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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Large Land Owners.

Mr. Vanderbilt owns 100000 acres
of land in the United States; Mr.. Diss-
ton of Pennsylvania, 100000 acres.
The Schlenley estate owns 1000 acres
within the cities of Pittsburg and Ale
gheny The California millionaire. Muir
ply, owns an area of land bigger than
the whole state of Massachusetts. For
eign noblemen who are permanent alb
sentees landlords, and spend all their
money abroad, own 21,00O,000 acres of
land in the United States, or more than
the entire area of Ireland. Lord Scully
of Ireland owns 10000 acres of farm
ing land in Illinois, which he rents out
in small parcels to tenant farmers and
pockets his annual 100000 in rents
10 snend ahroad.-EXchange.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Sharks in Hot Pursuit.

Twenty years ago L was serving as a
midshipman on board as fine a sloop Of
war as ever was built. We had been
cruising for some time on the south coast
of Cuba, but yellow fever having made
it's appearance, we early one morning left
Saint Iago de Cuba for Port Royal, ia
maica.
That evening at sunset. after the usual
hours exercise in reefng and furling, all
possible sail was made, to fine, fresh
breeze, the brig going fair twelve knots.
One of the maintop men had remained
aloft, finishing some job. On his way
down over the cat-harping .shrouds, by
some means or other, he lost his hold and,
falling, struck the spare topsall yard,
slowed in the main chains and went over
board.
[ was standing on the ste1n gratings.
Seeing him fall l instantly sang out,
Man overboard!' and, throwing off my
jacket, jumped over the quarter after him.
The impetus of my leap took me some
distance under water. On regalnlng the
surface / saw him not far from me, just
as he was going down.
Exerting all my power, few strokes
took me to the place where he had disap-
peared and I saw him slowly sinking be-
meath me- In an instant / was after him
and, clutching his hair, brought him to
the surface
BY this time the orig WAS uedEly TWO
miles distant; for, although sail had been
shortened, and the vessel brought to the
wind as quick as mortal hands could do
it. the rate at which she was going at the
time of the accident, Of course. bore it
rapidly away from US.
| found the poor fellow was lnsenslble
and from the fact of his right arm hang
ing limp conjectured that he had broken
it in his fall, which proved to be the case.
Supporting him with one arm, l Kept
afioat with the other and, looking round,
saw life buoy floating not far from US;
so, taking a good grip on his hair, swan
toward it and, having succeeded IN reach
ing it, made my unfortunate shipmate
fast to it by one of the beckets, with his
head we'll above water.
By this time he was coming to himself.
1 knew that if they could see us from the
brig her boats would soon overhaul US,
but this did not appear to be the case, for
the boats were pulling in all directions but
the right one.
Suddenly I saw but a few yards from
us an object that in a moment Tiled me
with unutterable dread-the back I'm of a
shark. Slowly the brute approached, un-
til I could clearly distinguish that he was
che of the largest Of his kind.
He evidently intended to reconnolter
When only about five yards from us he
began to swim slowly in a circle. gradual,
ly nearing. until could clearly distinguish
the horrid eyes that make the sharks
countenance what it is-the very en-
bodiment of satanic mallgnlty.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
How Our Savior Dressed.

