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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15
Special Correspondence.

as to how and where the United
States government has its printing
done subsidies, and curiosity on that
point is satisfied upon visit to the
government printing office. Of some
general interest this place seems TO
nave for the visits of hundreds there
daily tell of the attraction this insti-
tuition has become. And it is yearly
becoming greater, for as the work TO
be done increases the tasks under
taken, naturally, are in proportion.
A few years ago this printing office
was but half as large as it is now and
it has grown fast. not long ago, the
entire building was enlarged. In fact
such material alterations were made
that the present structure may be
said to be entirely new.
Biggest Ever.
The government printing office Is
the largest printing Office in the
world. 1t is located in the north
west part of the city within seven or
eight blocks from the capitol and Is
near Washington's million dollar
union depot which is now building.
The printing Office is an immense
red brick building covering about a
square block, is seven stories high,
and represents floor soace of nine
acres. It's great size is probably one
Of its principal features, for many
people, even though they are unfa-
miliar with up-to-date methods OF
printing, still go there for the pur-
pose of afterwards saying that they
We're in the largest printing Office in
he world.
Uncle Sam Pays Dearly.
The government pays very dearly
indeed for its printing. The total
bill amounted to about 100000 last
year. This, it is asserted by persons
who have made an investigation, is
quite twice as much as the printing or
all the states in the union costs
those states. 1t likewise has been
estimated that private contractors
could do the work, and would do il
they but had the chance, at a saving
to the government of about one-halt.
In other words, it seems that Uncle
Sam is really wasting each year NOT
less than $3,OOO,OOO by doing his
printing in his own, easy-going way
OF course everything is paid for at
top-notch prices. The army of en-
ployes works short hours and 1t
never has been seriously contended
That a servant in the civil depart
ments Of the government ever Iabored
with special assiduity. Saturday halt
holidays, and full holidays of every
other conceivable kind-these and the
great superfiuity of help, give some
linking of the secret of the enormous
expense. While gathering the data
for this letter l was informed by
gentleman from California that that
state owns and operates it's own
printing plant and that the same gen
eral conditions, as to needless EN-.
ployes, short hours, holidays and
general extravaganza, prevail there
as in the government office. Natural
ly the result is the same there as
here, relatively, the cost of the
state printing being at least twice as
much as it should be in a. state of
that size and, as a matter of fact,
twice as much as it is in states or
corresponding population which let
the printing by contract to the lowest
bidder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15
Working Men Fight; u Dead.

LODI. April 10.-Numerous fights oc-
Cured among the working men of this
district. The men were actuated by
political motives aud the fighting re-
suited in the killing OF II and the
wounding of IA persons. Two govern
ment alcohol stores here were robbed
Yesterday, two soldiers guarding the
buildings were killed by the robbers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15

Booker T. Washington addressed the
students of Purdue Wednesday night
on the negro question.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15

Illionis will send a relay team to
the meet held at the University of
Pennsylvania May g x
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-15
Modern Machinery.

Nearly all Of the printing is done
on the first floor This Is so for
the reason that heavy machinery
could be taken up to higher floors
only with great difficulty. There are
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
WON'T Be CALLED
Matinee IDOL
Mr.. Vaughan CHASER, who Plays Here
Tuesday in ''Prince Karlr OBJ
jects To That Term.

Vaughan CHASER. the well known
actor, who comes to the Grand Tues
day night in Archibald clavering
Gunter's unique comedy. Prince
Karl" objects to be called mat
inee Idol" There are few actors
who. If they chose, have better
claims to that title than Mr.. CHASER,
as his experience as a stock star in
New York, Brooklyn, Boston. Provi-
dence. Cleveland. Detroit and other
cities. as well as his engagements as
leading man with Mrs. Fiske. Mrs.
Patrick Campbell and others have
brought him more admiration from,
the gentle sex than any actor who
could Ne mentioned. But the az
plication of the term matinee idol
is distasteful to Mr.. Chaser. as he
prefers to stand on his merits as ar
actor.
Mr.. Glaser's press agent was nor
aware of his stars dislike for the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

