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The Advocate and news., 1898-01-19

''I hope there's nothing wrongH'
Madge questioned anxiously.
Nothing to worry over" I laughed
"Only little more fun for our money.
BY the way, Miss Cullen, / went ON,
to avoid her questions, "if you have
your letters ready and win let me have
them at once, / can get them ON No. 4.
Miss Cullen blushed as IL had said
something ought not to have and stam-
mered, Ell didn't write them, after
ALL"
IL beg your pardon, F" / said, thinking
what q Ounce l had been not TO under
stand that the letters of both herself
and Lord Rallies had been only pretext
to get away from the rest Of us
My apology and evident embarraas-
ment deepened Miss Cullen's blush Ave
fold, and she said hurriedly, 81 found l
was tired, and so, instead Of writing, /
went to my room and rested
Imppose any girl would have invent
ed the same yarn, yet it hurt me more
than the bigger one she had told on
Hance's trail. Small as the incident
was it made me very blue and led me
to shut myself up in my own car for
the rest Of that afternoon and evening
Indeed, couldn't sleep, but sat up
working, quite fOrgetful OF the passing
hourA till q RiA@ce ae my watch STARTLED
Evening star., 1898-05-06

the oufation OF the courses has been al
tered so that the men in the SECOND c,a..
VIII have shorter period OF study. On the
other hand. duly qualified captains of guns
can De promoted to the rank OF leading sea-
manship and are otherwise considered s,.it.
able. There Is to be an increase OF pay to
captains OF turret and captains Of turret
guns. the terns .furfet'' and s'barbette''
,.ns' neans' Ior tne purposes OF the revised regu-
also been made. affecting acting seamen
ganners, and some new rAtfngs have been
created, the object being to encourage the
course to learn the duties which vii uIfi
mately render. them suitable ter HIGHER
gunnery or torpedo hattpss. Extfa f,Sv n
TO oe given IN addition To their glinnery
or torpedo allowance.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
THE OWNING ROD.

Sometimes 1t Proves Successful In
Water Searches and Sometimes Not.
From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The pros and cons Of the theory of the
divining rod are again being discussed In
the English newspapers. The superintend-
ent of a fire brigade testifies to a case with
in his experience in which water finder
was commissioned to operate on an estate
Of the existence of which he was previously
ignorant. He got to work. soon found the
presence of water. and. fixing upon the
nearest and most conveniently placed
spring, gave the probable depth at which
water would be discovered in sufficient
quantities as IS feet. At 20 feet the water
came in. and at II feet operations had to
be stopped, as the flow became too heavy.
Some of the tools had to be left in the well,
as there was not time to remove them all.
The well supplied the cattle, horses and
pigs Of the farm on which 1t was bored
through the dry summer Of 1896. never fail
ing In its flow. Twelve months after sec
ond well was sunk. barely a stones throw
from the first. The water finder was asked
II one stream would affect the other. as
they were SO near. He replied: mo. they
are two distinctly different streams. run
ming in different directions" The second
well was as successful as the first. This
correspondent regards the power to find
water as the result of q force, magnetic or
otherwise, over which the finder has no con-
troll and which he Is unable to explain. He
also says that the operation of finding wa
ter produces marked degree of nervous IA
tigue In the operator. On the other hand.
the discontinue Is announced of q profess
sional water finder who made tour in the
Island of Jamaica, where in the dry season
water is precious boon. He travelled
through the island, rod in hand. but met
with little success. At one village in the
Santa Cruz mountains he pegged out part
of the course of a subterranean stream and
then retired to lunch at a neighboring ho-
tel. In his absence some wags removed his
pegs and lined out totally different course.
On his return the diviner took up the new
direction and continued 1t for 100 yards,
not discovering his mistake until it was
pointed out to him. At one point where he
predicted water at depth Of 40 feet there
was no sign of it when $50 feet had been
bored. and after going down 200 feet the
borer could not be extracted. The same re-
suit occurred in many other places. and
finally the diviner left the island abruptly.
People are now asking who is responsible
for the money Eaid to him.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
the other was the use Of the balance rud.

