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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14
Hoods Dill, easy to buy, easy to take,
aA~A . ! HIS easy In effect. Csc.

The suit of Hon j. p. Smoker.
mayor of Dodgeville. against A. Me
Arthur, late editor of the Dodgeyille
Sun, attracts much interest through
out the country, owing to the promi-
nence Of the parties. While Mr..
Smoker has characteristics proyoea-
i've OF antagonists, he is universally
regarded as scruptulously honest.
exemplary citizen; to be implicitly
relied upon for faithful performance
OF every duty and unfiinching defense
of whatever he esteems the right. We
cannot believe that he has done any
thing to warrant the attack made up
on him in the Sun, which we read
with regret at the time of its publiea-
ton. Mr.. Macarthur probably did
not duly consider the severity OF what
he wrote until it appeared in cold
print. Editors encumbered with
opinions are most liable to such err
rors. Mineral Point Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14

The Connecticut river was named
by the Dutch Versche river, fresh
river.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14

The Peter Mclean homestead in
White Oak Springs was burned few
days ago. The building was one Of
the old land marks. having been built
over fifty years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-14
War sim Probable.

This is looked upon as being the sole
sure mode of dealing with the sultan and
of holding down the ambitions of the in
diyidual European states S6iii, however,
there is visible between che lines in the
utterances of the premier an undercurrent
of feeling that war in the east is more
likely to be postponed that averted. In
any case, it is understood that there will
be no change in the governments pro-
gramme looking to strengthening the
British fleet very materially in order to be
ready for any combination of eventualities
which may be likely TO occur
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16

tickets and other trifes which he be-
slowed upon her when there was no fut-
ure to be taken into consideration.
He must treat her people with defer
ence, cordiality and flial affection. He
must let her complain of all her faults.
retail all the family quarrels and
point out all the family imperfections
without ever allowing the knowledge he
acquires thus to tinge his behavior. He
must listen to her abuse of them with
sympathy, and never by any chance
show anything but the highest regard
for them himself.
He must like all her friends. He
must treat tthe girls with the intimacy
which never borders on familiarity; must
enjoy their society which will be thrust
upon him at times and places, and at
the same time must be prepared to agree
with her estimate of their shortcomings.
1t will be just as well for him never to
admire them too extravagantly.
In public he must always be prepared
to show her the attentions she needs, but
must also be prepared to let her have a
good time" nhampered by his devotion
For instance, he must never let her sit a
dance out alone, yet he must never glow
er when she seems to be dancing often
with other men. His manner must be a
perfect mingling of devotion and non.
interference.
incidentally, it may be added that an
occa sional dose of neglect is wholesome
and that semi-OccaSional quarrel is moi
to be despised. New York World
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
COAL In A RIVER BED.
Relics of a War Incident When Barges
Were Sunk.

Relics of War Incident When Barges
Were Sunk.
AS drew near, picking my way over
the irregular rocks that paved the beach,
/ saw that the workers were not river
men, but farmers. They were carrying
the round black and gray. objects high
up ON the beach and building pyramids
of them, very much like those one sees
made of cannon balls at military posts.
What be we a-doin' off, answered
one old fellow. ''Why, we be a'gettin'
in our winters COAL Cert'nly it's coal"
'But what makes it so round, and
where do you get it 2"
''Why, this yere coal was planted in
the river during the war;" answered the
old man, sitting down on q gunwale of
his skiff. During the war a fleet OF
coal barges was sunk up river by the
shot from Morgans gun. Later on the
government blew up the barges to open
up the channel, an the Goals been a.
driftin' an a-driftin' for over thirty
travels, just like the rocks would be
worn. We go out to the bars and pick
the coal balls out of the other rocks.
When all that is on top is gone we just
drift about in the shadows, and when
we see lump we bring it up to the
surface with a scoop net and get it
aboard. Coal is light in water. A
chunk that you can't lift on land is east
~ raised to the top OF the water. I've
got nothin' to do just now, SO | put in
my time gettin' coal I've fished up
about ten tons durin' the week, and it's
boss coal, stranger. It's washed about
SO many years that most of the sulphur
is out of it, and it won't SCOT your hands
up. The wife don't get her hands dirty
handlin' of it; and it burns bettern any
other sort of coal.'
In proof of the cleanliness Of the drift
coal the old man exhibited his claw like
hands, the palms of which, instead of
being black, were whitened with a pow
der that resembled lime dust This was
accounted for from the fact that many
Jumps of coal in their travels had been
covered with deposit of lime, and were
Whitley gray, like the rock that contrib
uted to their coloring. The pieces of
coal ranged from the size of a baseball
up to that of mans head, and while
some were irregularly shaped, with
rounded edges, the great majority were
turned as true as a billiard ball-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
THE BURSTING oEsA GLACIER.
A Frightful Disaster on the Altels
Glacier Near the Gemmi Pass.

