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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-21
The Lobby.
Inspection of Oils.

IAN examination of the law regu-
lating the inspection of Illuminating
oils will, believe, make plain the adj
visibility and necessity of some
amendment to it's provisions. In all
cases where officials are compensated
by fee system. the legislature is like
ly to be less guarded in preserving
just relation between service and re-
ward That in the end the public pays
the bill, when the office is a fee Office,
is quite likely to be lost sight Of.
Whether this be true or not in any
given case. excessive salaries or Of
fetal compensation is demoralizing
to the service, an incentive to polit-
ical corruption, and the occasion of
bias and suspicion in the public mind,
prejudicial to good government. From
the last official report of the state in
spector Of oils made October Is, 1900,
it appears that he received from fees
for the fiscal year ending September
Goth the sum total of $5,432.72 I I'M
derstand that at no time in many
years have the duties of the position
under the existing law been so ardu-
GUS as to interfere with the official
giving his attention, at least most of
the time, to private business. This
cannot be justified or defended upon
any ground, and should not be permit
ted to continue. The Importance of a
thorough inspection of oils, both 10
life and property, is in no sense under
estimated I am aware of the ex-
tensive use of this product by thogs-
ands of our citizens, but | am conf
dent that there will be no difficulty
whatever in finding a competent and
responsible official to supervise the n
spectiOn of oils at a maximum salary
of 81 500 per year, to be paid, as now,
from the fees collected. The principal
duties of the state supervisor of oils
is the supervision of the work of The
deputies, and he should be required
by the terms of the statute to employ
all of his time in the discharge of the
duties of his office and to fully evil
dence this in his report. I believe that
all the fees for inspections should be
pdlQ 10 Tie SCdCG treasurer duu ny ullH
set aside and constitute fund for the
payment of reasonable fees to deputy
inspectors, not exceeding a fixed maxi
mum amount in any case. The oal-
ance of any such fund remaining, al.
ter payment of all fees and expenses
connected with the administration Of
the law, should be paid into the gen
eral fund.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-21
Highways.

During the last five years organ.
lied effort has reinfroced the public
press to create a general interest in
the work of improving highways.
While the Importance of good roads in
the development and welfare of the
commonwealth is admitted every
where, the state is indebted to private
enterprise and individual generosity
for the Inauguration of practical work
and example in modern, approved
road building. A system which pro-
vides asphalt pavements for pleasure
riding in cities, and supplies little
more than a right of way over fire.
quently impossible ground for vehi-
Giles used to convey the products of
state to the primary market, cannot
be accepted in evidence of wise or far
sighted economy. Prudent regard for
the taxpayer will suggest great eau
ton in removing the barriers placed
in the constitution against employ
ment of state powers and resources in
works of internal Improvement. I'm
der the existing system of highway
maintenance and control, an enormous
amount Of money and labor is expend
ed each year upon the roads of Wis
consin. 1t is too apparent that much,
| if not most, of this expenditure IS
wholly wasted. Until this available
resource for the betterment of roads
has been brought under a more eco :
nomic system as a result of a com
plete revision of the laws respecting
highways, those who urge for this
work the necessity for greater powers
to the legislature and state officials
through constitutional amendment
must be prepared to explain to the
voter the neglect properly to exercise
the authority and means at hand
Women as Members of Boards.
'The state federation of women
clubs, fairly representative of the in
telligent and progressive womanhood
of Wisconsin, has suggested the need
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-21
Women as Members of Boards.

''The state federation of women's
clubs, fairly representative of the in
telligent and progressive womanhood
of Wisconsin, has suggested the need
of a woman as one of the force of fac
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-21

