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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Faith Of a Famous Agnostic

to attack any mans belief or to say a
word which would impair his faith. 1t
would be the height of cruelty to do
that. Some who have proclaimed ag-
Mysticism have made the mistake OF
sneering or jeering at the religious be-
liefs of the people.
"All that | assert is that for myself
can simply say that | do not know.
do not believe or disbelieve. sim
ply do not know And as man OF
science | cannot understand how the
truth of any of the great prophecies
and assertions which form the basis
of religious life so far as the here
after is concerned can be established.
But | have faith in character; | am
going bac to England to take up with
my wife tire work which we have es-
tablished n the East End settle
ments of london. That | shall do,
though l have accumulated little or
nothing. presume shall die a poor
man"
This Huxley did and it was this la
OOA VI oOOSO " hAo 80
entific tasks, that brought him to mis-
cradle health during the closing years
of his life 1t was in 1895. at the age
of seventy, when he died BY acct
dent he took a fatal potion of q drug;
he mistook the bottle which contained
a tonic that had been prescribed for
him by his physician. When. in spite
of all that medicine could do, it be-
came necessary to say to Huxley and
his wife that the poison was to do its
fatal work, that great man Of science,
that profound agnostic. turned to his
wife and took her hand, and In a
feeble voice but with beautiful smile
lighting up his face, said to her:
do not grieve: it is all for the
best. Be as serene as l am and be
comforted." And he closed his eyes.
and soon fell asleep, never again to
wake.
Copyright, 1911. by E. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.l
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Charles Peterson Discovered the Mod
ern Method of MoIding iron Pipe
and Almost Solved Secret of
Aviation.

Charles Peterson was one of the un-
heralded obscure captains of industry
who nevertheless have been of great
service in the building Of material
prosperity of the United States. His
name is still familiar one to some
OF those who are engaged in manufac-
turing the iron pipes now so largely
used for the carrying of water from
reservoirs and gas from tanks
through the streets of our cities. In
one Of the subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel Corporation Pet
erson is still spoken of with respect,
although it is in the most vague man
ner that his name is associated with
the commodities produced by that sub
s1diary company. You see, it was
Peterson who revolutionized for the
world the method of making iron pipe,
thereby adding millions to the general
wealth.
first met Charles Peterson about
80 years ago. He was then employ
ed as skilled artisan; in fact all his
life he was so employed, and it was
while he was engaged in the manufac-
ture of iron tubes or pipes by hand
that he had conceived the idea of the
apparatus by means of which today
iron pipe is nodded by machinery. a
revolutionary process.
The discovery was simple enough"
Peterson said to me with a slight ac-
cent which betrayed his Swedish
! birth, of which he was very proud.
| i was employed to make hand mods
which were used in manufacturing iron
pipes, and one day the thought slid
into my head that if all this could be
! done by machinery it would be better
Or more accurately done, and it would
be possible to turn out four or five
times as many pipes in a day as could
be done by hand work So l got to
| thinking, and after a little thinking
about it the idea for the apparatus
came to me, and made the model. 1t
worked perfectly, and they tell me IL
has passed into general use"
What did you get out of it?" /
asked.
He smiled. ''Only qualification. moth
Ing else. | made the machine, and it
worked. That was enough; somebody
| else got the money.
But" said he, 1.-The idea oe another
| kind of machine has come to me, and
# it were not for one thing | would
make a machine which would drive q
! balloon or large kite in any direc-
| ton, even against the wind | have
/ long thought that If birds can fly,
even heavy birds like eagles or wild
| geese, there is no reason why a ma
! chine which initiated their motions
could not be adapted to a kite or a
| balloon or even fitted with wings, like
| large sails.
| Il worked out the machine all right,
! but there was just one thing that was
| lacking. Of course, could not use
1 coal for generating steam; that would
/ be too heavy. / invented an ammo
! MIA engine, but / found that was too
expensive and was also unreliable. So
I have put my machine aside. Some
/ day some one will discover some kind
| Of fuel which can BE used ia a ma
| chine capable of driving a balloon or
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Wild TURKEYS for California Parks

A consignment of $50 Of the progeny
of wild Mexican turkeys bred in cap
tivity at the state game and fish COM
missioners' farm at Hayward will be
received by trains by District Warden
Ferguson to be distributed and liber-
ated, so near Sanger and 100 in Sc
quota National park in different sec
lions of the reservation.
A consignment of 40 birds was
sent earlier during the year to the
park, and reports received are that
the young birds have done exceeding.
" welI-Fresno Correspondence Oak.
land Tribune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Some UNDERTAKING.

