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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
Pleased Africans.

Can't Becker, Belgian explorer IN
Africa, and an official of the Congo
Free State, understands the negro char
acter very we'll, and has hit upon
pleasant and effective means of inf1u-
encing the natives. He caused to be
imported from Europe good and loud
hand-organ, and played it before the
blacks. He even allowed some Of the
most trusty of the blacks themselves
to turn the crank.
The natives were wild with delight.
They gathered from far and near to
hear the new machine. They regarded
it as something supernatural, but not
to be dreaded or feared-as something
to be venerated instead.
To change barbarous habits, Capt.
Becker has encouraged the celebrate
of Christian marriages among the ma
tives; and as they were somewhat
averse to this civilized procedure, he
announced that the hand-organ should
be played at every Christian marriage,
as a compliment to the bride and groom.
AS soon as this announcement was
made, the bridal couples began to ar
rive at the station in considera BILE
numbers. Scarcely day passed with
out wedding. Before long all the
native men of manageable age were
lawfully married, and by this means
were brought to some extent within the
range Of civilizing influences.
Indeed, the marriages increased to
such an extent that Capt. Becker began
to suspect that some of his couples
were being married the second time.
This was the case; and precautions had
to be taken to prevent this sort of tri-
fling with sacred ceremony.
The hand-organ is used for certain
other important ceremonies; but the
Captain takes care that it is not brought
out SO often as to permit of the negroes
growing too familiar with it. If this
were permitted it would lose it's charm
and extraordinary influence.
There is one air in particular with
which the blacks are especially delight
ed. It is an air from the opera of 'T4a
Traviata," by Verdi. They listen to
this as IL their senses were enthralled
and their souls uplifted. They seem
to show in this genuine musical
sense, for the music of La Traviata''
is of the purest and most beautiful sort.
On all ordinary occasions, this cher
ished tune is skipped by the astute
operator of the hand-organ, and re-
served for the special qualification of
the people at the most solemn cere-
monies.
1t is not improbable that this instru-
ment, Of kind deemed tedious and
Objectionable in civilized countries
may exert Most benefcent influence
in barbarous Africa
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

One redeeming feature In connection
with the latest developments affecting
South African affairs appears in the
fact that a great majority of the Eng
lish people are ashamed and disguised
because of the developments brought
to light through the shrewd investiga-
ton by President Kruger. While they
are yet smarting under the indignities
heaped upon them by the Sultan, and
the scathing criticism which the weak
policy of Salisbury in this connection
elected from the entire civilized world,
they find their official representative
convicted of one of the grossest and
most despicable conspiracies that a
stronger power could conceive against
q weaker
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
The Child Was Gratified.

Some time ago a bridge was being
built in Constantinople. Being on an
portant thoroughfare and much needed,
the work of construction was pushed
night and day.
When about half done the Sultan or
dered that it should be torn down 30
that a ship could pass. The will OF the
Sultan is law, and the bridge was de,
molished at an expense Of $5OO,ooo anu
a loss Of three months time.
It was afterwards learned that tne
object Of the Sultan was to please MS
little boy, who had expressed a desire
to have a batt1eship in the front yalo
where he could see the flag raised. AS
the people paid the bills the Sultan salu
"Letergo," and ordered the bridge toFn
down
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
MAHATMA or THEosoPHY.
Mra. Tinxley of New York 20 iaAo
Madam Blavatsky's Place.

