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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05

no floods of any magnitude since the
great inundation of 1899 caused the
town of General Roca to be moved
from the old site of the fort near the
present STATEN of Rio Negro to a
safer location about two miles away.
The winds of the southern Pacific
lose most of their moisture on COM
ing in contact with the cold peaks of
the Cordilleras and then sweep down
across the Patagonian tablelands like
an ocean gale. They often last for
days, obscuring the sky and landscape
with clouds of dust and are at times of
such velocity as to hurl small-sized
pebbles, but they are most frequent
in spring and summer, and when once
over are soon forgotten in the delight
full weather which otherwise prevails
warm or very hot days, according to
the time of year, usually with breeze
and cool nights always, with the tenn
perature seldom below 20 degrees F.
in winter The climate most closely
resembles that of the interior of the
state of Washington. AS snow seldom
falls, the abundance of verdure which
follows every winter rain is available
for grazing cattle and sheep.
Good Place for Hunters.
Hunting is very good, as many kinds
of game are PLENTIFUL the guanaco,
the small silver fox, the skunk, the
Patagonian hare, three species Of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Another Egg Problem.

Two much-bedecked porters were
given leave to go to the races. They
were standing at Fourth and Oak,
waiting for the car, when a casual
glance toward the church caused one
of the colored worthy's thoughts to
take a peculiar trend. Look here,
Jim," said one of them, there has
been question in my mind for a long
time and can't figure it out. | lahks
chicken, you lahks chicken, all our
ancestors lahked chicken, but where
did dat chicken come from? Dere
had to be an aig befo' dey could be a
chicken, an dey had to be a chicken
to lay dat aig. If dere WASH t no
chicken on earth how did dat aig get
here, an if dere wasn't no aig on earth
how did dat chicken get here?"
James maintained that the chicken
was first and poured forth arguments
to that end. His friend became an
gered, a mixup followed and an off,
Ger became interested in the discus
sion. He heard both sides, gave nei-
Their verdict, but decided to let the
judge have chance to hear such a
peculiar argument. And as they were
being escorted to the Jail one of the
colored men remarked:
Jim. believes dat fust chicken
was de work of de devil. Louisville
Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
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INDIANS OF THE VALLEY

desert more accessible and more easy
and certain of remunerative develop
ment that the eyes of the colonist are
turned toward the less attractive,
says Walter Fischer in the Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union.
The most convenient method of
reaching the valley today is for the
traveller to take the train which leaves
Buenos Aires at 6:37 in the evening,
arriving at Bahia Blanca at 9:25 the
following morning. Leaving Bahia
Blanca again at 1855 on one of the tri-
weekly trains he reaches Neuquen at
1926 that night; there he passes the
night in a hotel or inn. leaves at $40
in the morning and gets to the end of
the line on a mixed freight and pas
senger train at either 1880 or 12:45
noon, according to which of the BIZ
weekly trains he happens to have
taken.
Crossing the Rio Colorado, rather
shallow and rapid stream, the railroad
follows the river for about rs miles
and then strikes southwesterly across
the first narrow place to the Rio
Negro. which it reaches at Choele
Choel. From Choele Choel the trav-
eler follows the valley of the Rio
Negro, which is wider below that point
and continues to narrow as one ap-
proaches Neuquen.
River Is Dark and Swift.
We are more particularly concerned
with that part of the valley extending
eastward one degree of longitude, or
about sixty miles, from the juncture
of the two rivers to the small station
of Chichinales. The valley is narrow
here, not more than ten miles from
bluff to bluff, with the fertile, irrigable
land north of the river about half that
width at its widest and narrowing
down to almost nothing where the
rivers meet. The Rio Negro itself is a
dark and silent, deep and rapid
stream: a steamer is said to take only
as many hours to make the down trip
rs it takes days to ascend the swift
current.
The melting of the Cordilleran
SHOWS often causes considerable worry
to the inhabitants, but there have been
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
GARMENTS FOR BABY
COLLECTION THAT is SURE TO
PLEASE ANY MOTHER.
Almost impossible That She Should
Have Too Great Supply on
Hand, So That 1t Will Be
Always Welcome.

