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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Hints.


Cinders make very hot fire and one
especially good for ironing days.
A lump of sugar saturated with vim
egar will often stop the hiccoughs,
when drinking water is not effectual.
One of the most useful articles to the
cook is a thermometer intended to be
fastened upon the oven door. With
this the heat of the oven can be deter
mined without opening the door, and
baking can be done much more success
fully.
No good housewife is without her
own special and favorite disinfectant.
A simple and effective one may be
made of charcoal, mixed with clear wa
ter. Speaking of charcoal, It Is well
to remark that little of 1t sprinkled
in water containing cut flowers will
keep the water fresh for some time.
Irons may be made to Last for. years,
and they may be treated in such fash
ion as to wear out in few months.
The first great secret in their preser-
walton is to keep them from rusting.
To this end, when not in use, they
should be slowed away i'm clean, dry
place. If, in spite of this care, or,
more likely, because Of some neglect.
they should still become rusty, rub
them thoroughly with lard and bees
wax, and then with sandpaper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Keeping Milk.

Milk is sure to absorb any odors with
which it is brought in contact. Cream
and butter, having greater proportion
OF fats, absorb odors even more quick
ly than milk. This fact emphasizes
the necessity of keeping both milk,
cream and butter out of reach Of foul
odors of any kind. This can hardly be
done while the milk is kept where the
odor of cooking vegetables of all kinds
can reach it. Almost any kind Of odor
from cooking, when combined with
butter fats, soon becomes exceedingly
offensive, as in the fat the character
of the odor is greatly changed.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)

Blast for the Bessemer Converters.
" Ten engines of 500 horsepower are
each one as big as the engine in street
car power house! Wheels four times
the diameter of mans height, beams
like Orders. of a bridge, rising SO high
that the oilers and inspectors use an iron
gallery to get to the upper portions.
These engines blow the air into the
stoves and thence to the blast furnaces
with force equivalent to 1872 pounds
to the square foot. Some idea may
be gained of the power of this artificial
hurricane by the fact that the tornado
that destroyed a portion OF st. Louis
last summer, exerted force of only
blowing engines, which were supplied
by the Cuyahoga works of Cleveland,
produce blast 1T times greater than
a destructive cyclone The blast which
they drive into the Bessemer converters
keeps twelve tons of molten iron sus-
pended in the air until the process is
completed and the converters are turned.
Modern Machinery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

middle I could see what looked like a
scroll of paper or parchment moving ON
two. rollers,. nnrolling off the one and
rolling on the other with more or less
rapidity as the handle was turned. On
this ascrOl1 were printed or inscribed a
great, many strengthening characters,
arranged in longitudinal straight lines.
When the handle was turned from left
to right [ could hear a soft murmuring
IN the bell which my host held to his
ear, just as if there were little talking
sprite inside it. Once my host observing
my surprise, removed the bell from his
ear and applied it to mine, continuing
to turn the handle as he did so. / could
now hear much more distinctly, and was
astonished to find that the voice which
proceeded from inside the bell sounded
exactly like that of my host, only faint
er. He smiled at my bewilderment, and
applying the bell again to his own ear
he went on as before.
Presently I saw the scroll become
white, the portion containing the
strengthening characters having been
rolled up. At the same moment the
voice in the bell stopped, and my host
also stopped turning the handle of the
machine. Then he removed the bell
from his ear, and putting it to his mouth
began to speak into it, resuming at the
handle. | was looking at the transpar-
ent cylinder all the while, and my as
constituent may be imagined when | saw
fresh hieroglyphics like those already
mentioned arranging themselves rapidly
in longitudinal lines on the white paper,
or parchment, or whatever it was, line
after line as it rolled, as if imprinted on
lit by some invisible spirit, and keeping
exact time with the intonations of my
hosts voice as he spoke into the bell
When he ceased, the hieroglyphic print
ing ceased also.
When this strange operation had gone
on for a few minutes my host ceased
speaking, and then reversed the handle
of the machine rapidly, just as I had
seen the old gentleman at the refresh
ment hall do. Presently he stopped, and
applying the bell again to his ear again
reversed the handle, turning it slowly
in the original direction from left to
right. AT the same time he bent his
head close to the glass-like cylinder, and
moved his head slowly along it, as if
reading the hieroglyphics on the revolv-
ing scroll, just like the old gentleman
at the refreshment hail.
The mystery of the machines was thus
partially explained; but only partially.
1t was clear that they could both regis
ter instantaneously, and afterwards re-
produce the sounds and words commit
ted to them; and it also appeared prob
able that these strange people could read
the registered symbols by the eye alone:
but whether the paper, or parchment, or
whatever It was, on, which the sounds
imprinted themselves was afterwards re-
moved from the machine and converted
into book | could not say. That ques-
ton l was not able to decide till weeks
afterwards
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Cleaning Wall PAPER.