Mira. Ting1ey OF New LOTS
Madam B1avatsky's Place.
Mrs katherine A. Tingley, the Inc
osonbica1 mahatma, seems to be as re-
markable a woman in many ways as
was the great Blavatsky herself. Hei
Identity was revealed through the ra,A-
a+iveness of a woman who knew Tue
secret and who could not keep IT, Mrs'
Tingley, so the esotericists all says -
a great clairvoyant, who can roll Dacn
the centuries and see herself IN al
the various incarnations through winch
her soul has passed from the Degln-
ming For instance, she knows that
she and Nine. Blavatsky were bosom
friends in Egypt 1000 years oelore
Christ. when they, together, mappeo
out the plans of the Theosophical so
ciety. They knew each other In THIS
life. too, although Blavatsky never
mentioned Mrs. Tingley's name to any
one. This was due to the fact tnat
they conversed in "the astral only
The new female mahatma resembles
the Blavatsky, but is not an orator
She is, in this life, just plain Mrs. ring
ley, of Brooklyn. Mr.. Tingley, the ma
hatma's husband, is clerk IN the
White Star Steamship Company's OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
THIRTY MILES AN HOUR.
That IL the Record Made by Tom
Linton, an English Bicyclist.

That IL the Record Made by Tom
Linton, an English Bicyclist.
Tom Linton, who has just created a
new cycle record for the hour by going
thirty miles and PA yards at the Velo-
drome de la Seine, In Paris, Is an Eng
lishman with record. Many long
distance riders have been trying for
some time to crowd thirty miles into
one hours riding, but Linton Is the
first to accomplish it. A. A. Chase was
the next nearest, he having ridden
twenty-five miles and 300 yards with
in the hour at the Wood Green track
in England on May 10. Unions great
effort was paced, Of course, and by
the celebrated English Gladiator team.
ard, and was witnessed by such we'll
known cycling authorities as Leon
Hamelle, President Of the Union Cy-
cliste; Paul Bernard. Spoke and Bad
uel, besides an army Of enthusiasts.
Linton went at his task in most de-
termined manner and began record
breaking almost at the start. At the
seventh kilometer he had beaten Bar
den's record, and then fell the records
of Bouhours and Chase. During all
his ride he kept up furious pace.
His pacemakers could not go fast
enough to keep out Of his way, and he
was ready for another hours ride
when his first hour was completed
Linton's ride all the way up to thirty
miles was remarkable, and the record
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
A Monarch,s Ignorance.

The young king of Servia is very SUI
perstitious and is firm believer in one
Of the most hideous Servian legends
namely, the one connected with the
broncolaque This horrible monster is
supposed to be a kind of vampire which
assumes all kinds of shapes some
times beautiful and sometimes horri-
BILE ones-and seizes on you when you
are asleep, and SUCKS your blood.
Queen Carmen Sylvia has great con-
tempt for these Danubian bogies, while
ex-Queen Natalie, ex-King Milan and
King Alexander believe in them thor
oughly.-London Globe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

The new law in Minnesota constitut-
ing town supervisors fire wardens for
the prevention and extinguishment Of
forest and prairie fires seems to have
worked well during the first year of it's
operation, 1895. In that year, accord
ing to the reports Of the Chief Fire
Warden, S.265 acres were burned over
in the forest region, doing damage to
the amount Of Sc, 125. as compared with
100000 acres burned over in 1894, and
1900 miles of prairie. damage $34. 277.
The importance of the work of these
fire wardens Is shown in clear light
when the estimates of the amounts Of
standing timber in twenty three coun-
ties are considered. The report says:
1.-THE total amount of white pine Is es-
timated at 14,424. 600. 900 feet, and of
red or Norway pine. 3,412,475, 900 feet.
In twenty-three counties there are TO-
$50, 900 acres of natural forest, and IN
the whole State there are 11.S9O.OO0
acres Of natural forest, not including
mere brush AMI swamp land. The an
nual cut OF pine for each OF the last
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

An enterprising Kansan who has &C
quired facility for selling liquor, and
whose business in Tonganoxie was
greatly hampered by numerous jail
sentences for violating the law, has
transferred his saloon equipment to a
farm wagon and is following a zigzag
course among the thirsty workers in
the fields. An accurate knowledge of
the location of county boundary lines
has enabled him thus far to elude the
watchful sheriffs, and his experiment
is being noted with increasing interest
by host of expectant imitators.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

