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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
The Insurance-Man and Chinaman

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
A Well-known lnsurance-man walked
into Chinese laundry on Fulton Street
the other day and after looking at two
Mongolians in the shop addressed the
elder Of the two.
"Say, John, I'm an insurance man
come to look over your house,"
"Um?"
me insurance, want lookee over
house,"
"Um?"
ooh, you know very we'll what
mean. Pm an insurance man and L
want to look over your place to see that
1t is properly protected against fire"
''Um ?'
II want to go through your place for
the insurance company.
"Me no tell.
glish %
Don't know"
Don't know?"
"No."
Me topside up down housee go
through all same Hong Kong insulance.
Do you understand that?"
Don't know"
Don't know, blank your"
"No."
"Me Mclean man, suppose fire burn
Chinaman, give money, insulance, see?
So we come here to go topside up tough
laundry look and see no fire burn, YOU
no let me go tough me no gives de
money"
Don't know"
This continued for fifteen minutes
and the insurance man worked himself
into a frenzy of excitement and talked
pigeon English like a Canton merchant
Suddenly he was startled by hearing q
voice behind him say,
''What do you want, anyway"
Turning, he saw that it was the second
Chinaman who had addressed him.
"You're a cuckoo - was all the insur-
ance man had spirit enough to say.
He went through the premises, and
as he was going out the Chinaman who
didn't understand English asked him:
"Well, how did you come out?"
"You're a cute Chinaman,' said the
insurance man.
"Me cute enough" said the Celestial,
his features expanding into broad
grin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
A Discriminating Dog.

A red-nosed man was making his way
up Alabama Street, Atlanta, heading for
a bar-room, with thin yellow dog atfec-
tionately following after him.
''Look at that dog" said Bailiff Mig
Simpson. "That's smart dog"
"Why." was the natural question,
there being nothing inthe dog'sappear-
ance to indicate as much.
Just watch, now. The dog follows
that fellow into stores and houses, up
stairs and down, through all sorts of
weather, just like he's following him
now. If that fellow ever gets drunk
and falls off the bridge the dog will fall
off too. If the fellow ever gets run
over by train the dog will to. But he
won't go into that bar-room. He knows
a bar-room as well as do, and you can't
force him into one. He'll stay outside
and wait, and you can nearly always
locate that fellow by standing at the
corner of Alabama and Prior and look
ing both ways till you see that dog in
front Of a bar-room, waiting. Now
watch him."
The red-nosed man went on into the
bar-room. The dog looked up sorrow
fully at the windows, just as if he were
reading the sign, and then settled him
self disconsolately upon his launches at
the edge of the sidewalk. He gazed at
the door in gloomy, mournful expect
ancy, never once taking his eyes away.
He waited for fully ten minutes, and
then, when the man came out, the dog
resumed his place, following at his heels.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
Persian Dancers.

AS for the Persian dancers there If
little to be said about them that can lead
to an introduction of that form of enter
tainment into the United States. They
are professionals. brought up to the bust
ness from the cradle. The female
dancers are practically forbidden to ex-
ercise their vocation by the present law
of Persia, but the. law is dead letter in
one respect, saysa correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times These women are
invited to dance in the harems before
women only, and if they do not dance
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
pEReONAL POINTERS.

