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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

daughters of the Bavarian mobiles, who,
jealous of her charms and apprehen-
sive Of her power as kings consort,
formed lotteries for the purpose of sup
planting her in the favor of royalty. In
! this they were unsuccessful; and as the
Countess Won Lansfeldt, Lola reigned
as effectually at Munich as while a coy
French girl she had previously reigned
in Paris
The banners of brave Munich, how
ever, continued to wave fierce hostility
at the kings love, and the sighted So
ciety of the Bavarian capital charged
upon the countess as only sighted So
ciety can. The result was that Louis
VII had either to give up the lady or
his throne. Without much hesitation
and confronted by such an alternative
the king CALAMITY decided upon the
latter and SO once again this remark
able and captivating woman found her
self in Paris with her royal lover, she
having by this time lost her chances of
a permanent protector and he having
lost his crown. The lady now subsist-
ed by dancing and whenever she ap-
peared at the theaters drew enormous
crowds.
1t is tibute to the spirit Of romance
which life in the virile, unsoiled and
exhaustless west inspired in the CAPT.
tails of Europe, that Lola Montez, cast
ing away her title as her lover had
cast away his crown, came to America
in 1853. She found herself quite as
much celebrity in the new world as
in the old. In New York and Boston
she then attracted as much attention
as did Langtry, Bernhard or Patti at
subsequent periods. She was full of
the spirit of adventure and later mar
ried reporter on a San Francisco pa
per and settled down in a wild, pic
turesque town in Grass valley, Cali
fornia But Lola Montez, now 81, was
life came and had acted on the advice
of the poet that "the surest way to
lengthen our lives was to steal a few
hours from the night" Those alabas-
ter features and dangerous eyes which
won the hearts Of kings were still
capable of firing the souls of men in
the mining camps.
Thus the woman whose love affairs
had created a revolution in Munich,
whose gay salons has sheltered the
gilded youths of the French boule-
wards, whose charms and abandon
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

patience and perseverance. There is
no set phraseology. There is no dis
tinct dictionary of 'Parrotology.' Who
does not know the shopworn sentence,
Polly wants a cracker But it is
gradually being relegated to obscurity,
and such of the birds as have been
sold during the recent conflict with
Spain have been taught a number Of
things never before dreamed Of To
h with Spain and 'Hurrah for
Dewey are some favorite expressions.
The parrots are caught while
young. The Cubans keep them but a
short time, for under normal circum-
stances the importer can be expected
in the Cuban village during regular
intervals. The method is to go from
village to village, here picking up a
couple, there half a dozen, and so on.
Crackers are the best kind of food
for the young parrots. The natives
use bananas, but / consider the other
food the better of the two. l GER
tainly expect a rushing business soon,
and instead of standing idle we shall
be shipping cages filled with parrots
all over the country after a few good
cargoes of the birds reach our city,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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PARIS GOWNS.

The tendency toward the peplum
and over-dress is quite as marked in
light gowns of delicate tissue as in
smooth cloths and silks. In some
gowns there is an attempt to intro
duce long apronlike fronts without
back drapery, but the favorite method
of introducing the over-skirt is by
the long apron joined completely, or
at most opened down the front. One
tend to make even very plump figures
look slender, whereas rounded aprons
apparently increase the wearer's size.
An example of this kind is given in
Harpers Bazaar in an "at-home" gown
composed of crepe de chine and
mousseline de sole. The slightly
trained skirt fits with sheathlike
smoothness over the figure, but ap-
pears to gain fulness because of the
additional founces of mousseline,
which rise, one over the other, quite
to the WaiSt-line in the back. The
long crepe de chine over-dress, of the
apron variety, is longer at the left
from point just over the left hip.
At the left side ana back seam there
is no similar curve, the crepe being
attached in a straight line where the
back ruffies end. The over-skirt is
finished with deep ruff1e Of NOUS
seine de sole, doubled, and garland
of large flowers which runs up the
left side is embroidered upon it in
chenille. All embroidered crepes or
mOusselines have the flower petals and
leaves formed of colored mOusselines
or lighter crepes. The bodice Of this
dainty costume for hostess shows a
combination of mauve taffeta and
material forms the long yoke and the
shirred close-ftting sleeves. The yoke
ends in three deep full puffs over
corselet of taffeta, which is fastened
at the side by large oval buckle. The
bodice proper fastens under the left
arm. Three billowlike puffs finish
the upper arm of the sleeve, and
bretelles of taffeta complete the
shoulders. The soft high collar is of
mousseline, and is finished with large
choux of lace on each side The sleeves
are terminated by gathered lace ruff
fes, which fall we'll over the hand.
The requirements of the guest are met
by another Paris gown made of still
cOstlier fabrics. This is of closely
pleated mousseline de sole, forming a
redingote, which is again hung over a
full lace skirt. The lace is a very
fine Brussels net, hand-wrought, and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

