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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-05-16

y L IL ICdSOIl. SdlN TIC Oii DtiNh
elor to his fiancee, the old
maid, why you women new
er rise to the management
of a big business concern is because
you haven't mental discrimination be
tween correct and incorrect methods.
''Nonsense!' retorted the old maid
"A woman can discriminate between
correct and incorrect methods as well
as !; man And she's as capable of
managing big business as men gen-
orally are OF course. so long as men
keep making typewriters and petty
clerks of women. giving the lmpor-
tant positions to their own sex, she IL
never learn the business and can never
rise to a head position
'Why do men keep women i'll the
subordinate positions?"
Because they can get them to work
cheaper.
and why will they work cheaper"'
Why, because they have to, | sup
pose"
THE reductiO adj abSurdum.'
What do you mean by that gibber-
ish?"
Your argument is reduced to an
absurdity. But I'll not agree with
you A woman. not having a logical
mand, can't
Il wish you to understand that l
have just as logical mind as YOU.
Your own words prove that you
have not. | would never use an as
sertion in place of an argument. I'll
illustrate rather than argue with YOU.
Not long ago a certain lady received
from a certain firm. who were large
importers, Il handsome rug With a bill
for it of $3.50. A polite note accom-
panied the goods, requesting that if
the rug was not accepted she would
return it.
The old maid looked surprised, and
the old bachelor proceeded.
The lady wrote Indignantly to the
firm that had sent her the rug, asking
to know what right they had to expect
her to return rug she had not or
dered She would be obliged to call in
a cartman and pay him for taking it
back She was very busy woman be-
sides
The old maid drew away haughtily.
How did you come to know of this
matter: she asked.
THAT hasn't anything to do with the
illustration.
II don't wish the Illustration
Al, 8 q
II know ali | care TO know. The
head of the firm sent for the rug and
took it away. at the same time writ
ing me an impairment note saying that
he would be obliged if | would send
for the dozen tickets / had sent him
for our charity ball.
What elSe:'
THAT he had not asked for them
What elSe?'
He must DaV 4 messenger, That
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ONE HOME OF THE EMERALD.
Republic of Colombia Credited With
Finest Mines Of Those Gems,

The finest cmeralds are found in the
republic of Colombia ut the famous
Muzo mines, in the department Of
Boya, twenty miles north by west of
Bogota, which have been worked since
150S The Spaniards mined there in
the middle of the sixteenth century,
but withdrew after Il time, owing to
continual fighting with the Indians,
with the result that for awhile the To-
caity of the mines was unknown.
They are now worked by an English
company in partnership with the gov
eminent
The emeralds at MuZo occur in cal
cite veins running through black car
bOniferous limestone in all directions
and at all angles. Often the limestone
is covered with earth, in which bushes
and trees are growing. This has to be
cleared before prospecting is possible
When calcite veins have been located
the side of the hill is dug away in
chief tool is steel bar forged to a
point at one end. The pieces of cal
cite vein are examined specifically
for emeralds and are then set aside
for conveyance to the sorting she'd
where a detailed examination is made,
and the emeralds are divided into fif-
teen grades, according to color, tran
sparency, size freedom from flaws,
and cO IN
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TWO LOGICAL MINDS By sSf4oS G.

