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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
Different Valuations.

Some one asked the old farmer
what his cow was worth.
Wall" he answered with a knowing
wink, tibet depen's on whether she's
goin' to be killed by the butcher Of
The railroad"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
Eried Rianni4

Shape bread dough as for raised
biscuit; when tssen, drop into deep
fat and try six minutes; drain on
brown paper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
A Serious Result.

did that explorer suffer any phys
ical ailment as a result of his trip u
the arctic regions?"
Eyes"
what was it?"
Writers cramp"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
PARTNERS
BY DONALD ALLEN

Copyright. 1911 by Associated Literary Press.)
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26

city which handles the material and
drives tie powerful crushers and
grinders. This same power pulver-
.izes the coal and blcws it into the
drier kilns where the cement is
roasted to a clinker. Even the fini-
ished product is automatically weigh
ed by an electric device. All the
motors in a modern cement mill are
dust proof and are blown out with
compressed air every twenty-four
hours. The fact that an electric mo-
tor is the only power unit which can
stand a continuous twenty-four hour
service in dust laden atmosphere
makes ii invaluable to the cement
industry. One plant estimates that
it has saved fully $4,000 a year
since it adopted electric drive.
Most of the old fagstone quar-
ries have long since been abandoned
and majority of the sut stone
quarries have either been given Up
or turned into the manufacture of
crushed stone for roads and concrete
work. Cement walks are cheaper
and better than tagging, and con-
crete has taken the place Of mason
ry. 1t is cheaper to handle crushed
stone and cement than it is to
handle blocks and slabs of stone
With concrete a new abutment for a
bridge can be poured and moulded
into shape in day where it used to
take a gang of skilled masons a
month to build it, Dwelling houses,
apartments, offices and great factory
buildings are now made from rein
forced concrete. 1t is predicted by
no less a person than Mr.. Edison
that nearly all the buildings of the
future will be of fireproof concrete
construction, poured into moulds.
BY this method good substantial
house can be made within twenty
four hours.
A great many million barrels of
cement are used in this country ev-
cry year In 1902 Pennsylvania pro-
duced 100000 barrels, Michigan
100000 barrels, New Jersey L.
100000 barrels, New York 100000
barrels and Illinois 100000 bar
rels.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Perplexing the. BARRIERS.

''How will YOU want your hair cut
sir?n said the talkatiye hairdresser
to the man in the chair,
Minus conversational prolixity, .
replied the patient.
'.How's that, sir?''
''With abbreviated or totally elm
mated variations"
"I-er-d don't quite catch your
meaning, sir"
with quiescent mandibulars."
Which,"
without effervescent verbosity.
"Sir?"
"Let diminutive colloquy be con-
spicuous by it's absence"
The hairdresser scratched his
head thoughtfully for second and
then went over to the proprietor OF
the shop with the whispered remark:
..I don't know whether the gentle
man in my chair is mad or is a fore
igner, but | can't find out what he
wants
The proprietor went to the wait.
ing customer and said politely:
sMy man doesn't seem to under
stand you, sir How would yot
have your hair cut?"
.'In silence"
The proprietor gave witherins
look at his journeyman, while the
latter began work and felt so ut
terIy crushed that he never agar
asked his patient IL he'd buy DOT
tie of hair restorer, San Francisc'
Star.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
FREE "TRIP FOR BOYS.
Various Trips offered as Prizes in
Corn Growing Contest by Wen
Known Iowans.


