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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-28
II |ociuI Re6vurd
By HATTIE LEWIS

have seen me, though I had not seen
him. We learned that he had married
a wealthy and refined American lady
and had recently been appointed an
aid-de-camp to the emperor.
We went to the ball and were very
graciously received by the graffin, who
gave as a reason for inviting us that
we were her fellow cOuntrymen. My
meeting with her husband in his own
home was naturally constrained He
made no mention of having met me in
America. but asked If he had not met
me in Europe. | told him that he had
been my partner at state ball in vi
emma. Then he appeared to remem-
Der. He may have been sincere in not
giving evidence Of. recOllecting just
where he had first seen me.
Later an invitation came to dine
with the emperor and empress, which,
of course, was inspired by his aid-de-
camp, the Won Blumen- Schlosses being
of the dinner party. After this we
were welcome everywhere.
Never did either Won Blumen-
Schloss or his wife make the slightest
alusiOn to his having been in Ameri-
ca. / as we'll ignored having met him
in hotel livery. What inspired his
kindness to me | do not know. 1t
may have been intended to keep me
silent concerning his past or it might
have been a token Of gratitude for my
failure to recognize him while in
mental position. Indeed, he might have
been Influenced by both of these
causes
In time | came upon his story. Soon
after | had danced with him in Vienna
financial reverses deprived him of his
fortune. Like many a European arts
| tOcrat in the same circumstances, he
went to America and became serv
ant. From the hotel he went to a gen
tleman as a chauffeur and while act
ing in that capacity won the heart Of
his daughter Learning who he was,
she had married him with her fathers
consent and set him up again as Won
Blumen-Schloss After the marriage
the husband came into another for
tune All that was known in Europe
about his having been in America was
that he had married there.
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Peddlers as Poets.

In an article on "Sons OF Toll and of
Song" in Chambers Journal Professor
Hugh Walker points out that pcddlers
come high in the list which is confined
to Scotland.
William Thorn of Inverary followed
this occupation for q time, but he is
better claSSed as weaver. Alexander
Wilson, author Of the celebrated
American ORTHODOXY" was, on the
contrary, more peddler than weaver.
William Nicholson, the Galloway poet,
was a peddler, some of whose pieces
show a genuine love of nature, though
often he merely echoes Burns. DR..
John Brown says of his Brownie Of
Blednoch'' that it bears the indescriba-
BILE and unmistakable stamp of genius.
The unfortunate James Macfarlan,
who was discovered by Hugh MacdOn-
aid, was a peddler likewise and there
was a power in Macfarian which, had
he lived rather longer and been able to
master his love Of drink, would have
raised him to a higher rank among the
poets than most Of those who are here
dealt with.
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USEFUL SHELT|ES.
Pretty Animals Good For the Kid
dies and For Work.
COST LITTLE TO MAINTAIN.

Expense May Be Figured at About
One-sixth That of Keeping Road
Horses of Average SI@e-Can Do
Many pyramids In Village.
The cost of keeping Shetland pony
Is so small that the maintenance OF
one is a negligible factor In the family
expenses of the ordinary Suburban1te
or farmer. says the New York Times.
In the summer a Shetland will get a
good share of its living from good
sized lawn Where one is forced to
stable a pony and feed it the cost of
feeding can be figured at about one
sixth Of that required to keep road
horse of average size. This estimate
is based on the statement Of a Shet-
land breeder that on the average he IS
able to keep six Shetlands on the same
amount of forage and grain which he
has found it necessary to provide for
one of his road horses.
For the light use which the custo-
mary child will give Shetland pony
it will be found unnecessary, as a rule,
to feed the pony any grain. Ii 1t is
given a great deal Of work In harness
and under saddle and its driver or
rider is a boy or girl of from twelve
TO fifteen years of age some grain
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Opportunity.

