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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

Marbles going through the center arch
take two from the pool; marbles going
through either of the side arches pay
one to the pool; marbles failing to pass
an arch go either to the pool or the pool
keeper.
Another game is ten block. Ten cubes
are painted on each of their sides with a
number, one of the sides of each being
0. These cubes are arranged in four
rows. 4. 3, 2, /, with the 4 facing the
shooters, who takes so many shots at
each, and the highest total, as shown on
the upper sides, wins. The difficulty in
this game is the @, which is always
player, so that unless he knocks over the
cubes he gets nothing.
Another game of this same class is
target In it rings are drawn on the
floor. having different values for each
space, as in rifle shooting. The players
have shot apiece and the object is to
let the marble stop as near the center
as possible and clear away the adver-
sary.
Cannon is a game requiring skill. One
of the players puts marble not far from
the wall or skirting board and from a
mark chosen by the rest proceeds to
shoot at it so that his taw will hit the
wall first and go off to the object of his
aim. Should he succeed he takes up
both his marbles and the next player
tries the same feat. But should he miss
he must leave both marbles down, and
the second player tries to hit one of them
by shooting at the wall, the game going
on until the player succeeds in hitting
one of the marbles SO left, when he
takes the lot.
A better game for three or four players
is long taw. Here the leader shoots as
far ahead as possible, and the second
tries to hit his taw, the third player try
ing to hit either of the two taws. Each
time taw is hit the owner has to pay
one marble to the hitter, and the game
continues as long as is desired, the play
ers in turn shooting at the taw within
easiest reach and being entitled to a shot
at another taw if they succeed.-Brook-
lyn Eagle
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

bon mot of Father Healy's, because they
too soon acquire rapid and enormous
circulation. But probably his speech to
Lord Morris is not so we'll known as
some other sallies of his.
Lord Morris is distinguished judicial
wit, whose accent is of the raciest and
purest Hibernian. He was recently de-
ploring in the hearing Of Father Healy
that on the occasion of the marriage of
a highly distinguished couple he had
neither rice nor an old shoe to fling after
the happy pair ''for luck"
"Arrah, my lord" promptly calculated
Father Healy, why didn't you throw
your brogue Gaelic for shoe) after
them?"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
HARD TO ACCOUNT For.

neighborhood Of Bishop Auckland are
accustomed to share between them tho
somewhat onerous duty of collecting at
night their numerous offsprings. As
soon as the clock tolls the hour of re,
pose, out the good man sallies up the
highway in quest of his cratic progeny.
The task Of the wife is TO receive them
at home, to reckon them, and marshai
them to roost.
An a recent occasion, on his return
home after what he had supposed sue
cessful expedition, the poor man was
met at the door by his better half, who
thus reported progress:
cit is O. no use; thou mum out again,
for I've been to reckon the BARNS, and
there's no but thirteen in bedn'
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
APPENDICITIS AND ITS TREATMENT
| Surgeons Who Wish to Experiment with
the Human System.

surgeons Who Wish to Experiment with
the Human System.
1t is many a long year since so much
unSclentltlc and unnecessary butchery
has been INDUCED in as is recorded in
the treatment of appendicitis in the last
few years. Severe pain and certain
symptoms that might be attributed to
dozen other causes are charged to APP
pendicitiS, and a continuation of them
suggests experiments to the minds of
the doctors, and the operating table
looms up in the immediate future as the
only nope for life. There are vet many
physicians who insist that operations of
this sort are absolutely necessary: but it
is hopeful sign of the times that some
of the more conservative and experienced
doctors declare that only in exceptional
cases is surgery positively necessary. As
a simple home treatment, several pa
tents have been Immediately relieved by
drinking large quantities of pure salad
oil. This appears to have a beneficial
effect upon the entire lining membrane
of the allmentary canal: the oil seeming
to spread over the surface, allaying IT.
ritation and softening whatever food
products may have lodged in the appen-
dical sac
The ponsensical theory put forth by
one member of the medical profession
that no infant was properly equipped for
life until by surgical means 1t had been
deprived of the veriform appendix, and
thus fortified against future danger, is
too silly to deserve moments considera-
ton
Millions of people have lived and died
without even knowing that there was
such thing, and the proportion Of
deaths that can by any possible means
be attributed to this cause is extremely
small Some day doctors and patients
will realize that thorough washing
out and cleansing of the interior of the
body is quite as beneficial as the same
process applied to the exterior. 1t is
asserted by those who have had suf-
ficient experience to entitle their state
ments to consideration that the thorough
washing out of the digestive apparatus
by means of tepid water properly purified
would prevent at least half of the dis
eases from which humanity suffers
New York Ledger.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

