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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-12

Leave your orders for engraved
calling cards, monogram stationery
and wedding invitations at the News
Budget office. Call and inspect sam
pies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-12

From The Ladysinith News of this week in 1906
William Dodson assumed the duties
Of undersheriff Monday morning.
J. F. Cass of Worthington, Mimi,
was in the city this week on a visit
with his cousin, George Manley.
Sam Harmony OF Hawkins, was a
business caller in Ladysmith Monday.
He reports business active ut that
point, especially in numbering.
Attorney Haggarty went to Phillips
to attend the circuit court term there.
His mother accompanied him to re-
move their household goods to Lady
smith.
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! WITH THE LOCAL CHURCHES {
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scandinavian Lutheran

Services again Sunday Jan. 81
Services in Norwegian at 10:45 a.
m. and in English at 1889 p. III.
Sunday School every Sunday at
1000 a. m.
JOHN RITLAND,
Pastor.
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Entered as second-cass matter April 8, 1907, at
the Postoflice at Ladysmith, Wisconsin. under
the act OF Congress of March 8. 1879.
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Rusk &C. Fair and Agricultural
Society
Messrs. J. H. Moller and j. VI.
Lepley Of Bruce, were in the city
Thursday soliciting memberships to
their County Fair association.
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German Lutheran Church

OGTI1IdII LUIIFSF GIT N~fINI UT
Preaching services will be held III
this church next Sunday at 10: 80
a. m.
Sunday school at $50 a. m
REV. Fl. BAUMBACH, pastor.
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Highest cash price paid for pork
and beef at McCormick's Grocery.
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prOvements from the American stand
point of household economics remains
to be determined.
The readers of the Budget will be
pleased to know that M. C. Martin,
formerly editor of the Budget, is
conducting a successful and increas-
ing newspaper business in our neigh
boring city. He has had several adj
ditions to his office force to facili-
tate the turning out Of his orders
promptly. Last Saturday he secured
the service of another young man
that Martin expects to retain in his
employ for some time. He weighed
II pounds.
Sewer System Nearing Completion
Last Saturday the sewer system
Was connected with the river and the
entire system will have been com
pleted by the end of this week.
Citizens Will Buy Site Fer Factory
At a mass meeting OF the Com
mercial Club of Ladysmith, held in
the city council rooms last Friday
evening, it was voted to execute two
notes Of equal amounts, one to each
bank, for the purpose of securing a
loan wherewith to purchase the site
for the manufacturing concern that
has practically concluded to locate
here.
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Congregational Church
Pastor.

Congregational day will be cele-
brated Sunday and the special preach
er will be DR.. F. N Dexter, OF Ash
land. His morning topic will be
'Evangelism Through Education, and
in the evening, "a Great Work This
last has a special appeal for men.
On Monday Jan. Is, at $50 p. m.
there will be a church supper, fol
lowed by the annual meeting. spec
ial music on all occasions.
Complete program is as follows:
Sunday Morning
Selection-Male quartet.
Sermon Evangelism Through Ed
ucation."
Duet-'Love Divine"
Prof. Rahr and Mrs Diedrich
Evening Song Service
SelectiOn-Male quartet.
Violin Solo-Prof Reichl.
Sermon-''A Great Work"
Selection-Male Quartet.
Violin Solo-Prof. Reichl
Monday Evening
Selaction-Male Quartet.
Solo-Mr. Woodwork.
Reading-Miss Collins.
Duet Mrs. Diedrich and Rev.
Harrison.
FRED HARRISON, Pastor.
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SOClE-7T''l Il 8

Q. .. +. Ladysrnith Lodge No. 1l9 meets
As every Thursday evening. Visiting members
cordially invited.
A MOORE, n. G..
J. A. HEWITT v G. l. L. JORDAN, Clerk
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Baptist Church

