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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
Marital Rights.

1t was on train going through
Indiana. Among the passengers
were newly married couple, who
made themselves known to such an
extent that the occupants of the cal
commenced passing sarcastic re.
marks about them. The bride and
groom stood the remarks for some
time, but finally the latter, who was
a man of tremendous size, broke out
in the following language at his tor
mentors:
"Yes, we're married; just married.
We are going 100 miles further on
this train. and / am going to spoon
all the way. II you don't like it you
can get out and walk. She's my VIC
let and Pm her sheltering oak"
During the remainder of their
journey they were left in peace
Philadelphia Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
A Bird Story.

Will you allow me to add touch
ing instance of courage to your pleas
ant stories? Early one morning last
summer I was called to the window
by great noise among the bird PEG.
pie of the garden, and saw the fol
lowing scene. A young blackbird was
standing fascinated by cat, who
was crOuched under bush ready to
spring upon him. An old blackbird,
on an lick close by, was uttering loud
and agitated cries, and there was a
general cackle of anger and SYM
pathy from other birds all around.
After few seconds the cat sprang
on the young bird and held him down.
At that instant the old bird came
down on them. There was a mo-
ment's struggle, the bird beating her
wings violently in the cats face,
and, / think, pecking at her eyes:
then the cat jumped back to her
bush, the young bird made off with
long hops, and the old one flew up to
the lick, amid jubilant chorus OF
commentator which lasted quite
some minutes. / never saw this be-
fore, though l have seen robin come
quite close to a cat stalking another
bird and scold and flap his wings in
her face.
The ways of birds are delightful,
and in small garden you can have
many by keeping earthenware saucers
full Of water for them to battle in.-
London Spectator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

a chute, about sixteen feet long, four
feet wide at the rear and two and
two and one. half feet at the front.
BY means of straps and ropes its head
is fastened securely down to the side
of the chute. The operator then
takes the dehorner, the opening in
which is large enough to admit the
largest bull horn, which is embraced
between two cutting edges, and the
swing levers are short fulcrumed So
as to push the sliding knife with i'm
mense power. The knife slides in
guide grooves, so that it cuts in a
true plane and can not be dislocated
by a sudden movement Of the animal.
The rate of speed is placed at sixty
heads per hour, and it is advisable to
perform the operation only during
the fall, winter or spring. They
should not be dehorned in summer
because of the hot weather and flies.
An expert is usually employed to per-
form the operation. In the West the
practice has been adopted extensively.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
GRAPHING WITH A MANIAC.
A PHYSICIANS short but Fearfui Experi-
ence in an Ambulance.
l Expert

| a pbysician.s Short but Fearful expert
ence in an Ambulance.
Hospital physicians have sometimes
tho most thrilling adventures as the
one recounted to me by member OF
the profession will show, says writer IN
the Philadelphia Inquirer. "A call 1or
an ambulance and physician came III
late the other night, and as l was On
dntv I hurried to the spot, which is one
of the dreariest in the outskirts OF the
citv,o he said. "When | arrived at the
nlace found man in the most terrible
delirium | ever saw. The policeman
and myself managed to get him into the
ambulance and strapped him to the
floor. then got in with him and start
ed for the hospital.
eve were all on our way, ana the
prisoner was quiet, when suddenly, win
a terrific effort, the mailman burst the
straps which held him to the floor and
sprang at me. cried to the driver to
hurry and entered into a conflict with
nv assailant. 1t was horrible. Twice
he almost overpowered me, and once
his fingers were fixed in my throat. |
shook myself free and finally managed
to pin him to the floor with my knees
on his breast and my fingers grasplng at
his windpipe.
"All this time the ambulance pitched
and tossed like ship in storm as the
driver went at a full gallop through the
streets. Some ten minutes after | had
mastered my antagonist we arrived at
the hospital. The maniac and myself
were dragged out more dead than alive,
but the memory of that ten minutes is
one of the most horrible things in my
whole life -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
curious deformity of being flngerless.

