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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-10
CHAPTER XII.

On Monday morning the whole neigh
borhood was alive with the news that
Mr.. Birley was ''to be sold up An
execution had been put into his house
under a bill Of sale, and an agent or
auctioneer person (acting of course by
instruction. had stuck notices announc-
ing a sale Of FURNITURE and effects"
on boards in the front garden.
But that afternoon [ had business of
my own on hand; [ had determined to
settle to my own satisfaction the exact
spot Indicated by Fraulein Haas vision
as that where LacroiX'S remains were
inferred. | mentioned the ruined mill
in the beginning Of this story, which
occupied part OF a dreadfully Uttered
little peninsula formed by a curve Of
the stream. More than one of its walls
had fallen, but I had particularly no.
ticed frequently in passing, and had
wondered at one wall which lay as fiat
as the walls of Jericho, it seemed from
the public side of the stream to c0here
as completely as when it had been
standing except at it's outer edges
where the bricks were broken and dis
located. This / suspected was the
wall; and I was resolved to visit it to
see whether | could make sure my sus-
piciOn was correct.
To get to the mill had to pass round
to the head Of the peninsula Il Won
dered whether Steinhardt had taken
that route on his journey with his hor-
rible burden. or whether he had boldly
forded the stream opposite one Of the
side gates to the grounds Of his works..
This led me between two old rafting
mills of some sort, past piles of lumber
broken wagons and fragments Of old
machinery rusting away-past some
fourishing pigsties, constructed Of old
boards and old sacks. I had to pick
my way very carefully, for it was beset
with gullies and holes worn out by
rain torrents, and with entertainments
of cinders and 'clinkers." At length
[ came out upon an open space round
the mill ] approached the wall with
Il shuddering but fascinated sense. IN
the middle OF it, toward the edge which
had been the top, was bolted iron
Dlate. answering exactly to the require
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-10

Mrs DORA A. GUTHRIE, of Oakley Oyerton Co..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription I was not able to
stand on my feet without suffering almost death.
Now do all my houseworl1 washing, cooking,
am stouter now than have been In six years.
Your Favorite Prescription is the best to take
before confinement, or at least it proved so with
children as did with my last
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shortened It also promotes the secre-
ton of an abundance of nourishmert for
the child.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-10
YOUNG GIRLS.
INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS.
Kothers Agree on One Vital Subject

ESPECIAL TO QUE LADY READERs.1
Young girls, to the thinking mind, are
eyer subjects of the deepest interest.
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LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING.

Go Be Continued.)
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ship.
Prof Edwin V. Morgan of Harvard
has accepted the chair of history in Adel-
bert college of Western Reserve univer-
sity.
Shortly before the opening Of court
at Claremore [. T., Sheriff Musgrove was
shot and killed by Frog" Davis, an out
law
-Ex-Gov. Merriam of Minnesota de-
MES that he is a candidate for the chair
manship of the Republican national COM
mittee.
At Greenville, Miss, Peter Serio and
A. CarrerO, formerly prOprietOrs OF the
leading restaurant of the town, lie at
their homes fatally wounded as the re-
suit of a street duel over business af-
fairs
The Burnett house, Cincinnati, O.,
the Headquarters of leading generals at
times during the Civil war and where the
plan was laid to defeat Blaine at the Re
publican national convention of 1876, has
been closed
In the Fifty-second district reballots
were had to elect members of the Italian
Chamber of Deputies. The result was
the election of thirty Ministerialists and
twenty-five of the opposition, including
three Socialists.
-Reys. Drs. Forbes and Kathan were
sitting near the Methodist parsonage at
Aitkin, seventy miles from Duluth, and
they were shot at by an unknown man,
who sent a bullet into the wall just above
their heads. There is no clue to the per
son who did the shooting.
DIR. D. X. Pearsons of Chicago has
offered Mount Holyoke college at South
Hadley $4,000 to endow professorships,
provided the college will raise $150,000
more in one and one-half years. The col
lege authorities are confident they can
raise the necessary money.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-02-15
A Hoy Policeman.

