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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30

cardboard, as shown IN the illustration,
on a table bearing two lighted candles
of the same height and opposite to a
Regulate the angle formed by the two
wings so that the luminous images cast
by the stars may fall, one directly on the
other. in the center of the screen. You
will thus have a bright star with eight
points. Now, if you cover one of the
two openings with a piece of colored
colored star, with the points alternately
red and green and the center white.
The piece of colored glass may be re-
placed by wine glass containing any
colored liquid, and the points of the star
will then show alternately the color of
the liquid and its complementary hue.
Some very pretty effects may thus be
nroduced -Phila delphia Times.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
AN ALASKAN RATE WAR.
1t is Now Possible to Go to Sit for "a
Song.

1t is Now Possible to Go to Sit for "a
The rate war has reached the Alaskan
route, and it is now cheaper to travel
than to keep house, says the San Fran
cisco Call. The run from San Francisco
to Juneau or Douglas island occupies
about ten days, and the fare for first
class passage, which includes state
room and meals, is only $13
All the company's steamers do not
carry passengers at this figure. The
Mexico is running in opposition to the
Alaska Navigation company''s steamer
Willipa, and the cut rate only rules on
these two vessels. From San Francisco
to Seattle the rate is So cabin and So
steerage. From Seattle by the Mexico
it is s. cabin and $3.50 steerage.
The Alaska Commercial company will
cooperate with the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company, and their vessels, the
Dora and Bertha, will carry passengers
to Prince Williams Sound from Sitka.
From appearances the volume of travel
is going to be very great but the low
rates will not prevail very long. rs the
companies will soon get tired Of the cut
throat business.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Responsibility of Parents.

'I have a son, a man who ought now
to be taking his place in the business or
professional circles, bat he is not even
self-supporting."
So wrote q man. in extenuation Of q
plea for additional advances on real
estate securities.
This man had seen his son grow up.
q spoiled, neglected child. In luxuri-
ant home, with servants to wait upon
him, and every want supplied with
pocket money furnished. and the mea MS
necessary for an education placed within
his reach; but, with no watchful care
given either his intellectual or moral de-
velopment, he had grown to be; not az as:
gressively wicked, but a passably intelli-
gent, selfish. useless clog, not even self
supporting"
A bright lad. from a good home, So
called, was observed by his teacher to be
growing morose. Little things were
missing from the schoolroom. but the
thief could not be detected. Soon, sums
of money. from friends and others. were
taken. and it was developed that this
boy, who needed nothing which his III
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Readiess Bird Flew Away.

A gentleman living near Taylor, La,
recently Melted a dozen quails. When he
was killing and dressing them the fol-
lowing strange occurrence transpired AS
birds the head slipped off in his hand
pulling about two inches Of skin and
feathers along with it.
Turning minute later to pick up the
bird from where he had thrown it. the
gentleman found the little fellow flying
and hopping about as though nothing I'M
toward had happened. his bare neck
sticking up gaunt and headless.
Thinking the birds activity resulted
from a posthumous contraction OF the
muscles, the gentleman attempted to
pick him UP. when the little fellow mount
ed in the air and flew away, futtering
and quivering now and then, but when
about 200 yards from the house he dis
appeared into a small pine thicket. flying
40 "a To- ct
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
The Mother of oscar Wide.

