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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09

The Liberty Bell has been placed
ON wheels to facilitate its quick re-
moval from Independence Hall in
case of fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09

There are more than $4,000 pro-
perly accredited press or publicity
agents in New York City alone.
Their work is to get. free publicity
for the individuals or movements
that employ them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09

An aviator who killed a number
of wild geese over the Mississippi
River in January was apprehend-
ed by a game warden employed by
the Biological Survey of the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09

Villas County News $500 year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09
Where Are You, Drifting?

Don't give up. That is the I'M
DERIVING philosophy of success
full fight when ones bodily exist
ence is threatened by disease,
says Harold Bell Wright, who tells
the story of his own battle against
tuberculosis. Menaced for years
by incipient lung trouble, the nov
ellst met with an accident that
caused an active development of
the disease. On the advice of his
doctor he pitched his tent on the
Arizona desert alone, except for a
negro cook and man of all work.
In the critical days that followed,
when it seemed he could not win,
he kept always before him the
manuscript of an unfinished story.
That novel must be written and
he must have the strength. 1t
was completed in due time, and
today this story writer, we'll and
strong as a range rider, has many
more books in the making.
James Oliver Curwood, lying for
days with broken leg ON a noun
tain ledge in the wilds of Canada,
found in a little flower that grew
out of the ledge the inspiration
where enabled him to hold to life.
When again he was able to travel
he plucked that flower and took
it with him; it had become a part
of his existence.
1t may be a book, picture, a
view from window, some un-
finished work, or great love for
another that enables you to hold
on when you are drifting. What
ever it is, anchor to- it. For that
thing will help you to forget your
self and so long as you forget
self your courage will not fail
Milwaukee Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09
Come to See Wisconsin.

What's the matter with Wiscon-
sin? Every now and then, or even
Ia little oftener, the Wisconsin
traveller in other states is asked
that question. No wonder it is
asked; it's so hard to see anything
wrong So now more than 100 in
curing persons are coming from
Kansas and Missouri to peer into
the secrets of Wisconisn's prosper
ity. This is what they say:
"The federal census shows that
farmers in Wisconsin, where diver
sified farming and dairying pre-
dominate, are producing double
the gross income per acre of farms
in Missouri, Kansas (Will White,
or Emporia, please note), Nebras-
ka, and Oklahoma. The records
show banking in Wisconsin is
about 16 times as safe as it is in
Kansas and Missouri"
Somebody please sit on us; we
feel as though we were going to
shout, and these guests who are
coming up the week of July 6 to
II are doing all the shouting Wis
consin needs.
We have our troubles with poll
tics; but our people know how to
make the land yield her increase.
We have our complaints to make
of taxation; but we aren't piling
up burden of state indebtedness.
We are asked quite often enough
what makes us queer, but look
y 0 u-hard-headed people from
Kansas and Missouri are coming
up to see how it is we do things
so we'll.
Another thought for us, besides
that glow of self-congratulation.
1t is a great thing for state to
have farmers and business men
and bankers who, when they hear
about something worth while in
another state, go to see. Kansas
and Missouri are great states with
resources and citizenry that they
rightly take pride in. When we
hear of something worth while
elsewhere, let us also organize our
bands of earnest citizens to go
and Milwaukee Journal.
Butler B n o h ers, merchandise
wholesalers, have announced that,
in the public interest, the firm has
decided to- quit selling revolvers
and pistols. This action was TAX
en- because of the growing senti-
ment throughout America against
carrying concealed weapons.
An aviator who killed number
of wild geese over the Mississippi
River in January was apprehend-
ed by a game warden employed by
the Biological Survey of the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul-
ture.
Fish are being studied as a pos
sible source of insulin supply.
Scientists hope that aquatic speci-
mems may afford purer brand of
4bo forooJ diabetes o,,yo +bor &c
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-09

