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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28

NO wonder that every ono ;s
tnoslast Tor better roads. What II
eooo roads 90 cost money? The whole
automobile industry pays its eonaI
snare OF general road taxation ord
III addition, large revenue throw oh
registration and license fees which 20
gregate very nearly $4,000 600, q wear
ms vast sum is generally annlied
strictly to road maintenance
The two great questions to he do
termlned In this connection are what
part tf the wear and tear IN o,r
roads is directly due to the automobile
trahlc, and how can this wear and
tear be minimized? Autoists are not
aVerse to paying their full share bpt
quite naturally they do not want to
pay any more, and at present we have
no very definite means of determining
just what this share is.
Public enthusiasm is largely over.
coming the want of funds. Great in
terstate and transcontinental roads
are being built almost, one would saw
by magic. The Santa Fe Trail :"
the Lincoln Way" the Meridian
Road, and many others have been
routed and so improved from local
revenues and public subscriptions as
to invite the tourist.
Thlrty-fve states now grant some
form of state aid. Fourteen states have
more or less perfected provision for
utilizing the state convicts in build
ing improved roads
Last year counties, townships and
special road districts issued S29,0OO,-
600 in bonds for building better roads.
Millions more were also raised from
special tax 1evies.
1t has been banner year in all
lines pertaining to road improve
ments. Based on present incomplete
returns, the total construction of hard
surfaced roads during the last year
will reach $4,000 miles The world
famed "Appian Way" only had total
length of $50 miles.
Legislative enactments have been
extremely numerous, and the ma
jority in the right direction. OF the
Al state legislatures in session during
the last year, every one had under
serious consideration many matters
pertaining to the improvement of the
public roads, and a large number
passed more or less fundamental road
legislation.
Three states-Arkansas, Montana
and South Dakota-joined the ranks
having state highway departments,
while seven others provided for re-
organization of their highway depart
ments so as to make them more eff
ficient and effective in carrying out
the work of improving the roads of
the state.
The federal government has also
contributed to the good work. The
100000 appropriated near the close
of the fiscal year 1912 for rural de-
livery and experimental roads is be-
ing expended equally in each state, the
state or local community contribut-
ing 81 to every dollar appropriated by
the government.
The office of public roads Of the de-
partment of agriculture has continued
to give engineering advice and as
sistance, to gather statistics and data
relative to road building, to test ma
terials, to carry on experiments, in
vestigations and research, and to des-
seminate information by bulletins and
nubIic lectures and demonstrations.
Public sentiment is more generally
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
Most Approved Styles.

els if one counts on wearing them an
other season.
In some of the shops the prices of
high-class winter coat and skirt cos
tunes are cut in half so that room
may be made for the coming spring
goods, and the old stock may be clear
ed out. When such sales occur, one
may obtain for $25 or $35 coat and
skirt costume which sold early in the
season for from $45 to SOS.
In velvet costumes and frocks the
reductions are still more sweeping.
This winters lines are so individual
and in many cases SO extreme that
holding winter models over to another
season would be a hazardous business
proposition for the merchants. Yet
hesitate to buy exclusively winter
models for the same reason that
prices must be made low enough to
tempt customers into buying for the
three cold weather months remaining.
Both in the small shops and the large
department shops excellent bargains
in velvet, velveteen and corduroy are
offered, and in fur-trimmed garments
as well.
Winter coats are quoted at prices
which, in some instances, seem abb
surdly low, and the leftover hats are
much reduced in price. But there are
few desirable things among them, and
a hat made to order costs as much as
it would have cost two months ago.
This last statement does not apply
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
NEW IDEAS FOR STOCKINGS
Woman May Have Almost Unlimited
Choice as to Material and Its
Decoration.

New hosiery is vivid as sunset.
Color combinations are wonderful
to behold.
Any curious rainbow CLINT is well
come.
The slit, semi-transparent skirts are
responsible.
Purple, red and turquoise blue was
one startling combination.
One pair of stockings for wear with
a semi-transparent negligee showed
feet in a dull soft gray.
At the ankle the coloring was a
soft yellow which deepened to orange,
then faded to shell pink, leaving the
top of the stocking deep rose.
Conservative dressers choose stock
ings in one color.
The favorite is parma mauve, rum
ming into deep violet.
Pinks and blues are also popular.
Network stockings of silk and beads
or mock jewels are fascinating.
Often they are worn over thin
silk stocking.
Cut steel beads woven in diamond
design with black silk are effectively
worn over pale gray.
White sto. .Ings are worn as much
as ever.
The creze OF bizarre clocks 10 as
strong as ever.
One pair of stockings was made
with life-size mouse running up from
the left ankle.
Shadow lace stockings are among
the favorita dainty hose.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28