Can you think of any more accept
able birthday gift to mother than
just useful and dainty collection OF
garments for the baby? There can
never be too many of them, for child
wears out it's clothes SO quickly and
outgrows them as fast, and it is a
comfort for the neat mother to have a
large wardrobe for her little one.
When you plan making presents to a
mother, don't embroider pincush1on,
or decorate laundry bag. or add to
her collection of whiskbroom holders
unless she is not near enough to
you to be able to accept a more useful
gift Just think how you would like
some pretty little garment for your
little one and make one or set for
your friend.
For child of the age of one and a
half to three years the best materials
for making this wardrobe would be
nainsook or cambria for the under
wear; the same of fine linen for the
dress and a nice quality of flannel for
the little sacque. Pink and blue fan
mel are the favorite tints for little ones
sacques, because white, while most
fashionable for young children, often
turns yellow when washed. and it is
not always easy to clean white flannel
with gasoline. Besides. dry cleaning
is expensive.
The dress is nothing more than the
customary yoke and skirt for small
children, but how attractive the bit OF
a yoke may be made with delicate en-
broidery and narrow Valenciennes
lace; or how sweet little needle
work looks upon child's garment!
There is so little to sew and the effect
is so charming that one has all the fun
of making dolls garment with the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Combination Sport Outfits.

Some of the bright-coiored corduroy
sport coats have skirts to match, these
skirts usually being of the conserva-
tive sport lines, amply wide for COM
fort in action. but not over full, we'll
supplied with pockets, trifle high in
waist line and very often buttoned all
the way down the front. The coats
are likely to oe on Norfolk lines, but
occasionally enc sees a straight coat,
loosely belted, pocketed and of any
length from hip to knee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Saved His Life

1t is probable that no class of men
is lampooned more unjustly than doc.
tors. Many of the stories at their ex.
pense, however, are both amusing and
good-natured. A recent addition to
the list is the tale told by Tit-Bits
about the Chinaman who was asked il
there were good doctors in China.
Good doctors!" he exclaimed
China have best doctors In world
Hang Chang one good doctor; he
great; he saved my life
you don't say SO! How was that p
Me velly bad he said. me callee
Doctor Han Xon. Give some medt
cine. Me callee Doctor San Sing. Give
more medicine. Me grow worse go
ing to die Blimebly callee Doctor
Hang Chang. He got no time! No
come. Save my life
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Sound of Shrannet

Have you ever heard shrapnel. by
any chance? No? Well, it sounds as
much as anything else like a winter
gale bowling through the branches OF
pine tree. 1t is q moan, groan. a
shrek and wall rolled into one. and
when the explosion comes it sound.
as though someone had touched Off
stick OF dynamite under grand nj
ano. And it is not particularly cheer.
ing to know that the ones you hear
DO not harm you, and that it ia the
one you do not have time to hear that
sends you to the cemetery.-scrihnar.s
Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05

added pleasure of knowing that it will
be of service.
The underwear should be just as
fine and simple as possible. and only
a narrow frilI at the bottom is per-
missible, or an embroidery scallop or
a hemstitched or featherstitched hem
If you cannot embroider the edges
of the flannel sacque there are num-
Der of small braids used for purposes
of applique that look as well as lovely
as hand Washington
Star
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05

"HOMAS FALKNER, in his
book, speaks of the Rio Negro
as the largest river of Pata-
gonia. 1t is not only the larg-
est river of Patagonia but, next to the
La Plata and it's two large tributaries,
which do not, however, belong to Ar
gentina alone, the largest of the Ar
gentine Republic. Roughly speaking,
it drains a large triangular piece Of
territory lying between So and AZ de-
grees of latitude south, with the base
following the line of the watershed be-
tween Chile and Argentina and the
apex resting at the mouth of the river
on the Atlantic coast just south of
the fortieth parallel of latitude. Falk-
ner gives quite list of names for this
stream, of which the Indian name of
Curu Leuvu has been retained to this
day in the Spanish translation of Rio
Negro.
It is not to be wondered at that the
Spaniards neglected the inhospitable
coast of southern Argentina in those
early days of conquest and settlement
No one could be expected to settle
down in an unattractive and desert
country while there was an unlimited
supply of more desirable lands closer
at hand and to be had only for the
asking or taking 1t is only when the
good land has become exhausted and
when railroads and science make the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05

CRAM MING.

