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

alterations of the congress were on
the questions of assuring the credit of
the loaner and giving to his credit
such mobility that it could easily
be subdivided and transmitted with
out risk or expense These being
found thoroughly feasible, the, interest
of the public was slowly aroused in
the project, and the new bank was
about to become a reality when the
revolution of 1848 upset everything for
the time being
This revolution was peculiar from
all others because of the numerous
sham financial schemes advanced by
visionary reformers, who promised to
make the whole nation revel in wealth
at one swoop. Fortunately, at the
head of French finances was M Goud-
chaux, a man of exceptional intelli-
gence and clear-headedn6ss He op-
posed all of the silly projects with rare
wisdom and saved the nation from
financial disaster.
Meanwhile M. Wolowski never al
lowed his project to drop out of the
public sight, and when governmental
affairs had again settled he secured the
appointment of commission for the
collection Of information on the admin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
A STUDY IN CHILD JIFE

Little Edgar has brought box OF
candy as a present to Robbie, who is
celebrating his birthday.
While games are in progress, Edgar
broods over his enforced generosity
and, at a convenient moment, slips.
away from the other guests and rapid
ly eats the candy he has just presented
to his host.
This lapse of boyish etiquette being
duly discovered, it was decided to tell
Edgar's mother, and she, having heard
the tale of woe, cannot believe it.
Edgar, she asks him what
he has done with the candy. Nothing
daunted, Edgar replies: cts in my
stomick, and I'm glad of it, and you
can't get it, neither"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
THE PASSING OF WASHINGTON.
&" IT'S Well" Were the Last Words of
the Father of His Country.

AS the day advanced the patient
Washington began to realize the ex-
IRENE gravity of his condition." writes
William Perrine, in the Ladies' Home
Journal. Suffering and nearly ex-
hausted, he asked his wife to bring him
his wills from his desk, and indicated
which of the two should be DESTROYED.
Toward night he became very weak.
find | am going now he said, and
added, after giving injunctions as to
his accounts and papers, it is the debt
which we must all pay Occasionally
he made such remarks during the
evening as, Doctor, die hard, but I
am not afraid to CO. and You had bet
ter not take any more trouble about
me, but let me go off quietly; I can
mot last long Doctor Craik could do
little more than press the hand of his
old friend and then sit by the fire.
side in the simply furnished room,
sadly waiting for the end. Mrs.
Washington, seated at the foot of the
bed, listened in silent grief At ten
O'Clock the dying man, after much eff
fort, made those around him who in
cluded four servants, understand that
he wished to be buried decently and
that his body might not be put in the
vault until three days after his death.
The last words he was heard to say
when he was told that he had been
understood, were, IT'S WE'LL Not
long afterward his breathing became
easier; he rested quietly; he even made
a movement to feel his own pulse, but
his countenance changed, his hand
fell, and he died without struggle or
sigh. Major Lear motioned that the
end had come; ''ris WE'LL said the
widow in composed voice. 7 shall
soon follow him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

this country it would be a tremen-
dous boon to both the small investor
and the small borrower. The average
bank depends upon the operations of
large capitalists for success, but the
Credit Foncier depends upon the null
titude, and as a result it's resources
are more magnificent than those of
any other bank in the world. It has
outstanding loans aggregating about
5000, 100000 francs, or $640, 100000. It's
reserve fund is close to 100000, 900
francs and it's capital or more than
100000 francs is intact.
It's great strength rests in the fact
that it's loans of 3,20O,000,000 francs are
all fixed at long terms, some of them
for rs years, thus assuring an ever
growing yearly profit. No scandal of
Importance has ever besmirched the
fame of the bank, a fact due in part to
the strict governmental supervision
exercised over it's affairs.
The system followed by the Credit
Foncier makes it actually nothing
more than a financial agent Of the
people. 1t has two classes of clients
the borrower and the lender. On the
property of the former it advances
loans, and then it issues bonds, which
it offers for sale to the other The
loans are made for periods varying
from ten to seventy-five years, princi-
pal and interest to be paid up in reg
ular installments The bonds repre-
COI1Ohf
by the thrifty French people, and by
the wealthiest classes, too, but the
small investor holds the bulk of them.
It is said that there are few families
of the humber class in France which
do not possess one or more of the
bonds. They are regarded as absolute
ly safe, and the fact that the stability
of the Credit Foncier was not in the
least staggered by the two or three
revolutions it has passed through is
one of the best evidences of it's f1nan-
cial strength.
The system of 1oaning sums on
realty for long term OF years is not
original with France. Back in the
time of Frederick II. it f1ourished in
Germany, and the financial genius of
the great Wolowsk was the first to ap-
preciate it's immense power. He it
was who introduced it in France, and,
like other radical innovations, it took
considerable time to prepare the peo-
pie and the government for it's recep-
ton.
In a series of publications, in 1888.
he first began to exploit the theory of
a Credit Foncier, but it was not until
1916 that he obtained from the gov
eminent a call for a congress of jur-
lists, investors and agricuIturists to
study the proposition. The first de-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
CHAPTER XLVI.
At The Ball.

