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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
TOrynnntOrS.

The man or woman who seems to
have adopted the function OF Destroy
ing the peace of every one who allows
Gus tongue is generally a coward, and
carefully avoids those who are not
afraid to retort upon their tormentor
Nothing is fe from people of this
order; they love to destroy a friends
faith in his friend, girls faith in
her lover. They overthrow the
harmless egotism which makes man
stand fairly well in his own esteem
by ot1iciously holding the mirror up
to nature. They are the terrors of
clubs, the scourges Of married life,
the causes of disunion among friends,
the urces of most evil-speaking, ly
ina ;nl slandering, and the objects
of Iimid hate and fear wherever
they go. Alas! poor souls, through
what unhappness have they dragged
themselves before they learned to
hate all happiness in others? More
over, the end Of the general torment
or is that he becomes the self-tor-
mentor, like Hoods hedgehog,
"1 ormentng himself with his prickles"
But the art and pleasure Of torment
iug is not only known to such as
these People torment with a differ
ence, and the practice is not always
Immature The amusement which
is best known as getting rise out
of somebody" is one that is very
often enjoyed by the kindest and
most genial Of men, who have never
quite lost certain mischievous spirit
which they possessed as schoolboys.
Not even the most demure of woman
kind are entirely free from this same
spirit Of mischief. 1t is impossible
to torment a man who is absolutely
free from selfesteem: and this, too,
may be pleaded as an excuse for tor
menting those whose vanity is thin
skinned. One may love a friend
wi b perfect sincerity and yet take
wicked pleasure in occasionally prick
ing tie most vulnerable side of his
character. 1t is not easy to explain
the exact nature of the eujoyn ent
derived from his contortions. We
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

The birthday Of the Queen of Den
mark was the occasion of what ap-
pears to American eyes singular
proceeding. The Danish court was
in mourning for Prince William OF
Glucksburg On the royal birthday
the lord chamberlain announced that
mourning was suspended" for TWEEN
ty-four hours For one day, Accord
ingly, all was JOY and gayety at Ere
densborg. The next morning befit-
ting gloom once more descended upon
the castle. and the royal inmates
again began to mourn as hard as they
could for poor old Bill, whose spirit
must have been touched by this deli.
cate attention.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

BILLY" DEUTsCHE, who broke the
bank at Monte Carlo and made great
winnings at Paris, is dying at Den
ver Despite his success at play, he
is not an advocate of gambling, and
in answer to the question, do you
think any benefit is derived from
money won by gambling?" he an
swers, Certainly not. A man who
wins money at cards simply fritters
it away and acquires habits which
unfit him for any legitimate occupa-
ton. l attribute the majority OF
suicides to gambling"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

THERE is grave reason to fear that
Germany's Grand Old Man is RAPIDLY
nearing the brink Of his remarkable
life. The worst is rarely told by the
doctors in cases of famous patients,
but enough appears to show that the
great eX-Chancellar cannot long sur
vive. The young Emperor evidently
suspects that the end is near. With
that shrcwdness and cunning which
have marked his brief reign in sew
eral instances he now fairly gushes
with love for Bismarck. Well h ,
knows that Germany will appreciate
the old man at his full value after he
is gone. He knows, too, that his
rude treatment Of Bismarck, until 3
recent riod, will stir the German
breast Hence his semblance Of love
now toward the man who was rivet-
ing the German Empire together
at time when Willie's military but
tons were satety-pins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
HOW TO SEE SUN SPOTS.
Fly smoked Glass to an Ordinary Falr
.nf Ouera Glasses.

