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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Printing Methods in China.

Shanghai is China's chief port, and
contains about 100000 inhabitants, who
are under native rule, and the English,
American and French settlements"
with 100000 Chinese and 5000 foreign
ers. all of whom are under foreign rule.
In that city tremendous congregations
gather in the mission churches, and
there are to be found the largest Sun
day schools in China. In Shanghai is
also the largest mission press in the
world. More than 1000 Chinese con-
yerts are connected with the different
missions.
In the mission press electrotyping and
stereotyping are done and over 3d.
OOO. 900 pages are issued annually. The
total number of books and tracts issued
last year was 995, 496.
The Shun Pao is the best-paying and
most widely circulated of the three ma
tive newspaper dailies of Shanghai. It
is an eight-page sheet, printed on the
thinnest of rice paper. 1t is so light
that it does not weigh more than a
mans handkerchief, and so thin that
the paper can be printed on one side
only.
The paper goes to press in big sheets,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

ern Asia, from the Chinese wall to the
Mediterranean. and from the steppes
of Siberia to the mouth of the Gauges.
He first attacked neighboring princes
in detail, gaining victory after victory
until he aspired to the conquest of the
whole world His cruelty was terri
BILE, and before one battle, that Of
Delhi, he put to death 100000 male
captives who followed his army. In
14O1 he stormed the city of Bagdad
and piled the streets and public places
of the town with 10000 corpses. His
conquests brought him into conflict
with the Turkish empire, then ruled
over by the powerful Sultan, Bajazet.
The armies of the two powers met on
the plains of Angora in 1902, and Baja-
yet was defeated and taken prisoner
After placing men of his own choice
at the head of European Turkey,
Asiatic Turkey and Egypt, Tamerlane
began preparations for the invasion Of
China In 1905 he set out at the head
of 100000 veteran troops to attack the
Chinese, but died on the way. His
remains were taken back to Samar-
cand, where they were inferred in a
magnificent mausoleum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
BEGINS A WAR ON PET NAMES
Public Schoo1teachers in San Fran
cisco to Stamp Them Out.

Public Schoo1teachers in San Fran
cisco to Stamp Them Out.
There is pretty flutter among the
public school teachers of San Fran
else. President Hyde of the Board of
Education, signing a lot of certificates
recently, was struck with the number
Of them bearing the diminutives Mag
The last seemed to him the worst Of
all. "Why, just think of it," said the
educator to d reporter, "the teacher who
signed herself Birdie is uamcd Blanche.
Her name isn't Birdie at all. Now,
that isn't right or dignified. Then
there We're Essies, and Daisys, and
Elites galore l don't think it is quite
the thing. | spoke a year ago to the
superintendent about this, but it seems
that the epidemic of pet names is
spreading again. Why, just think;
there is the principal OF one school here
whom every one calls Bessie. She is
so ashamed of it now that she signs
herself B. Blank. l won't give her
name. 1t wouldn't be fair. Suppose"
went on President Hyde, lifting up his
hands in horror at the thought, 81
signed myself Freddie-Freddie Hyde"
he repeated slowly. Imagine how that
would sound! Freddie Hyde! Why, it
is preposterous! And yet we see gray
haired women in the department sign
ing themselves Gussie, Jennie, Jessie
and Birdie" Out of all of which has
come a rule prohibiting the use among
the teachers of pet names in official
designation. Investigation disclosed
that one-third of the Christian names
printed in the school directory are di-
minutiyes. Armies, Maggies, Netties,
NellieS and Carries abound, many OF
them borne by married women long
past their middle youth, and, officially,
they must all go. Rules affecting per-
sonal tastes and opinions are always
unpleasant, but the propriety of the
suggestion that educators should cease
to be ''Birdies" and ''EssieS" few viii
question The reaction set in here in
the East some time ago, and the use of
diminutives in signatures of profess
sional and business women is much
more often omitted than employed
New York Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Mrs. Micah Dyer Jr., one Of the So
.ciety leaders of Boston, has been fore
ed to declare herself bankrupt, as she
cannot find any honorable means of
settling the claims against her estate.
Her liabilities are about 100000, and
the creditors probably will receive 40
cents on the dollar Her troubles are
due to the fact that she Endorsed notes
for her son, the manager Of the Ameri-
can Health Supply Company, and that
shylocks charged him as much as so per
cent. a year for extending them, under
threats of putting a receiver in the
mothers palatial home. Mrs. Dwyer
will not suffer much, as her husband is
wealthy. He was in position to liqui-
date his wife's Indebtedness, but as he
could not ascertain the exact amount
he preferred to have the courts settle
it. All of this goes to show more of
the tough facts which will confront the
new woman when she comes into pos
session of her kingdom. There is not
a particle of sentiment emotion, or i'm
agination in business transaction.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
The Polar City.

