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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

known to naturalists of this section
were caught off the pier at Long
Beach, and will be carefully kept I'M
til possible identification can be made.
Their wing measurement is IL feet
from tip to tip, the bodies are brown
and the heads white, with sharp, pow
erful hooked bills seven inches long
No seafaring man or fisherman here
ever saw anything like them before.
The birds were taken by r. H. Floyd
while angling for yellow tail. He
used large live minnows for bait, and
one of the birds seeing it trailing
through the water, swooped down and
seized the fish. 1t became hooked and
made violent struggle to free itself,
but did not succeed. Its mate dropped
out of the sky and few to its aid be.
coming itself entangled. and both
were hauled up. They made fierce
attacks on ,bystanders, who had to
clear away, and were cleared from the
line and Gagged after hard struggle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Girl Walks in Her Sleep

and retired to await the news OF the
morning. But their slumbers were
disturbed shortly after midnight by
message from the home of Miss
Grace Hawk of 48 Natchez street, who
is teacher in the Mount Washington
school, saying Miss Jennings had
reached there and had been carefully
put to bed.
Miss Jennings had arrived at the
Hawk home about l a. H., still travel
ing in Sunderland, clad only in her
night robes. Her first inquiry at the
Hawk home was: did Paul pass?"
Miss Jennings journey was not alto
gether roseate. She travelled about
eight squares in her bare feet over a
rugged path, twice crossing the tracks
of the Mount Washington Tunnel car
line, but says she feels no Ill effects
and was happy in the knowledge that
Paul passed"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Moines, the Rock and scores of other
streams have numerous camps of
pearl fishermen. Many of the rivers
have been practically scraped clean
of the mussels and the fishermen
have moved on to other and less
worked areas. Beardstown, ILL.,; Mus
catine, Iowa; Vincennes, Ind, and
numerous villages in Arkansas have
long been the haunt of the foreign
and the American pearl buyer.
Worlds Finest Pearls.
The big finds of late in Kentucky
and Tennessee have stirred the inter
est of the professional and amateur
hunter. For years many of the worlds
finest pearls have been coming out
of the lower valley. Buy a pearl in
the United States and there are nine
chances in ten that the lustrous gem
came originally from the grimy hand
of some pearl hunter along the Wa
bash or the Illinois.
Visit the jewel shops Of Paris, Wen
ma or London, select a pearl of the
first quality, and five times out of
ten it is a jewel that was picked out
of a mussel shell somewhere in the
new world.
Half the pearls sold in the markets
of the old world as sea pearls are
known by experts to be the products
of the big and little streams that are
the haunt of the American pearl fish
erman. 1t is now the source of sup
ply from which the markets of the
world draw their pale and lustrous
gems.
For some mysterious reason the
pearl fisheries of the far east are de-
clining in importance. The sun
Drowned expert divers of the Per
sian gulf are still dipping into the
hot seas and CULTS of Asia, but their
finds become less valuable every
year. The pearl buyers of Europe
long since turned to America for the
gems that are loved of women.
Pearl fishing is enough of gamble
to appeal to the reckless tastes OF the
man who likes to make it all on a
single throw of the dice. A pearl
fisherman may find prize in the first
shell that he opens, or he may spend
year opening shells without any
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Frogs and Toads Eat Flies

Jumbo. He is from Florida and we feed
him nothing but flies. We can't give
him enough, and 1 am thinking of
turning him out and maybe he'll rid
the park of flies attracted by the 9TH
er animals
F. ]. Burns, $40 West South Water
street, who handles hundreds of frogs
for live fishing bait, felt sure the idea
would be good one here.
I'VE have few toads here, but hun
dreds of frogs" he said, "and to
wotch them devour flies is a marvel.
My little boy started to count how
many disappeared in the mouths of
healthy collection of the animals
one day and at last became be-
wildered in his mathematics. They
will eat all they can get near. We
have very few flies bothering us
here"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
chicagoans Commend Greeley, Colo,
Farm to Raise Pest Destroyers-
Idea Is Good One.

Chicago-Chicago is interested In a
new fly Kidding device. The new
scheme which has for its basis the
utilization Of the insatiate appetite of
frogs and toads for the swarming
summer pests originated in Greeley,
Colo. 1t is there, according to a
dispatch, that a man has toad farm
which is absolutely ''fyless."
Hundreds of toads and frogs on
this unique farm" says the dispatch.
keep the place free from flies"
Frogs and toads, l have found"
Keeper Cy De Vry of the Lincoln park
ZOO said, ARE the great fly eaters in
the world. If Chicago had enough of
them the flies would soon disappear.
We have one big frog out here called
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Protected AGAINST Rorea.

