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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Hard ct the Bottom.

Mrs. Power O'Donoghue, in her
Ladies on Horseback" quotes let
ter which appeared in a certain jour
nal, containing the following remark
about her: There are few men in
Ireland-if one-worth being called
such who would not willingly lay
down their own lives rather than i'm
peril the safety of one so universally
beloved" Whatever the men would
do, boy in Ireland imperilled her
safety with less hesitation. The
hounds ran over bog, and he called
out to her to Ego on" as it was "hard
at the bottom" She had not gone
far when her horse got stuck" AS
her struggling steed was momentar-
lily sinking lower" she shouted to the
boy in tones of bitter remonstrance:
"You told me this was hard at the
bottom"
$50 1T is; but you're not half way
to the bottom yet, replied the boy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Want to Be DignitIAd.

The inhabitants of Rat Portage,
Ont, are very anxious to have the
name of their town changed. Its
growing Importance, they think, de-
mands for it a more dignified and
delicate name, and their pride and
cultured ears are hurt by the appella-
tion of Portagers, by which they
are known. Petitions for a change
have been sent to the authorities,
and the names suggested by the pc
titioners include Van Horn. Sylvana,
Minnesota and Sultana. The latter
is much favored, but the Rat-Porta-
gers evidently do not see the danger
of their staid citizens being known
as Sultanas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
advantageous position, and from dis
An Indian Village,

An Indian Village.
One Of the most interesting studies is
that Of the Indian. An Indian village
always has it's attractions, and a native
dance, while not particularly edifying,
has novel features. Some of the happi-
est faces imaginable are found amongi
the Indian children and they are never
more pleased than to be decked out after
their peculiar ideas and pose to admiring
Whltes-not near enough to be adj
dressed, for at the approach of a whiteI
man the little rascals will scamper away
unless indeed one tempts them with
money, when they will coyly await
they never advance-until they receive
the coin, when they will slowly retreat
without an audible word, but with a
countenance sparkling with animation.
The older ones are not SO shy, but are
usually as dumb as oysters. Some of
the chiefs and head men will enter into
conversation for a few moments, but
prefer to listen and observe. !
One cannot finish" this country
without visiting the Indian camps. The
beef issue" and dances following the
councils in honor Of visiting tribes and
the native games are studies; in fact,
Indian camp life as whole is study.
A visit to the camp of Strong Bull,
Chief of the Arapahoes, a very intelli-
gent fellow, by the way, and always
courteous, Or to Cheyenne village,
and particularly to the camp of Whirl7
wind, Chief of the Cheyennes, would
suffice. But the closer one studies the
Indian the less sentiment is left in
ones breast in his favor. An Indian,
like the historical Methodist, is born as
SUCH and as such will end his exist
ence, no matter what influence is
brought to bear upon him. AS an in
stance, the correspondent, when at the
Ponca agency, visited, together with
Colonel Zach Mulhall, beef dance
held at the house Of that old WAREHOUSE,
George Primeau, sub chief Of the poncas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Wonderful Power.

The pressure that can be produced
by eloctrolytic generation of gas in a
closed space has recently been tested
by French scientist. The highest
pressure heretofore realized was $50
pounds to the square. inch. In this
instance the pressure obtained was
between 1900 and the pressure OBJ
tanned was between $1,000 and Is, 900
to the square inch, when the manom-
eter cracked without any explosion.
The liquid used was a 25 per cent.
solution of soda. The electrodes were
of iron. and the current II amperes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