Boys who this year grow good
acres of corn in the fourth congress
sional district, including Worth,
Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, ALA
makee, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chicka-
saw, Fayette and Clayton counties,
will have chance to win a free trip
to Washington, d. c.
On request of the extension de-
partment of the Iowa State College
at Ames, Congressman Gilbert N
Haugen of the fourth congressional
district offers as a prize to the boy
who grows the best acre of corn in
the fourth district in the Acre Corn
Growing Contest of the Iowa Boys
and Girls Club this year a free trip
to Washington with expenses paid
going and returning and while at
Washington seeing the points of in
terest in the city and nearby points.
Arrangements are also being
made to give free trip to Wash
ington TO the boy and the girl who
are sweepstake winners in the en-
tire state; the boy with the best
corn growing record and the girl
with the best record in domestic
science work.
The William Galloway Co. of Wa
terloo offers as special prizes free
trips to Washington for the mother
of the boy and the mother Of the
girl who win the state wide WASH
ington trip prizes.
r The Des Moines Register and
Leader and the Des Moines Tribune
jointly offer as second prize in
each congressional district, a free
trip to Des Moines with side trip
to Ames.
The Des Moines Commercial Club
will give free trip to Des Moines
with a side trip to Ames, to the boy
raising the best acre of corn in Polk
county, and will entertain the win
ners from the SO other counties who
are sent by their respective Com
mercial Clubs or other organiza-
tions.
All that is necessary to enter the
contest is for the contestant to be
over 10 and under Is years of age
on July l, 1911; to sign and mail
the enrolment card or application;
select his acre plot, which may be a
separate piece of ground or a part of
held; secure his seed and go to
work. Those now enrolled in the
Acre Corn Growing Contest of the
Iowa Boys and Girls Club are al
ready properly entered.
Each contestant must do all his
own work, except very young con-
testant may hire heavy plowing and
cultivation done in preparing sell
for planting.
The contest will be conducted by
the extension department of the
Iowa STATE College at Ames. under
the regulation of the Iowa Boys and
Girls Club.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
THE STORY OF CEMENT.
Interesting Description of Building
Material Now Extensively
Used.

No man knows the history OF
cement. Wander among the ruins
of ancient Rome and you will find
solid masonry, laid with cement
made from volcanic ash mixed with
lime and water. History does not
tell who laid these stones and how
the first mason discovered the secret
Of his mortar. Visit the ruined cities
Of the Aztecs in Central America and
you will find intact their ancient
masonry, laid with cement, and walls
still standing made from cement
and rubble.
Cement, as We know ii, is made
from a mixture of lime, silica and
alumina. These things, in the right
proportion, have the property of co.
herring until the product finally be-
comes as hard as stone. The lime
is usually secured by burning lime
stone, the silica and alumina are
natural products OF clay.
There are three distinct kinds of
cement, of which the Portland is
the best known; so called because it
happens to resemble a certain kind
CT gray rock on the Island of Port
land, near England. Portland cement
was first made in England in 1925
and it was not until 1873 that the
industry was brought to this coun-
try. The first cement works in the
United States was at Coplay, Pa. Up
to the year 1894 the output of the
few cement factories In this country
was very small. In 1891 only 13
per cent of all the cement used here
was made. in this country; the rest
came from England and Germany.
But the growth of this business was
the most marvellous of anything in
the whole history of the industrial
development of the country. In
1900 we were making so per cent
of all the cement used in the world,
and the cement industry has since
grown with leaps and bounds until
today our plants are models fer the
world.
In a modern cement plant the raw
material is brought to the plant in
cars and dumped into bins for the
several mills, and from then on, un-
til it is packed in bags ready for
shipment, it is handled by electric
ally operated machinery.
1t might be we'll at this point to
explain briefly the process of manu-
facture, so that we may get bet
ter idea of the electrical equipment.
The raw material from the, storage
bins is first dried and crushed ready
for mixing. The various materials
are then mixed in their proper pro-
portions, pulverized, and delivered
to the burner building, where the
raw material is thoroughly fused to
cllnker. Inc cllnKer is tnen dellV-
cred by electric cranes to storage
bins and allowed to cool, after which
it is conveyed to the finishing mills,
recrushed and pulverized, and then
delivered to the stock houses as a
finished product. Here the cement
is packed into bags ready for ship
ment.
One Of the main reasons why the
cement industry has grown so fast
is because it was fostered and helped
by the best engineers in the world.
1t was among the first of the indus
tries to be completely electrified and
today nearly every cement plant is
run by electric power. 1t is electri-
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
THE SIMPLE LIFE
OF A COMMOkER
Continned from nage 1l

