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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
RICH GOLD SPECIMENS.
An indian Tale of Fabulous Mineral
Wealth

wealth..
This year seems to be the innings for
the gold men, for there is hardly Il day
passes when there is not news coming
in + = the mining districts OF the coun-
ty tha. encouraging to those interested
IN the e-,e lor~ m" nllning indus
try, and also, the
good of the county IL so-sA~...,4 busi-
ness at heart.
Last night Prospector he in
from Death valley, bringing bag Of
ore that made mouths water Of all who
examined the rich specimens, and ere,
ated quite Il little buzz among those in
terested in mines and minerals, and
the story he told was almost like a fairy
tale or modern Aladdin escapade.
From him it was gathered that some
time since an Indian named Manuel
wandered into Victor. ana coming across
James Curtney, told such 4 tale of fabu-
lous mineral wealth that he was set
down as a fraud of the first water, but
as he continued he emphasized his story
by flashing upon the startled gaze of his
auditor a piece of ore the size of his
fist, from all sides of which protruded
pure gold in flakes and nuggets the size
of thumb nail. He claimed to be able
to locate the mines wher it came from,
and only asked a grubStake to make his
patron millionaire along with himself.
uNhe story was too large for James
v all alone, and he took into his
unce James Brown, and the two
! neled out a grub-stake for the prospector,
and fcr greater security made it double,
and s9Et Mr.. Cox along to see fair play,
although 60 king inquiries Manuel
was given the strongest recommended
tons for honesty. Manuel and Cox start
ed out for Death valley, and returned
this week to report, when Cox was sent
in with sack of very rich ore to have
it assayed The assay will go to very
high figure, and if the ledge holds out
with the specimens brought in, it will
prove yeritable bonanza.-San Bernar-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Small CaIiber.

The popular idea of Paderewski, the
pianist, is that he is musical genius,
but that outside of his art he is man
of extremely small caliber. From an
incident that occurred in Richmond, Va,
the other day, it may be surmised that
Paderewski is not lacking in a sense of
humor. The latter was dining with
some admirers in that city when a fine
nickel-plated banjo was sent in by To-
cal banjo player, with the request that
the great pianist should write a short
musical sentiment on the sheepskin
head. Paderewski complied with the re-
quest and this is the sentiment to which
he attached his signature: Il have not
the pleasure of being a performer on this
beautiful instrument; am only a piano
player" Now the banjo player is ask
ing his friends if they think the yirtuoso
was really ''jollying" him.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
owosso IS HYPNoTlzED.
Nearly Every One in the Town Possessed
of tho mysterious Influence.

Hypnotic seances and experiments are
all the rage in Owosso, Mich. Some of
the leading physicians use it in their
practice, claiming to have obtained Won
derful results in eases, of partial paraly-
of speech and the cure of the habit Of
cigarette smoking. One of the ministers
has attained considerable hypnotic pow
err. Even the school boys try their luck
at putting their comrades to sleep, and
are so successful chat one case came
very near resulting seriously. Louis
Jackrider, Is years old, succeeded in
hypnotizing two of his playmates and
made them perform all manner of tricks
until he lost control of one of them, and
it required considerable effort on the part
of physician who understands hypno-
tism to revive the lad. The Owosso
Young Mems club, an educational so
ciety, is making a speciality of the study
of hypnotiSm.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
G0OSEBERRY RASH.
1t Broke Out on the Skin of tile Chan
payne Drinker.

