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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07
Or Vice Versa.

Papa, what is the name Of this
Etation?"
The conductor says it's Kings
landing"
Kings Landing? Why, it must
cave been named for Rex Beach,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07
Desirable Spot.

Mother-Johnny, you have been ut
the top shelf again.
Johnny-Yes, mother, that's where
you always have the clerks pull things
down from.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07
Some Exceptions.

When a man has good qualities,
don't you like to see them coming
out in his baby?"
mot If he happens, in the way OF
his good qualities, to be a wtde-awoke
nan"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07

This time of year, In order to have
your innings, you ought to have your
outings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07

Even the square man may make
his living in a roundabout way.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07

There was one consolation for our
crew when they lost that race"
And what was that?"
They We're all in the same boat"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-07

Dull hearing and a bad memory are
good Affections at times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Reporters 8Iunders.

E Addressing London audience, Lord Tweedmouth. in reviewing the Mar Quis of Salisbury's foreign policy, quoted Bismarck's famous description of the marquis, "A lath painted to look like iron" Perhaps 1t was Lord Tweed mouths enunciation that caused the mistake. Anyhow. the reporter wrote that Lord Tweedmouth went on to criticise the foreign policy of the gov ernment and described the Marquis of Salisbury as lark painted to look like a lion!
 Mir. Chamberlain was the victim on another occasion of a somewhat anus, ing error of a similar order. He had alluded to the Figaro of Beaumarchais, but the last word was transformed when it appeared in print into "Bon Marche."
 When, again, Lord Salisbury quoted Lord Morley's famous phrase, mana cles and Manitoba" in which he summed up what appeared then to be the Unionist policy for Ireland. the ex- pression came out in print as mana. cles and men at the bar. r."-Pearson's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Fake Knew Rufa.

Rufe was telling Zeke about ter rible escapade he had had the night before after he had crossed the dam at the river and was making for his cabin about a half mile through the dark woods
 "And jest as stepped inter de brush ! hears a funny noise like a shote snortin'. looks up am blue light jumps out CT de groun' an shapes itself into a ghost about six foot tall Red fire was afickerin' out CT its nose. It stood still kinder. then lifted long, bony finger an says, I want you, Rufe Jackson
 "I walks up to it an shakes my own finger right in it's face. You mind yore business an I'll mind mine.' says an turns on my heel an goes right on.
 ''Now. what'd you CT done, Zeke, in a case like dat?'
 ''I'd CT done jest what you done. you durned lyin' nigger."-St. Louis Repub. lie.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
sho~inc of the Author.

One day the Rev. Mark Guy PearSe, In tramp through Cornwall. came to little vAaage in which a tea meeting was going on. Mir. Pearse entered the little chapel and joined in the tea. He was in the most unclertcal of costumes, which was an act of sense. on his part, but during the progress of tea one or two of the Headers" managed to recog- nize him, whereupon one of them ap- preached him and said in an anxious whisper:
 ''Be you the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse?'
 'eYes-I be-" he answered.
 'I thought as how you was. Now, do you see, we want to raise a little money. and thought have struck us. Do 'ee just come out quiet like and say nothing to nobody. and then we will put 'ee In the vestry, and we will go into the chapel and say, The Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, author of Daniel Quorum is in the vestry and can be seed at threepence each, the proceeds to go for the good of the cause. Lion don Answers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Ducks and WafAr.

Many things are said to be as natural as ducks taking to water, but French writer tells of ducks that hated water There were three of them. and they had lived some years in Paris, where they had their daily bath in a small ba- sin. Their owner finally took them to the country to live beside fine lake He was surprised at putting them into the lake to see them instantly scra mble ashore and wabble to neighboring stable, whence they never came out except to feed. Never could they be induced to remain in the water save by force or fear. and when there they always drew closely together. so as to occupy no more space than their bath basin in Paris. They were thoroughly afraid of the lake, and they never be came used to it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
The Top Hat Tn Scufnfure:

The statue of Alfred de Musset, placed some years ago at Neuilly, just outside the Porte Maiuot Paris), rep resentsS the poet in the outdoor cos tune of his epoch. holding silk hat in one hand Personally I infinitely prefer this dandy Musset" to the huge and cumbersome group outside the Comedie Francaise or the enor- nous composition in relief on the Cours-la-Reine. Musset is perhaps the only indiyidual-certainly the only poet-who has three. statues in Paris The most remarkable effort in this line which have noticed is the large equestrian statue of MT. Sawbridge in front of the principal entrance to Olan- dgh towers. near Wye. Kent. fancy he was lord mayor. and, seated on a prancing steed, he is holding an early Victorian top hat about eighteen inches in front of his brow. A tight frock coat completes the tout ensemble.- London Notes and Queries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Foruery yn Ancient Greece.

