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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Facing Death.

In recent number Of the Contempt
rary Review, the late Mrs. Alexander
Ireland gives an account of an expert
ence she had during visit in October,
1889, to the home of James Anthony
Froude, the historian, in Scotland
Mrs. Ireland went on boating expe-
dition with Mr.. Froude and his daugh-
ter. The young lady spoke somewhat
apologetically of the wild look of the
sea and her fathers love Of danger, and
begged their visitor not to feel COM
PEELED to go.
But | was in no mood to manufac-
ture fears, and felt none. The wind
and tide were both against us, and it
was slow work for the three strong
boatmen to pull against both, and
there was a sense of labored strain in
our progress.
After two or three hours the order
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

An American girl worth 100000 or
$30OO,OOO was married in New York
and by some very extraordinary freak
married an American. The New York
newspapers gave her marriage publici-
ty to the extent of sticEful in their
columns. If she had married penni-
less British lordling her choice would
have been celebrated in pages of type
and the pictures of her trousseau would
have filled countless columns. Perhaps
as the feminine mind is not wholly
averse to publicity, all the able edito-
rials in the New York newspapers con-
demning the penchant of the American
maiden to marry the alien peer will
carry less influence than the remarka-
BILE zeal with which the news editors
celebrate the heroines of these interna-
tional marriages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

at one time or another, been compelled
to move aside so that a baggage truck
might pass.
A contrivance to do away with this
inconvenience has been devised by the
chief mechanical engineer of the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway, of Eng
land, and is now in use at the Victoria
Station, Manchester. 1t consists of a
tramway suspended from the roof Of
the station, on which runs light car
fitted with an electric motor and seat
for an attendant
Chains passing over winch barrel,
also operated by electricity, permit the
basket truck, shown in the cut, to be
raised or lowered, and in this way bag
gage and parcels of all kinds may be
moved from one platform to another
over the heads of the passengers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Why FROST ExpAnn. :

Scientists Puzzled ~
Known Phenomenoaa III
One of the most curious 0sa
nomena, and one which no a'aal
vet been explained by the nsn ae
is that in reference to the s sru
freezing water. The case ~ saa
a singular exception to all n y.
Of expansion by heat and ssaa
by cold, which apply in owl soaA
other known liquids. wben
freezing it contracts in hu,l w
the point where the merens. a'
the reading of ss11a degrees !,
grees above freezing, from .s VI
1t slowly expands ACCORDING -. y
tensity of cold. No Other y y
known to possess this remars as
erty' except that certain metals
slightly in passing from n.y.
solid state, But if heat be ANY,,
water after it has coo,e. a WY
temperature of 1917 degrees Nv
where 1t is ready to begin wv
should a greater degree Of oo,s
Piled it will immediately pr,,'
the universal law. But sh,'a
lower the temperature to 3, A.,
will expand by. it's own snass
Another curious point to no no,',
Is this: That the amount Of ar''
is as great in water lowered A.
degrees down to 80 degrees ,s \
water that has been heated .
temperature runs up from Mp
degrees. These points ara I'd
odd and curious and WORTHY -
ton and experiments ro,'I
public.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Naval Officers

BY the time a cadet is Throne,
his course in the Naval Acsasn
realizes that the pay he is TO rn
not large in proportion to thp NJ
must maintain as an officer of h,I
When the young ensign is on N
of twelve hundred dollars VOC,
ing the first five years he bos, !
matrimony as a thing beyond hin
less he has a private fortune Thu
lem presented is how to mainn,
self and a family for the next
years on an average of about Fan
hundred dollars a year-to MANN
respectable appearance in several |
Of uniform, besides citizens a
and keep up two establishments
speak, one ashore for his wife AMI
dren and one at sea for himself
theless, there are a considerabh
Der of naval officers not aboye&
of ensign, or Junior lieutenant vi
maintaining themselves and Id
of varying sizes upon their pay
The taking on Of such respOnS
means that the officer must beM
go to sea at all times, as shore
bring a reduction of pay. WhenI
he can calculate almost to a pend
personal expenses, which need
more than thirty-five Or forty
a month. So he arranges in sl
that a considerable part of hisW
go each month directly from
partment to those left behind at
and manfully faces the necea
living on what remains. The
who is tempted to ease his lib
straits by running into debt y
finds his last case worse than BIZ
for the Secretary of the NavyG
a paternal supervision over theH
his young men, and longSN
tradesmen can bring naval deSA
book by an appeal to the head
department.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

