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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
JESS COTTAGE IN THRUMs.
If Barrie's Famous Window Ever Elk
listed it Has Been Closed up.

I'm the gable end Of a tiny cottage
was a wee bit of a window-smaI
even for Thrums. where they have the
very smallest windows I have ever
SEEN" writes Mary B. Mullett, of The
Real Thrums of Barrie, in the Ladies'
Home Journal "Jess' cottage is one
Of the few white-washed ones in the
village. Most of them are Of warm,
pinkish-red stone. 1t is a quaint lit
tie place, neatly kept now, though it
was once so out of repair that it was
almost uninhahitable. But for the I'M
Maggie.
expected fame which came to it it
would undoubtedly have been allowed
to go utterly to ruin. 'Ay, it was in
an awful state. said the neighbor
with whom I gossiped over the stone
wall but it was sold toanither mon.
Master Barrie's father was fearin'
they would be tearin' it down, an
some fowk thoct that Master Barrie
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
CENSUS DIFFICULTIES.
Summer Resorters May Miss the Roll
Call.

June the census enumerators begin
the task of numbering our people,
and the task will not be a light one.
for beside the number of inhabitants
to be ascertained a multitude of other
facts are to be gathered on general
conditions, and the census to be taken
this year will probably be the most
complete in every way that we have
ever had. One of the first difficulties
the enumerators will encounter, in the
cities, will be on going to many houses
to find the inhabitants fed, he knows
not where. probably to some summer
resort a hundred or more miles away
He may learn the whereabouts of the
family from the neighbors, but that
is not sufficient. Much OF the infor-
nation he is required to get is of such
nature that it can be given by some
member OF the family only. What is
he to do? On this point the law is
snort, for it fails to make adequate
provision for this contingency; and
the enumerator is forced to accept
such meagre and possibly inaccurate
reports of the absent family as neigh
bors or relatives may give.
1t has been suggested that winter is
the proper season of the year for di-
the rule might well apply to the cen
sus enumaTators. The directory man
strikes the city in the spring just at
the time that people are afflicted with
the moving fever, and hundreds
change their residences after the di-
rectory copy has been turned in. The
census also falls at the time of year
when the population is most unstable.
City dust and heat drive many res
idents to summer resorts.
One Of the city enumerators was
seen yesterday, and he said the prob
lem was serious one, and there ap-
peared to be no solution. 1t is prob
able, however, that a meeting of all
the enumerators of the city will be
called before June 1 at which this
among other matters pertaining to
their work will be considered. In
some of the larger cities orders have
been issued by census supervisors to
the enumeratOrs, inGtructing each to
keep an account CT persons in his dis
trict leaving town before June 1, these
accounts to serve as memoranda when
the actual work of the enumerators
begins. 1t is possible such a plan may
be put into use here, but no move has
yet been taken in the matter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

the smartest gown builders use lavish
ly and charge dearly for. There may
be made entirely by hand at ones
own (home) a simple frock of white
nainsook. The skirt is nicely fitted
five-gore, trimmed at the bottom with
five narrow hemstitched shingles
form neck to bust line, below which
broad band of valenciennes encircles
the bebe folds of nainsook, which are
drawn down under pointed belt OF
blue taffeta, with long steamers
from one side of the center of the
back. The bodice fastens behind with
a row of white crochet buttons. The
tops of the sleeves are covered with
three hemstitched shingles to cor
respond with the trimming of the
bodice, an insertion of lace breaking
the plain nainsook of the upper arm,
while q ruff1e Of lace finishes them at
the elbows A little turnover of lace
and lawn is to finish the Gravel stock
Of blue taffeta.
1t is both pretty and easy work to
low
and lawn which are to besO much the
thing this summer. The prettiest are
built of insertions of valenciennes and
tucked lawn, or perhaps entierly of
lace insertions in two widths, run to-
gether with fancy headings of lace.
They are unlined, and their principal
fit is about the shoulders and in the
correct shape and fit of the sleeves,
which may be tight or in shirt shape,
with soft turned-down cuff or lappet
of lace over the hand. Their trigness
comes from the perfectly-corseted
figure and from the perfect touch
which arranges so masterfully the tat
feta ribbon stock and pointed belt.
A plain white lawn waist in simple
bebe shape is pretty, with a sleeveless
bolero of lace insertions which has
pointed front pieces to tie over the
bust with hanging ends.
Gathered skirts, fichus, elbow sleeves
and stomacher effects are the chief
new features, one of which will I'M
doubtedly distinguish every summer
frocK of any pertensions to smartness.
The gathered skirt and the flchu are
especially desirable in summer ma
terials, and when one is of striped
taffeta and the other of white gauze
and valenciennes, one might think the
days of the grandmothers had come
again.
AS for hats for the spring, muslins,
chiffons, flowers and leaves are the
principal materials, often combined,
as for instance, in toque built en-
tirely of green rose leaves with
bunch of roses atop, or a turban of
plated chiffon with wings of ruched
chiffon faring from a paste buckle,
but no goddess feathers of innocent
birds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
A Socialistic Countess.


