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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
GIVES RIGHT TOUCH
EMBROIDERY ON BLoUSES Is OF
DISTINCT VALUE.
Many Varieties That May Be En-
pIoyed, and None of Them Hard
to Girl SkilIfuI With
the Needle.

There has, in all probability, never
been a season in which embroideries
have played such an important part in
the world of dress, for, nowadays,
even the simplest CT muslin blouses
is beautified with needlework of every
description. This fashion is really a
godsend to the girl with a moderate
dress allowance, if she is at all skill
full with her needle, for quite a cheap
cotton dress or blouse may be adorned
with embroidery until it has all the
appearance of most expensive arti-
Gle. The embroidery can be almost
any variety, from the plainest to the
most elaborate, according to the
taste and capabilities of the worker,
and every description of fancy work
may be utilized.
The most popular kind is satin
stitch, rather heavily padded, and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
SYNOPSIS.

Senator John Calhoun is invited to be-
some secretary of state in Tylers cab
net, He declares that if he accepts Texas
ana oregon must be added to the Union
he sends his secretary, Nicholas Trist, to
ask the Baroness Won Ritz spy Of the
6rltish ambassador, Pakenham, to call at
nlS apartments. While searching for the
baroness home, a carriage drives up and
Nicholas is invited to enter The occupant
IS the baroness, and she asks Nicholas to
ASsIst IN eVadlng purSuers. Nicholas notes
that the baroness has lost a slipper. She
gives MIN the remaining slipper as a
pledge that she will tell Calhoun what he
wants to know regarding England's in
tentlOns toward Mexico. AS security
Nicholas gives her trinket he intended
Tor his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill.
Tyler tells Pakenham that joint occupa-
ton of Oregon with England, must cease,
that the west has raised the cry of Eff
ty-four Forty, or Fight" Calhoun be-
Nicholas to Montreal on state business,
and the latter plans to be married that
night. The baroness says she viii try to
prevent the marriage. A drunken con-
gresham whom Nicholas asks to assist
IN the wedding arrangements. sends the
baroness slipper to Elizabeth, by mis-
take, and the wedding is declared off.
Nicholas finds the baroness in Montreal,
she having succeeded. where he failed, in
discovering England's intentions regard
ing Oregon. She tells him that the Slip
per he had in his possession contained a
note from the attache of Texas to the
British ambassador, saying that il the
United States did not annex Texas with
in 80 days. she would lose both Texas and
Oregon. Nicholas meets a naturalist, Won
Eittenhofen, who gives him information
about Oregon. The baroness and British
Warship disappear from Montreal stimuli
taneously. Calhoun engages Won Ritten-
hofen to make maps of the western coun-
try. Calhoun orders Nicholas to head a
party of settlers bound for Oregon.
Nicholas has an unsatisfactory interview
with Elizabeth. Calhoun eXciteS the
jealousy of Sonora Yturrio and thereby
secures the signature of the Texas at
tache to a treaty of annexation Nicholas
starts for Oregon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
Elastic for the Hair.

Girls have invented quite a clever
scheme this summer to keep their
locks in place in or out of the house
by using the tiniest kind of hat elias
tic around the hair 1t matches their
locks and does not show. 1t makes
a tiny ridge barely visible, where it
tightens the hair, but the locks can
easily be pulled up above 1t with a
hairpin.
1t keeps the hair from blowing
down on the neck and over the face
and gives trim, trig look over the
forehead and ears. 1t is not as sub
stantial as net, but it is much less
trouble to put on and serves very well
for those who cannot wear the other.
The elastic is tied around the hair in
a tiny knot without ends.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
WHERE MAN is NOT MASTER
Unable to Discover Secret of Avoiding
That troublesome Cold in
the Head.

