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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Menasha Merchant Assigns.

Menasha, Wis, Feb. 18-[Special.l-
At II o'clock yesterday j. c.. Koelsch,
the hardware dealer, was closed by w.
P. Bloodgood of Milwaukee of the firm
of Bloodgood, Turner & Kemper of that
city. Mr.. Bloodgood represented the
John Pritzlaff Hardware company and
the amount due is $500 Mr.. Koelsch
learned of the intended action of the
Pritzlaff company and made a voluntary
assignment of his stock naming William
Toepfer as assignee. j. G. Koelsch was
the leading hardware dealer of the city
and the announcement of his financial
embarrassment was the cause of much
surprise.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
PIN IN HER THROAT.
Age,i Green Bay Woman Meets with
Peculiar Accident.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 1S.-Yesterday
INDUCED herself the luxury of retaining
in her mouth an ordinary pin. She had
it there for no particular reason more
than that she was in the habit of re-
tanning one or more pins there occasional
ly. Suddenly it left her mouth, unfor-
tunately, however, going in the wrong
direction, and when it had traversed her
throat far enough to be beyond reach
it stuck fast and tight. It was finally
removed after much difficulty and the
aged victim founds herself not very great
w ini1Irn1
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, Flour--yery dull, Wheat
Steady; No 2 spring, 747ac; No. l North,
eTh 'S 81 a{ c No. No.
2 white, 161a@18c Barley-Steadier; No. 2
zoe; sample on track, 2214QSoc. Rye
pork, 1856; lard, 3.95.
Flour steady on the basis of 410@4.20 for
patents in bbls in CARROTS; bakers, in jute,
300Q3. 20: rye, in bblS, 2.3OQl2. so.
MiIlstuffs are steady at s25@s.5oO per ton
dlings; white do 900.
1890; May, 75Ha757se; july, 711ze; septen-
Nay, 24Hc; July, 257S@25Ac; september,
3S2ef Inv q 32c 15sr M 7sS
Nav, 500 ? july s12% LardFsbrua gy
ssh; May $;S73zI94:oo 90; yg,ly, 4:o7A Rlbs
s2 &c March, s2Ac: April, s1as &C.; May, SIC;
June s9c a aHly 7HS5e; SSeptem919e r 75Ae
February. 6s2Ad, IA higher; March, 6ssd,
"a higher May 6s4Ad I'D higher July
lures quiet; February, 2s7d,, Ad higher;
higher; May, 2sSd, I'd higher; July, 2ss1Sds
ST. LOUIS Wheat,No. 2 red cash, s519c
21Nc bid. oats-No. > cash, IL bid; May
1Sc utQ. Rye-oZH2c. ldA--IO12c.
NNEAPOLIS-Wheat closed: February,
723sc; May, 7214@723sc; July, 1850; on
track No. 1 hard 742sc; No. l Northern,
OMAHA-C Receipts, 1900: COWS
and heifers, 2S0@3.6O; stockcrs and feed
Receipts, 5000; bulk, 33O0335 Sheep-Re-
ceipts 34O0; common and stock sheep, 2.25
G325: lambs, 3.5O@5.00
KANSAS observation-disclosures, 5000:
shipments, 400; Texas cows, 2.2563. 90: ma
tive COWS and heifers, 1.OO@3.75; stockers
and feeders, 3.00 0@@, 40 70, =, HogsI,Receiptss;
5000; shipments, 1900; bulk of sales, 5000
600; lambs. 3.150l4.50.
ST. LOUIS-Cattle-R $500 Hogs
Receipts, 5000; bulk Of sales, 3.10@350
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; muttons, 3.0o@4. so;
lambs 375@5.4O.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
TAME INSURANCE MEETING.
Companies and the Commission Satisfied,
So There We're No Fireworks.

