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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31

his light overcoat, strobe up the steps
and into the drawing-room.
1t was empty but a minute after
ward he heard the rustic of a woman s
dress and turned as Una entered the
room. She wore the dress she had
worn at Lady Bells, and Jack, who
had not yet seen her in her war paint"
as he would have described twas
startled; and Una, as she saw the look
of surprise and rapt admiration felt,
like true woman, glow Of satisfac-
ton and pleasure. 1t was not that
she was beautiful, but that he should
think her so. ahA
"My darling" he murmured, hold
ing her at arms length; what magic
charm do you possess that enables
you to grow more beautiful every time
I see you? Or is it all mistake, and
are you another Una than the Una of
Warden Forest?' ~
Una put her hands on his shoulders
trustfully, and turned her face up to
him.
'Tell me-" she murmured, which
Una do you like best?"
Jack thought a moment.
ri love them both so well, he said,
"that I can't decide" And he kissed
her twice. Zone is for the Una of the
Forest, and one for the Una Of the
world" he said.
She had only time to slip from his
arms when Mrs. Davenant entered.
what do you say to punctuality,
ma'am?" he exclaimed, triumphantly,
as he gave her his arm and lead her
into the dining-room.
Jack was a favorite, for all his
wickedness, wherever he went. 1t was
no sooner known that he was to dine in
the house, than the cook awoke to
instant energy and enthusiasm.
Master Jacks a gentleman worth
cooking a dinner for" she declared.
TITS a waste of time to worry your
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
! said Summers, in his low, hollow

said Summers, in his low, hollow
voice.
Stephen shuddered
eyes, yes; but l mean to alter that
III make it fit to live in, fit to bring a
young bride to. Fetch the plans, Slum-
mers; I'll go over them at once, this
minute. Yes, will change the place
till the very trees shall not know it.
Fetch the plans! I'll pull the whole of
it down, every stick and stone! l hate
it-hate it! I'll change the name! l
can do it. can do anything now, or
what is the use of this money? Fetch
the plans! Fetch" He broke off
suddenly and staggered.
Summers sprang nervously forward
and caught him, and putting him into
a chair, poured out some neat brandy
and gave it to him.
Stephen tugged at his collar and
struggled for a moment, then sank
back helplessly.
"Stop!' he said, "stay here. Don't
go. IL can hear voices-an old mans
voice-what is it?''
Nothing nothing said Summers.
"Be calm, sir
"Calm-I am calm!" retorted
Stephen. tits this beastly house, it's
full of noises! Give me some brandy
and-get the time table. I'll go to
London tomorrow, Summers. Yes,
I'll go to London!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
NOBODY TO GOVERN.

Lieutenant Commander Rodman
the United States navy has been
pointed the first American govern
of Midway Island, in the middle OF
Pacific. One of the most pecul
things about the governsh1p is that
to date there are no inhabitants
govern. However, the population
expected to arrive there by steam
and will consist Of the men who are
erect a necessary building for |
cable station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31

self for women folk; they don't KIN
a good dinner from bad one; !
Master Jack--oh, that's differt
thing! He knows what clear sc
ought to be; and he shall have
right too"
Mrs. Davenant herself was
prsed at the elaborate little dinner.
II wish you'd dine with us eve
day, my dear Jack" she said.
Jack glanced demurely at Una,
time to catch the sparkle in her eyes
To be continued
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
Rurlinaton ReceInts Grow

Chicago, Oct. 25.-The annual rep
Of the Burlington road shows the
ceipts of the company to be $685.
over those Of the preceding fiscal We
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31

At Marshalltown, Ia, the pow
house Of Abbott & Son blew up, 81
tering windows for blocks. 1t is
lieved to have been caused by I
tramps.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
WORSE THAN PORTLAND.

