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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
SOME TIME.

Last night my darling as you slept
l Thought l heard you sigh,
And to your little crib / crept,
And watched space thereby
And then stopped and kissed your
brow.
For oh! l love you So
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you will know!
Some time when in a darkened place
Where others come to weep,
Your eyes shall look upon a face
Calm in eternal sleep;
Fhe voiceless lips, the Wrlnkbeo Dro"
The patient smile will show
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you will know!
Look backward, then, into the years.
And see me here tonight
See, o my darling! how my tears
Are falling as | write;
And feel once more upon your oro"
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know IL now
BUT some time you will know
Eugene Field.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
KEEPING THE PIGS CLEAN.

q
Every man who has tried to keep
the sleeping apartments of pigs and
young hogs perfectly knows what a
lob it is. A sensible old brood SOW is
the cleanest animal about her bed
ding that | know of; but pigs will
scatter their bedding all over the
room, carry in mud, and foul the
whole space with urine and droppings,
except a small corner where they will
all pile up to sleep. These things used
to worry me a good deal, but now 1
avoid them all in a very simple man
ner. The sleeping rooms in both my
houses are about eight feet square.
The floor of each room is sub0ivided
by broad eight inches wide, set up
edgewise, one part for the bed, the
other for the droppings. Once week
the droppings are scraped out clean,
then the soiled bedding from the other
side is spread over this space, and
plenty of clean, dry straw is put i'll
for new bedding. Managed in this
way the pigs never foul their bed, and
the fine soiled bedding makes a good
absorbent, thus saving all the manure,
both solid and liquid.-Country Gen
tleman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
FARM FACTS.

Solomon said: go to the ant, thou
WISE" But if, instead OF the ant, he
had referred to the bee the prOverb
would have taken a higher rank in in
dustry and economics. The bee
provided with a small house, is SELF
supporting and large dividend payer
on the investment. It is an institm-
tion with two business ends. Farmers
should have bees.
All animals in wild state manage
to take care of themselves, but this
self preservation in a large measure
disappears when any animal is do
mesticated 1t is then that the far
mer. from humane and economic con-
siderations, must care for the animals
in his charge, and the more solicitOus
| the farmer is for the welfare OF the
animals on his farm, the larger has
profits will be- The policy combines
merciful and pecuniary consideration.
To neglect the merciful is to invite
pecuniary disaster.
Inc neglect of small things by many
j farmers is seriously detrimental to
their incomes, as, for instance, hens,
chicks and eggs. A hen is small
thing, and yet, given chance, will
pay the farmers 200 per cent. dividend
on the investment in eggs, and duph-
cate herself about fifteen times in
chicks; and this done, will retain her
market value in all the marts OF trade
where good eating is in demand.
Large farms, unless all of their acres.
are made available in some way, are
burdens instead of blessings. The as
Farm matter .,
SCISSOR takes in all the acres, and the
taxgatherer is quite as exacting.
Hence, to make all the acres pay their
way, with something over for the.
farmers purse, is to- be in the middle.
of the road that leads to the goal OF
success. e
] Statistics disclose the fact that the
United States consume annually about
$40, 100000 pounds Of wool, or about
nine pounds per capita of population.
And while it is shown that the con-
sumption of wool is steadily increas-
ing, it is also made to appear that
there is a steady shrinkage in the
home supply and that the fiocks OF
American sheep are rapidly 0ecreas-
ing. 18
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
GROWING MILLET FOR STOCK.

Millet is grown here for hay, for
stock. to a. considerable extent, as
sometimes one is unable to get all the
prairie grass that is needed for hay.
The ground should be plowed four or
five inches deep, we'll narrowed DOM
ways is preferable, and then planked,
to make the ground smooth and tree
from Jumps. 1t is then sowed with a
press-drin, using twelve quarts OF seen
to. am acre of ground for hay, or eight
quarts to an acre of seed. In cutting
for hay to have it fit for stock to eat,
it, is. of great Importance to cut at the
proper time. This should be done
after it blossoms and before the seeds
are formed. When cutting for hay
it should be left. until perfectly dry
before stacking. In this state 1t
seldom has to be turned over, as our
winds and hot sun SOON dry II
thoroughly. After it is stacked it
should be covered with prairie hay and
weighted down. This is usually done
by tying stones to each end OF a Irvine
or rope and throwing it over the
stack. When cutting for seed it should
be left until thoroughly ripe, and
threshe0 like other grains.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

