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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS.
Trivial Causes for Putting an End to
Betrothals

Perhaps one of the most curious and
at the same time unreasonable causes
for breaking off an engagement was
the young lady who discarded her lover
for the simple reason that he was
clean shaver. A magnificent offer
from a Iarge commercial house caused
her young man to change his position
in business, and after occupying his
new situation few days he received a
polite intimation from the manager
that he allowed none of his employees
to- grow boards or mustaches. AS the
position was a good one the mustache
which was a remarkably handsome
one-had perforce to come off, and on
his ladylove hearing of this she ex-
pressed am Immediate desire to have
nothing more to do with her mustache-
less lover. 1t might be interesting to
note that the lady in question is now
happy in the possession of young fell
low who proudly sports a mustache of
the largest and curliest description,
while the unfortunate nlelstacheless
y
wife whose caprices in this and other
directions were of a more sensible
turn.
Although the ubiquitous bike has
done much to amuse the community at
large, yet it is astonishing to learn the
number of engagements which have
been severed in consequence of the gay
Romeo becoming so deeply enamored
of his wheel that his affections for his
fair lady must necessarily suffer in a
proportiona1e manner. A young Lady
Of our acquaintance recently confided
to us that she gave UP her Fred be-
cause he preferred a cycle to herself. :"
She would not accede to her lovers
reasonable request to participate in a
bicycle made for two" and has now
to console her outraged dignity by
nursing a warm dislike to all and
sundry who in any way affect a regard
for cycling. An inmate horror of any
thing false caused a young man to for
appointed wedding day. In the course
of converse she confided to him that
she wore false teeth, and the young
man quickly took himself off and the
next day had left the town in which
he resided for good.
The picture of a deceased wife hang
ing in conspicuous place in his home
was sufficient cause for another maiden
to break am engagement Of three years
standing with a young widOWer. She
sued her late lover afterWard for dam
ages in revenge and was awarded $3.50
as salve to her wounded heart.
The course of true love had run re-
markably smooth with this couple and
preparations were being made for the
approaching wedding, when the young
lady saw the portrait of the former
holder OF her fiancee's affections. She
demonstrated with him in no gentle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
DIVING BELLIES.
Women Who Make a Living Beneath
the Waves.

Mrs Francis N. SorchO of Baltimore
has worked for several years at deep
sea diving. She is the wife of Capt.
Sorcho, a veteran deep-sea diver,
and ex-captain of the United States life
saving service. Soon after her mar
riage she prepared herself by taking a
years course of physical training.
Then she put ON 27pound shoes and
the rest of divers armOr, weighing
about ESQ pounds, and then went down
to get coral and rare sea shells. At
Gravesend there is also a woman diver.
She first went down instead of her hus-
hand, who was ILL., some years ago, and
she did this with such success that she
afterward fulfilled many agements
jointly with him, assisting largely in
the construction of a pier at a South
coast watering place. She has made as
much as Ell in ONE day, and has chiefly
worked near the mouth of the Thames
Near the Midway she once brought up
f7, 900 in one day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
WHAT JOHNNY TELLS HIS PA.


Willie Simpkins likes the circus
More than anything,
Likes the clowns and elephants,
And the ridin' rings.
Says he'd give most all he has
Could he be a clown,
Hold the hoops fer lady actors.
Ridin' round and round.
Eved'd like to drive the bosses
In the big parade,
Or to sit and pet the lions,
II he want afraid.
'Tisn't nice of Willie Simpkins
Fer to like the show,
Cause the things you see amt moral,
And I told him so.
But today's children's picnic,
And | want to know,
Can have a half a dollar
Ma says I can go.
What Johnny Tells Willie Simpkins.
Give minutes later.)
Shet yer mouth! Of course | got it:
IT'S what / said I'd do.
Twenty-Five? No-half dollar.
Bring along yer "zoo!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17

