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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
Buys Her Dresses i'm Network.

The Duchess of Marlborough sends to
New York for most of her dresses. She
buys her perfume in bulk, which is sent
to the manor of Woodstock in gallon
jars. Her Grace is the victim of too
much adipose tissue, to correct which
she is training alphabetically and hygien-
ically. A part of the latter treatment
consists of vapor baths in which scent in
stead of alcohol is consumed. The spirit
lamp ablaze with white hyacinth, the
Duchess seats herself in a chair
designed like steamer chair
and fashioned like tennis. racket.
Chair, lamp and Duchess are encased
in blanket of white rubber, and her
beautiful, if massive, proportions are
steamed with the hot air and sweetened
with delicate perfume. No wonder she
obliged to ask for an extra allowance
every six months. 1t may interest the
correspondents of this anglicised heir
ess to know that all the pretty letters
signed Lily w. Churchill, that bear the
Marlborough crest, are not only penned
but composed by the pretty, pink
checked, kinkyhaired maid who was in
New York with Her Grace last March.
This attendant has rare good sense, and
when her mistress is troubled, which
she is very frequently, she opens her
mail and sends replies without consult
ing Her Ladyship.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
Told by Edwin Booth.

Edwin Booth, when last In tille oi's'
saws the Philadelphia Inquirer, tolo d
GOOD story connected with his p,r:o1ehs y
sional visit to Germany. In BERN - ~
was billed to present Hamlet, anu
Gnr;no the performance, in the hrst IN
tarview with the players, he was utterly
astonnded to see the First Actor come
On the stage made up as very Ola man
with a long, flowing white beard, Wnlc1l
reached to his waist, making MN lo4A
like the traditional Hebrew patriarch q
Being unable to speak German anu , 1l1e
performer having no knoWleoSe Mnav
ever of English Mr.. Booth couiu NOV
ascertain the reason OF thls eA'laol-
dinarv makeup. He was unaple, now
ever. to master his curiosity IN regard
to it, so after the representation ne pi -
cured an Interpreter and proceeded 10
interview the performer on the subject.
"Why on EARTH" asked Mr.. Booth,
"did YOU make up so old for the FlrsI
Actor? In America he is always played
ga young man, and / cannot under
stand why he should be represented
otherwise. t.c.,
neare himself is my authority, for does
he not make Hamlet address the First
Actor as old friend ?"
Mr.. Booth smiled and proceeded TO
explain that in English a man might be
called an old friend and yet be young,
but the German utterly failed to get it
through his head. Mr.. Booth after n
ward ascertained that not only in Ber-
lin, but throughout Germany, where
Shakspeare's plays are done more fre-
quentfy than in either England or the
United States, the First Actor had IN
variably been made up as very aged be-
cause Hamlet STYLED him old friend.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
What the Mexican War Cost.

Front Biography ofMatthew Galbraith Perry
The United States employed in the in
yasion of a sister republic about 100, 900
armed men. Of these $500 were regu-
lar troops, 1926 volunteers, while over
$4,000 were in the navy or in the depart
ment of commissariat and Transports
ton. Probably as many as $4,000 SOL
diers were actually in Mexico. Of this
host 120 officers and l 400 men fell in
battle or died of wounds, and 100 officers
and 10000 men persisted by disease.
These figures by Gen. Viele are from
the army rolls. Another writer gives a
total in round numbers of American
war employees lost in battle at 5000, and
by sickness $4,000. About 900 men of
the army of occupation died each month
OF garrison fever in the City of Mexico
and many more were ruined in health
and character.
In all, the loss of manhood bv glory
and malaria was fully $4,000 men, The
war cost the United States directly q
sum estimated between S12O, 0OO. 900 and
Slo6, 5O, 600. Including the pensions re-
Gently voted, this amount viii be greatly
increased.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
Aluminium Ships.
From the New York Star


