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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Scrip Issued by the Parker House in
War Time Made Him an Advo-
cate of lrredeemabIe Govern
ment Greenbacks.

In the lobby of the Parker House a
group of what in the early days of
the Civil war were called 'shinplas-
ters" has hung now for many years
in a prominent place. These money
tOkel-s consist of slips of paper a lit
tie smaller than an ordinary bank
check. Denominations of fifty cents
down to five cents are represented.
Each one of these slips states on the
lace that the Parker House will re
deem it upon presentation. They
were once good for board and lodging
md were presumably to be good for
hard cash if any Of it could be OBJ
tanned.
You are looking at what | always
have believed made Ben Butler a
sreeabacker," said a voice in my ear
one evening in 1904 when | was a
guess at the hotel.
turned and greeted the late
Charles Levi Woodbury., one of the
leaders of the Boston bar son of Levi
Woodbury., who was secretary Of the
navy ia JacksOn's cabinet and secre-
tary OF the treasury in Van Buren's.
Mr. woodbury. had for many years
made his home at the hotel He was
one of the most delightful of story
sellers and his recollections went
back to the time when his father was
one of the most prominent of Amer
lean Democrats.
Just after the beginning of the
Civil war all of the banks suspended
specie payment" continued Mr.. Wood
bury. ''The suspension was so com
plete that even pennies passed out of
circulation. Why, at that time it was
necessary to use milk tickets and bak,
rers' tickets for small change | re-
sceived fee of ten dollars in postage
stamps. and the one-cent postage
stamp was the universal substitute
for cent.
Wei, now, it occurred to Mr.. Par
ker. the original proprietor of this
hotel and one of the great American
landlords, that he might issue scrin
I'm various denominations. So he got
a printer to work out a design for
him-the same design. TO line. that
you see on that framed scrip hanging
there on the wall-and soon had his
scrip ready for use. Right from the
start Parker House scrip passed read
fly into circulation; it became a most
acceptable substitute for money. Mr..
Parker paying it out for supplies and
for most of his minor expenses.
sI should about a vanr
after the close of the war that Ben
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Railway Passes and Politics

made the further discovery that pass
was very easy way of getting rid of
an importunate politician or of one
who was giving US annoyance.
There was in Buffalo a politician
who made me think of humble bee
He was persistent nuisance. We did
not know exactly how to get rid of
him.
One day he called upon me and told
me that he would take it as a very
great favor if would give him a pass
to New York
Il told him that nothing would give
me greater pleasure, provided he
would promise to use the pass in
case gave it to him.
HE replied that OF course he want
ed to use it for himself. and that he
wouldn't think of asking for pass for
himself to be used by somebody else.
$50 made pass out and | handed
it to him. saying that unless lie kept
his promise to me / would cancel it.
"He thanked me and went out. In
a few minutes he came back, and told
me that there was something wrong
about the pass. ! made a pretense of
reading it. and then told him there
was nothing wrong about it.
Why said he. it's only good one
way: from Buffalo to New York.
Well, said I, that's just what you
asked for. And | was ready enough to
give you the pass to New York be-
cause hoped when you got there
you'd stay there. | gave it to you to
get rid of you, and if I'd given you a
return pass. you'd be sure to come
b;Sk.'
Well. it did get rid of him He went
10 New York. tied up to some of the
local politicians there and never came
back to Buffalo I have never given a
pass that brought me better payment
than that one"
Copyright, 1911. by Z. j. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Younester Made a Point.

Harry Kaufman. one of the young
men in the employ OF the First Ma
tional bank. is much interested in his
work and in the minutiae of the cross
the-counter transactions. which daily
run away into the millions. The big
banks have no time to hunt pennies,
and when the tellers agree to within
a dollar the shortage or overplus is
carried over. Only when there is any
discrepancy in excess of one dollar
the days work is gone over. which is
quite some trouble to everybody con-
cerned.
1t isn't a true balance" he told
his people at the dinner table, but
it's true enough for every practical
purpose"
Last Sunday Harry's little brother
was told to bring home some appro-
pirate text and he seIected one to his
liking as being much to the point
1t was the first verse of the eleventh
chapter of Proverbs:
"A false balance is an abominatiop
to the Lord. Cleveland Leader.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
AMERICAN HORSES WIN
Yankee Stables Do Well in For
eign Lands This Year.
Many Turfmen LegisIated Out OF Ne"
York Returning Home to Spend
Understandable and Gould
Head List of Winners.

