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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21

whatever color of cloth We wear those
outlaws are our common enemies, to
be hunted down like wild beats.
have seen specimens of their fiendish
cruelty that make my blood run cold
to remember. The very thought OF
those who are now exposed falling
into such hands is enough to craze
one; death would be preferable a
thousand times. How many fighting
men have you?"
Seven fit for duty"
Will you ride forward, or go back
with us?"
1--WE must send word"-and the gal
liant fellows voice shook-"but God
knows, Wayne, want to go back. If
we both live l am to marry Celia
Minor"
Il understand" | said gravely
"Ebers, who is your best rider?"
1T vos dot funny leetle yellow Glen.
Captain"
Glen, come here"
The trooper. a mere boy, with
freckled face and great honest gray
eyes, but wiry and tough as steel,
pushed his way through the group and
faced me.
Glen" l said, your Sergeant tells
me you are the best rider in the troop.
l am going to intrust you with the
most important duty of all. The lives
of every one of us and of four help
Ia Il aTfirn1xT
riding. You take two horses, kill
both if necessary, but stop for moth
ing until your duty is done. You are
to carry note from me, and another
from this gentleman, who is an officer
in the Federal army, and deliver them
both to the commandant of the first
military post you find. Insist upon
reaching him in person. 1t makes no
difference which army the post be-
longs to, for this is matter of hui
manity. The Federal outpost at Nc
MILAN is the nearest to us; make for
there. You understand"
The boy saluted gravely. all mis-
chief gone from his face.
Il do, sir" he said. But I'd a darn
sight rather stay here and fight"
You will be back in plenty of time
to take a hand, my lad. Now, mem
and l turned to the dark, eXpectant
ring about me-"this is no ordinary
duty of your enlistment, and | wish
no one to accompany me tonight who
does not volunteer for the service.
Seven Federal soldiers and four wom-
en-, three of them Virginians, are at
tackled at the house we have just left
by a large party of bushwhacking
guerillas, the offscourings Of hell.
Every one of you knows what that
means. Will you go with me to their
rescue?"
No one seemed anxious to be first
to speak. l could see them look aside
uneasily at one another.
"Bungay," 1 said, Il feel sure you
will go, for your wife is there"
"Mariar?"
Yes; Miss Minor told me this after
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21

site sides of the pan are turned down
to form grooves. A piece of strong
wire is bent into handle and the two
ends form long prongs that can be
thrust through the groves on the sides
Of the pan. The prongs are bent
slightly downward at the points so
they will not slip out too easily, but will
afford purchase on the groves when
the pan is to be drawn out of the
oven. Even with cloth for protec-
ton it is sometimes difficult to get
hold of the pan when the bread or
cake has risen to the edge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21

could MAKE out put ntue % ann a
the light shone excepting that ne
wore high coonskin cap and bore &
long rife
Stop right thar" he called out
hoarsely, upon hearing us. Who are
you uns?"
AS he challenged, 5ozen others
sprang up from about tbs fame and,
guns in hand. came coward us on g
run.
I'VE uns are doggoned tired o sol.
dierln, an a gittin' nuthin' fer IT,
said in the slow Southern drawl, ar
wanter jine yer gang. pervidin' thar's
any show fer it."
How many are yep asked one OF
the newcomers, striding forward be-
tween us and the sentry.
"A right smart heap O. a bunch; bin
a pickin' O. EN- up ever since We left
Charlotte" | returned evasiveiS.
They be dandies ter fight. an
reckon as how ye kin use EN-. cane
YEP"
Maybe; who did We want ter seer
wal, they sed as how a Teller
named Lowrie wus runnin this yere
gang, an if thet's Their way o it.
reckon as how it's Lowrie we're after.
Be you Lowrie?"
Nav"
The answer was so gruff and short,
and the fellow hesitated so long il
adding anything to it, 1 began to think
it was all Off
wal" he consented to say at last.
ungraciously, thar's a blame pile O.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21


