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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

A boy in st. Louis was recently pre-
scented with a jack-knife, with which,
bOy-like, he cut and marked everything
that came in his way, from the dining,
room table to the eats tail. A few
days after he had become the happy
possessOr of the knife, his father was
startled by seeing two men bring home
the young hopeful in very dilapi-
dated condition. His face seemed to
be cut and bruised and covered with
blood. The father, of course, was very
much alarmed, and inquired of the boy
who had hit him. Nothing didn't nit
me-" the boy answered between his
sobs; "it was only a mule kicked me in
the eye "a mule kicked you in the
eye, eh?' echoed the father. Haven't
told you a thousand times or more
that mules and gunpowder were not
fit things for boys to fool with? What
were you doing to the mule?'' Il
wasn't foolin' with him at ALL said
the boy; Il was only trying to cut my
name on his back"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

vessels soon otter the surrender of Da
Cana and his fleet. The photographs
Of the Aquidaban's terrific wounds,
herewith reproduced, have just been
received by the navy department from
Admiral Kirkland, commanding the
South Atlantic station.
The Aquldaban was the finest ship
of the Brazilian navy. She was the
only battle ship in the naval review at
New York. But for her the insurgent
cause would have come to an end
months sooner. The Government fleet
sent torpedo at her, which plunged
through her sides, and in a few min
utes the great battle ship went to the
bottom.
Torpedoes have been used before in
modern wars, but the sinking of the
Aquidaban was the first instance
where a great war ship was sunk by
one of them.
Some valuable lessons have been
taught to American naval officers as to
the effect of torpedoes, when accu-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
An 50 EX,'

1t is rather hard to believe this story of
Il Boston child of S years, but it is re,
lated on good authority. The child,
who is a little girl named Dorothy, had
been behaving very badly, as even
boston children have been known to
do; and her mother said to her, child
ingly:
Dorothy, really, l cannot be your
mamma any more!
The child made no reply, but gave her
mother quick and very arch look. By
and by, after a half hour of silent and
well-behaved play, she came with her
hat in her hand to her mother, and said
soberly:
MY dear ex-1namma, do you think
we been good enough SO 1 could go out
now?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Science is being rcsorted to generally
to help political reform. AS the con.
cealed stenographer furnished for Chi
cago convicting evidence Of John Pow.
ers' solicitation Of q bride of 5000
from cigarette company, the camera
is furnishing proof of lawlessness in
Brooklyn. Mayor Schieren has been
dallying with the ordinance closing sa
looms on Sunday, which is also required
under State law. A Law Enforce
ment Society has been organized to sec
that the saloons are closed and they
have adopted the camera as the means
of accomplishing their object. "Snap
shots were taken at many resorts last
Sunday, showing that the Mayor is
either in collision with violators of the
law or that the Brooklyn police are not
carrying out his orders. A concealed
camera is capable of as dire mischief
as a concealed stenographer. ROgues
who do not fear the Lord can be
brought into comparative dread of the
law by reason of their fear of what
science may accomplish in behalf OF
both the law and the Lord.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Her name has been changed to the oath
do NTajO
Games of the Old World.

An Italian editor has been investi-
eating the principal games in fashion
in Europe during the dull weather. He
finds the present craze in England is
clay modelling, the selected victims
and generally misunderstood
Mr.. Gladstone and 'Sir Harcourt.' In
Belgium, especially in the Rockers
clubs" slow smoking races are the
fashion. These lend themselves ia
vorably to bets. Big Flemish pipes are
loaded with half an ounce of tobacco,
and he is winner who can smoke his
own through in the longest time with
out relighting. Present record sixty
seven minutes to one pipe. Leaping
beans are the amusement Of Italy and
Southern France The inventor has
had whole fields of them soWn in Mex
leo and the larvae carefully preserved.
The bean leaps best on hot plates, but
the Southerners paint them as kings
and queens and use a little gunpowder.
Then the figures go into commissions
and the game is called ''L'anarchie.'
Germany, of course, is occupied with
the war game, and France has selected
''diyinertes,' or guesses of the future.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

