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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-23

I hereby announce myself for re.
election to the Office OF County Clerk
of Craig county, subject to the resui;
Of the democratic primary. R. F. NIX.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-23

| hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the ONCE OF Justice OF the
Peace. subject to the Democratic
primary J. N. SCOTT.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
The seyIer Verdict.

washington Post.-In scquitting
William Seyler of the murder of Jane
Adams on the Million Dollar pier, in
Atlantic City, the jury at Mays Land
ing Enthusiastically registered its dis
Approval of third degree methods.
Both Seyler and his brother, 0rvis,
made so-called confessions" under
the prodding of the detectives at the
star chamber proceedings. The ac-
cused man even signed paper in
which he is alleged to have admitted
that he saw Jane Adams fall off the
pier.
On the stand Seyler declared that
he signed a paper, which had been
prepared by a detective, because he
had been assured that he would be
given his freedom by SO doing. He
testified that, as matter of fact, he
had not seen the girl fall at all. Or
Wis, his brother, was said to have CON
fessed" that William admitted having
seen the girl fall off the pier On the
stand he told different story.
The jury belieyed the testimony
that was given in court The II men
absolutely rejected the admissions
that were said to have been drawn
from the two prisoners under the
third degree" There is a lesson
here for all the advocates of the
third degree Not only is the meth
Cd an encroachment on the rights of
prisoners. but it is an ineffective
way of obtaining a conviction. A
jury will not believe evidence OBJ
tanned IN such q way-Washington
Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
INNOCENT MERRIMENT.

HE mob is rushing down the street,
We hear the trampling of their feet
While racing, running, in advance,
And casting back a frightened glance
The objects of this frenzied chase
Rush on, each with a pallid face.
Wild shrieks arise as comes the mob;
One of the victims gives a sob
And her companion takes her arm
And vows she shall not come to harm.
About their heads the missiles fly
Most of them, luckily, pass by.
See how the people on the street
Turn Iaughingly the sight to greet
Oh, heartiess folk. How can they
cheer
And chortIe at the sounds they hear,
All! See, some one has hurled a snoe
That makes one victim howl anew.
Now they are captured! Hear her
plead,
But to her cries they give no heed.
They lead her captive, while they
Shout
And bind the man all roundabout
They take him with joyous yell
To place him in some hidden cell.
What have they done to suffer so?
You silly, surely you must know
This is the gay and festive way
In which we dignity the day
W7GereOn a couple VOW for life
To live as happy man and wife.
Chicago Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
SOME EARLY TAFTS
Spots in Massachusetts Associated With the
Presidents Ancestry

New England Magazine. fam
lily have not embarked much upon
national politics, except that they
have shared in the battles Of the
country when national independence
was to be won and also when the
union was at stake But brilliant
political careers have not been char
acteristic of the Tafts in the past.
It is not safe to say what may vet
be in store for them. There is a
tice in the affairs of men, and so of
Families These words, that were
spoken by Judge Alphonso Taft in
an historical address given before
the Taft family gathering in Tx
bridge, Mass, on August -, 1874,
were prophetic. In the eminent po-
sition now held by his son their pre-
dlctlon has been fulfilled The Taft
family tree has at last borne Pres
ident Thereupon, Taft homes, Taft
relics and Taft burial spots have be-
come of mighty interest The tide
of this interest rose to its full dur
ing the summer months in the old
towns of Mendon and Uxbridge. For
1t was there, when the villages were
one, way back in 1880, that the pi-
oneer carpenter, Robert Taft, came
with his wife and buiIded him a
home.
The first source of information to
which any one interested in the fam
lily turns is to Judge Alphonso's adj
dress 1t is so complete and accur-
ate that succeeding genealogical stu
dents have been able to add little
to it. There they find that the words
of Judge Chaplin, the poet of the
Taft family gathering, still ring true:
In early days, old people say,
A stranger in tine town
When going up the road one day
Met some one coming down.
Good morning, Mr.. Taft" said he;
The fellow only laughed,
And said, "Just how, explain to me,
You know my name is Taft?'
The stranger said, 'I've only met
A dozen since l came,
And all but one who've spoken yet
Have answered to the name.
So, judging from a fact like this,
| candidly confess
I thought | could not hit amiss
And ventured on guess
1t is in Mendon that the family
fortunes started, so it is there that
the eager genealogist should begin
his pilgrimage by viewing the house
lot where Robert and Sarah Taft
built their home. This is upon the
east side of what is now known as
Nipmuck Lake. somewhat less than
mile from Mendon center. Robert
and his FIVE sons in time came to
own all the land that encompassed
the beautiful sheet of water, so that
it was long called Taft's Pond
For over 200 years descendants of
the Tafts held this land and con-
trolled the pond, but as the twenti-
trolled the pond, but as the TWEEN
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
Comet Made of Heliun.