The rich and beautiful countess of
Warwick, mistress of the finest castle
in England and prime factor in the
smart set, is a socialist. In an article
in The Pall-Mall Magazine she writes:
Is the industrial future of merry
England inevitably what you profess
ors of the moral sciences disclose it?
Sweating dens for London; managers
or Manitoba for our cottages? Poach
or starve is hard gospel. Is it pos
sible that the future of our country
house life involves our adaptation of
game farming in order to pastime the
millionaires of America or the stock
exchanged" Not long ago the countess
entertained some 400 guests at a ball
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

routes of travel and transportation are
horse trails which are almost i'm
passable during the wet seasons. Min
ing is further INSTRUCTED by scarcity of
timber and fuel. There are few large
forest tracts, and in these the woods
are for the most part of the hard var
ieties, too valuable for use in mining.
Charcoal is worth rs cents per 100
pounds, and imported coal sells at
from Sc to S. a ton. Labor and water
power, however, are plentiful the
former costing from 80 to so cents a
day of 10 hours. Mining laws also IA
vor the mine owner, concessions being
easily obtained and kept at small ex-
pense.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
MINING IN PORTO RICO.

An investigation of the mineral re-
sources of Porto Rico by H. B. c..
Mite, published by the United States
Geological Survey, indicates that our
new possession has good iron ore and
perhaps copper in workable quantity,
but that other minerals are for the
most part wanting or of uncertain
value. In the eastern part of the is
land, within II miles of the coast,
there is much magnetic of an excel
lent character, having IS per cent of
metallic iron with little or no phos-
phorus or sulphur. The topography
is such that a railway may be easily
constructed to the port of Ensenada
Honda or Naguabo. AS an American
company has acquired all the valuable
iron mining claims, the exploitation OF
Porto Rico's supply of iron ore is to be
expected in the near future. Iron
pyrites occurs IN some quantity a few
miles east of Adjuntas. There is no
coal, but peat is found on the north
coast. Ignite occurs, but it is i'm
pregnated with iron pyrites. Phos-
pilates are found in small areas.
Copper is widely distributed, and its
ores have been more worked than
those of any other metal. Near Ma
guabo an ore body is found of a
thickness of from 5 to 10 feet, part Of
the vein producing from 10 to Is per
cent. of copper, with some gold and a
trace of silver. A Boston company is
developing the Reina del Cobre claim,
Corozal, where copper was obtained
% years ago. It is, however, to be OBJ
served with regard to the copper
mines, according to Mr.. Mite, that
more extended exploratory work is
required to determine whether there
are deposits of large value" Lead has
been found, but is probably in small
quantity. There are placer deposits
of gold in the valley of the Luquillo
river, in the northern part of the is
land, and in the Corozal mountains
Iron pyrites, not quartz, it is thought
is the mineral to which it will I'LL
timately be traced. But there are no
reliable records regarding the gold
output of the placers, and little can be
affirmed about them till they have
been intelligently prospected. Upon
the whole, Porto Rico as at present
developed is not a bonanza. Some
thing must be added in regard to the
harbors and transportation facilities
Of Porto Rico, the inferiority of which
accounts to some extent for the lack
Of mineral development in the past.
With few exceptions the coast of the
island is shallow sandy beach af-
fording few opportunities for close
anchorage and little shelter from
storms. There are no first-class har-
hors. San JUAN on the north coast,
has dock facilities, but these are very
limited. Fajardo, Ensenada Honda
and Naguabo, on the east coast, and
Guanica and Jobes, on the south coast
are serviceable ports on occasion, but
not of much value. Of railroads the
total length is about 135 miles. But
this total is made up of disconnected
lines confined to the coast country
and of little service for the develop
ment Of the interior. There are ITO
miles of macadam road. Apart from
the railroad and macadam mileage and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

