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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
LIFTING THE SKIRT.

By the way, here is the very latest
in skirt lifting. It's a new wrinkle,
and it will be seen all through the
damp days of fall, and especially ON
rainy days, even if it does call for the
very incest shoes and stockings. To
lift your dress in the new way you
need skirt made upon special de-
sign. Instead of opening in the back
it must open-as, indeed, most Of the
new skirts do-upon the side, and the
placket hole must be we'll secured so
that it cannot stretch apart. You
place your hands upon each side as
low down as you can reach. You then
gather the skirt up in large tucks in
your hand, taking, perhaps, three big
tucks in each hand. You row stretch
the skirt as tightly across the back as
you can. When your hands are placed
on your hips the dress is drawn some
six inches from the ground all around.
Of course, this way of lifting the dress
shows the figure off to a startling de-
gree, but with little practice BETS -
the mirror one can shortly find out
how to grasp the skirt in order to
show off the best lines and hide the
bad ones. Considerable ankle shows,
but with the best shoes and stockings
en- this does not matter SO much in
Paris, where they do things with Q
great deal Of chic. Then again, women
are wearing tall bicycle boots iHnade
very snug and attractive) on lainy
days. Another way of lifting The
skirt, which is an adaptation Of the
new wrinkle, is to draw it forward in
stead of placing the hands on the
hips. To do this the skirt is gathered
up in the middle of the side seams and
is lifted forward. With the other way
of doing it, the skirt is gathered up
very near the rear side seam, and
the hands are Immediately placed upon
the hips. Paris society bellies and
Paris actresses are alike struggling
for the honor of having invented the
new style, but up to date it's author
ship has not been accurately located.
Enough to say that it is new and pop
ular.-New York Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
ABOUT TIL lot TOUCH.

Every man-that is, nearly every
man-has been touched" and there
fore the explanation of a touch"
which is given herewith, is for the ben
eft of women and children who do not
know. A touch" is a mace"
Strike" a borrow" There are many
different kinds of touches. There is
the shot touch" the rush touch"
which is the 'hot touch's'' twin broth
er, the sympathy touch" and other
kinds too numerous too mention.
A s'hot" touch or rush" touch is one
that is made so quickly that the
TOUGHER" gets the money he asks for
before the "touchee" realizes what is
happening.
The other day "hot one" was made
on young man who is rather near"
with his money The TOUGHER in this
case was an artist. FIe rushed up to
the touchee with tears in his eyes and
said: Give got to go to Nashville, old
n an. My mother is dead. Please lend
me ten
'I'm awfully sorry to hear about your
mothers DEATH said the stingy one,
as he produced the ten. when did
she die?"
Eighteen years ago." answered the
TOUGHER, as he pocketed the money and
walked away.-Memphis Scimetar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

up into the window, shaking their
heads. There they go again. What
jolly fun!" And he laughed outright
as the goats went skipping across the.
green.
The goats certainly appear to have
occupied a considerable place in Mr..
Lincoln's affections, for in the fol-
lowing telegram, later the same year.
he mentions them again:
War Department, Washington,
Sept. 8, 1864.-Mrs. A. Lincoln, Man
chester, Vt-All well, including Tad's
pony and the goats. Mrs. Colonel
Dimmick died night before last. Bob
left Sunday afternoon. Said he did
not know whether he should see you.-
A. Lincoln
While the central figure in the
White House was occasionally indulg
ing in such innocent diversions he
was deeply engrossed with the vast
preparations for the spring campaign
then going forward. The armies of
Grant, Sherman and the others began
their concerted forward movement on
the 4th of May, 1864, about a week
after the interchange of the goat
kilograms quoted above The enemies
of the Union, by sneers at Lincoln's
SO called "Duffoonery,' endeavored to
convince the north that he not only
lacked dignity, stability of character
and capacity, but had no proper APP
probation of the trials of the nation
nor the hardships of the soldiers.
Doubtless many good people we're
convinced that Lincoln was deficient
in feeling, but it is quite certain that
there never was a day when he did
not have the affections of the soldiers.
Mr.. Stoddard relates that on one
of Lincoln's visits to the theater,
after the audience had risen and
cheered him, harsh voice near the
center aisle crcaked out: "He
hasn't any business here! That's all
he cares for his poor soldiers!" In
stantly yel1s of "Put him Quit" re
sounded from all quarters. The ruff
fan, quickly Identified, was not a
soldier at all, and he was incontin-
emily hustled through the door into
the street by party of real soldiers
amid a clang Of patriotic music OPP
portunely struck UP by the orchestra.
Lincoln appeared not to notice the
incident-Leslie ]. Perry, in Har-
per's Magazine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
VARIATION IN BOILING HEAT.

