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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
TEXAN NOT AFRAID OF BEES
Charles Potchenick Appears to Have
Unusual Control Over Busy Little
Honey Gatherers.

San Antonio, Tex.-Charles Potche-
nick, employed by the Maverick apia-
ries near this city, appears to have I'M
usual control over bees. He handles
them with as much apparent ease as
one would in playing with kittens or
a harmless pet. He is used to their
ways and appears absolutely oblivious
to the fact that they can sting.
While working with them he goes
bare-armed and bare faced and pays
no attention to the insects as they
crawl over his exposed hands and
arms or pile up in great clumps on
his face.
Recently he had picture taken
holding a small limb in his teeth on
which a swarm had settled. The bees
formed a kind of long beard hanging
below his waist and his entire face
was covered with those that crawled
from the limb. Old beekeepers say
that his feats in handling bees are the
most remarkable in the world He
claims he has not been stung in two
years
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Had Lost His Chance.

Years ago when the Panhandle" rail-
road was in course of construction its
progress was a matter of great inter
est to the people of the region. says
the Youths Companion. A farmer
who sold provisions to the contractors
often reached the place where the men
were at work at meal time. He was
greatly impressed at their voracity.
The work was hard and when the din
ner bell rang every man made dash
for the table and before one could be-
Iieve it possible the food had disap-
ipeared. One day a workman on his
way to the table tripped on the root
OF a tree and fell. He lay quite still
making no attempt TO rise. The farm
er rushed to him in great concern.
Are you badly hurt?" he asked. NO. .
answered the man. We'll, why don't
you get up and go to dinner?" mo
use" returned the other. sadly. TITS
too late now"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Wealthy italian Women Unite to
Aid Models.
Spanish Stairs, Where Natives Wait
ed for Passing Artist, Must Co
Will Be Taught to Read,
Write and Sew.

Rome-The worlds fair in this city
this summer will induce a multitude
of people to visit Rome who have
never beheld it's glories, and it will
also be a stimulus for other tourists
to revisit the scenes of their former
travels.
Whether they be artists of laymen,
If they have ever spent any length of
time in Rome one of the most vivid
impressions they retain must be the
Spanish stairs and the groups of gay
ly dressed models or ciociare, as they
are called, who, when not engaged by
any artist, make this spot a rendez-
vous. Here they would congregate,
some chatting, others droning in an
undertone their weird folk songs, all
leisurely waiting for the appearance
of a passing artist who might be in
search of a subject for his picture.
The Spanish stairs was the bureau
of engagement for the ciociare. But
all this is to pass A number of wom-
en-, headed by the Princess Ruspoli,
Baroness Lombardo del Giudice, and
the Marquise de Targinani Herman,
have decided that the care-free cio-
clare must be instructed, when not
posing, in the practical things of life,
that this open-afr retreat was PERM
cious to good morals and right living,
and in consequence they have formed
a benevolent society to undertake the
problem Of teaching them the rudi-
ments of Harrington not one of
them can read or write-and instruct
them in sewing.
Numerous inducements are held out
to attract the indolent ciociare to the
school. If she works two consecutive
hours in the morning the reward for
diligence entities her to a midday
luncheon at she expense Of the soci-
ETY.. Then, after she has been taught
to make different articles of clothing,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
UPLIFT OF CIOCIARE

the material for which has been given
ished garment, or else she is paid for
her labor
Princess Ruspoli and the other
members of the committee personally
superintend this big work, and all
their energies are directed toward
making it a permanent success.
The ciociare, or children of the field,
as they are named, are never seen
outside of southern Italy. for they
never migrate. The sobriquet of clio
clare came from their sandals, which
are called ''ciccie," name finally CIV
en- to the section from where they
come-between Naples and Rome.
The dress of one differs from that of
another in color only. Each wears
the bright silk shawl draped over a
white cotton blouse, the voluminous
skirt, and the fancy apron with it's
elaborate wool embroidery. The young
boys are equally picturesque in their
knee trousers of blue or red velvet
cen, short jackets of the same stuff,
a soft felt hat set coquettishly on one
side of the head, protecting the long
mass of blue-black hair. Even the old
men, with green or purple clothes and
long cape cloaks, keep up the illusion
of living old masters.
In these days Of compulsory educa-
ton one can hardly realize the igno-
rance that exists among these ravish-
ingly beautiful ciociare. Many Of the
fairly intelligent people in Italy can
not read nor write, so that lack of
even a smattering of book knowledge
is not a matter of surprise, but the
ciociare's intellectual horizon does not
extend farther than that of an Ameri-
can child of three. They seem to live
from day to day, like birds of the air,
careless and unhampered, with no
thought of the morrow.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
overfowIna Manuscript Bearer.

