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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Wireless Teiephony In Mines.

Great interest is being aroused in
colliery circles in South Yorkshire,
England, by series of experiments in
wireless telephony which is being car
ried out at the Burlington main coll
liery, and which, it is hoped, will lead
to easier and safer communication with
the various parts Of the mine, says
Coal Age. If the system is capable Of
all that the inventor claims for 1t, the
results will be farreaching, as it Is
stated that a conversation can be car
ried on through 1900 yards Of solid
rock. Great reticence is being observ-
ed concerning this matter, but when
the experiments have reached more
advanced stage, it is understood that
further details will be available.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
RECALL IN EARLY GREECE.
If an Influential Citizen Proved a
Menace He Was Ostracised.

In the palmy days of the Greek re-
publlcs many centuries ago, as histo-
r1ans tell US, when man rose to such
a height of power or affiuence that he
became possible menace to the state.
the citizens took vote on his case as
an undesirable" says the Christian
Herald. This was sent to the senate.
and if the vote was sufficiently large
and representative that body passed a
resolution in which the too distinguish
ed citizen was invited in polite diplo-
matte terms to take few years of re-
tirement abrOad--in other words, he
was officially eXiled for the good Of the
state
This was "Ostracism," so called from
the fact, it is explained, that the vOt-
ing citizens wrote their names on oys-
ter shells, and it was instituted as
wealth. Any citizen of great wealth
or influence or who had large per-
sonal following which might in an
emergency be used to the detriment
of the state was liable to receive this
distinguished mark of public consid-
Grafton. 1t was a kind of primitive
recall" which had the advantage Of
being equally applicable to Tins" and
"outs''
Those early Greeks were wonderful
fellows and knew how to deal with the
knotty problems of their day, which
doubtless included grating and other
human peculiarities not unknown in
our own time. If an election did not
suit them or if any man swelled too
far above his fellows there was always
the leveling oyster as a wholesome cor
receive in reserve.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
h UT I have told you the story
4 dozen times"

"And every time you tell it
| wish to hear it again. You
may tell it well or you may tell it bad
ly. You cannot add to it nor can you
spoil it, Such stories are independent
of the narrator. They are great in
themselves
We'll, then, to begin at the begin
ming, | was in the cavalry, on scouting
service in the Shenandoah valley with
a view to finding out something about
the movements of 'Stonewalr Jackson.
We numbered forty men, l have al
ways thought that we would have done
better with fewer-either fewer or
more. We had too many for skulking
and too few to make q fight. We did
make fight, though, because we
couldn't help ourselves.
eve met Union man who had seen
General Jackson a few hours before,
and he gave us a very good estimate Of
the number of the men he had with
him. He was marching up the valley.
What we had to do was to march up
the valley ourselves, but by another
route. The Union men agreed to pilot
us, and we started to do some quick
work in transmitting the valuable in
formation we possessed
"The captain sent three men to sneak
through Independent of the rest of us
or each other. But there wasn't one of
EN- got there. When the information
was delivered we of the main body
took it in. You can judge how desper-
ate was the situation when | tell you
that every skulker was taken or killed.
"a Confederate sympathizer who met
us mounted a swift horse and carried
the Confederates information of our
presence in the enemy's country. They
sent two mounted companies after US,
and for about ten hours we We're driven
east, west, north and south-anywhere
everywhere, to keep away from force
the number of which we didn't know.
Our Union friend stuck to us and since
he knew the country better than our
chasers put us on short cuts and passes
in the mountains that often enabled us
to distance our pursuers. But what
good did it do since we couldn't keep a
northern course?
cat last by one of these cuts we left
our pursuers so far behind that they
couldn't strike us for at least an hour,
or, rather, we thought we had left
them, but some thirty of them got on
to shorter cut than we. Suddenly we
came upon ravine a couple of hun
dred feet deep and no way to cross.
We must reach the other side by hook
or by crook or be taken. AS to getting
the horses over. that was impossible
The captain looked about for a way
to cross. Seeing tall tree leaning to-
ward the chasm, he ordered it cut
down. We had nothing to cut with ex-
cept our sabers, and it was probable
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
WHAT KILLS THE CALVES?
Dirty Surroundings Are the Chief
Cause of Fatal Scours.