We are now in a position to form a
substantially exact idea of our Savior
dress. In it, needless to say, there
would be nothing of ostentation nor of
unnecessary rabbinic regulation. He
wore the simple turban, a kerchief Or
scarf wound in a twist about the head.
On his feet were sandals bound with
thongs about the ankle. His kittuna,
as he taught publicly and even appeared
preaching in the synagogue duke Nv.
16), must have extended to the feet and
been close-ftting, with no loose or hol-
low parts anywhere in it." Whether
Jesus wore a neil or not, we may
doubt; but in any case, because Of this
oneth, the difference in his appearance
would not have been great. His tallith
was ample, and, as the kethoneth,
made from fine linen. Of the same mate
rial was the girdle, maybe, as usual at
that time, embroidered-and who can say
by his mothers hands? The color OF
these clothes was white, the priestly
color and the one denoting responsibility,
as purple did rank and wealth.
Who may not see, in his minds eye
that Whitehead Figure, either outlined
against the sky in the quick glow of
twilight, standing on the Nazareth hill
side, the arms outstretched in prayer!
Or by the SeaShOfe as ne speaks lCne
tallith hanging lengthwise from the left
shoulder, partly over the back and part
ly over the breast, fastened by the two
corners at the neck under the right
cheek-the arms being free and accen-
tuates by gesture his comfortable
words" the parallels? Or again, as, with
cloak gathered close in one hand, he
yields the singing lash with the other
and whips buyers and sellers and money
changers out of his Fathers house!
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
The Empress Of Japan.

The Empress of Japan is getting more
and more European in her ideas, and
has for some time past entirely discarded
made for her in Paris.
At court ceremonials she invariably
appears in a handsome gown with the
regulation court train, which makes her
look timer than ever, although she tries
to ''add a cubit to her stature" by wear
ing shoes with tremendously high heels.
Her Majesty has very independent
ideas about the position of women, and is
the first Empress Of Japan who ever
had the moral courage to appear in pub
lie seated side by side with the Emperor
in his carriage.
The Empress is a kind and charitable
woman, and, like the members of the
English royal family, is constantly
bringing her influence to bear upon her
people on behalf of hospitals, asylums
for orphan children and similar benevo-
lent nrOiectS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
The Latest Thing.

How is this for an accomplishment of
an up-todate chappie: with Mrs.
special protege of the Silver Queen
He is a very tall young man, about %
years old, with very gray hair patched
with black Mr.. Bowring sports a mag
nifcent black pearl in his necktie, and is
very popular among the ladies of the
American colony. 1t is said that he
does the most exquisite embroidery in
silks, for which, by the way, he always
uses Asiatic floss silk, and that his
crewel work is also very artistic"
Shades of the immortals! It is enough
to make old Hercules turn in his grave,
always provided that he had decent
burial and was not reduced to ashes
New York Mail and Express.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Pay for Mending.

Mending for the busy woman is one Of
the most wearing and time-consuming of
occupations, undertaken, as it must be,
after a day of close work, and at time
when the rest of complete physical re-
taxation or mental or social refreshment
should be hers. 1t is my good fortune
to be able to employ a woman one or two
days q week the year round to keep me
from a chaos of costume rents, defcien-
cies and frayed ends. / realize by what
she accomplishes how great a savior of
time and nerve-wear she is, and / should
be glad to see similar service placed with
in the reach of all women. There are
mending bureaus for men, and these could
be readily used by women also. In any
large city there are thousands of women
in receipt of good salaries who could af-
ford to patroniZe, by the month, fort
night or week, any reliable, well-managed
agency which would collect and deliver
the mending. Some such system is sorely
needed, now that women by the thou
sands are doing mems work, with the
odds strength and endurance-against
them The handicap of doing her own
mending ought not to be added to the
other disabilities which hamper women in
fighting the competitive battle Of modern
life There is another consideration in
such an agency-unskllled labor could be
very largely employed to the filing of
many a sparsely furnished larder.
In connection with this view of the
case, a fact cited by DR.. Lucy Hall
Brown, in 4 recent address, is pertinent.
At a co-educating college a brother and
sister were in the same class. Each en-
tered the college in excellent health, and,
till the close of the third year, both main
tanned it and kept equal in their classes.
Then the sister broke down and was
compelled to give up and go home. The
case was used by the opponents to the
higher education of women as an argu-
ment in their. favor. but investigation
showed that the brother and sister had
lived in a set OF rooms of which the sister
was housekeeper and care-taker. The
young man left college each day, mounted
his wheel or went to the ball or tennis
field, while the young woman returned
to her rooms, gathered up the loose ends
of the domestic machinery, prepared din
ner, cleared it away, and, after studying
all the evening, sat up while her brother
slept to mend his and her clothes; SO she
broke down, and small wonder.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Banishing w arcs.

