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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

time-cordially welcome, so long as
they do not bring a lawyer with
them"
When dispute is to be settled it is
the custom of Justice Jacques to let
each party to the trouble relate in an
informal way his side of the story.
Meanwhile, he incidentally stands be-
tween them to nip in the bud any
signs of rising temper. When he has
heard both versions he analyses the
situation and suggests such terms Of
adjustment as to him appears fair.
Nine times out of ten, litigans are sat
isfied with the Jacques method of set
Element, and even though they may
have come before the blacksmith jur-
list as enemies, they leave as brothers.
Mr. Jacques is little more than 40
years old, and by reason of his pom
derous size his clothing must be made
to order, and he sleeps upon a special
ly constructed bedstead. He is a ma
tive of Maryland and has lived in
Kansas since 1872.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

reaches the ears Of missionary, trader,
or white official, seated on the YER
anda of his bungalow.
Only too we'll these men know what
that sound means. Just outside the
village, and on the bank of the river,
are staked enclosures within which
the women may do such washing as
is necessary, and hither, too, all mem
bers of the family resort for coolness
rather than cleanliness.
The sole purpose of these enclosures
Is to keep out the crocodiles. But
these hideous and artful creatures
will push the wattles or twigs to one
side with powerful snout and jaw
and crawl inside the enclosure, there
to lie in wait for some unsuspecting
visitor Women, perhaps, form the
greatest number of victims, because
they frequently go down to the river
to draw water.
Can you imagine the scene at sun
set? The great river flows silently by
the village of huts, lost in the prime
val jungle. Very queer and quaint the
dwellings look, resembling big, brown
mushrooms, rather than houses.
Here and there hut is perched in
a treetop, and in it a savage sentinel
keeps watch and guard over the vii
lage, lest the slave raiders come down
burning and destroying and carrying
off their children for the markets of
the Mohammedan north. 1t is a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

conceal themselves behind innocent
looking brushWood
Hours pass in silence, broken only
by the scream of parrots, the chatter
ing of monkeys or the thud, thud of
the elephant pads in the swamp be-
yond the cane brake. Suddenly with
swish and swirl the head of the
crocodile comes awash, and the rep
tile crawls cautiously forth.
There is a flash of flame from a rifle
barrel, sharp report and a nickel
coated bullet goes through the crOco-
dies eye and into his brain. He shiv-
ers convulsively, turns partly over;
two more flashes and then all is still.
With a joyous shout the relatives
and friends of the victim leap out
from concealment and fall upon the
common enemy. They abuse the dead
crocodile with every harsh word IN
their vocabulary, beat him on his ar
mored back and curse him and his an
cestors for generations back.
Then follows a curious ceremony.
This is the cutting open of the mon
ster. An amazing array of silver
bracelets, necklaces and ivory orna-
ments is sometimes recovered in this
way, showing that the crocodile had
killed and eaten four or five men and
women These ornaments are return
ed to their proper owners in the vii
lage and the skin is sold to the high
est bidder
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
ODD POLICE OFFICIAL.
KANSAS JUSTICE HOLDS COURT
IN BLACKSMITH SHOP.
Lawyers Strictly Barred from Place
Unique Jurist Is Six Feet Seven
Inches TaIl-Weiehs Near
ly 500 Pounds.

