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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
NEW TYPES OF RIVER BOATS

greatly enlarged, the speed increased
and the facilities for loading and I'M
loading bettered much more than ten
fold.
AS yet little has been done for
permanent deep channel in the Mis-
souri,, but the appropriation for the
work in the latest rivers and harhors
bill is encouraging and insures a be-
ginning on the right scale. River
boats of a new pattern will come in
when a channel is assured, as has
been the case on the Rhine and nu-
merous other rivers of Europe. Two
steamboats, recently lost in the Mis-
sissippi river by striking the bank or
other obstruction, would not have
gone to the bottom if provided with
steel compartment hulls Existing
river boats have been built on the old
models, and the uncertainty In the
depth of channels has been a barrier
to a general spirit of improvement.
Steel construction, propellers, turbines
and speed of over twenty miles an
hour have become an old story on
ocean and lakes. Little that is new
has been tested on the rivers. But in
the light of what has been accom-
plished in Europe, the steady, success
full navigation Of rivers is not a prob
lem at all. but an assured thing. A
demonstration of improved navigation
on the so-called intractable Missouri
would be fine start for new river
conditions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
Doubted Edison's Good Faith

There must be some trick about it,
some magic. There's a man up at
Niblo's garden now who has a thing
he calls talking machine, and we all
know there's some trick about it. It's
the same with Edison's'
We'll, there is magic enough in it.,
Mr.. Cummings replied, land it does
the trick, too; but there's no trickery
about it. Why, l talked into it, and an
hour later there it was saying exactly
what l had said and saying 1t in my
own tone of voice. Edwards here
said he would recognize my voice with
his eyes shut and that it was my voice
coming out of the machine"
Mr.. Dana still looked unconvinced.
How does he do it?' he asked.
We'll" replied Cummings, hes got
little thing somewhat like, his micro
phone transmitter of the telephone,
and when you talk against it it vi
reproduces the vibrations. And those
vibrations. when the cylinder is put
into the machine and set going, repro
duce the human voice"
Mr.. Dana looked long and curiously
at Mr.. Cummings, as though he were
trying to determine in his own mind
whether or not his two reporters had
been imposed upon. Cummings grew
impatient. There isn't any doubt
about it, Mr.. DANA" he exclaimed,
with some heat. Tom Edison has got
a machine that will catch the human
voice and reproduce it perfectly"
We'll" said Mr.. Dana, speaking
slowly and thoughtfuIly, "if-you-are
-sure-go-ahead. 1t will make-a
wonderful-story.
1T will, indeed" cried Cummings
Its the story of the most wonderful
invention ever made. And the man
that's made it is a wizard"
The story of the photograph. or
talking machine. as it appeared next
day in the Sun made full page and
was the sensation of the day. Upon
reading it Mr. Dana was convinced
that Edison had really invented what
he said he had; and ever after he
regarded the monograph as the most
M Jstic and wierd of all inventions.
1910, by E. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
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forth from his desk with reproach in
his glance, but apparently was check
ed by some intimation conveyed to
him by Mr.. Brewster, who stood i'm
passive for a few seconds. Then,
speaking in very low, but distinct
tone of voice, with just a hint Of
pathos in his tone, he said:
"My brother has referred to my
scared face, to the ravages which ap-
pear upon my countenance. / will
only say that when was boy was
playing with my little brother in the
library of our home, when by some
chance he fell over into the fireplace.
7 hurried forward to save him; l did
save him. But in doing so l myself
fell face forward upon the glowing
Goals, and skin that was as fair as
that of any child and eyes that were
as perfect as those of childhood were
in that instant scared by the hot Goals,
so that l have borne upon my face
ever since the terrible story Of that
misfortune. But l have always been
glad that, though l myself suffered, I
was able to save my little brother
from destruction. That, your honor,
is the explanation of the disfgure-
ment to which my learned brother has
seen fit to refer, and with it hope
YOU will be content
mot for moments only, but for min
utes, after Mr.. Brewster had finished
speaking not a sound was to be heard
in that court room," said Speaker
Randall. And it was silence that
was broken only when the judge said
quietly, but with suppressed emotion,
Proceed, gentlemen
Copyright, 1910. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
How Benjamin H. Brewster, Arthur's
Attorney General, Was Disfigured
for Life in Saving Brother
From Death.