Fix Smoked Glass to an Ordinary ran
of Opera Glasses.
It NAV be pretty genefaliy khoWA
that the spots on the sun can DE qulte
easily seen with no better optical aid
than that Of an opera glass, ana the
present is a very favorable opportunity
The spots on the sun observe, with con
siderable regularity, a period. Az the
minimum the spots are very small ana
very few in number, SO that telescope
of some power is needed; out al the
maximum they are numerous ana o.
large size. This period is about eleven
wears and is now nearly at It's max
imum. ;,
To appreciate this properly 1t is well
70 remember the magnitude of the OBJ
iect we are observing, and from tnat
one can easily Judge the size OF the
spots. The diameter of the sun is about
$50. 600 miles, and in comparison to the
earth is as a large carriage wheel to a
marble. If, therefore, the spots OBJ
served appear to be about 1-2O the dl-
ameter of the disk, as is the case to-day,
they occupy space about A, 900 miles III
diameter.
TO view the sun, take hazy morning
or evening, when the Intervening mist
gives it the appearance of dun req
ball; or get couple of pieces OF glass
large enough to cover the eye pieces OF
the opera glass and smoke one OF them
until YOU can look at the sun through 1t
easily. Put two strips of card between
the ends with the smoked surface m
side, and attach to the instrument with
smaller rubber band.
1t will be best to get your opera glass
al
iect before adjusting the darkened
Glasses to it.=B0LtimOre Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
be completed by May next, accord

be completed by May l next, accord
ing to contract, hence the contract
ors being pressed for time can not
afford to waste any of that valuable
article. The walls of the first three
stories are to be Of stone, and as this
portion Of the work will not be COM
pleted for two months yet, the con-
tractors can't wait for it, so they
started the terra Gotta section Of the
walls where the stone will leave off
and are travelling upward with this,
leaving the stone work Of the lower
stories to follow. The terra Gotta
blocks are s. made that they tit ex-
actly around the big upright steel
beams. At the same time steel rods,
or anchors as they are called, are run
through the interior Of the blocks
and through the wings Of the beams,
thereby anchOring the former to the
latter. 1t is these anchors that hold
the terra Gotta walls in place and fur
nish the supports fl the blocks to
rest upon. From this it can readily
be seen that this kind Of wall can
be started on any part of building
without waiting for the lower part to
be built upon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

YOUNG Jack" Astor does not seem
to be complete success as a hardy
mariner. Every time he takes the
wheel of his $3.50, coo yacht Nourma-
hal the shippers Of vessels in the Vi
cinity weigh anchor and get out of
the way with all the haste possible.
He ran the vessel on a reef once, and
a little later rammed ferry boat and
nearly sunk it. He explained that
the first accident was due to cham
payne" He must have switched"
to absinthe or plain whisky when he
buttcd the ferryboat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
Weather Glass.

Nitrate Of potash and sal ammo
MAC, of each half a dram: camphor,
two drains; rectitied spirits of wine,
two fluid ounces. These ingredients
are to be put into an Oldfashioned
eau de cologne bottle or tube If glass
eight or ten inches long and about
three-fourths Of inch in diameter,
and the mouth covered with per-
forated bladder. The following are
the changes which are observed. II
the weather promises to be fine, the
insoluble matter will settle at the
bottom of the tube, while the liquid
remains pellucid; but previous to a
change for rain the compound will
gradually rise, the fluid remaining
transparent. Twenty-four hours be-
fore a storm or very high wind, the
substance will be partly on the sur
face Of the liquid, apparently in the
form of a leaf. The fluid in such
case will be very turbid, and in a
state resembling fermentation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
AFTER snending many mil

AFTER spending many million
pounds sterling in the construction
Of monster cannon and enormous war
vessels, England is now told by a le-
cipient Of some of the millions that a
great mistake has been made. Lord
Armstrong, whose firm built the ILL
fated Victoria, says "the arguments
against building immense ironclads
are unassailable. The same conclu-
sion was reached by the British Adj
miralty some time ago, and no more
unwieldy warships will be built for
the British navy. 1t is fortunate
that no such mistake was made in
the construction of our new navy.
We have no war vessels Of the larger
type, as compared with the nayies of
England, France, and Italy. They
are of about the type that practical
experience has discovered to be the
best for effective service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
Floral Mystery.

