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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
His First Drunk.

Speaking of church fires reminds me
of my first, last and only drunk" said
John Kendall, a prominent official of the
fire department.
81 was a lad when the old church,
which stood on Woodward Avenue, at
the corner of Congress Street, was
burned down. | was good-sized boy,
had just been put on the probation list,
and | was prouder than baby of its
first boot. 1t was a terribly cold night
that the church burned. | got wet, and
was nearly done for, but I'd stayed out
till | died rather than show the white
feather.
"About the time that my legs felt like
icicles one Of the boys came up and re-
marked: Boy, you look nearly done
scented big bottle.
81 had never tasted anything intoxi-
eating, but tipped that bottle up and
hung on until he took it away from me.
Gracious, how it warmed me up Pref
ty soon the fire was out; and someone
said: Let's go and have glass
beer and we went and [ had several
Then we went to the fire house, and
they brought in some beer, and | sam
pied it literally.
"Then | started for home, and before
[ was half way there | was saying to
myself; Whats the matter with nv
head? What will mother say?' |
reached home and crawled in the back
way.
"Sick? That doesn't express it. /
was tied up in double bow knot for
three days, and when l got out l was a
shadow. Don't mention drink to me;
got all | wanted that one night, and
have never been able to bear the smell
of it since -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
APPLES as Medicine.
From the London Hospital.

From the London Hospital.
Chemically, the apple is composer "
vegetable fiber, albumen, sugar 49,
chforophyll, malic acid, game aclu' i4 tho
and much water. FurtneThiol1, w
German analysts say that the applG Con
tainr q laroer percentage of phosphorus
than any other fruit or vegetable. nus
nhosnborous is admirably adapted 1or
rranewino the essential nervous matter,
1ethicin of the brain and spinal chord.
# is Derhaps, for the same reason
rndelv understood, that old Scandlna
Wan traditions represent the apple ae
the food OF the gods, who, when they
fnIt themselves to be growing feeble ana
;nfirm resorted to this fruit for renew
inc their powers Of mind and body;;
Also. the acids of the apple are of signal
nse for men of sedentary habits, whose
Evers are sluggish in action, those aclds
serving to eliminate from the body-
nox1ons matters. which, If retalned,
would make the brain heavy and dull,
or bring about .iaundice or skin erup-
tions, and other allied troubles.
Some such an experience must nave
led to our custom Of taking apple sauce
with roast pork, rich goose, ana IKE
dishes. The malic acid OF ripe apples
either raw or cooked, VIII neutrallzG
anV excess Oh Cudlky IIdIlOI CIS ~
by eating too much meat. 1t is also a
fact that such fresh fruits as the apple,
the pear, and the plumb, when taken
ripe and without sugar, diminish acid
itv in the stomach rather than provoke
it. Their vegetable sauces and juices
are converted into alkaline carbonates,
which tend to counteract acidlty.
A good, ripe, raw apple is one OF the
easiest of vegetable substances for the
stomach to deal with, the whole pro-
cess of it's digestion being completed IN
eighty-fve minutes. Gefrard found
that the "pulpe Of roasted apples mixed
in wine quart of faire water, and
labored together until it comes to be as
apples and ale, which we call lambes-
wool, never faileth in certain diseases
of the raines, which myself hath often
proved, and gained thereby both
crownes and credit. The pairing of an
apple, cut somewhat thick, and the in
side whereof is laid to hot, burning, or
running eyes at night, when the party
goes to bed, and is tied or bound to the
same, doth help the trouble very speed
lily and contrary to expectation, an eX-
cellent secret"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
Red Sapphires,
From the jewelers. Weekly

