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Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

B. W. Brokaw, the eye specialist
and optician, will be at Morris Feb.
2, 8, and 5. Office at Krueger's
drug store. Call early.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

It's better than ready mouey be-
cause it cures rheumatism, ~constipa-
ton, sick headache, indigestion.
Rocky Mountain Tea, Hulburd &,
johnson.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

The visit Of Grand Chief Of Honor
Ella Fl. Mantor to the Degree of
Honor, A. @. U. ". has been post
poned by the sickness of the expected
guest.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

The Great Northern officials train
which was here Thursday had their
water, tank filled with water from
the city mains.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

The w. II. NJ. S. of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. James G.
Hutchins next Wednesday after
noon.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

Have your glasses fitted by Brokaw,
the optician, Feb. 2, 8, 4 and 5, at
Kruger drug store. Eyes exam
med free.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

J. r. Kruger has strictly up to
date stock, the latest books, at very
popular prices.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

The interior of the Stevens County
Bank is being reprinted and other
wise renovated.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

There is no guesswork in com
pounding prescriptions at Krueger's
drug store.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

Combs and brushes, perfumes and
toilet articles at Kruegers drug
store.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

These long wiuter evenings you
want book. Get one at j. z. Krue-
gers.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

Fred Stinson has secured position
as fireman on the Great Northern,
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

VIM. Darling is reported as
sighting improved, though still very
low.
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28

H. B. Lund, practical matchmaker
Morris tribune., 1899-01-28
ON THE CITY CIRCUIT.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1899.

SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1890.
H. B. Lund, practical matchmaker
Fred Stinson has secured a position
as fireman on the Great Northern,
These long wiuter evenings you
want a book. Get one at J. E. Krue-
gers.
VIM. Darling is reported as
sighting improved, though still very
low.
Combs and brushes, perfumes and
toilet articles at Krueger's drug
store.
There is no guesswork in com
pounding prescriptions at Krueger's
drug store.
The interior of the Stevens County
Bank is being reprinted and other
wise renovated.
J. r. Kruger has strictly up to
date stock, the latest books, at very
popular prices.
The w. II. NJ. S. of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. James G.
Hutchins next Wednesday after
noon.
Have your glasses fitted by Brokaw,
the optician, Feb. 2, 3, 4 and 5, at
Krueger's drug store. Eyes exam
med free.
B. W. Brokaw, the eye specialist
and optician, will be at Morris Feb.
2. 8, 4 and 5. Office at Krueger's
drug store. Call early.
The visit of Grand Chief Of Honor
Ella II. Mantor to the Degree of
Honor, A. O. U. ". has been post
poned by the sickness of the expected
guest.
For a clear skin, clear all the way
through, transparent enough to let
sunshine, rosy cheeks show through
take Rocky Mountain Tea. HUI
burd e. johnson.
"If" woman ever gets so "homely"
she isn't worth, looking at, she'd bet
ter take Rocky Mountain Tea.
Brings back the bloom of youth.
35 cents. Hulburd e. johnson.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Horn, of the town of Rendsville.
died Of pneumonia last Sunday, the
funeral being b cid on Monday The
sympathy OF a laage circle OF ac-
quaintances is extended to the be-
reayad narents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20
HIS NEW BROTHER.

Yes, I've got a little brother,
Never asked for him from mother,
But he's here;
But I s'pose they went and bought him,
For last week the doctor brought him ];
Amt it queer?
When heard the news from Molly,
Why, l thought at first twas jolly;
Cause, you see,
[ just imagined I could get him,
And our dear mamma would let him
Play with me.
But when once I had looked at him
cried out, ooh, dear! Is that him?
just that mite?"
They said: eyes, and you may kiss
him!"
WE'LL I'm sure I'd never miss him.
He's fright
He's so small, it's just amazing,
And you'd think that he was blazing,
He's so red;
Auu LID AOoO 10 11hO d US1Iy1
And he's bald as Uncle Jerry
On his head.
He's no kind of good whatever,
And he cries as if he'd never,
never stop;
Won't sit up-you can't arrange him,
Oh, why doesn't father change him
At the shop?
Now we've got to dress and feed him
And we really didn't need him,
Little frog!
And I cannot think why father
Should have bought him, when I'd
rather
Have dog!
London Mail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20

