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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05

A strong, definite purpose is many
handed, and lays hold of whatever Isl
near that can serve it, it has mag
netic power that draws to itself what
ever is kindred-Munger
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
The Guilty Party.

Cook Ito her young mani Here
take the rest of the roast duck. (Sigh
ing) Poor pussy!"
Young Man-"What has the cat got
to do with it,"
Cook-''Well, she'll be blamed for it
tomorrow" -Fliegende Blatter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
Dynamite and Fire in Mine Blot.

Dynamite and FTFe N WfIe HIot.
Buena Vista, Col.-One man was
killed and considerable property de-
stroyed by dynamite and fire in a
riot Wednesday among miners at Mon
arch, So miles from here
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
m. o. Chapman, uroker, Bankrupt.

New York. Melville D. Chapman, a
broker, prominent in society circles
and son of l. K Chapman of E. r.
Chapman & Co., sugar brokers,
Wednesday fled petition in volun-
tary bankruptcy, giving liabilities of
$207 ,297, and assets as $94, 1887
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
His Finish.

she-They say her husband was
driven to his grave.
He-Well, he couldn't very well
walk
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-05
AFTER
SUFFERING
FOR YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

park Rapids, Mimi was SICK IoI
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
From Another Point of View


L.orPr
Mark an lex before Congressman Denb!
Thatn Ed DENLY home
See that vote helps good roads get there
And the must abide by the consequences.
he's running like ambiguous
NOrtherners bought Thanksgiving
Heads, they lose
STILL Proctor Owens speeches weren't bad
the schupers considered
other the River
hair baldheaded
burglars job II
they hal used fine tooth comb.
in the
pcture-the head counting
many candidate get it where the turkey
will few days before THANKSGIVING
declared explains
probably. why he kept SO close to the tap .1.
YouT you YOU felt when Won Maid
meat and grocery bills last Saturday night
II candidate the
evening before election AND THEN 1T HAPPENED
aaeko viii a in
inuuia the shooter hng his
n senator Burrows nsurgen
something the
IN the drift
q a in
without accident But anything
mack back. back TO Baltimore
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
100000 In Smoke Sent Up
From This Years Forest Fires

preston OF the lumber industry, cur
tailment of the cut, and consequently
diminished outlay for labor, with
corresponding loss in wages.
Before the severe fires OF August
were more than a probability, this
magazine placed the loss to property
from the fires in the United States
and Canada at about sl00,000,00O
Since then the fires OF the North
west have caused losses OF probably
not less than s25.000000 in the ma
tional forests. and those of the North
west and the Lake states together
have destroyed not less than $4,000
600 worth OF timber owned by states
and private persons.
Details are most complete for the
losses To government timber and 1t
is probable that state and private
owners OF timber suffered more near
ly three times than twice as heavily
as the nation by these fires.
comparison OF the public losses
with the private losses for the whole
country indicates that the private
losses were seven times greater than
the public losses. in spite of the fact
that privately owned forests are not
more than five times greater in ex-
tent and are more accessible than
those publicly owned.
To replace forests by planting on
the 100000 acres burned over would
cost not less than $40 100000 IL is
likely, however. that over much of
the area natural seeding from the live
trees left standing will furnish the be-
ginnings of new growth.
No attempt has been made by
American forestry 10 estimate the
damage 10 young growth or 10 the
soil For much of the burned-over
land this damage would increase the
estimated losses two or three fold
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
NATURES WEAVING TIME

When first the light OF reason dawned
And the race of man Was young,
such lullaby as mother sings
To the infant race was sung
sung by Mother Nature
To her babe the infant race,
4 weird. sweet song OF promise
OF 4 happier holier place.
And the wondering eyes OF the infant
In mute bewilderment.
Looked into the face OF nature
With a baby's sweet content,
And so TO Natures grooming.
The world moved on a-pace
TIN a questioning light came into the
eyes
or the growing infant race
As n child will ask the meaning
OF mothers lullaby
So tho growing infant wondered
At the earth and the sea and the sky;
But ever that song OF promise.
That mystic lullaby,
Poured out OF the heart OF Nature
To the infants questioning cry.
Now the wondering questions OF the
child
Are asked by the clamorous youth.
no the mystic promise OF Natures song
Tho stripling demands the truth;
And he plies his mother with questions
OF the why and the where and the
how,
And his questioning cries
FIu the earth and the skies
Unheeding the lullaby now.
For tho infant is fast outgrowing his
And the fairy tales Of his youth.
And the mother is teaching her infant
now
To look in the face OF the truth,
For man ~ but now in the making
Creation has just begun,
And the man viii rise,
AZ the man-beast dies,
When the work OF Creation - done.
Philip Obenauer.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
ADVERTISING TALK.
fcontlnucd Broom PnEe One1

