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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-11

laLt piece OI new leSlSlBtlOn IN
the bill, however, was that limit
ing the cost OF armor plate for
the three new battle ships to $500
per ton. In case the SECRETARY
of the Navy should find it impos-
sible to make contracts for armor
within the price fixed, he was au
thorized by this provision to take
steps to establish government
armor Factory of sufficient capaic-
ty 20 make the armor In exc
cutting this authority he must pre-
pare description and plans
and specifications of the lands.
buildings and machinery suitable
for the factory; advertise for
proposals, and report to Congress
at its next session.
In the ludian hilf. after = 81.
we're struggle in both Houses, the
question of sectariar schools was
settled by The following decla~a
ton Of the policy Of the goAern-
mont
That the fccrctary of the Interior make con
tracts with contract ..cHuoib appropriatln. as
near rs may he the amount SO contracted for
among schools OF MISREPRESENTATION for the
education Of Indian pupil, during the fiscal
yu'r 1875, but shah only make such contracts
at places where uog-soc'orn; school, cannot
hc provided FOR such Indian ch ldrcu. ana to AN
amount not NccucdinE 40 per Ccntum OF the
amount SO used for the fiscal year lSab.
The question OF opening to the
rich giIsonite deposits in the Tn,
compahgre reservation in Utah
was also compromised by opening
such agricultural lands as have
not been allotted to the Uncom
pahgre Indians on April |, 1898,
to entry, but reserving to the
United States title in all lands
containing gilsonite, asphalt, or
other like substances.
LIN the sundry civil bill the
most important new provision
was that suspending the order of
President Cleveland. setting aside
about 2l,O00,O00 acres as forest
reservations. The law also in
cludes general scheme of legis-
lation for the government and
protection of the forest reserva-
ton of the country.
The Republican leaders of the
House decided at the opening of
The session to pursue a policy of
inaction in order to throw the re
sponsibility for delaying the tariff
bill upon the Senate, and, there
fore, the committees were not an
nounced until the close of the
session, and only urgent matters
were appropriated for the relief
OF American citizens in Cuba at
the solicitation of the President :;
100000 was appropriated tor
the relief of the Mississippi flood
sufferers {; resolution was pass
ed, authorizing the Secretary of
the Navy to transport supplies
contributed for the relief of the
poor and furnishing in India, and
$4,000 were appropriated for the
entertainment and expenses of
the delegates to the Universal
postal convention, who met in
this city.
The only extensive pieces of
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-11

ut EXTRAORDINARY session of
( Congress which has just closed
was called by President McKin
ley two days after he took the
oalh OF Office on Tie steps Of the
Capitol. II met IN pursuance to
ms proclamation ut noon March
-. The special message trans
mItted by him TO both Houses ON
'he opening day was brief. II cN
planned the deficiencies IA the
revenues, reviewed the bond is
sues OF the last administration.
and urged Congress promptly to
correct the then existing condi-
tlon by passing tarllI bill that
would supply ample revenues for
'he support Oh the government
ana the llquidaton OF the public
deht. NO other subject of lcgis-
ia'lon was mentioned IN the mes
sage, and the tariff bill was the
ail-ab''rhlng feature of the ses-
sion.
,hn wv u,,.s .s'"1''o"n qua , members :, Oh "
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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-11

AOOD'9 Sarsaparilla has over and
over again proved by its cures,
when all other preparations failed, that
it is the One True BLOOD Purifier.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-11

h""cate four Bowels with Cascarets.
candy cathartic. cure constipation forever
ioc, 2"c' lfC. &, c fail, druggists refund money
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Index Exnurgatorins-


The Index Expurgatorius is volume
Of 419 pages, and contains the titles Of
nearly 10000 volumes which the Ro-
man Church forbids the faithful to
read, says the New York Sun. Eight
thousand authors are named in it. Ev-
erything that Renan wrote is condemn
ed, but only the more profane, from a
Roman Catholic standpoint, of Vol
taire's works appear in the Index.
Taine's History Of English Litera-
ture'' is under the ban. but his studies
on the French revolution are omitted
from the list of prohibited books by
the wish of Leo XIII. All of Cousins
books are condemned, but only four Of
Lamartine's.
For obvious reasons Eugene Sues
"Wandering Jew" and the mysteries
of Paris" are both forbidden reading.
The Index contains a complete cata-
logue of the works of both the elder
and the younger Dumas, but only two
Of Victor Hugos books are found in it
lies Miserables' and ''Notre Dame
de Paris" There are two Zolas in the
Index-one is the author Of Rome"
the other is a theologian of the last
century.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
How Rig Your Feet shouIa Be.