Man, says Persius, is very noble
piece of work, and is indeed king of
kings except at those times when he
is troubled with a cold in his head
II it be not Persius, it was Horace or
JUvenal
It is fact of great interest that
they are so common. Other epidemic
diseases-measles, typhoid, scarlet fe-
yer, dlphtheria- may get hold on us
once and there is an end; it is not
usual to have any of them twice We
brew 10 our blood immunity. The poi
son of the disease evokes in us
its proper antidote; our blood
cells make sort of natural
antitoxin and keep it in stock,
so that We are henceforth protected
against the disease. A well-vaccinated
nurse, for Instance, works with safety
in a smallpox hospital, where the very
air is infectipe; but her blood was SO
changed by vaccination that the small
pox cannot af1aat her. BY scarlet fe-
yer, again, we are, as 1t were, vacci-
mated against scarlet fever--the reac-
ton of our blood against the disease
immunizes us. No such result follows
influenza or a common cold; we brew
nothing that is permanent; we are
Just as susceptible to ) later invasion
as we were to the invasion that is just
over
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16

Earring elements at his board Pre-
cisely this was the situation of white
haired DR.. Mclaughlin of Fort Van
couver. 1t was an homogeneous as
sembly in the first place. The officers
of the British navy attended in the
splendor OF their uniforms, glittering
in braid and gold Even DR.. McLaugh-
lin made brave display, as was his
wont, in his regalia of dark blue cloth
and shining buttons-his noble fea-
lures and long, snow-white hair ma
king him the most lordly figure of
them all AS for us Americans, lean
and brown, with hands hardened by
toll, our wardrobes scattered over
thousand miles of trail, buckskin
tunics made our coats, and moccasins
our boots. l have seen some noble
gentlemen so clad in my day
1t was, as may be supposed, late in
the night when our somewhat discord
ant banqueting party broke up. We
we're all housed, as was the hospitable
fashion of the country, in the scattered
log buildings which nearly always
hedge in a western fur-trading post
The quarters assigned me lay across
the open space, or what might be
called the parade ground of Fort Van
couver, fanked by DR.. McLaughlin's
four little cannon.
As l made my way home, stumbling
among the stumps IN the dark, passed
many semi-drunken Indians and voy-
ageurs, to whom special liberty had
been accorded in view of the occasion,
all of them now engaged In singing
the praises of the king George" men
as against the ''Bostons."
l was almost at my cabin door at
the edge OF the forest frontage at the
rear of the old post, when caught
glimpse, in the dim light. Of q hurry
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
FREEING BRUSHES FROM DUST
Care That Is Necessary to Keep the
Articles in Hygienic
Condition.

The hygieHic condition in which
both brushes and combs are kept so
influence hair and scalp that if the
former are not constantly freed from
dust that which they contain will be
directly applied each time either ar
ticle is used.
Each time after it is used brush
should have it's bristles freed from
dust just as busting cloth is cleaned
after being used. A good housekeep-
err would not dream of putting away
a busting cloth without shaking it, but
the same woman will put down her
hair brush with no thought of its be-
ing unclean.
To free the bristles from dust strike
nat surface, such as bureau top or
table, with the tips of the bristIes, the
brush back being in normal position.
Then rub across the table edge with
the bristles, saving across, as it were.
If there is doubt in her mind of the
need of this treatment, one cleaning
in this way will convince her.
Once week is, as rule, often
enough to wash a brush More than
that is apt to make the bristles limp,
and if they are to be kept stiff, never
must they be placed in very hot water.
There are specially prepared pow
ders to cleaning brushes, but a few
teaspoonfuls of borax in a basin Of
clear water is excellent To cleanse a
brush in this preparation hold the bris-
ties down and shake them under wa
ter. To dry, the brush should be placed
on end, that the water may run out
quickly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
penner Sauce.

Grind one dozen and a half green.
red and yellow peppers and small
solid head of cabbage in meat chop
per- They should be very fine. Add
5 cents worth each celery seed and
ground mustard with vinegar to make
the consistency of catsup. This goef
we'll with meats.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16
The Mean Thine.

The Suffragette (smilingiy) MonI
you do something to help our good
cause along, Mr.. Goodcraft?
Mr. Goodcraft-Fd like very much
to do one thing for you. but I fear
it's impossible.
The Suffragette- Tut! tut! Moth
ing's impossible-wha would you like
TO do for US?
Mr.. Goodgraft-Endow few celia
in your favorite prisons!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-16

now we lighted the fires of many hun
dred homes.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24