1t Broke Out the Skin of tile Cham
payne Drinker.
At ST. Georges hospital the inaugural
address was delivered by DIR. George D.
Pollock, who, after narrating the early
history of the institution. said it was re-
built in 1884, when sanitary science was
not SO we'll understood as it was today.
The defects of the building as originally
constructed, therefore, had been source
of constant expense, and though every
effort had been made to secure efficient
sanitation there were still some draw
backs which he hoped might be removed
by the rebuilding and considerable extern
sion of the hospital in the direction of
Hyde Park place The lecturer proceed
ed to impress upon the students the inn
portance of considering temper and tenn
permanent in dealing with patients, and
strongly urged upon them the necessity
of having regard to idiosyncrs sizes.
A relative of his could not partake Of
rice, one of the most innocent products
of the vegetable kingdom, without most
alarming symptoms. Some friends. wish
ing to test the matter, had some biscuits
prepared with but a single grain of rice
in each one. His relative partook of two
or three of these biscuits, and, becoming
uncomfortable, left the table, declaring
that if he were not morally certain that
he had not partaken or rice he should
say he had been poisoned by 1t. lie had
heard of a case in which man could not
eat gooseberries without a certain rash
manifesting itself, who, at fashionable
party, soon after the champagne had
been handed round, pulled up his sleeves
and showed a friend that particular rash
appearing.
What applied to gooseberries applied
to drugs, and doctors should be careful
of prescribing those which the patient
said did not agree with him. Lord
Byron, in one of his conversations with
Lady Blessington, remarked that medi-
cal men did not a+tend sufficiently to
idiosyncrasies, anu thought that what
had cured one man would CT : another
with similar disease. Lord Iron was
an acute observer, and judged rightly,
although he expressed himself in an ex-
aggerated manner in regard to idiceun-
crasiaS-T ondon Granhic
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
The Thilnble.

A thimble was originally thumb-bell.
because it was worn on the thumb. as
sailors still wear their thimbles. 1t is
Dutch invention, and in 1884 in Amster-
dam the bi-centennial of the thimble
was celebrated with a great deal of
formality. This very valuable addition
to my ladys work basket was first made
by a goldsmith named Nicholas Van
Benschoten, the ancestor of the Ameri-
can family of Van Benschotens. And it
may further interest colonial danes to
know that the first thimble made was
presented in 1854 to Anna Van Wedy,
the second wife of Kiliaen Van Rens-
selaer. the purchaser of Rensselaerwyck,
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30

very much the same when they are
grown Both may be tolerably pleasant
adults, but if there comes a question of
will or filial duty, it is more than likely
that will will rule the day.
Another family of sons and daughters
has a mother and father SO devoted to
their children that no self-denial, no
dure for them which will further the
children's interests. Father tolls at his
work day by day and almost night by
night that his boys shall not work so
hard, as he has had to do all his life.
And mother tolls in the kitchen and at
the sewing machine with the same object
in view in regard to her girls. Yet, ten
to one" when pretty Maud and Mabel
marry, shortly after they leave boarding
school. and go perhaps to live in the city,
they will not think it necessary to have
father and mother down from the coun-
try very often on account of their I'M
conventional ways, you know" Tom
and Bob, in course of time, will take to
themselves partners and set up house
holds of their own, and the odd folks"
will be left alone. Lucky will it be for
the dear, but foolish, self-denying cid
couple if one of the four retains warm
corner in her heart for them and blesses
their old eyes with the occasional COM
pany of loving and respectful grand
children. Luckier still will it be if the
old couple are secure in small compe-
tenee which will keep them in comfort
to the end of their days. If they are
poor there will be. very little promise Of
happiness when they must turn TO the
children thus reared for comfort and
support. Children reared in selfshness
and having no idea of self-denial and all
that it implies, will scarcely welcome
the parents who have neglected rhis inn
portant training.
1t is not claimed that there are no
model sons and daughters. There are
many, but not nearly SO many as there
should be. If parents will only train
their children in the habits of obedience
and respect, at the same time winning
their affection by examples of tenderness
and love, then, and then only, they may
expect in their old age happy return.
And there is still another view of the
matter-it is only fair to the children to
be just and firm in their training, and in
sist upon obedience and a certain amount
of unselfshness and filial love will nat
urally Observation-Disclosures Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
ST. Nicholas White Horse.

In Holland ST. Nicholas is a reality.
but he comes driving a white horse and
not reindeer. The children are taught
to be thoughtful for the. welfare of the
white steed. and on Christmas eve each
pair of little shoes is carefully cleaned,
and being filled with oats and hay they
are placed on the hearth. The hay and
oats are for the good saints white horse.
In the morning the hay and oats are
gone and in their place are found toys
and sweetmeats for the good children
and rods for the bad ones.-Louisville
Courier-Iour
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
FOR THE LADIES
A December sermon.

