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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
A BURNING COAL MINE.
Millions of Tons Being Consumed in
Pennsylvania.


In Mercer county, Pa. the center of
the bituminoUs coal district, there is a
subterranean fire that has been burning
continually for twenty-five years. The
spot is marked by the parched soil and
jets of smoke issuing from crevlces in
the earth. Fire shoots out of the OPEN
ing at intervals, making striking PIC
ture. A stranger unacquainted with the
locality would, nine chances out of ten
think he had discovered volcano, The
subterranean fire is caused by the burn
ing of thousands of tons of coal, and by
test it has been proved that the fire will
not be extinguished until the entire vein
of coal is exhausted.
Twenty-Five years ago, when Western
Pennsylvania was flooded with coal spec
uators. this vein was located. The coal
was of fine quality and the vein was
claimed to be the richest in the district.
A shaft was sunk and operations be-
gan. Thousands of tons of coal were
mined, and the operators realized a
small fortune every day from their in
vestment. At the time the coal districts
were in the zenith of prosperity bands
of tramps infested the small mining
towns. They existed mainly on the hos
pitality of the generous farmers. Late
in the summer of 1871 the mine sus-
pended operations for about month,
so that necessary repairs could be made.
During the month the mine was IDLE a
band of tramps encamped in the shaft:
One morning flames and volumes of
smoke were discovered issuing from the
mouth of the mine, and the pumps were
set to work to extinguish the flames.
For weeks water was kept continually
pouring into the mine. but it only seemed
to add fuel to the flames. The effort
to quench the fire was finally given up
as a useless job. The interior of the
mine to this day is a roaring and seeth-
ing mass of flame. The fire is supposed
to have been the work of the tramps,
for they could not be found after the
fire was discovered. Three hundred
acres of land in the vicinity of the burn
ing mine have been rendered practically
useless for cultivation. The soil is
parched and dry and vegetation cannot
thrive on it.
Possibly millions of tons of coal have
been consumed, together with machinery
and coal cars. At night, when the flames
shoot out of the assures of the earth,
the country is illuminated for miles
..round.-New York Mail and Express
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
Svmpathize and ORIGINATE.

tinguished writer, Consists in the exer-
else of two fine qualities-you must origi-
nate and you must sympathize. You must
possess at the same time the habit of
communicating and habit of listening.
The union is rather rare, but it is ir--
restible." To listen sympathetically and
to talk amusingly are generally supposed
to be two distinct qualities seldom, if
ever, united in the same individual, and
it would be we'll for those who desire to
shine as takers to study the golden
mean. and judicieusly combine both ac-
comDlishments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
Monster Locomotives.

The Buffalo, Rochester and Pitrshurg
will this week put one of the largest To-
eomotives into service running on any
road in this country. 1t is a mogul weigh
ing $4,000 pounds exclusive of the ten
der and 267 900 pounds with it. The
parts were constructed at the Brooks
works of Dunkirk, and then taken to the
Lincoln Park shops of the Buffalo, Ro-
chester and Pittsburg. where the work
of erection has been in progress about
month. There are but six similar en-
gines in the United States. and but three
of these have Il slightly larger tonnage.
These are used by the Erie as pushers
on the hill coming west out of Jersey
Clair tunnel in Canada. The Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburg engine will be
used in the coal regions, and will run
from Clarion Junction to Mount Jewett
ornr q ha3yy grade
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
THREE MIDGETS IN JAIL.
Adolph Philip Says Liliputians Broke
Their Contracts.