Port Dalny is an open town,
Where the shell game is played
Why don't some cleric of renowD
Ask for a police raid?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

in my opinion never ceased to consid-
er herself defrauded; she was bent
upon feeding Is hungry men. and there
were but 10 of u.s.
And the boys behaved beautifully
They put on their best manners, were
full of chat and banter, but polite and
courteous and keenly appreciative OF
this display of unexpected kindness
After an hours stay we babe these hos
pitable people good-by and drifted on
our way. With the exception of the
one referred to, we were the first Yam
kee soldiers the ladies had ever seen
| hope they saw no others.
"As to what that solitary advance
courier was, leaving his footprints in
the mud, we never knew We never
saw him. and it was impossible that he
should see hide or hair of us or know
anything about us. His stopping at
the house and ordering, in a lofty sort
of way, the preparation OF a dinner for
is men was merely a freak on his part.
We were much obliged to him, how
ever, and were thankful tina. the peo-
pie at the plantation had not improved
the time in sending out word to Joe
Wheeler's cavalry of our expected ar
rival"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
KEEPS WARTIME VALENTINE
Iowa Veteran Of the Civil War Treas
ures a Token Received in
the Trenches.

In the trenches at Fort Donaldson. AZ
years ago, David l.. Houser, of Iowa City
Ia, received the valentine which he so
proudly exhibits to-day. And the north
ern girl whose warm heart led her to
send it is to-day Mrs. Houser, says the
Chicago Chronicle.
The story of the valentine is the story
OF q romance of nearly half century.
Several years before the civil war broke
out the boy and girl had known and in a
childish way had loved each other. BY
the time that the war was declared David
Houser was old enough to enlist and
with the girls promise seurely locked in
his heart he started for the front.
For a year he received letters regu-
larly and then they ceased to come. In
some manner, though he did not know it
at the time, his address had been lost
ST. Valentines day, 1862, found him in
the thick of the fight near Fort Donald
son, respondent and hopeless, and no
news from home or sweetheart. That
day brought him the valentine.
The valentine itself is quaint. old
fashioned affair. but it expresses the
same sentiments as its modern brother.
Still fresh and bright as the day it was
sent, though the envelope which has
sheltered it for so long is yellow with
age, it is a war memento that Mr. Houser
values many times more than anythiIg
else in his possession.
Mr.. Houser states that on the day on
which the valentine was delivered il
had rained hard all morning, the water
freezing to the clothes Of the soldier
boys The men were allowed to have no
fire in the trenches, but could leave in
squads and cook their rations. Despite
all of these difficulties the mail was de-
livered even to the men on the outposts.
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them and what he was doing out by
himself so near the flank of a great
army.
1T was in the forenoon that we
started out, and as il had been a long.
long time since we had eaten meal in
house, with civilized surroundings.
we determined to stop at the first big
house we came to and get dinner.
Finally we reached a plantation that
appeared to meet our requirements.
and we halted. | inquired of the wom-
an of the house If she could supply us
with dinner. and she at once replied:
Come right in and sit down on the
porch. Dinner will be ready In a few
moments 1t was surprising to find
so hospitable and prompt a hostess.
and we were also surprised to see so
many goodlooking, well-dressed girls
around as were present In a very
short time we were invited into a long
room, where table glittering with sill
yer and glass, was spread with a boun-
teous feast, and ranged about it were
those good-loolling girls ready to wait
upon us.
"As we sat down we noticed that
there were two empty chairs. and the
matron asked where the other two
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

men were. l told her thaa 80 pagW
OF 10 were all present, and she said
that about two hours before Yankee
soldier had stopped at the house and
stated that about noon a party of 1S
Yankee soldiers would stop at the
house for dinner; that thereupon she
had at once set the negroes to work
catching and dressing chickens, bak-
Ing bread. making pies and preparing
vegetables, and had also sent word to
the neighboring plantations for the
girls to come and help wait on the
Yankees. The result we saw before us.
What delightful surprise it was,
A splendid dinner, with the sauce of
ravenous appetites, smiling hostess,
and a bevy of charming girls for wait
ers- Why, it was like being with home
folks once more and sitting down to
one of mothers dinners. But there
was one thing which marred the COM
plete success of the affair. Our hostess
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
A New Aid to Navigation.

