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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

room into q wide hall. Peering out
into this, they saw, at the further end
a sentinel standing, leaning on his gun.
Medworth now examined the sliding
panel He found that, rude as the con-
triyance was on the other side, here it
was most carefully executed thing.
1t was simply one of any number of
panels that ornamented the walls OF
the room, and when closed could not
be detected as different in it's construc-
ton from any of the others.
Medworth counted them, and found
that the sliding panel was the fifth
from either end, being exactly half
way.
They would have turned their. atten-
ton to other things, but hearing foot
steps they sprang into the hiding place
and closed the panel.
They distinctly heard two men enter
the room
Bending down, Medworth applied his
ear to the panel to listen to what was
said
1T is a strange-a most inexplicable
thing, GarZa," he heard some one say.
ST confess do not understand it,
Your majesty" was the reply, and
Medworth's heart throbbed as he rec
ognized the voice of the father of the
girl he loved, ''as for understanding it,
believe me, [ have not been near that
point. Ny heart is bursting with
grief. 1t was a dastardly crime A
crime for which the criminal must die
when T learn his name"
1T is still doubtful. then, whether
Gomez or Mattazudo is lying"
1T is almost a certainty that neither
is telling the truth
Strange. You say you rode to the
Carib's hut with Mattazudo?"
Straight from your presence. You
| commanded Mattazudo to find and re-
turn my daughter, and it must be said,
in all truth, that he seemed at least
to be sincere in his effort. We went to
the Carib's hut. We found the old IN
dian there. Mattazudo at once COM
manded him to deliver up the girl that
he, MattaZudo had brought there under
q misunderstanding The Carib smoked
calmly on and asked how many more
We're coming for a girl he had never
seen. Mattazudo threatened to shoot
him, but nothing could move the old
Indian. | pleaded, with him. I be-
sought him with all the energy of a
broken-hea father to restore my
daughter TO me- but. he still claimed
he had not seefI< her. Mattazudo told
me that, Ramana' was friend Of Co
meZ, and no doubt had agreed to keep
silent. The only way, of course, was
to get the truth out of Gomez. When
we returned to the Castle taxed Co
mez with: the crime; but without wait
ing to. deny it; he sprang. upon. Mat
taZ1do with drawn sword: and would
have killed him, had not some AOf the;
Zambos been standing near 'toas inter=
fere. Then, to me, Gomez denied all
knowledge of my daughter ana fsays
the story, of Mattazudo is "a iieaYf Now;
what am + to believe? Onlyt one thing
is. certain-that my. poor, giirl+is. stolen
from me, and 7 would give. my life: to
know she was safe y
The old Spaniard had not left the
room before two silent figures erawled
stealthily away: from theasliding panel
and down under5tlfe foundations again
to lay their plan of action. !
ITO be continued
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Kings Sporting Record.

Few people are aware that there al
hardly any wild beasts that com
within the sportsman's category thu
have not fallen to King Edwards riff
But he has never shot a hyena, thong
when in Egypt, many years ago, he
manned up all night on more than OK
occasion to kill specimen.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

during bad weather
brought on a heavy
cold, aching of the
limbs and pain in the
back and Kidneys.
Severe congestion of
the kidneys followed.
Besides the terrific
aching there were
whirling headaches,
and | became exceed
in DIV xVoo1y NV doc
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

tor could not help me, and I turned
to Doan's Kidney Pills, with the re-
suit that the kidney congestion dis
appeared and, with it, all the other
symptoms what is more. the cure
has lasted for eight years"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Proof to the Contrary.

NO" she" said, as she glanced dow
the.column of marriage notices,
cannot be true that marriage is ali
terv1h to-" ''.-r~
'.And why not?" queried the YOU
man in the parlor scene.
) 'Because$2<she replied, pointing
the column in question, there is a IL
prohibiting the advertising of lotterte
and just look at this"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Would Buy Aerial Cruisers,

The right of the minister of war to
buy aerial cruisers is questioned by
the London Daily News, though it adj
mits that they are not within the prov
ince of the admiralty, either 1t sug-
gests the establishment OF new de-
partment, the aerialty.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Latest Fad.

