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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-01
CALL ELECTION
FOR MARCH l9
That is the Date Agreed Upon
BY the Council For Light
Decision
RESOLUTIONS PREPARED
FOR TUESDAYS MEETING
Will Call for Twenty Thousand Dol
lars in Bonds and Balance in
Certificates

Election for the light question settle
ment will be on March 10:
While the council has not passed thu
resolution for the election and the date
has not been fixed officially, the action
only waits for the date of the next reg
ular meeting which is Tuesday Feb. )
At that time the resolution prepared
by the city attorney will be presented
and as the council has agreed. ii will be
passed
Two Meetings Required
The council passes the resolution
then giving notice that it will. take
final action Oh Feb. 10Th. The notice
Of its Introduction has to be published
and it is the privilege of any citizen
or interested person to appear before
the council at that time and to make
objection or speak in favor of the act
IN the meantime the city clerk will
call the election so that there will be
ample notice to the public.
How 1t Will BE Done
The resolution provides among other
things that "the electric lighting plant
and power, the electric distributing
system for street lighting and for pri
vate consumers, and all necessary
appurtcnances and property belonging
to the electric lighting plant, be ac
quircd by the city of Ladysmith.'
The expense of the purchase as pro
yidcd in the resolution is that $4,000
Shall be in the authorized bonds Of the
city of Ladysmith and the balance OF
the amount determined by the Rail
road Commission Of the state from the
proceeds of mortgage certificates pur
suant to law.
Clerk to Call Election
The city clerk is authorized to call a
special election on March 10, when the
question of the acquisition shall be de-
termined by the vote Of the people.
In the article in reference to the
lighting plant in connection with the
amount paid and to be paid and saved
by the taxpayers of the city there were
two Typographical errors that might
have tendency to mislead the reader
The Profits and Cost
The paragraph should have read as
follows:
On the basis of profit Myers is
making, the city can take this sum
out of the budget entirely and
have S529S.44 left Oh the right side
of the ledger. If the city reduces
the light and power rates 20 per
cent there will still be left $2269.-
II. This will pay the interest on
the bonds of $4,000, if that be the
sum required. at . per cent, and
have still S769.11 in the treasury.
Not only that, but there will be no
salary proportion TO pay to the
officers of the Myers Company
down in the mahogany offices in
Chicago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-01
DEAD MAN ON TRACK

The body of a man named Hardy, an
employe of the Davis camp between
Hawkins and Kennan. was found ON
the railroad track west of Hawkins
Monday by train crew. Hardy had
apparently attempted to walk to camp
from his home in Phillips
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-01
UNDERWENT OPERATION

VIM. j. Wright returned from Mime
apolis Wednesday, He had been in a
hospital there for week, undergoing
an operation but is now much i'm
proved.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-01
Whole County Organized For
Effective Drive Which
May Continue
MEETINGS IN VILLAGES;
SPEAKING AT THE UNIQUE
Every Effort Will BE Made to Get the
Thousand Stamp Savers
Requested

