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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25

that we are en- route to Algiers, is it
not?"
The girl extended her hand CRATE
fully.
And thank you! Tell me, what did
you say to him?"
The marquise hummed little tune,
and softly pulled Minis ears.
Remember, my child, that if we find
Monsieur de Sabron, the circumspec-
ton will have to be even greater still"
Leave that to me, ma tante."
You don't know" said the de-
termined lady quite sweetly, that he
has the slightest desire to marry you.
Julia"
Miss Redmond sat up in her chair,
and famed.
DO you want to make me miser-
able?"
Il intend to let my worldly wisdom
equal this emergency, Julia l want
Robert to have no suspicion of the
facts"
How can we prevent it, ma tante?"
I'VE can do so if you will obey me-"
The girl started, and her aunt, look
ing up at the Due de fremont where
he stood in the bow, saw that he
showed signs of finishing his smoke
and CT joining them.
MA tante," said the girl quickly,
have you brought me here under
false colors? Have you let him
think -
Hush, Julia, you are indebted to
him for accomplishing your own de-
SIRE"
'But 1 would never, never :"
Petite sotte," cried the marquise,
''tken you would never have been on
this yacht"
Intensely troubled and annoyed.
Julia asked in low tone:
For heavens sake, ma tante, tell
nae what the Due de fremont thinks! !"
Her aunt laughed softly. 1.-THE in
arigue and romance of it all enter
tanned her. She had the sense Of hav-
ing made a very pretty concession to
her niece, of having accomplished a
very agreeable pleasure trip for her
self AS for young Sabron, he would
be sure to be discovered at the right
moment, to be lionized, decorated and
advanced The reason that she had
no wrinkles on her handsome cheek
was because she went lightly through
life.
'He thinks, my dearest girl, that
you are like all your countrywomen:
a little eccentric and that you have a
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
WOULD SHIFT ATTACK
Manager Herzog Favors Switch
ing Tactics in Contests.
First Half of Game Usually PLAYED
in Way Differing From Last Pc
notwithstanding Theory of
Cincinnati Leader.

Manager Herzog of the Cincinnati
Reds believes that the first half of a
game of ball is usually to be played
differently from the second half, that
Isl when applied to fairly close games.
He has quite an interesting theory
on this subject, which is entirely
original with him. "The average
player" said Herzog, "does not re-
alize the great difference between,
say, the first five innings of a game
and the. last four innings. In the
early stages of a game one doesn't
know how many runs are going to
be needed to win. 1t is impossible
to say how the pitcher is going to
go. or what the breaks are going to
be. A team may need only one run
to win or it may require a dozen.
THE odds are that it will need
more than one. Therefore my policy
early in the game is not to play for
single run, but to force the issue
and try to score as many as possible
That is why don't believe in the sac
rifice game around in the first or Sec
ond round, only to find that that lone
run is worth nothing to US.
"The early half of game should
be an effort to score just as many
runs as possible, for you never can
be sure how many you are going to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
HosnitaI Raruas.

Northern France is rich in water.
ways, and hospital barges are already
running between Paris and the battle
front, under the auspices of the Union
des Femmes de France. The hold is
enameled white and fitted with 40
beds, and at the end is the nurses
retiring-room The barge-master' 5
cabin is converted into living-room
for two surgeons. There is an ope~at'
ing-room, too, with washing gear, an
electric plant, and a perfect system OF
heating. To convert a Seine barge
into a gondola of this kind costs a
bare $500, and the results are beyond
praise-especially to fracture cases,
to whom the jolting road is agony.
The wounded are hoisted in by
means of small cranes, and the barge
is then towed by steam or motor
Yachts lent by wealthy persons, who
are more than glad not only to lend
their boats free of charge, but to navi-
gate them in person, thus sharing in
the work of mercy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25

need. Pile up as big a lead as 20
can in the first few innings and S
be prepared for emergencies. b
suppose both pitchers are goin
strongly and we come up to the sixt
or seventh inning tied, or one run q
hind or ahead. ~
'Then the whole situation chang
It is evident by that time what VI
pitcher is capable of and single
becomes much more important tt
it was in the first or second inniN
You will often see our men playing
sacrifice game from the sixth inn :
on, because by that time we may h;
found out that one run will win
us in the game for an inning or II
longer. This is a very important p1
ciple of the game and one that
often overlooked by both players al
managers.
whenever l see a club fighting l
get one run around in the first or Sc
ond inning and neglecting possit.
chances to score three or four ruls
l have it figured out that we have
good chance to beat that club. Yt
will often see a change in our stya
of play as the game grows older, al
think the system will win many clio
games for u.s."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
The Old and the New.

