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that the Russian wanted something
more irritated him
Taro lifted his foot and gave the In
satiabIe Russian a great kick The
kick passed into history. And the Rus
sian went flying over the boat. into the
shot boiling and heavy breathing sea-
far into a happier land where strife is
no more.
~N pom the Akatsuk Taro was
steaming away through the
~ thick of hail storm from the
Russian forts. He is not a supersti-
tious fellow. He Is an up-to-date prod
uct of a modern naval academy. All
the same. somehow, he did not know
the reason why. the story which his
grandmother used to tell him or the
ancient ancestoress of the family OF
Ikeda kept on coming into his mind.
Once again, in the din and storm OF
the twentieth century machinery Of
war. in front of Port Arthur, in the en-
nghtened days of Meiji, he saw his an
cestoress bowling before the luminous
presence of the guardian god of fish
erman's village beside the Inland Sea
in the tabled mists of the days of the
gods. And he heard a voice say;
1.-THE storm shall shake the earth.
That shall be great day for the Home
Land of the Sun. On that day | shall
monster from the north. And the edge
of his sword shall be tempered by the
gods. And he shall be great In the
land of your birth"
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ment," said Chief Shea to a writer for
this paper. THE best horses come from
New York State, though some of them
are from the West and from Maine.
The New York State horse is more plia-
BILE, not so gross, and stands the nervous
strain of the work better
Personally 1 think they are very in
telligent as a class. We get them from
the city horse market generally. The
suggestion has been made that the city
might well breed its own horses from
chosen stock, but this would be i'm
practicable, because not more than one
IN six colts so bred comes up to the de-
sired average of thoroughness.
Worth $500 a Pair.
Ordinarily we pay about $500 a pair
for green horses, but we do not buy
them till they have been tried out in
the school here. The first lessons are in
answering alarms by the gong, and run
ming out to their places under the har-
ness. Then we take them out to i'm
aginary fires, and run them up and down
Riverside Drive or through the more
noisy streets near the elevated.
1T is surprising how readily good
horse learns that when the gong sounds
and his halter falls away, he is ex-
pected to trot out to the truck and stand
under the Suspended harness.
I'VE do not care So much for the color.
That does not count The candidate
must weigh generally from go to 400
pounds and stand 16 to 1913 hands high.
He should be FIVE to six years old and
well broken and of good conformation.
I'VE pride ourselves a good deal on
the beauty of our horses.
There are horses in the department
which are doing good work at twenty
and thirty years. though these are most
ly in the outlying districts where the
work is not hard.
After three weeks or a month of
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ships. We pray for the success of au!"
the signal read.
They watched the dimples Of the smiI-
ing Yellow Sea firt with the signifi-
cant buntings on the Mikasa-the day
was beautiful, so unlike the hail storm
of the previous day.
On the night OF the Sth-9th, the Akat-
suki, with her sisters of the fiotilla,
Nos. 4 and 8. were chasing q phantom
in the Tanlien-wang. and were for
saken Of luck, while their comrades were
reaping huge harvest of halos in the
outer roadstead Of Port Arthur.
Never mind!
81 ONG before the break of light
on the morning of March the
~ 10th a fiotiIla Of Nippon torpedo
boats was laying mines Of special sort
these are the very records of the Off
cial report Of Admiral Togo-at the en-
trance of POr. arthur. If you had a
very keen eye you could have seen the
Akatsuki.
OF course, the Russian forts, with
which shots seemed to be the cheapest
thing under the skies, literally deluged
the torpedo boats with a flood OF shells.
But then the Nippon boats had seen
Hood as warm as that pour forth from
the Russian guns on high more than
once. They did not mind a little thing
like that. So, as if they were out boat
ing upon the Spring tide of the River
Sumida IN the colorful days of cherry
flowers in bloom, they went their own
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And they patted the proud neck of the
old fine horse with that warmth which
regular firemen show to the brutes who
for years have been their companions
at fires in all sorts of weather.
Old White $50 had served in the de-
partment for ten years, the hero of a
hundred fast runs that saved human
lives. He had at last been condemned
as unfit for service and sold according
to the law-at auction to the highest
bidder.
when he left him at the door OF the en-
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her possessions and military posts,
whose morning drumbeats, following
the sun and keeping Company with the
hours, circle the earth with one con-
tinuous and unbroken strain of the
martial airs of England"
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(the coloniss) raised their flag against
a power to which for purposes of for
eign conquest and subjugation, Rome, in
the height of her glory, is not to be COM
pared-a power which has dotted over
the surface of the whole globe with
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Thc Dash from
the~Fire House,

