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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
SOME SMART CAPES.
Some Dainty Wraps That are Worn
by Modish Women.

Capes lose none of their favor as the
season advances, in spite of the ag-
gressive sway of smart coats and
Jackets at cut rate prices.
Capes are so very adaptable to all
sorts of gowns and are the kindest
things in the world to the big sleeves,
whose beauty is entirely ruined by
one crushing into the coat sleeve.
To undertake to- describe the sorts
of materials in vogue for capes would
be too great for the space allotted me,
so I will only tell of one or two capes
in particular, which are especially
chic.
The new plaid velvets are employed
in the making of some Of the smart
new capes, and as result some strik-
ing rich garments are turned out. A
charming little affair, scarcely reach
ing to the waist, and as flaring as an
umbrella, is made Of plaid velvet in
small checks, showing tints of dull
old blue, gold and tobacco brown.
It is softly lined with a rich brocade,
having an old gold ground, and huge
nosegays Of faded flowers scattered
over it. A ripple collar of beaver
fur is edged with band Of black mar
about, while another band encircles
the throat, giving it a lovely finish.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

younger brother, SiIas Mclaughlin,
who butchered nine COW boys at Santa
Fe because one of them stepped on
his foot. 'Red-handed miscreant,' 'das-
tardly assassin, and 'roperip ruf1an'
were some Of the pet names he applied
to him, in spite of the warning of adj
miring friends. Eventually the broth
ers became so firmly established in the
public mind that any doubt as to
their actually would have been
secuted, and to this day you can find
scores of men all over the frontier
who will swear that they have met and
conversed with them. I don't know
how the story of their death origi-
mated, but I dare say that some old
timer concluded that the joke had
gone about far enough, and killed
them on the same principle that Ger
yantes finished off Don QuiXote. =
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
QUEEN OF roMPKINs SQUARE.

Inc mistress of the golden rule,
The Queen of Tompkins Square.
met her at the mission school,
And Wooed and won her there,
She was a little woman when
She made my heart her thall;
Little and young to conquer men,
And yet the queen Of all.
The lads she taught were sharp as sin
And tough as hickory bark;
She Wiled the willy gamins in
And made them toe the mark.
| saw those pagans Christmas made,
And sin and squalor flee;
The maid who made this change,
said,
A heaven will make for me.
Call me a fool or sinners son,
An angel I would wed;
Though fool was |, tbs fools rush on
Where angels fear to tread
MY hopeful heart she did not grieve,
L WOoed and won her there;
And thus [ wed my Genevieve,
The Queen of Tompkins Square.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
THEY WE'RE ALL MYTH.
Some Famous Western Desperadoes
Who Had no Existence in Fact

"Cne of the leading papers Of New
York printed a story few days ago,
remarked an old reporter, telling how
the typical bad man of the frontier
has gradually become extinct. 1t
was very interesting, and mentioned a
number of noted desperadOes, among
others the famous Mclaughlin Oroth-
ers. killed in Arizona in 49, l hap
nened to know a good deal about
these brothers, and they were really
very remarkable people. They diff
fered in one important particular from
all other western celebrities
didn't exist. No I'm not joking. They
were unveiled in about 1878 for lie
.edification of the numerous tender
feet who were thronging into the Col
orado silver district In those days
stories of frontier adventure were in
great demand, and the noted despera-
does of the region were used as cen
trail figures in hundreds Of purely i'm
aginative yarns spun by enthusiastic
reporters. The only trouble about it
was that the desperadoes themselves
would occasionally kick, so it occurred
to well-known scribbler named Billy
Taylor to manufacture two real bad
men about whom he could romance
with safety. Accordingly he created
the Mclaughlin brothers, and, just as
he expected, they were taken up by
the papers far and wide, and their ex-
PLOTS soon became the talk of the west.
Taylor presently acquired a wide
reputation for nerve by the fearless
manner in which he roasted these
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
QUESTIONABLE VALUE OF THE
SOUDAN.