Daetyl is Greek for finger, and from &his the word dactylography, to apply. to knowledge of finger rings, has been accepted, though evidently misfit. Rings as sfgnets hark back to ancient Egypt, from which country they prob ably came to Greece Solon. the Greek lawgiver. who died 558 years before the Christian era. enacted a law that no engraver or cutter of signet rings should keep by him the impression of any ring he had cut. As these rings were used to sign documents of various kinds this law was intended to pre- vent fraud and forgery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
RaY Trae Beliefs.

Long before the time oftShakespeare of the bay tree was an object of super etftion+ rThe whitening of such tree was believed to be a sure indication of coming misfortune to those with whom it was in any way connected Shake speare gave voice to the superstition in Richard IL "swhen he made one of his characters say:
 Iris thought the king is dead: wen not
 stay
 rae bay trees fin our country are with-
 cred It was thought by the ancients that HRhtning would never harm this tree, and it was customary among them to carry bay leaves as charm against che thunderbolts of love The same belief was long prevalent in England. and reference to it may be found in nm old poem dedicated to Ben Jonson: 1 Hea that wreathe which doth the wearer
 arfnS aGafnst the quick stroakes of thunder ts
 no charm
 To keep ofs deaths pale dart
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
One Didn't Count.

A local official. at dinner in Phila- delphia. praised the Quaker City ar dently.
 'T must even praise" he said with a smile. tour exclustveness-we carry 1t so far. you know. Birth is not enough with us; residence is equally impor- tant, and they who live above Market street are doomed Here, surely, js exclusiveness with a vengeance.
 '"They tell story about dinner Tn Rittenhouse square. At this dinner, as the fish course began one woman whispered to another:
 "'Dear me, there are thirteen at tableg
 But the other woman smiled and answered calmly:
 "'Compose yourself. my dear Mrs Cadbiddleder Waddle. Mrs. North. Broadsis not really one of us. She lives uptown. you know '"-Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Aumhle Die.

There is a queer twist of language in the phrase ''to eat humble pie" The word -humble'' Is a corrupted form of the original. humble" which is an in- edible part of the carcass of adeer and would make very poor pie. The words humble pie" have the satnea original meaning as ito eat crow,' phrase common in political life. There is an enforced humility in this process, and the change from humble" to humble Introduced thought which harnonized with the idea sought to be expressed. The last form of the phrase has en- tirely slpplanted the original.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
rhe Town sichelieu peaioned. a,


 @aidem has town been more wholly the expression of it's founders will than Richelieu, the tiny square built town in the corner of Touraine and Poltou. It is like some old Greek colony. The streets are cut at right angles. The towers. the church. the private houses, are all wonderful ex- amples of the purest Louis XIII. style. They were all built at the same time In accordance with the cardinals plan to form a city by the little chateau which Is supposed to have been the scene of his birth in 15S5. Whether this besso or not tfor another tradition places his birth at Paris), Richeleu was the place the cardinal loved and strove to dignify by founding new town. He approved the plans of a square walled city with six gates, gave exemption from taxes to those inhab- Itants who built the first hundred houses and built for himself outside a marvellous chateau, rivaling the state of the King, which has since been de- stroyed.-Westminster Gazette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
The Maaie of a sinhor,.

When pipe shaped like the inverted letter U, in which the arms are of equal length, is filled with water and each end of the pipe is put into sepa- rate vessel full of water ''the down. ward pull" or weight, of the liquid in each of the two arms will balance the other, and if the water is at the same level. in the two vessels it will re- main at that level in. both vessels. But R the level of the water in one vessel i9 9owef than in- the ether, since the kwo vessels are connected with a pipe fh7I of water. the water will run down zrom fhe higher level to the low CIT. This constitutes what is called a siphnn. A siphon itself has no more magic about 1t than pencil has when It falls OF than any other similar phe- nomenon in nature. yet some of the alphnn's manifestations seem to be not dn1y magical, but almost incredible. --StA Nicholas. ;s,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Namina a Book.