would buy it himself. But he's no
muckle for such things. The window
oop there's no the oreeginal window.
Ma, ma. That's the attic window
whaur Leeby gaed to see if the smoke
wair comm 90 O. the meenister's
chamney. If there was one window
below, as Master Barrie says there
was, it's no there moo; but he mon as
haze bocht it was savin' hethoct he'd
put ane in again"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
THE SERVANT GIRL IS HUMAN.
And Should be Treated with as Much
Consideration as Other Mortals.

I'm looking after your servant do
not over look the fact that she is a
woman, with all the likes and dis
likes, the love of pleasure, rest and
recreation possessed by other human
beings" writes Mrs. S. I. Rorer in the
Ladies' Home Journal eff she has
had the advantages of education, and
knows but little of the world, remem-
Der that she is so much the more to
be pitied Women, as a class, from
lack Of proper training, are not bust
nesslike. The housewife retains the
responsibility of all the detail work
rather than give it over to the serv-
ant; hence the lack of interest and re-
spOnsibility on the part of the aver
age maid. If the housewife would but
allow her servant to become respOn-
sible for the great bulk of the detail
work much confusion would be avoided
Persons become responsible only by
having responsibility placed upon them,
and servants, as a rule. feel the i'm
portance of their work according to
the trust which is reposed in them and
the responsibility which is placed on
them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
LAY OF THE OPTIMIST

When I am in the dentists chair
[ do not raise a fuss.
thank my lucky stars I'm not
hippopotamus.
When baggagemen destroy my trunk
I do not rave and rant,
But mentally l say I'm glad
I'm not an elephant.
When my new shoes are hard anG
tight
And painfully impede
My walk, | smile and think, '"Tis wei
I'm not a centipede."
Baltimore American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

Visitor behind the scenes-'It seems
strangely quiet here when SO many
ballet girls are dressing in the rooms
around the stage"
Stage manager-"Well, you see,
there is almost nothing going on at
this time"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

The Beloit council voted $4,000
bonds for city improvements, which
will include new central fire station
and new central police station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

The worst temper in the world is
tue unrelenting, hard, unresDonsive
temper, which plumes itself on never
forgetting an injury.-Ladies Home
Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
VALUE OF FRENCH RAILWAYS.

French ministers of finance, in their
expositions of the financial situation"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14
THE OLD, OLD SONGS
MANY OF THEM RECALLED BY
OF LADY sPOTTISWOoDE.
SOME NOTED BALLADS

A Number of the Old Time Melodies
Are Still Popular With Great Ma
jority of the People, but not a Few
Are Now Utterly Forgotten Not
So Annie Laurie.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14

The Comfortable Fashions OF Our
Grandmothers Are Reproduced for
Warm Weather-Many Fancy
Things a Handy Maid May Make at
Her Own Home.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
TWO CHARGED
WITH THEFT
Constable Acor Makes Important Arrests
in Anthony Township.

Two important arrests were made by
Constable j. 8. Acor, of Anthony town
ship late Monday night and Tuesday
afternoon. For sometime past consider.
able thieving has been going on among
the farmers in that vicinity and on Sun
day night Ephraim Murray was the vic
tim of dastardly piece of work.
Mr.. Murray last week purchased a
handsome new binder, which was left
standing nights near his barn. On Mon
day morning the iron truck, which was
used to haul the binder from place to
place, was missing. 1t was learned that
two men were seen driving with the
truck in spring wagon toward Nc
Evansville. Mr.. Murray drove to that
place and found the truck, which had
been broken to pieces on a scrap pile.
He also gained sufficient evidence to
cause the arrest of Harry Robbins, aged
about 30, and Harry Shipe, aged about
Is, both of whom live in Anthony town
ship.
The men plead guilty and were COM
mitted to the county Jail by Justice
Ellis. Robbins was brought here late
Monday night and Shipe Tuesday.
On the way to this city Shipe informed
Constable Acor that he and Robbins were
for numerous other petty
thievery cases, which have occurred in
that locality recently.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Directors and Teachers Meet.

