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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
A MONSTER CATFISH.
An Exciting Contest with Mammoth
Denizen of the Ohio River.


Denizen of the Ohio River.
Charles Thompson is a fisherman who
feels equal to any fish that swimS. He is
proud of the strong fight he made with a
90-pound cat he caught in the river near
Tow Head island yesterday. He caught
the fish on a trout line that he set the
night before about thirty feet from shore.
When he went out to run his line in he
did not notice that anything unusual was
hooked, but when he began to pull the
line in he was not left long in ignorance
of the fact that he had something of the
nature of a whale. Hank Gordon, who
was also in the skiff, saw Thompson when
he made the first lurch forward. He
lowed something was up" and sprang to
his feet, thinking that his companion was
going overheard. He caught hold of
Thompson's feet with full determination
that if Thompson went by the board' he
would go with him.
In the meantime the boat was spinning
up the river at a wonderful rate of speed,
and Thompson was lying fiat on his
stomach, with the line almost cutting his
hands in two The fish carried the skiff
about two miles up the river and then
turned down stream with so much sud
denness as to almost swamp the boat
The fish kept the race up for about two
miles down the river, and finally darted
in toward the shore and toward a pile of
brush, where it stopped. The skiff had
been going at such a high rate Of speed
that it was run up on the shore. The fish
felt secure under the brush and ''sulked,'
so the two men began to wrestle with the
problem Of how to get it out. Finally
Thompson managed the thing by jumping
into the river and Selling the fish around
the body. For while it was difficult to
tell which was the fish and which was
Thompson. Gordon had in the meantime
pulled out his big scaling knife, and when
the fish seemed to be on top Gordon
reached out and cut the fish in the gills.
After that the struggle was uneven and
the fish soon yielded.-Louisville Courier
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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
The Gypsy Moth Thrives on Poison

mologist of Amherst college, is the arl-
thority for the statement that the gypsy
moth thrives on prussic acid. Arsenic is
but tidbit for the insect, he says. These
facts We're told by the learned gentleman
to ffty-fve applicants for positions Oh
the force of official moth slayers. An ex-
animation was held at Maiden to select
men for the states force. Another fact
concerning this insect which the professor
told was that they live and grow fat in
the coolest weather. He recently took
several of the caterpillars, corked them
tightly in a bottle and packed them
away in the ice chest for three weeks.
They came out at the end of that time
frozen stiff, but were thawed out and are
living still-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
a Salmon Drags q Boat.

County Solicitor Hoyt has returned to
Exeter, n H., from three days of sal
mon fishing at Dan Hole, a picturesque
Last Friday, with DR.. 81. W. Bradley of
Boston, he assisted B. F.. Albee of San,
ford, Me-, in landing a fine salmon 215
feet long and weighing eleven and one-half
pounds The fish was hooked at 6 a. NJ,
but not until $40 could he be landed in
the boat, which in his struggles he had
twice dragged the length Of the pond.
one and a half miles. He was caught
with a uncerod.-Boston Herald
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
Withdrew.

The house had been picked up by a
tremendous cyclone and hurled and
whirled and crashed through treetops and
over fields until at last it fell in an old
buffalo wallow and was riven to kindling
wood There was slight commotion
among the debris, and at last the Kan
sas man crawled out, stunned and bleed
ing. He looked about with a dazed air
at the new surroundings, two counties
away from home, but suddenly brighten,
Gentlemen of the Convention: / with
draw my name" -Cleveland Plain Deal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
Playing for Company.

If you know how to play do so when
you are asked by friends who are your
member in this, as on other occasions,
others are not thinking half so much
about you or your performance as you are
yourself. You feel that you are not do
ing well. Musicians will make allowance
for your nervousness and those who do
not understand music will probably not
says: II always do what I'm asked. If
the company do not like it and are hon
est / shall not be troubled again. If
they do not like it and yet ask me, they
shall suffer the penalty of their hypoc-
riSv -
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
What will She Do?