War Thrift Week in Rusk county
will be characterized by the effort
which has always been result-wh-
ner since the war began. The whole
county will be at work At the meet
ing of the general committee of the
county called by Chairman w. f.
Thompson Tuesday evening at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms, the
plan was worked out as follows:
The county unit Of effort to be the
school district. In every district the
school director to act as chairman and
the teacher of the school to be secre-
tary. They to appoint three other
members of the committee in the dis
trict to work with them
IN the villages the principal Of the
school is to be chairman and he TO
name a teacher for secretary and
three other members of the committee
for the village.
Committee Chairmen
In Ladysmith the work has been
divided. Supt. l.. f. Rahr member
of the general committee will act as
chairman of public schools and to ap-
point his own committee to act with
him from the teachers and pupils.
Rev. A. Bauman, chairman of
ParOchial Schools.
b. Mack Dresden, for, the Training
School.
postmasters of the County w. S.
Manning.
Boy Scouts, j. ID. Shumway.
Red Cross Cooperation, ii. a.
DimOck, chairman.
Women's Organizations, Mrs. j. w.
CarOw.
Fraternal Organizations, a. J. Laid
law, chairman. The Masonic COM
mittee appointed is Ray Lane, f. w.
Hill, c. e. Kile, f. |. Hughes and Earl
Cardinal.
Speakers and Public Meeting, i. f.
McGill.
Industrial Plants and Labor Frank
Helm.
Churches, Rev. j. b. Birrell.
There will be meetings in some Of the
villages during the week and speakers
furnished by the Loyalty Legion. At
the Unique theater there will he
speaker each evening between change
of reels as part Of the minute cam
paign now being made in almost every
city of the country.
TO the Teachers
Srpt. Rahr has already sent to the
teachers of all the rooms in the city a
letter in which he says among other
things:
February $40 has been set aside as
the Thrift Week. February 3 is
known as National Thrift Day. AS
this date falls on Sunday, you are
asked to emphasize on Monday, Feb
4, and through the rest Of the week as
far as it lies i'll your power the import
ance and the need of practicing Econ
omy and Thrift. Through your pupils,
it will be possible to reach nearly every
home in Ladysmith next week.
You need not trespass upon the
daily program of school work to any
great extent in doing this. Yet if it
should occur, we are satisfied that the
motive behind this appeal makes this
an educational asset as well as Il finan-
cial asset
At the Mills
Frank Helm, chairman of the COM
mittee on Labor, will see all the mills
and arrange for a committee in each
industry to look after the stamp sale
there. In these places the stamps will
be provided and the men may get a
card with one or more stamps from the
committeeman.
Wednesday morning the postal car
riers delivered blue card and a cir
cular about the stamps to each of the
people on the routes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-01

+. W. Cannon was up from Sheldon
today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
coconuts Make Good Mock Pearls.

The cvc0nuis Of the Malay penin-
Snln sometimes produce pearls that
re- hi,hly prized by the natives. says
he fa;lili Herald. The stones are
aoi miiiks the pearls Of the mollusks
hth ire inhluf iU composition to the
'~s;rs m'aris. having calcium carbon
are and little organic matter.
The ,.inilgsk pearl comes into exist
acc by The Efforts Of the oyster TO dis
pnse ~ irritating particles that have
entered ilie shell but the coconui
could have 40 cause for producing
these concretions. which. while they
have great similarity to pearl are not
pearls. These concretions form Just
beneath the stem, and pure white
pearl brings high price. as It Is sup
posed by the natives TO possess some
kind Of a charm. Cases have been
known where the coconut pearl has
been sold as a mollusk product. but
such instances are rare. NE.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
MOVIES MUST DRIP GLOOM
Picture Dramas That Have hspp,
Endlnos Can Never Attain pepu'
larIty In Russis.

Four aud nve.act moyls drswas cf
the highly emotional aud sentimental
Kind are popular In Russia. Cowboy
activities, murders and burglaries do
not appeal to these audiences. Rough
comedy ls wasted even on the cheap
est Russian audience. They do not
understand Il! -.
American pictures, as h rule. do not
appeal to the Russian taste. They
wait drama woven usually around
the eternal triangle:" the men must
be ardent lovers, and the women weak
hut noble.
weeping mother or the deathbed
4 n beloved father Is always very I'm
lressiye. There must be a death In
he drama. preferably the suicide Of
hero or heroine. with the other one
going into the cloister at the end. The
ideal picture play for Russian popular
Audiences must not, under any circum-
stances, have happy ending.
The Russians use great hcnl of de-
scrlptive and explanatory material On
the films In showing their own dramas.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
BEFORE DAYS OF PRINTING
psspls Then Employed Tive Ferms u
Wrltlne. The Manuserlpt ant
curslvs Hand.

The differences between script and
Print are to BE- referred to q date long
bsfers the Invention sf printing. We
must not suppose that the ancient
scribsa In writing papers Of but tsm
porary value. would labor to follow the
same alphabet that the carver sm'
ploysd upon the monuments Of stone
destined for all time. As far back a.
records have been preserved there was
In existence q cursive style OF writing,
Instances have been preserved abun'
dantly In Pompeil Of random remarks
by the ordinary citizen scribbllng idle
sentiments upon the walls.
The alphabet Of the monuments was
commonly the model for the writer's OF
formal literature, professional penmen
who looked forward to the library
preservation OF the works upon which
they were engaged. Business men used
the cursive script. which was far more
readily aud correspondngly more rap
idly written. The monumental and
manuscript hand has served as the
parent of the printed letter; the eur.
siye hand Is the ancestor OF penman.
ship.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
IN DAYS OF PONY EXPRESS
Service, Of Course, Would De Laughed
at Now, But Was Really Re-
rnarkabIe Then.

