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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Hvpnotized by an Agent.

Hypnotism, as practiced by book agent
on 4 woman of GA years. is now occupying
the attention of Milwaukee courts. The
defendant, Mrs Mary Hiles, through her
lawyers, claims the book agent hypnotized
her and induced her to subscribe for a
volume to cost $1,000. The book com
panv is suing for the amount. The court
is wrestling with the proposition Of good
English versus slang. Mrs. Hiles' answer
alleges that the book agent was smooth,
slick operator" and that in a two hours
and half talk he hypnotized her and got
her to sign the contract A motion to
strike out portions Of this answer CON
tends that these portions are frivolous,
irrelevant. immaterial, redundant, slangy
and scandalous." Judge Ludwig took the
matter under advisement while he studied
phra>c0Iogy and hypnotism.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
GEN. GRANVILLE M. DODGE.
President of the Commission Which Is
Investigating Army Scandals.

Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge, president Of
the commission that is inquiring into the
management of the war, is one of the
most distinguished of the soldiers pro-
duced by the United States. SO highly did
his old comrades rate his military and
manly character that they gave him the
position of president of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee in succession to
Gen. Sherman.
Gen. Dodge was born at Danvers,
Mass, in 1881. His youth was spent on
q farm in the pure air and in that ply
steal labor which gives men strong con-
situations. In 1916 he entered Norwich
University, and was graduated four years
later as a civil engineer. In 1857 he en-
tered the service of the Illinois Central
and later that of the Rock Island, and
was afterward employed by the Govern
ment in the surveys of the Pacific Rail
road
About this time Gen. Dodge established
the banking and trading house of Bald
win & Dodge at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
he has never given up his residence in that
city, although he spends much Of his time
in New York.
Gen. Dodge went to the civil war as
colonel of the Fourth Iowa infantry, and
was severely wounded in the Missouri
campaign. When he recovered he was
made a brigadier general and placed in
command Of the Second division in Ken
lucky. After the war Gen. Dodge was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

Eight feet is the usual width of a street
in China.
Chimney hats were worn in France
nearly 500 years ago.
Greece has a population of 2.433. SO6-
1.266.S16 males and 1,166.990 females.
AIarigolds and camomiles in North AT
rca reach a height of four or five feet.
Switzerland has 1903 hotels for tour
lists. with $4,000 beds and $4,000 EN-
ployes.
In the Bank of England there are silver
bars that have lain there untouched foI
200 years.
Quebec. with population of 10000, has
six daily newspapers, four of which are
III the French language.
The Riesengebrge OF. Giant mountains
of Germany. are to be covered with net
work of electric railways.
A Chinese paper estimates that the vie
tins of the plague in Foochow this year
will not fall far short of 10000.
China has an arsenal at Isinanfu al
which 800 workmen are employed making
arms and ammunition, besides repairing
The imperial library at Vienna and the
Emperor's family library have been con
solidated partly to save expense, partly
for greater convenience of research.
The prospects of the hop crop in Eng
land this year are reported as very
gloomy, and it is estimated that the yield
will be only about one-half that Of last
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
NAvY,s SMALL RECORD or LOST
Seventeen Men Killed and Sixty-seven
Wounded in Spanish War.

A tabulated statement of the casualties
of the war with Spain has been sent to
Secretary Long by the surgeon general of
the navy. The statement begins with the
action at Manila May !, and includes the
actions off Cicnfuegos, Cardenas, San
Juan, Porto Rico, Guantanamo. Santiago,
June % and July 8: the fight of the Eagle,
July -; the Bancroft, Aug. 2; the Am
phitrte, Aug 6, and the Yankee, Aug. IL.
Altogether there We're seventeen killed
and sixty-seven wounded. Only one man
died subsequently,, as result of MS
wounds; tifty-four men were discharged
and returned to duty; six We're invaded
from the service, and six continue under
treatment.
1t is remarkable that Of the ten men
wounded in the sattle of July eight had
ear drums burst. This is explained by the
fact that in all other actions the men put
cotton in their ears, but when Cervera' S
feet came out they did not have time to
take this precaution. The greatest num-
Der of casualties in Il single engagement
was at Guantanamo,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
AFTER THE SCALPERS.
Crusade Inaugurated Against Men
Who Sell Cut-Rate Tickets.

