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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
a HoG-POWER NINE.
An Ingenious Man Who Utilized AIS
Swine Thus.

An Ingenious Man Who Ot1AAAeu AA9
Swine Thus.
"I was riding through the mountains
in Trinity County few days ago. salu
q nrominent mining man yesterday,
"when I happened to take trail tnat
led by old 'Burlap' Johnson's caDln.
You know he has always been caiieu
sBurlap' Johnson because he was never
known to wear a pair of boots, put al
WAYS kent his feet sewed up In DurlapS
like canyas-packed hams. took DIN
ner-cold corn bread and bacon-Wlth
him. and then sat down for smoke.
wouldn't you just as soon 40 your
smokin' outside, podner? he asked.
Certainly said /, but you don
object to the smoke of cigar, DO you
I was naturally surprised, for he was
already putting away at an old corncoD
pipe.
mo course not, seem as I've smok-
ed nigh onto fifty years; but want 10
keep my hogs to work.
"My curiosity was aroused, but sald
nothing He took down double-oar-
eled muzzle-l loading shotgun ana MS
powder horn Then he went out 10 q
shed ard got pan Of she1led corn lie
sat down on a bench at the cabin door.
rammed down a couple of charges OF
powder and poured handful OF corn
in each barrel. He put on percussion
can. pressed it down with the hammer,
cooked both barrels, and blazed away
at the side hill across the little gulch.
The roar had not died away till 4 drove
of hogs came running, grunting ana
souealing and commenced to root the
side hill for corn. Wherever they
Stacked up in their work the old man
fired another charge of corn.
"'That's a mean trick said |. why
don't YOU feed it to them in a trough!
"'Feed it to emp he repeated III
amazement Then they wouldn,t
work. Besides, they don't need it.,
"'What do you want to make them
work for, and why do you waste corn
on them if they don't need it"
"'Why, man alive! They do as much
| work as four men would. They root UP
| the dirt, an when the rains come all
| have to do is to sluice it,
'"Then l understood that he was US
| ing the hogs to help him mine. San
| Francisco Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Few persons have much if any idea
of the extent of the oyster business or
how large a quantity Of oysters is con-
sumed for food. The usual output is
not far from 100000 bushels annual
ly in the United States. OF this guam
tity Maryland produces about one-third
of the total output. Virginia ranks
next, while New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut follow close together. The
value Of the bivalves amounts to over
$16,0O0.000. Reduce the output in bush
els to quarts, and you have 60O0G,OO0
quarts to distribute among some 65,-
100000 of people! From the Atlantic
oyster beds the report is that the crus-
tacean of the present year is unusually
plentiful and excellent, and appear
ances indicate that it may be possible
to report charity oyster stews with
more than the usual solitary bivalye
before the season closes. OF all our
domestic products that promise abund-
ant yields this season there is not one
that will be greeted with more gen.
uine satisfaction than the oyster.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
WILLIAM HENRY HARR1soN's HOUSE.

on the Wabash River. In the early days
the place was trading post for the
West and Northwest, and many Of the
merchants Of Chicago and st. Louis
travelled to Vincennes to do this trad
ing.
The town was settled in the eight
eenth century by the French, and in
old Frenchtown, below the principal
business part Of the city, are many
landmarks Of great historical interest,
among them being the old Mission
Church, the old Legislature building,
William Henry Harrison's house and
ex-President Tyler's old mansion. The
old Harrison house has the appearance
of modern two story dwelling house.
There have been some additions to the
original structure, and there is nothing
about the building to excite the atten-
ton of one who does not know its his
tory. Work on the house was started
in 1906, under the personal direction OF
Gen. Harrison, although, on account OF
scarcity Of material and labor, it was
not completed until two years later.
liz lud1 NOdS1SCON VI OSNe
four rooms, two upstairs and two down,
with basement. There are two en-
frances, the main doorway, facing the
south. The west side of the house is
bow-shaped, and in the time OF the
conflicts with the Indians it contained
port holes. For this same reason lock-
ers were placed inside the window cas-
ings to conceal their ammunition. There
was at one time a tunnel running from
the cellar to the river, which gave the
inmates a chance to get water when
confined for any length Of time, and
provided for them a means Of escape if
the building was burned. This, how
ever, is now almost completely filled
up, and can be explored for short dis
lance only.
The old Legislature building serves
now as tenement house. This is the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
Uncle Sans Electric Plant.

