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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

The customer, George Pilotelle, said
that he once designed 100000 worth
of dresses for one woman, Whlle
Worth confesses that a Peruvian heir
ess paid him $4,000 for a single gown,
In ST. Paul: Stranger-Isn't there
a good deal of kicking on account OF
having to pay street car fares to ride
from Minneapolis to this town? Resi-.
det-No, sir. People are willing TO
pay anything to get out of Mime
apolis.-Chicago Tribune.
New England is usally credited with
the uuaintest of to nbstone memorials.
but this one from a. Wisconsin GENE
terry is odd enough
Sixteen years maiden,
Sixteen n4onths wife,
Six months a mother,
Then she quit this life
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon Of Topeka, was I'M
fortunate in his comparison when he
said he would rather drink bottle
Of red ink than bottle of beer" for
the Kansas City Journal rises to re-
mark that "the craving of some men
for stimulants is remarkable. The main
constituent of rec ink is alcohol"
A Philadelphia firm of auctioneers
recently offered at one of their sales
Robinson Crusoe's musket. 1t was a
fine old f1intlock. 1t was in the pos
session of a geat grandniece of Alex
ander Sclkirk, and according to an ex-
change, it's pedigree is much more I'M
clouded than is usually the case with
objects Of the kind.
The Royal Humane society Of Eng
land has picked from among 700 men
who had performed gallant dee0s Will
liam Allen, as the bravest man in Eng
land, and has given him the gold
shown in rescuing three men from the
inside of tar-still, which was filed
with deadly fumes. He made four
trips into the jaws of death.
At a recent wedding in Washington
WI Ting-Fang, according to a news
paper story, was asked to pronounce a
Chinese blessing on the couple. The
oriental diplomat complied in this
fashion: MAY every year bless you
with child until they number twenty.
five. May these children present you
with twenty-five times twenty-five
grandchildren, and may these grand
children" At this point the bride
and groom fed.
Here is Gus Rogers definition Of
reciprocity: "You gift man some
dings you don't got for Something's he
amt need und don't get no uselessness
for" But even that fearful and won
derful definition is puny compared
with Rogers explanation of CRAWL
tation: eyer stand on der top
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

in short, practically all the improve
ments which, adopted gradually on
this side of the water. have within the
last generation done so much to lessen
the tedium of European travel.
1t runs the fastest trains in the
world, and invented the compressed
air brake. by which even the quickest
train can, if necessary, be stopped IN
not much more than her own length.
The permanent way Of the chief lines
is at least as good as any to be found
elsewhere: the working of signals and
switches otherwise than by manual
labor has been tried with success,
and though the steam locomotive has
been very highly perfected, great ad-
vances have also been made in con-
nection with electric traction, by
which it may some day be replaced.
The high rates Of wages paid
and the keenness of cOmpeti
ton have compelled companies
to seek every possible means for
the reduction Of working expenses.
At sea, it has been found that other
things being equal, the larger steam
ship is the more economically it can
be worked. Applying the same princf-
pie on land, the American lines in
creased very greatly the power Of
their engines and the weight of trains
hauled, and both in passenger and
freight service the results have been
SrE lxy ST
The present excellence Of American
rolling stock has been attained under
conditions curiously different from
those prevailing in England, where the
object of every railway is to make it's
coaches and locomotives as different
as possible from those of every other.
This practice, SO well illustrated by
the English exhibits at Paris last
year, gives the companies no doubt an
advertisement of some value, the
white carriages of the Northwestern,
for instance, or the yellow engines of
the Brighton line being instantly
recognizable everywhere; but whether
it is wise in every case to allow each
style of MS own may be open to
question In America, on the other
hand, the work of building passenger
vehicles Of the best description is
largely concentrated in the hands Of
the great Pullman company, whose
cars run over nearly all lines indis-
criminately, while in the matter of
locomotive power the railways are
generally content to resort to a few
large firms who have evolved certain
standard types and are able to
guarantee economic production
The era Of unrestricted competition
seems to be passing away, and the
consolidation long ago foretold by
Prof Hadley is rapidly taking place
and has become the question of the
hour. London Saturday Re-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18
GOING as They Please.