How soon can the Soudan be made
to meet it's own share of expense and
relieve the Egyptian exchequer? It
must prove, at first, costly acquisl-
ton. For the reasons already given
a numerous local force must be main
tanned, and although the Egyptian
army estimates may be relieved by a
certain reduction of the native Egyp-
tian troops, the military establish
ment in the Soudan will still con-
stitute a severe tax, to which the
province can contribute little. Even
in more fiourishing days, before it was
wasted and depopulated by the pitiless
dervish rule, the Soudan was not par
ticularly productive; its export trade
did not exceed G1,00O,000, and it's
chief product was gum arabic. There
is some accumulation of this, it is
said, awaiting more peaceful times to
come down the country, and the indus
Agricultural enterprise win probably
extend, especially in the lands longest
recovered; the fertile province Of Don
COLA, for example, which, according to
all accounts, has made rapid progress
under the active steps taken to recol-
onize. Nineteenth of the old popula-
ton has returned, many from the low
err province, and grants Of land have
been freely given to all. The same
good results may be seen higher up
the river, at Abu Hamed and Berber,
and all trade will be stimulated by the
facilities offered by several routes
the new railway, back to Wady Halfa,
and the now reopened desert road to
Suakin
AS for the heart Of the Souoan,
Khartoum and beyond, it is not yet N
the Egyptian possession, and it is still
an unknown quantity, it's resources
hardly explored. Many think that it
is rich in mineral wealth, and the ex-
istence of a great goldbearing field IN
this southeastern extremity has long
been known, the country OF the Benz
Shengol, on the confines of Abyssinia,
and believed to be really the site OF
the blD1ical King Solomon's mines.
The sad fact is also known that this
valuable auriferous territory has al
ready passed into other hands. The
man in possession is Meneleh, king Of
Abyssinia.- Maj .Grifiths in the Fort
nightly Review.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

barn, among the staring and aston
lshed COWS, / saw Kate Atkinson's
deer. What beautiful creature she
had grown to be! Fat, plum. and
sound; in the very perfection OF ner
lovely blue coat, and with her slender
legs colored the exact shade of buff to
harmonic perfectly-the traditional
buff and blue" of the Revolutionary
fathers-she tripped along down to
the gate, the very embodiment of
graceful movement
OF course we all went out to meet
her, and explained to her, as did Ar
temus Ward to his sweetheart, that we
thought very muchly of her, she
sprang up on the roof OF the outdoor
cellar back of the cabin, and from
there stepped up on the roof OF the
kitchen, along the whole length of
which she meandered to the front.
where she posed at length, the lovely
little monarch of all she surveyed.
One of the boys then slipped up be-
hind her and gave her a sudden scare,
when she jumped from the roof,
alighting in the snow seven or eight
feet below, and trotting off out OF
danger, waited until the coast was
again clear, when she repeated the
whole interesting performance. minus
the final leap for life"
All this was very interesting, to be
sure; yet, when the tinkling OF that
Wretched bell sounded at intervals all
through the following night, and the
patter Of tiny hoofs promenading the
kitchen roof beat tattoo which de-
fed all the seductions of Morpheus,
it grew monotonous. A halt was called
promptly in the morning. Positive
ORDERS issued from the maternal head
Of the household that all petting OF
the little creature must stop forth
with! What would Kate say, should
she hear Of it?" But the graceful lit
tie embodiment of beauty, how could
she be resisted? All hands proceeded
to disobey orders with the utmost
promptitude. The boys, indeed, went
to the mischievous length of tying a
big newspaper to her little black-tuft-
ed tail, and all joined in their hearty
laugh to see her bounding off through
the snow, glancing backward occas-
sionally at the strange flag OF truce
SO unwillingly borne; yet she again
proceeded to act like the veritable lit
tie Christian she almost seemed to be,
loving her enemies, and walking slow
ly back to be again petted and loved
as dear old Uncle Remus remarks,
What us gwine to do?" Be indiffer-
ent to all her little prettiness? Nay,
verify! and we take her in our arms
again.
Not bit of use in trying to drive
her away; she eludes the whole pur-
suing family with the grace Of swal-
low in it's flight, enjoying romp
hugely, and bounding over the fences
with an ease that betOkens wreck to
the cabbage plants of coming sum-
mer, and the consequent ruin of our
tempers. She is camped right down in
the snow in front of the house, forgfv-
ing everybody, loving everybody, and
keeping everybody awake to the exteat
of her t,nkling, sharp-hoofed ability
Forest and Stream.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
THE ANTICS OF A PET DEER.
Which Roams at Will, Wild and Ur
tethered.

