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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

for over a year, since May, there has
been an unclaimed letter lying in the
Greenville postofice addressed to
John w. Pollard and stamped upon it
the name of u S. steamship MOnad-
mock, and the government frank. By
some means it was supposed to be in
tended for Mr.. Page, and he was mott
fed to call and open it. This he did
and it proved a letter from Com
mander Nichols of the Monadnock,
dated April 1, 1899, informing him of
the death of his son in the hospital.
The letter was very complimentary to
the young man and stated there was
$3.50 to his credit on the ships books.
Mr.. Page came to town to see Hon.
J. H. Small, to whom he made the
above statement, and Mr.. Small at
once took steps to procure the money
and if possible to have his remains re-
turned to his old home.-Washingt
IN. CO. Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
FOREIGN.

A case of bubonic plague was
brought to London.
Germany, it is promised, will be
strictly neutral.
The Turkish government abolished
Armenian measures.
Excessive taxation in Madrid may
lead to martial law.
The Venezuela insurgents will march
upon Caracas, the capital.
A Canadian cabinet crisis is threat
ened as result of the war.
Two German officers and a hundred
native soldiers were butchered in
Africa.
Four thousand people were killed by
an earthquake in the Netherland
Indies.
DR.. Kolb, the well-known German
traveller, was killed in Africa by a
rhinoceros.
A plot is reported to have been dis
covered in Santo Domingo to assassi-
nate President Jimines.
Venezuela advices say the people
have risen against President Andrade,
and that a crisis is imminent.
Count Boni Castellane is now &C
cused of being concerned in the
French royalist conspiracy.
The national debt of Santo Domingo
is now about $25,0O0,000 gold, and the
population is somewhat less than $780,
900.
News comes from Apia that the
natives have proclaimed Tamasese as
king of Samoa, despite the recent
agreement of the United States, Ger
many and Great Britain to abolish that
office.
The Transvaal is said to have con-
templated inviting a German pro-
tectorate just before war was declared.
The British soldiers and others on the
armored train destroyed by the beers
we're not killed, but captured. Ameri-
can citizens in the TransVaal number
1000. Their interests are with the
British in the war. Gen. Butler will
not only command the British troops
but have control of the entire south
African situation. The beers besieged
Kimberly and are credited with a
strong desire to capture Cecil hAodes.
1t is believed they occupy Newcastle,
Natal. They retreated at another
point, avoiding an engagement, but
captured Charlestown. Martial law
was proclaimed in the Orange Free
State. Rudyard Kipling, writing on
the war, says all England asks is
equal rights to all white men in south
Africa. Four Transvaal agents are in
Chicago to organize a regiment to
fight the British. Canada has de-
cided to furnish 1000 troops. Great
Britain informed the South African
republic that it would not even dis
cuss the demands contained in the
boer ultimatum. The beers then for
mally declared war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
ORGANIZING REFORM LEAGUE.

A reform league is being formed in
Clarke county, Georgia, having as its
object the breaking up of the practice
of using money and liquor in elections.
The promotion of this league has
been under discussion for several
months, but it is just now crystalliZ-
ing. The league will be known as the
Clarke County Reform League, and
the agreement of it's members will be
that they pledge themselves not to sup
port any man for office who uses
money or liquor to influence voters,
and that if they know such is being
done they will report it to the league.
Several hundred of the best citizens
of Athens have signifed their inten-
ton to enroll their names as ruem-
bers of the new organization, and
those who are behind it are satisfied
shat it will be a powerful factor in
politics in Clarke county in the FIJI
ture
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
YOUR HEALTH.
Some Homely Suggestions That May
Help You Save a Doctors Bill.