How Pyramids were Bolt.


Herodotus, describing the pyramids,
says that the stones were elevated by
machines made of short pieces of
p.ank. w. F. Durfee, C. E., under
takes to show, in a contribution to Cas-
sler's Magazine, what this machine"
was like, and how it must have been
oAerated. The little sketch supplied
By Mr.. Durfee serves to show how a
simple employment of such short
pieces of plank" would enable a COM
ptratlVely small number of men 70
raise large masses of stone with abso-
lufe safety. The sketch, as Mr. Durfee
says, is self-explanatory to any one ia
mi liar with the dressing of stone. If
the pyramid builders had employed
short pieces of plank in the way indi-
cateu they could have made the stones
almost raise themselves, by seesawing
item, first on one pile of plank, and
then on the other. AS shown, the left
hand pile of planks is acting as a full
c1um, the left end of the stone being
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

as carefully record their posterity in
age as that of a Marlborough.
The Bavarian revolution of 1848,
celebrated at Munich March 81
brings prominently before the
world woman quite as re-
markable as any of these hero
ines-the Countess Won Lansfeldt, who
Overthreww King Louis VII, and no
incOnsiderable part of whose
cheQuered and romantic life was spent
in the Sierras as we'll as in the centers
of European fashion The present
anniversary is sure to recall her name
in Paris, Berlin and st. Petersburg,
while her ashes rest here in American
soil.
Lola MOntez was the only child of
Creole mother and a Spanish gran0ee
who was expelled from Spain for polit-
ical activity She first saw the light in
Marseilles in 1928 and became early
remarkable for her power over the op-
posite sex of that city and of it's sister
city of Lyons. She was a petite crea-
ture with dark blue, languorous eyes,
with a small mouth, swanlike neck,
with the face Of a Madonna and with
a delicate olive cast of features. Her
mother was very poor, and when Lola
Montez started out upon the world to
conquer such intellectual giants as
Victor Hugo, who was for many years
her intimate friend, she had little TO
recommend her to the renowned
author of Les Miserables save her long
eyelashes, her wealth of wavy black
hair, her lively and vivacious DISPOSE
ton, and other personal charms.
On going up to Paris from Marseilles
she quickly became the favorite of So
ciety in the French capital in 1916.
Lola had suitors by the score who con-
tended with each other for her smiles,
and her salon was the resort of all
that was gay and gallant in the French
capital in those dreamy days when
Louis Philippe was relaxing his hold
and Louis Napoleon was quietly steal
ing upon the French throne. A dash
ing young English lieutenant won her
maiden heart at 16 and with him she
went to India where her husband died
and she was left widow at II. She
returned to Paris where both Louis
Napoleon and King Louis of Bavaria
each paid her marked attention; the
latter fell madly in love with her In
a few weeks all Paris was again talk
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thickly embroidered at the bottom
with scattered vines and figures
throughout it's entire depth. The two
fabrics are made over a dark gray
taffeta foundation. The yoke of the
bodice is of lace, closely gathered.
and lying in irregular vertical folds.
these folds being reversed on the shir-
red lace sleeves. The lower part of
the bodice is draped with mousseline
de sole, and finished at the center of
the front with a great bow of mousse
line, the loops of which are divided by
an oblong rhinestone buckle. In
this instance the belt is of crushed
mousseline, and the soft high collar
OF pale gray satin. The accompany
ing toque is very small, and is made
OF gray satin, fancifully crushed to
suit the indefinite character of the
shape. There are two shaded gray
plumes, which spring from among the
folds, and are held in place by tinv
buckles of rhinestone.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
REMEDY FOR sHOPLIFTING.
One Storekeeper Who Likes to Have
Thieves Steal from Him.

