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CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

A prominent citizen of Philadelphia re-
ton of the letter of the eminent paysi-
elan. DR. William Pepper, in Which the
latter gracefully and generously declined
to accept any compensation for the yaiu-
able professional services he had rem
dered to the heroic Sheridan in. his last
illness. he was driving across New York
on his way home, via Jersey City. when
he was stopped at Broadway by one Of
the great street pageants of the late
campaign. Being anxious to catch the
next train. he appealed to a policeman
to permit the procession To be broken for
the passage of his hackney coach. The
officer was polite but firm in refusal.
stating that his orders were not to break
the line except at stated intervals for the
passage of street ears. 1t having been
represented that the gentleman's bust
ness was most urgent, he answered that
in five minutes, when the cars would ne
permitted to pass. we would b. given
leave to fall in behind them il he would
give the officer his name and address
for use in the event Of his superior de-
handing an explanation. The name and
address were no sooner furnished the
former being almost identical with that
of the celebrated physician and provost
of the university-than the line was halt
ed and broken, and the carriage inn
mediately allowed to pass. The officer
touched his hat to the surprised Phila-
delphian, who had not then heard of DR..
Peppers letter. and said: 1.-The man who
served Sheridan and refused to take Il
fee for his services can pass anywhere,
and ut any time through New York. =
Our Dumb Animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE.
Theatrical Managers in New York Threat
ened with Financial Ruin.

Theatrical Managers in New York Threat
ened with Financial Ruin.
The Abbey. Schoefeld & Grau crash
was precipltated by the honesty of the
partners. Rival managers. perhaps less
fastidous in avoiding immediate disaster.
are now sitting anXiously on the doors
of bankruptcy. We have information
to the effect that one celebrated manager
has borrowed from his star and friends
Il sum amounting to S3O0,00O: that an
other celebrated manager. ostcnslbly the
sole owner of certain enterprises, but in
reality only the tigurchead, has so for
feited the confidence of his moneyed part
ners that they are now discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY of returning him to the OBJ
security from which. some years ago. he
sprung like Il meteor: that a third celc-
bratcd manager has lost the confidence
of the hackers of the theater he con-
ducts, and that his famous stock com
pany is threatened with disarmament;
that the paper of a fourth celebrated
manager is not negotiable without the
signature Of his wife. who is Il woman
of some little fortune. which is now being
swept away. Talk about bankruptcy.
We know a manager reputed to be enor-
mously wealthy who is so covered with
loans and mortgages that he cannot call
the billhoarls of the theater his own.
But that is to be expected. Theatrical
life is n gigantic gamble. A bad specula-
ton may carry manager to the verge
of supplementary proceedings. while a
lucky Investment will establish him in
prosperity. Neil Burgess cleared $780,
600 out of 1.-THE County Fair" but pres
emily THE Year One" ended his fortune.
A. NJ Palmer lost about $4,000 on
New Blood" and "A Stag Party" but
he earned $4,000 from 'rrilby."
Charles Frohman threw $4,000 into the
bottomlcss pit of ''rhcrmidor." but he
received fully half million from ''Shen-
andoah." THE Girl l Left Behind Me-"
and "Charley's Aunt Augustin DAILY
lost SIT. 200 on Olga Nethcrsole. but that
deficit was paid back by the engage
ment of Charles Richman.-New York
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A Child's Idea of Marriage.

Marriage, from the child's point of
view, is a kind of contradiction. The
law of love. according to his experience,
is rooted in intimacy. 1t is right for
brothers and sisters who live in the same
house and have the mutual knowledge
of daily companionship to love one an
other. but how can two strangers love
one another SO much as to want to live
together? a boy of seven once said to
his mother: Il don't see why husbands
and wives must be SO fond of each 9th
er. They are no relations at all. n
husband is just man you pick up any
where" This boy, Il smart one, as his
language suggests. probably expressed Il
widespread childish perpleNity. The
thought is amusing because of it's igno-
rance of the meaning of marriage, but
even as we smile do we not half feel that
the child's way of looking at human re-
latonShips is in Il sense the right one,
and that marriage. however necessary,
is in Il manner emincntly unnatural?-
National Review.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
Growing Peaches in the North.

