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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
POSE WHILE ASLEEP

on their faces. but when asIeeu
they forget that set expression and
you catch them as they really are.
THE chief difficulty in getting a
sleeping photograph is, imagine that
no one-or few people-can go to
sleep at will They may close their
eyes and pretend to be asieep. but
that does not give them a natural
sleeping look"
1 do not say that you will get q
true likeness of a person when asleepy
but you will certainly get a very in.
teresting one" said well-known
sculptor. 1.-THE comparison between a
waking and sleeping portrait of the
same individual should be very inter.
esting.
THE stress of modern life and con.
dftions generally line and mark peo.
pies faces, but sleep blots out mucb
Of this facial Disagreement. and that
is one great reason why women esne.
cially should go in for sleep photog.
raphy. Children, too-althougb not
of course, for the same reason-ougbt
to be ready and beautiful subjects"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
One Use of Adversely.

1.-THE late Senator Frye" said vet
eran Republican of Lewiston, was not
exactly an orator, but he had telling
way of driving home a point
81 remember how during his mayor
atty, he once rebuked somewhat I'M
charitable committee of reformers.
These men wanted to press certain
transgressors too hard-wanted to
crush them. in fact-but Frye said:
"'You, gentlemen, have had an easy
time of it through life l think If you
had met with more adversely you'd be
more lenient toward these poor fell
lows
Then he smiled and nodded in the
direction of wholesale butcher on
the committee.
Man. he said, SIS like one of your
prime. steaks, Mr. Brown. He needs
a lot of pounding before he's tender
to others"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
English Society Adopts Fad
Started by Austrians.
Latest Craze Is Being Photographed
While AsIeep-ldea Comes From
Austria, Where 1t Is Al
ready Very Popular.

London.-The latest society craze
is being photographed while asleep.
The idea comes from Austria,
where it is already very popular, but
it has spread to London, and inquiries
may show that photographers have
begun to follow the fashion or are pre-
pared to do so.
One well-known woman profession
al photographer recently caused a
small sensation by an exquisite pic
ture of a group Of sleeping children
which she took, and other specialists
in portrait work are endeavoring to
emulate her, not only in pictures OF
sleeping children, but in pictures OF
oblivious grown-ups.
Discussing the subject, Mr.. George
Henry, the well-known portrait paint
er, said he could not understand why
anyone whose waking expression is
pleasant should want to be photo
graphed asleep.
Still, there are some people whose
faces look better in repose." he
agreed. There is no expression to
be obtained from the eyes of a sleep.
ing person, of course. but there may
be something undesirable banished
from the face.
Many people go through life with
a set expression-a 'purposeful mask
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01

bridge will give place to one more
worthy of the site.
1t was by the horse-ferry here that
Mary of Modena and James II. crossed
the Thames In their fight from Eng
land, the king throwing into the
stream the great seal, which was
afterwards brought up in fisher
mans net Old prints show the place
as it then was, with the timber guard
house built in the time of the COM
monwealth and the long stretch OF
Millbank walk, with pollard willows
lining the river side and cows feeding
in the meadows. Lord Peterborough
house and grounds was the last place
in London up the river from West
minister, and the walk between 1t and
old palace yard was the fashionable
promenade in the palmy days OF the
Queen Anne suburb of Smith square
and the streets adjacent. 1t Is still a
favorite neighborhood, especially with
those whose business lies in the par,
lament houses.
When the vast scheme of improve
ment is completed and the new bridge
built-years hence-this district of
riverside London will hold its own for
quiet charm with any other part Of
the long majestic shore from Chelsea
to the tower.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
"Mona Lisa" Popular.

1t look its theft to give Da Vincfs
masterpiece its widest fame. Some
idea as to how widespread has become
the interest in the Mona Lisa" may
be gained from the story of young
couple who were in a quandary as to
what to give as wedding present to
another young couple Lets give
them a copy Of Mona Lisa" finally
said the young wife. II saw a beauty
in an avenue shop the other day"
The young husband agreed. and the
copy was duly despatched to the home
of the bride to be. On the night of
the wedding the young couple who
had given the Mona Lisa" strolled
into the room where the presents were
on display Imagine their chagrin and
disnay to find the walls of the room
fairly covered with copies of Mona
Lisa several of them duplicates of
the ons they had sent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
FORTUNE IN HIS LUCKY COIN
Pocket Piece, Carried by Man for 55
Years, Proves to Be Worth
$4,000.

