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Pertinent Question.

1t was the first year that Farmer
Andrews had taken boarders, and
though he conscientiousiy tried to serve
them, he found the task almost beyond
his powers. They were fastidious and
even "fussy." They seemed deter
mined to be more than comfortable,
and had no hesitation in complaining
when they were not so. But evidently
the Andrews farm did not altogether
displease them, for they not only fin
ished the summer, but stayed on into
the fall.
Then their crying grievance became,
not the thickness of cream or the salt
ness of butter, but the difficulty Of
keeping every corner of the oldfash-
toned rooms as warm as a tropical
summer.
One day Farmer Andrews was called
in from the woodpile, where he was
vainly trying to do a forenoon's work.
This was the third time he had relin-
quished ak and patience together.
Mr.. Andrews" said his boarder,
somewhat fractiously, something must
really be done about the temperature
of my chamber. This fireplace is not
sufficient for so large ROOM"
The farmer stroked his grizzled
beard, and tried to speak serenely.
put ye up a stove, ma'amw said be.
But ! don't want q stove! / want
this open fire, Just as have it now,
only expect 1t to heat the room. Just
look at the thermometer! 1t has been
hanging over here by the window, and
can't get 1t above Co."
She swept forward, with the tell
tale glass In her hand, and at that mo-
ment Farmer Andrews felt his patience
snap and fly.
Over by the wfnders' he repeated.
almost weeping with the vexation of
one who has been unjustly used. "Over
by the wfnder! Why under heavens
don't ye set 1t here in warm placer
YOUTHS Companion
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1T WAS AWFUL.
A snanish Officers Verson of the
Fight at Santiago.

A Spanish Officers Verson OF the
Fight at Santiago.
In describing the naval battle OF oan-
tiago after his arrival at Portsmouth the
other day, Capt. Mashrohon, second ON
Ger Of the Maria Teresa, said;
"As we came out of the channel, We
opened fire on the Brooklyn, and the
Texas answered it, but her shot fell short.
Otherwise she would have struck US, for
it was a straight line shot. The Brooklyn
and the Iowa then fired, but neither SHOT
hit. Again the Brooklyn and the IeXas
fired. The Brooklyn's shell went lnuo
the admirars cabin and. exploding, set
fire to the after part of the ship. Ihe
shell from the Texas pierced our side ar
NOR and exploded in the engine room,
bursting the main steam pipe. we Sig
nailed to the engineer to start the pumps,
but got no reply, and then found that all
below in that part Of the ship had been
killed. AT that time shells were bursting
all around us, and the ships hull was be-
ing riddled below Then, for the sake Of
humanity and to save life, we beached the
ship. Just as our captain gave the order
to haul down the colors he was struck by
O shell and killed. Meanwhile the Wig
caya had run between US and the Texss
and was then engaging three ships-he
Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas. She made
a desperate, but hopeless, fight Now that
we have learned that we lost between SOO
and 1000 men and the Americans lost
only one man, II amazes us. 1t Is tncred-
ible. We cannot comprehend it. 1t does
not seem possible. And yet we must be-
lieye it, Have we not seen with our own
eyes the utter wrecks of our ships and
how yours were not hurt, even the small
est injury, that we could see?"
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paign in the fall against Havana" This
statement was made by one Of the trusted
counselors Of the President. The state
ment was further made that not one Of
the regiments now in Santiago would be
sent to Porto Rico; that 1t was thought by
the administration that in all of them
there was some danger Of fever infection.
But Gen. Shafter will remain until the
Spanish prisoners are disposed of, accord
ing to the plans of the Government.
Many northerly camp sites are being
now considered by the Government, Sea
Girt, N. j., among them. 1t may be nee
essary to bring more Of the Southern
troops north, but they will not be brought
unless it is necessary. The Fifth corps
Of hardened veterans is also to be put
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its plans i1s regard to the demands to be
made upon Spain as to the price of peace.
The squadron will be the strongest that
can be gathered and will include all of the
battleships, large number of protected
and auxiliary cruisers and perhaps the
armored cruiser Brooklyn, although this
is not definitely stated. 1t will be under
orders to first proceed to the coast Of
Spain and destroy Camara's feet after
which it will lombard Spanish ports and
harass Spanish commerce and, If need be,
part Of it will proceed to the far east
should there be any question by third
Government of the disposition the United
States will make OF the Philippine ISL
ands.
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When Il war breaks out those on both
sides are apt to underrate their enemy.
No doubt in the present war our coun-
trymen We're too ready to say that the
Spanish could not or would not fight
and that victory would be easy and
speedy. Nevertheless. while that was
mistake, 1t is fact which other peo-
pie beside Americans see and declare
that the Spaniards of to-day are in q
broad sense inefficient AS writer
An the London Spectator puts 1t, ''they
never quite succeed In anything. They
know their government Is corrupt, but
they do not purify it; they know that
their army lacks organization, but they
do not organize it. Inefficiency extends
through an their public, social, indus
trial and commercial life. Yet while
they perceive the defects. they have
not the energy to apply the remedy.
England, France. Germany and Italy
nave largely extended their colonial
possessions, and have known how to
govern sheir subject races so as to
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ON DRIVING HORSES.
Hints on the Care of Mans Nobiess
Animal Friends

