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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15
Declares for a TrI-
bunaI to Fix Max
imum Charges
Warns Heads Against
Hindering Popular
Demand

Washington, May 10.-Secretary
Taft fairly took the breath OF the 300
railway men, members of the Inter
national Railway Congress, dining last
night as guests of the American Rail-
way association, when, after being in
troduced as "the apostle from the
Philippines" he emphatically declared
that railroad rate legislation must
come. that if the railway men were
wise they would aid and not hinder
it. that the sentiment of the country
is such that the failure of proper reg
ulation meant campaign on the sub
ject that would do no good to the rail
roads.
Absolute silence reignei as Secre-
tary Taft spoke his mind on the SUB
iect of rates He was positively against
government ownership, he said, be-
lieving that nothing so deleterious
could come to the country as this So
luton of the question. "But," he con-
1inued you cannot run the railroads
az YOU run a private business. You
must respond to the public demand.
If there is danger of discrimination,
then you must allow the establish
ment of some tribunal that will rem
edy that discrimination" The secre-
tary saw no reason why tribunal
properly constituted should not be
competent in every sense Of the word
to fix a minimum rate. !,
Fish Says Present Law is Ample.
President Stuyvesant Fish of the
American Railway association had in
troduced Secretary Taft, in his capac'
ity as postmaster. Mr. Fish was on
his feet the instant the secretary con-
cluded. He answered the secretary at
length, taking the view that the law
to prevent discrimination, double deal
ing and secret rebates, was ample and
he vigorously called for the enforce
nent of that law. Mr.. Fish talked OF
the vested rights of money tied up in
the railways. He apologiZed for al
lowing himself to be diverted and as
he sat down Secretary Taft, who sat
next to him. Gueried in a low tone,
MAY I have Is minutes in which to
reply?"
Taft Even More Positive.
The time was given him and the
secretary utilized it in making him.
self even more positive as to his posi-
ton in favor of legislation which
would create a tribunal with author
ity to name maximum rate. "The
law now is" continued the secretary,
'sas decided by the supreme court OF
the United States, that first a COM
mission and then the courts may de-
eide whether a particular rate is rea-
sonable or unreasonable. Now in
naming that rate, in the very mental
process in determining whether a
rate is reasonable or unreasonable,
enc has got to fix what is a minimum
rate. AS l understand it, what is pro-
posed is only that in Irrigated cases a
commission shall be constituted that
shall fix maximum rate; in other
words. to go through the same pro-
cess it now goes through to determine
what is a reasonable rate. What
am strongly in favor of, though, is
that we shall have body that shall
decide things and that those things
shall be decided within a reasonable
time finally by the courts"
Mr.. Fish again took up the argu-
ment, contending that it was the ques-
ton of fixing the price for the seller
Of goods.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15
ELEVEN WOMEN DROWN.
Lose Lives in CapsizIng of Rowaoat in
Hungary.

Vienna, May lot is reported from
Szatnar, Hungary, that rowboat con.
tanning IA peasants was capsized while
crossing the river Monday and II Wonn-
en- drowned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15
FIFTY PEOPLE BURIED IN
LANDSLIDE IN INDIA

Bombay, May 1O.-An earthquake oc
Cured at Bender Abbas, Persia, April
25, and so persons were buried in a
landslide.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15
RUSSIANS LOSE
TORPEDO BOATS
Say Torpedo Craft Were Lost.

Nictoria, B. c., May 10.-Japames
adyices received yesterday state that
rumors are current that the Russian
squadrons lost many torpedo craft dur
ing the voyage.
Japanese Sanguine of Victory.
Victoria, B. c., May 1O---Adviees
from Japan, received by the steamer
Empress OF India yesterday, reflect a
sanguine feeling over the expected
naval battle between Admirals Togo
and Rojestvensky. Much feeling is
shown ON account of Frances alleged
breaches of neutrality The Rus
slams, Through secret agents, are re-
ported TO have bought up all the avail
able coal supply of Hong Kong, Sal
gon and Singapore.
Corruption in Russian Army.
st. Petersburg, May 10.-The Slovo
prints a rumor of the discovery Of
enormous defalcatiOns in the commits
sary department of the army.
Disorders Become More Serious.
kishineff, Russia, May 10.-The
agrarian disorders here are becoming
more serious. Two squadrons OF
dragons have been dispatched to this
town.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-15

why do you arm the men ON your
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
OUR MODERN DENTISTRY.
Porcelain Inlays Made NOWADAYS
That Match the Teeth
Perfectly.

