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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Almost as important as getting the

Almost as important as getting tne
right sort of motor is the finding of
the secret of automatic stability OF
aeroplanes. More has been learned in
the last twelve months about the
swirls and turmoils that beset the nav
igator In the fields of air than ever
was known before. But the aero
plane will have to become a steady,
well-balanced machine under varying
conditions before it can surpass the
automobile in popularity and general
use. Many devices are being tried to
accomplish this end. There is nc
doubt that the problem will be solved
satisfactorily before long, and that the
annual death roll of the aeronauts will
be cut down considerably.
A great many enthusiastic people
have been urging their governments
to stop building battleships and spend
their millions for air craft They nave
pointed out that for the cost of one
Dreadnaught an aerial fleet that
would darken the sky could be con-
structed. In fact, the nations of the
world are feverishly preparing for aer
ial warfare. Great as has been the
rivalry between the great powers to
build and equip battleships, the rivalry
between them for mastery of the air
is fully as keen. Even the United
States has caught the fever and within
a few months expects to have $50 aer-
oplanes under it's command. The last
congress appropriated $4,000 for the
purchase and building of aeroplanes
for naval and military purposes. The
aerial corps is already under organiza-
ton and the most noted aviators in
the United States are now commits
stoned officers In it. The Aerial corps
of the regular army has been seeing
some service during the maneuvers
still under way in the southwest and
have done scout duty for the marching
columns.
The air of the United States will be
full of machines during the summer.
AS in the old days, the nation relied
for its fighting sailors upon the sea-
faring men of the New England coast;
in these later times it must rely upon
the dNldlOI W d1Q III
it's machines in the event Of conflict.
In Europe the military use of the
aeroplane is well recognized Russia
has given orders for the purchase OF
300 warplanes of the latest type. Ger
many has anywhere from thirty to
fifty dirigibles and score of aero
planes carefully guarded in her mill
tary department. England is nerV-
ously arming with warplanes, that she
may be able to defend the air as she
has long held the water. Italy is
strong in the fighting potentially OF
these new creatures.
A first-class steel warplane costs
$500 in the open market. The mod
ern battleship costs nearly $4,000, 900,
so that the cost for one battleship a
good-sized fleet of aerial craft might
be assembled In France the manufac-
turers are behind with their orders.
They have been swamped with orders
during the past few months and have
enough now to keep them busy for
wear
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Rubber For Paving Streets

prepared a durable material
The initial outlay for paving road
ways with rubber composition will
cost only little more than the sys-
tenn at present in use and will be
more than compensated for by the
prolonged life of the rubber.
During many years rubber paving
has been used with salts actory re-
suits at some of the railway stations
in London. Further, rubber paving
blocks are reversible.
The opinion is now confidently ex-
pressed that the new product is
bound to supersede the old style of
roadway and paving. If its introduce
ton means the constant roar and din
of the traffic is to disappear, then
Londoners will gladly welcome it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
The Ordeal by Test.

Weird tales of the remarkable man
ner OF administration of justice re-
sorted 10 by natives of the Lower Nj
ger territory were given lately by a
party of British traders who visited
the river. If native is accused of
theft, the heads of the village make
decoction of herbs and put into the
essence about grain of ground pep
per. The liquid is then lightly ap-
piled to the eyelid If the subject
weeps he is considered guilty. But
the murder test is an improvement
upon Dhat of theft The wise man"
of the district draws a vessel of wa.
ter, into which he puts some poison.
Then he takes cows tail and "as.
perges" the eyes of the supposed as
sassin. If the man becomes blind b,
is pronounced a murderer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Hair Turns Gray In MIGHT.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Emotion has turned
Nicholas Warmcastle's hair gray in a
night.
The other day Warmcastle received
word from his wife in Liverpool, Eng
land, that their two-year-old child had
died on the eve of the departure of
herself and four children to join him.
He collapsed and physicians said he
might die of a broken heart.
He was placed in bed and when one
of the doctors called he found Warm
castles chestnut colored hair had
turned gray.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

