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The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

In the campaign so much stress is being put
on the achievement Of this country keeping out
OF any close identification with the interests of
elther group OF Combatants that it is a serious
question whether politicians are not in danger of
overlooking futtre disadvantages. The isolation
OF the United States from the interests of the
European combatants has resulted in very big
prohts to important American industries At the
close OF the war very different situation is going
TO develop And it is pretty serious issue how
Advertiser
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

In his future communing with the voters in
other States Mr.. Hughes will find that their
chief concern is the fate of the United States in
the great commercial war that is to follow peace
in Europe. They know the prosperity they are
now enjoying is war made. They know there
are dark days ahead unless this country is as
sured proper preparedness. Mr.. Hughes should
that only in a tariff Of protection for projections
sake can that preparedness be found-New York
Herald
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21
Raising AZ Limit undenidsd

London. Sept 2.-In an interview To-
day, Lord Derby. British undersecretsrv
for war. said that nothing definite vel
had been decided regarding the raising
of the military age to = years He added
that personally he would be glad 70 see
all Briushers mobnised up 70 90 years
Of age.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

Public opinion in Spain is inperiouslv urgine
the restoration of order in Mexico so that S6an7
ish citizens who are established there NAV no
longer be seriously molested. American inter
At the beginning Of the Mexicon revolution
Spaniards found efficient aid from direct meas.
ures which it was not in Spain's power to start
lie Temps, Paris
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

A dispatch states that secret orders were found
Cesman officer, the purport of which was
that German officers must force their men to
~hght to the end" on pain of court-rnartial This
may preSage higher mortality list in the armies
of the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

The reaction has set in! Mr. Wilson begins
early to pay the piper that skirled last week.
What was national expediency becomes political
cowardice and unscrupulous partisanship The
of the United States choking Congress into sub
mission is an evil one. Its novelty stunned the
country for the moment. Now the novelty has
passed.-Buffalo News,
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

According to persons in the Calder camp it
cost the opposition managers 100000 to bring
home the Bacon. And it is not yet a certainty
that the expensive delivery system did not break
down on the way.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

Quite contrast in two recent reports of air
activities on the French front-A French fier had
part Of his wooden leg shot off and landed safely;
a German was reported to have been hit in the
head by shell, and landed safely.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

Billy Sunday announces that he will go to New
York if New York will hand him 100000. 1t
would be just like that naughty city to raise the
limit to 100000 and give it to Mr.. Sunday to
stay away.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21
DAM BURSTS IN BOHEMIA
Glass Factories Carried AwHy-T..
Victims 60 Par.

London. Sept 2O.-The bursting ~
an enormous dam at Gablonz, in Be-
hemis- has caused very great dansFe
The villages Of Dessendorf, Hiefsn-
bach. Tannwalo and others are inun-
dated. Glass factories IN the valley
have been carried s~ay and 60 far
ten bodies have been recovered. E1v
Anste rdsm dispatches
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

The British government has apologized for
boarding the Cebu, American ship, in terri
torial waters, blaming it on dense fog" There
seems to be indications that the fog as regards
United States trade, is beginning to lift
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

The joy we get in recalling that December
always brings Christmas is overbalanced this
year by the sorrow embodied in the knowledge
that December also brings Congress.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

Hughes Train Beats 80 an Hour" says a head
line. Evidently the Republican nominee is getting
somewhere.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

WORTH TRYING.
Here comes another risen sun
With drafts that we must drink
Well, to your mirror quickly run,
And with both optics full of fun
Just tip yourself a wink
1t may be but a foolish thing
For one like you to do,
But if while doing it you'll sing
Twill make you smile, and ease the sting
OF some sore bit of rue.
And anyhow a chance to smile
Is worth most anybodys while.
Copyright. DlSl
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21
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The Washington herald., 1916-09-21
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing Of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

EVERY ONE visiting Warrington
wishes to take away something as n
tons Capital, or MS a gift for friends
AT home.
1t is the aim of the National Remem-
brance shop to SUPPLY such things in
merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP,
CMr. Fosters Shop
18th Street opp. willard Hatsl
The Washington herald., 1916-09-21

