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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
Angola Wins $4,000 Stake.

Cincinnati, Sept. 27.-The Ohio
stake for 200 trotters, purse $4,000,
was the feature event of the grand
circuit races at Oakley Park yester
day. 1t took six heats to decide the
race. Angola, after finishing eight
in the first heat, fourth in the second
and eight in the third, won the next
three heats. Red Lac won the first
heat easy from Robert Nc, going the
distance in 2:07 IL and breaking the
record for this event, which was
2:08N. In the first heat of the 2: 19
trot Woody r. ran into fence at
the last sixteenth pole, after burst
ing a bloodvessel, and was instantly
killed. His driver J. Miller, was only
slightly injured
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
RAT BISCUIT HIS END.
Trapper Found Dead by Roadside with
Poison in Pocket.

Galesville, Wis, Sept. 27.-JOseph
Porter was found dead beside the road
IN Caledonia. Porter was "a years OF
age and his residence is unknown.
For the past 80 years he was a fisher
man and trapper. He would drop into
communities along Black river, remain
a few days and then journey on. He
came to Galesville last week for the
first time in five years, and in feeble
condition. The old man refused to go
to a hospital and went his way to a
farmers near the city to remain over
night The next morning he remarked
that he hadn't long to live and he
thought he would take dose of rat
poison. The following morning he
was found by the roadside. In his
pocket was package of rat biscuit.
Port Washington, Wis, Sept. 81
Children discovered the badly decom-
posed body of man hanging in the
woods near Fredonia. 1t was evident
the man had committed suicide. A
gold watch was found on his person.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
ALL STEAMBOATS,
To Be INSPECTED

Washington, Sept. 27.-The rein
spection of all steamboats, in the
United States was ordered yesterday
by the department of commerce and
labor. No general inspection has been
had since it's revision of the rules
made in May to harmonic them with
laws passed by the last congress, fol-
lowing the General Slocum disaster at
New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
TIE DEUM OF ONE REFORMED

o Lord. I than, thee thou hast stayed
My feet that hurried to the brink,
And heard me as l prayed
For strength to break each link
That bound me prisoner to drink
| thank thee, thou hast put away
The snareful cup that tempted me,
And held my foe at bay
Until my feet were free
From chains that curbed my liberty
l thank thee, Lord, that thou hash
quenched
Those parching flames of evil fire.
Hast mercifully drenched
Temptations power dire,
And set me free from this desire
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02

Chicago, Sept 27.-Robert Hannexzs,
a baker "a years of age, walked ICneGs
the county hospital last evening zBG
announced to physician that two
years ago he swallowed a lead penn
Gil and it was troubling him now He
was Immediately operated upon fean
appendicitis, AMI the pencil, GVSs
inches in length sharpened at one exsEY
was found imbedded in the appendix
Physicians say Hammers, will recover
in short time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
Demand Recognition
Of Complete Equal
Ity Of Persons
Ask Formation Of a
Popular Legislative
Assembly

Moscow, Sept. 27.-rhe congress of
representatives of zemstvos and mu-
inequalities yesterday decided on a
political program, which includes
complete responsibility in the eyes OF
the law for all private individuals and
officials alike; recognition OF com
pete equality in the personal rights
of all citizens OF the empire; equality
of the rights or peasants with tnost
of other classes; liberation of village
pollutations from administrative
guardianship; immediate recognition
of the inviolability Of person and
domiciles; guarantees of freedom OF
conscience, faith, speech, press, meet.
ing and association; abolition of the
passport system; formation of ma.
tional assembly which shall partici
pate in legislation, institute regular
budgetary system and have control
over the legality of the acts OF the
administration. The program also
advocates the principle of represen-
tation on a national and not on q class
basis. the election of representatives
being by universal and direct suffrage.
Danger of Cholera Scourge.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 27--Although
| the government some time ago came
to the conclusion mat the danger OF
all outbreak of cholera in the Volga
basin was over and ordered the spe-
cial stations for combating the dis
ease in that. region Closed, the Tears
of an epidemic have been revived.
The province of AStrakhan yester-
danger of cholera and special meas
ures were ordered to be taken The
actual appearance of cholera, howev-
er, has not been reached
Flour for Viadivostok.
Seattle, Sept. 27.-An order for
$780, 900 barrels of flour to be delivered
Immediately has been placed with a
local flour mill for Vladivostok flour
merchants. This is the largest single
order ever placed on the Paclnc
coast.
/ New orders for Hong Kong and
Shanghai delivery are being received
and all orders placed before the boy
colt were proclaimed to have been
| confirmed.
Second Peace Conference.
st. Petersburg, Sept. Pit is an
nounced that the Russian representa-
tiveS abroad were instructed Septem-
Der q, to communicate to the govern
ments to which they are accredited an
invitation to a second peace confer
ence at The Hague. They were fur
Their directed in the event of accept
ance to announce that the Russian
government proposals would be
strictly practical, and that the con
ference would especially and exclu-
sively deal with the serious questions
arising out of the late war, which it
was essential should be settled with
out delay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02

was attacked without having, ctaznGa2 e
to defend himself The suppS@aa1s r
author of the outrage on the shield OF
the American consulate at Cie1otGR--
COS has been arrested CondrEaas-
ton that the elections have resuEle6a
favorably to the moderate p&EEE
caused a sudden rise in all securities
in the stock exchange at Havana,
some as much as 20 points"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
ENCL AND AND JAPAN JOIN
To COMPEL PEACE OF ASIA

