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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11

order in Birmingham, not 800 yards
from Broad street, which city has
sent to the east African, Congo, Ca
boon and other tribes hundreds of
idols
There are hundreds of gods wor-
SHIPPED by savages, there being at least
one for every conceivable happening
known to humanity, and they range in
size from one inch to hundred feet
high. The strangest god of all is
''Kisuka," who is the terror and the
love at the same time of the Gaboon
blacks. He looks like an ordinary
scarecrow, judging by the quantity of
feathers and old rags with which the
body is dressed up. AS matter Of
fact, however, the great god, which
stands some nine feet high. is made
principally at Mines, in France-out
Of solid cobbles of gold, and though
the carving takes hideous lines, yet it
is so beautifully done as to warrant
the bill coming to, as rule, one thou
sand guineas. The traders are paid
with ivory-enormou tusks weigh
ing from 100 to 200 pounds, and fetch
ing in the wholesale market from so
to 70 pounds per hundredweight.
Of course, the business comes to the
trader in very roundabout way.
Some of the minor chiefs get to hear
of the middleman-the traders travel
er-being in the district This astute
individual has already seen the witch
doctor-the creature who rules the
trbe so to speak-and has prevailed
upon him to provide the tribe with a
bran-neW god.
Business on equitable terms" is
done. The savage holds "palaver"
at which he declares the goods" want
the form of a new god.
Another way is to steal quietly into
the sacred grove of a native village
and set up an idol unobserved. When
the natives see it they are paralyzed,
and wonder how it got there. Their
first act is fall down and worship it.
The trader comes along, makes ex-
plantations, and leaves the village en-
riched with a quid pro quo in precious
stones, metals, shells or slaves.
Either of the gods Siahmantin or
Sasubonsum is made of ivory, and
both stand six feet high They are
the most demonstrating creatures
you could possibly imagine, the for
mer having five great eyes bullying
forward and four lips, with horns pro-
jecting from the side of the head,
while the latter is bulls head, with
six eyes as round as saucers and
capacious mouth. These two are the
most malignant of all the gods of the
poor savages, and the latter spend
half their lives in propitiating them
In ivory they cost about 500 pounds
apiece, which amount is paid in os-
trich feathers, gums, hides and the
other forms of local currency already
mentioned.-London Answers.
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OBITUARY.

Jean Georges Vibert, the painter and
author, is dead in Paris He was
born at Paris in 1910.
At Denver Mrs. Margaret Uzzell, as
| sociated with her son in conducting
the Peoples Tabernacle, is dead, aged
IT,
Van r. Paterson, former Judge OF
the supreme court Of California, is
dead at his home in San Francisco
He was a native of New York, aged 81
| years.
The Rev. DR.. Stephen L. Baldwin
recording secretary of the Mission.
airy Society of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, is dead in Brooklyn OF
, typhoid fever. He was 81 years old
The Rev. Richard H. Albert of the
Lazarist Order, is dead at Baltimore
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Albert and is survived by five sisters
and two brothers. Father Albert was
43 years old and was born in Balti-
more.
Colonel James B. Maynard, former
editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel
and for many years one of the most
prominent newspaper men in Indiana
is dead at his home in indianapolis
aged 83. He gave up active news.
paper work several years ago.
John w. Ross, for IL years mem
Der of the board of commissioners of
the District Of Columbia, died at
Wa shin ptOD God 81 voarc III we,
appointed postmaster of Washington in
1888, which office he held until ap-
pointed in 1890 by President Harri-
son as the democratic member of the
board of District commissioners. He
was prominent in educational work.
Mrs. Mary Ann Mills, head of the
diamond firm of Mills & Coleman, of
New York, is dead. She was 80 years
of age and had been in the diamond
business for forty-three years. Mrs
Mills was an intimate friend of the
late Archbishop Corrigan, and was
among the most liberal of the mem
/ bers of the congregation of St.
Patrick's Cathedral
The Rev Robert Morrison, one of
the founders of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity and prominent in educa-
tional work for many years, is dead at
his home near Fulton, Texas, aged 80
years. While at the Miami University
from which he graduated in 1852, Mr..
Morrison, with five other students
founded the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
He wrote the bond of the fraternity
and designed the lodge. He was edi-
tor of the Louisville Presbyterian
Herald from 1854 until 1860, and was
later associated with Stuart Robinson
in the publication of the Louisville
True Presbyterian, which was sup.
pressed by the military authorities in
1868.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11
COMMERCIAL SOUTH AFRICA.
Opportunity for People in This Coun
try is Now Open

