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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
MARRIAGE A LA KOREAN
By CHAUNCEY L. APPLEGATE

he learned not to leave her for Il whole
hour on the evening of their marriage
for Il nasty cigar.
Meanwhile there was much talk
among the women left behind in COM
mendatiOn of the custom introduced 1t
the Hicks wedding. One elderly spin
ster of practical views declared that
since men were forever commenting
on women not being able to hold their
tongues perhaps one man would get
all he wanted of wOman's silence.
Many young girls said that they would
adopt it at their own wedding. y few
feminine 2abblerS disSented, consider
ing it q shame that Il man might say
what he pleased to his wife without
rctort. No such silence for them. The
matter brought about Il number Of mar
ital differences where husbands took
occasion to sheer at their wives under
cover of this Korean custom. Great
interest conferred in how long the ST
lence of Mrs. Hicks was to endure.
The sneering husbands declared that
the second hand to:a watch would not
divide time delicately enough to meas
ure her silence after the first sign of
Independence on the part of her hus-
band. Other cynical men said the
whole affair was paradoXical, for in
stead Of II wife muzzling herself her
first act after marriage was to mllzzle-
her husband. one woman forgot her
self SO far as to remark. ''How can she
get him under but checked herself.
The wedding trip was to cover the
honeymoon, but il lasted only three
days, when the bride and groom re
turned. and instead of going to the
house that had been prepared for them
the bride went to her mother and the
groom to bachelor quarters.
For heavens sake, what's the mat
ter:' cried the mother az; her daughter
fell on her neck weeping.
Hes brute.
''W'Iiat has he done"
'.We hadn't been gone half Il day be-
fore lie ceased to say a word to me-
but youhdidn't say Il word to him.
did you"
No"
lis this I'LL the complaint YOU have
to make Ut him.:
Yes
Foolish child. You have Il model
husband. Would that your father were
such Il man. He could never have kept
silence Tor y single day not for
twelve hours. Alec must be Il wonder.
Think of possessing Il husband who is
able to hold his tongue indefinitely and
let his wife do all the talking
The good lady sent for her son-in,
law ut once. and the quarrel was made
up Alec Hicks is now Il middle aged
man. He is deaf in one ear. He says
he finds it very convenient. When his
wife talks to him. az she frequently
does While he is in bed and she is do
ing her hair for the night, he turns
over on the side of his we'll ear. and he
doesn't hear her.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Mo-
LADY sHowYou WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK.

600 in the contest. She went immedi-
ately from the roost about daylight
each day into her trap nest. She laid
the egg and was released from the nest
about o'clock in the morning. She
then spent the remainder Of the day i'll
eating large amount of food and
drinking lots of water. During the CON
test she was watched SO closely that
the men in charge could usually tell
about when she was going to miss lay
ing day.
As this time approached she laid
little later each day-that is, if she was
to miss soon they would not find her
i'll the nest as early as usual. She
would 90 on at 10 O'Clock, the next day
at | o'clock. and the day before she
missed they would not find her on the
nest until about o'clock in the after
noon. When they found her on the
nest as late as this she then missed
the following day. but the next day
they found she had laid by o'clock
and kept it up at that hour until time
to miss again. she missed laying five
days in five months.
During August most of the hens
were in full mott. This fact stopped
the yield from some pens almost en-
tirely August was the hottest month.
the thermometer registering from 30
to 1O1 in the shade on many days.
During this month Lady Showyou laid
twenty-nine eggs i'll the thirty one
days, which made her total 231 eggs.
She then had siXty-one days left i'll
which to complete her years record.
AZ that time she weighed sin pounds
and had laid five times her own weight
in eggs in ten months. BY measure
she had already laid nearly a bushel
basket full of eggs. She had consumed
forty-eight pounds of dry mash thirty
two pounds of grain and two pounds
of grit, bone and she'll. This hen had
not been broOdy during the year, nor
had she molted.
During September there was Il great
decrease in the number of eggs laid
owing to the mott Many hens were
almost entirely naked. Others laid
right through the mott. Many OF the
best layers molted but very little and
the best layer, Lady Showyou. did not
even start to mott on the last day of
September. This indicated that as Il
rule the best layers do not mott until
late in the season.
BY months the number of eggs laid
by Lady ShOwyou was as follows:
November, seventeen: December. TWEEN
ty-two; January. five; February. seven
teen; March. twenty-nine; April, TWEEN
ty-nine: May. thirty-one: June. twenty
nine; July, Twenty-Five, August. TWEEN
ty-nine: September. tweuty-three; Octo-
Der, twenty-one; total 2S1
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
WOMEN OF THE BALKANS.
How They Dress In Bosnia and Herze
govina.