Dirt is the chief cause of calf scours,
as filthy, poorly lighted and badly ven
tilated quarters harbOr the disease
germs in great numbers. Sometimes
calf scours occur in contagious form,
and then only prompt measures will
prevent serious losses, says Hoard's
Dairyman.
At the College of Agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin special pre-
cautions are taken against scours. Not
only are the calves kept in we'll lighted
and otherwise sanitary quarters, but
they are fed regularly until four weeks
old on two to six pounds of their moth
ers' milk three times daily Care is
taken to have the temperature of the
milk as near that Of freshly drawn
milk as possible and to keep the feed
ing pail clean.
In spite Of all precautions" states
Professor G. c. Humphrey, I'VE now
and then have cases of scours among
our calves. For the past two years we
have successfully treated such cases as
follows: AS soon as symptoms appear
two to four tablespoonfuls of castor
oil are mixed with one-half pint of
milk and given to the calf This is fol
lowed in four to six hours by one tea
spoonful of mixture of one part salol
and two parts subnitrate of bismuth
This dose can also be given with one
half pint of new milk, or the powder
can be placed on the tongue and wash
ed down by small amount of milk.
THE salol and subnitrate of bismuth
can be secured from any druggist
mixed in the proper proportions at the
time of purchase and thus the powder
will be readily available for use at any
time. AS an additional precaution
against contagious scours it is advised
that the navel of the newborn calf be
wetted with a l to 500 solution of BIZ
chloride of mercury corrosive subli-
mate).
Great care should be taken in the
use of this substance, as it is very poi
sonous and has caused many deaths
recently.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01

make a hopper similar to that of an
ordinary grain drill except that it
should be eight feet long, with sides
wide. Let the bottom be five inches
wide in the clear and cut in it row
of oval holes one inch wide, two inches
long and eight inches apart Make a
false bottom with holes in it Of the
same size and shape as those Of the
main bottom and so spaced that they
will register. Let this false bottom
slide loosely under the hopper, moving
upon supports made by leaving a space
for it above bands Of strap iron, which
should be carried around the hopper
every two feet to strengthen it. Both
bottom pieces should be of smooth,
seasoned hard wood. three-quarters to
Seven-eighths of an inch thick and well
oiled or painted. To this under strip
or plate riyet a V-shaped arm extend
ing an inch in front of the hopper, with
a half inch hole in the point of the V,
in which drop the end Of a strong
lever, boiling the lever loosely but Sc
curely to the side Of the hopper three
or four inches above the bottom. Let
the lever extend six to eight inches
above the top of the hopper and faSten
to the top of the hopper guide Of
strap iron, in which the lever may
move freely back and forth. The OBJ
ject of this lever is to regulate the size
Of the openings by moving the bottom
plate. Make frame for the hopper
with a tongue to it. similar to the
frame of an ordinary grain drill.
Get a pair of old moving machine
wheels with ratchets in the hubs and
two pieces of round axle of sufficient
length to pass through the wheels and
frame and into the ends of the hopper,
where they are welded to a bar of iron
one and one-quarter inches in diameter
and the length of the inside of the hop
per. The aXles should be fitted with
journals bolted to the under side of the
frame.
Make a reel to work inside of the
hopper by securing eight short arms of
one-quarter inch by three-quarter inch
iron to the axle and fastening to these
four beaters or wings of one-quarter
inch by five-eighths inch iron and about
an inch shorter than the inside of the
hopper, the reel being so adjusted that
the wings will almost scrape the bot
tom of the hopper. but will revolve
freely between the sides. These arms
may be made of two pieces. bent so as
to fit around the axle on opposite sides
and secured By small bolts passing
through the ends and through the beat
er which is held between them. The
diameter of the completed reel is about
five inches and its length an inch or so
less than that of the inside of the hop
per. This reel serves as a force feed.
Tack two pieces of Oilcloth to the
bottom Of the hopper, one in front and
one behind, of sufficient width to reach
the ground. These are to reduce the
annoyance to man and team of the fly
Ing lime dust.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
GIVE YOUR HENS ROOM.
Crowding Fowls Has Bad Effect on
Egg Production.

Egg Production.
The Maine experiment station re-
Gently furnished a test to ascertain
the number Of hens most profitable to
keep in pens. All the pens were 10
by 16 feet, giving 100 square feet
The hens We're Brahmas and Plymouth
Rocks, and these tests We're continued
six months.
The hens were fifteen, twenty, TWEEN
ty-five and thirty to pen. The con-
ditions and hens We're as much alike
as possible to make the test a con-
elusive one.
The pen with fifteen hens made a
show profit of so cents per hen, and
the eggs laid numbered 976
The pen with twenty hens made a
showing Of 1908 eggs for the pen and
a profit of II cents per hen.
The pen with twenty-five chickens
made laying record of 1923 eggs
and profit of 80 cents per hen
The pen with thirty hens had an
egg production of l, 200 and a profit of
80 cents per hen.
The experiment shows distinctly
that hens can be so crowded as to re-
duce the profit of an egg farm. The
difference of twenty-five eggs per hen
for six months is great On the basis
OF fifteen to the pen the profits of the
total ninety hens were $72; on a basis
OF thirty tt the pen, the profits We're
$26 In each case the actual cost of
feed was deducted
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
WHERE LICORICE COMES FROM

Very few people have any idea where
the familiar licorice root comes from.
AS a matter of fact. the bulk of it halls
from Syria. Here it is gathered and
piled into great stacks, where it re-
mains until it is thoroughly dry. 1t is
then taken to the factory to undergo
certain processes. The finished prod
uct is used for favoring confectionery
and beer. as we'll as entering into the
makeup of many brands Of Tobacco
Southern Workman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
To Clear Cistern Water.