1t is quite easy to tell if your feet are
the proper size. Every person, unless
deformed, has bone Of the exact nor
NAL length Of the foot, and by COMPARE
son, the largeness or smallness Of the
foot can be seen.
The foot in length should be the
length Of the ulna, bone in the fore
arm which extends from lump in the
outer portion of the wrist to the elbow.
Of course the ulna is longer in tall peo-
pie, and so to be graceful the foot
should be also.
Most people would be surprised to
hear that the foot should be as long as
the forearm, and would be inclined to
dispute the fact unless proved by ex-
perience. Large women pinch their
feet in tight shoes because they are
ashamed to have them in proportion to
their bodies. Thus, in time they de-
form them until they are out of all
proportion to the body, and sometimes
in the direction they do not intend.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.

~ ARROLL D. WRIGHT, in an ar.
ticle in the Chautauquan on, care
~ Women Hurting the Chances OF
Men in Business?'' makes the following
assertions:
"The fact is absolutely demonstrated
that the proportion of females in all oc-
equations followed is gradually in
creasing, and that women are to some
extent entering into places at the ex-
pense of the males. A closer study Of
all the facts, however, shows that
while the statement just made is true,
women are more generally taking the
places of children. Through the inf1u-
ence Of a higher intelligence and the
action Of law, the number of children
employed in manufactures is constant
ly decreasing. In 1870 the percentage
of children of the whole number of per-
sons employed in manufacturing was
5.59, while in 1890 the percentage was
only 2.68. In very many classes, as
children have been excluded through
law and other influences, adult women
have to some extent taken their places.
There need not be any alarm, there
fore, as to the encroachmonts Of women
upon the occupations held by men,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Oyercoming the stoop.

Many growing girls, especially those
tall for their age, are inclined to stoop,
and well-meaning persons often advo-
cate the use of braces or shoulder
straps as a means of correcting this.
The braces may force an upright car
riage, but they do not give the wearer
any means of maintaining it, since they
prevent the exercise of those muscles
which should be trained to produce an
erect figure. Any exercise which
strengthens the muscles of back and
shoulders will aid in correcting this
defect. Tennis, handball, shuttlecock
and battledOre, or even vigorous
game Of bean bags are excellent for
this purpose. Old-fashioned mothers
used to drill their STOPPING daughters
in walking with plate carried on their
head, and this is really good practice.
High pillows and very soft mattresses
are blamed as an aid in producing this
defect, and without doubt Il fat, rather
hard bed, with low pillow is preferable
for growing children. A STOPPING, ;.Wk-
ward walk detracts SO much from the
appearance that there is every reason
to avoid it, apart from the bad effect
it exercises on the physical condition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Benefit from a Good Cry.

A well-known physician says that
women derive a good deal Of benefit
from good cry, and asserts that il
many who are always complaining of
feeling unwell would shed a few more
tears than they do they would not feel
so poorly. He says the benefit derived
is partly due to the increased depth Of
respirati ton and the improvement in the
often languid circulation thereby in
duced, but to large extent it is the re-
suit of the muscular exercise involv-
ed, by which the general vascular ten
sin, and especially the blood pressure
in the brain, is much reduced. The
profuse flow Of tears no doubt also acts
strongly on the cerebral circulation in
still further reducing tension. The Sob
bing movements, again, have a good
influence upon the venous circulation
in the abdominal and pelvic viscera,
which the exhaustion produced tends
to cause sleep, and thus to give the
nervous system it's best chance Of re-
cuperation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
a seasoned II

