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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Plain, snaeoth cloth is elaborate

toilet Plain, smooth cloth is elaborate
ly trimmed.
A young American woman, whose hus-
band, although in the oil business, is
feeling the '.times," visited her Paris
dressmaker: 81 want" said she, ''some
very cheap. You know, Celeste, 1 have
always been a good customer OF yours.
Now befriend me, and tell me how TO get
something beautiful and cheap
A Cheap Cape.
Celeste, in her best mood, took pencil
from a table. "This,' said she, sketch
ing little round cape upon a slip of
paper, ''is of snow white cloth. See,
how gorgeous! 1t costs little per yard.
a mere nothing. 1t is not even broad
cloth, no nor doeskin; just plain, smooth
cloth. This" rapidly sketching design
around the edge, sis peacock feather
trimming. blue touched with green.
Cheap also. This is more of the same"
touching up the high collar "And this
great paste button to fasten the front.
Elegant! your friends will say. And it
and you will wonder at the small Price.
Shall Celeste make it, madame?'
Celeste made it, and when you read
the descriptions Of a Paris fete in the
near future look for the American wom-
an who wears a white wrap and peacock
1eathers. Her skirt is to be OF change
able blue and green silk. Her hat
toque with one big bird upon it. Her
gloves snow white without stitching
There has never been time when the
woman with left-overs could fit herself
out so prettily. The old-fashioned vel
vets ''do over" admirably, if one has only
had the wisdom to preserve them. And,
so, though the heavy season is upon us
all, far and wide, we shall rejoice ill the
fashions that allow US so much latitude
and offer SO much prettiness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Youthful; Minds.

The operations of the youthful mind
are strange, indeed, and their applica-
children chill are oftentimes quite startling.
\ writer in the Buffalo Enquirer tells
the following concerning one original boy
in that city: "A few years ago a s.
year-old son of well-known Highland
avenue family was playing with his toys.
Now. the parents of this child had not
neglected his proper training, and had
instructed him as regards the omnipres-
ence of the Deity and generalization.
etc. and the mind of the child had
srasped the idea. as many other children
outside of Boston have. in Il vague sort
of a way. But as l was about to say,
the child was playing with his toys, in
Guiding a train of cars and engine He
had placed the cars in such manner
that. without any apparent assistance,
they fell over the floor. contrary to the
wishes of the 5-year-old who remarked
in a voice audible to the members of the
family in the adjoining room. There;
Cod | caught you at it that time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05

I have found by repeated tests. I have
also taken mineral wool, made from Gin
der, which is blown by steam from mol
ten cinder, and this also will make ny
draulic cement. The fine particles of
cinder when mixed with fine particles of
lime and ground or pounded until they
have become finely mixed and Incorporate
ed, become hydraulic cement. The me-
chanical power applied to this mixture
seems to produce the same results as the
application of heat does to a mixture of
limestone and clay, as used in the manu-
facture of Portland cement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05

phernalia, so conveniently arranged that
the camp may be changed from day to
day if necessary. The tools consist of
a long pole with peculiarly shaped in
strument attached to the end of it, and
to this is also affixed a small canvass
bag. With this tool the gum is cut and
scraped from the tree, falling into the
bag. A pot for boiling OUT is also re-
to boiling pitch, and then the sap or
gum dropped into the same the heat sep
arating the dirt or bark from the sap so
that it comes out as clear as crystal
Lewiston Evening Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Preventing Rust in Wheat.

One of the farmers bulletins issued by
the American department of agriculture
recommends the copper sulphate treat
ment as the best for preventing rust in
wheat. The wheat should be stepped for
twelve hours in a solution made of dis
solving one pound of commercial sui
plate of copper. or ''bluestone,' in TWEEN
ty-four gallons OF water. and then put
ting the seed for five or ten minutes into
lime water made by shaking one pound of
good lime in ten gallons of water.
The lime preserves the seed from in
jury The grain should be spread ont to
dry Immediately, and stirred frequently
TO keep it from spelling. The seed should
be handled only with clean tools, and put
into sacks which have been disinfected
by being boiled for fifteen minutes. 9th
erwise the grain may catch infection
again. If it is to be sown broadcast. it
need not be so dry as in the case of drill
ing.
Possession-"My own" he WHISPERED
soulfully. AS for the girl. she acted like
one possessed.-Detroit Tribune
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Hind to PickpOckets.

