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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
The Technique of Home Making.

I
Cook, sweep, dust and sew, these
four words will never make happy
home," writes the editor in Woman 5
Home Companion They do not
make sympathy, and love, and ambi-
ton, and faith; but they go a long
way toward making room for these
things. The average bride has a
trunkful of ideals, and maybe two
trunkfulls of clothes. Her cook book
If she has one and the leaves are
cut at all-opens easily to bulge.
But unless she has mastered enough
pages of this book to get three meals
a day, without exhausting her own
body and soul, and her husbands, too,
and none at all for ideals. She finds
herseuf involved in the mastery of the
merest technical details In spite of
her best endeavors, her husband loses
his enthusiasm for badly cooked food
poorly served. Perhaps she tells him
that he couldn't do it so well himself.
and then he tells her about what he
can do-perhaps it's soldering joint
or adding up column of figures or
drawing a straight line between two
given points--but anyhow he can do
it, because it is his business and he
has perfected himself in it, and if she
And then Cook and Sweep and Dust
and Sew fling wide the doors of that
house, and Sympathy and Love and
Ambition and Faith make their es-
cape"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

I Brown stone mansion with the
white wings. Ham and eggs.
r our on two, right and lett. Two
orders OF eggs fried on both sides,
placed on toast.
"a bunch of STATS Spareribs.
Suicide Small steak in 10cenu
restaurant.
Two cackles and pig" Pork and
eggs.
Shorty Brown in swimming.
| Short ribs with brown gravy.
Stack of blankets Wheat cakes.
Two chickens on a hill.s' Chicken
croquettes.
One reg, Jay Gould on the side,
Pullman sleeper behind."s A regular
dinner with rice pudding and brown
bread
Adam and Eve on a raft. Two
poached eggs on toast
"Fleating in the ocean Poached
eggs.
''Shipwreck EN- Scrambled eggs.
"Brownstone 'front.' Baked pork
and beans.
| The following one came from Mis-
sissippi where a green waiter was en-
Iployed in a country hotel. the Mecca
of the drummers visiting that point.
Boss, how will yo' hab yo' aigs?'
asked the negro of one of a party OF
drummers at the breakfast table.
FRY one egg on one side and one On
the other side.'' he answered.
The negro went to the kitchen, re.
turning in few moments.
"Scuse me boss. but how wuz it yo'
said yo' wanted dem aigs?' he in
CURED
you chump, / said l wanted one
egg fried on one side and another
| fried on the other side yelled the
drummer, apparently losing his tenn
per.
Back to the kitchen went the negro.
Sounds to the noise and confusion
| that took place in the kitchen for five
! minutes reached the ears of the drum
mers. Finally the negro returned.
BOSS, won't yo' please tell dis mig
ger WuHst mo now YOU WoAeou uoi'i
aigs?" he pleaded.
/ 81 told you | wanted one egg fried
on one side and another one fried on
| the other side. Now, do you under
stand that?"
"Yassah, I ondesthands yo' put
|feckly, but, boss, 1 kahnt maik dat
ignerunt mulatter cook ondestan it,
explained the negro waiter in tone
of dire distress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
,hirty-fve men have been slaughtered

lthirty-five men have been slaughtered
by mobs this summer.
This is only bare, passing recora
| of conspicuous cases. In Massachu-
sets, in despairing effort to repress
llawlessness and suppress wandering
Migrants and tramps who are plumber
ing homes and waylaying policemen,
arrests have been made and a Jail
delivery of prisoners has been neces-
sary to give room for the arrested
men,
| Probably any state would be in the
same plight if the laws were enforced
against vagrancy and habituai Grimm
ais and all lawless men, wandering a.
will and known to the police to be
dangerous, were arrested. In Penn
|sylvania and Philadelphia certainly
the jails would not hold these wan
dering criminals and misdeneanants.
Yet until the crime, murder, outrage
and miscellaneous law-breaking OF
this class is suppressed, mobs and
riots are sure to follow some outrage
that ILLS and floods the cup OF pOpu
lar wrath, Or some occasion like a
strike that moves multitudes.
Why should not the law be enforces?
It should be. Why is it not? Because
our states leaves great rural stretches
without any police, and the police in
our cities is insufficient, and the pub
lie is willing to have it SO. This
state has been yisibly freer from law
less outrages since the, state constab-
ulary was organized. Mobs and riots
will cease when a force like this is
large enough TO patrol and cover the
entire state and to prevent, arrest
and punish the daily lawlessness,
which sows the seed from which
mobs come.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
OUR USEFUL SONGBIRDS

