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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-06-21
CHAPTER xI.-Continued.

Daylight could not persuade him.
self to keep to the travelled roads
that day. and another cut across coun-
try to Glen Ellen brought him upon
Il canyon that so blocked his way that
he was glad to follow friendly COW
path. This led him to a small frame
cabin The doors and windows were
open. and cat was nursing litter
of kittens in the doorway. but no one
seemed at home He descended the
trail that evidently crossed the can
yon Part way down, he met an old
man coming up through the sunset
In his hand he carried pail of foamy
milk He wore no hat, and in his
face framed with snow-white hair and
beard was the rudy glow and con-
tent of the passing summer day.
Daylight thought that he had never
seen so contented looking being.
How old are you, daddy" he quer-
led
"Eighty-four," was the reply. Yes,
Stree, eighty-four. and spryer than
most"
You must a taken good care OF
yourself" Daylight suggested.
Il don't know about that. | ain t
loafed none. walked across the
plains with an OK team and fit 1njuns
in 81, and | was a family man with
seven youngsters. reckon | was as
old then as you are now. or pretty
nigh on TO it."
Don't you find it lonely here?"
The old man shifted the pail of milk
and reflected.
That all depends he said oracul-
arly Il amt never been lonely ex-
cept when the old wife died. Some
fellers are lonely in crowd. and I'm
one of them That's the only time
I'm lonely, is when l go to Frisco.
But | don't go no more. thank you
most to death. This is good enough
for me- I've been right here in this
valley since '54-one of the first set
tiers after the Spaniards.
The old man chuckled, and Day
light rode on, singularly at peace with
himself and all the world. 1t seemed
that the old contentment of trail and
camp he had known on the Yukon
had come back to him. He could not
shake from his eyes the picture OF
the old pioneer coming up the trail
through the sunset light He was GER
tainly going some for eighty-four. The
thought of following his example en-
tered Daylight's mind. but the big
game of San Francisco vetoed the
idea.
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EXHIBITS AT ROAD CONGRESS
Complete Demonstration of Govern
ment's Work on Public Highways
Will Be Shown to Farmer.

An interesting exhibit at the Ameri-
can Road congress to be held next fall
will be presented by the United
States department of agriculture. Sec
rotary Wilson Of the department has
authorized Director Logan Waller
Page of the office of public roads to
give a complete exhibit of the gov
ernment's work on the public roads Of
the country, showing how unimproved
roads hurt the farmer and how i'm
proved roads aid not only the farmer,
but the consumer.
Four of the biggest associations
which are working for the improve
ment Of public roads are consolidating
their forces in order to make the next
American Road congress the biggest
affair of it's kind in the history Of this
country; they are the American Road
Builders association, the American
Association for Highway Improve
ment, the American Automobile asso-
citation and the National Association
of Road Material and Machinery
Manufacturers. All of these associa-
lions have previously held separate
conventions. 1t is expected that farm
ers' associations and other associa-
tons interested in the Improvement of
public highways will likewise take
part in the congress.
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"What Do You Think Of 1t, En-"

