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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

Havana of various interesting parts of
the Maine being recovered in the
course of the next few weeks. When
such is done, if the hold of the vessel
is substantially in tact, as is said to be
the case, certain openings will be
crudely closed and simultaneously with
the action of the cylinders powerful
pumps, capable Of lifting 1000 tons of
water per minute-and faster than the
openings will admit it in-will be set
at work to Tighten the vessel and assist
the pontoons. The success of all these
operations depends upon the simple
law of physics-that air is lighter than
water. When, therefore, sufficient
quantity of air is securely bottled in
these cylinders and compressed almost
to the point of bursting; when the
various cables that cross the hull in
transverse directions are so set as to
unite all their powers of tension uni
formly and in a position to respond
to a supreme effort: when the pumps
are working and the cables are secure
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

complishment and in which it would be
difficult to stand the water pressure,
being 100 to 100 feet. At the former
depth the guns and vessels sunk in
the harbor OF Sebastopol during the
Crimean war were raised. There is
therefore little doubt but that the
Maine will be easily raised. But the
work will be slow and dangerous be-
cause Havana harbor abounds with
sharks, and the divers engaged will
either have to perform their work as
the Masons built Jerusalem-with the
trowel in one hand and the sword in
the other-or else perform their oper-
atoms while protected within iron
cages.
When the Maine divers have cleared
away all the debris and guns, prepara-
tions will be in order to remove the
misshapen mass itself. This will be
accomplished by sinking thick cylin-
ders filed with water to sink them.
When placed under and around the
vessel huge cables, each link Of which
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

on which they fall with splashes OF
light and color. The air 'hangs
heavy as remembered sin," and the
gloom of great cathedral is on every
side. Everything is damp and moist,
and oppressive. The soil, and the cool
dead leaves under foot are dank with
decay and sodden to the touch. En-
ormous fungus growths flourish luxu-
riantly, and over all, during the long
hot hours of the day, hangs a silence
as of the graveyard Though these
Jungles TEEN with life, no living thing
is to be seen save the busy ants, b.
few brilliantly colored butterflies and
insects, and an occasional nest of
bees high UP in the tree tops. A little
stream nipples it's way over the peb-
bles of it's bed, and makes a hum
ming murmur in the distance; faint
breeze sweeping over the forest gently
sWays the upper branches of a few
of the tallest trees; but for the rest
all is melancholy, silent and notion
less.-Court and Kampong.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

ly fixed to floating docks, which are
weighted down with water at one end
and propped UP with compressed air at
the other to prevent their being
pulled under when the signal is given
''let her go'-then a breathless, anx-
ious silence settles upon the faces OF
all concerned to see if various calcu-
lations have been carefully made upon
the accuracy Of which the success OF
the feat depends. Then as the captain
of the wrecking fotilla is laundering
commands to his assistan;s; ne the
cables become taut and the massive
timbers of the Monarch creah under
the awful strain, there is disturbance
in the water over the huge body of the
Maine and up the warship rises.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
A MAYLAY FOREST.
Trees Lashed and Bound by Thick
Parasitic Growths.

These forests are among the won
derful things of the earth. They
are immense in extent, and the trees
which form them grow SO close to-
gether that they tread on one an
others toes All are dashed and
bound and relashed into one huge
magnificent tangled net by the
thickest underwood and the most
marvellous parasitic growths that
nature has ever devised. No human
being can force his way through this
maze of trees and shrubs and thorns
and plants and creepers, and even the
great beasts which dwell in the jungle
find their strength unequal to the task
and have to follow game paths, beaten
out by the passage of innumerable
animals through the thickest and
deepest parts of the forest. The
branches cross and recross, and are
bound together by countless parasitic
creepers, forming a green canopy over
head. through which the fierce sun
light only forces partial passage,
the struggling rays fiecking the trees
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
EUROPEAN ARMIES.

