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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

The Legislatures of Minnesota and
Kansas propose to forbid citizens Of
those States from making gold con-
tracts. Such laws are wholly with
out the province of legislative
body, and an unwarrantable inter-
ference with the liberty of the citi-
zen. 1t is a mans privilege to sell
his labor or his property for given
equivalent in cabbages or caulit1ow-
ers, and no law preventing him from
doing SO would stand the test of a
judicial decision.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

school, as, indeed, he may have been;
others again believe that he was a
butcher, and made skewers and
spouted poetry in-of all places on
earth-the slaughter-house! Blades,
the printer, concluded that he was
printer, because he used such words
as printing Kisses" and prints of
hoofs," literal man, Blades. Physi-
clans have claimed him as one of
themselves, because he knew so much
that they are proud to know. Hugh
Miller, who had once been a stone
mason, traced out reasons in his plays
for believing that "our pleasant
Willy" was also one. Botanists have
given reasons for their belief in him
as botanist, and gardeners theirs for
assuring us that he must have been a
gardener. as in certain amateur
fashion he probably was. Thousands
have conjectured, as thousands will
conjecture in thousand other ways,
and still know exactly what we know
positively, and that is nothing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

CIVILIZATION can't change human
nature. The burning of a negro at
the stake in Paris, Tex, demon
strates that fact. His diabolical
crime awakened the dormant, SUBJ
dued, glossed-over, real sense of JUS
tice in the breasts of 10, 900 men, and
the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth"
instinct which is born in US all swept
away all artifciality and awful JUS
tice was melted out to the f1end at the
hands of the mob. 1t isn't alone the
Russian who when scratched re-
veals the Tartar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Swimming In Salt Lake.

The experience was not altogether
a pleasant one. Having Waded out
far enough to do so, l scaled a bowl
der and dived. AS it is my custom
to open my eyes under water, I did SO
as soon as I was fairly immersed. In
an instant it seemed as if vitriOl had
been poured into them. Springing to
an upright position as soon as pos
sible, I tried to get the salt out OF
them, but the more | rubbed the
more it seemed to get in. Nature re-
pouring through the tear ducts enough
of milder solution of salt to clear the
irritated cornea of the fluid, and
I took pains not to let the water into
my eyes again. After that the bath
was more enjoyable. There was sim
gular sensation Of lightness, and it
was easy to float; yet bather who is
not swimmer will fare as badly here
as anywhere, for the head being
heavier than the lower extremities,
has tendency to sink, unless one has
the skill to keep it above the surface.
On emerging from the lake / found
that every inch of my skin sparkled
with salt crystals, which were sharp
enough to create discomfort and to
suggest an undue intimacy with
thistles. My hair was full of them,
and they even adhered to my cloth
ing, SO that a vigorous shaking of
raiment and fresh-water bath were
in order on reaching my hotel. When
| told the people in town of my swim
and the manner of it / was laughed
at and informed that it was not the
correct thing to swim, except at a
bathing pavilion, where one has fresh
water to shower away the salt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
A BILL has been introduced in t

A BILL has been introduced in the
Minnesota Senate prohibiting the
preference of one precious metal over
another in the making of contracts.
The Kansas House has passed a
bill of the same kind. It is rather
more than doubtful whether any such
attempt to abridge the right of pri-
vate contract would be sustained by
the courts. But if it should be the
people of the States indulging in this
sort of legislation would suffer more
than anybody else. OF course, such
legislation could not affect existing
debts, for no State can pass valid
law impairing the obligation of con-
tracts. In regard to future contracts
it is only necessary to say that no
man Of sense, with money to loan,
would lend dollar in State having
such an enactment on its statute
books. No law can compel anybody
to lend dollar unless he chooses to
lend it. There are some things that
legislatures cannot do, and this is one
of them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Goldfish Mining in Labrador.

