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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
Fruit as Medicine.

Why for ages have people eaten ap-
pie sauce with their roast goose and
sucking pig? Simply because the acids
and pectones in the fruit assist in di-
costing the fats so abundant in this
kind of food. For the same reason at
the end of a heavy dinner we eat our
cooked fruits, and when we want their
digestive action even more developed
we take them after dinner in their nat
ural, uncooked state as dessert In
the past ages instinct has taught men
to do this; to-day science tells them
why they did it, and this same science
tells us that fruit should be eaten as an
aid to digestion of other foods much
more than it is now. Cultivated fruits,
such as apples, pears, cherries, straw
berries, grapes, etc., contain on analy-
sis very similar proportions of the
same ingredients, which are about /
per cent of malic and other acids, and
1 per cent of f1esh-forming albumin
ODDS, with over 80 per cent of water.
Digestion depends upon the action Of
pepsin in the stomach upon the food,
which is greatly aided by acids Of the
stomach. Fats are digested by these
acids and the bile from the liver. Now,
the acids and pectones in fruit peculiar
ly assist the acids Of the stomach. Only
lately even royalty has been taking
lemon juice in tea instead Of sugar,
and lemon juice has been prescribed
largely by physicians to help weak di-
gestion, simply because these acids
exist very abundantly in the lemon
Popular Science Monthly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

The only unsatisfactory thing about
the reported abandonment of the Cor
bett-FitZsimmons fight is the sugges-
ton that it is all 'blind," and that
when the suspicious Of the Arkansas
authorities have been lulled by the ap-
parent abandonment of the project the
contest will be pulled off, People
are tired of the eternal clatter Of the
tongues Of the pugilistic party, weary
of the silly efforts to circumvent the
law, bored by the charges Of bad faith
which the two cheap fellows with big
fists are hurting at each other. The
amazing thing about it all is that any
sane man should have conceived the
idea of having public prize fight, be-
fore tens of thousands Of spectators,
in a specially constructed arena any
where in the United States to-day. Only
utter ignorance of the law or a consti-
tutiOnal inability to understand that
the law would be enforced can explain
the extent to which the promoters of
this fight went on mere speculation.
Heavy sums of money have been dis
bursed. The training Of the two prin-
cipals has been expensive. The arena
at Dallas, almost finished before Gov
ernor CulberSOn smashed the program,
must have cost pretty penny. Legal
expenses have not been incOnsiderable.
"SpOrting men, outside the regular
management have also made consider
able disbursements for advertising spe-
cial trains by which they hoped to turn
iii, In, oil tI,o
outlay made in preparation for an
event wholly in defiance of law and
largely in antagonism to public senti-
ment must have mounted we'll UP in
the tens Of thousands Perhaps this
heavy loss will be a salutary lesson to
the sporting men, 1t may convince
them that though hole-and-cOrner pu-
gilism is winked at. such open and no.
torious viola ton of law as they had
planned will never be permitted in any
State of the Union. Even if by some
device not vet made public this fight
should be brought off it will doubtless
be the last great public prize fight in
the country. In all probability, how
ever, the last great fight has already
been fought Public sentiment is behind
the law which prohibits such contests
and law backed by public sentiment
is invincible. SO the race of the cham
pion heavy-weights will disappear from
the face of the earth and their strident
voices in the heat of controversy or the
fire of theatrical defamation will no
more be heard in the land. Which, af
ter all will be good radiance to very
bad rubbish.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
An Eye to Business.

A wellknown missionary had occa-
sion to give description Of his for
eign work to large audience in a GER
tain town. While speaking, he took
particular notice Of a boy who was lis
tening with rapt attention to every
word the lecturer said The Toledo
Blade explains the reason Of the BOYS
interest.
AS is usual in such addresses, the
missionary concluded with an earnest
appeal for contributions, however
small, and thinking of his wide-mouthed
listener, he added that even children
might give their mite.
When the meeting was over, the bow
mounted the platform, and going for
ward to the lecturer, said:
'.Please, sir, / was very much interest
ed in your lecture, and-and-" Here
he hesitated.
500 on, my little man." said the mis-
sionary. s'You want to help in the
good work 2"
mo, not that" was the boys reply.
"What want to know is, have you any
foreign stamps to give aWay?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

