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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
ITALY'S NEW KING.


King Victor Emmanuel, now the oc-
cupant of the throne of Italy, vacated
Sunday night in consequence OF the
assassination of Humbert l., is pos
sibly the best educated prince IN
Europe, and is credited with being an
able man, although he is so small,
physically speaking, as to be classeo
among the pygmies. He is barely i've
feet in height and has fra1I constltu-
ton, having been sick practically all
his life. He was named after his grand
father, one of the greatest men VINO
ever occupied a throne, and was born
Nov. II, 1869.
In spite of his lack of bodily strength
he was subjected 70 the most rigorous
discipline in his youth, nearly every
hour from daybreak to darkness being
devoted to study and military exercises.
His education was made thorough and
complete and as he was naturally an
ardent student and gifted with a clear
brain and keen perception, he learned
rapidly and retained what was taught
him.
King Victor has two Alphabetically
and numismatics-an his collection OF
coins is one of the most extensive in
Europe He is great admirer OF Ed
son, and had not reasons OF state IN
ferfered would have paid visit to
the United States in 1898 for the sole
purpose Of seeing the wizard at work
in his own laboratory. He is also
skilled in photography; speaks Eng
Iish. German and French perfectly;
his knowledge of history and
geography is phenomenal; has great
love for Dante and is Indifferent to the
teachings of Ariosto, He is positive
in character and is credited with a dis
position not agreeable at all times. In
Italian literature, Latin, mathematics,
physical sciences, constitutional right,
political economy and German the
most renowned professors were his
masters, and his yearly examinations
in the presence of his parents, tutors
and professors were most severe.
The new king was married Oct. "a,
1896. to Princess Helene of Montenegro,
one of the handsomest women in
Europe and a giantess compared to her
royal consort, as she is six feet IN
height. No children have been born
to the royal pair.
The duchess of Aosta, who was
Princess Helen of Orleans, once hoped
to wed King Victor when he was
prince of Naples, but failing in that
married the duke of Aosta. The lat
fer will succeed to the Italian throne
if the king dies childless, and it IS
probable he will. For long time
King Victor feared to marry BY
some strange fatality an imbec1le IS
born every generation in the house Oh
Savoy. He was afraid he might pc
come the father of such an unfortun-
ate, but so far he has escaped that
calamity.
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mediate explosion when consider
able mass of it becomes ignated. f.
II should possess great stability, and
not only should it's efficiency remain
mimpaired, but it should remain so
under very extreme conditions. Sit
should remain unaffected by water.
Thus far the chemists have produced
only three substances which may be
considered as approaching the fulfill
ment of these requirements. They
are dynamite, compressed wet gun
cotton and military explosive gelatine
Of these three gelatine comes the
nearest to meeting the five required
conditions Weight for weight it has
% per cent. more breaking efficiency
than the best dynamite or gun-cotton,
and for equal volumes it possesses 40
per cent. greater efficiency than dyna-
mite and rs per cent. greater than
gun-cotton. It is superior to gun
cotton or dynamite in it's insensitive-
ness to great pressure or mechanical
shocks; but stands below wet gun
cotton as regards fire and about on
par with dynamite. Wet gun-cotton
cannot be set on fire by either flame
CT spark It must be dry before 1t
Cleveland 2, Chicago 1.
can be ignited. This property of wet
gun-cotton makes it the safest of all
explosives where the danger feared is
fire. The keeping qualities of gela-
tine are equal to those of gun-cotton
or dynamite; and it remains unaf-
fected by water.
These properties or gelatine make
1t the most valuable of the explosives
for military uses. This will quickly
be seen if the question of transporta-
ton and storage is considered; for Is
per cent more energy can be carried
if explosive gelatine be used instead
Of dynamite and 40 per cent. more
force can be put into one magazine il
it is filled with gelatine in place OF
dynamite. Then again smaller tor
pedoes, having the same destructive
power, can be employed if loaded with
gelatine rather than the other high
explosives. Gelatine is the most Ell
fective filing for shells, now that i
can be fired with comparative safety
and accuracy from pneumatic guns. A
small chloride of silver battery is en-
closed in each shell, and so arranged
that the electric current fires thu
charge at the moment the shell
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
EXzQlER flR RNEU/zAUC
DxNA/1lzE GUlY3