The Chinese, japanese and Siamese
are peculiarly skillful at botanical
feats. One Of their wonderful
achievements is known as the
"changeable rose" This bloom is
white in the shade and red in the
sunlight. After night CT in dark
room this curiosity Of the rose family
is pure, waXy white blossom. When
transferred To the open air the trans
formation immediately steps in, the
time Of the entire change of the flow
er from white to the most sanguine
of all sanguine hues depending on the
degree Of sunlight and warmth. First
the petals take on kind of washed
or faded blue color, and rapidly
changes to a faint blush Of pink. The
pink gradually deepens in hue until
you find that your lily-wbite rose Of
an hour before is as red as the red
dest peony that ever bloomed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

THE very cradle of civilization, SO
far as historical knowledge goes, pays
a high compliment to American ge-
MUS. A comprehensive system of
street railways is to be constructed in
Cairo. Egypt and the Public Works
Department Of that city is advertis-
ing in New York for proposals. 1t
would almost be enough to provoke a
smile on the countenance Of the
Sphinx if the figure should happen
to glance over at Cairo some morning
and see company of busy Yankees
laying out street railway lines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
Nathematlcian'S Fun.

If YOU want to know to what may
depths mathematics can take you just
begin to figure on combinations and
keep it up industriously for an hour or
two. One of the most wonderful eX-
amples in this line, perhaps, is that re-
lating to the various combinations in
dominoes. DR.. Bein, of Frankfort,
Germany, mathematician, of interna-
tional reputation, has calculated that
two persons playing the game ten hours
a day, and making four moves minute,
could continue 1lS,000,O0O years with
out exhausting all the combinations OF
the game, a total of which is $685.
211 $40
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

ness and solitude of the night, is well
calculated to strike chill into the
breast Of man. Now the plant
ceases, but in an instant it breaks
forth with renewed vigor, yelping,
bowling, crying, strangling, and
dying away like the wall of lost soul
sinking into hades.
Wherever easy prey, dead or alive,
is to be obtained. there the coyote
will be found. In the days when
herds Of buffalo existed, the sneaking
coyote prowled at their heels in great
numbers, eagerly watching for a
wounded or dying animal. In strong
bands they would fall upon the un-
fortunate creature which Jagged in
the rear and tear its quivering flesh
before life had fully departed I'm
firing, lean, gorging to repletion
when the opportunity offers and again
starving to the verge of death, these
scavengers of the plains may become
dangerous when driven to eXtremities
by famine or rendered unusually
courageous by large numbers. Ordi-
narily the coyote is shy and has a
wholesome fear of man. 1t Is only
upon rare occasions that the lone
traveller is attacked The scent of
the coyote is remarkably keen, and
the animals travei very rapidly to
any place where they expect a feast.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
LORD ARMSTRONG, the great T

LORD ARMSTRONG, the great En-
glish shipluilder, who built the Vic
toria, enforced the lessons taught by
the disaster to that vessel at the an
nual meeting Of his conc IN. He
contended that the arguments against
building immense ironclads were un-
assailable. The same arguments, he
said, held as good, however, against
gigantic battleShips The str ngth
and stability of the Camperdown )
prov ram were quite insut1c enC to
enable her 10 deliver an effective
blow without peril to herself The
same defect probably existed in the
other rams. The ii OF a battleship
was far too valuable to be staked on
the use of her ram. BESIDES, Il big
hattle>h u was o UNIV .etdy to give
full effect to her ram. He advocated,
therefore, the building Of several
vessels especially designed for ram
ming The occasional loss Of such an
inexpensive vessel would b. OF smai
Importance as coa pared " til the
les, OF great bltule>hlp tl.>e /! e
Victoria Judounlvd 4, Lord A III
strong voices h gcae>ai conviction
of naval experts in his comments
upon the lamentab col ision oil
Iripol.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
A BRITISH staff. tician who ha

A BRITISH staff; tician who has
been Analysing the causes Of bank
ruptcy in England concludes that
only two out Of one hundred failures
troll of the bankrupts, or fraud or
failure of others. The one chief
cause Of bankruptcy is found to be
speculative trading, this including. of
course, the attempt to carry on bust
ness with an excessive amount Of Dor
rowed capital. We wonder If like
analysis would show the same causes
Of bankruptcy in the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

