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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
The ACTIVITY of the State Department

The activity of the State Department
In the Competitor case has brought
quick results in the determination Of
the Spanish authorities to grant civil
trial to two Americans captured
aboard the filibustering pilot boat This
is strictly in accord with the Gushing
treaty, which runs as follows in its
first provision: mo citizen of the Uni
ted States in Spain, her adjacent ISL
ands or her ultramarine possessions,
charged with acts of sedition, treason
or conspiracy against the institutions,
the public security. the integrity of the
territory or against the supreme gov
eminent, or any other crime whatso-
eyer. shall be subject to trial by excep-
+;onal tribunal, but exclusively by the
ordinary jurisdiction. except in the case
of being captured with arms in hand
The Government can do not more than
insist upon rigid adherence to the letter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
An Error in the Addition.

A Scotch tradesman who had amass-
ed, as lie believed, $4,000, was surprised
at his clerk showing him a balance
sheet that his fortune was $4,000. 1T
Gamma be; count again." said the old
man. The clerk did count again, and
again declared the balance to be $4,000.
The master himself counted, and he
also brought out clear balance OF
$4,000. Time after time he cast up the
columns; it was still six, and not four
that rewarded his labors. So the old
merchant on the strength of his good
fortune modernized his house and put
money in the purse of the carpenter,
the painter and the upholsterer. Still,
however, he had lurking doubt of the
existence of the extra $4,000; SO one
winter night he sat down to give the
columns lone count more" At the
close Of the count he jumped up as
though he had been galvanized and
rushed out in shower of rain to the
house of the clerk, who, capped and
drowsy, put out his head from an attic
window at the sound of the knocker,
mum bling:
who's there, and what dye wantY'
"Me, We scoundrelr' exclaimed his
employer. we've added the year OF our
Lord amang the poems" Troy Times
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

The report of the Board of Engineer
officers sent to look into the Nicaragua
canal project last summer is emphatic
rs to the fact that such a canal can be
built. Col William Ludlow, who is
chairman of the board, declares that it
is entirely practicable" This is the
first time that as much has been said
of any canal route across the isthmus
by any competent disinterested author
ity. The consideration now arises, is
it worth while to build it? The esti-
mate of cost, as figured by these engi-
necrs. is S15O,Ooo,0OO. Three per cent.
business coming from to pay this an
nually in tolls?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

and gave the small boy chance to call
her all kinds of mean things. She was
born in Amesbury, Mass. was the bells
of the town, and was personally az
Guainted with Whittier and Lonyfel-
low.
At the age of % she took to bloomers,
partly owing to health, but mainly 10
reform. After adopting the blocmer
suit, she kept store at Amesbury. ~
the beginning of the war Miss Fowler
happened to go through Baltimore
when the Massachusetts regiments
passed through that city, and her Pc
culiarity of dress, entirely new in that
country led the people to believe her
a daughter of regiment. The feeling
against her consequently ran high. An
angry mob followed her through tl,e
streets and the police savel her from
serious injury by locking her up. Miss
Fowler wrote to Whittier, who, by Ger
responding with the chief of police OF
Baltimore, got her released. She was
conveyed from the Jail in carriage
guarded by policemen.
Miss Fowler, in her study, wears a
coarse muslin waist and corduroy 'rous-
ers stuffed into the tops of a pair Of
mems high boots. Around and almost
hiding her are piles of books and lnaga-
zines.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

in readiness, one end of this rawhide
band, which is about three inches in
width, is spiked to the wooden cannon
near the breach. A lever, or bar, is at
tached to the butt. Two or three stout
negroes grasp the arms Of the bar and
slowly turn the hollow log on it's sup
ports. The band of green hide is kept
under a strain, and in this way the
core of the cannon is wound with one Of
the toughest materials, outside of wire,
in the world.
Last October Gen. Gomez took five
forts with cannon made of a piece Of
iron steam pipe. The charge used was
telegraph wire cut into lengths of about
two inches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
Kerosene,s MANY Uses.