The pony express. q romantic fec.
ture sf the West Of that day. was part
ef q mail line from New York to San
francisco. Between st Joseph, No.,
the western terminus Of the railway.
and Sacramento, the distance was
trayersed by horsemen mounted on
swift and durable ponies. each Of
which Travelled sixty miles, and then
turned over his mail bags to another.
The weight carried was not to ex.
esed ten pounds. and the charge was
% in gold for each quarter Of an
ounce.
A letter or parcel weighing an ounce,
now carried for 8 cents, cost $50 In the
days Of the pony express. BY the aid
Of the pony carriers the distance be-
tween New York and San Francisco
was covered in IA days, a truly re-
narknbls performance, considering the
vast distance and the character OF the
country trayersed by the brave rid
en-. The horsemen were In constant
Danger In many sections Of the route
lpen hostile Indians, but they were
vel paid, their salary being 1920 q
month. The pony express lasted two
years. being abandoned when the tele-
graph line across the continent was
completed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

had blinded him. A simple operation
was undertaken. and a. the vertebrae
were snapped back Into position the
sight returned to the soldiers eyes
A the realization came 20 SkeyhIll
that the darkness that had hung over
him for more than two years had been
dlspelled. he became selxed with an
ecstatic JOY that nearly unhlngcd his
mind. Ills mind became blank con-
cernlns the years that had elapsed
since his injury, and he Imagined him.
self hack In the hayonet charge In
which he had been Wounded. Ills con.
dition became 30 acute that he was re-.
moved to a hospital. but after n nights
sleep he regalned his mental polse.
The soldler-poet win try 10 reJoIn his
Ansac comrades In the trenches over
HpO4 M. - u. II
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
Fuel Problem in China.

Mrs. Calvin Wright. q missionary at
Tangehowfu, tells of famine conditions
in China. She writes. according to the
Christian World: Between us and
the sea is a field OF the tall grain we
call gaoliang. which has been almost
completely stripped Of Its leaves by
the poor OF the city. trying to find
fuel for their kitchen 6res. When we
cut our mlllet the poor came out In
families and the hired reapers seemed
to take them all for Ruths. for each
woman ana child had 'handfuls OF pur
pose and went AWAY with baskets and
urmfuls OF grain. II seemed a pity to
stop them. but the memory OF 100
mouths to feed led us to send them
wpFd to wait until the reapers were
done. SO the cleaners sat In groups
among the graves or by the roadside
aud wnited When the last stalk was
,ui and carried OF they pounced upon
the land and raked It bare. We had
our lawn cleared of wild grass for
nothing. as the cleaners were only too
clad to pull up the roots for fuel"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
LOGICAL PENALTY FOR SHIRK,
ERS


The logical thing to do with those
nominal American citizens who re
fuse to fight or work for this coun-
try in the present emergency would
be to send them back to the coun-
tries of their preference. lnasmuch
as that process would be attended
by certain obvious difficulties at
present, the next best thing seems
to be Secretary Bakers suggestion,
that they be deported as soon as the
war is over.
This rule would apply to good
many professed conscientious OBJ
jectors" whose hypocritical shirking
has landed them in prison, and to
all others who are destined to penal
detention for the same reason.
There is no question, says Secre-
tary Baker. Of the legal right to de-
preve them of the citizenship whose
obligations they have refused, and
expel them from the country with
which they have broken faith,
There is certainly no question of
the moral right and the poetic JUS
fice Of such a penalty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

1t has been discovered that gaso-
line is a good disinfectant. and it is
being highly recommended for the
treatment of wounds. Another rea-
SON. why the poor motorst feels guilty
over burning it up on his Sunday
outing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
TWO LEGENDS ABOUT RIVER
Beth csnesrn Arizona stream, sus
Only One 10 Really Popular
In the state.

