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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
A PLUM FOR CAPTAIN MAHAN
HIS SERVICES LIKELY TO RE REWARDED WITH
A GOOD BEKTH BY sECKETARY HERbEET.

A GOOD BERTH ny SECRETARY HERbtEl'
Washington Feb lspecaD The early return
home from the Mcd!tsrrsnean o! the Chicago causes
considerable gossip In naval crc.es az 10 The future
duty % her distinguished commander. Captain
Mahan. This officer has been the recipient - many
honors while on hts European cruise and no repre-
sentative Of the Navy since the memorable visit OF
Admiral Fafragut that station has been more fre-
auently and generously toasted Captain Mshan's
abilities are fully appreciated by Secretary Herbert.
whose Intention seems TO be 20 reward the Chi.
Cages commander by a choice dctall Just AZ pres
ent there Is no suitable vacancy for the captain
ashore lie l. not expected 10 arrive home before
March however and by tina; time here may be sev-
eral high places 10 be hlled
Several stories 20 Captain Mahans probable
duties have been started T. Is observed that Lieu
tenant Singer chief Intelligence Orcer OF the Nay
will have been three years shor. In February.
and tina: he VIII then be available for sea service
Captain Mahau's fitness Tor this important post u
generally recognized. and some Of the rurors are
that he VII be assigned - u. more Interesting
report places the captain the head ~ The Bureau
OF Navigation II is said that Admiral Ramsay as
had no sea service under his present commission.
that he Will retire by law two years hence and that
he IL ambitious 10 command fleet before leaving
the active list. This story II In conflict with Others.
which say that Captain Bob" Evans Is the Presi-
dents choice FOR chief OF The Bureau OF Navigation.
and that Admiral Ramsay is content 10 remain on
shore service a long as the Secretary % tine NAVY
desires him to- SIN 1t IL said tha there IS good
reason for credlting the report
In addition 10 local rumOrs concerning captain
Mahan's future report comes from London that
he NAV be called Cambridge 10 take a professor
ship Of modern history mad" vacant by the death
OF Sir John Seecy two weeks ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
CHANCE TO PRESENT CHARGES.

The following notice watch explains Itself. was
given on, By Police Commissioner Welles yesterday;
Charges have been made that the work OF the
denar,men, during the recent trouble in this city
has been married by OF Indifference or inef-
hclency on the part Of some OF It's members 10
properly perform their duty In falling 20 protect
persons and property and being DESTROYS that every
member offending should receive the punishment
that such an offence warrants hereby respectfully
ask that any persons having knowledge OF such con-
semi their evidence 10 me at the headquarters Of
the Police Department in the Municipal Building
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02

which have been approved for a long time and
think II should especially be inserted IN this Dill u.
upon any conditions, 1t Is thought expeaien'
permit a railroad 10 traverse this reserN dtio,.
The Importance of this consent does not rest soey
upon the extent to which the Indians nave tne
rjp hit of ownership over this land. The fact that
the procurement OF this consent Is the most cree
tive means of allayng the discomfort whicn m.snt
arise and perhaps develop into n train or lament
able and destructive outbreaks OF violence par
ticularly emphasizes It's Importance
The message referred TO the Committee on
Indian Affairs. with bill prepared by Mr.. stewart
avoiding the Presidents objections
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
BBACE UP FROM EFFECTS OF
THE GRIPPE.

BY trip 10 Old Point Comfort. by the luxu-
rious steamers OF the OLD DOMINION LINE
Only IS hours trip. $500 covers entire eA-
pensc. including stay at Hyseh Hotel
Write for Particular to CID Dominion g. 5. COMPANY
Pier g. North River Nsw-York. W. l. oUILlAAuDE1'
vics-Pres,dent ana Tradae Aanas@.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
CAR Full OF RESCCERS.

