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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
USEFUL TO KNOW.

Candle grease may be removed by
first scraping off gently as much as
possible with dull-edged knife, and
then placing thick brown paper on the
wrong side of the fabric and ironing
1t with a tlatiron.
A cup of hot coffee, it is said, can
be used as a barometer Allow a
lump of sugar to drop to the bottom
of the cup. If the air bubbles that
rise collect in the middle of the sur
face, it means clear weather; if they
hug the cup, forming a more or less
complete ring, the indications are rain
or snow, and if they separate, taking
no definite position, changeable
weather can be looked for.
To test blueing, add some washing
soda to it in a solution Of water. If
it turns reddish, it is Prussian blue
and should not be used, as it contains
iron, which, upon being decomposed
spots.
Indian summer is the time for
planting spring blooming bulbs. Give
the beds a sunny location, an eastern
or southern exposure, and see that the
drainage is as perfect as possible,
The soil should be rich, mellow, and
deeply spaded. If heavy, add sand
and old rotted manure in sufficient
quantity to make it porous. Place
each bulb upon handful of clear
sand, covering it completely with it.
Plant from five to six inches below the
surface. After the ground freezes,
give it a heavy mulch of leaves, straw
or other litter, to prevent a too early
start in the spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

the room were next think to outdoors.
The outlook Of the Maryland wOou
lands was not particularly encourag
ing to city-bred eyes used to look Out
at any hour of the night upon twink
ling electric lights.
A council was held and it was de-
cided to stay awake until morning.
when the woeful situation could be
explained and remedied.
The first hour of the watch was
easy enough to keep. The second one
became a little monotonous, however,
and the girls looked about for some
book that would be interesting TO
read aloud. The only book to be
found was A Missionarys Travels in
India, which did not prove sufficiently
exciting to serve the occasion.
Compelled to find resources in
themselves for their nights enter
tainment the girls told all the stories
they could remember, dressed up in
sheets and did delsarte poses and
anything else they could think of
calculated to interfere with a good
nights rest.
The confession which was made the
following morning gave the country
girls their chance to laugh at scarey
city cousins.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
ENTERTAINING EFFORTS.

Lord Naryared-"Yes | committed
bigamy, but | was driven to it."
His Counsel-"Driven to it?"
Lord Naryared-"Yes. I had spent
all my first wife's money.'-Puck.
The infant of the household was in
it's cradle. The head Of the house
was at home, peevish and faultfinding
At length he became uncomfortable.
you've done nothing but make mis-
takes tonight" he growled.
Yes she answered meekly; II
began by putting the wrong baby to
bed. Detroit News-Tribune.
Old Lady-rWhat is your name,
dear little boy?'
Youngster -"Zacariah Opponax
Zoots."
Old Lady-"Good gracious Who
gave you that name?"
oungster-'Dunno! But if can
find out when I'm bit older they'll be
sorry for it!"-English Humor.
A word of wisdom is forgot.
1t swiftly disappears.
But if you say foolish thing
It worries you for years.
Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

mother We can get there by in
the morning"
why, Mary, are you crazy? We
would have to leave here in twenty
five minutes and drive hard to make
that train. What are you thinking
of? Look at your dress, child"
eyes, / know, / can't tell you now,
but, Jack, please do it.
He looked at her an instant then
went obediently.
Father, those sleigh bells stopped
right in front of the house" Mrs.
Burleigh went to the window. Sure
as you are alive, it is a hack from
Hilton. Father, it's them."
Mrs. Eskridge stood in the doorway
sparkles of snow on her dark cloak.
the red gold Of her hair and her long
lashes, her eyes shining out like stars.
but they dimmed as she saw the look
in the two old faces before her.
She stretched out her hands al
most entreatingly.
"Oh, you dears!" she cried. "You
dears! You did want to see me.
didn't your"
A few moments later her mother
cried distressfully:
Why, child, here you are standing
with your cloak on yet. Mothers
pretty near lost her head, guess"
She reached up and with trembling
fingers loosened the clasps; it fell
back and she gasped speechless.
The girl shook the cloak off and
stood there laughing, her magnificent
young shoulders rising from the gilt
tering dress, diamonds in her hair
and on her round bare arms.
Whats the matter. Mary? What
has happpened?" Mrs. Burleigh whis-
pered, apprehensiyely.
Mrs. Esk2idge threw back her head
in an abandonment of delighted
laughter.
'It is a rather remarkable travelling
dress, isn't it, mother? But, you see
Jack and l were out at dinner last
night and it suddenly came to me
that l simply had to see you. We had
barely time to make the train, so 7
was obliged to come as I was"
Did you wear that before people?'
her mother questioned, fearfully.
"Why, yes, don't you think it's
pretty?" she questioned, mischiev-
iOusly; then she gathered the cloak
about her and fed up the narrow
stairs to her little loft room.
Twenty minutes later a rosy girl in
a little blue merino came demurely
into the kitchen, her long braids
hanging down her back
Her fathers face fairly shone.
Nov. mother, you're seeing just
the sight you were wishing, for" his
deep voice rang out with delight.
Mothers fidgeted a good deal
about your cooking" Mr.. Burleigh
added. 'She was afraid it would be
considerable of burden to you /
guess it wasn't called for, though"
He looked at his son-in-law with a dry
little smile.
81 think we will take you and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
AM
ROuN'
COMING