The official undertaken of a small
town was driving through the county
on one of his regular missions. A
woman came out to the gate of a farm
yard and hailed him.
Il don't seem to recall your name,
madam he said
That's FUNNY" she said. ut amt
been more'n a year and half ago
since you undertook my first husband. y
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
PEARL FISHERS GREAT RISK
Some Severe Punishment for Divers
Who Are Dishonest With
Their Employers.

At one time pearl Smelling as an in
dustry was native to Great Britain,
and pearls are still found in mussels
got from Irish rivers. But the chief
center of pearl Smelling has long been
the tropical region around the north of
Australia and the East Indies. Thence
comes nowadays the bulk of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
State of Illinois
Inoan County SIS,
Letter to
DR.. Kllmer & Co.
BlRghamtOn, n. Y.
rove What Swamp-Root VIII Do For You

FIOVe WndI OWdMp-NU0t VIII Do FOf lou
Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, n. Y, for a sample bottle 1t will
convince anyone You will also re-
ceive a booklet Of valuable Informal
ton, telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at
all drug stores.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Measure of His Intelligence.

Fido's Mistress (sobbing) I've lost
my dog; my sweet little innocent
pet!
Friend-Pm so sorry. Have you
put an advertisement in the newspa-
per?
Fido's Mistress-Oh. what would be
the use? The poor darling doesn't
know how to read.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Not in Proportion.

I'm a self-made man." said the
DrCud individual.
We'll, you're all right except as to
your head" commented the other
part of the conversation.
"How's that?"
THE part you talk With is out OF
proportion to the part you thinp
with"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
Give ard lake.

FIowell-Does he take things philo
sophically?
Powell-Yes. but he doesn't part
with them philOsOphically.- 8
Home Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20

1t isn't until man reaches the age
of discretion that he discovers he can
have good time without suffering for
1t the next morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20

The fellow who goes around looking
for trouble generally meets somebody
who takes him at his word.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20
The GREAT KIDNEY REMEDY
CONVINCES The MOST
SKEPTICAL.

want to tell you what DR.. Kiimer's
Swamp-Root did for me. l was COM
pletely broken down. My kidneys hurt
me so that when / was down, could
not get up unless l took hold of some
thing to pull myself up with.
l tried different kinds of kidney
pills, but they did me no good. Some
one told me to try Swamp-Root. l
had no faith in it but to please my
wife, purchased one bottle and took
1t. l saw it was beginning to help me
and kept on taking it until had taken
six bottles and it Strengthened me out
all right
Swamp-Root is the only medicine
that did me any good. | thought I
would write this letter and tell every.
one that is afflicted as I was, to take
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. The six
bottles took cost me five dollars, and
did me five hundred dollars worth OF
good
Yours very truly,
GEORGE H. HUBER,
Atlanta, III.
State of Illinois &C
Logan County Ss'
l, M. M. Hose, a Notary Public in
and for the said county of Logan, in
the State Of Illinois, do hereby certify,
that George H. Huber, known to me to
be the same person whose name is sub
scribed to the foregoing instrument,
appeared before me this day in person
and acknowledged that he signed
sealed and delivered the said instru-
ment as his free and voluntary act.
Given under nay hand and Notarial
Seal this the 18th day of July, A d.
1909. NJ. M. HOSE,
Notary Public.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-20

