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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
Penny Pllferine.

I marvel at the patience of the ma,
chant who keeps a full line of tat
delicacies, for he is daily victim 70 a "
ugly little trick INDUCED in hv ~ ~
thirds of the feminine world OF allow
five well-gloved fingers to pick IN b.l]
and there fascinating tidbits, and NH iii
out 80 much as by your leave, non tb's
into the mouth of the owner. 10y
7 say five well-gloved fingers becsn,
[ do not remember Of single instans]
where this habit of nibbling was 4Ts1
exhibited by a shabby-looking femsa|
It is always the important one, dectaj
out in the latest fashionable trapninml
who sails up to the counter, and, AMI
ordering a pound of Mocha and JaTl
mixed, settles down to business. Tbl
tray of sailed almonds claims her n
pecial attention; she helps herself IA /
prune, fig, or a conserve; asks M
price, then Gro sses over 70 the tsnoI
crackers, and pinches off the edges
this one and that. By the time M
coffee is ground and ready for delivrI
the fair customer has eaten up the mi
fits on it several times over. Then shI
coolly orders it sent home, and with Il
angelic smile trips out of the store.
0 woman, woman! what won't vol
dare, if we'll gowned and bearing abou
you the outward semblance of ladvI
l stood at candy counter the OH
morning when two shoppers entep1
the store. Alter parley they final
ordered a hall-pound box of chocolate
and while the clerk was tying up ID
package | saw the couple deliberate
gather in a mint drop, two burn
a marshmallow and sever
cream chocolates.
"Do you have many such customers?
l asked, as the pair drifted out of sigh
"Many - was the reply. eve
you won't believe me when
tell you that nine of every ten wome
who come into this store help then
selves to anything they may fame
Some pretend that they wish to samp
certain candies, while others do n
even try to find an excuse for pckl
up what does not belong to them.
Dorothy MADDOX, IN Philadelphia MqGH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
Signs OF d Gold Winter.

All the indications are in favor of a
hard winter. The muskrat lodges in
the streams and bayous hereabouts are
heavier than usual, and the beavers
have submerged an unusual quantity of
edible bark beneath the water out of
the reach of ice. Great RATS of the hol-
low stalks Of parsley are found sunken
by the animals, and, now and then, in
the muskrat lodges there are found ears
OF corn and other grain. The carnivor-
GUS mink has laid IN no store, but the
nests that he and others have dug out
are more than usually thick and dense.
One was found deeply lined with the
soft down of the milk-weed. - Siour
Futts S. d.. Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
SOME newspapers. with the view OF

SOME newspapers, with the view Of
securing subscribers, are offering to
pay d certain sum Of money to the
estate of any patron who may die
during the course Of his subscription.
Wouldn't it be better to offer a
premium on living rather than on
dying? A defunct subscriber can
surely be of no pecuniary value to any
Of our esteemed or loathsome con-
temporaries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
is entailing a loss. There should be
no resting spells during the fattening

A FIRE has been alive in coal
mine in Halifax for twelve years. An
attempt was made to quench it some
time ago, but without avail. 1t is
estimated that there is 10000, 600
tons of coal in the mine, which can
not be secured on account of the gases
generated there. That some means
cannot be devised to extinguish the
flames seems great pity-a burning
shame.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

MUCH of the labor of winter is but
al effort to keep lot of culls or in
ferior animals in existence. It is
customary with some farmers to feed
steers, wetherS or other animals that
are not reproductive on the coarse
food only, simply to bring them over
the winter, to be sold in spring. The
time, labor and cost of the food will
be quite an item, for unless an ami
NAL Is continually gaining in flesh it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