From the jewelers. Weekly
NIineralOgiSts now maintain that al
the historic rubies are spinels, bnt !.
within the bounds of possibility ~ :
large red sapphires occur sometimes s
exceptions to an apparently rigid r1 %
for we have lately received, Save NY
Hamlin, the English expert, from ~
Ceylon mines transparent crystaI "F
mink color which weighs 24I csro. d
# is also stated that the King of Aug
kan possesses two magnificent prsmS "a q,
II inch in length and one inch in dian%
But of all the fine red sapphires vha
are known and proved there are In.
few above five carats. The largest o U@
of which we have any definite KNOW
edge is the beautiful gem set in the IT,;
son dor of the French regalia aUI
which weighs 8 3-16 carats. The inv 1,u
tory of the French gems il 1871 ijha
trates the comparative rarity and ii
minutive size of these stones, for in fiji,
splendid collection, which had accumn'
lated during long period of time, and
was then the richest in Europe, tboro
we're but four red sapphires above frs
carats, and only five above four carats
This variety is singularly liable to i'm,
perfections, far more so than either tbo
blue or the yellow 1t is rare to find :.
ruby of the pure and characteristic Mo-
con blood tint that does not in some de-
gree exhibit silky and opalescent tiber
This defect, which generally appears As
a milkiness in the interior of the gem
is due to minute crystals dispersed
throughout the stone, which becomean,
parent when the mineral is viewed par.
allel to the primitive axis of the crystal
Hence, in cutting the rough stone, con-.
siderable care must be exercised by the
lapidary so to shape the gem as to rem.
der it's opalescence invisible.
Rubies of exquisite color are often
rendered comparatively valueless on
account of fibers, clouds and chace,
dony-like bands. All the red SAP,
phires, however. are not much affected
in this way. The blood-red are much
more liable than those which have a
tinge of blue. We have examined a
number of red sapphires perceptiblv
tinted with violet which were complete.
ly free from internal defects.
This opalescence is never possessed
by the spinel, and is, therefore, one Of
the distinguishing marks in the nature
of the red gems. The red tourmaline is
also strangely liable to internal fber
hollow threads, clouds, and sometimes
presents an appearance similar to that
of the ruby. The red sapphire is also
distinguished from the other varieties
by being decidedly heavier and by be-
ing softer than the deep blue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
IN THE VINEYARD SOUND.
BY WALTER MITCHELL.

BY WALLER NIICHhA'L.
Like phantom pale the Gay Head llght
'Gainst the blackening cloud OF the squall
stands out.
The rote of the surf on Menimsha Blight go
Murmurs its warming OF Ready! About!
Over the woods of far NauShawn
Gathers the veil of the driving rain
And frightened coasters, with topmaSts gone
Are steering Tarpaulin Cove to gain
Out footed, out pointed he rest of the fleet
OF the Yachts close hauled on the starboard
tack
In a long-drawn line make their weary beat,
And the forty Hooters are turning back.
Through the rifted cloud rack broad abeam
The sun rays tighten the beach grass brown
And the dipping buoy, with its red, wet CLEAN,
Still marks the reef where the wreck went
down.
Then across the wave sweeps the STERN cloud $
pail,
Headland and height are hid in its gloom;
The hiss of the rain and the roar of the squat
Blend with the thunder's muttering boom.
In the eve of the wind shakes fast each sail
AS the sharp command comes Hard alice.
The foam leap up DER the weather rail,
The downhaulS are manned and the halyards
free.
Then, with all made snug aloft and allow,
Save a stay sails head for al instant SHOWN
The mainsails we furl and the jibs we stow,
AS into the mist we drive alone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
The Man in the Procession.
From the New York Sun.


The widest alteration that ever al
tilcted the mind of woman is not to be
compared in absurdity and utter 1901,
lshness with that alteration OF mlu
which makes the average man want 10
march IN procession. For you see lle
IS IN such a happy state of mind aOou'
himself usually, and has doubtless some
vision of martial and knightly figure
floating dimly somewhere in his head
as he goes stepping on after inspiring
music. And he is really so very far
from being imposing or martial in hlS
Sunday clothes" or in his unaccuSII
toned uniform and absurd hat Ana
he usually gets very tired with the IN,
accustomed exercise, and by and by al
the soldierly lines in his figure begin to
droop, and he feels like tired boy,
and he looks like ANYTHING but the
heroic and knightly figure that he 1eI
himself when he started out For ne
isn't heroic looking at his very best, you
know, the modern man in his modern
clothes. The woman has always Won
dered if the great revolutionary gen.
erals themselves must not occasional.
nave been conscious in the thick o. =
battle of tLeir absurd cooked hats al"
laced coats. A man may be tragic III ., e
Roman toga and imposing in coat S o,
mail, but he is apt to be ridiculous Il ], H. lP
tries to be either the one or the otlItJi
IN a modern coat and trousers. pIu
anybody ever see a lot of women marG,il,
ing IN a procession? No. And lllIGI
woman believes that nobody ever WIZ
SO long as women have the privilege u
observing lot of men making them'
selves thus boyishly absurd.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
Safety Indicator for Elevators.

