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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

Miss MrLLIE VIOLA, formerly an nc.
tress, but now an aeronaut, has
Travelled from Australia to the United
States for the purpose of going over
Niagara falls in barrel. To make
the feat more difficult she says she
will have the barrel dropped from q
hnllnnn
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14
What Made Him Think Of 1T

Barber-IIair cut, sir?
Customer-No, just q shave. Dc as
quick as you can, too.
Eyes, sir. (Pause.) Got to make q
train, sir?"
mo. Got to go to lecture"
(Another pause scientific lecturer"
mo. Bob Ingersoll."
(Still another pause.) Like to have
your hair singed, sir?"-Chicago Tri.
bune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

Miss PEARTy BAHToY, Of Center
Morcland. Pa, went TO sleep on Nov
rs, and has slept continuously ever
since, with no signs af awakening, al
though her breathing continues The
case ruzzles the doctors
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

A BILr. has been introduced into con-
grcss for the csta blishment in Wash
ington OF national school Of Forestry
In connection with tho department OF
agriculture.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

DR. .HERNAx ABLwABDr. the cele-
brated anti.semitic agitator. recently
arrived nj New York on the North
German Lloyd steamer Spree. Herr
Ahlwarat said. The came over on the
solicitation Of some New York and
Milwaukee men and expected: TO give
Eve lectures In New York. II was said
that Herr Ahlwsrdt's mission was 10
start . campaign against the Hebrews.
his doctrine being that they are en-
crosching upon the wealth OF the
world prd Rre ) mshase 70 the rros'
rarity Of other races OF the earth. TIC
docs not believe thoy should hold Of
Gee or have any share 10 public anairt
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

In New York there are 5000 saloons
md since the law closing them on Sum
day has been enforced deposits In the
Savings hunks have increased si5, 00o,-
nan
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

PRESIDENT EVANS Of Hedding college,
ut Galesburg, ILL.,, has published an
article denouncing football and de-
claring that he has prohibited the
game at Iledding. He terms the game 3
disgrace 10 college life and Christian
civilization and compares It to prize
ring contests and bull fghta He claims
that In this country and England dur
ing the last few years 100 young men
have been killed In football games, and
he defines this killing rs murder He
asserts that the gamc Is lowering the
standard Of scholarship and discipline
in the colleges and that young women
are being affected by the game.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

THE wife of DIR. Nnnsen, the Arctic
explorer, has received letter by car.
ricr pigeon to the effect that her hus-
bands expedition Is doing we'll.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

THE British postal telegraph Is run
Mt IN annual loss Of $4,000 0O0
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

Spirit of the Age.--"Do you desire
the peace of Europe?" Chorus Of
Great Powers-''Thatd depends on which
Of us gets the biggest piece. IN. T.
Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14

IT IA no mans business whether he has
genius or not; work he must, whatever ne
Is. but quietly and steadily: and the natural
and unforced results Of such work viii be
always the thing God meant him TO DO, and
will be his best-Ruskin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

anu possibly. also in some cases dcpra-
Vation OF manners, but, on the other
hand, it should not be forgotten that
TO the monastic establishments is due
most OF the good which existed dur
Ing time when the civilized world
was continually at war For a thou
sand years mUnasteries were the only
schools, and youth who sought, to OBJ
tain even the rudiments of education
We're forced to learn them i'm a monas
terry. during those days only two pro-
LESSONS were open to the aspiring
Youth, the Church and the army, A
young man of noble birth who desired
to make something of himself in the
world was obliged either to take the
warming of soldier or to enter the
Church. The Church and the army
We're therefore both distinguished by
the presence of many able men, who,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
A MONASTERY TOWN.

