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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
How Commodore Vanderbilt Proved to
Samuel Barton That He Could
Easily Fill the Position Daniel
Torrance Was Vacating.

In my early manhood" said the
late Samuel Barton, nephew of Com
modore Vanderbilt and one of the ex-
ecutors of the Vanderbilt's estate, sit
was my ambition to become great
lawyer / thought that in the family
and it's various connections there
ought to be some one who was neither
a merchant, a financier nor steam
boat man.
so | studied law, was admitted to
the bar. and became managing clerk
for one of the greatest law firms Of
New York city Of that time, Barlow,
Shipman, Laroque & Mcfarland. AT
that time the Commodore was very
much occupied with his own steam
ship lines. and with his Long Island
sound steamboats, as well, although l
learned afterwards that he was just
beginning to think of changing his
career from that of steamship own
er and manager to railways.
1.-The Commodore had placed i'll
charge of the steamship lines as his
direct representative, his son-in-law,
Daniel Torrance. He was pretty much
everything under the Commodore
cashier, bookkeeper, manager, and
all that. | knew that Torrance was
becoming a little tired of the work,
and was looking around for an oppor-
tunity to go into business for himself.
But | didn't believe he would ever be
able to break away from the Commo-
dore.
"One morning the Commodore asked
me 20 cali upon him at his offices,
which were then in a building which
faced Bowling Green, very near the
Battery He was not in his office
when | called, but he came in few
minutes later and greeted me with
his usual salute: Hello, Sammy!
Then. when we were alone, he asked:
Sammy. do you expect to make
lawyer?
81 replied that was one already, in
bud at least.
Sammy, you know enough law,
now. don't you, to keep out of jail?
the Commodore said; and knew from
his manner that behind the pleasantly
he had some serious purpose
Eyes, Commodore l replied,
think that l know enough law to keep
sut of jati, but 1 also think / know
enough to keep out even though were
not a lawyer.
sammy be said, 7 want you to
dive up the Law. Dan Torrance L. 90
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
HIRAM CARPENTERS WONDER
Full CURE OF PSORIASIS.

'T have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease,
called by some M DIS. psoriasis, and
others leprosy, commencing on my
scalp; and in spite OF all l could do,
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors, it slowly but surely extended I'M
til a year ago this winter it covered
scales. For the last three years have
been unable to do any labor, and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly dust
painful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed, some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. / tried
everything, almost, that could be
thought of, without any relief. The
18th of June l started West, in hopes
l could reach the Hot Springs. l
reached Detroit and was SO low /
thought l should have to go to the
hospital, but finally got as far as Ian
sing, Mich, where / had sister liv-
ing. One DIR. treated me about
two weeks, but did me no good. All
thought had but short time to live.
l earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through the skin all over my back,
across my ribs, arms, hands, limbs;
feet badly swollen; toe-nails came on;
finger-nails dead and hard as bone;
hair dead, dry and lifeless as old
straw. o my God! how did suffer
my sister wouldn't give up; said,
we will try Cuticura Some was ap-
piled to one hand and arm. Eureka!
there was relief; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word 60.
They Immediately got Cuticura Re-
solvent, Ointment and Soap. I COM
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
three times a day after meals; had a
bath once a day, water about blood
heat; used Cuticura Soap freely; ap-
piled Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result: returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
l left, and my skin as smooth as this
sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter,
Henderson, N. Y"
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 10, 1880, and is
republished because of the perman-
ency of the cure. Under date of April
%, 1910, Mr.. Carpenter wrote from his
present home, 610 Walnut st. &c.,
Lansing, Mich: IT have never suf-
fered return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed l have
not forgotten the terrible suffering l
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Suggestion Of a Friend That Induced
John Hill to Advocate First the
Postal Gard and Then the
Reduced Rate.