Weather permitting, and sometimes
when the weather did not permit, Mr.
Greeley wore his famous white over
coat, writes Hugh Thompson in the
Scrap Book. 1t was not exactly white,
but of a yellowish hue. By this coat
he was as well known as by any
other physical token, and it dis
tinguished him in a crowd or on the
street as much as the celebrated
white plume of Henry of Navarro in
dictated the presence of that gentle
man in a melee.
One very characteristic thing about
Mr.. Greeley-and it fits into a de-
scription of him-was that he was a
sort of overlooking manuscript bearer.
The pockets of every garment he wore
were stuffed and crowded with manu-
scripts, books and papers. Even his
famous beaver hat was full of sheets
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

gallon or TWO OF rurpentine and few
pounds Of resin.
The destructiveness Of the box sys-
tenn at last became SO apparent and
widespread that to perpetuate their in
dustry the operators were forced to
turn to other methods. Various sub
stitutes were proposed, and expert
mental work of the forest service in
methods of conservative operation
dates from 1901, when DR.. Herty I'M
dertook the studies with whose re-
suits you have long been familiar.
The efforts of DIR. Herty and other
experimenters have demonstrated con-
clusively that improved methods, in
which a cup is used to catch the crude
turpentine and the box done ANay
with, result in the production of a
larger quantity of turpentine and ros-
in, high grades of the latter, longer
life to the timber and greatly lessened
damage from fire and wind. The in
PRODUCTION of these methods is the
drst step in conservative turpentining
Because of the increased initial cost
of the equipment such methods have
not appealed to the smaller operators,
who have little capital, and whose OPP
erations extend over only two or three
years in a given locality. They are
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Arrested by Truant Officer Fifteen
Year-oId Miss Declares She Could
Spank Instructor.

New York.-Rather than face the
teasing schoolmates who are two feet
or more shorter than she, fifteen-year-
old Molly Vogel braved the anger Of
her parents. defied the power Of the
truant officer and stayed away from
school. She was arraigned in the
Gates avenue court, Brooklyn, before
Magistrate O'Reilly on complaint Of
Mary Brennan, attending officer.
When Mrs. Vogel was asked by the
magistrate If her daughter was In
court she replied: Yes, she is back
there" O'Reilly, looking toward the
rear of the room, saw two girls
seated. One seemed to be about
twelve years old, the other fully TWEEN
ty. The magistrate expected to see
the little one rise at the call of Molly
Vogel!" He gasped when the bigger
one stepped out in the aisle. Molly
would have no difficulty in passing as
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Makes Living in Odd Fashion.

The almost lim1tless methods of the
poor to earn an honest penny are often
interesting. A veteran in Paris seems
to have struck out a line for himself
distinctly original He has received
permission to stand outside large
establishment. He is provided with
cards in duplicate, and on his cap is a
band on which can be read the words
Garden de bicyclettes. AS soon as
a cyclist customer arrives he dis
mounts, receives ticket from the old
man, who places the duplicate on the
cycle. and takes charge of the machine
till the owners return, receiving a
small honorarium for his services.
The ''viellard," who is described as OF
q happy and obliging nature, makes a
good living in this way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
NUDE MAN HIDES IN A TREE
Pennsylvania is Stripped of Every
Stitch of Clothing by Tramps and
Assaulted by Bees.

delphia.-Accosted by tramps
In small strip of woods in German
town, Thomas Jones of Frankfort
was robbed of every particle of cloth
ing he wore and left in the woods by
the Migrants, who escaped.
Jones, not knowing any of the
neighbors and living at a distance
from the scene Of the robbery, climbed
into a tree to wait for some chance
passer-by. He remained in the tree
all day, suffering greatly from cold,
fatigue and and hunger, besides being
tortured by swarm of bees which.
had built hive in dead limb.
After dark Jones descended from
his perch and covering himself as
best he could with weeds went to a
neighboring truck farm, where he OBJ
tanned clothes and food
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