Lieutenant, when do I get my pay?
I think 1t about time, cause want to
get a tin whistle and lots of things"
said a cute little shaver of six, as he
strutted into the central police station
and walked up to the heutenants desk.
Lieut.. Hill peered over the desk ana
recognized n little protege, Horace w.
earle, all dressed in complete heuten-
ants uniform, with a silver badge,
stripes on his shoulders, with revol-
yer in one hand and club in the other.
well, how much pay do you think
you ought to haveT asked Lieut.. Hill.
"Well, you might give me about $50,
I guess. That's big pile of money,
but 'spect it's about what lieutenant
ought TO get. and you know l am a
lieutenant now," and the little shaver
strutted about and then asked Lieut..
Hill If he thought burglar could get
away from him.
Lieut." Horace Garlic though only
a very little boy, is born policeman
Ever since he was baby he has been
wild over policemen. When he was IN
short dresses he strutted around with
a club and would run to the window
and call every policeman that passed.
He got acquainted with Lieut.. Hill
when the latter was sergeant. Little
Horace had his aunt fix his suit up as a
sergeant's uniform, and when Lieut..
Hill was promoted he had his uniform
changed too, and Lieut.. Hill got him
q silver star and club.
When he does not mind his father
tells him If he is not good that he will
not let him be policeman, and that
brings little Horace to time at once.
His great ambition Is to catch real
live burglar. and who knows but that
he may some day Cincinnati I'm
quirer.
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The RivnI Mothers.

This story is, beyond doubt, original
to Japan in its present form, but 1t
bears remarkable resemblance to an
other celebrated judgment given more
than two thousand years ago on the
other side Of the world.
About n century and n half ago a
woman who was q servant In the house
Of a daimyo had little girl born to
her. But 1t was inconvenient for her
to have the child with her in the
daimyo's mansion, and so she put the
little one out to nurse with woman
in the neighboring village. Tho child
grew to be very int ligent, and the
foster-mother, who was heartless
woman, thought she saw an oppor-
tunity to earn money through the girls
services. and determined to keep her.
Accordingly, when the mothers term
of service expired, and she came to get
back her child, the f0ster-mother treat
ed her claim as false, said the child
was her own, and utterly refused to
give her up.
SO at last they came before Okla, the
town magistrate OF Yedo, who, aftSr
some thought, hit upon novel pian or
deciding. He placed the child between
the two mothers, had each one take ar
arm of the child, and then ordered
them to pull! He could then tell, br
said. which one deserved to have Ito
child The foster-mother. thinking only
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if Mr.. Simpson only kept such pretty
ones as this and sold 'em three for 20
centsl"
Then Benny wandered along, and he
plucked valentines out of the grass and
off the bushes. And every valentine
was lovelier than the last, and every
motto written upon it more tender and
afsectionate. He picked up a little
palegreen, lace paper one from tRe
grass and the motto upon it was:
Faithful is the love and true
Valentine has brought to VOC"
And another white one in the shade
Of heart declared:
Sweetest heart, forever thine,
Is the heart of Valentine"
They're very lovely" cried Benny,
glowing with admiration. Every
thing is lovely and loving here" cried
little voice over his mead, "for this
is st. Valentines land"
And then, over the branches of the
tree overhead, Benny saw a curious
sight Hundreds of little gold Cupids
with gilt wings and little bows and
dITOWS blunB ONcI LHclI buOulucTS were
swinging and swaying back and forth.
How pretty they looked and how the
light fluttered over their wings, and
ficlSercd over Benny's hair, as he
stood looking up at the frolicsome
Cupidsi
And suddenly sorrowful thought
struck Benny, and right in the midst
of all this wealth of valentines he sat
down and oriedl
"Desri dearl dearw he sobbed;
land tomorrow It won't be Valentines
day any morei"
Mamma shook him and woke him
up. What a pity" Benny repeated;
tomorrow It won't be Valentines
day any morel"
Then he told her all about IL and she
cosxed him and cuddled him and told
him to go to sleep again and bring
some of the valentines of st. valen-
tines land back with him TO save for
next St Valentines day.
EVA LovErz.
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Benny studied this one admiringly
for some time. Then he raised his
eyes
"Oh!" he cried in surprise.
Opposite to him stood stately tree,
with broad spl ,ading branches. And
up and down its boughs, like leaves,
were hundreds of fluttering valentines!
Dainty lace and pink papers with
hearts and shafts and Cupids covering
them according to the approved valen-
tine style.
Benny had grown critical in valen-
tines He threw down those in his
hand, and started eagerly to pluck the
more snowy ones growing upon the
tree. He seized pink tissue beauty,
with fringed and gilt edges. And in
side he read the prettiest verse yet:
Darling sweetheart, tell me, do,
Wilt thou be forever truei
Well thou know'st my heart is thino,
Choose me Tor thy valentine"
Then Benny tried another one. This
one had stars shining on pale blue
gauze and it read:
THE stars of heaven look down to see
How love on and you love mel'
beautiful" sighed Benny. Now
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of FIGS.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
m the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevsrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gisn in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufaerured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered
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Makes Pure Blood.
-, DILL cure all liver ills, bilious
AUTHORS AND OTHERS.

