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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-12
First Publication Monday May 1st,l
Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
States Land Office

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
Wausau, Wis, Apr. "a, 80.
Notice is hereby given that III
compliance with the provisions
Of the act Of Congress of June 8,
1878, entitled can act for the
sale of timber lands in the States
California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory" as ex-
tended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 1892,
Edward J. Carr, OF Merrill, coun-
ty of Lincoln, State Of Wiscon-
sin, has this day filed in this Of
fee his sworn statement No. So,
for the purchase of the SW14 NE
u of Section No. 10 in Township
No. 40 N, Range No. 7 East, and
will offer proof to show that the
land sought is more valuable for
it's timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes, and to estab-
lish his claim to said land before
the Register and Receiver of this
office at Wausau, Wis. on We'd
nesdav, the 18TH day of July,
1899.
He names as witnesses: z.
Rioux and Lewis Brier, of Mer-
rill, Wis; Mike Doyle and Viii
liam Riordan, of M1nocqua, Wis.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the above-descri b e d
lands are requested to file their
claims in this office on or before
said 18th day of July, 1899.
EDEAR T. WHEELoCK,
Register
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-12
FOR PUBLICATION.


Land Office at Wausau, Wis. Jane 3, 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, at Rhinelander,
wis. on July -, 1899. viz: John L. Bowers,
H. E. No. 7O47, for the NWA SW4 Sec. 2,
nd NE4 sen, Sec 8, T 80, N, X E.
He names folio wing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence up, and cultivation
OF, said land, viz: Jones Vought, Fred
Arnet. paul Arnet. Rlery Bowker of Eagle
.,iver, wis.
EDGAR t. WHEELoCK, Register
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-12
Ida Hustled Harper in New

Ida Hustled Harper in New
York Sun: A gentleman oppos-
ed to universal suffrage said to
the Rev. Anna Shaw, Women
never have produced anything Of
value to theworld." She replied
that their chief product had been
men and he must judge Of it's
value. He then said that "wo-
men should not vote because
they could not bear arms, " and
she retorted that "w0men's arms
have borne all the arln-bearers
of the world" Our grandmOth-
ers never would have talked back
to a man like that. One woman
said not long ago that the Pill
grim Mothers had a great deal
harder time than the men of that
period, for not only did they
have to endure the same hard
ships, but the Pilgrim Fathers
Fathers also. The.women Of the
present generation may still be
deprived Of some Of their rights,
but free speechis not one of them.
ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP
to Cleveland, 0. via Nickel Plate
Road, on June 25th and 26th,
with return limit Of June 29th,
1899. Three through trains
daily. Chicago depot, Van Blu
rem St. and Pacific Ave, on BE
waited Loop, For further infor-
nation, write General Agent III
Adams ST., Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-12
First publication May 21, 80.
NOTICE. FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT wAUsAU, WIS.
March 6. 1899

March 6, 1899
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof win be made before the
Register and Receiver of the .. S. Land OF
fee, at wausau, wis. on July Z. 1899, viz;
Claude E.Shepard, H. E No. S995, for the NwA
SwA, Sec. IA, I. AZ, n. R. 8 e.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton OF, saidIand, viz: E. S. Shepard OF Rhine
lander, wis; Charles wash, Star Lake; Frank
Sayner, OF Sayner, wis; Burleigh Hort and
Patrick Johnston of Rhinelander Wis.
EDGAR L. WHEELoCK Register.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-12

Rocky Mountain Tea is not
simply a laxative. It's q Won
derful remedy for every kind of
ache, constipation, indigestion,
bad blood. -4w
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
THE NEWS EPITOMlZED.
washington Itern..

1t IL probable that the Navy Department
will ask for an appropriation to equip
some war ships with the Marconi wireless
telegraphy instruments.
Admiral Schley made his final call at the
Navy Department before assuming com
mand OF the South Atlantic Squadron.
Commander Hemphili, OF the Detroit,
notified the Navy Department that the
cruiser had reached La Guayra from
Puerto Cabello.
A message was sent to Aguinaldo by
President Mckinley, asking humane treat
ment for Spanish prisoners.
The Guatemalan Minister, Lazo Arriaga,
took the initisl steps looking to a parcels
post convention between the United States
and Guatemala.
A pension Of SIS per month was granted
by Commissioner Evans to Adelaide W..
Bngley, mother of Lieutenant Worth Bag
ley, who was killed In the war with Spin.
It was learned at the State Department
that Agdsanldo was no longer in the vi
entity OF Torlac, but had started for
Boambang, seyenty-nve miles northeast.
President Mckinley, regarding the cleo
tions as m indorsemeDt of his Philippine
policy. will, 1t is said, openly favor re-
t%entfon.
Diplomats interested in the Chinese
question called at the State Department
and had long talks with Secretary Hay.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
What President Was This?

