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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

without exposure. From the outside
the boxes have been banked UP with
snow, so as to add to the warmth and
protection.
Little Marie Peary is a native of the
Arctic regions and is now in her sew
enth year. She was born at Anniver-
sary Lodge, Peary's former winter
quarters, on September II, 1893. Once
only did this baby girl see the cold
gray light of the Arctic autumn, and
the long Arctic night settled about the
lodge. The first six months of the
child's life was spent in continuous
lamplight before the day broke again.
Throughout the winter this wonderful
white baby was the source of the live
lest interest to the natives. In his
book Lieutenant Peary relates that en-
tire families of Eskimos journeyed
from far away Cape York to the south
and from distant Etah to the north, to
satisfy themselves by actual touch that
the child was really a creature of warm
flesh and blood, and not of snow, as
they at first believed-Little Chronicle,
Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
OLDEST HOTEL IN AMERICA.

In side street of this good old
commercially as the Chambers, and
f1ippantly as the Wafer It is thus
called because it is so narrow from
front to back that heavy delegates
like Sam Raymond of Chicago and j.
C. Baldwin, Jr., of New York, had to
enter and leave it sideways. The
building was erected to fill long-felt
want, and it is said by it's patrons to
do it, although it fills no material
space.
The structure is % feet in depth from
the sidewalk to the room register be-
hind the clerks desk, and a uniform
giant stands at the main entrance to
warn ignorant incomers with long
posite wall. The elevators are hung
along the interior, like picture frames,
and are "sandwiched" because only one
piece of meat can be put in at time.
On each floor red light at the ele-
vator opening indicates the sign halt"
while the startled passenger decides
whether to turn to the right or the
left, not being able to go forward
without hitting a brick wall, or back
ward except down the elevator shaft.
If a guest unfortunately happens to
meet cnambermaid in the hallway,
he bows and retreats to the elevator
while the woman goes by.
The cafe occupies a strip along the
side walk from one end to the other of
the house, except where breaks are
made for windows and doorways. A
feature Of the Chambers is ga telephone
III each ROOM" and the reason of this
is found in the fact that if bellboys
were employed there would be no un-
occupied places for guests to squeeze
into.-Philadelphi Record.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

still remained, for whom the engineer,
worn out by want Of sleep himself,
and by constant tracking of the lions
by day and sitting up by moonlight
endeavored to find safe quarters by
night, when they might be seen
"perched on the top of water tanks,
roofs and bridge Orders. Every good
sized tree in the camp had as many
beds lashed to it as the branches
would bear. So many men got up a
tree once when camp was attacked
that it came down, the men falling
close to the lions. Strange to say,
they did not heed them, but then they
were busy devouring a man they had
just seized"
The fearful shrieks of the victims
rang in their ears night after night,
till no one knew whose turn would
come next Sound men lay and lis
teed to the cracking of bones and the
tearing of limbs within fifty yards of
the place where they were, and sick
men in hospitals expired from sheer
terror as they listened to the mon
sters quarreling over their feast.
Twenty shots were fired in the dark at
the sound of the lions eating a man
and they finished him to the last
bone.
They would spring over the high
est thorn "boma, pick up a man and
trot round with him looking for the
best way out, as a cat carries a rat
Everyone will ask, why were these
men not armed? The answer is that
the ordinary coolie does not know the
use of arms, and that, even when
the lions were fired at, unless actually
hit, they cared nothing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