title until a few weeks ago; but now
he is a wiser man. When Mr.. Glas-
err opened his season in prince
Karl" recently, critic, who review
ed the performance, referred to him
as a well known matinee idol" I'M
mediately the pres sagent became
busy. and sent copies of the paper
broadcast, and many of the newspa-
pers reprinted the article. This was
not long in reaching Mr.. Glaser's
eyes. and he Immediately began to
use telegraph wires in an endeavor
to correct the phrase.
While the admiration of an
audience" explained the actor
whether they be young girl. staid
matron or brusque business man, is
far from distastefuI to me. I do not
want to be branded as matinee
idol. To me the term suggests a
poseur and a grand stand player,
and does not at all represent the goal
Tor which every ambitious actor
should strive"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

central power station over two hum
dred miles or road are operated, or win
be as soon as the line TO Belvidere IS
completed. Electricity at wholesale Is
sold to cities and villages along the
route for lighting purposes: electricity
for power is sold to farmers. Trains
Of elegant cars run into Chicago at n
speed which would have seemed i'm.
possible few years ago Passengers
wave good bye to steam trans on a
paraileling railroad, which they pass
easily. A parlor and dining car Is one
OF the luxuries which the suburbanites
enjoy going to and from the city, and
the railroad seems a veritabIe gold
mine for its owners.
Inc horse car has long since disap-
peared. WIN the iron horse, the great
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
Born In Old Vermont.

When in 1894 Thomas Davenport. OF
Brandon. VT. ran toy motor mounted
on wheels on small circular railway,
the modern electric railroad with Its
possible speed of over one hundred
miles an hour was born.
In 1898 Robert Davidson. of Aber-
heen. Scotland. built an electric loco
motive which actually reached speed
of four miles an hour on the Edin.
burGh-Glasgow railway. Nine years
later Professor Moses G. Farmer on.
Grated an experimental car which car.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

It's a pleasure to tell our readers
about a Cough Cure like DR.. Shops
For years DR.. shoop has fought
against the use of opium, chloroform
or other unsafe ingredients common.
" found in cough remedies. DR..
shoop. 1t seems, has welcomed the
Pure Food and Drug Law recently
enacted, for he has worked along
similar lines many years. For
nearly 20 years DR.. Shops Cough
Cure containers have had warn
Ing printed on them against opiu--
and other narcotic poisons. He hi
thus made it possible for mothers
protect their children by simply
sisting on having DR.. Shops coul
Cure. Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

cries, this is said to have been the r..
suit Of accident a workman coupled
machine to a live circuit by mis-.
take and was greatly astonished 10 see
It begin to rotate. This reversibiltty
Of function was publicly demonstrated
for the first time at the Vienna expo.
sition in 1878.
Not until 1879 was the first electric
railway put in operation. taking the
current from dynamo, using mod,
ern motor and carrying passengers
TINS novelty was in operation at the
Berlin exposition and was mile ana
two-thirds, in length. The train con.
sisted Of a small locomotive and three
snail cars, capable OF carrying twen-
u people. It reached a speed OF eight
miles an hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

ried two passengers at Dover, New
Hampshire.
Then the United States congress he.
came Interested. BY special grants
Professor Page of Smithsonian instl-
tute was aided in the construction OF
EseNePel forms Of motors. One of them
was used as locomotive and, driven
by n battery Of one hundred Grove
elements, was tried April 30, 1851, OIL
a railroad running from Washington
to Bladensburg. A speed Of nineteen
miles nm hour was developed, so great
that 1t destroyed the batteries.
Numerous other experiments fol.
lowed, all commercial failures because
the motors We're crude and the source
OF power primary battery. The de.
velopment Of the wonderful modern
dynamo was necessary before electric
railroading could become a commercial
success. The first great step was in
1880. when an Italian named PacInot-
ii invented continuous current DIV.
namo. Three years later the first
practical commercial machine for con
tinnous current operation was made
by Gramme.
Still the modern electric car was I'M.
nossii'ie. The ''reversibIlity Of func.
ton" had yet to be discovered. invol.
wing electrical transmission Of energy
through two machines, one driven by
power and generating electricity; the
other reversing the operation, receIy.
Ing electricity ana developing me.
cnanIcai power.
Like many other tnpOrtant discov-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
Story of the Wonderful De.
velopmsnt in Electric
Traction During the
Past Twenty
Years.
PASSING OF STEAM TRACTION
Gradual illumination OF Distance
Through the Development or
the Electric Locomotive
Chicago 10 New
York in Ten
Honrs.