''Lt is very kind of the railway COM
pany to put up them notices: Beware
of pickpockets.' If it wasn't for them
notices we pickpockets would go bank.
rupt." said pickpocket to the policeman
who had arrested him.
''Those notices were put up to warn
people against you," replied the police
man.
Il dare say" said the pickpocket, "but
they help us. AS soon as country JOS
kin reads the notice, if he has any money
he puts his hand on it. We know then
he has money. and where he keeps it.
We follow him up. and as soon as he
takes his hand out of his pocket we
nut ours in. See? Great thing for
the perfeshun. those notices. Don't tell
me after this that corporations have no
snniS IL nndOn Answers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
PAGANINI'S VIOLIN.
Taken from It's Tomb in Genoa and Fit
ted with New Strings.

ted with New Strings.
Paganinis violin, though it can no
longer know the touch of vanished
hand, is not in itself the voice that is
still 1t enjoys peculiar funeral honors,
but it sees rare occasions of resurrection.
When it's master died it was inu-ned in
porphyry, and ever since then has been
kept in the Hotel de Vile at Genoa.
1t must. however, be preserved in as
perfect state as when touched by the
masters hand. and couple of weeks
ago its funeral urn was solemnly opened
in the Red Salon of the Hotel de Vile,
in order that two new strings might be
put in. After long years it's voice was
again heard the violinist, Leandro Cam
pannei. giving Paganini's "Campanella"
and the save Maria" of Schubert, and
Mile. Orlopp the Romance" Of Rubin
stein. W.
1t was then restored to its sepulcher,
and the funeral urn was formally closed
and sealed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Frances zig Dock.

The new dock ct Iunkirk. on the north
coast of Frence !; one of the largest
in the wor'sl = i GOO feet long and
so feet wide. 'nd will be able to receive
the largest vessels at any state of the
tide. The dock has taken seven years
to build and has cost $1,5OO.OOO
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
WHERE SHE FAILHn

And the m all the rules of Greek grammar
A Mia, she went chipping rocks bfahma,"
with little black box
anu a small geological hammer.
nid SPOKE ,elos, with an emphasis ierkv
w W., susan Augusta Van PerkvaS'
r rbu could see with one ontic
But ns She sd did could d read Coptic,
io uiuh know chicken from trr,o1-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Hydraulic Cement from Cinders.

Some time ago, says correspondent
of the Iron Age. I became interested III
the subject of the use of blast furnace
cement for the purpose of manufactur-
ing hydraulic cement. With an analysis
of standard Portland cement to guide
me- [ began my experiment.
The furnaces that I was then running
were using pure calcite and running on
a very basic cinder. | graduated what
cinder l needed by running small cur
rent into a barrel of water. This l then
sorted so as to use nothing but the tine
parts, which / dried, and then taking dry
water-slacked lime. [ made mixture
corresponding in analysis to the Portland
cement. This. after grinding and re-
grinding until it was fine, ! made into
brickets. at the same time making brick
cts of Portland cement. These were CIV
en- twenty-four hours to set in the air,
and then placed in water for thirty days.
The cinder cement and also the Portland
cement brickets were then broken on a
standard Fairbanks cement testing SCALE
and all of the cinder cement hrickets
proved to be better than the Portland
cement bricke-s.
| have made Il large number of expert
ments since, and when using q cinder
made from furnace using cinder made
from furnace using q caIcite stone,
have always had good results. l know
of no reason why simply running the mol
ten cinder into water should change it SO
as to give it hydraulic properties. which
are so widely different from the cinder
when. after cooling, it is subject to the
same process, but nevertheless it does, as
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
ARMIES ARE EXPENSIVE.
Cost of the Troops of the United States
nd of European Countries.