"A hot water compress, just as hot as
you can bear it, is the very best thing
to stop a cut from bleeding.
Ordinary headaches almost always
yield to the simultaneous application
Of hot water to the feet and back of the
neck.
Nothing as promptly cuts short con-
gestion of the lungs, sore throat or
rheumatism as hot water when APP
piled early in the case and thoroughly.
1t is always proper to throw the head
back when the nose is bleeding, and a
piece of paper put between the upper
lip and the gum will stop the hem
orrhage.
Cutting corns only makes them grow
more. Soaking the feet and ruuung
them with pumice stone is much etter.
and if persisted in, say using twice a
week, will keep the feet in splendid
condition.
When dose of unpleasant medicine.
is necessary particularly with chill
dren, its disagreeable taste may be al
most wholly concealed if peppermint
candy is taken just before the medi-
cine. This is better plan than taking
something after the dose.
An agreeable method of changing the
atmosphere in an invalid's room is to.
pour some good eau de cologne into a
soup plate, and with lighted match
set fire to it. The cologne will make
pretty flame, and impart a delightful,
refreshing odor to the air
Hot water when taken freely half an
hour before bedtime is an excellent
cathartic in the case of constipation,
while it has a soothing effect upon the
stomach and bowels. This treatment
continued few months, with addition
of a cup of hot water slowly slipped
half an hour before each meal with.
proper attention to diet, will cure most
cases of dyspepsia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
THEATRE IS PROFITABLE.

Sometimes the vaudeville theater
is an Individual and independent en-
terprise; more often it belongs to a
circuit. The patronage, expenses,
and receipts are enormous. One cir
cult will speak for all. 1t has the
alter in New York, one in Philadelphia,
one in Boston, and one in Providence,
and they give no Sunday perform
ances; and yet these four theatres
entertain over 100000 people every
year, give employment to $50 at
taches and to $500 actors. Four
thousand people pass in and out of
each one of these theatres daily. Ten
thousand dollars are distributed each
week in salaries to the actors and
800 to the attaches. Take one
theater for example, the house in
Boston. 1t is open the year round
and it costs $1,000 a week to keep it
open, while it's patrons will average
Is, 900 every week. On a holiday it will
play to from ten to twelve thousand
people.-Edwin Milton Royle in Scrib-
ner's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR ECHOES.

Three Americans were killed in a
fight with the FilipinOs.
Another attempted rebel outbreak in
Manila was headed off.
Gen. Funston, who arrived at San
Francisco with the twentieth Kansas,
Cubans continue mobbing Spaniards-
denies empnatically that he is an anti
expansionist.
Americans abandoned captured Phil
ippine towns and saw them promptly
reoccupied by the rebels.
Senator Davis thinks congress at it's
coming session will decide definitely to
leave the Philippines under military
control
Ex-Secretary of State Day in a
speech at Columbus said that $4,000
900 was paid for the Philippines as the
only object was of an immediate peace
with Spain.
In his speech at Des MOines Bryan
said: 81 do not favor withdrawing our
troops from Manila; but we should
clearly promise the Filipinos indepen-
dence when order is established"
Admiral Schley has stated that he
would accept a home in Washington to
be purchased by 81 subscriptions by
his admirers. He asks that action be
postponed until poor people have pur-
chased their supplies of coal and wood,
and are certain that they can give the
amount
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
RAISED HIS RANK.

An engaging manner is useful every
where. This axiom is amusingly il
Illustrated by story which Justin Nc
Carthy tells "Soon after the civil war, ~
he says, ri happened to be standing
on a bridge in New York, amusing my
self by studying the crowd, when a.
shrill, youthful voice accosted me with
'Cap'n, shine yer boots?' The chance.
distribution of military titles was
ready and liberal at the time, when so,
many soldiers were returning to CIV
ilian life, and paid no attention to the
invitation. Just then a rival bootblack
passed, and imagining where the cause
of NY indifference lay, he advanced,
and, pushing past the unsuccessful
claimant, he gave me a military salute
and appealed to me with the captivat-
ing words: 'Brigadier general, shine.
yer boots?' I had my boots shfned on
the spot. Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
DEWEY's QUICK WIT.
A Bright Shaft of Humor at the Ex-
pense of Two Colleagues.

