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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-17
DOMESTIC.

DOME0 H.
Judge J. H. Baker of the United
States district court of Indiana re-
signed.
Callie Cars of ShelbyvilIe ILL.,, shot
himself dead. He had been married
six months.
John Perew dove fifty feet and
rescued John Dugan from drowning
~ .----Ie--
detective William Rohan was shot
and dangeroUs7v hurt in Chicago by
supposed burglar.
1t is now believed a negro and not
Alan Mason murderd Miss Clara
Morton at WaverIy, Mass.
The gold output of Alaska for the
past ten months is $18,870075, a gain
OF $4,000,000 over last year.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
Thompson Lumber company at Ban.
croft S. D., and secured $4,000
At Beaver Falls, Pa, the plant of
the keystone DrilIer company burned.
Loss, 100000: insurance, $4,000.
Mrs. HnOc Hink shot and killed her
husband during a quarrel at their
home. ner Port Dickinson, NJ Y.
Lewis Moser of SabiIasvflle. Md,
was killed in a collision between
freight trains at Sippensburg. Pa.
Daniel Webster's barn. four and a
half miles north of Alexandria, Ind,
burned. His son Arthur, 80 years old,
persisted.
MUtiny is brewine among the
soldiers of Fort Sheridan. The men
claim that they are overworked and
underfpd.
At Grandin, Mo-. Joseph Farrow
and Marion Dun ENGAGED in a noliticat
duel with Ditso1s on the streets and
both were killed.
Two men were killed near Union.
Mo. Nv the premature evnIosion Of
blast in the st. Louis Kansas City
and Colorado railroad cut.
POetm9eter General PAYNE said the
nrnsidont is not in favor of a reduc-
tton in the renresentation from the
southern states in CONGRESS-.
Richard PAYNE. a bartender. was
shot and killed at Pueblo Col. hv
Clara Humphrey. who said she shot
him because he owed her 81 .65.
At Mason, w. Va. Harry Allnmang.
p hall n1avnr who ritchod in +hn
Southern LEAGUE this season. was shot
and fata11v wounded nv q huro1ar.
Fireworks men were charged with
manslaToh+nr in the Madison Square
(New York; ancidpnt in which -
nnreOrs were killed and 80 injured.
The estate of Prank Norris. the
San FRANCISCO novelist. is shown bv
the Widows nntition to consist Of
81 0n0 cash and royalties on his
books
The arthracitn strike commission
has loft the coal fields and will re-
assemble November II in Scranton to
hear the miners side of the con-
trOvnrsv.
A yOuno woman was found uncon-
soiOus and had1v wounded in coal
hin in Now York, into which she had
heon thrown. presumably by two
vOurg mon
The thrnatnned strike of silver
smiths at --ffarv r. Co.'S n1ant at
Forest Hill, N. J.. was tegun. when
600 mon omit work. They demand a
rine-hOur working dav.
Tho Now York sunremn court de-
cidnd thnt nvnrnee oonnnarinS could
not 1iroit thnir 1iahilities in case Of
10cc thrOuoh rno1ionnce and upheld a
JUDGMENT for $3.50.
The safe of the H. S. Lundy bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
Novel Postal Device.

An Indiana man has invented a de-
vice for use in the rural free delivery
work. 1t consists of small boxes run
ming on wires from the postotfice to
various farmhouses and is so arranged
that when the mail is placed in the box
at the postoffice the carrier automat-
ically travels to its destination, de
posits the mail and then returns to
the starting point. The inventor, it is
said, is not over twenty years of age
and has been offered large sum for
the invention in question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
EYESORE IS REMOVED
Market Square Confectionery
Now Davenport lnsti.
tuition.
CLERK soHAFFER Is RESPONSIBLE
Nuisance That Has Held Forth Over
Year in Center of Bust
ness District.

The popcorn stand that has held,
by the kind indulgence of the city
administration, conspicuous posi-
ton in the middle of Seventeenth
street on the south side of Second av-
enue for the past year, known to the
trade as the Market square confec-
tionery," has been moved out of town
Last evening just at dusk it was plac-
ed upon a wagon and hauled away to
Davenport.
Without doubt the sentiments of
the majority of Rock Islands self
respecting citizens Will agree that it
represents an industry that our sister
city IS welcome to claim precedence
in Located, in the first place, where
ii had no business to be, its character
as Il nuisance and an eyesore was
overlooked by Mayor Knox and a
number of instances in which the Ii
cense of its proprietor should have
been declared forfeited were passed
over without action.
City Clerk Acts
There is little doubt that
the license would have been
renewed upon it expiration had
il not been for the stand taken by
City Clerk SchafTer, who. felt called
upon to assume executive powers i'll
order to bring about an abatement of
the nuisance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
CITY CHAT.

