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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-27
Sure Of Americans.

Charles G. Peddar. the Pittsburg Ameri-
can League promoter. declares that, peace
or no peace, there will be an American
League team in the smoky city. The site
that they have secured for grounds Is an
ideal one and the proposed invasion would
undoubtedly be a paying proposition, AS
soon as his vacation is over Colonel Pulllam
will come to Washington, reaching here
early next week, to take charge OF the
archives of the league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03
DR.. MATHEws's DIscovERI
Their Probable Practical Result
Forecast by Himself.

| heir PropaDIe PRACTICAL ReSuf
Forecast by Himself.
DR., Mathews, writing in the
fury of Nature of Nerve +
apropos of the experiments mao
DR.. Loeb and himself, says in
clusion:
1t will probably be asked, wha
likely to be the practical result
these conclusions? 1t is, OF &C
impossible to predict what prat
results may follow in the future
it appears to me probable that
immediate practical conseQu'
will very likely occur in the follc
directions:
First, the physical explanation
attained of one of the phenomel
life will if it proves true, bring
step nearer the understandin,
other life-phenomena, the arti
synthesis of living matter, and
prolongation of life. There is a
emily no inherent reason why a
should die, except our ignorance
the conditions governing the rea
going on in his protoplasm.
Second, it looks as if we hac
last secured a rational basis of
macology. If the poisonous actiC
salts is due to the electrical cha
their particles bear, and we are
to offset this action by particles
the opposite charge, there is Q
reason to believe that the poiso
action of drugs is also SO caused
may in the same manner be cou
acted. The credit for this y
should be given to Professor Loci
Third, we have at last secured,
parently a basis for attacking
great problem of fermentation,
the peculiar Preventative or cata
powers of colloidal solutions
probably, in their essence, ele,
cal. A solution of the problem
fermentation probably means a
olution in some of the great
dustries of the world, for it will
able us to build up our foodst
from the soil, the air, and sunli
just as plants do. 1t will put in
hands a power of controlling CHI
cal phenomena the results of wi
can at present hardly be concei
In the absence of experimental
it is impossible to say defni
whether our results will ultima
illuminate the problem Of ferme
ton or not, but they at least sug
means Of attacking this prob
and think I do not overstate
probable consequences of the S
ton of that problem.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03
HISTORY OF THE SPUR.
The origin of the instrument Lost
Remote Antiquity.

Not many horsemen are aware
the fact that the spur which they
tach to their heels is an instrumt
the origin of which is lost in the
mote antiquity. The Romans We
familiar with the use of the spur; TT
called it Calcar Cocks spur.
doubt this name was derived from t
original shape of the spur. WI
was probably nothing more or Il
than a long point.
During the middle ages the wear
of the spur was regarded as S!
of freedom. The vassal to Wh
heel it was fastened swore fidelity
his suzerain. The wearing OF sp
soon spread to such an extent T.
even the clergy followed the fash
set by knights. But this custom
not long endure. At council OF nor
and bishops held in 816 the Gle
we're forbidden to wear spurs
spurs of knights were OF gold. 10
tineuish them from the spurs
esuuires, which were OF silver.
At the beginning OF the eleVe
century when man, for some nt
deed was dubbed knight the c
mony of knighting him began by
ing him pair of spurs. The
lord in comforting the title, attac
the spurs himself to the heels OF
newly created noble, and then
him his helmet, his horse, his sN
and his lance. The Oldest KIN
form of the spur is that of a long
or needle. This early specimen
found at Autun, in the tomb in Qu
Brunehaut, murdered by her II
Fredegonde, in 613.
In the thirteenth century spurs
ceived the form of rosettes or ST
The wheel form did not appear
the fifteenth century. Most OF
young noblemen of that day
spurs of most curious pattern,
prising primarily a rod hall a
long. at the end of which an enorm'
star wheel was carried. In the
die ages. when cavalier almost stt
in his stirrups and horses
caparisoned, very long spurshaE
were necessary in order to reach J
tanks of the mount. A specimen
this type of spur has been p
served, and it's ownership ascribed
Godefroy de Bouillon, who died
ITO. In the eighteenth century, WI
the knight of old had practically {
appeared, M. Francois Robson de
Guermiehe equerry to his maJes
Louis XIV, was the first to cut do
the length of the shank and give
spur its modern form (1768).-Sci
tific American.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03
SLANG PHRASES NO LONGER AL
LOWED.
RULES FOR GUIDANCE
"Enuineman" the Correct Form Now,
Engineer" Being obsolete-Exan-
nations in Progress-Heouceo'
Rates Granted and Other Notes of
the Rail.