retreated. Taking the tree as a COM
mon center they began circling
around it and must have passed each
other at least twice. Then the circle
was broadened until the tree was half
mile from it's outer edge, and it took
in a mass of rock which both men had
marked for strong position.
At about l O'Clock in the afternoon
johnson was creeping toward the
rocks from one direction and Will
liams from another, but Williams
gained the shelter first. Johnson
caught a glimpse of him as he
crouched among the shadow OF the
rocks, but waited to- get a better view
before firing. He lay on his stomach,
his rifle over a stick on the earth and
his eye at the sights, and he felt sure
of his man. Let Williams but move
a foot one way or the other and a bull
let would find him. For ten minutes
stiffness reigned throughout the basin.
Then, as sudden as a thunderclap there
was an angry scream from. a wild
beast. and Johnson saw some object
cross his line of vision and descend
upon the crouching man. 1t took him
a full half minute to understand what
was happening and that it was no
trick of his adversary. There were
growls, shouts and screams, with two
bodies rolling over and over in the
underground, and johnson at length
made out that a mountain lion had
sprung upon the man who was watch
and waiting for him. AS soon as this
Ebecame clear he dashed forward, got
in two shots, and then flung away his
rifle and attacked the lion with his
knife. The beast had received seven
stabs from Williams and two bullets
from johnson, and yet. the. latter was
severely ,clawed before the beast gave
up its hold on life. In lighting upon
it's victim it had seized him by the
throat, and though the man made a
wonderful fight Of it he was dead ere
Johnson had finished the lion.
Half an hour before dusk our leader
came staggering into camp, his cloth
ing in rags and his body bleeding from
dozen wounds. We rushed forward
for an explanation, and bracing his
back against tree, he said:
cit was mountain lion. He killed
Williams and almost did for me.
Thank God, I am NO murderer. -
New York Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
MAINTAINING THE MILK FLOW

When the COWS are given shade and
cool water in abundance they will
require less food to make the neces-
sary milk and flesh, hence the great
value of a shady pasture. When the
grasses fail they should be supple
mented with fodder, corn, oats, rye
or some other grain, so that the, nor
NAL flow of milk may be maintained.
If this be done no complaint will be
heard about the ingratituoe of ami
mails, the milk shrinkage and the
losses OF dairying. The cows will not
merely respond at once to better treat
ment, but they will be in good .condi-
ton for the fall campaign, instead of
requiring till winter to recuperate
from the summer heat, flies, scanty
pasturage and insufficient water sup
rlV f5 t.4ss
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
THE CARE OF MILK

In regard to the destruction Of BAG
terra injurious to milk, writer says
that we can use a number of disinfect-
ing substances, such as fumes of sui
phur and the stables to be thoroughly
cleaned. After removal of the animals
all 0irt should be removed, the floor,
walls and ceilings should be thoroughly
scraped with brush and water If we
use sulphur as disinfectant, all open
iEgs should be papered. To kill all bac
ings must be closed, AND all cracks
should be papered. 70 kill all bacteria
we need from so to so gramms per
cubic meter. This is based upon ex-
practice it has been found that ten
gramms per cubic meter will give good
results. The sulphur, broken in small
pieces, is ignited upon am iron pan;
the doors are then kept closed for at
least IL to IA hours, when the stable
can be used again, after being venti-
lated with strong draught Of air.
During this time the animals, and
chiefly their legs and feet, should be
brushed with water containing soda.
The clothing of the mixers must be
cleaned, and all utensils used for milk
should be scrubbed with boiling water,
or should be thoroughly steamed.
Bacteria can also be killed by washing
the walls, floors and ceilings with
concentrated milk of lime. This is
make by shaking lime with water, to
which is added an equal amount of
water, which makes so per cent.
milk of lime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