wasn't necessary at all. Hadn't he
plenty of stamps:'
stamps cost money"
"A man must be very mean to grudge
few stamps III Il matter of charity.
1T is his right to dispense every cent
of his charitable fund rs he pleases.
Besides, he was called upon to return
other tickets
There was some game in the matter.
| didn't send the man any tickets. I
sent some to you"
And | sent you the money.
How did this-this esteemed friend
of yours get the tickets:''
They were mine
Il see it all. 1t was Il mean, con-
temptible trick
But good illustration of the alb
sence in common Of that power of dis
elimination,
Il shall not trouble you again in my
men more
Liberal: Didn't | send you the
money for the tickets?"
But you took it upon yourself to-
Teach you a lesson. Was that un-
kind? How many men do you suppose
muttered curses upon you for your
method of procedure!'
Il can stand their curses so long as
| get their money for the poor.
I'm that one statement of yours is
involved question which no brain,
masculine or feminine, is capable of
s0lving-that is what is eXcusable in
providing for suffering people. Only
one thing ask of you: When you send
out charity tickets again consider your
self merchant soliciting trade
And do what
First raise the money to send stamp
ed envelopes for the return of the
tickets
That's not so easy
Its very simple indeed. Call on me. :
There was silence between the cOu-
pie. during which the old maid was
evidently absorbed in thought The
old bachelor looked for a surrender.
He had not shown her her fault by
argument; he had taken the pains to
give her Il practical illustration. He
believed that when they were married
he would always by such means con
vince her of any errors she might fall
into. At last the old maid said
Its very kind of YOU to offer to
furnish me with stamped envelopes in
which the tickets that are not accepted
may be returned but don't want
them If | gave every man to whom
send tickets an envelope in which he
could easily slip them, seal it and drop
it in the mail | would not sell nearly
so many tickets. You men are imprac-
ticable creatures.
There was another pause. This time
the old bachelor did the thinking. At
last he said:
THE air is chilly. | think it is 60
ing to rain
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Missouri apple orchards. Fortunately
It is. only iii an occasional season that
serious general outbreaks occur. There
are some orchards and some localities,
however, in which it appears almost
regularly. Some varieties, such Us Ar
kansas Black. Wineslp. Mammoth
Black Twig, Little Romantic, Minkler
and White Winter Pearmain, are eSpe-
Cial!y susceptible TO the disease.
The disease appears early in the
spring at the time the flower clusters
and first leaves are coming out. Wet,
cool weather is most favorable for its
Development 1t occurs OH both the
foliage and the young fruit. Under
favorable weather conditions the in
lection may he so severe that the
formation of fruit buds for the fol
lowing seasons crop will be seriously
interfered with.
The fungus carries over the winter
to a considerable extent, at least on
the fallen foliage The following
spring at about the time growth ac
tivities begin enormous numbers of
spores are pfouucou, WHICH are us
tributed by various agencies to the
new growth. During a season of Sc
we're infection the trouble is very diff
cult to control, because the conditions
which are most favorable to the de-
velopment of scab are the very condi-
tons under which it is most difficult
to do effective spraying. The matter
of few days in making the first APP
plication has much to do with its eff
cheney.
Scab may he prevented by using Ell
Their lime sulphur solution or bordeaux
mixture. In cases of moderate infec
ton two thorough applications of the
fungicide. one rs the cluster buds sep
arate and one after the petals fall
will suffice. but in cases of severe i'll
lection three or four applications may
he necessary The third application
should he made about a week after
the second and the fourth about three
or four weeks after the blossoms fall
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TEETH" TEN FEET LONG.
Splendid Pair of Elephant Tusks Sc
cured In the kongo.

1t is the ambition of most big game
hunters to bag a good ''tusker'-an ele-
plant with exceptionally big teeth"
to use the sporting term-but that am
bition is seldom realized nowadays, fer
elephants. particularly those of record
age and size. are becoming more rare
every day. Indeed. it is stated that
the African elephant. from which the
finest ivory is obtained, is doomed. 1t
has practically vanished from South
Africa and is being slowly eXterminat-
ed in other parts of the country. This
determination has been brought about
by the great demand for ivory nova
days.
Only few years since a single large
firm of billiard table makers used in Il
month as many as ninety-tive pairs OF
tusks. Thus to supply this single firm
no fewer than 1.140 elephants suffered
death annually. And the demand for
tusks may be gathered from the fact
that about 800 tons are sold i'll London
alone during the year.
The consequence is that the chance
of big game hunters coming across
such an elephant rs that shot by Major
PoWell-COtton in the KOngO state eight
years ago, whose tusks weighed 3D.
pounds, is very remote. These were the
finest pair of elephants teeth ever
secured by a white sportsman, al
though they are not the heaviest on
record, says the London Tit-Bits. The
heaviest pair of tuskS ever secured are
to be seen in a museum i'll the United
States. One of the tusks measures ten
feet four inches along the outer curve
and scales 30 pounds, and the other,
which is an inch or two less, weighs
22J pounds, giving Il total of AGO
pounds.
The second of these tuskS is eclipSed
by one to be seen in the British muse
UNI collection. 1t measures ten feet
two and One-half inches, is twenty-four
and One-half inches in circumference
and weighs 226 pounds. One of the
longest tuskS on record was that in the
| possession of the late Mr.. Rowland
Ward at one time. 1t measured eleven
feet five and one-half inches over the
curve and scaled 100 pounds. It's fell
| low measured eleven feet in length and
weighed 143 pounds. The pair now en-
rich the American national collection.
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Live Topics For Farm Readers
QUICK PLANT SETTING.
Use Sharp Spade or Crescent Shaped
Sod Gutter For Job.