The frequency of mishaps to elevators
has drawn attention to the necessity of
adopting reliable devices for insuring
the safety ofpassengers. In addition to
the many patents which have been
taken out with this object in view a
device has just been brought out
whereby the condition of the automatic
safety attachments to passenger or
freight elevator will be audiblv mani
tested at every reciprocal movement
of the elevator car. The elevator is
fitted with system Of levers and a
spring for controlling them or releasing
them when they are required to
engage the teeth of the racks running at
the side of the elevator shaft, and thus
instantly stop the car. To prevent ac-
cident from an imperative or defective
spring, an alarm or signal bell
is provided, and each time the
supporting cable is slackened from any
cause the bell is sounded. Should the
bell fail to ring on the car reaching the
bottom of the shaft, the absence of the
signal would be an indication of a defec
calling for immediate attention.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
Notes on Decoration.
From the Decorator and Furnishc

From the Decorator and Furnshcr.
TO gild embossed leather it must first
be busted over with very tinely-pow-
dered yellow resin or mastic gum. On
this the goldleaf is laid, and then
pressed down with a fiat iron tool,
square or round at the end, which
has been previously heated. The resin
or gum is thus melted and the goldleaf
closely adheres. The superfluous gold
is then rubbed off with a cloth. A COM
position of gum-sandarac and sheac
reduced to powder will serve the same
purpose.
Mohair Bagdad velvet is a new ma
terial which, with it's rich but subdued
colors, makes excellent hangings for
sleeping apartments. 1t goes we'll with
rosewood and various shades of enam-
eled furniture goods.
A bronze metal smokers wall pipe
rack, mounted with scrollwork, is faced
with clustered flowers, stems, leaves
and grasses in bas-relief and in the
round which provides informal chance
recesses for the chibouks, which may
be placed in any fancied positions
Even butterflies and birds on the wing
assist to this end.
Antique bronze effects can be given
to iron, lead, brass and any composite
metal by dissolving one part of sal-am,
monia, three parts of cream Of
tartar and six parts of common
salt in twelve parts of hot water. This
solution is then fixed with eight parts
of solution of nitrate of copper Of the
specific gravity of 1.160. A uniform
film Of some vegetable oil is first ap
piled to the article to be br0nzed
which is then exposed in heated oven
to high temperature, but not sufficient
to carbonize the oil. The metal abb
serbs the oxygen given by the dec0m'
posing oil, forming at surface thn
coating of brown oxide, which admits 0.
being finely polished. The addition Of
alumina to the bronze gives brilliant Ell
fects.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
A SONG.
by AVIS wHITcoMB RILEY.

BY AVIS wHITcoMB RILEY.
There is ever a song somewhere, my dear;
There is ever a something sings Away:
There's the song of the lark when the skies are
clear,
And the song of the thrush when the skies are
gray.
The sunshine showers across the grain.
And the bluebird thrills in the orchard tree:
And in and out. when the ewes drip ralu,
The swallows are tWittcring carelesSly.
There is ever a song somewhere, my dear,
In the midnight black or the midday blue;
The robin pipes when the sun is here ..,-,.4
And the cricket chirrups the whole night
through
The buds may blow, and the fruitsmay grow,
And the autumn leaves drop crisp ana sefc-
B11f whether the sun or the rain or the snow,
There is ever Il song somewhere, my dear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08
Very Rich Artists.

