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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

y. me passengers on board the vessel
ano Inc invoice of goods sent to the
nlerchant In this country, which it will
20 remembered was indorsed bv an
american Consul in a foreign port be-
Iore the goods were shipped to this
country. The Captain must make oath
mat his manifest is in every wav cor
rect to the best of his knowledSe and
oellef. When these regulations have
peen complied with the Collector issues
an order for the delivery of the cargo
But before the importing merchant
or conslgnee can sec Ire his goods he
must go before the Collector and secure
q permit allowing him to unload his
freight. TO do this he goes to the Gus
tom House and produces his invoices
and bill of lading. The invoice is com
pared with the invoice in possession of
the Collector and which was sent to
him by the Consul residing in the coun-
try from which the goods were shipped.
The bill OF entry, which is presented
by the importing merchant, is also
compared with the bill of entry which
the captain gives to the Collector at
the same time that he does his mani
fest and clearance papers. These pa
pers are then taken t. the Naval Office,
where the work is verified. When
these papers are returned to the Gus
tom House and found to be regular the
Collector makes cut what is known as
an estimate" of the amount of duties
that should be paid. He also names a
certain number of packages that must
be sent to the public stores for appraise-
ment in order that the rate OF duty
may be accurately ascertained.
After the &c formalities are through
with the importer pays the estimated
duty on the goods he wishes to transfer
immediately to his store or ship to
other merchants in the interior of the
country. He may, if he wishes, get
two permits, one allowing him to have
immediate possession of the goods upon
which he has paid duty and the other
to allow him to remove the goods on
which the duty is not paid to bonded
warehouse.
When a merchant imports a cargo
of goods which he does not wish to place
Immediately upon the market, he can
store his merchandise in bonded
warehouse by getting permit to do
so and by giving a bond to secure the
payment of the duties. The bond
i to the effect that if the MGR
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Elixir OF Youthful Spirits.

CAS- l was walking up and down my
room the other day." said man,
wrapped in thought and absorbed in
care, with head lowered and hands
clasped behind me, / heard a litter
ing, and looking back ] saw my chill
dren following me, each with lowed
head and clasped hands: they had
tried hard to'be very solemn, but had
found it quite impossible ] could
not help laughing myself when saw
them, but / picked up my burden
and marched on. Promptly the chill
dren fell in again and marched after
me; when | turned corner | saw
them tagging on as before. We all
laughed again, and then the children
and / played soldier for a while.
When we got through with that |
found that my serious friend care had
gone away. New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

side AS the gold bars only weigh
from twelve to fifteen pounds each,
he could carry them home secreted
in his lunch basket. His later steal
ings Mr. Cochran hid in ventilatOr
loft of the mint, and here the gold
was discovered after his confession.
Some of the gold he sent to himself
at the mint by express. and when it
arrived he had it coined. When Sec
rotary Carlisles order was received
ordering the coming Of the gold bull
lion in the mint, Cochran manifested
great uneasincss, and even went to
Washington and begged the mint au-
thorities there to persuade the Secre-
tary to countermand his order. This,
they told him, was impossible, and
Mr. Cochran returned home. Sus-
picion was aroused by Mr. COchran's
course of action and detective was
sent to Philadelphia from Washing
ton. TO him Mr.. Cochran confessed
his crime; 1914, 093. 40 is the exact
value of the bullion taken,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Mourning.

The English period Of mourning
for father-in -iaw is twelve months,
ten months black, two months half
though the Grape period was formerly
six months. For a parent the period
is the same as above. The longest
period for a brother is six months,
five months black, one month half
mourning. The Grape period was
formerly three months: it is now al
most discarded The shortest period
is four months black. no talf mourn
ing. We may remark that the period
of mourning for a fathcr-in-law is
o. ten shortened to six months when
relatives reside at Il considerable dis
lance from each other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Furnishing the Kitchen.

