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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
ODD WAGER ls EASILY WON.
Flesh and Blood Leg No Match in
Endurance With Cork One.

Flesh and Blood Leg No Match in
Endurance With Cork One.
It was IN the commercial room and
the conversation had turned on the
topic of the powers of endurance
shown by men of the past and present.
During a lull in the conversation a
young commercial man said:
Any man, if he has the will power,
can endure pain or fatigue; know
I can" Silence for a moment, and an
"old man of the road" replied: sI'll
bet you a dinner you can't hold your
foot-boots on-in a bucket of hot
water as long as I can
The bet was taken and two buckets
of hot water were brought in and a
kettle of. boiling water to raise the
temperature to the point of endurance.
In went foot Of each bettor. The
young mans face began to pale, but
the other called for more boiling wat
err. What the deuce is your leg made
of, sir?" yelled the former, suddenly
taking his foot from the bucket.
Cork, sir-cork, was the cool an
swer, and the other gentleman felt
that he had, indeed, lost.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
cRoco0ILEs HARD TIC KILL.
Many Bullets Necessary to Put End
to Ones Existence.

Shooting crocodiles in India is
little like shooting mud turtles. A
hunter describes the sport: 1--WE sud-
denly came on our first crocodile
about a mile from camp, asleep on
the bank, with it's mouth open, not
more than twenty yards from us. It
started to get away, but l fred two
shots as quickly as / could get them
of, the first into its open mouth and
the second into its neck as it turned
it's head. That stopped it effectually
and it never got into the water. The
next day We found another crocodile
and my friend got it just above the
shoulder. That was not enough to
stop it, but we both fred as it was
getting into the water and one bullet
hit it in front of the quarters. They
sometimes come up again when
wounded, so we waited about twenty
minutes, and then looking about |
saw it lying on it's back at the bot
tom of the stream. 1t looked dead
enough, so we got hold of the end of
the tail and pulled it ashore. We
gave it two more shots, one in the
neck and the other in the middle OF
the back, and it then still had vitali
ty enough to bite paddle in two,
though the legs were paralyzed and it
could not move"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
GREAT MAN HAD VAGARlES.
Johnsons Peculiar Ideas as to Mat
tiers of Speech.

tiers OF Speech.
While Johnson was in France, he
was generally very resolute in speak
ing Latin. 1t was a maxim with him
that man should not let himself
down by speaking a language which
he speaks imperfectly. Indeed, we
must havee often observed how in
ferior, how much like a child man
appears. who speaks a broken tongue
When Sir Joshua Reynolds, at one of
the dinners of the Royal Academy,
presented him to Frenchman of
great distinction, he would not deign
to speak French, but talked Latin,
though his excellency did not under
stand it, owing, perhaps, to Johnson's
English pronunciation; yet upon an
other occasion he was observed to
speak French to Frenchman of high
rank, who spoke English; and being
asked the reason, with some express
sion of surprise he answered.: "Be-
cause | think my French is as good
as his English. London Chronicle.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Enqland's military Canal"

It is not generally known that Eng
land has military canal" started
lust century ago as part of the
scheme of defense propounded by Mr..
Pitt, in view of possible invasion by
the French under Napoleon. The
canal was to have been thirty six
miles in length, running from Rye to
Hythe. the idea being that it would
serve as the means of conveying
stores and also act as an obstacle to
the enemy's advance, once ne landed.
Now, 100 years after it's inception,
money is proposed to be voted for
putting it in state of repair.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Pireons Mate for Life.

Monogomists always, pigeons have
given centuries of proof of their alb
solute fidelity to their marriage VOWS.
The task of the breeder and trainer
has been facilitated by the fact that
pigeon matings were for life. 1t has
been found that pigeons in captivity.
even in the artificial atmosphere Of
one loft occupied by gay newcomers
Of all varieties, when once they have
been married can be relied upon to
stay together unless forcibly separat-
ed, and then return if ever set at
liberty. Some birds have even cooed
their silver wedding song, as there are
substantiated cases Of pigeons who
have lived together fer twenty-five
years.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Use for an Old Piano.