At last it has come. The memorable
law which governs destiny made it in
evitable. The news is conveyed in the
dispa tches: Holmes is writing a
book" He had done nearly every
thing else. He has fractured the COM
mandments and, according to the detec
tives, he had piled up cellarfuls of the
victims Of his malign passions. But
the roster was incomplete. He had left
something undone. And now, in the
solitude Of his dark prison CELL he has
discovered what it was, and hastens to
round out his career with one final
artistic touch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Unanimity of Opinion.

The mighty Sheik Abdullah, desiring
to test the sincerity of his councillors,
asked the court sage. old Enekazi, how
he could carry out his wish. VERY
easily" replied the sage. You never
composed a line of poetry in your life.
Go and write at once a long ballad and
read it to your courtiers. You will
Judge of the effect for yourself. To
morrow will come again and learn the
result of your observations. Next day
the wise Enekazi entered the sheik's
tent, saying, Ibid you follow my adj
vice, mighty sheik?' Certainly.
was completely taken by surprise at
what followed the reading Of my poem.
The councillors were unanimous in its
praise. One exclaimed that this was
the g-sought-for ballad of the great
poet Ibu Yemin; another, that l was a
bright luminary in the armament of
poetry: a third craved permission to
cut off a small piece Of my robe in
memory of the eventful occasion and
the immortal hard-in Il word they
were all in ecstasies, and praised my
ideas and my language up to the skies"
''And what about old Henriadin?" Gag
erly questioned the sage. Him! He
dropped to sleep while l was reading"
"Ha! ha! What did you conclude from
that. mighty sheik:" said the old man.
triumphantly. What conclusion could
l come to-" replied the sheik, with some
surprise, eff not the same as all the
r
talent for poetry!' Enekazi salaamed.
lighted his chibouk, and-held his peace.
For he was IN sooth wise man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

already on the gun, and capable of be-
ing affixed at pleasure. In this addi-
tional muzzle is placed the amount Of
when the muzzle is adjusted the gun at
once kills to the greater distance de-
sired. The attaching Of the muzzle to
the barrel is done by a lock screw at
the upper part Of the barrels, and by
peculiar and very close fitting screw
which passes through the full length Of
the adjustable muzzle into a solid re-
ceptacle threaded for it, in the rib
between the barrels. This is calculat-
ed to hold it perfectly secure and gas
tight. To the wild fowler in the coming
season, especially, this will be useful,
as when the fowls leave the open water
and take to the sedges different gun
is generally desired.
Another item, while not exactly new,
has been of late years so much improv-
ed that it may almost be ranked as new.
This is the tWo-eyed sight. 1t was in
vented by a butler in an English no
bleman's family, who was first struck
ny TIC lCllldLh VI dl CllllucuI
oculist to the effect that nearly 70 per
cent Of men had defective vision This
fact made the butler, whose name was
Gilbert, think about the number Of poor
shots there were among the English
gentry. After numberless experiments
he evolved a rather crude arrangement
Of two things like small square needles
a sixteenth Of an inch thick, one about
five inches long, the other about three
inches long, which were fixed on the rib
between the barrels of a gun near the
sight, and were expected to remedy
the defective left eye and regulate the
right. He managed to get the Earl de
Grey, the famous running rifle shot;
the Marquis of Ripon, Lord Munson,
Sir Ralph Payne Galwey and others to
take the thing up, try it, and report on
it, and in almost every case the report
was very favora BILE, to the effect that 1t
certainly did improve the shooting.
Outside of these experts the rank and
file of gunners would take no stock in it.
1t was claimed, and with reason, that
the average wing shot never saw the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Years he has spent a sum exceeding
100000 on coaches, traps, drags,
brakes and other fine specimens OF the
carriagemaker's art.
In general outline the $4,000 dainty
is in the shape of long ulster, mace
of Canadian buckskin cloth and reach
ing from the heels up to the head. 1t
will be of black and perfectly plain, eX-
cept for the collar, which will be MADE
of sable. Inside the coat is lined with
the eighty skins which run it's cost up
to a moderate-sized fortune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
was given to go homeward. and u large

