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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
July 20, 1862.

General Grant ordered General
Sherman to take possession of all I'M
occupied stores, manufactures and
dwellings in Memphis and to collect
their rents for the benefit of the Unit
ed States government where the own
ers were Confederates absent from
the place
In reply to letter written by Mr..
Seward to the American minister at
London, Earl Russell sent a dispatch
TO the British minister at Washington,
in which he said: From the moment
that intelligence first reached this
country that nine states and several
millions Of inhabitants Of the great
American Union had seeded, and had
made war on the government of Pres
ident Lincoln, down to the present
time, her majesty's government have
pursued friendly, open and consist
ent course They have been neutral
between the two parties to a civil war.
cat this moment they have nothing
more at heart than to see the consum-
nation of which the president speaks
in his answer to the governors of
eighteen states, namely, the bringing
of this unnecessary and injurious war
to speedy and satisfactory conclu-
sion"
There was a skirmish near Bayou
Barnard, in the Cherokee Nation, In
which the Union forces were reported
victorious Colonel Guitar of the
Ninth Missouri, reinforced heavily, re-
pulsed an attack of Confederates at
Moore's Mills, seven miles east of Full
ton, Mo-, after four hours fight.
Parkersburg, Va, was thrown into
a panic by report that band Of
partisans was on the way to attack
the place Money in the banks was
carried into Ohio, the bridge was toEH
up and committee appointed to ask
the enemy not to burn the town.
Copyright 1912. by w G. ChapmanI
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
July IS, 1862.

Great excitement existed at st.
Louis, Mo, over the order of Cover
nor Gamble authorizing General Scho-
field to order out the militia to sup
press the Confederate partisans who
were doing much mischief abroad in
the state.
An engagement took place on the
Hatchie river, near Brownsville, Tenn,
Major General Pope, at Washington,
issued the following order: Hereafter
no guards will be placed over private
houses or private property of any de-
gcription whatever. Commanding Off
GERS are responsible for the conduct
of troops under their command, and
The articles of war and regulations of
The army provide ample means for re-
straining them to the full extent re-
uuired for discipline and efficiency.
Soldiers were called into the field to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
July 27, 1862.

Two Confederate schooners were
captured up the Chipoaks creek, James
river, Va, near Claremont, by boat
expedition under command of Lieuten-
ant Gibson of the United States gun
boat Yankee, and brought out of the
creek without molestation, although a
company of Confederate cavalry was
stationed three-quarters of mile dis
tant
A accommodating expedition, consist
ing of the United States gunboats
Paul Jones, Unadilla, Huron and Mad
gle, left Savannah bay and proceeded
up the Ogeechee river, in Georgia, I'M
til they arrived near Fort James, the
strength of which they discovered by
bombarding it for about two hours,
when they returned to their former
anchorage.
A number of young women of New
Albany, Ind,g offered to act as clerks
and saleswomen TO replace the young
men Of that place who would enlist,
promising to turn over half their sal
aries during the volunteers absence,
and surrender the positions to them
on their return.
Richmond, KY, was visited by a
band of Confederate irregulars under
leader The stores, houses and stables
of Union men of the place were plum.
dered
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

through the sproadors. Put a
washer on the head OF each holt
and run them through from the
under side. Place thick Rubber
washer under and ON top of each
crosapiece at the ends ms shown IN
figure 4. This will make a rigid
yet flexible Joint for rough waters
The flooring being placed on the
under side OF the cronapiece MAKES
IL possible TO get the boom low
The sides put on and we'll fss'
tened will greatly assist IN ntiffcn.
Ing the platform aud help II stand
the racking strains These sides
will also keep the water and spray
out and much more NO II a l2.iuch
dash In put on In front on top OF
tho croHaplece.
The ruddera are made m shown
In figure 6. by using an iron rod
" inches in diameter and 2 feet
long for the bearing OF each. This
rod IN split with hacksaw for Z
Inches OF its length and a sheet
metal plate 3.a2 Inch thick, 6 inches
wide. aud IL inches long inserted
R'N tf'thNH ia ttR HHfth AHAH VIII
allow u inch of the iron rod 10
project from the bottom edge OF
the metal through which hole IL
drilled for eotter pin.
The bottom bracket IL made from
stake Iron bent In the shape of
Y aa shown. the rudder bearing
passing through hole drilled In
the upper leg and resting on the
lower, Slip the top bracket on
and then bend the top end OF the
bearing rod AZ an angle IA shown
In both figures 6 and 7. Connect
tho two bent ends with n cross.
piece which has n hole drilled In
the center 10 fastcu rope an
shown In figure 1.
Attach the mast 10 the front
cronnpiece. also bowHprit. braclug
both TO the pontoons A set of sails
Of about 900 square feet will be
right for racing. but i76 20 200
square feet will DO sufficient for
cruising.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
Thp9vv;ao@sDe1
(He Deals With the Troubles of a Man Who Loved
aFat Crl)

