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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
A Winter Wheat From Russia.

Washington, Feb. "A new variety
of durum wheat imported by the de-
partment of agriculture comes from
Bezenshook, southeastern Russia,
where it was originated at the Rus
sian governments experiment. station.
Frank n. Meyer, agricultural explorer
of the foreign SEED and plant introduc-
tion division of the department, who
discovered the new wheat describes
it as being variety of black bearded
ears. 1t is called teislaia and is prov
ing extremely hardy. having survived
snowless winters, when ether winter
Wheats Were Killed or severely injured
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Lent and LincoIn's Birthday.

Boston, Feb 3.-Feb. II will COM
memorate two important events this
year. Besides being the natal day of
President Lincoln, it is also the be
ginning of Lent. Only four times
since 1883 has the forty day period of
fasting fallen as early. This year Eas-
ter will arrive March %
Those who live in wintry climates
and wish to live up to the schedule
of seasons may be prepared to take
their yearly stroll with new spring
bonnet and suit only to find that a
miniature blizzard is raging, while zero
weather may make furs more COM
Portable than the customary straw
hats.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Uncle Sam Runs a Railroad.

Boise. Ida, Feb. "a federal rail
road twenty-one miles in length and
extending from Boise to ArroWrock is
now being operated. 1t was built to
carry Iaborers and supplies for work
during the next four or five years on
the highest dam in the world, the Ar
rowrock dam, towering 351 feet into
the air. The flood and excess waters
of the Boise river, which the dam
holds back, will be used in irrigating
100000 acres of land on the govern
ment irrigation project near Boise,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Free Municipal incubation.

: New York. Feb. 3.-Since Jan. / the
department of health has been inocu-
lating Eall &persons who applied with
anti-typhoid serum in order to prevent
infection with typhoid fever. Commits
sioner Lederle says that immunization
against typhoid fever, or the inocula-
ton of healthy person with sterilized
typhoid cultures, has passed beyond
tie experiment tar sta &c afltl- has become
established as Il prophylactic measure
of proved efficiency. (6Bl
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Wants to Be the Summer Capital.

Staunton,, Va, Feb. 2,-Staunton, the
birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, is eager
to be the summer capital. To that end
a movement is under way to buy and
present to the president elect the his
toric Selma mansion, with its sur
rounding estate, under Betsy Bell hill,
as the summer home of the president
elect in his occupancy of the White
House, and to which his fellow Viz
of his second term 1t is pointed out
that Mr.. Wilson would be able to reach
Staunton in an afternoons motor trip
from Washington or i'll four hours on
a through train.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Chicago Now Has Woman Judae.

Chicago, Feb. 3,-MiSs Mary NJ. Bar
feline, recently appointed to assist
Judge Pinckney in the juvenile court,
is the citys first experiment with a
woman judge. Miss BarteIme. known
as Mother Bartelme." for eighteen
years was public guardian of Chicago.
Her duties included taking care of way
ward, parentless or otherwise unfortu-
nate girls. In this position she gave
aid and advice to thousands of girls.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Youngest Members of New Congress

Washington, Feb. 2.-Lathrop Brown
of st. James, n. Y, congressman elect
from the First New York congressional
district, now represented by Martin w.
Littleton, will probably be the young
est and therefore the baby member
of the house of representatives in the
Sixty-third congress, which meets on
March 4.
Clyde H. Tavenner, another newly
elected member from Cordova, Ill, had
been cherishing the delusion that he
would be the baby" He is just thirty
one years old. Mr.. Brown will be
thirty years old on Feb. 26.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Relics of the Maine on Cuba's Shaft.