During the summer of 1887, there
appeared In the New York Sun the
following facetious news item:
"Fhey tried an electric car on
Fourth avenue yesterday. 1t created
an amount Of surprise and consterna.
ton from Third st. to One Hundred
and Seventeenth St that was some.
thing like that caused by the first
steamboat on the Hudson. Small boys
yelled 'dynamiter' and .ratsr' and
made similar appreciative remarks un.
til they We're hoarse Newly-appointei
policemen debated arresting it. but
went no further. The car horses
which We're met OH the other tract,
kicked without exception, as was
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

To provo esfionRbly and beyond any douhe
that CAtafrh Of the nose and throat can be cured.
an tufnishing Patients through dfuRRlst< anal
free Trial Boxes Of Or. Shoonis csfarfh Cnfn.
lido this because lam so certain that m ShoonsN
gAtafrh Cure VIII bring actual sub< Art s. helRi
Nothing certainly, Is 50 convincing ~ 4 nhfslnal
testot any article Of rial genuine MORT Rntfhnt
article must possess true merit esa ths tesf viii
condemn rather than Advanca Il Or. Shoorin
Catafrh Cure = a snow white, healing afiiiseptie
balm. put up IN beautiful nekel cappsa eiass {sr~
at SOC such soothing Agents q oil Fucaiyptus.
1hymol. Menthol, a.. are incorporated INTO y
yelyeiy, cream Ike Petrolatnm, imported. 81 DI.
Shoon from Europe. n CAtarrh 81 flfe nose nnf
throat has extended 10 tho stomach fhen ~ NJ
means alsouse Internally, Dr. Sho0p' Restorative.
stomach distress. lack Of general stFsnrth
bloattng, heching, biliousness, had tasfe eto
surely call for Dr. Shoop's ResiorafiFs
For uneonpiieated eatarrh only OF the nose ana
throat nothing else. however. need IS niad bus
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

only about one hundred motors and
motor cars. In 1905 there were nearly
thirty thousand miles of electric track
in the United States alone.
This change was not accomplished
without opposition, encouragement
and financial difficulties. Mr.. Sprague
himself, who was so potent factor in
working this change. has told the story
Of his first important contract. In the
spring Of 1887, the Union Passenger
Railway company Of Richmond, Va,
engaged him to build an electric rail-
way. The first car was run ont one
night while the skeptical people slept.
to make sure 1t could climb the hills.
1t started out in blaze of glory and
ANONYMOUSLY was towed back again
by four big mules. But Sprague per
sisted until on Feb. ., 1888, in a
drizzllng rain. the road opened for
business.
From that time forward the future
Of electric railroading was assured and
events moved rapidly. City after city
adopted the new motive power; horse
cars became uings OF tne past, IN
terurhan roads began to Eridiron the
country everywhere. and in each in
stance a commercial success was
scored. Electric interurban lines have
been money makers from. the start.
The greatest development has been
IN the east: but the west Is not far
benind. The Aurora. Elgin and Chi.
eago Electric railway (the fhird-rnH
ayateml which has been in operation
several YeaFs. n famous. From one
sA-ss@- 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
Card.

This IS TO certify that all drug
gists are authorized to refund your
money II Foley's Honey and Tar
falls to cure your cough or cold. 1t
stops the cough, heals the lungs and
prevents serious results from a cold.
Cures lagrippe, coughs and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Con-
tains no opiates. The genuine Is IN
a yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes. Sold BY sturm & Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05


natural. over an invention witch
mreatensto relegate them TO sausage
factory"
mat was less than twenty years
ago. Today the New York Central
Railroad Company is expanding $50
100000 in the electriication Of the first
tnlrty-tive miles of its system. and the
car horses We're long ago relegated to
the boneyard, II not to the sausage
factory"
They" have done marvellous things
since the increasing knowledge OF
electricity opened up new world OF
achievement. and we have scarcely
crossed the threshold. In 1880 the cleo
trlc car was dream; in 1890. an ex-
pertinent; in 1900. great and wonder
ful fact which is revolutlonizing pas.
senger transportation and will enable
human beings to move from place to
place twice as fast as they do at pres.
emit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

