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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

A token of worldwide esteem should
be presented to the man who 1t is al
legged has invented a device for open
ing soft boiled eggs in such a way
that the contents can be transferred to
n cup without the previous burning Of
the fingers and the dropping of the
shell with it's contents. A soft boiled
egg Is always too hot to handle with
out breaking several scriptural man.
dates and it always insists on escap-
ing from the fingers at the critical mo-
ment when it's fall means a liberal ap-
plication of egg on the outside Of the
shell. The only way known to open
one Of these eggs successfully up to
the present has been to have some one
else do it, and If any man has an in
vention that will obviate the difficult
ties he deserves large reward.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
Obedient to the Call.

The editor Of Thierfreund relates the
following story, drawn from his per-
sonal experience of the high training
of military horses. In the year 1872,
during skirmish with the Sioux In
dians, the Third Cavalry Regiment had
formed an encampment in a valley on
the southern border of Dakota.
At nightfall the horses were tethered
to the grofnd by long line. Toward
daybreak a violent storm Of rain and
hail burst over the valley. The unshel-
tered animals, terrified at the violence
of the storm, broke loose, and tore
away in wild stampede up the steep
sides Of the valley, their fear driving
them right into the territory of the
enemy.
Without horses the soldiers would be
at the mercy Of the enemy, yet it was
impossible, in the half-darkness, to go
after them into an unknown region
probably full of Indians. Everything
seemed lost, when the captain, as a last
resource, ordered the stable call to be
sounded. In a few minutes every horse
had returned to the encampment, and
the men were saved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

General Dimensions: Extreme width,
including veranda, SO feet 2 inches;
depth, including veranda, 4S feet.
Heights Of Stories: Cellar, feet;
first story, 8 feet G inches; second story
8 feet; attic, 8 feet.
Exterior Materials: Foundation,
stone; first story, clapboards; second
story, gables and roof, shingles. Out
side blinds to all windows except those
Of the cellar and bays.
Interior Finish: Hard white plaster;
plaster cornices and centers in main
hall FIRST and second story and par
lor, library and dining-room. Hard
pine flooring in laundry, pantry, china
closet, water closet and kitchen; re-
mainder Of flooring, soft wood. Ash
trim in first story, soft wood trim in re
mainder. Ash staircase. Panels under
windows in library, parlor and dining
room. Wainscot in bathroom, laundry,
pantry, china closet and kitchen. In
terror woodwork finished in hard Oil,
except attic, which is painted colors to
suit owner.
Colors: All clapbOards and panels in
gables, olive drab. Trim, blinds, rain
conductors and gable columns, olive
green. Outside doors, dark green, with
olive green panels. Sashes, dark red,
Veranda floor and ceiling, vanished.
Wall shingles oiled and stained little
darker than natural color of wood.
Roof shingles dipped and brush coated
in red stain.
Accommodations: The principal
rooms and their sizes, closets, ETC., are
shown by the plans. Cellar, with con-
crete floor and inside and outside en-
trance, under whole house. Three bed
rooms finished in attic Laundry under
kitchen. Sliding doors connect prin-
cipal rooms Of first story. Four open
fireplaces and set range. Balconies in
second and attic story.
Cost: $4,S65, not including mantels,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
highlands Queer Town.

Inc most curious town in England is
Northwich. There is not straight
street, nor, In fact, a straight house. in
the place; every part Of it has the an.
pearance of having suffered from the
visitation Of an earthquake. Northwich
~ the center Of the salt industry. On
nearly all sides Of the town are bio calf
works, with their engines pumping hun.
dreds OF thousands of gallons Of brine
every week. At a depth of 200 or 400
ieet are Immense subterranean lakes Of
prime, and as the contents of these are
pumped away the upper crust Of eartb
is correspondingly weakened and thn
result Is an occasional subsistence
ahese subshences have pulling, ag.
fect on the nearest buildings which
are Drawn AL ways giving the town
an upside down appearance -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
Thrived ON Minerals.

