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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-02
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar Cases i'm Ladysmith and
Vicinity

This Ladysmith mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year. our neighbOrs are telling similar
good news. Ask your neighbOr!
Levi J. Winters, retired carpenter,
FOG f. Fritz Ave-, says: Several
years ago | was in bad shape
with kidney complaint. My back ached
and panied and mornings / was so
stiff and lame when | got up l
could hardly bend over to put on my
shoes My kidneys acted Regularly
and I knew they were the cause of my
suffering. The kidney secretions
passed every little while and nights l
had to get up so often | couldn't get
much sleep. Doan's Kidney Pills cured
me and l have had no kidney trouble
since"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-02
LASTING RESULTS

Nearly four years later, Mr.. Winters
said: "DOan's Kidney Pills have been
used in our home for several years.
DOans put me in good shape and since
then my kidneys have been all right
Price 60 cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Winters had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-02

Insurance that insures.-F. NJ. Doyle
Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-02

nose women Are Onoer ouSPiC'oH.
tensely: "Those women are under sus-
picion of something more serious than
an attempt to rob an estate. An agent
of the state department called on me
yesterday and asked embarrassing
questions about Mrs. BashfOrd. Not
secret service man, you understand, or
anything of that kind, but an impOr-
tant man in the state department"
"Of course you knew nothing to
TELL" suggested.
81 took chance at lying to him
about her expected arrival. thought
it only decent to have a look at the
woman first. He told me nothing ex-
cept that the British embassy had
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
Says Anthrax
Is Not Fatal

anthrax should be a matter of gov
eminent regulation" said DIR. Charles
Norris, chief medical examiner, who
had listened to the discussion. "It is
very nearly impossible to disInfect
without destroying the object disin.
fected. / know OF only one process
and 1t IL long one. About the only
thing can see for any one to do at
the present time is to take a chance
and II he contracts anthrax get proper
treatment with the serum Immediately.
1t is easy to cure It If 1t is diagnosed
In time"
There aren't enough cases TO alarm
any one" Doctor Summers said. But
1t crops up here and there all over
the country, and the newspapers call
It deadly and every one gets wor-
ried. Mr.. Post came to the hospital
on the fourth day of the disease, and
he was In time. The earlier the bet
ter, however. Where 1t gets danger
GUS is when the infection gets into the
blood. The cure takes about ten
days."
Doctor Summers said that the an
thrax bacillus first was discovered In
1875. II really is cultivated In a
laboratory. he added.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

ing, angle irons or rivets. The saw
ing of steel from this elimination on
one ship of 1900 tons, according to
the designers, amounts TO about 500
tons.
Not only Wilson. but "Wake-'e EN- Up"
Dudley of the Chester 'ShiphuildIng
company; r. Il. Chichester, the vir-
ginian who developed the science OF
electric welding under water, and
other authorities on welding say the
grand old Liberty Bell can he re-
deemed; that It may have Health
glands" transferred TO its body that
will do for II what the Fountain Of
Florida" was supposed to do for de-
crepit Ponce de Leon. TRANSMISSION
would be the process involved, Just
MS In the hospital an anemic Ii wooed
back TO life and color again by the in
lection of pure, fresh blood into his
veins; only IN this case IT would be a
metal TRANSMISSION. d
To heal the crack they would pro-
coed in this fashion: Take first grain
of metal from the crevice of the bell.
Have II analyzed by a board of ex-
pert metallurgIsts Reproduce In the
laboratories Of the alchemist the iden-
teal metal Of which the Liberty Bell
Is composed When you have the prop
er alloy you are ready to bring on the
electric needle.
Now for the process of welding.
Fashion the aew metal to he applied
into wire or needle OF the welding
apparatus. Measure the resistance
OF the bell and the resistance Of the
wire after having estimated the
amount sufficient to All up the crack.
Now 10 ill IN the crack. One cleo
trio contact IL made on the bell and
the other on the needle that II COM
posed of the same metal substance as
the bell itself. Electricity leaps be-
tween the two points. The electric
needle IL consuming itself and depoa-
iting its own particles within the ORR
fee Of the split hell.
Ton simply touch the electric needle
to one or the other side OF the crack.
withdraw II fraction OF an inch, and
then repeat the process over and over.
Particle by particle. layer on layer,
the process continues until the opening
IL closed.
Not only win n ring. say the weld
ers, but II win have again the same VI
brant tone that II had when II was
first hung IN in the steeple OF the
state house In Philadelphia In the sum-
mer of 1853.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
Primitive Travelling