was given to go homeward. and large
sail was hoisted. Now, with wind and
tide in our favor, and the wind begin
ming to blow most violently, we LITERAL
~ few along the water. The sensation
was exhilarating and deeply exciting.
Suddenly there was a change in sea
and sky. An ominous blackness lay on
the water around our little boat. The
sun still shone at distance, but we
seemed in night The cry OF the wind
was a wild shrek. the water rose tu-
multuously, and rain and hail fell
abundantly. We shipped good deal
of water. The little craft could not be
righted.
"Are You afraid?'' asked Mr.. Froude
in loud but thoroughly unmoved voice,
and with what seemed sardOnic smile.
'Not in the least" was my reply.
The storm grew more violent. Miss
Froude, who was self-possessed but
very pale, said, so as to be heard, Il
think we are in danger, father" To
which the reply, given without tinge
of emotion, was, every likely"
realized that there was near pos
sibility of our being drowned. Sud-
denly Mr.. Froude called, close to my
ear, "Are you ready?''
And something nerved me up to add
distinctly, "Quite ready. The place
and the hour and the company will do
very well, if it is to be now and here"
WELL" he said, ''if it's not now, tits
yet to come-the readiness Is all.
Almost as the words were spoken
the boat righted, the storm abated, and
we got under shelter Of some rocks.
Then Mr.. Froude said. coldly:
Don't trust to first impressions, Mrs.
Ireland"
BILE, searching looks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
New Uses for Palmetto Leaves.

Every lover of our forests grieves at
the sight of giant hemlocks lying strip
ped of their bark, taken for use in tan
ming leather, while the trunks are left
to rot upon the ground. OF late COM
paratively new source Of tannin has
been developed, the leaves of the pal
metto tree. 1t is asserted that the en-
ployment of these leaves is more econ
Cynical than that of oak and hemlock
bark. Moreover, use has been found
for the leaves after the tannin has been
extracted. The long fibers are prepared
by a chemical process to be made into
paper. Artificial horsehair is also pro-
duced from the fibres.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Lighting a HarDor

An interesting application
tricity to the lighting OF llle sD.l
a harbor has recently peep
New York bay. Ten lp'. :.
lamps, each Of one hundfeu '' I,
er, and supported at the '1 e,,,d
buoy fifty feet high, nave w., :.
ed on both sides of Gedne, NJ
which is only one thousand v Y
and which, until thus llsn'su,
be safely trayersed by a, aalJ
night. The electricity Is SUPP sIa \
lamps by a copper c'D ert|
sheathed, which carries '..,,p
one thousand volts a ul''a
and a half miles under VIZ
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

The women of Massachusetts are
supposed to be fully as progressive as
those of any State, but it is settled that
they do not want suffrage-just yet
The last Legislature submitted to the
male and female citizens of the State
the question whether women should
vote at municipal elections. The lat
ter were given an opportunity to regis
ter on the same terms as men. But on
" small fraction of the adult females
of the State did so. Those who refused
to register-and they numbered about
95 per cent Of all the women-said sub
stantially that they did not want to
exercise the voting privilege. OF the
few who did register about half voted
against the proposition. SO did an over
wbelming majority of the men. Yet
such is the persistency of the profess
sional advocates of woman suffrage
that they will probably go before the
next Legislature and demand that suf
frage be given the women whether they
want it or not, after they have emphat-
ically refused to bother with il.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Hysteria seems to have taken posses
sion of portion of the British press
over the Vanderbilt Marlborough mar
riage. The Daily News says that This
pomp of rank and wealth comes at the
right time to unite the two nations in
the ties of a common worship after the
arrangement of the yacht races" The
common worship" must mean of title
and gold, and it is scarcely fair to saw
that the American people as nation
are yet wholly devoted to that cult.
Equally ridiculous is G. W. Smalley's
dispatch to the Times, of London. to
tne effect that 1.-THE marriage is exceed
ingly popular Its popularity is linn
tied to the creditors Of Marlborongh
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Ereshening Sea.Watet