Many turfmen who were legislated
out of New York state and driven
abroad are about to return home, at
the close of the foreign racing season,
and pay their native country a visit
in the idle winter months. Taken as
whole, the American racing contIn-
gent has prospered exceedingly, and
one and all write in glowing terms of
the king of sports as conducted in for
eign countries.
W.K. Vanderbilt and Frank ]. Gould
are easily ahead of their compeers
in the list of winning owners in
France, and their racing establish
ments are spoken of as the most per-
feet of their kind to be found IN any
country. Herman B. Duryea, VINO mas
just finished his first season on the
French turf, has only eight horses in
his stable, trained by the American
Murphy, who was formerly foreman
in the stable of David Gideon. All OF
his number are winners, some OF tnem
having also won races at the prlnclpal
English meetings. Gene Leigh still
has the largest stable in France, $50
horses being housed in his barns. The
majority of these are not of the stake
variety, but at that they have won
large number of races.
Tom Welsh took possession OF his
new training quarters for j. E. Widen
er, and with a few winners to begin
with and half a score of high priced
yearlings, bought under Welsh's super
vision at the fall sales, will in all
probability cut prominent inquire
among the big winners of next sea-
son. The reports which have come to
hand with regard to the Widener es-
tabIishment have been somewhat ex-
aggerated, but Welsh himself writes
his training quarters are as good as
could be desired, with accommoda-
tions for 80 horses and have been
leased by Widener for a term of
years.
From Germany also, came encourag-
ing reports of the doings of American
trainers. Jimmy Mccormick had
successful season, and has the lions
share of big stake events to his credit.
When in this country last winter he
predicted he would have the strongest
stable in Germany with the exception
of that owned by Kaiser Wilhelm,
and his hopes were realized. He pro-
cured the services of three jockeys
when here, but they by no means rode
to his satisfaction, and proved to be
great disappointments, so much so
that he put up others in their places
in many instances. Fred Taral has
been engaged to train the stable Of
A. & w. Won Weinberg next year. They
are the leading owners of the German
turf. This is the stable which recent
ly was trained by Sam Darling, a son
of the English trainer, and previous
to him by George Walker, the Amer
lean trainer Willie Shaw, the Amer
lean jockey had a successful season.
and is regarded as the best rider on
the German turf, his mounts being in
demand fully as much as in the hal
cyon days when he rode the horses Of
Pittsburg Phil.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Dean Richmond Was the First Man to
Discover the Power Of Free Trans
portation in Obtaining Legis-
lative FaVors.

Recently on the authority of the
voord. who at the time of his death
was the wealthiest and most success
full steamboat line proprietor in the
east, | told how Dean Richmond of
Buffalo became the real father of mod
ern railway consolidation by reason of
q sudden thought which came to him
while he was riding upon the Erie
canal Commodore Van Santvoord
knew both Dean Richmond and Com
modOre Vanderbilt we'll, and he was
always of the belief that the latter.
who is generally looked upon as the
father of modern railway consolidar
ton. got the idea from Dean Rich
monds feat in consolidating, in 1858,
the seven railway lines stretching
from Albany to Buffalo into the New
York Central railroad. which. after
Richmond's death, Commodore Van
derbiit linked with his Hudson River
railroad.
But Dean Richmond. according to
Commodore Van Santvoord, did not
limit his discoveries in railroad mat
ters 10 the law of consolidation; he
was, also. the discoverer of the great
political and legislative value which
was contained in the railway pass.
Dean Richmond, let it be understood.
was from the mid-forties to 1864 the
real Democratic leader in New York
state. FIe could have had any office
within the gift of his party. but. like
his intimate friend. Thurlow Weed,
the Whig and Republican leader Of
New York state, he always declined
the offer of any nomination to public
office
Before | entered the railway BUSH
ness" Mr.. Richmond once told Com
modore Van Santvoord. railway pass
es we're given almost solely to railway
employees, although sometimes they
were handed to merchants who made
large use of railways for transporta-
ton, as | learned when | was in the
produce business in Buffalo. But after
got my railroad organized. | began
20 extend, as a mere matter of eour-
tesy. the pass privilege to my political
friends in the state legislature. soon
found out that if there is one thing
that a member of a legislature likes it
IS railroad pass also discovered
that if I gave passes to the members
I was sure of their friendship. and
could get anything wanted, And !
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
HOPES OF NEW YORK RACING
AUGUST Belmont Refuses to Send His
Horses Abroad While There Is
Chance of Meeting Here.