This article is not addressed ex.
clusively to students. but also to those
who are using the common methods
of obtaining information by pressure
or force.
So unQualifiedly am / opposed TO
examining for examination. and to any
other similar process, that l have De-
come a strong advocate Of a reform
In this direction, looking toward the
establishment of new scheme where
by the pupil will be prevented from
continuing this vicious practice. wnlcn
has nothing to recommend it.
would suggest irregular periods
for examinations, SO that the pupils
would not be advised in advance OF
the ordeal, and, therefore, would De
obliged to study regularly and persist
emily. If they wished to be prepared
for the tests.
It is quite likely that the pedagogue,
Kindred and unconventional. would
take exceptions to anything which
would disturb the dregs or MS
academic tea, and would claim that
examinations would not be complete
or satisfactory unless they followed
full term of study.
Perfection in this direction, as in
others, is impossible. Better be near
er right than farther from right, al
ways assuming that there must be OBJ
jections and often valid ones, to every
Of
My investigations show that fully
ninety per cent of college undergrad
yates and high school pupils, includ-
ing those who are studious, cram for
examination. 1t has become custom.
and still remains in force.
The examining for examination meth
cd. instigated in the school, is carried
through life, and enters business and
profession. Instead of learning by
study and persistent effort what is re-
CURED, nearly everybody especially
prepares himself to meet some antici-
pated examination or test, which is
usually scheduled to occur on defin-
tie date. The knowledge obtained in
this way does not remain. 1t is forced
in and forces itself out, usually leav-
ing the mind as empty as it was in
the first place.
The business or professional man OF
marked accomplishment is always
ready to meet emergency, He as
sumes it's constant occurrence. He
grounds himself in what he should
know, ever studying. ever learning.
ever open to suggestion. ever anxious
to obtain information. OF course, IL
an unusual task is presented to him,
he may read up or study the subject
more intently, but ne does not depend
upon this special loading of the mind.
A short period of daily study accom-
plishes more than double the amount
of time spent in examining, and that
which is obtained naturally and regu-
larly is not easily forgotten, but re-
mains as a permanent asset
Work, whether you have to study or
do something else. Keep everlast-
ingIy at it, whatever may be your duty
or your vocation. Learn something
every day, and do not make a special
ty of overlooking on any one day If
you do, you will be like the over
charged gun which is more likely to
burst than to send the shot to the
target.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
OBSERVATION,

Mary Smith-that isn't her name
but 1t will do-was q junior stenog-
rapher for q manufacturing concern.
Her prescribed duties were limited to
taking dictation and to transcribing
the result upon typewriter. She mao
two eyes, and she used both OF them.
The headquarters of the company
are In large Office building. There
Is q mail chute on every floor, and the
mail Is collected hourly. Most OF the
letters of this company are dictated IN
the morning, and large proportion or
them are ready for mailing by noon.
Comparatively few of them, however,
are mailed until the close of business.
The company has large branch
house In Western city. II letter Is
mailed before noon, 1t catches linn
tied Western train, and will reach It's
destination the next day in time for de-
livery in the early afternoon. II 1t Is
mailed later, it catches the train
reaching the distant city too late for
its~delivery on the following day.
Miss Smith discovered this, and, of
her own volition, saw to it that all let
tiers directed to the branch house were
mailed before noon, provided. OF
course, that they were ready.
The advantage Is too self-evident for
comment.
The president learned what she was
doing. From that moment she was a
marked woman in the office, and, to-
day, she is at the head Of the steno-
graphic department and assistant office
manager, drawing salary Of about
$4,000.
John Smith--and that isn't his name
either-a few years ago was office boy
for a wholesaler. He, too, used his
in the post Office. Instead of gazing
into the street he poked his head into
one of the windows which overlooked
the mailing rack. He noticed that let
ters enclosed Ia envelopes of ordinary
size were Immediately placed in the
pigeonholes, and that the distributing
clerk usually dropped the larger en-
velopes onto the mailing table, because
they did not fit into the pigeonholes
and because it was difficult to tie them
up with the ordinary envelopes.
John made inquiries, and found that
not infrequently the large envelopes
missed the earlier mail, and, therefore,
were not delivered as promptly as
were letters enclosed in envelopes Of
ordinary size. He reported this to his
employer.
The incident, insignificant though it
may seem, placed John in the eye OF
the man for whom he worked. Today
he is chief clerk.
Your employer expects you to be on
time, to be faithful, and to do the
work allotted to you. For this serv-
Ice he pays you the regular market
price. He does not ask you to do more,
and SO per cent of employees do not do
more
The fellow who uses his brain is al
ways observant, and he is pretty sure
to discover something which will bene-
fit his employer. 1t may be little
thing. or a big one, but it lifts him out
of the ranks and is the beginning of
his success.
Doing what you have to do. or what
you are told to do, means livelihood.
Taking the initiative, and doing what
you are not told to do, or expected to
do, stand for promotion and a liberal
salary
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Crochet Buttons.