COLONEL DAVE LITTLER, whom the
New York reporters have dubbed
Eolus IL. is enlightening the Man
haitian Islanders upon the greatness
of Chicago. Why" said he, New
York is only way station compared
to Chicago. 1t can't equal Chicago
in enterprise. in big banks, in pork,
in cattle, in get up, and in rapid
growth In few years Chicago will
be the largest and greatest city in
the world and will extend eighty
miles around the lake. New York?
Well, it will remain way sta ion. !"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

A RECENT attempt at train-rob-
berry in Missouri was bat1led by the
bandits being betrayed to the police.
Among those who joined the gang
for the purpose Of giving them
away" was newspaper reporter
This ops rs up new possibilities. The
efforts Of newspaper reporters to
disguise" themselves as tramps,
beggars, book agents, bichloridians,
lunatics, and SO on, are familiar to
the reading public. But these at
tempts, meritorious as they are in
the city editors eyes, serve no high
and useful purpose. This latest eff
fort, however, has practical sound.
1t is not only worthy Of imitation,
but it gives the reporter reason for
existence. The most profound and
optimistic students Of sociology have
hitherto been tempted to despair
when contemplating the -wSpaper
reporter. Now he can be classit fled
somewhere between the stool pigeon
and the detective.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

RUNGsTARTER TILLMAN. Of Sout h
Carolina, is going to get a trade mark
for his whisky bottles after ALL lie
asked the commissioned Of PATENTS to
register the label put on all packages
of liquors which the State sells. hut
the commissioner refused on the
ground that State could not engage
In trade outside its own bortlerS and
therefore cou,d not use Z Trademark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

THERE are very few Ole men in the
present House. Only four, as mat
ter of fact, have reached the limit
set by the psalmist. They are
Thomas Dunn English of New Jer-
sey, who is IA; William Lilly, Of
Pennsylvania, and his colleague,
Charles O'Neill, who are II, and
"Objector" Holman, who is not
quite II.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

A NEWSPAPER writer says that the
taste of Russian ladies for strong per-
fumes is due to the Asiatic strain in
the Muscovite blood. Americans
who have had much to do with Rus
sian immigrants, however, ascribe it
to Discrimination to soap and water
in the Muscovite disposition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

In the matter Of divorce suits
there is a sharp but friendly rivalry
among members Of the dramatic.
baseball and prizering professions.
None of them dares aspire to the
title Of artist until he or she shall
have flung out for public airing q
bundle of dirty domestic linen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
New Ar2hite ctura, Laws.


There was a time when it was
thought absolutely necessary in the
construction of new edif1ce Of any
kind to begin at the bottom in the
building of the walls, proceeding up
ward direct from the foundation.
This was one of the invariable laws
of architectural construction, but
they don't follow it any more in Chi
cago Chicago contractors are liable
to start the walls of big sky-scraper
anywhere but at the foundation, and
complete the exterior of the upper
stories long before work is even
started on the lower stories. A case
in point of this kind is furnished by
the big New York Life Insurance
Company Building now in course Of
erection at the northeast corner of
Monroe and La Sale streets. The
massive steel skeleton framework is
finished up to the twelfth story and
the stone work is done from the
foundation to the first story. Then
there is skip Of two stories and the
exterior walls Of terra Gotta, in imi-
tation Of stone, have been started at
the third story and are being run up
from that point.
This building phenomenon, for such
it is to the majority of the people,
while strange is not an unusual one
in Chicago. Several of the city's tall
buildings have been constructed in
that way in the last year or two.
The New York Life Building must
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

WHEN Brazil required Dom Pedro
to step down, she forgot that while a
republic is the best form of govern
ment, it requires high average or
leval-headed citizenship to run one
successfully.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
A WASHINGTON cashier stole $2(

4 W ANNINWIUN Cd5HIVI HUUIC wv,
000, repented to the extent Of eX-
pressing sorrow and retaining the
booty, and got a sentence OF three
years in the penitentiary. Had he
stolen more the punishment would
doubtless have been less, and had he
stolen the entire bank his safety
would have been assured. and the re-
spect of his felloW-citizens hcaped
upon him in smothering bounteou<-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
discover that we have power over our

discover that we have power over our
friend. and we exercise It, a col-
temptible practice, serious people
will say. Very likely, but then Sc
r;ous people are generally the VIC
tins. The suggestion OF superior u
tellect in their manner is IN ltsell d
provocation, and all unconsclously
Anew invite attacks which they can
neither understand nor parry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