1T used to be-. said the dentist.
that everybody wanted his front
teeth filled with gold; but now there
are plenty Of people who regard gold
filings that show as unsiehtly, and
who have their front teeth filed, and
built up if required. with porcelain.
which matches the teeth in color.
This porcelain work is one of the
later advances IN the development of
modern dentistry.
IN iilling tooth with gold we drill
out the cavity to make it larger with
IN than at the opening, but the cavity
FOR porcelain 1iliug is made slightly
larger ut the opening than at the
base. The porcelain filling is held in
place, not by the narrowing in of It's
retaining walls at the opening, as is
the case with other filings, but by CO.
ment.
with the cavity for porcelain fill
ing prepared, q matriX or impression
Of it is taken with tiny sheet OF
platinum foil which is of the thick
ness of one-thousandth of an inch.
Then you SELECT the porcelain mate
rial from which the filling is to lie
made. 1t comes in, a powder.
peoples teeth vary in color, AMI
artificial teeth are supplied in pretty
nearly innamerable varieties Of shape
and size aud color and shade and
spacing. These porcelain powdel j,
for 6llines are made in many different
shades. ana if the right shade cannot
be fsual among the STANDARD pow
ders. tSaa the shade desired can be
produced hy mixing. It is quite prac-
ticGt - find a powder or to make r
uiNipra that will match any tooth
perfcctir.
.O"t cf this powder an inlay II
hal,1 which fits the cavity in the
tooth rerfectiy if the work has been
done properly. The inlay. as | said,
). hell ia place by adhesion, with &C.
man;. There are many shades of
.,0ica.lin material, there are also
.iado Inlay cements of many shades.
'rne proper shade Of cement havins
boon ) a,4ctad, and the surface aToun /
tao cavity and that of the rach 81 the
inlay having been suitably rop2hene,l
80 maize tbs cement hold the better
you mix the cement and apply it and
s&t the INLAY into place. tnerc to lie
nold until the cement has hardened.
"porcela,n is. also used In huilding
up back teeth. hut It is used more for
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
WEDGED BETWEEN WALLS.
Gotham Minister Meets with Peculiar
Accident and Is Rescued
with Ropes.

Sandwich, Mass.-Rev. DR.. Roberts.
of New York, retired Episcopal min
lister, who spends his summers here,
is suffering from injuries received BY
fall at his home that it is feared
may prove fat-il. Mr.. Roberts. who re-
Gently celebrated his seventy-seyenth
birthday. has been suffering from poor
eyesisbt and his failure to see the
edge OF the terrace on which he was
walking in the rear of his home was
the cause OF the accident Early in
the evening. when walking along the
rear OF his home. he stepped Oft the
terrace ana fell between two small OUT
buildings. RE was made anomalous
b. the fell and it was some time be-
fore he vas able to make an outcry.
When one Of the servants found MIN
he. was 50 tightly wedgei in 3atwe L
the buildings that he could not relea a
him. The servant had to call Others.
who. with ropes, extricated the injur6 |
man.
Owing to his advanced years it IS
feared thst Or. Roberts will not sur
vive his injuries. He appears to Is
suffering from paralysis.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
HARD BREAD or SWEDEN.
May Truly Be Called the Staff OF
Life Because OF Its
Rigidity.