Water boils at different tempera-
tires, according to the elevation above
the sea level. In London water boils
practically at PIP degrees Fair; at
Munich, in Germany, at 20915 degrees;
at the City of Mexico, at 200 degrees;
and in the Himalayas, at an elevation
of $4,000 feet above the level of the
sea, at 100 degrees. The differences
are caused by the varying pressure OF
the atmosphere at these points. In
London the whole weight of the air has
to be overcome In Mexico, 1000 feet
above the sea, there are 1000 feet less
of atmosphere to be resisted and con-
sequently less heat is required and
boiling takes place at a lower tempera-
ture. Boiling water, therefore, is not
always equally hot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

brought under consideration. "Do not
put the question:" was the advice Of
all. Mr.. Lincoln persisted in his de-
termination to force Douglas to answer
it. With one voice his friends cried
out, eff you do, you can never be sem
ator.' Gentlemen" Lincoln replied,
l am killing larger game; if Douglas
answers, he can never be president
and the battle of 1860 is worth a hun
dred of this
Lincoln was right. Douglas an
swer defeated his nomination for the
presidency. Lincoln's friends proph-
esied truly. He was never senator;
but two years later he was elected
president of the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

The president sent the following
unique reply:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
April 20, 1864-Mrs. A. Lincoln, Met
ropolitan Hotel, New York:-The
draft will go to you. Tell Tad the
goats and father are very we'll, es-
pecially the goats. "A. Lincoln.
There are scores of persons still
living in Washington who remember
distinctly this pair of white house
goats" Lincoln, as we'll as Tad, was
very fond of them. On warm, bright
days the father and son would play
with these pets in the yar1 for an
hour at a time. To Mrs. Keckley the
president one day said: "Come here
and look at my two goats. See how
they sniff the clear air and skip and
play in the sunshine! Whew, what a
jump" as one Of them made a lofty
spring. "He feeds on my bounty and
jumps for JOY" continued the presi-
dent. "Do you think we could call
him a bounty jumper? My goat is far
above him; the man who enlists into
the service for consideration and de-
serts the moment he receives his
money but to repeat the play is bad
enough See, my pets recognize me"
as the two goats advanced and gazed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
LINCOLN AND THE GOATS.

On the occasion of a visit to New
York, either returning from the north
or going, being accompanied by Tad,
Mrs. Lincoln announced her arrival
thus:
New York City, April %, 1864.
Hon. A. Lincoln, President United
States: We reached here in safety.
Hope you are well. Please send me
by mail today check for $50 directed
to me, care Mr.. Warren Leland, Met
ropolitan hotel. N. Y. Tad says are
the goats we'll? Mrs. Lincoln. !"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
LIGHTS OF LONDON AND PARIS.

Paris has about 100000 electric lights
ard London twice as many. More than
half of Berlin's streets are now lighted
with a gas glow-light, perfectly white,
and five times as powerful as the old
flame. and the lamps are oeeng nlaced
rapidly in the other streets, and the
city, with a consumption of 100000
cubic meters of gas, will have fivefold
the light hereinbefore obtained from
II 100000 The 100000 oil lamps
burned nightly in ENGLAND cause 300
deaths annually, and 1853 fires yearly in
London alone.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
LINCOLN PALL-BEARERS.

Don't you know that MANI" asked
southern member of congress of a.
Star reporter, pointing to an elderly
man with gray, curly hair and mus
tache, who stood at the corner Of Four
tenth and F streets a few afternoons
ago. That is H. G. Worthington, and
few men in this world have had such
diversified life as he. He and Henry
L. Dawes of Massachusetts are the only
survivors of the distinguished men
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