4sth Year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
SYRUP OF figs FOR |
A CH|LD'S BOWEL
II is cruel to force nauSeatind
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood daysI
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, catharticsl
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet.
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09

place to thousands of post cards, while
books, candy, flowers, fruit and other
articles requiring careful wrapping
come by special delivery or in the
parcel post.
There is no live stock of any de-
scription carried by parcel post except
by accident, though there is under dis
cussion at this time plan looking to-
ward an extension of the service in
this direction, that the farmers and
country people generally may have the
benefit of sending their live poultry,
and perhaps game, to customers di-
rect.
However, on last Valentine day a
country swain not being up in parcel
post regulations and wishing to send
the admired one a suggestive, live,
honey valentine, sent her a pair
of bantam chickens by the parcel post.
The postmaster at the country post
office, not having read carefully his
instructions, or perhaps having fell
low feeling, allowed the tiny cock and
hen to come to Washington, and they
were so cute and the cock crowed SO
Justify on his arrival that the parcel
post man delivered the pair to the
intended one. Besides these, pair
of rabbits came through in the same
way.
Since the rage for picture postcards
began valentines largely take that
form, and as addresses are often de-
fective, and there are no return marks,
these are turned into "Cupid's morgue"
in the dead letter Office, where they
are carefully looked over, sorted out,
put in packages and by the help of
list furnished by municipal officers,
sent around to the various charitable
institutions and hospitals. On reach
ing this final destination they are dis
tributed among the inmates and pa
tients in the wards, of course the
children coming first.
This is a wise and cheerful DISPOSE
ton of them that Uncle, Sam has
thought out, as they bring sunshine to
many a little child and older person,
too, who may have been overlooked on
st. Valentines cay. And though the
gift is bit late, it is enjoyed just as
much, as was illustrated in the case Of
an old sailor in one of the hospitals,
who was moved to tears Of joy at the
sight of the valentine, explaining to
the nurse that it was the first he had
received in years. The last one
reached him in foreign port. he ex-
planned, and since then there had been
silence.
Flowers and fruit are distributed in
a similar way after being kept for
reasonable length of time in the large
ice box which was installed in October
in the new city post Office for that
purpose, all perishable goods being
put in this if delivery is belated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
A GLASS OF SALTS WILL
END ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Says Drugs Excite Kidneys and Rec.
ommends Only Salts, Particularly
If Bladder Bothers You.

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with a mild, harmless salts which re-
moves the bodys urinous waste and
stimulates them to their normal activ-
ity. The function of the kidneys is to
filter the blood. In "a hours they
strain from it 500 grains of acid and
waste, SO we can readily understand
the vital importance of keeping the
kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't drink
too much; also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast each morning
for a few days and your kidneys will
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to clean and
stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in urine so 1t no
longer is a source of irritation, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot IN
lure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this, also keep up the water drinking
and no doubt you will wonder Wnat
became of your kidney trouble ana
backache-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
Grain Standards Favored.

The Wisconsin State Millers' as
ISOLATION at the fourteenth an
nuaI convention in the Hotel Pfster,
took the initiative among state milling
organizations and went on record as
favoring standardization of all grain.
A committee as follows was appoint
ed to report at the midsummer meet
ing in July: Lee NJ. Powell, Milwau
kee: E. J. Lachmann, Neenah, and
Carl Haertl, Stevens Point.
The Wisconsin millers also took a
stand against the modification Of the
mixed flour law and instructed Secre-
tary Lachmann to wire the attitude of
the association to A. P. Husband, Sec
rotary of the Millers' National fedora
ton. who will present the Wisconsin
mems views at Washington, d. c.
Charles H. Gruhle, Manitowoc, was
elected president, succeeding Carl
Haertl, Stevens Point. Other officers
elected were: Vice-president, c. H.
Hooker, Wausau; secretary-treasurer,
E. J. Lachmann, Neenah, reelected;
directors, E. o. Wright, Menomonie; j.
P. Horton, Depere; c. H. Hooker, Wau-
sau; William F. Gadow, Barton; Lee
NJ. Powell, Milwaukee; E. ]. Lach-
mann, Neenah; Charles H. Gruble.
Manitowoc.
Those in attendance included: Sec
rotary E. ]. Lachmann. Neenah; Carl
Haertl. Stevens Point; Charles H.
Gruhle, Manitowoc; William F. Gadow,
Barton; G. E. York. Portage; w. J..
Breuer, Milwaukee,; G. w. Moody
Weyauwega: H. E. McEachron, Wau-
sau; Lee NJ. Powell, Milwaukee; A
Wenk. Marinette; Joseph Schwab, Mil
waukee: Alva H. Cook. representing
Modern Miller.
The midsummer session will be held
at Manitowoc during the latter part of
July.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
State Death Rate.

