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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
A Great Whistle.

Warden Sage, Of Sing Sing prison,
is having constructed an immense and
powerful steam whistle to be used to
alarm officers and citizens in case of an
escape, an uprising in the prison or fire.
1t will also signal the beginning of
work in the shops in the morning and
the shutting down at night. The whis-
tie is known as Fits patent twelve
inch three-barred steam gong, and is
the largest in use. 1t is composed of
three cylindrical bells or barrels plac-
ed one above the other. These barrels
are fastened to the steam conductor,
which passes through them. The entire
whistle is eight feet in height. and.
contrary to ordinary whistles, the bar
rels or resonators are inverted. Each
barrel has different tone, thus produc-
ing blended sound, without ear-split-
ting effects. 1t is asserted that under
favorable atmospheric conditions the
whistle can be heard at distance of
thirty miles, Even under unfavorable
circumstances the alarm should be
heard seven to ten miles away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
A PAIR OF PASHAS.

Theoretically, every Moslem in the do
minions of the Sultan is a soldier on fur
Tough liable at any time to be called on to
serve his master in field or garrison, but
such is the corruption prevailing in every
part of the Turkish administration, both
civil and military, that any one can secure
an exemption who is able to pay for it.
There is, moreover, system of conscrlp-
ton organized by law that is supposed to
be carried out in every part of the empire.
1t is based on the military system of Ger
many, for since the last Turco-Russian
war the army of the Porte has been en-
tirely reorganized by German officers,
who naturally adopted the plan prevailing
in their own country. and with which
they were most familiar. The military
system consists of the Nizam, or regular
army. two classes of Redifs, or Land
wehr, and the Mustafiz, answering to the
Landsturm of Prussia. At the annual
CONSUMPTION the ranks of the regular
army are supposed to be filled by the men
of the levy. who must serve six years with
the regular army and first reserve. They
then pass into the second reserve, to be
called out only on emergencies. Here
they remain eight years. subjected to an
mail drill at their homes, then become
members of the third reserve Tor six
wears longer, thus passing twenty years,
either in the army or in one OF the re-
serves. This is the system and. IN work
ing order, it would furnish the Govern
ment with an army, in time OF war, CT
nearly 100000 men. But. like every
thing else in Turkey, theory is one tnlng
and practice quite another, ana. as
matter of fact, there are very few districts
where the system has been put In run
ming order. and none where the conscr1pts
of the year do not buy exemption from
service whenever they are able 70 90 SO.
In one case in military district near
SMYRNA. the population made contract
with the enrolling officers that, IN con-
sideration of lump sum, paid down IN
cash. the district should be exempt Inc
money was paid. and the conscriptlng
otficers returned fictitious rolls, and went
back. rich and contented. to CONSTANT
nonle. In another, the conscrlpung ON
Ger was prevailed on to enroll the popu-
lation of the prisons; in third All the
hagpars and poverty stricken wretches
- ha found in the district were entered
as conscripts, while the able-bodled men
escaped. & cow
In reality. the Turkish army IS COM
nosad IF Young men, unable. under the
aa,,rrassive system of taxation. to MAKE
+hair living on the farm or IN the worn
shon who. therefore, entered the army
Voluntarily, and such conscripts as couio
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