The freight cars piled up in wreck un-
der them and the wreck Of the engines fell
back upon them, Kissing, smoking mass
Dummy brakemen and engineers had
been placed on the trains to make 1t all
the more realistic, and many women faint
ed, supposing they were real men and
could not get off. AS the clouds of dust
and steam obscured the wreck there was
tremendous shout, then, when the es-
Gaping steam subsidized the people clam
bered over the wreckage and every loose
piece Of iron that could be found was
carried away as a relic. Kinetoscopic and
eidoloscopic views of the wreck were
taken by experts. Chief Clerk Thomas
Peck, of the general ticket agents Office
was the victim Of the only accident A
bolt from the wrecked engine few about
100 yards to where he was standing and,
striking him on the leg, breaking it in two
places.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
At Columbus, Ohio, twenty-five thou

At Columbus, Ohio, twenty-five thou
sand people saw two monster locomotives
deliberately put in terrific collision. The
collision was arranged by the Hooking
Valley Railroad Company as means OF
drawing people to their new park. The
machines were old-fashioned and worn
ont. Neither had been used for some time
and both were early candidates for the
scrap pile. A small expense put them
in safe condition for the purpose. A spe-
cial side track a mile long had been pre-
nared and the locomotives, with four old
freight cars attached to each and under
rull steam, were started, one from each
end. It is estimated that they were going
at the rate of fifty miles an hour when
they met. The crash was heard for miles.
The two monsters were of about equal
weight and when they struck they mount
ed up in the air fully twenty-five feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
Time to Go.

The late Sir Richard Burton was ex
ploring an unknown corner of Afghan
istan once, and had adopted the dis
guise of a Mohammedan fakir. he
played his part so we'll in one village
that the inhabitants formed very higl
idea of his sanctity. Naturally, he
was pluming himself on his success
when the elders came privately to him
one night and begged him to go away
at once.
''Do not the people like me?" asked
Burton, in great surprise.
Indeed they do" was the reply
"they were considering whether Il
would not be a good thing to possess
your tomb, they are SO enchanted with
your holiness Sir Richard made the
best of his speed away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
A New Russian Money Tax.

A new tax has been created in Rus
STA on all money passing in and out of
the country. The tax amounts to one
copeck on every 100 rubles, but each
traveller furnished with passport for
abroad will be allowed 5000 rubles
with him, free of duty. Any amount in
excess of this sum must be declared
the penalty of omission being the con-
fiscation of one-fourth of the sum con-
cealed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

sors. The Sultan Of Turkey mas con
tributed a particularly fine colectlon
of treasures associated with his prede-
cessors on the Turkish throne, whose
sovereignty was Acknowledged IN hun
gary. Side by side with TINS r1cn dls-
plav OF bygone times is no less exten-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
BABY BETRoTHAL.
Three Boy and Two Year
Old Girl Mated for Life.

Old Girl Mated for Life.
They do all sorts Of queer things IN
Indiana, just as queer as in any other
patch Of country in the world. And es-
pecially are the Hoosiers eccentric IN
the matter of marriages. The latest
evidence of this Hoosier matrimonial
popularity comes from st. Croix, Ind.
There has just been performed there
an incredible sort Of ceremony, "the
kind of thing you read about in nov
els, and never see, except upon the
stage" 1t was the formal betrothal
Of two babies-the three-year-old-sou
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Maxwell and
the two-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert M. Mas. The ceremony
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

was presided over by the incest old
Mas patriarch that could be found,
and the parents stood sponsors for the
fulfillment Of the vow by the babies.
The pictures Of the betrothed children
are presented rewith.-Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Whether any particular day shall
bring to you more Of happiness or suf-
fering is largely beyond your power to
determine Whether each day Of your
life shall give happiness or suffering
rests with yourself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
To Clean Utensils.

All sorts of vessels and utensils NAV
be purified from long-retained smells
of every kind in the easiest and most
perfect manner, by rinsing them out
well with charcoal powder after the
grosser impurities have been secured
off with sand and water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

siye illustration of the ch1ef features
in the life of modern Hungary. More
than ITO different pavilions OF spacious
size are devoted to the exhlDltlon OF all
tnat is most representative of the coun-
try, and, indeed, of it's whole social and
political life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
TOM LINTON.

