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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

''Oh. Henry, what have you done?
What is the meaning of this?"
stIt is an outrage, police outrage"
shrieked Peterson
ssHa! ha! that's an old story said
Burke and Roche simultaneously.
ST was arrested on suspicion OF
something round in the other ROOM"
said Peterson. "Tell them about it.
They won't believe me."
A light broke on the young woman.
This is surely mistake" she said
sweetly. ST am Mrs. Andrews, and
that is my husband Henry, who is a
writer of plays. We have baby as
you see. There he is in the crib. My
husband found he could not write at
home, the baby cried SO much. So he
hired a room somewhere else, and
there he went several nights each
week to write in peace, coming home
when hewa tired
ssThat is what I was doing when
those scoundrels arrested me-" said
Peterson Indignantly.
What was that you were saying
about remorse burdening your spirit
before we broke in?" demanded Roche
suspiciously.
II was reading from my play, The
Atonement of Blood" answered the
young man.
ooh, look here, this won't do" broke
in McCandless. ''Why did you tell
Mrs. Allen your name was Peterson?"
my name is Henry Peterson An
drews," said the young dramatist,
'tand I gave her my middle name be-
cause it was as good a one for her as
any other, since I didn't want to live
in her room or explain to her why I
rented it.
Henry wouldn't be dramatist if
he wasn't little mysterious said the
young woman, with a charming smile.
Burke unlocked the handouts from
Peterson's wrists.
"Any one can see that this lady isn't
a crooks wife or this gentleman
crook" said the detective "McCand-
less, I think you're an ass. Come,
Roche, let's be going. Madam, for my
side partner and myself want to say
that we've been victimiZed ard hope
you'll overlook our ZEAL We're aw-
fully ashamed of ourselves, Mr.. An
drews. If you'll forgive and forget
We'll be your everlasting friends.
Don't report us at the Central Office
or we'll be ruined
II won't do that" said Peterson
grimly. "I'll do better. I'll put it in
a play"
Burke and Roche shook hands and
bowed themselves out. McCandless
stumbled after them, sheep-faced and
shrunken-New York Sum-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Plant Them Early.

Carrots, beets and parsnips should be,
planted early, so as to allow the crops a
full season in which to grow. They
will also escape the Late weeds. The
practice Of planting such crops after
corn is put in is to double the labor Of
fighting weeds, which becomes labo-
rious with crops grown from small
seeds. The land must be plowed and
made loose as soon as possible so as to
give the first weeds chance to grow.
when the cultivator and harrow should
work the land fine. 1t is useless to at
tempt to grow such crops unless the
seed bed is made exceedingly fine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Cultiyatine Wheat.

Raising wheat by the Campbell meth
od-that is, by drilling, and cultiva-
? tion-saves a ,bushel or more per acre
in seed. as one peck plants the acre,
and five pecks or more are used when
sown broadcast. A farmer Of Austin
County, says an exchange, planted an
acre in the Brazos- bottom drilled, and
old wheat growers who saw it when
well headed out said it was the finest,
they had ever seen, and that it would
make sixty bushels of grain. 1t was
never harvested except as green feed,
for there were no mills there to grind
II
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
AT EVENING.

GOD flushed the sunset through the eur
OF misted hills and said,
Now the day is dead,
Earth dark, let thine eyes look up!"
Toll sleeps, care lulls, now cease
the tumultuous wheels of day,
And the suns last ray
Spreads the purple of nights peace.
The curtained mists above
The darkened valley spread.
Hush! God has said
His sunset word of love.
Herbert Bates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
A Plea for Good Roads.

