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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
SALT ON ROADBEDS.

The application Of salt to roadbeds
will be tried this winter in New York.
It is believed that salt will prevent
the top soil from freezing, thus obviat-
ing the mud which invariably comes
with the thaw. Professor Burr Of Co
lumbia university says Of the proposed
experiment that the effect Of salt
would be to lower the temperature at
which the surface soil would freeze,
and it would also take up the moisture,
and so, perhaps, do away with the mud.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
EFFECT OF EXAMPLE.
1t Was This That Caused Two Men to
Change Their Names.

Example is a great teacher, even in
the wild and woody west, remarked a
Montana man, "and [ recall an incl
dent of the effect of an eastern custom
which was brought into Montana some
years ago, but is not yet popular, [ am
glad to say I refer to the parting of
a human name in the middle. We
have a few specimens, but as far as I
know none is indigenous. But to the
force of example.
when Montana was a territory j. S.
Crosby Of New York was appointed
governor, and Mr.. Crosby wrote his
name j. Schuyler Crosby. In the
course of time Governor Crosby made
Henry B. Wilkins his private secre-
tary, and it wasn't a great while before
Mr.. Wilkins became Fl. Brady Wilkins.
This condition of affairs existed for
some time longer, and a colored man
around town named Jim Collins got
a job as janitor Of the governors Of
flee Collins initials were j. H., and
I'm shot if it was thirty days after he
cleaned the office out the first morning
before he was signing his name U.
Hanson Collins. Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
ABOUT FLIES.
How Fast They Multiply and the
Different Kind

How fast do flies multiply? An
ordinary house fly will lay 120 eggs
during it's existence, and 80 per cent.
of them will be Matched out. During
the ordinary summer IL or 13 genera
lions of flies will be produced, so you
can make the calculation yourself.
There are four or five kinds of house
flies. The most common known to
entomOlOgists is the 'musca domes-
tica," a medium sized grayish fly with
it's mouth spread out for sucking up
liquid substances. 1t can not bite
There is another fly called the
"stOmOZys clacitrans," which resem-
bles it closely, but differs in having
an important appendage that is built
to pierce the skin. 1t is second in
abundance. There are several other
kinds of flies, but these two are the
most common, and to them we owe
the nuisance from which housewives
suffer. The eggs are Matched into
larvae within "a hours after they are
laid They remain in the larVal state
from five to seven days, and in the
pupal state similar time. The aver
age life Of a fly is from 10 to Il days.
We are accustomed to think of flies
simply as nuisance; but they are I'm
doubtedly the carriers of contagion, as
was abundantly proved during the war
Of the rebellion, and also in the camps
of our army last summer 1t is the
judgment of the highest authorities
that considerable part of the typhoid
fever was due to the flies in the camp.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29

envelopes, as we'll as ink bottles and
the usual writing paraphernalia. A
tall rosewood screen is another OBJ
ject of merit likely to afford an artis-
tic shelter from a draughty door or
open window, for the one claiming
special attention has panels of tinted
glass in the upper part of the screen,
which only tend to mellow the light
and not exclude it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
A FIRESIDE NOOK


This is a cleverly devised writing
table, which is easily moved from
place to place. 1t will be quite
a boon to those who wish to write let
ters and secure a temporary coign of
vantage by the fire. The table has
many good points. It Shuts up in a
comparatively small space, for it
contains ample pockets for paper and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
SAYS MAN IS 100000 YEARS OLD.
Calaveras Skull Declared Genuine Be
yond Question by Prof. Morse.

Professor Edward S. Morse says the
human race is unquestionably 100000
years old, and may be older.
He was asked if he believed in the
antiquity Of the Calaveras skull, con-
corning which doubt has recently been
revived.
Consequently it is a genuine pre-
historic skull" he said ''I have seen
it, and while it does not differ so much
from skulls of men to-day, chemical
analysis shows that it has been en-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29
WILL GET HIS SECOND WIND.