''Make arrests for shoplifting? Well,
[ should say not Shoplifters are my
best customers, and [ don't know Of
any reason why should annoy them"
AS the speaker is the proprietor Of
big retail store that has been raided
daily by thieves his remarks naturally
aroused the curiosity of a detective
who pressed him for an explanation.
''Well, it's like this said the store
keeper. eff I prosecute the thieves the
only satisfaction I get is in sending
them to JAIL | don't get my goods
back very often, and I'm out my time,
and the lawyers fees. Thinking all
this over some months ago [ came to
the conclusion that it was better to
run accounts with the shoplifters, and
make them pay for the stuff they
steal. Of course, I lose some goods,
but as a rule / get good price for
everything taken. In fact the shop
filters are among my best customers.
81 keep a record of the names and
addresses of all the women caught
stealing, and when anything is missed
tomaniacs were in the store about
that time. Then I send bills for the
goods to them, and they are always
paid promptly"
"But suppose two or three klepto-
maniacs are seen in your store the
same day? How do you fix upon the
guilty one?"
''Well, to make sure, send bills to all
of them, and they settle, so I manage
to get good price for the stolen
goods
"You give discount for cash, of
course?"
"Of course not. In such cases the
price is apt to be considerably higher
than I would charge legitimate GUS
toner. There's some risk in the bust
ness, and, besides, I'm not running a
benevolent institution. Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
AUSTRALIAN jokes.

Hojack: "Callowhill is always try
ing tomorrow money from me. I wish
I knew how to get rid of him" rom-
dick: Lend him some. Melbourne
Weekly Times.
Jane, did you break this valuable
china plate?" "Yes'm. You were taken
in over that plate, mum. It's a weak
'un. 1t broke the fourth time |
dropped it!''-Melbourne Weekly
Times.
Stage Manager Ito lessee of the the
ater): Our scene shifter wants a hol-
iday. He says he hasn't been away
for three years." Lessee: "Wen, tell
him he can't" have one. He gets
change of scene enough for anybody"
Sydney Town and Country Journal.
Miss Strutt," said young man to
an acquaintance, with whom. he was
taking walk one evening, "'I hope
this cigarette will not be offensive to
your" "Not at all, SIR" she replied
slowly and with emphasis, unless you
--ght it" And not word was spoken
for the next half-hour-Sydney Town
and Country Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
PARROTS FROM CUBA.
War With Spain Cut Short Our Sup
ply of the Birds.

The greater number of cheap par
rots in the market come from Cuba
and Porto Rico, and Philadelphia is
one of the great distributing centers
from which the rest of the country re-
ceives the talkative bird of varie-
gated color after it is removed from
it's native soil. For several years
past parrots have been scarce, owing
to the Cuban situation, but since the
cessation of hostilities there is re-
joicing among the bird dealers.
Said one of the best known bird
dealers on Ninth street: "Since the
trouble between Spain and Cuba first
broke out we began to feel the effect
of being cut off from our regular
source of supply. You would hardly
believe that the garulous parrot would
cut much of figure in the country's
nevertheless. The Antilles have been
fruitful field upon which to draw. l
make periodical trips to the islands,
or at least did SO before the war with
Spain. You must know that while we
get large numbers of parrots from
Mexico and South America, by far the
greater amount come from our new
possessions. The Mexican parrot? Yes,
that is the green bird with yellow a
band around the throat, while his
Cuban or Porto Rican brethren have
a band of red in place of the yell
low"
"How about your last trip to Cuba ?'
well, it was some time before the
war between the Cubans and the
Spanish had become real fierce. The
country was in a foment, and as |
found that my supply of parrots was
at low ebb l realized I had better
take time by the forelock and attempt
to gather in few of the birds before
all the sources would be cut off, To be
able to find what I wanted it was
necessary to go inland, for at the
coast cities there are but few parroCs
obtainable.
II arrived at Santiago de Cuba with
that most essential equipment of a
dealer in birds, crackers. Not a few
pounds in barrels. My advent after
reaching inland was greeted with de-
light by the natives, but I misunder-
stood their motive entirely, for it was
not delight because I had come to buy
parrots of them, but because I brought
with me something to eat The long
and the short of it was that they
robbed me of the crackers [ sup
pose the poor people we're almost
starved to death. AS I said, my
crackers were gone, and even if it
had been possible for me to get par
rots, I would have had nothing to feed
them on during the return voyage.
To add insult to injury the Cubans
then chased me out of the territory"
How about the training OF parrots
teaching them to talk?"
THAT depends a good deal on tne
people who purchase the parrots. Like
other matters in that line, it takes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
FALCON ISLANDS SUDDEN END.

