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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
here bv the illness of her brother
Henry Roderick.

here by the illness of her brother,
Henry Roderick.
Amos Radcliffe left this morn
ing on a short business trip to
Arbor Vitae
7. T. Nemacheck returned yes
terdav from a short business Wis
it at Appleton.
I. Black of the Black Bros
pulp mills at Shawano was in
town yesterday.
County Supt Cook left for Ar
Dor Vitae this morning to hold
teachers institute.
Miss Emogene Colman return
ed YESTERDAY from two months
sojourn in Chicago.
Mrs. M. S. Eaton of Chicago
arrived Thursday on a visit with
her son c. B. Eaton.
Tom Cunningham of the Anti
go Republican arrived turday
on a visit with relatives.
Jonas Radcliffe was over from
Arbor Vitae transcting business
the latter part OF last week.
Emmett Marco arrived from
Houston, Mimi, Wednesday last
to transact business here.
y Louis Hart left for the. west
Thursday after a brief visit with
his aunt Mrs. A. A. Denton.
Mrs. S. Batchlor of Hackley
visited at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. Reiehtley last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. f. O'Con-
nor left for two weeks visit
with relatives at Appleton Sat
urdav.
Mrs. VIM. Hunter returned to
Rhinelander Saturday after a
three weeks stay at the Mayo
home
G. l.. Carter made an overland
trip TO Rhinelander Yesterday to
consult veterinary regarding
his colt.
Herman Roderick left for Man
dan. n. D., Thursday after ac-
companving his father Henry
Roderick home.
Mrs. Geo. Hall returned Satur-
dav from a two months visit
with her father Geo. +. Dlckin-
son at Wabero.
MISS Nancy Malik returned to
Amigo Thursday after an ex-
tended visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Frank Murphy.
n. A. Colman of Portland, Ore,
left for Rhinelander yesterday
morning. Mr.. Colman is on a
two weeks business visit in Wis
consin.
Pat and Mike Morrison re-
turned from Lena Saturday to
which place they were called by
the illness Of their mother. Mrs.
Morrison's condition is about
the same.
Daniel Graham went to Wau-
sau this morning to serve as an
expert witness on land case
now before the Marathon gun
tx circuit court
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
viii Entertain Tuesday.

Mines. Chris. Hart and Frank
Murphy will entertain the Earn
est Workers next Tuesday after
noon at their home on First
street. Refreshments served.
EVERYBODY invited.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Croker Visits WauSau.

Clint Croker left yesterday
morning for Wausau where he
will make lengthy visit with a
sister, Mrs. Felix Burns, and like
wise renew acquaintance with
old-time Wausau friends.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Occupies Bowser Residence.

DR.. and Mrs. NJ. H Rice lave
taken up their residence in the
Bowser property on First street.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Guild Meets Tomorrow.

The St. Ignatius Guild Of the
Episcopal church will meet with
Mrs. Aug We'll Thursday after
noon, Feb. end. Refreshments
will be served Everybody come.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Brother Very Sick.

Mrs Edw. Lacau received word
this week from Seattle that one
of her brothers, who visited her
a short time since, is very sick.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Woodmen Entertain Royalty /.

At their lodge rooms on Rail
road street Monday evening, the
Woodmen, after their reguiur
business meeting, enjoyed an
oyster supper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
More Fish Shipped.

Saturday ten boxes of fish
were shipped from Peddycoart's
and Thurston's resorts. Good
fshin' these days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Death of His Father

The father OF NJ. J. Stromberg
died last Tuesday in milwaukee,.
Mr.. Stromberg, who owns a re
sort on Boot lake. was called to
Milwaukee two weeks ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
III With Pneumonia.