curious deformity OF being fngeriess.
This popularity does not appear 70
be one of those freaks OF Nature
which may appear in one individual,
and not be transmitted to the next
generation. So far as can be learned
the singularity has existed In this
family so far as history or tradition
extends, and there seems at present
no signs of its dying out, as the
grandchildren are as devoid OF fingers
as their grandsire.
The hands of this remarkable
family present the appearance OF
having had the fingers amputated,
or chopped off roughly and unevenly
below the second joint, leaving a
short stump. There is no nail or
hard substance, and were itenot for
the absence of anything like cica-
trice q casual observer would con-
clude that the defect was due to
accident; but, as though Nature
had attempted to compensate for the
absence of fingers, the thumbs are
abnormally large and strong.
The family are In other respects
fully endowed by Nature, and do not
appear to suffer the disadvantages the
absence of fingers might be expected
to entail. One of the daughters, aged
twenty, can write, sew, knit, and is
in every way as dexterous and &C.
complished as other girls of her age
and station. When asked If she did
not find it awkward to be flngerlesS,
she replied
mo! II you had never had fingers,
you would not know you needed
them"
The only drawback that seems to
be occasioned is the curiosity the
absence of fingers evokes from
strangers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
Nothing Wasted.

In all large cities there are to be
found tracts of low-lying waste land
which is being filed up with ma
terial deposited there by the ash
carts. The accumulated heaps of
rubbish, unpromising as they look,
are a great boon to the very poor,
who are certain to and in them Some
thing that can be sold to the junk
dealer. A professional" picker may
earn ten or twelve dollars week at
the work. The ways and means are
legion by which these people manage
to exc out a living from the stuff
which they find here They clothe
themselves to certain extent Shoes,
hats, garments of every description
are picked out and appropriated.
Those which are not worn by the
finder are sold to the secondhand
clothier. Nobody need want coal
who lives near dump. Bags of it
are daily taken away by the pickers;
they sell all they cannot use at the
rate of ten cents per hod. Many
dump pickers make business of sell
ing rags. Armed with a curious i'm
plement like a clam fork. they clus-
ter around each ash load as it is
deposited on the ground, poking over
the contents. Every available piece
of cloth is quickly appropriated, the
dirt shaken out, and those pieces
which prove to be garments that
promise most fayorably are carefully
laid aside for further examination.
Often garments are found which can
be washed and renovated and serve
very useful purpose for needy fam
lily. Old shoes are found in abund-
ance. Those in the best condition
are sold to cobblers, who repair them
and sell them. Money is sometimes
found tucked away in an old pocket
book or in the pockets of cast-off gar
ments. This becomes the property
of the finder. Old books and maya
zines, of which there are many, are
sold for book stock. Newspapers find
sale at piano manufactures, where
they are used for packing the instru-
ments. Like many other hard toll
ers, dump pickers complain of hard
times, and regret more fortunate
days. Owing to the increasing thrift
of householders, the ash loads do not
yield nearly SO proftably as they once
did. There is always the chance of
finding something valuable, however,
and, strange as it may seem, the
work possesses certain fascination
for those who engage in it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
Bricks for~High Temperatures.

NJ. Lencauchez has invented a brick
by which he proposes to overcome, the
difficulties met with in obtaining high
temperature for steelmaking which
often has the effect of melting the
bricks which line the furnace. Mag
nesia bricks have long been suggested l,
but they shrink very much under the
influence of great heat, and hence the
lining cracks. The new brick is as
dense as granite, and is rendered un-
shrinkable in use by a preliminary
shrinking at a very high temperature.
1t is composed of 50 to So per cent. of
magnesia, to per cent: Of lime, Il to
% per cent. of silica, and to Il per
cent. of of alumina and iron oxide.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

