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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

Washington, Feb. 3-Senator Tell
Ner of Colorado. addressed the senate
in support of Mr.. Bacon's resolution
declaring that the senate has a right
to any information in the possession
of the executive departments, and
cited various precedents to sustain his
contention. The senate remained In
executive session during most of the
day considering the nomination OF
DR.. w. d. Crum, colored, to be col
lector of customs at Charleston, s. G..
Representative Cox Qnd) proposes
that the mileage, at the rate OF 20
cents a mile, now allowed to senators,
representatives and delegates in con-
gress. shall be withdrawn. BY means
of bill introduced by him Mr.. Cox
desires to have the mileage section
of the statutes repealed. General de-
bate on the agricultural approprlar
ton bill in the house afforded the CRIT
les and defenders of the department
of agriculture an excellent field day
Congressman Lever of South Carolina,
led off with an attack on the appoint
ment and work of the reference
board of consulting chemists IN the
department. Mr.. Hefin of Alabama
asked on behalf of the cotton grow
ers for a governmental monthly re-
pori on the consumption of cotton.
Representative Sturgis of West Vlr-
ginia. urged the extension of the for
est service Mr. Humphrey of Wash
ington. took exactly the opposite view
while Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming, de-
clared that the bureau of forestry Is
the most autocratic government bu-
reau outside of Russia Mr. Bartholdt
of Missouri urged an issue OF bonds
for inland waterway improvement;
Mr.. Chandler of Mississippi COM
planned of the tariff ON agricultural
implements. Mr.. Scott of the agricul-
tural committee closed the debate
with explanatory remarks on the
work done by the government during
the past week. When the bill was
under consideration under the five
minute rule the increase of $500 to
the salary of Solicitor George F.
McCabe, making it $4,000, was
stricken out on point of order. The
increase of the salary of Director
Willis L. Moore, of the weather bu-
reau from $4,000 to 5000, suffered
similar fate. Before the bill was
taken up in general debate, the house
passed the senate pension bill for
federal judges
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-17

Washington, Feb. 6.-After devoting
almost its entire session to the con.
sideration OF the subject, the house
passed a bill making several amend
ments to the national bankruptcy law.
MI Clayton OF Alabama, made a des
perate but unsuccessful ATTEMPT to 70
peal the law, he and his supporters
claiming that it had served its pur-
pose. The bill is designed to cor
rect certain inequalities in the admin.
lstration of the bankruptcy law in va
rious parts of the country and amends
the law by regulating the duties and
compensation of receivers in order to
prevent excessive fees. A bill aiming
TO restrict shipments of Intoxicating
liquors into prohibition states was in
troduced. The new measure prohib.
It's express companies or other com
mon carriers from handling collect
on delivery" shipments consigned To
any state or community In which the
use or sale of spirituous, malt or
vlnous liquors is forbidden by laws or
police regulations The penalty for
violation is fine of $500 and each
shipment 10 separate individual is
to be considered a separate offense
The bill also provides as penalty a
fine Of from $50 to $4,000 or impris-
onnent Of from 30 days to six
months, or both, for any agent of an
express company or other common
carrier who makes delivery in viola.
ton OF the provisions of the proposed
act.
Washington Feb. s.--To prevents
loss OF life by cata trophe at sen
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

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tanned al simmer at the r1oso of tho ro.
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each
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officials dcrond larroIy uuon fine rank
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27
Mrs. Meyer to Lead Cabinet Social Set

WASHINGTON.-NeXt to cabinet
w ministers the most interesting
and influential phase of administration
life in Washington concerns the cabi-
net wives
The social leader of the cabinet un.
doubtedly will be Mrs. Meyer She
and Mrs. Knox have had much expert
ence in official life and their homes
in Washington are already established
as gathering places of exclusive so,
Ciety.
The years that Mrs. Meyer spent
abroad while her husband was am
bassador at Rome and St Petersburg
gave her wide acquaintance in CONT
mental society, with the result that on
going to Washington two years ago
she welcomed in her home the dipIo-
matte corps and many foreign visitors.
Mrs. Knox, by virtue of her hus,
bands position, takes precedence at
the head of the cabinet women. Her
home in X street is one of the fine
homes of Washington, having been
built by the late George w. Chiids
and purchased several years ago by
the present secretary of state.
Mrs MacNeagh, though perhaps the
oldest of the cabinet wives, will add
interest to Washington society. She
IS woman of culture and attractive
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