Madison, Wis. Feb. 18.-[Special. /.
Last nights hearing on the Insurance
code was a very tame affair compared
with most of the previous sessions. With
an entire absence Of fireworks the aver
Life and Accident Insurance very dry
subject. Representatives of the com
panies interested, including Henry J.
Reinmund, president of one of Ohio's
large companies, and eX-commissioner of
insurance in that state, stated that with
some minor changes, which the commits
ton of the code relating to their COM
panies was entirely satisfactory to them
The committee adjourned until next
Tuesday afternoon, when the subject of
"Bu1ding and Loan Associations" will
be given a hearing at the commissioner
office
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22

district, in favor OF the Republican con-
testant The general deficiency bill was re-
ported to the House The total amount car
ried by the bill is So, 43s, 937. Most, of the
items are for deficiencies on the regular gov
eminent service. The largest are as fol-
lows: Treasury department, $1,56S, 673;
war department, 81, 466, 1879; department of
justice 81 $780, 23; postal service (out of
postal revenues), 81, 764, 526; judgments
court of claims, $1,6O2,9 16; judgments In
dian depredations claims, $13SS71. One of
the largest appropriations carried by the
Bill is to pay the Judgment for $1.310,000
secured by the Southern Pacific railroad in
the court of claims. 1t will be fought in
tho House.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
will Tmnrove the Sin.

West Superior. Wis, Feb. 1S.--[Spe-
cial. THE Warehouse and Builders Sup
ply company today closed a deal for 100
feet additional dock frontage on lower bay
slip and contract to eXpend $4,000 i'll
improvements when spring opens. They
will rebuild the burned limekilns and erect
a barrel factory for barreling their prod
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
MILWAUKEE, LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGS-Receipts, p cars; market sc high
er Heavy, 3.20@3.35 mixed, 3.30@3: 40;
light, 100 to 100 lbs, 3.4O0350; rough, 3.10g
3.20.
CATTLE-Steady; receipts, cars. Butch
ers' steers, medium to good, 1850 to 1850
lbs, 3.S00l4. %; fair to medium, $50 to 1850
$40; cows, fair to good, 2.25M2. 10; Gamers,
1.75d22 20; bulls common to good, 2.25@27 5;
feeders, 800 to $50 lbs, 325M3.7 10; stockers
mixers and springers, %. 00@350O.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1 car; market steady;
9 1913 90: lambs 375ll4 rs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
Added to His Collection.

Palmyra, Wis, Feb. Special. I
C. H. Powers of this village has just
added to his collection of Indian relics
a rare specimen of stone Indian pipe,
unearthed by Farmer Frank Kennels of
Hebron, while blowing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-02-22
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

Potatoes steady; Burbanks, good to choice,
2Oa22c peerless, common to choice. 20M
pc; Hebrons, Wisconsin, 20M22c; Mime
sofa, 22@23c. Sweet potatoes, 75c01.50 per
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
Millions of Meteors.

Twenty millions of meteors, according
to DR.. Murray, fall upon the earth every
day, their aggregate weight amounting
to something like two tons. In a
hundred years we should get at least one
pound, at most 20 pounds, of cosmic
dust distributed over each square mile of
the earth's surface, and yet the organ.
lied search which has been made for cos
mic dust in every quarter of the globe
has yielded meager results. The best
hunting ground has proved to be the
bottom Of the Pacific Ocean, where
1000 miles, from any land, red clay is
brought up, which on examination is
shown to consist of three kinds of par
ticles. A magnet will pick out certain
microscopic crystal fragments of titanic
or magnetic iron leaving behind a mix
ture of blackish and brownish spherules
the former of which contain copper and
are seemingly of volcanic origin, while
the latter are OF radial eccentric struct-
ure, and are judged to be cosmic dust.
The slopes of Ben Nevis also yield traces
OF this extraneous matter, which, consid-
ering the millions of years during which
it has been steadily raining on the earth,
is strangely little in evidence
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
An AnecdOte of Lincoln.

Once while on his way to Washington
as President, the train stopped little
time in the town of Allegheny, Penn.
Around the station a great crowd
gathered, eager to see the new President.
They shouted and cheered until Lincoln
had to appear on the rear platform of
his car. He bowed and smiled; but the
crowd was so noisy he did not try to
speak to them. Very near to the plat
form stood miner, wearing red shirt
and blue overalls, and carrying dinner
pail. Like the rest he had stopped hoping
to see Mr.. Lincoln. The workman was
almost giant in size, and lowered head
and shoulders above the crowd.
No doubt he had heard that Lincoln
also was very tall; and, encouraged by
the friendly face, the workman suddenly
waved his bare arm above his head, and
called out:
Hi, there, Abe Lincoln!-- I'm taller
than you-yes, a sight taller!"
This loud speech silenced the crowd by
its boldness, and laugh arose.
But Mr. Lincoln, leaning forward with
good-humored smile, said quietly:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
The Nations Debt to Dolly Madison