In the spring of 1883, few weeks
after the adjournment of congress, l
had a good opportunity to chat with
John Hill of New Jersey, whose term
as a member of congress expired on
March 4 of that year.
"Mr. HILL" | said, Il presume you
feel greatly gratif1ed over your sue
cess in persuading congress to adopt
the two-cent rate for letter postage.
/ presume you have been congratu-
lated, and l want to tell you that |
have heard members of congress say
that your triumph is the only one
they know of the kind, for it was ex-
clusively a one mans fight from the
beginning to the end"
YES" replied Mr.. Hill, II have re-
ceived many expressions of congratu-
lation, and some from quarters where
l least expected them. I am abso-
lutely certain that all l predicted as
a result of reducing letter postage
from three cents to two cents will
be found to have been accurate with
in the next two or three years"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Superstition 1t May Be.

Whether it is superstition or not
| cannot TELL" said an elevator boy in
city Office building recently, but
have you ever noticed how people rid
ing in an elevator instinctively turn
their faces toward the door? Wheth-
er the car is crowded or full, it is the
same thing. People who, stepping into
a well-f1lled car, could stand much
more comfortably facing inward will
hitch and sQuirm around until they
can look straight ahead at the gate.
Men are quite as bad as women in
that respect Two reasons for this
know do not apply. People do not do
this for safety, for the car is just as
safe no matter which way the passen-
ger is facing; the safety clutches
work just the same, and tits just as
impossible to jump out in case the
car should balk. Nor Is anxiety to
get of at the right floor the reason.
Certainly IL is not solicitude that the
elevator shall stop at the ground floor
that makes all the passengers In
downward bound car face outward.
What 10 the reason, anyway
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Had Two Shooting Senator's

ways commanded close attention
when he spoke. His colleague never
failed to pay him the courtesy of TAX
ing seat close to Vance and listen
ing with apparently absorbed atten-
ton to the entire speech. And when
Senator Vance had finished, Senator
Ransom was the first to extend con-
graduating hand.
One Saturday afternoon l saw Sen
ator Vance walking around the Thorn
as Circle, looking at the statue of
General Thomas from all points of
view.
That is fine statue of Thomas,
he said 81 sometimes think he was
the best soldier on the Union side, all
things considered. My colleague. Ran
som, agrees with me-.
ventured to say to Senator Vance
that | had observed that his colleague
always made it point to be the first
to congratulate him after he had
made speech.
"Yes, he does do that was tho re-
ply. land he is sincere in 1t, toe. |
do all the talking for North Carolina,
and Ransom keeps up general appear
ances by his elegant manners.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Worth Carolina Was Represented by
Zeb Vance, Who "Shct Of His
Mouth" and M. w. Ransom,
Who "Shot His Cuffs"

During the administration of Presi-
oent Hayes and for some eighteen
years later, no other state was repre-
scented in the United States senate by
two men SO completely different in
pnyslcal, intellectual and temperament
tai characteristics as was North Caro-
lima.
Inc two senators were Matthew w.
Ransom, who as Confederate gen
eral fought In many of the great bat
ties OF the Civil war, and zebuIon B.
vance, who was elected governor of
his state while Ia the field for the
south. Differing as they did in per-
sonai characteristics and In the meth
obs which distinguished them while
senator's, these two North Carolinians
were warm personal friends.
Senator Ransom was a man of great
personal dignity. He could not have
been persuaded to enter the senate
chamber unless he wore the conven-
honal frock coat and black trousers.
His linen was conspicuous for its fine
ness as well as it's whiteness. He
wore close-trimmed grizzly gray
beard, and he was fond of plucking at
chin whisker. He rarely spoke, and
Il he did address the chair, it was
usually to put question or to make
q brief motion He always did this
with studied dignity and grace 1t
was possible to see in him the So
called typical southern gentleman He
was one of the two or three Demo
cratic senators with whom Senator
Roscoe Conkling of New York per-
mitted himself to be on terms of per-
sonal intimacy.
Senator "Zeb" Vance, as he was
commonly called, was man of her
culean frame. He seemed to have
come directly from the plain people.
His head, of noble shape and poise,
was surmounted by mass of brown
ish hair, tossed about with sort of
careless contempt of brush and comb.
He wore a very heavy mustache of
tawny color. He appeared to be in
different to the cut of his clothes, and
had no objection to entering the SEN
ate chamber dressed in a business
sack suit, the pockets of which were
stuffed with papers. His colleague
wore gold-framed eyeglasses, while
Senator Vance frequently perched
upon his forehead an old-fashioned
pair Of spectacles.
Senator Vance was a man of in
finite humor and much wit. He al
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
New NEWS =
OF YESTERDAY
by r. Z E0zZNz1/11/

