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New Britain herald., 1917-02-15

There are few things I enjoy more in the line of entertainment than listening to conversation on a trolley car.
 love these little authentic glimpses into peoples lives, these little visits behind the scenes. They interest me more than the magazine that lies unopened on my lap.
 I suppose that will seem startling statement to some people. They will say What terribly bad taste 10 eavesdrop like that and then to tell about it so frankly as if it were noth- ing to be ashamed off,
 Pvc Had It Out With Myself.
 That's just why I tell about 1t frankly because I don't think 1t IS anything to blush for. I've had 1t out with myself and I think it is permiss- able to listen to what people say in perfectly audible tones in puohc places.
 It's just like glancing in window as you pass by when the curtains have been left up in the evening.
 Of course if you went up to that window and peered in, that would be unforgiva ble. And so it would if you eavesdropped to conversations. But listening to a conversation carried on in a public place is not eavesdropping to my way of thinking. And Mir. Webster Agrees With Me. Nor to the thinking of so distin- guished person as MT. Webster ITO eavesdrop," he says, means to turk under the caves of a house near a window, or door, to overhear pri- vate conversation, hence to listen se- 1 cretly.''
 Now people must know they can | be overheard on the car and accept | that risk.
 And such interesting things as they 1 do say
 One day ] heard conversation be- tween two girls that gave me almost as splendid thrills as any fine deed on the stage. One told the other
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
THE SCARLET LETTER"
 WINS BIG HOUSES

At Fox's '"The Scarlet Letter" proved one of the very finest attrac- tions of the season and attracted ca pacity crowds at both performances yesterday. It will be shown for the last time tonight \ In the star part of Arthur Dimmesdale," Stuart Holmes is at his best and Mr. Holmes is sup ported by a remarkable cast of play CTS. Among those who merit special mention are Mary Martin in the part Of Hester Prynne'' and Kittens Reich ert, the child who plays Pearl"
 The BushmanBayne serial. "The Great Secret is more exciting than ever. If Francis X. Eastman engages in many more fights as he does in this chapter, he won't last the run of the feature. It's the general verdist that the Fox comedy, s"There's Many a Fool" is the best one yet released.
 On Friday and Saturday Mrs. Yer non Castle will appear in the second episode of "Patra". There is no mis- taking the impression Mrs. Castle made at Fox's last week and the hun dreds who saw her in a seeming dash to death as the racing car smashed through the gates and crossed the track the fraction of a second ahead of the train will testify that there is plently of sensation and daring in Pa tria."
 Miss Clara Williams, the charming Triangle star, will be on the Friday and Saturday program with the five act drama. ''Three of Many," the new Vogue comedy, the Heart-Pathe' news and funny Hughie Mack in the Viti- graph comedy Hash and Havoc"
 Sunday night Lionel Barrymore in "The End of the Tour,' Charlie Chap lin in Easy Street" and Mrs. Vernon Castle will vie for the headline hon. ors on one of the finest feature pro- grams of the season. The show runs continuous on Saturday and on ac- count of the added features in the Sunday night program, the first show will start promptly at o'clock
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
Ve1vs for 7heafey Goers ard Women Readers
STORY Her Side---and His Ho~ Cora Problems
 BECkLEY
Where Once Was Love

" ou've probably read of my speech in the papers, he said. As l don't expect you to stand for what l said, I've come to resign. Will your speech make any differ ence in your work?' asked.
 ." 'No.' he said. looking surprised that I did not blow him up.
 Then go back to the pressroom. John and forget it. I said Your work is all that interests ne in OUT re- lationSiliD.'
 Janet, why can't you stay on at the same status as John Marker?
 You may say, Because John hasn't gone through what l have.
 Well, without wanting to go into the painful thing, what have we gone through but an experience from which all of us should come out the bigger? Ard isn't tho test of bigness our ability to keep on doing the work of the world, regardless ct what the world has done to us?
 You don't avoid the open air just because a storm once caught you? I was tempted to do that very thing my self. I was on the point of selling the magazine last week just to help me get my mind off things But I thought better. I decided to take a trip on the other side or the ocean for a couple of months and do my forgetting there. So I am leaving in q few days.
 If you can't sec your way to keep ing the job indefinitely, will you at least keep it for the time I am away ?
 "Sinccrely your friend "ROY NICOLL.'' Janet and Walt sat in silence for some moments.
 Ut seems to me it is true that, as Roy puts it. there's a grown-up way of treating this, and a childish way Janet said.
 Walt nodded assent.
 Yes, the grown-up way is the con- structive way. The childish way is either negative or destruct'Ve,' he mused "Whatever you decide, Janet, girl. will be the wise thing "T shall give Roy is chance to for get-by not missing mel answered Janet. slowly.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
SIDE. TALKS
 BY RUTH CAMERON
Not Eavesdropping
BY RUTH CAMERON

