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The copper era., 1907-01-10

The high school wishes the readers of the JOURNAL a prosperous new year and hopes that they had a pleasant Christmas.
The copper era., 1907-01-10

On account of the recent cold weather, the editors of the JOURNAL could get but very little news, but they promise to do better next time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
HIS WIFE'S
REVENGE


| "That is So" replied Mr.. Hank. If
you will tell Sir Mark what you know
tAll know is this" said the farmer
SYSTEMATICALLY years ago a woman
slept in my barn and went off leaving
| a child, a boy, behind her. | was for
sending the poor little mite to the
work house and putting the police on
to look for the woman for DESERVING it.
But my missiS was Soft-hearted; she
was sorry for the poor tramp woman
and sorry for the child. We had none
of our own, and that was great grief
to her. She persuaded me, as it would
be company for her to have Child to
bring up and look after, and she talk
ed me into keeping the tramp woman's
child. My wife took to it from the
first, and in time the boy was looked
upon as part of ou1Afamily.
when my wife died | kept him
and treated him we'll for her sake
But he turned out bad from the first.
He didn't take to farming. He got in
with a bad lot, heard afterward. AT
any rate, when he was going on for
twenty he stole some money from me
and went off, and I never saw any
more of him. One day, when [ was at
a horse fair about thirty miles away
from my farm, / met a man who used
to work with me when John Wilson
was young. He told me it was in the
papers as young chap named John
Wilson was up at the police court for
lan I1nI unit o.
for trial-a young soldier. / had heard
as John had enlisted, so when the trial
came on | went to the court and
saw John in the dock, and l heard him
sentenced to penal servitude. The
John Wilson l heard sentenced is the
young man sitting, by me now, and
that's all I've got to say"
Sir Mark listened to the farmers
simple narrative, and felt that he was
listening to an honest man speaking
the truth.
There is only one question | have
to ask you," he said. "a year or two
after you took this boy in, a firm OF
solicitors put an advertisement into
number of newspapers, asking for
information as to a child who had
been deserted by its mother. Several
people must have known of your hav-
ing adopted deserted child. Did no
one mention the advertisement to
yOu?"
The farmer shook his head. II never
heard of it," he said; ''but that is not
to be wondered at. Me and my missis
didn't read papers very often, and our
farm was right away from the main
road in a lonely sort of place. Our
hands as knew about our taking the
child in all lived round about, and
most of 'em weren't scholars enough
to read papers in their evenings. OF
course, things be different now. If I'd
heard as inquiries were being made
should have given information. You
may be sure of that"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
WATCHING THE AUTOMOBILE.
Owner and Chauffeur Have Anxious 40
n1ents While in a Restaurant.

Owner and Chauffeur Have Anxious Mo-
nents While in Restaurant.
The man who drove up to the res
taurant in an automobile brought his
chauffeur in with him to eat. They
stood around for several minutes,
while the walters posed at tables ali
about.
81 want a seat from which can
watch my car" said the owner, when
the head waiter approached to find cut
why the hesitation. You know that
there have been so many cases recent
ly of cars being stolen from in front
of restaurants and hotels that l do
not want to take any chances"
They got their seats all right within
easy range Of the automobile, one OF
the American made machines OF the
$500 type. 1t is safe to say that the
worry incidental to that meal caused
not inconsiderable amount Of indi-
gestion. Either master or man had an
eye on the automobile throughout the
entire meal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
Minister'S Fine Home.

The minister from Norway ami
,Ime. Hauge, in their new Legation
home, will be near neighbors of theil
diplomatic conferes. The Hauge HON,
will be ready for occupancy in the fall
upon the return of the minister an(
his wife from Bar Harbor and it i!
hoped that their little son will have
sufficiently recovered from the attacl
Of fever which marred the pleasure o,
their summer, to enable the family tt
have the house warming they are now
planning. The drawing room of thi:
home promises to reflect admirably
the refined taste of the former Mrs
Joy of st. Louis, and the dining room
with its generous proportions indicates
what may be expected in the way o.
hospitality within it's walls, but The
library, designed to harmonic with ar
deliberately carved set of Florentint
furniture, is the artistic piece de re
sistance. 1t is wainscoted with carved
panels and the same idea is carried
out in the mantle which, like the fur
niture, was brought from Florence.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of
a well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Re
ligious Press of the Country and 9TH
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
'The religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the BOO
Hoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Mans
successor?"
"a contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
it's own estimation to the tune of
$750,00000."
Here is publication which has, in
utmost disregard Of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements to
go uncontradicted until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake of wander
ing into fresh field and butts it's rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
it back a dose of its own medicine
1T is a mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants $3.50, 5000
to soothe its tender, lacerated feel
ings."
Thank Heaven it has at last struck
a man with back bone" enough to call
a spade a spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with it's utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our Office and is only one Of
a mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments, ETC., denouncing the
yellow" methods of Golfers This
volume is so large that a man could
not we'll go thru it under half a days
steady work The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the yellow"
methods to attract attention to itself,
but, jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me-
wouldn't suffice, sc it started out on a
"Holier Than Thou" attack on the Re-
ligious Press and on medicine.
We leave it to the public now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers
attacks, to say whether, in a craving
for sensation and circulation, it's at
lacks do not amount to systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
leave it to the public to say whether
Golfers, by its own policy and meth
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
CHAPTER v.
Father and Son.