The "estanciero." or ranchman, OF
Argentine. 10 well satisfied with the
heavy native '-chata," cart with two
big wheels. much like the bullock carts
Of Asia. and TO meet -chata," with
20 horses drawing It's load Of grain TO
the railway. i : picturesque Incident
0. country journeyiag. Horses are
cheap aud plentiful: the 'peon" who
drives them lives % the ranch. bic
services eost little. snd the I've
vbeeled -ehsta-s when u sticks IN
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
Tragic Century,

The sixteenth century Is called the
tragic century" on account Of the
great number Of deaths occurring In
u. The whole world was swept by
plaques throughout the hundred years.
Pestilence nearly depopuiated China.
and ragged Throughout Germany. Hol-
land. Italy. Spain, England France
and Russia. The Sweating sickness"
which broke ont In England IN 1904.
caused the death Of nearly one-half
the population Of the large cities Of
that country. The century ws. also
noted for IT. many sara
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

II is d. III. Wilson, the New York
engineer. who proposes the surgical
operation. You don't recall Wilson
He Is the man who fitted up anew the
damaged German merchant marine.
Remember, when the United States
threw down the gauntlet to Germany
in April three years ago how the Huns
retaliated by putting out of commits
sion nearly every German merchant
liner tied up at American wharvesf
Axes were swung, explosives were
used, and intricate machinery with
which these ships were propelled was
FLASHED In" In the belief that the
Yanks never would be able to repair
these ships IN time to turn them
against the fatherland. Looking over
the wrecks some engineers said II
would take a year or more to repair
these ships and put them hack In CON-
mission. New parts would have to be
installed.
Then along came Wilson with his
e'ectric-welding needle. II Is mat
ter of history. Of course. that In from
three to four months every single Ger
man liner was ready to put to sea
again. Even while Yankee troops
were wiping ont the st. Mihiel salient,
and sweeping clean the Argonn4;
these German ships. led By the gianS'
vaterland. were pouring American
men and munitions into England.
France and Belgium. Not only did
Wilson and his crew weld the Water
land and her sister ships as good as
new, but he made them 50 feet that
our gobs were able to get three knots
better speed out of them than the Ger
mans ever had made.
So far has electrical welding pro-
crossed that the ship OF the future win
he entirely electric welded. according
TO designs and plans worked out by
research engineers. No rivets. no
angle irons. and a saving in cost of
construction snd material, are among
the claims of Its designers.
The hull is electric welded through
out. and therefore wholly without riv-
cts in Its construction. All plates are
abutted without tapping straps or
angles. and then are welded with
joint which the engineers claim viii
be 95 per cent Of 100 per cent as strong
as the steel members themselves. This
eliminates all overlapping steel In plat
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
No Flaw Shows In Operation Of
Boston Dealer in Interna-
tionaI Coupons.
PROFITS BY EXCHANGE RATE
Converts American Cash into Foreign
Money and Buys International Re-
ply Coupons Redeemable at
Normal Exchange Rate.

Boston.--A ban has been placed on
the rush Of people to give their money
to Charles Ponzi. head Of the Securi-
ties Exchange company, on his prom
ise to repay their Investment with 30
per cent profit In As days.
After a conference with District At
torney Pelletier. Ponzi, whose business
Ii described as the exchanging Of In
ternational reply coupons from one
country 10 another. agreed TO accept
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

Santa Catalina island. together with
a prehistoric toothbrush, is evidsncR
Of the early-day activity of women,
according to Ralph Glidden, who made
the discoveries while searching In
dian graves on the island for the Hayo
foundation.
The bristles of the toothbrush were
gill fbers from the jawbone Of the
stingaree and the puff" probably
would seem heavy today, for although
1t looks like the modern bit of down.
1t feels like lump of lead. 1t was
used. 1t is said, to crush the ochre
with which the Indians beautified
themselves.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