marnuders. A company of forty Rus
sian frontier guards has been known to
dispense band of 700. Worthless for
fighting purposes, they are valuable only
when murder and pillage are to be done.
They are picturesque objects, in their
Oriental costumes, with belts stuck full
of pistols and daggers, but, in a soldier,
plcturesqueness is a quality OF very
small consequence.
In actual warfare, therefore, with any
civilized power Turkey must rely on the
infantry and artillery, the effective force
of these two arms being less than 4OO,-
600 men. Such q force as this could offer
a strong protest to the partition of the
Turkish empire, but even after its re-
sistance was overcome, the trouble would
not be at an end, for before the division
could be performed campaign in every
neighborhood would be necessary. The
fanatical hatred entertained by Moslems
for everybody and everything Christian
is almost inconceivabIe by the Western
mind. When, at the close of the war of
1876, Bosnia was assigned to Austria, an
army of nearly 100000 men was needed
to complete the transfer of the territory,
although there was not a Turkish regi-
ment in the province. The Moslem pop
ulation rose en- masse. the women fought
side by side with their husbands with
guns, pistols, swords, hatchets and even
pitchforks. Military operation had to be
carried on against every village, and a
year elapsed ere there was complete sub
mission and order was restored. In case
a partition of Turkey were attempted,
population uprisings might be expected
in every province from Albania to the
Euphrates. They would all be ineffec-
tive, of course, but they would all be
bloody and costly. A knowledge of the
facts that Turkey is by no means help
less, even with bankrupt treasury and
corrupt administration, has probably
something to do with the general willing
ness to give the unspeakable Turk a lit
tie more time Nobody believes he will
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ponents were forced to confess that, had
the Moslems been properly commanded,
the result would have been extremely
doubtful. Their weakness has always
been the miraculous stupidity of the OF
toman generals. Whenever they have
been led by trained officers of other ma
tons than their own, their record has been
good. 1t has always been clear of cow
ardice. Their fatalistic creed makes
them strangers to fear; to them every
thing is "Kismet," or fate; and if com
manded to go forward to attack battery,
where certain death seems to await every
assailant, they neither hesitate nor falter,
considering that, if it is their fate to be
killed at such time and place, there is
no use trying to avoid it. Besides this,
they are hardy race, capable of enduring
great fatigue and hardship without break
ing down, of marching long distances
without food or rest, and all these quail
ties in soldier, are invaluable.
The Turkish army, therefore, is fac
tor to he considered in the discussion of
the fate of the Ottoman empire, for if the
Turks should make up their minds not to
be divided up into parcels without
struggle they are capable of offering a
very effective resistance to any proposed
pIau 1Of lne partltlOIl OF Inelr country
among the powers of Europe. The area
of the Turkish empire is about 10000 ,
square miles, or little over one-half
that of the United States, and the popu
lation is nearly 100000, or about two
thirds that of our own. These figures,
however, do not furnish definite idea
of the strength, or more properly, of the
weakness of the country, for comprised
in the enumeration Of inhabitants are the
people of all the races that were con-
quered by the Turks, who constitute
more than one-half of the whole number.
Christians within the limits of Turkey
are regarded as aliens, or rather as enc
mics, whom both the Government and the
Mussulman population would be glad to
see removed Or externinated. They are
not liable to military duty, but, instead,
pay an exemption tax of about $3.50 q
head per annum.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
Too Playful by Half.

There is a man about town who has
a marked military bearing and wood
en- leg l won't say whether he was in
the army or navy, for if l did you'd
know right away who it is, but he gave
that leg that Uncle Sam might have Il
stronger one to stand on. He went out
to spend the evening not long ago at
the house of some people he didn't
know very well. They have clever
little fox terrier who is trained to jump
over sticks that you hold out and to
perform any number of other enter
tanning feats.
AS l said, the wooden-legged man
stuffed chair, whose seat was SO long
that the artificial leg, perforce, stuck
straight out in the air. The fox terrier
saw it. He recognized the invitation,
and with glad yelp he cleared it at
bound. He went over once, he Went
over twice, he went over thrice. Then
he looked around with the air of one
who has done his duty, and done
enough of it. The leg still stuck out.
He yelped little unhappily and went
at it again.
The hostess tried unobtrusively to call
him off, but to no purpose. She tried
not to notice him, and the poor dog
kept at his performance till finally, i'll
despera ton she rose and carried him
out of the room. I rather think the
man had fondness in that quarter
once, but what can man do after Il
thing like that?-Washingt Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

irregulars are all cavalry, and probably
not sinceSthe time of Atilla has a worse
lot of thieves, robbers, cut-throats, muir
derers and all round desperadoes been got
together. Turks from Anatolia, kurds
from Armenia, Circassians and Georgians
who prefer wandering life of rapine and
murder to the iron discipline of the Rus
sian military service, Persians, the de-
scendants of the Parthians so much
dreaded 1000 years ago, Arabs from the
Red Sea Coast, Druses from the noun
tains of Syria and Palestine, negroes
from Egypt, fugitives from justice of
every surrounding country, escaped Jail
birds, anybody is welcome to their bands
who has horse and arms and can ride,
steal and shoot. These are the men who
desolated Bulgaria; these are the men
who are now making Armenia desert.
The only discipline they recognize is ODE
dience to their leader; they have no sys-
TEN Of drill and the terror they inspire
is due solely to their we'll deserved repu-
tation as butchers. When they wage
war it is not war, but determination, for
they make not the slightest distinction
between the armed and the defenseless,
killing all alike with equal ferocity. To
them an expedition is raid during which
neither Hail, WOu1au cullu Is S)dlCu,
and what property cannot be carried off
is burned. Our American Indians were
gentlemen compared with them, for the
Indians did occasionally spare the chill
dren, adopting them into their tribes and
raising them as members of their fami-
lies, but to the natural savagery of their
dispositions the Turkish irregulars add
religious fanaticism of the most exag-
gerated type-a fanaticism that causes
them to regard the murder Of. non
Mohammedan as religious duty, an act
extremely laudable in the sight of Allah
and which will entitle them to much
credit, both in this world and in the next.
Principles, if they can be so called, such
as these render the Turkish irregulars OBJ
jects of the utmost terror to defenseless
villagers subject to their raids, and have
at one time or another made their name
terror word from Vienna to Teheran.
Along the frontiers of Hungary and PO-
land they were equally hated and feared
for 200 years; the Popes Of the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries issued special
prayers for protection against them; the
inhabitants of Southern Russia for CEN
fury and a half had an annual fast day
to insure immunity from their raids.
To the regular troops Of any civilized
power they are contemplate. They are
armed with antiquated, flint-lock, smooth
bore muskets, 6 or feet long, pistols Of
equally ancient pattern and sabers. One
cowboy, with a Winchester, pair of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
Coons and Cider.

