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Evening journal., 1894-11-28

"Now 1t seems tome IL there ever was
q time when the real and commanding
voice of the people should take the
place Of the cunning and vicious prac.
tices of the wire pulling politician, that
time has come to this community and to
this state. There is work before us
which only a law and order society,
properly supported and sustained by an
awakened and determined public senti-
ment, can accomplish. There Is higher
duty for this society-not meaning to
belittle the work of this soclety-than
that of active assistant to a passive
police department In the matter Of
scrutinizing and discriminating liquor
license applications For, what is the
use of wasting time and energy over
petty infringements and violations IL the
ballot of this state, which is the foun-
tain head and source of all responsible
government, is to be bought and sold
for so many dollars and so many cents
| by the man or the body of men who can
make the highest money bid for it,
What safety can there be either for the
political or commercial interests of this
city and state. il the law max
| ing and the law.unmaking power
is to be committed to a pack OF
men who belong body and soul. by right
of purchase, to a man or 8 set of mel
who have paid them their price for theii
services2
A Society for the Whole State.
"And want TO say right here ths
there is no politics In this matter 50 fai
as am concerned. have my politica
Evening journal., 1894-11-28
THE EVILS OF OUR CITY
What the Main Ones Are and
How They Are to Be Remedied
WORK OF LAW AND ORDER SOCIETY

Defined by Revs Dennis j. Flynn, L. Il.
Barrett, Bishop Coleman, william X.
Crosby aud Harry Emmons-iThe Saloon,
the Ignorant Voter and the Political
CorruptiOnist Menaces to Good Govern
ment.
Evening journal., 1894-11-28

NOR RENT -RESTAURANT, ss6 MADI.
IL son street, good stand, low rent, possess
sion at once. JAMES MONAGHAN, No. AIS
Marx ct street.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
WITH FORTY ELEPHANTS.

Erroneous Impressions Entertained with
Reference to the Monsters of India.
Shortly after 8 o'clock we set out with
about forty elephants. There were over
a hundred in the expedition proper, but
many others were attached to it in a
mental capacity. An idea may be formed
of the size Of a kheddah expedition, when
[ mention that ten tons of jute rope are
taken to tie the hind legs Of the ele-
plants; not to mention tools. tents,
chains, provisions, and scores of other
articles.
A great many people have an erroneous
impression of an elephants enormous
strength. 1t is true that one can walk,
when necessary, about forty English
miles a day: can carry a ton and a half,
and can drag considerably heaveier
weights: but such cases are exceptional.
not the rule. A ton and half on level
ground is a good weight for an elephant,
and he can stand it for about three days,
walking at the rate of twenty miles a
day. In mountainous regions a quarter
to half ton is all that an elephant can
bear, marching from ten to fifteen miles a
day. especially if he has to seek his own
food in the woods. Nor is this pachy
derm invulnerable to small injuries; on
the contrary, he is very susceptible to
RECEIVERS very slowly, indeed. In spite of
his thick skin he is very much affected
by sunheat, flies and mosquitoes. 1t is
incomprehensible that the English in In
dia who are in other matters so thor
oughly practical, should not insist OH
their officers being better instructed in
the care and treatment of elephants.
The poor beasts are frequently over-bur-
dened and otherwise ill-treated, as a re-
suit of which they soon break down,
when they might, by careful treatment,
last much longer.
Our road was very difficult one, lead
ing as it did, up and down hill, over
streams and through tangled woods,
where the elephants had to trample a
path for themselves; nevertheless the an
imals marched steadily onward and
seemed rather to enjoy the journey
Home and Country
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
All in Italics.