P. O. Cray, editor of the World, the
eading newspaper published in the
interest Of the colored people in the
northwest, will leave st. Paul shortly
for Liberia to engage in duty under
the Liberian government. He was
born at Statesville, N. c., January
3. 1867, of humble parents. Through
hard work he managed to enter school
at the age Of Is. In 1882 he entered
Lincoln university, Pa. He went
through the preparatory department
and then entered upon the four years
collegiate course. In the fall Of 1889
he entered the Chicago College of Law,
and was the only colored student in a
class Of 1863. He graduated and was
admitted to the Cook county bar. He
prt.cticed law successfully, but left
for Duluth il 1892 and established the
World This has been proftably
mana ged for three years. The offlce
of the World is at present located in
ST. Paul. The paper will continue
publication. Mr.. Gray will es-
tablish a newspaper in the
city Of Monrovia, Liberia, west
Africa, and work for the building up
of a republican form of government.
He will also assist in securing an en-
largement of the present boundaries
f Liberia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
BUCKWHEAT MIDDLINGS.

Z Buckwheat middlings is q. useful
food for COWS. 1t has a fuel or food
value of about 100000 oalories, com
pared to 1877 900 for wheat miGGlings.
Buckwheat nliddlings has more pro-
tein heterogeneous matter or flesh
ferrmer) and fat than wheat middlings,
and less sugar and starch, and fur
nisnes pound of protein for every
2.7 pounds of digestible sugar, starch
and fat (nutricive ratio to 20, while
wheat middlings is 1:4.8.) The buck
wheat is thus more concentrated than
wheat mlddlings and it's feeding effect
is excellent when fed moderately.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
TIE WAY WITH LOVE.

When love shall say: This is thy way,
Through lonely lands and hours,
With weeping eyes, meath rained skies,
Pass-to the thcrns or flowers.
Love only leads thee to the night
That makes a morning sweet with
light.
Far off the dawn appears
Resplendent in still skies,
And love shall kiss away thy tears
And silence all thy signs.
Love only leads thee to the night
That makes a morning sweet with
light!
Atlanta Constitution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
RUNNING WATER IN THE HOUSE.

In few farm homes the arrange
ments for supplying and distributing
water are admirable. A tank is To-
Gated in the attic, and from it water
is piped to the Kitchen bath room,
laundry or any other part of the
louise. The tank is filed by means of
a force pump and wind power. The
pipes run from the well to the house
underground, being placed sufficiently
deep to prevent any injury from frost.
The tank is located over the kitchen
and near the chimney While this
arrangement costs something extra, it
certainly should be had if possible, for
carrying water is the most difficult
task of the hOuSekeeper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

L. D. Spickler, farmer, of Cushing,
Iowa has shot and killed his wife and
blown out his own brains. Four chill
dren are made orphans by the tragedy.
Edward Hughson of Albany, n. Y,
who was convicted of murder in the
first degree for killing his wife, was
sentenced to be electrocuted in the
week beginning Jan. 2.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29
ABOUT FILLED CHEESE.

1t is a fact that American cheese
makers have lost their prestige in the
markets of the old world on account of
the character of the product sent from
this country, and Canadians have to
a great extent, taken the place thus
left vacant
There is probably more filled cheese
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

Following the example of Attorney
General McKenna, the solicitor of the
treasury has so far failed to render an
opinion in regard to the powers of in
ternal revenue collectors to remove
deputies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

Charles E. Capins' sardine factory
at Booth Bay Harbor was destroyed
by fire. Loss $25,000
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-29