Mr.. H. W. L. CoUNTRUs, who has
spent ten years in growing the coffee
plant in Java and Japan, is now in
California trying to interest the peo-
PIE there in cultivating the plant in
the southern part Of the State. He
claims that the soil and climate Of
Southern California are suitable for
the growth of coffee, and that ma
chinery could be used to counterfeit
the advantage Of cheap labor in Java
and Japan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

with the beauty of her home. A
Chicago man drew the plan after
suggestions from the Indiana Board.
The peculiar flatiron shape Of the
ground demanded unique plan, but
Mr.. Cobb was equal to the demand.
The building conforms to the shape
of the lot, but the fiatiron effect is
broken by broad verandas around the
house and broad hallway traversing
it across the center. Towers on the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

A STRONG decoction of chestnut
leaves used as a wash for parts which
have become inflamed by contact with
iyy-rhus poisoning-is likely to re-
lieve all distressing symptoms within
tWenty-four hours.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

KAISER WILHELM has relented,
and so we shall have at the Worlds
Fair one of the crack military bands
Of Germany. Being under severe
discipline, it will undoubtedly excel
in effectiveness some of our local Or
chestras; and the fact that its horns
are footed in Mnsogothic will have
detractive effect, as Music, heavenly
maid, is panlingual.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

Next on the north is Michigan,
with very handsome headquarters in
it's three story mansion. A tower of
artistic design and pretentious pro-
portions and numerous gables pre-
sents a pleasant exterior view, while
the interior is to be as handsome as
the hardwood finishers of the State
can make it. Just across the way is
Ohio in a comfortable structure OF
rather modest dimensions, one story
in height and with a semi-circular
portico marked by columns. Near
this is to be great statue represent.
ing Ohio and her famous sons, the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
Many State Mansions.

Uncle Sans daughters are building
Worlds Fair houses at Jackson Park
next door to the old gentleman's
magnificent exhibit halls.
The houses are not SO large as those
the head of the family has put up
with Chicago money, and there will
not be so many beautiful things to
see in them next year. A few Of the
small structures look as though two
visitors would put interior space at a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

3 "CHANGE Of climate is what you
need" said the high-priced physician,
after he had listened to all the de-
tails of the patients case. "Change
OF climate." exclaimed the patient. in
surprise. "Why, man alive, I've
never had anything else. I've lived
right here in Chicago all my life"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
THERE are 1,113 famous and in

THERE are lib famous and in
famous noble and noodle personages
buried in Westminster Abbey, and
the glorious old pile covers the re-
mains of royalists and rebels, Of poets
and of pimps, and of men whose
deeds are the glory Of their country,
as we'll as of those who would have
disgraced any country they had been
hnrn in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

east and west mark the main en-
frances and present dignified, al
most impressive, front. Next door
to Indiana on the north is Wiscon-
sin, with one of the prettiest club
houses of all the group. The first
story of brown stone, surmounted by
story in which dormer windows
abound; the whole topped off with a
gable roof, making one think of &C.
neva, Oconomowoc, Appleton. and a
dozen other Wisconsin places where
just such houses abound. Wide
verandas in front and rear, extend
ing the width of the building, COM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

THE Duke of Connaught, when ap-
pointed commander-in- of the
British army, will have salary of
100000, and this in addition to his
other emoluments from military ap-
pOintmentS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

SOCIALISTS in London have COM
bined into a federation with the OBJ
iect of eyading the painful duty of
paying rent. If they can get rent
and groceries and whisky free, they
will begin to think life is worth liv-
inc
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

THE trotting horse market is
glutted. The supply exceeds the de-
mand. It may be noted, however,
that the bicycle factories are all run
ming on full time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
glad to have you come I'M and

glad to have you come up and sno,,
evening with me occasionally "''Iu
but your wife might thinL ooas
the way" Smith-"Oh, she's Inc
home at night till late. To-niobt d aIe'e
at meeting of the ladies' soc ' sue
supplying thimbles to the dea vt ll
poor. Tomorrow night she goes s1 ~ ~
Queens Daughters, next night ~ w y
sociable of the Royal Women a w %
on, every night. Come up and "a W.
fellow. It's awful lonely to be mas Sse
l tell YOU" Mem York Press "l!e
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