Brooklyn Eagle.-Excepting the gen.
eral election, no recent event in Eng
land has aroused such widespread in
teresst as the new comet 1t has been
visible nearly everywhere in England,
even London catching a glimpse of
it one night through the foggy at
mosphere, and scientists have sue
ceeded in securing. several excellent
photographs.
The first of these pictures was TAX
en- at the Oxford university observa-
tory by MIR. Bellamy, first assistant
to Professor Turner. The large as
trographic telescope being used, the
day comet, as it was called, being TO
cused directly in the center of the
plate.
The photograph WIS obtained late
in the afternoon, and when the plate
was developed, the comet, with its
9,000,O00-mile tail, was plainly visible
On Monday night the comet was clear
" seen at Cambridge Through the
telescope there the comet looked like
a huge yellow-fiamed torch, borne by
some invisible spirit through the
heavens toward the horizon.
The new comet differs from former
comets not only in that it is best
seen in the daytime, but also in its
composition Most comets have been
composed of compounds of carbon,
but the latest visitor is made, appar-
emily, chiefly of helium.
A spectroscopic analysis of its light,
undertaken by Professor Newall of
the Cambridge observatory. demon
strates almost beyond dispute that
this comet is composed of the SUBJ
stance so closely allied to radiun.
The deduction is based on the fact
that the spectrum of the tail contains
a single yellow line. which would be
impossible, according to Mr.. Newall
and Professor Kinks (the latter Eng
lands foremost astronomer), if the
comet were composed of any sub.
stance other than helium.
The light coming from the comet is
4 pure monoehromatic line, moreover,
another indication of the presence of
heliuan Helium, as is generally
known, results from the decomposi-
ton of radium. 1t is rarely found on
earth, though few health resort
springs are alleged to contain it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Eat the time that l refer to-" said
the successful man, lei Paso was a
wide open town in every sense of the
word Captain Jack Sawyer, the pro-
prietor Of the Rio Grande Cafe, was a
curious character. A big kind-hearted,
man, full of generous impulses, he
had this peculiarity-while he was a
most charitable man and always ready
to give when there was occasion for
it. he would not lend under any cir
cumstances. 1t was like shaking a
red rag at bull to ask him for a
loan.
''Dan Hamilton was thoroughbred
sport and had the most remarkable
cockeye that was ever seen This
eye-the right one-which had earned
for him the sobriquet of 'Coceyked
Dan had strange frozen stare, and
always persisted in looking in the OPP
posite direction from that in which
the left eye was focused. Dan never
said anything about his infirmity ana
no one thought it healthy to ask him
about it.
zone night when I was in he Rio
Grande talking to the Captain at his
desk he looked over toward a faro
table where Cockeyed Dam was play
ing and remarked:
Dams dropping his roll. lost
six thousand to him last week, but I'm
getting it back tonight. He's over
four thousand to the bad now, they
tell me I'll get it all in a little while.
THE Captain was right, for in less
than IS minutes, to the surprise OF
every one in the room, Dan walked
over to the Captain and said:
"'Tm broke, Captain, lend me
thousand
What's that?s snarled the Cap
tain, ready to fight.
4 remarked that / was broke, re
piled Dan, calmly. and asked you II
you would kindly lend thousand
eyes, I viii, growled the Captain,
with fine sarcasm: yes. will. If you
will give me your right eye for
security.
ITO the surprise and horror of US
all Dan took from its socket his right
eye. which he quietly laid before the
Captain.
There's the eye, Captain, said
Dan, smoothly; take good care of it,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

