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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
A HURRICANE INCIDENT.
What the Old Cedar Tree Held in 1t
Roots.

What the Old Cedar Tree Held in It's
Roots.
The rocks that bound the major part
Of Howard county, and that find their
most prominent home in the bosoms of
the high hills that compose the frontis-
piece of Ellicott City, hold within their
precincts the most interesting and thrill
ing records of the great storm.
On one of the most prominent hills
that garrison the city is located grave
yard, within whose shadows lie the re-
mains of those who gave the name to the
town-the Ellicotts. In its great sweep
of destruction from the south the storm
selected Howard county in general, and
Ellicott City in particular, for display
Of its power.
In the old Ellicott burying ground for
years there has stood noble cedar tree.
1t was the sentinel at the grave of the
late Nathaniel Ellicott.
AS though it had been an infant pine,
the wind, in its fury, lifted the big cedar
tree up from its resting place of many
years, and, what had been the pride of
the old cemetery, in a twinkling became
food for the debris pile. But the mere
uprooting of the old cedar tree was not
all that the wind did yesterday morning.
When the sight-seers were making their
rounds they discovered something at
tached to the roots of the tree that was
earth. 1t was a coffin containing a hui
man body that the roots of the tree held
in it's grasp.
A close investigation revealed the fact
that the coffin which the old tree roots
held in their hands was that of Nathaniel
Elficott when brought to full view The
roots of the tree held the coffin just like
the hand of skeleton would hold an
object. One root, or finger, had wendell
its way through the coffin lid and the
body of the coffin, and made an opening.
Another had slipped under the coffin,
forming a perfect wreath around it. In
the uprooting of the cedar the top of the
coffin was broken off, and a glance of the
interior given. In it were two rib bones
and one leg bone. But for the old tomb
stone that defed the power of the storm,
it would have been difficult to tell who
had been the occupant of the upturned
coffin.
But in letters plain were these words:
ITO the memory of Nathaniel Ellicott,
who died January Is, 1871, in the 18th
year of his age. Son of Andrew and
Elizabeth Eliicott.''
AS soon as the relatives of the Ellicott
family, residing in Ellicott City, heard
of the occurrence, they employed an I'M
dertaker and the body was reinterred.-
Baltimore American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
NEW WAYS OF TAKING MACKEREL
An Electrical Apparatus to Lure the Fish
by Lights Under Water.


by Lights Under Water.
The fall run of mackerel at Block
Island, r. l., is unusually heavy. The
fish are large, too, but so shy that the
old ways of taking them with hook and
line, drift nets and seines. each of which
proved successful in its turn, have failed.
About four years ago the Eastern mack
erel fishing fell off largely for this rea-
son. This year the fish are more plenti-
full than ever, but they are just as cum
ming, and, while the catch exceeds by
far the catch for the same period of
last year, the number of fish taken is as
nothing compared with the number of
fish seen.
Many of the mackerel that are now
being taken by the Block Island feet
of mackerel schooners are caught by an
entirely new device. The tools are two
long poles affixed to the schooner's side,
a deep, loose, square bag net of fine
mesh, and plenty of 'stosh," or fish bait.
One Of the poles is swung out from the
starboard fore rigging like boom, at
right angles to the vessel and on level
with the deck. This boom is twenty
five feet long. At the same time the
second pole, which is a tride shorter,
is swung out near the main rigging
in similar manner. The bag net is
stretched on these booms, which are
placed about thirty-fve feet apart. This
distance is the length of the net on it's
inner edge. The outer edge is made
fuller and is weighted with lead sinkers
When all is ready for use the afterboom
is lowered down until it's outer end and
most of the net are concealed under wa
ter. Freshly-ground stosh is thrown into
the capacious nav of the hidden bag.
the mackerel rush for the bait, and
when they swim thickly enough the
afterbOom is hoisted until the outer edge
of the net is above water and the fish are
imprisoned. The fish are then bailed
aboard the vessel. The old fishermen
assert, however, that the true mackerel
are not taken by this Device. as they
get away promptly at the first upward
move of the net, but the yoracious bulls
eye mackerel fall an easy prey. The
schooner Stowell Sherman took 1G5 bar
rels of mackerel in this way the other
day, and all the mackerel craft herea bout
have been or are being equipped with
the new apparatus.
A novel device that may lead to the
entire revolutionizing of the mackerel
fishing is 10 be tried here in few days
upon arrival of the steamer Bradley
from Provincetown. Her commander,
Jonathan Chase, has contriyed an cleo
trical apparatus which, he thinks, will
lure the mackerel. He has a dynamo in
his boat to which is attached a long
wire supporting from one to six mean
descent light bulbs. These bulbs will
be lowered into the depths and the lights
turned on. This, it is believed, will draw
the mackerel by night i'll such num-
bers as to make the SEEMING of them easy
and prOfita ble.-New York Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
WHAT A BILLION MEANS.
1t Would Take Nearly 10000 Years to
Count 1t.