An important change is about to bt
made in the Government printing office
at Washington, where the whole of the
heavy shafting and expensive betting
hitherto employed will be removed to
make room for an electrical equipment
The Office is to be entirely lighted by
electricity, and it is estimated that this
reform alone will save the Government
$1,000 a month in gas bills. Much OF
the machinery will be operated by cleo
trio power instead of steam and nearly
all of the work of several of the depart
ments will be done by electro motors.
The fact that 10000 feet of wire and
10000 feet of flexible cord are to be
purchased suggests the comprehensive
nature of the installation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

A woman who recently disappeared
from New York under most mysterious
circumstances has been discovered in
q Connecticut town, shorn OF her How
ing hair, and serving contentedly as a
chambermaid. Prior to her disappear
ance she was principal Of a school and
in comfortable circumstances. She was
missing three weeks, and, on being dis
covered and coaXed out of her lethar-
gy, asserted that the last intelligent act
she recalled doing was to buy silk
shirt waist at Mays. This is proba-
bly, the first instance on record of shop
ping driving a woman crazy and 1t
ought to be very widely advertised.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

From New York to San Francisco
there is not city of considerable size
which may not soon find itself in i'm
perative need Of a vagrancy law sc
altered as to include those variegate6
deadheads who, under guise of wagers
are doing" the country-and the PEG
ple--in their globe-trotting evolutions
The first man who attempted to cir
cumnavigate the earth in a given time
while spending other peoples money
was a picturesque genius. Since that
time there have been a whole host OF
imitators, and the fashion seems to be
spreading. Not week has passed this
season when some frowsy, ambling
down-at-heel 'sport" has failed to ap
pear in Chicago to register" and Incl
dentally to solicit interviews and han
sandwiches. All that the vagrant OF
the statute books accomplishes against
society is to feed off it without render
ing an equivalent This the wager
bound tourist accomplishes and more
The law presumes that man shall no.
have something for nothing, and wheI
an individual capable Of earning OF
paying his way starts out with the
avowed intention of getting a grea1
deal for nothing he becomes at the leas
nuisance. Thirty days of stone-pile
might have mighty wholesome effec
upon some of these peripatetics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
A Remarkable Herring

In many respects the herring % ,s ~
Of the most remarkable of living 'n ~.
It was calculated three years ago ~
no less than eleven thousand ililie' M
herring netting were cast yearly II :
North Sea alone. .,o
Two of the species of whales ~ ~
exclusively upon herrings, while u, y nj
is most voracious foe. Doctor -, ~
the naturalist, calculated that tne AN
colony of gannets at st. kllua s m
sumed annually two hundred anu ND mi
teen million of behring's. Yet y :. %,
as fishes 60, gifted with very lars'
tility in reproduction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
Finger Nails in a Generation

The statistical man who can tell you
how many pounds of leather you will
wear from your shoes in a lifetime and
how many tons Of food you will eat,
providing you live to the biblical limit
of three score and ten," has just fin.
ished some odd statistics on finger mai
growth. He finds that the average hui
man being cuts away about the one
thirty second part of an inch Of nail
each week, or little more than an inch
and half each year. He also finds
that the average length of life the world
over is about. 40 years; that there are
1.30O,O00,0OO miles of finger nails in
each generation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
Cultivate Your ChiId's Teacher.