Bible school, 10000 a. m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a. m. Sub
ject: What Church Would jesus
Join"
Young People meeting at p. N.
Beginning Sunday, Jan. IA, 1917,
services will be conducted at Bap-
fist church Sunday morning at 1000
a. m. A cordial invitation extended
to all.
G. E. O'BEIRNE, pastor.
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u ga. M. Mystic Tie Lodge No. $50 meets at
Masonic hall first and third Tuesdays Of
each month w j. KERMOTT,
G.. c.. KILE, Sec. w. HI.
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Advertise in the NeWs-Budget.
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TO NONRESIDENT
Hill & Sergent will pay your taxes
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M w. w. Granite Lodge No. 533 meets at
NAs l. o. O. F. hall third Tuesday evening Of
each month Visiting members welcome.
+. Il. MUNRcE, Mrs. MARY EDGAR,
Secretary Project.
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u r. E. r. Ladysmith Colony No. 402 Bea-
Re vers Reserve Fund Fraternity meets at
l. o. o. f. Hall second Tuesday event g OF each
month Z. H. BURNS M. w. B.
A. j. LAIDLAW, Sec. J. o. SINCLAIR, Treas
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News and Weekly Budget
Consolidated April Ii. 1907
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
BONDS BOUGHT
BY MORE THAN 100000
First Great War Issue is Oversub.
scribed Nearly So Per Genital
lotments to Be Made.

Washington, June 25.-Liberty Loan
subscriptions totaled $3,O35, 1885, 1850, an
over subscription of nearly So per
cent.
The final %tabulation as Officially an.
nounced shows that more than 4.00O,.
600 persons bought bonds. Ninety.
three per cent of subscriptions, or
those of 100000 persons were for
sums varying from $50 to $4,000 and
Fl subscribers applied for allotments
Of $4,000 each or more.
The New York Federal reserve dis
trict led the list with subscriptions
totaling $1,186,788,40O or more than
three times the amount subscribed in
the next district, Chicago, $357,195,.
$50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
DISSOLvES THE. DUMA
Explained That Action Is Part of Pro.
gram in Connection With Provi.
sionaI Government.

Petrograd, June 26.-According to a
newspaper report, the government has
decided to issue a decree dissolving
the Duma.
Washington, June 26.-The dissolu.
ton OF the Duma and the Council Of
Empire, urged by the Pan-Russian con.
ference of workmen's and soldiers
councils, was explained by members
CT the Russian mission here as mere
~ another step in the building up
OF a new government in Russia, II
does not indicate the slightest hos
tlllty, it was said, between the coun-
ellis and the other parts of the gov.
eminent.
The Duma, it was explained, ceas.
ed exist when, after it's dissolution bv
the car and its later extraordinary
sessions it created out of itself the
provisional government.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
BELGIAN ARMY LARGER
THAN WHEN WAR STARTED
Declaration 10 Made in Address to Ma,
tional Press Club by Member Of
Visiting Mission.

Washington, June 26.-The Belgian
army is larger, better equipped and
mere determined today than it was at
the beginning of the war, said Lieut..
Gen. Leclercq, military member of the
Belgian mission, in an address last
night to the National Press club. The
general told of the joy the Belgian
soldiers would experience on sight of
the American khaki.
The king without a country" Gen.
eral Leclercq said, lis the expression
the German papers Use to designate
u sovereign. They are not quite ac.
curate. There remains a part of Rel
GUM still unviolated. The German
hordes have not succeeded in passing
the User. The Germans shall never
conquer this small portion of our conn
try"
In Africa, too," he concluded. 1--WE
have met the Germans. Belgium has
gained a territory of i%ncalculable value
with a population Of 5000, 900, an ares
twice as large al Belgium ITSELF"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
u. S. MISSION WARMLY VEL.
COINED BY WAR COMMITTEE.
"TelI What Russia Wants and Amer.
lea Will Aid" He Informs His
Hearers.

Moscow, June 27.-When the head.
quarters of the War Industrial COM
mittee was visited by the American
mission headed by Elihu Root, the mis-
sion was warmly welcomed. Mr.. Root,
in answer to an address of welcome,
said America was summoning 10000
900 men to the colors in defense of
freedom. He was enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
Continuing Mr.. Root told his hear
ers that half a million Americans
soon would be fighting.
Americas fleet already was annihil-
ating German submarines.
Describing Americas adoption to
war, Mr.. Root praised American work.
men for voluntarily working the ma
TONS interest longer hours than usu-
al. They soon would be fulfilling Rus
sia's order for locomotives and cars.
Say what Russia wants." contin-
ued the speaker, land we will aid. Our
high aims in the war justify the heav-
lest sacrifices and anyone who cannot
understand these aims must be unable
to understand anything"
Afterwards the Americans visited
the Moscow Bourse committee and in
spected the Peoples bank and vari.
GUS munitions workshops.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
PETAlN ANNOUNCES SUCCESS ON
ASlNE FRONT-ENTlRE FIRST
LINE OF ENEMY TRENCHES
TAKEN.
EXECUTION OF PROGRAM
IN GREECE PROCEEDING
Allies Expect Early Greek .PartIclpa.
ton In. War-venizeIos to Have
New Government Shaped In
Short Time-French Enter
Athens.

