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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
THE INFANT TERRIBLE.
How 1t Reduced Its Fond Parents to 8
State Bordering ON Imbecility.

How 1t Reduced Its FOND Parents to a
State Bordering ON Imbecility.
1t was one of those stupid, lifeless
babies that scarcely let people know
they're living. One Of those babies
that are too listless to cry, and without
feeling enough to know when they're
hurt, but it stirred up an awful muss
on Wooded Island. 1t accompanied
its parents to the Worlds Fair, and
being of that age between 6 months
and 2 years was barred from the priv
ileges of the nursery, and conse-
Quently made itself a burden to it's
loving parents.
They had toted it, turn about, all
over the grounds, and about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon sought a seat in the
shade on a bypath of the island.
They sat down close together, and
the infant was placed on the seat be-
side it's mother. They were tired, all
three OF them, and sleep soon got in
it's work The baby was first to
awake and looking around with it's
big expressionless eyes it saw bit Of
colored paper borne by the wind lodge
in little bush about ten feet from
the seat. With baby clumsiness it
rolled off the seat, and crawled to-
ward the bit of paper. 1t reached
the coveted prize, and, being fatigued,
lay down behind the bush and fell
asleep.
The mother awoke, noted the alb
sence of the baby, and made the
island echo with a shrek. The hus-
band sprang to his feet, rubbing his
eyes, and upon learning of the baby's
disappearance became maniac. A
poor, misguided Bedouin with his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

THE Sultan of Johore, who has
been up to London to get some new
clothes, have his crown regilt, and
to hear the latest music-h hall ballads,
recently had papers in breach OF
promise suit served upon him by fail
dame whose heart he was presumed to
have shared at Brighton. Johore
winked his left eye at a Judge, who
at once announced that, the exotic
prince being an independent SOW.
ereign," the English courts had
no jurisdiction. Whereupon Johore
danced for joy, and the maiden went
away desolate. Many an American
has found that his possession of in
dependent sovereignty was no bar tc
a verdict for damages against him.
Johore would have Jared badly over
here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

ample robes was pounced upon and
searched to see if the "kid" was con-
cealed about his person. A Colum-
bian Guard made his appearance and
was about to arrest the husband for
highway robbery, but when things
were explained to him joined in the
search for the missing infant. 1t
took but a few moments for the
guard, urged Oh by the sobs of the
distracted mother, to find the infant
asleep behind the bush with the bit
of coored paper clutched in it's chub-
by fist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

4. FEW things are too insignificant to
engage the attention Of the German
Emperor. He recently decided that
the gavotte lancier should be known
in the future as the court dance in
his capital rather than the "quadrille
a la cour," which has long had that
distinction. The revival of this en-
pire dance is due to the petition Of
the Association of German Dancing
Masters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

WE have now reached the epoch
when a rapid lowering of the record
of voyages across the Atlantic may
be expected. The triumphant sue
cesses of the Campania and Lucania
have proved that the huger the ship,
the more tremendous the power, the
greater the speed which can be got out
of it. The day Of express leviathans
is here. The daring ship builders
will go on and on, recoiling before
nothing but disaster. The five and
a half day rate to London must come
down to five, to four and a half, to
four days. That will mean the revo-
lutionizing of international business,
and immense increase in the volume
Df it,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
Consider the Source, and Believe.

Consider the Source, and Believe.
In the western part Of Massa-
chusetts a man had a fine stock farm.
But a few weeks ago a fire broke out
in the barn, and burned not only
the building and the hay, but most
of the animals also. After the fire
the owner walked over the ruins. 1t
was a sad sight to see the charred
bodies OF his fine Jersey cows and his
high-spirited horses, to say nothing
of the money lost with them. But
at the end of the barn he saw sigh
which touched him more than all the
rest. There sat and old black hen.
He wondered that she did not move
her head to look at him as he came
near her. but he thought she must
be asleep. He poked her with his
cane, and to his surprise the wing
which he touched fell into ashes.
Then he knew that she had been
burned to death. But out from I'M
der her wing came faint little peep,
and pushing her aside with his cane,
the man found-what do you think?
ten little live yellow chickens! The
poor hen had sacrificed her own life
,toesave them. and had held her place
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

