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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
He Voted as She Desired.

Mrs. SeymourHowells tells a story
Of a woman who had a husband in
deadly fear Of her, says the Kansas
City Times. He was member of
the Legislature, and his wife had in
sisted upon his voting for a woman
suffrage bill. He had promised to do
50, but his better half was afraid to
trust him, and so on the day the bill
was to come up she hied herself to
the gallery in the legislative hall.
The roll was being called, and
when the husbands name was
reached he got up and said: "Mr.
Speaker. | regret to cast, my vote
against this bill, but" At this
instant a tall woman with pene-
trating voice leaned over the gallery
rail and said: "Wilbert." And then
Wilbert's kuees began to shake. He
said in a trembling voice: MIR.
Speaker, [ vote aye"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

leges and universities of learning, but
from these very fields which now suffer
because there are not men enough to
cultivate them.
Among those who conspicuously ad-
vocate the idea that the national gov
eminent should take a part and lead in
this matter of road improvement is Gen.
Roy Stone, Of New York, the engineer
and inventor. The restless activity Of
General Stones mind has been directed
to this problem for many years. and he
has recently secured the cooperation Of
several prominent statesmen in Wash
ington in a project soon to be formulated
in a bill to be brought before Congress.
This bill proposes the formation Of a
National Highway Commission, which
shall examine the whole subject, formu-
late plan for a National School of
Roads and Bridges, and make an exhibit
at the Worlds Fair.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

and other draught animals, valued at
SIS each-making a total OF 53,393.S8S
animals used on the roads, at a total
value of ST, 721, 535, 79S. All these horses
and mules work at some time on the
roads, and indeed much the greater part
of the total work done by them is upon
country roads and city streets. Il all
the work done by them was upon the
roads. the increased valuation, based
upon the above hypothesis of earning
capacity, would be s573,845, 266, but as
ali the work is not done en- the roads, it is
only fair to reduce this by one-half, and
then we would have, by general i'm
movement of the roads of the country,
our property IN horse and mules and
other draught animals increased in
value 50, $3.50, 922, 633. have no figures
showing the value Of carriages, buggies
and other road vehicles in this country.
TO put their value at $500, 900, 900 would
be placing it very low, and there
would be no chance TO say that the esti-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

youths born of country families early
begin to feel hankering for town life.
If they staid at home to till the soil or
fields there would not be this scarcity OF
agricultural laborers which has just been
noted; but no sooner does an adventures
some youth in the country begin to feel
the down upon his cheeks changing into
whiskers than he is fired with an ambi-
ton to go to some city and become
member of the great hustle and strife
which the close competition Of men with
men produces. This doesn't mean that
he is afraid of the hard work that has to
be done on the farm, for none but fool
would believe that a man to succeed
even moderately does not have to work
just as hard in town as in the country,
and farmers boys are not fools-at least
they have not proved themselves to be
in Amortization the great majority OF
our distinguished and successful men
have been recruited not from the col
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
portance

-. railroad. the task is more
enan The railroad runs over and
low ground with an ems MIA the wat ar
tarP su wee ezpedents are not pen rs
e;h1o IN locating highways, Inc nlsn,
z wsy engnee sel ssr P bsne eefs the he
that ne ne, ca q, covered drains or bridges or
oadred enlvert and he must see that at
cow CO. 81 which is to go below VII ~
aananooantrated at such places a. lie vo ND
er is p sssSs tor get r sso~
never o DC 1 w;th Nv Which good highways are
e the sohs Wow Now as grades sn on h agdn
fion to have deep cuts Or ei she e railway
snslnssr az. 9sp his is Company % has money % g
chooses ,s.,, - ,.. nav lor. # he chooses y y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Who Was the Sick Man ?

Clara-I don't like these photo
graphs. | Showed them to my in
valid uncle, and he says they are
hOrrid.
Photographcr-Woll, you can't go
by what he says; a sick man and a
we'll man take a different view of
things, you know.
CIara-Well, then, he must have
been comparatively healthy to what
you were when you took those photo
graphs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
A Remedy Proposed.

