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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
Eats Bread and Butter Only.

The newest diet suggested as productive
of longevity is bread and butter There
is in Hythe, England, a lady who lives
done so all her life. She has never
tasted meat, game, fish, vegetables, jam,
and only few kinds of biscuits and
sweets. She has never had days i'll
ness in all her life, and never had re-
course to medicine of any description.
Her friends have tried in vain to induce
butter, but she confines herself entirely to
the diet on which she has existed for at
least thirty years She is strong and
healthy in every Representatives,, in
fact, than great many people who have
lived upon exactly the food that is sup
posed to make us feel as if illness were a
total stranger and always would be-
New York Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10

gun, when the news went forth from
Marion, N. j., that out of 30 clay birds
at which he shot he broke %, an average
ofaover 90 per cent.
His next record was made at the Walls
rode grounds, when he made 40 out of
a possible IS; on this occasion he first
broke 3 in succession, then 5, then 10,
without miss. A few weeks later he
made a still better record, breaking 43
out of possible 45, which, when figured
out, makes an average of trifle over 80
per cent. At a match shortly after at
Passaic. he broke so out of so Of the
clay targets-not so high q percentage,
but. all things considered remarkable
performance.
One of his best records was recently
made at the meeting of the Amateur
Trap Shooters league, held, at Eliza
beth, when young Piercy broke "A birds
out of possible 25. Although he is ad-
mired by all the members of the club
who do not hesitate to give him big
praise, it does mot seem to affect him IN
any way. He is a pleasant, manly sort
of young fellow, and shows disincllna-
ton, rather than otherwise, to talk
about himself.
Louis says modestly that it is very
natural for him to shoot. lie was great
" interested in watching the club mem
bers long before he thought of joining
the club himself. When he was finally
allowed to use a gun, it seemed to MIN
the most natural thing in the world to
commence firing at target.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10

scious stimulation of light. 1t is par
ticularly desirable for children OF a nerv-
Gus temperament that light should be
excluded, yet it is most often the nerv-
GUS, sensitive child whose imagination
has been filled with fears of the shapes
the dark may hide.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
SeIf-Support and Social Position.

The discussion.of it could go on endlessly,
but that which has suggested it today is
the forced departure made by so many
young women of the world into self-sup-
porting work. Wasn't it Give New
come who bushed when he told old Lady
Kew that he had become an artist! we
do not blush any more when we CONFESS
to being painters and writers, but IL mas
required even more courage than young
Newcomers to do what these girls, have
done-gone into the trimming ana dls-
pOsal of hats, the selling OF flowers over
a counter, the renting and keeping OF
houses-young women born to soclal posi-,
ton it cost something to hazard. =, anu
that they have not lost it, and Will not:
proves how liberal we have grown. Not
many years ago we Dlusneu "nen |o
Tossing to be ;goyernesses.
1t is society which lends its generous
aid to these workers, and If a soclal po-
sition is lost by one, it is not because
a snob has willed it, but because, lnevl.a-
bly,, interests become alviueu s mn nosi-
ton does not, then, lie in the attltude OF
the nrosnerous. but in the self-consclous,,
ness of the worker. She finds, 1t hard
to drop her sense of work, and sne Is
apt to become sensitive, nmag,na'l +he
touchy. She must learn 70 pef ftnr1rord
woman first and the worker aIleIMatu'
and SO avoid the danger of eccenIrlclty;'
II is the eceentrics whose social POSI- POS
ton is everywhere endangered. Pnt
brave worker need fear notnlnsi h;n1s
it behooves her to remember nla.t, 'n r,nng,
that she must keep IN toucn win ~; p, ora
FsS rean r se Of those among s w m0st
She has always associated that sne l Hnun,
hold fast to those things which and tra hreedl
and the laws of good taste Este ana Tbe prt her
ing have beqqeathed; = 10 r; met TO consider.
IS i91 moi shaken. although for the time she
may drop out of the social swim.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
Making a Toy Locust.