front OF the engine house in
Eighteenth street. Manhattan. The
driver ran across the street with bottle
OF milk
Suddenly the doors of the engine house
few open, there was the loud clang of
the fire alarm gong counting its num-
bers. and the accompanying rattle OF
hoofs on the floor of the fire house
Men hastily climbed TO the trucks the
engine rumbled out with a shrin whistle
and darted of down the street. Then
came the whisk Of a hose truck
The minute that the doors had flown
open and the sound of the familiar
gong came out upon the street the old
white horse attached to the milk wagon
jumped to attention" His feet came
together with a snap, and his ears
cooked toward the engine house He
seemed to be waiting for the finish Of
the first round of the gong.
The engine dashed out and away,
closely followed by the truck. Then,
to the surprise of the crowd that had
gathered, the white horse started in
the wake Of the truck, with the long,
leaping gallop Of the trained fire horse.
An Old Fire Horse.
The milk cans ratified and the driver
ran after shouting Whoa" but the
gallant old horse paid no attention. He
swept around the corner into Broadway
with the clean, clear-cut turn of the
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CINE house in Eighteenth street, that
an alarm of fire might send him racing
through the streets with the other ap-
paratus. But when he returned and
found him gone he knew what it
meant when he saw the empty fire
house.
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VA FIRE HORSE!

pet them, fondle their soft noses and
make them happy by little attentions
that please them. 1t is astonishing how
they pick UP and put on flesh under our
treatment. They go forth again to the
battle Ike enthusiastic soldiers out of
the relief camps.
Which is the most famous horse in
the Department. Every FIRE house claims
to have him. You viii find the gentle
man the hero and lion of every fire
building from the Battery to Mount
Vernon.
There are many horses who have
records Of hundreds or lives that have
actually been saved by their aeetness
OF limb and strength OF back in drag
ging the apparatus to fires. There are
many who have come here regularly
Warh cuts and bruises received in the
helter-skelter, break-neck dashes from
the stables.
horse that dashes into an elevated
PoSN and breaks his neck in his wild
rush TO the scene of a tragedy ra+bor
mai oolilde with carriage, is as much
a Hre nero as the fireman who is buried
under falling WALL
Too Old to Work.
OhleI Shea led the way to the lower
ward where a lot Of feet linbed racer.
thelr great almost human ewes look-
ing pitfully through the bars of the
Stalls were waiting a fate that tbev
couiu not understand as the reward Of
snelr long and faithful service tn the
department.
They had been condenned a. ,re+
because Of old age and infrmities qained
In the service of the CITY RI Ions,er AZ,
their duty. The law saws that tbe,,
snan De sold at auction to the highest
tised.
Ihere was note Of pity and remorse
IN the voice Of the veterinary surgeon
as he patted their heads and taIl.ad 70
them. Each horse knew him nerson-
ally. Each was loved by some souad of
men down in the city. who had eaten.
slept and lived with them for wears
Inese Old soldiers Of the cause will
go out one by one to the unthauked
1oA Oh drawing trucks, drays and ped
olers wagons. Perhaps Ike the old
"nite horse, No. $50. they may create
scenes by dashing peiI nell after the
nying squadron of some fire house in
the streets, and when they do they will
be forgiven by the f1remen and the
police, whether they are by the owners
or not.
Lucky is the superannuated fire horse
that finds his way to the farm ana
while not busy at his toll passes his
OF days in green pastures and beside
running waters that perhaps remind
MIN OF his youth-for all fire horses
That are good for anything come from
the country.
When came into the department in
september, 1882, there were 3S5 horses
In the department. have selected most
or the horses since then, or at least
passed upon them, and the last horse
bought was numbered 1577. so you see
there has been quite a regiment of
thom,' said Chief Shea.
When the photographer for this paper
fired hash lights to photograph the
horses In the hospital there was no fear
among them, but only suppressed ex-
1t reminded them Of the fires
they had been to. the midnight dashes
to FAR away tenements in flames, and
the merry dance of their hoofs showed
their Impotence to be Off
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How They Are Trained.