Miss Rhola Broughton, the novel
list, has been described as "a snippy
lady with girlish figure and fond
ness for tea"
David BelascC, the playwright. is
said to have made 500 900 in his pro-
fession. He was born in San Fran
cisco thirty seven years ago.
Samuel Minturn Peck cultivates one
of the largest flower gardens in Ala
bama. And he lives in house that
is literally rooted with roses
After Victor Hugo's death more
than 10, oo0 isolated verses were found
scattered about his room written on
small slips of paper. He used to write
incessantly, even while dressing him
self in the morning.
William Moseley Hall, who died re-
Gently, called himself the Father of
Chicago" because he originated a
river and harbor convention, nearly a
ealf century ago which gave the Lake
city its first great boom.
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How They Grew n Bell.

At the beginning of the last century
the only church bell at GrosslaswitZ,
Germany, was so small that its tones
were not sufficient to penetrate to the
ends of the village. A second bell
was badly wanted but the village was
poor and where was the money to
come from?
One Sunday when the schoolmas-
ter, Gottfrled Hayn, was going to
church. he noticed growing out Of the
churchyard wall, n flourishing stalk
OF corn, the seed Of which must have
been dropped by a passing bird. The
idea suddenly struck him that perhaps
this one stalk of corn could be made
the means of procuring the second bell
they wanted so much. He waited I'M
til the corn was ripe and then he
plucked the six ears on 1t and sowed
them In his own garden. Next year
he gathered the little crop thus pro-
duced and sowed 1t again, till ut last
he had not enough room In his garden
for the crop, and so he divided It
among a certain number of farmers.
who went on sowing the ears until
in the eighth year, the crop was so
large that when 1t was put together
and sold they found that had money
enough to buy beautiful bell.-IIar.
per's Young People.
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MORE ABOUT BACKS.
HCZ2 she Warning Note - Sounded-Is 1t
Coming Your Way?
,From the Detroit News.

