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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-17

points. but Judge O'Brien received
more thar $50 votes, showing that his
personal popularity IN other parts Of
the state won votes for him which
would have counted against any other
Wilson man.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-17
VICTOR HAWKINS COMING.
Grand Chancellor of Knights of Pyth
las Here on June 6.

Victor G. Hawkins of Jonesville,
Grand Chancellor OF the Knights of
Pythias in Michigan, will visit Calu
met on June to be the guest Of
Charity lodge. when he was elected
at the last annual convention, Mr..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-17
Style, Quality
and Fit.

We just received another big ship
ment TO add to our already complete
line of Ladies' and Misses Coat and
Suits. Because of the lateness of the
season these coats, all Of which are
the very latest styles and materials.
were bought at a good discount. They
are marked to sell the same way and
now is your chance to buy a garment
with style, quality and At at big saw
ing.
Second floor.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-17
WILBUR WRIGHT is ILL.

Dayton, O.. May 17.-Wilbur Wright
the aeroplanc inventor, is i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Roads and BrIdqes 20 Be lnprov.d

Roads and Bridges 20 Be Improved
Two million dollars worth of state
aid roads and bridges will be built
In 1913, according to reports received
by the state highway commission
IoWns in every county have voted or
VIII vote taxes for these improve
ments.
me commission is sending to town
chalrmen forms on which to petition
county boards for county and state
aid for roads or bridges. These forms
must be filled out by the town boards
and mailed to the county clerks on or
before September l, 1912. Towns
winch did not vote for state aid last
spring still have a chance to do so
by calling special town meetings to
De held before September 1.
the residents of any town or
county desire the Improvement of any
part OF the county system and the
town in which the portion of road
lies has not voted to improve it, they
may collect a subscription of not less
than $500 and the town board of that
town may petition for aid. just as If
1t had been voted by the town. pro-
yided the money is guaranteed to the
town by the petitioners.
Any group of freeholders may force
a town to make an improvement by
paying into the town treasury one
sixth of the estimated cost of the
work mot less than 5000 and petit
uoning the town board before August
10. The board then has to levy an
equal amount and petition for the i'm
proVement Counties desiring to do
work as counties, emitting the towns,
may do so by voting a county tar
previous to October /.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

accepted what aid he could get, teen
quarreled with his benefactors and
usually spoke and wrote i'll of them
In a prize essay, written in 1850, he
openly declared that progress and high
er civilization had proved a curse to
mankind. This essay made him for
time the idol of Paris artificial and
novelty-seeking society He followed
up his literary success by a really
beautiful opera. But his attacks on
various French customs and ideals
made Paris an uncomfortable abode
for him. Back he went to Geneva
(again changing his religion to fit his
surroundings and met with cordia;
reception from the learned men OK
Switzerland.
Here he took up his literary work
again and dazzled the world by his
problem novels" and philosophical
treatses. But he continued his life
effort of making as many enemies as
possible And such enemies as his
personality could not reach were made
by his writings. His novel Emile
"a radical sort of educational thesis
in fiction form-was condemned by
the Paris parliament; and Rousseau
dared not set foot in the French cap
ital for fear of arrest. Other works
of his were denounced by the Swiss
authorities His "Contrat Social
(Which demanded that governments
be ruled by the people and preached
universal suffrage) brought down
upon him the hatred of conservative
thinkers.
He Went to England and there quar-
relied with his patrons, behaved inso-
lently toward the king, and found it
convenient to come back to the con-
tinent of Europe. This time he was
allowed to settle in Paris His health
had become shattered So had his
mind. To add to his woes, he mar
ried Therese LIE Vasseur, former cook
in a third-rate inn. Their five chill
dren he sent to a founding asylum.
thus giving his enemies a fine chance
to compare his unnatural action with
the high sentiments he had written
about the sanctity of the home and
the education of the young. Thereses
mother was the typical comic paper
mother-in-law. She rendered Rous-
seau's home life miserable.
On July 2, 177S, crushed under real
and imaginary woes, Rousseau died
in a fit. Some historians think des-
pair drove him to suicide.
His "Confessions"-a wonderful il
unreliable book-giye the mans dis
torted view of his own life and OF life
in general A genius. blackguard,
and probably-in later years. at least
"a semiiGnatic
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Historic Blackguards
Il By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
opyright by the Press Publishing he word)
Abdul Hamid, Sultan and Scoundrel