A Frightful Disaster on the Altels
Glacier Near the Gemmi Pass.
A correspondent, writing to us from
Zurich on the 18th inst, says: 'At day.
break on Wednesday a frightful disaster
took place at a distance of four miles
from Kanderstag, on the Gemmi pass.
A huge mass of ice, measuring 1,25O, 900
cubic metres, detached itself from the
Altels glacier, and was precipitated into
the valley. Such was the impetus Of the
mighty avalanche that it was not checked
in the valley, but dashed up the opposite
to height Of 1900 feet, carrying every
thing before it until it met wall of rock
which sent the main mass surging back.
At the foot of this rock lies, or rather
lay, the Spitalmatte, an exceedingly beau
tiful and rich mountain pasture, with
chalets for the cowherds, for storing
cheeses, etc. At the time of the dis
aster there were collected there $50 head
of valuable cattle under the care of four
cowherds. There were also two officials
from Leuk, who had come up to arrange
about bringing down the cattle, which
event has always taken place on Septem-
Der 13. ALI have been overwhelmed.
Of the animals only three have escaped.
'"rhe loss in the live stock. the owner
ship of which was partitioned among
about thirty families, mostly quite poor,
belonging to the village of Leuk, is es-
timated at 100000 francs. The pasture
itself, which for years will now be use
less, strewn as it is with debris, is val
ued at 100000 francs. The bodies of
the two officials and Of two of the cow
herds have been recovered, but in hor-
ribly mutilated condition. 1t seems that
the disaster overlook them while sleep
ing in their huts. The other two men,
whose bodies have not yet been found,
are supposed to have been up early for
the purpose of milking the cows. The
blocks of fallen ice and rocks cover a
space Of two square miles to depth of
many yards, the whole scene being one
of indescribable desolation. Besides
the trees which were in the track of the
avalanche, great numbers have been up
rooted by the wind which it produced.
Many of the cattle, too. lie about in such
positions that they must have been
hurled great distances through the air
by the same force. Men are hard at
work trying to make some sort of foot
path over the debris, the ordinary roaGs
being of course completely obliterated.
From old records in Leuk it appears that
similar catastrophe occurred at the
same spot in 1882, also only two days
before the date fixed for the return of
the cattle to the valleys London
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
WAR BALLOONS.
Interesting Experiments in Their Use by
the Austrian Army in the Field.

Interesting Experiments in Their Use by
the Austrian Army in the Field.
There have been some interesting ex-
periments with war balloons at the
Steinfield gun range in Austria. A war
balloon called the Budapest measuring
about 83 feet in diameter by 46 feet IN
height, was sent up to a height of 2625
feet. A battery of eight 311s-inch guns
was brought into position as soon as the
balloon was sighted by the artillerymen,
and opened fire with shrapnel at a range
of $3.50 yards. A staff Of men, placed in
a safe position. by means of rope
moved the winch-car to which the bal
loon was attached.
In one experiment, which may be
taken as a fair specimen of the whole
number, the officer in command of tie
battery had almost found the range after
the eighth shot when he was informed
that the balloon had shifted, and he had
to alter it. As soon as his shells came
anywhere near the balloon its position
was shifted again, and he soon ex-
hausted, without result, his allotted store
Of eighty shrapnel charges, which emit
ted 10000 balls and splinters, in spite
Of which the balloon foated TRANQUILITY
on. On it's being lowered it was found
to have received three slight hits, which,
however, had not impaired it's buoyancy.
The difficulty Of pointing increases, of
course, with the altitude attained by the
object. 1t is necessary to keep the bal
loon out Of dangerous range (about 400
yards), and clear view can be obtained
at a distance. of from four to six miles.
Shrapnel alone is of any use in firing at
Balloons at any altitude above TOO feet
Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
THE TRICK OF THE TRADE.
1t is in the High Diving Business as in
Other Things.


