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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
CALIFORNIA HOT SPRINGS.
A Wonderful and Interesting Discovery
Near San Bernardin0. "a.

y
Near San I3ernardino. ga.
Awonderful and interesting discovery
has been made near Arrowhead Springs
by Thomas Hatten, a pioneer resident
of San BernardinO. and the owner of a
big ranch near the foothills says a San
cisco Call. He has found the. probable
source of the warm water in and about
Arrowhead Springs.
Hatten started in quest of sheep that
were missing. Following an old trail
over Waterman canyon he came upon a
natural basin formed by rocks. While
gazing about the little valley he saw at
a distance of about $50 yards a thin
white column of smoke issuing from be-
hind a boulder. Believing it was a.
campfire, he went toward it to ascertain
if the campers had seen his sheep.
When Hatten reached the rock he found
no sign of life and the smoke had dis
appeared.
Hatten determined to investigate The
big boulder was in.sthe way, and he
went tos@ quarry some distance away
and procured dynamite. One of the.
Quarrymen named Burke accompanied
him back. They put a big charge of
dynamite under the rock and ID was
blown to atoms.
From the spot where the boulder stood
issued sheet of flames, throwing out
intense heat. After the flames subsidized
the men approached the spot and dis
covered cave of some depth, at the bot
tom of which there appeared to be flow
ing lava. 1t will probably be some time
before the cavern can be fully explored,
owing to the intense heat issuing from
its mouth.
In various parts of the mountains in
the vicinity of this discovery are lava
formations. Scientists have been trying
for some time to fathom the origin Of
the MANY warm SDrinpS in and ahOllf
Arrowhead but the honor of the dis
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
PACIFIC OCEAN MONSTER.
Crew of Tug See Strange Animal Of
Cape Flattery.

Report has been made at Port Town
send, Wash, by Mate Croker and Chief
Engineer Harry Flint of the tug Sea
Lion that recently, while the vessel
was seeking a tow off Cape Flattery in
the dusk Of early evening, a marine mon
ster was sighted.
Whatever the creature was they make
no claim Of knowing, but they described
it as having been about 60feet long and
apparently "A inches in circumference
1t was without the shaggy name and red
eye of the traditional sea serpent, sug-
costing that mythical reptile only i'll the
way its large, broad tail thrashed the
hundred feet ahead of the vessel
The story is further vouched for by
two responsible 6remen who saw the
freak from a portfolio anG FASTENED al
once up the ladder into the engine room
to tell Flint of the sight.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Sill TheY Linger.

These optimistic and hopeful souls
who fancied that mounting. the district
messenger boys on "bikes" would de-
prive the humorous paragrapher of the
most cherished of his stock subjects
should have witnessed a ''slow race
that came off on Spruce street, below
Thirteenth street. yesterday morning,
says the Philadelphia Record. These
telegraph boys on wheels, each doubt
less carrying a '.rush" message, spent
twenty minutes in the practice of slow
riding and in contest to determine
which could approach most nearly to
complete suspension of motion without
destroying the equilibrium of the mount.
"Go to sleep, my little pickaninny,"
sang one OF the young Mercuries. HUI.
ly gee! youse blokies amt in it wild me!
wy. say, I kin stand as still as little
Willie on top o. der city hall"
The leopard cannot change his spots,
nor the district messenger boy his lin
ppriDpD9SS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Not Upson Baseball.

