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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-22
from the barn

IF the annual accumulation Of b9rnYard
manure presents 10 serious problem
lie viii apply the manure TO the lana
which is 10 receive the cultivated crop
There are two good reasons for SU2-
resting that whenever possible barn
yard manure should reach the fields i'll
he fall rather than in the surin@ OF
the year-tirst, there is less waste of
the elements of fertility by the leach
ing effects of the winter and spring
rains and. second. when applied in the
fall and also turned under by fall DlOW-
ing. decomposition sets in Immediate
". Progresses slowly during the win
ter. then proceeds rapidly with the
warming up Of the soil i'll the spring.
Nitrogen, one of the most important
Of chemical clements TO growing plants,
is thus made available for its use even
before the crop is planted.
FAN blowing. especially when left
rough. also puts the soil in the best
possible condition for the absorption
and retention Of the winter and spring
rains. If properly worked down in the
spring. capilIarity is readily re-eStah-
l;shcd with the under soil and condi-
tions made favorable for reducing to a
minimum the less Of moisture by sur
face evaporation during the dry season.
These conditions are not easily obtain
ed when the manure is spread in the
slringtime. Hence. whenever posi-
BILE. spread the manure and piow it
under good and deep in the fall Of the
year,. $. Jones. Chemist, Idaho Uni
versity Experiment Station, in Hoard s
Dairyman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-11-22
A MfSdsrecfed Letter
By JAMES L. BOYD

question and gave Miss Buttelworth's
address
MI Simmons cooked up quite an in
genious letter to Miss Butterworth.
After mentioning that he had seen her
picture and how lie came to see it he
| said that the features We're remarka-
bly, like those of the Rev. james But
terwOrth. his esteemed uncle, and he
| was sure that he (SimmonS) could
claim her for a relative. probably a
first cousin. He received polite reply
that the lady had no such relative and
had never heard of any such person
This was not surprising to Mr., Sim
mons. whose knowledge of the reyer-
end gentleman was precisely that of
Miss Butterworth. The clergyman was
an invention.
The genealogical plan having failed,
Mr.. Simmons wrote again to Miss Boyd
| frankly stating that he would be in
! terested to meet the original of the
photograph and asking if in the kind
ness of her heart she would suggest
a method for the purpose. All the
world loves lover, and Miss Boyd
| gave him list of half dozen friends
of Miss ButterwOrth, any Of whom
might introduce him provided they
knew him to be a gentleman.
Meanwhile Mrs Boyd had put her
friend on to the fact that she had an
! unknown admirer, and it was Miss
Butterworth who suggested the names
Of the possible introducers. One. and
| only one, of the names was known to
Mr.. Simmons, and he was member
Of Mr.. Simmons club. The attentions
Mr.. Simmons suddenly began to
shower upon this man were only un-
derStood when a request came for the
introduction.
1t was an advantage to Mr.. Sim
mons cause that for several months
Miss Butterworth was cognizant of the
fact that she had an unknown admir-
er. Her fancy during this time was
feeding on Mr. Simmons personnel.
Miss Boyd whose INSTRUCTED letter
had led to this possible romance, made
Inquiries about Mr.. Simmons, found
friends who knew him and pronounced
him a good man. This Miss Boyd eX-
aggerated into "a noble, good man.
Miss Butterworth. too. was on the
+ shady side of thirty and not unwilling
| to meet her fate. Before the intrOduc-
| ton she had been given Mr.. Simmons,
antecedents. his business and social
, standing by his friends. who asked
permission to do the introducing. All
! that remained was to see Mr., Sim
! mons.
i When she did see him the impression
was so favorable that the way from
| this point was made easy for him. He
proposed 10 her the evening he met
! her. She gave an answer tantamOunt
to an acceptance, and they were mar
! ried in due time.
And now the fancy excited by the
supposed name Of Mrs. Simmons (who,
! after all, has little or nothing to do
with this story is being rapidly full
filled.
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CABBAGE I'M THE FALL.
Directions Fer Getting Best Results
From Storage of the Vegetable.