Havana. Cuba. Feb. 3.-Work is well
under way on Cuba's liberty monu-
ment. The turret of the American bat
tleship Maine and the guns that went
down with the ship in Havana harbor,
which were given to the republic by
the United States, will be used in the
memorial The turret will rest on Il
round column of hard Cuban stone,
which is to be supported by an octago-
nal base of three steps. On top of
the turret will be a representation in
white Carrara marble of an explosion
out of which. rises the statue of a
woman Representing the new born re-
Cuban tricOlor.
On the face of the turret Wilt be five
reliefs in hard Cuban stone depicting
scenes connecting the Maine with the
new republic. One shows the Maine
saluting Moro. castle as it arrives at
the port. Others depict the explosion,
the wrecked battleship as she lay part
ly submerged for fourteen years in Ha-
vana harbor the Maine at the surface
of the water as she lay in the Golfer
dam and it's formal burial" at sea
with impressive hOnOrs.
Below the two big turrets will be a
tablet bearing the laurel entwned
shields Of the United States and Cuba
and the. following sentence from the
text of the resolution of the American
congress which gave to Cuba it's liber-
ty: "The. people of Cuba are and of
right ought to be free and indepen-
Jo,,t -
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
SUGGESTS Congress of Indians.

Denver, Feb "a congress of repre-
sentatives of all the living tribes of
Indians upon the North American con-
tinent is the idea suggested by Arthur
B. Hardin, Colorado pioneer. frontiers
man and trapper, for Denver's great
show in 1915. He has lived AN his life
in the west and for the past three sea
sons has been IA packer with al United
States geographical surveying outfit
in the Mesa Verde country near Man
CO.'S
p .Sueh an event. says Mr.. Hardin,
s.Would be a contribution to history OF
an invaluable nature. Denver is the
logical place to old such a congress.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Cabinet Boom For J. j. Hill.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 2.-Bankers here
and at st. Paul started the boom for
James J. Hill as il candidate for sec
rotary of agriculture. The great rail
road man is peculiarly fitted for the
post, they say. His father was farm
er. and Mr.. Hill is a master of agri-
cultural science. He was first spoken
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Worlds Biaoest Steamer

! Glasgow, Scotland. Feb. 1T is ex-
pected that the. Cunarder Aquitania.
which will be the worlds largest
steamer, vii be launched in the spring,
and will be ready for commission in
1914. sItsis 10000 tons burden, which
necessitates1 widening and deepening
of the Clyde channelway.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07

N -
much noise, Miss Bouverie flung her
bedroom door wide open, put on the
light within, ran across the bOudOir,
put on the boudoir light and stopped
to parley through the keyhole.
"The bushranger Stingaree has been
traced to government house."
Good heavens! 'sxssaqa a~agyF e. --aze'sas
"One of your windows was seen
OPEN g.
He had not come in through it." s
''Then you were heard raising your
voice"
THAT was to my maid. This is all
through her. | don't know how to tell
you, but she leaves me in the morning.
Yes, yes; there was a man, but it was
not Stingaree. / saw him myself
through coming up early, but / let him
go as he had come to save a fuss"
Through the Window
Il am SO ashamed!'
Not a bit, Miss Bouverie i am
ashamed of bothering you. Confound
the police" tt~ So
When the voices and the steps had
died away Hilda Bouverie turned to
Stingaree, her whole face shining, her
deep blue eyes alight. .s
There said she. Gould you have
done that better yourself"
Not half so we'll"
''And you thought / could forget"
Il thought nothing. | only came to
you in my scrape."
After years of Imprisonment he
could speak of this life and death haz-
ard as a scrape. She looked at him
with admiring eyes. Her personal tri-
umph had put an end to her indigna-
ton.
MY poor Lea. wonder how much
she has heard? l shall have to tell
her nearly ALL See can wait for me
at Melbourne or Adelaide, and I can
pick her up on my voyage home. 1t
will be no joke without her until then.
l give her up for your sake"
Stingaree hung his head. He was a
changed man.
And II he said grimly. not pathet-
ically, land / am a convict who es-
capped by violence this afternoon"
Hilda smiledv
81 met Mr. Brady the other day" she
said. land l heard of him tonight. He
is not going to die"
He stared at her INSCRIPTIONS radi-
ance. "a
DO you wonder at me|' she said.
Did you never hear that musical peo-
pie had no morals?'' & = a.
And her smile bewitched linn more
and more.
1T explains us BOTH" declared Miss
Bouveries -"Btt do YOU Know what
have kept all these years." she went
on. DO you know what has been my
mascot, what I have had about me
whenever | have sung in public, since
and including that time 1T Yallarook?
Can't you guess
He could not. She turned her back.
he heard some gussets give, and the
next moment she was holding a strange
trophy in both hands. xHy &. z
1t was a tiny silllen bandolier con-
tanning six revolver cartridges, with
bullet and cap intact. 4.. ,.,.....
Cant you guess now?" she gloried.
mo. never missed them They
are not like amy ,everI had" ,i,.l l., Ii
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07

