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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26

generally supposed Abundant wa
ter may be had 10y digging In the nu-
#1nerOus water courses or Wadls, as they
ARE call q, which cut the country in
#every direction.
The soil Of the plains and river val
#leys is exceptionally fertile, but owing
Ito the organized robbery practiced by
1.-THE government and all its officials
#from the Sultan down, very little OF
1.-THE land that is available for cultlva-
#tiOn is titled at all. and none OF 1t as 1t
should be.
This fact is no doubt, in some de-
gree due to the natural Incidence OF
NdWellers in tropical chimes, and paft!c-
ularly of those IN O.iental countr es
An Oriental never walks when he can
stand still, never stands when he can
4 sit. and rarely sits when he can lie
down, so the persistent toll and patient
in ,ustry which become habltuaI to
dwellers IN temperate regions are en-
tirelv foreign both to his nature and
to his inclination. But even in the
hottest countries it has been found
that. where proper incentives to IN
dustlv have been furnished and proper
security guaranteed the LATEST OF men
will work. No such incentives of pro-
lection are hel& out in Morocco, says
the St, Louis Globe-Democrat,, for It
the system of government had been
elaborately contrived SO as to take
from the people all inducement to work
it could not have better answered its
purpose. The raising OF the oeautl1ui
Barbay horses is discouraged, Tor the
Sultan has the right at any time to
take the best of these for the use o.
his army No remuneration Is paid the
defrauded owner, nor has he any notice
of the intended robbery. and the hrst
he knows of the intention to rob hlm
is the appearance OF a party OF sol
diers, who take the horse, with as
scant show of ceremony as ever was
practiced bv band of guerrillas, and
that is the last he ever sees OF his stolen
property. Agriculture is discouraged
in'the same way 4 farmer goes to
work and raises crop for the use OF
himself and family. and, in all proba--
bitity. as soon as il is harvested band
of the Sultan's cavalry comes along
and appropriates the whole under the
name of taxes. A pitiable case OF this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26

That. however, was long before the
DAYS of Mohammed and Islam. When
the iron rule of Rome governed the
whole Of the then known world, Mo
rocco, under the name of Mauritania,
was great province. 1t must have
had dense population, for here and
there. at frequent intervals, even IN
what are now sandy deserts, are found
groups of ruins, the remains of the
cities and temples and shrines built by
the conquerors of the world, and there
stretch across many of its plains long
lines of columns, built when the Ca-
sars ruled. marking the line of some
ancient aqueduct which brought water
to the cities that have now crumbled
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
Ethan Aliens Sword.

The sword Of Ethan Allen, pre-
served in the National Museum at
Washington, is an old-fashioned blade
atout tWenty-seyen inches in length
and slightly curved The handle is
made of horn or hone, and is some
seven inches long. The mounting is
Of silver, marked with gold, but the
latter is partially worn off. A dogs
head of silver forms the end Of the
handle, and from this to the guard
runs d silver chain. On che Of the
silver bands Of the venerable leath-
c! n scabbard is the name ETHAN AL
LEM engrossed in large letters: on
another band, e. Brasher, maker,
n. York." while On third band ap-
pears the name Martin VoSburg,
1915. philadelphia Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
A ROMAN ARCH NEAR TANGIER.

the houses. The tales OF travellers who
return from Morocco disagree in many
particulars as to the people and their
ways, but in regard to the vileness of
the smells emanating from a street in
Tangier or any other city in Morocco,
is that plague. cholera, yellow fever,
are not epidemic all the year around,
and probably the only reason they are
not is due to the fact that the Moroc-
can constitution is strong and the Mo
roccan nose has no conscience Anato-
mists have not as yet discovered any
important difference between the nose
of Morocco and the noe of any other
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
Pa ST Helm.

Bouvard. one of the most learned
as well as brusque physicians of his
times, was one day called to attend
the Archbishop Of Rheims, who was
suffering from violent collie. Il am
coming" said Bouvard, who, how
ever. did not stir. "For the love Of
God, SIR" said the messenger, do
not wait any longer. Monseigneur is
suffering the tortures Of the damned
what" exclaimed Bouvard,
"alreadY."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
A ROMAN PALACE IN THE SAHARA.

are now unknown, for, although the
caravans still move, they are merely
shadows of the hosts that formerly
went through the Sahara like con-
quering armies.
The change is due solely to depotism
and arbitrary taxation. and thus it is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
Velocity of Light.

