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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

When a millionaire dies in these lat
ter days people who hear what the
amount of his fortune is are apt to say
that conditions are changing and that
such things will not be possible fifty
years from now. And yet it is safe to
say that in spite Of changed conditions
and new methods in business and In
dustry, there will always be men bold,
self-reliant and aggressive, willing to
take and give blows, who, when they
die, will rank as millionaires, just as
did the men who began their life ca
reer a generation ago. The estate Of
the late George M. Pullman is esti-
mated at $25,OOO,OOO and it is not SO
long, as we measure time nowadays,
since he first began to accumulate that
wealth. The methods by which some
Of it was gained may be criticised, and
yet they were the methods that almost
every man in whom there dwells a
spirit of restless activity would adopt.
The spirit of money-getting is not con-
fined to the business man, and al
though moralists may declaim against
it from an abstract standpoint, it has
developed enterprise and stimulated
industry, and welded the great body
Of the people closer together in the
bonds of common interests. 9th
er fortunes have been left by men
in this country at the magnitude of
which the world has wondered. They
have been the slow accretions of gen.
erations. The founder of the family
made q lucky investment, just as men
do to-day, and bought land with the
proceeds, and as a city was built up
and its commerce began to grow, that
real estate grew with it, and no burden
was attached to it's care, and after a
time it represented millions, and the
heirs drew princely income without
having lifted hand in toll and with
out ever having set their nerves STIR
ring in the fierce battle which so many
men have to fight. This class Of for
tunes may not be heard of much in the
future, but the fortune that is made by
hard and unremitting work, by keen
Judgment and Ly the ability to take
advantage Of existing conditions is still
a possibility. And, after all, one can
not help admiring the man who takes
ventures and risks, and whom failure
cannot daunt, rather than the man who
has simply inherited the wealth with
which he dazzles the world.
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4sSre AGAIN. with Lovejoy, and saw
hin, killed. This roll Of honor is rs fol-
lows: Elijah p. Lovejoy, Thaddeus T.
Hurlburt, Royal Weller. James Morse
Jr.. Edward Breath, J. @. Woods, Reu-
ben Gerry, Enoch Lang, Samuel }.
Thomson, D. r. Randall, Amos r.
Rolf. william Harmed, John S. Noble,
George III. Walworth, George FL. Whit
new. Winthrop S. Gilman, George s.
Brown. III. D. Davis, D. Burt LOOMS,
Henry Tanner. OF this committee the
last one, D. Burt Loomis, passed away
at his home in Minneapolis one year
ago. About 8 o'clock the mob sur
rounded the warehouse again. The at
tack came promptly, accompanied by
many shots. Capt. Long ordered one
shot fred In response. This killed a
man. and the mob dispersed, but re-
turned later to the attack with greater
fury. An attempt was made to fire the
roof, and during lull Lovejoy went
out to see if the blaze had taken hold.
Then five shots rang out from behind
a woodpile and Lovejoy fell dead. That
Guucu luC I1OQOACs AO AhOO 80 WV
retired and no further demonstration
was made. Lovejoy was buried two
days later, and by coincidence a col
ored man dug his grave and cared for
it for years while others knew not even
it's location. Later Thomas Dimmock,
a st. Louis journalist, procured lot in
the city cemetery, had the remains re-
moved there and placed upon the grave
the present stone, a scroll OF New En-
gland granite, bearing the words:
''Here lies Lovejoy. Spare him now
that he is buried" In August, 1885,
Mr.. Dimmock transferred by deed to
the colored people Of Alton all right,
title and interest in the lot and it's con-
tents, and they are now its legitimate
custodians. Such is the history Of the
man whom the people Of Illinois have
thus commemorated in imperishable
stone. History has indicated his work
and his principles-the essential point
Of which, after all, was based not on
abolitionism, but upon the maintenance
at all hazards of the right of free
speech and the liberty of the American
press
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
set him adrift on the river. He lis
tened calmly, and then said: Gentle