Their Contracts.
Franz Ebert, Max Walter and Adolph
Zinck. three of the Liliputians who have
delighted theater-goers in every large city
in the country, are languishing III jail in
Boston, thinking sadly of the prospect
of securing $4,000 bail. And in the
outlook the only thing from which they
can extract a bit of happiness is that
when they We're arrested they were or
dered to give bonds for SOS, 1000. and that
pleading caused lowering Of the figure.
Adolph Philip, manager OF the Ger
mania theater in New York. caused their
arrest, claiming $34 900 for their alleged
failure to keep contracts to play under
his management in the season of 1885
96.
They signed with me- he said last
night, land then went to Europe with
the Rosenfelds after Carl Resented had
played Santa Claus" and given to them
diamonds, watches and other presents,
and told them they shonld not leaye
hiE2. They were kept III Europe all the
time that was covered by their contracts
with me.
my suit is against Franz Ebert,
AdClph ZiEck, Max Walter. Toni Meis-
ter, Ida Mahr and Bertha Jaeger. I
didn't want 70 have the woraen arrested,
and | hated TO put the little fellows in
prison, but / spent S10.0C3 preparing for
are protected against suits, believe,
by their contracts with the Roscnfelds.
Il allowed them to play the Saturday
matinee in Boston, but the sheriff got
scared. and said he would take no
chances, and so there was 10 night per-
Torrance. He heard the story of how
some of them were put in baskets one
night when they were filuch wanted and
lowered from a window III theater
I'm sorry the midgets are in such a
plight, because the laws of Massacfiu-
sets compel them either to settle my
claim or give bonds.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
"A Weli-Known Poem.

Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe who
wrote "Curfew Must Not Ring To-
night" lives in a pretty frame cottage 1T
Pacific Beach. near San Diego, Cal.
When asked recently to tell how she
came to write the poem that has made
her famous she replied: II cannot re-
member when l did not write poetry. l
have done it ever since l was child.
My mother did not approve of my writ
ing. One day after school | went 70 my
room. l had been studying the historic
period of the poem, and the incident inn
pressed itself so strongly in my mind
that / felt impelled to write about it. l
was about half way through when my
mother came in, saying young friend
had come to spend the afternoon and
take tea with me. In great distress 1
called out. 'Oh, mother, can't she wait
a little while?' My mother, thinking l
was solving hard problem in arith-
metic said she would amuse my friend
till | could leave. At last | finished it
and put it away. Two or three years
later l wanted a poem for publication
in n Detroit paper to which. / had been
in the habit of contributing short Poems
gratuitously. | was unable at the tine
to write as usual. and, on looking over
my papers, found this one, which I &C.
cided to send, though doubling its ac-
ceptance, as it was so long. A day or
two afterward ] received a note from
the editor. complimenting my last con-
tribution highly, and prophesying for it
great and immediate success
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
A Conservatory Tonic.

An excellent wash for plants is to-
bacco water. Take handful of tobacco
stems and steep them by pouring water
over them until the water looks like a
strong tea. When the water has become
cool, wipe off the leaves and stems with
a sponge or soft cloth. Reduce the
strength of the infusion with more water
and thoroughly wet the earth around the
roots. This will keep plants healthy
and remove all insects
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
Before a Woman,s Club.

It would be interesting to know some
thing of the experiences of the lecturing
man who makes speciality of addressing
women's clubs. There must be some
thing well worth chronicling in the emo
tons of a man who confronts the ANA
zonian array composing the average club
audience. He is sure. too, of being
judged by totally different standards
than those employed bv another sort of
gathering. II didn't like Prof Cleverly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31

at ALL is the verdict 81 hope we won't
have him again. His neektie was in
other occasion, "Oh, wasn't DIR. Com
monplace just too lovely for anything?
Such charming clothes--did you notice
that fob? And his necktie-in such per-
feet taste 1t was well-known col
lege professor who declared that he
change.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
How Thread is Numbered.

The numbers on the spool express fine
number of hanks which can be wound
from pound of thread. The very finest
spinning rarely exceeds 80 hanks TO the
pound, while in the very coarsest there
is about two hanks. The more common
qualities. however, those from which
sewing thread is usually made. run FROM
10 to 70 hanks to the pound, ana ne
spools on which it is wound arr NAM
bered from 10 to 70 in accordance
Science News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,
His Char mer's Voice,

We met. twas in IL crowd. She looked at
All. such a look! My breast was all afre.
| pressed my way up to this gentle She
1t made my pulses tingle to be nigh her
Her face ] knew / had beheld somewhere
Somewhere before, but where / couldn't
tel:
there,
Til, blushns like rose, her chances fell.
At last she spoke! All, then ii came TO me:
That voice I'd often heard when she had
cried:
Hash roast beef Goldfish balls and tea:
Two eggs, and fry en- one sdc.''
Cleveland Leader
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
Only Feet Left.