The woman who can crochet can
make many pretty varieties of crochet
buttons to smarter up her wash
dresses for morning wear and orna-
ment her children's frocks. A set of
crochet buttons in two sizes, for the
front and sleeves of frock, is a very
nice gift suggestion to the girl who is
already planning ahead for her Christ
mas sewing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
MUST SHOW THE FOREHEAD
Prexent Fashions Absolutely Forbid
the ConceaIment of That Part OF
the Feminine Face.

And now you must have forehead!
The edict has gone forth from the
councils of fashion, and if you are to
be countenanced at all in the fashion
world your forehead full
polished. bright and high be
IS visible as your nose or your chin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05

armadillo (the peludo, pichi and
molita), and three species of gopher
or prairie-doglike rodents (the biz
cacho, the tucutuco and the quise)
are abundant in the valley, while 9TH
er species of game are common in
the mountains not far away; in the
river are otter and plenty of fish.
The inhabitants are as cosmopolitan
a lot as is to be found almost any
where. AS in the greater part of Ar
gentina, the Italian predominates on
the farms and the Spaniard in the
small towns; there are a few Ger
mans, English and Scandinavians, in
fact practically every country in Eu-
rope is represented, usually by immi-
grants of the humber classes; the ma
tive Argentine is represented by few
of the gaucho class and by wealthy
landowners who possess palatial
homes and spend much of their time
in Buenos Aires; and there is quite a
sprinkling of Chileans who have
filtered in through the mountains from
their own country near by, and the
Indian has by no means become ex,
tinct.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Fruit Prospects There.

A great impetus was given to set
Ting and farming by several droughts
and crop failures in other parts of
Argentina which drove up the price of
alfalfa, crop which was absolutely
guaranteed under irrigation. Other
crops such as wheat, barley, and to a
slight extent maize. are grown, but
lately the planting of the vine has as
sumed enormous proportions. There
are vineyards of nearly 1000 acres
and several wine presses have been
erected, one at Roca having capac-
ity Of 5000 hogsheads. Sheep and cat
tie coming from the mountains and
from across the desert are bought,
fed and then shipped on again; hogs,
too, are raised locally: the drying of
the natural pastures in summer does
not, however, permit of local ranch
ing. Fruits of all kinds grow well
and are being planted, SO that in gen.
eral the small and mixed farm is on
the increase.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
Falls Sixty Feet; Lands on
Iron Floor; Almost Unhurt