The light from the sun reaches the
earth in seven and one-half minutes,
though the distance is such that a
cannon ball fred from the sun and
continuing its velocity undated
would require more than seventeen
years to reach the earth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
r,aupbs Like Love. at Locks.

John Willis, Washington Grim
inal, has won the title Of "The Wiz
ard of the Cells among the police
officials of that city He is said to
be able to unlock the door Of almost
any cell in some mysterious manner
without the use of instruments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
Fertile Louisiana.

Louisiana has but a tenth Of the
arabic land under cultivation. but
produces 120, 900, O00 pounds Of rice,
$50, coo hogsheads of sugar, and 50o,-
600 barrels of molasses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
RaIiOnnists.

The first aerial voyage was made
Sept. IS, 1888. by sheep, cock and
a duck to height of 1000 feet. The
first human traveller through the air
was M Francois Pilatre de Rozier,
who mounted the following month in
q balloon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
a Case of SpeIIOgraDhy.

Thomas and John were two broth
ers in the same class and they were
not the brightest boys in school, al
though they were not as dull as
some.
How do you spell your name,
John?" asked the teacher as a teeler
On the first day.
john" responded John, with
pride.
Right; and now, Thomas, spell
yours"
"T-o-ll-m-a-s, responded Thomas,
with as much pride as John had
shown.
ooh, no: that isn't right" correct
ed the teacher. "Try again.
Thomas made several tries, and al
ways the same. Then the teacher
scolded him little.
well" he said at last, "if John
spells john. why don't T-o-h-ma-
spell Thomas?" And the teacher
hasn't been able yet to explain clear
ly why it doesn't.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
In Flemish Towns.

Every Flemish town has a square
callad the egg Market" where on
certain days the country people re-
sort and offer their produce to the
inhabitants. <ae
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26

country. bat some difference mu exis {,
for il eems impo ible that any human
noe, properly fitted out with smelling
apparatus, should be able to endure the
smells of Morocco street.
But somehow or other the nose of
Morocco bears the strain. and the peo-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
Great EacOrd.

On the body of a notorious brigand
recently killed in Turkey was found
so, 0C0 and note book, which
showed that he had killed 1872 men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
HUMOR OF THE WEEK
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Many ODD, Curious, and Laughable Phases
CT Human Nature Graphically Portrayed
by Eminent Word Artists of Our Own Day
"A Budget CT Fun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
IIEYHASSAN'SL LAND
ABOUT MOROCCO
AND ITS PEOPLE.

Ee Country for Which Eng-~>d, France
nd Spain Are Now Contending-Igno-
xance and Idleness of the Population
In deliberately Bad Government.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-26
SUPERSTiTIOUS TRAVELLERS.
A Veteran Passenger Conductor Talks OF
the Whims of Tourists.


