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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
u. S. ARTISTS LEAD ABROAD

'In landscape work American ar
lists are getting rather more than
their share of glory. The American
landscape artists, in other words, are
quite in the lead, and no European
group is quite equal to them In por-
traiture and figure work our artists
are also holding their own.
American artists are not, however,
as well represented in the permanent
collections of European galleries as
they should be. This is probably due
to desire to favor home talent. France
is more liberal in this respect than
other countries and possesses works
Of Sargent, Whistler, Walter Gray,
Robert Henri and others.
Il noticed a change everywhere,
particularly in London and in Holland
They seem to be losing the flavor of
antiquity. For instance, there were
formerly parts of London where an
artist could wander and could imagine
much that is historical and full of ro-
nance; but now these spots are oc-
cupied by twentieth-century hotels
and apartment houses, and the spirit
of the place has fed. The art world
however, remains the same. 1t never
changes"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
Where Wesley Wrote HYMNS.

The Rev. j. H. Wicksteed, vicar OF
Bexley, Kent. England, has presented
to the Wesleyan Methodists of Graves
end and hartford circuit a tree from
the vicarage garden. sapling of the
old oak under whose branches John
and Charles Wesley, with George
Whitefield, often met in friendly con-
ference.
1t is believed that Charles Wesley
composed some of his hymns under
it's shadow. and John, in his diary OF
September %. TAO, writes: Il went
to MI Piers. the vicar OF Bexley.
where in the mornings and evenings
expounded the sermon on the mount
and had leisure during the rest of the
day for business of other kinds" He
was there again Saturday, December
2, 1749, land preached about IL"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
Purchasing Power Of Gold.

Many people find it difficult to I'M
derstand how the value of the dollar
can vary when one standard weight
of gold is fixed by law as constituting
a dollar The answer given in
treatises on economics, of course. is
that gold is commodity and, like
any other commodity, its value varies
according to supply and demand. The
most satisfactory explanation. how
ever, is the practical one that the
value of the dollar is always measured
by what it will buy, and that if prices
rise so that dollar will buy only
three-quarters as much at one time
as it did at some former time, the
value of the dollar has been actually
reduced by % per cent. A bulletin
just issued by the department of com
merce and labor, showing relative
average wholesale prices of commodi-
ties for the years from 1890 to 1910.
gives an interesting tabular exhibit
of the great variation in prices and
in the purchasing power of a dollars
worth of wages that has taken place
during those years. The average is
based upon the wholesale price of 25T
different commodities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15

thusiasm no happening escapes their
notice.
Crowded Quarters.
The hotel landlady was able to ac-
commodate us with only one room, so
the eight ladies took that while the
gentlemen of the party were looked
after elsewhere. The next morning
the eight of us made a hasty toilet
with the aid of one candle and a
four-by-four-inch mirror sadly lacking
in rejecting quality.
The train once more plunged into
rich dense foliage, now more beauti-
full than before, with pretty roads
here and there leading to distant vii
lagos. We passed miles and miles of
coffee, banana and sugar-cane planta-
tons, besides many of cocoanut, with
here and there SCARED rubber trees
In many places the banana trees over
Tapped the train and we rode through
a canopy of green.
At Escuintla we changed cars and
had a two-hour wait From Escuintla
on, we made a very perceptible climb
in reaching Guatemala City, which is
5000 feet above sea level The train
makes many turns in winding round
the mountains, and we get glimpses of
little villages we passed earlier in the
day
After leaving Escuintla the train
travels for some distance before slow
ing up at Palm, the next largest stop.
Indian women in the proverbial native
costume crowd the station with bas-
kets of fruit on their heads, some
times supported by one hand while a
baby peacefully sleeps tied to their
backs All the while they call their
fruits and wares in a soft staccato
voice These women are short, but
well built and seem to be superior in
appearance to others we saw.
On to Guatemala City.
The Guatemala Central follows to
the very edge the beautiful Amatitlan
lake for it's Is miles in length. This
lake is the resort and picnic grounds
Of the city, which is Is miles away.
Special trains leave the city every
Sunday with the crowds of pleasure
seekers, for boating and fishing are
most enjoyable on the smooth water
AS we travelled along we could see
steam rising from the hot water that
dubbed out of the cold water at the
edge of the lake.
The air is cooler now and by the
time we reached the city, at 600 p. m,
it was quite cold A wrap was very
necessary, yet this is their summer.
Guatemala City is always cool and the
people all walk with a quick, business
like air. A carriage drove US over the
stone streets with many a jolt and
bump and finally landed us at the big
double doors of our hotel
The city is laid out in the usual
Latin-American checker-board fashion
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15

thusiasm no happening escapes their
notice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
Technical Institution to Be Erect
ed in Chicago.
Money Left by George M. Pullman
Fourteen Years Ago Now Amounts
to $780, oo-To Be Done With
Mature DeIiberation.