Mr. Jones was hurrying through his
breakfast Mrs. Jones was glancing at
the paper. Suddenly she gave snort.
'"This is disgraceful, John, and should
be stopped "What should?' he asked.
'"This bah playing. / don't understand
one bit of the game, but just hear what
this paper says: Denny was pounded
all over the lot in the third inning and
was forced to retire Now, I don't know
what part OF the poor fellow was his
third inning, but to pound him all over
the lot and hurt him so ne had to leave
is not right and" "But, my DEAR in
teroosed Jones, ''you don't SEEM"
"And here's another place where it
says: Cummings caught eight flies in.
center field Now, what in the name of
patience was the man doing out there
catching flies? They don't pay him for
that, do they?'' Certainly they Do.
said Jones' ''When he gets a. ezra
1cious sakes!7 One of the players was.
killed" ''Who was itg' asked Jones eX
citedly, getting up and coming rapidly
to where his wife was sitting. John
son. she said. Here's what the paper
says: johnson hit a beautiful three
Dagger, but in trying to stretch it died
at home Poor, poor fellow! To think
of him playing and then going home to
die. And just because he stretched a
three-bagger. What is a three-baggeF,
John?'' But the front door slammed
hard Just then. and Mrs. Jones went on
reading -FOOtlightS.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Kant began his philosophical and
metaphysical speculations before the age
of 1S.
-Hooke's first works were published
when their author was barely 10 years of
age.
Young produced several of his most
acceptable poems before reaching the age
of 80.
Maurice, the son of the first Prince
of Orange" showed himself born sol
der at 10.
Fielding was extensively known as a
novelist and general litterateur before he
was 30.
/ Milton wrote ''Comus,'' by some es-
teemed as one of his most charming
poems, at 10.
Thomas Flanagan of Elmwood, Ind,
is the happy owner of a four-legged
Plymouth Rock rooster.
Among the Hebrews all slaves, eX-
cept such as desired to remain in servi-
tude, went free at the jubilee year.
During the sixty years ending with
1S47 1,462,O00 slaves were transported
from Africa to the Americas.
Chinese parents, unable or unwilling
to provide for their children, sell them
to whOmsoeyer will buy.
1t is estimated that not less than
1S0,000,O0O African slaves have persisted
to glut the avarice of slave traders.
In 1910 all serfs in the Austro-Hun-
garian district were liberated, their own
ers being paid in government scrip.
"A Hebrew slave who desired to re-
main such had his ears pierced with an
aWl and was then slave forever.
The rapidity of the growth of the
hair varies much in different persons.
1t has been calculated that the beard
of no r0t n of M a hall
per week, or six inches and half in a
year. On the head the growth is much
more rapid.
you whistle for it, originates in
the sailor superstition for whistling to
raise the wind. AS great deal Of
whistling was sometimes necessary when
a calm prevailed, the expression to de-
common speech.
several fanciful explanations, but is most
probably a corruption of the French eX-
preston, yeuve de grace, a widow by
grace or courtesy; that is, a woman
who has left her husband or has been
deserted by him.
Flower and vegetable seeds, in Ger
many, are mostly grown in the fertile
lands of Thuringia, the Magdeburg and
Nuremberg Ulm regions, and in Wur-
temberg. Frost and grass seeds are
grown in Thuringia and on the Main;
clover and kindred seeds are from ST.
lesia.
Six hunters have trapped 225 foxes
within ten miles of Gardiner, Me-, dur
ing the past winter. One Of the hunters
claims to have a secret bait that is ir-
resistible to a fox, and he has record
of sixty-eight foxes last winter. He
sold the secret to another trapper who
GOT fifty-tWO foxes
An event in the railway world of
England is in the fact that the stock of
the Great Eastern railway is now above
par. The Great Eastern only dates back
to 1862, but one Of its constituent lines,
stock of the Eastern Counties line had
to be seized for debt. 1t has been a
long struggle with the Great Eastern,
but the struggle has been successful.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11

