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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

for an anecdotal life of Greeley be-
fore his employer, Nathaniel P Willis.
Willis at once saw the probabilities of
the idea, and furthermore, told Par
ton that he was just the man to write
the life. But Parton hesitated saying
that in order to write such life as he
had in mind it would be necessary for
him to visit New Hampshire, Gree
ley's native state Vermont and Penn
sylvania, and get the anecdotes at
first hand from old people who knew
Greeley in the days of his obscurity.
That, of course, would take some
months, said Parton, adding that he,
a Woodworking newspaper man. had
neither the time nor the money for
such work
willis, however, had become very
enthusiastic over Parton's idea, and
at once replied that he would adj
vance the money necessary to collect
the material for the book; that the
money could be paid back out of the
receipts from the life Parton eagerly
accepted the proffer of help and spent
weeks in New Hampshire, searched
all over Vermont for old people who
had known the great editor in his
youth, and likewise hunted up Greeley
material in Pennsylvania, so that
when he finally returned to New York
he was filled to the brim with good
anecdotal 'stufF about Greeley, which
he promptly put into book form, awak-
ing one morning not so very long
after to find himself famous as the
author of The Life of Horace Gree
ley
That life was published in 1855,
and before the year was out the book
had brought in to its author nearly
$1,000, mighty good royalty money in
those days But the book did more
than to ease it's authors financial sit
uation. The immense popularity of
the book-its sale was helped by the
prominent part Greeley took In or
ganizing the Republican party the
year after it was published-made
Parton feel convinced that he could
do good biographical work indefinitely,
so he gave up his salaried position as
a routine newspaper man and became
a biographer and historian-probably
the most popular of all our biograph-
ers to date, because he learned how
to catch the popular fancy with the
anecdotal style Of biography"
Copyright. 1911. by E. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reservedl
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
James burnie Beck's Story of the
Speech That Resulted In the Great
kentuckian's Return to
the Senate.

James Burma Beck, who represent
ed the state Of Kentucky in the Unit
ed States senate from 1876 until his
death in 1890. and was a member of
the house OF representatives from
1855 to 1874. was a man of impressive
personality He was of powerful phys
tcal build. His muscles were like
steel. His bead, large, round. and set
firmly up0n his shot lders, was sur
mounted by curly iron-gray hair. In
the senate Mr.. Beck was recognized
as an authority upon the tariff and
financial questions, but in the cloak
room or In private company he was
the center of interest chiefly because
of his recollections of the early politi-
cal life of Kentucky and of Henry
Clay, told with real dramatic force
and no little skill of description
Many times saw Henry Clay while
political canvass was in progress in
Kentucky" said Mr.. Beck. who had
been law partner of John c. Brock
inridge, the souths presidential candi-
date in 1860 and vice-president during
Buchanan's administration. Il prac-
ticed law for some years at Lexington
so that | had abundant opportunity
to see and hear Mr. Clay He was al
ways very effective speaker, obut we
all noticed that in the latter years Of
his public life he seemed to have a
greater influence over young men than
with men Of his own age who had
been prominent In the Wing party.
But the finest exhibition of his pow
ers as campaigner which Mr.. Clay
ever made, so far as my personal OBJ
servations were concerned, occurred
in 1848, between the time he was de-
feated by Zachary Taylor for the Wing
presidential nomination and his re-
election to the United States senate in
the fall of that year
CLAY lost the presidential nominal
ton that year partly because the Ken
lucky Wing leaders would not cause
the state delegation to support his
nomination. Clay was furious at their
action, and as result these Wings
set out to defeat Clay's reelection to
the senate.
That move arouse the old lion
that was in Clay. He determined to
give the Wing leaders the light of
their lives; and in line with this. de-
termination there appeared one day in
the Louisville Courier Journal an ad-
vertisenent to the effect that Henry
Clay would address the citizens of
Kentucky on the public square at Lex
iEgton a certain date upon the issues
of the day This happened shortly
before the legislature which was to
choose a senator was to be elected.
well, this brief advertisement was
enough to set the state wild with ex-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
How James Parton Came to Write the
Anecdotal Life of Horace
Greeley, Which Was
His First Book.