y concerted movement against the en-
tire system of ticket scalping was inau-
gurated at Chicago Wednesday. The Ma
tional Association of Merchants and Tray
eers rendered banquet to representative
railroad men, at which the subject of
ticket scalping was gone over in all it's de-
tails Over 25O guests were present, and
John V. Farwell, Jr, presided. Both rail
road and business men dwelt upon the
menace to the commerce and trade of the
country from the business of ticket brok-
erage, and resolutions were adopted au-
thorizing the organization of central
anti-ticket scalping committee with sub
committees and representation from all
the States. The coming session of Con-
gress will be the objective point and en-
ergies will be bent in the direction of Sc
curing drastic legislation against the scalp
ing trade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Dutiful Wife's Fate.

Mrs. J. Thoresen, living sixteen miles
east of Chippewa Falls, burned to death
the other afternoon while assisting her
husband to fight forest fire away from
their farm buildings. Her clothes caught
fire, and before the eyes of her Mortified
husband and two other men, the unfor-
tunate woman suffered a most horrible
fate. On account of the heat from the fire
assistance was impossible. The charred
remains were removed to the house. The
agonizing cries of the victim attracted a
number of people to the scene. Thoresen
is newcomer in that section.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Illinois Central Losing $4,000 Day
by the Quarantine,

It is estimated that the Illinois Central
Railroad is losing $4,000 q day on its
Southern business as a result of the strin-
gent yellow fever quarantine. 1t has
completely tied up the Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley division and has badly
hampered all traffic on the main line, TAX
ing off all the passenger trains except the
double through yestibnle service. The
effect upon the railroads is more serious
question than the fever itself, which is Of
Il very mild type. Other railroads rum
ming into New Orleans are hampered in
much the same way. Passenger coaches
on all the roads are locked tight after
leaving the New Orleans depot until they
get through the States of Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and parts of Tennessee and Texas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

The Wisconsin battleship commission,
oomoosed of De Wayne Stehbins of AL
coma. DR.. ]. c. Reynolds Of Lake Ge-
nnva and Julius Bleyer of Milwaukee, has
decided on Miss Elizabeth Stephenson,
daughter of ex-Congressman Isaac NJ.
Stephenson of Marinette, to christen the
battIcship Wisconsin at the launching,
which will take place at San Francisco on
Nov. %. 1t was also decided to use wine
at the ceremony. A silver service and a
design of a badger, emblematic Of the
State, will be presented to the battleship.
Gov Scofeld and other State officials, be-
sides large number Of prominent citizens
Of the State, will accompany the commits
sonprs on the trip.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Movements in the soudan.

Re-enforcements have been ordered
from Omdurman to Ghedaref, where the
force under Col. Parsons has repulsed an.
other dervish attack with slight loss
There is no news from Fashoda, but in al
probability Maj. Marchand will shortly
eyacuate his position there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Queer Chinese Passport.

passport is compelled to have the palm
of his hand brushed over with fine oil
paint. He then presses his hand on
thin, damp paper, which retains an i'm
preston of the lines. This is used to
prevent transference of the passport,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

In imitation of the feats of the cow
boys of the Wild West shows, small boys
threw a iasso over the neck of horse
ridden by Mr.. Lee Paul in Bellefontsine,
Ohio, throwing the horse, which trampled
the rider, injuring him seriously.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Chinese Become Hilarious.

During the celebration in Pekin of the
festival of the moon the drunken crowds
which had gathered upon the streets
threw mud upon all Europeans who made
their appearance. AS a precautionary
measure the Russian legation ordered an
escort of Cossacks from Port Arthur
The British minister also ordered a guard
of twenty-five marines from Wei-Hai-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Figbt;nr in the Viscayas.