LIEUT.. PEARY and his gallant COM
panions have now said good-by for
years to civilization and are heading
for the Arctic seas. Two years or
more will pass ere much is heard from
them, and 1t will be fortunate al
most beyond hope if there is not
some tale of disaster to sadden the
chronicle of adventures. The expe-
dition is certain to find out more
about Greenland, to FIJI up with de-
tails the conjectural trend of the
land and to make known little
more about the glaciers and such
physical story as can be extracted
from rocks and the life of wintry
seas. AS to anything further it is a
toss whether all is not frustrated
labor and the chagrin of disappoint-
ment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THEY are averaging three victims
day now-the grade crossings. AS
the weather grows warmer and as the
conditions become more favorable,
the number will probably increase.
But even three persons killed or
manned each day is a good average.
1t means 1905 people a year, or the
population of good-sized country
town. An occasional street car or
omnibus smashed will run the figures
up even higher. Charles Cook killed
at haywood, an unknown man cut to
pieces at Mont Clair, near Center
street, and William Blunt mangled
by train at 22d street, make up
Wednesdays record. There is no
prospect that the average will be re-
duced. On the contrary, as more
trains are put on and as the popula-
ton of the city increases the death
roll will steadily swell. Meantime
certain diamond-decked individuals,
alleged to be the representatives OF
the people, continue to attend prize
fights, bet on horse races and manip-
ulate ward politics with contempt
uous disregard OF the public demand
for the elevation of the tracks. This
is delightful state of affairs, but il
the people can stand it the railroads
will not complain. AS for the per-
who are killed at the crossings they
are quickly hustled under ground
and forgotten save by some foolish
relatives, who go about talking OF
murder and other unpleasant things.
Chicago Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
Liszt as an Advertiser.

Listz, says a French paper, spelling
his name with customary felicity, and
Rubin once gave concert in little
French town in the presence of only
fifty people. including one lady. In
spite of the small number the musicians
surpassed themselves. Then List ad-
dressed the assembly. Gentlemen, .
said he, "and Madame, | think you've
had enough music Will you do us the
honor to sup with us ?" The supper
cost nearly ESQ. Next evening the
room was full. There are many some
what neglected pianists and reciters
among us who might take the hint.
GREAT BRITAIN received 1O,O57 600 let
ters from America last year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
When there is vacancy on the SUI
preme bench of Kentucky the Har.
rodsburg solon should be remembered.

IT is a curious coincidence, If not
the result OF design, that the naval
vessels selected to visit the harbor OF
Valparaiso as an evidence of the
friendliness of the United States to-
ward Chilli should be the Charleston
and the Yorktown. It was the
Charleston which chased and cap
tured the Itata, and it was the York
town which menaced Valparaiso with
its guns after the assault upon our
sailors. The selection of these cruis-
ers ought to make the demonstration
of friendship all the more emphatic,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

] A WESTERN editor has invented a
plan for collecting his subscriptions
that might be of value in other
branches of business. He sends out
his bill and waits a reasonable time
before he follows it with another
dun. In case the second call is not
answered he takes it for granted that
the subscriber is dead and an obituary
notice" is published in the next edition
Of the paper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
pEhORklNG CATTLE.
Once Barbarous Practice Performed
without Cruelty Now.

a Once BarbarOus Practice Performed
without Cruelty Now.
The practice of dehorning cattle
once met with the disapproval OF the
people generally, many of whom were
ignorant of the cause and method
employed. The object of the custom
is to prevent injury to the weaker
cattle by the horns of the stronger
There are always vicious brutes
among cattle, which gain the SUI
premacy and delight to keep 1t by re-
fusing to allow others to 60 before
them or to drink at the same trough.
Those who have experimental on
their own cattle claim that the suf-
fering of the weaker from the horns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

The thrifty burglar is reported as
getting in his work N fine shape all
over the country. The fraternity
recognize their enlarged opportunities
whenever the stocking is substituted
for the bank as the custodian Of the
family savings. 1t is remarka BILE
fact that those people who have least
faith in banks have most in the
stocking. They are easy game for
the smooth house burglar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