try is Now Open.
The establishment of peace between
the beers and British has initiated
great activity, not alone in south
African industries, but also in export
circles throughout Great Britain, con
tinentaI Europe and America Each
country that did large business with
the Transvaal before the war is now
rapidly increasing it's shipping facili-
ties and running steamers at closer in
tervals than before hostilities began.
AS an illustration of the confidence
felt in America, the Prince Line an
nounces that it will in future operate
it's east and south African steamers
Jointly with the Houston Line for
south and east African ports. These
steamers will make fortnightly trips
and there is every reason to believe
the movement will be a success. II
will give American manufacturers OF
mining machinery unusual opportuni
ties for reaching south African mar
kets.
1t is also noticeable that in England
Germany and Austria prominent mer
chants and manufacturers have or
gained committees for the purpose OF
more effectively propagating theil
trade in competition with the Ameri
cans. One Of these syndicates was
recently organized in England by nine
or ten well-knOwn engineering con
Germs, who will send experts to the
I Witwatersrand to solicit orders for al
classes of mining machinery, etc.
This is certainly good idea from
an economical standpoint, and may re
suit in benefiting the manufacturer,
but as long as American mining en-
gineers are employed and American
machinery manufacturers continue t.
follow specifications infinitely and sci
cheaDly, there is no cause for our ex
porters to worry.-E Engineering anC
Mining Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11
FOREIGN.

Mexico City bakers formed a pool
to raise bread prices.
J. P. Morgan has bought the house
of the countess of Dudley, in fashion
able Mayfair London.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy in
augurated movement for reduction
in continental ornaments.
French artists are petitioning the
Italian government to forbid the re-
building of the campanile.
Minister Hart at Bogota, Colombia,
cables the surrender of Caycebo, guer-
rilla chief, in Tolima province
The latest discovery is that of a
serum which, hyperdermically injected
will cure a carbuncle in few minutes
The crown prince of Siam will reach
New York Oct. 1, and will visit Chi
cago and other principal American
cities
Colombia insurgents are said to
have been defeated at Aqua Dulce JuLr
20. The government gunboat Boyaca
is missing
At Paris the academy of medicine
barrel of wine can be condensed to
four gallons.
Tolstoy protests to the Russian gov
ernment against the punishment of his
followers, and asks that, if anyone is
to suffer, he be the one.
Lord Rosebery is accused of dis
honesty in declaring that the Irish
IN
subordinate parliament.
M. Deutsche of Paris, who offered
the $4,000 airship prize won by
Santos-Dumont, was seriously injured
in an automobile accident
D. G.. Longworth, publisher says
! the Egyptian sphinx is crumbling
away and must succumb ere long to
the humidity of the climate
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
with Emperor Wi Mann on board, sail
ed for Reval, Russia, where his ma
jesty is going to visit the car.
Captain JOhansson of the America
demands an inquiry into circumstances
connected with the Baldwin arctic ex-
petition. A scandal is expected.
At Venice a window in the bassiTica
of the Dominican Church of ST. John
and st. Paul which had been declared
unsafe, fell in following a heavy clap
of thunder.
! About 5000 people, wearing red
flowers, paraded Paris. streets singing
socialist songs and shouting Down
with the priests" Police prevented
collision with the clericals.
| Charles Craven, a negro, suspected
Of the murder of w. H. Wilson al
Hernandez, Va, is being pursued over
the Virginia hills by 100 men, and q
lynching may follow his capture.
Minister WI has informed DR.. Hill
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acting secretary of state, that Prince
Chen, with the special embassy to the
coronation, who was due at Washing
ton on August 1, has postponed his
visit.
In Paris Ex-Princess Chimay tried
to brain Rigo, her husband, with a
lamp because he gave lessons to a
young divorced English woman in the
latter's apartments at the hotel after
midnight.
King Alfonso's journey to Oveido
was a continual triumph. The town
was decorated in honor of the kings
visit and crowds which gathered
around the town hall enthusiastically
cheered the young monarch.
Chamberlain's speech is considered
proof that the British colonial con,
ference has failed. Canada was un.
willing to pay for defense The United
States alone would invade the do.
minion and England could not help.
The steamer Cestrian, from Port
Natal, south Africa, the I'd, by way OF
st. Vincent, with the Sd, 4th, 9Th and
9Th regiments of the 4th contingent
Canadian mounted rifles, arrived at
Halifax. The steamer had a good
passage, and the 1649 officers and men
are all well. None of them saw
active service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11
YOUNG WOMAN SHOT.