Is interesting He did his first five
miles in 9:42, ten in 1890 1-5, fifteen in
1898 2-5, twenty in 1929 2-5, twenty
five in, 1874 3-5, and thirty in 59:46 Is.
Chase, in his run at Wood Green, occu-
pied 1:O1 :46 Is in going thirty miles,
his record for the hour being twenty
nine miles and 300 yards.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Trust Is often better as an incentive
to excellence than rewards or promo
lions or praise, though all these will be
judiciously used by the wise and sensi-
bic employer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

A large section of railroad track and
a few cars of the Northern Pacific
Railroad disappeared in lake in Min
nesota through the opportune assist
ance of a heavy storm. This method
Of watering the stock can hardly be
considered profitable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

laughing as he did so. His Interests
were large, including shares in ocean
lines, city realty and many large fnan'
cial concerns. He was a product Of
New York, peculiar to that city. and,
despite his wealth, was popular man
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

flee in New York. He says he doesn't
believe in theosophy himself, and for
that reason will not talk about it to
outsiders. Mrs. Tingley will lead an
expedition of Theosophists around the
world. The party will be gone one
wear
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Jealousy forbids all outfows Of af-
lection or generosity into any other
channels than it's own, thus inflicting
untold injury to all concerned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
Eltminaeion OF Foreign words.

Elimination OF Foreign WORDS.
A league for the elimination OF LOT
eign words from the French Language
has been formed in Paris. 1t Is MOI
likely to be more successful that has
been the German association to tuIn
The French element out Of German o'u'
y OF fare.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

three years is estimated at 1,bOO, OOO,-
600 feet. The consumption Of merchant
able hardwood lumber in Minnesota is
estimated at 100, 600, 900 feet annually"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Kindness draws out the better part
Of our nature, disarming resistance,
dissipating angry passion, and melting
the hardest heart.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

There are so many women school
teachers in town that you can find hair
pins Oh the streets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

When the Lord made mankind, the
devil added the tongue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Benefit your friends, that they may
love you still more dearly; benefit your
enemies, that they may become your
friends.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

There is something pleasant in be
ing innocently accused.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02

Don't let your troubles blind you to
the fact that your neighbours sympathy
is two thirds curiosity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
AUSTIN coRBIN.

The Railway Magnate Who Was
Killed in a Runaway.
Austin Corbin, whose death leaves
Long Island without king, reach
ed the summit Of his ambition as a
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05
New Orleans in Peril.

THE people OF New Orleans are
fearful as to what course the Missis-
sippi intends to take" said G.. L.
LOOMS, of the Crescent City. Some
of the very best engineers claim that
the father Of waters has grown tired
of the route he has travelled for 80
many years and is very likely to
take a short cut to the ocean. OF
these there are three, INT by the
bayou Tech E, another by Lakes Al
demands and Salvador being very
much more direct and with q better
fall than the present course OF the
river. Either route would leave
New Orleans from fifty to one hun
dred miles from the river, and the
prospects for the river breaking
through all bounds and charging its
channel in this way are growing
every year. The oid-time danger Of
an inundation Of New Orleans ow-
ing to the city being on lower
ground than the river is not nearly
Sc great as that the river will desert
it and make it an inland city
Washington Star.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05

a stray bullet vounding a colored
man named Neal, who died satur-
day from the shot. Clarke was
finally traced 10 Morgan City and
there captured, brought back to Pat
terson, and was publicly aagged,
and was ordered to leave the coun.
try.
The accidental shooting of the
negro Neal is greatly to be deplored.
The shots were fred to stop Clarke
rather than 10 kill him, as shown by
the fact that Clarke when captm ed
was not shot but whipped. Doctor
Smith, the coroner, lodged an afi'
davit against the parties concerned
in the shooting for manslaugter. 90
Monday they we-eibaiied out to APP
pear before the January criminal
conrt.-Franklin News.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05
nj Seems we were Mistakes.

