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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-15

Charles S. Starkweat Their, who was elect
ed Mayor of Superior, was elected to the
same position in 1894 on the populist tick
ct. though previous to his nomination he
had been a Republican. In 1880 he be-
came pastor of the Episcopal church and
dabblcd in politics Il little until in 1893,
when he was elected to the Council as a
Republican. Owing to the dissatisfaction
in the Republican ranks he was elected
Mayor. He had not been in Office more
than week before ugly stories began to
be circulated. 1t was charged that Il levy
had been made by him on all city officers,
for the benefit of the Mayor. 1t was also
alleged that he lad made arrangements
with the gamblers and saloon men to
allow them to violate the law on the
payment of certain sums of money week
ly. These runors finally eliminated in
open charges being made in the newSpa-
pers. They were brought to the attention
Of the Council and an investigation was
ordered. The Common Council asked for
a Grand Jury. Starkwcather steadfastly
refused to deny any of the charges. FL
nally he was driven to calling a committee
Of citizens and making n declaration Of
innocence. The Council was not salts
fed. After some delay an investigation Of
the Council under the charter was ordered
and proceedings to impeach the Mayor be-
gan. After Il trial of several weeks the
Council by a vote Of II to voted for his
impeachment. He appealed to the SUI
preme Court, where the proceedings were
sustained and the Office declared vacant.
In the trial over 100 witnesses were
sworn. including Starkwcather. He adj
mittcd receiving money from the police
men and firemen. but claimed that it was
gratuitous offerings or token money, to
defray his campaign expenses.
Since his enforced retirement he has
dabbcd in various sorts of schemes, in
Guiding farming.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-15

First hobo (bitterly)-Thcy talk OF
passing law to make everybody wash.
Second hobo (more BITTERLY = They
think they can compel us to get of the
Sarth.-Detroit Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-15
Will Test Wisconsin Caucus Law.

At Milwaukee, the committee of the
iopullst party decided to test the consti-
nationality Of the caucus law which is in
force IN this State and which compcls po-
lltical parties to hold caucuses at the time
ot general elections in election booths.
Last fall two of the inspectors at Pop
nllst caucus refused to permit Victor Il.
Berger to vote in the caucus. He was Il
former member of the Populist commit
tee. Tie attempted to vote in Populist
caucus and his vote was refused on the
ground that he was no longer member Of
the party. lie had the inspectors arrest
ed Il few days ago and they were fined for
violating the law. The Populists claim
that the State exceeds its authority when
it interferes with the mana cement of n po-
litical party and that each party has TIE
right ID determine who are its members.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-15
n Legal Tar,rIc

Judge Bailey of Eau Claire. candidate
aor re-election, alleged that Attorney l.,
~. Doolittie and Editor Ashbauyh of the
a. rec fress combined TO publish statements
uelogatory to his private character The
Judge pronounced them guilty of coiltempt
oi court, and gave peremptory orders to
Sherlff Henry to imprison them. The ac
fused men applied to the Supreme Court
ior an injunction, and got it. They are
yet tree, though the sheriff has orders
from the judge to execute the iail SEN
fence. 1t is beautiful tanglc. from q
LAWYERS standpoint There are few times
All inc history of the State in which cir
cunt judge has attempted to override a
writ OF The Supreme Court. and those in
stances were in the days when the passion
'of men ran in wilder channels than to-day.
for tins reason the attention of the entire
state has been attracted by the defiance
OF the Supreme Court by Judge Bailey.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
A srnAsaE FREAK OLE Ma

We hope to sell 100000 pt
Golden Rind Watermelon, the !,
wonderful freak of nature-sp
shiny, yellow rind, crimson flesA
licious! It's sensational. Took 500
prizes in 1896. You must have 3
in the swim. Melons go like VI
at $1.oo apiece. We paid $500 Il,
melonl 500 prizes for earliest !,
--ripened in 1896 in IL days. L
money made in earliest veget,
Salzer's seeds produce them. III
five earliest sorts, postpaid, S1.0o.
SEND THIS NOTICE AND Is CENTS
Pkg. of Golden Rind and wonderful.
book, LAG big pages, to the John 4
ger Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26

Turkeys and Ducks.