Every few years the extremes of tenn
perature during some one of the winter
months proves fatal to peach buds. Such
was the case last winter, and this is one
of Connecticut's peachless years. Hith-
erto no practicable method has been de-
viscd to protect the trees and prevent
this injury. But Massachusetts gen
tleman. j. +. Parmenter, suggests q
plan that, so far as | know. is original
with him. Being SO simple it seems a
wonder that it has never been thought
of before. Instead of bending down the
tree every winter and covering it as
is done in Minnesota and some other
states, the new method is to set out
the young tree on slant and train it
to grow in horizontal position and quite
close to the ground. The trees may be
planted fifteen feet apart each way.
and leaning toward the south. A cheap
trellis may be made about II foot from
the ground. and the new growth tied to
it from time to time. When severe
weather sets in a covering of straw and
evergreen branches will cffectually pro-
tcct the buds. In this way it is be-
lievcd that peaches may be obtained cv
cry year. regardless of the character of
the winter The method is one that
seems to commend itself at once to hor-
ticulturists as worthy of trial.-Uartford
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n Noisy Bali of Fire Comes Aboard

Capt. Dickson of the British bark Eu-
dora reports an unsual electrical display
during Il storm in the South Pacific The
Eudora left ,Iunin, Chill. on February
20. and while heating down the coast
toward Cape Horn the storm was seen
approaching the vessels stern. Swapping
and sizzling like Il wall of fire, but travel
ing only at a moderate speed, the wind
being light ut that time.
When the storm struck the vessel it
blew with the force of Il hurricane, and
for Il time it looked rs if the masts
Would be blown out. There was n great
electrical display all over the rigging,
and great ball of fire foated near the
mizzenmast and exploded with Il report
like that of Il krupp gun. The crew
were dazcd and nearly blinded, but for
tunatcly no one was seriously hurt. The
vessel lahorcd heavily in the sea. and the
Wire rigging was ablaZe with electricity
The storm soon cleared away, and the
sea AT once became as calm as before
Philadelphia Record
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Where jackson Fought u Duel.

During the storm last week a large
red elm tree in front of Tom Darden S
house, near town, was blown down.
This elm was perhaps the most historic
tree in the county, and was known as the
''Dickerson tree II was situated on
the grounds whcreon the famed Jackson
Dickerson duel was fought. years ago,
and under the spreading branches Dick
erson reclined, awaiting medical atten-
ton. after being mortHlly wounded by
Gen. Jackson. The trunk of this old
tree measures only four feet in diameter,
while its branches measure 100 feet
across. MIR. Darden greatly regrets the
uprooting of this old forestry landmark.
-Adairville OKy.) Banner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
FAMINE AND CHOLERA.
Twin Plaques Ravaging Once Pros
porous District in China.

AWln 1IaSues RaVaging uuce RIOS
porous District in China.
San Francisco. June IA terrible
famine which threatens to plunge the
most prosperous portion of Tonkin, Chi
M. into the direst misery for many years
is desolating the country. The harvest
has been Il failure and the natives
throughout the whole of the country are
IN the most miserable condition. In
Hanoi. the other day, a mother offered
her three infants for S cents, preferring
to hand them over to u European rather
than see them perish from hunger in
her arms. Inha hitants emigrate from
the country on masse to the cities to beg
for sustenance, while many others are
going about pllaging and perpetratinG
acts of the grossest violence. Several
cases Of cholera are reported from the
provinces where the famine has been felt
most severely
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4 af!y<k9

In Machias, Me-, lives Mr.. e. #.
maker by the firm of Means & Gard
ner, of that place Speaking of Mr..
Gould, his friend, Mr.. e. W. Mitch
ell, recently said: II have known
him for some years, and until very
lately l always heard him complain
ing about his feed disIc-1.ng him,
and feeling more or less badly
about all the time. His work natu
rally keeps him confined a good
deal, and he has very little chance
for exercise. Lately, having heard
less complaint, l thought l would
call and see to what he credited
his Improvement. He said to me-"
said Mr.. Mitchell. for years have
been troubled with indigestion and
dyspepsia. At times would be dizzy
and my head very dull, especially
after eating. Then would have dis
tress and palpitation, caused by
gas in my stomach from food fer
menting. The only thing l could
find that would give me any relief
was soda, and from that got no
lasting benefit, but now. have
struck it rich. My employer
brought me a package Of Ripans
Tabules from Boston. They are
the one thing that will fix you up
all right. am feeling splendid
now, and l recommend them to you
and all for stomach trouble.
Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists or by mali 4
he price $50 cents box is sent to The Kipans Chcmi
al GOinnaIsv NAVY York NNlMn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Charles Frederick Robinson Hayward.
Denver editor. wrote learnedly of the
drama. But his shortest criticism will
probably outlive any other written by
him. 1t was as follows George G..
Min, the prcacheractor. played Hamlet
ut the Academy of Music last night He
played it till l. o'clock" The only other
criticism that seemed to class with this
emanated from Leadville. where per-
Torrance of Richard ILL.," by barn
storming troupe was chroniclel under
the glaring headline of MANY Lives
Lost"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
The Orange Tree.