A dispatch received ct Madrid from the
Viscayas Islands says the Tagales have
landed in the Antigua province and have
been completely defeated by the Spanish
column, after sharp fight, in which nine
ty-fonr Of the insurgents were killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
SHELLS AND STONES ADoRN 1T

Appearance of the Grave of Major
Grady at Santiago.
Maj. Grady's body was incased in
box made from boards from Spanish
blockhouse and was deposited in
grave at Santiago about four feet deep.
After the grave was filled mound of
earth was thrown up over it about one
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Testing Steel Bullets.

A new method of testing steel bullets
has been devised in Germany. The balls
are dropped from a fixed height on to
a glass plate set at an angle. If proper
Nv tempered they rebound into one re-
ceptacle; if they are too soft they drop
into another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Fall Broke Her Neck.

Julia Eerwcyst fell from ladder while
picking apples at her home at Chiffon and
broke her neck. Three sons, four daugh-
tprs and a husband, Cornelius, survive.
She was the mother of twelve children,
five of whom are dead. She was 4S years
old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

foot high, sloped on sides and ends,
with round stones sunken in all around
the slopes. In the center of the mound
was n cross made of shells and sur
rounded by a circle of small stones.
The headstone was of brown thing,
with inscription cut in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
Wood Takes Lawton's Place.

Cen. Leonard Wood has been officially
assigned to the command of the Depart
ment of Santiago by special order of the
War Department. lie VIII retain the
commission during the absence Of Gen.
Lawton, who has been given two months
sick leave.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

This old Indian. captured by Gen. Ba-
cons force, has a reputation of the worst
kind, even among his own people. He
has often boasted of the whites he would
kill if opportunity offered. The picture
shows him seated on an old barrel, with
the pipe of peace in one hand and his In
dian war club in the other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

made chief engineer of the Union Pacific
Railroad. AS engineer, as Congressman,
as director Of the grand railroad construc-
ton across the continent, he evinced as
much genius and vim as he had when
soldier
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

Stop finding fault with your wife.
Would you do better If all you got was
your board and clothes? !,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.

VIII Baptize Warship-Rem mark able
Defense for RepudiatinS a Contract
Settlers Wife Burned to Death
yyouau,s Neck Broken by a Fall.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

A work of considerable Importance to
the fishing interests all along the Missis-
sippi river that was inaugurated at La
Crosse some weeks ago has spread all
along the upper river. La Crosse fisher
men cast about for means Of saving the
vast millions of minnows of black bass
and other food fish from the shallow peck
cts along the river. where they die, and re-
turning them to deep living water. This
sort of thing happens every year. During
the high water the little fish seek the shall
low waters in the sloughs all along the
river. Then when the stage Of water re-
cedes these little fish are left in the mud
of the sloughs to perish. This season Ia
Crosse fishermen decided to put a stop
to this sort of thing. Parties were organ
lied and with nets vast quantities of these
little fish were rescued and returned 10
the river proper So successful has this
work been that the movement has spread
all along the river, and great good has
been accomplished.
At hearing before Judge Griswold at
Big Bend in the will case Of the late w.
Fl, Stickney it was decided that the bill
of sale under which Everett Martin had
disposed of the personal property would
not stand law and new administrators
was appointed.
While hunting in the woods for part
ridges. james Fradette of Greenwood had
n part of his left hand shot off by the acci-
dental discharge of his gun. He was in
the woods two miles from home at the
time and had to walk back that distance,
when the doctors were called AMI the
whole hand amputated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
THE BILLVILLE DEBATE.
BILL ARP.