strain. Of course my body went back
on me, and my mind, too, for that mat
atr. 1t had to be bolstered up with
whisky which wasn't good for 1t any
more than was the living in clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
the rest of me. So I quit, quit every
thing, absolutely. and came to live In
the Valley of the Moon-that's the
Indian name. you know, for Sonoma
Valley. | lived in the lean-to the first
year; then | built the cabin and sent
for my books. l never knew what hap
piness was before, nor health. Look
at me now and dare to tell me that
look forty-seven."
81 wouldn't give a day over forty"
Daylight confessed
Yet the day | came here | looked
nearer sixty, and that was fifteen
years ago"
They talked along, and Daylight
looked at the world from new angles.
Here was a man. neither bitter nor
cynical, who laughed at the citydwell-
! ers and called them lunatics; man
who did not care for money, and in
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mouth Here were several large oaks,
evidencing a richer soil. The erosion
of ages from the hillside had slowly
formed this deposit of fat earth. I'm
der the oaks. almost buried in them.
stood a rough. unpainted cabin, the
wide veranda of which. with chairs
and hammocks. advertised an out-of-
doors bedchamber. Daylight's keen
eyes took in everything. The clearing
was irregular, following the patches
of the best soil, and every fruit tree
and berry bush, and even each vege-
table plant, had the water personally
conducted to it. The tiny irrigation
channels were everywhere, and along
some of them the water was running.
Ferguson looked eagerly into his
visitors face for signs OF appreciation.
What do you think of it. eh?''
"Hand-reared and manicured. every
blessed tree" Daylight laughed, but
the joy and satisfaction that shone in
his eyes contented the little man.
why. dye know, know every one
of those trees as If they We're sons of
mine planted them. nursed them.
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Elan Harnish. known all through Alas
ka Burning Daylight" celebrates his
S0th birthday with crowd of miners at
the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
to heavy gambling, in which over 100000
is staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge. telling his friends that he will be
In the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes a sensat1onaliy
rapid run across country with the mail.
appears at the Tivoli and is now ready
to join his friends in a dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found in the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons of -four. which he declares
will be worth its weight in gold. but
when he arrives with his flour he fnds
the big fat desoIate A c0mrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest He goes to Dawson, becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats a combination of capitalists
in vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization. and amid the bewilderng
compile; ions of high finance. Daylight
finds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York, and confronting
his dislOyai partners with a revolver. he
threatens to kill them If his money is not
returned They are cowed. return their
stealings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate In
Dede Mason. a pretty stenOgrapher. He
makes large investments and gets into the
political ring. For a rest he goes to the
country
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intending to live on it. His game was
in San Francisco. But he liked the
ranch. and as soon as he got back TO
the Office he would open up negOtia-
tons with Hillard.
The time passed, and he played on
at the game. San Francisco's atti-
tude toward Daylight had undergone
buccaneer methods. was a distinct
menace to the more orthodox finan-
cia gamblers, he was nevertheless SO
grave I menace that they were glad
enough to let him alone. He had al
ready taught them the excellence OF
letting a sleeping dog lie.
Dede Mason was still in the office.
He had made no more overtures. dis
cussed no more books He had 10
active interest in her, and she was to
him pleasant memory Of what had
never happened. joy, which. by his
essential nature, he was barred from
ever knowing Yet while his interest
had gone to sleep and his energy was
consumed in the endless battles he
waged, he knew every trick of the
light on her hair, every quick definite
mannerism of movement. every line Of
her figure as expounded by her tailor
made gowns. Several times, six
months or so apart, he had Increased
her salary, until now she was receiv-
ing ninety dollars a month. Beyond
this he dared not go, though he got
around it by making the work easier.
This he had accomplished after her
return from a vacation, by retaining
her substitute as an assistant Also.
he had changed his Office suite, so that
now the two girls had room by them
selves. The more he saw of her, and
the more he thought he knew of her,
the more apprOachable did she
seem to him. But since he had no in
tention of approaching her. this was
anything but an unsatisfactory fact.
He was glad he had her in his office.
and hoped she'd stay. and that was
about ali
Daylight did not improve with the
passing years. The life was not good
for him. He was growing stout and
soft, and there was unwonted f1abbi-
ness in his muscles The more he
drank cocktails. the more he was com
PEELED to drink in order to get the de-
sired result. the inhibitions that eased
him down from the concert pitch OF
his operations And with this went
wine. too, at meals, and the long
drinks after dinner of Scotch and soda
at the Riverside. Then, too, his body
suffered from lack of exercise; and,
from lack of decent human associa-
tons, his moral fibers were weaken
ing Never man to hide anything.
some of his escapades became public,
such as speeding, and of joyrides in
his big red motor car down to San
Jose with companions distinctly sporty
incidents that were narrated as
good fun and comically in the news
papers.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-06-21
RHEUMATISM
A DISEASE OF
THE BLOOD
The Treatment Which Is Most
Successful Is Directed To-
ward Building Up and
Purifying the Vital
Fluid.

