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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
- HERE was. once. a wise king.
much beloved of his subjects.
His reign was mild; his taxes

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much beloved of his subjects.
His reign was mild; his taxes
were light; his requirements
for military duty were the minimum.
Indeed, but one subject occupied his
thoughts-how to render his people
happy. { III. / ~~''}F3
But there are always malcontents,
and dissatisfaction without grounds in
wolves other follies. We. a perfectly
free people today, have our anarchists.
who think that by killing a ruler they
will benefit their cause. So it was in
this kingdom. There were people who
wished to see the king out of their
way. Why they desired this no one
not even themselves knew. The kings
son would inherit the throne, and the
people were unanimous In their inten-
ton that he should inherit it, Nor
was it expected that the son would
make better king than the father.
Thee were three malcontents in the
kingdom. who in their folly resolved
that it would be a good thing to get
rid of their king One was 4 baker,
another Il butcher and the third con-
fectioner. They banded themselves to-
gether under an agreement. Each in
turn would send the king dish that
he had himself prepared and into
which he had put poison. The baker
was to try his hand first. and if he
failed the butcher would try, then the
cOnfectiOner. So the baker prepared a
fine large fruit cake and Disgusting
himself took it to the palace with
placard on it that read:
To the king, from one Of his loving sub
jects.
The king was. of course. suspicious
of q gift for whom no one was reSpOn-
sible and directed the head cook to put
it away where no one might be injured
by it. 4 few weeks later he received
in the same fashion Il bOarS head
cooked with garlic and aromatic spices.
The king now became interested and
ordered his head police officer to inyeS-
tigate the matter.
Now. the head police officer knew
that if any harm came to the king
from this cause he would lose his
head In other words. he had an in
centive that police officers of the pres
ent day who are much engaged in pol
itics are stranger to- 1t was not long
before he had got on the track of the
baker. the butcher and the confection
er and reported their scheme.
The king was not only Il wise and
patient man. but exceedingly crafty.
He waited till the cOnfectioner had
sent in a beautiful replica of the pal
ace. all in candy. with a sweetmeat
under the roof which was easily re-
moved and a card on which was writ
ten ''To be eaten Immediately or it will
lose all it's flavor"
Then the king sent his chamberlain
to the three conspirators with an in
vitation to come to the palace. When
they were there he said to them:
81 have been much moved by your
kindness. but you must remember that
king cannot accept favors from his
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Saving the Manure.

For horses and dairy COWS. perhaps
the best method Of preserving the ma
nure is to put it together into Il water
tight pit outside the stable into which
the urine can be drained if sufficient
bedding is not used to absorb it. 1t is
important that the urine and the solid
manure be kept together, as neither by
itself is we'll balanced fertilizer If
cattle are to be kept in stables or COW
cred sheds, the best method for pre-
serving the manure is to make the
floors water tight with sliding man
gers, and use plenty of bedding. The
manure will be kept packed by the con-
tinual tramping of the animals, 50 that
no loss through heating and fermenta
ton occurs, and the urine will be en-
tirely absorbed. Cultivator.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
The Poisoned Gifts
By HELEN s. GASHE

