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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Another Edition.

Another woman's edition of a news
paper, says the Philadelphia Press, ap-
peared in a New York town a few days
ago. 1t has already been noticed in
these columns that in another case,
where the society page was edited by
one of the best known and best familied
women in this country, personalities
of the most pronounced character were
called news and given a prominent place.
In this latter paper the same thing oc-
cured; the society page was edited by
another leading society woman and was
again so personal in its illustrated de-
scriptions of the eligible men of the
town in question as to appear, in the
eyes of the reader, hopelessly vulgar and
exactly of the sort which would call
forth the reproof of the. same woman,
so one would suppose, if it were printed
in the regular edition. Now, the ques-
ton naturally arises. Do these people
then like this sort of thing after all?
Why do they do it themselves, if they
do not? Or, are these pages-fair as it
is to consider them samples only abnor-
NAL. and not induces of the general feel
ing of the smart set?
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12

breast to a spot as near Blanches heart
as possible; the corner of her handker.
chief peeped out of his side pocket; the
diamond ring worn on his little finger glis-
her Kings Daughter badge dangled from
his watch chain; his pen knife was in her
hand and she was whiting a birch twig;
her fan was in his hand and he was
twirling it nervously; the lace of one of
her tiny white shoes was tied man-fash-
ion; a feather of her boa was thrust into
the band of his broad brim.-Private Let
ter of q ErenchWOman.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
An Alligator on the Street.

A 16-foot alligator crawled out of The
st. Johns river at the foot of Main street,
and leisurely waddled up the street to-
ward the center of the city. Main street
is one of the principal streets of Jack
sonville, and the appearance of the alli-
gator created good deal of CONSERVATION
among the hundreds Of people there.
Every man with pistol started shooting
at the reptile, but the bullets didn't worry
it a little bit After promenading four
blocks, and squelching with its tail a
too-familiar newsboy, it received a wound
from rife which caused it to slow up a
little. Then it started up a leaning tele-
graph pole, thus exposing it's vulnerable
parts. and was soon shot to death. Nine
big alligators have been killed recently
at the foot of Main street, but this is
the first that has ventured up town.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Clever Countess.

The Countess of Warwick, whose at
tentions from the prospective King of
England have given rise to comment,
is ''cleverer'' than the average English
noblewoman, and while not what artists
call beautiful is handsome woman.
Critics make bold to say that she would
appear to better advantage and look
younger without the Princess of Wales
couture, which suggests artificial tresses,
unnaturally increasing the size of the
head. She is a vivacious woman OF
quick perceptions, rapid at repartee and
familiar with whatever is going on IN
the world, except, perhaps, the work OF
missionaries among the heathen.. In ati-
dition she has tact and social shrewd-
ness. and that admirable self-possession,
ease and grace of manner only earth
OuakpS can disturb.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
A Bows Earnest Effort.

When boy writes a composition the
result is not always a gem of thought
and literary style. But it is generally in
teresting, and the following chef doeuvre
on Breathing is no. exception:
1--WE breathe with our lungs, our lights
and our lives. If it wasn't for our breath
keeps the life a-going through the nose
when we are asleep.
''Boys who stay in a room all day
should not breathe. They should wait
until they get out in the fresh air. Boys
in a room make bad air, called carboni-
eide Carbonicide is as poison as mad
dogs. A lot of soldiers were once in a
black hole in Calcutta, and carbonicide
cot in there and killed them.
'Girls sometimes ruin the breath with
corsets that squeeze the diagram. A big
diagram is the best for the right kind of
breathing. boston Budget.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Neither Anew.

A well-known Irishman, who is now
dead, was more than likely to be seen
at the funeral of any of his acquaint-
ances, or even at that of any prominent
Hibernian, though he might not chance
to know the deceased personally. Walk
he met funeral procession, which, by
it's length proclaimed itself to be that of
a fellow countryman. AS he waited for
the carriages to creep by some delay
stopped it's slow progress, and seeing
that the hack opposite him had but one
inmate, he stepped in. Soon after the
funeral had started he said to his com
panion: Whose funeral is this, sir"
/ don't know he replied; "Oi'm only
out for rode like yesilf. Boston
Rudget
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
WANING OF THE SASH.

