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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-18

MARRIED. = At Menominee,
Michigan, on Tuesday, Deceln
Der 5th, Mr.. Merton ]. Dickinson.
to Miss Win1fred &. Mcdonald
The bride is a daughter of Pau.
Mcdonald, Of Ucorfo, this state
and is a popular leader III social
circles otthat city, and the groom
is an accomod ting and prosper
Gus merchant and one OF tl1G
most prominent young business
men IN this village. The happy
couple arrived here from Oconto
on the morning train Wednes-
day and at present are the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Johnson,
the brides sister and brotheri1l-
law. On the evening Of their ar
rival they were pleasantly sere-
naded by the Wabeno Cornct
Band and a royal time was had
by all. A ball will be given IN
their honor by Mr.. and Mrs,
Thomas Moore at the Hotel
Wabeno Saturday night. MIR.
and Mrs. Dickinson will be at
home to their friends after Janu-
airy LIST. 1900. The Advertiser
Joins their host of frlen S in wish
ing for them a happy and pros
porous voyage through the jour
nev of life.-Advertiser, Wabeno,
Wis,
Merton's many friends in Eagle
wish him and his charming bride,
a long and happy life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-12-18
First Pub ic.,tion Dee. / i, 1901
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department OF tie Interior,
UnlIed States land Office.
Wuusar. Wis. November u. 1899.
A sufficient contest afIi,iavit having
been flied in this office by Fred Luck;
cun;tstant a,sains! nom stead entry No.
T462. mad Novea!b + 3 1891, for y IL
x $ w Section is, Township II n.
Range 8 l.. by hi,'iIul d II. Fot,in Con
tpstrr, in hi,:h il is alleged thar Richard
ii. TUhiH has wholly abHnlpn"i said
tract ior period o. more than seven
months since making Salu vltiyn,id next
prior to il" date hereof; that rii!d entry
mnn has iai!pd t. bWi.d or reside upon
said tract; tia 1t he has tailed 10 cultivate
and Improve said tract as required hN
nN, nad that said abandonment MAS
nol du 10 service NJ The AIRY or navy oi
thr United State. III ti;no OF war, sftI
p;tlllt. are lprrbv notified % appear,
rt->l':il and offer ,vut,'.ls' ton"hlng said
allegation at 10 O'Clock Il. in on .iHan-
at.} 81. 1900. before Register u,d Re
"eivpr, Wansau, Wis.
IiIe said contestant having, in a prop
81 Affidavit, He'd Decrii.,cr 5, lcoJ, set
ior;h facts which SHOW hat q ter du
iiiI1, nee PERSONAL service of this no lice
can lut be made. 1t is hereby ordered
and directed THAT ~ll... notice be given
~ ine ntid proper pu1lication.
EDGAR L. WHEELoCK, Register.
HENRY =. McCRos5GN, Receiver.
Notice OF Foreclosure Sale.
STATE OF VISCONRlN, IN CIRt UT
COURT, LA:StOUNIY.
# apvny UnWETL
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
OTHER PAPERS, IDEAS.
F%avoring the Foreigner.

Iltthu.
For years past American sewing
machines, bicycles and manufactures
OF iron and steel of almost every de-
Scription have been sold in Europe at
prices greatly below the American
prices. One of the most striking illus
trations of this was given in the copper
trade before copper vas placed on the
free list. American bar md sheet
copper was at that time sold in Eng
land at such a low price, when com
pared with the American price, that il
would have been highly profitable to
the foreign purchaser to have paid the
cost of shipping it back to the United
States for sale here as a ~re-entry of
American goods, but in order to avoid
this the American copper men insisted
when they sold copper i n England that
the original package in which it was
shipped should be destroyed, the high
duty under such circumstances prevent
ing a return shipment.
In this instance there was no nation
al sentiment exhibited; it was simply
a question of trade conditions, and the
American dealers in almost any cx-
ported commodity have shown them
selves willing to charge their fellow
countrymen wen twice the amount
charged foreigners. provided that in
that way they could obtain trade which
would not otherwise ON in to them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21

I again inquired for the news, and he
told me that Boies was unable to de-
liver; that they had a deal with the
Illinois delegation for that day: that
if anything like a deadlock developed
between Bland and Bryan. the plan
was to swing the Illinois delegation TO
Stevenson, and to use money to carry
out this object. In a subsequent on
versation with this man he told me
they had put up the money to control
the conventions of both parties from
the time that Andrew johnson left the
white house; but the Chicago nven
ton got away from them. He said
that only two ame went before that
convention that they could not control
Bland and Bryan; that these two
men did not are to be rich, and they
could get no hold on t~hem.-Julial
Laughlin in Mississippi Valley Demo-
crat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Costly and Curious Clocks.

