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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
Gold Fish.

In store where home aquarium sup
plies are sold there are, besides the
usual varied assortment of glass
globes, number of larger tanks of va
rious shapes and sizes, in which stock
is kept for sale The tanks themselves
are, of course, sold If there is a de-
mand for them.
Lying across the corner of the largest
OF these tanks is little net, the hoop
no more than five or six inches in diam
eter, and the handle about a foot long
This is to scoop up the gold fishes
when they are sold. When a new out
fit is sold complete the fishes are de-
livered in the globe or tank. 1t often
happens, however, that the person al
ready owning globe wants to replace
fish that have been lost, or to add to
his stock, and he goes to the store
where such things are sold and buys
one or more gold fishes, just as he
would buy any merchandise, except
that instead of sitting down at coun-
ter to make his selections, he bends
over a tank and indicates among the
fishes swimming about the ones he
wants. AS he makes his selections the
dealer scoops them out with the little
net, and as likely as not the purchaser
carries the fish he has bought single
fish or half dozen, or whatever the
number may be, right away with him
in tin pail.
Little gold fish Of the commoner
kinds can be bought for n few cents
apiece. Some of the rarer varieties
cost dollars.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

A town improvement club offers So
luton for the problem of pauperism by
providing work for the deserving. and
II adult able-bodied men and womer
will bot work they should not be fec
by charity. Outside work has been reg
ulated as follows: A yearly tax OF one
dollar is assessed all taxpayins people
and is eheerfully responded to. With
this fund are purchased for one item
flower seeds FOR distribution among the
school childrep. Prizes are offered for
the best display at the annual flower
show. and the town blossoms like the
rose. The setting out of shade srees.
drinking fountains, seats for the weary
N parks and In shady spots, aud a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
A Real Prize.

IF I had such a wife as Mrs. NegIe'
/ think | could be supremely happy,
why, / don't consider her especla"l
good-looking, and it is easy to see tDa
she isn't very clever.
II know, but when her husband s"H'
to tell funny story she doesn't assunp
the look of martyr or try to chap'
the subject. Chicago News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

Esteemed contemporaries that per-
sist in talking of 1.-The old veteran" can
keep right on. After the close of the
present war we shall have another
army of veterans that will have to be
distinguished in some way from the
survivors of the civil war. We can call
them veterans and refer to the heroes
of the SOS as "old veterans"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

Paris press hostile! Americans boy
colt men milliners and dressmakers of
Paris. Men milliners and dressmakers
see the point and likewise see business
managers of Paris papers. Paris pa
pers gradually assuming more friend
ly tone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

There are seventy active volcanoes
on the Philippine Islands, and earth
quakes have yearly play spells in hop
ping from one to the other and gayly
shaking up the inhabitants. There is
probably no livelier Land on the foot
stool
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

A new York paper has discovered
that the bastile was on the whole a
comfortable place. Now let the 'Black
Hole" Of Calcutta be given a clean bill
of health.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
The Cynic's Confession

| can't engage in useful work. l cannot
even sing.
To benefit my fellow man l cannot do a
thing.
Since from other occupations l, alas, can't
take my pick,
There's nothing left except for me to set
tie down and kick.
Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

A Chicago mule run against by a
scorcher kicked him into hospital. This
animal is not going to see himself
knocked out of the way by the bicycle
without protest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

There is one column Of the daily pa
pers that, even in wartime, is never
printed in large type-yet the mar
ried" announcements look large to the
June brides.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

A scientific exchange says: Artificial
legs are to be made with pneumatic
feet, to lessen the jar on the body when
walking" After this, lovers will not
have a monopoly of walking on air."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
THE RIGHT OF MIGHT.