With Captain Willard H. Brownson
and Commander William H. Emory,
Admiral Dewey shares the reputation
of being one of the best-dressed men
in the Navy. When Dewey was presi-
dent of the Naval Inspection Board,
Brownson and Emory were members.
The board was obliged to attend the
final trial trips of all new vessels.
Dewey usually carried only small
satchel on these occasions, but Brown
son and Emory were always provided
with several suits of clothes. Dewey
went to New London to witness the
final trial of the Annapolis, reaching
there in advance of some of the other
members. He was sitting on the piazza
of his hotel on the evening of his ar
rival, when an express wagon loaded
high with big trunks was driven up.
"Ah," said Dewey, with smile, 81 see
that Brownson and Bill Emory have
come. "-October Ladies Home Jour
nal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
POLISHING PETRLFIED WOOD.
Factory in the West NOW Engaged on
Large Contract.

The polishing works OF this city is
now engaged on the stupendous job of
getting out $1,000,00O worth of pol
ished chalcedony, or petrified wood, to
be taken to the Paris exposition. This
petrified wood is hauled from it's ma
tive heath in Arizona, a distance of
sixty-fve miles to a railroad, and then
shipped to this city to be cut and
polished, this being the only place in
the world having facilities for treat
ing the petri1cation, which is seven
tenths as hard as diamond. It is
shipped here in great logs and stumps,
weighing many tons each, just as they
have laid for many ages during the
process required by nature to turn the
wood into beautiful and variegated
colors of stone. The process of saw
ing the stone UP in shape for polishing
is most tedious, the huge machinery
used for the purpose being able to
saw only from an inch to three inches
a day into it. After being cut and
polished the stone is worked up into
every conceivable shape, from cuff
JULIUS w ups lOl COuICl LdU10S duu
great columns which cost a small
fortune. All kinds of jewelry is made
from it, as well as trinkets and hand
some articles suitable for souvenirs.
One of the chief attractions at the
worlds fair was the exhibit of chalce-
dony which had been polished and
prepared in this city. 1t is stated that
during the fair sales of this stuff were
more than 100000 a month
The great exhibit which is to be
made in Paris will be wonderful ad-
vertisement for Sioux Falls, for the
reason that nowhere else on earth is
there machinery mammoth yet deli
cate enough to saw, polish and put in
to shape the variety of articles that
will be on exhibition.-Sioux Falls
Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
SOUTHERN SUPREMACY.

The state of North Carolina alone
manufactures more cotton now than
was manufactured in the whole south
in 1885. The utilization of electricity
as a motive power in operating cot
ton mills, will still further reduce the
cost of production in the south and
will stimulate mill building, thus
Fastening the supremacy which this
section is destined to have in that in
dustry, and the time when the south
will be the worlds cotton manufacture
ing centre, with the sceptre wrested
from both Old England and New Eng
Wilmington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
ARISTOCRATS IN TRADE.
Many OF England's Nobility Are En-
gagged in Business.

The Duke of Northumberland, the
heir of all the Percys, with a direct
descent from one of Williams rs IA
vorites, has reputation for excellent
butter, and the ducal brand is in great
demand within radius of many miles
from Lyon House, Brentford.
The most noble the Marquis of Ripon
has an ideal dairy at his seat, Studley
Royal; and it's products, yellow butter
and delicious cream, are sold in two
dairy shops, one in Leeds and the
other at Ripon.
Another marquis still better known
in tho world of trade is Lord London
derry, whose coal is as unimpeachable
as his family escutcheon. Time was
when the Earl of Hardwicke, as Wis
count Royalston, was a cigar mer-
chant. He has now transferred his
energies to Cane Court and is half
stock broker and half newspaper
owner.
The Earl of Harrington supplements
his income by the profits of green
grocery shop at Charing Cross, to
which the fruits and vegetables grown
at his Derby seat, Elvaston Castle, find
their way
The Earl of Ranfurly has for many
years been an active and successful
fruit grower at Moldura, Victoria. His
farm there is the envy and pride of the
fruit colony, and it's condition is due
very largely to the earl's own personal
work ON it.
The seventeenth Earl of Caithness
has been literally nursed as a farmer,
and is prouder of his American ranch,
covering over twenty square miles, the
fruit of his years of hard work, than of
his earl's coronet.
The last Earl of Seafield was balliff
and small farmer in New Zealand and
his successor, the young earl of to-day,
is also engaged in industrial pursuits
at Oamaru.
The late Viscount Hampden, when
he was released from the exacting post
of speaker of the house of commons,
turned his attention to milk and butt
ter, and his Glynde dairy was noted for
it's excellence.
Lord Rayleigh, the great scientist
and brother-in-law of A. J. Ba1four,
takes as much interest in milk as in
argon and the doings of the Royal So
ciety-New York Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
CRUSADE AGAINST SLEEP.
English Town Seeks to Prevent Prac--
tice of Doing in Church.