A German military critic has been
adding up the grand total OF the con-
tirental armies, and, after noting
that we can form only a vague idea
of what is meant by tens of millions,
he tries to bring home to his readers
in another way the colossal growth
of modern ornaments. If, he says, we
could have all the armies of the con-
tinent on war footing and draw up
in one long procession, with their
guns and ammunition and baggage
wagons, the column would be rather
more than $4,000 miles long, and,
marching day and night, it would take
nearly a year to pass given point
London Chronicle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
Raising !
OF TIE ,!.5 Maine :

will weigh $3.50 pounds and attached to
the bottom of these cylinders with
hooks, will be passed underneath the
keel of the Maine. The adjustment of
the cables SO as to equally distribute
the weight upon each is triumph OF
modern engineering science.
When everything is ready below, the
water is pumped out of the cylinders
which have now air forced into them
instead. And as air is 700 times lighter
than water these cylinders, which are
provided in proportion to the known
weight of the Maine, will rise with
their own buoyancy and the sunken
vessel will thus be gradually lifted up
wards, the upper valves giving OIL air
in proportion as the pressure or the
depth of the surrounding water dim1n-
ishes. If these latter valves did not
properly work the Maine after being
lifted would be carried up 50 quickly
with her own momentum, in addition
to the ascending force of the COM
pressed air, that after coming towards
the surface-where the pressure OF
water would of course be less than at
the bottom, she would overbalance and
at once fall back into the mud. In
that case all the tedious processes of
sinking cylinders, fastening cables and
pumping in compressed air would have
to be done over again. We are there
fore certain to hear in dispatches from
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

A leading Chicago packing firm has
just built a private telegram and tele-
phone line between Chicago and st.
Louis, to have direct connection with
its branch at the latter place. A small
switch connects the telegraph or
telephone instruments. AS the circuit
is metallic and the wires are in a.
cable, there is no induction that can
be noticed, and the long distance
phone works better than the city
ones. This is the first private line
of over 200 miles IN the west. It
practically costs nothing to operate
it, and it saves the packing company
thousands OF dollars a year il tele-
graph and telephone tolls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
A VERBAL PLAY.

1t was a terrible cyclone The
chimney fue and I saw the wine
vault the coal scuttle away, the
kitchen sink, but / never saw the lawn
mower. The floor was flooded. ga
boat is what we rafter,' cried father,
as he began to fire tongs and irons.
Now we're ready; castor off, said
he, taking up a broken chair. We
made the curtain pole and the bureau.
Said the picture: Were things thus"
And we laughed to see the hat rack
it's brains for an answer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28

A French inventor converts grain
into dough at one operation without
milling. The grain is soaked, and en-
teIdng one end of the machine is
crushed and dis:ntegrated, the paste
passing ON to the kneading machine
at the other end of the apparatus,
where it is aerated and kneaded into
dough, which can be preserved in
definitely without injury. The nutri-
tive qualities of the grain, bran in
Guided, are kept-Tid-Bits
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
GERMANY AND HER FORESTS

Notwithstanding the fact that for
centuries Germany has been COM
PEELED to pay big prices for fuel, one
quarter of the area of the empire to-
day is forest. They know what for
est reserves are worth, and they have
no floods there.-Peoria Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-28
HIS EXPERIENCE.

"on the whole" said the aged
weather prophet, Il have found that
the safest course is TO predict bad
weather.
"How so?" asked the neophyte.
Because pe9ple are much more
ready to forgive you if the prediction
does not come true. Puck.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

Las Animas had a shooting scrape
between two MexicaDs last week in
which one was shot in the breast, the
ball however lodged in q match box
and his life was saved. It wonld be
hard to convince that man that the
cigarette smoking was not a benef-
cial habit.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
To our Subscribers.

This has been prosperous season
for most of the people of Prowers
county, and we hope that many of
them will remember the Register,
and help it to enjoy the situation al
SO. We have been to large ex-
pense this year in enlarging and i'm
proving the paper, and if all our sub
scribers, who are delinquent, will pay
their subscription accounts, or at
least make partial payment, it will
be great help in keeping up the
work of improving the paper.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

The Springfield Herald says that
land is coming into demand down in
that section, and people are redeem
ing the tax certificates which the
county has been holding against their
land.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
School Notes.

