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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

queen Taitou of Abyssinia, who is
negotiating with the regent to regain
her power, is fifty-six years old. She
is not in prison, as at first reported,
but Ras Tasamma, the regent, took
over the affairs of state some weeks
ago, when King Menelik, after being
stricken with apoplexy, was unable to
govern With the approval of the
principal chiefs, Ras Tasamma an
nulled all her appointments except
that of the Degiac Tafari. Queen
Taitou and King Menelik are said TO
have had frequent disagreements
over the succession to the throne dur
ing their married life. She was the
daughter of Boutoul, of the family of
Ras Gabrie, and was married to King
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27
QUEEN OF Y5s1NLA.

Menelik in April, 1888. Menelik's
only son died several years ago, ana
his favorite nephew, Ras Mabonnen,
whom he had designated as his sue
cessor, died in 1906. Two years later
King Menelil1 proclaimed as mis- heir
Lidj Jeassu, son of King Menelik's
younger daughter and Ras Michael,
Governor of Wollo. Jeassu was born
in 1906 and was married in May,
1909, to Romano Work, granddaugh-
ter of the Negus Johannes. Queen
Taitou. barred from the succession,
began intriguing against the young
heir to the throne, and as she is ex-
tremely clever and has quite fol-
lowing, Ras Tassama has no easy
task in checking her ambitions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

He enters the bet with smile in his
book. gets Lorrie field glass and adj,
iusts it, and stands smiling by hen
side. But his keen black eyes are row
ing round the crowd, and presently he
sees the shabbily overdressed man
making him way toward the hurdle
which fences in the course by the big
jump.
The small races are finished; the
great event of the day draws near.
Lorrie has seen nothing of Lord Guy
since he went to dress, and is looking
out for him now with an eageness
which, if she was accused of, she
would Indignantly deny. Suddenly a
roar of greeting rises from the crowd,
and speck of color shows at the sad
ding paddock The horses for the
steeplechase are coming to the start.
With her heart beating fast, Lorrie
watches them. She knows some: there
is Harry Trevanion, the son of the
lord of the manor; Captain Wildish,
little Bobby Staples, the subaltern,
and lastly, in his blue Jacket with vel
low stripes, Lord Kendale.
The crowd shouts his name, and
madly yells that of the horse, as the
Gypsy fresh as paint and looking
every inch a winner, but with little
nervous look in his brilliant eyes, and
a tremor of his delicate ears-makes
his way toward the starters box.
Lord Guy, calm and self-possessed
amidst the roar, looks round and then
up toward the drag, or a second his
eyes meet -Lorrie's-can he see the
sudden transitions of co,or in her face
from the distance? Then touching his
cap to her-her the penniless daugh-
ter of the country parson-he brings
Gypsy in line and keeps his eyes fixed
on his horses ears.
Amidst a sudden silence the flag
falls-and they are off,
To be continued
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

side all day, though he does intend
10 sBlk.
i am afraid We are giving you a
greH deal of trouble, Lord Kendale.
You must be very busy today, and
have quite enough to do without driv-
ing a carriage load of people about. .
Thanks; it is no trouble"
1T is very polite of you to say SO.
Now, think of it, feel we ought not
have tpespassed upon your good
nature. 1t isn't too late now I'm sure
Greta and Jack wouldn't mind walk
ing. If you'll pull up I'll ask them"
Il am geaag to drive your brother
and sister IS the course" he says,
resolutely.
"That means that if like to get
down and wal& I'm perfectly at lib
erty to do so,.' she retorte-- an angry
flush rising to bsr face, her eyes be
ginning to flash.
IF you would rather walk; il you
find it so extremely distastetIl 10
sit beside me for a few hours
'Dista6teful! Oh, certainly not. II
is so charming to sit next person
who only speaks when h@ is spoken
to, and thea in the fewest Of possible
words. Charming? It is joyful, hi
larious!"
q didn't knox that you wished me
to speak"
And ! particularly"
"Oh, very we'll"
So they go on until they reach the
Pines lodge, at the gate of which are
Diana and Seymour She is dressed to
perfection, and Lorrie feels instinct
lively that her serge ffock, however
pretty, is as nothing compared with
the costume which, deliberately simple
decks the beautiful form of the heir
ess of the Pines.
Mind how you get up, Miss Mel
ford Take care, Rawlings! Got
plenty of wraps inside, Miss Melford,
so you needn't be afraid of the
weather. Hope you're fond of races
Mr. Melford we'll? l dare say the
ladies won't object to a cigar, Mr.
AIelford, if you care to smoke"
He is cordially itself-puts it on,
indeed, little too much-for Lorrie
looks around, after exchanging greet
ings with the new corners, and says:
Perhaps Miss Melford would like
the box seat, Lord Kendale."
The suggestion is made with such
cneerfulness that Greta, who
overhears it, knows that Lorrie has
been quarreling already.
mo time to change now," says
Lord Guy. st~4 ss~cste
TT is such pity that Miss Melford
isn't here" says Lorrie. There is
such a capital view and you could talk
to her so much more easily than
breaking your neck with trying to
turn round"
81 don't want to talk to her partic-
ularly"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27
Words That Survive.

