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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

anything else worthy to survive. 1t
is of the sort that marks an epoch IN
the history of art and eliminating
point in the genius Of the artist.
1t is the antithesis OF the LA
ocoon," of which it is inherently sug-
gestive, and from an art standpoint
is worthy to take it's place beside
that ancient masterpiece, One hard
ly knows whether to be glad or sorry
that it was not placed on ex-
hibition at the Worlds Fair.
Surrounded, as it must have been
there, by other works that might
have distracted some Of the attention
it deserves, the conviction is yet IT.
resistible that it is masterful enough
to have maintained it's pre-eminence
in any artistic company. 1t was the
sculptor's intention to have it exhib-
tied at the Exposition, and he shipped
it to this country for that purpose.
But it arrived too late, and for some
time lay hidden away in New York
warehouse. Now, however, it has
been splaced on exhibition, and the
people of the metropolis have an op'
portunity to see what genius can dc
with a block of white marble.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
NOT SELF-SLAUGHTERERS.
Snakes and Scorpions Do Not Commit Sui
eide, as Has Been supposed.

Snakes and Scorpions Do Not Commit Sui
eide, Has Been supposed.
Writing to Nature, Prof. Ray
Lancaster says: "The letter of Ed
ward S. Holden on this subject is ex
tremely interesting. 1t appears that
he, like other individuals who have
imagined that they have witnessed
the suicide Of SCORPIONS has fallen
into the error $50 common in the in
depreciation of biological as distin.
guished from Astrological phenomena,
of stating his differences and beliefs
as though they were observations.
The instance which occurred before
my eyes Ito quote his words, which
remind one of the old herbalist, &C.
rard) was simply that of snake
biting itself when imprisoned in a
jar OF water. That the blow was de-
liberate,' 'intcntional,' and of sui
cidal purpose is pure speculation,
and nothing occurred before Mr..
Holders eyes to warrant his enter
tanning such notion. Had Mr.
Holden been aware that the poison
of the rattlesnake has little or no ef-
feet upon another rattlesnake, nor
upon the individual from which the
poison is furnished he would proba-
bly, have been less ready to conclud /;
that the bite was of suicidal purpose.
He would then perhaps have inquired
as to the depth to which the bite
penetrated into the tissues of the
snake and how far such a superficial
bite rs a snake can infiict upon part
Of it's own body is likely Gn the an
sence Of any poisonous action) to be
seriously Injurious to the snake. In
this case, as in that Of the scorpion
confined in a fiery circle experiment
ally studied both by myself and by
Prof. Bourne Of Madras and rel orted
on in the Proceedings of the Linnaan
Society and the Royal Society, the
spasmodic struggles of an animal art
ificially confined and tortured have
been, as we clearly demonstrated,
mistaken for efforts at self-de~ true
ton The biting of it's own body by
the snake may be justly compared
with the biting the dust att ibuted
to men who die in hand-to-hand
struggle, or to the biting Of their
own hand or arm by unhealthy chill
drcn when ~ullering from paroyysm
Of a ger"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
The City's Future.

Natural opportunities, taken adj
vantage of by men who had the sense
to appreciate them and the courage
to make the most of them, are the
factors Of growth which in thirty
yeats have developed huge camping
ground into wealthy and beautiful
city of l5O,O Inhabitants.
In 1860 the spot where we now find
the city of Denver was frontier set
Element here the pioneers lost their
scalpS and their lives in Indian war
hoarse shrieks from the locomotives
of thirte n different railways there
was, up to 1868, no means OF loco
motion other than the prairie schoon-
err Now $50 miles of street railway
tracks barely suffice for the require
ments of $4,000 citizens daily con-
veyed from one part of the city to
another by the electric and cable cars
Of Denver.
In 1870 the population of Denver
was 4,5O0. In 1900, at the present
rate of progress, the population will
be over 100000. Sunshine and dry,
pure ARA climate of which the sig
nal service reports only twenty-three
cloudy days in the year-precious
metals, gold and silver, shoveled from
the mountain sides into the streets of
Denver to the tune of thirty million
dollars worth per annum. mines of
coal, iron and stone, the value Of
whose output must soon exceed even
the precious metals, immense agri.
cultural resources and cattle inter
ests, manufactures combined with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
DAVID l.. CARPENTER. who