In the summer of 1878 I met at
Saratoga Gen. Simon Cameron, for
years senator from Pennsylvania,
President Lincoln's first secretary of
war, and afterwards minister to Rus
STA
I have come for the first time in
some years." said he, ito spend a
week or ten days at what I used to
regard as the most attractive summer
resort in the United States l am
pretty well for an old man, and live
In a very healthful part of Pennsyl-
vania, but I thought a change of scene
and chance of meeting old friends
might do me good, and l know it will
do my companion a great deal of
good"
From the manner in which General
Cameron spoke 1 inferred that he re-
ferred to his wife, or some other mem
Der of his family, not knowing at that
time whether or not he were a
widower. But an hour or two later
| say him walking arm in arm with
quaint and strangely apparelled man.
The gentleman wore a true beaver
hat, bell crowned, the plush of the
beaver standing out almost in little
ringlets. Instead of a linen shirt
front there appeared ruffled lace, and
his neck was swathed in the typical
neck-cloth Of two generations earlier.
At the cuffs Of his coat were little
fringes of lace; the waistcoat was of
buff color, with gilt buttons; the trous-
ers pale blue, fastened under gait
ers by straps, and he wore light-col-
ored spats. But notwithstanding this
extraordinary and archaic apparel,
and certain unusual grace and dig
nifty of manner, the S1an attracted in
slant and especial attention by reason
Of the frightful devastation of his
face. 1t was almost inexpressibly
scanned and SCARED, and the dropping
underlids of his eye gave a peculiar
staring effect to the expression of his
face. His lips were scared, and yet it
was observed that his smile was one
of peculiar charm. Senator Cameron
seemed to be very proud to be in as
sociation with this strange appearing
man, and when l asked a gentleman
who knew them both who the sena-
tors companion was, he replied:
THAT is Benjamin H. Brewster,
one of the great lawyers Of Philadel-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
Story OF His Scared Face

phfa, a man of infinite charm and wit,
so intensely fascinating, notwithstand-
ing the defornity of his face, that this
misfortune is forgotten after five min
utes' conversation"
Four years later l made the ac-
quaintance of Mr.. Brewster after he
was called by President Arthur to the
cabinet as attorney general. Then
learned at first hand that, after few
minutes conversation with Mr.. Brew
ster, one forgot all about his awful
deformity Of face in admiration of his
intellect. A few days later the late
Samuel ]. Randall, then speaker of
the house, told me the story of the
scar.
General Brewster's Disagreement
was the result of an accident that oc-
Cured in his childhood" said the
great Pennsylvania Democrat, land
can describe that accident in no bet
ter way than to tell you of an Incl
dent which took place in court.
"Mr. Brewster appeared as counsel
in an important case and handled it
with his accustomed brilliancy and
ability There is no orator at the bar
who surpasses him, and his misfor-
tune is almost instantly forgotten by
those who hear him speak The op-
posing counsel was much irritated, at
last lost his temper, and made most
unkind and unprofessional allusion to
Mr. Brewster's scared face.
For a moment the court room was
absolutely silent. The judge looked
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23

