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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in a Confederate tent
at a critical stage of the Civil War. Gen.
Lee in:parts to Capt. Wayne an important
MESA ge to Longstreet. Accompanied by
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines Of the enemy and in the dark
ness Wayne Is taken for a Federal Of
hcer and a young lady on horseback is
given in his charge. She is northern
girl and attempts to escape. One or the
horses succUmbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches. while Wayne and My
Lady of the North are left alone. They
seek shelter in hut and entering 1t In
the dark a huge mastiff attacks Wayne
The girl shoots the brute just in time;
The owner of the hut, Jed Bungay. and
his wife appear and soon party OF
hoTsemen approach. They are led by
man claiming to be Red Lowrie. but who
proves to be Mai Brennan, Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders the arrest Of Wayne as spy
and he is brought before Sheridan, who
threatens him with death unless he re-
EeaiS the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife of Maj.
who starts to reach Gen. Lee. while
Wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
prlsoned. He is introduced to a Miss
minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed. Edith Brennan recognizing Wayne,
says she will save him. Securing a pass
through the lines. they are confronted by
brennan who IS knocked Senseless. Then,
bidding Edith adeu, Wayne makes
U19i LOT llDerIy. he encounters BunSay,
they reach the Lee camp ard are sent
with achievements to join Early. In the
battle of Shenandoah the regiment is
overwhelmed, and Wayne. while in the
hospital is visited by Edith Brennan.
Wayne and Bungay are sent on a scout
ing detail and arriving at the Minor
Bungay, and later Edith appears.
Wayne's detachment is besieged by guer-
rillaS. Brennan and his men arrive and
aid in repelling the invaders until a res
cuins party of bluecoats reach the scene.
Brennan challenges Wayne to a duel; the
latter fires in the air. and is himself
wounded
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27

and esteem you most highly for your
forbearance on the field 1t was in
deed a noble proof of true courage
May l ask why did you fire in the
air?"
Had she not held me SO away from
her by her manner l should have then
and there told her all the truth As
it was l burst not
81 felt convinced that If my bullet.
reached Major Brennan it would in
jure you l preferred not to do that"
q believed it was for my sake you
made the sacrifice" She paused; then
asked in yet lower tones: WAS my
name mentioned during your conten-
toni mean publicly?"
1T was not; Cation alone is aware
refrained because of the reason
have already given YOU"
"Your wound is not serious?"
TOO insignificant to be worthy OF
mention"
She was silent, her eyes upon the
carpet, her bosom rising and falling
with the emotion she sought in vain
to suppress.
Il thank you for coming to me,
she said frankly. 4 shall understand
it all better. comprehend your mott~e
better, for this brief talk. Whatever
you may think of mo in the future"
and she held out her hand with some
thing of the old frankness in the ges-
ture, "do not hold me as ungrateful
for a single kindness you have shown
me. / have not fully understood you,
Captain Wayne; indeed. ! doubt If
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WHY HE USED The BAD WORD
Little Matt Explained That the Two
Pigs He Was Driving Got
His Goas.

Matt Perkins, engine driver on the
New York Central thought his little
farm. out near Peekskill, wouldn't be
complete without pigs So he bought
a couple and had them sent out,
much to the dismay of Willie. his
oldest boy, who tearfully protested
that the family would be disgraced IL
their acquaintance found they kept
pigs.
But the father was obdurate, and
assigned to Matt. Jr, his six-year-old
and youngest hopeful, the task OF
caring for the pigs. This has proved
a hard task, and little Matt has been
having his troubles during the hot
weather.
One day the pigs. being pigs. roamed
far afeld. Matte, rounding them up,
drove them past the veranda. where
his mother happened to be. Matte
was talking to the pigs in no uncer
tain terms, and 1t must be confessed
he used word which he really should
not. Where he got 1t no one knows
The mother promptly called him to
task, and Matte. having penned in
the pigs, returned. hot and red of
face, to the veranda
Matte" said his mother. sternIy
Il shall have to punish you | heard
you say naughty word"
We'll. l guess / did" was the lads
penitent rejoinder. but you see.
mamma. them pigs jest got my goat
New York Herald
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
Potato chowder.