The turkey is the most industrious
forager of all the poultry family.
They pick up the greater portion of
their food when given the range of
the farm, and when insects are plenti-
full they do no damage to the stand
ing grain. Careful observers state
the benefits the flock of turkey do
by destroying the grasshoppers and
other insects injurious to the farm
crops, more than offsets the amount
of grain they eat, The farmer should
known that the difference in the largo
and small breeds is an important
matter, and keep none but the i'm
proved breeds, thus bringing the cost
of production down to the lowest sum.
when compared to the old fogy who
thinks turkey is turkey anyhow"
Ducks can stand the cold fairly well,
and any kind of building will serve
for flock of ducks in winter, but they
should have board floor covered with
dry straw, or If they can be procured,
leaves from the forest are to be pre-
ferred. Ducks must have dry place
at night, as they are soon injured by
dampness. They are sure to die of leg
weakness and rheumatism if kept on
damp floors. -Farmers' Home Journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Feeding for Profit.

1t is possible to make thoroughbred
pig weigh $50 pounds at nine months
old, but the scientific feeding required
for such results prohibit the ordinary
farmer from turning off such animals
to the butcher. What the breeder
wants is results, and few dollars more
or less of cost is not considered. What
the hog raiser for market wants is
profits. He wants the greatest weight
for the least amount of food, and in the
shortest time. He wants to market his
hogs as early as possible, to get them
out of his way and the money they
bring in his pocket. He wants to use
the feed he has, or can most cheaply
buy. And the consideration with him
is: How shall use the feed on hand
so as to get the greatest weight at the
least possible cost per pound? Greater
weight at greater cost puts no more
money in his pocket.-Farm and Ranch.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Brains Essential to Success.

Nature is firmly established in her
ways, and no amount of importuning
will change them. Man is supposed to
be endowed with flexibility that will
enable him to adapt himself and his
methods to the moods of nature. The
man who sits down and whines over
wet spell or gives way to despair over
a drought is liable to end his days liv-
ing off his relatives or the country. It's
the man, observes the Farm News, who
tiles his wet land and who irrigates his
dry land who succeeds. God gives the
land and sends His sun and showers,
but mans two hands must do the rest
mans two hands and the brain that
is behind them. The more brain the
greater the success.-Farm News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
COTTON GROWERS.
Tho Advantages OF Concert OF Action Be-
coming Apparent.

Tho Advantages OF Concert OF Action Be-
coming Apparent
Some Of the hindrances to the pros
perity Of the cotton growers of the
country have been want of concert of
action; lack of unanimity of purpose;
absence of knowledge of the acreage
and yield of this great staple. Each
individual cotton grower has been a
law unto himself; when reduction of
acreage in cotton was agreed upon by
body of cotton growers in convention
assembled, the individual farmer in
creased his acreage. The consequence
has been that the plan Of reducing the
acreage has been defeated and a gen.
eral want of confidence has ensued.
The cotton growers have reached
that point in their history that it is es-
sential that cotton growing must give
them remunerative return for their
labor. One thing is certain, that as
long as they pursue their present pol
icy of hazarding all on the one crop Of
cotton, and planting large areas each
year, without any knowledge of the
acreage in cotton, the cotton grower
will be at the mercy of the Spectator.
The American Cotton Growers Pro-
tective association has been laboring
for several years to bring the cot
ton growers of the country to-
gether for the purpose of con-
certed action and the acquisition of a
thorough knowledge Of the growing
crop. Arrangements are now being
perfected to hold large conventions at
Waco, Tex, at Memphis, Tenn, and
Atlanta or Augusta, Ca, during March.
If the cotton growers will come to-
gether at these conventions and agree
upon definite line Of action, and stick
up to it, the greatest good will result to
them from it. A well-concerted line OF
reduction of acreage, supplemented by
well-digested system of reports of the
growing crop, will enable the cotton
grower to know something about his
crop and to realize more for his labor
than heretofore. While this course
will be true progress, the cotton grow.
er, to realize the greatest return for hi:
labor, must look specially to the plant
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Employment of Wet Nurses.