The marks of long pedestrian tour
were thick upon him.
He sat down to rest on the carriage
step in front of rural residence. The
proprietor happened to pass and paus-
ed to look at the rather unsightly ad-
dition to the landscape which the
traveller made.
What are you doing in this part of
the country" he asked.
"Walkin'," was the answer
Haven't you any work."
watkins as hard work as I know
of in this part of the world; up hill and
down boiler; We climb rock pile one
minute an land in mud-hole the
next"
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self"
81 amt altogether to blame for look
in this way. The roads ter blame fur
some of it."
II was referring not to your appear
ance, but to your method of life. You
are a man in middle life. Don't you
think it's about time you were mend
ing your low ways?"
Mister, did you ever go ter Sunday
SCHOOL,"
"Of course
"Do you remember hearin' bout it's
being good idea not ter bother bout
the mote in yer neighbours eye tell ye
cast the beam from yer own?"
II remember that lesson"
well, mister, when We talk ter me
bout mendin' my low ways, I'm will
lin ter listen respectful, cause I know
/ amt perfect. But I can't help re-
markin', wethout meanin' offense, tibet
my low ways don't need mendin' a
blessed bit more'n your highways do. .
Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Per Cent. of Moisture in Soil.

It is estimated that an acre Of soil to-
the depth of one foot will weigh about
1900 tons, and that if it contains %
per cent. of moisture the. proportion
will be $50 tons Of water per acre An
acre of land eight inches deep (whicha
is deeper than the average of plowing)v
weighs 200 tons, and would thus hold
800 tons Of water AS low as 5 per
cent. Of water will sustain plants, but
they thrive best when the moisture is
about II to 25 per cent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

holder can walk up behind them and
reach over and slip the larger stirrup
shaped end over the snout and into the
mouth. The hog will back up and the
operator standing in front can very
easily hold any hog perfectly still. It is
easily adjusted, easily taken out, and
when in use gives leverage upon the
upper jaw which secures perfect con-
troll of the animal in ringing.-Farm
and Home
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

Spring fish hooks are formed of a
single piece Of wire with an eyelet i'm
the center, hook being formed on
each end and placed back to back, the
hooks being shaped SO they can be
sprung together after batting, to con-
ceal the points, which fly open as soOnA
as the bait is disturbed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Handy Hog Holder.

The simple, inexpensive article for
holding hogs, illustrated herewith, rec
ommends itself to any one who has
many hogs to ring. 1t will save time
and labor enough in ringing twenty
hogs to pay for itself the first time.
The hogs should be confined in close
pen so that the one who handles the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Hedges.

Hedges are useful or detrimental ac-
cording to the way they are kept. A
becomes better every. year, but if neg
lected, and allowed to grow without
attention, it is very unsightly. The first
year is the most important in managing
q hedge, and in three years it should
be in condition to demand but little
trimming. An Usage orange hedge is
better than fence when once estab-
lished, and can be so managed the first
three years as to become impenetrable
to small animals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

The incubators on the majority of
farms are now in full blast, and the
breeders are being put into operation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
To Exercise the Poultry.

On almost every farm there is shed
that is fairly dry all through the win
ter. In this shed throw dry leaves or
cut straw to the depth of ten or twelve
inches. Nail board at the front of
the shed SO as to keep the leaves or
straw from being scratched out, and In
this litter scatter the whole grain you
intend to feed your chickens. They
will scratch for it the whole day long.
and in this way secure exercise while
getting their feed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

The wheat product Of Hungary is
$4,000. 900 bushels.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18
Utilizing Unproductive Land.

De
There are on almost all farms some
bits Of land naturally as good as the
rest that remain unproductive for lack
of capital. 1t may not be more profita-
bic to bring these into productiveness
than it is to put the bulk Of the ma
nure and labor on the best land, but it
makes the farm look better and sell
better. Quite often when these places
are too stony for cropping trees plant
ed there will prove the best use such
places can be made to serve.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-18

Action of Roots in the Soil.
The action Of roots in the soil il not
fully known, but that they can alter
the substances presented and Change
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-04

Maj. Thurber expects to finish this
falls work on the drainage ditch this
week.
Col. T. J. Dunlap of Penn.,is in
town this week, organizing the Union
Veterans Union.
G. E. Afford, who has been work
ing in the telegraph department Of
the Omaha road on the eastern divi-
sion returned home Monday to recu-
perate his health.
Rem Mccartney was pleasantly
surprised by about twenty of his
friends Saturday night in honor of
his birthday. A very enjoyable ev-
ening was passed by all.
| Mrs. T. L. Mitchell suffered a
stroke of paralysis, affecting one side
of her body also her speech, last week
Tuesday. At this writing she is re-
gaining her normal condition slowly.
T Mrs. VanValkenberg, living near
Winnebago City, sister of Mrs. L. NJ.
Brooks, and Miss Joan VanVaJken-
berg, daughter of John >VanValken-
berg, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Some one kindly contributes inter-
esting items from Bloom this week.
As the party is not our regular CORE
spondent We would be pleased to
have his name that he may be re-
twar1o1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-11-04