favorable to road improvement today
tAan ever before. This is the out
growth of the work of the American
Highway association. one of the OBJ
Jects OF which was the correlation
OF such efforts
VerJ tangible evidence Of this spirit
OF cooperation and harmony was
shown by the American road con-
gress held in Detroit This congress
was held under the joint auspices of
the American Highway association and
It's affiliated organizations and asso-
Citations. the American Automobile as
ISOLATION and the Michigan State Good
Roads association.
1t was undoubtedly the greatest road
congress ever held In America. The
subjects that were discussed encom,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
ox-Tail Soup.

Cut one oxtail into joints and fry
brown in good dripping. Slice three
onions and two carrots and fry in
the same dripping when the oxtail
has been taken out. Tie these with
thyme and parsely in cheese cloth
bag and drop into a soup pot contain
ing four quarts of water. Put in the
oxtail and one pound of beef cut into
fine strips. Let simmer several hours.
Crate over these two carrots, with
a half teaspoonful of pepper, tea
spoonful of salt and, If liked. a little
celery seed. Strain and thicken with
brown -four. Boil Is minutes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
Floor PoIisher.

A serviceable brush OF good weight
for polishing floors may be made out
of an old discarded carpet sweeper.
saws Good Housekeeping. Remove the
brush and place brick inside, fasten-
ing it by wires to keep it from slip
ping. Then cover the sweeper all
over with piece of heavy carpet.
The swing Of the handle will give
the brush an easy motion and lessen,
to a considerable extent, the arduous
work of polishing the floors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28

to fIocks. number OF the smart tall
ors and dressmaking departments OF
many of the shops offer tempting rates
at this season of the year. The south
bound crowd does not by any means
furnish enough orders to keep the
dressmakers busy between winter and
spring seasons, so reduced prices for
work are announced
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
cleaninn Flower Vases.

To clean the insides of flower vases.
dissolve a tablespoonful of rock salt
In half cup of vinegar. Pour this
mixture into the vases, shake well for
q few minutes and then rinse with
cold water.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
One Initial.

When only one initial is desired for
marking the letter of the last or fam
lily name is used The initial for
mans handkerchief is from one-half
to an inch in size, and should be
placed on the diagonal lines in one
corner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
venetahla Soup.

This may be prepared from the
4leftovers" of previous meals. Boiled
onions, cabbage, carrots, etc, cut into
small pieces and boiled with any good
stock and properly seasoned. make a
very acceptable soup.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-28
Potato for Brown Shoes.

slice of raw potato rubbed over
brown shoes before the polish is ap-
piled will brighten the leather and re-
move stains.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-28
NEW INDUSTRIES
IN SOUTHLAND
REPORTS SHOWING INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY DURING WEEK JUST
ENDED INDICATES MUCH PROG
RESs IN IMPROVEMENTS.