car containing rescuers was gent racing down
the track from the depot. and that also wa" bonn
barlei |; contained number Of policemen now
.vor md the st,ne-throwers took 70 their heels
Banks and Rrskie both badly hurt me
former WAS taken t. the Norwegian Hospital where
he Is lying IN critical condition
BY far the most hcartess assault that mas been
committed during the strike made upon Mrs
C;tntave Engel. Her husband was a union man ana
A striker bu, day before yesterday he decided 10
40 back to work on the F'atoush-aNe' me On
which he had worked eighteen years Al O'Clock
IN Thursdav evening Mrs Enecl started from her
home in Grant-st.. near Lott. to carry hef nus
band his dinner and had not gone FAR Deiore she
met about twenty women. wno shou'eu' 'e"'
wife, Carrying a scab his dinner.
Ohio vas mir with a stone behind the ear anu
knocked into the slush. When she recovered con-
sc,ousness her feet were bare. the women VINO hao
assaulted her having taken her shocs anu s''on'"s'
of She went home barefooed through 'he siush'
She fell from exhaustion once or twice Out 'he
strikers refused to allow any one to heip her' 'he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
OVER 900 900 PASSENGERS.

President Uhlmsn. Of the Brooklyn f'iev~.eo
Railroad Company has made statemen. Oh INC
,r.e,c over his road since January II. the GATE
the strike was declared. until February l.. os
~. .,oh,sen DAVIS In 1894 the road carried LIHW
,ne For the same period this year the
humber carried was $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
Lincoln is Supposed 10 have Said

ofh people all OF the ""e Out
o, ua a. the ALL tha eve"
fool all of They beginning N "
hghoundng noSru" ha'
t
40
their doctor INFORM tm
whthey
fIinea 5
ycenne that makes sweet and paaoe
tnrn thew O Chat little when
good" remember they
No,,c will 70 al
scott & BOVINE New York. All Druggists so Cts. and ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
,.o,C ppOpOSED TROLLEY LEG1SLATlON.

BOSTON. Mass. Feb. IA bill was introduces
IN tho House to-day which provides that no con-
ductor or motorman shall be employeh- on any
street railway unless he has been - 10 Se 800
s IN. FOR the employment Of each man lot eae"
ronth he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02

hons. Two arrests were made. The prisoners
ers taken TO the stables There Deputy Hosworp
~ Newtown tried to release them ne MAS p.c geS
.. az arrosf Later Justice Schumacher discharged
the ,wo strikers but held the deputy. During .ne
ia,or afternoon the deputies cleared the avenue
ia.er ,,,,as and once were obliged to fire some
shots before The strikers would yield None OF mo
omently placed on the tracks and some "eFe
thrown at the cars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
/, MR.. HEARD'S REGRETS.

Mr. Heard then took the floor and said
No man can regret more than that he should
become embroiled Upon the floor OF the House. or
involved In anything disagreeable | feel. how
ever that the remark made was justified by the
remark made by the gentleman from Kentucky,
] had asked for the previous question, and before
doing so had said 10 the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. HIT who had the right under ordinary usage
10 move the question. that this day mad been set
aparf for the use OF the District Committee.
felt /, my duty to take possession OF the floor u
could get IT, as / was appraised that other gentle
men how many 7 did not know, desired to speak
upon this question. and that 1t would consume
probably most Of the day The gentleman from
coilesSues and to myself: 7You viii do no District
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
r1sTICUFFS IN CONGRESS.
nrcx1NRIpGE AIMS A BLOW AT HEARD
IN PRIZE-RING STYLE

u,.," AND "scouNDREL' BANDED ABOUT AND
FOLLOWED BY A scUFfLE-rHE bEi'Li'hH-
ENrs DRAGGED APART AND TAKEN BE-
FORE THE sPEAKER-REGRErs AND
APOLOGIES ALL AROUND AND
PEACE FINALLY RESTORED
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24

Sash curtains. no less than longer
drapery, prove how a small expenditure
may be put to good and durable purpose,
out the familiar black speck, can be paint,
ed in water color, large flowers, conven.
tionalized, being easily accomplished by
stretching the stuff over a frame without
a back and painting in air, SO to speak.
Cabinetmakers use it entirely to oil fur
niture, providing three cloths in every
set-one to rub on the oil, one to rub it
off and third for polishing purposes.
For baby's face it is soft, and for towels
and squares it is recommended especially.
The capacity to hold water makes cheese
cloth or cotton material less irritating to
chatting skins than linen.
One dainty little invalid. unable, to pur>
chase fine cambrics for her nightrobes,
and disliking coarse and hard muslin. has
a half dozen of as pretty cheese-cloth
gowns, trimmed in lace and ribbons. as
Il Il 81 her dressing gown Of colored
cheese cloth.-New York Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
The Butterflies Fad.


