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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24

billed, and usually plainly col
ored birds belonging to the or
der Limicolae, writes w. l.. Nc
Aztec in a bulletin issued by the bureau
of biological survey, United States de-
partment of agriculture More than
sixty species of them occur in North
America. True to their name they
frequent the shores of all bodies of
water, large and small, but many OF
them are equally at home on plains
and prairies.
Throughout the eastern United
States shorebirds are fast vanishing.
While formerly numerous species
swarmed along the Atlantic coast and
in the prairie regions, many of them
have been so reduced that extermina-
ton seems imminent The black-bel-
lied plover or beetlehead, which oc-
Cured along the Atlantic seaboard in
great numbers years ago, is now seen
only as straggler. The golden plover,
once exceedingly abundant east of the
great plains, is now rare. Vast hordes
Of long billed dowitchers formerly win
tered in Louisiana; now they occur
only in infrequent focks of half
dozen or less. The Eskimo curlew
within the last decade has probably
been exterminated and the other cur
lews greatly reduced. In fact, all the
larger species of shorebirds have suf-
fered severely.
So adverse to shorebirds are present
conditions that the wonder is that any
escape In both fall and spring they
are shot along the whole route of their
migration, north and south. Their
habit of decoying readily and per-
sistently, coming back in fiocks to the
decoys again and again, in spite OF
murderous volleys, greatly lessons
their chances Of escape.
The breeding grounds of some OF
the species In the United States and
Canada have become greatly restrict
ed by the extension of agriculture, and
their winter ranges in South America
have probably been restricted in the
same way.
Unfortunately, shorebirds lay fewer
eggs than any of the other species
generally termed game birds. They
deposit only three or four eggs, and
hatch only one brood yearly. Nor are
they In any wise immune from the
great mortality known to prevail
among the smaller birds. Their eggs
and young are constantly preyed upon
during the breeding season by crows,
gulls and jaegers, and the far north
ern country to which so many of them
resort to nest is subject to sudden cold
storms, which kill many of the young.
In the more temperate climate OF the
United States small birds, in general,
do not bring up more than one young
bird for every two eggs laid. Some
dimes the proportion of loss is much
greater, actual count revealing a. de-
struction of seventy to eighty per
cent. of nests and eggs. Shoreplrds'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
Story of the Dying Gambler of Nevada
Told by James w. Nye, Who was
First Territorial Governor Of
That State.

James w. Nye, appointed by Presl-
dent Lincoln as first territorial gov
ernor of Nevada, and elected one OF
the senators from Nevada after 1t was
admitted to the Union, was in his cay
nationally renowned as political
speaker. 1t was said of him that bet
ter than any other man, Lincoln alone
excepted. Nye could tell story to IL
Iustrate a point. To group OF east
ern friends he one day told a good
anecdote, illustrative of the old say
ing that ones ruling passion is strong
in death.
81 suppose" said Governor Nye,
with a reminiscent smile-he was
then a member of the United States
senate-"the territory of Nevada,
when 1 became governor of it was
about the weirdest and most .dWless
community then existing anywhere on
+be face of the earth. Every form OF
vice prevailed openly there, ana YET
there was in existence kind OF ruoe
code of honor which served Detter
than any written law to restrain the
1awJess from carrying things on with
what might be called high hand
among this element when arrived
IN Nevada was desperate, gambler
who practically ruled the territory,
His passion for gambling was SO IN
veterate that he was willing 10 "ase,
hot unon any event. He was iona
of betting upon the weather, ana ne
.,-Id even bet upon the course OF the
md as that might be developed the
WI W dav at a certain fixed hour. he
III. nSAJ take any conceivable chance. |
cot along very well with this man
and he seemed to entertain sond
Fr;endship for me. so that when worn
liisilus s-o,,, this gambler to me that ne
. va'ss desperately ILL think with
sr 90 was genuinely sorry.
Dns Ths doctor attending the a gambler REa
~ told him that he could not hVe s.
and ' knowing his patients m0ee d
life life, the physician had supplements
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
A Tragedy Narrowly Averted

