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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Reused Her Ire.

In a very handsome little church, not
200 miles from Indianapolis, the reading
platform is adorned by remarkably
beautiful pulpit, fanked by equally deco
rative chairs. The artistic oaken pulpit,
hand-caryed in passion flowers and lilies
and bordered with trefoil, is almost the
craven image" in the eyes of the assoc
cation of church women who earned and
purchased the pulpit furnishings when
the edifce was built. Recently a new
minister came into charge of the congre-
cation, and it was some time before he
learned this peculiar doctrine of love
me. love my pulpit" which his people en-
tertained. He was a little fellow, and
one day casually remarked to one of his
feminine church members:
Mrs. Badger, that pulpit is entirely
too high for me; think it had better be
cut down a trifie."
'Cut DOWN. the Mortified woman ex>
claimed, "Cut that pulpit down? No, in
deed: it would ruin it; it would be much
easier to get a taller preacher. Indian
ar0iiC TolJrnn1
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Deal Fell Through.

A more or less distinguished young
foreigner placed an advertisement in the
personal column Of morning newspaper
a few days ago, requesting information
as to the whereabouts of his father, who
had left his family in Europe years ago.
and had been heard from last in San
Francisco.
A certain private detective with an
eye to business noticed the advertise
ment, and in due course of time an agent
connected with his bureau called upon
the more or less distinguished young
foreigner and informed him that should
he call at the Office he could make ar
rangements to have his father found.
He did no. After long talk with the
head of the bureau. to whom he gave
full particulars about his missing parent,
he was informed that his father could
undoubtedly be found. and that the
charges would be $25 as a starter and
S25 when the job was completed.
.'Mein Gott!' he exclaimed. "Das is
what wants men fadder for!'
The deal fell through.-San Francisco
Examiner
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06

each one of them could eat couple of
dozen a day if they got the chance. 4
peculiar thing about them is that they
wouldn't think Of eating an oyster I'M
less they got it on the half-shell. l
might offer them 100 shelled i'll dish,
but they's turn up their noses and walk
away. 1t funny. but here's another
thing that shows the sagacity of an oys-
ter-eating cat; and cats, by the way,
when they take to oysters at all. simply
go wild over them. A friend of mine
has young Maltese cat that eats oys-
tiers like 4 fend. Once week the fami-
" has oysters, and that cat seems to
know just when the oysters are coming.
for il goes across the street to the mar
ket and watches for the FISHERMAN to
start out with the oysters for its mas
ter's house. Then the cat runs along
after him. jumping up at the kettle and
going through all sorts of crazy antics
until the house is reached. The servant
girl has to give the cat dozen OF more
oysters before it is satisfied. '-Philadel-
phia Record.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
TWENTY MILLION STARS
That Come Within Range of the Astron-
Omer's Telescope.

Within the twentyfour hours which
elapse from one sunrise until another,
the astronomers of the world have not
less than 100000 stars within the
range of their powerful telescopes,
which today point out in all directions
toward the blue canopy which oyerhangs
the earth These bright shining, silvery
disks are not infinitesimal points Of light
as they were formerly supposed 10 be,
but each is now known to be burning
central sun, surrounded with it's own
colony Of planets, each of these 20,00O,-
600 communities Of the skies having it's
allotted part to perform in the economy
of nature. When we consider that the
nearest of these is 25O,OUU times rs far
away from rs as our own light and life
giver, and that each of those planetary
colonies is from 100000 to 100000
600 miles from some other family of
swinging worlds, we begin to get some
light conception of the grandeur and
magnifcence of the universe. Another
thought in this connection: Each of these
100000 suns is known to be moving
somewhere through illimitable space,
taking it's brood of worlds with it, some
of them travelling upward of 100000
miles an hour It is such stupendous
facts as these that have caused the
writer to often remark that no brain can
conceive of what is meant by space. uni
verse or eternity.-St. Louis Republic.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Boulanger,s Charger Dead.

A mute but not inglorious actor in one
Ii the century has just passed away for
ever from this earthly scene. Everybody
will remember Tunis, the black charger
on which Boulanger, in the brief heyday
of his popularity, used to display himself
to the cheering mob in the streets of
Paris or on the course at L.ongchamps.
Tunis was said to be gift from the
impulsive duchess who provided the
sinews of war for that senseless cam
paign, and he might certainly claim a
very large share of his masters NOM
entary success. LIE Brav General had
one point in common with Napoleon
III, Victor Emmanuel, and other saw
iors of society. On foot his personal
appearance was undignifed, but on
horseback he cut fine figure. When
the bubble burst Tunis fell into the
hands of a dealer at Warloy- Baillon.
The stables caught fire a few days ago,
and the chargers remains were found
amid the smoking ruins. His fate was
as tragic as that of his master, and
more honorable.-S James Gazette.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Loves Assurance.