what bothers most people who think
anything about the subject" said Kear-
ney p. Speedy. high diver, who began
from the st. Louis bridge four or five
years ago, lis how q dive of fifty or sixty
feet can be made into a tank of thirty-six
inches of water.
you see. they confuse diving with
bridge jumping-Quite a different thing.
Bridge jumpers are neither jumpers nor
divers-they' troopers; that is, they
reach the lower rods of the bridge truss
and drop feet foremost in to the water.
The trick is to maintain the perpendicular.
They must have plenty Of water under
them, too. The high diver, as you have
seen, makes a clear dive, head first, just
as a boy does from a spring board in
swimming.
II do it lin very shallow water. !
weigh stripped, 100 pounds. and never do
any training / have been diving from the
top of a circus tent all summer into a
tank but seven feet wide and into water
but three feet deep.
1.-The shallow water dive is possible
from the same principle that cannon or
rifle shot meets the most resistance the
more powerful the impact. You see, ]
give my body and head slight inclination
upward at the instant / strike the water,
which causes me to pop out as board
would do or an ore on the feather. i
learned this trick in the St. Louis natato-
rum when a boy, practicing in shallow
water and from a greater height. Then
there is certain elasticity in the water
known to the high diver, but the trick is
in the strike and turn, for water will
break bones and crush chests as many a
man knows" New York Herald.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
Demand for Pennies.

Ever since August there has been q
heavy demand on the United States
treasury for 1-cent pieces. The demand,
which comes from al p par OF the conn o1In-
tom in various retail business houses of
marking down prices from round fig
ures to odd figures The especially
heavy call for pennies within the last
few weeks from Chicago and st. Louis
is explained by the theory that cent
pieces are wanted for the purchase OF
one-cent papers. The Washington. Star
says that the treasury department ig do
ing its best to meet the demand and for
the last two months the mint at Philadel-
phia has kept three presses constantly in
operation for the exclusive coinage, of
1-cent pieces. The daily output has
been 100000 pieces of the value Of
$500. The government apparently
derives profit of $1,000 a day
on it's coinage, it's seigniorage be-
ing at the rate. of nearly 80 per cent
of the face value of the coins. This
profit disappears, of course, when the
coins are redeemed. It is estimated that
there are 78O,0OO,O00 1-cent pieces out
c&undiuU
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
Green at the Business.

Smith college. says the New York
Evening Sun, rejoices in a college months
ly It is hardy little annual, bristling
with clever hits and skits, and it. is run
by members of the senior class, each
class assuming charge during the spring
term of it's junior year. These young
women are, of course, unused to business
ways and means, and especially this
kind of business. AS a natural conse-
qnence amusing mistakes sometimes oc-,
cur + Last spring when the present
senior class took charge of the month
ly the business manager one day went
into Northampton to instruct the printer
as to what she wished him to do. You
can set up your type Immediately" she
said, "as we are in great hurry for
the magazine Eyes, MISS said the
printer, "but-but where is the copy z"
''Thc copy?" inquired the business mani
ager with much surprise. DO you
mean the articles we're going to pub
lish?" Eyes, MISS rejoined the printer.
''Oh," said the business manager, 1.-THE
articles aren't all written yet. I'll let
you have them just as soon as they are,
of courses but in the meantime you can
go on setting up your type can't you!
/ thought you could. get that much done
ahead 1t was some time before the
printer could persuade the business man
ager'' that before setting up the type"
the copy must not only be written but
handed over to him.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
Keeping an Old CONTRACTS.

