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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
working Of the Beerometer.

There is progress everywhere. In
Southern Germany, where incredible
quantities of beer are drank daily, and
where the steady customers sit for
hours at tables, drinking glass after glass
mug after mug, filed by buxom maids,
some genius has introduced the "beero-
meter" attached to the bottom of the
drinking vessel-a numbered dial with
one hand. With each glassful or mug
full which the drinker receives the hand
is advanced one number. AS the hand
cannot be moved backward, the "beero-
meter exercises perfect control-to the
saloonkeeDer's satisfaction at least.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Was Admitted.

A funny story is being told of certain
elderly Irish peerless we'll known in socie-
ty. Lady - was in search of new
man servant, and heard of a registry
Office in certain square on the confines
of Bloomsbury. Thither she drove in
much state the other afternoon, and, on
arriving at the square in question, her
footman asked a policeman where was
the agency" The man in blue majesti-
cally waved the equipage to certain
house. Her ladyship was admitted.
Il have come about a young man."
she remarked to the bland proprietor.
Yes, madam; | quite understand"
was the reply.
HE must be sober and honest and
used to good families"
"Oh, yes, madam; / think we have the
very thing on our books. Would you like
to see his photograph
His photograph! His photograph"
cried Lady -. Il suppose the mans
straight"
"Oh, yes madam, very fine man. A
fortune is no object, imagine?'
This last with a movement of the hand
toward the carriage with it's paving
horses that could be seen through the
window.
"A fortune with my footmang' liter
ally shouted the Irish lady.
Then the proprietor explained that his
was a matrimonial agency, and that the
registry office was on the other side of
the suuare.-Tid-BitS.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
A New way to spend Much Money.

Not content with the ordinary eXtrav-
agances of life, some of my sisters have
devised new plan for making their
money fly more rapidly.
The latest wrinkle of fashiondom is
to have dress lengths woven to order,
with the understanding that the design
shall not be given to anybody else. Who
ever knows anything about the cost OF
having working loom patterns made att
er the artist has invented the design
will comprehend the price of this pretty
piece of extravaganza on the part OF
women who do not know what to 90
with their incomes. The manufacturers
of high-grade dress goods have long
since given up endeavoring to sell their
manufactures to more than one retailer
in city. If A. & Co. take a given
pattern it is with the understanding that
no other firm in town. shall have any OF
it. The latter may have other patterns
from the same manufactures, but eacn
frst-class house carries large variety
of dress goods about which 1t is able
to say: emo other house in town" has
this. Then, as each leading dressmaker
has to promise not to give any other
patron dress of the material Mrs. b.
selects for hers, it follows that only
short lengths are sold to any one dealer
by the manufacturer. The effect is to
make the prices Unfortunately high. The
manufacturer confesses freely that It
costs not one cent more to make the ~
yard wool novelty than to make, say,
the So yard standby. 1t is the new
ness and exclusiveness of the high-priced
fabric that enable the dealers to get
such eXtravagant prices for 1t. Women
who have to count the cost can. shop to
better advantage if they remember this.
The lower priced goods often include
something handsome, and not passe,
which has been overlooked by the mob
of shoppers who swoop upon first one
thing and then another, and run it into
the ground. Philadelphia Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Silk Blouse in the Tub.

To wash silk blouse proceed as fol-
lows: Make a good lather with white
curd soap and hot water in a small tub
or pan and add small wlneglassful
into another pan containing about two
quarts of cold water. Place the blouse
in the water, holding it by the neck
band and rub it downward, taking care
not to drag it in any way and never
to rub soap upon it. AS soon as it APP
pears to be clean place it in the cold
water, stir it about to remove all traces
of soap and squeeze carefully, but do
not wiring; roll in a dry cloth for few
minutes and pass through an india rub
Der wringer, and iron on both sides,
keeping the grain of the silk quite even.
If the blouse needs stiffening it can be
passed through a solution of gum arabic
1made by adding a quarter Of an ounce
of gum arabic to one quart of boiling
water) and then ironed, but the use of
gum spoils the texture of the silk.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Grabbed Club.

