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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Of school. IN order TO allow the chill
dren to get home before dark. If
agreed to by the school board this
shortening OF the noon hour is legally
permissible during the months Of No
ycmber. December. january and Feb
ruary. 1t is improper and contrary to
good practice. during the other months
of the year We wish at this time to
call the attention to those teachers in
whose schools the practice of the short
noon hour exists to the end that on and
after March |. the regular one hour
noon intermiSSiOn followed by Il four
o'clock dismissal Of the school be re-
Sumed. Teachers attention is called to
the provision in the Common School
Manual relating to supervising the
play Of the children during the last
half OF the noon period Many Of our
teachers are experts in directing the
children'S play SO that good fellow
ship harmony. and Il good time is en-
joyed by all at every intermission.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
CIGARETTES

Anyone who smokes the coffin nails
should throw the butts on the floor or
ground and stamp them out as they
have a measly habit of burning to the
bitter end. While burning they will
light Il fire if thrown where there is
anything infammable o. if they light
ON paper or any dry timber.
But for the timely discovery, by Il
local merchant. of fire supposedly
started by the careless throwing OF q
lighted cigarette stump a big fire
might have resulted in Ladysmith the
first of this week.
If YOU must smoke the pills be sure
that the only damage you are doing
is The driving Of nails in your own
coffin
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
SPRING, SAP, SYRUP;
GEESE FLYING NORTH

Sugar making time will soon arrive
and owners Of sugar bushes will open
their camps for the seasons run of sap
and will be busy boiling down for syrup
and sugar There are some good sugar
bushes in this county and the product
from them is no mean item in the list
Of family resources.
j. w. Fritz. who owns grove of
sugar naples couple of miles or 50
northeast of the city is waiting impa-
ticntly the time for tapping the trees
and gathering i'll and taking care Of
the sap. He has a good camp and
equipment there.
Are we rushing the season? Not
much. we think. \ flock of geese flew
over. headed north. ii few days ago
il good sign that spring is near.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
WE ARE BECOMING SANE AGAIN


II have worked II hours a day for
more than 80 years said Webster, the
Great American statesman.
work, work. work; that is the main
thing" said Lincoln.
There is more happiness in work
than in anything else. Many Of us
who drudge, drudge away year after
year will feel like disputing this
statement offhand. But if they will re-
fleet bit. and consider Just how they
would feel if they had absolutely
nothing to do. there are few of them
that say that without work they would
he lost
Even the Bolsheyiki believe in work,
only they don't understand human ma
ture.
For some years there has been more
or less aversion TO work. Not that hui
mans in the mass don't want to work.
But our minds have been filled since
1914 or 1915 with all sorts Of half
crazy thoughts and notions that have
made many of us poor laborers in the
HeIu OF tnucaNOf WHICH we nave cllOScll.
We have been crazed by desire for too
much pleasure; or the war has crazed
us with the thought that man is only
made for cannon fodder anyway; or
we we have been led aStray by the
greed for money. All these human
unacicS have resulted from the world
conflict
But now there are signs that people
arc going to work-are going to put
pep, enthusiasm and brains in the
things they have to do That is san
ity and sanity seems to be coming to
America first Brightness will not
turn will come sooner or later. and
the sooner the better
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
LET SCHOOL CHILDREN VOTE

An interesting voting contest is go
ing on in the schools of Washington,
ID. c., as to the most popular tree in
America. The contest is under the
auspices of the American Forestry AS
sociation, which has national head
quarters in the capital and the plan
is to elect" a national tree, that is,
If enough school children the country
over can be persuaded to hold elections
and vote their choices.
Already more than $4,000 Washing
ton children have voted. Over 1000
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
THE GROUNDHOG
VERSUS THE MUSKRAT

fight it out over our winter weather.
IT the remainder will be as nice as that
which has preceded it. no one will OBJ
ject. Some claim that the grounding
saw his shadow Feb. ,. which pOrtends
six weeks more winter An old hunter
tells the NewsBudget that the musk
rats built thin-walled houses and that
their fur is thinner than usual and that
fox pelts are much lighter than Ordi-
nariiy We would rather believe the
muSlSpat and the fox, anyway.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
LUTHER LEAGUE MEETING