bonnie Scotch lassie, who has seldom
been many miles from her home be-
fore, has been doing to meet her sweet
heart. Her name is Janet Scott, and
she is from Edinburgh. Seven years
ago John S. Muirhead left this bonnie
lass in Scotland and crossed the seas
to make his fortune. He settled in
Honolulu, and his sweetheart in Edin-
burgh waited year after year for him
to make a sufficient sum to warrant
their marriage, The time often seem
ed long, but love was strong in the
heart Of Janet, and patiently she look
ed forward to the time when their sep
aration should end.
A few weeks ago she received word
from her betrothed that the time for
their union had come, and he asked
her to hasten to the home he had in
readiness for her on the island in the
Pacific. Miss Scott waited for no sec
ond bidding. She crossed the Atlantic,
came over the continent and in San
Francisco boarded the steamer Mari
posa to take her to the man she loves.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
An Odd Fish.

In the Pacific Ocean, among the
islands of Santa Barbara and in the
seas Of California, queer fish spends
lazy life, floating on the surface for the
most Of the time, and basking in the
sunshine, with part of his body out of
the water. It Is called the ''mola-
mola" by the natives, and the ''mole"
or ''moon" fish by the whites. Unlike
other fish, it has no tail In the proper
sense Of the word, only kind of
fringe acting as a rudder. It is some
times over ten feet across the fins, and
round as bladder. Strange to say, it
serves as a floating island for large
number of sea-birds, especially gulls
and cormorants, to rest upon and preen
their plumage. When chased, the in
dolent moon-fish dives like duck, to
reappear at a distance. Nevertheless,
it would be easily caught, were the
flesh good to eat but it's toughness rem
ders it only fit to dry in the sun as
substitute for india-rubber balls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
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The London Chronicle pronouneeS
Henry James new book, what Maisie
Knew" great novel, and reviews, it in
terms of untempered superlatives.
Two poems by General Lew Wallace
1.-THE Wooing of Malkatoon' and
"Commodus''-are to be published in a
volume by Harper & Brothers, with
illustrations by +. V. Du Mond and
]. r. Weguelin.
"Chapel-Car Wheeler" is the titfe of
a small memorial volume in honor of a
Well-knOWn Christian worker on the
Pacific coast recently deceased. It is
a tender and appreciatiye tribute from
those who knew him best. The book
is edited by his wife.
John r. Spears, having succeeded in
handling naval matters skillfully In
short fragments of fiction, has under
taken to prepare '"The History of Our
Navy" in four volumes. The book Is
to be published, with many illustra-
tons, by the Scribners.
Katherine Pearson Woods has COM
p1eted the second volume of her triol-
ogy of studies on the social message OF
Christianity in the first century. The
story is called ''The Son of Ingar," and
opens in Jerusalem at the time of the
council of the Apostles, and depicts
that period Of early Christian history.
A volume entitled "Croquet: It's His
tory, Rules and Secrets has been pub
l1shed by Longmans, Green & Com
pany. which will interest every lover
Of the game. 1t gives the latest En-
glish rules and regulations, with the
variations of the game as played on
large or small grounds, and is we'll IL
lustrated. The author is Arthur Lii
lie, at one time champion Of England.
S. r. Crockett is six feet four inches
in height, and weighs more than two
hundred and eighty pounds. He is
golf enthusiast, and plays daily on the
st. Andrew links. Mr.. Crockett works
with tremendous energy. He usually
rises and begins at in the morning,
and when he comes down to breakfast
at o'clock he has five thousand words
written. The work is done on the type
writer.
1t seems that Mark Twain's new
book, like Harold Frederic's "Damna-
ton Of Theron Ware" goes under diff
ferent titles in England and in Ameri-
ca. The American publishers announce
the book under the changed name,
Following the Equator" while the
English publishers are printing on the
title page the original and preferable
name, "The Surviving Innocent
Abroad" Each chapter of the book is
to be headed with one of the aphorisms
in which Mr.. Clemens is so clever. One
Of his most celebrated bon mots is to
be used in London poster advertising
the book, and it runs: ''Be good and
you will be lonesome"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Eminent stammerors.