HELEN HEBRON TAFT has fol,
II lowed in her fathers footsteps in
choosing her most intimate friends in
Washington from the army SET
What Gen. Bell and Gen. Clarence 10.
wards are to the new president, young
ladies like Miss Ayleshiro and Miss
Webster are to his only daughter
At the same time she has formed
many close friendships at school and
these ties are bringing Miss Taft an
eyerincreasing number Of invitations
to devote her vacations to house par.
ties. and will result In the presence "i
many youthful residents OF many ar
ferent cities when the time comes for
Miss Taft to make her debut in We
White House something for whi.n
Mrs. Taft has as yet planned but ten.
tatively.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

Orchid hunting has an Irresistible
attraction for every lover of nature.
Whe her the secret of the fascination
lies in the difficulties which beset the
search for the rarer species, or whether
it is the strange forms, sweet per
fumes and tropical appearances OF
many of the flowers belonging to this
eccentric family that inspire so vivid
delight in the breast of man, it is
hard to determine; but assuredly the
traveller experiences a thrill of &c
stasy akin to awe on finding one of
these unCanny plants closely hidden in
some shady swamp, or deepset amid
the tail, rank herbage of the hills.
50 far, / have found % different
species of orchidaceae in the Rocky
and Sekirk mountains of Canada.
They are as follows: Calypso borealis,
calypso; Corallorhiza innata, early
coral-root; Corallorhiza multihora,
large colalroot; Corallorhiza strata,
alpine coralroot; Listera cordata,
heart-leayed twayblade Listera con
yallarioides, broad-lipped tway.blade;
Listera borealis, northern tway-blade;
Spiranthes romanzoftiana, ladies'
tresses; Goodyera Menziesii rattle
snake plantain; Goodyera repens,
small rattle-snake plantain; Fabenaria
braCteata, long bracted orchis; Ha
benaria obtusata small orchis;
Habenaria hyperborea, leafy orchis;
Habenaria orbiculata, round.leaved
orchis; Habenaria stricta. green
orchis; Habenaria dilatata, white bog
orchis; Habenaria leucostachys, giant
orchis; Orchis rotundifolia, fiy-spotted
orchis; Cypripedium passerinum,
white ladys slipper; Cypripedium
montanum, mountain ladys slipper;
Cypripedium acaule, pink lady's slip
per; Cypripedium pubescens, large
yellow lady's slipper, and Cypripedium
parviaorum, small yellow lady's slip
per, Some of the orchids are quite
common in the Rocky mountains
such, for instance, as the lovely calypso
Calypso borealis), whose large rose
pink sacs. striped with deeper hue
and variegated by yellow spots, form
clumps of exquisite color in the deep
green forests
A very interesting and ltahess plant
is the early coral-root (Corallorhiza
, innata). found in quantities in the vi.
cinity of Banff. where numbers OF it's
queer purplish green flowers spring on
succulent stems from the coralloid
roots Other species found in the Sci.
Kirk mountains are large coral.root
(Corailorhiza mnltifora) and alnine
rcoraIroot (Coralrrhiza striata) no
latter being very rare plant. The
healthy green tway.blades HIstera
Lstera cOrdata, Listera conyal.
larioides and Listera borealis). to.
gether with rattlesnake plantains
lGoodyera Menziesi ard Goodyera
repers), the two latter having peculiar
white.veined raves, are all found in
the mountain regions but are com
parative'y unattractiye plants. La.
dies tresses (Spiranthes romanzof-
fianal is a lovely member Of the or
child family found blooming towards
the close Of the summer in marshy
localities. where its dense snowy flow
eT-spites exhale a fragrant perfume
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