Use Sharp Spade or Crescent Shaped
Sod Gutter For Job.
A Virginia subscriber of Farm and
Fireside tells of the backaching job of
setting tobacco, tomato, cabbage and
other small plants with the help of
sharp, round peg one and one-half
inches in diameter and six or eight
inches long Don't set plants that
way. You can do it with far greater
ease and many times as fast by using
sharp spade or crescent shaped
sod cutter.
Have another person to help you.
The assistant is to carry a basket of
plants ready for setting. This basket
MAY be fastened to the assistants
waist by a strap in such manner
that the hands are free to pick one
plant after another quickly from the
basket and insert. it in the opening
made with the spade. Walk on the
row marked out for the plants, holding
the face of the spade or other tool to-
ward you Thrust the blade into the
ground where you want the plant.
Pull the handle of the spade toward
you. thus making a wedge shaped
opening at the back of the spade. and
into this opening the assistant inserts
the plant, putting it in just the posi-
ton that it should retain
Carefully withdraw the spade and
set the heel of your right foot sharply
against the soil few inches away
from the plant, thus pressing the soil
in one move firmly against the roots
made by the spade The whole opera
ton requires but Il few seconds
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GET ALL THE Benefit!

The waste of plant food in
barnyards has led all of our ag-
ricultural teachers to urge that
manure should be drawn to the
fields and spread as fast as
made Experiment has shown
that the loss in barnyards is very
great. and when the manure is
spread on the ground the plant
food in it teaches into the soil
and is held by it, Little has
been said about the loss to the
soil that results from failure to
rot the manure within the soil.
One of the greatest needs of
poor land is rotting vegetable
NATTER. whose presence improves
physical condition and promotes
the action of bacteria in the soil.
Any one who has watched the
waste of manure in barnyardS
can hardly fail to advise that the
manure be spread at once. but
we want all the facts and must
deplore the loss to the soil in Or
ganic matter that results from
decay on top of the ground The
man who can draw manure as
fast as made and thoroughly mix
it with the soil is the one who
gets the full benefit from the
e.-NatlOnal StOckman and
Farmer.
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REMARKABLE ENGLISH GUILD.
Quarters on an Island Where Strikes
Are Made impossible.


Strikes lockoutS and labor troubles
in general are unknown in the marble
QuarrieS on the isle of Purbeck, Il pen
insular district of Dorsetshire. Eng
land, according to the Argonaut. There
every man is master. which accounts
for this happy condition of affairs.
Nearly 100 quarrieS are worked there,
in what used to be Il royal deer for
est. and the whole of the industry is
managed by q curious kind of trades
Purbeck Marblers." All the marble
belongs to the descendants of the orig
inal Purbeck Quarrymen who formed
the guild. and no other person has any
right in the quarries. None other is
allowed to join the guild.
This peculiar guild has been in exist
ence for many hundreds of years. AS
soon as the Quarryman'S son reaches
the age of fourteen he is admitted to
the guild, being apprenticed under
some member-usually his father-un-
til he is of age. When he reaches the
age of twenty one lie is entitled to be-
come freeman Of the guild. Every
Shrove Tuesday meeting is held in
the town hall at COrfe Castle. where
those entitled to their freedom pay the
price, which consists of $3.50. a large
tankard of ale and penny loaf. When
once the man becomes free in this
manner he has the right to take mar
bic or stone from anywhere he wishes
in the isle though, of course. he has
to pay fixed royalty.
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The Dairy Bred Calf