Zazaro, 5 cent cigar.
For insurance, L. !. Burns.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
For tin work. II. T. Siemon.
Union made shoes at Battles.
Good shoes at Joe Schneidcr's.
Homes for sale. y. Rush & Co.
Read Simon Lewis al on this. page.
Ladies' rubbcrs 10 cents at Adams
sale.
Misses rubbers II cents at Adams
sale.
Best So shoe ON earth at Joe Schnei-
der's.
For real estate and insurance, E.
j. Burns
Boys shoes, all solid, s1.4s, at Joe
Schneider's.
Special prices on children's shoes.
Joe Schneider.
Attend Adams sale Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday.
Great sale at Adams Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Cleaning, pressing, repairing and
dyeing. New Panitorium Club, 1909
Second avenue.
Trinity guild will meet with Mrs.
Carstenson. 40 Twenty-sccond street,
tomorrow afternoon
For Adams sale. stylish mans
shoe, solid throughout, anywhere
else $3.50, our price $1.G9.
Ladies' ask To see the JpnneSs Mil
Ter street and dress shoe; they are
good filters. Joe Schneider.
The Port Byron Lime company now
has good supply of hurricane coal on
hand. Telephone west 1921.
DIR. l. B. Ennis. physician and sur
geon. also cancer and skin specialist.
Office, 3O3H Twentieth street.
All ladies' So machine sewed shoes.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at
Adams, 81 20. Good and reliable.
Augustana college and Bradley in
stitute, of Peoria, are playing foot
ball on the college campus this after
noon.
present with every purchase of
81 or over from now until after
Thanksgiving at Simon Lewis retail
liquor store.
100 pairs of ladies' shoes. $3.50. So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
jumbo Lightning Bug.

What is believed to be the largest
phosphorescent insect known to exist
has been shipped to Professor Charles
w. Woodwork, the University of Cali
fornia entomologist. from Madeira, by
a woman who discovered it and has
been in correspondence with the agri-
cultural department in regard to her
valuable find. The insect is three and
half inches long. exceeding all other
phosphorescent varieties that have ever
been studied. The largest one previous
to this was a specimen two inches long
found in the eastern states. Neither
the name, species nor genus of the new
insect can be determined. 1t comes ut
an opportune time. however, for scien-
fists are ut present making careful i'll
vestigations in phosphorescencc in the
hope of discovering the secret of OBJ
tanning light without heat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
SPEED INDICATOR.

rear wheel between the wheel and the
body of the vehicle. The double dialS
show the speed from either side. The
index hand travels forward and re
cedes, keeping pace with the present
speed of the vehicle. while behind the
index hand is another, which travels
forward so long as the speed continues
ON the increase, but remains station
airy when the machine slows up or
stops for three to five minutes. when
it is released and flies back to the pres
ent position of the first named index
hand.
The index hands are moved by CEN
trifugal expansion of heavily weighted
arms in the mechanism. The devices
accuracy and reliability, it is claimed,
cannot be affected by dust, mud, mois-
ttre or frost. 1t is easily adjusted to
different sized wheels.
The dial and figures are made large
enough to be easily seen by Il person
standing at distance of several feet
away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
wb.re Fur. Arc DenIt In.

The fur trade of the world is concen-
trated at Leipsic. Germany. London
is Il great raw fur market, but two
thirds of its transactions are sales to
Leipsic's manufacturers. The chief
trade is in astrakhan furs from Box
hara, which are worth when made up
more than $3,000.0O0 each season. Sa-
BILE skins, $4,000 in number. worth SOD
to 500 each, are next in Importance.
White fox skins, worth SJOO,OOO, are
used, and about 100000 Russian
squirrel skins and 100000 lambskins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
Y Rnx In Dentistry.

\ Brooklyn dentist is making use OF
the y ray with considerable success.
1t occasionally happens that the sec
ond, or permanent, teeth of children
and even adults are not properly cut
The result is that the mouth is disfig-
ured by the loss of tile first teeth Tor
the possible retention of the roOt) and
the nonappearance of the second teeth.
By the use of the y ray the dentist is
able to discover if the second tooth is
in the gum and if so why it has not
appeared. The obstruction is removed
and passage opened. and gradually
Mace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11

BY simple device, the invention Of
an architect of Minneapolis. Mimi, it
will be an easy matter to ascertain the
speed at which an automobile or other
vehicle to which it is attached travels.
The device, which is named the Hodg-
son speed indicator, consists of Il dou-
BILE dial with index hands which are
moved automatically from the running
gear of the machine.
The indicator. says the New York
Herald, is applied at either front or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
Child Injured.