would rally her defense under the leadership
Of this doughty Don Quixote Had Mr. Pased had time fig
he would have found that Shoshone and
lumber from so to 70 per cent higher than the
mile in the United States all commodities, including
tea, silk and everything else Under the Zone System
everything would be 1853 cents per per mile Under
the Oregon Short Lines SYSTEM rate coal L4
per per mile from Kemmerer and rate lumber
is 1886 cents per ton per mile from Portland
shall not to say how should be fixed. do
profess know The Of the service but Of many
elements be considered. 1t is by controlling
factor different commodities but important fac
fixing the commodity different points
Freight depend many facts circumstances and
ditions including the weight Of commodity It's compacnes
bulk its value the danger Of breaage loss damage the
risk Of fire. the kind Of required the necessity Of ice Of
ventilation and of care thedance the direction The grades
the of labor and fuel the necessity Of the carrier ald the
Of the public and many many other elements which
must be considered.
'What the traffic will BEAR perfect rule for fixing
maximum The additional cost Of hauling additional tra
ic determines the rreducbe minimum. The railway should
the public demand the other
Reasonable lie between the two There precise form
computing reasonable rates The people Of Idaho
niggardy They would not limit railways to five six
per They willing that every investor shall
only fair return but liberal and attractive profit
every dollar invested within her borders But they Will not
tolerate which unjusty discriminate against them They
will be build up favored points the Pacific
Coast They want Square deal"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
TOTAL ASSETS
THE REMEDY

The Supreme Court of the United States many years ago
announced the principle that the government only had
power but charged with the duty of regulating railways
In the language OF Mr. Justice Bradley, the of the
Wabash Railway State of Illinois, e. $50 decided
1892 find the following:
But superntedng the highways the char
imposed the public for their always in the
Government This not only its dfedSbe right but
the protection the against
positions deem be inconrovrbe Indeed they adjudg
ed law in the decisions OF this court Railroads and railroad
porations IN this category.
Mr. A B. Stckney prominent railroad president his
work 1.-The Railway Problem frankly admits railway
abuses had necessitated state regulation
The companies at first denied that they
the managers claimed right
charge such they deemed for
their respective companies regardless oher
claimed
lies in business favored individuals and Of
their powers discriminate regard and
+****They the right dictate
market they would sell their produce supplies
Thus community forty miles from St Paul and
400 miles distant from Chicago compelled Chicago
the railway the longhau and order to enforce this
dictation they did hesitate make the 40
than for 400 miles believed
right make their schedule of
the villages their line should become enes of trade beyond
way they Disseminated regard between
individual merchants manufactures
practically determine which should become
Gus and wealthy, and which should not
The recent history of the railroads of the United States
demonstrates that regulation only necessary pro-
lection the people, but also for the improvement OF railway
management few years ago the rebate evil was at its
height Favored shippers receiving reduced
crowded competition 1t oppressive and IN
quou system The rebates have beeen carefully estimated
amounted average of so the prn
eipa commodities This loss in placed scores
in the hands of and seriously crippled others
The so per cent reduction did not really benefit the public
It went to favored shippers and enabled them to drive
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
THE EARNINGS OF TIE OREGON sHoRT LIVE

consideration of the earnings OF the Oregon Short Line
will be instructive In doing must remember that large
earnings not necessarily unreasonable Thy may result
naturally from efficient management They may be due to
and grades and economical operation
fortunate connections other natural acquired
advantages We that freight and from Ida
no points very very high We told however that the
traffic very light That there much sage brush and
desert and small and apart that high
necessary order get reasonable If the
unusually large because unreasonab high Idaho
rates right to demand reduction to the level of the
rates enjoyed elsewhere Reports available showing the
net income per mile of all the railroads Of the United States
for the year ending June 80, 1909
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24

to apparently justify the continuance Of high freight tariffs
The Outstanding capital stock the Oregon Short Line
S2 35OOO If had paid only per cent annual dividend
during the past five years. there would have been
ury today surplus Of $4,000 00contrbuted by the
people who pay the freight This would be sufficient
the complete construction and equipment thousand
miles Of railroad
During the period Of five years. the Oregon Short
Line has built little than 80 miles Of line
state After this long period Of quescenc about build
lines if there is railroad agitation
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
CAPITALIZATION AND VALUE

