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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
WONDERFUL NEW LIGHT.
"A French Invention of Great Value il
Naval ManenYarS.

Naval Maneuvers.
Quite recently there has been brought
out by the French navy mysterious de-
vice known as ia ratiere," or the rat
mansions and is placed on the deck of
the vessel. 1t throws out an electric
light that can only be discovered dead
ahead. La ratiere is constructed as fol-
lows: A square box has within it at enc
end concave mirror. in front of which
is adjusted an arc light. The light is
focused upon a plano-convex lens
so that the rays of light are projected
through silvered tube as a bundle of
parallel rays.
BY the sides of the outer end Of the
silvered tube are placed two prisms. one
of red and the other of green glass,
through which a portion of the light
passes in divergent rays. AT distance
pears as a small point and consequently
difficult of detection to those not know
ing the quarter in which to look for it.
Its detection is thus reduced to a mini
mum, as it can only be seen within Il
radius of a few feet at such a distance.
The use of the red and green rays is
for the purpose Of enabling the vessel for
whom the signal is intended to know in
which direction to steer so as to come
within the zone of white light should the
white ray disappear. By means of this
invention night signals can be made
when flashlights and rockets might be
useless or liable to betray the position of
the fleet to the enemy. 1t can also be
used as a guide to squadron in line
with all other lights out, in dangerous
ATTITUDES, as it cannot be seen either to
the right or left. but only dead ahead or
dead astern. The French admiralty at
taches great Importance to this light, and
has taken extraordinary precautions to
guard it against discovery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Wisdom of Womep,s c,,,h

with I'll the advantages tboro
one or two dangers that impress mo ai ),
writes Cora Stuart Wheeler in tho IA
dies Home Companion. II have ID, Ia,
that the individual is sometimes ha rOana
finding poison in that which is bar ecu
ter's meat The opulent woman Is o;v vis
Il more earnest purpose and deener i,
sight by. perhaps the same methnd +h ~ :
arousns Ill her less favored neighhor hnt
a restless dlssSatlsfaction with the exist
new books. to think new Thoughts ena
walk the wildwood paths with new e %,u
for the beauties hidden in staman o,.S
pollen and cell: but if l have no TIM; inc
to walk the. wildwood ways at all hn-
cause there IS no servant in the kitchen,
and L must get Johns dinner or hecausn
I have little child who needs NV cara
and because it takes all Johns money
to clCthe, and feed us, cannot GET the
new books, and could not read them If
] had them. Then am 1 likely to look
Wlst1nny OUT or my window at the wom-
improve, and even harbor just a little
wish that there was no John and M
hayward little child This is not y
fancy picture. l have had such mothers
tel l.: me 1,t un1G;eensGiously, in speaking Of
conscious of limitations which thev nnvnr
felt before, and thus far had shown them
no way out of their difficulties
Il believe that in New England =
pressure of education, sharpening the in
tellectttal faculties at the expense of the
domestic nature, has done much to EMMY
the schoolhouses, because there are no
longer children to be taught Is it posi-
BILE that the club life will lessen this
tendency? If the Southern woman can.
in her intercourse with the Northern
woman, teach her the secret of ioyous
home love and joyous motherhood, then
indeed will the club intercourse have Civ
en- a benefit sufficient to counterbalance
all the disqualifications that can arise.
There is this distinct difference in the
club life of the South-everything is sub
scrvicnt to the family idea The hus-
band, the child, the sisters and brothers
are all of the first Importance Her joy
i'll the duties of the home prevent the
Southern woman from even wishing to
escape from the necessary restrictions
upon what she can do at the club, for
which reason the literary advance
among Southern women is tremendous;
but she is not so much given to scien-
titic eNcursions-to going great distances
just to read paper The junketings
and after-dinner speeches she still leaves
exclusively to the beloved head of her
house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
The Heroic Age.