Numbers of explorers who have
sought the Arctic regions in quest Of
the Pole, have told Of Il mysterious city
mirrored against that northern sky
stately buildings in choice architecture,
tall and imposing spires, but such as
differ from anything we know Of.
Whether the foundation of this mirage
is reality and only unacceptable be-
cause of transposition as to directions,
whether it is work of some mysteri-
Gus remnant of our race that once oc-
cupied the Pole, or whether this is some
fanciful feature of the frost, as the pc
culiar shrubbery we sometimes see on
the window Dane-whatever this is, it
must be consigned to the perpleXing
enigmas of the unknown region. Who
knows but that some spot, once the the
alter Of busy and advanced human life,
may have escaped the general cata-
clysmal wreck, and that this city may
be the silent and as yet undiscovered
witness of pre-pOlar time, standing
alone in the dead desolation, in the
rigid shroud Of now polar death! If
we must be barred from entering this
undiscovered country, we may add to
our equipment by a careful noting OF
it's mirage, and then give to the bases Of
these phenomena a most thorough
study
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Punished for Curiosity.

1t is dangerous to crafty curiosity OIL
to violate precedent at the Chinese I'm
perial Court. The Empress Dowager is
a great stickler for etiquette. Recently
she required the services Of Doctor l.
Te-ch'ang, vice-president of the 1mpe
rial Academy Of Physicians at Picking
for one Of the members of her suite al
Eho Park Palace. The learned doctor
had never been inside these famous
palace grounds, and his curiosity was
fired to see the many curious objects Of
which he had heard wonderful tales
SO he bribed a palace eunuch to SHOW
him around the grounds.
While the two were walking abou
and enjoying themselves, the empress
Spied them. She at once dispatched
servants to punish their effrontery. In'
eunuch was seized, thrown on his face
and accommodated with fifty blows
from the bamboo on the calves of h
legs. The doctor was locked three
months pay and received a severe rep
rimand. while his assistant was ORDERED
never to venture again into the EN-
press presence.
The affair created a sensation. De
cause of the high position Of the phys'
clan and of the humiliating punish
ment dealt out to him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
A Versatile LAWYER.

When Judge Parsons was practicing
lawyer he was once employed to plead
two cases in court which were precise
ly alike, but in one he was engaged for
the plaintiff, in the other for the de-
PENDANT 1t happened that both cases
were tried the same day. He spoke for
half an hour to the first jury; the case
was given to the jurors, and they had
retired. When he appeared before the
second jury he made use Of very diff
ferent arguments from those employed
by him before, of which the court took
notice, reminding him that he seemed
to have changed his tune and repeated
to him what he said few minutes be-
FORE Mr.. Parsons fixed his keen eye
upon the judge and replied: MAY it
please your honor, l might have been
wrong half an hour ago, but now I
know l am right" He proceeded, and
when the juries returned it was found
he had gained verdict in both cases..
Lewiston Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
ALICE SAME LIKE MCLEAN MAN