The Tennesseean Jubilee Singers
will furnish the music for the even
ing service at the NJ. E. church Sun
day.
Miss Stella Wilbern, of Sibley. was
a guest of her sister, Miss Wilbern,
one of our school teachers, over Sun
day.
Another foot ball game is scheduled
for next Saturday afternoon between
the high school team and the Bitner
team.
DR.. Clark, wife and sons, OF Free
port, ILL.,, were the guests OF Mr..
Clarks nephew, W. B. Hubbard, the
past week.
A. N. Douglas and wife entertained
Mrs. Scott and mother, Mrs. Bell, OF
Lakefeld, few days the latter part
of last week.
Rev. McCune was in town Monday
His many warm friends here are al
ways pleased to see him. He report
ed the family well.
WHY is it Hazle's headache capsules
are 50 POPULAR Because they do al
that is claimed, will stop headache
in Is to 20 minutes.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Hobson wa<
at Bigelow last week Thursday serv'
| ing papers during the temporary i'll
ness of Sheriff Anderson.
Marriage license was issued last
Friday to William Kitchens snd Jen
ME Gunderson. Saturday to Bonnie
John and Augusta Baldwin.
| Mrs. Geo. Mackay expects to move
into town this week, and will occupy
the house of her son, John Mackay
She will build barn on his property
| Congressman cCleary has passee
Through here three times during tn
past week, to and from Iowa wher'
he has been taking part in the cam
paign. -a~....
| F.C.Stitser contemplates opening
Harness shop at Round Lake. 1t b
does, the farmers in that vicinity cal
feel assured that they will get goot
work done.
| Fred Mohl, of Adrian, Mimi, ha
tsome special Inducements to offer 70
his excursion, Nov. 18th, to the Colo
Irado irrigated lands. Write him 70
particulars. ID
| Rev. "A. v. Dahl viii occupy hi
pulpit next Sunday morning an
Ieyening. The subject IN the evenin
win be: Responsibility OF Man b
Own Salvation
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10

The supplementary report, signed
by ten out of the fourteen commission
ers whose names are appended to the
final report of the royal commission
ON agricultural depression, is certainly
not the least interesting nor the least
ably written portion of the Blue Book
lately issued. In their main report the
fourteen commissioners state that the
grave situation which they described
is due to long continued fall in prices
They make number of recommends
tions dealing with various aspects OF
the question, but they do not pretend
that had all these suggestions been
adopted and been in force during the
years of depression they would have
been found real remedies for agricul-
tural distress, because they do not deal
with its real cause, viz, the fall in
prices. The commissioners who sign
ed the supplementary report are nat
urally of opinion that some attempt
should be made to deal with the ad-
mitted cause of the trouble, and to sug-
gest a remedy which should go to the
root of the matter, or which. in other
words, should check the fall, and bring
about, If possible, some recovery Of
prices. Now, there are only two ways
in which this can be attempted-th
first way is protection. But protection
does not appear to them to be way
which is within the pale Of practical
politics. Moreover, it is remedy
which has been fairly tried in other
countries, where agricultural depres.
sion has prevailed, notably in France
and Germany; and from the inquiries
made and the evidences adduced, it
has manifestly failed to prove itself an
effectual cure. The other method is
a return to the bimetallic system which
prevailed until some twenty-five years
ago, and the abandonment of which
Immediately preceded the commence
ment of the fall of prices and the con-
sequent depression of agriculture.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10