He speaks not well who doth his time de-
plore,
IgnOble. and unfit for lofty deeds.
All times were modern in the time of them
And this no more than others. Do thy part
Here in the living day, as did the great
Who made old days immortal. So shall men,
Fargazing back to this receding hour,
Say: Then the time when men were truly
men:
Though wars grew less, their spirits met the
test
OF new conditions; conquering civic wrong !;
Saving the state anew by virtuous lives;
Defying leagued fraud with single truth,
Not fearing loss, and daring to be pure.
When error through the land ragged like a
pest,
They Gained the madness caught from mind
to mind,
By wisdom drawn from ED, and counsel
sane;
And as the martyrs of the ancient world
Gave Death for man, so nobly gave they.
Life;
Those the great days. and that the heroic
age &C. in Century
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
NO Affinity There.

Generally there is an affinity between
a man and his business, but the late
Henry e. Abbey, the operate and theat-
rical manager, cared little for the theater
and less for music. His knowledge
of plays and acting was of the slight
est, and of music he was wholly ignor-
ant. In this. respect. he differed little
from the majority of theatrical pro-
moters and SPECTATORS, but with Mr.. Alb
hey the ignorance was frank and undis-
guised. He did not pretend to know
anything about the arts in which he dealt
commercially. A writer in Harper's
Weekly says: Gle was merchant Of
achieve fame, and Mr.. Abbey lost no
time in bringing her to America, but he
never discovered talent and never tried
to do so. He once said to the writer:
My plan is to watch the audience, not
the performer. When. Joseph Hoffman
made his first success in London, went
to hear him. I was late and could not
get into the hall; but | listened to the
comments of the auditors as they filed
out. and without hearing Hoffman at
all | made contract to bring him over. .
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Flour Went Up.

An old Lancashire miller, noted for his
keenness in matters financial, was once
in boat trying his best to get across
the stream which drove his mill The
stream was flooded. and he was taken
past the point at which he wanted to
land; while, further on. misfortune still
further overlook him, to the extent that
the boat got upset.
His wife, realizing the danger he was
in. ran frantically along the side of the
stream, crying for help in pitiful voice;
when. to her sheer amazement, she was
suddenly brought to a standstill by her
husband yelling out:
IF I'm drowned, Molly, dunnot for
get that four's gone up 2 shillin'
Saolyi'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
TRICKS OF WILD ELEPHANTS.
Like Some Other Animals They Fe1gn
Death with Great Success.


Several years ago a large bull ele-
plant was captured by Grips, the ia
nous elephant taker of Ceylon. The
animal made desperate struggle at
first, but was finally conquered, and led
into corral by two trained elephants,
trained for the purpose. The moment
it entered the Enclosure it sank upon the
ground and apparently died of broken
heart. Every effort was made to re-
store the elephant. It was treated by
the doctors, pinched with spears by the
mahouts. but all to no purpose, and 1t
was finally deserted. But the moment
the natives had reached a safe dis
tance the willy beast sprang to'its feet;
and with eXultant trumpeting rushed
through the corral fence and into the
forest, where the cries of delight at the
success of it's ruse were heard for some
time.
Mice will feign death to escape cat,
and even human beings at times adopt
this ruse to escape from various enc
mics. Almost every great lion hunter
has tried it with this animal, and often
with success. A famous elephant hunt
er was caught by a rogue elephant and
tossed into the air, after which the Zero
cious brute attempted to kneel upon him
and crush him; but the hunter did not
move. realizing that it was his only sal
walton. and the elephant, thinking him
dead, turned and ran into the brush.
One of the most remarkable instances
of presence of mind on record was that
shown by Selous, the African big game
sportsman He was caught by an en-
ragged elephant which he had wounded,
and pinned to the earth by a tusk which
cut his thigh to the bone, tearing a gap
ing wound. Selous retained full con
seriousness and pretended to be dead.
The elephant watched him closely for a
few moments to see if he was alive
then jerked his tusk from the body and
the ground. which it had penetrated
rose to it's feet. and staggered off to re-
ceive it's death from friends of the plucky
hunter, who had not fired. fearing that
the animal would fall and crush the
wounded man
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Love Lessons from the Low1y.

