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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
The Black Death.

In England. during its first and
most dreadful visitation in 1889, it
was noticed that it carried off an
enormous number of the labOrers in
the country villages, the poor and
the WOrkmen in the towns, the monks
and nuns and friars, that is all that
portion of the population that were
iIl-housed, ill-clothed, ill-nurtured,
or, like those in the religious houses,
lived habitually upon an insufficient
diet, among whom the practice Of
asceticism in various forms tended TO
d weakening Of their stamina and
their vital power.
On the other hand, the mortality
among the clergy was far in excess Of
that among any other class, and TINS
can be attributed only to their noble
selfsacrifice in the discharge OF Their
ministerial dunes among Ineir naI.
ishiOnerS. Breathing day and NIGHT
the pestilential air, working heroic
ally among the people in every stage
of the disease, comforting the dying,
and burying the dead in the huge
pits that were dug to contain the
putrid corpses, the priests dropped by
thousands into the same graves ID
which they had helped to lay their
people; and, before the year was out,
the supply of clergy tegan to fall
short very seriously all over the land.
At Florence, Boccaccio tells us, 1T
became necessary to dig trenches,
into which the bodies were put Dy
hundreds, laid in rows, as goods
packed in e'ip; q little earth was
cast upon each successive layer untIl
the pit were filed to the top. Al
Avignon, several almost as soon as
they were seized with the sickness
"were carried off to the PVT anu
buried. And in this way many were
buried alive" AT Vienna tine dedu
were buried in trenches each u
which. according to one chronlclGl,
contained some 5000 corpses AZ
London, Sir Walter Nanny pro'lueo
a new cemetery, more thah Uhl, 'e 9bn
acres in extent, "in respect ~ 4;,no
danger that might befall in TINS oII'D y,
of so great a plague and lhleCSl0D'
The Athen9um.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

it we have an easy and handsome
staircase of plain design, constructed
of Georgia pine; tie newell extends
up to ceiling Of first floor, while the
other two posts extend up to ceiling
of second floor. In all country houses
one of the first things to be aimed at
is to secure ample staircas $, ana
until man can afford space for an
easy ascent to a second floor ne
should stay below; and to-day we find
in houses where there is no necessity
for it, stairs that are little better
than step-ladders, making a pretense
of breadth at the bottom with swell
ed steps, and winding the steps on
approaching the floor above, thus
making a trap for the old and for the
children.
The corner fireplace between par
lor and dining-room is a feature in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
viii Have His w.

You can't get the best
clerk. He knows mors ss =, OF a Shoe
IMAM IMAM as small boy knows C ANUS shoes
exact e aact day school closes a a the.
hates shoe clerk, and to al, a Won an
appearance the shoe cleri 81 outwaf a
same sort Of sentiment ~ ~ reels til
woman. toward III
There is one habit th,.
CLERK mas that is exasperatinC, a shoe
everything, He always ing inai beyond
holding up the old shoe th hsisGs upon
Just removed, and, after t ts, ne has
all its rips and rags and ps sfc1ng in
filings it on the floor as if iht",cnes he
tested with smallpox mcr ~ were in,
one little incident is ov;t ooes' That
to make the woman shut f he enough
together and mentally declar o' teeth
What size, madam?" saws h" ""''
"Four b." she replies W.
swell, I think you nect7 =
"a he suggests. y Triple
Then if the woman is p ro,,,
courageous bit of femininIntno faIe,
straighteus up and says: II w W. she
wear a 81. If you can't give mo N An mot not
/ ask for l shall go elsewhere "Hat
1t all depends upon the malo, ,
the shoe clerk whether or not haaot u
angry at this point. Sometimes nose1s
goes away and presently comes '' S, no
with a shoe several sizes too sm n"A
for the woman's foot, ~1htp hn -.
ceeds to try to Jam the unhapppG
into it, after which he smiles NM
ly and remarks sweetly: "Yon sna
madam"
But, anyway, whatever plan he fol-
lows and whatever demands sho
makes, the woman invarjahlv trn aO
off with her No. "B" foot incas sv9
in a No. 81 triple "A" shoe. If thu
clerk is clever she isn't aware Of tho
deceit until she gets home and loVIS
at the box. Then she thinks Of how
she said to him sharply; aYon
needn't bring on your SIS. won't
wear them" And then she sits down
and has good laugh.
That's why l say that you can't
get the best Of shoe clerk. Or
course, women realize that they are
at times and that buy
ing shoes is a trying business anyway,
but it seems rather hard to think
that we can't have the shoes we ask
for just once in while.-Chicago
Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