When | came back. they sat here.
looking pretty as roses, both of EN-.
And Miss Mary said. in that sweet
voice of hers. gazing out over the hen
yard. What a pleasant view you have.
Mrs Hobart?
Now that was real society tact, ]
s'pose,. for the window she'd chosen
don't command any view beyond the
hen yard but the barn But Miss
Dorothy. bless her little heart, looked
right at me with her eyes all twinkly,
and she said o. nope it didn't boil
over, Mrs Hobart. and felt al home
with her right of. Youths Compan.
ion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
His Promotion.

when | was working on salary"
said the head of the firm, q was al
ways the first one in the establish
ment in the morning and the last one
to leave it at night"
.Was your" replied the office boy
How long did you keep it up?"
How long did / keep it up? Fol
twenty-five years"
Gee, 1t took long time to
coax the boss to let you marry his
daughter, didn't ito"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

Mr.. Smith commented that the de-
vice, theoretically, was a fine one,
but no reckoning had been made of
the fact that in some parts of New
ark sewer basins were used as de-
positories of old beddin~ and 3aby
carriages. So the scheme was not
altogether a success.
Mr.. Smith said that in certain parts
of the state, through the persistent
work Of ditching, draining and oiling.
the mosquito nuisance has been praca
tically eliminated
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
FaIIieres is Economical.

Paris.-Ten-cent collars, 90-cent
shirts, 9-cent socks and other habere
dashery in keeping. are worn by the
president Of France, Armand Fallieres,
according to discovery made by the
Midi, a newspaper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Confidence

Confidence may be defined as the
feeling we experience Just before We
proceed to make a mistake.-P Puck
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

After man Is married he hates to
sit in hammock because it is likely
to wrinkle his coat
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
ANOTHER NEW COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: I have been
constant reader of the P. G. G. for a
long time and I thought l would write
also. Papa takes The Jeff and enjoy
the P. c.. G. best of all. I am going
to school now, and my desk-mate is
Carrie Watkins. My teacher is Prof.
j. F. Alverson and [ certainly like
him. What games do you Cousins
play at school? We play dare"
Stealing sticks, ball and many
other intel esting games. Henry White
will answer your puzzle: "Too wise
your are, too wise you be, I see you
are too wise for me-" Am ] right?
Fern Donnelly, your first, William
Harrison was President only one
month. His life was ended suddenly
by a severe attack of pneumonia
Second. the cotton gin was invented
by Eli Whitney in 1893. Now I will
ask some questions: When and where
did the first Colonial Congress meet?
When was slavery frs introduced in
to America? Who presented the Uni
ted States with the Statue of Liberty?
Wishing the P. c. G. much success,
remain, q new Cousin, JEWEL
BRIDGES, Sugar Wiley, Ga
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
The Durbar.

The durbar to take place at Delhi
in December will be the third cere-
mony Of the kind under the Eng
glish rule in India, but the first in
which the real Emperor to be crown
ed was present in person. Queen
Victoria and King Edward VII. pre-
ferred to be represented by proxies.
Disrael conceived the idea Of adj
ding Empress Of India to Queen Vic
toria's titles. The purpose was to
impress the Oriental mind with the
Importance and great dignity Of the
British ruler, and the durbar revi-
val Of an old custom of the MoguIs,
was introduced to give these East
ern subjects Of the crown an ocular
demonstrations Of pomp and gran
deur, such as is in keeping with their
idea Of imperial power.
The durbar will consume nine con-
tinuous days of parade and formal
receptions and will exceed in mag
nificence the coronation ceremonies
in London last June.
About all the use that Great Brit
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
HERE'S ANOTHER GOOD BOY
HOUSEKEEPER.