people, 1t rather becomes royalty to
bestow presents. This dish, which
must be eaten at once or lose its fla
vor." turning to the confectioner, Il
renounce Iii your favor. Enjoy it. and
l will give you one of my palaces in
| which to dwell so long as you live
The confectiOner, white and trem-
bling. ate the confection. The king
| watched him while he did so and saw
him fall dead Then he turned to the
butcher
"As becomes my kingly dignity" he
| said, II must return this gift to you
| also. Eat your fill and be assured that
for the rest of your life you will be
supported by tax levied on the mem-
bers of your craft, this in recognition
of your loyalty to your sovereign
The butcher knew that he was going
to his death. but there was no use in
making resistance, so he ate of the
boar's head and soon fell dead. Then
| the king turned to the baker.
This cake" he said, has tempted
me ever since | received it at your
hands. 1t is evidently full of succu-
| lent foods including fruits and spices.
would fain have eaten it. but / have
| always made it rule that my sub
jects. shall, have the best in my king
dom. Eat the product of your skill,
| and in token of the loyal spirit that
prompted you to send it to me l make
you grand high baker to the court,
with q thousand gold pieces for every
day of your life hereafter"
Your most gracious majesty" said
whelms me- l wish that you may live
as long to pay me the gold pieces as |
live to receive them"
You have ready wit" said the
king 81 marvel that one who can
speak so we'll should have had the fol
ly to wish to take the life of a ruler
who has studied no problem except
how to make his people happy. l
would permit you to enjoy the pen
sion | have given my royal word to
bestow upon you, but a fool and his
money are soon parted. and it would
not long avail you. However, | will
give you more comfortable method
of eXpiating your folly than eating
your cake. You may pay your re-
spects to my eXncutioner."
Those We're days when kings were
not troubled with laws. and their chiefs
of police were not obliged to convict
|. persons who were known to be plot
! ting to kill the sovereign. 1t worked
very we'll when the king was good
king but was doubly nOXious when he
was a bad one. which only goes to
show that people who plot against a
good ruler are plotting against liberty
and require special laws to keep them
from carrying out their purpose.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
ADVANTAGE of Clean Class.

A clear atmosphere is exceedingly
important in the forcing of hotbcd and
greenhouse crops There are numerous
examples of growers being forced out
of business because of the close proX-
unity of railroads and factories. The
daily accumulation upon the glass of
SCOT and smoke reduces the amount of
light that enters the house or the
frame, and the intensity of the suns
rays is also reduced by the smoky at
mosphere before the glass is reached,
Such a condition is most unfavorable
to the forcing Of vegetables or flow
ers and should be avoided in the Sc
lection of location for these indus
tries.-National Stockman and Farmer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31

planting, many using sulphur instead
of formaldehyde or corrosive subli-
mate for disinfecting their seed pota-
toes before planting, and sulphur has
for many years been used in conserva-
tories, being found most valuable in
fighting the various enemies of hot
house plants. but it has always been
practically unconsidered as an ele-
ment in any of the chemical com
pounds advocated for increasing the
yield of any food plants, the three
things deemed absolutely necessary
being nitrogen, potash and phosphorlc
acid in some form.
The new discoveries show that for
many things sulphur is a prime neceS-
Sity. in many cases being twice or
three times as valuable to the plant as
phoSphoric acid. For oats the two
practically split even; for cabbage
One-third more sulphur is needed than
phosphoric acid; for turnips nearly
three times as much, while for that
greatest of all fodder plants, alfalfa,
about One-third more is needed, and it
Is found that four tons and half Will
take from the soil about sixty five
pounds of sulphur. which means that
an alfalfa yield this year of six and
One-third tons per acre at the Long Is
land agricultural experiment station
took from this acre of one time pine
barren ninety-One and one-third
pounds of sulphur, which is qui,e u
bunch, and a six-year-old field has re-
moved from one time scrub oak land
432 pounds of sulphur.-Long Island
AgrOnOmiSt.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Oldest Royal Line Extinct.

With the death of Prince Nicholas
Lusignan in st. Petersburg ends the
oldest royal line'in the world, says the
Chicago Tribune. Prince Nicholas
was the only son of Lusignan VI, king
Of Cyprus, Syria and Jerusalem until
the year 1878. His house, had reigned
here since the days Of the Crusades, a
matter of seven and one-half centuries.
The British government offered King
Lusignan q handsome pension If he
would formally renOunce his claims
and retire to some spot in the British
empire, but the monarch refused, say
ing he would rather die in penury than
renounce his rights to his foes. He
was exiled from Cyprus and went to
ST. Petersburg, where his family was
brought up. They all died in pow
erty. and Prince Nicholas ended his
life in a public hospital.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Troubles With Alfalfa.