Whenc'er look into thy calm gray eyes
Thy love smiles TO me from their depths
serene.
A heaven behind their curtain lies
A paradise,
And there thy soul is seen,
My queen!
Whenever ] hold thy shapeIy, firm. white
hand,
It's pressure accents what thy words i'm
part,
Else were it hard to understand.
In all the land
None knows what to my heart
Thou art!
Whenever / walk in joyous thought alone.
Thou still art with me, walking by my
side.
The silence hears the very tone
Whereby thou TT known
Across an ocean wide,
My bride.
Time cannot, distance cannot, break our
bond;
Here or hereafter thou art only mine;
If here we part we meet beyond.
DO not despond;
Our love in worlds divine
Shall shine.
Nathaniel Haskell Dole in The Haw-
thorne Tree.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
A Mechanical Cow.

There is some talk of factory fer
Ames at last. but it is not sugar fac
tory vet It is a factory that is in every
was as appropriate to the place as a
sugar factory COW factory. John Slew
ers has invented new sort of COW,
called a hunting COW, and is going to
apply for a patent. This COW. differs
from the ordinary "bossy'' in that her
outside covering is made Of canvas,
There is a door to walk inside, and when
the covering of the front legs, which
sets some machinery in the back part III
motion, causing the hind legs to keep
step with the front. You are supposed
to keep this motion up until You come
to a field containing geese, and then pre-
tend to Craze till you get close enough,
when you open a little door and go to
Observation-Disclosures State Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
ln Memorv off Rrooks.

The memory Of Phillips Brooks is kept
green in Boston by relating anecdotes.
The stranger in town may be entertained
with chestnuts without being aware of
the fact But most of the stories are so
good that one listens attentively and
in elsewhere. One story is that the.
preacher was walking along street
where the house fronts are on the inner
line of the sidewalks, the doorways be-
ing in recesses. Just as he passed Il
doorway little chap pulled bell knob
and darted up the street. CHANGING back
at the preacher, he shouted: 'Now run
like the devil" 1t is said that the preach
er told the story in an inimitable man
nor
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
ONE SECRET OF SECRETS.
Scents Hive other Properties Than Those
We Commonly Enjoy

Scents Hive Other Properties Than Those
we Commonly Enjoy.
A chemist who is nearly as learned as
the Medicii in all the subtle secrets of
scent, said not long ago: Il wonder
when the world at large will come to
realize there is very much more in per-
fumes than meets the nose? l mean
scents have other properties than those
of which the olfactory sense takes cog
nizance. For example, the smell of
roses. thyme, bergamot, Glove pinks,
some of the honeysuekles, grapes, both
blossom and fruit; peach and plum bios
Somes, are both tonic and prophylactic
They add to the ozone of environment,
either by giving it off themselves or
liberating it from other elements of the
atmosphere. Contrawise, nearly all the
lily family, tuberoses, neroli-which is
Oil of orange howers-violetS and nearly
all the artificial perfumes are depres-
SAINTS and irritant to the nerves and the
mucous membrane.
MUSK is to many constitutions slow
poison-hence the danger of cheap per-
fumes. Musk is the basis of them all.
1t must be, since it has so great a quail
ty of fixing other odors. A very little of
the scent substance goes a long way if
fixed with musk. Do you know grain
of musk was weighed, then left exposed
in a room for five years. Throughout
that time the odor was almost insuffera-
bly, strong in the place, yet at the end
of it the weight of the musk had not
diminished a particle. But that is be-
side the mark. What l set out to say
was: Beware of the flower or the sub
stance whose scent gives a sense of OPP
preston. Nature is pretty safe guide,
and the smothering is her danger signal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
CUT THROUGH THE BLUFF.
The Steepest Route for Passenger Rail-
way in the World

way in the World
The new route up the precipitous sides
of Lookout mountain, recently complet-
ed, is the steepest bit of passenger rail-
way in the world
The road is fifteen-SixteenthS of mile
in length, and is perfectly straight.
The maximum grade is 72 feet to the
hundred, which is the heaviest in the
world for passenger traffic.
There are two other inclines which APP
proach in point of steepness the new
Mount Lookout railway: The rail
ascent of Mount Vesuyius and a section
of street railway in Pittsburg, Pa.
Both of these latter have an average
incline of about so degrees.
The cut through the bluff at the top
of the mountain is very steep. The
power house is at the top of the mount
ain. There are three SO-horsepower boil
ers and two engines, each Of IS horse
power.
There ere two cables. Ia inches in
diameter, attached to either end to one
of the lWO cars.
The attachment is so made that if
either cable should break or Slip the
fastening the other will not be affected,
but the automatic clutch under the car
will be thrown into action. This clutch
engages with wooden guard rail bolted
to the track, and wedges tighter and
tighter with any downward motion Of
the car It is a new device, and was
designed especially for this incline.
The cables are not what are known
as continuous cables, but are so arranged
that the descending car is moved by its
own Weight-TlluStrate American.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Bicycling Costumes.

