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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN
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So long have stood on the desolate shore.
AdOWn the dreary, Wear1S0me years,
Waiting and longing, till more and more
Has my heart grown weary with unshed
tears
AS I watch for my ship, chat years agone
Sailed from me over the waters blue,
Bearing away my dearest one,
My loyer-who was brave and true.
But kept the faith that always had
AS / stand and gaze DER the restless sea,
For | know that some time my sailor lad
Will come joyfully sailing back to me.
Oh! see ship, it is n1ne say,
Out in the distance trembling there;
Lest she should vanish into air.
1t is he who stands upon the deck;
80 hungering soul, be still, be still,
You are not sure, it may be wreck
Or stray sea-bird await His will.
She is painted a pure and spotless white,
MY beating heart with joy is rife
And on her side this word of light
In beautiful golden letters-Life.
He throws me a kiss as he nears the land,
And / hear him saying: i am almost
home;
My barque has been guided by a master
I come, o my love, to you, come
With the ship that is freighted with an
cient lore
And the wonderful knowledge of ages
With fruits and spices from the other
Into the harbor of Rest, at last
Alice Davis Moody.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Kites Fly in TaMdems.

On the long peninsula that separates
New York bay from Newark bay dWells
Mr. Eddy, who is famous among modern
kitemakers. He sends up tandems of six
to a dozen kites and is not content with
merely taking notes of the temperature
of higher attitudes but has hung cam
era from his flying toys and taken many
bird s-eye views of hill, dale and town
about New York He has discovered
that changes in the atmosphere make
themselves known several hours earlier
in the air strata above the earth than
on the surface, SO that he is very sue
cessful at predicting weather changes.
Sudden and continuous veering over
considerable territory rarely fail to show
the approach of a storm, which would
not otherwise make its coming known
for several hours.
The first kite photograph taken on the
American continent was made by Mr..
Eddy May 80, 1895, and it greatly sur
passed any previous efforts of the kind
in Europe, as it was free from the blurs
of former attempts. This particular
branch of kite-ology will be especially
valuable to biologists, mountaineering
ers, surveyors and explorers, while geog-
raphy may rejoice in entirely new maps.
For a year past Mr.. Eddy has been
working for the Smithsonian institute,
endeavoring to send kites two miles
above the earths surface. The great
difficulty in the way of making his
kites reach great attitudes is the pull on
the cord, which impresses greatly as the
kites rise higher. 1t is probable that
tandem of fifteen or twenty big kites,
reaching 70 mile above the earth's sur
face, would exert a pull of 100 pounds;
while at a height of two miles they
might, Mr.. Eddy Thinks exert a pull of
$50 pounds; and at a height Of three
miles, pull of 700 pounds
Not only will the elevated photography
assist in war, by telling tales of the
enemy's position and numbers, but theo-
ries have already been advanced by
which loads of dynamite may be sent up
over particularly coveted camp, where
the carefully calculated fuse will have
burned down just at the right moment
and thus a rain of fire and shot can be
dropped on the unfortunate army be-
meath A tandem of kites is not only
cheaper than the war balloon but it
would be more difficult to disable one
than the larger balloon; furthermore, if
one or two kites be demolished, its COM
panions would probably keep the even
tenor of their way. Finally, kites carry
no men, so there can be no loss of life.
Among other things which the san
guine students of kite science advocate
is the use of waterproof fiers to test the
height of clouds, while it is hoped that
not only may food and messages be car
ried to storm-tossed boats but that cords
drawing ropes and then cables may be
sent out from the shore to shipWrecked
crews, by which they may be drawn to
land.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
How the Car was Lost.

