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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

fatal accidents of this sort were
thirty-five less than in 1904, while non
fatal injuries were 331 less than in the
previous twelvemonth.
More than half the total number of
persons killed on steam railroads in
1904 were trespassers upon the prop
erty of the roads, persons for whose
safety the roads were not legally re-
sponsible in any way But it is due to
them that the railroads appear in the
statistics to have been the cause OF
more accidental deaths than any
other single agency. When one re
calls that there are more than 100000
miles of steel rails, penetrating into
every nook and corner OF the United
States; that the railroads employ
millions of men; that the number of
passengers carried annually runs up
to many millions; and that practically
the total population of the country III
some way or another comes in con
tact with the railroads, the wonder is
that mishaps are relatively so few.
It is a common idea that fatal acct
dents are much more frequent on
American railroads than on those III
Europe, particularly those IN the
United Kingdom; and many persons
constantly assert that foreign hnes
are operated with much greater re
gard for safety than are the American
The facts are quite the contrary, how
ever The latest statistics show that
the difference in conditions here and
abroad is very slight, the number OF
passengers killed to the billion carried
one mile being 1886 in the united
States while in Europe, including Ihe
limited Kingdom, it is 1915. Ihes7
fiou~es are the more significant when
it is considered that the average time
schedule of European roads is much
slower than ours; that foreigners are
more amenable to the rules and regu-
1atiops made by the roads Tor the
safety of passengers and employees
that foreigners also are conslItu-
tionaIly less nervous, less lnslstent Oh
spaed and less impatient OF delay Cllan
the citizens of this country.
A comparison of the latest statlstlcS
of fatalities among passengers on hhs
lish and American railways shows tna'
we have a clear advantage in the mat
ter of safety. In Great Britain tLe
proportion of passengers Killed 70
those carried one mile is one in ol'szo''
900 while in this country it is one IN
65.16S.143. In other words the aVefas1
American ought to be able to travei
at least 65,OOO,OO0 miles by ran
enough to occupy him through seteIa vera
ife-times-before he ran into a IaCai
accident; and he should be aOle -
travel 2,541, 096 miles without mee'lne
with even slight injury
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Millionaire and Boy.

AS j. Pierpont Morgan was driving
to his Office one day newsboy recog.
nizing him. The boy ran alongside
the carriage and shouted: Hey, Mr..
Morgan, here's a coal-strike eXtra!"
Something in the paper caught Mr..
Morgan's eye, and reaching for it, he
threw the lad a half dollar. The car
riage never slackened its speed. The
boy clambered on behind, and when it
stopped in front of Mr.. Morgan's Of
flee he held out 40 cents change.
Here's your change, sir said the
lad as Mr.. Morgan stepped out
Whats that for?" asked Mr.. Nor.
gan, gruf1y.
You bought a paper from me at
Liberty street, and l couldn't give
you the change" answered the boy.
Never mind the change said Mr..
Morgan, and putting his hand in his
pocket he took out another half dol
lar. which he gave the boy, telling him
to buy himself some peaches from a
cart standing near.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
ttasil4 srown. Ones

Not alone may the veranda be
beautified with vines. The wall of
brick or stone house may be given
living coat of green, which will be a
JOY to the lover of nature. The
Boston ivy and the Virginia creeper,
two vines known through America,
cling to walls without support, and
so are especially useful for this pur
pose. The former is not as hardy as
the latter, but in the middle and
southern ATTITUDES it succeeds well,
and forms a beautiful mass against a
wall. The Virginia creeper is per
fectly hardy. 1t will hide ugly stone
fences, outbuildings, and dead trees,
Transforming them into things OF
beauty.
The rapid growing Virgins Bower
is an excellent vine for a veranda
giving a dense shade. 1t presents a
snowy oank of star-shaped white
flowers of delightful fragrance which
last for several weeks. A com
panion variety, clematis coccfRea,
has rose colored flowers which resem-
BILE half closed rose buds from a dis
lance. The wistaria is a good vine
for a trellis, but is somewhat coarse
for most verandas, being better suited
for the rustic house or pergola. where
it's delightful purple flowers hang iR
graceful profusion. The Crimson
Rambler rose vine is perhaps one OF
the surest, hardest and most satisfac-
tory of vines, admirably suited for
the veranda or almost any other
place. 1t grows rapidly and blooms
in great abundance. Bitter sweet
is an excellent vine of rich foliage
which becomes highly colored in the
autumn and is often followed by
mass of scarlet fruit which hangs for
a long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
OF CIVILIZATION
c Cost in Life and Limb of Twentieth Century Living
dangerous Occupations" Not SO Risky, However. as
M.Dv Everyday PursuitsThe Good Record Of Anne.
:. IN Safe Transportation.