kerosene oil is in house for many
purposes besides burning in lamps. 1t
is said it will take iron rust and fruit
stains from almost any kind of goods
without injuring the fabric. Wash the
stained part in kerosene as you would
in water. The spots must be washed in
the kerosene before they have been put
into soap and water, or it will do no
good. In washing windows or mirrors,
if two or three teaspoonfuls of kerosene
be put into the water the work will be
done more quickly and with better re-
Suits
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

Of this section. Military gentlemen,
especially military gentlemen of the
Weyler stamp, are prone in the heat of
conflict to regard with indi 'arence con-
ventions entered into in times of peace
by sober-sided citizens Of the civilian
caste. 1t is the duty of the State De-
partment to see to it that death shall
not be visited upon Americans by such
summary processes as the Spanish sol
dier's soul delights in. The cheapest
of adventures is entitled to this much
protection and the most high-minded
patriot to no more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
RE Rg0lMA\yA :,
gSO>D W. ~ $500

The Prince of Wales visited the cir
Gus in Paris on Sunday recently.
The health of Queen Victoria is not
so satisfactory as when she was last
in the south.
1t is said that Gen. Lew Wallace re-
ceives higher pay for his writing than
any other living American author.
Brig. Gen. Henry Morris, a veteran
of the war of 1912, died at his home in
Port Chester. He was 95 years old.
Mr.. William Theodore Peters, who is
spoken of as 'the well-known young
American poet" is giving readings in
Paris.
Prof. Vaughan claims to have invent
ed telephone by which conversations
can be carried on between New York
and London.
The young Khedive of Egypt is said
to be an excellent amateur musician.
1t seems that he has yentured upon
composition.
Gov. Morton of New York says that
he is not the man who put that $4,000
Middleboro, Mass.
NJ patenotre, the French Ambassa-
dor to the United States, has engaged
a cottage at Cape May for the summer
for himself and family.
Baron Bockun3, who for many years
was Il leader of the German Liberals,
is now 50 years OF age, and the Oldest
member Of the reichstag.
Countess HarteEau the morganatic
widow of the late Prince AleXande-. OF
Battenberg. is about to marry IN Aus
trian officer Of high rank.
Mrs. James G. Blaine and her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Emmons Blaine, have
gone to Bar Harbor, where, as usual,
they will spend the summer season
Judge Pryor, of the New York ST.
preme Court, has decided in favor of
Darlington Booth in dispute as to the
control of building in Newark, leased
as barracks.
The daughter of Gen. Hippolyte, the
lately deceased president of the Hay
tan republic, is at present in Paris for
the purpose of perfecting herself in the
French language.
The wife of senator-elect Foraker, of
Ohio and her three daughters are en-
thusiasts on the bicycle. They will
take their wheels with them to Wash
ington when the Senator's official
term begins.
President Steyn, of the Orange Free
State now prominently before the pub
lie eye. received a considerable portion
of his education in England, and
studied law at Lincoln's Inn, where he
served several terms.
Preparations are being made at CIR
Gables for the arrival Of the Presxnr i
and Mrs. Cleveland 1t is saiM be b
Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washk
for her Massachusetts home
sooner this year than in forma
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
CANNON OF THE CUBANS.

They Are Often Made Of Logs Bound
with Rawhide..
The expedients to which the Cuban
patriots are driven to procure weapons
with which to carry on their warfare
against Spanish oppression show them
everything has been pressed into scr
vice which would suffice for ca1noE
Cannon in Cuba have been cast from
crude bronze; have been extemporizcd
from captured sugar mill steam pipes,
and quite serviceable ones have even
been made from wooden logs, wound
with strips Of green rawhide.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
MIND YOUR EYE.