In summah time, de woods dey laugh
Because dey couldn see
No blossoms nor no fruit ter count
Upon de cedar tree.
But he jes' KEEP on a-growin'
An he didn't say q word
Ter de sneerin' an de peerin'
An de follin' dat he heard.
An he saved his leaves in autumn
When de uddahs threw 'em off,
An he minded his own business
An he let 'em scowl an scott.
But de patient mostly prospah,
An dem woods is gwineter groan
When dey sees dat cedar gohgeous
With its Christmas gif's full blown.
Washington Star.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
90" Lucky for ST. Louis

The St. Louis delegation which capt
ured the Republican national convention
and went TO New York to jubilate has
adopted thirteen as their lucky number.
There were thirteen in the original COM
mittee when it left ST Louis. One nem-
Der, Charley Flach, had Pullman berth
No. Is. There were thirteen in the bus
which brought them to the Arlington,
and Nathan Frank, chief orator, was
given room 13 . To cap it all, st. Louis
had thirteen votes on the first ballot
Now York World
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Thought the Kaiser Stupid.


An amusing little story about the pres
and a Vienna coachman was narrated
at banquet lately given at Vienna by
some diplomatists, the narrator being
himself Il weIla known and prominent
member of the corps diplomatic.
In the year 1887, the present Emperor
William Ii. of Germany, then Prince
William of Prussia, came to Vienna,
visiting his particular friend and chum
the late Crown Prince Rudolf of Aus
tria. Joined by the Prince of Wales
who was at that time also frequent
visitor to the Vienna court, the three
princes took a fancy to mingle with the
commons of the Vienna population
Dressed in ordinary clothes, they visited
places which are not in the least regard
ed as suitable for princely guests.
One day they entered hotel, but in
they walked into the "Schwemme,' a
place which answers TO some degree to
the bar-room of an American hotel; in
this room coachmen and the servants Of
the hotel guests take their meals.
The three princes took seats at an
empty table, and listened, highly
amused, to a fierce debaIe about politics
between several stout members of that
class Of fashionable Vienna coachmen,
who are known all over Europe as
''Fesche Wiener Fiaker." The distinc-
ton of those charioteers is a kind of
good-natured boldness and droll famil-
iarity towards their customers as well
as to perfect strangers.
After listening awhile Prince William
put in word, and soon was drawn into
the excited discussion. Suddenly a
stout, red-faced coachman walked up to
the table where the three princes were
seated, and, tapping Prince William gen
thy on the shoulder. said: "Now. if you
should ever have anything to say in poll
tics, you wouldn't set a river on fire,
I'm sure!'
AS every public coachman in Vienna
wears a number. this coachman was
upon a special request of Prince William
easily identified. The prince sent him
a handsome scarfpin with his initials as
thanks for the amusement he had fur
nished. and thus the man learned in
amazement whose political abilities they
were that he had SO belittled.-New York
Press.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
A Woman's Waist.

1t is matter for rejoicing that fashion
is no longer to decree slender waist
as something Indispensable to proDriety
and grace. The natural waist OF the
woman of average height is about TWEEN
ty-eight inches, and any less size is at
tanned only through arrested develop
ment, or compression by means of whale
bone and steel. The amount of room
inside these tWenty-eight inches is abso-
lutely needed for the proper working
of the machinery, of the internal econo-
N.Y. In spite of this fact girls very often
bind the yielding ribs into such narrow
compass that the waist meausres twenty
or twenty-five inches only, and you will
now and then hear some mother of q
family, with a very different waist now,
boast as if it were something to be proud
of that when she was 10 her waist meas
ure was nineteen too. 1t is, however, of
no use to talk to young people about
the injurious effects of compression on
stomach, heart, lungs, liver and the ar
terial system. They are not anatomists
and they do not comprehend the matter
nor want to do so; they observe that
they feel as we'll now as they did before,
and without weighing the thought that
it requires time to work ruin, take it
for granted that they always will feel
as well, although they have been told
and taught that in post-mortem eXamina-
tons it has been found that wher
ever tight lacing has been the rule, ev-
cry organ was out of place and seriously
injured But although it does move
them a trife to be told that red noses
and eruptive skins and fiat chests are
to be laid to the account of the too slen-
der waist, yet on the whole neither COM
mon sense nor auld-wife wisdom nor doc
tors have the power Of conviction that
fashion does, and when fashion says
that there is no beauty in a wasp's waist,
but that the lines of nobility and health
made by deep breathing are the really
lovely lines, fragility being something
rather to be feared than loved, why,
then fragility begins to be avoided and
Diana. of the Pallas, begin to come in.
Halper's Bazaar.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Don't Let Go.

