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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
Frank James i'm a New Role.

Frank James as a guard on express
trains Carrying large amounts of money
or valuables Is one of the novelties the
express people are now arranging. Ne
gotiations have been in progress now
for several weeks, but the probabili-
ties are that they will be closed up
within a few days. The effect Of
James name. in view of his former
prowess in robbing trains himself, is
what the express companies are aiming
after. They do not know, thet say,
that he could stop determined robber
any more than one of their own mes
sengers, but they think the ordinary
train robber would hesitate to tackle
him. James is willing to accept the
position, and guarantee that no train in
his charge will be robbed except over
his dead body, with one single provls-
ion, and that is that the express people
put UP a bond of $4,000, this amount
to go to his widow in case of his death.
The express people are inclined to yield
to this, though there is some opposition.
James has been firm in standing out
for it, and will not go out on the road
unless the bond is fixed up to his salts
faction. Since he became respectable
and law-abiding citizen he has taken
very good care of his family, and he
does not propose to commence doing
anything else now. When the negotia-
tons were first begun he was asked IL
he could shoot with both hands.
We'll" he replied, sit used to be that
| could, and guess have not forgot
ten how yet"
James has been working steadily for
some time, but has never been able to
make an exorbitant salary, and for that
reason would be willing to take the risk
Of this venture. AS one of his friends
says: 1T Is not as much risk as he has
taken on hundreds of occasions before,
whap out on one Of his raids. The only
difference would be that in this he
would have the law on his side"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
o plague now raging in some Dor

The plague now raging in some por-
lions Of India is thought by many phys
icians to be identical with the 'black
death which devastated Europe and
Asia in 1347, and at subsequent peri
DDS. Ancient writer's give graphic de-
scriptions of the frightfm virulence Of
this strange malady, its course in Italy
being wildly described by Boccaccio
and Petrarch. In Venice more than
1OO, 1000 people died Of the disease, and
in Cyprus nearly the whole population
was destroyed, while in Genoa six-sev-
enths of the inhabitants succumbed to
its fearful ravages. At Sienna the cree
ton of the cathedral was stopped by
the plague, and it has never since been
resumed. From Italy the scourge made
its way into France, England, Germany,
and Spain, and is said to have been
carried into Scandinavia by ship
which left London in the summer of
1349. The whole of the crew died of
the plague, and the vessel, after drift
ing about on the ocean for a long time,
was cast ashore with its grewsome bur-
den at Bergen, and the infection soon
spread all over Norway and Sweden.
In fact. scarcely portion Of the known
world escaped the disease, even entire
colonies up in Greenland being oblit-
Grated, and whole tribes Of Esquimaux
were destroyed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A new electric locomotive of large
dimensions, calculated to draw trains
of double the weight of those attached
to ordinary engines at rate Of sixty
two miles an hour, has been tried with
success on the Western Railroad of
France line. The first experiments of
this kind were made In 1893 between
Havre and Bonneville with an electric
locomotive, which behaved well
throughout the trial trip. Owing to the
success of this machine the company
engineers constructed two larger loco
motives, and it is one of these which
has just ben tested. 1t is fifty-seveu
feet long and of 1850 horsepower. In
spite Of their size they wear out the
rails less than ordinary locomotives, as
the weight is distributed on eight axles
instead of four or five. They are safer
than the others owing to their elastic
character, which enables them to make
curves with security at full speed.
Great things are, in fact, expected from
these contrivances, which, when per-
fected, will do ITO to 115 miles an hour.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has recently adopted a new design of
water scoop, known as a balanced
scoop, by which it is possible to take
on water while the train is running at
the rate of sixty or seventy miles an
hour. Since 1894 all new passenger
locomotives and fast freight engines
have been designed to include water
scoops, but with the old form of scoop
it was necessary to slow down while
taking water, while with the improved
design no time is thus lost and more
water is taken per hundred feet OF
trough. At seventy miles an hour it
is now possible to fill a 30O-gallon ten
der in nine seconds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

There are some entertaining pictures
of life in Washington seventy years ago
In Stratford Canning's diary and let
tiers. "My predecessor" he writes,
"had greatly the advantage over me
in his collection Of good stories. 1 re-
cord one Of them to serve as a pattern
of the rest. He was Sir Charles Bagot,
a man of very attractive manners, intel
ligent, witty and kind. An American
minister and his wife dining with him
one day, he heard Lady Bagot, who
was at some distance, say rather quick
ly: "My dear Mrs. s., what can you
be doingY The salad bowl had been
offered to Mrs. s., and her arm was
lost in it up to the elbow. Her reply
was prompt: Only rollicking for an
onion, my lady"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
Fathered bY Kipline

