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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
A Great Inducement.

A New York nabob, who recently
made trip to Southern Missouri on
business, fell in with one community
which appreciated him 100 cents on the
dollar. The village tavern-keeper
bribed three or four roughs to quit
quarreling an hour earlier than usual !;
the undertaken offered 40 per cent. off
in case his services were needed; the
Postmaster was awful sorry there was
no mail for him, and, as the millionaire
got ready to leave, the leader of the
brass band took him by the hand and
said:
Say, Mister, we like your style, we
do, and if you want to settle down here
with us you can be elected Justice of
the Peace quicker'n Jack Robinson!"-
Wall Street NeUs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Growing Potatoes Under Straw.

About growing potatoes under
straw. Judge Miller says in the Rural
World: "What I have seen Of it, is
simply to have the ground rich and
mellow Line out the ground the
usual distance, then put in the tuhers
or pieces as they may be used, just
covered with earth. One inch is Suf-
ficient. Then cover the whole ground
with clean straw foot deep when
slightly pressed down, so thick that
no weeds can possibly come through.
Then there is nothing to be done
until the vines die, then clear off the
straw and the praties will be lying
bare. 1t is we'll to have the ground to
slope a little, for in case OF a very wet
season they will not do so we'll"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06

spring the more moisture there is in
the soil the less warmth there is
likely to be. Corn needs warmth, and
it 1T gets this early the roots will find
the moisture needed to perfect crop.
But on land where plaster does no
good for corn, wood ashes are almost
always helpful They toe, draw
moisture, but the first effect of caustic
potash is to get up a ferment and
thus evolve carbonic acid gas. This
is necessarily accompanied with in
crease of warmth in the soil, just
what corn in it's early stage Of growth
most needs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Evidence Enough.

A New York broker, who left the
street three or four years ago, one day
received call from man up the river,
who announced that old Blank was
dead
cold Blank. Yes, remember; so he
is dead?"
Eyes, and his heirs are trying to break
the will"
'"They are?"
eyes, and they are going to prove he
was crazy. They want you as wit
ness"
want me? Why, know nothing of
the old man, except that once invested
$4,000 for him.
"Well, that's all they expect to prove
by YOU"
what, eh!''
"Why, if you'll come into court and
swear that the old man let you have
$4,000 to invest for him the case is
made out When can you Gomez"
He never went.-WaU Street Ne,Cs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
All Around the Farm,

A SMALL mixer is often good
butter maker.
KEEP all boards and sticks out of
the feed lots.
COOKING the food makes it easier
to masticate.
ONE must utilize and save all that
gets to the barn.
MUCH of the losses on the farm
comes from small leaks.
WITH most stock, breeds affect
profit more than quality.
WITH all animals cleanliness is a
preventive of disease.
GOOD stock crops, fertility, and in
dustry are the essential factors in
good farming.
AN abundance of clover, corn, and
hogs are good things to have on the
majority of farms.
WHEN the ground is frozen hard a
small lot is the best place for the
horses to exercise.
EXCESSIVE fat, especially on young
or breeding stock is too often a wolf
in sleeps clothing.
The condition of horses can readily
be weakened By making them carry
too much surplus flesh.
TASTES differ, but if you are max
ing butter to sell you must consult
the tastes Of your customers.
THE shortest road to good prices is
in having the best articles to sell;
this is true of all farm products.
ONE inducement towards keeping
stock ON the farm is that an oppor.
tunity is afforded to keep up the land.
THE farmer that saves all of the
manure possible. will finl it less
necessary to purchase commercial
fertilizers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
A Prehistoric Monster.