Some time ago cats were imported
into Australia to subdue the plague
of rabbits Now come complaints
from New South Wales and Victoria
that the birds are being destroyed, the
cats, which were only intended to
prey upon the rabbits, having turned
their attention to the feathered In
habitants of the country, according to
Youths Companion, while the foxes.
introduced for some other purpose,
are robbing the hen yards and assist
ing the cats in the war on native
birds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18
TALKING DOLLS.
Girls Are Paid for Filling the Pho
nographs With JingIes.

Girls with pleasing voices find
remunerative employment in factories
where talking dolls" are manu-
featured. These dolls contain q
miniature phonograph, and the girls
are kept busy talking into the tiny
machines that are afterward fitted
into the dolls They recite the
familiar nursery jingles, Mother
Goose" rhymes and other literature
for small folk. A tube connects with
the mouth of the doll, and through
this the phonograp is heard when the
doll is wound up.
Since dolls equipped with these AMI
other ingenious inventions have been
put on the market. the business Of
doll making has assumed vast proper
tions, and in many of the factories
women form large part of the en-
ployes.
There is constant demand for at
tractive new features, and the little
people of today would never DC
satisfied with the dolls Of a few years
ago.
"The children are so eXacting nova
days." said a woman who understands
this business, that if you show them
doll which does not close it's eyes
when it is laid down they'll invariably
say: No, I don't want that. I want
my doll to go to Sleep They must
have real hair on the dolls, and they
are quick to notice whether the TIM
toes and fingers are perfect"
The work done by women consists
largely of the finishing touches neces-
sary in completing the dolls and
dressing them Certain forms Of
work are assigned to each employee,
and in a factory which turns out
dressed dolls one girl makes all the
ruff1es required, another the under
wear, another the hoods, and still an
other fashions the dress or puts it on
the doll.
profitable branch of the work. Chill.
dren are proverbially tenacious IN
their attachments to old dolls, and the
repairer is kept busy supplying miss
ing arms, legs, heads, wings, toes,
fingers or other parts. The jointed
dolls, which may be placed in any
position, require great strength to re
pair them, since all but the smallest
are jointed by means Of powerful
elestic bands passing through the
body. These must be exceedingly
taut or the limbs will hang limp.
In the largest dolls there are heavy
hooks on the ends of the elestics, to
be fastened inside the body, and since
a sudden unloOkedfor spring of this
elestic band has been known to injure
seriously mans hand, it is not con-
sidered safe for women to engage N
that branch of industry.
Many of the most expert of the
women dolls repairers are Germans
who have been taught the trade by
their husbands and brothers, and find
it easy and profitable. Women Ell
gagged in this occupation have the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT.
English View of What Has Been Done
in America.

English View of What Has Been Done
in America.
Owing to a variety of causes, the
evolution of the railway has progress
ed more freely in North America than
in any other part of the world. s. a x
Instead of being compelled to buy out
landowners at fancy prices and to
execute heavy accommodation works,
at every point along the route OF u
proposed line, companies were rather
encouraged to advance by large gifts
of land, which, if not so already, must
sooner or later become extremely
valuable, and neither by law nor by
public opinion were they required to
face All expenditure on Injuries of
construction such as so heavily bur
dened capital accounts in England.
With much of the country fiat and
open in character, the actual work
laying the track was generally easy
and inexpensive. +"
Under conditions so favorable it is
not surprising that railway develop
ment has taken place in North
America is nearly 10 times that of the
United Kingdom, and Canada, whose
population, scattered over the 5000
miles from ocean to ocean. is hardly
equal to that Of London alone. has
already opened a system as extensive
as that of Great Britain. = In pas
senger traffic the greater average
length of journey caused more atten-
ton to be paid to question Of comfort.
In the absence of railway class dis
tinctions it was possible to provide
long, open cars, allowing freedom of
movement from end to end and gen
eral access of lavatory accommoda-
ton. In the north at any rate the
climate demanded an efficient method
of heating, and the lack of organized
cab service in the great towns com
PEELED the Introduction Of arrange.
ments for dealing with luggage with
which we in England are only now be.
coming familiar Then followed Sleep
ing, drawing-room and dining cars, and,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