While hoy @Stonewall'' Jackson
determined that he would master every
weakness that be had, moral. mental
and physical. To harden himself TO
the weather he went without an over
coat. On account Of dyspepsia he lived
on stale bread and drank buttermiik
and wore a wet shirt next 10 his body.
He made II a rule to 60 10 he'd 1T o
o'clock, and he went on the stroke
Of the clock. II Is no wonder that he
was called Stonewali.-H. L. Smith.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

the mud. II reasonably easy 10 extri-
rate ny turning II round before pull
Ing II out. The process scoops the
mud and makes roughly circular hole
In the road something Ike the crater
If very small volcano. but the
schata" Is ont and on It's way again.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
ABoRIGlNES POWDERED NOSE
Recent Find Shows Girls Of Prehls-
torIc Age 6eautlfled Themselves
With ochre.

Los Angeles, Cal. - Present-day
girls, with their cosmetics. orange
sticks and nall powders. NAV be
chagrined to learn that their aborigi-
nal sisters, who disported themselves
beside the Pacific generations ago,
knew something about personal adorn-
ment.
A stone powder puff" found on
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

Alarm bells can now he rung by
wireless ut a distance of 100 miles.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
Cook on Lost Boat Picked
Up in the Open Sea

Jacksonville, FLA Greek
cook. member of the crew of the
tug Winthrop, which went down
off Cape Henry July Is, was
brought here by the steamer
Kokomo. The Greek was picked
up In the open sea shortly after
the Winthrop foundered. Other
members Of the crew who were
picked up by a steamer and
landed at Norfolk had reported
the cook and a mess boy as
drowned.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

HE Liberty Bell-shall
II ring again to PRO
claim Liberty through
out all the land unto
all the inhabitants
thereof?
The Liberty Bell, pos
sibly most revered of
all American historical
relics, has been mute
for nearly a century.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
Can't Prosecute
Get Rich" King

no further deposits until an auditor
selected by the district attorney has
examined his accounts, which are said
to run into millions.
District Attorney Pelletier said IL
action taken was Sin no sense final
closing down of the BUSINESS"
For several weeks past crowds of
persons have tiocked to Ponzi's Offices
and given in their savings In exchange
for notes of the Securities Exchange
company for the principal plus 30 per
cent, payable In 30 days. Invariably
Ponzi Is said to have paid of the notes
In 45 days and there has been no CON-
plant that any person has failed to re-
celve money when due.
Takes Advantage Of Exchange Rate.
Ponzi describes his exchange system
In general way as being based on
the use of international reply cou-
pons authorized under the information
al postal agreement as the medium for
taking advantage OF the differences In
rates of exchange.
With deposits received from custom
ers. Ponzi explained, he converts
American dollars into Italian lire. or
other foreign money. Then, through
agents located In several countries
abroad. international reply coupons
are purchased. redeemahIe at the nor
NAL and not the prevailing rate Of ex-
change. The coupons are then trans
mitted by the agents from one Euro
pean country TO another. gathering
profits through succeeding differences
in rates of exchange, with assured nor
NAL payment for redemption. until the
transaction Is completed and the pro-
ceeds reconverted into American dob
lars. This usually takes IS days, ac-
cording 10 Ponzi. who says his profits
have re he'd 400 per cent In some
transactions.
v. s. Agents Can't Find Flaws.
Ponzi's operations have been under
Investigation by federal. state and
county officials for some time without
uncovering any violation Of law.
United States Attorney Gallagher said
he was not certain yet whether the
matter was one with which the federal
authorities should concern themselves.
The United States attorney said he
was Uniformed by the postal authori-
ties that the United States govern
ment IL the largest user Of information
81 reply coupons in the world" The
entire issue Of the past - months hy
the government. however. Is only
small fraction Of the entire number
which mnst have been handled BY
Ponxi TO scrount for the tremendous
income which he claims 10 have made
since December last
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