An exchange suggests the following
mode Of cleaning or freshening the wall
paper: Make several bags of canton
flannel, fleece side out, Of the proper
size to cover the brush Of your broom.
Sweep down the walls with these,
changing as they are soiled. After re-
moving all Of the soil possible In this
way, take a fresh bag, dust it with
flour and wipe the walls with 1t, shak-
ing out and renewing the flour when
necessary" If you have nice paper on
your rooms, you will find it will pay
you to secure the services of a profess
sional cleaner, who will put it through
a process which renews and freshens 1t
better far than anything you can do for
it Yourself.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
spiced Beef.

Place one and one-half pounds Of
beef on the fire in a kettle, with just
enough water to cover, and boil slow
~ until it is so tender that it may be
readily torn to pieces. By this time
the water should be reduced in quaint
ty one-half, but If it is not, skim out
the meat and boil down the liquor to
the proper amount. Then return the
beef to the kettle, and with knife and
fork tear it into shreds, mixing it with
the liquor. Add one and one-fourth
teaspoonfuls of salt and one-fourth tea
spoonful each Of ground pepper, cloves,
cinnamon and allspice. Mix well, and
turn the whole into a mold. When
cold turn from the mold and slice neat
~ for serving. Excellent for luncheon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

of a diameter sufficient to permit the
young chickens to enter. First remove
the bottom Of the box or basket. The
object Of this feed cover is to protect
the food Of young chickens from the
older ones. 1t costs but trif1e and will
be found very useful, especially when
feeding the young on food purposely
prepared for them. Place the food in
dish or trough and set the feeder over
it.-Farm and Home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Seed Corn.

Experiment shows that the special
characteristics Of a particular ear Of
corn will be reproduced in seed plant
ed from that ear. The farmer can gen
orally find in his corn crib almost every
shape of ear and size of grain imagin-
able. If he is wise he will make a
careful selection at planting time,
choosing only the best-formed speci-
mems. The development following a
few years of. systematic selection will
prove surprising. Some of the finest
varieties extant have been produced in
this way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
A C1od Crusher.

The clod crusher shown here is useful
both for crushing lumpy soil and for
rolling and smoothing the land at the
same time. Three logs as even in size
and as round and true as possible are
fastened inside framework by round
spikes driven through the sidepices
into the logs so that the latter can turn
freely. Where the large, carefully
made land roller is not at hand, this
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Potato Frittere.

One pint of boiled and mashed pota-
to, half a cupful Of hot milk, two ia
blespoonfuls of butter, two eggs, one
half teaspoonful of salt. Add the milk,
butter and salt to the potato and then
add the eggs, we'll beaten. Spread half
an inch thick ON a buttered dish and
set away to cool. When cold cut In
squares; dip in beaten egg and bread
crumbs and fry a nice brown in hot
fat, Serve at once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Baked HOminy,

One eupful cold boiled hominy-s small
grained-two cups milk, one large TIA
blespoonful butter, one-half teaspoon
full salt, two well-beaten eggs. Work
the melted butter we'll into the hominy
first. then the beaten yolks, then salt,
gradually milk; last Of all, whites, beat
en- stiff. Butter a granite pan; bake
a delicate brown. Serve La the dish it
was baked in.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Educating the Farmer.

