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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Shield the Dull Children.

There is usually one of family of
children who is slower to learn than
the others, just as some develop phys
ically less rapidly than others; and it is
for those slow ones that plead. These
children are often allowed. by the negli-
gence or ill-judgment of parents, to be
made the butt of jests on the part of
other members of the family. This is
wrong. Many times these slower chill
dren are sensitive to remarks on the
subject, and are not only made miser-
able and unhappy by it, but their mem
tai development and growth are retard-
ed by the Encouragement, and fear
of asking questions that follows. Lives
are embittered by the cruel jests of
brothers and sisters far oftener than
careless people imagine, and what is a
natural popularity of a certain child's
constitution is spoken of as if it were a
fault or crime to be ashamed of or hid
den. The seeming dull boy of family
is often the one who makes the family
name illustrious.-G Housekeeping.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
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''The cork displaces volume Of water
equal to it's own, which of course weighs
four times as much.
''Now, without trying to be very scien-
tific we know that the cork is forced
upward until the part that is immersed
has a definite volume. This volume of
water must weigh just as much as the
piece of cork. In other words, float
ing body displaces its own weight of wa
ter. Is that all clear?"
Yes, but l don't see why?'
''Well, it would take us away from
u fact and a very valuable one, for we
can use it in many ways. Suppose we
want to weigh a cargo OF grain. We
simply find the volume of that portion
of the vessel under the water line in
cubic feet and inches; multiplying by
the weight of one cubic foot of water
gives us the total weight of the vessel
and cargo"
"How does it?'
''Why, just told you that the amount
of water displaced is equal to the weight
of the floating body"
ooh, yes"
"Then after the grain is taken out the
displacement is again measured. This
gives the weight of the vessel. Sub
tracing this from the first gives the
weight of the grain To make it a little
clearer let us try a practical example.
Suppose a loaded vessel displaces 1900
cubic feet of water and when emptied
only 10000 cubic feet; the difference, or
1000 cubic feet, is caused by the weight
of grain Well, a cubic foot of water
weighs 621a pounds, therefore the total
weight of the grain is 1000 times 6211a
pounds.
Now, you understand what specific
gravity is, and that when one substance
is immersed in another the lighter will
ascend If mercury is immersed in wa
ter. the water will all be on top, and if
iron is immersed in both water and mer-
curry the iron will be on top of the mer-
curry, but at the bottom of the water,
like this:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18

amount to S1,5OO,OOO Thirty-four OF
the Ulemas professors have telegraphed
to the Sultan that palace intrigues at
Cairo are delaying a settlement, and
that If they do not get justice from him
they will apepal to England.
As a remedy for infanticide in Paris
NJ Louis de Grammont proposes that
baby market be established where par
ents too poor or too Indifferent to take
care of their children may sell them to
those who will look after them.
"A Hindu who stammers has found
out that he stammers more on moonlight
than on dark nights, and that when he
sleeps in the moonlight he stammers
most on the days succeeding the full
moon and not at all on the day before
and the day after the new moon. Nature
says this agrees with other observations.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Dining in Palestine.

A man just back from the Holy Land
tells very interesting story of dining in
Palestine. A very large circular tray of
timed copper, placed on coarse wooden
stool about foot high, served as a table.
In the center of this stool another big
tray, with a mountain of pilaff, composed
of rice boiled and buttered with small
pieces of meat StreWn through and upon
it. This was the chief dish, though there
were other similar dishes, both meat and
vegetable. Ten persons sat around the
table, or rather SQuatted on the carpet
with their knees drawn up close to their
bodies. Each had before him plate of
timed copper and wooden spoon, which
some used without the plate. Most, how
ever. preferred to use the fingers of the
left hand, several dipping their hands to-
gether into the dish, IS the Disciples did
at the last supper. As soon as anyone
had finished he rose and went into anOth-
er room to have water poured over his
hands to wash them, and the vacant
place at he table was instantly filed by
a newcomer. The bread was laid on
the mat under the trap, so as to be easily
reached, and jar of water, the only
beverage used during the meal, stood
within reach. Besides rice stews of
beans or cracked wheat with thick soup
or sauce poured over them in the great
central bowl are also in fashion. Spoons,
though sometimes provided, are often
wanting pieces of thin bread, doubled,
served instead. Knives and forks are
unknown and as there is no special din
ing room there is no furniture suited for
one Hence tables and chairs are never
seen. So far, indeed, are Orientals from
thinking it strange to dip their fingers
into common dish that it is a special
act of politeness to grope in it for the
visitor and lay nice morsels before him,
or even to insist on putting them into
his mouth.-Boston Advertiser.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Song and Wine.
THoraca'S Enode XHIl