Pare and chop into dice six pota.
toes. Put into a frying pan one chop
ped onion, two slices of bacon, cut in
small pieces and fry until brown. Put
all, with little chopped parsley, salt
and pepper into saucepan. Add one
pint Of water, cover and simmer 20
minutes. Then add one pint of milk.
Mix one tablespoonful each of butter
and flour, add to the rest and stir
carefully until it boils. Serve very
hot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
Clever Use of Cream

If you wish to make thin icing for
a simple cake stir sugar into three
tablespoonful of sweet cream and
half a teaspoonful Of favoring until
the mixture is thick enough to spread.
By making 1t stiff enough to mold
with the fingers delicious fondant
for homemade candy is produced. Roll
into little balls with nuts, raisins.
candied fruits, etc.-McCall's Maya,
zine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
ORANGE EIuffs.

For light, sweet biscuit for 5
o'clock tea or for luncheon dainty,
mix a baking powder biscuit dough,
roll it, cut into small circles; dip
cubes of sugar in orange juice and
plunge a cube in the center of each
biscuit before baking; sprinkle with
grated orange rind, add few drops
OF melted butter; bake. Serve piping
hot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27

pied mud of the yard, surrounded by
group of Federal officers. Within
was my commander, the old gray
hero of Virginia, together with the
great silent soldier of the North.
Few about me spoke as we waited
in restless agony. No one addressed
me, and think there must have been
look in my face which held them
dumb.
| know not how long waited,
standing beside my horse, with head
half bowed upon his neck, seeing the
figures about me as in dream. At
last the door was flung open, and
those within came forth. He was in
advance of them all. In that pale.
stern, kindly face, and within the
depths of those sorrowful gray eyes,
l read instantly the truth-the Army
of Northern Virginia was no more.
Yet with what calm dignity did this
defeated chieftain pass down that
blue lane, his head erect, his eyes
undimmed-as dauntless in that awful
hour of surrender as when he rode
before his cheering legions of fighting
men Only as he came to where 1
stood, and caught the look of suffer
ing upon my face, did he once falter,
and then l noted no more than the
slight twitching of his lips beneath
the short gray beard.
Captain Wayne" he said, with all
his old-time courtesy, Il shall have
to trouble you to ride to General
Hills division and request him to
cease firing at once"
turned reluctantly away from him,
knowing full well in my heart l was
bearing my last order, and rode at a
hard trot down the road between long
lines of waiting Federal infantry.
scarcely so much as saw them, for my
head was bent low over the saddle
pommel, and my eyes were blurred
with tears
The sun lay hot and golden over
the dusty roads and fenceless fields
The air was vocal with blare of trum
pets and roll of drums, while every
where the eye rested upon blue lines
formed one Of little gray squad
moving slowly southward--a mere
fragment of the fighting men Of the
Confederacy, making their way home.
ward as best they might. AS the
roads forked l left them, for here our
the only one whose hope lay west
ward
Silently, thoughtfully | trudged on
for an hour through the thick red
| dust. My horse, sorely wounded in
our last skirmish, limped painfully be-
hind me, his bridle-rein flung care
! lessly over my arm. Out yonder,
where the sun pointed the way with
streams of fire, I was to take up life
anew. Life! What was there left to
me in that word? A deserted, despoil
| ed farm alone awaited my coming;
hardly remembered lace, scarcely a
future hope. The glitter of a passing
troop Of cavalry drew my mind for an
instant to Edith Brennan, but
crushed the thought. Even were she
free, what had l now to place at her
proud feet,-I, a penniless, defeated
homeless man? At a crossroads a
Federal picket halted me, ,ud arous
ed sufficiently to hani him the paper
which entitled me to safe passage
through the lines He handed me
back the paper and motioEed me to
pass on. l had gone hundred yards
or more when I became aware thai
he was calling after me-
(TO BE CONTINUED
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
Peas a la Franchise.