n. ~, dec. Ill CESS feIlors IS
all different about the kind Of gerls
they likes
here a cuppel OF days ago Was
a Teller that soked his wife In the
glim just beeos she waved 275
pounds and he dident like the looks
OF her
and now there Is a guy that is
being sued for breach of PROMISE
by a corus girl. and frum about 2
thousand letters that she has got.
he sertnly did like her becos she
was fat.
o but them letters
gee, they would make . horse
laff
Just give a middel-aged guy that's
stuck on skirt bottel OF ink
and a pen and watch him go to II
he will git himself into more
trubel In 10 minutes than high
priced lawyers can git him out OF
in years
and also make fool of hisself
at least 3 times on every page he
rites
you would think them ducks
would Tern sumthIng after a while,
by reading about the trubbels Of
uther boobs that's been through the
mill. but they never do
and my goodniss how woman
does save letters, every line OF
mush she ever gifts 10 filed away
for future reference. and believe
me, that stuff sumtimes comes In
handy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Say. boys. wouldn't you like to
sail your own sallhoat on Lake
Washington
Cost too much to buy the sail.
boat
Not bit Of Il, The Star Is 20
Ing 70 tell you how you can build
your own white wings" and II
win only cost you about SIS.
Another thing, You can tell Pa
and Ma that this boat is absolutely
safe. II won't turn over In any
blow. not even hurricane. The
pole and sail may NY off. but you
just hang on and when it's all over.
you'll be safe.
two boards inch thick. Ia inches
wide and 10 feet long. dressed and
cut as shown In figure 2. Spread.
ers are cut from sinch planks. 10
inches wide and is inches long.
placed feet apart between the
board sides and fastened with
screws.
Cut the ends OF the boards so
they III perfectly. make pointed
ends TO the pontoons. and III IN a
wedge shaped piece. Ia inches long
as shown In figure B. white lead
the Joints literally. and fasten the
boards TO the wedge shaped pieces
with screws which have been white
loaded
Turn this shell upside down and
lay upon II a board u inch thick.
IL inches wide and l6 feet long
With a pencil, mark on the under
side the outside line OF the shell
and cut 10 shape roughly. See
that the spreaders and sides fit
true. then white lead the joints and
nail with iA.lnch finishing nails
as close as possible, without
weakening the wood.
slightly stagger the nails In the
sides; the i-inch side boards will
permit this: trim off the sides. turn
over the box and paint the joints
and ends of the spreaders. giving
them two or three coats. allowing
each TO dry thoroughly before APP |
plying the next.
Try each pontoon for leaks by
turning water into them. Bore |
A-inch hole through each spreader |
Ia the center and through the bot !
tom board as shown In figure 2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
HEY, MISTER, GOT
BIG EARS?YOU'LL
LIKE NEW STYLES

No matter how you're built. fash
ion will do something for you " you
only have patience. Tho man with
the wide ears In going TO have HIS
inning next spring Derby hats are
10 have narrower brims and higher
crowns. They will be 30 made AS
TO set far back on the head and
come clear down 20 the ears.
Tho flat derby with the low
crown~and the wide brim II going
out OF style. Already the derbics
have higher crowns and narrower
brims, and this change In 10 be.
come much more pronounced with
the approach OF spring.
The new hats are almost exactly
like those worn few years ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
HOW THE sArLBoAT LOOKS IN
ACTION

The top board. y inch thick. IL
inches wide and i6 feet long. Is
put on. the same as the bottom
board. the Joint being well white
loaded first.
Place The pontoons parallel.
Blocks OF Wood are fastened on top
OF each. exactly over the rprr
ers, and are intended TO bolt the
cross pieces 20. The blocks are
cut 10 the shape and dimensions
shown in figure 5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
Colman Dock Victim
Is Awarded $1,155