After one of the recent engagements
near Dongola. one of the officers said
iokingly to one of his men:
II suppose you did great execution
among the enemy?"
"Trne for you, sorr." replied Mike.
"ond I did! I walked UP bouldly to one
of them. aud cut off his feet!'
"Cut off his feet? Why did you not
ont off his head?" said the officer.
"Ah! and. faith, that was off already!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
-Americans i'm Constantinople are in

Americans In COnstantinOple are in
censed at Secretary Olney's quibbling
statements about the friendly attitude of
rell. the United States minister, to dis
prove the fact that the American house
in Haskuel suburb was looted, the care
taker killed and the American flag torn
down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31

Ahout this time the rhymcsters sing
az what the holidays will bring.
And poets now get on their ear,
Bosom Courier.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
NRedfui Chance.

What is it that makes change so de-
lightful to us all? TO say that it is, and
to state the thing as indisputabie and
four-square, is not to explain nor to come
an inch nearer to the cause why; we
know the fact, but the rootwork, the
reason. is what we do not know-as we
do not know so much else that is integral
to human nature, and as necessary u
part of life as breathing or sleeping.
Sure it is that, with this love of change
SO strong upon us, the most charming
circumstances pail after time, and I'M
less we have some kind of change We get
tired of even the perfect The very sun
shine. for which we sigh and moan when
under the cold hard gray or the deprcst;>
ing drizZle of our own skies, becomes
after a time burden of beautiful mo-
notony hardly to be born. In the bril-
liant atmosphere of Southern Italy. with
a heaven as blue as SO much aerial lapls
lazul and sun so bright that the very
shadows have more color III them than
our own full snlight shows-in those bril-
them. we thought we should never tire
of--we turn with regret to the memory
of the quieter American SKY and. wish,
oh! how feverently, for cool gray
cloudy veil to be drawn between us and
that deep blue burning glory above;
When we come back to the dear old
shores we think the mild summer day the
very perfection of delight, only to long,
when the nipping blasts of winter blow,
for the brazen vault we once felt as OPP
prcssive as so much torture.
At the old home, the familiar has just
that point of novelty which absence
gives We are satisfied and elate with
all we find. and think we shall never
want to leave this sweet anchorage again
the home where, after all, our truest
happiness, our best affections, and our
most pressing duties lie! How pleasant
it all is! The trees how fresh, and the
flowers how lovely! Less gorgeous than
those huge bouquets we purchased by the
Arno for a few pence. OF took from the
unfortunate and bare-legged laZzarone on
the Chiaja, they are better grown, and
have the look of care and cultivation
which these others wanted. And look!
how this especial shrub has spread, and
that cherished plant has tiourished. The
dogs are SO glad to see us! They speak
in their own tongue as eloquently as hui
man beings; and even puss arches her
back and rubs herself against our knees.
as one who rejoices dumbly. The pony
whinnies it's equine welcome, and the COW
stares with mild unspeculative eyes, keep
ing her thoughts to herself But the
whole thing has in it that magic OF
change, though SO well known. which
makes it doubly dear and delightful.
So we go On in life, ever busy in maxi
the part-colored plat and go back 20
the old pattern when the new ordering
has begun to grow stale. Change is the
law of life, and change is incessant
everywhere; and the want of it hardens,
depresses and narrows. if too much
weakens and renders shallow, nabby and
diffuse iladelphia Times.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31

Mrs. lie Champion. who persisted in
wearing boomers at her husbands for
don.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31