1T has sometimes been said of US,
Senator Vance continued-and
knew by the twinkle of his eye and
the twitching of his mustache that
some humorous thought was passing
through his mind-'it has often been
said that North Carolina is represents
ed by two shooting senators, and yet
in spite of that fact think Ransom
and | are about as gentle-disposi-
toned men as are in the senate.
The senator saw that looked puz-
zled. They say" he explained, that
l shoot off my mouth while Ransom
is shooting his cuffs"
saw the point at once. Senator
Ransom was distinguished not only
for the length and fulness Of his shirt
cuffs. and for their capacity to en-
velop his hands, but also for habit
he had of constantly pulling the cuffs,
when they had slipped back, to their
accustomed place, so that they con-
cealed all of his hands but the fingers.
In the slang of the day this was called
shooting the cuffs" OF course, no
exclamation need be made of Senator
Vance's remark that he was accused
of shooting off his mouth" For he
was a pretty constant and vigorous
speaker on the floor of the senate.
Copyright 1911, by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Magnate's Bookkeeping Lesson

ing to quit the steamboat business.
| have got to have somebody that /
can trust in his place, and l want to
put you there. I want you to begin
next week
But, Commodore l protested, 1
can't take Dams place. / don't know
the first thing about bookkeeping
The Commodore looked quizzically
at me for moment and then he told
me that he could find out in an in
slant whether 1 had told him the truth
or not when said that l didn't know
anything about bookkeeping.
Sammy he said, you know
enough to take in all the money that's
coming, and to say how much you
have taken in, don't your
Why, of course do, Commo-
dore.'
Well, Sammy, you know how to
pay out what tell you to-?
"'Of course, can do that
Well, you know enough to pay
over to me all that is left, don't your
"'Of course; that's easy said.
We'll, that's all there is in book
keeping. Now, you quit over there
with Sam Barlow as soon as he'll let
you go, and come over here and take
Dan Torraace's place.
"Of course there was nothing to do
but to accept the Commodores offer,
and that's why I gave up the law for
business"
Copyright. 1911, by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
True to Distant sweetheart.

Betty has tried hard to be true to
Reginald, and she thinks she has done
very well, considering that 'Reggy"
is far, far away, in Idaho She prom
ised to be true, to him and he prom
Used to return to Media for Betty
when he has made his fortune.
Betty dear, are your thoughts al
ways true to Reggy?" asked her best
friend the other day.
Indeed they are. Why, whenever
any one kisses me I try so hard to
make believe it's Reggy and some
times l really imagine it is" she in
sisted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Has To.

Mrs. Smart is verv clever about
concealing her moves. but there is one
person who can always make her
show her hand"
who is that?,
Her glove dealer"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
All Aboard.

Modiste-Do you want train on
your gown, madam?
Customer-Yes, and l want it on
time, too.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05

Thoughtlessness is responsible for
quite half the cruelty in the worio
and selGshness for the other haf--
Robinson.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
Euqina Them On.
b, a great battle.

All, great battle"
Who is that dauntless hero who
is cheering on the combatants?
81 think he works for a moving pic
ture concern"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
xADTEs Can WEAR SHOES

one sire smaller after using Aliens ~
the antiseptic powder to be snaken sa a'e easr.
shoes 1t makes tight or new SHOES ZEE ea "a
X, fNs< S.bsfr.akss For Free trial pacAHse' az
dress Alien s. Olmsted. lie Roy, N \.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consul
pa{ion. Constipation is the cause OF many
diseases. Cure the cause and you curs
the disease Easy to take.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie, 25c a bottle
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05
The Proper Way.