THE late King of Portugal, who died
intestate, left less than 100000 person
atty.
FRANK A. DENNIsoN, colored, of Texas,
is yaledictorian of the graduating
class of the Union College of Law, Chi
cagO.
THE Crown Prince of Russia will
trsNe9l around the world in Rus
sian ironclad, attended by two other
warships.
FRANK w. SMITH. of Boston, has built
at Saratoga an exact copy OF a Pompe-
ian villa. his model being the famous
blouse of Pansa."
AMONG the many gifts s.received by
Mr.. Stanley in the last few weeks is
well-worn copy Of Shakespeare works
from laboring man.
LORD RosEBERY purchased from Mr..
Tenniel and gave to Prince Bismarck the
original drawing of the great Punch
cartoon, dropping the Pilot
THE death of Prof. John F. Emerson,
of Brooklyn, leaves only one surviving
member of Dartmouth's class of 1925,
M. w Fletcher, a farmer, Of Wayne,
III.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw's speech in Chi
cago melted $3,325 to the Press club of
that city after all expenses, including
entertaining of prominent guests, were
paid.
Ex-Gov. w. w. HOLDEN, of Raleigh,
is preparing history of North Carolina
during the reconstruction period,
which is to contain much new lnforma-
ton.
JEAN INGELow lives with her mother
in Kensington England. She is So. Her
writing days are over and she devotes
u her time and considerably money to the
parish poor.
CALVIN BRIcE's daughters are capital
whips, besides being pretty, dashing,
and as English in manner and speech as
the beautiful and adaptable Duchess Of
Marlborough.
Miss NJ. A. BooTH, of Longmeadow,
Mass, is a Fellow of the Royal Micro
scopical Society of England. She has
been invited to edit the department Of
miscroscopy in the Observer.
Hon. RoBEBT' G.. WINTHROP has pre-
scented to the Massachusetts Historical
Society large framed photograph Of
the proposed monument to Rev. John
Eliot the apostle to the Indians.
r. L. STEVENSON, the novelist, is ex
pected in London in October. About
that time he will completely wind up
his affairs in Scotland. He intends to
sell OH Ills mousse furniture, carry Ills
books with him, and fix his home per-
manently in Samoa.
ANDREW PENNY, the Silver King Of
Bolivia, has recently died. He led an
adventurous life, and when in reduced
circumstances invested, along with a
French Count, in an abandoned mine in
the Oruro silver district in Bolivia. A
further development proved the mine
to be exceedingly rich in ore, and from
it he has had an income for some time
estimated at Fl 900 week.
HUBERT HERKoMER, the lately elected
Royal Academician, whose picture, the
''Last Muster" has made him famous,
was at one time an ohio boy" although
born in Bavaria. His parents brought
him to Ohio when he was 2 years old
but they were not successful there, and
returned later to England. There he
was naturalized and went to Munich
From Munich he returned again to Eng
land, where he began to make comic
cartoons
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
Legal Impertinence.
From the New York Ledger.

From the New 1ork Ledger.
Honest witnesses anxious to tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, do not receive from the
bench the protection to which they are
entitled. They are badgered, brow
beaten, and sometimes made to commit
involuntary perjury by Smart law
yers, ''the Court smiling the while and
seeming to enjoy the overbearing inso-
lence of the bar 1t is disgrace to the
dignity of justice that such things are
permitted and even tactly encouraged.
Why should a respectable citizen be
brought into court to be a butt for the
stale wit and libellous inuendoes of So
called professional gentlemen? Why
do judges allow the ordinary courtesies
of life to be violated every day in the
tribunals, where, if anywhere, the rules
of decency and decorum should be rigid
ly enforced? Why should pert attor-
ney be permitted to imply by his mode
of examination that gentleman and, a
man Of honor, whom he knows to be
such, has appeared on the witness
stand for the express purpose of per ur-
ing himself, and is, upon the whole, a
suspicious character?
Is it not enough that an honest man
should be taken from his business with
out compensation to testify in a case in
which he has no personal interest, but
he must also have his reputation as
sailed and his feelings wrung by law
yer who is paid for the Job ?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
By Their Ties.

There is a ticket-taker in one Of the
large theaters in New York city, the
Sun says, who occasionally exercises his
memory in rather curious way.
Generally he gives each man who goes
out between the acts a return check,
but occasionally he omits this and re-
lies solely on his memory to recognize
those who wish to reenter the theater.
A friend who saw him doing this the
other night remarked that he must have
wonderful memory for faces to be able
to perform the feat without making a
mistake "No," answered the ticket
taker, II have very poor memory for
faces. l do not rely on their faces at
all. Indeed, / seldom look at the mems
faces. What | 60 by is their neckties.
You will observe that no two are exactly
alike They differ much more than the
mems faces do and they are easier to re-
member. / might forget mans face,
but his necktie never. | have followed
this rule for years and | have never
made mistake yet"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
The Fight Over Africa.
From the Boston Post

The partition cf Africa goes merrily
on, without SO much as "byv our leave"
to the Africans, who seem to have no.
right that Europeans feeIGalled upon to
respect The statesmeR'ef Turpp&aaTe
too busy quarreling oyer the piruder to
have any qualms of conscience as to how
it was obtained. The suppression of
the slave trade is the excuse, but the
Africa is commercial advantage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
"A Foolish Soldier.