A Russian woman at Odessa, who had
developed melancholia and an appetite
for odds and ends that would have been
too much for an Australian emu. has
been operated upon at the German
Evangelical hospital In the Euxine port
and there were taken out of her stom
ach, before she was discharged cured
three-inch key, a six-inch silver tea
spoon, a plated teaspoon, an eight-inch
plated fork, two nails, measuring six
inches together; two hairpins, twelve
pieces of glass, a four-inch iron hook.
a steel pen, nine needles, piece Of
black lead and four and a half inch
crochet needle, besides a boot button
and other trides. This mania had been
preceded by an appetite for petroleum
and dilute carbolic acid, and still this
human pantechnicon survived. AS sha
Is only 30 there is plenty of time for
rurther developments Of her capacitv
for metals and minerals
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

1t is overpoweringly depressing to
hear that Gibraltar is no longer in
vincible, If not practically defenseless
The Governor of the crock" Sir Rob
ert Biddulph, says that the garrison
could be shelled out of it with ease
now by the Spaniards, and special
commission has been appointed to hear
his report and devise means for reforti-
flying within year. BY the aid of
the modern longrange guns and pro-
jectiles Of great penetrate with which
Spain has been equipping her batteries
at Algeciras, six miles away across
Gibraltar Bay, the once unapproach-
able has been brought within reach,
and the impregnable has been made
vulnerable. England can refortify,
and, Of course, will, but the peculiar
strength Of this historic spot has dis
appeared, and it is on the same basis
Of defense as other exposed eminences.
The world would little mourn if En-
gland should be dislodged from this
vantage, even by her rival robber
Spain, but fancy would repine at the
SCATTERING Of its immemorial idol, and
language would sustain q severe loss
in the destruction Of the term 'impreg-
nable as Gibraltar"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

Prof. G. Stanley Hall, Of Clark Uni
versity, has been collecting facts con-
corning the fears of children. The fears
of children, he says, are generally Gre
ated by parents. Prof. Hall found that
1,7O1 children had 6,456 fears, the lead
ing ones being the fear of lightning
and thunder, reptiles, strangers, the
dark, death, domestic animals, disease,
wild animals, water, ghosts, insects,
rats and MICE robbers, high winds, etc.
A few Of these fears are rational. In
New Jersey no children were found to
be afraid of high winds, but in the
West that fear naturally leads all 9TH
ers. At Trenton, however, sixty-two
children were found who dreaded the
end of the world, fear created entire
ly by adult teaching. The table shows
what education can do in this respect.
No child was found to be afraid Of the
devil. Two hundred years ago and less
that fear would have led all the rest
Few were found who were afraid of
ghosts, fear which would have stood
high on the list not long ago. At Cam
bridge, Mass, only 1856 out of 500 boys
were afraid of thunder storms and only
go out of 500 girls. The fear of rob
bers and of wild animals is a survival,
though robbers have not disappeared
as completely as the wild animals. For
ty-six New Jersey children were afraid
of being buried alive, a monstrous
thing to inculcate In the child mind
Fear will always be one Of the strong.
est influences In human life, but at
least it is possible by teaching what
real danger consists of to eradicate
groundlesS fears.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

The vast crop of corn is perplexing
the Nebraska farmers, because it is
difficult to take care of so much Of even
a good thing. But with the cribbing
and the shipping it is keeping all hands
employed now, and when the returns
come in there will be compensa-
ton in the feasting and frolic which
properly follow an abundant harvest.
The corn crop is great boon, because
1T gives employment to vast army of
willing hands in harvesting and ship
ping. The year just closed was a good
one for Nebraska, but the coming one
promises even better results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

! The statistics of crime in 1896 do not
improve the reputation of the past year
as rather dark period in our history,
favorable by comparison with previous
years. There were 122 legal execu-
tions during the year and 131 lynch
ings, which is rather startling COM
mentary on the methods by which the
law is executed and defied in this coun-
try. That neither lynchings nor legal
executions serve to check the crime
of murder is shown by the statement
that there were no less than 1862
murders committed during the year.
This is shocking exhibit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

The remarkable increase of cancer in
Great Britain is attracting the atten-
tion of the physicians of that country
According to the last issued report of
the Registrar General the death rate
from this source he's exceeded every
previous record, and the proportional
mortality at present Is four times
greater than 1t was fifty years ago.
In 1910 there were but 2.7S6 deaths
from cancer In England or about In
6,646 Of the total population. In 1894
there were nearly 1900 deaths from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
Three Old Maids.