An orange tree. it is said, will bear
fruit until !. is $50 years old: and there
are recorded instances of orange trees
bearing fruit when 500 years old, In
Malta and Naples $4,000 oranges have
been picked from single tree. and one
in the Sandwich Islands was estimated
to bear 10000. In two instances III
Southern Europe, $4,000 were picked
from one tree.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
Rome wasn't Built in a Day

Neither are the obstinate maladies, to the
removal of which the great corrective, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, is adapted durable
in an hour. To persist in the use of this
standard remedy is no more than just.
Bi,ousness, constipation, malaria. rheuma-
tism. kidney complaints and nervousness
are among the complaints which 1t eradi-
Gates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
White Woodchucks.

Daniel Coleman of Holden. Me-, re-
Gently dug out family of woodchucks
on his farm in that town. in which We're
two remarkable specimens of the animal
kind The old woodchucks were brown,
the usual color. but one pair of the
young ones were purple white with pink
eyes-they were real albinos.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
ABOUT HER HAIR.

He raved about her hair.
In manner too, too utter,
And anyone could swear
His mind was In Il tiutter.
Her hair was long and fair,
OF bronze gold color rare:
No wonder then and there
He raved about her hair
He found 1t in the butter!
New York World
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Neglect of the hair often destroys its
vitality and natural hue. and causes it
to fail out. Before it is too late, apply
Halls Hair ReneMer. q sure remedy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

-Ex-Goy. Boies of Iowa has farm
of 25OO acres, and makes farming pay.
He is worth nearly $500, 200.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

M. Thiebaut. formerly consul for
France at New York. has been appointed
first secretary of the French legation at
Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Prof James Taft Hatfield, of the
Northwestern university has accepted
the chair of German in Wesleyan uni
versit,% Middleton. Conn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

cceded to question him rs to various de-
tails aud presently asked him what kind
repeated the man, not knowing what
was meant; aspect: Has Mr.. Bung
got an asoectg' '.Of course he has"
said the architect, smiling. Then I'll
tell you what: if. as you say. he has one.
Just put me in couple Of aspects. It'd
Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills--C. l.. Baker, 422S
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dee. s,
1885
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

The Duchess of Newcastle is suffer
ing from measles ut Clumber.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25
WISCONSIN Patents

Patents FOR the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week nv
Erwin. Wheeler & Wheeler. IS and 5o
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee
WIS These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free on request
Olaf Hstlesaeter, Milwaukee. ditchinr
tlon CLUTCH i. L. lde. Eau Claire n ,ma y
turc for dynamo-electr.c machines: Peter
J. kroehnkee; rhiensvlle. bridge guard; b.
J. Perry, Fond du Lac. carbon manifold
Milwaukee, beer cooler; Antiswetsol com
pany. Milwaukee, indicated shoe-pads
Grade -mark.)
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price 20 cents

Sir William Harcourt is rapid
reader. and never SO happy as when ne
has the latest book in his hand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

During our last war with Great Brit
ain, muscular member of the Society of
Friends, while on coasting voyage. was
oyerhauled by British privateer and
the captain came to him for instructions.
His reply was '"Thee will do what thee
thinkest BEST which of course meant
fight.
During the engagement, the Quaker
saw Il boat-crew. attempting to board an
other part of the vessel, and Selling the
leader threw him about ten feet out into
the water, saying as he did so, Friend,
L hope thee can swim!'
The vessel was saved.
Another good Quaker story is of the
young man who came on moonlight
night to serenade the Quaker's daughter.
but by mistake got under the old gentle
mans window.
After following various others with
Home. Sweet Home" the old gentle
man. who was anxious to go to sleep,
came to the window in his night dress
and pleasantly said, young man, if thee
hast Il home, and Il sweet home us thee
sayest, why don't thee go homeT "-Our
Dumb Animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

The famous baseball pitcher had
walked the floor with the Youngest of his
family for an hour or so. Mary" said
he. IF the manager saw me now | bet
I'd get soaked with Il fine.
Why" asked his wife, seepily.
II don't seem to have any control of
the bawl at all, l don't. "-Cincinnati
Enuuirer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

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l only ask women in any way afflicted
with female troubles to try it."-MRs.
ANNA IvoR, Pittsford Mills, Rutland
Co., VT.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Chickens in the Rain.