ROUN
In the fall of the year, when de leabes
turn brown,
An drab fun de trees till dey kiver up
de groun'
An de ripe persimmuns come a-pat-
term down,
Eff yo' frost bite burn an it looks like
snow,
Den you bettah watch out. kaise befo'
you know
Thanksgibbin will be on you sho.
So wake up, niggahs, git out'a yo'
beds.
Go nosein roun', en- eff you see
A turkey gobbler in tree
Jes' praise de Lawd and hab no fear.
Thanksgibbin day am .a-darwin
neah.
Eff white man thinks fab to hab
some fun,
An you sees him a~loading up big
shotgun,
Den stay awake, niggah, when yo'
days works done.
Keep way fun dat turkey wild all yo'
might
An lay aroun' loose till rainy night,
Den 'arly in de morning, befo' it gifts
light,
Jes' kotch dat gobbler by de feet
An say, Come here, my turkey
meat"
Don't be a-fear'd, but bear in min
Dey's mighty skeace an hard to fin
Jes' shet yo' eyes all pull him down,
Thanksgibbin day am a-creepin
roun'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
II CbanRsgivln0 Story.

Up against the bleak hillside little
low-brOwed house nestled like a
frightened rabbit. Stunted oaks grew
ON the rocks behind it; a road ran
close in front, then wound it's ribbon
like length over the stony hills in
both directions as far as the eye
could reach.
Here and there about the house,
where it was fiat enough to accCmmo-
date them. were patches of ground
that earlier had evidently produced a
handful of corn, wheat and potatoes.
An occasional flake Of snow, blown
grudgingIy from the gray sky, was
dropping here and there.
An old man came to the door of the
house and stood looking out. He was
gnarled and bent from his living
fight with the. ungraciOus soil.
There's going TO be snow for
Thanksgiving, mother" he called
back. tits beginning to spit now
She came to the door in answer to
his call; a little fragile old woman, a
small checked shawl folded primly
7ver her shoulders, her face sad and
accomplishing weather-beaten like
the mans
She stood a moment looking out
with keen interest For thirty years
the passers-by on that winding road
had been her principal dissipation.
cit wouldn't be much Thanksgiving
if it didn't snow would it, father? 1t
makes me feel more like fixing UP
some pies and doughnuts; / guess you
better kill a chicken, too, | wOuldn
feel right if we didn't put on a little
extra. I wish we could have someone
to eat with us. but everybody else
has got folks of their own"
She turned back in the kitchen.
"You better come in: it's real raw
an you'll take cold in your throat
thout a comforter I spose Mary
viii have some of her husbands
folks" she continued. eve wouldn't
expect her to come up here way from
New York the first Thanksgiving
she's married. They'll look to her of
course TO 1IlNlJG JiltLl. l. GA pCCC SLlC IL
be real fidgety about the dinner, too.
Mary never especially did like cook
ing. wish I could be there and help
her. If you'll step out now, father,
and kill the chicken I'll go right to
work."
Here's a box for you, Uncle
James" a voice called
Guess it's from Mary; it's marked
New York
That's Hi Combe's voice." Mrs.
Burleigh murmured, as she hurried to
The door. That's real fore-sighted of
sriim to bring it up"
IT'S from Mary, sure enough" she
exclaimed. Hurry up, father; may
be there's a letter in it, too"
Mrs. Burleigh opened it with care
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

