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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20

career he was IN the diplomatic ser
vice and for a time filled the post of
second secretary of the British lega-
ton at washington.
! Tristram Allan McKinnon, first vice
president and general manager of the
Boston and Maine railroad, died at his
home on Marblehead Neck, Mass. of
heart failure. He was stricken while
at his desk in the Forth station, Bos-
ton. Mr.. McKinnOn was born in
Ireland June Z, 1916.
Judge Herbert G. Whitlock, aged Il
years, died at Jacksonville, H., after
an extended illness. He was born in
Jacksonville, his parents going there
from North Carolina in 1928. During
the civil war he was a member OF
General John A. Logan's staff Since
1866 he had practiced law in Jackson
willie.
Samuel G. Howell, last surviving
son of the late T. P. Howell, founder
of the big leather company of that
name, is dead in Newark, n. ]. Mr..
Howell was 81 years of age, president
of the T. p. Howell Leather company
and of the Howell & Hickman Leather
works at Middletown, n. Y, and a
director of the Consumers Coal COM
pany of Wilkesbarre. Pa.
William Ernest Henley, poet and
collaboration in several plays with
Robert Louis Stevenson, died in Lon
don at the age of "a years. He was
born at Gloucester in 1S49. In 1873
while an inmate of the Old In
Urinary hospital, Edinburgh, he was
discovered by Robert Louis Stevenson,
who induced him to take up literature
as calling and become his lifelong
friend. Henley went to London on
Stevenson's suggestion and became
one of the editors of the Magazine of
Art. Later he started the Scots OBJ
server, a weekly paper of comment
and criticism upon new and original
lines. This was afterward changed to
1 the National Observer. Later Henley
became editor of the New Review.
Henley's prominence was not due so
much to the quantity of his writings as
to their quality and the principles sug-
gested by them. The list of his pub.
lished works is small: A Book OF
| Verses, 1888; Views and Reviews:
Essays in Appreciation, 1890: I.yra
Heroica, a Selection of English
Poems for Boys. 1892; The Song of the
Sword and Other Verses, 1892; Three
Plays with Robert Louis Stevenson,
1893. Besides these he has printed
one or two memorial art catalogues
and a monograph On Sir Henry Rae
burn. His latest work included The
Tudor TRANSACTIONS and an anthology
OF the best English prose. He was
strongly indorsed for poet laureate on
the death of Tennyson.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
MORTUARY.

John W. Rawley, aged 81 years,
pioneer contractor and builder, died
at his home in Sycamore, Ill.
Fl. f. Sir Chichen 10 Feng-lu, X. V.
o., late Chinese minister to Great
Britain. Belgium and Italy. died from
paralysis at Foochoo.
Benjamin Won Kallay, for long
time Austrc-Hungarian finance min
lister. died in Vienna after a brief ill
ness. He was born in 1889 and was
the author CT several historical works.
Patrick A. Ducey, a wealthy re-
tired lumberman. died in Detroit, aged
20 years. When the Michigan lumber
business began to decline he bought a
tract of 10000 acres of timber in the
Adirondacks aud carried on active
~De-ations in that Part of New York
state until 1895. when he retired.
Father Antrobus, the Superior of
BromptCn oratnrv. is dead in London.
He was regarded as a possible sue
cesscr to Cardinal Vaughan as arch
bishop 90 West--,,-ster. n his early
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
BREVITIES.

The island of Iona in the Hebrides
has been offered for sale, and it has
been suggested that here is an ex-
cellent chance for some millionaire to
buy it so that he can say 'T-own-a
island"
Some curious experiences are re-
ported in Italy about the effects of
colors on the nerves of sick or insane
people. Red has a good effect on
melancholia and blue on violently in
sane people.
Josiah E. Lynn, who 20 years ago
was one of the wealthiest men in New
Jersey, has just died at the Washing
ton IN. j. almshouse, a pauper. In
his early manhood he ran a tannery
with Jay Gould.
The late Congressman Abner Taylor
of Chicago was one of the syndicate
who received 100000 acres of land
in Texas for building the state capitol.
This land is three times the size of
greater New York.
Senator Daniel of Virginia said in a
recent speech at Baltimore that the
18th century produced only five
soldiers who could be called great
Napoleon, wellington, Won Moltke,
Grant and Robert E. Lee.
1t is easy to find fault about every
thing, yet there is some sound sense
in the suggestion that Andrew Car
negie might have given the $1,500,OO0
to Tuskegee and the 100000 to The
Hague temple of peace.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
THE SUFFERING BRUTE.