or SINCE her hair, but always has
clean iron, which is an important
feature when finishing the toilet.
The current is automatically cut Off
when the iron is removed. Nor need
she have cold feet at night, for with
the electric heating pad she can warm
the sheets in an instant. This de-
vice, IL by Is inches, is in form sim
liar to that of piece of thick, soft
felt, and by it's use heat may be APP
piled in an ideal way to the body.
1t is light, and is clean, safe and free
from many of the Objectionable feat
ures Of hot water bottles, poultlces, or
other hot applications.
""The results of electric tests, !"
says an expert, ''seem to indicate
that for the ordinary cooking of
a family for the whole year the ex-
pense would be larger than would be
ordinarily acceptable, notwithstand-
ing the great advantages in other re-
spects. However, in some classes
the utility should be great. For
light housekeeping, such as is prac-
C1ced IN small city apartments, Or
in many larger houses during the
summer months, no other method
presents so many desirable features.
The dirt of coal and ashes, disagree
able gases and abnormal tempera-
lures due to coal stove are entirely
obviated. A special pair Of wires
would of necessity have to be run into
che cooking room from the house or
apartment supply mains. This form
Of cooking apparatus could be used
with facility in boarding houses and
restaurants for purposes which re-
quire an even temperature, such as
is needed in baking griddle cakes,
boiling eggs, etc. Where electricity
is available, nothing could be more
convenient than small electrical
stove for the many uses to which at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
'.To JEW"

The earliest editions of Webster's
dictionary contained a verb Ito jew"
and defined it, ''to cheat" ''to play
WITH etc. At the request of num-
Der of influential Israelites the word
was eliminated from the book. AS a
matter of fact, however, the word had
no connection with or reference to the
followers of the Mosaic faith. It was
derived from the French "jeu" and
3.jouir," which means 'fto play with"
ito cheat" ETC., but it's photography had
become corrupted to "jew." 1T did not
appear in subsequent editions Of the
Standard.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
ENGLISH LANGUAGE GROWING

We all know that the English Ian
guage has been growing at re-
narkable rate during this century,
and that it has been spreading over
the whole globe But few, however,
really comprehend how rapid this
growth has been. At the opening of
the century French was spoken by
81, 100000 people, German by 30,O00,000,
Russian by 100000, Spanish by IT,
100000, English by 21,000,00G, and
italian by 16,OO0,OO0. Today Eng
lish is the language of 130,000,000,
French of 45,000,O00, German of TO-
100000, Russian of 75,0O0,O0O, Spanish
of 45,O000OO, and Italian of 35,000,-
coo. In other words, during the
present century English has not only
risen from the fifth place to the first,
but has gained enormously on the
rest in relative magnitude, expanding
from about 13 per cent. of the total
to over 80 per cent. With this in
crease in the English peo-
pie the language itself has kept pace.
Concurrent with this growth of the
language there has been an equal, If
not greater, increase in knowledge.
Three hundred years ago one man
could know all there was to be known.
Today one man can know thoroughly
only one small branch of ONE science.
This increase of knowledge has been
most rapid during the last part of the
present century.
More than any other cause. the
progress of modern invention and sci
ences has brought about an enormous
extension of the language. Thousands
of technical words and expressions
now in common use would never have
| been coined but for the -innumerable
parts of the never ending list of new
| inventions in mechanics, and discov-
! cries in science. In NO better way
/ can this rapid increase in knowledge
and thereby in the numb Der of words
/ used, be realized than by a conpari-
! son of the first reference works with
those of the present day. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
Electricity
lin the Home.


present the alcohol flame is put, such
as the afternoon teakettle, Glazing
dish. toaster, etc. In the shop, the
glue pot, solder pot, brazing iron, ETC.,
can be heated advantageously by
electricity. Tests of the electrical
faticons show them more economical
than the old form, when the saving
of labor is taken into account. Not
only is there a saving in time, but the
severity of labor is much lessened.
A laundress who has used an electric
al iron will be exceedingly unwilling
to go back to the old form"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
BABY KING OF UGANDA.
Infant Son of Mwanga Proclaimed
with Much Ceremony.