Rudyard Kipling gives out this ex.
PLANTATION of the statement in an Aus.
tralian newspaper that 'Rudyard Kip
ling landed on this island at IL o'clock.
and at 1916 o'clock he had formulated
an Australian policy: A young reporter
cornered me just after I landed.
treated him kindly, but said firmly that
| was not to be interviewed. 4 have
not thought of interviewing you, re.
piled the reporter, with a sadness in
his voice; I ask a much greater favor
than that" 1t turned out that tho re.
porter had an Australian policy which
he knew would be of the greatest ben.
efit to the country. No paper woult,
print 1t. His modest request was that
KipHng would let him put forth his
theory as the scheme Of the novelist
They will print it." he said. .if give
1t as coming from YOU" Gan right !"
agreed kipling. fire ahead" So the
young reporter got In four, mortal col.
umns telling the people of Australia,
now to run their country. II never
read the article" said Kinlinp. .shut
there must have been some amazino
theories In 1t from the storm 1t raised !"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

The late Capt. James O'Ixane, who
recently died at his home near st.
Louis, had been in the naval service Of
the United States for forty years. He
entered the navy as a midshipman
from Missouri in 1856, and was on the
vessel which brought over the first
Japanese Minister to this country.
When the civil war broke out all of
the officers of his vessel deserted and
entered the Confederate navy except
himself. He remained steadfast, how
ever, and was placed in command of
the frigate Brooklyn. He was wound
ed while running the forts below New
Orleans, and was placed on the retired
list only few weeks before his death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
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BIdllH
He Was Under Oath.

he was Under Oaths
A story is related of w. S. Forrest,
the well-known Chicago criminal law
yer, who was trying suit for damages
for personal injuries against the Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad. The
question in point turned largely upon
switches and frogs. An 1rishman
named Maloney, an assistant yardmas-
ter, was on the witness stand. His
native brogue was rich and pro-
nounced.
On the direct examinat ton Maloney
had been very laconic in his answers.
This made Mr.. Forrest think he had an
easy victim on the cross-examination,
but when spurred by cross-questions
the witness Irish was aroused, and he
became more yoluble. The more the
Irishman was prodded the hotter he
became, although he did not lose his
head, but damaged the plaintiffs case.
Mr.. Forrest saw the ground slipping
from under him and began to look for
an opening to drop the witness without
further inquiry to his case. He sue.
ceeded in provoking a tart reply from
the witness, whereupon, thinking this
his oppogtunity, waving his hand, he
said, sarcastically:
"That will do, Mr.. Witness. You're
very smart, aren't your
"Ord loike to ratur'rn the cumple.
mant, Master Forrest, af OF want oon-
der OATH" quickly replied the witness,
as he arose slowly to leave the stand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
royAL LIVES AS RISKS.
.Iusurance Upon Princess, Kings
ana other European Magnates.

pom Princess, Kings
ana other European Magnates.
! naculiar and little known branch Of
Insurance Is that INDUCED IN Dy prl-
vote persons who insure the lives OF
,.ovalties for their own benefit From
the standpoint of the individual it is,
~ course. pure speculation. The roy
aItv insured may obligingly depart this
1,fa shortly after the insurance Is ef-
footed in which case there is quite a
respectable sum netted; or, on the
other hand, he or she may persist In
lingering to a good old age, when the
,nsurer benefits but little. But taking
ont a policy on the life of a royal per-
sonage is, on the average, pretty good
.'spec."
This is how 1t is done: You, gentle
reader, wish to insure the P1nce OF
Wales 1--WE will say for the sum OF
f5OO. You fill up proposal form for
that amount in the name OF III. X. II.
Albert Edward, prince of Wales, duke
of Cornwall" etc., and forward 1t to
company which accepts this kind OF
insurance. All companies, it must be
noted, do not issue policies on royalties
lives to private individuals, but many
in quite the first rank do.
On receipt Of your proposal the COM
pany will inform you of the rate per
cent. at which the premium will be
charged; then, if you are willing to
nav this rate, which is fairly high
one, policy will be issued in the usual
way. Most policies Of this kind are
without profts"-i. e., there are no
bonus accretions.
Although there are no statistics on
the subject, and accuracy of state
ment is therefore impossible, it is quite
probable that the life of her majesty,
the queen, is insured hundreds of times
in this manner. The same thing is true,
to a modified extent, of most Of the
other members of the royal family.
The duke of Cambridge, for instance,
has been for the past twenty years
favorite Subject" for spectators. The
reason is obvious, but the rate is, as
may be supposed, very high. Many
companies also accept proposals on the
lives of members of foreign royal
houses.
A few days ago policy on the joint
lives Of the duke Of Cambridge and the
ex-king of Hanover, for the sum Of
$1,000, was in the market. The Han
over monarch is dead and the policy.
will be paid on the death of the former.
It fetched large sum. On the same
day policy on the joint lives of her
majesty the queen and the duke Of
Cambridge was also disposed of.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

