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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-25

Up TO the present time, the money
from the Christmas Seal sale. Junior
Red Cross, and the proceeds from the
High School play have paid for the
equipment and the monthly deficit
This money will soon be gone and the
question arises. lis there enough inter
est on the part of the citizens to help
so as to continue this phase Of the work
for benefit of the children of Lady
smith,
MISS CLARA LEWIS.
City Health Nurse.
Miss Rachel Murray. who has been
visiting with relatives in several
Pacific coast cities since early last fall,
arrived home Saturday morning.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-25

to Il years OF age is better for having
one and one-half pints of milk i'll its
daily diet.
Or. McCollum of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity says: Milk is indispensable
to a clild's physical growth and men
tai development. 1t builds bone. 1t
builds tissues 1t builds healthy
minds
Milk Account
Following is an itemized account of
the milk for the past week III the
Ladysmith schools:
S,honJ NJ of Gals tmf CoI
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-25
Examples

whether they are able TO bring their
pennies or not.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
The Original Gamaliel.
the W;lw.ukpp Journal.

From the Milwaukee journal.
Gamaliel. from whom the new Presi-
den takes his middle name. lived in
the fifteenth century. 4. c.
He was the son of Padahzur and
prince OF the children Of Manasseh,
the son of Hezekiah. whose father.
Anon. was King of judah. When
the Lord commanded Moses to num-
Der the children of Israel from twenty
up that were able to so to war, Ga
maliel was among those named to
assist in the census. He WAS in the
list of whom the Bible says. These
were the renowned of the congregH-
tion. princes of the tribes of their
fathers. heads of thousands in
Israel"
On the eighth day Of the dedication
of the tabernacle ;iamalicrS Offering
consisted of one silver charger
weighing 1870 shekels; one silver
bowl of seventy shekels. after the
shckel of the sanctuary. both filled
with fine flour mingled with oil for
a meat offering: one golden spoon of
ten Shrkcls full nj inc":-": one young
bullock. one ram. one lamb of the first
Y, :, ,.!rr, - KID of
the goats for sin offering: two oxen.
five h2-.Oats AMI ilvv lambs OF the
first ycir for 4 sacrifice of peace Of
fering.
Evening star., 1921-06-30

HAVANA. Cuba. June 30.-Rein-
ing in his shambling horse, an aged
negro cab driver early one night
recently removed a bundle from
the shadows of his coach and de-
posted 1t in the doorway of an
aristocratic residence near the
Malecon. Havana's bayshore drive.
The fiickering light of a nearby
arc lamp made it possible for
passers-by to distinguish the out
lines of the bundle. Apparently it
was a rude effigy. the head an un-
husked cocoanut. with the fiber
unraveled enough to give the an
pearance of straggly hair and the
legless body stuffed, ragged coat.
to. which were fastened bones and
what apparently were twigs and
berries.
The cab driver hardly had dis
appeared before a small group had
congregated on the sidewalk be-
fore the portico that sheltered the
effiGy. The group swiftly grew
into small crowd. composed
mostly of negroes and mulattoes.
Noisy before they caught a glimpse
of the motionless figure. the spec
tators. after giving one glance.
lost their animation and became a
part Of the whispering. nervous
assemblage. The suppressed ex-
citement became more pronounced
when A negro band. ragged Hal
tians from the rouptry, started
monotonOus air OF their tom
toms and notched calabashes.
Nobody touched the efigy. net
even the policemen attracted to
the scene. who confined their en-
ergies to Keeping the sidewalk
clear. The windows Of the house
itself remained shuttcred and
closed. although CLEANS Of light
Indicated that the family was
awake. even II not desirous of
protesting against unlimited visit
ors. AS the hour grew later the
crowd dwindled. those leaving
Fastening their steps as they passed
through the deserted streets. with
apprehension in their backward
elances and frequent signs of the
cross. anonymously supplemented
with fingers crossed against the
Evening star., 1921-06-30
EXECUTIVES OF RAIL WAYS
CONFER WITH PRESIDENT
Mr.. Hardilg's Views Expected to
Be Presented at N. Y. Meet
ing Today.