Station Agent R. c. Ziebell is
confined to his home since the
first of the week. A. E. Irelan
of State Line has taken charge
of the Eagle River station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
PROBES s!ONAL NURSING

Mrs. Mary /. CIinchev, lately
arrived from St. Paul, IS ready
to do nursing Enquire at home
OF Geo. A. Rogers. 2Stt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01

Sunday
Holy Communion s a. m.
Sunday school $50 a. m,
Morning Prayer 1890 a. m.
Choral communion 1890 a. m.
Evening Service and address
100 D, m Suhject-"Sorhe OBJ
iections Against Confirmation
Answered p"
Choir practice Saturday 3 ..
m. at the home of Mrs. Louis
Morgan.
REV. \. N. SAMwELL,
PrieSt-in-charge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Our Francis? Yesl

Francis Breest, burgomaster Of
Arbor Vitae was in the city a
few DAYS ago on official business
along with Chas. Kamke Of that
town.-Wausau Sun.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
FOR SALE

Household goods and farm i'm
plemen,s. Enquire Miss Exilda
Robida. 25-2t.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Cu~rier Loses Horse.

One Of John Curriers' driving
horses died Monday
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
Robert Felt Distributor, Eagle River, wis.
CONGREGATIONAL

ANNOUNCEMENTS Tor the W eek
Wednesday evening"
Mldweek prayer meeting.
Lesson: Daniel 2
Sunday
10 a. m Sunday School,
Il a. m. Morning worship.
Communion after service.
6:45 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
1870 p. m. Preaching.
Everybody is heartily invited
to all these services.
r. E. Moss, Pastor.
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Sundav:-

ST. IGNATIUs CHURCH
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CURED HER BABY OF ECZEMA

II can't tell in words how happy the
Word 'Cuticura' sounds to me, for it
cured my baby of itching; torturing
eczema. It first came when she was
between three and four weeks old,
appearing on her head. I used every
thing imaginable and had one doc
tors bill after another, but nothing
cured it. Then the eczema broke cut
so badly behind her ear that really
thought her ear would come of. For
months I doctored it but to no avail.
Then it began at her nose and her
eyes were nothing bat sores. I had to
keep her in a dark room for two
weeks. The doctor did no good, so
stopped him coming.
For about two weeks I had used
Cuticura Soap for her every day,
then got box of Cuticura Ointment
and began to use that. In week
there was marked improvement. In
all used two cakes of Cuticura Soap
and one box of Cuticura Ointment and
my baby was cured Of the sores. This
was last November; now her hair is
growing out nicely and she has not q
scar on her. I can not praise Cuti-
cura enough, can take my child any
where and people are amazed to see
her without sore. From the time
she was four weeks old until she was
three years she was never without the
terrible eruption, but now, thanks to
Cuticura, I have a we'll child" (Sign-
ed) Mrs. H. E. Householder, 1904 VIII
helm St., Baltimore, Nd, May 10. 1910.
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and expectations OF the great engineer, and
carrying and want to the homes of
thousands upon thousands Of French people
who had contributed their little all toward
forwarding the great enterprise. The nation
was brought to the very verge of revolution.
Judicial proceedings were instituted, and trials
were had extending over a period of five
years. There disclosed to the Mortified
world such an orgy of corruption history
had never before recorded A hundred French
senators and deputies were accused of having
taken brides, and the police department was
under the same charge.
Count de Lesseps never recovered from the
shock-and went down to his grave in 1894
only 16 years ago-a broken-hearted old man
but his fame will remain immortal despite
the sad ending of his career.
In 1908 the United States purchased the
interests and belongings Of the French COM
pany on the 1sthmus of Panama, paying there
for the sum of $40,0 ,000-the assets consist
ing of valuable surveys, implements of all
kinds, many thousand houses, railroads, land;
and also paid the Republic of Panama $1O,
100000 for the Canal Zone-a strip of land in
said Republic of Panama ten miles wide and
practically SO miles long-extending from Co.
lon on the Atlantic side to Panama City on
the Pacific. Through the center of this ten
mile strip the canal is being constructed. At
present there Is an army of nearly AZ, 900 men
engaged In the gigantic undertaking Of build
ing this great water highway from ocean to
ocean.
The first party of Americans went to Pana-
ma in 1904 to. begin work, but they found the
country infested with diseases of the most
fatal kinds, and the year 1904 was practically
spent in improving health conditions This
work has been under the supervision Of Col.
W. c. GOrgas, and so effective have been the
methods pursued by him and his able assist
ants in the Canal Zone of the Isthmus of
Panama that the health conditions of that
tropical country are about good today
those of the southern states Of America.
Contrary to the general belief, the United
States is not digging "big ditch" across the
lsthmus of Panama. When the canal is fin
ished and ships are steaming across Panama
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or vice versa,
the waters of the two will still be at
least forty miles apart. They will never meet
at ALL A sealevel canal, which would have
allowed the waters of the Atlantic and the
Pacific to come together, is not being dug; but
an S5-foot lock canal is being constructed As
to the relative merits OF the sealevel and the
lock canal it is not within the province of this
article to discuss.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24