It is a very easy matter to make 10
Gust. that is, "a toy that will closely imi-
tate the sound made by locust and the
materials needed are very simple. Any
tie skill and patience, and it will furnish
much amusement.
TO begin with. find small tin box
about two inches in diameter and two
inches high-about the size of pepper
or spice box; or small baking powder
can will do. Remove the top and bot
tom leaving only the cylindrical portion
which should be securely fastened by a
lap-joint seam running it's entire length:
At stationery store obtain small
piece of thin parchment, and with a COM
pass describe upon it circle having the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10

inches long and a quarter of an inch in
thickness; to one end fasten small bone
button with two or three slim steel wire
nails, as shown in figure 3. Melt togeth-
er a piece of resin and piece of sealing
wax one quarter the size of the resin
lump; they may be placed in the cover
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10

the heap. The fine, half-rotten material,
damp with moisture. was scratched out
to the front of the nest, intermixed with
fragments of the shells and skins OF the
eggs. found other large pieces of she'll
in the water, as if the young ones had
carried them upon their backs. as little
chickens sometimes do. The sagacious
conduct of the mother alligator ut this
juncture raises her above other reptiles.
which leave eggs and young to work out
their own destinies without the atten-
ton of parent. Possibly young alligators
would not be able to raise their heavy
covering unaided, and some of them at
least might never emerge if not delivered
by the old one. 1t is apparent that they
do not work their own way out of the
nest, as, if that were the case, the egg
shells would be quite broken from their
bodies and left behind in the heap in
stead of being dragged into the water.
in some cases almost entire.-Sanford.
Fla, Cor. New York Evening Post
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
Character and Hypnotism.

There would be little indeed in hypno-
tism. and the scientific world might
rightly ignore it's Importance as a SUB,
iect of investigation, if it were proved
70 have nothing more in it than the
dominance of one will over another. or
the mower of so-called suggestion" to
control human minds. :,
Rut as with any other subject worth
investigating, much more is revealed 10
the student of hgpnotism than that
No sooner. for instance, has he estab-
Isbed beyond question proofs OF the
mower of mind over mind, and OF sug-
gest;on'' in control. than he is forced to
recognize how little potency hes III either
when compared to that great power OF
resistance to them which is generated
hy an individuals own strength OF char
acter. .,no,+
authority has shown. can make 4 really
tamnerate person, when under hypnotlc
control. simulate or yield to drunken
ness. nor can truly modest person pe
induced to do that which wonlo, IN W M,
mo hours. SAVIOR of lmmodesty. Inc
nan with true dignity of soul keeps his
d;1n;tv intact. and one of real kindness
of nature shows no glimmer OF harsh
feeling. a;,, no coon ono
more proof from an unexpected source
has been added to those already IN our
posses possess of character. of that which man
pimharently and intrinsically u.s., rather
than that which he appears te be. 1t 1t
,nak out. too, even harder case
against Adam, who need never EFT nave :,
~;eided to Eve but for weakness IN
i;mself.-Harper's Bazaar.
c.,,ar.n Should sleep I'm Dark Rooms.
Children should be accustomed as soon I.
Cnss;hia TO sleep in dark room. l'r-
, the darkness is soothing to the nerves a s
md the rest is more profouna 'nu re-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
Touch Me.

Touch Me.
Where art thou gone, my sweet?
call thee, sad and slow.
Why is the time made long for us to meet,
Yearning / go,
Touch me, and shall know.
I ask the leaves, the flowers,
Whence their new grace and glee;
Who tendeth them against the wind, the
showers,
Guideth the bee;
Touch me, and I shall see.
Touch me, and shall know
That sea, and land, and air.
Bring ever my lost love to me; and so,
Live like prayer;
Certain thou wilt be there.
e j. Mills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-10
The Youngest Crack Pigeon Shooter.

The Youngest Crack Pigeon Shooter.
The youngest clay-pigeon shooter in
the United States is Louis r. Piercy of
Jersey City, N. j., who, although but IA
years old, is one of the best shots in the
state. SO expert is he with the shotgun
that he is frequently put upon the teams
in match shoots, and some of his records
fulgrown man might well be proud OF.
Little Louis comes honestly by his
wonderful ability to shoot, for his father,
George Piercy. ST., is captain of one of
the largest gun clubs of New Jersey as
we'll as one of it's best shots. 1t was
through going to the club grounds and
watching the members shoot at clay
pigeons that young Louis first became
interested in shooting.
It was not until his thirteenth birth
day that his father would allow him
to handle gun. His first shooting was
done in June, 1895, and even then he
surprised those who witnessed his per-
Torrance by the rapidity and accuracy
of his firing, and from that time until the
present he has constantly improved. It
was in May last that the reputation of
the boy spread among handlers of the
The advocate., 1896-07-08
TUBERCULOSIS IN COWS.
Most Prevalent In the Diaries Which Sup
ply Large Cities.