veal. and they are not worth the eX-
pense of raising for beef animals f
the farmer cannot afford to raise them
for breeding purposes they have little
value. On the other hand. the POlled
Gus milking families of Shorthorns
give good account of themselves at
the pail and at the same time produce
calves which have Il money value for
beef from vealing time until old age
Kansas Farmer.
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A Grabbed Old Bachelor.

\ small boy whose mother remar-
ried when he was about five years old
could not get accustomed to the fact
that he had a new father One day a
stranger came into the house and ask
ed him his name. It's Smith" replied
the boy. We'll. is Mrs. Smith in?'
The boy thought it over Her name
is Mrs Brown. but mothers in The
man asked well. how does it happen
her name is Brown and yours is
Smith?'' The boy. quick as flash,
replied: You see. it is like this: She
married again and | didn t.
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IF You Keen Bees Read This,

a successful candy which contains
no honey has been prepared for use in
queen cages from the following con
Stituents: Granulated sugar. five
pounds: coffee y sugar. one pound:
glucose, one pound; water, one and
One-half pints, and one level teaspoon
full of cream tartar. After mixing the
ingredients are boiled without stirring
until the temperature reaches 24O de
greeS +. for summer use, or 80 de-
greeS for winter use. then removed
from the fire. stirred until thckened
and run into molds. feeders or cages
Louisiana Planter.
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Jokes Our Shears Took a Shine To


THE late Bradley Martini said a
New York cluDman. had a very pol
iShed and cynical wit.
bradley Martin. apropos of an aged
millionaire's marriage to debutante,
once recounted to me conversation
between two girls.
The first girl, lunching with friend,
said:
II know he's rich. but isn't he too
old to be considered eligible?'
My dear answered the other girl,
he's too eligible to be considered old. y
Washington Star.
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kipIinu's Answer.

4 woman was discussing the Eng
lish language with Rudyard Kipling.
Don't you think it strange, Mr. IL -
ling" said the woman, with superior
wisdom. that sugar is the only word
in the English language where an s.
and a u come together and are pro-
nounced 'sh:'"
Mr.. Kipling's eyes twink!ed as he an
swered, Sure "-Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
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A Neiqnborhood Reputation.

When several neighboring farmers
grow the same breed of live stock there
springs up a friendly rivalry to see
which can produce the best animal.
and feeding than before In few
years this particular community will
have a reputation for producing GER
tain stock of a superior quality. Buy
procure a great many animals within a
radius of a few miles. This alone
adds 50 to so per head value to each
animal.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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respre ssinq.

\ street car and an automobile had
had an alteration which ended with
the latter in Il more or less battered
condition, lodged on the fender of the
former. \ little boy and his mother
happened along Just as it was over,
and when the youngster saw them he
cried out in glee:
oh look. there's an auto standing
on that street cars mustache. New
York Times
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To Be Expected.

well, my boy said the solemn Wis
itor, II suppose you expect some day
to step into your fathers shoes
"Oh. yes. suppose So" the boy
gIoomily answered. I've been wear
ing out all his old clothes ever since
Chicago Record Herald
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Worth Extra Time.

prisoner at the bar said the judge,
lis there anything you wish to say be-
fore sentence is passed upon you:
"No. my lord. there is nothin' | care
to say. but if you'll clear away the
tables and chairs for me to thrash my
lawyer you can give me Il year OF two
extra. Boston Post.
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Very Well Acquainted.

