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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Spiders Spin Silk.

Silk spiders Of the genus Nephila
are abundant In the southern United
States. Investigating the Madagascar
spider. DIR. A. Herzog has found the
fiber very fine and lustrous, colorless
orange-yellow, and under the micro
scope solid, nearly transparent, and
without internal structure. With a
diameter of only about .0002S inch. 1t
is finer than the finest artificial silk.
1t resembles ordinary silk In density.
chemical properties and swelling up
in water, but differs in having no coat
ing corresponding to sericin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Waterloo Has $1,000.

Waterloo.-Basing an estimate on
the number of names in the city d.
rectory, just issued, Waterloo now
has a population of $4,000 The ,tate
census of 1915 gave the city n Of
fetal count of 33,097.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Anger Futile and Foolish.

Anger IL the most imp0tent pas
sion that accompanies the mind of
man; 1t effects nothing 1t goes about.
and hurts the man who Is possessed
by 1t more than any other against
whom 1t is directed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Insure Against CROP Failure.

The Peruvians have a system of In
surfing against failure Of crops; and In
addition they burn offerings Of drugs
and aromatic plants and make small
Images and bury these In the fields for
the benefit of the crops and the
herds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Daily Ihouuht.

Even In the anxieties Of life, when
we are like pilgrims walking with peas
In our shoes, still there Is the scent
Of flowers, the song Of the birds. and
the sweet light Of heaven about our
path.-Grey
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

TO Guard Against Paralysis.
With the opening OF the public
schools the state board Of health and
health officials generally are making
renewed efforts to guard against the
spread of infantile paralysis. Teach
ers and principles throughout the
state have been asked by DR.. G. H.
Sumner, secretary OF the state board
OF health, to cooperate with health
officials in stamping out child plague.
Visiting nurses and medical inspec-
tors can do a great work in re-estab-
fishing normal health conditions
among the children.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

Neutrality-suspicious." a boys music
band in Stavanger. made a concert
tour of the county and were received
by large crowds everywhere.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

A syndicate which was organized
last winter with capital of $780, 900,
is advertising for carpenters, brickIay-
ers and mechanics in American news
papers, offering free transportation to
Norway and good wages. The job for
which the men are wanted Is the con-
struction of a power station with q
capacity of 10000 horse power at
Hoyangfjord. Sogn. Only Norwegians
are wanted. When the plant is fin
ished 1t will produce about 5000 tons
of aluminium a year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Pleased With Exhibit.

The state board of control was so
pleased with the way the public re-
ceived the exhibit of the state insti-
buttons at the state fair that the ex-
hibit will be repeated next year on a
larger scale. Persons interested de-
clare that the state should provide
q permanent building for the board Of
control exhibit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
GAIN q PER CENT
IN VALUE OF LAND
Average Price Throughout State
Is $55.25 an Acre.
MILWAUKEE, COUNTY LEADS
Sections of State in Which Dairying is
Leading Industry Shows Largest
Gains, According to the
Tax Report.

Madison.-An increase of q per cent
and fraction in the average value per
acre of land in Wisconsin, according
to figures compiled by the state tax
commission, has been made in the last
five years. The increase for the pre-
vious five years was 81 per cent, Prices
in 1915 were SO per cent higher than
those in 1905.
The average value of land in 1905
was $33.75; in 1910, $43.25, and in 1915,
$55.25
Though Milwaukee showed the great
est rate and greatest actual increase,
it is the only county with large city
to show a large gain, unless there were
other causes for land value than the
presence of the city. The counties in
which dairying is the greatest indus
try show the heaviest gains, both In
rates and in dollars and cents. The
figures for the state are:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16