In talking with some ocean steamship
officers yesterday about the length of
voyages between here and Liverpool,
apropos of the racing which has been
going on during the last two years, they
all agreed that time would not be short
ened until one or both of two things
shall be accomplished-the lessenine of
the weight of the ships and the de-
creasing of the amount of fuel con-
sumed. The second is partially in
Guided in the first, of course.
How can they be accomplished ?" I
asked.
"Well, the use of aluminium will less
en- the dead weight of the ships Many
experts in metal are experimenting
and it will not be long before aluminium
will be manufactured as cheaply as steel.
of such quality that it can be used for
the construction of ships. There is
plenty of aluminium; but the problem is
its separation from the dross. 1 believe
that before the lapse of five years alumni
mum will be manufactured of such
quality that the same strength and en-
durance can be got as from steel, with
half the weight. A vessel of the size of
the City of Paris, or Teutonic, or Nor
MAMMA, will then not weigh as much by
many thousand tons as any one of them
now does so that engines of the same
horse power will drive them through
the water faster.''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
Flirting With Death.
From the Washington Star.

Yesterday Undertaken Harvey S
gloomy wagon drove hurriedly up to
the entrance of a well-known photo
graph gallery, and two men carried a
black coffin into the building and up to
the third floor in the operating room.
1t was met there by the photographer
and number Of newspaper men, and
shortly afterward a woman, youthful
and beautiful, clad in cashmere and lace,
with flowers at her feet, and her hands
folded peacefully across her breast, lay
in the somber box, with her long brown
hair streaming over the crumpled satin
lining as pale rs her cream tinted skin.
The men stood about the coffin whisper
ing as the undertaken touched a flower
here, leaf there, and tucked In a
careless, wandering curl, while the
photographer moved hand out of
it's stiffness or turned the face
where the light would fall upon it to
better effect before the lens of the
camera. 1t was an uncanny scene, and
if the sunshine had not taken the chill
off of the place it would have been as
ghostly and CHASTITY as charnel house.
When all was ready the photographer
caught the picture on his plate, and
then the lid of the affair was removed
for the friends of the family to step for
ward and take a last look at the body,
for it Immediately sat up in its case
ments, shook hands all around and
jumping gracefully..to the floor laughed
merrily and talked cheerily of such a
lark and gave the undertaken and the
photographer her authority to perform
the same sad rites when she was dead
in earnest and not merely flirting with
the king Of terrors. The ruling passion,
strong in death, it will be observed.
The corpse for minute was Miss Lii
liam Lewis, the actress, and the pictures
when they are done will be striking,
even if they are not particularly cheer
full
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
DOdging the Detectives.
From the New York Sun.

A withered up old man with very
sharp eyes entered barber shop near
the Lotus Club the other day CARRYING a
small tray. Anything in my line to-
day, gentleman? Fish. hooks, corn
cure, hair restorer, nail brushes, every
thing to make life happy" he called
out in cracked voice. There were
half dozen men in the shop, and as
he called out his wares he looked cues
tioningly at the proprietor. The bar
Der coughed loudly and the old man
closed up his tray without waiting for
purchasers
"Glad you're all so well to-day. gem
tlemen," he said, and went out.
An hour later he entered the sbon
and again announced his wares. The
proprietor glanced at the men in the
chairs and then said that he guessed #
was all right. The little mans tray
closed with a snap. He produced =
number Of lottery tickets, and for a few
minutes his business was brisk. The
friends of one of the BARRIERS had made
up $40 pool to invest in the lottery
and several men in the chairs bought
tickets. The proprietors cough when
the man entered before was a danger
signal. One Of inspector Byrne's men
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27