Hard bread, or "hardt brod," is truly
the staff of life in Sweden. Without
1t no meal would be complete. With
sour milk and dried fish, it forms the
daily food of the peasants, while those I
who can afford the white bread and
rich cakes and pastries still call for
the hard bread of their forefathers.
In every cottage and farmhouse in
Sweden, says the Detroit Free Press,
may be seen long pole stretching
across the kitchen near the fireplace,
and suspended from the ceiling by
ropes hung from two large hooks This
pole is weighted down by what looks
like thin wooden wheels, but which
are really "loaves" of bread which are
thus kept dry and brittle by the heat
from the large fireplace.
AS the baking day comes not oftener
than once a season, one might easily
imagine that the last loaves on the
pole would lose their original appear
ance of bread and be anything but
inviting to the appetite. The Swedes,
however, are extremely neat about their
kitchens. The floor is kept secured
and sanded. The family washing is
done in a separate room or building;
never in the kitchen. The. fireplace,
when cooking Is going on. is covered
by smoke apron which lets no smoke
or odor escape into the room. The
freshness and neatness of the peasant
kitchen make even the hard bread ap-
petizing.
The bread is made by a very simple
recipe Rye -four and water and
yeast-these are the only necessary in
gradients. Sometimes salt is added,
but everything not yielded by the soil
is luxury to the poorer classes. In
stead of the caraway seeds which the
German baker puts into his rye bread
the Swede uses anise seed
The dough is made very stiff and
rolled out like piecrust, not more than
quarter of an inch thick. 1t is then
cut into large circles, about twice the
size of an ordinary pie tin" A hole
is cut in the middle of each circle with
what do you think part of a cows
hcrnl By nature the Swede is eco
nomical and resourceful, and when a
cutter can be procured at home with
out any labor, why should he take the
time TO make one, or the money to
buy one?
The loaves are lifted into the brick
oven by means of a long, fiat wooden
shovel, much like what bakers use
here. but the loaves are not put into
pans. They bake directly on the brick
floor OF the oven.
The bread bakes quickly, but as the
usual oven does not hold more than
five or six losves, and dozens of loaves
must be baked at one sitting" baking
day sometimes lasts through two or
three calendar days.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
REPTILES HARMLESS.
MAN WHO CATCHES THEM DOES
NOT FEAR THEM.
Uses Simple Apparatus for Captur-
ing Poisonous Snakes--Soms
Particulars of His
Business.

There is one man in Boston who has
no fear of women invading his line OF
trade, and up to the present time ne Is
the only man, as far as is known, In
this state. who is a professional snake
catcher. This man. reports the Boston
Globe, is o. w. Mason, who does MOI
think his living Is in any way strahse'
for he considers snakes far less harm
less than dogs or any other pets.
A Globe reporter accompanied MI
Mason on a snake hunt to the Blue
hills the other day and was shown con-
clusively that there need be no Iear
of anybody getting killed from the pi1e
nf a snake in this vicinity. Mr.. Mason
donned leather gloves, leather CATERS
and unfolded mia snake-catchinS aPf@
ratus. a long stick, from which huns
a stout string tied 10 a sort OF oreus-
ing machine. This machine was ~
tached to the part OF the stick nearest
the ground, and is worked with the
string attachment. When snake ID
seen Mr.. Mason, with the stick in the
right hand, string in the lett, foilo"s
il. places it over the snakes body ana
he snake is no longer at liberty
well" said Mr.. Mason, after the
first snake was caught did he run
after me or did have to run after
him?"
"Yon see" he said, without waiting
for : rauly. IF | had gone about my
own business. az it were, that snake
would now be enjoying the pleasure OF
haskipe in the hot sun. No" continued
he. "a vicious dog would have turned
on me . itholt proyocation, but no
matter how vicious snake is. he Will
avoid g. conflict
al have gone into a den OF nearly
100 snakes. and not one OF them
turned on me until cotnered. and then
the fun began. Time and again nave
heen bitten. but have not yet met any
thing snake shaped that | fear. II
were TO show the white fea'ner thlnts
might be different. but | know what "
do when there is danger around.
Near Randolph, about two miles
away from the nearest electric road
+ catch at least 90 rattlers 10 one cop
borhead. There are 80 be found 'he
indian reads. unknown TO any put pro.
fessors from the different colleges tni'
accornpany me when. there Is an Ia
sasti2a,ion OF the different snake POI
sans under way The eoopperheaos arg
:sosI rlea.ifnl Nj or r'HF lie F''4' :
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
The Bond of Empire.

Forty years ago, before tho nations
of Europe developed their navies. it
was the afiaicn of some stalessne a
that lrieadly separation would ts lose
the nnl her Gentry and leave ih.
colonies N freedom and safety. It i.
impossible to fold that opinion nov.
Scattered and Independent commun-
tiles, unable TO defend. Themselves
would be at the mercy of any ambitions
power which possessed a fieet-West-
minister Gazette
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
Center of Feeling.
1t is when the pocket is touched
hat things begin to stir.
GLASS BRIC-A-BRAC.