Bright Silk Scarf Which Men Wore About
Their Waists Out of Fashion.
The elaborate and bright-colored silken
sashes which young men wore one or two
summers ago seem to have gone the way
of other similar frivolities, and there has
been a return to the plain leather belts for
holding up the trousers when suspenders
are inconvenient. The silk sash was the
first attempt to introduce high colors into
mems attire which seemed to attain even
a temporary popularity, but now it ap-
pears to have gone for good.
Even the summer neck scarf has been
toned down as to its color, and loud-col-
ored shirts are more rarely seen than for
many Years.-NeW York World.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
THREsHER THUMBS A WHALE.
The Oil Tank was Too Far Away to Dis
X4LIai1.I, 7 iclrn1I

The Oil Tank was Too Far Away to Dis
cover Which Licked.
Capt Parton of the oil tank steamship
Northern Light, from Rotterdam and
Shields, saw a duel between a fifteen-foot
thresher, or swingel-tail shark, and a
whale, on July 1, about 25O miles off
the Scottish coast. The thresher dashed
the cetacean with his seven-foot tail Wig
orously, and the big fellow tried vainly
to shake him off, Capt Parton was six
miles away and he doesn't know which
combatant got licked. Capt. Parton, or
one of his archaeological experts, made at
quarantine a somewhat different report
of the fight than is set forth above 1t
was said that the thresher was ga huge
fish, eighty feet long," which is sixty-fve
feet longer than any thresher ever seen
by anybody else This thresher also had
long fms" which he used like arms
as he stood straight up twenty feet out
of the water" The whale wasn't
pigmy, being more than 100 feet long"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
The Proper Thing.

Is it considered vulgar to wear many
rings! And on which fingers should they
never be worn? A. X.
AS usual thing it is not in good taste
to wear many rings. They give a slight
ly barbaric look to the hand, and more
over, very few hands are pretty enough
to wear them becomingiy. The third fin
ger of each hand is the one where rings
are most frequently Worn nowadays; en-
gagement and marriage rings on the left
and general ones on the right. The
middle finger and the thumb are always
ringless and the index finger is very sell
dom adorned with rings, except by per-
sons of more wealth than taste.
Is a girl of Is tout" IN society? How
should she dress in the evening? Is she
old enough to receive a proposal Of mar
riage? e. B.
A girl Of Is is not out in society un-
less her parents or guardians and she
herself are singularly lacking in good
judgment and taste. She should still
be in the schoolroom. Her dresses in
the evening should be simply made, high
necked, long-sleeved ones of inexpensive
materials and unobtrusive colors. AS she
is not old enough to accept al invitation
to a dance or to choose a dress unaided
she is most certainly not old enough to
receive or consider a proposal Of mar
riage.
Is it rude for a gentleman to smoke
while walking with lady? NJ. M.
1t is considered discourteous for a
man to smoke when walking with a
woman. In addition to the fact that the
tobacco smoke is probably offensive to
her, in spite of her denial, it is selfish
and ill-bred Of the man to imply tacitly
that the pleasures of conversation and
exercise are not enough for him. 1t is
always more or less rude for anyone to
indulge in any amusement when in the
society of others which they cannot
share, and when the amusement is such
a questionable one as smoking the dis
courtesy is greater.-New York Record
or
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
RATS GNAwED WATER CASKS.
Meeting an Ice F1Oe Saved the Sailor
from Death by Thirst.

from Death by Thirst.
Steward William Stuart and Capt.
George B. Bartlett of the British kryo-
lite bark Iodine, which is anchored at
Pier No. 80, South Wharyes, after trip
from Ivigtut, Greenland, have been hav-
ing high old times with the rats on
board their vessel. The steward says
that the bark on the homeward trip was
overrun with them, some being of mann
moth size, and divided into three classes
white, gray and black
The steward adds that they caused
great deal of trouble, eating up a good
share of the ships stores, gnawing holes
in water casks, running about over the
sleeping men, etc.
In gnawing the caskets they left the
crew without fresh water and 1t was
good long sail before an ice foe was
found, upon which were pools of fresh
water. Several of the men were bitten
and they had to sleep behind wire net
tings for safety. An Eskimo dog was
taken aboard before starting, but after
killing fifty or so of the rodents, one
morning he was found dead.-Philadel-
mia TOUuiror,
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
MRS. palmer and the New Woman.