THE Rockford Register Gazette, if
the facts are as it states them, is justi-
fed in speaking of the recent verdict
against it in a libel suit brought in
the United States District Court in
this city as an inequitable one. The
newspaper printed some incorrect
statements concerning the plaintiff.
1t did so without malice, but misled
by the accidental confounding Of
names by persons who knew him.
There is nothing to show that those
persons were actuated by malice.
The original publication was followed
promptly by the correction of what
appeared to be an error affecting the
main point. If the plaintiff had
written to the paper and stated the
facts the truth would have been
printed promptly and gladly. He
was not resident of Rockford and
was known to only a few who lived
there. It is claimed that the publ
cation inflicted no actual loss on him,
and that for any injury done to his
feelings he could have secured ample
reparation by laying the facts in the
case before the newspaper, and giving
it chance to make amends for its
error. This he did not do. The YER
dict in the case was $1,000. The
Register Gazette thinks it hard that
a railroad should be made to pay only
SIS, 900 for a human life, while news
paper, for an error committed with
out malice, and which it would have
corrected If it had had an opportu-
nifty, and when no actual damages
have been inflicted, has to pay 81, 900
damages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

fleece Of the llama is coarse !
nevertheless used in making |
cloths, ropes, etc.
The huanaco is found in ths
from Northern Peru to the stn1
Magellan, chiefly inhabiting tba]
est mountain regions. The \
thrives in the domesticated st,]
is a source of great wealth tot
on account of it's long and sikh
almost as fine as that of the caS|
goat. The legs are covered told
with wool or fleece and a still
hair falls down upon che forehsl
BY far the most graceful d
llama family and the smallest n
vicuna. Singly or in groups, Old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

MURDERER STONE, who killed six
members of the Wratten family near
Jacksonville, and who is under SEN
tence of death for that crime, is said
to occupy most of his time reading
the Bible, ito which of late he has
become greatly attached" The quail
flying words "of late" are necessary;
otherwise it might be supposed that
Mr.. Stone went on his homicidal
tours loaded to the muzzle with relig-
ious enthusiasm and scriptural texts.
"Of late" is all right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

WITH new American cruisers max
ing nearly twenty-three KNOTS an
hour on their trial trips and Yarrow
torpedo boats claiming fully twenty
three knots, it looks as If the war
navies Of the end of the century
mean to do things in hurry. There
are so many new inventions to try,
so many scientific rivalries to set in
action, that the curiosity over and
longing for fight like that promised
between the naval forces Of Mello
and Peixoto is easily understood. If
it is to be, let it be soon, Senhores of
Brazil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

a hundred scattered groups
found far up on the mountains
naught else of life is seen, andE
his note of alarm curves hll
necks, lifts a hundred heads
points twice a hundred inQuirt
toward the weary traveller ano1
frosty mountain wastes. Onn1
the roads, if we may so call h3
row, family beaten paths Of ~
dillera, where travel is least freq
the vicuna is not only to be fO1
great numbers. but as tame
tanner, than the sheep in ou1ll
districts. With his group Ot1
and young. numbering a do
more (for he is a Mormon, heT
with his big eyes. as full and
as those of the gazelle, at the |
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

CHICAGO HERAIb: Year by year
the veterans Of the late Wharf.-The
men who wore the blue in the trOub-
lous times from 81 to '65-are drop
ping off. The number of responses
to the roll calls in the Grand Army
of the Republic and the Loyal Le-
gion becomes smaller every year. 1t
will be but a short time-aS history
measures time-when the civil war
will be only memory, and all those
who participated in it will have
spread their tents on fame's eternal
camping ground. 1t is peculiarly
gratifying, therefore, to note that
the military spirit is to be revivified
and kept bubbling by the organiza-
ton OF another veteran corps-the
Society of the Columbian Guard, to
wit. Once year these battle
SCARED heroes will gather around the
campfire, and, shouldering their
crutches. show how fields were won.
The sanguinary engagement with the
walters at the White Horse Inn will
be fought over again. Memories of
the "bloody angle" at the elevated
road turnstile, where Commissioner
St. Clair attacked the Third Battal-
ion and was routed with great
slaughter. will be revived. The
fierce light at the Persian Theater,
where guard No. 4, IL, "A lost his
whistle, will be recalled with bated
breath, and all the skirmishes with
ice-wagon drivers, intoxicated ag-
riculturists and cigarette-smoking
newspaper men will be recounted in
detail. The camp-f1res will close, OF
course, with an old-time army supper
of cold-rolled pies and chrome yellow
coffee, preserved from the quarter
masters stores of the Wellington
Catering Company, and the yearly
recurring meetings will serve to give
the American youth an example OF
patriotism, bravery and honorable
old age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
Turner's Opinion