To save himself from loss of time
caused by callers who are a long
while in coming to the point, a Paris
functionary has put on his Office table
card bearing the words: Re so
good as to abstain from speaking of
my health or the weather or of the
Bourse quotations, three subjects
with which | am perfectly well ac~
quainted. Start at once on the matter
that brings you here"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

- OOUI6S VI lOiI pearl
ers were found swinging to a
tree limb recently in a west
Kentucky county. They had
been robbed by the riffraff that
follows in the trail of the pearl fisher
who strikes into a new country Of
rich finds. Pearls have recently been
found in large numbers in the rivers
that wander through the fiat lands Of
the west Kentucky counties. The
pearl fleets are moving into the river
bottoms in both Kentucky and Ten
nessee.
The Mississippi valley is now sup
plying the bulk of these pale gems
that encircle the white threats of the
worlds famous beauties. American
heiresses, princesses of the old reign
ing houses of Europe, Indian rajahs
and the jewel fanciers of all the world
buy and wear the mussel-born pearls
that are scooped from the boiled flesh
of the fresh-water bivalve
Thousands of men and women are
engaged in the work Of pearl fishing
among the rivers of the great central
valley. IT mas become one or the &C
copied ways of making an easy living,
and in some cases the fortunate fish
erman becomes wealthy through a
few lucky finds. Many fishermen have
thrown away their nets and tackle
and rugged their f1at-bottomed boats
for the work of gathering up the deni-
gems of the mussel beds.
Their fleets of dingy boats move
lazily up and down the streams that
are tributary to the Mississippi. They
lift tons of shells from the mussel
beds in the oozy bottoms of muddy
rivers. The working up of the shells
into pearl buttons has become an in
dustry of great Importance to many
OF the valley communities. Millions
of these grimy shells are taken from
the rivers each month. Great heaps
of them lie along the rivers, memo
rails of the first years of the pearling
craze in the west.
There are big fleets o: the pearl
fishermen's boats on the Illinois. Hun
dreds of them patrol the waters of
the Wabash and the Little Wabash.
The Arkansas. the Red, the Des
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Nothinn to Work On.

Gen. Horatio C. King. secretary of
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac, was narrating his memories Of
the Civil war. I'VE suffered many
hardships on both Sides" said Gen
eral King, but the Confederates suf-
fered more. l remember a grizzled
old negro who at the outbreak OF the
Spanish war applied for place as an
army cook. What experience have
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Forenanded and INTELLIGENT.

Storekeeper-We my little man,
what can / do for you?
The Kid-Say, when l comes in here
this afternoon with lady and asks
you for a dollars worth of your best
chocolates, just pass me out penny's
worth of them little things in the cor
ner. will you?-Puck-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Tree Cuts House in Two.

Bridgeport, Conn.-While the family
of William Crates were about to re-
tire the other night they were start
led by sudden, deafening crash as a
massive tree fell from an adjoining
The tree cut the house In two, max
ing clean path through the garnet
and two bedrooms. The huge trunk
can not be removed without practic-
'aIly tearing the house down.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
% inches Tall, Welahs So.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Joseph A. Carter,
smallest adult in Tennessee, is dead
at his home in Jefferson county. He
was 70 years old, AZ inches tall and
weighed 90 pounds. He served as reg
lister of Jefferson county eighteen con.
secutive years. He was college grad
uate. bachelor and school teacher.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Man 8 Feet. I inch Tall.

Bridgeport, Conn.~-The tallest citi.
zen ever naturalized in New England
has obtained his final papers. He Ia
Capt George Anger, feet 1 inch tall
a native of Cardiff, Wales, and for
merly London policeman. He has =
farm near Fairfield. Conn.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Queer Cure for Consumption.