That rheumatism is a disease of the
blood is shown by the fact that IL Ia
hereditary in certain families, and that
there is marked thinning of the blood
Immediately following its attack.
In the following brief statement are
described symptoms which every patient
will recognize and the means by which
a cure was effected in this case is des-
cribed with equal fidelity.
II you are suffering from any form of
rheumatism with loss of flesh and
strength, and thinning of the blood, the
remedy that was 80 effective here de-
serves a thorough trial.
about fifteen years ago." says Mrs.
Rhoda Petit, OF Louisville, Neb., latter
exposure to dampness and wet and being
in arun-down condition from overwork,
l began to suffer from intlammatory
rheumatism. Both my father and
mother were sufferers from the same
disease. My right side was afflicted and
had | no use of my right limb. The
cords of the limbseemed to be drawn up.
Often the pains would shift from one
part OF the body to another and, while
they were worse in my right limb, they
were very severe through the small of my
back. There was sensation asthough
l was being cut with knife. My limbs
and feet were swollen so that | could
not put on my shoes. l suffered in
tense agony all of the time and when
the attacks were severe was confined
to bed for weeks. My stomach was in
bad shape. / was troubled with heart
burn and gas. l lost weight and my
strength was all gone.
81 took medicine from doctor and
tried several other remedies and lini-
ments but nothing helped me until l
tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills. had
taken them only short time before I
could feel the new blood and after
fair trial was able to walk. The pills
made me strong, healthy woman and
am entirely cured of the rheumatism.
know / would not be living today if l
had not tried DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The genuine are sold only in packages
bearing the full trademark.
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He was little man, In patched
overalls; bareheaded, with a cotton
shirt open at the throat and down the
chest. The sun was ruddy-brown in
his face. and by 1t his sandy hair was
bleached on the ends to peroxide
blonde. He signed to Daylight to
halt, and held up letter
IF you're going to town, I'd be
obliged if you mail this" he said.
Il sure will" Daylight put 1t into
his coat pocket do you live here
abouts, stranger"
But the little man did not answer.
He was gazing at Daylight in sur
prised and steadfast fashion.
Il know YOU" the little man an
nounced You're Elan Harnish-
Burning Daylight. the papers call you.
Am l rigbt?"
Daylight nodded.
well. I'm glad wrote that letter
this afternoon" the. little man went
on. "or else I'd have missed seeing
you. I've seen your photo in the pa
pers many a time. and I've good
memory Tor faces. | recognized you
at once. My names Ferguson"
DO you live hereabouts?" Daylight
repeated his query.
"Oh, yes. I've got a little shack
back here in the bush hundred yards
and a pretty spring, and few fruit
trees and berry bushes. Come in and
take a look And that spring is a
dandy. You never tasted water like
it. Come in and try it,
Walking and leading his horse, Day
light followed the quick-stepping.
eager little man through the green
tunnel and emerged abruptly upon the
clearing. if clearing it might be called,
where wild nature and mans earth
scratching were inextricably blended.
1t was tiny nook in the hills, pro-
tected by the steep walls of canyon
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-06-21
Destruction of Rats.

An East Africa publication contains
a description of a method of destroy
ing rats. followed in Java, in which
carbon bisulphate in employed In
carrying out the method a small guam
tity. usually about half teaspoonfu!
of the carbon bisuphide IS poured in.
to the rat hole and after waiting a
few moments to let the liquid evap
crate. the mixture of air and vapor is
lighted, small explosion resulting and
filling the hole with poisonous gas,
killing the rats instantly. Such a pro
cess practiced openly might be objec.
tionable under some circumstances be-
cause of danger from fire resulting
from the explosion and field for in.
vention appears to offer itself TO pro
vide some form of fire-proof gun or
explosion chamber suitably formed &c
be inserted in the mouth OF the raj
hole and adapted to enclose the ex
plosion and discharge the resulting
noxious gas into the hots.-Sclentihs
American
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HIzINP ar "Z1AE CHI NE ZlE MIN"
"E>I/zE E11/YG" "HzHIP7ZW EDEX'

fed them, and brought them up. Come
on and peep at the spring"
tits sure hummer" was Daylight's
ping, as they turned back for the
house
The interior was a surprise. The
cooking being done in the small. lean
to kitchen, the whole cabin formed
large living-room. A great table in
the middle was comfortably Uttered
with books and magazines. All the
available wall space. from wall to cell
ing, was occupied by filled book
shelves. 1t seemed to Daylight that
he had never seen SO many books as
sembled in one place. Skins of wild
pine-bOard floor.
Daylight found himself charmed and
made curious by the little man. Why
was he hiding away here in the chap
arral, he and his books? So it was,
when between them they had washed
and wiped the dishes and put them
away, and had settled down to a COM
Portable smoke, that Daylight put his
question.
Look here, Ferguson. Every since
We got together, I've been casting
about to find out what's wrong with
you. to locate a screw loose some
where, but I'll be DANCED If I've sue
ceeded What are you doing here.
anyway"
Ferguson frankly showed his pleas
ure at the questions
First Of all" he began. the doctors
wound up by losing all hope for me.
Gave me few months at best, and
that, after a course in sanitariums
and trip to Europe and another to
Hawaii. They tried electricity and
forced feeding and fasting. was a
graduate of about everything in the
curriculum. They kept me poor with
their bills, while I went from bad to
worse The trouble with me was two
fold; first | was born weakling; and
next, | was living unnaturally-t
much work, and responsibility and
strain. | was managing editor of
the Times-Tribune in San Francisco,
and I wasn't strong enough for the
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BULB WORM OR STEM MAGCOT
Little Pest Works Its Way Down Into
Crown of Wheat Plant and
Causes Much Damage.