Lady Jane Francesca SperanZa Wilde
died within the month in London. She
was a brilliant woman, who had con-
tributed much to literature and social
life in England and Ireland. A year
ago, at the age of II, Lady Wilde was
she was still a great factor in society.
Lady Wilde was the unfortunate mother
of Oscar Wilde.
She was a Miss Elgie and came of a
fine old Irish family. AS a girl she
achieved a great reputation as poetess,
writing, under the name Of ''Speranza, y
poems which dealt largely with Irish lib
erty. One Of her efforts, "a Call to
Arms" led to the arrest of an eminent
public man as it's supposed author, but
in court this slender, beautiful spirited
woman declared herself the writer.
She became the wife OF DR.. William
Robert Willis Wilde, afterward the sur
geon oculist to Queen Victoria, and who
was knighted for his services and discov-
er and chief of St. Marks Ophthalmic
and Aural hospital, Dublin, al archaeol-
Ogist and an author. An operation which
he performed on the King of Sweden led
that monarch to stand as godfather for
Oscar Wilde in 1856.
The home of the Wildes in Dublin was
in aristocratic Merton square. 1t was a
favorite place of meeting for men of
political and literary eminence. In 1S49
Lady Wilde wrote THE Famine in Ire
land" grim and masterful description
of the sorrows of that year. After they
removal to London she continued to seek
and entertain society. She was eXtrava-
gantly fond of dress, and was not with
out affectations. At her receptions the
curtains were always drawn down IN her
coy drawing room, which was softly
lighted with lamps, shaded by crimson
silk shades. Tall and dignifed, always
charmingly attired. she moved among her
guests, talking easily and intelligenly on
leading topics, in a sympathetic voice
which revealed her warm Irish nature.
Lady Wilde was confirmed woman $
rights woman, and, with Lady Henry
Somerset, inaugurated movement the
object Of which was to secure from the
crown honorifc distinctions and titles
for women. similar to those bestowed
upon men for notable deeds.
Lady Wilde left several volumes of
POEMS One, entitled '"The Poets Des-
Tiny" has now a touching significance:
THE POETS DESTINY,
The Priest of Beauty. the anointed one.
Through the wide world passes the Poet on
All that is noble by his word is crown'd.
But on his brow tn dcanthuS wreath is
bound.
Eternal temples rise beneath his hand,
While his own griefs are written in the
He plants the blooming gardens, trails the
vine
But others wear the flowers, drink the
Tie plunges in the depths of life to seek
Rich joys for other hearts--his own may
break.
He filings the pearl upon the shore-ana
dies.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
DAVIS of Blue Laws.

The days of the old blue" laws of
Connecticut are very forcibly recalled
by circumstance which occurred the
other day in Portsmouth. Q: A little
9-year-old orphan girl was driven to jail
twenty-one miles in an open wagon to
serve a sentence of ten days. and was
also required to pay a fine Of $500. The
fearful crime for which the child had
been arrested and sentenced by the
squire was whispering in church. Evil
IDENTIFY all the people of Portsmouth are
instance. refused to lock the little girl
up, but took her to his own home to serve
her term of Imprisonment.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30

dulgent parents did not supply, was pro
nounced an irresponsible kleptomaniac,
rendered so, the physician said, by the
use of cigarettes.
A boy only IA years old was unfit to
attend school OH account Of frequent
epileptic fits caused, his physician said,
by the use of tobacco.
A teacher found small pupil in the
act of smoking cigarette. To her
questioning he replied: MY father
gave it me- He smokes them himself :
Similar cases could be multiplied. Com
what can teachers do when parents ut
terly ignore their responsibilities in the
moral and physical education Of their
boys ?-The Housekeeper.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
In the Twilight.

When the glowing embers dying
Cut their shadows on the WALL,
And the last, pale CLEAN of sunlight
Throws it's splendor over all,
Then my heart is full of longing,
And the face ] see is thine,
While in loves sweet dream hold. you
TO my heart, the world is mine.
Just before the mists of evening
Gently fall DER land and sea.
When the shadows deepen. darken,
/ am dreaming, love, of thee; ~
All! sweet hour of lingering twilight,
/ love you with love divine,
For then / hold you as in the past,
And, darling, the world is mine!
IT'S then I feel on my forehead
The touch of your slender hand,
And closing my eyes in the twlllght'
Forget you're in spirit land,
And now, as l.. days gone by, love,
Your life is again with mine, mine, mo
/ am young! and the world is mine!
-Bessy Abbot in Boston Transcript.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Pretty Home Experiment.