the other was the use Of the balance rud-
der''-that IL, one which extends forws-i
as well as backward Of the vertical axis on
which 1t turns. These ideas were tried, in
modest way, with the Poiyphem,,s. : ram.
= few years later. BAIT they received a
more radical application In the case Of the
Yashira. which was built by the ARM
strongs and was launched i year ago. The
ship has U-shaped bow, q rather HAT bot
Admiral C0lomb, commenting on Mr..
Watts paper, remarked that q few years
ago ship showed good turning qualities
II she described an arc OF iSO degrees whose
But the YashimA had turned In twice her
lengthl Her deck b 37S feet hong, and
under wster her extreme length h 40 feat
The diameter OF the circle In which she can
be turned, with hsr rudder set at an angle
Evening star., 1898-05-06
IMPROVED STEERING QUALITIES.
A Remarkable Gain Secured In ths
Japanese Battle Ship Yashama.

A'Nemarkabie Gain Secured I'm the
Japanesc Battle Ship Yashima.
From the New YORK Tribune
paper OF much interest was presented
% 'ns lnstftutfon OF Naval Arcnitects in
London last month. It related to the steer.
ing qualities Of the new Japanese hattla
ship Yashima. in which bold attempt at
Improvement had been made by cutting
away what is called the deadwood in tba
after part OF the vessel
More than twenty years ago some tests
were made with British war vessel, the
Thunderer. to ascertain the positions of the
Imaginary pivot about which a ship swings
when turning to one side unier the fnflu-
ence OF her helm After studying the re-
suits carefully Phtlia Watts made two suR-
geetsons 90 the admiralty. One was the
Evening star., 1898-05-06

Gun Practice In the British Navy.
From The London standard.
The naval authorities have had their at
tentioh specially directed to the desirabiIity
OF improving the gunnery practice on board
ships OF war. The tabuIated returns OF the
practice in 1O1 ships during 1875 showed
that for All guns the hits were less than 40
per cent Of the rounds fired. It has been
decided ~ eStahlleh q gunnery and torpedo
history sheet for all men Who have been
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Of IS degrees, !. $50 feet. He considered the

''the longest ship. or the one that required
the largest circle for turning was always
taken as the standard, and an ample MIR
gin was given. In single ship actions. how
ever, turning powers became more import-
ant. and the effect OF quick maneuvering
might be to avoid disaster II would be de-
sirable to have information as to the quail
tiles OF ships In double turns--thas 10 TO
say, putting the helm hard over until the
ship had turned through an angie OF ~ de-
srses. and then reversing she helEa until the
vessel had resumed her old course. In this
maEeuyer the ship might taxa three umes
as much time and space as would be oeeta<
pad by the first half OF the double turn.
For avoiding collisions It was most Inn
pottant element that ship should turn
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Mems ST shirts. SOC.

II is easy enough to buy Madras shirt TO
sell at 5Sc-, and easier to call IL a dollar
value. Here is an instance where such is n
fact-an all Scotch madras stIf b,spm shirt
I'm plaid and check patterns reinforced
and felled seams. and guaranteed washable.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
SOC. c.umderWear,S SSe

Tomorrow We put on sale mems sill TN
ished combed baibrigesn shirts and draw
eB at S5c., which are tn, very hest 5sc.
values to be had You have the choice OF
long or short sleeves. 4 Ing OF l5c. on
every garment-S0c. on q suit
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Ladies' & mems 12Ac.
silk ties, SC.

Tomorrow we put on sale .22s ladies' and
mems SILK club ties at &c. each. for which
every store In town is askins i2rzc. They're
full length and you've the choice ~ dozens
OF light and dark patterns The opportunity
Of Offering a 121xc. value for g. comes by
taking the entire surplus Of tie maker.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
A shoe sale.

When ''the dependable" store
announces "a sale they've some
thing out of the ordinary to offer
you. You know that from past
experience. Many circumstances
have combined to enable lis to
offer special values in ladies' and
children's foctwear-and we
give you the benefit of them.
Every pair We sell is ruarsvt..i nhso.
lutely-and that means a new ,,air for apv
that break or split before the soils are worn
through.
Ladies' French patent leather button or
lace shoes-best grade OF patent leather"
pointed toes-light weight. Rexu- 60
lar price, $500. For one day only YI.9o
Ladies' black and tan bicycle oxfort, ties
made on neat. comfortable sha pes-corr,I.
gated sole, suitable for street or wheel
wear-iexible soles and made Of soft
pliable stock. Regular price 600
For tomorrow only Yl-O9
Ladies' oxford ties on all the new shapes
-taa Or tinck, tips Of same material or
patent leather-nicely made and warranted
ali the seasons newest styles c.
ties worth $2.Oe-for fomorrow... Pi.<o
Ladies' handmade oxford ties-made of
vtci kid. chrome Kid. sIlkide kid. Sc-on
m ne nate --latest ana , most approved styles-tipped
Regular price everywhere, g 80 Go
and $500. Reduced to....... Sl.9o
Boys and youths satin calf hook lace
shoes.tipped-opera and round toes
strictly solid leather-excellent wearing
kinda Sizes u to So. Regular SI ..
Evening star., 1898-05-06