A woman whose desire for beautiful
things quite outstrips her pocket book
created from an old square piano case
a magnificent library table. The
works Of the instrument had become
absolutely worthless, SO they were ia
ken out. When the piano was closed
it was a tight box Of rosewood. The
front piece was taken off, and pine
drawer was fitted in with the front
piece for the front of the drawer.
Two old-fashioned glass knobs were
screwed into the drawer for handles.
The legs were beautifully carved, but
were. of course, too long, SO they were
sawed off to make the top come to a
convenient height for table. The
whole thing was polished highly, and
the result was table that would not
be bought for $100.-BroWn Book.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
THEORY or FRENCH WAITER.
Eating Same kind Of Bread Cause of
Dyspepsia and Indigestion.


"I have a theory about dyspepsia
and Indigestion said the head waiter
IN. a French restaurant, that / think
ought to be considered by sufferers
from stomach complaints. I. believe
that much of this class Of trouble is
due to peoples peTsistency in eating
the same kind OF bread for weeks,
months and sometimes years, without
a change
Now, nobody does that with any
other kind of food; meat, for instance,
or vegetables, or fruit or other des.
sert. Yet the average man will eat
the same kind of bread twice or even
three times day and think himself
wise. The stomach, unless it is OF
extraordinary constitution, will nat
urally get tired OF this monotony and
refuse properly to digest this eternal
1read. Then the bread eater knows
lie has dyspepsia and starts on
course OF dieting-geperall sticking
religioUsly to the same old bread
that most often leaves him in worse
plight than ever.
There are many varieties of bread
corn, rye, whole wheat, graham,
Boston brown, areated. barley, Vienna
and French bread. All of these differ
n the making and the material, and ii
the average man would only take
turn at some of them for change
from his regular loaf he would find
himself healthier and happier. New
York Sun
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Art and Arithmetic.

A disgruntled painter whose canvas
was rejected by the London academy
cures out that he spent an entire
ar on his painting. His cost of liv-
ing was only $3.50, while he paid for
rent 1910 and for materials and mod
els $210. The picture cost him. all
told, S1.285, and, since it has been re-
jected by the academy, it will not
bring onetwentieth of that sum. The
income of a prominent painter is enor-
nous, but it has been estimated that
nalf million dollars is yearly wasted
n the vain struggle for the recogni-
ton of the academy, and that of this
sum not one-twentieth is recovered
at private sale.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Diamond BUYING.

A first water diamond, says the Min
ing World, is of uniform luster and
color, free from cracks, bubbles,
cloudy spots or streaks or incisions
T any kind. Any of these objection
le features can usually be told by
ding the stone between the eye
I'D light or more SO by being i'm
iersed in a liquid with high refec-
i've power, such as oil or cloves, lin
aed oil or kerosene. The operation
{ cutting frequently produces cracks,
allied feathers, SO that the stone
ould be purchased after it has been
ut in every instance.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
REALLY NEW GOLF STORY.
Caddie's Loss of Temper Excusabie
Under the Circumstances.

A very pompous, very self7sufficient
and very bad golfer was once playing
over an Irish course. He had as his
s36ie a battered old Irish peasant,
:. It'll a very knowing twinkle in the
corner of his eye. After each stroke
and each stroke was cruel hard on
the green turf of Ould Oireland-the
Eain-glorious one said to his caddie
n the most lordly fashion, Replace
the turf, caddie." Quietly and pa
tiently the caddie went through the
performance, thinking volumes and
saying nothing at all until the eight
senth was reached. Then, as the last
.uffed shot stumbled its way to the
putting green, and Replace the turf,
caddie!" rang in his ears for the last
time, he turned with a look of inef-
fable scorn upon his august employ
er and said, "Arrah, is it replacing the
turf you'll be bidding me do? BY the
holy fly, it'll be returning the place
Wen be all doing when you're gone!"
THE King
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Shrewd Device OF SmuoqIer.