Topeka, Kan-With his anvil for a
bench, his sledgehammer for gavel,
and his blacksmith shop for court
room, Frank Jacques, justice of the
peace at Elmont, village seven
miles north of Topeka, presides over
what is perhaps the most unique
tribunal in the world.
Standing six feet seven inches tall,
weighing 49, pounds, Justice Jacques
is a commanding figure, and when his
lionlike voice utters an edict, prompt
obedience of such edict is then in
order
One of the peculiarities of this re-
markabIe man is the fact that he does
not permit lawyers to practice in his
court
"As a peace officer" philosophers
Justice Jacques, my first duty, as l
see it, is to promote peace, and as
lawyers and peace are not mixable
quantities, 1 have barred the lawyers
in the interest of peace
Justice Jacques has for long while
been the village blacksmith and horse
sheer at Elmont, and his phenomenal
! strength enables him. when occasion
requires, to conquer the most refrac-
tory horse by throwing him to the
! floor and sitting on him while an as
| sistant nails on the shoes. Men OF
! collegiate education are seldom found
in horseshoeing shop, but Justice
! Jacques is an exception to the rule,
for he is highly educated. He is an
omniverous reader, devoting the
greater part of his leisure to high
class literature, and he has written
several important articles on social
and industrial topics.
Mr. Jacques was not candidate for
the office which he now holds, but
was drafted by the people of his town
ship in a nonpartisan movement, and
his election was unanimous. For some
time there had been more or less
petty litigation of a neighborhood
character in Elmont, and as matter
of civic pride some of the leading
citizens started a boom for jacques
believing that he would be able tC
WELD a peaceful influence and pro
mote the community spirit He took
charge of the Office January 1 this
year, and since that time he has ami
cably adjusted several local feuds of
long standing.
On the dingy walls of the combined
blacksmith shop and courtroom there
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
RED TABLE CLOTH STOPS WRECK
Woman's Quick Wit AVerts a DIsas
trous Crash.

Winsted, Conn. - Mrs. Sylvester
Rose, who lives beside the tracks of
the Naugatuck division Of the New
York & New Haven railroad, is Win
sted's most recent heroine
She was sewing today when she
observed with one eye the lumber
team OF William Pfaeffiin stalled at a
grade crossing, and with the other a
train at high speed bearing down on
it from around a curve.
The plucky little woman did not
lose moment. Having no red petit
coat at hand, she seized a scarlet
table cloth and waved it franticanv
at the engineer. Pfaeffiin, who could
also see her, unhitched his horses in
record time.
Edward Brennan, the engineer of
the train, was able to reduce his
speed, but not to stop His engine
hit the stalled wood sled with a crash
that threw half of the load in mid
air and reduced the other half to
kindling.
Fortunately, the engine and cars
remained on the rails. Engineer
Brennan, whose nose was broken.
praised Mrs. Rose for her quick wit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
Marjorie in Church.

Marjorie is very little girl, and
consequently she is all the time hav-
ing new experiences. This summer
she has seen the circus for the first
time, and shortly after that thrilling
experience she made her first appear.
ance at church.
She was very much interested in
the service. During the morning serv-
ice they sang that beautiful hymn, "A
Consecrated Cross I'll Bear" to which
she listened with very earnest little
face.
When she was asked how she en-
ioyed going to church, she said:
Il heard 'em singing about a bear.
but l didn't see it. 1t was a Grated
cross-eyed bear, too, and they didR't
have that kind at the circus"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

stocksded and fenced village, ard
white man might drift down the
stream and not suspect human habl-
tations at all were it not for the gentle
smoke wreaths, curling up among the
giant cottonwoods.
Toward evening a procession Oh
women and girls make their way down
to the enclosures with huge jars up
on their heads or under their arms,
much as you have seen in Bible pic
lures. They wade out into the water
Suddenly one gives a gasp and
scream. A scaly head energies from
the brownish yellow fluid, and like
flash the victim is dragged under. The
whirling eddies are tinged with Grim
son and then all is still.
The monster holds his victim under
water for four or five minutes until
every movement has ceased. Then
the crocodile-he is probably IL feet
in length-swims to the other side OF
the river, or at all events higher up
past the village, lands with the body
and proceeds to devour it.
After such an occurrence, says the
New York Sun, the white man is ap
pealed to, for native spears and bows
and arrows are feeble weapons against
the scaly hide of the monster.
An expedition is arranged for the
following day and watch is carefully
set. White helmeted missionary or
government officials climb trees OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
THE coMeo's BIG cRocoDILEs
Most Dreaded of the Pests of Cen
trail Africa.