Indeed we may smile, as we often do,
at the primitive customs of the lowly,
ana at their homely phrase of excepting
company 1t makes delightful Jest.
Rut beneath it is a greater regard for
the rights of a man or woman in love
than one is apt to find higher in the So
another "to keep company is like an
offer Of marriage. To ''keep steady COM
pany' is the formal announcement of
an engagement, which is potential mar
rage. 1t is the first step toward matri-
mony, and is almost as sacred and final.
with their more fortunate and envied
sisters in the smart set an engagement
is the loosest kind of bond, and neither
man nor woman is safe from the wooing
OF other men and women until the mar
rage VOWS have been pronounced, and,
II your society is very fashionable, not
even then. So that this society of which
I speak would undeniably be. called
good! Lillian Bell in Ladies' Home
Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
The Dead Poets Daughter.

1t was the hope of the dear, dead poet,
Eugene Field, that his daughter, Mary,
should some time become an interpreter
OF the deeper feeling and spirit of his
poems. The fathers wish has become the
daughters inspirati and for a year or
more Miss Field has been preparing her
self to give readings from his works.
Last week she made her formal debut in
Chicago, reading in public for the first
time, before a number of her fathers
friends. The occasion is said to have
been very simple and very touching. One
who had loved Eugene Field well said Il
few words of the poet, and of good
wishes for his daughter. and then Miss
Field stepped modestly forward. .Attired
in simple black, with a small cluster of
violets at her side, she presented a Win
some, womanly picture. Neither beauti-
full nor in any way striking, this girl pre-
scented just that type of young girlhood
drifting into womanhood that the
stranger expected to see. Of fair face
and form, graceful, easy and magnetic,
and, above all, modest. Miss Mary
touched every heart with her sweet face
and with the mellow tones of her SYM
pathetic voice, that met with an echo in
every heart. There was nothing theatre
cal or forced in her attitude OF her GEES
lures. She read the several poems of the
dead poet with all the tenderness, grace
and effectiveness, with all the modesty.
charm and intellectual insight that one
might have expected of Eugene Fields
daughter reading these homely verses in
her fathers presence in his library on
Il happy Sabbath evening. Miss Field S
voice is not strong, but it is sympathetic
and carries we'll. It's quality is good and
her use of it is in harmony with the spirit
of her work Her gestures are graceful
and appropriate, and while she is Eatu-
rally not so forceful as was her father
in the reading Of these poems, she adds
a womanly quality to them that must en-
nance their value, for these poems are in
themselves as soothing as the touch of a
mothers hand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
An o,d-Fashioned Quilt.

A. rocent country fair the. mos. III. Ia
.. "a. oyb;bit in the woman -, uepalIt
teres'iirs an old-fashioned quit.
,rest made of gay calico. pieced IN pa. =
toY.r known to our grandmoth.etlaso d ont
.sr;S;no sun.'' and the design sloud If
a,mboyantly against pachs ,,,arEab HE
White domestic The most t he nu;Iting.
thing about it. however was 90 sno close to-
Row upon row or stltc; ,,y stiff with
gether the quilt was , laii stitches,
them. Such dainty har nathetic when
80 80 ,, pt Of the futility of so mucn w Nom.
'i' Sueh = Quilt marks an epoch IL Only
oucu - and womans WORK. G,,dd
ans p[oSres ,,.,I communities can one ni id
IN the Tar ,4tarns for clog CABINS ;' ui,
now tn9 Rathlehem'' and irish ca ,,,,,,her
STARS 10, =, NOT been long since tne led the
I ~ LIS - a woman possessed lie. i An
ol I s,,re IF her housewlfeiy ,,a+;mes to
l nid dame still complains s9 the war she
o ,,,a that at the beginning VI never been
Mad In thirty quilts thar i nra made away
silent under. The sous nd since that time
Win most of them, ah,a 70 get back ito
she mas her It is her one ss samaaa.
her nunl"e, ,nforgivable and unassu"
grievance, the conquering army c,;lts
BILE, agains. ,,; nd the possession ol laener
To her lli ne being a good houssAe. and
was loN :aar-of being Wen-.o oan giye.
and prothIaothat nothing else f oat and
com1oItta ond eider-down coM ~ keshifts
Blannr resds are but the poor obr;ftIess they
ar az ,,1on,en who are So So or riding a
Oh When their time. read n1l.hs when they
,II.hoei or attending GU ~ cloth into in-
NIGHT he cutting piesG1ee, together again
+r;eate bits, sewing ln
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES
Changing DAYS