The first thing to do is to visit the
school which your children attend.
Make a point of this, even if it means
a sacrifice of something else, writes
Edward w. Box in an article on "Our
Schools and Our Teachers" in the La
dies Home Journal. Few things can
be more important than to see for your
self the surroundings Of your child dur
ing school hours. Observe quietly yet
keenly, but remember that any observa-
tons or comments you have to make,
the teacher of the class in which your
child happens to be is not the proper
person to whom to make them. The
principal of the school or the superin-
tendent is the proper functionary for
such purposes. The teacher is helpless;
she must accept conditions as she finds
them She is an employe, pure and sim
pie. But seek her out and win her &C.
quaintance and confidence. Show her
that you yearn to cooperate with her.
She knows that the best results can
only be obtained when teacher and par
ent cooperate. Invite her to your home
not in a general way, but at definite
time. Make her feel that you want her
to be something more than the teacher
of your child Make friend of her il
you can; at least give her the opportuni-
ty to show that she has another side to
her nature than that which she shows
in the classroom. The teachers burden
is q heavy one rather than light one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

after another rather than see his will
thwarted in the least particular. The
object for which she is parting witt
her luxuries is noble one, but to ap-
preciate her own nobility of character
which in some greater or less meas
ure is that of every woman-it mus
be remembered that the university was
founded by her dead husband in mem.
DRY Of her dead son. Money can do 9
great deal, but it Is we'll to be thus
reminded that it cannot spoil good
woman Or eradicate the virtues OF
wifehood and motherhood.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

methods of separating cotton fiber Vpsl
revolutionized by Whitney's great NJ
vention Of the cotton gin in ante-beIn,
days. 1t is reported that practical test
of the new machine, the invention Of \
B. Allison, have already demonststJ
it's effectiveness, and the newspaps
are paying great attention to all en-.
rent developments in the case.
Here are some of the products mad.
of ramie: Ropes and cables that q,
coed the strength of manila hem,
table cloths that excel the gloss Of IrA
linen; lace that equals the delicay d
cotton and surpasses its durabiiu
pushes that rival the luster Of sealsk1
velvets. damasks and brocades who's
exquisite finish embarrasses a furths
advancement in textile art. Rame
combined with cotton, linen, wool AM
silk, and it always adds to the nike
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

texture an element Of greater ueu
ness and beauty. In handkerchief
cravats and hosiery, in cambrics, can
let's and shawls, in alpacas, carpets an
draperies, it is, with the possible eXcel
ton of silk, superior to the fibers VIII
which it is, interviewer.
The decorticating machines, If ass
cessful as is claimed, solve the last \
manning problem of the remuneraIV
culture and manufacture into fabric
of ramie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
1t was reported some weeks ago that

1t was reported some weeks ago that
Mrs. Leland Stanford, because of the
tieing up of her estate by the Govern
ment suit, had ordered the sale of her
jewels to keep up the Stanford Uni
versity on the scale contemplated by
her husband. 1t is now said that she
is about to sell the horses and other
fine stock on her ranches that the pro-
ceeds may be devoted to the same pur-
pose. No matter what may be said of
the equity of the late Senator STAN
lords title to his millions, there can
be no question of it in the mind of his
widow. Believing in his goodness and
greatness, she is making one sacrifice
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
THE TRICYCLE. DELIVERY WAGON

which is foot and half longer 'l''
that of the ordinary safety, carries " y,
tween the rear wheels deliver. w ~
2x3 feet wide, and feet hlsh N4n,
somely japanned, with a door op'D, w.
in the rear for the reception OF pow ~,
ages. About fifty packages hhu is so
in it. The wheels with box at1S'D"
weighs seventy-six pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
A SIMPLE LETTER-PRESS.