Song and Wine.
[Horace's Epode KILL
The sky is black; DER land and sea
The wrathful tempest bowls along;
PropitiOuS time for you and me
To celebrate with wine and song!
What no! bring forth that jar whose age,
Confidently equals mine;
Now blow We blasts! We tempests, rage!
Wen mock you both with song and wine!
What grief should vex the Sabine bard
Whose heart with youth and love is
strong;
Who's sleek with Archaemenian nard,
And cooked and primed for wine and
song?
AS to his pupil tall and fair
The Centaur sung his song divine,
So /. in mockery of despair,
Repeat that praise of song and wine:
so mortal of immortal born,
Whom lands of Assaracus wait,
Grieve not upon your lot nor mourn
The changeless caveats of fate;
For Thetis ne'er again shall bear
Your ship across the azure brine;
So gayly drown consuming care
With sweeter song in sweeter wine!'
Eugene Field.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18

''W is the water the iron, M the mer-
curry. The same thing is true of gases.
If air is taken as the standard. we call
its specific gravity one, and hydrogen
whose specific gravity is only seven one
hundredths of one will float upward
when released in the air. Any gas will
do the same if it has specific gravity
less than one'
Are you going to explain the balloon
soon?''
with gas whose specific gravity is less
than one. This bag displaces a certain
volume of air. Now, if the total weight
of the balloon, with its passengers, ETC.,
is less than that of the displaced air,
the balloon will ascend
''Why are balloons so dangerous, pa
''For great many reasons. In the
first place, no satisfactory method of
steering has ever come into USE Then
the upper atmosphere is traversed by
many strong currents, whose laws are
not very thoroughly understood, but one
of the greatest difficulties is the differ
ence in the density of the atmosphere
at different heights. You know that the
air becomes much less dense as we go
up Now, how would you think this
fact would effect the balloon from what
/ have told you?'
81 can't think of anything
"Why, as the density of the atmo-
sphere decreases it gets nearer and near
err to that of the gas in the balloon, so
that the latter will keep ascending more
and more slowly and finally stop; so to
overcome this the balloon is supplied
with bags of sand before it begins to
ascend. When it begins to go slowly
the aeronaut throws out a bag of sand
This so lightenS the weight Of the bal
loon that it fairly leaps upward, and
this action can be kept up until the sup
ply of sand is exhausted"
ayes, but how can they come down %
"They cannot increase the weight of
the balloon, so it becomes necessary to
let out some of the gas. AS soon as
this is done the volume of air displaced
becomes smaller and soon the dangerous
descent begins"
"Do you think we will ever be able
to fy?"
II have very grave doubts"
"Why? %
Because the obsta cles to be overcome
are so many. At least two very i'm
portant things are necessary in any sue
cessful flying machine. First, some
form of motor capable of lifting its own
weight; second, an absolutely safe
method of steering. Of course there are
many other necessary things. but these
two, it seems to me, are of first impor-
lance. Thousands of flying machines
have been designed and patented, but
still we do not fly Most inventors have
tried to follow the principles by which
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Machines for Flying.

The boy is off on another tack now.
1t is the flying machine this time. AS
usual he wants to know many things
which his father cannot explain, and
here is part of last nights converse
ton:
what makes balloon go up, papa?'
''The balloon ascends for the same rea-
son that cork floats on water. Ii we
take definite quantity of water, say
cubic inch, it has certain weight. Now
let us take cubic inch of something
else, for instance, lead. We find that the
lead weighs about eleven times as much
us the water and then we say that the
specific gravity of lead is eleven. Water
is the standard, and by comparing equal
volumes of other substances we find their
specific GRANTEES. An equal volume Of
cork will be only twenty-four one-hun-
dredths as much as the water. Let this
represent tank of water with a piece
of cork, G, immersed.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
A Fair Blacksmith.