While many Yankee owners and
trainers are scampering abroad with
their strings, it is cheerful to note
one great American turfman is pa
triotic enough to remain here while
there's a ghost of a chance left for
racing in New York. This one man is
August Belmont. He makes the fine
declaration that he'd rather race for
purses on this side Of the water than
for stakes abroad.
Mr.. Belmont is firm in his belief
there will be racing in the Empire
state again, and in the near future.
He says that the majority of the vot-
ers favor racing, and especially in the
great cities where trade is increased.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
PICK ALL-STAR AGGREGATION
New York Paper Makes Selection OF
Baseball Players From Big Leagues
Few Youngsters included.

An all-star baseball nine which
meets with the approval of the New
York Tribune is as follows:
Center field, Cobb, Detroit Ameri-
cans; right field, Schultz, Chicago Ma
tionals; left field, Jackson, Cleveland
Americans; first base, Merkle, New
York Nationals; second base, Collins,
Philadelphia Americans; shortstop,
Wagner, Pittsburg Nationals; third
Dase, Baker, Philadelphia Americans;
catcners, Thomas, Philadelphia Amer
leans; Myers, New York Nationals;
pitchers, Walsh, Chicago Americans;
Mathewson, New York Nationals;
Johnson, Washington Americans;
Alexander, Philadelphia Nationals.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
De ORC RETAINS CUE TITLE
Chicago in Three-Cushion Match
for the Championship.

Alfredo de Orc, Cuban three-cushion
billiard player, defended his title of
champion successfully recently when
he won the third block of play from
George Wheeler, Chicago profes-
sional, at Chicago, so to As. He scored
his complement of so points in 81 In
nings and finished the title match,
$50 to 109 The champion made his
total in 214 innings, getting an aver
age of 700 for the three nights OF
play, while Wheeler made his 109 in
PA innings for an average of 500.
Wheeler made his best showing of
the tourney the third night and for the
first time caused the Cuban to trail on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
New News of Yesterday
N--7 By E. J. EDWARDS Go

of goods. If Harvey Parker. the pro-
prietor of this hotel. could do this,
then there is no reason why the gov
eminent of the United States couldn't
do it. We don't need any other kind
of money; am in favor, therefore,
of such issues of paper money as the
necessities of the government justify
from time to tiNe.'
And from that time" concluded
Mr. Woodbury., Ben Butler became
prominent as an irredeemabie paper
money man and afterwards as an
earnest defender of the greenback-
thereby increasing considerably his
national notoriety in the later years
of his life"
Copyright, 1911, by E. j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

Jimmy Callahan carried a lot of
weight in stealing those forty-three
bases.
Present day pugilistic champions
are regular modest violets when it
comes to fighting.
What will Garry Hermann do when
all the Cub eligibles for the manager
ial chair are exhausted?
~Mahmout of Chicago threw Nc
Leod of South Dakota" says a dis
patch. Mahmout knows where his
bread is buttered.
Fans are clamoring for Michigan to
come back into the conference fold.
Everybody seems agreeable to the
move except Michigan.
A wrestler out in Vancouver de-
serves medal for bravery. He weighs
only ITO pounds, but tackled Frank
Gotch best two in three in wrestling
match.
DR.. Eliot would put aviation meets
and football games out of commits
sion. Perhaps the spectacle of Prince
ton annihilating Harvard was more
THAN IHlS ledIHeu pIOIeSSoA Couiu Gil
dure.
All the big wrestlers are emitting
Frank Gotch from the list of their
challenges, except Zbyszko, who says
he wants another crack at the cham
pion. These wrestlers remember what
happened to Samson.
American golfers are too young,
says H. H. Hilton of England, the
amateur champion. Since he has given
this tip all they have to do is to grow
up and take their rightful places
alondside the real stars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
MINER BROWN WILL RETURN
Three-Fineered Pitcher on Cub Team
Will Not Retire as Reported
Has Something Left.

