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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18
Nature
FaVOrS
Active
and Busy
Life

Plenty of love- work and play what good for usay
build when weary work to keep from getting into
chief, love to make work worth while.
And unhappy most likely there something wrong with
that great life trinity The ideal lot would be ongena workhat into
which could put very BEST loving and being loved by delightful
people, and having the of real receaonhat which verify
creates-always at hand.
But this very practical world which is only training school any
how would that it is enough for the average these three
present, in imperfection.
Most must love very ordinary folks for ourselves of the
ordinary haven't had the time develop all
that be much less find the round holes that exactly
square shapes most of can't choose between golf
automobn tennis horseback riding and fancy gymnastics the a
c club but content ourselves with walking home from business
o a game Of ball with the boys in the back yard. \
But only when love heartily and work well and play whenever
get chance will life be wholesome human real.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

Connoisseurs say that fish living lazily
in deep pools where existence is easy are
poor in quality, whereas those in running
water where food is hard to get and dangers
are all around to be guarded against have
the finest, the real exquisite flavor.
So it would seem that nature favors the
strenuous life-not that purposeless, result
less buzzing about in the squirrel cage
which some people call life, any more than
the eternal sitting with folded hands and
empty brain, but the great common lot,
that of hustling for living for self and
loved ones
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18
Subtle
Nerves
Are
Hard to
Control
BY WILLIAM @. JOHNSON.
Altoona. Pm.

persons occupy railway that is wrecked but neither
injured physically the Suppose also that the two hardy
robust courageous with strong organization while the other
mid shattered The shock might easily the
person both mind and in body and be made SICK
while the other escaped with effects whatever
Would the fright one aonabe and conable the
other? railway company be held responsible for the
all pangers In that might be necessary to
have specialist passengers before they board the trains troll
lev cars in order company might liable Such dcs
and subtle things hard CONTROL profound and
Uell-esabshed principles Of law.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

In railway or other accident a man
may be scared within an inch, or even
within half an inch, of his life; he may get
such fright as will all but kill him, but
unless the fear leaves permanent and pain
full physical effects, he has no redress in a
suit for damages A decision handed down
by North Carolina court says that "mere
fright is not actionable." A person must
suffer both in body and in mind and be
made sick in order to recover damages.
That sounds like good common sense,
and it is doubtless good law, but can gen.
eral rule be applied in all cases? Suppose
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

"On the orders Of the
chief / was offered milk to
drink and given a native hut
to live in as a prisoner I'M
der a strong guard, My
food during this time con-
sisted of raw meat and very
little of that. After some
days Of torture, wondering
what they intended to do
with me, l was hailed before
the chief and given a pub
lie trial. l could under
stand what they were say
ing, and 1t appeared that
all, except the chief. were
in favor Of my death. For
tunately for me, the chiefs
wishes prevailed and l was
released and allowed to re-
turn to Malaga, on my CIV
ing a guaranty that l would
never again hunt in this
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18


in the field out of the small army
of them who had set out with
him from New York in March,
1909, when my travels took me to
the shores of the Albert Nyanza,
from which the White Nile OBJ
tains its source. Here are the
headquarters of the small body
OF men who are Drawing all man.
ner of dangers to make a fortune
by elephant-hunting in mo Mans
Land" as the Lado Enclave terri.
tory on the Belgian Congo, Dor.
dering on the great River Nile,
has been termed.
Many of these men were per.
sonally known to me during nv
residence in British East Africa
as government official. 1 had
acquired a wholesome respect for
these hardy and intrepid tanners
of the uncivilized sections of the
great equatorial hinterland of
Central Africa, and what | saw
and heard Of them at the Albert
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

MANS first duty, said eminent English scientist
~ to find way support himself thereby relieving other
IA people of the necessity of supporting him."
That consider shrewd observation
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18
. ROBERT FORAN
co%E~/eHT 81 the RhooLsAr cone4nr

There's a legion that never was listed.
That carries no colors or crest.
But, split in a thousand detachments,
Is breaking the road for the rest.
-Kipling.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-18

WAS trailing ex-Presl-
dent Theodore Roose-
welt through Uganda on
the last stages of his
years hunting trip in
Central Africa, being
the only newspaper
correspondent to remain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
To Pitch for Five Years.