It is said that if a mother is COM
PEELED to allow another to nurse her
child, II the nurse does not remain be-
yond the first year and the mother is
closely associated with and devoted
TO the child, its love is unexpectedly
affected. But IL the nurse is allowed to
practically take the mothers place, it
will reflect her manners, ideas and in
dividuality, and may even become indif-
ferent to the mother. Mental and ply
steal ailments may be asquired from
a nurse, hence she should be selected
with great care. She should be healthy
and near the same age and complexion
as the mother and be fed literally
with food best suited to her needs and
the development of the child. "The
strength Of nation is in the care Of
Its children"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26

necessary, while high shelf is made
attractive with books, photographs aud
flowers.
An invalid we'll enough for the couch
or casy-chair will find this screen as
desirable an accessory as does one who
is confined to the bed.
One who is either an occasional or
permanent invalid has two great trials
not usually counted in the list OF her
suiferings: one is the inconvenience OF
asking for every tiny little want-a
handkerchief, a pencil. postage stamp
or any one of hundred things de.
sired by any active mind for an inactive
body.
She will often go without rather than
ask, or, having asked so often, grows
irritable at the conditions which re-
quire her to be always demanding IA
vors. That the serving hands are will
ing ones does not seem to lessen this
feeling.
The second trial is that, to one lying
down in perpetual inertia, every trifie
in the house seems to gravitate toward
the bed and to be deposited there-the
lotsam of the flowing tide. All these
inanimate things have been brought
by one or another of n loving family
with the intention of giving pleasure
to the invalid.
There are books, letters, newspaper
cuttings and other trifles that need to
DO removed, but they all stay in an
ever-increasing heap to the annoyance
and despair of the invalid, who must
either tolerate the confusing EN-
barrassment of riches or call upor
some one to remove the tiresome &C
emulation.
When even the "grasshopper is bur
den," these things depress the spirits
Perhaps the bedscreen will show thu
way out of some of these annoyances.-
Illustrated American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
HERE AND THERE.

The department of agriculture es-
Inmates the total American corn crop
for 1896 at 2S3,OOO,OO0 bushels. This
is far above the large crops of 1889,
1891 and 1895.
Let the milk obtained from the beef
herd, or the beef sold from the milk
herd, be extra profit only, for to make
it profitable on either hand the stock
must be selected with reference to the
speciality in view.
The farmers aim should always be
to produce something better than has
been produced. This must be done
either through thorough cultivation o
the varieties he has or in the introduce
ton of that which is new and superior.
Habits formed during the first sea-
son of her milking are sure to cling to
the COW as she grows older; therefore,
much depends on how the heifer is
treated. This is notably true of the
habit of continuance Of the flow Of
milk.
1t requires but a small amount Of
capital to get start with sheep, and in
opening up new farm they will help
materially to increase the income.
consuming much which would other
wise go to waste, both in the pastures
and in the stables.
Where intelligent labor is honored,
where laboratories, colleges, expert
ment stations, newspapers and the ac-
tive brains of farmers themselves are
constantly moving husbandry TO a
higher plane, surely farming is worthy
the name Of a profession.
Light is not favorable to nitrifica-
ton. Manure spread upon the surface
must wait until the rains wesh it into
the soil. In the spring the grass may
80 shade it that organisms can work
If plowed under the moisture and heat
will be suitable for forming 1t into
suitable plant food rapidly
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26

Betsey Otis Perkins, of "Stoughton,"
widow of Luke Perkins ", of New Lon
don, Conn, died recently in Sharon,
Conn, 90 years old. She was the fourth
great-granddaughter of John Otis, the
Puritan, who with Rev. Peter Hobart
joined the Pilgrims at Plymouth in
the autumn of 1895. Not being in har.
mony with the religion of the Pilgrims,
they settled the town of bingham.
She was the daughter of James Otis
III, of New London, the gallant mid
shipman OF the frigate Alliance, and
bearer of dispatches from Commodore
Barry to Gen. Washington in 1882. She
was the granddaughter of Richard Otis
w., of New London, whose house WINS
burned by the British September o,
1851, at the time of Arnolds invasion.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26