Those who fail to charm their warts
away by rhymes and ceremonies will
find glacial acetic acid, or a saturated
solution Of salicylic acid in water, the
best domestic remedy to use for them.
Apply the remedy to the surface of the
wart with the sharp point of a wooden
toothpick or match. Use it carefully
and keep it from touching the surround
ING sound skin. In two days carefully
scrape of the dead surface and apply
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
SIMPLICITY.

Simplicity of Science.-Student-
learn that there are cases in which peo-
pie have had from childhood an uncon-
trollable desire to eat soap. What is the
cause of that?" Learned Professor.
'.They are victims of sappessomania.
Student 'Um-what does sappessoma-
MIA mean?" Learned Professor-,A de-
sire to eat soap."-New York Weekly.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
Candles from the Sea.

Frazer river people, as well as the
natives of Alaska, are going to be we'll
supplied with artificial light for some
time to come, and the electric light in
dustry at Sitka has received a severe
blow, while the gas tanks at Vancouver
are threatened with innocuous desuetude.
All of this has come about through a
Cured along the coast of British Column
bia and of Alaska.
They are not ordinary fish, but nat
ural candles, which have been found
swimming in the Pacific coast in i'm
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Dull Times.

Speaking of dull times. wicked
Charleston man says that few days ago
a stranger arrived there and bought a
bale of cotton and a pleasant, rumor at
once started that the cotton buyer had
arrived; but it only proved to be Chi
cago man with the earache.-Boston
Courier.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
HELD FRED WRONG SIDE UP.
That is What Heth Did When Commits
sioner Grant was a Baby.

That is What Heth Dld Wnen Comm1s-
sioner Grant was Baby.
A man somewhat older-looking now,
but with kindness and humor in his face.
rose under the trees at the reunion of
Confederate veterans the other night at
Marshall hall. and, instead of trying to
make one Of your bowling speeches,
which would probably have been fail
are, told two or three delightful stories
of Gen. Grant, says the Washington
Capital. Heth, for this was Gen. Heth,
and Grant had met in the Mexican war.
They were lieutenants together in st.
Louis in 1852 One day Grant was tell
ing Heth what a fine baby he had. It
had Just been born. 1t had been named
Fred; and wouldn't Heth come up to
see it, for he would be much edited If
he did. The two went up, and Lieut..
Grant brought the baby in. Heth, think
ing it the proper thing, offered to take
the baby in his hands, and that he did.
At the moment, however, Mrs. Grant en-
tered. She uttered scream. She rushed
for Heth and took the baby away from
him.
.sWhy. sir" she cried, eff you had held
that baby that way for FIVE minutes he
would have been dead. You had him
wrong side up"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02

the LIQUID again. and continue in the
same way until the growth has disap-
peared. Label the drug plainly, write
on It its use, and keep out of the way
of children.-New York Post.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Life in the Country.

Hurrah for the country! Summer in
the country, how glorious it is. Fields
and woods running over with beauty and
gladness!
| have lived in both town and country
and enjoyed both immensely, but l
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Lures for Red-Legged Partridges.

Red-legged cartridges abound in the
lower spurs of the Lesghian mountains,
near the Caspian, and the native hunt
ers use a device for killing them based
on this aesthetic preference of the part
ridges. By the door of nearly every
house stands a wooden frame, on which
canvas is stretched, covered with daubs
of brilliant colors. This the shooter car
ries with him and sets up in front Of
him as soon as he has discovered a
covey. AS soon as their attention is
attracted he waits behind the screen un-
I'll the whole covey run up to within
shot. and then fires through loophole
in the center Of the screen. The Russian
government has now forbidden the use
of these colored lures, as the birds were
being exterminated. 1t is probable that
the idea of their use was first suggested
by the interest the birds took in the car
net frames set up outside the houses
for weaving the brightly-colored Shushak
r,, s-The Spectator.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Knows it All.