"Admit my son and the purse. "-Ne1
York Weekly.
A BRAND-NEw MorTo-" Hollo, Jim,
how are Won coming on with your new
diet scheme?" ooh, I've quit. was
doing first-rate until came to that part
of the book which says, Never eat on
an empty stomach, and (sorrowfully)
had to give up. "-American Grocer.
On THE JERSEY Hello! What
you got in that pasteboard box that
makes it so heavy?" "Why, they re
shoes; can't you tell? Two pair of rub
ber-soled tennis-shoes = take care
there, or you'll have the cork out the
first thing you know. Puck.
OLD FUzzLEToN, M. d. Qocum tenens
for the parish DOCTOR -"Tut, tut Dear
me, YOU want complete change-per-
feet quiet and seclusion, regular hours,
muscular exercise, and strict dietary
scale" Bill Skies = "What Why,
guv'nor, | don't want to be run IN az, IN
Il on'y come out a Toosday. Fttrny
Folks.
FOND PARENT-"Now that you are
about to be married, my dear children,
I want to do the handsome thing by
you, and here is check for $40, 900. -
The Bride-"O, pepper. How perfect
ly lovely" The Bridegroom-"W Would
you mind sending down and getting 1t
certified ?"-Americd.
The AUTHOR s REVENGE. -Author-"A AT
last am avenged. The Hightone Mag
azine has bought one of my ARTICLES,
and they have paid for it." Wife
(mystifed )-""They have accepted and
paid for number of your manuscripts,
but none of them has appeared yet. i"
Author Ctriumphantly)- 1.-THE last one
was written with ink that will fade out
in ten years. ''-NeD York Weekly.
The story that Michigan editor
bought 500 worth of Florida land
against his judgment, and sold it again
in a year for $1,000, shouldn't go into
the school books along with tales of
Washington. What he did do was to
give $500 worth of advertising for 500
worth of swamp, and then unload on a
consumptive for$50 in store trade.-De-
trOH Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
How to Get Soup from the Turtle
From the ST. Louis Republic,

From the st. Louis Republic,
81 was surprised to learn the other
day." said Charlie Schweickardt, "that
very few persons not engaged in the res
taurant business know how a turtle is
killed and prepared for the soup.
Please enlighten mankind by telling
them that turtle is killed by cutting it's
head off. You know that at the least
sign of danger the turtle will draw his
head into his she'll, and then you have
to resort either to strategy Or brutality
to make him put out his head again.
This object may be accomplished by
hanging the turtle up by the tall This
will cause his head to drop down, and
then sharp knife will do the rest of the
work. Some people have an idea that
the turtle, as soon as he is killed, is
thrown right into the pot and boiled into
soup. When the turtle is dead the
breastplate is sawed in two, and an
opening to insert the securing knife is
made. Then the expert deftly curves
the knife in such a manner as to remove
the backplate without taking a particle
of meat with it. The entrails are Sc
cured, and then the real body of the
turtle is put in the pot and the vegeta-
bles and other accessories added with
hot water. Then let it boil, and you will
soon have good turtle SOUP"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
A Fish Story
Burdette in Brooklyn'n

Buruette IN brooklyn Fool.
Col. Sim Of the Park The ssie,
ing one of the fshlest Of 1 ssa
about town this week h nsh
he never smiles when he - ssr @ys
summer before last he was s'slt
and bluefishing off Fire IslanSS yac
a big ten-pound bluefish ran a., am
his hook and squid, and that away way
there were several hooks ahoooss1iI
were no more squids; that he eS MS
off the silver handle of a handSsafe
brella that had been presen teCl
the winter before by his SON Ou N
and, running the hook thronaJb
it for squid. "The silver he n
the colonel, twas brioS 1Q
highly polished, and sho,
the water like tb uVa
life. / had not been trollino
Ave minutes before / felt tresm'
tug on my line and then a Quick j
ing. / pulled it in and found n
brella handle had been captnn
fish. That ended our fishino :
OdY. d1NI VIC ICUoI hCu W UDG Snrf X
much Disguised. l had entirelv \
ten the incident until this ~
when one day, after returnins
Europe, [ happened to be dS
John Baylis's with a party of n
We ordered bluefish. MINI
brought on the table in due 1
magnificent fellow that mus
weighed fully twelve pounds.
mined to carve myself, and, sbarI
my knife, cut it open in the N
Would you believe it, to my srl
right in the stomach of that fSl
covered the silver head OF my M
la that / had used for a squid I'M
before!" Two men that Col. Siml
ed the above story to in this ch|
taken with fits after hearing III
theatrical man of New York Gil
has been strictly temperate for
year, was so effected by the col
fish yarn that he went off on a n
racket and has not been heard
since.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
He Didn't Hear.