Bretherin had a meetin-jest as lively as
could be:
Subject fer discussion: rs Salvation
Really Free?'
Fer the rival meetin' house talked it
out from dark ter dawn,
That they'd save the Presbyterians,
but--the Methodists wuZ gone!
The :}aptists said 'twuz sartin as the
mOrnin' .follered night
That they had the road ter glory an
"wuz runnin' of it right;
An the proud Episcopalians said the
thing wuZ plain as day
That they'd have ter take the gospel the
Episcopalian way!
The Methodists was 'mong 'em an hold
in ter their place,
An stickin' ter their privilege Of fallin'
way from grace;
An so, they met together, jest as earn
est as could be,
Ter settle that big question: SIS Saliva
ton Really Free|'
They talked from dark ter daytime
they shouted out their views;
Iutg IldhC TIC pulpit
the railin' off the pews;
But they come ter no decision till q
preacher says, says he:
ITS sartin, in this neighborhO0d, saliva
TONS really free,
An I'll prove it! Come up, brethren,
till you're all in hearin' reach:
Jest tell me whar'S that salary you
promised ME to preach?
You've been feedin' on the gospel till the
souls of you are fat,
An the preachers coat is threadbare
an the wind howls through his hat!
You listen to the sarmOnt, but the
whole contented crowd,
When we takes up a collection are a.
snOrin' long and loud!
Can't hear the hymn we're singin'-the
basket never see.
An it's my unbiased Judgment that
you've got salvation freer'
The Presbyterian preacher said he'd
sign his name ter that;
The Baptists said 'twuz sartin that the
brother had it pat!
The EpiscOpalians jined him thar: 'Twuz
plain as plain could be
The people in that neighborhOOd had got
salvation free!
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One man laid down dollar; another
one give five;
Then tens an twenties fluttered till the
meetin' looked alive!
An the last seen of the preachers-they
wuz jottin' down their notes
An hayin' of their measures took fer
BRAN new broadcloth coats.
F. l.. STANTON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
Hrp On War Outlook.
Says the Position of Uncle Sam Looks Like Paradox
How Things Have Changed.

that one" If Watson declines, / don't
SIZE why the Pops don't nominate Atkin-
SON lie ran on their platform a few
years ago and j reckon is on it yet. I'm
sorry for Colonel Berner. HObbys were
scarce and he had to ride on that same
old, broken down hOrse-denunciation OF
the railroads. Nothing in Georgia has
ever suffered like the railroads have
from the lawyers. Lawyers wrecked
them and fattened on them, and divided
ont the spoiIs. Not very long ago the
Southwestern wreck was cleaned up and
$175, 900 OF it went to the lawyers. The
railroads are just now getting on their
legs again and the lawyers are snuffing
the air and sailing around like buzzards
looking for carcass. Whenever you
see man making a speciality of abus-
ing. railroads, you may set it down that
he is either after a fee or an Office.
Well, / have five more rabbit feet now
all the way from Texas, and some of
them are done up in blue ribbon and
marked for Colonel Candler-but he will
not need them in this race.
BILL ARP.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
THE UNDERTOW.

You hadn't ought to blame man for
things he hasn't done.
For books he hasn't written er fer fights
he hasn't won.
The waters may look placid on the sur
face all aroun',
An yet there may be undertow a-keep-
in of him down.
Since the days of Eve and Adam, when
the fight of life began,
l amt been safe, my brethren, fer to
lightly judge a man;
He may be tryin' faithful fer ter make
his life go.
An yet his legs git tangled in the
treacherous undertow.
He may not lack in learnin' an he may
not want fer brains:
He may be always workin' with the pa
tientist of pains,
An yet go unrewarded, an, my friends
how can we know
What heights he might a-climbed up to
but for the undertow.
You've heard the Yankee story of the
hens nest with hole.
A. how the hen KEEP layin' eggs with
all her might an soul,
Yet never got settin', nor a single
egg! / trow
That hen was simply kickin' gin a hid
den Undertow.
There's holes in lots OF hens nests, an
you've got TO peep below
no see the eggs a-rOllin' where they
hadn't ought to go.
Don't blame a man fer failin' to achieve
laurel crown
Until you're sure the undertow amt
dragging of him down.
Carrie Blake Morgan in Albany Jour-
nal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
KIpLING's PROFESSIONAL"

God of our fathers, known of old
Lord of our far-tiung battle line
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget.
The tumult and the shouting dies
The Captains and the Kings depart
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a cOntrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, he with us yet,
Lest we forget-lest we forget.
Far-called our navies melt away
On dune and headland sinks the tire
Io, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre.
Judge Of the nations, spare us yet,
Lest we fOrget-lest we forget.
If drunk with sight of power, We loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee IN
awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use
Or lesser breeds without the law,
Lord God of Hosts, he with us yet
Lest we forget-leSt we forget.
For heather heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube or iron shard
And guarding calls not Thee to guard,
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord.
Amen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
DUN FOR CHURCH MEMBERS
Chicago ChronIicle.)