They do me wrong who say I come no
more
When once I knock and fail to find you
in,
For every day I stand outside your door
And bid you wake and rise to fight and
win.
Wall not for persisted chances passed
away
Weep not for golden ages on the wane.
Each night burn the records of the day.
At sunrise every soul Is born again.
When down in mire wiring not your hands
and weep
lend my arms to all who say, 81 can"
No shame faced outcast ever sank so deep
But yet might rise and be again man.
Art thou mourner' Rouse thee from
thy spell.
Art thou a sinner? Sins may be for
given.
Each morning gives thee wings to fee
from hell,
Each night q star to guide thy feet to
heaven.
Wichita Beacon.
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CHOOSING A HOBBY.
It Should Be of Far Different Nature
From That of Your Business.

From That OF Your Business.
Writing on the advantage and en-
joyment that a busy man will derive
from hobby, Arnold Bennett says in
the Metropolitan:
"In choosing distraction-that is to
say, in choosing rival to his business
he should select some pursuit whose
nature differs as much as possible
from the nature of his business and
which will bring into activity another
side Of his character. If his business
is monotonous, demanding care and
solicitude rather than irregular, in
tense efforts of the brain, then let his
distraction be such as will make
powerful call upon his brain. But If,
on the other hand, the course of his
business runs in crises that string up
the brain to its tightest strain, then
let his distraction be a foolish and
merry one.
MANY men fall into the error of as
Stunning that their hobbies must be as
dignified and serious as their voca-
tons, though surely the example Of
IhC CdLCCL PhlAooOPhSAD Ou5Ab ~
have taught them better. They seem
to imagine that they should continual
ly be improving themselves, in either
body or mind. If they take up a sport
it Is because the sport may improve
their health. And if the hobby is in
tellectual it must needs be employed
TO improve their brain. The fact is
that their conception of self improve
ment is too narrow In their restrict
ed sense Of the phrase they possibly
don't need improving. They possibly
are already improved to the point Of
being nuisance to their fellow crea-
lures. Possibly what they need is
worsening In the broad and full
sense Of the phrase self improvement
a course of self worsening might inn
prove them"
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TIMELY ORCHARD HINTS.
Some Of the Things That Can Be At
tended to at This Time.


Order the fruit, shade and ornamen-
tai plants and be ready to transplant
when the weather is favorable.
Prune the hedges, the fruit trees, the
shrubs, grapevines and the shade trees
that need pruning.
Whitewash the trunks Of the shade
trees This gives some protection and
adds to their attractiveness.
Get the seed catalogues and select the
varieties of garden vegetables you ex-
pect to grow. This will save time
when you get ready to plant.
Apply barnyard manure to the gar
den soil early so it will decompose be-
fore the tender and exacting plants are
started.
Draw plan of the new orchard that
you are to start in the spring. This
will save trouble when the trees ar
rive.
Reduce your garden plan to a draw
ing, locating the various plants in the
proper place according to their demand
for sunlight and distance.
Get the materials for hotbeds and
cold frames so that no time will be
lost when the season arrives for fore
ing early plants.-Farm and Ranch.
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EGG LAYING QUADRUPED.
The Three Toed Echidna Obtained by
London's Zoo.

The geological gardens at Regents
park, London, obtained a pair of rare
and curious animals, found only in
New Guinea-a species of porcupine
ant eater, the three toed echidna. This
creature is of peculiar interest to nat
uralists because of it's primitive char
acter and curious structure In some
ways it resembles the snakes, and vet
it is mammal, although Of the lowest
grade.
Perhaps it's oldest habit is that of
laying eggs and then Immediately
placing them in sort of natural incu-
bator or pouch on the under side of the
body. Here the eggs soon hatch into
baby echidnas. The body is stocky and
somewhat pig-like, and scattered
through the thick dark fur are numer-
Gus sharp spines, which render the ami
NAL difficult to handle. The feet are
three toed. 1t has no teeth, but long
snOut and tongue. 1t lives upon ants
and other insects. The larger specimen
at Regents park is nearly four feet in
length.
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Kissinq a Lost Art.

kissing, which has been sanctioned
under certain conditions in the city Of
Wheeling, w. Va, is almost lost art
in England.
It's universal prevalence in the sew
enteenth century was the wonder Of
the foreigner. Nicholas de Bethlen, who
visited this country in 1868, relates
that my brother and | behaved very
rudely on one occasion, being unaware
that it was customary in that country
to kiss the corner Of the mouth Of la
dies. instead Of shaking hands, as We
do in Hungary.
I'VE were invited to dine at the
house OF a gentleman of high rank and
found his wife and three daughters
zone of them married) ready to receive
us We kissed the girls. but not the
married ladies, and thereby greatly Of
Tended the latter. Duval apologized
for our blunder and told us when sa-
luting we must always kiss the senior
lady first and leave the girls to the
iast"-London Chronicle.
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COUNTY FARM BUREAUS.
Movement to Teach Farmers to Make
Land More Productive.