Rev. Father Ducey preached a sensa-
tional sermon in st. Leo's church at
New York last Sunday. Among other
things he said:
"As priest of the Catholic church,
l say to you from this pulpit that the
present conditions of the poor in the
United States cannot go on. The Cath
Ollie church in these United States
must lead for the emancipation of the
people from their present social and
economic slavery, and as the emanci-
pator of the working classes. The
states, the United States, congress,
must make laws to protect the peoples
rights and abrogate the laws that have
been made by bribery in the interests
of frauds. The great mass of the peo-
pie are in revolt the world over, and
unless the church of Christ, directed
by the spirit of Jesus, becomes the adj
vocate of the peoples cause and force
into public life the truest and best men
of the land, who cannot and will not
be purchased by trust kings and kings
of monopoly-force into public life men
who will pass just laws based on. the
ten commandments, the revolt of the
people now before the world will swing
into a most disastrous revolution"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10
AIM OF THE GOLDITES.
WANT LOWER PRICES FOR
T NON-PRODUCERS
But They Dare Not Face the People
Except Under Cover-Fisures Showing
Decline In General Prices Since 1891
Figures That Tell.

Advocates Of gold monometallism
iare-not lay before the people the real
season why they are so anxious to es-
.ablish their theory of finance. II
ehey should frankly say that they want
gold to be made the sole measure of
value because gold is constantly ap-
preciating, they would put the people
IN their guard and defeat the end for
which they labor. AS a matter Of
policy gold monometallists deny that
gold has grown more valuable during
the last twenty-five years, and has
thus decreased the. value Of all prop
ty-measured by that metal as a pur-
chasing medium. Any one who will
take the pains to consult Bradstreets
index numbers of prices will become
convinced that prices have fallen since
ASI2 at least 40 per cent. This index is
based on the prices of los articles, and
asa matter Of statistics prepared with
no political bias. Taking the last six
years up to Nov. l, 1897, the fall has
been Is points, and the record stands
as follows:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10
Taxation Without Representation.

The daily press tells us that Mr.. j.
Pierpont Morgan now controls 50,55O
miles Of the railways of this country
about one-third! They tell us that
his word is law on most of the roads
throughout the country. I was taught
as a child that the people made the
laws, but it seems that the people have
quit the business of making laws. The
laws Of people affect their life and
property wonder il the laws which
Mr.. Morgan issues by his mere word
have any effect on the pockets of the
people? And If they have, wonder
wherein it is different from taxation
without representation? What fools
our ancestors must have been to kick
against a little thing like paying a
little tax of six cents a pound on tea
without representation! And the band
Mays on and the people dance to tho
music that the Morgans furuisb.-Ap-
peal to Reason.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10

In 1872 the index number stood at
i27, according to the senate report;
therefore, simple comparison with the
index number for 1897 shows drop in
average prices of about 45 per cent.
There can be but one reasonable con-
clusion, and that is the purchasing
medium has increased just that per
cent in value. How would the mer-
chant like yard stick that gradually
grew in length each year until in rs
years he had to sell six feet of cloth
aor yard? How would farmer like
a bushel measure that doubled in capa
city in quarter of century, requir-
ang him to sell two bushels for one?
Yet that is exactly what the gold
standard has done, not only for the
merchant and the farmer. but for the
owners of all property in this country,
and that is the kind of monetary ere
Form, the Republicans want to fasten
in perpetuity on the people.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10
Why We Are Poor.

The laboring people live too fast;
that is why they are poor. There is
no doubt of this, says ]. A. Wayland.
for those who are rich say so. If the
working people will quit dressing in
the latest styles, quit keeping a stud
of fast horses, quit betting on the
races and gambling in stocks and
bonds, quit giving wine suppers and
banquets, deny themselves theater-
parties and European trips, quit their
palaces with long retinue of servants,
j am quite sure they will become quite
wealthy. These are things that keep
their noses to the grindstone. Pluto
cratic logic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10
Only Waiting.