Hints on the Care OF MANS NoDASss
Animal Friends
A driver should study and know the
horse he Is to drive. Being FAMILIAR
with the spirit Of the horse Is one OF
the very important things. A dr1ver
must also know how the horse should
be fed, If he has no one upon whom ne
can implicitly rely to do the feeding.
Reviewing these general matters or
both driving and feeding. writer on
the horse says that some can drive
thirty or even forty miles at good rate
of speed and have the animal In better
condition at the end than another AFTER
driving the same horse five miles. 1t Is
not by any means driving fast that In
lures horse 50 much as improper dNV-
ing. Often more strength and vitality
is taken out Of horse In two miles
of fretting, through the mismanage-
ment of the driver, than IN going sew
eral times this distance with proper
care. Some men cannot drive without
q whip in their hands, whether 1t Is
needed or not, and, while there Is no
doubt that In some cases the whip IS
necessary, yet 1t Is often the cause OF
more fretting on the part Of lively
horse than any one thing. The driver
who thinks that because his horse is
fresh he can stand 1T to be driven fast
at the start for several miles, and then
given chance TO rest by going slow, or
who drives fast for a while and then
slows down to @ walk in order to rest
up for another squirt will not get the
best speed out of horse with the least
waste Of vitality, especially In going
long distances It Is steady gait that
counts most and wears the horse least
Give him q chance to get warmed up
first, and then let the gait be steady
one Another item is not to feed too
heavily before driving. A light feed OF
oats will be far better than q heavier
feed Of more bulky grain Exercise
or action too soon after eating retards
digestion, and the animal that must
travel at q good gait with loaded
stomach cannot but show the effects,
and If driven rapidly for even short
distance after eating a hearty meal
there is considerable risk Of the collie
Watering properly is fully as important
as feeding. When horse Is being driv-
en- on the road he should not at any
time be allowed to overcharge his stom-
ach with large quantity of water. So
far as is possible the rule should be to
give water frequently, and, while he
should have all he will drink, II should
be given in small doses. A horse in
good health can stand more work and
more driving without injury than one
that is in any way out Of condition.
The feed and care should be such as are
best calculated to maintain health and
condition, and then when on the road
care must be taken to use his strength
and yigor to the best ADVANTAGE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