HE naval stores industry is one
of the oldest industries in the
United States, deriving its
name from the fact that in the
early days pitch from pine
trees was commonly used to make
wooden vessels water-tight. The term
has persisted to this day, though the
products long ago found other and
more important uses.
The turpentining Of pine timber be-
gan in New England with the pitch, )"
or yellow pine, of that region, but it
was in North Carolina that the first
extensive development Of the naval
stores industry occurred. The records
show that from 1853 to 1870 the av-
erage exports of naval stores to Eng
land included 88,111 barrels Of crude
turpentine. 20,646 barrels of pitch and
1896 barrels of tar. Most of the
crude was shipped to England for dis
tillation through the ports of Will
mington and Newbern
The supplanting of the iron retort
by the copper still in 1884 greatly
increased the output of volatile oil
and gave much impetus to the indus
try. However, previous to 1914 not
over one-half of the production in
North Carolina was distilled at home.
Then, because of the poor market for
resin, the stills were transferred from
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

the ports to the woods, and a heavy
onslaught upon long-leaf pine forests
of the south began.
North Carolina reached its maxi
mum in naval stores production in
1880, with an expectation Of 6,279-,
$50 gallons of turpentine, and 663,967
barrels of resin. A comparison Of
this grea. expectation with a total pro-
duction in North Carolina in 1908 of
10000 gallons of turpentine and 49,
900 barrels of rosin tells the story of
the exhaustion of the long-leaf pine in
that state South Carolina attained
its maximum output of naval stores
in 1882, only two years after that of
North Carolina. The invasion of new
forests of virgin timber brought Geor-
gia to the front a few years later, but
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
PUPIL TALLER THAN TEACHER

an adult Besides being tall she Is de-
cidedly plump.
Judge, If you had to stay in class
room and you the biggest girl in the
school. what would you dor" pleaded
Molly.
O'Reilly shook his head, as II to
say he had never contemplated facing
such a situation personally.
How can l learn when 1 know I'm
a foot taller than my teacher and
half foot taller than the principal?"
walled Molly. zone of my teachers,
man, is SO small l could spank him.
And anyway, Judge, thought I'd been
to school for the 120 days l had to go.
But they say must go for thirty-fve
days more"
Magistrate O'Reilly shook his head
sadly, but decided the best way would
be for the girl to go to school for the
remaining days of compulsory atten-
dance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Sues SLAYER of skunks.

Buffalo, N. Y.-James L. Doty, for
mer coroner of Erie county, but now
a trapper, is being sued by his wife
for divorce on the ground that he
smells from the skunks he kills. She
is seventy-three and he is seventy
four. They were married in 1909.
Doty Is the woman's seventh husband.
The old man explained on the stand,
when asked If he had ever told stories,
that he was a good hand at coon
stories, but he would not lie in bust.
ness deal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

unquestionably profitable to the larger
operators and especially to those who,
working upon their own timber have
the most inducement to handle 1t
carefully Only within the last five
years have these improved methods
been introduced upon commercial
scale.
Yet the fact that alreaedy one-sev-
enth of the entire output Of naval
stores is by those methods, and that
in the newer fields and most up-to-
date operations they are used most
largely demonstrates that they have
passed far beyond the experimental
stage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
VIII Bottle Up Wind.

st. Louis.-Peter Homishak has in
vented a machine to conserve wind
power and three other men have
joined with him to put it on the mar
ket in ST. Louis They propose to
build factory in st: Louis. where
they think the supply of wind is prac-
tically inexhaustible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Prince Arthur a Chairman.

London-Prince Arthur of Con-
haught has consented to act as presi-
dent of the general London committee
for the congress of the universities Of
the empire which will be held at the
University of London in July, 1912.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
cbinaman Wins Vale Prize.

New Haven, Conn.-The annual De
Forst prize speaking contest at Yale
university was won by Yun-Hsiang
Tsao of Shanghai China, who spoke
on yale Spirit" The winner receives
a gold medal Of the value of 800.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Unconscious Entertainer.