Mr.. John Saddler, an hD :,
graver, told this story Of I'D =,
criticism which he recel' oot
young man from the = .e en
Turner. Mr.. Turner'S op rott
pressed was not easily lo 4iss n
saddler was an apprenssl'' 4 4
Cooke, who engraVs s,and,'
"Southern Coast OF Ensld # N
While saddler was pupl III, "
he took a plate for Tu nats II
ton. Scanning the aDsid h
eagle eye, which >adoi 10 S 81
saw equaled except u. .uho d
Landseer, he asked '"D'
plate, my boy?"
"Mr. Cooke, sir" ,,,astsr !
GO and tell your o, w. piel
bringing you on , rhe bG
pecially in lying. III. Inc fill
had done a good portion ="
Youths Companion II
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

THERE is a story afoat that the
coffin supposed to contain the BODY of
/. Thatcher Graves, who won a rep
utation for sagacity by killing him
self at Denver, really contained a
pine log. the Doctor being elsewhere.
A Coroner who would sit on a pine
log and sanction a verdict that it had
died OF poison and a broken heart is
novelty, and his version of the
matter will be awaited with interest
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

AvARICE is generally the last pas
sion of those lives in which the first
part has been squandered in pleasure,
and the second devoted to ambition.
He that sinks under the fatigue Of
getting wealth lulls his age with the
milder business of saving it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
ANIMALS OF THIS A.
Some Queer Creatures t,..
to Amerioo

Some Queer Creatures that
to Americans,
What the camel is to ~,
the llama is to the west we
sphere. In the high, cold , .aal
of South America the llam 'sa'
cousins-german, the vicunsS
and alpaca, flourishes. n, a
stands some four feet and sa ne,
the ground to the center o = Ia a
and is used as a beast Of " h
the Peruvians and Chilians' O',
brjght-eyed, furtive-lookina
not to be forced or driven b S'a
nable to kindness. 1t carrio' wy
from 80 to 100 pounds a dis,'
from six to fourteen miles in
Overloaded, like the CANAL I
down and obstinately refuse, ),
When 1rritated the llama ei,..
contents of it's mo tn upon i w.
ant, and the acrid expecto,s.
always sure to blister the skin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

To ADORN nature is the right, the
privilege, and the duty of woman,
but to try to improve upon natures
work by changing her rules is hope
less and foolish. And there is no
need. Tastes differ widely enough to
win admiration for all varieties of
loneliness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
A FIGHTING CRANE.

Vicious Attack Made by the Bird When
Wounded.
Sand hill cranes are numerous in
Western Texas, says a correspondent
of the Globe-Democrat. TIL ~ are
large and powerful, and, when wound
ed, will fight desperately. A few
days since two little sons of Hugh
Locke, who lives at Comal Springs,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

THE people of this country have
shown, by the highest proofs human
nature can give, that wherever the
path of duty and honor may lead,
however steep and rugged it may be,
they are ready to walk in it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

FLATTERY is often a traffic Of mu
tual meanness, where, although both
parties intend deception, neither is
deceived, since words that cost little
are exchanged for hopes that cost
less
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

by; and on the report Oh q, .
which in the rareied ali S "
and echoless, he will reIlea'
few feet, even though Ob u,
family lie bleeding whese ~ ~.
The vicuna cannot be dol '''.]
Its fleece is finer and more ~
that of the alpaca and lro tb,
said to have been mau0 ~
robes of the incas Of Peru
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

in the rarest social attitudes Of Fifth
avenue without learning the com.
mercial value of exclusiveness. He
is a clever man, and it is all too pos
sible that his periodicals may make
mOnoV
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
Hea d by a Listener.