y large crowd of young people from
st. PauIS Lutheran church assembled
at the home of August Schanke last
Sunday evening for the purpose of or
ganzing an English Luther League
4 constitution and program was pre-
scented by their pastor, Rev. Eckh0tf,
and with the exception Of one article
accepted as presented.
The object Of the league is to fur
niSh opportunity for good Christian
education, 10 foster Christian fellow
ship and sociability among the young
people. to provide wholesome enter
tainment and to assist in the charitable
endeavorS of the church. Any COM
mmicant member of the church is
eligible to active membership and out
SiderS of good clean morals who are
not affiliated with any other church
may become passive members of this
organization,
The organization has adopted this
standpoint in regard to passive mem
berShip because it does not wish to
draw young people of other churches
from their Christian societies, yet it
wishes to leave the door open for those
who are standing outside in the hope
that they may be won for the Kingdom
of God. The devotional business meet
ing will be held on the second Sunday
evening of each month at Z 80 p. M,
in the church The devotional social
meeting will be held on the fourth
Thursday of each month at { 80 p. III.
The officers elected are: A. q.
Stretch. pres. Marie Rauhut. vice
pres. Anna Rauhut. sec. Elsie Oldcn-
dorf treas.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
LET'S SMILE A BIT
No Such Mistakes For Him

The StingieSt man was scoring the
hired man for his extravaganza III
wanting to carry a lantern i'll going to
call on his best girl.
The idea y he scotfed When | was
courtin' | never carried no lantern l
went in the dark
The hired man proceeded to fill the
lantern.
Yes" he said sadly, and look what
you got. Exchange.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

automobile, the bear insignia which
each plate carried was changed to
poppy One young lady. entirely IS
norant of amy such regulations was
driving her absent minded fathers car
down town one day and was held up
by a policeman.
Il beg your pardon, miss, but where
is your poppy asked the policeman.
ooh" she replied hes home with
mommy"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

~ What chance has poor man
son 10 ever avail himself OF an edllca-
lion at our state university? Bruce
Newsletter.
Depends a great deal on the son.
Many ambitious boys have worked
their way through the university with
hut little financial assistance, and 9th
crS are doing it today.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
No Re-Peter

Judge-"What is the charger"
policem = Intoxicated, your
honor"
Judge Ito priSoner) What's your
name?"
Prisoner Gum. sir"
Judge "Wcll, Gum, I'll discharge
you this time but YOU mustn't get load
ed again"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
Harold Was Sure

Now, Harold. said the teacher, If
there were eleven sheep in Il field and
six jumped the fence, how many would
there be Left"
None" replied Harold.
why. but there would" said she.
NO. ma am, there wouldn't" per-
sisted he. You may know arithmetic
but yon don't know sheep"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Petitions are being circulated at
Eau Claire asking for a change of the
form Of government of that city from
The commission to the adderman1c.
Oshkosh tried that last month, but the
voters wouldn't have it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Dentist thought YOU said the tooth
had never been filled before?
Patient: 1t hasn't.
Dentist: But my instrument shows
traces Of gold on it,
Patient: You must have struck my
back collar button
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
IN PROBATE

On the petition of Jessie CelSki. an
heir Of Frank Borkowski. deceased.
praying for partition and distribution
of the estate of said deceased, and for
the appointment of commissioners for
that purpose:
1t is Ordered. that said petition and
the matters therein be heard at the
regular term of said court. to be held
at the court house in said county. in
the city of Ladysmith. on the first
Tuesday of April 1921. at the open
ing Of court. on that day. or as soon
thereafter as said matter can be
heard:
And. it is further ordered. that no.
ticc Of the time and place so appointed
be given to all persons interested who
reside i'll this state or to their guar
dams. and to the agents. attorneys or
guardians. if any in this state, and such
as reside out Of the state. by pubIica-
ton hereof six successive weeks before
said term. in the LadySmith News
Budget II newspaper published in said
county. the last publication to be made
not more than ten days before such
day.
Dated Feb. S. 1921.
BY the Court,
ID. w MALONEYS. Judge.
Falge 4 Slime. Attys.. LadySmith. Wis
(FirSt publication Feb. II, 1921 44-49)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Would it not be a good plan for the
state to exempt from taxation for
term of years, lands devoted to re-tor-
estrati0n?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

