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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

ter-Lake Champlain-the name it still
bears. The early history of the settle
ment is the struggle waged for eXis-
against the inroads of the savage Iro-
quois, the Indian allies of the English
colonists in what is now the United
States, and the hereditary enemies of
the AlgonQuins, the friends and allies
Of the French. In those long and dis
astrous wars England and France
exchanged many cruel blows, the scars
from which may never be wholly
healed. In 1929 Quebec fell into the
hands Of the English, but three years
later it was restored to the French by
the treaty of st. Germain- en-Laye, to-
gether With the Inflated Acadian Pc
ninsula and Cape Breton. In 1000 it
stood a memorable siege by Sir William
Phips, royal Governor of Massachu-
sets. PhiDS was one of 4 family of
26 children and in 1854, while in Eng
land. was enabled to fit out an expedi-
ton in quest Of a Spanish plate vessel,
which was wrecked off the Bahamas.
He succeeded in obtaining the treas
ure in 1857 and on his delivery of it
So, 100000 worth-to the English treas
ury he was knighted and made Cover
nor Of Massachusetts. Soon afterward
he captured Port Royal, n. S., and en-
boldened by success attacked Quebec.
He was defeated, however, and after
displaying himself, with Cotton Ma
Their, in the Witchcraft trials was sum-
moned to England, where he died in
1895. Again in I'LL Quebec had an
almost providential deliverance from
the feet of Sir Horenden Walker, an
English admiral. He set sail from Bos-
ton with powerful force to capture
Quebec and bring the providence into
subsection to England. But eight
transports, containing nearly 1000
men, were wrecked and lost on Egg
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

1t should be said in praise Of ST. Paul
that a recent trip, including visits to
several other cities, of several alder
men, to Investigate the garbage ques-
ton, was not junket at the public ex-
pense. A ST. Paul newspaper says that
the aldermen paid their own expenses;
they exercised their own judgment;
they asked no favors either at home or
abroad, and they returned fully quail
fed to talk and act intelligently on this
important subject.'' This is indeed a
creditable showing, and it is so wide
departure from q common though scan
dalous custom that it should be eN-
plotted as evidence of good citizenship
and for an example.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Snake-Eating Snake.

A wonderful snake has been added
to the collection Of the London Zoo.
This is the ophiophagus elaps, which
Sir Joseph Fayrer denominates as
"probably the largest and most formid-
able venomous snake known" grow
ing. as it does, to a length of twelve or
fourteen feet or more. The technical
name ophiophagus means ''snake-eat-
err and there seems to be no doubt
that the snake eats other ophidians,
although it also devours birds, fish,
frogs and other small quadrupeds.
1t is found in India, Burmah and the
Philippines, in Java, Borneo and Su-
matra, and is more common in Ben
gal, Burmah, Assam and Southern In
dia than in the northwest and central
part of the Indian region. The snake
is near relation of the famous cobra
di capello, and, like the latter, posses
ses a hood, which, however, is mar
rover than in the cobra. Most snakes
get out of a mans way and will avoid
rather than court an attack; but the
snake-eater is said to be an aggressive
ophidian, and not only attacks Of it's
own free will, but will even pursue an
enemy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

Captain Howgate's counsel pleads
the statute of limitation in answer to
the indictments against his client. OF
course, for the statute of limitations to
bar proceedings it must run in such cir
cumstances that prosecution might at
any time have been able to lay hands
upon the delinquent. If the delin-
quent is fugitive from justice the
statute does not run. Consequently
the Government responds to this plea
that Captain Howgate was a fugitive,
ard his counsel alleges that he was not.
Argument is to be heard upon this in
a few days. 1t will probably call up
and may ventilate all the details of Il
report heard from time to time that
during all the period when Howgate
was at large the Government was in
formed of his whereabouts and could
Lave taken him into custody, but re-
Trained from doing so because some
persons in office did not care to face
the disclosures that would be insep-
ara bic from a trial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
A CITY OF INTEREST.
QUEBEC, ITS HISTORY AND AS
SOCiATIONS.
Once the Bu1wark of French Power,
1t Passed After Memorable Sieges
Under English Domination-SOme of
It's Scenery.
The City To-day.