Col. Chapman was a moneyed old fell
low who made friends among many of
the young fellows of his town. He
rarely hesltated to let one Of them have
a little money any time he should hap
pen to need few dollars Temporarily
and SO good was his Judgment of hu,
man nature that he rarely made mis-
take. One day he was approached by
a young man of questionable honesty.
He pretended to be very busy at his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27
.ho voung fellow did not no.

desk but the young fellow did not no
tice it. 80, nI,d like to bor-
~ G S1o from YOU for few days
roy Th GO old fellow did not look up. -.
aWb or that?'' he said, brusqueiy'
: .. qiu mau,d ike" said the young man,
oonsiS Tui his proposition, "to borrow
@zo ..p Dem sir! p exclaimed the o old
man rising, II suppose if had n ba
heard your last request you "ouio NC
asking me for $40 now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27

AS to the industries of this country
what is keeping the carpet down is the
tax on it.-Philadelphia Times. = Wy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-09-27

THE Italian clergy, unlike tn
France, and for the most part
gland also, have never made an
lection to cremation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21

The South regards as outrageous any
effort 10 secure fair national elections In
that section. Her leading men md
Democrats want it distinctly understood
that II the Federal election bill passes
they will get mad and make trouble.
This kind OF bluster makes some i'm.
preston in the North, although the same
kind OF thing has been heard before.
The political condition at which the
proposed legislation Is directed must be
allowed to remain as it is, cheating large
numbers OF electors out.of their right OF
81 outrage, cheating Northern electors out
Of their right to the same relative voice
in the Government rs Southern electors
have-.his constant notification OF the
Constitution must DO condoned, or the
Southern Democrats will get maader
and try to stir their people up to trouble.
This is the most powerful argument
yet brought to bear against a Federal
election law.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
A Contrast.

STATE Gazette.
When in 1850 Republican speakers
went into Virginia to stump the State
for the Republican ticket, they were
%insulted and threatened with violence.
They were accused Of trying to place the
government Of Virginia in the hands OF
the negroes, and abused for it. Rival
meetings were held, bells were rung,
hotel accommodations were refused.
The whole Republican party OF the
United States wns accused Of being one
vast conspiracy against the South. AS
much noise was made and as much
hatred aroused and almost as much
violence threatened as if an armed in
vasion OF Virginia had taken place, and
all because OF a Republican ticket bear.
ing the names OF native Virginians and
at its head the name OF General William
Malone, who had been the peer OF Vir.
ginia's bravest and ablest Confederate
officers.
What has been the conduct Of North.
ern people when Southern Democrats
have come among them preaching their
political doctrines? Has one Of them
ever been insulted? When Mills, OF
Texas; Carlisle, Of Kentucky, and Cor
don, Of Georgia, have spent months in
the Northern States during the hottest
political campaigns, not the slightest dis.
respect has ever been shown them.
General Gordon, OF Georgia, came into
Ohio in 1887, to speak for the Demo-
cratic State ticket when there was moth
ing Of q national character involved in
the contest and nobody accused him OF
meddling with what did not concern
him. Why cannot the Southern Demo
Gratis. with all their boosted chiva!ry and
hospitality, DO as liberal and show as
much humanity in politics as Northern
Republicans. e..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
Our Two Wilson's.

The esteemed Philadelphia Pres
upeaks OF "Windy" Wilson's race for re-
election to Congress. This Is not the
first time that these Wilson's have been
mixed up.
William l.. Wilson Is the member Of
Congress. Ills homo Is Charlestown, JET.
ferson county. Z. Willis Wilson, OK.
Governor, Is the aspirant 10 a seat In
Congress from tho Third district. lie
lives In Charleston, Kanawha county.
WINDY" Wilson Is the author Of the
celebrated tive" discovery, which for a
time gave a Democrat n seat In this Con-
g,ess 10 which a Republican had been
elected.
William J.. Wilson talks u good deal
and talks well, Notwithstanding his elc.
quent voice Is for Free Trade. It Is the
other Wilson who owns and operates a
private windmill.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21

DISTRICT ACCOUNTS.
WASHINGTON.
1859.
May 81. BY balancc..............
Expended on loads ?W
1890.
May 81. BY balaace....,. ass
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21