Miss Nancy Oliver died near Still
more, Ca, last Friday at the ripe old
age OF 81 and few months. She was
one OF family Of three old maids, who
lived down on Jacks Greek, near the
Ohoopee river, for over half century
In a small log house Of but one room.
They lived by carding, spinning and
weaving by hand for people living near
them. Aunt Nancy is the second one
TO die. Her sister Sallie died few
years ago at the age of SO. Only one
member OF the family is living now,
Aunt Milbry, who is the oldest Of the
three sisters Atlanta Constitution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

The experience of James Mckay. a
pious stonecutter, with the New York
police is another conspicuous illustra-
ton showing how the most exemplary
motives are sometimes subject to gross
misconstruction. Mr.. Mckay was the
innocent possessor of a slip Of paper
containing the words morning" and
evening" with rows Of figures under
each. By some unhappy chance po-
liceman saw the paper, and straight
way hustled Mckay off to the station,
where he was charged with indulging
in the prescribed game of policy. In
technical language Mckay was cred
tied with having purchased gig"
which is a violent infraction Of the
law. Mckay protested in vain, and
finally when confronted with the evil
dence of his guilt made the obvious ex-
phantom that the numbers on the slip
of paper referred to hymns t!.at were
to be played respectively at the morn
ing and evening services of a certain
church, and that he, Mckay, was the
organist who played them. This in
stance Of policeman's inanity seems
to reach the limit of possible error
The name Of the policeman is Harmon,
and it should be placed in a conspic-
uous position in every New York po-
lice station as reminder of the &C.
centricities Of human asininity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
THE LATE W. p. ST. JOHN.
One of the Foremost of the Advocates
of Free Silver.

o,a of the Foremost of the Advocates
of Free Silver.
One of the foremost silver men OF
the country passed away recently IN
the person Of William T. st. JOnn, at
his home in New York City. He took
a very prominent part in the last Pres
idential campaign and gained natlonal
renown. His death will be great loss
to the free silver party.
William P. st. John was born IN MO
bile. Ala, in 1S49. After having re-
ceiyed a common school education In
his native city he went with relatives
to England, where he continued his
studies. Thence he went to Berlin,
where he attended one Of the gym
nasiums, and subsequently went to
Massachusetts. There his education
received it's finishing touches. In 1867
he removed to New York City. For
several years he had charge OF the
credits and prices Of Havemeyer q
Elder, which became the nucleus OF the
American Sugar Refining Company. At
the time Of the formation Of the COM
pany Mr.. st. John was secured Dy
George w. Perkins, who had just been
elected President Of the Mercantile
Bank. He selected Mr.. st. John as
cashier Of the Mercantile.
Mr.. st. John gave an Immense
amount Of satisfaction to the direct
ors of the bank, and when Mr.. Perkins
died. in 1883, he was made President
in his place. The institution became
very successful under Mr.. st. Johns
management. He became stockhold-
er in the Mercantile Bank and became
a director of the Hamilton National
Bank Of Harlem and of the Second Ma
tional Bank. He was an elder In the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

Judge Ewing, of Chicago, the other
day, in sentencing burglar who stood
convicted on five counts, imposed a
penalty of twenty years Imprisonment
on each Of them, and directed that as
soon as the prisoner had completed one
term he should begin another. The
Burglar, whose crimes were peculiarly
desperate and atrocious, will doubt
less agree that there is great deal
of vitality in Chicago justice, after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
Its Tendency to English Ideas-Its
UtiIitarianism.