The capture, invasion and burning o.
our National Capital by British forces
under Admiral Cockburn are graphically
recalled by Clifford Howard in the July
Ladies Home Journal in its notable
Great Personal Events" series. Mr..
Howard lucidly tells OF the incidents lead
ing up to theinvasion, and the terror and
excitement OF the people of Washington,
who fled shouting, screaming, jostling
one another under foot, into Virginia as
the enemy approached. President Mad
son had gone to the front, and his
wife was anxiously awaiting his safety.
The White House attaches had nearly all
deserted their posts, but Mrs Madison
had packed all her husbands papers and
records, and as she was about to aban-
don the house, bethought herself of Cen
eral Washington's portrait. The heavy
frame inclosing it was broken by a SER
want with an axe, and she removed the
canvas with her own hands, keeping it
from falling into the hands of the enemy.
ut was then," writes Mr.. Howard,
lust as she was in the act of hurrving
away, that Dolly Madison was seized
with an inspiration that will ever cause
her name to live in the heart OF every
true American. She stopped to think.
What if the White House should be burn
ed? Did it contain anything OF value to
the government that she had neglected !?
The Declaration of Independence. In
flash she called to mind this most pre-
cious of all documents. Carefully treas
ured in case apart from the other pa
pers it had been overlooked in the worri-
ment and confusion. 1t must be saved
at all hazards! Without a moments
hesitation she turned and rushed back
into the house. Stop! for Heavens
sake, stopV cried her friends, vainly en-
deavoring to intercept her. Regardless
of their commands, regardless of her
danger, the brave woman sped to the
room containing the treasure for which
she was willing to sacrifice her life.
Without attempting to open the glazed
door of the case she shattered the glass
with her clenched hand, snatched the
priceless parchment, and, waving it ex-
utantly above her head, hurried to the
door, where she entered her carrige and
was rapidly driven away in the direction
Of Georgetown"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30

the entrance to the works where ! had
been employed at certain time.
1--WE got there .about o'clock. when
the men came out, dirty, SCOT blackened
and weary. l told her had been one OF
them only short while before.
"Afterward / drove past the place
where we had been forced to leave on
account of my not being able to pay the
rent. told the whole story OF how the
agent had said it belonged to a young
lady in the country, who needed the rent
for pin money. We stopped at the little
house, and pointed it out.
"'There it is, Mary / told her /
turned and looked at her, and there were
tears in hereyes. She was sobbing softly,
and ! thought she had been touched SIM
ply at the story of my struggle to sup
port myself and my family.
DO you know whose house that is P
she asked in broken voice. told her
did not.
ut was her own. She was the young
lady to whom the rent had to be paid.
1t seemed almost incredible, but it was
the truth"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
The Toad the Friend of the Farmer

Many people view with disgust and
loathing this rough, uncouth, leathery-
coated little creature with his distended
stomach and squat, ungraceful form, vet
their aversion is totally without reason.
The toad is not venomous or harmful,
neither can he be utterly ugly with his
singularly clear and brilliant eyes. An
old superstition says, "the toad has
jewel in his head" ii he has, itmust be
the CLEAN of the jewel that flashes
through his eyes and lights up his other
wise unattractive countenance.
However this may be, the toad is
jewel in himself from an economic point
of view. The farmer has no better friend
or ally in his warfare against injurious
insects. The toad comes forth mostly at
night, when such insects as the cutworm
are abroad. When am working in the
garden and inadvertently disturb toad,
always feel like begging his pardon, for,
however queer it may seem to some,
like toads. In this Dakota.land they are
very abundant, and notice that insects
are proportonately few. l never have
Intentionally injured one of these useful
little creatures, and | never will, and
only through accidents have / had op-
portunities to examine the contents of
their stomachs. When following the
breaking plough have often been re-
luctant spectator Of the last sad tragedy
in the lives of some Of these benefcent
little creatures. They love to burrow
down in the earth to just bout the depth
that the plowshare takes, and there they
are sliced in two by the plow. On these
occasions, when examining the contents
OF their stomachs, / have been surprised
at the amount they could hold. | have
also noted the prevalence of injurious
species OF insects, such as eafbectles, cut
worms, grubs, and their larvae.
A few days ago as another victim
passed under the plow, took pains to
note the contents of it's stomach. This
consisted of four large cutworms, two
bean-beetles, seventeen small leai.beetles
eight small manure beetles, three fies
several larvae, and about teaspoonful
OF the small aromatic yellow ants. This
was only medium-szed toad and now
just think how many such meals he had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
Theatrical Renaissance.