falling door and built of strong tim
pers laced together with rattans. 7he
imprisoned tiger was a full-grown
male, and it would be difficult to imae.
me awning wilder in his rage as he
foared and stormed and hurled him
SELF In futile fury on each part OF the
structure in turn There he was to
stay until hunger had rendered him
manageable, the incident showing
That the tiger can be trapped, al
though not often. It is to be feared
the Koreans will have to recover
their muskets or put up with the
sight of hungry tigers wandering
about their village streets.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
Swiss National PARK

Some particulars have been pub
lished of a project for the information
of Swiss national park, on the lines
of the American Yellowstone park. in
the Lower Engadine for the protec-
ton and preservation of the flora and
fauna of the country A public spirit
ed commune has offered to let land
for the purpose at a nominal rent, and
the only question is whether the ex-
pertinent will work out satisfactorily
In the face of the curiosity which it
may be expected to arouse in the
minds of multitudinous trippers. The
center chosen, where the Swiss, Ty-
rolese and Italian frontiers meet, is
at present unspoiled and unfrequent-
ed. The peaks overlooking it-Nuna,
Quatervals, Lischanna and Neir-are
only mentioned in the smallest type
in the guidebooks.
The passes between the places
mentioned above are hardly used. No
grand hotels are to be found either
there Or thereabout; and there if any
where one may discover the primitive
Switzerland of the days prior to the
tourist INVASION But how long will
these conditions continue to prevail
after the district has been earmarked
as a ~sight?" Switzerland is coun
try of crowds, short distances and CO.
operative travel. Railways are al
ways being spun out over the face of
1t like spiders webs: hotels are al
ways springing up like mushrooms
Exchange.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

/ tieth century opened, Old Mendon.
that railroads of steam had left afar
off and sleeping, was awakened bv.
the swish and swirl of the Broom
stick Train" as it rushed from Tx
bridge by the woods and waters of
Fafts, through the drowsy center and
on to Milford. Then the groves upon
the west side of the picturesque lake
were sold to the Milford and Tx
bridge Street Railroad, and upon the
site where beaux and bellies OF the
past generations had picnicked and
danced the buildings of an extensive
pleasure resort were erected. Now
the skating rink, bowling alleys, dane
ing pavilion, outdoor theatre and
other sports of Lake Nipmuck Park
attract thousands of visitors while
the summer months last.
The site of the first Roberts house,
as has been said, was ON the east
bank of the lake OF it there are
no remains. When the proceedings
of the Taft family gathering were
published an appeal was printed IN
it for funds ito procure and erect a
suitable monument to our honored
ancestor" There seems to have been
little material result from this Later,
in 1897, similar appeal was printed
and sent to members of the family.
The fund then raised was deposited
in the Uxbridge Savings Bank, and
Daniel w. Taft was appointed Treas
urer. The money, now amounting
to over $500, still lies idle in the
bank under the trusteeship of D.
Wendell Taft Daniers only SON.
Scattered throughout Uxbrfdge are
the homes of countless Tafts, all de-
scendants Of the first Robert. On
every hand are signs of their thrift
and industry.
The Taft homestead that has at
past is that owned by Miss Sarah
F. Taft. Here George Washington
stopped over night during his first
Presidency. The story of this has
been told so many times that it IS
hardly necessary to repeat it here.
The best account or the Old mouse
is contained in a pamphlet written
by Miss Taft, called 1.-THE Old Taft
Tavern" This was published by the
Deborah Wheelock Chapter, D. A. r.
of Uxbridge.
The Thayer Memorial Building, the
home of the Uxbridge Free Pubic
Library was given by Edward c..
Thayer in memory of his father and
his Taft mother. The walls OF the
building are hung with portraits of
the representative men and women
of past generations, and the major
ity of these bear the name of Taft.
In the building now also hangs one
of the Taft family trees, loaned by
Arthur r. Taft. This tree was drawn
| in 1862 by DR.. Jonathan Taft, of
Cincinnati. The plate was shortly
aftes ward destroyed by fire, so that
it is no longer possible to get copies
of the original 1t has, however,
been photographed by E. A. Adams,
| of WThinisville, Mass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
TIGER HARD TO SNARE.
Terrors of Korean Inland Village May
Be Captured in Big Traps.