A soldier twas court martialed last
month at Venice, for breach of disci-
pine, and condemned to six months
imprisonment. When informed by the
Court that he could appeal; he con-
temptuously tore off his number and
other sigma, threw them to the floor,
and shouted, Cursed be your army !
You are lot of assassins !" For this he
was condemned to seven years close
confinement in prison
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
The Tomb of Eve.
From the St. Louis Republic,

from the 81. LOUIS hepuDllCs
The Arabs claim that Ewes tomb is at
Jiddah, the seaport of Mecca. The
temple with palm growing out of the
solid stone roof Ia curiosity which is of
itself the wonder of the ORIENT is sup
posed to mark the last resting place of
the first woman.
According to Arabian tradition, Eve
measured over 200 feet in height; which
strangely comedies with an account of
our first parents written by member OF
the French Academy of Science few
wears ago, who also claimed height of
of our 2OOfeet for both of the tenants of
the Garden as Eden.
EYES tomb, which is in graveyard
surrounded with high white walls. and
which has not beeu opened for single
interment for over a thousand years, is
the shrine of thousands of devoted
Ishmalites, who make pilgrimage to
the spot once every seven years. 1t is
hemmed in on all sides by the tomb, of
departed shiekhs and other worthless
who have lived out their days in that
region Of scorching sun and burning
sands.
Once each year, on June 3, which is,
according to Arabian legends, the ami
versary of the death of Abel, the doors
of the temple which forms a canopy
over this supposed tomb Of our first s.!
mother remain open all night, in
spite of the keepers efforts to close
them.
Terrible cries of anguish are said to
emit from them, as though the memory
of the first known tragedy still haunted
the remains which blind superstition
believes to be deposited there.
The writer heard of many of the
interesting legends and superstitions
connected with this celebrated burying
ground, none Of which he cared to take
the time to investigate, as cholera Of a
violent type was raging at Jiddah and
many other Mediterranean seaports
at the time these things were being
investigated in July and August, 1882.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
Checking the Tree-Destroying Evil

FTO1N TIC AIDHHy IIIHtS.
New Englanders are beginning to
awaken to the fact that there has been
far too great and indiscriminate a de-
struction of the forests in their section
of country, causing streams to dwindle
or dry up entirely, and entailing other
unpleasant and even serious conse-
quences. The Massachusetts Agricultu-
raj College has taken the matter in
hand, and it is hoped that something
practical will be the result.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
Too Wide a straddIe.
From the Boston Journal.

President Schaffer, of the Indianapolis
Young Mems Christian Association,
who is also president of the street rail-
way company, has rendered his resigna-
>tion of the former place, being driven to
the step by the severe structures, of the
ministers Of the city. He has been run
ming cars on Sunday to the beer resorts,
ball games and other places where
crowds congregate.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
PARADISE.
BY FRIEDRICH RUCKERr.

In Paradise, forever clear
The stream of love is flowing;
For every tear that I've shed here
A pearl therein is glowing.
My youth, that fed SO soon away,
And left me sad, decaying,
Shall there be with me every day,
With bright wings round me playing.
All hopes, all wishes, all the love
sighed for, pinned for ever,
Shall bloom around me there above
And last with me forever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05

sitting, furtively watching the door.
''Ah, my good man." said he, "the
law has found you to be.innocent.
Why don't you go p
"Go gon' gasped the CRATER"
"With that big strong-arm guy that |
swiped the watch from laying for me
outside I guess not; I'll stay here as
long as he does"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
Justice Waiting Outside.
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

FROM the CInelnnatl enquirer.
Doctor Tanner tells story on circus
follower whom he met on his travels in
the past. The CRATER" in question
was arrested for stealing a silver watch
from canvasman, and was duly tried
before a justice OF. the peace and acquit-
he'd. When the crowd had gone the
magistrate saw the former prisoner still
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05

A LITTLE boy sat on the floor crying.
After awhile he stopped and seemed
buried in thought. Looking up sudden
", he said: Mamma, what was Icry-
ing about 2" Because / wouldn't let
you go out to play" ooh, yes And
he set up another howl. Birmingham
Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05
To Suit All Customers.
From Judge.