Jane Hooper said you amused her
more than anybody she ever met"
That's very strange. All the jokes
I told her seemed to fall fiat"
"Oh, it wasn't your iokes-it was
your facet"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

germs, that colds in the head and
more or less serious poisoning are
engendeEed
There is only one wise and healthy
way to carry a handkerchief; that is
in the Sleeve
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Don't Use Pockets.

Doctors are now earnestly con-
demning the habit men have o. keep
ing their handkerchiefs in their peck
els They say this special dark spot
IS rsve9 really clean ard is full OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21
Satisfied.

"All that glitters is not gold"
quoted the moralizer.
True" retortod the demoralizer.
But fortunately the majority of peo
pie are satisfied with glitter"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

Too many of us examine our trou-
b,es through a magnifying glass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-21

Many fellow blows himself till he
feels blue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14

Stolen base-Fountain. Double plays
-Veach to Mcdonald; Veach to Nc
Donald to Myers. Bases on balls
on Cook, 6; on Prendergast, 1, of
Tammen, l. Struck out-By Cook.
3; by Prendergast, 2; by Tammen, 2.
Time of gam@1:45. Umpire Gu
sack.
NOTES OF TIE GAME.
The team is away for period of
II days.
Snyder started both games yester-
day with an error of Fountains Of
ferings.
Kelly drove N two OF the runs
Saturday with two good hits, and
Slattery did the same.
The two pitchers served up some
classy ball and deserved to win their
games. Lakaff outpitched Tammen
and then Woods was whipped by
Ker.
Jacobsen was sent into left and
Bechtold switched to third when
Kelly was benched IN the game yes
terday. Bechtold made one Of the
costly errors in the 18th.
Davenport lost Saturday and for
about "a hours, the Islanders were
away from the bottom. They should
have staid away from It, but failed
to do SO, as Davenport won at
Quincy.
Wooley was hit in the back Of the
neck Dy a pitched ball yesterday and
was forced to drop out of the game.
He was able to get back in the sec
ond, but his playing showed the eff
feet of the blow.
Never in the history of baseball
has there been a play like one which
was staged by the Islanders Satur-
day. Three men were on bases and
Joe Slattery hit a clean, two sack
drive to the back fence in right field.
BeChtold, who was on third scored.
Wooley had stopped a little wav from
second, as he thought the ball was
going 70 be caught. He was nipped
at the plate, though the throw was
80 feet wide. Sherer rounded third.
coming from first and he slipped in
the mud and before he could get back
he Was touched out.
In the three Years Of Kelly's life as
an Islander bali player there has never
before been On instance when he show
Cd anything but the most geauemanly
tactics. hCth on the field and off the
field His brief outburst Of temper
came as q surprise TO his admirers.
many Of whom sided in with him for
his action in throwing the BALI at the
umpire The action was hasty. and
Kelly had recovered from the fit of
~nger in a few seconds. but the dam
eye had been done. and it really cost
the locals the game. This morning no
action had been taken in the case by
the league executive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
Amateur Baseball
MANAGERS DIRECTORY,

Rock Island Freight Clerks-Mana.
ger, John Killian, claim department.
Unions" CIV. c. UD-Manager,
Chris Naab. Jr., els Twelfth street.
Phone w. 546
Rock Island Arsenal ball club
Manager, w. w. MedcaR
Rock Island West Ends-Manager,
Frank Shean, go Thirteenth avenue.
Phone w. 1867.
"Fritz's Secretary Ben
Stader, 6O2 Thirty-eighth street.
Phone West SO.
Boosters" GA year olds)
ager Charles Olson, 1903 Thirtieth
street Phone West 1902.
Sections Manager, T. c. Roam
tree. Phone West 711-K. Postofice
box 464.
"Wolstencroft Brothers Baseball
Club Manager G. Huber. Phone w.
$50.
100 Block club-Manager Joe Gstet-
tenbauer, 1927 Tenth avenue. Phones
w. 1892 and Z. S22.
Terros Cubs--Maaager G. E Scott,
407 Brady street. Davenport Phone
n. I'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
DAvY is RELEASED
Veteran Outfielder Let Go to
Make Room for Promising
Youngster.
SHERER FILLS HIS PLACE
Sioux City Recruit Shows Signs of
Developing Into a Classy
Ball Player.