Some of the English papers an
nounce the accidental discovery of
sumption by means Of the ammoniated
gases generated in the production of
maggots for fish bait in an establish
ment near Bradford. The United
States consul at Bradford, in a report
to Washington, says: while engaged
in this work. 1t is said certain per-
sons known to be suffering from tuber-
culosis have regained their health"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

toona where the aeronaut, Wilson,
fearing that his balloon would be
driven by an adverse wind into the
River Elbe, which is very broad at
Altoona, elected to come down in the
middle Of the city. He pulled the rip
cord when the balloon was above the
city fishmarket, coming down success.
fully and safely amid the fish deale1
in the uncovered square.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

you had?' the old fellow was asked
was cook. sab, fo' a Confederate
regiment in sixty-fo',' be answered
That is, sab, had the job of cook,
but, to tell the truth, l didn't work
at it. Why not? There wasn't
nothing to cook, sah.'"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
CAPTURE TWO VICIOUS BIRDS
Two immense SeafowI Caught After
Struggle by California Fisherman
Made Fierce Fight.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Two vicious sea
birds of immense size, entirely I'M
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Balloon Drops Amid Fish.
Berlin.-A dangerous but successful
balloon landing is reported from Al
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

!. bodies of four pearl hunt
ers were found swinging to a
tree limb recently in a west
Kentucky county. They had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
THE FREDERICK WAR CLAIM.

The Baltimore Sun, in a recent issue
relative to the Frederick war claim said:
General Iubal A. Early exacted a
ransom of $500. 900 from Frederick City.
This was only part of the price that the
town paid for its loyalty to the Union.
To save the place from destruction this
large sum was raised in cash and taken
in clothes baskets to the Confederate
General
Frederick has waited for nearly half
a century for the Federal Government to
reimburse the CITY. Meanwhile millions
of dollars have been paid to satisfy claims
that did not have shadow Of the Justice
OF Frederick's. any claims are to be
paid, this certainly should have a prior
right. Representative Lewis is urging
its payment upon Congress. This is no
appeal for charity, but for justice. The
appropriation would be but the payment
of debt that the government owes and
has owed for forty-seven years"
Iruthiuly spoken, the payment OF
tn, 100000 ransom TO General Jubal
Early, saved not only this city, but an
immense quantity Of army supplies for
the Federal troops stored here. This
claim has been before Congress on sew
eraI occasions. A delegation of prom
inent citizens were before the COM
mittee on War Claims, who after hearing
the circumstances, rendered a favora-
bic report, which was not acted upon as
that session of Congress expired a few
DAYS after the report was submitted.
Our claim is just one and should have
been paid many years ago. We ear
nestly hope that Congressman Lewis
will succeed in his great endeavor to
recover the truly just debt due to Fred
erick City by the United States govern
ment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
Turnpike Men Meet.

The Maryland State Turnpike Associa-
ton met in Haeerslown, and were well
coined in an extended address by Presi-
dent A. l.. Towson.
Secretary Warehime stated that during
the year six turnpikes, of total of II2
miles. the companies owning which were
members OF the association, had been &C.
quired by the State. The turnpike mile
age OF the companies in the association
before the six turnpkes wele sold was
2S4 miles. Five years ago the total turn
pike mileage in the State was 1913.
The treasurer S report showed bal
ance on hand of $I39 81.
Addresses were made bv Thomas
MURRAY. of Baltimore; Charles D. Waga-
man, William H. Armstrong. Alexander
Armstrong, Jr., and Daniel w. Doub, Of
Hagerstown; DIR. |. H. Billingslea, of
Westminster, and NJ E. Cramer, of Fred
erick
The speakers dealt largely with the
subject of legislation in respect to the
turnpikes.
The question of the advisablity of the
State taking over all the turnpikes in
MARYLAND was also discussed.
Practically all of the turnpike companies
membership including the following:
Adamstown, Baltimore and Reisterstown.
Buckeystown. Beaver Creek and South
Mountain, Frederick and Woodsboro,
Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, Hagerstown
and Waynesboro, Hagerstown and Como
colleague Hagerstown and Smithsburg.
Hagerstown and townsville, Hagerstown
and Cearfoss. Liberty and Pipe Creek.
Liberty and Frederick, Liberty and New
Windsor. Monocacy and Urbana, Marsh
and Washington Washington and West
minister, Woodsboro and Ereagerstown,
Westminster an Meadow Branch,
Williamsport and Greencastle and Woods
boro and Frederick.
Officers were elected as follows Presi-
dent, Arthur l.. Towson, Smithsburg;
vice-president, Alexander Armstrong, IT.,
Hagersiown; secretary and treasurer, o.
c. Warehime. Frederick; counsel, George
r. Dennis, Frederick; executive COM
mittee, A. P. Snader DIR. J. H. Bilingslea,
Carroll county; Abraham c. Strife and
William H. Armstrong, Hagerstown;
Daniel Wolf and r. c. Dutrow, Freder-
ickl
A committee composed OF George R.
Dennis. Daniel W. Doub, Thomas A.
Murray, Noah E. Cramer, D. Webster
Groh, o. c. Warehime and DIR. !. H
Billingslea was appointed on legislation.
President Towson also appointed the fol-
lowing committee to prepare an amend
ment to the law on the books relating to
the condemnation of turnpikes not kept
in good repair: Thomas Murray, George
R. Dennis and Alexander Armstrong. Jr.
The next annual meeting of the associa-
ton will be held in Hagerstown at date
to be selected
Hon. Milton G.. Urner, Record street,
is out of the city on business.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22