Germany is supposed to entertain with
regard to the province of Shangtung
and because Germany's present pr1v1-
legged position in Shangtung may be-
come non-existent by reason OF the
treaty Germany, therefore, may
have some slight feeling of irritation
because of the limitation thus I'M
posed. It is only in this respect that
the treaty is likely to give rise to any
permanent unpleasantness."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
CONFESS TO CRIME.
Four Men Under Arrest for Burglary
and Torture.

Elgin, ILL.,, Sept. 27-William
Harder. an ex-convict, "Bill'" Gooby
and Frank Brown of Elgin and Ben
nie"' Dess have been arrested and con-
fessed to havig entered the home of
Andrew and John Foen at Spring Lake
Sept. 10 and after having bound and
partially gagged the brothers tor
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
BOLD BANDIT RAID.
TWO Mexicans Killed; Murderers Sc
cure About $1,000,


Guadalajara, Mexico Sept. IL
the Buena Vista mines in the La Yes
ca district of Tepice and two assist
ants, were held up by bandits six
miles from Hostorpaquillo, Jalisco,
while returning to the mine with S.
900 for the payment of miners. Pare
des and one of his assistants were
killed and about $4,000 was secured.
The other assistant escaped into
Hostorpaqui.lo, with about $1,000 of
the money. He reported that at
least IL men were engaged in the
hold-up. Paroles body was literally
riddled with bullets. The other
Mexican killed was shot five times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
.zEMSTvOS OUTLINE REFORM

tured them by burning their feet I'M
i'll they iivulged the hiding place of
their wealth. The assailants secured
about S400 and escaped, leaving their
victims for dead. John Foen, the
older of the brothers, has been be
tween life and death for a week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
JOCKEY REDFERN INJURED.
Must Retire for the Year Because of
Auto Accident.

New York, Sept. 27.-Jockey Red
fern met with an automobile accident
yesterday which will compel his re,
tirement as a rider for the year.
While driving his car enroute to a
race track, Redfern collided with a
motor cycle and sustained a fracture
of the right arm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
Hitchcock Returns.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Secretary
Hitchcock yesterday returned from
his summer home at Mondanock. N.
H., where he has spent the past three
months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
City Leader Charged With Theft.

Sioux City, a., Sept. PIE IL
Flynn former democratic city chaTs-
man and exalted ruler of the EEks.-
was arrested yesterday to answer tGs
an indictment charging MIN with thse
embezzlement of 5000 collected for ana
insurance company.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
SHOT BY HUSBAND.
Dying Woman Tries to Stop Police
From Arrestinq Murderer.

Manitowoc, Wis, Sept. 27.-Mrs.
Peter Bach was shot by her husband.
Four shots in all were fire1, three of
which took effect The woman will
die Mrs. Bach attempted to prevent
the police from arresting her hus-
band, her struggles ending only when
she was so weak from the loss of
blood that she dropped from sheer
exhaustion. According to the police
Bach went home intoxicated and be-
gan abusing his wife. 1t is believed
she defended herself and enraged him
so that he used his pistol.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
Endows Professorship.

st. Louis, Sept. 27.-By the will OF
Charles Parsons, late president of the
State Bank, filed for probate Yesfer-
day, $4,000 is given for the endow
ment Of Martha Parsons profess
sorship at Parsons college, Fairfield /.
Iowa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT.
WILL START CAMPAIGN
Canvass of Iowa Man for Presidential
Nomination of 1908 to Begin
EarIy-To Launch Boom in
Home State Sends Letter to a
County Republican Club.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 27.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw
will leave the cabinet February /,
1906. He makes the definite announce
ment in a letter to the Polk county
republican club
In his letter answering a request
for a date for an address, Secretary
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
Prizefight Prevented.

Salt Lake City, Sept 27.-The
Wille-Ruhlin fight, advertised to
take place last night was called on,
County Attorney Christensen having
issued an order prohibiting the bout
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
POLICE CHIEF MURDERED.