The Ladrone or Mariana islands,
which recently enjoyed their first
Fourth of July under the American
flag, are a chain Of fifteen islands
something over a thousand miles east
Of the Philippines. They comprise an
area of about 395 square miles They
are Of volcanic formation. The name
Ladrones OR Islas de las Ladrones, sig
mites the Islands Of the Thieves" and
was given them by Portuguese sailors
of the ships crew Of Magellan on &C
count Of the thieving propensitfes of
the natives Magellan, who discover
ed them in 1921, styled them "1slas de
las Velas Latinas," or islands of the
Lateen Sails" They were named LAS
Marianas" in 1868 in honor Of Maria
Anna OF Austria, widow Of King Phil
10 ". of Spain. The present popula-
tion Of the islands, roughly estimated
at 5000, is O mixture such as inhabits
the Philippines, with the Malay pre-
dominating in numbers. The Island
upon which Old Glory has been hoisted
is called Guaham, or Guam. It is the
largest and southernmost Of the group,
and contains the only town in the COZ
ony, San Ignacio de Agana, and the
fortified harbor Of Umata. The islands
ere very fertile. The climate, though
humid, is salubrious, and the heat is
not 50 great as at the Philippines, be-
ing tempered by the trade winds. So
bountiful is nature that when the Span
iards took the territory in 1868 1t was
supporting a population estimated at
from 10000 to 10000. The native peo-
pie were called by the Spamards 'NCha-
morros7 They were branch of the
fair Polynesian race. Owing to the
superior resources Of the islands and
to more frequent contact with western
influence they are described as the
most advanced people of Micronesia.
They made q stubborn resistance to
Spanish conquest, and as usual in such
cases the Spaniards practically wiped
them off the earth, although It took
longer to exterminate them than 1t did
the less robust and efficient peoples Of
the West India islands, for there were
In 1741, after over seventy years Of
Spanish slaughter, yet 1916 Of the ma
tives alive The islands have been Of
considerable interest to scientists.
Among the remains Of prehistoric
race found there are stone columns,
fourteen feet high, surmounted by
semi-globular stones nearly six feet
in diameter, structures connected with
ancient warships, probably. Immense
herds of wild cattle formerly roamed
the islands, milk white In color with
black ears, and they were cited by OAR
win as tending to support the presump-
ton that white was the primal color Of
the genus Bos- Among the distinguish
ed travellers who have visited the group
was Lord Byron
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COALlNG WARSHIps.
This Task at Sea Involves Great him
Guilty and Expense.

This Task at sea involves Great n.n
Guilty and Expense.
The inventor who does away nj,
coal as a fuel for warships and sl
the necessity for taking on fuel 81 ~ 7
ulently will have achieved one Of ~
greatest triumphs of the age. ThenI
ing of vessels at sea especially iDvs,
Of war Is often a most difficult NM
lem
Apparently methods Of coaling bn,
improved but little, and are almost :,
crude as they were years ago. Tbr
perhaps seems but little need in IN
proving this system when the coalir,
is done at the ships dock, but at o.
the difficulty Of accomplishing the fe,,s
Ia increased a hundredfold. In the IN
ner case two or more coal barges AM
brought alongside Of the boat at mi
wharf and manila tenders are suspeni
ed over the sides of the vessel to kan!
the two from injuring each other. Eve.
under these most favorable condition.
it takes hours or even days to coal !.
big ship. The best time the st. ps1l
could make before she was purchase
by the Government was forty hours tri
taking Oh 5000 tons of coal.
At sea when a ship needs coal it ges
orally needs it very badly, and the coli
must be transferred as soon as cd:
her can be brought to the boat, no mail
ter what the weather may be, whetls5
the sea be calm or the waves runnhns
mountain high. The collier must NJ
fastened at both ends to the warSths
by cables. With these two vessels wr,
ing and pitching to and from each 9TH
this joining Of the two is a dangerul
undertaking, for both might be sum
The work requires the oldest and mN
experienced seamen. One set of mel
is busy keeping the two vessels aparI
The first men drop rubber fender
where they are needed and the otheH
under the direction of an officer, tug At
the helm and drop anchors to contrd
the motion of the ship as much as pos
sible.
The cost Is simply transferring th
coal is enormous. The st. Louis or tn
Harvard spends over $4,000 in a yea
for getting coal out Of GOLFERS into it
bunkers. For getting the same amour
of coal from a collier into the vessel a
sea the cost would be fully double tia
amount.
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maintain not only peace and order, but,
to degree, the contentment and good
will of the natives over whom they
rule. Spain alone has acquired no new
territory, and has so misgoverned what
she had that even her colonists OF Span
iSh blood have been in revolt against
her in every quarter Of the globe. 1t Is
much easier to state these facts than to
explain them. Time was when Spain
was a conqueror. She produced the
boldest Adventures, the most enter
prising merchants, the most audacous
leaders of expeditions across the sea,
to extend her power and increase her
wealth. To-dayapparently all the fierce
ness of the Spaniard remains, and all
his pride; but Of energy Of the quality
that persists until an end Is reached be
has none Perhaps all this IS not true
Of the people Of northern Spain; but
they do not govern the country, noz
give the Characteristic tone TO the race
All their faults-ther pride which
makes It undign1fled to exert them
selves, their love Of ease, their hidden
root Of inef1ciency," to quote again
from the Spectator-au these faults are
exaggerated in the artstocracy and the
ruling class II we cannot explain why
the Spaniards Of to-day possess these
traits, the traits themselves explain
why the government Is SO bad, why the
colonies are In rebellion, why the treas
ury is bankrupt
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DESTROYED HIS EAR DRUMS.

