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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
TALE OF A BILLIARD BALL.
Trued Till Too Small, Then Used for
Ivory Carving.

Ivory Carving.
In the billiard room half dozen ta-
bles were in full blast, and through
the hum of conversation the click of
the ivory balls came sharp and clear.
What becomes of the WORKOUT
balls?" asked an idler.
WELL" replied the man at the desk,
when a ball is only a little off it is
sent to the factory to be trued up. We
get our balls trued up until they be-
come too small for use. Then we sell
them at so much per ounce.
"After their sale they are carved
into various small trinkets, but in the
main they are made into dice. Of the
forty or fifty balls rolling and clicking
here tonight, it is safe to say that so
per cent of them, few years hence,
will be working just as hard in the
form of dice" Duluth News-Tribune.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
SAVES WIFE FROM FLAMES.
Iowa Man Runs From Train to Recue
in Nick Of Time.

Clear Lake, Iowa, Jan. 25.-When
Calvin Branson reached home by late
train from Mason City last night he
discovered that the basement Of his
house was mass of flames. He fought
his way through the smoke to his
wife's apartments, where he found her
unconscious. He managed to rouse
her and together they escaped from
the building just as the floors gave
way. Had Branson's train been ten
minutes late, his wife undoubtedly
would have been cremated.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
FIRST WOMAN BORN IN ST. PAUL
Mrs. Richard L. German Dies at Her
Home in That City.

st. Paul, Jan. 25.-With the dealt
of Mrs. Richard L. German yesterday
afternoon, passed away the first white
woman born in the city of ST. Paul
Mrs. German was formerly Miss Cleo
A. Irvine, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Irvine. She was born in
st. Paul March 1, 1914. Her father
the late John r. Irvine, came to St
Paul in 1912. and was thus one of the
first settlers.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
FIFTY YEARS FOR MURDER.
Montana Man Who Pleaded SeIf-De
Tense Is Sentenced.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 25.-Fifty years
in the state penitentiary was the pun
ishment melted out by Judge Loud al
Billings yesterday to James NEEDLES
convicted Of murder in the second de
gree in the killing of Roy McLaren at
Pryor agency. He acknowledged the
killing, but set up a plea of self-de
Tense.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
Viola Allen Surely Married.

Milwaukee, Jan "a. - Mrs. A. P.
Hall, 9S6 Hackett avenue, a sister Of
Viola Allen, the famous actress, has
practically admitted that the reported
marriage of her sister to Peter Dur
yea, the noted turfman, is true.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
Let OFF With Fine.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 25.-Judge Hunt
yesterday fined H. H. Case 800 upon
his plea of guilty to cutting timber on
the public domain. He was indicted
by the recent United States grand
Jury.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
MAKE BIG LUMBER SALES.
Prices Range Several Dollars Above
Fiuures of a Year AGO

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. %. = 1t is re-
ported that the Edward Hines Lumber
company during the last week sold
35,O00,000 feet of lumber, to be sawed
at Ashland and Superior, and a Du-
luth broker has sold 100000 feet to
Saginaw firm. The prices of lum-
Der range from $3.50 to So a thousand
higher than a year ago.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
Danes VIII Plant Colony

Pine City, Mimi, Jan. 18.-A Dan
ish company, it is reported, has pur.
chased a tract of $4,000 acres in Pine
county and will establish a large
colony here.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
Timber Cutter Pleads Guilty.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 24.-Homer H.
Case pleaded guilty in the United
States court yesterday to cutting tim.
Der on public land and was fined $100.
He said he was ignorant of the regu'
IatiOnS
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
BLAST MAY BE FATAL TO TWO
First Serious Accident on the Auditor,
llYn Site

un1 Site.
ST Paul, Jan "a. - Martin Carlson
and c. A. Johnson, laborers employed
on the auditorium site, were probably
fatally injured yesterday afternoon
by the explosion of a heavy blast in
the extreme northeast corner of the
grounds Both men were hurled high
into the air, falling to the ground
amid a shower of splintered rock and
timbers several rods from the scene
of the explosion. The accident oc-
Cured when Carlson and Johnson, in
drilling for a blast, struck an old
charge that had been placed some
time previously. The charge exploded
with terrific force, throwing pieces of
stone for blocks. A second later
Carlson and Jackson dropped to the
ground d few feet apart.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
NEW PLAN FOR STATE CAPITOL.
Madison Architect Engaged to Prepare
New Scheme for Building.

