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spear In the blaze Of the campfire, for
all fishermen know it is never advis-
able to strike with spear that gilt
tiers. He knew every man of them
around the fire. But a toss Of his
hand, toss of Eve hands In response.
was all that passed between them
men that would have carried COM
rade for miles at need; that would
share the last bite with him; that
would knife him just as readily at Il
fancied grievance. Such were the
river men; law unto themselves
simple code, warped fantastically-
with knife and pistol for judge and
jury; leftover product of other days
when clansmen followed their chief
and asked no questions; bi-product>
Of the border who found 1t hard to
disarm when civilization came In.
The Boss slipped an oar into the
water and laid the boat more toward
the south shore, over the deepest part
Of the bar. Hardly had he done so
when the Pearlhunter lowered the
point Of his spear. The outline OF an
immense black bass took shape under
the glare of the jack light, half hidden
among the swaying verdure. as II ly-
ing In wait for his prey, which in all
likelihood he was, scaly tiger Of the
stream In ambush. The spear slid into
the water and stole toward him. All
unalarmed he lay, his fins idly tanning
the fern-like moss In which he lurked,
little suspecting the five-pronged death 4
creeping upon him. The points were
within three feet Of the CLOSING scales
when the Pearlhnnter struck. There
followed a moment Of fierce furry
among the waving ferns; little
shower Of spray broke the surface Of
the water, and all was over. A fish
does not struggle long when the spear
goes home.
.Six-pounder. II he's an ounce"
chuckled the Boss when the fish lay In
the bottom Of the boat. The Pearl
hunter rested his spear upon the gum
vale and bent above the jack light. |
The boat drifted on.
It was perhaps half an hour later
when. In the leisurely manner of men
from q season of successful |
sport the two fishermen, with the pick |
Df all they had floated over in the
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4. 4.
$500 tne D0at', roweo Up tne
"a - Inc slare q tne campnre
vs.. = ns g SINNER upon tne "Trip
49, 80 plauss anu tne npp.es Iney
~. y nsn tne BOSS iaio tne Doat
& sng soutn snore WIN tne r.
81 =, ~: !. !.
Wnere were expectin, G
ast tn sinners tomorrow-aiI along
49, sae slst Iook g e tracks. MAKE e
8 8. ~ At tIack. uonr tney, fer =
- s.s1aous no feet
ne rearinunter maoe no answer.
Sfoucneu down Dy tne JACK nsnt wei.
ben Ter some time watching the I'M
usually thick fangie o. winding marks
upon me shiny bottom plowed there
~ fne mussels q ciains While iced
ne dozens and hundreds Of the creep
ing DavAiye4 halt buried n the ooze.
|ef that very moment dotting the river
bed.
Inc Bo0 was ~ me very act q
turning the boat across the river 70
TIE camp when ne wes startled By an
excited exclamation from his compan-
lon VINO nad suddenly leant low and
dangerously faf out over the water.
~ Wa UP 0n me instant and had
mashed ne 1ack Ugh around the beat.
e ~ dr1pplng nant there was an I'M
mense rlver nussel.
The GO 1oe9 nad no sooner caught
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The Kitchen
Cabinet 80