set him adrift on the river. He lis
tened calmly, and then said: "Gentle-
men, am in your hands, with neither
the power nor the disposition to resist.
have, however, one ';quest to make.
My wife is dangerously Ill and I was
on my way to town to have prescrip-
ton filled. If one Of you will pledge
his word to take it and have the medi-
cine prepared and deliver it at my
house without letting my wife know
what has become Of me you may do
with me what you wish" There was
profound silence for moment, and
then the leader said: "Boys, I can't
touch him. He is too brave a man."
And he was allowed to go in peace. On
Sept. 81, another press arrived. 1t was
destroyed the same night. Then Love-
joy thought Of removing either to St.
Charles, Mo-, or to Quincy. But he was
not disposed to run away from trouble,
and on the advice Of friends he re-
manned and ordered a new press.
In anticipation Of it's arrival another
public meeting was held, with the OBJ
Ject of persuading the editor to take
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the community, and when the judge
of the local court Quashed proceedings
AGAINST members Of the mob, charac-
terizing the act as beyond all human
law" his action was in turn attacked
as disgraceful and demorallzlng. A
few days later the Observer office was
entered and the plant ruined. The press
was not destroyed and was shipped on
Sunday to Alton. The same night II
was wrecked and dumped into the
river. A public meeting followed IN
which the people promised to secure
another outfit for the paper. The pup
LEGATION of the Observer was resumed
Sept. 8, 1886. 1t was uninterrupted
until the following August. Loye]oy
wrote without intermission on the sub
iect of slavery, and meantime cont1n-
ued his religious work, being modera-
for of the Alton Presbytery when he
died.
The st. Louis opposition, however,
soon manifested itself there, and on
July II, 1887, public meeting pro-
tested against the course of the paper
and appointed a committee to intercede
with Lovejoy. He received the delega-
ton politely, but in cold disdain OF
their mission. The trouble eliminated
as usual. The plant was totally de-
stroyed on the night Of Aug. Fl. The
same night a committee Of vigilantes
waylaid Lovejoy on lonely road and
Informed him that they had decided
he was nuisance in the community
and proposed to tar and feather and
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new course. Then it was that no
made his dying declaration. which
rings yet as the keynote of his life and
OF American independence: .sBut, gen
tlemen, as long as am an American
citizen, and as long as American blood
runs ID these veins, shall hold myself
at liberty to speak, to write, to publish
whatever | please on any subject. he
ing amenable to the laws of my coun-
try FOR the same" On Nov. 6 the fourth
press arrived and was placed in the
warehouse OF Godfrey & Gilman. -
was successfully defended that night
by committee who rendered their scr.
vices to Mayor John M. Krum ms =
peace guard. On Nov. Z, they were
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ton he embraced the Presbyterian
faith, and his purpose in life was sud-
denly changed. He entered the Prince
ton Theological Seminary in 1882, and
was licensed to preach year later by
the Philadelphia Presbytery. Return
ing, however, to st. Louis, he was as
sisted by friends in the founding of
weekly newspaper, which he called the
st. Louis Observer. The first number
appeared Nov %, 1888.
The slavery question was then agi-
tating the community, and it was i'm
possible for man Of his positive con-
victions to keep still on such vital
subject. During the summer Of 1884 he
formally announced his opposition to
the whole system of slavery, and there
by began his troubles. His editorials
soon began to be talked about, yet they
would read as very mild utterances to-
day. They are significant also in that
they prove that Lovejoy was not an
abolitionist. He said in his own col
umns: Gradual emancipation is the
remedy we propose. This we look up
on as the only feasible and, indeed, the
only desirable way of effecting our
freedom from the thralldom in which
we are held. In the meantime the
rights Of all classes Of our citizens
should be respected, and the work TO
posed, carried on and finished as one
in which all classes are alike interest
ed, and in which all may be called up
on to make sacrifices of individual in
terests to the general welfare Of the
community" On another occasion he
said that emancipation should be eff
fected Shy the masters and no Others"
He hated slavery, but appreciated the
position and feeling of the slavehold-
ers, and frequently stated that it was
a national and not a sectional evil. Yet
even this line of argument was bitter
ly resented, and under cate of Oct. 5,
1856, letter was sent to him by COM
mittee of st. Louis citizens command
ing that he cease talking Of slavery in
his paper He refused fatty and in an
editorial said: "The free communion
ton Of thoughts and opinions is one of
the inalienable rights Of man, and any
person may freely speak, write or print
on any subject, lseing responsible for
the abuse of that liberty" In the clos
ing paragraph he thus declared him
self: Il do, therefore, as an American
citizen and Christian patriot, in the
name of liberty, law and religion, SOL
EMMY protest against all these at
tempts, however and by whomsoever
made, to frown down the liberty of the
press and forbid the free expression Of
opinion. Under deep sense of my OBJ
legations to my country, the church and
my God, / declare it to be my fixed pur-
pose to submit to no dictation. And /
am prepared to abide by the conse-
quences. have appealed to the Con-
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where he graduated with Ionor three
years later. He then taught school a
few years, but was seized with the
mania for migration to the West, and
landed in st. Louis in 1927. Here he
began writing for the local press. His
first newspaper work. was done as an
attache Of the st. Louis Times, which
advocated the election of Henry Clay
to the Presidency. He had seemingly
brilliant opening here, but during re-
ligious revival that followed the cleo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

