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

The. Congregationalist Of Boston con-
tains surprising article by Rev.
Charles Sheldon, of Topeka, who says
the conventional church prayer meet
Ing IS q failure. IF hundreds Of min
listers would speak out their honest
feelings" he says, "they would frankly
confess that their prayer meetings, as
now conducted, are disappointment.
Why should they not acknowledge to
the public what they are SO ready to
affirm to one another? With all respect
end generation for the church fathers
who have preceded me, frankly be-
lieve that many usages still connected
with the prayer meeting are as much
out of place as a cradle in wheat field.
The present use Of the prayer meeting
is not satisfactory. do not know how
many times in past years have heard
the question, why don't more men go
to the prayer meetingY and If / dared
to add my answer to those already
given. 1t would be, Because too often
they know they would not get any
thing by going"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRy
Few of Them Seem to Have Lean
Anything Noble from Mature

Few of Them Seem to Have Learn
Anything Noble from Natur.
"For the stability End righteOuu
Of our government we are accuOn
to think we must pin our faith ont
country people who live near to
lures heart" writes Mrs. Lyman
bolt in the Ladies' Home Journal
first of q series of Peaceful VaA
papers which picture life in an ID
rural community. "But how man!
Them" she says, "seem to have lean
anything noble from her? Her OaG
does not refine them, her honesty
not incite them to thoroughnesS
free-handedness does not inspire R
to generosity-they become narroVa
sordid in the midst of grandeur
liberality. They imagine there can
nothing In life but work or play,
or rest, and they feel contempt
those who play and rest They
never learned to mingle work and
toll and rest in due proportion
they cease to find any pleasure
unless they abandon work al(oseA
Like the tired woman VINO ETON
own epitaph, they fancy heavenap
where they can do nothing foreVe'
ever
"This view Of life makes loalVn
the village as it makes them ~
cities. When a different spi''
found room to grow, a new O'u'
living prevails. Life becomes
thing more than a slow glrdlnsW
mill, more than a burden, 10 W
dured only because it cannot De-"
laid down; it becomes luxury @,I
as a necessity. individuals 'Vn
not for their own advantage w.
multiply benefactions, ana a. ~ wv" .4,,
increases by its right USE ,m ..s
ment of one worthy and ampl'~~ i,
vantage is only the sugseS'''
achievement of another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

The love that prompts two trusting
hearts to leave all else and to count the
whole world well lost If only they can
have each other and live In the light Of
their own devotion and the sunshine
of their own smiles is beyond all price.
Many home has been founded with
nothing but love for its basis; and those
who know whereof they speak will
certainly not hazard the opinion that
they could have chosen any better ma
terial of which to compose these tenn
poral and spiritual dwellings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

After reading the testimony Of ex-
perts on each side of the Luetgert MUIR
der case, the question of continuing the
present practice of employing experts
is no longer open to debate. When one
expert in anatomy swears that bone
belonged to human body and another
that 1t was hog bone, expert testi-
mony Is reduced to an absurdity. Tes-
timony Of the kind that has been given
in this celebrated Chicago case tends to
make criminal trials burlesques of JUS
tice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

The man who says, "Love me, love my
dog" 10y
birthday. -
The man who thinks he can keen house
better than his wife does.
me innn who thinks parlor carpet
ought to last fifteen years.
Inc man who thinks woman's bon
net ought to cost about 70 cents.
The man who forgets his manners as
soon as he crosses his own threshold.
The man who labors under the delusion
that his wife's money belongs to him
The man who thinks that nobody but
an angel Is good enough to be his wife.
me man who thinks there Ia "no place
IKE nome for grumbling and growing.
me man who thinks woman Is fixed
ior the season II she has one new gown.
The man who always leaves his wife at
home when he takes his summer yaca.
tion.
The man who thinks a sick wife would
feel better II she would lust get up and
stir around"
The man who thinks his wife exists for
the comfort and convenience OF his moth
er and his sisters.
The man who has $75 worth of fishing
tackle and cant afford u new set az curs
tains for the dining-room.
The man who talks about sssupportinr"
wife when she lis working fourteen
hours day, including Sundays.
The man who thinks woman ourht 70
be her own milliner, dressmaker. seam.
stress, cook, housemaid and nurse.
The man who doesn't know what an
earth woman wants with money when
she has bill at the dry goods store.
The man who thinks a fye-year-o,d
worsted street gown is the proper sort ~
toilet for dinner party or reception.
The man who provides himself WITH :
family and trusts Providence to provida
the family with home and Sometime ~
eat "
The man who thinks woman oucht n
give up q thousand-dollar salarv arS
work In his kitchen for her board ana !
Few clothes. and be glad OF the chance
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A New Orleans man, who wanted to
be q policeman and made preparation
for the civil service examination, found
that he had studied along the wrong
lines. He determined to make use of
his newly acquired knowledge, how
ever, when he came to question that
struck him as absurd. The question
was: IF bullet Is dropped in well
and it takes five seconds for it to strike
the water, how far Is 1t from the top of
the well to the surface of the waterY
The candidate answered: Heather
mythology says that when Jupiter
kicked Vulcan out Of heaven 1t took
him forty-seven days and nights to fall.
If SO, how far Is heaven from Koscius-
ko, MissY'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