Autopsy Shows he HAD NO Nhahce
for Defense.
Washington, Sept. 27-Cuban Min
lister Quesada yesterday received the
following from Cuba:
"The autopsy of the chief of police
killed last Friday at Cienfuegos shows
that the bullets entered by the back
and the revolver of the chief of pc
lice had all the bullets. Both facts
prove that he did not fire and that --e
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02
TWINS POISONED.
Lead in Condensed Milk Cans Said rsa,

be the Cause.
Petosky, Mich, Sept 27.-Lea&
poisoning, caused it is said by cSWss
in which condensed milk was pgRT-
chased, was responsible for the death
of the six-months-old twins of Archig-
Boubais here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-10-02

Shaw stated that he would be busy
preparing for the coming session of
congress and will be unable to return
to Iowa until February 1, upon which
date he expects to retire from the cab
met. He will then begin his presi-
Dental campaign among his friends.
Washington, Sept 27.-In reiteriat-
ing his declaration of last March that
he would leave the cabinet about FEB
ruary /, Secretary Shaw last night
said:
81 shall leave the cabinet on or
about February first, as has been well
known, in fact ever since | entered It..
| announced that l should remain only
for a comparatively short time. |
had hoped to get out last March, but
consented to remain longer, because
certain interests keep tne there, but |
shall 20 next February"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
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Human Interrogation Point.

II was refreshing, too, when young
child travelling eastward from the lar
West held 4 conversation close beS!oe
me with a pallid mother. l never sd"
q woman more utterly exhausted, Will"
the child seemed as fresh at sunset as
If dawn. 1t was when the through
train on the Boston and Albany SUI
stopp2d at West Newton, and the con-
ductor had just called with VIGOROUS
confidence the name of that station.
After pause the child exclaimed as
vigorously, "Noth@r!' to which Inc
mother responded perhaps for the two
mpndredth time that day, in a feeble
voice, What, DEAR" when the follow
ing conversation ensued:
What did that man say, mother"
He said West Newton A pause
for reflection. then again: Mother"
what" What did that man say
West Newton for, mother?" TO this
the mother, with an evasiveness indl'
eaten by despair, could only murmur,
II don't know"
This was too well-tried an evasion. and
the unfinching answer came: Don't
YOU know what he said West Newton
for. mother?" Thus demanded came
the vague answer: Said it for fuL or
il. | guess" BY this time all the oc-
cupantS of the car We're listening
breath!cssly to the cross-eXamlnatloh.
Then came the inevitable "Mothcr,"
and the more and more hopeless
"What:' Ibid that man say West
Newton for the fur of ii, mother"
Yes" said the poor sufferer, with an
ever increasing audience listening to
her vain evasion.
The child paused an atom longer; and
then continued still ineXhaustib!e, but
as if she had forced her victim INTO
the very last corner, as she had, "Wi'ae
WAS the fun of it, Observation-Disclosures
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
Changes in Wheat Belt.

Vermont was once the granary OF
New York City. 1t now produces only
one bushel of wheat to more than 200
in Minnesota. the banner State.
Rochester was once known as the
flour city" Now it is called the
Glover city" But New York still
raises as much wheat as Wisconsin.
Maryland produces more than either,
Texas nearly twice as much and Penn
sylvania three times as much. Only
eight States surpass Pennsylvania in
wheat raising.
Kansas produces nearly as much
wheat as both the DakOtaS, which are
much more often mentioned as wheat
States.
Only a trifle more than half Of the
wheat crop grows west of the Missis'
sippi. Illinois, Indiana and OHIO still
produce SO,000,OO0 bushels, which IS
more than any far Western State, and
over one-eighth of the whole crop.
Little Delaware raises more wheat
than all New England Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
North Carolina raise 35,0O0,000 bushels
New York is the second fiour-mil'ins
centre in the United States, though
far behind Minneapolis, which cal
grind $1,000 barrels a day to New
Works 4.0O0.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
yycr.,in~ for Wide Tires.