On the giant rivers like the Nile
and the Congo there are two serious
pests, the one animal and the other
reptile. The animal is the unwieldy
hippopotamus, who is never so happy
as when ne is upsetting dugout ca
noes of fisherman or warriors.
1t would seem as though he were in
league with his sinister friend the
crocodile, who is perhaps the most
dreaded pest of central Africa. The
Congo especially swarms with croco-
dies; and many a night when the
white mist settles at dusk on the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

the great-granddaughter of the origina
tor of the American flag. Her great
grandfather was John Claypoole, the
third husband of Betsy Ross.
Miss Wilson, gentle, well-bred old
woman, lives with an elder sister,
Clarissa Sidney, and an invalid broth
er, Jacob, whom both help to support
in Thomas avenue, Sherwood, West
Philadelphia.
The meager wages-$37.50 a month
she receives from the city, and the
little her sister can contribute by
maintaining a small private school,
ale the family's only means of sup
port.
Renowned throughout the country
as an authority on revolutionary his
tory, consulted personally and by let
ter by hundreds of persons in search
of historical information, Miss Wilson
is of great value to the city as an in
telligent custodian of its past.
She can accurately answer all the
questions of all who visit the museum.
Her amiability, her charming old-time
courtesy and her fund of information
make her invaluable in her position,
and yet she receives from the city a
smaller pittance than the average
scrubwoman.
While she is consulted by Colonial
Danes, Daughters of the Revolution
and members of other historical So
cieties, and has been elected an hon
orary member of several of these,
Miss Wilson is too retiring and t0o
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
CONNECTICUT CANINE A HERO.
Catches Runaway Horses and Drives
Them Back to Owner.

Winsted, Conn-Returning from
Torrington the other night, William
Martinez, cigar manufacturer, and
his wife were thrown from their
sleigh upon snow bank when their
horses took fright at an approaching
train.
Their spaniel dog, tied in the sleigh,
broke loose and brought the runaways
back to their owners Is minutes later.
The dog had grabbed the dangling
reins in its teeth, turned the horses
round. and jumped to the sleigh seat,
where it sat with the reins still in it's
month when the team was returned
to Mr.. and Mrs. Martinez.
The home of the late Helen NJ.
Whitney. in West Sheffield, Mass, was
DESTROYED by fire, entailing loss of
$4,000 Charles Cornell, superintend-
ent of the Berkshire Hills company,
who occupied the house, was awaken
ed by his bulldog, which was standing
over him, barking, licking his face,
and gently biting him.
The room was filled with smoke,
and the fire burned f1ercely. At first
he was unable to move, and the dog
tugged away at the bed clothing in an
endeavor to arouse its master. With
considerable difficulty Cornell CROPPED
his way to window, which he forced
open. and with the dog crawled out.
He only saved four pieces of silver,
wedding presents. Mrs. Connen was
away on a visit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
A New Kind of Douma.

The other night at a performance of
Russian music at Carnegie hall, the
house went Russian mad. When che
audience was going out one distin-
guished musical young woman was
heard to ask a critic-professional
What is that douma that the Rus
SLAMS are composing; is it chanson
or a suite ?"-Harper's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
HEIREss TO WE'D MILLIONAIRE.
Niece of John D. Rockefeller Engaged
to M. n. Dodge.

New York.-The engagement of
Miss Ethel Rockefeller, daughter of
William Rockefeller, to Marcellus
Hartley Dodge of this city, has been
announced Miss Rockefeller is a
niece of John D. Rockefeller. Mr..
Dodge is a son of the late Norman w.
Dodge and a grandson of the late Will
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
a Continuation.

The teacher was drilling her first
Grade on the punctuation marks. They
came to an exclamation point.
What is this?" asked the teacher.
No reply.
After some thought Earnest an
ewered:
ga long period"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

liam E. Dodge, ST.. He is low 90 years
old and came into possession of a
great fortune in 1902. He graduated
from Columbia university 10 1903 and
at that time gave to the university
100000. The wedding, it is under
stood, will take place during the latter
part Of April.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
Great-Granddaughter of Originator Of
American Flag Gets $3.50 Month.

delphia-Three lineal descend
ants of Betsy Ross are living here in
comparative poverty. One of them is
an employee of the municipality.
Sarah Markley Wilson, custodian of
the museum at independence hall, is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22
Exports to England Increase.