Mr.. Spielmann has compiled an inter
esting list of rich artists, beginning with
Zeuxis, who cleft an enormous fortune, .
and coming down to the death of Sir
Edwin Landseer, whose trustees paid
probate duty on $S0O,O00." Other rich
artists of the past were Sir w. lite
~, OOO, OO0), J. Nollekens, r. A. Isl ,O6O. :
OOO), Sir \. ID. Holland, r. A., Isl 600
OO0), SIR. Taylor (S9O0,OOO> j. NJ. ",
Turner, r. A, $500, 0OO), w. Chantrev,
K. a. $500, 0O0), and among those who
left very considerable sums, though
under 5000 Sir Joshua REYNOLDS.
Macllse, Etty, Laurence, Lely, Vandvck,
West, Gibson and Northcote. It is i'm
possible to supplement the above figures
with details of incomes of living artists,
but Sir }. +. Millais, Sir John Gilbert.
Mr.. Orchardson, r. A, SirJ. +. Boehm,
Il. A, Mr.. Waterh0use (the architect)
ana Mr.. Alma Tadema, r. A. are known
10 De rich men, even according to what
Is counted riches in wealthy London Of
the present day. By far the wealthiest
OF living French artists is MISSIONER.
put Carolus Duran, Bonnat, Henner,
Fuyls de Chavannes, Bouguereau and
Le1eovre are In enjoyment of princely
incomes. Among artists who have
aIed comparatively recently, and whom
MI. SpleImann omlts, are Cousins. the
engraVer, who died worth $500 600. r T
jenkins, of the Old Water Color Society
VINO was worth $250,00O; and. lastly
FRANK Holl, X. A., who left a cOnsider,
ape fortune, and was earning over $50
0OO yearly for twelve wears before he
death. All these fortunes have bo aa-o
earned in art. 'ooii
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08

\ MAINrA-'1f you are SO naughty, Dor
otny, no one will love you" Dorothy-
1es, mamma; | know some one Who
VIII love me, and the bladder | am the
more he loves me-" Mamma-"Whr
Dorothy, whom do you mean?,' Dow ro
thy-"The devil. ''-Life Doio-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08

or dow She has been here but iew H'
er dah and she declared with a r1 T;1
months that hu was s pleasing: whole Ia
i piGu to see me mither | wan, no more =
n l0,f the &c ocean e The MKT time cross ST. IL
On on ' ao nv land. 7-CJncinnoti 1tmes-ofoF'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08

A CUTE little daughter of the Emerald
Isle scarce 10 years of age was talking
about her trip over the Atlantic the 9TH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08

II WANT hard-boiled egg, vale,
Bon 1t say four minutes. And nun;
up, too" added the traveller; my tral.
goes IN two minutes. "-Harper's Bo'0''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-08

QGEEH VICTORIA will leave Balmoral
n .e., TINS n season OF November 20 and
return 10 windsor for the winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
A Severe Rebuke.

A severe but well-merited rebuke
was administered not long ago, says
the NY. EUe11i1aq SUMS Woman-About-
Town, to society girl by young
man who has the courage of very cred
liable conviction upon certain COM
mon lack of the incest courtesy among
young women who are really very
well bred, and who would not offend
for the world if they stopped to think.
He told the story himself as follows:
During one Of my busiest weeks [
invited a young woman to go with me
to the theatre on a certain first night.
When the evening came | reached her
home shortly before s o'clock. wait
ed in the reception-room for some
time. Then the mamma appeared.
We chatted for a quarter of an hour
longer. Still no signs of the young
woman. looked at my watch; it was
just time for the curtain to rise at the
theatre. particularly wanted to see
the opening of the play.
Then | rose and took one of my
checks from my pocket. Madame,
said to the mother, here is the check
of Miss DIS chair. and the carriage is
at the door. Will you be kind enough
to ask her to come when it suits her
best. For myself, l want to see the
opening of the play And walked
out.
And what did the young woman
do?" asked three breathless listeners
all at once.
she came in the course of half an
hour. She had good sense enough to
take the rebuke in the right way. She
knew she deserved it,
"Oh. but l would never have for
given your sighed the chorus.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
LumhanO.

Gen'l f. b. Spinola, Member of Congress
from New York City, writes:
''It is public duty l perform when l tes-
tify to the remarkable curative power OF
Allcock's Porous PlasterS. For several
wears l have been at times troubled with
violent attacks Of lumbago. They would
last for several weeks at a time, and the
pain would reach from the lumbar regions
not only to my feet, hut to my finger ends.
Some months ago. l had a most severe attack
and was confined to my bed, almost paralyz-
ed. felt much discouraged, and thought
of recurring to electric shocks, when Sena-
tor Nelson sent me six Allcock's Porous
Plasters. / Immediately applied three, one
over the kidneys, one on the small of my
back, one on my hip joint, where had con-
siderable sciatic pain. The effect was SIM
ply wonderful. In six hours was able to
sleep, the violent pain having mostly ceased.
I continued to wear the Pastors for some
days, when felt l was almost entirely cur
ed kept them on for nearly month, as
a matter of precaution."
Beware of limitations, and do not be de-
ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for All.
cocks, and let no solicitation or explanation
induce you to accept substitute.
AlIcock's Corn and Bunion Shields effect
quick and certain relief.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10