The Bureau of Road Inquiry of the
United States Government has been
making study Of the width of tires
prescribed by local and national an-
thOrities in various parts of the world.
In France every frcightinS and mar
ket cart. instead of injminS the high
way, improves il. Many Of the tires
are ten inches wide. In the four
wheeled vehicles in that country the
rear axle is fourteen inches longer
than the fore, and rs a result the
rear wheels run in Il line about an
inch outside the level rolled by the
front wheel. After a few loaded
| wagons have passed over road the
highway looks as if a steam roller had
been at work. 4 national law in Ger
many prescribes that wagons heavily
loaded must have tires not less than
fOm inches wide. In Austria the min
imum for similar vehicles is six and
one-half inches; in Switzerland, SIX
inches.
In q number of States in this cOun-
try laws have been passed granting
rebate of highway taxes to citizens
who use on lumber wagons tires not
less than three inches wide. On toll
roads in Kentucky and several other
States farmers hauling loads in wide
tired wagons are entitled to lower
rates than those paid by the owners OF
narrow tired vehicles.
At an experiment station it was DEM
onstrated that it requires forty per
cent. more power to draw load on
wagon drawn with One-and-one-half'
inch tires than Oh one with a three,
inch tire. With Baldwin dyna
mometer careful tests were made with
loaded wagons drawn over blue grass
sward. In wagon weighing 10Ot
pounds it was found that a load OF
1923 pounds could he drawn OH wide
fires with the same force required t
move 1000 pounds on narrow tires
, Moreover, the wide tires did not inJurt
the turf. while the narrow ones GU
through it. In some parts of the cOun
: FRY pioneers in the use Of wide tires
: have had to stand good deal of ridi
, culp. The manifest benefit to roads
, however. soon changes public sentl
o ment. The president of leadin'
wagon manufacturing company states
6 that the demand for wide tires is in
, creasins. every year. Another compan.
G in the same line of business conducted
J. series of tests, using a Fairbank
6 dynamometer carefully calibrated, art
was convinced that on very hard road
the preference, so far as draft is cor
e cerned, is for narrow tires. In the el
d feet upon the roads, rowever, wild
tires have the advantage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
The Short Story Art.

The art of short story writing mas
not become q widely popular accom-
plishment in this country. ACCORDING
10 the testimony O. the judges III the
Collier prize story contest. There were
no less than 5000 stories sent IL ior
connection and William Alien NhI'e'
who was one of the judges, states mat
each of the first ninety-tiye in every
hundred could be east aside with hve
minutes reading. Only one III nun
dred contained the rudiments neces-
sary to make a good stOry-even a
passably good story. The work OF the
amateur, says Mr.. White, may hide IL
self for ten pages, and then Stuck up
like a sore thumb in trite handing
of an excellent situation, but the pro-
fessiolal writer, the skilled workman,
shows his presence in the first sentence
nroyes himself in the first paragraph,
and establishes himself in the read
er's confidence before the first oO0
worls.-Boston Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
co,rtsbips in shake.peare's England.

In Shakespeare's England courtshll
was not the prolonged and romantic
affair it is now. The young folks dic
not make and unmake engagements az
they pleased without consulting thei'
narents. The etiquette of betrotha
was almost as formal and as rigid az
that Of marriage is today. 1t consisted
of three observances-the joining OF
hands, a kiss, and interchange of rings
all in the presence of witnesses, anc
usually in church. The man mad Il
promise under oath to 'take this won
an whose name is N. to wife within
forty days" 1t is needless to say tina
under such circumstances-engage
ments never lasting as much as 81!
weeks, partners usually chosen by tn
parents, marriages at the age of -four
teen and honeymoon trips unknown
there was much less opportunity tina
there is now for the development 0
/ romantic love.-Henry T. Finck, j
4 Harper's Magazine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21
Abouf St. Patrick.

His baptismal name is said to have
been Sucat.
Little is known of him.
He was born in Nemthur.
Nemthur, Scotland, is now Dunbar
ton.
He was born in 396 and died in 469.
His father was the deacon Calpur'
MUS.
In All Patrick was captured by the
Piets and sold into Ireland as a slave
After six years he escaped this sIaV-
erv and devoted himself to the CONVEX
sion of Ireland.
Then he prepared for the priesthood
entering upon his mission about 423.
It was in the year AL that he was
eonsecrated a Bishop.
OF his writings there were his con-
LESSONS and an epistle.
One prominent authority says tha'
the only thing actually known OF hin
is that he existed.
And not a word as to his Creates
deed of effectually fixing matters Sc
the sons of, the Emerald Isle canno
SOC akes!-Philadelphia Record.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-04-21

The author of an article on "The
Public Bath" III The Outlook. tells the
following story:
At one of The fresh cir homes 10y the
sea, where New York tenement chill
lren are taken for Il few days of every
summer, young woman stood one day
beside little fellow who sat digging
his toes in the sands as he watched
the other youngsters splashinS i'll the
surf.
Don't you want to go into the
water:" she said to him, coaXinSly.
mo, ma am he answered, with pub
lie school politeness. He did not need
to add that he was afraid.
You're not afraid, are you: Don't
you battle at hOme:'
ives, ma'am," he answered, proudly
81 get an all-ovcr wash every week III
the washtub."
"G'wanw said tie bigger boy who
had run up dripping and shlverns
lust in time to hear the little lciloW
answer. "Ycz means the dishpan.'
Whichever the boy meant-and hC
undoubtedly meant one o; The other-h'
is no worse Of, than hundred thou
| sand other children Of the ten9mcnts
And he is better off than thousands o.
his sisters, who, if they battle at al
at home, must battle in this same dish
pan or stationary washtub, or tn
kitchen sink. There are districts il
New York where among $500 fami!ie
there are but thirty-six bathtubs. wher
in a single block there are as many a
800 families without bathtub of an.
! sort.