Gritty George-Lady, would yer
mind writing off list of all de things
in dis cold meal on slip of paper.
The Lady lin surprise)-What for,
my poor man? =.
Gritty Georee-Well, yer see, num-
I am collectin' menus along meatrav-
els an every one helps.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
:. aats Goir,u TO Roll 'Em Home.

"a newsboyt walked into a drug store
and SAID to fhe'cler1l :/-s'Gimme half
dozen cunning pills
The clerk thought he would have a
little. fumfYth. him and said: do you
want thera in boX?"
The newsboy replied: Jaw, what
you think, I'm goin' to roll 'em homc?"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
A Spring Suggestiony

Take Garfield Tea in the morning or be-
fore retiring it's useinsures pure blood and
a natural action Of the liver, kidneys.
stomach and bowels. It has a beneficial
effect on the entire system. It is made
of Herbs.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Touch.

sThat steak looks pretty thin to
me- observed the customer, who was
watching the butcher cut it off.
wait till you bite into it," said
the butcher, land you'll think it's
thick enough"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
In Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT.EAse.

powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all druggists, 25c. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE
Ro-- N Y.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Right.

:. Irate Wife4-I want to know, sir
what time fgsWas when you got home
last night!y&ats.ss
.Husbandv .fneekly)-A quarter of
twelve, my dear
citrate Wife Twelve nothing! The
clock had just struck three and"
Husband .(triumphantly) = Well,
amt that a quarter of twelve?-Judge-
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

Weak arguments are often thrust be-
fore my path; but although they are
most unsubstantial, it is not easy to
destroy them. There is not a more
difficult feat known than to cut
through q cushion with a sword. :
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
Racket Maker.

Johnny caned;the mother, ste,
ly,s what is all that noise in the bH
ment?' ,,:,
"Why, mamma" replied Johnr
blandly, Il ana playing Preside
Roosevelt and chasing bears"
well it occurs to me you are pl6
ing President Castro and need spar
ing"
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
A ReaI Old Actor.

Jenks-Your father was en- actor,
you say?
Bragg-Certainly Bragg, the TRACE
dian, you know.
Jenks-Funny never heard Of him.
He played Hamlet. of course.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

The published statements Of num-
Der Of coffee importers and roasters
Indicate ''waspy" feeling towards us
for daring to say that coffee is harm
full TO percentage of the people.
A frank public discussion of the sub
ject is quite agreeable to us and can
certainly do no harm; on the contrary
when all the facts on both sides Of any
question are spread before the people
they can thereupon decide and act in
telligently.
Give the people plain facts and they
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
that wager.

methods is made by thousands Of peo-
pie each month and the coffee import
ers themselves are cordially invited.
Both Postum and Grape-Nuts are abso-
lutely pure and made exactly as stated.
The formula of Postum and the an
alysis made by one Of the foremost
chemists Of Boston has been printed
on every package for many years and
is absolutely accurate.
Now as to the food value OF Postum.
It contains the parts Of the wheat ber-
nv which carry the elemental salts
such as lime, iron, potash, silica, etc,
ETC., used by the life forces to rebuild
the cellular tissue, and this IS parucu-
1arlv true Of the phosphate OF potash,
also found in Graps-Nuts, which COM
hines in the human body with albu-
men and this combination, together
with water, rebuilds the WORKOUT gray
matter in the delicate nerve centers all
over the body and throughout the
brain and solar plexus.
Ordinary coffee stimulates in an I'M
natural way, but with many people IL
SLOWLY and surely destroys and does
not rebuild this gray substance SO
vitality important to the well being OF
every human being.
These are eternal facts, proven, well
authenticated and known to every
properly educated physician, chemist
and food expert.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
A COLD BROUGHT IT ON.