Railroad men throughout the west
must drop railroad phrases when talk
ing to patrons of the roads. The new
standard educational examinations and
tests-which are to be applied to all
engineers, firemen, brakemen, and
conductors-were tried for the first
time on the employees of the North
western road and will continue to
worry them until the close of the
week. All who pass the tests will be
given until April 1 to adapt their
tongues to the new code. They will
be given book of rules, in which the
new names of old familiar things are
placed. These names they are to use,
though they may have to swing back
to the old when questioned as to their
meaning. The examinations are beng
held by a committee of employees, con-
sisting of an assistant superinteId-
ent. a conductor, and an engineer,
soon to be called an "engineman."
There are such committees on every
division and over 1000 men will have
to undergo the tests. When these are
over tests as to their duties and the,
work will be held The other west
ern roads will have their men under
go the same examinations within the
next six months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

the tax of the Duluth, South Shore and
Atlantic, and a decrease of $7665 in
that of the Dunbar and Wausaukee.
due to decreased earnings. and for the
loss of $2,24227 in the taxes of roads
absorbed by others during the year.
The roads absorbed were the Marsh
field and Southeastern, Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Rice Lake, Dallas and
Menomonie and ST. Paul and Duluth.
Last year the first of these paid a
tax of $208.77, the second $1,30471. the
third $373.44 and the fourth $355.35,
aggregating $2,242.27, and making a
total deduction of, $2,526.57. Subtract
ing this from the gross increase of
$115, 1885, leaves a net increase of
$112,861.78.
The Hazelhurst and Southwestern
Railway company filed it's annual re-
port. During the year it's earn
ings were $12,244.75 less than it's ex-
penditures. The road, which is seven
teen miles in length and runs from
Hazelhurst to Tomahawk Lake, with a
branch from Austin to Norman Lake,
cost sos, 634.91. The gross receipts
last year were $21, O91.41 The operat-
ing expenses were $33,236.16 and the
taxes $780, The gross freight receipts
were $20,171.99, gross passenger re-
ceipts $772.10 and gross express re
ceipts $147.32. The repayments of
overcharges to shippers amounted to
$130.28. The earnings per mile were
$1,240.66. The state tax is $85, the
rate being SIS per mile
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03
BeidIer's Odd Fad.

Representative Beidler of the Cleve-
land, O., district, has fad. He is in
terested in the raising of tailless dogs.
After many experiments Mr. .Beidler
has now fine litter of dogs which
have no tails. They are odd-looking
little animals and bear the same rela-
ton to other canines as human be-
ing does to a monkey. Mr.. Beldler
does not say what advantage is gained
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03
Arches Cause for Thanks.

Archie is a serious youngster and
ways said old fashioned things.
Thanksgiving time Miss D tried
have the children tell her all the thlr
they had to be thankful for.
Not one thought of their parents.
Miss D. said: What would you
without your father and mother!
Archie said: 60 to the Little )
tiers Of the Poor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

by thus improving upon nature
ing apparently satisfied with de
strating that tailless dogs are a
sibility.-Kansas City Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

1t is authoritatively stated that
the proposition to allow the Baltimore
and Ohio road to use the Union sta
ton in Chicago is dead. The Burling-
ton recently voted to allow the Balti-
more and Ohio to use the depot, pro-
vided the Pennsylvania road would
build a new station or materially en-
large the present one. This PROPOSE
ton, it is said, has been declined by
the Pennsylvania road and the Balti-
more and Ohio will continue to Use
the Grand Central station, H.."''eun
street and Fifth avenue.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

Railroad Commissioner Graham T.
Rice estimates that the state of Wis
consin will receive $1,622,296.65 in
taxes from the railroads this year.
This is an increase of $112,861.7 over
that of last year, the total then being
81, 549, 434.87.
The increase in these taxes was
considerably more than was ex-
pected. Before the annual reports of
the companies began to come in it
was thought that there would be a
considerable increase, but the returns
have exceeded expectations.
The reports how that nearly all of
the roads had a much better business
last year than they did the year be-
fore To be sure, some of the roads
paid out more money than they took
in. but as they had been doing that
for some years it was to be expected.
However, the deficits Of these roads
were less last year than ever before.
The roads that will pay the princi-
pal increases this year, together with
the amount of those increases, are as
follows: Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul, $3O,24S.41; Chicago and
Northwestern, $24,463.9S; Chicago, ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha, $751;
6S1.46; Wisconsin Central, $12,766.87;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 49,
190O7; Duluth, Superior and Western
Terminal, $7,893.S3; Minneapolis, ST.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, $6,222.54;
Eastern Railway of Minnesota. a.
30O46; Green Bay and Western, ST.
92463; Marinette. Tomahawk and
Western, $64.50; Kewaunee, Green
Bay and Western, 1856; Nation,
S41.80; Minneapolis, st. Paul and Ash
land, s35; Abbotsford and Northeast
ern, $500; total increase, SIS, 1885.
From this amount $2,526.57 is to be
deducted for a decrease of $207.65 in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