Roentgen rays. For some Is minutes
the patient lay quiescent, while the
rays played upon the aperture in the
mask, Immediately over the thick tuft
OF hair that was to be destroyed, then
the patient rose from the couch, the
operation for that day being complete.
Had you any disagreeable or painful
sensations?" l asked. "None at all, ;"
was the reply.
This woman, with a WOrn-looking,
patient face, which told of years of
work and possible privation, told me
that her Disagreement had been a
great hindrance to her in obtaining a
situation. A great portion of the beard
on one side of the face had already
disappeared; it had died away like sun
dried hay, as the doctor said.
There are many women, young and
old, in England, who are afflicted in
this way-young women who lead Sc
cluded lives, and old women who rare
ly creep out into the sunlight; rich
women who are debarred from society,
and poor women who are hampered in
the earning of their bread. I trust that
for these brighter day has dawned.
For some years it has been observed
that those who worked with the
Roentgen rays were apt to lose the hair
on the backs of their heads. This was
the first hint of the therapeutic value
of the x rays. Schiff of Vienna was
one of the first to use them in medi-
cine, but I believe that the present in
stallation is the first to be placed in
any hospital in England for the use of
the poor, for 'hirsuties," as it is
ca1led.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
ANGLING.

I sat by the side of singing stream
On beautiful summer day,
In many a gay and luxurious dream
Idling the hours away;
Watching the sports of the tiny fish
At play in the water beneath,
And the little ripples that followed
them
With many a wavy wreath.
I could see the CLEAN of their silver
scales
When they turned them up to the
sun,
And the little black spots on their
shiny back.
AS they darted about in fun.
They frolicked away in the bright
sunshine,
And never appeared to know
Than an angler sat, with his hook
and line,
On the grassy bank below.
Poor little things! they went swim
ming along,
Right in the fisherman's way,
Where he sat on the bank and hum
med song,
Quietly waiting his prey.
l wanted to tell him to let them be,
And draw in his line and hook
They were doing no harm that could
see,
just playing there in the brook
But that wouldn't do, so 1 just sat
And watched the fishes pass,
Till he drew in his line, and a
speckled trout
Lay dying upon the grass.
He had scattered every fanciful
dream
So l slowly walked away,
And left him alone by the ripping
stream
To finish his cruel play.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

reason. Even now in proportion to the
Importance of the mother country, the
Portuguese dependencies are of con-
siderable extent No doubt she was
surpassed by Spain in the great burst
OF maritime discovery. But within the
century preceding the birth of Cam
oens, the Cape of Good Hope was
doubled by Vasco da Cana, while
Brazil was discovered by Cabral in
1900. Here was expansion east and
west more than enough for a poet to
build upon; and, in the ''Lusiad,"
Camoens says of the Portuguese en-
pire that ''the sun looks upon it when
it rises, it still beholds it at mid
day, and when it sets it sets behind
it, In whatever form the figure is
presented, there can be no doubt that
1t is entirely poetic in it's origin,
though political foresight may have
FASTENED to adopt it. It's cosmopoli-
tan virtues may have endowed it with
all the more force and vitality. Schil-
Ter uses it with effect in his don
Carlos, and in the course of the
penlnsular war, Napoleon deemed it
polite to remind his army that ''the
sun never sets on the immense en-
p1re bequeathed by Charles "" The
phrase seems at some time or other
to have been in the mouth of every ma
ton that had the smallest pretensions
to employ it, though it no doubt OBJ
tanned its widest currency after the
discovery of the new world. Inc Ro-
mans adapted it to their state OF
geographical and astronomical knowl-
edge. Tibullus expressed it in pottery,
and Rutilius in prose. And 1000 years
afterward their descendants are speak
ing OF the contemplated visit of the
queen to their shores as that of a
queen and empress on whose dominion
the sun never sets.-London Globe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

Captain Charles F. Hall, who died on
, board few months later.
Lieutenant Peary is again accom-
panied by Mrs. Peary and his little
daughter Marie Ahnighito Peary, but
Mrs. Peary and the little girl will re-
main at the winter quarters at Etah
until the Windward returns. This
winter home at Etah is made out of an
unmounted caboose which was pre-
sented to Lieutenant Peary by the
president of the Erie railroad. The ca
boose is painted brilliant red color,
and is fitted up with stove and lamps.
1t was taken up to the Arctic regions
by the Windward in 1898, being placed
amidships, forward of the main hatch,
where it was securely dashed.
After the Windward had reached
Etah the caboose was taken ashore and
placed in its position upon the rocks.
The walls were covered on the inside
with fear-naught, heavy felt paper,
and then received another covering of
tar paper. Thus warm and fairly COM
Portable winter quarters have been
made, whose dimensions are nine by.
eight feet, and about seven feet in
height
Just behind the caboose were placed
six Or seven rows of boxes of provi
sions, running backward to the rocks
for thirty feet, and thus forming two
walls. The boxes were rooted over
with timber and so formed a sort of
chamber or covered alleyway. The
provision boxes were placed so they
could be broken into from the inside.
In this way provisions can be secured
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
SCARCITY OF LABOR IN GEORGIA