After careful consideration the Centen-
airy Methodist church, of Portland, Ore.
has decided upon a novel plan of raising
f,Inds necessary in conducting the AFFAIRS
of the congregation. 1t was suggested by
the Rev. J. j. Waters, who has deter
mined to run his church as a democra-
cy, giving everybody an opportunity and
inducement to contribute. AT meet
ing Of the influential members, he ex-
planned his PLAN He showed a large ros-
ter with all the members of the church
on it, Opposite each name are fifty-two
spaces for credit marks. The roster is
placed in the vestibule of the church,
where it remains, i'll plain view of every
one entering the church. At the close
Of every month the roster is taken down
and all who have contributed anything
TO the current expenses of the church
are checked mp in the spaces opposite
the names. The amount paid is not Civ
en-, but the check indicates that some
thing, however small, has been paid to-
ward the support of the church. Ihe
contribution comes into the hands OF the
clerk by means OF envelopes, and the
amount and name are obtained IN TINS
way. The rosters will show just who
has paid anything and who has not. 1t
is claimed for the system that the delin-
quents get tired after while seeing the
row of blanks after their names, and be-
gin to pay something in order TO fill up
the blank spaces. 1t is n sort Of ever
present dunning board. 1t looks down
with significant silence on every mem
her who enters the church door The de-
iinquent cannot escape its all-seeing
eye. Whether present or absent, he
! knows it is there. and the blank spaces
seem constantly to say "Pay something"
| me meeting adopted the plan unani-
mously
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
GOOD IDEAS MUST BE CULTI
WAITED

1T is just Sc with invention. You
have to pursue it as a business. and
even more steadily than the ordinary
business. If the young man starts INTO
it with the notion of sitting down and
waiting for some grand, good idea to
come along. he will get. as they say,
very decidedly left Ideas grow upon
one. They are matter of halt, just
like ANYTHING else. If you get into the
habit of conceiving good ideas they will
grow upon you, until you nave more
than you need. 1t is, of course, impos-
sibe to make "A silk purse out of a SOW
ear and yet ! don't know. Perhaps If
one of these aspiring young inventors
sits up long enough and thinks hard
enough he may find some way OF beat
ing that old proverb after all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
The Whit6 Mouse in
The Whit8 HOU80
BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS.

Cuba, drubs Spain and ayenges the muir
dered Maine, may yet save you. But
take the warning of an hour, when the
nations honor is in the mire through
you, hard home to your heart. Never in
all time let a syndicate select your
President; never put white mouse in
the White House again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03
MEN OF THE SANGUINE, SANDY
KIND"

"Of course the question of natural an
titude enters into the matter, and with
ont it no man can become star: never
theless. ii is an auxiliary attainment.
logged perseverance is really the quail
ity most to be desired. Dogged per
severance is the keystone of success.
In the arts, such as painting, music,
poetry and so forth, ii very special tenn
permanent may be required, but in the
workshop of science men of the san
gninc, sandy kind come out ahead
The man who keeps at one thing and
never minds the clock is always sure to
do something. He may miss many so,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03

In Lent =
No smiles allure.
She looks demure
And like a nun all gowned in gray,
With modest mein.
And face serene
As down the aisle she takes her way.
| upward look
From my hymn book,
And wonder, as my pew she passes
''Can this he May.
This saint in gray,
Devout in penitential ashes?"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-03

A North Carolina man says he found
the devil under his dining table" Well,
if those North Carolina dishes tempt the
devil the hotel keepers will soon be rails
ing the rates on ordinary Christians. =
Atlanta Constitution.