Few women are strong enough to
keep bare floor properly scrubbed,
and a carpet absorbing the odors and
greases Of cooking is an abomination,
therefore it is a good plan to buy
brown oilcloth for the kitchen floor,
as it shows wear less rapidly than
other colors, and blends better with
the woodwork, writes Helen Jay, in
an article on FURNISHING Modern
Home" in the Ladies' Home Journal.
To be sure this seems like little
thing, but attention to details is an
essential in the harmonious evolu-
tion of home. In buying this oil
cloth the housewives labors will be
lessened if enough more be bought to
cover the closet floors.
Few kitchens are commodiOus-fo
this reason a flap table, which, when
not in use, can be folded up and fast
ened against the wall, is Il positive
boon. If not obtainable in the shops,
one can be easily made by taking "a
dressmakers stationary cutting board
as model. The top Of this table
should be covered with white marble
ClOUIl, duu Al CllC NAOSCu oAClNCS al Z
covered with the same material they
can more easily be kept clean and
sweet. Besides this table two chairs
are needed for the kitchen. They
should be made entirely of wood as
cane seats are treacherous things and
repairing them expensive work.
Small cooking utensils are kept in
better condition if hung.
A wide painted BOARD, made after
the model of the small keyracks sold
in fancy shops, can be hung by means
of picture hooks fastened in the top
edge back of the table. On it small
hooks, such as are used by uphOlster-
ers, can be screwed in rows. There
is no better harbor for knives, spoons
and small tinware. Back of the sink
should hang the dishpan, soaprack
and small scrubbing broom. The
ordinary kitchen has two or three
closets. 1t simplites the work to de-
vote each of these to a definite pur-
pose. For instance, in one place the
ironing board, irons, etc; in another
everything used in baking, and in the
third the paraphernalia of ordinary
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

|rhandise in the ports of this cOun-
4 foreign merchant desiring to
l. Goods to the United States must
90 before the American Consul
ding at the port from which he in
Ils to ship the merchandise and
ie oath to the kind, quality and
| ntity Of the articles he wishes to
h 10 the United States. This affi-
FL is called q consular certificate"
/, attached TO the invoice OF goods
Wcrchant is going to export. Three
i these invoices, property certified,
made out, one OF which is kept by
Consul. one cent to the Collector of
Port to which the goods arc to be
/ Dnd and one given to the exporting
Rchant, who sends it to his customer
zhc United STAT $. The invoice
j cb goes to the Collector of the Port
4 his country is sent by the captain
3 he ycs>c! which carries the freight
5 d in The invoice.
liter the vessel crosses the ocean
i is within fifteen leagues OF the
b shore it is possible that it may
across one OF Uncle Sans revenue
#crS. If the ship is in the regular
nncl and making directly for port
d revenue cutter will not modest it.
! il the vessel is out of the beaten
X CT ha; NJ colors flying, or if
c Is anything rakish or suspicious
ping about it, the revenue cutter
signal it to bring to, as coming
hat. Is called in sailor parlance.'
&NaEe this signal the revenue cut
runs up the revenue jack or fires a
across the bows OF the incoming
*cL When the vessel comes to Il
4 boat is lowered from the cutter
two officers are sent aboard the
i to make an examination. # the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

Of the line, and extends from Mata-
moras to Tijnana. The United States
frontier adjoining old Mexico is poorly
guarded. There are custom hou es at
brownsville, Laredo. Eagle Pass, and
El Paso, Tex, and at Nogales, N. M.
Mounted inspectors patrol this part of
the frontier, but they only act as de-
tectives, and there are not enough of
them to guard properly the boundary
line between this country and the free
zone in Mexico. It is doubtful if any
ordinary number of man could guard
the Mexican frontier. The barren
plains in the northern part of Texas
and in the southern part of New Mex
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

leo and Arizona afford great protection
to the smugglers Usually natural i'm
pediments " AXE smuggling unprotita-
BILE But it is the reverse in this in
stance. TO the professional smuggler
this sterile and wild tract of country is
a bridge between Mexico and the in
habited part of the United States,
which, if he can but safely cross, he
feels that he is secure from pursuit
and capture.
The Canadian Frontier.
The frontier between Canada and
the United States is not patrolled in
any manner. The only guards are the
iron posts which stand like sentinels
on the boundary line at a distance OF
one mile apart. These posts mark the
line between the United States and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