Mysterious Deed Whose Result May
be Fatal.
Woodland, Wis, Aug. 5.-Miss Ada
Ultman was mysteriously shot while
on her way home from Rubicon Satur-
day, the bullet lodging near the right
ear. She was walking along the road
alone when suddenly she felt some
thing strike her which caused her to
sink to the ground. She remained I'M
conscious for long time but finally at
tracted the attention of a passer-by
who hastily summoned medical aid.
The bullet has not been removed and
the result may be fatal. No cause for
the act is known nor can it be learned
who fired the shot
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which was derailed before reaching its
destination and many injured.
An excursion train on the Ann Ar
Dor road, carrying 700 persons, was
wrecked. Eleven persons were in
iured. 1t is believed the wreck was
caused by a f1ange breaking on one
of the wheels.
Army officers appointed to investi-
gate the coast defenses returned ard
declared the country's harbors practi-
cally defenseless; artillery regulations
were found obsolete and untitled for
modern warfare.
Farm buying in northwestern states
and the British northwest by settlers
and syndicates advanced prizes so cer
cent. in two years. Some 21000 Amer
leans invaded Canada in the last seven
months, buying 100000 acres.
Sergeant Harris, Third United
States cavalry, courted the cashier OF
a Highwood. Qll) restaurant twenty
minutes, was married inside an hour
and while celebrating the event re-
ceived word of a legacy of 5000.
Evelyn B. Baldwin, the arctic ex-
plorer, abandoned his trip and re
turned to Honningsvaag, Norway. He
declared his reserve food supply gave
out and that his sledges we're de
stroyed He will try again in 1904
Eleven union brass molders were
indicted by Chicago grand jury for
hiring assaults on nonunion men
Twenty-Five dollars was paid when the
victims were disabled permanently
A graduated scale was kept for the
time others were unable to work.
The investigation of the Kankakee
1ll.) asylum scandal was vetoed by
the trustees on the ground that NO
formal charges had been filed. Secre-
tary Bull of the civil service reform
league offered to file charges and
present evidence, but was refused.
The slapping by Chicago motor
man of boy who persisted in jump
ing on the car and using abusive
language resulted in the boys father
and about eighty other italians attack
ing the motorman who used revolver
in self-defense and wounded the boys
father.
At Ravena, Neb., Dr.. Hale was
called on by heavily armed man who
had several bullet wounds one entirely
through the body. These were dressed
while standing revolver in hand. The
doctor claims to have later recog-
nized the man as Tracy, the escaped
convict, from photograph in a news
paper.
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson, prom
inent business woman of Boston, ar
rived at Omaha and caused the arrest
of Thomas V. Walton of Revere
formerly travelling salesman Of New
York sporting goods house. She
claims that Walton defrauded her out
of nearly $4,000, part of the proceeds
from the sale of farm belonging 20
her. Both parties are prominent in
Boston.
The flood in Texas which has tied
up railroads, washed away bridges and
pixies and caused loss of life to man
and beast almost daily for over a week,
is thing of the past, except in the
northeastern part of the state All
roads have resumed their regular BUSH
ness, except the Texas Midland and
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
lines, and they will soon be in good
working order.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11
DOM ESTIC.