To make room for a youngster, Paul
Davidson. outfieIder for the islanders,
was cut loose last night by Manager
Gondiug Roy Sherer, the youngster
sent TO Rock Island by Sioux City in
the Western league, is Hing his place
in rignt field, and though he is not so
heady yor experienced as Davidson, he
has the advantage in years. and shows
promise of becoming a first class field
err He is fast and looks very good.
In other departments he lacks the
mster and finish of the header man
who was released.
GETTING A NUCLEUS.
The fight for pennant honors this
year. as far as the Islanders are con-
cerned, has dwindled to a minus guam
tity. and so the club directors are Sc
curing youngsters who are expected
to form a nucleus for a winning team
next season. Davidson has not yet
decided where he will finish the sea
son, but has several offers under con
sideration
He came here last season when
Jack Tighe was manager He went to
Seattle with Jack, who had promised
two players in exchange for him. but
the deal fell through and in June Da-
wilson came back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
LOCAL MAN WINS
IN 9TH PRELIM
Fred L. Mitchell of This City
Makes Best Score at Ar
senal Saturday.
FINISHES 3 UP ON BoGEY
With Aid of a Handicap OF f.
Forty-two Players Tee on at
Start of Match.

AS the result of the eighth pre-
liminary handicap match fer men at
the Rock Island arsenal links Satur-
day afternoon, another islander has
won a place in the finals and now
four from this city will have an OPP
portunity of carrying on the handi-
cap cup in the play which starts
Sept. IS. Saturday F. L. Mitchell
finished three up on DOGGY and won
the match. Forty-two players were
entered in the fight Saturday after
noon. The results were as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
Davenport, 3; Quincy, Us in

Davenport, 3; Quincy, ? Us in
lirgs).
Decatur. /: Waterloo. O.
Dubuque, 81: Danville. Pa.
RATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, /; ST. Louis, 0.
Cincinnati, 40; Pittsburgh. OF.
(No other games scheduled).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit, 9; Chicago. 1.
St. Louis, IL: Cleveland, II.
(No other games scheduled).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, 4; Toledo. 1.
ST. Paul, 5; Kansas City. I.
Columbus. IA; Louisville, 6.
Minneapolis, 8; Milwaukee. 0.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Denver. IL; Lincoln, 5.
Des Moines. z; Sioux City. 4
st. Joseph, 6-s; Omaha. Sc.
Pueblo. Z; Topeka, 5.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Fort Wayne. 6: GAINESVILLE. 0.
Grand Rapids, l. South Bend. 0 G(
innings
Dayton, 81 Wheeling, 4.
Newark. 54; Terre Haute. PA.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Kewanee, s; Burlington, 8.
Keokuk, s; Muscatine, l.
Monmouth. 2-7; Galesburg, 10.
Hannibal, 2: Ottumwa, 1.
WISCONSIN-HLINOIS LEAGUE.
Green Bay. 2-2; Racine, 12.
Aurora, so; Appleton, 10.
Madison, 2; Oshkosh, l.
Rockford, :; Fond du Lac, O.
ILLINOIS MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Twin Towns, 8; Lincoln, 2.
Clinton, 60; Canton, Is.
Pekin, 50; Taylorville, 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14

Stolen bases-Forney, Koeppins CD.
Two-base hits-KeTwin. W. Donahue,
Goodwin Three-base hit - Chapman
Struck out-By Spencer. Is; by Crabb
2. Bases on balls-Off Spencer, 5;
off Crabb. a. Umpire Connolly.
DECATUR SCORES SHUT-OUT.
Bloomington, Aug. 14.-pecatur won
fast game here in the seventh, when
they pushed across the only run of
the contest. The game was called in
the eighth to allow Waterloo to catch
a train. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14

Dysentery is a dangerous disease but
can be cured. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy has
been successfully used in nine epidem-
les of dysentery. 1t has never been
known TO fail Il is equally valuable
for children and adults. and when re
duced with water and sweetened. it is
pleasant to take. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-14
Accused Of Stealing.

f. f. Chsmberlin. Of Clinton, Me,
boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Salve
OF stealing-the sting from burns or
scalds-the pain from sores OF all
kinds-the distress from boils or pilea.
TT robs cuts burns. bruises. sprains
and injuries Of their terror" he says,
"as a healing remedy its equal don {
exist" Only Csc at all druggists.