What You Should Avoid if You De-
sire to Preserve Your Sight.
AS nature has endowed each one of
us with only one pair of eyes and will
not duplicate them when injured, the
following half score of ''don'ts'' should
not only be indelibly impressed on our
memories, but be religiously remem-
bered:
DIR. G. Sterling Ryerson, professor of
ophthalmology in Trinity Medical Col
lege, Toronto, says: "Myopia being es-
sentially condition due to abuse OF the
eye, one is constantly obliged to say
don't to patients. 1t occurs to me
that it might be useful to put these pro-
hibitory rules in aphOristic form:
Il. Don't read in railway trains or
in vehicles in motion. 2. Don't read
lying down or in constrained position
3. Don't read by freight, moonlight
or twilight. 4. Don't read by Pickering
gaslight or candlelight. 5. Don't read
books printed on thin paper. g. Don't
read books which have no space be-
tween the lines. Z. Don't read for more
than fifty minutes without stopping,
whether the eyes are tired or not. 8.
Don't hold the reading close to the
eyes, g. Don't study at night, but in
the morning when you are fresh. TO-
Don't select your own glasses at the
outset.
1T would almost seem as though
some of these rules were too obvious to
require mention, but practical expert
ence shows that most people abuse
their eyes just in the way stated.
I'm Short anything which tends to in
crease the quantity of blood in the organ
favors the increase of the defect, lead
ing in extreme cases to detachment Of
the retina and blindness. Cana dian
Lancet
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
There grows in the interior of Cuba q


There grows in the interior OF Cuba 8
peculiar tree. with winding grain.
The wood is remarkably tough, and to
split it by ordinary means is almost an
impossibility. When wanted for artil-
lery purposes the tree is felled; a sec
ton some five feet in length and one
foot in diameter is selected, and cut;
the bark is removed, and all knots and
uneven places on the surface dressed
down. The embryo cannon is then
placed on rude trusses and bore burn
ed in it with white hot crow bars or
round iron pipes from the sugar mills.
This burning out of the interior serves
to still further tougher the wood. While
the bore is being burned green OK hides
are cut into long strips. When all is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
THE BIG WE'LL AT CHAMBERLAIN.

THE BIG WE'LL AT CHAMBERLAIN.
reduced to a stream about three inches
in diameter, which is thrown against
the buckets of water wheel. The
water wheel is mounted on a shaft
carrying a big driving wheel, which is
belted to the dynamo.
During the past two years individual
farmers have sunk wells with equal
success, and now wells are being con-
structed in every part of the country.
More than 10000 ares will be irrigated
this year by plants now under construc-
ton. Already the country has 800 miles
of running streams in irrigation bitches
and numerous lakes, and the whole
face of the country has been changed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
WONDERFUL ARTEs.AN WELLS.
Bru1e County, North Dakota, Stands
Unique in the World.

Unique In the world.
Brule County, South Dakota, is be-
coming one of the wonder regions Of
the West because of the development
of remarkable artesian well system
and the application of the power de-
rived from the unusual pressure and
regularity of flow of water from these
wells. The county contains two of the
greatest artesian wells in the world,
and one of them, at Chamberlain, the
county seat, operates the only electrical
light and power plant driven by ar
tesian well power on this continent.
The plant furnishes light for the whole
city, for both public and private plu
poses, and more than half the power of
the well is running to waste because SO
far no use has been found for it.
In no other part of the West, or, it il,
said, in the world, has an artesian
well basin been found that furnishes
water of such uniform pressure and
great volume as in Brule County.
Wells have been sunk in every part of
the county, of depth averaging 1000
feet, which yield a uniform flow of
water at the surface of about 1000
gallons minute. An idea Of the value
of this supply of water for irrigation
purposes is had from the fact thar
flow of 800 gallons of water a minute
will cover a full section of land, $50
acres, with one inch of water every
fifteen days. Each well, it has been
found, will force a steady stream Of
water through fifteen miles of irrigat-
ing bitches, the bitches being about the
size of a small creek. The water is
pure as spring water, and Of a tenn
perature, varying between 20 and IS
degrees.
The we'll t.Chamberlain is the larg-
est in the county. 1t is 675 feet deep
and inches in diameter, and the flow
of water is 4,43O gallons minute at
pressure of ITO pounds to the square
inch, affording energy equal to 100
horse power constantly exerted. The
water spouts up from the mouth Of the
we'll in a solid eight-inch column to
height of 12h feet above the opening.
Confined by nozzle 2A inches in diam
eter the water shoots up in solid col
umn to height of 1852 feet. After
furnishing power for the electric light
plant the water runs away in a con-
siderable creek through the city, and
empties into the Missouri River For
running the electric plant the water is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