triotic and political organizations
Probably the most elaborate of these
atherings will be the one held on the
evening of February IL, in the Madison
Square Garden concert hall, under the
auspices of the Armstrong association,
an organization engaged primarily in
promoting the work of the Hampton
institute. Ex-President Cleveland has
promised to preside at the meeting.
Addresses will be given by President
Daniel Colt Gilman of Johns Hopkins
President Charles Cuthbert Hall of
Union Theological seminary, Robert C.
Ogden, Booker T. Washington of the
TUskogee institute, and Rev. DR.. FRS
sell OF Hampton. A quartet of Hamp-
ton students will sing plantation melo-
dies. Another important celebration
of Lincoln day will be the banquet
given by the Ohio republican league,
probably at Columbus. President Nc
Kinley has promised to honor the oc-
casion with his presence.
Nearly every city and village in the
north, in some way will do something
on FEBRUARY II, in honor of the day.
Forty years ago a Chicago editor
wrote to Abraham Lincoln: 'You are
like Byron, who woke up one morning
and found himself famous. People
wish to know about you. You have
sprung at once from the position of
capital fellow, and the leading LAWYER
N Illinois, to a national reputation "
This letter recalls to mind the stir
ring epoch of 1858, the period of the
memorable Lincoln-Douglas debates,
1S58--189S! There are but forty years
between the dates, only half the life
time of an old man; and yet what
hath God wrought?
The year 1858 marks an epoch in the
biography of Abraham Lincoln. He
then began to make history. The Lin
coln-Douglas debates drew the eyes Of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
CIGAR BOX KNICK-KNACkS.

Cigar boxes may be fashioned into
the most fascinating knick-knacks.
Place tiny partitions down the center
of the largest-size box and you have a
cabinet that would hold silks, cottons,
tapes, and all sorts of. etceteras. For
a larger possession join three boxes
together with tiny screws or glue.
Remove the lids and make a new one
Of white wood Or silk-covered stout
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

card. Hang the box on its, side, and
it will make handy little medicine
chest for the bedroom. The hinges to
the box may be of ribbon, or little
brass hinges may be screwed on. The
lid or flap to this case offers wide scope
to the ingenious. Poker work, wood
carving, painting, needlework, or Jap
anese paper applique may each be en-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
AN IMPOSSIBLE ECONOMY

''But if you must reduce your ex-
penses why don't you discharge your
private secretary?"
what! And meet all those creditors
personally? I should say not. " d.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

be mounted over cardboard In any
case the interlining must be of chamois
leather, and this, to look dainty, must
be pinked at the edges. should, per-
haps, add here that although card
board of a stout make is expensive te
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07
THE GAMING MANIA.

The secret of success is this,
For running meets that last till fall
IT'S better to have bet and lost
Than never to have bet at all.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

Charles A. Towne of Minnesota viii
probably be the silver republican can
didate for presidency.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

ployed according to the talents of the
worker. Then, again, the whole box
may be stained dark green or darker
brown, and very dainty and pretty will
be the effect. f
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-02-07

