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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-08-15

Remember that you are the Noun
tain and not Mahomet. Stand still and
let Mahomet come TO you. Don't al
low yourselves TO become befogged
about the top.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-08-15
Tethe state Democratic Convention.

Quit yourselves like men.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-08-15

The golden opportunity for the par
ty's success Is in your hands. II you
cannot plan for certain victory you will
fall below the expectations Of those
who commissioned you to represent
them. A blunder Of the convention is
the only hope Of the opposition.
Place party before individual mem
beers. Stand by the party principles
which promise relief TO the people now
and lessening of their burdens in the
future. Flee the men who would give
their party for Office.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs il for sale by ali drug
gists in SOC and ST. bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
WHERE EVERYTHING SINKS.
No known Substance will Float in
Singu' ar Maine Swamp.


Singu' ar Maine Swamp.
Puzzles for the geologist of the 2OOth
century are deposited in many a north
eastern Maine swamp. A correspondent
gives the history of the Lougee morass
in Sangerville, where forty years ago
there was but small mudhole in the
road. which grew larger until the whole
width Of the road was sunk and log
was laid along the side for the people
to cross on. At last the mud became
so deep that it was difficult for teams
to cross, so rocks were hauled and
dumped there. Year after year the road
sank longer and deeper, and each year
more rocks were put in, until at last
the town was obliged to build a bridge
fifty feet lolg. All went well for awhile,
when it was observed that this structure
was sinking. Again the town had a
bridge laid upon this. which was then
sunk in the mud and water. extending
several feet more in length than the
first AS the years passed this bridge
sank in like manner, and then the town
took vote to see whether they would
build road around the swamp or lay
another bridge. 1t was determined to
build the bridge. which is 1890 feet
long, but this bridge also is constantly
sinking, and will soon have to be COW
cred by another and heightened 100 feet
or mOre.-DeXter Gazette.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
PUNCTURES STEEL PLATES.
One of the New German Rifle in the
Possession of Cali
fOrnian,

By some means one of the new rifles
with which the German army has just
been armed has escaped the vigilance of
the officers and has been carried out Of
the empire and it's present owner was
in this city yesterday, says a San Der
nardino dispatch to the San Francisco
Call: 1t now belongs to A. Alderman
of Sacramento. and although Emperor
William has tried to regain it and the
German consul at San Francisco has
standing orders to get possession of 1t II
possible, Alderman keeps his prize, and
yesterday in some tests made at the 20.
e range in this city he for the first time
realized the full force of it's terrific pow
en-.
The rifle sped a bullet through a half
inch steel plate at 200 yards, through
several inches of planking behind it and
buried the pellet in the earth. 1t left
an opening through the steel plate as
clean as though it had been drilled.
The cartridges, as well as the gun,
are manufactured by the German gov
eminent, but in some way Alderman is
able to keep supplied with them. The
cartridges used are three and one-half
inches in length and are carried III small
metallic frames, five cartridges in a
frame. This frame fits into the maya
zine of the gun and the five shots may
thus be fired in rapid succession, the
apparatus by which shell is thrown out
and another placed in position working
very quickly. The trigger pulls with
three pounds weight. The Springfield
rifle used by United States troops pulls
at nine pounds.
At the test yesterday a quarter-inch
iron plate, three-eighths of an inch and
a half-inch steel plate were placed III
position one at a time. and each OF them
perforated by a steel bullet, it cutting a
hole half an inch in diameter and leav-
ing no ragged edge. The half-inch steel
plate test was a surprise even to Ack-
erman, who did not think the gun ca
pable of such wonderful force.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Tangerines and Navel Oranges.

It has been shown that the tangerine
orange, and possibly some other varie-
ties, are formed through the effort OF
the orange to make a secondary growth
at the apex of the original one, only
that it failed to make any original at all
In other words, the tangerine orange is
a well-developed secondary fruit. How
this can be brought about may be readily
understood by carefully examining the
oranges known in the market as the ma
vel variety. In these cases a small
orange can often be found at the apex,
sometimes of considerable size. When
the small one is largely developed and
the larger one wholly suppressed, then
we have the tangerine. Jacksonville
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
RARE COINS IN PAY FOR BONDS.
Five Dollar Pieces from the Dah1Onega
Mint Sent 10 Washington.

