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crescent-shaped lump of clay back of

crescent-shaped lump Of clay back Of
his head and one old prince, particu-
larly vain and loving of ornament, roll
ed his entire beard into ball ana so
plastered it with mud that it hung a
great clay ball from his chin. Just
fancy how pleasant it must have been
to wear fve-pound weight on ones
chin! 1t would be great discourager
of ton, for one certainly would
not wish to lift that weight any oftener
than was absolutely necessary.
Some Of the women with long hair
weave it over and around little reeds
stuck in at right angles TO the head,
so that it finally looks like a great
straw hat or basket all around their
faces, much like the old poke bonnets
that our grandmothers used to wear.
The ladies of the lower Congo, whose
hair is more woolly than that of the
other tribes, part their hair in three
great thick locks. one on each side Of
the face and one in front These they
grease and twist until they look like
wire, they then curve them until they
look like cows horns sticking out on
both sides and in front. The natives
of Rua braid their hair in two or three
long plaits right on top Of the head.
These they stiffen with clay until they
stand upright exactly like the funny
little horns the unsociable snail tucks
out as he saunters along with his house
on his back.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

Charles Dickens was assalled Tor
casting off. as it was alleged, helpless
brother and his family at time when
the novelist's position was such as to
enable him to be generous. 1t was also
Il cause for mysterious wonder that in
his notable reading tour in the United
States he obstinately refused to come
to Chicago Notwithstanding that in
ducementS were offered exceeding
those he was willing to accept for
places less important not remote from
this city. The stigma of neglect of his
kin is removed in story appearing in
the Herald, which also explains why
Charles Dickens would not read in Chi
Cago. The story is only another illus
tration of the moral strength of men
who refuse to make defense against
unjust accusation, when defense, while
exculpating the accused, would subject
others to shame or humiliation. Dick
ems preferred to let himself be vilified
as unnatural. parsimonious, heartless,
even criminal rather than, by breaking
his silence, to lift the cover off situa-
ton he could neither prevent nor con-
done, and for which he was wholly
blameless. He died without defense or
explanation, probably Indifferent to
any defense in connection with {. re-
proach that must have stung the more
deeply because of its untruthfulness
and his helplessness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
THE CUTE 'POSSUM.

Distinctive1y American, and Source
of Great JOY to Their Captors.
The opossum is an animal found only
in America, and mostly in the Southern
States, where it is held in high esteem
by the colored people, who delight in
hunting it and eating the flesh, which is
like young pig. They are cunning ami
mails, making fierce resistance to cap
ture until they are overcome, when
they will lie still and pretend to be
dead, hence the phrase, playing pos
sum-
'Possums can be found, in the winter
season, in all the large Northern mar
kets as game, and it is quite the fash
ion to entertain guests with baked
'possum, dressed with highly seasoned
ingredients. The favor with which the
Southern darkey looks upon this fav-
orite dish may be illustrated by the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

her eyes to see what was happening.
andVimmediately was so overcome by
what she saw that she incontinently
rose from her couch and left the stage,
closely followed by the Duke of Albany
and the Earl of Kent, who were unable
any longer to control their countenan-
ces. Yet all that had happened was
merely this: The bulldog had become
interested in the progress of the play,
and had got up on his masters chair,
placing his forepaws on the orchestra
rail- There he stood, very gravely and
earnestly watching Garrick Mean
while the beadle, feeling the heat more
and more, had taken off his wig, and,
still half asleep, had placed it on the
nearest support within reach-his dogs
head. The bulldog, quite undisturbed,
continued to concentrate his attention
on King Lear and Cordelia; and it was
the appearance of this canine spectator
in a beadle's wig which upset the act
ors at a critical moment and nearly
turned tragedy into a comedy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