about a third girl who worked where she did and how this girl took care of her mother nights through a siege of pneumonia and came to work days and was so cheerful and bright that no one ever knew anything was the matter until it came out sometime afterwards. Talk about consuming your own smoke. Was ever a finer example?
 The Young Folks and the Eternal
 Same
 Then I particularly love to hear the young folks at the everlasting game.
 And just the other day two boys beguiled most tedious ride for me by discussing the propriety of dancing. Actually there have been times when I have been almost willing to ride past my stop to hear the end of some particularly interesting con- versation.
 Perhaps I am lacking in some sense of shame I ought to have. I wonder.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15

there all by herself! I could never forgive myself! 4
 No, we must put up with things as they are. I have noticeed that if I let your mother alone, leave her much to herself when she gets these-these- quickly.'
 Mice frilly name you've got for 8 temper fit," Dicky laughed, and then he frightened the clasp of his arms about me.
 Do you know you're the bulliest scout in the world?" he demanded. "I# know I don't always act as if thought so, but just remember 'them's me real sentiments And now, whenever you wish I'll arrange little dinner down. town for Mr. Gordon. What do you think about inviting the Underwoods, too? They could entertain me while you're talking over your family his tory'
 That would be very nice," I agreed, but I had an inward dread of talking to Robert Gordon with the malicious eyes of Harry Underwood upon me. Indeed, I felt intuitively that if ever the mysterious elderly millionaire who had consistently haunted me until he found out my identity were to reveal the history of his friendship for my mother to me it would be when no other ears, not even Dickys, were listening.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15

Janets resignation from Roy Mi coils magazine was to take effect on the 1st of the month She and Walt had assumed without discussion that there was no other way out. Janet could not possibly go on working with Roy. They wondered a little that Ni- coll had not promptly accepted Jan cts resignation or even acknowledged il. But 8 letter in Nicoll's handwrit- ing came in the mail one morning. Without even first glancing over 1t, al- though it was addressed to her, Janet sat down with Walt to read the letter with him.
 Dear Janet-I navesi't answered your note of resignation because waited till I grew up to the full man. size 1 had to be to answer it properly. Had I answered it right away I know l should have been emotional, or wounded or foolish, or all in one. But I feel that it is a big experience we have all gone through, and l want to benefit by it and act accordingly
 "Now that ] have waited, heres my best thought on the matter.
 Tt seems to me needless for you to resign. Wifi you think it over"
 mere IS lIe WOTIu OI "Ol F., S1Iio there is the world of personal rela- tions Sometimes the two overlap: but they don't have to. The great ma jority of people who work together have little to do with one another out side of work; yet they can go on work ing together. Why cannot we?
 Put aside the personal equation with us for a moment. You are of value to the magazine. The magazine is willing to pay you what you are worth. Why sever the relation? It is a business relation, and need not be anything else. I am talking to you eN- act1y as I talked to John Marker. my pressroom foreman. John is 8 rabid Socialist and made a speech against all capitalists and employers as the in cubus on the workingmen's backs. It was fiery. It got into the papers. John assumed that I would read of it and fire him. He came to beat me to the separation.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
Why Dicky Said "Madge, You're the
 Bulliest Scout in the WOrld!"