One day a President of the United
States sent for me. He had been
elected to that high office, but had not
yet been installed.
IT hear" he said, chat you have
just come back from Washington"
"Yes."
ibid you go to the White Housef
You did? Well, please sit down and
tell me all about it. What sort of a
house is it? How is it managed?
How many rooms are in it? Where
abouts does the President do his work?
And how did you get in there-how
do visitors manage to see the house
while the President and his family
are liXing in it,"
why" I excfMms1,~ haye
often been to Washington Have you
never visited the White House?"
NO." said he, 81 have only seen
the outside of it. l have never even
seen a President, or in fact, any great
man. ] am 80 peculiarly constituted
that if I knew the greatest man in the
world could be seen by walking to the
corner l would not walk there. But
now that / am about to make the White
House my home, | should very much
like 20 hear all that you can tell
me about it. "-Jmian Ralph, in the
Philadelphia Post.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
:alassIqII9nE@


A Bath man, noticing that a paper
would be read before the Historical
Society giving an account of the loss
of the ship Hanover at the mouth of
the Kennebec River November Q, 1S49,
recalls the strange case of what might
almost be called hereditary drowning.
Charles Weld was a eaman on board
the Hanover, and was drowned when
she was wrecked. His father vas
drowned by the loss of a steamer
bound from New York to Charleston,
S. c., and his grandfather, the Hon.
Benjamin Weld, once Secretary of
Legation to France during the Adj
ministration Of President John Adams,
when very aged, fell from a factory
into the Androscoggin River and was
drowned, They were all residents of
Brunswick, Me. - Lewiston Me-
Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

General Wheaton was informed that the
enemy was gathering at San Jacinto fot
the purpose OF preventing the Americans
from controlling the road from Dagupan
north. whereby Aguinaldo might retreat.
The Thirty-thtrd Regiment, Colonel Howe
commanding, INF u detachment OF the
Thirteenth Infantry, with a Calling gun
Rowland commanding, were sent to dis
perse them.
The insurgents opened the fight two miles
from San Jacinto, while the leading Ameri-
can battalion was passing a group of
houses in the midst of a cocoauut grove,
knee deep In mud. The Filipino sharp
shooters, hidden in trees, houses and a
small trench across the road, held their
fire until the Americans were close to them.
When they began firing other Filipinos
opened FIRE from thickets, right and left,
further away. The insuryent shnrpshooters
picked off the officers first. Five of the
Americans who fell wore shoulder straps OF
chevrons.
The Thirty-third never wavered. Its
crack marksmen knocked the Fillpinos
from the trees like squirrels. and the
Americans rushed the trench, leaving foul
dead Insurgents there. The regiment then
deployed under fire, with Major John A
Logan's battalion In the centre, Major
Cronic's on the right and Major Marsh's
on the left. The skirmish line, which was
a mile long, advanced rapidly, keeping up
a constant fire.
The Filipinos made an unexpectedly COOL
stand, many OF them remaining behind
cover until the American were within
twenty feet of them. Major Marsh fanked
n small trench full OF insurgents, surpris-
Ing them and Strengthening nearly all OF
them before entering the town. The Cat
ling killed five OF the force holding the
bridge aud swept the country beyond the
town, driving about one hundred and nifty
Filipinos into the hills. Marsh's battalion,
entering the town first, captured n big
battiefag which was flying over a convent
Thu insurgents are supposed to nave re-
treated toward Dagupan. 1t was impos-
sibIe TO pursue them, as the American
troops were exhausted and their supply
OF ammunition was low. The outposts
killed five Filipinos during the night
The body Of the Filipino lieutenant
colonel commanding was found among the
killed.
A proclamation OF the Filipino Secretary
of War was found in all the villages, giving
glowing accounts of alleged Filipino vie.
tories, and saying that 1900 Americans
had been killed and Ii, 1000 wounded In the
war.
General Otis has learned that Aguinaldo
recently issued a proclamation transferring
the capital to Bayombong, giving as a rea-
son for the step the unsanitary condition
OF Tarlac.
TIL rapid approach OF the Americans was
a complete surprise to the insurgents, as
the latter expected them to move slowly,
as they did from Manila to Angeles. A
majority of the natives welcome the army
enthusiastically, but some who have been
deluded by stories OF American crielties
hide In the swamps. When the news
spreads that the Americans Intend to re-
main and establish order the population
flock to their homes, bringing with them
their cattle and household goods.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
Kruger,s Missing. Thumb.

