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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

has been nearly discontinued. The alb
surdity of such guarantee is apparent
when we consider that the conditions
governing the life are under the control
of the one operating the dynamo, and
further. the life of lamp is factor OF
small relative Importance in determln-
ing any economy in incandeScent hight
ing. Every manufactures can make long
life lamps, and those that are inferior in
quality will usually be found to have a
long life.
The decline in candle power is due to
an increase in the resistance of the fila
ment: consequently it then requires a
higher voltage to produce the same
amount of light as at first. Every in
candescent lamp will decline in candle
power after a certain number of hours
burning. If operated at higher voltage
or efficiency the decline will be more
rapid. The difference between different
makes of lamps as to the rate OF de-
cline is due principally to the flament
used and the exhaustion, and when
operated at the same efficiency this rate
of decline is the correct measure OF their
relative quality. Sometimes central sta
lions raise the voltage that they may
give customers a better light or in order
to burn out the old lamps. This is bad
practice, as it will result either in burn
ing out new lamps or reducing the
candle power until they will no longer
give serviceable light. Lamps should
be smashed" as it is now usually
termed, when they have ceased to give a
satisfactory light and should be replaced
by new lamps of full candle power
Franklin S. Terry in Electrical Doings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Only In lima ginatioet.

Another tradition knocked into smith
Green's The Hawkshaw who strides the
stage in disguise is not seen that way in
actual business. "Playwrights who built
modern melodramas have very queer no.
tons Of the detective business said the
manager of big detective agency the
other day. ''The fellow who assumes
a dozen different DISCUSSES and always
hobs up just at the right, time with re-
volver in each hand to foil the villain
has no existence ia real life anywhere
on earth Detectives don't wear dis
guises. I know / am shattering popu-
lar tradition in saying so. but it is
fact. have been in this business thirty
years and / never had occasion to con-
ceal my identity but once. few years
ago in New York I wanted to shadow
Chica goan who knew me very well.
I put on a red beard and wore it while
as a cab driver took him from a hotel
to a depot-not over thirty minutes in as
many years. Detective DISCUSSES. as
rule, are Pigments of the imagination"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

An entire railroad train, for which spe-
cial cars are now being built, will soon be
run all the way from Barre, VT, to New
Orleans for the purpose of carrying to
that city one of the most remarkable
tombstones ever constructed and one of
the most costly erected in this country by
a private individual. This monument will
be IS feet in height, weighing 375 tons
and will cost STE, 900. 1t is being erected
by Daniel Moriarty to the memory Of his
wife,
The base stone will be the largest ever
quarried in the state Of Vermont. In the
rough it measured over 10 feet square and
4 feet in thickness. 1t will occupy one
car in transportation. Since being toned
down by the mason's chisel it measures ii
feet square and is feet thick, weighing
about SO tons.
The other parts are now about ready for
shipment. A special car has been con-
structed on the grounds for carrying the
foundation stone. This car will cost some
thing over $500. Nineteen other cars
are being constructed for the purpose of
hauling the other parts of the monu-
mpnt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Incandescent Lamps.

: As lamps are operated at a higher he ct ef-
parent. If one is satisfied to operate 4
lamp at an efficiency of or watts per
candle land such lamps are made and
sold), what is in reality very bad lamp
may give such a customer good salts
faction.
The life of an incandescent lamp will
be shorter as it is operated at a higher
efficiency, or, in other words, at a higher
voltage For example, if at 49, watts a
lamp would have life Of 2400 hours, at
3 watts it would perhaps have a
life of 1000 hours, and at 21a watts a
life of $50 hours. 1t is not correct to
take the life of an incandescent lamp as
the measurement of it's quality The
practice of asking for guarantees of life
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put 10
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local as
ease, and prescribed local remedies ana ny
constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. SCIENCE mas
proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional treat,
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio. is the
only constitutional cure on the market. It
is taken internally in doses. from 10 drops
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any. case
it fails to cure Send for circulars and tes-
f. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Over the PreciDiCe

Hosts Of invalids tumble to destruction
simply because they will exercise no dis
erection in the matters Of eating. drinking
above all in the item of medication Fhey
persist in dosing themselves in season ana
out of season with drastic and VIC ent rem
edies, opiates and mineral poisons. sThe
best the safest the pleasantest substitute
for such hurtful no-remedies is Hostetter
Stomach Bitters, potent for malaIlal fheu-
matte. dyspeptic, nervous and BILIOUS com
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
A Remarkable Prophecy.