Of the stronger is constant and I'M
necessary. In shipping cattle in cars
or combining them in circumscribed
spaces the long horns are not only
dangerous in giving wounds, but take
up good deal of spare room. It
was demonstrated that twenty per
cent. more cattle could be stored in a
car by having their horns removed.
In view Of this, and in considera-
tion of the huge numbers of cattle
developed at the ranches each wear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
A JUDGE in Harrodsburg, Ky., is

A JUDGE in Harrodsburg, KY, is a
veritahle solon. A number of negro
boys. caught burglarizing house,
were brought before him. They were
all young, and he wisely decided not
to send them to the penitentiary
Instead be sent out for the boys
mothers, and dozen rawhides, ex-
planned the case to the mothers, and
as the New York alderman remarked
to the gondolas, "let nature take its
course" Punishment to lit the crime
was served up right there in the
court room and Justice was satisfied
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

Soup CREEK, Mcdowell County,
w. Va, is remarkable stream. The
creek passes hamlet called Vivian,
and about mile below returns, runs
around tract of land about half a
mile wide, and then passes under itself.
This freak is caused by the lay of the
land. which sinks spirally.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

IN ordinary passenger cars there
are nineteen tons of nOn-paylng
weight hauled to one ton OF paying
passenger weight. 1t is and should
be the aim of builders Of modern cleo
trio railroads to reduce this proper
ton, and it is believed that on the
proposed line between Chicago and
St. Louis the ratio may be made as
low as five to one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THE long -talked-of ship canal across
Cape Cod seems likely to be soon real
lied. Four million dollars have
already been pledged to the work, and
enough more is in sight to make sue
cess certain. The saving by opening
short cut from Buzzard's Bay to
Boston harbor will add materially to
the commerce of Boston. 1t is only
strange that the work has not before
been done.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

A WEALTHY man of Steubenville,
O., who was sued by pretty farmers
daughter for IS, 900 for breach of
promise of marriage, settled the suit
by marrying her. Now he has his
SIS, 900 and the girl besides.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

Now THAT Eulalia has gone back
to Spain the announcement that she
wears a No. 2 B shoe is made by the
agent of a New York shoe firm to
whom she gave an order. The old
question, 2 b or not B, seems, there
fore, to be definitely answered once
for all
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

HAVING pronounced the Chicago
postoffice building safe, Government
Architect Clarke ordered props put
in under the ceiling of one of the
rooms. Perhaps he wants now to
insure the safety of his opinion about
the building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THE Duke of Veragua must feel
more and more happy every day to
think that he was lucky enough to
have America discover him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

The new postal cards that are 60
ing to supplant the three sizes sold at
the present time will be 81 inches
wide by 81 inches long. The largest
postal card now sold measures 3aX6s
inches, shrinkage of nearly four
square inches, as any mathematical
idiot can prove.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

MR. SUDDENLY Good dropped a
$40 bill in the contribution box in
church last Sunday. His Friend
Cynic-Did you, indeed? What was
the matter with it?-New York
Times
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

VT was suggested
! that the horns be
removed. S ON 9
q u lex, read y
method was de-
sirable, whereby
the horns could
be cut of in a
few seconds, saw
ing being notonly
tedious but much
M ore trouble
some. The instru-
m e n t especially
designed for this
purpose is here
illustrated. T b e
operation is &C
CO mpli S h e d by
one man. Z h e
-:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

"LET US supply the watermelons
for the country" says Georgia, "and
we don't care who gets the Jamaica
ginger snap"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THE sooner young man finds out
that records are not the only things
that are broken on race tracks, the
more new shoes his babies will have.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

EIGHTY-oNE preachers have thus
far applied for vacant Oklahoma
pulpit. According to this the preach
ers are becoming quite as numerous
as the lawyers and doctors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

IT is safe to say that William Penn
never in his life imagined that Jeru-
salem would ever be using Philadel-
phia locomotives, as in fact she is
to-day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THE active dog-catcher often
catches it most severely when the
woman who owns the dog catches
him at his little game.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
SHOES AND SL|PPEl||
OF ALL KINDS
ever brought to the city.