If were to speak after the common
fashion of the elephant as "a mann
MOTH" of the rhinoceros as a Titan,
and the hippopotamus as Behemoth,
you might fairly charge me with having
forgotten that these animals, big as we
think them, are really, after all, only
the pigmies of other species. But [
have not forgotten it, for before me lies
paragraph announcing the discovery
in Siberia of one of those colossal ami
mails which nature is very fond of drop
ping in, in a staccato way, just to keep
our pride down, and to remind us, we
creatures of a degenerate growth, what
winter" meant in the years gone by,
and what kind of person an inhabitant
of the earth then was.
He had to be very big, indeed, very
strong and very warmly clad, to be
called the fttest in the glacial period,
and to survive the fierce assaults of the
paleolithic cold. The rhinoceros,
therefore exceeds by some cubits the
stature of the modern beast, and is also
by some tons heavier.
It appears that an affluent of the
Tana river was making alterations in
its course, and in SO doing cut away it's
banks, revealing the imbedded presence
of a truly Titanic pachyderm, which,
for want of filter name, has been tenn
porarily called "a rhinoceros." But it
is such a creature that if it were to show
itself now in the swamps Of Assam or on
the plains of Central Africa, it would
terrify off it's path all the species Of the
present day, whether one-horned or
two-horned, and make no more Of an
obstinate elephant than an avalanche
does of a goat-herds hut that happens
to stand in the line of its advance. At
one time the whole skeleton Of the great
dead thing stood revealed to human
eyes, such an apocalypse of mummy as
should have had some evangelist like
Prof. Owen close at hand to translate it
to the world; a vision of dry bones fit
for the prophet of South Kensington
himself. Unfortunately, however, there
is no large choice of professors in ST.
IBERIA. They are wise beyond meas
ure in Arctic suffering, and gradu-
ates in the miseries of cold, but
they know very little about fossils. So
the stream that was cutting away its
banks took the old rhinoceros in it's
days work, and cut the monster of the
past away, too. It's head was eventu-
ally rescued, and so was one foot, said
to be at Irkutsk. Er pede Herca1len,.
This foot, if set down upon one of the
rhinoceroses of modern times, would
have fattened it as smooth as the phi
losopher's tub rolled out those naughty
boys of Corinth who had ventured to
tickle the cynic through the bung-hole
with straw. Beside it's size, the
huge monster in question asserts it's su-
periority over existing species by being
clothed in long hair, fleece to guard it
against the climate in which it lived,
and from which even the tremendous
panoply of the nineteenth century rhi-
noceros could not sufficiently protect
the vearer. Thus, clad in a woo1ly
hioe and colossal in physique, the ST.
berian mammal not only lived, but lived
happily, amid snowy glaciers that
would have frozen the polar bear and
made icicles of arctic foxes.-Harper's
Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
What 1t Cost.

When one stops and counts up what
it does cost to buy these things in the
abundance in which they are used
when plenty it is truly astonishing.
A friend of mine told me that last
summer the berries his family of five
ate on their table mot counting those
canned) would, if sold. have brought
$50; and 1T is safe to say that the
vegetables were worth at least $50
more. What farmer can afford to
pay 800 in hard cash for these
things? And who is there that will
say that his fruit and vegetable gar
den at it's best ever cost him more
than quarter Of chat sum-
National StOckman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
The Peach Orchard.