SO. 1920. Western Newspaper Union.)
Let others cheer the winning man,
there's one l hold worth while
IT'S he who does the best he can, that
loses with a smile.
Beaten he Is, but not to stay down
with the rank and dle.
The man will live another day who
loses with q smile.
Arthur Beer.
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until brown. Add one large onion
sliced thin, remove the pork and bits
Of onion and add the cooked drained
beans to the fat in frying pan. Add
six tablespoonfuls of tomato juice or
catsup, season to taste with salt and
pepper and cook until dry.
Frozen Chocolate Puddina.-Pour
one cupful Of boiling water over one
half cupful Of sugar and six ounces
Of grated chocolate; stir until thick
and smooth. then let cook. Mix light
~ three cupfuls of whipped cream
favored with vanilla, turn into fancy
mold, cover securely and pack in Ice
and salt. Let stand for five hours.
Serve with preserved strawberry
strip.
SteWed Beef and cucumbers.-Take
q round of beef weighing two to three
pounds, brown 1t quickly in beef drip
pings. Remove to a deep kettle and
brown two sliced onions and three
cucumbers which have been pared ana
quartered and the seeds removed. Add
these to the meat; then to the fat IN
the pan add suficient flour. to absorb
It. Stir until Drowned; then add half
q pint Of boiling water. 10 this add
an equal quantity Of stewed and
strained tomato; pour over the meat
season with salt and pepper, cover and
simmer for two and one-half hours
Serve the meat on a platter with the
vegetables and the sauce around II,
garnishing with triansles OF fried
bread.
Surprise Pears - Pare and core
pears and put { BIT Of preserved GIN
ger into the center Of each. Season
coid-cooked rice with sugar, salt and
lemon Juice. Make the rice into q
paste with the yolks Of two eggs wen
beaten. Cover each pear with rice,
dip in crumbs, then In beaten egg,
then crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Pcpovers.-Beat two eggs light and
mix with q pint Of milk. Pour grad
ually over pint OF -four sifted with
teaspoonful Of salt and beat wen. FIN
hot CREASED cups wo-thirds fun and
bake In hot oven for thirty or forty
minutes, according to size. Serve at
once.
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No Eavorltle,n Allowed.

No Favoritlsm Allowed.
How much are the life guards paid
q this bathing resofff'
stand
"A SOFT job, els5.
Not especially. They have IL show
q much alacrity ID saving. 4 fat man
g elderly spinster as they would .
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time or labor en-.
tailed in it, prep.
aration Il amply
repaid By the ~
suit.
Chestnut Gu.
tArd. - Blanch
boil until soft,
n n a N = -
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06

as well as SalaOD
that 1t should
be often upon our
tables.
Italian Lima
Beans.-Cut one
third Of q cupful
Of fat salt pork
into dice and Try
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CHAPTER entlnusd.

4 = sudden impu Deemed to sweep
he man. InvoIs lily his hand felt
20 the pistol 4 hip; he whirled
toward the doo1 e woman clutched
Ms arm. He q 7 the appeal in her
eyes: bowed b bad; turned back to
ne table.
a tense ~ pantomime Il had
0een. fun en- Of meaning Of hui
man Interest anyone able to trace
hack throua HE years the snarled
NIT hreads1 the actors: the two
river waifs ring down at the mask !:
he hard striding away up the
Thew b went back to her chair
and resua her quick. nervous rock
and Be has come to thisl" she
inutter my poor. poor cousin
What IT haEe been her fate |"
She Int forward and sat stilI and
sAoua III. her face propped In her
polm The man stood By the table.
Ane1hg the BIT Of cloth. his eyesy
So and severe. stiIl irresistlbly
~ IA the direction thu INTRUDER
han came up from the houseboat.
sudden cIy half startled them
d, comi4g - close a. It did on the
ele q that tense moment barely
~ ths Boz ! promised 10 -
xd-.alx
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The pearl, passing from hand t.
hand, had come round to the Bos!
again. who. STOPPING close to the fire
light, examined it through a small
hand lens such as most pearl fishers
carry. "Pearlhunter," he ss:d, turning
to the young man, you shorely all
lucky! You've found y'ur pearl-an
a fortune it were!''
"Then It's you that's lucky" was
the slow answer. ITS not mine."
Had the others not been too excited
they might have noticed that his lips
were drawn; his voice strained.
The grizzled old river Boss gripped
his calloused hand shut upon the
pearl; his seamy old face hardened,
and there sprang up in his deep-set
eyes an expression not unlike the ex-
preston In the eyes of a hsxsk when
title to the prey in his claws is dis
puted. But the expression passed. He
thrust the pearl back into the young
mans hand as though half afraid Of
It.
"say." he, growled. .what do you
think ann"
ut was taken from your boat, In
waters you expected to fish tomorrow.
You'd have found It anyway"
The hawkish glover left the blue
eyes of the older man, leaving him
the frank-faced old Boss again. he
studied his young friend curiously.
"Well, I'll be damn'dr' he chuckled
go0d-naturedly to himself, still study
ing the other from under the edges Of
his eyes. "Say." he continued, look
ing up frankly, II hain't got dern
bit more claim to it than got to the
Bank Of Ingland. II you fancy have
got claims. hereby gives an conveys
'em t you-an' If that hain't good
law, It's square dealin' b'twixt man
an man; an that's better'n law any
day."
"You mean it?"
The younger man fingered the pearl
as--if 1t had suddenly assumed a new
value.
'.If you wan t. insul. me, jist let on
like y'u think I don't"
Hero-worshipers all, after the man
ner Of their kind, the other pearl fish
ers, as If by common impulse, turned
their attention from the pearl to the
man that found It. He had become an
object of wonder and curious admird-
ton. No other achievement in the
world could possibly have so distin-
yuished him in their eyes. Suddenly
,ne Of their number snatched OF his
hat and yelled:
"Ho0ray fer tn Pearlhunter r.
The bluffs caught up the cheer that
and flung 1t back in multi
,lied echoes, clear and far up and
Town the night-bound shore. The
Boss, still hungry for the feel Of the
ewel, reached forth a grimy finger
md meditatively stirred the pearl
where it lay in the finders palm.
This ones rounder than them
'ther two. An it's got q SIMMER
heen.- Course cayn't say p'intedly, |
mt I putt it at not less'n ave thou
an"
The Pearlhunter was restless.
here was q frail woman back in the
abIn at Fallen Rock to whom the find- +
az Of the pearl would mean more
han to anybody else IN the world. It
'0uld meanthe mans heart warmed
18th the thought, as his mind revert
d to the story Of the afternoon
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Credit to the Profession.