NO one IL all bad
Possibly nc:. But some people hare
. preponderance Of badness SUFFICIENT
70 keep them IN JAN . good part Of the
Tine
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

out all the lana unto
~ all the inhabitants
"a thereof?
Ill NM u The Liberty Bell, pos
IS3$Sf7 sibly most revered of
In " II all American historical
| ssAS relics, has been mute
for nearly century.
To the thousands of the present gen.
Grafton who have seen !. In Independ-
ence halt and on the various trips
about the country II has been no less
glorious because mr:e. Do the Amer
lean people want its brazen voice re-
storedl
For modern American science says
the Liberty Bell may be made to ring
again as ioyously as of old.
What a history has the Liberty
Bell! No wonder II is revered.
Independence ball was built as the
state house of the Pennsylvania colo
NAL government II was finished In
1884 and cost $2S,000-regarded at
the time as an extravagant sum to put
into a public building. The hell for
its belfry was imported from Eng
land. II was cast In 1852. On Its
trial ringing II cracked. II was re-
cast In 1853 by Pass & Stow of Phil
adelphia. Isaac Norris. Esq, speak
er OF the PENNSYLVANIA assembly, had
charge Of the recasting and II was
at his suggestion that the words Of
Holy Writ were cast upon fiIlets
around Its crown--words so strangely
prophetic of the great day to come %
years later.
The old bell rang first TO call the
members of the assembly; 1t rang
when town meetings were held In the
state house yard; II tolled dismally
when the stamp act went into effect;
II electrified the people when the tea
ship Polly was sent home with Its
cargo untouched. II saluted the patri-
OTIS from Boston when they sojourned
with the patriots OF Philadelphia: II
sounded dirge fashion when Boston
was occupied by the redcoats under
Gage: II peaied joyously when the
news of Lexington and Concord
reached the Quaker City. and finally.
II changed forth as spokesman an
nouncing the birth Of the new repub-
lie and the contamination of the Dec
laration Of Independence
For a time II rested on the bot
tom OF the Delaware river. that the
British should not And It. For many
years after the Revolution II joyously
announced the coming Of illustrious
visitors. and Il tolled In mourning for
the deaths Of American patriots. II
rang its last In 1885 when tolllng for
the funeral of John Marshall. chief
Justice OF the United States. for then
II cracked.
Electrical engineers interested In
the proposition Of welding would piece
the sacred old bell together. Electric
ity, the magic power of modern indus
trialism would he the medium applied
not alone to close the breach in the
bell. but to cure II of Its chronic metal
lurgical disease-slow dsintegration-
by applying the latest developments
In the therapeutics Of mineral matters,
says Charles W. Duke In the Philadel-
phia Public Lelger.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

Mrs. Alfred q. Corbin Of Ocamock,
Va, liz real helpmeet for her hus-
band. She has just returned to New
York on the s. s. Mauretania after a
business tour In Holland for her hus-
band, member of the Wall street
firm of Leach 4 Co. When they were
married. each liked Mrs. Corbln's old
Virginia name so well that they de-
cided to assume that. Instead of the
husbands name. She carries two
dolls which she brought from Holland
for her daughter. aged nineteen. Their
names are zelda" and AIRY"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05
A SEASON OF LACES

ucoats that were good style only when
laceless a season or two ago. must
now have lacey frills and insertions.
And the linen blouses OF which Fash
ion is so fond at the moment are not
supposed 10 be exclusive enough with
mere embroidery and hemstitching-
there must be touch OF flet or Irish
crochet
For frocks Paris is using wide
houncings Of lace. or OF six net en-
broidered IN lace design. Chantily
houncings with dotted tops are shown
IN black. cream and colors. Gray lace
dyed 20 match gray fabric IS particu-
larry smart Both heavy and light
laces are used. The rich Venetian and
Irish laces are used with silk and vel
vet for afternoon frocks. and the deli
cate Chantilly. Mslines and Mechin
patterns for dancing frocks. F1ounces
OF taupe net embroidered in gold are
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05