In SerajeNo, the capital of Bosnia,
the women are divided in their rei-
giOuS allegiance. the Greek church. the
Roman Catholicism of Austria and Mo-
hammedaniSm being in conflict. IN the
dress of the women Turkish influence
fingers. Nearly all Wear the harem
skirt. and the national fiesta dress is
exceedingly picturesque \ feature of
one of the striking notifications of this
costume is Il purple velvet headdresS,
from which depends Il gauzy scarf
richly c0lOred in oriental style. There
are Il white chemiSette with bishop
sleeves. Il full white divided skirt, Il
velvet corSelet. Il bolero of Turkish en-
broidery i'll gold aud silver and a finely
embroidered white apron that comes to
the feet
Whoever has been III Mostar, the cap
ital Of Herzegovina, must have been
impressed by the street suits of the
women, that heavy Overcoat of Somber
black which they wear even in the hot
test summer The ugliest feature of
the garment is. the hood. made out of
the elongated collar and brought close
up over the head to overshadow the
face. The lashmak is also Evidence
sometimes with the slit for tie eyes,
sometimes without It,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
.Oxyaen Cars on Railroad.

t,lThe new railroad climbs up from
Tacna a pretty steep wall in surmount-
ing the volcanic chain of the Andes.
In some places the grade is six feet.
In consequence the rack and cog Sys-
tenn has to be used The place where
the ridge of the coast range is crossed
is IL little more than $4,000 feet. n
novel idea is to be introduced on this
road for the benefit of passengers. The
soroche, or mountain sickness, from
which few travellers in the Andes es-
cape. is sometimes called the land
form of sea sickness. One gets over it
in :; few days, but il Il short Journey
the sickness is very acute. and for per-
sons of weak heart it is somewhat dan
gerouS. TO overcome the effect Of the
quick ascent and the great altitude it
is proposed to have oxygen compart-
ments in the passenger cars. Passen-
gers in these compartments will have
in the air they breathe the same pro-
portions of oxygen as at sea level
Christian Herald.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
OATS DO NOT MAKE BACON.
Found to Give Unsatisfactory Results
In Fattening Hogs.

Experiment has shown that oats are
not satisfactory feed for fattening
hogs The digestive tract Of the hog is
limited in capacity. In order that the
proper amount Of feed be taken it is
necessary that the ration be i'll a very
concentrated form. 1t is true that the
kernel of the oats grain furnishes valu-
able food. yet the coarse hull adds so
much bulk to the ration that the hog
cannot consume enough food to make
satisfactory gains.
A pound of oats is not nearly as good
for fattening hogs as q pound OF corn
In fact. oats at 80 cents q bushel cost
more IN the long run than corn at 30
cents a bushel But oats as i feed for
breeding or growing hogs are much bet
ter than for fattenins hogs. While the
pig is growing too heavy feeding Of q
concentrated ration often causes it to
become too fat, and the proper size is
not reached. \ small amount of bulk
in the feed induces greater growth and
activity in the pig, which necessarily
results in IL larger animal when fat
tened
Whole oats scattered on the ground
in Il dry place make an excellent feed
for brood SowS. Ground OF crushed
oats in slop are good for growing pigs
or brood >ows. but oats as Il fattening
feed are very unprotitable.-American
Agriculturist.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
THE TRUE VAMPIRE.
An Experience With the Blood Suck
ing Animal In India.