War in All It's Horror Has Been with
Us Since the Birth of Time.
War has been defined as murder
glorified. The scaffold replaced by a
triumphal arch would perhaps be more
dgurative. A condition of things quail
fed as extra~legal would be more ex-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

In n time like the present, when the
ties that bind nations in friendship are
often stretched to a dangerous tension
even the slightest manifestations of
good will are not without influence in
preserving unbroken relations. How
much more potent and impressive then
must have been that scene in the Pic
pas Cemetery on Memorial Day when
the American colony in Paris gathered
about the tomb of Lafayette, garlanded
it with flowers and listened to the eu-
logy of that unselfish patriot delivered
by the American ambassador. Upon
whichever side may be the sympathies
of the French people in the Spanish
American war, they cannot be insenSi-
bic to such an exhibition of loving re-
gard for the great Frenchman who
gave his services to the cause of Amer
lean freedom. The honor done the mem
Dry of Lafayette was also expressive
of the gratitude and regard in which
America has ever held the French ma
ton. and out of which have been form
ed chose unbreakable ties between the
Ambassador Porter. The custom of
celebrating Memorial Day should be-
come as firmly established among
American colonies in foreign cities
where there are honored dead as it is
in the United States. Americans should
| never miss an opportunity to show that
the nation remembers it's brave defend
ers of other lands as we'll as those
| among it's own citizens. Especially
should it do such honor to the memory
| of Lafayette whose patriotism was Of
| the loftiest order. He had re selfish
| purpose to serve. He had no possessions
here to defend. This was neither his
| native land nor his home. His sole in
SEPARATION was the love of liberty. Each
| succeeding Memorial Day should find
his tomb strewn with fiowers-fragrant
tributes of American dwellers in his ma
tive land.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

The Boston Herald asserts: "The
Dewey cocktail is composed of red
raspberry juice, white maraschino and
blue creme yvette. A rather queer
concoction, but the colors appear to
be all right" But what if color blind
ness should follow drinking?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
Wind ON the Grampian Hills.

The violence of the wind on the
Grampian hills is SO great that on sew.
eral occasions 1t has brought to stand
still trains travelling from Perth to the
north.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

France is in a dilemma. The pesetas
that have gone incline it to Spain and
the dollars that are not coming incline
1t to America.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
Heaviest Baby Ever Bora.

The heaviest baby known is report olo
from village near Brussels, Wnel'
farmers wife has just given birth w. ~
child weighing over twenty-one poup,,'
which is declared by experts to De W
heaviest known.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

No matter whether the United States
Is represented at the Paris exposition
of 1900 or not if Paris gets up good
show Uncle Sam will see it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
TO CORRESPONDENT.

An communications for this paper should DO aoes~
~aned by the OF the suthor; not necessarily fo
pubcaon but evidence of good faith on the part
Of the writer Write only one side of the paper Be
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
tho letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

The Lonoke (Tenn.) Democrat says
the girls of that town now wear star
spangled shirt waists. Bound to make
the boys see stars, evidently.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

street cleaning department of children.
are some of the features of this most
commendable enterprise. Altruism OF
this sort pays.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

our country's colors. The band around
the hat should be of blue, and the stars
ON it should contain miniatures Of our
latter-day heroes. This sketch shows
the result obtained by following the
above instructions. Any girl with dex-
trous fingers can carry out the idea.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
CAT MAsCOTS THE vlZCAYA.

Spaniards Have Pets OH Warships
Same as Do Americans.
The Spaniards have animal mascots
aboard their warships the same as do
American man-o' -warsmen. The pet
Of the Vizcaya, 1t seems, is a NAM
moth cat, with an unpronounceable
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

When there is story ION" man
how he wishes he could censor the
news, as the government does at Key
West!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

The professional wheelman likes a
long and narrow road. but the new be
ginner prefers short and wide one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