The 0-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rolla McChesney, 400 Second
avenue, had his right hand caught I'M
der a falling window this morning
and two fingers were crushed near
the hand and the other two were
badly bruised. DIR. j. F. Myers gave
the necessary surgical attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
Two Point. Of Dinercnce.

1.-The difference between the COW and
the milkman," said the gentleman with
n rare memory for jests. lis that the
COW gives pure milk"
There is another difference" retort-
ed the milkman. THE COW doesn't give
credit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
Grief.

Grief never sleeps. 1t watches con
tinually, like a jealous husband. ALI
the world groans under SIS sway. and
it fears that by sleeping it's clutch will
become loosened and its prey then es-
cape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11

Forest covers &c per cent of Russia's
total area. or. in all. 4G4,500.000 acres.
In other words, there are four acres of
forest to every inhabitant of Russia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11
The Weather.

Unsettled weather tonight
and Wednesday, with show
erS and warmer.
j. NJ. SH ERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--7 a. IN. 10; at
noon So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-11

For every self made man in the world
there are ten who are self unmade.-
Chicago NsEs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
FEEDING THE BIRDS.
Happy Christmas Custom Amons
Swedish Peasants.

Christmas is celebrated in Sweden to
an extent unknown In our country, and
the celebration is not over until Jan.
13, or twentieth day Yule." A very
pretty feature of the festivities is thus
described by a writer who has visited
that country: One wintry afternoon,
at Jul-tide las the season is called, l
had been skating on pretty lake three
miles from Gothenberg. On my way
home noticed that nj every farmers
house there was erected. in the middle
of the yard a pole, to the top of which
was bound a large. full sheaf or grain.
"Why is this?' | asked my comrade.
"Oh, that's for the birds, the little
wild birds. They must have merry
Christmas, too, you know" And so 1t
is; not peasant in Sweden will sit
down to Christmas dinner within
doors until be has first raised aloft
Christmas dinner for the birds in the
cold and snow without Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
nest and wA.t.

"lg this the best wurst you can send
me?' asked the lady who walked into
the meat store with a package OF that
edible In her hand.
Madam" answered the meat man.
''it is the best wurst we have"
well, II is the worst wurst | ever
saw"
II am sorry to hear that The best
! can do Is 10 try and send you some
better wurst from today's lot; but, as |
said, that Is the best wurst we have
at present. | am sure. however, that
the wurst we are now making will not
be any worse than this, and il ought to
be better. | assure you that as soon as
| get the wurst you shall have the best
Of 1t. We never gave any one the
worst Of II so long as we have been IN
the wurst business, and you may be
sure that when we give you your wurst
1t will be the best, for our worst wurst
Is better wurst than the best wurst OF
our competitors"
But the lady, whose eyes had taken
on stare Of glassiness, was seen to
throw up her hands and fee from the
place, for she was afraid the worst was
yet to come.-Baltimore American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
SNOW Ar.in IN. winder.

When tn lights has blinked an vanishe,
An yer now-I-lay-me's said,
When theys silence all around We.
'Ceptin' when some hurried tread
Out of doors melts In tn distance
An tn wind mourns overhead.
Then's tn contest time that ever,
Though II holds a hint OF dread,
When they's snow ag'in tn winder
An ye're Struggled down in bed.
Bare ole branches bend an shiver.
Whimperin cause tn summers dead.
What's that thumpin2 It's tn rattlin'
or tn down sprout 'ginst tn shed.
Mighty good t know tn bosses
An tn cattle's housed an fed,
For tn winds a-gittin' madder
An tn storm kings raisin Ned
When theys snow agin tn winder
An ye're Struggled down I'm bed.
Sandman comes an finds We wonderin'
If, when gloomy night has fled,
They'll be still enough snow stickin'
Fer { let ye use yer sled,
Or IL folks must go a-spatterin'
Through m sloppy slush instead.
Then ye go { sleep recallin'
All tn blizzard tales we've read
When they's snow agin tn winder
An ye're Struggled down In bed.
Baltimore American.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
BOWEN'S PLUCKY STAND.
How Our Minister to Venezuela De.
fed q Mob.