1876 Madison street The peddler
came down Madison street the other
afternoon calling out horseradish.
Mrs. Sarasohn bought two roots from
him. When her daughter Aul began
scraping them for the evening meal
she noticed that one of the roots was
softer than the other aud not nearly
so pungent in smell.
The Sarasohn family, with their
boarder, sat down to dinner Of fish
and horSeradish at o'clock on Fri
day night. Mr.. Sarasohn complained
of feeling i'll about 8 o'clock. His
lips began to burn and his tongue
felt as if it were swelling. He had
a pain around his heart and an in
tense nausea. His head ached and
there were shooting pains in his face,
and altogether he was a very sick
man. Mrs. Sarasohn developed the
same symptoms, and then one after
another the members Of the house
hold except the daughter, Aul, sue
cumbed. They we're very much
frightened, and so were all the neigh
bors, who suspected that pestilence
had got into the house. Miss Aul
ran to drug store for help. Before
she reached it she was stricken down
and she was carried back helpless. A
doctor was summoned and when he
learned that the family had been eat
ing horseradish he diagnosed the
cases as acute aconite poisoning.
Opium, which is a partial antidote
for this poison, was administered.
Monkshood does not closely resem-
BILE horseradsh, although it is fire.
quently mistaken for it. With a
little care it can be readily distin-
guisbed, especially if it is in flower,
for the flowers are blue and of a Pc
culiar hood shape, while horseradish
flowers are white. The root has not
the pungent taste of horseradish.
The taste is bitter at first, and it
brings on numbness of the tongue
and a tingling sensation in the lips.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
MODEL HOUSE PLANS.
THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE
BUILDING A HOME.
Plans Are Here Presented for Substantial
Houses OF Effective Design and with
Artistic Interiors - ALI HaSe Modern
A New England Home g.

This house commands particu-
larly fine view from both sides and
the front. The exterior design is
plain, yet picturesque, and at once
gives one an idea of ease and comfort.
The roofing over the hall and sitting
room is particularly fine feature,
and the elevation of the rear is very
striking, the roof over porch being a
part of the main roof.
The interior arrangements are very
nice, the hall being spacious, and in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

refreshing, and is greatly in advance
Of the old styles of rural box archi
lecture to be found there. When
people see beautiful things, they very
naturally covet them, and they grow
discontinued in the possession of ugli-
ness. Handsome houses, other things
equal, are always the most valuable
They sell the quickest and for the
the most money. Builders who feign
blindness to beauty must come to
grief.
copyright by Palliser, Pa.liser & Co., N. "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
Dangerous When He A'e :,

Dangerous When He Ate V"'0'
Sam Pemberton, who had oeen ,n ~
his younger days captain OF " ',iso
inc vessel. was invited, with DIS WIZ
tn take tea at neighbours, ana uu'o
mo the meal some one passed Vno
Cantain a plate of cheese, Whereupud1A
bic vito became much agitated anu
exclaimed: "Sam Pemberton' you ~
very careful how you eat chee'e, you
know how l have to suller "hen nho,,+
von do'n All who were seated aoous
the table were curious TO Nno" ,r "JI
II, was that Mrs. Pembertoh Snou.u
eufTar when MIR. Pemberton ave
cheese. and so the Captain eApla'n'O
after this manner: oorc
"T,ll tell yer what Marlar lnean w.
We see. about a week after ia leI y w
shin we were visitin' our daus 49,
lane down in tn city, an one nlSnu
we he'd for supper some cneJ'o 1;,,o
good deal like this, and as / W.T. IN
Cheese. I ate quite er lot on IT, wal
after ID gone ter bed | he'd IN eledG
oct dream YOU ever heerd tell o. !.
d,oon,ed that I was aboard tn OF
chin an, Their cum up SUCH er storm
90 r " never see. l see there WASH I
hnt one thing ter do, SO L yelleu vi
tn, furst mate; 'Heave over Tn Do"
anchor Wall, he tried, but some
how he couldn't dol t, whereupon !
sprung up and yelled: stand ; as'G u
ye landlubber, an see me heaVe IT,.
and after Juggling a good deal over IL
went But would you believe me-,
thet OF bow anchor begun ter hoileI;
sam Ptm,er on! Sam PemDerton5,
what be yew er dom OFF, Thet wake9
me up. and what dew ye s'pose t ! u
dido Instid of throwing over wv
bow anchor. I'd pitched Marian ou'
of bed. The Voice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