It is long jump from a popgun to
a dynamite gun; and yet such jump
a certain schoolmaster made. This is
how it came about:
One day mischievous urchin fired
paper ball from popgun and struck
his schoolteacher in the eye. So force
full was the impact of the wad of pa
per that Meford, the teacher, who
was of an inventive turn of mind, de-
termined to see if compressed air could
not be used as a motive power for fir
ing something more important than
paper balls out of boys pOpgun.
Why might not dynamite, or other
powerful explosives, be fired safely
from a huge air-gun? was the question
the wad of paper propounded to his
mind. In this way he thought, the
shock liable to cause premature ex-
plosion might be avoided The ex-
pertinent was worth trying, and he at
once set about devising such a gun.
His success was sufficient to attract
the attention of Lieutenant Zalinsky,
who had the crude gun of the school
master brought to his station; and
working from it as starting point,
finally produced the Zalinsky pneu-
matte gun, the first successful gun
capable of firing shell heavily loaded
with dynamite This is the part the
small boy and his smaller popgun
played in the invention of the deadly
gun.
The knowledge that several hum
dred pounds of dynamite, gun-cotton
or nitro gelatine can be hurled from
great gun, miles away, and exploded
at the spot aimed at by the gunner,
makes all anxious to know something
about the nature and military uses of
these dread substances.
Five things are required of military
explosives. The substance must
possess the greatest breaking efficien-
cy for the smallest unit of weight
and unit of volume. Pit must pos
sess great insensitiveness to sympa-
thetic explosions and to mechanical
shocks, especially those due to small
projecti1es, while it yet retains the
property of exploding completely
through the influence of an initial det-
onation. 3-It should be quite insen-
sitive to fire, or at least SO much so
that there would be no chance of an
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
MODERN CHINA.


The Atlanta Journal publishes the
compendium of important
events and occurrences in China since
1912:
1842.Treaty of Marking names GER
tain open ports and cedes Hong
kong to the British.
1S51-Taeping rebellion breaks out
under the pretender Tien-Teh.
1858-British and French allied forces
proceed toward Pekin and take
Peiho forts.
June-Treaty of Tientsin guar
antees freedom of trade and toll
GRAFTON of Christianity
1S59-United States Envoy Ward ar
rives at Pekin and concludes
commercial treaty Nov. "a.
-Anglo-French expedition. Allies
take Taku ports with loss of
500, march to Pekin, which sur
renders on Oct. II. New treaty
signed Oct. "a
November Russia concludes
treaty, with Russia obtaining
Tree TRADE ana territories.
-Gordon's success against Taep-
ings.
1868 Chinese embassy, headed by An
son Burlingame, received at
Washington and treaty signed.
1870-Massacre at Tientsin of many
French Roman Catholics and
converts.
1876-First railway opened I'll miles)
at Shanghai.
1S77-Decrees of equal rights to
Chinese Christians.
1880-New treaties with the United
States signed.
1887-General proclamation for pro-
lection of Christian mission
aries and converts.
1888 Railway from Tientsin to Taku
opened.
1891 Anti-European riots; emperor,
DEGREES protection for foreign
ers; diplomatic protests; Brit
ain, France, Germany and
United States unite to protect
their nationals against
/
Instruction in Mongolia and
northern China against foreign
ers and native Christians is sup
pressed after much slaughter.
1894-War with Japan.
1895-Treaty with Japan cedes For
mosa
1897-Germans seize port of Kiao-
Chou on account of murder OF
two missionaries.
1898 January Germany obtains SO
years lease of district of Kiao-
Chou, in Shantung.
March Russia obtains lease OF
Port Arthur and Talienwan and
territories for % years.
April-Britain obtains lease OF
Wei-hai-Wei for period coter-
minous with Russia's occupa-
ton for Port Arthur.
France obtains SO years lease
of bay of Kwang-chau-wan in
southeast China.
4 1899 DoWager empress resumes re-
gency and favors reactionary
ministers. Powers send marines
to Pekin to protect legations.
1900-Boxer agitation against foreign
i ers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
DR.. FREDERICK HUMPHREYS.
Upward Trend of Great Homoe-
pathist.