An amusing Kruger story is going
the rounds. The president is minus
the thumb of his left hand. In his
youth it was badly wounded, and
rather than nurse the troublesome
member he laid the thumb on q block
and chopped it off, a heroic curel
Some time ago, in discussing the pres
emit situation, and wishing to illustrate
how he would do Sir Alfred Miner,
as he had his predecessors, he began
with the little finger of his left hand:
ST was too much for Sir George Gray"
Then, annotating with his third finger:
81 was too much for Sir Howard Berk-
sley." Passing to the middle finger:
81 was too much for Sir Bartle Frere."
Next with the index finger: II was too
much for Sir Hercules Robinson, and
{ shall be too much for Sir-alle
maagtel" he exclaimed, for he had
,ome to the place of the missing
thumb. This incident, which is a true
one, is said to have impressed and de-
pressed him not a little. as he is very
superstitious.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

Until recently, when the introduce
ton of a house-to house delivery of
letters made it necessary, the district
of Morven, Argyllshire. Scotland,
had had q most curious p~ostofice. 1t
never received the sanction Of the
Postmaste r-G General, and was subject
to no rules and regulations, for it con-
sisted merely Of a slit in the rock,
closed up by a nicely fitting stone. 1t
was situated high up in the hills,
about midway between Drimnin and
Barr. Formerly when any letters for
Barr or the neighborhood came to
Drimnin postoffice they were carried
by the first available shepherd or
crofter to this primitive letter box.
There they were left until some one
else should find it convenient to take
them to their destination. The ar
rangement was fairly satisfactory, for
no missive aver was lost or irreparably
damaged in this queer ~postofice in the
rock,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

To cook a beefsteak correctly is an
art. Knowing that, the woman OF
one household discovered that from
the moment she first exposed it to the
flames, beginning with the figure one
she could count no further than seven
before it was necessary tic give the
other side a chance to see the fire.
Then seven again, and turn, and SO
on till perfection rewarded her care.
When a new servant came into the
family one of the first questions that
met her was, Scan you broil a steak?"
eyes, num-" she said.
And, nevertheless, the woman
thought it might be well to give her
some advice.
always count seven before You
turn the steak" was what she said.
Not long after some member OF the
family was in the kitchen when a juicy
porterhouse was fairly sizzling over
the fire, the maid was away in another
part of the room, but suddenly she
darted up to the stove.
"One-two-three-fou r-fve-six-seven, "
she ratified off the numbers b%reathless-
ly, and turned the meat. After a long
interval the same thing happened
again.
What do you count seven for?" the
member of the family said.
"Oh, 1 dunno, it's just one of the
strange beliefs of the missus," she re-
plied.-New York Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

Failures are very light.
The coal trade is experiencing decidedly
satisfactory conditions.
Large orders for iron and steel are re.
ported at Chicago and st. Louis.
Activity in lumber is a feature at MANY
markets and strength OF prices is no less
marked.
Cereals appear to have reached a dead
level, with prices showing little or no
change.
Business is active in all lines at Kansas
City, Mo-, where packing-house business Is
better than a year ago.
Business in textile lines at the East IA. OF
the whole, very good, wool being active
and higher at leading markets.
Strength OF prices, a natural outcome Of
past ard present active demand, is still tue
leading feature of the trade situation.
New York City reports that the sprina
business done In dry goods has been yers
satisfactory, leading to confident predlc.
tions MS to the future.
Signs accumulate that shoe manufac
turers and iobbers are meeting with suc
cess in securing recently-advanced prices
Corn is strong Notwithstanding rattle,
more liberal current estimates OF Yield. and
largely owing to the readiness OF foreign
buying at concessions.
On the Pacific coast trade reports ara
satisfactory; rains have Improved erop
conditions 10 California, but the demand
slack.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