Female agent-"I am taking orders
for cheerful notices for the home,
madam
Woman Sharply q don't want
none of your cheerful notices"
Female agent Then, perhaps, you
would like to look at some of my choice
gloomy notices. ! have some of the
most depressingand melancholy designs
ever shown"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-05

THE Duke of Connaught has donated
a Queens color as prize to be compet-
ed for annually by the Cadet Corps of
Montreal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-01
IT IS HARD ON Mr.. EVANS
Butts's Postmaster Forced to Pay for His
Assistants DefalcationS.
After Being In office Two Months
Mr.. Evans Meets With q Loss
OF $4,000 by a Dishon-
est Assistant.

by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, April 3.-Postmaster Evans
will doubtless have to bear the entire
AMOUNT Of the shortage Of his defaultinR
assistant, w. 3. Jones. II was represented
to Mr.. Evans that the defaulter's parents
and uncle were wealthy and would stand
the loss. Accordingly Mr.. Evans wrote
to the young mans father, Col. Whitney
Jones, Of Lansing, Mich. The first letter
he received was from the mother offering
to send tine father to Butte to serve In the
postoffice until the amount of the sons
shortage was made up. To further in
quiries by Postmaster Evans, "a letter was
received stating thatthe Colonel is "A years
old and paralyzed on one side. II stated
further that they are very poor and can-
not possibly stand the loss. The post
master found no comfort In this and will
stand the loss the best he can.
The exact amount of the defalcation is
81, lO5.95, in addition to which Mr.. Evans
has TO pay the expense of extra help dur
ing the investigation. He has the sympa-
thy of the community. Nothing has been
heard of the abscondcr.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-01
ruE NEWS FROM MIssouLA.
Interesting Little Items From the Gardeu
CITY Of Montana.

Interesting Little Items From he Garden
City Of Montana
Special to the Standard.
MISSOURI, April 3.-The large and
tempting display Of jewelry IN the store Of
n. h. Donlcy proved to he too glittcring a
temptation 10 DE. Morriarty this after
noon. He made an attempt TO p.rloin
some of Mr.. Donley's stock and was
caught In the act and was arrested. He
was taken before Judge Evans who ac-
commodated the light-fingcred gentleman
with a fine Of 500 and 30 days imprison-
ment, 80 days OF which he will be Toasted
on bread and water.
Patrick McCarty was arraiRned to-day
before Judge Evans charged with stealing
some dry goods. After hearing the testi-
mony the Judge sentenced him TO q days
in jail.
About two weeks ago the cash register
was stolen from the Russ house. Yester-
day John Hebron, who was charged with
the theft, was arraiRned before Judge
Evans and was held To await the action OF
the grand jury, bail being liked at 500.
The case OF the state VS.. John Burns
came up for hearing this afternoon.
Burns attempted "a steal IA roll Of calico
from the store of John Sablotzeky and
was caught by Special officer hanley.
After hearing the evidence Judge Logan
sentenced Burns to 10 days In jail.
This morning seven vap;,wcre arraigned
before Judge Evans. Five were given free
board and lodging in the city Jail varying
from five to 30 days n two were X
10 take an excursion out OF the city within
"A hours or accept the hospitality OF the
city Jail for 90 days.
Dan Hawks, who was sentenced TO the
~penitcntiary for one year, was taken TO
Deer Lodge by Deputy Sheriff. Houston
this morning.
The preliminary examination in the
case OF the State vs.. Isaac
Thibadeaux was brought on to-
day before Judge Logan. Thibadeaux
war charged with stealing a two-year-old
mare, the property of g.. e.. O'Keefe some
time during this month. After hearing
the testimony the Judge decided that
was no cause for believing the defendant
guilty and ordered his discharge.
Work on the foundation OF the new
Kennedy hotel will he commenced soon.
Material is now being laid on the ground.
Manager Willis expects to open the new
Mascot theater about June lO. The
foundation walls are nearly completed.
Monday evening n saddle valued "A SO
was stolen from Higgins stable.
The owner found il in q
il had been pawned for s..
DIR. Knittle has commenced the erection
of three t~wo-story, six-room In
Missoula.
A Number Of fine buildings are in course
of erection in South Missoula, u il IL
certainly a desirable residence location.
The Murphy, Warden Mercantile CO..
will hereafter be known by the name of
the Montana Commercial Company and
business will be carried on at the old
stand.
Col. George woodford of Chicago deliv-
cred a lecture here tonight AZ the opera
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-01

At the L.yccum meeting last night, the
club, after carncst discussion, settled the
question of woman suffrage. Miss Ware
and Miss Murphy ~eloquently defended
the proposition that woman should vote.
The negative was argued by Mrs.eJnDings
and Rev. w. T.. Mes. These were the
regular disputants. Later in the evening
Mrs. Williams took the affirmative side
aud Wesley Hayes the negative. About
80 people were present. The clubs vote
was III for the affirmative and 5 for the
negative side. When the question was
submitted to the audience the vote was n
tie. Last nights meeting loses the sea.
son. The club was organized several
months ago and has had a series Of sue
ccssful public meetings. Its affairs are
in a prosperous condition aud its regular
meetings will be resumed later in the
year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-01
See ''Erminic" Monday, May 8.
THE SONS OF ST. GEORGE.