tured worm. The flicker. though a
woodpecker, is an imitator of the
robin. He is fond of ants and his
big bill makes good pick to dig
them from their hills. Meadow
larks and quail live entirely on In
sects found close to the ground.
Were these birds strictly protected in
1.-THE southwest, instead of being hunt
led. the boll-weevil might not have
things so much his own way in the
cotton fields.
| The trees, when in foliage, are full
of birds. Small warblers and viroes
take care Of eggs and little worms.
while thrushes, orioles and catbirds
attend to those of larger size. The
se-breasted grosbeak earns the
fright to favor by the way he eats po-
tato bugs Some birds cannot eat
hairy caterpillars but they are a
choice delicacy to the cuckoo. which
Islips quietly through the trees, as it
hunts for them.
Insects on the wing are not safe;
for swallows and swifts in rapid fight
|skif back and forth over the meadows,
and without pausing catch many
small gnat. The birds called fly
catchers also take their prey on wing.
but they remain quiet on a perch and
only swoop down on insects, which
come near at hand
Many birds have for years been the
victims of bad reputation, given to
them unjustly The crow is one. IN
vestigation has shown that he is not
so black as he is painted and, while
he spoils some corn, he makes up for
this in the noxious life he destroys.
Hawks and owls have also been con-
demned, and merciless war has been
waged on them. Now it is known
that only few species of hawk touch
chickens and that both hawks and
owls in the amount of vermin they
kill are entitled to the friendship and
protection of the farmer.
Some birds while not insect de-
stroyers, 10 good work as scaven-
gers. Those who have been in the
south, know the turkey buzzard.
High overhead he scars. His keen
eyes sweep over miles of country.
Let a dead animal come within his
sight and he is on the spot. He is
soon joined by others, who aid him
in disposing of what would soon be-
come offensive. Along the northern
beaches the gulls do similar work
in keeping them clean.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

for girls who have entered upon theil
first season or who are still doing
time'' under the schcol-room regime
this particular item is often discarded
altogether. Little frocks of pale dove
gray made with an almost conven
tional simplicity, are supplemental
with wide Priscilla" collars of plain
clear muslin simply finished an inch
above the hem with three tiny pin
,ucks crossing each other at the edge
The same process is repeated in the
case of the long, turnover muslin
cuffs, while a charming touch IS IN
troduced In the form of long
knotted silk tie in froggreen or black
taffetas, which is finished at the hem
with substantial padded balls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
COST OF TITLES.

King Edwards birthday is eagerly
awaited by the various heraldic off
GERS of the crown, for the new titles
that, as accrued this summer, are dis
tributed ON every birthday, mean a
payment to the heralds of good many
heavy fees.
The following is list of the cost
of taking up titles in England:
Duke, $6,495.
Marquis, $3.50.
Earl, $4,785.
Viscount, $4,000.
Baron, 1920.
Baronet, s2,675.
oKnight, $4S5.
In that order also, from duke down
to knight, titles rank.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
FLEAs PLAGUE NEW YORK.
Join Forces With Mosquitoes and
Moths i'm Gotham Flats.