"Who are the principals in the
breach Of promise suit?" asked Mr..
Dubwaite.
"A telephone girl and a millionaire, :"
answered Lawyer Beagles. III you viii
pardon the slang. she seems to have
his number"
"Ah! And how long did it take her
to get his number"
"About two years"
ashes telephone girl, all righti.-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Accent california" Syrup Of Fig
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle
Yen must say california. ADV.
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Pp6hr, ne turned the nose Of the skin
tdown stream and shipped his oars long
enough to light his pipe.
Mother hung back little right at
the last" the young man said, his
mind doubtless dwelling on the I'M
usual experience, the first experience
In h6 life. Of actually living upon
land. AShe was afraid somebody
might not like rs to move into the
cabin. But told her they couldn't do
more than make rs move out"
AAfear'd Of tn Wild,Man, wus shef'
The younger man looked up.
Say, tell me about that Wild Man.
She did mention him this afternoon"
The Boss took the pipe from his lips
and blew away the smoke In q slow
cloud. as II wishing to prolong the feel
Of 1t upon his tongue.
The Wild Man." he pondered. "a
harmless oil cuss. an pitiful to see.
Seven year he's been in these Flat
woods. Hit amt often body gifts q
glimpse nv i'm. / did once-a tall oil
ghost Of marital as you Almost
but face on i'm the pitifulest you
ever see. An like ghost he comes:
and like ghost he goes nobody
knows where to. They say he's got q
daughter s0mewhere's up In the hills
thar, but l never seed her."
The Boss went back to his pipe. The
other sat bordering what he had Just
heard.
~No. II wasn't on account Of the
Wild Man." he resumed, as IL in an
swer to the Boss first question. sShe
was afraid somebody might make us
leave"
An that'n be Z long while a-1oin,,"
the Boss answered. .They amt no
body IN this quarter q tn world has
got III right T do that. That lam b.
lon61 & Colonel Warbritton. Ever hear
ten ~ hlm1''
r never did"
He owns hundreds ana hundreds Of
acre( dve or six sections, guess
layin' IN square right along the river
here. tn very heart and lower ~ IL
Flafwoods That's his east line hack
thar where the RIVER road bends
north. I'm b many long day bffore
be orders dnybody on. He's got %
much brides I dOnt s'pose BE hardly
knows hss st this doubt Il he ever |
Been -
The Boz Ut fhe CANS drift white he /
kufned hie Had ana ut moment /
-
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sEAsoNAeLE GOOD THINGS.