Probably the most valuable clock in
existence is the one actually made by
the royal hands of Louis XVI. 1t came
into The possession of a member of the
Rothschild family two or three years
age, who gave no less a sur than $780,
600 for this remarkable timepiece.
kept going by the wind, and another
in St. Petersburg has n%inety-fve faces,
indicating simultaneously the time at
thirty different spots on the earth and
planets. So complicated are the works
of this wonderful timepiece that it took
two years to put it together after it
had been sent in detached pieces from
Switzerland.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
That Hague Conference.

AS time progresses the true inward
ness Of The Hague peace convention
begins to crop out.
1t seems that the leading nations of
Europe, weary Of REFRESHING popular
struggles for freedom, and jealous of
the possible advancement OF some of
the minor nations, sprung the idea that
the, minor nations, spring The idea OF
a peace convention, the purpose of
which was to stop an increase of ar
mament. This was a very convenient
thing for the rulers with large armies
already in hand to propose, because it
insured their own supremacy, and laid
IN interdict upon the attempt of small
er nations to grow up to their stand
ard. In no particular was this brought
out clearer than in the proposal to
restrict the developments of navies.
Of course England, France and other
European powers, already having large
navies and seeing that the United
States was about to come into the
arena against them, were very anxious
to prevent naval engagements; but
they were not anxious to the extent OF
dispensing with their own naval estab-
lishments.
While what is called modern enlight-
eminent demands the meeting Of occa-
sional peace conferences, the people O:
the world will continue to strive for
the mastery, each section in it's own
territory. The nations already in
trenched will cry for peace, because
they have got their claws sunk deep
in the vitals Of the lamb. but other and
ambitious nations, anxious to reach
the stage Of Imperialism, will not lay
down their arms nor consent to be
mere 1ookers-on while the big bears
wrangle over the carcasses.
Therefore it is to be feared that we
will continue to have war-a state Of
things not altogether regrettable, be-
cause out Of war tyranny has been
shorn of it's strength and freedom has
Won many victories.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Town Killed by n Trust.

st. Louis Republic.
What trusts will do can be seen by
comparing the once prosperous Edin-
burg with the now stricken town. In
1881 the National Starch Manufacture
ing Company was formed and began TO
absorb plants in Indiana, Ohio md
other states. The factory at Edinburg
was taken in at $l75,OOO, when it was
really worth but $l25,00O. 1t was
promptly closed down, throwing sew
enty-tivc men out of employment and
robbing the merchants of $500 a week.
Families moved away, the price of
starch went up 20 per cent, while corn
decreased % per cent and real estate
deprecated. Farmers took their corn
elsewhere and likewise spent their
money in other towns where a better
price could be had. The factory build
ings, which were comparatively new,
are rotting down. Madison. Columbus
and Franklin are other places that
have been affected by this one trust,
although they have not been so badly
hurt as the little town of Edinburg.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21

A rare ind in the shape Of a moa's
egg has been made in a mining dis
trict in Contra Otago. There was a
fall OF earth in a dredging claim, and
presently the huge egg was seen float
Ing uninjrred in the water. The dis
covery is the more interesting from the
fact that this is the second perfect
moa's egg that has ever been found.
The only other perfect specimen was
unearthed by a nan while digging in
the alluvial soil at the kaikoura noun
ta1ns in the early sixties. This egg,
which was nine inches in length and
seven inches in breadth, was taken to
England and sold for 100 guineas.
Some idea Of the size of these eggs
may be cleaned from the TACT that a
mans hat makes an excellent egg-cup
for them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
FALL ELECTION.

Blmctallists OF Nebraska must allow
nothing to come between them that
will endanger the election of q; Judge
Tor the supreme court or a free silver
congressman in the Big Sixth. If diff.
ferenccs there be. in the name of thc
countless thousands who will secure
the benefits TO be derived through the
adoption of our principles. we appeal
to the factions 10 get together and
unite on some good man. Forget self.
We plead for postcrity.
AS our forefathers suffered hardshins
innumerablc and great, AS they made
sacrifices Incompatible that those who
followed might enjoy the blessings
gained thereby; so let US who live to-
day suffer u discomforts. our dis
couragemcnts. and our disappoint-
ments to the end that those who follow
us may eat Of the fruit from the seed
we SOW.
Remember all hat may be accom-
pllshed by a perfect unity of bimetal-
lists, and go to the conventions deter
mined to consider nothing save what
is best for the people we want to sup
port our principles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
TRAIL OF THE PLUTOCRATIC
SERPENT.

