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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
HOGS IN FIGHT FOR APPLES
Missouri Farmer Is Compelled to Pen
His Animals Up So They Can Sleep
and Not Waste Away.

ST. Louis.-Here is the season 8
prize fruit story. 1t was told in Ed
wardsyille the other day by Rev. F.
]. Buschmann, pastor of st. PauPs
Evangelical church. Circuit Judge
Louis Bernreuter had been helping the
minister to prepare caldrons Of apple
butter for the winter, and the pastor
declared that the apple crop was ex-
ceptional.
Peaches, too. for that matter"
continued the minister. why, do
you know, one of my church members
living at the foot of the bluffs has
had to pen up his hogs at night so
that they could get some sleep and
not waste away.
"They eat apples all day long and
at night when they can no longer see
them they hear big apple drop to the
ground with a whack and Immediately
the whole drove scurries to get It.
Their owner tells me they were ac-
tually wearing away more hesn IN
this continued pursuit than they put
on. and he therefore had to cont1ne
them at night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
MIKADo IS A PoLYGAMIsT
Japanese Royal Palace Is Separated
From Other Places in Toxic
by Triple Moat.

The mikado. earth-born son of heav-
en-, and his court of demigods dwell
in a forest solitude in the midst OF
the great city of Toxic. The palace
world is separated from the world OF
the people by triple moat of dead
water and a double wall of granite
crowned by twisted pine trees and
notified with the moss of ages. Except
upon stated occasions, the mikado is
as invisible and well nigh as inacces-
sible as the sun goddess amid the
hereditary treasures of the Ise shrine
In his august person the hotly dis
puted Origin, of his race finds its re-
Election. for he has the eyes OF the
Mongol, the coloring and facial struc-
ture of the Malay.
Unlike the reigning houses of Aus
tria, Russia AID Prussia. the house OF
Japan. which, thanks to the system OF
plural wives aud the custom of adop-
ton, has survived so many hundred
years in an apparently unbroken line,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
DANGER OF DISEASE

Zone medical man recently told me
of case of leprosy of a young girl in
a nearby city caused by wearing an
infected puff or rat"
The danger to employees in these
factories, he asserted, lay in the fact
that the workers swallowed quantities
of fine, small hairs. Pus producing
germs on these hairs, he explained,
caused assesses of the stomach IL
there was an abrasion of the stomach
lining.
This evil, he declared, could be rem
edied at small cost by the installation
of an exhaust ventilating system. The
law at present makes it impossible to
remedy the condition, he said, and
added his belief that children should
be prohibited from working in hair
factories.
The only other witness was William
F. Tibbs, deputy inspector, who tes-
titled regarding candy factory in
this city where the conditions were,
in his language, dirty" and in that
of Mr.. Elkus, who seemed to be ia
miliar with the premises, filthy"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
ROMANCE OF CHESTER WOMAN
Her Missinq Son is Heir to Estate of
Heroine Mothers Uncie-Disap-
peared Many Years Ago.

Chester, Pa.-Mrs. F. Caravan OF
T~enty-second street and Edgmont
avenue. this city, is looking for Harry
Long, former resident of Chester,
who left here several years ago, and
whose present whereabouts are un-
known. Mrs. Caravan says the moth
er of the missing man died about five
years ago, leaving two sons, John
and Harry Since then a wealthy
uncle died, bequeathing her legacy
of 100000 The money is being held
in trust by the administrators, who
will not give John Long, who resides
in this city. his share until he can
show a record of his brother, dead
or alive
Mrs. Long was native Of Peters
burg, Va. While out riding one day
during the War of the Rebellion, she
stopped her horse near barn for wa
ter. She heard voices from the barn,
and from fragments of the conversa-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
PLANNING TO CHECK BABIES
Western Railroad Aims to Establish
Nurseries on All Trains With
All Comforts Of Home.