ing. All care removed save that OF at
tending to the days duties, the men,
bers of religious order naturally felt
easy in their minds; as general thing,
good humor prevailed in convent,
and the worthy brethren, having plen-
ty to eat and drink and plenty of time
for digestion, naturally grew fat
Fat men are not always good-humor-
ed; good-humored men are not always
fat; but in some mysterious way there
is a connection between good humor
and adipose tissue, and the common
belief in this connection cannot better
be expressed than by the old proverb
which inculcates the duty Of laugh
ing and growing fat" The monks of
those orders which were not so rigid
in their rules broadened their gowns
to fit their widening frames, and
heightened the rope girdle that they
wore, and more and more of the COM
munities' good fare was daily depos-
tied beneath their ample waists. On
feast days they lived like princes; on
fast days they ate fish and vegetables,
and under such circumstances fasting
could be made very tolerable.
The stern asceticism of the Trappist,
while in one sense q proper art subject,
is hardly suitable for popular use, for
the rigid life practiced by the most alb
stemious monastic orders does not con-
tain for the popular eye that attrac-
ton which pleases. The life of the
ascetic may have it's picturesque phases
to the eve of the artist, but pictures of
Trappist devotion are very unlikely to
take the popular fancy, for in art, as in
literature, few as', serious, and he who
amuses is more likely to touch the pop
ular fancy than he who aims to in
struct. AS rule the artists of the pres
ent day who have sought their subjects
in the monastic life of bygone times
have preferred the gentler aspects of
religion, and their pictures show us
what may be called the comical phases
of monastic life.
The humorous sides of conventional
life have attracted the attention of
many artists who have delighted in de-
picting the monks at play and the
monks at work The transcriber in the
library. the repasts of the assembled
brethren. the music in which they in
obliged in after lunch, their rambles
through the fields, their labors in the
garden. their kitchen work, with its
busy preparations for the coming meal,
even the ridiculous features, the monks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

at see-saw enjoying the sport as much
as children might, the whole community
fishing on Thursday afternoon in order
that they might not fast SO arduously
on the following day, the accidents Of
daily life even more comical when pre-
sented in the case of a monk than when
happening to other people, all have re-
ceived their need of attention, and
paintings by the hundreds have been
executed within the last few years,
both in Germany, France and England,
setting forth in serio-comic style the
fun Of monastic life. Seldom satirical,
rarely caustic, the painters seemed to
find special delight in depicting in
kindly fashion the manner in which the
old monks lived, and the life of these
refuses is through this art medium as
we'll known to us, perhaps even better,
than it was to the people of their own
time. One of the leaders in this style
Of art is the famous Gruetzner, whose
monks are known to every frequenter
of a picture gallery, to every collector
of art photographs. His monks are the
best-natured and among the latest men
in the world.
The paintings of this new German
school are really a jocose SANDER on
monkish life. No doubt there were
jolly monks, and no doubt in not a few
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

cases they lived and grew fat just as
Greutzner shows them, but the SANDER
is so yelled in good humor that it is i'm
possible to take it seriously, and equal
ly impossible not to laugh when so hui
a characterization is given to
the fraternity. The monks had their
faults, and gluttony was one of the
worst, for as some one says, lit is
curious to see how many innate vices
will run into gluttony if other outlets
be choked up" and the brethren I'M
doubleday in many cases transgressed
the law of temperance in matters both
of meat and drink. But the SANDER is
not of that aggravating description
which irritates rather than amuses.
The design is evidently to amuse the
public to entertain the visitors to a
picture gallery, and not to give the
world a lower idea of monastic life
Not even the most pronounced friend
of monks and monasticism could take
offense at the pictures by this new
German school It's works do not give
offense. Always good-humored always
smiling, they leave no sting behind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