John Davis, one of the largest cider
one morning recently, the result of very
peculiar circumstances. He was awak
ened by noise from the mill at midnight,
and found that thirteen coons were
on the inside drinking cider. He fast
ened the door and locked them in Sc
curely and went to bed. When he
got up the next morning he took coon
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

Y only to the political state, for,
I.lF and collectively, the Turks
w as healthy Il lot of people as
NE globe. The Government is
" Inefficient, as despotisms grown
wont to be, but that is no sign
~ near the end of it's days, for
mental despotisms have u trick
s'4s on to life, sometimes for CEN
ueF they ought to die. The
!. 4nFe at Constantinople lived for
lures after its territory had been
. the region Immediately sur
\ \ 'aat city, and it is not at all
~ mat III! the Ottoman empire may
~, It's example, and it probably
,S the powers show more unan-
/, "saFo to disposing of it's estate.
v VINO suppose that Turkey will
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

be secured in those districts of Asia
Minor and European Turkey where the
military system has been put in working
order.
There is another class, comprising wide
~ different races of men, who resemble
each other In nothing but the fact that
they are all alike, savages. The Turkish
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
The Differences.

The right and wrong of the question
of the nude in art were never more for
chilly put than by DR.. Samuel Johnson
a hundred years ago. Sir" said the
Fostering James Boswell to him, do
YOU consider Mr.. Opie's naked Venus
indecent?" mo. SIR Numbered the
sturdy old moralist; but your question
iSf'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

fbe existing difficulty may be
n down without an outbreak Of
N apy untoward incident, when
,q in SO critical a condition, may
htirc of serious results.
Turkish empire has long been de-
nd The sick man of Europe"
i cyDrcssi0n must be understood
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

good reyolvers and horse fleet enough
to keep him from being overwhelmed by
numbers, would be more than a match
for a dozen of them. They are brave
enough, in their ferocious brutal way.
but the worthlessness of their weapons
renders them scott to any organized
body of troops. During the war of 1876,
one regiment of Russian foot drove before
it, in headlong route, over 5000 of these
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

dog and several hands and began the
killing. He found the coons drunk
They had rolled the barrels over, which
had been left open to allow the cider
to work They had drank themselves
full of hard cider.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

: virb s 10 the rest of Europe are
sssaera1aoO Ot their host, for, lazy
Nslops s Us they are, the Turks
. is lighters, and when their
y as ,vused, they show a degree
sN dnm aeesslveness that has more
lie last 4. - their opponents.
4 doze, 'nree centuries they have
'ssd ~ wars with surrounding
VI each occasion, their op-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
Z OF THE SULTAN
In THE POWERS MUST
FI wv INTO ACCOUNT.
co1diers with Brainless
The Turkish Irregu1ars-
,c...hroats Who Are Worth
.s+Civilizcd Troops.

o. Turk as Fighter.
'. pr at present felt ei in Turkish .I
'e, ors,lv is intensified with re-
F 'bs Turkish means of defense
u, orrrpssions of Europe, for al
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02
Uses of AdversitY.

A boy never SO thoroughly realizes
that uuarreling is wicked as when he is
getting beaten in a fght.-New York
Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned rail fence?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-02

A sad sight in this world is an old
hen trying to plume herself to look chic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
$1.oo B %asEHne Sha sSaid H SGis $l.OO


think durability
"Lncon $3.50
go but dps the ink flowing steadily uniformly They
this the
insurance and business offices pens
peer vicinity Orders received parts country
Money refunded satisfactory BY postage
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
The Ohio Farmer and the Political
Situation.

We have quoted part of the article
in the Independent, and now turn to the
editorial utterance of one of the lead
ing agricultural papers of the country
"a paper which has always favored
and still favors bimetalism. Hence its
words have special importance to-day.
The Ohio Farmer says:
Regarding the past, we have nothing
to take back or amend. We honestly
believe in bimetallism, and upon safe
platform and with safe candidates it is
the principle which the producing
classes should conscientiously support.
The ways and means of securing it,
however, have never been suggested
by our editors, and, as that is now the
partisan feature of the question, we
must leave it with our readers. We
also are firm in the belief that a pro-
tective tariff is as necessary in this
country for agriculture as for all other
industries, to enable them to compete
with the cheap labor and cheaper lands
of foreign countries. But above either
of these issues, and all others, is the
patriotism which seeks and desires the
safety and stability of our government.
The degeneracy and downfall of all ma
tions have come from corrupt or in
competent rulers or public servants.
We believe that the farmers of this
nation will, next November, decide the
contest. That is, in other words, the
party that receives the bulk of the far
mer vote will be victorious, as the
party affiliations of other classes are al
ready pretty well defined. We hope
and believe that our many readers will
perform that sacred duty without the
influence of prejudice. Let patriot
ism and the desire for the stability of
the government rise above even per-
sonal interests. If aoe Uere hungry and
we're offered food tinctured Nth poison,
zoe ,co,tld reject It'll So, with an abiding
faith in the supreme intelligence and
good judgment of the American peo-
Pile, we shall await the result firm in
the hope and belief that it will be for
the best With these few words the
discussion of partisan affairs will cease
with us until the election has been
held
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