San Francisco.-Attention mann
mas and papas!
If this legand. Check Your Baby"
lures your glance when you enter q
passenger station don't pinch your
self to see If you are dreaming.
Just take the baby over to the
white-garbed nurse that smiles al
you from the portal of the spotless
nursery under the alluring legend, get
your check and enjoy yourself while
baby is having the time of its life
before. train time.
Or, If you are tired, you mothers
that same nurse will lead you to a
comfortable couch.
The idea of special room is now
being tried out by the Southern
Pacific at Sacramento. If the ex
perience proves successful the rooms
will probably be established at all
the larger stations. It is the aim OF
the company to equip the rooms With
all the comforts of home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
PRISONERS ACT AS GUARDS
Men in Seattle Jail Go to Court Az
Alone and Return After Ad-
iournment Is Ordered.

Seattle, Wash.-Hearing of the cut
in the appropriation for his office. az
made by the county commissioners,
and realizing that he must continue
to be short of deputy sheriffs. Sheriff
Robert T. Hodge has adopted the ex.
pedient of sending prisoners to attend
court unaccompanied by deputies and
on their parole to return.
The other day the sheriff sent John
w. Dalton, charged with abduction,
down to Justice r. R. Georges court
on parole, and he reported his arrival
at court by telephone and later asked
for permission to take dinner down.
town.
mo, you come to the Jail for din.
ner; we'll fix you up a warm bite. "
said the sheriff, Dalton was back in
jail in seven minutes after he tels
phoned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

has no family name and the given
names of it's members are not by any
means what they seem to be or to
mean upon a superficial examination.
The Mikado Mitsuhito is not the
meek man" nor is Prince Haru a
"verdant" or "springlike prince.
These names have an occult meaning
which is probably hidden from all ex-
cept the princes of the blood and it
is in a close family council that they
are decided upon.
Behind the moss-grown battlements
and the stagnant meats, the Lord OF
Ten Thousand Years leads singular
ly sober and frugal life. 1t has been
suggested that he is still haunted by
the memory of the threadbare court OF
his father, the Emperor Komei, where
not seldom even food was lacking. The
support of hawking and of the old
swordmakers with their secret meth
DDS of tempering steel and his efforts
to collect the widely scattered books
relating to the Shinto cult are his only
extravagances.- metropolitan Maya
zine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
New Rule at Northwestern.

Chicago new "slow down" sign
was erected the other day along the
speedway of love at Northwestern uni
versity. In segregated chapel Miss
Mary Potter, the new dean of the CO
eds, announced that hereafter men
callers at Willard dormitory will have
to provide themselves with two cards
one ror the callee and the other for
herself. If the dean approves of the
visitor he will be admitted; otherwise
and Miss Potter made the situation
quite clear-he will stay outside. In
dignation over the new ruling is great
among the goods and the men stu-
dents affected
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
When at the Table.

Every family should have their
meals at regular hours, and all should
make it an unfailing rule to be in
their accustomed seats, so far as cir
cumstances will permit.
The same respectful, courteous
spirit should be manifest toward each
other and should mark their inter
course, the same as if strangers were
present. Always choose interesting
topics of conversation at the table,
avoiding all unpleasant subjects;
never find fault with the food; speak
in a natural voice. rather low, never
interrupting any one. while speaking
and addressing servants quietly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Sword in Heart of a Tree.

Embedded in the heart of plank
of wood taken from railway station
platform at Oakley, Fifeshire. Scot
land, there has been found sword
measuring over two feet long. The
plank had been in use for at least IF.
teen years. The weapon, which was
of an old-fashioned type, short cross
piece forming the handle, was in good
preservation, and it is believed had
been picked up by the tree at an early
period of it's existence and encircled
with the growth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

ton she learned that the speakers
were plotting to destroy Petersburg
by fame. She rode at breakneck
speed to the Union camp, and with
tears in her eyes petitioned young
lieutenant, named Samuel Long, of
this city, to send force of his men
to interfere with the bushwhackers
and save her parents and home. Lieu
tenant Long granted her request, and
the young woman, with the Union Of
ficer, led the men back to the barn
and routed the plotters.
Lieutenant Long became greatly at
tached to the fair soutrern lass. Her
parents, however, would not consent
to the match on account of Long be-
ing northerner. Finally she decided
to marry Long. without her parents
consent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