Cabbage should not be left in the
fed SO late in The fall that it will be
seriously damaged ny hard freezing.
The alternate freezing and thaWillg Of
the outer part of the heads which often
occur from Nov. - to about Thanks
giving should be avoided by earlier
storage unless the weather is much
nilder than usual.
There are many different ways of
storing cabbage In the most impor-
tant districts storage houses OF mani
moth size are used. These structures
have double walls, bins with air spaces
surrounding, and vents in the founda-
tons to admit fresh air. and trapdo0rs
in the ceiling TO release the foul air.
Immense quantities of cabbage are
buried. i is better TO cut the stems.
leaving stubs four or. five inches long
for handles. Pulling is the usual prac-
tiCe, but the long roots are Il disad-
vantage i'll handling the crop. and If
the roots are not completely covered
the heads will be in greater danger of
freezing. The heads should be placed
i'll long rows up and down the slope OF
the land so that good drainage will be
provided, Three or four heads may be
placed side by side with the stubs down
because the outer leaves protect the
under side of the heads. ana the stubs
do not extend above the soil and thus
conduct the heat from the cabbage.
Additional cabbage may be placed
upon the first layer, but it is not de-
sirabic TO make the rows 100 bulky on
account Of increasing the cost Of bury
| inc. and the cabbage may not keep SO
We'll. After the long rows Of cabbage
! have been placed. allowing about
| twelve feet of space between them for
| roadWays, Il two horse piow is used 10
/ throw as much soil as possible on the
| cabbage. completing the covering with
| Snovels. National Stockman and
| Farmer.
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MUSTACHES WE'VE MET.
From Sproutins Time on Through
Periods of Hope, Despair and Disgust.

From Sproutins Time on Through
Periods Of Hope, Despair and Disgust.
a mustache is q small body Of HAIR
surrounded by face. When it becomes
of age and has -poise enough to be
taken into barber shop it is no longer
mustache within the purview of our
essay. 1t is then an integral part Of
the countenance.
Mustaches as we know them are
the early renaissance kind that begin
at the port corner Of the upper lip and
struggle aimlessly over to starboard
without stopping long enough in any
one place to become q permanent part
OF the scenery, Every mustache OF
our acquaintance seems to be going
somewhere without ever arriving.
Mustaches are like hOpe-they spring
eternal. And after they have been
springing for two weeks or so they
are like hope deferred They all be-
gin in the same way. You forget to
shave for two mornings hand running.
and on the third day you glance care
lessly in the mirror and note with as
constituent and pride that your upper
lip is showing signs of bumper crop
At the end Of the first week you are
somewhat hurt to note that your latent
ability to raise a muStache IS Just
about .as latent as 1t was when you
started. Moreover, the fellows In the
office are beginning to include 1t In
their conversation. They stop at your
desk and ask you If you are growing
something on your upper lip. And
you smile pleasantly and say no; that
you Inherited it and are merely keep
ing 1t for family reasons
The end Of the second week finds
you staring wildly into a BARRIERS face
and begging him to take it off at any
price. You sit up In the chair, draw a
long breath and silently hand out rip.
AS you step into the street birds be-
gin to sing. The laughter of children
is waited gently to your ears. 1t Is a
beautiful world. You return to your
room, take down the hand mirror and
apologize to your face for an hour and
a half. And then you step forth into
the world again, a free man.-New
York Sun.
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SEARCH FOR CANCER CURE.
Recent Years Have Produced Promis-
ina Results.