Get a piece of cardboard, say Sx12
inches in size, and bend it gently in the
middle. In one of the wings thus
formed cut four-pointed star, with two
of the points vertical and two horizontal.
Now bend this wing back upon the
other and make a strong tracing of the
star on the latter with a pencil.
Your object is to get the exact center
of the star-tra cling. and this you may do
by making dot at the intersection
of the diagonals. Now make another
drawing of star on the uncut wing, but
its points must be at an angle of forty
FIVE degrees with the first. Cut this
new star out carefully. and place the
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


Hail, graceful Tact! That to no fool de-
A charm to tame the wild and cheat the
wise,
And, without lying, reaps the gain of lies.
That courteous ever kills without blow
And with yes, contrives to act No.
And can compress a volume into "Oh!
That wins by losing; and by serving reigns;
BY silence argues; and by giving gains;
That throws it's stones, yet saves its WIN
dow paneS.
That looks like porcelain, when It's made of
delft;
And, pilfering. by its very storm of pelf.
Tricks all the world; yes, even tricks
Itself Anon.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
BRIGHT Child

Miss r. was telling her Sunday school
class of small boys about the Shut-In
society, whose members are persons con-
fined with sickness to their beds or
rooms. Whom can we think of?' said
she, that would have had great sym
pathy for those that are so shut in %
Il know" said the little boy; 'some one
in the Bible. amt it, teacher?" ''Yes;
and who. Johnnie?" 'Jonah." was the
spirited answer.-Hartford Post.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Swinging Her own Censor.


The modern woman has taken to burn
ing incense at her own shrine. The LAT
est thing in jeWeled smelling bottles is y
veritable censor that swings from mila-
days chatelaine and when lighted diff
fuses delicate perfume and tiny cloud
of incense. AT an operate matinee the
other day very elegant young woman
in tailor-made gown and a fetching
millinery get-up, produced her whilom
smelling salts at the most affecting mo-
ment of the performance AS she
snapped open the cover and fine streak
OF circumambient vapor curled softly up
and stole athwart the footlights there
was q craning of necks in her neigbhor-
hood for two whole minutes, while Tie
women tried to investigate this latest
idea of elegance.
This new perfume burner, as It is
called, has displaced the tiny bottles af
aromatic salts, SO dear to the heart of tile
swOoning maidens of half century ago.
The English matrOn now swings her
censor through the London drawing
rooms as sedulously as she carries her
lorgnette rampant.
The perfume burners are also appear
ing, and are to be found in the shops
which makes a speciality of imported
novelties of the toilet both in sizes for
the chatelaine and for the dressing table.
The little chatelaine censor comes IN cut
glass and silver in very dainty designs.
Its inner mechanism has nice little de-
vice for automatic lighting; extinguish-
ing is accomplished by merely excluding
the air by putting on the silver top. The
perfume burner is in reality tiny lamp.
burning, in lieu of wick, q prepared
stick of incense as fragrant as the frank
incense and myrrh of biblical days. East
ern perfumes, such as the pungent, aro-
matte sweet grasses of India and Ceylon,
are favorites for this use.-New Orleans
Picayune.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30

Tomato-Natiye of tropical South
America, probably Peru. Cultivated in
that region at the time of the discovery.
j. J. Simpson in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
A Great Ladv,s Enterprise.

81 think woman can do something to
help herself, no matter how she is sit
uated," the lete Mrs. Paran Stevens
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-30
Bernhardt's Secret of Youth.