While the influence of the bicycle Is
noticeable in many of the most i'm.
portant practical affairs Of life, 1t may
also be charged with effecting more or
less of revolution in the domain Of
sentiment. Before the wheel came into
use for all sexes, ages and conditions,
the boundaries in which young affec-
ton moved were well-defined and linn
tied. Once or twice week he, under
the old system, in all the perfection Of
long looking-glass preparation, boiled
shirt and general starchiness, came to
visit her. She, in an even more elab-
crate arrangement of comfo4t-dispell-
ing toilet, with possibly some suspi-
cions Of powder and rouge, entertained
him. And under these conditions, with
occasional dress parades in the moon
light, the social party, ball or theater,
courtship ran It's course till they came
to the minister's or the parting of their
ways. This, however, has been great
ly changed by the bicycle, and possibly
for the better. Now the two who are
the light Of each others lives, bring out
their wheels, either singly or In tam
dem, and swapping their fingers at
broadcloth suits and French gowns put
on comfortable, health-helping gar
ments and go spinning off not only on
two stated evenings but possibly every
night In the week. Instead of looking
at themselves like dressed-up refiec
tons Of fashion plates, both get an idea
of what they really are. The red on
the girls cheeks Is color complexion
box never knew, while for him, suppos-
ing it's tandem, though courtship
makes him take back seat, he's glad
and pcoud to occupy it. No doubt there
are numbers who may not see any par
ticular advantage in this change, but
then the oily fogy always was and al
ways will be with us. At the same
time. as in the ancient debate, whether
parlor-sparking was sweeter than hang
ing over the front gate, here is a case
where great deal can be said on both
sides.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

at his shrine. He learned the JaO,,l
language in six months. 1t was s,pl
this time that he was to be maria
Japan, but rumor has it that the N
riage was delayed, through bis sAll
daughter, who was with him. and N
never took kindly to japanese re)IgI
and customs.
Sir Edwin is not over popular hI
gland. This is due mainly TO The n
that he has expressed his love for \
pan and, after that, the United S,ll
It was this so-called desertion Of \
own country that very probably cuI
his loss Of the poet laureateshb
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Two Hours Was Enough

That some men require on' ~,
hours sleep out of the tweD 9;,mn
certain, but Alexander Won :, ''t M,
must have been a marvel III ",
spect, as he was in Others 49,,
Max Muller that, as you's a .od
hours sleep was all he wan't VIVA
as / grow older l need fou', uuls.
was your age" he said 10 ~ m' nj,
simply lay down on the so .n,o ii
down my lamp, and after ' two ii i
sleep I was as fresh as e., n sprei
mistake to think that we wan nollt
eight hours of sleep" H"mOV"
at the ripe old age of 81
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

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

There was time, not very long ago,
when the mere announcement that a
professional pugilist hoped to engage
in n baseball game would have been
treated as a subject for derision. If
baseball retrogrades much farther 1t
soon will be in position to be elevated
by any prize fighter who will notice it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Before the advance Of the personally
conducted globe-trotter, even the awful
mysteries Of Mount Sinai are not safe.
1t Is proposed to build railway up
the historic mountain, and to erect a
station at the spot where, according to
tradition, Moses received the com
mandments. TO many people this en-
terprise will seem not only hfcongru-
Gus, but almost irreverent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
Deny Victoria's Rig t.

There is in England Thames Valley
Legitimist Club. Itspeculiar mission is
to uphold the right Of the Stuart family
to the throne of Great Britain. To the
members, not Queen Victoria, but a
German princess, is their rightful SOW
ereign. The club does nothing more
dangerous that to pass futile resolu-
tons, which are reported in the news
papers as practical jokes. A new asso-
citation has just sprung up, which calls
itself the Society of the Red Carnation,
and seeks to cut into this Jacobite bust
ness. The council of the Thames Val
ley Legitimist Club has gl,avely resolv-
ed that the new society Is "unneces-
sary," and that the advanced program
is bound to create divisions and dis
gust among all true Legitimists and
Jacobites" and to bring the cause into
derision. The speedy dissolution of the
intruder is advised by the council Of the
original patentees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