steam locomotive, be supplanted also.
This question occurs to all who can
see the significance of passing events.
Probably not for many years TO come.
as far as heavy freight traffic Is con.
cerned. because steam is especially up.
plicable to the hauling of freight. Bit
the action Of the New York Central In
electrifying thirty five miles OF It's road
Leading OFT Of New York, and the
popular agitation for similar Improve,
ment in nicaGo and elsewhere, woul /
seem 10 point TO n time not far distant
when electric railroads will connect
distant cities and greatly shorten the
hours OF travel.
/ Chicago TO New York In Ten Hours.
In fact such railway already is
being built between Chicago and New
I. York hy the Chcago-New York Flee.
! trio Air Line Railroad company. of
Cmcago. This company. headed by Il
group Of practical railroad men. pro-
poses to run limited trains. making NOT
more than three stops. through to New
ork or Chicago. in ten hours. The
thought fairly takes ones breath AWAY
at first, Int the project considered
soberly seems practical enough. and
certainly Is q contamination devoutly
TO be wished" The work OF grading
began Sept. near LaPorte, Ind.
Az the new road will be an air line.
with few curves. the route surveyed
is 100 miles shorter than the Pennsyl.
vania Short Line. and go miles
shorter than the Lake Shore and
New York Central. each OF which run.
trains covering the distance In eighteen
hours. Taking into consideration tn,
e.iorter route Of the Air Line, this Is
equivalent to fourteen-hour service.
With low grades, straight track and
no grade crossings, the seventy five
miles an Our average necessary to a
ten-hour service ought easily to be
maintained. Even on the first class
steam roads of today ninety miles an
hour Is not uncommon for short dis
tances.
The Scientific American of Feb. IS,
1907 speaking editorially of the New
York Central experiment, says, 1.-THE
success of this installation, of which
there can be no doubt whatever, marks
the first step in the gradual substl-
tuition Of the electric for the steam
locomotive in the operation of long dis
lance express trains" The Chicago
New York project may be regarded the
second step.
Mr.. Sprague himself says that speed
is n matter of finance" What then
will determine the futureg he asks.
Chiefly the financial factor. as it must
the future of any other great Industrial
problem. When savings in operation
and the increased return for traffic
will more than pny fair dividend on
money invested for electrical equip
mont, will trunk lines lie operated by
electricity"
Professor Charles P. Steinmetz, one
Of the greatest authorities on cleo
tr'city, is quoted as saying, There is
no limit to the speed that may be de-
veloped in electric traction-that is,
there is no limit up to $50 or 200 miles
an hour. Higher speed than that the
car wheels could not stand. They
would fy to pieces from centrifugal
force. Not only can speed Of 100
miles an hour he maintained on a
train equipped with electricity, but in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
How to Avoid Pneumonia.

You can avoid pneumonia and
other serious results from a cold by
taking Foley's Honey and Tar. It
stops the cough and expels the cold
from the system as 1t is mildly laxa-
tive. Refuse any but the genuine in
the yellow package. Sold by sturm
& Wilson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

Upholstsring and furniture repairs
Ing cheaper than ever. = = Allen
ses west MaiA street, G. h. odell's
csG utana.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

Doesn't worry the Insured mas
who meets with an accident. ne
knows that his policy win provide
him with sufficient money to Hx that
up and more. But
THE UNINSURED MAN
How 10 Il with him? Hia incomS
cut on during his disability. his saw.
ings depleted by doctor bills and liy.
ing expenses The very thoughe
ought to induce Eou to have Us wrfts
You an acciden insurance policy -
once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

my opinion II is an entirely feasible
scheme from the commercial point Of
view"
At any rate. the world seems on
the eve Of great things, and no sclen-
tist dares say today as was said TWEEN
ty years ago, "a man Is a knave or a
fool" The attitude Of the American
public is one Of faith ana expectancy.
best expressed by = recent remark Of
an old lady in her last sickness:
Il don't want to de-. she said, g
want to see Whist they are Eotag q
do"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
The First Electric Railroad.