In planting peach trees care should
be taken to give the orchard every ad-
vantage to secure a crop and to make
the fruit Of the best quality and APP
pearance, for the peach is a paying
crop when it hits the market just
right. The best situation is an ele-
waited one, as there is less danger of
frost. The best soil is one of a warm,
quick nature; it should be naturally
rich or made so by manure. The
peach-tree requires richer soil than
the apple, I think; soil with a large
share of potash in it is one of the
best. I notice orchards on hillsides
do best even though the soil may not
be so good. The land should slope to
the north rather than south, the brow
of the hill being better location
than a steep northern or southern
slope. When on southern exposure
a few warm days may bring out the
fruit buds, and they be killed by
cold snap. / have observed that Or
chards on high northern slopes sell
dom fail. Some may claim to have
richer fruit from southern aspects, but
the orchards on the north do not fail
to have fruit of good quality also.
The culture of The peach is quite
simple, but it must be thorough and
constant; neither grass nor grains
should be allowed to grow among
them. Garden crops, 1 find, may be
grown in the orchard even with a
benefit, as they are heavily MANFRED
and we'll worked. The finest peach
orchard and the finest fruit ever
saw was planted on a rich. warm soil,
cultivated and manurcd every year
the same as the corn crop, and kept
we'll pruned. In selecting trees, l
much prefer small tree to large
one. / have known some growers to
select the largest, thinking thereby
to get fruit earlier; but l believe such
persons make serious mistake in so
doing. A tree should be kept headed
in, thinned, and we'll balanced over
the trunk. d. Baird.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement
tends to personal enjoyment
rightly used. The many, who livI
ter than others and enjoy life more
less expenditure, by more pro-
adapting the worlds best produd
the'needs of physical being, will /
the value to health of the pure 1
laxative principles embraced il
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its pres,
in the form most acceptable and
ant to the taste, the refreshing and
beneficial properties of a perfec
alive; effectually cleansing the s
dispelling colds, headaches and
and permanently curing consti
It has given satisfaction to millio
met with the approval of the
profession, because it acts on tn
neys, Liver and Bowels without
ening them and it is perfectly frd
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by al
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it
ufactured by the California Fig
Co. only, whose name is printed
package, also the name, Syrup Q
and being we'll informed, you v
accept any substitute if offered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Advantages OF Farm Life.

One of the advantages Of farm
er's life, and by no means small one,
is The healthfulness Of his employ
ment. Statistics show that farm
er's life is the most healthy of all oc
equations. The freedom from cares,
the outdoor exercise the moderate
living and the absence from those
cares which disturb the peace and
comfort of other persons, all go to
lengthen the farmers life. Forty
per cent. of farmers reach the age of
70 years. against thirty-tlve per cent.
among merchants, thirty-three among
soldiers, twenty-nine among lawyers
and Twenty-Five among physicians.
Out of 100 farmers, 106 per cent. die
every year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06

just temporary relief, and then a |
condition afterward-but help that
Pleasant help, too. These i
coated little pellets are the smalles
easiest to take, and the easiest +
way they act. No gripping, no yio1
no disturbance to the system, diS
occupation.
They come in sealed walls. which
them always fresh and reliable: !
venient and perfect vest-pocket re1
They're the cheapest pills you cam
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
CARPETS.

We can tell you tn;
complete-and the bes
played stock of Carpets
city. But even then YOU
have a clouded concept
what such a stock is really
Seeing alone will do. |
must see it in order ID
rectly estimate its value
only its value in so mani
lars and cents, but its Vi
you personally, its val
you as a housekeeper.
coming will call for bu
effort, while the pleasure
profit derived from tn
may repay you many TT
Send for samples
cannot come.
G1MBEL BRoTHH
MilW
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
To Cure CriD-Biters.

A gentleman living in d village a
few miles north has valuable 6-year
old trotting horse, which some time
ago formed the very bad habit of
cribbing; that is it would chew at
the wood of the manger and parts of
it's STALL The habit grew and grew
till he was cribbing so constantly
that he lost flesh and did not eat a
sufficient squantlty of food. The
owner sent statement of the condi-
t1on of things to Thomas ?. Night
ingale and asked him if he could sug-
gest a remedy. Mr.. Nightingale
thought the matter over and replied
"Yes." He then went to work at
the arrangement described hereafter.
He had an induction coil wound.
Three cells of battery were used. A
flexible cora was led from it to the
horses back under the surcingle.
The stall was lined with tin where
the horse had the habit of cribbing
or chewing. The connection was
made so that when the animal
touched his lips to the tin at any
point the electric current ran through
his head and along his back to the
spine under the surcingle. This was
enough to make him turn away his
nose and lips with all the disgust an
equine can show. After vain efforts
to touch any part of either the man
ger or stall without getting the dose
he gave it up, and the result is the
animal is again eating and digeSting
his food naturally and has lost his
taste for manger and stall wood
Utica Observer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Originating New Varieties of Wheat.