CONTINUED From PnEe One.)
THAT 1T WOULD PAY I'd
HAVE THIRTY TW 4
STORES III A COMMUNITY
where there were only 32,oo|
families?
Yet 1T DOES PAY, and pay
well, AND THE REASON II
PAYS WELL is THAT MI
BOWERS ADVERTISES IN
HIS HOME NEWSPAPERS
He uses half page and full pag|
advertisements to tell the publ
what he has on sale in his stores
With reliable groceries AM
provisions in each store - wit
STEADY, PERSIS It E N I
PAPER ADVERTIS
ING to tell the people of Mem
phis that he has reliable grocer
les and provisions, is it any won
der that Mr.. Bowers is success
full?
Is there not a lesson here 70
the merchant in every commuu
ity who thinks that his store \
too small, or too isolately locateC
to advertise profitably9
In big cities and in small cite
there are a number of reliable
small stores that do not advertis,
nobody knows.
THEIR BUSINESS SHoULI
BE ADVERTISED IN THE
HOME NEWSPAPER.
1T CAN BE DONE PROFIT
ABLY provided the advertising
runs REGULARLY, tells tn,
truth. and is BACKED UP b,
the right kind of merchandise.
{ To Be Continued
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

selves by their struggles to produce
goods which will LOOK well, but which
have not the value they pretend 10
have To force clothmakers TO give
quality Is as patriotic a service as
anybody could undertake at the mo-
ment-and as humane a one: for this
burden OF adulterated cloth lies on
the poor mans back where all the
burdens OF greed and lying and trick
cry ultimately fall To lift these bur
dens and distributed them among all
the people according to their strength
10 bear them. is not this the real task
of all honest men and women at this
Tnoment?'
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
Proposes a Pure Textile Law
Corresponding to"Pure Food Law

ton of textiles. We must insist on
something OF the kind I'm this country
II should be made a misdemeanor TO
mis- represent goods, as IL is 10 adulter-
ate baking powder or use false
weights. Personally. | am Of the opin.
ion that here Is valuable work for
the women's club of the country Wo-
men are necessarily more concerned
in this matter than anybody else. They
are the buyers. They should know
The study and analysis Of cloth is not
difficult and It Is entertaining II IS
admirably adapted for club work. n
women everywhere would take up he
staudardizing OF all kinds or goods
they would DO the industries OF this
country magnificent service. As
things are now the wooden and wor.
sted industries are debssing them
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

In the course OF her article on The
Mysteries and Crue ties of the Tarif,
In the November American Magazine,
Miss Ida VI. Tarbell explains how
many manufacturers rather than raise
the price OF their goods ia conformity
with the duties on wool hides ana
other commodities, use cheaper grades
OF material. She explains how We are
today obtaining poorer quality I'm our
$3.50 shoes and how cotton is displac-
ing pure wool. and how there is a
general adulteration Of goods Con.
tinuing she says:
THE primary trouble here IS. Of
course, that we have in this country
no standards for textiles What we
need Is pure textile law similar to
our pure food law. England has a
| law which Is aimed at misrepresenta.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
from q Special Correspondent