A person who took 1000 notes of
the conversation of young women
which he overheard in cars, on the
street, and in various public places,
reports that no less than $50 begin
with either And | said to him." or
"He said to me, or "She told me that
he said;" $50 referred to dresses or
hats that were perfectly lovely" or
"just splendid" and the remainder
were pretty evenly divided between
comments on other girls who were
@horrid" or stuck up and hateful, F"
new novels, studies, the summer
holidays and the latest scientific dis
coyeries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14
He Had Enough.

Varied and characteristic were the
methods of discipline of Captain F.,
the master of one of the most Sue
cessful whale ships that ever sailed
from a New England port. An old
sailor says that when he was what
might betermed "agreeny" he shipped
with Captain F. for a voyage to
the Arctic Ocean. After some months
of cruising, the salt grub" ran short,
and the crew were forced to eat the
chickens and roosters which were
aboard the ship. The narrator says:
/ didn't object to this kind of food,
but there was grumbling among the
men when we were served, day after
day, with fowl. I heard all the talk
and was simple enough to think it
smart to crow Justify whenever the
steward was carrying in fowl to the
captains table So delighted was !
with my efforts that l grew bold,
and one day | ckle-doodle-dooed
just as close to the captain as dared.
Then [ got out of the way. After
mess somebody came and told me
that the captain wanted to see me
aft.
"Well, Joe," said the captain, IL
hear you are quite Grower"
I was embarrassed, but as the cap
tain looked pleasant l didn't know
anything better to do than to smile
and say nothing.
Il should like to hear what you can
do. Get up there, " said the captain,
pointing to spar.
| did not obey at once. The cap
tain picked up ropes end that
seemed to be handy, and l climbed
up on the spar.
Nov crow" said the captain.
| couldn't make a sound, but the
captain took a step nearer and
crowed.
keep it up till Igiye yon the word
to quit.
began and crowed for ten min
utes; then I got out of wind, my
throat was dry and I paused
Il didn't tell you to STOP" said the
captain.
Il can't do it any longer" said I.
"Crow!" Numbered the captain.
And then, with the captains eye
fixed on me, I kept up my cookie
doodle-dooing for another ten min
utes.
"That'll do. Get down."
got down.
"Have you had growing enough?"
ayes, sir"
$50 have [. Go forward"
l went forward, and you may be
sure | did no more Growing that voy-
age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

TIE talent of success is nothing
more than doing what one can do
well, and doing well whatever one
does, without a thought Of fame.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

HE-"Did you say the furniture
was Louis XIV.?' Shelves. Why?n
He-@The bills suggest the Reign of
Terror
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

LITTLE Boy with u " dirs6
Call that a cow you az on y
doesn't look like -, d :; " isp't
1from Boston)-Thnllss, r'
raphy. It's art. -fuCD
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

AN anxious inquirer writes to the
New York Sun: Il have lately
noticed new fad among young girls.
They ask a young gentleman Of their
acquaintance to let them hold his
hand, whereupon they seize one of
his rings, mumbling some mysterious
words over it, and then turn it
around on his finger" The anxious
inquirer has found this mysterious
fad SO widespread that he wants to
know what it means
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

in the fire, as Casabianca held his on
the burning deck. That sight touched
the man more than everything else
Churchman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-14

THAT the Peruvian inUdiot,,
organized is a sun a,uuother r'
the Matching OF ancs !
will at once comme Nm
MOST of the beant'lu
world do not talk |
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08
A Fight With Outlaws.