good, easy time
home Inc woman who wants to refurnish her
mouse every spring.
me woman who buys for tha moro
pleasure Of buying
Inc woman who would rather nurse a
pug dog than baby.
The woman who thinks that mo-, a.o
angels and demigods -
ne woman who expects a declaration
OF love three times a day.
Inc woman who thinks 1t is cheaper To
ouy bread than to make It,
Inc woman who thinks that tho cooL
nm m, tue nurse can keep house.
Inc woman who would die rather tban
WENT T bonnet two seasons old.
bava so mohan VINO marries In order to
hr r, somebody to pay her bills.
Inc woman who wants things met ho.
cause other women" have them
vcha, Molnan VINO stays at home only
" Tha s so cannot find place to visit.
dreams OF being a duchess or q cnvn4a as,u
,. ne woman who thinks she Is an orna.
lment 10 her sex X she wins a nrogressiwa
euchre prize. pAosieSsi'e
extend no further than the Front ha - as,,
the drawing room. A4oi. nah ana
er me ne woman who thinks she can GOT
$500 sana worth OF style out of one-then.
san1-doilar salary
!, Inc woman who buvs hr,c-a-h.. -
sne parior and borrows kitchen udons,Ia
from her neighbors. u'eASiis
ma ane c woman who does not know how
nickels .t thas,. nalves. quarters. dimes and
ca me woman who thinks embroidered
center pieces and "doyiies' are more necl
sss asa than sheets, pfllowcases and blan-
The woman who carea mora - A..
ssayie or her winter cloak than She "a ras
dren tue health and comfort or her chill.
sba ne c.s woman who proudly declares that
caaief, never made bed in her life ana
s SONS Win shipper that she has ssbeen In
society ever since she was IT,"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

The statement OF the British CON-
mander-in-chief that to carry the colors
into battle under the modern conditions
of warfare will be an act Of suicide, Is
well grounded. They would only be a
mark for weapons of precision" while
the victim would, from military point
OF view. fall in vain, since his rank
would not be high enough to give pro-
motion. 1t is serious blow to the ro-
nance of war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

muscular performance. It has been
demonstrated, moreover, that the av-
erage American man has become tall
er by at least one inch within the last
two generations, and that, compared
with his European contemporaries, he
has been steadily growing larger OF
limb, weightier in the scale and, most
significant of ALL longer lived.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A Pittsburg woman has sued for di-
vorce on the ground of extreme cruelty
accustomed to throw silver dollars at
her. A more frequent cause for di-
vorce Is the failure of the husband to
throw enough dollars about the house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A Pittsburg paper says that a scaly
monster resembling a gigantic alliga-
tor has been patrolling the river at that
place lately. There evidently Is n
moonshine distillery In operation some
where In western Pennsylvania.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
SIR EDWIN ARNol ne
Married a Daughter Of :, A'
Loved and of Which u 1he La,

Ia
r loved m.s and Of Which IN is' r ~
the English poet, editor ru Win Arv
to a japanese young Ind, and aS|
s while It may have occasione n leai
able surprise among tho S Sta'l coasl
i s,nae'so as whole, did not t1 ra, sdS
surprise among his mo' cause
friends, who predicted t tN"t !, laup,
OF Sir Edwin to the land of =, The Vi
would result in his brlnn,a me Nib
Japanese bride. The poet s'ns Aos
Will viii make m their residence "l ID SA
rms Is Sir Edwin Arnolds t NJ i"'is
monial venture, and at le,s s,A e as
OF them was of romantic nv. uae o
The name of Sir Edwin u asa
closely linked with that Of l Asa0a
Is completely infatuated win Japan pa \
and has visited it many tima 'ae !
country seemed to lend an N a., D
to his genius, and some a. sD y
graceful songs are those y, VI Ills us "
fingers caressingly over the v nuSl
the island empire. In 1890 \, "ona
a house on the outskirts Of r y, Nca
in the ideal japanese stvla aa S
he lived for many months Il 'uu .
that his most famous producti "@ .. \
Light or ASIA" was born. ~ v.
many visitors from the Jan,, ,Vs''
pie, and they were devout wors sM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Diseases whose names end In tits
seem to multiply. Why not add to the
list billitis, or malady common to leg
islators? Its chief characteristic Is an
apparently uncomfortable desire to null
tiply bills which never get beyond the
stage Of reference to committee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Mrs. Charlotte Smith, of Boston, still
insists that transportation for 100000
women shall be furnished by the public
In order to send them to the Klondike.
IL Charlotte will head the list herself
and cut down her estimate $4,000, the
matter probably can be arranged with
out difficulty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

An advertisement for clerical supply
In an English parish tells the prospec-
tive temporary preacher that he would
have light duty" and small pony car
riage." A man by the name of Paul
once gave different impression of
ministerial work; but then, some per-
sons do not regard the apostle as up-to-
date
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

An Alabama man has sued for S1O,-
900 damages for libel, basing his claim
0n the wording of tombstone inscrip-
ton. This is carrying A grave subject
too far; majority of tombstone cpl
taphs are libelous, and everyone
knows It.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Fortune is so far impartial that ev-
eryone has bis turn, IL it's only at the
handle end of somebody else's grind
stone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A company Of pretty Georgia girls
has made application to be mustered
In as detachment Of the national
guard. If that request Is granted the
Georgia militia probably will beat the
world ut dress parades.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

At reunion OF the Smith family in
Blair County, Pa, the attendance was
1000, and this was only one-third of
the number entitled to be present. But
the meeting can hardly be called Il
frost
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
EQUAL to the Occasion.