The habenarias are very numerous
in the mountains. Some of them,
such as the white bog orchis
CHabenaria leucostachys), have ex'
unite large spikes of white sweet
scented flowers, and are perfect
nrize to the nature-lover; while others,
such as the long bracted orchis
CHabenaria bracteata), small orchis
CHabenaria obtusata), leafy orchis
(Habenaria hyperborea), round.leaved
orchis tHabenaria orbCulata) and
green orchis (Habenaria stricta) are
small plants and have greenish, yellow
ish, or purplish blossoms that are al
most scentless. These lesser orchids
grow in the woods and beside the
trails, and are easily recognized, as
each species possesses its own marked
individual pecuiarities,
On wet sandy flats and by the mar
gin of the alpine streams grow the
pale pink clusters of the fy-spotted
orchis (Orchis rotunditolia), its dainty
blossoms splashed with rose color, and
a single rounded green leaf growing
at the base of the plant. And so we
come at last to the most exquisite or
all the wild mountain orchids-the
lady's slippers. To find these wonder
full treasures growing in swamp or
dell, their curious inflated sacs ex-
panding with tropical luXuriance amid
northern alpine surroundings, is
thrilling experience unequaled in the
history of flower,hunting; and so COM
pletely does the sight of their mysteri-
Gus beauty enthrall the behoder that
it is with rapture akin to awe that he
stoops to gather one of those
Golden slippers meet for fairies feet,
whether it be the large yellow lady's
slipper (Cypripedium pubescens), or
the small yellow ladys slipper (Cypri-
pedium parviflorum).
The great mOraine at Emerald lake
gilt with these conspicuous orchids is
a marvellous sight in July, for, curl
ously enough, the large yellow lady's
slipper grows both on exposed arid
flats and in the deepest seclusion OF
the woods, while the fragrant small
yellow lady's slipper has its haunts
close beside the streams The two
white ladys slippers (Cypripedium
passerinum and Cypripedium monta-
num) are less gorgeous than the yel-
low species, but are more rare and
chdrminSly dainty in appearance
Their shell-like velvety sacs, spotted
inside with carmine, are very lovely.
But the pink lady's slipper (Cypri-
pedium acaule), the most rare and
most bewitching of all the orchids
how shall describe its exotic beauty,
A flower carven In coral of rose. IL
springs like a living flame from the
soft green of its setting, exhaling a
perfume sweet as the breath OF
Araby; lance-shaped purplish sepals
spread out on either side to protect
the single dropping blossom and two
large leaves spring up from the base
to sentinel its majesty, while the great
glowing sac is folded together to defy
the attacks Of depredating bees The
pink ladys slipper is so extremely
rare in the Rocky mountains that re-
gard my discovery of it In the year
1903 as the crowning triumph OF my
botanical work in that region.
JULIA W. BENSHAW
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

Up to 1879 no other methods were
used for plates in fine art illustra.
tion than line engraving, and for
blocks than wood engraving Lithogra.
ply scarcely entered into considera-
ton, Photographic reproduction was
unknown. Etchings were out OF fash
ion. and mezzotint was found IN
workable for large numbers Twenty
years later line engraving was prac-
tically dead art, and wood engraving
was rapidly becoming 50 Reyroduc.
tons based on photography develop.
until color photography appears a pos.
sibe method Of actual book illustra.
ton
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

necessity of a hard drill in this work
is due to the fact that it is essential
that the boring proceed quickly for
the reason that hardness Of tho soil
is obtained by artificial temperatures,
in itself a costly operation. With the
production of artificial sapphircs, it is
claimed, new substitute is at hand
for the expensive diamond dust The
new stones also permit of larger drills,
and consequently greater expedition
in forcing the borings
Minute diamonds have before this
been produced in laboratory expert
mcnts. but in no sense in commercial
quantities or at cost below that of
the genuine stone As a matter of
fact the artificial diamond is more
of a luxury than the real article, al.
though the production Is an achieve
mcnt to be admired and to make man
feet that he has done something On
the other hand, however, the sapphire
of NJ. Paris is a commercial article, and
is produced in commercial quantities
and at so small cost that it Is be
Iiovcd that new uses for the stones
will be found. They have all the char
,c,o, NJ tho stonos - ,otrr. ,rhev
have the color. the hardness or spc-
cinC gravity Of the genuine sapphire,
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