There is a complaint that in reaching
the top Of the present public school
system too little attention is paid to the
steps that are necessary to be taken.
That is to say, the rudimentary
branches are sighted in order that the
higher branches may the sooner to
be reached, and the result is delin-
quency at every stage. This is not ed
ucation. 1t is simply acquiring a smat-
tering of knowledge and a superficial
understanding that is useless If not
actually harmful. In fact, it is corrupt
ing the roots of the tree.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

British trade statistics show that tea
is driving coffee out of the market over
there. In the United States, on the
contrary, the coffee trade is constantly
increasing, and tea cuts comparative
~ small figure as popular beverage.
Germany is also q coffee-drinking
country, and SO is France to a less ex-
tent; but Russia gives preference to
tea. The matter is one of climate con-
ditions in some measure, but force Of
with it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
RIDING A WHEEL OF GOLD.
Lillian Russell Now Has a Bicycle to
Match Her Hair.

About q year ago an Eastern wheel
manufacturer presented Lillian Rus
sell, the comic opera beauty, with BIZ
cycle which was lavishly plated with
gold. This machine has now given place
to one made by Western firm. The
new wheel is much more expensive
than the one discarded, the cost being
put at 81 400. Every part of the wheel
which could be plated has hree layers
of gold, and the value of the bullion
used in the plating process was $500.
In general appearance it is not unlike
other wheels of the '96 models. There
are. however, two exceptions, both OF
which emanated from suggestions
made by the diva when she was in the
West recently with her company. One
is in the saddle, which is somewhat
smaller than the average lady's saddle,
and has concealed in the rear a set of
springs. Again, the handle bars arc
nearer the rider than ordinarily. This
is accomplished by havingl the bar
which runs from the drop trifie short
er and inclined toward the rider at
greater angle. Another feature Of the
machine is the total absence OF guards
of any kind. Every part of the wheel
has Miss Russell's name engraved or
it. This even extends to the delicate
spokes, each Of which is emblaZened
with the owners name on the triple
plating of gold. The rifaslare, of course,
devoid of plating. Tf are made of
Gu ly maple and po'hsl to brilliancy.
TIE cyclometew was Included in the
plating, rs W&zs also the lamp, which,
by-the-by, lighted with electricity
from a SIM but strong storage bat
terry
Miss RuA II, while riding her golden
bicycle near Central Park, New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
Lillian RUSSELL ON HER WHEEL.

collidedRwith an unknown cyclist and
was thrown to the pavement. Her cost
ly Wheel was smashed and her ankle
Was hurt. Riders in the vicinity of the
place where the accident occurred wit
missed a blur Of bicycle fragments,
hosiery and futtering lace. Then they
rushed to the singers assistance. The
golden wheel was as if it were game
or .,ackstraws in which the trick was to
pick out the back bone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
PIONEER BLooMER WEARER'

Mas Susan Fowler Has worn
About Forty-four Years
The pioneer bloomer wear, 20 - 90 -
Susan Peck Fowler, VINO p
of age, and lives in Vineianu, =, Ill,
She is q woman of much business ~ :.
ity. and besides looking after Lel o'n.'
interests she manages a flve-acre ,A.n'
She does all the work herseiI-p,oM =
barrows etc. While she is great lover
If horses she has now become Oh
cycle convert Miss Fowler fe'uo' i
to yineland over thirty years ago, al.l
her appearance upon the street n
boomers was the subject Tor uiscu'
sion among the women Of the plhef
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
AN EARLESS BOY.