A clever smuggler made point of
buying lot of champagne during the
voEage and for souvenirs used to keep
iii ne corks These he secretly cut
anaeed to stow from one to
-se diamonds in each. On the day
aa.r arrival in port, pretending to
-I-e drunk, he afforded the
asssngers, and even some OF
-ustors officials themselves with
ucil amusement by pelting a rather
~eeIl-looling boatman alongside with
en-. Though he never missed his
an the boatman took it in good part,
he passenger afterward threw him
dollar. The man then pulled
away for the shore and the trick had
been carried through successfully.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Old Fences Are Valuable.

The fate of the rail fence was de-
clared less than twenty - ears ago,
when the value of walnut, oak and
poplar timber increased to such fig
ure as to make wire fences cheaper
In the worm fences still in existence
there are thousands of walnut and
poplar rails in an almost perfect state
of preservation. She walnut ones are
valuable. An enterprising Chicago
concern recently made that discovery,
and it's representatives have purchas-
ed many carloads of the rails.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Costly IlIeqibility

Sir Walter Scott's writing was at
times-not often-decidedly obscure.
Taking advantage of this a cunning
rascal by some means obtained pos
session of note of unquestionable
ELIGIBILITY written by the great novel
list, and presented it to Sir Walters
tailor as an order for a couple of suits
of clothes The tradesman, recognize
ing his patrons signature, took the
rest for granted and executed the
commission, only to find, on asking for
payment, that the note was an answer
to an invitation to dinner.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Dancer in Artificial Leqs.

Artificial steel legs are dangerous in
thunderstorms. A man wore one dur
ing an electrical disturbance in Lon
don the other day. The lightning was
attracted by the steel leg and killed
the man and killed also his little
daughter who was holding him by the
hand. The clothing on the mans left
side was torn and burnt. The little
girl bore no marks of the lightning,
but her left shoe was torn to pieces.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Retort TO Rishon Potter

1t is told of well known wit that,
upon the occasion of his first meet
rg with Bishop Potter Cat the time
when Mrs. James Brown Potter first
went on the stage). he was challeng-
ed by the eminent ecclesiastic to give
some proof of his reputed liveliness.
The humorist was equal to the occa-
sion.
well, Bishop" he responded, 81
may remark to you, as more or less
appropriate to the case, that actresses
will happen in the best regulated
families. RAMS Horn.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Made Mosquitoes Drunk.

DR.. ST. George Gray of the British
West Indies says that the Culex fam
lily has fondness for wine, like many
members of other old aristocratic
families. He says: Il put a few mos
quitoes under a bell jar, containing a
couple of drops of port wine. A few
hours later | found them apparently
dead, and put them into dry bottle.
Shortly afterward, they were all stag
gering about under the microscope in
a most ridiculous manner-they were
drunk"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Ii Wasn't CATCHING.

In village where several cases of
scarlet fever had occurred and where
an epidemic was feared, a little girl
came late to school one morning and
when asked by the teacher the cause
said her mother was sick. The teach
er decided it would be safest to send
the child home again until the nature
of the sickness should be ascertained.
Very soon after the little one returned
to school, and going straight to the
teacher said:
please ma'am, papa says it's not
catching; it's little boy"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
Jonah's Boots Found in a Whale.

1t is said that the late Clerk Joseph
Willard once told Edward d. Sohier,
the eminent lawyer, that he had read
in paper that a dead whale was
driven ashore at Nantucket, and that
on opening him pair of boots were
found marked a.
Mr.. Sohier instantly replied: ''They
probably belonged to Jonah. and he
must have. left them when he stepped
cut Boston Herald.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
JUDGE and Court House.