The capitol improvement COM
mission engaged L. F. Porter, a
Madison architect, To prepare a pro
gram for plans for a new state CAPT
toll. It is understood that al entirely
new proposition has been undertaken
by the commission. The work of re-
construction or renewal will be
gradual only, one wing costing not
to exceed 100000 being constructed
first.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27

Albert Lea, Mimi. Jan. IS. - Lloyd
Porter, while at work on a farm near
Allen, caught his arm in corn shNed.
der and it was so mangled that am.
putation was necessary.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
DOCTORS CALL FOR CUTIcLE.
Two Hundred Square Inches Needed
to Save Badger HERDS Life.

Kenosha, Wis, Jan. 24-An unusual
notice was sent out in the town Of
Pleasant Prairie this morning, when
physicians of that village attending
Fred Augusteen, recently burned
while rescuing men from the Latin
Rand powder works, ask that people Of
the town give up 200 square inches of
Skin to be grated on his legs. 1t is
stated that this is the only hope of
saving the mans life.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
Veteran Answers Last Call.

Miles City, Mont, Jan. 24.-Joseph
Bowling, the last surviving civil war
veteran in this city, so far as known,
died of paralysis. He came from
Ireland and was sixty-seven years old.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
BUSINESS WAS RUSHING.
Sioux City Police Are Looking for
CIsirvoyant Pair.

CIsirvoyant Pair.
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 24.-The po-
lice are looking for Or" Wilmer
Smith and wife, who went under the
name of Mrs. Moss, 'clairvoyants'
and psychic palmists," who have
been working in Sioux City for six
weeks, and who are alleged to have
fnveigled money and jewelry from
scores of people, mostly women and
lovesick girls. It is said many of the
victims were prominent women, but
the police withhold the names.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
LOSES RIGHT TO SELL LIQUOR.
An7ery Council Revokes License Of
Saloon Firm.

An7ery CouhClI FsEoKes LIceHse CT
Saloon Firm.
Amery, Wis, Jan. 24.-By action of
the city council in special session yes
terday the license held by Hoffstatter
& Bernier was revoked. 1t was al
legged that for some time past this sa-
loon has been running in utter disre-
gard OF the law, and on complaint of
Mayor H. J. SOper the above action
was taken. City Attorney w. 7. Ken
needy presented the case to the coun-
Gil. Complaints have been made
against other saloons, and unless I'M
lawful practices ere stopped forthwith
other revOcatiCns will follow.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
There Is no Rocisa!Ie Salts, Alum,
Lime or Ammonia IN food made with
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Perfect In quality.
Moderate In price.


Master-Francisco!
Servant-Sir!
Go to the theater and bring me an
orchestra seat
impossible, sir. They're all nailed
to the floor. From the Spanish.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-27
14l GOOD FOR ONE DOLLAR

The genuine has date and mum Der
stamped on the label-take no other from
your druggist.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

tables and chairs, two beds, a book.
case and a kitchen range; $500 would
make quite "A showing If a person real,
iy wanted to be economical. The cost
of the house is not confined to the
building. The furnishing often costs
us much as the house itself, not neces,
sarily SO, but IL Is the ambition of a
good housckeeper TO provide every.
thing that she considers necessary
for the comfort of the family and the
entertainment of company, But the
sufficient furnishing for one woman
does not always meet the wishes Of
another. Too often our wants are
governed by our neighbours supplies,
We visit our neighbors and 60 home
with the idea that we have not kept
mp with the social procession, We
lind that our neighbor has got a dol.
lars worth OF something that we don't
possess and we proceed to make our.
selves miserable until we gather in
something similar, This Is a weak.
. with rs that works for trouble
and anxiety. II Is ambition that leads
In the wrong direction. II starts in
jealousy and unless properly curbed
Il u no ending this side Of the court
q bankruptcy. But this In not meant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