Sir Mark rockingham felt that his
last hope was gone. That the boy
Farmer Crawford had taken in was
the child Mrs rockingham, tramping
the country as Mary Wilson, had de-
serted, there could be no possible
doubt. The detective had traced her
movements with the child from place
to place through the casual ward regis
tiers.
Again he looked keenly at John
Wilson, and saw his own features re-
fected in the face that a dissolute
criminal life had left its mark upon,
but which still bore certain strong
characteristics of the Brettinghams.
Heaven help me! This is my elder
SOM" he thought, as he turned white
face to Harold
LET them go, father" said the lat
ter, in low voice. Il am satisfied.
1t is only of you l think"
Don't be afraid for me, Harold" re-
piled Sir Mark; Il shall be brave.
Now | want you to leave me alone
with these men. Go to your mother.
( She is alone"
The young man rose. His fathers
| word was his law. and he offered no
remonstrance.
81 am satisfied, Mr. Hank" said Sir
Mark, as the door closed behind his
younger son, that you have per-
| formed your task faithfully. My So
| licitors will be instructed tomorrow to
settle the matter of account between
u.s."
Then he turned to the old farmer.
Mr.. Crawford" he said, 81 am your
! debtor You took in a child out of
charity-you brought him up and he
robbed you. On behalf of his relatives
| who were ignorant of what had hap.
! pened | must ask you to accept a sum
which will at least reimburse you
The old farmer drew himself up
| proudly.
Thank you, sir" he said; 81 didn't
expect anything when ! came here.
came to tell the truth. l was told ii
would do John good turn and be the
means of putting him on the right
road again. 1 bear him no malice, and
l was glad to be able to help to give
him another chance"
''You must take the money" ex
claimed Sir Mark; st is yours by
right But l have one more favor tc
ask you. For the sake of the young
mans future you will keep the knowl
edge you have gained tonight to your
self"
Il have no one to tell it to- replied
the farmer, "and if had 1 shouldn't. II
might be the means of getting John
sent back to prison again. Good night
sir. If Mr.. Hanks going, will &C
with him."
But about the money!"
The farmer shook his head 'l
couldn't take penny, sir. If I were
to be paid anything by you and any
thing ever came out, it would be said
as I'd taken money to hold my tongue
about an escaped convict I'll fee
happier if you'll let what I did fol
John be just an act Of Christian chart
ty."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17

DDS, has not made itself more ridicu'
lous than any comment of ours could
make it.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inf1icted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages,
that it can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but resentful victims of its defamation,
or does it hope for starting campaign
of libel suits to silence the popular in
dignation, reproach and resentment
which it has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. 1t
can not postpone the public judgment
against it. That great jury, the Pub
lie, will hardly blame us for not wait
ing until we get a petit jury in a court
room, before denouncing this prod
igal detractor of institutions founded
and fostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
No announcements during our entire
business career were ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for either
Postum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal eff
fects are results obtained from the
use of medicines.
Thousands of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and a little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per
cent of New Orleans Molasses. The
art of preparing these simple ele-
aents in a scientific manner to obtain
the best food value and flavor, re-
quired some work and experience to
acquire.
Now, when any publication goes far
enough out of it's way to attack us be-
cause our advertising is medical" it
simply offers a remarkable exhibition
of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption of our suggestions re-
garding the discontinuance of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual in good health. We
have no advice to offer the perfectly
healthfuI person. His or her health
is evidence in itself that the beyer.
ages and foods used exactly fit that
person Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who is
ailing. we have something to say as a
result of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers, appeared this state
ment,-"One widely circulated para.
graph 1abors to induce the impression
that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne
cessity of an operation in append
citis. This is lying and potentially
deadly lying"
In reply to this exhibition of-well
let the reader name it, the Postum Co.,
says:
Let it be understood that appendi-
citic results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines. caused pri-
marily by undigested starchy food.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
Tea Biscuit.