Many people wonder why the mail is
taken from the general postoffice i'm this
capital to the various railroad stations
in an ancient diligence. The Laredo
Times, in a recent issue; gives the fol-
lowing reason:
Before railroads were. thought of a
certain man made perpetual contract
with the government. to carry the mails
between Mexico City and 81 sRaso For
many years his stage faithfully made
the long journey until one day the Cen
trail railway between these two points
was finished and the mails ordered sent
by train But the old contract was still
in force, and the owner of the business,
a son or grandson of che original con-
tractor, firmly refused to rehnqnish his
rights, and stated that he would carry
the mails by stage, as usual. He held
out until it was finally agreed that he
should indeed take the mails from the
general post but deliver them at the rail-
way station, mile or 50 distant. for
which he was to receive the same COM
pensation called for in his contract for
making the thousand-miIe trip to Ell
Paso. And this is why the old stage
coach carries the northern mails through
the city from the postofice TO the rail
way station and back again. 1t may be
old and out of date, but that contract is
as fresh and vigorous as ever and cam
not be set aside. Mexican Herald
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
ARIZONA WITCHCRAFT.
Attempt Upon the Life of Reputed In
dian SOreerer.

Attempt Upon the Life of Reputed In
dian SOreerer.
The dread in which Ramon Sanchez,
an Indian, is held by the members of his
tribe caused a murderous assault upon
him by Ventura, Soto, says, n dispa tch
from Phoenix, Ariz., to the San Fran
cisco Call. The affair was the outcome
of horse race. in which Sanchez was
alleged to have exercise the black craft
and caused his animal to win. indian
superstition has long connected Sanchez
with sorcery. and the tribe is now deter
mined that he shall die
For years the redskins have claimed
that Sanchez was in daily communica-
ton with the devil. This belief was con-
hrmed last spring when, while racing
with Pacheco near this city, the latterss
horse fell and Sanchez won. The
crowd, composed of Mexicans and In
dams, set up the cry of WITCH and
since then Sanchez has been regarded as
one who communed. with evil spirits.
The boy rider, when taken from under
Pacheco's horse, was SO badly injured
that he was bedridden until this morning,
when he died. Then it was thought that
since Sanchez caused his death, Sanchez
could restore him.
Sanchez was accordingly sent for.
When lie arrived he tookaoff his coat and
commenced rubbing the body. Ventura
Soto, the half-brother, watched this, ana,
seeing no signs of life, struck Sanchez
on the head with his pistol. knocking
his down. He then shot at him six
times. The muzzle of his pistol was SO
close that the alleged wizard pushed
then fed. The Indians averred that
Sanchez had also bewitched the bullets.
The officers are searching for Ventura
Soto, who is still at large.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
Back in Line.

We take pleasure in informing our
readers that we have secured as an as
sistant young Clarence Hornbeak,, who
has in the past acted as our regular cor
respondent at Rocket City, and at the
same time contributed some brilliant
sensational news items to several of the
Kansas City and St. Louis dailies. He
is the author Of the sensa ton that was
so widely copied in the Eastern papers,
which was to the effect that shortly aft
er the return Of John Soeysmith. a peni-
tent prodigal. violent thunderstorm
arose and lightning killed a calf on the
farm where Johns parents reside, hit the
family Bible, opened it at the fifteenth
chapter of Luke, and marked the twenty
third verse, which reads as follows:
land, bring hither the fatted calf and kill
it. and let lis eat and be merry" Mr..
Hornbeak will make a speciality as So
ciety, snake and pickle-dish editor of this
paper. and all social, sensational and
geological matters of interest will be
by him in his usual brilliant and
mastery style-Puck
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
FINDS HIS LONG LOST DAUGHTER.
Ami McLeod's Romance of the War and
a Surgical Operation.