nually fatally injured by accidents in
the anthracite and bituminous minec
OF the United States. AS the renorts
upon which these figures were hasad
were very incomplete, it is nm.
doubtedly true that even this appalling
number is considerable under-esti.
mate of the human sacrifice demanded
each year that the fires of industry
and commerce may be kent brightly
burning.
There was a time when the brake
man who coupled and uncoupled cars
was considered one of the servants of
modern civilization whose occupation
was among the most dangerous. For
several years past the highest in
ventive ingenuity has been EMPLOYED
TO lessen the risks of his work by pro
v1ding mechanical devices to help him.
The Improvement that has been made
is Indicated by the fact that during
the last decade the number of coupline
fatalities each year has decreased 67
per cent, although the number of
trainmen employed has increased 33
per cent in the same time. Last wear
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
labouchere covets Stays.

London Truth have often
thought of getting a pair myself-not
for the sake of appearances, but in
order to enable me to dispense with
an oyercoat, and possibly other gar
ments. If you had them lined with
flannel l do not know that you need
wear ANYTHING else, except, Of course,
for decency and ornament be
l;eye the only place where a man Tor
woman) really wants clothing is the
small of the back-the place where
YOU put a horse-cloth when your AMI
NAL is standing in the rain With a
few thicknesses of stuff round that
mart of your anatomy you can defy
ANYTHING but propriety and conven-
ton. Fortified by stays, women
even manage to DEFY them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

Vanity, and, to point his moral,
said
Now if there is a woman in the
congregation this morning who diGnt
look into the mirror before coming TO
The meeting, l want to see her: |
want her to stand up"
A single woman arose, and stood
with meekly downcast eyes. To de-
scribe her in kindly way, one would
say "homely." The Reverend Jones
rested his earnest eyes upon her
Well, God bless you, sister," he said.
1t certainly is pity that you didn't"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
MULES ARE PROFITABLE.
Farmers Find They Pay Far Better
Than Horses.

The average farmer is probably not
aware of the fact that an average
mule sells for $40 a head more than
horses. Sucn is the case and the
price has been gradually rising for a
number of years There has never
been what would be called an over
production of mules, while the mar
ket has often been unable to fully
supply the trade, says the SarcoXie
(Mo) Leader.
The ability of the mule to endure
great heat has brought it into most
general use in the southern states
where large farms are devoted en-
tirely to raising cotton; also the
farmers of this country find the mule
stands the work in the hot season
in wheat fields much better than
the horse All men that have used
mules know this to be a fact.
The mule natures more quickly
than the horse and can be placed on
the market from one to two years
sooner than the average horse. This
means a larger profit to the pro-
ducers and quicker returns for the
investment. A well-fed mule can be
worked at two years of age with
safety, if proper judgment is eX-
ercised by the driver. They are
much less nervous than a horse, thus
not so liable to accident or blemish.
A blemish that would make fine
horse unstable would take but a
trifie from a mule. The mule is less
liable to wire cuts and blemishes for
the reason that he is more careful
about running into anything than a
horse You will see six or eight
horses blemished and SCARED from
wire where you will see one mule
SCARED from it.
The mule is a taxpayer and a
mortgage litter for the farmer; he
is ready sale at weaving time, at one
wear, two years, or when he is
broken to work. The mule is ready
at any age. The horse colt
does not sell we'll until it is three
or four years old and broke to work
and drive.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
The One Mind.