''I like Madame Vanira," said the
Countess of Lanswell, a few days after
the introduction. "She is not only the
most gifted of singers, but she is an
uncommon type of woman. Who or
what was she?"
My lady was seated in her own
draWing-room in the midst OF a circle
of morning callers. Lord Chandos
was there, and he listened with some
amusement to the conversation that
followed. The countess was speaking
to Major Hautbois, who was supposed
to know the pedigree of everybody.
She looked at him now for the infor-
nation he generally gave readily, but
the majors face wore troubled ex-
preston.
''To tell the TRUTH" he replied, Il
have heard so many conflicting stories
as to the lady's origin that I am quite
at loss which to repeat"
Lady Lanswell smiled at the naive
confession.
Truth does wear a strange aspect
at times she said. when Major
Hautbois has to choose between many
reports, should say that none of them
were true. "For myself" she con-
tinued, Il should say that Madame
Vanira was well-born-she has
patrician face
Lord Chandos thought of the dairy
maid,' and sighed while he smiled.
All, if his mother could but have seen
Leone with the same eyes with which
she saw Madame Vanira all would
have been we'll.
1t was quite evident that my lady
did not recognize her-there could be
no doubt of it. She continued to
praise.
II have always" she said, "been far
above what l consider the littleness of
those people who think to show their
superiority by abusing the stage, or
rather by treating with supercilious
contempt those who ornament the
stage"
And again Lord Chandos smiled
bitterly to himself. If his mother had
but owned these opinions a short time
before, how different life might have
been. Lady Lanswell turned to her
son.
Madame Vanira will be at Lady
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
BERTHA NJ. CLAY.

absurdly happy at the bare thought OF
it,"
'I think our conference has lasted
long enough" she said, rising. you
think, then, that should accept Lady
Marion's invitation?"
Eyes, it will give us more opportun1-
ties of meeting, and will bring about
between Lady Marion and yourself
great intimacy" he said.
Heaven send it may end well" she
said, half sadly.
THANK Heaven for it's kindness"
he replied, and then they left the quiet
conservatory, where the soft ripple OF
the scented fountain made sweetest
music.
Lord Chandos quilted her, much to
his regret, and Leone sought out
Madame de Chandalle.
''I should like to ask you, madame,
for one more introduction, she said.
''I should much like to know the
Countess of Lanswell.'
Nothing could exceed madame's de-
light and courtesy. She took Leone to
the blue saloon, as it was called, where
the Countess of Lanswell sat in state
She looked up in gratified surprise as
the name OF the great singer was pro-
nounecd. If Leone felt any nervous
ness she did not show it; there must
be no hesitation or all would be lost
She raised her eyes bravely to the
handsome, naughty face of the woman
who had spurned her. In one moment
during which their eyes met, Leone's
heart almost stood still, the next It
beat freely, for not even the faintest
-gleam of recognition came into my
lady's eyes.
But when they had been talking for
some minutes, and the countess had
excelled herself in the grace of her
compliments, she gazed with keen,
bright eyes in that beautiful face.
"Do you know, Madame Vanira, that
the first time l saw you there was
something quite familiar in your face"
There was something startling in
the crimson blush that mounts even to
the locks of her dark hair.
els it so?" she asked.
And the countess did not relax the
questioning gaze.
81 think now," she added, chat
am wrong. I cannot think of any one
who is like you. l shall be glad to see
you at Dunmore House, Madame
Vanira. We have dinner-party next
week, and 1 hope you will be inclined
to favor us. Do you know Lady Chan
dos?"
eyes," was the half sad reply, Il
was introduced this evening"
They talked on different subjects.
The countess was most charming to
the gifted singer, and Leone could not
but think of the last talk
that she had with Lady Lans-
we'll. One thing was quite certain.
The countess did not recognize her,
and her visits to Dunmore House
would be quite safe.
She talked to Lady Lanswell for
some time, and went away that night
quite pleased with the new prospects
opening before her.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

