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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
DECLARES DOGS SEE SPIRITS
Miss Lind Also Believes That All AMI
mails Have Souls-Comes to Fight
ViVisection.

New York-"You've got to stop
kicking my dog around"
The lady is here to make you stop.
Miss Louise Lind of Hageby, cham
MON of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., OF
worldwide fame, arrived on the Lu-
sitania from Liverpool. Miss Lind says
that she is far from being opposed to
science. but she is violently opposed
to cutting up live dogs and other ami
mails for the benefit of science. she
saws that it is not necessary. Some
wears ago she had erected in Lon
don a monument to 1.-THE Little Brown
Dog: the Victim of Vivisection.
College students tore down the mon
ument and a few riots followed. But
the champion of the little brown dog
saws that the monument served It's
nurpose in directing attention to the
sacrifice of live animals to science.
Miss Lind says that it was visit
to the Pasteur institute in Paris which
originated the crusade in aid OF the
dog and other animals subjected 10
torture for science. She is on her way
to Washington to attend the lnterna-
tional Anti-vivisection and Amman
Protection Congress.
The friend of the canine is interest,"
Cd in a number of women's move
ments. She is a suffragette, but does
not believe in militancy. she says. Mil
itancv. she believes, is as bad as VIvl-
section, in its way.
Miss Lind is also a student OF psy-
chic research. She was friend OF
tbe late William T. Stead, who went
down on the Titanic. She believes
that dogs and other animals have I'M
mortal souls as well as human be-
ings.
1T is Just as reasonable" said the
,a6v ..to admit that animals have I'M
mortal souls as that we have. be-
lieve that dogs may see spirits We
often see exhibits Of O high order or
;rtallipence in animals. How often
have YOU observed dog lying at your
eide suddenly rise, with his hair bris-
fling and a strange look in his eyes!
ua sees something which you cannot
see"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
STRIKE-0UT RECORDS
OF MAJOR LEAGUES

Sweeney. Providence against
Boston, June Z, 1884, 10.
DAILY, Chicago against Boston.
July 20. 1884, 10.
Shaw, Boston against ST. Lou
is, July 25, 1884. IS.
Hecker, Louisville against Co
lumbus, August 26, 1884, II.
Burlington, Boston against
Cleveland, September 2, 1884, II.
Ramsey, Louisville against
Metropolitan. August 9, 1886, II.
Ramsey, Louisville against
Cleveland, June 81, 1887, II.
Kilroy, Baltimore against Ath-
letics, June "a, 1886, 16.
Clarkson, Chicago against
Kansas City, August IS, 1886, 16.
Gilmore, Washington against
st. Louis, September "a, 1885,
16.
Burlington. Boston against De-
troit, July 80, 1885, 16.
Ramsey, Louisville against
Baltimore, June 20, 1886, 16.
Ramsey, Louisville against St.
Louis, June so, 1887, 16.
Keefe, Metropolitan against
Brooklyn, August 81, 1885, 16.
Matthews, Athletics against
Columbus, September q, 1884.
16.
Lynch, Metropolitan against
Richmond, August "a, 1884, 16.
Cushman, Milwaukee against
Boston, September "a, 1884, 16.
Hahn, Cincinnati against Bos-
ton, May %. 1901, 16.
Glade, st. Louis against Wash
ington, July 18, 1904, 16.
WaddeH, st. Louis against
Athletics, July 20, 1908, 16.
Mathewson, New York against
st. Louis, October 8, 1904, 16
Rucker, Brooklyn against st.
Louis, July "a, 1909, 16.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