One of the most popular of Amer
lean biographers of yesterday was
James Parton, a name that today
means little or nothing in literature
to the average American. But there
was a time-in the late fifties and
through the sixties of the last CEN
tury-when James Parton's Life OF
Horace Greeley" his General Butler
In New Orleans" his life Of Andrew
Jackson and his life of Benjamin
Franklin were read and discussed in
thousands of American households
I'm the sense that his works have
had a larger popular sale than those
of any other American biographer, |
think l am safe in saying that Parton
is the most popular of all his fellow
biographers," said Henry B. Stanton,
husband of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
the woman's rights pioneer, and init
mate friend of Parton's for years, and
himself well-known as an anti-slavery
advocate and newspaper editor. And
do you know" continued Mr. Stanton.
''it is all due to one little Idea that
Mr.. Parton enjoys the reputation that
Is his today?" The year was 1877.
Parton first engaged in journals
tic work, taking a position on the
Home Journal, the paper which Ma
thaniel p Will founded In 1916.
Here he worked for number of
years. Then, one day, as matter
Of ONCE routine he read some quantity
humorous stories of Horace Greeley's
life both as an editor and as a poll
tician. He had observed that every
thing that was written about Greeley
was eagerly read by the people, and.
instantly, on reading these stories.
the thought popped into Parton's
mind that II any one were to write a
life of Greeley, telling all the anec-
dotes possible about Greeley's boy
hood. his early struggles and Of those
days when Greeley was a tramp print
er, the book ought to become very
popular
1.-THE more Parton thought about
this idea the more p -suaded he be-
came that here lay great opportuni-
ty for some writer to make a reputa-
ton and, probably, fortune. Finally.
the idea forcing him on, he laid plan
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Henry Clay AS a Campaigner

element, and on the day announced
for the speech the town OF Lexington
was crowded to overlooking with peo-
pie from all parts of the state The
public square was one dense mass Of
men and women, and there were many
',omen.
When Mr. Clay appeared upon the
platform he had only to look at that
immense crowd and bestow upon 1t
that singularly fascinating smile Of
his, to which he owed so much of his
personal popularity. for it was an in
dex to his nature, to set the crowd
wild. And with delight it remained
until he raised his hand, when 81
lence gradually fell upon that vast as
semblage. And then he began his
speech.
In that wonderful voice of his,
which was peculiarly adapted to out
door speaking, he began in a concili-
atory tone, saying that he spoke for
the great Wing party. Gradually. and
with the utmost skill. he approached
the main purpose of his address.
which was to attack and beat down
the Wings who were opposing his re-
election to the senate. Soon he had
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
For Equal Suffrage During Fair.

The Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage
association has been assigned choice
location at the far grounds by Super
intendent Wiley. A large tent, deco
rated with United States flags and
red, white and blue bunting and the
interior decorated with yellow chrys-
anthemums, will be pitched between
the education and publicity buildings.
The plans for the week are as yet
incomplete. The association hopes to
invite different organizations for the
various days of the week, granting
these organizations the privilege OF
distributing their literature, telling
about their work and arranging pro-
gram of their own, reserving the right,
however, to give one address on WON
ans suffrage by some eminent speak
er during each session.
There will be no special program on
womans day.
The suggestion of woman's day
came to the state fair board through
the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage asso-
citation, and this association now feels
in duty bound to turn out in body
and exert every effort to help make
this day a success and give such as
sistance to the chairman of the day,
as it may be called upon to give.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
New News of Yesterday

his listeners under his complete con-
troll; they began to look around to
see if there were any anti-Clay Wings
among them, and discovering one or
two such, the Clay adherents made
as though to attack them, and those
men were compelled to fee to a place
of safety.
THUS be held his audience spell
bound as he went from point to point
and when he came to the conclusion
of his speech he simply said that he
would willingly leave it to the legis-
lature of Kentucky to say whether he,
as a representative of the Wing party.
should be chosen to represent the
state of Kentucky in the United
States senate That said he stood
there smiling and triumphant, and it
was with difficulty he escaped from
the overwhelming demonstration made
by the crowd.
THAT evening l heard John ]. Crit
tenden, that great Kentucky Wing.
say: This speech will crumble all
Whig opposition to Clay's election to
the senate. He will be chosen by the
unanimous vote of the Wing members.
No one will care or dare to oppose
him any longer. And he was so choS.
en-"
Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Humane Exhibit for State Fair.

For the first time In the his
tory of organizations for the protec-
ton Of animals, an exhibition relating
to this work is to be given a place In
state fair
The Wisconsin Humane society has
arranged for a tent on the fair
grounds, near the machinery building.
and in this there is to be shown sani-
tary box and closed stalls, the newest
thing in hangers and drinking places
and the most comfortable and con-
Venient Of harnesses, exhibited On a
pair of horses. Needless to say the
harness will not have binders, and
the horses on which it is shown will
not be locked. Shipping baskets for
! poultry and other small animals win
also be exhibited. These baskets are
mails shipped
Many other interesting exhibits will
be shown, among which is cabinet
filled with instruments of torture for
both children and animals, which have
been taken from the users by the So
ciety.
This is but the first step taken by
superintendent H. Leib Phillips
toward the organization of new
branch societies throughout the state.
The Wisconsin Humane society al
ready has &c active and % inactive
branches. mostly in the southern, east
ern and western districts of the state
Mr.. Phillips wants as many more in
the northern part
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Vote Road Taxes Soon.