you may pick up very good looking
dyed fox or raccoon neckpiece with
brush and paws for under twenty-five
dollars. 1t pays TO wait patiently for
furs and never buy in a hurry. And
always go 10 a place you know Is re
liable Cheap furs that look and feel
all right TO your inexpert judgment
may be very bad bargain indeed.
They may fade badly. or the pelt will
soon wear thin and shabby. or the
scraps OF sewed-together skin may
pull apart. II pays TO get the best
when you purchase furs. unless you
are selecting some pelt raised sudden
~ TO fashionable esteem and bound TO
go out of favor in a season or two.
Squirrel Wraps In Spanish Style
Squirrel Is so fashionable just now
that you find it everywhere-in col
lars, scarfs. cravats and wraps. One
Of these squirrel wraps, just from
Paris, shows the Spanish influence for
it is draped like a lace shawl, one
side crossing over the other with an
irregular line at the lower edge. A
squirrel neckpiece and muff are pic
tured. The muf is IN the melon
shape, or barrel shape favored for
this winter. and the neckpiece seems
70 be tied in smart bow-a new eff
feet IN fur. Another picture shows a
cravat and muff of sealskin and here
the exclusive seal is worn with a for
NAL hat and handsome tailored Suit.
Simple as the little seal cravat is. one
cannot dispute its smartness and its
distinction. It Is accompanied by q
rather small muff-a size fancied for
the coming season.
Two very attractive wraps are Illus
trated. One Is OF dyed squirrel with
an ample supply OF brushes and paws;
the other wrap Is OF moleskin and IS
in three tiers. the arms emerging IN
der the second tier. This gives
graceful and comfortable garment
which can be held on easily. without
forever grasping at the fronts with
the hands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05

@nHE happy little mother-to-be
~ who puts away the lovely things
brought to her by her friends.
- does not get any more pleasure
out Of the soft little socks and bootees.
embroidered sacques and cuddly
blankets. than do the women who
make these adorable things for the
tiny stranger 70 be. i IS just pure
fun TO make baby things out Of pink
or bale wool, or out OF soft flannel or
sheer exquisite white handkerchief
linen all fairy stitchery. One revives
the joy Of childhood days in fashion
ing doll wearables-perhaps that is
really the reason most women love 20
knit and crochet and embroider things
for a baby.
Little knitted leggings are fascinat-
ing things 70 make and there is plenty
OF variety in the work. turning the
tiny toe. narrowing in at the ankle
and curving over the top. a. the knee.
Knitted leggings for the baby are pic
tured, cunning affairs OF snow white
wool with white satin ribbon threaded
through the section that comes over
dimpled knees. Long leygings that
roach up TO the waist. keeping baby
snug and warm in his perambulato-
are not difficult 20 make either. The
legs are knitted separately and sewed
together Just as one seams up little
breeches.
If you made socks for soldiers you
can make warm socks for baby Ike
those pictured-specially high. comfy
socks for outdoor wear, with ribbed
tops that tie around the leg. Mi'tens
are another cold-weather comfort and
these are harder 10 knit-baby hands
are such tiny. tiny things. But you
can manage it with very small needles.
The knitted stomach band is very
easy 20 make-just plain knitting.
puried on one side and knit on he
other. with a band OF rubbing across
the lower edge. so that the band viii
not ride-up. The carriage strap is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-05

just now. and has plenty OF swinging
brushes. Animal tails went quite out
Of fashion for time, but one cannot
have too many brushes on neckpiece
or wrap this season, and If half a
dozen paws can be added for good
measure. so much the better.
This fancy for paws and brushes is
exemplided in pictured neckpiece
OF fisher-one OF the fashionable furs
OF the moment Two animal pelts
with long thick brushes fall at either
side. with dangling paws between the
brushes; and there is a smaller neck
piece attached. the short length OF fur
encircling the throat while the long
ends trail over the shoulders. This
is very handsome model and the eX
ira collarette trimmed with paws IS
new idea. which will surely obtain
favor as the collar makes the neck
piece etxra luxurious in suggestion.
Furs That Are Favored
The most fashionable fur for neck
pieces this season is pointed fox, very
rich dark pelt hecked with white at
the tips OF the hairs. Fisher comes
next in favor; then ordinary fox.
There are seal and mole scarfs. collar
cites and cravats for those who like
the trim lines given by neckpieces Of
the shorter fur and II you cannot af
ford pointed fox or fisher you may
have raccoon. skunk. wild lynx or
wolf Beaver is a very hiyh-priced
fur and squirrel has stepped to a high
place because il is just now in fash
ions favor. When fashion drops
squirrel 1t will 90 back 10 its old valu-
alton which was trihing; but Just now