+. -. Coburn of Kansas. the we'll
known alfalfa expert. gives as his
"Eptome of the Quartet of Alfalfa
Vacations" the following:
Securing q good stand.
Drying ont the second year.
Failure through harvesting and sack
ing
Injury from insects or disease al
stacks.
The best remedy for graSshoppers
western Kansas farmers have found
to be turkeys. An average Of one OF
two turkeys per acre of alfalfa viii
absolutely rid the field of this pest and
manufacture fine poultry meats for a
growing market.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Aeroplanes Destroy Battleship.

AcropIanes with wings fringed with
electric lights and carrying powerful
Searchlights gave remarkable eXhlDl-
tons of flying by night in England.
the most interesting feature being the
dropping of five bombs onto Il canvas
covered framework battlcShip. Cap
tain Tyrer. as fighting man of Far
man bipanp. bOmbardcd the battle
shin by means of Il rocket firing piS-
toll The first three shots went wide,
but the fourth landed fairly between
stem to stern, and the vessel disap-
peared-in clouds Of smoke and dame
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Up 10 Date Farming Methods
Much Depends on Breed and Having
the Right Kind of Stock.

Much Depends on Breed and Having
the Right Kind Of Stock.
T. This matter of winter egg produc-
ton has baffied a great many. A few
seem oshave solved the question and
are making great records, but where
one succeeds a great many fail, and
why? Well, in the first place, writes
New York man in Rural Life, they
have not got the stock to work with.
Nearly all of these big winter egg rec:
ords in this country are made with
early Matched pullets, those Matched
in March or first part Of April. Its
the early bird that catches the worm
They must be of good thrifty stock
and of laying strain.
pullets They are just allowed to come
up. Then there is something in the
breed The right kind to have is one
that can stand the cold climate that
prevails in many parts of the country.
,Leghorns and Minorcas are great
spring and summer layers when. eggs
are cheap and plenty. and there are
some other breeds the same way. Leg
horns are certainly great egg produ-
GERS, but you must have the proper ac-
.coInmodations for them. as they are
not going to lay very many eggs dur
ing severe cold weather, and have
observed that there is only now and
then a place fittel up for them as it
should be. A Leghorn natures quick
ly; she may be Matched in May and
then mature in time for fall layers.
During the past twenty-five years
have bred and kept all classes of
breeds, and my experience has led me
to believe that the Rhode Island Red
is the best suited to winter egg pro-
duction of any breed have ever had
anything to do with. | did not get any
Rhode Island Red chicks Matched out
last year until along in May. but the
middle of December had nearly one
half of my Red pullets laying steadily
and they have not ceased since that
time. Two or three severe cold days
seem to make no difference with their
egg output.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Each In Its Own Place.

The mule does not cut much Of a
figure in poetry or sculpture or at the
horse show, but when it comes to fur
nishing the power required to draw the
plow the mule is there with the
goods" AS a rule, the old COW that
fills the milk pail night and morning
does not cut much of a figure at the
fat. stock show, but she is Il much
ing Of our population and in the pros
nerity of her owner than the bullock.
Each. however. is good in. its. place
Kansas Farmer RI
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
PROVIDING FOR OLD AGE.
Only One Man In 10000 Is Self Sup
PORTING at Seventy.

