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

An English writer, who wells his per-
sonality under the pseudonym "Nes-
tor, tells some queer tales about the
senior fellows of Oxford in the old
days.
Dr. Frowd, of Corpus, was very
little man. He had been, as naval
chaplain, present at the battle of AL
giers. AS the action thickened he was
seized with religious frenzy, dashing
round and exhorting half-stripped
sailors till the first lieutenant ordered
a hencoop clapped over him, whence
his little head continued it's cackle.
regardless of the balls which flew past
him and killed 800 sailors.
DR.. Frowd was an eccentric preach
er. HE'LL he began on one occasion.
is a place which men believe reserved
for those a great deal worse than them
selves" Presently he became husky,
drew out a lozenge and sat down in the
pulpit to suck it while the congrega-
ton awaited his pleasure.
The little doctor used to exercise on
wet days by jumping over chairs in his
room. H one day fired pistol at
his ceiling when these gymnastics were
proceeding over his head, and the bull
let whizzed past Frowd, who ran down
stairs, put his head into the room, and
cried, would you, bloody-minded
man, would your"
Moses Grifiths, usually called Nc,
was another queer character, very fond
of eating. Dr. Wootten, an Oxford
physician, dined with him one day, and
did scant justice to the dishes: my
maxim, Mr.. Griffith" he said, sis to
eat and leave off hungry" Nc threw
up his hands as he was wont: ''Eat
and leave off hungry! Why not wash
and leave off dirty?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
CHAPTER II.
What, Marry a Farmer"

One can imagine the sensation that a
bright, beautiful eagle would produce
in doves nest; the presence Of that
beautiful, imperious child at the farm
was very much the same. People
looked at her in wonder; her beauty
dazzled them; her defiance amused
them. They asked each other where
all her pride came from.
Uncle Robert often said in his slow
fashion that he retired from business
when Leone was seven. At that early
age he gave the management of every
thing into her baby hands. From the
chickens in the yard to the blue and
white pigeons on the roof. She could
manage him, big as he was, with one
stamp of her little foot, one flash Of
her bright eyes; he was powerless at
once, like great big giant bound hand
and foot. She was strange child.
full of some wonderful power that she
hardly understood herself-a child
quite out of the common groove of life.
quite above the people who surround
ed her. They understood her beauty.
her defiance, her pride, but not the
dramatic instinct and power that, in
nate in her, made every word and ac-
ton seem strange.
Honest, stolid Robert Noel was be-
wildered by her; he did his best in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

Senate bill No. IA (Stout), reducing
county superintendent conventions
from 4 to annually, was concurred
in. Senator Weeds bill, 1872, requiring
assessors to fix separately and to en-
ter in separate columns of the assess
ment rolls the value of the land and
the value of the buildings thereon was
non-concurred in, 50 to 20, as was also
Senator Whiteheads bill permitting
county judges to order probate notices
to be printed in other than English
papers. The Dahl bill authorizing the
attorney general and the law librarian
to investigate, free from expense, the
TOrrens land system and report 2
years hence, was adopted. The Guth
bill, virtually outlawing cyclists on
country roads by compelling them to
give way to all wagons or carriages,
was passed, 45 to 38.
Judge Orion opposed Senator
Roehr's bill, No. 1919, on the calendar
for concurrence. 1t relates to the
board of normal school regents. He
explained the present law, providing
that the board shall consist of 8 APP
pointiye members and of the governor
and state superintendent; the terms Of
the appointive members to be years
each. The Roehr bill provides that
the governor shall be wholly excluded
from the board, that the number of
appointive members shall be 10 instead
of and the terms be extended from
years to 5. Mr.. Overlook had Of
fered an amendment, and it was adopt
ed permitting only regent to each
congressional district, instead of as
now, and enabling the governor to re-
organize the board at once. Judge
Orion declared that the milk in the
cocoanut lay in the extension of the
term to 5 years, thus removing the
board still further from the people.
After further debate the bill was con-
Cured in, Sc to IT.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
WAITING FOR A TRAIN.