er the game is started it becomes prac>
tically the same as ring taw, with the
difference that the larger ring takes the
same place as the small ring, and no taw
car be killed." or become liable to a
fine. In modern pyramids one of the
players becomes banker and places the
pyramid in the center of a 6-inch ring,
about II feet from the base. The play
ers shoot at the pyramid from the base,
and get all the marbles they knock out
of the ring, the banker keeping every
marble they shoot. Sometimes there is
no ring, and when the pyramid is hit the
hitter takes the four marbles of which
it is composed. Pyramids in this form
give such an advantage to the banker
that it should never be played unless it
be agreed before hand that after so many
shots the bank should be taken in turn
by all the players and that no player
leave until the game be finished. If the
complete round of so many shots cannot
be gone through the winnings on both
sides should be returned
The counting arch is better game
than bridge board. A board u an inch
thick, inches high and % inches long
is notched or cut into arches 2 inches
wide, and fitted with strut on each
end to keep it upright. The players shoot
at it so many marbles each and count
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Asked a Favor.

Stranger-''Beg pardon, sir, but you
favor, and one that 1 will gladly repay"
Bankrupt (sadly)-'I? l am afraid
you have made mistake. / am of no
use to anybody. l have just failed for
half million, and with no assets
$50 / heard"
You knew it, and yet you say l can
be of service to you?"
Yes, sir; 1 beg you will not refuse"
But what can a miserable bankrupt
like me do for anyone?'
II want you to tell me, sir, how you
orot so much credit"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Promise Nothing.

AS the result of wager the following
newspaper:
81 promise nothing! 1 engage to per-
form nothing! But send me If SOC in
postage stamps. Perhaps there is a lit
tie surprise in store for you. Who
knows? Address T. D., postofice, - .
The impudence and apparent candor Of
every success. Stamps rained in for
several days, so that the winner of the
wager was able to hand over a consider
able sum to local charity, after which
he told the story in the newspapers, so
that the dupes might know what had be-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Games with Marbles.


Most boys would be indignant if told
that they did not know how to play mar
bles or that they did not play fair, but
certain youngster with gray hair, who
has been watching the games which are
now dividing with school the attention Of
every boy and many of the girls in Brook
Ign, says: ''Boys. you ought to get more
fun out of marbles than you do" This
expert has sent the Eagle series Of ar
ticles published in the Boys Own Pa
per some years ago, and from these the
following games and directions have been
taken:
The proper way to shoot marble is
to hold it between the knuckle of the
thumb and tip of the forefnger, and
strike it fair in the center by the thumb
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Should Flowers be Sent to a Funeral?