SOME Of Edwin Russell's laconics
on dress are: High collars destroy
graceful conversation. Diamonds de-
crease in beauty as they increase in
size. Jet is wicked; tired good WON
en- should never wear jet. Gloves
are worn too much: kid gloves make
wrinkles in the face; new ones be-
cause of their newness: cid ones be-
cause of their want of rcspectabilitv.
Large persons should not lose sight
VI their advantages; there are good
Nuts in being big-power and gran
Avoid black, dress objective.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
WITH settled mild weather the sea-

WITH settled mild weather the sea-
son of outdoor SPORTS has fairly
opened, and it is pleasing to note
that healthful athletics are more pop
ular than ever before. In this coun-
try we have not yet reached that
stage of devotion to sport which the
English carry almost to the point Of
absurdity. but we have discovered
that business and Doney-getting are
not the only objects in life, and there
is general movement in favor Of
those sports which combine amuse-
ment and the improvement of wind
and limb. Over all the country the
athletes are at work-or at play.
The baseball clubs. amateur and
professional, are racing for the
various pennants. The boulevards
and the country roads are dotted
with enthusiastic wheelmen, spin
ming along with easy grace or
falling into the fences, according as
they are experts or novices. The
oarsmen are out in their shells, the
sprinters are limbering up their win
ter-bound muscles, the jumpers are
trying to add an inch to their last
years records, and the boxers are
taking their usual exercise by die
Eating sweeping challenges to their
private secretaries Tue world of
sport is beginning to hum around
with swift, steady motion. and all
its Inhabitants are happier, healthier
and better for it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

A MARRIED man having three chill
dren is entitled to better seat in
the theater than less fortunate papas,
according to the Roman law. In this
country few men with three children
can afford to so to the theater at all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

AWHILE we boast ourselves to be an
agricultural country. weSd do not ex-
bort as many potatoes as we import.
The importations last year were from
canada, Germany, and Scotland, and
amounted to S2.066,590. The en-
ports were to Cuba, Mexico, and
other Central American countries,
and amounted to 500, 600. 1t would
seem that there is room for a little
more attention to potato growing
here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

~, and not subjectively; women arc
larger-natured in light colors. Do
not wear selfish clothes; crude
green dress is It's own worst enemy.
AS you grow older wear lighter col
ors; white is intensely spiritual: gray,
in lesser degree, also spiritualizes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

UdyS OF tCJIUIIy, nIIuII1S NtOU1o tIIlu
fire-places.
The dining-room is a very cheerful
room, and the kitchen is reached
through passage also connecting
with the side veranda. The pantry
is lighted with window placed above
the press; each fireplace is furnished
with neat hard wood mantel, and
the hall is finished in Georgia pine,
the floor being laid with this mate
rial, and finished in natural color.
The exterior is painted as follows:
Ground, light slate; trimmings, buff,
and chamfers, black. Cost, 1925.
The sight of this house n it's To-
cality, which is in one of the pref
tiest towns in New England, is very
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

