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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

grand scale could not be concealed, for
all over Europe regiments, guns, and
wagon trains were in motion, conYerg-
ING toward Poland, and the Russians
quickly took the alarm. Convinced OF
the pressing danger, they gathered all
theirsresources for resistance.
The first fright over, busy prepara-
tions were made throughout the giant
emnire to meet the coming French.
Serfs by thousands were drafted, hand
c,1ffed. sent to points Of instruction to be
trained and drilled, and as rapidly as
nossible were hurried to the front.
Along the western frontier, then de-
scribed by the River Niemen, an army
of 3O0, 900 was gathered. Every effort
was made to inspire the Kusslan troops
with confidence, but when the massive
columns Of Napoleon began TO move
from Koenigsberg the hearts OF the nus
sian generals failed; kotusoH nao oeen
beaten by Napoleon at AusternIz' ana
remembered the lesson. Inc frehcn
were allowed to cross the Nlemen WIN
out a blow, and June q, at hoVno, less
than 100 miles from the Baltic' the sIanu
army passed into RUSSIAN tei!itoiys
NAPOLEON soon perceived Wha9 hlilu VI
warfare would be waged against MN.
The Russian dIuIco ~ ~ - 800
together numbering nearly 4ou'ooo n1en
we're in full retreat, leaving desofatioh
behind them. AS they retired, IN aau1-
tion to burning the bridges ana oestlos.
no the roads, they drove before them
tb e peasants and their cattle; eney
burned the houses, they leveied tne
fences. they destroyed the mclosufee'
thew set on fire the growing crops.
Carrying provisions was a nosei 81
ne,.ience for the French. In all their eA,
peditions up to this time they naa iit Ecu
IN the country, making requisltlons:. 1or o..
What w they needed, and paying LOT !. VI
W., Wa. &c &c circumstances dictated. Aware
~ ng' the he thinly settled districts through
which they must travel during Tue Ia ~
,'asi sion OF Russia, immense stores naa
, sas,on collected at Koenigsberg, but Dao
% - cement se was conspicuous 10 Ior-
,,1iny them FIR the use OF the oIoops.
When fbe army crossed the Niemen no'
), fourth of the baggage Wagons I n.,a a -.
80 z Id =, and before the middleton july, q
~ :, "a Ia.s t.,an two weeks, though no. 2
=, ,ia++ tIs not even skirmish, naa p 81
fanght. hundreds of men ana eve. ~,
d Lou hn.sas had persisted from starvalion
wv A'e exnosure, and %, 900 pauen.s W. t,.e
n =; the field hospitals. This was pui In u
l - shu ha The Russians were aII''ld =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

through the Holy Gate into the Krem
lin. took up his quarters in Alexander's
palace. looking out across the square
mon the curious Oriental Cathedral of
st. Basil, and offered to his great enemy
conditions of peace. To his letter no
reply was deigned, and the next day the
work of destruction planned by Alexan-
der and Kotusoff was begun by the de-
nrayed wretches who were left for that
purpose. The best quarters Of the city
we're destroyed, and, as the fall was
rapidly approaching, the question as to
the dispose, Of the French army during
the winter season at once became prom
inent. Several plans were proposed;
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She was Frugal.

A considerable, generous cobbler in
Delaware gave his wife certain sum
of money each week for her personal
use. He never inquired what she did
with it, but after thirty-nine years OF
welded life the wife died, and in the
drawer of an antique table the hus-
band found bag containing gold,
also roll of greenbacks, amounting
in all to $4,000. And now all the
cobblers in Boston will try the:experi-
n1ent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

Us l0lI share Of visitationS which
opamjsts regard as automatic
On oYer-population; in 1901, 1903,
NE, 1888, 1910, 1850, and 1891.
are the national golods. The
4saI famines frequently equal,
I'D u severity if not in extent, says q
] ! 'ae Fortnightly Review, aud SO
.ae and child-lile is the peo-
rust in Providence and the
,sao' it is hoped, will utilize in
Aae the abundance of the harvest
acshboring provinces to relieve
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
.s,a Great Hunger"

I'm faminas are periodical like
;n,r. or rather perennial like the
, ~ hague. To be scientifically
Ean one should distinguish the two
E'+' varieties of it, the provincial
= ID RATIONAL, the former termed COLO
or the little hunger, and the
\ ',oIod, or the great hunger.
year has elapsed during this
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Innocent Repartec.

do horses go faster with shoes or
without them?" asked the wife, look
ing up from the pages OF BLACK
Beauty"
with them, I should say" an
swered her husband.
What makes you think so?"
well, I've noticed that a hen al
was goes faster after you shoe it. -"
New York Press. 4
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A Wonderful Memory.