chandise be withdrawn within three
wears from the date Of importation ana
the duties pa id then. the bond IS to be
void. If merchandise is removed with
in a wear after being placed in bond,
then only the regular duties are I'M
posed. but if it remains in bond longer
than one wear an extra charge OF ~
per cent. upon the regular duty Is ado
ed. All merchandise placed in bond
ed warehouse must be withdrawn With
in three wears or the goods will be sold
to pay the duties.
The Mexican .Free Zone
At ports other than seaports Ine
methods employed in collecting du1les
ARE, the same as those just described,
czcept. of course, that there are 40
revenue cutters or tugs. The manner
of collecting the customs at some Oh the
frontier custom houses is quite IN
formal. This is especially true OF the
ruetoms Offices on the Mexican frontier
and on the boundary line between the
states and the British provinces.
There is IA regularity about the Mexl-
can frontier that is entirely Its own. IL
consists in what is known as the rec
Iona and is situated in old Mexico.
Several wears ago the Mexican Govern
mont passed a law setting apart mar
row strip of territory on the boundary
line between that country ana Tue
United States to be iona MIRA OF
free zone. into which goods ana mer-
chandise could be shipped lroln an!
mari Of the world duty free. 1he oh]ect
Of this legislation was to onlio up q
narrow stllp of Mexican teri ltoFH az
the expense of the United states lr az
e frhis niece of strategy by the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Milk for Burns.

A French physician has obtained
GOOD results in dressing burns with
milk. Congresses are soaked With
milk and laid on the burn, TO be re-
newcd night and morning. An ex-
tensiye burn on the leg was healed in
this manner Two days reduced it in
size from II to : cent!mcters; at the
end of three days it measured but -
centimeterS in diameter. Another
burn which had been treated for
eight days with olive OH and oxide of
zinc healed rapidly under simple
milk dressing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Hrauyht Animals.

\ French scientist has just p owed
b. experiment that the motive power
or animals is a series Of jerks, which
consequently cause great waste OF
labor. He suggests that horses should
b. harnesSed with elastic traces. a.
by this means tne resistance would
be overcome. II is well known that
bargencn have their baTges drawn
with lcay ronas. the reason being,
the ionrer the rope The greater the
$ o:,c Tor elasticity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
What Plants Are Fragrant.

Plant; with white blossoms have a
larger proportion Of fragrant species
than any others: next comes red,
then yellow and blue: after which,
and in the same order, may be reck-
oned violet, green, orange, brown and
black. The flowers OF spring are white
and highly fragrant; those of sum-
mer are red and yellow and less fra
grant: those of autumn and winter
are darker, and with still less per-
.nrnp
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
HE ROBBED THE MINT.
Henry 8. Cochran, Who Stole Over $780,
900 from the Government.

Henry S. Cochran, who confessed
that he stole over $l00,0 900 worth of
gold bullion from the government,
has for forty years been employed as
Weighing Clerk in the Philadelphia
Mint. The vault from which the
bullion was extracted was sealed in
1873, and not until it was opened
recently was the theft discovered.
Ever since the vault was sealed Mr..
Cochran has been engaged in taking
the gold. by means of crooked
wire he pulled the bullion bars from
the top of pile where they were
placed crosswise like RAILROAD ties.
When they fell on the floor he would,
by means of his hook, pull the bars
to the iron latticed door, the bottom
of which was little loose on one
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
Anecdotes ofthe Duke OF Edinburgh

The succession of the Duke of Ed!n-
burgh to dlcal throne on the con-
tnent has set the papers to telling
stories about him. One is, that when
commanding the Galatea he called
in plain clothes on an admiral; who
rebuked him with the stiff greeting:
Il should have been very happy to
receive your oval highness on any
other occasion, but unhappily at this
moment | am expecting visit
from the captain OF the Galatea. }"
The duke went back TO his ship and
put on his TN form. Another story
is, tha5 when travelling in Canada he
had gu de who had served his
brother. and who remarked one day:
1.-The Prince Of Wales gave me d
splendid gold watch, sir" Indeed"
said the duke that's more than be
ever did for me.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