The automatic compass of NJ. Heit.
which has been brought to notice in Mar
settles after test of several months, is
claimed TO offer an important new aid to
navigation. The basin is divided into
isolated sections. and an electric cur
rent is SO arranged that a flexible wire
moving over small silver index at
tached 10 the card gives record minute
by minute of the angle of the needle
with the meridian. thus supplying a
complete register of the ships course
and of the time of the helmsman's
changes. Certain sections are connected
to call bells, which signal to the COM
mander any unusual deviationS. The
apparatus shows the speed of the vessel
by registering the revolutions of the
screw. and it also indicates the time of
departure and of every stop and start.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
A Kings Opinion

The king of Sweden never loses an op-
portunity OF saying a word for temper
Ance. An English company is at present
engaged working goldmine in Norway.
and the king recently had an interview
with the heads of the concern, who pre-
sented him with some gold jewelry, the
produce of the mine The king. on be-
Ing informed that large number of
the miners were Good Templars, said
II am very glad to hear it. because
they are just the sort of men to give
satisfaction. National Advocate.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

with none to love him or care for him.
Some years ago Mrs. Edwards made her
SELF famous by her refusal to vacate a
piece OF land which the courts had held
was accretion land and belonged to the
owner Of abutting property. Officers
were sent to evict her, and she held
them of with shotgun. From early
life she has been accustomed to get what
she went after
|, The widow and the bachelor met in
the streets of Council Bluffs. The widow
was thinking of the fine ears of corn
which were going to waste on her land
and wondering whom she could find to
musk them, when she spied Peter.
oh, then this is a regular bona fide
leap year wedding?" replied Justice
Ouren, before whom they appeared an
hour later. after he had heard the out
line OF the story.
well, I guess that's what YOU might
call it. She asked me to get married a
sort OF sudden like this morning. and I
said | would. I'm satisfied, and guess
she is. So there you are" answered the
bridegroom.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

care, and | fioated. Looked about for
The jinrikisha man and saw none. but
while | was wondering what | could
do next, how / could get out of that
awful place when l didn't know any
Japanese word for help" and
couldn't swim nor climb up a perpen.
uicuiar stone wall ten feet or more high
in case / could get to it-directly I
saw his head and shoulders come above
water near the edge. I called to him
and he turned as IL shot (suppose he
thought l was done for), padded out
To me, and grasping the bottom OF
any skirt, towed me in Until l got near
enough to catch his shoulders. which |
xrasped, and righted myself, standing
by his side, while he held on to me and
1 to him, the water to our armpits as
1 remember.
Then we both yelled, Help! helpi"
In our own language, and soon we
heard voices and then three Japs'
heads peeked over the canal wall and
peered down onto us. BY dint of the
man with me boosting, my scrambling
and those three men pulling on one
wrist which they could just reach with
the combined efforts of us all to get
together. | was at last hauled out more
dead than alive, and lifted to my feet
only To tumble down again. for my
strength went from me then, as Sam.
sons must have done when he lost
his hair
After finding out about my baggage.
two OF those men took me, one on each
side. and started me for the house.
five blocks away. | went a few rods
and then discovered my knee Qeft)
was hurt, and a deathly faintness
seized me. | started to fall, but the
men held me firmly between them,
saying most kindly: Mo scotia, mo
scotia tmeaning little mora lit
tie more). | begged them in Japanese
TO put me in another purunia and hur-
ry me home, but they only said /:
Scotia matte, scotia mattel" a, little
walt. little waltz and dragged me
along half falling. stumbling, plung.
ing. half fainting. They got me home
looking like a drowned rat, and | had
Just strength enough left to arouse the
household and toppled onto a chair
IN the hall, but didn't faint. Oh no,
knew | mustn't; if | did, then the
worst would be to pay, so / held onto
my will power and exerted it as best
could, while four women and two
strong men undressed aud carried me
up TO my room and put me to bed
then had nervous chill that was
almost equal TO an earthquake, and in
fhe midst OF it the doctor came and
teid me-"not to be so nervous" y
ORDERED whisky post haste! l refus.
At-told him there were
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
AN INCIDENT OF THE CIVIL WAR
Bountiful Repost Served to Rovenous
Union Soldiers.

