Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-13

p,.,srad by the National Geographic So
ciety, Washington, D. CO
Anr list Of world capitals should in
5rda Urga. AS if claiming the po-
rteaI capitalship of Mongolia were
rt enough, Urga, on its high fiat
,oto9u beside sacred Bogdo-ol noun
sn also requires recognition as a re-
rtous capital Of Lamaism, and as a
m capital without peer not only in
Mongolia but probably in all Asia.
Like GauI, Urga is divided into
three parts, but its parts are Russian,
Chinese and Mongolian The Russian
quarter stands out sharply with it's
church towers shaped like Christmas
rqe ornaments and quaint green and
White cottages. Chinese merchants
ml growers live in their native shacks
while the Mongolians cling to their
felt "yurt," a round tent adapted to
cold plains winds. The fur market
draws all classes into a colorful
market turmoil where furs of the
aeppe land and furs of the forest
change hands and are hurried off to
other markets in other lands.
We're Skipper Jason of ancient
Greece to take up his famous fur
search in 1924 ne would have to pilot
ship Of the desert instead of q gal
ley because Mongolia, by the whim of
he American lady of fashion, is now
he land Of the golden fleece and Urga
Its chief port on a sea of plains.
For the last two years skins of
rvy born Monaghan lambs have
brought shower Of wealth to the as
0lSled shepherds of the southern
Siberian SJeppes and the Chinese
merchants Of the Asian fur mart be-
a1Se Of a decree of style. AS the
lady Of fashion trips her way down
ilith avenue or Michigan boulevard
her trim short jacket of sandy
llel coSecurled fur, she little real
YES The life history Of that lambskin
ad which graces her shoulders, or
ue vast power she yields in many
aSlre places by following the latest
h&
4De style for curled lambskin fur
Ue OF the many witnesses that
u ady OF fashion is a person of
-IW'ance, worthy, perhaps, of a seat
! ue right Of prime ministers or, fail
uat between the dignified min
"S u commerce and foreign affairs.
'eulOIe regions her influence some
i'S RANKS with that of missionary
sUS' she Scatters her gifts more
1.'.asantIy than any spendthrift
.u''Vu The world has known. AS
Instant as the wind, she pours
:, 'gl INTO some land beyond the seas
u'y and leaves it starving in dire
very the next.
hs N, 'So Sle enriched primi-
U"VA tribes of central Africa.
~I @Oroltant prices for monkey
some years back she sent bull
n, ue tropics for dainty head
VI species of heron The
, MN y now outlawed. Natives of
0 part Of Africa fOund GOLD in
'~ feathers but that mine soon
n.,. worked out Unscrunulous
NJ, s once made fortunes killing
n, VI North Pacific islands for This
\, , auy' but this year 10000 seal
sr. o.oed by the United States gov
s, ,u, were a drug on the market .
N to,,' evidently, makes her heart
h., IN IN Remote Region.
him, . 80 Tar from Picking. even,
an,, o5us'aered good time if a let
u t gD'yned at Picking is received At
/, eo r,0I'as later Although this
e Tran, o., ''oll the narrow
h s ,,,oeas,S.oerian railroad. if IS
e,n ar I'Vo miles by road from
ao5 'ug Us, Of the nearest chinese
elsy mo overland trail is not
M WIG, For centuries the camel
vSsi nnrnsportation monopoly Of
I, n. I'M, ""ch across the Gobi
Nth NJ . ,Saay the camel must com
IN. ,'e automobile
gsaires5" ,, native MongoIs sell their
1ss s,. ,a.a0skins and from Urga
q r, start on their long t ionrn nsr
!: 81 I og.,,, States. England. and
oaiarsin, 'uoer of great fur bonsos
''ter fr,, resident buyers at Urga
aat h nun. Is send their agents 70
Ii, t,l u fur sale seasons p5s"'S TO 70
g1ga,. I H., Isolated mid,Asia state .
rs 9ot '''eFlcan stores and show
bit aso 0nIy with Monaghan
); & thmso-% WIN sable, martens
pgIts aS S upon thousands e.
y |, h fac, ana Nc, wolf fox, and goat
: Y nlIo5.Ns Mongolia stole some Of
sSs drsa oy sending out GOAT
'uo sold for monkey