All of lot 4, section %, township 40 north
of range 10 east, not plated being in lines
south of Illinois street and west OF q. l..
Perry's first addition to the village of Eagle
River
Commencing at the Sc corner of lot 2,
block 3, of G. L. Perry's first addition to
II line between lots and g. government
survey; thence west on said Is line 155 feet:
thence north $50 feet to the sw corner Of
lot 2 block 3. of G.. l.. Perry'S first addi-
ton to the village of Eagle River; thence
east 131 feet to place of beginning.
Commencing at the quarter section post
between sections % and 30 township 40
north of range 10 east, running thence south
on section line between sections % and -,
40 rods; thence east at right angle 70
rods; thence north at a right angle 40 rods;
thence west at a right angle 20 rods to
place of beginning. being part of the sw
quarter of section Is, township 40 north of
range 10 east
Carey's Addition to Village of Eagle River,
Lot s, Block 2.
A piece of land in the NV NV section %
township 40 north of range - east, De
scribed on page 1, vol. 1, of Villas county
records.
A piece of land in the NV Il of section
2S, township 40 north of range 10 east.
described on mage $780, vol. E, transcripts
of Villas county records.
A piece of land in the Sw NV section %,
township 40 north of range 10 east de.
scribed on page $40, VOL u, or transcripts
Villas county records.
A piece of land in the sw NV section %,
township ~ nOrCn OIL range III east, ue-
scribed on page 527, vol. G, transcripts
Villas county records
A piece of land in the sw NV section %,
township 40 north of range 10 east de-
scribed on page 2, vol. l, of Villas county
records.
A piece of land. in lot A; section IS, town,
ship 43 north of range 10 east, described
on page g. vol Q, of Villas county records,
except a piece of said land Al by 60 feet,
deed to the school board directors of the
town of Eagle River.
A piece of land in lot 6, section Is, town
shin 40 north of range 10 east. described
page 81 vol Of Villas &c county ~ records rds
ton 80. township 40 north of range 10 east
on south side of county road recorded on
page Sc, vol. E, transcripts Villas county
records.
The west half of a piece of land in lot
l. section 3D. township 40 north of range
10 east, on south side of county road. re-
corded on page 440 vol. E, transcripts
Villas county records.
A piece of land in lot l. section 30, town
ship 40 north of range 10 east. south of
county road. 10 rods long by 61a rods wide,
assessed to Chris. Price.
niece of land in lot 1. section 30. town
ship 40 north of range 10 east, south or
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Attracts Poisons.

A singular property of ice-cold water
Is that it attracts to itself large guam
tity of the poisonous gases which are
exhaled through our lungs and our
pores. The colder the water the greater
its capacity for holding impurities; and
water which has stood the night in a
close bedroom is highly injurious to
drink. At normal temperature a
pitcher Of water will, under these cir
cumstances, probably contain Tin the
morning) from a pint TO pint and a
half Of carbonic gas and larger
proportion of ammonia when nearly at
freezing point its capacity for imbi5ing
poisons is doubled. As means of pur>
flying the atmosphere cold water is very
useful, especially so in the case Of a
newly painted room, where basins of
water should be set Complying them
every few hours to collect the polsons
given out by fresh paint. But water
so used becomes a deadly poison, and
should be carefully thrown where no
children or domestic animals are likely
to taste If
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
A Picturesque Occasion.

The Japanese are essentially pict-
uresque. The last evidence of the fact
is borne home to us through their meth
Americans and English have essayed to-
do is to break a bottle of wine over the
bows With true poetry, the Japanese
make something very different of the
event Recently the. FGjjif way launched
at Blackwell, and Nine. Ratio, wife Of
the Japanese minister, was chosen Tor
silver knife was put into her hand, and
with it she cut the cord of twisted red
and white silk that held the vessel in
check At the moment eage-hke stFaet-
ure that hung over the bows opened to
let forth number of pigeons, and with
them a cloud of paper squares, showing
the national colors. As they fell some
sprinkled the bows and some chung to
the sides, covering her, so to speak, with
the emblem for which she is to do battle.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Relic Of the Days of Witchcraft.

While walnut log four feet in diane
ter belonging to Oscar Woodring Of Sic
gersville, was being sawed into planks
at sawmill recently it was found that
when the tree was about foot in dame
with an inch augur, tells the Allentown
Leader. The holes had been closed up
with plugs. The plugs were drawn and
a small paper package was found in each
hole. After some effort they were Sc
cured and found to contain locks or rolls
of hair that had once adorned wom-
ans head Each bunch was of a length
of 16 to 20 inches They were of a
dark color, and in perfect condition, hav-
ing been tied up in heavy brown paper
securely tied with home-spun linen
thread. 1t is believed the holes were
bored and the hair hidden by some be-
lever in witchcraft maybe seventy or
eighty years ago when the tree was
Young
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
CHERRY Ripe to be Married.