DAVID L. CARPENTER, who died
recently in Philadelphia, is probably
the only dancing master who ever
received a column obituary notice in
a metropolitan paper. In his case,
however, the tribute is said to have
been we'll deserved. Mr.. Carpenter
began life as blacksmith and lived
to be called chesterfield and
Grandson in one" He devoted his
life to teaching the fashionable youth
of the Quaker City how to dance,
and most of the older generation
learned their steps from him. He
was Sc years old, and up to he time
o. his death preserved his courtly de-
pertinent and easy and correct man
nprS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
n Touching Scene

The Atlanta Journal details at length
touching scene which was enacted in
that city one afternoon last week. The
venerable ex-senator Joseph Z. Brown
has grown SO weak of late that he can
scarcely hold his head up, and can see
but little. He expressed his de-
sire to be taken to the new
Second Baptist Church, Of which he
mas been for many years member.
He was placed in his carriage, and with
his devoted wife was driven to the
church. Arriving there he was carried
INTO the church by two of his faithful
servants, and placed in seat as near as
possible to the one in the old
church which he occupied in
the years of his vigorous man
mood: The servants then withdrew and
LETT the venerable couple, and the Rev.
Dr. Mcdonald, pastor Of the church, to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
QUEER FAR COUNTRY.
Gold and Sugar of British Guiana-Water'
falls Surprising Niagara.

falls Surprising Niagara.
E. J. Borman, attorney and manager
of the Enterprise sugar estate, British
Guiana, adjoining Venezuela, in South
America, is at the Occidental, says the
San Francisco Chronicle. MIR. Borman
is accompanied by his wife. and is
bound to the Hawaiian islands to look
up the ways Of sugar growing there.
Gold mining and sugar growing, he
says, have received a new impetus re-
Gently in Demerara and other ports of
British Guiana. Mr.. Borman's sugar
plantation comprises 700 acres, and
from this about l, 400 or 800 tons of
sugar are realized annually He says
that though sugar-growing is quite ex-
tensive the soil is not very good. 1t is a
stiff clay. The first year it will produce
about three or three and a half tons to
the acre, and after that it retrogrades
till about two tons to the acre is a good
crop. Careful maEuring is required to
keep the soil up to this point.
Mr.. Borman has resided in British
Guiana for thirty-one years. He says
that the climate is far better than is
generally supposed, there being few
cases of yellow fever, most of the deaths
resulting from asthma and phthisis.
The entire population is now about 252.
600. Georgetown the capital and largest
oity, has $4,000 people.
lit will surprise YOU, no doubt, be-
cause it is not generally known" says
Mr.. Borman, "that we have in British
Guiana a waterfall far greater than Mag
ara. Such is the fact: but it is not quite
so wide. The one in question is the
Kaieteur fall OF the Potato River. The
river runs over a sandstone and con-
glomerate lakeland into deep valley
The lall is to the tremendous depth Of
S22 feet. For the first al feet it tum-
bles perpendicular column into the
basin, and then continues overa sloping
surface 81 feet in height, forming a cata-
ract and falling through interstices of
rocks to the bed below. The width of
the fall is from 240 to $50 feet. 1t is one
of the most awful sights to be imagined.
50 AS for the gold product of British
Guiana it is steadily increasing. There
are some Of the richest fields there I
know Of anywhere. In 1884, when gold
mining commenced, we got out $50
ounces, or ST ,Ol4,S0O worth. You will
see from this how the new industry is
going ahead.
Sugar growing is increased and is
proving profitable in much the same de-
gree. | could quote some figures, but
this will be unnecessary. 1t will proba-
bly, be enough to say that the country is
active and prosperous and that almost
all the residents are entirely satisfied
with it -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
CHAT ABOUT CELEBRITIES.