When the Cubs start south next
spring Mordecai Brown, the three
fingered veteran, will be on hand tc
answer the roll call. This was the
information passed around Cub head
quarters the other day. According to
the latest advice, Brown will stay
with the Cubs another year at the
very least. 1t is true, Brown has
some rich investments in California,
but will be back to help out Manager
Chance during the season of 1912.
Brown has been booked for retire
ment for the last couple of years, but
the Management of the west-side club
has never asked him To retire.
Brownie is said to have felt the sting
Of recent defeat keenly, but he is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Taller Than the Kings.

The queens of European countries
are said to be, with two exceptions,
taller than their husbands, the queen
of Norway and the new queen of the
Belgians being the exceptions. The
empress of Germany is slightly taller
than her husband and in consequence
she is always seated when they are
photographed together. Queen Vic
toria is more than half head taller
than Alfonso.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Bar on Basket Ball by Girls.

The board of education of the city
of Sparta, Wis, issued an order forbid
ding the playing Of basket ball by
girls teams in the high schools, the
point being made that public exhibit
lions of girls teams are not condu-
Give of good morals.
The board is also considering for
bedding football among the high
school boys on the ground that it
takes up too much of the students
time.
Sparta, although small city, has
always produced football teams of the
state championship class.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
OF All Sad Words.

.Of al sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are tneGe: 1t might have
ben.
Of all sad words the mind can spin
The saddest are these: 1T might have
been"
Of all sad words Norwegian
The saddest are these; 1T might have
been"
OF all sad words to give US pain
The saddest are these: 1T might have
been"
OF all sad words we've ever seen
The saddest are these: lit might have
been"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Mucb MONEY for PLAYERS.

The Pittsburg club of 1911 spent
more money for ball players than any
other two clubs. The outlay of each
club in the major leagues was as fol-
lows misunderstanding $4,000;
Boston, $3.50; Brooklyn, s16,98O;
Philadelphia, $3.50; st. Louis, $3.50;
Cincinnati, $21 500; New York, s10.-
$50; Chicago, $4,000. Ainerican-Chi-
cago, $25,7S0; st. Louis, s14,450; Cleve-
and, $20,S50; Washington, s13,9O9;
New York. $4,000; Boston, $25,S00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

Everett G. Brown, newly elected
president of the central division of
the Amateur Athletic union, has al
ready made use of his new position to
secure a bit of legislation that may
revolutionize the management of A.
A. U. affairs His action followed a
petition received by the Central asso-
citation from the Cincinnati Athletic
federation at the time of the annual
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

meeting, requesting that Cincinnati
be permitted to handle her own ath-
letic situation, and still retain her po-
sition as member of the central divi-
sion. Mr. Browns answer at that
time was that the legislative commit
tee would look into the question i'm
mediately and report its findings in
time for the next general meeting of
the Cincinnati federation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
Necessities

1.-THE government ought to establish
cooking schools all over the country"
Yes: there's only ono thing more
important than the cooking school"
whats that?"
There ought to be schools for
teaching poor girls the yudiments o.
bridge whist"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06
New Park for MiIIA.s

Mike and Joe Cantillon; owners Of
the Minneapolis American association
club, signed contract for plans
for a new $4,000 steel, concrete and
tile rectangular grand stand to take
the place of the old one at Nicolett
park.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

the nights play for awhile. He had
been behind UP to the thirty-frst in.
ring, but on the next essay made a
brilliant run of nine, equalling the run
made by De Orc in the first and sec,
ond nights of play.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-06

coming back again for another whirl
The three-fingered veteran thinks he
has Just enough eft to stop the best
batters or the New York and other
National league teams.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05
PREACHER IS found
GUILTY OF BIGANY
EUGENE UOVsMANN, \ METHO.
DIST MINISTER, GIVEN THREE
YEARS IN PENITNTI AIRY.