Major Ternan, British deputy COM
missioner. who commanded the pro-
tectorate forces in the recent success
full battles with the army of the fu-
gitive ex-King, Mwanga, has just ar
rived from the protectorate and was
interviewed.
con the conclusion of the expedi-
ton" he said, it was found to be
the general opinion among the
friendly chiefs that Choua, the infant
son of Mwanga, and the rightful heir,
should be appointed under a regency.
A great meeting of chiefs was held on
my return to Mengo, and the ques-
ton was settled. Subsequently the
infant was brought from the place
where he was living and with much
ceremonial, beating of drums, shoot
ing of guns, and amid general re-
ioicing from the thousands OF Wa"
ganda who had assembled, he was
placed in the great gilt state chair IN
Mwanga's house and acclaimed by
the people.
''The expedition in which | was en-
gagged at the time of Mwanga's flight, &
continued Major Ternan, twas against
the Kamassir tribe, who live to the
west of the Uganda road, on the Maui
mountains These people had, at the
instigation Of their medicine man,
cut UP various parties on the road,
and as they further threatened to stop
all traffic some action against them
was necessary The force which was
collected comprised 400 Soudanese
troops and few Nasal scouts. The
country was very billy and we had to
cross deep wooded ravines held by the
enemy, who we're armed with poi
soned arrows. They attacked us
every day, but ON OUR march we burnt
their houses and captured their
cattle.
eve lost few Soudanese and
some Nasal. DR.. Macpherson, who
was with Mr.. Grants column, dis
covered an antidote for the poison
in which the arrows were dipped by
injecting solution of strychnine.
Hitherto people wounded with these
arrows always died, but Dr. Mac
pherson succeeded in bringing the
wounded men around in about two
hours.
During the expedition we captured
5000 sheep and goats and $50 head of
cattle. We burnt the huts Of the
principal chiefs and took a number
of prisoners, but at the end of a week
I let them go, telling them to- inform
their chiefs of what had happened.
Negotiations were conducted by this
means and the chiefs agreed to sur
render. I"
The chiefs afterwards expressed a
desire for peace, and sent word that
they had killed their medicine man
and elected a fresh presumably
of better character London Mail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
DRIED APPLE CAKE.

Soak three cups Of dried apples over
night and chop them; simmer them
for one hour in two cups of molasses
and allow them to cool. After they
are cold add half cup of butter, two
eggs, half a cup Of sugar, four cups of
-four, half a cup of milk, two teaspoon
fuls of soda, spice to taste, one cup OF
chopped and seeded raisinsv and a lit
tie salt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
ODD FACTS.

The albatross has been known to
follow a ship for two months without
ever being seen to alight.
Women have colds in the head less
frequently than men because they are
used to heavy head-coverings
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
! MEDICAL VIEW OF CYCLING.

A contribution to current bicycle
literature is made by Dr. keenan, of
Madison, whose term of Office as con-
sui at Bremen is about to expire, in
the latest monthly publication of con-
sular reports. The subject OF the re-
port is bicycle riding from a medical
point of view. Dr. Keenan, summar-
ICES a paper read by DR.. Mendelssohn
of the University of Berlin before the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17

urements referred to the average
height Of foreign-born citizens was
less than the average of American
born, but greater than the average in
their respective countries. The high
average Of the Indians is another
point in proof. No statistics Of the
height of women have ever been tabu-
lated st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17

terms anent his exhibiting this tribute
OF his dead wife, and forthwith insist
ed on it's immediate removal from it's
place of honor on the mantel shelf.
The young man, however, did not see
the force of her request and doggedly
stood to his rights and absolutely re-
fused to do as she wished.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
THE CHEERFUL IDIOT.

1t is touching sight when little
child learns to stand alone" said the
sentimental boarder.
1T is also a toucing affair when
man stands a loan, too" said the
Cheerful Idiot indianapolis Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
MORE THAN SIX.

'sDid you know that there were six
blind bicyclists?''
SIS that all? Why, half the men
meet on wheels act as if they were
blind The Chicago Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
AS THINGS GO.

"Greenbaze has become a dramatic
critic"
'eWhat's he know about the drama?
Nothing. That's the reason
Philadelphia American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
CONVICTION.