ing Animal IN InOid.
CHANGING one evening to observe Il
rather large bat enter Il building from
by the doorway, | was fortunate in be-
ing able to procure a light and thus to
proceed to the capture of the animal.
Upon finding itself pursued it took
three or four turns around the apart
mcnt, when down dropped what at the
moment / supposed to be its young and
which | deposited in my handkerchief.
After somewhat tedious chase then
secured the object of my pursuit. which
proved to be Il fine female megaderma.
] then looked to the other bat which |
had picked up and to my considerable
surprise found it TO be Il small kind of
pipistrelle. which is exceedingly album
dant throughout India
The individual now referred to was
feeble from loss of blood. which it was
evident the megaderma had been suck
ing from large and still bleeding
wound under and behind the ear, and
the very obviously suetorial form of
the mouth OF the megaderma was itself
sufficient to hint the strong probability
of SUCH being the case. During the
very short time that elapsed before |
entered the building it did not appear
that the depredator had once alighted,
and | am satisfied that it sucked the
vital fluid from its victim as it flew,
having probably seized it on the wing,
and that it was seeking Il quiet nook
where it might devour the body ;:t
leisure
| kept both animals separate till next
morning. when procuring Il convenient
cage. first put in the mcgaderma, and
after observing it for some time I
placed the pipistrelle with it. No soon
or was the latter perceived than the
other fastened upon it With the ferocity
OF q tiger. again Selling it behind the
ear. and made several efforts to fly off
with it: but, finding it must needs stay
within the precincts of the cage, it soon
hung by the hind legs to one side of
its prison and after sucking its victim
till no more blood was left commenced
devouring it and soon left nothing but
the head and some portions of the
limbs. Beast and Man In India"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Lone and Short Hair.

Pranche says: Long hair was the
distinguishing characteristic Of the
Teutonic tribes. It was a mark of the
highest rank among the Franks, none
of whom but the first nobility and
princes of the blood was permitted to
wear it in flowing ringlets, an express
law commanding the people to cut their
hair close around the middle of the
forehead And this badge Of servitude
and sign manual of plebianism in one
century has become the essence Of style
and glass of fashion in another, the
freak Of one age, the fancy of another.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
The First Linen Paper.

Linen cloth was occasionally used for
writing purposes, but was never very
common. Linen manuscripts have. been
found folded in mummy cases, and the
Chinese before the invention orpaper
used silk and cotton cloth. The Romans
also wrote upon linen. The use of this
material introduced change in die
manner of writing. The other sub.
stances, were engraved rather than
written upon, an iron point being used
for the purpose.
To, write upon linen it was necessary
to have some colored fluid which might
get dry and leave Il permanent mark.
The first ink used was probably some
sort of SCOT or lampblack mixed with
size or gum water and the first instru.
ment answering. to our pen was a reed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
.HIS story was told to me by a
crusty bachelor.
81 ;cto,, a., tbiS iJnc - and

"NHIS story WAS tOiu ~ Lie ny Il
cruSty bachelor.
Listen to this, Alec and
Mabel Burnet read: In 10
rea during the whole marriage day the
bride must be mute. If she says Il
word she becomes an object of ridi-
cule. 1t may be a week or even Il
month before her husband hears the
sound of her voice Singular CUSTOM
isn't it? How would you like to adopt
it when we are married.
Her father and mother were sitting
near, the father reading his paper, the
mother sewing. The latter said: THAT
reminds me of the night we became Ell
gagged. Do you remember | made you
wait long while for your answer:
kept YOU Il whole hour without giving
you word
Happy day. observed the husband
dryly and without lowering his paper.
A smile passed over his wife's face,
and a tender light shonc in her daugh-
ters eyes AS for Alec, he cast Il sus-
picious glance at his prospective father
in-law. ~
Nothing would do for Mabel but to
introduce the Korean custom at her
wedding On account Of the recent
death of an aunt who had made her
life miserable, but had left her $4,000,
the ceremony was to include only the
family Alec protested against the i'll
PRODUCTION of q custom taken from Il
degenerate eastern race. but Mr.. Bur
nets remark, Happy day had fas-
tened the idea upon Mabel, and it
could not be removed.
On the day of the wedding the bride
did not speak from the moment OF her
awakening. After the ceremony she
kissed the family all round, but spoke
never q word All agreed her silence
added q solemn charm to the most i'm
pressive occasion in a woman's life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Hicks started i'm
mediately after Il wedding breakfast
lat which the bride sat mute on their
wedding journey. AS they rolled along
in a parlor coach the young husband
! remarked upon the presents they had
received the interest taken i'll their
marriage, the concoulSc of people who
would gladly have been present had
not the ceremony been private. His
wife listened, but spoke not. Then he
directed her attention TO passing OBJ
| jectS. There was Il happy. dreamy
look on her face but she uttered no
word They dinad in a buffet car: but
though there was Il bottle of wine, her
tongue was not loosened. After dinner
Alec surprised her by telling her that
he was going into the smoking room
for an after dinner cigar. Halt an
hour was enough for the cigar. but he
took an hour. When he returned she
received him with u lowering brow.
"'How long," he asked her coldly, lis
this: beautiful Korean custom to be
kept up"
She made no reply. but inwardly re-
solved that it should be kept up until
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Soft SheIled Eaqs,