In order that these figures misunderstood
avoid conclusions that may be drawn little fur
Their explanation may necessary The capital Of a rail
road does represent either the value Of the road the
Of constructing it. As general proposition this country
the stockholders have not furnished the funds for construction
Most Of the stock has been issued rautOusy the pro-
motors or sold to them at nominal figures or issued AZ dv
dend The funds for construction have furnished the
sale Of bonds by lands donated by the government bonus
paid by citizens and the surplus earnings Of the roads Mr.
Poor, eminent authority with pronounced railway sypa
and the author of Poors Manual of Railways says thai
the cost Of the railways Of the United States not
$4,000 per mile Van Oss the author Of American Rail
ways as Investments after most exhaustive nyestgatlon
that the average amount realized from the sale Of railway
bonds 81 per cent and that the original investor
railway stocks paid not than 10 cent Of their face
value He places the average cost OF the railways Of the
onlted States at s5OOo per mile Gov StuDos recently Of
fered to put bond Of million dollars that he would dup
cate railroad in Kansas at $4,000 me equipment
and all
The St. Paul Manitoba railroad now part of the Great
Northern bought of foreclosure for s6OOOO and few
years later the capitalization s50000 The Northern
Securities merger involved an increase of s10OOOO In the
capitalization with the careful inve
tgation Of 40 miles of good railroad Michigan and Wis
resulted in valuation Of s23331 per mile The Wis
S58275 per mile During the past years, note the
following increase in mileage and capitalization
Increase in railway mileage IN miles 504
Increase in capitalization s6453 OBJ
Increased capital for every mile -S14O832
The Oregon Short Line not expensive road There
million dollar tunnels and great expenditure to
low ruling grades Ballast easily obtainable
The following figures show that it has value for
purposes and another for taxation They furnish food for
thought Figures for 1909
o. S. l. Capital stock per mile. ..-.........-s 231H
o. S. L. Funded debt per mile. .............S 1858
Total capitalization per mile ............S 7O4O8
Average capitalization lines in O. s. per miles 9259
East and West S L main line assessed 1910 s $500
North and South o S L line assessed 1910...S 1850
Branch lines per mile from $500 .......S 1900
The funded debt should be included its capalza-
ton because than offset by stocks and bonds owned
by the road
Total funded debt Of O. s L. outstanding 800 s56O7s,OOo
Stock and bonds owned by O. S. L..... 1892 327 191
Cash hand June 80 1909. ........... so s04 1914
Cost of road equipment and other assets 5 6S 625592
TOTAL. ASSETS ..------- $3.50 1851
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
Dividends declared


For fiscal year Dividends declared
Ending Jnue 3Oth Av. in u. S. percent by o. S. l..
1906 603 per cent so per cent
1907 6.23 per cent 80 per cent
S.07 cent 10 cent
1909 6.53 per cent 25 per cent
1910 so per cent
In four years 1886 per cent
In Five years 200 per cent
Average dividend 6.72 per cent 90 per cent
The average railroad paying dividends has paid little
less than per and this has been deemed very salts
has been characterized every prosperous The Oregon
dividend of 575 annual dividend equal to So
per of its entire capital stock
Besides this all of the net profits have not been paid out
dividends In times past many millions have been invested
the stocks and bonds of other railroads After paying the
thirty million dollar dividend of 1905 there remained
balance of undivided profits amounting to S1562O 93 After
per dividend of 1909 there carried for
ward balance of undivided profits amounting to S2S7 5
The dividend of 1910 just S3675S50 If the income for
1870 for which figures not yet available greater
that of 1909 the Oregon Short Line had surplus of
divided profits the close of the fiscal year 1910 amounting
$25 100000 after paying the 90 cent dividend
The Oregon Short Line the of the assembling of
legislature announced the construction of 200 miles of
line average of $500 mile total cost of $751;
972 1t has been able to make few condng people believe
if there any agitation for railway commission, viii
unable get the money! for these extensions The S
1000 in its treasury would build nearly thousand miles of
The Oregon Short Line is preparing increase its
tai S1OOO00000 the ostenbe purpose Of raising
funds construction The real purpose to add s2
Of water in order to reduce the rate of the dividend
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24
operating per mile of selected railways during
1909
Net Operating Revenue
Name of Road

Average Of al railways Of the United States 35U5
OREGON SHORT LINE III
The figures speak for themselves and require
When consider the dividends declared by different
roads upon their stock dealing with figures which
uncertain The of dividend affected by many
elements that is not of ITSELF upon which
factory conclusions be reached The rate of dividend
frequently reduced by watering the stock and by using large
part of the income in building lines then captazng the
lines and distributing the stock gratis to the old stock
holders Yet the figures significant when read connect
with high rates and high net mileage The fol
lowing schedule will disclose that the Oregon Short Line has
been receiving ample returns upon its investment.
The average dividend declared all dividend paying rail
way stock the United States during years and also
dividends declared by the Oregon Short Line since 1906
as follows
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24