Exports from the United States to
England last year reached $655, O25.-
eco. gain over 1905 of $77.660.000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

and think that it's going to hatch cut
q fighting chicken.
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-22

81 don't expect to make any money
out of this Office" Mr.. Jacques said to
his constituents at the time Of his
election, therefore I cannot afford to
rent courtroom. l will hold court in
my shop whenever session is neces-
sary, and people who have troubles to
adjust are welcome to call at any
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
BRYAN'S new PLATFORM.
RooseVet's Frisco Policy is Squarely
opposed-Right to Ship Goods,
Use Of Mails and Tee-
graph Denies Trusts.

Washington, Feb. 27.-William j.
Bryan, If a candidate for the presi
dency next year. will have a platform
more radical than anything so far
suggested by any weighty man in
public life. In paper on Our Dual
Government" in the Reader maya
zine, Bryan writes a new platform
for his party. lie plants himself
squarely against President Roosevelt
on the San Francisco school question
and on the proposition for genera,
federal control of all corporations.
1t is. however. on antitrust legisi&.
tion that Bryan takes his most radi.
cal stand in discussion of why it
is not necessary to have new
amendment to the constitution in or
der to control monopolics.
Congress. Mr.. Bryan asserts. has
complete authority, in respect of in
terst1te commerce and its legislative
power to regulate it IN the
OF the people has been upheld by tha
courts.
Mr. Bryan, on proof that any ,,r
poration or corporations had 1ecD' .
a monopoly, or that any combine OF
interests had violated any antitrust
laws would withdraw from the Of
Tending class the right to ship goods
on interstate roads. use the telegraph
lines or the United States mails. lie
would withdraw from these monop
olies all transit facilities and thus
destroy them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
Notice of Sale Of Bankrupt Stock.

Notice Is hereby given that | will
sell at auction to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand, on the
9Th day of March, 1907, at 10 o'clock
a. m, in the town of Pauls Valley,
a stock invoicing between $4,000
and $4,000, consisting Of dry goods,
groceries, queensware, clothing, etc,
being the bankrupt stock of Wagner
& Williams. This is a frst.class stock
of goods, the goods are new and up
to-date, and Pauls Valley is very
desirable location for a stock of this
kind.
If anyone desires further informa-
tion, please write me at Pauls Valley,
/. T. j. Il. MARTIN,
.27-4t Trustee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
FORCING THE INDIANS.
To Hold Their Lands is What Con.
9ress is Doing-Senste Abandons
All Efforts Looking to Restric.
tions Removal.

Washington, Feb. 26-The senate
committee on Indian affairs has prac-
tically abandoned all further efforts
at this session Of congress looking
to the removal OF restriction on the
sale of surplus lands owned by tho
Indians of the territory as originally
recommended by the committee. The
effort was made to link the provision
with the Indian appropriation bill.
but the house conferees as well as
a majority of the house members. are
opposed w the Indians alternating
their lands.
The outcome Of this proposition will
have a favorable bearing on the pro-
posed competition with the Standard
oil for handling the output of the oil
lands in the territory.
Secretary Hitchcock of the interior
department some weeks ago awarded
a permit to tho Mellon company OF
Pittsburg, an Independent oil concern,
in which some Texas parties are inter.
csted. to construct an independent
pipe line over Indian fields from Bar.
tlosvillc. a small town in the territory,
to Port Arthur. Texas.
The MELONS announced that they
would take no action looking to the
completion of their project until 1t
had been determined whether con.
gress would remove the restrictions
from the sale and leasing of the orr
lands in the territory. They are fear.
full that the removal OF restrictions
would enable the Standard to go in
and buy all the oil land from which
they expected to draw their supply.
II is expected that the Independents
will now proceed with their plans,
which look to the expenditure OF sS,-
600 900 in laying their lines from the
territory To the gulf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
GIVE AN AERIAL TRIP.
Oklahoma Girl Would Raise Money
to Pay School Tuition BY TAX
ing Thrilling Balloon Ascension
Dress is Her Trouble.