Five Dollar Pieces from the Dah1onega
Mint Sent TO Washington.
Five rare coins were received at the
treasury department at Washington in
payment of a small allotment of the
recently issued 4 per cent. bonds. They
are five So gold pieces, dated from 1912
to 1S47, and are stamped with a Cd, .
the mark of the old Dahlonega mint in
Georgia This mint was seized by the
Confederates at the outbreak of the war
in 1861 and gold coin to the amount of
$27, 900 was confscated. The five pieces
received were bright and new and Of
standard weight, showing no sign of
wear or abrasion. They had evidently
been carefully stored away ever since
their issue and probably never have been
in general circulation. It is possible
they formed part of the gold coniscated
by the Confederates in 1861. Although
the Dahlonega mint was in operation
from 1898 to 1861 and had a total output
of $6,OOO.OOO in gold, few of it's coins
are in circulation, and the installment
mentioned above is the first that has
reached the treasury for many years.
Many fish have been killed in wy,
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

A constant Cough, with failing strength
and wasting of flesh, are symptoms de-
noting Pulmonary organs more or less Sc
riously affected. You will find safe rem
edy for all Lung or Throat ails in DR.. D.
Jayne's Expectorant.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
The Salaries Of Dramatic Artists.


Sarah Bernhardt's salary is $500 a
week Yvette Guilbert receives, under
her present contract, $1,000 week, and
Calve earns $1,000 for each of her APP
pearances. Olga Nethersole earns $3.50
a week What with his salary and per-
centage of the receipts, John Drew
makes in good times $500 week. A
competent leading man or woman, like
Henry Miller and Herbert Kelley. Viola
Allen or Isabel Irving, can be had for
5000 week. The only player that has
ever received, even in this prodigal coun-
try, salary equal to that of Bernhardt
was Nine. Modjeska. Edwin Booth,
who knew nothing about the value of
money, once engaged the Polish actress
at a salary of $500 week
Mr.. Grau'S contract with Gullbert
lasts only two weeks, after which she re-
turns to the cheap prices of Paris.
Calves contract lasts five months, but
during that time she sings only twice or
three times week, after which she re-
turns to the moderate salaries of Europe.
Melba receives $500 a night in this
country, but in Paris she is content with
$500 a performance. But Sarah Bern
hardt's contract continues through sum-
mer and winter. and every Saturday
night she pockets $500. Taking one
thing with another, the actress is better
off than the singers. Averaging the en-
tire income of each performance. we
should say that Calye earns $4,000 a
year, Guilbert about $780, 900, while
Bernhardt is sure of $4,000 annually
for five years.-Gothamite
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Very Awkward Indeed.

This is precisely the kind of mistake a
man makes if he turns OUT on the wrong
side of the road when a vehicle comes
toward him. No less absurd is the error Of
the individual who takes drastic medicines
to relieve his liver That organ is on the
right side, and the road to it's relief is Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, a medicine also
adapted to the relief of dyspepsia, constipa-
ton, kidney and rheumatic ailments and
malaria
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

-Seidlitz powders must not be made
too strong in England. A druggist has
just been fined for over-dosing the people
of Brentford.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

A great many men throughout the
country, including plenty of really. swell
fellows, have got it into their heads
rightly or wrongly-and we are by no
means sure that it isn't rightly-that
there is no reason why any man should
pay more than $500 to $500 for pair
of shoes, and, to say the least, the idea
has this foundation in reason, that ex-
cellent shoes are now made for So. To
pay IS to $12 for a pair of shoes is sim
ply throwing away money, and in many
cases this is done to crafty mistaken
notion that none but your favorite shoe
maker is worthy to adorn your feet. The
make it possible, as shown by the we'll
known w. t. Douglas So Shoe, to pro-
duce shoe today that will compare
favorably in style, wearing qualities and
comfort with those offered at Sc, So and
$40 per pair.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Fits.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the
and So 90 trial bottle. free to Fit cases. Send
20 Dr.. Kline. 931 Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Part of Dahomey is to be colonized
with Alsatians and Lorrainers who have
served in the French. army.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

A cough should not be neglected.
Browns Bronchial Troches" are sim
pie remedy and give immediate relief.
Avoid imitation
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Gnats' Eggs.