Hop Sings Original Idea for Encour-
aging Trade on the Christian Plan.
The ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain of the ''heathen Chinee''
are not exemplified alone in familiar
ity with the resources of the card
sharper's trade, says a writer in tho
New York Herald. I will acknowledge
that my determination to employ Hop
Sing as my laundryman was largely
influenced by the fact that conspicu-
ously displayed about his little shop
were sundry Christian notices, such
as '"The Lord giveth and the Lord tax
eth away; blessed be the name of the
Lord;' 'He that giveth to the poor,
lendeth to the Lord" "God bless our
home and so on. From this l in
ferred that Hop Sing was u brand
plucked from the burning. / grew 10
quite like the fellow, and often had
occasion to reproach myself that fell
so far short of his standard Of imper-
turbable good nature and untiring in
dustry. [ never doubted the sincerity
of his conversion until the other day,
when, happening to drop in with my
weekly bundle of collars and cuffs for
the wash, found him lacking up some
chromos of sacred pictures.
"Why, Hop 1 said, delighted, eff
this thing goes on you will soon be
holding Sunday school class of your
own here"
| thought for q moment that I de-
tected Hop in the act of winking mis-
other eye at his companion, but 1 was
probably mistaken.
No. he replied, with an expression
of infantile candor, me no teachee
Sunday schoolee; me makee tlade
good"
"Why," l said, when I comprehended
him sufficiently to take in the purport
of his answer, ''do you mean to say
that you put up these things simply to
attract cuStOmers?'
"Alle same likee Mclean man." he
replied with grin; "allee same. Nell
can man takee Chinaman's joss signs,
put 'em on tingS, make um sell; make
'em tink Chinaman make UNI. Why
for not Chinaman quite Mclean mans
joss signs round um shop; makee Nell
can man feel good; makee Mclean
man give ChiIaman work."
| knew that Hop Sing was guilty Of
gross hypocrisy, but for the life Of me
could not think Of anything to say
that would convince him of the helm
BUSINESS of his offense. And though I
have lost confidence in him, still let
him wash my collars and suffs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
n a Central States standpoint we

From Central States standpoint we
may say: ''They do these things bet
ter in Massachusetts" The fact is
that Massachusetts courts have recent
ly scored a triumph over even the Fed
eral courts in bringing the sugar trust
to terms and imposing fine for dere-
LECTION. The American Cultivator re-
ferring to this matter says: 'The peo-
pie Of Massachusetts may congrat,l-
late themselves that the old Common
wealth is, in one respect, "a bigger man
than is the United States. 1t has
brought the sugar trust to terms, which
the Federal authorities have never yet
been able to do. The State law of Mas
sachusetts requiring all corporations
doing business in the State to file their
reports was violated by the sugar trust.
When litigation was begun, the trust.
like Capt. SCOTS coon, saw that it was
no use resisting and came down hand
sonely. Only ridiculously small fine
of $500 was imposed by the court, but
the trust has filed its report, paid it's
fine and now stands square with the
State of MASSACHUSETTS until the next
filing day comes around. The moral
effect of this victory is it's most import
ant part. 1t ought to stimulate the
Federal authorities at Washington TO
better enforcement Of the laws against
trusts"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

which a lady or gentleman may sit
with perfect comfort and safety, bland
ly confident that, although they are
enjoying to the full all the pleasure
and health giving motion of riding on
horseback, there is no fear of their
mount rearing, or jibbing, or behaving
like the famous trick horse from the
circus. The motion obtained from the
saddle, as in actual horse-riding, is
vertical, and is produced by the rider
rising on the stlrrups or foot-boards
as if seated upon It horse, and under
all the conditions, whether the motion
be gentle, or that Of trot or s,allop,
the rider is perfectly secure in his or
her seat, SO that all the advantages of
real horse exercise can be enjoyed
with none of it's inevitable risks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

