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Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

"MOnstrOus and ncOntradicted LibcI'
Upon the Affection of woman.

Judge Pryor Of the common pleas court of
New York gave utterance recently in a suit
for divorce to the following remarkable state
ment:
During my observation, extending over
many years, l have found that next to rum
mischievous mothers-in-law are the chief
source of nearly all the matrimonial broils
which come before the courts"
This is the first time, comments the New
York World. that the paragrapher of the
comic papers has been judicially corrobo-
rated, and the remarks of the learned judge
are disagreeably important. 1t may be that
his experience is exfsptlonal. We trust that
it is, for the mother-in-law has carried for
years a pretty heavy load of popular odium,
But to be classed with rum as a mischief
maker is really a sweeping indictment.
1t is very difBcuh to get at whatever truth
there may be- in the popular superstition
about mothers-in-law, but we dare say that If
they had the clearance Of statistics it would
be found that In a vast preponderance of
cases the mother-ip4aw has been a self-sac-
rifcing and upeomplaining nurse, a wise
counsellor and, an unobtrusive influence for
good. ron .sr,-
chief-makers from the moment their offspring
are married win not stand the test of close
scrutiny. 1t isia 'monstrous and uncontra-
dicted libel upon The conservatism and af-
lection of wemafi, (which has been exagger-
ated by hack hufnoristsl into a popular hallu-
~cination.
There Is scarceiya family circle anywhere
In which someD patient widow may not be
found who has relegated all her affections to
the new generation and taken upon herself
with the maturity of suffering many Of the
irritating responsibilities of a home that would
otherwise make domestic life a load of little
cares. She is unsung, but We can safely put
her against the mischievous mother-in-law.
Fashion Notes.
Nets and allovers of all descriptions will
$500 -,.A - tho frnan1E fo-t.-a. a L
lace business for fall.
Black velvet hats will be the thing, the
brim perhaps faced with satin, and buckles
Of steel and Rhinestones.
Chiftons are still in high favor, and the
seasons products have certainly much to rec
ommend them, both as regards weave and
shade.
A tiny velvet mum in envelope shape Is
lined with yellow satin and trimmed with
cascades Of lace and short yellow ostrich
feathers arranged as r~osettes.
The booelay In either silk or FOOL is a
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13
RHEU M

is caused by Uric Acid In the blood. The acute
attack is precipitated by Cold, Dampness, Rich
Foods, or Liquors.
DR.. Humphreys Specific No. 10 acts directly on
the Kidneys, opening the closged ducts; the pent
mp secrctions pass off, the blood is cleansed, and
the cure is made quickly and permanently.
From the first "twfnEe" to the
worst c,sse of govt No. Is cures.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

DR.. Humphreys Manual (mailed free) tells abol
all the Specifics and Diseases they cure.
We can dwell upon but one or two at a time
they are all good.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13
THE E SECRET

Not until she moves up the aisle on her
way to the altar will anyone but Mrs. Van
derbilt. her daughter and the designer Of the
wedding gown have the smallest inkling Of
what II Is to be. Rumors ny thick as
migrating swallows. but no one can absolutely
speak With authority. 1t was chosen. both
the design and fabric. from samples and
drawings submitted Mrs Vanderbilt at Marble
House, and this much the lady admits. that
It required the combined genius Of two great
French houses TO produce what she wanted.
Mrs. Vanderbllt's friends say that It Is
undoubtedly to be a splendid affair Ia white
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

Lady Habberton, the inventor of the divided
skirt, is advising female servants to wear
knlckerbockers.
Sarah Bernhard has turned philanthropist
and presented the Jardin des Plantes in Paris
with two orangoutangs. The Incompatible
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-13