During the American Revolution an
English magazine published an, estimate
Of the future population OF the North
ton then at 100000, and assuming that
it would double itself every twenty-five
years, the writer estimated that Ia the
year 1890 the number would have in
creased to 64,OO0.000. This may be
taken as a most remarkable prophecy, in
asmuch as the census of 1890 fixes the to-
tai population at 81, 622,2 ESQ.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Why the Conn Trade Doomed.

Many years ago, SO the story goes, an
Indian came to a carpenter at Hart,
Mich, and had him make a coffin for a
deceased relative The carpenter soon
delivered a beautiful black casket, with q
broad red stripe around the border.
In a few days there came another order
for a coffin, then another, and SO on, till
the carpenter was kept busy day and
night.
The carpenter would undoubtedly have
the redskins had been killing off the old
and sick. simply to enjoy the pleasure of
burying them in black collins, with those
lovely red stripes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
THAT SPLENDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County, ILL.,,
writes us: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 300
pounds of better coffee than l can buy
in stores at 80 cents a pound"
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La c. osse, Wis, upon receipt
Of 10 stamps and this notice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Emile Richebourg, the French nov
elist, is said to have amassed $500, 600 in
twenty years by writing serial stories for
LIE Petit Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
coId Ind silver BEETLES.

The most remarkable gold beetles in
the world are found in Central America
The head and wing cases are brilliantly
polished with luster as Of gold itself.
To sight and touch they have Ell the
seeming of that metal. Oddly enough,
another species from the same region
has the appearance of being wrought in
solid silver, freshly FURNISHED. These
gold and silver beetles have a market
value. They are worth from $50 to $50
nach
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

$1,000 WORTH FOR 10 CENTS.
lust Send This Notice and 10 Cents
to the John A Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, and get Il farm seed sam
pies, worth $40. to get start.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

The Grand Duke Constantinovitch
has made a new translation of Hamlet
into Russian, to be acted with his i'm
perial highness in the title role.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Beautiful birds and fragrant flowers
are natures charm, but divinely lovely
complexion comes from the use OF
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Halls Hair Remover cures dandruff and
scalp affections; also all cases of badness
where the glands which feed the roots of
the hair are not closed up.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

The manager of the Gold Greek
mines in Nevada has put himself on rec
ord by predicting that the property will
sell for $100,00O,000 in 1900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

-Morocco's Sultan has engaged an
Aberdeen man to play the bagpipes at his
court
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
264 BUSHELS CORN PER ACRE

264 BUSHELS CORN PER ACRE.
It's marvellous how we progress! You
can make money at 10 cents bushel
when you get 264 bushels corn, 23O
bushels oats, 173 bushels barley, l,6Og
bushels potatoes per acre! Salzers
creations in farm seeds produce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
No-To-Rac for Fifty Cents

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-1 o.
Bac regulate OF remove your desire for to-
bacco? Saves money, makes health and
manhood Cure guaranteed, Doc and 81, all
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Cascarets stimulate liver. kidneys and bowels
Never scken, weaken grippe. Ice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price % and SOC.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Mrs. WinSlOwsS SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces fnfiam-
nation allays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Miss Grace Fairweather is the cham
pion lady billiard player of. the world
She is native of Newcastle, Eng, and
is not yet q years of age.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

The German Emperor is fond of light
and bright colors, and has a particular
dislike to seeing the Empress in black.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
Coughing Leads K

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough az
once Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sela i'll % and 80
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are
DANGEROUS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

The amount of silver ore in sight a
the Iron mine at Aspen, Col, is estimat
ed at 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Just try q 10c box of Cascarets. candy C
thartie finest liver and bowel regulator made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

I believe my prompt use of Pisos Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette. Kas.. Dec. IL, '95.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

-Stockton's Oldest inha bitant has
passed away. She was "Auntie" King
colored, and 1O6 years of age.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15
ST. 90 roR IA CENTS.

Millions now plant Salzer's seeds, but
millions more should; hence offer.
l pkg. Bismarck Cucumber. ...... .15c
1 pkg. Round Globe Beet. ........ lOc
1 pkg. Earliest Carrot. ............ lOc
1 pkg. Kaiser Wilhelm Lettuce. loo
l pkg Earliest Melon. ....... .lOc
1 pkg. Giant Yellow Onion. ....... l5c
l pkg. 14-Day Radish. $3.50. .loc
3 pkgs. Brilliant Flower Seeds. =. .l5c
Now all of above 10 packages, includ-
ing our mammoth plant and seed cata-
logue, are mailed you free upo>. re-
ceipt of only II cents postage.
% pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Seed $1.0O
q Brilliant Blooming Plants. -. .$1.OO
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

There are ninety creameries in South
Dakota and in two weeks they turned
out 2SS,000 pounds Of butter, for which
they received $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

About 81 100000 worth of machinery
will be made in California for the new
Salinas sugar factory.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

= The making of paper flowers is one
Of the Duchess of Albany's chief pleas
n1reS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-15

Frederick Saunders of the Astor Ii
brary is the oldest living librarian. He
was assisted to his place by Washington
Irving.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
Splint Coal is the best.
THE ILLUSTRATED SOUTH
"A Magnificent New Publication Made Its Appearance Yesterday In This City
 A Thing of Beauty.