member, for of the defendants OF the
general there has been none yet to
break into print with bellicose threat
enings.
10 the old general it made little
dlnerence whether the fight were with
Drawn pens, with revolvers, broad
SWORDS, lists or guns. But perhaps
ne liked best the bowie knife. That
was Kentucky defense. Old Colonel
Bowie had devised it. The long, keen
blade, certain weapon in the hands
OF strong man, it was the common
tnlng among those who resorted to
brute strength. No story of hunter
or outlaw was complete in the old
NICK Carter days without the bowie
knife. 1t is obsolete now, but 1t was
the weapon General Clay knew; when
MS fingers gripped it's hilt his own
vaIor did the rest. He once stood off
dozen men in hand-to-hand con-
fiict, ripping them to ribbons with his
bowie knife and a bowie knife it was
that he kept near him as long as
breath remained in his body. in that
last warm fight with death
A fight was natural for General Clay
He got his title for leading troops in
the Mexican war. He used to say
that no man could get political pre-
ferment in Kentucky without a mill
tary title and that he went to war
with that purpose in view. His Next
can campaigning days he endured
with distinction
His main fights, however, were in
connection with slavery. He was one
of the few southern abolitionists. To
what fortuitous circumstance we owe
it that he went to Yale college to
complete the studies he had begun in
Pennsylvania college does not appear.
But he went. And when in New Eng
land he was deeply moved by the
speeches of that prophet of abolition,
William Lloyd Garrison. Champion
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

of an unpopular cause, Garrison be-
came a hero to young Clay. 1t may
have been because the great aboli-
ZIONIST was with bravery putting up
a losing fight that the Kentuckian
admired him.
At all events when he went back
among his Kentucky slave holding
friends he went back an ardent abo-
Iitionist. Fearless espousal of that
cause lost him the reelection to the
state legislature in 1841. In "a he
stumped the North with all the i'm
petuosity Of his fiery nature for the
election Of his fathers cousin, Henry
Clay, to the presidency.
In a barricaded building, more re-
sembling an arsenal than printing
office, in the city of Lexington on
Kentucky's slave soil he issued in 1845
The True American, openly advocat-
ing anti-slavery.
And all but forgotten was he, had
it not been for his strange marriage
and his child wife, whose passing the
other day revived memories
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

m MARRIAGE of ArisoCratC, Fire Eating Southern Abolition
1t AGE Of Ninety and Dora Richardson, the Thirteen
Year-Od Child of a Poor White Family, Union
That Caused a Siege at Clay Mansion.

but "reminiscences of the old time
bellicose nature of the man who
fought with pen or bowie knife or
tongue with equal facility. 1t was
because he was a fighting man that
the marriage with the child wife and
the reluctance to be interviewed on
the subject attracted attention.
Those were the days when faithful
servitors of the old aristocrat guarded
every approach to White Hall, the
manor house of his estate at Rich
mond, KY. with loaded guns; when
the house itself was in state OF
siege, guns bristling from its win
dows and sentries keeping incessant
watch
That impertinent curiosity of the
public regarding his private affairs
irritated the old fighter. The bitter
ness that arose between the doughty
old general and his kinsfolk follow
ing his strange marriage aroused his
animosity. He did not hesitate TO fire
on a couple of deputies who ap-
preached to serve writ demanding
furniture which belonged to his
daughters His Spartan spirit did not
hesitate even to threaten to ire at
his own son, when the latter would
have made peace. He was OF an I'M
placable nature.
He was a fighting man born and
bred and he died a fighting man, de-
nying entrance to a physician, with
his trusty bowie knife near his pill
low and his guns within reach. the
body of the old man might decay; his
spirit nothing could quench.
A flood of memories comes with the
mention of the death of the chic
wife of this fighting Kentuck1an
memories that are row beginning to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
WORK OF BASEBALL SCOUTS
Interesting Feature of Wonderful De-
veIopment of Game as Commercial
and Sporting Institution.