Jury In the federal court Thurs
day found Mrs. Cheva Michaelson
was injured to the extent of t1,i55
by being plunged into Elliott bay
when the Colman dock slip col.
lapaed last summer. Damages
we're assessed against the Colman
Dock Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

crosspiecca are made from hick'
DRY or ash. Each Ii 2is inches
thick. inches wide and Ga feet
long. Three inches from each end.
bore a A-inch hoio through the
5inch way OF the wood.
Take maple flooring y inches
thick. inches wide. 7iis Inches
long and fasten with large screws
and washers to the crosapicees and
put battens across every "a inches,
Turn the flooring and crosspieeos
upside down and fasien 20 the pom
toons with long A.lnch bolts put
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Subscribers 60 The Seattle Star
viii confer favor BY uoiifftnk
this office at once OF any fAil-
urs TO secure prompt ana res
ular delivery Of the pareT. OF
othsr paper for The Seattle
star. IL 10 the desire Of ths
management 10 Secure the best
service for all. and complaints
arc given courteous and pfvmpt
atteuti0n. II your paper fatis
20 arrive any might BY
o'clock. kindly phone this uffiee
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the Circulation Department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Maryssiiie, cai.--Bceause he ~,
tempted 10 escape from Policeman
Chester Smith while the officer
was taking him 10 jail on the
charge OF passing bogus cheeks. a
well dressed stranger IL dead. the
officer shooting him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
BALL TO
BE HELD TONIGHT

With the gymnasium beautifully
decorated for the occasion and all
arrangements made, the annual
varsity ball will be held tonight II
Ia the biggest social function OF the
school year. Heading the long list
OF patrons and patronesscs are Gov.
and Mrs. Hay, and Gov.elect Lister
and Mrs. Lister.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

this here .corus girl she has got
the whole smear that this ritch
guy sent her even his kilograms,
by golly
her name is maud, and wot do
you think the poor gink ust to
call her, this was one OF them, my
own dear fat sweetheart muddie
but that amt the funniest, pipe
this one, my own dear fat biggest
muddie
and now this big fat muddie
wants so thousand dollars becos he
dident marry her
well. he mite have liked her
shape, but ime afrade he wascnt
onto her curves
pritty good COAX, hey
johnny
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Observation-Disclosures denial Of
allegations In the morning newspa-
pers here that brokers OF the New
York stock exchange are unduly
held In Washington to testify be
fore the house committee invest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
AT THE THEATRES
THIS WEEK.

Moore--Lambardi Opera Co. In
La Trayiata"
Motropolitsn--l.ocal talent In
THE Mystic Rose"
8esttle--"Dayid liarum."
Aihambra - Photoplays and
vaudeville.
Vaudeville.
Empress Vaudeville.
Pantssss--Vaudevillo.
orsnd-vaudeyilio ana motion
pictures.
Ciemmer--photopiGya and van
devyle.
Mslbohrne photoplays and vsu
devllIa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

San Observation-Disclosures by
his experience when the engine OF
his hydropIane went wrong and
he was forced 10 descend In San
Francisco bay. Aviator silas Chris
Jefferson. OF Portland. announced
that he would continue his flights
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Tho loss by fire In cities in Ger.
many Last year was 10 cents per
capita. In England ~ cents. In
France % cents. In tho United
states f2ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
Gloves, Hosiery, Umbrellas: for Gifts

Boys Gauntlet Gloves in tan and black
regulation cowboy style, with star and
fringe, Soc and 75c pair.
Boys Flcecc-lned Kid Gloves in various
shades of tan, SOC pair
Children's Tan Kid Mittens, fleece-lined,
with fur top, warm and durable, SOC pair
Children's Bearskin Lined Mittens with
long cord, in white, red, tan and gray, SOC
pair.
Astrachan-back Mittens in white, red,
gray and brown, with long cord Csc pair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Belarsde.--speeisi permission 20
nm American military commission
10 visit the Macedonian battlefislds
ID accorded by the government
servian officers win guide the
party.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Suit wan started Thursday by
Harry G. Gordon. receiver OF Realty
owncrs' Syndicate and Fidelity So
curitlea Guaranty Co. against ~
stockholders for 10 per cent unpaid
subscriptions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

pervers--colorado's first woman
state senator. Helen Ring Robinson.
who was elected at the November
election. viii introduce a bin ai
the next assembly requiring health
certificates from all couples desIr-
Ing TO marry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