istration of the credit banks of Ger
many The result was eminently sat
isfactory, and on Feb. %, 1852, the
minister of agriculture, M. J. B. Du-
mas, passed a decree authorizing the
creation of societies of the Credit
Foncier. Immediately the Bank Fon
ciere de Paris was founded, with a cap
ital of 25,000,000 francs. 1t was the
original intention to establish branch
these were founded at Nevers and Mar
settles.
After a short experiment it was dis
covered that a plural system of credit
banks would be a disadvantage, and
by decree of Dec. 10, 1852, the Paris
institution absorbed those at Nevers
and Marseilles, thus becoming truly
national bank. At this time the Credit
Foncier was under the supervision of
two ministers, the minister Of agricul-
ture and the minister of finance, but it
was deemed advisable to unite it more
directly with the state, and in July of
1854 it was reorganiZed on the model
of the Bank of France, thus being
placed under the supreme authority Of
the minister of finance.
The Credit Foncier is housed in a
trinity of historical buildings, the pub
lie entrance being near the angle
formed by the boulevards Of the Rue
de Luxembourg and the Rue des Capu-
cines. Two centuries ago the magnif-
icent gardens of the splendid mansion
of the Marechal de Luxembourg occu-
pied this site, and when he died his
estate was so badly involved that his
widow was forced to sell the ground,
the buyer being a director of the Com
pany Of the Indies. In 1925 he erected
a fine mansion, which, with it's stately
court, today forms the entrance to per-
haps the greatest banking institution
in the world.
In 1853 the business of the Credit
Foncier had expanded to such a de-
gree that it was necessary to secure ad-
ditiOna1 room, so the Hotel Septuei1.
built in 1922 by NJ Desvieux, advocate
to the kings council, was purchased.
1t adjoins the first building, and today
is occupied almost entirely by the
bookkeeping department.
A third building became necessary
in May of 1862, and the great mansion
of the Crozat family, facing on the
Place Vendome, was purchased for
2 ,65O,000 francs. This structure was
built in 1907, but it passed out of the
hands of the Crozats in 1887. 1t now
contains the Offices of the council of
administration, the library and the
apartments of the governor and two
under governors.
It is such bank as this that the
New York capitalists thought to es-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

ring that ought to shine ON mine; she
has taken the love believed to be
mine for life," said Leone to herself.
How shall bear it,"
AS she stood among the brilliant
crowd there came a strong impulse to
go up to Lady Marion and say:
Stand aside; this is my place. Men
cannot undo the laws of God. Stand
aside-give me my place.
Words were still burning from her
heart to her lips when she saw Lady
Marion holding out her hand in kind
Hest greeting to her. All the bitter
thoughts melted at once in the sun
shine of that fair presence; her own
hand sought Lady Marions, and the
two women, whose lives had crossed
each others so strangely, stood for one
moment hand locked in hand, their
eyes fixed on each other.
Lady Marion spoke first, and she
seemed to draw her breath with a
deep sigh as she did so.
81 am so pleased to see you, Madame
Vanira," she said, eagerly. Eve must
find time for long talk this evening, >
With a low bow Leone passed on to
the ballroom, where the first person to
meet her was Lord ChandOs. He
looked at the bouuqet she carried.
"You have honored my flowers,
madame he said. II remember your
love for lilies-of-the-valley. You will
honor me with the first waltz"
There was a world of reproach in the
dark eyes she raised to his.
To be Continued.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