The discouraged housewife could not
keep her mind and her conversation
long away from the servant problem.
ct is really the burning question OF
the day, you know she said "They
expect so much money and they know
so little-that is many of them. had
a girl last winter who thought the
finger bowls were a kind of wine glass
and another who laid out the butter
knife for me to carve steak with, but
my latest recruit, l am sure, reached
the limit. She came to me well recon-
mended-by the way the very worst
ones seem able to get good references
and I agreed to pay her $40 month
The second day she was with me
asked her if she could make tea bis.
cults.
"'We1l, ma'am,' she said, hesitating
as if not quite sure of her ground, i
never did put tea leaves in the dough
but s'pose could"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

such as white bread, potatoes, rice.
partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in the
upper stomach but passes on into the
duodenum, or lower stomach and In
testines, where, in a healthy individ-
ual, the transformation Of the starch
into form of sugar is completed and
then the food absorbed by the blood.
But if the powers of digestion are
weakened, a part OF the starchy food
will lie in the warmth and moisture OF
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole
lower part of the alimentary canal, in
Guiding the colon and the appendix,
becomes involved. Disease sets up
and at times takes the form known as
appendicitis.
When the symptoms of the trouble
make their appearance, would 1t not
be good, practical, common sense, to
discontinue the starchy food which is
causing the trouble and take food
in which the starch has been trans
formed into a form Of sugar in the
process of manufacture?
This is identically the same form Of
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely of starch and is required by
the body for energy and warmth.
Naturally, therefore, its use should be
continued, if possible, and for the rea-
sons given above it is made possible
in the manufacture of Grape-Nuts.
In connection with this change Of
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, we have suggested washing
out the intestines to get rid of the i'm
mediate cause of the disturbance.
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the
abuse continued too long, until APP
parently only the knife will avail. But
it is a Well-eStabliShed fact among the
best physicians who are acquainted
with the details above recited, that
preventative measures are far and
away the best.
Are we to be condemned for suggest
ing way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per-
fecting a food that contains no "medi-
cine" and produces no medicinal eff
fects" but which has guided literally
thousands Of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards of $4,000 letters
from people who have been either
helped or made entirely well by fol-
lowing cur suggestions, and they are
simple.
If coffee disagrees and causes any
of the ailments common to some cot
fee users quit it and take on Postum.
If white bread, potatoes, rice and
other starch foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which is
largely predigested and will digest.
nourish and strengthen, when other
forms Of food do not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's a Reason for Postum and
Grape-Nuts
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17

Mr. Hank, who had no object in
prolonging the interview, had risen
J Bidding Sir Mark good night he went
out, and Farmer Crawford went with
| him
AS the door closed behind them
Sir Mark staggered to his feet with a
| look of horror in his eyes.
can escaped criminal" he cried
Good heavens! I had forgotten thai
-and-I-I must keep this shameful
| secret. I, Mark Buckingham, of Dray
colt Hall, must assist an escaped
criminal to hide from Justice
In his excitement and dismay he
had forgotten that John Wilson, the
escaped convict, his elder son and the
heir to his house and estates, was still
in the room with him..
John Wilson looked at the father to
whom he had been SO strangely intro
duced, and, fearing that he was about
to fall, involuntarily rose to go to his
assistance.
The exclamation he uttered drew
Sir Marks attention to him. Immedi
ately the baronet's manner changed
With violent effort he controlled his
emotion, and resuming his seat, turn
ed to his elder son.
Il had forgotten that you were
here" he said, his voice trembling in
spite of his attempts to control it. Il
wished to see you alone; the arrange
ment to be made between us is not
ho
II quite agree with you, sir" replied
the ex-convict, "but I expect the ar
rangement to be on a liberal scale.
have paid pretty dearly for your fail
ure to discover what had become CT
me for so many years. You will,
suppose, take that into considers
tion?"
Having admitted the proofs OF
your identity" said Sir Mark, looking
at the young man coldly, II shall place
a sum of money at your disposal for
your immediate needs. I shall also az
range that quarterly allowance shall
be made to Mark Brettingham-th is
henceforth your name-through my
solicitors. You will have to furnish
them with Mark Brettingham's adj
dress. AS you are an escaped convict,
I shall insist that this address shall
be abroad"
81 have no objection, SIR" replied
the convict, quietly. But I presume
that, in the event of anything happen
ing to you, there will be no dispute on
the part of your family as to my posi-
ton; my right to the title and estates
must be placed beyond all future
question before l consent to any.
thing"
81 took the trouble to find you, Mark
Brettingham, that justice might be
done; but you are hardly in position
to dictate to me. You could not make
any claim in the law courts after my
death without the risk of betraying
yourself as John Wilson"
Ito Be Continued.)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
CAT HAS NICE HOME
Also Has Own Letter Box and Privi
Ieqe of Postal Address.