Of course the European nations
would like to see the British Empirs
go to pieces, and they are even willing
to help it along in that direction. But
it is more than probable that John
Bull is just getting his second wind.
Baltimore Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-29

"REMINISCENCES OF HIS CAM
PAIGNS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
EFFORTS TO SECURE PEACE

The Filipinos, It Seems, Had Begun to
Regard Him as Friend RaCher
Than An Bnemy-A Handsome
Tribute Him by Returned Vlr-
ginian Volunteer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
ACTION AGAINST A WILL.
Sons of the Late W. j. Mclaughlin,
Want His Will Set Aside.
Snenial To nifaaas u q MI hi if,ar,

Sons of the Late W. j. Mclaughlin.
Want His VIII Set Aside.
Special to Times Republican.
Clinton, March 2s.--An action has
been commenced in the district court
of this county. the object of which is
to break the will of the late William j.
Mclaughlin. who died recently and left
several thousands of dollars for char
lily. The plaintiffs are Joseph and
David Mclaughlin. sons of the de-
ceased In his will Mr.. Mclaughlin
left the following sums to different
charitable Institutions. as follows.
Methodist church, Calamus, this cour-
tty, $4,000: Missionary Society of the
Methodist church $4,000; Christ Mis-
sion, New York, $1,000: Agatha hospi-
ta! Clinton. s!.5oo; Christian Hore.
Council Bluffs, $1,000. In addition to
this some valuable farm lands in this
county Wore wiled to the Missionary
Society OF the Methodist church. The
| plaintiffs allege that the amounts
named above exceed one-fourth of the
entire estate and claim this is suffi-
Gent grounds to have the will set aside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

per year. 1t will be the secretary's bus
iness to assist every locality that desires
to start a library. This commission has
been the means OF establishing hundreds
of new libraries in eastern states, nota-
bly, New York and Massachusetts,
where it has been thoroughly tried.
a bill has passed the senate and been
favorably recommended in the house to
raise the salaries of all the assistantstin
the state library to an adequate sum,
and pay their salaries out of the gem
eraI funds and not out OF the library
appropriations.
The task OF cataloging the state IL
brary, which was commenced two years
ago, has not been finished on account of
lack of funds, and tic legislature will
provide $1,000 TO complete the card cata
log. Another appropriation Of $4,000 has
besn allowed for the travelling library.
About 1875 of these libraries Of fifty vol
umes each are nos going about the
state. doing good work but the state Ii
brarian. who is charged with their dis
tribution, is unable to meet the de-
mands for them because If an INSULT
Gent number of books. y large number
of new libraries will be purchased, some
of them for special purposes,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
HANCOCK COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
Inconvenience of the Present Site De-
plored-Britt Locals.
Mines Kepnblican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Britt. March 26. The typo in set
ting up my last Communication made ii
read the court is III session at Conrad.
instead Of Concord. Concord is still the
county seat of Hancock county, but il
may as We'll be Conrad as far as the
convenience to the citizens of this coun-
ty is concerned. Garner, one and one
half miles northNof the county seat,
would BE- pleased to have it removed to
that town. and the town of Brit would
like to see the county seat removed To
Britt but the Law very wisely provides
that the subject can be agitatsd only
once in FIVE years, so the matter must
rest until 1908. when Britt Viii again be
candidate for the county seat. and
whenever the question is submitted 10
+ the people Britt Will become the county
seat. il for no other reason than that il
lis nearer the center of the county and
Will accommodate more people than at
any other point. The citizens of Britt
are prepared to renew their offer of a
court house free of expense t. the coun-
lty at the prcpsf time.
Large shipments OF stock are being
made from this point every Week, and
no station on the line of the two rail-
Iroads which pass thru here has a larger
number of cattle ard hogs shipped to
marketthan the stations at Britt.
Rev Robert Mcintyre. of Chicago.
gave a Very interesting and instructive
/ lecture in the Britt lecture course at the
! congregational church last Wednesday
! evening to a large and appreciative au-
dience.
4 3tty
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
MEYER PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Man Who killed Ills Isrother-in-Law
Near Sioux City VIII Fight for His