John G. Carlisle had beer my politi-
cal IDOL; l had watched his career from
the time he was a young man in the
legislature of Kentucky; had seen him
go to congress, become speaker of the
house, and Democratic leader in con-
gress, and when he went over to the
enemy, 1 felt it as a personal grievance.
SO inquired from the sources l have
indicated, How did they reach Car
lisle?" The reply was, Through his
wife and o n He had an ambitious
wife, and the son, Logan, ooh after
the mother. 1t was represented TO
these people how a fortune could be
made; they got around the old man
and prevailed On him to come in. At
first Carlisle refused to touch the
money, and about two and a quarter
millions were paid to Mrs. Carlisle:
after that John G. concluded that he
might as we'll have the game as the
nsme," and I now understand that he
Is n of the largest owners of pulp
mills in the state of Wisconsin. | also
learned that the prominence of Car
Isle in the Democratic party was
largely brought about by the aid OF
these very men; they ascertained soon
after his entry into congress that
wealth was an object and that he could
be controlled. So they instructed their
people to speak we'll of Carlisle and
encourage the Democrats to push him
TO the front.
was present at the Democratic ma
tional convention at Chicago, 1896.
Again Whitney was there, with a large
fund, for the purpose Of buying up
delegates, if the opportunity occurred.
l found a friend in the Whitney head
quarters and asked him what the plan
was, on the opening day of the con-
venti0n. He said: ITO nominate the
weakest silver man, then go home and
bolt and beat him." 1 asked, Who is
the man." He said, Matthews of In
diana" I asked, What does Mat
thews have to do?" He replied: "If
Matthews can control one hundred and
three silver votes, We can nominate
him." This information was Used by
US. On the second day I asked him
again. What is the news?" He re-
piled: Matthews was unable to de-
liver the goods and we have a deal
with Bots of Iowa" On the third day
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
FUSION STRENGTH.

While h republicans occupy a weak
and almost wholly defenscless position
the fusionists arc strong. Nationally
they have ammunition that can knock
the republican ship out of the water.
On the question of free coinage of sill
yer the fusionists car whip the republi-
can party to q %standstill. for against
the evident strength of b%imctallism
the gold standard cannot stand. Poo
pie are beginning to realize that the
yellow metal alone cannot save their
country from treasury deficits and ul-
mate bond issues, nor make dollar
wheat when the farmers Of the United
States are compelled to compete with
the food producers in silvcr-using
countries.
In their stand on trusts. tho republic
cans canno, appeal to the people for
support. They may claim to be OPP
posed 10 them. but the claim won't
wash. A man cannot make the people
believe he is opposed to murder and at
the same time commit murder. He
cannot make them believe he is not in
sympathy with robbers and yet allow
robbers 10 go unpublished. The repub-
lican party will find it cannot make
the people believe it is violently OPP
posed to trusts while it let's trusts of
all descriptions form.
The republican party's policy of i'm
perialism is not the policy of the peo-
pie, and it is especially obnoxious to
the people of Nebraska, who owe the
Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States too
we'll to become divorced from them
after all these years.
On these questions we can meet and
defeat the enemy.
Tn state ISSUES we are especially
strong, and it is hardly necessary to
call TO mind the many points of excel
lcnce "a the records made by our Off
Gals, state, county and city. Wherever
the f%lsionists have had control of af-
fairs A better state OF things has exist
cd tran vas the rule under republican
conduct. The republicans will of course
deny that this is so. but the people
know we utter the truth. and we feel
assured they will continue to support
the principles we advocate.
ii. WIN. SMITH.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
A Costly DrOupht.

The drought of the last few years
has cost Nov South Wales an enorm-
GUS sum Of money. The 1ocks of the
colony have shrunk from GO, O0o. 900 to
$1,000 600, representing a loss Of TO-
Ooo,o 600 sheep. If to this is added the
loss OF the natural increase, the shrink
age amounts to so, 900, 900 sheep;
enough, that is, to equip a consider
able-sized colony. In addition there
has been a loss Of nearly 800, 900 horses
and 10000 cattle. That the colony
has been able to survive these terrific
losses is a striking proof of energy and
resource. Translated into money the
colony has suffered a loss due to mad
equate rainfall Of from $50, 0OO, 900 to
500, 900 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
From Europe to America.

The success Of wireless telegraphy
etwee France and England has
much speculation as to the
practicability Of using the same sys-
tenn between Europe and America. Mr..
Marconi Is modestly non-committal on
the subject, but believes that IT. NAV
ultimately be practicable. Towers
from 1000 to 1900 feet high, with GER
tain lengths Of wire netting to catch
the current ard make the circuit,
would be required, and even then he
does not assert that success would be
achieved. The mex test OF the sys-
TEN will be between New Haven Eng
land, and Dieppe, France, a distance Of
"A miles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
G. O, p. "