Harper's Weekly. Copyright, 1892,
]u by Harper & Bros.
T., common roads and country high
l[r W. in the United States are worse
IT. those to be found in any other
.+ry in the world pretending to be
Lived T,s and enjoying a stable form of
~.mment. AS it has long been an
li,m that the common highways Of
potrv are at once the means and the
@sr Of it's civilization, it is some
En- strange that in this country, where
E,boast of enjoying higher type of
'4fqation than is to be found else
E,rp our roads should always have
In 50 vretchedly bad. Even in the
.@7isl times the necessity to make
Tsr the condition of the common roads
|: seriously felt, and in those parts of
country settled by particularly long
E,jed people, as, for instance, in the
'j5bcrhood Of Boston, there have al
n n; been pretty good public highways.
Il as g rule, all over the country,
sn then till now we have been content
ab dirt roads, which in the winter are
r3Iv quagmires, and in summer streaks
FANS. This is not because these local
rbori,ies would not like to have good
~1s, but it is because they have no
.,ns with which to do much better
h1 is done, and if they did have the
hans they lack the requisite knowl-
tp without which no decent roads can
,5aiIt or managed.
The farmers have always had to pay
rbuldin9 and repairing roads in this
untry, even when these roads hap
ned to lead from one town to another.
Try naturally these people, already
gburd ned by direct and indirect tax
hon, have felt very indisposed to take
vacton which should add to that al
ay heavy burden. Any effort to
cure their cooperation in road i'm
ucment must provide that the cost Of
RI improvement shall not fall entirely
on them. Unless this be made en-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

when the roads which tra-erse parts
Oh me United States were originally laid
ouc' they We're planned without refer
ence 60 any great system which should
s'I once answer immediate requirements
ana last Tor all time. When the popula
uon became denser, and roads. BEING
more travelled, were found to be in.
adequate, there was an effort made in
All such places to build permanent roads,
put IN the majority Of cases the old
naphazard location of the roads was
ueemed to be good enough, and these
tracks through the forests and over the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

under range Of hills, he puts tunnel
through, and there he is on the other
side. But these devices, which so sim
pity the work of the railroad builder,
cannot be resorted to by the road-maker.
Ii he is obliged to go over a range of
hills or cross a valley, he must so locate
his lines that he can do both and still
in each instance keep within a reason
able distance of the natural surface.
And yet he must not make his grade so
steep that heavy loads cannot be hauled
over it easily, nor must he make his
road very much longer than straight
line between the points from and to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

value, is increased just one-third. This
assumption is based upon very low es-
innate In al probability, if it were
possible to make an exact calculation,
it would be found that the earning ca
pacity and the total length of servicea-
BILE life of draught animals would be
more nearly doubled than increased
only one-third. The census enumera-
tors of 1890 found that there were in
this country 14,213,S3 horses, valued
at s68 each; 1881 1927 mules, valued
at SIS each; and 36, 1924 oxen,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

~ roads be placed under q system
!. Government supervision. and be
8led somewhat as the French roads
H.
FIRST, national roads. These to be
Fun and maintained by the General
."ernment, and be located with refer
E7 10 military and postal require
Ealts.
Second State roads. These to be
S4' and maintained by the several
saes, and connect the various locall-
!, o the States, and be planned with
', =, to the national roads.
\ lNrd, county or neighborhood roads.
.-eSe to be built and maintained by
~. and townships, and be located
s"4 reference to the classes just men
> nose who advocate this idea say that
~, common roads were improved py
gg ,r such plan as this, we should soon
!. ulem III charge of competent ana
>,g5t engineers. The national ROADS
~. s%l probably be in charge OF army
y sstt4eers; the State roads in charge or
~ ~s~eefs graduated from the agrlcul-
!, @% and mechanical schools; and the
- >';s4oorhood roads in charge OF local
= l,~ VINO, once having had the example
>,,, G'em OF how good roads are bullU,
z ,@al ne entirely competent to do What
, !, -s1aIiy necessary to be done in max
a r,n road OF lesser importance. but
N.Y., ~ under such a plan as this, each
j. y. = should have an engineer to de-
a. '4e dltticult work, determine upon
i ,,,~ UGaUon of routes, and inspect con-
'''lons and repairs.
> The Location OF Highways.
>,so .eh q railroad is contemplated be-
srs h.. TWO distant points, careful sur
N, 4 are made by competent engineers
a Wy a route is finally selected. All
! a %s,ehminary lines which have been
SHINY "e carefully put down on a map
k11~'eS are made as to the cost %
&ar uS and maintaining each, ana lui-
e.fsa 'aiculations elaborated as TO the
H. which each of the lines would pc
u ~ 10 secure and accommodate. Nlth
IAN "ese 1acts and estimates before
&sI me engineers and capitalists
/ oeclde where the railroad shall
! sr: .4taFed. Upon such preliminary
b i IN and money are freely spent,
Gapsa ~ Well known among all railroad
y o4 rotls That a bad location is very
d; 6' on error to make at the outseI,
y sepair W. WHICH Is ssihloSs !. ~ so-s'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
A Mistaken Policy.