Severe Congestion of the Kidneys
Soon Cured by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Richard M. Pearce, a appointment
business man OF 231 So. Orange St,
Newark, N. j., says: Working nights
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

Great political reforms are set in
motion by the hand that rocks the
cradle
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

EgT@ permanently curec. No nts nervousness assoR
Ekk irst days OF DE- knes Great Nerve Restnrs
er. Send for FREE &s@ 90 trial bottle and treatise.
DE. R. H. KLINE Ltd 93t arch Street. Philadsphta, Pa
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
will take care of themselves.


We demand facts in this coffee dis
cussion and propose to see that the
facts are brought clearly before the
people.
A number OF coffee importers and
roasters have joined a movement TO
boom coffee and stop the use or Pos
tum Food Coffee and in their newspa-
per statements undertake to deceive
by false assertions.
Their first is that coffee is not harm
full.
We assert that one in every three
coffee users has some form OF inclpl-
ent or chronic disease; realize for one
moment what a terrible menace to
nation of civilized people, when one
kind of beverage cripples the energies
and health of one-third the people who
use it.
We make the assertion advisedly
and suggest that the reader secure his
own proof by personal inquiry among
coffee users.
Ask your coffee drinking friends II
they keep free from any sort OF aches
and ails. You will be startled at the
percentage and will very naturally
seek to place the cause of disorder on
something aside from coffee, whether
food inherited tendencies or some
thing else.
Go deeuer in your search for facts.
II your friend admits occasional neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, heart weakness,
stomach or bowel trouble, kidney COM
plant, weak eyes or approaching nerV-
GUS prostration induce him or her 10
make the experiment of leaving OH
coffee for 10 days and using Postum
Food Coffee, and observe the result.
It will startle you and give your friend
something to think Of. OF course, II
the person is one Of the weak ones
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

and says II can't quit" you will have
discovered one of the slaves of the cof-
fee importer Treat such kindly, Tor
they seem absolutely powerless to stop
the gradual but sure destruction OF
body and health
Nature has a way Of destroying
part of the people to make room for
the stronger. 1t is the old law Of 1.-THE
survival of the fittest" at work, and
the victims are many.
We repeat the assertion that coffee
does harm many people. not all. but
an army large enough to appal the in
vestigator and searcher for facts.
The next prevarication of the coffee
importers and roasters is their state
ment that Postum Food Coffee is made
of roasted peas, beans or corn, and
mixed with low grade OF coffee and
that it contains no nourishment.
We have previously offered to wager
S100,0O0.00 with them that their state
ments are absolutely false.
They have not accepted our WAGER
and they will not
We will gladly make a present OF
$25.OOO.OO to any rooster or importer OF
old-fashioned coffee who will accept
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07
POSTUM

Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd. Battle crssk. Ma
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

"a champagne dinner once cost St.
Joseph, Mo-, the Union Pacific rail-
road" said an old railroad official.
''The Union Pacific aid bill was up for
consideration in congress in the early
sixties. 1t fixed st. Joseph as the
eastern terminus Of the road. While
the bill was under consideration n ban.
quet was held ut st. Joseph. It was
attended by many Of the Leading men
of the town. After they had filed up
on champagne a question arose as to
which flag should float from the city
hall. The Confederate flag was finally
decided on, and in the morning the
stars and stripes were hauled down
and the stars and bars hoistcd. The
news reached Washington that very
day, while the Union Pacific bill was
still under consideration. Senator
Pomeroy moved that the name st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, be stricken from the bill
and Omaha. Neb.. be substituted. The
amendment carried and st. Joseph
thereby lost the Union Pacitic."-Kan-
sas City Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