Three hundred towns and cities OF
the United States, moved by more than
three hundred tragedies of juvenile
crime, have recently ordained that chill
dren shall come home at night at the
signal of n so-called curfew bell, at s
o'clock in winter; at in summer. The
ancient curfew applied to old and
Young alike; the modern curfew has
only the poetic remembrance of being
an even bell. Government is the CO
operative act of parents, who act to-
gether in cities and villages. Nowhere
can curfew be established except at the
request of parents expressed In ballots.
The law no more interferes with pa
rental rights and personal liberty than
laws on compulsory education and
child labor. The school and the curfew
bell are equally justified as safeguards
of public morals. Laws forbldd1ng the
sale of liquors and tobacco and corrupt
literature to minors have long since IL
Illustrated the duty Of the state to I'M
mature youth. Gladstone says that 1T
Is the purpose of law to make 1T as hard
as possible to do wrong, and as easy as
possible to do right. No intelligent
view of personal liberty justifies turn
Ing Infants loose to play with poisons
and razors. The most inspiring watch
word Of reform Is, "Give the boys a
chance" The testimony Of cities which
have tried the curfew Is uniformly IA
vorable. The law has not destroyed
civil liberty, nor promoted communism;
it has not proved difficult of enforce
ment, and has been we'll observed. 1t
has checked hoodlumism. A chief of
police who opposed the ordinance at
first repented as he heard the steady
patter Of little feet, homeward bound,
passing his office door at each ringing
Of the bell
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
Strength of Spiders.

Naturalists say that, in proporliy'
their size, spiders are seven tiny
strong as lions. 4,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

Those who are working for new
national anthem might enroll them
selves as a branch fresh air society.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

An exchange says: Machine guns
are deadly on boarders." So is hash.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23
PRETTY SHOW or PATRIOTISM.
ANY Girl with Dextrous Fingers Can
Carry Out This idea.

Put small, circular table in the
center of the room, and, after drapnc
1t with silken American colors, make
an Uncle Sam hat out of pasteboam
and I'LL it with flowers that represent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

The reigning styles of moral raiment
In Madrid do not appear to include the
mantle of truth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

When a boy begins to smoke, it is
time for him to quit school.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

name and very bad manners. This
Spanish feline has a disconcertin2
habit of sleeping inside the big guns
of the Vizcaya, and more than once
she has been literally dragged from
death at the lannon's mouth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

The relations of q mans wit9ol
expect more Of him than he
himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

After a woman has reached certain
age she never mentions 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

After man has expressed his opin-
lon he often wishes he had patronized a
slow freight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-23

Hbson his gallant
of who
in
in
George Charee
Murphy cowan of the Iowa Osborn Warren
and of
Of of
E. Mass
himsefa boardth the Merina
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
Dug n Grave and Struck Gold.

Mr.. c. X. Walker, representing st.
Louis iron mandatory, was IN
,appy mood when met by News re-
porter last evening, and kindly offered
he following little story, for which he
touches and gives it as a moral les
son: A good turn will always turn
I'D so that you will never get the
worst of it," he began. How do you
suppose that one of the best fellows
hat ever lived became rich man? 1t
sn't a long story, but it shows to a
inish that square act never goes
lstray. even if it does take some time
n finding it's way around. Jere Cor
ion went out to Colorado in the early
laws, without a cent TO save his life.
lie was in poor health, and, as last
.esort, sought a higher altitude for a
.emedy. He knocked around fer year
md half, and lived from hand to
mouth. | was then living in Color
ldo, at Como. We all liked Jere, and
lad learned TO admire II ny good traits
n the poor fellow, knowing that it was
lOt his fault that things didn't turn
lis way. and you can bet that none
If the boys would refuse him shelter
when matters pinched hard on the un-
fortunate lad. Well, one day Jere
struck out; he was disguised with the
world in general and with Jere in par
ocular. While plodding along in a
onely part of the country a couple OF
lays after that, he came upon the dead
body of miner lying in the road.
Poor wretch, thought Jere, l sup
pose that's how III fetch up He
started in to give the dead stranger the
attention he'd like himself, and was
soon digging grave for man he had
never seen before. He didn't dig far,
.hough-hardly two feet. He had run
across gold-gold, solid gold. He
buried his unknown friend in another
aole, and quit the first one rich man.
A good turn, even to stranger, will
never give you the worst of it," con-
.luded the st. Louisian, as his mem
Dry returned to the good old days when
yold was plentiful out West.-Galves-
on News.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
49, THE GsRRoTE. 4 Ed
pains Horrifying Method of Executing
Condemned Murderers.