The grimly humorous goddess of for
tunes good sad I'll never wrought for
the heroes OF a Scheherazade or a
Hans Anderson a stranger trick than
that by which she recently thrust a
fortune into the pocket of an unsus-
pecting grocer's clerk of Los Angeles
He is Charles L. Cross, a clerk for
Frank A. Vale, a grocer of South
Main street. For nearly ffty-fve years
he has carried as a lucky pocket piece
a silver half dollar of the same date
as the year of his birth. 1858.
And it has justified his faith in its
luckiness at last, for from being mere
Iy battered and war worn four bit
piece of ancient vintage and doubtful
beauty it has suddenly leaped to rel;
ativeIy enormous value as the second
known coin of that date in existence.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars was re-
fused with scorn by the owner OF the
only other 1853 half dollar known to
exist-rated as the most valuable coin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
Horse Saved Rider.

Clarence Yeager of Beverly, N. j.,
probably owes his life to the action Of
his horse in unconsciously being the
cause of rescuing him from an awk-
ward situation early the other morn
ing Yeager was driving along a
lonely road when highwayman
leveled a revolver at him and demand.
ed his valuables. AS the highway
man turned the horse halfway around
so there could be no possible way on
the narrow road for Yeager to es-
cape. the horse planted his hoof hard
on the mans foot. He screamed and
fell with the pain. Yeager was quick
to seize the opportunity. He turned
the horse around and whipped up and
galloped away He was without any
kind of weapon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
Takes Mail Order wiz.

Evansville. Ind.-Henry Clay Long,
a farmer near Fairfield, a few weeks
ago advertised for wife. More than
500 women answered the advertise
ment and Long finally has selected
Miss Bessie Southland of Centertown,
KY, said to be the belle in that sec
ton. She arrived at Fairfield the 9th.
er day and became Mrs. Long. When
Miss Southland departed from Ken.
lucky the whole population followed
her to the station and showered her
with best wishes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01

- T is but little over q year ago, at
the time when King Edward lay
in state in Westminster hall, that
thousands of Londoners made
their first acquaintance with the
riverside district which lies between
Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges. No
one who witnessed the wonderful spec
tacle presented by the vast crowds
that thronged Grosvenor road, Mill
bank street and Abingdon street in
their patient pilgrimage can ever for
get it. Joining the multitude at or
even beyond Vauxhall bridge, those
who walked, step by step, felt that
when at last they reached Lambeth
bridge the goal was almost in sight
for just beyond the great Victoria
tower was the royal death chamber.
Few paused to notice the rather squat
Id appearance of the approach by Mill
bank street to the houses of parlia-
ment and old palace yard as compared
with the splendor of the opposite ap-
proach along the spacious ways Of
Whitehall and the embankment, and
few knew much of the proposed
scheme destined to transform this
part of London and make it worthy
of the imperial center Of the metrop-
oils.
In the old days the river banks here
on both sides were lonely marshland;
where Lambeth bridge now spans the
stream there was IAN ancient horse
ferry. (Horseferry road preserves it's
name), the revenues Of which be-
Ionged to the archbishops of Canter-
bury, whose palace of Lambeth lies
opposite, on the Surrey side. Just out
side the southern wall of the abbey
precincts there arose in later times a
little suburb much favored by the gen.
try of the days of Anne and the
Georges. College street, CowIey street
and Barton street still show the
quaint, dignifed facades of these
charming specimens of eighteenth cen
fury domestic architecture. Here in
1716, in Smith square, was built the
singular church Of St. John, with its
four belfry towers, which was ad-
mired and abused more. perhaps, than
any church in London: some Iikened
it to "a parlor-table upset with its legs
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
Effects of Chewing Gum.