the United States dispatch boat Tai.
lapoosa. With him was Secretary OF
the Navy William E. Chandler. A very
close personal intimacy had been es-
tablished between President Arthur
and Mr.. Chandler.
President Arthur was entertained
with characteristic southern hospital
ity by the city of Savannah and by
some of the leading men of that city.
At about midnight he returned to the
Tallapoosa, pretty well tired out. What
later occurred was told me confiden-
TALLY by Dr. Black, the surgeon and
physician attached to the Tallapoosa.
81 should say 1t was about two
o'clock in the morning when l was
summoned by President Arthur's valet,
who told me that the president was
suffering excruciating pain" said Dr.
Black, who several years later lost his
life when the Tallapoosa went down
in Buzzard's Bay. II went as soon as
I could hastily dress myself to the
stateroom set apart for The president.
l saw instantly that he was grievously
i'll. / knew that speedy and heroic
treatment was necessary, and after
making a few inquiries, l diagnosed
the trouble as acute indigestion.
was certain that it was due to shrimp
salad, of which the president had eaten
heartily, a Wand for which Savannah
is famous.
Between his paroxysms of pain the
president said that he ought to tell
me something of which no one but
himself and one or two of his imme-
diate friends had any knowledge. Then
he said that a certainly functional
and probably organic disease of the
kidneys had attacked him. l was sat
isfied that this statement was correct,
for some OF the symptoms of the acute
Indigestion were those that are fire.
quently observed when attacks Of that
kind are associated with Brights dis
ease. You can imagine my sense Of
responsibility. Here was the president
of the United States on board little
dispatch boat, desperately i'll, and, for
while, l feared mortally i'll. And he
was suffering agonizing pain.
at was at least two hours before
began to observe any Of
the first symptoms Of relief. And in
that period shudder still to recall
it-there was an interval, should say
of about ten minutes, when / feared
gravely that the president would not
recover. Happily, those dread minutes
passed, but even after the trouble had
yielded partially to treatment. l did
! not dare authorize the president to
return to Washington by sea. He was,
therefore, carefully and tenderly car
ried from the Tallapoosa to private
car which had been obtained, and
while still very sick man was taken
to Washington.
IF the people of the United States
had known at the time how dangerous
ly i'll their president was, am sure
there would have been universal con-
Germ and sympathy. But it was the
part of political as well as of personal
expediency that there should be no
revelation of that kind"
downright, 1911 by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
WHY Australia Has ThrIved.

We believe it to be the case that
the conditions of Australia, where re-
ward is more proportionate to ability
and effort, and less dependent than IN
an old country upon birth and favor
lead to the development among ma
tives of the commonwealth, on the
average, OF greater activity OF mlnu
and body than is found among the ma
tives of the United Kingdom.-BritisA
Australasian.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
FLOWER Keeps It's Freshness.

A common South African mower
possesses the valuable property OF
keeping fresh fcr two months OF more
after cutting II is white star OF
Bethlehem, producing compacE
spike of flowers on stiff, erect stalk
10 inches or two feet long. The how-
ers are of a thin and papery TISSUE al
white except the yellow anthers. H
can be sent over as cut flower from
South Africa to England, and then
lasts for weeks In water
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
MIGHT as Well.

what kind of a career have you
mapped out for your boy, Josh?"
I'm goin' to make a lawyer of
him." answered Farmer Corntossel.
Hes got an uncomfortable fancy for
tendin' to other folks business. an
he might as well git paid for it,
Western Christian Advocate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
His AlIment.

"Whats the matter with your
nepbew that's sick over at Skeedee?"
"oh, he prescribed for himself out
of a doctor book" replied the Old
Codger, "and nearly killed himself
with a misprint. Puck
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
Woman's Influence.

For a woman to be wise and at the
same time womanly is to WELD a ire
mendous influence which may be felt
for good In the lives of generations to
come.-David Starr Jordan
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
Worth heedinn.

When blows of affection or bereave-
ment fall. the best advice for our
needs is that scrap OF street wisdom
that foated to my ears: Keep quiet
and go on."-Exchange.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24

Keep physically active. The inert
girl who hates to move 10 usually the
greatest grxmbler about her health
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
EnIlQhtened.

"The restaurant we went to has
such a handsome pet cat"
Now / know what 1t means!
what what means?"
II heard 'em talking there about
puss cafe"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24

To find solidity of sphere mut
tiply cube of diameter by 1926.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
ParadoxicaI Intentions.

why did Hamlets mother want to
be round with him?"
ITO square herself"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24

HE term shorebird Is applied to
a group of long-legged, slender
billed, and usually plainly col
ored birds belonging to the or
der Limicolae, writes w. L. Nc
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
Utica In ENGLAND.

Forty or fifty years ago few people
In England had titles. There were
only a few decorations which entitled
their owners to put the prefix Sir
before their names. We all OF us
looked down with lofty contempt upon
the counts and barons that were so
plentiful in continental countries. Now
We can do SO no longer, for probably
there Is no other country in the world
where the traffic in titles is so open
and SO indecent as in England What
the number of decorations is / do
not know, and imagine that few do.
Every few years some new one is Gre
ated and an Englishman with taste
that way can easily manage to ex'
hibit himself covered with metal disks
and bits Of ribbon like some success
full cow at an agricultural show. These
embellishments may fiatter the van
ity of their wearers, but they do not
increase the respect that Is felt fcr
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Truth.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS
Schedule 81 Dates and Places Pre-
pared-secretary Arnold viii At =
tend Many Of Them.