WOFSHISul ~ CdSIi Gi . W ist6>S
Land More Productive.
Calvin J. Huson, New York state
commissioner of agriculture, decided
recently to ask the legislature to make
provision for the establishment Of
county farm bureaus. to be maintained
by the national, state and county gov
ernments.
1.-The federal government" said Com
missioner Huson, has appropriated
sufficient funds to allow $1,000 for each
bureau. l intend to ask for state
appropriation Of 5000 for each bureau,
and the remainder of the money Is to
be provided by localities. 1t is pro-
posed to establish the bureaus in about
twenty-five or thirty counties next
year, with the approval Of the local au-
thorities. The bureaus will be operat-
ed by experts in farming, and the plan
is to lay before the farmers the most
effective methods Of farming, SO that
their land may be made more produc-
tive
Commissioner Huson also will recom-
mend legislation providing for speedy
and thorough inspection Of all cattle
in the diaries Of New York state once
q year.
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LONDON'S WATER SUPPLY.
People of Worlds Largest City Drink
82,17O,0oo,oOo Gallons a Year.


The eighth annual report Of the met
ropoitan water board states that the
total amount Of water supplied by that
body during the year ended March 81,
1911, was S2,171, 100000 gallons, repre-
senting a weight of 366.SOO,OOO tons
and daily average Of 225,000000 gal
Ions.
The total volume Of water distracted
from the Thames was 49,962, 900, 900
gallons, the remainder being obtained
from the Lea and from gravel beds,
natural springs and wells.
The supply from tie last named
source amounted to 14.4S4 100000 gal
Ions. The month in which most water
was supplied was June, the difference
between the daily average of that
month and that for January being 3d.
100000 gallons, or five gallons per head
of the estimated population Of the
boards area. which is 7,O99S71. The
average daily supply per head through
out the year was 31.57 gallons, a de-
crease from 31.9S gallons in 19O9-1O.-
London Globe.
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in Vienna was invited

TATHILE in Vienna / was invited
WNk to state ball at the palace.
w NV partner for the cOtilliOn
was 81 young German, Graf
Won Blumen- Schloss. He was hand
some, refined and of noble bearing.
His social position was Of the very
best, for he represented one of the old
est families of Prussia. | was an I'M
titled American, whose father had
been q pork packer and whose huS-
band was a manufacturer of shoes.
Nevertheless Graf Won Blumen-Sch loss
treated me with as much attention as
If | had been duchess When with
me no attraction elsewhere could in
duce him to desist from listening to
what had to say to him or to suspend
for moment his attentive gaze upon
my face. True, / was then young and
had some good looks, but | knew 1t
was not | who held his attention, but
courtesy inherited from long line
of mobiles. Besides, when he was with
other women he was apparently quite
as much devoted to them.
He wore an army uniform and sew
eral decorations / did not know what
they represented, but | understood that
one of them had been bestowed upon
him for bravery in battle. | think L
should have fallen in love with him If
| had been single and given an oppor-
| tunity. But | did not see him again
while in Vienna, and shortly after
ward we left for America.
,, Two or three years after this, while
staying at Philadelphia hotel. on en-
| tering an elevator one evening to go %
| nv rooms | was uShered i'll by a man
wearing the hotel uniform. There was
something about him that was familiar
| to me. The uniform of a servant seem
| ed to resolve itself into that of an
| army officer. | heard the strains OF
| dance music and was whirling in the
| German cOtillion. | raised my glance
| to the servants face. Could | believe
| it? He was the Graf Won Blumen-
! Schloss.
His flaming face told me that it was
, indeed he and that he knew me, but he
| Iudtle llO OLucl SlS1i VI 1CNOSolIitiOAi' AVA
did l. The elevator door toward which
he waved his hand stood open. | en-
tered and was lifted to the fifth story.
I could not bear to run the risk OF
constantly meeting my previous cotil-
lion partner, now reduced to a servant,
and the next morning left the hotel.
Three years after that my husband
gave up business, and we again went
abroad. Being abundantly able to keep
up a position in any foreign city, we
desired especially to spend winter in
Berlin, but on arriving there my hus-
band, who is an impatient, Independent,
thorough American, gave Offense to
our minister, and there was a dead
lock upon our entering society. We
were about to go elsewhere when
something occurred to change our res
olution. An invitation came to attend
ball to be given by Graf and Graftin
Won Blumen-Schloss.
It was evident, first, that the graf had
resumed his original position in the
world and, second, that he knew l was
| in Berlin. l assumed that he must
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A WRESTLING LANGUAGE.
Mountain People of Gomera Con
verse" Long Distances by Means of 1t.