y CONDUCTING a great modern
military campaign there are plen-
ty of problems to solve besides
those of generalship. The feeding
OF such vast hosts OF men is OF IT
self gigantic task, and as it has been
said that IAN army advances on It's
stomach" this is one of the most I'M
portant problems confronting COM
manders.
The probable size of a modern battle
field has been the subject Of discussion
recently among German military ex-
perts, who have been stimulated there
to by book by General Falkenhausen.
one of the most eminent authorities
on land war strategy. The conclusions
at which the participants In this inter
esting debate arrive, says Berlin cor
respondent, reveal to the uninitiated
the amazing dimensions which battle
field in a twentieth century war would
assume.
General FaIkenhauSen discusses the
theoretical case of an army OF 1885,
600 men engaged in battle with a rival
of approximately the same number,
anu ne says ludL Tue OpCt WOuAu
extend over an area fully 200 miles
from side to side, and not less than
$50 miles deep-that is, from the rear
of one army to the rear of the enemy.
But an army OF 100000 soldiers
would be a comparatively small one
in an up-to-date warfare, for forces OF
this numerical strength took the field
so long ago as the Franco-German
campaign in 1870 since when marvel
GUS developments in military matters
have ensued. In a struggle between
two great European military powers 1t
is quite possible and. indeed. probable.
that each of the opposing forces would
number something like 100000
troops. for Germany. France, Russia
and Austria-Hungary are ali capable
of sending such armies to the front
without touching their respective last
lines of reserves.
Battles Area 10000 Square Miles.
If two such mighty armies were en-
gagged in battle the field OF their OPP
erations would probably extend quite
so miles from side 10 side. while the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

distance from the rear of one force to
the rear of the other could hardly be
less than 80 miles. Thus the battle.
field would have an area of 10000
square miles.
When Frederick the Great fought
his battles in the eighteenth century
the field of operations never extended
more than four miles from side to
side, and in the Russo-Japanese war,
when, owing to the great distance
from the respective bases, there were
never more than thre or four hundred
thousand troops simultaneously in &C.
ton, the battlefelds remained limited
IN extent. Will the generals of the
future be equal to the almost superhu-
man task of directing operations ex-
tending over such immense areas
Every army must have a commander
in chief, and that generalissimo must
control the movements of all the
troops united under his orders. He
will have all the latest technical de-
vices at his disposal. Hundreds OF
miles of telegraph and telephone wires
will be rapidly laid in order that he
may exchange orders and cemmunica-
tons with his auxiliary officers.
Modern Armies Too Large.
There will be motor cars and flying
machines, Siderable balloons and
spherical balloons, bicycles and appar-
atus for wireless telegraphy and tele-
phony, besides other mechanical con-
trivances for signaling. Will these
suffice to surmount the purely techni-
cal difficulties involved in establishing
effective communication over such an
area, especially as they will have to
be installed and equipped for service
in a very short space of time? And il
they furnish a perfect communicating
machine will there be any human
brain capable of mentally digesting
the information supplied him with be-
wildering speed from so many differ
ent sources, and of working out in his
mind the profoundly complex prob
lens connected with the movements
of such legions of human engines OF
war? Would Moltke, the greatest
strategist of modern times, if he were
alive, be able to handle modern
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