A pretty girl who makes horseshoes
was the star attraction at a recent
church entertainment at Topeka, Kas.
She is Miss Adele Pollock, II years old,
who for amusement studied the work in
her fathers machine shop. At the en-
tertainment, says the Topeka Capital,
she appeared in a match with two Of the
most expert blacksmiths in the city.
Three portable FORCES were placed upon
the stage Each contestant was allowed
a helper to blow the bellows. Miss
Adele wore a very workmanlike garb-a
corduroy skirt and leather apron. Her
competitors smiled indulgently at her
when time was called, but became anx-
ious, then alarmed and finally discounted
when she turned and cast a perfect
horseshoe before the judges in less than
four minutes. The curtain dropped on
the pretty picture of the flaming forge,
and a few minutes later Miss Pollock APP
peared among her friends daintily clad
in white
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
said iC Like a Man.

Early in the war, before Lee had
demonstrated his pre-eminence as the
Southern leader, he was severely criti-
cised on more than one occasion by
certain Gen. Whiting. Whiting had
stood at the head of his class at West
Point, and was considered a very bright
and capable man. One day President
Davis, wishing an officer for some i'm
portant command, called upon Gen. Lee
for advice. ''What do you think of
Whiting?' asked Davis. Lee answered
without hesitation, commencing Whiting
as one of the ablest men in the army,
well qualified in every way for even the
most responsible position. One of the Of
ficers present was greatly surprised, and
at the first opportunity drew Lee aside.
.Don't you know what unkind things
Whiting has been saying about you?"
he inquired. Lees answer was of the
best Il understood" he said that the
President desired to know my opinion
of Whiting, not Writings opinion of
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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18

1.-THE kite portion is divided into a
number of parts which he calls inclined
planes. They are made of canvas and
contain several thousand square feet of
surface. He uses steam engine to
work the propellers, and has designed
for this purpose probably one of the most
powerful engines with the least weight
that have ever been made. In order to
test the power of this flying machine
thoroughly before risking any lives he
has invented and used some very inter-
esting testing instruments. The whole
machine is mounted on wheels, which
run on wide gauge track a thousand
feet long. Steam is turned on and they
shoot in a horizontal direction along this
track and make many interesting expert
ments. The inclined planes are placed
at different angles and the lifting power
for different angles and different propel-
Ter speeds measured; also. the amount of
power developed and fuel burned
Does it ever fly off the track?"
They provide against that danger by
having an upper track like this:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18

LET K be large kite and p pro-
peller to force the cigar shaped body,
upward. That being the case, why could
B, forward. Then the action of the wind
would raise the kite in the air and the
whole machine would be carried with
it."
20, papa let's make one. l know it
would fly; why didn't we think of it be-
foreY' cried the boy.
Easy, my boy; don't get excited
That is just the way great many peo-
pie have reasoned, spent lots of money,
used the finest material and workman,
ship to be obtained and still we do not
fly. But, seriously, this is just the idea
that Mr.. Maxim has worked on for
years. His machine has twin propellers
of, think, two blades each; so they
must look like this:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
HIS CAsKET LEFT OPEN.