All, the wearisome vexation,
And the tiresome tribulation,
All, the cussing,
And discussing,
And the tuning and the fussing,
And the mounting and the mussing,
All, the musing,
And abusing,
And the much religion losing
Waiting for train.
An, the frequent mild inquiring,
And the answers, all inspiring,
Then the almost sure despairing,
And the wearing,
And the tearing,
And the tall and lurid swearing,
Not forbearing ;,
All the ripping and the roaring,
Oh, the pacing,
And retracing,
And the frequent right bout facing,
Up and down the platform racing,
With your shadow sternly chasing,
Every doleful thought embracing,
Every hopeful thought effacing,
All, the bleak and bad reflections,
And the SICK and sad objections.
Oh the glowing imperfections,
In the flowing Intersections,
And the gloomy predictions,
Of the failure of connections
Waiting for a train.
All, the sudden forward stumbling,
Fingers for your ticket fumbling,
And your muttered words a-mumblins
When low, deceptive rumbling
Sends your lifted hopes a-tumbling,
All, the mumbling,
And the grumbling-
Waiting for train.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
OPPORTUNITY PAST.

Mrs. Drayton-Ah, well, it has al
ways been my dearest wish to grow
old gracefully.
Mrs. Winston-Is that so, dear? I'm
awfully sorry for you.
Mrs. Drayton-YOu are sorry for
me? Why?
Mrs. Winston-Because your dearest
wish has been to grow old gracefully.
Of course you'll never have a chance
to try it over and make use of the
practice you've had.-Chicago News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

Madison, March 16.-The senate
concurred in house bills as follows:
Nos. Sc (Thomas), relating to the
bounty for killing wildcats and lynx;
It's (Zinn), forbidding the purchase of
goods by junk or second hand dealers
from minors, unless the latter have
the written consent of parents to sell.
and 262 (Guth), requiring peddlers to
show license.
A mild sensation was created at the
evening session when the railroad
committee unanimously reported
against the assembly amendment pro-
viding an office-forfeiture clause for
the anti-pass resolution. AS both
houses seem disposed to stand firm in
the matter anti-pass enactment as a
probability of the near future seems
quite visionary.
On motion of Mr.. Vandercook the
vote was reconsidered by which the
Hurlbut bill was killed which permits
county superintendent, in issuing
teachers certificates, to accept the nor
ROAAOOA dpUl1CduLS
IN lieu OF examinations. After a de-
bate the bill went to third reading
by the decisive vote Of "a to SO. A
debate ensued on Senator Welton's bill!
permitting the state superintendent to
appoint an inspector of public schools
TOR the deaf and dumb at $1,000 year
salary and $500 for expenses. There
are but 16 Of these local schools wi n
only an attendance of from to IL in
each. The state allows $125 per cap
tia for each pupil SO taught. The bill
was killed, "a to 80. The Thomas
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment, requiring the supreme
court to give advance opinions on the
constitutionality Of all proposed laws
when asked to do so by the governor
or by two-thirds vote of the legisla
ture, was also killed, II to II. Inc
chief argument against it was that it
would throw questions before the SUI
preme court without both sides with
interests at stake being represented.
The assembly opened it's evening
session by killing thirteen assembly
resolutions, memorials AND bills,
among them joint resolution No. Is
(Hoehle), relating to suffrage; memo
rial to congress No. (Hoehle), for
establishment of postal savings banks;
219 (Germer), relating to interchange
of telephone business; 275 (keene), for
creation Of bureau of vital statistics;
400 (Steiger), relating to speed of
trains; 445 (Guth), relating to Office
hours of public officers, and 1913, (Stei-
ger). fixing speed of engines and trains
in cities and villages at Is miles an
hour. Mr.. Burlington succeeded in
saving temporarily No. lola. to appro-
pirate $4,000 to the Eau Claire w. C.
T. U. home for unfortunate women.
He was DESTROYS of seeing if the bill
could not be saved by in some manner
placing the home under the control Of
the state, and on his motion the meas
ure was laid over until next Wednes-
day.
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The United States cruiser Philadel-
phia has arrived at Samoa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