Few people realize the amount Of
hard work which is put in on behalf Of
big league baseball clubs for the pur-
pose of locating and developing new
talent. Every year the big clubs nave
baseball scouts securing the country,
some of whose journeyings take them
mileage sufficient to encircle the
globe every year. They travel from
Maine to California and back again,
ofttimes, the slightest report of good
thing being followed up with the
utmost possible speed.
These scouts generally are old time
players and they have very keen APP
probation of what is necessary to
make a big league player; and yet, at
that, they are frequently fooled In
deed, the getting of phenomenon is
largely matter of luck after all. Some
of the keenest scouts in the country
have turned down some of the most
wonderful players, while scouts OF
mediocre ability have turned up world
renowned baseball artists.
The system appears to be necessary.
Baseball clubs keep scouts going on
the same theory that nations maintain
and equip a standing army. They do
it because the other fellow does and
SO scouting has come to be as much a
part of baseball equipment as any
thing else. Whether it pays or not is
another question. II certainly is an
interesting feature of the wonderful
Development of baseball as CONNER
cial as we'll as sporting institution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
SPEED NOW A GREAT FACTOR
Modernized Baseball Uses Faster Play
Than Was the Case in Earlier
Days of the Game.

1t is in the base stealing department
that the biggest difference between the
old-time ball players and the present
generation is found A comparison be-
tween the figures of 20 years ago and
now shows a remarkable falling off.
In 1856 in the National league three
Stovey led the American association
with SO steals. In 1887 Stovey broke all
records stealing 143 bases. Arlie
Latham was a close second with 142.
In the National league Johnny Ward
led with ITO steals, the late Jimmy
Fogarty being second with 102. In
1888 Stovey made record that will
hardly be touched. He stole 156 bases.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

Manager John ]. McGraw is the
highest salaried man in baseball. Last
Year McGraw received 100000 as sal
airy from the New York club and will
get the same amount this year and for
three more, for the new contract he
signed last winter at that yearly sal
airy has four more years to run. Nc
Graw's income from baseball last year
was $83,500.
McGraw was born in Truxton, N. Y,
April Z, 1873. He played his first pro-
fessional engagement with the Clean,
N. Y, team in 1890. After two seasons
in the minor leagues he entered the
National league as a member of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Cobb Lacked TWO Votes.

Ty Cobb lacked but two votes of be-
ing the unanimous choice of II scribes
for the position of center fielder on
the All-American baseball team being
drafted on paper by the Boston Post.
The Georgian got nine votes out of
the IL, but two dissenting voters who
selected Iris Speaker prevented Cobb
from sharing honors with Walter
Johnson and Eddie Collins, who were
unanimous choices, both received the
entire IL votes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Texas LEAGUE Well Balanced.

w. r. Davidson of Waco, president
of the Texas league, is of the opinion
that if the players signed by the Tex
as clubs this year play in anything
like the form for which they are noted
his will be one of the most evenly
balanced leagues in the country, as
every club looks like it was made to
fit in first division berth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

rs7iIle, KIT is more than ten
e now since the name Of Gen.
IN n Clay figured in the days
lehes from Kentucky. We used
rad Of him in 1903 as an old man
Al ushy white name in a state Of
at his family mansion near
1gld, KY, with faithful retain
AIMED with guns, defending the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Manager John j. Moeraw of New York Giants.

Baltimore team in 1892, and remained
with that team until the end of the
season of 1899. In 1900 he played with
the ST. Louis Cardinals. The following
year the American league placed a
team in Baltimore, with McGraw as
manager. John remained in Baltimore
until he signed as manager of the Gil
ants in 1902. On July 10, 1914, he will
celebrate his twelfth year as pilot
of the National league champions.
During his career as a player McGraw
was crack third baseman, and since
taking up the managerial end of the
game he has developed a number Of
the greatest stars in baseball.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Waivers on Doc crandaIl.

Although Doc Crandall has jumped
to the Feds, McGraw has gone through
the formality of asking waivers on
must be to all class AA and then class
A clubs. Nashville is out in a bid for
the pitcher, believing that he may re-
pent when he sees how the Feds pan
out.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Red Sox Insured.

While it is not generally known, the
Boston Red Sox management has the
lives of Speaker, Wood, Bedient and
Gardner insured for total Of 100000,
equally divided among the four.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
THORPE A BASEBALL PLAYER
Famous Indian Athlete Established
Worlds Record for the All
Around Championship.