It was in 1917 when the Free Soil State
convention was held at Herkimer. There
was a great gathering of Free Soil Demo
Gratis and Abolitionists. In the ballroom
of the hotel lit was called tavern in
those days., before the opening of the
convention, We're gathered the leaders
who Were constructing the new party
platform. stating the officers and commit
tees, and doing other preliminary work
In a chair tilted against the wall was
Prince John Van Buren, running over
the manuscript of the great speech he
was to deliver. Occasionally he arrested
the work of his associates with an in
vitation to listen to a parag graph which lie
considered especially good. His readings
each time produced laughter and ap-
plause. When this had died away some
body, we believe it was Churchill c.
Cambreling. said John. YOU ought to
have that part printed in italics Prince
John dryly affected surprise at the sug-
gestion. Gentlemen" he said, Il want
you to understand that this speech is all
in italics"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
INsEcTIvoRoUs PLANTS.
Nothing in the Whole Vegetable King
dom So EMIL of Wnnder.

Nothing in the Whole Vegetable King
dom So Full of Wonder.
In the whole vegetable kingdom there
is nothing so wonderful and mysterious
as the insectivorous plants. The cunning
by which insects are allured to their traps
and afterward drugged or imprisoned is
nothing short of devilish: and the variety
ly 800 species of such plants scattered
over the globe-shows truly human in
genuity, and might well have been taken
as a source of inspiration by the torturers
of the Inquisition. In point of fact, one
of the most horrible of their conceptions
the Maid of Nuremberg-in which vic
tins were impaled on nails and left to
die, finds fairly exact parallel in the
dionaea, or Venus Fly-trap, pretty and
! ATTRACTIVE little flower, the leaves Of
which close ROUND upon a victim that has
settled, like the halves of a cockle-shell
and are studded with interlOcking points
the better to prevent it's escape. Once in
side it is subjected to a slow digestive
process until all is consumed There are
three classes of insectivorous plants, the
first having receptacles so arranged that
an insect can creep in, but not out again;
the second having viScOuS or dewy leaves,
to which it sticks; and the third, like the
Venus F1y-trap, being organized so sensi-
lively that on the touch of an insect mot
of lnedible bodies) they instantly close
round and enfold it. 1t is hard to draw
a border line between these last and the
animal kingdom proper. They secrete a
digestive fluid, in which various acids
(malic, chronic, formic, etc., and Il peptic
ferment are contained; exactly what one
would expect to find in an animals stom-
ach. The cells containing this fluid re-
spond to stimulus, and exude it when a
victim is secured. The movements of the
plant produce change which is only
comparable to Il muscular contraction.
and Burden Sanderson has even detected
electric currents similar to those produced
by the neuro muscular action of animals
In spite of this they are veritable plants,
absorbing heterogeneous food from the
ground putting forth flowers and seeding
in the usual way
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
A MIRACLE IN ENGLAND.
4 Woman, Dumb for Two Years, RecOv.
Her Power of Speech.

ers Her Power of Speech.
Any of our numerous metropolitan real
istic novelists who wish to be beforehand
with NJ. lola and his new romance about
the miracles of Lourdes had better run
down to ST. Winefride's Well, in North
Wales. where they will find that in the
matter of cures England is not to be
beaten by any continental marvels. The
place is in a state of great excitement
over a dumb woman who has recovered
her power of speech after bathing in the
fountain. She is a Preston girl, and she
herself and her friends vouch for the fact
that after three attacks of influenza she
in 1892 completely lost the power of
speech. She tried many doctors and
spent over EGO in following their pre-
criptions-which, for mill girl, is a
large enough sum. At the Preston In
Urinary she was treated daily for six
weeks with the electric battery, the cur
rent being applied to her face, mouth,
tongue and teeth. but the treatment had
to be given up as useless in December.
What the doctor and the battery could
not do was done instantaneously by the
water of ST. Winefride's Well. She en-
tered the bath early on Monday morning
and had been in it but few moments
when. to an astonished bystander who
asked. where is the drinking camp the
dumb woman answered, cit has fallen
into the WE'LL Her companion says she
felt fit to fall in herself. so great was her
surprise. During the remainder of her
stay in Holywell she talked almost all
day. Whether this will improve her
chance of marriage, St Winefride gave
20 decentralization Telegraph.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Gambling Profits.