First tramp say, Mike, tn fash
ion Of gents like me an you carryin'
clubs is a mistake.
Second tramp-Git out. Clubs
scares people inter bein' hospitable,
don't they?
First tramp-They useter; but
wien folks began ter notice our clubs
they began ter keep big dogs, an now
it takes all tn cold yittles they
has ter feed tn dogs.-New York
Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
a Dreadful Threat.

An Austin colored man, with pro-
truding eyes, rushed into Justice
Tegeners Office and exclaimed:
Z wants Col. Jones, who Ibis mex
door to me, put under $1,000, 900
bonds ter keep de peace.
"Has he threatened your life?'
HE has done dat berry thing. lie
said he war g'wine ter fill de mex
niggah he found after dark In his
hen-house plum full Oh buckslot. -
Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
"Perseverance," Etc.

How much man may love horse
and hate to lose him has recently
been shown in the case Of an old
farmer in Illinois. who travelled over
/ 600 miles of country trying to find
an old SO plug which was stolen from
him two years ago. He got the an
imal at last in Georgia.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
which he is building.
The Economic Aspect.

The condition Of the common roads
has a very interesting economic bearing
OF direct nature, and an indirect one
not less important. In the matter of the
earning capacity and value of horses
and other draught animals the common
roads have direct effect. II horse can
do one third more work on q good road
and be in working condition one-third
longer than he can on a bad road, then
his earning capacity, and hence his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Proyi6entiaIly Penniless.

Moop-There goes Shoop. He's the
biggest dead-beat in town.
Kloop-So he is. He's done me out
of money more than once.
Moop-Why, I've saved fortunes ON
that fellow by not having had them!
Smith, Gray s Co. S Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Life inPiXen Creek.

Postoffice Inspector-Sir, there are
complaints by Eastern recipients of
letters from this office that you can
eel the stamps by shooting holes in
the envelopes.
Postmaster undergraduates where
the Eastern recipients differ from the
last sneakin' loW-lived postoffice in
spector that come here. canceleti
him by shootin holes in him too, but.
he didn't make no complaint. He
was too thoroughly cancelea!-Texas
Siftings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Initiating the Drop Curtain.

"Where are you going?" said Mrs.
Murray Hill, as her husband started
to go out at the end of the first act.
ooh, no place much" he replied.
II notice that the curtain has taken
a drop, and | thought of doing the
same thing myself" -Texas Siftings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Causes of Jersey LunacY.

At a meeting of the Essex County
IN. j. Council, the lunatic asylum
committee reported that the super
intendent of the asylum had Informed
them that the chief cause of lunacy
there was the marriage Of cousins
and the next principal cause was
drink.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Miobt Have Been Worse.

She-"I am very sorry our engage
ment must cease. l can never mar.
ry."
He-"My gracious. What has hap
pened?"
She-My brother has disgraced us.
He-"Oh, is that all2 That Doesn't
matter. | feared may be your father
had failed. New York Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Where They Differ.

DUDLEY Canesucker i tell you
what, Mr.. Plaintork, the idea that.
there is a pwersonal devil neyah,
comes into my head.
Mr.. Plaintork-That's Just like my
dog, but he never goes around howl
inc about it.-TeXas Siftings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
HUMOR OF TIE WEEK.
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEM
OF THE PRESS.

Many Odd, Curious, and Larghable
Phases of Human Nature Graphically
Portrayed by Eminent Word Artists oil
Our Own Day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
COUNTRY ROADS.
~ cAID TO BE THE WORST
w I'M THE WORLD.

mont to Secure a Good System of
,ravs, Partly Under National and
~ Under Local Supervision - The
~omjc side of the Case.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Why He Liked to Climb.

I remember, / remember
The hickory trees SO high
That I would climb with hope to tag
Some sheIlbarks on the sly.
OF course it was a childish whim,
But ah! twas little JOY
To find how Farmer Jones dog.
Could masticate a boy.
Boston Courier.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Too Good to Tell.

Mrs. Sanger-What were you laugh
ing at while papa was saying grace?
Edith-Jus' a joke.
Mrs. Sanger-Why, Edith. what
sort of q Joke?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05
Al DriYate iOIe.