There is one mind common to all
individual men. Every man is an inlet
to the same and to all of the same.
He that is once admitted to the righ1
of reason is made a freeman of the
whole estate. What Plato has
thought he may think; what saint
has felt he may feel; what at any
time has befallen any man, he can
eTStand.-Emerson.
Notices on Chinese Coins. :.
All coins have notices." said a
numismatist. ours say piously, In
God we trust The most interesting
coin notices are the Chinese.
"A coin of the WI Tsung reign has
for motto: Prefer true virtue Another
has: Prevailing prosperity, heavy
money
'Hwang's coins all have odd mot
toes. Some of them are,
Use for good alone
Remember the poor
d" The wise hoard not y
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
1t Will Not Burn.

Who ever heard of muslin's not
burning when it is brought into con-
tact with fire? Every one knows that
muslin is the very easiest cloth to
burn, and yet under certain circum-
stances you can put a piece of muslin
right on top of a bed of live Goals
without its being even scorched. II
is an interesting phenomenon and We
advise you all to try it.
Just take piece of metal which has
been highly polished-copper, for in
stance-and bind the piece of muslin
around it as tightly as possible. You
can now place it on Goals at white
heat and blow them to keep them
agIow. Still the muslin will not burn.
The reason for this seemingly re
markable fact is that copper is a good
conductor of heat, and all the heat
from the Goals passes directly into
the copper, leaving the muslin unin.
jured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
ANARCHY IN CINCINNATI.

Students of the bizarre in moral at
titudes-and that means about all of
us-have Just been refreshed by the
savage retorts of a banker before the
graft inquisition at Cincinnati. His
manner was that which might be ex-
pected of Boss Cox himself brought to
bay. 1t had that defiant assumption
Eof superiority and immunity with
which violators of public ethics sur
round themselves when they have
been INDUCED too much and too
long. Listen:
'You paid interest to the county
treasurer for the use of county
funds?'
I'VE did not"
did you pay anything to the coun-
| ty treasurer
I'VE did not"
ITO the deputy?"
Suppose we did give something to
George Schott?"
Did vou?"
Il did. What of it?'
what was it?"
Money. What do YOU suppose it
was? -
Did it come out of vour pocket or
the banks funds?"
"Out of the banks funds"
How did you charge it up-as ex-
penses?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Turninq Immiqrants Southwark

At present New York has enough
men in it who represent the immigra-
ton departments of the southern rail
roads TO mount squadron OF caval-
~" writes BroughtOn Brandenburg in
the Technical World Magazine, for
the cry for immigration throughout
the whole South is very strong. One
and all realize that the field of their
endeavors here is limited indeed: and
many of the railroads are quietly TAX
ing the advice of the informed, and are
sending their best linguists abroad to
secure the people with whom TO
build up the undeveloped territory, be
fore they leave their homes. To this
end, great quantities OF literature
printed in English. German, French,
Italian, hungarian, Polish, Yiddish,
Scandinavian, ETC., have been prepar-
ed and are being shipped over by the
ton.
"a still better plan is the one now
being followed by several men i'll the
writer's employ gathering information
on immigration matters, who in addi-
ton are making a good living furnish
ing agricultural immigrants to south
ern landowners through various rail-
road immigration departments. The
immigrant agrees to sell all his prop
erty in Europe and to bring at least
500 with him, which he pays down to
the owner of the land, who supplies
him with enough tools and stock to
make start, and who shares the
crops until the immigrant has succeed
ed in paying off the balance on the
land. One tract of over 100000 acres
in Georgia is being colonized in this
fashion, and the indications are that
it will be wealth producer for all
concerned"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
The Last of the Red Goats.