Moths i'm Gotham Flats.
The moth invasion of the city, fol-
lowed by mosquito visitation, is
| followed by plague OF heas, which
coming mysteriously into life and &C
ton are driving residents of the up
per west side nearly to desperation,
! says the New York World. The moth,
aside from his leafeating propen-
sites, did not work personal discom,
fort, and the mosquito was busy
chiefly at night. The flea, however,
never ceases his activity, and this
particular warrior evidently arrived
with an empty commissariat.
On Riverside drive, because of the
mosquito visitations, couples have
paraded at night along the paths
burning joss sticks, and on the front
steps of the houses, in that section.
a similar state of things has existed.
Whole families have been seen wav-
ing punk and joss sticks, and al
though this helped some it did not
drive the fleas away at all, and all
efforts 70 capture them proved vain
as ever.
AS rule the flea never appears
until August-real dog days-but for
some reason, the extra heat posi-
bly,, he has come bag and baggage,
and hardly a dog in Harlem can SIT
quietly for more than an instant The
present pest does not confine his Ell
forts to the canine species and the
human family, but cats and horses
are the prey of these veracious bit
|ers.
One of the most noted of entomol-
|ogists, Professor Harlow Brooks of
Bellevue, said yesterday that flea
time" lasts about four weeks, so
there is no immediate relief in sight.
"The f1ea," continued the professor,
.sis one of the most pestiferous af-
fairs ever created. He is at his
worst in Italy. Nobody escapes him.
He is even credited in Naples with
waiting at the various steamship
docks and riding to the various no
tells. reading the registers and lay
ing his plans. accordingly. British
tourists are his favorite, for there IS
not much beef eaten in Italy other,
wise. The Frenchman suits the
Italian flea, who likes little alb
sinthe in the afternoon, while the old
er and brewster flea prefers the Ger
man for obvious reasons
At the big restaurants and gardens
in 125th street the flea has eata-
Iished himself and may be seen or
felt any evening. His habitat is on
the ground when he is not riding
about on poor humanity Or such |
beasts as he enjoys. Any person who |
has a dog or cat in the house is sure
to have fleas. household pet tina,
has bee cleared of fieas and taken
Tor walk will come back and with
more f1eas than ever.
Druggists recommend oil OF penny
-oyal applied to the ankles as de
errent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
FEEDING VALUE OF HAY.
Changes Result in More Milk From
the Cows.

the Cows.
We have been through our usual ex
perience with hay again this spring
says writer in the Rural New
Yorker. A gain has resulted in milk
production from an even LAO quarts a
day to 165 quarts. just by change in
the hay fed the cows. a friend called
the other day and said he h d two
COWS in the village that had been Ill
milk for some time, and were living
an average of 80 pounds day. He
changed the hay and they dropped al
drop than l ever noted from changing
hay, but these experiences with hay
are so frequent that we know to q
practical certainty what to expect from
COWS. There is no grain ration that
can make up Tor poor hay, or even
medium hay, as compared with first
quality for cows. This time our own
change was from hay that got wet and
hurt little to hay that was harverted
under the best conditions.
Possibly, too, the poorer hay may
have been a little coarser. Coarse
timothy hay makes poor ration for
milk cows. That is the trouble with
the hay mentioned by my friend. He
has made a considerable effort to
change his farm from low production
of hay to that of nearly three tons an
acre He says he gets the quality,
but for feeding cows it isn't good for
anything That may be an exaggera-
ton. but we are able to get nothing
that equals our mixed grasses, quite
a portion of which is blue grass, for
feeding cows. Moreover, we raise
that hay for So ton and we harvest
it for SO more We cannot get very
large yields, but we get excellent quail
ity at moderate cost. We try for
clover and timothy. and sometimes
succeed. Perhaps we make little by
trying, but the hay question hasn't
reached a positive solution yet.
On our farm we are studying how to
\ get at least fair yields of hay of good
quality for feeding our COWS. If pos
SlBlS, VIC Ndut W w tLltS H1NAOfS pAO"
ing because of the labor problem. We
are obliged to pillow when weeds get
in possession, but we would like to
get good yields on all other plots with
out using the pillow. We top-dress a
good deal and this year we have a
dozen or more experimental plots in
our meadows where we apply CONNER
dial fertilizers, ashes. lime and COM
binations of fertilizers. Besides this
we have an eight-plot field in the pas
true which we wish to improve, and
several plots where we are seeding ac-
cording to various plans recon-
mended by, the college Of agriculture
and others by fertilizer experts
hope o be able to report some results
in time
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
Heard at the Picnic.

s.Ah." said the benevolent old lady.
II am glad TO see such kind-hearted
little hov. You give your baby
brother the big bun with the CHINA
mon flakes and save the small bun for
yourself
AThero amt cinnamon fakes" wh's-
rerea the had hoy with wink9"
ssNot cirremnn fskes?"
ssNvn'm. those are apfss That's-
whv 7 gave him the biggest one.v
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

Rich aunt-Sorry ! haven't been
able to see more of you apd Adolphus
this afternoon. I'm afraid you've had
a rather dull time.
Poor niece (humbly anxious not to
offend Indeed, indeed. dear Aunt
Jane, we expected nothing else,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
Sure THING.