Dicky's involuntary frown when l finished my explanation Of my desire to see more of the mysterious elderly millionaire, Robert Gordon, daunted me for an instant. Then the convic- tion flashed upon me that it was not anything concerning Robert Gordon which had displeased bim, but my in advertent mention of Jack Bickett, my brother-cousin, of whom Dicky had been so madly jealous when we were first married.
 I had told Dicky that Robert Cor don, the dearest friend of my dead mother and my father, who was both unknown and worse than dead to me, was the only link, excepting Jack Bickett, connecting me to my child hood. It was almost the first time Jacks name had crossed my lips in Dicky's hearing since my brother cousin had sailed for France to play his little part in the great war.
 From Mrs. Stewart the dear old landlady of the boarding house where Jack and my mother and l had spent so many peaceful years, l had heard of Jacks immunity far from wounds, although he had renounced his allegiance to the United States iii order to get back into the thick Of the trench fighting. But l had never had any word directly from Jack. He had told me that he would not Write to me because of Dicky's jealousy, but that if I ever needed him to let Mrs. Stewart know.
 My life had been so full of excite ment-indeed, I had come so near to tragedy-in the episodes With Grace Draper that the image of Jack, my brother-cousin, the nearest relative l had in the world, had faded into the background of my life. When l had thought about Jack at all I had hoped that Dicky's jealousy of him had vanished with his absence, but Dicky's frown told me that my hope was futile.
 Dicky made a manful effort, how ever to restrain his little exhibition of feeling When he spoke there was no trace of irritation in his voice.
 'It Is Unjust"
 ':Just rid your mind of one idea at once,' he said with decision. You will not displease me by seeing MT. Gordon. I can understand your long ing to find out anything you can about
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
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 We have witnessed such remarkable cures with thls soothing wash of offs that we o(er you bottle on the guarantee that unleD it doee the s1nse Jor voA, 1t cogts you not al co0t 1Gc. 6oc and 8z.oe.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-15
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 9nard'a is a clean, wonderfully Bing antiseptic linim ent that
 hes and fnvigorates. It puts new
 into tired muscles-remoyes all
 hess quickly. It is also just what
 need for sore, tired, aching feet
 haudA Ask any druggist.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
LIST OF RUSK COUNTY TEACHERS
Those Who Are Teaching in the
County Schools This Year

Teachers for Rusk county appoint
ed and now teaching except in a
few schools which begin next Mon
day as reported by Co. Supt. o. E.
Rice.
Atlanta: No. l Anna Sedmihrad
sky; 2, Marian Crawford; 3, May
Baribeau; 5, Bertha Norstrum; 7
Anna Ward; 8, Isabel Stenson; TO-
Alice Mattison; II, Helen Haasl.
Cedar Rapids: w. A Simonds.
Conrath: vivian Sabean, principal;
Lulu Cruise, primary.
Grant: /, G. C. Feist; 2, Esther
Kehl, Emma Fond; 3, Mrs. Althea
Davis; 4, Zelda Breed; 5, Gladys
Kaiser; 6, Vernia Schweiger.
Grow: 2, Veva Nichols, Ruth La
Barge, Margaret Swan; 3, Mary Nc
knight.
Glen Flora: Vera Manley.
Ingram: Reed McWithy, principal
highschOol; Caddie George, assistant
Herman LIE Captain, prin. grades;
May B. Harris, Lillian Moore, pri-
mary.
hurry: L, Lucy LaBlanc; 2, Ida
Berg; 6, Lillian Soldberg; 9, Edith
Radtke, Lulu Lowell.
Strickland: 1, Thos. R. Daniels;
y, Dorothea Wegner; 4, katherine
Hanson; 5, Mabel Kilgore.
Stubs: 5, T. O. Dougherty; 6, Ne
da Clark; 8, W. B. Graham; 8, Ruth
Miller; 10, Blanche Nelson.
Thornapple: 4, Mrs. Bessie Mus
selman; g., Merle Rasmussen; 8
Margaret Wegner; 10, Jessie Boyer
Edna Salgren: II, not filled; u
Virginia Tate.
Willard: 1, Leonore McFarland;i 2
Mrs. Earl Lopez; 3, Magma Johnson;
| 4, Wanda Formella.
Big Bend: 2, Ruby Kepner, prin.;
Agnes Void, primary; q, viva BOIL
man; 6, NJ. Lewis; z, Julia c. Mel
son.
Dewey: 2, Maude E. Henderson.
Flambeau: 1, Theresa Diedrich
Gertrude Wegner; 2, Nora Wilber
Susan Siglin, Anna Riley, Elmer E
Chickering; 4, Lally Eysnogle; 5
Laura Bollman.
Hubbard: 3, Doris Conner; 6. Jes
sic Sergeant; Z, Ruth Nelson.
| Hawkins: Richard van Tasse]
prin. H. S.; Ruth Towne, Asst; Ed
ward Hintenberg, prin. grades; Hill
ma Gunnell, Hilda Josephson, Ida
Nelson, Margaret Link, Rural Law
renee.
Marshall: 1, viola Kingelin, prin.
Gwendolyn Kraus; 2, Chrystell;
Rhodes; 3, Ethel Blowers; 4, Mabe
c. Bailey; 5, Bessie Tate; 6, Marie
Belbeck.
Rusk: 2, Mildred Calkins, Mabe
Malloy, primary; 4, Margie Speed; 5
Nina Barnett.
True: 2, Mrs. A N. Franklin; 8
Mabel Windell.
Washington: 2, Marie Croaks; 3
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07