The proper length for the skirt is now
conceded to be about to the top of the
boots; no shorter and for hall riding even
longer The fulness is all in the back,
but there is SO much goring over the
hips and width below that the outlines
of the figure are becomingly hidden
On the correct cut of the skirt depends
the beauty Of the costume, which may
be made of a cheap material if only it
hang we'll
There are two ways this season of ar
ranging the fulness of the skirt at the
back. One has it all beneath the folded
over pleats which meet at the back;
the other has two boX-pleats, double,
like many of the walking costumes. The
latter fashion looks rather better off the
Wheel but the former looks best when
riding for the folds hang more grace.
fully
The most becoming style for the waist
is the Norfolk jacket, but this season the
filled-in Elton jacket is more popular.
The Norfolk jacket has the pleats sewed
down land cut away underneath, and
there is none of the ugly bulkiness which
formerly condemned that garment for
stout women. 1t should be made to
come quite below the waist-line, and
with full skirt effect.
At the neck it is cut open just enough
to show the neck-tie-the four-in-hand.
Fashionable once aga1n-and mas Small
fiat revers. The sleeves of a correct
bicycle costume are much smaller than
for other gowns, and are invariably OF
the leg-of-muttOn shape.
When the Elton jacket is worn, 1t
must be very carefully fitted, and the
front have turned-back revers, which are
broad at the shoulders and taper in at
the waist. A full silk front is part of
this costume, and is worn with narrow
turned-down collar, supposed to be the
same as boys wear with their Elton suits
While the Norfolk jacket can be made
becoming alike to thin or stout women,
the Elton jacket is never becoming to
woman with short waist and broad
hips. Large hips may, according to
classic lines, be very handsome; they
certainly do not tend to graceful effect
when riding a wheel, and the costume
that will modify them is the best for
women i'll general.
The bicycle skirt should not have any
facing on the inside. The desired weight
and finish can be given by a broad
leather band or rows of machine-stitch-
ing, and through a broad hem or facing
turned up on the outside.
There are many devices for the placket
hole, and the skirt that quite do away
with it in the back and have the front
breadth button at each side are the
smartest in appearance as well as the
most comfortable to manage. Where
buttons are not liked, invisible hooks and
eyes on a flap answer every purpose
Harper's Bazaar.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Noted Neckwear.

The Marquise de Fontenoy tells us of
the neckWear of some of Englands most
noted men. She says: I'm men, as in
cattle and horses, the size of the neck is
supposed to indicate the strength they
possess. This being the case, it is only
natural that Lord Salisbury the prime
minister of the British empire, should be
compelled to wear collar 2112 inches in
size-that is to say, it is larger than the
waist of Partisan elegante. It is an
enormous, solemn looking collar massive
and abundant. There is nothing frivol-
Gus about it: it suggests vastsness, con-
yenience and comfort. Lord Rosebery,
compared to his successor in collar meas
urement, is a mere pigmy. Yet the own
er of Ladas wears an 1S-inch collar, 212
inches in depth. There is something
about Lord Rosebery's collar that har-
monies with his expression. 1t is sort
Of thoughtful collar. thoroughly in keep
ing with the spirit of the wearer. Lord
RothSchild dislikeS to be in any way
hampered about the neck, and, although
relatively spare and thin he wears a II
inch collar. A popularity about him is
very tight and hOrsey from the knees to
the boots, and coat with large pockets
outside and capacious lapels. But the
most peculiar and at the same time best
known collar of all is that of the grand
old man. which savors of a bygone. age
and which eminently suits the striking
features of Mr.. Gladstone It is an
Is, which does not indicate the size of
the veteran statesman's neck, however,
as he dislikes to feel pressure around his
throat. The Prince of Wales wears II
collar, but is infinitely less carefully col
Jared than was his eldest son, the late
Duke of Clarence, who was famous for
both the size and depth of his collars and
cuffs-so much so that he used to go by
the nickname of Collars and Cuffs.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
A Flock of Rab,d Sheep.