nIer than New York The women upon
whom they preyed were not as Gun
ming as their American sisters and
were apt pupils in the art of ROBBERY
under the influence of drugs, SO the
expatriated crook simply gave him
self up to life of ease, with very
little necessity to resort to violence
except in an occasional fight with
those of his kind.
The drug habit spread rapidly
among the women From opium smok-
ing they quickly passed to cocaine
snuffing and ether drinking, until now
it is a rarity in that class to find any
body not addicted to some drug.
But with the war came a new de-
yelopment of the traffic. China, India
and Egypt, where the authorities had
been suppressing the opium and hash
ish habit, offered an illimitable held
of operations. The filmtin idea was
hit upon and the ring got to work in
short order.
Women Taught to Smoke Opium.
The restriction of night clubs in
London, where for two ears women
of the better class had been following
the craze of ragtime, raised demand
for some other sort of palliative for
the depression of war, so the ring
came into play again Houses in Soho
and flats in inconspicuous parts of the
West end were taken and fitted up in
luxurious style, and the same metnodS
of touting which were so successful
when the "chemin de fer craze was IN
vogue in London were again employed.
Parties were made up to see an
opium joint. The mere suggestion OF
the Orient was enough to appeal TO
women suffering from abnormal de-
preston after the excitement of gam
bling and night clubs. They went to
see The furnishings of the place with
their attractive divans and suave at
tendants were attractions in them
selves. The operation of transform
ing the pasty opium to a puffy choc-
olate and then rolling it into little
pellet ready for smoking was in itself
a process OF interest.
Just try one Whit" After MUIR
murings and objections and the usual
rigmarole about it being harmful an
swered by the stock phrase, why, |
have been smoking it for years and it
has never hurt me- the victim usu-
ally tried.
After the first plunge the rest was
easy. Any fit of depression was
seized as an excuse to try the pipe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
FINDS HER LOST DAUGHTER
Eta Bolonerno of Chicago Prefers
Working as Domestic to
Her Home.

Merton, Wis.-Etta Bollonerno, the
fourteen-year-old girl for whom a
countrywide search has been made
since her disappearance from her
home in Chicago year ago, has been
found here working as a domestic.
The identity of the girl was discov-
cred by Sheriff John Sleep of Wauke-
sha county and communicate to her
mother, Mrs. Anna Bollonerno, at Chi
cago.
The girl would give no reason for
leaving home. She said she went di-
rectly to Milwaukee from Chicago and
there procured the position in the
home of former Sheriff Peter Snyder
here. where she was employed.
Mrs. BolIonerno came here and took
her daughter to Chicago. The mother
is widow and reputed to be wealthy
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
Seek Favorite Numbers.

So many special requests as
received at the office of the secre
tary of state for certain automobile
numbers, Assistant Secretary l.. B.
Nagler has issued the announcement
that in case of dispute the owner OF
the number the previous year will be
given the preference. Back of that rul-
ing is disclosed variety of requests
based on every conceivable notion that
might occur in the human mind.
When the auto license law as passed
in 1905 the first request came from
County Judge A. G. Zimmerman OF
Madison for license No. l. After year
or so he asked for larger number and
John G. Hyland, Madison grocer, Sc.
cured license No. 1. Last year Mad
ison attorney threatened suit, claiming
that he had made application for the
number in advance of Mr.. Hyland, but
the secretary of state thought other
wise. At least 1000 requests are filed
every year for this number.
According to Mr.. Nagler not less
than fifty requests are annually re-
ceived for Nos. Is and %. One of the
candidates at the primary for governor
two years ago asked for an auto Ii
cense. but returned it for exchange be-
cause with the several other figures
was that famous figure "13."
There are those who are anxious to
get an auto number plate that contains
some combination of the famous '13."
Thus a man came to the office last
week and wanted a number plate for
Gertrude K. Johnson of Madison, hut
insisted that it contain come combine
tjon of "13." for that was lucky num-
Der. She was given 1903"
Arthur Kootz, Milwaukee, always in
sists on mo. 20" and he gets it.
Thousands of letters are received
asking for number plate with the num-
Der that corresponds to their telephone
number, their house number, and 9TH
ers offer a still more ingenious com
bination like "25340," which stands for
253 Fortieth street.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
MARRIED BY FAKE PREACHER
Pennsylvania Couple Have Knot Tied
Again After Discovering
the Fraud.

Reading, Pa.-Sylvester Rose, an
electrical engineer, and wife, formerly
Elsie Helen Arnold, a Reading girl,
were remarked here by civil cere-
mony. When the license was issued
Rose explained that he and Miss Ar
mold were married four years ago iii
Cleveland, o., their present home, by
man supposed to be minister
A few days ago the supposed cler-
gyman was convicted of fraudulently
posing as such and performing illega
marriages They then came east foI
a second wedding
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
Whoopinq Cough Gains.