"Who is that sour-looking man who is
always sitting on that stove box doing
nothing?' asked the drummer. "He's
the man who knows all about how ter
settle every trouble that the country gifts
inter- replied the native, with an adj
miring glance. "But why doesn't he get
up and hustle. then?'' Hes mad" was
the awe-stricken whisper. Hes told
Congress and the President and every
body how to do things, and they didn't
pay no 'tention to i'm, an now he's Jes'
settin' in silence an lettin' the country
go ter pot. Washington Star:
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02

A thrifty keeper in the Pere la Chaise
cemetery. Paris, was recently dismissed
for too much enterprise. He had added
to his income by raising vegetables on
the graves.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-02
Did it Again.

Jennie" said little Mabel to, her big
sister at breakfast, ibid you tell papa r
sTell papa what?" asked Jennie. why;
YOU told Mr.. Buster last night if he did
It again you'd tell papa-and he did 1T
again. I saw him!' And papa looked
at Jennie over his glasses.-Harper' S
R9y9r
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14

Wow noce1, summer rceors on VYoo6a
pond A telephone carried the news 20 a
Postomce on the way toward Big Sandy
n1e saving station, where q messenger was
dispatched to Captain W. A. jenkins a
lake navigator, who got the news at IL
O'Clock. Hosting a flag at the masthead
OF his schooner, which was ice locked near
his house, he set out across the marshes to
alarm the station, some miles away. The
outlook at the station saw the messenger
coming and aroused Keeper Fish. who
started in an iceboat and met Jenkins
Just as the latter struck rotten Toe upon
the marshes and could proceed no farther.
Jenkins told his story briefly, and the two
fastened to get out the lifeboat. which
was tracked along shore in order to save a
pull OF two miles to the windward in the
stormy lake and the danger Of swapping
her In meeting the bends in the coast. 1t
was rough, laborious work, and the boat
with its weight Of three men, who guided
1t, was often cast ashore. Finally the par
" was met by farmer with a team in
readiness to haul the boat to the scene of
the wreck. Even then the difficulties Of
travel were not overcome. The boat again
and again filled with water and needed TO
be constantly pushed against the surf 10
keep her afoat. Fortunately she was of
the self bailing type, and no time was lost
in freeing her Of water, but the spray
which the wind dashed over the struggling
party froze as it fell and even showered
the horses and the men following on shore
to keep the boat in her course. The Their
mometer dropped to 10 degrees, and soon
the clothing Of the surfmeD, the harness
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14
The Lord Protectors Team.

In 1854 the Count of Oldcnburg sent
Cromwell a present of six horses, and the
protectors anxiety to make trial of their
quality led to his well known adventure
in Hyde park. On Friday, Sept 90, he
went, with Secretary ThurIoe and some
of his gentlemen, to take the air in the
park, ordered the six horses to be harness
ed to his coach, put Thurloe inside it and
undertook to drive himself.
His highness, says letter from the
Dutch ambassadors, drove pretty hand
somely for some time, but at last, provok-
ing those horses too much with the whip,
they grew unruly and ran so fast that the
position could not hold them in, whereby
his hiGhness was flung out of the coach
box upon the pole, upon which he lay with
his body, and ufterward fell upon the
ground. His foot getting hold in the tao
king he was carried away good while in
that posture, during which a pistol went
off in his pocket, but at last he got his
foot clear. and so came TO escape, the coach
passing away without hurting him. He
was presently brought homo and let
blood, and after some rest taken Is now
we'll again. The secretary, being hurt on
his ankle with leaping out OF the coach,
hath been forced to keep his chamber hith-
erto and been unfit for any business, sc
that we have not been able TO further OF
expedite any business this week. Mac
millan'S Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14
Fright and Disease.