In an address before Chicago col
lege class Superintendent Graves of
the King Home For Old Men said:
only one nan in 10000 is self sup
porting at seventy. In the United
States there are no 1,125,000 former
wage earners who are sixty-five years
of age and more, dependent upon pub
lie and private charity at cost Of
$22O,OOO,O0O. Moreover, there are 3OO,-
coo old men and women i'll homes
whose support costs $50,000,000 an
nually."
\ man beyond fifty out Of job has
a hard time getting another. There
are certain forms of industry that will
not receive an application for service
from man over forty. In law and
medicine old men have a very good
opportunity. but it is ridiculous to
face the fact that the minister at fiji
ty-five is supposed to have reached
the dead line.
A number of commercial and manu-
featuring institutions, as we'll as mu-
nicipal departments, have provided
pensions for the aged. Some of the
governments of Europe have insti-
tuted pension systems for old citizens.
This is most beautiful and beneficent,
says the Christian Herald. Many
children care for their aged parents,
counting it privilege and pleasure
to do SO, but many old people are pen
tvs first duties is to make proper pro-
vision for them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
TIMELY CHICKEN NOTES.

The best medicine you can give
your hens is good pure feed.
!. Forcing laying hens with slim
; ulants Of any kind, except those
nature supplies in good food, is
; a dangerous and costly process
in the long run.
When you find a hen dead un-
. der the perch you may make up
your mind that something Is
wrong with your feeding. Prob
. ably you are feeding too much
. fat making food.
Birds that have plenty of char
coal are not so apt to have bowel
:. troubles as those that, do; not
. have it,
Before you sink a lot of money
in eggs for the Incubator, study
. the machine thoroughly. Find
> out how to do your part. The i'm
cubator will do it's part if you
: do yours.
Fertile eggs come from the
; houses where the birds are not
. too thick, where good food is pro-
Vided and where good, healthy
birds of both sexes are kept.
Keep a little gas tar on hand
and apply it for scaly legs.
You can tell laying hen as
far as you can see her. Her
comb is always bright and
healthy looking.-Farm Journal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
USES OF LPHUR
Experiments Show That Plants
Need This Element.
NECESSARY In MANY CASES
Twice or Three Times as Valuable as
Phosphoric Acid-Results of Tests
Made at Long Island New York;
Agricultural Experiment Station.

Sulphur has always been good
thing. 1t was a very important factor
utilized in the rather crude religion at
taching to some churches in days gone
by. 1t is prime necessity for that
very important item of civilization, the
match, and without it the rubber shoe
would be almost unknown.
Lately it has been discovered that
scientists had been in error regarding
the value of sulphur for growing
plants. 1t seems that the methods of
analysis of ashes of plants have not
given the true amount Of sulphur TAX
en- up by the plant during its growth.
It, of course, has long been known
that sulphur, which is prime disin
fectant, had proved of benefit when
applied to infected potatoes before
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Extenuatinu Circumstances.

did you hear that Miss Oldgirl had
backslid and left the church," Yes,
and | have been wondering what caus-
ed her fail from grace" THE minister
said in the course of one of his ser
mons that there would be no marriage
or giving in marriage in heaven
Houston Post
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Took a Hioh Place In the Town.

ga man came to town the other day
and hadn't been here more than TWEEN
ty-four hours before everybody was
looking up to him.
How did that happen?'
He got. a contract to paint the. flag
staff on our tallest building" -Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Preferrina a Loaf to Barrel of Flour.

TTeIeFTT7y d GOa' " Eat 7 Ct UT '"''''
George w. Perkins at Il dinner said
of laZineSS:
'LaZiness is the rarest of the Amer
lean business mans vices. Few, indeed
are the American business men who
resemble Bob Need.
Bob Need kept grocery store in
my native Chicago. A little girl came
in one day and said:
"'Gimme me cents worth of -four,
please
Bob laid down the weekly paper.
rose and snarled as he shulIled toward
the flour barrel:
"'Ah, amt there nobody what sells
-four in this here town but me-"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
:, Ate ntion to Horseshoes.

Keep the horseshoes we'll frightened
on the hoofs now. as this is the time
of year they are most frequently lost
by being lOoSened in the mud or snow
or because of long usage. They are
100 high priced to be lost, and, besides,
n loose shoe Injuries the hoof and is a
hindrance to the animal in travel
Farm Progress.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
LOTIONS FOR LONG ACES
Daddy Was a Cutup.