(From a Special correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Nov. While an
accurate estimate Of the total fire
damage Of the past season will never
be made. enough is known, according
to the American Forestry Magazine
for November, TO place the damage to
standing timber in round figures at
from $4,000, 900 to $500, 100000. This
wear was the worst forest fire season
of several decades, and the estimate
OF such an enormous loss is taken to
be conservative, when IL is consider
ed that the governments figures for
losses during normal years has been
$50, 900, 900 and upwards.
The timber consumed. or damaged
beyond hope of utilization before IL
becomes a total loss by decay. was
roughly equivalent 10 the entire lum-
Der cut OF two years, assuming 40,-
000, O0O, 600 feet as the average annual
cut
Since not more than one-third as
much timber is grown as IL takes to
meet the yearly demand, ii would
take six years growth of all the for
ests OF the country TO replace the sup
ply wiped out by this years fires.
The cost of fighting these fires was
not less than 81 500 600, and probably
exceeded this sum.
Since the production OF every thou
sand feet OF lumber represents $40
in wages, $4,000, 900 was lost to in
dustry in wages. This is equally true
whether or not an equivalent amount
is spent for labor in salvage or in
converting other forests into manu-
featured products: for in the long
run. the reduction OF the forest stock
below the minimum required 10 meet
the current demand means the de-
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

"Most any woman can learn to
love woman she once hated, but
never one she ever ridiculed."
Alaska has 1000 miles of nayigable
waterways.
The man who never believes any
thing he sees in the newspapers, Is
usually the one who borrows his
ncighbOr's paper to read.
Australia has nearly 100000 acres
planted TO wheat
so YOU haven't any brothers or
Sisters"
NO. ma'am. I'm all the children
we've got
I'm the city OF Hamburg garbage is
not wasted as here, but is used as
fertilizer.
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
OBSERVATIONS

IN Of deasa are honor bove
S
OBJ
man who has THOROUGH Ideas is the big winner
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

This man with Ideas Is not necessarily interesting
taker on whatever subject in his presence.
He know the difference between a
and drop curve; he may not know the difference be-
tween football and croGuet mallet; he may
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
We Are Entertained
Bya Balky Horse and a
Philosophical Driver
From Which Two We Get a Pointer
On How To Do a Thing Well
VIII the Voters Do the One
Thing To Do In a Case
Of the kind7


said "Gsp" kindly times quite firmly and finally
added a few explosives.
crowd began every who along the
driver handed quiet tip get stubborn equine started
One gentleman expressed opinion the best results would
be obtained through the exemphcaon kindness and he proceeded
draw the palm of a hand gently the animals
1t a miserable failure
WheupOn the boy the grabbed the whip and brought it
down vciOusly several times upon the animals pelt
Nothing doing
gentleman its head
way afOrding press another
permitted fancy goods
the way
By direction of the gentleman charge while the horse
engaged aring piece Irish show window the
driver down again with the whip
horse
Several steps, just far enough bring delivery wagon
Oughfare
When the finally decided because good
and ready.
A N not a like
quit job another
He said further that the horse always stopping the time
he wanted to get place in a hurry
As for ourselves we couldn't help but compare the horse to
public general public plight
itself in when these public balk
IS generally. too TO SOME PLACE
THAT FIND OURSELVES STANDING STILL
Suggestions numerous, always
The party organ calls for patience.
The opposite party organ gets the whip
The independent takes the baly head
him look around and himself which
the signal for the party the CAD again and raise few
wet
But there nothing doing
The baIky public s AND READY
your public
candidates election being held
today whom you have been unable to get
You know them well
The result which will be known "a hours from will tell whether
you up well boy
the delivery wagon.
While the suggestions being hurled him this way and
that making the horse he through with the suggestion
himself, that another horse would be the thing
And that men you pay to serve you in
public Office, balk
OTHER should be PUT IN THEIR PLACES
should
when THOSE PAY THEM TO MOVE
for public officers to decide WHEN they shall
left to them to be the judges only any
ign Of their getting around election
case bonfire to start it. thew
move Just enough to burn up the wagon
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

legislative branch
es of the govern
ment for the first
time since the
middle OF Grant =
second admins
tration. They were
resolved 10 use
their power so that
Democratic sue
cess in the future
would be made all
hut impossible.
They succeeded
only In bringing
upon themselves
the most crushing
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS
LANDSLIDE OF 1890
By FREDERIC ! HASKKM

The Republicans hailed tho advent
OF the Harrison administration In
1889 with great joy. for 1t gave them
complete control of the executive and
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08

A horse drawing a delivery wagon
trotted around the corner from
Woodward-ave.. Monday, and was
going along like any other horse
until it was directly in front of The
Times Office, where it stopped short
and refused to bulge another step.
II was a balky horse.
The boy on the seat gave several
very good limitations Of blackbird (;
The Detroit times., 1910-11-08
MEN
Oh
IDEAS.