The United States army, limited by
law since June, 1874, TO $4,000 men,
forms a very modest land force when
compared with the prodigious armies of
European countries, yet it's maintenance
costs more than $5O,OOO,O0O a year and
the treasury estimates for next year
will entail a larger appropriation for
army purposes, if adopted, than in any
previous year since 1870, when with In
dian wars on the frontier and the army
doing police as we'll as military duty in
the South, the total expenses Of it were
$57,O0O,O0O. The United States army at
the present time consists roughly Of
$4,000 infantry, $500 cavalry and 1900
artillerymen and engineers, the officers
of each service being included. The
United States own and are put to no
expense for the rental of the various
forts, barracks and encampments re-
quired for military purposes. The pay
of the soldiers is not on a scale of eXtrav-
agance and Congress is more frugal
than liberal as rule with army appro-
prations.
What will become Of the $52,OC0,OOO
asked for this year; what has become
of S51 100000 expended for army pur-
poses last year? A very little examination
will show just what becomes of the
money First is the item of pay, which
requires $13,5OO,O0O. Next comes the
item of sustenance. which is ST 600, 600:
next. clothing for the troops, $1,1OO,OO0;
then the ordnance department, 81, 1OO,-
600: then medical supplies, 900;
cavalary and artillery horses, $780, 600.
and the quartermaster's supplies with
other miscellaneous expenses. S3.OO0,OOO.
For the maintenance of military posts,
parks, hospitals and cemeteries, 1000
900 was required. The West Point
GOO lo,,v- for tho Amino of futura off
GERS cost $5OO.O0O The transportation
of troops is put down at S2,50O,OOO, and
the expenses Of the war department in
Washington at 100000. All these and
many items besides bring up the eX-
pense Of the American army to more
than S5O.OCO,OOO in year for as said,
for $4,000 soldiers, end it requires no
elaborate computation to show how great
is the burden of expense abroad with
the prodigious armed forces which are
maintained in European countries.
Russia has an army on peace foot
ing in excess of 100000 men. Germany
and France follow with 100000 each
there is less than 1000 difference
between them-Austria with 100000,
900. and Spain. exclusive of the army in
Cuba, with 100000 troops. In fact,
there is no country in Europe making
any pretence of having any army that
does not profess a larger force on a
peace footing than the United States.
Even kingdom so insignificant as Port
ugal has a standing army of 10000,
and three small countries of Europe.
Holland. Denmark and Belgium, have
each of them more infantry soldiers
than the entire United States army,
rank and file. The maintenance of the
Russian army costs 1926 100000 and TIE
French and German armies cost about
the same.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-05
Gum Hunting in Maine.

Ed. Thompson. Fl. T. Els
II. Slower. all of Fairfield.
Gently for Carrying Place |
they are to engage in the spr
dustry. These men for til
years have gone to the sami
brought from the spruce 4
the clearest and most Dc
gum ever masticated.
Quirne some six weeks. andA
equipped with all the ne
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
There May Be Another Christmas,
But Not Another Assignee Piano

Backward, turn backward, o time, in
your flight, give me piano just for
tonight, lovingly, softly its bright key
board sweep, while its sweet melody
lulls me to sleep.
That is the song you will sing in
vain, if you allow this Merry Christ
mas time to pass and the Munger
assignee piano sale to close without
having secured one of these famous
pianos. You will implore time to turn
backward in vain. Every day brings
the sale one day nearer it's close, and
the lulling melody from these pianos
will be lost to you forever, If you pro-
crastinate. 1t will be your own fault,
for [ have told you every day that you
only need to put s25 in your pocket
and come to 40 East Seventh street in
order to secure pianos and organs
made by the most celebrated manufac-
turers in the country, at prices less
than they paid for their material You
will be shopping for Christmas today.
Perhaps you will spend $25 or more
for trinketS which will in a short time
outlive their usefulness and become
yalueless. If you get one Of these
pianos, which | guarantee to be in the
most perfect order. it will last you a
lifetime and descend to your children
L am working for the Munger creditors,
but in doing so l am giving you the
chance of your life.
For $l65 L sell an absolutely new up
right piano, seven and One-third
Octayes, three strings. rosewood case,
beautifully responsive action, guaran-
teed by a house worth half a million.
/ don't assume to quote the bargains
offered in detail You must come and
see in order to realize the situation
It's only $25 cash down and $40
month.
Out of town trade receives just as
careful attention as that from the city,
and everything guaranteed as repre-
sented. No extra charge for boxing
and carriage to depots. Open even
ings. The last evening this week will
be good time to come.
"A. L. Whitney,
Agent for the Munger Assignee Piano
Sale.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19
IN ST. PAUL THESE
NIGHTS.
EVEN WOMEN ARE NOT EXEMPT
MRS. S. WIDSTANN ATTACKED BY
A HIGHWAYMASs NEAR HER
HOME.
WALTER IFE Had AN EXPERIENCE
He Is the Man who Ran Into So 2
Engine House Wednesday and
Called for Police.