The soft shelled egg is caused by tn
lack of lime i'll the ration of the hen
and also may be due to the fact that
she IS out of condition., resulting from
too much corn in the ration. If the
former is the cause the difficulty may
be remedied by supplying old plaster
or ground oyster shells, while if the
latter wheat. bran or oats may be sub
stituted for the bulk of the corn. and
the flock may be made to scratch for
their feed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
THE HARMLESS" BULL.
You Can't Be Too Careful In Your
Handling of the Animal.

A recent issue of Animal Husbandry
deals out handful of pretty good adj
vice when il SAYS of the harmless
BULL
We believe that too great precautlon
cannot be taken in handling the bull.
We believe it is far better to be care
full with a HARMLESS" bull during his
natural lifetime than to be gored to
death at moment when you have
failed to keep an eye on him.
Bulls are wholly unreliable To know
how to handle bulls properly will re-
qule lots Of experience. and then one
who has been engaged in the business
will feel that there is much to be
learned.
and nine times out of ten he will not
hurt anybody Or show signs of being
dangerous The really harmless bull
is the one that is handled as if it were
really Il terror. He is never allowed
the long end of the rope. He is led
with Il leader when he is led at all.
His path is never crossed except the
person crossing it be prepared for any
emergency that is liable to arise.
When in the stall he is handled with
firmneSs and kindness. but none of
the kindness should he bestowed about
his head. 1t is better to be safe than
sorry. If a leader is used always for
leading the bull out there is little dan
ger, for the bull knows that he cannot
do any damage with it, and he will not
try
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
an othinu New Under the Sum-"

The hobble skirt is 5000 years old
Women of prehistoric Crete wore it,
charge of the University Of Pennsylva-
MAS excavations i'll that island The
Cretan women also laced themselves
in tight corsets and initiated the men 5
collars. ~
Br. Hall also declares that. ancient
Crete had Il drainage system which
compares fayorabIy with any present
day drainage systems.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Good Of Proper Drainage.

Proper drainage is the first step to-
ward improvement. On large marshes
and the cooperation of a number of
adjoining landowners is necessary, but
thousands of farms include some marsh
land. which can be readily drained by
the owners without legal difficulties
Proper tillage of marsh land is of the
utmost importance. Heavy rolling by
packing the loose peat soil produces Il
firmer seed bed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Sunshine For the Solemn
She Wanted to Know.

Look here" said the reforming hus-
band we must have things arranged
in this house 50 that we shall! know
just where everything is kept
With all my heart swcetIy an
SWered his wife. ''and let US begin
with your late hours, my love. | should
very much like to know where they,
are kept. S Stray Stories. =
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
The Weekly Farm Budget
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WHAT CROP ROTATION DOES.

; First.-It provides for the
growing legumes, which furnish
an economic supply of nitrogen
and reduce to the minimum the
necessity of purchasing CONNER
eial forms of nitrogen.
Second 1t keeps a growing
crop on the land, which checks
teaching and the erosion of the
) soil.
,. Third -Shallow roofing crops
; are alternated with deep roofing
crops, and the plant food is
; taken from different portions
and layers of the soil.
; Fourth.-It reduces to the min
imum the possibility of damage
; from insect pests and crop dis
eases.
, Fifth.-It enables the farmer to
systematic his plans and econ
omiZe, in labor.
) Sixth 1t supplies the soil with
humus and makes larger yields
) per acre.
4. \
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Amount of Milk to Feed Calves.