The following remarkable calculation
on the length of time which it would
take a person to count 100000, 900 re-
Gently appeared in an issue of an English
periodical: What is a billion? The reply
is very simple. In England billion is
a million times mill IN. That is quick
~ written and quicker still pronounced.
But no man is able to count it. You will
count 16O or ITO a minute. But let us
suppose that you go up as high as 200
a minute, hour after hour. At that rate
you would count 10000 an hour; 2SS, 900
a day, or los, 10000 in year. Let
us suppose now that Adam, at the be-
ginning Of his existence, had began to
count, had continued to do so, and was
counting still. Had such thing been
possible, he would not yet have finished
the task of counting a billion! To count
a billion would require person to count
200 minute for period of 9512 years,
542 days, 5 hours and 20 minutes, pro-
viding he should count continuously. But
suppose we allow the counter twelve
hours daily for rest, eating and sleeping.
Then he would need 18,025 years. 319
days, 10 hours and As minutes in which
to complete the task Louis Repub-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

toLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t acts at once upon the organ
affected, and the nerve centers; re-
moves the cause, and dispels effectually
the symptoms
Mrs. Barris relates her experience
Tor the benefit of others.
81 had been sick with liberation
OF the womb, causing all kinds of dis
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ollity, sleeplessness, faintness, and at
times Mysteries. My physician said it
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Inc physicians thought l should never
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procured your Vegetable Compound.
had not taken more than one-fourth
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portable. l continued its use, also the
Sanative Wash, and Liver Pills. After
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mink the Vegetable Compound is the
only medicine that will cure female
Complaints, and it will reach the worst
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saved my life. ''-MRs. M. BARRIs,
beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. All drug
gistS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

group of men. Finally the officers de-
cided they would stand it no longer, ano
appointed a spokesman to reason with
the general. This spokesman approached
which surrounded the general Calling
him aside, the spokesman said: Gen
eral, we officers would like TO know
why you associate with the men instead
of with us, as you should?" "Oh, well, !"
said Custer, turning on his heel, II can
learn more from them than / can from
yOu''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
Might Have Reen Rhodes

Cecil Rhodes is not usually hilarious
person. but he is said to have laughed i'm
moderately on the occasion of the cap
ture OF Umsayu, a very old woman
and one of the numerous wives of I'm
zilikatze, founder of tlsa Matabele nation
knew Mr.. Rhodes. the ancient dame
shook her head Thereupon the question
was repeated in another form. and Um-
sayu said: There were some white men
once in my krasl stealing fowls; he may
be one of them. st. James Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
onions for the Complexion.

A German scientist is authority for
the statement that if women will eat
onions they viii rid themselves of ner-
yousness and beautify their compilations
at the same time. And as an antidote to
the pungent objection which will be
serts that a sprig of parsley dipped in
vinegar and eaten after the onions at
once removes all evidence of their con-
sumntion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
A Matter of Courtesy.

