Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-12


llghted several hours recently after the
lectAsts had assembled, because the
lays. som had forgotten to take out mar
onslee license.
ne peYEN the historic Sevres porcelain
nent Gufactory is threatened with being
lflDbled by an English syndicate. The
assoAgal sale of porcelain produced
' sss, 6evres now scarcely exceeds $780,
600.
WHERE is there more ludicrous and
at the same time pathetic inscription,
Il asks the New York Sun, than that
chiseled upon the perpetually empty
horse trough in Mail street: Drink,
Patient Friend %
The treasurer of St. Clair county,
Mich, received an envelope the other
day containing 500 in money. 1t was
from some conscious-stri man, and
the only explanation inclosed was the
fact that the money wasn't his.
CONGRESSMAN Stockbridge, of Mary
land, was so impressed with the tariff
speech of Congressman Gear, of Iowa,
that he left at the Government Printing
Office an order for 10000 copies and the
names of his constituents, with franked
wrappers enough to 90 round By some
mistake the speech of Mr.. Crisp, of
GeOrgia-on the other side of the ques
tion-got into the wrappers.
A PHOSPHATE Spectator in Florida
bought of another person tract of land
that had been sold at tax sale, and
had exhumed $4,000 worth of phos-
uhate ready for shipment, when a
woman appeared on the scene and pro-
&duced her deed for the land and tax
#receipt in full She furthermore pro-
#poses to sue for 100000 damages. The
&trouble is caused by loose system of
assessing and collecting taxes.
ID OK average thirty-fve more boys than
girls are born in New York every week.
MOn the average tifty-fve more males
than females die in New York every
#week BY force of natural increase,
@therefore, the female population grows
#more rapidly than the male. During
Mthe past ten years, from this cause alone,
"a the female population of the city has in
II creased 900 more than the male popu-
Walton
u NOTHING delights the average English
4 man more than to be member of a
Il society with a long and involved name.
Il In fact, societies with short and eupho-
NOUS names don't flourish in the tight
little isle, while such organizations as
"the Society for the Better Promotion Of
Il Relaxation from Business Cares and
a Enjoyment During Luncheon Hours in
81 the Municipality of London" grow in
@strength and influence.
Ia THE schooner Sea Foam, of Lube,
ME, whiic coming out of a harbor at
the Magdalen Islands, struck on the bar
and sprung leak. She made for the
Al&nearest port, when it was found her
shoe and part of her false keel was
gone, and there was hole in the gar
board into which the suction had drawn
la large sculpin tail first Had it not
been for this fish the vessel and cargo
would have been lost.
M In the vicinity of Strackee's Bend,
Sa H., wild man has been seen on several
occasions. He has appropriated a sec
ztion of timber to his own use, and is be-
ing left severity alone He forages for
supplies at night and lives on the fat
sAof the land, and the residents are afraid
Ito venture out after dark. Strong meas
lures for his capture are being con-
8#templated, as he is the source of much
s8terror to the settlement.
# LAST week Belfast, Me-, wag decora-
IA ted milk team that stood on the street.
# He harnessed the horse wrong end to
I'll the wagon, placed an old hat upon it's
81 head, hung milk can upon either side,
and a placard bearing the words, "sweet
hold beast stood all the afternoon, caus-
ling a smile to appear on the most
#solemn countenance. If horse is capa-
R1b BILE of chagrin, this came under the
cruelty act.
SM ASTORIA, Ore, rejoices in an infant
I'LL that weighed Is ounces, so it is claimed,
bat his birth few days ago. His name
lis George Washington Glencross, and
SS his parents have several other children
e of ordinary size. cover his little head
can be placed drinking goblet. An
# ordinary sized finger ring slips over his
S5hand and up the shoulder easily, When
Nkbom he measured just l03 inches from
the sole. of his feet. to the crown
Of the head. The child is perfectly
formed.
M WHILE fishing at Ormond, Fla, fish
Norman hooked Il two-foot shark. Upon
&pulling him in he found that on the up
per hook was the head of small
rs shovel-nose shark, and on the lower
81 hook the aforesaid two-footer. 1t APP
ri pears that the larger shark found the
ID smaller one hooked, devoured him up
81 to the head, and then, taking the bait
al of the other hook, was in turn caught.
THE opening of the larger shark disclos-
es the above fact. The small one was
Fabout Is inches long.
IL j. H. YoUNGCLAs, of Duncombe, Ia,
II has lost four young horses from hydro
II phobia within short time. The animals
ii seemed to suffer intensely, biting them
81 selves and tearing their flesh in a terri
ii BILE manner One of the horses was
81 bitten by mad dog about a month ago,
ID and had succeeded in biting the other
IA thrae before the nature of the malady