rations in which you are placed and
yoar personal relation to conditions
and results, without an appearance
of egctism which, though far from
existing in tact, nevertheless is LA
BE to create an impression in the
mind of the reader preju6icial to
the modesty of the writer.
l have ever before me as / set
down these things the question of
that little girl, whose father was
speaking with great fuency of the
part he had taken in the struggle,
utterly unaware of the impression
he WIS making: Father, couldn't
you get anyone to help you put down
the rebellion?" However, as these
records are intended for family peru
sal rather than for the general read
er, ! am encouraged to believe my
loved cnes will be inclined to con-
done any apparent outcropping in
hiseGirection, and look with lenien-
cy upon what may be said of my own
personal part in the great conflict.
Just as we were passing over the
rifle pits of the enemy, felt some
thing strike my right leg as though
had been hit with switch or car
riage whip; no great harm was done
however, as it was merely a musket
ball which had passed through my
trousers, making a rent which was
easily repaired. Immediately after
that five of us became separated
from the regiment; we had not un-
derstood the orders, which were to
hold the line of intrenchments we
had captured and remain there. So
1t came to pass that we five, w. L..
Journey, Thomas Paine, Joseph Con-
way, C. HI. Reeder and myself had
unwittingly exposed ourselves to a.
deadly fire from the point to which
the enemy had retired. In less time
than it requires to speak of it,
Thomas Paine had received a wound
from which he died soon after the
battle. Conway and Reeder escaped
unhurt, but Journey, who was the
Orderly Sergeant CT the company,
was struck on the breast by mus
ket ball which though it did not
cause instant death would probably
have proven mortal had not his
death been caused a few moments
later. AS it was the moment he was
hit he said to me: Harry, I'm
shot" and dropping his gun he stag
gefed backward, falling into my
arms. Near where we were standing
there was tent which had been oc-
cupied by some rebel officers, and
close to the side next to our lines
there was trunk which had been
left by them in their haste to get
away. When Journey fell ! caught
him and led him with as little pain
do pOSSiule uSuiuu lnS JSut, lHluhiH5
we would be out of sight of the
enemy, and in less danger on that
account. Alas! / fear ii was cnly
another instance of the ostrich hid
| ing his head in the sand. We were
either seen or they knew just where
we were. had laid my arm on
the trunk with journeys head rest
ing on 1t while he was stretched on
tile ground and was giving him a
drink of water from my canteen,
when one of the many bullets with
which the enemy was riddling the
tent, cut my coat sleeve and enter
| ing the brain of my ccmrade in
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
CORNER STONE IS LAID
CONTINUED from page IL

Waukon H. H. Stilwell, DR..
Bowen, DR.. Crawford, Messrs. Bar
thell, w. H. Niehaus, w. G. Hale,
AMI several others.
Burr Oak-F. e. Cratsenberg, j.
e. Briggs, p. C. Olson, r. Reid and
others.
Hawkeye-H. r. Palmer.
Waucoma Ace Webster and wife.
Britt-F. T. Burdick.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
THE DISTRICT COURT
Continued from page i

Simmer C Thomas VS.. ]. d. Null
ianey, plaintiff accepts offer of de-
fendant TO confess Judgment for
SS10.30 and costs.
The Murphy-Qualley contest case
over the election of 7. j. Qualley as
sheriff, will be taken up the latter
part Of this week or the first of next
week.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
His Object.

II notice. said the young mans
employer, that you are always
about the first in the Office in the
morning;
Thank you, SIR"
why do you thank me?"
For noticing it,"
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26

stantly killed him. drew my arm
out from under him and as speedils'
as pos sible ade my way back to
our lines. Upon examining NY clot1-
ing after TIE battle wss not liz
tie surprised to find no less than
rine bullet holes in them, one of
which had gone through my cap.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Why He Mourned.

O'Toole-An why are yez wearin'
mournin', Muldoon?"
Muldoon-Shure an OF hoy t. tn
iditcr ov magazine OF We been
takin' wrote me yisterd'y an sed
thot me subscripshun had expired" ;"
Judge.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Desperate.

Father, do lawyers tell the
truth?'
''Yes, my boy" the father answ-
cred. Lawyers will do anything to
win case. Washington Star.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
A Wise One.

do you think ! am really your
affinity?" asked Solomon's 9S5th
wife, coqrettishly.
Ny dear" said the Wisest Guy
"you are cne in thousand.
He got away with it, too.-Toledo
Blade.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Serious.

Bother it! can't remember
whether the doctor said was to
drink less wine and still less beer,
CT less beer and still less wine. -
Fliegende Blaetter
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Don't Forget.

Subscribers will please bear in
mind that they cannot be more than
one year in arrears on subscription,
under the ruling of the post Office
department.
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
On His Job.

