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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

Washington, Jan. 21.-In the senate
Mr.. Spooner (rep., Wis., offered an
amendment to the Nicaragua canal
bill, providing that eff the president be
unable to secure from the governments
Of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA such con-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

Washington, Jan. 25.-The principal
speeches of the debate on the peace
treaty in the senate were made for the
treaty by Messrs. Teller and Frye and
by Mr.. Hoar in opposition. No con-
clusion was reached.
Washington, Jan. 25.--In the house
the debate on the army reorganiza-
ton bill opened
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

Caffery. Cockrell, Mantle, Martin aAd
Smith.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29
Some Of the Things Which
AmeliOrate the Awfulness
Of Yesterdays Fire
DETAILS OF CEMENT FIRE
Mr.. Vest Tells His Exper-
fence and Just How the
Fire Operated.

Now that the excitement of the
awful fire at Lanyonville is over
there are several reasons to believe
that it might have been worse. Five
men were directly exposed on the
roof and many more were near
enough to have been injured by the
falling chimney. All escaped un-
touched except the Two unfortunates.
A careful search of the ruins has
failed to reveal any more casualties.
Mr. Matthews had $4,000 life insur-
ance which :the lodges will take a
pride and pleasure in paying at the
earliest possible moment, as this is
the first loss either of the chapters
at LaHarpe has suffered. The family
of Mr., Schaub is left unprovided for,
but the kind hearted sympathy of
the neighhors and friends will not
permit them to suffer, an organized
movement having already been start
ed to provide for their immediate
wants. The company for which the
men worked will see to 1t that they
are given a proper and decent burial.
Mr.. j. $. Rodgers, president of
the Lanyon Zinc Company, returned
Friday from st. Louis, where
he heard the news of the disaster.
AS soon as the insurance has been
adjusted, and several of the adj.
justers will be here Monday and dur
ing next week, the work of re-
building the destroy ed plant Will he
begun. That part of the works which
was not destroyed will be operated,
the roasting of the ore being done at
the lola works. This will keep some
of the employees busy and many of the
others will obtain work Immediately
in the re-constructing operations. An
iron building will this time be put up
as the nature of the work means the
frame over the machine kiln room
will always be very dry and infiam-
mable. 1t Is indeed comforting to
know that the company is one of such
strength and stability that even such
loss as this cannot for q moment
embarrass it..
The total loss is now figured at 500,
600 from which the insurance, amount
ing to about $4,000 will be deducted,
The insurance is divided as follows:
Aetna, of Hartford, $500; COMMERCE.
al Union, of London, So, 800. Connecti-
cut, of Hartford, $1,000; Continental,
of New York, 5000; Hartford, of
Hartford, $1,000; Phoenix, of Hartford
$1,000; Springfield, Fire and Marine,
of Massachusetts,, $1,000. These claims
will undoubtedly all be paid promptly
and then the work will be resumed
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

A RACE AGAINST TINE.

Burning with suspicion at Margaret's
confidential interview with the confed-
crate officer, / was bent rather on
spending valuable time in elimination
than in working out the most promis-
ing method of making good our escape.
Margaret" | cried, what did you
say to Col. Archard?"
II told him something that would
have passed us through his lines had it
not been for this Interruption
"Oh, Margaret, you are on all sides"
She cast an inpatient glance at me,
and, disdaining to reply, turned to
PUNK and began to deliberate with
him as to what course we had better
pursue; deliberation in which | could
not choose but take part.
Should we attempt to join the gener-
al? Margaret and were both in favor
of doing so, but PUNK overruled us,
saying that the general had doubtless
been pcrseNering in his endeavors to
get near the rairond, and had at
tachcd the camp in order to give an
opportunity to some other corps of his
men to slip by and accomplish his OBJ
ject; that he had no expectation Of
crushing the enemy, only to distract
his attention, and, this effected, he
would be of to some other point.
We had but little time to listen to
Plunk's explanation of the generals
movements, for we heard the sound of
horses hoofs coming from the direction
we had been pursuing, and in a few
minutes some 20 horsemen came trot-
ting lcisurely toward MS. BY the light
of the moon it was eany to see that they
were confederates. at their head an of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

