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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Method of Winterinq Horses.

| have Il half section of land and use
eight horses in my farm work, says Il
Minnesota correspondent of the Ameri-
can Agriculturist. | have never expert
enced any trouble in keeping horses
over winter. If they are given plenty
of corn and prairie hay. fresh water
and kept in we'll ventilated barn | do
not believe any farmer will have
trouble in wintering. \ good. cheap
method for Wintering horses is to feed
them corn and hay morning and even
ing and let them rustic for themselves
during the day. But they must always
be given plenty of fresh water.
1t, is very important that the barn
be kept clean. In fact. to get the best
results the barn should be cleaned
daily. | should also have some system
of ventilation. Fresh air is absolutely
necessary to the health of a horse. In
the winter | feed grain twice Il day.
When my horses begin work in the
spring | have the same man who
bitches the horse up look him over
carefully after he has been pulling for
about two hours. In this way the
harness is taken care of, so that it al
ways fits, and | have very little
trouble from sore shoulders. OF
course I drive them very slowly the
first few days.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Clean the Asparagus Bed.

If the dried tops of asparagus plants
are not cleared away in the late fall
or early winter they should be cut off
in late March and burned. Though
many growers apply manure to the
bed in fall or early winter, others pre-
fer to do it in the spring. The applica-
ton should be made early in a broad
furrow on each side of the row. The
practice of applying it on alternate
sides of the rows in alternate years
prevents too frequent disturbance of
the roots and is recommended by many
successful growers. In addition to ma
nure, however. the application of some
quick acting fertilizer is necessary for
Il rapid growth of marketable aspara-
gus i'll the spring.-Country Gentleman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14

end of five days the kernels should
have sprouted sufficiently to conclude
the test.
1t requires more work to make an
individual ear test. However, when
the general test shows that less than
30 per cent of the kernels grow each
ear to be planted should be tested sep
arately. 4 crate or box thirty inches
long by twenty inches wide by one to
three inches deep filled with clean sand
level to the top is convenient for max
ing the test. 1t should be marked off
in two inch squares by fastening
cords or wires both ways across the
top of the box. These may be fastened
To small nails or tackS driven on the
edge of the box two inches apart. The
ears to be tested may be laid down
In a long row where they will remain
undiSturbed till after the test is com
plete. Each ear should have Il num-
her corresponding to the number of the
square in the tester where the kernels
from that ear are placed.
The operator should commence at
L,
move six Kernels two near the butt,
two near the middle and two near the
tip. These may be pulled out with the
aid of Il penknifc without injury to the
Kernels The six kernels from this ear
should be placed in the sand, tip down
ward, in square No. l. Six kernels
should be taken from ear No. > and
placed in square No. in a similar
manner and so on. After the germina-
ton tester is full the sand should be
kept sufficiently moist and should be
covered with 4 wet cloth to hold the
moisture The most favorable temper
allure for germination is from SO to
so degrees +. In five days the test
should be complete. All kernels which
have not terminated in this time are
weak in vitality, and the ears from
which they came should be discarded
1t is essential that the test be con
Quoted before the ear is shelled.
Seed corn which was mature before
the early freezes in the fall and was
properly cared for is likely to be OF
strong vitality.
Where there is not sufficient time to
plow the land and 1t is the purpose of
the farmer to list his corn. early disk
Ing is common and good practice. AS
soon as the land is sufficiently dry cul
tivation with the disk should com
mence. The loose mulch left by the
disk will conserve moisture, and the
cultivation will liberate plant food
This early diSking will cover weed
seeds and start them to grow. They
may then be destroyed by later disk
ing. 1t is a good plan to disk the corn
land early and continue working the
land till planting time
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
ONE WHO KNOWS BEANS"
Gives Some Timely Advice on the
Growing of the Vegetable.