Bournemouth has become the cradle
of a curious crusade, directed against
the comfortable practice of sleeping in
church. The clerical gentlemen who.
have started it apparently object to the
habit on two grounds-imprimis, that,
from an aesthetic point of view, even
sleeping Beauties with an inclina-
ton to snore, are not attractive articles
when viewed from the pulpit; and,
gregation is discouraging to the
preacher. In a discussion which took
place among the local pastors on the
subject, Rev. T. Evans remarked that
a good many people thought it no harm.
to sleep there. Ministers ought to
have had cameras, with which to take
snap shots of dormant members of
their congregation, and then present
copies to them. If people could see
themselves asleep in the pew, as view
ed from the pulpit, it would give them
many sleepless nights in thinking OF
the spectacle. The Mayor of Bourne
mouth, who was present at the debate
pleasantly said that if he were preach
ing and saw man asleep in the con-
gregation he was afraid he should
throw book at him, and if he found.
that one was not enough he would
launch another So let the Bourne
mouth and Boscome sleepers beware,
lest their awakening be rudely lit
erary one bound in half calf.-London
Telegraph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

an authorized capital of s10,000,000, has
been incorporated in New Jersey.
Robbers held-up the Northwestern
limited train at De Kalb, demolished
the express car and got some $4,000.
Crazed with jealousy, Harry Adalr,
a Peoria mail carrier, shot and killed
his wife and then ended his own life.
Mrs. Cantius-Lange, well-knoWn
socialist leader of Brooklyn, fell dead
from apoplexy while addressing a
meeting.
A new combination against the Bell
Telephone company is preached, as
well as a combination of telephone and
telegraphis service.
Albert d. Fogg, Cincinnati, Ohio,
died. He was agent for the Adams
Express company and had been in the
service thirty-five years.
The American Academy of Railway
Surgeons elected as president DR..
Charles A. Wheaton of St. Paul, where
the next session will be held.
At Sevierville, Tenn, three highway
men attempted to rob bank. One
was killed, the second wounded and
captured and the third su1c1ded on De-
ing surrounded.
Bishop Potter will investigate Epis-
copal church affairs in Hawaii with a
view to the transfer of diocese of Hon
olulu from the Church of England to
the American church.
Mckinley and his party were enthus-
istically welcomed in the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Ohio. The president spoke for reten-
ton of the Philippines.
Construction on five steel steamers
for lake traffic, each 475 feet long, SO
feet beam and 20 feet draught, to cost
So, OOO,O is to be begun at once by
the Carnegie company at Cleveland.
In his report to the Minnesota Bap-
fist state convention the official visitor
to the Chicago university says that in
stitution does not ground students suf-
ficiently strong in the Christian faith.
An attempted Jail delivery was frus-
trated at Maysville, KY, by the courage
of Miss Betty McIlvaine, the jailer's
daughter, who held the heavy iron en-
trance door against lot of prisoners
who were trying to force their way out,
despite painful wounds which she re-
ceived at their hands.
On the first day of the approaching
session of congress the senate finan-
cial bill will be introduced in the lat
ter body. 1t will not be on the same
lines as the house, but it will declare
without equivocation for the gold
standard. 1t is the present intention
of the finance committee to ask a
speedy consideration of the bill in the
senate in order that it may be dis
posed of as early in the session as
possible.
Crime committed in youth, an es-
cape from Imprisonment in Tennessee
equal almost to death sentence, five
years of righteous living with a wife
who knew nothing of his past, and
finally betrayal by supposed friend,
is the life story of Edward Cole, a
quiet hammered negro arrested in Chi
cagO. Coles arrest was brought about
by a pretended friend, who was anxi-
Gus to shine as detective. He
Swallowed Cole, and finally reported
his suspicious to the local police.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
A PATHETIC EXPERIENCE.
John W. Page of Stokes, Pitt county,