French and the brane American
T. S (do he
Roman slave who developed philosopher
teacher. lived
likely for him II he all
If re
neer the who
a
o one win best laugh
o
certain idea he is very apt TO get what he after
S this
swerving deviatng habeadt
one plan he has MUST
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15
The Stock Exchange.

On the stock exchange a decidedly
better feeling prevails. Prices have now
now recovered from five to fifteen
points since the depression which ac-
companied liquidation of the Pearson
Syndicate. 1t would seem as if all the
unfavorable conditions which have
been so prominent during the past
few months had been duly discounted.
The chief problem confronting the
railroads is that of net earnings. The
volume of traffic appears to be well
sustained, proving that business is not
fallingoff as much as some suppose,
and the chief concern Of railroad
managers now lies in the direction of
keeping down expenses and if posi-
BILE securing better rates. Both of these
elements are questions for the future.
Current reports show that most Of the
roads are doing WE'LL some, of course,
feeling the effects of increased wages
and growing expenses and consequent
ly reporting smaller net earnings. 1t
is still tpo early. however, to assume
that dividends will have to be reduced.
Such contingency has already been
largely discounted, for many shares
are already selling on lower divi-
dend basis. Good stocks at today's
quotations are In many instances ex-
cellent Investments, and as money
grows in abundance this fact
will become more evident. When bust
ness is dull money is always plentiful,
and idle funds are more apt to seek
employment in the stock market. Thus
it happens that after stocks have fall
en- in anticipation of business reaction,
they frequently recover and show ex.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15
INTERESTING
EXPERIMENT
Prison Authorities Endeavorlng to De-
termine Best Variety Of Cotton
to be Planted.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 15.-The state
prison authorities are engaged in an
interesting experiment at the Oakley
convict farm for the purpose of deter
mining what variety of cotton is best
to grow in sections infested by the
boil weevil.
On a tract of 200 acres five stand
ard varieties of cotton have been
planted, the Triumph, Simpkins, Hard
ing, Gondola and Straight Flush. The
curtural method urged by the United
States department of agriculture is
is being strictly followed, punctured
squares being picked up and burned
and every possible method used to
hasten the staple to maturity
81 have just made an inspection of
the cotton crop at Oakley" said War.
den Neyland last night, land it con.
vinces me that the Triumph cotton is
the best adapted to boil weevil dis.
tricts, principally on account of its
thick hull. The weevils will soon
commence singing the bolls, and a
cotton with thin hull has very little
chance, while on the other hand a
thick-hulled cotton withstands the
weevil. On the Triumph cotton
found from eight to twenty well-de
veloped bolls on each stalk, and the
weevils are apparently unable to dam
age it."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15

tient commercial spirit of the country
it will be to the advantage of all con-
cerned.
While the general situation is not
without drawbacks and uncertainties,
the tendency is certainly toward the
Improvement. The rest cure is at last
producing positive benifcent results,
especially in the money market. Not
long ago there was well founded APP
|prehension, both at home and abroad,
that a serious money squeeze would
develop this fall. Fortunately, how
ever, such apprehensions have already
undergone considerable modifica-
ton. Extensive liquidation in stocks,
contraction in loans, conservatism
of bankers, liquidation in commodi-
ties, slackness in trade, liberal impor-
tations of gold and continued rising
of bank reserves have all contributed
to afford real and perfectly natural re-
lief to the monetary situation. 1t was
feared that, owing to the large land
and grain speculation in the West, the
interior. banks would not be able to
finance the crops this season without
unusual assistance from Eastern bank
ers; but for the reasons just stated
these fears have considerably dimin-
ished. Some stringency is of course
to be expected, and better rates for
money will probably rule during the
crop-moving season, yet there is now
no reason to anticipate serious conse-
quences. In all probability the assist
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