member of, or a party to, any trust,
agreement, combination, confederation
or understanding with any other cor
poration, partnership, person, or asso-
citation of pesons, to regulate or fix
the price of any commodity or to limit
the amount Of any commodity to be
manufactured, mined, sold, transport
ed or placed on sale or disposed of, Or
to do, or to refrain from doing, any
other thing with the intent to control
and fix the price of any commodity
to be manufactured, mined, sold or
transported in this state, such corpor-
alton and the officers and agents there
of, and such partnership, individuals
and associations of persons, shall be
deemed guilty of conspiracy to de-
fraud, and shall be subject to such
prosecution and punishment and such
penalty or forfeiture as may, in the
judgment of the legislature, be proper.
The Lobby.
The legislature of 1899 enacted chap
ter 243 of the laws of 1899, designed to
control and somewhat restrict the OPP
erations of what is commonly termed
the lobby in relation to legislation.
The principle involved in that enact
ment has my unqualified approval.
Chapter 243, while step in the right
direction, does not go far enough to
reach and eradicate the real evil. In
my Judgment, it ought to be so amend
ed as to restrict, in SO far as may be,
the lobby to public argument before
the two houses or the committees
thereof
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
GEORGE M. PULLMAN TO WE'D.
His Engagement to Mrs. Braze11, . Widow of San Francisco, Has
 Been Announced.

George M. Pullman is once more go- ing to tempt fate and enter the holy if somewhat fragile bonds of matri- mony, just as soon as he can secure a divorce from his present wife, Lynne Fernald Pullman. The engagement has been announced to few intimate friends, which means that everyone in Burlingame, San Mateo and Redwood knows of it, and it is admitted some what cautiously by relatives of the fiancee, Mrs. Brazeu, who is Mrs. Sam ger Pullman's sister.
 Mrs. Brazell is one of four West sisters, who were considered and still are among the most beautiful women in San Francisco. One of the girls was married to Hugh Mcdonnell, a mine owner, who has the reputation of be- ing fabulously wealthy. Another, while living at the Palace hotel with Mrs. Mcdonnell, met and shortly aft erward was married to Sanger Pull man. Still another, who still remains Miss West, is a teacher in San Fran cisco.
 Mrs. Brazell was always thought to be the prettiest and most attractive of the family. She is the oldest and considerably the senior of young Pull man She has two children, boys, the eldest being nearly 12 years of age.
 Mrs. Brazell was married when she was very young. Her husband was Jim" Brazell, very popular man in San Francisco. He had plenty of money and spent it freely. Finally he lost all he had in mining speculation and drifted away from home, leaving his wife and family. Subsequently Mrs. Brazell obtained a divorce from her husband. He died recently at the city and county hospital alone and friendless.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
MARY MANNERING.

One of the leading events of the sea- son is scheduled for tomorrow evening at Polls, when that charming young actress. Mary Mannering, will appear in the title role of Janice Meredith" The play, which comes under the di rectiOn of Frank Mckee, is said to be one of the most sumptuously mounted dramatic productions touring the coun- try. It was produced in Buffalo. Octo- Der of last year, and made an cleo. trical hit From that time until De cember 10 it was played in such cities as Indianapolis. Columbus, St Louis, Baltimore, Washington and Provi- dence. Its popularity can be judged from the fact that Miss Mannering's box office receipts during her week in St Louis exceeded S12.0OO. She made a continuous run of three months at the Walnut Street theater in Philadel- phia. During her entire run at Wal lacks theater in New York her re- Esipts exceeded S1O,OOO a week. This is record made by hardly any other theatrical attraction in New York .ast season. The production will be given here in all its completeness. just as it was at Wallack's, and there will be on the stage forty supernumeraries re- cruited from the local militia compan- ies- Seats went on sale this morning at %, %, 15 cents, S1 and S1.50.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
Toms Miserable Luck
By JAMES c. PURDY.