ply Large CltleS'
This subject is one which we have
hesitated to treat in these columns, for
the reason that we have not been clear
as to the actual danger from this source
which threatens the farmers as such, or
what action, if any, their own interests
or their duties to society require ut
their hands. The protection Of the
health of the inhabitants Of large towns
and cities is q matter for the special caro-
of the municipal authorities who are
dealing with it.
We know, however, that tuberculosis
is an evil more Immediately destructive
to human life than any other that eX.
lists. 1t is more terrible than smallpox,
yellow fever, cholera or war. That en-
inent journal, the San Francisco Chron.
icle, says that of the 65,OOO,OOO people
now living in the United States more
than 100000 will die of tuberculosis.
We know it to be contagious by means
OF a microscopic bacillus of such tenac-
ity of life and virulence that it's deadly
effect continues after it is dried and
ground to powder; that neat cattle, as
well as some other domestic animals.
are quite as subject to it as human
beings, and that infection occurs in
differently among all forms of life
which are subject to the disease.
But this, as may well be the case, is
the worst side Of 1t. The disease is not
evenly distributed. While some herds
Of cows are nearly all infected, others
are entirely free from it. In general,
tuberculosis in cows is most prevalent
in climates and under conditions which
favor it's ravages in the human race. II
is more prevalent than elsewhere in the
dairies which supply large cities with
milk. OF the 100000 of our fellow
citizens who are to die from it, the ma
jority, probably, are helpless children
who will imbibe the deadly microbe
with their milk.
There are some who believe that II
we can stamp out tuberculosis from our
domestic animals we can eradicate the
disease from the human race. There
are none who doubt that the control OF
the disease in the lower animals could
enormously decrease human mortality
and lengthen the average of human
life. To accomplish this the only meth
Cd is to destroy every infected animal.
The inhabitants Of cities, 60 h natural
The advocate., 1896-07-08
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

The real test of cow is her perform
ance after the first three or four months
in milk
A cow with her first calf never milks
so well as with her third or fourth, and
so is improbable thus far.
It is claimed that gilt-edge butter
cannot be made from the milk of cows
that are fec largely upon cotton seed
meal.
The worst enemies of the dairy in
terest are those too ignorant or too
lazy to take the pains necessary to
make good butter.
Thoroughly wash the buttermilk out
of the butter as it comes into the churn
and the butter will not become rancid
so soon.
A large COW on the dairy farm is more
expensive to feed and adds to the cost of
the butter.-Prairie Farmer.
The advocate., 1896-07-08

are moving first and most actively.
What is to be done in the country and
among farmers does not yet appear. It
is not known to what extent the disease
is prevalent among farm cattle in diff
ferent localities. Apparently the first
step must be thorough official investi-
cation of farm cattle, that we may know
what we have to deal with. Farmers
certainly do not wish to kill themselves
and their families. and if there is any
serious danger of this from infected
animals they ought to know it.-Col-
mans Rural World.
The advocate., 1896-07-08
Flowers In the Dooryard.

Next to a good vegetable garden in
value is a neat and well-kept dooryard,
in which the well-fed farmer can satisfy
his taste for beauty and bloom, and his
children can grow up to appreciate the
refining influence of flowers, which
some one has called "the smiles of God"
Kendall Perry tells of an humble home
which was enriched by flowers and
shrubbery and well-kept walks, and we
have no doubt the people who lived
there enjoyed themselves much better
than they would in grand new house
with a barren yard about it. Cultivate
flowers, not only because they brighten
life, but because il is the cheapest form
of pleasure possible, bringing with it
the richest results in the lives we live
Farm ard Tireside.
The advocate., 1896-07-08
KANSAS CITY STOCK YARD NOTES