Minister have Just been speak
ing to your neighbor. Mrs. NOggin.
Are you on calling terms with her?
Mrs Littledrop-Yes: she called me
no lady. and | called her a bottle
nosed old draggletail
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But, darling he protested, Il have
SOUGHT After,

after you became wealthy" said
the biographcr. you found yourself
much sought after!'
Yes" replied Mr.. Dustin Stax, ''by
an investigating committee. Wash
ington Star.
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Amending an Opinion.

The BaritOne-LOtS of people say L
ought to go to Europe and sing.
SOurgy-Td suggest Africa. It's far
Washington Star
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From a Friend.

He-What are you going to give Kit
tv and Jack for Il wedding present?
She--Oh. | guess III send Kitty the
bunch of letters Jack wrote me when
we were engaged. Boston Transcript.
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a Woman's Way.

When Il girl begins worrying herself
sick because she's too tall it's because
of some man who's too short.-New
York Press.
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| remember | used to lie awake at
night thinking up new ways of pre-
Senting old subjects. usually in the
form of action plays and instructive
games. A native child cannot hold his
interest on any one subject for any
length Of time. His wild. free nature
Graves a variety Of interest Neverthe-
less he is very bright for the mo-
ment and wonderfully quick in percep-
ton. although lacking the white child's
ability to reason out Il problem and to
give concentrated attention. which,
after all. is the gift of civiliZa tor.
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Me Doubt That He Did

Tell me-" he began, what do you
consider the best way for young man
to propose?'
promptly replied she.-Exchange.
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Time TO SPRAY.
To Avoid Apple Scab Watch the
CoIoring of the Bloom.
PEST IS A SERIOUS ONE.
Appears In Spring, When Flower Clus-
tiers and First Leaves Are Coming
Out--May Be Prevented With Lime
Sulphur or Bordeaux.


The most opportune time to make
the first spraying for apple scab. one
of the worst apple diseases in Missouri
and elsewhere. is just as the pink is
beginning to show in the bloom. The
Orchardist who has several days spray
ing to do. however, cannot wait until
that time and should begin as soon as
the. cluster buds are separating, in or
der to finish before the blossoms open.
The second spraying for apple scab is
made with the first spraying for codling
moth and should be made just after
the petals have fallen
A bulletin of the Missouri state fruit
experiment station says that scab is
without question the most common and
sometimes one of the most destructive
diseases directly affecting the fruit of
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How True!

She-In IL way getting married is
like using the telephone.
He-HOw so:
She-One doesn t always get the party
one wants.-Chicago Record Herald
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An Every Day Romance.

FNTT, IV~T ICY TfUtE!tzTFNE'
A maiden with lot of Mon.
Was much beloved by every one.
She had lisp quite fetching. Tue,
And crowds of chappies came to WOO
But only one she cared to Wed.
And when be asked her to she said
"Oh yeth, ! WILL right gladly, Thur
Nor did she daily or demur.
"Canst cook? - her lover asked. oh, N.Y.
She answered. II can bake and FRI
Then down her. lover. promptly Sat.
And signed her up to run his fiat.
- -. X - =. t.
- e.t. : :seR: s.
When fifty weeks and two were done
That happy couple had q Sun
Life.
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His Fatal Question.

He-Whats your idea of coy cor
ner?
She-One with good restaurant
on it.
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Probably Fell Down on IL.

course in aeronautics. He-I was, but
dropped out
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MY son, I'm surprised You ought
not to laugh because that old gentle
main fell down."
Il didn't, pop. | was laughing be-
cause he couldn't get up.''-New York
World.
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LOOKING Ahead.
d Just become engaged.

They had just become engaged.
what JOY it will be- she exclaim
ed for me to share all your griefs
and sorrows.'
But, darling he protested Il have
none"
NO" she answered. but when we
are married you will have. FLORIDA
Times L Mon.
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Jack-That suffragette has pretty
good opinion of herself.
John-Yes | guess she is the only
man she ever loved
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@1E reason said the old bach
elor to his fiancee, the old
maid, why you women new