A joint meeting of the School Board
and the recently elected teachers was
held Tuesday with the following dir
ectors present: President Fischer, Orth, g.,
Curry, Lunger, Barber, Burger, Black,
Werkheiser, Harpel and Green Sixteen
of the teachers were also present.
The list of recommended books was
read. The teachers then gave their
opinions as to the quality of the various
books; also concerning the vertical sys-
tenn of writing.
The following books were adopted: 80
Redway's international Biographies; 81
Redway's Elementary Biographies; 200
Rice's Rational Spelling books;42 Went
worth's arithmetics; 72 Reed & Kellogg
Graded Lessons in English.
A change was proposed in the vertical
system of writing, now i'll use in the
schools of this city. This, together with
the recommendation for 200 Stowell' s
Primers of Health, was laid over. The
meeting then adjourned until Tuesday
evening, July "a.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
MYSTERIOUS CASE
OF JAMES MURRAY
First He Was Reported Dead and Later
Badly Injured.

The case of James Murray, who was
on Saturday night reported killed and
later as being seriously injured, while
attempting to alight from freight train
at Addison, n. y, is very mystifying.
The man who informed Mrs. Murray
of her husbands death Saturday even
ing neglected to give his name and in
her excitement Mrs. Murray neglected
to ask who he was. He did, however,
state that he had left this city for AL
olson in company with Murray.
On Sunday,it will be remembered, that
Mrs. Murray received telegram from
Addison signed by her husband in which
he stated that he would write the follow
ing day. Since then she has received no
word and is rather inclined to believe
that the first report was the correct one
Mrs. Murray yesterday wrote to the
Chief Police of Addison, seeking in
formation as to what has become of her
husband.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Death of James D, Kase.

A telegram was received in this city
Tuesday announcing the death of
James d. Kase which occurred at his
home in Greensboro, N. c., on Monday
evening, aboutS o'clock. Death was
due to typhoid fever. The deceased was
born near this rity- ond wos- about 90
years of age. He was brother of the
late Charles Kase, of Rush township,
and brother-in-law of County Surveyor
George w. West, of this city. In 1890
he went to Greensboro where he was
superintendent of blast furnace. He
is survived by wife and the following
children: Mrs Stockton Voorhees,, of
Albany, n. Y; Mrs. Matthew Caring
ton, of Bramwell. West Va; Miss Elean-
or kase, of Lynchburg, Va; Miss Mabel
kase, of Greensboro; Walter Kase, of
New York, and Dewitt Kase, of Green's
boro
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Excellent Entertainment.

The Chldren's International entertain
ment in the opera house Monday night
was witnessed by between 800 and 400
people, and was satisfactory in every
particular.
The children al! took their parts in a
praise worthy manner and thirteen
countries were well represented. The
following out-of-town officers were pres
ent: Lieut.. Jones, Bloomsburg; Capt.
Sim and Lieut.. Montgomery, Milton;
Capt Baer and Cadet Hoffman, Sun
bury.
The proceeds of the entertainment
will enable Ensign and Mrs. Heift to
take their well deserved vacation, and
they will leave on Monday to be absent
three weeks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Principal for Riverside School,

At meeting of the Riverside School
Board held Monday evening principal
was elected for the grammar school
The following directors were present:
John Farley, Dennis Murphy, Elmer
Fowler, Eli Hoover and Jerry Knorr
For the principalship there were three
applicants and the first ballot resulted
in the election of +. w. Coke, of this
city, a graduate of the Bloomsbury
Normal school. The vote stood to /.
Mr.. Cox is now an agent for the Metro
politan Life insurance Company and
will continue so until Sept. l.
At previous meeting of the Board
Miss Alice Gearhart was reelected teach
er Of the primary school.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Death of a Civil War Veteran.