Cook three tablespoons of butter
With one slice of bacon five minutes;
remove bacon and add two cups of
shelled Tor drained canned) peas and
eight small onions. Cover with boil
ing water and cook until vegetables
are soft; drain, add one-fourth cup of
cream and one egg, yolk slightly
beaten; season with salt and pepper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
Cherry seedinn-

When seeding cherries, place them
In pan and cover with water. Keen
ing the hand under water, take the
cnerry between the thumb and first
finger and squeeze slightly, and the
seeds viii pop out like magic, leaving
the cherry whole.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27

The monks of St. Bernard have
fitted the refuge huts in the most
pcrilous spots with telephones, which
will enable travellers Ia distress to
ring III for assistance
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-27
CHAPTER xxxVll.
The curling Of the FLAGS.

The FurIing of the Flags.
The close of the long and bitter
struggle had come; to those who
had cast their fortunes with the
South ii seemed almost as the end of
Evening star., 1912-04-28

tshs Nshon esshe sav9 fare the fly should
during which the thrive
will watched with interest by the medical
worlds for believed that such noads will be made
population that the health of Washington will be
e6ted
campaign all children under sixteen years age
eligible for the prizes, which will be
monthly Dr. Arthur Murray of the District health department.
who supervised the crusade will again be charge
The offered five in number for the months of May
June July and August with September The
competitors the first four months will be added September
record and grand based the showing of the entire
paign awarded the closing month These will range
prize of $Ioo to seventh prize Of S.
Beginning with May the prizes for that month will range
prize SIS fifth prize of S. During June July
gust the prizes will range from prize fifth prize
S..
addition the awards enumerated prizes the $40
awarded essays dealing with methods xtermnang
A Rules governing the submission Of the essays be
in later issue.
The rules for the conduct of the campaign simple Chill
dren competing must from the Associated Char
tiles stations different parts Of the city which deliver the flies
the health Office IN the District building While the may
secured from the charities stations the insects be delivered
health Office where DR. Murray will them and the
records to the credit of the competitors.
Flies caught sticky paper will be counted but they
be caught traps swatted poisoned and etemnated by
drowning the OF sulphur fumes or by other
The first boxes will be ready delivery the Associated Char
tiles stations Saturday of this week Communications regarding
campaign should be addressed Dr. Murray in of the
health Office Further details of the campaign will be announced
from day to day. -:
Evening star., 1912-04-28