Dr. Frederick Humphreys. for many
years a resident of New York city,
and the manufacturer of Humphreys S
specifics, died recently in his eighty
fifth year, says the New York Tribune.
Dr. Humphreys was born in Marcel
Ius, n. Y, March II, 1916. He re-
ceived an education in the public
schools and at Auburn academy. For
two years he was clerk in store
in Auburn, and then, at the age of 16,
went south with his brother, Julius,
and an uncle to engage in the clock
business, which he followed for three
years. In 1887 he married Miss Cor
nelia Palmer, of Auburn, who died
June 4, 1910, leaving one son. After
teaching school at Chillicothe, Ohio,
for three years, he studied for the
ministry Of the Methodist church,
and for five years was an itinerant
minister, serving a year successfully
in Worthington, Ohio, and at Cayuga,
Cortlandville, New Hartford and
Utica In 1916 he was ordained an
elder. In 1843 he married Frances
Maria Sperry of Ludlowville, N. Y.
In 1914 he settled in Utica and united
with his father, DR.. Erastus Hum
phreys, in the practice of medicine.
The winters of 1848, 1849 and 1850
were passed at the homeopathic
Medical college in Philadelphia. From
1913 to 1852 DR.. Humphreys made a
careful investigation, the results of
which he published in the Proving, of
the Apis Mellifica; or, Poison OF the
Honey Bee. He employed his office
assistant, George Washburn, in catch
ing these insects alive, and he ex-
tracted their poison from them by IN
closing them in large-mouthed bot
tie, shaking them until they were
enTaged, and pouring alcohol over
them, thus securing the mother tine
ture of the virus Armed with this
novel infusion he began series OF
experiments by administering the
medicine tc himself, his wife, his
students, patrons and friends, and for
two years devoted himself to careful
observation of the results. Then, at
meeting of the Central New York
homeopathic Medical society, he pre-
scented his discoveries in an address
of great interest. The tincture was
distributed among the physicians
present, and they co-operated with
DR.. Humphreys by sending him their
reports of symptoms and cures. In
1852 he issued the monograph above
referred to, and is credited with hav-
ing made therein one of the important
contributions to the materia medica
of the homeopathic school. DR..
Constantine Herring, his instructor in
the college in Philadelphia, enlarged
the work by adding the recorded re-
suits of Bee Stings, and published the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06

civilized world in the few years pre-
ceding each period of outbreak of sun
spots, say, in the past fifty years.
TO trace back the periods, reckoning
eleven years as the cycle, the beginning
of sun spot outbreaks would be reck-
oned in 1889. 1878. 1867 and 1856 IN
such a count. These dates are not ex-
act because the period of duration is
not exactly measurable in units Of
years. Still it is surely worth some
notice that before the period of 1855
there came the desperate outbreak of
the war in the Crimea, that before the
period of 1857 the United States was
ravaged by civil war to an extent
hardly ever recorded in the history Of
any other country, and that the great
tragedy of Lincoln's death had been re-
corded; that preceding the sun spot
period of 1878 there came the harrow
ing experiences of France, eliminating
in the communist riots, and the Rus
sian-Turkish war: that before 1889
came the Roumelian revolution, the
Nihilist outbreak in Russia, and the
war with the Afghans, and that before
1900 came the war with Spain, the
Jameson raid, and the consequent war
between the beers and the British.
It is also interesting to note how
financial movements of Importance
have accompanied the manifesto ion of
sun spots in the past half century
Each period has been accompanied by
great business booms and the climax
and disappearance of the sun spots in
close proximity to a financial panic, eX-
cept, in 1861, when the immense prep
arations for war in the United States
rather caused better business. Since
that date, however, the years 1873, 1854
and 1895 were years of widespread
financial and industrial depression.
This coincidence is also striking
enough to be noted. Of course, such
condolences do not prove that the
energy of the reaction in the sun
causes such results on the earth; but
it is at least remarkable that the suns
energy and the human energy on the
earth should have run in cycles SO
closely alike.-Boston Daily Adver-
tiSer
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
SUN SPOT YEAR.
Eleven Years the Cycle and Ills Now
Here.