head In a second Williams had fired
in return, taking a snap shot at the
flash, and his bullet tore through the
cloth of Johnson's shoulder
Those were the first and best shots
fired. Each man drew away after
firing, and they were probably a mile
and half apart as they made camp
for the night. Had they been Indians
they might have hunted each other in
the darkness, but each lay down to
sleep feeling as safe aS in camp. AS
the sun came up the hunt was on
of the trail and more than a mile
apart They seemed to locate each
other by intuition, and one moved to
the right and the other to the left to
make a rear approach. At 9 O'Clock
in the morning they had simply
changed places. 1t was then that
each threw away portion OF his
woodcraft and began a holder advance.
At II o'clock, as Johnson crept for
ward on his hands and knees and
started to lift himself up beside
tree, he came face to face with Will
liams, who was about to do the same
thing from the opposite direction.
Both spfang up and began firing. The
range was too close, and the sudden
encounter had also upset them. Each
man fired five or six bullets, each had
his clothes perforated, and then each
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
Free Cure For Men.
A MICHIGAN MAN OFFERS TO
SEND HIS DISCOVERY FREE.
Claims to be Benefactor to Weakened
Mankind.

Claims to be Benefactor to Weakened
Mankind.
There Is always more or less suspicion
attached to anything that is offered free
but sometimes man so overfows with
generosity that he cannot rest until his
discovery is known to the world, in order
that his fellow men may profit by what
he has discovered. 1t is upon this princi-
pie that resident OF Kalamazoo, Mich,
desires to send free to mankind d pre-
scription which will cure them of any
form of nervous debility; relieves them OF
all the doubt and uncertainty which such
men are peculiarly liable to and restores
the organs to natural size and vigor. As
1t costs nothing to try the experiment it
would seem that any man, suffering with
the nervous troubles that usually attack
men who never stopped to realize what
might be the final result, ought to be
deeply interested in remedy which will
restore them to health, strength and
vigor. without which they continue to
live an existence OF untold misery. AS
the remedy in question was the result OF
many years research as to what combi-
nation would be peculiarly effective in
restoring to men the strength they need,
it would seem that all men suffering with
any form of nervous weakness ought to
write for such a remedy at once. A re-
quest to III. @. Olds, Box 1922, Kala-
mazoo, Michigan, stating that you are
not sending for the prescription out Of
idle curiosity, but that you wish to make
use Of the medicine by giving it a trial,
will be answered promptly and without
evidence as to where information came
from.
The prescription is sent free, and al
though some may wonder how Mr.. Odds
can afford to give away his discovery.
there is no doubt about the offer being
genuine. Cut this out and send to Mr..
Odds that he may know how you came to
write him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
MIR. KIPLINGs RAILROAD SONG

There has been no little discussion OF
the proper scansion of the lines which
Mr.. Kipling in his railroad story, ".007,
gives as the song of the fast express
at full speed. 1t is hard to fit the words
to the movement of mile a-minute train
Here is the song-try it when the next
flyer passes you:
With a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yah! Yahi Yah!
zwer-drel-mutter Yah! Yah
Yah!
She climb upon the shteeple
Und she brighten all der people
Singin' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yah! Yah!
1t is easy enough to read the line:
rhythmically, but the initiative effect il
not so clear, though it may be latent
Should the movement be fast or slow
Should the yah! yah! yahw have rests
between the words? Should the TIVE
short lines be faster than the rest? 1
is good study for students Of elocu
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

ANNAUAL CONFERENCE OF CON
EDUCATIONAL CHURCHES, SUN
DAY SCHOOL AND MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES OF NORTH CARROLL
Ma, WILMINGTON, n. c., SEP
TENDER 23RD, 1897.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line will sell round trip
tickets from Raleigh to Wilmington at
rate of $685. for the round trip. Tickets
to be sold September Dist, 22nd and 23rd
with final limit September 30th, 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
FAILURE OF FOREIGN WHEAT
Called on to Export 120,OOO,OO0 Bush
els More Than Last Year.