BeWltchlngly clOtnoQ III ViOlet Nei-
vet gown. with an aureole OF tousled
hair, in which borrowed glints of sun
shine SHOWN amid strands of spun gold.
Bernhardt, the synonym for perpetual
youth. on "How to Keep Young.
There is no secret to divulge; | know
not how l grow younger, as you say,
naively declares the fascinating Bern
hardt. Then, with uplifted gaze and
clasping of hands, she continues in ac-
cents most admirable.
"Dieu naked me as I am, and Dieu
keeps me so. | have my art. | work
woodwork In work l take my great
est pleasure. 1t is a tonic. a delicious
preventive of age. | sleep. [ never
ALL In such atmosphere | have my
daily being.
GOD is good to me. and through his
goodness | remain young.
''The secret of keeping ysung" re-
peats the madam. II do not know. [
wish [ did, and then might tell you.
''Do l employ the services of mas
seuse
''Non, non; detest the massage. This
and this, and so. is horrible she de-
clares, as she deftly kneads her cheeks
with the points of her fingers, makes a
move and says BAH
SO much for the theory upon which
women on the shady side of 80 have
been wont to depend. This disposes of
one pet idea with which many women
are imbued. Massage is not beneficial,
since Bernhardt's appearance is CON
Trajectory evidence of its being essen
tial.
us there 10 lotion you number among
your toilet articles?" suggested the re-
porter, with bated breath
Me! Lotion for the face! Indeed,
no Water, hot water, and plenty of it.
Nothing else can be so good. 1t keeps
the complexion clean and clear
We'll, then do you not advocate cold
baths?"
"Nevaire, nevaire do use could water
for q bath. | detest cold water; it is not
good / like it very hot" and by way
of emphasizing her remarks. Bernhardt
pounded her knee with vigor.
DO. you, attribute your. good health
and vivacity to exercise:" Queried the
reporter.
none. Do / walk? Mais non. Touiours
a yoiture. Nothing could tempt me to
walk. l abominate such means of loco
motion. l ride. everywhere. am too
much easier to ride. Time is very yalu-
able, and day goes so quickly" says
the Bernhardt, as she glances furtiyely
at the tiny watch which bangles from
its well-equipped chatelaine pin at her
side
Madame has an appointment at 8
o'clock and already the hour hand is
pointing to it.
do you advocate so-caIled skin
foods?" pursued the reporter
No, indeed. know nothing Of them
"Do you believe in cosmetics?''
Cosmetics! They are without favor.
I want none of the so-called beautifiers. .
Are you partial, to bicycle riding?'
Yes" says madame, enthusiastically.
81 think the bicycle very agreeable, but
1 do not ride i'll winter. I ride many
miles in summer, and always in the coun-
try. | have just secured from a Chi
cago firm an excellent-tres excellent
machine.
Il wear a full-plaited skirt and Jersey
bodice on my wheel. No boomers for
me.
''T hate the cold,' vehemently asserts
Bernhardt, land love summer and am
devoted to it's warmth. Winter is cold
1T is bleak, little sunshine and much BIT
ing wind. New York World.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21
And Now the Human Fiends
Declare That they Obeyed
the Sultan.
FORMER HORRORS RENEWED.
Men Butchered in Cold Blood, Chill.
dren Buried Alive and Pretty
Women Kidnapped.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA. Oct. 90
The Viedomosti publishes some details of
the latest massacre of Armenians at Van
that were obtained from fugitives who
have arrived at Etchmiadzin. The Kurds,
who perpetrated the massacre, openly de-
clare that they fulfilled the will of the
Sultan. The story is the same as those
that have been repeatedly told during the
past two years.
The Kurds butchered the men in cold
blood, kidnapped the prettiest women,
buried children alive, outraged the priests
and desecrated the churches. The work
of the murderers was thoroughly done
ants in the vicinity of Van.
LONDON, ENG, Oct. 20.-Lord Rose
berry, speaking at a non-partisan banquet
at Colchester to-day said that he fully
agreed with Lord Salisbury in the Pre-
mier's Turkish policy. Lord Rosebery
said that he had q strong conviction,
which no amount of rhetoric would de-
stroy, that isolated interference on the
part of Great Britain would result in a
great European war.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, Oct 90
Mr.. Luther Short, United States Consul-
General here, started for Smyrna to-day.
1t is probable that Mr.. Short will board
the United States gunboa Bancroft at
Smyrna and that the guardboat will pass
through the Dardanelles as an ordinary
vessel.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21
STREETCAR MEN MEET.
Some Interesting Exhibits and
Papers Before the American
Association
Bicycles Give the Various Subur ban
Companies Uneasiness and Lessen
Patronage.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Oct. 20.--The immense
floor space in the Auditorium is covered
with streetcars, trucks and all manner OF
modern vehicles on exhibition at the
fifteenth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Street Railway Association, which
began this morning. This is the greatest
exhibition of its kind ever given in this
country. Over 200 representatives of
streetcar mar ufacturers are in attendance.
To-day's session was opened with. prayer,
after which Mayor Nagel welcomed the
visitors. President Fl. M. Littell of New
York delivered his annual address, during
which he said the association is to be con-
graduated on the fact that during the past
year no deaths have occurred in its ranks.
Papers of great value and interest will
be read on the subjects of tracks and track
jointing, construction and maintenance,
trucks, how the street railways can be in
creased, modern power-house and selection
and management of EN- ployes. President
Littell deprecated the growing disposi-
tion of Government, both State and muni-
cipal, to increase the burden of taxation
for street railways. With reference to
the bicycle as means of reduced rev.
enues, he said:
''No doubt the bicycle has come to stay,
and no doubt upon suburban routes its
competition has been serious, but it is
still to a great extent a novelty. and when
the effects of the novelty have worn off
and the use of the bicycle is limited to
those who habitually make use of it all
their lives think there will still be found
quite enough people who prefer street.
cars as a means of locomotion, even in
places where the bicycle can be used"
The report OF Secretary Pringley showed
the association to be prosperous in finances
and mem bership The Buffalo and Niagara
Falls Electric Railway was elected to
mem bership in the association.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21
FUNERAL or HENRY {. ABBEY.
Remains of the Noted theatrical Man
ager Placed at Final Rest ina
Massachusetts Cemetery

