenly, kimona is uncertain. but there
is no doubt Of its tremendous vogue
in Paris, and little that it will gain
immediate favor here,
1t suggests rather the one-piece frock
than the negligee, made as 1t Is some
what in the form of the slip-over night
gowns with the kimona sleeves. An
elaborate gown of this description,
which could be produced in the simplest
fabrics to good effect, had a founda-
ton Of orange colored silk yelled with
watermelon pink wolfe. 1t was cut
from one length of material so that
the only seams were those running
from under the arms to the feet The
strip Of fabric at the center was shaped
to fit about the base of the throat, and
was slit across and over the shoulders
where the garment was fastened With
ball buttons Of bronze beads. An at
traCtive band Of brOnZe-COlOred stencil
ing formed the border about the bot
tom Of the skirt, the neck and the
sleeves. Brown silk piped the sleeves
and the edge Of the neck, and -ong
cords of bronze and gold beads hung
from just under the arms on either
side. The woman who is clever with
her needle will at once recognize the
possibilities suggested by this interest
ing negligee.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-10

| back piece button up onto the three
tiny buttons at the edge of the front
breadth, forming thus the drawers.
Cluny lace is probably the most pop,
ular of laces for lingerie trimming, al
though filet and the French and Ger
man yalenciennes are also used great
deal. Madeira embroderieS are often
combined with the val laceS, as are me-
dallions Of embroidery and lace. All
trimming Is kept very fat however,
so as to preserve the slim lines so nee
essary to the present modes.
Dream gowns, or more prosaically,
night robes, show few new features.
The slip-oyer styles remain on the crest
of feminine favor, because Of their
simplicity and comfort. Cotton crepe,
so well liked for summer lingerie, be
cause Of the ease with which it is
laundered, bids fair to be used cOnsid-
erably this winter, especially for the
gowns. 1t is not only labor-saving, but
most attractive, particularly in the
dainty Dresden or ring designs.
Somewhat more expensive, but very
soft and lovely are the crepe de chine
garments that are gaining the increas-
ing consideration of the modish woman.
For five and six dollars one can OBJ
tain a beautiful gown in delicate pink
or blue crepe de chine, charmingly
trimmed with Cluny lace, and most
desirable combinations as low as four.
Crepe de chine is also being used to
some extent in the new petticoats.
These have considerable more fullness
at the bottom, although the tops re-
main gored snugly, and the finishing
ruffles are really scanty, being some
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-10

-
We18Sl her, not listen to her But
Sa6GD it IS not enough to study her
expressions and her costumes; if you
would really know her a glimpse into
her chiffonier will tell you more than
all else. II fresh sweet dainty mus
Inns, threaded with delicate ribbons
and family fragrant with sachet meet
your prying eyes you may be sure their
owner is woman essentially refined
and fastidious.
1t is not difficult matter these days
for any woman to have undergarments
that are at once pretty and neat and
inexpensive. The shops are showing
charming models that range in price
from the most moderate to the most
eXtravagant.
These are the popular combination
garments-those which unite corset
cover and drawers seem to be greatly
preferred-which can be bought for
one dollar. These are reasonably fine
as TO material and trimmed with
pretty embroidery and lace.
What is called the Empire combina-
ton is one Of the recent novelties
which is gaining favor because Of its
neat fit over the low-busted corsets
now so much worn 1t is in the princess
drawer style and has a deep Empire
yoke, often deliberately lace trimmed
Another new style OF combination
garment is the chemise which also
serves as drawers. 1t is cut very scant
and just to the knees. Three button
holes on the edge in the center Of the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-10
Lingerie Oft Proclaims the Woman -

TIT I5I- Uy 7. j. hUUIHSUH'
n old Frenchman once said
that If you would know a
woman you should look at
her, not listen to her. But
il is not enough to study her