The First Electric Railroad.
The first regular electric line to he
established was ut Lichterfelde, Ger
many. near Berlin. 1t was OILY nile
and half in length and opened for
traffic in May 1881 The trains car
rled twenty-six passengers. at maxi
mum speed Of thirty miles an hour.
The first electric car to he operated
regularly IN the United States was in,
stalled by Deft on tie Hamden brancf
of thee Baltimore Union Passenger
Railway in August. 1886. That
was barely twenty years ago. So
great MS the skepticism OF the public
and RAILWAY men generally that the con
tract under which the rond was built
withheld payment one year so that 1t
might he determined whether the cars
would run. NO one but knave or
fool would undertake such thing"
said well known scientist at the
time. Scientists sometimes have trouble
keeping up with the procession. About
the same time small cars were oper-
ated by Van Derpoele at South Bend.
Ind, followed by other small roads In
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

Windsor. Canada; Appleton, Wis; Port
Huron, Mich; Scranton, Pa, and
Montgomery. Ala. In the autumn Of
1884 Frank L. Sprague, whose name
Is inseparably connected with electric
traction, began to attract attention
with his motors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

MARK KoIi EGARD q co..
Fire, Health anil Accident Insurance
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

About this time stephen D. Field
and Thomas Edison in the United
States began experimenting. In 1880
Edison was operating at Menlo Park
an electric locomotive which pulled
two cars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05
Twenty Years Of Achievement.

At the beginning Of 1887 there were
in the whole world less than sixty
miles Of electric ralIrond track. and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-01-05

SWEET MELODY SlOuR.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
Memorial Service.

Ga Tuesday afternoon, Jan. " I'd me-
mortal service was held for Mrs. Belle
NJ. G ford, by the W. c. Il. u, whose
faithful secretary Mrs. Gift 1rd had been
for several years. The opening scripture
reading, and prayer by the chaplain,
Mrs. B. B. Merrill, with singing OF hymn
by the members was followed by a trio
ute, I'm Memoriam'', written by Mrs.
Grace Coburn Smith aud read by Miss
Louise Coburn.
Words of appreciation were spoken by
Mrs. LIZZIE Marble representing Show
hogan literary clubs; By Mrs. Mabel
Philbrick for the Eunice Farnsworth
Chapter, d. A. R.; Mrs. Clementine Wes-
ton as president of the w. c. I. U. spoke
very touchingly of the loss of a good and
loyal White Rbboner, one always ready
to do her part and more in any work she
undertook, and OF one we'll known not
only in our Union but throughout the
county and by our State officers as a wo-
man fully consecrated to the work.
Mrs. Eliz beth Merrill read three
poems. closing with the beautiful lines
of Mrs. Browning, "He giveth his be-
loved Sleep
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
Starts Next Week

The mill of the Skowhegan Lumber
Company. commenced last August, is
now 80 far completed that plans are be-
ing made to commence saving next
week The rotary saw, single machine
and planer are in place and very little
work remains to be done to set them in
operation. The position of saw filler,
one of the most important about such a
plant, is to be filled by William E.
Briggs of this place, who has, however,
for several years past, been working in
Bangor. Something like twelve men
will find permanent employment.
The mills at Shawmut. have capacity
of forty thousand per day and the plant
of the Skowhegan Lumber company,
with daily capacity of twenty five
thousand feet, will be the largest mill
on the river above that point. SO far as
lumber is concerned we shall, by the
starting of this mill, return to the situa
ton which we occupied before the de-
struction of the plant on the Island ope-
rated for 80 many years by l. w. Wes-
ton & Company and their predecessors,
their output being of about the same
amount.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24
WIN Be Guests of st. Omer.

At the last conclave of De Molay Com.
mandery, the evening of January II, it
was voted to accept the invitation of St.
Omer Commandery to be present at
their annual inspection next Wednesday
evening, January 30ih. The invitation
Is of especial importance to the members
of De Molay as the inspection is to be
conducted by Right Eminent Sir Geo.
W. Cover, grand commander of the
Grand Commandery of Maine aud a past
commander of De Molay. 1t Is the In
tention of the Skowhegan Sir Knights to
go by the 100 train and special train
has been arranged for their return.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-24

Celery, lettuce and radshes are among
the good things for mid winter that you
can buy at the Skowhegan Market.