Straight into mine
Her azure eyes looked long, and deep,
and clear,
While I stood waiting, loving her, to
hear
The cherished answer. Then she said
Eyes dear.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-17
I will be thine

I will be thine
Yet as there stirs
With fluttering wings the feeble butter
fly
Upon the keen collectors cruel steel,
sol
Knew twas not so-knew from that
tell-tale eye
That was hers.
Life
The herald., 1898-01-16
Court Notes

James Morrow, native of Ireland,
was yesterday admitted to citizenship
by Judge York. The applicant displayed
such close acquaintance with the insti-
tutions and form of this government as
to receive the compliment of the court.
An information was yesterday filed
by the district attorney against Harri-
son oliver. for a burglary committed at
Santa Monica on May 18th, 1897.
In the case of John Woodruff, convict
ed Of embezzlement, wherein it has been
claimed chat the defendant was mistak-
en- for his twin brother Sam, was contin-
ued for sentence by Judge Smith yester-
day until next Saturday In the interim
the twin brother proposition will be in
quired into.
On motion of Deputy District Attor-
ney McComas, the two charges of burg
larry against Jaspar Brider were dis
missed. This defendant was the side
partner of Filkins and furnished the In
formation that compelled Filkins to
make confession Of his guilt. This dis
missal, therefore, is in the nature of a
reward to Briden for treachery to his
friend.
The herald., 1898-01-16
BABY ENGINE COMING
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO HAVE A
MONSTER LOCOMOTIVE
The Largest on the Coast-Completion
of Heavy Rail Laying on the
Yuma Division-Notes

Twenty days more will see the con-
clusion of the work of relaying the Yuma
division of the Southern Pacific with
heavy rails. superintendent Muir is still
on the line inspecting the work, Assist
ant Prior having returned When the
work Is completed the company will be
able. to operate its heavy engines over
this division, something that now they
dare not do, as the rails are too light to
bear the weight of the monster affairs
which are required nowadays to pull
freight trains economically. Besides
the "hogs," as the great engines are
called, this division is to have 1.-THE
Baby" the largest locomotive on the
coast, now in use on the mountain por-
ton Of the Sacramento division of the
Central Pacific. This machine is larger
than a great many houses, having a
weight of 174,000 pounds on the drivers.
1t will be tried for this division and IL it
answers, others will be sent here. The
use of the ordinary "hogs" will reduce
the number of engines now in use on
the division for one freight train sery-
ice from six to four.
The Santa Fe limited arrived yester-
day with 105 passengers. Beginning
with next Saturday one sleeper of the
limited will be operated to San Diego,
leaving here at 6 p. m. on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and arriving
at San Diego at 9:46 p. m.
Robert Tweedy. chief engineer of the
Wisconsin Central. with headquarters
at Milwaukee, Is in the city ON his way
to Santa Barbara, Where his family is
wintering.
The exodus to Klondike IL 20 great
The herald., 1898-01-16
THE DEFAULTING CLERK
Police Clerk Everett of More Impor-
tance Absent Than Present

The question of the Jurisdiction Of the
police judges was again argued exhaus-
lively yesterday in the case of the city
of Los Angeles VS.. w. w. Everett,
Sherman Smith, H. A. Bond, J. E. Frank,
T. A. House and w. w. Stockwell, before
Judges Van Dyke, Shaw, Clark and AL
len, sitting in banc.
Everett was appointed by Justice Nor
rison as his clerk in April, 1895, and a
bond was furnished for $4,000, with the
other defendants to the suit as sure
ties. Between April 1, 1895, and Decem-
Der 26, 1896, various amounts of money,
aggregating s2S77, stuck to Everett's
fingers and was appropriated to his pri-
vate use. If report speaks truly, he had
gay old time, and finally skipped out
from the city. The present suit was in
stituted to recover the shortage in
Everett's accounts from his bondsmen
They, in making answer, raised the
jurisdictional question in precisely sim
liar fashion as was done in the lottery
case of All Louie, argued several weeks
ago. There are some very knotty oues-
tions involved, and the court decided to
hear further argument. along the same
line, In the Everett case.
The city was represented by City At
torney w. E. Dunn, while Appel &,
Whitney, Dunnigan & Dunnigan, F. r..
Willis and Frank James represented the
several defendants.
All the points raised have been al
ready given in extenso by The Herald
in the All Louie case. 1t may simply be
said that the two fundamental points
contended for by counsel for the de-
Tense are these: That the act under
which the city courts were established
was unconstitutional, inasmuch as it
infringes upon section of the constitu
ton; also, that the Henshaw case, relied
upon by the city attorney as being the
one in which the supreme court upheld
the constitutionality of the Whitney act.
has been practically abrogated, mas
much as In all late decisions on similar
points the supreme court has held in
line with the dissenting opinion of Judge
McKinstry In the case of Henshaw.
The argument yesterday was on the
constitutionality of the whitney act
The herald., 1898-01-16
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Miscellaneous Business Only Dealt
With Yesterday