Il is not frequent occurrence that the
younger American generation. whose
members may yet see the era Of uni
versal peace and settlement Of interna-
tional questions by arbitration, has the
opportunity Of hearing the story OF q
climacteric point in q bloody struggle
from the lips Of the man on whom the
climax rested at the moment. Yet such
was the luck Of Star reporter who
listened to the war talk Of Gen. Edward
w. Whitaker Of this city. It was Gen.
Whitaker who bore flag Of truce in his
hand at Appomattox and who announced
that the surrender Of Leo would have to
be an unconditional one.
Gen. Whitaker IL shown on the rolls Of
the Sd Cavalry Division, Clusters famous
cavalry, as chief Of staff and assistant In
spector general. He was lieutenant
colonel Of the LIST Connecticut Cavalry
Volunteers, and had been brevetted to the
rank Of brisadier general.
Memory Is Remarkable.
war is remarkable, and, though his writ
ings on the subject are confined to d few
newspaper articles of great interest, it Is
undoubtedly true that his memory con-
tains civil war data Of sufficient quantity
and interest to appear in book FORM But
his experience In connection with the sur
render Of Gen. Lee is one which could
fall only to one man In the world, and
fate chose Gen. Whitaker. His own words
undoubtedly are the best fitted to tell the
story:
manding the third division, had the ad-
vance Of Sheridan,s command on the 8th
Of April, 1886. on the forced march to
surround and head OF Lees retreating
army. Late in the afternoon We charged
into the Appomattox railway station,
capturing four loaded supply trains with
locomotives, and. continuing the fight
till late at night captured twenty-five
pieces Of artillery, many prisoners and
wagons and establishing our line across
the pike, cutting OF Lees retreat.
Clusters Command Leads.
During the night the LIST Cavalry
Division and part Of Ord's Infantry
corps were brought up and relieved
the Sd Division. On the morning Of
the 9Th Clusters command was the first
In saddle and led the advance of an
attack on Lees aank, first drawing the
corps OF infantry. We passed along
under a heavy fire Of Lees artillery
with our sabers drawn and in column
by squadrons, and were about to charge
into the center Of Lees army, in full
view on the open fields before US. when
Capt. Sips of Longstreet's staff met
the head of our column with a white
towel in his hand and stated that he
came from Gen. Lee, who requested q
suspension of hostilities.
Instantly Gen. Custer said to me:
Whitaker, take this truce, go with
this officer to Gen. Lee and say to him
that I cannot stop this charge unless
he announces an unconditional sur
render. as l am not in sole command
on this field
Evening star., 1912-04-28
Shoot the Icebergs!
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
A delicious bit Of logic, elected by the
above exhortation, deserves to be handed
down to posterity. 'Seven-eighths of the
icebergs," some critics remarked. ARE
under water and only one-eighth projects
If you shoot away the projecting part
the remainder will be invisible and there
fore all the more dangerous"
The next critic sees a little farther,
only to encounter another opacity. by
firing upon an iceberg" he says, 1.-The ships
by causing the berg to bob farther out
Of the water" He does not see that the
part which bobs out is a new top. which
you can knock to pieces like the first.
operations as the clouds in the sky.
The vital point in the matter. the ex-
treme fragility Of icebergs, was we'll
brought out by the statements of the ex-
ized by William Atherton Du Puy In The
Star for Sunday. April 81: '"The stun Of
which these huge bodies are made 10 the
brittlest imaginable, and 1t Is q matter Of
wonder what small things may upon oc-
casion cause it to break to pieces. The
blow Of an ak will at times split q huge
iceberg. the report of a gun by concus-
sion may cause it to break to pieces" !"
Surely a cannon ball can do at least as
much as an ak.
Icebergs several hundred feet high"
are as rare as multimillionaires. not to
say sea serpents. Among the thousands
of mariners who have crossed the Allan
tic during the last ten years, there are
probably not five who have seen an ice
berg as large as the patent ONCE. We
are told Of their countless numbers" as
II anybody had ever tried to take g. GEN.
sus of them. Even in Baffin bay, where
most Of them originate, and where the
present writer enjoyed their society for
two years, ship may sometimes sail for
a day without encounter1ng enough ice
to make glass Of lemonade.
There Is no use in dogmattzing about
has never been tried. Ample evidence
has been presented to show that 1t is de-
cidedly worth trying. It Is not Ques-
ton Of hunting for an elusive game over
a wide ocean. All the icebergs that in
fest the now notorious northern route
between Newfoundland and the gulf
stream. Two or three vessels patrolling
that gateway, only $50 miles wide, would
probably suffice AS the Newfoundland
ers do not hesitate to Chamber over q
| peaceabie-looking iceebrg. they might
load 1t with enough dynamite in ten
minutes to reduce 1t to mincemeat.
Bombs dropped from airships. torpedoes.
| submarines, whalers' bomb lances might
all be tried. Probably projectile imi-
tating as nearly as possible the iceman's
pick might do the work most economi-
cally. The long-forgotten Zalinski gun
might be resurrected. for an iceberg for
mere Mauser bullet, which penetrates
through two feet Of pine. might give the
coup ue grace to many q frozen monster.
Passengers might profitably beg1iile the
tedious hours OF voyage with that kind
OF snort ROBERT STEIN.
Evening star., 1912-04-28
GETTING COAL ILU|C|T[Y
Many Miners Making Money
During Progress Of Strike
in England.

Special Cablegram to The star.
LONDON. April 27.-Ilicit coal getting
has become 50 profitable an occupation
during the great coal strike that many
miners are reluctant to return to work in
the mines as ordinary employees. ;.
Where outcrops have been discovered
in railway cuttings. or by the side Of
streams, In clay pits and back gardens
whole families are at work, hewing.
drawing, winding and selling, and ir
many cases the unscreened product Is
realizing 81 and $ ton.
Men and boys engaged In these coal
poaching enterprises have shown both
venturesomeness and ingenuity. Where
1t has not been easy and safe to work
the outcrop, real shafts have been sunk
ten or twenty yards away, In some cases,
and seams three feet thick have been
worked by shafts twelve or fifteen feet
deep.
In one southwest Lancashire enterprise
the firm" rigged up q headgear out Of
old wooden bedposts, with q bicycle
wheel as pullay. and . roller out Of
mothers" wringing machine as the
winding drum. As for the winding rope,
run1or says It was borrowed from the
field fencing OF an adjacent farm. The
cage or hoppft In one case was the cop
per" out Of the scuilery boiler. while In
other cases q sugar box a. perambu-
lator did duty.
Evening star., 1912-04-28
SECOND FIGHT. FOR F[Y[ESS CITY
WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY. |
Planned Along Broader Lines and
With Larger Prizes Than
Big Battle of 1911.