Plunging from hot oven" being
built in B blast furnace to an iron
covered floor sixty feet below yester-
day, Howard Rlchenbach, an employe
of the erection departm ent of the steel
works, escaped with a slight scalp
wound and fractured ankle.
Richenbach was working inside the
hot oven" when a scaffold upon
which he was standing tilted He Mas
taken to the emergency hospital and
later to the Harrisburg Hospital foe
treatment.
Farewell for Memlsers.-A farewell
reception in honor of Miles C. Bickel
and William Ditlow, who will leave
in few days for South Bethlehem,
was held last evening by Steelton
Lodge, No. All, Knights of Pythias.
Mr.. Ditlow for several years has been
keeper of records and seal for the
lodge and MIR. Bickel held the office
of master of the exchequer. Alfred
Fries was elected keeper of records
and seal to succeed Mr.. Ditlow.
Hold Memorial Service. Susque-
hanna Tribe, No. 29S. Improved Order
of Red Men, will accompany Paxton
Tribe at the annual memorial serviceS
of the tribe at the First Methodist
Church Sunday evening. The mem
bers will meet In the rooms of Pax
tang Tribe, Second and Walnut streets,
at o'clock. The Rev. w. C. Sander
son will deliver the sermon.
To Confer Degree.-Steelton Lodge,
1874, Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, will confer the first degree upon
class of candidates this evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
WALLOWER IS
LIVE WESTERNER
Oklahoma Times Tells of Good
Work Done by Harris
burg Boy

Harrisburg boys are making good
all over the country and it is a pleas
ure for the Telegraph to record their
successes. The following commenda-
tion of a promising young man who
has already scored a success in the
West Is from an editorial in the Ok
lahoma City Times:
THE Chamber of Commerce cam
paign is its own best comment. The
facts speak for themselves with an elo-
quence that browns out words. Okla
homa City is in first place. 1t has a
Chamber of Commerce with a mem
bership of 1886, the biggest of any
city of its class in the whole country.
We have been told pretty often
during the post few weeks that "cities
don't happen, that men make cities"
And the biggest Chamber of Com
merce doesn't just happen, either. 1t
is a mans size job that has been done
in Oklahoma City this week.
This, too, is an occasion where
there's glory enough to go around.
. Where the whole roster is a roll of
honor some hesitancy is naturally felt
In singing out any one for special
mention. We might, perhaps, recite
the plain fact that the team headed
by Edgar q. Wallower secured the
greatest numebr of members, and dis
pense with further words Yet a
word or two may be permissible. Mr.
Wallower has only recently come to
Oklahoma City-something like a
month ago. When a newcomer not
only Keeps up with the procession but
actually sets the pace, he surely proves
he belongs. There is only one way ia
explain 1t. Mr.. Wallower has in truth
been an Oklahoma Cityan all his life
He has just found his native city. And
he and and Oklahoma City, we feel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
Summer Maids Must Stop
Parading Atlantic City in
Chorus Girls Bathing Suits

Atlantic City, July Z. - Reform hit
Atlantic City yesterday Summer
maids must stop parading the streets
in chorus girls bathing suits. Every
body must wear macintosh or
other suitable covering" to and from
tho beach in surf attire.
Policemen at the beach ends of all
cross-town avenues are to be censors
OF suitable covering" The daily pro-
cessions of dashing young women in
sleeveless and almost skirtiess ralment
arc to end.
Another order this afternooo holds
the police responsible for the suppress
sion of all noisy" amusements along
the Boardwalk and elsewhere.
The orders were issued by William
T. Sooy, Director of Public Safety. Ie
Is president of the County Bar Asso-
citation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
NEWS OF STEELTON
PARK COMMISSION
SUBMITS REPORT
Pleased With Fairgrounds En-
rollment; Shortage of Funds
Hampers Work

Steeltons Parks and Fairgrounds
Commission prepared it's first report
to Council at a meeting last evening.
Members of the commission heard
with deep interest the report of Su-
pervisor James r.. Irwin to the effect
that the first ten days attendance at
the various Fairgrounds totalled more
than 5000 children and that between
1900 and 1900 children have already
enrolled at the Fairgrounds. This
number, the supervisor reported, is
gradually increasing instead of de-
creasing as is usually the case.
The commission decided to use what
small funds were available for placing
tennis courts on the Cottage Hill Ath-
letic field in good condition. No new
work was planned on account of a
shortage of funds. 1t Is this shortage
of money that will compel the COM
mission to go rather slowly in provid-
ing the borough with adequate recre-
alton facilities.