AS N1Ly AO-Odys
There are few cities in North Amer
lea the history Of which is more inter-
esting than that of Quebec, and per-
haps none which are provided by ma
ture with such fine and spacious har-
Dor. Originally intended and still
maintained as fortress, it has played
an important part in the military an
nails Of North America For more
than century it was the bulwark Of
French power on the continent, and
then it passed into English hands to
become the Gibraltar Of Great Brit
aims ascendancy. It has stood many
memorable sieges, and against it's walls
have broken the tides of French, Eng
fish, Indian and American invasion
Before it, in 1859, the victorious Wolfe
and the defeated Montcalam fell, and
before 1t, too, the brave Montgomery,
leading his scanty band of Americans,
was instantly killed. The scars of war
still remain, but the fourishing city Of
the st. Lawrence is unmindful of them
in it's busy and extensive commercial
and industrial life.
Quebec was founded in 1908 by Sam
uel de Champlain, the celebrated
French geographer and navigator, and
who gave to the beautiful sheet of wa
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Good Horses Still Valuable.

Horses by the million, but Of small
value, are to be found in the United
States Many believe that The days of
equine usefulness are about numbered,
except in a limited way, owing to the
wide use Of electricity as a motive
power, and to the bicycle as a 'road-
ster." AS result of present conditions,
horsefiesh in most parts of the country
is very cheap, and many farmers and
breeders take a gloomy view of the
situation. 1t is possible, however, that
the horse market, like the fruit market,
is overburdened with common stuff,
and that really good stock will still
bring fair price. Apropos Of this
view of the case, the Horseman, a jour
nal able to speak with some authority,
says:
Dealers in fine carriage and draft
horses report great scarcity of really
desirable individuals; in fact, many
complain that they experience much
difficulty in filling orders. At the great
marts superb bundant supply of com
mon stock may be found any day Of
the year. but good carriage or coach
horses, fine gentlemen's roadsters or
heavy draft teams are scarce and bring
fairly remunerative prices"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

Chicago citizens are indulging in
some wondering comment on the
prompt Arrest of the three murderers of
zen Is killed by footpads or burglars
it is toss-up whether or not the muir
derer is ever apprehended, or If he
does not escape on trial. But in the
Duddles case, word went out from
headquarters that the murderers must
be brought in dead Or alive, and in less
than twenty-four hours they were all
in custody. The public draws a
strange inference that the life of a blue
coat is held in higher regard by the
police than that Of private citizen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Bandits are becoming extraordinarily

Bandits are becoming extraordinarily
enterprising. Time was when they
were content to hold up individuals
and take what they could get. Then
they began holding up" people by the
stageload, and when that became tame
they took q trainload at a time, forcing
every one to give up his or her valua-
bles. That in it's turn became too mild
q diversion for the more enterprising,
and then nothing less than an express
messenger would do them. Watches
and jewels were scorned, and they
would have nothing but cash, which
the messenger was usually compelled
to take from the safe in the express
car. 1t seemed for a short dime then
as if the limit had been reached, but it
had not. Those old bandits took the
money, but they always left the safe,
while a gang that appeared in Texas
recently took both safe AID money.
And now it is hard to say where this
business will stop. VIII they take the
car itself the next time? If so. Of course
the time after that it will be in order
for them to take the whole train. Then,
if it gees much farther, cities will have
to be kept in safety deposit vaults
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Island in the lower st. Lawrence, and
Quebec continued under the rule of

Island in the lower ST. Lawrence, and
Quebec continued under the rule of
France Iii 1895 the colony of Quebec,
deserted by France and left to strug-
gle against all the powers of England,
succumbed to the inevitable and the
same day that saw Wolfe die in the
arms of victory on the Plains of Abra-
ham also saw his adversary in arms.
Montcalm, receive his fatal wound.
The following day the gallant French
general died, rejoicing that he should
not live to see. the surrender of Que
bee Again in 1915 Quebec was men
aced by the Americans. After the cap
ture of Fort Chambly, st. Johns and
Montreal by the Americans the forces
OIL Gen Montgomery and Arnold united
and marched on Quebec Too weak
to attempt siege they decided on a
coup de main, but battery discharge
instantly killed Montgomery and his
disheartened troops fell back in con-
fusion. Quebec was saved to the Brit
ish.
Although Quebec has ceased to be
garrison town its strategic position
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