The old property-man seated himself
on a moss covered practical" stump
while waiting for the play to begin, and
in response to my question, said:
Mistakes will occur, and things will
get mixed up in the theatrical business
as well as in any other. remember one
season when | was with The Country
Farm. Everything real, you know-real
cows, horses, chickens, and all sort of
stuff. One act was in the city, and there
were real fire. enjines, cable cars, ferry
boats, policemen, and such like. Good
play, and took in money by the barrel.
full, but hard work for me. Had to buy
fresh vegetables for the cows to eat in
full view OF the audience, and look after
raft OF other things.
zone night out at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, just
as the curtain went up, the bay mule,
who appeared in the first tableau, kicked
the brass cannon used in the Fourth-of-
July scene. He was powerful kicker
having been practising on me for three
months, and the heat generated by the
striking of his shoe against the cannon
set off the charge, land it blazed away
right among the real cows and other
animals. The whole caboodle Of 'em
stampeded straight onto the stage. The
real chickens also flew on, and the fire.
engine horses likewise naturally char ged
in, the racket being right in their line.
The stage hands and most Of the actors
rushed on to try to straighten out the
tangle. About this time a water-pipe
hurst and something set off the thunder
machine, and it began to thunder worse
than had ever heard it before in long
and eventful life. This Jared the snow
department, and the paper flakes began
to flutter down pretty lively, while a
box ofred fire in the wings caught from
the smouldering cannon wadding, and
cast a lurid and 6tful glare DER the
general cataclysm, as may call it. The
real Durham bull tossed the heavy vii
lain on his horns, and the real old South
down ram butted the comic man across
the foot-lights back into the neighbor-
hood of the fitth-row, landing him in the
lap of his honor, the Mayor. 1t was a
scene long to be remembered with the
chickens flying up into the proscenium
boxes and cackling like mad, and the
orchestra trying to play the whole thing
down with a red-hot selection from
Wagner. But we got it all Strengthened
out at last"
but what about the audience ?"
inquired an innocent listener. WASN'T
there panic ?"
mot bit OF it. That S the funny part
OF the whole thing. They were very
intelligent audience, right up to date on
the realistic drama and they thought it
was the first act. Never heard such ap
plause in my life. The manager wanted
to repeat the thing every night in the
opening scene; but the author wouldn't
listen to it. He said it wasn't art
From the Editors Drawer" in
Harper's Magazine for July.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
Russia's Pickpockets.

One day, while dining together, the
French ambassador and grand duke OF
Russia were discussing the cleverness OF
the pickpockets OF their respective coun-
tries.
The grand duke claimed that the
Russian pickpocket was the more skilful.
Seeing the ambassador incredulous, he
told him he would, without knowing it.,
be relieved of his watch before leaving
the table.
He then telephoned to the head of the
police to send at once the cleverest pick
pocket he could lay his hands on.
The man came and was put into livery,
and was told TO wait at table with the
other servants. He was to give the
grand duke sign directly he had done
the trick.
But this was not given very soon, for
the ambassador was very wary, and
always kept on the alert, and held his
hand on his fob, even when conversing
with the most distinguished guests.
At last the grand duke received the
preconcerted signal. He at once request
ed the ambassador to tell him the time
The latter triumphantly put his hand to
his pocket and pulled out a potato
instead of his watch.
To conceal his feelings he would take a
pinch OF snuff-his snuff box was gone
Then he missed his ring from his finger,
and his gold toothpick, which he had
been holding in his hand in its little case.
Amid the hilarity of the guests the
sham lackey was requested to restore
the articles; but the grand dukes merri-
ment was changed into alarm and sur
prise when the thief produced two
watches, two rings. two snuff boxes, etc.
His imperial higbness then made the
discovery that he himself had been
robbed at the same time that the French
ambassador has been despoiled so
crafty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30

taken in his lie then think OF his millions
of relatives, and the meals they had eaten
in their lives; after that remember that
in their pollywog state toads clear out
myriads of larvre from stagnant water
and do much toward lessening the great
mosquito pest, and you may imagine the
vast quantity of Injurious insect material
they must have destroyed.
/ have domesticated and colonized
toads in my cellar and garden, and
always felt amply repaid by the decrease
in the numbers of the insects. 1t makes
little difference to the toad whether his
meal be of cabbage mosquitoes,
or bean beetes-down they go, and as
he rubs his throat with one hand" he
winks his off eye and is ready for more.
Il Aida M. Miller in Our Dumb Animals.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
HObart'S Great Memory.