The S5-foot lock canal which is being con-
structed consists of sea-level entrance chan
mel miles long, 500 feet wide and Al feet
deep on the Atlantic side to the foot of Gatun
pronounced "Gatoon) locks. On the Pacific
side there is corresponding sealevel chan
mel to Mirafores locks, about miles long,
500 feet wide and IS feet deep.
AT Gatun the S5-foot lake level is obtained
by a great dam about mile and half long,
and nearly half mile thick at the bottom or
base The dam rests on impermeable material
of sufficient supporting power, and fills the
openings between the hills at Gatun, through
which the Chagres pronounced "Shaggers'O
river flows to the sea- This river crosses the
channel of the canal no less than fifteen times
in it's serpentine course and Is of the
most turbulent streams known during high
water, though it looks peaceful enough during
the dry season. It Of the great OBJ
structions to the possibility Of digging
level canal, but this enemy has been converted
into friend, and will be made to supply the
greater portion of the water for filling the
great artificial lake.
The great Gatun dam-upon the successful
completion of which depends the success of
the canal-consists OF water-tight center or
composed of clay and sand mixed in
proper proportions. These materials we're
adopted after consultation with the best ex
perts in the world, who came to the conclusion
that clay and sand we're the most impervious
materials that could be used. This material,
after being properly mixed, is deposited n.y.
draulically-that is, by being pumped in by
dredges. This center core is confined by
rock wall on each side, the rock 80 used
being taken from Culebra cut. At the bot
tom this impermeable of clay and sand
has a width Of about $50 feet, and gradually
tapers upward until minimum thickness OF
400 feet will be had at the water level of the
lake. The dam will rise to height of lis
feet, or distance of 80 feet above the level
of the lake. The artificial lake-which will
be known as Lake Gatun-will cover an area
of 1874 square miles, or over 100000 acres. The
entire navy of the United States can find safe
anchorage therein.
The greatest obstacle that has stood in the
way Of the engineers for the past 500 years
in constructing a canal across Panama has
been the mountain range known as the Cor.
dilleras-the backbone of the continent. 1t
was here that the French people wasted and
squandered such a great amount of money
that the picture shown above is called Gold
hill'-it being asserted that they spent enough
In their endeavor to cut through the noun
tain at this point that the money used would
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24
HALZNYG OTT EXC4LY7NOXS IRON CXERRA CIT