A peculiar accident happened on the
Burlington & Missouri River road yes
terday A freight train en- route east
had most valuable cargo. consisting of
silk, wine and honey. The train was
making special time and had a sixty
mile order.
For some distance down the river the
railroad follows it's meanderings, and at
one point there is a succession of sharp
curves. In passing around one of these
on down grade the train broke in two.
The engineer did not at once discover
the danger, but as soon as he became
aware Of the fact that the detached sec
ton of the train was liable to run into
pulled out, thinking to get around the
bend and slack up and catch the rear
end as it came along.
Their was in the middle of this train
an old-fashioned boxcar of the Wabash,
which contained the valuable freight
above mentioned, and it appears that the
coupling pin having broken III two, the
top flew out and the lower end of the
pin fell down on the track In making
the curve the car was thrown off like
the tassel of a carriage whip, and the
one next behind it came up, and the
bumpers fitted SO nicely that no one
could have told a car was missing.
w uOl1 CuS LIci1n AGICACu LIZ NJ COoCpA
yard and was checked up this particular
car was gone. and there was no ac
counting for it. A message was at once
sent to the division headquarters next
west of here, and reply received that
the car had left there all right. The
question then was, what had become of
it?
A ranchman who had been skirting the
river bank came upon a large rock, and
in looking about for the steer he was
after, found the car behind the rock.
The. seals were still on the doors in good
shape, and he did not feel like breaking
them, but noticing wine running out
through the cracks in the floor of the
car, and realizing that much good prop
erty was being wasted, he put his pony
to a gallop and, reaching the nearest tele-
graph station, notified the agent, who
sent message to st. Joseph, informing
/. Il. Dyer, the train dispatcher, of the
discovery.
A wrecking outfit was sent to the
scene, and soon had the car on her
trucks, and the most valuable part of
the cargo was found to be uninjured.
The silk was, in fact, on the top of the
load, and was not even dampened by
the wine, while the honey was in as
good shape as when it left the Pacific
coast. The car was in such good shape
that it did not even have to go to the
shop for repairs, but was sent along
on its journey eastward last night.-St.
Joseph (MO) Herald.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
No Transportation for Goats.

A woman out West was moving from
one place to another some time ago, and
numbered among her possessions that
she took with her goat. The animal
was placed in the baggage car, and tied
to a chest. During the journey he re-
gained his freedom by nibbling the rope,
after which he proceeded to regale him
self on the leather straps with which the
brass checks were fastened to the vari-
Gus trunks in the car. When the wom-
ans destination was reached the door
was opened and the goat jumped cheer
fully out, having just completed his
work The baggagemaster was filed
with CONSERVATION when he discovered
the checks, without a single exception,
lying upon the floor. The most hopeless
confusion resulted, and it was more
than week before some of the trunks
reached their owners. The railroad COM
pany has, in consequence, made a rule
that in future goats are to be denied
transportation over its lines.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Confederate MONEY in London.

The treasury prosecuted clerk named
Samuel Fletcher at the Westminster po-
lice court yesterday on charge of OBJ
tanning money by fraud and false pre-
lenses. 1t was alleged that Fletcher,
pretending he had just come back from
America, persuaded a woman to change
him a $50 Confederate States note,
which he represented was worth Flo.
In another case he paid for some cham
payne at a hotel with one of these notes,
receiving a large sum in change. These
notes were issued from Richmond, Va,
in 1864, during the progress of the Civil
war in America, but they were abso-
lutely valueless. Mr.. Shell declined to
deal with the case summarily, and com
mitted the prisoner for trial.-Pall Mall
70
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
The Largest American Mule.

The largest mule that ever walked on
American soil is now, or was recently,
the property of one George H. john
son, farmer living a few miles east of
Honey Grove, Tex. His muleship is ex-
actly 1917 hands, or 6 feet 2 inches. in
height, being exactly ~ inches higher
mule, which was SO widely advertised in
189O-91 as being 1.-THE most gigantic
specimen of the mule family the world
has ever known" The Honey Grove
mule is not slim and raw-boned, but is
built in proportion to his height, weigh
ing 1919 pounds.-St. Louis Republic
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13

Platinum in paying quantities has
saltwater, small camp at the foot of
Buffalo peak. The discovery is of in
terest in that it makes the Annie G.
the first mine in Colorado to show plat
mum in paying quantities, and the third
in the United States. Traces of this
metal have been discovered in Colorado
ores prior to this, while in Oregon and
o W slY in two instances. At IT. depth
of 143 feet the Annie G. managers claim
to have uncovered an 8-foot vein. The
ore taken from it contained platinum,
gold, iron and sulphur, but no copper,
lead or zinc Analytical tests made on
the two solid feet of sulphides in the
foot wall are said to have given three
of gold.-Denver Republican.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
DAM BENEATH THE SURFACE.
A Most Wonderful Feat of Irrigation En-
cheering.