On rainy morning Il good deal of wis
dom may be learned from the chickens
II it is to be a soggy. rainy. drizzly day
all day-thc chickens will get out and
stand about in the rain with an utterly
indifferent manner. They look just as
human beings feel. And they keep it VI
all day. But if the rain is to continue
but few hours the chickens will stay
under shelter. They cannot be kept out
They hurry under cover when disturbed,
and stay there till the fair weather
.comes-which it does presently. And
then they SO out and enjoy the sunshine.
The chickens know.-Chicago Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Pretty Housemaid-"An so you were
at the O'Flahcrty weddingy" Coachman
II wor.' Pretty Housemaid-"
who was the best man. Coachman-
1T wor Dennis O'Toole | seen him
wollop three of the biggest chaps in the
room afore the plisintries wor over
Melbourne Weekly Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

OF course it's initiated
anything good always is
that's endorsement, not a
pleasant kind, but still en-
dorsement. HIRES Root
beer is initiated.
Made only nv The Charles +. Hires Co. PHILADELPHIA
A 2Sc package makes saltepx, Sold everywhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

A millionaire railway king has a broth
or who Is hard of hearing. while he him.
self is remarkable as having very
prominent nose. Once the railway king
dined at friends house. when he sat
between two ladies. who talked to him
very loudly. rather to his annoyance, but
he said nothing. Finally one of them
shouted n commonplace remark. and then
said in an ordinary tone to the other:
Did you ever see such nose in your
life?'
Pardon me. ladies'" said the million
aire. Its my brother who is deaf"
Imagine the horror of the lady.-Week-
ly Telegraph.
Heavens" shrieked he, what in my
anger have l done?"
He reeled.
Il have been tearing my hair" he
gaspcd
s One glance into the mirror was enough
to tell him that he could no longer be
considered a piano virtuoso of the first
class.-Pick-Me-Up.
An uneducated man. having inherited
d fortune unexpectedly. wished to live
up to il. and at once decided to have 4
large house built. Accordingly he con-
suited an architect. instrueting him to
erect "a mansion like Mr.. Rung's over
there, only better" The architect pro-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Mr.. Kuhe in his Musical Recollec-
tions" tells Il story of Paganini which
will bear repeating. A lady occupying Il
position in the social world invited him
to Il dinner party, to which men AMI
women distinguished in art and literature
were hidden. Rightly or wrongly she ex-
pccted that he would consent to play
something during the evening But she
reckoned without her guest When the
great man arrived. she discovered that
Signor Paganini!' she exclaimed re-
proachfully. you have not brought your
VIOLIN mo. Lady -" was the witty
answer; my violin never dimes out"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

The highwayman had followed her
from town. He had observed the pocket
book which she held in her hand. 1t
was fat, even as a plump partridge. She
was returning from the city. and he bded
his opportunity. 1t was dusk. n lonely
part of the road was reached. He
sprang forward, snatched the pocket book
from her hand, and disappeared. He
wendell his way back to town. Gleefully
we'll tonight" he said And he opened
the purse and swooned. 1t was fat with
samples!-Harper's Bazaar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

story, the sculptor, Left a fortune.
The inventory of the estate of William
w. Story. the sculptor. has been filed in
the Suffolk probate court. showing that
he left property of the value of S2l2.S39.
OF This sum S49.S39 is personal and
S163O00 is real cstate.-Boston Tran
SlriptA
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AT THE PICNIC.

She was about to fall upon his neck.
So did her emotions stir.
When a big green worm. alas to say.
Anticipated her. Detroit Tribune
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Il wonder who was the first manu-
facturer to advertiser" asked the specll-
lativc boarder
'''There are no data on the subject"
said Asbury Peppers. ''but in all proba>
bility it was the hen. Cincinnati En-,
Qurer.
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MARY

MARY
Mary had a little lamb.
But both have long been dead;
If Mary We're alive today
She'd want wheel instead.
-SomerVille Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-25

Joseph Jefferson and his sons. vii
liam and Joe, arrived at Buzzard's Ba,
on "Wednesday of last week.