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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Fluids with Meals.

The arguments presented by many
writer's seem to prove that the moder.
ate taking of fluids with the food at
meals is not without benefit. But the
Importance of the thorough mastica-
ton of food before it is presented to
the stomach must never be overlooked
If this is interfered with in any way
by the use of liquids, we must prompt
ly prohibit their indulgence.
Fluids may be taken al libtum
during meals by those whose digestive
powers will allow it, but such persons
should keep in mind that the strongest
stomach may be abused too far, while
those whose stomachs are already IN
equal to a severe strain should be es-
pecially careful as to the quantity Of
fluid imbibed with the food.
The saliva is the best lubricator for
the food while it is in the mouth both
because Of it's starch-digesting powers
and because it's alkalinity serves to
stimulate a copious flow of the acid
secretion of the stomach.
Any habit, therefore, which permits
the entrance Of food into the stomach
before it is thoroughly incorporated
with saliva must be pronounced per
nicious in the extreme.
If we cannot afford the time neces
sary for masticating our food properly
and incorporating it thoroughly with
saliva, it would be better to take moth {
ing but broths and similar foods. The
use of water and other liquids as {
lubricators is not to be tolerated.
On the other hand, if we bear in z
mind the whole mechanism Of diges +
ton, it will readily be seen that in 1
cases of weakness or want Of tone Oh \
the part of the muscles of the stomach 6
when every part of the food cannot
be properly presented to the action Of
the digestive juices, the introduct@
into the stomach Of a moderate amount
of water may be of no slight benefit
The mass Of food will become more III
pliable, and SO more easily operated "a
upon by the weakened muscles. Il,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

An Oriental steamer brings the news
to this country that heavy defalca-
ton has taken place IL Japan. 1,OOO, 900
yen having been stolen from one of the
institutions of that country. We sell
dom hear of dishonesty ON so~large a
scale in the land of the Mikado, and
1t may be that with tae opening of the
ports to foreign trade and visitors there
have crept in some Circassian man.
ners hitherto unknown there. Under
the feudal system of the East they had
a summary way of disposing of de-
faulting cashiers and fraudulent bank
ers which beat our system of bank ex-
animation all hollow. As soon as it
became known that banker was dis
honest he was taken out and decapi-
tateG. The other directors had their
right hands and their left ears cut off
and all their goods were confiscated to
the State. This custom has a ten
dency to discourage the impairment
or capitaF' and the sllrinkage of assets
IN Chinese and japanese banks. Now
e. r. skrssels ho&
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

It is three centuries and over since
Gregory XIII. reformed the Julian cal
endar and proclaimed it to be used in
all Catholic countries. where the fasts
and festivals of the church were OBJ
served. It was not adopted in Protest
ant countries until many years later,
and not in Great Britain until 1852.
Then Parliament established the re-
form and ordered eleven days to be
dropped from the year 1852, the next
day after the Sd of September in that
year being called the 14th. Many ig-
norant people actually supposed they
had been robbed of eleven days of the
year. and the cry Of "Giye us back our
eleven days. was frequently shouted
by the mob in the streets of London
when any of the ministry passed by.
The reform was adopted in all coun-
tries save those where the Greek
church was the established church,
that is. in Russia and her dependen-
cies and in Greece and to-day they
still maintain the Julian system of
reckoning the year. The result is that
there is now twelve days difference in
time between these countries and the
rest Of the civilized world, and after
1900 there will be thirteen days differ
ence This is a great disadvantage in
all commercial relationship, and efforts
have long been made to persuade Rus
STA to make the change, but hitherto
without avail. The ministry Of Bull
garia has however, made the first move
to effect the reform in that country, and
bill has been introduced in the So
branje to bring the Eastern method of
computing time into conformity with
that of Western Europe. The Greek
church is the main obstacle in the way
of the reform, so the progress Of the
measure will doubtless be watched
with great interest. If it passes, it is
altogether likely that Greece and Rus
STA will follow and that the beginning
of the twentieth century will see the
Gregorian calendar at last esta blished
throughout the civilized world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
LIFE IN A PENAL COLONY
Delightful Place Where French Con.
victs Are CHARTERED,