late estimate gives Russia a peace
effective Of $4,000 men and France one
of $4,000, making an aggregate for
what is sometimes called the dual alli-
ance, of 100000. On the other hand,
Germany is credited with $4,000 men
on a peace footing, Austria with $4,000
and Italy with 100000, making an ag-
gregate of 100000. Thus the oppos-
ing forces are pretty nearly equal, with
the advantage of position and facility
of concentration i'll favor of the triple
alliance, as they are in perfect COM
munication, while France and Russia
are separated. The war footings also
show more preponderance for the dual
over the triple alliance, but there, too,
the elements of junction and separation
are to be kept in mind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

Sackville-West, who says that New
York museum manager offered him
$4,000 a week to exhibit himself aft
he wrote the Murchison letter. is quite
unconscious Of the humor of his pub
fishing the proposal with the utmost
gravity, but he is entitled to the dis
tinction of being the first Englishman
who declined to take American money
when he could get it. However poor
a diplomat, his rank as a freak is above
dispute. He should have gone into the
museum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
Wonderful Plant.

The goose plant" one of natures
strange and mervelous productions, is
the most rare and unique botanical odd
ity known to the naturalists. It's home
is in the superheated ooze Of the ANA
ION river swamps, and but one speci-
men of it, that exhibited at the Worlds
Fair two years ago, has ever been seen
on the North American continent. It is
so scarce that even in Brazil it is con-
sidered wonder Of wonders, and
those who were fortunate enough to
get a glimpse Of the specimen in the
Jackson Park collection may congratu-
late themselves on having seen some
thing that would have been q lirst-class
surprise to a native Amazonian. The
''geese" which grow on this remarkable
plant are real geese, as far as appear
ances go. In the full grown plant they
are well-formed bodies of goosely
shape, size and color; breasts apparent
ly formed to stem buffeting waves. and
necks and heads which so exactly inii-
tate those Of a real goose as to almo~t
make animated nature ashamed of her.
self.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
One Question Won the Case.

Mr.. Simon Wenban, the capitalist,
passed into the Palace Hotel yesterday,
passed lightly across the asphaltum
court and disappeared into the billiard
room, putting his cigar and looking for
all the world like contented million
aire.
'sThere goes man." said gentleman
who caught a last glimpse of the per-
son who built the unoccupied quarters
Of the Bohemian Club, WHO did one or
the best things / ever saw done In
court of law. It was back in Nevada
in early days, when he was inclined 10
do a little more work than he does now
and when mines were being sought Tor
by everybody. He lived out in the east
ern part of the State and being an edu-
Gated man, he was frequently utilized
by the miners in the settlement of dis
putes and the adjustment of knotty
questions. On one occasion stranger
stole some mining implements from one
of Wenban's friends and the case was
taken into the justice court, the defend
ant demanding a jury trial. Wenban
told the defendant that he would ap-
pear for him and see that the affair was
settled in the most approved Western
style.
when court convened Wenban was
on hand to appear for his client. The
defendant took the stand and made a
statement touching upon the case, and
when he had finished the judge said
'cross-examine.'
'The self-made attorney looked stead
lily into the eye Of the accused man
and blurted out in loud voice: What
did you ever do for a living besides
steal?
Nothing answered the defendant.
Gentlemen Of the jury resumed
Mr.. Wenban, listen to the evidence of
the accused l rest the case on the
testimony right here
''The judge was furious, but the jury
brought in verdict of guilty. 1t was
the first and last case Wenban ever
took, and he certainly cleaned it up
with wonderful rapidity.''- Fran
cisco Call.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