ago, spent over $4,000 in furnishing
her bedchamber. The carpet-a grand,
hand-tied purple Axminster-cost ST.
500
The chairs and other furniture are
Of solid, carved ivory, with ebony and
gold inlay The toilet fittings are of
oriental alabaster and cost some hun
dreds of pounds.
In the center of the room is Cochin
China table, inlaid with mother of
pearl and worth $3.50. The bedstead isl
of brass, inlaid with fine pearls, and at
the head is an artificial landscape of
crystal, ivory, amber, pearls and other
stones.
The bedchambers in the palaces of
Turkey are most magnificent and the
majority of the royal touches within
them are worth small fortunes
When the German empress once Wis
tied the ex-sultan Abdul Hamid room
was placed at her disposal which con-
tanned a bedstead constructed entirely
of solid silver, artistically chased in
many elegant designs. The curtains
which surrounded it were of oriental
material and design, heavily embroi'
dered with gold.
The shah of Persia possesses one of
the finest bedchambers in existence.
It's suite of furniture is manufactured
from ivory and inlaid with gold and
precious stones. The curtains and cur
tain hangers are of the finest Brussels
net. interviewer with silk.
The chef d'oeuvre Of the whole apart
ment is the bedstead. 1t is composed
entirely of crystal and delicately
chased fountains on the sides eject jets
of scented water at the will of the oc-
cupant. Above the bed is huge
chandelier, which, when lighted, looks
like a mass of monster diamonds, all re-
fecting their brilliance at the same
time
In the French state collection of fur
niture there is a Masonic bedstead,
surmounted by a large canopy. 1t is OF
extraordinary height and is ornament
ed with some Of the most delicate carv-
ing it is possible for the hand OF man
to turn out. The French government
has had several tempting offers for
this beautiful couch, and it refused,
some time ago, $4,000 guineas for 1t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
How Boss Tweed AbiectIy Begged
That He Put Stop to the Prose
cution and Offered Him an
Immense Fortune.

In 1872 Samuel ]. Tilden undertook
to overthrow the so-called notorious
Tweed ring in New York City. To
aid in that work Mr.. Tilden became
candidate for the legislature, to which
he was elected, and there he was
largely instrumental in bringing about
the impeachment proceedings against
two judges of the state supreme court
who were accused of having been
mere servants of the Tweed ring. Mr..
Tilden was also the leader of those
who undertook the criminal prosecu-
ton of Tweed, and it was chiefly
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
Editor of the New York Sun Insisted
There Must Be Trickery In the
Talking Machine Invented
by the Wizard.

BY the year 1878 Thomas A. Edison,
by his invention of the stock ticker,
the uuadruplex system in telegraphy
and a microphone and carbon trans
mitter in telephony, had become ia
nous as a nineteenth century wizard.
That year Charles A. Dana, editor OF
the New York Sun, was told that Edl-
son had invented an instrument OF
some sort that talked, and in due
course he despatched the late Amos j.
Cummings, afterward member OF
the house of representatives, and my
self to Menlo Park, N. j., where Ed1-
son lad his laboratories, for the pur-
pose of inspecting and witnessing a
demonstration of the alleged lnVen-
ton, as Mr. Dana called it.
We found Edison in the best OF
spirits and standing before his newest
product. He turned the crank and to
our iatense establishment there came
from the bowels of the apparatus Ed1-
sons own voice. Then he invited Mr..
Cummings to speak into the machine,
and an hour or so later both of us
were more astonished than before, If
that were possible, to hear the ma
chine reproduce so perfectly that no
one who knew the voice could have
mistaken it, word for word, just what
Mr. Cummings had spoken into It,
After that we were entertained by
the machine reproducing song which
our host told us had been sung into
the machine by one of his assistants.
He tainks he can sing" added Mr..
Edison, drily, his irresistible tendency
to make a joke getting the better of
him.
Filled with amazement and enthu-
siasm. we returned to the Sun Office
and reported to Mr.. Dana
tom Edison has got the thing,
sure" declared Mr.. Cummings. His
mas,hine will capture any human voice
and then reproduce it just as distinct
" VS. though the person were talking
to vol"
Mr.. Dana looked incredulous. That's
impossible" he protested, decidedly.
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So, 900, 900 Spurnedb by TiLden

