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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

irritated one in the person of a wo-
man, who was evidently just from the
washtub.
is Mrs. B-in?' asked Reecher
in his best manner.
Don't live here!' snapped the wo-
man and slammed the door in his face.
Mr.. Beecher waited quietly on the
doorstep until the woman had GER
talnly had time to go back to the
basement and to resume her washing.
Then he rang the bell again. After a
while the door was again opened by
the sudsy female.
Who said she did! exclaimed
Beecher. and went down the steps and
off up the street.
And I'm inclined to think he
chuckled as he told the story, that
woman will treat a civil question bet
ter the next time she meets one.."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
Polite Children.

1t is said that when Macaulay, "a
boy of 6, was asked to have some more
pudding he politely replied. Thank
you, have enjoyed an apple suffci-
GENTLY
This sage reply is matched by lit
tie Cleveland girl who, when offered a
second frosted cake, showed her ex
cellent training by answering: Nam
ma has directed me to always refrain
from taking a second piece of any
thing"
1t is gratifying to know, however,
that the childish nature promptly re-
asserted itself when the little maid
added:
"But you can lay it on my plate, if
you please. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

one are exploited in the press is easily
accounted for by the tendency of the
newspaper to seize upon all the un-
lovely incidents of life, because they
SO readily lend themselves to sensa-
tional, or at least emotional, treat
ment and as the general public has no
other source of information. it is inevi-
table that it should infer that all ma
tive-tongued marriages are of the
barter class. This is, however, far
from being true, and a French author
has recently rendered the American
girl gallant service by presenting 4.
long list of the wholly reputable men
with historic titles and large means
who have married American girls from
higher than money bag motives. 1t
ought to be regarded as occasion for
congratulation that the American girl
tains distinctions that represent the
attains distinctions that represent the
ment, for would not Americans be in
dignant if distinguished foreigners
were so Indifferent to the charms of
their countrywomen that they never
coveted them for wives?
The international marr,ooa is IN
way brilliant maanifestation wa.,
ie,io =" >, and as foreign authors
have the grace and the justice to
credit the American girl who marries
title with higher motives than
mere vulgar desire for display, should
not her compatriots cease to impute
to her wholly unworthy motives,
whether the circumstance of the case
seem to warrant it Or not?-From
Vogue,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
LATHINc OF REEDS.
Sweden Too Thrifty to Waste Good
Wood to Hold Plaster.

Sweden Too Thrifty to Waste Good
Wood to Hold Plaster.
The increasing scarcity of wood
and consequent high rices may lead
builders of America to notice the
reed lathing in use in Sweden.
/ Although Sweden has extensive
forests, and could afford a more gen
erous use of wood than almost any
other country in Europe, the people
are too thrifty to waste good wood for
| laths when a substitute is at hand in
the form of reeds growing wild in
every swamp and on the borders of
every pond.
These reeds are cut in winter when
the ice makes access to them easy.
They are seven or eight feet high
above water.
They are not cultivated, but are an
extra source of income to the farmers
who cut them at a season when
other work is light.
They deliver them at the railway
stations at an average price of about
5 cents a bundle two feet in circum-
ference. The so-called revetting fac
tories make them up into mats with
warp of annealed iron wire.
These mats are of two kinds, a
closely woven kind to be used alone,
and kind of more open weave to
be used double. When used double,
they are put ON so that the reeds in
the two layers are at right angles.
The method of use is simple, the
Wires at one end of mat are fasten-
ed to the top of the wall, the mat
unrolled, the wires drawn tight, and
then fastened to nails at the other
end. Where it is needed loose wires
are stretched across and fastened at
the joint to keep the lathing firm.
Plaster is applied as to wooden lath-
ing.
AS these reeds grow wild, without
care, there can be no difficulty in in
Producing them into such parts of this
country as have the proper clinaate?s
and there may be here another III
dustry by which the farmer can add
a little to his income, since every
New England farm has its swamp
which now produces nothing more
profitable than wild jag and alder
Philadelphia Record.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