Should Flowers be Sent to Funeral?
The short but significant sentence,
s'No flowers" at the end of announce
ments of deaths printed in the daily
papers, appears with frequency that
cannot fail to arrest attention. 1t has
for so long been the fashion to send
flowers to funerals that this persistent
request on the part of relatives of the
departed is, one ventures to think, a sub
ject well worthy consideration.
Obviously the express desire that no
flowers should be sent is not made with
out reason. Is it, then, on account OF
the inconvenience too often caused by
the receipt of innumerable wreaths and
other floral offerings? For it is no I'M
common sight to see at a funeral flowers
in such quantities that a special car
riage is required for their conveyance.
Or is the request made with a view
of saving friends and acquaintance the
expense to which they are put in show
ing their sympathy and respect in this
particular way!
Either reason is commendable. The
idea of sending flowers to funerals is
beautiful, but when carried to the eX-
tremes to which some people are led
in sending wreaths, crosses, harps or
other forms in which it is customary
to send flowers, does it not appear out
of all character with the solemnity of
the occasion? The flowers for the most
part cannot be placed within the coffin,
and may be seen in high heaps over the
grave, to wither and become an eyesore.
Then as to the cost. In large towns
even a small wreath cannot be purchased
for much less than So, and often twice
that amount is asked for very ordi-
nary one. This must be a tax on many
who can i'll afford to spare the money,
yet who from various motives feel COM
PEELED to be represented by this means.
There is a feeling, growing stronger
and more widespread every year, against
expensive and ostentatious funerals; in
fact, with many, among whom the very
rich are numbered, the desire is that
funerals should be carried out with sim
plicity and economy.
Nor is this change in conducting buri-
ais engendered by any feelings of disre-
spect to the dead; rather is it expressive
of wish to perform the last rites of
those ''who have gone before" in a man
ner strictly becoming and free from all
vulgar display of pomp and show
New York Morning Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
MOTHER OF QUADRUPLETs.
She is Only Twenty-one and Her Husband
is Fifty-two.


Mrs Amanda Webster, living near
Bethel, Del, gave birth to four children,
three girls and one boy. All are doing
we'll and have prospect of living. The
mother is 21 years of age and the father
so. The birth of the children recalls the
and half ago. Mrs. Webster, then a
Miss Greenly, was attending school, and
had arranged for an elopement with
Webster, bachelor and well-to-do farm
er. Webster drove to the school one
morning, met the young lady and drove
off with her, and for week nothing was
known of them. The greatest excitement
prevailed, which was dispelled when the
couple returned, having been married in
Baltimore. The father of the children
is an ardent admirer of President Cleve-
land, and said the girls would be named
Ruth, Esther and Marion, and the boy
Grover and that he would ask the Presi-
dent to act as godfather.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Carried a Pearl in Her Teeth.

Mrs. D. M. Bedell of 90 West Eighty
ninth street, New York, was eating
CLAIMS at the seashore in the summer,
when she felt one of her back teeth give
way She paid no attention to it until
a few days ago it bothered her by ach-
ing. She went to her dentist, and upon
pink pearl imbedded in the cavity. 1t
was a delicate task to remove the gem,
but he was successful, and handed it to
Mrs. Bedell. The pearl is at Tiffany S
to be mounted.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
She Kills and Skins Horses in Short
Order.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hitchman have
launched a peculiar and new industry
in Muncie, Ind 1t is horse-hide fac
tory. or that is what Mrs. Hitchman de-
sires that it be referred to as being.
Henry spends his time buying old horses
them home, where his wife shoots and
skins them. She uses the knife with
great accuracy and is assisted only by
her two small sons. After the hide is
removed the fat is rendered into tallow
and the bones dressed and sold for fer
tilizing. The horses are purchased for
mere songs, and Hitchman seems to be
making a good thing out of the business.
The woman can remove hide. in less
fhan ten minutes. -Indianapolis Sentinel.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Witty Irishnen.

1t is admitted that few witty men
still exist in Ireland. There are DR..
Shaw of Trinity college, Dublin, and
nently: and perhaps in no ways behind is
Mr.. Dickinson, dean of the Chapel Roy
al. 1t is always dangerous to repeat a
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Arrested the Audience.

Herr Woltersdorf, the German man
ager and actor, one Sunday in the winter
left the Stadt theater and drove to his
little playhouse, "Auf den Hausen,' out
side the town. The play announced on
the bills was ''Kabale und Liebe." The
audience consisted of one solitary person.
ginning the play, to the chagrin of his
Company, who expected that the empty
playhouse meant a holiday for the act
ors. They took the widest liberty with
the text, and scarcely word reached
fhe audience. Thereupon the solitary
audience stood up and demanded that
the play should be duly rendered accord.
ing to the playful. Arrest the public"
said the grim manager to policeman,
Who Iurked behind one of the pillars.
The officer seized the audience, saying,
II arrest you for disturbing the course
of a public entertainment; The whole
public" was then marched of to the
watch-house, and the play came to an
Qn1
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
In the Wrong Church.