Is where the gas pipe enters. Mr..
Vest was in the west room eating his
lunch which his son had just brought
him. This was at 8 o'clock. He
noticed a gurgling sound and hur.
rled through door into the east
room and then turned to the left and
had his hand on the wash room door
when there was an explosion which
Jared him. This was Immediately
followed by another and heavier ex-
plosion which carried him clear
across the room, some forty feet. The
door was torn open, the walls
wrenched and the flooring above
lifted up. He staggered to the door
Of the west room and made his way
along the room and his son led him
out. There are four large holes,
six feet deep in the basement where
engines will set, and but for his son
he would have fallen into one of
these as he was stunned and blind.
There was twenty-three pounds
pressure on the gas mains, according
to orders, and there was a can of
gasoline in the wash room Nearly
all of the twenty or more gas lights
had been turned low when the heavy
pressure came on and Mr.. Vest does
not know how the thing started. He
ran up stairs, kicked in window,
rang the telephone repeatedly and
got no response. The room was al.
ready full of smoke and he made his
way out and yelled for help At one
time the men who were fighting
thought they had the fire under con.
troll but 1t gained Roadway again
He was badly bruised and laid up all
the next day, and makes this state.
ment lest the impression should be
spread that it was carelessness on his
part. Lamps We're burning all over
the building and he did not have q
lighted lantern when he went to look
for the trouble.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

Wanted, corn, oats and Kaffir corn
at Miller's mill.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29
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Before ! had time to reply, PUNK.
with his usual presence of mind and
adroitness, coming to the rescue,
tapped his forehead | took the hint
and stood mute. The officer was not
convinced. lie then turned e Mar
garet.
"You?"
"What do you wish to know,
eolonel?"
"Who are you?"
"My nameY"
eyes"
Margaret Beach"
The officer was getting no informa-
tion to enable him to judge of us, and
seemed puzzled what to do. In such
work he was evidently not an expert.
"Well," he said, at last, you'll have
20 go to the guard-house and stay
there till l can find out more about
you"
Colonel" said Margaret.
"Well?"
LET me speak with you alone"
He cast an inquiring glance at her,
then led her out of hearing. We
watched them talking, Margaret speak
ing confdentially, the colonel with
every word becoming more attentive.
o, my Godl she would never talk
that way with him unless she were
friendly TO his cause. There is some
deep-laid scheme which she has been
working from the first. She is ex-
planning it all to the confederate. lie
aaly ha,. hn, nt Ii,
ly. She turns to come to us. He lifts
his hat with all the grace of the truly
polished southern gentleman.
Hank!
There was distant sound of horses
hoofs, but so indistinct that | was
about concluding | was mistaken when
/ heard sudden turmoil on the outer
limit of the camp, with shots, indi-
eating n sudden attack. The colonel
called for his horse, mounted and rode
to the front.
We three stood brcathless, waiting
developments. Bullets began to sing
by our ears and spit against the trees.
The confederates flew to arms. At the
front we could discover the dark forms
of horsemen charging
"Look!"
The word came from Margaret, who
spoke in u tone so unusual to her that
glanced quickly at her before follow
ing the direction Of her eyes. She was
quivering with excitement. Then
turned to see what moved her. At that
moment the clouds parted, and, through
an opening in the trees, a figure stood
out plainly in the moonlight, pointing
with his sword TO the confederate line.
Then the horse plunged forward, bear
ing his rider out of sight.
The general"
We all spoke the words simultaneous
ny. Had he been watching for our re-
turn, and, knowing of our presence in
the confederate camp, made the attack
in order to free us? Or was he acting
from some purpose of his own?
Whatever his intention, we started at
once TO take advantage of the situation.
PUNK and /, with common impulse,
.darted to where the horses were
tethered, and, mounting Margaret,
jumped to the saddle. The intervening
'confederates prevented our reaching
our own men, so we dashed through the
trees in n direction opposite to the
fighting. Coming TO a road, we fol-
lowed it, and the turmoil behind us
gradually died into faint din. Then
ave drew rein for consultation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29
Mi. Vests Explanation.