Dan Patch paced mile in 2:00A.
A portion of a human skeleton was
found beneath the white house.
May Yohe reached Paris, but failed
to find Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong.
The American navy will not be
represented in the British coronation
review.
The national debt July 81 was $685.
91O,367; increase for the month, $4,-
453,126.
Goldie Lake, kidnapped from Gin
cinnati three years ago, has been
found at Youngstown.
The coinage for July aggregated
$4,576,80O, of which $2,12O,OOO was
gold and $2,254,OO silver.
Ex-Gov Lind, dem, decided to run
for congress in the Minneapolis dis
trict
Lady Florence Dixie appeals to
President Roosevelt IN behalf of child
slaves.
Mrs. John w. Mackay was declared
in London to be the richest widow in
the world.
At Spokane the Centennial flour
mills were destroyed by fire. The loss
is $85,O00
A. NJ Potter died in a Des Moines
hotel supposedly from morphine
taken by mistake.
Bryan says that his ambition to be
a private citizen outstrips his regard
for the presidency.
Prince Boris lost So 500 at poker and
$1,000 at baccarat aboard ship on his
journey to San Francisco.
Fire losses for the United States last
week were S2,328,5O0, and 100000 be-
low the years average.
Mobs of strike sympathizers tied up
an interstate electric line in Ohio,
Kentucky and West Virginia.
Russia denies that she has at
tempted to inaugurate a European
coalition against American trade
T. r. Hostetter one of the wealth.
est men of Pittsburg, died from pneu-
monia contracted while yachting.
At Chicago Badenoch & Co.'S eleva-
tor burned loss, $4,000 The stock
consisted of malt and mustard seed.
Strikes of the Chicago boilermakers,
electrical workers, printers, fanmak-
ers, messengers and beer bott1ers be-
gun.
At Chicago the state authorities will
soon bring suit against the meat COM
bine before the threatened merger oc-
ours.
Wilkesbarre strike leaders promise
a sensation soon, covering illegitimate
issuance of miners certificates by
operators.
Guards at Shenandoah were sup
piled with ball cartridges and in
structed to shoot to kill and investi-
gate afterward.
The newspapers of Mississippi have
merged their interests and will de-
mand 81 each for announcements of
candidates for office.
King Edward has personally con-
ferred the decoration if K. G. NJ. G..
upon Herbert, the British ambassador
to the United States.
Russell Sage celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday at New York by work
ing all day and lunching at the West
ern Union free table
Professor Syng, while operating the
telescope in Chamberlain observatory,
discovered Eros, small planet which
was first observed in 1899.
1t is probable that President Roose-
welt will dictate the tariff and trust
planks of the republican platform for
the Saratoga convention.
Mrs. Nancy B. Irving of Grand
Junction, Colo, armed force of men
to protect her Angora goat ranch from
cattle men, who killed 600.
Willard c. Van Derlip, a prominent
Boston lawyer, arrested for alleged
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11
RAIN ON THE ROOF.

When the humid darkness gathers
Over all the starry spheres,
Flows and falls like sorrows softly
Breaking into happy tears,
Then how sweet to press the pillow
Cf a cottage chamber bed,
And lie listering to the raindrops
On tla low roof overhead
To the quick beats on the shin les
Answer echoes in the heart;
And dim, dreary recollections
Into form and being start,
And the busy fairy, Fancy,
Weaves her air-threads, warp ant
wool,
AS l listen to the patter
Of the light rain on the roof.
Now in memory comes my mother,
AS she used, far summers gone,
Taking leave of little faces
That her loving look shone on;
And I feel that fond look on me
AS l feel the old refrain
Here repeated on the shingles
By the patter of the rain
Then my little seraph-sister,
With the wings and waving hair,
And her star-eyed cherub-brother-
A serene, angelic pair
Glide around my wakeful pillow
With sweet praise or mild reproof,
AS l shut my eyes and listen
To the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes to thrill me
With her eyes bewitching blue,
And l mind not, musing on her,
That my heart she never knew;
l remember but to love her
With passion kin to pain,
And my quickened pulses culver
To the patter of the rain.
Art hath naught of tone or cadence,
Naughc Of music's magic spell,
That can thrill the secret fountain
Whence the tears of rapture swell
Like the weird nocturne of Nature,
That subdued, subduing strain
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain.
Coates Kinney
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11

Hush"
What is it?"
''Hark! He comes!"
''Who?"
"The man in the crash suit"
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-02-21
I'rin.srs' Ink Did II.

"After praying for 40 years for q
baby, a New Jersey couple placed IL
small want al in d newspaper and
that same night bouncing boy was
left on their doorstep. Prayer is all
right if you are not in hurry, but for
quick results use printers ink" Yes,
and yet there are merchants who let
Montgomery, Ward & Co., and Sears,
Robuck & Co. use the ink and there
by get thousands OF dollars in trade
thet they could have II printers ink
was used. But they don't believe in
advertising and Sears. Robnck & Go.
do and they get the business.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-02-21
Tom Cioiand In u New Role.