Whooping cough, considered by
many as a harmless disease of child
hood, attacked 2,318 persons in Wis
consin last year This, the record
shows, is marked increase over other
years. Much satisfaction is afforded,
however, by the conspicuous decline
in deaths from this disease. The NOR
tally in 1915 was 107. Twenty-four of
these were in Milwaukee. In 1914,
when there were 1,121 cases, deaths
were only So. In 1913 there were I'll
deaths. and in the preceding year 232.
Wisconsin, according to census fig
ures, is one of the states in the regis
tration area having a notably low
death from whooping cough-7.4 per
100000 population 1t was exceeded
in low mortality only by California,
Maine. Minnesota and Rhode Island
1913. The death rate for whooping
cough for the entire registration area
was ten per 100000 population in the
same year.
The state rules require that whoop-
ing cough must be reported to the To-
cal health officer within twenty-four
hours; that the house be conspicuous
Iy placarded; that the patient be iso-
lated until after the whooping stage
(about six weeks; that children hav-
ing it may not leave the premises, and
children other than members of the
family shall not enter nor remain upon
the premises while the home is
placarded The infected rooms and
contents must be thoroughly disinfect-
ed after the death or recovery of the
patient and before the placard is re-
moved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
NEWS or THE STATE

eboygan.-Edward Hammett, gen
eral manager. and August Wester-
meyer, secretary-treasurer OF the
Sheboygan Railway and Electric
company, accompanied by Jerry Dono-
hue. engineer. are comforting with resi-
dents of Kiel and New Holstein and
securing further data pertaining to the
extension of the interurban line from
Elkhart lake, through Kiei and New
Holstein to Chiffon. 1t IS expected that
work on the extension will begin this
spring
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
$1,8oo,Ooo in Treasury.

In his monthly report to Gov.
E. L. Philip State Treasurer
Johnson showed a balance on hand in
all funds of $1,S01 .571.95, as compared
with $1,240,8S4.1S on February /, 1915.
The summary of the report shows.
for all funds, as follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
CauIey Heads Highway Workers.


The Wisconsin County Highway
Commissioners association at its an
nual meeting elected the following of
ficers for the ensuing year: President,
Thomas E. Cauley, Stevens Point;
vice-president, E. L. Edwards, Mon
roe; secretary-treasurer Hugh Jeffries,
Danbury.
The secretary reported
that the membership of the associa-
ton was 121 and that the balance in
the treasury was STA. Resolutions
were adopted requesting the state
highway commission to hold a full
week road school next year as it did
this year; commencing Engineer A. R.
Hirst Of the state highway commits
sion for his work in behalf of better
roads and pledging the members to at
tend the state university road ma
chinery demonstration here next sum-
mer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
Test Law Expires This Year.

AS the law now stands Wisconsin
farmers will not be paid. after this
year, for animals reacting to the tn
berculin test. That many of the farm
ers of the state will be encouraged to
test their herds and dispose of re
actors" before the expiration of the
law is tie opinion of H. L. Russell of
the agricultural experiment station
who for years has been aiding the
stockmen of the state in fighting this
disease.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
State Employment Bureau.


The report of the citizens commit
tee on unemployment of the state free
employment bureaus at Milwaukee
shows that 1871 persons were placed
in office positions during the year
OF these 1895 were men and 4,575
women. This is an increase of more
than 5000 over 1914. Positions were
secured for 5,053 general laborers.
The total cost was sS,250S8; includ-
inf $2,905.94 spent by the citizens
committee and $5.344.94 spent by the
industrial commission for salaries and
expenses. This makes the cost to the
state 81 cents for every man and
woman placed and to Milwaukee coun
ty and city 16 cents, or a total of 43
cents.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16