Jack Coombs says that, he will be
willing to quit after ten years of
pitching and go back to his farm in
West Kennebunk, Me-, for good. He
has about five years more more before
him.
GA pitcher" says Coombs, "goes
about ten years. mean by that that
his stuff works well about that length
of time. After that he may be able
to work along for a couple of years
through his knowledge Of the batters,
but he hasn't the same sort of stuff
that he had when he was in his prime.
Personally, figure that am good for
about five years longer, having been
with the Athletics five years. 1 am
not counting the few months from
July, 1906, when joined the club aft
er leaving Colby. 1t may be that my
theory is wrong, but that's my idea
about a pitchers tenure of Office"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
FOUND RlGLER's WEAK POINT
Manager McGraw Soon Learned How
proud Umpire Was of His Teutonic
BIood-Was Soon Chased.

Umpire Rigler is proud of his Teu'
tonic blood. He is one of the best UNI
pires in the business, and had much to
do with dispelIing the belief that it
was necessary to be Irish to be sue
cessful arbitrator.
NO one learned sooner than Man
ager McGraw how proud Rigler was of
his extraction, and no one was quick
er to try him out when he Joined the
National league staff.
Rigler's early work was done on the
Polo grounds, and it was not all milk
and honey, either.
A number Of close decisions against
the Giants made McGraw peeyish. He
made objections which Rigler passed
by. Finally, when particularly close
one went against the team, McGraw
yelled:
you call yourself Rigler. Why don't
you go under your real name. would
MT be ashamed of Rigelheimer If it
was really my name. If you're Ger
man, I'm a Swede."
McGraw no longer doubts that Rig
Ter is sensitive on this point, for he
made a quick trip to the club house
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
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BRAvING MOUTH OF A CANNON
Veteran of Oak Park, H., Ie'is oI
Terrible Fighting Experience at
SpottsyIvania.

A portion of the battle of Spottsyt
yania court house, which extended
| from MAY to May is, 1864, staying
! for time the inevitable advance Oh
] Grants army toward the end OF all
| things at Appomattox, is remembered
| by F. M. Ellis, an Oak, PARK, Ill.,
architect, as one of the most terrlpie
portions of the war that have come
! under his notice.
I 1T was about two O'Clock III the
afternoon of May -" said Mr.. Ellis,
when our battery was ordered TO
take it's place on the line. We were
near a turnpike road and advanced
along this, but were soon halted Tor
a wait of some minutes and sent into
parking at the side of the road. we
had been there probably not more
than two minutes when shell hurst
near by. The captain then gave or
ders to dismount, but just as the or
der came another she'll burst directly
over us. The fuse had been cut a
| little longer A large fragment OF the
shell descended On us and tore the
saddle from the swing or middle team
of the gun l was on, killing one OF the
horses. Then we to get out OF the
parking.
The pike was filled with wounded
men going to the rear like the crowd
in a Chicago street, and there were
strings of ambuIances continually
passing. We drove against the cur
rent to the place where our batteries
Of long range guns had been set up
and waited there for a while. In or
der to be of service we must be near
err the enemy and in a short time we
advanced beyond our battery line. We
descended into ravine and climbed
the other side, Numbering our four
guns under the brow of the hill. Be
fore us at the right there was open
ground to point half mile distant,
where the timber began. At the left
the woods came almost to the ravine
and here the Second Michigan infan-
try was stationed.
Near the trees half a mile distant
little at our right were four Con-
federate regiments. This point was
supposed to be one of the weak places
in the Union line, and these regiments
had been sent to make a breach We
shelled them, and they fianked into
the woods at our left We were de-
pending on the Michigan men at the
left to have pickets in the woods.
Whether they did not or whether the
pickets were unable to give the alarm,
l do not know. | de- know that sud
denly the Confederates appeared at
the edge of the woods within twenty
feet of our guns.
I'VE had loaded with two charges
of canister, and we fired the big
twelve-inch guns in their faces. No
one could have withstood such firing
at so short a range. They fell back.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
sWEDES MAY TURN SURPRISE
Trainer Hjertbefg Says Scandinavian
Olympic Athletes Look and Are
Much Interested In Work.