We kim in lately, an calculate we got
bout 'nough fer our business, but
reckon as how Red will use We some
whar Anyhow you uns kin come
long with me an find out, but yen
diskiver him bout Their ornerest man
jist now ever ye run up again. He's
plum mad, Red is. fer sartain."
He turned and strobe off, without so
much as giving us a backward glance,
and, with hearty congratulatory kick
to the mule. l and my company fol
lowed him. A hundred yards further
in we passed through the fringe OF
trees and emerged into an open space
from whence we could see plainly the
great white house still illumined by
the flames which continued to cons
sumo the stables. Shots were fash
ing like firef1ies out of the darkness
on every side of us, the smell of burn
ing powder scented the air, and |
could distinguish the black forms OF
men lying prone on the grass in some
thing resembling a skirmish line.
Maxim a fight O it, amt they?" /
asked of our taciturn guide, as we
picked our way carefully among the
recumbent forms.
Damn EN-, yes, a hell O. fight"
he admitted bitterly.
Just beyond musket-shot from tbs
house, and nearly opposite the front
entrance, quite a group of men were
standing beneath the black shadows of
grove of trees. In spite of the CLEAN
from the fire could make little OF
them, but as we approached from the
direction of the rear, one of them ex-
claimed suddenly:
"Who comes thar? What body O.
men is thet?"
Its mother party O deserters, as
wants ter jine us, said the guide,
sourly. "They's Johnnies from Lees
army"
"Oh, they dew, dew they? Who's
ther boss O. this yere crowd?"
| swung down from my seat on the
mules back, and stood facing him. as
he advanced.
1--WE uns hain't got no BOSS | an
swered. "but they sorter fell in ahtnd
O. me cause l wus astraddle o this
muel. Be you named Lowrie?"
81 reckon; I'm Red Lowrie, proud
" "'Spect. maybe, we've heerd tell
O. me, an if We hev, ye know we've got
ter step damn lively whin l howl
Whut wus We in Their army?"
Corporal"
The flames of the burning barn
leaned suddenly upward, as If fed by
some fresh combustion, and flung a
brighter glare over the rough faces
clustered about US. ! saw Red Low
rie plainly enough now, as he peered
eagerly forward to scan my face, a
heavy-set. coarse-featured man, with
nrominent nose, and thick, matted red
hoard He wore a wide-brimmed soft
arnv hat. under which his eyes shone
maliciously, and he grasped long
rife in one big, hairy hand AS
gazed at him curiously, some one
hastily pushed way through the
group at his back, and the next in
slant a tall figure stood at his side.
recngnized the newcomer at single
glance. AMI for the moment my heart
fairly choned met was Craig.
.'Lowrie," he said, pointing straight
at me, "thar's somethin' wrong yere.
That teller thar is Captain Wayne. o
my OF reg ment.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
Ginger Drops.

One cup of light brown sugar, one
egg, two-thirds cup of butter, two
thirds cup of molasses, one-half cup
of cold water, large tablespoon gin
ger, one large teaspoon soda, flour to
make thick batter. Drop by teaspoon
fuls on a well-greased pan, bake in
moderate oven. These are very nice
if properly made
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
Lemon Sauce.

Squeeze and strain the juice from
large lemon into saucepan, then
add to it one large tablespoonful Of
butter, one teaspoonful Of salt and a
teaspoonful of pepper. Beat over the
fire until thick and hot, but do not let
it boil. When done, mix with the beat
en- yolks of two eggs and serve at
once, either over the fish or in sep.
arate sauce boat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
Steamed Batter Pudding.

One cup OF sugar, one egg, two ta-
blespoonfuls of butter, two cups flour,
one teaspoon baking powder, one.half
cup seeded raisins, one-half cup sweet
milk. Pour into a creased dish, place
over boiling water and steam one
hour.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
ImmersA Onions

Onions may be prepared for slicing
or cooking without the slightest dis
comfort to the one peeling them by
immersing them in water and occa-
sionally redipping during process of
Decline
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
NO MORE BURNED FINGERS
Massachusetts Man lnVents Cooking
UtensiI That Will Be Hailed
With Delight.

An ingenious little cooking utensil
that will save the cook a burned fin-
ger or two has been designed by "a
Massachusetts man. 1t consists Of a
baking pan with lifting attachment
by which it can be carried about with
out touching the hot pan, even under
the protection of a cloth. The oppo-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
(To BE CONTINUED
RhodA Island,s small Vote,

Rhode Island. says the Providence
Journal, casts smaller vote. proper
tionateIy to it's population, than is
poued in any other northern state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-02-21
CHAPTER xxx.