Although there will be no railroad
taxes paid in February, as heretofore,
and county taxes are not payable until
fully month later than formerly, the
treasury is in good shape to meet all
demands. The railroad taxes are not
due until May l under the law of 1915.
Treasurer Johnson finds that in the
$50 depository funds there is total
of $1,187 ,064.50. The fact that the last
the time Of payment of taxes, both by
the counties and the corporations, it
may be that it will become necessary
to make some changes in the regula-
lions governing the repositories.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-16
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the office of Secretary of State
Donald as follows:
Thompson estate, Beloit; capital,
SIS 600; incorporators, c. NJ. Thomp-
son. NJ. T. Thompson, c. c. Thompson,
C. S. Thompson.
F. ]. Grimm & Co., Waukesha: cap.
ital. $4,000; incorporators, F. j.
Grimm, Anna R. Grimm. E Wepthur
NJ and F. Sales company. Milwau
kee: capital. $4,000; incorporators. F.
} Malloy. ]. NJ. Fitzpatrick, G. j
Cleary.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03

case IL doesn't get broken. II It's
broken--then of course I can forget II.
as the men do when they guess wrong.
-
Art Exhibitien
To Continue Lsngss.
Lydia Bush-Brown's very delightful
exhibition OF stencil work, block
printing and other branches, of ap-
piled art, will be continued for two
days more, Monday and Tuesday.
Which IL very good news, for although
her work has been shown for several
days, the Thanksgiving season came
in and a good many people have
missed q real treat. The place-why
In her little studio beside her fath.
er's big one, OF course, both being AZ
the rear of their delightful oldfasn.
Toned home at 1920 O. street. The
hours are from 0 to IL o'clock.
Miss Bush Brown comes honestly by
her talent, for she In the daugnter OF
Mr.: and Mrs. Henry X. Bush-Brown,
and her mothers reputation as POT.
as a scuiptor. The daughter elected
to follow a different branch OF art.
She studied at Pratt Institute and de.
voted herself to design and applied
Art; She Is showing the most d n,
chiffon or silk In heavenly colors,
block printed in quaint and original
designs and embroidered; also cloak
scarves OF chiffon, table colors.. cur.
tains. bags of various kinds, made OF
interesting fabrics, many OF when
she dyed herself, and stenciled or
block printed. I particularly liked enc
design OF arbutus, fern AMI partridge
berries, things which grow together
In the woods in spring time. This Is
but n suggestion of the pretty things
to be seen-and It's most illuminating
to see what can be done with rather
neglected branch OF art work.
=
The engagement OF Julia Fulton
williams, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. John Sharp williams, to Thomas
Rives Boykin. OF Savannah, Ca,
announced. and the wedding will
take place December % at the Will
Jams home, In Eighteenth street,
Also Margaret Larner's engagement
TO Ensign Alexander. 8. wotherspoon'
u. 8. NJ, has just been announced:
Margaret Is the daughter OF MT. and
Mrs. John b. Larner, and Ensign
Wotherspoon In the son or MAJ. Gen.
and Mrs. william Wallace Wother'
There. with that little budget of
news, I must really bring my letter
to q close. Affectionately. yours,
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
In which We Take
4 Fling at Predictions.

A man-kwfuily nice. too. and Wise
10 get-took me aside at the navy re-
lief ball the other evening. and said
Jean, you're the best political
Euesser In the business. Recollect
a prediction you made a long time
Ego about something In politics7"
looked wise and complacent while
no told me I had clipped off" some-
thing Immensely important, but
my repute Is good. I'll take shy at
this Cabinet-making game. One
guess Is as good cas- another. and !
think this one Is better, because II
comes from away up high, where
men don't dare trust each other with
'em, and so tell their women friends.
To make sure this secret gets nicely
preserved. I'm going to Invite the
town to help me keep IL.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
NaDsA After Her Mother.
KathsYine Delane.

Katharine Price Collier IL named
for her mother. who was Katharine
Delano. Of New YorlA Her father,
Price Collier. who died in 1919, while
Q guest OF Count Funen at the island
Of Funen, in Denmark, will be long
remembered for Germany. and the
Germans" The West In the East"
America and Americans from the
French Point Of View" and many
other interesting volumes.
In addition to books Of this sort.
he has valuable essays and books on
sociological subjects to his credit. and
he also tried HIS hand at novel writ.
Ing. Warren Delano Roberts, an at
tachs Of the American legation at
Guatemala, 10 q stepbrother OF Miss
Collier, and she II q granddaughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Laird Collier.
Mr.. 81. George Ia q son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard st. George, and q grand.
son OF George r. Baker. He was
born In England, educated at Eaton
and Cambridge University, and L. In
business In New York. He Ia n kins-
man Of Mrs. William Goadby Leow.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Some Changes Sure
before New IL Gone.