Madison, March 17.-After disposing
of unusually long calendars the legis-
lators took their usual adjournment
over Sunday, closing the tenth week
of the session. In the upper house
senate bills were passed as follows:
Nos. SIS (Harris), to make taxable the
private insane asylum at Lake &C.
neVa, and 125s (Stout), providing for
granting Of aid to libraries now exist
ing instead of creating new ones.
Assembly bills conquered in were
358a (Wheeler), providing penalty for
false i1hpersonation of county officers;
415a (Orton), to confer additional
powers upon registers Of probate; 1C7a
(SoltwedeD, for board of trustees for
county homes for dependent children,
and 100 (McDonald),, relating to organ
ization of bankers mutual casualty in
surance companies. Assembly bills
non-concurred in were: Nos. 379
(Ela), relating to bond to be given by
guardian of minor; SO (Keene), to
regulate the loaning of money upon
chattel security; LOG (Gawin), pro-
vlding punishment for stealing of BIZ
cycles. The following senate bills
were killed: Nos. ITO (Fearne), re-
lating to return Of earnings by rail-
roads, and 200 (Woodworth), requiring
all regular passenger trains to stop at
stations where annual business of
roads amounts to $4,000.
In the assembly the judiciary COM
mittee recommended non-concurrence
in the senate resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment creating an appel
late court. Assembly bills were
passed: Nos. 81 (Wheeler), regulat>
ing the practice Of barbering and re-
curing all barbes to take out 81 Ii
censes and all new ones SIS licenses:
lO9 (Keene), providing that in judicial
elections polls shall be kept open the
same hours as in general elections
261 (ClOugh), permitting the polls in
cities of less than 5000 people to be
kept open not earlier than a. n.
nor later than p. M, and 288 (Ras-
mussen), appropriating to the fire suf-
ferers of Barron county $4,000.
Senate bills cOncurred in: Nos. 81
(Weton), relating to parks, drives, etc.,
(the Madison bilD; and IA (Riordan)
giving county judge S. day when
holding court outside of his own coun-
ty. Senate bills killed: No. 81
(Mills), making the fees paid by coun-
ties to sheriffs one-half the usual
amount after the sum of 5000 annu-
ally shall have been reached.
The natural history survey bill was
ordered to a third reading, after the
annual appropriation had been in
creased fom $500 to $4,000. Favor
able action was also taken on the
Frost bill repeating the law making
the state preferred creditor in cases
OF bank failure. Among the house
bills killed were: Nos. Is lander
SOM, relating to elections in towns:
l6l (Sarau), providing for a separate
assessment Of land and buildings: 24O
CHartung), requiring gates and flag
men at rural railroad crossings: 278
(Harvey), requiring abstractors to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-27

provide bonds; POI (Lange), providing
license fees for insurance brokers,
308 Carlow, for the inspection of
steam boilers and engines; 329 Dress
err, increasing the minimum license
fee for the sale of liquors; AL Dry
anti, prohibiting legislative lobbying;
joint resolution Nogan), amending
the constitution so that persons
charged with contempt of court may
have jury trial.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26