Canadian Army Headquarters in
France. June 27.-ACanadian troops
have entered the village of L4aCoulotte.
The Germans have Withdrawn in this
neighborhood from a line about one
and ~three-quarters miles long.
French Surprise Enemy.
General Petain has resumed his
dashing operations or the Aisne front
and today reports a brilliant success
for his troops in a surprise attack
northwest Of Hurtebise. The entire
first line Of the strong German posi-.
ton there was carried and held against
counter attacks. The Germans were
badly cut up besides losing more than
300 men In prisoners.
Opens Way to Laon.
The successful thrust opens the way
to Laon, the fall of which would force
a German retirement along the entire
H%indenburg line to the North sea-.
1t is in this sector. between Craonne
and Cerny. that the most feasible
route lies ~ the German fortress Of
Laon. the ,ital support of the whole
German line on the French front.
Fetains Control.
The latest effort by the French
seems to indicate that their chief COM
mand has n tea of letting control of
the situatio. here slip from its grip
under the nagging tactics recently
adopted by Won ~Hindenburg. who has
been tryins@his best by thrusts here
aud there to wrcst control of the DOM
mating points from Petain's forces.
Gre.Te Won BY Allies.
The Allies are proceeding rapidly
with the execution of their program in
Greece. rmer Premier venizelos.
stcadfast supporter of the Allies. has
arrived In Athe1S to proceed with the
WORK or to- = cabinet. To which
King Alexander has summoned him.
and It is expected that he will have
his new government shaped by
Wednesday. Athens advices state.
10 Enter War Soon.
A proposition that Greece Join the
Allies in the war is expected to be-
presented to the parliament soon after
it's co%nvoca,ston. according to special
dispatches. These add that three
months time may find Greece in the
field with her entire forces. after a
campaign { educating the people to-
the facts OF the situation which M.
Venizelos Is exipected to conduct.
In the Gr<Gapital there has been
some trouble with the reactionary Gle
ments. dispatches show. and French
troops have entered the city.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
"DRY" BATTLE THREATENS
To 81 .OCK FOOD MEASURE
Prohibition Fight Pending in Senate
E%ndangerr: Whole Legislative Pro-
gram Threats Fly Fast.

Washington, June 27.--The prohibi-
tton fight. iending in the Senate en-.
dangers the whole legislative program.
the Lever food control bin is blocked
by the tremendous confusion resulting
from injection of the sweeping dry
addition by the House.
Threats and counter-threats from
opposing FACTIONS have brought about
a situation. perhaps unprecedented in
the upper branch. AS Il result, reac-
ton set in in force against the sweep.
ing dry amendment by the House as
an adjunct to the food bill.
Let prohibition go through on it's
own merits and not under the food
control measure" urged one dry"
member.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
NOTE SENT TO CARRANZA
FOLLOWING HIGH OIL TAX
U. S. Government Makes Firm But
Friendly Representations to Mex.
leo Regarding Taxes.

Washington, June 26.-Firm but
friendly representations to Mexico
against new high taxes in the Tam
pico oil fields and other representa-.
tons against the so-called donation
%alization' of foreign companies, have
been made to the Carranza govern
ment by the United States govern.
ment, it has been learned.
Great Britain is understood to have
seconded the representations against
the oil taxes, though whether she took
the course of sending the note to Car.
rama is not known.
The taxation representations. en-.
tirely friendly in tone, but quite in
sistent upon a change, seek to lower
taxes which many oil men now re-
gard as almost confiscatory.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
OFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS
9,569,382 REGISTERED
Final Returns Made Public-Enroll.
ment $3.50 Of misunderstanding
Offset by Enlistments.