The orders for under linen. corsets and silk
petticoats are sufficient to almost enrich the
makers for life. Nearly every piece of linen
goes, on its completion, to the aforemen-
toned convent to receive the coronet and in
itials, keeping twenty nuns laboring far into
the nights. Everywhere full Fittings of
Valenclennes are used on the lawn and MAIN
sock. as soft as chiffon.
For years and years Mrs. Vanderbilt has
been collecting this lace for her daughters
trousseau, buying none but the oldest and
richest products of the town OF Valenciennes.
For much of it a guinea a square inch was
paid at London lace auctions, and 1t even
overhows into the beautiful corsets Of bro
caded silk, every pair OF which is made
to harmonize with the pstticoats, sixty In
number and fairly stih with damasked splen-
etors.
All the corsets are short and very pliable.
So svelt a figure az their future wearer needs
no cruel clasps Of steel. Indeed, they are
scarcely more than gorgeous little belts. The
bridal stays OF white peau de sole, EN-
bossed in wreaths OF lilies OF the valley, are
caught in front by four gold jewel-sst clasps
In the shape of double C's. laced behind
with gold-tipped ribbons. The list Includes
stays for every occasion, from court balls
to the hunting fields; bicycle %corsets, too.
And then petticoats, one Of cardinal silk,
overlald with a whole peon Of black Chan
lilly lace, caught down at Intervals by EN-
hroidered sprays OF peoples; another is OF
white brocade, wreathed in Mechlln lace
~iounces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

For their sake he hoped to have mercy
shown him. He then thought mercy
was a good thing. The officer of the
Humane Society said he didn't want
TO Dersecute women and children. That
would be almost as bad as beating
HELPLESS animals. The magistrate told
the driver how mean and despicable
if was for a man to maltreat dumb
brutes. and the fine was reduced from
$40 to So.
This instance, being one of a hun
dred. serves to illustrate what the ott!-
GERS of the society have found to be al
most invariably true. The man who is
q brute in his treatment of weak and
belpless creatures is an arrant and
whimpering coward when he meets
some authority greater than his own.
The roaring desperate who pounds
his horses on their frostbitten noses
will whimper like a baby when he is
brought into a police court.
The Illinois Humane Society has a
building at $50 Wabash avenue. This
is general headquarters for the work in
Chicago. Here the complaints are re-
ceiyed. and from this office the agents
of tbe society are sent out on missions
of investigation. All day long an onl-
cor sits at a desk to receive complaints,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
A Strange Story.

young man, walking to the house
of his brother, q yeoman, found the inn
at a neighboring town very full. He
shared the room of merchant who
Was openly counting out his money.
Having occasion to visit the garden,
and also to borrow knife, he accepted
the loan of a knife from the merchant.
On returning to his room he found the
merchant gone; he went to bed, slept,
rose early, walked to his brothers, and
was arrested in the AFTERNOON for muir
dering the merchant. In his pocket
was that bridesmaids knife, and be-
tween blade and handle was a guinesy
of Mary and William.
At the inn the merchants empty bed
was stained with blood, and, though
the merchants body was nowhere to be
found, the young man was condemned
for murder and hanged in chains on his
brothers farm. Here swain OBJ
served that the body moved; it was cut
down, life was terminated and the
youth fled to sea. Taken by Spaniards
in South America, he rose to be war
lLeu VI Iuc SfiCl, anu " Vile III cuJOy luell
of that office recognized among some
English prisoners the person for whose
murder he had suffered.
The fact was that the merchant,
while the youth was absent in the gar
den, discovered that he was bleeding
freely from a vein which had been
opened that day. He hurried to the
surgeon in the dark, was seized by a
press gang, served his Britannia Majes-
ty in a ship of war, was taken by the
Spaniards, and, at last, met in a gaol
of South America, the very man who
had been hanged for numbering him in
England.-Saturday Review.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
The ThaW-HQse.

Frozen fire plugs are the terror of the
lremen these cold days and nights.
They constitute serious obstacle right
at the time when all are anxious to get
TO work on the burning building, and in
case of bad fire are often reSponsl-
BILE for great loss. The moment a lire
engine reaches its position at fire
during zero weather, what is known is
a thaw-hose is Immediately attached
TO a valve connected with the boiler,
and turned on the frozen plug. Ii it is
found to be frozen considerable dis
lance down, the long brass nozzle of
the hose is damned into the hard
ground. The powerful steam jet soon
accomplishes the desired purpose. The
thaw-hose. which is part of the outfit
of every fire engine, is often used TO
thaw the engine pipes as we'll as frozen
gs.-Philadelphia Record.
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BORAX FREIGHTERS OF THE DESERT.