The Illustrated South, volume l, No. l. win it's publication office in this city made its appearance yesterday It is published by c. W. Taylor, editor and manager, and Will Hubbard Herman as special contributor.
 It is of magazine form, with thirty-six pages, illustrating the various industrial enterprises in Georgia, Alabama, Missis- sippi and Florida.
 The Illustrated South is d monthly publication, designed for the purpose of bringing before the people of the north and the south, of the east and the west the various and sundry advantages held by this section. |: shows the advant- ages here offered, and invites, with open hands. investors or men of energy and enterprise who will assist in develop ing the wonderful resources planted by nature, which have made this the mast attractive spot in the civilized world.
 The 1llusitra ted South will fill a mis- sion that the public has been in need of for the past half dozen years in con- gregatlng and condensing in an attract i've form the real inducements and ad- vantages offered by this section of the rOllntrV
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31

balloon and at a given signal being hurled with great rapidity from it's mouth downward toward the earth at the end of parachute.
 At the signal from the professor the air ship was loosed from is -mooring ana shot upward fully 2,000 feet. and then began bearing away to the north, how ever. continuing its upward flight. Con- cealed in the cannon was Leslie Roberts one of the youngest aeronauts in the country, and win him his immense para chute When the balloon had reached an altitude of about $500 or 4,090' feet sig nal from Mother Earth was given and shortly thereafter a terrific report was heard directly under the balloon and al- mos. instantaneously Roberts was seen to plunge from the cannon's mouth, fol- lowed by an immense bundle. Down. ward he plunged feet foremost, and short ly the bundle opened, and proved to be the parachute. Gently, yet rapidly, the aeronaut came down, alighting about a half mile from where he had 8 iarted, safe and sound. The balloon floated away and fell about two miles off.
 Every one was more than pleased at the entertainment afforded them through the Birmingham Railway and Electric company and its efficient management.
 The daring feat will be repeated this afternoon, weather permitting, at the same hour, and free to all.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
Experiments With Melepite.

In experimenting with the new explo- sive, melenite, some most interesting facts were brought to light. Three wells were sunk on the slope of three hills. There was an interval of 100 yards between two of them and slightly more between the second and third The wells were square in form and 26 feet deep. At the bottom there was chamber arranged to hold 80 cases of tho explosive, each case containing 110 pounds; $500 pounds of powder were put into one of the chambers, and 2, ,750 pounds of mel enite wero placed in tho other. The pow der was ignited by an electric current. A terrific roar and rumbling, then great column of smoke covered the place. When this had cleared away, it was discovered that the entire face of the locality had been changed in appearance. Enormous masses of rock were thrown to the bottom and op- posite side of the ravine; in some cases pieces as large as 85 cubic feet were flung out like marbles. Tho road was obscured, vegetation had entirely vanished, and the surface of the ground was covered with rocks and earth.
 An hour afterward the melenite was ex- ploded. The noise was louder than the charge of powder, and the earth was seri- ously shaken at 500 yards distant from the place where the explosion occurred. The peculiarity of this explosive was that in- stead of large masses the rock was reduced almost to fragments. It was difficult to find piece larger than @ mans fist, so completely was it disintegrated, end the earth was opened for some distance. A not able feature of the explosive was that in wide Assures, where the rocks remained apparently intact, they were so loosened and crushed by the explosion that tho slightest touch precipitated them down the ravine, where they crumbled into little pieces. This experiment has attracted @ great deal of attention, especially from the fact of the power of the melenite to crush rocks into such small bits, peculiarity hitherto unknown in experimenting with explosives. New York Ledger.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
A sHRewD DEVICE.
There Was 8 Time When Banking In Ar
 kansas Was Rather Exciting.