Bulfnch-Miss Smilax has simply
wonderful memory.
Why, what proof has she
given of it?
Bulfinch-Why, [ met her at a sup
per last night and she not only re-
minded me about our being engaged
last summer, but gave me a number
of the details. Boston Courier.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

i ro rs; lh;s5 the crops are allowed
sats !, hSsone places until the
sssaeer II o5hers are beyond the reach
aen III %lla OF human help, and many
Is in ~ u town by the roadside, in
{rar,I 'le yards Of deserted houses
IS ~ ~ l1e SAost without a murmur
'lSS -, Little Father, the Car. In
essis, I nh bAe abundance Of the
'atura - o.soss,l3keemed to par.take Of
ii cow VI ina miraculous, the dis
lenser 'aln districts was to the full
"lu disastrous as at present.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

meet Napoleon in the field kotusoff's
experience at Austerlitz had made him
careful; SO on the principle that no army
could exist in the midst of ruins, they
destroyed right and left everything that
could sustain life. The whole of Lithu
ania was depopulated and it's people
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

driven into exile. A tract of country
200 miles wide and $50 miles in extent
from east to west was barred of inhabit-
ants and Of means Of supporting life.
The Cossacks, swarming everywhere,
depopulated and ruined the provinces of
Wilma, Vitebsk, Mensk, Smolensk, and
Moscow Nor did the savage system
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04

r in which extreme distress in
province or provinces OF the EN-
las not assumed the dimensions of
ane, while scarcely Il decade has
d away in which the local mis-
ne has not ripened into the national
aty. The present century, which
ret eight years to run, has already
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
INCS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and joke cts that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd. Curious and
Laughable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
r1NEs IN RUSSIA.
,u,rJEs THAT SEEM TO BE
Az" PERIODICAL.

r., DesoIation Attending the
1nvasion OF 1879 Cities and
1pn nurned by the COssacks - The
pa and Prestige Which Followed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
Too Precious to Be Jeepardized.

Fireman-Now, then, one at time
hurry up if you all want to get out
alive!
Mr. Benthayre-Saye the cook first
we may never be able to get an
other one.---Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
Pants for a Generation.

Mrs. Whalen-Hoy ycz emmy short
pants fer Dyes?
Mr.. Silverstein--I hafe not. I hate
long bants for mems. Buy a bair for
your husban', wash 'em yonce. und
dey will fit der chile. ! lafe sold
bants dot hafe vent drue whole
cheneration like dot. De longer you
wash ,em Gle smaller dey gifts Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
Baked

huntington (Who has been scooped
By the races, Tilted by his best girl,
and left out Of his uncle's will, all in
one day There is at least one soft
resting place for me-the river."
Ot'icer Kerrigan-"0i wouldn't go
in on thot side O. tn dock, young fell
Ter. It's jam full o Hayerstraw
brick scows Judge.
One of The Mysteries.
4 don't see Why the. casl this q
situatiQn.s said The horsc-ca driver.
with me a-standln Ill day ting. a
Epoch.
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She Was Willing,

Husband My dear, We'll have TO
economic.
Wife-Well, let's smoke less. Puck
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
Plush Ersnine.

Plush Ersnine.
Prisoner-H your Honor p,easess
the officer who arrested me is unwor-
thy of belief. He actually offered to
carry bride from me to your Honor,
but / refused
Justice O'Rourke Foine that mon
$40.
Prisoner (amazed) What FOR?
Justice O'Rourke- contimpt G
court, SORT. Life.
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Dangerous Revelations.

Belle-Don't you think a gentle
man should always wear q dress suit
when he makes call on d young
lady?
Nell (doubtfully) WE'LL I don't
know. If he wears full.dress suit
his shirt bosom when he gets home
gives him dead away. -Somerville
Journal.
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A Play that Failed.