The eggs of the gnat are arranged
by the parent insect in the form of
raft, which floats with it's concave side
uppermost: if upset. it speedily adjusts
itself, and cannot be kept under the
water. At the proper time a valve in
the lower part of each egg opens, and
the insect escapes into the water be-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Pure

Blood means sound health. With pure, rich,
healthy blood, the stomach and digestive
organs will be vigorous, and there will be no
dyspepsia. Rheumatism and neuralgia will
be unknown. Scrofula and salt rheum will
disappear. Your nerves Will be strong, your
sleep sound, sweet and refreshing. Hoods
Sarsaparilla makes pure blood. That is
why it cures so many diseases. That is why
thousands take it to cure disease, retain
good health. Remember
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

New South Wales is sweltering
under the heat. In the Bourke district
they have had an average temperature
of 113 degrees in the shade for fort
night.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Halls Hair Remover cures dandruf
and scalp affections; also all cases of
badness where the glands which feed
the roots of the hair are not closed up.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler 4 Wheeler, So and 50
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee.
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook" free on request.
]. H. ,Beazen, assgr., Milwaukee,, trolley
guard; w. ]. Culman, asSgr., Brule, sled
propeller; j. H. Daley, assgr., Burlington,
horse blanket. George Falk; La Crosse, gun
rack; D. Heidel assgr., Milwaukee, excel
sior machine; j. H. Hetherington, assgr..
Milwaukee, food compound and making
same; ]. II. Hetherington, assgr:, Milwau-
kee, extract of meat and making same:
Flora Hofmeister, Racine, arm-rest and ia
BILE for telephones; e. Ortmann, Milwaukee,
engine; f. j. Palica, Racine, telescope
trunk; William j. Schneider, Milwaukee,
culinary device; J., I. White: assgr, West
Superior, hollow blast rocking CRATE; A.
Landreth Seed company, Manitowoc and
Sheboygan, canned green peas, trade mark.
England has to import her pheasants
now; an order for $4,000 old English,
dark-necked live pheasants has been sent
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Mr.. ]. G. Ocenner, Of 1911 Wyom-
ing street, Kansas City, Mo-, under
date of June II, 1895, says: Il have
been much benefited by the use of
Ripans Tabules, which l have been
taking for liver and kidney trouble,
from which l have suffered a great
deal, sometimes to such an extent
that l would have to stop working
cor week at time. One week my
doctors and medicine bill was SIT,
and received only temporary
-elief. / have not quite finished
the second box of Ripans Tabules
and am feeling like new man; no
more trouble with either my liver
or kidneys"
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

-''Trilby" has reached Paris. 1t is
to be made there into an opera comique.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

The silk product of Austria in 1887
was 100000 pounds, and it's value was
S1S,50O.OOO
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Mrs. WinslOW's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, softens the gums, reduces infam-
nation allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Leo XIII. and the Due d'Aumale
have been made honorary members of
the ST. Petersburg Imperial Academy of
/ Science
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

l never used so quick a cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption. B. Palmer,
Box It'll, Seattle, Wash, Nov. s, '95.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

If YOU are doubtful as to the use of Dobbns Electric
Soap. and cannot accept the experience Of millions who
It, after the 81 has been the market.
trial will convince YOU Ask your grocer for it. Take
imitation.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
A Great Chance to Make Money.

Mr. Editor read how Mr.. Jones made
money. have a better job taking orders for
the new Fireproof Deposit Case for storing
deeds, mortgages. notes. policies; receipts,
lily or farmer buys. / sell for World Mfg. Co.
(F 26), Columbus, Ohio, cleared SCI first
week, $50 second. first month SAT. Sister
made $23 last week selling National Dish
Washer for same firm. Light, easy work,
honest firm; any one can make money by
writing them. j. G. BARRETT.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
HOw'S This !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured Dy
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j.. CHENEY &. CO.. Toledo, o..
We. the undersigned. have known r: j.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, TO
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Miss Mae Melbourne is the name of
young woman who has the doubtful
distinction of being ''the only lady bull
fighter ip America She is native of
California;
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
MERCHANT oUTW1Ts HIS RIVALS.
Sells Them Salt for Sugar and Thus Ends
a Lively War of Prices.

Sells Them Salt for Sugar and Thus Ends
Lively War of Prices.
A sugar war between rival grocery
firms in the village of White, s. d., has
terminated in a curious manner. The
war was occasioned by one of the mer-
chants offering twenty pounds Of sugar
for ST. A couple of rival business men
entered into a scheme to punish the mer-
chant for offering sugar so cheaply and
sent confederates to him to secretly buy
sugar for them at the reduced price.
After removing couple of pounds out
of each 81 package they sold the re-
mainder to their own customers, thus
beating their rival out of two pounds on
each investment of 81. The victim
learned of the scheme, and in retaliation
filled some packages about half full of
salt put sugar on top of it and disposed
of the packages to the parties whom he
knew were buying the sugar FOR his
rivals. These packages were then sod
by the rival merchants to their custom
ers, after deducting the customary two
pounds. After the man who made spc-
cialty of sugar had sold his rivals about
dozen barrels of salt at cents pound
some of the customers of the dupes en-
tered protest against paying sugar prices
for salt, and the trick was exposed and
the war brought to a sudden end.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24
Not a Victim of the Craze.