James Thorpe, the Indian football
and baseball player, and track ath-
lete, was born on a ranch near Prague,
Okla, May %, 1883. After he had at
tended the Haskell Indian school for
two years and a half and public
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

. house against attacks by
y servers and the curious pub
-'e Is only recalled to mind
1s dispatch the other day
4 -1as the death of Dora Richard
4 asjVhile child wife of the
amor and statesman.
y one Of J6t strangest TO
L history, that strange Atm
~ NE old man. the aristo-
~-olaf, diplomat and soldier.
-. y one Of the proudest lines
H. ~ aAd the little, ustutored,
= !" gu Of a poor white family.
~, --ls'y' she was thirteen. He
:. .VOsa to be her great-grand-
:, he married her.
,,..1 O'u mans dream to take
- sa' child, accusrom her to
/. Q. culture, educate her.
So, L.'lng heir for his name
< =. He carried out his mart
,~,-.. olI the poor child could
,.. >'oA herself to her un-
~, ,S,-aa'ngs. After she tired
i. and the other TOYS he
a she pined for her own
4, 'r cs he saw it was newt
r., l., I-ay Welded gracefully,
IN with some of the Dr. pre-,
as,%,as Of the Clay family
,lr,- ,', a house. The girl in
:. married Riley Brock. a
l., =, own station and age.
In J 5s born Clay Brock.
!. ns, LET little day Of fame is
S,,a. has closed the most
ase '' Fis,. Of the old Blue
Is al 5 ,- is written. Gen.
~ - Ii. but forgotten prior to
I'll bro, marriage to the slip
b.. -ouslt once mora 49,
IN !. ne s5.,. hero of a departed
7ab 81, ~ fecede into history.
b bs SsonIng out Of that mar
lie osoo aslered state of his
p o1s', .se. of his children en-
mat developed were
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

Five other American association play
ers stole more than 100 bases. Dummy
Hoy led the National league with 80
steals.
Billy Hamilton came to the front as
the American associations best base
runner in 1889. He put lit steals to
his credit, leading Stovey by two.
Fogarty did the best work in the
National league, stealing SO bases.
Since the advent of Ty Cobb, Clyde
Milan and Eddie Collins, base running
has had revival, but the three Amer
lean league stars are the only players
who show anything like the old-timers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22
Claims Worries Characteristic.

President Gilmore declares he win
claim the worlds baseball champions
ship for the Federals If the winners
of the American and National leagues
refuse to meet mis- pennant winner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

harden into formal history with the
passing from the stage OF the ~
who recall the day when the name
CLAY was a name to conjure with IN
the halls Of congress. in the secret
chambers of diplomacy, on the ua',
tlefeIds of the country a Clay mas
ever made his influence felt Ever
since the country has been a coun-
try there has been a Clay 10 nsuie
in its history. If there were no con,
troversy to take part in Clay wouiu
start one. And now the last OF .ne
family is gone-the last ngntins
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-22

~ house against attacks by
servers and the curious pub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01

Slips, Skirts Combinations the
new nainsook imported crepe 0R0
Combination Princess
the all
clusi patter purchased
from the largest hanuacue ONo'oe .;''
price Childrens Percale
5
colors - ~
white and
good good many o SAMPLES nPG tn in this zd lot soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01