The American peanut, the "goober
pea" of the South, in the munching of
which the aristocrat and the plebeian
alike find solace, is rising into CONNER
cial importance more and more every
year. It's oil is highly valued in Eu-
rope and fully 100000 worth of the
nuts are sent to Marseilles, France, for
the manufacture of the oil, which is
used for toilet soaps and for other pur-
poses. Peanut -four is also extensively
used in Europe for the making of
bread, cakes, etc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
sINALoA BAY AND LANDING.

must come to the land of their birth
after as bitter an experience as is not
often seen. The whole effort has been
wasted and the members have suffered
untold things in the residence on the
cruel coast.
Besides the broken hearts that the col
ony caused it was another sad chapter
in the history Of cooperation. The
thousand people who first and last were
interested in it had the highest hopes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A New Jersey cow, recently killed in
that State, was possessed of an appe-
lite that would put to shame the best
efforts of the healthiest ostrich or cas-
Sowary that ever lived. Ninety five
pieces of hardware were found in her
stomach upon which she had frequent
~ ruminated while chewing the cud of
sweet and bitter fancy. These articles
included eighty nails, lot of screws,
various lengths of wire, three large
stones. an iron spike three inches long,
a paddock with key to fit, hog ring,
and q file.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Pins were costly articles in those days,
and it is scarcely possible that the hap
py possessor of two dozen pins year
ever gave sufficient range to her imag-
ination to picture the happy time when
her descendant should strew the earth
with thousands a year, not counting the
cost A pin was not always trife, as
the want OF one when it is beyond
reach proves to us, even In their abun-
dance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
"Pin Money"

This is an expression that came into
common usage at a time when dozen
or perhaps two dozen Of these articles
were considered an almost perilously
extravagant annual allowance. This
quantity was considered luxurious
supply for any lady, and quite capable
Of sustaining and upholding all those
attachable and detainable antagonistic
elements Of apparel that made our
grand-dames both picturesquely beau
tiful and inexpressibly uncomfortable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

1t has been discovered that the mar
BILE pillars which adorn the rear of the
Speakers desk in the Assembly Hall Of
the New Jersey State House are made
OF white pine and covered with plas-
ter. The bases are marble. There are
six Of these columns, from twelve to
fourteen inches in diameter and ten
feet high. They were supposed to be
of white marble, and the discovery has
made quite a sensation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
Growth Of a Lake.

Instances are common enough of the
drying up Of ponds and lakes. or of
their running away. It is not often
that we hear of the formation and
growth Of large bodies Of water. In
writing Of his journey through West,
ern Macedonia, in 1880, the author of
""Twixt Greek and Turk" gives this
account of the Lake of Ostroyo:
A century ago fields and meadows
ana nourishing villages were to be
seen where now lies long sheet Of
dark-blue water, rejecting, like mir
ror, the barren slopes of the mountain
winch overhangs its eastern shores.
The long plateau which we had fol.
lowed ever since leaving Kosana sinks
steadily toward the north until It is
barred by a ridge of hills running
across from east to west. The depres
sion thus formed was formerly drained
by a stream which lost itself, no one
knew whittier, underground.
But an earthquake or some otha,
cause suddenly blocked up the chan
mel, and the waters which ran dowr
from the surrounding heights, failins
to lind an exit, accumulated In the hoI
low, and covering acre after acre a
ground, and swallowing up hamlets
and villages, have formed lake which
Is now nearly twelve miles in length,
and two in breadth. 1t is still slowlv
rising, inch by inch and year by wear
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

for it's future, and they meant to make
of it the exemplifcation Of the highest
possibilities of civilization. But the
greed and the bad judgment brought a
quick end to the enterprise that was
doomed to failure in any event because
of the lack Of experience that was found
in the management and the premises
upon which the colony was founded.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

ped the question he said: ''The Emper-
or, my father, has commanded me to
make you the offer of my hand and
heart" To which Princess Alix of
Hesse responded: "And my grandmoth-
er, Queen Victoria, has commanded me
to accept the offer of your hand; your
heart I will take myself" And thus
the royal troth was plighted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Some idea of the magnitude of the
great Siberian railway, now in course
Of construction by the Russian govern
ment, may be gathered from the fact
that by changing the route a thousand
miles were saved. 1t is expected that
through trains will be run over the ROAD
within two years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Some Of the people wasted four years
of hard work and all they possessed in
the world and then had to come back
to their prairie homes and begin life
over. The end of it all has come now
for good and the remainder of the colo
nists will soon be this side of the line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