On the morning of December the
snow lies one foot deep on the ground.
and the air is burdened with the fall
ing flakes; work out Of doors is a thing
not to be thought of; and SO I will
write of the pretty little visitor which
has come to give us vision of grace
and beauty all unknown to the dwell
ers within city walls. A year ago last
spring a tiny doe fawn of the mule
deer type was caught in the noun
tains, and given to a young girl living
some three miles from our home. With
a band of red flannel around it's neck,
ana with a small tea bell suspended
therefrom, the little creature roams at
will, wild and untethered, save by her
love for the society Of those who have
learned to love and pet her upon every
occasion, and which brings her, at
long intervals, to our door.
Yesterday morning as I stepped to
the door the tinkle of bell came to
my ears, and looking out toward the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
DEVELOPMENT OF SANTIAGO.

Santiago all the time goes on i'm
proving or being improved. Ponder
Gus iron-bound carts, drawn by four
mules each and driven by soldiers, go
laundering and Gathering up and
down the dreadful streets. Some Of
these are "paved"-save the mark
with cobblestones Of unequal heights
(and with many gaps), while ~--e
others are just as nature made them,
with the underlying rock cropping up
in slabs and powders, and pitted with
holes large enough to drown a baby
in. Rain sluices down them as it
pleases and overfows where it likes.
Having one day got to the bottom of a
street, [ found my advance blocked by
mud and water, and had to go up the
hill again and down the next street to
arrive at my destination. In the up
per part of the town the roadways are
inconceivable. But the work of i'm
provement is in progressively slowly,
it is true, from want of funds; for
Santiago has, of course, to pay all it's
own expenses, and with it's income at
road, however, the main street, -
finished, and being solidly metalled,
with top layer Of fine grit, we'll
rolled down, and as yet mo thorough
fare" looks, in it's solid brand-new
smoothness, almost ridiculous by COM
parison with its unkept neighbors,
which are linked mud holes long
drawn out" The Plaza has been
thoroughly cleansed, the cathedral
purged, the hospitals set in cleanly or
der; and at the wharves, where there
used to be dirt indescribable and
general chaos, there is a wonderful
change-large spaces have been clear
ed, traffic comes and goes by pre-
scribed routes, and soldiers with their
rifles are on sentry at the avenues of
approach. Stacked up on the whaves
are prodigious quantities of "rations"
and stores-for Santiago is a dis
tributing centre-and much of it,
should say, was being ruined. The
Red Cross Society's supplies are still
unexhausted, and with so much gratu-
itous food obtainable there is little
reason for wondering at the shop
keepers complaint that business is
not active.-Harper's Weekly.
The long Spanish lace scarfs may be
made into very effective head wraps
by outlining the pattern with gold
thread and trying in at each end deep
gold fringe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
CURED OF FALLING OVERHEARD.
Skipper of the Pirate Changed the IN
tidOte on Jack.

"Jack loved the sea like a Nor
wegian," said the skipper, "and like
most Norwegians he does not know
how to swim. He had been sailing
with me in Jamaica Bay and in the
sound for more than three years, and
yet he hardly knew the difference
between the anchor and the Mains.
If I told him to haul on the throat
halyards, he would like as not let
everything go by the run and set the
ships company swearing. We could
not keep him off the Pirate with a
cannon. We did not object to him
because of his lack Of knowledge
about a boat, but because he had the
faIling-overboard habit. Whenever he
went aboard Jack was almost sure to
be sitting on the top of the cabin.
Sometimes he lodged the boom when
it swung over, and sometimes the
boys grabbed him by the legs am
hauled him out of danger, but most
times the boom knocked Jack over
board
Then we had to bring the Pirate
dIOuuQ
him. He usually was nearly half
drowned before we reached him, and,
after fishing him out and rolling him
on a beer key (Which is a good ing
to take as ballast when you have a
man along with the falling
habit), we dosed him with whisky,
which we always carried for medici-
nal use. Jack would never revive
thoroughly until he had at least a
half dozen pulls at the bottle. We
noticed as the falling-overboard habit
grew on him, it required more and
more whisky to bring him to. He
got to be very expensive. Often there
was no liquor for medicinal purposes
after Jacks cruise. The last time he
disappeared under Jamaica Bay he
stayed down so long that we thought
he had dropped through into the
China Sea- When he came up he
seemed to be pretty badly tagged out.
We were tied up at the wharf and
Jack had stepped into the air instead
of into the Pirate.
eve had not taken the stores
aboard and we did not have a drop of
whisky, but there was a bottle OF
sarsaparilla in the cabin left over
from a former cruise, and we poured
some of that down Jacks throat. To
our surprise he revived almost i'm
mediately. He opened his eyes,
spluttered as if he had taken a dose
of nasty medicine and exclaimed brok-
emily: What the devil was that?" We
told him, and he went off again gasp
ing whisky" We gave him another
dose of sarsaparilla. He opened his
eyes and looked reproachfully at us
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
FASHION FANCIES.