ing Results.
In no field of medical science has
the modern experimental method given
greater results in q few brief years
and offered greater promise for the
future than in the study Of that fatal
and obscure disease, cancer Owing
to the brilliant initiative of Jensen in
Denmark and Leo Loeb in the United
States it has been shown that & form
of cancer occurs in certain lower ami
mails, particularly in rats and mice,
that can be artificially transmitted
from one animal to another of the same
species. This fact has afforded
means Of studying iii detail the meth
od by which malignant tumor grows
in the body and more particularly has
thrOW-n light on the resistance or i'm
munity to tumor growth which may
occur naturally in certain individuals
and which may even be artificially
produced writes Professor Richard NJ.
pearce in the Popular Science Monthly.
Scattered over the world are small
groups Of individuals, more pHrticu-
larly in England, in Germany and in
America, who are devOting their en-
tire energies to the solution of this
problem From several divergent
sources have come published results
of experiments which offer the great
est promise that we may soon learn
a method of curing these tumorS. AL
ready Enrich and Wassernan have
shown the possibility of preparing
specific cellular poisons for cancer
analogous to those used in curing
protOzoan diseases. The final clew
which will unravel the mystery Of
this complex disease would not appear
to be as yet fully in hand, and yet
think no one Of those most conVerSant
with the problem would be surprised
TO find tomorrow that it has been dis
covered and that cancer was durable.
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"A BNER SIMMONS entered his
"a bachelor apartment after re-
~ turning from business. sighed
sat down in an easy chair and
felt very lonely. Presently he looked
up at the mantel. and there was let
ter 1t was addressed in woman rs
hand to Mrs. Abner Simmons.
To Mr.. Simmons. this address was
mockery 1t suggested home, pleas
ant looking woman tripping downstairs
at hearing her husbands latchkey in
the door. followed by a troop of girls
and boys: a connubial kiss and sew
eral pairs Of little arms around papa's
neck.
All this Mr.. Simmons saw i'll the OBJ
long letter addressed to her who was
not. OF course there was a Mrs Sim
mons for some man of the same name
as himself: but alas, there was no such
person for him. What should he do
with it? He took it down from the
mantel and examined it closely. A
land was stamped on it with its fore
finger pointing to TRY this and Try
that" There We're so many of these
suggestions Ito try that Mr.. SIM
mons believed the letter had been the
rounds and no Mrs. Simmons found.
How could she be found since she dld
not exist? He determined to make
dead letter office Of himself, open 1t
and return it to the writer.
MI. Simmons took out Il letter and
card photograph. The photograph was
that Of a woman from thirty to thirty
five wears old, and as he looked it
seemed to be the face Of her whose re-
ception Of him had filled his fancy.
The letter was signed, Your loving
sister,. The address was given. and
Mr. Simmons put it in another envcl-
ope. with a brief note stating his mo-
tiyes III opening it and asking for in
formation of Mrs. Abner Simmons and
how she happened to exist without his
being any better for her existence. He
wished to keep the photograph, but
did not feel authorized TO do so. He
addressed it to the street and number
given in the letter.
In about week reply came. The
writer said the name on the letter was
not Simmons, but Timmens. after all,
there was no Mrs. Simmons.) The pho
tograph was a likeness of Miss Mar
garet Butterworth. The writer. Miss
Corneia Boyd, was transmitting it to
Mrs Timmens. The letter concluded
with thanks for the favor Mr.. Sim
mons had done the writer.
Just what Mr.. Simmons had said in
his note about the photograph does not
appear, but Miss Boyd must have no
ticed something Of admiration and been
ready. as most women are, to help out
q romance for she was not called upon
to mention the picture, as she did. Mr..
Simmons wrote again, asking II Miss
Rutterworth were related to James
Butterworth. an eminent divine and
an uncle of the writer. A reply came
that Miss Boyd could not answer the
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Killing Wee DIS.

Quack grass. one OF the worst weeds.
IS best subdued by continual killing
Of the growth before it appears. The
constant drain on the root stocks &c
renew this growth will in time OK
haust them. Where it is in sod, close
pasturing through the season will keel
1t down: then if the sod is turned I'M
der deem and rolled and narrowed
much of the grass will he killed AT
once Spraying with chemicals. such
as iron sulphatc, copper sulphate. cor
rosive sublimate and sodium arsenate
has given good results on dandelions
pIantain. mustard. chickWeed. bind
weed. pigweed. ragweed and cocklebur
with no serious injury TO grains ~
grasses Country Gentleman
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EARNING THE LANDSCAPE"
Keeping Premises Attractive Pays In
More WAYS Than One.