Kansas CitN No, April Eugene
Houscmanu alias Handsmann, for
merry a Methodist Episcopal preach
or pleaded guilty to higamy In the
criminal court hero and WAS seutcnc-
ed 60 three ytars IN prison by judge
L. = lntshaw Housmann has hao
three wives. his first wife, who re-
slides IN Dixon No. then heJ married
wife 80. 2 threo DAYS later ne m I
10 pretty oreanist IN "a local mission
and twenty days later they were mar
ricd,
"she played such soulful music and
prayed so earnestly that ] became in-
tcrostod In her. explained Housmann
TO the court Since Housmann's arr
rival No, hos obtained divorce
lle thought n he would plead guilty
and ngrco 60 live with Mrs, Hous,
mann No the court would porol,
him,
~ minister OF tho gospel who hai
three living wives Is untitled 10 nd
'onsldcratin," said judge Latshaw IN
passing sentence,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05
KATY AND SANTA FE
PAY COUNTY $11,655
RAILWAYS REACH COMPROMISE
WITH COUNTY COMMISSION
IN NATTER OF.BACK TANES.

A conference between the county
commissioners and representatives OF
the Santa Fe and Missouri, Kansas &
Texas BailHay systems resulted yes
terday I'm a compromise for the pay
ment Of county taxes and thus the
ending OF litigation which has been
pending in the court for the past
three ears,
by reaching an agreement with
MeSsrs. Gluoe Of the Katy and Cot
tingham of the Santa Fe. railroads, the
county commissioners have remuner-
ated tho county treasury 20 the amount
of about Sl1,655.29; which the two
roads owed Tulsa County for back
taxes. The majority of this sum viii
bo reverted to the school fund and be
used In be'tering the educatinal ia
cillties " tho county IN general, The
settlement comes at time when most
appreciated by the county authorities
and residents OF the county acquainted
with the noticeahly depleted condition
of the county funds on account OF the
large expense involved In improve
mentA
orbitant and the assessment far above
that made on the par value OF the line
and It's rolling stork, the railroads IN
1905 refused 60 settle with the county
until IA. reduction was made Confer
ences were held frequently with the
previous board ~ county commission.
crs, hut the representatives OF the
road were unable TO come TO an agree
ment and the oaso was taken into
court BY the strategy Of the present
county board and the willingness Of
attorneys for the roads to reach a
compromise. a verbal settlement was
reached. The reduction madc IN both
cases was very slight. and the coun-
" commissioners are relieved to
know that checks FOR the amounts VIII
be forthcoming IN tho near future
The Santa Fe was involved In debit
to the coulty Tor taxes during 1905
and 1903 60 the amount OF S1,56a20,
ana IN all their settlement will amount
to t5,2682a, For 1898 the Katy rail
road was in arrears S3.2Ss and for the
following years, SS,il2, or total of
{6,395.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05
.A FAMILY SKELETON
RATTLES HIS bones
AGED LADY APPEALS IN COURT
AS WIDOW OF GEN. ECKARr
AND MAY CLAIM ESTATE.

New York. Aprn A gray haired
woman OF 6S years appeared before
turrogutc Coahlain and asserted that
she is the widow Of General Thomas
T.. Ecksrt. former president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for possession of whose $4,000. 600 cs-
tate two sons are contcsting The
Wituoss married General Eckart she
said In 1905 ana has the marriage
certificate and a deed given her by
General Eckart 10 his house IN West
S5th street in a safe place iu Wash
inrton. u. G. She was given until
Thursday 20 produce them.
The woman, who said she also was
the widow of l.. L. Davies, said on
the day ~ the alleged marriage 70
General Eckart she muohcd with him.
llo told her they wcro prosecuting
him and threatening to put him into
am asylum ANA that some woman
wanted 90 marry him.
They took % long auto ride tcrmin-
utlug no "a house where a man per
formed "a ceremony and gave her a
certificate. Later she said General
Eokort gave her the deed although
she never lived with him.