LOUIS CONLoN, a French sculptor,
has beard so long that he can twist
il around his neck and bring it back
so as to cover his bosom, just as if it
was Scotch plaid. 1t almost
touches the floor when he IS stand
mo nm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

THE Duchess of Cleveland was
lately entertained at dinner by the
Sultan of Turkey, and all the high
caste Sheiks and Islamites are sure
that the world is coming to an end
when such innovations are possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

WHEN men are pardoned out of
prison on the condition that they
"leave the country at once for the
United States" it is time for Uncle
Sam to begin to put on his war paint
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
HOMES OF THE STATES.
ATTRACTIVE CLUB HOUSES AT
THE FAIR.

Uncle Sans Daughters Build Characteris-
tic Edifices on the Columbian Exposition
Grounds-A Glimpse at the Group-Rest-
ing Places for Visitors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

NOT only is fortune herself blind,
but she generally causes those per-
sons to be blind whose interests she
has more particularly taken in hand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
To Temper ALUMINIUM.

A message from Quebec stalg ssm \
Mr.. Allard, of Lewis, the oiac IN te)
who has discovered method VI mad
pering copper, has tried the same e, n(
to temper aluminium, and is repoi"
have succeeded satisfactorily.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22

THE Emperor Of Morocco has l,ooo
wives and always spends the family
washing day at his club.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-12-22
The Shoe on the Other Foot.

The Shoe on the Other Foot.
Jones calling on Smith in the even
lng)-"l thought 1 would find you at
home. You don't 90 out much at night
now?' Smith-"No; I've given up all
my clubs and societies. | should be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11
The Views of a Veteran.

An infrequent diner-out, says DR..
Depew, "is much more apt to indulge
unduly in both food and drink than a
veteran. When ones social obliga-
tions compel him to appear in evening
dress at his own home or some one
else's every night he finds that to-
have a clear head and sound stomach
for the business of. the. next day he
must practice selfsdenial and temper
ance. We are. all creatures of habit,
and self-denial can become as much
of a habit as over-indu1gence. AS
the cares Of business become more ex
acting and the pace Of life more
rapid we pay greater attention to the
laws of health. We find not only
longevity but comfort in avoiding
those things which impair or unduly
excite our organism. Thus While our
temptations increase we become more
temperate"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11

the native flag, most OF the remaining
vessels being British. In the same wear
the value of the imports was $50 400 :
ooo, and OF the exports $73, 600, 900. SO
tnaJ Chlll has fair balance of trade in
ner FAVOR. AS in other South American
countries, however, the great bulk of
the trade is with Great Britain. Of the
exports OF 1888, 5000 900 went to
Great Britain, and only So, OOO. 900 to the
united States, fact which explains the
anxiety OF the present administration to
secure reciprocity with a country which
buys SO much and has so much to sell.
Notwithstanding the character of the
country, which tries the skill of the rail-
road engineer at every step, Chilli has a
large number OF railroads, and though
most are OF no great length, the aggre-
gate is 1,748 miles. Owing to the ex-
pense OF their construction, over one
nall the roads are owned by the state,
74o miles being under state control
having cost the government over S48.-
900, 200. In spite of this enormous ex-
pense, the government railroads are
DONG we'll; in 1887 their receipts were
st, 349, 321; their expenses, $4,l97 1855.
Chill has also 10, $40 miles of telegraph
lines, nearly 314 of which belong to the
government, and over these 1900, 900
messages are dispatched every year, SO
that, even judged by our rules of meas
urement, the Gillian people are not so
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11