Dear Aunt Addy: l haven't writ
ten to The JEFF since you have been
with it. | sure like your subject; I
think boys should learn to cook as
well as the girls. Here's some of
the reasons: because the mother
might be sick, Or be away, and if
there were no girls in the family
and the mother has a little patch
ing, or something else to do, the boy
if he knows how to cook. can fix
a smack" for their papa; and if the
mother does hard days work and
doesn't feel like getting up the next
morning, she can call the son to
get up and cook breakfast; if he's
a willing boy he will get up and not
grumble. I get up every morning
and build fire and my sisters cook
breakfast; mama don't help them,
unless she wants to. My mothers
health is better than it has been in
many years and l sure do appreciate
it too. That's all for this time, on
the cooking question. I will ana
swer on Or two Of Cousin Frank
Joyner's questions. /. I think Co.
lumbus discovered a water route to
India. 2. Raleigh won the favor of
Queen Elizabeth by his loving acts
towards her; and throwing his cloak
in front Of her. If I'm right, send
me a card or letter [ like to cor
respond with the Cousins. Cousin
Pearl Goldman [ will answer some
Of yours, although I am no school
boy. 1. Georgia was settled by Jas.
E. Oglethorpe. 2. Georgia was set
tied at Savannah in 1893. 8. The
first city was named Savannah in
honor Of all Indian Girl. 1 will ask
one. What Office in the county does
man hold as a low Office, but still
it's a high one? With much love to
all the Cousins and Aunt Addy. WILL
LIE LANY, Bitch, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
ANOTHER LITTLE COUNTRY GIRL
WHO is HAPPY.

Dear Aunt Addy: Will you admit
little Georgia girl into your hap
py band Of Cousins? | have been
constant reader of the P. C. G. Ny
papa takes The JEFF and thinks it a
great paper. [ will agree with Aunt
Addy on boys learning to cook; I
think they should cook and do other
house work. How many of you
Cousins like to go to school? I think
every boy and girl should strive
for an education. I live in the coun-
try, and like country life. l help
my papa on the farm and enjoy it
very much. Well, as this is my first
attempt to write to the P. G. c.,
will ring off and if this escapes the
waste-basket, will come again, and
write on subject. With much love
to Aunt Addy and the Cousins.
SALLIE POUNDS, Winston, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
CHRISTMAS WISHES FROM
GEORGIA COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here comes q
little Georgia girl to join your happy
P. G. G. I am a little girl IL years
old, and go to school every day. My
school teachers name is Mr.. Tai
madge Freeman, and my domestic
science teachers name is Miss Ruby
Reese. 1 love them both very much.
Well Cousins, how many are expect
ing Santa Claus to visit you Christ
mas? I will answer your first ques-
ton, Pearl Goldman, James Ogle-
thorpe. I will close my letter by
asking a riddle. Brothers and sis
tiers I have none, but that mans
father was my fathers son. Hoping
the waste-basket wilt close its mouth
until my letter goes to print, I will
say good-by Wishing Aunt Addy
and all the Cousins a Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year. I am
your Cousin, MISSOURI CAWLEY,
Blythe, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
AN ALABAMA BOY JOINS THE
CLUB

Good Evening, to Dear Aunt
Addy and the Cousins. My papa is
subscriber to The JeffersoniaH, and
is a Watson man. [ live On farm
and love to be free, country boy.
My father is a Georgian; my mother
an Alabamaian. Well, Henry L.
White, I will answer your question:
Too wise you are, too wise you be,
/ see you are too wise for me- Hope
I will get the card. I am an inter
ested school boy 10 years old; and
am in the 9Th grade. Well, / will
close as my letter might finds it's
way to the waste-basket. WILLIE
H. TUMLIN, Murray Cross, Ala.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21

settled Georgia. Lille Blackburn.
Whl try to answer your riddles: i.
A We'll 2. Black berry. 3. A cow
bell. 4. A boy promised to marry
a girl; she was rich; she meant to
meet him, and got there first and
went up tree. He came and began
digging her grave; he intended to
kill her there; she said the riddle
and ran away Fern Donne1ley: 2.
The cotton gin was invented by Eli
Whitney in 1898. Mines A. Dickey:
1. Columbus. g. Robert Fulton. 3.
Eli Whitney invented the first cot
ton gin. I hope to receive post cards
from the Cousins, if I have answer
ed the questions correctly. Wishing
Aunt Addy and the Cousins much
success, I am very truly yours, IRA
FARMER BROXTON, Nunnerlyn,
Ga. Rt.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21

a pretty post card. /. Which is one
Of the longest words in the English
language? 2. What word is it of
5 letters of which two being removed
only one remain? g. Why is a bald
head like heaven? 4. What is that
which no man ever yet did see;
which never was, but always is to
be? 5. When walking through
field of wheat, I picked up something
good to eat; it was neither fish, flesh,
fowl nor bone; l kept it till it ran
alone. For fear my letter is too
long and not very interesting, I'll
quit for this time, and try to do bet
ter next time. Wishing Aunt Addy
and all the Cousins a merry Christ
mas, I am new Cousin, EVA
WHITE, Meigs, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
A BOY COUSIN WRITES FROM
RUTH. GA.