Milwaukee Sentinel:-While swell
tering humanity is crying out against
the discomforts of hot weather, a word
on behalf of the suffering brute who
can not speak for himself may not be
out of place Neither man nor brute
can escape the heat while it lasts, and
both must suffer in some degree, but
the thoughIlessness of the one should
not UNNECESSARILY increase the suffer
ing of the other. At best the distress
of the least must be great, but man
can relieve it in so far as he can COLI
troll circumstances. A little thought
for his dumb friends would increase
their comfort and relieve him from
serious reproach.
OF ali the domestic animals, the
horse is the greatest sufferer through
the carelessness of the master wnOm
he serves so willingly. He tolls all
day in the brOiling sun, and is too often
shut up at night in a close ill-smell-
ing stable to be half suffOcated through
lack of air and tOrmented by insects
which mis- owner makes no attempt 70
keep away from him. Often two or
three animals are housed in a stable
scarcely big enough for one. The heat
OF their bodies adds to the heat of the
night, the insects rob them of sleep
and their suffering is ended only by
the morning which brings with it an
other day of toll for which they have
not rested.
It is strange that men who know
how grateful a little shade is on hot
day. what torment there is in the bites
of flies and the stings Of mosquitoes,
how oppressive a close room is at night
and how refreshing a draft of air feels,
will forget that their horses experience
the same sensations under like condi-
tions. They forget, TOO, that the
horses distress is augmented by the
fact that he is constantly under a re-
straint which does net permit him 70
seek relief for himself
Surely the labor Of the horse is
worth, in addition to his food, the little
protection that is possible against heat
and insects. And so willing a servant
ought to be worthy of sleeping quar-
ters adequate to his needs. 1t should
not be forgotten that a horse needs
much more air than a man TO breathe
with comfort. and when that fact is
bCrne in mind the cruelty of housing
two CT three animals in a stable no
larger than an ordinary bedroom be-
comes apparent. Il would be kinder
70 let horses sleep out of doors than in
such stables.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
INsuLAR

The Philippine commission viii de-
lay action on the opium bill in
definitely. pending further study OF
the matter.
Rumors OF a Cuban insurrectiOn
we're traced 10 former soldiers. who
sought to brighten the government in
20 paying their claims.
At Honolulu the legislature has
passed a resolution asking congress 10
provide federal building for a capital
city: also a resolution in favor Of the
passage Of Queen LiliuOkalani's
claim. A bounty on coffee prOduc-
ton and the furJneranCe of the con-
templated Improvements at Pearl har-
Dor are recommended
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20

POPE LEO.

Pope Leo displayed married interest
iu DE forthcoming visit OF King
Victor Emmanuel % Paris.
Italian circles -eg-rd Cardinal
VauuuteIli as the most probable
choice OF college OF cardinals 20
succeed Pope Leo.
The second operation Ter the &C
cumuIauon OF fluid in the pieura was
performed upon the pope. and quite a
quantity OF matter removed. The
pOutin bore the operation well.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
JUDICIAL GuESSES.

The mere drilling of well and the
discovery OF oil are held, in Parish
Fork Oil company VS.. Bridgewater
Gas company CIV. Va) 50 L. r. A. 566,
not to give a vested interest in the oil
to the lessees in an oil and
gas lease, so as to give them the
right to cease operations, refuse to de-
veiop the property. and simply hold It
for speculative purposes, but to mere
~ vest in them the right to produce
and take the oil in accordance with
the terms of the contract.
A municipality is held, in Clayton
VS.. Hallett (Col), 50 L. r. A. 407, 70
have the power TO take property in
trust for the education of poor white
male orphans. under statutory
authority to take gifts by devise, and
providing for the assistance OF
charitable organizations and for the
good order, heath. good government,
and general welfare of the city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
DOMESTIC.