IN many Of the schools it is the GUS
tom to reduce the noon intermisSi0n to
thirty minutes during the months in
which the days are short. Where chill
dren have long distances to walk it is
not uncommon for the parents and
school board to approve of short
noon hour and a three-thirty dismissal
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Since "aeroplane' has been contract
ed TO "airplaine." we presume that in
the future "aeronauts" will he known
as ''airnutS''
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

State Of Wisconsin, In County Court.
Rusk County:
In Re Estate of Frank BOrk0wSki. De
ceased
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Teacher (t0 Il class of Kentucky
Youngsters When the sun goes down
in the West. what comes up behind
those hills?
Like a flash. dozen hands were
raised.
"Well?" qucried the teacher. greatly
pleased by this manifestation of alert
ness.
"Moonshinc :" chOrused the twelve
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Not Bad
Out in California one year. instead
Of changing the license numbers on the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

From Marshall, Dist. No. , River
side school. in which Miss Eunice Ry-
all teaches. the report shows an en-
rollment of 10 boys and ID girls with
classes in all Of the eight grades. The
average daily attendance was IS and
Is were peither absent nor tardy,
Seven cases of hardness was the total
and three persons were delinquent
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
TO USE VOLCANIC HEAT

It's surface. This work is still going on
in Hawaii. and all of 1t has been done
in comparatively recent geologic time,
so that these islands must be regarded
as "a very recent addition to the face
Of tho cnrth. Because OF their recent
origin, tho islands failed to share In
the animal life OF tho rest OF the world.
Indeed. II Is a matter for speculation
how even plant life originated there.
but IT is assumed that floating mater
ial carried the first seeds. Birds
reached tho islands by rying OF coursr
hu, rat and lizard, both OF which ar.
rived probably by native boats. were
the only animals found there when tn"
white men arrived. Pigs. goats and
deer were subsequently, introduced.
Tho volcanoes, which arc n puzzle to
the modern man OF science. inspire the
greatest awe In the natives. and Or.
Shcrzcr reports that they still believe
firmly in Pclc the Goddess OF Fire,
who lives in the crater Of f<iiauca. Not
long ago. he says. native girl
dreamed that unless human sacrifices
were made 20 Pclc. the goddess would
the island. Thcrcupon a party of ma
tivcs wns organized and set out for
tho crater to throw one of their num-
bor into the great cauldron OF boiling
lava. Tho police heard of tho cxpodl-
ton and Pclc was robbed of her victim
DR.. Sherzcr says hat he himself has
seen the natives como and make minor
sacrifices to the goddess OF eternal
fire.
Hawaii has suffered very little from
it's volcanoes, considering that 1t is n
small island and contains Mauna I>oa
which IL the largest active volcano in
tho world. Mauna Loa crupts every
soven or eight years, the eruption
usually taking tho form of a stream of
meltcn lava which breaks out thru the
sides OF the mountain. AS the region
is thinly populated and tho lava moves
slowly. there In usually plenty of timo
for everybody to get out of the way. In
1919 there was a small flow OF lava
which entered the sea. Far from flee
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
The Message Of Rotary