Speaking of people frightening them
selves into belief that they are sick, y
said young doctor the other day, Il saw
a case when 1 was in one of the New York
hospitals where man was frightened into
getting well. One day a call came for the
ambulance and when the wagon returned
it brought man who was supposed TO be
dying Of an attack OF heart failure. We
laid him carefully on the operating table,
and after a minutes diagnosis the surgeon
in charge concluded that il was only hys-
terra There was nothing we could do
for the man, and he seemed TO be uncon-
scious but the surgeon turned 10 one OF
the assistants. and asking for knife said
he would cut down TO the heart and sec
what the trouble was. The effect was ike
magic. The patient gave one leap from
the table and started for the door. we
stopped him and asked what was the mat
ter. Nothing said he. Let me out OF
here. quick. We let him out. and he never
came back again. "-WashinG:on Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14
Ladies' Column.

In entering upon the New
Year, we do so realizing that
nothing can give the intelli-
gent or iudicious buyers more
satisfaction than to have US
stick to our QUICK SALES
AND SMALL PROFITS SYS-
TEN. 1t has been the means
of saving them money on
every purchase made of US.
While to US it has increased
our trade lfrom the day we
adopted it.
We will have no shelves for
shop worn goods, NEW
GOODS, GOOD GOODS, Sly
LISH GOODS, and plenty of
them, with a reasonable price
fixed on them will be the
order of this coming years
business. We want your trade
and will have it, if goods and
prices have anything to do
with your buying.
We propose to keep in touch
with New York, Paris and
London, at as near their prices
as is consistent
Each DEPARTMENT in the
STORE will be found to con-
tain a CHOICE and VARIED
SELECTION of the NEWEST and
most FASHIONABLE MATERIALS
and GARMENTS of every des-
cription. We want you to get
into the habit of expecting
this, and inspecting our stock.
1t will save you time, trouble
and money. -,
This week we have some
fine INDIAN RUGS, some CAR
PETS and CURTAINS that you
will make no mistake by buy
ing,
The contest over our Vol
cano Trip closed Wednesday.
Miss. J. TANNER, Royal School,
presented US 275 checks. many
| Of which she collected from
her friends, thus enabling her
to secure the ticket. Miss
Greenwald came in a good
second with 1875 checks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-14


and tow rope as well as the oars and poles
became stiff with an icy coating. Tho
wagon to which the rope was attached also
became weighted and clogged with ice, so
that the driver, having his hands busy in
managing the team, couldn't keep his
place on board without help.
1t was o'clock when the team pulled
up opposite the wreck. Before attempting
rescue it was necessary for the surfmen to
beat their clothing and the OTIS, thwarts
and rowlocks of the lfeboat with heavy
sticks in order to crack and loosen their
thick scales of ice. Meanwhile signals had
been given to cheer the survivors on the
wreck, three of whom could be seen cling
ing to the hillock of ice out in the surf,
for such the frost covered bow OF the
schooner appeared to be.
The trip of the boat to the wreck was
the fortunate event of the rescue, for al
though the sunken schooner was surround
ed with wreckage held to her by lines and
pounding up and down in the heaving
surf, the gallant life craft bore through it
and brought up alongside the forerigging
without q serious collision.
Three men at the point of perishing and
too far gone to display any interest in
what was taking place crouched in the lee
of the bulwark, with dead shipmate half
buried in ice at their feet. The deck was
covered with ice, and at a motion from
Keeper Fish the poor fellows loosed their
holds and slid across to the rail above the
lifeboat, where strong arms received them.
One of them appeared to be crazed, and on
finding himself safe asked after his cap
tain Taking a hint, the surfman exam
ined the wreck further and discovered, in
a coffin of ice, the body of the mate, who
had persisted of cold early in the day, OF
soon after tho schoolboys sighted the for
lorn vessel and started on their seeminGly
hopeless quest for aid.
GEORGE Z. KILMER.