the Whims of Tourists.
No one but the experienced pas
senger conductor knows just how
whimsical and cranky the travelling
public really is, says the Pittsburg
Posi-. A traveller may have some
peculiar fad or notion when he is on
he road, but he never dreams that
there are thousands Of others just like
him, or perhaps worse. In years Of
experience the conductor rubs elbows
with all sorts of people, and in spite
Of himself becomes mind and face
reader, who takes back seat from
no one except the professional.
Eyes, travellers are superstitious
and cranky" said a veteran knight
of the punch yesterday in response to
query. Il think the average pas
senger conductor deals with more
oddities daily than the curio collec-
tor of freak show. AS to supersti-
ton, I think there is more Of it crops
out on trains than anywhere else.
Last week, just as the train was
ready to pull out for Chicago, a we'll
dressed man came out OF the coach
on the platform and in an agitated
manner asked me what day it was.
81 told him it was Friday, and
without another word he re-entered
the coach, and in a moment returned
with his luggage, and by way of ex-
PLANTATION stated that he never began
a journey. Friday and would wait I'M
til the next morning That is only
a sample. The much-mooted I'M
lucky thirteen is perhaps the cause
of more worry and incOnveniece to
tourists than any other sign which
they deem Of i'll omen. have known
passengers to begin at the head of
the train to see if they could find No.
Ii anywhere.
elf the engine happened to be
thirteen they would resignedly wait
for the next train, and if they sue
ceeded in finding number thirteen on
any of the coaches they would hold
up their hands in holy horror. l
have seen passengers refuse to ride
in coach that held thirteen passen-
gers, and if you will ask any ticket
man he will tell you that of all sec
OtOLlS III u SlCCpCI UlIll UCcn Is UuC iilOoU
difficult to dispose Of.
"Then aside from the superstition
which prevails among the travelling
public there are countless passengers
who are cranky, and if they lose a
chance to kick are in bad humor for
a week afterward. They kick for a
seat in the center Of the coach; kick
because the train goes too slow or too
fast; kick because they are in a
draught or because it is too hot. And
the worst of it all is that when they
kick | am the individual who is
called no TO hear them, as if | were
responsible for the whole business.
about the only time when some
fellows don't kick is when they are
Oh their honeymoon. Everything
goes on as smoothly as if it had been
ordered SO, but let the same men ride
on the same train five years later
and the chances are they'll kick
themselves into exhaustion.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
An Unfortunate Quotation.

IA good story is told on extension Com
missioner Black, f" said a Chicago attorney.
''Every one who knows Black is aware that
he is one of the most dignihed legal practi-
tioners in the west, and that he is also
somewhat enamored of the classics. Not
long ago he was attorney in usury case at
Springfield, and in his address to the jury
he quoted very freely from the Merchant
of Venice and wound up by saying that,
although the plaintiff could demand his
pound Of flesh, the terms of his bond did
not enable him to go beyond this.
1.-THE attorney for the alleged usurer seem.
ed very much amused at the line of argu-
ment Mr.. Black was taking, and when that
gentleman's peroration was concluded he
rose and remarked with somewhat of q
pitying tone that Brother Black had re.
Gently held brief in a dressed beef case
and that he had gotten the two cases mixed
up, concluding by assuring the jury that
there was no flesh in this case at all, but
only money. A legal friend of mine, who
solemnly asserts he was in court on the
occasion, says the look of disgust on Mr.
Blacks face would have been worth a
small fortune to any artist who could
have reproduced it on canvas. "-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
Local Reciprocity.

The application of the principles Of
reciprocity should be made in every
town that is ambitious of attaining pros
perity. The mechanic or laborer who
lives in town, and who is dependent
on the people of that town or community
for employment, who spends his money
in another city has no right to complain
if his neighbor refuses to employ him,
but instead imports a workman from
some other locality to build his house.,
lay his wall or paint his barn, as the case
may be.
The merchant or shopkeeper who ig-
nores his townsman in a different line
of business when he wishes to make q
purchase and goes from home to trade
is not entitled to the least consideration
from the people Of his town. 1t is the
duty of every person residing in COM
munity to as far as possible reciprocate
the many benefits which the community
has conferred upon him, and the indi-
vidual who fails in this regard is not en-
dowed with that public spirit which
characterizes good citizen.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The blizzard which has waged in the
west and northwest for three days has
spent its force
At Pittsfeld, Mass, George c. Nicker.
son was poisoned by eating canned shrimp
and died in great agony
The engagement of Premier Rosebery
to Princess Maud, youngest daughter OF
the Prince Of Wales, is confirmed.
The peacer coal mines, near Pomeroy
o., owing to a wage disagreement, will be
idle all summer, throwing 800 men out OF
work
Tom Monaghan and Bob O'Hearn and
their seconds We're arrested at Galveston
Tex, for indulging in vicious glove
fight, in which O'Hean was knocked out
At Dallas Tex, John W. Stinson and
Il. H. Rogers, discharged Western Union
telegraph operators, bring suit against
the company for 10000 damages for black
listing them.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
PENCIL POINTS.