London Chronicle.-How the word
survives when the thing has wan
ished! The railway guard coach,
booking office''-all are here, sur
vivals in an iron age of the coaching
era. And the sun is said to rise"
and "set," though we know it does
not, and steamers "sail' by the force
derived from fiery stokeholds. The
election, too, brings its survival in
the 'carpet-bagger. Who ever saw
man, in these latter days, carrying
that obsolete thing? Unless it were
cricketer with the implements OF
his game. Yet is the candidate who
swoops down on a constituency by
the midday express still a carpet
Dagger" though it would puzzle you
to find such an article in all the cloak
rooms of the kingdoms railways.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27
AS OBSOLETE AS QUEEN ANNE.
Date of the Last Royal Veto Always
Misguided.

MtSQhOtS0s
The prime minister, rebuking Mr..
Balfoul's attempt to drag the king
into the political arena, remarked at
Salisbury yesterday that the royal
veto was las obsolete as Queen
Anne" who, he thought, was the last
monarch to use it. Mr.. Asquith had
in mind the refusal of the royal as
sent to a militia bill for Scotland,
which every historian who mentions
it records as having occurred in
March, 1907. AS matter of fact,
this date is wrong by a year, and IS
SO in common with multitude Of
have never been revised in accord
ance with the 1etrogression of new
years day from March 25 to January
/, in 1852, when the Gregorian calen-
dar displaced the Julian in England.
1T is almost high treason to tam
per with state documents, and that is
why official references to that event
have never been altered. According
to the new style, therefore the royal
veto was last exercised in 1908, actu-
ally on March II of that year, and
this correction makes all the differ
ence to students of history who re-
member that the union of England
and Scotland was consummated IN
1907, and that the first parliament of
Great Britain, as distinct from Eng
land, met in the autumn of that year.
1t was this historic parliament which
passed the bill vetoed by Queen
Anne in March, 1908, and thus the
last exercise of the royal prerogative
took place in the first parliament
after the union with Scotland. Cor
respondence of the London Daily
News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27
LOOK THEM IN THE EYE.

Kewanee Star Courier-Those who
fear humiliation by Halley's comet
should recall the philosophical utter
ances of the late Bill Nye on a SIN
liar subject. IF we could get, close
to comet without frightening it
away he said, Eve would find that
we could walk through it anywhere
as we could through the glare OF a
torchlight procession, We should so
live that we will not be ashamed to
look comet in the eye, however.
Let us pay up our newspaper sub
scription and lead such lives that
when the comet strikes us, we will
be ready"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27
"a .,lent want sbo talk to her partfc-