Ami MckeOd'S Romance of the War and
a Surgical Operation.
Ami Mcleod recently discovered his
long lost daughter, who he had never
seen, in the person of Mrs. George r.
Weller of Georgetown, living ten miles
from Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mcleod married, and almost before
the honeymoon was over enlisted and
went to the war. At Mission Ridge he
was wounded in the head and left for
dead on the field, and was reported dead
and mourned as such by his family. He
fell into kind hands and recovered his
health, but could remember nothing of
his. early life. Some time ago a young
physician examined him, found a de-
preston IN the skull and performed an
operation. 1t was success, and Nc
Leod's memory of other days returned.
He went back to his old home, and at the
same time that he learned that his wife
was dead he discovered that he had a
daughter. Through correspondence and
advertising he finally located her. She is
the wife of well-to-do farmer. Today
her father called upon her. The old man
is in comfortable circumstances.-Phil
delDhia Times
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
COOKERY IN IRELAND.
An English Writer Says There is No Ma
tiOnaI Dish There

An English Writer Says There is No Ma
tiona1 Dish There.
There is no national dish in Ireland.
The compound of mutton, onions and pO-
tatoes. which goes by the name of Irish
stew in all our cookery books. was i'm.
vented in quite recent times by. Alexis
Soyer. and while it is a VexE saYory and
popular dish. hen we'll made, is cep-
tainly not very delicate one.
The Scotch have many good dishes in
their national housekeeping, the Irish
not one. We look in vain for the whole
some barley broth which every Scotch
woman can make, or the toothsome bag
gis, the dish that so well exempli6eS the
national thrift, proving that out of what
is usually thrown aside they can make
a really sayory and appetizing Wand.
Nothing of the kind is known on the OPP
posite side of St. Georges channel. The
tid-bits of which the savOry haggis is
made are thrown away by the Irish
habits are in the ascendant, and where
the people are more than haIf-Scotch by
blood.
A clever writer upon domestic mat
tiers has said that the potato has been
the ruin of Irish cookery. The state
ment is true one. Easy of culture,
easily prepared for the table, the whole
some tuber contains almost every quail
ity necessary to the sustenance of the
human frame. With milk, which IN a
pastoral country is not hard to obtain
by even the poorest, it is as sustaining
as a more varied diet: and when supple
mented with either fish or bacon makes
a fairly good dinner for "a workingman.
But it is miserable fare. and the ordin-
ary Irish peasant takes not the slightest
trouble in preparing 1t.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16
Red Ink for Coat.

A certain actor who wished to intro
duce innovations into Hamlet proposed
to play the part Of the Danish prince
in red cloak, which intention he conf
municated to Sir Henry Irving, who
said: Every well; do not see anything
shocking in that" But is it right"
inquired the interlocutor. II dare say it
is" replied Irving. "Red was the color
of mourning of the royal house of Den
mark but how do you get over this?'
persisted the other, quoting the words
"f'1is not alone my inky coat, good
mother "Well." replied the Shakes
pearean, calmly, II suppose there is such
a thing as red ink. is there mott"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-16

DEATH IN ITS SECRET.
Awful Destructiveness of illuminate of
Mercury Used in Anarchists Bombs.

Awful DeStructiveneSS of illuminate of
Mercury Used in Anarchists Bombs.
illuminate of mercury, which is used
by European anarchists III the manu-
facture of their bombs, is one of the
most treacherouS and powerful explo-
sives known to science. Heretofore it
has been employed in percussion caps
and as detOnatOr for nitrO-glycerine
preparations. 1t explodes when sub
jected to a slight shock or to heat, and
not q few expert chemists since it's
English inventor, Howard, have been
ing or experimenting with it.
In France some years ago the cele-
brated chemist Barruel was manipu-
lating this dangerous product in Il
heavy agate mortar when his attention
was suddenly distracted and he let the
pestle down with little less care than
ordinary The explosion which followed
dust, and tore Barruefs hand from
his wrist Another distinguished chem
ist, BeHot, was blinded and had both
hands torn off while experimenting with
illuminate of mercury. Justin Leroy, a
French expert in the manufacture of
explosives, was one day engaged in ex-
perimenting with this compound in a
damn state, in which condition it was
supposed to be harmless. 1t exploded
with such force, however, that nothing
of M. Leroy that was recognizable could
afterwards be found.
An English chemist named Hennell,
while manufacturing shell for mili-
tary use, into the composition of which
illuminate of mercury entered, was also
ments of the building where he was
conducting his experiments were scat
tered for hundreds of feet in every di-
ractiOn New York World.