falsely imprisoned as a maniac. The
new sultan began his reign by prom
Using countless reforms-and by per-
forming none of them. His Balkan
States in those days were in wild re-
volt At home, the Young Turk move
ment was already busy trying TO build
up the rotten government and to abol-
ish tyranny. The people murmured-
The Turkish crown seemed totterlng.
Abdul Hamid had before him task
that would have crushed most rulers.
Yet he performed it with skill that
stamped him as the subtlest and ablest
statesman of his day.
At the outset of his career as sultan
the atrocities in the Balkans led Rus
STA to declare war on Turkey Russia
won the conflict and might have wiped
the stain of Turkish crimes from the
earth had not the other European pow
ers grown jealous They interfered;
saved Turkey and deprived Russia OF
nearly all the fruits of her victory. AL
ready the sultan was beginning to
show his rare statesmanlike quail
ties
In the peace treaty Abdul made
many fine promises. He kept none OF
them, and he so fooled the European
powers that he suffered no penalty
from his breach of faith. He choked
the voice of liberty, silenced the
Young Turks" by force and made
himself sole master of his empire. BY
playing one nation against another and
by owing some of them huge debts
that his downfall might cancel. he
kept the world at large from interior
ing with his horrible plans.
For instance, in 1895-1896 the signal
was given by him for wholesale mas.
sacre of Armenian Christians Thou
sands of defenseless persons were
slaughtered. far lesser series OF
atrocities had brought on a war with
Russia in 1877. Yet this time not one
European nation lifted a finger to
check the outrage
But tyranny has always wrought its
own destruction. While Europe, bound
hand and foot by the web of Abdul
Hands willy diplomacy, took no step
to check his crimes. his own people at
length rose against him. The Young
Turks" grew too strong to be put
down There was an almost bloodless
revolution in 1908 Abdul was de-
posed in April, 1909, and was sent to
Salonica as a state prisoner. His
younger brother, Mehmed or Moham-
ed, was taken from a prison palace
where Abdul had confined him, and
was placed upon the Turkish throne.
That Abdul was deposed is but nat
ural. The only wonder is that he was
able to hold his shaky power in such
masterful fashion for a third Of a cen
fury
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Jewellers Close Meeting.

Members of the Wisconsin Re
tail jewelers. association at their
final session in Milwaukee decided to
revive the Wisconsin Retail Jewellers
Mutual Fire Insurance company, Or
ganized four years ago. E. K. Bemis
of GAINESVILLE spoke on the subject OF
organizing and managing mutual fire
insurance companies.
The association decided to continue
the system of conducting examina-
lions for watchmakers. A report on
the work accomplished along this line
was made by Theodore Schelle, Mil
waukee, chairman of the committee in
charge.
Resolutions were passed favor1ng
fixed selling price. urging the 1eweler
not to affiliate himself too closely with
nationally advertised goods, demand
ing the enactment of effective national
and state laws Furnishing fraudulent
and misleading advertising, and rec
ommending the passage OF a law for
bidding the stamping of all forms OF
time guarantees on articles made
wholly or in part of precious metals
and recommending the stamping OF a
registered trademark, denoting the
quality instead, ~ .H lc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Program for Golf Tournament.

The twelfth annual tournament of
the Wisconsin State Golf association
for the amateur championship of Wis
consin will be held at the Blue Mound
Country club July % to 81 Guy F.
Gregg of the committee in charge
prepared the program Entries close
on July %. The usual fee of $3.50
will be charged the entrants The
competition will be played under the
rules of the Western Golf associa-
ton A gold medal will be awarded
the winner of the championship while
silver one will be given to the run.
ner up. The various cups of the club
will also be at stake, and also the
Yule cup, donated by George Yule
of Kenosha. The competition will
consist of a qualifying round at thirty
six holes, medal play, sixteen to quail
ify for the championship cup. The
second sixteen in each flight for the
Presidents and Directors cups shall
then compete in match play, eighteen
holes, except in the semi-finals and
finals, which shall be at thirty-six
holes. At the conclusion of the cham
pionship finals professional contest
will be held
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Mine Royalty Under Tax.