Misses tan or black button or lace shoes
opera, round, pointed and broad toes-
tipped. spring heels-nicely finished and
made Of hest materials. Sizes IL 90 ..
Regular $i-3o and $l.Is shoes. CT oc
Reduced to-. ................... So
We are now showing a full and complete
line OF slippers In Kid and patent leather.
In an, black. browns. white. &c.-for
dam Ing and May processions-at special
reduced prices.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
ga, o26,7gz5
9TH, running
through-to -
7o4-7o6 Kss
400 patterns new 75c., ST, $1.2s &sl.5o
shirt waists go aft 49,.
''The Dependable Store. "

We've outdone all previous As great Of
feT1ngs have been they all give Competitors
stand agape and marvel the possibility of selling the brightest the
choicest the and the fashionable desirable o8 shirt
waists which and every other regular
at 75c $$I25 and ST 5ofor 4o cen-and same time
place before you patterns from which to choose
fo to cl
ring we're going
uHv athunand
b
to
@ @ % pet% o to at % these e prices
n has DONE
were scondso
they're wandh
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Evening star., 1898-05-06

Boys and youths satin calf hook lace
shoes-tfpped-opera and round toes
kinds. Sues II to 5h. Regular c.
price. $1.50. Tomorrow pl "a
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Rugs Our Rug Depart, part
Reduced. s'r,,r nron';nence 1'%,rn ea, eclins- @

ing any other in the country. The
values put forward here are right in
keeping with the department. It's
willful waste to pay more than our
prices for Rugs.
Evening star., 1898-05-06
Don't skip the housefurnishing dept!

For 10 cents you'll be offere
bic, and then there are other bar
Fancy enameled foot tube in blue
green and red-Bessemer steel body 10c
Full half gallon glass pitcher imitation
cut. and our regular 25c. article-for. .19c.
Full quart size crystal wine decanter for l0c.
Quart size crystal water bottles 1Oc,
Heavy japanned dust pans and WIRE
drawn dust brush-for. ......-..... 1Oc
Large size Bessemer steel fry pans. lOc.
Covered Imitation cut glass butter dish
and sugar dish to match-for. ..... 1Oc.
Special offering on Saturday of Jas. s.
Kirk 4 Co.'S White Cloud soap, the
kind that foats-6 cakes for. .-...-... 24c
Evening star., 1898-05-06

values that are worth nearly dou-
ins besides.
Best quaiity white porcelain tea plates,
WIN iectooh euees- --.-.-.--.- --...sbyr.
Best quality white porcelain dinner or
soup plates. with festooned edge. 4Bc.
Very best quality white porcelain cups
AM saucers, only slightly IMPERFECT. 4c.
Very hest quality white pprrr..ain soup
tureens-reSular f5c. vall.--for. go. .acc.
White porcelain cottage dime: sets
very best quality and consisting OF
81 Peces-for one day only. 49,. .S3i9
White porcelain cottage tea snts. very
best quality and contain 3s pieces. .sI.iS
White porcelain chan,'scr sets. best quail
ity and largest size, pieces, complete -tSc.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

based on these reports, there were
1449 homicides in the country in 1886,
and 1900 in 1895. The tables show a
great but irregular annual increase.
The Tribune's estimate of the number
OF lynchings is interesting. It gives
1873 in 1886, 236 in 1892, and $50 in
1895. It shows 2o-10O executions to
every 100 homicides. The statistics of
murders in Europe, as given in the
World Almanac, shows that Italians
kill most readily, the average annual
number of murders in Italy being 2470,
or 29.4 to every 10000 deaths. Spain
follows with ratio of 1913. Austria's
ratio is S8; Frances, 80; and Eng
lands IL. These European figures,
however, apply to murders alone, and
do not include, like the tables for the
United States, all sorts of manslaugh-
tiers, justi1able or otherwise.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