The sixth in size of the Canary is
lands, Gomera. possesses what is prob
ably the most curious Language" If
language it can be called, in the world,
says the New York Press. BY grad
ed scale of shrill whistlings the noun
taineers of this island are enabled to
converse" over distance of from
four to five miles.
The language is based upon a sort
of Morse code, with high and low calls,
short and long calls together with
certain rising and falling infections
and curiously articulated utterance.
somewhat resembling triple t0ngu-
| ing on cornet. The G0mera whiS-
tier places his foretngerS together at
an angle of forty-fve degrees. puts
them in his mOath and begins to call
The whistles are heard. rising ANA
swelling, Shriller and Shriller as they
| proceed far over the deep ravineS and
up the stony terraces into the heart
| of the hills. Then. when the whistler
| pauSeS. there comes out of the dis
lance the reply, which visitors hal e
tOlllpdltu W the SHoStlN lIIilIHS VI IL
bat or the distant pipe Of a mosquito
The first whistler then listens intent
ly in order to locate the sound and de
| termine the locality whence it pro
ceeds. When it ceases he begins to
talk in whistles" using the echoes,
with wonderful skill. to catch and toss
onward his calls. While the power Of
the GOmeran whistle is wonderful, the
most remarkable feature of it is its in
tensity, it's carrying force.
1t is thought that this whistIing art
originated with the GuancheS. the in
! habitants of the island at the time the
Canaries were conquered by the Span
! ish in the fifteenth century. and it is
thought that from the necessity they
found of speaking to one anothe.'
across the numerous rayines sprunS
the language.
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army, a townsman of mine, one Wheel
er, who can make you such chain
General Washington had Wheeler
brought to him and said:
Il want a chain to put across the
North river to stop the British ships.
Can you make it?'
Il cam replied Wheeler, "but can
not do it here
Then" said Washington, Il will
cheerfully give you dismission from
the army to do so, for badly as we
want such men as you, cannot afford
to keep you,''
Mr.. Wheeler made the chain, and its
links were hauled across New Jersey,
to be finally strung across the river,
where it did good service. By build
ing a fire under one of the links and
then using sledgehammer and CHS
Ell it was ultimately cut apart
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Talks on Agricultural Topics
FOR ECONOMY AND COMFORT
Running Water on the Farmstead
Paws In Both Respects.

Running Water on the Farmsteac
Pays In Both Respects.
Few things contribute more to the
comfort and sanitation of home than
an ample supply Of running water
This is one of the substantial attrac-
lions Of the city home. That 1t Is
found in comparatively few farmsteads
is a reproach to the thrift Of the own
ers, as we'll as to their characters as
husbands and fathers.
For supply of running water Is not
only a household convenience, but 1t
Is a money saver in numerous ways.
In the mere matter Of watering cattle
it will not only make large saving
Of labor, but, in connection with some
simple apparatus for warming water
in the winter, it will increase the flow
Of milk in dairy cattle and cause fat
tening beeves to lay on far more flesh
than when their drink is limited and
when such as they have is given them
icy cold.
The economies it will effect on even
a moderate sized farmstead will
amount to a good deal more each year
than the interest on an investment Of
$500, and only rarely would the outlay
for it's installation amount to so large a
sum as that In a recent article 1t is
figured that, we'll being already avail
able, the cost may be kept within $500,
which includes a 500 windmill, 100
feet of IL inch pipe, connecting with
house and barn, and cost of laying
same below the frost line, the building
of a cistern, a small stock tank. float
valves and enthusiastically (Minn.)
Pioneer
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE FARM POULTRY RAISER.