Mine royalties are taxable In Wis
consin as income after allowing for
depreciation. This decision by the
state tax commission is the culmina-
ton of a series of hearings in which
mine owners from all sections Of
Wisconsin appeared before the COM
mission, claiming that mine royalties
were not income taxable under the
income tax law
The DIRECTORS asserted that royal
ties were a depletion of the original
capital.
Certainly the day laborer is ex-
hausting his capital every day he
works, yet his wage or salary is
plainly subject to tax" says the
opinion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

pretended to be. A girl scarcely
more than a child, strayed into the
room and stared in wonder at its rich
furnishings. From one gorgeous bau-
BILE to another she wandered, gazing,
examining, handling. At length, as she
reached table, she saw lying there a
tiny ieweled, silver mounted pistol. 1t
was unlike any other weapon she ever
had seen. The girl picked it up, turn
ing it~over and marveling at its rare
beauty. The man on the divan in the
shadowy corner opened his eyes and
slowly sat up.
What are you looking at?' he ask
ed gently.
AT this pistol, sire" answered the
girl.
And what are pistols made for?" he
queried in the same pleasant tone.
Toto shoot people, sire faltered
the girl, little treasured by his gen
tleness
Quite so,'' yawned the man And
| will prove it. Let me show you
Whipping another revolver from his
pocket he shot the girl dead
This is typical anecdOte of Abdul
Hamid, Commander of the Faithful, y
The Prophets Viceroy on Earth
the man who until last year was
sultan of Turkey. 1t shows at once
his cunning, his heartlessness, his
deadly fear of assassination. So deep
ly did he dread being killed that he
usually remained a captive in his own
palace, surrounding himself only with
those to whom he was more valuable
alive than dead, and at once Staying
any one whom he even remotely sus-
pected of having designs upon his life
The Yildiz Kiosk hid thousands of
black tragedies.
Fear of death made Adults life a
burden 1t robbed him of slumber. At
times the only way he could be put
to sleep was by hearing some one read
aloud the story OF the awful punish
ments that had been inflicted on some
of the slayers of rulers. These tales
of torture would lull him TO rest.
Abdul Hamid was bOrn~in 1912. He
was the second son of a sultan and
came to the Turkish throne in 1876
when his elder brother was deposed.
To make way for Abdul, another
brother was murdered and nephew
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

- H.
five children to a founding asylum.
He changed religions as another man
would change from summer to winter
clothes. A writer on morality, his own
morals were unspeakable. He was ever
eager to receive aid; and still more
industrious in abusing benefactors. He
had a genius for philosophic writings
and a far greater genius for making
enemies. The kindest thing that can
be said about him personally is that he
was probably more or less insane.
Rousseau was the son of Swiss
matchmaker His father in 1922, when
the lad was ten years old, became IN
yolVed in a street row and had to leave
his Geneva home calmly deserving his
family. Jean Jacques was brought up
by his mothers relatives, who APP
prenticed him at thirteen to a notary.
The boy and his master could not get
on together, SO Jean was apprentlced
over again, this time to an engraver.
All his long life Rosseau quarreled
with everybody into whose society he
was thrown. He began with the en-
SfdN6E. Al SIAIG0n Hc JuApCu MS
apprenticeship and ran away from
Geneva
He then began a series of wander
ings which were more or less interest
irg, but scarcely profitable either to
undergo or tell about He changed his
religion at the outset, encountering
some rather doubtful adventures. and
at last became a footman in the house
hold of a Nine de Vercellis. While he
was working there he stole costly
ribbon The theft was discovered.
Rousseau saved himself from punish
ment by falsely accusing maid sery-
ant of the theft The tale of this
wholly shameful affair is found in his
celebrated Confessions
When his employer died, Rousseau
found another situation-and promptly
lost it on account of his conduct. His
experience for the next few years led
him through all grades of society, from
vagabondage to court circles. 1t was
not until 1745 that he won any fame.
Then he became known as clever
writer and musician Several persons
of high rank took an interest in his
career. From each of these people be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Election of Stats Dentists.