The intelligent japanese is taking
, an interest at present in geological as
I-~Other matters, relates the London
Globe. The writer overheard a couple
OF these gentlemen, newly come from
official posts in Korea, discussing
while standing outside the bars of
the tigers den a couple of days ago,
the means, otherwise than by powder
and bullet, whereby the terror OF the
jungles could be kept within due
bounds.
It appears that since the Japanese
occupation of Korea natives have
been forbidden to carry firearms, and
as consequence tigers have multi
piled to an extraordinary extent. 1t
is not safe to go out shopping after
dusk in some of the inland villages,
and as many as thirty or forty luck
less natives have been devoured in
certain districts within a week. The
authorities will not raise the embargo
upon firearms; how then is the num-
Der of these dreaded beasts to be re-
duced?
The tiger is possessed at times of
an almost supernatural cunning, a
wonderful sense of smell and fine
instinct with regard to traps and the
like, which make him as difficult an
animal to take alive as any existing.
Sometimes he can be shared, but not
often. On one occasion the writer's
native servant ran in great state
of excitement to say tiger was
trapped in the jungle half mile
away, and the entire camp, of course,
at once 1ocked to see the prisoner.
The trap was exactly on the princl-
pie of a humble mouse trap with a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
ANSWERED PRAYER.

| admit begged fer rain
Like plaguey tree-toad does.
Drouth was eatin' up the grain,
/ Every bloomin' plant that was
Planted outdoors was dried up,
jasmine blooms was red as rust.
And inside the Ifly's cup
There was nothin' else but dust.
So | begged guess | prayed
For an old trash-liftin spelll
Cutters full so kids could wade,
Somethin' to fill every well,
Somethin' to soak up the ground,
Make the cannas flare out red,
Make the grass grow all around,
And the glories overhead:
Wanted every lily-bloom
Filled up to the top with dew,
Wanted jessamine perfume
Film up an driftin' through
All the world, family an sweet,
All the tanners to git rich,
And to watch the twinlxlin foot
Of the babies in the Glitch;
But some better man than me
Must have bent his knees an prayed
For a gully4washer! Gee!
IT'S so deep the kids can't wade.
Little boy rushed QUITO doors
Soon as he could get chance
Then again it downward pours.
Scared him, too. An wet his pants.
And the brood o. little chicks
That I loved SO to see run
Got into an awful fix
Drowned! Every fluffy one!
Next time every blossom willis.
Fore pray for transforms shtcksl
will make the kids some stills,
Anil trade my chicks for ducks.
Judd Mortimer Lewis. in Houston
Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
His ouestion.Ansmer

Are marriages made in heaven?"
The lecturer paused. as if for an
answer to his interrogation; where
upon a man with a hunted look
glanced furtively over his shoulder,
swallowed hard. moistened his lips
and said, huskily:
do Strawberries grow at the north
pole?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
The Bluff Was Called
Gambler Gave His Eye as Security for Thousand
Dollar Loan

please, until call for it. 1t cost me
s26, and I've only one extra one in my
trunk
"The Captain was knocked out for
an instant, he looking first at Dan,
then at the glass eye, and then at the
crowd who were watching the fun;
but he was game, and made good
Dan got his thousand, but the Cap
tain was drunk for a week. New
York Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Red, Weak, Weary, watery Eyes
Relieved BY Murine Eye Remedy. Try
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You Will
Like Murine It Soothes. soc at Your
Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Free
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
CURE FOR eoirRs.