The following live stock commission firms
are doing business at the stock yards:
Charles Dixon Commission Company.
Patterson & Go.
KnOllin & Booth.
John E. Hale Commission Company.
Mcintosh & Peters.
M. S. Peters & Go.
Moffett Bros. & Andrews.
BEN L. Welch & Co.
W.. S. Tough g. Son, Managers horse and
mule market
Wright & Hannah.
Chicago Live Stock Commission Co.
Lone Star Commission Company.
Irwin Bros. & Co.
White, Cowgirl & McWilliams.
The advocate., 1896-07-08

A. J. Hall Of Pittsburg, Kss., was
on the market Thursday with the
George Holmes Commission firm. He
Is one of the largest cattle feeders in
southeastern Kansas,
MOffett Bros. & Andrews sold the
top Of the market on Wednesday. Sam
Stewart, an old friend Of the writer,
was In with hogs Thursday. He thinks
Moffett Bros. g. Andrews sbOIt right.
M. 7. Fletcher of Canton, Kss., was
on the market Thursday with three
loads Of hogs, one load his own feed
ing, He shipped to Patterson & Co.
He reports corn looking fine and poll
tics warming up.
The John z. Hale Commission Com
psny Is doing a very satisfactory bust
ness. Alex Lobb, government inspector,
writes them from Ell PssO and says 1t
lsas dry as q powder horn In that Coun-
try. He Is an enthusiastic customer Of
this firm.
Mcintosh & Peters are as well pleased
with their trade as their customers are
with the way their stock Is handled
Mr.. Peters is gaining many warm
friends among the stockmen who visit
the yards. This firm still has fine lot
Of Colorado feeders for sale at bar.
gain.
G. Childs of Independence, Mo-, was
on the market with twenty-five steers
that Irwin Bros. sold for very salts
factory price. Cy Leland, Jr. had In a
load Of hogs consigned to this firm
Every department of this firm is super
intended personally by one of the
brothers, and consequently they have
their business well in hand.
The Kansas City Live Stock Com
mission firm has a large lot of fine
and 2 year-old heifers that they will be
ready to offer In few days in lots tc
suit customers. This is one Of the
most enterprising firms on the ysrds
They have fine trade in native cattle,
and are becoming well known from the
personal experience they have had In
the live stock business.
Wright s. Hannah were very busy
Thursday attending to the wants Of
their numerous customers. Mr.. S. Gil.
christ of Seneca, Kas., has charge Of
the books Of this firm. He Is a young
gentleman of sffsble disposition, quick
70 observe the wants Of customers, and
WIN gain popularity among shippers.
The advocate., 1896-07-08

There is nothing like making farmer
feel at home In your Office.
Knollin & Booth sold sheep last week
for the following gentlemen: James
Cort, four double-deck cars; A. G.
Campbell, Flagstaff, Ariz., two double
deckers; E. Gosney, same place, six
double deckers; j. ID. Boon, Mitchell,
N. M, two doubledeck loads. Sheep
market active. Don't bring poor sheep
to market, for they will bring poor
price. Sheep sold from $240 to $3.50.
Philip Conboy of StillWell, Kss., con-
signed fifty head of l,669-pOund steers
to the Charles Dixon Commission Com
psny on Thursday They were first
class and brought $4,45. This sale is
remarkable from the fact that heavy
cattle have been off for some time.
These cattle brought at least 80 cents
more than they would have one month
ago. w. r. Munger, formerly con-
nected with the r. G. White Commits
sion Company, is now with this firm,
and he will undoubtedly add strength
to it.
The Chicago Live Stock Commission
Company are highly pleased with the
success of their sheep department
under the management of Mr.. A. L.
Johns, a practical sheOpmsn. The
people undoubtedly appreciate the
good work done In this line, as they
have sold 1920 head of sheep within
the last two months. These are actual
sales. The special interest this firm
has taken in the sheep trade has at
trscted conslgnments to this market
that otherwise would have gone else
where. They handled over 400 cars Of
stock during the last month.
The new firm of White, Cowgirl &
McWillisms is successor to the Robert
G. White Commission Company. Rob-
ert G. White is President. Mr.. James
Cowgirl of Cowgirl, Mo-, has accepted
the position of Vice President. He is
at present Missouri Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner. His prominence
and personal acquaintance, together
with his wide experience in the stock
business, brings strength to the new
firm. Mr.. George A. McWillisms Of
Cowgirl, Mo-, has been elected Secre-
tsry and Treasurer. He has been &C.
lively engaged In the banking business,
and is well and fsVorably known. If
capital and energy will make the new
Rwv,n vNn,plop oy,nnoaa a. nlpon ,ly, o,n,,,oA
The advocate., 1896-07-08
To Chicago, St. Louis and the East via Burllng
ton Route.