Look in the window saturday
Saturday. Three S. store.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
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! COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS (
By COUNTY SUPT, o. E. RICE
So ) ) ) 8 ) ) ) Sc Z

Teachers Institute will be held in
Ladysmith Nov. 9 and 10.
All schools with the exception OF
eight are now open. Laura Bollman
Hazel Doucette and Margaret Veg
ner are each doing substitute work
in September but will go to the
schools to which they have been
elected, laterj
The Rusk Farm school becomes a
state graded school this year with
Mildred Calkins principal and Mabel
Malloy, as assistant. Atlanta vii
Iage school becomes one room
school, Isabel Stenson being re-
tanned in charge for second year.
Miss Margaret Wegner, who will
go to No. Thornapple, has secured
fine large exhibit of samples of
manufactured articles for her school
We hope to hear of other teachers
doing likewise.
Copies of the County Fair pre-
MUM list have been sent to num-
Der of schools. 1t is hoped that
teachers will send us such exhibits
as they have that are commemorate,
and are listed in the premium list.
Exhibits should be sent prepaid not
later than Monday, Sept "a to insure
them being entered. Follow closely
rules as published.
Pupils monthly report cards may
be ordered from local dealers. The
publihsers of our county papers can
supply teachers.
No reports for delinquent pupils in
September are required.
School day att the Fair will be on
Friday, Sept. 2S.Children free.
Display the school flag. Every
morning, weather suitable, teachers
will see that the flag is put up, and
at D. m. taken down and properly
cared for. If anything prevents
teachers so doing, report promptly
to clerk or superintendent Let ev-
cry teacher, in every proper way,
teach and inculate patriotism and
loyalty to our flag and country.
There must be no Sinking this
duty, nor half-heartedness Read
and sing of our country, and what it
stands for; and this throughout the
year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
SALTS If BACKACHY
; AND KIDNEYS HURT
Drink lots Of water and stop eating
meat for while If your Bladder
troubles you.

When you wake up with backache and
dull misery in the kidney region it gen
orally means you have been eating too
much meat, says a well-known authority.
Meat forms uric acid which overworks
the kidneys in their effort to filter it
from the blood and they become sort of
paralyzed and loggy. When your kidneys
get sluggish and clog you must relieve
them, like you relieve your bowels; re-
moving all the body's urinous waste,
else you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tongue
is coated, and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The urine
is cloudy, full of sediment, channels often
get sore, water scalds and you are obliged
to seek relief two or three times during
the night
Either consult good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts; take
q tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutralize acids in the urine 30 it
no longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer-
vescent lithia water drink.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07