months ago the postoffice was robbed.
Mr.. Pinson found the burglar and
has just secured his conviction in the
United States court. He says, how
ever, that his mind is now easy on the
subject of burglars, and he is not even
particular about locking his store door
at night. Bulldogs may be silenced or
poisoned, but his guards are ever faith
full
Soon after the last robbery Mr.. Pin
son procured four snakes of the dead.
Hest kind. He keeps them in box in
his store, inviting all his customers,
particularly the negroes, to examine
them. He remarks that they are great
rat catchers, and tells how he fastens
strings about the necks of the snakes
and turns them out in the store at
| night before closing up.
Mr.. Pinson says his plan has many
advantages. In the first place, the rats
are cleaned out; then he is not dis
turbed after hours by persons wanting
their mail. It is understood that the
store is used only in daylight. Again,
he can rest in absolute peace without
the least dread of burglars. A negro
cannot be got within 100 feet of the
building after dark.
If any attempt is made to rob the
store and postoffice, Mr.. Pinson Is
confident it will be the work of tramps
or travelling cracksmen who are not &C
quainted with the facts. In that case
the county will have to bear funeral
expenses, but it will be rid of bad char
acters. Snakes as guards, he says,
beat dogs all to pieces. They draw
customers in the daytime and deter
them at night
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20
SNAKES AS WATCHDOGS.

z dispatch to the New York Tribune
from Columbia, S. c., says: The best
burglar alarm in the country is the
burr-r-r in the warning of a deadly
rattlesnake That is the opinion of
Postmaster J. A. Pinson, of Thicketty,
Cherokee county. and he has had ex-
perience with both burglars and the
burglar cure The postoffice of Thick
city occupies corner in Mr.. Prisons
store, in which he sells and buys ev-
erything used and produced in the
country roundabout. He has been
troubled with burglars, and several
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20
HER WILES.

The most successful way a woman
knows Of deceiving her husband is
pretending to tell him everything she
dOes.-New York Press.
He: "You women do not know your
own minds" She: Maybe; but we
can read the minds of you men pretty
we'll. Indianapolis Journal.
Professionals always beat amateurs.
That's why widows invariably distance
young girls in matrimonial races
Washington Democrat.
If wicked women couIu only add to
their arts the mysterious charm of in
nocence every man in the world would
go to the devil-New York Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20
GOSSIP FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

According to a recent report issued
by the French bureau of agriculture
Spain and not Italy should have the
adjective sunny" placed before it..
On the average, it is said, Spain enjoys
about 5000 hours OF sunshine year,
while Italy has 1900. France has al
most as much sunshine as Italy, her
figures being 2,2OO Germany has at
her disposal no more than LOO hours,
while England, the land of fogs, has to
get along with 1,400, less than half of
SPANS amount. The average fall OF
rain in England is, however, greater
than that of any European country.
One more expedition has been sent
out to recover the gold lost In the ship
General Grant, which met a strange
and terrible fate in May, 1866. The
ship was on her way from Melbourne
to London with a number of miners re-
turning from the Ballarat diggings
and, being becalmed off the Auckland
islands, a heavy swell drove her on to
the shore and into rift which led into
the cave. Here she sank and of eighty
persons on board not dozen were
saved
The German reichstag and the Prus-
sian diet are very much exercised over
that modern method of retailing
known as the department store. They
appear to look upon these stores, as
they do in France, with suspicion, and
are endeavoring to handicap mem by
making them pay special taxes, based
on the number of departments and
number of employees. AS yet no defin-
tie action has been taken, but the gen
eral tenor of public opinion appears to
be in favor of restraining their
growth. The Partisan department
stores are subject to very heavy special
taxes.
The first interment in the new dog
cemetery recently opened in Paris has
just taken place, to the delight and
financial betterment of all the space
writer's on the Paris papers. The
corpse was laid out on a sofa in coffin
at the house of it's mistress and all it's
living comrades gathered around It..
The mourning was opened somewhat
suddenly by little terrier which set
up doleful howl in which the remain
ing pets joined. Then the line of
march was taken up to the cemetery.
The Russian government has
adopted somewhat drastic measure in
order to suppress drunkenness in ST..
Petersburg. 1t has taken away from
$4,000 shops the right to sell alcoholic
liquors and has replaced these by 5000
establishments placed under Inc con-
troll of the state and located at equal
distances apart. These establishments
are directed by young women The
liquor is delivered in bottles, to which
is affixed a government mark. The
consume can obtain only one bottle in
each shop, and if, when he visits an
other establishment, he shows the least
sign of intoxication no liquor will be
served him.
The Parisians are nightly amused
over an action pending in Brussels. A
gentleman took stall, program and
book of the words for some opera.
Directly the curtain went up the lights
were lowered. He accordingly claims
damages on the ground that it was i'm
possible to read the book he had paid
for and that the artists were so COM
pletely incoherent that it was impossi-
bic to hear word. He also claims for
waste of time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20