1t is believed, from evidences now
seen in the sun, that period of great
activity is in progress there, and that
the effects of this Unreasonable force
will be seen during the next five years
in what is known as 'sun spots. :
These sun spots are supposed TO be
great solar volcanoes or other dis
turbances of the suns surface in some
visible way The spots can be seen
easily by observers during the years up
to 1905, when the maximum will have
been reached. These supposed cavities
sometimes go to width of about 20,
900 miles and then break up into sep
arate spots or cavities, sometimes sepa-
rating at the rate of 100 miles an hour.
The energy sent out by the same
force that causes these sun spots must
be enormous There are some reasons
for believing that before the spots
themselves make their appearance to
the sight the energy is at work and is
radiated from the sun to the planets Of
this system At all events, the sun
spot periods are usually notable on the
earth for peculiar manifestations OF
electrical energy. yIne electric storms
that have been seen in New England
lately are due, in some degree, to the
solar energy and the electricity sent to
the earth as a result. Such, at least, is
widely received scientific theory.
It may be that the sun spots or the
energy of which they are merely the
result, work in some fashion that can
not be so easily traced. During the
past three years, when the suns ener-
gies have been at work, strange things
have happened in the world. Is it
merely coincidence? If so, it is at
least worth notice that condolences of
this kind are not rare if one takes the
trouble to look up the history of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06

latter! You may kiss my longest finger
nail.
Ii Whang- Bliss ineffable! And
about the foreign devils, your imperial
highness?
The empress with them as you
will, Whangie. l leave it all in your
hands. Tell me again that you think
me handsome.
A half-hour later Ii Whang pauses
in the corridor as he leaves the i'm
perial audience chamber.
Ii Whang-Ain't I pootee f1nee
diplomat? I gless yes!- Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
INDICATED AT LAST.

'.My dear" he said, 'I forgot to
mail that letter this morning"
ooh, you dear!" she cried. THAT
was lust what I wanted. Now can
blame you when that supercilious
Sadie complains that don't answer
her notes. philadelphia North Amer
lean.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
ANCIENT HISTORY RECALLED.

II say" inquired the inquisitive re-
porter, chow long does it usually take
to decide a prize f1ght?"
Don't you know?" said the sporting
editor.
mo. How long?"
ooh, just about. Answers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06

Remey cabled that his information
clears American marines of any i'm
putation of burning houses or looting
Tientsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
HIS FAMILY CALLS.

Bobbs-Have to go and see my uncle
today.
Dobbs-Why?
Bobbs-Saw too many antes last
night Baltimore American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-06
SUMMER LONGING.

Oh, would I were a. boy again,
With heart all free from care;
Of linen trousers always then
l found an extra pair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-28
WORTH'S JADE ELEPHANT.
The Great Paris Dressmaker Regard
ed il as His Mascot

a jade elephant is always rather
unique bit of bric-a- brac, but when such
piece has attached 20 il the power OF
being "a mascot e. lis stiu more desirable.
0ucn an ornament was lately received as
a wedding gilt by AIRS SatterIee. nee
IterponJ Morgan. DO .Wfs sent 20 her from
FL urth Bros the famous couturieres of
tarlS- I'm connection with IL The follow
ing story IS told. Whenever ne went into
NorJh.S establishment Dir Pierpont Nor
gan ketA eyes We're always caught bv
"a small elephant modelled i'm Jade and
winch draw from him the most enthusiasts
ne sdmlraJon- For wears ia has been
been their mascot Again and again Mr.
Morgan used an his wiles 10 buv the
treasure. our Always received The answer
No, AI- Morgan. Tor SHOULD we part with
was here lu fathers time. and even your
sell would never place with us
another order should We let YOU carry off
ilo elephant By even the leader of
NeW L urk finance the l0nged-for object
could NOT he purchased
When however. Mr. Morgan recently
placed an order amounting TO S5J1GJ with
the Worths for his daughters rousseau.
heir aruGr was cOus4deTab ly kindled
2 neA DESIRED moreover, Co give some
pleasure lu return. quite outside that of
irouurin9 Wen uLtlug and mOdlsh gowns
7 lrN. therefore. sent Co China. had the
RELY colored bit OF Jade as they could
secure. and sent 10 over 10 Miss M0rgau
PISS wedding sift. The wish also was rN-
pressed tlat lt would be GO her as great
mascot as theirs had been 20 them. And
surely -ae Worths would have been graft
bed at the success OF this Bit OF Thought
illness ON their part mad they seen the
Nnolc-Souird satisfaction with which the
elephant was greeted Am elephant sounds
-iWaFs formidable. this one is about six
inches luu--
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-28
BONDS ARE HUNG UP
Another Dispute Concerning tn
$250,000 Issue.
QUESTION OF DELIVERY
CITY REFUSES TO SEND BONDS
TO NEW YORK.