The Kentuck Bankers Association,
recently in session in Frankfort, voted
that at its future banquets ladies
should sit at the tables, and no wine
should be served. One of the relics of
seml-barbarism is the prevalent Gus
tom of admitting ladies to balconies
I'm time to hear after-dinner speeches
while inspecting the remnants of the
feast and inhaling the cigar smoke of
the well-fed men. Ladies cannot at
tend public dinners where wines, liq-
uors and cigars are served, and the
Kentucky bankers have made a wise
and manly choice in voting that they
will henceforth have the ladies "as
the only stimulant."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
Victoria's Favorite Pose.

Soon after the birth of the Prince of
Wales, Victoria's picture dandling the
infant heir to the throne on her knees
was displayed in shop windows
throughout the land. 1t was received
with enthusiasm. Something Of the
motherliness of this royal woman
touched the hearts of her people and
Victoria, quick to see the hold that it
gave her upon them, has maintained
the practice of presenting them at
regular intervals with a photograph of
herself dandling something in the
shape Of descendant upon her knees.
First her own children, then her grand
children, and later still her great
grandchildren all have served as ties
to bind her more closely to her sub
jects.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
A Load of Ants.

When vessel recently arrived In
Liverpool with cargo of logwood,
everybody on board, from captain down
to cook, rushed frantically ashore, as
though pursued by some unseen enemy.
AS matter of fact, the vessel was lit
orally swarming with hordes Of hungry
Jamaica ants.
The little pests had invaded the lock-
ers and dived headlong into the sugar
barrels. After finishing the contents
Of these, they proceeded to bore holes
through the supply of hard tack, and
ate everything before them, until it was
feared that the stock of provisions on
board would run short. There was q
cessation from their Attacks when the
vessel was caught In West India hur.
ricane, which flooded the cabin and
drenched everything below. It was
supposed that the intruders had all
been drowned, but after the storm had
passed away they began again with re-
neWed energy.
Inc captain who commands the YES
sci stated that there are millions of the
insects still on board, and he thought
That the cargo must have come from
the vicinity Of ant hills for which
Jamaica is noted. He stated that the
ants were in all parts Of the vessel, and
that In all his experience at sea he had
never before met with an attack like
the newcomers waged against him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
1t Develops Lunn.
Other Raa., cAes
HYe'ENIc VAIuF 49,.