"You outside people don't have any idea
what the profits are in tirst-class gam
bling game" said a gambler last night
II will give you an instance. Just be-
fore the race meeting was opened young
man came here from Lebanon and opened
a poker game over one of the finest saloons
in the city Since the hour it was opened
the game has been in progress continually
I know the take-out to have been $500
per day on an average. But you see this
is not so much money when you consider
the drinks, the salary of four or hve men
and the rent and furnishing of the place.
besides the danger from the authorities. .
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
CO. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs.
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
A MAMMOTH STRUCTURE.
rhe Largest Summer Resort in the Couu
try Now Being Erected at Lenox.

rhe Largest Summer Resort in the Coun-
try Now Being Erected at Lenox.
The most noticeable of the new places
at Lenox, those which have just been
completed or which will be completed
in the course of the next two or three
months, is the mammoth structure that
Mr.. Arson Phelps Stokes is building on
a slightly eminence overlooking Lake
Mahkeenac and the valley of the south.
The estate itself consists of 500 acres
situated along the eastern slope Of the
hills to the west of the town and is as
fine location as can be found any
where in the country. The house, by
the largest to be found at any summer
resort in the country, is in old English
style of architecture. It is 375 feet long
and probably 100 feet wide, and
contains about a hundred rooms.
The first story is built entirely OF
bluestone and the second is Of cy-
press panel work with stucco finish. 1t
has two large towers, one IN the center
of the building and the other at the
northeast end. Along the west side is a
balcony 40 feet long; another which
overlooks the lake, on the south side, is
Is feet long. A smaller one, 20 feet
long, is in the center Of the building,
looking toward the north, while at the
east end is fourth about 80 feet long.
The hall is large roomy affair, which
runs entirely through the house, east
and west, both upstairs and down, and
is finished in CHARTERED oak, as are
most of the rooms on the lower floor.
The ballroom is 57x37, also finished In
oak. All the partitions are OF brick and
~ Thn
house was begun year ago last October,
and when finished, as it probably will
be before the lst of August, will have
cost about q million dollars. One of the
attractive features of the place is the
gatehouse at the entrance to the
grounds, thirty-fve feet square, built OF
natural stone.-New York Comm rcial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Minister'S Picture.

The Luxembourg in Paris has just been
rearranged and a new catalogue published
with changed numbers. The catalogue in
the guide-book is now useless. but, una
ware of this, solemn English couple,
recently, and the following colloquy was
overheard. They were standing before
the ''Manet,' very unsuccessful nude,
representing lady lying ON a couch, ar
rayed in blue ribbon and pink rose in
her hair. Said the wife: what is that ?"
Replied the husband. after painful
search in his guide-book: ''No. 40. That
is the portrait of his mother by Whist
ler." Said the wife severely: Then the
artist is brute to paint his mother with
no clothes on, and / have my opinion of
any woman who would sit to her son like
that So they departed with a deplora-
BILE opinion of Whistler's morals. and new
er discovering the austere old lady in gray
\ hom the artist had really depicted
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
An Army Duel.

At Fuenfkirchen, Hungary, recently,
two volunteers, lifelong friends, were
playfully boxing in the barracks yard.
Suddenly two officers who were watching
declared that one had slapped the other $
face, and this insult no volunteer could
bear Young Billitz and his comrade,
Szarvas. assured the officers that nothing
of the kind had taken place. The of
ficers reported to the colonel, who sent
for Szarvas, and ordered him to challenge
Billitz, or otherwise he would never be
allowed to pass his examination for Of
ficer. The young man called out his com
rade for a duel with sabers. In the first
round. Billitz received a slight wound in
the arm and then a serious cut in the
neck. Szarvas had two ribs hewn asun-
der, besides being wounded in one of his
lungs. He is in precarious condition at
the military hospital, but his honor was
preserved from the stain that threat
nnpI it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Raising Useful Insects.