When the debts and credits on the
passage of the tariff bill are being cast
up very large account on the credit
side must be opened for Vice President
Hobart.
The vice president has saved hours and
hours of debate and delay by his quick
perception and comprehensive knowl-
edge. He keeps tab on everything.
Has paragraph 432 been disposed
of?' asked Mr.. Allison.
ut was disposed of on the 2Sth inst. 4"
replied the vice president instantly.
On another occasion Mr.. Hobart knew
exactly the date nearly three weeks pre-
vious, upon which another schedule had
been acted upon. He remembers who
asks postponement of one paragraph or
another, and can correctly state in the
most concise fashion any question no
matter how intricate. The most remark
able instance, however, of Mr.. Hobart's
'an1lllarity with tariff matters was
shown in an incident which happened
last week
will the senator" said Mr.. Mills,
addressing Senator Quay, refer me to
the particular paragraph about cattle in
the present law"
Paragraph 373 of the Wilson law"
responded the vice president, without a
moments hesitation.
BY his alertness and information the
vice president has kept the debate as well
In hand as any one could do under the
rules OF the senate, and has shown how
business mans mind can adapt itself
to new circumstances with great success.
/ Washington Post.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
PenciIings.

There is no wisdom in this world like
knowing how to keep your mouth shut
Political economy is taught at all the
colleges to young men who need more to
learn how to practice the ordinary kind
The man who never says anything
about the weather is to that extent a
charming conversationalist.
More young women would want to
learn to play billiards probably, il they
realized that there was kissing in the
game.
Extravaganza seems virtue to the
shopkeeper of whom the extravagant
buy their goods-provided he has suffi-
Gent business prudence to sell invariably
for cash.
We all know what other people do to
bother us, but how many OF us realize
what we do to bother other people?
woman doesn't give reason very
often, to be sure, but then, she seldom
asks for reason, either.
When boy is IA, his mother prayer
fully hopes that he will turn out useful
man some day, after all, but she can't
bring herself, usually, to feel absolutely
sure of it.
The trouble with the painless forest
is that the man who is lost in it finds so
many paths available that he doesn't
know which one to take.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-30
A Congress sman's Romance.

There is representative in Congress
from Maryland, one of the most popular
of the delegation from that state, who
has had romance in his life which goes
far to prove the truth of the saying that
fact is stranger than fiction.
The representative is essentially self
made man, and is not ashamed of it, for
it was not his fault that fortune imposed
upon him the task OF carrying out his
golden future. His father died and he
had devolved upon him the task of sup
porting mother and several brothers
and sisters.
Work in the machine shop of his little
town grew slack, and he started to Balti-
more with brave heart and 7 cents in
his pocket.
The first night he reached the city he
put in walking the streets. Owing to
his own efforts he finally secured employ
ment in one Of the largest machine shops
Of Baltimore. He sent for his mother
and children, and prospered for a season.
They lived in title house on a small
street and were happy. Then worl,
grew scarce and the present representa-
tive lost his place.
The rent was in arrears, and one day
when the young man saw the agent oil
the house he was told that unless the
rent was paid by a specified time they
wonld have to go.
THE house belongs to young lady
in the country the agent said, land she
needs the rent to buy herself dresses and
other things. The income from the house
is all she has for pin money
The rent could not be paid in full, and
the family, with the mother in the last
stages consumption, moved to another
though they hated TO leave.
The congressman fell in love with his
wife through photograph which a
friend had, and worried the friend into
taking him to the little country town
and introducing him. The engagement
followed, but the family objected to the
match.
The only objection they could offer,
for the young man had never touched a
drop of liquor, and was noted for the
way in which he trod the paths Of recti
tude, was that he had worked as a
machinst and ordinary laborer.
II knew Of this, said the congressman
and determined after we became en-
gagged, that should show my intended
wife exactly what had been, for hat
advanced to higher position then.
II took her out driving one evening
and arranged so that we should reach