A decided novelty in sleeves has
one seam with a dart at the bend of
the arm. The slender or the plump
arm will find this style generally be-
coming.
To set off black satin shirt waist
or to relieve the plain effect of black
or blue serge, poplin, or mohair, a
stock and girdle of one of the new
bright plaid satins are just the thing.
When the material is handsome
enough in itself shirt-waists are
made up without decoration. This
applies to the new ones of white
satin, with black chenille polkadots.
that are just the plain shirtwaist
model sans tucks.
For evening wear black velvet, silk,
or satin skirts with a separate waist
are CONNIE IL fault. The dismal
prophecy of early fall that the separate
waist would be gone by spring has not
been fulfilled by any means, as they
are as popular and as richly ornate as
ever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

and murmured with all the feeble
ness he could crowd into his voice
for whisky. I realized then that
Jack had been playing it on us. l
told him that we had no whisky
aboard and that we had decided not
to carry any more, but that if ne
would like to have another drink OF
sarsaparilla, which seemed to do him
good, he could have some. Jack got
up and left the boat and he has not
sailed with us since New York
Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

Peaches served in the French way
are cooked. They are halved and the
stones taken out before being put
over the fire to boil in sugar and
water. A quart of water and eight
tablespoonfuls of sugar is the proper
proportion to dozen peaches. When
the sugar and water have boiled, the
peaches are added and the fluid
brought to a boil a second time. Be
fore taking from the fire little
more sugar is added, about half as
much as first put in, together with
the JUICE of a lemon. They are then
set away in a dish to COOL
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30
A BOON TO HOUSEWIVES.

Cream whipped here" is the quaint
announcement in the window of city
milk shop. The proprietress explains
that she took to whipping cream in
self-defense because SO many cooks
failed at the task and blamed their
failure upon the cream. AS the whip
ping is accomplished with machin-
cry with small labor the price is low
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

Housewives in Norway and Sweden
have started scheme to encourage
servants to remain in their places.
Mattresses pay into a general fund
whenever they can afford for every
servant that has remained with them
for II months. The money is regis
tered in the servants name, so that
when age overtakes her, and she can
no longer work, she has comfortable
annuity to fall back on.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-30

The army is gradually being reduced
to peace basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
NEWTON b. OR. T. BALL.
Fully $50 Couples Dance at Wright's
Rink.

from the Newton Republican,
The seventh annual ball OF the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen was given
last night at Wright's rink Fully $50
couples took part in the grand march,
which was led by Mr.. and Mrs R. J.
Parker. The dancing continued until
late, broken only by short intermis-
sion at midnight for luncheon
The music was furnished by
Haughey's orchestra and was very
good.
The crowd was considerably smaller
than it would have been had she wealth
er been better. As it was, the floor was
filled nearly to it's utmost capacity.
The out Of town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. H Z. Walters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brown, Hutchinson; Mr.. and
Mrs. Tracy Hurd. Dodge City: Miss
Mamie Warren. Miss Catherine Ward,
Miss E,thia Thomas, Miss Ethel Thomas,
Hutchinson: Miss Mamie Evans and
Miss Joe Mcdonald. Dodge City: Miss
Maud Snyder and Miss Alice Snyder.
Arkansas City; Lutte Lawson. Ed
Ward. Eugene Jordan, F. Norman, J.
A Radebaugh and VIII Gordon. Hutch
inson; Frank Snyder and Harry Sny-
der. Arkansas City; w E TuIIis. Great
Bend; A NJ Finn, Sedgwick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
A STEADY STREAM
Of Warships and Government Trans
ports Passes Honolulu