hhT DUNNO how 'tis our Tom al-
 ways has such miserable luck. Pm sure no boy tries harder for g :hance to work and no boy's capabler ihan he is, but things always seem to 10 against him, somehow.
 Indeed, there seemed to be some tround for Mrs. Gills complaint. Tom certainly did have a great many falls n his wrestle with the world. He was bright and active, not vicious and not lazy. He found plenty of oppor- .unities to work, but the opportunl- ;ies did not last.
 "Tom hasn't got inhuence," his mother would sigh in explanation. It .akes influence to push a boy on, and low's a poor boy to get any in iuence?'
 When Tom was discharged from the Electrical Works, he assumed that his ,lace was wanted for the son of some itockholder. The managers explan- ition was different, but Toms mother believed Tom.
 As winter approached, the need at nome was more urgent than ever, for ,he mother herself had fallen down ;he cellar stairs, and was wofully anne in consequence.
 "I ought to have remembered that broken step" she said, dolefully. Tom was goin' to fix it when it first got broke, but he kept putin it off, somehow"
 Under pressure of necessity. Tom announced himself as an odd jobber. He was handy and apt at many things; he could put an electric bell n order, rig up an electric gas-light- ing attachment, put new washer on a leaky spigot, contrive kitchen shelf, mend broken bracket, replace | shattered window-pane. All these things he undertook to do now, as we'll as to manage the furnace fires n peoples cellars.
 Mrs. Byrd gave him his first trial. She was not rich, she did not even keep servant, but her word of com mendation went far with the many rich people among her friends. Be- hg interested in Toms mother, she gave the boy two or three small jobs to do, and he did them well.
 "You might try him." she said to her friends, ''but don't promise any Iteady work till we see how he holds put. For he has had an unbroken run oI what his mother calls miserable uck.' Perhaps his luck has changed now.''
 So Tom was given a good many Jobs. Presently winter was close at hand, and furnace fires must be started.
 'Build mine at once," Mrs. Boyd Iaid to Tom. ''I will tel you exactly how I wish it managed" And she concluded: "I take you on trial for two weeks. It depends on yourself
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26

whether the trial shall last longer than that"
 Then she was reminded that some boy had broken a pane of glass in the cellar window facing north.
 'Put whole pane of glass in there," she said, before the first freeze. It won't do to have that water-pipe frozen"
 "I'll put it in tomorrow morning." said Tom.
 "Very well, I'll trust you for that"
 The mild weather lasted nearly 8 fortnight after this, and furnace fires were kept as low as possible. Tom had several of them to attend to, but not quite so many as at first. Already his miserable luck had caught up with him again. Several of his new employers had dispensed with him. MT. Crane told him bluntly that, since he had skipped" day, he need not come back to finish weather-stripping the win dows. When he went to lay Mrs. Will sons vestibule oilcloth, he found it al- ready in place. It was discouraging, but still Tom did not give up.
 The disappointment at Judge Grey's came near making him do that, how ever. He was called there to put an electric bell in order, and to put new wires to the gas-lighting attachment. He soon had the bell working perfect ly, but when he went back, three days later, with the wire for the other job, he found that regular electrician had been called in his stead, and that the work was already done. Why? Ger tainly no electrician in the city could do that job better than Tom Gill could do it; and just because he had put off doing it for couple of days!
 The cold weather came suddenly. People woke in the night shivering for more blankets, and the next morning all ponds were covered with ice. Then the wind rose, and came in an arctic gale straight from the north. It blew so all day and all night, and before the second morning dawned the cold was bitter.
 That second morning Tom was full half hour late in getting to Mrs. Byrd's. She was in the kitchen to re- eeive him, and he noticed certain un- usual graciousness in her manner
 ''I ain't just on the minute this morning." he said, with his pleasant laugh. Bed felt so good, lay little too long,"
 "Just ittle," said Mrs. Byrd, smoothly. Now that you mention it, think you have been little late ev- ry morning; half hour or so.'
 Tom gave her an apprehensive look. Well, you see, them warm mornings thought it wouldn't make any differ ence. You see"
 "But isn't bargain bargain ?" she asked, calmly. "You know you agreed to be here every morning at half-past lix, and don't you think had right
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
smell of the Black Beetle.

The disagreeable smell of the com mon black beetle is familiar in too many households. A French entomol- ogist, M- Bordas. has minutely de- scribed the raaifed, dichotomously branched glands that secrete the dis gusting volatile liquid that provides the insect with an effective means of defense against its smaller foes. Tested by litmus paper, the secretion is shown to be strongly alkaline, as are the majority of similar pungent sub stances, with the object of repelling animal enemies. Its formation is con tinuous, though the approach of an enemy accelerates the process.-Sci- ence.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
THINGS NOTED ABROAD.