Life.
Sioux CITY. March &c Ernest Meyer.
pleaded not guilty TO the crime of MUIR
der. He was brought into the district
court before Judge G;aynor, along with
the other persons indicted by the grand
jury last week. and sat with his head
court room. 1t was the regular arraign-
inent of the prisoners. Some entered
pleas of not guilty. While some agreed
to plead next Tuesday.
The man who is charged with killing
his brother-in-,aw. Christ Bauer. two
weeks ago, seems determined to make a
fight for his liberty or his life Since his
wife came to see him q few days ago
he seems TO be in much better spirits,
altho he is not yet the happiest man on
earth. But for a time those who saw a
good deal of the murderer thought il the
iterrib!e fit of mental suffering he was
undergoing cid not lessen he would lose
his mind. The closest watch was kept
tover him to see that he did himself no
violence, should the mental strain be-
come too much and his mind give way
! but now Meyer has cheered up IL good
deal. and ha will talk a little now with
the other prisoners in the government
cell of the county Jail. He will even
stand and look out of his cell window
4 at times, instead of sitting for hours
/ with his face buried in his hands and
tears of remorse streaming down his
! face. He seems to fully realize the
enormity Of his crime. and his attor-
neys say he will not plead guilty to any
/ thing. They propose to make a sharl
4 fight for. their client.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

say that am looking batter now than
have for years. They want to know
what have been doing, look SO we'll.
tell them that Pe--u-na did it. I hope
DR.. Hartman will live many years more
to help others as he did me."-Mrs. 81.
Buthe, 1884 Sixth street.
Every woman should have copy Of
Health and Beauty" This book con-
tains specific instructions for the treat
ment and cure of female catarrh. It's
illustrated and contains much informa-
ton. Address DR.. Hartman, Colum bus, o..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
MUST PAY THE POLICY.
Waterloo Woman Gets Verdict
AGAINST tho Aetna Life Company.

Waterloo, March % Tho jury in the
case of Mrs. Ida c. Smith VS.. the
.Iitna Life Insurance Company spent
ABOUT twenty minutes ID .he jury room
and arrived at a decision. a sealed
verdict was returned which was opened.
in court Saturday. The verdict gave
Mrs. Smith judgment for the fun.
amount of the policy, s2.oAo, with inter-
rest from Dec. Is, 1893. The policy was
on the life of the Defendants husband.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel +. Smith. who
was killed by falling from an Illinois
Central passenger train on the night of
Sept I, 1899, while returning from In
dependence.
While a verdict was given the plain
tiff for the full amount % the policy
the defense was successful in establish
ing one issue they were striving for
and on that issue will base their action
| for appeal. The defense introduced a
special interrogatory 10 the jury as
| follows
do you find from the evidence in
| this case that the deceased, Samuel l..
4 Smith, just prior to receiving the in
/ jury resulting in his death, on a dark
night, left his seat in the car whore he
was riding and went t. the lower stcI,
/ of said car and rode in such a position
iclinging TO the hand rails for a dis
ltance Of two or three blocks. and Until
he either fell or Jumped from said car
and that during said tine said car was
moving at d" rate OF ten or more miles
1 per hour
This question was answered by the
Jury in the affirmative and viii b
used in support of the contention OF the
defense that the insured WAS guilty o;
exposing himself 10 unnecessary dan
1 ger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

rifle. Iowa's share of the $4,000, 900
would be over $4,000.
At the time of the outbreak of the
Spanish Amercan war the officers of
the guard had built up what was
known as the National Guard Associa-
ton. The organization was flourish
ing and was the means of improving
the guard in no small degree, and of
enabling it to act with uniformity in
matters in which it was Interested. 1t
is expected in short time after the
organization of the Forty-ninth and
Fifty-first is completed steps will be
taken toward recognizing the Nation
al Guard ASsnciatinfl
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26


DIR. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
"I can scarcely find words to express
my gratitude toy you for all your kind
ness to me. 1t has robbed the grave of
one victim, for was in critical condi-
ton when wrote You before. Thanks
to you, however, my health is fully re-
stored. wish every young lady in our
towncould read your book. There would
be a great deal less sickness and puny
women.''-NIiss Bertha f. Sargent.
N4AvAsoTA, TEX.
Dr.s. B. Hartman, Columbus, o..
81 think it is time TO let you know
what your treatment has done for me.
IL am rid of that terrible trouble 1 had
when / wrote to YOU. Whe-l ] would
;toop over could not straighten up
without the most severe pain. lam we'll
ST that, and am much better in other
Ways.''-A1rs. T. K. F.Gille, Box 10.
OsYKA, Miss.
Or. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
81 am sure that Pe-ru-na is one of the
| oest medicines on the market. 1 am
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
ENFORCEMENT at Dubuoue.