'Here is an interesting colony Of in
sects," said an entomologist who was
showing a writer over his country place
in the suburbs of Washington.
You see," he explained, "a little bunch
of eggs has been deposited on the stone
wall. Nearly all of them are Matched al
ready. The young insects that are newly
out are yellow, while those a little older
are red and black Yes, they do look
somewhat like small spiders, but they are
not such.
'They are wheel bugs. They grow to
be large predatory insects as big as the
end of your thumbs. Caterpillars and va
rious other garden pests are their chosen
food. So, you observe, l encourage this
colony. Anyone of my neighbers would
promptly destroy it, but | know better.
People around here wonder how my trees
and plants are always in such perfect con-
dition. Here You have one of the reasons.
The wheel bug is so called because of a
mark on the thorax which looks like a
wheel. "-Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
IN QUICKSANDS.
Terrible Predicament in Which Mrs
Brogan Found Herself.


Brogan Found Herself.
Quicksands that were uncovered by the
flood almost swallowed up Mrs. Ann
Brogan last night, when she was walk
ing along the public road in East White
land Township. writes a Westchester.
Pa. correspondent to the Philadelphia
Record. Mrs. Brogan was up to her arm
pits in the deadly sand. and was sinking
rapidly when she was rescued by sew
eral men.
She was returning home alone after
dark, and was near the Ship Road Sta
ton. Not being aware of the presence OF
Quicksand. she was not alarmed when
suddenly her feet sank ankle deep in
the earth Thinking she had only trod-
den in the mud, she endeavored to step
back AS she eXtricated one foot the
other went down deeper. This greatly
surprised Mrs. Brogan. but she at once
tried to pull it out. Before she succeeded
the other foot was far into the PREACHER
Gus sand again.
Then she realized what awful power
she had to contend with. Deeper and
deeper she sank. and in a few minutes
she was up to her knees in sand: linen
she began to scream for help Try as
she would she could not get out, and a
terrible fear came over her. Her cries
were unheard for Il short time. and every
second she could feel herself going down.
The sands soon reached her waist. and
her legs were so firmly imprisoned she
could not move them. The sand seemed
to be almost crushing them In It's fearful
grasp.
At last her screams were heard. and a
man and a boy ran to her rescue. Before
they found Mrs. Brogan all below her
armpits had disappeared.
They placed fence rails upon eacn SIDE
of her. and upon these she supported her
self. preventing further sinking, White
they ran to the nearest house and got 4
plank. ropes and more help. The plank
was laid on the sand and the rope was
tied around her body beneath the arms:
The men had shoveled away a little OF
the sand and then they began to pull. 1t
was a difficult task to extricate her. OUT
at last the woman was out. She was so
weak she was carried home. Her ~
juries are not serious. although she -
bruised some and her limbs were swollen
hy the great pressure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14

of the Island of Sweden But, Mon
sieur,' said De Lesseps, 1T is not a rail
road; it's canal; it's not an island. but
an isthmus: it is not in Sweden, but at
Suezr' Il don't care what it is or where
it isl said the capitalist, 80 long as it
worries England. Put me down, l say.
But De Lesseps had little reason to make
fun of this episode. if the picture his own
son draws of him be true. Becoming. in
censed at some attack made on him
in the British Parliament, and being in
adequately provided with means to eN-
press his rage, his mind suddenly reverted
to his linen collar. which was of English
make. He tore it from his neck, dashed
it upon the floor, and danced upon it-all
for hatred of the island it came from.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Born. Not Made

Weak by inlprudence, are many stomachs.
Puny people have, invariably, weak diges-
ton. The robust as rule eat heartily and
assimilate their food. 4 naturally weak
stomach, or one that has become, although
not so originally, derives needful aid from
this thorough stomachic, Hestetter's stom-
ach Bitters The restoration Of vigor to the
delicate is the prompt effect of recourse to
this professionally sanctioned and univer-
sallv esteemed promoter of health. Nervous
ness-a symptom of chronic indigestion-is
overcome by it, So are liver complaint and
constipation. Incipient rheumatism and
kidney trouble it defeats thoroughly ana 1t
constitutes an efficient defense against ma
laria. But in order that the full benefit
derivable from it's use should be availed OF,
1t should not be used in haphaZard way,
but continually. The same suggestion holds
good of all standard remedies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
DAILY DRIFT.