I"'h can show his clearance and
snip papers, and they are found
/ rc.TUa%, he is permitted to go on,
wise the vessel is placed under
~ "hU taken to the nearest port.
4 Revenue Tug.
F.''og passed the revenue cutters,
vessel IN some Of the larger sea-
meets rclcnue tug just after en-
'Ae harhor. These little boats
'0' to meet the bic ship, ana
~ - around run up alongside Of the
, ~.:e II Is slowly moving toward
"..0oE place. \ ladder is run up
we Tug and two inspectors are
va BOARD. who remain on the
l. ,., ~t''t II lands and the cargo has
w. 'oa0ed and the duties asses ID.
\ =" where there are no revenue
L. rn -, Inspectors go aboard when the
a, I t's 'andS. but in either ease no
ssbn"1, "'o 'he ship is permitted TO
,,r,,,, "Uo no part OF the cargo can
Il 'o"0eu until the officers have
4 fN., "'''it tAbi VI the SitlIS >
] ,S Vs. !. ana clearance papers.
1 v.; I'VE vessel lands the Captain
l. " ,na. tWenty-four hours there
l ro N"'eF his vessel-that is, he
jiE?ort to the Collector of the
! .se rsS,'. n5 to him copies of the
/ he 6r ,o,o clearance papers. To do
n viii deposits his clearance ra.
h v ",a the N2nsu, of the nation
kx,qr r,Sn the ship sailed. The Con
kcy,'I,a,'VeS the papers and if they
! l$ = ca,,, ne gives the CAPTAIN of the
R,ain tLa ,,"y;''e t. this effect. Tue
&.fraf,o,' en gives he Collector this
the ,. winch is Official evid snee
/ It c,a; ,nSSel is from the county
is glnarnr, - DC. Besides deliver
H. Ca TGIan'e pai ers to the Collec.
j'cst 81 Li "l'o delivers TO him the
HIS S2!2. containing u list
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
[0NG THE FRONTIER
,uc ADOPTED TO COLLECT
N TAXES ON IMPORTS.
svstcm of Invoices, Afidavits and
p.,ers-How Goods Are Shipped
, the Custom Houses-But Little
titan Of Land Frontiers.
TynfcaI Custom Houses.

whom foreign vessel comes to this
nty il comes as an alien and a
o n%S Its only rights are secured
! Tv treaty. Unless q ship seeking
onG At one of our ports has it's flag
"n to denote its nationality, and UNI
+ has its clearance papers from the
lion ports from which it sailed or
account for them, or, in short, I'M
thc vessel can produce its pass
+, and he properly introduced, it
|rot he admitted to land and unload
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

,1o,.;can G,ycrnmcnt is accomplishing S. ny
ms1 psrposc Secaa the Limited ), !, 'Sa
Is debarred frola retana ann mat it
s Iond b. s Contrary raj the pr r0ys That at
sa a duties and qx atea shs .
"n Ts r sT ssae ssio e a'f ay
twenty miles wide on the -S4oN''''''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

National Wom-
e n $ r Ell i e f
Corps at the con-
vention in con-
nection with the
encampment of
the e. A. r., at
l n d i a n a p oils,
la tely. M rs. Mink
i S well known
throughout New
York State, hav-
ing formerly re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19

THE Professor 0nhostess) Thank
Won so much for IL most deightiu'
ey, ming. ! shall indeed 90 to he !
with pleasant recollectons, and You
VII b. the last person shall thinn
II rSan Francisco A,sondnt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
MRS. SARAH MINK

MRS, SARAH MINK SIDED n SYRIA
cuse, and latte!ly in Watertown, and
having for many years been active in
G. A. r. affairs. Her husband is
Major Charles Il. Mink. who was
commander of Mink's Battery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
lNGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born-Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious, and Laugh
able--Thc Weeks Humor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-19
MRS. SARAH MINK.

