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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
CHAPTER ~.


sleurieJta turned sidewise that she
Ssgght the better converse with her
szues1
q noticed by the papers that you
always make It Il poiut to spend Sun
days In the country somewhere near
9Sew York, SO that you can return
quickly in your car I suppose that
VOC really need the rest and quiet for
-your weeks work
- never work VIXEN can rest" said
The Watermelon truthfully.
~'Tha1's right, that's right" agreed
che general, torn between a desire to
cslk 60 the phenomenal young fnan-
cIer. who In one night had set New
York aIl agcg, and TO avoid smash
1p with the stone walls on either side
OF the road. Men are altogether too
eager TO make money"
Yes" said Henrietta. Everything
nowadays is money, money, money"
Then remembering who her guest was,
sshs added quickly, II think it is SPLEEN
did I'm your getting away from it ali
end spending one day q week In the
country, close to nature. They say
that stockholders are never happy
away from the Street"
Bat 1 am not stock-broker, ex-
pIatne1 the Watermelon, with his cam
did. boyish smile I'm lamb"
Henrietta laughed. "But not feeced,"
said she gaily.
Not yet" admitted the Watermel-
on wondering IL William Hargraye
Bafchelor was still enjoying his swim
what you want to do. now thar
.you have made your pile" advised
the general, as the machine swerved
dangerously near a tree, 'fs to leave
ehs Street at once. Invest your
Enoney in U. s. government bonds and
BUY q place in the country"
you don't like the country your
self, father, except in the summer, :"
objected Henrietta
That's all right, my dear, but when
a man has three millions invested in
government bonds. he does not have
70 spend all of his Iife in the country.
Yozr last deal brought you three mil
Hons, [ believe the papers said?"
Three. ten," chuckled the Water
zIelaR.
'sAh. yes" sighed the general. Mon
ey S power and every man wants
nowe-. The general was old. without
she time, training az opportunity TO
snake money, while this longIegged
youth with the ridiculous woman's
ayes. sat on the back seat and b2bhled
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
LIFE'S ROAD
Smoothed by Change Of FOOD

Worry is a big load to carry ana an
Unnecessary one. When accompanied
by indigestion it certainly is cause iOr
the blues.
But the whole trouble may be eaSiiy
thrown off and nfe's road be mau0
easy and comfortable by proper ea'inS
and the cultivation Of good cne0''
Read what Troy woman says
1.-TWO years ago made the acqualn'
ance of Grape-Nuts and have usea 'uO
food once a day and sometimes t"''''
ever since. ,. uso
e'At the time 1 began to use IL me
was burden. l was for years aliilo os
ed with bilious sick headache cauSe -
BY indigestion, and nothing seeneu ~
relieve me. uoro 7
THE trouble became so se'0i9 =
had to leave my work for Gays a.
time. .o4o 7
"My nerves we're in such a sta.s = =
could not sleep and the doctor o'l. .-o
was on the verge of nervous p[oSSa ,a
tion. saw an adv. concerning "!a io1
Nuts and bought package for tr, Ia
What Grape-Nuts has done I04 Nv
IL certainly marvellous, eau ZOO
qlaen like a child, am entirely Ia Ia
from the old trouble and have not 1 nSs
! headache in over a year. ] feei IA -
}, new person. / have recommended 1r,n :.
to 4 others. One man knew ate pll IN
e eli G 6. while working D, sv or
the ice all winter, ana Saiu
felt better in his life. ~ Pattls
Name given by Postum % bod to
Creek, Mich Read me ~ Rea.
MELVILLE" in pkgs. IheI0
SON 4..s A new
Ever read the above i ta firae. Thsgs
are genuine. true, and seH
interest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
w. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. rt-1g14
a Clue.


Thornton had been taught never 10
tell tales, and he intended to live up to
his teaching, but sometimes It was
hard work,
Thornton, said his mother one eve
ming, q left dish of chocolate pep
PERMITS on my table this aftenooa
and there isn't one there now Have
you and Gerald eaten them?"
81 haven't eaten one, replied the
boy stoutly, "but"-then he remens
bered he must not be a talebearer
''Well, mother" he continued per
haps, >if-you'd better just smell Ger
aid, and / guess then youn know al
about it!''-Illustrated Sunday Maya
zine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
MAKES AN UNEoUALEDs CAKE
Recipe Ia an Old One, but Years Have
Passed Without an Improvement
Being Made in IT.