were seen by these people with herr"
Eyes, it is true he replied.
And the poor child flung her arms IN
the air, as she cried out:
ooh, Lance, it is sword in my
heart, and it has wounded me sorely."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-20

Jacob Immel and Miss Amelia
Brandt of Forestville were married.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21
Nepalese Letters.

The author of I'm Northern India"
tells of his experience at Bhagwanpur,
where he wished to post four letters.
They were addressed to friends in
England, who are collectors,
and only contained few lines to say
| had sent them in order to secure
Nepalese stamp. The postmaster re-
fused to accept them. Foreigners. he
said, were not permitted to post let
tiers in Nepal, the postal service being
only for use by the Nepalese We sat
on our elephant and reasoned. but he
was firm, and the police and other Off
Gals all supported him. After long
discussion we at last persuaded him to
let us post the letters and leave ii to
the government at Katmandu to de-
eide whether they might be forwarded
Then we went into his Office, mud
hut, and sat on low stools, nearly the
whole population watching in a crowd
in front of the large open space. The
postmaster redirected each letter in
Nepalese characters. and taking a large
sheet of paper, prepared a full report
for his government, the police in
spector reading our description, and so
forth, from the permit" We were
particularly required to declare that
the letters did not contain any politi-
cal matter. Then came the very seri-
GUS business of stamping them. He
had to get out large wooden box for
tie stamps, and another for the date
stamp. There are stamps of three
values, equal to one penny, twopence
and sixpence. He assured us we could
not pay beyond Nepal, SO we decided
to put one-penny stamp on each, and
leave the excess to be collected on
delivery IL they ever reached England.
Fortunately they arrived after some
delay, and strangely enough, no excess
was charged, and thus | had the pleas
ure of anticipating the penny post,
which is not likely to be extended to
Nepal for many years to come.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

Chicago engineers are designing an
earthquake-proof steel palace for the
crown prince of Japan. 1t will mark
the advent OF American steel construc-
ton in the Mikado's land, and the i'm
perial government has appropriated
100000 for its erection Founda-
tons are being laid with a view to
rearing the framework in February
Around the skeleton of beams and bars
will be built house OF granite and
marble expected to eclipse in beauty
of design anything the orient has ever
known. The palace will adjoin the
royal home of the Mikado in Tokyo.
and it will spread to extreme dimen-
sions Of 270 by 400 feet, rising to
height of sixty feet. The architectural
plans partake of the French renais-
sance.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

There will be only one serious OBJ
lection to the proposed 5000, 600, goo
sugar trust-glucose trust amalgama-
tion-namely, that not all of the cap
ital stock will be water The project
ors of the enterprise must realize, with
sadness, that out of the proposed $780,
100000 capitalization there will be sew
eral million dollars Of bona-fde stock
issued against an actual investment of
tangible property. Perhaps their in
genuity is equal to the occasion. They
may find some way of skimming this
cream of tangible property off the
ocean of water so as to leave the lat
ter in its original simon-pure condi
ton. With another five years of trust
promotions under the most modern
methods the man who can produce
share of capital stock which repre-
sents an actual investment will be en-
titled to prize.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21
THE GOVERNIRl MESSAGE.
He Says the Extraordinary Session
was Imperative
BEFORE FALL Fiction IN 1900
As the People OF the state Demanded
Legislation which Viii be Enectual
In Bringing About Equality of Tax
n-Regret' the Expense Incurred.