Since the farm work began in the
early spring our correspondents from
many sections of the state, especially
in the middle and southern portions,
have complained that the farmers were
scarce of labor, and that the negroes
engage in public works. as they call
it, such as lumber and turpentine oper-
atoms. This movement has been more
marked during the present year than
perhaps any year previous, from the
fact that the higher prices for lumber
and spirits of turpentine have given
unusual impetus to those enterprises,
thereby creating a larger demand for
labor. Then, the enactment of strin-
gent laws in recent years by the Caro-
linas to prevent negro expectation
from those states, whence Georgia had
hitherto drawn it's greatest supply of
labor, has curtailed that source, and
the only resort left to an increasing
demand with lumber and turpentine
men was the Georgia farm negro. An
other tendency which has increased
with the years with the country negro
is to move to town, there to subsist on
the few odd jobs that come to hand.
Many farmers find it necessary to send
their wagons to the towns on Monday
morning during busy seasons, ever
with the understanding that they must
be likewise returned to town on Satur-
day-Macon Telegraph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
SUBDUING A WILD HORSE.
Hamlin Garland's Fine Description of g
Thrilling Incident Of the Plains.

The main reason why Hamlin Gar
lands accounts of plain and prairie
life, of me and things in the far west,
are accepted as authentic is that he
has been through it all. In the Eagles
Heart, which is now appearing in The
following account of how horse was
subdued:
''Mose refused to allow his shining,
proud-necked stallion to be roped and
thrown, and asked the boys to help
drive him into strong corral, together
with five or six other horses. This was
done, and stripping himself as for a
race, Nose entered the corral and be-
gan walking rapidly round and round,
following the excited animals. Hour
after hour he kept this steady, circling
walk, till the other horses were weary,
till Kintuck ceased to snort, till the
blaze of excitement passed out of his
eyes, till he walked with wondering
backward glance, as if to ask: Two
legged creature, Why do you so per-
sistently follow me?'
''The cowboys jeered at first, but
after a time they began to marvel at
the logged walk of the youth. They
gathered about the walls of the corral
and laid bets on the outcome. At the
end of the third hour Kintuck walked
with a mechanical air, all the fire and
fury gone out of him. He began to al
low his pursuer to approach him close
ly, almost near enough to be touched.
At the end of the fourth hour he al
lowed Nose to Lay his hand on his
nose, and Nose petted him and went to
dinner. Odds stood in Moses favor
as he returned to the corral. He was
covered with dust. At last, when all
the other horses had been turned loose,
Kintuck, trembling and with curious
stare in his eyes, again allowed Nose to
lay his hand on his nose. He shrank
away, but did not wheel. It was sun
set, and the horse was not merely be-
wildered; he was physically tired. The
touch of his masters hand over his
eyes seemed to subjugate him, to take
away his will. When Nose turned to
walk away the horse followed him as
though drawn by some magnetic force,
and the herders looked at each other
in amaZement. Thereafter he had but
to be accustomed to the bride and sad
die. He had come to love his master"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
HISTORY KNOWS THIS WE'LL.