One Sunday, while a Scotch bailie
was experimenting the collection plate.
an old lady came, and, dropping a
penny in the plate, passed into the
church.
In short time she reappeared, and,
lifting her penny out of the plate, went
out.
The bailie asked for an explanation of
her strange conduct "Oh," says she,
81 am in the wrong kirk
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
GOSSIP FOR THE LAIlIES
The Hill Winds.

The hill-winds coming, the hill-winds going,
They have no care for my heavy fret;
lay my face in the long grass growing
And dream of Moirin and half forget
That never a wind in the world is blowing
Her thoughts to my heart that loves her
yet.
The hill-winds going, the hill-winds coming,
/ take no heed Of them all day long,
Though ] lie in their heart from dawn to
cleaning,
And bark the bees where the clovers
throng;
And, o wild bees, that you'd hush your
humming;
What comfort is there in comb or song?
The hilI-winds blow without care or cum
Der,
And scents of bean-fields they bring to me.
Where magic flowers without name or num-
Der
Are sending dreams where sad sleepers be;
But none SO deep as the hOneyed slumber
OF Moirin drowned in the Ictian Sea.
Nora Hopper.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
For the Blind.

By means of a recent invention the
blind are enabled to write with facility,
using the ordinary Roman alphabet. The
invention is described as a hinged metal
plate with square perforations arranged
in parallel lines of which the stylus is
moved in making the letters.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Henry irving and His wife.

A writer IN Vogue tells an interesting
story of the lack of sympathy between
the English actor, Sir Henry Irving,
and his wife, the matrimonial differ
ences of whom have always been mat,
ter of conjecture.
the actors calling, and among all promi-
nent actors thinks, and doubtless honest,
ly thinks, her husband the worst. Irv.
ing tried for over two years to live with
a wife before whom it was nearly trea,
son to mention his much-cherished call
ing. Love me, love my dog! Love me,
be interested in my work! If Irving
had continued to live with his wife he
would have gradually ceased to be able
to act. One can live with little sym.
pathy and encouragement, but hardly
with a wife who affords none. Short Of
hearing the words myself, it is possible
to guarantee the truth of the following,
for it was told me personally by a man
who was as intimate with Irving as a
brother. He had made his first pro-
nounced success, Matthias in THE Bells
The whole of the press and dillettanti
had swarmed behind the Lyceum scenes
congratulation, rare in the history of the
stage. At last the actor got away from
the theater and wendell his way, with
n beating heart, to the house in Great
Russell street. Bloomsbury, where he
then lived. He had received all the
praise possible; he craved but little more
his Wife's congratulations. Her EN-
brace. the radiance on her face, the
joyous admission of an achievement she
had doubted, was the one thing neces,
sary to fill his cup of happiness. She
said nearly exactly like this:
Henry. what a dreadful noise you
did make in that part tonight!
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
viii Not Wear Boomers.

VIII Not Wear BIOOmers.
She will not wear the boomers
And yet no prude is she;
Though such dress, she must confess,
Belts not modeSty.
Still, that is net her reason;
The truth is, she's afraid
To let folks see how fearfully
And wondrOusly she's made.
New Orleans TimeS-Democrat
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
Turned Around.

An amusing instance of an orator I'M
able to resist making neat paradox
was presented in a speech made at
banquet given when President Hayes
and his cabinet were in Omaha. EVarts
was making a most eloquent eulogy OF
the West, and concluded one OF his
famous interminable sentences IN these
words: II like the Vest like her self
made men-and the more | travel West
the more l meet with her pubic men,
the more l am satisfied OF the truthtuN
moss Of the Bible statement that the
wise-men-c ame-from-t he-Eastw
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

according to the numbers on the arches
shot the player that has scored most is
winner, and he takes the pool; if a pool
of so much for entrance fee has been
made, or the players have to give him
marbles enough in equal shares TO make
up the number he has won.
There is another bridge game called
discount, in which three arches are used.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28
The Latest international Engagement.