Wheat is usually self fortified, and
as bees do not come to it's blossoms,
it is rarely that new varieties are
originated. Crossing by depositing
pollen from one variety on another
blossom is not difficult if the time for
doing this is known This can only
be learned by practice. 1t is not best
to cross-fertilize varieties that widely
differ. The result will probably be a
mongrel breed, having none of the
best characteristics of either.
Bearded varieties should be crossed on
those that have most points in COM
mon, and the bald wheats on the
same principle Some of the best
kinds of wheat seem to be accidental
sports.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
NO DIN!

will do you as \
good as the onel
buys Doctor Pid
ellets.1
is what you ge.I
them An absj
and permanent
for Constipation
dig estion, Bill
Attacks, Sick /
Bilious Heada
and all derangea
OF the liver, stoH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Ashes VS.. Plaster for Corn.

It is very seldom that gypsum or
land plaster does any good on corn.
It has to be used early to get moist
ure to dissolve it and make it eff
fectiye. It has the power of drawing
moisture from the air, but in early
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
THE Hocbi Shinbat1a ciyes some par

The Hochi Shinbu'a gives some par
ticulars of the army of Japan, as fol-
lows: General officers, 80; Colonies,
253; Captains, Lieutenants, ETC., 1859;
staff officers, 1909; cadets, rs; nom
commissioned officers, 6,91S; rank and
file, 100, 4o6; workmen, etc., 709; total
121.9O5.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Soil Wasted by Winds,

Any one who wants to note the
losses of fine surface soil by winter
winds can see it clearly in the cover
ing of snow banks with more or less
deep covering of earth which makes
them look like piles of mud. When
the bank thaws away in the spring,
this deposit of soil is washed into the
grass, giving it bright, green color
insuring rapid growth. With clover
sometimes the deposit is so heavy
that the plants are smothered and
killed. 1t pays to erect artificial
windbreaks to prevent the most vio-
lent sweep of the winds, and, as a
rule, keep the fields that are most
exposed to sweeping gales seeded
with grass or clover as much as posi-
BILE, in order to save this loss. The
waste is less on low lands, especially
if sheltered by orchards or forests on
the hillsides to the points whence
winter winds usually come.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06

THE green cucum Der season and
the ditto medical graduate are event.
uated about the same time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Planting and Care Of Peach Trees-Ashes
Better than Plaster for Corn-How to
Protect Young Fruit Trees Adyantas es
OF the Farmers Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-04-06
Protection for Young Trees.

To keep rabbits, mice, and sheep
from girdling young fruit trees the
best and surest way is to case or wrap
them with wire door screening cut in
strips wide enough to wrap once
around them and then tie in two
places with tarred Irvine, such as is
used in tying fodder. Or if the trees
are not too large take common plas-
tering lath, saw once in two, making
the pieces two feet long. nail the
pieces together like a box trough,
set up round the tree, which covers
three sides, then put another piece Of
lath upon the other side and tie in
two places with tarred Irvine. This
is much better than daubing with
cow manure, rubbing with beef liver
or blood, Or soap, to be washed off by
The rain, making repeated rubbings
necessary. This is not expensive and
when done is done to stay till taken
down.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30