Decorations from an Eight-Inch Gun
Make Lieutenant Stone Deaf.
Among the patients on board the naval
relief steamer Solace Is Lieut.. Harrison
of the Oregon, the drums of whose ears
were DESTROYED by defamation caused by
the firing Of On eight-inch rifle upon that
ship. He was in command Of a thirteen
inch gun, and put his head out Of hatch
way to get breath Of air, so that it was
within a few feet of the mouth Of rifle
upon the upper deck when it was fired.
The conclusion was so severe that he fell
insensible, and it was several hours be-
fore he recovered consciousness. He is
stone deaf, the membranes of both ears
having been lacerated
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A Cry Of the Heart.0

A story Is told of q schoolboy who
was given an opportunity to hear a
great deal about some recent explore
tons in Africa, under the supposition
that be would be much interested in It.
but who turned from the whole sub
sect with WEAKNESS.
Don't you like to bear about what
all these great explorers are doinxY r
he was asked
Hardly, sir answered the boy;
you'll excuse me, but it seems to me
that there's enough geography al
feadyF'-Youth's Companion.
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TO MOVE ON HAVANA.
CUBAN CAPITAL WILL BE AT.
Tackled IN THE FALL.
Great Army of 10000 Men to Storm
B1anco's Stronghold-Shafte Men
Will Come Home for Rest Before the
Decisive Fights of the War.
Miles Will Lead the Army


Washington special:
Gen. Miles as commander-in-chfef,a aid
ed by Gems. Shafter, Brooke, Lee and
Graham, with a combined force Of 1oO,-
600 men, are to take the field against
Havana in the fall Meanwhile Shafter' s
men will be recalled to the United States
for recuperation, three regiments from
Tampa going to Santiago to take their
place, In company with the immunes now
there.
"Gen Shafter and his Fifth corps will
take the field against Havana in the fall
Until then they will rest In the United
States. AS soon as the Spanish prison
ers are well out of the way Gen. Shafter,
with the whole Fifth corps, will be order
ed back to the United States, perhaps to
Montauk Point, L. l., or some such suit
able place, where they will rest and re-
cuperate, so as to be ready for the cam
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

Bicycle Corps in Foreign Armies.
Bicycle companies which were form
eda few years ago by the German and
French governments merely as expert
ments have been recently augmented
so that, particularly In Germany, there
are no less than seventeen companies
Of wheelmen, which form, with their
machine-fire guns, formidable corps.
Some Of the members Of this corps are
distributed among certain regiments,
where they are to do scout and courier
service The remaining companies,
however, have been formed into reg1-
ment by themselves, commanded by
one of the officers Of the Fourth regi-
nfent of the guard. It Is expected that
this body Will play new and impor-
tint part in the maneuvers next au-
t,fmn. The bicycle infantry" as It Is
called, has been furnished with new
uniforms, which are simpler than those
worn by the other troops. The wheel
men wear cloth caps, loose blouses, rid
ing trousers, and leather leggins, and
a sword bayonet at the belt; the rifle
strapped at the right. The men are
able to carry a small tent, food for
ten days, With cooking utensils, and a
good supply Of ammunition. The corps
is composed entirely of volunteers, and
as there ore more volunteers than are
required vacant places are filed by
ballot by those already in Each mem
Der must own his own wheel A spe-
cial physician has recently been ap-
rsnir4ed TO the 'bicycle infantry"
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into shape for the Havana campaign. Th,