Precautions Taken by a New Yorker to
Prevent Being Buried Alive.
For thirty days and thirty nights, from
the time of the funeral, the lid of the
casket in which lies the body of John G.
Rose of Roseton, N. Y, will not be
screwed on. Mr.. Rose was a wealthy
brick manufactures, and died at his home
at Roseton, n. Y, four miles north of
Newburg. The casket is in receiving
vault in Cedar Hill cemetery, half a mile
from the late residence of the dead man.
Mr.. Rose had, it is said, of late years
been haunted by fear that he might be
buried alive, and it is in accordance with
his oft-repeated wish that the preeaution
mentioned is being taken. The door of
the vault is to remain unlocked, so that
IN case Mr.. ROSe aWakenS from trance
he can give an alarm, if not make his
way out of the resting place of the dead.
Two guards are to stand at the entrance
of the vault one at night and the other
in the day time, until the body gives
positive evidence of decomposition, or the
specified time has elapsed. The fear of
burial alive is generally accepted as fur
nishing the reason for this course, but
one theory offered by disinterested per-
sons in regard to the proceeding is that
snatchers might seize his body and hold
it for ransom. One of the guards en-
employed at the vault is Mr.. Garrison of
ROseton and the other had long been
trusted employee of the deceased manu-
facturer. The spot in the cemetery
where the body lies is really the center
of three vaults One was built by Henry
Ball of the firm of Ball & Black, New
York jewelers..
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Carried Too Far.

A Diapers assistant was showing a
lady some parasols. The assistant had
good command of language. and knew
how to expatiate on the good qualities
and show the best points of goods. As
he picked up a parasol from the lot on
the counter and opened it, he struck
an attitude of admiration, and, holding
it up to the best light that could be had,
said:
Now, there, isn't it lovely? Look at
that silk. Particularly observe the quail
ty, the finish. the general effect. Feel
it. Pass your hand over it. No non
sense about that parasol, is thereT he
said. as he handed it over to the lady.
"Ain't it a beauty?
YES said the lady; that's my old
one-I just laid it down here. It'd
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Life in a Gotham Flat.

1t seems a paradox, but as the city
expands the size of flats contracts, says
a New York correspondent of the Pitts
burg Dispatch. The majority of medium
priced flats that are built nowadays in
Harlem are terrors. 1t is practically
making two flats out of one. Owners
find it easier to rent two $50 flats than
a $50 one. Every foot Of space in those
small fats is utilized. The bedrooms
are squeezed, the doors are narrow The
one is too small to allow bed and a
bell skirt; the other too narrow for bal
loon sleeves. The bathtubs are barrel
like, length being sacrificed for depth,
while the kitchens are designed for lilipu-
tan cooks, the hot water boiler being
placed lengthwise on the range to utilize
space In such bandboxes folding beds
and condensed milk are the leading lux.
uripS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
one
Bits.
Too Big a Job.

An old Highland sergeant in one of
the Scottish regiments was going his
rounds one night to see that all the lights
were out in the barrack rooms, Coming
to a room where he thought he saw
light shining, he roared OUT.
Put DOT that light there.
One Of the men shouted back:
''Man. it's the mune, sergeant"
Not hearing very well, the sergeant
cried in return:
II dinna care a Jacket what it is! Put
it ootr'-Buffalo Commercial.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
BOORra,

LAS l lay asleep in Italy. shelley.
One night lay asleep in Africa,
In a garden close by the city gate;
desert horseman, furious and late,
Came wildly laundering at the closed bar.
"Open. in Allah's name!' he cried. wake,
Mustapha!
Slain is the Sultan treason, war and hate
Rage from Fee to Tetuan. Open straight!
The Waterman heard as thunder from afar.
Go to! In peace the city lies asleep.
To Allah, all-knowing, no news you
bring"
keep.
At once nightingale began to sing,
In Oriental calm the garden lay
Panic and war postponed another day.
Charles Dudley Warner in Harpers Maya
zine.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
A UNIQUE PEN.
A Bookkeeper Has Trained Finger Nail
to Do the Work of an Ordinary Quill.

Henry Pearson, young man who oc-
grocery establishment in st. Paul, Mimi,
uses, perhaps, the most novel pen in ex-
istence. Pearson has allowed the nail
of his middle finger to grow to the length
of full inch and this he mas whitfield
down till it has exactly the appearance
of an oId-fashioned quill pen. Pearson
says his pen has many advantages over
any other which he ever used, the chief
of these being that it is always AT
hand" A neat silver ferule, or, rather,
an elongated thimble, protects the pen
when not in use and Pearson says it
writes for an incredible time without
having to be trimmed or repaired.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Flute Poisoning.