There is a great talk at all of the in
stitutes and farmers meetings about
educating the farmer in the arts and
sciences. Education in these lines is
not to be despised, but a greater need
of the farmer at this time is education
in business principles and business
methods, and to have his eyes trained
to see values inylittle things. He needs,
too, to have more confidence in his
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Banana Cream.

Peel five large bananas. Mash them
very fine, adding five teaspoonfuls
white sugar, the juice of a lemon or
Of a sweet orange, half an ounce Of
gelatine, dissolved in a little hot wa
ter; last of all, cup and half of good
cream, measured before whipping
whipped to a good froth. Pour into a
wet mold and put into cool place to
set. It will harden very soon. To be
beaten with cream or with soft Gus
tard
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

neighbors and others of his own call
ing, and less faith in. the promises Of
agents; trust more in those with whom
he comes in contact, and less to those
whom he knows only from their letter
heads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
Feedinu the Chicks.

The cut shows a simple contrivance
to cover a feed dish for young chick
ems. Simply attach a handle to an old
box or basket and make entrance holes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

Jupiter performs it's journey round
the sun in period Of eleven years, ten
and one-third months. Its average rate
of travel is trifie over eight miles a
second, less than one-half of the earth's
rate-eighteen miles second.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

en- after once used. 1t is made OF
strong galvanized iron wire, which
never wears out or ruSts or furnishes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24
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very good purpose. It can be weighted
If ecessary.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
SAN RAFAEL'S VEAL THY PRISONER.
Millionaire finigCn WW Stay in Jail An
HIS Life Rather Than Pay hfmony
10 His Hife

SAN RAFAEL, Call, April S.-Million-
aire Peter A. Finigan is still a guest OF
Henry Harrison of Marin County, and ii
the colonel has his own way he will con-
tinue to have his quarters in the County
Jail for some time to come.
Colonel Finigan has instituted q new
order of things in Marin's County Jail.
He has had bed sent from the Hotel
Rafael, and this has been set up in his
cell. He has not complained a. the treat
ment he received, but says til at he will re-
main in jail all OF his life rather than pay
the $3.50 alimony to his wife's attorneys.
Colonel Finigan has received many
visitors since he has been incarcerated in
the County jail. His two daughters visit
him daily, and all his meals are sent into
the prison from hotel near by.
The colonel says that the woman who
is suing him for divorce has already
cost him thousands of dollars, and that
she will never get another cent so long as
he can prevent 1t. Thirteen years ago
they were married and they spent most of
the time in travelling abroad Mrs Fin.
igan's suit for divorce was originally
commenced in San Francisco. but was
transferred to Marin County. The depo-
sition on file in the County CLERKS office
in San Rafael discloses some startling
facts One OF the colonePs cruel acts was
his refusal to accompany Mrs. Finigan
to barber-shop TO have her arm shaved
The contempt proceedings will have to
be settled before the divorce case can be
tried. Colonel Finigan does not bear any
Ill feeling toward Judge Angelotti, who
remanded him to the custody of the
Sheriff
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
CHAOS REiGNs IN BRAZIL.
The Government Potcertess to Suppres
the Frensied Fanatics.

The Gorernnsnt P0tcertess to Suppress
the Erensied Fanatics.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April S.-A dis
patch to the Herald from Montevideo o
says: The republic is greatly alarmed at
the failure OF the Government to suppress
the rebellion.
The administration officials admit that
the news from the front is unfavora ble
The Government column under Munez
has been dispersed by Sarava. Lamas is
now said to be marching on Monos.
The revenue from customs for the last
six months is 81, 24o. 600 less than for the
preceding six months Several deputies
have made demand on The Cham bers
that the President shall change his pres
ent policy.
Sarava, the Brazilian rebel chief, is at
San Luis, near the Brazilian frontier,
while Lamas is marching toward the CEN
tral part of the republic. The Govern
ment troops were defeated with heavy
loss at Trecinta Y Tres.
The Government has issued a call for
the immediate m mobilization OF 6000 troops
OF the National Guard.
Inc Herad's correspondent in Rio
Janeiro telegraphs that Conselheiro will
use the lead of Colonel Morecia Cesar,
the Brazilian commander killed by the
fanatics, as an ensign for his troops when
In action. The CHASTITY trophy will be
carried in the van of the religious insur-
rechonists transi1ed by pike.
The fanatics continue TO gain ground in
Bahia, and are also making inroads into
other states. They pillage and burn ali
villages which they enter and commit
many atrocities.
A serious fall in the price of coffee has
taken place in Brazil.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD.
He Tells of His Decision Against the
Japanese-Immigra Laws tho
Same as Here.