mother back with us and let you
judge for yourself" Jack responded,
laughingly.
His wife looked at him with sus-
piciously bright eyes.
Jack, you are a prince she said
softly.
That night up in the loft room Mrs.
Eskridge sat gazing thoughtfully into
the little Franklin stove.
Jack, dear, what did you think Of
me last night, going off in that wild
way?" she asked. 81 simply couldn't
help it though. l saw them so plain
ly."
ct pleased me more than anything
you ever did, he answered gently
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
THANKSGIVING FABLE.
Thanksgiving morn

Thanksgiving morn
Had just been born,
While through the barnyard straying
gobbler proud,
With gobble loud,
Was to his yardmates saying
Il am the peer
OF a chanticleer-
You can bank upon my word
That screeching thing
Is no longer king,
For I'm the only bird
With conscious pride
And stately stride
His goblets strobe along,
With well poised head
And measured tread,
Gobbling a Turkish song.
Said the bantam cock
To the Plymouth Rock;
Get on to his goblets' hobbies
Excuse my mirth,
But you'd think the earth
Were his to hear him gobble"
Said the Leghorn bold,
AS he scratched the mold,
well, l admire his gall,
But U'erlook his ways,
For the old saw says,
Pride goeth before a fall
There's Master Max
With a glittering ak
He must be going to work.
Well, dash my spurs!
Great chestnut burs!
He's ,guillotined the turk!
What did he say?
Thanksgiving day
Will be dead enough in a minute
To say the least
A glorious feast.
And he'll be strictly in it."
Moral.
Don't get too loud.
Don't be too proud
Repress undue elation
Don't think by birth
You're heir to earth
And guard against imitation
Don't grow verbose
Ger neighbours woes.
When you have what he lacks
Misfortune's snare
May catch you where
The gobbler got the ak.
Cincinnati Tribune
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

full elaboration She commenced un
packing it with trembling fingers.
She suddenly dropped everything
and her face began to work pitifully.
What will we do with all these
things, an Mary not here to eat
them? Wouldn't she have been
tickled with them. father? l can see
her a standin' around now, her long
braids down her back an her pretty
brown eyes dancing"
''Well, don't you think she's got
them, mother? You don't s'pose she
stinted herself to send them to us
do you? They must have cost a con-
siderable lot. The young man she
married locked pretty well to do,
though"
He got up and walked heavily to
the window. Outside in the dim
white whirl he, too, saw fair, flushed
girlish face, and slow hard tears came
to his eyes. Back in the dim room
the little mother sat, her face bent in
her thin arms, the Thanksgiving
plenty all about her.
Mrs. Jack Eskridge sat at Mrs
Vanderwert's dinner table Thanksgiv-
ing eve, toying with her dainty
menu--a vision Of white and gold. A
smile curled her red lips and dimpled
her flushed cheeks. Her husband
looked across at her, and a thrill of
delight ran through him. She caught
her husbands look and flung him a
gay smile.
Mrs. Eskridge," her partner ques-
toned, "can you look extremely ad
miring? Because if you can, now is
your time. The heiress of the house
of Vanderwert will be on exhibition
shortly. She has been requested"
A moment later a nurse came in
with dainty, wide-eyed baby in her
arms. Mrs Eskridge glanced at her
hostess and saw a new look spring
mother love. 1t startled her, some
way she had not expected it, and as
she looked wondering, there came be-
fore her another very differnt face,
worn and tired, but the same look was
there; she had seen it all her child
life, seen but not comprehended. She
sat like one in a dream. The soft
laughter and low music hurt her
Through is she heard her fathers
deep, tender voice, with the sad little
note in it-'father's little girl
"Oh," she thought passionately.
''you poor darlings. You poor darl-
ings." She half arose, then came to
herself with start. She motioned
servant.
Tell Mr.. Eskridge 1 wish to speak
with him Immediately after dinner.
It is very important"
Her husband hurried to her as soon
as they were released.
What is it?" he exclaimed. "You
look as though you had seen a ghost"
Jack she cried unheeding his
question, I'VE must spend Thanks
giving at Hilton with father and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
II thanksgiving Uisit.