II was Commissioner Henry 3. Pur-
roy, who died a year ago, who origi.
mated the idea of training stable and
hospital for the faithful creatures of
the trucks. though there was from the
first a sort Of hospital for horses.
He established on Lawrence street, in
Manhattanville, the training school,
which was afterward moved to the
building at 135 West Ninety-ninth street.
where it now is. The large four-story
school and hospital building contains
on an average thirty sick or injured and
green horses.
The papers print a great deal about
the men hurt at fires, but seldom men
ton the suffering of the faithful horses,
though they are frequently killed or
manned. The horses wearing bandages
or lying in sings at the hospital to-day
testify to recent accidents, some of
which resulted in broken bones. torn
limbs and lacerated sides.
The training Of new horses at the
school is the most interesting study in
animal intelligence one can see.
I'VE exercise a great deal of care in
the purchase Of horses for the depart
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A Purse for the Horse.

He followed to the scene of the blaze
and secured the old hero But he did
not get away till the firemen had made
up purse of three dollars to be used
in buying Old 9S6 the SWEETEST" oatmeal
and corn mash dinner that any horse
in the metropolitan district had that
night
He was a good fire horse" said Bat
talon Chief Joseph Shea, master of the
Fire Department Training Stables and
Hospital in West Ninety-ninth street,
and I am not at ali surprised that on
hearing the old familiar call to the har-
ness and seeing the apparatus dashing
past he turned and followed He had
been taught to do that very thing. and
il used 10 be said in the fire houses that
he could even count the number of the
alarm and knew every box in the dis
trict
II never see one of the fine old fire
horses sold at auction but I feel the
ignouny Of it and wish that some method
could be devised for pensioning them
and securing them peaceful and use
full old age
Battalion Chief Shea has had charge
of the horses of the department for
nearly twenty years, and knows them
ali intimately. He is an expert vet
erinarian, a graduate of the New York
Veterinary College, and has taken such
good care Of the 800 horses belonging to
the department that no one of them
ever hears that he is to be sent to the
hospital for treatment but he begins TO
prick up his ears and look happy at
once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

Owing to the non-arrival OF the
Judge, circuit court was postponed
until his arrival.
There are a large number oil
strangers in the city to-day in at
tendance at court.
Mart Hrzel had his team and
scrape, at work on Silver Lake to-day
cleaning large place for hrs ice crop
and as the ice is as clear as crystal,
this will give the old and young peo-
pie fine opportunity to enjoy fne
skating. The lovers of this vigorous
and healtnful sport should be thank
full to Mart for his considerate feeling
of the skaters, and their appreciation
will be shown by the large crowd that
will take advantage of the opportun-
ity afforded them by Mart. Every
body 20 skating ON Silver Lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
1o,nest.ade. K lis Wildcats (.

James Clark, omesteader resid-
ing up the Wisconsin river in the
Town OF New bold. brought to the city
Wednesday afternoon, the pclts Of
four large wildcats which he had shot
near his place during the month. One
of the cats which Mr.. Clark had
wounded and thought was dead
sprang upon him when he approaches
to cut it's throat. and before the man
could raise his rifle to fire the second
time, had scratched him severely
about the face and hands. As the
county and state each pay { bounty
of $500 on the head of every wildcat
killed, MIR. Clark will receive $24.0O.
New North,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
Circuit Court Convene To-Day

Circuit Court Convene To-Day.
The December term of Circuit Court
convenes at the Court house to-day
with Judge Silverthorn presiding.
The session is short one as there are
but nine cases on the calendar as fol-
lows:
State of Wisconsin vs.. Patrick Ryan
for resisting an officer.
State al Wisconsin VS.. Felix Van
Morbeck, assault with intent to kill.
State of Wisconsin vs.. Ed. Thomas,
for illegal voting.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Robt. Glenn
ments. for illegal voting.
John r. Boleau and Charles Hoff-
master VS.. E. M. belong.
Bonnell-Phelps Timber Co. VS.. Villas
County. etal.
futile Lass Lumber Co. vs. Villas
County, etal.
Frank Hull vs.. &. 3. Shaffner.
Charles q. Foster vs.. J. Jay Foltz.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