Organization Of a Lodge of That Order In
Centerville Last Night.
by the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, April 3O.-A lodge Of the Sons
Of St. George was organized at Hibernian
hall tonight amid great enthusiasm.
About 20 were present, including Brit
Ishers, their SONS and grandsons. W. j.
Penrose was chosen chairman and stated
the objects and principles of the order in
n short speech. Percy Hawkins was
chosen secretary. After the temporary
organization was effected q recess was
taken while those present were given an
opportunity to sign the application for a
charters: ~ had previously signed and 39
more signed tonight. making a total
membership OF W. The chartcr list will
be open four weeks. A committee was
appointed on securing a hall and another
on application for a charter. The lodge
will he organized by j. Foster Williams
Deputy Grand, of Granite. The name
adopted by the meeting as the designa-
ton of the lodge was peace and Har-
mony."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-01
CITY'S OFFERING
Relics Of a Sort That nF. Wanamaker
Wouldn't Relish.
Postal Service for This City That Has
Not Kept up With Every Days
Needs What Postmasters
Say About II.

Some time ago the ~postofiicc depart
ment nj Washington sent out a circular
the s,bs,ance on which Is conveyed in this
,araar,nh.
'nass'al, c.,.,,, w,o,n,l, has concluded
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orsannsnh : ~ y I'm, /"
na,ian ~ ~" nns,,na.,.rs r.a,.s,iny ,ontri,u.
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-, sai" dn So, 49, ~ al, nJon.I n,,'
holo"fri us'.' mn mn ".. 80 ,,,,a,r",ta,ra =,
.rI,, ,"p"r sn ~" p",,, ~ tar,n.r ao,c,r,.
rospouner ~, 'npa, nnma' .n,n,a,,.s ,n"d.,s
sr"nae.s W ~" s,iam ,,,,,Iinas ~, I,,i.'
ino.'s'ar"S " '>'" ' y" "'"
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aSrANpN"n r'po''c, "st ''sn' .sN
Postmaster Moore what, III anything,
would the Anaconda p~ostofiice contribute
To Mr.. wanamakcr's collection Of postal
antiauitics. "Thcre is nothing in this Of
0co ,onl;od Mr. Moore. ,.v.bich couli he
s.naI ...,.Ja h, $500 % ;,s ,oo
a..nn. III ,ha.. -
or curious co's.r"c.ion' ma" INIT "e,n
anything OF value lying aronnu ~ wouiu
have been soid long ere this III oiucr
Ia raise money keep the oiiice going:
i nave on hanu n very large anu
varied assortment OF oid promises made
by Mr.: Wanamaker.s department 10 inns
once from uihcto uhhe uurihR 'ne PAST
w.
and whilst the stock daily increases: unie
ADDS mourning 10 their vaime. IN 1act
have been running inns ONCE Tor months
past on promises u no one Is IN n better
position III 10 KNOW their utter WORTH
lessness. His quite true tiiat the history
oil the AnacoIiua postoiiice FURNISHES some
remarkable facts that .mlght not prove
undressing ana wiich De worthy
n place IN the postal museum at wash
ifigton. FOR instance, tnc rtcorus OF this
Office VIII SHOW that curing the SIX years
OF its existence II has had SIX postmastcrs,
ana ~ now listed Tor the seventh. The
records also reveal the TACT that during
those SIX ears TINS ONCE mas done more
business, handled more man matter ana
turned IN more revenuc 10 the depart
ment ula any other postoiiice
~ the tniteu >tates ~cstaniishcu conner
deht WIN the aha'oi'ua oiiicc. IL ~ also
a fact that WINE Aiiacoida
has already had SIX pos'inasters' every
one oil them nave lost money IN trying To
conduct the oilice ~ n manner satisfac-
tory 10 the people mere. since nave
been westminster nave actuaily ios' sew
eral hundred dollars OWING To the re-
mnrkable penurionsness OF the officials
IN washington. 1hc amount OF money
RENTED by the oiiice TO Washington last
year cee 10y. several hundred dollars
the amonnt required by the department
To make tins rate as second class once
ana YET we are rateu thlru class ana the
chances are, VIII remain so Tor several
months yet. Whilc we have been doing
the work of second class Offices we have
been receiving the a of third rates. |
have been allowed the magnificent sum
sl,So per year Tor my salary. and the en-