Matthew Jones, veteran of the Civil
War ard for forty years a resident of
this city, died at his home, 600 East
Market street, about 5 O'Clock Tuesday
morning.
While serving in the army Mr.. Jones
was injured by the falling of a shed.
From this injury he never fully recover
ed and his death was direct result. He
is survived by wife, one daughter, Mrs
Charles Henrie and two sons, James and
William, all of this city.
The deceased was born in England Ga
years ago and when the Civil war
broke out he was one of the first to
enlist from this city and went to the
front with the Columbia Guards. Lat
er he enlisted in the 1S7thP. V. |.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
BOROUGH FUND
IS VERY Low
So Said the Finance Committee at Friday
Nights Meeting.

A regular meeting of the Borough
Council was held Friday night with the
following members present: President
Kemmer, Goldsmith, Jones, Fetterman,
Vastine, Rebman, Sechler, Lauer, and
Brant
Mr.. Goldsmith of the finance COM
mittee reported that the borough was in
a deplorable condition financially, and
that there was not sufficient amount
of money with which to pay the wages
of the street laborerS, which are due to-
day.
1t was voted that the crossing at the
alley joining Bloom street, at Grove
Presbyterian church, be. repaired. 1t
was decided that the ordinance and
police committees inspect the trees on
West Market and Mulberry streets
and order those, which interfere with the
street lights, trimmed.
1t was voted that the secretary be
given his annual vacation of two weeks
The following bills were read and or
dered paid as soon as possible.
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Mr.. SeidePs Valuable Coin.

Clarence Seidel, clerk at the Heddens
Mansion House restaurant, is the pos.
SCISSOR of a valuable collection of coins.
In this collection he has one of the cop-
per anti-slavery pieces recently describ-
ed in the Boston Transcript, as being
dug up from field in the Middle West
some weeks ago. The coin is unmistak-
able and without doubt genuine. 1t re.
duces the value of the other and earlier
discovery but opens ON its own account
an Interesting reminder of the ante
bellum events. The coin bears the date
1888, with Liberty" in laurel wreath
on the face and the kneeling slave with
her pathetic, cam not Woman and
a Sister ?'' on its reverse side. The con-
dltlon of the coin is perfect.
1t has been stated that but twenty of
these coins were ever struck, but this
story is discredited.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Charles Metler an Alternate.

Charles q. Metler, a gradua of the
Danville High school has been appoint
ed by Adjutant General Corbin, an al
ternate for cadetship in the United
States Military Academy lat West Point,
and has at the same time distinguished
himself at Columbia College, New York
city, where he is at present a student.
Mr.. Metler has just completed his
freshman year at Columbia and out of a
class of sixty-nine members, he won an
unconditional scholarship at that in
stitution.
The young man is son of Philip Met
Ter, of klinesgrove, and a nephew of
Major G. p. Gearhart, of Riverside. He
has many friends and acquaintance in
this city, he having attended the High
School here for several years. He grad
uated with the class of 1898 and was one
of the honor men of that class.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Training School Graduates.

We are in receipt of an invitation to
the commencement exercises of the
Training School for Attendants which
will be held in the amusement hall of
the State Hospital on Thursday eve
ming at 8 o'clock The class, which
is composed of twelve members, is the
largest ever graduated from the local
hospital.
Following are the names of the class
members: Susan A. Saylor, Mary G.
Woods, Dale Mclaughlin, Chester |
Saylor, Charles E. Bahner, Joseph X.
Bird, William L. Gelnett, Norman 7.
Hall, William f. Heller james A Hodge,
James +. Yingling, James w. Zimmer-
man.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12
Making Way for New Machinery.

The position of the dynamos and
machinery at the Standard Electric Coln-
pany's plant is being entirely changed to
make room for the new engine and dyn-
amos, which have arrived and will short
ly be in use.
The arc light dynamos, which have
heretofore been located from the east to
the west extremities of the building,
have been turned so that they now run
north and south of the building. II is
intended to place all the dynamos in
this position, and the foundations for
them are being constructed
The new machinery will consist of
new l25 arc light dynamo and a 1900
incandescent light dynamo. The new
engine of 800 horse power is already in
position and the big fly wheel is now
being constructed. 1t will probably take
some weeks to transfer the remainder of
the machinery and to put the new mach
inery in operation.