The assembling in Pueblo of the conference of the
Rotary clubs of the Twcntyfirst district, including the
states of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, brings
prominently to the attention of the people of this city
organization that has had years rapid growth
and distinctive success.
1t is less than twenty years since Paul Harris,
highly educated and widely travelled lawyer of Chi
cago, undertook to establish new club in that city for
the double purpose of relieving the loneliness felt by
many business in large city, and of bringing
mutual benefit by the exchange of ideas and experiences
of in different lines of business The namc Rotary
derived primarily from the fact that its meetings
held in rotation in the offices of its members and
seemed to be the appropriate because of the dis
nctivc feature that the members chosen in such
that two of them be engaged in the
line of business In later years the name, Rotary, has
had added significance in connection with the acti-
vites of these clubs the wheel being generally accepted
the symbol of well l-directed effort.
The fact that Rotary useful purpose among
its members and in the community is best evidenced by
its rapid growth Rotary is international or
eanzaon, and its convention this year will be held in
the city of Edinburgh Scotland The Rotary club in
Montrose Colo, which received its charter the in
ternational headquarters this week. is No. 7oO the Pu-
cbo club being No. 49,
The basic principle of Rotary, according to COM
mon agreement at the present time, is that of service
as expressed in the maxim, ''Hc profits most who
serves best the services being directed the welfare
of the community and to the forwarding of every
worthy purpose rather than to the personal benefit %
the members. In accordance with this high aim it is
generally true that Rotary clubs and individual Rotar
lans, arc active in varied enterprises for the benefit w
the communities in which they are established
An organization of this kind, devoid of cercmonals
or formulas with high ethical standards and record
Of practical charity and effective accomplishment and
with its members drawn from such varied classcaons
of business and the professions, is significant of much
that is best in the modern world The world is not only
better because of Paul Harris Rotary clubs but con-
inucs to grow better because of them and other similar
organizations working along like lines toward the SAINT
similar purposes
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
IN DAYS NEWS"

Sixty years old today is Maj. Gen.
David c. Shanks. whose namo has
been mentioned in connection with
the post OF Chief of Staff of the u.
S. Army. and who is now on,mandcr
of tho First Army Corps Area, with
headquarters in Boston. Cen Shanks
was born at Salem. Va. and received
his carly education at Roanoke Col
logo in his home town. In 1884 he
graduated from West Point and en-
tered tho army as n second lieutenant
OF infantry. He served as major OF
tho Second Virginia Volunteer lnfan
Try in the war with Spain and later
saw much active service in the
Philippines. When tho United States
entered the World War he was made
= brixadier general and in the sum-
NOR of 1917 he was promoted to the
rank of major general For his ef-
f1cient work while in command of tho
smbarkation of troops at Hobokcn he
Was awarded the Distinguished Ser
vtee Medal
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06

ing from this eruption. the population
of the island dashed 10 the spot in
automobiles to sec the sight of a river
OF molten rock flowing Into the ocean.
Volcano Won n War
Mauna Loa has bcon known to crupt
cSpiosivciy. throwing into the air
quantities OF ash. scoria or cindcr-.
and great blocks OF cold lava. The last
1925 and Is remembered chiefly for
the fact that Admiral Byron OF the
British navy. the brother OF Lord
Byron, the poet, was on the island at
the time. The eruption was a very
small ono.
The last serious explosive eruption
was in 1883 or 1880. tho exact date being
uncertain. At the time. two native
princes were warning for the domira
ton OF the island, and one OF the
armies was cncampcd on tho slope OF
Mauna Loa. This army was wiped Out
by tho eruption. the only survivor be-
Ing "A pig. and the victory was thus
given to the other side. Tho natives all
considered that the gods bad inter-
vcncd in their affairs.
Hawaii has earthquakes almost every
day. but they are so slight for the
most part that they are not felt by
humans, but merely recorded thru
Instruments. There have been no scr
ious earthquake since 1865. at which
time a destructive landslide was caused
by one.
Whether the Hawaiian volcanoes arc
pipcd and made to turn dynamocs or
not. they will always serve the great
purpose Of making man feel tho pre-
cariousncss of his existence. The awe
struck natives made them the home,
OF dangerous gods and Eoddcsscs. and
threw living sacrifices into them
Modern science rejects all OF this p,
superstition. but II shows that man
is living on this skin of rock and earth
about great core of molten mineral
The shell is thinner in proportion than
tho shcl OF an egg. and almost as
brittle. 1t often trcmblcs and oc-
casionallv cracks fron the writhinr
and buhbling of tho great mass of
molten rock within II. Here and there
the shell as worn thin and the liquid
IRE comes squirting out, Man tx u mic
robe crawling on the outside OF this
thin aud tromulous vessel.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06