John W. Page of Stokes, Pitt county,
who was in town Friday to consult
Congressman John H. Sme l, has had
quite a romantic and pathetic expert
ence with his son, Alphonso C. Page.
Alphonso ran away from home six
years ago and enlisted in the navy,
under the assumed name of George
w. Pollard, and gave John W. Pol
lard as his fathers name. He served
in the Spanish war, and later was Or
dered to the Philippines, where he
was promoted to chief master at arms
in the marine service. And although
the father has not heard from his son
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
APHORISMS.

The weakness of his dupes supplies
his strength to the schemer.
Most people bear up remarkably we'll
under the misfortunes of others.
The test for an educated man lies IN
his dealings with the uneducated.
Truth has to 1inger on the stOOp
while falsehood occupies the drawing
room.
An easy way to get rich is to per-
suade others that you can cure them Of
their poverty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
HEARD IN PARIS.

General Parbleu-I am deeply cha
grined at the manner in which my
testimony at the Dreyfus trial was re-
ported.
General Mille-Tonnerres-Why So,
mon ami?
General Parbleu-I am the only wit
ness whose testimony was not said to
have produced profound sensation.
Puck
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

his sleep broken, that was all Rooney
and John wanted to hear. They fed,
Patsy after them with his hook, and
though they snufled and breathed hard
they had to come and push that wagon
up. Perhaps they will treasure that up
and some day-well, some day they
are sure to get him.-Ainslie's Maya
zine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

Count Boni de Castellane, who
wrote an impudent letter to the Prince
of Monaco when that gentleman Of
fered Dreyfus his hospitality, has re-
ceived word that Monaco is in France
and has te1egraphed that he will make
all possible haste to get to the capital.
A duel is expected if the two men
meet.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-20

The testimony taken In the tri2. of
the men charged with having committed
murder a, wardner leaves no doubt
that there was . deliberate plan to
wreck the Nails. II WAS net intended
at ssrst that murder shoaid be commit
ted. bat when the rioters became excited
they lost their reason. and began firing
with the deliberate purpose Of killing
The crime removes the affair from cut
Of labor troublex Differences of oYsln-
ion between employer and employed
may b- met with concessions. and the
claims % labor. justly founded and fair
iy urged. will not fail Tn have the SYM
patty Of the public. But there can be
no compromise with crime. no sympathy
with wanton destruction. and no cause
can be- saccessful which resorts tn such
means
The strikes which have taken place
on strset car lines in enc ar two cities
rest upon different basis They were
caused. IL is claimed. by the failure Of
the employers 20 keep implied agree
nsents, In one case the strike was ar
dsred because the employing company
I'D not comply with the Law regulating
the hours OF labor. The singular part
of II is that very many Of the men were
as willing as the employer to ignore the
Law because by eyading II they were en-
ahied To earn mere money. In the other
case the strike was due TO d;ssatisfae-
ton of the men with the wages they
received In the Idaho case. IL will b.
remembered. the strike with It's deeds
Of infarny was not caused either by a
breach Of agreement on the part 81 an
employer or by dissatisfaction with the
wages. hat because the employers re-
fused to insist that every man In their
employ should Join the union.
These grievances and the means taken
IN remedy them present very serious
problem which can neither be safely ig-
norrd nor left 10 the visionary solution
Of Impractical theorists 1t IL evident
that laws viii not suffice, and If they
afforded any relief the difficulty Of hav-
ing harmonious system lis seen by ex-
periencs with labor laws In several
states