The lima bean lends itself to 80
many good dishes, hot and cold, soups
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-11-06
stu Ambiguous.

Miss Engstrom. one Of the history
teachers In q Terre Haute high school,
is much inclined to be exact. One day
her class was studying the life Of Co
lumbus. She asked one Of the pupils.
AHow many voyages did Columbus
maker
Three" was the answer.
mo. he made four" she corrected
But ! don't know q thing about
that fourth voyage protested the boy.
Il don't even know where he went"
II don't either" ~ agreed. ~He
died just few days 1aker he started
out from port."
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IN cHEsTNUT TIME.

The cooked chestnut Il not nearly
90 popular a. It deserves to be. ANY
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Do you feel Ill .unstrung rs-bilious,
constipated. headachy. full Of coldf
Cascarets tonight for your liver and
bowels viii have You tuned up by
tomorrow. You will wake up with
your head clear, stomach right,
breath sweet, and skin rosy. No grip
Ing mo Inconvenience. Children love
Cascarets too. 10. u. SO cents.-Adv.
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Xcu have eyesight and hearing ana
speech Your limbs arc sound. You
use your arms and your legs and your
hands - freely - ever. What In Gre
atom are you w1iling about9 II oue
spot is crowded, 60 where they need
. crowd II one resource faila you
invent another.
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CASCARETS

sThey Work while you Sleep"
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.s'ch'eish-'I am building I heout,.
g, house for ny son. Wnrrlsh
lleno-An, $500 sort 81 ~
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Thought takes nan ct e eorvitpA.
into freedom $1,000. -
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-09-24
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

There are many successful cO-Opera-
tive associations operating in the state
and the Reedsburg Farmers Company
is one of them.
This company has been going for
eight years and has proved to be sound
iy managed and successful in carrying
on their business. All kinds of prod
ucts are bought and sold comparatively,
and such products as flour and feed.
coal, hay and straw, salt, and cement
are sold at retail. A speciality is made
of shipping potatoes, apples, grain and
wool. Within this last year an up-to-
date feed mill was added to the large
plant owned and operated by the
Farmers Company The annual report
ending July 81 1920, shows that in the
past year the company did business
amounting to 1887 .331 AZ which yielded
a net income of $15,0S9.67. Assets of
the company are listed at $66741.74.
There is a great need over this state
for successful cooperative associations
to handle farmers products to buy their
supplies comparatively. Wisconsin
Division of, Markets.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-09-24
GLEN FLORA
special Correspondence

SpecldI correspondence
Mrs. ID. f. Olson visited at Tony on
Monday.
Earl LaPorte was a caller at, Lady
smith Monday.
Harry Johnson was a caller at La
dysmith Friday.
Mrs. Victor Erickson was a caller
at Tony Wednesday.
Joseph Foley transacted business at
Ladysmith Thursday.
Mrs. f. G. Robinson spent Friday
and Saturday at KEENAN,.
Sam Biller visited at Duluth from
Thursday until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Hagen spent last
Wednesday at Ladysmith.
VIM. Newhotf transacted business at
I.adysmith last Wednesday,.
Thos. Hifferman had business at
Conrath Friday and Saturday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Erickson. boy, on Wednesday.
Thos. Lambert and L. G. Blood. Of
Ingram. had business here Friday
Mrs. Henry Boutwell, called ON
friends at Ladysmith last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ W. Perry, OF In
gram. were callers here last Wednes-
day.
Miss Ruth Ingraham. of Tony. was
the guest of friends here last Weomes-
day.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson and Miss Anna
Jakoubek spent Wednesday and IhtlrS-
day with friends at Catawba.
J. NJ. FreestOnc and son. Claude.
left Monday for Ogema. where they
will be employed for several months
Mrs. w. w. Eldred, of Rice Lake, Wis
tied here from Wednesday until SatuI-
day with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Mel
son.
f. Craney, Eli Biller and Louis
Mattoon were at Ingram Thursday to
attend the funeral of Napoleon LIE
Cairo.
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BASS LAKE
Special Correspondence