A great many people do not know
that Moses, the prophet, suffered so
badly that Aaron, his brother, did most
of the talking for him. 1t may also be
balm to some people who stammer to
know that Aesop, Virgil and Demos
themes were likewise afflicted. Demos
themes is said to have cured himself by
learning to talk with a pebble in his
mouth. Mrs. Inchbold, the famous
English actress, was another who tri-
umphed over a difficulty of speech.
More than one Of the French Kings
have been stammerers, as were also
Claudius Michael H., Emperor Of the
East; Mahomet-el- RAISER, King Of
Spain; Eric, King of Sweden; Admiral
Annebant, Tartaglia, the Italian en-
gineer; Boissy dAnglas, the painter
David, the critic Hoffman, Camille Des-
moulcris and a host Of others.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
REWARDS OF LITERATURE.
Modern Writers Are Able to Have
Bank Accounts.

Modern Writers Are Able to Have
Bank Accounts.
The Scrub street tradition" was
knocked in the head long ago, but the
Pail Mall Gazette has completely de-
| molished it by showing that writer's
| are among the best paid workers. In
deed, the literary aristocracy" is be-
coming a sort Of plutocracy, whose
members, instead of lurking through
the side lanes in fear of creditors or
standing behind the screen at the
publishers house, are in high consid-
GRAFTON at the banks.
Tennyson received $4,000 for t"The
Holy Grail" During the last few
years of his life Macmillan & Co. paid
him $4,000 OF 100000 a year. For 1.-THE
Revenge" alone the Nineteenth Cen
fury gave him $1,000. Dickens left
$500,000; Lord Lytton, 100000; Mrs
Henry Wood, $18O,00O; Mrs. Dinah
Craik, $50, Victor Hugo left prop
erty in England alone valued at $751;
900.
But the novelists of the present day
enjoy golden harvests unknown to
their predecessors. For example, Mrs.
Humphry Ward, who has been writing
for only ten years and has produced
very few books, has earned $30O,00O
She received $4,000 for "Marcella"
alone. George du Maurier received
$4,000 for 1.-THE Martian" On two
books-'"The Bonny Brier Bush and
"Auld Lang Syne"-Ian Maclaren's
profits in Great Britain amounted to
5000, and so popular is his soft non
sense in this country that he must have
earned quite as much again from the
American sales.
Rudyard Kipling's profits have been
enormous. Their extent may be judg-
ed from the fact that the editor of the
Pail Mall Gazette acknowledges that
he paid Kipl1ng $3.50 apiece for the
'Barrack Room Ballads Eleven thou
sand dollars was paid for 'Tbe Seven
Seas" For short stories Kipling re-
ceives 2 shillings a word. Conan Doyle
earned $4,000 by writing Rodney
Stone" Rider Haggard gets 500 for
a column of 1900 words. In one year
Stevenson cleared $4,000 from syndi-
Gates. The unfinished "Weir of Her
mission" was purchased for $4,000.
lola received 100000 for his first
fourteen books. The women writer's
Of fiction are we'll up in the race Edna
Lyalls income from her books is $1O,-
600 year. Miss Braddon charges &c.
500 for a Fairly long story" But
probably the highest price recently paid
for novel was 100000 for Alphonse
Daudet's "Sappho.'
Nor are the essayists forgotten in this
distribution Of gold J. Addington Sy-
monds left fortune of $4,000; DR..
Morrell the grammarian, 100000. The
publishers for Mr.. Ruskin pay him $780,
600 a year. "Mr. Gladstone used to
earn $4,000 year by his pen"
In short, the literary calling" Is
shown to be one Of the most remunera-
tive in the world. Even the hack writ
ers earn comfortable wages. Whether
the quality Of the output is improved
by the remuneration or whether mod
ern writers are falling under the
damnation of the check-book' is an
other question.-Chicago Times-Her-
aid.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Bibs for the Baby.