Most Wonderful Feat of Irrigation En-
cheering.
81 inspected what / consider one OF
the most wonderful feats of irrigation
engineering ever accomplished, and
which has just been successfully COM
pleted," said Frederick /. Monsen, the
explorer and lecturer. 1T is the dam
ming of the submerged waters of the
Mojave river near BarStoW on the line
Of the Atlantic & Pacific railway, $50
miles east of the city of Los Angeles.
The Mojaye river, during the greater
part of the year, flows through instead
of over its sandy bed and it's surface
bears no indication of the waters be-
meath. The submerged current is consid-
cradle, however, and the stations along
the line of the railway are supplied with
water by sinking the pipes of powerful
steam pumps into the middle of the
river bed.
ITO bring this water to the surface
and to utilize it for irrigation purposes
has kept small army of men and horses
in constant operation for the past two
years. A sheet-piling dam has been
sunk to bedrock, and against this has
been placed a fiume which leads the I'M
derflow from the channel of the river
to the canals. The principal canal has
carrying capacity of $4,000 inches and
is completed to Minneola valley, twelve
miles away. The lateral canals will be
completed in time for the irrigation
season of 1897. The Mojave is the larg-
est river in southern California. It takes
it's rise on the north slope of the San
Bernardino mountains, whose snow
capped SUBMITS reach an altitude of
from 5000 to 10000 feet above sea level
and carry large fields of snow during
the entire year, thus insuring an album
dant water supply when dry season vis-
its the valleys of the state. The entire
flow of the Mojave river, most as under
flow, reaches the head water of the Min
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Putting Away Winter Clothing.

In putting away winter clothing,
whether it be in the form of personal
apparel or household furnishings. such
as heavy curtains or bedding, it is nee
essary for one to exercise the utmost
care in order to guard against great loss
from the ravages of moths. No trouble
no matter how laborious, should be
spared, there being much at stake, and
the consequences being quite too serious
to be trifed with in the very least
Heavy curtains, which are used only in
the winter time as a protection, and all
superfuous bedding, such as blankets
and quilts, should be exposed to the sun
ing we'll beaten and freed from all dust
and the blankets carefully washed. Then
they should be neatly folded, wrapped in
large cotton sheets, and laid away in
the linen press or StorerOOm, upon sub
stantial shelves, which are clean and
dry, accompanied by a goodly supply of
camphor.
All heavy articles of apparel, such as
gowns, coats or wraps Of any kind,
should be taken out Of doors and hung
upon the line to air; after which they
should be thoroughly shaken and brushed
until all dust and dirt of any kind have
been removed, the smallest atom afford
ing food in which moths thrive and
revel. This having been accomplished,
the garments should be put away in cot
ton bags, made expressly for the pur,
pose, large boxes or trunks that are not
in use, it being quite immaterial so long
as all air is entirely excluded.
All wooden underwear should be care
fully washed and dried, then rolled up
and put into clean paper sacks, or old
cotton pillow cases-care being taken to
see that there are no holes in them
with a generous quantity of pure cam
phor or moth camphor, the latter pos
sessing the great advantage over the for
mer of being much less expensive, al
though the odor is perhaps not quite so
agreeable.
Bags of all sizes and descriptions are
invaluable at such a time Of year for
holding articles that are to be put away
until the cold season has rolled round
again. These could be made of any
short material, and, if desired, could be
adorned with the owners initials, which
should be embroidered in white or col
ored Roman floss.
Furs should be packed away in their
own boxes, with plenty of moth cam
of them.
Felt or velvet hats should be carefully
cleansed by means of a soft hat brush,
then wrapped in tissue paper and put
away in their respective bandboxes.
Each box, package, bag or trunk should,
for convenience sake, contain a label
upon which is legibly written list of
the contents. This will prove a great
saving of time and trouble.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13