The most brilliant display of heav-
emily electricity remembered in this
section was during the storm early
Wednesday morning, the thunder
storm being accompanied by heavy
rain.
The hottest days in August have
been the 4th, 49,. and the 22nd, "a.
June's hottest days were the 18th
IS; 18th, 80; 25th, 80; Goth, 80.
May had one freakish week. 1t
was the hot spell which made the
folks uncomfortable in winter I'M
derwear. The 14th, 80; 18th, 80;
18th, "a; 18th, Sc; and 18th SO.
Then it got so a fur cap was com
Portable in common with the whole
country.
There has been little very hot
weather this year though July, the
growing month had a record Of SOS
which is just about right. The
hottest day Of this summer Of 1917
was July %, when SO degrees were
recorded. That was hot week.
Starting July %, 80; 26th, 80; 9th,
SO; 2Sth, 96; 10Th, 95; Both, 80, 31st,
ST.
These weather records of Mr. Dim
ock's are Of the greatest value and
some day will undoubtedly find a
place in the Ladysmith public
Library. They show Rusk county
has a delightful summer climate
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTES

A new travelling library was re-
ceived from Madison last week.
The Philadelphia public Ledger is
publishing a series of articles by ex-
ambassador Gerard on his expert
ences at the German court until the
entrance of the Unied States into
the war. The daily copies of the
Ledger containing these articles may
be found at the library.
A table and a few chairs have
been ordered for the children's de-
partment These Twill be paid for
with money collected for fines on
overdue books.
Books for the soldiers may be
brought to the library from where
they will be sent to Chicago to be
forwarded to the training camps and
environments. Each cantOnment is a
city of $4,000 men. These overnight
cities have postoffices, churches, of
flee buildings, and banks. The Am.
erican Library Association will give
them libraries.
The fiscal year for the public IL
brary ended on July 1. The follow
ing statistics are of interest:
Total circulation of books for the
y0di -. :.AI'Io
Increase over last year 49,. 5,79s
No. of vols. in. library July l.. 2,97s
No. of vols added during year AZ;
Total No. of borrowers $500. 1,591
Increase over last year -. :. Al:
No. of Out-of- town borrowers. 81
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07
Meeting is BARRED
HUDSON CITIZENS ARB AGAINST
PEACE CONFERENCE.
City Officials Prevail on Crowd to Lei
Paclfists Get Out of Town
Unmolested. aSA

MISUNDERSTANDING I4ochner Of the
Peoples Peace council, Publicity
Agent Williams, Charles Kruse Of the
New York Brotherhood Welfare asso-
citation; Miss Florence Margolies Of
New York. president Of the Workers
council; her woman secretary and q
woman stenographer from the head
quarters Of the National Peoples
council. were run out Of Hudson by q
mob, estimated to number 1000. They
were not harmed, owing to an trnpae-
stoned appeal from County Attorney
N. O. Varnum. who urged the mob to
let them go quietly and not commit
violence.
The action Of the crowd was pre-
ceded by public massmeeting held In
front Of the armory at which speeches
were made by Maj. Sam Campbell, a
veteran of the civil war; Mayor Con-
dit, and others, and ut which resolu-
tons were adopted protesting against
the peace conference.
Previous to the massmeeting the
city council held a special meeting
and adopted resolution forbidding
the peace council to hold any meet
lngs or convention In the city.
Any attempt by the Peoples Coun-
Gil Of America for Democracy to hold
It's projected convention In Milwaukee
or any, other city In Wisconsin was
given its Quietus when Gov. Philip
sent a telegram to Sheriff McManus
requesting him to notify any persons
who are planning to arrange for the
meeting that he did not wish 1t to take
place In this state.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-07

Athena Plante; 4, Mrs. Lillian E..
Goode; 5, Mamie stevens; 6, Brownie
Cameron.
Wilson: Ray L. Smith; -, Mabel
Arnett.
Tony: Leonore Kuehlthau, prin.;
Margaret Flood, Hazel Lake, Flor
ence Yankee.
Weyerhaeuser: L. c. carmen,
prin., Madge Wilson
Bruce teachers list is printed in
another column.
County Training School: B. M,
Dresden, prin.; S. f. Jenkins, list.
asst; Ella M. Biggs, End asst; Alb
bic Halves, critic teacher; G. M.
Householder, Ayr. ms. Domestic
Science.