The corner in cotton went TO pieces.
Tweuty-thTee persons were killed in
a collision in Virginia.
The imperial council. Mystic Shrine.
viii meet at Atlantic City in 1904
A jury at Richmond. Ky, declared
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay to be insane.
The America warships were wei
cCmed TO Portsmouth karbOr with
marked hOnOrs.
Kansas farmers help up an express
train and tried TO hire passengers as
haTvesters.
William GofT. a farm hand. was
found dead in a buggy in a barnyard
near GIlead. Ind.
Michael DOnahue. OF Chicago. was
drowned by the caDsizing of a row
b-at in Fox lake.
Frank Snyder and John NJ. Daniels
were drowned while bathing In Deer
creek, Flora. Ind.
Danny Naher. the American jockey.
may die as the result Of an automobile
accident in London.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry T. Weiss sailed
for Dutch Guiana 10 take charge Ct
the leper colony at Bethesda.
President G.. Stanley Hall Of Clark
university az the educators conven-
tiOn advocated a tax on bachelors.
Two teamsters of the Kellogg
Switchboard plant in Chicago were
attacked by a mob Of union symparhiz-
ers. ~
T-ts, rvr,rfv+f.r, E-,,zaav.rv .-rr-v-sv-t;. ;,
tent at Denver. was blown over while
5000 persons were inside. A score
were slightly hurt.
Refused permission to don her best
dress. Etta Williams. 3 years old. OF
Chicago. set her dress on fire and died
from the injuries.
Josie Henry. a young girl, and Miss
Ashton. a professional nurse, were
drowned at wading river, Long island,
while bathing.
The Newport season opened with
the arrival of Countess OF Mimic and
daughter. Whitelaw Reid, Senator
Hanna and others.
Whitaker Wright. contrary TO the
advice OF his lawyers. gave up the
fight against extraditiOn TO England
aud viii return.
Evansville. Ind. was put under
martial law on account OF the attempt
ed negro lynching and after a dozen
OF the mob had been killed
John Lingart. a shipbuilder from
Chicago. en- route 10 Indianapolis,
walked on a train at K0uts. receiving
injuries which may prove fatal
The steamer Humboldt has arrived
at Seattle. Wash. with 100000 in
Klondike gold consigned 70 the
Canadian bank OF commerce.
Edward Barton. a horse trader and
race follower at Mason City, H., shot
two merchants OF the town for asking
him 90 pay bills. Both may lie.
A Pennsylvania train crashed into
wagon carrying nine people at Red
Comb Junction. near Cincinnati, kill
ing five and injuring four persons.
Sir Thomas Upton declared that
Shamrock III would win three
straight cup races. and each by five
minutes at least. barring accidents.
The report Of the directors OF the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
SCRAPS.

The omnibus drivers on one of the
principal London lines drive on alter
nate days eighty miles and forty-eight
miles, which total up TO 1880 miles a
year. The circumference of the earth
is only $4,000 miles. If the earth were
all dry land. they could almost drive
across it every year in the hours they
have to devote to the common round
in London streets.
In the orangery of Versailles is the
oldest promegranate tree in France.
1t dates. in fact. back to the establish
ment of the orangery in 1895. In ex-
Ceptionally warm and bright seasons
the old tree still decorates its branches
with a few flowers. but no fruit has
been seen upon ii for long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-07-20
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

w. F. Sands, American adviser 10
the COrean court, has left Seoul for
Rome. He held the foremost position
among the foreign advisers.
Ricardo Yglesias, brother of ex-
President Yglesias Of Costa Rico, and
his family were on the steamer Ale
ghany, which arrived at New York
from Central America
The presidents secretary, Mr.. Loeb,
has left oyster Bay for a months vaca-
ton. Most Of the time he will spend
at Lake George. Secretary Barnes
viii have charge of the executive Office
during Mr.. LOeb's absence.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
ARLINGTON

DR. G. w. Phillips has returned from
Burlington.
Mr. Higgins is spending a few days
at Oscar Lefft's.
S. Deming returned to New York
City on Saturday.
C. Ernest OF Pittsdeld, Mass, spent
Christmas at home.
Miss Gretta Dunn of North Adams
is at Mrs VIM Delaney's.
Mr. and Mrs C. b. Garfield and son
returned to South SALISBURY Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Fl. l. Spafford ofNorth
Bennington we're the guests of +. N.
Garfield and wife on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Garfield returned to
Rutland Monday morning accompani-
ed by Mrs Harmon E. Garfield who
has been for several weeks at her
home here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
SYNDICATE