San Francisco.--After an Illness
Of several days. BENJAMIN Franklin
Mckinley. so. uncle OF the late
President Mckinley. and for many
years assistant postmaster OF San
Francisco. Is dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

HEY MMYl DON'T YOU WANT TO BUILD YOURSELF SAIL BOAT
HERE'S HOW IN
COST ONLY sis-AND WON'T cAPsIzE EITHER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

Infants Wool Mittens in white and red,
with fur top, 3sc pair.
Womens Silk-boct Hosiery in black ana
tan, also black with American-beauty top
Soc pair.
Women's Black Silk Hosiery, with lisle
tops and soles, tipped in lavender and gold
Sc pair; box of 3 pairs, $3.50
Mems and Women's Umbrellas, WIN
plain, carved and mounted handles, $iW
to $3.50.
basement saissroonl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13

chIesaos--A general strike In the
packing and steel industries Ia the
plan under consideration by VIM
ID. Haywood. He declared that
most OF the packing houses we're
well organized and would demand
better working conditions and
higher wages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-13
YOU'LL FIND 1T HERE
News of the Day Condensed for Busy People

eating the money trust. was made
by Representative Pujo. chairman
OF the committee.
Neutrality-suspicious. formal dinner
during the Taft administration Ia
over II was an elaborate spread
At the white House. attended by
many notables. Including Andrew
Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
Made Il Diamonds.

Mrs Percy v. Pennypacker. the new
president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, said in San Francisco
of the new woman"
my type Of new woman has high
sense of honor. manly sense of hon.
or. She isn't like certain old-fash-
ioned type of woman who does dis
honorable things without the least no.
tion of their being SO.
"A woman of this type was playing
bridge. Her partner passed the make
to her, and she made 1t diamonds, but
her hand, on being put down, was
found to contain only two diamonds.
both very low cards.
"'What on earth induced you to go
diamonds on such a hand as that?' her
partner asked.
TITS your fault re answered pet
ulantly. Why did you twiddle your
diamond ring?'"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
Hot Iron, Are Best.

The girl who would have wavy hair
finds hot irons the quickest tools at
her command. II these are once used
they are not 80 harmful as imagined.
But woe betide her hair after few
months OF overhot irons Safer and
more natural is the water wave. This
lasts well on some hair. even on
straight hair. while with other girls
1t is not successful. Failure is usual.
ly due to oil in the hair. The hair is
wet and brushed back fet to the head.
1t is then pushed out from the fore
head with comb for about an inch
and held In place with small hairpins.
This is repeated until the entire face
is circled. Then another section OF
the hair is combed up and again
pinned in place. the process being re-
peated until the entire head Is covered
with neries of little ridges.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
OWL EATS LIKE A LION
But Then It's a Forty-Pound Bird All
the Way From the
kIondlke.

New York.-Many things have come
to light in the Klondke. especially
gold nuggets. but one of the latest
Is an owl named Bobo, which has been
presented to the Central park mena-
gerie by family which returned from
there short time ago and sailed for
Europe from this port. Bobo weighs
forty pounds, is the biggest owl ever
seen by the menagerie officials and
has an appetite. according to Donald
Burns, the bird keeper. that is as
great as a young lions.
Bobo has cage to himself and is
looked after by Burns. The persons
who brought him from the Klondike
mentioned only his weight and size
as being of heroic proportions. but
did not mention his appetite.
The other day when Burns sought
the meat for his forty-pound charge
"Bill" Snyder. the head keeper, who
has charge of doling out the provis-
ions, said:
What do you want with such q
big piece of meat. Donald?"
Then Burns told him it was for the
owl.
"Why, he eats as much meat at one
sitting as lion." said Snyder.
Bobo's boots sound like a foghorn
on an ocean liner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
BoardIne-House suggestion.

In a business women's boarding
home. with 35 to 40 permanent guests,
there was a disposition to form
cliques. This was somewhat due to
the fact that women who sat together
at table day after day became well ac-
quainted with each other, while hav-
ing hardly more than bowling ac-
quaintance with those at other tables
Then one day the manager an
nounced that, to keep things NOV
ing" there would be reallotment of
seats at table the first day of each
month. Some murmurs of disapprov.
al greeted this, but when the first day
came everyone was greatly interested
in seeing what neighbors she had
drawn. The tables were lettered and
the seats numbered. and each guest
drew a slip bearing her designated
place.
Meals for days afterward were
much livelier than they had been.
There were new people to talk to,
new subjects coming up at each meal
and everyone voted the innovation a
great success.-Woman's Home Com.
phnion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
Origin Of Vaudeville.