In less than a year from the
time insulin came into use for
combating diabetes a prominent
life insurance company is able to
report small, but probably ,signi-
ficant, decline of GA per cent in
the death rate from that disease
among its industrial policy hold
ers.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

with clapboards and weight poles. 1t
took only few seconds for a few sol
diers to throw the poles and boards
and before night practically every
bushel was gone. In addition a scout
came across our horses and took the
best one. They burned the McElrath
mill, splendid new structure and
went on to Little Rock, taking every
thing as they went. Distress was up
on us. Nearly everything gone not
dollar to buy anything and nothing to
sell. If we had had all the money you
could hauled in one of those big gov
ernment wagons. can't begin to pic
ture to you, dear reader, the terrible
prlvations the old men, women and
children had TO undergo If you had
had all the money there was you could
not have bought a barrel of coffee,
sugar, groceries, shoes, not an article
Of wearing apparel, scrap of iron,
not an axe, hoe, plow or any kind of
manufactured goods if your life de-
pended on 1t.
Well, one will wonder what we did.
cannot tell you so that you can real
ize It, We just existed and that's all.
The method of farming even before the
war was very meagre. one horse and
plow was the equipment. We only
tried to raise little corn, few acres
of oats and wheat. We had hardly
any threshing machines and as soon as
we could harvest the grain and dry it
few days we then began to thresh it
out. This was accomplished in vari-
ous ways. One was to take a handful
of the straw and fail 1t over a barrel
head or log. Next cut hickory poles
1 1-2 or 2 inches in diameter, beat
them with an AK about feet of the
butt end until you mashed them suf-
ficient to double or bend in the fraz-
zled part and then make a rail pen,
cover II with rails so the top of the
pen Is about hip high, lay the sheaves
to be threshed on the rails or pen and
with those timber fails, fail it until
all the grain was out. But the most
practical way was to scrape off yard
smooth in a circle say about 30 feet
across, set the sheaves on the butt end
heads up. and with four horses and
two boys to ride them around in the
circle until all the grain is trampled
out by the horses hoofs. My, my, l
have ridden in those circles day in and
day out until l almost wished that
there never had been any wheat. Then
after the grain and chaff was separat-
ed from the straw by means of wooden
pitchfOrks. Then one man would get
on an elevated place (box) when there
was good breeze and pour it slowly
and the wind would carry the chaff
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

off. II there was not sufficient wind
two men would take sheet by each
end and proceed to wave the sheet to-
gether with a vigorous stroke and by
that means blow the chaff and dirt out.
Then it was ready to mill and grind
and separate the bran and shorts from
the -four. 1t was good bread in spite
of the dirt and filth in 1t and we
scarcely had biscuits except on sun
day mornings and months and months
would pass when we did not even nave
1t then. Now, kind reader, we were
not mean folks, just simply poor and
couldn't help it, with no opportunities
to do better. And yet these were the
good old days of the long, long ago.
The distress grew worse for the
lack of food and the extreme coid
weather in 1864. Stock nearly all
died. Jan. /, 1864 l think yet was
the coldest day have ever seen. we
lost all our stock except the oxen and
two or three cows which we gave
little better attention as a matter OF
necessity. 1t kept me busy dragging
off dead carcasses.
My father was wounded at the bat
tie of Prairie Grove in Dec. 1862 ana
was sent home in May '63 on furlough
until he got able for duty and in Au-
gust was captured by band of FEEDER
ais at Sloan church with many others
and carried to Iron Mountain where
all the prisoners were released except
my father 1t being very hot weather
when he was taken prisoner, on Aug.
81. he had on besides his pants etc, a
linen duster and a domestic (muslin)
shirt. When they arrived at Iron
Mountain after several days of travel
his shirt needed laundering. He sent
It to the laundry and on the 26th 1t
turned very cold, not only frosted but
killed all vegetation up there and there
was heavy frost here. As above
stated all the other prisoners were
released and my father was sent on
to st. Louis shirtless, using his duster
as a shirt in that cold weather. 1t
frosted every month that year except
July. Matt Robb. who lived on Little
Black river in Ripley county, Mo-,
generously gave him shirt and they
were ever after inseparable friends.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
Chapter 3