Dubuque. March 2s.-Shortly before
$50 Friday afternoon !. Guntenbein
filed an information before Justice
Carney against !. III. Harris on the
charge of cmbezzling 1896 from two OF
the local banks. Harris is d cousin oi
i. Harris. the local junk dealer. and
procured the money by signing the lat
ter's name to the checks. Harris was
arrested late in the afternoon, and is ir
Jail in default of a $4,000 bond. Harris
procured the money on the 18th of this
month and the ealbezzlement was mol
dicno,.arad ,,,,ti1 E,,.,T
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

be the bestsmedi-
cine for female
complaint, and
in all cases CT
extreme weak
ness / think it is
the best remedy
in the world, as
it has done mo
a great deal of
rood Nfvfrjondo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
MISSOURI FORCED up BY GORGE.
Reccdes. However. Without Danger

Reccdcs, However. Without Danger
River is Now Fully Open.
Sioux City, March %. Owing to an
ice gorge between here and Yankton
which broke fast night. the Missouri
rose suddealy nearly three feet. Nc
damage is reported The ice went gu;
with rush. however, which made
bridges tremble. The river is now
open almost to it's headwaters. Last
night the waters receded and are al.
most at the nominal stage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
PERUNA a REMEDY FOR FEMALE cATARRf.
sure that I would have benin my;yteve

n o W h q d I
n Q t used it. 1
have told many
others the good
it di d m e
Everybody said
that 1 had con-
sumption, and I
k n c W TIL a t l
would have it
unless l got re-
lief. I feel it
nv fll1fv to.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

give praise where it is due. / am and
ever shall be grateful to the man who
discovered Pe-ru-na Mrs S. E. Dicker.
NEW ORLEANS, La.
DR.. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
81 am feeling much better now than I
have for two years. find Pe-ru-nA to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Death nj webster city.

Special to Times-Republican.
Webster City, March &c. Reisch-
man, an aged gentleman of this city.
died Saturday afternoon at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Jacob Bassert Mr..
Reischman was one of the pioneer set
tiers Of the county, locating first at La
kin's Grove, south of this place. and la
ter settling north of town. He was
about so years of age and had been in
failing health for some time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
SERIOUS FIRE ON A FARM.
Barn and Contents. Including Cattle
Horses. Grain and Machinery
Burned Near Buffalo Center.

Special To Times Republican.
Buffalo center March 70 very dis
astrous fire occurred al the home of II.
l.. Fry. on the northwest quarter of Sec
tion 10, in Grant township, Winnebago
county, about five miles sauth of this
town. by which he lost ten head of
horses. eighty shoats. some cattle all Of
his harness and most of his farm ma
chinery. some hay and about 200 bushels
of grain. Coming just at this time
makes the loss more serious. as Mr.. FRY
was just getting ready TO do his seed
ing. but Will now have TO buy horses,
seed grain and machinery before he can
go 10 work. We understand that there
is some insurance, but not enough TO
cover the loss. The barn was the largest
in that part of the county and was
owned by Carl Pfund, of Modem who
just purchased the farm the past win
faf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Violated Federal Law.

Special to Times Republican.
West Bend, March 26.-Nick Lowen-
thai, saloonkeeper of Rodman. was ar
rested by the United States marshal for
failure to scratch the stamps on beer
kegs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
SMALLPOX AT PARKERsBURG.
Public schools Closed and Other Pres
cautions Taken TO Prevent Spread