The young woman who comes from
the schools and colleges this month,
diploma in hand, expects in a majority
of cases. to accomplish something in the
world, and for the world.
. What will she do?
Plato wrote ages ago:
''All the pursuits of men are the pur-
suits of women, also,' but woman, eX-
cepting in individual cases, has been
slow in claiming her right to those pur-
suits, and in demonstrating her ability
in. them. 1t is only in recent years that
she has learned what Plato said so long
ago. But now wherever you find toll
ing men, you find women working as
hard and accomplishing as much as their
brothers. The young graduate of 1895
will take her place by the side of her
working brothers and sisters. in the
school room, the newspaper Office, the
shop, in the arts, on the farm-every-
:. where you will find her, and everywhere
she will be doing her whole duty and
more.
And then, some of them, will take a
place not so important perhaps in the
public eye, but after all, dearer place
in the heart of every true woman and
mana woman's place in a home, where
the greatest work for the world is ac-
complished, and who will say that the
trained mind does not do a better work
in the home than the unframed one ?
Homes do not suffer because our girls
are not ignorant.
What will the graduate of '95 do?
Everything, and she will dc it WE'LL And
now while she is happy, and proud, and
maybe little bit too important, and
is it cruel to say t?-sometimes little
too much in evidence, let us not forget
that she is in earnest, very much
in earnest, and this is well, for it
is only the earnest people who
accomplish. The fury of her earnestness
will wear off after a time. and the world
will not hang with such heavy response
bility upon her individual hands, but
when she begins her real work, whether
in the home or in public, her broad pur-
pose. her steadfastness, her fidelity, will
be the result of her earnestness of to-
day.
What will she do?
She will be the mother. the teacher,
the trainer, the helper, the comforter,
the inspiration of men.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
The Good Points of Mating.

For the summer there is no better floor
covering than mating. 1t is easily kept
clean and is fresh and neat in appear
ance. When the floor, is covered with
mating, Of course rugs are necessity,
but this does not necessarily mean great
expense for the japanese rugs, which
may be bought from 81 up, are many of
them, as rich in coloring as if they were
Persian
In taking care of mating it is not well
to wash it often. When it does need
frightening up boil together for one hour
two quarts Of bran and four Of water.
Strain this, pressing all moisture out of
the bran. Add two quarts of cold water
and two tablespoonful of salt to the
strained mixture. Wash the mating
thoroughly with this and rub dry with a
clean cloth. The result is sure to be
gratifying
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
Changed Brides at the Altar

At farm in Tyrol two young peas
ants wooed the two beautiful daughters
of the owner and were accepted. Their
After the service was over, one of the
youths said to the other Look here,
shall we exchange brides? The other
answered: Its all one to me- The
brides then asked whether they would
agree, and as they did not object the
exchange was made.-London Daily
News
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
He was Hungry.

Philanthropic Merchant-"A poor fell
low came to me this morning asking for
food AS he said he was starving I sent
him down to your restaurant and told him
to get a square meal and [ would pay for
it. How much is the bill?''
Restaurant Keeper F'ifty-fve cents,
sir"
Philanthropic Merchant-"What are
the items?"
Restaurant Keeper-"Nine beers and a
cigar."-Boston Post.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
The Kissing of the Hand.

From the remotest times men saluted
the sun. moon and stars by kissing the
hand. The ancient Romans made the
kiss of salutation by kissing the tips Of
met. kissing the hand was a mark
of respect. Subjects formerly kissed the
knees of their superiors and the feet of
the Chief Pontiff. kissing the priest S
hand was usual when making offerings.
To the gods the rich made various sac
rifices, but the poor adored them by sim
ply kissing the hand. In illustration of
this, it is told of Demosthenes that when
prisoner in the hands or the soldiers
of Antipater, he asked to be allowed to
enter a temple. When he entered he
touched his mouth with his hands, which
the guards took for an action of re-
ligion. He did it, however, more secure
ly to swallow the poison he had prepared
for the occasion. The Romans treated
as Atheists persons who would not kiss
their hands on entering a temple. Under
the Roman emperorS it became an eS-
sential duty, even for the great them
selves.
Inferior courtiers were obliged to be
content to show their respect by kneeling.
touching the robe of the Emperor by the
right hand and carrying it to the mouth.
But after a time even this was consid-
cred too great favor, and they were
compelled to salute the Emperor at a
distance by kissing their hands in the
same manner that they adored their gods
It was custom with the primeval bish-
ops to give their hands to be kissed by
the ministers who served at the altar.
Cortez found the custom established in
Mexico, where more than thousand
lords saluted him by touching the earth
with their hands, which they afterward
carried to their mouths. At the begin
ming of the century the custom was car
ried to such an excess, and became so
common that the better classes for a
time abandoned the practice, which event
ually fell into disuse generally. Indeed,
would have been entirely lost ''if lovers
were not solicitous to preserve it in all
it's full power" New York. Recorder.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
Never Mention Names.

Editor-in-C hief-'In your leader to-
day, Mr. Grinder, you say, I'm the mui.
titude of counsellors there is safety,
as we learn from a certain book. Why
did you not say, AS we learn from the
Bible?'" Editorial Writer-"4ou forget,
sir, that it is our rule never to mention
the name of a rival publication. Dos
&o,
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17

long enough to go through the rudder
tube and extend two inches below the
water. Make an eye at the top, for the
tiller to pass through, and then attach
a thin piece of wood cut as shown in
figure 6, to the part of the wire which
extends into the water. This part should
be t1attened and brass straps bent around
it and tackled to the wooden blade of
the rudder. so that it is perfectly firm
BROOKLYN Eagle
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
Some Can.