1t Develops Lungs. ;,
wnon o'her Bodily oss.
sa w he1 nf one considers s S,s'a
studying the art men ne 4. ana
e eeay lew of them era us'as
e sirs snr to earn their ,l IirIns ',a
h ineiin any I" 1y,, much plsas1s,Ie
,lme spent on Vocal al s ,ar
n many hour hours wasted. R Bhe',
emo enough emphasized. "1hn,elhJ
b, Der of a German ion IN any
laryngolgy DR.. Bart i'r ps,l i
p pti,itn ~ with German t tbe' aa'
ut ofllit y;e of singing from ,a a 5,s:'
strengthened s3l by exer vJs.ly i
else their lungs more ' tnss sly
therefore, he says, va s4 sa, 'las
ma" the strongest and - son. ,,a
Inc, Inc average y era German 1 ,as.l
lungs ,s 1920 cubic centin aas l
a breath, while prof trlS'ea
take in 1000 to 5000, | Th..
was was, able to fill his lun ss' :, o
with air enough to sufisa a ~
Ing. ..1e,o OF the whole of schpn ~
The Rose, the Lily, ">a apa
old Italian sopranists u %aa I, y
up and down the chrom,# t''
octaVes IN one breath,
The singer not only suppl.kl
WIN more vitalizing oxygen p, n
persons do, but he su6iec ss4 y
of his breathing appars tn ~ =.
hours a day to a course ot :, y
nclal gymnastics. Almost MI
cles of the neck and Chest a., ~
or indirectly involved in t th' y
tics The habit of deem h lr,s
tivated by singers enlar,s, ' \
capacity, and gives to siDos,, l
and imposing attitude. wb%'
sirable and so much admired !
too' are rendered more s,r
singers do not in old agp ,r.'
the breathing difficulties IA IVY ~
ers are SO much subject. r.,
ing SO many muscles singn,,
more improves the apDAtito :
calists being noted for tbpi, n
to good meals. The nose A, :
Is kept in a healthy condition !
imperatively and constsnt,v n,
breathing purposes, the |
mouth breathing so much ,t
by others being impossible Inn
That the ear, too, is cultr,t,
not be added. In short, tbent
any kind of gymnastics that
and benefits so many organs q,
does.-New York Home ,1omr,,
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,,...,., ~. JAWS o. ny country, T

SlItddfOn an0 IaWS UI ny - S. a.
thew will fan to protect me I appeal 70
nv God, and with Him ! cheerlulis
rest INV cause This brought re-
onest for Loyejoy to resign as edltor
IF tba observer. He did so at once
but the paper was in debt and the s'ocA
was turned over to a Mr.. Moore VINO
replaced him in charge, and they ue-
cided to bring the plant to Alton. 1nls
was reconsidered, however, ana Tue
naper continued. In April, 1886, a ne
ORC was lynched. The Observer de-
,,o,nced the lynching as disgrace to
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ONLY ONE ON AMERICAN cOyIH

hauls through mountainous "
where the grade is irregular
The tramway Is a French ny
owned by the Monorail POFlalI
veau du Sol, or Single-Rall
Tramway Company Of PaFS
l.. Cailleet of Paris, who Is O1eI
engineers of the company, h9
tending the construction Oh Y
way at Caborca. According "7
let, the single-rail railway W@D]
only about five years ago. H.
he never heard of it before Y
heard that anybody had 'fla1
the French company Tor "Ds'|
engineer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
A Great DISADVANTAGE.

ST suppose" remarked the sarcastic
housewife, that in the course Of time
ice will be worth as much as dia-
monds"
"Well," replied the ice man, refec-
lively, diamonds are pretty good in
their way. But you can't rely on theil
melting down so as to keep up steady
demand STAR
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Are we not entirely too fast? Is
speed to be the end of our efforts, or
only means to something vastly bet
ter? It is well to do work quickly.
But is it so if we are only to keep on
working? We should say not. 1t is
not through booms and deals and rec
ord breaking alone that the kingdom
of heaven is to come to man. If in
crease of speed enables us to achieve
more in given space of time it should
also enable us to have more leisure for
the enjoyment of that which we have
achieved. If 1t mean more wealth it
should mean more rightful use Of
wealth. If. it mean more work it should
also mean more pay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

The telegraph tells Of a mother who,
to amuse her babe, pointed pistol at
the child's head, playfully swapping
the trigger, and of course blowing the
head off the infant, 'innocently," as
the dispatch naively adds, taking it's
life." The habit Of amusing babe by
killing it may be the climax of all that
Is innocent, and yet it would probably
not strike the average observer this
way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

The pulpit Of little Eastern church
has long stood just enough to one side
Of the platform to disturb the congre-
cations sense of proportion; but any
protest met with quick rejoinder
from the aged minister. The wife Of
the sexton, taking matters into her
own hands, says the Church Econo-
mist, moved the pulpit toward the cen
ter an inch q week, and gained her
point, though it took time, for the old
doctor never noticed the difference.
Some citadels must needs be stOrmed
from the front, but more victories are
won and more reforms inaugurated by
methods which do not antagonize, and
in which tact is joined to perseyering
moderation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