The latest budget of news from the
native kingdom of Tonga mentions the
disappearance of an island in the
Pacific under circumstances that
seem to lend some color to a popular
superstition. On Oct. Is, 1885, the
inhabitants of the Tongan capital
witnessed one Of the grandest natural
pyrotechnical displays of the century.
Some thirty miles to the northwest a
submarine volcano suddenly started
operations, throwing columns OF
steam and feathers of fire to an es-
timated height of $4,000 feet. When
the performance was over and peo-
pie thought it safe enough to ap-
proach, it was found that new is
land six miles long, two miles
broad, had been adde to the
map of the world 1t was chris
tened Falcon island, but nobody cared
to settle on it. People who prom
enaded it's surface had a sensation
akin to walking on piecrust. Fragile
and unsubstantial as it was, it man
aged to live for exactly thirteen years,
finally sinking and disappearing from
human view on October Is the
year of grace 1898. No matter
what the Thirteen club" may say, if
that bold body is still in existence,
which we doubt, there is something
uncanny about that particular num-
ber.-London Chronicle.
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were still winning, and whose vivacity
was the rich endowment of generous
nature, had now transformed her salon
from the east to the west and from
the crowded dance halls of great cities
to the abodes of newer and richer
civilization, during it's hours of indo-
lence and ease.
The quondam friend of Victor Hugo
was now Mrs. Pat Hull. She lived
with the reporter some time until the
brother of the duke of Wellington
came to stop at Los Angeles hotel,
when the countess SOLD her mining
properties, went east with him, died in
New York, and now lies in Greenwood
cemetery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
LOLO MONETZ
and MARCH D.
MONETZ


Women make history; at least that
portion which treats of crowns and
courts, more so than kings or states
men. Madame de Stael or Madame de
Pompadour contribute nearly as much
to French history as Talleyrand or
Richelieu to thOseslively periods when
every courtier was involved in ro-
nance, and when every beautiful wo-
man had to court distinction through
dishonOr And poets and historians
love to dwell upon the traits and char
acteristics of Nell Gwynne, of Louise
de Querouaille, or of Madame Kill
mansegge at the court of st. James;
while Burke and Debrett and Lodge
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ing about the young widow She was
wined and dined at the royal palaces
of Germany and Italy, but soon retired
to Munich where King Louis built a
magnificent palace for Lola, and ere
ated her at the same time Countess
Won Lansfeldt. The kings affections,
as we'll as the source Of all honor and
emoluments, were centered in the
beautiful French girl who at the age
of IS found herself the most famous
Her hold upon the kings heart was I'M
questioned, and her fame was as world
wide as her beauty was disastrous to
her popularity amongst the wives and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
BROTHER OF THE GIRLS"
Painful Ordeal to Secure the Cham
pionship of Nubian Camp.