SENATOR MoRGAN's favorlte beverage,
Il is remarked, is buttermjlk. This may
explain why he has soured ON seVeral OF
his colleagues.
EMIL PAUR. the new leader OF the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, is inter
viewed by a proxy, as it We're. lie
does not speak English, but Mrs. Paur
does. and it is she who talks to the re-
porters.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, who has been
confined to his room by the coaching
accident in Paris, is to be taken to the
Riviera. but his friends are reported
hopeless that he will ever recover.
RICHARD CROKER is credited with hay
ing made nearly 100000 through his
racers this year, and is evidently an au-
thority on matters pertaining to the
turf. He also knows a thing or two
about clark horses"
SIR HENRY JAMES, of the House OF
Commons, who often accompanies the
Prince of Wales on his hunting excur-
sions, is an expert sportsman. he usu-
ally bags the game while the Prince
takes the credit.
IVAN OTTL1K, of the Royal Hungarian
Ministry of Agriculture, who is now In
Washington, thinks our farmers are
overproducing wheat, and that in this
wheat, by-and-by, the farmers will find
their soil exhausted.
PROF. WILLIAMS, of Johns Hopkins
University, says that the practice OF
hazing at colleges is an ancient one. He
came across an old rule at Heidelberg
University, where he studied, printed
in 1880, forbidding the practice by the
older students of shaving the heads OF
new students and filling their ears with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

TIE theory that healthy food in
sufficient quantity and filtered water
are the most efficacious preventives
Of cholera has received a striking
demonstration during the recent
grand maneuyers of the Austrian
army. A force of over 15O,0 men
was gathered together in a province
of the empire officially declared to be
cholera-stricken, and where the
scourge is raging with great viru
lence among the impoverished peas
antry. Notwithstanding the fact
that the maneuverS extended over
period Of several weeks, during which
the men were exposed to all kinds OF
hardships and were even quartered
in cholera-infested villages, yet there
has not been single case Of cholera
among them. In connection with
this, it may be mentioned that dur
ing the last great cholera epidemic in
Egypt there was only one govern
ment department that did not lose a
single man from the malady. As
soon as the latter broke out the man
agement Of the state railroads inn
mediately took steps to have each OF
it's employees supplied with good and
sufficient food, particularly bread and
meat, at government expense, with
the result as indicated. 1t is mainly
people whose digestive organs are i'm.
paired, and rendered representative
by inadequate and unhealthy food OF
by polluted water, who are exposed
to the danger Of the contagion OF
cholera
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
THE SIOUX FOOD SNuv,
Eggs of a Serpent That Was Us.a,
as Food. W

as Food.
It is not generally known ~.
James River Valley was once ths
Of the only species of snake wbid
furnished an abundant and nnh
supply of food for the use of man. rr'
cent and most exhaustive inyasS
proves it to be true. This vaN Hs
which no snake is now found wos
full of serpents called by the Sio ~
dian S the flood snake" by WOW" uA
the size and delicious flavor Of iS |
By untold dozens these eggs wor
in pits followed out of the Soil fn,1
reception. AS a rule the pits wq,sa
5 to s feet deep, Is inches in dian1
and contained from 100 to 0M
snugly packed at the bottom anal
cred with dry grass and leaves
eggs were a little larger than t6o]
the domestic hen and more paIa,]
but deadly poisonous. Many N
Sioux, tempted by hunger, died
eating them. Often they were pur|
ly exposed to the discovery of jnv]
enemies in order that they shouT1
and die. Not only were these erg|
bued with poison, says the Minngl
Journal, but they were equaly
culiar in that they remained \
and palatable in all weather
thirteen years and were finally bst|
by the cold of the winter and mo-
heat of the summer. Three hm|
years ago Bl'le Goose, a mighty h
tain ruled the Sioux. His wife
covered mixture which was a pei
antidote to the poison in the egg
simple washing in the mixture renj|
them perfectly wholesome. |
Goose was a lover of war. He saw
by revealing the secret Of the ani
the hunting Of buffalo, then hume
would largely cease, and the PEG
finding abundant food in the snakeI
would grow indolent and less wa|
He therefore formed a council dI
eral discreet women, most sOnl
pledged to retain among themselve|
secret Of the antidote and to use
in times of famine or defeat in
This council was self-perpetuatg
elected new members only as vaGlI
occurred by death. Never was tA|
cret betrayed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

CHICAGO HERALD: Business men
generally can do no better than fol-
low the example set by the banks,
which on Saturday inaugurated the
rule of closing their doors at noon on
that day of the week the year round.
Chicagoans work too hard, and their
eager pursuit of the nimble dollar has
formed the basis for all sorts Of fouts
and jeers aimed at them by the in
habitants of other cities. Keen &C
tivity and strict attention. to bust
ness are we'll and proper. They are
the qualities that have built up Chi
cago. But they have been carried
too far. Chicago is no longer half
developed town with "boom" on. 1t
is mature, steady-going metropolis,
with great future, it is true, but
with no necessity for continuing the
twenty-four- hour methods of ante
fire days Business and business
methods are firmly established. 1t is
no longer needed to work day and
night or even the full six days of the
week The Saturday half holiday is
a benedcent and sanatory institution.
1t marks an advanced civilization,
and as a matter of fact it is adj
vantageous even from a financial
standpoint Men will do more work
in five and half days than in six
days, and they will do their work bet
ter. From any point Of view, there.
fore, the half holiday is profitable,
and Chicago business men should,
with their usual sagacity, avail them
selves of it's advantages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

themselves, where some timo -
Though nea.'ly blind ne Saw Jaw Sasa
tell that the new church I",,i siaVp NJ
through his munificence(( o .' aN
ingly beautiful. After sile n~s ele
minutes, the voice that has nctt on
lifted in the councils of the S we peea
now strangely changed, brolnaa I A
emn stiffness reignine all 'Rt
Clasping his thin hands to n aafe
old man exclaimed in a falteSS;vn'l
Il am glad that | was ena ailIs u
something towards buildin"" 1 ~,
church, and | thank God t6ottu S
lived to see it completed" I Is.
moments of silence he signi6a,d =
sire to return home. The servo u lS
called in, and soon the old t ,@llls'
riage bore him back to his , nunil
home among the vines and ce qdI"a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
WILDCATS IN A POULTRY Y!
Keeping Pennsylvania Farmers
Trapping and killing Them

Trapping and killing Them
George Perry, farmer livins@
tato Creek, Mexican County, hr
a commotion in his poultry yard
dav afternoon. He discovered d
wildcat that had stolen into they
and captured and was devonringOI
Perrv's roosters. Perry GRABBED
pitchfork and pitched into the vN|
which beat a hasty retreat, carrying
it what was left of the rooster, \
followed the cat. 1T ran towarda
of woods, and it happened just |
that Frank Meyers shepherd dG|
coming out of that piece of woods
met the wildcat going in, This Y
we'll known in that neighborhOod|
fearless hunter Of ugly wild an1
and has had many successful bouts
bears and wildcats. When he n
with this particular catamount IL
hesitatingly made for it,,With the ne
of intentions. The wildcat turned
rushed back toward Perry's, and
was still advancing, armed NH1
pltchfork. The catamount, still
ing possession of its stolen dime
tempted to pass Perry, but the IA
lunged savagely at it and thrE
pitchfork through one of its hind
pinDing the cat to the ground
next moment the dog was upon
and soon killed it, the cat retalDA
hold upon the remnant OF the
to the last. The tragic fate OF tnS
cat did not deter another one
making a raid on Perry's pouItf!
not more than an hour a1teNE
This time, attracted by the comm
the farmer took his gun with IIl
blew the wildcats head Oft, not
the animal had killed and Palr
voured a hen it had chosen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
JEDGE WAXEM'S PROVERBS.

SENATORIAL COURTESY has nifty nj got to
DE lost art
EFF fizikle indoorents is a sine NV
craftsmanship, why amt mules eligible
to the u. s. Sonnet?
IT pays to be strictly honest in polll-
ticks-pays the other 1ellers.
TINES is powerful hard when man
can't sell his vote.
A WOMAN in polliticks is like rosebud
in mud puddle.
JOB had biles, but he didn't hav to
listen to silver speeches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

nublish 1t. Mr.. Bigelow, it will be
remembered. is the individual VINO
went to school with the present En-
ncror of Germany, and who on the
strength of that experience has been
going around with his nose in the air
over since.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

/ De BINX proposed this riddle to a
pretty girl who is great flirt: What
is the difference between you and the
late Admiral Farragut? He was
dashed to the mast and you'll be
mashed to the last
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

AT the cooking school: "Miss
Jones, you may name few warmth
producing foods" "Yeth, NTH Ra-
goo, | will There's cayenne pepper,
Jamaica ginger, tamaulith and very
hot pOtatath."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

many of it's citizens expect the next
quarter of a century to swell the
population to half a million. One
striking popularity about the miner
ais of G. dorado is the fact that their
extraction costs less than in any
other mines in the world. This
arises from their lying SO near to the
surface of the earth. The chief
pride Of the city is that more han 80
per cent. OF the homes of the work
ingmi are built of excellent brick
with neat stone trimmings, and in
most cases with plate glass windows.
The homes of the wealthy and the
public buildings, including the post
office, the State Capitol. and the
Denver Cou t '!oose. are magnificent
in tructure and design.
The citizens of Denver march ell
bow to elbow. and notwithstanding
the many new fortunes it requires
more than heavy bank account to
insure prominence. and the man of
brains is invariably appreciated and
made use Of.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

THE Chicago Record thinks that
John Jacob Astor would better give
ap yachting before somebody gets
hurt. At all events, it would be well
for him to go out somewhere into the
broad ocean and practice diligently
until he knows how
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

THE fashionable pointed toe or
toothpick shape for mems shoes is,
no doubt fashion for the benefit of
the corn-salve men. The common
expression, "a square toed man, :"
may be taken nowadays to mean q
sensible as we'll as an honest one
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

LORD BHAssE>, the English yachts
man who Went around the world in
the Sunbeam, navigating ner him
self, takes with him on his cruises n
large and powerfdl nand otgan, with
monkey attachment, Of the kind
familiar to dwe!icls in all tie large
cities. Upon this instrument his
lordsbjp is accustomed TO perform
every evening, finding in the opera
ton a congenial form of amusement
and exercise combined.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

A JUDGE in the Circuit Court at
Chattanooga, Tenn, passed on sew
enty-nine applications for divorce
one day. Let Sioux Fails look to its
laurels. The divorce center shows
signs of shifting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

A GOOD deal of small wit is eXpend-
ed on Philadelphia for its supposed
sleepiness and dizziness. yet the phil
osopher knows that no wilderness is
and most bustling city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY.

A statue That Provoked the Dispteasure OF
the Gar.
Julius Didericksen, the Danish
sculptor, would have gained immor.
tality with his group, ",The Struggle
for Liberty" if he had never done
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

GEORGE ". WURTS. for twenty
five years secretary or charge d'affares
OF the United States legations at
aome. Madrid and st. Petersburg.
has return d to this country In st.
Peters )urg he Ia often to assume
ne duties Of ambassador during the
last ten years. 1t was he that
PoultneY Bigelow attacked in maya
zine article for not getting his pass
ports quickly enough to suit him.
Mr.. Wurts has an entirely different
story of the affair from that related
by Mr.. Bigelow, and. having left the
diplomatic service, he : likely to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

IN these days of rapid divorces it
is as we'll that girls should study law
and graduate in law college. A
great deal Of money could be saved
if each woman were to be her own
lawyer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

IN seeking a rich woman for
wife so that he may become indie
pendent, a man too often finds that
he marries a fortune with an indie
pendent wife attached.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

BY the time man gets to know
how to manage his children they get
to be old enough to put him in an in
sane asylum and run the business to
suit themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

OUT in Washington they have
smart bears. One story teller tells
us OF "a bear which stood down by a
waterfall and caught the fish and
threw them up the bank TO another
bear, which guarded them until they
had enough for a dinner. when the
two united in SQUARE meal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

IT is not what men think but what
they do that marks their worth. 1t
was Carlyle who said: "The end of
man is an action, not thought"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

WE often read in novels Of men
who grind their teeth with rage, but
we are never told what they do with
them after they are ground.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-09

'THE labor we delight in physics
PAIN" but the labor we dislike warps
the mind, wearies the body, without
compensating advantages.