Members OF the Association of
Railway Executives, who have been
called to meet in New York today.
probably will have presented to them
tho views of President Harding on
certain radjustment problems which
are before the association. These
views are believed to have been pre-
aented to the steering committee of
the ASSOCIATION. which conferred with
the Pre.idcnt yesterday afternoon.
The committee went to the White
House a. the Presidents invitation.
Although no definite information was
Forthcoming after the conference, it
was assumed the proposed refund
ing of rle roads as a result of gov
rrnment obligations growing out of
the waI period was one of the prin-
cipal qIcst ions discussed.
E,arliHr in the day the same group
of railway executives had conferred
with Secretary Hoover Of the Depart
ment ef Commerce with whom they
are Understood to have reviewed the
cntir" railway situation.
Thor who saw the President were:
r. De Witt Cuyler and a. p. Thorn.
president and general counsel of the
ASSOCIATION. respectively. Howard
Elliot of the Northern Pacific Daniel
Willa'd Of the Baltimore and Ohio,
Samu'l Eea of the Pennsylvania. Il.
" Bown Of the Pere Marquette. r.
s. Lrette of the Union Pacific and s.
j. Bedsoe of the Santa Fe.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Aristocracy Quits Politics.
r R,ymond, in the Atlantic Monthly.

f. T. Raymond. in the Atlantic Monthly.
Tie truth would Seem to be that
political ambition is lacking (amons
the landed and historic families Of
Entlad. probably because the re-
wat,s of politics have shrunk. while
ther interest has greatly decreased.
TIL, pay of an undersecretary is de-
riSry. and the subjects uppcrmost-
qustions of wages. trade unions. So
cid reform and economics general
ly-are not calculated to intrigue
yong politicians.
The cadets of noble houses find
to- little fun and too much work In
the lower house. and there is really
II, great point in trying to he any
ting in the upper house. since for
tiirty years or more there has been
rp reality in the debates of that
gambler. Those debates are often
simirahle enough on show night
hut they are for show. and for show
nly: no vote is ever affected by
hem. and a career cannot b" founded
I,n mere parade ground service.
Thus the spirited young aristocra;
lof the period is much more likely &c
jgo in for lion hunting. If he is rich
br for selling motor cars If he is poor
than to apprentice himself to the de-
iclining political trsde.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Mary Half Way Out
Pens Poetic Pastor
about Sca1lt Styles

NEW YORK, June 3O.-Scnnt
sunni ner styles, M exhibited I'm
these parts, have inspired Rev.
DIR. John Roach StratOn, pastor
OF Calvary baptist Church. to
pen a ''pOem," which wns going
through it's second edition in
thr public prints today.
Wrote DIR. SfrntOn:
"Mnry had little skirt.
The latest style, no doubt!
But every time she got
inxide
She wns more than half
way OUT
In a prose fOrewOrd. delivered
from his pulpit sunday night.
DIR. StratOn declared he did not
advocate a return to the old
street-SwecpinE styles.
"There is a ktyle for wOmen's
dresses which is in harmony
with the Laws Of sanitation ns
well as the principles of mod
eSty," he said.
Evening star., 1921-06-30

tor car. has discovered a means of
turing this fact to advantage.
when my spark plugs need clean
ing or my motor needs tuning. do 1
go to a garage? I do not. Instead I
take my good-natured and good-look-
ing stenographer out for a short
spin. l stop the car and do a dis
appearing act while she moves into
the drivers seat and assumes an ex-
preston of ditress. In no time a
crowd collects. Invariably some gal
liant young man who chauffeured an
ambulance in France quarrels with
another young man. who worked in
the motor test department. of the fac
tory back in Detroit for the honor
and privilege of putting my car to
rights. All the stenographer has to
do is to show 'em where the tool box
is. For quick. cheap and 'effective
service l can highly recommend this
system"
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Man-Eating Mexican Wolves.

From the Kansas City star.
More than a dozen persons have
been killed and devoured by wolves in
the San Pedro and Cuatro Cicnegas
localities of Mexico, $50 20 200 miles
southwest of Eagle Pass, Tex. Never
in the history of that region have
these depredatory animals been so
numerous and vicious as now, it is
stated. They run in packs and do
not hesitate to attack travellers upon
the roads and trails. Only recently
a party Of five M"xicans were making
their way along a well traHeled high
way near Cuatro Cienegas when they
were attacked by wolves. The men
made o desperate resistance, but were
finally overcome by the hungry ami
mails The skeletons of the victims.
stripped of all flesh. were found the
following day by travellers who hap
pened to be passing that way. AT the
Tafuba ranch, near San Pedro. night
wItchman> was attacked and killed
m wolves. Many cases of attacks
eing made by the animals. and in
Ehich they were killed or driven Off.
are reported.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Woman Pearl Divers.
the kansis CIV Star.