VIM. Vest, night watch at the Co.
ment plant, Icalled at the REGISTER
Office and asked that an exact state
ment be made of the origin of the fire
which destroyed the machinery
building Monday night.
The building is one story and base
ment, fifty by 200 feet. The east end
cantains the office, and below the
office 10 cloak and wash room. Here
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

Coffeyville is confident that eastern
capitalists will get a street railway
franchise. Further than that lie un.
certain.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29
CONTINUED
For Sale.

Harry Wilkes, stallion by Rensselaer,
Wilkes, by :Alcantara by George
Wilkes, by Hamiltonian 10. Harry
Wilkes is 10 months old, stands 10
hands high in his stocking fleet and
fine as silk. A bargain II taken soon.
w. H. Cole,
207 s. Jefferson. D8 Il w 8.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

A man looks at his trembling hands
and says: 81 feel bit shasy this morn
ing, and shall need bracer.v His real
need is not nerve stimulant, but nerve
strength. DIR. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery gives strength TO the nervous
system. 1t does not brace up, but builds
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from opium, cocaine, and other narcotics
usually found in so-called nerve medi-
cines.
Accept no substitute for Il Golden Med
ical Discovery" 1t cures.
David Duggins Esq, Of Jones' Ohio Co, KY,
writes: rWhen | began taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery think had nervous
or general debility of three years duration. /
took three bottles of the Discovery. During
the time l was taking il my sleep became more
refreshing and gained h6een pounds weight,
and also gained strength every day.
Free. Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is
sent free on receipt Of stamps to pay cost
of mailing only Send 81 one cent
stamps for book bound in paper, or 81
stamps for cloth binding. Address DR..
r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-29

There is a school marin near Bron-
son who Is tired of life Her woes
have accumulated and reached a
crisis recently when two babes who
are desperately in love, no longer
able to hold In, osculated across the
aisle during school. The conflict be-
tween the teachers sympathy and
her ideas of discipline are hurrying
her to an early grave.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
Richest Gold Mine in the World

The Band Barton and Albion gold
mine, under the town of Ballarat, in
Australia. has yielded more than fifty
millions as the value of its output OF
gold since 1t was discovered about thir-
ty years ago. 1t is the most productive
gold mine yet known. It's supply OF
paying quartz seems practically mex
haustible, and as the vein Is extensive,
being spread over much territory, the
mine bids fair to last for centuries. The
work In the Ballarat gold mine is said
to be much safer as we'll as more COM
Portable than that of the workers in
, coal mine. At Ballarat there are no
noxious gases and no danger from ex-
plosions. Air is forced into the work.
ings through various shafts. In the
Transvaal rich and regular deposits
were discovered in 1886 in the Witwa-
tersrand. The reefs are estimated to
contain nearly 100000 900 tons Of ore,
the gold Of which is said to be worth
E45.0o0,O0O. From eighty to a hun
dred years must elapse before the field
Is worked out.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

The cartoon Yankee, lean, lank and
slab-sided, is vanishing with the cen.
tury. SO is the cartoon Englishman,
big, burly and obese.
The tailors of the country report an
increased girth of one and quarter
inches in the American man of to day
over the American man of 1889. Waist.
coats and trou Jers in the ready made
clothing stores are now made in that
much larger sizes. The figures col.
lected by the Anthropometrical De.
partment at Washington confirm the
story told by the tailors.
The average American of the middle
of the coming century will be tall,
broad, fat and heavy in the scales He
will probobly be nearly six feet high,
fifty inches around the chest, fifty-four
around the abdomen and weigh any
where from 200 to 225 pounds.
Meantime the average Englishman
has been growing thinner, probably
because he is not so well fed as his an
cestor, from whom the cartoonist of
the eighteenth century drew the fami-
lar fat figure of John Bull. The aver
age Englishman of 1899, according to
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

orders issued from the War Depart
ment. He will carry baton wound
with silken cords and tassels, and the
color will designate the arm of service:
Cavalry, yellow; artillery, scarlet; in
fantry, blue and white intermixed.
The mounted drum majors will carry
swords instead of batons.
The shake, which has always been
the headdress of the drum major, has
been prescribed by the new regula-
ton, which describes this important
article of dress in these words
"Black lynx skin shake, with plume
and tassels of the color of the arm of
service, and leather chin straps with
brass scales and side buttons"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
Homo for Families of Bandits.