Shortly after the court house at
Alfred, Me-, was remodeled, Judge
Derby of Saco was chatting in the
old Central House with young fell
low who had recently been admitted
to practice, when the latter suggested
that they go up to the court house and
look it over.
'All right" said the Judge; 'let's
view the ground where We shall short
II Jie.'
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-04
As a General Rule

Roughly speaking, seventy-five years
are required for the oak to reach ma
tllrity: about the same length of time
for the ash, larch, and elm; and about
eighty years for the spruce and fl.
After this time their growth remains
stationary for some years, aud then
decay begins. There are, however,
exceptions, for oaks are still living
which are known to be over thou
sand years old.
The Jewish outlook., 1905-11-24

ally arise between heretics and defend
ers Of the faith. Jesus is there pre-
sented as prophet without honor in his
own country, railing at scribes and Phar-
isees as blind guides, hypocrites and
fools because they did not flock to his
standard. 1t has long seemed to me that
this railing, like so much else in the gos-
pels, comes from the aftertime. On the
part Of his disciples there would be sor-
row and anger that the wealthy and i'm
portant people did not listen to Jesus.
But in general the picture Of Jesus is
that Of man beloved by the people who
knew him, loving, gentle and kind him
self, going about doing good, but unam-
bilious, unpretentious. It is when we
come to the account of his death that the
hatred flashes. In the story of that
The Jewish outlook., 1905-11-24
Attitude Of tke christian
Church 9opard 9ew5.


Christian who would parade his hatred
Of the Jews would have had like i'm
munity and advantage.
The first scraps Of what became our
New Testament began to be written at
about this time. The New Testament is
made up mostly of anti-Jewish docu-
ments, or at least of writings which show
real hatred of the Jews, in parts. This
fact is luminous as to my subject. 1t is
a light that shines both ways, back to-
ward the origin Of the i'll feeling and for
ward, revealing a reason for it's continu-
alton through succeeding centuries. The
milder feelings Of dislike in evidence on
New Testament pages are such as natur-
The Jewish outlook., 1905-11-24

rage against the Jews. This intensity
of feeling is so plain to me, driving the
author to his utmost reach Of literary
art, exaggeration, if not invention ot
facts, that I wonder continually at its
acceptance as veritable history by sane
and open minded Christians Of our age.
And here perhaps is as good a place as
any for me to say that in some respects
I cannot speak for the vast ajority Of
Christians with any true sympathy for
their views as to Jesus and the Jews
For the majority accept the New Testa-
ment as accurate history at least if not
absolutely infallible in all particulars
If the gospels are accurate history as
to all that happened, all that was said
and done to bring about the crucifxion
of Jesus, then the Jews were cruelty to
blame in the matter Roman authority
in the person of Plate washed it's hands
of the crime against humanity and rea-
son, while the Jews. filled with devilsh
blood be on us and our children" be-
lieve this to be a malicious invention Of
Christian writer's who hoped by such
telling of the story to make capital with
the Romans, and to forever distinguish
themselves from the Jews. 1t has long
appeared to me an unreasonable and in
credible story. Many people believe in
general way that every new cause on
behalf OF humanity must have martyrs.
l do not see the necessity. Many say
that pioneers of new fields of truth must
always be prosecuted. If we admit that
such often are prosecuted we are able
generally to show that they are much at
fault themselves. l shall not argue this
matter l am simply stating my views
to show how deeply l am disqualified to
speak of the Jews from the common
Christian standpoint l blame the con-
dltions of the time at Jerusalem for the
crucifixion of Jesus-the disciples also
seem to have behaved foolishly Official
dom was on the alert for any incipient
rebellion and it was folly for the dis
clples under such conditions to get up
parade of Galilean pilgrims and pro-
claim Jesus as ''King of the Jews No
matter II 1t was meant in some highly
tigurative or spiritual sense, it was court
ing martyrdom just the same to raise
such cry.
But Christians in general sincerely be-
lleve that the Jews were to blame for the
crucltixlon, and taking the gospels as his
torlcally accurate they sustain that view.
Yet it the Jews Of 1900 years ago were
ever so deeply to blame, broad minded
people Of to-day brush it all aside with
the lncontrovertible proposition that the
Jews of to-day are not to blame for what
The Jewish outlook., 1905-11-24
BY REV. DAVID UTTER, Past
Written for the Jewish Outlook.