NEW YORK, N. Y, OCT. 20. = The
funeral services over the late Henry E.
Abbey, theatrical manager, were held this
morning in the Church of the Paulist
Fathers, which was crowded with friends
of the dead man. Among the pall-bearers
were A. NJ. Palmer, Augustin DAILY, ID. o.
Mills and Walter Damrosch. The chief
mourner was Abbey's youngest daughter,
Miss Kittie Abbey.
Abbey was received into the Catholic
Church just an hour before he died
Saturday morning. After the services at
the church the remains were taken to the
car Has in waiting to convey the body to
Northampton, Mass, for interment. Only
intimate friends and relatives accom-
panied the remains to the place OF in
terment.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Oct 20.-The
burial of the remains of Henry E. Abbey,
the theatrical and operate manager, took
place here this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The body arrived on train from New
York at 40 in q special car and was ac-
companied by relatives and friends and a
large delegation of actors and professional
men. Immediately upon the arrival OF
the train an undertaken took charge OF
the body at the station and the mourners
followed the remains to Bridge-street
Cemetery, where the interment took place
in a grave beside that of the first wife OF
the deceased. There were no services at
the cemetery. Many floral emblems ac-
companied the body.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21
LOS ANGELES WINNERS.
Red Jacket, Red Dick, Captain coster
and Phoeda Capture Last Days
Running Races.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Oct. 20.-The
races came to an end here to-day. As at
Yesterdays meeting there was q small
crowd. ladies predominating. The run
ming events this we k have not proved a
financial success, but the sport has been
all that could be asked. Two favorites
and two outsiders landed money.
In the first event, four and half fur
longs for polo ponies Red jacket, favor
ite al to 5. had no trouble'in winning by
a length or two to spare, leading from the
start. The tive-eighths of mile, selling,
for all ages, was won by Red Dick. the ia.
vorite, at even money. Suwanee, to
shot, gave aim brush for the race.
Hacienda at to and Hallelujah, the Sec
ond choice. were played heavily in the
third race, seven-eighths of a mile, handi-
cap, fo- ali ages, Hacienda being backed
off the boards. But Captain Coster, at to
l, was in form to-day and won by half
length from Hallelujah, with Hacienda
behind the bunch. PhGda, at 6 to l,
landed the mile race purse for all ages.
Alessandro opened at to l. went to even
money and was backed off the boards.
Gold Dust was offered at 6 to 5. A big
wad of money was laid on Phoda, which
won by half length. Bernardo led to
the half, where he began to bleed and fell.
Gold Dust, in trying to beat the gate,
caught his head in the clots and nearly
went over.
Four and half furlongs, polo ponies-Red
Jacket won, Saivacion second, Santa Clara
third. Time, :55.
Selling, for all ages. fve-eighths of a mile
Red Dick won, Suwanee second, Juan Bernard
third. Time, :01%.
Handicap, all ages, seven-eighths of mile
Captain Coster won, Hallelujah second, Gla-
diola third. Time, 1:2S.
For all ages, one mile-Phoeda won, Gold
Dust second, Alessandro third. Time, a.