water in the whole deSOiate place, and
the heat is so intense that not enough
water can be carried to sustain life
during the trip. The valley is nearly
200 feet below the level Of the sea, and
the summer heat in the shade never
gets below 1O4 and often reaches 40.
man cannot go an hour without
water, and if he does he goes insane
and his skull cracks open. 1t is a
place of the most awful Stiffness The
sun blazes down on a glittering white
eXpanse of alkali, and not bird dots
the sky. There is only brazen sky
and the snow-White earth, the intOler-
able heat and skeletons here and there
to show where death came from thirst.
A party of thirty people left Salt
Lake City in 1850 for the new Ell Dora
do of California. They were too anx-
ious to follow the slowly moving teams
across the Nevada plains. They
thought to find more direct route and
struck down into Southern Nevada.
Man had never been in that country be-
fore and, there are still places where
man has never been. It is the one alb
solutely unknown part of the United
States. Years afterward the party was
traced by the glistening bones along
the route, and by the messages they
left scratched on rocks and written in
the sand. All told one sad story and
sent one sad cry to heaven through the
blistering air-"water!' That is how
Death Valley got it's name.
Carrying out the gruesome smile,
the mountains that flank the valley are
the Funeral Mountains The two
precipitOus cliffs that flank the en-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

de alley ventured to come forward
SLY; Il wouldn't beat the horses
way. 1t doesn't do any good.
haven't strength enough to pun
Nad out of there" 'This amt
Vi Your business" said the driver.
Handlin' these horses. and you
'yoW face closed.' Thereupon he
More began beating the animals
Tie lines and they plunged ana
~'oied until their sides were heav-
but the wagon didn't move. and
''Fer, whose patience was about
'OS'ed, kicked the horses some
." ana called them horrible names.
Tile meantime the man who re-
grated With the driver had pro-
y 10 the corner drug store and sent
"PHohe message. After doing this
~"FAed to the alley to watch the
=, t"IIled man continue his punish
!, = 1he animals, putting from the
a~ued eXertion, seemed ready to
;, ana tall in their tracks, but the
~ informed the four or five peo-
"uO had paused to watch his exhi-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
FREAKS OF FASHION.
How They Manifested Themselves in
the Olden Times of Henry iii.

How They Manifested Themselves in
the O1den Times of Henry III.
At Christmas, 1464, Bernard of Rohr-
back, at Frankfort-o on the Main, donned
a brown tunic that was so richly en-
broidered with silver that one sleeve
alone weighed eleven and a half
pounds. The wedding dress of Maria
de Medici had a train five ellis in length,
and trimmed with lilies of pure gold, in
which Maria shone like the sun break
ing through the clouds. At the chris
tening of her son, afterWard Louis
XIII. of France, this queen wore a
dress trimmed with $4,000 pearls and
Marshal Bassompierre bought half a
hundredweight of pearls to trim his
coat with. When Queen Elizabeth of
England granted an audience to Mar
shall Biron, the French ambassador, she
wore a dress ON which 100 persons
had been at work for three weeks. A
very curious custom prevailed among
the young gallants of the period of
Henry III. After making their pur-
chases of silk stockings, they would
ask their bellies to inaugurate them by
wearing these integuments themselves
for a few days. Henry ". bought
masks into vogue, which were worn
in travelling, walking, or visiting, in
order to protect the skin from the effects
of the air, the rain and the sunshine.
In the seventeenth century-before the
existence of fashion journals-German
ladies used to have large dolls sent to
them from Paris, dressed up in the full
costume of the day, and they also sent
their tailors to the French capital to
study the latest fashions.
During the reign of Louis XIV. lace
cuffs were worn which were almost an
ell in length. We all remember to have
heard of the giant pyramids of hair,
ribbons, and flowers which last cen
fury danes balanced on their heads.
That inflated protuberance, yclept tour
nure, or dress-improver, which has now
happily disappeared, was all the 60
under Francis H., at which time the
gentlemen sought to give themselves
an air of dignity and responsibility by
the adoption of large false stomachs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