A decline in the 1914 death rate
over the preceding year, in one or
two cases very noticeably in Wis
consin cities of between 10000 and
$4,000 population is the striking fact
noted in mortality tables released for
publication by the census bureau
Ashland records the greatest falling
off in mortality for the year noted,
showing a decline of At deaths per
1000 population. Many of the cities
showed slight increase in the death
rate.
The Wisconsin figures on mortality
follow:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
FAIR SECRETARIES
PLAN COOPERATION
Departure Suggested by c. T.
Norgord at Recent Meeting
in Oshkosh.
POINTS OUT THE BENEFITS
Aim Is to Develop Greater Interest IN
Country and District Fairs ana
State Exhibits-Wonderfu
Mission of Gatherings.

Madison.-There is to be co-opera-
tion in Wisconsin among secretaries
of county and district fairs, ana DE-
tween these secretaries and oncials
of the state fair.
At the annual meeting of the county
and district fair secretaries at Osh-
kosh on January &c, this departure was
suggested in an address by G. Z. Nor
cord commissioner of agriculture OF
Wisconsin, and his suggestion was en-
Enthusiastically received by the county
and district fair secretaries. Comnls-
sioner Norgord said in part:
DO you realize the wonderful mis-
sion of agricultural fairs, and the
great opportunity of service to agrlcul-
ture and to rural people that falrs
hold?
The great mission of all fairs is to
teach lessons and form ideals by pre-
senting to the eye these ideals III Nv
ing form. By the type of animal, agrl-
cultural or domestic product which is
called for in the premium list ana
given first place by the judge, the fair
places before many people the good or
bad ideal accordingly as the premium
list is made and the judge of ability or
lack of ability is selected.
when the farm boy or girl who
sees the first prize product or animal
contrasted side by side with those
that failed to win, he goes home with
this animal or product indelibly hxed
in his mind to bring his animals or
products up to that ideal.
Eyes, our fairs have great mission
in setting ideals, and it is mighty i'm
portant that the ideals set forth snail
be correct. Wisconsin, through its eX-
pertinent station and specialists along
various agricultural lines, has worked
out proper tyres of animals and farm
products. Fair secretaries should Sc
lect the types of farm animals and
farm products which these men and
institutions are advocating. By such
cooperative action the great educa-
tional work of the state will be most
quickly accomplished.
Commissioner Norgord presented
plans whereby the large boys and
girls contests, which are to be held at
the state fair, should be first run off at
the county fairs, and prizes provided
be in the nature of transportation to
the state fair, where winners at the
county fairs are to meet in the great
state contest for judging animals and
farm products of all kinds, and where
the competition in farm products pre-
scented by the young people from all
parts of the state will be run off. He
also showed where local cow competi-
tions in the production of milk and
butter fat could be conducted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
Fire Loss Less.

A considerable decrease in the
number and destructiyeness of fires
in Wisconsin is shown for the
year 1915 compared with 1914, accord
ing to returns made to the state fire
marshal's department. The returns
for the twelve months of 1914 show
total of $3.50 fires, with a total loss
of $5S49,103. On the other hand the
year 1915 shows a total of 1850 fires
with combined losses of $4,172,040
This makes 200 less fires in 1915 and
S1,677,063 less losses than in 1914.
Among the large losses of 1914 were
fires in Milwaukee, Kenosha and Mara
thon counties in March with losses Of
nearly 100000, and those in Superior
in April and May at total Of $495,
790. Among the large fires of 1915
was one at River Falls of SSS,000 and
the Necedah confagration, with loss
of SIPS, 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
RQMANCES END IN
. UP|D'S MORGUE"
Many a Token of Affection Finds
Its Way to the Dead
Letter Office.
Every Year Thousand of Valentines
Fail to Reach Their Destination
Because OF CareIessness on
the Part of Those Who
Send Them.