Many special town meetings will
be held soon to determine whether
towns will vote a tax for state aid
| roads or bridges to be built in 1912.
Procedure in voting these taxes will
be the same as in voting taxes at regu-
lar town meetings. The question can
be presented in the form of resolu-
ton and can be voted on by acclama-
ton or by a division of the house. If
majority of the meeting so decide,
the question can be voted on by bal
lot, but this is not necessary.
The minimum tax for improving a
piece of road is $500; for improving
a bridge it is $3.50 One or both or
several taxes can be voted provided
the total of all taxes does not exceed
three mills on the towns valuation.
unless by a three-quarters vote the
! limit is raised to five mills. If there
is no county system Of prospective
state highways laid out in the county,
taxes can be voted and the town board
selects the roads or bridges 10 be
built after a county board selects a
system.
If an improvement is voted, the
town board must apply to the county
board through the county clerk OH OF
before September l for county aid on
the improvement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
SANITARY BOARD
CERTIFICATES VOID
Bancroft Holds TubercuIin Tests
Are Illegal.
MUST PASS EXAMINATION
Decision of Attorney General Is I'm.
portant and of Large Interest to
Farmers Who Have Had
Testing Done.

Madison.-Attorney General Ran
croft mas held that all certificates is
SUED by the state livestock sanitary
Ooaro, giving permission to the hold
ers to administer the tuberculin fest
10 cattle under the law passed in 1909.
are void and the holders thereof not
entitled to administer such test under
the. law, 1t is also held that before
persons, not regularly registered as
veterinarians, may be permitted to adj
minister the tests under the law of
1911, applicants must pass another
civil service examination.
Inc situation arose through a mix
up by the legislature of 1909. A law
was passed which contained a section
which provided for the holding of
civil service examinations for the pur-
pose OF issuing permits to non-vet-
er1narians to administer the tubecu-
lin test. The law became effective on
June II, 1909. Then another bill was
passed re-enacting the former meas
ure except that portion of it which
provides for the holding Of the ex-
aminations and issuing the permits in
question. This law became effective
June %. All examinations were held
and permits issued subsequent to June
%, and as the law under which the
proceedings were had, had been re-
pealed by the enactment of the later
law the permits issued are void.
The decision of the attorney gen.
eral is important and of large interest
to farmers who have had testing done
by these persons to whom the permits
were issued. How many of these GER
tiftcates were issued or how many
herds were tested by the holders of
them is not known.
The law passed by the last legisla-
ture authorizes the livestock sanitary
board to hold examinations of persons
other than veterinarians to determine
their competency to administer the
tuberculin test and to issue permits to
such as may be found qualified
Whether or not such examinations
will be held has not yet been deter
mined by the board. State Veterinari-
an Hartwig said that it would be the
aim Of his department to provide for
the farmers Of the state safe and
sane system for the administration of
the test to the herds of the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
q abor IS True Alchemy

Labor Is True Alchemy"
In a proclamation in which he up
held the dignity of labor, Governor
McGovern designated September as
Labor day His proclamation was as
follows:
Labor is the only true alchemy.
The laborer alone really transmits
base metals into gold by giving
value to things before found worth
less. Labor on the farm, in the
mines and In the forest adds to the
sum of raw materials adapted to
mans use. Labor in the shop, fac
tory and mill fits products thus
wrested from stubborn nature to
practical ends and the satisfaction
of human wants. The laborer, there
fore. is the real creator Of wealth.
ITO the end that our people NAV
unite in showing proper respect for
the dignity of labor and do honor to
him who tolls. l, Francis E. McGov-
ern, governor Of the state of Wiscon-
sin. do hereby designate Monday,
the 4th of September, 1911. as Labor
day. and l earnestly recommend that
so far as possible, work shall be sus-
pended on this day in order that citi-
zens everywhere may join as labor
ers with organizations of workInen in
making it a day of recreation, pleas
ure and profitable discussion Of social
questions"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Makes Practical Miners.

The Wisconsin State Mining Trade
school is the first school of its kind to
be established in the United States.
The school was established by the
Wisconsin legislature four years ago.
and since that time has been given
two appropriations for maintenance
and improvement. The purpose OF the
school is to train young men to I'LL
positions in the mining industry that
REQUIRE special training. The regular
course requires two years for COM
pletion.
Preparatory courses in mathematics
are given for those not qualified to
take all of the work in the regular
course. The school is equipped with
carpentry shop, machine shop, black
smith shop, chemical laboratory, assay
laboratory, physics laboratory, min
eralogy laboratory, and complete
surveying equipment. Instruction Is
made as thoroughly practical as is
possible. and graduates of the school
have been very successful. New ore
dressing and steam and gas machinery
laboratories are now being added to
the equipment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Ysrmonters Pay BIG Tax.