bodied In this house plan. because the
design is very much the same but
these rooms are larger.
This Is a go]odlooking house, 1t Is
designed for "A large corner lot in a
village or a broad open space on the
farm The design suggests width, and
the long length Of porch, both at the
front and the side, suggests summer
enjoyment, There is plenty of room
for porch chairs, hammocks, nantuck-
cts and other furniture Intended for
comfort and warm weather luxury.
There Is also provision for cold wealth
or comfort and luxury. The little sit
Ting room with a big window to admit
light and ventilation at all seasons Of
the year has also a pleasant fireplace
opposite this window and the two are
partners In distributing checrfulness.
1t Is easy to dispense hospitality Of
a high order in a comfortable cottage
house like this, II combines all the
essentials of good living and distrib.
ntes them all on the level of one floor.
IL is a house that may be furnished
with rugs, a small assortment of
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
CARING FOR SILK STOCKINGS.
Proper Way to Wash Expensive and
Fragile Material.

We wear such expensive stockings
In these days that It is necessary to
know a little about the care OF them.
Given into the hands Of the average
lanndress, they become a perishabls
extravaganza.
II an stockings are not to be faded
an ugly, bilious yellow-green, they
should be first allowed to lie a while
In cold water with a little salt In II,
then washed Ia lukewarm suds, not
rubbing the soap directly on the
stocking, rinsed In cold water. and
hung In the shade to dry.
In washing silk stockings they
should first be soaked in borax
water, afterward washed quickly in
soap suds which is more than blood
warm. If the water Is hot the silk
becomes harsh and crlnkly.
A little blueing should be added
10 the water II the silk stockings are
white, bat not If Colored
Instead Of wringing silk stockings
out simply s1ueeze them well, after.
ward rinEing In two waters the same
temperature. hanging out 10 dry
without wrInRiBg.
Knit silk should never be sprinkled.
Instead wiring ont a towel from hot
water, fold stocking up in It, and
leave for an hour. In ironing them
smooth out all the wrinkles on the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
KEPT PLEDGE MADE TO WIFE.
Incidentally, Lawyer Also Got stImu
liant He Wanted.

An Irish lawyer made a pledge TO
his wife that he would partake of no
intoxicating liquor while engaged in
the trial of a case. Soon after he was
retained on an important trial in Dub.
lin, and the court continued its delib.
erations until such a late hour that
nearly every II connected with the
case found II advisable to take some
spirits to stimulate their energies. Al.
though invited by his colleagues to
have something, the lawyer remem
bered his promise to his wife and re-
fused their repeated urgings, Final.
ly, when he explained his plight to
IL of his legal friends, the latter
said; But you did not make a vow
against eating liquor, did your" When
assured that the pledge applied only
to drinking. the ingenious chum left
the court room and soon returned with
a plate of fresh rolls. The center Of
each roll had been scraped out and
filed with good whisky.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
White and Red Wines.

"A misrepresentation about the
strength of red and white wines ex.
lists" said a Californian. Because
red wine has a darker, richer look
people think it is more intoxicating.
The opposite, really. is the case. Red
wines are made by fermenting grape
Juice, skins and seeds together. White
wines are made by fermenting juice
alone, In the skins and seeds there
is a lot of tannin. and red wine con.
tains much tannin, while white wine
contains none This tannin, an astrin.
gent, closes the pores of the stomach
and prevents the alcohol in the red
wine from entering the blood freely,
and going, as the saying is, to the
head.
White wine-champagne, for in.
s~tance-has no tannin and hence Its
intoxicating properties are much more
keenly to be feared than those of the
tannin-flled red wine"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
A Lastly Dish.

Take a sleeps liver, wash well
cut 1t in Sits about a quarter OF az
inch apart nearly through.
Prepare a stuling of the following:
Crumble a small basinful Of bread
chopped parsley and summer sayory;
add pepper and salt to taste; mix in .
nice bit of dripping,
Mix all well together in a bowl
Add sufficient water mot milk) tC
make 1t nice and soft. Then ill every
slit well with the stufing. Place IL
a good.slzed dripping tin.
If any stutllng is left over plac,
round liver In tin, then Coyer wei.
with cold water, and cook gently one
hour or one hour and a half, accord
ing to size Of liver,
When nearly done put a few slice.
Of bacon In with it. Serve hot, With
mashed potatoes, and you viii! have
a very appetizlng dish,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
TO WARD OFF DISEASE GERM.
Some Pointers of Value in the Con
~struction Of a Filter,