The Grabbed club is the name of a
curious society in London. 1t is made
up of men who have met with q great
disappointment in life and the club meets
once a month At these times the mem
bers are not allowed to repeat their hard
luck stories, but, on the contrary, form
IL merry company and endeavor for that
time to forget their woes.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
For a PatchMork Onilt.

''You say that l am not altogether
Objectionable to your parents" he said,
ruefully.
mo" she replied, father and mother
both speak very highly of you"
Then why does that big dog assault
me every time l come near and chew
piece out Of my clothes?"
''Oh, you mustn't mind Brutus. He's
trained to do that Aunty has gotten al
most enough samples from him to make
a lovely patchwork quilt. Washington
Star
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Nfay Mako His MARX.

$50 you want a situation?'' said the
business man.
Eyes, sir" replied the applicant.
Hum! Do you ever go fishing"
occasionally"
when were you fishing last?'
''Day before yesterday
"Catch anything?''
mot a thing
''You can come to work next Monday
if you like If you keep on telling the
truth like that you may be partner IN
the firm one of these days. "-Atchison
Daily Globe
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
THE PARACHUTE cow.
ssMaude's" Ba1lOoning Exploits Are De-
clared Harmless.

The case of ''Maude," the famous
aeronaut COW, has been disposed of, and
the managers of the Pare Royal, Mon.
treal, where Maude made her ascents,
have been acquitted.
Deputy Recorder Bourgoin heard the
case and declared that hosting COW by
a balloon and dropping her by a para>
chute, was no more cruel than horse
racing, rabbit hunting and kindred
amusements which the law countenances.
Meanwhile the aeronaut, Hammer, has
left the country, and Maude is doubtless
making her thrilling ascensions and para>
chute drops in other lands.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23

shrill note quite beyond the compass of
any musical composition. Loud protests
followed. The delinquent, who, after the
earnestly at his score, and then ex-
claimed: ZACH! / thought it vos a note
right high up in re corner, but now /
see it is only a squashed fly; but, Ach
Himmel, l played 'im!''-New York
MorniuO Journa1
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
The Chime,

There is an old French air,
little song of loneliness and grleI-
Simple as nature, sweet beyond compare
And sad-past all DeAe1-
Nameless is he that wrote
The melody-but tEis much 0plne,
Whoever made the words was some remote
French ancestor OF mine.
I know the dungeon deep
Where long he Iay-and why he lay therein;
And all his anguish that he could not sleep,
For conscience of sin.
/ see his cold, hard bed;
] hear the chimes that jingled in his ears,
AS he pressed nightly with that wakeful
A pillow wet with tears.
O, restless little chime!
1t never changed-Dut rang It's rounue!ay
For each dark hour Of that unhappy time,
That sighed itself away.
And ever, more and more,
And mingled with his memories and wore
Its way into his heart
And there it wove the name
OF many town he loved, for one dear sake,
Into its web Of music; thus ne came
His little song to make.
Of all that ever heard
And loved it for it's sweetness none but
OWNED the clue that, as hidden word,
The notes doth underlie.
That wall from lips long dead
Has found it's echo in this breast alone;
Only to me-by blood remen brance led
Is that wild story known!
And though it's mine by right
OF treasure-troYe, to rifle and lay bare
A heritage of sorrow and delight
The world would gladly share
Yet must / not unfold
Forevermore nor whisper late nor soon,
The secret that a few slight bars thus hold
Imprisoned in tune.
For when that little song
Goes ringing in my head know that he,
My lucklesS, lone forefather, dust SO long,
Relives his life in me.
George Du Maurier.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
KeeD Hands or.

Apropos of the known antagonism to
Gen. -Beaureguard by the Richmond au-
thorities the incident is related that ex-
Senator and Gen. Wigfall of Texas once
went to Mr.. Davis and in his brusque
way said:
Take my advice, Mr.. President-let
Beauregard alone. When the men are
naming their race horses and steam
boats, and the women calling their babies
'Beauregard,' don't rub against that
kind of popularity. It's dangerous to
you and won't hurt him. Keep your
hands off -
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Ancient wire Rope.