Tom Cleland, the Great Northern
saloon man, who has already achieved
considerable notoriety through his
mania or misfortune TO be.held up, ap-
p .ars to have come up in new role
this week. \ poultry fancier named
Shaw, who lives in this vicinity, on
Tuesday boxed couple OF fancy birds
in crate preparatory 10 shipping
tn IN somewhere by express. The
bir IL were left at the Great Northern
dep0t and, it appears, were none too
clio s-ly watched by the owuer or the
agent, with the result that they turned
u missing before The train arrived
which was to take them away. How,
wig. or when. the Republican scribe
has been nnablc TO learn. but suspic-
ion pointed to Cleland as the guilty
joker Subsequent investigation
appears to have established Tom IS
guilt beyond the shadow OF doubt.
But Shaw is very prold OF his birds,
and IL is no doubt just pride, and
failed 10 view the matter in the light
OF a joke. The upshou was that Tom
WAS arrested and had to give bonds for
his appearance before Judge Steinlein
on the very mcnial charge OF chicken
''swiping." This was certainly new
role for Tom and his dignity was yisi-
bly, affected. The birds were produ
forthwith: but their dilapidated APP
pcarance. due, probably, To Tom Is
great love Of sport aud cock fight
with an unframed referee, added fuel
10 the fire which was already afame
in the fancier's reyengefal breast.
The fancicr was relentless, Tom stood
on his dignity and a trial before Judge
Steinlein seemed inevitable. Then
Tom employed counsel, and later his
dignity began TO give way TO the con-
dition that was confronting him. Ne
gotiations were opened looking To an
amicable settlement, with the result
that the matter was finally adjusted
out OF court, but they say it cost Tom
just sll.75. This is the story. except
that Tom did not want the matter
mentioned in the Republican.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-02-21
natbdrum 1. o. o. r. Resolutions.

Whereas, it has pleased the Grand
Master OF the universe to call from Ia
Dor below 10 the refrcshmcnt above
our beloved brother, NJ. V. Wells, and
Whereas the following committee
was appointed to express our regrets
at his family's great sorrow and al
our own less; therefore bc il
Resolved, That we mourn the
death OF our newly made brother, and
that TO his bcreaved widow and FAM.
ly we tender our sinccrest sympathy
and say it Is the will of Him who do-
eth all things vel. And be IL fur.
ther
Resolved, That copy Of these res
oluions be sent to hi, widow, another
copy be spread upon the minutes al
this lodge and that Il third copy b-
furnished the county press.
EDGAR SHEFFIELD.
JOHS W. PETERS.
JO.iN SHERMAN.
Committee.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-02-21
EARLY SPRING AFFECTS TIMpERMEN
isut It Is Thought Sandpoint's Prosperity
viii Not Suffer.

While the early breaking up OF
winter and consequent short season OF
sleighing is eery much regretted by
those engaged in the timber indus
tries, the bad effects predicted as a
result of such condition will be not
nearly SO far-reaching as was antici-
pated. The timber men generally are
thankful for the three weeks of very
good sleighing with which they were
favored and find much consolation in
the thought of how much worse it
might have been.
These conclusions are the result OF
conversations had with prominent
timber men in this vicinity. One Of
these stated that one week more OF
good sleighing would have set them
all well on their feet" from which it
may be inferred that none were idle
during the short season set apart for
transporting timber to the various
landings and that great deal was ac-
complished during the three weeks of
good slcighing. How nearly the work
which had been mapped cut was com
pleted is aptly illustrated by the con-
dition In which the Humhird Lum-
Der Company finds itself 1t WAS their
aim to secure from 22,000,000 to 25,-
| 900, 600 feet OF logs for the coming sea-
sons cut. OF this amount about IL
! 900, 600 had been hauled to the various
| landings when the sleghing began To
show signs Of breaking up the first Of
! this week, and it is estimated that
| they Will be able to have about 5000,
| 600 feet more transported to the land
| ings after the snow has entirely dis
appeared, which would leave them
only about 2,0O0,G00 fest short Of the
iginal estimate. Besides, in many
remote places the snow may be util-
| lied for some time yet, but it is not
thought probable that this will very
materially change the result of pres
ent conditions.
The tie and pole industries also
| have suffered reverSeS on account Of
I le open winter, but these do not de-
pend SO much on sleighing US logging
d )eS. These industries can be and al
ways are prosecuted to limited ex-
mt after the soft weather" season
Q spring is over. Taken altog etherit
is not likely that the backward win
tr will seriously affect the proSpcri-
t Of Standpoint the coming summer,
though a good season would have
c ectrIiied the town, as the timber in
d3strics in this locality are beginning
to show marvellous development.