An ;rascible man entered the substa-
~ oyactly at o'clock and, approaching
VI money order desk, politely requested
be presiding genius TO issue him an or
1 lcurtiy, pointing with an ink-stained
nsor TO the clock The indignant man
+ lS raved and finally challenged the
Orrectness of the timepiece. The i'm
5ortnrbable lady smiled. The following
fsrnoon, two minutes before the clos
- hour. he again presented himself.
Nd calmly asked, ''Am | too late?'
s0nIv lust in time" replied the damsel.
rossIy' "Thank you. Now, miss,
INST trouble you to issue me fifty orders
o ,r' 81 EACH "F-i-f-t-yw gasped the
Eorror-stricken woman-her tea had Just
rived and was standing on a table be-
Kind the screen-"surely you are joking %
MADAM" said the man, raising his hat
boliteIv. courtesy begets courtesy
Erw York Commercial Advertiser.
F. C. Barnes has obtained permits
lion TO ship fifteen cock pheasants and
Eftv hens to the Passapague club, at
Southtoyn. l.. l.. state of New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
cen Custer and the Private soldiers

A retired army officer, quoted in the
Washington Times, says that the fellow
officers of Gen Custer used to tell them
that it was not good for an officer to as-
soc;ate with privates. Custer. however.
nersisteatly disregarded this unwritten
law. and might be seen. day after day.
Joking ard laughing in the midst of a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

Prom Scotland the reports of crops
are for the most part of one uniform
type. The crops have been magnificent.
but they were ruined by the continuous
rains.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

Two bottles of Pise's Cure for Gen.
sumption cured me of bad lung trouble.
Mrs. j. Nichels, Princeton, Ind,
Mar. 26. 1895.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

All that zee can say as to the merits OF Dobbns Eeo
the Soap paes into 0ngness before the story il VIII
tell you ITSELF of its perfect quality IL you win give
1t one trial Don't take imitation. There are lots of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16
Hawks Darken the Sun.

1t is never dull in Western Maryland.
One of the liveliest snake seasons on
record has just closed, and brilliant
hawk season is beginning. Says cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun: Farm
ers from the lower section of Allegany
county report the passage in a south
westerly direction of a flock of hawks
that was two miles wide and was fully
three hours in crossing the valley. The
sun was obscured for a while by the
moving black cloud. One farmer, not
satisfied as to the species of the birds,
fred into the flock and brought down
six. They were found to belong to the
bird, and not chicken-hawk, species. -
Elmer Gibbs of Ramona. San
Diego county. Cal, got out of his wagon
On mountain road to get something to
throw at a big rattlesnake coiled in his
teams way. But he found nothing, and
when he got back into the. wagon the
snake was there too. Instead of striking
Of him. and Gibbs had only a pocket
In;fe. It coiled around one of his legs
mill the pressure was maddening. Then
onsned n fearful struggle. The snake
tried to hit him in the face, but ne
GnoIlv got it by the back of the neck
and cut it's throat. His leg was purple;
The snake had twenty-one rattles ana
was seven feet long.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

Mrs. WinS1Owss SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces infiam-
nation allays pain, cures wind collie 25ca bottle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-11-16

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or gripe-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
LIVE STOCK TRAINS.

The Sunset Inaugurates p Semi-Weekiy
Service. San Antonio 10 N''iers'
The Southern Pacific handles an i'm
mense amount of live stock shipments
during tho course of the season. and con-
siderable attention has been given TINS
traffic with view % improving the ser
vice by putting on fast schedules ana
rrovidln,, for the safety and care OF cat
tie while IN route on their long journeys
TO Northern ana Eastern markets. rms
class OF business over the sunset mas m
creased to such an extent that the man
agement has decided to still iurther I'M
prove and accelerate the service ny ihe
iriuning OF regular live stock trains re-
tween san Antonio and Houston ana AL
cicrs twice eek -,
The new service Will be inauSuraten on
March and through trains WIN pc run
on, every Thursday and sunday thereh-
Ter from Houston TO Alsiers. These trims
viii leave Houston at 200 a. m, arriving
at Alglers on the following evenings ~
ZOO n. IN. Between Houston ana san AN,
tonic on Wednesdays and SATURDAYS ann
arrive in Houston al $50 p. m me SANE
dav. These trains will connect WIN me
east bound trains for Alsiers at Hous-
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
DEALING WITH BROKERS.