When Sherman's army was advanc-
Ing on Raleigh, NJ c., in 1865 was
put in charge of a forage detail of a
sergeant, corporal and Is men, taken
from the three regiments composing
the brigade, with instructions to bring
forage and turn it over to the brigade
quartermaster for distribution" writes
veteran in the Philadelphia Press
THE division, Gen. Corse's, of the Fiji
teenth corps, was on the extreme right
OF the army, and our detail started Off
through the woods at right angles to
the line of march. A light rain was
falling, but by the time we reached a
turnpike leading in the direction paral-
lei to the line of march of the army
the rain ceased. The freshly made
footsteps OF man were plainly visible
on the road, going in the same direc-
ton with ourselves, toward Raleigh.
and as we tramped along we INDUCED
In much comment as to who had made
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
GLAD HE MISSED THE MARX
When Representative Jenkins, of Wis
consin, Shot at Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee.

Gen. FitZhugh Lee and Representa-
tive w. A. Jones' of Virginia, were ia
the house gallery the other day when a
would be willing to go to the room of
the judiciary committee to meet Rep
resentative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, re-
lates the Washington Post
The request was entirely agreeable
to Gen. Lee, and few minutes later
he and Mr.. Jenkins were shaking
hands and looking cordially into each
others faces.
II saw you once a good many years
ago." said Mr.. Jenkins. Gen. Lee re-
marked that he did not recall the
event
ut was near Brandy Station" con-
tinued Mr.. Jenkins. "You were riding
at the head Of a column of men,
mounted on gray horse and wearing
a black plume in your hat"
'Oh, yes" said Gen Lee, recalline
the army movements in that vicinity.
You didn't see u.s." added Mr.. Jen-
Yankees were near We were poste;.
out in the woods, and. as 1 saw you
riding by. | aimed my musSet as care
fully as | coaid and fired | was much
chagrined then to note that you roGe
on, your black plume still waving, buI
| am very glad now that the bulie
missed its mark
Gen. Lee, too. expressed his gratih-
cation that Jenkins Oh that occasion
proved poor marks man, and the two
adjourned TO the senate restaurant
where the battle of Brandy Station
was fought over again. and the entente
cordiale firmly established
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

ter remedies. He said Mo- I said. Yesl
and stuck to 1t. and he got something
else, though 1 had little need Of IL when
it reached me, for my will had brought
me out
This was five days ago, and I'm still
confined to room and couch, though
am getting SO l can move about a lit
tie.
got OF with a sprained knee, 9
wrenched back, numerous bruises and
shocked nervous system, which was
not bad. considering.
How did 1t happen? Oh, the man
was full of sake, of course! guess
III never get over the fun 1t has caused
among my friends, some of whom call
me "a good sailor" "a temperance
comet" etc.
Inc largest newspaper of Japan re
ported 1t. giving all details, and the
Japanese temperance leaders (while
deeply chagrined that one of their PEG.
pie should have laid me out), are very
happy over the outcome. They say:
It's the best thing you've done yeti"
That whereas l have heretofore reach.
ed thousands. now l have reached
millions. for that paper goes all over
the Empire, and there's first class
temperance lecture in II as well as
plenty of good advertising.
The police swooped down on that
poor "kurumaya" (jinrikisha mani at
once and would have made Ii interest.
ing for him (for it's pretty serious
business to hurt a "foreigner") but
in the midst of my suffering I begged
the head of the police, who had come
to see me, not to punish or do anything
with the man, and while he made no
promises to me then and waited two
days to see how seriously | was hurt,
he eventually let him go and gave him
back his license. Such gratitude as
the poor fellow and all his associates
exhibited! His Hoor wife came to see
me yesterday and brought me lot of
nice oranges. She was completely
upset over it. The head man from the
1inrikisha stand has been to call several
times, and I've been almost over
whelmed with calls and attention from
friends and from those also whom I
never before met, both foreigners and
JdpduSSt. MY dCCluSul uaS eN1Ue0Cly
walked people up somewhat. Books
magazines, flowers and fruit, besides
many notes of sympathy, have been
bestowed upon me, and still they
come.
This is the third narrow escape 1
have had in three months, though the
other two were not such close shaveS,
and I'm as careful as l can be and do
NOT needlessly run into danger, but
you know this is not yet a civilized
country, and even if it were-well,
they have few accidents in civilized
countries. too, 1 notice.
Mr.. Nemoto. vice-president of the
National Temperance League, informed
me that the temperance societies new
err could have afforded to pay for the
amount of space devoted by the news
papers to our cause just now, and he's
happy over it.
The doctor says 1 must keep quiet
for a few weeks, and 1 shall be all
right The hardest thing to replace
will, I fear, be my clothing, for l
went in all over--hat. coat and all,
and they are somewhat the worse for
such close contact with water and mud.
oh. well, it will all come out some way
in course of time.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
t !t|!{tIlzi{II'|I)!I|lEI|!lIbl
! @N -Egs<
A NARROW ESCAPE.
ssn1ss Kara Smart Meets with Serious
! Accident at Hands of Drunk
en- japanese.