Save for the historical associations
which will aways invest the palace of
Blenheim, the chief country seat of the
young Duke of Marlborough, and, to a
minor extent, his town house in London,
the new Duchess of Marlborough, now
Miss Consuela Vanderbilt, will not find
any very great change in her surround
ings as far as luxurious appointments
and the presence of every device that
comfort and luxury can suggest are
concerned.
The ordinary day at Marble house be-
gins with coffee and rolls served about
s o'clock in ones room, although if
member of the family or a guest prefers
a heartier breakfast, such can be had
by descending to the dining room, a mag
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-28

Two sons of Marshal Bazaine are
said to be serving in the Cuban insur-
gent ranks.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19

be male only by alleging that the De-
'en1ant had claimed ard exercised its
flSn1s WITHIN o reasoaahla time. and vrat
there Fad been an actual rescisssesn- %
TIE contract, or ~ least TIE answeh
snoui6 dfsafarrn the contract and Plead
ten1tr OF the prexnirnH Ara and Ersv
f-s'c. OF LaE. s@ssz3. 2 Parsons On Cou-
tracts. It'll ed. s77-ss1 This objection II
not answered by saying that the legal
Representatives OF the deceased nay re-
cover ths premiums. and sAaa the defen-
nant u not required 20 make tender 70
tais plaintiff. Con>eding that q tender 20
De valid rzESt be made 10 the legal rep
resefstative. IL Is nevertheless essential
70 RECESSION OF the contract that the
defenfant should return or at least offer
IN good faith to return the premiums %
~aosnsoese. may be lawfully entitled 20
receive tbs same. No such repayment or
oner having been made the contract In
operative. 50 that the plaintiff may en-
force u In this action. Foreman va Bsge-
low Ciif. 50s. Fed Cas-. No x.ss4. Gray
w. Nat Zen. Association. II. y. Z. Rep.
81.
As the answer contains no defense
whatever. errors In rulings during the
trial. IL any were committed. cannot be
prefudfcial 20 the defendant II h there
fore unnecessary 10 discuss any cf the
other proportions advanced In the arEu-
ment upon this motion The motion IL
denied and q judgment win be entered
upon tho verdict"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-19

Transactions Since January i and For
YESTERDAY.


Real estate transfers since January I.
1s55, are 81. 033. 527 a. There were flied for
record yesterday nine deeds. the consid-
erations aggregating ss.5oi.5s. Following
Is the list as furnished by the Daily Rec
ord. room 4. scheuerman block:
Mary l.. and j. A. Pittenger to Airs. f.
l. Crossman, lot !. block s., Lake Union
add. SITS.
Charles r. Fishback TO Rutherford
Byrne. undi3 interest In LOT 4. block II.
VIM. ~. Bell 9Th add, 500.
Seattle Trust Co. 20 Kate c. Means.
lot ., block 4. Lakeside add. $50.
VIM. a. Johpson to James H Johnson,
sia set. nwi4 sec 8, =. 3. 500.
Sheriff TO Thos. A. Boyle. lot II, block
Y. Gilman Park. cause ii.i12 against A.
w. Craig ct NJ, So. 30.
Henry Bohie TO Barbara Bohie (known
as Hahn. mel. sec 35. rs. 5. ST.
c. p. Stone To Carl Ross. lot 81. block 2.
Bradner's add. q c, 81.
T. d. Ford TO Carl Ross. lot IS. block ..
Bradner's add, q c, 81.
Mary Steele to Joseph Hoeslech. ef. lots
]. 2. block 80. ID. s. Maynard's plat, $. $50.
James III. Boyd to L. S. and Matte NJ.
Steel. lots to 3. block 3. Grand Boule-
ward add. $3.50.