Soon the days that hide behind
The, Inc li tie bedroom window blind.
Eyes from dreamy sleep to win vim
Soon they'll bear a different face.
Soon they IL wear another grace
We shall greet them open-eyed
I Mn lS,a,1 pe mn white hills they hide.
Oh. So early Ia w slfm g gone e,a away,
But just now betwixt, between (.
Grass grows yellow. grass grows ,roo,,.
aI tha are c1o short rcc Or days are long zen
or the I,e e,Yh1 cloHd closer throng;
Showing sunsets to our eyes
SunSet clouds and lights that lie
Trailing in the Western sky.
n,n nlie at tb aus Sa, the wind grown bold,
Rudolph +. Bunner in st, Sichn,.s
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
A MASS OF MAIL.
Sixty Thousand Large Envelopes Posted
at Beaver Falls.


Recently there was hauled to the post
Office at Beaver Falls, Pa, 10000 large
envelopes containing a copy of a supple
ment to a Christian paper. in which was
printed a report of the hearing before
the judiciary committee of the House oF
REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, March 1f,
1896. and the proposed Christian amends
ments to the constitution Of the Unitef
States: also memorial to the body OF
the followers of the Savior King On the
Christian amendment now pending before
Congress for the Acknowledgement OF
God and Christ and the Bible in the Con-
stitution of the United States also a
blank petition to the House of Represen-
tatives and the Senate of the United
States, asking those bodies to adopt the
Joint resolution which is now before
them on the above-named amendment.
These Enclosures were addressed to indt~
viduals all over the United States aEf
were issued by the National Reform as~
ISOLATION of the Covenanter church. 10T
Park Way, Allegheny, and were prepares
and addressed for the mails by the Cow
enanters of College Hill, a suburb of this
place. The mass of stuff filled u two
horse wagon and will require 200 tie
sacks to hold it for the mails, and will
cost $1,000 in postage.
The postmaster was given spec1al in
structions to mail none of it until Mon
day, so that it would not travel on the
Sabbath day to reach it's destination.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
An Imnortant Difererce.

To make it apparent to thousands, who
think themselves i'll. that they are not
afflicted with any disease. but that the
system simply needs cleansing, is to
bring comfort home to their hearts, as
costive condition is easily cured by using
Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company cn,y, and
sold by gil druggists.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
TamabIe Deer.

The old settlers living in the mountain
parks of Colorado will tell you that deer
animal. and sometimes they are bound
to be tanned whether wanted or not. A
settler in Egeria park says: "a few
years ago young deer came out with
our cattle and grazed around with them
and came up to the corral at night. It
did not seem bit frightened, and / gave
it some milk. 1t drank readily, and next
day wanted some more. I could pat it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Attacked by a Mountain Lion.

George w. Cooper and youth named
Nienberger had a desperate encounter
with mountain lion while driving into
Piedmont. Wyo. They We're coming in
from a lumber camp without arms of
any kind, and when nearing the city a
massive mountain lion sprang from the
underbrush and buried his fangs in the
neck OF one of the horses. The men
were dazed for q moment Cooper threw
billet of wood at the intruder. The
next instant the lion abandoned the team
and made for the boy. The latter
jumped sideways and the lion landed be-
tween them. Nienberger had drawn a
knife, and this he buried in the throat Of
the brute. while his partner struggled to
release his hand to get another knife
from his pocket. He succeeded, and be-
tween them the lads dispatched the lion.
Three other lions were seen to scamper
away from the vicinity. 1t is generally
supposed these animals never attack
without provocation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26

and fondle it as well as I could lamb.
1t stayed around our cattle for several
weeks, when one day game warden
came and said / was liable to penalty
for keeping the deer and feeding it. |
tried to drive it away. but for long
time it would keep coming back to our
place. In the winter whole droyes of
deer and elk come to the ranches and
cannot be kept away from the hay
stacks. They are particularly fond of
alfalfa hay.-Denver Field and Farm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Steamships for Invalid J.