Charleston Officials of the West
Virginia Sunday-school association have
completed scheduling dates for vari-
GUS county conventions to be held dur
ing the next two months. A determined
effort was made to attempt to arrange
this schedule so that as few conflict
ing dates as possible would be found,
as Secretary A. T. Arnold and his as
sistants are planning to attend the
greater majority of the. meetings. The
schedule, as partially completed and
announced, is as follows:
July rs, Taylor county, Grafton; AL
gust 8 and A, Mineral county, Pied
Moorefield; Aug. 8, 8, Morgan county,
mont; Aug. and Z, Hardy county,
field; August and 8, Morgan county.
Berkeley Springs; August 20 and "a,
Braxton county; August "a and 25,
Gilmer county; August 30 and 80,
Webster county; August 81 and Sep
TENDER I, Nicholas county; Septem-
Der and 6, Wetzel county, New Mar
tinsviHe; September and s, Pleas
ants county, st. Marys; September IL
and 10, Tyler county, Middlebourne;
September IA and Is, Roane county,
Spencer; September 10 and 20, Wood
county, Parkersburg; September %
and "a, Writ county, Elizabeth; Sep
TENDER % and 20, Putnam county.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
SCHOOL PER CAPITA
HIGHEST ON RECORD.
SURPLUS OF 100000 is EXPECTED
IN THE TREASURY IN A
YEARS TIME.
RATE HAS BEEN FIXED AT s4,4O
Estimates OF Superintendent Of Educa-
tion and Auditor Considered Very
CQnservative--While Four DOL
lars Was Expected 1t Was
Not Thought Rate Would
Go So High.

Frankfort.-Kentucky's school per
capita was fixed at $40, the largest
ever known in the state. Prof. Els
worth Regenstein, state superintend
ent of public instruction, said that he
was not certain about how Kentucky
stood as to per capita, but he thought
$40 would be the highest for any
state in, the union. The per capita
has doubled in the last twenty years
In this state, giving the school teach
ers much better pay.
The per capita for last year was
81, the highest that had been known
in Kentucky, and it was expected that
this year it would be about $40, or
possibly little higher. But nobody
was expecting It to be near as high
as it had been fixed.
Estimate Conservative.
Prof. Regenstein says the estimate
of $40 is conservative one. Basing
1t on the auditors statement, which
has also been conservative, he says
there will be surplus remaining in
the school fund on July 1, 1912, of
100000.
Figures from Louisville.
Louisville schools will realize $751;
339 more from the state than was es-
timated by the board Of education,
based on per capita of $40 per
child of school age. The total number
of children of school age in Louisville,
according to recent census, is Sc, 1893.
This means that Louisville will re-
ceive SEAS, 5000 from the state. Last
year the Louisville schools received
from the state $268,506.9O, based on a
per capita of $4.O5, the number Of
children Of school age having been
given in as 66,29S, or 9,505 more than
the number shown by the recent
school census in this city.
The county schools will receive ST.
911.50 more from the state. this year
than last, based on a per capita of
$40. The total amount received from
the state last year by the county
schools was $3S,31490. Ibis year the
county schools will receive $46,226.40.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20

Special judges were named as fol
lows: Judge J. B. Hanna to Estil
county; Judge Mckenzie Moss to
Knox county.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
NATIONAL GUARD
IN TRAIN WRECK
THREE OF THEM SUSTAINED IN
JuRiEss WHILE ALL WE'RE
BADLY SHAKEN.
CHESTER HAS A BAD FIRE
Children Meet Accidents at various
Points IA the State--outside Help
Saved Town.

st. Adams. The Huntington and
Bluefield companies OF the state
guardsmen were severely shaken up
in wreck on the Chesapeake & Ohio
branch line.
The cause of the wreck apparently
was failure on the part of freight
conductor to take orders. The pas
senger train was proceeding toward
st. Adams at pretty fair rate of
speed when, on rounding sharp
curve the engineer found that his way
was blocked by a slowly receding
freight train. All Of the brakes were
applied but the freight was SO near 1t
was impossible to avoid rear end
collision.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
SURVEY FINISHED.

stersville.-Surveyor who have
been working on the railway survey
between this city and Middlebourne
report te work completed. The oppo.
sition to the road claimed that it
would be impossible to haul freight
cars over the hill back 5of Sistersville;
this was not the intention Of the pro
moters They meant to tunnel the
hill, and still means to do SO as there
will be but about seven hundred feet
of tunnel to make, which will give
practically a level road between this
city and the county seat.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
SCHEMES TO ELIMINATE FLOODS.
Congressional Committee Studying
the Subject on Their Trip Down
the Ohio River.