Herbert Wolcott Bowen, American
minister to Venezuela, has been quail
fed by twelve years I'm the diplomatic
service Of the nation and experience in
trying circumstances for any contin-
gencies which may arise at Caracas.
He went to his post there In the sum
mer of 1901. succeeding Francis b. Loo
mis-. who went to Portugal, but whose
policy was carried out by his successor.
Minister Bowen went to Venezuela
from Persia, where he had been minis
ter for two years, having been appoint
ed I'm 1899 to succeed his brother-in-
law, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, the nov
elist, who went to Athens as minister.
But 1t was In Spain, before the out
break Of hostilities between that coun-
try and the United States, that Minister
Bowen gained the especial experience
which will stand him In good stead In
the Venezuela imbroglio. He first went
to that country In 1890, being appointed
consul at Barcelona by President Har-
rison In 1895 President Cleveland
made him consul general. Barcelona
was the scene Of manifestations OF hos
tility toward the United States In
March, 1896. The feeling was aroused
by the passage by the senate of the
Morgan resolution which recognized the
Cuban insurgents A mob of several
thousand persons gathered In front Of
the United States consulate in Barcelo
ma and with shouts and execrations de
manded the destruction of the building
and the death Of the occupants. Consul
General Bowen appeared at the en-
trance and defied the mob, which dis
persed in short time without harm
ing any one and doing little damage to
the edifice
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
A Deed of Darkness.

He sits alone in n darkened room,
alone In the fading light. Why are
his brow so heavy with gloom and his
cheeks so deadly white? But though
his heart is faint with care, his cour-
age never flinches. His eyes are fixed
in a CLASSY stare. What is it his firm
hand clinches? "A little courage" he
murmurs. Yes, little, and all is
won" A choking gurgle, more or less,
a gasp and the deed is done! Without
shudder or eyelid wink-Ah! 1t
makes the heart recoil that he so quiet
ly, calmly drank a dose Of castor OIL
London Tit-Bits
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
DE VETS WAR STORY.
Extracts From Boer Leaders Book
ON the Transvaal Struggle.


Perhaps the most significant state
ment In General Christian Rudolf De
Vets Three Years War;" the title
given by the author to his book on the
Boer war, published recently by
Charles Scribner's Sons, Is the dec
laration that from the very outset Of
the war and all through the hard
fought struggle the Beers knew they
were fighting In vain. says the New
York Mail and Express. They knew
their cause was lost. but fought as God
fearing patriots until every resource
was exhausted.
He describes Cronje as an intrepid
hero" but declares he was too obsti-
nate to abandon his position when
trapped In the laager near Paardeburg
by Lord Roberts. His capture Is char
acterized as the catastrophe 81 the war,
In that Its disheartening effect on the
burghers was felt throughout the war.
Kruger Is referred to as ''the states
man grown gray in his country's serv-
ice" and Gladstone ms the greatest
and noblest of English statesmen"
General De Wet calls upon God to wit.
ness that independence was all that
was asked OF the British government
on March ), 1900. and Lord Salisbury
Is accused of misrepresenting the facts.
General De Wet complains bitterly of
British breach of faith, but declares
that the result was not all favorable TO
the Invaders" He cites the promises
given General Prinsloo and his men
when they surrendered, safety Of prop
erty and permission to return unmo-
Tested to their farms being guaranteed.
Instead of this the prisoners were de
ported to Ceylon. and old people were
levied OH for hundreds Of pounds be
cause British railroad property was de.
stroyed In their neighborhood.
AS result Of this, he says, 5000 pa.
rolled Beers took up arms again and
fought to the end of the war. He de-
scribes Lord Roberts as his Ode Vets
best recruiting sergeant because of his
frequent breaches Of faith.
General De Vets state of mind
throughout the war and after II Is ex-
pressed by sentence i'm the book:
Everything is as II must be. and un-
less one is a sluggard one has no reason
to complain"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS BIRD.
How tn Prepare and Cook n Goose
Old or Young.