into shape for the Havana campaign. The
Porto Rican army also will be by fall
hardened to field and fire. and, together
with the Fifth corps, which will then
join it, about $4,000 seasoned men will
move upon Havana.
This is now the plan of the administra-
ton. These $4,000 men will form the nu-
cleus about which 100000 more volun-
teers now in this country will be formed.
By the fall these volunteers, it is expect
ed, will be In prime condition, both as to
equipment, arms and uniforms. If the
Porto Rican campaign is to be deliber-
ate one, the campaign against Havana is
to be more deliberate one
In order to relieve the regiments of the
Fifth corps as soon as possible after the
Spanish prisoners have been placed on
the transports. Gen. Coppinger has been
ordered to send three regiments from the
Fourth corps, at Tampa, to Santiago at
once. The regiments designated are the
Fifth Maryland. First Florida and Sec
ond Georgia. These regiments, with the
Immune regiments already ordered thith-
err, will be sufficient to hold Santiago and
the surrendered territory, and they may
operate against Holguin and Manzanillo.
1t Is likely that an attempt will be made
to occupy beth of these towns If health
conditions favor, and Senior Quesada says
the insurgents will be active during the
summer blazing the way for the great
coming campaign.
Gen. Miles will be commander-in-chief
of the Havana campaign, and will start
in with two trained major generals in
Gems. Shafter and Brooke. Lee will fol-
low with another division, and Graham
with the Camp Alger troops and the 1000
men left in Chickamauga will help make
up grand total of 10000 men.
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DYNAMITE SHELLS IN CANNON.
Process Invented to Throw Them b,
Meane of Gunpowder.

Process Invented to Throw Them by
Meane of Gunpowder.
William S. Isham Of the City Of Mexico
laid before the ordnance bureaus of the
War and Navy Departments an astonish-
ing proposition. He has invented a pro-
cess by which shells charged with dyna-
mite may be safely discharged from a
piece Of artillery by force Of gunpowder,
the shell bursting by impact. The ord
nance officials were somewhat skeptical
at first They said that If Mr.. Isham
could successfully fire dynamite with gun
powder he could do something that nobody
else had ever done. Mr.. Isham insisted
that he not only could do it, but had done
it. He produced letters from the Next
can Secretary of War, Gen. Berriozabal.
ana the United States minister, Gen. Pow
ell Clayton. both testifying that they had
witnessed the experiments with the new
process
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

According to a musical authority, the
mooing of a COW is set to a perfect
fifth, octave or tenth; the bark Of a
dog to a fourth or fifth; the neighing
of horse is descent ON the chromatic
scale; while the donkey brays in per
feet octave. Yet it Is thought that the
quality OF the donkey's voice might be
improved! Possibly the timbre Of the
violin might be represented by the
squeal Of the pig; but fine ear detects
q difference.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

The annual report of the Suez Canal
Company for 1897 shows the use that
Is made Of that waterway and gives
some indication of what might be ex-
pected Of the Nicaragua canal when 1t
is constructed. During the year 1886
vessels, with 191, 215 passengers, pass
ed through the canal OF these 1905
were English, 325 German. 2O6 Dutch,
202 French, IS Austrian, II Italian, 40
Spanish, As Norwegian. II Russian, SO
Japanese, the remainder being Turk
ish, Chinese, Egyptian, American (3),
Danish, Siamese, Mexican, Portuguese
and Swedish. The gross tonnage was
1888, 313 yS41. There was decline both
In the number of vessels and tonnage
In 1897, as compared with the precei
ing year, which Is attributed to the
commercial crisis which began in 1896,
but was offset by the receipts Of the
canal from military expeditions. The
India trade furnishes about one-half Of
the traffic passing through the canal,
but that was badly affected last year
by the famine and failure Of the crops.
The navigation receipts were about
$14,1S3,6SO and the net dividends were
about SIS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-28

Hooaey,. the London promoter" who
made fortune of many millions in a
few years, but who has now been add
judged a bankrupt, Is said to declare
that he has "blackmailed' to the point
of embarrassment by INSCRIPTIONS
newspapers. The assertion may be
substantially true, yet it offers little
ground for sympathy. Honest men, en-
gagged in legitimate enterprises, are not
in danger of "'blackmail," which Is sim
ply the tribute one rascal pays to an
other.
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EUROPE TO BE IMPRESSED.

Watson's Fleet Is Intended to eerve
as an Object Lesson.
A Washington correspondent declares
that the administration has greater pur-
pose in view in dispatching the eastern
squadron to Spain than to make an attack
upon the ports Of that country. The real
object is to impress Europe with the abil-
ity Of the United States to form a squad
ron whose strength will be such as to COM
pei respect and prevent interference with