novel scheme for Keeping Lines I'm
to Association Agreeemnts.
~ is notorious fact that many OF the
railroads. although members of associa-
tons organized to insure the maintenance
OF passenger rates, are engaged in secro,
deals with ticket brokers. Blocks of
tickets are given to the scalpors. which
arc disposed at reduced rates. This
gives the offending roads business that
might so TO other lines Chairman Cald-
well of the Western Passenger associatIon
IN the desire to keep the organization in
tact, mas adopted "a clever method OF
remedying this evil. He has employed a
smali army of detectives 10 buy up all
the tickets issued by association roads
which can be found In the hands of
brokers. All the tickets he buys must,
uhdor the association agreement. be RET
deemed by the roads issuing them at
fun tariff rates. This leaves a profit large
enough TO pay the salaries of the de-
tectives.
The result or the detective work is that
Chairman Caldwell is daily presenting
large bundles of tickets for redemption.
IN consequence of his operations the mar
ket Is cleaner today than it has been
ior months before Roads are getting
ton of tickets, and TO get rid OF them
they are declaring off all deals with
brokers. Tho new agreement Is proving
the most effective In the maintenance OF
rates that has ever been In operation In
Western territory
If Caldwolls scheme would be placed
in operation In Southwestern territory and
Texas a great deal of good would be ac-
complished. This is the root of all evil
In passenger circles and the cause of
nearly all the trouble In the various as
soclatons
The southwestern passenger committee
has been kept In u turmoil since it's or
gan2ation Il few months ago endeaVorng
to quiet the differeuces arising from
charges and countorcharges of members
dealing with scalpers. II scheme of pre-
venting secret deals with brokers can be
successfully put in practice the principal
cause .. for Generalization In PASSENGER
rates VIII he removed. and tho roads will
snccinl rate tickets and lowest excursion
tickets TO insure the permanency of the
N. t,r...t. n. n iAil
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
CuNEY IN TOWN.
Whooping Up Votes for Allison--Hawley
EAnct.cs sint..l Ga t,.iidn


whooping Up Votes for Allison--Hawley
Congressional Candidate.
n. w. Quincy. Incidentally OF Galveston.
but particularly of the republican party
of Texas, was In the city yesterday con-
ferring with members of the party resi-
dent here. Quincy is an out and out sup
porter of Allison for the presidential nom
ination. and his visit TO this city was In
the interest OF that gentleman. II Will
be remembered that the recent county
convention III the republican party did
the delegates to tho state convention. had
Cunoy In tow showing him about the city
ana introducing him where u citizen
CHANGED IL have lived 40 long IN ignor-
ance rs not 10 have met the leader OF the
party In this state.
Who will the state convention instruct
torp'' asked > Post rerortcr OF Quincy.
do not know. The delegates may 70
uninstructcd. But at the same timo | will
say that Allison is in It,"
who will he the republican candidate
for congress from the First district?" was
the next question
II do not know" he replied. There
may not he n nomination IL YOU want to
know who will be the nominee IN the
Tenth district whore | live, ! can toll
you, IL VIII be II. h. llawlcy. lie will be
elected. too"
VIII there be a republican nomination
for goVernorg'
II don't know" he said. "If there is
none jerome kearby viii be elected"
Quincy came TO Houston from san An
tonic aud made n stop at all important
towns ON the route. where he made his
plans for the campaign.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
N THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Open Meeting of the Commission tn
Consider New Tariffs.
JANUARY EARNINGS AND SHIPMENTS.


The railroad commission will convene in
open session this morning with the rail-
way and shipping representatives for the
purpose OF considering the PRONUNCIATION
OF new tariffs on grain and other mer.
chandise.
one or the most important subjects set
Tor nearing is the new schedule of rates
on grain, grain product and hay. TO suner
scde commodity tariff No. 2, now In force
Another important matter booked FOR con
slderation this session Is the fixing of n
schcdule of less than car load rates from
All points In Texas In which the maxi
mum Is reached at l2j miles on furniture.
packing house products, saddlcry and
harness, wrought iron pipe, vegeta bic,
ana other commodities. also a MAXIMUM
car load rate on agricultural implements
ana tWenty-ninc other articles from
houston ana Galveston TO points i'm COM
mon point territory. such maximum rate
10 apply also between such points IN com
mon point territory.
proposed schedules of rates on the above
articles wee issued by the commission
anu distributed among the railways ana
2arues interested two weeks ago. tor
their study and as guido for the develop
fnsnt of complete tariff, which win
eihpface all details In compact form
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
Y. NJ. c. A. MATTERS.