One of the most curious of the many
queer medieval customs was that
known as "the truce Of God" From
what we have been able to learn Of 1t
the custom appears to have originated
as an outgrowth of desire to protect
the common people to some extent at
least against the lawless tyranny of
the feudal lords of the middle ages. It
was first decreed ut u church synod
which convened ut Roussllon in the
year 1927. By this decree it was pro-
vided that no man should attack his
enemy between Saturday evening at
noncs and Monday morning at the
hour of prime. About the year 1882
similar compact was entered into be-
tween the church and the barons of
England. The church forbade barons
to make any attack upon each other
between sunset OH Wednesday night
and sunrise OIL the following Monday
or upon any feust or fast day. The
same truce made provision that no
man should be disturbed while labor
ing at his trade or while going to or
from a place Of worship.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Many a boy is made happy these
days by a present of half a dozen pen
ellis with his name printed thereon In
gold letters. Perhaps the name lead
pencil will last through all time and
eternity. The original pencil was really
made of lead, and on the rough paper
Of the time made clearly discernible
mark. Germany led in its manufac-
ture. Our earliest importations were
much sought after, and none could be
bought with other money than gold
coin. A common ''lcad" pencil was al
most worth its weight in gold. and a
man who got II, supply had to be well
recommended. When New York mer-
chant advertised the arrival of con-
signment of lead pencils" the rush to
buy was pellmell. This seems incredi-
BILE to us young ROSTERS, who can buy
a dozen pencils today for 10 cents
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
Mol,ere. scott and Homer.

."As Moliere never had the heart to
draw Jealous woman among all Ills
pictures Of men who knew, like him
self, the torments of jealousy, SO Scott
never had the heart to draw young
and beautiful woman who is Wicked"
writes Andrew Lang. This ancient
familiar. source of poignant interest he
passes by, out Of his great chivalry.
There was nothing to prevent him from
writing romance on the passionate,
wretched tale of the once beautiful
Ulrica In Ivanhoe,' fair traitress
driven on the winds of revenge, treach-
cry and parricide. Here was a theme
for realistic novel of England after
the conquest, but Scott sketches it
lightly as Thyestean horror In tho
background. In his work such piece
Of realism stands alone, like the story
of Phoenix In Homer's work dn the
ninth book of the IlladD. Both artists.
Scott and Homer, had II sense of rever-
ence for human things. They did not
lack the Imagination necessary for the
portrayal Of the evil and terrible, but
they did not seek success in that p0pu-
lar region"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
The Champion Parrot.

A woman in London fiathouse was
accused of singing hymns to her par
rots for the benefit of their souls. This
recalls to the London Chronicle the
most accomplished parrot in history.
1t belonged to Colonel Dennis O'Kelly
and was famed for Its whistling of the
One Hundred and Fourth Psalm. When
the colonel died in 1857 a large proper
ton of his obituary notice In the Cen
tleman's Magazine was devoted to this
remarkable bird, which got another
considerable notice of its own when 1t
died fifteen years later in Half Moon
street, Piccadilly. This parrot could
also Whistle God Save the King and
1.-The Banks of the Dee and would go
back and correct itself IL it got note
wrong. 1t could even answer ques-
tons, and its paster was said to have
refused 500 guineas year to show 1t
In public.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
A shifting Landmark.

In the first years of navigation on
western waters, says the author Of
early Steamboat Navigation on the
Missouri River" pilots We're forced to
use all sorts of signals and marks to
decide their courses One had GUS
tom of running certain crossing If he
came 10 it Mt night by the aid of
dog. The animal belonged to family
living in house Mt the foot of the
crossing directly in the course of the
bend. Whenever IL boat was coming
this dog ran out to the bank. always
in exactly the same place. which was
in line with the channel, and barked
his loudest. The pilot ran toward the
sound of the barking with the utmost
confidence. Unhappily the dog one
night took n notion to change his stand
and parked little higher up. The
next morning the boat was hopeless
wreck on a sand bar, into which the
pilot had run at full speed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18