pains Horrifying Method of Executing
Condemned Murderers.
The garrote, by which the anarchist
Who killed the Spanish premier was
executed, is named after its inventor,
Spanish ironworker, who witnessed
bungling execution of a relative on
he galloWs, which was the method en-
,loyed by Spain up to about thirty
rears ago for carrying out the SEN
ence of death.
Garrote wondered that a more eXpe-
litious and, therefore, merciful, meth
I'd had not been discovered. He little
thought then that he would be the
me to furnish his country with SUD
titute for the gallows, but the thought
haunted him so long that he at length
ound it assuming ordered form in his
mind, and in time the ponderOus death
lealing machine that has immortallZ-
ID him in his country came to be
act.
The two points OF excellence claimed
or the garrote are these: That 1t can
)e made with reasonable care to Kill
Nt%S
Irop of blod. Force that is measured
~ horse power is the agency it EN-.
Flows and it's aim is the breaking or
he victims neck.
The unfortunate is first made to sit
a chair directly under two heavy
ron bars, one of which is adjusted on
he back of his neck. and the other.
fulgarly known as the corbatin, or
leck tie, under his chin. Then the eX-
!cutioner grasps the handle, gives a
rigorous twist and death is lnstanta-
,eous. The entire machine is made OF
ron and ordinarily weighs seVeral
,undred pounds.
Persons who have witnessed all sorts
If capital punishment are unanimous
n the opinion that garrotlng is the
most revolving and appalling CT all.
It is not always as expeditions as us
inventor made it possible to be. A
ricious eXecUtioner can prolong IL
practically at will, and herein is the
SYSTEMS great drawback, as II IS now
constituted. Cases are recitable IN
which the process was prolonged
twenty, thirty minutes, even three
quarters of an hour! The execution
or merely gave twist enough to the
handle or lever to choke his victim.
Then he turned it back and twisted
again, this time little more than at
first, and so on until his spite, having
been satisfied, or his instructions, per-
haps, oteyed, he gave one final turn
and ended the tortured life. Such was
he execution of Maloja, in Matanzas,
Cuba, in 18SS,-New York Journal.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
No Extra Session.
Special to the Review.


Wheeling, Jan. While not
officially announced it is very gen.
orally understood among state dele
gates and senators that the pro-
posed extra session OF the legisla'
ture to consider constitutional
amendments, is lost and cannot be
held this month, as was anticipated.
The secret ballot of the members of
the house has failed Of the necessary
three ffths vote in the affirmative.
In view of the fact that it was at
the extra session that the impeach-
ment of Governor George Wesley
Atkinson, will occur, if at all, the
defeat of the proposition is signif-
cant. AS soon as Impeachment be-
came a much talked of matter all
over the state the friends of the ad-
ministration, began to oppose the
extra session. 1t is stated how
ever, attribute it's defeat to the in
huence of the administration, but if
there was opposition from this quar-
ter it was not exerted openly, In
view of the turn affairs have taken
the governors friends are resting
much easier.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
Died i'm Wheeling.

Rollin Hagan, better known
among his many friends here as
"Pood" died at Haskin's hospital in
Wheeling, at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. He has been a suffering with
dropsy for quite long time, and
has been treated by eminent physi-
clans throughout the country. The
deceased was a popular driller and
we'll liked by all.
His brothers were here and took
him to the hospital on Wednesday
evening. His home is in Foxburg,
Pa, and his remains will be inferred
there.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
At Elk Fork Field Last Night
May Result
IN THE DEATH OF A MAN
Two Saloon Keepers Engage in
Quarrel and One Shoots
The Other in the Abdomcn-Man ShOt
Will Probably Die-The Criminal sur.
renders Himself 10 the Officers.