Government officials will soon start
the work of the quadrennial weigh
ing of railway mails for what is known
as the fourth section. This includes
the states of Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas, Indiana territory, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Cal
ifornia. Upon the results OF this re-
weighing will depend the railway
routes of the mail. Next year the
mail over the roads in the central
states will be reweighCd.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

Reduced rates have been agreed
upon by the roads east of the Miss
issippi river for the meeting of the
National Teachers association at
Put-in-Bay, O., July Ia, and for the
Imperial council of the Mystic Shrine
San Francisco July 1914; travellers
protective convention, Portland, Ore,
June 81, and supreme lodge United
Workmen in Portland, Ore, June 10
20. One fare for the round trip will
be used for each of these gatherings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

1t is believed that the anti-pass
agreement of the railroads will be-
come dead letter for the rest of the
present year at least. So many ways
have been found to get around the
agreement in order to allow travelling
freight and passenger agents to go
after business that the bars have
been practically thrown down.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-09-05

silver spoon donated by Birkebak &
Co.
Solid geld necklace and locket
donated by F. c. Brace. r 49,.
Solid gold set ring donated by
Geo. Cunningham g,
$500 in cash donated by G. W.
Patterson :.... -" T.. a.,
Second prizes for prettiest
babies -
$500 each donated by Messrs Will
schrader, Ned Jones, Fred Patter-
son and a modest young man.
Yates Studio gives l. doz. photo
graphs for the best looking triPlest.
Buchan's Studio gives 1 doz.
photographs for the hest looking
pair Of twins. ...
CLANCY and Mackay give high
chair to the latest baby. ..5.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-09-05

MOBILES co. FAIR BABY SHOW.
A Baby Show will be held at the
Fair Grounds Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 11th,at two thirty o'clock.
Prizes will be awarded the the pref
test baby girl between eighth
months and 2 years of age; to the
prettiest baby boy between months
and years; to the prettiest boy
and prettiest girl between 2 and
years Of age; second prize to each of
the prettiest.
Prizes will also be given to the
best looking triplets and the best
looking twins, and the latest baby
under tAhee years of age.
The following is a list of the
prizes;
First prize for prettiest babies,-
Childs set consisting Of pearl
handle knife and fork and sterling
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24
The Business is Teacher.

In every community there are a
few men who have made a lot of
money. and lot of men who have
made no money.
The difference between them is
this-the few are good advertisers,
while the many are bad advertisers.
AS matter OF fact, the whoie
problem of business success is the
problem of "How to Advertise ?"
Everything a young business
man needs to know can be learned
in school-Everything Except Ad-
vertising.
Advertising cannot be laid
down in set rules or in text books.
1t cannot be memorized or learn
ed like any other branch of bust
ness education
1t has to be absorbed little at
a time.
1t has to develop and expand
through constant observation of
what others do and what you your
self acquire through experience.
There is lot of theory in adver-
tising, and there are also facts in
it that become history.
There are in advertising a How.
a When and Where.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24

by the State of it's proportion oi
certain public improvements in cit
les of the first class.
An act regulating the compensa-
tion and duties of Jailers in cities
of the second class.
An act regarding the appoint
ment of pro TEN. Judges in cities
of the second class, the compensa-
tion. of Judges, attorneys, clerks and
bailiff and their deputies.
An act regarding the selection of
official newspaper in cities of the
second class.
An act for the protection of
orchards, game preserves, ginseng
gardens or farms and other private
premises. Fixes penalty on con-
viction of violating the act.
An act to provide for counties
licensing vehicles that carry pas
sengers or freight for pay in coun-
ties having free turnpikes.
An act relating to interurban
electric railroads, and defining their
powers and duties.
An act regarding the selection OF
text books by school boards in
cities of the first class.
The act relating to barbering will
become effective July l. It's can
act to regulate the practice of bar
bering, the registering and licens-
ing Of persons to carry on such
practice, and to insure the better
education of such practitioners and
insure better sanitary conditions
in barbershops, and to prevent the
spreading of disease in the State of
Kentucky" =
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24
Clippings Prom the Platform
Adopted by Indiana Dem
Ocrats.
0crats.