Perhaps the only cat in the world
which enjoys the privilege of postal
address and her own letter box is a
beautiful chinchilla dame of Persian
lineage, belonging to Princess Victo-
ria of Schleswig- Holstein.
King Edwards niece is very fond
of cats, the much admired and fash
ionable "blue Persians" (Which once
used to be known as "angoras") and
the rarer and most bewitching chin
chillas." At Cumberland lodge, not
kept in a cattery, but roaming the sta
Bile yard and the grounds at will, is a
beautiful red tabby Persian, which is
known as "his royal highness' cat
Togo"
Prince Christians cat is an animal
of spirit, who, while he accepts caress-
es and that amount of attention which
the visitor usually bestows upon a fine
animal, strongly objects to being pho
tographed.
Princess Victoria is devoted to her
pets as we'll as interested in their
we'll being. She has planned the
unique little cats house known as
Seymour lodge"
Over the door is crown surmount-
ed by the letters V. S. H., and form
ing Princess Victorias monogram.
The building consists of an inner
apartment of two divisions, upstairs
and downstairs" and the outer part
is a roomy wire run, we'll graveled and
sheltered by a chestnut tree.
From the roof inside, suspended on
strings, are peas, which the kittens
Jump to in delighted play, and with
which the much petted limp" diverts
herself in less serious moments.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
FAXED MuMMlEs DON'T PAY.
The Genuine Egyptian Article Too
Cheap, German Expert Declares.


Cheap, German Expert Declares.
The scorn of Dr. R. Forrer, a Ger
man Psychologist, Is excited by the ac-
counts which have appeared in vari-
Gus European newspapers of the fabri-
cation of fake mummies which are
sold to simple collectors as the genu-
inc article thousands of years old. He
writes to the Strasburg Post to say
that there isn't word of truth in the
story and that the periodical arrival of
stories of mummy factories in Paris
and elsewhere must be placed in the
same category with the sea serpent
yarns.
"A false mummy manufacturer
would die of starvation" says DR..
Forrer. ''In the first place, there is no
great demand for mummies.
Besides, the supply of mummies is
practically inexhaustible and the price
of all ordinary ones is so low that a
manufacturer in Paris could not box
his mummy and send it to Cairo to be
sold for the price that the genuine ar
ticle can be bought at there, with its
painted case and the certificate of the
Cairo museum as to its genuineness.
when | was in Egypt some years
ago I saw an illustration of the unlim-
tied supply of mummies. Around Ell
Achmin the felahs had dug up hun
dreds of mummies to plumber the cof-
fins of the trinkets and other valuable
objects often buried in them. The
bodies and collins were left tumbled
about there in the most disgraceful
way. They were commercially value
less, and the natives would not take
the trouble to renter them.
ITO talk of a trade in false mum
mics is simply preposterous."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
sPAiN's cANNY RAILROADS.
Visitors Have to Pay for Ticket
Merely to Go on the Platform.


Merely to Go on the Platform.
In Spain the railroads do not lose a
chance to make little profit, even in
the case of the non-travelers. When
you see somebody off in that country
you must pay for the privilege.
The railroads all sell billetes de an
ten, which are good for the platform
only. These cost generally five GEN.
limos, equivalent to cent in Ameri-
can money.
Just why this is done it is hard to
see, because persons entering a train
cannot very well avoid the conductor,
who is always making trips to inspect
the carriages. If person attempted
to steal ride in carriage ne would
have small chance of getting away
with it. If caught he would have to
pay a penalty of just twice the fare
between the point where he YVES dis
covered and the point where tickets
last were inspected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
Circumstantial Evidence.

The crushed tragedian smiled sadly
as he lodged with agility scarcely to
be expected from one of his ripe gent
us, the various tributes of natures ma
ture production which were making a
great hit with him.
From the way antique eggs are
coming this way" he muttered, Il
imagine that most foul conspiracy is
being Matched against met"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-10-17
His Word Not Good.

John and Jim agreed to settle diff
ference by fighting it out. 1t was I'M
derstood that whoever wanted to quit
should cry "'nough!" John had Jim
down and was hammering him sound
ly when Jim cried 'nough!" But
John paid no attention to his cry and
kept on pounding him. Again and
again Jim called out "'nough" But
John paid no heed and kept busy with
his fists. A boy standing near asked:
why don't you let the Teller up?
He's yelled 'nough!'"
But he's such liar you can't be-
lieve him"