Fledgely-I see that bow-knots in
jewelry are very fashionable.
wendolin-Beau-kno have al
ways been fashionable.
And she thought she heard the dull
thud of the setting sun as the young
man showed no signs of intelligence.
The jewelers. Circular
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Breach-of- Promise Case.

Lawyer-You claim that you were
insane when you proposed to her?
Defendant-Yes, sir.
Can you prove it," =
Yes. sir. J"
"How?"
by producing the plaintiff in court
and letting the jury look at her. p
Light.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
A Fact.

Jeweler-This clock will so twelve
months without winding
Oldboy-Well how long would it
go il it were wound? lew York
Herald.
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A Hypothetical Case.

He--Do you know what Id do II /
were you?
She-No; what?
Held marry me. Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-04
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.

OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
INGS HERE AND THERE.
Jokes and Joke cts that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born Sayings and
Doings that Arc Odd Curious and
Laughable.
Breach of Promise Case.
Lawyer-You claim that you were
insane when you proposed to her?
Defendant-Yes, sir.
Can you prove it9"
YES. sir"
"How?"
'By producing the plaintiff in court
and letting the jury look at her. -"
Light.
Jeweler-This clock will go twelve
months without winding.
Oldboy-Well, how long would it
go il it were wound?-'lew York
Herald
A Play that Failed.
Fledgely-I see that boW-knots in
jeWelry are very fashionable.
Observation-Disclosures have al
ways been fashionable.
And she thought she heard the dull
thud of the setting sun as the young
man showed no signs of intelligence.
The jewelers. Circular
Plush Ersnine.
Prisoner-If your Honor p,eases,
the officer who arrested me is unwor-
thy of belief. He actually offered to-
carry a bride from me to your Honor,
but | refused
Justice O'Rourke-F oine that mon
$40.
Prisoner (amazed) What for?
Justice O'Rourke- contimpt G
court, orr.---Life.
Pants for Generation.
Mrs. Whalen- HOY ycz emmy short
pants fer byes?
Mr.. SilversteinI hafe not ! hate
long bants for mems. Buy a bair for
your husban', wash 'em yonce und
dey will fit der chile. / llafe sold
bants dot hafe vent drue, a whole
cheneration like dot. De longer you
wash. ,em de smaller dey gifts. Judge.
She Was Willing.
My dear, We'll have TO
economic.
Wife Well. let's smoke less. Puck.
Too Precious to BE Jecpardized.
Fireman-NoW, then, one at a time
hurry up, if you all want to get out
alive!
Mr.. Benthayre--Saye the cook first
we may never be able to get an
other one Puck.
Dangerous Revelations.
Belle-Don't you think a gentle
man should always wear dress suit
when he makes d call on d young
lady?
Nell (doubtfully) Well, | don't
know. IF he wears full-dress suit
his shirt bosom when he gets home
gives him dead way.-Somerville
journal.
A Hypothetical Case.
He-Do you know what Id do II |
were you?
She-No; what?
Held marry me. Puck.
A Wonderful Memory.
Bultinch-Miss Smilax has simply a
wonderful memory.
Wooden-Why what proof has she
given Of it?
Bulfinch-W Why, [ met her at sup
per last night and she not only re-.
minded me about our being engaged
last summer, but gave NE .anumber
of the details. Boston Courier.
innocent Reparten.
"Do horses go faster with shoes or
without them?" asked the wife, look
ing up from the pages Of BLACK
Beauty"
with them, I should say" an
swered her husband.
What makes you think so?"
well, I've noticed that hen al
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-28
A NEW LAKE OUTLET.
What the Opening ofthe Pittsburg and
Shenango Means to This City.
HAD TO MANUFACTURE TIN PLATE.
Printers Preparing for Their Annual
Delegate Election.
NOTES FROM THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD

The people of Conneaut, o., are feeling
| jubilant over their future prospects as q
lake port and railroad town. On May the
Pittsburg and Shenango Railroad, which has
its terminus at Conneaut, will be opened
with much ceremony. Yesterday George ].
Record, of Conneaut, was in Pittsburg
making arrangements for the occasion. He
said:
''The opening of this road will be the
largest thing the town has ever had. 1t
was at first intended to just nave small
celebration, but the people are SO enthused
over it, we will have to spread out.
| Gas it is now Conneaut has pretty good
lake trade, but it cannot help but be better
when the road is completed. A new coun-
| try will be opened. This town is also a
terminus of the proposed Lake Erie Canal.
In case it should be built our town prom
ises to be Of great note.
Another Outlet for Pittsburg's Product.
"The Pittsburg and Shenango Is owned
BY private company and starts up above
Butler. lam told the Baltimore and Ohio
are trying to get control of It. If that COM
pany does. the trafac OF the road will be
brought into Pittsburx on the Pittsburg and
western RAILROAD. This road Will be quite
benefit to Ptttsburg as 1t opens up an entirely
new country, abOunding with coal and iron.
The trade will be pretty evenly divided,
think, between Pittsburs and the lake.
'For all these reasons and from the fact
that there has just been q tin plate plant
started there, we intend to make the celebra.
ton as large as possible Governor Nc
kinley and Senator Sherman will both be
there. am trying to secure the services of
Hon. John Dalzell, also, as he is such
warm friend of the canal scheme and such
an able speaker. The adjacent towns are all
giving us aid, and already $4,000 has been
subscribed to make the event a success"
Forced to Start a Tin Plate Mill.
Mr.. Record manufactures butter tubs in
Conneaut. For a great number of years
he made them out of tin. When the Nc
kinley bill went into effect he found that he
could not compete with other manufacturers,
as they were using wood. He found the
only thing left him to do was to start q tin
plate plant and manufacture his own ware
plant is down to work and by next week it
will be turning out 1000 boxes per week. He
employs about 200 men. He only finishes the
tin at his plant He has contract with q
Cleveland iron company and it supplies him
with the block plate.
81 fnd," said Mr.. Record, "I can now man.
uTacture the tubs just as cheaply as l could |
before 1t is useless for anyone to tell me |
now that tin cannot be manufactured in |
America Just as well as in Europe. My |
plant had the honor of making the fist |
bright tin in America. For this reason I |
am selling it faster than 1 can make it." |
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-28
CLEVELAND Is THE MAN.

j. Simpson Africa Thinks HilPs Chances
for the Presidency Arc Remote-The
Free Silver Setback Has Helped Grover
Immensely-secret Societies Defended.
j. Simpson Africa, ex-Secretary of Inter
nal Affairs, registered at the Monongahela
House last evening. Mr.. Africa is prom
inent Democrat of Huntingdon, where he
still votes, but for several years he has been
living in Philadelphia as the President Of
the Union Trust Company He. is Grand
Master of the Pennsylvania Masons, and
came here with Michael Nisbet and W. 4.
Sim to institute a new lodge at Williamsburg.
Mr.. Africa says he is now out of politics, but
the time was when he was one OF the Demo-
cratic wheel horses of the State. In 1882 he
was the old man on the ticket with Pattison,
and in that memorable revolt against Re-
publican boss rule he walked under the wire
q winner. After his term of Office expired
he eschew wed politics for business. For this
reason he had little to say on political mat
Mir. Africa said he had called upon Cover
nor Pattison once since his inauguration:
He thinks Grover Cleveland is the choice of
bility OF Pattison getting the plum. He
doesn't believe that David B. Hill stands q
ghost of show. He coinmends Cleveland's 9
he n
occupied q very dignified position, and all
over the country the feeling for him
is spontaneous. Mr.. Africa thinks
the silver bill has been laid out
in sbroud for this session Of Congress. The
people were led to believe that the measure
would be passed with q large majority, but
the unexpected setback It received has
raised the stock of Cleveland. Mr.. Africa
discussed the free silver heresy very intelli-
gently. He claims there is enough gold in
the world for currency purposes. The
standard remains the same. and he says the
trouble with the silver men is that their
product is constantly declining on account
of the big increase in production. 1t would
be as reasonable to stamp bar of iron or
hide of leather and call 1t a dollar as mako
100 cents out of 70.
Turning to the subject of secret societies,
he remarked that he could see no reason
why some churches should be opposed to
them. He thought the opposition OF the
Catholic Church was due to the action Of
the French Maeons, who struck out God
from their constitution. For this reason
they are not recognized by any of the
Masons in the United States. They are re-
pudiated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-28
THE PRINTERS ELECTION.