UtiIitarianism.
There is one feature common to many
English private houses that is seldom
found in American residences, at least
under the same name. This is the "of-
fee" One frequently finds mention Of
this in descriptions Of English resi-
dences, even in the stately country
houses, and the term often confounds
the uninitiated. The word "offce" has
large latitude in America, and is gen
orally applied indiscriminately to any
place where business Is transacted, do
ing duty equally for the English "cham-
ber'' and "shop." But the one use 1t
never has in this country is that cor
responding to its use in the English
private room Of the master or the mis-
tress of the house, where business let
tiers are written and filed, where SER
wants are engaged or instructed, where
tenants are received, or where the hun
dred and one odds Of business, apper-
tanning to every household, are trans
acted. There are comparatively few
men Of leisure in this country, and
many details that the English gentle
man is compelled to look after in his
own home are here cared for at the
regular place Of business of the head
Of the household. But still much re-
mains to be done at home, and the va
rious cases and troublements are met
and conquered in the library" or If
the householder Is blessed with such a
room, in what we have designated with
very questionable taste, the masters
"den." In many cases the word may
be appropriate enough, but it has too
much suggestion Of the brute creation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

the same cause, or 1 out of 1,4O3 Of
the population and out of % Of the
mortality. In the Investigations on
this subject the curious discovery was
made that the decline in the death rate
from consumption and other tubercu-
lous diseases conceded with the in
crease in the mortality from cancer.
The theory is advanced that large
proportion Of those who recover from
tuberculous complaints eventually per-
ish from cancer or insanity. The mat
ter is receiving careful investigation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

"Office" is infinitely better, being more
significant of the uses Of the room, as
we'll as more euphonious.
But whether we risk the charge of
Anglo mania, or stick to the thorough
ly American "den," the thing itself is
assuming marked Importance in our
architecture. Almost every house that
is built with more pretentions than a
cottage contains "den," and while the
room Is generally small, it frequently
occupies one Of the choicest and most
prominent places in the house. Not I'M
commonly great deal Of care and ex-
pense is lavished upon the finishing and
furnishing Of the "den." 1t is felt that
this corner Of the house should reflect
the taste of the masculine element, even
though all the rest be given over to the
feminine influence. For this reason the
den sometimes degenerates into mere
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

whose mysterious death in
the State
IL which diploma 1910
dStaa
he
arrested by tne
and
to be raise
of
Spaniards
He
Guanabacoa If the spaniards
that
On
left
wrecked
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Patrick Henry
and at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

Gallery of Fine
10 De the perfect thing N rooms
80 70 snow
purpose Tor which
Grecn style The interior finished wee,
the whole freproof
placed in Aor the
ung ne nnsneo IN white marble On
large rooms for the exhibition are ee
and heated by steam feature elcy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

An English scientist announces that
common whitewash destroys the ty-
phoid fever germ, which is easily dis
tlnguished by it's grayish color" The
proper course of action is plain-if you
see anything that is grayish in color
give it coat Of whitewaSh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

The women do not possess full suf
fragein Kansas, but they secured more
public offices in the last election than
did the women of Utah or Colorado
twenty county superintendencies Of
public instruction, and all the offices,
from Mayor to Chief of Police, in two
cities
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

and was one of the organizers Of the
Southern Society. Last summer, feel
ing that his position on the question
of free silver was not compatible with
his Office of bank president, he resign
ed and thenceforward devoted his en-
tire time and attention to the cause he
had espoused.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
70 CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be
panied by the of the author not necessarily foi
publication bat evidence of good faith the part
Of the writer Write only side of the paper Be
particularly careful in giving and dates to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

Binks-The doctor advises short,
quick runs several times a day;
but he says the exercise will do
me no good unless 1t has an object
Jinks-Buy straw hat. You'll have
plenty Of short quick runs then.-Spare
Moments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

An Eastern contemporary prints a
story that q dude who was run over
by street car recently in New York
Las been provided by TIE surgeons with
celluloid skull in part. We don't
believe there liz anything in it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

A Buffalo crank thinks he can go
over Niagara Falls and come out alive.
Better let him do it right away. Other
wise he will murder somebody with a
gun that isn't loaded some Of these
DAYS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

According to all the evidence, the
Chicago negro who has been sentenced
to 100 years Imprisonment for bur
glary deserves to live out his full term.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11
Poor Man.