The Armenian outrages appear to
be rather Armenian than outrageous.
The nnSpt:lkable Turk has been viewed
by the special correspondent in Arme-
nia and is said to have been more
sinned against than SHINING. 1t APP
pears that the Armenian revolution
lists have had cheerful habit Of ex-
ploding cartridges in the bodies of dead
Kurds to provoke further barbarous
maltreatment of their own women
and children, that the conscience Of
Christian Europe and America might
be aroused. Further than this, it is
charged, the assassination of a couple
of American missionaries was plotted
that the United States might be drawn
into the fight. The Armenian idea
seems to consist in inducing the loathe-
ly opposition to raise Cain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

story Of the two darkies who were rid
ing along on a pair of mules.
''Dey's gwine ter hab roast 'possum,
der old woman an de children is yum,
yum
'Gosh-e -mitey," answered the other
one, solemnly showing the whites of
his eyes.
"Yas-roast 'poss'm, an taters, an
gravy, an"
''Hole up, dar," cried the other darby,
eXcitedly, ''dere's some tings [ amt
gwine ter stan. You say anuber word
about roast 'poss'm and 1 falls off dis
year mule
The opossum is a very harmless lit
tie animal and has many things to rec
ommend it. for, although not consid-
cred a great delicacy, it's flesh is very
palatable. and it's fur, which the In
dams formerly used in many ways, en-
ters more largely into the industries
of commerce than is generally known.
It's peculiar method of rearing it's young
in bilateral pockets, cOntrived cunning
ly by nature in it's own fur, commends
it to the scientific inquirer as an inter-
esting subject for investigation. 1t has
wonderfully tenacious hold on life
for although it may be pounded with
sticks and stones until every bone is
dislocated, it will crawl away if left
unmolested, and soon resume it's won't
ed habits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
HOW FORTUNES ARE MADE.
BY Acute and Enterprising Minds Be-
ing Brought to Practical Conditions.

By Acute and Enterprising Minds Be
ing Brought to Practical Conditions.
The largest fortunes of the present
day have been acquired by applying an
acute and enterprising mind to the i'm
prOvement of the conditions of life.
Some of the largest among them may
be traced to the extension of the rail
road, telegraph and telephone systems,
to the sewing machine, to the applica-
ton of electricity to mechanics, and to
new applications of chemistry to man
ufactures.
Henry Bessemer, who discovered n
way to convert carburetted iron into
STEEL was q type. He rendered it pos
sible to gridiron this country with steel
rails, and, of course, he became a mil
lionaire. Any young man who will de-
wise a method of making an article Of
general use at less than the present
cost, or of making it better in quality
at the same cost, will make a fortune
as he did. The article need not be an
important one, SO long as it is generally
consumed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
He Never Went There Any MOI

He Never Went There Any More.
An unfortunate young man Of that
class of beings who finds it impossible
to keep their fingers still called on a
young woman the other evening. He
waited for her in the drawing-room and
drummed nervously on the Louis
Quinze table for awhile. Then he
knocked Chinese idol over, and finally
his eye was caught by tiny basket of
gilt wire filed loosely with violets. He
pulled a violet out It came with diff
ficulty, but that merely spurred the
young man on to fresh efforts. In ten
minutes all the violets were out, and
then the young woman entered the
room. She greeted him cordially, and
then her eyes fell upon the scattered
violets.
"Oh," said he, following the direction
Of her gaze, II beg your pardon. |
didn't realize what [ was doing. I'm
afraid I've emptied your flower bas-
ket"
Flower basketr' she echoed. cit was
my opera bonnet" New York World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
Municipal Pawnshops.

The movement for state regulation
pawnshops received it's great impetus
from Savonarola, who liberated the
Florentines from oppression and gave
them popular institutions. Through
his instrumentality they were estab-
lished in the principal towns Of italy,
and spread throughout Europe. The
first mont de piete in France was
started at Avignon in 1877, and still ex-
lists. Their establishment in the Meth
erlands dates from the sixteenth cen
fury. A Spanish priest, Don Fran
cisco Piquer, founded the mont de
piete of Madrid in 17O5, starting with
the modest capital Of five pence, which
he found in the offertory box he had
placed in the church to receive contri-
buttons for the institution. BY the
end of the seventeenth century there
were monts de piete, formed more or
less after the Italian model, in most
countries of Europe. The character
istics of the original institutions re-
main with those of to-day, although
they have long since ceased to be under
the influence of the churches. The
main object, which Savonarola and
other early founders had in view-the
protection of the poor from rsurers
and their relief in periods of distress
is still maintained, and the monts de
Diete in all Latin countries are asso-
ciated with public charities and hospi-
tails
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