An old New England farmer who
was past his days of active labor was
! anxious to sell his farm. A stranger
came with money in his pocket. eager
to buy. The rolling hills and neglect
cd fields all seemed suited to the fruit
growing which he was projecting.
Various phases of the trade were dis
,ussed. The stranger wanted to
bring his family and make the farm
his home. why did you build your
barn directly opposite the house and
exactly III front OF it?' he asked.
Handy" said the farmer. "WouIdn't
it have been just as handy back of the
house," why. no. Here the public
road runs right between the house and
the barn. It's very conveniently
But if the barn was back OF the
house YOU would have a magnificent
view from the front" persisted the pos
sible buyer "Oh. well. now said the
old farmer. i've heard that story from
automobile parties for years. They
stop here on this hill and tell me
could see forty miles down the valley
If 1t wasn't for the barn. | know it.
But | could never see far enough in
that direction to see q dollar coming
70 me-" And so the stranger went
elsewhere
This is a report Of an actual case.
Had the house been opened to the truly
magnificent view at its front the farm
would have sold for 81 900 more than
it finally hrought--perhaps $1,000 more.
The Grabbed owner would then at last
have seen Il dollar coming to him from
that distant landscape. Moreover. i'll
this case his barn would have been
much more conveniently arranged ut
the rear Of the house, so that with
thirty years Of privation he lost $1,000.
English gardens and farms inevitably
excite favorable comment by Amer-
can visitors because Of their neatness
and general well kept appearance.
The difference between New England
and the average community In the
central west is great. Walls of natural
stone and an abundance Of meadow
and lawn give the we'll kept New Eng
land farm a pleasant appearance which
is seldom seen In the west. This sys-
TEN Of improving appearances has
been adopted, and in the blue grass
region of Kentucky there is a dis
tinctive neatness Of the farms due to
the uniformity of white fences, maple
trees and we'll kept roadsfdes.
The stock breeder. the dairyman, the
seed grower the nurseryman and often
the fruit grower have a reason for
securing public approval. The most
inexpensive method Of doing this is by
improving the appearance of the farm
stead. A moderate investment in grass
seed, in vines. in grading the roadside
comes back in tangible profits. Mere
looks count on the farm as elsewhere.
Country Gentleman.
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The society slave-and this time he
was of the ruder seX--hGd retired after
a day filed with socia! duties.
He had just fallen into a doze when
he heard a light rap on the outer door.
"WhO is there?" he sleepiy called.
Opportunity" the knocker replied.
but don't know you" said the So
ciety man Besides, my calling days
are Tuesdays and Fridays"
Il call but once" shid Opportunity in
q mOurnful tone.
Il should think you would" replied
tie society person. But if you really
want to meet me YOU must get some
mutua! friend to introduce YOU
And he rolled over and went to sleep
again. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The proper method of pruning fruit
trees is to make it rule at no time
TO cut off any large branches. If the
trees are small and young it will be
found unnecessary. and it they are
medium or large sized only cut away
small branches or, thin out the tops
so us to admit plenty Of sunlight aud
air.-F1rm Progress.
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Mana ainn the kickina Ccw.

Take Il small rope three feet or more
in length. Attach small iron ring to
one end. Pass the rope around the
hind legs of the COW lust above the
%ambrel crossing it between the legs
Pass the free end through the ring
Draw up snug and tie in Il half hitch.
Mulley may dance little ut first, but
she cannot kick and soon decides to
stand quietly. 1t takes but a minute
to adjust the rope Farm and Fii'eside.
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Vp 10 Date Farming Methods
=
. FOR TIE WISE FARMER NOW.

!. Turn the land as fast as you
!. can Much will depend upon the
!. prepara ton of the land this fall.
!. Those who prepare their land
!. early may expect Il reward for
!. this labor
: More humus is apt to be need
!. ed in your soil. Turn under the
vegetation this fall and il will
!. help your soil stand the drought
next summer.
! When your fowls have watery
|. eyes and dirty noses. that's cold
: or (atarrh.
When your fowls have Il thick
: puslike discharge. they may nor
have roup, but it is too likely to
: he 50 to take any liberties
: with it,
: Why not see now that all har-
!. ness and machinery. wagons and
: tools are in first class condition?
!. There are almost certain 10 be
: some broken straps and chains.
! Ane OK ira dOubletree and some
SinGletrecS may save valuable
! time
There are probably some miss
. ing bolts. others that are almost
useless and others that need the
. wrench.
.
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A Snag.

cit is comfortable to see ones nus
band sitting down after dinner to en-,
JOY his cigar and then there is some
thing rather soothing about the aroma
of q good cigar too"
"Oh. don't care anything about the
comfort Of it or the aroma. but as
long as my husband smokes it will
always be easy to tell him how to
begin when he insists that we have
got to economize. Judge.
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Not Dressed For a Spanking.