Wire ropes are not modern invention.
bronze wire rope u inch in diameter
and from 20 to 80 feet long has recently
been found in the ruins of Pompeii. 1t
is estimated that the rope is at least 1900
wears old.-Hardware.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Ach Rlmmel!

A good story has been told US of a
German clarinet player who loved his
art dearly. One day he outraged the
leader of the orchestra by playing a
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Houses for Homes.

In frame houses there is, unluckily, an
almost infinite variety of colored paints.
When one passes between the rows OF
small and cheaply-ornamented frame
houses which disfgure our suburbs and
the many parks which run for miles
beside all our railroads, one could almost
wish that paints had never been in
vented. Are our carpenters and con-
tractors and the buyers of their wares
all born color-blind that they can endure
without suffering the varied patches OF
hideous coloring that rush past our ach.
ing eyes? Red, blue, green, yellow, and
sometimes all four or even more, on one
luckless house! But the fault is not al
together in the colors. A red house may
be even beautiful if the tint be dark and
soft, like that of the sumac berries, and
half hidden in masses of green. But 1t
is an affront to the eyes when spread
over the boards of a high and much
be-angled house broiling on sandbanR
by an unfinished roadway, without even
a bush to shelter it. The once much-de-
rided white house with green blinds
seems now to be gaining favor, and it has
at least the advantage of making no
pretensions to aught but neatness, cheer
and comfort. With plenty of green about
it, it also is even beautiful. Besides the
white. and the deep soft red in suitable
situations, there is a good combination
of cream color (real cream, not made
with chrome-yellow, but by mixing lit
tie yellow ochre with a good deal Of
white Lead with white trimmings; and
there are a few tints Of gray or brown
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
At Nightfall.

At Nightfall.
Across the level meadows,
Among cool dews and damps,
Walks Jack o. Lantern lighting
The frefiies' golden lamps.
While Night, brown monk standing
On Twilight's purple wall,
Lighting the stars of evening,
Lets glow-worm sparkleS fall.
C. ]. O'Malley in THE Building of the
Moon"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23
Fashions for Mourning.

All dresses for deep mourning are in
black damage and English crepe during
the first period, and black silk fabrics
and lace for the second; silks of violet,
pansy, lilac, mauve, gray, black and
white colors for half mourning during
the third period. Widows mourning
should be worn for year and six weeks.
Some even prolong the period to eight
cen months. In the first case damage is
worn during the first six months with
crepe; during the next six months silk
and lace, and during the last six months
half mourning materials. In the second
case deep mourning wooden fabrics and
crepe are worn for year. silk and lace
for three months and half mourning for
three months.
At the beginning of the mourning a
long dress should be worn in the house
with headdress of crepe. The English
widows cap, with small white diadem,
is in favor just now. Trimmings of
white batiste are also worn on the
sleeves and at the neck. They are pleas
anter wear than black crepe trimmings.
Mourning for a father or mother, ia
ther-in-law or mother-in-law should be
worn twelve months-six months wool
and crepe, three months silk and three
months half mourning. Mourning for a
grandfather, grandmother, brother or Sis
ter, brother-in-law or sister-in-law is
worn six months; the first three months
damage, not too dead, and without Eng
lish crepe, but with black lace and jet
passementerie and feathers for trim
mings. Half mourning during the last
three months. Slight mourning is for
an uncle or aunt and is worn three
months. Black silk for six weeks and
half mourning for the remainder of the
time. All other mourning is optional
and is not worn longer than three weeks.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-09-23

There is an old French air.
A little song of loneliness and grief
Simple as nature, sweet beyond compare
And sad-past all belief
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05

WALTER HENRY'S FLOP.
WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT his
CHANGE OF HEART.
He Terms Cleveland "a Republican
in Thin Disguise" and Says Ran
som is the Leader of the North
Carolina Democracy.