marks undertook the job of scratching
down on paper what old Jack told him
from some writing he red from-then
we all sad like put our fists to it like
1T wer old Jacks death warrant and to
over come the blue fealing it caused we
all took several bracers and the next
morn early Jake and me said so long
to Jack and pulled out south-when we
got to Salt Lake we herd of a new
camp beyond Phoebe and concluded to
go by it as it would be shorter so
left Jacks papers in S. L. and went
on ito MeX-not striking anything to
speak of thear that winter we made up
to take in the Yukon river country
wanting to carry out my old time pard s
wishes I went round by Denver intend
ing to tell the sister how things hap
pened and ITO express the papers to her
from Salt Lake--in Denver looked rlgh
and low but couldn't find any trace of
the lady named in Denver-we struck
some new diggiugs up there and are
doing pretty well l had to come down
here after a lot of grub and things and
I happened to run across old Bill Jones
we use to know in early days down
from Utah he told me Jack was plant
ed for good some time back-poor old
Jack We Wer 'pards way back in the
sixties when he could ride a pony as
long as the best of EN- and buck the
past-when Jones spoke of him L
thought of the trust he askt
me to carry out but 1 aint
got time now to look up the
sister as l must get back with the grub
and things to Jake and the boys and
knowing you We're a friend of Jacks as
I remember him speaking about YOU in
good terms as you wer on the square,
was a oldtimer and had rise to be a
banker and I writ your name down
then thinking to see you about a pros
pect I struck up on the east Kooteny
so l guess you'll do to trust it this little
last deal for old time friend. You
can fix it up or look up the sister bet
tern me anyway so ] send you this pa
per that Jack left with me and ask sou
as oidtimer to see the sister gets it
or it put 'throu straight so old Jacks
wishes will be fixed as he wanted them
do this and I will be your friend to
the end as I was hiS-the envelop he
paper was in got worn out--soon as
Jake and me get our new ground work
ed on. well have a big stake and will
quit the Yukon and on our way east
will hang up at Butte awhile to see
you and if everything is fixed as old
Jack wanted it.
Your pard
III. OSBORN"
A jury was selected this forenoon and
the taking of testimony is now in pro
gress. The trial will probably last three
days, as there are q great many Wit
nesses, and several experts in writing
will be called-one for the contest
ants being one of the most famous eX-
perts in the country.
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tors, in which they are directed to for
ward to the bureau all applications for
relief from innocent holders of cigars
stamped with counterfeit stamps and
purchased from Jacobs. the Lancaster,
Pa, cigarmaker, recently arrested by
secret service Officials, 1t is probable
that innocent dealers who have actua.ly
paid for the cigars will be permitted
to retain them on condition that they
re-stamp them. Cigars not paid for
will be sold and the proceeds turned
into the treasury. II is now thought
that Jacobs has been able to use coun-
terfeit stamps in excess of $4,000 or
81. 600.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26

We're at one period very eXtravagant in
their use of gems, for. according to PHI
ny, they drank out of mass of gems
and their drinking vessels were formed
of emeralds. Constantine was the first
sovereign who luXuriated in a gemmed
crown.
The diamond to-day ranks third in
value, precedence being taken by the
pearl and Burma ruby. This is due to
the great abundance of the diamond
since the opening of the South African
mines. Hardness is the test of the dia-
mond-if a mineral cannot be cut by a
ruby or sapphire it must be a diamond.
In Brazil the laws against smuggling
of diamonds are very stringent, and in
genous methods are sometimes adopt
ed by the natives to evade them. a
curious but pretty reward of honesty
is recorded. If a native finds a large
stone he is covered with a wreath of
flowers and led in procession to the
manager and at one time his freedom
was then secured. A reward of more
practical if less poetic, nature is grant
ed in the case where an eight or ten
carat diamond is discovered-the finder
receives two new shirts, suit or
clothes, a hat and a handsome knife.
The discovery of these stones in Brazil
in 1746 proved a great curse to the poor
natives. They were driven from their
homes and often deprived of their pos
sessions, to make room for the rush of
treasure seekers AT first, so plentiful
were Brazilian diamonds that after a
heavy shower of rain children would
find them in the streets and poultry
swallowed them wholesale in picking
IN their food,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26

The old-time tonics, sarsaparilas,
nervines and haphazard remedies Of
our forefathers won't do in the spring
of 1899.
Your great grandmother didn't take
Paine's celery compound any more than
she used the electric light or the :ele-
graph.
But her children and grandchildren
the groWn-up men and women of to-
day, are taking this great modern
spring remedy and getting rid Of dis
eases that the old, unscientitic prepar-
ations made no impression on-and are
making no impression on to-day.
Paine's celery compound has as little
in common with any of these obsolete
remedies as modern, life saving anti
septic surgery has with the practice Of
few years ago which was attended
with SO fearful a death rate. The half
century that has elapsed since these
old-fashiOned remedies were formulate
ed has been the most fruitful years in
medical discovery. 1t has witnessed
the discovery of the most effective med
iclne the world has ever known. AS a
remedy for blood and nerves Pane S
celery compound has been welcomed
by physicians, prescribed and publicly
recommended. No remedy has ever APP
preached Paines celery compound in its
wonderful success with diseases and all
ments due to nervous debility and i'm
pure blood.
Paine's celery compound is as unlike
any remedy that has gone before it. and
as superior to it's nearest rival. as the
great searchlight is to the tallow dip.
1T is not a mere improvement nor a
development of any of the oldfashinned
remedies. 1t is a totally new depart
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26
She Thanks the Gar.