armies or millions with the ease ana
celebrity necessary to success? Are
the great armies created by the lead
ing countries of Europe really eff
cient instruments of war. or would the
complicated machinery break down
under the stress Of actual hostilities?
All these questions are occupying
the minds of German experts, but only
a war can supply conclusive reply to
them. There is, however, strong in
clinatton among many competent
judges to regard the countless legions
of the great powers as inefficient be-
cause it is thought that they are too
big and unwieldy to be handled with
facility, and because no human brain
can surmount the difficulties of direct.
ing their movements with precision.
Problem of Feeding Millions.
AS the great army moved forward
something like 5000 field bakeries
would have to be constructed for use
every day, and as these are under
ground and created by excavating
EARTH extensive areas of country
would be honeycombed by these holes,
involving both damage to landowners
and farmers and danger to all pedes-
TRANS in those regions. Soldiers do
not live by bread alone, and the sup
ply of other provisions for an army of
100000 would strain the resources of
any commissariat department, even
the smartest, to the uttermost. The
supply of pure water, too, would pre-
sent grave and in dry weather perhaps
insuperable difficulties. There also
would be tens of thousands of horses
to tend and feed, and enormous guam
titles of petrol would be required for
the various motor cars needed for mil
itary auxiliary services. The ordinary
brain reels at the thought of all the
intricate machinery that would have
to be set in motion and kept In good
working order in the event OF a great
modern war.
Italy has organized the expedition to
Tripoli with celebrity and efficiency.
In the illustration we see herd of bull
locks being conducted through the
streets of Naples on their way to the
landing stage for embarkation. Be
hind the ratings is the arsenal. At
the summit OF the hill in the back
ground may be seen the wall OF the
castle of st. Elmo and portion OF
the monastery Of st. MARITIME.
Some authorities predict an aban-
donment of very great armies based
on compulsory military service for
every adult male in the country and
recourse to. smaller armies of trained
fighters. The comparatively few pro-
fessional soldiers would, according to
this view, be paid to fight the battles
of the nation. as is the case in Amert
ca and England.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Leprosy and Bubonic Germs Lurk
in Hair Factories.
Many Children and Young Girls Ex-
posed, Says Or. Charles Graham
Rogers, State Medical Exam
liner of State of New York.

New York.-That danger of leprosy
and bubonic plague turks, in rats
and "puffs" and that there are many
children and young girls in this city
and state who work in factories un-
der conditions almost certain to
cause painful and even fatal diseases,
were assertions made by DR.. Charles
Rogers, medical examiner of the state
department of labor, at the continual
ton of the hearing of the factory in
vestigation commission.
In the course of his examination by
Abram l. Elkus, counsel for the COM
mission, DR.. Rogers was asked about
factories in which white PHOSPHORUS
matches are made.
There are two of these factories
in this state" he answered. Zone is
in Brooklyn and the other is in Os-
wego Beyond question there are the
most dangerous factories in the state.
There is very great danger to en-
ployes who handle the matches and
work over the PHOSPHORUS paste. The
chief menace is a rotting away of the
bones, particularly the jaw bone, due
to the action Of the white phosphor-
GUS.
MANY women and children work in
these two factories and in my opinion
their employment should be prohibit
ed Although our present law says
that children may do nothing in such
places but pack the boxes, am quite
sure that they sort the matches. This
exposes them to as much danger as
threatens the grown men,"
Children, he said, should not be al
lowed to work in calico print works,
in pearl button factories, in gas man
tie works, in potteries or in chemical
factories of any sort. In one pearl
button factory on Long Island, he
testified, he found 100 boys and girls
under the age of Is.
Every worker that l examined in
this place ! found to be suffering with
Iaryngitis or bronchitis" he said.
In factories where gas nantes are
made, he went on, he had frequently
found boys and girls in state OF IN
toxication due to inhaling the alcohoI
fumes arising from the collodion used
in the making of the nantes. In
some of the places, be said, wood al
cohol was used.
THE inhalation of the fumes OF
this poison" he said, causes total
blindness in time, completely and
permanently destroying the cntic
nerves."
Germs abound in the human hair
factories in this city, DR.. Rogers tes-
tilted. and he had found all kinds OF
bacteria, including what he firmly be
lieved to be germs of bubonic plague
Workers in human hair, he said, were
exposed to danger of tuberculosis
chronic gastritis. intestinal diseases
and assesses of the stomach. From
80 to 80 per cent of the employees in
human hair factories are growing
girls, he said.
IF a woman with an abrasion or q
cut on her scalp were to wear one OF
these puffs,' he continued, and it hap
pened that the article contained any
of the germs l have mentioned, Sc
lions results would almost certainly
follow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Possible Cause Of Leprosx.