Special TO Times Republican.
Farkersburg, March % The small
pox scare has finally Struck Parkers-
burg. Mayor Camp has ordered that ali
public gatharirgs be omitted. and the
public schools We're ordered closed. The
notice WAS read in the different
churches Sunday. Several people have
been sick the past week or two with
what was called chickenpox and bilious
fever. The health officers sunday
morning declared it to be smallpox.
The general public is not much
alarmed. but should any more cases de-
velop every precaution will be taken to
| check the spread of the disease. At
present Roy Hamilton is the only one
| whose sickness has been AT all severe.
The other parties We're affected in a
very mild form.
| Gates and Abrams ut Booklyn.
Special TO Times Republican.
Brooklyn, March 20. President Geo.
| A..Gates. of Iowa College. occupied DR..
Benson's pulpit at the Presbyterian
church here yesterday. His subject was
| Right and his talk was very enter
| tanning.
/ Rev. Abrams addressed union tenn
perance meeting at the NJ. +. church in
| the afternoon and evening. While there
is an impression out that the present
Legislature is doing but little law max
| ing this session. MIR Abrams soon con-
WINGED his audience that more was being
done for temperance this session than
had been done in many previous SEES
sions. He spoke very highly OF the
make up of the present legislature.
O. NJ. Slaymaker, a successful young
/ lawyer here. has decided to locate ii
Osceola, and will moverhere soon. His
many friends wish him success in hi
new location.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
Wrestling Match ut Humboldt.

Special to Times Republican.
Humboldt. March 26.-Frank Gotch
of Humboldt. champion wrestler of
Iowa in catch-as-catch-can and one
MUIR. who claims to be champion
wrestler of the world in Graeco Roman,
met in a bout at the opera house FRI
day night in catch s-catch-can, MUIR
to throw Gotch three times straight or
lose MUIR won. MUIR got his first fall
from Gotten in rwenty-one minutes and
his second and third in twenty-nine and
seventeen respectively.
MUIR has had a great many years ex :
perience and is a Very powerful man.
Gotch is a Very good man, but he was
greatly outclassed in this match.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26

La grippe and colds have no show
against krause's Cold Cure. Don't
stay at home on account of that cold.
Keep on with your work and take
Krause's Cold Cure. Sold by W. H.
Evans, druggist, l13 East Main street,
and George p. Powers, druggist, IS
East Main street.
NJ. B. Smith. Butternut. Mich, says:
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
very best pills ever used for costive-
ness, liver and bowel troubles" All
druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
The Horse Market.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. March 26--Thc horse dealers
of this city report they have never wit
messed year. as hard as the present
one in which to purchase good draft
and farm horses to be disposed of in the
eastern markets. The prices of good
horses are not quite as high as they
were in 1890, when good horses could
not be bought for less than 1925 each,
but at that time there We're plenty of
horses to be purchased and almost
every farmer made it his business to
keep a number of brood mares and
raise horses The result of this was
the country was full of horses and the
price decreased rapidly and in a short
time horses could be bought for less
than $50 each. The breeders quit rails
ing horses and as result the price has
advanced higher than ever and the
market cannot be supplied.
The Lamar register., 1900-10-10

Than the Goods That Farmers
'--Evident Cause of Mortgage
mic questions of late years. Why not
measure by this?
A glance at the table which shows
the relative prices of articles in 1895
and 1900 will answer this question. 1t
happens that the percentage Of increase
in the price of wheat is less than that
of any other article of farm production,
since wheat is more directly affected
by the production in other parts of the
world where crops have been generally
good during the last two seasons.
Wheat has only advanced thirty-five
Der cent from lS96 to 1900 while corn
The Lamar register., 1900-10-10

DKMOCRAYS KlCKlMG AY pR0SpERlYY nE EARMRR2

Farm Products Advance More
Have to Buy at the Store'
Cancelling.
The Democratic fault-finders base
their efforts TO Great discomfort among
the farmers in 1900 upon a different
plane from that of 1896 Then their
complaint was that the prices of farm
products We're too low. Now they COM
PLAIN that the farmers are too prosper
Gus and the prices of their products are
too high.
Mr.. Bryan was nominated in Chicago
on July 10, 1896, and again at Kansas
City on July ., 1900. Let us take the
quotations of the first week in July,
The Lamar register., 1900-10-10

ence is sought. He knows that all the
great captains of industry-all the real
heads Of great enterprises-were once
what he is. He gets ready to fill one
Of their places as they pass from the
stage. So he works, and hopes, and
plans-and achieves.
Such Is the real American working