child's nails be examined a dozen times
a day if necessary, and see that there
are no little points or irregularities to an
noy the little one Everybody knows
that hangnail or a broken bit of nail
will create a tendency to scrape the nail
or to bite at it. Persistent and habitual
biting of the nails is proclaimed ney-
Gus disease, and constitutional treatment
is in order in connection with the mani
curing. 1t is a good idea to cultivate
in children good deal of pride in their
appearance; this helps the treatment,
and will, in a short time, break the most
fixed habits
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
CHILD CoUGHED UP A NAIL.
1t Had Been Embedded in Her Lun
Since Christmas Day.

1t Had Been Embedded in Her Lung
Since Christmas Day.
The 2-year-old daughter of John Hob
weller, who lives on Oliver street, New
ark, n. J., swallowed a six-penny nail
on last Christmas day, which became
on the part of the mother or medical as
sistance awaited to recover it, and the
girl had considerable difficulty with her
left lung until February %, when she
was playing with football, which
struck her on the chest and knocked
her to the floor. She was seized with
the missing nail was raised 1t was
found that the nail was slightly corroded
Since it was raised the girl has been i'll
excellent health
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
A Curious Fishing Rod.

A curious rod is described in the Amer
lean Field. 1t was made by Charles f.
personal use. It weighs eight and half
ounces, and is wholly of Dagane wood.
1t is made after an old English style rod
discarded as ''too slow to put together"
1t has no ferules, but instead is spliced
in a suture joint and bound fast with a
string. This, it is claimed, allows the
rod to bend at the joint as we'll as be,
tween joints. Competent judges say that
the rod has a life that other and metal
jointed rods do not have.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13

character, which surely is sympathetic
and whole-hearted if it is anything.
Again, should mention the patriotism
Of the American people, for it is intense,
II don't recollect having heard during
my recent visit one woman say an I'M
kind word about another. Ungracious
personalities didn't find a place in con-
versation; there was no retailing Of scan
dal, no ungenerous exchange Of title,
and thought, and then American women
have the art of being able to chaff each
other with complete good nature. A lit
tie point like that is worth bearing in
mind, because large effects are SO often
the result of apparently small causes.
do not need to add that the American
woman is witty and that she dresses
with excellent taste, for these are mat
tiers of the most ordinary knowledge. -
Interview in the London Chronicle.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Character i'm Eyebrows.

The fashionable eyebrow Of today is
the one which adorns the sketches of
the popular illustrator, notably, Charles
Dana Gibson. 1t is the eyebrow par
excellence for '96 in real life as we'll.
1t is narrow, straight at it's commence
ment, and gently arched as it reaches
the temples This formation, according
to noted physiognomists, indicates SEN
sibility, tenderness and frmness of pur-
pose.
Arched eyebrows show extreme SEN
sibility; also a sense of humor.
When the eyebrows are far from each
other at their starting point between
the eyes they denote warmth and a
frank, unsuspicious nature. Men and
women with such eyebrows are constant
ly imposed upon; they are rarely jealous,
whereas the most jealous persons have
usually the very opposite formation, the
eyebrows nearly meeting at the nose.
You may always count on suspicious,
jealous nature behind the meeting eye
brows. The cruel eyebrow lies very
close to the eye, and forms direct,
clear line on strongly defined cyclones.
The busts of Nero have this sort of eye
brow.
Eyebrows somewhat higher at their
starting point, and which pass in long
sweeping lines over the eyes, dropping
downward at their termination, show ar
tistic feeling; they give a wistful, melan-
choly expression to the face. The ex-
Empress Eugene has such eyebrows;
this formation is said to be a sign of an
unhappy fate.
Eyebrows that are strongly marked at
the commencement and then terminate
abruptly without sweeping past the eyes,
indicate an impatient, irascible nature.
Expert mathematician have usually
eyebrows that are very close to the
eyes at their starting point, and sud
denly raised at their termination so as
them and the corner of the eyes.
Eyebrows lighter than the hair show
weakness and indecision. Eyebrows
much darker, passionate, jealous and
inconstant temperament. Want of eye
brow always indicates lack of both men
tai and physical strength.-New York
Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Dress for Dinner.