During the present week the de-
tachment of British regular soldiers
left the Notifications at Halifax IND
with their departure all the military
property at that stronghold passed
into the possession of Canada. A
month hence the Notifications az
Esquimalt on the Pacific side viii
also be turned over to the Canadian
government and thereafter Canada
viii be entirely free from British
military and naval control. Whether
the bond between Canada and the
mother country will be weakened or
strengthened by this important
change in their relations is a question
on which opinions differ in both coun-
tries.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
COLONEL WATRous TO SPEAK.
At Second Annual Camp Fire of Sons
of Veterans.

OF veterans.
The second annual campfire and
hall given by Henry Harnden camp,
No. 2, Sons of Veterans, will be held
at the governors guard armory hall
next Tuesday evening. A varied pro-
gram, musical and literary, will be
given followed by a dance The pro.
ceeds will be devoted to charging
and remadeling Memorial hall. Among
the speakers will be General J. A.
WatrouS, who was a member of the
iron brigade and who has a wide rep
utation as a speaker and writer on
military subjects. Other speakers
will be ]. F. Oliver, local commander,
and j. A Hazelwood, state comman-
der. The program follows:
Music-Arion orchestra.
Address of welcome-James F. Oil
yer, commander of Henry Harnden
camp.
Song -Orpheus quartet.
Reading-Miss Marion B. Lamont,
instructor in elocution in the univer-
sity
Address-John A. Hazelwood, di-
vision commander, Jefferson.
Song-Orpheus quartet.
Reading-Miss Lamont.
Address-Col. J. A. Watrous, Mil
waukee,
Music-Arion orchestra.
Grand ball-9 p. m.
The Woman's Relief corps will
serve one of their suppers in Memo
rial hall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
A Kiss and Its Penalty.

For kissing stranger in a moment
Of exuberance an 18-year-old waitress
at Teschen has been sentenced to four
teen days Imprisonment. The offense
took place at the railway station two
nights ago, and the injured man com
planned at once to the police and the
girl was arrested. so impressed was
the magistrate with the Nervousness
of the crime that he increased the
severity of the sentence by ordering
the girl four fast days in the fort
night, and also directed that after
completing the sentence she should
be banished from Bohemia and sent
to her home in Dresden.-Prague Let
ter to Pail Mall Gazette
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

badly damaged two weeks ago Sun
day in a collision with a street cal
is in service again. Part of the
damage was repaired at the Wiscon
sin wagon works A considerable
share of the blacksmith work was
done by men at the central station.
the city saving quite a sum of money
thereby. Had all the work been
done by outside parties the cost fol
blacksmitbing alone would have
amounted to about $100. The entire
repair work and the harness will cost
about 500.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

York. April 10.-Recently COM
Ns' .is+ics show that in the United
4i'U eo 00O persons, or enough to
sac aood-sized city, die every
77'l',' tho result of accidents. When
~ ~ . that this means that a
' no Is ended by a fatal accident
--- nine minutes in every day OF
one begins to realize what a
. ,.. thing is our boosted civil
. further study of the figures
=, nat, 10000 nOn-fatal accidents
i ". ., every day from such common
y csosas as stepping the wrong
az t,,n moving street car, en-
s,g an unwilling fire with kero-
Ssinr struck by falling bricks,
= inning on icy pavements or on
.-5 brt murderous banana peelS.
:, disabling accidents resulting
hose ordinary. everyday causes
m 10 an enormous total in II
The records of one of the
* accident insurance companies
same interesting figures. During
r,gaar period from 1895, this COM
= naid out about $4,000 accident
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
SHORT OF HELP.
Only Five Regular Men at No. Fire
Station.

Station.
With three men on the sick list and
one vacancy the fire department is
short of help Besides Chief Bern
ard there are only five regulars at
the central station. Tonight the pO-
lice and fire commission will meet
and probably hand a list of eligibles
to the chief.
Something must be done, said
the chief last night. I'VE must have
enough men at this station to take
out the apparatus"
Captain James Nash of the No +
station in the fifth ward has been off
duty for ten days on account of sick
ness. His condition was serious for
a few days. but yesterday he was
able to sit up. The men at the No.
4 station have not had a day off for
two weeks Last night Albert Felt
of the No. 1 station became suddenly
ILL Adolph Kaul. who was injured
two weeks ago Sunday by being
thrown from the chemical engine, is
still off duty, but he expects to re-
sumo work in a few days. Owing to
the shortage of men Chief Bernard
has ordered several call men to sleep
in the station at night.
The chemical engine which was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Refused.