Writing to the Kansas City Star con-
cerning the origin of the word vau-
deville, Raymond Weeks. professor of
romance languages at Colombia uni
versity. says "the word is derived
from the vaux de Wire (the Wales of
Vire), village in Normandy.
"Oliver Basselin was French poet
who resembled Robert Burns and who
lived at Vaux de Wire in the fifteenth
century. He wrote many popular
songs, largely jolly drinking songs.
These spread far beyond the obscure
hamlet where he lived. until. finally,
the name of vaux de Wire, by which
they were known. not being under
stood. they and similar songs were
called vaux de Vile. They are men
toned by Boileau in his Art Poetique.
Early in the eighteenth century in
France. such songs were interspersed
to vary light operettas. which later
we're called by their name. The songs
Of Basselin in praise of cider and wine
are probably the finest of their sort
In any language.
"As for the fact that we have taken
vaudeville from the French, let me
observe that most of our important
terms relating to the theater came
into English from French"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
Ex-PRIEST POISONED?
LEFT FORTUNE IN JEWELS VAL
.uED AT $4,000.
MYSTERIOUS Death Of Former Clergy
man Puzzles Berlin Poiiee-Had
Been Missionary in East, Where
He Collected Diamonds.

Ber,in.-Jewels worth $375,000 have
been found at the residence OF Rev.
DR.. Liebe, an ex-Roman Catholic
clergyman, whose mysterious death
is puzzling the police. DR.. Liebe. who
was formerly an army chaplain, be-
came violently sick after drinking
from a bottle labeled 'anisette" and
soon died. The police. who knew
that he was interested in various COM
mercial affairs, expressed the opinion
that he had committed suicide by poi
son on account Of financial difficulties.
though they were unable to explain
why the clergyman's housekeeper and
her husband, who also had drunk
some Of the stun in the bottle. had
become sick but recovered. The sui
eide theory has been promptly aban-
doned in view of the present astonish-
ing discovery OF the jewelry.
The lawyer and police, officials who
were charged with examining the
contents of the house found. besides
diamond pins. studs and links, dress
ing room safe containing a miniature
golconda There were dozens Of pill
boxes, numbered neatly and labeled
diamonds" "rubies." "emeralds,
"opaIs,' pearls" and 'sapphires."
When the boxes were opened they
yielded up contents in accordance
with the description. until the aston
ished searchers. who had accompan-
led DR.. Liebes brother, had collected
some hundreds of fine gems. includ-
ing 230 sapphires. 21S diamonds. 164
turquoises and so rubies.
In addition to these there was a
magnificent gold communion chalice
studded with 43S gems. chiefly rubies.
emeralds and amethysts. The chalice
is estimated to be worth $4,000.
1t is believed that DR.. Liebe's pas
sion for gems was due to his travels
in the east He went to India as a
Catholic missionary thirty years ago.
Thence he went to China and Japan.
He returned some years ago and aban-
doned Catholicism to become
Protestant. Lately he had been talk
ing of getting married.
Apart from his love of gems DR..
Liebe lived the simplest life. He did
not seem to be at all accentric.
Other things found were bank
books with considerable amounts and
collection of old porcelain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-11-01
rurp.ntIne :. an Antl.eptIc.

One of the most famous surgeons in
New York writes to the World apro-
pos Of discussion about the safety
Of carbolic acid, bichloride of mer.
curry and other violent poisons as an
tiseptics, that one of the best and GER
tainly the safest thing for the lay.
man to use on wounds is turpentine.
He is DR.. Morris Stark. assistant at
tending surgeon at Bellevue hospital
and lecturer on surgical dressing to
the training school Of the French hos
pital. His words are as follows:
Ordinary turpentine. If rubbed into
wound which has not bled properly
provided the wound seems to have
gone through the skin, will not only
act as most powerful germicide but
will start bleeding, a most desirable
feature when a wound Is first re
ceived. When free bleeding has be
gun the turpentine should be washed
away with little alcohol. This is an
absolutely safe procedure. The wound
Is then dressed with any mild anti
septic, such as boric acid or ordinary
salt solution and kept moist with
these solutions"