AS Mrs. Palmer was the fearless pioneer
in the movement for securing an enlarged
sphere for the employment Of woman's
capabilities, her structures upon a peculiar
type of the new woman are invested with
more than common interest. Speaking
to a Times-Herald correspondent at Bar
Harbor, she said: IF / understand what
is meant by the new woman, | do not
like her." Mrs. Palmer regrets the fact
that the advanced woman movement has
brought about such changed condition
in the relations of the sexes that the girls
are now making all the advances.
Mrs Palmer finds from personal OBJ
servation that the new woman is eXpend-
ing her mental energies in devising
schemes for seeking out the young men
and getting in their company. She has
been forced to accommodate herself to
the tastes of the men. She arranges all
the parties, dances, picnics, drives, boat
sourceful young man at the summer re-
sorts is put to his wits ends trying to
dodge her. In order to make herself
fit companion for the young men she has
taken to the bicycle, to tennis, to golf,
to boating-she has, in fact, done every
thing she could in decency to be near the
young men. Mrs. Palmer expresses the
fear that it is only question of time,
if this thing continues. when the women
will be compelled to make proposals Of
marriage or remain forever single.
This is not the kind of new woman Mrs
Palmer had in mind when she blazed the
way for woman's emancipation by demon
strating what woman could do in positions
of trust and responsibility requiring cool
judgment and executive ability. Her
ideal was not a mannish woman, but a
woman of independence and self-respect
who, by her ability to be self-supporting,
could avert many of the unhappy matri-
monial alliances that have wrecked SO
many human lives
The best womanhood of the land will
indorse Mrs. Potter Palmer's idea of
what the new woman should be.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
BEWARE THE RED LANTERNS.
A Bicycle Riders Wild Race with Ram
pant Bovine.

While James Wheeler was returning
to Lancaster, KY, from Stanford at
night on bicycle, the red lantern on the
wheel attracted the attention of bull
in a field near the road. The animal be-
came frantic, and breaking through the
fence started in pursuit of his enemy.
The chase was wild one, and only end
ed on the public square, The citizens of
the town were thrown into CONSERVATION
NAL, and with great difficulty he was
stopped Mr.. Wheeler in his fright let
his wheel get away with him, and ran
into the corner confectionery, totally de-
molishing his machine and hurting him
self very badly.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Marrying on $50 a Month-Bill Nye's
Opinion.

Yesterday young man asked me if it
would be safe for him to marry on $500
and salary of $50 per month. I told
him I could tell better when / saw the
girl. There are girls who have grown
up in ease and who have kicked great
black and blue welts in the lap of luxury,
yet who are more ready and willing to ac-
girl who has stood for eighteen years
looking out through the soiled window of
life waiting for the rain to rinse it off and
let the sunlight through that she might
see her approaching lord.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
BOtanizing.

She was in the country for the summer,
and was interested in everything she saw.
Excuse my ignorance, won't your she
exclaimed as she went over to where Farm,
er Corntossel was working, ''but do so
love to pick fruit. These plants are very
pretty, but l can't see what grows on
them"
NO. was the reply, sit is purity hard
to see."
:. But what do you pick off them"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
The Easy-Going Danish Court.