No beans should be soWn outdoors
until all danger from frost has gone
and the ground has become thorough
ly warmed. Bean plants are tender,
and the seeds will not terminate in
cold weather The bush or dwarf va
rieties are usually grown in rows three
feet apart. Lima beans should stand
fully six inches apart. -Four inches is
sufficient for the other varieties.
4 top dressing of chemical fertilizer
is beneficial if applied after the plants
have made their appearance. Ii you
want tender beans never allow the
pods to attain their maturity, but pluck
them while they are young. Bean pods
must not be pulled off, but must be
carefully picked, because if the root
system of the plant is disturbed the
remaining pods will not ripen.
In the case of the pole beans it is
quite different The hills should be at
least three feet apart and the poles
should be erected before the beans are
planted. The best bean poles are made
of young cedar trees, for they last
longer than any other wood. Plant
ten seeds round each pole, but allow
only the four strongest plants to re-
main. If poles are set in single rows
it is advisable to connect all the poles
with wires on the top SO that the bean
vines can run along and form a gar
land effect.-Country Gentleman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
PERSIA'S NEW WOMAN.
They Begin the Work of Reformation
by Wearing Our Dress.

Persian women are essentially femi-
nine. They want our dress, our educa-
ton, our freedom, our happiness.
Dress, it will be observed, comes first
in the catalogue of feminine wants,
but change of dress or coiffure seems
essential to all revolutionary move
ments, says the Moslem World.
In Teheran, the place Of the face veil
of white cloth, the Persian new woman
now wears a small square of black net
or woven horsehair Her shoes have
high heels, a European skirt has taken
the place of the short skirt and narrow
trousers, and the head kerchief is be-
ing abandoned.
One lady tried to introduce an outfit
to take the place Of the ''chuddur,"
leaving the face heavily yelled, but it
was too revolutionary even for Tehe-
ran, and after being mistaken for the
ex-shah in disguise the wearer revert
ed in disgust to more orthodox clothes.
In her home the new woman offers
cigarettes instead Of the water pipe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
CLEANING Up SYDNEY.

In Australia the lord mayor of Sgd
ney. stung by the reproach that his
city is the '"drtiest in the southern
hemisphere" organized a special pa
troll force" of 100 gigantic Australians
to capture citizens offending against
the municipal bylaws for the preserva-
ton Of good order, neatness and clean
illness. He mustered them the other
day in the yard Of the city hall. Act"
he said, without fear or favor. Nev-
dressed or shabbly dressed. DO your
duty. Many of our citizens have fallen
into dirty habits, and we have to teach
them to be clean and tidy"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Set Apart For the Farmer
GOOD FOR WORMY SHEEP.
Gasoline if Given In Time Will Often
Save Valuable Animals.


Sheep affected with stomach worms
will show it by their general unthrifti-
ness and abnormal appetite. They will
eat dirt, litter, etc, to the neglect OF
clean food Lambs suffer most and,
after moping for Il few days, are often
taken with Il pr0fuse diarrhea and die
When a lamb dies it should be exam
ined for stomach worms, which are
usually found attached to the walls Of
the fourth stomach or in twisted mass
es. They are only about an inch long
and have 4 reddish appearance. SO they
are not easy to see. As both grass and
drinking water are affected, the first
move is to get all we'll lambs on high.
dry pastures and separate from those
which are not in good condition.
Let the infected animals fast from
dark until next day at 10 a. M, when
much of the food will be out of the
stomach. The dose for Il we'll grown
sheep is a tablespoonful Of gasoline,
while for Il smaller lamb two teaspoon
fuls is plenty. Shake the gasoline up
Ill Gil Oh sweet uillk ana give III DIS a
drench. Many sheep are strangled by
throwing the head back in drenching,
so the best way is to set the sheep on
its rump when pouring medicine down
the throat
Keep the sheep from food or drink
for three hours after giving the gaso-
line, when they may be allowed to
Craze as usual This dose should be
repeated for three days and may be
depended OH to cure the worst cases if
the lamb has not already become too
weak to rally. After an outbreak OF
this kind the pasture will remain dan
gerous for both cattle and sheep for a
year-American Agriculturist.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
MOROS CIVILIZED.
One Time Pirates Now Prefer Labor to
Loot.