Stranger-But isn't this town pretty
slow?
Native-Slow? Say, nearly every
evenin' there's the gol dingest most
excitin' checker game at the store
you ever seen!
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30

is so far from being impossible that
1t is the strict truth. Nor was the
theft the only crime of which the man
was guilty. In stealing that jewel, he
committed a dreadful sacrilege."
Mrs. Missioner was so overcome by
her emotions that she was obliged, in
spite Of her intention, to sit down,
and therefore to extend to her visitor
an invitation to be seated also, before
she could get herself we'll enough in
hand to follow the Swami's narrative
calmly.
THAT diamond" continued the sage,
"once blazed in the forehead of the
great Buddha, in the Temple of Delhi.
1t was revered by thousands, hundreds
Of thousands, by millions, as the most
sacred work of the god; for tradition
says it was the undisputed property
of Buddha himself when he walked
the earth in his latest incarnation
Mrs. Missioner's lips were parted.
Her eyes were fixed upon the Orien-
tails in the intensity of her interest.
"One night" the sage went on,
when a band of militant priests as
signed to guard the shrine Of Buddha
in the great Delhi temple relaxed it's
vigilance, sacrilegious wretch-on
whose head be all the curses Of all
the centuries made his way into
the heart Of the sacred building. and
wrested the diamond from the brow
of the god. That he was not blasted
in his tracks by the lightning Of divine
wrath proves that the mind of the
god at that moment was shrouded in
meditation for the benefit of his chill
dren. The stone was missed at dawn.
Within the hour, armed men were
securing the city for the apostate
thief. No trace of him was found.
The Maharajah of that kingdom, lax
though he had been in certain OBJ
servances of the faith, was too true a
son Of the Temple to let the careless
priests go unpublished. BY his order
they were seized. a hundred of them.
and thrown into prison. A royal de-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
SYNOPSIS.

The. story opens with a scream from
Dorothy March in the opera box of Mrs.
Missioner, a wealthy widow. 1t Is oc-
ycasioned when Mrs. Missioner's necklace
the floor. Curtis Griswold and Bruxton
Sands. society men in love with Mrs. Mis-,
sioner. gather up the gems. Griswold
steps on what is supposed To be the ceie-
brated Maharanee and brushes IT. A Hin
doc declares II was not the genuine. An
substitutes for tho original One OF the
missing diamonds Is found in the room
of Elinor Holcomb confidential compan-
ION of Mrs. Missioner. She Is arrested:
Notwithstanding Mrs. Missioners belief
alp the case. He asks the cooperation OF
DIR Fitch, Elinor's fiance. In running
down the real criminal. Britt learns that
duplicates of Mrs. Missioners diamonds
We're made In Paris on the h, , order der, OF Of
seized, bound and gagged by IIindoos. He
Is imprisoned in deserted house. but
makes his escape. Britz discovers an In
sane diamond expert whom he believes
was employed by either Sands or Girls
wold to make counterfeits OF the Mission
home Of Sands and are captured by Britz:
On one of them he finds a note signed
by ''Millicent" and addressed to Curtis"
Britz locates a woman named Millicent
Delaroche, to whom Griswold has been
paying marked attentions. The Swami at
tends a ball at Mrs. Missioner's home. but
learns nothing further about the dia-
moDds. Britz disguised as a thief, visits
the apartment of Millicent. He finds
box that once contained the missing dia-
concludes that the Hindoos have antici-
pated him I'm the recovery of the jewels.
He visits their quarters and has an ex-
citing experience with snake.
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sioner had not cultivated in this part
Of the world.
He waited until she was close to
the hearthrug before he turned. and
said with a profound bow:
Madam, my intrusion Is excused
by the fact that l can restore your
jewels"
SIS it possible!" she exclaimed.
ut is more than possible. 1t is a
fact accomplished" he answered.
Taking from an inner pocket a pack
age in silk tissue, he extended it
toward her with the words:
- You will find in this parcel, madam,
all the diamonds of your necklace,
with the exception of the largest
the Maharanee."
But the big diamond of the whole
necklace-the Maharanee," cried Mrs
Missioner. How did you find these
and not find that?%
Il have not said that l did not re-
cover it." said the Swami. "On the
contrary. l confess to you that l
gained possession of the Maharanee
at the time when l got these: but it
must not, cannot, be restored to you"
81 am grateful for what you have
DONE" the widow said gently; "but I
am unable to understand your atti-
tude in regard to the missing stone.
Why should / not have that, too? It
is mine"
Madam" said the Oriental, in the
courtliest way, 81 would not for the
world say anything to disturb your
faith in your husband. There is no
need OF doing so. Your faith is war.
ranted. Mr.. Missioner, when he said
that, thought he was telling the truth.
Unfortunately for you, as well as for
many others, he was not speaking the
truth. The renegade who sold that
jewel to your husband did not buy il
from a Maharanee. He did not buy it
from anyone. He stole it,"
"Stole it," the widow cried. with a
little wall in her voice. Impossible! !"
Pardon me once more. madam. 1t
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
! L@!!lzySI[9 81 ANIlWNS 81 xH'K4kfEe%