There seems to be cure at last
FOR the dreadful malady of goitre. The
testimonials for cures made, in the
possession Of the Goiterne Company,
900 West CID street, Chicago, won
derful and seemingly conclusive.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
The Ambiguous Cook.

Mrs. DeAysker-.sDid your cook
leave on account of the extra Is
cents a week that the Racer woman
offered herr"
Mrs. Won Holmer.-'T : can't tell;
she said she was going to leave be-
cause she wanted the cnange, and 1
don't know whether she meant the
money or the new place"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Il shall not we'd until | can marry
a hero well, you show the first
man who proposes to you SEIZED
ule of the cost of living and if he
still asks you to take him for your
meal ticket he is a hero. Houston
Post
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

wigwag ~Gotrox gave me a cigar
today. He smokes tie kind that cost
a dollar Mrs. Wigwag-"I should
think he could afford better ones.
Why 1 paid $3.50 for the box gave
you last Christmas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

is it so, That you used to call reg
ularly on that girl?" Eyes; she al
ways sang a song to me that loved.
why didn't you marry her?'' Il
found / could buy the song for so
cents."-The Circle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Sincoe-Why didn't Kounfeitte
raise a fuss when he found the grocer
had sold him bad eggs?
Tricoe-"For the same reason that
the grocer didn't raise a fuss when
he found Kounfeitte had paid him a
bad half-doflar."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

CIerk-This is an imported skate
that can be put on in three seconds.
Customer--But wish pair for my
best giri.-Judge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Even in the matrimonial market
There is a fine distinction between
a bargain and a remnant.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Mrs. WimsF0vvss SOOTHING SYRur for
Children teething; softens the gums reduces
Inflammation, silays pain. cures wind collie
Is cents hOttlA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

A pleasing conversationalist is any
woman who doesn't say listen
about every six seconds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

WHY TAKE ANY CuANCES
with some untried medicine Tor al irf5esi, cramps
DIV sentery, when for 20 years PdtnklHef NfefTB
Darts has been relieving millions OF cases
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

Constipation causes and aggravates
many serious diseases. 1t is thor
oughly cured by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. The favorite family laxative
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13
Still Cheaper.

Isn't it cheaper to move than to
pay rent? l inquired of the young
married man.
Il suppose it is" he replied WITH
settled air, "but my plan is cheaper
than either; 1 live with my father
in-law"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

FpllIT Grain and Stock Farms for sale In
"Vit, 0ceana County. Write to G. W. Nor
ran. Shelby, Michigan, for lists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

m FAYE Secret remedy for Rheumatism
~ hASs 100 years IN family. Receipt for
doo. Address P. o. Box 80. Atlanta. Ga
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-07-13

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29

TIME POLLED Angus 10 an OLD
breed of Scotch cattle which
Il were probably first imported to
this country about 1878. but the
breed has grown SO rapidly in popu-
larity that there are more OF these
cattle now being registered In Ameri-
ca than in Scotland.
Color.-This Is a black breed of
hornless or muley cattle, and "scurs"
or small remnant horns, diqualify
bulls for registration. although sire
and dam may both be pure-bred ami
mails and registered. An animal Of
red color Is occasionally produced,
and il a registered bull and COW pro-
duce a red calf it 10 no proof Of Inn
pure breeding. A red Aberdeen
Angus bull calf. however, can not be
registered. and bulls with notice
able amount Of pure white above the
underline. or on leg or legs" are also
not eligible to registration for breed
ing purposes.
white on other parts of the under
line are not especially objectionable,
and red cows and those with small
white spots on head. body. or legs
may be registered.
FOrm.-In general form this breed
differs considerably from tho Short
horn and Hereford. The body il
more round or cylindrical in shape
and there is greater compactness.
The polled head Is broad between
the eyes, moderately short with a
broad. full muzzle. presenting a good
feeder type Of head. The neck 10
short. and smoothly and nicely join
ed to the shoulders. but the should
ers are sometimes not so we'll covered
with flesh as they should be, and
there is some tendency to drop just