An old sailor to the Arctic regions
has been telling how he really misses
cold weather this way: "'Tain't the
kind of air I'm used ter" he said. Il
don't believe III ever get what
want this side of Labrador. You
don't have to fish for cod down to the
Labrador. You just gifts a pick and
shovel and mines 'em; just mines 'em
out of the icebergs. They're frozen
in fast. Some of 'em have been
there for 100000 years, more or
less. They got catched up some time
and just froze in.
"a whaling man It knows his bust
ness can tell offhand where hid strike
a paying lead. He lands crew on a
berg, and they cut a level piece to
stand on, and then just open galleries
into the ice. You find the cod in
seams like coal. l never worked in a
coal pit, but I've had the thing ex-
planned to me, and it's about the
same. The Gods were swimming
around, and layer of them got
frozen.
Then would come layer of plain
ice underneath, without any trim
mings, and afteward another layer of
cod. It's colder work than fishing,
cod mining is, but the returns are
quicker. There are mines down to
the Labrador that have been worked
for years and years, and still they
have never run out. The Yaks-
them's the Eskimos-know where
the best cod mines are, and they
won't tell, but the whalers know a
thing or two. I'm whaler myself. !"
CHICAGO Herald,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

velvet streamer and Empire hat har-
monte. The Empire hat, shown in
our illustration, is made Of yellow
Etruscan straw, with the crown and
edge of black chip. The inside Of
the f1aring brim is covered with black
straw lace, which shows a suggestion
of yellow beneath. The edge Of this
brim is finished with yellow Etruscan
straw in fancy pattern. Shaded
roses in ombre tints nestle against
the brim and rest their petals on the
hair. Toward the front is large
Alsatian bow of many loops, COM
posed Of wide ombre ribbon, which
reveals blended shades of old rose,
black, cream and dull blue.
Above the loops of ribbon is wavy
coronet of black ostrich tips. The
black velvet streamer starts from be-
meath the petals of a rose at the left
side. It hangs gracefully and is
caught on the dress with another
rocco
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
His Early Life.

So far, research has failed to reveal
just how Shakspeare's youth was
spent. Whether, after leaving the
grammar school, he went for any time
to college, as many sons of such faith
ers then did, and merely went beg
ging in vacation time; whether he
passed his hours with books and soli-
tary walks in woods, or riding away
over the breezy hills surrounding his
home, on his fathers business selling
wool, or buying sheep and oxen.
Whether he superintended the
leather-dressing, or looked after the
workmen generally as foreman, who
can say? Conjectures are numerous
enough, and some of them are curious
enough. Some suppose he became a
clerk to one of the seven lawyers who
lived in the old town; others that he
was assistant master at the grammar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
This Seems Silly.

Certain ladies charged with the
duty Of obtaining data for a study of
young humanity now send to new
mothers little blank books provided
with questions as to when the baby
first exhibited the sense of hearing,
when he first took note Of light, what
were his earliest signs Of distress, and
many more such. The questions are
designed to furnish hints for an in
vestigation extending over the first
four years of the child's life. In
time all the books will be collected
and sent to Germany as aids to per-
sons who are one day to announce
the results of an elaborate study OF
mental development during infancy
and early childhood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
JocuIarities of Speech.

How tireSOme are these wOuld-be
funny folk who never dance, but
"trip the light fantastic;" who seem
to find it impossible to speak of an
unmarried man except as sd gay
bachelor" with whom the sea is al.
ways "the briny," Or the HERRING
pond" and a horse SO fiery steed, u
who eternally talk about "Sunday-go-
connecting" clothes, and who have
such phrases as mo extra charge,
"the noXious weed" "the pipe of
peace" and "braying the element,
forever on their lips. 1t is difficult
to say whether these can't phrases
that is perfectly proper description
Of them-are more odiOus when used
consciously Or unconsciously-that is,
by people who believe them to be
funny and intend that their hearers
should consider them funny, or by
those who have merely caught them
up and repeat them like parrots, and
without any intention, good or bad.
In our own opinion, the use Of COM
mon jOcularities is most offensive in
those who think of them as wit, and
expect to be applauded after each Of
Tense. We feel that those who try
to force a laugh out of such express
sions as "my downy COUCH" or "com-
hitting matrimony," and who squirm
isn't room for one more" or who speak
Of their great heads" or "eagle
eyes," deserve to be shot at sight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
JUDGE HOWELL E. JACKSON
The Jurist Who Was Appointed to suc-
coed Justice Lamar