It is not generally known how Kip ling chose the title ''The Light That Failed" for the book that helped to make him famous. He had almost de cided to call the novel ''The Failure" 1" although he was some what dissatisfied with this rather prosaic.title. One even. ing as he was sitting in his study read ing by lamnlight the light went down suddenly, when Kipling exclaimed: \ %By love, I've got it! The Light That Failedr"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
sa 5AEanaua widnue.

One of the most famous widows of antiquity was Agrippina, the widow of Germanicus. During the lifetime of her husband she attended him in all his campaigns and shared his dangers. Suspecting that her husband had been poisoned, she had his presumed mur- derer assassinated and was herself soon after treated with such indignity by Tiberius that she was driven to despair and starved herself to death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
GiIded Pets,

Riches" said the ready made phi losopher, "have wings. disturb our rest and require constant care."
 "I suppose so,' replied Mr. Dustin Stax, "but human nature is human nature. and we will keep on wanting dollars the same as women want dogs and canary birds" ."-Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
.tA Natural Ouerv.

The late General E. D. Grant. when discussing military neatness, used of ten to tell story about his father.
 My father. was talking to General Sherman in his tent one day." he would begin, 'when third general en- tered. brigadier notorious for his slovenliness. After the brtgadier left my fathAs blew forth cloud of smoke and said:
 sherman, wonder whom that man gets to wear his shirts the first weekr "
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Heart and Luncs.

The action of the heart. lungs and di- gestive system is involuntary, for the reason that it is indispensable to life and must be carried on under all cir cumstances If a man had to think of his heart or had to remember that he must breathe or that his food must di. gest he would have no time to do any thing else, and if by chance he should forget to keep his heart going or his lungs in operation he would fall dead on the spot.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Established a Record.

aWhat did mother say when you pro- posed to heF. daddy Y
 "She hung her head and was silent for several minutes. And that Is the only time have ever known her to be silent for several minutes. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
A Hostess and an Emergency.

Lady K. had sent Parnell an invita-. ton to dinner. but Charles. who was very absentmindcd with respect to so cial functions and unconventional in the extreme. had forgotten the right date of the party. He therefore turn ed up couple of evenings afterward an hour before the time. Lady R.. glad to have him on any terms, did not undeceive him as to his error, but hastily sent of several notes explain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Moet Imnortant Event.

'What do you consider the most i'm portant event in the history of Paris? ?"
 Well" replied the tourist who had grown weary of distributing tips, ESQ far as financial prosperity Is concern. ed. should say the discovery of Amer lea was the making of this town."- Washington Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
E@yy,infra Mind

They lived in a little town adjacent 10 Pittsburgh. Hubby was trying to jolly wifey along and make her forget that she wanted a new suit.
 Nov. said he. "the town commit tee is offering a prize for the prettiest lawns
 aTWfat is that to meY
 @Why don't you enter the contestT
 "You know haven't had lawn in I've years. haven't even a gingham that is fit Go wear.r
 Moral.--You can't take their minds off fh@ subject 0G7 dresssr r-Pittsburgh Mknuma rFrr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Good Ma,.,s

Cashfer-Have you heard. sir. that John Jones Is a bankrupt? Banker Well, that's good news. We will now get little of what he owes us. where as, if he had remained in business. we never would have got a cent.-Flie- gende Blatter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
A Man of Hia Word.

'eWen. old man, did Binks keep his your" asked Hodgkins.
 'sYes." sighed Downanout ''He did. but he'd made the same promise to twenty others. and all got was a nickel"-Harper's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
A Bic Different.

r Lawyer (to witness,-Did you say that an incompetent man could keep h hotel just as well as anybody? Wit ness-No. ! said an inexperienced man c0uid.~=London Tit Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
An Enotisk.

Tommy - Pop. what is an egotfst? Tommy Pop-An egotist, my son. is a man who thinks he can form an inn partial opinion of himself.-Philadel phia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Of cnursa.