To Chicago, st. Louis and the East via Burllng'
ton Route.
The travelling public Is sure to find the
best fast Vestibule Trains from the Mis-
souri, river to the East via the Burlington
Route" Elaborate compartment sleepers
(same rate as standard sleepers); free
chair cars Of luxurious pattern to st. Louis;
standard sleepers, free chair cars, and
dining cars to Chicago.
Ask ticket agent for tickets via Vesti-
buled Eli to Chicago, and via the Vesti-
buled Limited to st. Louis.
L. w. WAKELEY, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
St. Louis, No.
The advocate., 1896-07-08

s5c gets the ADVOCATE till Nov. IL.
The advocate., 1896-07-08

There is nothing like making q farmer
feel at home In your office,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-28
The Conversation interrupted.

81 beg your pardon" said the man
with the slightly bald head, who sat in
a parquet seat near one of the boxes in
q down town theater the other evening.
Il beg your PARDON" he repeated, but
would you mind looking at the figures
on this check and telling me what they
are? I'm little nearsighted.
The youngest member of the noisy
box party. an amiable looking youth,
with highly plastered hair, suspended
his conversation with the interesting
blond in the green dress moment,
leaned over the front Of the box, and In
answer TO the questioner, who had risen
TO his feet and was smilingly holding
out for his inspection the check end Ut
ticket, he said
Certainly, sir. The figures are
t1.50."
well" rejoined the questionei.
that's exactly what paid to hear tha
play tonight, and I'm going to get the
worth of my money or / II lift my voice
right how and raise a fuss and make .
scenel You'll oblige me by telling the
rest of them. D."
He was not disturbed again during
the evening. Chicago Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-28
Hitchcock-Wilmot.

The Anglo-Saxon suffixes "kin" and
"cock" were used as diminutive or en-
dearing forms of personal names, just
as the Normans used the suffixes set, "
cot, ""en" and ION. Thus from Hitch,
itself diminutive Of Richard, we get
the surnames Hitchkin, Hitchcock,
Kitchens and Hitchison. Any common
baptismal name affords a number of
such variants, which became fixed as
patronymics or surnames. There are,
for example. at least l5 different forms
of William available for that purpose.
English forms William, giving Will
liams, Williamson. MacWilliam. Fitz-
william; Will, giving Wills. Wilson
Bill, giving Bilson; Willy, giving Will.
lison.
Anglo-Saxon forms: Wilkin, giving
Wilkie, wilkins, wilkinson Gilkin,
giving Gilkinson; Wilcox, giving Will
COX.
Norman forms: Guillaume, giving
the surname Gillom; Guillamot, giving
Gillamot; Guillon, giving Gillon; Gull
lot, giving elliot. Gillotson; GULL, Civ
ing ellison, McGill; Willett, giving
Willet Williamot, giving Wilmot; viii.
len, giving william, Willing New York
Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-08-28
Color Blind.

John Dalton, without VIII ose discovery
of the laws Of chemical combination
chemistry as an exact science could
hardly exist, was wholly color blind.
His know ledge Of the fact came about
by happening Of the sort which we
call chance. On his mother birthday.
when he was a man of 20, he took her a
pair of stockings which he had seen in
q shop window labeled:
silk, and newest fashion"
"Thee has bought me pair Of grand
hose, john said the mother, "but
what made thee fancy such brigH col
or? Why, can never show myself at
meeting in them.
John was much disconnected, but he
told her that he considered the stockings
to be Of very proper go to meeting
color, as they were dark blush drab.
why, they re red as cherry, John, "
was her astonished reply.
Neither he nor his brother Jonathan
could see anything but drab in the stock
ings, and they rested in the belief that
the good wife's eyes were out Of order
until she, having consulted various
peighbors, returned with the verdict,
"Varra fine stuff, but uncommon scar.
Lefty"
The consequence was that John DIAL
ton became almost the fir.t 70 direct the
attention of the scientific world to the
subject of color blindness. - Youth q
COMPANION.