Among the coast-living people
among whom the disease of Ieprosy Is
most prevalent the eating of raw fish
is customary, and germs which would
be destroyed If the fish were cooked
are thus communicated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

"The average man." says one of the
philosophers, "is generally busy MAX
ing living"
It is a curious fact that practice
hardly ever seems to make it any
easier.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
presumptuous.

Raynor-Think you could improve
on the works of nature, do you?
Shyne-I know / could, if had the
power, I'd make some kind of seed
that could be planted on bald head
and grow into a crop of hair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
A Law View.

at is seldom nowadays that you
find a man who is familiar with Epic
tetus."
Hum! That's true. Still, science
has made rapid progress in the treat
ment of most contagious diseases"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
PineappIe for pIphtherla.

Pineapple is declared to be one of
the best known remedies for diph-
iberia It has been tested. We are
told, with good effects in cases OF
great severity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

There IS no effect like that of ex-
ample.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22

Among the most frequent requests
that 60 to the United States senate
are those asking some prominent
member to give money to charity or
CARNATIONS. hospitals and other phi
lanthropic undertakings. One day a
charity worker asked Senator Flint
Of California, who Is not a wealthy
man, to give a large sum Of money
for q free ward in one Of the hos
pitfalls.
II am sorry that I cannot comply
with your request" said the senator
gravely; but, judging from the num-
Der OF similar demands that have been
made upon me in the past, l have de-
cided that l can promote a greater
charity. The vast amount OF money
spent on hospitals in this town con
vinces me that thousands Of people
are going to die and be buried With
out flowers. Hereafter, l shall devote
my spare money exclusively to send
ing flowers to the dead."-The Sun
day Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
Plans for the Canal Fortifications

GIBRALTAR may be robbed Of the
VI distinction of being the most i'm
%pregnable, fortress in the world II the
plans Of the fertilization board In the
Panama canal zone are adopted. As
a preliminary, looking toward this end.
the war department has ordered the
16-inch gun now stored at Sandy Hook
proving ground to the canal zone
Although the gun vas constructed ten
years ago, no more powerful weapon
has been produced in the world. Its
range is beyond 16 miles and its pro-
tectiles. ae~ro-torpedoes, weigh 2,400
pounds, and could easily destroy a
battleship before 1t reached a point
nea enough to do damage to the canal
locks or other portions Of the water
way. Later on more guns Of this cal
iber will be placed there.
Super-dreadnaughts, according to the
calculations of ordinance experts, can
be sunk easily by the 16-inch gun at
distances Of 16 miles from the mouth
of the canal. This is not the limit Of
the range Of the great gun. but II is
about as far as hits" can be made.
The p~rojectile Of the gun is virtually
an aero-torpedo. It will weigh 2,40o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-09-22
Confronted by Currency Legislation

dicate that banking and currency leg
islation will become q live topic In the
autumn, and probably win receive
much attention at the next long seS
sion Of congress. 1t IL not believed.
however. there will be any legislation
soon. The prevailing view is that 1t
win take congress several years to de-
eide what It wishes to do about the
creation Of a national reserve ASSOC
citation.
It is evident that the conservative
Republicans in congress will have q
plan OF their own; that the insurgent
Republicans will have views which
they will wish to embody in a bill.
and that the Democrats also will de-
sire to present a measure. SO II
would seem that there is likely to be
much discussion Of various plans dur
ing the next IL months. Neither po-
litical party will. 1t Is assumed, be
ready to proceed with this subject on
the eve of a presidential campaign
Persons who have been here recent
ly representing the bankers that are
particularly interested In the forma-
ton of the citizens league. say the
league hopes to be able to establish
branches in every city Of consequence
in the country by December 1. A par
ticular effort Is to be made to interest
business men. merchants, manufactur'
ers, and others.