to teach him the art of making gold.
The young apprentice, thinking his
fortune was as good as made, promptly
ran away from his master into Saxony,
in the year 1900. He was pursued, but
found protection in that country. where
the people who befriended him urged
him to give a specimen of his newly
found skill. The poor fellow had, how
ever, been grossly imposed upon, and
the secret from which he had hoped so
much proved valueless. He still be-
lieved in the possibility of making
gold, and worked at the matter inces-
sanity. It so happened that having
mixed a number of different kinds OF
earth together for the purpose of MAX
ing durable crucibles, in the course OF
baking them he accidentally stumbled
upon the art of making porcelain, and
suddenly found himself transformed
from poor alchemist into prosper
Gus potter. This first porcelain was
manufactured in Dresden in 17O6, and
was brownish-red in color, having been
made chiefly of a brown clay.-Har-
per's Round Table.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

me but to go under an operation
In speaking with a friend of mine
about it, she recommended Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, say
ing she knew it would cure me. / then
sent for your medicine, and after tax
ing three bottles of it, the tumor dis
appeared. Oh! you do not know how
much good your medicine has done
me. | shall recommend it to all suffer
ing women.-Mrs. Rosa GAUM, 72O
Wall ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
The great and unvarying success of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in relieving every arrangement
Of the female organs, demonstrates
it to be the modern safeguard of wo-
mans happiness and bodily strength.
More than million women have been
benefited by it.
Every woman who needs advice
about her health is invited to write to
Mrs. Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
WOMEN IN BUSINESS.
From the Free Press. Detroit. Mich.

From the Free Press. Detroit Mich
A prominent business man recently ex'
pressed the opinion that there is one thing
will prevent women from completely fill
ing mans place in the business world
they can't be depended upon because they
are sick too often. This is refuted by
Mrs G. W. Mansfield, business woman
Of So Farrar street, Detroit, Mich, whe
says: "a complication of female ailments
kept me awake nights and wore me out
I could get no relief from medicine and
hope was slipping away from me. A young
lady in my employ gave me box of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
took them and was able to rest at night
for the first time in months. | bought
more and took them, and they cured me
as they also cured several other people to
my knowledge think that if you should
ask any of the druggists of Detroit who
are the best buyers of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, they would say the young women
These pills certainly build up the nervous
system and many young woman owes
her life to them Gas business woman
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
STRANGERS.

"It is a familiar saying" said New
Yorker, that people may live next
door to each other in New York and
never know each other at all, and it's
quite true. And the same is true also
of people living in even closer proxim-
ity in flats. I have lived for years in
a fiat and have never known even by
sight the people living above or be-
low me. In the case of a fathouse,
however, you are pretty sure to learn
the names Of the tenants. You hear
them spoken in the elevator shaft by
the grocer and the butcher, or you may
see them yourself on the letter boxes
in the vestibule of the building; but
that in most cases would be as far as
your acquaintance would proceed. I
did once become acquainted with my
neighbor in the floor below, but it
was by chance and in Yokahoma.
Your name is familiar I said to
him.
land yours to me- said he; and
when we came to compare notes we
found that they had become so through
the names on the letter boxes in the
flathouse at eleven hundred and lev
enty-'leven West 'Leventyleventh
street, New York, where we both lived.
'For years we had lived only fifteen
feet apart, but we became acquainted
10000 miles away."-New York Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

A veritable Spartan mother was
Hannah Walker Sampson, and none
of her eight children was spoiled by
petting or coddling, for she never gave
them any. She came from good old
scotch-Irish stock, filled and thrilled
and energized by sturdy Presbyterian
doctrines. She had ideas about the
way in which children-particularly
boys-ought to be brought up, and ner
ideas were a good many miles away
from the Dearest, long-haired, little
Lord Fauntleroy" school. Mrs. Samp-
son was the small, wiry type OF
woman that always has an inexhaust-
ible stock of energy. The keen alert
ness of her face was tempered by the
sweetness OF expression and a rarely
winning smile. The brow was higher
and broader than one often sees on
woman, and the bright eles looked out
sharply but 1nerrily beneath it-ver-
table Irish eyes they were, with their
fun-loving twinkle. The mouth was
sweet and the chin was of the type that
can and always does crush obstacles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