Washington, Sept. wv. +. Atwell,
commercial agent Of the United States
at Robaix, France, has sent to the
State Department report on the short
wheat crop in France He says the
crop in France has fallen much below
the average and that it is estimated that
the United States and Canada will be
called upon to export 120,000,000 bush
els more than they exported to Europe
last year. France will require about
6O,0O0,0O0 bushels to meet the deficiency
in that country.
Consul ,Heenan, at Odessa, Russia
has made quite an extensive report to
the State Department concerning the
failure of the crops in Russia. He says
the failure began in December, when Sc
rious doubts were entertained concern
ing the safety of winter-sown grain, no
tably winter wheat, on account of the
dry season and scarcity of snow, result.
ing in failure of about half of the winter
wheat. There was Il good prospect OF
spring wheat and large areas Were
sown, but the wet season lasting into the
harvest destroying a great deal of the
grain.
The report predicts that little wheat
will be exported from Russia during the
season of 1S97'9S, as there is little avail
able for that purpose, the old stocks be-
ing practically exhausted and the new
crop little more than sufficient for home
demand. The failure of the wheat crop
in Austro- Hungary, Roumanian and Bull
garia, Consul Heenan continues, has
brought buyers from these countries into
Russia and wheat which would ordina.
rily leave Odessa by steamers is destined
to go by rail from the interior into the
countries named.
How much wheat Russia can afford to
let go is question which is being dis
cussed and the report adds that it has
been intimated that export or certain
cereals many be altogether prohrpned
Consul Heenan declares, however, that
there is no foundation for the reports
and that Russia will never again be led
into such an error. The country is still
suffering from the last prohibition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
THE BABB PERFORMANCE
EVEN THE CONNECTS SMOKER AT HIS
GOSPEL GYMNASTICS.
VIII be Retained as an Object Lesson--Nem
Superintendent Hughes and His
Swell ()oings.

Weldon, n. c., Sept S.-(Special. >
Ex-Rev. Babb continues to perform
at the State farms to the amusement OF
many of the conyicts and the disgust Oh
others and who believe that Babb is nc
better than they are. 1t is a notorious
fact that the convicts even have no
faith i'll his performances, and yet the
State must pay him $50 month for
what he calls preaching. Superintend-
ent Smith says he intends to retain Babb
just to teach the board lesson.
Superintendent Hughes, of the State
farm, recently presided over by w. j.
Bradshaw, is one of the boys. He ar
rived with a corn-cob pipe i'm his mouth
and now he sports around with cigar.
1t was also noticed on street a few
days ago that Mr.. Hughes had been
lmbiblng rather freely of fire water
and that he was rather the worst for it.
Another fact is this: Mr.. Hughes admits
that he was only Il lone horse farmer"
and that he had never seen as much as
one hundred acres in cotton before. The
opinion prevails among some of his own
party that he is not the right man to
be superintendent of as big u thing as
a State farm. Why put incompetent
men in such responsible positions when
the State is so RICH in material from
which to make selections?
People who received county orders at
Halifax yesterday found that the treas
ury WAS still empty, and Treasurer
Bowers smlingly informed them that
there were no funds
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
Fine, Dry and DriIIable

fertilizers. We have a large stock of
all grades of well seasoned goods made
up ready for shipment for WHEAT,
GRAIN and FALL CROPS. This in
sures our customers getting such Acid
Phosphates, Ammoniated Guanos and
Bone and Potash goods as will give the
greatest satisfaction to the farmers In
the drill and in the soil. See our near
est agent to you, or write us direct.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

81 crave but One Minute said the
public speaker in husky voice; and
then he took dose of One Minute Cough
Cure, and proceeded with his oratory.
One Minute Cough Cure is unequalled
for throat and lung troubles. Carolina
Drug Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises. letter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by II
quickly and permanently. Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
SPECIAL RATES VIA THE S. A. l..
EXCURSION RATES TO LOUIS
WILLIE, KY, AND CINCINNATI,

On account of the merchants excur-
sions to Louisville, KY, and Cincinnati,
Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line will sell
round trip tickets to these points at rate
Of one and one-third frst-class fare for
the round trip. Tickets to be sold Sep
TENDER 9th, 9TH and Sth, limited ten days
from date of sale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-09
LEE WANTS TO SUCCEED MAR
TIN.

Have Political Significance.
Richmond, Va, Sept. Tt is believ
ed here that the object Of Consul G en-
eral Fitzhugh Lee in coming home al
this time is in a large degree political
He said over a year ago he would be @
candidate to succeed United States
Senator Martin in 1899. The twenty
State Senators to be elected in Virgins
this fall will vote for Martins success
or, and it is no doubt the purpose Of Lex
to organize his forces so as to capture
q portion Of them.