New York could have better spared
many better men than Ward McAllis-
ter, the genial, conceited, good-hearted,
foolish bear leader of Gotham society.
He made himself a unique place in con-
temporary history by his tying Of era
vats and his construction of salads, by
his knowledge of who was who, and his
inspirations about which was which.
None can replace him. He was Ma
poleon Of the ballroom, q Wellington
of the club q Leo XIII. of the boudoir.
His encyclicals were infallible. His
menus were dogmas of faith.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

Statutory assaults on the high hat
will not be taken seriously by those
who wear it, and it will continue to be
worn so long as fashion so DEGREES.
LET me make the fashion in hats and
I do not care who makes the laws" is
as applicable in this matter as in some
other matters. Theater managers have
the right under general police regul;t
tons to protect patrons in a clear view
of the stage in their playhouses. No
woman, when requested to remove an
obstructive hat, would hesitate to DO
so or leave the theater. Many under
prevailing coiffure would prefer to
leave the theater, because the hair has
to be dressed one way to support the
high hat and another way is more
fitting when the high hat is Off. Man
ayers hesitate to ask removal Of the
hat, because they fear the fiscal effect
of seeing number of women quit their
houses rather than show unarranged
or deranged hair. The solution of the
question lies with women themselves.
If they value a confection of millinery
more than the equity of sight OF q
theater stage for others, they will in
validate any statute aimed to accom-
plish the object in view. No sensitive
or thoughtful woman would wish to
rob any one Of what he had bought and
Daid for. Nor do such women require
statutes to enforce an obvious pro-
nripty
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
Salt Makes Coal Burn Longer

Coal costs money and any advice that
will make a bucketful burn longer is of
value. The Housekeeper gives the fol-
lowing recipe in this connection:
Eat this time of the year, when the
coal begins to develop such extraor-
binary possibilities in the way Of rapid
consumption, housekeepers are eagerly
on the lookout for something that will
at least prevent waste if it cannot by
any other means make a ton go fur
ther' There are several preparations
for this purpose sold under fanciful
names, but the basis of most of them is
ordinary salt. If the latter is sprinkled
literally over the COAL either in the bin
OF as it is put into the furnace, it will
make it burn more evenly to a clean ash
and will also prevent clinkers. OF
course there is some chemical explana-
ton for this, but the ordinary house
wife does not care much about the rea.
son. She is satisfied that it is So"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
DANGEROUS,

''Look at these bottles," said we'll
known druggist; ''do you notice any
thing peculiar about them?"
He pointed to an assortment Of bot
ties that were about to be packed up
for a customer. Each one bore label
marked in plain letters "Poison."
There were also deaths heads and
crossbones beneath the labels. The
bottles were of all sizes and sorts.
"What does it mean? Wholesale
suicide-hey?"
mot by any means. Those are the
toilet essences of a young woman of
fashion. They are prescriptions for
the complexion, sleeping draughts,
tinctures, and that large bottle is plain
ammonia, but we must mark them all
so that in case a juvenile in the fam
lily should drink of their contents a
coroners jury would exonerate us.
See?"
ALAS" murmured the other man as
he gazed on the deadly assortment, "to
this complexion have we come at lastv'
and he gave an inward thanksgiving
that he was still a bachelor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
RENTED A CHILD TO BEG.
A Pretended Blind Man Makes an
Easy Living in New York.

a Pretended Blind Man Makes an
Easy Living in New York.
For many weeks past, persons who
walked along Fifth avenue, in New
York City, have seen man wearing
green goggles who played wheeay
organ, while a pretty, golden haired
little girl asked for aims. Many have
been moved to pity when the bright
looking child has come up to them and
pleaded that they give the poor old
blind man Cher father few pennies.
On receiving the money the child al
ways gives it to the blind man.
Officers were sent to see the blind
man the other day. The mans actions
made them suspect that he was not al
together what he seemed, and lifting
the green goggles suddenly, they found
the man had very good eyes. Man and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
GHOSTS OF IMAGINATION
Specters That Are the Offspring of
Disordered Mind.