Chicago-A campus of forty acres
at the northeast corner of Indiana
avenue and One Hundred and Elev-
enth street, in the town of Pullman.
has been selected for the building of
a technical school with the $4,000, 900
left by George N. Pullman, over four
teen years ago, according to the off,
cial statement made by the board of
directors. Mr. Pullman's original be-
quest was $1,200.000 but the account
has doubled in the years since his
death. He stipulated in his will that
nothing be done without mature de-
liberation, even if the carrying out OF
his bequest took many years.
The founding of such school
within what he foresaw was to be-
come one of the greatest industrial
centers in the world. was the chief
wish of Mr.. Pullman's heart. He
often spoke of his desire to found a
free school for instruction in the
principles and practice of the me-
chanic arts. and thought no more fit
ting place could be had than Pullman.
1T is my purpose 10 found, erect
and endow, at Pullman, H.. in my
lifetime, free school of manual
training for the benefit of the children
of persons living in or employed at
Pullman. and, in the accomplishment
of that purpose, to expend ats least
100000 for lands and buildings and
apparatus, and to provide a fund of
81, 600, 900 for the maintenance. man
agement and endowment of such
school," and requests his executors
Norman B. Ream and Robert T. Lin
coin, ard his friends, John M. Clark.
John s. Runnells, Frank o. Lowden.
Charles E. Perkins and John j. Mitch
ell-to act as the first board of di.
rections of the Pullman Free School
Manual Training. at Pullman. Ill.
Three years ago the board. of which
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
BUILD FREE SCHOOL

Frank o. Lowden. son-in-law of the
donor, is president, purchased the Sc
lected ground for the price of 100000,
and careful attention has been paid to
the selection of a fitting principal.
The resignation of Leanas Clifford
Weld from the deanship of the collegi-
ate faculty of the Iowa State untver-
sity a year ago made his services
available, and he was appointed last
May.
Mr.. Weld may devote year or
more to the examination of and
study of the principal technical and
trade institutions in this country and
Europe, it being the opinion Of the
board that by such investigation many
mistakes may be avoided. The work
of building and equipping probably
will not be begun till Mr.. Yields re-
turn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15

with the park in the center surround.
ed by the cathedral and other impor-
tant buildings The iron fence inclos-
ing the park separates an inside walk
from an outside one. Both are wide
and accommodate the double lines of
strollers going in opposite directions.
the women generally on the inside.
The band, which is exceptionally har-
monious and spirited, plays the while.
At the entrance to the park there is
a large bronze statue of Columbus
mounted on a globe which is support
ed on the backs and shoulders of
bronze figures which stand on larger
globe that rests on a PEDESTAL The
whole proclaims great strength and
victory.
The Market.
The market of Guatemala City must
not be overlooked, for it is very large,
the building occupying whole block
while every available space of the
earthen floor is covered with stalls
with just space enough between them
to permit persons to pass. In fact, in
wandering around it is very easy to
get lost, there are so many aisles.
The women who have charge Of
most of the stalls come early in the
morning with the little ones; the
latter amuse themselves all day long
by making mud pies on the floor.
The street scenes all over the city
are vastly interesting and ever chang
ing, with men and women gracefully
fitting baskets and bundles on their
heads, the soft tread of the barefoot
ed women being relieved by the clat-
ter of the sandals worn by the men.
In fact, the street scenes represent
the market in motion with the intro
duction of donkey here and there,
whose identity is completely lost I'M
der the burden he bears.
Cost of Living Not High.
Living in Guatemala is very cheap,
and for little money one can have
many luxuries. A man getting an or
binary salary in our country would
find his pockets not sufficiently large
to hold the same salary here, so would
deem it necessary to take along a
suit case on pay day
The Guatemalan peso, or dollar.
which equals about six of our cents,
is divided into reals, medio-reals and
cuarto reals, the latter being the min
imum, and one equals about three-st1-
teenths of our cent.
Guatemala City is somewhat shut
in from the world, the nearest port,
San Jose. being IS miles away. There
fore it is not so generally sought by
tourists or pleasure seekers. 1t is a
rich field for the artist, the two dis
tinct casts lending material for light
and shadow, while from earth to sky
the multiple colors call into play every
hue and shade. ever conceived of By
artists, or conceived by an artists
dream. HELEN F. FORD.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
TRAINED BEES RoUT ROBBERS
Come to Assistance of Minnesota Man
When He Is Attacked and
Beaten by Thieves.