the living principle Of incarnate evil, He
wreS,led the truth from the secret ar
chiveS of the Almighty. Despised and
rejected BY the men that He loved, hun
gry and united and unvisi,ed, He taught
the truth BY word and deed. Nailed to
the cross He proved It by His death,
At this season 81 the wear, the Christian
world reverently turns 70 the little town
Of Bethlehem and lovingly recalls the
story 81 the Saviour's birth, a. set forth
IN The simple Vet besu,iiol language Of
the gospel narrative. In spirit le, Us 80
Over 70 Bethlehem and view The place
waere CHRIS, the Lord was bonn.
Bethlehem : situated sbou, SIX miles
south NJ jerusalem. Starting from leru-
Ssle-i BY re laaa gate, the journey Is
over \ rough ard billy country road, amid
scenes ths; awaken in the mind reVerent
u,sno1eS and nils the soul with loving
emotions On the west IS the GihOn
~. ley. where solomon was crowned and
On ne south cas-; Is the valley Of Hin
uo-u. where nearby. IN the field OF Pep
hai, King David defeated the Philisiines.
Bur q short distance from King David
VEL, Bethlehem greets the eve. There
on a high hill ], stands, with ITS closely
clustered houses OF white stone. its mas
sive walls and towers looming forth in
the brightness Of the morning sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
THE SERVICE PENSION BILL.

The pension payments on account OF
the late Civil War. already exceed four
billion dollars. That IS Just about the
sum which the war cost while it was
going on. SAYS the Philadelphia Record,
in a recent editorial.
For more than thirtv-hve years nearly
every Congress has increased pension
rates or enlarged the scope of the PEN
SION laws. Besides these detailed ex-
pansions of the pension system, there
have been at least, three general expan-
sions.
The first was the bill dating pensions
from the injury. and not from the date
Of the application. Thousands of men
whose injuries II actual, were so slight
that it did not occur to them TO ask for
any pensions, and concluded when they
could get lump sum to cover arrears
for dozen or fifteen years that pen
sion was worth asking for, and the annual
pension bill leaped quickly from less
than $50. 600, 900 to more than $50, 600, :
600. The next was the dependent pen
sion law, which conferred pensions for
disabilities not incurred in the service.
Again there was quick expansion OF
the annual payments from less than
500, 600. 900 TO more than $4,000, 900.
And then there was a law granting pen
sions for old age without other disabil-
tiles. and the annual disbursements adj
vanced from about $40, 900, 600 to $780,
600, 900.
Considering that every one is pen
stoned who is old or disabled, whether
as the result OF military service or not,
and that the rates for all of the serious
disabilities have been repeatedly in
creased, there was nc pressing need of
the bill which was Just passed by the
House OF Representatives, which would
give $3.50 year to every man who served
year IN the army. and $50 to every
man who had served three months, with
corresponding amounts for the men who
served six or nine months. The lowest
estimate of the addition that this will
make to the national expenses is S35, :
900, 900 year; the highest is S73, 600, 900.
The treasury never has any surplus rev.
enue; it always has deficits. A reduction
OF taxation is exceedingly important, but
the need of more money for pensions will
be offered as an objection to any plan
for reducing tariff taxation. The Senate
has vet to act on the bill, but Presi-
dental election will occur next year, and
no one likes to oppose pension bill at
such time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
STATE NEWS.

