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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
They Cannot Make Fire.

The human race has vastly i'm.
proved on the method OF kindling a
fire that was in vogue when wild
in the woods the noble savage ran.
And still as then no one Of the
lower animals is able Of itself to
strike light. This is said to be one
OF the signs that separate man from
the beasts that perish-at least the
test is accepted by a large number OF
persons. Yet though animals can
not make fire, they ase very fond
of it when it has been made. Pussy
will lie on the hearth for hours, and
apes have helped many baker ana
cook look after ovens and furnaces.
Since to natives of tropical countries
heat is not a necessity, it has been
held that some races, like the boxes
of Abvssinia and the Mincopies and
certain Of the South Sea Islanders,
were once without knowledge OF the
means of producing fire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
BEING A MAN MONKEY.

Mechanical Tail Has Been Devised
Which Greatly Facilitates the Business.
had chat the other morning
with Mr.. Arnold and the brothers
Donaldson, the monkey performers
and contortionists, says a writer in
Pearson's Weekly.
1t has long been the ambition of
acrobats to invent useful mechani-
cal tail, without which no man can
properly initiate Il monkey. AT
length the tail has been devised.
Arnold and the Donaldsons are the
only people in the secret, and they
now hang and swing by their tails,
to the disgust Of rival man mon
keys.
So like the original arc their antics
and their whole get up that from a
distance it is impossible to tell, as
they swing from bars and ropes in
side cage, that they are not apes.
The masks they use alone cost SIS
apiece, and are SO naturally made
that they have even dcluded the real
animal. Let one OF my informants
speak for the trio:
Before we could attempt to imi-
tate Il monkey in public we went
through course of the closest study
in various geological gardens. 1T
was months before we were pro-
ticient, but then we did not consider
ourselves so until, having donned
our monkeys dress, | approached a
cage Of real apes, one of whom actu-
ally came to the bars and scratched
my head.
"An acrobat and contortionst has
to ovid all his work into Il short
space OF time for after he has reached
b years Of age his work begins to
dcteriorate. We experience no diff
Guilty whatever about blood rushing
to the head. When we begin to
train we could only hang our heads
down for half a minute, and even
then we were nearly sutfocated. Now
we can hang for ten minutes and feel
no i'll effects.
"Thc great thing is TO get the
cords of the legs to stretch which
they Go gradually, and to loosen the
hips. SO long rs the cords OF the
icy VIII SNN, dliltooo "hy ohihS c"i'
be done with them. For instance,
we find it quite easy to cross the
light leg over the left, bring the lat
ter over the right shoulder, and
finally crowd the toes under the
arms-a feat that looks exceedingly
difficult.
"A great deal depends upon the
backbone. BY constant practice it
can be made to bend like awhaleGOne
to the shape OF the letter G, either
backward or forward. One Of oul
troop can spin on his head, but that
trick came to him naturally and 1t is
impossible to teach it. The chief
ailments which befall acrobats are
strains and the dislocation of the
hips"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

Something's OF some little urchins Win
admirable effect.
~.,,,re,, Important Contributions to Music
Early in the present century WIZ
lam Gardiner, momber or the Ac'u-
envy of st, Cecilia, Rome, wfone a
lengthy treatise-which | believe IS
now out OF print-in when ne a.-
tempted to prove that what is 81 pas Is,
sionate and pleasing in the ART OF
singing, speaking and performing
80, ,,,,siral instruments is derived
trnm IN, sounds Of the animated
world There is a great deal tnat IS
. mu. and interesting in this ola
work He especially studied the
cries of animals, WIN fe 1snt tho 20
the dog, he rot only argues 'ha' '''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
BCYCOTTiNG a JAIL.
Tramps ms ut on Better Food or They'll
Ruin the Sherifr's Business.