Our republican brethren constantly
howl about the minor shortcomings of
the fusion state officials. They see
more politics in Secretary Of State
Porter being arrested for killing hogs
within the city limits. or Uncle Jake
failing to cut the grass on the state
house grounds, or in some minor Off
Ella scolding his wife, and in other
little and unimportant domestic in
t~ranquilities than they car see in big
state appointments. warrants above
par. or in the high standing the state
has gained since being under complete
fusion control. Without argument Of
any kline to advance they fall back on
petty personal misdemeanors as cam
paign thunder. Theirs is a courage
born OF desperation and despair. the
final gasps of a dying patient, the
weak thrusts of expiring warriors.
They can harm us not unless VIC pay
to them the attention they do not
deserve.
The republican party of Nebraska
dare not fight for supremacy on tho
! y IottCltS, lpT IL is now
a foregonc conclusion that "A campaign
fought on the go~ld-standari, trusts
and Imperialism. would be disastrous
to them. they cannot seek admission
to public favor in the state on state
issues because there are too many
things against them. If they come
before the people with regard to the
finance of the state they will he con-
fronted with the fact that the present
state treasurer has most admirably
handled the states money, and then.
too, Bartley's shortage and confinement
will loom up to curse them. If they
claim the state officers lax in their
public duties, they will be confronted
with the plain evidence that under the
rule of fusion the state has not re.
NAMED at "A s%tandstill, but forged tc
the front by reason of the wise and
efficient management exercised by
those now in charge. Sans national
and sans state issues to fight on. thci,
plight is indeed sad, and We do no,
wonder that Justice Harrison is will
ing to stand from under by refusing
in advance the nomination..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
Queer Names for Postomccs.

In view Of the abundance Of material
from which to select and the iilimitable
field q invention, there seems to ba
no good reason for descending to the
numerals to designate towns and vii
lagos in this country, yet there are Al
least thirteen postofices in the United
States that possess no other official
name than that of a common numeraI.
Here they are: Seven, Tenn; Four
teen, w. Va; Fifteen, Ohio; Thirty
nine, Ala; Forty-eight, Tenn; Seven
ty-six, KY; Seventy-six, Mo-; Seventy
six, Pa; E%ighty-four, Pa: Eighty
eight, KY; and Ninety-six, 8. c. This
list does not include. Quarter, Tenn:
Duo, Tenn; Duo, w. Va, or Nines
times, S. c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
A Trust Incubator,
Chicago Chronicle.

NHTEdFN NI!!UhJCIC.
No u will be surprised at the de-
cision OF the NewJcrscy supreme court
sustaining trusts. The incubation and
promotion of trusts is the leading New
Jersey industry. A very large proper
ton Of the states income is derived
from fees licensing them. Hence the
supreme court. being intiucnccd-con-
sciously OF unconsciou>ly--by It's en-
vironmcnt, naturally leans toward the
trust proposition. For a New Jersey
court to condemn trusts would be
equivalent to a Pennsylvania tribunal
dcnouncing the iron industry or n
Louisiana court %assailing the manu-
facture Of sugar
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-21
FRANCES TARDy REPATRIATION,
Like People Cannot Do
VVrnu~ -s%l, V~n

ALAe ToOple cannot DE
Wrong with Impunity.
France has tried to comfort herself
with the reflection that the life Of one
Jew is unimportant, and that her inter.
ests may best be served by an act Of
possible awlessnees, says the Specta-
tor. But her hopes are doomed to dis,
appointment and all her casuistry ID
of no avail. Piece by piece the truth
has been uncovered. and though
France has opposed discovery with
added deceit she has today no chance
OF going backward. She will be forced
to perform with an i'll grace q common
act OF reparation, which some years
g might most gracefully have been
performed. But she cannot for half a
century undo the evil which he. un.
Righteousness has caused. D%iscredited
throughout Europe, she stands sullied
among the nations, finding no conf
dence In her institutions. and inspiring
nothing else than distrust. And the
moral OF 1t all is that nations, no more
than individuals, may stamp upon the
elementary rules Of right and wrong.
The morality which governs peoples d
not precisely the same as governs men
In the conduct of their lives: q coun-
try has not the same high obligation ID
truth and outspokenness as is laid
upon separate citizens. But countries
too, have their truth, and while they
may simulate before rivals, they must
exact within their borders a love oil
justice. No detection may pass with
impunity; when M the sense of duty
is obscured disaster is certain: fol
there always remains one taper d
light to illumine the dim places. Had
M. lola never pierced the darkness
then France might nave had the salts,
faction of keeping forever under loci
and key a man who she knew had been
illegally condemned; she might still
have declared with infinite scorn THAI
her action was an affaire de cuisine
and that a Jew had no right to a gen
erous protection. And though she
would have suffered in herself, wheu
the moment of battle came she might
for a while have escaped the notice Of
Europe. But NJ. lola was not to bs
extinguished; he revealed to the whole
world his country's injustice and mad1
an ultimate reparation necessary. Tho
national confidence in the army will
for awhile be shaken, but justice will
presently be re-established, and with il
a proper sense OF patriotism.