Can you answer the questions aOou'
this bench show categorically?
81 prefer to do so dogmatlcaliy-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05

A lot of the money people marry
for is counterfeit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-05

Laziness is premature death.-Sir
H. Gilbert.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
HARR|GAN
DIES AFTER TWO
YEARS. ILLNESS
CONTINUED From FRS; PageJ

all OF these Harrigan played the cen
trail character. generally that of q
genial. witty Irishmen.
They first appeared q; the comique
Theatre. at No. b3i Broadway. This
playhouse wa flr several years a rem
dczvous for visitors TO New YORK. II
was d e.troy ed by FIRE IN 1877. Tho part
ncrs then moved to another theatre.
the partnership was dissolved, and
iiarrigau obtained pnsrc"~lon of me
Park Theatre. which ls now the Herald
square. lie then bul't the !iarrig'r
Theatre. on T~hlrty-nfih street near
Brosdway. and occupied 1t with bis CONF
FOR several seasons. This theatre
l. now controlled by charle. Froamar
tie Garrick.
American piaywriFhts the Old Ilarr.-
pieces lost their drawing powetS
Mr.. Iiarrigan gave them up
and for u while appeared in u,h"t
but In recent years Ne aban-
lon.d tho stage entirely.
Probably not u man. Ubu1r 81 ..iid
ever saw the iiarrlgan PLAYS VIII
forget them and no one VIII be unable
10 recall the famous ms OF Dave"
Hraham. suca as The Charlpeto-
when poverty's Years Ebu
and Flow The salvation Army"
Just Across From Jersey" I'm Going
.o PA, That Down." Maggie Murphy's
Home and cores OF others.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
CHOLERA SUSPECT DIES
ON THE LINER Skx0NlA.
Sailed on Cunlrd. Steamer
From This City-Nessel Held
Up n Austrian Port.

TRtEST. Austria. June s.-The Cunari
line stelmef Saxonia. which arrived here
to-day from New York. IL IN the hands
Of the health authorities ag the result
OF the discovery Of a case OF suspected
cholera on board
The victim was q Hungarian ou,grant
from America, named Bernis. He died
at sea. \ meteorological examination Il
being made. and meanwhile permission
for communication between the vessel
and the shore Is withheld D. the OH 'ers
~ tho port.
The :nSonia sailed from Sew York On
MAY ~. She called at Gibraltar. Genoa
ami Slpl"'. arriving AZ the latter port,
la Friday. Bern.s vent aboard at New
YU, wi;l<he mention OF returning %
rs native land.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
RATHER POISON CHILDREN.

Mrs. Annie Follis Of No. 2i2 West siv-
tieth street. made a scene I'm the Chill
dren's Court to-day when her two chill.
dren-Robert. teuN years old, and Annie.
nine-were remanded to the custody o.
the Children's Society on 4 charge uf
improper guardianship.
Mrs. Follis, who was hystcricah forced
her way inside the rail and shouted.
"If ! had known my children were 10
be taken from me I would have Poisoned
them end hen Killed myself"
The woman escaped from the cour.
after Justice Hovt ordered that she he
detained.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
WIFE LOVED HIM
BECAUSE HE'S BAD
BUT ASKS FREEDOM
Mrs. Clements Writes of "Bug
Under Log in Answering
His Psychological Note.

As a defense to the nit, brought by
HE wife for a separation. which was on
trial In the supreme Court to-day be-
fore Justice Con. i. Morgan Clements,
mining engineer and geoloeist. of No.
Z, Broadway. declared. In effect. th't
since his marriage ne had been subjected
To a cat and dog existence.
Mrs. Clements told he Court tia. Ncr
husband had callcl hct mary vie aWa
and made life unbeai Iie Tor he. .He-
ments. denying ;hls. ssid his wife called
him such names AZ dog 'thicf."
idiot and 'lunatlc." lie declared Wien
he married In Montana. IN ia0e. she was
q bookkeeper. They cate 10 New York
and lived at the Hotel hellccialre, cc-
men,s said HE wife WEI +, to his Off 2
and opened a set % books TO- him. Bat
Instead OF Sticking 20 th.r. he said. sho
pr,cd into his affairs and wrote to his
business associates that he was a crank.
Here Is n letter Clements wrote to
his wife from silver city. y. NJ. last
July:
~ have studied YOU during the
past year and am convinced that
instead Of being c%ongenial and sym
pathetic. we are In the main anti
pathetic. Where c~ongeniality. a
strong steel chain which binds
people together, Is lacking. II Is use
less to try to hold together by a
Eossamer thread OF duty. fear OF
public opinion or something else.
Mrs. Clements replied Ia this as fol-
lows.
When a bug seeks shelter under n
The evening world., 1911-06-06
fannie WncL'- Brother Dead.