Columbus, Ga. June 27.-The In
dustrial Index says in it's issue for
this week:
THE awarding Of construction con-
tracts and voting for bonds for NUM-
cipal improvements are features OF the
news for the week AS a whole the
news demonstrates wide development
and substantial prosperity in the
southeast
"A contract for street paving that
will cost g total of about 100000 has
been awarded at Orlando, Fla. Con-
tracts for the erection of school build
ings have been awarded at Andalusia.
and Opelika, Ala, Bruins wick and
Tennille. Ga, and in HillsbOrOugh
county. Fla. A contract has been
awarded for the construction OF a rail-
way line between st. Petersburg and
Belleatr. Fla Some of the other CON
tract awards are as follows:
Municipal wharf, Savannah, Ca;
steel bridge. near Hamilton. Ala; two
apartment houses, Atlanta. Ga; fra
ternal building, Callahan, Fla; ware
house, Meter. Ga; fair buildings,
Ashford, Ala; church building La
Fayette, Ala; road construction,
Jackson county, Florida.
The Tampa, Fla. school district
voted bonds Of S225,00O for erecting
school buildings Bonds voted in other
cities were: Americas, Ga, school
building and hospital: Scnner, Fla,
school building; Apopka, Fla, city
hall and electric light plant; Canton.
Ca, city hall and waterworks system.
West Tampa school district will vote
upon 100000 of school building bonds;
Girard. Ala, upon 100000 Of bridge
and school building bonds, and Bruins
wick, Ga. upon $4,000 of fire equip
Il I.-r,
Among the items of construction
work to be done, as reported this
week, are.
Bank buildings. Chatsworth and
Helena, Ga, and Winfield, Ala;
waterworks systems. Tuscaloosa, Ala,
and Perry Fla; hotel building,
100000, Miami, Fla: church build
ings, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa,
Ala, and Manchester. Ga; fr&ternal
building, Arcadia. Fla; paving, Bir-
mingham, Decatur Cfadsden and Troy,
Ala, Clearwater and Tampa. Fla, and
kirlSwood, Ga; sewer systems. At
lanta, Ga. and Clearwater and Perry
Fla; passenger stations Clearwater
Fla; telephone building. Atlanta, Ca:
wharves. Augusta, Ca. and Jackson
VILE Fla; factory buildings, Atlanta.
and Granville, Ga; road paving.
Hillsborough county, Florida, maui
soleums. Albany and Columbus, Ga;
Jail, JEFF son county, Ala bama. s.
Johns county, Florida, will erect
court house in the place of the one
that was burned.
Industrial plants will be establish
ed as follows:
Humber plant, Glenwood Ga; re-
Mgerator factory, Atlanta, Ga; sash
aBd door factory, Pensacola, Fla; bed
factory, Augusta, Ca; cotton oil mill,
Marbury, Ala; ginneries- Lyons, Mad
ison and SOperton, Ca, and Madison,
Fla; agricultural implement factory,
Atlanta, Ga; hosiery mill to be en-
larged, Granville, Ga: peanut oil mill,
Gainesville, Fla; telephone system,
Cuthbert, Ga; grist and feed mill and
novelty works to be enlarged, ChirIey,
Fla
Nineteen new corporations have
been formed with minimum pital
stocks aggregating $7S9.COO. A bank
has been organized at Red Level, Ala"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-28
FERRY PASS.

Ferry Pass, June 27.-On Thursday,
June IS, we were all shocked at the
sudden death Of Mrs Sallie Lewis
She had been in falling health for
some time, but hadn't been confined
to bed at all. She seemed real cheer
ful all Thursday until , T. m. when
she was suddenly stricken with par
alysis and died about two hours. Mrs.
Lewis was a native of Alabama, com
ing here with her husband and daugh-
ter about fifteen years ago. to make
her home. She was an enthusiastic
worker in the Church Of Christ. She is
survived BY a husband. one daughter
three grand children, and two broth
ers
There will he a box social at the
home of Mr.. John Gates Friday night
for the benefit Of a family who is in
destitute circumstances.
There was a meeting of the patrons
at the school building Saturday night
for the purpose Of electinE the teach
ers Miss Edna Smith was elected
principal, Miss Simms first assistant
both of CYPRESS, and Miss Mary Jones
second assistant.
Wednesday Mrs. Gid Murphy was
hostess 1T a bay party at the old
brick yard. Bathing was the form Of
amusement for the day. Those VINO
went were Misses Dora Lee. Letitia
Katie and Lucy Clark. Miss Alliemea
Wilson. Miss Triple Afford, Mrs
Edna Clark. Mrs. p. n. Wilson. Mrs
Winnie Bass, Miss Nellie Duncan
Mrs. Gid Murphy, Messrs. Gid Battan,
E,lkins and Laney Wilson At high
noon a bountiful feast was spread
under the large oaks. which was
heartily enjoyed by the hungry
batherS.
Mrs. Lacy Bailey returned to her
home at Roberts Wednesday. after a
weeks pisit with relatipes here
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Clark are the
proud parents Of an eleepne- pound
boy. who arried Wednesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-28
"COmpetitiOn"
By Gi1hllan Scott.