The Hsssaysmpa II an Arisona
river which stands for the spirit Of HE
native desert 10 the con Of western
Ariscns. There are two legends cor
nected with the waters Of Hassay.
ampa. one subscribed to BY natives ane
the other by irreversnt aliens. bosh
parties agree that the waters Of tAh
desert stream have powers surpassias
the normal.
According to the native Of Arisoaa.
whatsoever shall taste the waters ef
Hassayampa 10 thenesforward boune
to the Arisona desert by ties stronger
than bcnds Of steel. Drink once Of the
magic current, and you must Inevitably
return to DRINK again. wherever 700
may wander, In some quiet hour you
will hear the Hsssayampa calling, ane
whether you are In Cape Town -
HonSkong or Port Said. you will forth.
with take ship on the trail Of another
drink. That 10 why the Arisonians v
foreign states and lands frequently
band themselves Into clubs called iiAa
sayampA. -...s -.
A look at the Hassaysmpa Itself viii
convince the unprsjudiced stranges
tina, some magic power must reside
In the waters, Otherwise nobody would
want a second drink. Nl lH
The other legend Of the Hasaayamps
10 more often retailsd BY aliens, though
occasionally Q native will admit Ii
prevalence and the existence qf . esr'
tain amount OF corroboratlye evidence,
This legend afiirms that whosoevsr
takes q drink Of Iiassaynmpn water Ia
thenceforward utterly nnd constIiu'
tionnlly incapable Of telling the truth
on any important matter 30 hrlnly
established did this belief become TINT
Al one period of Arizona history, In
stead Of applying the short and ugly
term to man. they called him Has
saynmpa.' which Il term certainly
long and In the opinion of some per
sons beautiful. Chicago News
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
Beyond Hone.

$50 you've quarreled with yonr
fanceeT "Yes. fear it's all over"
Don't give up so easily. Call her on
the telephone" "It's no use. She used
to know who ! was the moment said
'Hello' Now she positively refuses to
recognize my voice."-Blrmlngham
Age-Herald.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
Accommodating Fish.

Walter"
''Yas. sah."
"That fish isn't fresh
"Oh. yas, sab. Dat fish am fresh
sah." rnnr
swell. it's been long time out Of
the water"
"Oh. no. sab. seed dat fish a.
crawlin out oh de water only an hour
ago. sab"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
How Proverbs Travel.

Proverbs undoubtedly have a tend.
ency to travel; they are carried from
one land to another by emigrants, tour.
lists, missionaries, tradesmen and sea.
men; but many which are closely sim.
liar doubtless owe their. origin to no
common stock, but the common expe-
rience Of mankind.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
Australian Soldier, blinded for
LIfe," Can See Again.
STORY READS. LIKE FICTION
Two Year, Of Darkness Ended Abrupt
ly When Washington Specialist Dis.
covers That pisloeated vertebrae
csussd Irouble-Now Anxlous to
ReJoin He Anzae comrades In the
Trenches fwTs~fra

The gas-cloud. the bayonet thrust.
and the bullet wound have caused
many a repetition In the war of the
familiar story OF the Light that Fail
ed" But among the thousands OF
combatants whose blindness will ever
through their lives prove poignant
sacrifice Is one who almost miraculous
ly has recovered his sight. And. MS nn
inspiring sequel to the story OF his
physical rehabilitation, the victim has
announced his intention OF going back
to the trenches.
II was In the fierce fighting before
Gallipoll In 1915 that Thomas Skey-
hill. slgnaler in the Amaze forces.
was instantly blinded by the blast OF
an exploding she'll. Months Of service
had given Skeyhill deep insight into
the motives that had induced his com
rades to sacrifice gladly their lives. In.
capacltnted for further fighting. he
sought to preach the gospel of the al
lied effort from the lecture platform
hh' th'uEh 'it pItHS. Aihuuki Dui'-
ly over his majorlty-he had enlisted
at the age OF nlneteen--he soon be-
came known as powerfully effective
lecturer.
In America to Aid the Red Cross.
Recently he left Australia. where
his name had become household
word, to come to America for series
of lectures In the interests Of the Red
Cross. His first addresses at San Fran
cisco were heard by more than 10000
people. He met with similar successes
In Reno. Salt Lake City. Denver and
finally In the national capital
Although suffering from his physical
disabilities. Skeyhill announced his In
tention Of inauguratlng an individual
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