| lntrenched regular troops. 1t made
Saratoga possible, which in turn en-
couraged France to recognize the in
dependence of the American colonies.
Yet a full century passed before
Amy serious effort was made to com
memorate the victory by any ade.
quate memorial, and now, less than a.
quarter of a century after the battle
monument was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies, Vermont newspa-
pers like the Burlington News, the
st. Adams Messenger and others are
advocating the abolition of the holt
day known as the Bennington battle
holiday. They complain that it is a
sham and nuisance to have the
banks and postoffices closed while
most people keep about their regular
workday routine.
1t is asserted that there is no
Bennington battle holiday spirit in
Vermont" and chat it cannot be
seems strange enough. 1t is not, in
deed, easily to be explained. Yet,
when attention is recalled to the mat
ter it will be remembered that the
day has never attracted any special
attention in New Hampshire, although
this state supplied by far the greater
portion of the men who fought in the
battle and the commander who led
them.
General John Stark's grave is still
unhonored, in so far as any public or
adequate recognition is concerned,
and the anniversary of the battle is
observed even less in New Hamp-
shire than in Vermont. Indeed, it
may be doubted if many of the school
children, to say nothing of other folk,
can tell ON what day of August the
battle occurred-or in what year,
either
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
How Beecher Got Evan.

Two preachers not long ago were
discussing the men who have been
shining lights of the metropolitan pull
pits, and as a matter of course Henry
Ward Beecher led the procession OF
"reminiscences.
"Beecher was never a conspicuous
example of a preacher and pastor com
bined'' said one of the men, HE
made the preaching end of the WORK
his chief concern, and left the flock
TO be pastorized by his assistants
But once in while he would de-
eide that he owed it to his parlshlon-
ers to make a round of calls he NM
self told me the following story of an
incident which had occurred on one
of these expeditions.
HE had made out list o. names,
had got the addresses from the church
directory an old one-and
was taking them in their most con
lent order. This brought him to a
house in which, according to his list
we'd a Mrs h.
when Mr. Beecher rang the
had to wait some time for a respcns
When this did come it Wee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

Consul-General Robert j. Wynne re-
ports that the weekly statement of
pauperism issued by the government
states that on Saturday, July Is, there
were 117,404 persons in receipt OF
poor-law relief in London, or 1876
more than The total for the correspond
ing period of 1907, the rate of pau
perism per 1000 of the population be-
ing 247 OF the total, 75,177 were in
door and 42.227 outdoor paupers. In
the previous three years the figures
were: In 1907, 1865 paupers (72.-
757 indoor and 40,911 outdoor), or
24.1 per 1000 of the population; 1906
111,15S paupers (71.644 indoor and
39,514 outdoor), or 23.1 per 1 900 of
the populat ion, and 1905, 115,o50 pau
pers (71,674 indoor and 43376 out
door,, or 24.7 per 1000 of the popu-
lation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
BIRDS CAUSE FIRES.
Stop up Chimneys With Hay and
Straw During Summer.

Stop up Chimneys With Hay and
Straw During Summer.
That losses aggregating thousands
of dollars are caused annually by
chimney fires due primarily to birds
nesting in the chimneys during the
summer is the unique discovery made
by State Fire Marshal Purte1l. In a
bulletin issued yesterday he declares
as follows:
Although the cold weather has
hardly begun to such an extent as to
require continuous fires in unused fire
places, furnaces and stoves, yet the
reports of losses resulting from defec-
tive iues have already begun to ap-
pear in this Office in large numbers
If the public could be brought to re-
alize the amount of loss resulting
from what can be considered only an
oversight, and which would require
but few minutes times and ref1ec-
tion and no expense, it would give
this matter more attention. No CHM
ney or fine which has not been used
in the summer should be started in
the fall without first being thoroughly
inspected and cleaned. Outside of
the probability that the chimney may
have been loaded with cinders, SCOT
and dirt after the fire was discontin-
ued, there is one other very serious
danger. This results from the prob
ability of the chimney having been
used during the summer months by
birds as nesting places, and in that
way being filled with hay, straw and
other highly inf1ammable material"
The fire marshal urges all house
holders to thoroughly clean the
troughs ON the roofs of all dry leaves
that may have collected there during
the summer and early fall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
POISON IN THE DAILY FOOD.
This Is the Cause of Much of the
Transitory Illness.