A Mission for Beelzebub.
AS we picked our way slowly tor
ward through the gloom CLEANED
from Cation all he knew regarding the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
JUDGE PLATT CAN'T
 TRY HOXSIE CASE
RULES THAT AS STOCKHOLDER IN NEW HAVEN ROAD HE'S
 DISQUALIFIED.

Hartford, May 29-At the opening of the May term of the United States district court yesterday Judge James P. Platt announced that he could not hear or preside at any of the cases against the New. York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, as he was a small stockholder in the com pany. This is a constitutional dia- qualification, he said, which could fsoe be waived by counsel. The judge therefore, could make no assiEnIassN of the case of William Hoxsie against the company. Judge Moves may do this work.
 The retrial Of the Danbury Hatters case will be begun before Judge Mar tin, August 30. Admiralty cases and petitions for reviews of referees .dnd- ings in bankruptcy, Judge Platt tol6 the attorneys, will have to be deferred until some time in July.
 | The following jury has been sum moned: Ralph D. Case, Avon; c. H. Dawley, Colchester; E. A. Fresman. Plainville; B. R. Gilsen, Fairfie'C Zal- mon Goodsell, Bridgeport; I W. Gray, IT,. Hartferd; H. A. Gillette. Bridgewater; G. A. Hammond, Put nam; J. A. Hard, Litchfield; c. A. Hoffman, Danbury; c. M. Perry, Bol- ton: I.Sanderson, Windham; T. Saw age Enfield; S.. F. Spencer, Suffield lE. J. Tupper, Stamford: c. J. vietz. New London; J. T. Welles. Wethers- field; S A. wheaton, Eastford; c. J. Wake1ey, Stratford: c. H. Welles, StratfOrd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

clean as some other streets are. a right courteous handling of the of fense, compared with his fiery denun- citations of Sunday baseball.
 The disparity is hard to account for within the lines of MT. Boards phil osophy, because the social evil is un- lawful every day in the week, while Sunday baseball is unlawful only on the last day, and immoral on no day. But of these lights and shades in his teaching the distinguished clergyman is probably not conscious. It is easy to think lightly of the failures of one's political friends especially when they are of the flock, and difficult to wink at the peccadilloes of ones po- litical opponents. With many, the bias is unconscious. Just as one is more apt to address another raucous- ly over the phone than face to face, so 1t is easier to scold the politicians who are remote from us than those who are our daily companions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
MIR. BEARDs UNCONSCIOUS BIAS.

One reading the discourses of Key. Gerald H. Beard has no difficulty in seeing that the learned and eloquent pastor is not only Republican, but an ''organization'' Republican. When Mayor Buckingham, who had the mis- fortune to be a Democrat, refused to usurp the prerogative of the estab- lished officers of justice, MT. Beard reproved him in the roaring tones of a reform lion.
 But now that the Organization" is in control of the city government and some of its leading spirits sit under the pulpit MT. Beard's complaints come forth in the cooing notes of the turtle dove.
 His indictment of prize fighting. which was little permitted by the for mer. Mayor. and Is regularly legiti- matized by the present executive is mild as first spring flowers.
 Touching upon the social evil, he hopes that some streets may be as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
SPEED-MAD MOTORISTS MAY
 BREAK RECORDS TOMORROW