ance of the proposed currency associa-
lions will not be required. Their for
nation for the purpose Of dealing with
emergencies was; as intended, reassur-
ing and proved useful influence upon
sentiment. AS business requirements
are slackneing, and money appears to
be accommodating in all principal money
markets of the world, unnecessary I'M
easiness regarding the monetary arti-
Gle should be dismissed at once; for
at the worst nothing more than tenn
porary stringency or merely local diff
culties are to be expected.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15

ceptional strength at a time when
business depression is keenest. APP
parently history is repeating itself,
and we are coming through just such
an experience at the present. moment.
Confidence is growing stronger in
Wall street, and there is a noticeable
freedom from disturbing rumors.
Stocks taken over by strong interests
during the recent liquidation are not
for sale, and this is an important fac
tor of strength. There may be some
profit-taking on the part of traders
who bought ten days or two weeks
ago; but the general market is still in
better position and may easily be car
ried to still higher level, particularly
If the crop and business situations inn
prove. In spite of the tremendous is
sue of securities during the first six
months, there are no signs Of indiges-
ton in this market because of the
large foreign purchases. This display
of confidence by Europe in our finan.
cial condition is exceedingly crafty.
| ing, though it is situation of which
we should not take too great advant.
age. Our bankers recognize that the
worst thing which could happen at
this time would be fresh outbreak
of speculation. What is most desired
is moderate activity and fluctuations
within reasonable limits.
HENRY CLEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15
The Crop Situation.

The crop situation is not all that
was desired. The country was gener-
ally in need of bumper crops in order
to lower cost of food products and re-
duce the cost of living. The present
agricultural outlook is for an average
general result. According to the last
report of the department Of agricul-
ture the condition of all crops COM
bined on August l was 6.5 per cent
lower than year ago, and 5.3 per cent
lower than the average of the past
ten years. This low condition will OF
course be offset by increases in
acreage, and a large crop of corn is
now likely, possibly 9,000,0O0,O00 BUSH
els. 1t must be remembered, however,
that the crop is more than two weeks
late, and therefore, in particular dan
ger of early frost. Should we have
satisfactory yield of corn it will do
much to Offset shortages in other di-
rections. 1t is also to be noted with
satisfaction that the wheat yield is
turning out much better than at one
time expected. The poor condition of
cotton is an old STORY and has been
amply discounted. The worst feature
regarding the crop situation is its ef-
feet upon our foreign trade. We
should have had much larger exports
of agricultural products this coming
year in order to restore our trade bal
ance to normal proportions and to
strengthen our credit abroad. Evil
IDENTIFY we will not be able to depend
upon exports to accomplish this de-
sirable result; the July statement
showing heavy decline in exports of
wheat and cotton; but trade depress-
ion here is likely to check imports, and
by such means we may at least partly
recover our loss Of surplus exports.
Fortunately we have been able to
command European gold because for
eign takings of our securities in the
last six months more than made good
the loss of commodity shipments.
In business circles very quiet and
conservative tone prevails. Some
slackening in the demand for mer-
chandise at the hands of distributors
is observable, but no serious reaction.
Manufacturers are moving cautiously,
and in some lines of industry there
has been considerable lessening of ac-
tivity. The iron trade has taken it's
full share of depression, due partly to
lessened purchases by railroads and
also to falling off in building opera
lions, the latter being estimated as
much as rs per cent. If all accounts
prove true, depression has been keen
est in structural lines. Our great tex
duly depressed. The political situa-
ton confuses business men to
some extent, because they es-
pecially dread reopening of
the tariff question this coming winter.
Upon the whole, however, there is no
longer any speciol cause for anxiety
regarding the business outlook. The
general situation as a result IF recent
liquidation is much sounder, and as
soon as the harvest trade is over trade
should again become normal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-08-15
CLEWS REVIEWS
Of BUSINESS CONDITIONS

Special to The Ncas.
New York, Aug. 15.-The business
interests Of the country are taking a
needed period Of rest for recupera-
ton Our credit machinery and our
commercial arrangements have been
more or less out Of gear, and readjust-
ment is necessary. 1t is preferable
mat this be done quietly and gradual
Y rather than violently. This pro-
cess OF quiet adjustment to new con-
ditions is now progressing very salts
factorily, and If few additional weeks
OF rest can be endured by the impa-