Inventions have a remarkable knack
of repeating themselves. Among the
more interesting patents for 1914 Is
a specification for wheelless motor
car, propulsion being by means OF
skids. which are alternately lowered
and raised. In the early days of loco
motive history many inventors did not
believe that sufficient adhesion was
to be attained by smooth wheel
operating on smooth rail, and weird
and wonderful were the devices for
overcoming this supposed defect. One
ingenious engineer went so far as to
design a contrivance in which 1ointed
metal bars worked up and down on
the rails after the fashion of horses
legs. and there seems to be certain
affinity between this device and the
motor car referred 70 above.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
SYNOPSIS.

lie Comte de Sabron. captain Of French
cavalry takes to his quarters to raise hv
hand motherless Irish terrier MN and
names names it Pitchoune He dimes with the
44a iI4it IS q Esclignac and meets Miss
Jula Redmond, American heiress who
sings for him an English ballad thai
myers IN his memory. Sabron is ordered
20 AIglers, but is not allowed to take
servants or dogs Miss Redmond offers to
Lake care OF the dog during his masters
ABSENCE but Pitchoune. homesick for his
master, runs away from her The Mar
gulse plans to marry Julia to the Duo de
fremont! IRE Unknown to Sabron, Pitchoune
foIlcWs him to A1giers. Dog and master
meet and Sabron gets permission FROM
Ihe war minister to keep his dog with him.
Juha writes him that Pitchoune has run
away from her. He writes Julia of pit
choune. The Due de fremont finds the
american heiress capricious. A newspa-
per report that Sabron is among the miss
ing AFTER an engagement with the natives
causes Julia to confess to her aunt that
she loves him. Sabron. wounded in an en-
gagement. falls into the dry bed of
river. and is watched over by Pitchoune
After horrible night and day Pitchoune
leaves him. Julia gees in search of Sa-
oron. reported missing.
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said: Don't be ridiculous :

said: Don't be ridiculous I on,v
wish to protect you, my child. / think
nave proved my friendship. Re
member, before the world You are
nothing to Charles de sabron. A
Woman's heart, my dear. has decisions
as well as passions"
The girl crimsoned and bowed her
charming head. "You are not called
upon to tell Robert de fremont that
you are in love with a man who has
not asked you to marry him, but you
are MS guest, and all ask of you is
'nat you make the voyage as agree
able to him as you can, my dear"
fremont was coming toward them.
Julla raised her head and murmured:
l think you for everything. 1 shall
do what I can" And to herself she
said; "That is, as far as my honor
will let me-"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25

journey he finds the catcher squatted
in the line two feet from the plate to
block him.
Al Bridwell, now with the Feds,
pulled a clever one on Joe Tinker
when Tinker was with the Cubs and
Bridwell with the Giants-and won q
game by it.
BridweH was on first base when
someone made a hit. The hit was
short and sharp, and there was small
chance for him to go to third on III
He turned second at full speed. TinkeS
was watching him and placed hint
self exactly on the route Bridwell
would have to traverse to reach third
and then turned his back to make him
self appear innocent Of intent to In
terfere.
His object was to make Bridwell
turn wide to pass around him and
lose perhaps three or four steps In
distance. Bridwell saw the move. He
also saw that it was hopeless to try
to reach third. Instead he turned Sec
ond at top speed, dashed up the line,
bumped Tinker, grabbed him and
fell.
In an instant he scrambled to his
feet and shouted to the umpire, who
turned just in time to see the two
men struggling to their feet. Natti-
rally he supposed Tinker had inter-
fered He let Bridwell go to third
and he scored on fly and won the
game.
Not one of the Chicago players
kicked They realized that Bridwe;l
had out-tricked them at their own
game, and gave him due credit for it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
CHAPTER XVI.
The Duke In Doubt.