As a general guide for the beginner
the following method is recommended
by Professor Reed of the Kansas State
Agricultural college to determine the
amount of milk to feed For the first
pounds of milk per day; second hun
dred pounds, add five pounds of milk
per day; third hundred pounds, add
two and one-half pounds of milk per
day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
A Repeater.

Dyspeptic Mothe-My son. | have
corrected you often for rapid eating:
Now you have gobbled that banana
at two bites; you will surely be i'll.
AS punishment you shall not go out to
play.
Penitent Son-Well, ma, it | eat an
other banana nice and slow, mayn't |
go then?-Boston Herald.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Indications Of a Good Cow.

Here is what prominent dairyman
terms the signs of 4 good COW: First,
an owner with kind and sympathetic
heart. with Il born love for animals;
second comfort spelled in capitals at
every turn: third, II silo: fourth, plenty
of good feed; fifth. giving the COW the
right kind of father; sixth testing her
aud keeping record-kansas Farmer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Alfalfa and Glover.

The Michigan experiment station
seeds medium rcd clover with alfalfa.
The clover crowds out the weeds and
gives a good yield of hay while the
alfalfa is starting. AS alfalfa does not
come to it's best until the second year,
a. trial.of red clover with alfalfa sow,n
in August is worth making. Expert
ment on small scale.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Who Furnished the Silk.

Fond Mamma-Now, Charlie, don't
you admire my new dress:
Charlie-1eS. mamma: it's beautiful.
Mamma-And. Charlie, all the silk is
provided for us by Il poor worm.
Charlie-DO you mean dad:-Sydney
Bulletin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Just About Crowd In.

A Bulgarian maiden named Ptqyghazxr-
yurrOgaZar
Loved soldier whose name was Mlubg-
klopkarzar.
When he left for the front
He said with a grunt
"I'Il meet you at UbgatrazXy lknopmasia-
northumberland
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Insatiable Ambition.

II hope our ambitious friend is salts
fed said the philosophic observer.
He has prospered so that he can do as
he pleases.'
Yes. But that doesn't content him.
While he is doing as he pleascs he
wants everybody to quit work and alp
plaud him for doing it SO nicely
Washington Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Not What He Asked For.

Chatty Waiter dounging ut the Win
dow}-The rain'll be here in Il minute
or two. now. sir. fUStomc" We'll. /
didn't order it, I'm waiting for II chop.
Punch.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
SPRAYS For Garden Pests.

In experiments at the Maryland sta
ton iron sulphate has been found of
special value in controlling chickweed
and other early weeds in strawberries.
alfalfa and other crops. 1t was used
at the rate of one and one-half to two
pounds per gallon of water during the
dormant season. preferably in the fall
after frost, when the weeds were small.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Generous Weld

First Physician Did Old Coupon s
case yield TO your treatment:
Second Physician-It did. | treated
it six months and it yielded something
like 5000 Stray Stories
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Looks Cute but How About Later?

1t may seem little cute to see a
young colt bite and kick at those who
tease him too much while playing with
him. but it is not the least bit cute
when the habit stays with him until
he becomes Il vicious horse.-Iowa
Homestead.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Our Selfish Dauqhters,

Father-Do you think you can sup
port my daughter in better style than
that to which she has been accustomed?
Suitor = Privately and between you
and me. sir, believe Mabels idea that
! can is one of the reasons why she is
leaving home" Exchange
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10
Respectinu Fathers Wisdom.

when | was young man [ worked
twelve hours day. said the sire.
II admit your youthful energy re-
Piled the son, ''but admire still more
the mature wisdom which led you to
stop it.'-San Francisco Chronicle.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-10

There are brunettes with d wealth of
beauty Boston Globe. ~
To say nothing of red headed girls
with money to burn.-Concord Patriot