One hears a great deal about the
way the country girl conducts herself
on her occasional visits to the city
Much merriment has been made at
her expense, and will probably con
tinue to be made. But sometimes the
tables are turned the other way and
the city girl finds it somewhat difficult
to accommodate herself to the sur
rOundings of her country cousin
Several years ago three sisters
living in the north were invited by
cousins to spend Thanksgiving with
them at their home in Maryland
Upon arriving at the good old Mary
land homestead the girls were given
the hearty welcome SO true to south.
ern hospitality. The guest chamber,
al imposing and formidable room,
with antique furniture, including an
immense four-post bed, was given
them. This room was situated on the
ground floor beyond the stately par
lor. Long French windows opened
out on to veranda
After good nights were said the
girls began to look about their room
with view of getting acquainted
with it before closing their eyes upon
all things new and strange.
They had not pursued their in
vestigations very far when it occurred
to them that they were decidedly re-
mote from the other members of the
stairs region of the house And then
those French windows, which opened
down to the floor, made it seem as if
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25
TIM WASTED
IN the Attempt to Preserve the Use
less TrifIes.

IN the Attempt to Preserve the Use
less TrifIes.
| To be wasteful is crime, and to
| be a chronic saver is another. | am
more and more convinced (says a
lady Writer) that the people who de.
vote their lives to saving all sorts of
things in boxes, bags, trunks and par
GELS, and who are forever anticipat-
ing time Of need when their posses
| sions will be of value never attain the
best success of life nor make the most
of their own qualities. Their minds,
like their houses, become stuffed with
trumpery, and things of value are
crowded out. Old, useless belong
ings, like old, useless memories, bet
ter be put away in Times storehouse
We can pay storage bills with q few
tears now and then-it is less depict
ing to our mental and spiritual bank
than dragging them about with us.
A few trinkets, like few memories
we may keep; but the old trumpery---
emotional or material--away with it.
Give away old clothes, or sell them to
the ragman. If you give them away
do not select one family for the re-
cipients of your favors. If you do You
will destroy the self-respect and self
reliance Of it's members. Never allow
anyone to rely on you utterly for ev
erything. Help people to be and do
not merely to have. Scatter among
your friends useless souvenirs of real
value which you do not want to utter
ly lose trace of and which you have
no place for. Do not haul them about
with you, to cumber up heart and
room. Give your scraps Of gowns to
some old lady or some child to piece
into a bed quilt. What you cannot
give, sell or lend to the benefit OF
some one--burn. Save the ashes IL
you will, they can be put i'm an urn
and left on a shelf somewhere Don't
save every piece OF Irvine that comes
about a parcel and spend hours OF
precious time unravelling the knots
A whole ball of clean, new twine costs
tWopence; the minutes and concen-
tration used in untying the various
SIACu COldS Wll1CII COIlC lllCO JOu1 pOSr
session would earn a CARLOAD of good
Irvine if you applied it wisely. If you
insist upon this sort of saving you will
always be obliged to, because it forces
the creative powers of the brain to
dissipate themselves in petty chan
nels. | have heard old people with
little to show for lifetime's toll boast
of their wonderfully Saving propen-
sity," and I have seen their attics
heaped with broken furniture ana
pasteboard boxes and moth-eaten gar
ments-and have realized that the
very habit they deemed such virtue
had kept them from greater achieve
ments. But l had to save every
thing or have nothing" they would
say. And it is useless and cruel to
tell them if they had not expended
their mentality and time in so much
useless saving they would have had
more. But it may be worth while to
try and impress this idea on younger
people. Do not waste anything-but
do not save everything.-Th Scots
man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

The Atlanta Constitution quotes this
original Georgia obituary.
He has climbed the golden hills
Heaven was always his intention;
Fought through the war, died with the
chills
And never got no pension
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-25