greater than that of the fall in prices
generally, and the reduced cost at
which grain and other merchandise can
now be moved from interior points or
where produced to the centers of popu-
lation has undoubtedly resulted in a
gain to both producer and consumer.
To ascertain the extent of reduction
in the cost of production in agriculture
from this reduction is almost impos-
sible.
The result of progress and invention
is more products with given outlay of
labor. The cost of production has evil
IDENTIFY not been reduced in proportion
to or to the same extent as the fall in
values.
Prices on all products of human in
dustry are governed by the great and
Interchangeable law of supply and de-
mand.
That our consuming power is not
increasing as fast as our produc-
tive power is plainly illustrated by the
following table, in which is shown the
percentage of increase of population
and production and of the area under
cultivation from 1904 10 1890-95:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
SHORT LUMBER.
Current Weekly Comment.

CoRN.-There is a dull tone to the market
with prices lower in sympathy with the less
price to ship from the West.
OATs,-There has been a moderate de-
mand but prices have held quite steady
Old oats in moderate supply.
CHEEsE.-Receipts have increased largely,
but the demand from the home trade con-
tinues light and full quotations can only be
realized in a small jobbing way.
HAy.-The demand yet rules quiet, and
even under light receipts the stock on hand
works down slow. Choice hay is scarce,
and such will command full prices.
BUTrER.-Receipts are fair and prices for
top grades are ruling a shade higher. Fine
first northern creamery continues in short
supply. Fine box and print butter has
steady sale at quotations.
LUMBER.-Trade in boards rules light.
Box boards are quiet, but prices are steady.
Values on clapboards are steady and trade
is only moderate. Stocks are small, how
ever. Shingles are quiet and without
feature.
Wool. The market continues active in
spots. There has been a continuance of the
purchasing for speculation that has been so
prominent feature for the last fortnight.
Certain manufacturers have come to the
belief that wool has touched bottom. They
also believe that Mckinley will be elected
Consequently they are buying wool with
some freedom and storing in with the ex-
pectation OF the rise which is expected
when Bryan's defeat is put beyond perad
venture.-Commercial Bulletin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Vermont Dairy Reports.

SOUTH RYEGATE CREAMERY, South
LOG, $40 pounds; butter made, $685.
pounds; average test (Babcock), 4.34
per cent; paid for butter on test, 10
cents per pound.
NORTH THETFoRD CREAMERY,
North Thetford, for July.-Milk re-
ceived, al ,S91 pounds; butter made,
6,091 pounds; average test (Babcock),
4.30 per cent; paid patrons for butter,
16 cents per pound.
MARSHALL CREAMERY AND CHEESE
FACTORY, North Clarendon, for June
Milk received. 1855, 1884 pounds; cheese
made, 1919 pounds; butter fat, 6,l75t
pounds; average test, 1888 per cent;
paid for butter fat per pound, 16 cents;
for milk per 100 pounds, 60 cents.
BRATTLEBoRo CREAMERY, West
Brattleboro, VT, for July.-Cream re-
ceived, 63,024 pounds; butter made,
1885 pounds; butter fat, 12,432
pounds; paid patrons for butter, Is
cents; bald for butter fat, IS cents.
This creamery does not deal with milk.
RIVERSIDE CREAMERY, South New
bury, for July.-Milk received, 199,46S
pounds; average test (Babcock), 4.48
per cent; paid for butter fat, 18 cents
per pound; paid for milk, 80 cents per
100 pounds. Every patron received his
skim milk in addition to the above
price.
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY CREAMERY,
Fair Haven, for July.-Milk received,
AIT ,604 pounds; average test, so per
cent; paid for butter fat, 16 cents per
pound; paid for milk, per hundred
pounds, COS cents. Considerable of
this creamery's cream is sold instead of
being made into butter, 80 the number
of pounds of butter made is not given.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian tube. When this tube is in
famed, you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, end
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out, and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by cstarrh)
that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY e. CO.,
TOLEDO, OHIO.
Sold by druggists; seventy-fve cents.