 kansas Was Rather Exciting.
 Banking in tho northern part of Arksn- sas was 0 hazardous business in the early days, and in some of the towns where there are no railway connections it is so still.
 "When we borrowed money for our bank,n said banker to a representative of The Free Press with whom he was talk ing over old times, 1T used to go to the neighboring town and get the gold. Then had to carry it by stage over the noun tains to our place Of course 1 took mighty good care that no one should know, if I could help it, just when l was to make these trips. l also kept it as secret as possible what my reasons were for go- ing to the other town, talking about mort pagcs, investments. business matters and everything except transporting gold
 At first I would take the bag of gold, just as it was given me in the bank, put it on the scat of the stage, place rug over 1t and use it for pillow, endeavoring to snatch little sleep during that long night ride One day somehow got nervous. I guess it was that mysterious sixth sense somo people talk about that worried me. Anyhow 1 was just trembling all over when I thought of the journey and the ROlu. l ueNcF lclJ blc lt1tSU DlO sive before. So went to the grooer's and bought bag of flour, poured out portion of the contents and put the bag of gold well into the center of the bag of flour.
 1.-The stage rattled off, and used my bag of four for pillow. l doDe1 of bit, l guess and was rudely awakened by the horses being jerked up. The next moment we-therc were two other passengers heard that dreaded command:
 Hands upP
 "We didn't hesitate, and up went our arms They went through us all and got several dollars and couple of watches. Then they examined the grips and looked at the bag l trembled as they opened it and the flour poured out. To my joy, they did not examine the bag further. Finally they departed, and I tied up the bag with feelings of profound gratitude, for had they taken tho gold would have been financially ruined.
 You've lost some of your four, mis- ter, said ono of the passengers
 Yes said, but they left the most valuable flour in the bag
 And truly they left s15,000 in coin. That was the nearest 1 came to going un- der in the carly banking days. But for my unaccountable nervousness, caused by premonition or whatever you may call it, which led to the little device of the flour bag tho robbers would have reaped an un- expected harvest. "-Detroit Free Press.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
A Quaint Old Bit of Germany.

The Spreewald is tho subject of paper in The Century by Charles de Kay, consul general to Berlin. MT. de Kay says: Strange indeed that so near Berlin so old time and curious community could havo remained reasonably uncontaminated by the hordes of picnickers. The Spreewald is too near great capital for foreigners to hear much of it. Tho museums and pal aces of Berlin, the palaces of Potsdam, eb- sorb ell the spare energy of foreign visit ors. And for convenient outflights it is a little too far for most burghers of Berlin. Some have country places in and near the Spreewald. Many visit it occasionally. It is u fayorite place for people from Dresden and Leipsic who can give several days to exploring it's watery labyrinths. Especially for tho teaching guild is it a fayorite re- sort. Every village has its inns, and at Burg where Vendish services are held in the old church, and the costume remains the most antique, there are several famous taverns. One is the Bleachery, whero Fred erick the Great established colony of dy. CTS and weayers who have all disappeared, although the art is still practiced by pri- yate means for personal use in many farm. houses. But the fine green, orange, pink and lilac heaGdrcsses--the wodzewanski rubishko-and the turquoise gray and yell low skirts arc now bought at Cottbus or in Berlin. -'-f - --
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
A BOLD ROBBER.
A Would-be TIighwayman Is Frightened Away By a Dummy
 Train Coming

A bold attempt at highway robbery was made yesterday morning near the Ensley dummy round house, on the crossing of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad and the dunn my line tracks.
 About o'clock Secion Foreman Hood was approached by a strange white man and his money demanded. MT. Hood drew out his pocketknife and defended himself and prevented the would-be high wayman from drawing pistol. The robber then wanted 10 borrow all of MT. Hoods money until next week and of fered a fragrant Havana cigar as in terest.
 MT. Hood was almos: exhausted when the dummy rounded a nearby curve and frightsned the robber away.
 A good description of the man was given, and, it is said, he is known to the police.
 It is said he attempted to hold up one of the conductors on the dummy line some .ime ago.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-31
A GRAND SUCCESS
Was the Balloon Ascension and Plunge From Cannon Thousands of Feet In the Air at East Lake-To Be
 Repeated Today.

The balloon ascension and shoot from a cannon thousands of feet in the air, as advertised to take place al East Lake, came off yesterday afternoon on schedule time, and was the grandest sight ever witnessed in Jones valley, being a sue cess in every particular.
 About 3:30 o'clock Prof. LeBurno be- gan the work of inf1ating he. monster air ship, and by 1 o'clock was ready. By this time thousands of people lined the banks of Lake Como and filled every available spot of vantage to witness the grand, yet daring and wonderful feat of a man being hois;ed upward almost TO the clouds in cannon attached to a