We denounce the republican
party for it's surrender.
We denounce the Dingley tariff
law as the breeder of trusts, aud
demand that tariff duties shall be
levied for the purpose of revenue
only.
We condemn the republican party
for refusing to give the interstate
commerce commission power to en-
force its decisions against discrim-
nations in railroad rates.
We favor the restoration and ex
pansion Of our merchant marine.
We denounce the ship subsidy
bill recently passed by the United
States senate. Therefore, we con-
demn and denounce the Philippine
policy OF the present administra-
tion.
1t has embroiled the republic in
an unnecessary war, sacrificed the
lives of many of its noblest sons.
and placed the United States, pre-
viously known and applsuded
throughout the world as the cham
pion Of freedom, in the false and
! un-American position of crushing
with military force the efforts of
our former allies to achieve liberty
and self-government
We oppose granting to corpora
tions of any other state or states
the power to acquire any railroad
organized and operating under the
laws of this state.
We favor liberal pensions to the
soldiers and sailors of the republic,
and their dependents.
We congratulate the republic of
Cuba upon its entering into the
family of nations. We deplore the
cruel and wantOn destruction Of the
republics of South Africa.
We favor the construction and
control of an isthmian canal by the
United States.
We favor the elections of United
States senators by popular vote
We hold in reverence the valor,
patriotism and services of the sol
diers and sailors of the republic.
{ We condemn the republican gov
ernor OF Indiana for his violation OF
the constitutions and laws of the
United States and the state of Indi-
ana in his refusal to honor the
requisition of the governor of Ken
tucky upon regularly returned in
dictments for murder against fugi.
tives from justice and denouncC
this hagrant violation of his oath
to support the constitution of the
United States and the state Of In
diana as a species of official law.
lessness, vicious in itself and sub
versive of that comfy among the
states which is an essential element
of the states.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24
Like the Responsible Patron

When poor mediums are used in
connection with good ones, the
good have to Offset the poor ones,
the general average cost thereby
increasing, and the general returns
being diminished. Some promi-
neAt concerns have stopped adver-
tising because they used too many
mediums that did not pay.-Amer-
lean Agriculturist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24
Look a Leedle 'Oudt.

The Bourbon News says; "Chief
of Police Hill has received letter
dated at Chicago, warning him to
look out for a swindling concern
doing business under the firm name
of The American Art Publishers,
and advises all to give them a wide
berth Their scheme is to deliver
eighteen books at so cents each,
entitled "Modern Masterpieces of
the World" with guarantee of a
handsome premium after the books
have been taken and paid for The
books are said to be worth cents
each, actual cost. They collect be-
fore all the books are delivered and
do not show up with the entire set.
40 2t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-06-24
STATE LAWS
THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE
LAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
The Child Labor Act One of the
Most Important OF the Num-
ber-Barber Law Become
Operative July 1.

save those measures which contain
ed emergency clauses or became
laws without the approval or sig
nature of Governor Beckham, be-
came operative Wednesday, June
Is. The most important, perhaps,
of these acts is that which relates
to the employment of children.
The statutes prescribe that all
acts passed without an emergency
clause and with no time specified
shall become operative ninety days
after the adjournment of the Gene
raj Assembly
The principal measures enacted
by the Assembly and which thus
go into effect on Wednesday are as
follows:
An act for the benefit of the State
militia, appropristing $4,000 as
the military fund of the State.
An act regulating public adver-
tising.
An act to protect birds.
An act providing for the man
agement of the fire department in
cities of the first class, and provid-
ing for pensions for its members.
An act relating to the govern
ment of cities of the fourth class.
An act making it unlawful to en-
ploy any child less than IA years
of age in any workshop, factory or
mine in this State
An act to regulate investment
Companies.
An act providing for the better
enforcement of the local option
election law.
An act creating pension fund
for disabled firemen in cities of the
first class.
An act fixing the penalty for fast
driving.
An act making the first Monday
in September, known as Labor day,
legal holiday.
An act to make it unlawful for
person to fraudulently dispose of
the property of another, and fixing
the punishment on conviction.
An act that wages earned out of
this State and payable out Of this
State shall be exempt from attach
ment and garnishment in all cases
where the cause of action arose out
of this state. 1t shall be the duty
of garnishees in such cases to plead
such exemption, unless the defend
ant is actually served with process.
Ansact appropriating $4,000 for
the Houses of Reform.
An act relating to the require
ments of insurance companies on
organizing.
An act appropriating funds with
which to mark Confederate graves
at Perryville.
An act regulating the appoint
ment of protein. Judges in cities of
the first class, providing for va
cation for.the regular Judge, and
the appointment of clerks and bai-
lif, and fixing..salaries.
An act providing for the estab-
lishment of free libraries in cities
of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
classes.
An act to prevent lynching and
fxings the punishment on convic-
tion.
An act to'prevent the formation
of mobs and fixing the penalty.
An act concerning the payment
by the State of its proportion of
certain public improvements in cit
les of the third class.
An act concerning the payment