Not many days ago we gave it as
our. opinion that Judge Beattie would
quietly abide the decision Of the late
election which so emphatically re-
pudiated him and elected Broussard.
The election was certainly the fair
est eve conducted in this district
and had no element Of fraud in it
uDless il might be in some of the
parishes that gave Beattie q major
ity. What bothers him is the
change of q thousand or more votes
in this parish. We'll, 60 on with
your contest, Judge. The Donald.
! sonville Times opinion of him is
very correct. Here it il +:
The News and Vindicator ol
Franklin, both announce in their
last issues that Jadges Eeattle will
contest Hon. r.. T. Broussard's zeal
in congress. If he does Re vii
stamp himself a mercenary office
seeker, placing reliance in a parts
san Republican house to install hin
in aiiseat that his efforts before th'
people failed to secure for him. Ii
has no honest ground for q contes
and If he is a self-respecting man. h
~will.accept the defeat that was fair
" and ~sqaarely administered to him
Lake Charles Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05
The Patterson Fracas.

Last Sunday evening Sheriff San
ders arrived from Patterson, bring
ing with him, as prisoners, four of
the young men OF that town, charged
with the shooting and killing of q
negro.
Owing to the prevalence of small
pox in a settlement in the rear of
Patterson, the citizens Of that town
have been forced to place a shot gun
quarantine around the settlement,
and to establish martial law in the
immediate vicinity.
A negro Of previous bad notoriety,
grew very insoIent with some of the
guards assthey were coming off duty.
they ordered him to clear out. He
retrealed behind a corne and sud-
denly shooting, firing three shots de
liberately at them, and then took to
his heels.
The shots were intended to kill
as they passed between the guards
and almost brushed their clothes
This negro, named Ed. Clarke
knowing that the premises would be
unhealthy for him, fed to Captain
Pharr's plantation Glenwild. Here
becoming more emboldened be SEM
word by several darkeys to the
white boys that they had better MOI
come after him IS next time he would
certainly kill some of them, that be
was well armed, and would ge'
them before they could get him
Thursday night. the next night after
the shooting. the white boys went t.
"Glenwild" after him. pursuing hin
in the dark, several shots were fred
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05
j. a and Andrew Gibson.

Ry virtue Of wriis of 6eri facias,
issued by the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court. in the matters Of the
above numbered and entitled suit.
authorizing and commanding me to
seize and sell, the property OF said
defendant, to satisfy ssidwrit, Twill
proceed to sell at public auction, TO
the last and highest bidder. OF tho
principal front door Of the .conrt-
house in this parish. on
Saturday. Dec. u. 1896,
between the hours Of II o'clock n.
IN. and4 p. m, the following des-
cribed property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to wit :
All the rights, titles, interest and
demands Of JOS. A. Gibson defend
ant herein hui plaintiff in the suit
seized and herein iuily designated
in suit No. 789 OF the Civil Docket
of the District court, for the parith
OF Vcrmllinn. Louisiana. entitled
JOS. A. Gibson va. Aryenne HeberG
in which said jos. 4. Gibson seeks
10 recover from Afvenne Hebert the
sum Of 1854 Is damages in the caase
Of activn set forth in his petition ID
said +uil No. 7s9.
TERMS Cash.
Given under my official signature
this 18th day Of November, 1896.
j. o. HEBERT. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-12-05
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th Judicial District Court.
Parish of Vermilion-No 282.
Succession Of Lezima Baudoin.
Application Of Onezime Mouton to
be discharged as administrators of
said succession.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested, or having any oppo-
zition to make to the application OF
Onezime Mouton, administrator OF
the succession Of Lezima Baudoin,
to be discharged as administrators
of said succession, with a petition
praying that after the legal notices
and delays have elapsed that he
be discharged of said administration
and his bond Cancelled, to file the
same in writing in the Office of the
clerk of court within ten days from
the date hereof.
Given under my hand and sea
this 28th day Of November 1896.
ALGIDE LEBLANC,
CLERK of Court.