I happened one night in my travels
To stray into Butterfly vale,
Where my wondering eyes beheld butterflies
With wings that were wide as a sail.
They lived in such houses or grandeur
Their days were SUGGESTIONS or JOY;
And the very last fad these butterflies had
Was making collections of boys.
There were boys Of all sizes and ages
Pinned up on their walls. When l said
Twas a terrible sight to see boys in that
plight,
I was answered, "Oh, well-they are dead.
We catch them alive, but we kill them
With ether, very nice way;
Just look at this fellow, his hair so yellow
And his eyes such a beautiful gray.
s'Then here is droll little darky,
AS black as the clay at our feet.
He sets off that blonde, that is pinned just
beyond,
In a way most artistic and neat;
And now let me show you the latest,
A specimen really select,
boy with a head that is carrOtty red,
And face that is funnily speckled.
1--WE cannot decide where to place him,
Those spots bar him out of each class;
We think him treasure to study at leisure
And analyze under a glass;"
seemed to grow cold as l listened
To the words that these butterflies spoke,
With fear overcome, I was speechleSS and
dumb,
And then. with a start-I awoke!
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox In Youths Com
paniOn.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
eff Thou Vert True as You Art Fair"

eff Thou Vert True as You Art Fair"
If thou vert true as thou art fair.
Love should for thee thy burden bear;
No service would his heart disdain,
Or deem it idle, or in vain,
But fare thee well! Too fair art thou;
So fare thee well forever now.
If thou vert mine and mine alone,
Then should'st thou reign upon loves
throne;
But other hands may thine caress,
And other lips those lips may press,
SO fare thee we'll! Unfair art thou
Go, fare thee well forever now.
If thou, goddess, vert divine,
Should all men worship at thy shrine?
Nay, prithee, Thinks there not one
Who from thine altar would pass on,
Crying "Fare thee we'll! Mere fairy thou
Nay, fare thee well forever now?''
Yet tell me, thou, my own, my queen,
Art true as thou hast ever been
And /. thy servant, still shall be?
Nor, doubling, sing this song to thee,
OF "Fare thee well,'' but "Fair art thou, :"
And "With me fare forever now"
-Athenaeum
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Dethroned Him.

NJ Francisque Sarcey, the great French
critic, has been to see Little EyOlf,' as
the company of the "Oeuvre" has just
presented it in Paris, and this is what he
says of Ibsen's latest: Permit me to
say nothing about Ibsen's Little Eyolf.
1t was so furiously applauded and bored
me SO cruelty that heaven clearly has not
endowed me with brain capable of un.
Outstanding and enjoying symbols. For
it appears that this comedy is symbolic
from one end to the other 1t is series
of interminable conversations intoned by
actors who have been at the pains to
provide themselves with voices from the
other world And all the time you are in
the darkness of night. What is the most
wonderful is that at the moment when
the curtain rises upon scene as black as
an oven / get a vague glimpse of WON.
an seated over her needle work at table.
light can she see to sew by, anyhow:
My neighbor gave me look full of COM
miseration and contempt My remark
denoted a profound unintelligence of
Scandinavian literature. Believe me or
not as you please, / had on my return
home the fortitude to read the piece, as
we'll as the preface, wherein the translator
explains the symbolical beauties for us,
The commentary seemed to me little
more luminous than the work. It is a
bottle of ink this Little Eyolf,' and
that the people who affect to go into
ecstasies over it are practical jokers
hooking at our credulity. But they have
capacity for boredom which | admire. y
So much for Sarcey! Of course, the
Ibsenitcs have dethroned him as the pope
of criticism. and will no longer believe
he knows what he is writing about.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Remember Her Mother.