He Tells of His Decision Against the
Japanese-Immigrati Laws tho
Same as Here.
Among the arrivals by the Monowai
last evening was Chief Justice A. P Judd
of Hawaii, and Mrs. Judd, who are at the
Occidental. They will, SO the Chief JUS
tice says, go TO Los Angeles for a few days
stay, and will then go to New Haven,
Conn.,, where the Chief Justice will attend
the annual meeting of Yale College
alumn9 and witness the graduation of
his two sons. 1t is seventeen years since
he has been East.
He mentioned his decision against the
landing of 700 Japanese recently in Ha-
wsii, and said the statute was exactly the
same as that of the United States, where
the decision had been made.
There are six emigration agencies in
Japan" he said, land they all make
money off the Japanese that are sent.
We had 1901 Japanese once in a week.
The census OF Novem ber 1896. showed we
then had "a, 600 Japanese and 26OO Chinese.
while our population was very much less
At the same time there were LOCO
natives, besides 5000 of mixed naive
blood; 2259 British. 1852 German and
$1,000 Portuguese. We feared if the
japanese were allowed to come they
would soon outnumber US, and then they
would soon want to express themsel We.
politically. Our immigration laws being
the same as in the United States. we
stopped them.
81 don't know what the Japanese
authorities may conclude. The Consul
will not say whether lie has asked for q
war vessel or not"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
SAUsALITo CORNERSTONE LAID.
Pretty Little Helen Thomas Places the
8ex in Us Resting Pace in the
News BuddI1o.

SAUsALITO, CAL. April s-The cor
nerstone of the Sausaiito News building
was laid this afternoon in the presence of
large crowd Commodore q. H. Harri-
son acted as master of cerem onies. Helen
Walcott Thomas, pretty little miss 8
years of age, placed the iron box in itr
final resting place in the soft mortar. Her
little hands then placed the bricks in DO
sition.
Rev. Mr.. Hamilton of Christ Church
opened the ceremonies with a PRAYER.
Com modore Harrison in his remarks said
that twenty-eight years ago he landed
with forty laborers in Sausalito ana thev
turned the first shoveifu! of earth in the
town on the lot next to the new building
and there erected house in one dsy and
in which they slept that night. From
that time until now the town had steadily
advanced.
The Richardson brass band supplied
patriotic music during the ceremony this
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
MRS. GAGAN'S STESTIM0NY
Declined at First to Take The
Stand on the Advice of
an Attorney.
The Wife of a Former Foreman of g
Grand Jury Was Up on Order
of EXamin alton.