This Is the Cause of Much of the
Transitory Illness.
A surprising variety of the most
powerful vegetable poisons, such as
morphine, strychnine, digitalis and
nicotine, are closely allied to
ptomaines, says the New York Her.
aid. There are many of the ptomaine
products which act as poisons, and
they were originally known as ca
daveric alkaloids, because they were
first discovered to be produced by
the decomposition of animal sub
stances. Afterward they were found
to be the resultants of animal activ-
ity during life and the two classes of
ptomaines would be better termed
the animal alkaloids in order to in
clude both those which arise from
putrefying processes and those which
are the result of physiological action.
Many of the more ordinary dis
tresses of life, such as headaches and
the feelings of fatigue, as well as
more serious nervous troubles, are
often. due to the failure of the ordii-
nary excretory processes to eliminate
those toxic products of vitality. The
relation of the bacteria to the animal
alkaloids, or ptomaines, is that they
act on the complex albumen molecule,
which is the common ancestor of al
kaloids whether animal or vegetable.
and split it up into several less COM
pick molecules, among which are the
ptomaines. This is the process of
putrefaction and the kind of ptomaine
formed depends on the particular
kind of bacteria, the nature of the
material acted on and the conditions,
such as temperature and so on. under
which the putrefaction proceeds.
| In a record of thirteen cases the
material acted upon was as follows:
Pigs meat in some form in nine
cases, butchers meat (kind not stat
ed, in two, veal in one and beef in
one Fish and cheese may also be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

when Mr. Beecher rang the
had to wait some time for respcns
When this did come it was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14

attacked, but crabs, Holsters and mus
sells are the most exposed, the source
of infection being the bacteria intro
duced through the medium of pollut
ed water, a few months in the open
sea removing the poisonous proper
ties. Of course other poisons than
ptomaines are produced in foods OF
all kinds by the agency of bacteria.
1t has not yet been decided why
some kinds of food may be eaten with
impunity in an advanced state of de-
Omposition-game for instance
while pork SO slightly tainted that il
cannot be detected will cause poison
ing.
There is another and a curious
danger from the production of pto-
maines in the human body. There
have been cases where death has
been pronounced to be caused by will
full administration of vegetable aka
!ojds which Psychologists would now
be put down as ptomaine poisoning
cases; and innocent persons have pos
sibly already suffered and may in the
future, though medical witnesses are
much more alive to the danger of
In stake than they were before the
study of bacteriology had advanced to
the point it has now reached
The difficulty consists in the fact
that there are no chemical reactions
by which the ptomaines as class
may be distinguished from the vege-
table alkaloids. AS ptomaines are
present to greater or less extent,
probably, in every organ which is
submitted to the toxicologist for ex-
animation, it is clear that the most
serious mistakes might be made if
chemists were not on their guard
against too great confidence in declar-
ing ptomaine compounds to be of the
poisonous vegetable alkaloids. The
latter must have been deliberately ad-
ministered with food or drink as a We
hicle, the former might have been
administered either as food taken in
the ordinary course, the food itseIf
being the poison and not merely the
vehicle, or they might be found in
the body after death as the result of
the body's own poison producing ca
pacity during life, or they might have
arisen in the process of putrefaction
after death.
Chemistry alone cannot say which
is the solution and further proc
would have to be sought in specific
symptoms which could only be pro-
duced by some particular known POI
son and in the general circumstances
in which death took place. More
innocent persons have been kille9
from undoubted ptomaine POISONING
than are likely to hang because pre-
maines have been mistaken for veeo
table alkaloids.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
A Foreign View.