Ashland.-Nearly fortnight's tour
of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers will
be taken by the national rivers and
harbors committee. Leaving Wash.
ington, the congressman and their
guests, including many women, will
go by special train to Oil City
The trip will continue down the Al.
legheny river. where the projected
flood elimination plans and other inn
provements will be shown the COM
mittee. On Friday, July q, the WIS.,
itors will see Pittsburg's industries.
On Saturday more special trains will
carry the party over the proposed
route of the Lake Erie and Ohio river
ship canal, to Ashtabula, o., where a
banquet will be given them. There
the congressman will board the Ohio
river packet Kanawha, for the trip to
Cairo, Ill.
On the way down the Ohio, stops
will be made as follows:
July 23-East Liverpool. o.; Steu-
benville, O.; Wheeling, w. Va.
July 24-Marietta, o.; Parkersburg,
w. Va; Gallipolis, O.
July 25-Huntington, W.. Va; Cat
lettsburg, Ashland, KY; Ironton,
Hanging Rock and Portsmouth, o.
July 26- Maysville, KY; Cincinnati.
July 27-Madison, Ind; Louisville.
July 28-TeH City, Ind; greensboro.
KY; Evansville, Ind.
July 29-Henderson, KY.
July 30-Cairo, ILL.,
Receptions are being planned all
along the river. At Cairo the party
will disband.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From Coffeedonn.

Coffee can marshall good squadron
Of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond OF
good coffee, and for years drank 1T at
least three times day. At last, how
ever, / found that it was injuring me.
Il became bilious, subject to fire.
quent and violent headaches, and so
very nervous, that / could not lift
spoon to my mouth without splitting
part of its contents.
my heart got 'rickety' and beat so
fast and so hard that could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy, with yellow blotches on my face.
caused by the condition of my liver
and blood. 9
81 made up my mind that all these
Affections came from the coffee, and I
determined to experiment and see.
$50 quit coffee and got package
of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After little time
I was rewarded by complete restora-
ton of my health in every respect.
Il do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti-
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and it Is such a pleasure to be well
again" Name given by Postum CO..
Battle Greek, Mich.
Read the little book. .'The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letter. mem
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full OF h9nnnn
interest.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Many Lawyers Attend Meeting and
Discuss Questions of Juris-
prudence.

White Sulphur Springs. The 9th
annual meeting Of the West Virginia
Bar association was attended by up
ward of 200 lawyers and many ladies
accompanied them. officers were elect
ed as follows: President, Jurge B. F.
Keller, of Bramwell; vice president.
LIST district, II. c. Helory; I'd district,
Stuart w, Walker; Sd district, Joseph
Gaines; 4th district, w. G. Peterkin;
5th district, Jean F. Smith; secretary,
Chas. McCamie, Wheeler; treasurer,
C. A. Kreps, Parkersburg. Grafton
was chosen as the next place Of meet
ing.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
WESTWARD MOVE THE STARS.
Center Of Population Stays In Indiana,
But Jumps Thirty-one Miles.

Wash:ngton.-Indi is still the
hub OF the United States, although the
westward progress of the star of the
empire has slightly shifted the center
of gravity since the last census.
The center of population, according
to the announcement of the census
bureau, is located at point approx.
mately four and one-quarter miles
south OF Unionville. Monroe county,
Ind. The movement in the past de
cade has been about 81 and seven.
tenths miles.
The geographical center OF the Uni.
ted States is in Northern Kansas.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
BANKERS NEW OFFICERS.
w. Wyie BeaII, Head of the West
Virginia Association.

White Sulphur Springs. -The West
Virginia Bankers association closed
its eighteenth annual meeting here
after selecting White Sulphur Springs
as their next meeting place. Officers
were elected as follows:
President. w. Wylie Beall, presi-
dent Commercial bank, Wellsburg.
Vice President, Mason Matthews,
president bank of Lewisburg, Lewis
burg, w. Va.
Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph s.
Hill, City Bank, Charleston.
A resolution was passed fayoring
the Aldrich currency bill as amended
by the American Bankers association.
y JamesaK. Oney, of Huntington, the
outgoing president of the state asso-
citation, was elected vice president for
West Virginia of the American Bank
ers' association.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-20
A. RECORD. .GL oUDBURSI
Damage Widespread In the City Of
6rotherIy Love.

Philadelphia record %oGdburst
brought business to standAAT1 and
caused widespread damage in the city
and suburbs. The storm lasted Is
minutes. and in that time the precipi-
tation was 1.61 inches.
The sewers were unable to take
care Of the water 1t rushed into the
city hall and rose to height Of three
feet in the offices. All street traffic
was held up by floating barrels and
boxes.
The roof of the Broad street station
of the Pennsylvania railroad gave way
and tke waiting room was flooded. In
Kefsington the water in one place
was seven feet deep.