Waiter (to aviator who has fallen
on the roof of a hoteD Want a
room, sir?
Decorah public opinion., 1911-04-26
Hair Raising Performance.

''fhe baby likes to play with my
air
But aren't you afraid he'll muss
it, dragging it al over the floor?'
Washington Herald
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07
Won MOLTKE'S METHODS.
An Incident That Showed His Grasp
Of Military Detail.

An Incboeht ndt SnoWeo IT'S ArdSP
Of Military Detail.
The parents Of q young soldier, who
was private in a Prussian cavalry
regiment during the Franco-Prussian
war. became very anxious about him.
Several BATTLES had been fought and
they had received no news of their
boy. After some hesitation the father
went to see General Won Moltke and
after a long wait was admitted to the
presence of the great field marshal.
What is your business?" asked the
general. use as few words as pos
Sible."
The visitor explained that I've wished
to know the fate Of his son. a private
In certain regiment. Moitke smiled.
but not unkindly. and drew forth a
square of cardboard covered with dots.
lines and crosses Of various colors.
This line" he said. Indicates the
line Of march Of your sons regiment.
These dots mark the distance OF each
forced march. Tomorrow morning at
I o'clock the regiment must be at this
point here. Take note Of the situa-
ton" He said no more. and the in
terview ended.
Long before the hour named the IA
thdr was at the point indicated on the
man. Just before o'clock the trum-
pets Of the advance guard were heard
in the distance. and precisely ut the
horr tho father saw his SOn-I london
Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07
SMALL MEN HATE SUCCESS.
Rival Who Shows Business Ability
Makes Him Their Enemy.

MAKES him neir cnenys
Why is 1t that the outsider who ar
rives poor In small town and who.
by intelligence and hard work, boosts
himself to mercantile prominence, Is
usually feared, Stunned and hated?
He must be al able man. That goes
without saying. He Is nearly always
a public spirited chap and full Of the
fellow feeling spirit, and his neighbors
should be proud of him. but instead
they dislike him because he has made
a distinct success where they have
been plugging along in rut all the
days Of their years.
Every man who makes success OF
life has to undergo the same sort of
thing. to some extent. Even julius
Caesar discovered that there were citi-
zens of Rome who were ready to hand
him a knife rather than nosegay.
Yet most towns are full of people
who hate the successful man. The
smaller merchants waste great deal
Of time cussing him. He is abused for
the very qualities that should make
him popular. II he contributes
handsome sum to any cause he Is not
given credit for generosity. "Its all an
advertising scheme" say the croakers.
He is accused of all sorts of COM
mercial sins. because he is enterprising
and employs modern methods as far as
they can be employed in small town.
But, strange to say, he keeps right
on being successful.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07
MENTAL MACHINERY.
Shut Of All the Power When You Cult
Work at Niqht,

WORN ut Ni9Ht'
1t Is a great thing tp learn to shut
Off the mental steam when you quit
work. says Orison SWEET Murden in
Snc"ess Magazine. What would you
think Of II factory manager who would
leave all Of his power turned on after
the operators had left the factory. the
delicate machinery running every
where. pounding Itself to pieces. grind
Ing out its G",icnte bearings without
produt ing anything: Many Of us do
not turn of our mental power after
we are through producing or creating
for the day. We carry our business
hone. take 1t to bed with us. think.
plan. worry and waste precious ener
thinking. foolish worrying that pro.
duces nothing hut grinds out the ex-
Quisite mental machinery and untits
1t for the next days work 1t IS
great art to learn to shut Off power
when through our days work. so that
we can oil our mental machinery. re-
fresh our minds and recuperate our
selves. so that we can go to the next
days work completely reinvigorated.
Many men seem to think that they
are accomplishing something II they
keep their minds on business even
when not at work. but they really ac-
cOmplish less than nothing because
they are wasting precious mental en-
ergy. the power for concentration, the
viFor. the focusing Of the mind. which
Ia imperative for creating purposes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07
EMILY WAS TENDING THE PosIEs.