That night the women danced-the sexes
never dance together-and among
the dancers was a very pretty young
woman with really refined appearance
and manners. She kept perfect time
and became so interested that, ObllviOus
of the presence Of strangers, she tol-
lowed the older ones in the wild, I'M
earthly chant until she had worked her
self into such a high state OF excitement
that she dropped to the floor with sheer
exhaustion. In defense OF her weak
ness the chief explained that she had
been too long among the white people,
explaining that she had attended
Haskell Institute, at Lawrence, Kan,
five years His own daughter had also
been educated at the same institution,
and here they were dressed in blankets
and taking part in the native orgies
In conversation with the girl later
in the evening we found her charm
inc. She admitted that she did not
continue her studies, but she was a
regular subscriber of two magazines and
y ladies' journal. Her husband was @
student in Haskell Institute, where he
graduated with high honors, yet he was
0ntside. sitting crouched around q
campfire. dressed in leggins and with
= blanket thrown around him. Inter-
ested as to what standing they held in
the school. we requested her to write
her own name and those of her school
mates. Taking pencil, she nimbly and
gracefully wrote:
Hannah Ray"
Frank L. Smith,
Jennie Primeaux,
Frank Smith.
The first name was her own, the sec
ond that of her husband, the third our
hosts daughter, and the last that OF her
little son, just four months old. Later
INQUIRY OF a gentleman connected with
Indian education disclosed that each one
If the first three had made remarkable
records as scholars in the institute, and
were exceptionally well-behaved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Sharp Savings.

IT is lamentable fact that Pride
often wears patent-leather boots and
begs it's obacco.-Columbus Post.
IT is an easy matter for man to-
tell who his friends are in politics,
but not who they are going to be-
Washington Star.
"HAs your father er-considered
our-my proposal?" "He has. He
considered it piece of impudence. .
indianapolis Journal.
SHE-Will you take a part in our
theatricals? He-Aw-weally-I-
should SO like to. What shall l take?
She-Tickets.-Judge.
Mrs. ENPEC-You cannot say I
did the counting; you were crazy to
marry me. Enpec - must have
been-a gibbcring lunatic. New
York Herald.
BRIGGS Are you going back to
the Bangup Hotel this year," Griggs
-"Not much. / came away from
that hotel last year and forgot to tip
the head waiter. Life.
Mrs. GRUMPPs Cooking over new
house)-"What in the world is this
vast attic for?" Mr.. Grumpps-"It
is to hold the things that you buy
and can't use. New York Weekly.
"AND you want pension?" That's
what" "How long were you in the
WARP" well, sir, | wur married
long in 80, an peace amt been de-
clared yit; SO you kin jes' calkilate.
fer yerself!"- Atlanta Constitution.
STAGGERs Coming in at a. m. y
"Look out O. this window, M dear,
and see the glorious aurora borealish."
Mrs. Staggers (waked out of sound
sleep)-"Window? That's a mirror
YOU are looking into, and the aurora
you see is your. own highly decorated
nose."- brooklyn Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
The ViOIins of Old,

The great Tiolin makers all lived
within the compass Of one hundred
and fifty years. They chose their
wood from few great timbers felled
in the South Tyrol, and tloated down
in RATS, pine and maple, sycamore,
pear and ash. They examined these
to find streaks and veins and freclxles,
valuable specifically when brought
out by vanishing.
They learned to tell the density OF
the pieces of wood by touching them;
they weighed them, they struck them,
and listened to Judge how fast or how
slow, or how resonantly they would
vibrate in answer to strings. Some
portions of the wood must be porous
and soft, some of close fiber. Just
the right beam was hard to find;
when found it can be traced all
through the yiOlins Of some great
master, and after his death in those
of his pupils.
The piece of wood was taken home
and seasoned, dried in the hot Brescia
and CremOna sun. The house of
Stradivarius, the great master Of all,
is described as having been as hot as
an oven. The wood was there soaked
through and through with sunshine.
In this great heat the oils thinned
and simmered slowly, and penetrated
far into the wood until the varnish
became part Of the wood itself.
The old violin makers used to save
every bit OF the wood when they
found what they liked, to mend and
patch and inlay with it. So vibrant
and so resonant is the wood of good
old yiolins that they murmur, and
echo, and sing in answer to any sound
where a number Of them hang to-
gether on the wall, as if rehearsing
the old music that once they knew.
1t was doubtless owing to this fact
that when the people could not &C
count for Paganini's wonderful play
ing, they declared that he had a
human soul imprisoned in his violin,
for his violin sang and whispered,
even when all the strings were off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