A curious sight was witnessed ut Mo-
ravia, Pa. recently. It was no less than
flock of mad sheep. The sheep were
the property of James kelso, wealthy
farmer They at first appeared to be
restless, and afterward took a great dis
like to water. They soon showed un-
mistakable signs of hydrophobia, and
snapped at each other and made a queer
noise that somewhat resembled the
growing of dog. One of them chased
woman who was passing in the road
and compelled her to climb a fence for
safety Eleven of them appeared 70 he
in such condition that it was deemed
advisable to kill the entire lot, and this
wassdone 1t was found that each enc
of the sheep had been bitten Pittsburg
DISPATCH
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
The Premier ofAustria

Casimir Felix Badeni, the present
Premier of Austria, is the son of a cook.
His father who was the chief of one of
the last Kings of Poland, was created
a count. Then his aunt, the famous
German actress, Anna Wierer, left him
the half of her large fortune. In 1871
he became District Chief Of Zolkiew,
and two years later entered the ministry
of the interior. For time he was at
tached to the administration Of the
Statthalter of Galicia, but he retired
that had been intrusted to his manage
ment upon the death of his father. In
1883 he was made governor of Galicia,
an office he held until he was appointed
Prime Minister to Austria by the En-
peror Franz Josef. He is said to be
worth about $780, O.-Westminster Ga
1pftn
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
SERMONS nv the Barrel.

The wife Of minister in Cincinnati
traded barrel of his old sermons not
long ago for new bread pan. The
next spring the rag man came around
again and asked if she had any more
sermons to sell.
.sWhy do you want sermons"
Because l did so well with those
got here a year ago. got sick IN the
summer and preacher in the country
boarded me and my horse for three
months for that barrel of sermons, and
he has since got great reputation as
a preacher UP there. l will give you 3
cents a pound for all you have got. -
R11ffaln News
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
BIG PRICES FOR STAMPS.
Over a Thousand Dollars Paid for Two
Canadian Stamps.

Over Thousand Dollars Paid for Two
Canadian Stamps.
Two little pieces of paper, which, when
originally issued by the Canadian gov
eminent, were valued at I'D each, were
sold by auction Thursday night in this
city for $500. The price paid was the
largest given for any single lot of stamps
in the three days sale which closed Fri
day night. All Canadian stamps of the
issue of 1851 are rare, but these two
12-pence stamps are believed to be the
only unused ones of the kind printed
on laid paper. The stamps were pur-
chased by Mr. Needham of Hamilton,
Ont, who sold these same stamps to the
company holding the auction and got
$500 for them. Mr.. Needham also
bought number of other Canadian
stamps at prices ranging from $40 to
$185.
A 5-cent st. Louis stamp, 1856,
which is a postmaster's provisional is
sue, sold for $251, while a 1O-cent speci-
men of the same date brought $1O5
United States government issues sold
from 500 down. The former price was
paid for an 1876 30-cent, unperforated
unused, which is one of the rarest of
United States stamps. New York
Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Irish Prosperity.

Ireland. according to banking and railS'
road statistics that have just been pub
lished, is in an exceedingly prosperous
condition. Deposits and cash balances
in joint stock banks are over $1,000, 900
larger than they were for the corre-
spending period year ago. Rj
The estimated balance in the Pestof-
fee Savings bank is more than $3O,O0O,-
600. gain of more than $3,0O0,0OO. The
railroad receipts for the year are the
highest on record. When it is reme1n> :
bered that these figures represent the
progress of stationary if not a declin-
ing population. the increased individual
prosperity in Ireland must be very large
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
Anti-slane Society.

A number Of girls in Parkersburg. w.
Va. have formed an anti-slang society.
According to the Marietta, O., Register,
the miss who was elected president, be-
fore taking her seat, said in clear,
calm. we'll modulated voice: Really.
girls, am too much ratified by the honor
Conferred upon me to give you much
CAB. This is the first time l ever tum-
bled to anything of this sort, and hard
ly know how to catch on. However. |
will try to be sufficiently up to snuff not
to let any flies light on me while doing
the president of this society act | am
with you in this move, and we ought to
extend an invitation to the married
ladies. Let our motto be: Shoot the
Slan0iSt -
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-06
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN N
The Poet.

The poet stood by the raging sea;
He felt its maddened swell in his soul.
Sleeping his pen in it's bitter brine,
He wrote an ode to its restless roll.
Men said: '"Tis but Despair's sad toll.'
The poet roamed through a lovely vale.
Morn blushed around him fresh and fair,
Wetting his pen in the diamond dew
He wrote a hymn to her beauty rare.
Men said: ."ris but matin prayer."
The poet gazed on the dying sun,
Gliding with Splendor the even-sky,
He dyed his pen in its golden hues,
And wrote an Ode that might never die.
Men said .'Tis but for rest a cry.''
Thespoet stood meath the midnight dome,
Where myriad lamps shed hopeful CLEAN,
Dipping his pen in a glowing orb,
He wrote hymn to Night supreme.
Men said: .'Tis the murmur of angels
dream"
The poet mixed with his brother men
Shared their burdens of grief and wrong.
Sleeping his pen in the human heart
He wrote to soothe the care-sick thrOng.
Men heard and cried: "This-this is
song!'
ID. O'Kelly Branden in Donahoes.