Of Health of New
York City for six
years, a position
which he resigned
last March. w lille
a health commits
sioner he d i q
much to improve
the sanitary con-
,dition OF n e w
York. DR.. Bry-
ant and Secretary
Dan 3nont, mar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

ried sisters, and it was through the
Secretary of War that Dr. Bryant
became intimate with the res:dent,
whose family physician he now is.
During the summer he and President
Cleveland went on many fishing ex-
peditiOnS together.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
THE COYOTE.

The Lean Hungry, Keen-Scented scaVeh-
ger of the Plains.
The coyote, now fast disappearing
before civilization, was formerly the
scavenger of the Western plains, ana
still fiourishes in the vicinity OF small
settlements. It's cry is one OF the
most dismal, and, heard in the dark
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

IT is solemnly announced that
monkeys will be the fashionable pets
for women this season. Aplng the
fashion will also be very general.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

CONNECTICUT, it appears, has pro-
duced an expert female burglar, and
Connecticut should proceed to get a
patent on her.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

Tillman tbereupon asked for writ
of mandamus ordering the patent
Office to register his label, and Judge
Bradley, of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia, has granted it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
THE WHITE HOUSE DOCTOR.

The Physician to Whom the Presidents
Health Is Entrusted.
DR.. Joseph d. Bryant, to whom
the health Of the President is in
trusted. was a member of the 30 lrd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

a MANUFACTURERS of fly paper has
failed dc was never stuck on his
business, anyway.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
NOT always ready for a fall open
ing-papa's pocketbook.

THE heir apparent of Austria did
not make a good impression in this
country with his apparent air.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02
BUILD FROM THE TOP.
NEW WAY OF ERECTING CklCA-
GO SKY-SCRAPERS

Walls Started from the Upper Stories and
Carried Upward nssead of from the
Foundation-Mystery of the New York
L fe Insurance Building Explained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-02

Has Colonel Phoebe Couzins been
chlor9torn.ed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-04-06

Director TLo:ne OF the Ohio Experiment
Station tells in the Ohio Farmer says bone
may be soitened so as to be easily crum
bled by packing them in barrels Between
layers OF unlsacbed ODD ashes and mois
tening occasionally with water or better
with urine.
The process will require several months
but freezing will probably DO no other
harm than to delay it. AT sixty cents per
barrel for the bones cheap fertilizer may
be made 10 this manner. Bones may also
be soitened quickly by boiling them 10
Iye from wood ashes aud using the prod
net with loan, or better with dried muck
both to make it easier to handle and to alb
sorb the ammonia which is liable TO be
| .berated il mass is allowed to stand and
ferment.
Another plan is to pack the bones te
tween layers Of fresh horse manure and let
the pile lie for some months, stirring oc
casionslly and moisteDing with stable liq'
nor; but here again the ammonia will be
lost unless some absorbent, such as muck
or gypsum. may be used to retain it
Sprinkling the heated mass with gypsum
frequently will do much towards erresting
the ammonia.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-04-06

Ws1isd--A stilliul der,ist 10 GIL TIE
teeth OF gale.
Wanted "A cook 10 prepare dinner on .
mountain range "
Waited : A stand up collar for the peci
Of the woods.
Wsnted-A bat 10 fi the hal Of the
Aissonri River.
Wanted - OF OF On. deal teeth for n .
mouth q the Mississippi.
Wanted a eto.n tor tbs bto~ Of .
hill. tAk ~
Wanted "A suug htins 81 oe for tie
foot Of noaa,sp af9 FAX bf
Wsnted-Seversl b undred women 10
scoHr The eoan,ry.
wsnted-Au sustgetie babsr 10 shave
thr lace OF The esrlh.
".n.sd-A lady TO- ,s.f ,hs o.ps Of
q God Hope.
wsnisd-Locis icr the Florida Keys
wsnted-A vice man 10 teach The Sell.
ly Islssas.
wsn,ea-sons oSs 10 lore The River
Darling.