rately used in modern warfare, by
the destruction Of the Brazilian war
ship. The photographs sent to the
navy department were accompanied
by an interesting report made by Ad
miral Kirkland. who was instructed
by the Secretary to visit the ship on
the ways and examine the injuries
caused by the torpedo.
The report shows that the ship was
struck on the port bow, we'll forward,
between the sixth and seventh frames,
the injury extending from the bow on
the twelfth frame. and below the pro-
tected deck to the keel The deck was
shown to have been uninJured. All
the bilge frames and interior work on
the port side were crushed as though
they had ben made of paper, the tor
Dedo plunging through the vessel to the
sIarboard side and tearing away her
sides and splintering the great steel
plates with APPARENT ease. The water
tight bulkheads were entirely carried
away. the two forward compartments
were flooded. and the vessel filled and
went down like rock.
On the starboard side two feet above
the keel and near the seventh frame
hole was made fully two feet in diam
eter. the ragged edges of which Hanged
outward and aft showing the direction
of the missile TO have been broad off the
port bow. This hole is believed to have
been made by the head of the torpedo
being blown completely through the
ship in its original direction. The
frames, longitudinals and plating near
the explosion were greatly twisted,
but the remainder of the hull is in good
condition. and was apparently not in
jured by the explosion.
The Aquida ban has since been raised
by the Government and taken to dry
dock, where she is now being repaired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Pat Obeyed Orders.

While in front Of Petersburg, General
Butler received word that his favorite
horse, Almond Eye, had been acciden-
tally killed by falling into ravine. Up
Oh the departure of his Informant. he
ordered an Irish servant to go and skin
him. what! is Almond Eye dead?"
asked Pat. whats that to you? Do
as | bid you, and ask no questions
Pat went about his business. and in an
hour or two returned. ''WeH, PAT.
Where have you been all this timer
sternly demanded the general. Skin,
ming the horse, your honor" docs it
take nearly two hours to perform such
an operation?' mo. your honor; but
then, you see, it tuck bout half an hour
To catch him." replied Pat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
The SOyereign'S BOdy-Guard.

The most extraordinary precautions
are taken in Spain to provide for the
safety of the sovereign at night. His
SAUNDERS are watched throughout the
night by the Monterof de Espinosa,
body of men who for 400 years have
enjoyed the exclusive privilege Of
guarding their royal master or mis-
tress from sunset to sunrise. They are
bound by tradition to be natives of
the town of Espinosa and to have
served with honor in the army. They
lock the palace gates with much cere-
mony and solemnity at midnight and
open them again at o'clock in the
morning. Their fidelity to the person
of their sovereign does not admit of
question.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
The Dublin RrOpue.

Frances Power Cobbe, in her life"
gives amusing illustrations of the Dub
lin brogue in which Irish Protestant
clergymen, educated at Trinity College,
used to preach fifty years ago. One,
concluding a sermon on the Fear of
Death" exclaimed:
ME brethren, the doying Christian
Iepps into the arrums of Death, and
makes his hollow jaws ring with eter-
nal hallelujahs!'
There was a chapter in the Acts
which Miss Cobbe dreaded to hear by a
certain clergyman, so difficult was it
to help laughing when told of ''Perthe-
ans and Mades, and the jewellers in
Mesopotemia and the part of Libya
about Cyraine, streengers of Roum,
Jews, Proselytes, Crates, and Arab
ans"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Jackdaws in SCHOOLGIRLS.