Justice Of the Peace GroeZirger was com.
pelled yesterday to mention the fact to
Mrs. William Gagan, wife of the druggist
and former foreman Of Grand Jury, that
refusing to obey the orders of the court
constitutes contempt and that people are
sometimes semitic Jail for that offense, in
order to get her to take the witness-stand.
Mrs. Gagan was up on order of exam
ination in the case of William Schaefer vs..
John J. O'Brien in order to ascertain
whether or not she is indebted to the de-
fendant.
Mrs. Gagan built an elegant residence
for herself and her husband and some of
the workmen were not paid by the con-
tractor. Among them was Schaefer, who
obtained judgment for $l75 and costs for
painting work unpaid for. There seemed
to be nothing on which to fasten an exc
cution, so Mrs. Gagan, as the capitalist of
the firm, was served with an order of ex-
animation for the purpose mentioned.
At the time the examination was first
set for hearing the druggists wife did not
appear and the matter was continued.
Before it came up the second time an in.
junction was sued out In the Superior
Court orde ring the plaintiff to proceed no
further in the matter of the examinat ion.
1Nio. OoSoh oPPO"AONs AOVSVSiS VIII
her husband, a former newspaper re-
porter, and when the plaintiffs attorney
insisted on questioning her. Justice
Groezinger ordered the examination to
proceed, the injunction having no appli-
cation TO him. It was then that Mrs.
Gagan's husband grew angry.
On tho advice of her attorney, Mrs.
Gagan at FIRST declined to take the stand,
but later when the law of contempt was
quoted to her by the Justice she consented
to testify. Her husband was angry, as he
did not like people to know the sources
of the Gacan income.
On the stand Mrs. Gagan stated that the
money with which their house was built
was all hers and that she had signed GER
tain documents relating to the transac-
tions appertaining to the work, but did
not know what they were. Sne did not
know whether she owed the contractors
anything or not, but she did know that
the edifice had cost something like SIS, 900.
She was finally released from the ordeal,
but not before the plaintiffs attorney had
announced that he would require her to
appear again to answer other questions
Mr.. Gagan stated that his wife was per-
fectly willing to pay the bills that had
been contracted in the building of their
home, but would rather know who was
entitled to the money before disburs-
ing it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-09
BURGLARS FIRE
UPON A WOMAN
Shrieks for Mercy Wasted
On Ears Calloused by
Crime.
Visitors to Santa Monica At
tackled in Their Room by
Murderous Thugs.
Engineer Pace of Los Angeles Is
Seriously Wounded, but His Wife
Escapes Unscathed

SANTA MONICA. CAL. April S.-Two
murderous ruffians entered the residence
OF William Pace and wife of Los Angeles
In this city, and attempted to murder it's
two occupants. That they were unsUccess-
full was due only to poor Workmanship,
caused by the absence Of light in the
room. Pace was wounded in the leg, and
several bullets from one of the intruders'
revolver penetrated the walls OF the room
and the mattresses of the bed on which
Mrs. Pace Law.
Pace is fireman on tho Southern Paci-
nc Railway. He ana his wife came to
Santa Monica to visit Mrs PAGES father,
Henry w. King, e1-Chief of Police of Los
Angeles. They were given rooms in q
cottage near Kings residence. Mrr. Pace
awakened her husband ct about o'clock
this morning, telling him that some one
was in the room. Pace rose and struck
match. AS the blaze was faring up some
one shouted q demand for his money, en-
forcing it with bullet from revolver.
The ball penetrated his leg near the knee.
The match having gone out the room
was left in darkness, but from the noise
and muttered conversation Pace and his
wife became aware that the in truders
were two in number. The Angsleno told
the ruffians to take his money and his
clothes, and one of them rifled his pock-
cts. obtaining about $40 in cash.
Meanwhile Mrs. Pace. who had been
screaming for help. began to plead with
the intruders for her life.
"You have killed my husband; do not
shoot meI' she cried.
''I'll kill both of y you, p" was the reply from
one OF the ruffisns, and he commenced fir
ing at the bed on which the woman ley
shrieking for mercy. Owing to the dark
ness the robber could not take aim, but
had to fire at rand ON, and it so happened
that none of his bullets took effect upon
his intended victim. While the fellow
was shooting at Mrs. Pace his companion
gathered up few articles of value in the
room and they then made their escape.
Mrs. Pace hurried over to the house of
q neig hbor end e1citedly related her ex-
perience. City Marshal Dexter was sum-
OF the premises, while ply sicians dressed
the painful wound from which Pace was
suffering.
Marshal Dexter found tracks made by
heavy.nailed boots leading away from the
window by which the robbers had entered
the cottage. Later he caused the arrest OF
two men near the Arcadia Hotel who an
swered to the description given by Pace.
They were travelling tinkers and gave as
their names Phillip Straube and George
Saunders. Whenth Marshal approached
the pair he asked them if they had taken
out license for peddling. One of them
at once replied in an insolent manner:
why don't you say that you want US
for that shooting and be done with it,"
The men claimed to have walked from
San Francisco. The shoes they wore e1-
actly fitted the tracks leading from the
King cottage. They were this afternoon
held for examination, and in default Of
$1,000 bail were com mitted to the County
Jail