A woman who for years has made
and sold cakes always uses the same
recipe for all kinds of festivities, for
wedding cakes, special cakes, holiday
cakes, party cakes, and everyday
cakes, simply because the cake which
she made was so delicious that all the
guests wanted one like it, and this de-
Eire has been passed on to their chill
lren and friends She keeps many
cakes on hard so that customers may
have their cake day, week. or
month old, as they like. Each cake
weighs about one and one-haf pounds,
and is labeled with the date OF It's
baking. They are kept in stone jars
wrapped in waxed paper. Here is the
recipe:
One cupful each of sugar. butter and
molasses; one cupful homemade jelly
or strawberry preserves; one cuptul
buttermilk: one-half eupful strong cof-
fee; two eggs; one grated nutmeg,
two teaspoonfuIs cinnamon, one tea
spoonful cloves; two teaspoonfuls
saleratus dissolved in one-half cup
boiling water): two pounds rafsins;
one pound cleaned currants; one
pound chopped candied fruit (Iemon,
orange, citron); six cupfuls flour
measured before siftfng).
Mix the fruit thoroughly in the -four.
Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs,
milk and coffee. then the -four con-
tanning the fruit, Beat thoroughly and
add the spices.
Turn into weIlbuttered pans, and
bake at least one hour in a slow oven.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
restino Nephew's knowIedue.

There is a certain old German Of
Wilkesbare, Pa, whose pride, like
that of many self-made men, leads him
at times into a sort of patronizing con
descension toward those things he did
not have time for when he was max
ing his way in life.
Upon the occasion of the graduation
of nephew, he asked:
well, Wilhelm. vot did dey teach
you up there?"
Greek and Latin" said the boy
and German and algebra"
ESQ, so!'' murmured the old Ger
man. And vot's der algebra for pc,
tatoes. now ?"-Youth's Companion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18

a blue shadow against the sky. It
was big, square, garish building,
gaunt and unlovely among its lovely
surroundings.
1t was the dinner hour and in the
country there is never any need to
urge one to the table. So. save for a
man and a girl, waiting on the steps,
there was no one in sight.
"There are the Bartletts now cried
Henrietta, as the train of cars ap-
preached the porch. Poor deara- We
have kept them waiting
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18

lightly of millions as the general
could hardly do of thousands.
"Ah, yes, three millions. Have you
ever lived in the country"
ooh, off and on" said the Water
melon.
II suppose you are fond of it or
you wouldn't come up here every Sun
day" went on the general. missing
the wall on this right by a fraction
Of an inch. do you care for fishing ?"
IF the bites amt too plentiful"
Henrietta laughed. You can't do
il, Mr.. BatcheIor,P said she.
do what?" asked the Watermelon,
leaning forward. The Watermelon
never lacked self-assurance under any
circumstances, and before pretty
girl it merely grew in adverse ratio
to the girls years and in direct ratio
to her good looks. Henrietta was not
pretty, but she had charm and grace
and good breeding, and a combination
of the three sometimes equals pretti-
ness.
Make us believe that you are as
lazy as you are trying to.
"If can't do it, won't Try" laughed
the Watermelon "But you can't do
it, either"
do what?''
MAKE me believe that you are the
generals daughter" returned the Wa
termelon, letting his voice fall, gently
and softly.
Don't I look like him." asked Hen
rietta, wishing that she had not made
the conversation quite SO personal
thus early in their acquaintance.
you look like him." admitted the
Watermelon, but"
Henrietta laughed family. You
wouldn't take me for his sister, would
your" she questioned, fearing he would
say yes. William Hargrave Bachelor
had spent his youth peddling papers
and backing boots. A frank disre-
gard for all social graces and hypocri-
sizes was doubtless one of his most
pronounced characteristics.
For his granddaughter, said the
Watermelon
"Of course" said the general aloud,
Maine has fine shooting in winter"
"Nore of Maine for mine declared
the Watermelon conclusiyely. Maine
is prohibition state"
The general frowned. you don't
drink, l hope, young man?'
Drink" said the Watermelon, max
ing Henrietta think unreasonably of
a minister, drink causes a psyche
logical condition which each man
should experience to obtain a clear
insight into the normal condition of
the mind" He paused impressively
and Henrietta felt almost compelled
to say amen" for what reason she
did not know. But" added the youth
in the solemn tones of the benedic-
ton, when l get-lit, like to do it
on whisky and not poison"
The general, who had intended a
scathing reply, and firm but gentle
counsel to lead back to the narrow
path this promising young man hover
ing on the brink of ruin, with all his
glorious possibilities, found himself
agreeing.
The car had reached the top Of the
steep hill, and suddenly left the trees,
the narrow, woodland road. with the
columbine and wild roses nodding at
them from the underbrush, and swept
out on to a wide, well-kept driveway,
with smooth rolling lawns on each
side and a majestic white building as
a browning glory On the top of the
hill.
Grandview. did not belle its name.
High on the topmost ridge, it looked
over valley and woods and streams,
beyond to farther hills, peak after
peak, range after range, fading into
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Hinh Hats.