The plans and specifications for a
bridge across Ballona creek, in the
Ballona road district, on Flower street
road, were yesterday opened and bids
for the work will be received on January
26th.
The bond of G. e. Hickey, for supply
ing the county with coal, was approved.
The further hearing on the claim for
$244, of the Long Beach and San Pedro
Electrical Co., which the board had here
tofore allowed to the extent of 1922 was
continued until the 10th inst.
The bond of Sam Cohn, who obtained
the contract to furnish the county hos
pital with supplies, was approved.
E. T. Wright, county surveyor. J. 3.
Graham and C. e. Smith were appointed
viewers in the matter of the establish
ment of a new road to be known as West
Ocean avenue, In. the Compton and
Clearwater road district.
The herald., 1898-01-16

that the space on the Alice Blanchard,
which sails for Alaska from San Pedro,
is almost taken.
V. A. Schillings, the Portland rep
resentative of the Oregon Railway COM
pany, is in the city,.
Switch engine No. 1929 and engine 1891
engaged in the Yuma freight service,
met In the Southern Pacific yard near
River station late Friday night, result
ing in the tenders being quite badly
wrecked. The switch engine was back
ing down the track at rather high rate
of speed. The freight engine, 1t appears,
was passing upon side track, but had
not yet cleared when the approaching
engine reached the switch. Both tenders
were badly damaged, but the engines
escaped uninjured.
C. w. Colby the San Francisco agent
of the Erie railway, is here on business.
The new lines of the cattle quarantine
district, from which stock cannot be
shipped northward or eastward, exempt
the northern part Of the state. The dis
trict-is governed by federal law.
The Southern Pacific branch from
Montalvo to the Oxnard beet sugar fac
tory. four and one-tenth miles long, is
completed.
The herald., 1898-01-16

present summer school in line with this
idea. Prof Phillips accepted the oppor-
tunity, and will outline and carry into
effect plans for a normal school, includ-
ing various branches of study, science
being an important feature.
Prof. Crow reported from the con-
ference Of coast assemblies at San Fran
cisco. The date for the Long Beach as
sembly has been fixed to begin Monday,
July 1S, 1898. sreN
Efforts are being made to obtain lee
turers from the following list: Sam
Jones, T. Dewitt Talmage. Bishop Vim
cent, John Temple Graves, Marshall p.
Wilder. Hoyt L. Conary. Dr., Hearst
Miss Helen Potter, Bishop McCabe.
When seen after the meeting Prof.
Phillips stated that 1t is his ambition
to make this summer school at Long
Beach of the same Importance and in
fuence that the similar summer schools
in the east have attained to. When he
was east last year Prof. Phillips looked
carefully into the matter and .investi-
gated the schools at Cottage City, Mar
tha's Vineyard and other places, and he
wants to create the normal department
for teachers who wish to advance their
certificates. and, If possible, to keep up
the association throughout the year by
means of correspondence and lecture
centere.
Prof. Phillips says there Is nothing to
prevent this desirable end. The material
is here, the people are here and the place
Is the finest that could be imagined for
such purpose. All that is lacking ts an
active interest and systematic work. II
the people will only rally and support
| this enterprise. there is nothing to.pre-
vent its being carried to a successful
termination. $50