Ernest w. Hjertberg, the trainer
who is in his native country shaping
up the Swedish talent for the fifth
Olympiad, which is to be held in
Stockholm from June 20 to July %,
writes to a New York friend that he
has strong hopes of his pupils winning
the laurels.
Hjertberg was successful as trainer
for the 1. A. c., the N. Y A c. and
Columbia university. When he had
charge of the college boys they won
pretty much everything.
The Swede was selected last sum-
mer by the committee formed in Swed-
en- to arrange for the Olympic games
of 1912, and it was proud day for
Hjertberg when he went home to IN
dertake his patriotic task. It was like
coming into his own, a contamination
that he had not foreseen when he came
to America, because there was here a
better field for his athletic instruction
than in Scandinavia.
The trainer writes as follows: 81
actually think that the Swedes are go
ing to win the majority of the events. I
never saw any men come up so fast,
and the pride and patriotism they
show in their work, the care they take
of themselves and their obedience
show how much in earnest they are.
"The world will be surprised in
1912"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Tip O'NeiII, President of Western
League, Tells Humorous Story of
Player Who Sought Release.

Tip O'Neill, president of the West
ern league, says he knows of a real
humorist who is a young ball player
not yet out of the minor leagues. He
said this young Bill Nye appeared be-
fore the board of arbitration of minor
leagues and aired his grievances as
follows:
81 played in this league in 1910. At
the close of the season I discovered
they owed me for eleven days pay.
When I went after my back pay they
said they would let me know about it
the next day. After thinking over it
a day they told me they had paid me
and they got me to thinking the same.
81 played in that league again in
1911. They owed me for nineteen
days back pay. When I went to them
they said they would think it over
They thought over it two days this
tine and then got me to thinking the
same thing. Since then, however, the
more I have thought it over the more
convinced I have become that they
not only owed me for eleven days in
1910, but for nineteen days in 1911.
''Now, your honors, I don't ask that
this back pay be ordered up. All
do ask is that 1 be declared a free
agent and be released from this 'hyp-
motto league"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
MILK WILL CLEAN GLOVES
For White Ones, the LacteaI Fluid
Has a Distinct Advantage Over
IIl-SmeIling Gasoline.

The smell of gasolene on white
gloves is so very Objectionable to
some people they hesitate about using
it. 1t is possible thing to clean
gloves. and do it well, too, without
using gasolene. This method is not
only good because of there being no
odor. it is also easier on the hands
Gasoline is very roughening to the
skin. To clean gloves successfully,
ell a small basin or bowl with milk
Dip a piece of clean, white flannel
in the milk and rub white soap on the
flannel as we'll Then clean your white
gloves thoroughly with this. Be sure
ell the soiled. grimy spots are gone
and finally rinse with clean milk Do
not be alarmed if your gloves turn
a gray or yellow color, you have done
them no harm After your gloves
have dried you will find them SCI,
and glossy and there will be no u
pleasant odor. The expense OF clean
ing the gloves is small. Several pairs
can be cleansed IN a pint of milk.
White kid shoes and slippers can also
be cleaned in this way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