they allowed any considerable degree of
freedom. Fifteen years ago such a
thing as young girls appearing on the
street was out of the question; now two
or three girls may escort each other,
though even at present the older Chill
ians look on this with some degree of
reprobation But there are better days
ahead; women, both young and old, are
now employed in the telegraph offices,
in the stores as clerks, and for a novel
ty, as conductors ON the street cars. To
the foreigner it is a strange sight to see
young women on the rear platform of
the street car, taking fares and attend
ing to the multifarious duties of a con-
ductor, but the women do it well, and
any rudeness to them is at once resented
by the more gallant of their passen-
gers.
The lower classes of the population
are almost entirely Indian, or the i'm
mediate descendants of Indians, having
all the traits which characterize the
aborigines of America. A copper skin,
small, bright eyes, high cheek bones,
and, above all, a reckless disregard of
life, a hatred of work and a love of
strong drink, are their most marked pc
culiarities Not few of them are de-
scendants of the most remarkable race
ever seen on the face of the Western
Continent
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Mr.. Walter Besant.

Mr.. Walter Besant in appearance.
is between so and 60 years of age.
His hair and beard are turning white.
but his figure is vigorous and his
voice and manners are those of a
younger man. He lives in charm
ing house at Hampstead, not far from.
the famous Hampstead heath. Back
of the house is roomy garden, and a.
long glass door from Mr.. Besant's.
Workshop-a study lined with books
"Opens into this garden. 1t is to be
doubted whether any literary man in
England is as we'll acquainted hot
only with the London of to-day, but
with London as it was in past cen
turtles. 1t is therefore natural that
his library should contain many val
liable and ancient books on London
and Its history. In Mr.. Besant's APP
pearance and manner there is some
thing that reminds one Of James
Russell Lowell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11

far behind as their isolated geograph-
ical position might lead us to suppose
The rainless deserts of the north the
mountains of the center, the forests and
rocks of the south, compose most of the
territory of Chill, and even in that quar-
ter where the climate is favorable to
agriculture, large districts are given up
to grazing, and a still larger part cannot
be cultivated because of the steepness
of the hills. The fertility of the small
remainder may therefore be judged of
from the fact that every year, in spite OF
the most primitive means of cultivation
and the habitual and persistent laziness
of the rural population, Chill raises
about 81 ,000,0 900 bushels of wheat and
produces over "a, 600, 900 gallons of wine.
Quite as productive are her mines OF sill
yer, of gold, of copper, and her nitrate
and guano deposits. In 1888 the exports
of nitre aggregated $4,000, 900, of cop
guano 1,5OO,0 00 while, besides other
products, 100000 tons of coal were
mined and taken to market.
Gus, are not very profitable, a fact which
may be explained by the primitive
methods employed. After the ore has
been taken out it is placed in hollow
previously made in large stone. A
round bowlder having been selected, is
artifcially bored, sticks are wedged in
the hole at an angle to each other, SO
as to form kind of clamp; through
these a pole is passed, and two Chilians,
astride the opposite ends, see-saw up
and down, thus rocking the bowlder and
crushing the ore. From sorude process
any product would seem remarkable,
and the fact that the Gillian mines pay
at all with such plans of work is sum
cient testimony to their richness. Sim
ilarly ineffective are the means en-
ployed in agriculture. The plowman
scratches the earth two or three inches
deep with a pillow SO rude in construction
that it might have been the first ever
made: the hoes resemble our mattocks;
the spades are simply broadened shafts
nointed with iron; the oxen are har-
Messed by their horns, instead of with
yokes. to vehicles so exceedingly prlm-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-11