I feel deeply honored in being invited
anniversary Of the settlement Of the
Jews in America by writing an article
for the special number of The Jewish
Outlook AS a Christian I honor the
Jewish church as the mother of us all. l
feel ashamed of the prejudice that ex-
lists among us against the Jews, and am
sure that as we become more nationally
religious it must pass away.
The attitude of daughter toward her
mother ought to be one Of reverence and
affection, but it is not always so. Cynics
say that mothers and daughters are al
ways rivals to degree and hate each
other accordingly. However untrue this
may be in most cases there may be a
grain of truth in it sometimes, and the
exceptional instance would suggest the
original cause for the hatred between
Jews and Christians.
Christianity is the daughter Of Juda-
ism and owes her mother debt that can
never be repaid except by unfailing
honor and love through all time But
wayward and undutiful daughter, from
Unc IOCuer pOluL Ol view, dI ledSC, HdS
the Christian church been from the first.
She kept not the traditions of the moth
cr's household; she eloped with Gen
tile, and, like Rachael of old, she stole
her fathers gods and denied the theft.
One Of the most important events con-
tributing to the origin of Christianity
as separate church was the taking Of
Jerusalem by Titus. Had the sacred city
and temple remained and had the Jewish
people been allowed to live and worship
there it may be doubted whether Chris
tianity would have achieved a separate
existence. The destruction of the temple
must have seemed, even to devout Jews,
a demonstration that God did not care
for it, nor for the formal worship offered
there. The Christian preachers inter-
probation of the events as signalling the
end of one dispensation of teaching and
the beginning of new era would seem
reasonable Another thing might be
more important than this doctrinal ad-
vantage in the Interpretation Of events
it was more dangerous just then to- be
Jew than to be Christian. By treading
Jewish loyalty underfoot Josephus made
great advances under Vespasian and Ti-
tus, as he himself tells the story. A
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-17
ELMVuLE.

august IL, lSuo'
Chas. Hammond and family, of Dal-
las, spentDSaturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
James Gall, wife and son, Ivan, of
Middletown, WAC have been visiting
friends and relatives here, returned
home Friday.
John Gall and family, of Greenfield,
are visiting relatives here.
Alva Simmons, who is working near
Dayton. Ohio, spent last week with
his parents, ,IGeo. Simmons and wife.
Misses. Margaret Hammond and
Nell Butler spent Wednesday and
Thursday with friends at Hillsboro.
Miss Rhoda Adams, who for the
past two weeks has been the guest OF
J. w. Couutryman and wife, returned
to her home near Berryville Sunday,
c. G. Kesler and family and David
Hammond and wife took dinner
with J. s. Kesler and family Sunday
Anson Gall, who has been working
In Franklin, Ohio, 10 at home.
Miss Bessie Rhoads, of Middletown
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs
Christina West.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-17
WALK OFF WITH TRAPS.
Maryland Farmers Kept Busy KILL
ing More Bears Than Roose-
velt Ever Saw.

Cumberland. Md.-A number Of bears
have been killed In Pocahontas county,
West Virginia, In the last few days.
One Weighing 400 pounds. that had killed
II sheep on the N. j. Brown farm, was
shot by E. e. Nottingham, George Glad
well and J. F. Evans. The bear had a
17.pound trap attached to its foot, which
It broke from its moorings. The bear
had record for killing scores Of sheep.
Among the losers we're Alexander Hef-
ner and James L. Sheets.
A bear was since caught in trap near
Stony Bottom by d. d. Hamrick. A
large bear was killed by q man named
Delaney at Penick Meadows. This bear
also had Q trap attached to its foot. 1t
was shot by Delaney in laurel thicket.
The bear was apparently dead and the
hunter walked up to 1t. The bear rose
suddenly and came at Delaney, who took
the animal by the head and beat 1t with
the butt Of his gun.
A little dog, seeing the unequal con-
test, saved his masters life by taking
hold of the bears hind leg. The bear
turned and the hunter was enabled to
shoot and kill the animal. There are
plenty more bears in the mountains,
but as rule bears are vegetarians, and
only a small percentage Of them kill
sheep.