matter that has engaged the attention of the
civilized world for nearly five hundred years.
Many unsuccessful attempts have been made
to accomplish the object in the past, and it
is good to realize that the dreams and designs
Of the Spanish adventures of the fifteenth
century about to be brought to pass by
American engineers Of the twentieth century.
Spain, Portugal, England and France have
each in turn made a failure in their attempts
to pierce the IsthmGs with canal
Columbus was the first to propose water
highway from Europe to Asia, westward, by
way of the Atlantic. 1t was such a highway
he sought, and not the world which he
really found. He landed on the Isthmus Of
Panama. near the present site Of Colon, in the
year 1902, but it was a Spanish engineer
named Saavedra, one Of Baboa's followers,
who first advocated the construction Of
canal across Panama. This was in 1877 and
after studying the question for dozen years,
he submitted his plans to Charles ", king Of
Spain. Surveys Of the isthmus were made,
but the work of cutting canal was reported
to be impracticable. After the death Of
Charles V. his successor, Philip H., in 1857,
sent an engineer to survey the Nicaraguan
route, who likewise made an adverse report.
The question was then abandoned for 200
years, after which time it was again opened.
and has been before the public ever since
III lue year 1ooV lNc Il IeuCu people, uedUeu
by Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had
gained both fame and fortune by the success
full completion Of the Suez canal, took up the
matter of constructing the Panama canal, and
went vigorously to work to connect the two
oceans. The great engineer thought he had
really an easier undertaking before him than
he had recently been successful in accom-
plishing-that is, the cutting of the Suez ca
nal-but he was vastly mistaken. AS work
progressed on the canal with seeming sue
cess, glowing reports were waited back to
France of what was being done, and the fame
of de Lesseps rose to the point Of hero wor-
ship. In 1884 he was elected to the French
academy, and was sauted by Gambetta as
"the Grand Old Frenchman." In 1885 he was
seated among the Immortals-Victor Hugo
the great French novelist. being his sponsor,
and Renan, that other brilliant French writer,
delivered the valedictory.
But the dark clouds were gathering behind
all this fantastic show, and in few more
years the crisis came. The expenditure of
money that had been contributed mostly by
the poorer people of France was something
awful-the amount being placed as high as
$S0O,00O,O00 in eight years; and then the crash
came, burying beneath the wreck the hopes
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sist of two leaves and are massive steel struc
lures feet thick 65 feet long and from d
to 80 feet high Eighty-four leaves will be
required for the entire canal and their tota
weight will be 100000 pounds and will cost
nearly 100000.
When the canal is completed-which Colone
George W. Goethals, who is in charge Of the
great work, says will be some time during the
year 1913-here is the manner in which yes
sci from the Atlantic side will get to the Pacific:
1t will enter the sea-level channel at Colon and
go distance of seven miles to the foot of Ga
tun locks; there it will be lifted by means OF
these locks height Of IS feet above the sea
level to the surface of Gatun lake; the gates
of the lock will be opened and it will steam
out on this lake and go a distance of % miles
to the beginning Of the great Culebra cut, and
carefully proceeding through this cut dis
lance of nine miles, it will check up at Pedro
Miguel locks, where it will enter the lock and
be lowered a distance OF % 13 feet to the level
of Mirafores lake, and then it will steam a
distance of three miles across this lake tc
Mirafores locks, where it will be lowered by
two flights distance OF Sc 23 feet to sea
level; and then 1t will enter the Pacific chan
mel OF the canal and go distance of eight
miles out to deep water Of the ocean. It will
require from ten to twelve hours for a vessel
to make the passage from one ocean to the
OLHeI-IuuS saving many thousands OF miles
Of travel, and many days of time in journey
to any of the ports on the Pacific side OF
the, Americas and also to the Orient
Colonel Goethals states most positively
that the cost of the canal will not be over
1915, 100000; and in this amount Is included
the purchase of the French company's be-.
longings- 600, 000-and the SIC, ZOO, 900 paid
for the Canal Zone, and also the cost of the
sanitary department. which of course has been
a considerable amount.
In order to get some idea Of what the
cost of the canal means-$375 ,0O0, OOO-and put
1t so the mind can in some measure grasp the
figures, we make the following statement
There are in the world nine principal canals,
to wit: The Suez, the Kiel, the Manchester,
the United States Ste. Marie, the Canadian
Ste. Marie, the Amsterdam, Corinth, Cron.
stadt and the Erie-Ontario canal. The total
cost of all nine Of these canals was 1854, 0OO,-
900, which is less by Sill 100000 than the
Panama canal alone will cost at the lowest
estimate. But even If this amount is doubled,
the United States will complete it. The pride
and reputation Of the nation are at stake and
she cannot afford to make failure as all the
ether countries have done that have gone be-
FORE
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No Need to BE Good.