! Tremps ms ct on Better Food on They'll
Ruin the Sherir's Business.
An unusual strike has occurred
here. says Mount Holly correspond
cnt OF the New York Herald. 1t was
not among the members Of any labor
organiZation-as is often the case
but was confined 10 the tramps who
are locked up in he county Jail, and
who boldly threatened to boycott the
institution unless the sheriff supplied
them with better food.
The spokesman, a thick-set tramp.
known among his companions as
".The Tank" out of compliment to
his abdominal Development, was plain
and outspoken in his demands to one
OF the keepers.
"See here" he said, what's on the
card for dinner to-day?"
Bean soup and bread" was the
reply.
at won't do, was the reply. "This
bean business is gettin' played out.
What we want is more meat and
vegetables, and we're goin' to have
'cm or know the reason why. We
Citl kccp up OuI SuIGuSUu oh Iio ouSi
grub as we've been havin'-see!"
You fellows are gettin' too gay"
said the keeper with sheer. "NeXt
thing you'll be wantin' oX-tail soup
and swectbreads. We're givin' you
good grub-good enough for anybody
and you'll either eat it or live on
your shape"
Hold on theye," interrupted an
other tramp with red nose and a
bad list to port, we've got something
to say bout that. We've got the lay
Of the land pretty well in this county,
and we know the sheriff's office
wouldn't be with half interest in a
yaller dog if it wasn't for the profit
out Of feeding us tramps. Everybody
knows that. Now I'll come down to
business Eff you don't feed us up
high we'll boycott the Jail, and every
man on the road'll fight as shy of
the place as If it was full Of small
poX. Now I've had my say, and ct
the goose don't hang high after this
you'll hear from us.
This threat took all the tierceness
out Of the keeper, who promised tO
sec what he could do in the line of a
more attractive menu.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

4 alton due to listening to the songs
4 he birds, the SCtt murmur of the
! ran, bee, the catchy melodies of
insect world, but to their repro
on, Of the voices of nature.
tsrhak introduced much insect
|Sc into his compositions, says 4.
Iandcn Pratt in the Strand Maya
4 In lIandCl one traces the sol
md beautiful, but spirited, mel
Of the lark E0sSini, Mozart and
| boycn initiated with pleasing ef-
the carkIing Of a chatty brood Of
(rlaor fowls. Haydn introduced
waving Of the ass into his seven
EENn quartet with great success.
WIS upon Il summer day that
|'Mw resting on Il stile during
Ra.i u the outskirts Of Vienna,
|Eht from nature those initiative
pads IN the pastoral Symphony
tch as has been SO we'll remarked,
obclUttully realistic Of the soft
HHOg stir Of the insccts-the
D IN the nOontidc warmth of a
mcrS day.
he gnat which has been called
trampctcr" among insects has
'.dctincd note on A in the sec
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

FL pace. 1t is the most audible in
(C whole insect orchestra, and at
E"i may be mistaken for Il post
I'll at remote distance.
'"''' Is Nothing Unmusicai in Nature.
'0eJc is nothing in nature that is
" musical. According to old legends
't principal Of evil alone suffers I'M
It the curse tf Punishment from
'nlony. The evil one cannot APP
vV'att music, and Goethe implies
IN IN the curiously discordant jang-
" OF sound in the Mephistopheles
c'chcS in Faust" Men talk music
wen as sing; they walk to mu-
Vii rhythm; the sounds of nature are
accordance with musical rules.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

that they understand the gen.
eral force Of language and the par
icular meaning OF certain words.
And, again, that although the bark
ing OF dog is an inarticulatc sound,
yet II he is brought by the side Of u
planoforte while barking you may
distinctly hear the notes upon which
his bark Is made reflected by the in
strlment. For instance, the notes
of dog barking from excess of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
Terrible ffering.