and a thousand wrongs which cannot
be reached by the Humane Society.
Women who are threatened by their
husbands, tenants who are compelled
to live amid unhealthful surroundings
and employees who have been robbed
of their wages come to the headquar-
tiers, believing that the society's mis-
sion is as broad as it's name.
The organization is kept sufficiently
busy in it's attempt to prevent cruelty
to children and animals When COM
plant is received an officer is sent to
investigate the facts in the case No
warrant is sworn out unless the of
tense is aggravated and the offender
shows a disposition to continue his
cruel practices The society does not
seek to punish, but rather to educate
in humanity. John G. Shortall is presi-
dent, and the work is -ustained by
many prominent and wealthy men Of
Chicago. During many years of his
life Prof. David Swing was an earnest
supporter of the work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

he saw a shark trying to get a meal
out Of the catch, says a dispatch from
ST. Augustine, Fla. He kicked the
shark, but instead of making off it
turned and circled about him.
Byrne caught the fish by the tail and
threw it ON it's side toward the shore.
Then it showed fight. 1t caught his
left hip, let go, caught the leg again
near the knee, and threw Byrne down.
The shark tried to drag his victim to
deeper water, but an incoming break
er rolled man and fish nearer the shore.
Fisherman Edgar Pomar came to the
rescue. The shark was underneath
Byrne when he came up, and in wrig-
Cling out cut Byrne's sides with his
fins. The fish snapped his jaws at
Pomar and swan away. Byrne has
fourteen wounds on his left leg. They
are not serious. A shark lacerated
the leg of Fisherman Reynolds last
June
Some folks say sharks never attack
human beings Herman Oelrichs is
one. Three years ago he offered 500
for any authentic case of shark bit
ing a man. This brought him bushels
of argumentative letters, but he did
not have to pay the 500. Later he
is said to have increased his offer to
$4,000. He has often freely offered
his life by swimming for miles in
water said to be inhabited by the man
aatap
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

busy laying the weltS across the horses
that he didn't notice the approach of a
square-shouldered, gray-mustached
man wrapped in chinchilla overcoat.
He felt hand on his shoulder.
"Stop whipping those horses" said
the man who had just arrived. The
driver told him to go to certain place,
and just then the chinchilla Overcoat
opened and underneath was big star.
''I'm an officer of the Humane Society,
and you're under arrest" quietly re-
marked the man with the mustache
'You send to the yards for another
team to help get this load out of here
and then you come with me-" what
have done?" asked the driven, whose
eyes had widened at sight of the star
you've abused these horses because
they couldn't pull a load that was too
heavy for them" 81 didn't mean any
thing by it," whimpered the driver
Of course he didn't But he had to send
for another team, and after four horses
pulled the wagon out the driver was
taken away by the officer. The com
pany by which he was employed sent
a bondsman to the police station.
Next morning he was tried. He stood
before the magistrate with an express
sion of deep humility on his face. His
under lip quivered and there was
pleading in his eyes. When he tried
to talk he very nearly choked up. He
said he was poor man with a family
to support, and any kind of Il fine would
fall heavily on his wife and children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
A Profitable Investment.

The history of gold mining in Cali
fornia is full Of instances where aban-
doned claims have subsequently yield
ed a rich return and where shafts
sunk as far as capital would permit
have afterwards made rich fortunes for
more fortunate capitalists.
The stories told about such expert
ences in the Comstock and in other IA
nous mines are as household words in
mining circles, and there are occasional
anecdotes in connection with less his
torical enterprises. One story relates
to the casual visit of John Jillson to
Siskiyou County years ago in search OF
q recreant debtor who owed him 5000.
Times were hard, and Jillson, when
he found his man, accepted 5000 ION
account and started home again.
"What is land worth here?' asked
Jillson.
Not much of anything" was the re-
ply.
but you fellows seem to like 1T, .
persisted Jillson.
"Only because we can't get away.
'What will you take for your claim?'
asked JillSon
zone hundred dollars cash"
Done" said Jillson, going down into
his pocket.
The price was paid, a deed given,
the sellers walked away, the buyer
took off his coat and went to work.
The next day he struck it rich and in a
month cleaned up $13,0OO.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
E suddenly jerked back and the