People who are curious about the his
tory Of celebrated pictures will be inter-
ested in a marriage which is to be cele-
brated shortly. Almost everybody is
familiar with Mallais' CHERRY Ripe" 1t
was a portrait Of Miss Amy Ramage,
the daughter Of near kinsman of w.
L. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas saw her at a
children's fancy ball in her immortal
mobcap, bib and fuckers. Instantly rec
ognizing her value from pictorial
point of view, he carried her off next
morning to the painter, who also was so
captivated that he Immediately set to
work on the canvas, which, so we'll re-
produced in the Graphic has made Der a
favorite in the remotest corners of the
earth. Her bridegroom is a Spanish
gentleman of position, and the bride will
in future worthily represent English
beauty in the Manillas.- European Edi-
ton New York Herald.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Never Existed.

Shortly after the tidings came Of the
death of Prince Henry of Battenberg,
the captain of the Boys brigade, "a pop
ular military religious organization in
the parish) at meeting of his petite
corps, referred sympathetically to the
sad event, and. choosing an appropriate
hymn to close the service, added: Let
us sing these lines in solemn silence"
have been an Irishman. but / am not
sure. He was speaking of the transit
toriness of earthly things. Look at the
great cities of antiquity: ne exclaimed,
.'wher are they now? Why some of them
have persisted so utterly that it is doubt
full if they ever existed. The Spectator.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
The Glory Of Fast Day Departed.

The ''innocuous desuetude'' of Fast
day is even more strongly marked in
New Hampshire than in Vermont, says
the Burlington News. Instead of fast,
the day was observed as a feast espe-
cially in Manchester, where the min
listers decided not to hold services, de-
claring that the day had grown to be a
farce, though one of the Baptist clergy
were fairly we'll attended by those who
still believed in the observance of the
day. A dispatch states that the police
officers were kept busy all day, and that
at midnight nearly every cell at the po-
lice station was filed most, of The ar
rests having been for drunkenness. Far
better would it be for the state lcgis-
lators to abolish the day altogether.
than have continuance of this sort of
thing 1t is generally conceded that the
Massachusetts Legislature did wise
thing when it abolished the day N that
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
BABY OCCUPIES A JUDGES CHAIR.
District Court Magistrate Gracefully
Yields His Place to a Tot of Four

District Court Magistrate Gracefully
Yields His Place to a Tot of Four.
For the first time in the history of
Iowa the chair of q district Judge was
occupied during trial a few days ago
by a 4-year-old child, the daughter of
Cora Espey of Sioux City. The case in
question was that of Cora Espey VS..
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dull. The de-
PENDANTS claim that" the plaintiff recent
~ turned over her child Frances to their
care and finally permitted them to viz
tually adopt it, although formal papers
were never actually filed.
The mother, on the other hand,
charges the Dulls with permitting the
little one to associate with disreputable
persons and generally neglecting it. On
their refusal to return her daughter to-
her she finally applied for a writ of
habeass corpus. Frances was not much
interested in the proceedings, and, after
wandering aimlessly about the court
room for some time, seized the opportun-
ity when the judge had left his seat for
a moment to climb into it herself. On
the magistrates return the young lady
yociferously declined to yield possession,
roundly abused him for his lack of gal
lantry in making such a request and
screamed for the sheriff, with whom she
has been on excellent terms since the,
opening of the case, to fly to her pro-
lection.
When the court saw how matters
stood he yielded gracefully. The bailif
brought another chair, which the judge
was graciously permitted to occupy, and
the hearing went forward, with both
judges on the bench, for over half an
hour. At the end of that time Miss
Frances wearied of her elevated position,
slid quietly from her seat and permitted
the rightful owner to resume possession.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11

pronounced pay-triotism For example,
remembering the adage that it's an Ill
wind which blows nobody no good a
householder at East Cowes, who hap
pened to have a balcony facing Trinity
Battenberg was landed. made $500 in
two hours by hiring out seats and stand
ing room to eager spectators of the ghast-
" show. Such man ought to be elect
ed to Parliament. He could be calcu-
lated upon to introduce drastic measures
for the reduction of England's huge pub
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Strange Railway Accident.