There was an error In the Sunday
morning announcement as to the evening
the Ship Rrothors' hand bell ringers
would appear IN Turner hall The notice
should read Friday night. the 2sth. The
reserve scat chart will open in the rooms
Thursday morning at o'clock. February
=. This VIII he one of the finest cpmhi-
nations in the whole lecture COURSE in
the musical line. and every one who holds
II ticket viii mias much In case they for
get to go.
There Is considerable intcre't now man
fosiod IN tho game OF chess Several
have asked thit n tournament he again
started, and beginning with the lst Of
ihr month, should enough register, we viii
begin tho second series OF chess gaines
Every lover of the game Is asked to call
register his name and take n part In the
coming tournament.
Tho now building for the association in
Galveston Is now above the second floor
and viii soon be ready for the work in
that city. u VIII be hand some building
and, though not quite the size they would
like II 10 be, viii with the exception OF the
lecture course. meet their need We are
pleased In seeing this building erected
and we trust that some time In the near
fniure the good people Of Houston can
point to one also
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25
JANUARY SUMMARY.
Increased Earnings and Grain Shlpmen
Cotton Receipts.

Increased Earnings and Grain Shipments.
Cotton Receipts.
The results of January gross earnings
MS compiled by the Financial Chronicle
are very favorable. One hundred and
thirty-one roads show n gain of 49, 900,
of 1879 per cent over Jnuary 1895. The in
crease in December wos 9.l5 per cent;
November, G.42; October, $50. and for
September 457. The January situation,
therefore, Judging from these figures only.
has been worry favorable. 10 be sure, jan
uary was u Vory mild month, aud the RAN
roads had lttln difficulty from bad
weather. The great grain movement mas
been an important feature. perhaps Inc
most important, in the gains Al the ten
primary markets the corn received in
Inc five weeks ending February l was
l5,70oGo0 bushels, against $4,000 bushels
were l2.0o,0,N bushels, against t.iOu,Wl
tho live stock movement Is sun below
that of former years. The receipts OF
live hogs IN Chicago were 40, against
sTSil5 in 1879 and fewer were receiver
Than In 1891. but considerably more than
receipts. In the live stock movement a.
a whole there was some decline from las
year The Southern roads have suHered
from the diminished cotton moVemen,
Tho shipments overland for tho nonln
wero liz 50 bales, against 1918 bales. me
.ai ogl bales. against S57,075 bales. the
loss on the two combined was nearly 45u,
oo0 bales or n per cent. Thrty-one COM
panies show increases IN January OF over
$4,000. the Chicago, Miiwankes ana ~,
TsnuI leading with $D5,2N The New YORK
rontrnI shows n gain of over S327 900 the
canadian Pacific 1906 coo aud the Great
Northern S23l 600
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-25

and wednesday. and II they fail to raise
money sufhcient to pay cash for the right
vi way and depot grounds, the citizens
nay nay as well give up the idea of Beaumont
uslng one of the important cities on the
gulf ~ w '"e
AIR. l.. +. Chester, OF Notaw & Chester
attorneys for the Southern Pacific rail-
ROAD, returned from Houston this morn
ihS and departed Immediately for Wood
vie. AT recent meeting of the Tyler
county commissioners the tax valuation of
me Sabine and East Texas railway in
Tyler county was fixed at the same price
per mile as the valuation furnished by tho
company to the railroad commission The
company protested but the commissioners
persisted. As n result l.. +. Chester went
10 Houston and sued out writ OF In
junction before Judge Brashenr, enioining
collection of taxes for the assessed valua.
uon OF the road as fixed by the TYLER
county commissioners. Judge Rrnshenr
granted q temporary restraining order
ana. armed with which. Mr. Chester reach
cd Woodville this morning. and the instru-
mcnt was served on tho proper party. This
puts the matter in the courts and a final
settlement Will he awaited with interest
w. @. Van Week. general manager OF
me southern Pacific. came over from
Houston In his private car Texas this
morning. and. accompanied by Trainmls-
ter George Dcoung. made tour Of in
spcction over the Sabine and East Texas.