Twas not the cyclones jagged breath
That gave me such Il jar,
Nor was | nearly crushed to death
Beneath a trolley car.
Let's see, my best eye tooth is gone,
One ear its drum has cracked,
The Sunday coat that / have on
Is ripped clear up the back.
Three ribs are broken Oh one side,
In vain | court repose-
This muslin bandage, extra wide,
Conceals a fractured nose.
You think had frightful fall
From some three story fiat?
No: l umpIred a game of ball
With Nickerson to bat.
The sphere came wbirling wide Of mark;
The base three feet from II,
When Nick" struck wildly IN the dark,
l caught the three-base hit
Its force defies the POWER OF pen,
1t landed on my snout,
And lesser bruises followed wren
| called the striker out.
Nebraska Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
How 1t Struck Him.

Mrs Martha Moore Avery, the So
cialist leader from Boston, prides her
self on her sympathetic ways with the
commonest people. She was riding, the
other day. in Philadelphia car, when a
ragged newsboy boarded the car. Mrs.
Avery put on an attractive smile, and the
boy hurried to the end Of the car and
flashed his papers on her. mo, thank
you, little boy" said the lady, Il don't
wish for a paper, but / am ever so much
obliged to you for coming in here" The
boy walked reproachfully away, and, as
he left the car, he remarked to the con-
ductor: Say, it's a wonder de woman
didn't ask me if me wife was Well"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Electric Fire Engines.

In reply to a suggestion made by the
American Machinist that all steam fire
engines should be self-propelling, cor
respondent proposes that fire engines be
operated by electricity. His fire engine
would be an electric pump mounted on a
light truck. A system of electrical supply
similar to lighting system would furnish
current. Switches enclosed in accessible
boxes on the streets would be distributed
the same as the fire hydrants. After the
engine had been run to the fire, presume
bly, by horses, connection between the
electric pump and the street switch would
be made and there you are.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
A French Journey.

Any American who has been in France
knows that there are few more expensive
and less satisfactory trips than from
Paris to Nice on the Rapide, which is
only excelled by the train de Luxe. 10
pay So for berth in a sieepng-car for
one night always makes man furious;
to pay for extra baggage. to pay fees to
so many different employes-in word,
to be constantly diving into your pocket
book is vexatious when nothing remains
to show for it except lots Of dirt, cinders
and SCOT
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
Pigeons as Messengers.

The experiment of putting carrier pig
cons on Sable Island, the narrow, low,
sandy island lying to the southwest of
Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, which has been
called "the graveyard of the Atlantic"
has proved successful. The experiment.
was tried by the Canadian government as
a relief to the islanders, the government
steamers making only monthly trips The
homing loft of the birds is in Halifax,
nearly $50 miles from the island and the
flight is made over the stretch of sea in
less than day. One pigeon was out in
the heavy storm of November % and lost
part of it's message. but enough was de-
ciphered to show that all were well on
the island that morning.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
The Chantilly Game Book.

One of the most cherished treasures of
the Due d'Aumale is the old Chantilly
game-book, which was stolen from the
chateau after the murder of the Due de
Bourbon and recovered only few years
ago. 1t is a valuable and interesting relic
of the days of the Prince de Condo, and
is bound in red morocco, clasped with
gold. Considering that in those days
only flint-locks were used, the bags We're
marvellous. In October. 1875, a party Of
fourteen guns killed 4,216 head in two
days, the bag including 1850 cartridges,
and 105 haroS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-14
A Question.

Little Brother-"Mr. Sewtor, why is it
that my sister Hattie is always SO good
tempered before you come here OF an
evening, and then SO cross TO me next
morning. Mr. Sewtor-"Don't know,
Johnny Shall ask herr Little Broth
er-"Yes; I've heard her say lots Of times
she wondered why you didn't ask her.
but / never thought it was anything about
that. boston Transcript.