'ro the Senate and H'pse OF Represen-
tativcs
''You have been called together I'm spe-
cial session by prclana tion 20 consider
the submission Of anl amendment. or
amendments 10 the Constitution, which
will permit the enactment az laws thae
will provide Tor The eq1Al taxation of all
property by the ASSESSMENT of the same
at It's cash value.
Il deem the occasion hn extraordinary
one. The inequality q our system Of
taxation is SO great and so manifest that
immediate steps should be taken TO REM
edy it.
Il regret the Inconvenience and expense
Of special Session. But ii is apparent
that. If the wishts OF very large ma
jority OF the people Of the state are en-
tilted TO respect, special session is inn
perative at some time prior TO the fall
election of 1900.
This is so because the people have de-
manded Legislation which will be effectual
i'm bringing about equality of taxation. 1t
has been clearly indicated by the supreme
court of the state that such legislation
cannot be enacted until the constitution
is amended.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21
BELL RUNG ON THE PREACHER
Serious Duty Imposed on Church
Members in "A Michigan Church.


Members in "A Michigan Church.
You remember the chestnut bell, or
course?" said the man who had got out
OF Chicago with only the loss of one OF
his shoe heels. We'll, | was greatly
taken with it at the time, and when /
set out to visit my old home in Michi-
gan | bought a dozen bells to take
along. Nobody in the town had heard
of them, but | hadn't worn one over a
day when the people caught on and !
was fairly besieged. When Sunday
came | prepared to attend church like
a dutiful son, and at the proper time
mother and | were seated in the pew.
Just what the text was | can't remem-
Der, but The minister had scarcely an
nounced it when six of my chestnut
bells sounded among the congrega-
ton. The good man didn't mind
them in the least, but went ahead
with his work. He was rung up on
his hymn, and he was rung up every
minute or two on his sermon and
though there was something amusing
about 1t | was also half-scared out OF
my boots. AS | had brought the bells
TO town | didn't know but what he'd
hold me responsible, and open out on
me. About the middle of his sermon
he said something about Jonah, and
eleven of those bells went 't-i-n-g,' on
him in succession. He stopped, and
looked around. and then calmly said:
Will those people who are jingling
keys kindly jingle a little softer?' l
was thankful to get out of that church
without calamity Continues the hell
man, and | didn't do any laughing
till the next day. Then it was because
learned that every blessed man who
had rung up the minister was serious
IL in earnest about it and felt it sort
of duty, and because that minister
himself called at the house and ac-
cepted my own bell and rung it up
on mother within five minutes"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

AS an instance of the sort OF things
one might wish to have expressed di.-
ferently, prominent physician reports
a remark made to him by a patient
The doctor had written note to tho
lady, and on his next visit she asked.
him to tell her what two words IL is
were, as she had been unable to de-
cipher them. 1T has been said OF me
that my writing is the worst thing
about me-" said the physician, laugh
iugly, as he surveyed his own scrawl
with doubt. "Oh. but l am sure that
la not sol" was the hasty disclaimer.
Far from 1t, doctor. far from it,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

New Haven, Conn.-Dr. oliver r.
Osborne of the Yale medical school
was arrested for alleged unlawful dis
girl. The doctor claimed he had per-
mission from the nother Of the girl to
perform an autopsy.
Mount Union, Pa. - Mrs. Ezra
Shoupe, near Saltillo, had lively fight
with big buck, which she first wound
ed with a rifle and then dispatched
with a knife.
Mishawaka, Ind.-At a general meet
ing of the Turnverein of Northern In
diana district, action was taken favor
ing the Beers in their war with Great
Britain and commencing them for
their effective warfare in the cause OF
liberty.
New York-Adelbert S. Hay, the
newly appointed United States consul
at Pretoria, sailed on the st. Louis.
st. Cloud, Minn.-The state reforma-
tory was damaged to the extent OF
$4,000 by FIRE. The fire was confined
to the boiler-house.
Huntington, w. Va. - Norfolk *
Western passenger No. ran into a
siding at Panther, and Engineer w. S.
Bishop of Huntington was killed and
Fireman Koontz of Bluefield fatally in
jured.
princeton. N. IA disastrous freight
wreck. resulting in the death of En-
gineer Speigler and Fireman Henicker.
occurred ON the New York division of
the Pennsylvania road near here.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