It continues bitterly cold in the
east.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
THEFLRST
CONFLICT.
A Battle Reported Of.
Florida Coast.
RUNNING SEA FIGHT
A Spanish WaTShip Pursued by
a United States Monitor,
FIRING The FIRST SHOT.
The Guns of the Virginia
Built Nashville
SOUNDED THE TOCSIN OF WAR.
She Captured the Spanish Steamer
Bncna Ventura Loaded With Imm-
berthe North Atlantic Squad
ron sailed for Cnba Early
Yesterday Morning and
Established a Block
ade--Gen. Wood
ford's Train
Stoned.
SOUNDED THE TOCSIN OF WAR.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA, April 22.-Ac-
eording 20 private dispatches received by
the Times Union and Citizen tonight, the
first naval battle Of the war took place
opposite Boynton. about twenty-five miles
south Of Palm Beach, at 10 o'clock this
morning.
George Lyman, a reliable man. and
others, who were fishing on Lake Worth,
which is separated frors the ocean by a
narrow strip OF land. heard heavy firing
and ran 90 the beach. They reported 70
the railroad agent and postmaster at Ian
tana that a United states monitor was
furlously chasing and firing upon a
Spanish man-of-war or gunboat. convey
ing a coal or transport ship. The Span
iard replied shot for shot All the ships
were travelling with a bone in their
teeth. Tho men say they watched the
battle for an hour. or until only the
smoke from the tunnels was visible on
the southern horizon, i'm which direction
they were travelling.
HEAVY RUNNING FIRE.
a special dispatch TO The Times Union
and Citizen from Lautana says:
An eye witness has just arrived from
Boynton. and reports a supposed trans
port vessel southwark bound. guarded
by a man-Of-war. pursued by a monitor
keping up "a heavy running fire.
This dispatch was dated at 20 o'clock
this morning.
WEST PALM BEACH. FLA. April %
"a H.. 60
day over the manoeuyering of strange
looking vessels. Two torpedo boats passed
sOuth-one carly 'his morning. the other
This afternoon Three vessels. supposedly
belonging 90 the mosquito feet after
some manoCuverng or Palm Beach pier.
proceeded slowly southwark. A tug tow
ing "a very large and peculiarly shaped
vessel also passed south.
SPANISH STEAMER CAPTURED.
KEY WEST. FLA. April 22.-The cruis-
er Nashville has captured the Spanish
steamer Bucua Ventura tOr Rotterdam.
having on board cargo Of lumber. she
was on her way from the coast Of Texas.
The Nashville towed her prize into The
narbor at ID O'Clock this morning The
news OF The capture of the Spaniards set
tbe ucople of Key Yves, frantic with en-
thusIasm. All work was suspended ana
the docks were soon crowded.
Tho United States feet was about
twelve miles of Sand Key light this
morning at g o'clock when the Spanish
merchantmen was sighted. bound north.
The ctnboat Nashville ran her down ana
nut n shot across her bows from the 4-inch
ann ON the port side aft. NAMED by Lieu
Tenant Dillingham;. The spaniard ignored
me shot. but another closer to her bows
i-oueht her 60. prize crew under
Ensign =. u. Magruder was put aboard
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
THE DAY IN BRIEF.

formal proclamation announcing the block
ade OF
The Spanish vessel loaded with lum
and her into Key West
call for volunteers passed by
The Of service reduced from
tlreey years
1,pred monte and warshp
or cuCent yesterday cded Cuba Aus
Tho right Of blockade Cuba is conceded by
The Ncrh Atlantic Squadron sailed for Key West
Mines are being placed harbor at Norfolk
England Spanish authorities were notified
,a east cruisers probably TO intercept her
The Aatic Squadron left Hong Kong for Manila Philippine
=, . ,- ,
The oregon hOmeWard bound feared " be in danger Of
capture. ,.,. ,so ,an,on. 81,
Hight batteries Of artillery
The train bearing woodod to France was stoned by Span
rds and an attempt arrest his private secretary as sub
'e % formerly the have foundered at
in q cOlls with the Abatross
Colonel John asked the President TO be allowed 20
raise a batallon for the OF the country
The President send message ~ Congress peeas war
, against spain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23

Whereas, by joint resolution passed by
the Congress and approved April 20, 1898, and
communicated to the Government of Spain, 1t
was demanded that said government at once
relinquish its authority and government IN the
Island of Cuba, and Withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters; and
the President OF the United States was directed
and empowered to use the entire land and naval
forces of the United States, and to call into the
actual service of the United States the militia
of the several States to such an extent as might
be necessary to carry said resolutions into
effect; and
BLOCKADE NECESSARY.
Whereas, in carrying into effect said reso-
lutiou, the President of the United States
deems it necessary to set on foot and maintain
blockade of the north coast of Cuba including
all ports on said coast between Cardenas and
Bahia Honda and the port Of Cieniuegos, on
the south coast of Cuba
Now, therefore, 1, William Mckinley,
President of the United States, in order to en-
force the said resolution, do hereby declare and
proclaim that the United States of America
have instituted and will maintain blockade of
the north coast of Cuba, including ports on said
coast between Cardenas and Bahia Honda and
the port of Cienfuegos on the south coast of Cuba,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
SWANSON WAS ELECTED.
4 tIaiority of the Elections Committee
Affirm This Fact.