It may not be actually with us, but It
is near at hand, and steadily coming
nearer. We refer, of course, to Spring, to
that season of the year to which a late la
mented poet once exclaimed:
"h all gentle Spring,
Ethereal mildneaB come"
A correspondent says that a girl near
| there sleeps with n horseshoe under her
pillow for good luck One night she put
her false teeth under her pillow. She
oversight herself the next morning, and
| Jumping out of bed slapped the horseshoe
into her mouth and wore it several hours
before she discovered her mistake.
And now Nh. Breckenridge will take
| the stand and swear that he Is entirely
innocent of those things Madeline has
| told Of To be sure, for otherwise why
should he have allowed them to be told
at alp
! The President telegraphed to the New
York bankers not to come to Washington
| to protest against the signing of the seig-
niorage bill. That may mean that he
has resolved to veto it, but it may also
mean that he wants a rest.
| Joe j. Casey, of Waters and Casey, has
been secured to play the character of the
Judge in the funny one-act comedy,
"O'Donohues Court" at Ferguson's
theatre, March 9th.
A local preacher ont in Armstrong
| county, whose congregation was very re
| luctant about putting anything into the
collection basket, had an unusually good
collection the other Sunday. He had grown
tired pleading with his audience to open
their hearts, explaining to them the
blessedness Of giving. Some one had
stolen a hog from one of his members, and
before passing the basket the preacher
said "Now, ! want everybody in this
congregation tonight to contribute some
thing, excepting the man who stole Dea-
con Jones' hog" The basket then went
around and no one failed to give
II Col. Breckenridge should happen to
win his case with Miss Pollard, he will be
like the boy who had nail driven in the
wall for every bad deed he did, and one
pulled out for every good one he did.
When the wall was about full he con-
cluded he would have them all taken out,
and when the last one was drawn, it was
noticed, by his father, that he looked sad.
When questioned about it, he remarked
eyes, the the nails are all out, but the
holes are all there" The Colonel may
win his suit, but his reputation will be
all gone.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
Umbrellas.

"If half the citizens of New York only
knew such simple thing as how to roll up
an umbrella, would probably have to close
up my repairing department" =" said an up
town umbrella dealer "Most of the UNI
brellas brought here to be mended," he
went on would never have needed repairs
if they had been kept properly rolled.
''The right way to roll your umbrella is
to take hold of the ends of the ribs and the
stick with the same hand and hold then
tightly enough to opreyent their being twist
ed while the covering is being twirled
around with the other hand. Then your
umbrella will be as nicely closed as when
you bought it, and the only wear and teaI
will be on the cloth.
"It is twisting the ribs out of shape
around the stick and fastening them there
that spoils most of the umbrellas that are
brought to me to be fixed up Never hold
the umbrella by the handle alone when you
roll it up, and you will find it will last long,
er and cost less for repairs, New York
Herald.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
Irnnrnnce No Ercnne

John Foster, of Centralia, had a hear.
ing before 'Sqnire Amour, of Mt. Carmel
on a charge Of having violated section A
of the rules and regulations of the Board
of Health of that place He was EN-
ployed by George W. Davis, Of the same
place, to cleanse the cesspools on the
Davis premises in Mt. Carmel Foster
had no permit. Mr. Davis told him that
he Davis would be responsible. Davis
was summoned and appeared He had
not familiarized himself with the regula-
tions and intended no Offense. Although
his intentions were good, he was legally
wrong and gladly paid the fine and costs
In this connection it will be well to men.
excuse the offender, and all property
holders should become familiar with the
requirements of the rules and regulations
of the health board. | pays best to read
the newspapers and become posted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23