It is claimed that the children of
what is known as the 400" wear
cheaper and more serviceable articles
Of dress than those who are less able
to afford expensive ones. Be that as
it may, it is certain that the little chill
dren Of the rich are noted for their
tasteful dress, which is at the same
time not in the least extravagant. In
Central Park the other day, says an
exchange, there appeared a nurse with
the three little children of d New York
millionaire. They had their lunch bas-
kets with them, and they wore little
bibs that would attract your attention
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15

vanity OF church and state, with the
melancholy rolling drum Of the military
funeral, or the gorgeOusness Of the Ma
sonic regalia apron-all are alike made
guate and unayailing.,
But once in my life have I witnessed
a ceremony that was as grand and i'm
pressive as the silent awful occasion
THAT was ever given to the dead.
will tell you of funeral which lin
gers in my memory as the grandest,
Nnost solemn, and BETTING ceremony
&hat was eyer given to the dead.
1t was rumored many years ago that
a poor widowed woman, leading hard
ME- of unending labor, was called to
part with the one thing dear to her
Aer only child. Mother and daughter
Rad toiled together for fifteen years,
and the only bit Of sunshine falling
2Dto their dark lives was that shed by
shelr living companionsh1p. But the
girl had always been sickly. Under the
Aeart-broken mothers eyes she fhad
Gaded and wasted away with consump-
$lon, and at last the day came when the
W AA ldGG ldttCu W Oils W CA w I'LL us
ghastly smile the anxious, tear-blinded
eyes Of the mother.
The poor young creature was dead.
Tog many months the pair had been
supported by the elder Woman's sew
2ng, and 1t was in the character Of en-
YlOyer I had become acquainted with
Mrs. Cramp and her story. By an occa-
BIOnal visit to the awful heights of an
Mast Side tenement where they lived,
By few books and with some comfort
ing words, had won the love Of the
dying girl. Her grateful thoughts turn
ga in her last hours to the small num-
Der of friends she possessed, and she
ResOught her mother to notify me Of
ane day of her funeral and ask me to
attend.
The summons reached me upon one
81 the widest days preceding Christ
Was. A sleet that was not rain and a
gain that was not snow came pelting
agCm all points of the compass. wind
&Sat walled in the chimney and howled
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15

The Mothers Union is an organiza-
ton extending over the whole of En-
gland and Wales, and having branches
in Ireland and several of the larger
colonies. The membership includes
mothers Of all classes, and this has
been found a great advantage to higher
as well as to lower. The union publish
rs two quarterly magazines, the Moth
ers' Union Journal and Mothers in
Council, the latter intenaed for the
better educated members, and both
give much useful advice and informa-
tion.-Philadelphi Ledger,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15

convent-bred and taught the cate
chism, embroidery and lace-making,
and usually could read. But even in
the eighteenth century men as cult
sity Of education for women, while Ma
poleon shared the same idea. Even
to-day Tolstoi thinks if a woman I'M
derstands the Bible she has sufficient
education, but happily Tolstoi is not an
absolute dictator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
A Good Thing to Remember.

An unmarried woman, in writing to
the New York Herald, in answer to
the question, "Why don't men marry p
remarks that neither sex belongs ex-
clusively to the CANCEL nor devil fam
ily." If married folk always bore that
in mind perhaps wives would receive
more reward for good deeds and hus-
bands more mercy for bad ones, and
there would be fewer unhappy mar
riageS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
A RHYME by Rudyard.

Rudyard Kipling, who has named
Canada "Our Lady of the Shows" re-
Gently sent Lady Majorie Gordon,
daughter. of Lord Aberdeen, the fol-
lowing skit for ''Wee Willie Winkle,'' a
Juvenile magazine Of which she is the
editor:
There was once a small boy Of Quebec,
Who was buried in snow to the neck.
When asked: :Are you friz?
He replied: Yes, is,
But we don't call this cold in Quebec /"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-11-15
Grays in Fashion.

OF all the colors that the season
seems likely to make famous none
stands better chance than gray. 1t
promises to be popular not only on it's
own account, but as an alder and abet-
tor to other colors; in other words, in
combinations.