Do you dress for dinner? Or do you
consider that practice incompatible
with sterling merit and democratic
spirit? Have you regarded it as habit
to be left exclusively to those who have
nothing better to do than to exhibit diff
ferent sets of garments at different
hours of the day? If so, disabuse your
mind at once of these views, Dressing
for dinner is custom to be commended
from every point of view, including the
economic and hygienic.
It is economic to wear a semf-evening
gown at dinner, for the street gown,
which costs twice as much as the house
gown, lasts twice as long with judicious
changes. 1t is hygienic because there is
actual bodily refreshment in soap, water,
fresh linen and a fresh gown after the
toll and turmoil of the day, and there is
also the less easily defined but equally
potent influence of pretty clothes upon
the mind, and hence upon the health of
the wparpr
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
The Pope's Plate.

1t is doubtful whether anyone has
more gold and silver plate and other OBJ
jects of value than the Pope. 1t is de-
clared that were he to melt down all
objects preserved in the Vatican the
amount of gold obtained would make
more coin than the whole of the present
Furope:A circulation.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
Pots for Craving Plants.

The decorated stone pots so largely in
use in drawing rooms for growing plants
need to be selected with care. They
should not only be adapted in coloring
to the plants they are to hold, but there
should be a harmony in the jars them
selves, as no matter how beautiful each
individual one may be, if there is incon-
gruity in the coloring the whole effect
will be unpleasing. Even an uneducated
eye would detect the inharmOniOuS effect
without being able to discover the cause.
Plain jars are best for Towering plants,
while palms look well in those which
are ornamented with figures in relief.
Leeds ware is inexpensive and the colors
are clear and exquisite, those in deep
yellow and pale blue being particularly
desirable. There is also a deep, rich red
bowl in this ware made in several sizes,
in which palms and other hOWerless
plants look superb, and the TOkOnabi
jars, terra Gotta with a raised decoration
of dragons, ETC.. in gold are very de-
sirable for drawing room use as they
harmonic with almost any surround
ings. The blue and white Dwarf ware
is also popular and well suited to any
of the dark-foliaged plants. The GUS
tom which has prevailed of late, of put
ting palms and rubber plants in the YES
houses as soon as the weather is mild
enough to permit in the spring, is a
pleasing one, and very good for the
plants which have been housed SO long,
but when there are a number, and one
bowl is yellow, another bright blue and
another red, ETC., the appearance is much
that of a shop with the various wares
exposed outside for sale.-Mary E. Har-
mon in Ladies' Home Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
1ndifference Worse Than Death.

We were talking to a man who lately
had very great and soulsmiting grief.
He declared that he never would get over
come to his household and shown him
that life was not worth living, for direct
Iy his affections were centered on any
special objects those objects were re-
moved, and the void left thereby never to
be filled. He knew that others got over
such grief, but he would prove the. ex-
ception; he couldn't get over it, and he
believed it, but as we listened we recog-
nized the fallacy of his sentiments, for
have we not buried mother, father, baby
friend, all taken when most they were
loved and needed, yet today the sun
shines brightly for us, the sky seems blue
and laughter comes spontaneously to our
lips. We have not forgotten those loved
ones who have gone. We think of them
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-13
An Unjust Charge.

A strange story of money recovered
comes from Liverpool. A chimneysweep
in cleaning an oven fue found G40 in
coin in a bag. On telling the lady of the
house she burst into tears and tainted.
years ago, and having forgotten the fact
had accused her son, who was rather
Wild of stealing it, with the result that
he had left the house in Indignation and
had never returned.