Numerous complaints over the raise
In the motor license fee in Wisconsin
from 81 to SIS for automobiles and 81
to So for motorcycles came to the at
tention of Secretary of States James
A. Frear, and to inform himself of
conditions in other states he sent for
a copy of their automobile laws. A
little red-covered handbook from the
state of Vermont, received in reply,
furnished sufficient data to put a
kink in the average complaint in Wis
consin. This book revealed that Yer
mont automobilists must pay one dol
lar per horsepower upon taking out a
license. The average car is 40 horse
power, making the owners tax $40. In
addition he must register each year,
paying at the second registration IS
per cent. of the first registration fee,
and at the third registration so per
cent. thereof This is not all: Every
chauffeur land this includes the own
er who drives his carr must have a
license, costing two dollars extra, and
must carry a chauffeur's number. All
this money after costs of administra-
ton have been deducted goes into the
states highway fund, as in Wiscon-
sin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
silent Communication.

do you believe in telepathy?"
Well" replied Miss Cayenne, Il
am convinced that thoughts are some
times conveyed without words. For
instance, when l step on hotel piaz-
"a full of women who look startled
and whose conversation suddenly
ceases, l know exactly whom they
have been talking about
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
New State Corporations.

New State Corporations.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the office of Secretary of State
Frear as follows:
Beloit Sand and Gravel company,
Beloit; capital, 100000; incorporators.
A. C. Powers, Owen Baker, H. w.
Adams.
A. E. Krauth company, Phillips;
capital, $4,000; incorporators. F. De
los Shaw, A E. Krauth. Emma j.
Krauth.
The Hidalgo Mining and Smelling
company Of Lake Geneva fled notice
of dissolution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06
Wisconsin Pensions.

Wisconsin Pensions.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have been granted: Alfred Galpin'
SIS: John Herold. SIS; George M.
peal. $40: Robert o. Sinclair, $40;
Anna Thelen. $12; Andrew Witzel'
500. Nathan w. Baldwin, SIS; Lewis
Erickson. SIS; James Farra, $24;
Tobn Meacham. SIS; Kate
LEROY Niedecken. $12; Joseph
shank, SIS; James Sym,
500. Agnes A. Wyman. $12; Laura
Armstrong, $12; Peter Coons, $50;
Ieander Ferguson, SIS; Frederick G.
Greatzinger. SIS,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

Eau Claire.-Allensol Drake, en-
ployed at the power house at Eau
Gale, met instant death when his
clothes caught in shaft His seven
year-old daughter was the only wit
ness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

Fox Lake.-Falling asleep while
fishing from a railroad trestle
near here, Lawrence Dumoyic, farm
hand, was struck and fatally injured
by train. When found several hours
later he still lived, out died without
regaining consciousness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

Boulder Junction.-That northern
Wisconsin is a fisherman's para
disc is indicated by a report that
L. E. Nash of Grand Rapids caught
a 46-pound muskallunge in High lake.
Rice beds are well covered, SO that
good duck and partridge shooting may
be expected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

Racine-Rev. w. P. Leek has
received call from the First
Methodist church, to remain another
year. He has already served three
years. The members of the Welsh
Presbyterian church, who have been
without pastor for two years, extend
ed call to Rev. Thomas Williams of
Hollywood, Wales
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-06

Florence.-Mike Barron, a >laborer
employed in one of the Girard Lumber
company's construction gangs, was &C
cidentally killed by falling log.
Evening journal., 1911-05-22
He Stuck to the Farm.
Dover Delawarean.

Dover Delawarean.
The career of Hon. William H.
Baker who died at his home. Aber-
deem, Md, the other day, should be
an inspiration to every farmers son
in this section to stick to the farm.
Mr.. Baker. in an interview recently,
said of his own career: "I was
farmers boy and worked on the farm
for my father until was 21 years
old. Instead of seeking employment
elsewhere. stayed at home and Just
worked. My father paid me IS a
week. When was 32 years old |
had saved $1,000 With this I went
into the canning business with my
father, and have been in the canning
business ever since"
This farmers boy who stuck to the
farm, at his death owned a farm Of
700 acres, was the head of a canning
industry that owned several plants,
and was rated as a millionaire.
He was also honored politically by
his fellow citizens, being elected to
the Maryland Legislature and three
times elected to Congress.
He stuck to the farm, and his sue
cess in life proves that the farmers
boy has big possibilities at home if he
will accept them.