Amid the world encircling rejoicings
over the seventy sixth birthday anniver-
sary of Queen Victoria, it would be the
rankest of ingratitude to forget the mem
DRY of the Queens mother, to whose sacri-
fees England and the world owe the
blameless life of their long reigning SOW
ereign. Her Majesty's father. the Duke
of Kent, who was George ILLS fourth
and most respected son, died when the
future Queen was only 6 months old.
Her widowed mother then became Vic
toria's sole guardian. She utterly
refused to allow either George
". or William " to control
her daughters education. Despite
commands and curses, the courage
Gus duchess, a stranger in strange
land, prosecuted and derided, kept the
young princess from the sorry courts
of her uncle, George ", and of the &C.
centric and passionate William ". In
saving Victoria from her uncles the
duchess of Kent gave England an ire
proachable Queen.-Philadelph Record.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Dancing Of Pet Wasps.

A young lady living near Monroe, La,
has a pair of pet wasps that she has
trained to do various tricks requiring re-
markabe intelligence. Among other
things she has taught them to drink wa
ter from thimble and to perform the
skirt dance,' as she calls it, by futter-
ing their wings as they rest in the palm
of her hand. They will sing at her bid
ding, making faint, almost inaudible
cheep, and seem to be passionately fond
of music. The young lady is a musician,
and when she plays on the piano the
wasps take up their positions on the mu-
sic rack and never bulge till the perform
ance is over.
The wasps seem to have good deal of
vanity, and nothing delights them more
than to be allowed to walk about and in
spect themselves on a little hand mirror,
which is kept for their exclusive use.
Strange to relate, these wasps have never
been known to attempt to sting anybody,
although they have free access to all
parts of the house and are seldom con-
fined. even at Observation-Disclosures.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
BIRDS AS BAROMETERS.
A We1l-KnOwn Writer Who Colds that
They Are Not Weather Wise.

A Well-KnOwn Writer Who Colds that
They Are Not Weather Wise.
In his charming book, Recent Ram
bles," DR.. Charles G. Abbott gives some
little attention to the question whether
birds can realize the coming of storm so
far in advance of its actual appearance
as to serve observant man as reliable
barometer. Although this has been pop
ularly believed for centuries, DR.. Alb
bott thinks that it has no basis in fact,
and voices his opinion in these words:
1T needs but a short ramble in the
woods and fields after a summer shower
to see how painfully destructive are
moderate wind and rain when they rush
across the country hand-in-hand. There
is no more touching sight in all nature
than the low-murmured plant of nest
birds as they contemplate, after shower,
their ruined home and drowned fedglings.
ITO credit bird with weather-wisdom,
and yet with no power to guard against
probable danger, is to assume that it
leads the terrible life Of one in constant
fear-a mental condition the birds daily
life fatty contradcts. Never does the
world look brighter than a few hours be-
fore some great change. Never are the
birds more merry, mammals more full of
play; yet the impending storm means
mischief that to some extent might be
averted had these happy creatures but
an inkling of what was coming"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Peculiarities of Ferrets.

Ferrets are usually rather shy and
sometimes are very cross and bad-tem-
pered. If they take a fancy to people
they are like squirrels and can be ca
ressed and made much of and enjoy it
very greatly. Ferrets were originally
brought from England. They are of
great value to clear premises of rats.
When not hunting the ferrets should be
kept in dry box or pen, with the top
off, the depth to be about three feet. the
bottom filled in with sawdust or earth.
The rat is the natural prey and the favo-
rite food of the ferret. When there are
no more rats, raw meat is the very best
thing to feed, although bread and milk
or any other food, with the exception of
salt meat, can be given them, together
with milk and water, the same as to
cats At first the ferret should be
handled by the tail or back of the neck,
the latter being the preferred way. A
strange ferret should never be handled
from the front, as he may bite.-New
York ledger
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Rova1tv,s Old Clothes

When Queen Victoria was in the hey
day of her married life and present at all
great functions she was remarkable for
her exceedingly loud" taste in dress, as
certain of her daughters are at present.
Brilliant pinks, blues and magentas, the
most gorgeous of colored brocades, and
the gay combinations of vivid Scotch
tartan, delighted her majesty.
One evening the Queen and the Prince
Consort, who frequently visited the mar
row streets and slums of Windsor quite
alone, happened to walk along a mean
thoroughfare, and outside a secondhand
shop hung brilliant blue ball dress gar
landed with battered roses and gay Vic
toria tartan gown trimmed with greer
velvet. 1t did not require the ticket
which was ostentatiously fastened on
them to tell both the Queen and the
Prince Consort from whose wardrobe
they had come.
A stern ukase was issued to the dress
ers and wardrobe maids, to whom the
Queens cast-off garments were a per-
quisite, that these should never be sold
in Windsor or anywhere else as having
been worn by the Queen. This regulation
holds good still, though the somber gar
ments of today would not attract the
same notice as the gay garments of the
past.-Woman.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Uses of Cheese Cloth.