1t does not take a very large coin
to burn hole in asmall boys pocket.
Ibid you have Il good time in the
country, Bill?"
mo, mos died. We boarded at a
farmhouse.
Wasn't it nice?"
"Yes, nice 'nough: but on the train
a old woman give me cent, an
when we got to the farm / found out
there wasn't store within zen mile..
Good News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

|m~, "acients even held that the
|miy, proper motion of the planets
he's create sounds, and MS the plan
>oro 1'o'e at regular intervals tho
|b,1 |"S must harmonic. This is en-
Shay" III The beautiful lines of Shak-
hollis The smallest orb which thou he
Sttu Quir,nt.o , tlon like an angel sings.
III, W the young-eyed cherubims,
|opr 'uea itself is a truly noet:c
a>sno, 1at 1t seems to proceed on the
SOUNDS ''oh mat the recurrence of
|sutes ,L "| regular intervals consti-
'"e properties of music time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
MugHesia Fire Brick.

The subject Of obtaining higher
temperature in steel furnaces has
lately been discussed by the Society
of Civil Engineers, Paris. At pres
ent, it is stated, the temperature il
limited by that at which the walls OF
the furnace begin to fuse, and even
Deeners tirehricks are not found
proof against this. Magnesia is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
The Fastest Swimmers in the World


The fas, est swimmers in the world
are, of course, dwellers IN Inc Vastly
deep but they are not fishes for all
that. They belong to the dolphin
family; which includes, besides other
interesting creatures, the porpolse,
the true dolphin, and the fierce killer
whale, or orca-this last-named AMI
mai being so cruel. and so speedy
withal. that it is looked upon by the
inmates of the sea as the sccurge OF
the ocean. The rate at which the
dolphins travel is over twenty miles
an hour, and they have been seen TO
Leenon swimming around ard around
n steamer which was going at its
quickest But the orea can overtaRe
even its cousin, the tru" dolphin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
CourtlY.

A French paper records : polite
passage between a youngish lady and
a gentleman Of 70 years.
She began by asking how he was,
and complimenting him upon his
perennial youth.
madam, he answered, with bow,
Il am young enough to consider you
charming. and old enough to be per-
mitte6 10 tell you So to your face"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
IRE is MUSICAL.
|, 1uF BRAY OF THE DON
rnrv IS HARMONIOUS.
the Melody OF Animate Nature
cat Master-The Evil One Alone
-. D,scord Music of Horses
tlac's "'''
Music In the Air.

Music I'm the Air.
:, beyond controversy that music
rs origin in the simple and inn
'hIc expressions Of nature. Our
mnsicians owe some Of their
cost effects not alone to the in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

THE great man is great in knowing
how to make others make him great.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF TIE PRESS.

Many Odd, Curious, and I4auEhabie Phases
of Human Nature Graphically Portrayed
by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day
"A Budget OF Fun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-18

IN the matter OF wives Lillian
pnssell's ex-hnSband is still several
lans behind the other Solomon.
The herald., 1894-11-02
THE SUGAR TARIFF.

The sugar tariff illustrates forciby the
difference between the Republican and
the Democratic politics on the great
question OF revenue, showing the bur
dens OF the former and the benefits of
the latter. The people of the United
States consume annually about $780,
600, 900 pounds OF sugar. Under the Nc.
Kinley bill none of this, except small
amount of fancy grade sugars, came in
free OF duty. Free sugar under the Me-
Kinley tariff was delusion; it was free
sugar to the sugar manufacturers, but
none to the people; for duty of 6-10 OF
q cent pound was levied upon refined
sugar, for the benefit of the truat, while
raw sugar was let in free. As consumers
do not use raw sugar, the whole benefit
Eedounded to the good OF the sugar
manufacturers of refined sugars in this
country. An aggregate tax of more than
$22. 900, 900 has been paid by the sugar
consumers ofthe country, every dollar OF
which has gone to the sugar refners,
and not cent of it into the treasury.
In addition to the vast burden i'm.
The herald., 1894-11-02
NOT A RAILROAD ORGAN.