A pastoral existence is led by their
Majesties of Denmark at Fredensborg,
their castle, near Copenhagen, in the
early part of the summer. Later on,
when King Christians children and
grandchildren and grandchildren
arrive from Russia and ENGLAND and
Greece, an attempt is made to enforce
a certain amount of courtly style and
etiquette, but the royal and imperial
guests are too glad to have run away
from pOmp and circumstance for time
to indulge in much ceremony. Only the
dinner hour finds them in court dress,
which the men exchange for lounging
gowns as soon as Queen Louisa retires
to her own apartments. At Fredens-
borg the laisser faire of good nature
and goodwill is cOnspicuOusly in evil
dence. / was allowed to stroll about
the grounds until / got tired, and when
/ finally went to the room of the court
marshal to present the letter of introduce
to accept the hospitality in an 8 by
room adjoining the apartments occu-
pied by their Royal Highnesses of Wales.
1t was my first experience of breathing
the atmosphere of royalty; yet / have
seldom attended breakfast in less
civilized state than on the following
morning. The washbowl in my room
was not much larger than an ordinary
watermelon cut in two, and when
rang for second allowance of water
l was informed by the chambermaid
that the fluid had to be procured from
the pump IN the front yard, and that it
would not do to waste it. There are no
bathrooms in this royal chateau, no ele-
vators, no hall carpets except in the COR
1idor adjoining the Queens bedrooms;
it is lighted by kerosene lamps swinging
on chains from the ceilings, and as to
running water, nobody dares hope for such
a luxury in Fredensborg. But for all
that it is a charming retreat, full Of
light and sun and flowers and greenery
where royalty may be seen in it's shirt
sleeves, and where little highnesses, who
some day may grace a throne, romp about
refooted.-Munsey's Magazine.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Living Pictures.

The popularity of Giving pictures" in
New York has brought them down to the
cheap exhibitions to which the Bowery
boy and those of his class so. AT re-
cent show of this kind one of the ''pict-
ures" represented Adam and Eve leaving
paradise, and as the curtain rose upon it
the orchestra struck up Il don't want to
play in your yard"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Courtesy to Children.

All the training and disciplining in the
world, it given in the form Of arbitrary
directions and commands, will not make
children well-bred and agreeable. Moth
ers sometimes think, or act as if they
thought, that courtesy in the home must
be an entirely one-sided affair. The
small boy must not interrupt cOnyersa-
ton, he must step softly, speak gently,
remove his hat on coming in, spring to
restore what some older person drops,
run his little feet off on errandS, always
say thank you and never indulge himself
in the least expression of irritation. but
nobody is obliged to be equally polite
to him. Ordered here and ordered there,
snubbed as if he were not as sensitive
to wounds and as easily hurt as his
elders, his pursuits regarded as of no inn
portance, his convenience overruled or
set aside at the caprice of his tutors
and governors, the little fellow often has
a very hard time Of it while he is grow
ing up. Parents who are immensely
proud of their children often refrain,
from a mistaken idea tnat praise is in
iudicous from commencing them for
what they do well, while blame is swift
to leap out and Scorch the memory on
any slight occasion.
The child who will be most courteous
through life is the child who has been
treated with courtesy, who has spent
and genial atmosphere, and been mould
ed not so much by military rules brusque-
ly enforced as by the genial influence
of serene tempers and blessedness Of
good examples.
Thackeray remarks somewhere with
rare wisdom, IF parents and masters
would leave their children alone little
more small harm would accrue" and,
indeed, the blessed art of not seeing, of
passing over many little slips which are
accidental and will soon be outgrown,
should be cultivated by all parents.
Verify we are laundering creatures,
dealing with delicate issues, but at least
we may try the effect of entire polite
ness and the golden rule with our chill
dren-Harper's Bazaar.
The Ladies of Rome to Princess Helene
The gift of the ladies of Rome to the
Duchess d'Aosta is a copy of a beautiful
votive lamp which hangs in the chapel
of the Chigi family in the church of Santa
Maria del Popolo in Rome. Or rather,
it is a copy direct from the original which
is now in the Chigi palace, the one in the
church being only copy. The original
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Too Original.

I'm afraid" said the bicycle girl,
that we are getting altogether too orig
inal in our ideas of costume" It's
worse than that" replied her mother.
I'VE are getting positively aboriginal. =
Washington Star
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Just Like Him.