1--WE are permitted to quote the fol-
Sowlng extracts from a personal letter
20 Miss Smart's MANIFESTATIONS of
She Union Signal.)
tokyo, Japan.-The other evening.
as L was coming home. after a DAYS
absence travelling over the same
road l have travelled hundreds of
times, my jinrikisha man turned alb
rupty and darted off the road into the
Dig canal along which the road runs.
AT was done so quickly L had no time
10 jump to save myself nor to stop the
IMAM
Almost the first thing 1 knew I saw
min dropping into that awful black
hole, then saw one wheel go over 1--WE
went sideways fortunately the stone
wall lining side of canal, and then 1
was hurled into gulf of pitch darkness
and knew nothing more until | struck
the water some fifteen feet distant.
down, down / went, for it was high
tide fortunately Cor I'd have had a
Broken head or neck most likeIy). and
as the cold water rushed in mouth.
ears, nose, there came to me like a
hash fathers instructions of many
years ago: Keep your mouth shut.
hold your breath. keep your arms
down, and you'll come to the top and
Hoat until some one can rescue YOU. +"
and | Immediately proceeded to fol.
1ow instructions to the letter. Result:
a went down to the bottom, then, still
holding my breath, turned over and
came up to the top, right side up with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
The Patient Man.

''My dear" said Mr. Henpeck, II
wish you wouldn't call me Leo any
more"
What nonsense is this?" snapped
mis- wife. That's what you were chris
tened"
Il know, but it makes my friends
laugh when you call me that. waa
thinking you might call me Job just
for pet name. "-Philadelph's Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
WOMAN KILLS A WILDCAT,
First Attacks Animal with Gun, But
Finally Vanquishes 1t with
Wagon Spoke.

Mrs. Mary Taylor, Of Bell county. Ky.
after terrible battle with a wildcat
killed it with wagon spoke Some ami
NAL had been killing Mrs. Taylor's
poultry. but all efforts to catch the thief
had proved futile.
She was working in the house, when
her attention was attracted by noise In
the barnyard. She investigated, and
found big wildcat, which had attacked
the chickens, and which dogs had run
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
SuperhuouS.

Don't use poor SOAP" read Hungry
Hawkins from the piece of newspaper
that came with hand-out.
Some folks waste er lot NV words, -
growled Weary Walker. I'm dat SEN
tence I'd leave out de word poor. =
Chicago Daily News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
A Scientific Explanation.

Are onions considered healthy ?''
asked the investigator of the expert
Are onions healthy" repeats the
expert. Yes. indeed"
But why are they so considered?"
1T stands to reason that they should
be. They go to bed early and when they
get up they are good and strong
Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30

up tree. Mrs. Taylor took her hus-
bands gun, and went after the intruder.
The first shot brought him down the
tree. but only slightly wounded the ami
NAL.
fight ensued between the wild ami
NAL and the dogs. but the latter were
too small tn successfully fight such foe.
Mrs. Taylor could not fire a second
time for fear Of killing her dogs. She
got wagon spoke, and by a clever blow
finally crushed the cats skull. Mrs.
Tayloe's sle<Atna vao toen 1R00 -
pody, ana she was severely injured.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
Little ToperS.

The teachers of three French public
schools in Normandy report that 70
per cent. of the girls in them take
brandy in their coffee at breakfast
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
Negroes in France.

With population of about $500, 900
Paris has fewAr than 100 negroes with
. - n0elA u . aa1DoH anno 81
colored population of all France is less
than $50.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
Grains of Wheat.

A bushel of wheat by actual count
has been found to contain SOS, 72C
grains.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-04-30
MOT alone in Mechanics,

If more oil were used upon the ma
chinery there would be less breaks :
Farm Journal.