Continued On Page 4
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-02-24

The funded debt Should not be included its capaIza
ton because than offset by stocks and bonds owned
by the road
Total funded debt of O. s l. outstanding 56O78OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

"A sign in front of place of
business would inform a limited
number of people = printed
hand-bills would tell it to larg-
er number, but a WELL
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION of
his goods in a daily newspaper
would be read by a great many
thousand times as many people,
and, best of all, they will read it
in a more leisurely manner.
''The advantage of advertis-
ing in a newspaper is that the
copy can be varied in its word
ing every day."
Mr.. Scott suggests to the
merchant that he apply as much
thought to his advertising as he
does to the selection of his
goods. Then he ought to be
sure to put his advertisements
in newspapers that are read by
the class of people to whom he
wants to sell his goods.
He said that newspapers
should be used that reach the
homes-newspapers that have
a clean, bright, wholesome ap-
pearance, printed on good
quality of paper-newspapers
that can be taken home where a
dirty, flinsy newspaper never
gets an entrance.
1.-THE modern, up-to-date
he continued, ''is a
great torch of enlightenment no
less in business advertising than
in the dissemination of news
and education.
''The merchant who does not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

Barney heaved up 16 balls before he
got one over for a strike. Three were
walked and one hit in this starter and
then after a force and a strikeout, he
walked another. hit another and then
ended 1t with a strikeout. But there
were three runs without a semblance
Of a hit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.


Az LOUIS LILLE
First game-Score: R.H.E-
Kansas City .-.-2 0 0 OF IL 1
Louisville ......0 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 6 2
Observation-Disclosures and O'Connor;
Pfeister and Hughes. Umpires-Handi-
Doe and Chill.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
Kansas City - 0 0 0 0 0 ID II 2
Louisville .......2 L o o 5 o O. IS 1
Batteries-Powell and O'Connor; Kroh
and Hughes. Umpires-Chill and Han
Oboe.
AT COLUMBUS.
Minneapolis fTesg .....1ooOO1OOO-2 /
Columbus 100 10 0 0 0 2-3 10 4
Batteries-BroWn and Owens; Les
sard and Rapp. Umpires-Hayes and
Eddinger.
AT TOLEDO.
Miiwaukee 100 O1OOsOO-1 /
Toledo ......O 0 0 0 90 - 4
characterization and Orendorf;
Yingling and Carisch. Unpire-Owen.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
First game-Score: R.H.E.
St. Paul .........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 1 1
Indianapolis IL 0 0 o 0 0 0 81 B
Batteries-Ge hring and Kelly; Schlit-
ger and Walsh. Umpires-Ferguson and
Weddige.
Second game-Score: R.H.E.
ST. Paul ........O 0 0O40 90 1
Indianapolis 10 3 3 0 2 0 IS II 3
Batteries = Stieger and Spencer;
Schiller and Ritter. Umpires-Weddige
and Ferguson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29

SummaTy. IWo-O1s5
HaffOrd. Shaw Sacrifice hits-Moore,
Middleton, Berger. Double plays-Moore
to Whitney; Krebs to Moore to Whitney;
Hughes to Berger to Koerner. Stolen
bases-Krebs, Shaw. Middleton. hits
ar Trueate in eight innings. Bases on
baIIs-or F'ugate, 2; Off McGrath, 4; of
Durham, 2 Struck out-By Fugate, 3: BY
McGrath, 2; by Durham 4. WHO piec2s-
Grath, 2. Umpire-Clark. Attendance
600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-29
CENrRAL KANsAs LEAGUE.

Manhattan, Kan, June 2s.-Man-
haitian had yesterdays game won I'M
til the ninth. when Alexander passed
a pitched ball. allowing a runner to
score and tying the game. Umpire
Tudes then called the game on ac-
count of darkness.
Manhattan ...oos.01 1905 1
Concordia II 000021 2-6 9 5
Batteries-Gober and Alexander;
Foresilla, Haight, Fowler. Umpire
Tudes.