Mrs. Sanger-Can't you tell me
about it?
Edith-No; it was JUS private
joke tween me an Dod.-Smith,
Gray s. Co.'S Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

has been suggested that the Ameri-
roads be placed under q system
Government supervision. and be
led somewhat as the French roads
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

" clear, from the farmers there will
lays be active and stubborn opposl-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-05

rSt national roads. These to be
and maintained by the General
ernment. and be located with refer
to military and postal require
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-30

The surprising increase in assets OF these
associations in NewJersey, and particularly IN
the great manufacturing cities, can IN no way
he explained without conccdinG that the work
ing people have been remarkably prosperous
and able to add largely to their savings. 1t
appears from the report that about 200 homes
were added during the year for the working
people of the State, against about 200 IN the
previous year, showing n genuine and perina-
nent Improvement in condition and one OF sur
prsing rapidity.
But it is not less important to notice that
this rapid investment of savings in Building
and Loan associations has not been due to with
drawal of funds from savings banks, which the
report says (page 245), "are in more pros
porous condition than ever before" 1t goes
on to show that the deposits in savings banks,
which were over S23,000,00O in 1885, had
risen January l. 1892, to S33,SO7, G34. The
increase during the last two years has been
surprisingly great, as it would not be expected
from the great increase in number OF homes
built and in assets of Building and Loan asso-
Citations but January ], 1890, the aggregate
deposits were S30,94G,S7S, while January /,
1892, the aggregate was 1913, SO7 ,634, showing
an increase of SO, S60,756 in two years or 90
per cent. The increase in 1891 alone was
S1.345.O31, which, with the increase in assets
of building associations makes Si,9O7,5
added to the savings of labor in one year by
the workers of New-Jersey alone
When the working people of State are able
to add S3,562,4S1 to their investments in
Building and Loan associations in year, and
at the same time to increase their deposits in
savings banks 81, 345 ,031, when they are able
to build 200 new homes for themselves in
one year and yet increase the amounts they
have in bank against rainy day, it can hardly
be said that they are distressed and starved
by Protection. 1t may be frankly admitted
that some pant of the deposits are not by the
wage-carning class, but everybody knows that
the great bulk of them consists of the savings
of labor. 1t will be said, and may be frankly
admitted, that other influences have helped
labor, but organizations have not been more
powerful than before, and have been enabled
to secure larger returns for labor because Of
the Protective policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-30

about the matter. We acknowledge that there
;s y large measure of truth in this assertion
Rut If does not settle the case by any means
The question remains to be considered no"
serious an element of danger would thus be IN
troduced into travel on the elevated lines, in
addition to the perils arising from overhead
wires in general. We have no doubt that the
promoters of the scheme are prepared to asser'
with positiveness and some contempt Tor the
folly of directors that no conceivable DANGER
is involved But their confidence is not highly
contagious. They are constantly making as
sertions respecting the beauty and utility ana
barmlessness of the trolley which experience
rs constantly contIadcts. We are not pre-
nared TO estimate the danger which we antlcl-
pate. but neither are we prepared TO take theil
word for its n0n-existcnce; and there Is al
present no reason why anybody else shouip
do so. 80.
perhaps n still stronger objection TO this
initial scheme is the reasonable conviction that
il would be shrewdly and successfully employed
to open the way for indefinite extensions. we
note the fact that Mr.. Crimmins, with trans
lucent candor, remarks that some streets are
adapted to the use of the trolley, those in which
the elevated railroads run, for example, and
that others are not adapted to its use, Lexlng
ton-aye.. for instance, which is included In the
comprehensive surface railroad projects OF the
company. Now we do not think it necessary
10 apologize for the surmise that in the opln-
ion of Mr.. Crmmins, New-lork streets are
adapted or not adapted to the trolley IN exact
conformity with his estimate OF the popular
onnosition which their use for that purpose
would encounter At the present moment
therefore. Mr.. Crimmns thinks that the trolley
would be benefacton in Sixth and Ninth
ayes. and curse in Lexington-ave. But nc
homes to be able in the near future to find a
reason for changing his opinion relative TO the
laSt-namel and several other excluded thor
ouchfares. in order that he may extend to them
also the blessings which he now doubts then
capacity to enjoy.
TIE THIBUYE is opposed to the introduce
tion of the trolley in NcwYork on any terms
or nrcteyts whatsoever. After infinite toll and
trouble we have succeeded in getting rid OF a
large part of the overhead wires which ohendeo
and endangered the community, and we be-
licve il would be the height OF folly TO de-
generate into tolerance of system OF street.
car propulsion which would restore and multi
NV the pcrils and discomforts from which the
c;tv has partially escaped. Elsewhere the
trolley may be advanta geous and even indis-
pensable. We have made no engagement 70
fight il on other fields Here we condemn and
Opnose IT,