The Western Union building in New
York was spoken Of as fir%e.proof. The
Western Union Company seems to have
supposed that it was constructing a
building which fire could not destroy.
Perhaps the architect was Of the same
opinion. When the test came it wss
shown that the building was far from
ilre'prooi, that in case Of FIRE the means
Of exit were terribly inadequate, and
that altogether the great building was a
great delusion.
Our architects know how to erect
buildings Of imposing appearance. They
Know how 10 provide them with all the
modern improvements to contribute to
comfort and convenience. They know
how to make them look rs though fire
never couldeattack them successfully.
Yet the fire comes and the buildings 20,
and the architects 60 on deyising about
tho same kind Of buildings.
Ships are constructed with water.
tight compartments, any one Of which
may be destroyed without materially at.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
Tho prcsldsa.u and lsrul Es,nts Speculation

THO Prcsldcntnnd lstul Estate Speculation.
The purchase by the Presidents fami-
ly and official household Of suburban
real estate near Washington naturally at.
tracts attention, for it recalls u very
profitable speculation by President
Cleveland and his friends.
1t is not too soon to record the fact,
but it is too early to condemn anybody.
II the market value Of the property shall
be enhanced at the public cost, rs the
Red Top purchase by President Glove.
land was, then it will DO time to lay on
the complaints. Until this happens the
l~STELIiGEScER will not believe that
President Harrison will place himself in
u position to call down on him the Just
criticism Of his countrymen.
The President has tho same right that
anybody else has to speculate in real es.
tate. lie is only to bc censured when he
uses his official influence to cause OK.
penditures Of public money in his indi.
vidnal interest, or for any other purpose
beneath his Presidential dignity. That
sort Of speculation should be left 10 ward
heelcrs.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21

What Bell and Edison are to the tel.
ephone and electricity, says the Pitts.
burg Ntms, DR.. Franklin Miles, the
well.kno Sn specialist III nervous dis.
eases, is to the nervous system and
nerve tlued. Among his numerous dis.
coveries his Restorative Nervine is I'm.
doubtedly one OF the greatest. 1t is un.
surpassed in nervousness, dyspepsia,
headache, epilepsy, neuralgia, backache,
melancholy, sleeplessness, change Of
life, etc. Free trial bottles OF it may be
had Of the Logan Drug Co., Druggists,
and also DR.. Miles new book on "New
and Startling Facts" for the afflicted.
Every one should read this very inter
esting, instructive, and finely illus.
trated book. Mwf&w.6
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
lIow's This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Props, Toledo, Q.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be.
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus.
mess transactions, and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
West 4 TEuAx Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
WALpISa, KlSSAN 4 MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and inucus surfaces Of the system. Tes-
nmonials sent FREQ. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Daw
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21

West Virginia Republicans will do
well to realize that their friends the
enemy are bending every energy to
carry this State this year. They know
the importance Of controlling the Legis.
lature aud Of having the hold-over Sena.
tors. The Democrats are not asleep,
and they will have all their eyes still
wider open as the campaign progresses.
Moreover they have this advantage, that
they have not iuat come out Of a struggle
for the post offices and that sort Of
thing. - -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
and epoch in the life Of the individual.
Such n remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is CRATE
fully blessed. Hence it is that so MUCK
is heard in praise OF Electric Bitters. So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use OF the Great Alterna-
tive and Tonic. II you are troubled
with any disease Of kidneys, liver or
stomach, Of long or short standing you
will surely find relief by use Of Electric
Bitters. Sold at Soc and 81 per bottle at
Logan Drug Co.'S drug store. 3
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-21
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.


How tho Visitors Eo,oy Themselves
Wheeling People at mo Hotel.
Special Correspondence o. te iHselt'o'eer'
MOUNTAIN LAKE Park, Md, July ~
"A number OF trips have been made by
s,,b,.soora IL -yo,ioua roi,,s NJ interest.
se.a ","n, y, w. nh;o oo,.
eeVera! guests arrived ny tue on,o coz
tage on the late train from New Phi!a-
delphia, O.
Mrs. s. Il. Jones and her mother, MIS-.
Anderson, OF Morcantown, stopped or
en- route for New York.
Mr.. Tudor, OF Baltimore, arrived last
evening.
Mrs. j.. Dubois. Mrs. A. Howell and
two children, and Mrs. James Carroll,
Of Wheeling, and Mr.. Barrett, Of Wash
inp,on, D, O., are amonethe new arrivals
a. the Allegheny House.
A number are being turned away now
for the want OF accommodations. Asthe
people arc go delighted with tho place