New York.-Mrs. Lena Stevel was
chewing gum in her home, 327 East
Ninety-eighth street, when suddenly
she shrieked, then gasped. Her fam
lily gathered about her, but she could
not speak, simply pointing to a place
where false tooth was missing, and
then to her throat.
An ambulance in. charge of DR.
Stole raced from the Presbyterian
hospital.
Swallowed your tooth?" asked the
doctor.
Mrs. Stevel made great effort and
replied:
II certainly did, and it's gone down
chewing gum and ALL"
She was taken to the hospital.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
Husband Now Sorry He Signed
Paper to Get Wife to Return.
Every Privilege Is Given to Woman,
Even to Entertaining Former Gen.
tIemen Friends, While He Be-
comes Slave.

Kansas City, Mos. A. Dickson has
fepudiated the most unique marriage
contract ever entered into in the his
tory of Kansas City. The document
was drawn up by his wife and gave
her every privilege, even to the adop-
ton of affinit1es If she cared so to do.
The Dicksons quarreled few weeks
after their marriage, eighteen months
ago, and, Dickson says, under duress
of intense love, he signed what he now
admits was very foolish contract to
get his wife to return to him.
Details of the marital troubles of
the Dicksons were made public the
other day in a deposition filed in the
circuit court In a suit for divorce filed
by Dickson. Dickson admitted he was
compelled on several occasions to go
on Bonded knees to his wife and ask
her forgiveness. His reward was not
to bask once more in the light of her
beauty, to give her his salary each
week and subsist on the crumbs OF
affection she chose to give him.
Mrs. Dickson lives at No. 1920 Tracy
avenue, this city. Eighteen months
ago they were married, Three weeks
later they separated The husband in
his deposition says the separation was
due to the fact that she continued to
be a friend of men with whom she
went before their marriage. Mrs. Dick
son says the reason was that her hus-
band was too exacting and jealous
without cause.
Last March, upon the earnest solicit
tation of the husband, reconcilia-
ton was effected, but not until the
wife had exacted written statement
from her husband, pledging her indie
pendence and promulgating herself as
boss of the home. The woman die
tated the statement and Dickson
signed it. She made no promises.
Here is the pledge Dickson took: :
To whom it may concern:
l, S. A. Dickson, do hereby agree to
all and everything herein mentioned.
l agree to allow my wife, T. c. Dick
son, to do just as she feels inclined
to do, and to feel just as free to come
and go and to visit and to go with
whom she feels inclined without CIV
ing or showing any jealousy to her
for such acts on her part, nor watch
or condemn her for so doing.
II she will return and live with me
once more | will not interfere with
her in any way whatever. | wish her
to feel just as free to come and go as
the day she was born. | will be good
and kind to her and give all my earn
ings unto her She is to keep them
as she sees fit and best. Ii we
should put any of it in the bank, it
will be so placed as to require the
signature of both of us to draw it out.
If fail to live up to this agreement.
/ will allow her to have a legal sep
aration, If she so desires. | further
agree to make her the legal heir to
ell my life insurance, or whatever may
accumulate in the way of property
through our association.
A few weeks after this the Decisions
resumed marriage relations. Before
this. Dickson testified, his wife mad
permitted him to come and visit her a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
MOTORMAN SEES MANY BUGS
Army of Potato Beetles HaIts street
Car Many Minutes at North
Rehoboth, Mass.

'rovidence, Il. L-'What In thun.
der?" exclaimed a motor ian on the
Taunton & Pawtucket street railway
as his car came to a sliding stop at
the foot of hill in North Rehoboth
with the power on and the wheels
spinning at top speed. Then he stared
with fascinated gaze at wide yellow
streak waving across the road ahead
of him and felt of his head
Don't turn off the power, Char
ley; keep the wheels turning SOS
they can't invade the car" shouted
the conductor.
SOS what can't invade the carr"
queried the motorman. You don't
have to go batty just because I'm
SEEM things"
you're not seeing things, Char
ley. Them's potato bugs on migrss
ton"
Sure enough" the motorman &C.
guessed, gazing at the moving mass.
Gee, just look at the way they dig
the grass out by the roots! That's
the cause of all the dust, too, isn't 1t?
AS far as the curious pair and the
passengers could see was one moving
mass of potato bugs. They kept go.
ing by for nearly an hour, it is said,
polishing pebbles on their way,
scratching bark off trees, and actually
running to each others defense and
clinging to the legs of birds when at
tackled
Finally, the motorman managed to
get his car started over the slippery
insect mass by using sand. When he
reached the barn he put in requi-
sition for large can Of paris green.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
Hope to Find oriqin of Life.