covered with a thin sponge.
When one of the children has COM
mitted grievous infraction of the
discipline of the school he is quietly
taken into a room where there is no
one but himself, the superintendent
and the doctor. The sponge-covered
electrcde is immersed in water and
applied to the base of the culprit's
skull. The other handle or brush is
held in close proximity to the child,
and when the current is turned on it
is applied to his face, neck or arms.
The moment the brush touches the
child the electric circuit is closed and
q severe shock sustained Superin-
tcndent Harrison says the process
works to the entire satisfaction of
every one withthe possible exception
of the child. The case is being in
ycStigated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Friction.

A gold coin passes from one to an
other 1000, 900 times before the
stamp or impression upon it becomes
obliterated by friction, while silver
coin changes between $3.50, 900 times
before it becomes entirely effaced.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

coIpol nnldiers in blue who are out
vate so tne sco1untryman-and he i. is
numerous ev eaa and open mouth close to
the dry goods bis O seho 5pD Of
is worSin ngnbb t children % be- :
ragged, u nh the camps pitched around the
long, M lots and blocks; bevy Of greastyy
looking negroes Negro the a street ere two China
Passing sgse aoMn i' just arrived; on the
men, seelni balf-dozen well-dressed
corner no aid out Of job no ID, doubt aDd
- wne string ain friend suggests pp iss
ing I4s+a aln army officers is stopped by '"o
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

sun. Drowned gentlemen-of1iciaIs In the
inolan service; a stream of covered
boomers wagons winds around among
the struggling masses of humanity, who,
"lthout visible cause, are rushing hither
ana thlther; an auctioneer is crying a
allapldated looking steed that is being
exercised" for the edification of posi-
PIE buyers. But the picture is ever
changing, and, while not always invit-
ing is certainly interesting-from an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
The Good Old Times.

From an ancient account book
found at Eastport, Me-, it appears
that in 1897 tobacco was sold by the
yard in that settlement. The limited
purchasing power of days wages at
that period is shown by the price of
nails-1s 24d pound. A days or
binary wages would pay for about
four pounds of nails.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

= % q, the close of hostilities
;, y Aickasaws. Creeks and
NY induced to transfer back
lo, i.5 $4,000, 900 acres of
oklahoma, as now estab-
1t =, territory west, are of
3 mat the transfer was
u ,V'ce' and to some exten.
o y not denied.
; :, Boom.
~ ,ue struggles of the de-
= Oh Payne and Couch,
A. Jlpehlng of Oklahoma to
,ria Ueen told over and over
NJ sn" i, But few pictures
n;a III recounting the hard
SVneers, and, while their
~ !, no one denies the hon
II The two great boomer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Hungarian Custom.

In Hungary and Brittany the
Young girls assemble on certain fete
days. wearing red petticoats with
White or yellow borders round them.
The number of borders denotes the
nortion the father is willing to give
his daughter. Each white band,
ranresenting silver, denotes 100
francs per annum, and each yellow
hand denotes gold, betokening 1000
franEs year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
An Ignorant Woman.

Aunt Furby Low Geading)-"Here's
where two men went down in one of
the city sewers and were killed by
sewer gas. What do they want gas in
a sewer fer, I Wonder?"
Uncle ST Low Gn deep disgust
"To see by, Of course. Do you think
sewers have winders in them?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

form school. The
institution is the
Newark City Home,
located at the foot
Of thu Orange
Mountains in Yer
ona, N. j., and to
G. M. Harrison, the
superint endent Of
the home, is due
any credit for the
invention. There
are 800 children in
the home, many Of
whom have been
committed to the
institution by New
ark police justices.
They are said to
manifest a supreme
contempt for bread
and water and the
rod. and so the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Improbable.