The citizens Of Topeka, having tried
the Kneipp cure for rheumatism with
indifferent success, are now trying a
course of fried salt pork, which is said
to be much more efficacious and pleas
anter to take. Some of the young ladies
of that city find boiled bacon and cab
bage pleasant variation from the reg
ular course of treatment, with just as
good results.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A Massachusetts man has discovered
that by using sunshine during the day
and electricity during the night he can
raise several crops Of onions in one sea-
son. At the same time it may be ap-
propriately remarked that there has
been no crying demand for several
crops of onions in one season. Many
people could get along with several sea-
sons and one crop Of onions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A cahlegram from Bluefelds. Nicara-
qua, says that the newly-elected mayor
of that place "is lawyer and his full
name is Marks" The whereabouts of
the rest of the "Uncle Toms Cabin"
troupe ar. not given, however.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Several Boston boys broke up bo-
gus spiritual naturalization seance"
recently and exposed the fraud, captur-
ing all the "spook" paraphernalia. The
boys who exposed this swindle, how
ever, have been fined $50 apiece in po-
lice court for "disturbing religious
meeting" Boston must delight in be-
ing humbugged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

According to Editor Murdoch there
are but four women in Eldorado, Kan,
who know how to cook a pot of beans
in an artistic manner, and from this
fact he proceeds to point moral and
adorn tale by declaring that no girl Is
at to marry until she masters this &C
complishment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A Michigan young mans mind is
a blank because of cigarette smoking,
and the report calls it a strange eff
feet" There is nothing strange about
It except the imbecility Of parents who
1ermitted the atrocious self-sacrifce.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
Electricity.

In sebnitz. in saxony, experiments
are being made to cover real flowers
ana leaves with a metallic coating by
means Of galvanic electricity. A wnv
OF doing this has been invented. ana
the question now is, how TO make snch
weather-proof flowers available Far
millinery purposes. -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Thieves threw hook and line
through an open window of house at
Monterey, Mexico, and stole the bed
clothes under which the owner Of the
house was sleeping.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

The Kansas City Journal is quite
right in spirit when it says that Miss
Frances Willard could lily be spared"
but that word "illy" would easily be
spared without a regret.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

An Abilene CKan.) clergyman is
preaching series of sermons on the
general subject, Making 1t Hot for
the Devil" This would strike the I'M
prejudiced layman as unnecessary trou-
hlo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A young and pretty girl in Minneapo-
lis has been holding up the boys late
iy. The new woman evinces a dispo-
sition to reverse things everywhere.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

Russians are fond of relating the fol-
lowing anecdote about the Car when
his Majesty proposed to his future
wife: When the young Czarowitz pop
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Al communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the of ths author not necessarily foa
puicaen bat evidence Of geed faith the part
Of the writer Write only side Of the paper Be
particularly careful in giving and dates. to have
the lstters and figures plain and Aistiaet
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A New York scientist says he has
made an analysis of love. Some day
a dear girl with no scientific training
whatever will make paralysis of his
theory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A New Orleans contemporary says
that "Chicago doesn't pack anything
worth while except pork" Aren't pri-
maries worth while?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

A new York lawyer has been over
come by gas. He wasn't saying word
ut the time, either.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-18

There are others, but people never
una It out until they are married, and Il
Is too late.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-15
Siafe Board of Health RulIriin.

Tho state Board OF Health. under di.
rocIOu of lts efficient secretary, Or.
Paulus A. Irving. is doing "a good work
in educating the people IN san tatlon and
hygiene. and In the prevention OF dis
ease. An ounce Of prevention is worth
pound Of cure. and nowhere is this adage
80 applicable as In tho matter Of taking
sensible precautions against the spread OF
disease. In many States where tnis fact
has for some time been publicly recog-
nzed, the Legislatures have made ample
appropriations 10 maintain an efficient
Board OF Health The results nave teen
most beneficial In some states tho per-
contage of death rate from such diseases
as consumption. for instance. has been
greatly lowered I'm our own State the
Legislature. owing 10 pressing demands
in other directions. has been slow 10 re-
cognlze the importance Of an efficient
Board Of Health. and the appropriations
have been moagre. But even under this
state Of affairs DR.. Irving Has done prac-
teal work that win show good results.
This is preliminary TO noticing a bulletin
recently issued boy the State Board. Re
ports from the county Boards OF Health
are given. and some other matters. but
the chief subject of the bulletin il COLI
sumption. which is treated from a sanitary
De- understood hy the general reader.
The bulletin states that consumption T.
the most common ana fatal disease, ana
that 30 IS now known 10 be- communica-
bic from one person 10 another
IL then goes on 70 show haw
tho disease Is communicable. and
what course should be- pursued 20
prcvent this. how the patient himself
should be cared for and treated, how 10
dis.nfect what foods should be eaten,
and how cough bee relieved. all based on
the latest scientific developments and dis
coveries. The bulletin should be M the
home Of every family whore there Is any
one afflicted with the disease, so that
rational means for the protection ~ those
who are sound may be adopted. That
every physician IN the State ought 10 have
the bulletin goes without saying Staun-
ton News