A New Haven clergyman is so dead
In earnest against church fairs that
he has returned 5000 Of his salary, it
being that portion of it that he assumes
was contributed by church fair and
dance. This is evidence Of rare sin
cerity, anyway.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

The telegraph brings the interesting
information that ''twenty-eight Omaha
girls have banded together to suppress
the tobacco business" If they hope
to wipe out the entire tobacco business
OF the country before spring they
bers to their organization.
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A Good Rnx

''Why are yez decorating, Mrs. Muir
phy?"
me by Denny is coming home the
day."
81 thought he was sent up for foive
years"
Eyes, but he got year off for good
behavolre"
"Sure, it must be comfortin' for yez
to have good by like hat"-Tit-Bits
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Even an Ameer may be amusing. The
Ameer Of Afghanistan compares him
self to a swan on a narrow lake, with
q pack of wolves (meaning Russia) on
one bank, and Bengal tiger (England
On the other bank. The gobbling-up
process, whether by wolves or by tiger,
seems to him imminent and uninviting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

The confirmed money miser may be
the most despicable of stingy men.
But the man who boards his knowl-
edge, his skill, his experience or the
potency of his social and mercantile
influence, and is stingy with it when
1t might be UNNECESSARILY helpful to
others, Is a miser Of hardly less con-
temptible proportions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

ALI the Klondike stories that have
ever been told are at a discount in the
presence Of the whaler who reports
that the anchor Of his ship became
gold plated while it rested in the mud
of the Arctic coast. The north pole
may be worth all that it is costing, af
ter all.
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but with whatever assistance he could
secure. Whether this definition is
strictly correct or hot, it is an interest
ing one, and it rather adds to than de-
tracts from the merit that attaches to
self-help.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Some of the remedies sold as pre-
ventive of intoXication are said to con-
tain cabbage seed. Cabbage itself is
an old cure for intoxication. The
Egyptians ate it boiled before their
other food if they intended to drink
wine after dinner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Ex-President Cleveland's definition
Of q self-ma man differs from the or
binary acceptation of that term, but
It Is one that will stand the test Of in
telligent scrutiny. The selfmade man,
as defined by the ex-President, is he
Mho has made the most of himself, not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

A Chicago elevator man had to break
the elevator cable to make young
lady passenger fall in love with him.
The fall is said to be certain, but the
method is not recommended except in
extreme cases.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

It Is announced that the special Uni
ted States Commissioner to the Paris
exhibition of 1900 has secured one
quarter more space than was original
~ allotted to this republic. 1t Is now
in order for the United States to see
that the country is not represented
there by space only.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

aIkecmmundca4sons for iris paper shnaiA b aesslb
ea.sd b. the nans Of this suthor; mot necessarily fa
ssbostion but evidence Of good faith on ne pe
q the writer Write only ride Of the paper d
psxtaouariy careful IN giving and dabes to havs
e. lsttsrs and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

There are no statistics available to
prove whether a man feels cheaper
when he gives himself away than when
he is sold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

If fish have a language, as we'll
known scientist asserts, it must be fun
when lying at the bottom Of the sea to
hear them tell fish stories.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Politics may make strange bedfel
lows, but that doesn't preclude the
chance of having a wet blanket thrown
on them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

A Baltimore man refused to marry
because his girls "feet were too fiat
He seems to have come out rather fiat
footed himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
SlNGLE-RAI TRAMwl.
Only Road of It's Kind on fl.
can Continent.

In the town of Caborca, in NJ
district of Sonora, Mexico, conn
has been commenced on what
when completed, the first andaI
rail tramWay or railway in vi
on the American continent. IS|
railway will run from San SI
Caborca, a distance of tRu|
miles. 1t is most effective d
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25
A Hot Time.

The Poker-Wouldn't the coal-box?
The Shoyel-No; but the stove-woOd.
The Poker-Did it make the freely?
The Shovel-No; only the chimney
fiue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-25

Members Of his congregation drew
pistols Oh a kentucky preacher who
said there was no devil. Being in that
convivial State, the querys pertinent,
Were they loaded?