A little Shaker Heights girl surpr1s-
ed her parents last week by refusing
to be scared into being good. Its
no use telling me Santa Claus won't
come. or that the angels will write it
down in their book If I'm naughty,
mamma" she said. II might as we'll
tell you that they think up in heaven
that I'm dead"
But why should they think that,
dear?"
Because, I haven't said my prayers
for two weeks "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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at frequent intervals with food and
drink, which are deposited near their
graves. These tombs are, in the case
of chiefs, in the royal compound, and
huts are built over them, wonderfully
decorated with light colors. In other
cases the graves may be dug in some
lonely place, away from the houses
of the living, and often In the depths
Of the forest. A spirit house which
have often visited is In woodland
glade within half a mile of my CON-
pound, and belongs to the family of
the chief butcher of Kuta. Owing to
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its proximity to my abode it has fall
en- into disuse, as the pagans become
somewhat chary of performing their
mysterious rites so near the white
man.
Some departed spirits are supposed
to inhabit the large trees which are
to be found in almost every pagan
town, and small earthenware pots con-
tanning food may be seen surrounding
these trees.
It IL not often that one can see the
Gwaris at their religious exercises;
but few months ago, on entering a
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Gwarf village, I saw a man kneeling
in front of one of these small spirit
huts with a pot of some drink in his
hand, apparently expostulating with
the spirit-possibly because it had
treated him badly-and occasionally
pouring some of the contents of the
pot upon the outside wall of the hut
Wide World Magazine.
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Religion OF Gvari Pagans

have an idea of supreme being, but
do not worship him any way that 1
have been able to discover. Prob
ably this idea is just their paganized
conception of the Mohammedan Allah.
Their actual worship is more closely
connected with the spirits of their an
cestors. They appear to live in dread
lest these spirits should work dam
age to their farms, and with this in
view they are careful to supply them
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These People Appear to Live in Dread
OF the Spirits Of Their
Ancestors.

1t is always a matter of great diff
Guilty to get any really satisfactory
idea of the religion Of pagan tribes.
During stay Of some three years
amongst the Gwaris, however, I was
able to form some notion of what was
at the back Of their minds. They
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24
Some Do.

In Brooklyn few weeks ago a Sun
day school teacher asked his class OF
hopefuls this rather debatable ques-
ton:
who will tell me what Is the chief
end of man?'
From the most attentive pupil came
forthwith this answer: ITO glorify
God and annoy him forever"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24
Runs on the Bank Of England.

Even the Bank of England has not
been entirely free from runs nor from
the necessity of saving itself by
strategy. In 1745, for instance, it was
forced to employ agents to present
notes, which were paid as slowly as
possible in sixpences, the cash being
Immediately brought in by another
door and paid in again, while anxious
holders of notes vainly tried to Sc
cure attention. In 1926, too, only the
accidental discovery of 100000 81
notes saved the bank from stopping
payment.-London Chronicle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24

The brotherhood of man does mean
better wages, but it also means bet
ter work.
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Farms for Rent or Sale on Crop pay.
ments. j. MULHALL, Sioux City, Ia,
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Time for Stiffness.

Time for Stiffness.
Mrs. MacLachlan was kind to her
American boarder, but she did not pro-
pose to allow her to overstep the linn
its of a boarder's privileges, and she
made 1t very clear.
One Sunday the boarder, returning
from walk, found the windows OF
her roof, which she had left wide
open, tightly closed.
"Oh, Mrs. MacLachlan. 1 don't
like my room to get stuffy," she said,
when she went downstairs again. Il
like plenty of fresh ai1."
your room will ma get stuffy In
one day." said her landlady firmly.
"'Twas never our custom, miss, to haze
fresh air rooshin' about the house on
the Sawbath." -Youth's Companion.
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Happiness grows at our own fire.
side and is not to be picked in stran-
gers gardens.-Douglas Jerrold.
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Many present problems are past
f0llies getting ripe.
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Garfield Tea has brought good health to
thousands! Unequaled for constipation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-24

4. good way to keep we'll is to take Gar.
field tea frequently. 1t insures good health.
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Too often sermons have too much
length and too little depth.-Judge.