Little things frequently illustrate
the English view of American geogra-
ply very picturesquely An English
man had taken the Pacific Express at
Philadelphia. and, feeling tired had
retired to his berth just before he
fell asleep he happened to remember
that he had forgotten something, so
he put his head out between the cur
tains and called: "Portah! Portah!
ine orter came What is it, sir?"
said
please wake me I'D when we get
San Francisco. you know."-Har-
aars
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON.
Anniversary of the Day Attracts Lit
tie Attention in New Enqnsad.

1t is singular fact that the battle
of Bennington has never taken hold
of the public fancy in the way that
Lexington and Bunker hill have
done, says the Manchester On. H.)
Union. The battle is generally rec
ognized by historians as the turning
point of the revolution. 1t was the
first time in history that raw militia
had contended successfully against
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
His Fine st Act.

How was your speech received
the club?" asked one of Chumley
friends.
why, they congratulated me very
heartily. In fact, one of the members
came to me and told me that when
sat down he had said to himself 1t
was the best thing had ever Gone. =
Youths Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
a Point oe VANTAGE.

'sOf course, the railways owe the
public a great DEAL" said Mr. Dustin
Stax; "but you must also remember
that the public is indebted to the rail-
ways"
YES answered the critical citizen;
"but the railways are in a position TO
collect. Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
HOUSE DRESS in BLACK AND WHITE

HOUSE
frocks in accompanying
at Black for
which made with slightly raised waist line
white SATIN
cordov buttons
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
BARNETT IS SENT
UP FOR TEN YEARS
Convicted of Hypothecating $2o5,ooO
Securities of Cotton Estate-No-
tice of Appeal Flled-Was
Out Under Bonds

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-Walter
]. Bartnett, formerly vice president
and general counsel for the western
Pacific railroad, and vice president ana
general counsel for the California Sate
Deposit and Trust company, when
failed last November for about $4,000,
900. was today sentenced to the san
Quentin penitentiary for ten years by
Superior Judge Conley. Bartnett was
convicted of having hypothecated $780,
0C0 belonging to the estate OF Ellen
M. Cotton, of which he was special
administrator.
Bartnett, who had been at liberty for
physicians attribute much of the re.
manded into custody of the sheriff and
his counse Immediately gave notice OF
appeal to the appellate court and asked
that Bartnett be given his liberty on
bail pending the determination or the
appeal. This was strongly opposed by
Assistant District Attorney william
Rolf Cook, but Judge Conley declared
that a person convicted of any other
crime than homicide was entitled to
bail pending the action OF the hlgher
court.
In passing sentence Judge Conley de-
clared that he could not agree with the
Jury that Bartnett was entitled to the
mercy of the court in having violated
the faith and trust imposed in him
as administrator of the Cotton estate,
and he therefore gave him the maxi
mum penalty provided by law for the
crime Of embezzlement.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
KELLOGG NOT IN RACE
FOR CHARM ANShlP

NEW YORK, July 1.--After a day
of gossip concerning the Craftsmanship
of the Republican national committee,
it was learned definitely tonight that
Frank B. Kellogg is out of the race
in which he, indeed, has never volun-
tarily taken part.
There were rumors throughout the
day that Mr.. Kellogg had been de-
cided upon, and the fact that he took
luncheon with President Roosevelt at
Sycamore Hill was construed as
strengthening this report.
When seen at his hotel tonight Mr..
Kellogg had nothing to say regarding
the report, but it was learned that
during the conference at Oyster Bay
this afternoon in which the president,
Mr.. Kellogg and National Committee
man William Ward of New York par
ticipated, and again tonight when Mr..
Kellogg and Mr.. Ward met Elmer Do
yer. secretary of the national commit
tee. at the Waldorf-Astoria, Mr.. KEEL
logg's name was tentatively consid-
cred. Mr.. Kellogg, however, succeed
ed in impressing upon his political
friends that his name must not be
further considered for the chairman
ship. Mr.. Kelloggs position as counsel
for the government in the Standard
oil and other prosecutions is in itself
held by him to be sufficient to pre-
clude his selection as manager Of Mr..
Taft's campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
MONTANA DEMOCRATS IN
SESSION NOW AT BOHEMIAN