The proposition made by New York
capitalists to organize a financial in
stitution for the ultimate control of
the farm mortgages of the nation, at
about half the rate of interest now
charged to the agr1culturists of the
west and south, attracts attention
anew to the famous Credit Foncier of
France,
Judged by the record of the Credit
Foncier, if a smaller bank could be sue
cessfully organized and operated in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
OLD-FASHIONED HOLLYHOCKS.

Good old-fashioned flower that seems
Linking us to bygone dreams,
Calling back the days long gone
When our lives were in their dawn.
Other floral gems may bear
Softer tints of beauty rare,
But there's none that seems to talk
To us like the hollyhock
Seems to lead us once again
To farm house, old and plain,
Hid away among the trees,
And we hear the honey bees
Singing at their work, as they
Sip the hidden sweets away
From the flowers that line the walk
Swallowed by the hollyhock
Once again we see face
Touched with sweet maternal grace
Bending DER the flowers she
Watched and cared for lovingly.
See mother old and gray
Moving round in quiet way,
White her venerable locks
AS the whitest hollyhocks. -
And we see another there
At neighbor farmhouse, fair -
AS the sweetest flower that grew
Meath her watchful eye of blue.
See her fitting to and fro
In her gown of calico,
Rosy cheeks that seem to mock 81
Fen the crimson hollyhock.
In the harvest time when we
Gathered for the annual spree =
Grading down the ripened grain
Rolling like a billowy main.
I could see the winsome Kate
Watching us across the gate,
AS we piled the golden shocks
Just outside the hollyhocks.
There amid the flowers we
Sat one summer evening, she
Blushing as the rose to hear
What I whispered in her ear.
There crowned her as my queen
Meath the moonlight's silvery sheen,
Placed upon her sunny locks
Just a wreath of hollyhocks.
Denver Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
HOW THE TELEPHoTo IS USED.

The method of using the telephoto
attachment is very simple, but re-
quires very great care, particularly
in the matter of focusing. Suppose
that an exposure has been made in
the ordinary way upon certain OBJ
ject; the lens is then removed from
the camera front and screwed into
the tube of the telephotO attachment,
forming a small telescope; the whole
combination is then put back on the
camera as if it were the ordinary lens.
Upon the ground glass or focusing
screen will be seen an enlarged image,
which may be made sharp or distinct
by adjusting the focus by means of the
Jack and ninion movement on the tele-
nhOto tube, just as field glass is adj
iUsted to suit the eyes of the OBJ
9orver.-Dwight L. ElmendOrf in Serb
npr's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

tablish, and where farmers now pay 6
and 10 per cent. interest on mortgage
loans it was the intention to offer
money for not more than per cent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23
THE CREDIT FONCIER
FIELD FOR A SIMILAR INSTITU-
TION IN THIS COUNTRY.
GREAT FRENCH
BAN K

Work by It's Promoters to Secure
Governmental Consent-NoW in
Many Ways the Most Remarkable
Bank in the World.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-23

Gossaner iron is so thin that 1890
sheets of it are only an inch thick.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-11-03
gWO FAMILIES
EXTER MINATED.
Fourteen People Cremated
In Their Homes.
YICTIMS WERE COLONlSTS
Scene Of Horror In Little Town In Ala
bama, Near MObiles'Fire Thought
To Have Been Accidental.
YICTIMS WERE COLONISTS