the necessary speed The very small
beagles will trail enthusiastically and
make fine music, but they are compare
lively slow. Moreover, their short I'M
derpinning is not the best pattern for
work in deep snow. in which the cream
of the hunting is usually to be had. The
very small beagle is dear little dog.
true, game and interesting. but he shows
to best advantage on the trail of the
cOttontail.'-Outing for December.
a Child's Wish.
She is little tot, and all her large
family of admirers would like to keep
her just at her present size and age.
That, however, is not the idea Of She
enterprising little lady herself. Her
great ambition is to grow bigger like
mamma" Her appreciation of a matu-
final saucer of oatmeal has been in
creased by the frequent remark IF YOU
eat your oatmeal like good little girl,
then you will grow bigger like NAM
ma The advice has been taken to
heart, and a thorough appreciation Of
the nourishing qualities of oatmeal in
culcated. The little girl was looking
from the window the other evening.
Away up i'll the sky the moon looked
big and bright and beautiful, and a great
longing came into her heart. ooh, mann
MAJ she said, Il wish my papa wculd
eat lots of oatmeal and get bigger and
bigger. and get the moon for me. New
York Times
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-12-31
Hare Hunting.

This b D,;nhorte J throughout the North,
s s sts s sn4 1S s 81. aP' sa.
arvn se native sn and eross Need
snch as are used to drive .ar uJsi: hunts
less TO say. the man who re srtn;p hounds
deer and hares will kee1t 1 o schooled
for each kind of work. i sanna on a deer
nHn wes to ts5 the Ta fsr
cd Smart barriers a. are h esfe dogs for
harcs, but, perhaps, the ne s 3esd beagles.
the purpose are g fe11ows are unex-
These enterp?r asn and lei have fine voices,
ceti ;ae , as are just large enough to nave
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

1t is : matter OF interest in religious
circles that Liliuokalani. former queen
of Hawaii. has been baptized and con.
trmed By Bishop Willis.
Misses MacGregor and Geddes, a
the University OF Edinburg, have re.
Gently received the degree Of NJ A.
from that college. This is . new de.
parture for Scotch university.
Prof. Andrew Seth, who holds the
chair Of philosophy in the University Of
Edinburg, once held by Sir William
Hamilton. is new in this country, aud
is the guest of President Schuzuan. a
Cornell university.
There seems to he prospect now
That the disgracefully crowded condi.
tian of the New York city schools will
be relieved. Superintendent asper haa
recomme nded the erection of IS new
buildings. and it is thought that this
will provide ample room for the pres-
ent.
DIR. George Henry Emmots. pro-
fessor of Roman law and comparative
Jurisprudence in Johns Hopkins uni-
vcrsity, has resigned his chair IN order
that he may accept an appointment TO q
chair of law in University College OF
Liverpool, which is associated with Vic
toria university. The trustees have
passed a resolution recognizing his serv,
ices to Johns Hopkins university.
President Jordan, OF the Leland
Stanford university, who has been men
toned for the assistant sccretaryship OF
the Smithsonian Institution. TO succeed
the late Prof. Goode, lis" snys tie Bal
timore American. zone of the best
known naturnlists in America, and il.
appears to be conceded that n natural
ist Will be chosen, although an ethnolo-
gist is among those mentioned for The
place"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12

exhibition or Dig deer horns taken BY
members. To compare the emperor's
deer with the prize takers of these eS-
hib;tions is not altogether fair. because
IN Germany the deer have deteriorated
Ear more than in Hungary.
The emperor's stag rs said to have
horns over three feet long. The least
length of any OF the Hungarian prize
takers in tie past nine years was 4o.9o
inches around the curve of the horn,
while the longest, one killed by Count
G. Andrassy in 1894. was $3.50 inches
long. The weight OF the horns Of the
Hungarian stays varies from 1885
POUNDS down, the heaviest being that
OF Count Andrassy's, which had only 10
points. The weight varies greatly. and
the number of points is no criterion OF
the weight of antlers- Those Of a t.
point deer killed in 1883 weighed 81
pounds. and a 2o-point set weighed 1879
pounds.
The king of Saxony has great col
lection OF huge antlers in the castle OF
Moritzburg, near Dresden. II contains
the most ancient horns in Europe, its
chief prizes having been w-eded out
from a renowned collection made by the
great elector. Maurice of Saxony, along
about 1875. The Moritzburg collection
contains two heads of so points, three
of SO, two of "a, ten of 80, five of 30, Is OF
2s, IS of 26, and IS of "a points. so twill
be seen that the emperor's deer head
would not stand UP well IN a collection
Of monster heads. These Moritzburg
heads ali hang in the great dinipg-room.
and are Abnormal in size only. In the
adjoining audience hail there are some
abnormal heads. One of these is a 66
POINTER, which, however, docs not coms
up to the stand a in the number os
tines. A tine, according to rule, is n
protuberance on which the string of
powder horn will hang.
1t will be observed that in the list OF
horns hanging in the dining-Dom OF
Moritzburg the points were in even
Plumbers such as so, "a and 30. In Ger
many and Austria the points are reck-
number. One antler may have eight
points on one horn and six ON the other.
Then it would be 16-point deer. The
66-point abnormal horns of the stag just
mentioned had 33 points on one horn
and only 90 on the other. They were
taken from stag killed by Elector
Frederick III. Of Brandenburg, who
subsequently became the first king Of
Prussia Frederick William, the sue
oessor Of the first king of Prussia.
swapped the horns for q company of the
tallest grenadiers to be found in Saxony.
Frederick Williams hobby was tall
grenadiers. The elector Of Saxony.
Frederick Augustus. had grenadiers.
but wanted curious deer horns more
The largest pair of red deer antlers
in the world are pair IN the Moritz-
burg collection. They are 24-pointe~,
but have a spread Of 6 feet 31s inches.
The pair weigh Al. pounds. When the
deer was killed. who killed ii, or where
II was killed is not known It's history
has been traced back to 15se.-N. Z.
Sun. - -,
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12