From the Kansas city Star.
The only woman pearl divers in he
world are Japanese. and are employed
in a certain sort of pearl culture
which was originated many yearsafo
by an enterpriSing subject of the
mikado named Mikimoto, who is pro-
prietor of extensive beds of pearl
oysters near Toba. on the shoes OF
the Japan sea.
The process consists in introducing
tiny metal pellets or other 'oreiSn
objects into the oysters etonony
when the latter is three ycirs Gn.
Then the bivalve is returned to It's
bed: and. when taken up foir years
later. true pearl has formed 4bout
each nucleus. Many odd staps are
the result.
Unfortunately. the foreign object
often adheres to the shell. and IN that
case the result is not the prfectiy
rounded jewel desired. but Z pearis
hemisphere. 1t is understood. nov"
ever. that. thanks to the ad,ptlon OF
an improved and more scientiI1c
method. the output of ropd pearls
is now much greater than brmerlH.,
The woman divers do al tne Work
of gathering and replantik the pearl
oysters They are extaorGihariiy
husky and muscular. and hink NOM
ing of staying under Fater threr
minutes at a time.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
BadSpelling Fails
70 Effect Validity
! This Indictment
snfal Dispatch to The Star.

Spfal Dispatc tch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, June No..
TT court Of appeals of Mary
lad hnx 0verruled the decision
Judge Hammond Urner, chief
SdEe Of the Frederick county
trcuit cOurt and a member OF
he appeals court, and Asxociate
Judge Glenn H. WOrthinRton.
who quashed the Indictment in
The cnxe Of the state against
Roy Warfield, charged with
placing an obstruction on the
track Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad.
When the case WAS called for
trial discovery was made that
the Indictment contained the
word ''trnct," which was intcnd-
ed for track. In other places in
the Indictment. however, the
word was correctly spelled.
The decision Of the higher
court indicates that the mis-
spelling Of a word in IN fndfct.
nent does not invalidnte It.
Evening star., 1921-06-30

the authors business Though tho
machine-made product pile up sales
and dollars in authorship even as in
mercantile trade. it will never mako
one permanent reputation. Neither
will the card-index mind that consist
entity denies the real creative i'm
pulse The creative impulse may
make money or il may MOTT is in
calculable and unconscionable. But
any writer who lets it fume unsatis-
hed while the central Office of his
mind conducts coldly intellectual
business purely for profit is bound to
wake some fine day TO find the sud-
den havoc it has made of all his
careful diagrams and codifications.
And the last state of that man shall
be worse-and just possibly better,
also-than his first,
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Reassure.

From the ArgOnaet.
The long suffering professor smoth-
cred his wrath and went down into
the cellar.
Are you the pluaber?" he inquired
of grimy lookiH person VINO was
tinkering with tt pipes.
"yns suy-nor. 'ye answe-ed?'
"Heen in the tide long?"
Bout year lkuv-nor
Ever made my mis'akes?"
Bless yer, n. suv-nor.
oh, ther. Ijnppose it IS quite all
Fight. ina. hed you had connected
up the wronglipes. Tor the ;1 snandeiier lie
a fountain. al the bathroom tap Is on
fire.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
COMMISSIONER TO REST.
Col. Kutz to Take Ten Days Before
Railway HEARINGS,

District Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz will be the first
Of the city fathers to take q brief
respite from several months of hard
work when he leaves Washington
tomorrow for ten-day vacation.
The Commissioners general desti
nation is Pennsylvania, where he will
rest up preparatory to starting the
street railway rate hearings on July ii
and after that the arduous task of
preparing the Districts annual bud
get Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster will try to work in a Few
days rest before the budget-framing
ordeal begins.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Cancel Our Tickets, Too.

From L,r':"n Punch.
= A scientist states that if we were
to visit tho moon we should be either
sco;cIl"d during the day or frozen
to death at night. That settles it.
We shall not visit the moon.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
It's All in the Salesman.

From thc Erw Yo.k Sn1.
Rub--Howl llrge does an oil well
have to be to be classed as paying"
Dub--It all depends on how good
stock salesman you have.
Evening star., 1921-06-30
Saves Repair Charges.

From the New York Sun.
Maybe it's chivalry. or maybe it's
plain curiosity. But in any event,
woman driver i'll stalled automobile
will attract ten times the crowd and
, ten times the attention u man in
similar circumstances can command.
JiGgcrS. who drives a fine little mo-
Evening star., 1921-06-30
EFFIGY ON RICH MANS DOORSTEP
CASTS SPELL ON CUBAiS CURIOUS

evil eye. Fear Of voodoo devils
whose fearfully muttered names
were often linked with the words
death before sunrise" sent them
scurrying homeward.
But before dawn the effigy had
disappeared.
Evening star., 1921-06-30

London totmakers claim that the
Fln-lish ,omans foot is grou ing
larger. dv probably to their addic-
ton to Elf. tennis and other sports.
Evening star., 1921-06-30

Denying the Creative Impulse.
From the Literary Review.
Well. this, at least. may be said G
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09
LOVE THE YANKS.
People OF the Aisne Realize Debt
10 DoughbOys.
LES Americans" Will Long Be Re.
membered With Gratitude In
That Part OF France.