The enormous height Of the mil
linery Of 1914 led Jane COwl to re-
mark:
Il know a man whose wife said TO
him the other day:
"'Oh, dear, there's that old Christ
mas tree Lying in the back yard over
a month now, l don't know what On
earth to do with it
Cant you put 1t on your ne"
hat? p her husband asked
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Raos for Veceta bles

Keep several bags made Of cheese
cloth or mosquito netting so that they
will be at hand for holding lettuce,
celery or other greens that are to be
kept in the refrigerator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Tines Revenge.

Wiseman-l see Paris is going to
spend s5O000,00O to make herself
more beautiful
Ironicus-Quite a sum for paint.
cosmetics and the like; but old beau.
ties have to use them.--Iudge,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Fruit Salad.

One pineapple, sliced, peeled,
chopped; two oranges. peeled and
cut up; three bananas sliced juice of
half lemon, two tablespoonful grape
juice, 111a cups sugar. Stir and blend.
Prepare ~ hours before using.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
For Your oiIcloth.

A very good and inexpensive polish
for oilcloth and linoleum is made by
melting bits Of candle and adding
common turpentine to the grease. Ap-
ply the mixture with soft rag and
polish with clean cloth
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Baked Pork Chops.

Take as many thick slices as are
needed for the meal, place in pan
with little water, lay thin slice
of onion on each, season with salt and
pepper and bake till done
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
The Medium.

.HOw can you drink to anybody
with your eyes, as the poet says
Il suppose, in an eyeglass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
II Was Ever Thus

What is your son doing theSs
days?
RaH-Me.-Nebras AwgWan
Williams news., 1914-06-25
BAND BOYS HAVE
 BIG OUTING
Spend Week among Cedars Early Morning Serenades for Rabbits-and Cow boys

The band boys together with MT. Barnes returned from their outing trip Tuesday, They spent more than a week out at the Poison Dam northwest of town hunting and fishing. There were seventeen boys in the party and they all had their instruments with them and had daily concerts out in the cedars. The boys did their own cooking except for what they took from home and what they pur- chased from the stores. The Cow boys were holding a rodeo at the KY ranch and the boys went over and serenaded them and received in return all they could eat, and judging from the appetites hungry boys usually have that was consid. erable. Returning to camp from the rodeo the boys lost their way and had to spend thetnight among the cedars. Some of the COW. punchers surprised them one morn. ing before they had their breakfast and made them get up and play for them, Another story is to the effect that one or two cowpunchers, in order to have some fun with the boys, rode into camp and drove the boys all into the cedars. How. ever the boys deny this statement, but we have 1t very straight and really think that it is true. Of course they did some fine shont. ing and from what some of thHzn say SO did MT. Barnes. One of the boys tells it for the truth that Mrss Barnes with an ordinary 22 rife killed a John rabbit more than three hundred yards away whilesit was running about sixty miles an hour and lodging among the cedr ars. We have not sounded MT. Barnes on the sucject and so pass the story on. Anyway the boys had jolly time and are very thankful to Gus Poison, Dr. Melick, Cab Wolf and F. O. Poison for the assistance they gave the boys in making their camping trip pos sible. C
Williams news., 1914-06-25
SUMMER ExCURSIN0s
 ID WILLIAMS
Reduced Rates to the Great est Summer Resort in Northern Arizona