PRINCE BISMARCK says he does not
believe any international disputes in
volving war are brewing. 1t is safe
to say that if anything is brewing in
Germany Bismarck would know
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE King Of Sweden is soon to
doubt feel at home, as he will proba-
bly, be able to address the Queens
hired girl in her native tongue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

a New YORK editor has been
whipped by John L. Sullivan, two
other actors, and a barkeeper, all
within twenty-four hours. He should
employ that old, reliable editorial cx-
preston, 1T is time to call a halt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

You cannot teach a child to take
care Of himself, unless you will let
him try to take care of himself He
will MAKE mistakes, and out of these
mistakes comes his wisdom.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
THESecretary of the Coffin Ma

THEsecretary Of the Coffin Manu-
factpfers Association sorrowfully
AYERS that the hard times have low
1ered the death rate. Which reminds
us that every. cloud has a silver lin
ing, and that it is an Ill wind which
kows nobody good.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
FAST DISAPPEARING.

The Picturesque Prairie Schooner of the
Far West.
The prairie schooner was the May
flower of Western immigration. The
family that crossed the Mississippi to
the sound of it's creaking wheels feels
a decided advantage over the one that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE man who thinks the world
owes him living should remember
that q collectors life is a mighty
hard one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

IT is about time for the Oldest liv-
ing Hason to die again. The last
surviving member Of the Balallava
400 has just expired once more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

"THAT's the kind Of weather profit
for me-" mentally observed the mer-
chant calmly, charging customer S.
for So umbrella one rainy morning.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE European monarchies and
their organs need not worry about us.
We are all right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

HOWARD GOULD has accepted a
yacht in place of wife. He deems
enc as cranky and hard to manage as
the other
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

AFTER all thabs+is said about the
culture and refinement of town or
city society, it is the rural population
which gives character to the COM
munity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE first thing which Senator
Walsh, of Georgia, should do is to
have his hair cut. That is, if he
looks like his pictures.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE King of Italy eats only one
meal day There are American
soyereigns who don't eat so often.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

TT is feared that Gladstone's shoes
are not quite high enough in the in
step for Lord Rosebery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE world may seem all wrong
with some people, but as a rule it is
ali write with the industrious editor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

SOME men seem to think that to
become angels it is only necessary to
plead guilty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE greatest wonder is that any
operate star remains on speaking
terms with herself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
HIDING PLACES FOR ROBBERS.

Subterranean Dens Found by Two Ohio
ans While on Hunting Trip.
Two farmers, John Davis and
Charley Schiosser, while out hunting
recently near Delaware, say the Gin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

ALREADY there are signs that Miss
Lillian Russell meditates divorce
from Signor Perugini's voice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

No MORTAL is rich as long as he
has toothache.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE best men and women are too
busy doing good to have time to tell
about it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

SOME of our crack cruisers seem to
be badly cracked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

THE calcium light of fame never
falls on the husband Of an actress.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31

0. B. MOON. Editor and Proprietor
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14

throw e the government. There Is no
doubt that in this utterance Howard be-
trayed the real and only purpose of the
general strike involving all the rail-
roads Of the West. No other eligible
purpose has ever been assigned to It.
It's success or failure could have no pos
sibIe bearing on the Pullman matter.
But when Howard explains that its real
animus is a contest for power for such
power as will place It above the law
then the mystery OF the preposterous
thing becomes ineligible But how
many Of the honest and law-abIdlng ci-
tizens who Joined the American Railway
Union supposed that they were going
into an organization which proposed to
set itself above the law and the govern
ment?
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14
sLAsHINGs.