THE failure to dot an 'i' or
cross st" helps to fill ''Cupid's
morgue" and often places in
jeopardy the real romance of
many a man and maid who go through
life thinking that the anonymous out
pourings of their hearts were not ap-
preciated, or that the intended reclp-
lent lacked intuition. Thousands of
these votaries of ST. Valentine lose
out every fourteenth day of February
and wonder why, little thinking it
was only the slip of the pen in adj
dressing the valentine to the chosen
one that caused it to go astray and
finally reach "Cupids morgue," as it
is called at the dead letter Office at
Washington.
Or it may be the lost valentine was
sent to a mike post Office" which
sounds like a place for only mysterl-
Gus letters which are sent to little
brownies, pixies and fairies by small
children, but is in reality just flag
station on the railroad, and not post
Office at all. In this case it is left at
the nearest post office, and if the ad-
dressee fails to claim it the valentine
then reaches "Cupids morgue" at
some one of the sixteen division head
quarters of the railway mail service
When it reaches the morgue, II 1t
bears written message, every means
is resorted to to find for whom it was
intended, for Uncle Sam has lot OF
sentiment, so sometimes by the post
mark and a wonderful astuteness in
unravelling the secret intentions OF
people which characterizes the clerks
in the dead letter Office through whose
hands it passes, the fair one or gallant
is reached. AS real valentines are
never signed-for that is their myster-
ious charm-it takes kindred feeling
and the cleverest sort of detective
destination. In the event OF failure,
he who thinks these messengers OF
sentiment and love are ruthlessly de-
stroyed or sold at auction IN one OF
the several dead letter sales which
take place each year is mistaken, for
in the case of valentines, with some
executions. what is ones loss is an
others gain, and while trifie belated
reach happy destination where they
are thoroughly appreciated.
On the IA of February all over the
country the mails increase about ten
per cent, and while this is not as
large an increase as at Christmas and
Easter, it is very noticeable, requiring
a longer time to sort and deliver the
valentine matter. The special del1v-
cry and parcel post service help to
facilitate getting out the mails on this
| day, and the latter is particularly IN
teresting in the variety and unique
ness of the articles it carries as SOU
venirs of the celebration.
With each year styles change, and
| the old-fashioned. large, lace paper val
entil,es in the embossed envelopes OF
the lact century, and the fancy cards
| in pasteSoard boxes which used to be
sent and were such trial ID the
stamping machine. have now given
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
Vaccine VIII Stop EpIdemics.

State health board officials say there
is no doubt that the state can be treeo
from typhoid fever epidemics if every
one Is made to realize the value OF
typhoid vaccine.
Nearly 5000 specimens to discover
the presence of dangerous organisms
for the purpose of diagnosis and pre-
vention were examined by the state
hygienic laboratory during the half
year ending January 1, according to
the semiannual report just filed by the
bacteriologist, DR.. w. D. Stovan.
The laboratory is used often to aid
in quelling epidemics and has exerted
an important influence in the raising
of guarantees. A great deal OF the
unevenness of distribution OF the work
over the state is due to the fact that
some physicians are so far removed
from Madison that they feel diagno-
sis cannot be returned in sufficient
time to be of service. 1t was for this
reason that branch laboratory was
authorized by the legislature and has
been ordered established at Rhine
lander
The laboratory is being used in all
parts of the state and it's usefulness is
increasing every year.
The water supply of the state is be-
ing looked after more closely and in
some cases monthly examinations are
being made. The usefulness of the
laboratory in the way of diagnosis in
cases of suspected tuberculosis, diph-
iberia, typhoid fever and many other
diseases, and as means of indicating
the length of quarantine is rapidly
growing
During the half year the laboratory
sent out 1,141 doses of antityphoid
vaccine This is furnished free of
charge to physicians. The successful
| experience of the army in immunizing
against typhoid fever by injection of
| antitoxin led to the laboratory's offer
of free doses as means of preventing
| epidemics.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
Wisconsin's Yield of oats.

The government crop figures for
1915 give Wisconsin an acre yield of
46.5 bushels of oats, while the Wiscon-
sin state agricultural department finds
that the yield was 52.3 bushels per
acre. Here is a discrepancy that
should be rectified in the future. The
difference probably comes from the
state department being in closer touch
with development in the upper coun-
ties and having a better grasp on the
situation generally. Everyone &C
quainted with the situation will be-
lieve that the state estimate was none
too large But on the government fig
ures Wisconsin leads all the large
oats-producing states, and in value of
the crop leads all the states.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
Foreign View.

"Spread-eagle oratory seems to have
fallen into disfavor," remarked the OBJ
servant man.
81 shouldn't wonder replied the
apostle of preparedness. so many
feathers have been plucked with i'm
punity from the grand old bird that
he is now considered hardly more
belligerent than the domestic turkey"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
NEWS OF THE STATE

Oshkosh.-A meeting of commits
stoned officers of the Wisconsin
National Guard has been called
by Adjt Gen. Orlando C. Holloway to
discuss the advisability of removing
the supply company of the Second
regiment from Green Bay to some
more convenient point. The company
has charge of ali supplies for the regi
ment. Capt u. G. Carl, Oshkosh. is
commander. This city and Fond du
Lac are both out for the headQuar
ters
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09

In the case of Kenosha and Mari
nette, the very low rates are due pos
sibly to incomplete registration or to
overestimates of population. the
census statement adds by way of ex-
PLANTATION. In all the cities the death
rates are crude" rates, which make
no allowance for differences in the sex
and age distribution of the population,
and differences in regard to the rela-
tive healthfulness of different cities
should not, therefore, be drawn with
out more thorough investigation.