The story of Molly Pitcher is histor-
ic. but That the well from which she
drew the water for the men in the bat
tie OE Monmouth is still in use near
Freehold. N j.. is not generally known.
It is situated on the farm of Will
Ham A. Thompson, and, though nearly
15O years old, is still supplying all the
water used on the place. The old
bucket has vanished, but pipes have
been laid to the well, and the water
supply seems to be inexhaustible.
On the upright posts board stating
that this is Molly Pitchers well has
been fastened. It is now the intention
of the Sons and Daughters of the Rev
olution to bring the fact to the knowl-
edge of the public and to erect upon
the spot handsome and permanent
memorial.
The battle of Monmouth was fought
on Sunday morning, June 20, 1778.
Molly Pitcher was an IrishWoman, the
wife of a member of one of the New
Jersey companies of artillery While
her husband stood at his gun she drew
water and carried it to the hot and
thirsty men.
Men fell on all sides of her and the
bullets Whistled about her, but she
went on her way fearlessly. She was
% years old. On the day of the fight
she wore over her gown an artillery
mans coat and on her head a cooked
hat.
While engaged in her labor of mercy
Mrs. Pitcher suddenly saw her husband
fall beside his gun. She sprang to the
gun to take her husbands place and
avenge his death. There she continued
until the close of the battle-Philadel-
phia Record
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
X-RAY FOR sUPERFLUOUS HAIR.

1t seems that the office of barber sur
geon is about to be revived again, and
that under distinguished auspices. At
the London Hospital for Diseases OF
the Skin, in Fitzroy square, cores
pendent has just witnessed most
interesting series of demonstrations.
A poor woman who had suffered
from that most terrible affection, for
one Of her sex, a well-grown beard and
mustache, was placed on couch; her
eyes and face were covered with a lead
en- mask in which was an aperture, and
the chest was also protected by a me-
tallic covering. There was a buzzing
noise as the electric current was turned
on, and the darkened room was lit by
the ghostly, greenish light of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

The Peary arctic steamer Windward,
having fully completed the extensive
repairs in progress for several months
at ST. Johns, N. F., has sailed from
Sydney, c. B., and will proceed direct
~, with a call at Disco, to Etah, North
Greenland, Mr.. Peary's winter quar-
ters, where instructions from him will
doubtless be found, or, if not, will be
awaited The Windward took with
her the maximum quantity of coal
which she can carry, in addition to
lumber, oil, sugar, arms, ammunition,
provisions scientific instruments and
everything which is necessary for Mr..
Peary's work.
While the new engines desired were
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
THE CHIPMUNK AT HIS TOILET.

The chipmunk is Industrious in all
weathers, except the very rainy, al
though he is rather shy on a very
windy day. The rustling and waving
branches make him wary. He eats
sitting on his launches and holding
his food in his forepaws. He drinks
by tapping like dog. He is very neat
about his person, combing out his fur
and his long tail with paws and teeth.
He washes his face by tapping his
forepaws and then rubbing them both
at the same time over his face with
such speed that the eye can hardly
follow his motions.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
PARTISAN SLANG.

Becoter, to kiss
Beurre, money
Clipper, to steal
Douloureuse, the reckoning.
Gondoler, to shake with laughter.
Pepin, an umbrella.
RigOio, jolly.
Sapin, a cab.
Tube, a tall hat.
Urfe, lovely.
Vadrouiller, to be out on the loose.
Exhibition Paris.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13

Twenty Eight Coolies Are DeVoured
and the Surviving Five Thousand
Go Out on a Strike-Unexpected
Difficulties Experienced at Railway
Work in Africa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-13
A CHILD OF SNOW
CURIOUS NOTION ENTERTAINED
BY THE ESKIMOS.
ABOUT THE PEARY BABY

Journeyed Hundreds of Miles to Touch
It-New Arctic Expedition Starts
A Railway Caboose for Winter
Quarters in the Frozen North a
Very Snug Home.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-16
WHAT FUNSTON FOUND.
Graphic story Of How the General aud His
Men Scaled a Monntaiu CnfT aud
Their Discovery.