The Stars second anti-fay earn
paign will begin Wednesday morn
ing, May I, to continue for five
months, or until October 1. The
crusade is planned on a larger
scale than any similar undertaking
ever attempted in any city. The
health department has pledged its
heartiest cooperation in the work.
Last year The Stars swat the
fly" contest lasted two weeks, a
total Of $1oo in prizes being award
ed to children who destroyed the
greatest number Of the winged
disease carriers. Millions of insects
were exterminated, as result OF
which, health officials predict, the
fly crop this spring will be smaller
than in years.
The decision to- conduct a five
month campaign, this year, was
based upon the belief that the war
Evening star., 1912-04-28
TIE PRIZES,

up to the requirements Of the contract
The officers in charge Of the trial con-
sist of Capt. Howard Emery. Captain OF
Engineers D. McComas French and Capt.
R.. C. Crisp. with First Lieutenant OF
Engineers Herman Kotxschmar a. re-
corder.
|. The new cutter Unalga. which has just
been completed and accepted by the
oncials >of the revenue cutter service. II
expected to arrive ct the Arundel Cove
station. near Baltimore, today or tomor-
row to be ftted out for the long trip from
the Chesapeake TO the AlAslEan coast.
where she win - stationed. The cutter
Evening star., 1912-04-28
APPEALS FOR THE STARVING.
American Red Gross Asks More
Funds for Chinese.

The American Red Cross has made
a further urgent appeal 70 the philan-
thropic people Of the United States to
contribute for the relief Of the starry
Ing Chinese.
The following dispatch has just been
received by cable from the Chinese
famine relief committee that 10 dis
tributing relief from Shanghai:
Famine now at worst. VIII continue
May. Million without relief Over nine-
~ thousand employed are working to
support approximately half million.
needed In Nay. Committee appreciates
Red Cross EFFORT Hopes contributions
continued meet the crisis"
Since Februpry ] tho Red Cross has
forwarded to Shanghai the total sum
Of $1S1.ee0. bat 1t II certain that but .
Evening star., 1912-04-28
SALE DECLARED OFF.
Electrical Plants and Other Interests
Slated for Improvement.
Special DispatcA to TIE Sta;

Special DispatcA to TIE Star.
WINCHESTER Va. April N-There
win be no sale Of the large water and
steam power electrical plants Of the VIM
chester and Washington City Railway
Company along the Shenandoah river.
Options on majority Of the capital stock
were obtained recently by Harry Warden
OF Berryvilie. and they expired yester-
day by limitation.
Directors stated tonight that an nego-
tiations with Washington and New Yorl
interests werek on. Contemplated Inn
provcments to cost thousands. of dollars
will now 60 forward
Evening star., 1912-04-28
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The new revenue cutter Miami. built
at the works Of tho Newport News Ship
building ana Dry Dock Company at New
port News. Va, q sister ship OF the
cutter Unalga. recently completed at the
Newport News yard. had its trial trip In
Hampton roads. near Old Point, yester-
day afternoon. In tho presence Of q
board Of officers Of the service AZ well -
OF representatives Of the shipbuildtng
company. The cutter. Il u stated. cHme
Evening star., 1912-04-28

small part Of the total number OF those
who are starving will be relieved un-
less the funds made available are very
largely augmented.
Evening star., 1912-04-28
Alligators In c. & o. Canal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April IA
crew OF Western Maryland railway
train saw an alligator recently in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal east Of Cum
berland. G. Stanley Butler Of this city
has an alligator which was captured by
a boy In the canal just east OF Cumber-
land. It is several feet long and has
been mounted. How the reptiles reached
this section Is not known.