Mrs. Sampson was a devoted mother
to all her children. If she was trifle
more severe with ''Will" than with the
others, it was because he was the ap-
pie of her eye. and she did not trust
herself to snow the affection she felt
for her first-born. Perhaps, with the
stern asceticism of her breeding, her
race and her time, she wished to steel
her breast against the sin, as she
would have called it, of setting too
much store by him. So "Will'-she
never called him BILLY" though
others did-had plenty of discipline in
his bringing up. It was she who i'm
pressed upon him the necessity Of hard
ST dy at school; it was she, too, who
taught him self-control, and developed
in him that power of intense concen-
tration which has been such an i'm
portant factor in his success. And II
young SIMPSONS school days were all
work and no play, the good mothers
sympathetic appreciation kept him
from becoming anything but a dull
boy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
PUNCH AND JUDY.

Some time ago skipper who visited
the Arctic regions presented the head
man of an Eskimo community with
Punch and Judy show he had on board,
and gave the native instructions as to
how to work the figures. The Els
KINDS son is now said to be an expert
at the business, and, in hut nightly
throughout the long winter, makes the
familiar marionettes dance about, to
the intense delight of his fur-encased
friends The show is known among
the Eskimos by something like it's
English name, only they pronounce it
''Bootantoody."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
MURDER STATISTICS.

American newspaper readers are ex-
cusable if they have received of late
an impression that next to the wheat
crop the most notable product of this
country this year has been homicide.
The country is big, and it accords with
reasonable expectation that in one
part or another of it killing should be
in progress all the time. But this year,
and especially this summer, there GER
tainly seems to have been much more
than the usual amount of it, and it
will be interesting, when the returns
are all in and some one has tabulated
them, to learn whether this impression
is we'll founded or not. For ten years
past the Chicago Tribune has kept the
run of murders and hOmicides so far
as it could, and has made an annual
report of them. According to table
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
THE DISCOVERY OF PORCELAIN.

Notwithstanding the fact that a
great many people have spent their en-
tire lives in pursuing the elusive phan-
tom or the Philosophers stone and the
secret of perpetual motion, which
might have been employed to much
better purpose, yet these pursuits nave
occasionally proved of great benefit to
mankind. The art Of making porcelain
was familiar TO the Chinese and Jap
anese for ages, but it was not made in
Europe until the early part OF the
eighteenth century, when John Bott-
ger, a German from Schlaiz, in Voigt-
land, invented the art. Bottger was
apprenticed to Berlin apothecary,
where he fell in with an alchemist,
who, in consequence Of some services
which Bottger had done him, offered
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of Gems and bunions. It's the great
est comfort discovery of the age. Al
lens Foot Ease makes tight-ftting or
new shoes feel easy. It is certain cure
for sweating, callous and hot, tired,
nervous, aching feet. Try it to-day.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
By mail for 25c in stamps. Trial pack
ages FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
stead, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20

Mr.. Cynicus don't Ell? Well,
1 happen to have proof that they do.
Miss Shapeleigh-I'd like to know
what your proof is?
Mr. Cynicus-While at the seashore
this summer l met a number Of
ladies that I had always been led to
believe were rather plump. I sup
pose
But she changed the subject
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
S,Ld9enln Pro rated.

general good health to-day" No discov-
cry of modern times has done so much to
enable women to take their proper place
in life by safeguarding their health as DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Act.
ing directly on the blood and nerves, in
MIGRATING the body, regulating the fnnc-
tons, they restore the strength and health
to the exhausted woman when every eff
fort of the physician proves unavailing.
For paralysis, locouA0tor ataxia. and
other diseases long supposed incurable,
these pills have proved their efficacy in
thousands Of cases.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-20
A SeasOnabIe Style.

Graceful evening toiiettes are very
much in demand. Embroidered
gauzes and chiffon seem to be the
popular materials and spangled eff
fects of all kinds are employed. For
young girl a lovely effect is OBJ
tanned by combination of rose color
chiffon and black pean de- sole. The
skirt, Of the silk, is made quite plain,
The dainty chiffon bodice is espe-
cially youthful and becoming. The
decolletage is round and is outlined