Since the divorce of the lady who was
Miss Mabel Wright from Mr.. Yznaga.
she has called herself "NIrs. Mabel
Yznaga." This has caused some com
ment in New York, as Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt retains her husbands full
name. 1t is said that she has done this
because the mother of the Duke of MARI
borough still calls herself Warehouses
of Blandford, which was the title his
father bore at the time OF his divorce.
But if w. X. Vanderbilt should marry
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Tie Best Tonic.

[ wish / could make tired, nervous
women believe that what they need is
proper exercise, amusement of an lnnO-
cent nature, and rest from ceaseless
worry, instead of drugged nerve tonics.
There is not such Il tonic sold that does
not contain the germs Of poison to some
systems. Most of them have arsenic
in them, and that is a poison that should
be administered only by ones family
physician. Others are full of opium and
morphine, while they all have liquor as
a part of their composition. They ought
to be labeled body and mind destroyers,
instead of builders. The common drug
is arsenic. 1t is efficacious in skin dis
eases and malarial fevers, if used by
skillful physician, but is dangerous, in
deed, if tempered with by those who do
not know its power. 1t makes the COM
pleXion lovely for awhile, Graduating
wrinkles, because it puffs up the flesh in
a dropsical manner. but when the sys-
tenn is once full Of it, a slight overdose
will poison one, and death in that man
ner IS said to be most horrible. Just let
all tonics alone that are not prescribed
by your family physician, and spend
the money for car rides and servant hire.
Get you new dress and go off to some
friends for a months visit. Just quit
work and go to bed and rest there for 4
week.
Mrs Kelley, the venerable actress
whose ninetieth birthday was recently
ce1ebrated in London, sang the "Mer-
maids Song" in a performance of ODE
ron. conducted by Weber himself. in
1926
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30

that the value of the mineral product of
California. including the metallic, nom
metallic, hydrocarbons and gases and
structural materials for last year was
500. 2O3. 29414. Gold leads all the rest,
With a total of S13, 923, 291.S9. Calave-
ras county produced the most of the
precious metal, with an output OF w.
1896. CT
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Hansie's New Years Dinner.