Not actuated by remorse, but b. pure
philanthropy, Jim jenkins, hunter OF
outlaws, has concluded to devote al,
his money to the maintenance of a
home for the orphans and widows OF
men he has run to earth, in particular,
and of criminals Of the great South
west in general. Jim Jenkins, now OF
Kansas, is now 65 years old and has
spent forty years as scout and hunt
er of bandits and train robbers. In this
way he has made about $50 900. Among
the distinguished outlaws he has
chased were Jesse James and his broth.
er, Bob Ford, Bill Dalton and Bill
Cook, while he was the leader of the
band that caught Cherokee Bill In 1895.
In the Dalton raid in Coffeyville. Kas..
Jenkins was shot eight times. He esti-
mates his bag Of bad men at about $50,
The home, which is being built on q
5,0O0-acre farm owned by Jenkins,
near Pryor Creek, l. T., is to cost $780,
000.-Buffalo Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

least one of these woolly- backed, full
hanging wraps, the hue of which, so
angry and brave, like the poets rose,
bids the rash gazer to wipe his eye,
and lends not II whit of charm to the
wearer's appearance.
One excuse to be offered in extenua-
ton of the popularity of these amaz-
ingly toned wraps is the undeniable
novelty OF their shapes and the indis-
putab!e comfort to be found in some
of them. There are snugly- fitting,
doube-fall capes with large useful
capped pockets applied to the outside
surface of the first fall, besides the
round short collet-formed "golfer's
friend" which wears deep circular
Aounce pipod on the skirt of the gar
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

New York Sun: The tearing down
Of the old buildings, SO, 95 and 81 Cher
~ street, to make way for a modern
structure, removes landmark vaguely
associated in the annals of the neigh
brohood with the days of the American
revolution. When Washington made
his headquarters at Roosevelt and
Cherry streets, the local historians
declare, he stored in these old build
ings munitions Of war supplies for his
army. The historians of Cherry Hill
then skip the intervening years until
period beginning fifteen or twenty
years ago is reached. The buildings
were then occupied as resorts for sail
ors. The Loopey gang, which once
threw man into the river for cents,
made its headquarters in the neignpor-
hood. Near by was Sneepy's alley,
leading from Roosevelt to Cherry
street, in which Roosevelt street resi-
dent declares there were three mur-
Gers within as many months.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
An Exam ~

Economy Is SO important a subject
that the mathematical housekeeper will
doubtless find it greatly to her edifi.
cation and profit to consider the fol.
lowing from Puck If a housewife
twists in one hour and fifteen minutes
ninety-three ''lamp-lighters" when
1880 matches can be bought for five
cents, at what rate per hour does she
value her time, assuming the worth oil
the paper to be zero? If the aforesaid
woman will take six steps across a
room and six returning, each step being
of twenty-five inches, to save one
match, how far should she consistently
walk to save five cents carfare? II a
man can draw from boards in fifty
minutes seventy-eight nails of GER
tain size, what wages would he be
earning per hour nails being worth
four cents per pound, and there being
. one hundred Of this size in a pound
In certain climate underwear at a
price of 81 per winter will assure
against colds. Assuming that under.
wear costing 81 per season will lead
to two visits from the doctor at $1.5O
each, what is the saving by the pur-
chase of the cheaper material? Oil is
worth nine cents per gallon. Lamp A
burns forty-five gallons in reading or
sewing period of one year; lamp B,
twenty-five gallons. Spectacles A cost
$3.50; spectacles 25 cents. If lamp B
and spectacles B are used the eyesighs
is made useless in eight years for a
person whose expectation OF sound eye
sight with the use of lamp A and spec
tacles A is twenty-five years. Making
no allowance for deterioration OF
lamps or spectacles, estimate the value
of eyes per pair.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