Little. Boy, tat ticket oh1ce)-1 want a return ticket please. Ticket Agent Where tor Little Boy-Why, back here, pf coursef
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

her most intimate friends to help her in her emergency. She also ordered .a hastily fmprovised dinner from near caterer's.-"Life of Parnell"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
AtHinh ras4innniai

Lady (engaging a maid,-Was your last mistress satisfied with you? MAd Well, mum. she said she was very pleased when ! left.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Den, anda.

Knicker-What' the matter with Emith7 sBocker-His baby wants the moon. and his wife wants the earth.- New York Sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

Many a mans vices have at first been nothing worse than good quAli. ties run wud.-Hare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

Doubt of all kinds can be removed by nothing but action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23
Special to Readers of the Farmer.

TX v OU read the NEWS in the EVENING FARMER W every night-how about the ADVERTISE
 MENTsa
 The local and teIegraphic NEWS keeps you in touch with the EVENTS of the day-the ADVER- EASEMENTS in touch with the MERCHANTS who are offering you SPECIAL VALUES daily. Some of these merchants for good of their own are actually selling some of their merchandise BELOW COST.
 They are using the FARMER to bring this Fact forcby to your attention. Your neghbors deriving the benefit of these low prices because they READ THE ADS-the FARMER to them is not only their Home Newspaper, but their BUYlNd BULLETIN as we'll.
 But YOU. who are not reading the "Ads' in the FAR MER keep paying "top prices for merchandise and then can't understand WHY you always so terri bly SHORT OF CASH.
 READ the "ADS'' in the FARMER, both the large and the small you will find the opportunities for SAVINGS unlimited and the amount of CASH 1t will KEEP in YOUR POCKET an agreeable surprise. Tell the merchant you his ad i'll the Farert will not only help paper but will assist him in giving the BEST possible service.
 You will find that the merchants who advertise in the FARMER will give you the BEST VALUES and are ever anxious to serve you faithfully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-23

Farmer Want Ads. Cent a Word
Evening journal., 1912-07-31
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A number of friends gathered at
the home Of Miss Mildred n. Stalley
No. 1884 Poplar street, on Monday
evening to Celebrate her sixth birth
day anniversary. Mildred was the
recipient Of many pretty gifts. Re-
freshments were served and the even
ing was spent in music and games.
Among those Drasen- were: Misses
Mildred and G. Sulley. Rose Gillispie,
Edna Graham, Marguerite Cusack
Jennie Elliot. Marlos Gamble, Pearl
Grimes, Tuletha and Alice Ege, Mar
garet L. and Margaret j. McCraclIen.
Mary and Carrie Corletto. Mildred
Chadwick. Alma Parks, Lucy and
Mary Fidance, Helen Fisher, Josephine
De May. Bertha Wingate. Katherine
and Pearl Stamp, William n. Stilley,
Jr., John and Thomas Cusack, Richard
Blco kson, Jr.. Nicholas and Girard
Corletto, James Parks Harvey Hatten-
field. William Fisher and Joseph
Fidanco. Mr. and Mrs. John Stilley,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Geiger, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Lynch. Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Dougherty. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles De
May. Mrs Cusack. Mrs. Morris, Mrs.
McCracken. Mrs. Parks and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. J. Fidance.
Evening journal., 1912-07-31
lO,OOO,OOO FLIES SLAIN
BY WASHINGTON KIDDIES

WAsHINGTONs July S1.-Approx-
imately 10000. 600 flies have been
killed by Washington school children
during he last two months, and the
war OF determination is going on
mcrrily. Tho children expect to mur-
der at least 100000 more before
cool weather comes.
Following the suggestion Of on
cials Of the Department of Agricul-
ture that organized campaigns should
be wagod against house flies, local
paper offered a series Of prizes for
children with the biggest murder
roll
The JOY Of "swatting" added 10 tho
prospects of prizes was all that was
needed TO arouse the kiddies TO great
efforts. Several days after the con
cst started the Office Of the paper
Was beseiged with children carrying
bags, baskets and boxes Of flies. In
fact. flies came in large quantities in
all sort of rcceptacles
Then the paper opened "ny de-
psrtment." and. finding that counting
the dead flies was out of the ques-
tion. inaugurated weighing system.
Last month those who killed 10000
flies were among the leaders. but this
month the score has run into the
millions.
Evening journal., 1912-07-31