Williamson - It's
possible to read a
woman like q book.
Johnson But it's
impossible TO shut
her up like one
MARRIAGE rs A
LOTTERY.
Hoax-Did you ever
win u prize at lot
terry?
.Joax - Nix. I've
been divorced three
times.
PROOF.
Jiggs x He's very
mean.
Joggs- How so?
JigSs Hes awfully
deaf. but be never
tells a barber until
be has been shaved.
SPIRITUALLY.
First SuburbaHite1
Have you got q good
cook:
Second Suburban
Ite- Yes. very good.
She goes TO church
twice every Sunday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

nous letter cases what / investigate
turn out to be cases were the recipl-
ent of the letter, in order to break
with husband or sweetheart, writ the
letter to herself"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
AS THE TOURING

AS THE TOURING
| CAR SWEPT BY.
Ruth-What do you
think of my new
auto veil7 Do you
like it?
Fred tas her veil
swept around his
cap)-I should say
so. 1t really tickies
me.
THE ONES HE
DIDN'T GET
The Stranger = Do
the people VINO I'VE
across the road from
you, Rastus, keep
chickens?
Rastus-Dey keeps
some Of 'em. sab
REAL TEST
Job had Been put
10 all the tests nf
patierct
Hold ont" said the
friend. You haven't
tried 10 explain base
bail TO q woman"
And Job ded-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07
The aPrisciIIan Collar.

In spite of the fact that the high
collar-band, surmounted by its little
ruff has come to stay. and seems to
be increasing in proportions rather
than diminishing. on the new gowns
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

Nature evidently enjoys a joke
judging from the many funny lpeo
pie we see.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-07

General Charles S. Miller, president
OF the United States Army Aid asso-
citation. is dead in New York.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 2S--Democrats
gathered in Topeka from all parts OF
the state yesterday to see and hear
the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent. After a speech from the bacony
Of the Throop hotel early in the after.
noon, and an address ON Fraternity
at the knights of Pythias picnic in
the bank guaranty plan at night. The
speech, in part, followB:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: Why not make the depositor
secure? The United States govern
ment requires the deposit of specific
security when it entrusts money to
a national bank, although it can ex-
anime the bank at any time; the state
requires security when it deposits
money in a bank; the county requires
security and the city requires securi-
ty; even the banks require security
from the officials who handle money.
Why should the depositor be left to
take his chances?
Not only is the depositor without
protection, but the security given to
nation, state. county and city lessons
his security. They are preferred cred
itors; they have a mortgage on the
gilt edged assets and the depositor
must get along as best he can with
what remains. Why are the interests
of depositors thus neglected?
A bank asks deposits on the theory
that the deposition is sure of the re-
turn of his money, and the laws ought
TO make the facts conform to the the
ory. The depositor, the community
and the banker himself will be bene-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28

New York, Aug. 2S.-With the
heads of the national committee of
both the democratic and republican
parties engaged in council with their
advisors, the new executive commit
tee of the New York State Republican
Grafton of the governorship question
and the officers of the republican con-
gressional committee comforting with
the President at Oyster Bay, there
is decidedly more activity in politi-
cal circles in New York today than
since the parties organized for cam.
paign work.
In point of widespread interest the
gathering of the New York State ex-
ecutive committee ranks highest.
This gathering is presided over by
state chairman Timothy Woodruff,
and 1t is popularly believed a majori-
ty of the men present are opposed to
the nomination Of Governor Hughes.
The meeting was called faf the pur-
pose .sof taking up the basinG of the
representation in the senatorial con-
'yentions in several aDf the upstate
counties, but without doubt the ques-
ton of the denomination nf Governor
Hughes will be discussed. No an
nouncement on this snbject is ex-
pected.
No plans for the pilgrimage of the
of the heads of the republican con-
gressional committee to Oyster Bay
have been announced, however it ds
understood that Mr.. Sherman and the
new chairman of the committee, Rep
resentative Mckinley, of Illinois who
is the chairman at the present time,
Representative Loudenslager, Secre-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28
GOVERNOR FORT WILL
ENFORCE THE LAW