n that have borne you in mind
all these years. AS a mat
ter Of honest fact when / first heard
your name this evening was slow to
connect it with any human being. You
look angry. l intend no insult. If you
have not forgot the life | was leading
before you would very readily under
stand that I have never heard your
maine from those days to this. That is
my misfortune, if also my own fault.
It should suffice that, when ! did re-
member. came at my peril to hear you
sing. and that before | dreamt OF COM
ing an inch further. But / heard them
say, both in the hall and outside, that
YOU owed your start to me; now one
thinks Of it, it must have been a rather
striking advertisement, and | reflected
that not another soul in Sydney canpos-
sibly owe me anything at all. SO came
straight to you, without thinking twice
about it. Criminal as I have been, and
am, my one thought was and is that |
deserve some little consideration at
your hands,"
You actually ask me to assist
criminal and escaped convict-me, Hill
da Bouverie, at my own absolute risk.'
II took a risk for you nine years
ago, Miss Bouverie. 1t was all / did
take" said Stingaree, "at the concert
that made your name"
And you rub it ill.," she told him.
"You rub it in"
Il am running for my life" he ex-
claimed in answer. 1T wouldn't have
been necessary-that would have been
enough for the Miss Bouverie / knew
then. But you are different. You are
another being. You are a woman of
the world Your heart-your heart is
dead and gone
He cut her to it, none the less. He
could not have inflicted a deeper
wound. The blood leapt to her face
and neck. She cried out at the insult,
the indignity, the outrage of it all,
and, crying, she darted to the door.
It was locked.
She turned on Stingaree.
You dared to lock the door-you
dared. Give me the key this Instant
II refuse"
Very we'll You heard my voice; you
shall hear it again.
Her pale lips made the perfect round.
her grand teeth cleaned in the cleo
trio light.
He arrested her, not with violence,
but shrug. ..s...| !.
Il shall jump out of the window and
break my neck. They don't take me
twice-alive."
She glared at him in anger and con-
tempt. He meant it. Then let him do
It. Her eyes told him all that; but as
they flashed, stabbing him, their ex-
preston altered, and in a trice her ear
was to the keyhole.
Something has happened" she whis-
pered, turning scared face up to him.
Ell hear your name. They have traced
you here. They are coming. Oh, what
are we to do?"
He strobe & Ter to the door.
IF you fear a scandal l can give my
self up this moment and explain all
He spoke eagerly. The thought was
sudden. She rose up, looking in his eyes.
mo, you shall not" she said. Her
hand flew out behind her, and III two
seconds the brilliant room had click,
clicked into velvet darkness.
STAND like a mouse" she whispered,
and he heard her reach the inner door,
where she stood like another.
Steps and voices came along the
landing at quick crescendo. is--
Miss Bouverie! Miss Bouverie!
Miss Bouverie!''
1t was his excellency's own gay
voice, and it continued until, with
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Federal Aerodynamic L laboratory.

Washington, Feb "a government
laboratory is strongly adj
vocated by Captain Washington L.
chief of the navy aviation
corps. 1t was upon his suggestion that
President Taft appointed a commission
to consider the question of the desira-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Good Roads LEGISLATION.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Data has been
gathered in different states and efforts
made to ascertain how the government
and the states can best cooperate for
the building of the roads. There is
hope for good roads legislation of some
practical kind in the near future.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Capt Washington /. Chambers, Chief of
. United States Navy Aviation Corps.

-bilityt Of such ia laboratory. its scope,
organiza ton, location and cost. al
though the aeropIane has not yet ar
rived at the state Of perfection required
by all work contemplated for it in ma
val warfare it is sufficiently advanced
to be of great service in many ways
should it be required for emergency
use,' says Captain Chambers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
James j. Hill, Railroad Builder, Urged
For Secretary Of Agriculture.

of in the northwest for the cabinet
position after his address before the
agricultural and conservation congress-.
when he advocated a rural credit sys-
tenn for the development of farming.
His proposal was the result of twenty
or thirty years of intensive study in
agriculture, it was said at the time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07

1t has been a dream of mine for years
to see such a congress held, but until
now l have never more than tentative
ly suggested it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
New Works Political Dinners.