Baltimore, Mr.-"No man dares to
say that the secret Of the origin of
life will be discovered, yet scientists
are working hopefully toward the un.
raveling of the mystery"
So said DR.. Albrecht Kossel, direc-
tor of the Physiological institute of
Heidelberg university, who has come
to the Johns Hopkins university for a
series OF lectures.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01
LOP : SIDED CONTRACT

day each week or two, and on each
visit he turned over a part of his sal
airy to her. Dickson donned the apron
and went into the kitchen after the
reconciliation. While he washed the
dishes, he said, his wife would talk
over the phone to gentlemen friends.
The telephone was in the next room
and the door would be open between
the two rooms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01

A woman makes up her mind before
attempting to make up her com
plexion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-11-01

would some time bring him luck And
it has brought him luck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27
Pure Pettifogging

cannot President Tafts Rapids
feeling exhibition
by the chief of the nation his
o a out
Job Pity must all intelligent this speech
which might the pefogng effort of lawyer
Justices but which
president.
The based the that
the nation after trial tariffs don't the
first thing about the tariff that attempt throw off the
shackes if INDUCED in before
months college
and republican professional economists
The whole of behalf of the highly
tcted the Prices privileges and cond
fions
practically AdrchPayne although
favorable mention Adrich.
declaration which
periodically let reciprocity collection
wild wooly jackases nmaton people
stupid symposium
that will be enthusiastically by the maorites
in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27
OBSERVATIONS

TEXAS widow marries her
pocket He deserved something finding life
sentence too much?
could legally anything
yelling Look out three times.
Pretty considerable
uons And we printing fellows don't get that free pulp
Miss Canada will
all letters
how, and know another girl is
Uncle Sam might Mexico through Spite
That he happened to is why
Brother Bill Hearst should arise show that
1T is to laugh They're trying to blame
on Champ Clarks silly little annexation joke.
We rise to reterae that there's
that going
VIII Mr. Taft
Taft will not Who will then? We will. Raj!
DUTCH astronomer is counting all the
teenth interview tho roller
skaters the globe
SHIRTS were unknown until the Crusades.
anything They
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27
A Nation Recalls Its Rulers

Canada mo" she will have reciprocity
pcd But that action the question of
whatever compared with another the matter
Canada has given finest exhibition the
cratic which the world has After months
pulling hauling
overtime the the United finally ratified
ment which had entered between the the
The question Canada but not her parliament
TO ALL Dominion national referendum
The discussed
the
humble
the issue and his verdict
president the United
her admirable premier and his said
Canada did She recalled the
men and reversed his policy She took
champion of reciprocity Laurer raised
of reciprocity, Borden
for Canada! the Not be-
the defeat particular
the right of
nation
There is higher law earth than of majority
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27
iWOG z
ANYTHING

Though your deaf, dumb and
blind.
There is no need for tears,
You can still show your joy
By just wiggling your ears.
There's many a slip between
the cookboo and the stove.
Some folks think that winter
twilights begin early so as not to
delay the poker game.
Now the shoe trust knows what
it means to be pinched.
There is only one worse subject
for matrimony than a poet and
that is a poetess.
Geniuses, prize fighters and con-
demned murderers are alike IN
that the public is eager to know
just what they have for dinner.
A little high living makes very
plain thinking.
A husky appetite is an insolence
toward the average pay envelope.
"Will you lend me five dollars?'
asked Jones of his landlady.
I'D like to-" she replied, "but
that would be giving currency to
rumors, and I'm no scandal mon
ger"
Old Trouble came a-snooping
round,
But soon went on his way,
Because he fOdnd we had no place
Where he could sit and stay.
Doubt is only lack of expert
'ence.
A fool and his money only In
dulge in trial marriage.
It's worth while being sick Just
to meet some rare soul VINO
doesn't know of any remedy that
will help you.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27