And never got no pensiO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-09

that did not remit at par 20 the Boston
clearing house were collected by express,
was ~rescinded. 1t was voted that the
banks OF the Boston Clearing House Asso-
citation charge a quarter Of 1 per cent. on
the checkS drawn on banks which DO not
remit at par.
John c. Bellany, an Englishman with
several aliases, was yesterday held at New
York for extradition 10 England. where he
is wanted for a diamond robbery Bellany
was arrested as he was leaving Blackwell :
Island, where he served a year for at
tempted burglary. The London police say
ne Is wanted for stealing diamonds and
Jewelry worth $3.50. He vas identified by
the peculiar design OF some tattooing on
his left arm.
In an address to the student body of the
University OF California yesterday lresi-
dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of the state
University, who has ,ately returned from
an Eastern trip. made the announcement
that President Roosevelt had informed him
that he purposed making the reclamation
or arid lands in California a part OF the
national policy. President Roosevelt. he
SAID, was greatly interested in the affairs
OF the coast and would visit it early next
year.
Charles Miller and Mrs. n. c. Collins,
VINO were indicted by the federal grand
jury for alleged use of the United States
mails in the operation of the various
schemes TO defraud, were brought to trial
IN the United States District Court at Kan
sas city yesterday. The principal scheme
alleged to have been worked was a matri-
monial bureau. In the indictment Mrs
Collins is also named under the aliases of
Grace Arnold and Grace Allison. while Mil
ler's other anne are given as John q
Morton and NJ. II. Ross.
Alexander Seaman is in prison at New
York charged with a series of alleged
swindling stock operations under the name
of NJ. +. Phillips. The police say Seaman
advertised himself as a member of the
Stock Exchange and secured a number OF
out-of-town accounts. No return was ever
made and several of the customers wrote
10 the detective bureau complaining. Sea-
man was caught when he called at q branch
pOstoffice for mail. 1t is said Seaman
served a year in the Kings county peni-
tertiary for passing worthless checks in
BROOKLYN in 1895.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-09
TOWN OF TUMAC0 TAKEN
DETAILS OF An IMPORTANT VICTORY
BY COLOMBIAN REBELS.
Four to Six Hundred government
Soldiers, Several Cannon and
Many Rifles Were Captured.

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The State De-
partment is in receipt of a dispatch dated
oct. % from the United States consul
general at Panama. reporting that the Lib
eral forces nave captured the town of Tu-
maco, south of Panama about 500 miles.
They took 400 to GOO soldiers prisoners and
captured five or six cannon, many rifles a
quantity of ammunition and one small ship,
the Gaitan.
The Navy Department has received mail
advices from both sides of the isthmus
touching the revolutionary situation there.
From the west side Captain Perry, of the
Iowa, reports from Panama and on the
east and on the gulf side, Commander Nc
Crea, on the Machias, submits a report
from Colon. These reports are important
as throwing light on the political conditions
there rather than as conveying news Of
warlike movements.
Captain Perry says, under date of Oct. Is:
There are no iusurgent troops in the neigh
borhood of Panama City. The condition Of
affairs in Panama is normal.
"Tumaco, near the Ecuadorian border,
has fallen into the hands of the insurgents.
During the week the Chilean cruiser Min
istro Zentero arrived in Panama road with
an envoy extraordinary on board accredited
TO the Ecuador and the Central American
republic. They remained two days and then
sailed for Costa Rica. The French cruiser
Protet remains the only man OF war in the
harbor besides the Iowa. The British gun
boat Icarus is at TabOga."
Captain McRea, under date OF Oct. %,
says: Il have to report the usual quiet
conditions prevailing in Colon and alonS
the north coast of the isthmus. The Co.
lombian gunbOat Pinzon made a round trip
to Bocas del Toro during the week, touch
ing at intermediate ports, and she reports
all quiet to the west. l inclose papers
local authorities have been reduced to
raise funds. and am not surprised that the
steamship companies have agreed 10 pro-
test. If this path is once opened TO collect
there is no limit TO the annoyance Whicn
will follow, and traffic over the railroad
would be seriously interfered with. This
resolution doubles the harDor dues, which
are Jumped together and called the com
mercial contribution If meekly &C
quiesced in, steamship lines might be di-
Verted from running here, which would, OF
course, injure the traffic on the railroad.
The department has been informed OF the
various ways in which the local authorities
nave raised funds, such as hypOthecating
all the dues from the Panama Railroad
Company for six months to come, adding
20 per cent. and then doubling the custom
dues on all articles, and by levying war
taxes or assessment upon all solvent Co
lombians. These measures, if taken by
the republic of Colombia and enforced
throughout, would, perhaps, be JuStlnlable
as war measures. But when associated
with the discomfort almost amounting TO
revolt among the soldiers because or no
pay it looks as though the funds being
raised are for some other purposes than
suppressing the revolution