MT. hanover squeer-I see our friend
Morris Parke, poor fellow, is Obliged
writer. type
kind? WnaI
Mr.. Hanover squeer>-Widow D.
ton Traveller. "'-0os'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

If Nevada only follows up the ad-
vantage she has gained we see no rea-
son why that State should not cap
ture the fy-by-night divorce industry
a lGn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

smoking room, and blazes with all Of
the barbaric colors Of the Orient.
The design illustrating this article
clearly defines the English idea of the
Office room. The den is shown connect
ing with library, the evening room of
the house, with outside entrance from
rear porch.
A brief description of this design we
give as follows:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

A. >. Summers is the plucky gentle
man who put an end to the career Of
a bandit near Peach Springs, Ariz.,
ana frustrated the attempt to blow up
the safe Of Wells, Fargo & Co. aboard
the Atlantic and Pacific westbound pas
senger train. For ten years he has
been In the service of the big express
concern.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-11

It isn't always natural for a woman
to look out for number one. A widow
never does 1t.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-21
Summons.

In the Circuit Court of the Stata NJ No..
Lincoln County. VI V'sR
The Oregon Central and Eastern p,s
Company, plaintiff, AZ
VS..
VIM. NJ. Hoag, d defendant.
To WIN. NJ. Hoag, the defendant m.
entitled suit: :" 'A'
4 n THE NAME OF THE STATE or Opr.
you are hereby summoned and reoT,
appear andanSwer plaintiffs cOmplSipt~
above entitled suit, now on file in tb4 N,
the Clerk OF said Court, on or beiors n.
day OF January, 1897, that being the lrg A
the next regular term of said Court eb
at the court house. in the town Of TI.a
Lincoln County, State of Oregon; and M
hereby notified that ii you fail 50 10 q,5,
answer said complaint as herein relrIrel
plaintiff Will take decree against v61 NJ
relief prayed for in the cOmplaintin qil
to-wit: A decree of the said COlrt an
and adjudging that you have no essp 4
or interest whatsoever of, in, or almn
the tide and Overilowed landS in Secicrs
teen, TWENTY-FIVE, Twenty-six Twenyy
and Thirty-iive in Township No. II y
Range IL west, in Lincoln COUNTY NJ
Oregon, and that the title Of The p.i
therein is good and valid; and decreeilt
you be forever enjoined and declared
asserting any claim whatever in or 10 T..
tide and overfowed lands advere Oths$
tiff, and for the costs and disbureMeHp
suit against you.
This Summons is published in tie Ii
County Leader for six successive Wail
order of Hon. J. C. Fullerton, judge Oith
Court, which order was made at Chauls
Roseburg, Oregon, and bears date lets
10th, 1896.
J. Il. BRYSON and W. S. McrADDE
Attorneys fOr Plain
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-21
Nashville Notes.

Fred Wagner has just returned
from the Valley, where he bought
a fine 3-year-old mare for $50.
Tillie Hamar has rented her
place and has moved to Dallas.
H. H. Pament has rented his
place to l.. Richards, and will start
for California this week.
Robert Chambers has been struck
with the prosperity that the repub-
llcan party was telling about before
election. He has three men hired.
H. S. Porter is at present busy
repairing his fences which the late
winds kindly scattered.
Joe Bryant has Ray Huffaker
employed, and the pair make a
hne stout team. Get there Toe.
you VIII nave farm yet.
Miss Clara Benson left this week
Tor Portland, where she will remain
the rest Of the winter.
The stock on the range look
thin as compared with the wav
they looked this time year ago.
West Rigdon has rented Tillie
Hamar's place and is fixing it up
IN grand style. Iwonder what will
happen next, West?
Jas Hamar, Sr., has returned
from Elk City, where he has
been visiting his son-in-law lanes
Dixon.
The grip has been making its
appearance in this vicinity for the
last two weeks.
We are informed that there will
De a railroad survey started from
independence to the mouth OF
Siletz in about a month. II NAV
! true. (" %
- HARD TACK.