Washington, June 26.-Oficial wal
registration returns with Niagara
county, New York, and three Wyoming
precincts missing, made public, show
a total enrolment of 9.569,3S2, or ap-
proximately. SO per cent of the census
bureaus estimate. The apparent
shortage is more than Offset by the
number of men in the army and navy
who were not required to register.
OF the registrants reported 7,347,-
1874 are white citizens; 953,S9O COL
ored; 1886 aliens from countries
other than Germany; III, 1913 unnat-
uralized Germans, including those who
have taken out first papers; and 6,O01
Indians.
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Chippewas Sue Lane,

Washington, June 26.-Special suit
was filed in the supreme court of the
District of Columbia by John G. Nor
rtsson. Jr.. for himself and all other
members of the Minnesota Chippewa
tribe, against Franklin K. Lane as
secretary of the interior. The suit
seeks Injunction against the depart.
ment to prevent the use of trust funds
created from a sale of Chippewa lands
under the 1889 treaty and to obtain re-.
payment to that fund of moneys all.
legged to have been spent by the de.
partment from the fund,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28

Russian Peasants Torture Criminals.
Petrograd, June ga dispatch
from Nikolayck, northeast of Odessa,
relates that the peasants of Norvia
Odessa. enraged by the crimes Of muir.
derous burglars and horse thieves,
started an organized movement against
them, torturing or killing captured of.
tenders. The authorities of Nikolayck,
who went to the scene to protest, were
threatened with violence. Twelve
charred corpses marked the scene of
the peasants vengeance.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
BRITISH MAKE FURTHER GAINS ROOT PLEDGES AMERICAN AID
HAIG's FORCES GRADUALLY HEM
MING IN TOWN OF LENS.
Substantial Advance Of Mile and Halt
as New Operations Bring Them
Farther on Sides of Souchez.

London, June q. - Gradually the
English forces r hemming in the
town of Lens, the center of great coal
deposits, and from which prior to the
war more than 100000 tons of coal
were annually exported.
Raids at night by the British gave
them 400 yards of trenches in the
woods at the western outskirt of the
city, while operations earlier in the
day brought them farther along both
banks of the Souchez river, on a front
of about a mile and a half southwest
of the town.
Success Gained at Lens. a,
The official British report reads:
Our success at night southwest of
Lens was followed up during the day
on both banks of the Souchez river.
Substantial progress was made by our
troops in this r in a front Of IL
miles. The raid attempted by the enc.
my south of Ypres was completely re.
pulsed by our machine gun fire.
There was heavy fighting in the
air. Five German airplanes were
brought down by our machines, five
others were driven down out of con
troll. Another hostile machine was
shot down by our anti.aircraft guns.
Five Of u airplanes are missing"
Still Battering at Rheims.
Mighty artillery duels between the
French and Germans are still in prog.
ress on several sectors between Sois.
sons and Rheims. Apparently the Ger.
mans have ceased their infantry oper.
atoms as the latest French official
communication makes no mention OF
fresh thrusts by the Crown Prince.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
GERMANY STILL SUFFERS
FROM HOT DRY WEATHER
Temperature EquaIIed Only Three
Times In Seventy Years-EarIy
Vegetable Crops Fail.

Copenhagen, June 25.-The period of
intense heat continues, according to re-
ports from Berlin, over the greater
part of Germany. Berlin experienced
heat Wednesday exceeded only three
times in 70 years and then in mid-July.
According to the Lokal Anzeiger of
Berlin, the protracted heat and dry
weather, following the late cold spring,
have had a most unfavorable effect on
the yield of fruit and particularly Of
early vegetables, which this year are
of special importance owing to the dis
appearance of potatoes.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
Kansas Wheat Shows eia Gain.

Topeka, Kan, June 25.-A total pro-.
duction of $4,000, 900 bushels of winter
wheat in Kansas this year, 1000, 900
bushels more than the May estimate,
was forecast in the June crop report
issued by the state board of agricul-
ture. The prospective yield of oats
for the state is given as 80,354,7O9
bushels, exceeding the best previous
year, 1888, by 100000 900 bushels, and
SURPRISING the crop of 1916 by Al, 00O..
600 bushels, the report declares. Bar.
ley may aggregate a total of $4,000, 900
bushels.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
SYMPATHY STRIKE PLANNED
Butte Carpenters to Demand 81 Day
-Machinists Dissatisfied.

Butte, Mont, June 27.-Carpenters
employed by mining companies here
will soon demand 81 a day, a raise OF
81, according to statements made by
employers. 1t is also said the machin-
ISIS are expected to strike in sympa-
thy with the electricians.
The Blacksmiths' and Helpers union
are taking a referendum vote on the
question o, calling out it's members
employed by the mines.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
FOOD MEASURE PASSES HOUSE
DRY CLAUSE INCLUDED IN BILL
AS FINALLY ADOPTED.
Carries Appropriation Of S152,5oO,000
for Enforcement and Administra-
tion-vast Power to President.