Specters That Are the Offspring of q
Disordered Mind.
To many persons at some time and 70
some persons several times come an
partitions that are considered out of tho
usual, or scientifically unexplained, and
are thus relegated to the domain of tho
supernatural. 1t may be as we'll to adj
NIT that the ocular sense sometimes
sees these spectral appearances.
But it does not follow that they arc
not one and all explainable on other
hypothesis than as wanderers from
the mysterious ghostly shores, recon.
veyed by Charon on his return trim
across the Stygian tide, to inspire the
timid with fear and terror without
substantial consequences.
OF all the tens of millions of mental
machines that are running at all stages
and in all conditions, it is not SUPPOSE
BILE that they can all be run with such
precision as not at some time or other
to be subject to abusive action in their
workings.
What peculiar phantasmagoria often
COluCS LII SlShhCSS anu w l1dI Is hllOWn
as delirium tremens, weird and horrid
mental pictures that present them
selves to the Wakeful brain, but which
is involuntary ratiocination, although
produced by abnormal physical brain
conditions.
1t is more than probable that much
Of what is known as phantasms is of
this character-a temporary touch of
unconscious mental arrangement.
Those are wonderfully peculiar and
Elusive pictures that are presented to
us in dreams, and yet they are closely
allied with the occasional wakeful spec
ters, lacking only the intensity neces-
sary to be projected on the vision of
wakefulness. But another oruer of
spectral apparitions may be of alto
gether another character.
1t is just possible that the seemingly
spectral form is the result, in a small
way, of what is known as mirage,
as much and as clearly so as the Fata
Morgana often seen in Italy, and other
mirages often seen elsewhere.
These are real and veritable illusions,
yet little study enables us to trace
out that they are reflections, although
objects are sometimes represented of
whose eXistenc we know nothing.
The reflection in a mirror, so faith
full to every minute detail, is of an illu-
sorry nature, but the cause and the eff
feet being both near and closely relat-
ed, we understand the phenomenon
which then occasions no surprise.
What else could these apparitions be
than what on these and other similar
grounds is expiainable? The forms al
legged to have been seen are as well
animal as human, sometimes neither,
and too grotesque to allow Of mental
reproduction in describing them.
The image in the mirror can make
pantomime, but it can make no voice;
it cannot utter a sound. Being only
an apparition and not Il real tangible
entity, it's scope is thus restricted, and
the spectral apparition is invariably
lacking in intelligence because it is
only the mirage-only the semblance
of something.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
A Monkey Can't Unite Knots.

The monkeys intelligence has never
been able to arrive at point which en-
ables that animal to achieve the UNITY
ing of knot. You may tie monkey
with a cord fastened with the simplest
kind of common knot, and unless the
beast can break the string or gnaw 1t
in two, he will never get loose. 10 un-
tie the knot requires observation and
reasoning power, and though monkey
may possess both, he has neither in 4
sufficient degree to enable him to over
come the difficulty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
HOW A TARIFF DEBATE SEEMS.
Senator StanfOrd's Little Story to H.
1ustrate Its Length.


1ustrate Its Length.
The late Senator Stanford used to
tell q good story to illustrate the weari-
ness felt at the eternal prolongation of
debate on the tariff, which is repro
duced by the Washington Star.
eve had," he said, "a Quaker neigh
Dor when 1 was a boy up among the
stony hills of Albany County, New
York, and he kept everything in apple
pie order around his place. His pride
was his stone barn, next to that his
house and other small buildings, and
then his splendid stone walls around
every lot ON the farm, which was a
large one. All this stone came off his
place. Every spring his boys were put
to work early with the cattle and the
stone boat, hauling rock either for
fence or for some building. One year
the old fellow decided to build new
and larger spring house for his milk,
and the boys and cattle went to work
hauling stone for it.
zone day Cephas, the oldest boy,
came in to say that they'd got stone
enough hauled for the new spring
house.
"The old man put on his hat and went
out to see.
""Thee thinks that is enough, &C.
phas?' he said, as his gray eyes slowly
wandered over the huge pile of rocks
the boys had got together.
eyes, father said Cephas.
"'Well, my son. replied the old man,
thee is mistaken. Thee has not any
thing like enough. I'll tell thee how to
know when thee has enough stone for
any building.
''The boys all gathered around him.
1T is this way, my lads. Thee must
haul and haul until thee thinks thee has
twice as many as thee thinks enough.
Then thee should turn in and haul as
many more. Then thee may know pre-
cisely where thee stands. Thee will
then have just enough stone hauled for
the building"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