''Shall mention to your father the
fact that l have absolutely no bad
habits?" said the young man who had
just proposed. NO" replied the
thoughtful girl. '"Of course | want him
to think you will be a good husband.
At the same time I'd leave him some
hopes of finding you good company
Washington Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Had Heard 1t Often.

''Children." smiled the elderly visitor
who was addressing the school, ''can
any of you tell me what the famous
Schleswig- Holstein question was?"
A, curly haired youngster raised her
hand.
well. little girl?"
"'Uncle Zeb, which side do you milk
her on?' Washington Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Cost of MARRYING.

Her fiance was worth a million, but
she threw him over for another"
Married for love, did she?"
Not in the sense You mean. The
other man had $l0,000,000" - Boston
Transcript. 800 ..I
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
The Briaht Side.

Doesn't it annoy YOU to have mem
Der of your congregation 90 to sleep:
NO" replied the patient clergyman.
81 take it as an evidence that he has
profited by my previous instruction and
has a clear conso fence. w ashington
Star
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Ear Core TaafS

A frequent source of trouble in milk
ing is sore teats. A slight scratch or
sore on a cows teat or udder is some
times very painful and should be Civ
Ell attention. Vaseline or lard is good
and renders rough teat soft and pill
able.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
A Wise Old Owl.

Romantic HuSband-Ah, how I'd like
to be back again on the old farm!
Prosaic Wife-Huh. But | notice
YOU had no desire to be back until yOu
knew the harvest work was done
Chicago News. ..,.s..,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Nav Have Been a Good Thing.

"Slle doesn't oren her mouth wide
enough when she sings" .t't
"She learned to sing in fat
..XVhat has that to do with it,"
'She didn't have room to Oren her
mouth. Houston Post.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
AnaIouy.

John. what does ii mean to play Il
fish before landing it?''
You know how YOU refused ME four
times before you accepted ne and mar
ried me- It's the same thing. IIous-
ton Post.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
PIebeian.

Mrs. Tinkle They say that Mrs.
Neaurich is becoming more popular ey-
cry day. -'~. -
Mrs. Dimple - Yes, indeed You
should have seen how mortified she
was awhile ago when she learned that
her husband owned common stock in
a railrOad.-Satire.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31
Embarrassing Retort

He pompously)-I tell my wife all |
know.
She - How delightfully."- quiet you
must be at home.-Brooklyn Life.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-31

Jinks-Did you say that you We're
welded to your art:
Hamlett-Yes: I'm tied to it for life
all right. but don't hesitate to confess
that the honeymoon was over some
years ago.
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A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles, dissolves gray
Ell, cures diabetes, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism, and all Irregular
tiles of the kidneys and bladder in
both men and women. Regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
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bottle is two months treatment, and
seldom fails to perfect a cure. Send
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states. DR.. F. w. Hall, 1926 Olive ST..
ST. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. AID
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Atlantic Coast Line Special Rates to
Marion County Fair

On Nov. p TO %, the Atlantic
Coast Line will sell round trip tick
cts 10 Ocala as rates quoted below:
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Handsome chatting dishes at Ty-
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Tucac Comfy Sc


Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner Of the firm of F.
]. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the city Of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed in my presence, this 9Th day of
December, A. D., 1886.
(SeaD A w. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally and acts directly upon tie
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. Adv.
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Cup to and including this date)
Fares for Children: Tickets for
the transportation Of children five
years of age and undvr twelve, may
be sold at one-half the above fares,
sufficient to be added to make total
fare end in naught or five. Each
coupon of each such ticket to be
plainly marked, stamped or punched
~ =" E. NJ. NORTH,
Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent.
T. G.. WHITE,
Cen. Passenger Agent.
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Our Tulip Linen pound paper with
envelopes to match is unexcelled and
one trial will convince you. Sold in
Ocala only at Gerig's Drug Stores. If