Here Is an anecdote once related by
Herbert Spencer-who. by the way,
was rather heavy in hand when he
undertook to play story teller. Apropos
of Huxley's humor he described din
ner Of distinguished authors:
Over their cigarettes they fell to dis
cussing their various methods of COM
mencing to write. One said he wrote
and wrote. tore up, then wrote again.
and SO On.
George Lewes. who was present,
looked surprised, and then cried out:
"Oh. I'm not like that! l commence
to write at once, directly the pen is in
my hand. In fact, boil ut low tenn
perature."
Indeed" cut in Mr.. Huxley. "that
is very interesting, for. as you. know,
to boil at low temperature implies a
vacuum In the upper region"
Lewes himself was the first to lead
the shout of laughter which of course
greeted this clever repartee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
ceased. Had those on board abandon

ceased Had those on board abandon
ed hope? Pitching and rolling In a
manner that suggested the possibility
Of laundering In deep water. she came
on with fatal directness. Suddenly a
dreadful thought came to Brands
mind The lighthouse stood on the
easterly and most elevated portion of
the reef, whose bearings ran southwest
by west and north-northwcst. At low
water some two acres Of jagged rocks
are exposed. On all sides the sound
ings fell to sixteen and eighteen faith
oms. What IL this helpless levlathan
Of 10000 tons or more dead weight
were to strike the pillar? This was
quite possible with the tide at its pres
ent level. 1t all depended whether her
bows were raised or lowered Mt the mo-
ment Of impact. In the one case she
would smash away many feet Of rock
and perhaps damage the foundations
Of the lighthouse; in the other, her
sharp prov would stab into the vitals
of. the granite and the huge column
might collapse In common ruin with its
colossal assailant.
One Of the girls, he never remember
ed which Of them, spoke to him. He
could not answer. For second time
that night he knew what fear meant. He
watched the onward plunging of the
vessel with stupefied eyes. He saw, as
In dream, that her officers and crew
were still making desperate efforts to
weather the reef. But. with the utter
malignity Of fate. though they might
have swung her to port, she would not
bulge a yard to starboard, for now
both wind and waves assailed her most
vehemently on the starboard quarter.
Then when she was little more than
twice her own length distant he was
certain that dim form OH the bridge
signaled to the chart house. With
miraculous dizziness, on the assumption
that her wheel was put hard over, she
fell away from the racing seas. Her
red light disappeared, her green light
curved into full view. The next wave
lifted her bodily, with mad joy that
1t should be able to use her to batter
Its enemy, the rock.
Then she struck, with sickening
crash that was plainly audible above
the roar Of the reef. This was not
enough. Another rush of foaming wa
ter .enveloped her and smashed her
again on an inner ledge. There she
lodged, falling inertly over to star
board.
And Brand found his voice once
more. for, as sure us this terrible night
would have its end SO surely had the
gallant captain Of the steamer refused
to imperil the lighthouse when all hope
of saving his ship had vanished.
The tears were in Brands eyes. His
arms encircled the two girls.
There goes fine ship commanded
by brave manw he cried.
And that was the beginning of the
captains requiem.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-18
IooNT1NuED.l
Superb aNerve" of a Hat Seeker.

superb "NerVe" OF Hat Seeker.
"Oh, but the nerve of some women
Is worth fortune to them" groaned q
girl at luncheon In department store.
1--WE llen trying to get hat. Up
stairs In the millinery department I
tried on hats until my arms ached
pinning them on, and the saleswoman
got purple with rage because none suit
ed me. In walked n grenadier sort of
woman, with scared looking maid
carryinga big paper bag. This woman
shifted around. turned hats upside
down and almost inside out and finally
looked over the untrlmmed shapes.
She picked out one. Drawing chair
before the biggest mirror in the place,
she sat down and had the maid empty
the contents of that bag in her lap. 1t
held feathers. flowers and ribbons.
Then she began to pin on fenthers here
flower there TN to try the effect Of
bow In another place. She even had
the maid hold triln!.yd LII While she
copied 1t! The. attendants seemed fas-
cinated, for no one said word. And
that in a store. mind you. where the
salesgirls ask you sarcastically whcth.
er you are looking for something cheap
If you refuse to put down $35 OH IL hat
they select for you."-New York Press.