Clear cistern water by dropping in
coarse sack filled with equal parts of
saltpeter and charcoal. Break the
charcoal in small pieces. The saltpe-
ter will draw the SCOT to the sack, and
the coal will hold it, This process
does not harden the water, will last
several months. is not expensive and is
little trouble Mothers Magazine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
CHINESE COOKING METHODS.

The Chinese use very primitive cook
ing apparatus. The little open air eat
ing houses found everywhere along
the streets of the native city and
along the wharfs have the simplest
kind of a furnace supporting a kettle
boiling, and this kettle answers all pos
sible purposes. In the Chinese houses
q very thin cast iron kettle is placed
over the fire. and everything which the
family eats is cooked therein,-Con-
sular Trade Reports.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
THE HS|N TSU TEN
In Other Words, China Has a New
Dictionary.
BARS OBSOLETE CHARACTERS.

Aithougn somewhat Abridged, Lana
suase Is Still Cumbersome-A Types
writer Keyboard Would Have to Be
as Large as Dinner Table.
Dispatches from Shanghai announce
the appearance of the Hsin Tsu Tien--
the new Chinese dictionary. 1t SUPER
sedes the dictionary of Kanghsi, pub
lished in 1716. 1t is announced that
"since publication Of the Kanghsi die
tionary, 1877 years ago, many Of the old
Chinese characters have assumed new
and education has introduced new
terms" And this, it is noted, has es-
pecially been the case within the last
fifteen years, or the period Of and SUBJ
sequent to, the Boxer uprising, bring
ing with it new world associations
which, though unpleasant to many Chi
nese at the time, have had tremendous
effect on the language The notice Of
the publication, made through the far
eastern information bureau maintain
ed by Young China in this country.
states that many Of the obsolete char
acters which filed the pages of the
dictionary have been dropped out. OF
the characters selected, the more COM
mon ones constitute the body Of the
dictionary, while those Of less general
use are grouped in a supplement-"
A confusion Of many dialects,
oron,1nfiy,e m 1oy nd
unwieldy expression of thought hold
China back. In one respect China even
today is no further advanced than an
cient Egypt-and China was founded
before the pyramids were built. It
conveys thought by pictures-ideo-
graphs. The announcements of the
new dictionary do not state how many
characters are used, but it is likely
that the number is much short of the
10000 to $4,000 which indicate the
richness" or rather, cumbersomenesS
of the ancient language. The young
Chinese have been laboring at reduc.
ton and are now managing to get out
newspapers with only about 1000 to
5000 characters. But this Is still very
far from the simplicity OF our twenty
six characters and ten numerals.
Professor E. A. Ross, in his "Chang.
ing China" makes reference to this
handicap. 'There is a practical aspect
to the problem" he says. ga font Of
our type weighs fifty pounds and costs
So; font Of Chinese type. half ton
and 500. No type machine can set
them. No typewriter can write Chi
nese characters. A keyboard would
be as big as dinner table. A type
setter in the Commercial Press the
office from which the dictionary is is
sued walks about pen four feet by
seven. and fills his stick from 1000
little boxes each about an inch and a
half square. 1t costs more to equip
and produce Chinese newspaper, and
it cannot hope to be so universally
read as one Of our sheets, for the Ce-
lestials can never teach so large
proportion of their youth to read a
language that takes three or four
times as long to learn as a western
language" Movable types, with which
pictures are built up instead of words
being spelled, are very new and as yet
incomplete. Until very recently Chi.
nese printing depended on cutting
ideographs in wooden blocks for repro4
duction.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Set Apart For the Farmer
"GARDEN TRUCK"

Letting weeds go to seed means
that you are laying up trouble
for next year.
The application IF lime to cab
bage soil is highly recommended.
If dry weather sets in do not
neglect to stir the soil and
mulch This is important.
Adjust the knives of the lawn
mower to cut within two inches
of the roots of the grass.
The climbing or trailing mas
turtiums car be planted either
with or without support.
Although the watermelon is a
succulent fruit, wet is more dam
aging to it than drought.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
In the Clouds Sflx,er Linf16
A Poor Provider.

Say, dad" spoke up Freddie, 81 don't
believe sisters Teller will make a good
husband"
"What makes you think so, my boy?'
asked his father, with a smile.
why" returned Freddie hes been
coming here for over year, and in all
that time he's given me only II cents"
Judge
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Worlds WeaIthiest Man,

The czar Of Russia is the wealthiest
man in all the world, far richer even
than John d. Rockefeller or any of the
Rothschilds. His civil list alone
amounts to something like f2,5OO,OO0
year. and more than half of this is
available for his own private use.-
Answers
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Sheep For the Waste Places.