The wheat bulb worm or stem mag
got causes much damage In the wheat
field. These little green worms change
to pupal form in April and May, be.
coming little yellow flies, much re-
sembling small housefly, in June
These flies lay their eggs on the upper
wheat leaves. The eggs hatch into
the little greenish-white worms with
the small black feeding hooks at one
end. These worms crawl down the
wheat leaf and feed on the stalk, caus-
ing the part of the stalk above where
they are feeding to turn white. This
brood of worms stays in the straw till
July or August, when it changes into
another brood of flies. The flies, by
laying eggs on volunteer wheat and on
grasses, produce another brood Of
flies by September or October. 1t was
this third brood that laid the eggs
which Matched into the little green
worms we speak of. This brood Of
worms does damage by working it's
way down into the crown Of the wheat
plant, often cutting off the central
stem and in this way causing consid-
cradle damage.
If it were not for the numerous para
site enemies Of this wheat pest, it
might become more dangerous than
the Hessian fly, which it resembles
very much in its general habits. In
one respect it Is even worse than the
Hessian fly, in that it can feed on
many other grasses beside wheat.
There are few practical measures Of
controlling the pest. Rotation Of crops
and late planting Of winter wheat are
not as effective as with Hessian fly.
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The Last Word In Defense.

The angry mother returns home
from a shopping tour down town to
find that Tommy has broken into the
jam closet, leased his little sister till
she cried, smashed a window pane
with his top, tied tin can on the tail
of the dog next door, and then wound
up further depredations by tracking
the parlor carpet with his muddy
boots. you young villain, I'm going
to whip you till you can't sit down"
GRABS hold of him. Now what have
you got to say for YOURSELF"
Tommy: Jaw. say, ma, this looks
like frame-up."
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CHAPTER XII.

Instead of returning to the city on
Monday, Daylight rented the butchers
horse for another day and crossed the
bed OF the valley to its eastern hills.
As on the previous day. just for the
JOY of it. he followed cattle-trails at
haphazar6 and worked his way up to-
ward the SUBMITS. Coming out upon
a wagon road that led upward. he fol-
lowed it for several miles, emerging
In a small, mountain encircled valley
whore half a dozen poor ranchers
farmed the wine grapes on the steep
slopes Beyond, the road pitched up
ward Dense chaparral covered the
exposed hil!sides. but in the creases
of the canyons huge spruce trees
grew. and wild oats and flowers.
Late in the afternoon he broke
through. and followed a well-defined
trail down a dry canyon. The dry
canyon gave place to one with slen-
der ribbon of running water. The
trail ran into a wood-road. and the
wood-rOad emerged across small fiat
upon a slightly travelled country road.
There were no farms in this immedi-
ate section, and no houses. The soil
was meager. the bedrock either close
to the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and scrub-oak,
however, fiour'shed and walled the
road on either side with jungle
growth. And cut runway through
this growth man suddenly scuttled
In way that reminded Daylight of a
rabbit
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Good Roads


Don't forget to plant few pumpkin
seeds.
A weedy pasture Is an improbable
piece Of property.
A NEEDLESS cornfield Is the sign OF a
farmer who is proud Of his calling.
Alfalfa may be put into the silo, and
it produces fair quality Of silage.
Celery may be transplanted to the
garden any time from May 25 to
July /.
Rape is one Of the best annual for
age crops for temporary spring and
fall pasture.
Hen manure is an excellent fer
tilizer, but it is not the thing for the
potato ground.
The hired man who gets up in the
morning without being called is worth
hanging on to.
A tanning mill will more than pay
for itself in one year on any 160 acres
of land farmed.
The main thing Is to decide to build
silo. After that you can begin to
think about the kind.
Rape or rape with the small grains
for pasture offers an opportunity to
save much hay and fodder.
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COUNTRY ROADS OF CONCRETE
One That Cannot Become Muddy and
at All Times Provide Secure Safe
Footing Is Desired.

It is becoming more and more evi.
dent to farmers and those interested
in good country roads that a more
lasting material than earth or the or
binary macadam must be used. Near
Coshocton, o., two concrete roads
have been built which have success.
fully withstood one severe winter and
show no wear either from traffic or
weather.
The first view shows a 10-foot con.
crete strip laid on the old roadbed.
The second shows an 18-foot strip Of
the full width of the road. The lat
ter joins the macadam road which is
deeply worn and rutted. Concrete in
the first case replaced block stone
road, which had given away under
heavy foods and travel, and the other,
a limestone macadam road, whose life
was only one year, due to heavy traf.
fic At present the 1S-foot strip road
carries all travel from the concrete
road and also from another brick road
and shows much less wear than the
brick.
A country road which cannot be-
come muddy, which will give at all
times a secure footing for horses and
which will need little or no repairs,
would be the greatest improvement In
farm conditions that has been made
in recent years. Concrete seems to be
the only material combining these
qualities with low cost. A decade
from now, our country roads Of con-
crete may equal our city pavements
in efficiency under all conditions of
weather.
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The most practical thing which man
can do to control wheat bulb worms Is
to burn the straw and stubble after
harvest, destroying the worms Of the
second brood before they come out of
the straw to change into the fly form.
The Nebraska station suggests that
wheat planted in October is less liable
to trouble, although not entirely free.