Speed, and still more speed. 1ntT each machine has become but streak of gray, will be the cry to- morrow when the motor-maniacs com Speedway for the $50,00O in prizes to distributed among the survivors of the 800 mile International Sweep stakes race. The greatest speed man has ever travelled since the beginning of the world is the ambition of the contestants-stoics and fatalists with nerves of steel, who race against the sometimes don't. Every minute of the 800 mile flight death will be close alongside each gray blur of a car, searching with keen eyes for a flaw in the mechanism of a dangerous point in the track, momentary weak ness or carelessness of the pilot. And if the flaw is found--but the man at the wheel does not think of that. Ev- cry minute of the six hours or so of tomorrow's race will have it's new danger for each of the twenty-seven pilots entered, but your speed-maniac is not man to worry about the dangers until he meets them
 The start of a great race like that to be held in the Hoosier capital to- morrow is a weird spectacle. The smell of gasoline is in the air and John D. Rockefeller's we'll known pro- duct sends Up blue haze over the track Clouds of vapor drift over the grandstand and the nostri1s of the spectators-there will probably be about a hundred thousand of them at Indianapolis tomorrow-are assailed with the all pervading stench of the oil The pilots and their mechanicians are giving a last look at the vital parts of their cars, or rushing excit- edly about, or merely loafing and chattering with friends. A few look grave and a wee bit nervous and tense but most of those who are about to risk their lives are as uncon- cerned as if they were just starting on a pleasure jaunt. Their attire Is fearful and wonderful to behold, and the weird garb of some of them seems more inspired by personal vanity than by utility Slowly at first, and then rapidly the grandstand fills with men ard women in their "gladdest rags
 out to enjoy a Hoosier holiday and perhaps-there is shuddering sort of fascination-the possibility-to be In at the death Throbbing and tremb- ling, like blooded race horses eager to be off. the powerful engines of speed and destruction-line up at the start ing point Then comes loud explo- sion and the first machine is off, and is almost immediately swallowed uI in a cloud of dust and oily, vapor. And beside him., and, those who follow, rides death on his pale horse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
AN ANCIENT ROYAL SCANDAL

became Queen, and two days after her arrival in England from the continent a secret committee of the House of Lords was appointed to examine pa pers on charges of incontinence. A trial speedily followed, and was mark ed by much acrimonious discussion and great public excitement. The report was approved by 108 against 99, but soon after the Queen went in state to St. Paul's. Excluded from participation in the coronation cere- monies, the Queen attempted to force her way into Westminster Abbey, but failed. She died Aug. z, 1921, and an alarming riot, in which two per sons were killed by guards, marked the removal of her remains to Bruns- wick. The Queen was the second daughter of Charles William Ferdi- hand, Duke of Brunswick, and mar
 ried Prince George in 1795.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

whatever could get $30 month upon furnishing proper proof of his dis ability. The new law does not change this section. Under the new law it is simply the age and length of service that will determine the rate. A sol- dier may have served two years and been shot nearly to pieces, and yet he won't receive any more under the new law than his comrade who wasn't injured at all while serving the same length of time. Age and length of service alone are the qualifications un- der the new law. Any old soldier, however, who was wounded in the war. and who is unable to perform any labor because of his wounds, should apply for the maximum under the old law unless his age and length of service give him the maximum of $50 a month under the new law. In other words, there is nothing in the new law to prevent soldier from applying under the old law, provid- ing the new law doesn't give him as much as he is entitled to under the old law.
 In all except very few applications thus far filed. the ages given by the old soldiers range from GA to 90 years. Only very few were under the first figure so if ia seen that fha oId an1- diers are old in fact as we'll as in name.
 Those of the old soldiers who have not already filed their applications for increase under the new law should do so at once. as the law provides that the increase, when allowed, shall date from the time of filing the appli- cation. It is dollars and cents, therefore. to get the applications in early.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
NEW PENSION LAW.

Upwards of 75,000 applications for increased pension under the new law, which became effective May Il, have been filed with the Commissioner of Pensions, and it is expected. that the applications will continue to arrive at the rate of about twenty thousand a day until all of the 450.000 old sol- diers still this side of the final roll call have been heard from. As soon as the applications arrive they are time-stamped and sorted. They are then sent to the legal department of the Bureau. where experts carefully examine them. If found correct they are sent to the division in which they belong, after which the evidence in each case is looked up. The claims are then accepted or rejected, as the case may be, after which the appli- cant, in the event his claim is accept ed, is put on the rolls at the increas- ed rate. If his claim fig rejected, the applicant is immediately notified, and told wherein his application is faul- ty ,or of any other difficulty that may have arisen in his particular case.
 There is one section of the new law that is misleading, and may have the effect of building up hopes among some of the old soldiers that they are going to get the maximum rate of $50 month, regardless of their age or length of service. This section pro- vides that in the event the soldier is so disabled by reason of his wounds that he is, unfit for manual labor, ne will receive $50 a month. The word "unf1t' has been interpreted as mean ing totally disabled. The new law reads the same as the old one in this regard. Under the old law soldier who was unable to perform any work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
FIRST THINGS