The Jurist Who Was Appointed to suc-
coed Justice Lamar.
Howell Edmunds Jackson. of NASH
vile, Tenn, whom President Harri-
son appointed to succeed the late
Judge Lamar on the bench of the
United States Supreme Court, is in
his sixty-second year. He was born
at Paris, Tenn, April 8, 1882. He
lived in Jackson, Tenn, in his youth
and was graduated at the age of Is,
He spent two years at the University
of Virginia, and when "a years old
was graduated from the Lebanon Law
School. Then he began to practice
law. Three years later he moved his
law library to Memphis. In 1876 he
went back to Jackson to live and
practice law.
He served two terms by appoint
ment upon the Supreme Court bench
of his State, and was once defeated
in a nominating convention for the
same position. In 1880 he was elected
to the State House Of Representa-
tives on State credit platform. His
associates elected him to the United
States Senate as Democrat. He
took his seat March 4, 1871. He
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Always Raining

It is a curious fact thai d ,or
always raining, Even in Sq npa
when the cloud over cur e n
white, the drops are falling n ava,
But they are very small, anu ,t III
ate before they reach the e .ho ~ I'D
evaporating they pass from u un tionI
particle stage; from sa,u n Irr
simple condensation, or Vne de ms
PARTICLES on which the co 1, dry.
takes place may be perfecV.y. a. q Il
is a general truth that "he GIN
is formed it begins 10 a aa ii
minute particles of water oot they
in millions. The DISTANCE .b t aid
depends on their size. Il , un
cloud rests on is dry anu o I
do not get far. If 1t Is esr md drod
collect in masses and lo'"
rain that reach the earCn,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Revived by Electricity.

Electricity has been successfully
applied to the resuscitation of appar-
emily drowned persons. A man in
Scotland while bathing was seized
with cramp and sank, remaining be-
low water for two minutes. When
rescued he was believed to be dead,
but two applications of the electrical
current, passed between the nape of
the neck and the heart, restored him
to animation and ultimate recovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Railroad on Ice.

Middle-aged Marylanders recall the
fact that the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad crossed
the Susquehanna at HAVE de Grace
on the ice in February, 1852. In
those days the river was not bridged
at that point, and the old steamboat
Maryland carried the trains across on
her deck. The river froze very thick
in February, 1852, and tracks were
laid upon the ice, upon which trains
crossed for several DAYS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Wanted to Marry His Wife.

Robert Pasmore Leonard, of Pitts
burg, applied at the Registers Office
in that city recently for license to
marry his wife He had been mar
ried under the name of Pasmore, but
as he had lately fallen heir to some
property in Canada, and as the Eng
fish law does not recognize marriage
under an assumed name, he desired,
so as to protect his wife's interest, to
have the ceremony performed in
proper form. He received the license.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

WHILE Peter Jackson is playing
Uncle Tom with one hand, he is shak-
ing the other fist in Corbett's face
and daring him to climb over the
ropes with him. If Peter gets Jim's
acceptance some evening late he will
be very likely to spoil the beautiful
scene where Eva and the angels are
supposed to require his undivided at
tentiOn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

IF pound of coal is subjected to
dry distillation and the products
and residuals treated chemically by
the processes for obtaining the we'll
known coal tar colors, the one pound
so treated will yield enough magenta
to color 500 yards of flannel, vermil-
ion for 1850 yards, aurine for 120
yards, and alizarine sufficient for 1855
yards of red cloth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
A Handsome Reward.