that the sword never unlocks heaven
and that he who heals wounds is great
err than he who makes them, and that
on the same ring are two keys-God's
forgiveness Of us and our forgiveness
of enemies-and these two keys unlock
Paradise
And now. / wish for all OF you
beautiful sunset to your earthly exist
ence. With some of you it has been
long day of trouble, and with others
OF you 1t will be far from calm. When
the sun rose at six o'clock II was the
morning OF youth, and a fair day was
prophesied, but by the time the noon
day or middle-life had come, and the
clock of your earthly existence had
struck twelve, cloud-racks gathered,
and tempest beloved in the track
OF tempest. But as the evening Of old
age approaches, / pray God the skies
may brighten and the clouds be piled
up into pillars as of celestial temples
10 which you go, or move as with
mounted cohorts come to take you
nome. And as you sink out of sight
below the horizon, may there be a
radiance of Christian example linger-
ing long after you are gone, and on
the heavens be written in letters OF
sapphire, and on the waters in letters
or opal, and on the hills in letters OF
emerald, Thy sun shall no more go
down, neither shall thy moon with
draw itself, for the Lord shall be thine
everlasting light, and the days of thy
mourning shall be ended" So shall
the sunset of earth become the sunrise
of heaven -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

'vhatevcr may have been the motives
Of the members of the senate, the pres
ent special session affords them an OPP
portunity 10 give the subject matter OF
the resolution md amendment full and
unprejudiced consideration.
II am aware that there are members OF
both bran, hes u the legislature who be-
iieve that corporations. now paying spe-
Cifc taxes upon earnings should not be
taxed upon the assessed valuation of
property. This belief may be due 10 diff
fering causes. | believe. however, that II
they will lay aside their personal convic-
tions i'm the matter, and be guided by the
expressed wishes OF their constituents
the joint resolution will be passed by both
house and senate.
1.-The campaign for taxation OF railroad
and other corporate property upon its
value, and for equal taxation generally,
has been continuously conducted for the
past three years. BY convention and par
~ pledges. and by maiorlties the signih-
canoe OF which no one can dispute, the
people of Michigan have plainly indicated
their opinion and wish IN the matter.
by a plurality Of 80 400 for governor in
the fall OF 1886. a presidential campaign
and of 1907 I'm the fall Of 1898, the people
declared, with an emphasis which cannot
be gansaid that specific taxes on earn
ings OF railroad ana certain other cor
porate property should be abolished. and
all property taxed alike upon its actual
cash value.
'The platform Of the Republican party
Of 1898. 10 which nearly all OF you owe
allegiance. declared as follows
We commend the present state adj
ministration for its earnest efforts i'm IA
Vor Of the equal and just taxation OF the
property Of railroad companies. We IA
vor the immediate repeal OF the tax upon
the gross earnings Of railroad companies
and favor a tax To be levied upon the true
value OF railroad. telegraph telephone ana
express companies property. this value 10
be determined by q state board. The
taxes collected therefrorn shall be paid
into the primary school fund We indorse
pledge the support OF the Republican
party thereto
''rhe issue during these campaigns was
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-21

The attempt of the Russian govern
ment to adopt in that country the Gre
iorian calendar, which is in use in
nearly all the rest of the civilized
world, has failed. The reason given
is that it has been found impossible
to establish an agreement between the
dates Of religious festivals appearing
in both the Julian and the GregoriaD
calendars. That is to say, the people
want to keep on celebrating Christmas
and Easter and the other days on ex-
actly the same dates as at present, and
will not be reconciled to a change. Yet
precisely such a change was made in
the English-speaking world a century
and half ago, when the calendar was
shifted twelve days, and what had been
Christmas became Twelfth-day. There
were popular protests against it, ana
in England not a few riots. But the
authorities insisted upon the reform,
and it was effected. II seems strange
for the supposedly despotic Russian
government to show itself more sensi-
tive TO popular prejudices than were
the British and American government.