London is now consuming more than 4,ooO tons of ice day.
 It Is not generally known that half the worlds coal fields are divided be- tween Japan and China.
 An attempt is being made in England to secure enough money for the erec- tion of suitab ble monument to Edward Edwards, the original promoter of the modern system of free public libraries. Edwards, who was born in 1872, died in 1860 in extreme poverty and has been almost forgotten by the generation upon which his labors conferred so great benefit.
 The Bible says that no man by taking thought can add cubit to his stature, but an ingenious medicine man of Paris is not to be daunted by the words of wisdom, and claims to have invented a process of pulling and stretching, accompanied by some form of cleo tricity, by which he undertakes to add 2A inches to the human form in the short space of six months.
 srfnt for Ame-icnn soIoms.
 When dog in Japan disturbs the neighbors by barking at night, it's owner is arrested and sentenced to work year for the disturbed neigh bors. The dog never barlxs again, for he is at once put to death.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
MAKES THE HAIR GROW.
Reports from England State That Oxygen, Locally Applied, Is a
 Cure for Badness.

The use of gas to make the hair grow is one of the latest medical dis coveries. The gas employed is oxygen. A large cap fits tighTly round the mead and is supplied with oxygen from. a bag which is slung over the patients shoulders. It is worn for few hours every day, and even in cases of abso- lute badness is said to produce more or less luxuriant crop of hair.
 The discovery was made at the oxy- gen hospital, Fitzroy square, London. an institution of which Princess Louise is patron. The gas is used for the cure of quite a number of diseases. A woman was undergoing the oxygen cure for skin diseases, and one of her arms had for many days been placed
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
WALKER WHITEsIDE.

Much interest attaches to the ap- pearance of Walker Whiteside on Mon day evening at Poli's from the fact that he was few years ago q prime fayOrite in this city. This will be his first appearance here in five years, but many of our shOw-gOers remember the beautiful presentation of Hamlet to which he treated us at that time He has taken up romantic drama now en- tiTely and is making as great a sue cess in this line as he formerly did in the classic. In Heart and Sword" 1" which he will present on Monday even ing. he gives us one of those thrilling romantic stories of love and war which are so fascinating to an audience, and he plays it in a way to bring out all that is best in it. That those who go to see Heart and Sword' will be pleased is as certain as anything can be in theatricals. Sale of seats Satur- day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
WALTER JONES AS THE HOBO OF
 THE AMERICAN STAGE

It is pleasure given to few actors to create character that will live in stage history. For that reason Wal ter Jones. the impersonator of Rural Reubens, will be long remembered even if he never made another comedy hit It was his character creation of the stage hobo" or tramp as it was then called, in ''1492.' nearly ten years ago, that brought his unique personal fly to the attention of theatre-goers and resulted is a perfect deIuge of the stage tramp by countless imitators soon after. Nothing Mir. Jones has done since that time has approached i'm popularity his stage tramp. until he was given the role of a peripatetic ad- yenturer in Paris with Frank l.. Per ley's comedians in "The Chaperons. His original vagabond creation is still being copied by the burlesque players and remains one of the favorite char acters with the public. As Archie PeIa- go in ''The Chaperons' Mir. Jones will be seen in part that was written to Ut his special talent and which he is said to have made one of the pictur- esque comedy hits of the Perley pro- duction.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
he urnbull Co.
 4O-53 Ia n untwe l1suR Goods at Less Prices other n
 To-Morrow, Friday, will be HIIE PPE(E nAN
Not hat what you usually pay, but present prices two which every knows who has purchased merchandise of US at this Great Closing Out Sale is
 much less than any merchand sells goods this cty

Items on this list are for quantity mentioned, so come early in the day and don't be disappointed if others have been here before you. 90 pieces of Light Colored Lawns at 1-2c, from 5c. lOO pieces of Dimities. Lawns and Ginghams at 1-2c. from 10 to 19 cents.
 p dozen Trimmed Corset Covers, good muslin, s 1-4c, from F 1-2c. 10 dozen 50 cent Summer Corsets, 19 cents, from 50 cents. 100 dozen Boys Heavy Wool Under wear, % cents. from 75 cents. 10 pieces heavy and wide White Out ing Flannel, 8 3-4 cents, from ' cents.
 25 dozen Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose, 1-2 cents, from 10 cents. A25 dozen Children's Splendid Heavy Cotton Hose, F 1-2 cents, from 9 . cents.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
When Mabel sings.