Elderly conference.-the is a remark
ably good photo of my son! Very much
like him. indeed! Has he paid YOU for
it yetY Photographer-"No. SIR Ed
erly Gentleman All, very like him, in
deed "-Tid-Bits
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Clocks in a Tunnel.

1t is proposed to hang a number Of
clocks along the walls of the big belt
tunnel in Baltimore, Md, for the use of
the motormen. It would be impossible
for them to carry watches as the electric
current necessary to operate the trains
would speedily render watch absolutely
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. American.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
The First song-sparrow.

Inc FIrbC SOnX-SpaTTOWs
Sunshine set to music;
Hear the sparrow sing.
In his note is freshness
OF the newborn spring.
In his thrill delicious
Summer overfiows;
Wilderness of the lily,
Sweetness of the rose.
Splendor of the sunrise,
Fragrance of the breeze,
Crystal of the brooklet,
Trickling under trees,
Over moss and pebbles;
Hark! you have them all,
Prophesied and chanted,
In the sparrow's call.
Pilgrim Of the tree-tops,
Burdened with a song
That he drops among US 49,.
AS he flies along;
Promises and blessings
Scattered at our feet,
Till we sing together,
''Oh, but life is SWEET!
Listen! the song sparrow!
Spirit? or bird?
Simple joy of singing
In his song is heard.
Somewhere, far in glory,
Love our life has kissed;
He resounds his rapture,
Heavenly optimisti
Resurrection singer!
Gladness Of the year,
In thine Easter carol
Bringing heaven so near
That we scarcely know it
From the earth apart;
Sing immortal summer
To the wintry hearth
Watt us down faiths message
From behind the sky,
Till our aspirations
With thee sing and fly!
"God is good forever;
Nothing shall go wrongi'
Sunshine set to music;
IT'S the sparrow's song.
Lucy Larcom.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-08-12
Strangest Thing that Ever Hap
pened.

Her book lay on a rustic seat with his
cane upon it; his regiment badge had
been transferred from its place on his
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-01-18
In His Wife's Name.

A story was told on the House side
relating to certain western banker
and politician, whose name, for good
reasons, is not to be disclosed This
man was prominent for some time by
reason.of success with which he die
tated appointments in his vicinity un-
der the present administration Re-
verses overlook him and he disappeared
as political factor One day a short time
ago, he met an old friend Of the Pres
byterian faith on the street
Hello Brother Buster; How do you
fare p said the good man.
II am crushed by my revorses, said
the ex-politician, in querulous voice.
Everything is gone. All | have left.
Brother Billings, is my religion
Brother Billings met an acquaintance
shortly after, and to him related the con-
versation no had had with the late
banker politician.
"He says all he has left" related the
good man "is his religion"
His religion !" exclaimed the other
in tone Of irrevcrence "even that's
in his wifc's name.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-01-18
Rev. Sam Jones.

An amusing incident occurred at the
close of Sam Jones sermon at Pulaski
the other day Stepping down from the
pulpit, folding his hands across his
breast and looking soomnly over the
audience, the great revivalist said:
II want all the women in this crowd
who have not spoken harsh word or
harbored an unkind thought toward
their husbands for month past to stand
up
One old woman, apparently on the
shady side Of sixty, stood up.
Come forward and give me your
band said the preacher.
The woman did so.
Now turn and let this audience zee
the best looking woman in the country"
After taking her seat tho revivalist
addressed the men:
Now, | want all the men in this
crowd who have not spoken hard word
or harbored an unkind thought toward
their wives to stand up.
"Twenty-seven great big, strappiug
fellows hoped out of the audience with
all the alacrity of champagne corks.
Come forward and give me your
hands my dear boys "
Jones gave each one a vigorous shake,
after which he ranged them all side by
side in front of the pulpit and facing the
audience He looked them over care
fully and solemnly, and then, turning
around to tho audience, he said
81 want you all to take good look
at the twenty seven biggest liars in the
State of Tennessee. "-Hart,oeH Sun.