Seagirt, N. j., Aug. Ex-Governor
Fort made the following statement
today concerning his proclamation OF
yesterday and the defiance of Allan
tic City that he dare not call out the
militia to enforce the Bishop law: 81
will stand on my proclamation une-
quivocalfy. mean every word of 1t.
The people will learn that / am not
attempting to fntimidate by threats .
Through member OF Governor Fort s
summer cabinet" it was learned to-
day that before issuing the procla-
nation he sounded the attitude of
various members of the legislature
and was given assurance that if he
called special session they would
stand by him to provide whatever as
Isistance he required to enforce the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28

prepare the new cadets for the trip
to the Albuquerque Irrigation Con-
gress, as the whole battalion will go
to attend and take part in the cere-
monies.
Work on the new barrack building
at the Institute is at a standstill and
has been for three weeks. The con-
tractors are waiting for material. The
foundation is in and wall up to the
first floor.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28

tary Of the committee and . number
of others win be present. Among the
matters to be discussed is the quest
ion of the cooperation with the Ma
tional Committee; also plans win be
made for conducting stirring cam
paign in the South in a number OF
the districts in Southern states which
| are now represented by democrats
President Roosevelt is taking a keen
| interest in the doings OF the congress.
sional campaign and is determined
| that the political complexion of the
House of Representatives shall not
be changed by the coming elections
| If his influence and advice can pre-
vent it.
| The meeting of Chairman Hitch
cock with the Eastern members OF the
executive committee of the republi-
can national committee, Is the first
formal conference held since the or
ganization. Many routine matters of
importance are being considered to-
day, and later in the day the west vir-
ginia controversy over the fact that
the two factions Of the republican par
ty have each nominated candidates
for the governorship, and moreover
that two sets of presidential electors
are in the field, will be taken up by
subcommittee Of three members.
Mack Looking to New York.
New York, Aug. 28-Chairman
Mack, OF the democratic national
committee, is spending much time
comforting with the members of the
advisory committee and is devoting
his attention also to the New York
situation. He is seeking the means
of harm onizing the Murphy-McCar-
ron situation and to that end is con-
ferring with his colleagues on the ma
tional committee.
California Republicans.
Oakland, Cal, Aug. 2s.-The COM
mittee on platform and resolutions
of the Republican state convention
finished its work late last night The
platform, as it has been reported to
the convention today strongly en-
dorses the national Platform, pays a
glowing tribute to Taft and Sherman,
approves legislation looking to the
revision OF certain tariff schedules,
but insists that all California indus
tries be adequately protected.
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MILITARY INSTITUTE
TO OPEN NEXT WEEK

The cadets are beginning to arrive
for the next session of the New Mexi-
co Military Institute, which will open
next week. The term begins on Sep
tember 1 for new cadets and on Sep
tember for those who have attend
ed before. The military duties will
be started earty this year in order to
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28
Foundations Damaged.

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 28.-The flood
apparently damaged the foundations
of a great many buildings in the low
er part of the city. Today the Cen
trail Grammar School building collaps-
ed. The walls Of the National Biscuit
Company buildings have fallen, and
the underpinning of the Port Royal
bridge has been washed away. The
bridge itself did not fall A mass
meeting of citizens has been called
to take steps for the relief of the suf-
fering. There has been no further loss
of life reported.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28
U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Locaf Report. Observation Taken .

500 a. n.y.
Roswell, N NJ, Aug. 28.-Tempera-
ture.-Max., Sc; min, So; mean, IA.
Precipitation, 0.23; wind S. W., We
locity miles; partly cloudy.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Saturday; station
airy temperature.
Comparative Temperature Data:
Extremes, this date last year
Max, so; min, 81.
Extremes this date. IA years rec
ord:-Max. 100, 1900. min. 55. 1897.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-28
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
The Floods in the South With a Drop
in the Mercury, Cause Great Suffer
ing. Death List is Five Many
Buildings Collapse Owing to Weak
ened Foundations.

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 2S.-On account
of no onorth wires no report as to
damage can be made on the Cloud
burst at Folsom, N. M.