Birds are not long in learning where
food is to be found Gulls follow in the
wake Of ships, and crows in the wake
the plow. A European writer men,
lions an interesting habit Of the JacA
DAVIS, which live in towers and Oel'
fries.
Many of us, in our school-days, must
have admired the manner in when ln'
jackdaws distinguished the slsnll'
canoe of the different school bells IL
general, they do not mind the Oel
ringing. 1t is nothing to them d."
they go on with whatever they happeD
to be doing. Not so with the 0'D,
which mark the beginning ana Tile CIV
Of recreation time. T.,
When the bell strikes for recess Wv
jackdaWs abandon the playground
even before single pupil is III siS |,.
Then at the first stroke of the pen w
calls the scholars back to the SclVy =
room, down came the jackdaWS n
haste. Each wishes to be Tue At
that it may have the first cn'hI %,ro
any crumbs that the boys Ind! 40
scattered. TIM
The boys have not all gone H. Wv b
matter. They will have no time ~ w.
modest the birds, and SO neeo Nv
dreaded.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

DR.. BarthOu and Mr.. Jaures are men,
berS of the French Chamber of Depu-
ties, the latter being socialist and the
former a ministerialiSt. In the course
came somewhat animated and person
al, Mr.. JaureS asserted that the minis
ters had attempted to protect a gang
of railroad eXploiterS of unsavory rep
utation. You lie!'' was the prompt
intersection of DR.. Barthou, resulting,
of course, in a challenge. The duel
was fought, with the usual result that
nobody was hurt A French duel APP
pears to be very appropriate way of
celebrating sunrise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

in 1852, twenty-five years after the
landing of the English colonists ut
Jamestown, and until the early part of
this century was known as the old
Brick Church. 1t is now called st.
Luke's. Until 1880 the church was in
regular use, but then new church was
erected and the old one abandoned.
In 1877 the ancient edifice was dam
aged by storm, but repairs are now be-
ing made, and when they are finished
services will again be regularly held in
the building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

The Chicago Herald recently printed
a sketch of the proposed apartment
house TO be built in New York to ac-
commodate $500 families 1t is ex-
pected to house in the one structure
under single roof 10000 people. The
sketch looks like block of segments
of honevcomb with space between
them foI light and a little air. There
is nothing new under the sun. Ran
delier. the arehaeologist who has stu
died With so excellent effect the ruins
dwellings among the puebloS. There
Is one such apartment house of stone
at Pecos, 1t has. as its ruins show. Il
circuit of 1.4S0 feet. 1t is five stories
high. 1t was once 4 town and shelter
ed all the inhabitants There is a
honeycomb dwelling on the Rio Checos.
Lie feet in circuit 1t housed 5000
persons. Each of these ancient honey
combs constitute Il village being also
Il single house built around a court
The plaza around which some of these
honeycomb dwellings faced was often
large enough for all sorts of games,
equestrian as well as pedestrian.
Gotham architects must have exhaust
ed thir power to invent ideas when
they propose to so back to the abor-
lgines Tor styles of habitation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Professor Langley's flying machine
on the trial trip flew 200 feet and drop
ped. Whereupon the critics are inclin-
ed to poke fun at the ship and the in
ventor. But before the hilarity pro-
ceds further perhaps it would be we'll
to remember that when the first At
lantic cable was laid it worked for Il
and cult work for many months, while
the scientific world called it flat fail
ure and Il chimerical scheme.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Dover, n H, one of the prettiest of
the smaller cities of New England, is
one of the largest consumers Of snuff
among all the cities of the country. The
population is something like 10000,
and last year more than five tons of this
form of tobacco was used there. The
habit of snuff dipping is not usual in
New England, and it was brought to
Dover, so it is said, by soldiers just af-
ter the war, and has increased to it's
present proportions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Earrings, when it failed in 1890, owed
in all $40, 900. This whole sum
has been liquidated by the combination
headed by the Bank of England, and
only 100000 is now lief. of these vast
liabilities, which have been taken up
by strong hands. There has never
been Il more signal proof that co-opera-
ton is necessary to save the greater
interests of society when competition
has brought them to the verge of ruin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
MUIR avs Home.

The house in which Lindley Murray,
lean days, was born, is still standing
about twelve miles south of Harris
burg, Pa. It is a somewhat preten-
tiouS log house with three rooms and Il
sleeping loft, built on the southern
slope of hill and facing the Swatara
River, of which Whittier sings. Muir
rays father settled there about 173O.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

James Whitcomb Riley has been hon
Ored by brand of cigars named for
him. And yet England sneeringly says
that this country does not appreciate
genius or fittingly reward literary
lights
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Flow of Blood.