One OF the bOldest of the hold-ups
which took place Thursday night was
perpetrated upon Mrs. S. Widmann,
sister OF William Banholzer, who was
assaulted and robbed on Warsaw
street at $50 in the evening. The work
was of a particularly daring nature,
as Mrs Widmann had proceeded but
short distance from Seventh street,
where she had just alghted from a
car, and the streets in the vicinity were
being generally tfaversed by people
going home from work. Several resi-
dents in the neighborhood heard Mrs.
Widmann's S cry for assistance and gave
chase to the high~ayman for a short
distance, but the policeman ON the
beat was wholly in ignorance Of the
occurrence until Informed of it by two
detectives detailed on the case from
the central station later in the evening.
After knocking Mrs Widmann into the
gutter the thief secured her shopping
bag containing $40 in money and a
certificate Of deposit for $25 on the
Allemannia bank, besides several arti-
cles purchased during the afternoon
+ Mrs. Widmann resides at No $50
Stewart avenue and was on her way
home when the hold-up took place. She
had just reached an alley opening on
Warsaw street, "a block and a half
from West Seventh street. when a
short, thick-set man jumped from be-
hind barn and threw his arms about
her body, at theo same time demanding
with a string ofoaths that she give up
her shopping bag. Mrs. Widmann is
plueky woman and did not propose to
part with her property so readily and
at once began struggling with her as
sailant, meanwhile keeping a tight
grip on the bag. Throttling his victim
so that she could not cry out, the thief
almost twisted her wrist off in an at
tempt to get possession of the article
and then, failing in his purpose, struck
her vicious blow which knocked her
PROSTATE in the gutter. While Mrs.
Widmann lay stunned for moment
the highwaynlan grabbed the bag and
started on a run down the alley. Re
gaining her feet, Mrs. Widmann called
!! loudly for help and again showed her
grit by pursuing the thief.
The hold-up had taken place almost
in front of a residence In which lights
were burning brightly, and the cries
of the assaulted woman brought sew
eral men to her assistance, who also
Joined in the chase. The robber was
too swift of foot, however, and dodg-
ing through a hole in the fence which
surrounds the Omaha shops disap-
peared among the cars and buildings
When the detectives afterwards inves-
tigated the hold-up they found a num-
Der of oranges which had been in the
bag scattered through the yards. De-
spite her experience with the highway
man Mrs. Widman was not seriously in
jured, though she sustained a severe
nervous shock.
The residents of the neighborhood
where the bold assault took place are
considerably worked up over the oe-
currence. and one of them openly de-
clared that the officer on the beat spent
too much Of his time in certain saloon
at Randolph and West Seventh street
instead of patroling his territory.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19
ARCHITECT IFE,s EXPERIENCE.
STOPPED by Masked Men ON His Own
DOOrsfep.

Developments yesterday disclosed the
fact that the person held up by the two
highWaymen on Wilkin street early
Wednesday evening, and who subse-
quently notified the police by telephon-
ing from Engine House No. 3, was Wal
ter Ife, an architect diving at No. rs
Wilkin street. The tffold-up possessed
every feature Of the work Of profess
sional footpads, and apparently does
away with the theory of the police to
the effect that the nightly depredations
which have terrGFized the citizens of
st. Paul of late We're the work of a few
local bunglers. The very time selected
by the highwaynlen5t to ply their voca-
tion stamps them as dangerous men.
Mr. Ife was hurrying home at o'clock,
when the streetsGw8re full of people,
and after turning into Willzin street,
from West Seventh 1street, was in the
act Of ascending the front steps of his
home, when the TWO men, who had ap-
preached rapidly from the river bank,
intercepted him with drawn revolvers.
Each footpad wore a black mask and
both were of ad short, thick build,
dressed in dark clothes
When the demand for hands up"
from one Of the men was made instant
ly with the appearance of the reyolyers
Mr.. lie realized the seriousness of the
situation and complied with the man
date. The highwaymen were expedi-
tious and systematic in their search,
and while one of them held his revolver
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19
THE BUSY WORLD.