pose plate OF brass of one foot square,
in which number of holes are per-
foIated, into each of which holes is
fixed one end of q copper tube Of about
En- inch diameter and two feet long
and the other end of this tube in
serted in like manner into similar
piece of brass, the tubes, to insure
their tightness, to be cast in the plates.
These plates are to be inclosed at each
end of the pipes by a strong cap of cast
iron or brass, SO as to leave a space OF
an inch or two between the plates Or
ends of the pipe and the east iron cap
at each end; the caps at each end are
to be fastened by screw bolts passipg
through them into the plates. The
necessary supply of water is to be in
jected by means of a forcing pump
into the cap at one end and through
a tube inserted into the cap at the
,ther end the steam is to be conveyed
to the cylinder of the steam engine;
the whole is then to be encircled by
brickwork or masonry in the usual
manner. horizontally or perpendicu-
Iafly.'
The first patents in America were
TO Reade, Fitch, Rumsey and Stevens,
IN August, 1871. Reade's was for a
portable furnace tubular boiler;
Fitch's was for driving a vessel by talk
ing water in at the bow and forcing it
out at the stern. The principle Of Rum
sey's end Stevens patents was much
Earrc
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-12
COULDN'T MAKE PAPRlKA.
A Clever Literary Man Tries the
Process.


Process.
Picturesque little spots of color are
always to be seen about this time in
the year frightening up the tall houses
in the tenement house district of the
city. These are strings OF red peppers
hung from the windows to dry for win
ter use. Pepper, both green and red,
is q condiment much used by South
Americans, Spaniards, Poles, Russians,
southern Germans, all Italians, all Jews
and the Hungarians. The people of
theae different races in the city will be
found, most Of them, laying in their
own stock of dried peppers.
The Hungarians use a special prcpa-
ration of their own, which has now
been introduced into this country and
is to be found in all large groceries.
This is paprika. 1t is red pepper OF a
wonderful orapge-red color, which
gives n salmon tinge to any dish in
which it is used. It has an excellent
favor, without extreme holiness.
Paprika is not made in this country
and apparently cannot be. A cleve- lit
erary man of the Greater New York,
who has ideas in regard to the cuisine,
as many bright people have, has made
the experiment. He sent to Hungary
for the pepper seed, planted and raised
fine crop os peppers, dried them care
fully and took them to the establish
ment of leading manufacturer Of pep
per. The map did his best. but the re-
suit was not paprika- The literary
man next notified the department of
foreign affairs that this condiment was
imported when it should be manufac-
tured 1T home. From the department
word was sent to the American consul
at Budapest. asking him TO learn the
mysteries Of making paprika. Am un-
able to do So" wrote back the consul!
stupid" said the literary man. And
there the matter rests. - y. Y. Adver.
tiSer