The marvellous attainments OF the
blind-deaf Helen Keller stand as an
evidence Of what can be accomplished
under seemingly insurmountable diff
ticulties. 1t is not generally known,
however. that there are in different
schools at the United States nearly
thirty unfortunates of this class. Wis
consin has two of these, Eva Halliday
OF Wausau, and Annie Johnson, OF
Colfax.
Eva Halliday lost her hearing and
sight in infancy. She has now been
in the Wisconsin School for the Deaf,
at Delavan, little more than two
years. She has learned to read and
to operate rapidly the Braiile and
Remington typewriters. She has also
been taught speech and articulation
so those who are familiar with her
have little difficulty in understanding
her. She reads the lips by placing
her fingers upon the lips of the speak
err. During her two years schooling
she has made more rapid progress
than has any other blind-deaf student
even including Helen Keller. in an
equal time.
Annie johnson lost her sight and
hearing at the age of twelve. She was
a bright and ambitious country school
girl until this affection came upon her,
Last January she entered the DELAY an
Scho,l for the Deef. She has a voca-
bularv and voice resulting from her
twelve years of existence in full pos
session of all nf her senses. The pro-
blem of teaching her is quite different
from that of teaching Eva. hnnie has
only to master the point system used
by the blind and to learn the maDip-
.,la,i,n Of typrwritess. This she has
dane in the short time she has been in
the state school.
Both Eva and Annie are bright,
happy, light hearted girls. They are
optimistic in tendencies and thorough
ly appreciative of all that is being
done for them. No department OF the
work of the Delevan school is more
fascinating to visitors than is the de-
partment OF the blind-deaf. This de-
partment is under the direction OF
Miss Della Rice, of Columbus, Ohio.
Both of these girls, with their teach
er, will he present at the State Teach
er's Association which meets at Mil
waukee, December 9th, 28th and
29th. They will give an exhibition OF
their accomplishments and the meth
cd used in reaching blind-deef stud
entS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
Second Entertainment Of Course.

Lee Frances Lybarger, of Philadel-
phla, prominent lawyer and a most
eminent orator, will lecture at The
Lyceum Opera house, December Is.
This is the second entertainment oil
the Course of three which a commit
tee of citizens have engaged for the
general public. MIR Ly barger is most
highly praised by the pres where ev-
err he has lectured. TheNfitle of his
lecture in Eagle River wifi he "How
to be Happy" and is considered to be
the finest Of his long repitore, and all
lovers of tirst-cIass entertainments
should not fail to attend this lecture.
All those holding season tickets for
the course can get reserved seats at
Fred McIntyre's store on the day Of
the lecture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
State Census.

New North: Next year the census
of Wisconsin will be taken under the
directian OF the Secretary of State, no
tice of which has already been issued.
The census will be- taken by town,
village and city clerks, whose COM
pensation will be $3.50 for each one
hundred names. They will make
their returnes TO county clerks who
will receive So. so for every one thous-
and names.
Considering salaries for extra work
inv the Secretary Of States office,
printing, etc, it is estimated that the
census will cost the state nearly 500.
900, figuring on total population Of
2,225, 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
Church Notices.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

. OhOR Nh'
Next Sunday night the Pastor will
give the 5th lecture in the course of
Life Problems, on the subject of lin
flnence," at 1880 O'Clock promptly.
You are all cordially invited to at
tend.
Church PRAYER meeting on Wcdnes-
day evening at 1880, and the members
of the church are urged to be present
on time. Bring your bibles.
The Ladies are to be congratulated
on the success of their bazaar which
was held last Thursday. There were
a large number of very pretty articles
for sale, also useful Things; and the
, homemade candy event" and also
the ice cream, shows that folks will
always buv those things. The way
of serving the refreshments was
unique, and was enjoyed by almost
, everybody. Whether it would be wei
| to serve suppers every time that way
is question, still because of the
uniqueness OF the thing, it was a sue.
cess. The ladies will clear something
over $4,000 for their labor. They
wish to thank the general public fol
their patronage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