Specldl. Correspondents
Hilda Sentf is home from school,
having the whooping cough.
An uncle of Mrs. Della Senff from
Indiana is visiting at her home here.
Jacob Senff has been very busy dig
ging over 200 bushels of potatoes this
week.
Mrs John Sawyer and Mrs. Fred
Unger made business call at Bruce
Saturday afternoon.
VIM Green has arrived home for the
winter from Marshall where he has
cen spending the summer.
Miss Ruth Rodgers will attend the
Ladysmith hghschool this winter hay
ing finished the eighth grade in the
Lass Lake school.
Bass Lake school opened September
oh. with Il large enrolment of TWEEN
tr-onc in all Hilda Senff and Laya
Erainerd age our eighth graders this
year.
Miss Euth 5enff is home on vaca
ton from Chippewa Falls. where she
has been employed in the Rutledge
hrnc. She expects to stay until after
the county fair.
| Jacob s;cntf is planning on building
large barn this fall, having moved
his small one off to one side which he
will use for granary. This will
make large Improvement on the Senff
farm.
Jesse T. Egly's father is visiting here
and looking over land. He drove
through from Mishawaka, Indiana in
his car, accompanied by some members
of his family. He has looked at sew
cral farms around here and is well
pleased with Wisconsin,
Fred Unger cut corn for John Saw
yer Saturday. Mr.. Sawyer has "a
pretty fair crop of corn this season be-
ing about three or four acres, of which
most of it is ripe. He has some fine
seed corn for the following year, and
would have had some fine silage if he
had gotten his new Napanee silo up in
time He hopes to have the silo ready
for the following year.
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RIVERSIDE
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Dora StOwell is working for Mrs.
EngstrOm.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Krupp,
Sept. 16, daughter.
George Kuhene is helping r. A.
Stowell build his house.
Art West is home from North Dakota
for a visit with his parents.
j. Kirkpatrick came home from
North Dakota last Tuesday.
Lillian West went to Ashland last
Monday, where she will attend school
again this year.
\. b. Chalfant and son, Carl, and
B. A. Stowell and son, Allen, drove to
Ladysmith Saturday.
c. KurtZ, of Iowa, visited for few
days recently at the Engstrom home,
and also looked over land while here.
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-09-24
(Official Publication
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of The
CONRATH STATE BANK

located at Conrath, State of Wisconsin.
aft the close of business on the Sth day
of September, 1920, pursuant to call by
the Commissioner of Banking.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, including re-
discounts .$71600.S2
Less rediscounts $19040.0S S52560.74
OyerdraftS -------------------------------- o.oo
United States securities
owned 2SO.S3
Ranking House 1860
Furniture and fiXtures--<.------ 6o2.6O
Due from approved reserve
hanks 569O.S7
Checks on other banks in
process of collection,-.-.,--.--. 26O6
Cash on hand .............. 3O7O14
Total .$6365S 90
LIABILITIES
Canital stock paid in............ $4,000 90
Surplus fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS looO.oO
Less current expenses and
taxes paid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS olo.S4
Individual deposits subject to
check 27717 Sc
Time certificates of Deposit. 1O369.27
Savings deposits ---.--------..-..---- S66l.43
Cashiers checks outstanding 5593.o3
Total .S6365S. 90
Liabilities for rediScOuntS
including those with Fed
eral Reserve Bank. S19O4O.OS
Total contingent liabilities. -S19O4O.OS
State Of Wisconsin, County of Rusk, SIS
/, r. L. Stumpner, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear,
that the foregoing statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
r. l.. STUMPNER.
(Notarial SeaI Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of September, 1920.
J. NJ. Briggs, Justice of the Peace.
Correct. Attest:
n. III. SPOONER,
FRANK CONRATH,
Directors.
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