A lawyer of considerable promi-
hence relates an amusing story Incl
dental to the first criminal case in
which he was retained by the defense
He was then practicing in a small
town not far from Washington, and
the case was that of local character
who had purloined fat porker, theI
property of his neighbor.
At first matters looked bad for thel
accused during the trial, but Mr.. L., /
the lawyer, was most eloquent in his /
defense. His speech abounded inn
rhetorical flowers and figures. AtN
times he was even pathetic to such a
degree that tears dimmed the eyes of
the jury, while the prisoner weptN
most copiously. The final outburst
of his elOQUence brought everything
around to a climax Of triumph, tha#
jury delivering the verdict of not
guilty without leaving their seats
although the evidence Of the prOSeCu1
tiOn tended to show most conclusive
guilt.
The released man was most pro
fuse in his words of gratitude, calling
Mr.. L. his preserver, the champion O
his honor, his liberty and all that lita
held dear to him.
Mr.. L. acknowledged with bccom
ing modesty his flood of thanks, buy
at last, seeing no end in sight Of theSs
extravagances, began to hint that 4
financial acknowledgment would b
more in order.
'To be sure, to be sure" exclaimea
the client, eagerly. Il won't forge
about that and will pay you ha2d
somely, too. Say, Mr.. L., you be
your Office tonight at y, and II
come around and fix things all right
twelve o'clock" said the laWy9
in astonishment. "Bless me! "h
do you set that late hour"
Never you mind, sir, he returneq
never you mind. | mean to pd
you, and pay you well. Don't forge
II O'Clock, sure"
Lawyer and client departed tDs
respective ways. That night MI
sat in his small office awaiting
coming of the man whose repuId,I
he had cleared. There was huSll
cOmmotion in the rear OF his eSIa
lishment promptly at mdnlght IO
a muffied knock at the door ME-
answered it.
SSH" whispered the client, h0af
ly; here I am"
"But why do you make such
cret of it?" asked the lawyer
"Not too loud" was the ans"
Didn't [ say I'd pay you la
somely7"
"You did, indeed" 800
"Well, I mean to keep ny W.
Mr.. L.; here it is. I've broug"'
the pig" If
And there in the grmness u .
midnight's weird shadows oVoo1
eral hundreds pounds OF stolen W %
calmly awaiting the transfer u a
ership.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

So EXPANSIVE are the biggest pos
tai cards sold for cent by Uncle
Sam that the sender can write long
letter on one of them, and it takes
some of the country postmistresses
nearly twice as long as it used to do
their daily work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
A stale Subject

When Frederick Ro oascS 5SG
Brighton-the great oj,t Tenn!
had written much aoo ,to noet
poems, and for whom n.l ie1 upon p
high regard-frst ca,''a as if h
Il felt, said Tennys on heart q
come to pluck out the 10 Oh hin 4
mystery; so l talked 4 V
nothing but beer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THE statement is made that women
who ride bicycles are not graceful
walkers. This statement loses a de-
gree of Importance by being untrue.
1t probably emanated from somebody
who imagined that the grotesque To-
comotion taught by Delsarte was the
climax Of gracefulness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

"DoN'T be in a hurry" said the
mantel. ooh, l must be going" re-
marked the clock. Il much prefer
to have you stay" added the mantel.
well, since you insist" said the
clock, Il may as we'll do so, because |
can stay while / go and run while |
stop with YOU" And the mantel
upheld the clock in all it said.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

A LOT of Santa Fe conductors have
been detected in wholesale stealing
They have formed pool, and found
that they did not understand the
pooling business very well after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

ALEX KENNEDY, of Blount County,
Tenn, resides in the house in which
he was born, ninety-two years ago.
He is the father of twenty-six chill
dren, all of whom grew up to ma
turity, and eighteen Of whom are
now alive.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