II the stem OF wine glass or va e
is broken mending is sometimes pos
sible by applying to the joints some
easily fusible cement, such as shellac.
through a silver tube.
Glass. though proverbially brittle,
will stand any amount of hard usage;
hl-t once il is broken the on.y thing
that remains to be done is to throw
Il away. Cementing will not do much
good.
Glass that has been properly an
recalled will stand variations If tenn
lciaiure perfectly well, but If this
HASN'T heen done it is likely TO break
ir.iantly and without apparent r>a-
sons
Frequently globes and cHimnsys
ay to pieces when not properly heat
I'd. This is due to dranght or moist
IRE upon the chimney, especially
lamp chimneys, which will crac'l
fem top t. bottom even after the
4urp has been extinglsh d.
.Glass vases used for bowers fire.
quently become coated with an IN
pleasant deposit in the ipaccr> slhie
parts of the inside. This is 'ue 20
..~cayed stems of flowers that a:e
loft too lang in the water. lals. IT,
pasis may be removed ny -;cjea"in2
with cloth that has been dipped in
pumice-stone powder
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

Milton. very far away from places Wis
tied on Sunday by picnicking parties.
They run as high as two pounds in
weight and five feet long. Bull snakes,
OF which there are none in the vicinity,
weigh as much as eight pounds, and
are at least ten feet long | have fought
them, and am ready to do so again.
once | fought IA rattlers. 1t took
me two hours to get the last one, and
though they were as mad as hornets
| got the last one without harm, all
alive.
Strange as 1t may SEEM" said Mr.
Mason. as he stroked the head OF one
of the snakes which had ventured to
the top of the bag In which it had been
put. women are not as much afraid
of snakes as are the sterner sex.
woman will naturally shrink from
snake, but this is due to fear. When,
however. she is told that no harm will
result from patting its head this way
she.will forget her fear and will do as
I am doing now ten times quicker than
I could get a man to do it. 1t is the
same with women and dogs. Men like
dogs, but would not give them the
same attention as women do
Though the best time of the year for
catching purposes is the first two
weeks in May, an idea may be given Of
the number caught when it is told tn at
on April II Mr.. Mason caught 26 snakes
all told. Some of them were four feet
long.
When brought to Boston the snakes
are put into large packing case Gov
cred with wire netting. Here they are
fed. great care being taken TO give
them plenty of water.
On dark days Prof. Mason kills those
best suited to his taste-that Is, the
ones that will bring him the most
profit.
The poison taken from them is bot
tied up and later sold to colleges at a
good profit. Then the bodies are bot
tied up and labeled, to be used later
for the edidcat.oh os students.
When the proper kind are caught
they are fattcned and killed fer oil
The latter is used for many thires
mostly for Identifying purposes. after
It is made into q cream ioc the sim.
LARGE bull snakes, those weighing
eight pounds, will give four ounces q
oil. II caught in the fall fair-sized
snake will have enough tat to Keep il
alive for nine months. and this Ia
can be turned into money through tht
oil process. The bull snake oil is The
best kind
Its skin is worth one dollar, the OF
is worth one dollar and the states
where they are caught give a BOUNTY
of one dollar for each one killed. Tit
eastern market secures them for tn
price that the oil and skin would bring
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

inlays in front teeth, where other
kinds of filings would show. The
making of these inlays calls for the
exercise of fine art and skill; but the
modern dentist fills these require
nents and makes porcelain inlays
whose presence would not be discoy-
cred except upon the closest inspec-
ion"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
General Merchandise

We carry complete line of General
Merchandise. We are receiving new
goods regularly and can supply your
wants in any quantity. Try us for
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
Notable Absence of Scraps.