Examiner: An instance Of the meth.
DDS of the Southern Pacific to coerce the
press and people into supporting its
purposes ia furnished in Los Angeles.
A few weeks ago the HERALD of that
city changed hands. Up to that time
the HERALD had supported the propo.
siton to put the government appropri.
alton into Mr.. Huntington's pet eche me
OF improving the harbor of Santa Monica
instead of that of San Pedro. The HER
AID then declared itself in favor of San
Pedro. A week later the manager re-
ceivsd a letter from W. II. Mills, who is
not editing the Post, but who keeps q
vigilant eye on other papers, directing
him to "pIease discontinue the publica-
tion OF Southern Pacific company's ad-
vertieement," and to ''eend bill for sam
from October lat at the same rate as
heretofore paid, viz, $50 par month"
The HERALD is proudly advertieing Mr..
Mills letter in fac simile and calling
editorial attent ton to 1t. The HERALD
is to be congratulated. 1t should Ger
tainly be worth good deal more than
So a day to have certificate from the
Southern Pacific editorial manager that
it is not q railroad organ.
The herald., 1894-11-02

posed for the benefit of the sugar re-
fners, the Republicans took from the
treasury $15,000,000 year to pay a
bounty of 2 cents a pound to the grow
ers of sugar. Thus, $37, 900, 900 yesr
has gone from the pockets of the people
into the pockets Of the reiners OF sugar.
The Democrats. by the provisions OF
the Wilson bill, gave one eighth OF q
cent pound to the sugar refners; inn
posed duty Of 40 per cent on raw
sugar, and repealed the unjust. unequal
and iniquitous sugar bounty clause. The
new law will put $40 1000, 900 year into
the treasury, and will cut down some
what the enormous profits of the sugar
refiners, and thereby save millions to
the consumers of the country. But for
the psrfidy of few Democratic senators
who joined hands with the Republicans.
the Wilson bill, as it passed the house,
would have become the law, and the
sugar trust would have received its death
blow. The Democrats reduced the pro-
lection to the trust three.fourths, abol-
ished the bounty and imposed tax OF
40 per cent on all sugar. The Republi.
cans believe in paying big bonus to
the trusts by way OF protection to their
"infant industries" and then they try
to deceive the people by telling them
that they get free sugar.
The herald., 1894-11-02
ooo, 600; say $4,000 900 900 for purpose.

600, 900; say $12, 1000 600, 900 for purposes
of comparison, and the amount will
about equal one-fifth Of the nations
wealth. This means that 4047 families
possess eeven-tenths as much as do H..
59a,SS7 families. IL it any wonder, in
the light of the results OF the inequitable
working of the Republican protective
system that crime has increased from
l to every 3i43 of population in 1859,
to l to every 757 in 1890? In other
words, the proportion of criminals to
population has increased five fold within
the last 40 years.
The above figures show whether
wages have found permanent lodgment
in the pockets OF the workingmsn, or
in those of the magnates of the trusts.
combinations, rings and syndicates. OF
which there was, and ever must be, an
inexaustible crop under Republican
rule. Protectionists take good care to
make no such comparisons as given
above. About the only point touched
upon during the present campaign has
speakers. that under their policy wages
continually advanced higher and higher,
and were more in 1890 than in 1880. To
raise the average wages in 1890. the
census of that year includes 1872, ,0O0, 900
paid to the administrative force, super.
intendents, members of firms, managers
and clerks. and there is no means OF
comparing wages paid in the census
years OF 1880 and 1890.
But the broad facts are apparent. The
pampered progeny of the Republican
protective system have the strings of the
money bags in their hands, and it is not
for the wage-earning class that they are
being unloosed.
If the Times will give some more sta
with equal cars-we
will have. perhaps. something more to
say. To again quote our esteemed con.
words: "Voters should
bear these fgures in mind next Tues.
day'
The herald., 1894-11-02
THE BOY PHENOMENON.
DR.. Franklin Stuart Temple, Now at
the HOllenbeck Hotel, this City.