stood Ga a pyramid OF fircwood ready 20
burst I'm flame at first touch of the torch.
Close az hand We're the stacks of reserve
fuel Never light this until You know
the Indians are raiding west OF the
Chrisiohal," were his orders. But well
he knew that once ignited IL could DO
seen for many a league Here again he
filled Bis faithful pipe, aud, moving a
safe distance away, lighted It's charge
and tossed the match stump among the
jagged rocks below. He saw the spark
go sailing downward. uuwaited from Us
course by laintest breath Of air Then
he heard Pixies grOWl Or something Ike
a. and called 90 him TO ask II he heard
Jackson. No answer Sure that he had
heard che grun, though inariculate voice
of hs OImrIde, he hailed again, more
loudly than before. and still there came
no reply Surprised, he stepped quickly
back around the Ocky point 10 where
the tents lay under the sheltcrng cliff
and came face 10 face with three dark,
steps gave no sound, whose masked and
blackened faces dehed recognition, whose
cooked revOlyers were thrust into his
very face before q lariat settled over his
shoulders, snapped into place, and, yelling
for help when help was miles beyond
range OF his ringing voice, Sergeant Wing
was ierkrl violently 10 earth, dragged
gagged. and then left 10 himself. An iu-
stant later the licacho was lighted up
with a lurid mearthly glare; Tie huge
column of sparks went whirling and hiss
ing up on high. and, far and near the
great beacon was warning all seers that
the fierce Apache was ont IN force ana
raiding the Yuma road.
Away ont across the desert is red
glare chased the Concord wagon wherein
an unconscious of the danger signal,
the sisters We're now chatting In a low
tone
Drive your best" had Harvey NUT,
tered 10 his Mexican Jehu, as he leaned
ont OF his saddle 20 reach bis ear moi
"a w0rl % alarm TIE girls be cautioned
his companion, "but he ready for any
thing
Far out beyond the swaying bounding
vehicle. far out across the bhslored plain,
the glare and CLEAN fell upon the brown
adobe walls at MorenO's and gltterng
eyes and swarthy faces passed through
the westward aperture, while ln the cor.
ral the night lights were dancing 20 ana
fro. and l'eeny, sore perplexed, Dat ODE
dient 10 orders was hurrying the pfepa-
rations of his men Murphy's wild an
nouncemeni had carried conviction %
the majors soul despite an letny ;
pieadings, aud tne sigat Of that beacon
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30
nrIEnrING a nnRRnM.

The rcnsons which induced iST MEM
beers of Tho Union lengue club 10 black.
bnll Mr. Theodore Solirmnn, can only be-
Burmiaed Tho honorpd father of the
rejected gentleman Mr. Jesse Sclgman,
says Il a. quite clear to him that his
son was rejected On account " his race
aud religion. The Recorder hopes Mr..
Jesse Seliguau Is mistaken Ia his beliefi
FOR, II lio is not. the Union League has
committed u ruwt blnder, aud one
which may prove costly 10 the Rcpublls
can party. OF which the club " recognize
ed as the representative social 0rgani1hs
ton of New York.
Horace Greedy WAS on famous occa.
sion, Il may Doe recalled, threatened with
ostracism hy this same Union leagne
club. The greatest Republican editor %
this day characterized iiH ruling spirits
no that time pa marrow minded block
heads who would like 90 be useful 10 q
great aud good cause. but didn't know
how" NJ Mr. Theodore Seligmnn has
been made the victim Of race and relig.
ious prejudice these historic words u
Mr.. Greedy win again be- timely and
true. New York Recorder
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-30

his superior by the feel rather than sight
how the perfect mechanism was mndo
70 turn on its hinge aud thrust the emp
tied shells from their chambers.
''Ihc Lord grant we may have no call
10 shoot tonight, sir. bat ! misdoubt the
whole situation. That lirc's beginning to
wear itself out already, aud any minute
look TO hear the hoof-beats OF the
Morales gang surrounding us here on
every side. III they'll only hold of tin
toward morning and | can brace UP these
two poor devils they've poisoned, we can
stand EN- OH awhile until our fellows
begin TO come back or Lieutenant Drum.
moud hcurs of the gathering
And do yOu believe there are no
Apaches IN this business y asked the
major
Not out north or west sir; they're
thick enough ahead IN the Santa Maria,
but not to the north, not TO the west +,
I can't believe that Those Morales
fellows know every thing that Is gOing on.
They know that just about this time
Ned Harvey was expected along escort
ing his sisters home. They knew yOu
had never seen him and could easily be
made To believe the story. Everything
has been done 90 hold US back, first at
Ccrllvo's and aftcrwurd here until they
could gather AN their gang In force
sufficient to attack; then Hist! listeul
There's hoOfs now. No, not out there;
the other way. from the Tucson road,
east. God grant It's some Of our fellows
coming back Keep watch here, major;
III run out and challenge
Hastily picking up % carhne as he
passed the door, FeCny ran uimbly out
across the sandy barren disappearing
In the darkness TO the southeast Old