Well, we will now pass to the second
episode. In 1861 the great Civil War
broke out, distressing beyond descrip-
tion. The historians have attempted
to record the fact and indeed have in
the mean. But they have not told all
the facts. Allow me to say that all
or nearly all the school histories are
greatly biased, possibly 1t was best.
think Eveans is the best unbiased
know.
Early in 1851 number Of the states
seceeded and formed the Southern
COnfederacy. war was declared and
volunteers called for. Very soon great
numbers had enlisted and courts, law
and order abandoned. No mails or
any kind of government service was
rendered. Blockades were soon estab-
lished by the Federals to cut off sup
plies from the south and did. In May
in the north part of the county tWO
white men named Henderson Fletcher
and Purseful entered into conspiracy
with n number of negroes to rise up
on a certain night and kill and rob a
number Of weil-to-do citizens. They
were to start at f. NJ. Mock's TIA
fayette's father) and were to be led
by Purseful and Fletcher to the north
where they would receive protection.
l cannot begin to name all the
negroes that were In the conspiracy
hut will name few. Several of Judge
Martins negroes, but not Rube, his
blacksmith, negro that very much
liked. John Bohlinger, Rube Jarrett,
Bird Mock, Aunt Louisa Mock's negro,
was to make the start at +. NJ. Mock's
by first killing Uncle General, as we
called him, then kill the family and rob
the house of all that could be found
and Uncle General was supposed to
have lots of money. Bird Mock was
to have Geheral's big gra yhOrse as
his part of the spoils. Then they were
to start on their murderous job. Just
who all they were to kill and rob l
do not now remember. Hen Fletcher
was a distant relative Of f. NJ. Mock,
who also kept him up, as Hen was as
worthless and trifling as they ever
get. The time was drawing very near
when they were to make the raid.
Fletcher always drank all he could get
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

Father being an officer was sent off
to Camp Chaise, Ohio, and held
prisoner Of war until the surrender
and returned home May 21, 1865. Dur
ing the time, nearly two years, we
scarcely ever heard from him and then
in no direct way as mail did not pass
at all Awful is war especially when
it is among our own people. We had
despaired of ever seeing him, but oh,
such joy when we saw him coming
home.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
What A Trial
Reveals
Seeing Is Believing, So Sweet
Dreams Spray Kills Insects
While You Look.
Flies, Ants, Fleas, Moths,
and Mites, All Easy Vic
Tins.

Because a certain insect killer failed
TO work, or because IL stained. or because
Il had an offensive odor. has led some
people to believe that such Is true Of an
annihilators.
To such people we appeal-for In the
manufacture OF Sweet Dreams Spray,
every detail has been carefully studied
Being double-strength. Sweet Dreams
Spray kills insects with unfailing GER
tainty. II never stains and Il is entire
ly free from all Objectionable odors.
A trial will reveal these facts, or the
purchase price viii be eheerfully re-
funded.
Your dealer has Sweet Dreams Spray.
Hsh-pint red-top cans, 40e: larger
packages much cheaper in proportion.
Sold By every dealer, everywhere.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down" condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are iE
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, II is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists OF an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. Tonic. which assists
In improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 70 Years.
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
Notice For Publication

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Little Rock, Arkansas, May
IA, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that Emanuel
X. Fry of Water Valley. Arkansas,
who, on December %, 1920, made
Homestead Entry Serial No. 017002,
for NV IA NV IA Section 1 f; NE IA
NE IA and Sc IA NE IA. Section 2,
Township 10 North, Range West, 9TH
Principal Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make Three Year Final
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Probate
Clerk of Randolph County at PocahOn-
tas. Arkansas, on the oath day of June,
1924.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Jess Haas. Bill Riley, Joe Hartsel,
Hubert Riley all Of Water Valley, Ar
kansas. Wallace Townsend,
Al st. Register.
If you are using oil stoves or lamps
we recommend Stanocola burning oil.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
aII1laz nIlIa9 7l1aan nm I.
4 BIBLE THOUGHT i
u FOR TODAY II
Bible THOUGHTS nsmerisss,, ;, T.. win prove
MAY 81

MAY 81
PERFECT SAFETY Fear thou
not for l am with thee; be not dis
mayed: for l am thy God. l will
strengthen thee: yea. l will help thee.
yea. / will uphold thee with the right
hand Of my righteousness.-Isaiah
Al 10.
FEAR NOT NOR BE DISAfAYED {:
Fear thou not for | am with thee :
be not dismayed for l am thy God
] will strengthen thee; yea, l will up
hold thee with the right hand OF my
righteousness.-Isa Al 10.
JUNE .
FERvENT IN LOVE Above all
things being fervent in your love
among yourselves, for love covereth
multitude of sins.-Peter :S Or. VI
JUNE 3
THE PRINCE OF PEACE For
unto us a child is born: and the gov
ernment shall be upon him: and his
name shall he called, The Prince of
Peace-Isaiah 9:6.
JUNE 4
JOY OF THE RANSOMED The
ransomed Of the Lord shall return
and come TO Zion with songs and ever
lasting joy upon their heads: they
shall obtain joy and gladness, and sor-
row and signing shall flee away
Isaiah 30 10.
JUNE 8
MEN LOVE DARKNESs:-This is
the condemnation, that light is come
into the world, and men love darkness
rather than light. because their deeds
were eyil.-John 3:19.
JUNE @
WAY TO LIFE He hath showed
thee. o man, what is good and what
doth the Lord require OF thee, but to
do justly. and TO love mercy, and TO
walk humbly with thy God.-Micah
6:S
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
PASTURE FOR RENT