"Some women can't believe a word
their husbands say" she remarked.
"Well," confded the other, I'm not
quite so bad off as that. My husband
talks in his sleep occasionally. Wash
ington Star.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
In Wall Street.

''Miss Skylie appears to have lost her
aHractiveness for the gentlemen" said
"Che didn't lose it. Her father lost it
in Wall street. Washington Star.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Curtain I!

Villain shows his indiscretion;
Villains partner makes confession;
Juvenile with golden tresses
Finds her pa, and dons long dresses;
Scapegrace comes home money-laden;
Hero comforts fearful maiden;
Soubrette marries loyal chappie
Villain skips, and all are happy.
Paul Laurence Dunbar in the Century
Magazine.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
How tn Wash F1annels.

Three things are enemies of fannels;
hot irons. hot water, and the rubbing on
of soap when wet; thes things it is that
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-17
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,
Made Easy

Moving Made Easy.
At moving time the Kansas man
Is easily on top;
A cyclone hits his house a blow
And yanks it fifty miles or so,
Then gently let's it drop.
Kansas City Journal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1895-12-13

sUCEsORES De COVAs s-Arro-
yo.-Pd.rto- -kico,-TelegraIna VASCO:-
Comerciant'.s I'm portador>e9 espeCulado
res en- toda 3laso d8 frutos de' pals. 26-23
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-23
Melon Growing in Georgia.


AS to the method and manner of grow
ing melons, | will give you in detail how
we do it here and your people can then,
OF course, adapt such suggestions as |
make to their own particular soil and
conditions.
We prefer to plant second or third
year new ground, where we can get it,
but most of the acreage is on old sandy
land as the stffest pebbly or clay land
does not give the best results. Sedge
land has given good satisfaction where
turned under in the fall.
We pillow the land broadcast in Novem
Der and December with two horse plows,
turning under all weeds and grass. Don't
burn off-the young vines need the sticks
and grass sprigs to cling to in order to
prevent vines being blown about too badly
by winds.
We plant first time about lst day of
March and put in new planting about
every eight days until April |. Put
three to four seed i'm hill, each planting
about two inches deep.
The general rule here is TO plant ten
feet each way but prefer twelve-foot
rows and plant eight feet in the drill;
the wider apart we plant, the larger the
melons grow. | tri' six feet in the
drill one season but the melons were too
small.
On poor land we use from 400 to 800 |
pounds of commercial fertilizer per acre,
according to grade of guano The near
est to perfect analysis for melon fer
tilzer for our soil is available phOsphOric
acid, per cent, am mOnia, . per cent,
potash, K2O, 4 per cent.
On account of the cheapness of the
material, we have been buying cotton
seed meal, acid phosphate and kainit,
and mixing it ourselves in such proper
tions as to give above ratios of plant
food, which would be about following
formula: 800 pounds of II per cent acid
phosphate, 600 pounds of green cotton
seed meal, 600 pounds of German
kainit
The above mixture can be made for
cost of about Sl8 per ton and should be
used at the ate of about 600 to 800 pounds
per acre Stable manure and cotton seed |
meal make good fertilizer for melons,
but should be put into the ground at
least a month before planting, and |
should have some guAnO combined |
with them. 1t is best to walt as long
as possible before putting out the guano,
so as to have freshly flushed bed to plant
seed IN.
On land that is broken broadcast, we
lay off the land in tWelve-fO foot rows with
large opening shovel. We hen cross these
burrows with eIght-foOt check rows, u.s.
ing small scooter. These check marks
are for the purpose of showing where to
plant seed each planting, so as tc get
seed over fertilizer. We then put the
fertilizer in the large opening furrow
across the check marks, extending about
two feet each side Of the check mark.
This puts the guanO over about four feet
Of the opening furrOw, then throw two
small burrows on guanO and open again
with any long pillow, so as TO thoroughly
mix the fertilizer with the soil. This is
important, and any method so as to get
it we'll mixed will do. We then throw
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-23