The power of enduring pain ex-
hibited by the Nubians is almost in
credible This is strongly instanced
in the competition by the youths of
the villages for the championship of
their camps.
1t is a much-coveted honor to be
called "akho benat" (the brother OF
the girls), and the youth who attains
this distinction is entitled to marry
the belle.
The competition itself is a most
agonizing spectacle. 1t commences by
the maidens, on certain festivals, beat
ing the drums to quaint and pc
culiar tune, which so excites the
spirits of the young men that numbers
of them at once rush into the arena,
each loudly exclaiming, ''I am the
of the girls!"
They are then paired off by casting
lots, and, when stripped to the waist,
a powerful, flexible whip of hippopot-
anus hide, five feet in length, is
placed in the hand of each combatant,
and at certain signal fogging
match commences.
The strokes are not given at ram
dom or in haste, but with the ut
most elaboration, each youth de-
livering his blow in turn, and keep
ing time to the music. The long,
plant lash descends with keen pre-
cision, cutting deep into the flesh at
every stroke, while the monotonous
"hwit," "hwit," "hwit' goes on un-
ceasingly, and the red streams tell the
tale of suffering which the tongues
disdain to proclaim. At last the one
who can endure no longer falls faint
ing to the ground and is borne away
by his kinsmen.
The victims are subsequently pitted
against each other, till the remain
ing one becomes the champion, and
bears the proud title of "the brother
of the girls. From "a Glimpse at
Nubia," by Captain T. c. S. Speedy,
in Harper's Magazine for January.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
VALUABLE DOGS.

"They say there is one dog at the
dog show that is worth $4,000"
'Humph That's nothing. My wife
had dog once that was worth a good
many times that much to me-
How was that?"
j rescued the measley little thing
from under the wheels of street car
and got acquainted with her in that
way. You know her father left us
100000 when he died. ''-Cleveland
Leader.
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PERSONS TO AVOID.

ppIegate-After all, what is a mod
Ell husband?
Yardly-Something that any man
who desires to get any pleasure out ot
life wants to avoid. A model husband
should never be permitted to go out
into society. He isn't very often un-
less his keeper goes with him.-Boston
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who is the happier, man who has
100000 or one who has seven daugh-
ters?" Rabbi: "The latter" ''Whv""
Rabbi: THE man with 10000 wants
more; the other doesn't." Melbourne
Weekly Times.
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MILLIONS FOR SCENTS.

New York spends millions of dollars
every year for perfumery. All the
year round women buy them. At the
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The queen of the tea table not only
reigns but she pours.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-09-07
Fight Between Man and Pig,

An interesting fight between q man
and a pig entranced crowd of Norris
town people the other morning on the
Main street. The man, a young farmer,
vas driving a big, uncovered wagon.
He sat on some boards that were
snatched from the wagons two sides,
and under the boards was the hog,
which his weight held down. Sudden
ly, in front of the Montgomery house,
the man flew high in the air, the boards
clattered down on top of him, and the
porker began to climb out of the
wagon. You'll buck me, will you?"
said the man, getting up, and he
grabbed the animal by the throat and
began to punch it in the nose. The pig,
erect and shrieking like mad, struck at
him with it's forepaws and tried to trip
him with its hind ones. The intelligent
horses stopped SO as to let the crowd
view the fight in comfort. The man
and the hog fought all over the wagon
until they both painted for breath. The
animals nose was bleeding, and the
mans clothes and skin were torn here
and there. The duelists were revolving
in a tight embrace in the middle of the
wagon, like couple Waiting, when
spectator reached up and knocked the
hog down with club. Then the boards
were arranged again and the man drove
off.-Philadelphia Record.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-09-07
WHITE VESTS III COURT.
fcssionnl and Place Ban
on Them.

An extraordinary incident took place
recently in nisi prius court No. in
Dublin. While the lord chief justice,
Sir Peter O'Brien, was engaged in the
hearing Of an action against the Dublin
corporation his lordship said lie OBJ
served that one Of the queens counsel
engaged in the case appeared III q white
waistcoat, which was not professional
costume. The MacDermot, Q. c., who
YVES Irish Encouragement under the
last liberal government, and who was
leading counsel for the corporation,
thcreupon endeavored to cover the Of
Tending garment with his silk gown.
In reply TO the lord chief justice, Mr..
Roman, Q. c., said that last week in
England judge had stated that he
would not hear counsel who did not
appear in bar costume.
The Lord Chief Justice-And will
not hear any barrister who comes into
court wearing anything that is unpro-
fessional.
The MacDermot said he had not
intended to do anything that is
unprofcssional. lie had been in the Ii
brary and had hurried down, not hav-
ing time to change his costume. Mr..
O'Shaughnessy, @. G., here handed
pin to The MacDermot, with which,
amid much laughter, he fastened his
silk gown in front so as to hide the OBJ
trusive waistcoat from the sensitive
eyes of his lordship.