nrr.
victs Are CHARTERED.
"The island of New Caledonia. vhnro
have lived for the past ten years ,s
a French penal colony" said C. q
Freeman, an English gentleman a1
went there for my health, expecting to
stay only a short time, but went into
the business Of raising coffee. for
which that country is well adapted
and finally concluded to stay perma.
mently. New Caledonia is 1900 miles
east Of Australia, and, although within
the tropics, has a delightful climate
for ten months in the year. During
January and February the weather is
so excessively hot that one cannot live
in comfort. 1t is forty miles wide nv
400 long.
''There are between 5000 and 5000
convicts on the island, and perhaps an
equal number of ticket Of leave men
that is, men who have served out their
terms of Imprisonment, but who are
forbidden to leave, and have to report
to the authorities twice year. They
are d 1AISCIdblC, SpIIltASSTo 1Ol, THESE
ticket of leave fellows, who work just
enough to keep from starvation, and
whose highest ambition is to get mon.
ey enough for debauch. The convicts
are treated very humanely by the
French officials, and I doubt if there
is a penal settlement in the world
where the men have the same care and
consideration shown them.
''The coffee plantations are worked
largely by negroes, who come from the
New Hebrides under contract to stay
two or three years, the local labor be.
ing very unreliable. The pay of the
laborers is So month and rations, rice
being the principal article of food. This
cheapness of labor is the explanation
of the profit in cultivating coffee. II
we had to pay the wages current in
the United States there would be no
money in it's production. We export to
France and are allowed a rebate Of
one-half of the entry duties, which is a
considerable bonus.
'"There are few EngliShmen in New
Caledonia, but no Americans, believe,
outside of the consul. The French are
very jealous of foreigners and discour.
age all outsiders from coming there
Washington Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Power of the Skin.

DIR. Juhl of Philadelphia has bee
making experim emts on the absorbn
power Of the human skin for fua
dn the form of spray. The lower el
tremities, according to the Philadd
phia Record, were isolated from tN
rest Of the body by a partition, tE
opening Of which was carefully pacRU
with India rubber, so that no haN
might pass to the rest of the bcaS
The spray was then made to play W
on the isolated extremity, and oI|
normal skin was exposed to it. u
patches which were rlnduly reddele|
being covered with g1ltta-percha tssD
firmly fixed with chloroforn.
The skin was carefully cieaus"
with soap and water before the cVI
memcememt of the experiment d"
after the spraying, the supern'us
fluid was wiped off, the leg luu"
with fat. and a close bandage appD y
before the limp was removed ffon
isolation. The drugs used were i''
cyanide Of potassium, salicycfN ~, ,,a
salicylate of soda, icdide OF po'as *saa
and tincture of iodine. and adj Oh ~.
were found in greater or less "
tity IN the wastes of the BODY +
cohol!c solutions were found to " ~;
sorbed more readily than the a4O'V
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

AS time goes on the attention of in
Testors and prospectors is turned
more and more toward Alaska. There
IS no doubt now that not only the Yu-
kon country, but many other parts of
the territory, are rich in their mineral
resources, and that when transporta-
ton has made the country more Access
sible there will be a vast flood Of emf
grafton in that direction A rich cor
poratiOn interested in Alaska has Just
completed arrangements for the con-
Struction of thirty-siX miles of railway
through a new pass, which will make
1t much easier to reach the gold fields
than it has been. 1t is not unlikely
that the next century will see perfect
railway connection between the Jul
neau district and our northwest ports.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

though the Alabama Supreme Court de-
cided in favor of the grantees it is stat
ed that the latter became worn out with
controversies provoked and allowed
the intruders in many cases to retain
possession for paltry consideration.
The attempted cultivation of the grape
and olive resulted in ruinous failure
not, however, from Indifference of the
colonists to comply faithfully with this
sole condition of their grant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

heavy. They expect to be trained
down to as fine point as are the boys
of the varsity crew.
The Cornell crew is now composed
of Miss Dunning, bow; Miss Jewell;
Miss McNary, captain; Miss Whipple,
Miss Ke}lar, Miss Wait; Miss Whipple,
stroke, and Coxwains Miss Young and
Miss Rhodes. The weight of the crew
ranges from 100 to 100 pounds, the
average being about 145 pounds. and
mot an ounce Of fat in the boat" as
one terribly earnest young woman ex-
pressed it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
GIRLS LEARNING HOW TO ROW.
Goods at Cornell Have Crew Hard
at Work This Year.


at Work This Year.
The famous crew of girls who have
upheld the honor of Wellesley college
in rowing for years have rival this
season. Cornell girls are hard at work
training, and this fall will probably
see an intercollegiate rowing match OF
girl students, in which Ithaca hopes to
win.
For about three years rowing has
been somewhat Of a fad with the Cor
nell girls, but they never settled down
to hard work until this year Early
in the spring crew was organized,
and Coxswain Colson, trainer Of the
regular crew, was engaged as trainer
The girls went at the rowing machines
in the gymnasium weeks ago, and now
they are at work on the water. AL
ready the good effects Of the exercise
have become apparent and the girls
Of the crew are becoming strong and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
INDIANS NO GOOD AS SOLDIERS.
The Last of Them Have Been Mus
tered Out of the Service.