Circus day was unmarked by any
of the unpleasant incidents that fire.
quently attend these occasions.
There We're no more arrests than oc-
cur on any ordinary day, and these
were all for slight offenses. An In
dian who was possessed of quar-
relsome jag hit another Indian over
the head with a rock, which action
was resented, and lively row fol-
lowed. Both We're placed under ar
rest. young fellow from the All
tanum, slightly under the influence.
went out to the circus grounds and
tried to break into forbidden quar-
ters, but was thrown out by one of
the circus employees. He was not ar
rested. however. There was a nota-
BILE scarcity of DRINKS in town. The
sheriff ana his deputies and the po-
lice were active and watchful all day,
and their presence doubtless aided in
keeping down disturbances.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16

The Oregonian observes that certain
Tacoma hop dealers, Isaac Pincus &
Sons, have rushed into print with
complaint that this paper has de-
clined to publish certain alleged in
formation furnished by them relative
to the unfavorable condition of the
English hop crop. The Oregonian
declined because it is not willing to
have its columns used by Pincus &
Sons or any other professional hop
bears for the purpose of influencing
the market in their interest. 1t re-
CARDS all information from this
source with suspicion. 1t knows
that this firm of pincus & Sons are
bulls when they have hops to sell and
bears when they wish to buy. The
welfare of the grower is of no con-
Germ to them whatever If any pro-
Queer pays the slightest attention to
the circulars with which the North
west has been flooded by Pincus &
Sons. he makes great error The
Oregonian has natural and laudable
desire to see the hop grower get a
fair price for his product; but it is
neither the organ of the bulls nor the
bears. 1t prints all available infor.
nation on hop conditions at home
and abroad from what it considers
reliable sources. 1t prints nothing
from Pincus & Sons.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
WAY TO TREAT HAY EEvER
No stomach Distinguish Breathe
HyOmei--Stops Sneezing and
Smarting.

Fred l.. Janeck is recommending
to his customers as cure for hay
fever. Hyomei
1t is claimed for this remedy that
1t stops the spasmodic paroxysms,
the sneezing, the smarting and run
ming of the eyes and nose, and other
acute symptoms of this disease.
Many persons have been cured of
hay fever by Hyomei. and the dis
coverer of the remedy processes TO
be able to prevent both the occur
renee of the annual attack and 10
stop the progress of the disease, even
in the most chronic forms.
A. Hamlin of Westford, Mass,
writes "Hyomei cured me of hay
fever in one weeks time. consider
it duty to tell others who suffer
from this disease"
This endorsement is only one of
hundreds that have been received by
the proprietors of Hyomei. and Mr..
Janeck's offer to refund the money If
Hyomei does not do all that is
claimed for it, is the strongest proof
that can be given as to the confidence
of Mr.. Janeck in Hyomei's power to
cure hay fever. The complete outfit
costs but $1.00, while extra bottles
can be procured for 80 cents.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
Reads Steam Laundry
First and A SITS. Phone 3e1
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Another Week OF Practically I'm.
broken Drought Recorded.

The weekly crop bulletin for the
state of Washington gives a summary
of conditions up to Aug. Is as fol-
lows:
Another dry and warm week has
been added to the long period of
drought that has continued practical
ly unbroken for thirty days. In the
western counties the weather was
only moderately warm, but in the
eastern counties the week was hot
throughout
The warm weather was beneficial
to corn, tomatoes, melons and hops
Corn has seldom done SO we'll as 1t
has this season. particularly sweet
corn in the western counties Hops
have made very satisfactory develop
meLt; but burrs are now of fair size
ana growing we'll. The insect pests
are under control. Melons are being
shipped in great quantity and of ex-
cellent quality from the Yakima coun-
thy. Early potatoes have done well,
hut the dry weather is having a bad
effect on the late crop. Root crops,
especially beets. are doing well.
Gardens are suffering from lack of
moisture, and apples and prunes are
dropping quite badly from the ef-
fects of the heat.
Pastures, particularly on uplands,
are becoming very short and dry. A
second crop of clover has been cut in
the western districts, and secured
in good condition. Flax is ripe and
is being cut.
The weather is all that could be
desired for the harvesting of grain.
Winter wheat cutting is neatly com
pleted. and considerable thrcsniny
has been done. with very good
yields both IN quantity and qualify
The cutting of spring whea' Is well
along; probably three-fourths done,
except in late localities, in some of
which it will linger until the end of
the month. Fiom present appear
ances the WELL viii he a medium one,
of excellent quality. the falling of
from the cary cYpet iations CT an M
usually la 'yn yield being due to the
injury from hot winds, which in some
districts was considerable. In other
districts, however, there was little
or no injury, and in such cases the
yield will be neavy. The warm
weather ripened oats rapidly. Cut
ting is well along, except on the low
lands of Skagit county, where ii has
only fairly begun. The crop prom
ises to be very good one, although
not unusually heavy.