What can we do In the private
home to stop the entrance Of the dis.
ease germ, provided we believe dan.
ger exists, asks a writer In the At
lantic? The sanitary experts say
that no small filter which allows a
good stream of water to pass removes
bacteria. In the sale of such filters
and the belief in their efficiency lies
the peril to the public, who so often
believe that 4 couple Of inches of
sand or charcoal preserves them
from all harm As a matter of fact
expert engineers are practically
agreed that is inches of sand above
drains, and that we'll covered with
the sediment filter, are necessary to
obtain efficiency,
Some Of the larger household 1Iters
are efficient when filled with fine fl.
tering matters, such as sand stone
and infusorial earth. which only al.
low water to pass drop by drop. These
are usually provided with either stor-
g reservoirs, or Joined In a series
of filters so that n quantity may be
obtained at once despite tho slow rate
of filtration. One simple safeguard is
always at hand, and should never be
fo~rgotten-the boiling of the drink.
ing water. No precaution is better in
time of cpidomlcs. One point should
be made clear, individual protection
should be made clear, individual pro.
lection can never possess a fraction
Of the value than belongs to municipal
control. any more than the individual
fire eXtingisher can compete with city
departments.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
BOOKS IN QUEER BINDINGS.
Human Skin Among Other Things
Used for Coverings.

Extravaganza in binding has fire.
quently furnished an opening for the
display Of fantastic tricks and fads.
In a booksellers catalogue was once
an advertisement of a Latin copy Of
Abuleius' Golden Ass" bound in the
skin of an ass. A book relating to
Jeffrey Hudson, the celebrated dwarf,
was bound in a piece of the silk waist
coat Of Charles |. Fox's historical
works were Lound in foxskin, and
Bacon's works were dressed out in
hogskin. One offspring of the French
revolution was the grim humor Of
binding books in human skin. France
was not alone in this practice. In
various parts Of England the skin of
murderers has been tanned and used
to bind books. The public library of
Bury st. Edmunds has a book con
tanning the account of the trial Of a
for murder, bound in his own
skin. Eccentricities Of binding in such
skins as cats, crocodile, mole, seal,
wolf, tiger, bear. etc, abound. The
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Many Uses for Popcorn.

For a change, try %sprinkltng a few
kernels of freshly popped corn over
any kind of cream soup, Just before
serving, Fresh buttered popcorn il
good with salad. If the salad il
served on individual plates, encircle
It with the corn. The combination %
white with the different colored vege
tables is effective. After the corr
comes from the fire, look 1t over care.
fully, taking out all burned pieces
For about four quarts of corn, melt a
fourth of a cup OF the best butter,
pour It wei the hot corn. stirring it
through well. Sprinkle at once with
salt, and continue to stir. OF course,
all this will not be needed for your
salad.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Real Style in New York,

They were wasting a few idle mo.
ments at the Women's Dependence
league in intimate remarks.
AS a womanly woman, with woman.
ish ways, | want to propose Mrs. Dahl.
gren for our next president" said Mrs.
Peter T. Rhinelander.
Who is the womanly woman with
womanish ways, yourself or Mrs.
Dahlgren?' asked Mrs. Pembroke
Hood, always with an eye to correct,
ness of expression.
Il hope it is not necessary for me
to state that ! am too much of a lady
to refer to myself in so glowing
terms"
oh, very well. 1t is Mrs. Dahlgren.
She is the perfect one"
THE most exquisite creature in pet.
ticoats! Why, my dears, she even
washes her dishes with perfumed
soap!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
VERY LIKE THE ICE TRUST.
Attitude of Grasping Corporation and
ThieVina Waiter.

Mayor Brush, Of Mount Vernon, had
been describing to a visitor the mu.
nicipal ice plant that, thanks chiefly
to his work, Mount Vernon had set up.
"Reproachful? said Mayor Brush,
Yes, it is a fact, the ice trust is re-
preaching sorrowfully the cities that,
sick of its eXtortions, have at last set
out to make their own ice.
In this respect the ice trust re-
minds me Of a certain waiter in a
Partisan cafe.
IAN American ordered at this cafe
an hors d'ouvre, agneau pre- sale,
artichoke salad, peche Melba, and so
on, and, when the waiter brought him
a bill Of 80 francs, he paid it like Q
man.
After his change was brought, he
counted it, and pushed a franc toward
the waiter for a tip,
But the man, pushing back the
franc, said in gentle reproach:
Pardon, monsieur, but that is the
counterfeit FRAME"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
REGULAR HOURS FOR MEALS.