-- When Mabel sings pears like l hear the
 angels up on high A-reelin' of the music we dream of In
 the sky. Fer. oh. her voice is sweeter than words
 O. mine kin say; Forever an forever she sings my soul When Mabel sings-I tell you the world
 is all in tune: You half-fergit December and drink the
 sweets of Junei An where the snows are fallin' you reap
 a rose of May; Forever an forever she sings my soul
 away! G When Mabel sings I listen. an still the
 music seems Like that you hear in slumber when
 darkness brings the dreams. An earth is then like Eden, an skies for
 get their gray; Forever an forever she sings my soul
 awayi IF. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26


 in a light air-tight box filled with the gas. 1t was soon noticed that on that part of the arm that was unaffected by the disease the growth of hair was much stimulated, and this naturally suggested oxygen as cure for bald ness.
 The first experiment was made upon a woman who had completely lost her hair.and it was found that after few weeks treatment there was quite 8 strong growth.
 The gas has also been found bene- ficial for weak eyes, and is used in a similar manner, a hollow flexible cup being placed over the upper part of the face. This is connected by means of an india rubber tube to small gas bag and is worn day after day until a cure is effected.
 But by far the greatest service that oxygen is to perform is in the cure of consumption. The patients inhale the gas for ten hours every day and find almost immediate relief. The germs of the disease cannot exist in oxygen alone, though in common air they mul- tiply rapidly. This is, at present, the only weak point of the system, for it is found that in practice the patient loses during the night almost all the benefit that he has derived from the oxygen during the day.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
Theatrical
 Fraternal
KING DRAMATIC COMPANY.

Good attendance continues to mark the engagement of the King Dramatic company at the Jacques, and the ut most satisfaction is expressed for the performances given. Blue Jeans" was presented last evening in a manner that would do credit to a company playing this thrilling melodrama alone, and the audience in attendance were at times carried away with the sensa- tional presentation of the stirring play. This afternoon Faust is being played, and this play, too, is being put on in a highly meritorious manner. "A Ward of France" a splendid costume play, is the attraction offered for this evening, and as presented by the com pany it is a play of most attractive iIl- terest. Master and Man. will he played at the matinee tomorrow. Prices are popular.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
HOTTEST COON IN DIXIE" ]"

Saturday afternoon and evening at Polls 'sThe Hottest Coon in Dixie.'' one of the few-really first-class col ored shows on tour. will be presented, and it will. of course. be lively cx- hibitiOn of the comedy characteristic of the cOlOred people. The perform ance is in the nature of a musical con- edy. with specialties introduced at Op- perfume points by some of the cleverest colored stars in the profession. Among these may be mentioned Bob Kelly, Hodges and Launchmere. Walter Dixon, Freeman Sisters, sam King, Furber and Davis. George Brown. Gas ton and Ellis, Kate Grasses. Norris Smith, Nellie Wells, Ida Harris. and a chorus of twenty who make the show as a whole good to see. good to hear, and one of the best of it's kind. The sale of seats opens tomorrow.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26

25 dozen Mems Fancy Cotton Half Hose, 8 pairs for p cents. 10 gross Fine Violet Toilet Soap at 10 cents a box, cakes, sold by best houses in the country at 25 cents box. 10000 Fine Envelopes at ? cents g package of 25, or 19 cents box of 25O.
 10000 Fine Envelopes at 3 cents package of 25, or 23 cents box of 25O.
 ooo 10000 Fine Envelopes at 3 cents a package of p, or 3 cents pack age of 250 Not quarter what you pay elsewhere. 1000 handsome bores of fine Linen Note Paper and Envelopes, per feet goods, at 9 cents box, worth 9 cents. 50 dozen handsome Morine finish Pet ticoats, 49 cents each, from $1.25. 9 Handsome 2-piece Bingham Suits, were $6.98, but they go at $2.00.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-26
@A HoNfEsPUN HEART.o

The pretty western idyl, "A Home spun Heart" Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the Jacques.