The first definite knowledge of the character and extent of the Great Salt Lake, in Utah, was derived from the explorations of Col. John c. Fre- mont who left Missouri for an over- land trip to California and Oregon sixty-nine years ago today The par ty, composed of Col. Fremont, Kit Carson, the famous scout and Indian fighter, and three others, crossed the Rocky Mountains in August and early in September reached the shores of the inland sea. They had provided themselves with rubber boat and as a result of their thorough investiga- tlons the geographers were able to place Salt Lake definitely on the map. The lake had been discovered eigh- teen years before by James Bridger, but it remained for Fremont to give the first authoritative account of the big inland salt sea.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

have some measure of autonomy.
 Thus there promises to be home rule all around in Great Britain for the parliament being burdened with al the legislative affairs of the entire people, has given scant attention to many English measures that are pres sing for consideration.
 Under the American system vast quantity of local business is perform ed by the state legislatures
 Under the English system the legis- lation of 40.0OO,0Oo people is carried on by a single legislative body.
 To modify the English system by granting partial legislative powers to Ireland, Scotland and Wales would still leave the English system more centralized than our own.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
MARC KLAW, 54 TODAY, IS HEAD OF
 ssDRAMNfER TRUST,

NeXt to oshkosh, YOnkers, Emporia and Medicine Hat, which are in a class by themselves, Paducah, Ky, suh, is perhaps the most famous small city on the North American map. Colonels and catfish are Pa: fame does not end there. Two of the most effulgent lights of Broadway, U. s. A., are natives Of Paducah, namely Irwin Shrewsbury Cobb, the plump humorist and story teller, and Mare Klaw, senior partner in the we'll known firm of Klaw & Erlanger, said corporation being the leading produc. CT of plays in the United States and Canada. In fact, its supremacy in the field is such that it has been ac- cused, and probably with some basis of fact, of constituting a "drammer trust" Certain it is that the K. & B. trademark appears on a large tions to be witnessed in the play- house of the North American contin- ent.
 Marc Klaw, senior partner in Klaw & Erlanger, was, as aforesaid, born in Paducah, fifty-four years ago to- with his parents to Louisville, where he was educated in the public and high schools. He embraced the law as a profession, and was admitted to the bar and hung out his shingle, but clients did not mob his office. Upon thinking the matter over, Mir: .Kiaw decided that as an attorney he was first class theatrical man, and for thirty years hds activities have been in the dramatic field.
 It was some twenty-three years ago that MT. Klaw and MT. Erlanger be- came partners in little theatrical exchange, with a small office in East Fourteenth street, New York. "Abe' Erlanger had already made a consid. erable success as a theatre manager and press agent and had conceived the idea of a great corporation that
 should dominate the continent. A lawyer was needed to make the pro- from Paducah, who combined a le- gal and theatrical training in one person, MT. Erlanger found a man afr ter his own heart. The 'exchange'' prospered and soon outgrew it's quar- ters. About seventeen years ago the syndicate was formed. and began what it's critics called "the conner cialization of art" Press and players and patrons opposed the syndicate but in the many wars in which it has been engaged it's victories have far outnumbered it's defeats. While MT. Erlanger was the executive head o4 the concern and supervised all of it's productions, Mr. Klaw was the "tro,l- ble man, and his legal acumen prob- ably saved the trust" from failure in its troubled early days.
 From their earliest association Klaw and Erlanger were firm and affection ate friends, as we'll as partners. Ii has been declared. that no quarrel or serious difference of opinon has evef arisen between them. Their offices resemble those of any prosperous bus- mess house, and if Art turks within it's confines she keeps herself well hidden from the visitor. Commercial methods obtain in every department Cloaks and suits are not sold in a more business-like way than amuse, ment is provided for the American public by Klaw & Erlanger. What. ever may be said of the relation-if fl has any--to dramatic art of the
 "trust" it has been as successful commercially, in its way, as the oil or tobacco trusts.
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