after the polls closed the returns of the
entire ninety three election districts of
the city were in the offices of the news
papers, and the news Of the election
was on the streets almost before the
election inspectors Of other cities had
begun to make their counts.
Here is a brief description of the
Myers machine: 1t is seven feet high,
five feet long and five feet wide. The
voter on entering the cabinet or COM
partment is alone in an obscure, con-
cealed room, having white walls and
which is brightly lighted. He finds
against the steel partition number
of vertical columns or ''ballot push
knobs" projecting three inches from
the partition and painted the same
color as the ballot cards beside them.
To the left of each column Of knobs
are securely fastened the permanent
ballots Of each political party (no loose
ballots being used or depositeO. These
permanent ballots contain in large print
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

date for that particular Office. The
same result follows after voting for one
candidate on any cross line, no matter
what column. A voter can vote rap
idly straight ticket by pushing the
knobs of his choice from top to bottom,
or he can split his ticket by going to
other columns. Any ticket can be voted
in ten or fifteen seconds, and there is
no reason why the average elector
should stay inside the booth longer.
On the reverse side of the steel par
tition, which is kept sealed until the
polls are closed, and opposite each can
didate's name, is mechanical counter
labeled with the same name, to ident1-
fy it after the polls close. No knob can
be voted a second time, and 1t is only
returned or released, ready for the next
voter, by the elector who is in the
booth opening the exit door. This door
can only be opened on the inside, and
to open it the retiring voter must pass
into vestibule, allowing the inner self
locking door to close, which locks him
ouI VI Vic totAhS dEIlA lAAOAAes w ASAA
the exit door is opened the knobs are
released, ready for another voter. The
illiterate vote by color and the blind
by the sense Of touch. A blind man
at Lewiston, n. Y, recently, unas-
sisted. voted mixed ticket in eighteen
seconds.
When the polls close the full election
board, in the presence of watchers, UNI
seal, unlock and open the sliding steel
doors Of the counter compartment, and
without touching any of the mechanism
(Which it is impossible to do), they
transcribe the totals to the tally sheet
from the plain figures on the dials over
each candidates name. The machines
were adopted this year by the Common
Council of Rochester principally to
avoid the trouble of learning the new
Raines voting system. The cost to the
city for each machine was about $500.
The use Of ballot machines for voting
has been permitted also by the Legis-
latures of Michigan and Connecticut,
and other States have amended their
constitutions to allow voting by this
new method.
Jacob Hiram Myers, the inventor,
was born in Bellefonte, Pa, In 1S41.
He studied but never practiced law.
He served as a volunteer during the
war, after which he superintendent the
manufacture of grain binders. Later
he gave his attention to preparing spe-
cifications for special bank vaults and
safes. This led to the idea of inventing
a ballot machine that would protect
the elector. He gave an exhibition in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

tional elections the Myers American
ballot machine, invented by Jacob Hi
ram Myers.
The Myers machine is a push the
button" affair, and thousands of tiny
springs concealed in the back of the
machine ''do the rest" so that when the
polls are closed the inspectors simply
have to unseal and unlock the back
door of the booth, and the vote is dis
played to view. Opposite each can
didate's name is his total vote. The
inspectors have only to jot down the
figures, make the proper subtractions,
and the result obtained is the majority
Or plurality, as the case may be, Of the
leading candidate. Fifteen minutes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

the name of the candidate and the name
of the office to which he is intended to
be elected. The ballots for the same
party adjoin each other, and commenc-
ing from the top are arranged down
ward in the order of the importance of
the office to be filled. This arrange
ment brings all the candidates for the
same office on the same horizontal or
cross line making choice easy. Each
particular party has at its head the
party name, Democratic Ticket" RE
publican Ticket" Labor Ticket" ETC.
The voter pushes the knob inward about
two inches, when an unseen retaining
latch locks it. prevents repeating, and
at the same time locks all other push
knobs" on the same cross line, which
prevents voting for any other candi-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
The Spirit of Criticism.