Delegates to the National Convention and a
Change of Constitution to Be Voted On
The Representative Fight Will Be q
Hard One.
Next Wednesday the printers will vote
for delegates to the National Convention of
the International Typographical Union.
There are eight good men in the field, but
only three to elect. The fight is growing
very warm, and the whole eight candidates
have about equal chances. The election will
be held on March 30 in Lemon alley in the
rear of the Dispatch building.
This date is the one fixed for holding all
the typographical elections. For this rea-
son it was decided to vote on another ques-
tion at the same time. The question is that
At the election it will be voted on just to get
the sentiment of the members and if the
feeling Is in favor of a change it will be
made at the coming election.
This idea came up at the Boston conven-
tiOn and q committee was appointed to
formulate plans. This it did. 1t drew up
two different plans and these have been
submitted to the unions. When the printers
vote for delegate they will also vote for or
against the change. The tickets are so ar
ranged that a person can vote either for
plan No. or No. 2.
The general feeling in Pittsburg is that
the present constitution is good enough, but
If they do vote for u change they will favor
plan No. 2. This is much after the cigar
makers constitution. 1t requires each union
to have large reserve fund to use in case
of strikes. There are also several other adj
vantases about it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-28
INCREASING THE FACILITIES,

improvements to BE Made on the Greai
East End Traction Roads Next Month
The Williamsburg Route Shortened
New Branches to Bo Opened.
During April large number of changes
are to be made in the Fifth avenue and Du.
quesne Traction roads in order to accommo-
date rapidly increasing travel. The Fifth
avenue route to Williamsburg will be used,
and the time on this trip reduced ten minutes.
The trouble over this part of the road is said
to be about settled. When the company
uses Fifth avenue two cars will be put on to
run from Fifth avenue down Penn avenue
to the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge to
transfer passengers to and from East Lib
erty. No charge will be made for this trans
fer.
Two new lines will be opened this spring.
One will be an extension of the Lincoln
avenue line out Deary street and Lartmer
avenue and crossing the Larimer street
bridge. This will doaway with the Shetland
avenue branch. The other branch will start
at the junction of Fifth and Penn avenues,
go ont Fifth avenue under the Pennsylvania
Grazier street), and take in the district
around Homewood Park, Brushton and
lower Williamsburg. Hamilton avenue will
be opened to a width of sixty feet and paved
to the city line.
Thirty new summer cars will be placed on
the Duquesne line. They will be four feet
longer than the present cars, with closed
front and back and with the seats back to
back. On the Fifth avenue line n double
decked car. with seating capacity of 100
passengers, will be tried. Both lines are
short of cars and can't accommodate the
traffic. Superintendent Mcdowell can't ac-
count for the preference shown the Du-
quesne. The schedules are exactly the
same, but people walk several squares to
get the DuQuesne cars in preference to
taking the Others
There is some talk of increasing the power
of the cable road If more cars are put on
the engines OF the Oakland power house will
scarcely be able to operate the road. At
present they have two engines OF 500 horse
power each. Last week measurements were
made for an engine of 500 horsepower and
a report on the matter will be laid before
the directors at their next meeting.
AT present the average number of passen-
gers carried on the two lines is 25, 600 per day.
OF this traffic fully one-third comes through
the Williamsburg branch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-28
DIES IN CONCLUSIONS.
Sad Ending of an Inmate of the ALLEGHENY
City EARN

Sad Ending of an Inmate of tho Allegheny
City Farm.
Joseph Dresch died at the Allegheny City
Poor Farm yesterday morning from con-
wilson's. A few days ago he was confined
at st. Francis Hospital on account of sick
ness. On Friday last he was pronounced
cured and inst as he was being released he
became violent and assaulted several of the
attendants of the hospital. An attempt was
made to hold him but was unsuccessful and
ne escaped and made his way to
Allegheny, where his actions were SO pecu-
liar that he was arrested and sent to the sta
tion. During his stay there he became vio-
lent and on Saturday he was sent to the
Poor Farm. Saturday evening he became
insane and yesterday morning he died Of
convu.stons.
The deceased was 50 years Of age. Nothing
iurtner about him ts known, except that he