William P. Stafford of Burnsvil,. :
oline county, is dead. '''ie, Gar.
A dance was given in Westr;u. y
the Assembly and Cotl'lon Clnh 'iS'er BY
Jurors for the January term Of q.
cult Court for Allegany conntu me Gil
drawn. 'u'ily Were
A new camp of Sons of Vst.r,
mustered in at Sharpsburg Wa ,Sis was
county. " " 'Siilngtoa
At Bagtown. Washington Count,
E. Scadden WIS shot and killed Z, I |Sha
Cross. ny Wm.
John SomerviIe, IT., one Of H.
known men in tie mining reey;ou 'ne oest.
at Homecoming. "' Is uead
State Fire Marshal Ewell nror,.
cleanup day" with view to I1 spos
the likelihood of fires. ''SSenlug
Governar Crothers made mkt, !,
portion OF his message relating 10 ' a.
construction of State roads. !" lhs
A mass meeting was held in u
town in furtherance OF the Men and s,ayf e
ligion Forward Movement. "'u Ne
Governor-elect Goldsborougb
begun the study OF problems 70 IS
treated in his inaugural address " oel
J. Percival Pollard, the well b.,
author and literary reviewer for N %'
Topics, died in the Johns Ho nG9s
Hospital, Baltimore. hopkins
Mrs. Viola Roche. indicted bv ;,
Cecil county grand Jury on cboyr. me
6igamy, was brought to the al at F t. "
from Camden, New Jersey. -A'0n
Hurled 20 feet into ditch u,bo.
automobile struck his motorcycle FL FIn an
Roof, of Baltimore. escaped with s S'".e
bruises and decorations. '''''s
A realty company has been formal :.
Rouzersville, near Pen-Mar with c,n; a.
tai of S25, 1000. L. S Brown was sls sap,,
president and H. G. Leisinger. treas,rsr r
1t is understood that Harry K Star,
man, postmaster at Hagerstown will ba
reappointed. His term expired Deceu ue
Der TO-
A battle roval for the control of II.
Democratic organization of Baltimors.
county Will Degln IN earnest on Wednss.
day, when the commissioners annonnc.
their appointments.
Strong pleas for laynh, Sto ion in III.
Men and Religion Forward Mavemsn,
were made by prominent speaker At ;
meeting in Central Methodist Epscon,I
church, Baltimore.
Childless, Mrs. Laura Brooks Ot Il
Baltimore, the noted writer, singer and
composer, selected from among 600 mi
rem little brown-eyed girl. whom N
will adopt for Christmas Day. N
William Moody, of Cumberland, al
IS years, retired merchant, has entd|
suit against the Cumberland and Wes4|
port Electric Railway for $4,000
ages, claiming to have been forcibly
ed from car of the company.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22

THAT Prohibition does not always win
when women vote, has been demon
strated in the recent election held in Los
Angeles, California. The vote cast was
as follows: For Prohibition, 3T,o6I;
against Prohibition, S7,344 A singular
phase of the situation is, that majority
ofthe women voted against the bill. This
was great surprise, not only to the
people Of California, but throughout the
entire Union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
Wabash Road Fails.

st Louis Dec. Ie-Judge E. B. Adams,
of the United States Circuit Court. at 6
O'Clock last evening appointed F. A.
Delano. OF Chicago, president Of the
Wabash. and. William K. Bixby, chaif-
man of the board of directors of the
American Car and Foundry Company,
receivers for the Wabash, in answer to a
petition filed few minutes before 6 p. M,
by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company,
through Schumacher & Rassieur, their
attorneys. The claim in the petition is
for SIS. 900 Each of the receivers are re-
quired to give bonds in the sum Of $500,
900 within 10 days to qualify.
On behalf of the road it was stated re-
Gently that s.. 500. 900 was required i'm
mediately for new cars and equipment.
The committee in its inspection here and
elsewhere sought to learn theN urgent
physical needs of the road.
The Y. M. c. A. building has been
Handsomely decorated for the HOLIDAYS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
Eighteen Years for Allnutt.

Richard w. Alnutt, convicted in the
Circuit Court of Montgomery county of
murder in the second degree for killing
his sister. Mrs Valeria w. Viers, at Daw-
sonville. was sentenced by Judge Edward
c. Peter to the Maryland Penitentiary for
eighteen years. Alnutt is allowed sew
eral days to straighten out his business
affairs The prisoner is also charged
with murderouslv assaulting his mother
and Miss Jane Rawlings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22

County Treasurer F. w Cramer and
County Surveyor E ]. Crum have been
sworn in. Mr.. Cramer will not take
charge Of his Office until June, 1919, when
the new tax levy will be made.