monopoly by bankrupting their IN
fortunate competitors.
This is positively being done today.
with no law TO prevent it.
The method Is simple.
man owning one business IS
usually dependent upon it for his
living.
The syndicate owning scores or
hundreds can afford to lose money
here and there for an indefinite
period: long enough 10 force its
unfortunate competitors into bank
ruptcy.
During the forcing period the public
get from the syndicate the temporary
benefit Of large value for little money.
The little man looks on in despair,
seeing fifteen cents value gwen Tor a
dime. He car neither get on nor sell
out. He goes broke. The syndicate
promptly charges fifteen cents for a
dime. gets back its losses. holds off
small competitors by sheer fear
and wakes fat from others failure.
The chain system is filling the COun-
try with ruin Honest men are being
put out OF business by unprinCiplcd
men Respectable, industrious men are
struggling with haggard faces and
weary eyes against unrighteous com
petition.
And in a civilized world. such
rnethodlcal rnan-murder ought not t.
be possible.
What can be done to remedy It?
The constitution of the United
States declares America a free coun-
try.
What IS freedom?
IF l have a hludgeon, may I walk
down the street swinging it around
my head, shouting it's a free country,
and if the other fellows don't like my
bIudgeon they can go elsewhere2
My dear friend, I'd be in jail inside
of thirty minutes, with a crack on the
head from my own precious bludgeOn
If I resisted the law.
THE LAW That's the remedy
wouldn't allow any individual or
syndicate Of individuals to have more
49,. ,,.ro Business wit hOut Q permit.
wouldn't allow him or them to do
business IN more than one city with
out a permit I wouldn't allow any
kind Of business to be started without
a permit
l say that healthy competition IS
good and necessary to make US do our
best: but I also say that business
men need to be protected against
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-06-28
Competition cOmpels activity.

Competition cOnlpels activity.
Monopoly induces sta gnation.
Monopoly also leads to arrogance,
cock sureness and an attitude OF
take it -or-leaye- it"
Competition arouses us from a
state of ccmplacent eIf-satisfi edness
to a sense Of necessity for putting our
shoulders to the wheel.
Monopoly puts us to sleep. Compe-
tttiOn wakes us up.
Since development can only come
through effort, and effort means
work, and work was the curse put
upon our great grandparents, Adam
and Eve. ( follows that we, their great
grandchildren, don't love to work
and hence there must be some incen-
tive 70 work or We laze.
Love Of q woman will induce a man
to put forth his best energies to sue
coed. Love Of money, power. fame,
or the desire to secure Independence
and an easy time in old age or sooner.
are incentives to effort. 4 sense Of
duty to the home and family acts as
a spur. But the joker in the whole
pack is Necessity; work OF starve;
and the right bower is competition;
get busy or get snuffed out.
4 sOcialistiC combine ton which
stopped competition would retard
world development.
If that We're all that needed to be
considered. this article might cease
here.
Bat We can have too much Of a
good thing.
Il absence Of competition is had.
too much competition is worse.
There IS healthy competition and
unhealthy competition.
There is fair competition and unfair
competition.
There is necessary competition and
unnecessary competition.
Cold b!ooded ruthless. cut throat
competition IS disastrous. and pro-
drctive Of undescrved and unneces-
sarv BANKRUPTCIES.
The immediate purpose Of this ar
tiClc is to draw attention to and con
dcn'n the CHAIN SYSTEM Of doing
business.
Under the pretense Of economy Of
ma ma cement. which never docs the
public one hit of good, but only adds
to the combines profits q syndicate
~ c@f.it-1-~e- ,ren scores or hundreds
OF businesses in as many cities, and
then iey their plans to secure
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-10
Lands, Loans and Trades

branch bottom, living water and fine
shades; good hog or dairy farm
Price $40 per acre.
LOANS.
We are making farm loans prompt
ly; took an application f0r a loan or
$500 Friday and paid out on it Tues.
day. Many farm loan companies are
out of business on account Of scarcity
OF money, but we are ready and anxious
TO make good farm loans from one to
ten years ON any class of title that is
good We would advise any one who
viii need a loan any time this fall to
get busy at once, have your applica-
tion approved, as money may get
tighter. Most of the loan companies
that are loaning at all now want from
80 to go days to close up loan, but we
have one company still paying out
promptly ON loans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-10
lFirst published July IS, 1914.)
GOVERNMENT SALE OF INDIAN
TIMBER LANDS.