States. no matter from what source
derived.
9. Is 1t safe TO cat jelly that ha,
mold on IL f. r. B. i?
A. It is perfectly safe to use Jelly
that has become moldy. Cut away
tho moldy surface TO "A generous depth.
q How many lions and tigers did
Jules Gerard kill? What kind of gun
did he use and was he killed by an
Animal 1. q.
A. Tho biography OF jules Gerard.
the lion hunter. docs not state speclf-
ically how many animals he killed
during his life time He was in tho
habit OF using a double barrel rifle.
Gerard was not killed by lion. but
drowned during a tour OF exploration
in West Africa in 1854
@ What is meant by bank clear
inEs7 +. e. y.
A Bank clcarinEs are the aggregate
amount OF checks and drafts o1-
changed between members OF clear
ing house association carried there
daily for an adjustment OF the dif-
fercnccs. In large cities moro than
20 per cent o. the commercial busi-
ness is done by means OF checks and
drafts. and less than 10 per cent is
done with cash $500.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
Vivian $ Visit

The visit to Washington of the distinguished French
both in the United States and in Europe. What is par
tcularly needed at the present time in connection with
the settlement of problems is knowledge of facts
instead of reliance upon theories.
The Frenchman has doubtless learned by this time
that conditions in Washington not exactly what they
believed be in Paris and it is also to be hoped
that he has been able to convey the information that
conditions in Paris not exactly what they sup
posed to be in Washington.
A broader basis of exact knowledge would have
avoided many losses and disapponments both sides
of the Atlantic in the past two years, and it is hope
full sign when international relations and international
negotiations get back onto the solid ground of hard
and exact knowledge.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06
Messages From
the People
To The Pueblo chicftain:

To The Pueblo Chicftain:
How Germany Can Pay" in satur-
days chieftaIn is interesting reading.
But is 1t true? Surely you would not
ask an intelligent person to believe
the unsupported assertions OF a
Frcnchman. particularly an editor. in
n matter of this kim. People gen
orally believe that the Germans should
pay we'll. but very fey Americans arc
prepared to go the length that the
French want to go. II congress at the
coming session Will pass resolution
declaring peace with Germany. and II
now looks as though that will be done.
and then the allies come TO some rca-
sonable agreement with Germany over
the indemnity question, business in
this country will pick up. and II Will
not until these two things arc accom-
plishctl. To-day the French are stand
ing in tho way OF their own prosperity
as well as tho good Of the world. 1t
IL a condition and not a theory that
confronts us all.
A READER.
Denver. April 4. 1921.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-06

Q. VIVA. is the difference between
majority and plurality NJ. C. NJ.
A a majority means moro than half
of n given number. as of votes, for
instance. In a political sense, a can
didate who gets plurality receives
moro votes than any one OF his op-
poncnts. but not more than all OF them
together.
Q. II there Is such a thing as a pct
rificd forest, where is It?
A. There arc fossil or pcir,ficd for
csts in Arizona, Yellowstone park
south OF Baltimore, Maryland. and in
the Bad Lands OF the Little Missouri.
These forests arc groups OF pctrificd
trcc trunks. In England in 1874, large
quantities OF fossil trees wcre found
near wolvcrhampion. In tho West In.
dies. Siicsia. Egypt and on the Island
Of Antigua arc also to be found fos.
sill forests.
Q. Why was Hcrodotus called the
Father of History? ]. NJ. II.
a. Bcrodotus is deemed by scholars
to be the earliest and best of the
Romantic historians. II is probable
that before his day thcr was no writ
ing in Greece that could be called his
,orical. Because Of being the First
in the sd as II were, Hcrodotus has
boon called the Father OF Roman his
tory.
Q. Can game OF cards he copy
riEhtod7 NJ r II
a. Tho copyright office says that a
game is not copyrightablc. II would
be necessary 10 get a patent to pro-
toct the game. The book Of rules for
playing tho game would be subject
OF copyright. If tho cards contain n
considcra bic quantity OF text treading)
matter. IL might be covered by copy
right. but that would not keep any
one from making n similar game. You
might get n design latent at the pat
cnt office for tho ornamental back OF
tho cards. \ label for a box contain
ling the cards could also be registered
at the Patent office.
@. How is the money raised to pay
the Civio war pension7 n. N r
A. Tho pension bureau states that
no special or separate taxes arc mad'
to secure money for pensions. The
pensions are paid from tho genera
fund in the treasury of tho unitcc