yer highest budns sampled yer
drink,
have SWEETEST
Though be I'm povinc that I'd rather home
Where
An the wind that the is sngin its
aknockin', partner, city s grand, know,
plateau,
You've glern'
An there amusemens he place dwss
it-wel to tastel
So I'm glad city an thank I've seen,
An 1T
that visits homeward
amt alongin' linger, I'm glad goin'
waitin'
GLORIOUS eity'fIn pass you!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27

What's the reason these fancy
shirts look so much prettier in
the show windows than when
fellow gets inside of them?
Whenever a man paints a house
in a small town there is always
someone who wants to know why
he didn't paint 1t different color.
Let's see. Was it in a story
book that you read about the good
little boy who always got In coal
and kindling without being told?
In nearly every town there are
half a dozen middle-aged men
who look surprised whenever any
one calls them Mister"
Did you ever know a woman
who would entertain the folks at
breakfast by telling the bad
dreams she had the night before?
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end Rftahe1
by Bcrtoh BtAAey 4~I1M Saas,sa T~V

The cyncs said, 'Wait till you're minus your money,
These friends you have made will all vanish away.
They nothing but flies who after the honey
And when it is gone there win of them stay,
But when the loss and the riches were ended
Instead of my being deserted and lone,
My friends all stood by with loyalty splendid
And found had friens whom l had known.
The fellows I'd played with and drunk WITH
Said, Sorry, old man-can lend you a few?"
Or BILLY, old chap have with
You my place till you've something view,'
They offered me Jobs and they took to dinner,
They'd buy me cigars and they'd chase check,
They liked me well when a loser winner
And am the richer for all of the wreck.
When down to tacks-its matter Of choosing
The friends that you get are the kind you desire
If you want the right kind you will be losing
Their friendship by rain, tornado fire;
Your wad and status don't very
For-poyerty-strcken loaded with pelf-
If your friends at the whisper of ruin will
The fault is choice-and it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27

Did you ever hear of young
man falling in love with girl be-
cause he saw her picture in a pat
ent medicine advertisement?
y Il
Hardly any man gets as enthu-
siastic over fall millinery as he
does about baseball.
4
Some persons always look sur
prised when they see a man or
woman past sixty reading without
glasses.
Do you remember the old
fashioned woman who always pa
pered the wood box inside and
out at least twice a year?
When woman bumps her face
she is always more concerned as
to how she will look than about
how badly she Is hurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27
VOL. l..
THE WASP
Published Weekly
Subscriptions Now Due.
Advertising Rates on Request.

Ansel Pogram has discovered a
cough syrup that can also be used
as furniture polish. Ansel always
was a resourceful genius.
A woman has to be awful old
before she loses interest in fash
ion pictures.
Aleck Bosaw appears to be en-
joying an era of unexampled pros
perity. He keeps four dogs now.
A man that will praise another
wcman's cooking right before his
own wife hasn't got much diplom-
acy.
Thickhorn Bolts jabbed pitch
fork into smooth looking strang-
er who tried to get him to sign a
contract for 90 lightning rods yes
terday.
Why do some persons on a
train always look surprised when
a pretty girl gets on at a country
station?
Sim Gu1lion says that somehow
the price of filled cigars stays up,
no matter whether a fellow raises
four crops of alfalfa a year or only
two.
Some men always seem to be
uncomfortable when they get on
their Sunday clothes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-27

for the many
and very inter-
esting volumes
of which she is
the author, or
because she or
ganiZed the first
free kindergar-
tens for poor
children on the
Pacific C o a S t?
Because of the
latter? Exactly,
that's the way
we feel about it,
too. In real life
the author is
Mrs. George c..
Riggs. She was
born in Phila-
delphia, s e D I.
rs, 1859.