Two KINGS, two princes, nine dukes,
two field marshals, and two generals
were private soldiers when they first
joined Bonaparte's grand army and
rose from the ranks by meritorious
services
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THE Queen of England has only
signed one death warrant during her
long reign, and this was for MUIR
derer in the Isle of Man, where, by
some oversight, the law relieving
reigning sovereigns from the painful
duty of signing such documents had
not been passed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

The value of the submarine cable
as means of speedily transmitting
the most important intelligence is
convincingly shown by the printing
in a Chicago newspaper of half a
column Of cable report of how an
American, gambling at Monte Carlo,
slapped the face of an Englishman
who Winked at woman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

a hand like a stevedore's. This cir
cumstance does not seem to have any
particular bearing upon the present
controversy, unless in tending to
show that for gripping scepter
some other sort of a hand would have
been better.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

A CANADIAN was recently refused
a chance to address a ministerial
gathering at Toronto because he had
been guilty of advocating annexa-
tion. Circumstances like this tend
to discourage the idea of union. 1t
would be impossible to annex Canada
without taking in this batch of min
listers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
A CHASTITY Relic.

A relic of one Of the most extra
ordinary surgical cases ever heard of
is preserved in the military hospital
at Plymouth, England. This is the
heart of a soldier who died in that
hospital on Jan. 30. 1909, sixteen
days after he had been shot through
the heart.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

OF the $3.50 teachers in this
country more than 240, 600 are women.
Woman proverbially can't throw a
rock to hit a cow, but it's wholly safe
to trust her when it comes to teach
ing young ideas how to shoot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

AT Quito, the only city in the
world on the line of the equator, the
sun sets and rises at six o'clock the
year round. Your clock may break
down, your watch stop, but the sun
never makes mistake here. When
1t disappears for the night it is six
O'Clock, and you can set your watch
by it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THE ice dealers are wondering
whether they can Justify high prices
by explaining to consumers that
the ice frOze so thick that it was I'M
usually hard to cut.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THE King family, of Port Dram, n.
j., is a remarkably heavy lot. There
are eight persons in the family, and
their joint weight is 1857 pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

WE can never see this world in its
true light unless we consider our life
in it as state of discipline~-a con-
dition through which we are passing
to prepare for another
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

WE ought deliberately to school
ourselves not to add by look or by
word to the unhappiness of those
who have already enough to bear
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

IF Jim Corbett fights convict we
shall lose what little respect we have
saved for the emergencies Of his
hilarious career.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THERE is a Browning primer now.
1t is safe to say that the primer is as
far as some Browning devotees will
ever get with profit and understand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THERE won't be enough money adj
vanced by France this year to hire
street sprinkler to lay the dust on
the Panama canal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

WHEN a keen-edged weapon loses
its temper it becomes duller. 1t is
is not so with a woman. She cuts
sharper than ever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

LIFE is constantly weighing us in
very sensitive scales, and telling
every one of us precisely what his real
weight is to the last grain Of dust.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
THE EMPIRE HAT.

New-Style Hat and Old-Style Streamer
Make a Pleasing Combination.
A new style of hat with an old
style of streamer has come into fash
ion, and it must be conceded that the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Poor Thing!

A pet dog. it is said, recently died
at Elkton, KY, from licking his mis-
tress cheek. She painted, and the
dog died Of poison.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

TILE man who cannot use adver-
tising in his business has no business
to be in business, and generally isn't.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

THERE is talk of a pneumatic tire
trust. 4 trust cannot subsist on
wind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

AN American who has been at
honolulu says that the ex-Queen has
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

IT is paradoxical, but the man who
thinks most of himself is the most
liable to give himself away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30

served with BENJAMIN Harrison in the
Senate, and the friendship formed
between the two men at that time
was never broken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
Is That All?

Paris actresses wear paper lace.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-03-30
EAGLE RIVER, WIS.

0. B. MOON, Editor and Proprietor