waiting station and public comfort
room.
Street Recruiting Cars.
The plan which the Business Mems
association is advocating for rerout-
ing the street cars of the city was TAX
en- up. II is advocated that all cars
pass around a figure eight loop. from
Second avenue and Third avenue and
on Fifteenth, Seventeenth and Tween
tieth streets. so all cars would pass
through Market square.
However. no action was taken on the
matter. Phil Mitchell. a. ]. Riess and
Mayor II. NJ. Schriver all expressed
themselves as opposed to the move.
Moving the Market.
While the subject of identifying the
city was under discussion, Mayor
Schriver advocated that the market
and city scales. which have been locat-
ed on Seventeenth street. be moved
back TO the vicinity Of the Central fire
station. Commissioner Bear brought
up the question of the title to Market
square revertinE to the original own
ers. if the property is ever used for
anything but market purposes. How
ever. the club did not go into any dis
cussion OF the legal phase OF the mat
ter, but a rising vote on the question
Of removing the market was taken,
and only two favored the retention OF
the market in it's present location. \
committee composed OF Phil Mitchell.
H. p. Simpson and W. O. Negus was
appointed to take up the matter.
Sign EVIL.
The sign proposition was brought up
in a report by c. H. March who pre-
scented a petition, which had been free
" signed. in favor of uniformity. Com
missioner Hart explained that the
council had under consideration at the
present time plans for an ordinance
curbing the nuisance. Commissioner
Reynolds said he not only favored the
sign agitation. but was ready to carry
the matter further and have all forms
of sidewalk distractions removed. He
said he was opposed to using public
property for private use. He cOngrat-
ulated the 1000 block on the work being
done to improve the fronts of the
stores. and thought this would eventu-
ally lead 10 cleaning up the back yards.
No Failures in Block.
The wiping out of all popcorn and
peanut stands on the streets was also
advocated by Mayor Schriver. Com
missioner Rudgren declared he was
willing to help in any way he could
TO eliminate the sign evil, AID Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01
1900 BLOCK CLUB
PLANS0NFO FORMAL
OPENING IN MAY
enthusiastic Meeting of Live
Boosters Held at the Rock
Island House.
WHITE WING SUGGESTED
Propose to Employ Uniform Man to
Keep Street and Sidewalks Clean
Commission Present.

Tentative plans for the formal dedi-
cstiou Of Rock Islands great white
rsv.- 10 be held some time during the
month OF May. were made al an en-
thusiastic meeting OF the 1900 Block
Business Mems association last even
fag at $50 al the Rock Island house.
The session was attended by - real
boosters. including members of the
city commission. Following the spread
suggestions We're made as TO means to
be employed in making the 1000 block
the very center OF commercial activity
Of the community. ;he most unique
plan being the employment OF a white
wing who will be in white uniform.
marked 1900. and whose duties It will
be 10 keep the streets and sidewalks
in the block clean. He Is 10 be sup
Piled with a push cart. painted white.
and he Is 70 work exclusively in this
block unless for advertising purposes
be might be sent elsewhere.
More White Paint.
A. J. Riess. president OF the club.
acted as chairman OF the meeting He
called attention 10 the fact that the
work Of painting the fronts OF the
stores had been started. but that the
rain had interfered 10 some extent. II
Is now the plan TO have the upper
stories painted as well. II was report
cd that the Tri-City Railway company
poles belonging 70 the company white.
and the painting committee was in
structed to interview the officials of
the company about the matter.
Urges Real Boosting.
Mayor II. II. Schriyer was called on
relative TO whether the CITY would
allow the light standards in the block
10 be painted white. In reply. he took
occasion 10 express his qualification AT
the spirit manifested at the meeting
and urged that the boosting" be kept ,,
up Don't lay back in the traces. This
entire community needs TO be rejuven-
ated II you can't say something good /
about your block AID your town. what I
can you expect from the outside? I,
am not a pessimist, but I sometimes I
almost get discourage al the contin- I
ual misrepresentation Of the conditions I
In Rock Island he declared.
He stated that at first blush he did .
rot favor the plan 10 paint the stand /
ards white. on the ground that other 1
blocks might follow the excellent lead /
OF the 1000 boosters and decide to 4
paint their standards blue, red. or
some other color. and in this way a |
checkered appearance would be pre-
sented that would not BE- attractive.
He referred TO plans the city has for /
the comfort station on Market square /
He said that as long as two years ago I.
the matter was taken up with the Tri-
City Railway company. but that the Of
ncials urged delay until the heavy paw
ing jobs were ont Of the way. He
stated that sG14.O00 in public improve
nents had been made in that time and
that the company had been hard hit
Tor assessments, but thought that the
company would now be willing TO pay
from $4,000 10 $4,000 for modern
building. which could be used as a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-01

60 * Instead of $500 for several attractive
~cs ~ models, all
Copenhagen, silk lined
lined dressy
1t is such values
here they will the lowest the city.