The Wisconsin State Dental sssoci-
alton elected this executive council for
three years: Dr. G. A. StrattSn, Osh-
kosh; DR.. S. H. Chase, Madison; DIR.
r. Nj. WEIGH, Waupun. DR.. E. j. FL
sen. Milwaukee, was elected librarian.
The new officers of the association, in
addition to these, are: President, Dr
r. J. Wenker, milwaukee,; first vice
president, DR.. William Hopkinson,
Milwaukee: second vicepresident NJ.
L. Christensen. Oshkosh; secretary
DIR. o. q. Krause, Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
PAID FIREMEN TO
HOLD MEETING
Seventh Annual Convention to Be
Held JuIy 1925.
WAUSAU MAYOR TO WELCOME
6eorge r. Crosley Will Talk on "Fire
Prevention and Work by Depart
ments"-Other Addresses to
BE Delivered

MadisOn.-The Wisconsin Paid Fire.
mems association will hold its sew
rnth annual convention in Wausau
July %, "A and %. President w E.
Brown of Milwaukee will call the
convention to order. Mayor John Rim
gle will deliver the address of well
come.
on the opening evening a demon
,tration by the Wausau fire depart
ment will be held The annual memoir
ial service will also be held that night
in the Elks' hall, and an address will
be made by S. 3. Tobey The annual
banquet will be held Wednesday night
in the Rothschild pavilion, followed
by a dance
The election of officers will take
place Thursday morning. In the after
noon the delegates will be taken for
an automobile ride, while at night a
theater party will be held.
State Fire Marshal T. NJ. Purtell,
Madison, will give an address on The
Results Obtained by the Work of the
Fire AIarshaPs Department" and
George B. Crosley, president of the
State Fire Prevention association. will
talk on Fire Prevention Work by
Fire Departments" Many other topics
will be discussed.
The officers are: President, Will
liam E. Brown. Milwaukee; vice
president, James P. Walsh, Eau Claire;
treasurer Holm Fl KratZ ManjtOWOc:
secretary, Ole Norman, Superior
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
discovers Relics Of Early Indians.

Discovers Relics of Early Indians.
Several of the parties which the
Wisconsin Archaeological society has
had in the field in connection with the
state survey which it is conducting
this year have returned.
DIT. George l.. Collie and Robert H.
Becker are preparing report of their
researches conducted in the vicinity
OF Grand Rapids, Nekoosa, Meehan,
PIoyer and Stevens Point on the upper
Wisconsin river Towne L. Miller,
who with an assistant left ST Paul on
June to make Investigations along
the Wisconsin bank Of the Mississippi
river between the mouth of the st.
Croix and Prairie du Chen, has ar
rived in Madison on his way back to
his home in Ripon.
In the course of their investiga-
tions of fully 200 miles of river shore
Miller and his assistant were sue
cessful in making many observations
of great interest to local archaeological
science They succeeded in placing
many sites Of early Indian camps and
villages, burial places, caches, trails
and groups of earthWorks. Fine
photographs of many of these were
obtained
George r. Fox, who with H. o.
Younger is at work for the society on
the west shore of Green Bay, has
now reached the mouth of the Oconto
river on his way to Marinette. The
region which these men are exploring
Is especially rich in evidences OF early
Indian life and their report when
published promises to be valuable.
e. E. Cole and Prof A S. Flint
are leaving Baraboo for Reedsburg,
where they will begin a systematic
survey Of the sites of Indian archaeo-
logical interest along the upper Bara-
boo river and It's continent streams.
They Will make careful surveys of
groups Of earthworks known to exist
near La Vale. Wonewoc. Elroy, Nor
walk and other points.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
snciaIista Spent s1so.st.

The Social Democratic state cam
paign committee. according to a
statement of campaign expenditures
filed, spent $160.61 for campaign pur-
poses from June 25 TO July 10, making
a total expenditure for the year Of
S5.A12.77. Receipts to July 10 are
listed as $657.O6. Congressman E. A.
Morse of Amigo, Republican candi-
date for congressman, listed $14.97 as
his expenditure to date. Six dollars
and ffty-three cents was listed as
the campaign expenses to date OF
andre jerks OF Dodgeville, Demo
cratic congressional candidate in the
Third district.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Decides Service is Good.