Peddler-Madame, / have some
very fine notices for the house.
Woman (at depot restaurant What
have you got?
Peddler-Here's a beautiful one:
"If You Don't See What You Want,
Ask for It." How's that for the din
ing-room?
Woman-It's no good for me, young
man. This is a railroad boarding.
house. General Manager.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

] noraIist will draw his
mgs Of condemnation, and
rcan will pronounce his
-iuMs,
Iencd for Indians.
| Territory was included in
| purchase, and in 1916,
saltcr requirement by this
| 1e project was conceived
this Territory into Indian
| tot as carly as that date
,rred impossible or i'm
'nal.amate the two races,
|. year following until 1899
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
The Three GraceS.

"There so two of the three things
that | most admire in this world, !"
said a Kentuckian, pointing to a lady
on horseback, "a tine-looking woman
and a good horse"
"And what is the third thing Colo
mel, which you most admire?"
The Colonel crooked his finger sig
niticantly, and his friend said he
didn't care if he did. Texas SiftingS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

rs carried out, and twenty
acres OF choice land have
voted to that purpose.
t'.lYdtIons We're set aside
MoWn as the five civilized
.Aerohee8, Greeks, Chloe
saws, and S6minoles-and
"'eIy taken possession of
IS who, originally located
II States east of the Mis-
: We're induced to exchange
mere for the lands they
oaIhern States rebelled all
"yeS espouscd the South
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
WHIPPED WITH LIVE WIRES.

Children in New Jersey "Home."
Electricity as a mode of punish
ing refractory children is the latest
method adopted in New jersey re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Could Not Account for 1t.

She-You seem rather blue this
evening, Jack.
He-Yes, I have had headache
all day, and | don't know how l came
to have it.
She-What were you doing last
night, eh, Sir?
He-I don't know what I was do
ing after about 10 o'clock.-General
Manager.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

superintendent and DR.. Whiteborne,
the official physician, presumably
with the idea of making the home
more pleasant and profitable for it's
little guests, laid their heads to-
gether and the result was something
which produced deep impression not
only upon the minds of the children
but upon the public as we'll.
This invention was nothing more
nor less than the transpositiOn of an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
INGS HERE AND THERE.
Jokes and Jokelets that Arc Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born Sayings and
Doings that Are OdA. Curious and
Laughable.
He Surely Didn't Know.

Van Cure-Some young men, when
they call on young lady, don't know
when to go home.
S,ella-YeS it seems so. l used to
have youngI a call on me once,
and he would go nome every evening
at 8 o'clock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
4 i, Great West.

j., Great West
, ~ remarkable chapters
, ,.oo history must be the
!, fl the opening to public
. he unoccupied lands of
, ,i-orv, writes a King
, correspondent. The
J, will find no more
Oh here the most startling
\, ,rc have been enacted.
r RI records the decline
domination of the In
ind his text incomplete
.s,ntor, for herein he will
a., ..' selfish and intolerant
4 man. The narrator OF
amt in the Southwest will
perseverance, en-
5aroism. in its broadcast
chronicles. From that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Remembered How Useful the Hair--'in

"When two words are made into one
that is, into compound word
you join them together with a by
phen," said the teacher. THAT boy
who was whispering may tell me what
| was saying"
"You said you must join two words
together with hair-pin, " answered
the boy.-Harper's Young People.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
Doubtful,

Fweddy-Cholly, I'm feeling wocky.
[ think I'll soak my head.
Cholly-It won't fetch anything,
deah boy, unless the hat goes with it,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12

electric b a t t cry
into an instrument
Of punis h ment.
The usual handles
used in the instru-
ment have been re-
moved and in the
place Of one 0 [
them a wire brush,
two inches long has
been placed.
The place Of the
other is taken by
an ordinary piece
Of wood, rounded,
about two and Il
h al f inch es in
length. 0 n t h G
end Of it is a fiat
Dincp Of m O I, q |
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-12
THE BOOMER.
,,TION IN OKLA
, '11TERRITORY'

ideally Robbed of Their
~ White Masters-How
I''" pam yioIated-Scenes in
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