Il am sorry" be said to his little
girl, but you have disobeyed your
mother, and | must spank YOU"
please wait until tomorrow" said
the precocious child. Just now | am
not prepared for whipping. i have
nothing on but my pannier skirt. -
Detroit Free Press.
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Il never tackle a lobster when I'm
more than a thousand miles from the
seashore," be said, looking across the
table at the pretty chorus girl.
Oh she sweetly replied, I'm al
ways ready to take u chance on one, no
matter where may be.'-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
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GOOD FOR LAND.
Applying Manure In Fall Is Fine
Farming Practice.
LESS WASTE IN THAT WAY

Autumn Flowing Also Puts Soil in Best
Possible Condition For Retention of
Life Giving Rains-Resuts Are Bet
ter Than Those From Spring Work.
Every up to date farmer or landown-
er knows that the keeping of farm
land up to its highest possible state of
fertility involves the intelligent use of
large quantities of barnyard manure.
The question OF when and how to Ap-
ply it most advantageously is. however
sometimes a puzZing one. Particularly
Is this true in the case of the man who
grows small grain only. it being we'll
known, of course. that manure may
prove detriment rather than a benefit
when its application is followed at once
by wheat or Oat crop. But TO the
man who makes Il practice of growing
@ cultivated crop each year the disposal
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Comparisons.

Young MAINLY cousin has very
long hair. When she undoes it it falls
down to her waist.
His F'iancee-Indeed.
Her Kid Brother-That's nothin'.
When you undo your hair it falls to
the floor, don't it, Mary?
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Some I Thanksgiving Appefizers
Providing Fer Emergencies.

you are an honest boy" said the
lady as she opened the roll of five ones
dollar bills, but the money | lost was
a five dollar bill Didn't you see that
in the advertisement?
"Yessfm," replied the boy. 1t was a
five dollar bill that found. but l had it
changed so that you could pay me a
reward. Cincinnati Inquirer
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NO Trouble to Show Goods.

II is reported that the following oc-
Cured in Il small poultry store kept by
q widow:
II should like to see nice fat goose.
said a customer. entering the shop.
Yes. sir" replied the boy. Moth
or vii, be down directly. "-Woman's
Home Companion.
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Perpetual Loyalty.

~ am afraid that man is oyerenthu-
siastic.' said Senator Sorghum.
asked him if he was going to vote for
me-" lie agreed TO do SO, of course. y
ives. He assured me that he was go
iny To start in when the polls opened
and put in the entire day at it. ASH
inoton Star
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Nitroasncus Feeds For Eco3,

..hile meat is I'm excellent food for
egg production On account OF its nitrog-
enous quality. there are number OF
other feeds which are also high in nj
troeen, among which may be found
linseed meal. malt sprouts and gluten
fnO.IE
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Asked and Answered.

RaRdall-I've written an article on
"Why Men Do Not Marry and Illus
frated it with photographs of dreadful
looking. strong minded women. RoS-
ers- Where did you get the pictures
Randall They're wives OF the men !
knoW.-Iife
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SUNLIGHT In the Cow Barn,

Arrange for plenty of sunlight in
the cow barn. dark barn is not san
itary. Neither do COWS show up well
in a dark place. Allow about four
square feet of light for each COW in
the barn and distribute the light
evenly
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More Modest Demand.

Il see Il doctor says he can fix the
human eye so it can see Il molecu,e."
That's going too far. Making it pos
sible for man to see a,lost collar but
ton on the floor would be plenty
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Closing the incident.

What do you want, young MANI
Il come to you looking for an opening
sir There's the door directly back
of you."- Baltimore American