Indianapolis. Ind. April 25.-May Wright
Sewall. honorary president of the Nation
AL Council of Women of the United
States and vice president of the Interna-
tional Council of Women, has addressed
a letter to the car of Russia. thanking
him in the name Of the 1.250 900 women of
the United States included in the member
ship of the council for his action in call
ing convention of the representatives of
all nations to consider the disarmament
OF the armies of the world. In her letter
Mrs. Sewall says: The women of the
council believe that whatever is most
promotive of the best interests of one ma
ton must in the end secure the highest
interests of ALL"
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver of Philadelphia was the subject,
is narrated by him as follows: Il was in
a most dreadful condition. My skin was
almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coat
ed, pain continually in back and Sides no
appetite-gradualy growing weaker day
by day. Three physicians had given me
up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying
Electric Bitters;' and to my great Joy
and surprise the first bottle made a de-
cided Improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am now a well man.
! know they saved my life and robbed the
grave of another victim" No one should
fail to try them. Only so cts bottle al
all drug stores
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-26
DELAWARE'S VACANT SEAT.
Governor Tunnel Will Not Appoint q
Senator n la Governor Stone.

Dover, Del, April Ex-Governor Tun-
nell. in an interview to-day on the prob
ability of his following the example of
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania and
appointing United States senator from
Delaware to succeed Senator Gray, the
legislature having adjourned without
electing his successor, said:
II have given the matter no consid-
Grafton and there is no probability of
my appointing a senator. I hardly
think it would be worth While to take
such action, for the reason that if
should appoint senator he could only
serve until the next session of congress
and would then have to run his chances
of being seated or turned down. So far
as Governor Stone of Pennsylvania es-
tabishing a precedent is concerned,
do not think it will hold, as decisions
rendered on this point have been in
vogue for many years, and it is hardly
probable that the senate will reverse
its opinion in this particular case"
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ure in the cure of blood and nerve dis
eases, and cures where other remedies
fail, because it embodies the newest
Investigations into the source of these
diseases
And that is the reason why Paine's
celery compound is the most successful
remedy in the world.
The following letter from Mics Louise
Wolcott, one of the officials of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
shows the estimation in which Paine's
celery compound is held by persons who
have used it,
New York, Feb. 81, 1899.
Messrs. Wells, Richardson & Co:
MISUNDERSTANDING for several years
been subjected to heavy etrain on my
nervous system and feeling utterly
worn out and discouraged, after con-
sultation with my physician, l began
taking Paine's celery compound and
am only too glad to add my testimony
to the many thousands you already
have of its efficacy in rebuilding the
nervous system. I now feel like an en-
tirely different person.
Very truly yours,
LOUISE WOLCOTT.
Were it possible to keep the nerves
always strong and in calm working or
der, few persons would know what it is
to be ill; but with the changes in eli
mate, work and worry and the shut
in life all winter, nervous disorders,
more or less serious, are unavoidable.
Pane's celery compound should be in
delay in regulating the nerves when
they become irritable, poorly nourshed
and are wearing out the strength of the
whole body,
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Neiil Bests Tracev,

San Francisco, April 25.--The 90
round glove contest between Tom Ira
cey and Al Neill, under the auspices
of the Western Athletic club al Wood
wards pavilion tonight, was largely
attended. Neill was the favorite at 10
to 8. Professor Walter Watson acted
as referee. Neill was given the decis-
ion at the end of the goth round, dur
ing which he knocked Tracey down by
right swing on the back of the head
The bout was well contested through
out. In the preliminaries Jimmy Law
Ter got the decision over Martin Dem
ny after 10 rounds of hard fighting.
Billy Otis knocked out Charley Johnson
in the first round of what was to have
been a 10-round contest