Vancouver, b. c.. june "A copy
of the Manila Times received by the
ldzuna Maru tells of an important dis
covery of insurgent documents and
other articles which had been hidden
by the Filipinos. II says:
On May O. Gen Funston was making a
personal reconnaissance with IS troopers
In the direction Of Bongabon and Ponta-
bagan, up the Rio Grande de Pampanga,
when he discovered perpendicular lad
der leading up cliff crowned with a
dense forest. Beside the ladder hung a
rope which. when pulled. rang an alarm
bell In the woods back OF the preclpice
The general and his men ascended the
ladder and found 80 or 40 large wooden
cases crammed full OF state documents
comprising mostly archives Of the rebel
government. There were other things
saved from the wreck of Malolos. about
1000 Hotchkiss shells, n quantity OF dy-
Mantle, stock Of bombs and much other
ammunition; 200 pounds OF black gun
powder, Office furniture from the Malolos
Audencla, carpets. chairs, tables and
lot of miscellaneous goods of no special
importance.
The whole cache was ngeniously hid
den among the trees In the ravine and
rooted over heavily with nipa to an un-
usual thickness. The structure made
quite big warehouse, with not an inch
of space vacant II was found. later.
that there were other approaches to the
cache Just like the one discovered, with
alarm bells everywhere.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-16
GREAT PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
New Philippine Comnf,asion Confronted by
Condition of Civil Affairs That 10
Weil-Nigh Staggering.

Manila, June 12.--Judge William II.
Taft and his colleagues of the Phil.
ippine civil commission were beset
during their first week in Manila by
multitude of callers of all nation
alities, professions and interests, who
presented u bewildering assortment
of recommendation touching mill
tary and civil policies. The commits
sioners admit that, while they antici-
pated an enormous task, the complex
ity and difficulty Of the problems and
conditions are well nigh staggering.
One of the foremost questions is how
and from what material to organize
a civil force with which gradually to
supercede the army as a governing
machine. Spain's auxiliary, the
church, is barred from consideration.
American experience with the natives
discourages the hope of honest gov
ernment through them until gener-
alton or more have eradicated the re-
suits of SPANS tutelage.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-16
DENIAL FROM DEWEY.


Detroit, Mich, June 1O.-Admiral
Dewey was shown the statement made
by the Manila Times concerning an
alleged recovery by Gen. Funston's
men Of portion of the archives of
the Filipino insurgent government
which II was claimed contained GER
tain correspondence between Aguinal-
do and Dewey. After reading the
statement Admiral Dewey positively
denied ever having written Aguinaldo.
Said he:
never wrote a letter to Aguinaldo In
my life. Whenever wanted to see him
sent for him. He was employed by me
for certain purposes, Just as / employed
a lot Of other people among the natives.
made him no promises. II there had
been 5000 American troops with me In the
beginning to occupy the city and main.
tain order there would never have been
this trouble.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-16

Of the road laws until system shall be
evolved which will provide a permanent
and satisfactory improvement OF the
highways of the state.
We believe all corporations doing bust
ness In this state should bear the Just
proportion Of taxation: we therefore de-
maud the taxation OF all corporate fran
chises, both domestic and foreign, do
ing business In the state.
We favor the arbitration OF difficulties
between employers and employees and
pledge the democratic party OF the state
OF Missouri to carry out this principle
by appropriate legislation. We view with
deep concern the struggle between cor
porate wealth and organized labor, and
affirm that labor has the right to or
ganize for mutual benefit, and denial OF
this right is contrary to the spirit Of
the constitution.
We approve the appropriation made by
congress for the Louisiana Purchase CEN
tennial, and favor such other measures as
Will render this important event success
full.
The continuance of democratic state
government means the final and full pay
ment Of the state debt In the first two
years Of the next administration, max.
ing II possible at the end of that time to
raise all state taxes from corporations.
leaving the personal and real property In
the counties and cities 20 be taxed ohly
for local purposes. thus solving the
Yexed question OF equalization without
increasing burdens upon any interest. 1t
means clean, honest. efficient administra-
ti0n. II means economy and care In the
expenditure Of public money, and 1t means
the furtherance OF those high principles
Of government which are advocated by
the democratic party. Upon these
grounds the democracy Of Missouri asks
the support OF all people in the state who
desire good government