By accurate measurements of the
hearts force it has been calculated
that in twenty-four hours the amount
of work done by 1t is equal to 124 foot
tons; or, in other words, If the whole
force expended by tho heart in twenty.
four hours were gathered into one
huge stroke, such a power would lift
124 tons one foot from the ground
The heart really performs this work
in sixteen out of the twenty-four hours
for eight hours during the day are tax.
en- up by rests, every beat being follow.
ed by pause, during which the heart
stops Another calculation shows
that the distance Travelled by the blood
thrown out of the heart is seven miles
an hour, 16S miles day. or 4,292, ,00C
miles in a lifetime Of seventy years.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

Ernest Whitehead captured a young
seal near Anacapa island, California,
recently, and took him on board his
ship, says Our Dumb Animals. AS the
vessel started the mother seal was no.
ticed swimming about, bowling pite-
ously. The little captive barked re-
sponsively. After reaching the wharf
at Santa Barbara the captive was tied
up in jute sack and left loose on the
deck. Soon after coming to anchor
the seal responded to its mothers call
by casting itself overheard, all tied UP
as 1t was in the sack The mother
seized the sack, and with her sharp
teeth tore 1t open. She had followed
the sloop eighty miles.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
ro-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC. 81. All druggistA
There is an epidemic of fleas in one
of the New York markets.

The Baltimore and Ohio South West
ern Railroad placed in service several
months ago five large ten wheel COM
pound passenger engines for use on fast
trains between Cincinnati and st. Louis
The performance of these engines has
been eminent!y satisfactory and up to
the highest expectation.
The same line has also in service SO
consolidation compound freight engines
which provide ample power for the
entire line in addition to what was al
ready in use. The compound engines
were an experiment but hard service
has proved that they are entirely sue
cessful and show a saving of 10 per
cent. in fuel as compared with simple
engines of the same type. Exhaustive
tests were made with both the simple
and compound locomotives before the
order for the entire lot was placed with
the result vastly in favor of the COM
pound locomotives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

below the waistline. They are fire.
quently constructed with small pei
lerines, one, two or even three, super
posed, and fastening at the foot of the
collar by loops and buttons. so that
they can be added or not at will.
They are chiefly made in cloth or
Scotch tweed, and many have plaid
pellerines, covering the shoulders only
and forming the trimming, or the
long cape itself is plaid and the smaller
ones plain.
In the accompanying cut, repro
duced from the Dry Goods Economist,
is shown coat-shaped pelisse for girl
of five years. The material is white
cloth. The revers of white velvet,
stitched, are repeated on the cuffs and
pockets. Three double rows of round
crystal buttons ornament the front.
For young children, say from five
to eight, jackets are mostly made
loose with straight backs and fronts,
with turned back revers and no collar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26

Hats for the season now at its
height present bewildering display.
They are weighted with fruits and ber-
ries, leaves and blossoms which have
been turned by the sun and frost in
the workrooms. Straws the like of
which never have been seen in field
are presented in combinations which
require great courage to wear.
A toque of several shades of violet
velvet in bands, interlaced with black
Paradise feather, fastened by a jew eled
rosette, is among tina recent styles.
and is suitable for evening wear.
For visiting there is a broad brimmed
straw, lifted at the sides underneath
by velvet bows and bands. 1t has
three waving ostrich plumes, and
pendant from the back are black nous
seline de sole strings, which are tied
under the chin little to the side.
Most becoming to young face is
another broad hat in green fancy
straw. Swathed around its crowa is
mousseline, the lightest shade of
green. Clusters of cherries and their
leaves finish the combination.
Brims are all wide in the new hats.
One, loaded with autumn flowers, with
loops of wired black velvet ribbon
wreathed over them, is q charming
creation, but this, too, is fastened by
velvet ties.
The ever serviceable if not always
appropriate sailor is to be found in all
sorts and conditions among the new
millinery. Those which are trimmed