Inc short journey to Africa-oyer
a calm and perfect sea, whose waters
We're voices at her port to solace her.
and where the stars alone glowed
down like friends upon her and
seemed to UNDERSTANDINGS a torture
to Julia Redmond To herself she
called her aunt cruel, over and over
again, and felt prisoner, a Gagged
creature.
fremont found her charming, though
in this role of Florence Nightingale,
she puzzled and perplexed him. She
was nevertheless adorable. The
young man had the good sense to
make discreet courtship and under
stood she would not be easily won.
Until they reached Algiers, indeed,
until the night before they disem-
parked, he had not said one word to
her which might not have been shared
by her aunt. In accordance with the
French custom, they never were
alone. The marquise shut her eyes
and mapped considerably and gave
them every opportunity she could, but
she was always present.
The Due de fremont had been often
in love during his short life He was
a Latin and thought that women are
made to be loved. 1t was part Of his
education to think this and to tell
them this, and he also believed it a
proof Of his good taste to tell them
this as soon as possible.
He was a thoroughly fine fellow.
Some of his forefathers had fought
and fallen in Agincourt. They h ad
been dukes ever since There was
something distinctly noble in the
blond young man, and Julia discov-
cred it. Possibly she had felt it
from the first.
From the moment that the old Ouch
ess had said to Robert de fremont:
Julia Redmond is a great catch,
you marry her." her son answered:
"Bien, ma mere" with cheerful ac-
quiescence, and Immediately consid-
cred it and went to Tarascon, to the
Chateau d'Esclignac. When his
mother had suggested the visit he
told her that he intended making up
a party for the Mediterranean.
"Why don't you take your godmoth-
er and the American girl? Miss Red
mond has an income Of nearly mill
lion francs and they say she is we'll
bred"
very good, ma mere"
When he saw Miss Redmond he
found her lovely; not so lovely as the
Comtesse de la Maine, whose invita-
ton to dinner he had refused on the
day his mother suggested the Chateau
d'Esclignac. The comtesse was q
widow 1t is not very, very CONNIE
il faut to marry widow, in the Fau-
bourg St.-Germain Miss RedmondH
beauty was different. She was self
absorbed and cold. He did not un-
derstand her at all, but that was the
American of her.
One of his friends had married an
American girl and found out after.
ward that she chewed gum before
breakfast. Pauvre Raymond! Miss
Redmond did not suggest such posi-
bilities. Still she was very different
from a French jeune file.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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"You Must Not Be Too Formal With
Him."

strong mind. He thinks you one OF
the most tender-hearted and benevo-
lent of girls"
ma tante, ma tante!"
HE thinks you are making little
mission into Algiers among the sick
and the wounded. He thinks you are
going to sing in the hospitals"
But" exclaimed the girl, 'he must
think me mad"
Young men don't care how mildly
mad a beautiful young woman is, my
dear Julia"
But, he will find out he
will know"
NO" said the marquise, that he
will not l have attended to that. He
will not leave his boat during the ex-
cursion, Julia. He remains, and we
go on shore with our people"
"How splendid." sighed Julia Red
mond. relieved.
I'm glad you think so" said her
aunt rather shortly. Now I have a
favor to ask of you, my child"
Julia trembled.
MA tante!"
while we are on board the yacht
you will treat Robert charmingly."
Il am always polite to him, am |
not?"
you are like an irritated sphinx
to him, my dear. You must be diff
ferent."
Il thought" said the girl In a sub
dued voice, that it would be like this.
Oh, wish l had sailed on any vessel.
even cargo vessel
Looking at her gently. her aunt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Y Y u Y u Y Y Y Y X y X u Y u Y
Baltimore Likes johnson.