This Hawaiian school system is described
In the annual report OF the Commissioner
of Education as remarkable for its com
pleteness, and, out OF n total population OF
100, 900 In 1896, the school enrolment was
"A, 522.
Three Americans were sentenced in Ha-
n Cuba. for refusing to cater to col
ored persons.
The rebels are again becoming active In
the vicinity OF Manila.
Governor-Genera Brooke issued a proc
Iamation for the observance OF Thanksgiv-
ing Day In Cuba.
Secretary OF Finance Desbernine intends
to submit to Governor-General Brooke a
proposal to construct twenty small gun
boats for Cuban coast guard service at a
cost Of $500, 900.
Captain Leary, the Governor of Guam,
reports a large demand from collectors for
United States stamps surcharged for use
at the naval station.
Two cases OF smallpox were discovered
In a Spanish steamer landing at San Juan
de Porto Rico.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

The Frenchman, L. A. Martel, who
has done more than any other man to
improve methods of cave exploration,
takes the greatest precautions to avoid
the possibility of losing his waytluring
his pioneer expeditions in caves. He
is a nan Of large means, pays all the
expenses of his explorations himself
and usually has from ten to fifteen
assistants. He carries compasses to
make surveys for his maps and lays
down his routes on paper as he adj
RANGES. He marks all the routes of
ingress with white paint and carries
hunting horns and whistles with which
to signal to the men in his party. He
also carries finder to kindle fire and,
if need be, take the place Of matches,
which are apt to become damp.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17


The instinct of animals sometimes
leads them out of the depths of caves
from which a man not knowing the
route would hardly escape alive. An
illustration OF this facts the story DR.,
Hovey tells of a frisky young puppy
that knew no fear and would boldly
follow the explorer to the remotest
bounds. One day the dog lost him
self in a gallery he undertook to ex-
plore on his own account. A lamp
was set for him at EcAo River, and the
party returned to the hotel. The next
morning the dog was found sitting by
the lamp patiently waiting for aid. No
sooner, howe yer, had he been carried
over the river thar heran away again,
and was missing for two days, and
then appeared on top of earth once
more. In the darkness of perpetual
midnight he had foundered through
mud banks, swan rivers and threaded
intricate passages. He was guided
by his mysterious gift of %orientation
to the exit miles away from the place
in the bowels of the earth whence he
started. The scent that took him to
the only outlet is probably similar to
that which pilots homing pigeons on
their voyages through the air.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
The Average Yield of Corn, Buckwheat,
Potatoes and Hay,

AAAo V W wan s'ot
Potatoes and Hay.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. (S~peciaD.-The No
vember report Of the statistician OF the
Department of Agriculture will give 25.2
bushels as the average yield per acre OF
corn, according to the preliminary returns
OF the departments correspondents. The
preliminary estimate last year was 24.s
bushels, that of 1897, 1877 bushels, and the
mean OF the preliminary estimates OF the
last ten years "a bushels. The indicated
yield per acre in the principal corn States
Is as follows: Pennsylvania, 81; Ohio, 81;
IndiaIa. 81; Illinois, IS; Iowa, 81; Missouri.
rs; Kansas, 30. and Nebraska, 81 bushels.
The preliminary estimate of the average
yield Of buckwheat is 17.2 bushels per
acre, against 1913 bushels last year and
20.7 bushels in 1897. The averages In New
York and Pennsylvania, the two States OF
principal production, are Is and 20 bushels
per acre, respectively.
The estimated average yield OF potatoes
Is 1877 bushels per acre, as compared with
75.2 bushels last year; 6i.6 bushels In
1897, and 1873 bushels the mean OF the pre-.
liminary averages of the last ten years.
The estimated average yield OF hay Is
1.35 tons per acre, as compared with 1.55
tons last year, 1.42 tons In 1897 and 1.27
tons the mean OF the preliminary averages
Of the last ten years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

Potassium is one OF the most inter
esting substances known to chemical
workers. The metal itself is scarcely
used at all in the arts, but its many
salts are of imm ense practical value,
being used largely in the production
of %gunpowder, tsStiIi1ers, medicines
cardfptggI cyaaogen with q metallic
agent. gyanogen is a colorless, poi
sonousN liquefiable gas which has the
odor of almonds and burns with a
purple flame. Cyanide of potassium
is made by burning potassium, an al
kali metal, in cyanogen gas, and is
really a prussiate OF potash. 1t is
produced also in blast furnaces in
which ore is smelted, with coke or
coal, and is permanent when kept dry,
but decomposes readily in moist air.
1t crystallizes in dry, octagonal blocks,
and is extremely soluble in water. 1t
has the odor OF prussia acid and kin
bred bitterness OF taste. Cyanide OF
potassium is also used in electro
metallurgy and photography to a con
siderable extent. 1t will remove me-
tallic oxides, the juices of fruits and
indelible ink.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17