News has just been received that in
Baldwin county, Ala, some thirty
miles northeast Of Mobile, Monday
night last, fire destroyed the dwellings
Of Henry Goodlow and Samuel Smith
son, cremating oil the occupants OF
both houses-fourtoen persons in all.
The Goodlow family consisted of
father, mother and six children, while
there were six persons residing in the
Smithson home-the husband, wife,
three children and sister of the hus-
band.
No cause could be discovered for
the fire, and it is believed to have
been Of accidental origin. The pine
trees surrounding the house caught
fire from the flames, added to the de-
struction and prevented any assistance
from reaching the persons in the
house. The bodies were found in the
rooms where the different members OF
the family had been accustomed TO
sleep, thus giving the impression that
death had come while the people were
sleeping.
The families formed part of colony
Of emigrants who has settled in the
region. They came from Iowa, Good
low having been in the neighborhooC
for several years, while Smithson haC
only recently reached the locality
Goodlow was highly esteemed by tn
other settlers, who looked upon him a
a sort of leader in all their movements
but the Smithsons were little known
The bodies were inferred in the littl
graveyard Of the settlement. One 0
the other settlers acted as minister a
the funerals.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-11-03
HALF DEFEATS.
Such Are Designated the Recent
"Great' Victories of British
In the Transvaal.

A London special says: The official
announcement of the joining of Gen.
White and Gen. Yule has come as
great relief and all the more SO in view
Of the fact that later intelligence has
shown that only the incapacity OF the
intelligence department Of the Beers
saved General Yule's column from
great disaster,
The dispatches from the front are so
diversified and contradictory that 1t is
difficult to outline the situation with
any degree Of precision. Three or
four main facts, however, stand out
prominently. General Symonds hight
Of Glencoe was not anything like the
decisive victory at first alleged and
General Yule would probably have
been annihilated or met with the same
fate as the captured Hussars If he had
not retreated, -
General Whites artillery duel" at
Rietfontein was very severe engage
ment, in which the rife did great exc
cution and where success was only
achieved at a distressing cost. The
bombardment Of Mefeking has com
menced with unknown result, and the
Beers have got their Hussar prisoners
safely to Pretoria.
Altogether the campaign is being
pushed by the Beers so strenously
and on such sound strategical lines
that the situation of the British must
in all probability give them cause tol
deep anxiety for some time to some.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-11-03
Mnlhefa Wan

"The other day, on an electric car
friend said softly; 4 want you to mo-
tlco this man two seats in 'front.' ne
evidently has his mother down 20 the
city on little trip and Is showing her
The sights. His care Of the old lady Is
something beautiful; / have been
watching them for some time, and oh!
how lovely lt IL to see q man 30 ten
der and kind with his old mother"
stralghtway It became a fascination 10
watch IN turn the pair, who were too
much engrossed with the passing
scenes-one In pointing out the other
IN observing TO know or care anything
for watching eyes. The old lady's
shawl would slip a little too low on
the thin shoulders, and her boy, a
man himself getting on In years, would
carefully draw It into place. One arm
was thrown protectlngly across the
back Of the seat, resting with a reas-
sur!ng touch against her arm.
"And the pleasure and interest on the
worn facet Well, It was a sight 10
warm younger hearts, and to make us
wish that every good old mother might
be blessed with just such a son, OF
with a kind, Loving daughter, who
when skies are blue and air soft and
balmy, would see that the dear ole
parents are taken into the midst OF
new scenes, that q welcome invigorat
ing change might be enjoyed and lit
tie Of the care and thoughtfulness o.
past years be given back In a direc
ton where It ls Sc richly deserved
st. Louis Star.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-11-03
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Bruises, etc, by using
SLOAN'S
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Also an invaluable remedy for man.
When taken internally 1t cures
Cramps and Collie. 1t Is the best
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Every bottle Is warranted. Sold by dealers
and druggists generally. Family size, 2sc.
Horse sire, soc. and $i.oo.
Prepared by EARL S. SLOAN, Boston, Mass.
Frustrated.

The following is extracted from an
essay written by a schoolboy aged
ten, on play he had been to see: "The
vIllun curled his mustarsh, and seeing
the pure vurgin shreeks ha ha be mine
or deaths blud is on my head this dag
ger stabs thee to thy uttermost sole
ha ha yengunze. But the good hero
comes and says o hevins, stur one step
and thy ded body lies at my door. Lay
won parm on the vurgins korpse and
It was better If you was drowned with
a milestone. Avarnt avarnt from the
sweet korpses presunz?'-Tit-Bits.