Rankin Johnson's work with the Ter
rapins is causing Baltimore fans to
laugh at Manager Joe Tinker for turn
ing the former Red Sox player over. 1t
wasn't Joe's fault, as he gave the
twirler every chance possible to show
something. Johnson had merely
reached that stage where change OF
scenery was needed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25

he engaged in feud with Wingo and
Magee that is said to have so worked
upon his health that it was impossible
for him to do his best. This year he
is reported to be in excellent condi-
ton and as Wingo and Magee have
gone from the team st. Louis dope ex-
perts are predicting that the big fell
low will prove himself to be one of the
best pitchers in the National league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
BATTERS "PULL AWAY"

"The biggest trouble with
present-day batters is they pull
away from the plate instead OF
wading into the ball." says
Jawn McGraw, Giant foreman.
For long time l refused to
pay attention to folk who said
ball players don't hit as well as
the old-timers, but now I'm con-
vinced. The youngsters coming
up just naturally don't hit;
that's all. You can't get them
to step into the ball. l haven't
played for a long time, but 1
can get in there any day and hit
better than some of the chaps
l see around the circuit"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25

ESTABLISHED 1894
he Idesf The Best
Furniture &. iininrtakinn :

they seem to have started on the rise
again.
If Larry Cheney shows his old-time
form for the remainder of the sea-
son the Cubs will be very much in
the race.
Wallie Schang is playing the out
field for the Macks. He was moved
from third base to left field to make
way for Healey.
Dutch Zwillfngis considered as good
a man as Kauff Manager Tinker says
he would not trade his center fielder
for the Brooklyn star.
McHenry, the new pitcher secured
by the Reds from the Northwestern
country, is as large as Orvie Overall
and has as much speed.
Even if Jack Coombs is through as
a pitcher, Manager Robinson of the
Dodgers has enough good pitchers left
to keep up the fight he is making for
the top.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Hresnahan to Lead Toledo.

The story Is going the rounds again
that Roger Bresnahan ID to lead the
Toledo team in the American 1850
citation next year. He sfll be- part
owner IN the club, secer..ng to the
story.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-25
Alexander Is Released.

Grover Alexander's brother, who
was a member of the Omaha team
in the Western league, has been hand
ii his unconditioxal release.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
Radium and Lightning
IGNITION is made IN recent
MI number of German journal
lN lightning conductor

~ENTION is made In recent
M number of a German Journal
slN Of lightning conductor
which. 1t is claimed. gives much more
efeactiye protection than the usual
rod The inventor took an ordinary
iirbtning rod and equipped it below
the noint with disk that was over
laid BY electrolYsis with about two
,nillosrammes of bromide of radtum.
90 nut on that 1t was weathersproo
The experiments made showed that
the nreparation OF radium ionized the
air. making it conductive, for wide
circuit around the point of the light
Ming rod. This led, naturally, to q
decided fall OF potential in the at
mogpheric electricity, and to equaliza-
tion between the various strata OF air
wing in layers one over another.
The charge of atmospheric cleo
trfcity in these strata flowed toward
fha point through the air, which was
sti1l q good conductor even at a con-
siderable distance from the point OF
the conducting rod, and was carried
from the point to the ground.
In addition to the increase OF RAJ
dius Of action of the lightning rod.
the ionizing Of the air by prepara-
tion of radium seems to cause the.
carrying on Of stronger currents of
electricity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
TMosPHERIC conditions q

4 TMOSPHERIC conditions ia
~ vorable for astronomical OBJ
= = servations is more compli-
Gated subject than is generally sup
posed. according to Prof. W. w.
Campbell. director of Lick observa-
tory, who recently went into the
question very thoroughly. The loca-
ton Of observatories on mountains
and pIateaus for the sake of securing
clear skies and pure air is compar-
atively modern development.
Great efforts were made to induce
James Lick to locate his observatory
In the Sierra Nevada mountains at
an altitude of not less than 10000
feet, but other and probably wiser
counsel persuaded him to select Mt.
Hamilton-4200 feet.
Some very extensive tests of sites
have been made prior to locating
observing stations. notably. on be
half of Harvard observatory. by Bal
ley and Pickering, on the west coast
of South America; by Bailey in South
Africa, and by Pickering In Mexico,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
FINGER PRINTING the SOLDIERS

have been discovered. in which .
man with discharge certificate in
his possession claimed the service
represented by. and enlisted under
the name appearing In that certih-
cate, although his fngerprint record
established beyond doubt the fact
that he was not the man he claimed
to be.
Four hundred and sixty-seven cases
of fraudulent enlistment of former
deserters, general prisoners and
others were discovered through the
finger-print system. The Office has
also Identified by means Of this sys-
tenn dead men who were former sol
diers. and whose identity could not
be satisfactorily established In any
other way as well as civil offenders
who sought to evade arrest by enlist
ing In the army under assumed
names, and soldiers who left impress
sions of their fingers while In the act
Of committing serious ofteneeD.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
Looking for a STAR GAZING Perch