Alphonse Daudet, in recent con-
versation, described how he had
been led to write his new story,
sport Tarascon: the Last Adven-
lures of the Illustrious Tartarin, .
Henry James's translation of which
is to begin in the June Harper 81
love Tartarin,' said NJ Daudet.
"Perhaps | would have let him rest
in his lovely town for some time to
come, had not a wholly personal con-
sideration encouraged me to start
him again on his adventures. The
past year has been hard one for
me; I have suffered a great deal;
and as | was searching for distrac-
ton from my suferings-for one of
those tasks that absorb one, and
make one forget physical pain
thought of Tartarin. Pascal forgot
his.neuralgia in working at mathe-
matics; | have forgotten my rheu-
matism in the company of Tartarin.
The Tarasconian hero is perhaps in
debted to me for his fame; I am in
debted to him for repose, and for
helping me to forget my sufferings.
Ought | not to feel beholden to
him p
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10

THE following is from the Hon.
Edwin Hurlbut, Editor of the Ocono-
mowoc Free Press (Democratic.) 1t
is his answer to the prelates and
clergy that have become SO suddenly
dictators of what the State shall do
about giving the children, who are to
be the law making citizens of Wis
consin, the rudiments Of secular
education in English:
WHAT WILL THE RESULT BE.
This is case in which the Romish
church, under a pretext of being ag-
grieved, becomes an aggressor. 1t
has placed itself in a position to
awaken suspicion in the minds of all
outside the church and dissension
within its own ranks. It has been
frequently charged that the Catholic
church was attempting to gain con-
troll Of the public schools. Now it
will be certain to be asserted that,
failing in this, it is bent on their ruin.
When any religious denomination
puts at defiance the laws of the State
it antagonizeS all the law abiding
elements of the community, be they
Christian or pagan. AS humanity
advances in civilization and its con-
Comitants, the intolerance of an in
tolerant religion becomes less endur-
able and endured, and more and
more does superstition and priest
craft lose its power. Here in this
manifesto, while complaining of a
law that is deemed to trench upon
Individual rights. do these bishops
demand of "Catholic voters to stand
together for the repeal of the law. =
The church may deprive the individ
ual of his right to free ballot, UNI
challenged. 1t will not do. Many
will openly revolt: others will secret
~ rebel. The Catholics Of America
to-day are far toe intelligent. They
cannot be herded like cattle and
driven by the goad of priesthood.
BY every such arbitrary step at this
enlightened period, the church loses
part of its power. And in Wisconsin a
contest between the supporters and
enemies of the American free
schools, between the right of Ameri
cans to make their own laws and the
claim of an Italian priest living in
Rome that he has the power to null
lily them, can have bnt one termina-
tioa-the defeat Of such arrogance
and presumption.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
COUNTY NEWS.
Randall.

Towo meeting day passed off quietly
at Randall. No special interest was
manifested in election, the Republican
ticket being elected by . sma majority
with the exception of the assessor. A.
A. Mygatt as Chairman will look we'll
to the interest Of the town, and John
EIverman will again assess to the best
of his knowledge and belief.
A new Democrat arrived at Henry
Peterson's just before election, but, for
tunately for the Republican majority, he
was not voter.
John Kinnicut, of Salem, has just
completed a comfortable house on the
farm of Mrs. Sarah McCommons, to
take the place of the old house burned
in February. The job is credit to the
carpenters and great improvement to
the street.
Colonel Webster is spending his va
cation at Mr.. VIM. Winchell's and is
putting in his time improving his farm,
putting in new buildings and painting
those already up.
Randall has had its share of sickness
but there are no new cases reported and
the sick are all well.
It is believed that the C. & N. w. is
not a soulless corporation. for having
discovered the station called Bassett,
they have promised to improve the de-
pot at that place by charging and
painting it.