the patrolman from what would UNI
doubtedly have been a foolhardy act
of courage. Hastily breaking his re-
volver open, he made a swift exam
ination of the cartridge, saw that Its
rim was not denied by the hammer,
and. concluding an accident for which
the shell was not to blame had pre-
vented an explosion. set the chamber
once more, and fired again. This
time a crack followed. The great
cobra shot into the air. and then fell
bent as at full length it writhed in its
death agony. Britt leaped to the far
side of the table, seized heavy book
and hurled 1t on the serpent's head.
That soon ended the reptiles strug-
giles; but the doctor, brave enough I'M
der ordinary conditions, was nor con-
tent until with dagger-like paper cut
ter he snatched from the table he
severed the snakes head from it's
twisting body.
Britt, Fitch and the patrolman took
deep breaths as. they stood on the
porch. The detective lost little time
in recuperating, though, and after hur-
ried instructions to the bluecoat, he
and the doctor jumped into the coupe.
The uniformed patrolman climbed to
the box. turning the horses head
westward. He drove the weary brute
at high speed to a taxicab stand,
where the detective and physician en-
tered a horseless vehicle in which
they were whirled to Headquarters,
where Britt had a short but impor-
tant conference with the Chief.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
Dumas' Quiet Rebuke.

During Victor Hugo's exile. Dumas
went to Guernsey, where Hugo re
ceived him kindly, and took him TO
breakfast on a veranda overlooking
the ocean It did not take Dumas long
tc discover that Hugo was already
posing as the prescribed prophet, and
when the poet said, with an Olympian
wave of his hand: you see me, my
dear Dumas, on my rock of exile like
the prescribed one of antiquity"
Never mind" said Dumas, with his
mouth full, "the butter is far better
here than in Paris. There Is no dis
putting that"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
(TO BE CONTINUED)
How Artificial Furs Are Made.

The raw pieces are frozen and the
skin carefully shaved off. thawed and
send to the tanneries to be made into
leather. The frozen fur which re.
mains is allowed to thaw slightly at
the bottom. so that a small part of the
hair Is freed from ice. This thawed
portion is then covered with a solu.
ton of rubber, which is allowed to set.
The result is that large seamless
pieces of fur are obtained much
cheaper than those which come with
the natural skin. These same artifi.
cial furs are said to be more lasting
than the real, because they are i'm
b,lne from the attacks Of moths.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
CHAPTER XIV.
Brltz Shows His Hand.