Another hitch has occurred in the
Heating of the city's s25O.OOO worth Of
water bonds, but this time the trouble
originates Within the municipal gov
ernment The signing of the bonds on
wednesday by MAYOR Thompson was
deemed to be the closing act, and il
was supposed that all that remained
TO be done was to get the cash on them
from f. d. Shepard & Co.. the New
York brokers whose bid was accepted
long since.
But something in the line of the un-
expected developed yesterday morning,
when Chairman Robertson OF the coun-
ell committee on finance called on the
city treasurer and directed him To not
deliver the bonds until the money due
on them came from New York. 1t had
been the intention up to this time TO
forward the bonds at the city's expense
10 New York and have the money re-
turned in the usual way through the
medium of bank. Acting on the dArec-
ton of Councilman Robertson, Treas
urer Morris telegraphed to Shepard *
Co. that the bonds were ready for de-
livery in this city. Up to the sour of
closing the Office last evening no reply
had been received from the New York
bond buyers
In Justification of his action. Mr..
Robertson said last evening tfAat he in
tended to save the city $500 to $500, the
cost of expressing the bonds back TO
New York and the exchange. fees on
the money To be paid on them. The
councilman declared he was fortified
with an opinion from the city attorney
that, according TO the contract be
tween the municipality and Shepard &
Co. the bonds are deliverable in Salt
Lake. and not New York. He minated
that if the New York house is not will
ing TO abide by the terms of sale. the
forfeit OF 81. coo would be raked in and
no trouble would be found in selling the
bonds TO others, who would take them
here and carry the burden of express
age and exchange.
w. p. O'Meara, who as agent of
Shepard & Co., made the bid for the
bonds, takes al entire ly different view
of the situation. IS proof that the
bonds are deliverable I'm New York,
and as a matter Of course. at the city's
expense, he cited the terms of the pro-
pOsal dated at New York which was
accepted. the faae value of the bonds,
plus accrued interest and a premiuLR of
50, S29 would be paid on delivery to
them. Mr.. O'Meara contends that by
no possible construction are the bonds
deliverable in Salt Lake, when ii was
that they should be deliV-
cred to Shepard & co. of New York.
The whole question involves some
nice legal points on agency and princi- /
pal. Mr. OMeara disclaims that he is
& Co.'S agent but Councilman |
Robertson cites the fact that the blank
bonds were sent by the New York buy /
ers to Mr.. O'Meara. and by him handed |
to the city officials Tor their signatures. |
Neither Mr. O'Meara nor Councilman |
was prepared last evening 70 |
predict what the outcome of the con- !
would be.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-28
DEATH oF MRS. sEwELL.
Lady Well Known to All Old Salt
Lakers

Lady Well Known to All Old Salt
Lakers.
The announcement that Isabel Young
Sewall is dead at san Francisco will
be in the nature of a personal bereave-
ment to hosts of old Salt Lakers with
whom she was formerly associated. She
uled yesterday morning Of cancer of
the stomach, her illness in a serious
state having been only of a few days
duration. The distressing news reached
mere Dy dispatch TO her sons. Nathan
and James Young.
Mrs. Sewau was married TO Samuel
Newman OF San Francisco six months
ago, but she is known in this city as
the widow of 3 G.. Sewau Her maiden
name was Isabel Rogers She was
born IN Canada siXty-eight years ago.
but at an early age went to the state
of Iowa with her parents. 1t was more
IMAM half-century ago in 1S4S. that
the beloved woman crossed the plains
20 Utah. having become a deVOut mem
Der OF the Mormon church. She adj
hered strongly 10 the principles Of her
falth all her life and was an active
worker in this community. A little
over four years ago Mrs. Sewall went
70 san Francisco to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Flora StenhOuse Kingsbury She
took up her residence there and became
prominent in the missionary work in
California. She died at the age Of 6S
years, months and p days. March
next would have been her siXty-ninth
birthday anniversary.
The remains viii be brought here for
burial according to a request of the
deceased. The funeral viii take place
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Ann
Dewey. probably on Sunday. Mrs.
Newman had three children in Utah
Mrs. Mable Young Monahan of Provo
and James and Nathan Young of this
city. A host of other dear ones mourn
the loss &c her love and friendship.