Beginning June 18th and ending Sept. 18th the Santa Fe will sell round trip tickets from all points in Southern Arizona to Williams the greatest summer resort in Northern Arizona. These tickets, at greatly reduced rates, will be on sale Tuesdays and Fridays of each week, with Q return limit of Oct 31st. Every day at noon the ten.- perature of Williams is rtelegraphed to Phoenix and displayed in front of the Western Union O Offices.
 Many people from Southern Arizona are expected to be in Will Hams this summer, taking advan- tage of the reduced rates, to spend a few weeks or months enjoying its pleasant days and cool and re- freshing nights.
Williams news., 1914-06-25
BASE BALL:

The Williams and Fla agstaff base ball teams mixed Sunday at the Williams ball park and the home team carried away most of the mixture, proportion about 16 to IA. The game was close and it looked like victory for Flagstaff until Walt. Carlson, catcher, stepp- ed up to the home plate and batted out the only home run in the game which put across two men who were on the bases cinching the game for Wins. The teams were very evenly matched and it was a better game than the score would indicate. Fourteen runs were made off Recof in six and one half innings wher Clark was called 10 do slab duty and finished the game with out run.
 The. practice that the Will jams team is getting is helping them considerable and they are getting together in better shape.
 Williams team secured 1 home run and five three base hits.
 Battery for Williams Recof, Clark an,l Carlson.
Williams news., 1914-06-25
CLUB NOTES

Barney's ranch was the place of meeting for the Card Club last Fri4 day afternoon. About l:30 o'clock the autoes began to make things lively by whizzing about from squ are to square gathering up the crowd. A dilightful drive thru B picturesque canyon and pine scent ted woodland brought us to our dea. tination, where very cordial wea- come awaited us. There were sever all guests present who adde d mneh to the pleasure of the occasion. Nus. Waite of Winslow and her winsosiie young daughter Winniford, were among the number.
 After cards came the chief at- traction of the afternoon-a long table, loaded down with good things to eat, such as Mrs. Barney and the other club members know 80 we'll how to prepare. Covers were laid for twenty, while ''Gran- pap ard several of the other boys took their stand behind the chairs and served as head walters.
 The time passed only too swiftly. We soon found ourselves headed for home and an, enjoyable even- ing's ride.
 The first card club prize was won by Mrs. ,McConkey, the consolation by Mrs. Kirwin. The first guests prize was won by Mrs. Waite and the consolation by Miss Winnifred Waite.
Williams news., 1914-06-25
AN OPEN LETTER

My Dear Friend: 35:
 l. No doubt you will think I have forgotten my promise te keep you posted thru the News of the good places to buy the best merchandise and at the lowest prices.@ I must tell you to begin with about these delicious home cured hams and bacon at the Racket Store and only 20 cts a pound. And such good cantalupes, too, that add so much to the breakfast. You know they have the classiest fruit and candy at the Racket Store They receiv- ed a large stock of new summer goods this week, such as beautiful dresses fresh from the hand of the designer for little ones 7 years dld up to the uncertain age of ladies. Summer outing hats, bananas, etc. calico to sell at five cts. a yd. The most charming line of auto veils, and such good colors, so restful to the eye, and a large line of hosiery for men women and children which will be on sale (the hosiery) at ten cents pair Well, suffice to say that it is abusy store, because they have almost every thing from a needle to an automo- bile and at such reasonable prices that my advice to you and your friends is to trade at the Racket Store. .
 Will write more next time.
 :. Lovingly,
 Henryetta
Williams news., 1914-06-25
A New Wrinkle in Wrinkles