Herbert Bentley spent Christmas in
Glens Falls, N. Y.
Alvah Robertson is home for the
holidays with his father NJ. G. Rober-
son.
Miss Belle Hurd from Beartown has
been spending a week with her uncle
M, Z. Hurd,
The Ladies Aid society netted near
ly $1,000 at their social Thursday even
ing Of last week.
Miss Carrie Snyder went to Man
chester to see her father on Thursday,
returning the same day.
NJ. J. Covey was In town on We'd
nesday of last week, looking after his
interests in the store.
VIM Hamilton Jr., who was taken
i'll while home on his school vacation
from Castleton is improving.
Clarence Mears got quite a serious
whack, on his back, while loading logs,
but is now able to get out of doors
some.
Mrs Cole Stickles and little son
John started Monday for Kankakee,
H., where Cole has a position and is
working.
Miss Jenett Wilkinson and William
Skidmore who are very seriously i'll,
do not gain as their friends would
wish and Mrs jerome Still, continues
nearly the same.
News was received in town last week,
that Miss Anna Hoyt of Mount Morris,
Mich, had the misfortune recently to
slip, while walking on the icy walk,
to fall and break her ankle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
WHEN A MAN SNEEZES.
English Surgeon Says II Is n Sign Of
Good HeRlth-Queer Oriental
Customs.

1t is reported that Mr.. Johnathan
Hutchinson has said that when a
man sneezes heartily he may know
himself to be in the best of health"
and that mo person in poor health
was ever known to sneeze." The
Scientific American, referring to this
reported statement, falls foul of the
English surgeon for making so dog
matte an assertion, when the con
trary is so easily proved. The jour
nal in question then goes on to re-
late many old superstitions with re-
gard to the i'll luck attending sneez.
ing, some of which, while proving
nothing, are interesting. II appears
that many savage and semi-civilized
races of the orient have some curious
customs regarding the sneeze. \,nen
the sultan of Monomtopa sneezes, for
instance, the fact is made known from
the palace by a certain signal. In
stantly every subject whiting hearing
of the signal sets up shout, the cry
is taken up by others, and so extends
until it runs through the confines OF
his empire. When the sultan of Senaar
sneezes, on the contrary, every woman
In his harem or within hearing turns
her back on him, and makes a sign
of contempt ~ shifting ner hips with
her hands-disgusted that so mighty
a parsonage should have to sneeze like
an ordinary mortal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
RELICS OF BYGONE DAYS.
serted Homes and villages in
Parts of New jersey.

In driving through certain portions
OF the townships Of Washington and
Bass river, says a Mount Holly IN.
j. dispatch to the Chicago Inter
Ocean. one is struck by the number of
deserted homes that line the main
thoroughfare, through the pines In
some circumstances small villages that
were once prosperous communities, are
uninhabited and rapidly falling to de-
cay.
In years gone by in the pine district
there was considerable manufacturing
going ON, shipbuilding was an active
industry, and the lumber trade occu.
pied a large share of attention. The
manufacture of iron from bog ore was
also carried on. Now this Is all
changed. New methods have been
responsible for II. The old furnace
at Martha. where large quantities Of
iron were made, is heap Of ruins.
Near Hampton Gate is a church in
which the colored people used to wor-
ship, and IT, too. shows the marks OF
time King" Lewis Armstrong de-
ceased, Of Mount Holly, was wont 10
come in years Comedy and stir the
brethren to fresh deeds of spiritual
valor
Another historic place is Washing
ton tavern. Years ago 1t was a popu-
lar resort and favorite stopping place
for transfers carrying merchandise
from the shore to Mount Holly To-
day the building is tottering, the
fences have the vertigo, while all along
the road are to be found abandoned
and dismantled homes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
Railway Construction.

In 1857 an American named Collins
first proposed railway from the Amur
to the village of Tchita. Later, several
plans were formulated, but 1t was not
until March IT, 1891, that the Trans
Siberian railroad was definitely deter
mined on and projected by an imperial
order. On May 10, 1891. the first stone
was laid, The line covers 1862 miles in
Russian territory and 1904 miles in
Chinese territory. In ten and one-half
years 5,166 miles of rails were laid In
the Canadian Pacific, constructed under
similar conditions, it took ten years to
lay 1921 miles of rails.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
INDIAN SUMMER.
It's Easy 20 Tell when That Delight
full Season Ends, But when
Does IL Begin.