tered Out of the Service.
When the last organization of Indian
soldiers was mustered out of service
the other day the end was reached Of
what was once considered promising
scheme to make the Indians Of real
use to the United States government.
The idea Of enlisting Indians original
ed with an officer who fell in the bat
tie Of Wounded Knee, in 1891. He had
organized several companies of Indians
and these under his guidance had made
excellent cavalrymen. After his death
the Indians seemed discouraged and
deteriorated in the service. The idea
of their enlistment, however, seemed
popular, and other companies were
formed. At first the Indians were
greatly pleased, but gradually deca-
dence appeared. The Indian began to
show a decidedadisincinatio ton to abide
by military discipline. The blare Of the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

trumpets and the rafting charge Of
cavalry were his delight and pleasure,
but when it came to getting up at a GER
tain hour every morning, going to bed
at the sound of a bugle, and. above all,
keeping neat and clean, army life be-
gan to lose it's joys.
The Indian is at no time disciplin-
arian Authority to be acceptable must
rest very lightly, indeed, upon him. So
he refused to learn anything about
Upton's Tactics, and simply disregard
ed everything that he could. The sum-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

That relief fund for Mark Twain un-
doubleday would have received more
substantial recognition were it not for
q popular impression that the wolf at
Marks door can dine on strawberry
shortcake three times a day if it
chooses to do so.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Curious Dinner at Jericho.

An American travelling in Jerusalem
describes an interesting dinner he ate
recently at hotel in Jericho Eve sat
on the porch of the hotel at Jericho"
he wrote, latter dinner at which we
We're served with butter from Norway,
cheese from Switzerland. marmalade
from London, wine from Jerusalem di-
luted with water from the well of Eli
sha, raisins from Ramoth Gilead, oran-
ges from Jericho lin no respect inferior
to those from Jatfa or the Indian river,
Florida), smoking Turkish tobacco,
which, like the Turkish empire, is in
ferior to it's reputation. and cup of
coffee from-the corner grocery Of Je-
richo.''
London has an a rea of 6S2 Suuare
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

weighing rather more than ten tons,
was recently lowered into water 200
feet deep, with strong timbers attach
ed to it, in order to test it's strength.
After the bell had reached the bottom
it was noticed that the timbers came
up in splinters, and when the bell was
pulled up it was crushed out of all rec
ognition of it's former shape. The
water pressure was calculated to be
1853, 924 pounds on each side, and a re-
sulting pressure Of every 1850 tons on
the cube.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

A New York man who was bitten by
q mosquito the other night went insane
and died shortly afterward in great
agony. Unfortunately the Gotham pa
pers neglect to say how the mosquito
was affected.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Our French Pioneers.

The long train of evils which had ex-
tended with distressing uniformity
through every stage of the adventure
was not to end here, says Lippincott's.
The diversity of the obstacles present
ed would seem to suggest that all the
causes of evil were in league to defeat
the purposes of Napoleon's banished
followers. The curse Of destiny which
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

What is the affinity between chewing
gum and bicycling? If a count were
taken it would be shown that seven
out of ten bcyclists chew gum while
ON their wheels Does it give vigor to
the muscles of the legs OF does it pre-
vent thirst? Here are questions for
the scientist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

A French Count, who is elevator man
In a New York apartment house, wants
to sell his title for $4,000, and Eel
gian Count, near Montreal has drown
ed himself rather than longer drive a
laundry wagon. Nevertheless labor is
still honorable, and it is greatly~to be
regretted than European counts are so
badly taught.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

The green goods man has carried his
industry to Mexico, and is there dill
gently endeavoring to work it on the
Aztecs, the loc,l Sbirri meantime hot
on his spoor, with d fair chance of
hunting him into the crater of Popo-
catapetl, from which he will no doubt
claim eXtradition on the ground that
he is an American, as he very likely is.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

Omaha is rejoicing over an entire
train load of dried apples received from
California. 1t probably will be COM
paratively easy for anyone to get into
swell society there pretty soon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Ruins Under q City.