sleeves are set to satin bands. which
turn up at the lower edge.
The collar is of the lace, cut square
at the back and straight across in
front.
Materials required: One-half yard
satin 40 inches wide, three-fourths
yard foulard 40 inches wide. one yard
lace IS inches wide, four buttons.
The second is a combination of two
materials, satin and cambria being
used this time; a wide piece of the
cashmere is taken over the shoulders,
crossed at back, where a buckle forms
a finish; at, front, the right side of
the cashmere is taken to waist, from
this a piece of the satin is taken over
the cashmere on the left side; a row
Of buttons and loops are sewn on the
satin; the sleeves are of satin. turned
back with cashmere cuffs. Lace is
used for the yoke and collar
Materials required: Three-fourths
yard satin 10 inches wide, one yard
cashmere 40 inches wide, one-half yard
lara one-half dozen buttons
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Running out of the ring seems to
have become quite a fad among GER
tain wrestlers of the hefty weight di-
vision.
We are told that Virginia raised 49,
100000 bushels of peanuts last year.
Another successful baseball season is
predicted.
If Hank O'Day makes good as a
bench warmer at Cincinnati he will be
set down as one of the seven won
der workers Of the age.
Percy L. Wendell of Boston was
elected captain of the Harvard foot
ball eleven for 1912. Wendell has
played half-back for two years.
Will John M. Ward, who always
has been a friend Of the man in the
ranks, "see" the players side now
that be has become a magnate?
Most major league magnates are be-
coming converts to the advanced
thought in agriculture-thatis is, scien-
tifc farming on a gigantic scale.
mo more umpire batting for me, Z"
said Manager Bresnahan of the St.
Louis Cardinals. He has learned he
can get more in the end by turning
the other cheek.
Clark Griffith puts Charles Comis-
key, owner of the White Sox, first
among the greatest ball players of all
time. Maybe Griff had in mind the all
around championship.
co., ho y,,,rvoco IF Iyoonipor IN
terest in baseball from tagging the
managers are beginning to talk about
sending their teams away for spring
practice. 1t is very exciting.
There is one person who is not both
cred by talk of a baseball war, and he
is the player. He is sure of posi-
ton, anyway, and maybe boost in
salary if worse comes to worse.
Bob Hedges of the st. Louis Browns
is not boasting of trailing the Athlet-
les in 1912. Hedges is staying up
nights figuring out schemes to emerge
from the bottom of the heap.
James Gaffney, prominent politician
of New York, a brother-in-law OF
Charles F. Murphy, boss of Tammany
hall, is the new works behind the
| throne Of the Boston National league
club.
"Kid" McCoy's "sleep producing
blow DIES not seem to have left him
He fought Harry Croxon, an English
| fighter in Paris, and sent him to the
mat for the ten count in the third
round.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
| HAT TRIMMINGS ARE RICH
Millinery Decorations of the
Paris Models.

Curious and beautiful are the new
hat trimmings.
AT the millinery openings, exclama-
lions of surprise, of joy, of admira-
ton are heard on every side; women
are delighted with the quaint touch
that is seen on many of the Paris
models.
Egyptian designs worked out in the
rich East Indian colors are a fayOrite
mode and will be much worn. Browns
in every shade, with a decided leaning
toward the golden tones, describe the
keynote on a goodly number of the
latest importations. Puppies, in every
tone from the ricn and royal to the
palest shade of layander, find their
way into the fall styles. Scarlet and
the deep rich red tones are to be pop
ular, while black and white, the ia
vorite combination of many women,
will be as much in evidence as
ever.
Feathers play an important part in
the new hat trimmings. Curiously
enough, there is a decided absence of
the willow plume in the newer models
Can it be that these graceful and beau
tiful feathers are passe, that fashion
makers will discard them altogether?
To be sure, the broad sweeping pic
ture models are often adorned with
long willow plumes, but on the smaller
hats-and these are still in fashion
this winter-the hackle feathers have
taken their place Garlands of bright
colored flowers will adorn velvet and
felt hats These are made Of ribbon,
silk, velvet. gold and silver cloth, and
crocheted with fine zephyr in all the
hard bright tones that are found in
the old-fashioned creweI work our
grandmOthers were so fond of.
Tiny blossoms they are, with wired
edges and stems of wire covered with
wrappings of zephyr. Fur is another
note in the trimming of winter hats.
Rows Of fur, ends OF fur, fur tails and
little furry heads of animals all go to
beautify miladys headgear.
Theater bonnets are trimmed with
metal flowers and Understanding al
grets of fine metal wire, gold and sill
yer. Osprey feathers and all sorts Of
outstanding wings and fancy feathers
will be seen on the correct models
during the coming season.-Philadel
phia Ledger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Beneath the Bio Coat.