Several causes have operated to
scale down the reasonable early es-
Inmates Of admissions to the pan
American exposition. The murder Of
the president hurt, and So did bad
weather in May and June, and SO most
of all, the great enterprise was dam
aged past mending in it's reputation
and patronage by the incomplete state
in which it was opened and allowed to
drag along for several weeks. Early
visitors went home to tell their disgust
to their neighbors, and the effect has
been far-reaching and serious.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

advantage of being able to carry it on
in their homes, or in connection with
other work
The various parts to be supplied
can be obtained from the manu-
facturers, and the repairer makes her
own scale of prices, according to the
amount of repairing to be done and
the materials supplied. Those en-
gagged in this industry frequently
carry on in addition brisk business
of dolls dressmaking and sell little
handmade garments at fancy prices.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18
HOLD THE TRAIN.

Madam, we miss the train at B"
But can't you make it, sir?" she
gasped.
Impossible, it leaves at three,
And we are due quarter past"
"Is there no way? Oh, tell me, then,
Are you a Christian?" II am not"
"And are there none among the men
Who run the train?'' NO for
got
think the fellow over here,
Oiling the engine, claims to be-"
She threw upon the engineer
A fair face, white with agony
''Are you Christian" Eyes, I am
Then, o sir, won't you pray with
me,
All the long way, that God will stay,
That God will hold the train at
B-?"
Twill do no good; it's due at three,
And"-"Yes, but God can hold the
train;
My dying child is calling me,
And I must see her face again;
Oh. won't you pray?" 81 WILL" a nod
Emphatic, as he takes his place.
When Christians grasp the arm OF
God
They grasp the power that rules the
rod.
Out from the station swept the train
On time, swept past wood and lea;
The engineer, with cheeks aflame,
Prayed, go Lord, hold the train at
B"
They flung the throttles wide, and
like
Some giant monster Of the plain,
With painting side and mighty
strides,
Past hill and valley swept the
train.
A half, a minute, two are gained;
Along those FURNISHED lines OF
steel
His chances leap, each nerve is
strained,
And still he prays with fervent
zeal.
Heart, hand, and brain, with one
accord,
Work while his prayer ascends
to heaven
Just hold the train eight minutes,
Lord,
And I'll make up the other
seven"
With rush and roar through mea-
dow lands,
Past cottage home and green
hillsideS,
The painting thing oheys his
hands,
And speeds along with giant
strides.
They say an accident delayed
The train little while; but He
Who listened while His children
prayed,
In answer, held the train at
B.
New Orleans Picayune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

Charles Kent, Joseph Brennan and
Jane Oaker have joined James K.
Hackett's company. playing Don Cae-
sar's Return at Wallack's theater,
New York. Miss Oaker was last sea-
son the Hernia in Midsummer Nights
Dream, with Louis James and Kath-
crime Kidder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

Elsie Leslie, the beautiful young
actress who is attracting so much at
tention as Glory Ouayle with E. J.
Morgan in The Christian this season,
is the wife of Jefferson Winter. son
of the famous dramatic critic, William
Winter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

Four were killed and four wounded
in fight between the Morgans an
Chadwells near Middlesboro, KY.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
Fire In School Section.

The house OF Mrs. f. N. Carpenter in
the south side of the school section, oc-
cupied by NJ. B. Murchie, was burned
to the ground, together with all its con-
tents, at p. m. on Tuesday. The fire
started while the men were out in the
field at work, and when discovered was
beyond control, only rocking chair be-
ing saved. Mr.. Murchie lost all his fur
niture, including fine Ludwig piano
recently purchased of Briggs 4 Dam.
There was 5000 insurance on the house
in the H. B. Doust agency, $500 on the
furniture with Fechter & Janeck and
$400 on the piano. Mrs. Murchie and
little one were away at the time, being
in Oregon visiting relatives.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
Yakima Fruits at Seattle.