rather neglected than encouraged and
consequently the population were left to
the slower but Surer means of acquiring
wealth than by the gold mines of Peru.
Their development was not SO rapid,
but far more substantial. The result is
seen in several large and well-built
cities, in numerous villages, and in the
immense trade which has grown up be-
tween Chill and Europe. Santiago, the
capital of Chilli, is one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. Stu
ated in a valley on both sides of a
small stream, and in sight of the An
des, only a few miles distant, it is
we'll laid out and provided with all mod
ern conveniences. The streets are paved,
lighted by gas and watered by perpetu-
ally flowing streams from the noun
tains. At an altitude exceeding 1900
feet above the sea it is high enough for
it's population of 100000 to be healthy,
and SO they ought to be, but unfortu-
nately pulmonary diseases, perhaps on
account of the humidity of the climate,
are fearfully common in Chilli, and a
large percentage of the deaths is due
to consumption and kindred ailments.
Santiago has many magnificent build
ings, which are neatly grouped around
the Plaza, where stands the Grand
Cathedral, of enormous extent and SUI
perb front. Almost opposite is the Opera
House, believed to be the finest in the
Americas, either North or South, and
close around stand many noble build
ings, both public and private. In the
Mint are the public offices and the Presi-
dents official dwelling, and within easy
reach are the halls of Congress, offices
of the various departments and build
ings for the city government. In the
center of the city rises the lofty hill of
Santa Lucia, which, we'll fortified, forms
the chief protection of the city. Santiago
is connected by railroad with Valparaiso,
and more than one railroad line has been
planned to strike boldly to the west,
traverse one or another of ten known
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The width is by no means proper
lp 10 this vast length. Though SO
|gChIi is rarely more than 100 miles
a mere strip between the Andes
! HE coast, and so narrow as to give
| the facetious saying that the peo-
|tChili hang to the Andes by their
brand toe nails to- keep from falling
b The sea. .... ...' ~
Se in one district, and that is of no
atytent, all Chilli is cut up by noun
ranges. It is not too much to say
taDumey through Chill is up one
1tain and down another, from the
aireson of the tropics to the frozen
Of Cape Horn. Extending from
1.-THE equator to the antarctic circle,
Severy variety of climate. In the
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country, after rising and imbibing the
mornings coffee, men and women separ-
ate, the latter to go to mass, the former to
their clubs or business, and meet again
at breakfast, which begins at noon and
lasts from one to three hours. In the
afternoon, rest, the inevitable siesta or
drive, passes away the time; in the
evening the opera, social visiting and
dancing bring the gentlemen and ladies
together again, until past midnight.
Gillian women, however, are not intel
lectual. Whileyxery pretty, their beauty
being of the dark Spanish type, their
talk does not rise above the common
place. Until recently they were kept in
as close retirement as their sisters of
Spain, and only lately, when with for
eigners came in. foreign customs, were
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passes discovered in the Andes, and
connect Chilli with the Atlantic coast.
AS Santiago is the largest city, so
Valparaiso is the chief seaport, not Of
Chill alone, but of all the South Pacific
1t is a city Of 140 900 population, and
more cosmopolitan than Santiago, for at
least one-fourth of it's people are for
eigners. Situated on a magnificent bay,
defended by fifteen forts which together
mount over 200 guns, it does so large
business with so many different nations
that a stranger from any quarter of the
world, coming to Valparaiso, will find
himself at home among his countrymen.
It, too, has all the appointments of a
modern city, including electric lights,
granite paving and street cars. The
culture and refinement of Chilli are
largely confined to these two cities. The
country villages are, to the careless OBJ
server, very much alike, each consisting
with tile or thatch and light in construc-
ton. One-story houses are, however,
in Chill the -ule, for this part of the Pa
cific coast is more frequently visited by
earthquakes than any other quarter of
the globe. 1t is rare for week to pass
without an earthquake, and as many as
twenty have been noted in a single day.
However accustomed the Gillian is to
these tremors of the earth, they never
lose their terrors. Day and night in
Chilli. whatever the weather, the inside
doors opening into the courtyard are al
ways open; every house has its haven of
refuge in large open space between
the buildings which inelose it, and to
this courtyard, on the slightest symptom
of danger, every inhabitant runs.
The condition of most of the popula-
ton of Chill is far from fortunate The
greater part Of the land is owned by
large holders, who live in Santiago or
Valparaiso. and there spend the money
received from their farms, which are
managed by overseers The mass of
the people may be divided into tenant
farmers and laborers, the former having
small holdings, for which they render
personal service in payment, while the
latter, as rule, have no home, and
travel from place to place in search of
work. But they do not wander on foot,
for in Chill everybody rides. The poor
est farmer has his horse. and the tradi