" worked with colored beads in geo.
metrical patterns, and with a special
design on either side of a United States
flag. Mrs. Colby states that she never
looks at the two little flags, wrought by
the poor Indian mother, without u
feeling Of intense sadness that United
States bullet should have ended one
loyal life. The little flags, If nothing
else, Mrs. Colby says, would make little
Zintka dear to her foster parents.
The training of the little one, Mrs.
Colby says, will be watched with inter
est. Full-blooded, beyond n doubt. ard
Of tribe that has proved itself aim ost
unconquerable, the development of the
child with civilized surroundings will
in the future have weight.
Zintka attends kindergarten now. and
the differences between her and other
little ones have not yet been marked
enough for comment. In disposition
ct home and in the kindergarten she is
extremely affectionate, willful, but
nmenable to reason. She is model
Sunday-school baby, and asks questions
on her spiritual being after the simil-
itude OF other bright children. She is
fond of music, and in her baby fashion
makes harmony on the piano. One Pc
culiarity, however, is her ability to read
the thoughts of those about her. She
has on several occasions interpreted
looks from strangers and impetuously
answered their unspoken inquiry in her
own baby fashion. She is as obedient
Mrs. Colby says, rs any little lassie In
a favored home. Her skin is brunette
and her hair, long and silky, readily
yields to the civiizing curl papers.
Mrs. Colby is one Of the prominent Of
ficials of the National Woman's SUI
frage association and editor of thu
Woman's Tribune, the organ of thu
body. Her home Is in Beatrice, Neb.
though her duties call her frequently t.
Washington, ID. c.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26

ing of the best selected seed TO insure
the largest yield of the finest lint cot
ton per acre.
The planters of Sea Island cotton we
note, also propose an organization to
reduce acreage the present year. Much
depends upon the wisdom and sound
Judgment of these organizations I'm
less all the cotton growers unite and
carry out the policy adopted, no prac-
ticable good will result. Let the cot
ton growers come together, and, acting
as one man, place cotton growing on
the plane of permanent success. -South-
ern Cultivator.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Adopt Advanced Methods.

The farmer who has no disposition to
fight the numerous insect pests that
surround him is bound to be loser there
by. Statistics show that the greatest
source of loss to the farmers crops is
through the ravages of insects. And
yet large number of farmers are
practically helpless and at the mercy OF
the insect world, Notwithstanding that
science is continually revealing new
truths that are of practical worth in the
destruction of such insects as do dam
age to the fruits and grains of the farm.
The reading and thinking farmer is
surely on the safe side when it comes to
the practice Of the most advanced and
improved methods in all departments
of farm labor. Nebraska Farmer.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Soil Depletion Entails Losses.

While the man who skins the land
usually moves along, leaving some bet
ter farmer to do the recuperation act,
soil robbing averages up losing oper-
alton. Look at the abandoned-the
run down-farms that are to be seen
right alongside of well-managed, fer
tile, paying ones in nearly every neigh
borhood in the older states; farms pro-
ducing scant crops, hence scant manure
piles and scant profits. See the increas-
ing difficulty, in many places, of secur-
ing catch of clover and the extensive
use of commercial fertilizers in recent
years. And, through the prodigious
quantities of soil products consumed by
our urban population, the great cities
of our land, like great bottomless pits,
are swallowing up farm fertility at a
fearful rate.-Agricultural Epitomist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
LITTLE LOST BIRD.
story of n sioux Papoosc Found on
Wounded Knee battlefield.