Seven years ago Miss Sadie Flynn OF sto-k-
ton received u stroke of paralysis. which lett
her helpless and hopeless cripple. she at
+ nded the demonstration of br. Temple at tho
theater, and after few moments treatment
she was able to walk down the steps and up
the ai.ie unassisted. The following affidavit
from Miss Flynn speaks for Itself: u
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify that 1. Sadie Flynn, OF 29s
Aurora street, Stockton. Cal. have been aflict-
ia by progressive paralysis, intammatory
rheumatism and sciatca for the past seven
years-two years being confined in bed, q help
less invalid, two years In a rol er chair, and
three years on crntches During all that time
was not able to take a step or max a move
without assistance, and even then every move
was attended by the most excruciating pain
throughout my body.
cisco and Stockton have treated me the last
few years, and part of that time have been an
inmate OF the county hospital in Stocs stoo
where Drs. Gibbons. dulson and Couradi at
tended me, and after treating me seven
months gave me up. saying would never be
able to walk without crutchss.
Theu entered St Mary's hospital, where
remained 20 months under care of Drs Robin
son, Murphy and others of the staff of physl-
clans, all Of whom treated me over yea, and
finally decided my ca,e was hopeless and In
curable, and was discharged az such.
Whtle in stockton last August attended
denomination at the Yosemite theater given
by the Boy Phenomenon at which he GU ed u
friend OF mine named Lizzie Walker, among
about 20 others, and then decided to take his
treatment, WuICu uIQ.
After the first visit WAS able to walk around
the room without crutches. After the secoud
treatment 1 walked down stairs and to the
street car alone and unassisted, since which
time have not used crutch or cane, and can
now walk as we'll as / ever could. The pain
has all left me and | feel as though was
we'll and new woman.
After seven years treatment by the most
learned and eminent physicians of this state,
who did me no good whatever, Dr. Temple
made me walk in five minutes.
/ cannot help but place the credit for my re-
maIkabie restoration to heath and happiness
where 1t be ongs-entirely and soiely to the
wonderful mag gnetic poweE OF DR.. Temple, ths
Roy Phenomenon.
l would be- pleased to repeat the above and
more, too should any one oesire further tnfor-
nation relative thereto.
Most respectfully and gratefully,
Subscribed and sworn to bsiore ma this 81
day OF October, 1894. R. d McEtRoY,
Notary pubic In aud for the city and couly OF
San Francisco, Cal.
DR.. Temple will remain at the Hollenbeck
hotel during the month OF November, wn+re
all who desire treatment and ars able to pay
for same may call.
ONCE hours from 10 am. to a p. m. daily OK.
cept Sunday. Entrance to office at 216 West
Second itreet.
The herald., 1894-11-02
REPUBLICAN, HIGH WAGES.

The carefully prepared statistics
quoted by the Times as purporting to
show that the number of workingmen
and the rate of wage has declined we're
either prepared in anything but
careful" manner or have been badly
transcribed by our morning contempo'
rRry.
1t says: "The number of workmen
employed in the United States for the
fret six months of ths present year
showed a decrease OF 30 per cent"-3o
per cent from what? Decrease in the
amount OF wages earned, 40 per cent?
45 per cent from what wage rate? "Da-
crease in output of factories, A per
cent"--as compared with what year?
Here only series of misleading figures
are given without any opportunity being
afforded fer comparison. But then the
Timss' strong point 10 not OF a statistical
nature. In the game column wherein
the above mutilated table of per cont.
ages ia given, reference is made to
decline Of from 50 to leo per cent in
values in Colorado in consequence OF the
Populists controlling the state. We can
readily understand 80 per cent shrink.
age in values, and even a contraction OF
100 per cent, but right there we call a
halt. A decline of 30 per cent less than
nothing is carrying sbsurdity to de-
gree of mathematical precision which
demands mental equipment. only to
be found in the Times office.
Weare prepared, however. to give some
statistics, more carefully compiled. per-
haps, than those epoken of by the Times,
slbeit we make no boast OF the fact
Heretofore we have shown how the
laboring class today stands in inverse
ratio to the money power to where it
did 80 years ago. This country has
5000, 900 mortgaged homes; there ara
4047 millionaires, worth not less than
$40. 900, ,000,0 QUO nor moro than SIS .O00,-