Loot.
The hardest job was to make the
Moro trust Us. says writer in the
Christian Herald. TO his warped mind,
drilled through generations to look on
all Christians as his born enemies. the
Why should the "Americanos' keep
faith. pay real cash for work done and
treat their late enemies with kindness?
Here, truly, was an odd race. unlike
the cOmbative Spaniards!
Slowly the change came. The great
est ordeal came when we asked the
Moros to give up their arms. On their
village anvils they hammer out these
graceful weapons daggers and
Spears-inlaying the blades with silver
and shaping beautiful handles OF ivory.
Every boy over sixteen years of age
wore weapon. 1t was a part Of his
dress. the sign Of manhood. But grad
ually, by precept. kindness and nOnin-
reference with their MoSlem rites, our
army officers won the confidence OF
the Moros. One officer at least, Major
Finley, won their affection. When he
left they bestowed on him the title of
sultan and urged upon him to petition
Uncle Sam not to fOrSake his Moro
wards to turn them over to the
rule of the north island Tagalogs and
Nisayans.
Today these Quondam pirates prefer
labor to loot. They dive for pearls,
weave cloth, manufacture cane furni-
ture. grow tree cotton, hemp and CO.
coanuts. Under American direction
they have learned to build bridges and
wharfs. Trade is growing fast, and
the Moro has caught the commercial
spirit of the Americans, Europeans,
Chinese and the more advanced island
pagans, who ply their vocations about
him. Schools and courts are estab-
lished. reasonable taxes taken, and JUS
tice is quick, direct and effective. In
short Yankee uplift is making man
of the Moro.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Mother and | were reduced from

n service. Father died insolvent.
Mother and | We're reduced from
affluence to positive want. | applied
to Il friend in the foreign office for 4
clerkship. 1t happened that at the
time the Americans were aiming at Il
treaty with Japan that would be preju-
dcial to our interests. An emisSary Of
the state department at Washington
was on his way via the Mediterranean
with the treaty. The vessel he travel
ed in was to stop at Marseilles.
| confess | was shocked at the prop
osition that was made me-, who h1d
never done a mean thing in my life
to wheedle 4 know edge of the drift
of the treaty out of the American.
But the reward was great. enough to
keep mother and me in comparative
comfort.
In social life | had been considered
what the Americans call "a tirt, )" but
was never dshonorabe. | would
never attack a man unless he was in
clined that way himself. Now | was
expected to win one simply for pay.
The temptation was too great for
me. ! yielded. | boarded the ship at
MarSeilleS. Roger Sutherland. whom
was to snare, was a modest look
ing. quiet man. | soon made his ac-
quantance. and he seemed to take to
me at once. He said that if it were
not for my accent he would not be-
ieve me to he English: that | had all
the Sprightliness Of an American girl.
The game | was playing was natural
to ME. | didn't have to try to win
him If | had possibly | might have
failed
But as to stealing the information, |
didn't know where to begin. We had
passed through the canal before | ven
tured to make 4 move III that direc-
| ton | began by asking his occupa-
| ton. He preyaricated. | leased him
He told me that he had Il government
position. and that was all that | could
get out of him for long while. Then
suddenly he told me everything.
wondered why he who had so long
been reticent should have changed SO
| quickly. He answered my every Ques-
| ton, and truthfully. The treaty was
in his trunk in his StateroOm. Did he
not fear it would be stolen? No
| There was lock on the trunk that
had been made for it. The key was OF
| a peculiar kind. The next time we
were on deck together, feigning to be
moved by a natural feminine curiosity
! | leased him to let me see the key. He
| took it out of his pocket and handed
! it to me. Feighing an intention to
| brighten him | ran to the side of the
ship and held it in my fist over the wa
! ter He didn't even follow me. SO
| took it back and gave it to him. l had
| provided myself with a bit of wax and
{ had squeezed an impression of the key
Pretending that | had lost the key OF
my own trunk. | called for one of the
ships mechanics to make me another
from the wax impression. My victim
| invariably spent an hour or more aft
er dinner in the smoking room. | took
a great risk | entered his StaterOOn
! and with the key made from the i'm
preston opened the trunk, found the
! treaty, took it to my staterOom, copied
tit was in cipher-and got it back tC
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
WORLDS COTTON.
This Country Produces 70 Per
Cent of Supply.
OUTPUT 100000 BALES.
United Kingdom, Germany and France
Are the Three Biggest Growers Out.
side of the United States-We I'm
port Special Kind From Egypt.