Alexander Woolcott writes IN the
North American Review that whatever
Of bitterness aud disappointment there
may be traced in the attitude toward
this country among certain French
people-und that bitterness is gro
tesquely exaggerated by some Of the
unCOmprehending tOurists-you find
mons of II in the Aisne.
After all any mans notions on large
questions is narrowed and Col0red and
DETECTED by his own personal expert.
ence. ] suppose many n lank who lost
his arm in France aud was later iieeced
by some French shrew now canes
precious little what becomes Of the
"no9s" the next time Germany splits
her seams Then ! know one Brittany
mother whose bouncing three.year.old
boy Is daily reminder OF n passing
surgeon IN olive drab who saved The
eyes a stupid midwife had blinded.
doubt II the most cauStiC Of Paris
newspapers could dssuade her from
hearty enthusiasm for les Ameri.
,ains'
o. consider the woman WHO beams
over the rich Old farm ON the outskirts
~ Beau.le Query. near BelleHu wood.
To her the war WAS distant rum
bling a iaraway disaster. till one day
Hll her neiphbOrs from the north
seemed ~ flight past her door and
every one told her she TOO must fly.
Then ~ came certain fresh young
Americans who climbed into her
greniers. strung wires from her fool
house displaced her COWS with map
tables aud slept all over her house.
She heard the enemy come booming Ia
the very edge o. The landscape visible
from her upper windows saw these
newcomers hurry up 10 get between
her and that enemy very Obliging ~
them), knew ~ the luSsle that fol-
lowed. aud then. In time heard that
the Germans were IN ingl0riouS retrcat
tu Tie other end Of The world. All
Mis- SIZE >uw with her own eyes, heard
with her own rarS So when some
tired poilu says To- her sCornfullN:
AMI did YOU know that those effroy.
able Americans are claiming they won
the war; she probably makes answer:
"Muu dleu. and didn't they
50 II il be guud thing to hope
that France and America will remain
IN sympathy with each uther-nul that
their chauccllerieS should always he
in cahuotS hut That heir peoples
should be- fraternal aud mutually ~.
Speculative may all be glad that the
hard.preS>cd folk ~ The AiSne ~
least d" not think of The Americans
~ comrades ia aims who. when The
fighting Was over. packed gaNly of
aud left them uect deep IN want and
trouble
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09
WORLD HAS CHANGED LITTLE
Like Ponce de Leon, People Today
Are Apt to Believe What They
Want TO Believe.

Ponce de Leon dids't originate the
idea of a spring Of eternal youth. That
was not In his mind when he sailed
for the new world. He sailed with
Columbus upon the latter's second trip
and was appointed governor Of Porto
IN abundance. While exploring the is
land he met an old savage. who told
him that not only was there gold TO
he found in another country 10 the
norjhwnrd, but also there existed IN
The land spring whose waters
brought eternal youth. So the rest
less adyenturer set out upon his
search and discovered Florida.
All Of which IN stated not because
the Information is new. but 10 call nj
tention 10 the fact that Ponce de Leon
believed the eternal youth proposition
because he wanted 10, remarks writ
er In the Columbus Dispatch. All OF
US 10 this good day, do the same
thing. We believe that which We de
sir. 10 believe. whether II rs good of
bad. We believe the scandals ". hear
about others when we want TO he
lieye ihem-and we reject them II We
do not want la believe such things VI
The persons connected with the scan
dal.
Further we usually hear that which
We are DESTROYS Of hearing. The WHY
old savage wanted 10 get rid Of Ponce
de Leon. lie knew enough Of human
nature and OF Spanish nature to he
aware HAT gold-and youth-Wouid
prove highly interesting 10 the invader
That was what Ponce de Leon MAS eN
pecting to henr-e especially the story
OF gold But The old savage, 10 make
The gold story ali the stronger and r.
lure the invader from the island MI
the more surely, added the eternal
youth proposition 10 the story which
the explorer was expecting 10 henr-
and thereby was he successful ~ rid
ding his island home Of troublesome
character
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09
Labor Problems.