We are waiting-only waiting
For the promised days to come
For they said when birds were mating
We would hear the busy hum
or machinery put in motion.
And the shuttle and the loom
Would dispel all doubtful notion
or McKinley's business boom.
Louisville Dispatch.
It's true we now are waiting
For the promised days to- come;
It's true. as you are stating,
That in business there's no hum;
But in answer to your caclSle
We reiterate our guess
That prosperity you'll tackle "
In twelve-month or less.
Chicago Inter Oceafs
There are buds that long for blooming.
Yet whose leaves fail to expand;
There are ships love sends a sailing.
That oft never reach the land;
Der the songs sweet hope sings to us"
Come the minor tones of woe
And to guess or play the prophet
Is not wise unless you know.
Philadelphia Times.
Only waiting till The shadows
Are little longer grown;
Only waiting till the gold-bugs w.
Every blessed thing shall own;
Then they'll point with great citation
To the ruin they have wrought.
And the only ."hum" they leave US
Is the humbug they have brought.
Chicago Dispatch.
THE waiting" will soon be over,
Ere the swallows nest again
And the din of gathering thousands -
Will echo over the plain.
Revolution fierce and CORY
Is ripening fast apace;
Statesmen, scholars, judges. rulers
Should utilize this day of grace.
,,, Mercury.
1t is coming-yes, tits coming,
But not business boom: u
1t is misery, crime and hunger, III ~
When despoilers reap a boon;
But the wrath of outraged justice
Will break forth like storm,
And the masses who are plundered
Will proceed to make things warm.
Texas Independent.
Too long we have been waiting.
And the day will soon be here, !
When the tyrants and despoilers
VIII shake with craven fear;
When the Hannas and Carnegies
Will reap the crop they've sown;
Then all men will be truly free
And labor have its own.
K. of l.. Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-12-10
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Prosperity that comes from adyer-
sity abroad will be followed by a re-
action Whatever hurts part of the
world will, in the end, hurt all the
world.-New Era.
| 1t is reported that President McKin-
ley intends to recommend stringent
legislation against "demagogues," that
is Socialists and Anarchists, in his
forthcoming message to congress. We
cannot believe that the President is
quite such a fool.-Twentieth Century.
Out OF the qualification of society
have grown two very repulsive ele-
ments-tramps and dudes. The tramp
is cross between poverty and crime.
The dude is a cross between nobody
and nothing.-Journal of the Knights
Of Labor.
Don't imagine that Mark Hanna, in
spite of his close call, won't go back
to the Senate. A few "disaffected Re-
publicans" may have to be bought for
the purpose, but the banks and the
trusts have the money.-Silver Knight
Waterman.
In those days of prosperity" the
average citizen will do we'll to study
the situation carefully, and see if
there is not still great deal of room
for improvement. People should make
the most of the conditions that now
exist, but to simply jump at the con-
clusion that everything is all right be-
cause times are little better than
they were three months ago would be
almost criminal upidity.-National
Bimetallist.
1t might be better for the Pennsyi.
vania coal operators to stop calling
their Hungarian and Polish miners ig-
norant and dangerous elements of the
population until an explanation is
vouchsafed as to why they imported
them. Boston Herald
The battle for freedom is going Oh.
vet there are millions of suffering hui
man beings who should obe in it, but
who are merely loafing around and
waiting for some one else to win the
victory for them.-Grander Age.
1t is appalling to think of man be-
ing prosperous and not knowing it.
Every citizen should be compelled to
subscribe for and read a Republican
gold standard paper so he would know
when to rejoice. The idea of man
piling up wealth and not being aware
of it! Oh, shame! Let every man
read the supplements Of the Repub-
lican papers and thus learn how rap
idly he is getting wealthy.-El Dorado
Industrial Advocate.
Say, John Henry, have you ever dis
covered that before you can earn your
living, you must first gain the consent
of some person who has a paper title
to the earth. or that owns the tools of
production? John Henry, you are not
very much of free man, are your
Rights OF Man.
Labor is the greatest power in our
social organization-a power greater
than all the parties, greater even than
capital, because, II so disposed, labor
can make, unmake, or amend all tho
laws Its rule could be made absolute.
The experience of all time teaches that
the rule of labor. when it comes land
not far away, will be more just and
more generous than that of capital haa
been in the past thousand years-Pu-
eblo Chieftain. 4