Russia, it is reported, repudiates alb
solutely the notion that she should in
tervene to protect the Armenian Chris
tians from Turkish barbarity and this
is quite naural and entirely just. Why
should Russia intervene? England is
responsible for the Armenian maSsa-
cres. She is morally and politically
just as much responsible for them as
she could be if she had planned and
executed them. They are part of the
inevitable consequences of what she
did when she, backed by Germany,
buliied and forced Russia into accept
ing the treaty Of Berlin as settlement
of the Eusso-Turkish war. substitute
ing it for the settlement of the treaty
previously made between Russia and
Turkey. If the settlement of that war
which Russia had compelled Turkey to
accept had been carried out. there
would never have been any more mas
sacres OF Christians in Armenia. But
there would have been also an aston
fishing loss OF British prestige. and so
England worked to substitute q treaty
of her own making for the other. and
succeeded. British prestige was saved
but when Disraeli returned from Rer-
lin, having secured what was called
peace with honor" he had uncon
sciously provided for these very mas
sacres. England is responsible for them.
Why should Russia lift a finger to
tighten that Responsibilities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
AoNTcALM's HEADQUARTERS, BEAUFORT

of interest to the traveller. Perhaps
the Montmorency Falls, in the Mont
morency River, which falls into the St
Lawrence, eight miles below Quebec,
is the greatest natural attraction
around Quebec. Near it's mouth the
river takes a perpendicular fall Of 25G
feet, with a width of so feet, and forms
one Of the most beautiful cateracts in
the world. A cone of ice is formed
every winter below the falls and some
times attains height of 200 feet.
Quebec is yearly adding to the di'
versity of her industries but her chief
business from the beginning of the
century has been ship-building. AS
many as 20 or 80 vessels, of from 500
to 1000 tons burden, are built during
one winter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
MAKING HIM USEFUL.

The Indoor Cyclist Is No Longer Sim
ply an Ornament.
An ancient proyerb very wisely rec
ommends us to combine the useful
with the agreeable. The invention of
indoor training machines for cyclists
permits of putting this proposition in
practice in the happiest manner. For
some time the question has been put
whether indoor bicycle training can
be made Of benefit to anybody? This
is evidently what was asked by the au
thor of the device shown in our engrav
ing, and who, with much intelligence
and very appositely, has discovered
a practical process of preventing a
very appreciate source of energy from
remaining unemployed.
In his system, the driving wheel, i'll
stead of revolving idly, is connected
by an endless cord with the fywheel
Of a sewing machine or any other
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
A E'ingerless Family.

In q Lincolnshire family in England
lives a family who suffer under the Gu
rious deformity of being fingerless. This
popularity does not appear to be one
Of those freaks of nature which may
appear in one individual, and not be
transmitted to the next generation.
From what can be learned, the singu-
larity has existed in the family so far
as history or tradition extends, and
there seems at present no signs Of its
dying out, as the grandchildren are as
devoid of fingers as their grandsire.
The hands of this remarkable family
present the appearance Of having had
the fingers amputated or chopped off
roughly and unevenly below the second
joint, leaving short stump. There is
no nail or hard substance, and were it
not for the absence Of anything like a
ccatrice a casual observer would con-
clude that the defect was due to an ac-
cident; but, as though nature had at
tempted to compensate for the absence
of fingers, the thumbs are abnormally
large and strong.
Inc family are in other respects fully
endowed by nature, and do not appear
to suffer the disadvantages the absence
Of fingers might be expected to entail.
One of the daughters, aged 20, can write,
sew, knit, and is in every way as deX-
ferrous and accomplished as other girls
of her age and station. When asked if
she Ibid not find it awkward to be fin
oerleSS" she replied:
NO! If you had never had fingers.
you would not know you needed
them"
The only drawback that seems to be
occasioned is the curiosity the absence
Of fingers evokes from strangers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Conan Doyle'S latest story, "The Par