A Cadiz man went to Nashville to
hear Paderewski and was Disguised and
wanted his money back for the reason
that .'the bushy-headed fellow didn't
Cadiz man had heard that it was go
ing to be recital and was disappointed
because che never recited at all.''-Louis-
vile Courier Journal
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

An expert examination of the Los
Angeles city oil field discloses the fact
that there is 1877, 100000 barrels of oil
under known oil territory Of TOO acres.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Jack the Ripper is the subject of
a new opera about to be produced at
Verona, music and words by an Italian
named Gioma.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

0EaeWXMHIEIN n WRITING TO ADvE tIs
Advertisement in this paper.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

FARMER AGENTS make big money selling our
10 Disc-Sharpeners & Polshers Sample Sc. 50, de-
vered) and other useful things to farmers Salary
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Many fish have been killed in wy.
oming the present winter by the streams
freezing to the bottom.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-02-24

Rpans TabuIes are sold by druggists or by mali Ii
the price $50 cents box) is sent The Rpans Chemi
cal Company, No. 10 Spruce Street. New York Sample
vial, 10 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-14
spy SrSThM rnNpEMNEn

The PostofIice department last sum-
mer instituted n spy system upon the
letter carriers in the larger cities OF
the country. In his annual report the
postmaster general commended this
plan of ascertaining whether the car
riers were paying strict attention to
their duties and conforming to the reg
uluations Of the department. claiming
that 1t was justified by the results, but
the espionage was very Irritating to
the objects of it and they will rejoice
at the action Of the house of represen-
tatives in putting an end to the sys-
TEN by refusing to make an nppropria-
ton for its continuance. We think this
action will be generally approved, for
for keeping up the spy system would
not be very large, the principle involved
is repugnant to American ideas. I'm
questionably there are among the thou
sands of letter carriers in the United
States some who have not very high
sense of duty and who are not at all
times conscientious in conforming TO
the regulations. 1t would be most ex-
traordinary IL this were not the case
but such men constitute a very small
minority and taken as a whole the let
ter carriers of the country compare fa-
vorably in fidelity to duty and general
trustworthiness with any other en-
ployes of the government. They are a
hard-working, reputable class of men
and to subject them to a system of es-
pionage is an unwarranted reelection
upon their Integrity and their faithful
ness. After the signal rebuke of the
spy system by the house it safe to say
it will never again be attempted, either
by the present or any succeeding ad-
ministration of the Postoffice depart
ment
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-14
RAILROAD MANAGEMENT.
Dark Chapters i'm the History of the
American Speculative Variety.
Chicago TImeS-Herald


There is no more shameful passage in
American history than that which concerns
our railroads and their management. Charles
Francis Adams, in his book, "a Chapter of
Erie" describes one part of it, and the
newspapers almost daily recount others. 1t
is a record of fraud, rascallty and -chicane,
which in any other country than this would
have landed the guilty managers of a dozen
of our foremost railways in the states
prison, millionaires though they were. AS It
is, many of these have lived and died without
molting a feather of their respectability,
leaving enormous fortunes behind.
Take the history of the Erie railway from
its beginning, in the far '30s, to the
present time. 1t has never drawn an honest
breath. 1t has been the foot ball of Wall
street and has gone through more extra
ordinary adventures and vicissitudes of
fortune than could be imagined even in the
dreams Of the widest novelist. The South
sea bubble is nowhere in the comparison.
Its stock once ran up as high as l25, and a
few years later was Az. Vanderbilt. Drew,
Fisk and Gould have been its heroes, and
each In turn took h fortune out Of it, leav-
ing the stockholders to gaze at a receding
balance
Tine Atlantic & Great Western, now called
the Nypano, was another fancy road that took
millions from its unsuspecting victims. In
its origin 1t was to commence somewhere and
go everywhere. AS a matter of fact, Ii did
commence somewhere-let us say at Sala-
manca, In New York--but 1t ended nowhere.
Nevertheless, 1t landed millions of dollars into
the pockets of its promoters. Then there
was the Reading. Has there ever been such
a Dick Turpn of a romance in the railroad
business since railroads began? And yet to-
day II seems SO plausible that there are peo-
pie willing TO risk their money in its stock!
But the crowning achievement In railroad
piracy was the ttWabash system" as organ
lied by Jay Could and his confederates In
1879 or 1880. That was the masterpiece in