Every farm on which mixed general
farming is followed needs small
flock of sheep. They are needed to
clean the stubble fields. destroy noxi-
Gus weeds and brambles. clean up the
waste places and act as scavengers
generally. - National Stockman and
Farmer
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Sometime Wronu

Tommy-Pa, you know Jim and Hor-
ace? Well, pa, Jim and Horace say
their prayers every night and ask God
to make 'em good boys.
Father-How nice. How very nice!
Tommy-But he amt done it yet, pa.
The Spectator.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
ScornfuI Rejoinder.

Little Bobby was told to sweep the
sidewalk, and while he was doing so
friend came along
Hello, Bobby" said the lady; Sis
your mother in?"
''Sure she's in" answered Bobby.
do you think I'd be sweeping the
sidewalk if she wasn't in?"- Chicago
Journal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Bamboos From Small Cuttings.

After ten or more years of expert
mentatioi1 government plants experts
at last have succeeded in growing
bamboo from small cuttings, an
achievement which is considered by
scientists to be one of the most impor-
tant developments made since the in
PRODUCTION of this useful japanese
plant immigrant in the United States.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Not a Decisive Victory,

The Girl-It must be lovely to be
man-o'war's man, to fight battles and
to be in danger. Tell us about your
most exciting engagement. The En-
sign-Why-er-it isn't over. I'm just
now in the thick of it.-Judge.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Amended Opinion.

"Do you believe everything he says"
81 used to until he tried to tell me
the other day that you couldn't lose
any more money playing 81 limit poker
than you could playing 10 cent limit .
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
The Turninu Point.

He-Darling. when did you first find
out you loved me?
She-When l got annoyed because
my friend called you an idiot Munich
Muskete.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Such NONSENSE!

Patience-Why, the woman's page in
this paper is all about men!
Patrice-Well, that's what they are
most interested in, isn't it?-Yonkers
Statesman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
On Guard.

'Alice is telling her girl friends that
she could have got Jack if she'd only
said yes.
That's what Jack thought, so he
never gave her the chance to say it,
Boston Transcript.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
a Warnina to the Imprudent.

Kitty-Why are you so glum, dear?
Marie-Jack made an awful threat
last night when l rejected him.
Kitty-What-to shoot himself?
Marie-Oh, worse than that. He said
he'd never propose to me again.-New
York Sun.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
The W0rsf

"More tough luck" whispered his
wife. well, what now?'' he muttered.
"You know, Miss Green never sings
without her music?' eyes" "Well,
she's brought her music. "--Detroit Free
Press.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Real Kind ness.

Bellhop-Get tip from the rich
man?
Porter-Gave me a tip that if ever
have million to invest not to buy
Goldplated conmOn-rtew York Globe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
An Observers Opinion.

what line of effort said the econo-
mist, ''do you consider worst paid?"
"The work of a baseball umpire l
don't know how much he gets, but it's
worth more Washington Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Spurred On.

Tin doing my best to get ahead" as
serted Cholly.
well, heaven knows you need one!'
assented Dolly.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
A Bedtime Fable.

ooh, mother, why are the men in the
front baldheadedw
"They bought their tickets from the
scalper, my child. "-Chicago Tribune.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Give the Horse Room Enough.

Give the Horse Room Enough.
Sometimes lameness in horse comes
from the horses lying in too narrow
STALL Give the horse more room. Take
down the partition and see if the ami
NAL does not recover.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01

''She evidently loves her husband for
himself alone"
"Why sop
"She takes in washing to support
him. ''-Lowell Courier.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
"a. a man and his wife are one,
All. Ne Have Il.

Probably the best way to keep wom-
en- off the police force is to tell them
that they'll have to travel in plain
clothes-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
tnuuisitive.

The Youth-My grandfather settled
here forty years ago. Business Girl
Did he owe much ?-Kansas City Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
To SPREAD Lime.
Homemade Apparatus That Does
the Work Well.
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING.

Old Moving Machine Wheels May Be
Used-Don't Forget OiIcIoth to Pro-
tect Man and Team From Flying
Lime Dust.
In constructing a homemade lime
Spreader similar to one which has been
tested and found satisfactory by the
Ohio agricultural experiment station,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Medical Research.

Young Doctor-What are you doing
with that Latin dictionary?
Old Doctor-Mr. Gotrocks has cold
and I'm looking for a ne ne.-Stanford
Chaparral.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-01
Making Good.

Mrs. Justwed-Does your husband
always live up to the promise Of his
courtship days?
Mrs. Longwed-Always. In those
days he said he wasn't good enough
for me, and he's been proving it ever
since.-Exchange