"This is a dreadful agev' exclaimed
Mrs Bragdon dropping into her chair
on her return from church and tanning
herself with the cover of the book she
held. "People criticise each other con-
tinually. and nobody passes unscathed'
Her husband laid down his paper and
inquired what particular circumstance
had aroused her attention to the fact
''Why, just go to meeting. There's q
set that sit and look around over the
church, spying out things to talk over
Monday. They notice every garment
that comes down the aisle, and every
movement that's made.
''Then there's the set Of those who
nav attention. They look at the minis
ter, but what for? They are just weigh
ing his words in order to trip him UP.
Some think he uses one hand to gesture
with more than the other, and some
think his feet are braced back too far
I heard one woman say she couldn'r
enjoy his preaching because that lock
of hair on his crown stood up so Drashy.
Every word he lets fall is passed judg-
ment on"
Mrs. Bragdon stopped talking because
she was breathless.
Seems to me you noticed consider
able more than the sermon to think this
all up said Mr.. Bragdon, slyly.
"Oh. it isn't confined to the church,
not even to the choir. though every note
they have sung for years has been
tuned with sort Of mental tuning fork
and pronounced off the key-it's the
whole world generally. If you talk
and take any part in things. you are
Judged by your words; and If you keep
still, they say it looks rather suspicious
their keeping so STILL and so it goes.
1 am tired to death of criticism
WELL. said her companion, getting
to the safe distance OF the door before
he finished, "for a woman that dislikes
criticism, your little passing tribute to
the town generally is very praise
worthy attempt"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

1t isn't the tickle climate" of Chicago
that is worrying New York, albeit the
New York papers are forever harping
upon that string. What worries New
York is the fickleness Of population
and of trade, those elements of great
ness which are no longer hers to the
commanding degree that they were hers
ten years ago. Chicago is now the
busiest, the most prosperous and the
most populous city in the country; it is
this plain fact that sticks in New York S
craW like a chicken-bone in yellow
dogs fauceS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

drunkenness, immoral because Il
lived by immortality. Take away :,
temptation to drunkenness and t6a
centive to immortality. thought %,
Lady Henry, and there you are.
So she prepared for Jane nice, con
Portable little cottage and the GENTS
Of supervision down in the bracing 4
of Surrey. Jane was touched by h
kindness Of her would-be patroness. hi
she took time to revolye in her min
whether she should accept this schgr
for her sobriety and comfort Final
she yielded. At her urgent entleat
however, she was granted day to 81
god-by to her old friends before begt
ming her new life. The fareWells we
celebrated in the good old style
which she had long been accuStome
and the result was that by nights
Jane Cakebread had achieved her $50
arrest and gotten month of hard lab
In Cambridge prison. And that is wi
London is laughing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
SuGoested Titles


The editor Of a London journal lately
offered prize for the wittiest list Of
titles for twelve sham books on a
dummy shelf. The following were
some of the titles received in the com
petition:
"a Binding OATH" by Scott.
BADLY Brought Up" by the author
of molly Bawn.'
"a New England Puss," by NJ. E. w.
Thoughts On My Bed" Stead.
con Different Tacks," by Van Ham
mer.
Lizzie Wouldn't" by John Wood.
''The Fatal Blow" by John Knox.
Porter's 'Tales of Lost Luggage"
Lost in the WASH" by the author Of
Bachelors Buttons
'Grinding the Poor by Mill.
To this list Yankee humorist adds:
cove No Man, by O. w. Holmes.
against Shiftlessness," by Thoreau.
"a Treatise on Authorizations" by
the author of "Ben Hur."
Poe's "For Effect
Harvard Freshmen" by the author
of ''Innocents Abroad"
"After the Ball." by the author of
"Our National Came"
Morse on 'Our Old Houses
"Woodchucks and Rabbits by Bur-
roughs.
"E. E." by the author of sMy Dou-
ble"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

The recent capture OF the CAPITAL of
Madagascar by the French, it appears
from later advices, was an expensive
job 1t is stated that the plan of the
expedition was drawn up at the close
of last year by officers who had never
been in that country, that the sum of
$15,000,00O was originally voted for the
expedition. and that force of $4,000
men was assigned to Gen. Duchesne.
The French have captured the capital
and lost the insignificant number of
nine men in the assault, but it has not
been stated until recently that 1000
men of the invading army have died
since the expedition started. while half
the surviving remnant have been in
vaded by fever and other diseases. Be
sides this, the original sum voted has
been largely exceeded. There was little
glory in defeating the Hoyas and cap
turing their capital with loss Of only
nine men. They have gained control Of
an island whose trade is small and
whose climate is unfit for Europeans
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
HORSEPOWER PUMP.