]. B. Olson. of Deadwood. is at the Mer
chants.
Arthur West, of Milwaukee, is at the
Windsor
H. A. Thompson. of West Superior. is at the
Clarendon.
D. C. Gillispie, of Spencer, To-. is at the
Merchants.
Joseph Smith and wife. Of Duluth, at
the Merchants.
Frank W. Minton, of Willmar, is registered
at the Windsor.
J. Jerome Of Thief River Falls, is a guest
at the Clarendon
. George x. Mcdowell of Staples, is regis
tered at the Windsor.
DR.. Peter S. Murrigbsd, of Warm Springs,
Mont, is at the Ryan.
J. H. Woodberry. of White Earth is reg
istered at the Clarendon.
Dr. W. F. Cogswell cf Sand Coulee Mont,
Is registered at the Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Morse, of Granite
Falls at the Windsor.
A. T. Patterson and +. G. Grambs OF Bis
marck, are at the Merchants
II. S. Tailnlan and IL. A. d. Johnson, of
Brainerd are at the Clarendon.
William Foreman and Capt Joseph Buisson,
of Nahasha, are at the Windsor.
William A. Pinkerton Of the Pinkerton
agency, Chicago, is at the Ryan.
Mir. and Mrs. Fred Hodge, of Pine City.
are registered at the Merchants
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19
GROH is RELEASED.
Said That Clara Lindberg Wore the
Diamonds Away

Diamonds Away.
James Groh, the janitor Of the Buck
lngham flats, who was arrested for the
alleged theft OF diamonds, valued at
5000, from Mrs. Tinkcon, a resident of
the fiat, was released from custody late
yesterday afternoon upon his own re-
cogniZance. Affairs have taken a pc
euiiar turn in the reported robbery and
Groh was released upon a telegram
from Mrs. Tinkcon's granddaughter,
Miss Clara Lindberg, who went to Man
katO, saying she had worn the diam
onds when she left the city Notwith-
standing the receipt of the telegram
Mrs. Tfnkcon, who swore out the war
rant for Groh's arrest, declared en-
phatically that her granddaughter did
not take the gems to Mankato and be-
sought the authorities not to release
Groh until she had personally heard
from the young woman.
The telegram was received by Mrs.
Arne, of the Buckingham. in response
to message which she dispatched to
Miss Lindberg. Mrs. Arne telegra phed
to Miss Lindberg, Did you wear your
diamonds when you left ST. Paul?'' The
answer came, Il did wear the diam
onds" When the answer was received,
j. p. Moore, in company with Mr.. Hurd,
visited County Attorney Butler and
Judge TWohy, who upon reading the
telegram, at once ordered Grohs re-
lease, with the agreement that he was
to appear in the municipal court at
noon today for further investigation.
There was a merry scene at the
Buckingham when Mrs. Tinkcon was
informed OF the telegram sent by her
granddaughter, and she declared that
the message was not right. When
shown the telegram she grabbed it
from Mrs. Arne, and, it is said, at
tempted to destroy 1T. One of the wo-
men boarders, however, induced the old
lady to allow her to look at the paper,
and in turn quickly snatched 1t from
her hand, restoring it to Mrs Arne.
Mrs. Tinkcen subsequently, visited the
central station and told the authorities
that the telegram was not genuine,
claiming that 1t had simply been orig
mated to procure Groh's liberty.
The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-19

pressed against the victims head the
other went through his pockets. Only
about 81 was secured when the robbers
faced Mr.. Ife about, and, at the point
of their guns, marched him in front of
them to Elm street, a block distant.
Every step of the way Mr.. Ife was eau
toned against making an outcry upon
the penalty of his life. Reaching the
corner, the thieves induced their victim
to assiduously study the sky while they
slowly backed away and disappeared
down Sherman street toward the river.
After allowing the highwaymen suffi-
cient time to get out of pistol range
Mr.. Ife hurried to the engine house and
gave the alarm.
From the description given of the
highwaymen it is thought that they are
the same pair who so politely held up
Mr.. Doyle on Oakland avenue.