In the gentle ard indefinable shading
of Of summer into autumn, when does
Indian summer begin? Is 1t a genuine.
authoritative Indian summer II no fros,
has preceded It? Or must the woods
light up their banners to herald its aG-
vent? An Indian summer that is not
born of few frosty nights may sud
denly backslide and become reversion
to summer itself, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat We can reconcile no
ideals of that perfect season Of the
year with a return to perspiration and
the casting of Of coats. An Indian sum
mer Of hot days is no Indian summer. J.
cannot come scorching and swelterine
as July, August and September. bu.
yelled in blue mists or gray. every day.
breaking "a the same unyarylng tints
and tones and likewise temperature of
the one before It, as II nature had saved
her best in the bottom OF the basket and
were hanging out an unspotted one every
morning. Indian summer may continue
long after the last leaf has fallen and
been gathered to its companions in the
brown windows. 1t is not perplexinp
to discover when Indian summer ends
1t is swept out and washed away in long.
cold November rain, that stretches its
warning streamers across the Sky for
days before it spreads its dripping win
try pail over the earth. But when does
Indian summer begin?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
THE BEAD LETTER SALE.
Net . Sale Of Letters bat Of the lier-
ehandise TAey Often cOntaIa
-An Explanation.

Referring to the article protesting
against the method OF the post Office
department In disposing of unredeemed
articles Of merchandise, ETC., accumu-
lated in the dead letter office, permit
me TO say, says Washington Star
writer, by way Of correcting what
seems to be a wrong impression, that,
so far as letters are concerned. they
are never put up for sale, only the
merchandise they chance to contain.
All letters received at the dead letter
Office are treated as strictly pr vate,
which they are They are at once re-
turned to the writer or forwarded to
the addresses, when either can be
done. Otherwise they are destroyed.
Parcels or articles Of merchandise are
held some years, after diligent effort
made to restore them to rightful own
er has failed, after which such merchan-
disc as is salable and fit therefor is pre-
pared for the annual sale, the original
wrapper and all identity of the former
owner having been removed. Hence 1t
cannot make particle of difference to
the former owner of such parcel whether
It was sold or destroyed, and but little
remains to satisfy the morbid curiosity"
of the buyer, beyond the interest natur-
ally felt in a speculative way. Then. If
the eager buyer profits by the deal, which
is the general rule, and $4,000 or $4,000
go to the government as a partial REIN
bursement for the expenses Of this serv-
ice for the public, why not? Who is
there who would not prefer to have
his or her stray goods sold to the inter
est of both the public and the govern
ment to their being burned, and which
is the most "scandalous?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
French Have Lost Their Knack.

In Crimean days it used to be said
that French soldiers could manufacture
appetizing and nutritious dishes out of
nothing in particular. Apparently this
knack has been lost, for Lieut.. Billiard
has deemed it necessary to compile a
manuel of 40 pages, giving culinary
recipes useful under conditions pre-
vailing in barracks In the menus
given variety is aimed at, and there
are directions as to the quantity of
each ingredient needed for a given
number of men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1903-12-29
UNCLE JOE's WAGES
what Is the Speaker e. 10 With MS
Odd SEVENTIES poIlars = Month
--IRas-D0aF& BtI1.

II Uncle Sam was q private employ.
or, and could hear what his men In
the house Of representatives are say
ing about their inadequate compensa-
ton, he would expect to see them out
on strike before long. The trouble
here is that neither union" wants
to take the responsibility Of ordering
one.
Il should like to congratulate the
member Of congress quoted in your
columns recently as having a hotel
bill less than his salary" remarked
New York representative to a Boston
Transcript correspondent II pay at
the hotel for my family" continued
the New Yorker, 5000 a month under
contract. draw from the government
$417. You see where the profit comes
in. Nobody wants to make election
to congress a financial prize, but many
Of us do think the salary should be
sufficient to support a man in Wash
ington according to his station. No
senator or Representative should be
expected to go to an alley boarding
house"
The story is told Of Mr.. Cannon's
purpose to go to a better hotel on
his election to the speakership than
he has formerly lived In. He accord
ingly was conducted by the clerk Of
one Of the more fashionable establish
ments to such a small suite OF rooms as
his actual needs required. How muchis
it?" asked the speaker.
I'VE would let you have it for $500
4 month"
AS the speaker hesitated. lingering
his cigar in a nervous way. the So
licitous clerk inquired: THAT is not
too much, is It. Mr.. Speaker"
"oh. no; not at all" responded Mr.
Cannon, gravely. 81 was merely puz
zling my brain to think what could
do with my other ST."