BUTTE. Mont, July 1.-The Demo-
Gratis of Montana are in session today
in Bozeman. An instructed delegation
for Bryan is practically assured. The
platform will be conservative in tone.
Former Senator w. A. Clark is slated
to head the Montana delegation to Dem
yer. This convention will not nominate
state OFFICERS.
Thomas B. Long called the convention
to order at 1 O'Clock. After naming the
usual committees adjournment was
taken until 4 o'clock
c. F. Kelley of Butte will be the per-
manent chairman. The resolutions
committee will introduce a plank
pledging the delegates to Denver to
work for the nomination of w. G.
Conrad of Montana for vice president
providing the convention sees fit to
confer that honor on a man from west
of the Missouri river"
The platform will demand the direct
election of senators at the fall election
in Montana. but otherwise will be far
from radical.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE J. r. JACOBSON
Madison Man Named for Governor and
the Platform Endorses Chicago
Action-Other Nominees
Also Put Up

ST. PAUL, July 1.-The Minnesota
Republican convention today noml-
mated Jacob r. jacobson of Madison
for governor, adopted a platform in
dorsing the work of the Chicago con-
vention, and pledging the party in
Minnesota to continue the work Of rail-
way regulation.
Mr.. Jacobson's name was presented
to the convention by former Congress
man Eddy, who aroused laughter when
he said: THE only reflection anyone
has been able to cast upon our candi-
date is that he eats pie with a knife q
HE is a rough, rugged, natural man.
We could not have him any different
If we would, and we would not If we
could"
Mr.. Jacobson was nominated after
Attorney General Edwin T. Young and
Samuel F. Snyder of Minneapolis, OPP
posing candidates, had withdrawn, and
seconded the nomination of the Madi-
son man.
Joel Heitwole, who also was a candi.
date for governor, did not withdraw
but his name was not presented to the
convention.
The Winona county delegates did MOI
vote.
Other nominees are:
Lieutenant governor, p. F. Eber
hardt.
Secretary OF state, Louis Schmahl.
Safe treasurer, Clarence c. Dinehart
Attorney general, George T. Simpson
| Railway commissioners, Ira d. Mill
and Charles E. Elmquist.
All these with the exception of Mr.
| Simpson and Mr.. Hlmquist now holt
the office for which they were nomi
mated.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
STARVING CREW
RESCUED WHILE
SENDING ADIEU
Twenty-Five Dying Sailors Picked UP
on Antlpodes Island While Dis
patching an Albatross with
Farewell Note

b. Associated Press
VICTORIA, B. c., July 1.-While
sending a farewell message fastened In
a quill to an albatross' neck, one or a
series of daily messages recountlng
briefly the story Of a wreck in Anti
podes island, 49.4O south, 1888 east, OF
the French bark President Felix Faure,
twenty-five starving French sailors
were rescued by the British warshlp
Pegasus and brought to Sydney shortly
before the sailing of the Marina, which
arrived today
The castaways, who lived Crusoe
life, fashioning their utensils in the
same resourceful way as the maroon OF
Juan Fernandez, scrambled ashore on
Antipodes island, south of New yea
land and near where the survivors OF
the British bark Dundonald were res
cued months before, after their vessel,
driven ashore during fog in Marcn
last. and had almost given up hope OF
rescue when the British snip was
sighted.
The men were ravenous when res
cued. They had needles made OF blades
of pocket knives, dinner knives from
an iron hoop torn from a cask washed
from the wreck, haircombs from busf
thorns, fishhooks from bent nails
spoons from Shells, etc.