San Francisco Feb 24-The steamer
City of Pekin has arrived from the ORR
ent via Honolulu bringing the follow
ing advices TO the Associated Press
from Honolulu under date of February
Is
warships and transports Of the Uni
ted States have been well represented
at the port during the past ten days
At this time both the Oregon and the
Philadelphia are here, besides the ten
der Iris and Scandal The transports
Morgan City, Ohio and Senator, ali ad-
rived safely, and after taking on coal
and supplies, the three vessels left
again for the long voyage TO Manila
The battleShip Oregon arrived on the
9Th from CaIIao with all well on board
On the way over she stopped two days
at Galapagos island for coal. The big
vessel is anchored in the roadstead here
and will not come inside Of the harbor.
The Oregon is likely to remain here two
or three weeks. The Honolulu Iron
works is engaged on some repairs for
her which Will take at least ten days
TO complete.
There was an accidental death on the
voyage on the transport Senator from
San Francisco to Honolulu On the
evening of February I, Corporal Abb
bott, company B, Twentieth infantry,
fell overheard while seasick and was
lost. He was u native of Kentucky. He
went through the Cuban campaign.
The United States steamer Philadel-
phia arrived from San Diego on the
18th She will sail for Samoa about the
18th
Judge Herman Widernann died on the
It'll instant He has been in ailing
health for many months, principally the
breaking down consequent of extreme
years
Miss Maud Gould, a tourist from Au-
gusta, Me. died IN this city on the 18th
instant of consumption
Private Charles Nelson, company 3,
Twentieth regulars, died at the Buena
Vista hospital of typhoid fever on the
9Th instant Nelson was left here by the
transport Scandal
He was taken III shortly after leaving
San Francisco.
The American Union party has nomt-
mated Theodore F. Lansing for the va
cancy in the Hawaiian senate The
election will take place on the oath in
slant. There is opposition so Ian
sings election IS assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-24
MAKES WEYANADMIRAL
Naval Bill Passed Reducing Cost of
Armor Plate.

Washington, Feb. 24-The naval ap-
preparation bill finally passed the house
after four days of acrimonious debate,
most of which was spent upon the ques-
ton of rehabilitating the naval acad-
envy at Anna polls in accordance with
the scheme inaugurated by the appro-
priation of half a million in the last
naval bill and the proposition to in
crease the maximum price to be paid
for arrnor plate to S545 per ton, the ex-
listing law limiting it to $500. Upon both
propositions the naval committee suf-
ferad signal defeats. The amendment
to build great armor plant was ruled
out upon point Of order, but after
rancorous debate, In which the price
to be paid for armor was cut down
from $545, the price which the commit
tee insisted was being paid for the new
Krupp armor, to $445, and a proviso
was also added precluding the govern
ment from paying more than was paid
by any other foreign government for
similar armor
When the bill was reported to the
house Mr.. BouteIIe attempted to secure
a reversal of the verdict of the commit
tee Of the whole on the naval academy
and armor plate amendments, but in
both cases he was defeated, motion to
recOmmit the bill made by him being
voted down, 70 to 155.
Another victory over the committee
was secured by the adoption OF a pro-
vision in the naval bill creating the
rank OF aCu11rai OF the navy MS was
accomplished by Mr.. Moody (Mass.).
who offered a copy Of the senate bill
creating this rank as an amendment
to the naval bill The amendment was
clearly subject to the point Of order
against it raised by Mr.. Boutelle, but
the sentiment of the house was so ap-
parently unanimous in favor of the
amendment that he withdrew the point
of order and it was adopted without a
dissenting vote The naval committee
had amended the senate bill so as to
also create the rank of vice admiral,
but Mr. Moody's amendment was the
original senate bill without the pro-
vision
The house again lined up to decline
the Browu-Sarnpson contested election
case from the Fifth Virginia district
by a vote of 1872 to SO. This is the sec
ond attempt to call up this case