Is it nature taking when man
learns natures secrets and beats her
at her own game? That is question
which we have not time to debate
here, and il is not altogether mate.
! rial, either. for the story we have to
| tell is not based upon conjecture, but
! fact. Sapphircs, real precious stones,
| are now being made ana can be pro
| duCed to sell at a profit for n francs
a carat; or say about $i75 More than
that, the method is comparatively
rapid
After the exposure of the wonder
ful and mysterious methods of manu-
| featuring diamonds by n Frcnchman
last summer, new announcements Of
the fabrication Of precious stones are
now received with due restraint ON
! the natural cnthusiasm II remains
a fact, however, that another French
man, this time young engineer
! named Louis Paris has achieved th"
alchcmical feat of making sapphire
| which answers every test of the sap.
| phirc of nature. Practically 1t is a
real sapphire, and that is what it Is
| called
The secret of tne manufacture. of
course, lies in the quantity of mate.
rial used TO produce the result con
| scournrly the di4covcrrr has NOT hes.
/ itatrd to take into his laboratory I'm.
| ouisi,iyn visitors and show them The
| entire procnsg and also 10 ton them
,ust what the material used con.
slsts or
If any pcrson desires to duplicate
the feat ne NAV be told that all that
IA reluirod is a quantity of clay and
nm Oxide colorant Then too. he will
roouire an apparatus, Of which the
4 maip feature is an oxy hydrogen blow
| nine and the necessary cylinders Of
/ gas To feed the latter II Is very ncccs-
sary 10 know how TO do It. TO obtain
the kind OF results which crown NJ.
Paris efforts, but that Ia a mere de
tail
NJ paris ia n very retiring and mod
est dIscovcrcr. and the FIRST inkling
,he world that IS to saw. the scientific
world had Of his wonderful discovery
wae the announcement made at a re.
cent meeting Of the Academy Of Sci
.nce a. paris when communication
from him was read An enterprlsing
paris Journal sought him ont, and
/ both cor-cgpopdcnt and photographer
worked on the subject nnnl they
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27
Cost of Conducting the White House

r HE discussion in both the senate
1 and house in the late congress
over the question of raising the salary
of the president, makes the question
of the cost of running the executive
establishment one of particular inter
est at the present time Here is the
White House budget for the current
year:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

Protection for Street Sweepars.
Street sweepers Of Chicago aud Pos
on carry a tiny electric lamp on Z e'I
.aps to keep from be'ug run o~os
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-03-27

Preserve the Substance.
He who has a good seat should not
leave it-Manuel
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21
The Doctors Gift.

DR.. Robert Glynn-Clobery. a delight
full old character described in Rem
iniscences of Cambridge" was fel.
low of Kings college, where he resid-
ed. During long illness he attended
a poor man, of whose family party q
pert. talkative magpie made one. and
as the patient observed that DIR. Glynn
Clobery always when paying visit
had some joke with the bird he thought
that perhaps the doctor might like to
possess it.
Accordingly. when the poor man was
well again, with overlooking gratitude,
but with no money to pay bill. he
thought he could do no better than
make his kind friend a present of the
magpie, and so the prisoner in its
cage was conveyed to his rooms in
Kings college.
The bearer met with a kind recep-
tion. but was desired to carry the bird
back with him.
i cannot" said the doctor, stake so
good care of it as can you. but ! shall
consider it mine, and intrust IT to
you to keep for me. and as long as it
lives / will pay you half crown
weekly for its maintenance.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21

friend and remained away from the
country place and the newly remodeled
house in Fifth avenues exclusive quar-
ter.
The marriage of Colonel John jacob
Aston and Miss Alva L. Willing, daugh
ter of Edward Shipper Willing. a
banker of Philadelphia, occurred in the
Willing home Feb. II. 1891. The bride
and her sister were two noted beauties
of the Quaker City. The children of
the Astor family are William Vincent
and Ava Alice Muriel.
John Jacob Aston was born at Rhine
beck, N. Y, in 1864. He was gradu-
ated from Harvard in the class of
1888. On the death of William Aston,
his father, he became the male head
of the family He got his title from
his appointment on the staff of Gov
ernor Levi p Morton. He gave a
mountain battery to the government
during the Spanish-American war.
The picture here of Mrs. Aston is from
a portrait painted by Prince Pierre
Troubetzkoy, husband of Amelie Rives.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21
A Hard WORKING River,