case, the ends of long teeth DEN
packed with blocks of metal lIsei'
in grooves and pressed out by splns
lnsuring a perfect vacuum and tslu
up wear. The water enters at tne "
ton by suction, the stream dlyldlns ..
filling the chambers made by the ".
teeth as the cams reyolve, and discDa'
ing at the top. The rotary llo'v'
steady and continuous, there Oeln' !,
dead points, and the pump may ~ ~
be used as force pump to force W. !,
to any height or distance lfoln
pump.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

At frequent intervals recently re-
ports have come from Fort Sheridan,
near Chicago, concerning the Krag-
Jorgensen magazine rifle, which has
been adopted for the United States
army. 1t has been asserted not only
that the piece is much less accurate
than a modern weapon Of precision
should be, but that it is not satisfactory
in other respects. Now it is said that
it cannot compare with the old Spring
field rifle for rapidity and accuracy of
fire. The KragJorgensen was select
ed for the use Of our army by board
Of experts who tested 1t in competition
with several other designs. On the rec
ommendation Of that board it was &C.
cepted, and it Is being manufactured
now as fast as possible to supply the
infantry arm of the service. It will be
remembered that the navy rejected the
Krag-J orgensen and selected the Lee
rifle for the navy. They made public
no invidious comparisons, but they
would not have the krag-J Orgensen
aboard ship, in spite of the desirable
ity of having both services equipped
with the same small arm In view of
these facts and the rumored objections
to the Krag- Jorgensen rifle discovered
since it was issued for actual service,
1t might be we'll for the War Depart
ment to order commission to examine
the Krag-J orgensen's defects before it
is issued to any more regiments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

The natives Of Africa are eager to
arm themselves With rifles, and explor-
ers declare that whoever succeeds in
getting into Central Africa with car
AVIAN laden with guns will make for
tune in a year. The Africans realize
that they must have guns if they would
guard their interests against the Arab
slave traders and rapacious conQuerors
The announcement that there is room
for a rich gun speculation in Africa
will probably tempt traders to supply
the Africans with modern weapons and
ammunition. If this is done, and the
natives become skilled in the handling
Of the rifle, an era Of bloodshed will be
inaugurated similar to that which fol-
lowed the introduction CT the repeating
rifle among the Indians OF the West.
The great powers which are trying to
gobble up Africa will Try to prevent
traders from supplying the natives with
guns, but as they have been unable to
put stop to the work of the Arab slave
traders it is hardly probable that they
will succeed in shutting cut the trader
in guns and ammunition. The United
States troopers who for many wears
fought the Indians on the plains and in
rocky mountain businesses We're met
by savages armed with guns which the
Government permitted traders to sell
to them. 1t will be the same in Africa
when the natives get hold of rifles and
discover what they can do with them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
Shrewd Tai,or's Scheme.

In one of the leading Journals u , =
tevideo the following adVefC'. ~,
appeared recently: "a very rlcn .o
woman would like to marry j.. !,
man of good family. If neceSsal"s M
will pay the debts of her lu'ul. s-.d
band. Send answer, with pho'os, asI
to I. P, at the office OF tine Jo at "a
The inserter Of this announcelnen4 ~,
no other than one Isaac Melel's ~ :
merchant tailor, who had Jus, - 3
an establishment in MonteFlue phs
this plan he procured pho1osl'p
many undesirable customers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14

1887 and since then the business he
established in Rochester has rapidly
been growing. Now Inventor Myers
says he cannot fill all of his orders. The
wealthiest capitalists Of Rochester are
interested in the great ballot machine
factory that has been established at
East Rochester
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-14
To Harden Wax.

To harden wax for mechanical uses
melt the wax and add to it hot calcined
plaster or any of the ochres, previously
heated. The amount used depends upon
the quality Of the wax. The addition
of resin will increase the hardness
This mixture can be cast, wrought with
a knife, chisel or a saw, or turned in a
lathe. In fact it can be used for a
variety Of useful purposes.