John Murphy returned to hi
home at Montello Saturday after
short visit with his brother William
and family. Mr. Murphy took home
fine big buck which he was forum
ate enough to shoot.
e. ID. Stewart, the jewelsr, has
ON exhibition in his store window, a
clock that runs 400 days without re-
! winding. The clock is curiosity
and is attracting considerable of at
tention.
For Sale-Logging outfit, inclnd-
ing sleighs, tools and blacksmith out
tit. Enquire of A. A. DENTON.
The annual meeting of the Ath-
! letic Club hich was announced for
last Thursday night, was postponed
until this week Thursday night at $3.50
O'Clock at the Gymnasium. All who
are interested in atheletics are invited
to attend, whether members O. the
club or not.
e. A. Everett informed us that
while ont hunting this fall he found
a large buck with his horn caugit I'M
der log and could not release it's
self, had laid down and Lied after a
hard struggle.
B hcock's party of Neenan, who
spent the hunting season at their
Lodge on Lake Kentuck, while in the
the woods found a large buck dead.
The Antlers had 21 prongs which they
took to their camp. From ali appear
ances the deer must have died from
old age
-Jud. Field, one of the North
Westerns popular passenger conduc-
tors, taYy;ed in the city few hours
Saturday ON his way to Ashland. Jud.
has just returned from a trip to the
New North. The familiar face OF Mr..
Field is again seen on our local pass
enyer run. He said that the Fair and
weather were great during his visit at
st. Lon $.
There is scme talk going the
.oun Is. hat the new legislature will
change the hn, ting laws; to shorten
the open deer season to ten days; tax
resident hunters So instead of ST. re-
duce the nonresident license and give
a larger bounty on wolves. are few
of the changes contemplated. We
agree on all the changes except the
reducing the nonresident fees.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
M. w. of A. Elected New Officers.

M. w. of A. Elected New Officers.
A lively meeting was held Friday
night at the Woodmen hall, when the
officers for the ensuing year were cleo
ted as follows:
V. C.-N. NJ. Emmons,
w. A.-Frank Dildine,
Clerk-A. G. Miller,
Banker-Steve Bowker,
Escort-Gene O'Dell,
MATHEMATICIAN Murphy,
Sentry-Frank Hull.
Managers, 2 yrs--Frank Steia.
yrs-Robt. PersoAn,
Physicians -Drs. Pinkerton and
Neville.
The meeting was largely attended,
and the voting for several OF the can
didates was warmly contested. An
oyster supper was served after the
cluse of business by the camP-cook
George st. Louis, which was greatly
enjoyed by all some to such an extent
that the new camp physicians were
nearly called TO relieve them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

,MDTrx0NAI. TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN
DULCrH AND ASHLAND ON n, p. r.
A new passenger train has been pat
n service on the Northern Pacific, be-
,ween Ashland aad Duluth in both
directions, daily except Sunday.
This train will leave Duluth East
.Oupd at 8 o'clock A. H. arriving al
Ashland at l1.OO; besve Ashland West
pound at 4 o'clock P. Nj. arriving IN
DU7nth at 6.55 P. Nj.
This will give this territory the
1sst passenger train service 1t has Ell
Dyed fer long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

h A. II. EAGLE RIVER LODGE, meets ev-
Rry second and fourth Tuesday at their hall
eve: u. E. RiordanS Law ONCE. Visiting
athers cordially invited
W. H. Bonner. w. M.
John Radcliffe, Sec.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

, N Of A. MANILA CAMP No. 1913, meet
ATM. w. A. Hall every Thursday evening
) Visiting Neighbors cordially are invited
Mrs. Carrie Mnrphy, Oracle,
Miss L1enna Cavner, Recorder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

o. o. IT.. EAGLE RIVER LCDGE No. 1OS
meets every Monday evening At thelr nal
aver Rear0sley's drug store. Visiting broth
y are cordially invited
w. A. Bradford, See.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05
NOTICE,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

United States Land ONCE.
Wausau, Wis, Dec. |, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that Island
No. 10. in Section IS, Up. 80 N. R. 8
East and Island No. 4. in Section No.
So, TIP. SO, Il. East, situated in Tom
shawk Lake has been surveyed and
the plat of survey will be filed in this
office on the 2nd day of January, 1905
At 10 O'Clock a. m. and that on and
after said date we will be prepared to
receive applications for the entry OF
said island.
JOHN w. MILLER. Register.
HENRY G. McCROssEN, Receiver.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

The following is list OF letters re.
manning in the postoffice at Eagle
River at the end of November, 1904.
Miss Cecil Davis,
F.. j. Dunn,
Will Salsgiver,
Altha jones.
In calling for the above letters,
please say advertise.
M. B. SANBoRN. r. NJ.