The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Dispatch has read the
proofs of the letter of Hon. Walter II.
Henry, who withdraws from the Dem
ocratic party. He calls President
Cleveland Republican in thin dis
guise," and denounces him as the tool
of monopoly, capital, and Wall street."
He also pays his compliments to Min
lister Ransom, saying that ';he is the
leader of the Democratic party in
North Carolina, whose hold thous-
ands Of good men III the party who
despise his methods have not been
able to unioose. He has shown him.
self false to his people, and a cOnsum-
mate hypocrite to some of the best
men and Democratic workers in the
State" In summing up his reasons
for the change, he says: Il can no
longer support party that L cannot
defend, and in which / have lost all
faith and hope, and for which have
no charity.
Mr. Henry long sought an appoint
ment under the administration, and
was at last given the consulate at Gu
racOa. He thought this beneath his
dignity, and refused it. Democrats
ascribe his change OF heart to personal
disappointment. They say he goes TO
the Populist party to ride into office
on the free-silver wave in this State.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
THE ARLINGTON INVESTIGATION
Bill OF Charges Filed by Mrs. Arring-

The Arlington Investigating com
mittee failed to meet on schedule
time in Raleigh, Wednesday, They
were to have convened at IL o'clock,
but none of the witnesses had arrived
and no session was held. Mrs. Ar
rington has filed her bill Of charges in
which she claims that by''fraud, false
statements and false testimony and
mal-practicCN the administrators of
the estates of A. ii. Arlington and L
j. a. Cooper deprived her of her rights
and property under Il Judgment for
S9,093, 50. and interest on IS, SIS, 30 from
July 1871, to date: that w. Ii. AIRING
ton Kept her out of her Tightful prop
erty, and by periuring himself OBJ
tanned Il writ of haSeouS corpus, un-
der which she was dragged from one
end OF the State TO the other, and
that he sW0rc he was not a party to
the divorce proceedings when he was
represented by his attorney, Charles Il.
COnkling: that though they were di
vorced in 1880, w. IL. Arlington still
claimed She was hiS wife and thus re-
tained possession of her property; that
S. j. and j. p. Arlington misappro-
priated 81, 923, 60, money collected to
be paid on the judgment by paying
it on a personal debt Of j. =. AIRING
ton to shield him from a criminal
prosecution. said money" she
claims, was paid on an order of court
obtained by fraud, and made after
midnight" She claims that at the
February, 1891, term OF the Supreme
Court, valuable land was released on
case made up by debtors as ICON
test between debtors as to contribu-
tion:" that Is. Il. Bunn, exCungress-
ba RI n RI i-tr ri iaf ina
as her attorney, betrayed his trust
and wrongfully acquired an interest
in her lands: that IN tie case Of Ross
| VS. Arlington she was defraudcd by
| the Justification Of the records. The
Legislature appointed this special
| commission to investigate these al
| legged frauds.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
BEARS INJURING CROPs.
Considerable Corn Destroyed in One
Night-One Bear Killed.

A correspondent at Springle sends
the Newbern Journal the following
item about the bears at that place:
son Saturday night, the oath, an
other bear got fast in one Of J. Wal
lace Smalls traps not very far from
.nIore the last -luaG caught, but in
some way broke the fastening with
which the trap was held and got away
into Core Creek swamp.
1.-THE bears are so destructive here
among the corn that it was thought
no harm to pursue and capture Mr..
Bruin if possible, even although the
next morning was Sunday. So par
ty pursued the bear with dogs and
guns and found him where the trap
had caught ON a log Then the sport
began; first two of the dogs would
tackle him on one side. then one or
two on the other, until finally weary
of the sport be was killed.
sMany of your readers perhaps do
not know how terribly destructive the
bears are in the corn; but one bear in
a night will often destroy enough corn
to feed good sized hog d week or
more. The writer on visiting his corn
field on Monday found nearly quar-
ter of an acre destroyed by bears and it
must have been all doue in one night,
as the corn cobs showed the same age
in the places where it had been bit
ten. This is the reason that the peO-
pie about here are so active in pursuit
of hears"
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
ADnnlicate Postmaster.