Agra, Okla, Feb. 26.--To get mon
ley with which to enter a business
college. Miss Dorothy Newman. dau-
.ghter of a well.to-do farmer, will
made balloon ascension here.
The huge canvass bag has been
.carled from neighboring town,
where it has been used in fair time
and the prospective areonaut is train
ing by taking imaginary trips through
the air.
Miss Newman declares that she Is
not planning the ascension either for
notoriety or for love of adventure.
She wishes to fit herself for a steno-
grapher or bookkeepers position and
this unique means appealed to her
as the quickest
Il am not in the least afraid of
what | am going to attempt she
says. 81 have watched several ascen.
sions and it seems so simple. Indeed,
have been told as much by the ae.
ronauts themselves. OF course, | APP
prcciate the element of danger at
tached but | do want the money so
badly. and il takes ages for a girl
to earn enough money out here, you
know. My father isn't able to send
me to school and some day | will be
proud to say that | have made my
own way.
Il am a little doubtful as to what
sort of a dress to wear" she con-
tinued. 81 don't want to appear in
any abbreviated costume and that
feature is really the only thing that
is troubling me. The rest is easy"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
Common Colds are the Cause of Many
Serious Diseases.

Physicians who have gained ma
tional reputation as analysts of the
cause of various diseases, claim that
If catching cold could be avoided a
long list of dangerous ailments would
never be heard of. Every one knows
that pneumonia and consumption or
iginate from a cold, and chronic ca
tarrh, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung trouble are aggravated and rem
dered more serious by each fresh at
tack. Do not risk your life or take
chances when you have a cold. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy will cure 1t
before these diseases develop. This
remedy contains no opium, morphine
or other harmful urug and has thir-
ty years of reputation back of it, gain
ed by its cures under every condition.
For sale by +. j. Ramsey, w. b.
Frame, Ardmore Drug Co., Bonner
& Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
STRIKES IN BUTTE.
Mail Carriers of Butte Will Quit
Work in a Body Tomorrow and
There Will Be Troube-A
Union Will Do the Same.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Butte. Mont, Feb. 2S.-Following
the strikes of the telephone employ.
es and the printers. all the mail car
riers of Butte will quit work in a
body tomorrow.
The situation is one of grave con-
Germ to the postal officials. as 1t will
be almost impossible to fill the pla-
ces of the strikers with competent
men at the salaries offered by the
government. There are twenty-nine
carriers here, their salaries ranging
fom 5000 to $3.50, the latter figure
being the maximum and is received
only by men in important routes who
have been in the service for many
years. Under the provisions of the
post office appropriation bill
just passed by the house, the salaries
of carriers in offices of the Butte
class cannot exceed 5000 year The
department is powerless to increase
the pay beyond this figure and It Is
likely that Butte will be deprived of
an efficient carrier system for some
time to come.
Under the bill just passed the sal.
aries of post office clerks and car
riers are based on the receipts of
the office, making no distinctions in
the local conditions and cost of liv-
ing, which is about twice as high
here as In the east.
The raise In the wage scale de-
manded by the Butte Workingman's
Union, the most powerful labor organ
ization in the city outside of the
miners union. will also go into eff
| feet tomorrow. The new scale calls
for an increase from $500 to $3.50
per day. Scores of employees have an
nounced their intention of refusing
the demand and another strike, af.
fectng all branches of industry, IS
imminent.
The Suspension Iof all the daily
newspapers about two weeks ago and
the consequent inability of the mer-
chants Of the city to advertise their
wares has caused a tremendous
slump In business, trady in many
cities falling off so per cent.
All Of the newspapers of Butte and
Anaconda are backed by the great
copper mining interests. and the la.
Dor leaders of the district allege that
the suspension Of the papers is a
deep laid scheme to impress the min.
ers with the uselessness OF asking
for an increase, which they had in,
tended doing on April l.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
Piratlng Foley's Honey and Tar.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat ard lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. These worthless i'm
itations have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow pack
age. Ask for 1t and refuse any sub
stitute. 1t is the best remedy for
coughs and colds. Hoffman Drug Co.,
and City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-28
Just Arrived!

Carload Of corrugated Iron Roofing,
all lengths, at Stevens, Kennerly &
Spraings Co. 22 Ct