Great austerity of life was practlced
nv some of the orders. Designed 10
n,ortify the flesh, the order OF NE
,,,,oscribed for the monks of these so
a;a+ios was of the most rigid descrlp-
ZION. Prayer went on necessarily. III
some of these establishments .he
brethren were divided into Watches
so that prayer and praise in the chapei
Of tho convent should never cease. "A,
frequent intervals the whole body was
gathered together for common "or-
Shin md even at the most unseason-
ahle hours. as at midnight or O'Clock
in the morning, the ringing OF the eon-
vent bell was signal for all the me.ll-
hors of the community to asempie noI
nrayer. In many the austerlty OF NE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

kind was religiously prescribed and
faithfully executed, and the monks
of these organizations, while doing
the work of day laborers, had only the
compensation of knowing that the in
terests of their society were advanced
by their toll.
In many others, however, perhaps
in the greater portion of the numerous
orders that sprang up in Europe from
the tenth century, the mode of life
was so lenient that the monks really
lived much better than their secular
neighbors. This was particularly the
case when a monastery became we'll
established, with lands of it's own and
tenants and laborers by whom most
of the work was done. The members
of a religious order had a great adj
vantage over their secular neighbors
in one very important respect; they
were freed from concern for the flu
ture. AS long as they lived they could
be certain of having a roof above their
heads and food and clothing for their
bodies. Every one who struggles with
the world for his livelihood knows how
serious are the fears that sometimes
arise lest he should be unable to make
a living for himself and his family,
and of this fear the monks knew moth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

fuge that age could expect, the only
assistance that poverty could claim.
Many monasteries had the right OF asy-
lum. and a fugitive, or even criminal,
within their walls was safe from his
p,1rsuers. The monasteries were the
only industrial schools; in them were
practiced all the arts, all the sciences
known to the time; in them We're kept
and copied the only works of ancient
literature that have come down to our
day. They were the only aims houses,
the only asylums; in many countries
the only inns or lodging places for trav-
elers. They were, in short, the only
humanizing factor that Europe had for
several hundred years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
Blanket Grows Whiskers.

William II. Forbes, of Spencer Cor
ners, Fulto1x County, is the possessor of
a very old Ss,rse blanket, which differs
from it's fellows in that it has a we'll
defined coat CT hair in various stages of
development, alive and growing, says
the Albany Times Union. While posi-
bly, of a finer and silkier texture, it is
an excellent reproduction of a horses
coat, which the blanket formerly COW
cred.
Mr. Forbes first discovered this pecu-
liarity in October last, when taking it
down from the peg in the barn, where
it had hung undisturbed during the
summer. He was naturally greatly as
tonished to discover two patches of
growing hair, one on either side. where
it had been exposed to the light and
air. The hair is OF bright bay color, and
is now fully an inch in length. Prob
ably the most peculiar feature of the
affair. however, is the fact that the hair
has spread from the two patches until
it has entirely covered the blanket with
q fine growth, varying in shade and
color It has not only been subjected
to critical inspection by several repu-
table men, but has undergone micro
scopic test by two prominent physic-
ians, of whom Dr. Henry c. Finch. of
Brodaibin. makes affidavit before Judge
Gardner that the hair now growing on
the blanket is true hair and that the
roots of the same are alive and in pro-
cess of development"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

con, in favor Of and against the sys-
tenn, confused the popular mind and lett
1t uncertain whether or not the inon''s-
teries had been a good. Some ciasses
We're powerfully prejudiced against
them believing them to have been iio'-
beds of vice, sinks Of moral depravlts'
while others were just as strongly pas,
ed in their favor and traced all the sooo
of modern times by one course ol On
other back to the monastfc establish
ments of medieval days. The trutn'
As in all cases of this kind, is probably
to be found on a middle ground. II -
probable that many monast'c est1o-
lishments degenerated from the SIM
plicity of their founders. that lncreas-
ing wealth induced luxurious nVlns'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
The Trade of Kuching.