The Greensboro Patriot learns that
somewhere up in Stokes county, GER
tain postmaster recently received an
other appointment as postmaster for
an adjoining postotfice, thus holding
the position as postmaster for two
offices at the same time. Considering
the scarcity of offices for aspiring
politicians, this seems to be using up
the opportunities too lavishly. 1t
must be stated however. that the
duplicated postmaster did not make
application for the second appoint
ment, and did not know anything
about it until his appointment was
received. There is a good deal Of
mOonshine whiskey manufactured in
that much of it had reached Washing
ton
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
0CTAVIUS COKE DEAD.
NORTH CAROLINA's SECRETARY
OF STATE.
Died of Typhoid Fever After an Ill
ness of More Than Five Weeks
Native of fVirginia-A Fine Or
etor-Leaves a Family.

Secretary of State Octavius Coke,
after an illness of five weeks, died in
Raleigh at 4:30 last Friday afternoon.
He had been gradually sinking for
several days and his death was not
unexpect d.
Secretary Coke was born in Will
liamsburg, Va, October 4th, 1910, and
was therefore in his 55th year. He
served gallantly in the Confederate
army during the war, being twice
wounded. He moved to Edenton, n.
c., in 1861, where he practiced law
until 1876, when he became citizen
of Raleigh. He was in 1872 Demo-
cratic presidential elector, and in
1876 a member of the State Senate.
In 1880 he was chairman Of the Dem
cratic State Executive Committee,
and in 1884 a candidate against Scales
for the nomination for Governor.
He was appointed Secretary of State
by Governor Fowle in 1891 upon the
death of the late Col. William l..
Saunders, and elected to the same po-
Sjtion in 1892.
Secretary Coke was a brother of
Senator Coke, of Texas.
A FINE ORATOR.
He was one of the finest orators in
the State. The Council of State was
convened by Governor Carr yesterday
afternoon, and the family was re-
quested to permit the remains to lie
in state in the rotunda of the Capitol.
The family declined to accede to the
request. The funeral will take place
from Christ Episcopal church, Raj
eigh, Of which Capt. Coke was mem
Der. this afternoon.
The Council of State adopted the
following resolutions:
THAT in the death of Octavius
Coke, we, his associates in the EXecu-
tive Department of the State of
North Carolina, have lost an able
counsellor and warm friend, and the
State Il faithful servant and distin-
guished officer; and we tender to his
great affiiction."
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
ORGANIZED LAROR.
Commissioner of Labor Statistics Sc
curing Information.

The Commissioner of Labor Statis-
tics. Mr.. B. r Lacy, is engaged just
now in sending letters to the leaders
of organized labor in the State. Mr..
Lacy introduced new feature in his
last report by publishing letters from
various labor leaders on the subject
of their organization. These letters
have attracted good deal of atten
tion and as an ex-Judge of the Su-
preme Court says they give the public
an insight as to reasons why laborers
desire protection through their or
CARNATIONS. 1t is quite an interest
ing subject to the public. Mr.. Lacy
is requesting information on the sub
jects, what the organizations have
done for their members, what they
are doing and what they expect to
do." This information is being gotten
together to publish in the '95 report.
Letters are being directed to mem
bers of the Typographical Union,
Order of Railway Telegraphers,
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers
and B. & L. FIremen, Machinists'
Union, and the Farmers Alliance.
These organizations represent over
25 900 voters.
The western sentinel., 1895-09-05
Frank Rege's Poultry Coop.

Frank Hege, Salem boy, now of
Newbern, is preparing for exhibition
State Fair, a model poultry house
and also an admira bly, designed coop
for hens and young chickens. The
Journal says the latter has two apart
ments. one for the hen and chickens
together, the other for the chickens
alone, and has self feeding devices for
the hen and selfwatering device for
both, so arranged that it is bound to
keep clean and fresh supply con-
stantly coming in as fast as used The
coop is also so arranged that shade or
sunshine, full ventilation or close
protection can be given almost at a
touch.