Paper for Bank Of England notes I
made from new linen, never from rags
Cramp. the Philadelphia ship-builder
is now negotiating with the Chimes
Emperor, to build ships for their navy.
A. dyspeptic writer on household af
fairs says: Lemon pies are now mad
without eggs. The lemons have long
since been discarded"
During the reign of Elizabeth. no less
than 2S3 English writer's appeared, near
ly all of whom possessed some unusual
excellence.
projectile four miles with such rapidity
that four of them will be in the air at
the same time.
A Boston man who believes in ele-
waited railways says the horse cars must
go. We ale glad to hear It. II he can
make them 20 II Is something their
drivers can't do.
San Francisco would not seem to he n
rood place for worlsingman to so to.
They have saying down there that
"The Irish have all the offices, the Jews
all the money, and the Chinese all the
work"
Fishes balance themselves In water
by the muscular contraction Of the air
bladders. At death the muscles relax
and the air bladder expands, with the
result that the fish Is thrown on one
side and rises to the surface.
The Misses Picket. who belong to an
o'd and hiehly respected New York fam
lily, though In reduced circumstances.
have begun to earn their own livelihood
MS "parlor banjoists" They made their
first appearance on the Vaudeville stage
at a campfire tea recently given by Mr.
and Mrs, oliver Summer Teall. Society
has taken to the idea with a rush. and
the lot Of the Misses Pickett will prob
ably be financially pleasant,
In Colorado City most Of the soiourn-
ers are supposed to be affected with
unsound lungs and these are known by
the cheerful name of ''lungers." Every
one seems to be "lungers." The hotal
clerk has a hacking cough. so has the
hotel barber, so has the bootblack, and
The news and cigar vender and the type
writing young woman. The car drivers
md conductors have coughs. and hectic
bushes, all of which is trlAe oppres-
,ive to one with sound lungs.
When sugar refinery wharf needs
iew floor the old one is not thrown
lway or sold to junk dealer, but car
led into the refinery and boiled. The
blanks are saturated with sugar, mo-
asses and variety OF other things not
Usually deemed edible. The refinery
rocess, however, separates the absorbed
ugar from the impurities. and the re-
ners make a very handsome saving by
oillng up the old floor Nobody need
e shocked at this economy, as sugar
etining is all that the name indicates,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14

The Astorlan guarantees to Its sub
ecriberg the largest circulation OF any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be obtained on
duplication to the business manager.
This paper Is In possession OF all the
telegraph franchises, and is the only
paper on the Columbia river that pub
fishes genuine dispatches.
The Daily Astorian's circulation is
tive times as great as that OF the COM
lined circulation Of the other daily pa
pers OF Astoria.
The Weekly Astorian, the third old
est weekly in the state OF Oregon, has
next to the Portland Oregonian, the
largest weekly circulation in the state.
Subscribers to the Astorian are re-
uuested to notify this Office, without
loss OF tins. Immediately they fail TO
receive their daily paper, or when they
do not get it at the usual hour. BY do
Ing this they will enable the manage
Inent to place the blame on the proper
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Handley G. Haas are our Portland
agents and copies Of the Historian can
he had every morning at their stand
ON First street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14

Vice President Howard. OF the Amer.
lean Railway Union. in one OF his re
cent speeches At Chicago. said; III we
succeed IN this strike we shall be 80
strong that the law can't touch uae So
here we have from Deba' lieutenant
the real object Of the strike. It was to
make the American Railway Union so
strong that that Organization would be
superior 10 the government and the law.
Now an organization whose object Il Is
10 make itself 50 strong as to be above
he gsslrainu Of the law. 50 strong
that 4 can defy the clvil authority. Is a
...e,~-nelle conspiracy for the over
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14
THE REAL DEMoN OF THE MARSH

Is not spook. but a reality. It Is neith-
er a "bogle' nor a "kelple," nor any
other of those spirits which the credu-
lous have supposed to haunt the banks
Of rivers and streams after dusk. Its
name Is malaria, and though invisible.
Il is very terrible and tenacious when
Il seixes you. Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers drives II away, nor will II attack
those whose systems are fortified with
this great medicinal defensive agent.
The miasmatic mists Of early morning
the vapors exhaled at eventide may be
safely breathed by those protected bv
the Bltters, In the tropics where every
form OF malarial disease threatens the
soio1rner, and Is particularly virulent
when developed, the Bitters is the best
reliance OF the inhahltant. For dvs-
pepsia. liver complaint, lack OF vigor.
appetite and sleep; for rheumatism and
nervousness the Bitters are a sure and
safe remedy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-14
IF SO,

1--WE this office the order. We have engaged first
~ class job printer who will give any work entrusted
to us his thoughtful, mindful, careful and intelligent con-
sderaton 1t takes downright hard work to do this but
we do it, THE ASTORIAN