O. X. SrIcsm 13 Exchange Street
SALkM, OHs0os. AS a .pring tonic.
10 bul.d ~ weakened, run down
system. aud to give one on appetite. |
iound Doctor Plerco's Golden Medical
Discovery good A trlcm had rocom-
mendcd II and | found II nll lhnt she
claimed ior I: - Nina ,lr GiSnpn
iS8 =. IIcllylow STREET
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
ones sJohn Hancock

The first man to sign the Declara-
tion Of Independence was John Han
cock and he wrote bis name 30 large
that, as he said. King George III Of
England could read It without eye
glasses. Hence the dang expressIoa.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

the grip ! could not
regain my strength,
my blood was poor.
I was nervous and
also had rheuma.
tlsm. | tried evcry.
thing but Just could
not get any relief
Finally | decided "
taho Doctor Plercc's
Golden Medical Dis.
covery and II cured
me. | think Il Ia
simply great | use
tho Pleasant PelIots'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

tnomaS SkeynIi.
drive with the object of raising a mil
lion dollars for the Red Cross. He
had been afflicted with violent head
aches for more than month. In San
Francisco he had been obliged to go to
a hospital. In Reno he had bled nearly
to death with hemorrhages, and In
Washington he suffered greatly from
pains in his neck.
When His Sight Returned.
A Washington specialist found that
the vertebrae at the base Of Skeyhilrs
neck had been dlslocated In three
places. presumably BY the shock that
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02

scrms. II the liver ID inactive and The
blood Impure.
What 10 needed most Ia On increase 10
tho gcrm.ashtlns strength. To do this
successfully you need 10 put on hc,ithp
flesh, rouse tho liver 10 vigorous action,
80 u viii throw on thes. germs. and pp'
rify the blood 90 that there will bs no
weak spots, OF soIl for gcrm-srow,h.
We claim for Dr. pIcrco's Golden
Medical Discovery that I, does all ,hl,
IN a way peculiar 10 itself, ----.
II cures troubles caused by torpid liver
or impure blood. All druggists.
Scnd Dr. Pierce. Invailds' Hotel, Hut.
talo, NV, 10 cents Tor trial package.
ASTORIA, OREGON. N.--~ After having had
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-02
TO RESIST THE ATTACK


uls'hHs'@ slivu ~
Grlp. Malaria,
meAns for all oi
ua light or die.
These germs AFv
evcrywherr In ths
air we hreAths.
The odds are In
favor Of ths
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-07-15
Notice
INtLE SANS JOBS

Tho L. :. Civil Service Commission
open competitive eNamina-
tons as follows.
List NO, Examinations IN which
competitors are not assembled. bat
are rated upon the subjects of ed o.
ton. training and experience, and cor
roborativc evidence. Applications for
these examinations are received at anS
time:
Press feeder (mnlc and fcmalo)-
s22O a day to $40 "a year.
M-eiallurpical inhoratoriau tmalo
and fcmalcl per diem-Si.56,
List No. . Examinations IN which
competitors arc not assembled, bus
Tor which applications must be Mod
by the dates specified;
July 30 Assistant IN transportation,
tmaleJ $500 to $1,000.
August IL Curative Workshop IN
%structor (mnlc and fCmulcj .Sl,SOO to-
$4,000.
Metal mining engineer (malc)
s., 400 10 $4,000.
ASSISTANT coal-mining engineer
Cmalc) -S1,SuO to $4,000.
Assistant mining engineer tmalc)
$500 to S2,4O0
Junior mining engineer tmalc)-
Si,2OO to- $1,000.
August 20 safety nginccr Cmalc)
-sg.2oO to $3,6oO.
Investigator IN civ marketing
(mulcl $500 to S2,i0O.
Economist Omhlc aud fcmalcl,
grade IL $500 TO S2.5OO.
Assistant IN ncmatology tmale and
icmulc) Sl,62O 10 $1,000.
List No. s. Examinations iu witch
competitors viii be assembled FOR
scholastic tests.
Eyorl Tuesday. stcnographcr-typc-
writer tmalo and tcmalc) sao0 to
St.2OO
August z Codcr. tmalc and rc-
mal,l $500 to 81 SEQ
Information and application blanks
may hc obtained from H. T.. Pagan.
local secretary, Albuquerque. y. NJ,
or c. l., snyder, district secretary,
Postoffice Building, san Francisco.