water, water, everywhere
drop to drink is Coleridsesl
phrasing Of a cry that has CONF
the lips Of the victims Of spy
ever since the first navigation
sea. If the water Of the oceai
drinkable, not only would ant
outlay be spared to ship oVN1
one Of the greatest horrors
wreck would be abolished h0
new method has been dlS@d
Austria by which sea Walef
made fit to drink. The waters
under pressure through llle
ing Of the trunk of a tree aOVu
feet long. The water Is driver
wise through the pores Oh w
and in three minutes, al aF
issues from the end of the lful'
streams, and is found to Dc y
salt and suitable for drllAlp-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
GUN WIN rwo-EYED SIGHT IN Pos1TI ON

sights on a shotgun, anyhow. -nen
experiments evolved number of Gu
9i,,us things, one of which was that the
muzzle of gun or rifle could be pushed
through the crown of stovepipe hat
from the inside to the outside, so that
the muzzle projected six inches, and
that while the left eye was shut it was
impossible to aim with any certainty,
the hat blocking the sight, when the
left eye was opened it was possible not
only to aim, but also to see the sight on
the end of the barrels, the hat prac-
tically becoming transparent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Beard Growth of a Lifetime.

If you are proud of a fresh shave and
a smooth face you visit the barber at
least twice week or probably every
other day. Suppose you commenced
this practice at the age Of seventeen
and continued it up to the age of seven
ty, have you any idea of the total length
of the beard that would be removed in
that time?
II your beard grows as rapidly as
that of the average man you must have
about one-fifth Of an inch removed each
week, or ten and tWo-ffth inches each
year. Between the ages of seven and
seventy years fifty-three years must in
tervene, and each Of these fifty-three
years gives almost a foot of beard
growth, OF total of five hundred and
thirty inches, exclusive Of fraction, or,
and two inches of beard.
The above is all figured on the as
sumption that the filaments of the
beard maintain their average growth of
one-fifth Of an inch during the period
mentioned, which, of course, is out of
the question.
There is all the difference in the world
In beard growth. Some men will raise
"stubble field" one-fourth of an inch
in length, while another will hardly
raise enough to roughen his face.
Then, again, we do not wish to be
understood as saying that man would
grow fifty feet Of beard In lifetime.
provided he never shaved On the con-
trary, the average man would not grow
more than two and half feet
On reaching length Of eighteen to
twenty inches the beard invariably be-
comes brittle or Sits, and after this the
growth Is very slow or ceases entirely
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Great Britain is unloading some of it's
recent quarrels. 1t has withdrawn
all claims to the little Brazilian island
of Trinidad, a rocky point in the Allan
tic Ocean about 700 miles from Rio
Janeiro. Great Britain made grab"
at the island for use as a telegraph sta
ton, but the act was proved to be so
clear case of larceny that it dis
ayowed and recalled. 1t looks as though
John Bull might be stripping for a
fight With whom?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
His Hat.

1t is a pleasant European custom to
lift the hat to gentlemen, as we'll as to
ladies. Out Of this practice arose the
remark of well-known London hat
ter, who met an acquaintance who
owed him for the hat he wore.
The halter, who was accompanied by
a friend, lifted his hat to his debtor.
but the latter made no sign Of recogni-
ton.
HE does not salute you?" said the
hatter's friend.
NO" said the halter 81 think he
might at least touch my hat to mev'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
OF VALUE TO sPoRTsMEN.
An Adjustable Choke Muzzle and the
Two Eyed Sight.