Hand-embroidered white satin or
white crepe blouses are to be seen
this winter constructed upon simple
tailor-made styles, with the edges of
the collar and sleeves scalloped and
buttonholed, a good idea for the girl
who can do needlework, both plain
and elaborate.
Net blouses are we'll liked to be
worn under heavy coats, should sim
pie dress of the one-piece order not be
preferred. Gossamerlike though they
are. they take the place of the fine
lingerie blouses very satisfactorily and
make a pleasant change.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
TWO S0X 0UTFlELDERS SOLD
Felix Chounard and Bob Messenger,
TWO Clever Players, Are Sold
to Des Moines Club.

Felix Chouinard and Bob" Messen-
ger of the White Sox have been sold
to the Des Moines club of the West
ern league. The release of the two
extra outfelders is the first since
Manager Jimmy Callahan took charge
of'the destinies of the south side team,
Messenger and Chouinard were kept
all of last season because of their ex-
ceptional promise they showed in
their spring work. The strength de-
veloped by the veteran outfielders,
Callahan and Mcintyre, kept the
youngsters from getting chance to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

and we captured their colonel, who
had led his men in the advance.
Our men on the first gun had been
nearly all killed or wounded in this
charge Of the Confederates; | saw a
man of the Michigan regiment puu off
his coat with yell and heard him
cry, Who says were not artillery.
menu He grasped the sponge star
and rammed home charge of CAMS.
ter. Out the enemy came again from
the woods, and no drawer men ever
lived or died looking into the can.
mons mouth. They had to form into
heavy columns, pressing forward and
walking over the dead to ill the bro.
ken ranks.
To me, as stood in partial cover
holding the horses, 1t seemed an aee
but in reality it must have bean .
short time indeed before the Confea,
crates fell back again. There bad
been more of them killed before our
battery than there were Amertoans
killed on the firing line In ALI the
Spanish-American war.
we had received the fulI force 80
the fight. The Michigan infantry ~
our left had helped us. but thew bad
not been fired on. believe onlv ono
OF them was lost and that was mon
Wno nad gone to drawn one Of orr
own wounded out of danger"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
GRINNELL TO TAKE UP RUGBY
Iowa College May Substitute English
Pastime for American Football
Conference Is Sought.

The relative merits Of the Rugby
and American systems of football are
up for discussion in the state of Iowa,
with a possible change to the Rugby
system.
Grinnell contends the Endorsement
of the Rugby game by the Universe
ties of California and Leland Stanford
and its practical results show that IL
is highly satisfactory.
The Grinnell Athletic association IS
asking for a conference with repre-
sentatives from Morningside, Cornell,
Coe, Upper Iowa, Simpson, Mount
Pleasant, Highland Park, Penn and
other colleges of the state, to en-
deavor to introduce the new game.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Frank Gotch, worlds wrestling
champion, defeated Alec Munro at
Kansas City the other night.
When Dave Porteous, referee, patted
the Iowan twice On the back to signf-
fly that he had won, Gotch came over
to the ropes above the press box and
smilingly said to the newspaper
men:
Boys, I'm done. This was my last
appearance on the mat"
At that he jumped over the ropes.
Gotch threw his bath robe, which he
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

has worn in every contest since the
night of April 3, 1908, when he won
the championship of the world from
George Hackenschmidt in Chicago, to
Jim Asbell, his trainer.
Keep this to remember me by" said
Gotch.
1t was the easiest match Gotch has
had for several years. The English
man displayed but scant knowledge of
the game, and Gotch, it seemed to
spectators, merely played with the
Englishman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Ahstein Goes TO Minors.

Bill Abstein, who has played with
several teams in the major leagues,
has signed with the Memphis team
of the Southern association, having
lost his berth with Jersey City. He
will guard first base
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
SATIN AND FOULARD
CHARMING COMBINATION THAT
is POPULAR JUST NOW.
Design Worth Keeping When a New
Costume Is in Order-Satin and
Cashmere Good to Use
Together.

The first sketch shows a charming
way of combining satin and foulard,
the latter is used for the upper part of
front, the entire back and sleeves, the
lower part Of front is of satin; straps
lace edged with satin are taken from
each side Of front over to back, where
they cross in the middle and finish off
in points at each side of front; the