The state railroad commission dis
missed the petition of George w. Bart
lett and other residents of Albany
Monticello and New Glarus, asking
that an order be issued requiring the
Northwestern road to furnish better
freight and passenger service on lts
branch from Brodhead to New GIarus
1t was decided by the commission that
the volume of business on the branch
does not justify the change requested
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
eovernor Files Expense.

The following campaign expenses
were filed with the SECRETARY of state:
Go. crnor T. E. McGovern, $1.0S since
last report, or S14.66 in all; Congress-
man J. ]. Esch, La Crosse, $23 since
last report; Congressman |. l.. Len
root. Superior, $3.50 since last re-
port. Congressman ]. NJ. Nelson,
Madison, $119.S5; Wisconsin Woman's
Suffrage society. $25044 since last re-
port, or $72S77 in all
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Writes journalistic Test.

A textbook on journalism, which is
also intended to serve as handbook
for newspaper reporters and CORE
spondents. is among the new books
% be published this fall by University
9i Wisconsin men. The book is called
Newspaper Reporting and Core
spondence," and was written by Grant
Fl. Hyde, instructor in the journalistic
course. Instead of treating the news
paper business as a subject for re-
search. the author has made his book
a practical treatise of aid to young
newspaper men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Jean jacques Rousseau, Philosopher and Scoundrel

UP EAN JAG
n CUES Rous-
N Seau, self
C on f e S Sed
thief, w r o t e
strongly on up
rightness. He also
preached fiery dis
courses on the
sacredness of do
nestle affection
and sent his own
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

- n a divan in
IA room of
N1Yildiz Kiosk
in Constan-
tinople, reclined a
lean, hawk-eyed
man with dyed
beard and gray
yellow skin. His
glazed black eyes
were shut. He
was asleep = or
pretended to be.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

do battle against the enemy, and 1t Is
not expected that their force and en-
ergy shall be wasted in the protec-
ton of private property of those most
hostile to the government. No sol
der serving in this army shall here
after be employed in such service"
The Confederate steamer Cuba ar
rived at Mobile, Ala, after an exciting
chase by the blockaders.
Two companies of Union troops
guarding the bridge at CORTLAND, Ala,
were surprised and captured by Con-
federate cavalry
A accommodating party of Union
troops, under General Gibson fell in
with a Confederate force near Orange
Court House. Va, and drove them
away, after sharp skirmish.
A meeting of Irish citizens in st.
Louis expressed indignation against
their feIlow-countrymen who were en-
deavoring to avoid service in the mi
litia by taking refuge behind the Brit
ish consul.
President Lincoln issued a procla-
nIdIlOR WdIHIA6 al pei SOnS W CSeloC
from aiding, countenancing or abet-
ting the rebellion, under penalty of
having their property confiscated, I'M
der the act lately passed by congress.
July 26, 1862.
Madison Court House, Va, was &C.
cupied by the First Connecticut cav
-I~sz i
ate cavalry.
Prominent citizens of Hayward
county, Tennessee, We're captured by
Confederate paTtisans for selling cot
ton.
The Union transport schooner Lou
lisa Reeves of New York, laden with
forage for the Army of the Potomac,
was captured by Confederates and
burned at Coggin's Point, James river,
Va.
A body of Missouri state militia
met and defeated a company of par
tisans in the first conflict since the
state militia had been called out by
Candles authority to suppress the
guerrlllaS.
A Union accommodating body de-
feated small force of Confederates
in skirmish at Youngs Crossroads,
at the head of White Oak river, N. c.
A body of Union troops under Cap
tain Broadway came up with a body
of partisans that they had brush
with the day before near the Noun
tain Store, twenty miles from Hous-
ton, Mo-, and completely routed them.
The fight took place on the Big Piney
river
Large sums of money were being
subscribed by towns, counties and
states to provide a bounty fund for
volunteers who should enlist under
President Lincolns call for 100000
extra men.