John Burns has been telling the news
papers in New York that he finds fewer
Workingmen in public Office in the Unit
ed States than abroad. That may be
because he studies them after they are
in public ofhce-a situation in which we
regretfully admit Americans are too
prone to stop working. But the real
reason why Mr.. Burns misses a dis
tinctively working class representa- ton
in Congress, for instance, is that over
here there is no such clear division into
classes as abroad. Practically every
body elected to Congress is a working
man, or was before he became a pro-
fessional politician. Once in while
a mere moneybags gets to the House
of Representatives, but that occurs but
seldom and he stays there briefly. Nine
out of ten Of the men elected to Con-
gress for the first time are men who
must work for their living with plow or
tools, pen or laWbooks. Men need not
necessarily toll at manual labor to be
Workingmen in the fullest sense of the
word.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Developments in the latest life in
surance case seem to indicate that there
is hidden in it very thrilling murder
story. of the sort likely to be warning
to the too credulous confederateS in
such enterprises. In fact. when two
OF more men conspire together to con-
coct and execute a scheme for sWind-
ling life insurance company, the last
thing that either or any one intends is
that he himself shall give his own life
as part of the game. But this latest de-
velopment involves just. that addition
to the ordinary swindles 1t is evident
that few cases of thisssort are likely
to be of great advantage to the insur-
ance companies. One Of the conditions
of success in beating the company is
that there shall be perfect good faith
and confidence between the rogues, but
If any one has reason to suspect that at
q given moment his pals may sacrifice
his life to the success Of the scheme he
is very apt to become suddenly cool, or
even go over to the enemy. Thus the
victim of Meyer and the alleged vic
tim in the latest case may be of more
use at last to the companies than to
any one else.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
NOT so EASY AS IT LOOKS.
The Endeavor to Get Married LIS
Chilled by Legal Requirements.

The Endeavor to Get Married Is
Chilled by Legal Requirements.
To get married seems an easy thing
to the young man whose fancy lightly
turns to thoughts Of love. But when ii
comes to the actual ceremony there are
4 thousand and one terrors which sur
round and threaten to overcome him.
Marriage in most States is easy; in
others it is as difficult as obtaining q
divorce.
A well-known Philadelphia was
about to be married to a beautiful
young woman who lived in the State
of Delaware. He had no idea that the
marriage laws of that State were of
an appalling nature. He had secured
his license and thought that was all
that was necessary.
"Have you filed your bond, yet?"
said some one to him the day before the
wedding
"What?" gasped he.
''Your bond,' repeated the question
er. "YOu know every man who is mar
ried in this State has to file bond for
the prOtectlOn OF the STATE.
The bridegroom was rather dubious,
but was finally persuaded that this was
a fact
'I'n see a lawyer about it in the
morning." said he. SO he went to q
friend who was legal light and said:
''See here. They tell me l have to
give a bond to the State when l get
married"
Certainly. Haven't you done SOP"
III surprised way.
'No; I never heard of such a thing
before. What kind of bond is it?'
ooh, any real estate will do
"But haven't any real estate"
The lawyer looked at him moment.
Then he solemnly said:
Haven't you any friends who own
property"
"None that ! care to ask to bind 1t
up that way. 1 can't ask my brides
relatives, you know"
His friend looked at him pityingly.
''You can't postpone the wedding, can
you?"
'What?" fairly shrieked the unfortu-
nate
''Of course not, of course not" said
the legal light soothingly But the poor
bridegroom looked stricken.
''I'll tell you what I'll do, old man.
I'll tend to the matter for you. Don't
give yourself any more concern about
it,
The young-man- be married
then grasped his hand. He could not
speak for a moment, and then he pour
ed forth his thanks. He picked up his
hat in a relieved sort of way and walk
ed to the door. Then he turned.
'By the way, l forgot to ask you
how large is the amount of the bond re-
quired?'
Fifty CENTS" said the lawyer.-New
York Recorder
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Mis- siOnaries and Rum.

Ambiguous language often gets the
public speaker as we'll as writer into
trouble This fact was illustrated at
one of the Cohoes churches Sunday
morning. The preacher was discours-
ing on missionary work in Africa and
was reviewing some of the difficulties
which confront the missionary to the
dark continent. In this connection he
took occasion to inveigh loudly against
the rum traffic among the natives, as
sorting it did more harm than the mis-
sionary could do good. 'Why," said
the preacher, "forty barrels of rum are
sent to Africa to every missionary
Of course the real meaning of the good
man was obvious, but nevertheless a
smile went around the church.--Troy
Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Crocodile Tears.