The Ranch and Range OF Seattle pub.
lished the following in last weeks issue
"a consignment of peaches from Par
ker Bottom, Yakima county, was found
to be infected with the peach worm by
County Inspector Brown on Monday.
They were allowed to be sold. Several
consignments from California have also
contained the peach worm. The fruit
has been allowed to be sold.
peaches from Yakima and Wenat.
chez are being received in large quaint
ties. The demand is good. The inspec'
tor this week found a large shipment o.
peaches from California affected and the
fact that he is disposed to enforce the
law has resulted in California shipper.
stopping the shipment of peaches almos,
entirely to Seattle"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
State Fair Notes.

f. +. Benson has been appointed a
member of the State Fair Commission
to succeed W. l.. Mcdonald of Tacoma,
who has resigned.
Harry H. Collier, superintendent of
the poultry department, has succeeded
in getting half-fare rate from the Nor
thern Pacific express company for poul-
try shipped here for exhibition purposes.
He has the promise OF the largest show
of poultry and pet stock ever made in
the state.
The State Fair Commission has con-
tracted with A. F. Switzer for additions
to the grand stand and several improve
ments on the fair grounds. The seats
will be extended in front OF the stand
and wire fence put in front
Hon. 4. j. Splawn OF the State Fair
Commission has gone to western Wash
ington and Oregon to interview the
prominent stockmen and get them to
make exhibits at the fair this fall
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
A. E. Church Dead.

A. Z. Church OF Sunnyside died at St.
Elizabeth's hospital at an early hour
this morning of neuralgia of the heart.
The deceased had been at Lester on a
fishing trip and took very sick on We'd
nesday, supposedly on account of the ele-
walton. He was brought to the he spital
on the 2:25 train this morning, and was
suffering severely The remains were
shipped by Undertakers Shaw 4 Flint
to Sunnyside at which place the funeral
will take place tomorrow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
Court House Site.

A. s. Congdon, local agent OF the On
tario Land Company, authorizes THE
HERALD to publish the following letter
from his brother at Duluth, Mimi,
anent the proposed new court house site /:
DULUTH, MINI, July 81, 1901. When
ever the county commissioners get ready
to build court house l will quote them
one-half the market price on any block
we have which they may want, provid-
ing they are going to build decent
court house; and providing further that
at that time they do not select a site ad-
iacent to houses owned by people who
object 10 court house.
CHESTER A. CoNGDoN,
Sec. Ontario Land Co.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01
Killed on Railroad.

4 man by the name of John Johnson
was killed on the Northern Pacific at
Kiona Wednesday afternoon He was
travelling as a tramp and attempted to
board moving freight train when he
slipped and fell under it, being injured
SO badly that he died a few hours after
the accident. The remains were ordered
brought to this place by Coroner Rosser
and buried at the expense Of the county.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01

air, and at that moment Mrs. Scholes
fired. Just as she did so Richmond
flung the club but it did not reach them
by two or three feet, the distance be-
tween the parties being about forty feet.
At first it did not appear that the shot
had been effective, for Richmond walked
away a short distance; but soon he be-
gan to sicken, and sat down and finally
became unconscious.
On the other hand the Richmonds
tell story that is a little at variance
with the above. They claim that Mrs.
Scholes was not alone at her house when
the old man called that other witnesses
were presents that Mrs. Scholes ordered
Richmond from the premises at the
point of a revolver, and that when he
turned to 60 she followed him some dis
lance with the weapon pointed at his
back that the other witnesses present
urged Mrs. Scholes to go to the station
and that they followed; that Richmond
had nothing on his person with which
to kill anybody, neither did he have a
club in his hand as alleged, but that he
carried only a small stick; that the
shooting was witnessed by five people,
and that Mrs. Scholes had no cause to
shoot when she did.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-01

The funeral OF Richmond took place
on Wednesday afternoon from the Chris
tain church at Yakima City, Rev. W.
S. Crockett OF North Yakima officiating.
There was large attendance at the ser
vice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
A GUINALDo HAPPY.
Spends His Time Receiving Visitors
Family With Him.