The Carlton school is increasing in
attendance and interest. 1t is to be
hoped that sufficient number will
move into the district to increase the
enrolment to that of two years ago.
The people of Amityville are pro-
gressive. The bnilding in District
No. II is roomy, pleasant and we'll
equipped. The overhauling given
the walls since school closed last year
is great improvement. The two
buildings in the new district, No. 20,
are neat and Of sufficient size to meet
the requirements of the growing
community. The patrons and school
board are to be commended for car
rying forward their improvements
without issuing bonds. The school
fund for the year will meet all ex-
penses-
10 the Granada school the black.
boards in the east room must be
comforting to the teacher and the
blue curtains are attractive and are
appreciated by the pupils. The
reading table supplied with many Of
the leading periodicals is distinc-
tive feature Of this school, furnishing
diversified supplementary reading
and much valuable information. A
Christmas ship is expected to arrive
for the Sunday school and since
practically all the pupils in the for
mer are members Of the latter there
is unusua! activity among teachers,
pupils and patrons.
The attendance at the regular
meeting Of the county teachers ssso.
citation last Saturday was somewhat
reduced because Of the cold SHARP
weather. however, lively interest
prevailed. The discussion on "Sen.
sation and the Five Senses" brought
into prominence many peculiar and
interesting features Of mind. The
topic, Mental Elaboration: Atten
tion," as presented gained the close
attention OF all present. The discus
sion which followed brought out
much information Of practical use in
the every day routine of the school.
The tendency toward informal round
table discussion is an improvement
doing away with much of that swk-
wark feeling experienced in trying to
make a speech" DIR. Alston Ellis,
president Of the State Agricultural
College, will be present at the noxt
meeting the program of which can
be found in all the county papers.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

Senator Swink has been re elected
president Of the Rocky Ford melon
association. Crop failures and mis-
fortunes may cause the downfall Of
other officials, but the old mans hold
seems to be too strong for anything
to shake.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
Teachers Assoc,atIon.

The sixteenth session Of the Prowers
County Teachers Association to be held
at the public school building in Lamar,
Colorado, on Saturday, January IA, 1899,
at 80 o'clock p. NJ
PROGRAM:
Music.
Prayer. ......... REV. j. S. KNucxEY
Music.
Reproductive Imagination: Memory.
.-..-...........E Il. X JONES
Discussion by Miss Allie Moury, j. A.
Rosebrough, Miss Geneva Morehouse, j.
B. Carley.
productive Imagination" ........
.........-.. DAVID BARNES
Discussion by Miss Annie E. James,
J. r. Puntenney, Miss Susa Lee. o. F.
Leonard.
Question Box. MISS AURA NJ. FoLLIS
Topics for discussion are found in
Sully's Teachers Handbook of Psychol-
ogy, part 2nd.
7:30 P. NJ. AT M. E. CHURCH
Free lecture entitled Educational
Progress" by DR.. Alston Ellis, president
of the State Agricultural College.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Whether you are teacher or not
please send in queries for the question
box.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
LoRADo, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IL. 1898.
Rabbit Hunters.

The ladies Of N. E. Church will
serve hot supper at Ironclad build
ing in kindergarten room Friday,
Dec. l6, beginning at $50. Price 25c.
Everybody invited.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

The Rocky Ford Ice Company
paid dividend Of 25 per cent on it's
capital stock on the past seasons
business. Such dividend as that
is calculated to make the stockhold-
ers put more water in their stock
another season
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
Arkansas Valley Notes.