One Of the greatest improvements in
the history of the gun, or towing piece,
as it was first called, was the introduce
ton by old Joe Manton of what is
termed choke. The choke system has
it's drawbacks, nevertheless. The prin-
cipal one is that while the unchoked
cylinder will not kill at much over 40
yards, the choked gun at that distance
shoots like a rife, the shot flying so
close as to become almost bullet, ne
cesSitating a very close aim, and some
times Kidding bird with the amount
Of shot poured into it. In European
covert shooting the sport varies from
rabbits in bunch of gorse, getting up
at 20 yards, to the spinneys, where the
pheasant rockets at so to 60 yards above
the tree tops and goes like the wind. To
meet these exigencies it has always
been necessary for the sportsman to
have two guns, one choke and one al
most cylinder. They have, in some
cases, been partly met by having two
sets Of barrels differently bored for the
same gun, so that they can be changed
at will according to the game to be
shot. The latest solution of the prob
lem is called the adjustab BILE muzzle, and
is, as its name implies, a muZZle Of
about three inches in length, forming
practically an extension Of the barrels
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

and favored florists, musicians, cater
ers and the few hundred purses invit-.
ed to assist at its celebration. As il
was not in the power of Dunraven to
estrange two friendly peoples by boor-
ish behavior over yacht race, it is not
in the power of descendants Of ''the
public be damned Vanderbilt nor Of 81
still less worthy Churchill to unite them.
Nations are not subject to such inf1u>
ences in modern DAYS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

A Boston judge the other day refused
to issue naturalization papers to a
ragged and dirty teamster with case
hook hanging to his belt. He was adj
yised to try again with clean face
and in his Sunday suit. The right of
American citizenship is not quite as
cheap a thing as some of the applicants
imagine
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
Two Thousand q Week

An expert employed by a New York
house earns salary of $1,000 a year
for just four weeks work-two in the
autumn and two in the spring. His
business is to go to Hamburg, and, out
of thousands Of designs made there and
submitted to him for lodgings" to
select those that shall be manufactured
for the American market.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Millions of human outlets have been
made glad by Ephriam w. Bull, who
died in Concord, Mass. He was the
originator of the Concord grape, which
has done so much to please the palate
and interest the vermiform appendix
of mankind
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Mr.. Rockefeller is to give Chicago
University $1OOO,OOO in two months,
and two millions more in 1900 if the
trustees can raise similar sum by that
time. 1t is needless to say the sum
will be raised. Rather than see the
university lose SO good an offer, Mr..
Rockefeller will contribute the amount
himself
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

The Son-in-laW (gratefullF)-I don't
know what should have done if you
hadn't given us all this furniture. The
Father-in-law That's SO, my boy; with
out it my daughter couldn't have given
you much Of a me.-New York Her
aid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Benny What do they do
in bucket shops, papa? Mr.. Bloobump-
er-You should say: Whom do they do
in bucket shops?' They do the bucket
shoppers.-Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
BAGGAGE BY ELECTRICITY.

UsefnI Arrangement for Carrying
Baggage.
The moving of baggage about the plat
forms and floors Of large railroad sta
lions sometimes causes great inconven-
fence, not only to the employees, but to
the passengers, arriving or departing.
There are few travellers that have not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Ragson Tatters-W'at's become o.
Bonesy? Rollingstone Nomoss-
yer hear? Why, dey had ter put i'm in
de loonertic asylum. What fur?"
Why, he sWiped box frum de gro
Gerry store and carried 1t ten blocks. an
Wen he opened it it wuz full o, SOAP"
Philadelphia Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

1t is said that San Francisco man,
after reading Punch, fell asleep and
did not awaken until four days later.
He escaped very luckily.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

A Philadelphia dispatch says that
Holmes doesn't smoke much now, ow-
ing to his nervous temperament" Never
mind; he'll probably smoke enough
hereafter to make up for it,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

DR.. Reilly thinks Chicago's typhoid
fever comes from impure water and
Health Commissioner Kerr believes it
comes from impure milk. Perhaps
both are right; Chicago milk is not
waterproof.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28
who Scored

Petersby had JUST SmiBI
Smithington that II ne' :. :, i
did not smoke, he woulo s'r tsp
hundred dollars every ,,so6a
Then thoughtfulis ;. t sryjI
other, "as you have Nv 'v,sohabG|
twenty years, you p p ssos|
twelve hundred dollars " iokt
The particular moral.p ete6|
modern fable is that had u
forced to admit that ne nan 4
a cent. Thus it is thai ~
and practices not. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-28

Mr.. John D. Rockefeller's rule of ac-
ton appears to be, when in doubt give
q million or two to the Chicago Uni
yerSity