People Not in Business May Now Copy
Letter When Desirable.
The copying press generally used IL
business offices is entirely too elabo.
rate and cumbersome for home use
where it may be necessary to copy a
letter only once in a great while. Ano
yet the want of suitable device, when
this necessity arises, often causes some
Inconvenience.
Here is a picture Of very simple
contrivance recently introduced IL
Paris, by which letter may be copied
neatly and conveniently at home. Il
consists of two metallic plates quite
thin and flexible. The letter to be cop
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Incidentally he started banking bust
ness in connection with his different
agencies.
A good share Of Woh Qua's money is
numbered by the thousand, and as a
matter of fact he commands more ships
than the admiral of any principally.
His children have had their education
finished in Europe, and are more than
half civilized-or rather modernized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

He-What pity that Miss We're de
We're should have lost her good name.
She greatly shockeD-In heavens
name, what do you mean? He-Why.
marrying man named Jones. Of
course.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

A suburban resident is said to have
built his house exactly alike in the
front and back. His hope was, he ex-
planned, to fool the chickens into think
ing they were on the front lawn when
they were really in the back yard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

There is no danger that the example
of the Chicago girl who was married
in boomers will be generally followed.
Only about one girl in a thousand can
find a man who will marry her after
he has seen her in boomers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

led is inserted between them, with a
dampened sheet of copying paper, and
the plates are bent against the desk
or able as shown in the cut, this pres
sure being all that is needed to make a
good clear copy.
When the pressure is relaxed the
metal sheets become fiat again and are
ready for another copy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

So many woman are advertised in the
morning papers as having danced with
port that it is presumed his grace, the
Duke of Marlboro, has either cast
iron constitution or as many legs as
centipede.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

.sDid your wife say anything when
you got home so late?' mot when got
home" said. the other man, sadly. "She
waited till + got asleep and then got up
about o'clock to practice on the
piano. indianapolis Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
Where wealth Is Despised.

"Go front at once,' said the fashiona-
BILE tailor. 1.-Two young clerks there
after suits.''
.'I'm waiting on a millionaire whis-
Dered the new man.
sLeave him and attend to the clerks.
These millionaires don't buy new
clothes once in five years. A clerk is
good for suit every three months
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

A saloon sandwich in Bridgeport
Conn, instantly killed man the other
day. This seems queer; that identical
sandwich had done service since 1869
and never killed any one before.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

place where the first Legislature of the
Northwestern country met. A stair
way, which has long since been torn
away, ran up the side of the house,
general assembly room, which COM
prised the entire second floor. The
first floor was divided into rooms to be
used for offices.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Willie Samson-Mamma is gum pore
have a lawn party next week, pu
you been invited yet? Mrs. son rop
mer-Not yet, dear. What maA mar. dsl
ask? Willie She said the olne' ,o,nl
she couldn't quite make up ne'
about it.-New York Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

CDR. Reilly's discovery Of the dangers
involved in kissing is very alarming.
isn't it?''. said the young man. Very"
the young woman replied, "but then
you know women admire courage in a
man above every other quality. Chi
cago Times-Heral
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

The manner in which he throws Bis
marck bouquets now and then may in
dictate a good deal of shrewdness as
well as appreciation on the part Of the
Emperor Of Germany.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
TRICYCLE. DELIVERY WAGON

Novel Plan for Delivering smaA
Packages in st. Louis.
A novelty in the way o. denver
wagon for smaller packages has nan
it's appearance on the streets OF y
Louis. A safety tricycle., the frame
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
CULTIVATION CT RAM.
A Recent Invention Will NJ,
Production Profitah,a

The agitation of the subject -
walton Of ramie, a member of II. Vat
family, in the Southern States H. icy
ceived a new impetus from Tho ~
ton, by a New Orleans man. of 1--we
ticating machine, which prom;s
revolutionize the methods of n,on
the fiber of this plant for use b r.
manufacture of cloth as radicals
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
HE CONTROLS THE TEA TRADE
A Chinese Tea Nabob Who Is Many
Times Millionaire.