San Francisco, Cal, July 29--Among
the army officers who have returned TO
the United States on the transport
Meade is Capt j. s. Mallory, formerly
lieutenant colonel of volunteers, who
is 10 reioin the Second infantry. Up
to the time he was ordered home, Capt.
Mallory had AguInaldo in his charge.
Capt Mallory says that the ex-insur-
gent leader spends all the time in
studying and receiving visitors. His
wife and family are with him, and he
appears contented,
Capt. II. II. Sargent, another passen-
ger on the Meade, was lieutenant
colonel OF the Twenty-ninth volunteer
infantry. commanding the attacking
forces at San Mateo at the time Gen.
Lawton was killed, Dec. 10, 1899. He
has since taken his old title OF cap
tain In the regular army.
Capt. William l., Kenly. command
ing the Eighth field battery, which
the Meade brought home, commanded
the battery at the Zapote river in
tight under Gen. Lawton, and ran the
guns to within thirty-fve yards of the
insurgents trenches across the river.
Capt Kenly was an aide TO Gen. Mac
Arthur until he took command of the
Eighth a short time ago.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
SUSPEND MARTIAL LAW.
"''nas senate Agrees 20 Go
back 90 Quiet Times.

III YORK, July "a tllspath ia the
" l'l Rom Buenos Ayres saws.
So .''1 y, has approved the proposal
r 'uef feillgrini FOR the SUSPENSION
osl, law and the chamber viii
s-D,,l'y agree 10 1t at once The
,s r'neni is In no way opposed 10 he
/ ~ iu,ien minister has conferred
ln6s,.,n,l lnlsler Of foreign affairs. II
ss,,llool that the Peruvian min
to,, ,aiel Peru would follow what
dlsr.!. argentina might adopt
orSi.-,ch from the Herald's cor.
-.,ut IN Sanfisso 10 c,hn.
49, e,l'a IN postal administration has
f.,,... glat Argentlna's dlplomatlo
M. ',, .e was violated IN the Ar
issn ,ss.uon Offices and moi nv The
b. r,,, sslsl authorities.
'''s' Of war has directed the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
Nicaragua Finances,

New York, July 29-The Herald 8
correspondent in Managua, Nicaragua.
reports that the amount of coupons due
60 English bondholders In January. 1902,
has already been forwarded by the Nj
caraguan government. Angelo Cali
garis, representing an American asso-
citation, has secured new bank con-
cessi0n. The capital Is 10 be $4,000, 900
silver currency. The principal condi-
lions Of the concession are that the
bank shall loan 20 the government OF
Nicaragua s5,0OOO00 silver 10 enable Il
20 redeem Us notes In circulation. This
loan Is TO be payable with 60 per cent
OF the Atlantic coast customs duties.
The notes are also 10 be maintained at
par with silver currency. The national
congress VIII meet on Aug ]. The
London bank OF Central America has
been closed by order Of the London d.
rpctOrg
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-29
Object to Granting Money TO Earl
Roberts for His Services,
HALF A MILLION PROPOSED.
Amounts Received by Kitchener and
Wolseley-Former May Get
Another Grant.

New York, July PA dispatch to the
Tribune from London says.
The Irish nationalists have deter
mined to oppose the royal declaration
bill, the kings title bill, and the money
grant TO Lord Roberts AS Roman
Catholics the nationalist regard the
proposed amendment to the royal de-
claration as unsatisfactory and made
quate. and they will hardly allow the
bill topass without a struggle. Not much
opposition is expressed TO the king
title bill. but the nationallsts win, on
account of the war In South Africa, OBJ
Ject TO the large grant TO Earl Roberts
for his services to the state. The
amount Of the grant has not yet been
announced. but il is said 10 be el00. 900.
In 1891 when Lord Roberts received
baronetcy. In recognition Of his ser.
vices In Afghanistan, the sum OF el2.-
800 was voted TO him, and a pension Of
elO0 was also conferred upon him.
Lord Wolseley, however. received G25,-
600 after the Ashantee campaign. ana
100000 after the Egyptian war To
Gen. Kitchener was granted $4,000 az
Ter the Soudan campaign. and another
grant may be awarded TO him at tbs
next session for his work in South Afri-
ca
Gen. Butler is out Of sympathy with
The desire Of certain politicians 20 raise
the question why his claims have been
passed over. IL is stated that he would
regard the introduction. of his name
and services into the discussion on LORD
Roberts grant as neither friendly TO
himself nor worthy Of his position.