The trade is in the hands Of China
men who, dressed in white or blue cot
ton, with short linen drawers, some
times naked to the waist, or with pig
tails twisted around their heads, sur
vey with listless Incidence the Gus
toner who enters their shop. In the
streets the Chinaman is in the major
ity. He unloads the ships cargoes.
rushes along between the shafts Of
small, heavily-laden carts; he carries
long poles of bamboo on his shoulders,
from which dangle at either end trays
laden with saucers full of rice, fish,
vegetab les, and cups Of boiling tea.
The lime trees on the roadside throw
light and dancing shadows on the pass
erby; and the chequered patterns Of
leaves culver on the earth as on the
backgrounds of Chinese pictures. DC
casionally Malay chief comes by.
with an escort of boatmen. He walks
slowly, leaning on a long staff mounted
in gold, bears himself with the dignity
of an aristocrat conscious of his supe-
riority. An enormous white turban.
embroidered with gold thread, indicates
that he is one of the faithful who has
made pilgrimage to Mecca. He wears
a flowing tunic of green silk over vest
of pink brocade. His sandals are fas-
tened by leather straps attached to
large gold knots wedged in between
his toes. He wears neither sword nor
kris. in obedience to the laws Of Sara
wax. which deprive its citizens of these
weapons when they take their walks
abroad. This precaution was very nee
essary some years ago, when Malays
were subject to running amuck. The
Dyaks have never been attacked in
this manner They have occasionally
been known to commit suicide as an
escape from evil fortune, but they do
not avenge themselves on their kind
These people seldom visit Kuching.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
GRANDFATHER'S NEW START.
He Goes to Chicago to Make Fortune
and Is Robbed Of His All.

~A@S $500
He came to Chicago ten days ago to
make his fortune in the good old way.
His entire capital was S35 in worn bills
wrapped up in an old wallet. Unlike
the fortune-seeker of the story, how
ever, he did not bring with him the
blessing and the fearful good wishes of
his white-haired mother. For his
mother had been dead these fifty years
Nor did he bring with him from the old
home farm two strong arms and the
courage which comes of clear eye and,
O healthy life in the fresh country air.
Seventy one years of hard work have
whitened his hair and beard, bent his
tall figure, and taken the elasticity out
of his muscles They have been seven
ty-one years Of failure. The little farm
at Richie, ILL.,, was first mortgaged
and then sold under the hammer. One
by one his three stalwart sons died and
the only married daughter had all she
could do to feed her little ones after
her husband fell q victim to pneumonia
last fall. Three years ago the "old
woman" as he calls her, though the
puldS COlllCo ISfC CLtly AAoLh AAiS APPS,
babe him good-by for the last time.
He was left alone in the world, with
no friends, no trade, no money, and no
means of getting any. But this old fell
low had hope. He had been TO Chicago
once and he knew it was a great and a
rich city. He knew, men came here
poor and made great fortunes. So he
gathered together all his slender re-
sources, raised $50, and took the train
with a childlike and beautiful conf
dence that he would succeed. When he
babe the folks good-by down at Richie
he told them he couldn't hang around
where there was no work for him to do.
He would soon get established in Chi
cago and then he would send for the
daughter and her children. SO, revers-
ing the usual natural order of things,
grandfather came to the city to make a
fortune for the family.
He is without a cent now, and for
three days, he has occupied cell at the
Harrison Street Police Station. But it
is not the old and vulgar story of the
countryman who goes out to see the
tiger and is taken in. This old man
stopped at a. cheap hotel, as became his
condition, and then started out to look
up an investment for his $35, his fee
bleness, and his boyish courage. In
State street, south of Harrison, he was
held up and robbed-without any pre-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

which have appeared during the Ia
few months, giving sketches of the rise
and decline of the system, together
with exceedingly interesting descrip
tons of what may be called the home
life Of the monks BY means of these
data We are able to learn much of the
manner in which great monasteries
grew from humble beginnings; how
large companies of ascetics were gath
cred together BY talented and inf1ucn-
tia ecclesiasties, and how many socie-
ties increased. sent out branches and
finally grew to such proportions that
they numbered their colony houses by
hundreds and the members OF their or
der by thousands The interest allud-
ed to is even more distinctly shown by
the attention given to monks and mon
aStic life by some of the most talented
artists Of the present day, who, from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
All Fat and FUNNY.