New York, Feb. Both the Progress
sives and the Republicans of New
York will have Lincoln's birthday din
ners. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will
be the principal speaker at the former.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
Miss Mary M. Bartelnne, Who Is Ju
veniIe Court Judge In Chicago.

She inaugurated many new theories
and practical ideas as to the proper
care and instruction of girls and young
women. Her methods along these lines
have been adopted in many other
cities
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
The Exit of Stinearee.

IS Hiss BOUvERIE, said Stinga-
IM rec, you. may we'll suppose
Ii, III that have borne you in mind
all these wears. AS a mat
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-02-07
The
... Gentleman
Bandit
BY e. w. HORNUNG
Author of
"RAFFLES"

Copyright, 1907, by Charles Scribner's Sons
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-04

23-year franchise Of the County
Traction Co. expires Feb. 20.
City council trying to solve
whether the franchise should be
renewed.
G. ]. Williams, So, cashier
Queen Insurance Co. of America,
100 Jackson blvd, suicide in room
of Grand Pacific hotel. Gun. Be
lieved i'll health.
r. E. Blackwood, ex-represent-
alive for news bureau at City
Hall, elected secretary of Illinois
and Chicago Civil Service Re
form Assn.
Frank NJ. Ryan, Pres. Interna-
tional Assn of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers, will leave
here tonight for indianapolis,
where special convention of
ironworkers will be held Feb. "a.
Confidence man sold farmer
the Criminal Court building for
$1,000. Farmer is peeved.
Negro robber in home of S., E.
Sommer, student of N. w. u, 84444
Leland av. Several shots fired.
No one hurt. Got $50.
id. Stinson, switchman c., M.
& St. P. Ry., sued his employer
for $34.90 wages held on loan
shark assignment. Awarded his
claim.
F. S. McMurray, 1906 Ellis av.,
fell down stairs. Dead.
John Hennessey, 22O N. Sacra-
mento av., switchman, fined $40
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-04

Adams st, dying Augustana hos
pital, from pernicious anemia.
]. T. Mccullough, Carbonate,
ILL.,, brother, wants her removed
to see if he can't save her life with
Christian Science. Fred Will
mer, husband, says it would be
dangerous to move her. Her
brother asked for writ of habeas
corpus III circuit court to remove
her.
According to Capt. Healy, Has
san Sina, held for murder of Al
1ah Abdowl, whose body was
found in suit case, has admitted
that he committed the murder,
to Turkish prisoner. Taken to
county jail to await trial.
Joe Jackson, chauffeur for DR..
w. Walter, failed to appear in
court on charge of not having
rear light on his auto lighted.
Case passed up till later. Judge
got note from V. C. Wieder, the
doctors secretary. 81 was en-
closed to Cover court costs and
ST for the judges courtesy"
Judge Hopkins sent boy back
with written reply and the 81,
saying he had no use for the
money on Monday.
Miss Katherine Brennan, N.
Y, guest at Blackstone hotel, ar
rested charged with theft of sill
yer tray from the hotel.
P. !. B. Haverlv, inspector for
A., P. &. Santa Fe Ry. Co., ar
rested on charge of setting room |
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17