Are the Three Biggest Growers Out
side of the United States-We I'm
port Special Kind From Egypt.
In the year 1890 the United State
produced 3,13S bales of raw cotton Nv
eraging 500 pounds to the bale. |
1911 the output was 1G,250,2T6 bale
of the same average weight. In II!
397 bales We're exported and in 49,
10,6S1 ,332 bales. or, in the latter yea
about two-thirds = t. total produ.
ton. The crop Of this country is abol
70 per cent OF the total world suppl
The value of the crop of 1890 was
little more than 100000 and of
1911 crop more than $S00,000,000, 50
the New York Sun.
The American crop Of 1861 W
4 ,490,5S6 bales. Then came the CT
war, with its widespread suspensi
of the industry, and it was not III
1877 that the output attained the p
portions of the crop of 1861. The or,
of the last thirty-fvc years show
tuation, but on Il basis Of five Y,
periods there has been Il gain from
average of 100000 bales year to
average of 12,500000 bales. The G.
of 1911 exceeded by about 2,JIO.'
bales the production Of any ear
year The yield of 1911 formed
orally the exports of 1912, and 81
ments, measured in quantity, were
largest on record, although by rea $50,
of higher price the sales of 1911
ceeded those Of 1912 by about 5000
600. The consumption in Ameri
mills for the year of official record
ed Aug. 81, 1912, was 5,1Sl,S bale
800 pounds each, leaving the supply
hand a few hundred thousand b.
greater than it was the year Def,
Imports Of raw cotton are relath
small, but they show an increase fl
bats bales in 1900 to 229, 2GS b;
in 1912.
Much the greater part of the COZ
imported is Egyptian, which is L
largely in the manufacture Of thr,
knit goods and machine made l.
About 10000 bales are imported yes
from Peru, and this product is used
a substitute for wool in the manut.
ture of wooden goods. In both of til,
products the fiber is materially lon&
| than the fiber Of the upland" viii
| constitutes much the greater part ,
the American crop. The 1911 crop =
the high grade sea island cotton W.
a little less than 50,000,000 pounds, {
which somewhat more than one-tif,
was exported. The exports of tn
commodity show a declining tendenc,
The development of the cotton MAJ
ufacturing industry throughout IL
world is fairly though not accuratel
indicated by the distribution of tt
raw cotton of the United States, an
comparison may be made between I'll
year 1892 and the year 1912 in the fo
lowing figures Of exports of raw cotto
from the United States DV bales;
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
TEST YOUR CORN.
Only Way to Tell Whether Seed
will Grow.
SOME SIMPLE DIRECTIONS
Kernels Which Do Not terminate I'm
der Proper Conditions In Five Days
Are Low In Vitality and Should Be
Reiected-Advice on Flowing.

1t is not expensive or difficult TO
make termination test OF corn when
will show whether or not the vitality
Is sufficiently good, says bulletin or
the Kansas state agricultural expert
ment station. A general test may be
made by removing and placing in a
termination tester five or six Kernels
from different parts of about 100 rep
reSentative ears If more than or 10
per cent of these kernels fail to grow
each ear should be tested before plant
Ing. II the corn is already shelled 100
or 200 average kernels should be taken
for the test In either case the kernels
for the trial test should be placed in
a germinatOr and kept moist and warm
If the corn is not of good vitality it
should he discarded. A great many
Kinds of termination testers are used
i'm making trial test. The kernels
t. be tested may be placed between
two moist blotting papers or between
fannel cloths and in Il box where they
may be kept warm and moist. At the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
asons.

Any old time is sprngtime if you're willin'
to help it along.
Any old day is a holiday if you'll furnish
the laughter an song.
The birds can't be s.ngin' always, an the
blossoms can't bloom without rest,
But there's hope an there's light an the
sky seems bright fur the Teller that's
dom his best.
Any old time is winter if you're willin' to
see it that way.
The frost in the heart is the frost that
chlls till the world is dull an gray.
You may SILVER by day an be shiverin
still as you turn TO a restless couch,
Fur the days go slow through the ice an
snow fur the Teller that's nursin' a
crouch.
Washington Star
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
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CAUTIONS FOR CEMENT
USERS.