La Junta had small pox scare
but it seems to be dying out now.
-
The snow is 80 heavy down in the
cedars that it has stopped post cut
ting for the season.
The Springfield Herald says that
land is coming into demand down in
that section, and people are redeem
ing the tax certificates which the
county has been holding against their
land.
Surprise parties are all the rage in
Coolidge now, and the people there
seem to be keeping an extra supply
OF grub on hand in expectation of one.
The surprise will be on the family
that don't get surprised
Senator Swink has been re elected
president Of the Rocky Ford melon
association. Crop failures and mis-
fortunes may cause the downfall of
other officials, but the old mans hold
seems to be too strong for anything
to shake.
The Rocky Ford Ice Company
paid dividend of 25 per cent on its
capital stock on the past seasons
business. Such dividend as that
is calculated to make the stockhold-
ers put more water" in their stock
another season
Las Animas had shooting scrape
between two Mexicaps last week in
which one was shot in the breast, the
ball however lodged in match box
and his life was saved. It would be
hard to convince that man that the
cigarette smoking was not a benefi-
cial habit.
A sad accident occurred at La Junta
last week. A party of young people
were out skating on a reservoir near
town and one couple broke through
the ice in the center Of the reservoir
where the water was very deep. The
others hastened to rescue, but by the
time they succeeded in getting the
young lady out, the boy, John Tombs,
had sunk to the bottom and when
his body was recovered the life had
departed.
Cashier Seward, who was suddenly
taken with a bad attack of rheuma-
tism, was ordered by DR.. Wilson to
try the merits of Clark's magnetic
springs, in Pueblo, and left last Sat-
urday night for that place. Capt.
Petit, his assistant, reports him be-
ing comfortably established there
with prospects for Improvement. We
extend our sympathy and hope he
may return in his usual vigor and
health.-Holly Chieftain.
A movement has been made by the
citizens of Holly toward organizing
u stock company and erecting large
two story stone building, to be used
dS City udil. LIS lS sOnetnluS
our town needs very badly and mon
ey could not be invested to better
purpose than in that kind Of build
ing. If all will unite in this enter
prise it will be successful, and the
building can be erected during the
winter while other work is slack.
Help to push it along. Holly Chief
tain.
The Santa Fe transportation de-
partment has received estimates on
the quantity of cantaloupes shipped
out of the Arkansas valley this sea
son, showing some surprising figures,
which wonld have been much larger
but for lack of irrigation in some of
the newer localities. There were
over $4,000 crates shipped out by ex-.
press, thirty one refrigerator cars be
ing loaded out and 6S5 cars went by
freight. This would give 1924 ,0C0
cantaloupes, or one fifth of a melon
for each inhabitant of the United
States. The apple crop of the dis
tr,of 10 baiDo Sbippad poxp opd 80
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
Additional Local News.


goods at McLesn's.
See those felt shoes and slippers
for ladies and gents at Johnston's.
A beautiful line of gentlemen's
mufilers at Johnston's clothing store.
Face cream guaranteed to improve
and preserve the complexion at Mrs.
Bottomleys.
An $500 cabinet now $500.
See Will Billingslea at Parlor
barber shop.
E. E. Pike sells staple and fancy
groceries at as low prices as can be
had any place.
Go to o. F. Downing's shop north
of the railroad track for blacksmith
and wagon work.
Big reduction on ladies and chill
dren's cloaks this week at Jcanston's.
Now is the time to buy cloak cheap.
II yon want the very latest styles
in hats, caps, shoes, neckwear, shirts,
collars, cuffs, jewelry, hosiery or
gloves, go to E Z. Pike.
See the beautiful line of rings at
Johnston's. just the thing for a
Christmas present. Every one guar
anteed solid gold and warranted.
J. NJ. Johnston has an elegant line
Of jewelry in plated and solid gold,
plain band and settings, watch chains,
scarf pins, sleeve buttons, etc. They
make nice Christmas presents.
Fred Lee has the finest stock Of
Christmas candies ever brought to
Lamar, and will meet any prices
Churches ani others desiring large
quantities Of candy should call on him.
The annual banquet OF the Masons
will be given about the 9th inst. A
social time will be had at the hall,
and the supper viii, be spread by
mine host Wormley Of the Union
Hotel.
c. E Howver, representing Clay,
Robinson & Company, live stock
commission merchants, was here on
Monday investigating stock matters
and also running over the records of
the county clerk.
As an evidence. of the far reaching
fame OF Prowers county, letter was
received here on Saturday asking if
hay and pasture could be obtained
for from four to ten Thousand head
Of California cattle.
DR. j. S. Hasty, county physician,
has been very busy the past week
vsccinating the people of the town.
As high as one hundred and fifty in
one day had their arms given
chance to grow rosette.
1.-THE Methodist church was lit up
Fby electricity on Sunday night.
Three large clusters of burners in
the main room and one in the class
room with single bulb in the vesti
bule 1t is great improvement and
is gratifying change from the old
smoky lamps.
4 AT the the last meeting of the Ma
Sonic lodge officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Harry
Wolf, w. NJ; Perry McMillen,J. W.;
j. ID. Durkie, S. W.; d. L. Silver,
W. ]. Johnston, treasurer.
Ehe new officers will be installed at
the first meeting in January.
Under the tutelage of Gus Rapier
company of local talent will pro-
duce the comedy "Struck Gas" on
next Wednesday evening at Cola,
days hall. The performance will be
in the nature OF testimonial benefit
to Mrs. Jennie Rapier, and there will
doubtless be large attendance.
Y A wild animal of some kind was
running at large around town Mon
day night and had the dogs of every
neighborhood greatly excited. The
beast was seen by several citizens but
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