story of n Sioux Papoosc Found on
Wounded Knee Battlefield.
The adopted daughter of Mrs. Clara
Bewick Colby, the eminent suffragist,
who recently addressed the New Citi-
Gems club of Pittsburgh, is full-blood-
cd Sioux Indian. The story OF the little
maiden formed the theme OF supple
mentary chat by Mrs. Colby, as inter.
esting to those who heard the tale as
the eloquent address of the speaker had
been on the selected topic, Equality
Before the Law" The babe was res
cued from its dead mothers arms four
days after the noted battle at Wounded
Knee creek, in South Dakota, six years
ago. Col. Colby was in the charge made
by the United States troops against the
Indians at that time.
The uprising had its inception from
the ghost dance. Orders had been is
sued for the disbanding of Big Foot's
band. The order aroused hostility
among the Sioux, and without hesita-
ton the medicine" man threw q hand
full of earth into the air. This was a
signal for the Indians to fire. The
United States troops, Clusters old reg
iment, under command of Col. Forsytke,
charged back, and after the battle was
over nothing that wore blanket was
alive" The slaughter of the Indians
was terrific. The next day n terrible
blizzard set in, and for four days the
dead were left alone in the ravine where
the battle had waged.
On the fourth day the babe was dis
covered. A bullet had killed the squaw,
but as she fell she had gathered her
blanket closely about the child. This
with the heavy covering Of snow, had
kept the baby warm. 1t was almost
persisted from hunger, but soon rallied
when placed in the care Of some Indian
women.
AS the women crooned over IL and
slowly nursed it back to life, they con
stantly walled: "Zintka Laununi,
meaning poor lost bird" Col. Cobb,
and wife, who have no family, were
touched by the incident, and as the par
ents of the babe, both full-bloodet
Sioux, had both persisted in the battle
negotiationswere made for the purchas
Of the little one. This was accom-
plisbed, and for six years little Zintk'
has been cared for with devotion by he
foster parents.
The blanket and little bonnet worn b.
the baby are treasured possessions o
Mrs. Colby. The little bonnet had beel
wrought with great skill by the squay
mother. 1t is OF soft leather, exquisite
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Over the Precipice

Hosts of invalids tumble to d.
simply because they will exercise
cretion in the matters of eating, +
and the avoidance of exciting ca'
above all, in the item of medicatt
persist in dosing themselves in Sc
out of season with drastic and viol
edies, opiates and mineral poison
best, the safest, the pleasantest ST
for such hurtful no.remedies is Ho
Stomach Bitters, potent for malari
matte, dyspeptic, nervous and bile
plaints.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
sauce for Roast Game.

Put half pint milk OH the fire to boil.
nut In it a small onion, in which you
have stuck one Glove. While it is boil
ing rub some stale white bread ON q
wire sieve or crater. You will want two
tablespoonful OF crumbs. When the
milk boils, put in the crumbs and half
an ounce of butter. Let these ingredi-
ents simmer gently for about ten min.
utes. Take out the onion and Glove and
add half teaspoonful of salt and n few
grains Of pepper. Mix well and serve
bcf
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Free Farm Labor lure,

In order to assist the thousan
employed men in Chicago, the \
mems Home, at ~ Custom House z
established a Free Labor Burea
prepared to furnish men to far
others in all parts of the country
expense to either. Employers
should state definitely as to the
work, wages to be paid, and if rail
will be advanced, Address Labor
Workingmen's Home, AZ Custom
Place, Chicago, Ill.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
Where She Hesitntev.

Suffragist-I tell you, woman has got
to the point where she succeeds at
everything she undertakes.
Sufferer-No, she doesn't; she is a
rank failure as an Oldest inhabitant.--
Philadelphia Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
SCREEN FOR SICK ROOM.
IL Contains Reeeptacies for the Tribes
Needed by All Invalids.

10 Contains Heceptucieb ior INV
Needed by All Invalids.
For the especial 1electation OF those
who must stay in bed much of the time'
there is screen made which not only
shuts Off dangerous draughts and curl
GUS eyes, but has receptacles for many
of the trifles necessary for the invalid
both day and night.
1t has three panels, the central one
purely decorative and the two outside
fitted with shelves, pockets and brack'
cts. There is candle on an extension
arm, place for the morning paper and
one for the many letters that come to
the shut in"
A bracket placed conveniently 10"
holds watch to tick away the hours
and there is place for any medicine
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
II.e for Christmn. Cards.

With regard to the question of wha,
to do with old Christmas cards, cor.
respondent says that they are much ap'
preciated by missionaries for distribu'
ton in India and China. The fact that
that have handwriting on them makes
the cards all the more precious in the
aves If Indian children.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-03-26
ourious Marriage Custom.

A very peculiar custom is prevalent
In Iithuania. On the occasion of the
celebration of marriage the mother Of
the bride, in the presence of numerous
witnesses, administers to her daughter
n vigorous box on the ears. In case of
DISPUTE between the husband and wife
at any later period this blow may be
cited as a plea for divorce, she con-
tending that she was constrained to
enter the bonds of matrimony by
physical force.