DENVER, Colo, March 2a.-One of the
most destructive fires ever seen in this
city broke out last night in the recently
finished six story Champs building The
fire department conquered the flames
after about quarter of a square was de-
stroyed at a loss of $4,000. The high
cast and west walls of the Champs build
ing fell, crushing five two story struo-
lures like egg shells. Then the front wall
toppled over into Champs street, the con
cussion breaking all the glass in the
buildings opposite. The rear part of the
st. James, one of the largest hotels in the
city, was destroyed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 23.-In list of
postmasters-pr and fourth class
named yesterday were the following in
Pennsylvania: W. +. Daley, Dubois; E.
Il. McGaw, Reynoldsville; A. r. Saylor,
Royersford; w. w. Kitch, Sharpsville; j.
A. Fry, Ephrata; o. c. Jackson, Coates
vile; Solomon Uhl, Somerset; p. j. Lam
gan, Hawley; A. NJ. Dick, West Newton;
r. J. O'Donnell, Canton; Charles Schmitt,
Homestead; f. H. Stratton, Blossburg; p.
J. Robenhold, Grimville. L. E. Adams,
Oak Ridge Station; NJ. l.. Keck, Walurba.
New Jerseys. A. Drew, McAfee Valley.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23

SAN FRANCISCO, March ga large,
fierce grizzly was captured some time ago
and was purchased by Colonel Boone, the
lioner tanner. Among the other animals
owned by Boone is lion named Parnell,
which has record for killing numerous
keepers, 1t was proposed to put Parnell
and the grizzly in the big cage of the
arena at the midwinter fair, and let them
fight to finish. Tickets at $50 were sell
ing like hot cakes. The secretary Of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals is assured by Mayor Elliott and
the chief Of police of every assistance foI
preventing the brutal affair.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
GEORGE DIXON "DoWNED"
The "Keptucky Rosebud" Gives the Cham
pion His First Knookdswn.

PHILADELPHIA, March 28.-If the second
round Of the bout last night between
George Dixon, present featherweight
champion Of the world, and Walter Edgsr-
ton, familiarly known as the Kentucky
Rosebud, Of this city had been allowed
TO continue for three minutes Dixon
would have been completely knocked out.
As IL was 1t took him one and one-half
minutes to recover his senses, while in the
meantime the 10000 persons who were
present went wild with enthusiasm
The friendly bout" took place at In
dustrisl ball, where an athletic entertain
ment was in progress for the aid Of the
poor Of this city. After few preliminary
bouts, including one between Jim DAILY
and Joe Butler, the two oolored lads made
their appearance in the ring. Dixon was
cared for by his sparring partner, Jimmy
Lynch, while Jimmy McHale, the Rose
buds" backer locker after his interest
Neither man attempted to do any slug
Cling in the first round, which was of two
minutes duration, but the fun came in
the second round The old enmity which
exists between the two men cropped ouC,
and they rushed each other all over the
ring for minute. The "Rosebud" had
Dixon in the latter's corner and the little
champion seemed to be wary of his antag-
onist, EdRerton led with his left, and as
Dixon parried the blow with his right the
Rosebud" swung his big right glove on
Georges neck. Dixon went down like a
log, his head striking the floor a hard
crack, which probably stunned him. Ref
cree Cole picked him up and sat him on
the chair in his corner. 1t was just one
minute and ten seconds before Dixon real
ized what had happened. The bout lasted
one and a half minutes
Dixon, by careful handling, was able to
| go on and finish the scheduled three
| rounds.
| Tom O'Rourke said that it was the first
time that Dixon had ever been knocked
| down
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, March 49, - The
court took from the jury the case of the
city of Wilkesbarre versus the Rockafel-
low bondsmen, and awarded the city the
full amount of the claim, $4,000, with
81, 600 interest. At the time Of the Roclla-
fellow bank failure, in February, 1898
S50, 900 of the city's funds went down with
the crash, Rockafellow being city treas
urer. His bondsmen refused to pay on
the ground that Rockafellow had made
reinyestments of the money. The case
has taken a week for trial, and has
aroused wide interest.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-23
Postonice burglars Use Dynamite.

LANCASTER, Pa, March 23-The rail
way station ana rostoiiice at Cedar Lane,
this county, are in Tie s,.IIs yullu4Ag and
during the night burglars broke into the
station and from there forced an entrance
into the postoflice. The safe was dragged
into the waiting room, where it was blown
to pieces by dynamite. There happened
to be very little of value in the safe.
Nearly every letter in the Office was opened
and in many cases torn into pieces. 1t is
almost impossible to ascertain the extent
of the loss. The building was consider
ably damaged by the force of the explosion.