Everyday Luncheons says too much
cannot be said in favor Of regular
hours for meals. Midway between
breakfast and dinner there should be
a nourishing luncheon, not elaborate
in quality or quantity. but sufficient,
Furnaces are supplied with coal each
day at approximately the same hours,
The jewellers who deal in expensive
watches will advise winding the
watch at exactly the same hour each
day. Does not the human body mean
as much to the soul that dwells In ii
as a watch or a furnace?
When Onc eats n hearty breakfast,
the noon luncheon should be light, and
consist mainly of fruit. When break.
be of n more substantial character.
A lively form of entertainment has
been recently In vogue. Housekeep'
ers gather together, and the hostess
distributes pencils and slips of pa.
per. Each woman writes on as many
slips of paper five "left-overs" likely
to be in any refrigerator at any time.
These are all shaken up together, and
each draws five. The problem
Is to get the best possible luncheon
from the "left.overs" on the five slips.
and the M who does the best with
her material gets the prize.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Peer a Practical Christian.

For many years past the earl of
Tankerville has preached Christianity,
and now he has given practical proof
Of the sincerity Of his convictions. For
the purpose of mitigating local dis.
tress, his lordship has reopened the
lead mines on his estate at Sailbeach,
Shropshire, and has offered the men
all the profits, Willie he contents him
self with taking the royalty and a
small percentage on the outlay on ma.
chinery. The earl may frequently be
seen IN the little chapel IN the estate
conducting services In which his v
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Enolish Cheese Sandwich,

Pound six ounces OF rich cheese
fine. Add two ounces of good butter.
Add a teaspoonful of made mustard
and a tablespoonful of anchoyy paste.
Spread the mixture on thin slices OF
buttered brown bread. Over this lay
a very thin slice of ham or smoked
beef. Cover with another slice OF
bread and cut In fancy shapes. Good
Living.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
An lnvaIid's Drink,

A good drink for a feverish patient
indeed, the best of all drinks-is
barley water.
An ounce of pearl barley should be
washed-tirst in cold water, then in
hot---and then boiled in a saucepan
with a quart OF water; add a little
sugar, according to taste, and a few
drops of lemon juice. and let it stand
until cold.
The boiling time is about half an
hour to an hour. When the throat or
chest is painful barley water viii be
found very soothing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Substitute for Maple SUGAR,

A good substitute for maple sugar
is made by using equal parts Of
gr~anulated white and dark brown
sugar, add one.half the quantity Of
water and boil until 1t is of the de-
sired thickness, When cool add three
drops of vanilla extract.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

Couldn't You get Krotchet to give
anything? It's certainly a very de-
serving charity"
Yes, but he said the subscription
price was beyond his means"
HIN! He meant beyond his mean.
ness"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

singing forms a prominent feature.
Before he came into the title his lord.
ship, as Lord Bennett, was greatly in
request at evangelistic missions. The
countess, an American lady, is his
right hand In this religious work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

use of cloth in binding is one of com.
p%aratiycly recent date. In 1885 Archi.
bald Leighton introduced cloth for
covers, the first books so bound be.
ing Byron's complete works.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Not a Beauty.

knox-Blinker's fiancee must have
all kinds of money.
Blox-Are you acquainted with her?
knox-No; but a friend of his
pointed her out to me to-day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
scorches on Linen.

A scorch mark on linen, ii not too
brown, may be removed by moisten-
ing with water and laying in the sun.
Repeat the m~oistening two or three
times. and the mark will disappear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26

sion OF flowers which will prove inter
esting and attractive the whole sea
son through and they are Just as es.
sontial to the final finish Of the house
as paint and varrish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
Sure.

Papa, what is an optimiste"
AN optimist, son. Is a man who ex.
poets to marry and be happy forever
after. Huston Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-10-26
NEWS OF TRADE AND LABOR

General information Concerning Those Who Are Doing
the Work of the World.