| recall my first New Years dinner at
my grandfather's. Shall / ever forget
it? | made myself ridiculous. and though
but a little shaver of 5 or 6, my greed
remained standing joke at all the sue
ceeding family reunions.
1t was, / remember, a most bountiful
feast. | can see that table now! At the
head a great gobbler sent UP a mouth
watering Sage-oniOn steam, his hulking
sides shining as if vanished in delicious
brown. At the foot crouched a huge
haunch of yenison, the intervening space
cry variety OF fresh vegetable, sauer-
kraut, pickles, barberry jelly, honey and
preserves, apple, pumpkin and mince pies,
cheese and sweet cake. On a side table,
at my grandmother's elbow, stood pitch
ers of cider, and a shining metal pot filled
to the nozzle with the best Bohea tea,
strong as I've.
The sight of the table was luscious, and
to be but child and obliged to eat
standing to be ''seen and not heard,
was hard indeed; to wait a second table
was simply unbearable.
/ was too bold and hungry to submit.
| crowded in beside my mother. En-,
gagged in conversation and serving, she
gave little attention to my presence,
while / raided her plate, my grandfather,
by whom she sat, replenishing it with a
sly twinkle of the eye, as fast is de-
youred.
At length coull eat no more Dis
tracted by the sight of so many good
ies'' left untasted. [ broke out in a dis
consulate howl Every body stared.
''Why, Hansie," said my mother.
whats the matter?'
| blubbered the louder.
'Hansie," she repeated, I'm ashamed
of you. What is it? Does your tooth
ache-swallowed boneT
|'NO-O-O. ma-a-a-am.
what does all YOU, them!
'sI'm m-a-a-d!'' | blurted out.
"Oh. you naughty child!' and she
shook me sOundly.
my grandmother. anXiously, from the
other end of the table; then coaxingly
'Hansie. come over to granny.
/ went still clinging to a turkey bone.
''Tell granny what's the matter. she
whispered, kindly, as ! wedged against
her. WAS we crowded.
Yes, ma-am; | wa-a-s, | answered.
"Well, | wouldn't cry about it no more.
Got plenty room now, haven't, ye!
There's nice bit-a pigeon breast
At that / shrieked: ''Oh dear; oh
dear!' in perfect fury.
stop, Hansie, this very minnit now,
or I'll know the reason why" cried my
DO you feel sick? You hev eaten
enough to kill ye. Does your stomach
ache?'
mo, ma'am!''
what posters We them
There, there. eat the breast, Hansie,
urged my grandmother.
Il ca-a-a-n't, granny | roared. 81
i ca-a-n't Ill amt got no place
to--put-it! Boo-hoo! boo-hoo want
another stomach. Boo-hoo! boo-hoo! |
hain't had no pie. nuther nowheres to
put it. Oh, l wisht got another stom-
ach. Boo-hoo boo-hoow
With quick grasp my mother hurried
her small glutton into the bedroom and,
as his screams testified, did her. best
ut his reformation. not even my gentle
grandmother interfering, so strictly was
parental authority upheld among the
Dutch in I'VE olden tyne. "-Harpers
Young People.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Went Too Far.

With an air of one who had made a
discovery the young man remarked: 1T
is no use trying to please everybody
''Everybody?" echoed the elderly gen
tleman. "By the time you get to my
age you will think that it is hardly eN-
pected of mere mortal to please his
wife indianapolis Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
Tramp's Retreat.

Iranp'E Ietreat.
De time of years upon US,
Has come agin to hand,
When all us gents of leisure
Wot's roVin'~ round de land
Must find us winter quarters
Git locked up widout bail;
Not in the workhouse mind you
Jest in some easy Jail.
Kansas City Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30
Candy.

Blessings on that manly doctor who
came out boldly not SO very long ago
and said that children need candy Girls
always knew it, but their opinion was
considered prejudiced In the interest
of those who like to have authority in
quiry has been made about candy and
this is what the sensible doctors say:
children need reasonable amount
of sweet things. Their craving for can
dy is natures own signal that she wants
it to work with. But there is candy and
candy. That which does SO much dam
age to the teeth is the hard sticky, sweet
kind, that has to be bitten and chewed
Chocolate is most wholesome. Why, in
Europe chocolate is sold everywhere at
railway stations and is used extensively
by travellers for what hey call 'snacks,
being preferred by them to stale sand
wiches and sawdust cakes. 1t lasts them
just as long and is much more agreeable.
If you have a toothache after eating
candy use your tooth brush and rinse
the mouth thoroughly. Avoid highly
colored candy. It is apt not to be pure
Good candy is good for good boys and
girls and it is good, it is so, isn't it?''-
Brooklyn Eagle.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-30

and the first PATRON. Nine Van Rens-
selaer's memory was duly honored in
Holland on the occasion of the thimble
bi-centennial.
In presenting his useful gift Van Ben
schoten begged Mime. Van Rensselaer,
Ito accept this new covering for the
protection of her diligent fingers as a
token of his esteem"
1t was not until 1896. just 200 years
ago, that the thimble was introduced into
England by Hollander named John
Lofting, who opened thimble manu-
factory at Islington.-Go Penny.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-24

sure, ne developed greenish yellow
f1uorescent substance having spec
trum similar to that of the aurora
borealis. He concludes that the
northern lights are caused by atmos-
pheric argon converted into fl uores-
cent matter by electrical influence.
Prof. Ramsey in London has discover
ed that the supposed nitrogen, which
results from treating with weak sui
phuric acid that rare earth found in
Norway, known as Clevite, is not nj
trogen but argon, and that with it is
theoretically (revealed by the SUMS
rays, but never found before on this
planet)-helium.