Mr. Hardtack-This recommendation
says you drink like fish.
Applicant for position-Do 1t? Wa-al,
I spec he mean by dat | neber drink
muffin but watah.--Judge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
SMALLEST BABY IN THE WORLD

Chicago Youngster Six Weeks Old Who
Weighs Only Two Pounds.
Mary Pollock, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pollock, residing at 1857
Clybourn avenue, celebrated the sixth
week Of her advent into the world on
Friday by drinking pint Of milk and
crying for more. Miss Mary is the tim
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

An Eastern editor complains because
he kissed Boston girl and caught the
measles. Well, it might have been
worse; suppose he had caught the girl!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

That Milwaukee man who says he
has. "lived fourteen years on beer
alone" probably tells the truth; no mar
ried man could do It,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A girl, too, may be the architect OF
her own fortunes, but preference for
building air-castles in itself shows SO
far she's not a designing woman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
no rnnKENroNprNTp.

All communications for this paper should be aeesn
.snsd By the name Of the .uthor not necessarily fs
publcstion evidence of good faith on the par
Of the writer. Write only side OF the paper %
,srticuary careful In giving and dates to havs
ne letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

No doubt the bicycle will prove a use
full military adjunct; the tandem Is said
to be very useful in engagements even
now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

No question of politeness in general
Is involved In that the trees respond TO
the profuse leave taking of their foliage
with cold bough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

s. Is 1t against the law to spend money
In Boston's suburbs? The Boston Globe
says: "The fellow who Is passing III
bills in East Cambridge will do well to
remember that the jail is handy by"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
TOO MANY Pounds

Young Wife (tenderly)-", ~, b
matter, my dear? Don't 70" ''''
cake? y.o.s.
Husband (hesitatingly' ND ID
but l don't care for 'ehp'
New York Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A contemporary expresses surprise
because the author of ",rhe Beauties of
Home" has just deserted wife ana
seven children. Perhaps he referred 10
somebody else's home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Egyptian children 1000 years ago
played with dolls, but there is no evil
dence that they had cellar doors and
rain barrels to slide on and "holler'
down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

Recent athletic records show that
our young men are SURPRISING their
predecessors in nearly every line Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

A resolute disposition to take the bull
by the horns often forces him to haul
them In,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

The less work a man does the more
he tires other PEOPLE.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

If woman isn't permitted to reign
supreme in the household the chances
are she will get made and storm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11

New York Sunday .han 81
It Is estimated that lliol' york II
fishermen go out OF Nc" ID On aDI
Sunday, and that they spe pert
erage Of 81 each on the spo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-11
ro,,oh Luck.

Tough Luck arr
1--WE all have burdens " SJoublep
"But some of us have au vitb 4
I have to walk the hoO'
every night."-Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-25
TOOK An OVERDOSE.
I""""hum Came Near Ending Barbcr
MieSiIle's Life

lhclement weather made business dul,
sa'uid ay night in Paul E. Mieville's bar
Der shop, at No. 1914 Az street soutbw.s+
ana instead of remaining there he visited
sumo he'ghboring drink ng places ard WAS
considerably under the influence of liouor
before midnight Although the liouor mad,
MIN sick, he did not abstain from IFS usa
yesterday. When night came he soupb+
rellef at Fitzgerald's drug store. and late
last night he either sought relief i'm death
o. accidentally took an overdose of lauda-
num- The police removed him to the Emer-
gency Hospital, where he was soon re-
stored to consciousness and his life was
saved.
Melville is about thirty-five wears old
and was formerly an artilleryman at tha
washington barracks. He had been a bar
Ger In the army, and when his term of en-
lstment expired he opened the shop ON
AZ street, expecting his army friends
would be among his patrons. He boarded
at No. 49S 1 street southwest, and one of
his fellow boarders found him last night
in an uncor scious condition Manager
Walter of DR.. Fitzgeralds drug store was
called to the house when the unconscious
man was found, and he administered anti
dotes. ~ anu
Because of the trouble experienced in a.,
eHort TO ma a physician, the police were
called, and the patient was removed 10
the hospital, where more effective RENE
dies were applied. This morning his CON-
clifton YVES much improved, and his re-,
covery Is thought to be certain