Washington, June 26. - The admin
istration food control bill, giving the
President broad authority t O control
the distribution of food, feed and fuel
for war purposes and appropriating
$152,500,000 for its enforcement and
administration. has been passed by the
House after far-reaching prohibition
provisions had been written into it.
The vote was 1865 to 5, Representa-
tives McLemore, Slayden and Young
of Texas, Democrats, and Weeker,
Missouri and Ward, New York, Repub.
licans. voting in the negative.
Provides for Prohibition.
Prohibition provisions adopted would
prevent use of foodstuffs for manufac-
ture of alcoholic beverages and would
give the President authority to take
over for war purposes all liquor now
on hand. The bill now goes to the
Senate where it probably will be SUBJ
stituted for a similar measure already
under consideration. Leaders hope to
get the measure to conference by the
Whiskey Seems Doomed.
Retention by the Senate of drastic
prohibition amendments added by the
House or at least of provisions pro-
hibiting use of foodstuffs in manufac-
turing distilled spirits, is deemed
probable. The principal fight on the
prohibition question is expected to
come over permitting manufacture of
malt liquors and wines. Senate sen
timent against further manufacture
of whiskey, brandy and other distilled
spirits is widespread, but many dry"
senators oppose extending the prohi-
bition to beer and wines.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
German Newspaper. Are Anorv

London, June ga dispatch from
Amsterdam says that leading German
newspapers are protesting angrily
against Chancellor VOL Bethmann-
Hollweg's decision to allow them to
8 only A per cent Of their former
quantity of paper. The Tageblatt, the
Tages Zeitung and the Rundschau of
Berlin charge the chancellor with at.
tempting to kill the German press.
The Cologne Gazette says the blow is
q deadly n for the German newspa.
pers which probably will soon cease to
exist unless conditions are bettered.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
Teuton ArsenaIs Reported Burned

Paris, June 26. - Several disasters
have recently occurred in munition
plants in Germany, according to the
Zurich correspondent Of the Matin,
The correspondent t%elegraphs that he
has learned from private German
sources that the hand grenade arsenal
at Spandau nine miles from Berlin
exploded June 16 and that seven am.
munition shops at Marienhall were de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th. Some am.
munition factories at Nuremberg also
have been burned down, according to
this authority.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
U. S. TAKES OVER SIX BASE
HOSPITALS IN WAR ZONE
American Army Units Act Quietly
and With Little Ceremony
Render Valuable Aid.

British Headquarters in France,
June 23.-Quietly and with very little
ceremony, so as to escape practically
all but official attention, American
doctors, nurses and enlisted nen have
within the last fortnight taken over
six of the British great general field
hospitals, relieving the British STATS
for duty neal the front.
American surgeons have been rem.
dering valuable aid also in the for.
ward casualty clearing stations dur.
ing the battle Of Messines.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
Cotton Traders Are Warned

New York, June 25.-A statement
expressing the opinion that pro-
nounced movements in cotton prices
are inimical to the best interests ~
the United States is contained in a
letter which has been SEN to all mem.
Ders OF the New York Cotton Exchange
by the president, George M. Shut
the board of managers" the commu.
said, will look with extreme
disfavor upon action of any member
OF the exchange which will tend to
u unnecessary and extreme yaria.
tons In prices of cotton"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
ENJOYS OF BRITAIN AND
GERMANY AT HAGUE
Foes Convene to Consider Treatment
OF Prisoners, Camps, ReprisaIs
and Other Matters.

The Hague, June 26.-The British
commission, headed by Lord Newton,
has arrived here to discuss with Ger
mar delegates, headed by General
Friedrich, the question of war prison.
ers of both countries. The prison
camps, reprisals and matters connect
ed with the exchange of interned pris.
oners over military age and disabled
prisoners will be considered.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-06-28
Champ Clark Gets Decree.

washington, June 27.-Champ Clark.
speaker of the house. has been official
ly graduated from Pennsylvania uni
versity. Lexington, Ky.
Although too far advanced in life to
participate in commencement exer-
cises, the speaker was overjoyed to-
get the diploma. The speaker ex-
plains: Away back in 1867, when L
was young. l went to that university.
l was expelled from it for shooting at.
a man, but l got sort of a back door
graduation from 1t and I've been wait
Ing for the diploma ever since"