bank. Sanger couldn't let you print
that yarn. He had to talk you out of
it. How much money do you lose by
the smash Of the bank?"
THE bank doesn't smash" said War
ren. I'lrsave it IL 1t takes every dol
lar I've got in the world. What? Do
you think I'll let the people Of this
town suffer because I'm an idiot? No,
SIR"
well, hoped you'd feel that way"
said Biddle, "and, by the bye. heard
a faint rumor that poor little Emmy
Congreve had been secretly married
to Lilley for some time and had gone
away with him, but don't believe It,
don't believe there's a word Of
truth
Warren was already out of the room
He ran every step Of the way tQ
Emily's house. and there she was In
her little garden. tending the posies,
She had not married Jerome Ltlley,
though fervently entreated to do SO,
but she promised to marry George
Warren before he took his eyes of
her that blessed afternoon. !
"And now" said he. 'let me 60 and
save broken national bank. 1t seems
a very small. easy and unimportant
matter to me now. but | suppose 1t
ought to be attended to for the sake
IF nv fellow citizens"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07

this Is THE LUCKIEsr THING THAT EVER
HAPPENED"
posies on the hands breadth Of ground
before her fathers house. Half an
hour later old Jim Biddle, city editor
of the Truth, found Warren In Miss
COngreves garden without having
looked for him anywhere else, but
Biddle had a special instinct in such
matters.
whats up, Jim?" asked Warren.
Nothing muoh," responded the city
editor. Theodore Sanger is going to
be at the ofce about a quarter Of g
to have .alk about something. l
thought you might like to see him.
Sanger was president Of the First
National bank of Middleboro and an
important figure In the community.
He would no. seek the editor Of the
Truth about q trife. and. moreover,
Warren was not deceived by Biddle's
nothing much" He knew that some
thing had happened, wherefore he i'm
mediately uprooted himself from the
pleasant soil of Miss COngreve's gar
den and departed with the city editor.
II made the appointment with San
ger by telephone" said Biddle as soon
AZ they were out Of hearing. Il didn't
want to mention my real errand before
Emily Congreye. because it's about a
friend of hers, and mighty unpleas-
ant story too. It's about Jerome Lii
ley. Sanger may be able to give us
some facts"
At the. mention Of Jerome Iilley's
name a peculiar nervousness took pos
session Of Warren. There is nothing
else like 1t. the inward chill Of instinc-
tive jealousy.
Whats happened to him. demand
I'd Warren.
"He's under arrest. on the dead
quiet. There are not ten people In
Middleboro who know anything about
1t. He has been discOunting fraudu
lent notes with bank In Winsted.
and the bank is on"
"What sort Of nOtes?'
"NOtes of the Suburban Real Estate
company. He had no right to sign
for that concern. He is only salaried
man."
IL thought he was partner
$50 did everybody else," responded
Biddle, "but he isn't. He sold out his
interest. l think he sold 1t to Sanger.
That's what l want to find out. This
Is going to be big story. Lilley has
been steering very crooked course
In this town. I'll bet he owes $4,000.
and he isn't worth 80 cents"
Warren laughed nervOusly.
"He owes me few hundred" he
said. "but it's personal loan. without
even an l. o. U. to show for it,"
"a good many people are stuck
worse than you are" rejoined Biddle.
"There'll be mourning In the Union
Presbyterian church. Lilley pulled a
strong oar there"
The yOung man in question was
chorister and tenor In that church,
handsome. brilliant. popular fellow,
prominent In social affairs and a deft
squire Of dnn,es. whose name of late
had been coupled with Emily Con-
sreve's in the more kindly gossip of
their circle. usually with some express
sion of good will. Warren, who was
deeply In love with Miss COngreve
and not very sensible Of any en-
couragement from the lady, regarded
Lilley as an extremely dangerous r.
val. In fact. 1t had been some time
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07
Whv He Went to Market.

1t usually happens in this way:
"Jim," says Mrs. Mann. II see that
the best butter is cents cheaper mt the
market than ii Is out there at our
grocery store. This Is market day,
Would you mind going down there
on your way home and getting me two
dozen eggs and some corn and a few
"Oh. I'm awfully sorry. dear"
breaks in Mr.. Mann. but this Is go
ing to be my busy day. l won't be
home till pretty late. and there ate
lot of extra things that simply must
attend to, and
"Never mind, dear" says Mrs. Mann.
I'D just us soon do 1t myself, but
haven't any money. and II you will
leave me a ten dollar bill ZIP.
Come to think Of it," breaks In Mr..
Mann right there. 81 won't be so very
busy today. was thinking about
next week. III so to the market for
you very gladly."-Cleveiand Plain
Dealer