How tn Prepare and Cook n Goose.
Old or Young.
A goose is the typical Christmas
bird, although most families dine or
turkey that day. and some like a pair
Of ducks and fine roast Of beef. The
goose must be young or what is called
a green goose. Yellow and flexible
feet are sign of youth A goose is
dressed and trussed in the same man
ner as turkey. but the skin should
be thoroughly washed.
Sage and onions are the traditional
seasonings, and a very good way to
stuff a goose is to boil and mash some
white potatoes and season highly with
onion juice. sage, also salt and pepper.
Dredge the outside lightly with salt
and pepper and thickly with -four.
Lay the goose OH rack In the baking
pan and put a few tabcspoonfuls Of
water in the pan; haste often. Twenty
minutes to the pound is the average
time to allow for the baking. Garnlsh
with blood oranges cut In sections on
parsley, celery tips or any other green
garnish.
Make a sauce from the contents Of
the pan, thickening with -four. and
after straining add the glblets, which
have been cooked until tender in wa
ter and chopped coarsely
An old goose cannot be cooked salts
factorily in this way II will need to
be parboiled and then bralsed.-Chica-
go Inter Ocean.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
All to He "Cannonired."

Speaker Henderson was recalling a
last session anecdote about an Iowa
constituent who wrote asking for copies
of the Congressional Record containing
obituaries and adding ENORMOUSLY that
nothing pleased him more than to read
obituaries Of dead congressman" says
Washington dispatch to the New
York Tribune. "Your constituent ought
10 be in ecstasy next session." remarked
Littlefeld cf Maine, for the whole
house is to be Cannonized."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18

Der snow piles. high drifted,
His throne is upliftedl
His mantle is pinned by the North Polar
star.
And down the dim ages
Saints. sinners and sages
Cry. Hail TO King Christmas. who rules
near and far
His brows wreathed with holly,
Fat. rosy and jolly
He sways the proud scepter no monarch
can boast
Der realms that are boundless
And depths that are soundless.
For he. mighty Christmas. alone rules the
roast!
Then plump be the purses
OF all whom these verses
May reach with their tdings OF jolf,
good cheer.
Their presents be many.
Their FUN best of any,
For Christmas comes once-only once-in
a year.
Aimee Carey in Philadelphia Ledger.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
New Way to
Polish a Stove.
No Waste -Odor-or Dirt.

By sprinkling Sitter Stove Polish on the stove
and then rubbing with damp rag and gently
brushing with dry cloth, brilliant, jet black
lustre Is obtained. Sitter Stove Polish comes
In large box with a perforated top, through
which the polish is sifted just like peppering a
beefsteak. Sitter Stove Polish is made of pure
powdered graphite, which is not affected by fire,
produces the most brilliant polish, and when
applied, won't rub off. 1t is odorless. 1t never
dries up. 1t does not require soaking in water
before using. A 10 cent box of Sitter Stove
Polish will polish more stoves than three times
Its cost In any other polish. Get Sitter Stove
Polish of any dealer at cents a box. 10 cent
box contains more than twice as much. Insist
on the yellow label with the hand.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18

SONG for old Christmas,
~ For jolly old Christmas,
. - The monarch OF merriment fun
and good cheeri
Let all the bells Ginning
Ring out with a rhyming
For Christmas. good Christmas, King
Christmas is herel
Pile up the log fire
Still higher and higher:
He loves the bright blaze OF a wide open
hearth
No shadow OF sadness
Must darken our gladnsss,
For Christmas, blithe Christmas, now
rules the broad earth.
The stars are all winking
AS IL they were drinking
Time out Of ethereal champagne that he
brings.
The winds shout i'm chorus:
Long may he reign Ger us!
Good Christmas King Christmas, the
greatest of kings''
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
Plant Roots.

1t is from the rootlets or small fibers
of a tree or plant that its subsistence
Is obtained, and in the performance of
Its duty nature has given these deli.
cate, tender parts wonderful strength
and persistence when exerted within
rules. In their search for food supply
they will sometimes even penetrate
soft rock to reach favored spots.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
Whnf He Heard.

Little Montague was awake when
Santa Claus came, dad.
Father-Were you? And what was
he like, eh?
Little Montague-Oh, | couldn't see
him. 1t was dark. you know. But
when he bumped himself on the wash
stand he said
Father hastily) = There, that III do,
Monty. Run away and play.-Punch.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-12-18
THE BANNER LINERS.
wANTED-HELP.

MANAGER WANTED-We desire 10 EN-
III pioy a trustworthy laly or gentleman to
manage our business in this county and ad-
joining territory. our house is we'll and
favoraby known. $1,000 straight cash salary
and all expenses paid each week by check
direct from headquarters. Expense money
advanced; previous experience unnecessary;
position permanent. Address Thomas j.
Cooper, Manager, l040 Caxton Building, CHI
caUo IN