Britz Shows His Hand.
Following the talk between Britz
and Manning in the office of the chief
Of detectives, the lieutenant fastened
to his own room, where Fitch was
awaiting him. He excused himself to
the physician and entered a telephone
booth at the far end of his Office in
which he was accustomed to conduct
his more private wire conversations.
Through the glass of the silence parti-
ton, Fitch saw the detectives eyes
sparkle as he listened to what the
man at the other end of the wire was
saying. While Britt still was talking,
Manning came in. glanced inquiringly
at the doctor. and settled himself in
big chair as If for further and
more protracted interview with his
able lieutenant.
"How does 1t look to you. doctor,
now?" said the Chief Of Fitch, cycling
him closely meanwhile.
1T looked for awhile as If we had
run into hornets nest" Fitch an
swered.
pretty exciting experience you had
uptown. eh?" The Chief laughed.
well, just little" said the doctor.
zone doesn't expect to encounter a
cobra in a well-regulated brown
stone front"
Think the hunt is getting any
closer?"
Britt seems to think so. His opin-
ion carries weight with me-"
"No doubt, in your mind, he will
catch the thief. them" asked the
Chief.
Thief, or thieves" said the medical
man quietly. 81 am convinced he will
run them down soon or late, If they're
anywhere on the face Of the earth"
THANK you, DOCTOR" Britt inter-
rupted, coming out of the booth.
"Your confidence is not misplaced.
The thieves are as good as caught
now"
Manning looked up with an air OF
surprise.
Yes" continued Britt. addressing
his chief, I've just been talking to
Gordon. Had him out all day on a
special trail. Turns out to be the right
lead, We know where the second
batch Of thieves can be found after
the next hour or So"
"Where are they?" asked Manning
eagerly.
''I'll take you to them, Chief" Britt
replied. 'If you don't mind I'll ask
you to wait little whiie until / can
do so. Meanwhile, let's gather up the
loose ends"
do you mean you have solved the
Missioner mystery" Fitch inquired,
trembling slightly as he reflected
what the answer might mean to the
woman of his heart.
"There isn't any mystery now"
Britt responded cheerily. There
hasn't been any in my mind for sew.
eral hours"
Lets have it," exclaimed the Chief
impatiently.
Just for an instant Britz stiffened
under his excellently controlled ex.
terror. He believed in discipline. He
was known favorably to his superiors
from the commissioner down for the
obedience and respect he always
showed them. But there lurked be-
meath his departmental sense of duty
the independence Of man who felt
he could always stand on his own two
feet. and that he could work alone. II
need be, to accomplish the most diff.
cult task His impulse of revolt last
ed scarce seconds space, however.
and with a military salute that per.
haps was meant to remind him of
Manning's rank, he slid into his re-
volving chair and looked intently at
first one and then the other of the
men, who waited tensely for his
words.
CTO BE CoNTINUED)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
Nothing to Write About.

A new reporter on a western paper
was assigned to go to a church meet
ing and get story OF It. He went
When he came back the city editor
asked:
''How did you pan out?"
"Oh." said the reporter. as he stuck
his foot on the desk and lighted &
cigarette, there was nothing doing. I
haven't got anything to write. The
meeting broke up In a fist fight be-
tween the minister and the deacon,
and not bit of church business was
done."-Saturday Evening Post.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-11-30
In His Own Defense,

The Prisoner at the Bar-Now, I
asks yer. gents Of the jury. IL I'd
got away with all that swag. like
they say did, d. yer s'pose I'd have
hired this here little SIS lawyer L
defend me?-Puck.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-03-30
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

In the Probate Court of Bingham
County. State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of Eph
H. Watson, deceased.
1t appearing to this Court, by the
petition this day presented and filed
by A. S. Dickinson, the administra-
ter of the estate of Eph H. Watson,
deceased, that it lis necessary to sell
the whole of the real estate of said
decedent, to pay the debts of decd
emit, and the expenses and charges of
administration,
1t is therefore ordered by this
Court, that all persons interested in
the estate of said deceased appear
before the said Probate Court on
Monday, April II, 1911, at ten o'clock
am. OF said day, at the court room
Of said Court, at the court house in
the city of Blackfoot, Bingham county
Idaho, to- show cause why am order
should mot be granted to the said
administrator to sell so much of said
real estate as shall be necessary,
and that "a copy of this order be pub
lshed at least four successive weeks
i'm the Blackfoot Optimist, weekly
newspaper printed and published in
the said county.
Dated March 10, 1911.
(SeaD J. H. ANDERSEN,
M16-5t Judge of said Probate Court.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-03-30
INDIANS RAISING SUGAR eeETs

That the red man is fast losing
much of that stately, Wild hauteur
which gained for him the sobriQuet
The Noble Red Man. is evidenced
by the fact that Field Superintend-
ent Cobbley of the Utah-Idaho Su-
gar company has been among them
securing contracts for beet acreage,
and hes been quite successful, hav-
ing number of the erstwhile braves
ON his list, who have signified an in
tcntion to cultivate the festive beet
tie same ss other farmers And i'm
this, while not SO picturesque as they
are On their cayuses, roaming the
sHge brush covered dells, yet they
display a greater nobility than be-
fore, for they are passing race,
their day as savages is done, and
they are adopting the pursuits of the
white man because of necessity, and
In suppressing their natural aversion
to work and its attending confine-
ment, they are putting forth man
ly effort that makes them in very
truth "The Noble Red Man.