The expression used in the headline
has long been in general use to de-.
scribe hypocritical sorrow or pretense
Of sorrow where no grief is felt It's
origin has been referred to several
sources; one. believed in by the old
naturalists, was that the crocodile
would mourn and shed tears as if in
great agony until sympathetic tray
eler would investigate the cause and
get devoured for his trouble Mander-
vile says: I'm q certaine countree long
serpents called crocodiles Stay men and
then eat them weeping Spencer
("Faerie Queene'D says: "The cruell
cratic crocodile, which in false gryef
hyding his harmful guile, doth weep
full sore and sheddeth tender tears"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
which are SO folded that the blank side

which are SO folded that the blank side
is turned inward when taken in hand
by the subscriber, and so that there is
neither cutting nor pasting. Owing to
the thinness of the paper it has a
greasy, yellow appearance, and it is
printed so closely with Chinese type
that not an inch seems to be wasted.
The headline or title of the paper con-
sists OF two Chinese characters, taking
up space not wider than one of the
columns OF our newspapers, and not
more than an inch in length.
It's price is 10 cash, which, allowing
for the difference in currency, makes
it equivalent to half a cent of our
money.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
A Modern Author.

We give below a few gems" culled
from the works of Ponson du Terrail:
''Her hand was cold, like that Of a
serpent"
1.-The Countess was about to reply
when a door opened and closed her
mouth
'''Ha! hav he exclaimed in Portu-
guese.'
The Colonel paced backward and for
ward. with his hands behind his back,
reading the newspaper"
Eat this sight the negro's face grew
dreadfully pale
.'The man was dressed in q velvet
Jacket, and in pants of the same color. -
lie Figaro.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Shattered Cups and Superstition

Shattered Cups and Superstition
A friend who often stayed with TIE
Lesseps family says that the couh'
never seemed to lose sight of the edu
cation of his children, even in the sman
est detail One morning at break1ds'
a beautiful Dresden teacup was broken
"Ah!" cried the countess, 80 disaster
Two more Of that set will now be Droh
en-. 1t always happens So"
care you so superstitious," asked Tit
count, "as to really believe that t"'
more will be broken?"
II know it."
''Then let us get it off our mlnds'
And, taking two of the cups by lnt
handles, he dashed them together lh'
anger and dismay Of the countess pro.
ed conclusively that she had not SCI.
ously held to her superstition. IL dis,
loosed any hold the absurd ldea ih''
have had on the minds OF the chiie1en
Kate Fields Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
. PARLoR EQUEsTRIANIsM.

Ladies Learn How to Ride by Means
of This "Sadd1e Machine.o
An ingenious male person has in
vented a saddle machine for the ac-
quirement of a perfect seat and self
confidence as an equestrienne within
ones own home. 1t is said that MANY
ladies are overcoming timidity by
means of this home practice as a pre-
Jude ''to learning how to ride" the
veritable equine back.
By skillful mechanical arrange
ment the movements of horse in
walking, trotting. cantering or gallop-
ing are impaired to a saddle, upon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28
Not Spoken or as Suicide.

In Vienna they still talk in whispers
about the tragic death of Prince Ru-
dolf, and no one dares to refer openly
to it as a case of suicide. An Ameri-
can tourist who was being shown
through the royal stables said when he
saw the Princes riding horse: "Ah,
yes; that was tho Prince who commit
ted suicide
NO, madame; he died. said the at
tendant in serious tone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

And then, with one last burst of speed,
Into the road and home again!
The fire in the welcome CRATE
Brightens and CLOVIS at our return.
For those at home, with nodding pate,
1t could, or would not seem, to burn.
But warmth and wine are doubly sweet,
And home double rapture yields
To him who follows far and feet
Der winters white and moonlit fields!
Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

Why do city directory men always
take pains to get the names Of all the
widows, and mention them as such,
while they never publish widower as
a widower? Is it not as important that
the single state Of a widower should be
known as It is that the loneliness of a
widow should be announced? Let us
hope that the directory men may come
to see the justice Of treating widows
and widowers alike.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-03-28

! A Washington jury has decided that
Captain Howgate is not guilty of the
charge on which he is arrested. But
$11S,OOO is government funds disap-
peared when he did about fourteen
years ago. Button, button, who's got
the button?'