Deserved progress is within the
reach OF all who would get ou. Of the
rut and make use OF the Wants in
starting them in bigger. broader
felds.--Adv.
Evening journal., 1912-07-31
SOCIAL And
PERSONAL NEWS

William Gallerger is spending his
two weeks vacation at Atlantic City.
Clarence Tumey, Of Chesapeake
City, is visiting in this city.
John II. Smith, of Northfeld Mass.
is visiting friends in this city.
John Beluck is spending his vacs-
ton in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. william Walker are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jones
of Camden, n. j.
John S. Baldt. formerly connected
with the cafe at the Hotel Whining
ton, has accepted a position at the
Hotel Sewer
James Hoffman is on his vacation
for two weeks at Atlantic City.
Harry Williams is spending his va
cation at Cape Charles, Va.
Henry Peoples, Of this city. is
spending his vacation in Norfolk. Va
Mrs. Bessie Hall, Of this city, is in
Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Rose Ralphalson, Of this city,
has returned from Atlantic City
Mrs. Estelle Donohue, Of this city,
has returned from two weeks visit
at Asbury Park.
Miss Dora Livingstone. Of this city,
is the guest or Mrs. Ryan OF Brook
lyn, n. Y.
Miss Elizabeth Brown is spending
her vacation at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Ruth Dunn. Of Camden, n. j.,
is visiting Miss Ethel Carr of this
city.
Miss Eleanor Read. of No. S21 du-
Pont streea, is spending three weeks
vacation with her aunt, Mrs Harry
Kelly. on Conoyer street, Burlington,
\. j.
S. Edgar Hynson, and Mrs Martha
Cannon. his sister-in-law. and her son
are spending a few days at Atlantic
City.
Miss Edna McCollum. who mas
been visiting MIR. and Mrs. Clifford
Compton of West Eighth street. has
returned to her home in Washington,
Pa.
Evening journal., 1912-07-31
GIVE CONTRACT
FOR COPS CLOTHING

The Police Commission yesterday
afternoon awarded to n. Snellenbufg
& Company the contract to furnish the
winter uniforms for members Of tho
Police Department, this firm submit
ting the lowest bid.
The bids submitted for the chief and
captains uniforms were as follows:
Snellcnburg: for oyercoat and trou-
sers. quality, A, $3.50; b, s24.75; c,
s25.95.
Jacob Reeds Sons. s2425. $3.50,
s26z5. $2S.5O according TO quality.
Snellenburgs bill for furnishing the
overcoats and trousers for the patoi-
men was $14.40 per uniform.
The contract for furnishing the he'll
NETS for the patrolmen was awarded
10 tom" Finn, at S2.40 each. He
also Is 10 furnish one dozen caps for
the sergeants and chief, for S1.75 for
the sergeants and So for the chiefs
cap.
The weekly report OF tho,house ser
geant showed $3.50 Was received for
fines and costs during the week. Eigh-
teen prisoners we're sent to the work.
house during the week.
The yearly insurance on the auto
mobile patrol wagon was ordered re-
newed Il costs over 5000 for the pre-
MUM on this insurance, but it in
cludes accidents 10 the machine as well
as that Of the crew. II also covers its
loss in case of FIRE.
Evening journal., 1912-07-31
SOCIETY BEAUTIES TO
BE POSED FOR CHARITY

NEWPORT. July 31.--When the
curtain raises on the stage OF the
Newport Casino the night of August
10 for the charity tableaux and the
subjects posed by William Sergeant
Kendall, four OF the most famous
beauties Of Newport will pose within
an immense gilt frame.
Miss Eugene NJ. Ladenburg. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Adolph Landenburg, has
been selected for the pose of Venus.
Mrs. Arthur lselin of New York.
another famous beauty among the
younger married set. will be posed
with some other lady as Dresden fig
ures.
Miss Rose Grosvenor will be posed
as a portrait by Burn Jones. Miss
Margaret F. Andrews will be i'm the
pose called Cupid.
Other subjects, with the women
who will pose in them. will not be
decided upon until the close of the
week. The entertainment is given for
st. Johns Episcopal Church.