China has it's millionaires as well as
the United States, in fact the richest
man i'll the world is Chinese Ii Hung
Chang, whose fortune is placed at
$500,O0O,OOO. Another Chinese who is a
millionaire is Woh QUA the Canton
tea merchant. His fortune is placed at
$1O0,OOO,0OO.
centered in him. From the smallest set
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

If heaven is really like Boston, as a
Boston woman asserts, those famous
street pavements cannot be so very
valuable after ALL They aren't over
four feet wide.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

English papers are discussing the
question, SHOULD actresses be mar
ried?' Undoubtedly they should when
ever it is possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

A girls idea of a reckless time is r.
go to race and bet ten cents and
yell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

II bachelors do not wish to avoid
abuse for not marrying, let them avoid
'going with" girl year at time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
HISTORIC BUILDINGS.
Interesting Structures Which Still
Stand in Vincennes, Ind.

A town that once gave promise Of riv-
aling Chicago and st. Louis in COM
mercial Importance in the West is Vim
cennes, Ind, situated about half
way between Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Sometimes people become SO lonesome
that they want to howl like dog.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

A cat farm has been established in
Cincinnati. It's purr-puss is to raise
fur.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

About the most delicate thing you
can say of liar, is that he "exagger-
ates-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Holmes former friend, Allen, is still
confined in the Arkansas penitentiary,
but his imagination is at large.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19

Some Of these days, if he is liberated,
Mr.. Holmes may run up against bone
less man.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07

The twenty -seventh day Of Septcm-
Der Will be the fifteenth anniversary
Of the dedication OF the Buckuer Or
phans' Home, and II would bee exceed
lngly pleasant to have IA visit on that
occasion from as many OF the friends
Of the institution as can make II con-
yenicnt ~ attend. The reception would
extend from 10 u, m. to y, m, CIV
ing seven hours for inspection and
such program Of entertainment as
might be arranged. II there should
he "A gathering everything possible
would be done to make II pleasant for
visitors, ana to give them more
thorough knowledge Of the great in
stltutlOn In all Its parts, plans and
practical work II is believed that
special excursion rates could be OBJ
tained from the railroads. II rea-
sOnable number viii notify us of their
purpose to be present. the anniversary
will be announced definitely, pro-
gram viii be arranged and efforts made
to secure the best rates over the roads
possible. The rallying point will be the
city Of Dallas, and then a special train
out to the institution and back Who
will undertake TO Gomez Please an
swer az soon as possible, and state the
road or roads over which you would
reach Dallas.
Remember that the celebration will
not take place unless definitely an
nounccd. and that the announcement
will not be made unless u large num-
Der OF persons write that they will
come If the announcement IN made
Address Il, C. Bucknor Orphans
Home, Dallas County Tex,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07

say-a request which the others gram
ed by retiring to the next WAR;
stated that as a young man ne ~
one summer been on a pirate yessd
off the North Carolina coast. he ihs,
went on to say that he had then hePs.
to overhaul north-bound coaslas
schooner. on the vessel was beau
full young feminine passenger, drsss''
all In white. He had assisted IN oiss
ging her from her cabin, in wnicn ~
hanging up painting of heirs.
While the pirates were engaged
throwing the crew overheard he ss's.
that this beautiful young lady psss.
the deck, with magnificent cou'ss.
and dignity, her hands folded on ~
breast and her eyes raised 10 heas.~
She made no remonstrance whass',S ss
and he steadied the plank upon NM
she walked to the vessels SIDE. ths~,
to be plunged headlong into the oe.ss
He wanted to take away her ple'sN
and her dog-a little black-ana,'sa
fellow-but dreaded to touch ehla.
After the pirates had plunderea Y.
schooner of money and other treAsw
they abandoned the vessel, having ~
1t under full sail, to drift TO us ~
with the picture and the dog ApS
The dying sailor said that the NJ.
woman's sweet face had haunted r.
throughout life, ana his conlessJM
was prompted by striking reseIS
ance between her and his elderly -
tener. a.
Mrs. Pools visitor stated thas
sailors story had been for years 49,
rant tradition of the descendanr m
Burr's family. though they hao ~
erto paid very little attention AZ
a H..