Mamel, Misunderstanding to Robert
Schultz, the farmer attacked and beat
en- by two robbers the other day, a
swarm of bees came to his assistance
and routed his assailants.
Schultz had several hives of we'll
trained bees. In describing the at
tack he said:
"1 began to make a noise that
always use to call my bees, and they
began to swarm into the barn One
lighted on the back of one robber
and he ran out the door yelling,
'stung!' Other bees followed him,
and some attacked the other robber.
He had me on my back and was beat
ing me when the bees got busy and
he ran out the door and took to the
woods"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
Dissertation Fitted.

Very frequently the winter high
ways in the Yukon Valley are mere
trails, traversed only by dog-sledges.
One of the bishops in Alaska, who
was very fond of that mode of travel.
encountered a miner coming out with
his dog team, and stopped to ask him
what kind of a road he had come
over. The miner responded with a
stream of forcible and picturesque pro-
family, winding up with: And what
kind O. trail did you have?" Same
as yours" replied the bishop feelingly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
pIan Monument 70 Pioneer.

Saleswomen throughout the coun-
try are interested in the proposed
movement to erect a memorial TO the
memory of the late Benjamin Frank
lin Hamilton Of Saco. Me. Mr.. Hamil-
ton was the first merchant in this
country to employ saleswomen. So
bitter was the feeling against this in
novation that the women of Saco boy
cotted Mr. Hamilton's store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15
American Woman in Fashion.

Society customs have changed much
during the past 10 years. No longer
does the senator or congressman feel
that he must wear a silk hat and frock
coat to the white house. Even gloves
have been put under the ban. and for
eigners insist that American men are
becoming careless in their attire, al
though on the other hand they say
that the American woman is every
year more chic in her dres. THE
time is at hand" declared the speak
er, when Parisians will have to look
well to their laurels as residents of
the city of well-dressed women. =
Affairs at Washington. in National
Magazine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-15

~ going down the western coast to
Panama, one viii find it decidedly
worth while to stop off at Cham
perico while the ship is taking on
coffee, and run up to Guatemala
City, then catch the ship at the next
port. This, however, affords just
peep at things Finding the country
SO interesting, we left our ship and
stayed over for the next one which
arrived ten days later. A party of us
planned to go to the city, and we were
all anticipation until Champerico, the
port Of Guatemala, was reached.
The ship anchored about a mile out
and the cargo was first put off in the
waiting lighters. This helps to steady
them as the swells are quite large
here. We were then lowered down
on the cargo in. basket manipulated
by crane. The basket swung out
into the air, high above the water. It's
course was directed by men in the
lighter, who grabbed the ropes at
tached to it and landed us safely in
the center of the cargo. We then
scrambled up on boxes and sacks out
of the way of the next basket load
that lowered suspiciously over our
heads before it was finally lowered.
All the while, the lighter, unless well
balanced with cargo, is the victim of
the caprices of the swells. If one is
inclined to be seasick, the suspense of
waiting for the last basket load to
land is most aggravating.
On reaching the port, we had an
other basket ride, then went to the
custom house, where our luggage re
ceived very superficial examination.
Just back of the custom house
train was waiting that took us to Re
tahuleu, a little Indian village, where
we remained for the night.
Right after leaving the station our
train, the Guatemala Central, plunged
into the thickest tropical growth. 1t
was very warm, but the constant
change of scenery made us forget our
condition. After an hour or so we
stopped at Blanco Caballo. Here We
got our first glimpse of native life
There was a whole street of bamboo
huts with native men and women
lounging about the open door and half
clad children dreamily watching the
train. Tall cocoanut palms grew ev-
erywhere. Vendors were selling the
cocoanuts through the train windows.
We tried some of the milk, it being
considered very refreshing, but as the
cocoanuts were not ripe, we did not
like the taste. The natives drink the
milk of the unripe cocoanuts. We jour
neyed on and reached Retahuleu tired
and dusty.
Due to a fiesta in town, people had
come from everywhere. Fiestas must
mean a great deal to these poor ma
tives, for they we're there in droves
and while they do not show their en-
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
AMERICAN CARDINAL
MAY Be NAMED SOON
appointment is Expected al
Next Go2SiSiOTy.