The Newly Elected President OF the Wom-
ems Relief Corps.
Mrs. Sarah Mink, Of WatcrtoWn,
N. Y. was elected President of the
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-10

While our state has developed in
every other respect, we have made no
progress in the matter of roads. We
are in this regard almost where we
were half a century ago, so that for a
number of months in the year our
roads are almost impassable. The loss
and inconvenience of this falls most
heavily on our agricultural communi-
ties. Not only is the farmer subjected
to a heavy loss in the wear and tear
of his team, but he is frequently pre-
vented from availing himself of favor
able markets by the impassability of
the roads. The state should again
take up the subject of internal inn
provements and adopt a policy that
will tend to the building of good roads
in every county in the state-roads
that can be travelled every day in the
year. As the railroads do all the car
rying for long distances, wagon roads
are, to a great extent local matter
in each county. This being SO, the
roads will not need to be so wide, and
can, therefore, be more cheaply built
than would otherwise be possible. II
is also probable that some of the con-
victs of our peuitentiaries could be
used to prepare material for the build
ing of roads.-From Gov. Altgelds In
augural Address
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-10
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

DON'T cool off the stables before
the ir milk, and frequently they become
fretful and kick.
MANAGE to use your horses little
every day during the winter. Steady
everyday work tends to keep them
sound and in good health.
STUDY and plan for the coming years
work so that when spring is here you
will be ready to be up and at it, and
know what you want to do.
WooD ashes, besides setting free the
ammonia of the droppings, bleaches
the shanks of the fowls and should not
be empticd in the poultry house.
ALTHOUGH the prices of eggs are
higher in winter than in summer the
cost of production is greater. There is
really no larger profit from winter
eggs than from those produced in sum
mer.
A STEEL trap properly set will catch
the possum that kills the chickens
Set it inside of the house in front of
the opening where the varmint enters,
protecting it from the fowls by boards
or wire screen.
YOUR farm may be wei! stocked and
yet have room for more head if only
they are properly diversified. We
have known wellstocked farms where
sheep per acre could be protitably
added. Prairie Farmer.
If there are no outer sheds with n
sunny exposure for the flock to fire.
1uent they had better be confined TO
the house. Wading in slush and stand
ing in winter wind do not promote
health nor induce laying.
SEVERE cold does not injure seed
corn, if the corn is thoroughly dry. 1t
| is the exposure to both cold and damp.
ness which Injuries seed corn 1t should
be hung up in a dry place and the
| soundest and best ears should be Sc
| lected.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-10
FEEDING HElFERS.
The Need of a Moro Scientific Treatment
of Young Dairy Stock.

OF young DAIRY STOCK.
The first year of the dairy COW is the
most critical of all her life Immature,
because not more than half grown, she
has had to give life to her calf, she is
now called upon to give milk for her
owner, and within a few months she
will again have TO furnish life and sus-
tenance for her second calf. So she
has nearly a constant threefold demand
upon her energies, and unless the ut
most skill is taken the usefulness of
the coming COW will be injured by care
less and ignorant methods of feeding
and care. This young heifer should
receive, not only great abundance of
food, but that which is succulent and
easily digested and the greatest care
sh buld be taken TO develop the NAM
mary gland. That is. her food should
be so regulated that it would not only
sustain her and produce material for
the growth of herself and the embryo
calf, but there should be surplus re-
suit of the food consumed; the milk
and butter product is the result of this
surplus. We want to so breed and feed
calves for the dairy that they will
make cows that will put this surplus
feed into the milk pail and nowhere
else.
] wish / knew how to better empha.
size the need of more scientific treat.
mcnt of our two-year-old heifers II
all of them could be fed right for one
or two generations, the average prod,
uct per COW of our dairies could be
easily raised 90 per cent. As soon as
the animal digests and assimilates
more than it wants for it's daily susten-
ance, and all healthy animals can di-
gest more than is needed for their daily
wants, it seeks to do something with
it. Now it is the province of the
breeder to direct this surplus energy
into specialized channels, as may be
desired, and creating tendency to re-
ceive this surplus and store it in the
form of growth, milk, beef or reserve
energy appears to stimulate the power
of the animal to increase the amount
Of surplus assimilated food, aud 80 the
animal may be induced TO go on and in
crease its production until it has
reached the limit or end Of the law of
its being. The change and variations
desired often come slowly, but each
additional generation may add some
thing valuable of surplus directed in
the channel best suited to minister to
| the wants Of makind. p rof. L =. Rob-
erts, in Farm and Home.