We have 400 acres of tame and wild
mixed pasture. one fourth mile north
Of Elevenpoint, Ark, with running
water, to rent for horses and cattle.
81 per month win not be responsible
for breachy stock.
l.. II. Harnden,
c. A. Beck.
81 ct. Elevenpolnt, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30
Oh, For the Good Old Days of
The Long, Long Ago.

A correction-In chapter . where l
described the shoes they wore, 1t
should have read raw hide instead Of
ram hide. c. G.. j.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-05-30

SlOO and Ford car win buy 40 acres,
part improved. See f. ]. baltz. 10 Il.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
HEALTH RECLAIMED AND
A TRADE GAINED

The bookbindery is no more an ex.
pertinent but an established and
thorough going department of this
great institution. The class is abso.
lutely self-paying. am firmly con,
vinced that it will continue as a sue.
cesSful, constantly-thriving group
These centenccs from a report pre-.
sclicd before the Board of Trustees of
the Jewish Consumptives' Relief So.
city of Denver by Mr.. Samuel Bring
head of the institutions bookbinding
class, brought gratifying news of the
success of this interesting undertake
ing
The Sanatorium has. for some time,
hcen experimenting with classes in oc-
Cupational training. Quite number
Of trades are taught in these classeS-
business English, bookkeeping, Nray
operation, bookbinding, and others.
Perhaps the most interesting results
have been in the bookbindcry. The
occupation, itself, more of an art than
a trade, has been proving an induce
mcnt to many patients of artistic and
craftsmanlike ability They have
taken up the work with enthusiasm
and vigor. and the results rs stated
in Mr.. Brings report, have been de-
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
WATCH THEM GROW

The main event November Il mt the
B. NJ. II. synagog 10th and Gaylord
I 30 L. NJ. booster night Il. NJ. II.
business Mems club. Opening business
meeting of the season. There will be Il
short business session. election of of,
ficers. n real entertainment, consisting
of the dancing sisters. vocal numbers,
modern impcrsonators and IA famous
ladies' orchestra, good cigars, abund-
ance OF refreshments. A real good time
is in store for all and 1t is all free.
The Mems club invites you to come
out and spend an ENJOYABLE evening
at their expense
This is the most exclusive mems club
IL the city and program for the win.
ter months is an interesting one Plans
will be discussed at this meeting for a
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
cidcdlv successful.

cldedlr successful.
This success has been measured not
only IN terms of books bound. and
money received, but in neutrality-suspicious.
valuc, The patients in this class, have
not only learned, or are learning, an
interesting occupation, but the work il.
self has been proving curative In
flucnce.
The class has grown SO rapidly Git
has today a membership of twenty
seventeen more than 1t started with
that it Is faced with the necessity of
obtaining more equipment.
TO aid this purpose, Mr.. Ben Grimes,
has donated the sum Of $1,000 to pur-
chase the necessary machinery and
tools. As an expression Of its graft
tude. the Board of Trustees voted un-
animously that Mr.. Grimes be deslg-
mated as the first patron of the book
bndery department of the J. c. r.
S. Mr. Grimes IS a member of the
executive committee of the institution,
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
IN MEMORIANI" MUSICAL GIVEN
FOR FLORENCE TAUSSIG.

a musical program in memory oSthc
late Florence TaussiG was given Fri.
day evening, Oct. 9th at Knight Camp,
bell Music hall by the Florence Taussig
piano club.
Miss Edith NJ. Perry gave n eulogy
on Miss TauSsig. who was well known
piano teacher in Denver and founder
Of the symphony club.
\ quartet consisting of Mrs. Carrie
Auslender Mnner, Miss NJ. A. Buesch-
ncr. Mrs. Helen C. Calogeras and Mrs.
NJ II. Moore sang Schuberts "Uh6nish.
ed symphony"
\ number of musical numbers were
rendered. Mrs. Carrie Minner who was
pupil Of Florence Tnussig. played
Lists Spanish Rhapsodie" with Mrs.
Calogeras playing the orchestral parts
on n second piano.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13