From a source close to the va lean
it has been learned in Washing Oh
that there is more than an even chante
for an American cardinal TO be na1ed
at the next cClsistory.
Independently OF the promotion tc
the red hat Ol some American preldte
there WILL be q long list OF changes n
the Catholic circles throughout ,he
United States. Several bishops viii
promoted from o her oncea, and there
WIZ also be a number OF SHIFTS.
The g are now nineteen E2caHcie5 in
the sacred COLLEGE. Some o. hes ha}e
existed ior periods OF two 10 ,JI:
years. These require a greater nfm
Der of ca2 iJd,es than is avala ,
ana IN Arac, lean @.il nos e than i.ll.l
be !rcl Gad N the lst.
Tie I,ci1;es mentioned for the p~O
motion are MOnsienor Falcon 0, Yapll
delegate to the United States, Eal al
born, but nlturalized mere than 10 IS
years ago; Archbishop Farley an!
Archbishop Ireland. There is alsc
mention OF Monsignor O'Connel
The appointment OF an American
cardinal has been reported from line
to time for the last three years The
information obtained has been gv I
by a conservative prelate, who be ieves
that the situation at the Vatican i.
such as TO require the filing of the Va
cancies as soon as possible.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
P,iest AbcoIves Browning Gil.

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Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
GOOD NEWS
Many Smyrna Readers Have
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George T. Newson, Spruance
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was a constant, heavy pain in my
kidneys. A few months ago Doan S
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mended to me and l procured box
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one box | was free from kidney
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tack and for that reason l highly
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cents. Foster -Milburn Eco, New
York, sole agents for the United
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Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
Saves Two Lives

"Neither my sister nor myself
might be living today, if it had not
been for DR.. Kings New Discovery"
writes A. D. Mcdonald, of Fayette-
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She was very weak and had night
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Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
Admiral Dewey Is 73.

Admiral George Dewey celebrated
his sevonty-thi birthday anniversary
Monday at his home in. Washington.
The admiral is in excellent health and
every day can be found at his desk in
the Mills brilding, where he is serving
as president Of the general board of
the navy.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
DYNAMITE WRECKS CHURCH
FactionaI Cisseneions Blamed For Plot
to Le.troY Building.


An elfo t "as made to destroy The
Holy Cross Gcman Catholic church at
Iselin. neai Indiana, Pa, with 'dyna-
mite.
Only portion of the explosive went
off, but this, which had been placed
under the altar, wrecked the sanctuary
and a portion OF the auditor un.
There has been tactional d .ssension
among the different nationali les trat
constitute the Holy Cross Congrega.
ton Tor more than a year. TIE I,aii&A
members are said TO have been order /
not to loiter about the building. There
is, however, no clew 10 the dynamite
plotters.
Sheriff wallace H. Thomas and 9
county detective are at lselin inyesti,
eating.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
Trlnlets Fcr 4 Xmas Press1,.

THREE healthy babies, one Of whom
weighs ten pounds, was the unu5ua
Christmas gift to Maurice Sweeney a
watchman in a McKeesport, Pa, mill,
who found the Christmas presents at
his home on his return from work.
Although he has his doubts about
being able to support the three chill
dren comfortably. Sweeney says it is
the best Christmas gift he ever re-
ceived, and he VOWS he will name the
ten-pound boy Maurice, in honor of
himself.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
Old Soldier Tortured

"FOr years l suffered unspeakable
torture from Indigestion, constipa-
tion and liver trouble wrote A
K. Smith, war veteran at Erie,
Pa, "but DIR. King sNew Life Pills
fixed me all right. They're simply
sreat." Try them for any stomach,
liver or kidney trouble. Only 25c at
Benton N. Weldon's, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
Bank RohAed Of s6sts.

The Sta'e ban, OF New Pal,stira,
near Indian .pol.e, Ind, was broken IL
to and it's safe rob&ad Of s 416 casa.
The door O the bank was openei with
a skeleton key and the robbers see m
ed - have no tro olble in working tie
com nation OF the SAFE
Smyrna times., 1911-01-04
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-06-23
MEN GRASP CABLE AND SAVE
THEIR LIVES
High Water Swings Boat Down the
River Near Shelley
(Shelley Pioneer)


Last Saturday evening about o
o'clock the dangerous Snake river
made an unsuccessful attempt to cap
ture two unwary victims, Dennis Mat
thews and C. V. Griffin, two employees
of the Gem State Light & Power COM
pany, who attempted to cross the
river above the dam in rowboat.
The stream was high and swift, and
a stiff breeze was blowing down the
choppy river, and when the men
reached mid-stream they lost control
of their boat which was carried
roughly and swiftly down the river.
When their boat passed under cable
which spans the river, the men seized
this lifeline and the boat shot from
under them and was carried over the
dam and down the river to Firth,
where it was found in wrecked con-
dition. The men, who wore rubber
boots, had hard time to keep above
water on the low cable, and it was
almost an hour before they landed on
shore again.