There will be offered at public auc
tion at the places and times herein
named at not less than the appraised
value about $4,000 acres of timber
lands with standing timber thereon,
which in0ludes about 841,347,000 feet
of pine, as estimated in 1911, and ap-
imately 141,275,OO feet Of hardwood,
located in the Choctaw nation, south
eastern Oklahoma. The sale OF the
lands In Pittsburg county will be held
at McAlester November 8; in Latimer
county, at Wilburton, November 4 and
5:~in LeF'lore county, at Poteau, No
vember and Z, and in Pushmataha
and McCurtain counties at Hugo, No
vember 3, 10, IL and IL, 1914. Bids
may be submitted in person or by
agent with power of attorney or by
mail Land and timber will be sold
together. Land win be offered In
tracts not exceeding 160 acres. One
person can only purchase one quarter
section Of agricultural land, but is not
limited as to the number OF acres OF
non-agriculturall land. Terms rs per cent
cash, balance in three annual INSTALL
ments OF rs per cent each. with inter.
est at 6 per cent per annum, but pay
ments may be completed any time
Immediate possession given after ap
proval of sale. Residence on land not
required. Removal Of portions OF tim
Der permitted as paid for. Improve
ments on land, consisting OF few
scattered houses. will be appraised and
sold with the land and the owners
thereof reimbursed where they are moi
the successful bidders. The right tt
waive technical defects in advertise
ments and bids. and to reject any ant
all bids, is reserved. Detailed inform
alton, including descriptive lists show
ing the quantity and the appraisemsn
of timber and land in each tract. vii
be furnished without cost. Maps show
ing location and accessibility 10 rail
roads Of each tract will be furnished a
q cost OF So cents each. Application
for both descriptive lists and maps
should be made TO the commissioner
to the Five Civilized Tribes, Musko
kee, Oklahoma. Remittances for map
should be made payable to George n
Wise. Disbursing Agent, Muskogee
Oklahoma. CATO SELLS,
Commissioner OF Indians Affairs.
7-14-26t-Sat& Tue
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-10
RHEUMATISM PAINS STOPPED.

The first application Of Sloan's Lini-
ment goes right to the painful part
it penetrates without rubbing 1T stops
the rheumatic pains around the joints
and gives relief and comfort Don't
suffer. Get bottle today 1t is a
family medicine for all pains, hurts,
bruises, cuts, sore throat, neuralgia
and chest pains. Prevents infection,
MIR. Chas. H. Wentworth, California,
writes: 1T did wonders for my rheu-
matism, pain Is gone as soon as ap-
ply II. recommended II to my friends
as the best liniment ever used
Guaranteed. Csc, at your druggist
ADV. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-10

200 acres choice Bitter Greek bottom
six miles from Chickasha; 70 acres
well set in alfalfa; house, barn and
other improvements. Quick sale want
ed at $50 per acre.
165 acres; l30 Greek bottom land \;
four miles from Amber Price $40 per
acre.
100 acres fine Washita bottom, six
miles from Chickasha, good new
house and barn; 40 acres well set In
alfalfa, IL acres hog pasture; has loan
Of s31Oo, due ip years. Price $65 per
acre. viii exchange for smaller farm
clear
Modern 7-room house, with large lot
good barn, large cistern, fine lawn and
shade trees, well located near school
and carline. Price $4,000. VIII ex
change for good farm.
40 acres near Chickasha; 20 acres
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-10

what breeds they want to use and All
get bulls OF the same breed. In order
that the community may develop a
trade and make reputation as grow
ers OF this breed.
6. Ii the bull is young, do not
let him run with the cows. but keep
him in a separate pasture and give
him some feed each day SO as to
keep him growing.
z. DO not let young bull serve
La COW but once. One service is often
better than half dozen.
5. Heifers Of the beef breeds
should not drop calves until they are
at least 80 months OF age, and should
be bred accordingly.
3. Breed the cows so as to calve
during February, March, and April.
TO- Castrate all male calves at an
early age, either before or at weaving
time.
H. Wean the calves In the fall,
about the time the cows are taken
from pasture Give them plenty OF
good bright hay, silage II available,
and about ! pound of cottonseed meal
per day for the first month after tax.
ing them from the cows. After that
they can be wintered on roughages
produced on the place, with little
concentrate Cowpeas or lespedeza
hay is especially good for the calves,
although there is no better roughage
than silage.
12. The breeding stock may be
given the run of the stalk fields until
the middle OF winter and then fed on
the roughage about The place the rest
of the winter. As the cows viii bo
carrying calves, they should not be
permitted to get poor, but should be
kept in a thrifty condition.
13. If possible, dip all OF the stocR
each spring and fall 70 keep them free
Of lice and to put their skin in good
condition.
The natural sequence of the forma
tion of community clubs for breed
ing and raising cattle will be the co
operative shipping to such markets
as show the greatest demand for the
class Of cattle to be sold. In conn
ties where the farmers are largely
raising one breed Of cattle 1t is moi
hard to induce buyers to come, pro
yided there is considerable stock foi
sale.