With a snort of indignation, he
threw rown his paper.
What silly stuff they print" he ex-
claimed. Here's a prediction that
the world will come to an emo in
1908"
How do you know it won't asked
his wife.
Know! You silly woman, doesn't
cur boy belong to the class of 1902"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Novelty Wanted.

The prima donna had just returned
from the other side.
rs il true that you are to be mar
ried?" asked in chorus boatload OF
reporters.
Not this season." she answered
sweetly. My press agent wants M
to do the unique, and for me not t.
get married is uniquer than any othe'
stunt we have been able to think VI
yet.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Thought 1t a Challenge.

Pinto Pete-What d Sagebrush Sam
shoot the sky pilot fer?
Bunchgrass Bill-It 'uz a mistake.
TIL parson turned to him sudden Ike,
an says, solemn: Air you prepared
ter meet yer God?" An Sagebrush
up an plugged him without stoppin
ter Link it might be just some reng-
iCus idee he wuz springin' .-Cleveland
Leader.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
HAVE HELPED SOME.

Reverend Sam Jones. the no'eu
ali times. to say the least Iofcelui -
Georgia revivalist preacher, was a.
his language. Above all things ne
objects to a pretense OF super.sainr
illness. his religion being sometnins on
the "shirtsleeves" order. On one
occasion he had taken for Ais
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

There are 100 rules posted up in
our little shop" said the girl bitterls,
and an infraction of any one of them
is Unable"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
A Shop Girls Fines.

1t was not very cheerful memor
andum, and the shop girls look was
not very cheerful either as, on pay
night, she brought it home to her
mother.
1t was a memorandum of the fines
that had taken a good slice out q
her wages, and it ran:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16


IL. 'oIlp--caJed machinery
..'Is Introduced INTO our
~ !. g. "OIASnopS Sacrlhces
W.. '''vS " Eear-nlore' IN
- we -os' IN any battle OF
Va. Dar1ng 1904, the In
STATE OF New York
] ,2P0-s'o4e Tor 700 deaths
] - twice the number OF
I. -...- III the Spanish War
Ia. -'- $4,000 persons were
,'.loasly injured in the
3. shops OF the empire
me-, = co
~ -s.a. and makers of
apparatus were the
. ". 10 fatal
,,,. .s Manufacture OF
No, ave "'eS; every in
presented by Its
1--WE. Even such seem
ID ,,s,,. .p"'-ohs as those
s'-r ,.'.''gr and laundry
T, % .p 20 their ac-
and ., me making oil
ersr.. ~, ''os''es was re-
ns VI. oeaDhS.
We a., ,,a ~. Tor the
,n t -.'u 'nat the pedes-
ar ''- ,.. accidental mis-
/ 5.,,. years accidents,
n ,-e people injured
ID
d, T S only All per
s,f,, 'ssheTs Of amuse-
,r-.s suffered 615 per
..r@Ss. While the hi
! Tor 4.o6 per
= ne traditional
gs5 syoonn'able for -
!. d ,,- OF whatever
, opened in this
', ,.. of the year.
Hs W.. car, IN com
, aSC'aent causing
surprisingly in
s,.
Is ~, VI coal mining,
"a ~. ',e heldS OF
ra-. accidents
s< III occurrence
and nor. -SdIlonal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

(Which some of the classifi-
follow; Nail in foot, 623;
down steps 642 thrown or
ct bicycle 1863: thrown from
1923; slipped on ice in
LlS0, falls in street, 1899;
sS hurt in railroad collisions
s. &c., According to these
ITS little wonder that the ac-
sIa1ce companies rate COM
laye.arS among their best
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-07

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which TO construct bridges?