New York Matrimonial Club,
L'Amour, taxed Mr.. Rothschild S. ini-
tiation fee and 80 cents a visit. He
was to be introduced to a $4,000
heiress The lady proved to be IL
pretty servant girl at IS per month.
Mr.. Rothschild, being a lawyer, made
LAmour refund his money. Love
laughs at locksmiths easily, but never
safely monkeys with lawyers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

girl were taken to the station mouse,
where he described himself as Eugene
Bast, 80 years of age.
The officers went to his house and dis
covered that Bast was a bachelor and
lived with his married brother, Law
renee L. Bast. The child was Mary
Harreman, 4 years of age, a daughter
of Eva Harreman, who lived with the
Basis. For her, Bast paid regular
monthly rental. Mrs. Harreman was
arrested, and Bast, the little girl, and
Harreman were arraigned. Bast did
not even pretend that he was blind. IIe
said that he had found begging very
profitable, and had supported five per
sons comfortably. While all were
standing before the bar. a bystander
gave a penny to the little girl. She
promptly gave it to Bast.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
Pledged to XIII Children.

Until fifty years ago two regularly
constituted families Of infanticides ex-
isted-the Meebra, Of New Soulh
Wales, and the Arreoy, of the Society
Islands. The chief Of their tenets was
that no member should suffer Their
children to live, and they were on every
hand respected and held in the highes'
honor by their countrymen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

"A squabble over a $4,000 estate in
which one ardent squabbler is repre-
sented by six lawyers is a peculiar
San Francisco instance of fight for
principle. Surely the most hopeful liti-
CANT would expect to get nothing more
than the glory Of winning the case and
the fun Of seeing the lawyers fight for
the money.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
NEGRO HEADDREsSES.

Mud Ornaments a Popular Fad Among
the Africans.
The African puts ornaments in his
hair as we more civilized mortals do,
but his taste is different. For where
we decorate with gold and silver pins
and combs he proudly uses little balls
and disks of clay. hanging to the end
Of his braided locks or long braided
beard. Sometimes he plasters a great
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

The defense of Hayward, the Mime
apolis man charged with the murder
of Miss Cling, claims that he is insane.
"Insane' murderers whose insanity is
not even suspected until after they
commit crime can be most useful to
society on the dissecting table.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

An indianapolis man has disappoint-
ed four wedding parties within the last
two weeks. At the last moment he
deserts his would-be bride and backs
out. This is bona fide case of "heart
failure"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
She Learned Differently.

Vicar severely, to his cook)-Mary,
you had soldier to supper last night.
Cook-Yes, sir; he's my brother.
Vicar-But you told me you had no
brother.
Cook-So I thought, sir, until you
preached last Sunday and told us we
were all brothers and sisters.-London
T'ft-BitS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21

A Cincinnati amateur poetess read
over one Of her own productions and
died. More encouragement should be
given to such poetical work as that.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
Hard Work.

'Pop," said Farmer Corntossels son,
"here's a tramp at the back door says
he wants work.
wants work."
"That's what he says"
"Well, give i'm one o them mince
pies that wus baked fur Christmas and
tell i'm ter eat t''-Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-21
A JU0-PolSING MAID.

The Pretty Spanish Fashion of Hand
ling the "O1d Oaken Bucket"
With downcast eyes, figure straight
as a Western poplar, motion undulat.
ing and gliding like the skip Of shadow
above tangled grain, she comes softly
humming light refrain. You will see
her in any Spanish town, this girl who
carries the jug of fresh water upon her