There mayn't be any instant
changes In the Cabinet on March 4;
but there will be some before the new
Administrator has the new worn off.
Attorney General Gregory Will not
remain. though everybody wishes he
would, Wants to earn more money
and will resume practice.
Secretary Houston will leave Agri-
culture and return to the Washington
University presidency at st. Louis.
I guess Carl Vrooman will be promot-
ed from Assistant to Secretary.
Secretary McAdoo will leave the Treas
ury and go into business.
Everybody in the Administration
thinks he's one OF the greatest man
ayers the Treasury ever had and a lot
more people outside are getting 10 think
90, too.
My information Is that the Postmaster
General, Mr.. Burleson, is more likely
than anybody else to become Secretary
or the Treasury; that Mr., Tumulty
win go to the Postoffice Department (;
and, finally. that Oliver +. Newman.
sgs Of the District. will become secrs-
hEy 10 the President I'm just placing
this slate on nle for reference later in
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Navy Relief Dall
q brilliant AFFAIR.

The Navy Relief ball was a bril-
liant affair. Everybody-aimost every.
body--was there: there were lots OF
pretty gowns and pretty women, and.
OF course, the presence OF the Presi.
dent and Mrs. Wilson gave n decided
niiip OF interest. I saw debutnntes
OF last season, the season before
further than that ! mustn't go IN the
than I had seen for n Ions tina. And.
OF course, many OF this years buds
were there, too, most OF thoin coming
ON from the theater party and supper
Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins gave for Anhs.
Someone suggested that some OF the
guests at Mr.. and Mr.. MAINS party
would show up at the navy yard later:
but that was a costume party, ana
Pierrots and Pierrettes would have
been n bit out OF place at so dignified
and formal a function. Moreover there
wna breakfast at the Mann's at .
o'clock and you couldn't have torn
any OF their guests away before that
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
FOR RENT-GARAGE&STABlE

REAR sis MASS. AVE. n. w.-suitable. :
horses and wagons, automobile. concrete
floor, water
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
Long skirts and Trains
May Come Back Again.

I'm just beginning to be really wor.
ried for fear long skirts and trains on
evening gowns are coming into style
again. They are so inconvenient! or
course, they've been heralded by the
fashion authorities for some time, but
| did hope we'd be too sensible TO
subscribe to such q fashion.
But now-at the Navy Relief ball
Beatrice Glover. Holcomb. whose
trousseau came from famous New
York imported's and whose frocks
are doubtless the "dernier cri." had on
a handsome gown OF heavily bro.
caded satin whose skirt touched the
ground In front, completely hiding the
feet. And the train. IL you please.
was none OF your wispy hanging from
the.waist.line types, but the good old.
fashioned cut.ln.with-the-skirt kind.
Solah! I thought the gown gave
Beatrice a rather matroniy air, but
that II something which rarely trou.
bles q now bride. The struggle for
girlishness comes later.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
some Transformation
In the Sail Loft.

And you should have seen the
transformation OF the sail loft! No.
not lust the usual transformation OF
dafs and bunting screening bare
wallis and machinery. but especially
constructed dressing rooms, with
rugs. mirrors, compartments, all num-
bored for wraps. and all the COM
forts OF home.
Then, Instead OF descending In the
freight elevator to shup perched on
a gun carriage under a blue mercury
light, we had supper upstairs In the
main hallway by the elevator. where
tags, bunting-and a coat of paint
had been used to take away the bar
rem look.
The Washington times., 1916-12-03
DEATHS

HoUcK-on Sunday. December Q, 1915, at $50
street. SAMUEL 3. HoGcK' beloved Sus'
band OF the late Louisa Pitman Houck.
NOTICE OF funeral hereafter.
wILKENs-on Saturday afternoon, December
at ESQ at the residence OF her daughter,
Theresa r. Wilkens. Mt Mt Rainier, Nd.
BABbTTE A., widow OF tho late Julius G.
NWilkens. formerly Of Baltimore.