Cocus wood has for many years been
used in the manufacture of flutes, be-
cause it gives forth flexible and mellow
tone: but it has been found by certain
poisons the lips This particular form of
poisoning was the subject under discus
sion at the recent meeting of the Mas
sachusetts Homeopathic Medical society.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Indian Su1nmerttme.

When Indian summer comes, ali then.
What glowing pictures cross the sky;
What colors fade and glow again,
To dazzle the enraptured eye.
When Indian summer comes, it's time
For fancieS rare on natures scroll;
TITS time for reveres sublime
'Tis time to lay in winter coal.
Washington Star.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18

birds and insects fly, but the one that
has attracted most attention, perhaps,
Mr.. Maxim's machine, is more on the
principle of a kite. Here is kite, X.
S is the string leading to the ground.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-18
Pointer for Gard Players.

To r.t your trust in princes is
UnWise in many cases;
But is is worse to trust in kings
When t'other man has aces.
New York Recorder.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
Ar THE PRESERVES.
Some Good Bags Taken hy the
Hunters Last Sunday.

he sporting element that went
shooting last Sunday are much in
oensed at the repairmen of the
telephone company, who earelessly
left several poles lay across the
road to the preserves.
Several horses SHE'D at the OBJ
stacles, and the occupants of the
teams had some very narrow es-
capes iron being thrown over the
grade. No serious accidents oc-
CURED, however, though several
teams became frightened and ran
off.
There some good shooting done
on Sam Wilder's preserves. A
party composed OF Harry Whitney,
f. .Wodehouse, George Robertson,
f. Lame and Mr.. Wilder sue
ceeded in bagging between them
twenty-eight pheasants. c. l..
Brown had his usual luck with
him, and f. J. Spalding succeeded
in capturing six pheasants and a
pair OF ducks. The other hunters
did fairly well.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
Yacht Eleanor Seized.

The yacht Eleanor, owned by
millionaire Slater, of Norwich,
Conn, has been seized at San Fran
cisco on account Of Mr.. Skaters
secretary failing TO pay bill OF
$3.50 before going east. The
yacht, it will be remembered, spent
some time in Hawaiian waters, her
millionaire owner and family being
on cruise around the world.
The Eleanor cost, completed, over
100000, and since then wealth
has been lavished on her furnish
ings, and, while the paintings and
silver ware were sent East s. few
days ago, the sheriff has still near
" $4,000 worth OF property to
satisfy the bill Of SSI 50.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
lug Leaves Again.

The tug Eleu took on provisions
and coal yesterday, and sailed dur
ing the evening for another cruise.
The boat will arrive at Kauai this
morning, and extend her voyage
around the island in the hope of
overtaking the schooner said to
have been in the locality some days
ago. The Eleu will also visit the
other side of this island, where, it
is reported a vessel was seen yes
terday with some men aboard.
Company F marched in that direc-
rection yesterday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
A Significant Departure.

With the departure of another year
when s review is made of the coudit-
ion OF affairs, it is only right that
some thought be given TO the physical
body which enables everyone to bat
tie with life'- problem aud figure for
themselves the profit or loss on the
trial balance sheet Though the bank
account may be large ard each ones
material gain be great, il would not
be surprising if it suddenly dawns
UPON many that good health mas been
greatly Impoverished by the low
condition of the blood 1t il in this
state that the Tactic acid in the vital
fluid attacks the d arous tissues. par
ticularly the joints, making known
the local manifestations OF rheuma
tism. Thousands OF people have
found in Hoods sarsaparilia the
great blood purifier, positive and
permanent cure for rheumatism.
HoBRos DRUG Co., Wholesale agents.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-10
Prof. Brigham Going Away.

Professor Brigham, curator of
the Bishop Museum, is contemplate
ing trip to the States and may
cross the Atlantic before returning.
The prime object of the professors
trip abroad is TO see Charles R.
Bishop on the subject OF a NAM
moth tropical aquarium and school
of biology 10 be established here.
Professor Jordan OF Stanford Uni
versity writes that he will visit
Honolulu next month to consult
the promoters OF the scheme. The
estimated cost OF the proposed
and school is s250,000.