My. rapidly increasing trad
should 6e satisfactory proof to an,
one that l am the most relia%i
shoe dealer in the city.
All orders carefully and promus
filled. No substituting or stuHn,
No high prices.
The above are my notices, ,
many of my customers will atts
and ] always try to live up to them
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

THE village Of Luckey has had a
600, 900 fire. AS Bac-speare re-
marked one day: whats in name?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10
A Fingerless Family.

In Lincolnshire (Eng.) village
live a family who suffer under the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
ASSAULTED THE OFFICER.
oSicer Sherman subdued two Desperate
Char ers Yesterday

Late yesterday afternoon three men
came to halt in front of Winsor's car
riage shop on Eddy street. One OF the
trio entered the shop and asked for
money, bat was put out. The
men passed around TO Cove street and
when opposite the saloon owred by John
ii. Coyle, stopped an aged man and asked
for money. Coyle interfered and ordered
the men to move along, but they refused,
and just then Officer Sherman APP
peared. He told the men to
move, and as they refused he
promptly nabbed one, James Gallagher by
name, and started To take him to the box.
Another one OF the crowd, Thomas Lin
coin, sprang upon the officer and assaulted
him, but Officer Sherman clung to Gala
CHER and finally succeeded in landing
his club on top OF Lincoln's skull with
sucha good effect that the man at once
felt sick. Both were locked up in Statitn
/, and i'm the police court this rlorning
Gallagher was held In $500 surety for trial
Dec. 8, on a charge of vagrancy, while
Lincoln, charged with obstructing an
officer, was sentenced to thirty days i'm
prisonment at the Providence county jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-05
A REMINIs CENCE.
Opening OF tho Providence Opera House
twenty-five Years Ago Recalled.

Opening Of tho Providence Opera House
twenty-five Years Ago Recalled.
While enjoying the glitter, fun and
frolic of "Fantasma in the Providence
Opera house last evening, and at
the same time in rather a remin-
iscent mood, a pleasant remembrance
suddenly came and with it touch OF
sadness intruded. Just twenty-five years
ago the Providence Opera house was
opened to the public. The play was Miss
Anna Cora Mowatts Fashion" and the
new temple of amusement and the
most pretentious theater Providence
ever had was filled TO the doors
with the representative wealth and beauty
OF the city. How many who sat in the
theater that memorable night had the
privilege of being present last evening.
Many had gone TO their forever sleep and
many had lost the keen interest they once
had in dramatic matters. Looking at the
cast made up of Milton Ramsford, III. l..
Bascomb, Mark Price, w. A. Donaldson,
s. Phileo, w. &. Raymond, w. Particle, J.
M. Allison, William p. Sheldon, w. w.
Moreland, Isadore Cameron, Nellie Moran
Bowen, Ada Monk, Isabelle Preston, An
ita Harris, Miss II. Rainsford, and
Miss Il. Rainsford, the impressive
ness of times changes is foreibly
accentuatcd. OF the first stock company
only one name is now more or less promi-
nent before the poblic. Mark Price is
member OF strong Boston company.
Rainsford, Bascomb Donaldson and several
others have ended their fateful hour.
Buscomb's fate was the most distressing.
In an unfortunate night he was badly
frozen and with the loss Of both legs he
ended his life not so long ago in
the Forrest Home. Anita Harris is living
in this city and is employed in a dry
good store. And so reviewing the changes
since the cosy tkeater was opened Dec 4,
1871, up TO the hours of "Fan-
tasma' last evening, the immortal
dramatist's words come with renewed
force: "Out, out, brief candle. Life's but
walking shadow, poor player that
struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
and then is heard no more"