The popularity Of cheese cloth as a
household article increases rather than d.
minishes.
From trimming windows, toilet stands
and in bag form for holding soiled linen,
it stretches itself upon milady's lap as
an apron, while she works the delicate
dolly for her cutglass fngerbowl, or she
may be polishing those very bits of glass
to mirror brilliancy with coarser quail.
ty, or rubbing silver, drying china, clean
ing brasses, wiping floors, washing win,
dows, shining bronzes, busting bric-a-brac.
and so on through the list.
For use in the kitchen, one progressive
housekeeper declares it has removed life
long burden-the always-greasy dishcloth.
Grease is quickly routed by this benefcent
material. A little hot water and soap
sends. it out of its fibers with celebrity.
1t is used for dish towels, scrubcloths.
busters, strainers, coffee bags, and even
tea bags, when the tea ball is out of order.
or has not yet put n appearance among
the family silver.
Little bags, with a thread run in to
draw up and wind around the neck, are a
substitute for the tea ball, and make a
cleanly method of making tea.
In the dining room we find daintily-de,
signed doilies for bread or cakeplate or
finger bowl, worked from the finest quail.
ty drawn thread carried so far as to form
a mere cobWeb.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Quick Finish.

The English painter, Hawkins, at 20
years of age was the center of acclama-
ton. But at the close of his life he is de-
scribed as having lived in a FOOLS para
disc, content with himself and fattening
on the empty praise he had won. The
mischief lay in the fact that he was an
excellent boon companion. On one occa-
sion he was asked by a Mr.. -Ackers, a
member of Parliament, to accompany him
and one or two others to Paris, the host
promising to give him holiday and pay
all his expenses: Hawkins objected;
I'm busy on picture said he, land I
want to finish it for exhibition" Never
mind that returned Ackers; .sbring. it
with you and paint it there" Hawkins
yielded, as he always did in the end,
and the picture was put into the carriage.
AS they were driving along Mr.. .Ackers
asked to be allowed to look at it, and,
when it was uncovered, he said: What
do you want for it," I shall want $50
for it when it's finished" answered
Hawkins. Very WE'LL returned the
member of Parliament, ''Ill give it to
you. and I'll finish the picture for you,
toov' With that he kicked a hole through
the canvas, and the artist was thus set
free for an undisturbed jolliication.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
The Poison of Alcohol.

Alcohol is so insidious and so deadly in
it's character that there is no other arti-
Gle or material in nature that is so well
calculated to produce disease, and conse-
quent crime and misery. It's acrid,
poisonous nature is also attested by the
lent poison. One-half ounce of pure
alcohol taken into the system will par
alyze the nerve centers and kill just as
surely and as quickly as a stroke Of light
ming; and the same poison when taken
in the form of whisky, beer, wine, brandy
or other alcoholic beverage, is SO antag-
that it's effects cannot be entirely elm
mated even by total abstinence, but will
remain in the system. more or less, max
ing it less able to resist attacks of rheu-
matism, diphtheria, pneumonia or other
dangerous diseases Crime Of
Liquor Selling" in Demorest's Magazine.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-24
Madame Bonaparte's Last Days.

Her last days were spent in a quiet
clearinghouse in Baltimore. When
questioned about her religious belief
Nine. Bonaparte replied that if she ever
joined any religion it would be the Cath
Ole, that being the faith of kings and
queens; however, she never professed
any allegiance to any sect When any
one inquired about her health Nine.
Bonaparte would answer: II have dis
ease which medicine cannot cure-old
age"
On April 4, 1870, Nine Bonaparte
quietly passed away at the advanced age
of 81. Her remains were inferred in
Greenmount cemetery, Baltimore, where
triangular lot, large enough for only. one
grave. Her tombstone. beside the date
of her death. etc., contains this inscrip-
tion after life's ftful fever, she sleeps
well" Ladies' Home Journal.