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 2.-Spe-
cial.-The three Democratic members OF
Elections Committee No. 3, signed a re-
port in the Brown-Swanson case in which
they find that Swanson was elected by
a53 votes. Two Republicans members.
Boutell. of Illinois. and Cochrane, OF New
York of the committee. also signed re-
port finding that Swanson was elected by
l23 votes.
This gives Swanson n majority OF the
committee and his friends think his VIC
tory i'm the House is assured. swanson
saws he can count majority OF some
thing like nifty members.
fn the Wise-Young contest Young's
friends are more hopeful to-day than they
have been for some time past.
Vise's friends are equally hopeful.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
CUBAN PORTS BLOCKADED
a2-The following proclamation in regard the
blockade State Department this afternoon at
,cIocc

aforesaid, in pursuance of the laws of the United
States and of nations, applicable to such cases.
An efficient force will be posted so as to
prevent the entrance and exit OF vessels from
the ports aforesaid. Any neutral vessel ap-
preaching any of said ports, or attempting to
leave the same, without notice or knowledge OF
the establishment of such blockade, will be duly
warned bv the commander of the blockadng
forces who will endorse on her register the
fact and the date of such warning where such
endorsement was made and if the same vessel
shall again attempt to enter any blocSaded port
she will be captured and sent to the nearest
conyenient port for such proceedings against
her and her cargo as prize as may be deemed
advisable.
THIRTY DAYS GRACE.
Neutral vessels lying in any of said ports at
the time of the establishment of such blockade
will be allowed thirty days to issue therefrom.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, the ED
dav of April, A. d. 1898, and of the independ-
ence of the United States the one hundred and
tventv-second. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President
IoHN SHERMAN, Secretary of State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
DON CARLOS WAS HERE.
The Prctender to the Spanish Throne
Visited Richmond.

Don Carlos. the pretender to the throne
Of Spain. visited Richmond about 1913.
There are many citizens who VIII recall
him as dashing young fellow.
lie stopped at the Exchange Hotel with
his attendants and received mueh at-
tention during his stay here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23

and Captain LucarraRa, I'm command OF
her. was astounded. He said he did no.
know that war had been declared; but
when he was informed OF the state OF af-
fairs he shrugged his Shoulders and ac-
cepted the sitgation philosophcally.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
THOUSANDS
Will FICHL.
A Great Army to Take
Havana.
UNCLE SANS PART,
He Will Furnish About $4,000
Troops for Cuba.
| MILES TO BE In COMMAND.
General Lee to Have a
Division.
| VIRGINIA WILL BE ON HAND.
This State VIII Furnish Troops for ths
Island Campaign-Thin Clothing
and Straw Hats Rcquircd-Lee
Goes 20 Washington To-mor-
1 row-His stan Appoint
ments-Dr Carmichael
will Remain Here.
What Captain
| Sampson IL
| Doing.
VIRGINIA WILL BE ON HAND.

General Fitzhugh Lee will return TO
Washington tomorrow unless sooner ie-
called by the War Department.
He is going 10 cuba 10 fight II he has
to go as a lieutenant. hut II Is under
stood az washington tnat the president.
viii make him a Major General In charge
OF a corps or division of State militia
General Lee will be found leading the
;rmy into Havana.
The General spent the day yesterday
at his residence. with the exception. OF
a. srief visit 20 some friends a. the Jener-
son Hotel ,fe was at work replying 10
letters until late at niga.
sIUsT BE LIGHTLY CLOTHED.
The General sent telegram TO the
Var Department advising that the light.
est possible clothing be provided for the
soldiers who go to Cuba. The uniform
he suggests would consist Of blue pants
made CT cotton or jeans; shirt of some
similar material; light canvass shoes. belt
and straw hat. II Is OF the
utmost importance that the head be kept
cool In that hot climate and the wearing
VI tdp7 VI ANlN htAN~ - ~NN - 49,
tion
General Lees two years experience In
Cuba has taught him that lisht headgear
is, therefore. a very important part or
the dress.
THE CUBAN ARMY.
1t is understood that It is the purpose
Of the government to send to cuba 20.0od
regulars and from G0Oo0 TO 10000 yolun.
teer militia. Each State Will have 10 fur
nlsh some OF the soldiers for campaign on
the Island.
The mobilizi1g OF the militia will begin
early next week. TO get this great
army in shape. properly clad for tho
warm climate OF cuba and to transport.
il to the island will. OF course, require
some little time. Meantime. the Samp-
son squadron will keep the port OF Ha-
yana blockaded.
All OF the Virginia soldiers ordered out
on the first call will have 10 go 10 Cuba
and they WIN certainly be in General
Lees division or corps. Lee viii not be
IN command OF the whole army in Cuba.
General Miles Is going there and viii
have charge He is a Major-General in
the regular army. and as such VIII out.
rank General Lee.