81 etl6n't want ito talk to her partfc-
ulanly"
Nor Really, yaA. have quite relieved
me; Thought thatI was the cause of
your tae5turnity. see; something has
put you out of hnaaor. Is the horse
lame?"
No"
soh! Are you afraid you are going
TO lose "a lot of money in betting
No"
All! cant think of anything else,
excepting that you may have got out
the wrong side of the bed this morn
ing"
Its no pse! Lood mere, Miss Do
lOaes, nleaat to-9stanh eon my dignity
to-day
Another word for sulhing. People
always talk about their dignity when
they intend to do Or say something un
pleasant Well2"
We'll, look here. Do you think you
have treated ME very wells Now,
put it to you-ahout that photograph,
you know"
"Oh, that was it, I couldn't Glhink-
not qufte-what had offended you,
Didn't you like it? Rather too dark,
even for me, wasn't ite"
'"Pon my word, it was too bad If
you knew how delighted / was at the
thought of getting your photo, how /
tore up to my room with IT, and and
what / felt like when l saw the por~
trait of that confounded niger
"Oh, if | could only have seen you.
l would have given all I possess, m
Guiding my new hat, to have seen
you,'
Its fun to you, but it was death
to me. What made you play me such
a trick, Miss Dolores?"
What made you so silly as to think
should be such an idiot as to give
you my portrait?" she demands, in
dignantly did you think | had
taken leave of all my senses? You
were served no worse than you de-
served; besides, he is a very good
bishop. You can frame him and put
him over the mantle shelf, and he will
remind you in the future not to be SO
impertinent as to demand ladies'
photographs"
you offered it to me-" he urges.
81 didn't. But never mind. will be
generous and forgive you"
You will forgive me?"
Eyes, and we will say no more about
it; that is, if you'll promise not to sulk
any longer, and be as pleasant as you
know how"
"All right. You get the better OF
me, Miss Dolores. I'm not equal to
you. You could give ME fifty up ana
beat me hollow! It's peace, then, eh?"
and he looks down at the lovely, be-
witching face.
Its truce. l don't know about !
peace; you see, must quarrel with |
someone, and it's better fun quarrel |
ing with you than with Jack"
"All right. Quarrel with me if you
today, that's all
Il mean to. And now tell me ali
about the horse and the race, and |
oh, everything; only talk"
The difference between Lord Guys |
face when he drove up to the rectory |
and when he tools the drag up to it's
reserved place in the enclosure is as
the difference between Stormy and
Fair.
Their appearance is hailed by the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

immense crowd with a shout, and the
yelling of Lord Kendale's name and
that of his horse, for Guy is popular
and Gypsy is the favorite.
What are they shouting for?"
Lord knows. Because they like to,
suppose. must leave you now, I'm
sorry to say. Got to go into the commit
tee room and dress, you know. Jack,
Rawlings got some champagne. Look
after the ladies'"
Lorrie watches him as he goes along
by the stand, with his easy, faultless
gait The stand is crowded with the
county notabilities-Lord and Lady
Largefield, the Dowager Duchess OF
Garlands, three or four generals and
an admiral, and their Womenkind; and
Lorrie sees the shower of bows and
mods and wreathed smiles which de-
sends upon the head of Lord Guy as
he saunters past.
She knows, Or feels, rather, the
glances of envy which dart from the
eyes of some of the younger women at
her, seated on the drag, and the
glances somehow only seem to add to
to her happiness. What would some
of the generals numerous daughters
give to be in the place of Miss Lorrie
Latimer, the rector's penniless sec
ond daughter!
But the hubbub of a racecourse has
begun, and, standing up, she looks
down at the surging shrieking, seeth-
ing crowd, and beats time with her
tiny foot to. the music of the 999th
regimental band, and is forgetting
everything but the scene and the en-
joyment which it brings, when a low
soft voice says in her ear:
'Quite large crowd, Miss Do
lores."
He has scarcely spoken to her yet.
All the way from the Pines he sat in
smiln g converse with the others, but
listening to her and Guys chatter, and
not laugh had been uttered by either
of them but has struck and ranked in
his bosom. He had calculated upon sit
ting next to her during the drive. and
instead she was there beside Lord
Guy talking and laughing with him as
| if she had known him for years,
But though he had to speak to her
twice before he could get her atten-
ton, he still smiled.
ooh, l beg your pardon, Mr.. Mel
ford; I didn't hear you. Yes, Look,
they are going to have race! What
is it, / wonder?"
Nothing very important, l think.
he says. 'The heat race doesn't come
off yet awhile. / am so sorry you were
not with us the other night, Miss Do
lores. 1t was great disappointment"
Thanks. But what race can it be?
l wish knew. Would you mind going
and seeing?'
He cannot refuse. With smile that
answers for a scowl he descends to
the ground and goes off to get card.
The shouting of the crowd is almost
deafening, and going little apart
rom 1t, he walks toward the stand.
As he does So an individual who
has been standing watching the drag,
and Mr.. Seymour in particular, comes
up In shy, lurking fashion, and
putting dirty finger to his cap
speaks his name
The man is not the kind of &C.
quaintance gentleman of Mr.. Sey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