Conan Doyle's latest story, 'The Par
asite," describes the case of young
professor in 8 medical college, who is
brought under hypnotic control by a
woman, with consequences to himself
which are ony prevented from ending
in absolute insanity or in crime, by the
sudden death Of the woman herself.
The first impression received in read
ing the story may be that it is eXaGger-
ated and improbable; a second, and
perhaps more just one, that it really
shows what the hypnotic craze may
grow into, if allowed to have it's way,
arG work mischief after its own ma
tue. Facts of actual occurrence APP
pear to justify this apprehension, at
least so far as to indicate possibilities
of instigat ton to crime, or pernicious
consequences inherent in the thing it
self, such as will Justify measures Of
prevention in some form.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
An Old Custom.

The nomination of Sheriffs accolu 'e1
to the present mode dates from ll
The "shire-reeve' was first appon,'s"
by Alfred the Great to assist the A,DY #
man and Bishop in the dlschais' IN
their judicial functions in coun''19 -hot
Edward Ills reign it was enacee" ,or.
they should be ordained on 'Ae III nor
row Of All Souls. by the Claresr r.
Treasurer and Chief Baron OF US 70.
chequer." The only instance o. a+oss
male Sheriff is that of Anne ~ hpr
Of Pembroke, vino, on the dea'n -ritn
father, the Earl of Cu1nberlanu' - the
out male heirs, in 1913, succeeueu LANDED
office in Westmoreland, anu "'''
the Judges to Appleby.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
The NobIeness Of Honest II

The NobIeness OF Honest Toll.
The people least 20 be envied in this
world are those who do not know the
JOY Of earning their bread. and are
provided for without the sweet sense
Of providing" There is, as Carlyle 50
often assured us, q perennial noblcncss
in honest toll The bread for which
we have worked is the only bread that
is sweet to us, and by it the soul is
fed not less than the body. If we can
not altogether agree i'll the aphorisn of
O French writer, who is himself an
example Of amazing industry, that
1.-THE man who works is always good"
we can at least agree that he has be-
come possessed Of the clements Of self
reverence and self-controi, and treads
a path which makes for goodness, and
aids in is it's development. Fer the idle
youth is always the vicious youth. To
have no work to do, or to take no in
terest In our work, is to lay ourselves
open 70 the assault Of every vice, the
seduction of every sin. Those of us who
have never known the day when we
had no work to do, do not know how
much we are indebted to the law of
drudgery for such virtue as we possess.
There is worse hardship than drudg-
cry; the hardship Of Incidence. The
youth who is intent on making the
best use of life will recognize that nrin-
ciple, and will learn to be grateful TO
that invisible taskmaster who has
made his life consistently laborious.
and permitted no bread nor leisure
which he has not earned.-The Young
Man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

A disguised newspaper man who has
just quit the business gives the follow
ing tale of woe as his reason for doing
so: "a child is born, the doctor in at
tendance gets $40, the editor notes it
end gets 0; it is christened, the min
lister gets 81, the editor gets 90; it mar
ries, the minister gets another fee, the
EDITOR gets piece Of cake, or 600; in
the course of time it dies, the doctor
gets from So to $40, the minister gets
another 81, the undertaken gets $50 to
$50, the editor publishes it and receives
00O0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

has been greatly strengthened by the
English, to whom are due it's modern
citadel and surrounding walls, it's case.
mated forts and it's armament of ri
fed artillery. 1t is one of the few
walled cities on the continent and is
believed to be the strongest fortress in
North America. Both inside and with
out the city are many landmarks Of its
warlike past. There is much pictur
esque scenery, also. and many objects
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Wants the Doctors to Advertise.