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Pair HiGhesa Award.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-23

plants are left in hill until they get
about ready to run, they sap each other
and stunt the one you leave. We never
leaye over one to the hill, and are posi-
tive it will not pay to leave more than
one.
It is important to work the young
plants as early and as fast as possible
the sooner the crust is broken around
them, the quicker they start growing.
We pillow shallow with sweeps entirely,
after the mddles are broken out, keep
ing freshly plowed furrow just ahead of
the vines as they grow but do not turn
the vines if very early melons are wanted.
We make more melons and larger ones
where we turn the vines and work close
up, but they are later, and do not think
this would do for Florida as the earliest
possible shipments are the things to
strive for. When the vines begin to lap
in the middles, we stop blowing.
tits good plan to keep all bad shaped
throw the strength in the good ones.
We usually ship orr first Car about the
10th to 18th of June, ali hOugh a few cars
usually go forward earlier than from
this section, but we are sorry to say they
are generally green and do gre at injury
to the business. Shipping becomes gen
eral about the 18th to 2OJh Of Juneau
winds up in this section about the 10th of
July. Middle Georgia begins to ship
about the 9th of July, so you see we lap
into their season few days, and you
will doubtless lap into ours few days.
We plant mainly the Kolb Gem
which is the best carrier, and the ear
lest to ripen of any variety we know Of,
and while it is a poor eater, still we con-
slider it the most reliable money maker.
The Jones is a fine melon as t. flavor
and size, and is good seller but carries
badly. A good way is to put two thirds
Of your acreage in Kolb Gems and one
hird in Jones, and in loading cars put
one layer of Jones melons on top of the
Kolb Gems. This aids the sale very
often.
One of the most important items in
m elOn business, and probably the most
is the manner Of loading cars.
We follow the following rule closely:
1st. Select we'll ventilated car that
has not had bulk acid phosphate, guano,
lime or salt in it. This is important,
as you will find out when you have
shipped one Car Of melons in 4 car that
has contained such things
2nd Bed the car we'll with straw,
and pack straw between the melons and
sides of Car.
Load at least $4,000 pounds to each
car. 1t is better to put 10000 pounds.
as you then have full car when it ar
rives at destination. Always weigh each
wagon load of melons where possible.
3D.. Pack the melons in even and
smooth layers putting stems all one way
and white or under sides of the melons
down-nice, careful packing pays.
4th. BE sure never to ship green
melons nor sun-burned melons nor bad
shaped melons. Always feed that kind
to hogs or let them rOt-it won't pay to
ship them.
In clipping melons from the vines
loqVn &C much ctono tO tho noolon &C
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
Shocking Accident in Detroit
This Morning.
Hook and Ladder Truck Run Down by
a Railroad Engine.
Anthony Korte, Christian Goebel and
Charles l. Chace, Dead.

DETROIT, March IA shocking acci-
dent occurred at the intersection OF Can
field avenue and the railroad tracks
early this morning. There had been
fire to which Hook and Ladder
Company No. had been called. AS the
truck was crossing the Detroit, Grand
Haven Il Milwaukee railroad tracks at
the point mentioned freight
train dashed down the track
and crashed into the truck. The follow
ing were probably fatally hurt and were
conveyed to the hospital:
DRIVER ANTHONY KoRTE, married,
aged 26.
sTEERsMAN CHRISTIAN GoEBEL, single,
aged 81.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES /. CHASE, single,
aged IS.
The tine of one of the hook and ladder
forks entered Korte's head, penetrat-
ing the brain. The truck was
thrown about fifteen feet and wrecked.
The horse was badly mangled. Captain
Weitth was also bruised.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
A plea For Horses.

"T'l,e Importance of Veterinary
Science" is tho title of an article by
@. +. Adams in The Harvard Maga-
zine He thinks that at Harvard, at
all events, this branch of study is
not sufficiently encouraged.
SO I am here" he writes, to
plead in an incidental way and with
the literally disposed the cause of
our dumb brother. His flesh, too,
is heir to many Ills, and he cannot
describe them. He suffers in silence.
Now, in our commonwealth much,
as have shown, has already been
given, much Is now being given, 20
worthy uses. We Sec its results In
our daily walks in public buildings,
in Libraries, in parks and in the beds
of hospitals It is oil good; but, in
this magnificent giving, why moth
ing to mans beloved companion and
faithful seryanti'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-07
with the Caravan.

In the sandy deserts of tho north, where
journeys aro made so much by night tho
feeling Of melancholy Is often found to
prevail On horseback or by mail cart, on
the long, straight tracks through the sand,
ono seems TO be porpotually following
some star In the heavens TO which one
gets no nearer. If one stops TO rest, no
sound falls upon the ear save perhaps the
groans of a camel being loaded for the
night march or tho creak OF Persian
wheel raising the water on the rivers
brink.
Ii Is relief to pass the strings of camels
bearing their rich burdens of silk, asafeti-
ia and grapes from distant Kahul to tho
Indian cities OF the plains. In "A long
string. led by the bearded and travel
stained driver who is well fortified 10y
opium for tho weary and mountainous
journey, they emerge suddenly and silent
ly, like phantoms from the nocturnal
gloom, and, gliding noiselcssly by, quick
ly disappear again.-Gontlomans Maga
zine