One of the steamship companies of
England is about to make a novel de-
parture. 1t has ordered a steamship to
be built for the ''sole use of invalids"
1t is TO be vessel of the largest class,
fitted up with luxury heretofore never
attempted. to be devoted entirely to the
service of wealthy sufferers of that class
who are afflicted with pulmonary trous
bles, and who can only prolong life in
the dry, salubrious climate of perpetual
summer Convalescents from other
wasting diseases are to be accepted. An
eminent corps of medical men will be on
board. and the cuisine will be in charge
of chefs trained to the delicate task of
ministering to the refined and capricious
tastes of inyalids. The vessel will make
its initial trip next autumn and win
Ter in the Mediterranean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
What is the Difference?

Given two women of equally attractive
features, both wearing thin waists and
dark dress skirts, why is it that one
looks so trim and attractive as to cause
one involuntarily to take a second glance,
and the other has a dropping, coming
to-pieces look that is positively distress
ing?
In the first case the skirt and belt
meet in a regular line that is entirely con-
cealed by belt which is not pinned in
place at the back. the sleeves stand out
with IL freshly cool appearance. and the
dress skirt just clears the dust OF the
street In the other case the belt is
pinned TO the skirt band at the back,
while the same band says in loop on
each side of the pin, the sleeves have
lost all their animation and sag detected
ly from the shoulder, and the skirt
sweeps the dirt of the street.
Perhaps the main difference lies in the
fact that one woman knows how and the
other one does not. The first studies out
ingenious means of achieving satisfactory
results. takes heed of practical sugges-
tons which come in her way, whlle the
second Just puts things on as they are
And these are some of the means winch
the first woman employs: She puts tape
across the back of the waist ana 10 IL
attaches two hooks, sometimes three.
She sews the same number or eyes 10
the band of her dress skirt ana the re-
suit of fastening THESE Is easy " ~,
The belt stays in place, and as the banas
underneath do the same under the de-
scribed arrangement, this part OF the
costume is properly cared for. AS to the
sleeves, those are taken care of by means
of the style of corset waist worn beneath;;
The corset waist is made with full p,uffed
sleeves reaching half way to the elbow:
The puff is kept in place by means pd
strains of the goods fastened from I'M, me
mhoes to i the f,a ba %as ST fne p is mains
tanned by a full pulled front inserted Il efi
the waist th This kespT Se waist STUN
shane without the unpleasant e le =
Which is impaired if the waist ITS, ,tsel Iii; II
starched stiH. As to the skirt that WI
not he so apt to drag if properly ad54 aso
at the waist line but if it still does drag re
tha only remedy is to cut it to the d re-
onired length and rebind: 1t 1t mas sm ,';re
f the street it IS in ao condition to require
reminding, beyond DOUBT. No OBJ
The a tem among the little things to be be
s,,re hut surely no one who asplres TO tbo NJ
even neat in appearance will count 'ne''
unimDortant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
A Bicycle Car.

A bicycle track on a yacht has been
heard of and was seen at Newport and
Bar Harbor during the summer. but the
very latest is a bicycle car. The invent
or i M f LAS Of 81
moving sidewalk. Along each side is
flexible travelling platform, driven by a
pulley on one of the axles of each truck
of the car. The power is transmitted
through a cross belt to a friction pulley
on each end of the travelling platform.
On each of these platforms are mounted
thirty altogether. The relative positions
of the wheels are maintained by an in
genious contriyance which absolutely
prevents them jostling one another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-26
Camels in New York.

One rainy night last week the news
boys and the rest of humanity that GIBBS
and flows up ard down Park Row the
night through were treated to novel
sight that savored of the far East and
the sandy wastes of the great Sahara.
Four dirty-looking camels came shuffiins
across Mail street. each driven by
native Arabian and bearing on their
backs an assortment of household effects.
They were evidently out for business
and wore no fancy tinsel trappings. Into
Park Row they turned amid the cheers
of the newsboy contingent and calmly
proceeded up that thoroughfare. Leisure
~ they went, oblivious of the changing
gongs of the cable cars and the trains.
Evidently they thought themselves of a
civilization far too ancient to make way
for or to be disturbed by Nineteenth
century ideas of rapid transit.-New
York Times