! White Of the egg is recon-
mended in cases Of fracture IN
I. chickens for soaking the band
ages, thus binding them together
: and stiffening.
Visit the chicken house at
I night and note the quality OF
! the air and the breathing OF the
birds. If the house is sitting 1t
needs more air.
Have a light poultry house,
! admitting plenty Of fresh air
without producing direct drafts
! of air. The germs Of most dis
eases cannot live in fresh air or
|. very strong light.
A good many sudden deaths
: among older fowls may be laid
to apoplexy, caused by too much
: overstimulating and fattening
food. like corn and Kaftir.
Chaff about straw stacks
makes good scratching litter,
: and the sooner it Is hauled up
the better it will be.
Those old hens may be valua-
: BILE as keepsakes, but the young
and vigorous ones will produce
: the most eggs.
If the poultry house is over
= crowded kill off some Of the old
er birds. Keep stocked up with
: young. thrifty layers.
! Turkeys always find ready sale
and are almost clear profit.
. There is always a demand for
them. The market is never
/. glutted.-Farm Progress.
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MADE HUDSON CHAIN.

Samuel Wheeler on Washingtons
Orders Constructed Historic Links.
There are not many people who
would recognize in the name Samuel
Wheeler a person who did valuable
service for our country in the war Of
the Revolution. 1t was he who made
the famous chain that was stretched
across the Hudson river to stop the
British warships from ascending the
stream. At the time General Washing
ton was puzzled about defending the
river.
II wish 1 could get chain made,
but that is impossible" he said, and
General Miff1in, overhearing the re-
mark, exclaimed:
"Not so. We have man in the
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How Much Milk For Calves?

AS a general guide for the beginner,
by Professor 0. E. Reed of the Kansas
State Agricultural college to determine
the amount of milk to feed: For first
100 pounds live weight feed ten pounds
Of milk per day, second 100 pounds add
five pounds of milk per day, third 100
pounds add two and a half pounds of
milk per day.
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Bloody Milk,

When a COW gives bloody milk it is
a sign that a quarter of the udder is
congested TIE first thing to do is to
give the COW drench of one pound
of EPSON salts. Then daily thereafter
would put half an ounce of saltpeter
and q dram Of chlOrate of potash in
her food at night until cured; also
battle the affected quarter of the I'D
der we'll with warm water AMI then
rub it with camphorated lard.
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Astounding Revelation.

Lecturer-All statistics prove that the
blond woman is more difficult to get
along with than the brunette.
Astonished Man in the Audience
(starting up)-Are you certain of the
fact?
Lecturer-It is a fact
Astonished Man-Then I believe my
wife's black hair is dyed.-Philadelph
Telegraph.
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Feel Blue? Look These Deer
Hiuh Cost of Cats,

"You pamper this cat too much,' said
the veterinarian. "You keep him too
much in the house."
But doctor, that is Persian cat
cost $4,000"
"Well, build him a mahogany wood
shed to scratch and fight on"
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Gioa ntic Ba ptism

At Kumbakonam. the Indian Oxford,
the biggest religious festival III Hindu
stan takes place every twelve years.
On the last occasion 100000 people
bathed in the tank, or pond, attached to
the principal temple. AS among the pill
grims there We're those who had wash
ell but seldom -sihce the previous occa-
sion. what the water looked like at the
6niSh may be imagined.
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Has q Comfortable Outlook,

The farmer who for the first time
has silo full Of good corn silage has
before him a better prospect for
"toasting his shins" before the fire
and the reading Of his favorite paper
during the winter than he has ever had
before.
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Usual Cleverness.

"They tell me that your small boy
SAYS some unusually clever things"
Eyes, yes Did you hear his latest?'
Sure"
"Why, you never met him."
'True, but I've met lot of doting
fathers who invariably tell the same
old silly tales" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer