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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-09-13
The Sumac Harvest.

The sumac harvest is on in Kensaeky.
All along the small waterways, In the
fence corners and the back woods girls
and boys. men and women. are curing
sumac. The crop. this year is the best
ever known. and is a godsend to the poor
people. In three counties the crop will
make several million pounds. Buyers
for New York dye houses are on the
ground and spot cash will be paid. and the
people who are suffering will ind relief.
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The old politician. after a long an

The old politician. after long and
stormy career. had retired from the held
and settled down TO making an honest liy-
ing A few months after his retiracy a
friend met him. Well he said. YOU
are out Of politics. | understand Yes. :,
was the reply, with long-3rawn sigh Of
relief. .-cut of politics, out of money, and
out of the penitentiary. thank the Lord.
Detroit Free Press.
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The value Of Irish exports last year
was 81 ,G22.22 and Of imports, S44,
6oI, 430.
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The PARTY Middle is S'omplete,

The Atlanta Constitution. one of the
most widely read Democratic papers in
the South, does not feel very much en-
couraged over the outlook for the Demo
cratic congressional ticket this fall. After
saying that the action of the President
was unfortunate and unwise, the Consti-
tuition says:
''The party middle is now complete.
The organization is now on the thresh-
hold of a campaign big with results. and
it is compelled to assume responsibility
for measure which its chosen leader
and chief has denounced as peridious
and TO which he has refused to affix his
signature. Was ever 4 party placed in
such position before? Every Democrat in
Congress who voted for the bill has been
slapped III the face and every Democratic
candidate i'll the country has had his
chances @S reelection sadly impaired by
the refusal of Mr.. Cleveland 20 sign the
ssvItf bill. Nor is this ALL The party's
majority in Congress is seriously threat
ened. for it seems impossible that the
congressional candidates of the party can
MAKE q successful campaign by going be-
fore The people and assuming responsible
ity for a measure which the party's COM
mander-in-chief has distinctly repudiated
and denounced, and which he has re
fused to touch with his hand
The Cost of the Necessaries of Life.
In commenting upon the boast of the
DeanOcrats that they have reduced the
duties on many articles for the benefit
of the workingman and the farmers, the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette makes
this striking and interesting exhibit:
-'dn looking over the new tariff bill the
reductions made and the imports for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1893, we have
evolved table which shows how the
Democrats have reduced duties and, ac
cordng to their theory. lowered prices
for the benefit of the farmer. the artisan
and the workingman generally. and we
want every farmer and workingman who
geadS the Commercial Gazette to cut this
table out and keep it for reference dur
ing the campaign. 1t may be valuable
when listening to some speaker telllns
what the party has done
Imports Re Pe
Articles 1898 ductiou CT
Paintings and stat -
larry 300. 90 tNt'p-'p-'I
Decorated chjnawre 693S uo9 2.233} .9S7 g
and bowers 1.61e.1ol 285.3330 L
Plate and cut glass 1.oD.ooo -lo.ooa
~teWeiry .......... o3o.9o- to,pNn /
Kid gloves. ...... 4o0.0o0 ot,pVo =
Laces aud embroid-
Silk dress goods.
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PECK NAMED
Nomination for Governor By tae
Democratic Conyention-Othcrs
ON the Ticket

Governor. GEORGE W. PECK
Lieutenant-Goyernor.. .A J. SCHMITI
treasurer JOHN HUMMER
Secretary of State.
........... THOMAS ]. CUNNINGHAM
Attorney-General.. JAMES l.. O'CONNOR
State superintendent. ..WM. III. SCHULZ
Railroad Commissioner.GE GEO. C. PRESCOTT
Insurance Commissioner. OLAF r. SKAAR
Chairman Central Committee E. c. WALL
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the sam. of S4S2. 400. IS Of the money unlaw-
has PUT into judgmenh the, further sum Of
$1S1 Discs, making al totals OF. $6OS, AIS. %,
evidencing its Intention that 10 rights, OF
the. people will be relinquiShed. 1t has
duced the state tax for the present year IN
the SUM of s742, 570,. over Is per cent. an
the history Of any state, and doubly vel
come i'm these harG times induced by Re-
publican misrule. 1T has paid into, the
IN bsn she su OF By
wise and judiciouss Investments and permit
ting MO- selfish interest to- come in conflict
with duty. 1t has increased the earnings
| upon the school funds since it has been in
power in the of S16l.364, over the earn
fngs of the preceding FOUR years CT Repub-
votf0n to the little seh0olhouse by expend-
ing in the Arrangement Of our educational
interests s1,174.765> more than the Repub.
eVed BY way Of @ ess than ths
this magnificent record. every Democrat Of
the state may feel justly proud
We brand as treasonabe to Democratic
were elected as tariff reformers, but who
deserted the principles Of our party and
allied themselves with our enemies to thwart
the express will Of the people demanding
wholesome aud effective tariff legislation.
1t was q O'Clock before the resolution
had been disposed of, but the convention
proceeded at once to the nomination of
the governor. The districts We're called
for nominations and l.. G. Bohmrich of
kenosha nominated Gov Peck
John Runners name was presented to
the convention by Thomas s. Frawley of
Eau Claire.
John Winans' name was proposed by
Henry Grassow of Grant county
r. B. Kirkland of Jefferson, Judge Nor
row of La Crosse and Col. Krez of Mil
waukee county seconded the nomina ton
of Peck
An informal ballot was then proceeded
with, and resulted as follows:
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AGAINST THE TROLLEY.
Bill Requiring Some Other System of
Propulsion Blocked. 81

Congressman Haines, the Undertook On.
" Congressman, who is interested in the
trolley system of propulsion, and who claims
in the Congressional Record to have built no
end OF street railways and to be or have been
president of eighteen of them. tried to force
the trolley system on one line in the city yes
terday, or, what is the same thing, prevent
the use Of any other system.
Chairman Heard. of the District Committee.
had called up the bill to amend the act chang
ing the name OF the North o street line to the
Belt line. and giving it additional power. and
announced that the District Committee by a
unanimous vote had decided TO accept the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Hepburn. of
Iowa, which provided that after January l,
1896. all cars lin the meantime to be propelled
by horses must be operated by underground
electric system or by cable, and that no over
head trolley should be used. The amendment
would have been rushed through had Mr..
Coombs not made the point of no quorum
against it. but he soon withdrew this, only to
have it made a second time by Haines. There
were votes by tellers and roll-cals. but in
no case could a quorum be developed, and
finally Mr.. Heard had to move to ndiourn.
In bringing forward the bill Mr.. Heard stated
it was one of those that had been Withdrawn.
but that in future the committee would insist
that the House should dispose OF all bills one
way or the other.
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himself, and capable OF deep even passionate
feeling How had she lived so long in the
midst OF the world of London without having
it awakened?
A fortnight later Christian was travelling to
Maudsley Hall as the afflaneed husband Of
Lord kidderminster' daughter. The we'd
ding was to take place in three weeks time.
and the Dappy couple were to honeymoon"
in Russia. -
On the second day of Christians arrival at
the hah Lady Gwendolen's groom, Stephen
Watson, asked for an interview.
~ have been in her iadyships service two
years and half, SIR the man said, "and I
want to know if may still have the care of
her ladyship's horses after her return from
Russia"
Christian looked at the man keenly. He
was weli-built specimen of humanity, as tall
as Christian himself, with the regulation man
servant clean-shaven face and small line of
black whisker. In age he APPEARED about
seven or eight and thirty. although his close
cropped black hair showed streaks of gray.
''Why. 1 know your exclaimed Christian,
suddenly.
The man flushed dark red and looked at
Christian with defiant black eyes.
You're .Dead-Shot Dick whom knew in
the Bush three years ago; and you're wanted
by the Melbourne police for shooting u man
in n gambling house row. 1t was my fathers
oversser, Bill Martin. who gave you that scar
across your left eyebrow with the butt end Of
his hunting crop, and you put bullet
through him for it. | give you half an hour
to get clear OF this place: and II l see or hear
of you again Ill round on you as sure as my
name's Ormerod." -s.r S. .t+
the man hesitated a moment, and then
walked towards the door.
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NEW YORK BUFFET.
4o5 TENTH STREET NORTHWEST.

"One thing, he said. dropping his servants
manner. II suppose 1 can trust you to say
nothing of this to the family in whose service
| have tried to live down bad record2'
Find an excuse for leaving at once,- said
Christian. You haye my word that they
will hear nothing from me-"
TIE man bowed and withdrew. and there
fioated back upon Christians mind old stories
concerning the man who, although frank
bad 'un. :" was supposed to belong to one OF
the best families in England and to be pass
ing in Australia under an alias.
Whoever he was, ne took the hint given
him and disappeared from the hall that same
day.
In the evening Lady Gwendolen did not
appear at dinner. She had neuralgia attack
and was confined to her room. The weather
was cold and drilling rain WAS falling; but
Christian, who was very deeply in love. felt
SO restless and duh without his adored
Gwendolen's presence that he slipped out
from the diping-room where he was cnj JOY
ing solitary cigar after dinner. and wan
dered into the grounds in the fast falling
rain.
The night was yeiy dark. and finding when
at some distance from the house that storm
was coming on Christian made for summer
house in the shrubbery.
He came upon it from the rear. and was
suddenly startled by the sound of voices and
the mention of his own name.
''Do you imagine shall sink tamely away
and give you up to this sheen-farming cad!'
The answer came in Lady Gwendolen's
well-known voice. but charged with caress-
ing tenderness wholly new TO 1t.
..Hervey, my darling, what can do? Have
not sacrificed enough for you already
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Think Of the risk L ran by engaging you as
my groom when you returned by stealth to
England? / am twenty-seven at Christmas.
| must marry some day. And he has half
million. Remember. dearest, l have been
faithful to you for seven years
''Why can't you marry rlesecrety and elope
with me to America the man asked. lyon
can never love any other mAn as you hsys
loved me-"
How should we live?" she asked with a
shudder. II cannot face hsrdships and pri-
vations and the fear OF arrest hanging over
your head And in what name would you
marry me? Not in your own, Sir Hervey
Wroithsley. certainly, nor yet as Stephen Wat
son, my ci-devant groom No. darling; nv
plan is the best. Let me marry this sheep
farming cad, as you call him
''Parden me, Lady Gwendolen; the sheep
farming cad releases you
Out OF the rain and darkness the tall figure
of Christian 0rInerod appeared at the sum
mer house door, spoke, and quietly returned
to the hall to pack his portmanteau and go
back to Australia.
Two years later the beautiful Lady Gwen
dolen Maudsey, eldest daughter OF the Earl
of Kidderminster, was married at Sc. Paufs,
Knightsbridge, TO Spanish marquis of
sixty-three; and on the very same day the
body OF q man unknown was found in a rail-
way carriage. with bullet fired by his own
hand. through his brain.
Upon his heart was found the torn frag-
ment OF letter signed Yours till death,
GweBdoIen.'
And only those two, the newly-made bride
and the Australian millionaire, knew that the
.man had been in life the ex-guardsman,
roue, gambler, and murderer, Sir Heryey
Wroithsley. -
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It's the prettiest sight to sec her ride to
hounds up at her fathers place, 9Iaudsley
Hall, in Yorkshire"
Christian had inherited good deal Of his
fathers determination. When he had an end
in view he "went for it, there and then"
In six months time he was in the "smartest''
London set and on speaking terms with the
Prince Of Wales. There was simple direct
ness about him which stood him instead of q
university training. He understood horses
like a Newmarket jockey, betted heavily, and
never backed the wrong one He did NOT
dance, and hs rarely spoke, but what he said
was invariably to the point a-a s.
1t vas at IA little dinner at the end of the
season, given by pretty and maclt-dollared
Yankee belle TO meet II. Il. H. etc. that
Christians opportunity came. ri
Lady Gwendolen's slender fingers in white
gloves lay upon his arm. Lady Gwendolen
herself, pale, lovely, bored, and naughty, was
passing TO the dining room by his side
Lady Gwendolen,' ne said, in slow. delib-
crate undertones, Il may not meet YOU again
this season. You're going out of town next
week. I've met you just five times, and saw
you first riding In the Row six months ago.
i told myself then that L would marry you if
could. L am %. my family is fairly good,
have half q million, and am head over ears
in love with you. viii you marry me?''
She turned and stared at MIN, raising for
once the heavy lids over ner cold blue eyes.
the bluest he had ever seen. A pink blush
gradually spread from the roots of her smooth
fair hair over her throat and neck s
And II / say mop she said, with half
smile. still looking nj him intently r.,
Then l shall wait a bit and ask You again,
and keep on asking you until you say yesl'
She blushed more deeply The girl was not
marble after all, but flesh and blood, hc told
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townships did not suspect that every rood OF
the land belonged to his father and would in
time be his.
In the letter which the lawyer had just
handed to Christian, Mr. Ormerod, senior had
expressed himself with his usual directness.
Mind, want no mourning and fummery."
he wrote. ~ wish my body to be buried at
Stanham. Sussex, where the Ormerods have
been buried for two hundred years. And
wish you, my son, 10 marry lady of title.
Ihat is your part OF the business. You
haven't too much brains. but a face and figure
Ike yours, backed by half a million, ought to
ne good enough to get anything you may aim
at in the way OF a wife. So aim high"
Visions OF q certain bIue-eyed parsons
daughter in Australia flashed before Chris
tian's eyes. But he stepped forth from that
lawyers ofice firmly resolved to carry out his
fathers bidding
He was q splendidly built young man. six
feet two i'll height, square shouldered aIi
deep chested, with ciean-shayed, fresh-col-
ored lace, steady gray eyes, and crispy, curl
ing, fair hair.
Women, from flower girls upward, looked
at him with friendly eyes as he strobe by, his
eyes fixed upon his own imaginings. his
comely head thrown back, and an expression
of intense seriousness upon his face.
He cared little for streets or shops He
would go, so he told himself, TO the park and
watch the morning riders. From i.inooln's
Inn to Hyde Park corner was nothing OF a
walk TO him.
.'Hali million. by Joye," he said to him
self renectively. ''on the strength OF that IN
treat myself TO a penny chair
Lovely high-bred locking women rode by,
ana others as pretty, but coarser IN style.
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MANY NOMINATIONS YESTERDAY
President Cleveland Sent an Unusually
Large Budget in Yesterday.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
Al. rnlI

President Cleveland Sent an Unusually
Large Budget in Yesterday.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the following nominations:
Treasury-John C. Mcclure, to be surveyor OF
customs in the district of NewlYork, n. Y; Ed
ward j. Taylor, collector of custome for tn dis
trict OF Niagara New York; William A. Beach,
collector of customs for the twenty district
OF New York
Justice Napolsor b Laughlin, associate justice
of supreme court, territory of New Mexico; VIII
liam Il. King, associate Justice OF the supreme
court, territory of Utah.
samuel X Church, of the District OF Colum bia,
to be justice of the peace in the District of Co
lumbia, to be assigned to the city of Washing
ton
Clark Campbell. of New Hampshire, TO be
marshal of tho United States for the district Of
To be attorneys of the United states-Sher-
wood Dixon, of Illinois, for the northern district
of Illinois; James Parker, OF New Jersey, for the
John II McCarty, Of New York, to be marshal
OF the United States for the southern district Of
New York
Interior-Jarnes NJ Barco register of the land
Office at Gainesville, Fla.
Navy-The following-named naval cadets,
graduates of the Naval Academy, to be ensigns
and assistant engineers in the navy and second
ieutenants in the marine corps: To be ensigns-
Joseph r. Campbell, George C. Day, Holden A.
Evans, Luke McNamec, Frederick L. Sawyer,
Charles L Hussey John r Y Blakely, Charles
r. Jewell Gregory c. Dawson, Leon S. Thomp-
son. Frederick A. Trout. John F. Hines, Fred r.
Payne, Powers Symington, Yates Stirling, 1r.,
George NJ Allison, Joel K Poinsett Pringle aud
BENJAMIN Mccormick
To be assistant engineers-,John g. Porter,
Robert X Cronk, Stanford Z. Moses, and Ray
mond D. Hasbrouck.
To be second leutenants in the marine corps
William c. Dawson, Theodore H Low, Walter
Ball. Austin r. Davis, John H. Russell, jr.,
Charles +. Macklin, and Thomas 5. Borden.
War-Second Lieut.. Arthur b. Foster, Nine
teenth infantry, TO be first lieutenant
The Washington times., 1894-07-10
Half a Million.
Written for The Times
By GERTRupE WAnpES.


Author OF The Haunted House at Kew
MY White RIVAL DC, &c.
Copyrighted. 1894, by Gertrude Warden.
Twenty-Five years of age and worth half a
million
Christian ormerod staggered slightly in his
walk as he came out into the sunlight OF Lin
coins Inn Fieids from the cool, dark office of
his late fathers lawyer.
He had been sent TO Europe ITO pick up n
bit OF polish, and had just received a cable
gram announcing his fathers death and in
structing him to betake himself to the address
OF the solicitor above named
Old 0rmerod had been cIose-fsted. re-
served man, secretly proud of his son. and
employed to the last day OF his life In amass-
ing a fortune for the said son to enjoy. II had
been the great wish OF his heart that the Or
mcrods, ruined more than flfty years ago and
dispatched TO a new world TO patch up their
fortunes. should. in the person of his hand
some son, return to England and take their
plnee thcre among the best society.
Meanti ne, however, he was not going TO
permit his boy TO give himself any airs. Chris
tian worked IS hard as any man upon his
sathsr's fartss, AID in yisitipg the nsIghborIng
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SPOILING FOR A FIGHT.
Travis and Dilton Couldn't Wait INT
They Vacated the White Lot.

Travis and DiIton Couldn't Wait Until
They Vacated tho White Lot.
Sidney Travis and William Dilton, two local
sports. became involved in an argument in
Ogram's drug store Sunday night. The dis
cussion grew so heated that one CT the gentle
men proposed that it be settled by brute
force.
With this end in view. and accompanied by
several friends, they started down the Avenue
for the White Lot. where the "mill' was to
take place. Travis, however was in q hurry
to finish the affair, and as the party were
crossing Fourteenth street he struck Dilton in
the face. He soon found his mistake. for
Dillon, although much smaller man than
he, Immediately sailed in and in very short
order completely knocked him out.
Further developments in the case were
stopped by the arrival of Policeman Nebb,
who arrested the two would-be-pugilists and
escorted them to No. station house, where
they each lett S5 collateral. THIS was for
feited yesterday morning by their non-appear-
ance in court.
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These last interested him not He meant to
love and marry beautiful lady of the bluest
blood procurable-for half a million
And, as he thought, she rode by the most
perfectly handsome, perfectly III ounted woman
in the park that morning. No 'make-up'' or
even powder sullied the patrician paleness of
her skin. There was pride as well rs beauty
In every curve of her mouth, as in the droop
of her heavy white eyelIds over her coldlv
brilliant china-blue eyes. She was tall and
admirably made. OF figure supple and elas-
tic as well as graceful. and she was dressed
with conspicuous platnness in black habit
unrelieved by a single ornament while hsr
shining fair hair WIS brushed rigdly away
from her small pink ears and smooth white
brow. grt.-., af- ....
Her horse was a spirited chestnut. and close
behind her rode big, neutrality-suspicious.
groom, in neat dark livery, mounted upon
powerfui-looking gray.
~ beg your pardon" said Christian. turn
ing suddenly TO a chatty little old gentleman
sitting near, "but can you tell me who that
lady isS' ...
with pleasure, sir. Everyone in London
knows her. In spite OF her good looks this
is her eighth season. She is the Earl of Kid
derminster's only unmarried daughter, Lady
Gwendoien Maudsley. Her father went the
pace like all the rest OF the family. He's
crippled and paralyzed nova wreck. my
dear sir-a wreck. The Maudsleys haven't
penny. Lord Chideock, the eldest son.
hali-witted lad of 22, married person in the
music halls last year--shocking thing for the
family. The other girls haven't done so badly
Tor themselves-one of them is Marchion-
ess OF Whitley. But this one, although she's
the best-looking Of the lot and six and fwen-
~, doesn't seem to get off. They say she's
ambitious. Wants prince or millionaire.
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NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS MADE.

Senator Allen Proceeded to Precipitate a
Lively Debate by His Crusade Against
Nonresident Cadets.
The Senate passed the naval appropriation
bill, the first of the annual budgetary series it
has taken up, after a fairly rapid debate yes
terdav. ...-aN
Senator Allen precipitated rather pro-
tracted debate by his criticisms of the custom
of appointing naval cadets out of their dis
tricts. especially the naming OF sons OF dis
tinguished army and navy officers by the
President He claimed that this was build
ing up an aristocracy of the class, and that
boys were getting appointments by
reason Of their fathers qualifications, and not
their own. .. t-- s.. r- ..----
Senator Allen then offered an amendment,
providing that cadets must have actual resi-
dence in the districts for which they were ap
pointed ior at least two years prior to such
appointment. 1t was agreed to. second
amendment providing that appointments
should be distributed as equally as possible
between the states was voted down. Sem
ator German declared that very few navy or
army officers were legal residents of any
state. and except for the power Of the Presi-
dent TO make appointments the sons of such
officers who had the antecedents in many
cases of generations of honorable traditions
in the service would be treated uniustly.
An amendment offered by Senator Perkins
appropriating Sl50,000 for the repairs Of the
huh of the Hartford to be used as a train
ing ship when repaired, was accepted by SEN
ator German and agreed to.
Mr.. Pasco then brought on a lengthy but
fruitless debate by raising question as TO
the appropriateness of Algiers. La, for dry
dock. Then Senator Daniel offered an amend
ment providing for the construction of two
steel-armored cruisers of the Minneapolis
class. to cost, exclusive Of ornaments, 52,750.-
900. 8Ir. German asked Mr.. Daniel to with
draw the amendment, because of the depleted
condition OF the Treasury.
The bill as amended was then passed.