As an evidence. of the far reaching
fame OF Prowers county, letter was
received here on Saturday asking if
hay and pasture could be obtained
for from four to ten Thousand head
Of California cattle.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

DR.. J. S. Hasty, county physician,
has been very busy the past week
vsccinating the people of the town.
As high as one hundred and fifty in
one day had their arms given a
chance to grow rosette.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

c. E Howver, representing Clay
Robinson & Company, live stock
commission merchants, was here on
Monday investigating stock matters
and also running over the records OF
the county clerk.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

Chissxs aH4 psuT-r, tk-y .fsi esrTJ chair ear
.ad Paiiuaka throaxh vtthoat change.
Trstas ead are local sspr-s. trains snd
siii earn trst sat s~rsnd class eoseh-t. toasist
se-p~rs sst Pailsnsn siespsr-.
Tea per e~at, rs.dsr;iea % regular far~ stll b
.sas -h=. rvsat trip sisks.s Srs parehssed-
q. =. u4nxtx. Areat-
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14

Surprise parties are all the rage in
Coolidge now, and the people there
seem to be keeping an extra supply
of grub on hand in expectation of one.
The surprise will be on the family
that don't get surprised.
The Lamar register., 1898-12-14
La Junta had small pox scare
but it seems to be dying out now.

The snow is so heavy down in the
cedars that it has stopped post cut
ting for the season.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-17
Funeral OF General Garcia.

Washington, Dec. 13. The
funeral OF Gen. Garcia was at ten
o'clock this morning from St.
Patricks Roman Catholic church.
The body WAS borne from the
hotel and placed on caisson,
draped with the American and
Cuban flags. 1t was escorted bv
batteries X and f, of the Fifth
and Sixth United States artillery.
Carriages containing members of
tho Cuban commission, members
OF the Cuban delegation from
New York, more prominent
Cubans and others. The caisson
VAS preceded by the Fourth ar
tillsrv band. Young Captain
Garcia was the only muurnor. He
WAS supported by two Cuban
friends The honorary phil
bearers we're:
Mr.. Hsy, Generals Miles,
Shafter, Lawt0n and Ludlow,
Senators Proctor, Thurston, Money
and Mason and Hon John r
Proctor rhn Cubtn relief com
mission attended in body.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-17
4 SURF IA GRIPPE
kTffk,.

There is no uso suffering from
this dreadful malsdy, If you will
only get the right remedy. You
are having pain all through your
body, your liver is out of order,
have no appetite, no life or am
bition, have a bad cold, in fact
are completely used up. Electric
Bitter> is the only remedy that
will give you prompt and sure
relief. They act directly on your
liver. Stomach and Kidneys, tone
up the whole system and mako
you feel like = now being. They
are gusranteed to euro or price
refyPded. For Sale at Crawford
Bsost Drug Store, only so cents
psr bottle. ?
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-12-17
A STABLE GOVERNMENT.
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMA
TlON 20 BE ISSUED TO
T4E FILIPlNOS.
United States Will Provide Mill,
tary Government for the Pres.
ent, but Self-Goverumsnt 10
Promised Under Certain
Conditions.

Washington, Dec. 13.-At a
cabinet meeting today, preceding
the visit OF the president to At
lanta and other Southern points,
important matters were discussed,
one OF which 10 q proclamation
addressed to the Filipjnos, couchsd
in similar terms to that issued to
the people of eastern Cuba after
the Santiago campaign.
Liberal self government was
promised the Filipisos, provided
they would lay down their arms
and prepare to resume peaceful
occupations and act in coniuac-
tion with tho United States au>
thoritles in an effort to restore
peace and quiet in the islands.
Tho United States will provide
a military government for the
islands pending the time when it
may become possible to establish
stable civil govern nsnt.
The proclamation is to bs made
public this afternoon and will bs
cnbled to Manila for publication
throughout the islands.