New Year Eve dance and festival.
Every Jewish man in Denver should
he member of this club.
Tho yearly dues are very small. just
sufficient to carry on the business and
every male from the age of IL to 100
years is eligible, so come out on No
vemhcr 18th and meet your friends and
partake of the hospitality of the club of
clubs.
Many of the future programs will be
arranged where the ladies' are invited,
but this meeting on November 18th
is for men only. Come and bring two
or three friends.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
TOO BAD, SAYS EINSTEIN
W H E N HIS RELATIVELY
THEORY ATTACHED.
tJewish Telerraphic Agency. }

Berlin-Professor Albert Einstein.
author of the RELATIVELY theory. was not
very much disturbed when he learned
of the statement made by his oppon-
ent of long standing, Captain See of
Maize Island, that an error in his cal
culations proves Newton right and
Einstcin wrong. "Too bad" was all
that Professor Einstein had to say on
the matter.
See has been an opponent of Pro-
fessor Einstein's theory since 1t was
made known. Einstein. however. has
always ignored his attacks which were
always highly cclorcd by personal CON
sidcrations.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
and its treasurer.

and its treasurer.
The bOokbindery has been doing work
for the Denver Public Library, the
Travelling Library at the Colorado
State Capitol, Courts. and others. 1t
now plans to enlarge its field.
The ability TO make living through
this clean, unfatiguing work, will help,
it is expected, many of the members OF
this class, to prevent relapse from
too strenuous work after their release
from the Institution.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13

"A fine man." Dr. Hugo Eckener
commander Of rhe IRIS said of Captain
George W. Steele. "tie is efficient and
has n keen power of comprehension.
Captain Steele will make good com
mandcr of the ship. Commander Jacob
II. Klein, Cincinnati, too is good
man. He has had a little more ex-
perience in this type of aviation than
Captain Steele.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13

Educators and psychologists are
watching the mental processes, rcac-
tions and development of Arthur Got
tesman, ten years old, who has been
admitted to Oglethorpe University. At
alnta, Ga. after tests which showed
his mentality to be that of nineteen
year-old student. While he has been
admitted ns freshman, he will not
be acknowledged as regular matri-
culate until further tests have made
1t clear that he can carry the course
He is taking the full Freshman courses
in English, history, economies. French,
German and Bible. The boy is not a
"bookworm." He enjoys athletics and
boyish games and has the height and
weight of a normal ten-year old boy.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13
DIR. HUGO ECKENER, COM
MANDER OF THE ZR-
PRAISES AMERICAN JEW
ISH MEMBER OF CREW.

Philadclphia.-"A fine man." DR.
Hugo Eckener, commander of the
IRIS, said of Captain George W.
Steele. ''He is efficient and has Il keen
power Of comprehension. Captain
Steele will make good commander of
the ship. Commander Jacob II. Klein,
too, is a good man. He has had lit
tie more experience in this type of
aviation than Captain Steele.
The Denver Jewish news., 1924-11-13

political AdvertlscmenD
Evening star., 1924-10-08
by HAL O'FLAHERTY.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON. October S.-The elements
of political and personal animosity
and class hatred promise to make the
debate in the House of Commons to-
night one of the most violent in
history.
The fate of the Socialist govern
ment win be decided some time before
1880 o'clock. after a vote on the con-
servative motion on censure which
states that the conduct of the gov
ernment in relation to the institu-
tion and subsequent withdrawal of
the proceedings against the editor of
the Workers. Weekly is deserving
of censure by this house."
Both parties now seek to hold
MacDonald's ministry responsible for
Attorney General Hastings action,
but the Liberals want the case in
vestigated by a select committee of
the House of Commons and have
submitted an amendment to the
above motion expressing their de-
Sires.
Realizing the state of feeling in the
country, Mr.. Macdonald has repudi-
ated any connection between social
ism and communism and even has in
sisted that the Labor party expel the
Communists outright. If he had rest
ed there he undoubtedly would have
been in a position to meet attacks