DR.. Zakharin, the late Cars ply
stefan. has lately devised new method
of stanching the flow of blood. Steam
is injected into the wound by cathe-
ter for minute or less. The patient
under chloroform, feels neither pain
nor any evil effects from the steam.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Too Cheap.

A writer who does not beHeN n
in the honest judgment of anla's" II 10
matters of art, cites the case az
American, travelling in Paris "ns fap.
q picture in shop window tooN .icn
cy to it, and went in to ask the p
give francs" said the deale .o.+ til
That's twenty-five dollars ~ = At bs
said the American to the Ili'D
side. "I'll take it. os+ shTl
''No. monsieur said the i'0'' rnsl5
man, who understood Sum ,bouGS
give francs, not five LOUIS.
dollar, l think, in your money
In a cubic meter OF hilie', ,bels
Lirny found 3.OOO,O0O,O O0 Sc"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

If Superintendent Byrnes is an honest
man and knows nothing of the whole
sale corruption of the force he commands
he hasn't enough brains to hold such a
position. If he does know Of it he
should be bounced There is fun ahead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Captain Schmittberger Of the New
York police force says 1.-THE whole de-
partment is rotten to the core" From
our point of view it looks as if the core
also is badly decayed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
He Wanted the Earth.

A scheme to build new railroad in
Florida, for which money had been full
ly subscribed, has fallen through One
when called on for the cash he demand
ed a life pass for his family. free freight
for his oranges, a spur to his grove,
with town site laid out on his land, he
to have the proceeds of the sale of lots
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

A New York paper says that a recent
street railway franchise in that town
cost only $1,000 per Alderman. This
shows how the markets have become
demoralized since the LeXOW commit
tee began work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Superintendent Byrnes' friends now
claim that he made about q quarter OF
n million dollars in one year in Wall
street specializing in some stock the
name of which, unfortunately, has
Slipped from his memory. Queer, isn't
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Spurious Relic.

An ornamental china cup, out of
which Napoleon took his last drink at
St Helena was sold at auction recent
" in Paris An examination of the man
ufacturer's mark shows the cup to have
been made in 1910. 1t may be remem-
bered that Bonaparte died at st. Helena
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Carmencita sold about a carload Of
bric-a- brac last week, including a line
silver shaving set. Heavens. Can it
be possible that -? No; perish the
thought!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
HOW TORPEDoEs SINK SHIPS.
The Aquidaban's Steel Sides Crushed

The Aquidaban's Steel Sides Crushed
Like Paper.
The terrific destructive power of
modern torpedo when exploded against
the side of a first-class battleShip re-
ceived its first practical illustration in
sinking of the Brazilian insurgent war
ship Aquidaban, which was sent to
the bottom of Santa Catharina bay by
a torpedo fired from one of the loyal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

of combination of revolver and knife.
After the contents of the pistol have
been exhausted, and it is desired to use
the knife, it is released by a spring
worked by mere touch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Mrs. Grannis tells of New York
woman who won four husbands by a
generous display of pretty neck.-Bos-
ton Herald.
simultaneously?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

If New York has an honest police
captain he can double his salary by
resigning and entering the dime muse
um field.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Railroads.

Automatic machines have been de-
yised for use on moving train which
mechanically record he condition of
every foot of the track.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Big Batch q

Big Batch of Time Tables.
The Pennsylvania Railroad prints
and distributes each year 100000 time
tables.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
An Effective WeanOn,

Below is shown an awful weapon re-
Gently patented in this country by
Louis L. Picard, of Paris. 1t consists
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

Seeley got eight years and $354,000-
S44,25O year. Pretty good wages for
an ordinary bookkeeper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

It begins to look as if Boss McKane
were mot dead but only gone before"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
Asphalt.

Asphalt is taken from lake of pitch
in the Island of Trinidad.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17
A HISTORIC STRUCTURE.
Old ST. Luke's Church, Newport Far
ish. Va. ReCOnseCrated.