Re suddenly jerked back and the
lDn came to a dead stop.
WAS a bad hole into which the
bel had settled and the pull was up
.P. The driver took the reins in his
hand and began lashing the horses
a long whip. They llklged for
n with frightened snorts and the
hess suueaked with the strain as
tried in vain to start the load
20 ON there! Git epl G'Wan!"
Eted the man in the seat, cutting
horse and then the other with the
P. They scrambled, swayed from
to side, dug their iron shoes into
hard footing-but the wheel re-
lined in the hole. Then the man on
wagon swore and jumped to the
|Hnd He kicked the horses and
b them with the slack of his lines.
Eg jumped franticaily and swung TO
side This annoyed him and he
fed each of them 10y the bit and
'nled it in the nose with his gloved
d. The man was yeXed because he
ldn't deliver that load of coal on
F. The horses should have pulled
wagon right along.
gNMe women were watching nm
IN windows in the neighborhood and
PAN who had halted at the entrance
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
trance are called Headstone Rock and
Coffin Peak There is a river in Death

trance are called Headstone Rock and
Coffin Peak There is river in Death
Valley. But it is only a river by cour-
tesy of the geographers. 1t is called
Furnace Creek, but it is only a sink in
the sand. Up in the black mountains,
where no man has ever been, there is
water, and it finds it's way down
through the lava rocks to the edge of
the valley. There it is lost in the sand.
But Death Valley is rich. In min
eral deposits of all kinds there are few
places in the country so wealthy, but
the treasures of the soil are more eff
fectually guarded than if they were in
the big safes of New York banks The
climate of the valley is such that it is
all but impossible to mine the stuff,
and when once mined it is so difficult
to transport it out of the valley that
no profit is left. 1t costs more in money
and human life to dig treasures out of
the earth than the treasures are worth.
"Gunsight Lead is one of the famous
the pail of death thrown over it. When
the lost party was traced to the edge
of Death Valley ten years after it's dis
appearance, the last camp was found.
Everything was just as the party left
1.-THE ashes Of the fire, the wagons
and the bleaching bones. Near the
long-dead campfire was picked up a
little bit of ore. 1t was pure silver.
The finder had it made into gunsight,
and, though wonderfully rich, the lead
was never worked.
Before borax was found in Death
Valley it was brought only from Asia
or compounded chemically. 1t cost 40
cents pound wholesale. Since then
the price has fallen to s cents a pound,
and the annual product is millions upon
millions of pounds. Borax is mined
upon the edge of the valley and trans
ported to a railroad by mule teams of
twenty pairs of mules. From there 1T
is taken to Oakland for refining.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
DEATH VALLEY.
The Arid Desert Where Men Mine
BOrax.

The Arid Desert Where Men Mine
Borax.
Every housekeeper knows the white
powder sold as boraX, and that it is
death to water bugs and reaches. Hard
~ a housekeeper knows that to mine
that white powder is deadly dangerous
to human beings. BoraX comes from
the most desolate section of the whole
world. Not even the most arid part of
the Desert of Sahara can compete with
Death Valley, where are the great
borax fields of this country. Death
Valley is we'll named.
There is not one living thing in it
save the men who mine the borax and
the animals which draw it to the rail
roads. 1t is impossible for man or
beast to cross the valley from one side
to the other. There is not one drop Of
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& and encouraged them by shouts
cucks. He swung the team into
oIIpv which is between Michigan
WABASH avenues, and just after
wagon entered the alley a hind
81 settled into q rult. The horses
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Caller-I am going to send my little
eirl TO cooking school at once. Does
she care for such thingsT Caller
Dear me. no: but | am sure she Will
make a good cock, she breaks SO many
lovely dishes Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

o,a these come in so rapidly that his
time is we'll occupied.
What are these complaints? They
.ofar to the abuse and neglect OF chll-
AVON the overlooking of wagons anu
tho consequent overtaxing of horses,
tho exposure of animals in bltter-co1d
1na the malicious torture of dogs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Dltlon that he would make 'em mn
it out or kill 'em." He was big and
dangerous looking, SO no one interfered
with his plans. By way Of experiment
lac tried the whip again and he was so
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Here is a drawing of a turtle who
lived some years ago in Michigan. His
fossilized remains were recently dug
up on the farm of William Mather. q
gentleman of unimpeachable character
living near Big Rapids. 1t must have
been chilly in Michigan years ago or
the creature played on a prehistoric
football team, for his crust was cover
ed with an opulent thatch Of hair.