Never expose freshly made con-
crete to the hot sun. Avoid too
5 rapid drying out.
DO not allow it to freeze before
it is properly hardened.
Do not use soft sandstone or
5 brick except for filler in large
work. and even then with discre-
ton.
Do not apply fresh cement to
old and hardened surfaces with
out first thoroughly soaking with
water and hacking rough sur
face on it. Cleanse thoroughly,
and then apply a very thin, neat
. cement wash.
Do not attempt to retemper
and use concrete that has stood
too long in the mixing board and
5 attained its set.
Use uniform portland cement
, and give attention to uniform
methods of working, and the re-
5 suits will be uniform.
Use a finely ground cement.
; The finer the cement the greater
covering properties it possesses
and the more sand it can carry.
An excess of cement is unneceS-
, Sary, as Il thin. even coating IS
all that is required.
J. Be sure to mix thoroughly.
Many faulty jobs are due to poor
2 mixing. DO not be afraid OF
: OVERRIDING it. as longer mixing
, permits of using less cement
> American CultiVatOr.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Rome Shoes For Horses.

In Germany many horses are being
shOd with shoes of tarred rope. The
object is to prevent slipping on streets
covered with asphalt or paved blocks.
In some of these shoes there is also IL
block of wood into which stiff bristles
have been driven. This is IN addition
nj preventive against slipping and
strengthens the 81 'e%. They are light
and comfortable for the horse and
deaden the sound Of the hOOf.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Contra r;y1eee.

A modern Mrs. Ma'aprop was stand
inc on II corner anXiouSly gazing up
and down the street.
waiting for Il carr" politely inquir-
ed Il traffic policeman.
Yes" replied the woman. 81 want
an east bound car. but they all seem
10 be going vice versa" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Best Soil For Roses.

The sol best adapted to roses is one
which contains s to u per cent clay
and is well supplied with silt and the
finest grades OF sand. The appropria-
ton of these three classes of material
should exceed IS per cent-Massachu
sets Experiment Station.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Backward,

Isn't that fellow ever going to pro-
pose:"
Il guess not He's like an hour
glass"
"How's that?"
'"rhe more time he gets the less sand
he haS."-St Paul Pioneer Press.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Invented Iona AGO.

Mr.. Starboarder-W What's all this riot
about: Mr.. Oldboarder-Tha fellow,
Newboarder has been Dragging that
he's invented a machine for collecting
and condensiug the steam Of q kitchen
so it can be served as soup.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
SUGGESTION to Others.

Ma has solved the servant girl prob
lem
THAT so? How"
shes decided to do the work her
self."-Detroit Free Press.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Value of Good Corn Planter.

An old corn planter that scatters the
seed or drops unevenly as to depth and
number of kernels is a money loser
which should be in the scrap heap. IA
new planter that is reliable is treas
ure-IOWa Homestead
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
The Real Danger.

Mrs. Goodsole - wish there was
some way to cure my nephew Calvin OF
his infatuation for Miss Tartun.
Mrs. Chillicon- X earney-Let him mar
~ her. That'll do it soon enough
Chicago Tribune.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
I'm The Clouds ,Silx'er Lining
Neglected a Duty.

'She blushed for shame"
"Why?"
other night she had to admit that her
children had kept her so busy she had
not time to read the latest novel;
Brooklyn Citizen.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Her Conclusion.

Agnes-W ina, foolish Things Il young
man will do when he : in love. Ethel
oh. AGNES Ill heU Jacks propused.-
Boston Transcript.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
An Unanswered Argument

Prospective Tenants - There's one
great disadvantage about this house
it Is damp. Landlord-That's no dis
advantage. If fire were to break out
it wouldn't burn nearly so fast.-Flie
gende Batter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Hiuh Praise.

My wife can make tart answer"
"NIy wife can do better than that.
She can make Il pie speak for itself"
Baltimore American.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14
Executions In All Cases.

Conscience is what tells Il man
when he is doing wrong
THAT may be true in your family"
replied Mr.. Meekton, but my wife's
name is Henrietta. "-Washington Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-03-14

EirSt-WeII, what mas he!
Second DOctOr-It is beautiful COM
bination. He has appendicitis. ne
phritis, laryngitis and $1,OOO.-Phlla-
delphia Telegraph.