No little interest has lately been
aroused in the study of the system of
which prevailed to very
considerable extent over most parts of
Europe fer several hundred years This
interest has been shown by a number
If historical works on the subject.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

in one way or another, made their
mark upon the age in which they lived.
But not a few of those who sought both
professions were actuated by no higher
motive than the love of plumber or the
hope Of ease. The adventurous sought
the field, the unassuming and seriously
inclined sought the cloister.
The monasteries offered the only re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

the pen pictures left by writer's of il
bygone day. have the mon
asteries, and on canvas have reproduc-
ed for our edifcation the daily life of
their tenants
The reason for this interest, as at
present manifested, is probably to be
found in a better appreciation of the
work done by the monastic establish
ments of the Middle Ages. For long
time the prejudices of writer's pro and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

went still further, and prescribed the
simplest and often insufficient raiment.
The monk was to live on the plainest
fare, and very little of that; fast days
were numerous and were vigorously
observed, industrial labor Of some
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
Sailing by Rail.

On the London, Dover and Chatham
Railroad, in England, they use hand
car which is propelled by means Of a
sail when the wind blows.-Exchange
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
Excited His Curiosity.

The New York Girl-Lord Dumley,
did you ever hear the joke about the
museum keeper who had two skulls of
st. Paul, one when he was boy and
the other when he was man?
The Englishman-No, what is it?-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
Hard ON the Average Girl.

The average girl knows no duty that
is stronger than that of returning calls
and presents to her friends.-Atchison
Globe
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18
TIE IN A MONASTERY
&C HUMOROUS PHASES DE-
p9CTED BY PAINTERS.

School of Artists That LIS Making
amprcssion On the Pub1ic-Greutz-
a, and His Imi tators Monks at
Work and at Play.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

liminaries or confidence game about it
brutally and boldly robbed. The police
arrested the man who got his money.
They took the old man in, too, as wit
ness-Chicago Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-04-18

HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND boz
iNGs HERE AND THERE. So. !.

foxes and Jokc'ets that Are supposed Az, :; :.
to Have Been Rccentiy Isoru-Sayin.s
and Doinys that Arc Odd. Curious and
Laughable-The Weeks Huraor. rs '-I
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-09-10
CARLISLE WRITES A LETTER
Ee Replies to Some of Judge Reagan's
Statements.

PALESTINE, Texas, Sept. 3-Hon.
John Reagan, in his recent speech be
fore the silver convention at Fort
Worth, referred in very uncC mpli-
mentary terms to the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United S ,ates, and IN
simulated that Mr.. Carlisle, in his Mem
phis and C-vington speeches, made
STATE m 3nts utterly unwarranted = that
Certain portions of his argument we're
INSTRUMENTATION of facts. and that
on account of the high standing of the
gentleman the people were being led to
believe in that which he seemed to
think was untrue.
Mr.. Carlisle has answered the charges
in a letter to Hon. John Young Gooch,
of this city Mr.. GoCch is n of the
best known Democrats in Texas; was
for six years a member of the State
Senate. and Wss at time a law part
ner of Judge Reagan.
Secretary C4riisle's letter bears date
of August 295h, end is in part as fol
lows:
The denial of Mr.. Kelly that hekneW
| the contents of the act Of 1873 Is most
remarkable in view Of the fact that he
introduced the bill himself into the
| House of Representatives, and tnat
| when he IL IL cOutaInoO IL
provisions whatever for the coinage Oh
| anv kind of silver dollars. 1t was SUI
! sequently amended in the House SC o 81
to provide for a dollar containing oo1
0raiIs of silver, which was to De Ie8Al
fender to the extent of IS and no more.
In The Senate this amendment was
! struck u and a provision was inserted
| for he coinage of a silver dollar con,
tanning 4So grains of standard silver to
he called the trade dollar" and "a,
tended for use in China and Oflental