The labor department at Washing
ton recently reported the total OF the
jobless in this country at 5000, 900,
or nearly one in every twenty OF the
whole population. This is said to
break all previous records in that re-
spect Allowing for the probability
that q considerable percentage OF
these workers have since rebound
employment, the number still idle
producing nothing and earning moth
ing-m must be extremely large, and,
ii not lessened, viii! tend Ia create a
troublesome situation.
No nation can hope to prosper
while its unemployed are vast In mum
Der. Idleness deteriorates men and
women individually and when IL ex-
lists on large scale does great col
lectiye damage by diminishing the
production which utilities resources,
builds up wealth, and gives a country
its strngth and stability. When
growth OF capital is checked or de-
clinos the nation so far forth lives on
its own fat and ceases to progress. II
such a rich country is ours, II should
be possible for all who live by toll
of brain and Drawn TO earn at least
their daily bread. II present cOndi-
tions make that impracticable, it is
incumbent on everybody 70 strive to
improve them.
But temporary and emergency and
charitable measures are not adequate
to the final settlement of the unem-
ployment problem. II can be perma-
uently and automatically solved only
by steady creation Of legitimate new
undertakings or expansion of old
ones These should rise naturally out
Of the needs and opportunities OF the
time. They will come into being i'm
growing array If industry and com
merce are properly encouraged, If the
channels of trade are not c.ogged and
taxation shall not hamper enterprise.
To great extent, the manner Of
unemployment is bound to right it.
self REIMBURSEMENT must reach its
last before long and then. with bat
tered business, the disengaged EN-
ployes will be summoned back 10 the
ranks --Leslie's.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09
Sunerstitions.

Tie WomanS Press club gave 8
party ~ an Indianapolis hotel. which
was followed by u playiet. III.
woman who bad charge Of the prop.
erty list ~ her excitement, forgot That
- broom and dustpan we're among jhe
articles needed Al the last moment
~ the guests were arriving. she
rushed downstairs md started tu tn,rf
the elevator with the articles. The
middc.aped man IN charge halted her
ana said:
Madam YOU cant take that broom
up in this elevation
she lried tu oNplnin HAT V was {"
he used ~ playlei AMI had heen FOR.
gotten. that she would mck 10 away
in corner. AMI II could not possibly
interfere with any ones comfort on
lhc rip up NO he replied "N"n
can tnke The duSipan all right bui
woman. not for anything would take
- broom In my elevator. Why, don't
YOU know II is bad luokY'
she didn't know II, hut she lad &"
get out 81 ~" car, and smilinr'N
walked up The nine floors.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09
Trustworthiness Attracts

n You can't he genius YOU can
be 20 ,afc aud sane leader in your own
line Nuu AN make reliability your
motto and WreSt frpn reluctant con.
diiiouS . competence worthy of your
rating TIA" majority Of murlals are
not trustworthy They do what at
tracts irrespective "f What The results
may he LIS ~ easy 10 see the pot
- gold ul he foot Il The rainbow
until YOU 20 after b.. But promises
are variable quantities that require
sacrifices uf Wrau> ur self 10 make
real lu The process mucE Of the roSi-
ucS~ loses It's color aud Wc find life
more commonplace than We dreamed.
80 ,lo honest seeker after place in
mO.rr>~ viii rry to make good with
ont lcuur. ON tate. And lay the
au0cs> Of developing himself hc Will
often rr>, FOB ihr merit and reward
Of genius This is 80 nature oilers
10 men and they troW 10y using what
ih,y have Grit
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-09-09

committee. The following officers
were nominated and elected
General Sunday School Superin-
tendent. Mr.. Chas Dodson.
President OF b. Y. p. L., Mr.. G.
II. Leath.
Associate Sunday School Superin-
tendent, District No /, Mrs. w. Il.
Gentry.
Associate Sunday School Superin-
tendent. Di3trict No. 2, Mr.. j. B.
Adams
Vice President, District No. !,
Miss Lottie Davis.
Vice President District No. 2
Mr. II. Shuler.
Secretary and Treasurer District
No. /. Miss Dorcas Porter.
Secretary and Treasurer District
No. 2. Miss Lizzie Zeigler.
Superintendent of Standardization
Miss Vera Smithers.
Junior Leader, Mrs. Ei.and.
Superintendent OF Publicity, Mack
McCray.
Chorister. Mrs. JEFF Davis
Districts:
District No. IL, Fluvanna;
2. White Flat. 3, snyder; 4. Lloyd
Mountain: 3. Hermleigh.
District No. 2-l, Union; 2 Dunn;
3, Ira; 4, Bison; Selma Grove; o,
Camp Springs.
The first general meeting OF this
work will be held at an early date.
MACK MCCRAY,
superintendent Of Publicity.