Southern California. Arizona and the
West Indies.
The tropical island has had several
recent advocates. a prominent one
being Prof. w. H. Pickering. who has
written in the most enthusiastic
terms of the seeing" conditions at
Vaudeville, Jamaica, at an altitude OF
21O0 feet.
The best seeing at Harvard OBJ
servatory ranges from SO to 6.5 on
the scale Of 10 for perfection, while
at Vaudeville it is s.s. The steadi-
ness and definition of stellar images
within 80 deg. of the horizon is as
good at the latter station as that
within 80 deg. Of the zenith at the
former.
For solar observations one OF the
most favorable locations In the world
appears to be the floor of the Kash-
mir valley, India, at 5000 feet above
sea level Several considerations be
sides actual seeing" enter into the
question of the best location for an
observatory. Thus a favorable cir
cumstance at Mt. Hamilton is that
nights are generally entirely clear
or entirely cloudy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

rlHE humorous men OF the news
papers had fine time OF 1t
= when progressive western uni
yersity made an instructively sue
cessful demonstration of the avail
ability of alfalfa -four as a diet for
humans. It is obvious, Of course.
that some wit would refer to Nebu-
chadnezzar as the pioneer eater OF
grass. and remark that the diet SO
benefited him that he was regener-
ated In both spirit and health. Rei-
erence frequently was made, there.
fore. to the ssNebuchadnezzar schooi
of dietary" All of which would g1ye
one the impression that the eating OF
grass In the form of dehciousiy
hrowned breakfast cakes and hap
lacks was largely In the nature OF
joke. And the idea OF eating saw.
dust, the likeness to which soMe
breakfast foods had been comparsu :
provoked loud laughter as the neien !,
Of absurdity But science, when
does not play the jester and - deep
" serious in purpose, has DrougnI
to realization the day OF THE saw
DUST DIET!
Yes-you've guessed right the very
.f,rst time!-it is a German sayant
Who is responsible for this remark
able disclosure. Indeed. no nation
need starve while the forests remain.
and in time there may be developed
q new sort of epicure whose trained
sense of taste will enable him az
once to tell whether he is eating OF
beech. oak, maple, poplar. ash, alder.
aim. linden, birch. evergreen, etc
the pure stun, and not specious adul-
terations! It may be possible that
prof. Haberlandt can do that already
for his Investigations and expert
ments have been most thorough.
Prof. Haberlandt Is priyy council
Tor and celebrated botanist In one.
and he made his remarkable dtscov-
ery known before q recent meeting
Of the Royal Prussian Academy OF
sciences. He is one OF the worlds
great authorities on plant physiology.
The central idea Of eating wood" Is
that. in. case of scarcity of grain,
much might be saved for human con-
sumption by adding finely ground
sap-wood In certain proportions to
the fodder of domestic animals. thus
releasing corresponding quantities OF
cereals usually required for that pur~
pose. II necessary, human beings
can also use the powdered wood In
their diet. wood dour may de-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

r<EEP an eye on the eye! That
is the first admonition in "siz'
ing up. persons with whom
you may come in contact. and at
times when some insight into their
character is vitality essential. The
old masters Of the secrets OF express
sion have strongly emphasized this
fact, and those who followed in their
footsteps have found no reason to
change the dictum. Gerald Elton
Fosbroke, a modern character read
er. has very pithily put that which
The great Investigators expressed in
more ceremonious terms. And to
the injunction to. watch the eye may
naturally be included the mouth.
For the two great expressive feat
ures of the face are always the eye
and the mouth.
Beware of the shifty-eyed person.
Eyes set too closely together, with
narrow lids. indicate narrow mind.
suspicion. craft and deceit.
The large, open eye which is nei-
ther prominent nor deep-set is in
dicative of constancy in friendship.
The well formed eye, with steady,
even glance and with a certain crys-
lalline brilliancy. denotes power.