mqour's refined tastes would care to
acknowledge at the most secluded of
places, certainly not in front of the
grand stand. He is dressed in a
snowy, vulgar style, which is worse
than shabby, and is redolent of the
stable in the pothouse.
But Mr. Seymour knows him, and
throws him quick, sidelong glance
and the briefest of words, expecting
the man to be satisfied Herewith and
sneaks off, but instead the disreputable
individual sticks to him.
BEG pardon, Mr.. Melford. Got
anything on here?" and he mods at
the course.
'Why?"
The man jerks his hand toward a
comparatively secluded spot behind
the stand, but Mr.. Seymour shakes his
head.
No; say what you have got to say
here
1--WE got good thing. Are you for
or against the favorite?"
"Why?" demands Mr.. Seymour
The man looks round with the, man.
ner of a man accustomed to keep a
wary eye on his natural foe, the po-
lice, and drops his voice to a husky
whisper.
Because if you can make it worth
while you can lay agen him. l would
not do this for no one else, but |
know you, Mr.. Seymour"
Go on! Quick!" says Seymour.
Hes a good horse and must win,
barring accidents. Good as gold, but
shy-shy! do you twig, Mr.. MeIford
Suppose a man, for instance, was to
get UP near that last jump and shout
an wave something just to encour-
age him, you know, like as not he'd
shy and chuck the whole thing over,
It's a dangerous game, wants playing
pretty carefully, gov-nor,' said the
man, cycling him watchfully; but it's
to be done, and I'll do it for flyer"
Seymour Melford hesitated-nor
because of any scruples ON the score
of morality, but because of the risk.
Lay me FIVE pounds Gypsy wins, and
send it to me here" he said, gravely
and he thrust greasy card into Sey
mour's hand
Seymour slipped the card into his
! pocket, and turned without a word
and the man dived into the crowd and
disappeared
A few minutes afterward Lorrie
saw him making his way toward the
drag, and he climbed up smiling.
Here is the card" he says, "anG
now you must make bet with me
Miss Dolores. | will bet you a Dozen
of gloves that Gypsy wins"
i couldn't. want him to win she
says. I've just bet your sister thai
he will"
$50 do !, and l have been laying 8
small fortune upon him." and he
shows her a scrubbed memorandum
in his pocketbook. But II you wont
bet against him, suppose l must.
And you'll lose!" cries Jack. "Gip
sy is bound to win! Lorrie, make hin
give you oddsl"
BE merciful, Miss Dolores" saws
Seymour. with affected earnestness
well, I'll make it two dozen to YOU,
one; and know I shall lose for a,
your brother says, Gypsy Is bound t.
win!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

MY ideal man used to be a kind
of Prince Charming; handsome, fas
cinating and RICH" says an elderly
Atchison spin recently, 'but l have
given up the Prince Charming ideal,
and my ideal is a man who would
make me a good living" You will
notice that a woman never gives
THAT up in an ideal man: One who
will make HER good living.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-04-27

Alden, April 19.-The fierce cam
paign of Mohammed Abdullah of Som
aliland, "the Mad Mullah, against the
Sultanates under British protection,
continues unchecked. Eight hundred
OF the trfbesmen friendly to the Sum-
fanatics have been slaughtered, vast
areas laid waste and towns RACED. Ma
tives in great numbers are fleeing to
the coast. 1t is expected here that this
will lead to another expedition against
''The Mad Mullah," who has caused
the b fish government great anxiety
for many years Mohammed Abdulah
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-26
F. 1. HAMILTON
 WELL KNOWN HERE
Was Special Envoy for Railroad Men To Present Loving Cup to Miss
 Helen Miller Gould.

Al her home in New York City Miss Helen Miller Gould sister of the head of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun- tain, and patroness of the Railroad Y. M. c. Associations on the Gould lines, was a few days ago presented with a beautiful solid silver loving cup by railroad employees in twenty-five cit ies in the Southwest as a token of thier appreciation of her efforts for the benefit of the associations.
 E. L. Hamilton of St Louis, railroad secretary of the Y M c. A. in charge of the work in the Southwest, was the special envoy of the men to New York to carry the cup to Miss Gould An album of letters from railroad en- ploys in all departments of the ser vice, from the various Y. M. c. A. branches and from the higher officials of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain beautifully bound, accompanied the cup.
 It is stated that this cup is of ex- traordinary beauty.
 Miss Gould is well known in this city where she has often visited. She was here at the time the Y. M. c. A often visited Pine Bluff The local branch had a part in providing the cup.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-26
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 tion al Greenhursi
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 Every imaginable recreation IS ayailable-boating fishing, automobil- ing, golfing, swimming bowling, bil- lizards tennis, archery, croquet. Add to this the beauty of Lake Chautau- eua, the delihtful sylvan surround ings, the splendid service and mod crate cost of living at Greenhurst-on- Chautauqua, there is no other place that offers so many wonderful ,advan. tages at like cost.
 Most summer resorts run to one
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-26
The Company That is Ad=
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