A remarkable accident occurred to the
Santa Fe train running from Santa Moni-
ca to Los Angeles. The locomotive
struck a COW and the animal was thrown
with great force against telegraph pole
few feet from the track, breaking it.
The broken pole fell toward the train,
windows. Some of the passengers had
a narrow escape from being cut by flying
glass. The pole hit brakeman, just
missing his head. He escaped with ugly
bruises,-San Francisco Chronicle
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Photography in Colors

According to the Paris Temps, the
problem of photography in colors has
been satisfactorily solved by French in,
ventor, M. Charles Ernie. Recently
colored materials and objects of art, says
our contemporary, were reproduced with
fidelity, but there still remained several
difficulties to be overcome. M. Charles
Ernie has solved these difficulties. Not
only can pictures be reproduced with
every detail distinctly shown, but instan-
taneous portraits can be taken either in
ordinary daylight or by electric light.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11

thrushes, according to the requirements
of the family, to the soup pot, and do
not have the latest birds drawn, and
if the cook is true artist, no one viii
fail to ask a second helping. A ia
vorite Helgoland dish is kittiwake pie.
In November and December these gals
are very fat, and when prepared in Hell
goland fashion are considered a delicacy,
although a somewhat fishy one The
gray crow is also a very fayorite DISH
Chambers Journal.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Reached the Limit.

Gastronomical Arithmetic.-Teach cher
Suppose, Johnnie, your mother cuts a
each part be?" Johnnie Chaffie-"One-
eighth of pound Teacher "Correct
Now, suppose she cuts each part in two
what will each part be then?' Johnnie
Chaffie- "One-sixteenth of a pound"
Teacher-'Just so. Now, suppose she
cuts each sixteenth in six pieces. what
will each piece be?" Johnnie-"Hash!'
-TeyaS Sitter
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Village of Eagle River, township 40
north of range 10 east cOnt'd.
Plat ne NV section 80.

All that part Of lot 1, block 2 mentioned
within the following boundaries: Commenc-
ing at the northwest corner of lot l; run
ming thence easterly on the north line of
said lot 1 81 feet; thence south degrees
east, "a feet and inches; thence west var.
80 degrees 20 minutes, south 1913 feet to the
east line of Railroad street being the west
line of said lot; thence northerly along said
line OF said lot % $40 feet to the place OF
beginning.
The undivided u of the following descrig-
ton: Commencing at the sw corner Of lot =
block 2; running thence east on line be-
tween lots and 3, 62 feet 1917 inches;
thence north var q degrees west 80 feet;
thence west var. 60 degrees south, 80 feet
and inches to Railroad street: thence
south on said street Is feet and inches to
place of beginning.
The undivided y of the following descrip-
ton: Commencing at the NV corner of lot
3, block 2, running thence east on the line
between 2 and 3 IA feet; thence south var
90 degrees west, 13 feet inches to Railroad
street; thence north on said street 4 feet 9
inches to place of beginning, being part of
lot IS. block .
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
HeIgoIand Scum.

What do the Helgolanders do with
their birds? Some are sent away to the
Hamburg market, and the rest kept for
home consumption. Roasting before a
slow fire, with the trail on, over toast,
is practically an unknown art, or at
least one rarely practiced. Everything
goes into the pot for soup. 'Trossel-
SOUP is an institution much lauded. Mr..
Gatke tells us how it should be prepared.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
Not Encoura ging.

Passenger Ito train boy)-''You proba-
bly, did not know when you put this book
in my lap that | was the author
Train Boy-"Did you write that
book?
Passenger-''I did"
Train Boy" Then you had better keep
mighty quiet about it. / just sold a
copy to the man back Of you."-Harlem
Life.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11
A Little English Anecdote.

Patriotism on the part of an Irishman
is generally regarded by Englishmen as
nothing but Patriotism, but patriotism
by good many Englishmen ought to be
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-05-11

Commencing % feet west from the north
east corner of lot.2, block 3. thence running
west on south side of Wall street Al feet;
thence south 60 feet; thence east Al feet;
thence north 60 feet to place of beginning.
East 45 feet of lot 1, block 3
West feet by south 60 feet of lot /, block 3
East 25 feet of lot 2, block 3
East % feet of lot 3, block 3
All except the east 25 feet of lot 8 and the
west "a feet of lot q block 8.