NINIrIA,, l. T., July 3l.-Deputy
marshals had a desperate fight with a
band of outlaws just west of this city
late yesterday evening in which one
of the outlaws was killed and another
severely wounded. The dead mans
name was Ralph Hollock and his pa
rents live at Udall, Kas. He also
went by the name of "Roxie." He
lived few hours after being shot and
it is believed he was in the Mound
Valley bank robbery. The wounded
man was brought here and the doctors
probed his wounds and dressed them.
He is shot in the left hip and the ball
ranged downward. His chances of re-
covery are extremely doubtful. His
name is Sam Rogers and he came to
this county from about Sloan Springs,
Ark. He is probably not more than
20 years old and states that he has
been with the gang but a few weeks.
Two of the outlaws escaped.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08
Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam stops the cough at ono,
Bureau of Information.

"The Burlington" has recently estab-
lished in convenient quarter of its ele-
CANT and commodious passenger station, at
Chicago, an Office designed to afford travel
ers information on the thousand-and-One
things they need to know, with regard to
routes, rates, connections and accommOda-
TONS 1t has been placed in charge OF an
experienced man, supplied with all rail-
way guides, maps and time tables, and is
known rs the Bureau Of Information"
1t is place to which all travellers may
apply for information and receive full and
correct answer. This is the only Office Of
the kind west Of the sea-board cities, and
it cannot but prove help and convenience
to the travelling public. All trains Of the
Burlington" enter and depart from this
station, and the intelligent and valuable
service Of the Bureau may be enjoyed by
all patrons Of this line.
A special pamphlet will be issued by
the Burlington" in the near future, giving
accurate information as to "How to get to
the Worlds Fair grounds" "How to secure
rooms and board at the various hotels,
boarding and lodging houses.
Trustworthy agents will be at the {. b.
& @. depot in Chicago to impart all infor-
nation to visitors. Arrangements will
probably be made BY which some trains
will be rpm direct to the Worlds Fair
grounds without change or delay. 33lw4m
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08
THE SEDAIIA WEEKLY BAZOO, AUGUST g. 1893

touched is pronounced excellent in
quality. As the price of this product
remains very low, the crop is evil
IDENTIFY ample for all purposes. Cut
ting and curing the hay crop also
developed a shortage in that
product that was not looked
for and which seems at present hard
to account for, but 10 to so per cent.
of a full! crop seems to be the general
opinion of best informed parties.
Corn still continues to improve Under
the influence of hot days, cool nights
and light. but timely showers, and the
outlook for this important crop has
not been equaled in many years. Con-
siderable damage to the potato crop
from rust seems to be quite general,
and, though the bugs are becoming
more numerous daily, the plants are
too tar advanced to permit of
much damage from that element.
Grapes promises best of anything in
the fruit line and are reported in good
condition, with the exception of a
few counties in the northeast section,
where they are rotting slightly; SO
much of the peach, pear, apple and
plum crop as remains is reported of
excellent quality and bringing good
price in market.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-08
MISSOURI'S CROPS.
Agriculture Favored by Warmth,
Sunshine and Rain.

COLUMBIA, NO., Aug. 3-Very
warm weather. plenty ofsunshine and
light but well distributed showers,
characterized the week and favored
agricultural interests generally. The
temperature averaged about 3 degrees
above the normal, over the entire state
daily and excessive temperatures
caused many reports Of loss Of stock
and human life. The precipitation
was timely and well distributed, but
was Of such character as to afford little
or no relief. 1t was confined strictly
to local thunderstOrms and was vert
light except in few Of the west GER
trail counties and small ares
in other widely separated coun-
ties. Nothing is reported Is
suffering seriously yet, but more
rain is needed by and would be most
beneficial to everything, except per
haps, in the few localities where heavy
showers fell recently. The sunshine,
while not SO continuous as last week,
was very demoralizing and was abund-
ant, possibly excessive, considering
the general deficiency in precipitation
Little change can be noted in the re
ports of this week as compared with
those of last. Wheat treshing con,
tinues with poor and discouraging re:
suits, and through ploughing for this
crop is in progress in many southern
counties the general reports seems to
indicate that the acreage of this year
will be considerably smaller than that
of last.
The oat harvest is nearing compile
ton, and q marked retraction of the
previous forecast of a heavy crop is
an unfavorable feature that grows
more pronounced weekly. This fact
seems to be due mainly to rust, which
has taken whole fields and in many
countries numerous adjoining farms,
but what Of the crop remains un-