People OIL the east side OF the cascade
noun tains, anywhere within reasonT
able distance OF the Barlow road, will all
sign petition to the legislature for a
renewal of the charter to the road COM
pany. They realize that fit was not
for the Barlow road company there
would be no road, and without the road
there is a great many people who would
be practically shut out from the valley.
1t would be money in the pockets OF
Lebanon, Albany, Salem, Oregon city,
and selfish Portland, to make it free
first class road; but they will never do
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

A Washington dispatch informs us
that Mr. Hermann has obtained de-
cision from the interior department.
which is of much interest to settlers
upon -unsnryeyed, la. .dss within railroad
land grants. A number of settlers in
Oregon, residing within the unsurveyed
indemnity limits of the Oregon and Cali
fornia road, in the Willamette valley,
had been denied the right to file their
claims in-the local land office upoa the
day the plats of survey we're fled in
that office, and these settlers submitted
their case to Mr.. Hermann, who ap-
peared for the settlers in the depart
ment. The department noY decides
that the order of restoration made
August 15, 1887, which WAS 4 revocation
of the indemnity withdrawal as to that
grant, EN- braces the. unsuryeyed as we'll
as surveyed lands within the indemnity
withdrawal, and that anyAqualitied set
tier .thereupon, previous to the filing OF
lists of selections by the railroad COM
pany, is entitled to the land. , -
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

A glance over the country furnishes
sufficient evidence in proof of the propo-
sition that he who conducts his farming
in diversified manner invariably reaps
good profits. He raises everything that
can be raised on a farm. Ii one kind Of
produce finds a sluggish market. the
others are certain to make up for the
loss He sells eggs, butter, meat, fruit
and vegetables, besides wheat and bar
ley and oats. AS result there is per-
haps no man in the country more pros
porous than the man who farms in this
Wav
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28
The strong advantage OF the French

The strong advantage of the French
government lies in the conflict which
always springs up between the Bona
partie.s and. the royalists Of the old
regime whenever the republic shows
signs of weakness. Either prefers the
republic to the other, and both know
each other. The indications are now
strong that the present government has
the army, the navy and the masses well
under control, and that it will be able to
subdue any revolutionary movement
which the opposition may be capable oi
developing.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28
The usual inquiry is: "wl

The usual inquiry is: "When will
work he commenced at the cascade canal
and locks?" Up this way the answer
Is: when? The Oregonian sometime
since said: ''After the close of the
rainy season. At Cascade Locks that
may be May. Then the water will be
coming up too. high for work. "The
Lord only knows when work will be-
GIN" suggests Brother, ask Him. We
give it up. This would be suitable
topic for discussion by The Dalles pro-
posed Bureau of Information. Hurry
up the bureau.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

The present snow storm has probably
played havoc with freshly ripened' ber-
ries which were to have been plucked
from vines west of the mountains on
New Years day. Notwithstanding this
there is consolation in the thought that
there are but few states in the latitude
of Oregon producing ripe Strawberries
and raspberries up to the middle oi
December, as this state did.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

Secretary Foster will resign his port
folio before leaving for Paris to act as
agent for the United States before the
Behring sea arbitrators, who meet on
February 23d. AS only three weeks will
elapse between his departure and the
end of the present administration the
vacancy will not be filed.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

The snow and consequent blocking of
the street car lines has cost the mer-
chants of Tacoma not less than $4,000.
One firm alone estimates its loss at $5,-
OOO because of the loss of two days'
business.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

A young printer by the name of E. F..
R. Dave, has fallen heir to half mill
lion dollars by the death of an uncle in
Deyonshire, England, He says he will
invest in Spokanes
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-28

Fred Grant Of the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer has been appointed minister to
Bolivia. - ~ 7..'ss--s.s-ss.' ~.