The editor of paper in the eastern
part of the State has made an an
nouncement that henceforth he will
never preface the name of physician
by his professional title. Thus, tn
stead Of saying, CDR. Sawbones was
among those present" he will say, "a
B. Sawbones was present" He does
this on the ground that medical ethics
discountenance advertising, and holds
that the prefix Or" is an advertise
ment Of a calling. 'There is no more
reason" he argues, why I should
speak of DR.. Sawbones in the news re-
ports than of Grocer Jones, or LAWYER
Smith, or Hotelkeeper Brown If any
practitioner wishes to see himself ser
down in this newspaper as a doctor.
our advertising columns are at his dis
posa1 Buffalo Courier
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
A Merry Nation.

Austrians seem determined to main
tain their reputation for being the
most merry and pleasure-loving ma
ton in Europe, for their parliament
has just rejected, with a considerable
show of indignation, a bill making
drunkenness penal. The opponents of
the measure found no difficulty in
convincing the house that the estab-
lished habits of the people We're such
that it was impossible to punish this
failing. and that the feasts and family
drinking bouts, which have been Gus
tomary among the population for over
1000 years, cannot be abolished by
law
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
small apparatus that requires a mod

small apparatus that requires a mod
crate force to set it in motion.
Owing to this arrangement, each
kick of the pedal is utilized, and the
cyclist experiences the sweet satisfac
ton of knowing that, while training
himself in view Of coming race. he is
also doing something useful. AS may
be seen, nothing could be better. But
who would ever have expected to see
the bicycle thus converted into an ap-
paratus Of domestic and practical util-
y?-Scientific American.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

The Pacific Ocean covers e. 100000
of the 1SSOOO,OOO square miles COM
prising the earth's surface, and the At
!aTtic rolls over 31,000,O0O more.
When Mr.. Bull anneXes all the remain
ing odds and ends Of dry land he will
60 into extensive pumping operations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

A real estate boom is on in ancient
Palestine. The railroad from Jaffa to
Jerusalem has proved paying property,
and now the company proposes TO
build an extensive system of docks at
Jaffa for the accommodation of ships
that go that way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
1T WAS a SNAP SHOT.

A Michigan Photogra pher Does Some
thing Unusual.
Richard Rea, a photographer Of Me
nominee, Mich, recently succeeded in
catching photograph of a bolt Of
as it struck a telegraph wire,
and his picture was reproduced III the
Electrical Review.
The picture was taken about o'clock
D. m. The bolt struck the neutral wire
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Named After a Generous Coun,

Few persons know that Huntingdon
Pa, was named in honor Of the Count
ess of Huntingdon, an eighteenth cen
fury great lady, who did much for the
University of Pennsylvania. Provost
William Smith, Of the university.
founded the little city in TIT, and
gratefully honored the university's pa
iron in naming the new settlement
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Most of is Marry.

The United States is the land of the
united par excellence. Out of every
100 persons of manageable age GO
years and upwarO in this country
sixty-fve are married, nine widowed
and twenty-siX single.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
0. B. MOON. Editor and Proprietor

Sir John Thompson, the late Premier
Of Canada, left an estate of but few
thousand dollars. He was man whom
New York police officials could not un-
derStand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

Boss Plat, Of New York, has left DR..
Parkhursts church and now worshlps
elsewhere. A good many people be-
lieve in preaching against sin in the ao-
stract but object when the pastor at
tacks their own personal sins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24
Healthfui ResDiration

In health and during exercise the ay-
erage man has about twenty respira-
TONS minute and forty cubic inches
are Inhaled at each respiration; in an
hour $4,000 cubic inches of air will be
inspired; IN twenty four hours 1852
ooo cubic inches or about the contents
OF seventy-eight hogsheads.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

Automatic hanging is we'll enough,
but give us an automatic police ma
chinery, by which a man can arrest
himself just as he is about to commit
the murder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

The noble animal doesn't mind being
but he will be sure to draw the line on
the movement to popularize horse
meat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

MI. Yale ought to come along next
ana tell the men how to keep tobacco,
Juice OH OF their shirt fronts. and ONT
of their Whiskers. ' : =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

on q low tension three-Wire system.
The only damage was the blowing out
of the safety plugs in about one dozen
dwellings in the immediate vicinity
Of where the bolt struck