The oldest Protestant Church in the
United States stands in Smithfield, Isle
of Wight County, Va. 1t was erected
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-17

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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-10-17
Not to be Trified With.
From Cincinnati Gazette. }

Will people never learn that a
"cOld" is an accident to be dreaded,
aud that when il occurs treatment
should be promtly applied? There
is no knowing where the trouble
will end while complete recover is
rule, the exceptions are terribly
frequent, and thousands upon
Thousands Of fatal illnesses occur
every year uslr red il by a little
iDjudicious exposure and careless
ness. B, yond this, there are to
day countless invalds who can
trace their complaints to "colds,'
which at the time of occurrence
gave no concern, and were tne-e'
fore neglected-When troubled
with a cold use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t is prompt and
effectual. % and so cent bottles fol
sale ny George & Montgomery.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-10-17


,ei.ow and sat silently In front of Alien,
Fearing that some of the villagers might be
awake and that they would see him. Allen,
after cantering gaily down the old turn.
pike TO the bottom OF the hill, turned aside
and rode around Turkeys Point, entering
the road two miles beyond it.
Knowing his danger he became quite
nervous. Every sound emitted from thai
dark wood he construed into pursuer
From those dark recesscs he seemed to ever
see the frightfully stern visage OF the tall
dark man at the chateau The demoniaca
smile of triumph on his dark visage bode nc
good to the horseman and his young charge
The face followed him everywhere. II
peered at him from the fence corners, OF
hedge-rows, or the orchard beyond; wherever
he went, that revengeful face followed him
Down long lane, through forest, across
bridge and up hill the noble steed, bearing
his double burden, galloped. The child wa
so still and quiet that Allen thought he mus
be asleep. 1t was not until he attempted Il
change his position that he found hin
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-10-17
CHAPTER XII.


, All necessary arrangements having been
completed, Allen Gray left his office, ant
passing through the dark, silent village
entered the old, long-deserted turnpike
Pausing on the hilltop he instinctively
gazed down on Turkeys Point now buried IL
slumber. He almost wished that he coult
run away from the tolls and vexstions tina
had harrassed him ever since that morning
when the steamer brought him to the land
ing. Oh, to be free from the bitter envy ant
jealousies which were blighting the village
He was engaging in mysterious under
taking, and really knew no cause for thu
journey, Hating second time on his wa,
up the hill, he said:
"Why am goingl Her conduct has beel
very unnatural from the first, and may b
following the mad rawlings Of lunatic. Blu
no-there is some powerful cause that II
duced her to ask my assistance in this. Tia
afflicted child is very dear to her. promise,
aid in taking him to place Of safety, anu
will keep my promise even though tn
heavens fall!
vending his way along the road now a
most overgrown with weeds and bushes, b
felt recurrence Of that superstitious dreI
which had almost overcome him on forme
occasion. He vainly fought against it, vel
by more than superhuman power, he man
aged to keep his feelings in subsection.
At last the spring was reached, and h
found the horse tied as had been reI
resented. The noble animal as if aware @
the journey before him, stamped in his in
patience to be on the road.
He unfastened the horse, and, vsultlng
the saddle, the spirited animal, as light IN
free as the woodland breeze, fitted alon
the dark winding path to the turnpike
A dark figure, leading a child so con1e,'
ly wrapped up that he could not at first di:
tinguish its features, came up to HIM Benz
ing low in his saddle, Allen lifted the lit
boy to the horses back and seated th
child before him The old negro wosrai
thrusting into his hand sealed note. mu!
INJURED the name Of Med,mois.lis CeB'sI-.
Am to give her this!" he asked.
"Oui, nonsieuri',i she answered
"Too bad. too badr said Allen. thrus:in
the note into his pocket, as his horse sta~te
down the road. "Everyon connected WI;
this confounded mystery is either dumb
speaks SONG foreign language ec,cel
Bertha, whofcfuscs to reveal any th.u-.
The child J--ved TO he very patient lit