There was another shooting
scrape at the Elk Fork oil pool last
night late that will in all probability
result in the death of one man and
perhaps the hanging of another.
From what information we could
obtain it seems that two men were
engaged in the business of running
a speakeasy in the Elk Fork field.
The mems names were John Jones
and Clinton Johnston. They were
partners in the business. Last night
late, or perhaps early this morning,
they were both drinking consider
able and became engaged in quar-
rel between themselves over some
business matters. Hot words were
spoken, and finally they came to
blows. Johnston pulled his revol-
YER and fired bullet into Jones,
which penetrated his abdomen. AT
an early hour this morning it was
considered doubtfol if he would sur
vive. Dr.. Meek was telephoned for
from this city and reached the
wounded man about 10 o'clock, and
at once proceeded to render all the
medical aid in his power to the
unfortunate man. The general
opinion seems to be that the man
will die. He was suffering intense
pain this morning and there seems
to be but little hope of his recov-
cry.
At an early hour this morning
Mr.. Johnston, who did the shooting,
walked to Middlebourne and sur
rendered himself to the county
authorities, claiming that he shot
his partner in self defense and that
he is anxious for the justice to hold
an investigation. The prisoner is
now in Jail awaiting the result of
the wound of Jones. We were un-
able to get any further particulars
today.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
A CURIOUS kLONDIKE OUTFIT.
Tourists From New York Walking TO
San Francisco.

The most curious Klondike out
fit yet seen in this neighborhood
passed through town last Wednes,
day, says the Burgettstown Enter
prise. They are party of tourists
from the Bowery, New York, who
are walking to San Francisco.
They expect to reach that point
the latter part of March and sail for
Alaska. They started without
funds and hold religious services
each evening ard depend on the
collections for their support. There
are half dozen in the party and a
man named De Soto is the captain.
The party took dinner at Fleming's.
The members appear to be rather
well educated and they carry letters
of recommendation as to their evan
gelistic services. Each man is well
prepared tor the tramp, being COM
tortably clothed and carrying a
stout staff. The scheme is new
one, but it will hardly commend it.
self to the average Klondiker.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-01-12
Face for Life i'm a Tunnel.

The story of an unhappy Bridegroom,
vo0se hair gfgw white In a single
morning, and that the morning of his
marriage. is reported from Zigrad in
hungary.
Mitru Popa, born in Teregova, son
# small farmer, and atfianced to a
laughter Of q prosperous citizen OF n
rad, recently started for Zigrad, there
0 wed and bring home his bride. The
2lace can lie reached in two hours by
he mountain road. There was, how
yer. short cut; it led through the
ailway tunnel with single line OF
all. Popa laid ear to the ground and
istered. AS there was not the slight
st vibration, he took courage and
rentured into the dark passage. Here,
he report goes on, he had been stumb'
ing along as best he could. when,
fter ten minutes passed in the total
,arkness. and being, as he Judged,
ear the center of the tunnel, he heard
he distant rumbling of an approach
ng train.
The noise grew louder behind him
nd Popa ran; louder still, and Popa
aced. 1t was a via dolorosa, with
he small point of daylight far off
mid the darkness, and if he could win
then it meant life, safety and bride,
tut the thunde-of the train grew
yer nearer. Fortunately the gradient
vas a steep one, and the express was
allied express by courtesy only, and
he race between the man and death
erminated at the tunnels outlet, the
nan winning by about his own
ength.
The mercifully sluggish "schnell-
Jug" passed into the daylignt as the
bridegroom fell PROSTATE on the bank.
When he had started he had dark
GROWN hair; when he arrived at the
brides house it was as white as the
)ride's veil. The lady, however, &C
.epted him ca the somewhat dubious
rounds that the hair would come all
light in time, ard that the injury was
covered by Insurance