Dear Aunt Addy: thought I would
write to the P. G. G. again. I have
not written since Daddy Jim quit.
Well Cousins, we are having some
right cold weather now. I guess all
the Cousins are through picking cot
ton, and it is not long till Christmas
Well, I will answer some questions.
Harry L. White, the answer to yours,
TOO wise you are, too wise you be,
| see you are too wise for me. ;"
Mines A. Dickey, will answer your
question: CD Walter Raleigh was
the first man to make a settlement in
America. CD Robert Fulton invent
ed the first steamboat CD Eliza
Whitney Invented the first cotton gin.
Now I will ask a question: Who in
vented the first telephone? I will ex-
pect a card if I answer your ques
tons correct. If see this in print
will come again. ROBERT G. COPE
LAND. Ruth, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
FROM A THOMAS COUNTY (GA.)
GTRF.

Dear Aunt Addy: AS so many
other boys and girls are writing let
tiers. I decided I'd let you know that
some one lives in Thomas Co. We
are having some cool weather down
here; but not too cool to enjoy 60
ing to sugar boilings". live on a
farm, miles southwest Of Meigs.
1 have 6 sisters and 4 brothers; I
have sisters and 1 brother mar
ried. I have little nephews and
A little nieces. When they all come,
We have plenty of fuss and fun. l
think Mr.. Watson is very kind to
let the children have page in his
wonderful paper. I think Mr.. Wat
son is a great man anyway. Well l
will close by asking few riddles;
to the first one that answers any of
these questions correctly, l will send
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21
WARRENTON (GA.) COUSIN
ASKS ABOUT THE S. S. Il.

Dear Aunt Addy: VIII you let a
Georgia girl into your happy band
of girls and boys? This is my first
attempt to write to the Post Card
Club. Papa takes The JEFF and we
are all fond of reading it. I wonder
what has become of our S. S. B.? l
am a country cracker and like to go
to school; / have been going nearly
two months; my teachers name is
Miss Bessie Veasey; she is a sweet
teacher. Well, as this is my first
time, I will close by answering
some questions and puzZels.
(These had been answered before;
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21

Henry White and Fern Donnelly had
asked them).
Well, I hope to see my letter in
print. From your Cousin, EUNIE
JOHNSON, Warrenton, Ga.
Comment: Until some one was
found to look after the Post Card
Club, Mr.. Watson thought it best to
drop the S. S. b. for the present
After the first of the year, it will
probably be started again.
AUNT ADDY.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21

ain has for her royalty now is to put
them on parade. The Kings duties
at home are largely social, and
court with much Of ceremony and
funkeyism seems necessary to suit
the taste of the British people who
place their practical government af-
fairs with the House Of Commons
and the ministers chosen from it's ma
jority party. The durbar serves an
excellent purpose to keep the people
Of India loyal to British rule. They
will be greatly impressed with the
coronation of the Emperor and En-
press at the ancient capitol Of Del
hi. 1t will ali be empty pomp, Of
course, but that fact doesn't reach
the Hindoo understanding, and the
British count themselves lucky in
having a King to give the Indians
for an Emperor and thus bind closer
the Indian allegi ance.-Nashville
(Tenn.) Banner
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-12-21

Be sure to include The JEFF il your
next years reading matter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21
Peanut Craftsmanship