The pertinent question OF tho Cay is-Does
your back acheY Is IL lamcy Thol tnds suffer
from what they commonly term lad Back. ="
Ihey have been compelled to ASSUME n stoop-
Ing position for some time and of course the
ache and pain comes from that-this Is true
enough but in this excuse tho more direct
cause IS oVerlooked let us Simplify the problem.
Why does tho back achey Beealfse The kidneys
are affected. Why are the kidueys affectedy
because they have been ovortaxed. This same
0vertaxlng OF the sewerage OF the system
means disease, and even death win follow If
relief Is not promptly rendered. Tho kidneys
must work as nature has provided; must filter
The never-ceasing flow of blood, ce that Same
blood courses through the system foQIly impreg-
short time of such neglect. when Rheumatic
Pains Dropsical sweilings and even that dread
destroyer, Bright's disease, set m. Then you
have struggle to live at all. IL you but heed
timely warning, few words OF advice, you
viii not wait until the struggle, but strike the
enemy while you can strike hard. Doans Kid
aey Plus are performing wonders right here In
Detroit, they are striking with no uncertain
hand. Old backs and young backs are being
hme and shattered one, stopped and con-
raeted, Is strengthened and inylgorated by the
use or DOans kidney Pills. No have many
more such statements as this. Mrs Clinton, OF
IO0Orcbard street SAYS: "Bor good many years
have had kidney trouble. Tho pain across
my back would be 30 bad That could not do
any work. Nothing seemed 10 give me any re-
lief until used Doan's Kidney Pills and thet
nave removed al the trouble. Too much cam
not be said In praise OF Doan's Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents, or sent
by mail from Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
n. y, Sole Agents for the u. s. Remember
Inc name DoANs and take no other.
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beautiful leaves of very pink roses
with very green leaves, and stars and
darts and true lovers knots galorel
BeRny looked and admired, and
sighed and debated. He had 25 cents.
Low many of these glories, he
wondered, would % cents buy? Benny
was a generous little chap. He wanted
to buy q Valentine for everybody he
knew, md then again for everybody
who wanted u valentine, and he felt
sure that it would take more than 25
cents to do that!
If 1t would only rain valentines on
Valentines day" thought Benny. "or
il valentines grew on trees, and l could
pick as many as l liked. Or if they
grew up like the grass, or / could dig
them ont of the ground like stones.
Thea" sighed Benny, II could get all
i wanted"
But they didn't seem to do that way
in the neighborhood of Mr.. Simpsons
shop At last Benny went in and
bought three. One had a bouncing
Cupid on it, one had wreath OF red
roses and one was some very loving
verses with little stars around the bor-
der.
That's for mamma, Mr.. Simpson"
eonadsd Benny.
The thought of the rain of valen-
tines haunted him all day. So when
he woke up in the middle of the night
and found it really was raining valen-
tines he was not at all surprised.
He slipped out of the bed softly and
ran out A few valentines futtered
down ont there, then the rain stopped,
but the ground was covered with
them. They were prsttier and gayer
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FORESTS whitfield Away.

A notable example OF big result
produced by small means L. found in
the fact that leaf pencil users have
whitfield away several big forests of
cedar trees in Europe and the supply
Of wood suitable for lead pencils is
practically exhausted in the old world.
An order has just been placed by
noted German firm Of pencil makers
with California lumber company for
large quantity of sequoia wood. which
Is found to be the best wood now
available for lead pencils. The Sc
quota is the big tree of California.
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The Horses Power OF Scent.

There is one perception which q
horse possesses to which little atten-
ton has been paid and that is the
power of scent. With some horses it
is acute, as with the dog, and for the
benefit OF those who drive at night,
such as physicians and others, this
knowledge is invaluable. Never check
your horse at night, but give him u
free head and you may rest assured
that he win never get of the road and
will carry you safely and expedi-
tiously.
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TIE Small BOY. Latest Game.