scious memory OF men the echo Of
their protest was still ringing. They
are forgotten now.
John Dunmeade was a normally In
telligent young man, healthy of mind
and conscience. who had never been
tempted. hence never tested. He had
heard the protestants OF his day. Of
course. but they dealt with problems
so remote from his own simple exist
ence that he had carclessly accepted
his elders appraisement OF them lie
had an ingenious belief In the great
ness and goodness Of men who attained
high position In life. such men as
Senator Murchell
Despite his charity and credullty. he
was. when occasion presented itself
quick to see the fundamental verities
of the case-as Stephen Hampden had
learned
He was not unambitious. although
emily from nowhere in particular. had
come the suggestion OF his nomination
When he perceived the distinct approx
al with which his neighbors received
the suggestion his heart leaped within
him. They were a good. kind people
II he should prove a faithful servant
In little perhaps-with unaffected mo
desty he contemplated the prospect
to him might be committed service Of
wider scope.
The conceded fact that his nomina
ton came solely by grace Of Murchelrs
and Sheehan's decree caused him
vague misgivings. Jeremy Applegate's
plaint startled him. Hampden's offer
did not tempt-it revolted him What
troubled him most was that these
things were done In the light Of day
and that no one-Jeremy did not
count. the victim would naturally pro
test-seemed TO care.
After careful consideration Of his IN
imposing bank account John invested
q part OF 1t I'm a horse despite the teas
ing OF Aunt Roberta, who accused him
OF "jolning the cavalry"-to wit, War
ates that clattered over the roads at
Crusaders heels. lie was not thor
oughbred. blue ribbon winner, like Cru
sader, but just plain horse that. with
buggy attached. could trot mile In
something less than Ave minutes or II
you weren't particular as TO gait would
bear you In the saddle all day with
equal willingness. lie was big. raw
boned beast with a Roman nose and
eyes continually showing white. which
quite belied his placid temper, and
John called him Lightning SO John
and Lightning, two industrious gam
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17
Read of This Stirring Battle Against Civic
Evils That Are, and For the Honor and
Justice That Should Everywhere Prevail

dictment. "he virtually called me .
crook"
"Wel?"
"Well-whatT
"Are you?'' And she added quickly.
seeing his look OF aggrieved astonish
mrnt. But OF course know you
aren't"
81 am not" he said emphatically. ~
have always kept my operations strict
ly within the law. and that Is more
than a good many men who aren't call
ed crooks can say. or course" he
went on. II know perfectly well IN
not be consulted when you come to
marry You will choose your husband
according to your own tastes
81 have the right" she interrupted.
''since shall have to live with him.
Unless have to support him.
"You wouldn't have to-" she said
positively. "even II he We're poor. ]
can do without luxury"
"You think you can" he answered
you've never bad TO try But even II
you 'ouiu uo "llhoul yOu
be content with mediocrity. You'd
want to be in the thick OF things, with
husband who'd wear No. 8 hat
who'd have big wants and would put
up big fight to get what he wanted
And II you ever took the bit In your
mouth. Lord pity you and your hus
bandr'
do you know" she said thought
fully, 1--WE been thinking Just that
Still. John Dunmeade-we're still dis
cussing him. aren't we?-isn't exactly
commonplace lie really has brains
and he Is attractive. In politics.
HE would be out Of place. You know
nothing OF politics He'd have less
chance there than In business.
"We are really anticipating the
event He hasn't asked me TO marry
him. and he doesn't intend TO. ! think
He strongly disapproves Of me. even
while he likes me"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-04-17

is perfectly absurd" she nouted his
fancy, "since New Chelsea Is nothing
20 emphatic.
Inside, the decora tors-not from New
Chelsea were putting the finishing
touches on the last room. and most OF
the furnishings we're In place He
found that the Globe had done the
house grave Injustice. II was not at
all "palatial." but planned with an
eye TO comfort and harmony-"llvab BILE
ness" Katherine called it-and mark
ed by extreme simpllcity-of the expen-
sive sort however.
Under KalheriDe's guidance John
was shown the whole house from gar.
ret to cellar At least half OF his nd
miration he gave to his guide. lie hal
never before known her as she was
that afternoon. glr'ish. enthusiastic.
absorbed In her womnns task OF home
making. never so allurlng Afterward
they rested on the shady eastern ter.
race
"Do you know" she said. "you
haven't exclaimed once Not single
'Finer or even 'Bullyr You're a
very satisfactory person - In some
ways DO YOU like itT'
Very much" he answered with such
evident sincerity that she was content
But why this air Of permanenceT
Because this * TO be- home or
course we shall be IN the Steel city dur.
ing the winter, with month in New
York for the opera Hut This IL home
II seems lonely and out Of the way
now. ! suppose. hut that won't last
long The Sangers have bought the
place next t. this The Flicks, and