pNtIADTLpIiiA. June Dennis Nc
GWicuddy. brother OF Connie Mack"
manager of the Athletics. died OF uremlc
poisoning early to-day. lie vas forty.
four years Old.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
AUTO RUNS DOWN BOY.
Yonnus,er Ia ON Truck and IL
Badly Hurt.

James Burns seven years old, who
lives with his parens at No. iS West
one Hundred and Thirty-ninth street.
was run down 10y y touring car owned
and driven by nartin Ltfg-cn OF Mount
Nrrnoi. at one Hundred and Thirty
ninti street md Seventh avenue. al
three O'Clock to-day and was - badly
hurt that h. may die.
Young BurnS WINS nit hing on TO n
truck and Jumped of In front OF the
machine. Tdfgren stopped aud tool the
boy In MS car to Harlem Hospital, where
the doctors foind that TITO lad had re-
coived severe COMMISSIONS about the fac
AMI bCdv D,sidey q probable fracture Of
tho skuil.
Pos ceman Koran got IN LlfsrenS car
and drove with him to the West One
Hundred and T~wcnty.htth station,
where his pedigree was taken. He was
allowed TO 80.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
MRS. BELLE B. Balm FREE.
Newport society woman
Divorce. Charging Neglect.

NEWPORT. H. l.. June ~G.-Charging
neglect. Mrs. Belle Bach Balm. noted az
. horse show driver. to-day sued viii
lam G. Balm for divorce. Balm was for
merly In the British army and was
conspicuous Up the relief ~ Ladysmith.
Mrs. Balm secured her divorce in seven
minutes and was given permission to re-
sumo her maiden name.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
.Invents .rreeI-Proof" Aeropinue.

SYDNEY, n. 3. w, June G-LaWreule
Margrave. a box.kite inventor. claims TO
nave constructed an ~seropians which ne
calls fool proof" The chief improve
ment In his machine Is the Substitution
os . dexlble rope connection between
the planes n motor deck for the rigid
stays now In use. He declares that an
pv1ssor might 20 TO sleep In suca .
machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-09
The Business Doctor

Well. then, why don't you establish the
factory conditions to bring it about? You can
do so in two ways. The first one IS the more
costly. but it is excellent nevertheless. Call
in an Efficiency Engineer and have him make
a study Of your business, your factory, your
labor requirements, the sources OF your raw
material, the type of machinery best suited to
the handling of your goods, the location OF the
machines to produce the greatest output at the
smallest labor cost the cheapest form OF power
for the machines, and the best arrangement OF
all vour operatine space, to insure the shortest
movement Of goods from the moment the raw
material comes in until the finished product
goes out This may cost you $4,000, but it will
be well worth the money if you call in one OF
several good men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-09
Like the Big Fellows

The chances are ten to one that the Eff
cheney Engineer will lay out an ideal plant Tor
YOU that will do the work, but, outside OF one
place, there is no such plant in existence. You
will have to build one Then YOU call in an
Engineering firm one Of the several large and
very able concerns that the Corn Products Co.,
the Westinghouse Co., or the other very big
fellows employ when new factory is projected.
They will design for you factory exactly
suited TO all your needs.
The next thing is to find the right location
This is a very grave matter and extremely dill
fcult. The best thing is to call in several real
estate concerns who specialize in factory sites
7. Clifford Moore specializes in New York and
Long Island, and Fiest & Fiest specialize IN
New Jersey You must find location which
will bring your raw material to your door. II
YOU can get your incoming shipments via
water line you may want to locate on the water
front, as frequently water rates are cheaper
than rail At any rate you should be located
on the sidings Of at least three railroads.