The greater nations are using more troi
and steel than ever before.
The lrst Jewish congregation IN tne ha.
waiian Islands has Just been iorneu at
Honolulu.
Several Buddhist missionaries are taxing
stens 10 establish a temple OF their iaith ID
San Francisco.
Tie publlc school teachers oil Brookiyr
have decided to bring suits to OBTAIN al
increase OF salaries.
The Goyernment just now is losing con
siderable revenue by the use Oh "wasne'
or revenue stamps. !,
The MiCuesota fsh hatchery mas piaceu
q 800 GOO brook trout in the is'and waters
.pf that State this year.
An Illinois = announces that ne MAJ
nerfected a plan fora
~feature for the postal service.
The United States supreme COURT .
WASHINGTON has decided to bear inherit
ancs taT cases on December 4.
The Culver oopstraetion COMPANY. o,
Springfield, ILL.,, has optatheu .np eou udu
far The restoration OF the Lincoln M'hu-
ment In that city
The Board OF Aldermen Of Toiedo, Qhio,
nsssad over the veto oil Mayor Jones
INA nronos,tion TO sell the city gas plant
Tho vote was II to 2.
Durtng the last fiscal year tne coss . ! en-
forcing the Alien Contract LAWS ~ 'ue rnu'
,rai Government was eSI.fzo' aho wv A"'
migration laws t2sS.ooa
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
Kind Of stove He wanted.

A gentleman from one Of the town
ships north of Somerset came to town
one day last week to buy q stove. At
one OF the stores he found what he
wanted. 1t was standing on a low
truck on which sample stoves are
moved about the store. The mar
bought the stove and ordered 1t
shipped to his home. On Monday
the ~stovedealer received a letter from
the customer in which the latter said:
THE stove you sold me was on wheels
the one I received is not; ] will ship
it back" The buyer probably had
heard of and wanted a stove like that
invented by the man who had to get
up and make the fre"-one that with
a rope could be drawn up to the bed
and be lighted. -Somerset tPenn.)
Standard.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
save the NickeIs.

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save 15c by investing
Sc. He can tell you just how you can get
one large 10c package of cred Gross"
starch, one large 10c package OF "Hubin-
gers Best starch, With the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed In
twelve beautiful c%olors, or one Twentieth
C~entafy>Gir Calendar, all for Sc. Ask your
grocer for this starch and obtain these
beautiful Christmas presents free.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
Filiplnos Routed in a Fierce Figh,
Near San Jacinto.
NATIVES WELCOME AMERICANS.

Tho Thirty-thlFd Infantry Defeats the In
'~nrrentn a Sharp Enconntsr-Kiis
Many n the Trsnches-Isebeis Post
Notices OF Great yictories-The Ameri-
can Loss-Aguinaido's New Capital.
MANILA (By Cable).--The Thirty-third
Volunteer Infantry, In M OF the sharpest
two hours engagements of the war, with
an equal force OF insurgents, FIVE miles
from San Fabian, lost one officer and six
mon killed and had one officer and twelve
men wounded. The Americans captured
t~wenty-nine FIliplnos and one hundred
rifles, and found eighty-one insurgent dead
lying In the trenches and rice fields. Many
more FllipInos doubtless were killed OF
wounded.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
Nevs of lieutenant Gilmore.

WASHINGTON, d. @. (Special) The fol
lowing was received at the Navy Depart
ment from Admiral Watson at Manila:
Escaped Spanish prisoners at San Fabian
report seeing Gilmore November l In Tar
lac, with five men, all we'll. He crossed
mountain from Baler In May, with thirteen
men. Location of other eight unknown.
WATSON.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-17
Like Finding Money.

The use of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase Of "Red Cross" and
''H~ublnger's Best" starch, makes it just
like finding money. Why, for only Sc you
are enabled to get one large 1oc package
OF "Red Cross starch, one large 10c pack
OF "Hublnger's Best" starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels, print
ed in Twelve beautiful c%olors, or one Twen-
tieth Century Girl Calendar, embossed in
gold. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free