LONG BEACH CAL, June 21st. Dur ing the past few days the Hotel Virginia has entertained an Eng lishman who put over new wrin- kle in masculine dressing. He asked that the valet be sent to his room and when the knight of the iron and the needle appeared and said to the guest,''I have come for the clothes, sir' the Britisher point ed to half dozen pairs of black silk shoe laces that were lying on the bed, and answered That, $ what I Want ironed.
 This: is the latest ''fin de sciecle'' finish of the fashion plate style of attire in London; for. among the creme de le creme of dressers, wrin- kles, even in shoe-laces, are rigor- ously eliminated.
Williams news., 1914-06-25
IN TEXAS BY
 THE RIO GRANDE"
Dear Workers of Williams News;
 1 am pleased to say that ]

| -SA W VI N~Ao SA W AAAlNiiS 4NCNE,
 I am pleased to say that am really and truly having most enjoyable tour thru the South.
 Since my last writing, I have visited a very beautiful and pros- porous city, San Antonio. The weather was very warm while l was in this city. They have splen- did schools, some of which were in session,
 I reached the city just in time for Hoosier picnic. I arrived there on Sunday and the picnic was held Tuesday evening. There were at least sixty persons at this gathering and all were full fledge d Hoosiers.
 My friend Collins, whom I was visiting there, Insisted that I sing them an Indiana song. I did my best and was delighted in SO doing. Several people were there from Evansville, Indiana, which is near my home.
 There are many antique missions in and near San Antonio, which 1 had the pleasure of viewing. The oldest one was built in 1721.
 l left San Antonio with very pleasant feeling for the place.
 The trip from this place to Hous- ton was enjoyed very much by the author of this epistle.
 To be seen were large fields of corn togather with large plantations of cotton. I looked upon the cot ton for my first time and remarked to some strangers, "What is that small plant which they are culti- vating?' To my surprise they said, "Cotton'' lowing to the heavy rains which they have had in Texas, the crop is six or eight weeks behind time and I was told it would hurry the cotton to rippen before frost. The veegtation of Texas is very abun dant. As we came near Houston we saw large cattle ranches where the grazing was exceedingly fine. Upon these ranches, thous- ands of cattle and horses were to be seen. We could see these horses and cattle, as one writer has said, "As fur as you could look or listen"
 Texas has some very fertile soil near Houston. 1 am informed by good authority that 60 acres of land which lies within one and one half miles of the city was sold for 92- OO0 dollars.
 l. Houston is very hourishing city of southern Texas. | We are at present enjoying some nice warm weather of about 95 de- grees.
 Truly,
 1 A. w. Youngblood.
Williams news., 1914-06-25
THE NILE 0F AMERICA

The Colorado River is called the Nile of America with it's sites for the storage of the. vast volumes of flood water which for several months of the year and for all time have been. going d VII to the gulf of California, unused. and without an n'aeff2rt to utilize the same.
 Not only were these waters not used so rich in all the clements Of fertility, but since attempts have been made as in the Imperial Val ley to carry these waters out over the rich delta of this river, they have resulted in enormous loss to the promoters of -the present irri- gation system around Imperial and Calexico.
 For some time past the propo- sitiou to build reservoirs in the, can yon of the Colorado was looked upon as not feasible on account of of its great costs, and as something to be. considered not practicable: Since this article was written the government of the US. has em- ployed Sir Wm Wilcox, the. great est irrigation engineer in. the world and the designer of the Assuan dam in Egypt, as the:sconsulting engineer for the Secretary of the Interior. He has lately made 8 tour of New Mexico and Arizona : looking over the different govern ment irrigation projects. In an interview in Los Angeles, speaking of the problem of effectuallY con trolling the waters of the Colorado, from visit to the delta of which river he had just returned, he said "Grasp the nettle and you find no sticker to speak of. Tackle, it as you would take a.redeubt 4sandssall will come easy o%eWhat is the problem? We'll -we.haye the say ing that on the heart of every dead irrigation engineer Is written the word silt. Your big problem along the Colorado Is silt, but there is an answer to every problem and its usually the easiest one. Do l think the projection and control of the Colorado 3 government jeh? Well, the longer mans legs the farther he steps"
 Now t solution as this great man sees it is the construction of great dams al, ng the Colorado at points already selected by the U s. Reclamation Service represent ativts If which service are accomp- anying Wilcox on his western tour
 It is proposed that these dams be placed above the mouth of the Grand Canyon. In these would be impounded large. lakes of flood water resulting from the heavy snows and rainfall in the far of Rocky Mountains. Fortunately this water is at its highest flood stages when most needed on the fer tile valley of the Colorado.
Williams news., 1914-06-25

Mrs. Minor Owens returned from Los Angeles Saturday where she had been to visit her sister Mrs. Marion Smith who was re ported seriously sick. When she left Mrs. Smith was some better.