Very little is known of the mysterious
ruins underneath the city of CONSTANT
Eople. A Turkish superstition saws.
however, that strange cistgn shows
an expanse of inky water, in which
stands an array Of columns, the limits
CT which have never been reached. A
Christian once started to row in a boat
to its further limit, and he has not got
hack yet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

Ella Wheeler Wilcox probably is
right when she says: "There are some
women whom one feels it would be
wrong to kiss" The presence of a
nervous, muscular husband very often
accentuateS this feeling.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

It is rumored that an English ex-
petition of 5000 men has been massa-
cred near the headwaters Of the Nile,
together with it's leader. His name is
DahniS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

prised to learn that the defaulting
bankers are sequestering their estates
and hiring lawyers to fight their cause
in the courts just as they do in other
countries
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

It is said that the filibustering steam
er Laurada may be sold at auction.
Here's chance for Weyler to strike a
blow for Spain by bidding her in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
70 CORRESPONDENTS.

An communications for this paper should be aoosn
s.aisd BY the nams of the author not necessarily fo
-bcaton but as evidence of good faith on the par
Of the writer Write only side OF the paper %
,.riculary careful giving names and dates TO nave
shs letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

The Somerville Journal says: ga girl
ought always to scream when young
man tries to kiss her." 1t is different,
of course, if he succeeds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Small Oxen.

One of the greatest curiosities ! mon
the domesticated animals of Ceylon Is
q breed OF cattle knewn to the zoologist
as the sacred running oxen. TbevH
are the dwarfs Of the whole - Is ,,,sI.s
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15
Lovers, Alarm CIOCk.

A Lone Elm, NO., genius mas in I'm
ed a lovers alarm clock. At loou =
it strikes loudly, two little doois N n
and the figure of a man attlfel :,
dressing gown appears, holdlns
right hand a sign on when a.,
scribed the words Goodnight
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

Japan's latest man-of-war is called
the "Hiyie." 1t seems to be a sort OF
floating college yell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

Mrs. NcEed-"Was | nervous cual|
during the ceremony! Mls' aoriid
Rirl--sWell, a trifie at flrsS, -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

A Pleasing Rejoinder.
declar, it didn't take you no time
at all to mem dem trowsis, Sis Brown,
10 Brer Imspn. ! done ii with neat
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ocean's Great Business,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

London has an area Of 6ss square
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1917
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-19
AGAINST HIS MOTHER.
Willie Brightman TestifieS In the
Municipal Court.
Anti Cruelty Society Seeking to Get
the Boy From Mothers Control.

Agent Thurber OF the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Childrens does not
think that Annie j. Brightman IS fit person
to have the care of her l5-year-old son, Willie,
and legal proceedings to separate them Iwcre
commenced this forenoon before Judge Sphinx
in the Municipal Court.
Willie himself was the principal witness for
the society, and he told his story as il he was
glad of the opportunity to tell his mother
what he thought of her in public.
Willie is bright-loohing youngster, with a
strong family resemblance to his mother. He
wore uniform in court resplendent with gold
braid and brass buttons and went TO the
stand with an air suggestive of defamation
day in school.
With side glance at his mother, whoasat
with her attorney, Franklin p. Owen, the boy
commenced to tell all that he knew in answer
TO the questions of Attorney Lyman, counsel
for the society.
His testimony was to the effect that his
mother not only whipped him, but that her
own conduct was such that she should be
whipped, too.
Willie testified that he went to the theatcr
regularly, as often as every other week, he
would judge from his collection of programs,
and every time he went TO the theater his
mother whipped him with razor strap. This,
OF course, only applied to the theater season,
but last summer, Willie said that his mother
whipped him whenever she was drunk and he
demonstrated with her. This also happened,
according to his testimony, about once in two
weeks, 80 the whipping average was kept up
whether there were any s.owsin town or not.
But the whippngs were of minor import
ance so far rs the prosecution was concerned,
and the principal evidence was relative to the
conduct of Mrs. Brightman.
Her hu sband was divorced from her four
years ago, and since that time she and her boy
have lived in many places. The boy had a
story TO tell about the happenings in each
place.
In one he swore that liquor was sold al
though his mother had no license, and at this
same place, Clarke court, there were several
women, including Eat Whitman and Miss
johnson, who received many gentlemen cal
iers, and he declared that twice he had dis.
covered his mother herself in most compro-
missing situation.
Miss Whitman was in the court room this
forenoon. a
Willie told this part OF the story with APP
parently much enjoyment as he derived
from his fortnightly visits to the theater.
From Clarke's court the family moved TO 567
Public sire ct, and h ere Mrs. Brightman lived
with George Allen, according TO the testimony
of her son.
He said that every one called her Mrs Al
len and that She did not undeceive them.
After the prosecution was finished the case
was continued until next week.
Pending the settlement. the boy is living
with his employer. W. II. Potter.