lie small boys Luttst NuiHs'
Who has noticed n curious scroll
drawn in chalk upon the sidewalk, dot
ted with apparent hieroglyphs, and
serving to interest and amuse youthful
New Workers? asks the New York
World. This is n new game an echo
of the great fair, and it rejoices in
the name of "the Ferris wheel"
1t is kind Of "hopscotch," but much
more complex and Ingenious and
rose In the armament Of youthful sports
q star of IT, first magnitude. during
the Columbian exposition. When 1T
will set no astronomer can predict.
Its discoverer was n Chicago lad.
A great, double spiral is drawn,
lots are cast to decide who is to lead on,
and then Master A. b., who has won
the cast. hops into the diagram, as
far as the center, and then retraces
his hops-steps would be inaccurate.
After this he places his initial In any
part Of the spiral which appeals to his
taste. The others follow in order. No
one must touch the lines of the spiral,
fail to keep one foot clear of the
ground, or rest upon any initial ex-
cept his own. This is no easy matter,
particularly after the diagram has be-
come an interlaced confusion Of letters.
The players score one for each sue
cessful effort, the highest score natur-
ally winning.
The rapid spread Of the game, its
naming in honor OF the exhibit which
probably impressed youthful visitors
most deeply, and TO which they could
trace an intended resemblance In the
curved lines of the diagram, its Gu
rious complexity, all make the new
sport extremely interesting.
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than any of Mr. Simpsons. The first
one Benny opened read:
"With my love a wreath send,
Like my love, 1t has no end"
That's very pretty" said Benny,
"and here's another:"
GAS we journey day by day,
Sweet, your eyes shall light the way"
They're prettier than the ones I
bought" sighed Benny. Il should
have waited for the rain. But how
could tell it really would rain, even
though / wished IL. And now"-Ben-
ny's eyes looked big don't believe
know folks enough to send so many
valentines to-"
More valentines than people TO give
them to! That was funny situation.
II was like little boy having too
much dinner or too many Christmas
presents!
"And here's another" cried Benny,
with lots of hearts on IL. And 1t
says:
"Cupidf sstsns hearts together
Firmly with silken tether, n
And ribbon tying 'em together" -
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Russian Subieota.

The law OF Russia requires all Rus
sian subjects over the age Of II years
TO take the oath OF allegiance on the
accession OF new car. The Russian
government never surrenders it's
claim to the allegiance of a native Of
Russia. or admits that Russian can,
without its permission, become a citi-
zen Of another country. OF course
there is no means OF enforcing this
claim against Russians who have be-
come American citizens.
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cause that cannot stand defeat is not worth
fighting for.
Cold Facts About Hot springs, Ark.

This Is the most famous Health and Pleasure
Resort on the continent aud at the present
time the season is at its height Toy The en-
tertainment OF guests a running meet has been
arranged for at the Race Track, as wei as Base
BAH Games and Foot Ball Games between pro-
iessional clubs at the park. There is q - good
shooting In the mountains and splend fishing
In the streams. In addition TO the ~ lderfui
not water, there are beautiful drives sd out to
tne numerous other springs and resO Is in tho
adjoining hills. This great sanitarlum can be
reached direct from ST LOUIS by daily through
Pulman Buffet Sleeping Cars via the IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE, which connect with all
lines from the east, north and west at the mag
nitcent new Union Station.
descriptive and illustrated pamphlets con-
talnlng all Information mailed free) on appli-
cation 70 company agents or II. G. Tuwnsend
General Passenger Agent, ST. Louis, Mo.
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A Clever Retort.

That was a clever retort which Ia
borer once made to Lord Chancellor
Camden of England. It appears that
in consequence Of the interest whic',
the lord chancellor took on behalf OF
Wilkes, he became so popular that the
practitioners Of Chiselhurst, where he
resided. made him a present Of ten
acres Of common. His lordship, who
was n very early riser, was the first to
discover, in one Of his morning walks,
that n poor widow who resided on the
common had all her geese stolen during
the previous night. He CHANGED to
meet a laborcr going TO work, and,
thinking from being wrapped up IN
his great coat. that he was unknown TO
the man, he inquired Of him respecting
the geese. and asked him II he knew
what punishment would be inflicted on
the offender who stole the geese from
the common. The man answered,
"No."
"Well, then" said his lordship, ''he
would be transported for seven years.
"If that Is the case" replied the In.
borer, IT win thank your lordship to
tell me what punishment the law
would inflict on the man who stole the
common from the geese"
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OF winning, pulled with all her might;
but the true mother, full of her affec-
ton for her child, couldn't bear to in
fiict on 1t such brutal pain; and she let
go as soon as she felt the other woman
pulling. "The child Is miner exclaim-
ed the foster mother, triumphantly.
''Not sou said Okla, sternly; you are a
pretender; this other Is the true moth
en-"
Then the false mother confessed her
deception, and begged for pardon. The
people, when they heard Of the judg-
ment, were full of admira ton for the
penetration and sagacity of their great
magistrate.