The hardest working river, the one
most thoroughly harnessed to the mill
wheels of labor in the United States.
probably in the world. is the Black
stone 1t is not large river either.
It's drainage area is only about AS
square miles. and in its power produc-
ing section it is only forty-rhree miles
long. a very Tom Thumb Of a river as
rivers 90 in America. Yet the doughty
little stream produces $4,000 horse
power. fifty for every square mile Of
its drainage area. If ron will figure
out this amount of horsepower III
terms of coal you will find that the
busy little stream represents a cap
italization of about s25.000.000. This
is twice the Developed horsepower Of
any other important river.
Almost a hundred mills catching
with their whirline turbines its water
almost from lie very source in the
city of Worcester, aIass.. liae its banks
and grow II size and importance till
III Wocnseei-et ard Tavtfsekef, r. 4.
you have some IF tho LARGEST Of their
kind III the country Technical World
MAGAZINE
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21
Women and EATING.

considerable fun has been poked ut
women for their choice of yiands in
public eating places" said a trained
observer. but I've noticed that even
there they are more sensible than men
i'm some respects. Three large. mid
die aged women were taking luncheon
near my table the other noon. The
largest woman, who was dressed i'll
black, called for two portions of broil-
ed fish and bread and butter. There
was an abundance for the trio. and
when the fish course had been finished
the waiter asked them if they would
have something else.
Nothing more said the largest
woman. who was paying the check.
and she said it in determined sort OF
way that brought the repast to ar
abrupt close. You might have thought
that they were never going to have
anything more to eat as long as they
lived.
New if a man invites friends to
take luncheon with him he orders
twice as mach as anybody wants and
then keeps ON ordering. through ice
cream. coffee. crackers and cheese and
cordials. for fear that he'll be set down
as scrimpy. The guests of that largest
woman couldn't have got another bite
If they had sat up aud begged for it. :
Providence Tribune
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21
Famous Belle Of Second Empire.

The Countess Of Cardigan is still liz
ing. Remember her? Why, her husband
led the charge at Balaklaya. He was
her first husband Her second was u
descendant of John of Gaunt. Sh.
was ut the cIlildren's ball at st. James
palace, the ball given by William "
in honor of Princess Victoria. then
only thireeen years of age. The count
ess, then Adelaide de Horsey. was but!
five years old She got lost during the
ball. and when she was found she was
curled up in the kings chair asleep.
Her first engagement was to the
Count de Montemolin. son of the first
Don Carlos. claimant to the Spanish
throne, he who died the other day.
The match was broken off At one
time her hand was sought by Lord
geaccnsfield. The poet Moore used to
visit her fathers house, and she knew
lin and 40 Theodore Hook Won
7erful old lady yet. Not long ago some
friends called en- her. and during the
gieit size went TO the piano and played
NJ sang tile airs and words of some
the famous old songs that every
5sg knew IN the days when she was
ang 81 hates Thackeray becaust
lirtturetl one Of her friends.
AI.t5iA WILLIS CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-21
Her Annual Dinner to the Cardinal.

Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, wife of Sen
ator .Elkins of West Virginia, is one OF
the most noted hostesses in Washing
ton One of her fads is her annuat
dinner to Cardinal Gibbons. 1t is Civ
en- in the banquet hall of the mansion,
In his honor the banquet board is ar
rayed III gorgeous attire. Glorious can
delabra of crystal and hundreds of
scarlet tapers shedding soft light On
the gold service, the radiant red flow
ers, the crimson robes of the cardinal
and the corresponding colors which
the ladies' wear in his honor make the
scene respondent and surpasses any.
thing Of the kind In the country. 'fhf.
home is filled with fine old paintings
and rare furniture. much of 1t in EN-
pire effect. To be guest at this din
ner to Cardinal Gibbons is a never tt.
be forgotten incident.