Also He Has a Fish Mouth and No
Chin-Freak for Museums.
A freak Of nature in the shape of q
16-year-old boy without ears has been
discovered at East Brady, little town
on the Allegheny River. The lad is
Frank Collins. Until recently he was
an inmate Of the Duncanville poor
house. For several years museum man.
ayers have been after him, but the
poor authorities refuse to allow him to
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

Zibley-'Why are you always bor-
rowing cigarettes from .Iizley? Why
don't you have some of your own:"
Zabley-"Why, man, I'm doing it for
the fellows good! If Jizley were to be
allowed to smoke all the cigarettes he
buys, he'd be wreck in a week. p
Roxbury Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

81 thought her father was so enraged
over the elopement that he would never
forgive them, and now he has given
them brand new bicycle apiece" ''Of
different makes, mind you. They will
be fighting like cats and dogs before a
week" -Indianapolis Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

In New York Hello. Jones, How
did you get here:' Walked" Walk
ed. from Buffalo! What On earth did
you do that for?" "Oh. we brought the
baby. He's teethinS."-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

The most unhappy fate that could be-
fall fireman seems to have come to
Chief Shaw, of New York. He is
thought to have been fatally injured
while responding to an alarm that was
false. Every hero desires to die in the
line of real duty, if die he must.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
It's Chcapness Proved.

The argument from experiment or OBJ
servation, known as posteriori, is IL
Illustrated by the Chicago Inter Ocean:
Mrs. Nuwed-I am certain that beau
tiful vase the Carriers gave us when we
were married must be very inexpen-
siye.
Mr.. Nuwed-What makes you think
SOP
Mrs Nuwed-Bridget has busted it
four times and it's not even cracked"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

Her sister, never thought you and
Harry would fight. He's a very indul-
gent husband. Young wife-That's just
the trouble 1t makes me so mad when
he gives into me without fighting
Philadelphia North American.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

Really, Jane, DEAR" said Mr.. Bob
better to his wife, as they sat down in
the theater, your hat is entirely too
high. Take it off and put it in your
lap" well, like that"' snapped Mrs.
Bobbeter. eff put that hat in my lap,
how am I going to see over it?"-Har-
perS BaZar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

Ethel, do you really steal that etch-
ing from a borrowed book?" Yes. |
just had to-the curve Of the chin and
throat were SO perfect Chicago Rec
ord.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
Parrots.

The form of the tongues Of parrots
most closely resembles that of man
hence they are able to initiate his laii-
guage more nearly than any other bird
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
EAGLE RIVER. WIS.

The Boston Globe says that "hearts
bled at the departure of Paderewski."
But the hemorrhage in the pocketbooks
has been stopped.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
Profited by Having Pocket Picked.

A lady was riding the other day in an
omnibus along Oxford street, London,
when person in clerical attire followed
Shortly afterward he got out of the bus
and the lady, feeling for her purse,
found il had been stolen. The behavior
of the clergyman" led to the suspicion
that lie was the thief. On reaching
home the lady found in her pocket Il
large diamond ring. The purse corr
tanned but few shillings, and the lady
sold tile ring left by the pickpocket for
5000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04

How nice and easy a thing is when
you hear some one tell about it; how
difficult it afterwards turns out to bel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
ALPHoNso XIII.
(Spain'S Bow King.(

Spain owned one hundred years ago great
part of what is now the United States. all OF
Mexico. all of Central and South America save
Brazil and the Guianas, and many Of the West
indies.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-03-26

WILL MAKE THE RACE.

Secretary Carlisle win Seek the Demo-
cratic Nomination for the Presidency.
Washington, March 17.-Secretary
Carlisle is a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination at Chicago, and pub
lie announcement to that effect will
soon be made by one of the secretary's
close friends in the senate. This an
nouncement. however, will not be made
until President Cleveland has formally
stated his purpose not to permit his
name to be used in the convention in
connection with a third term. 1t is
learned on excellent authority that the
president has fully decided upon this
course, and it is expected that he will
make known his determination within
a short time.