through Mr.. Tilden's marvellous power
of analysis that it was possible to
demonstrate that Tweed's share in
the stealings from the city of New
York was twenty per cent.
At first Tweed was defiant, believ-
ing that he had not only courts, but
legislatures, at his control. His de-
lance went SO far that he asked:
well, what are you going to do
about ft?" But it was a very differ
ent Tweed who discovered that JoA eph
H. Choate was correct when, at a
Cooper union meeting, the great law
yer took from his pocket a paper con-
tanning presentment and accusation,
and said: This is what we are go
ing to do ABOUT It,"
One stormy evening Mr.. Tilden was
informed by servant that Mr.. Tweed
had called and was anxious to speak
with him.
SHOW him into the library" was
Mr.. Tilden's reply. In the library, n
addition to Mr.. Tilden, were one or
two others. It was a most abject,
broken-down wreck of a man who pre-
scented himself to Mr. Tilden. He
said, using substantially these words:
"Mr. Tilden, have called upon you
to see whether all this prosecution
against me cannot be called off,"
ut is beyond my power to call 1t
off," replied Mr. Tilden
mo, it is not, Mr.. Tilden; you can
stop this. 1t has gone far enough. I
am willing to agree to any terms you
may name if you will only stop the
prosecution"
THAT 1 cannot do"
II beg of you, for the sake of nv
family, who are suffering everything,
to put a stop to it. l am willing to
leave the city, to leave the country.
l will go into complete retirement. l
ask you, for the sake of my family, to
bring this to an end"
II can only say, Mr. Tweed, that
1 am powerless to stop this Even If
1 should step aside, another would
take my place"
''Mr Tilden, If you will agree to
6IOp ILLS, Il Will dSIS W 1cdN0 lA0
city, to go into complete oblivion, and
there will be, in addition. four million
dollars for you"
mot for me, Mr.. Tweed. If you
have any restitution to make, you
must make it to the city of New
York. You should have thought of
your family before. I cannot help
you. The prosecution will continue
And you can only escape through the
verdict of a jury which, l assure you,
will be made up of honest, fair and
impartial men,"
Then you decline?" said Tweed.
81 cannot stop these proceedings,
Mr.. Tilden," he replied.
Good night, Mr. Tilden, and good
bye" and with these words Tweed
left Mr.. Tilden's library. Soon after
he was convicted upon twelve counts
of the indictment, and served a term
in the penetentiary.
Copyright 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
PIGS AND cows ARE BUSTED
Sleek, Fat Hog Is SuppIanted by
Wheeze and Gas of Joy Car-Ani-
mails to Background.

New York.-Not even the pig can
escape the onward march of the auto
mobile. The Mount Holly On. J)
porker has heard its honk and has
smelled its horrible odor and fed to
the background and oblivion.
Where once the thrifty patrons OF
husbandry were wont to cape and
marvel at the sleek, fat sides of the
prize hog between races at the Mount
Holly fair, hereafter will reign SUI
preme the wheeze and the gas OF the
10y car. The officials have ruled that
no more cattle or pigs are to be shown
at the Mount Holly fair, because the
space they used to occupy is demand
ed by the automobiles.
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Top Price Paid by Stephen Mar
chand for Bedstead.
Massive Piece of Ebony Bought by
MISUNDERSTANDING Alone Cost
$64, oOo-MasonIc Affair In
French Collection.

London.-Nowadays bedsteads are
comparatively cheap, and 800 is con-
sidered big price for even a rich
man to spend on a couch wherein he
may pass away in comfort his sleep
ing hours.
Occasionally, however, millionaire
will spend few hundreds or thousands
of pounds on the furnishing of his bed
chamber and he will not be satisfied
unless the bedstead equals in splendor
the bedsteads to be found in the
worlds royal palaces.
Stephen Marchand, an American of
vast wealth, made up his mind to pos
sess the most extensively fitted bed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-23
Menellk,s News Agency.

Ads, Abeba-The Abyssinian gov
eminent announces that it has found
ed a correspondence office under the
ministry of foreign affairs for the dis
semination of authoritative official in
telligence concerning Abyssinia.
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parasoI a wireless Phone.

Omaha, Neb.-Using parasol
rame as an antenna, DR.. Frederick
Millener, an electrical engineer. per
,ected wireless telephone which
worked well in a ''try-out."
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ORIGIN of Fairy Tales.

OFTgTH OF airy dIESs
Fairy tales are made out of the
dreams of the poor.-Lowen
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