The great question selecting the branch the national
legislature senator. with
confirmed "he
bloody shirt section the passions
The a neghborng country.
matter offered relief of the nations and
with foul the annexation
that the national jealousy
and animosity.
Such statecaf the Attack the nch held by
Class Privilege patriotism international harmony
crucfied behalf the tight the
95 o people.
But there will be 1t impossible to believe that the
without
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21
Feb. 81, 1874;
a congressman

secretary of the treasury in
series of experiments for testing
the merits of the telegraph. The
proposition was ridiculed. Rep
Iresentative Johnson of Tennessee
Offered an amendment setting
aside $4,000 for lectures on
|mesmerism, and Mr.. Houston from
Texas wanted some of the money
devoted to Millerism. Joe Cannon's
chair was then occupied by John
White of Kentucky, a famous wit,
who ruled the amendments all in
order because 'it would require a
scientific analysis to determine
how far the magnetism of the mes
merism was analogous to that to
be employed in telegraphy." How
ever, the bill finally passed the
house, and now even members OF
congress recognize the value of the
at times election
nights in particular.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21

fore the American School Hygiene
association, parts of which were
quoted by you in the Times of
date February 13, that I wish to
comment on.
But first l want to remark that
DR.. Eliot's sentiments must make
cold Shivers run up and down the
back of the Anthony Comstock
law; and that the people who have
been prosecuted and imprisoned
under it's provisions, for teaching
what DR.. Eliot expressed, must be
exclaiming, Hear, hear
My remarks, not to be consid-
cred a criticism, are on the way
he uses the word innocence. He
expects the criticism on his teach
ing will be that it may abolish
innocence in young manhood and
womanhood," but then says, "vir-
tue, not innocence. is manifestly
Gods object and end for human
ity." l was taught in my younger
days that the Garden of Eden
was lost to humanity through its
Innocence in ignorance" and
would be permanently restored
by Innocence in wisdom" which
restoration DR.. Eliot's teaching is
bringing to the young people OF
today, and it seems to me not one
of them are particle the less in.
nocent because OF a thorough
knowledge of the wonderful me-
chanism of these bodies which the
Bible affirms are "the temple OF
God" and that "the spirit of God
dwells in them"
MARIA BARKER.
P. S.-My idea in writing the
above is to help to emphasize what
DR.. Eliot said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21
Triumph of Social Conscience

The deadly white PHOSPHORUS the manufacture OF
matches with the ptu There
known
Match
Without the of this substitute independent match
pane compelled their
going business out OF
1t proposed time that should
the patent the public didn't
Then President Edward Stettnius associates the
Diamond Match decided that they would noble thing
their patent for the the public their
chances in competition with the independents.
They have thereby the lives health of thousands
1t social
to the credit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21

| To the Editor of the Times: %
Dear Sir: Will you kindly al
low space in your valuable paper
for the following: sA7
AT the last mass meeting held
by the recall movement, the city
controller at that meeting tried
to show that the cost of running
the city under the present COM
mission form is so much more
than under the old system, and in
doing so he compared the year
1909 with 1910. Now, as we all
know. the commission did not
take office until the month OF
May, 1910, so to give an honest
and fair comparative statement he
should have compared the last
eight months of 1910 with the
last eight months of 1909. If he
had done this the water depart
ment would have shown to the
good, and not to the bad, as Mr.
Meads stated. Even If you leave
out the fact that the water de-
partment gave the people better
lservice last year than at any time
heretofore.
Mr.. Meads also made a state
ment that my son was getting 81
per day when he should haye only
l$2.50 per day, which left the i'm
precision with the people that
there was graft going on. In the
first place, the men that peel
poles are lineman's helpers and
are paid at the rate of $2.75 per
day. Now, the fact is this: My
son is a Iineman, and while work
ing as such under the last admin
listration with a crew in the North
End of the city moving poles on
account of street improvements
there was pole to move about
six feet. All the wires were off
the pole except the cable, which
was fastened to a log in the
ground and which held the pole
in place. There had to be two
lines put on to guide the pole
while moving 1t. One man was
sent up with one line and when
he came down my son was sent
up with the other. When he was
climbing up the foreman gave or
lders to men on the ground to cut
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-21
Monuments Worth While

Someone Abraham Lincoln
In Washington pile
A sensible o a
leading the cabin
Indiana his tomb Illinois, 1.-THE
Lincoln
Such public work will be memorial that will only
beraor daily needs
of the plain people whom
do something inspiring
with its $2000000
cold, useless the banks of the Potomac?
a
will
Lincoln