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all her contracts that her husband. who is the
S%chumann end Of the family, shall also be en-
gagged. Even Maurice Grau has him under
salary. and wonders II he will be able to farm
him out to Herr Conried or some other Ger.
man impresario. Frau .Heink'sc con-
tract In Berlin. ALLOWS her q vacation of seven
months, and she will spend that time over here.
But Mr.. Grau says his agreement binds her
for four years and that she must sing here dur
ing that period. Possibly, only possibly, Mr..
Grau and the contralto Will be perfectly willing
to call of the contract after the first seven
months. But that Is not probable.
Albert Saleza, as THE Sun has already told,
has been since January, 1892, O member of the
company at the Opera in Paris. There he Gre
ated" the leading TENOR roles In "Salammb0."
'Djelma'' and ''0thello" when those operas were
given for the first time at the French National
Opera House. He was born in the south OF
France-at Burgess, in the Department of the
Lower Pyrenees. in 1s67.and Is q younger man
than most tenors Of reputation. He studied. at
the Conservatoire in Paris. where he was under
the direction of Bax. In 1888 he made his
debut at the Opera Comique as Myiio GfaLo
in lie Roi d'Ys." After four years he wss
engaged for tho opera, and apart from the roles
created" there by him he sang the regular
repertoire In Faust" LA valkyrie. - 'Sigard,"
"Romeo ct Juiiette' and Les Hugenots." He
other r%olesssung by:him. he created the tenor
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was preaching and exhorting whom he called on
All those present who were earnestly DESTROYS OF
having a genuine revival Of religion in Geneva
To stand up. There were about 900 people pres.
ent, ana about 400 OF them promptly arose. Mr.,
Os6urn then remarked that he presumed the 70.
manning 2cG Who kept their seats were NOT
Christians. and said the trst thing that should
DO done was to labor with them for their CON
version. 80 he asked the 400 who stood up 10
show the genuineness of their intentions by each
turning to the nearest him who had kept his
seat and exhorting and urging him 10 become a
Christian.
Not a soul in the house obeyed the command.
Inc request was repeated, still no one respond.
cd. whom suddenly Mr.. Osburn. seeing there
was to DO no response. dismissed the audience
on lhs spot and told them TO go home. He said
ne did not want the presence Of any alleged
Christians who would not help the cause when
an opportunity was presented. He was anxious
10 convert the sinners, and IL the righteous
could not help HIN they had better get out of
the house. as he declared they were moro Of a
hindrance than a help.
Immediately CONFUSION ~reigned, Mr.. osburn
was surrounded on all sides and an explanation
demanded OF his action, but no had none other
70 give than the one offered. He then said II
thoy did not want 70 go homo. but were willing
to remain and pray and exhort with the unoon-
yertsd, he would be glad TO have them do 90.
About 100 remained. while the rest dispersod.
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TENORS NEW TO NEW YORK


'wsrh sr the FIRST NJ the Paris Opern-The
p~sisian's Place NJ the Opera n vtenna-
Compared with TanaEne are Sean De Reszke.
Il win be seen from the accompanying pio-
lures that neither Of tho two new tenors that
Mr.. Maurice Grau will bring.to this country
next year is . beauty pure and simple. 1t is
safe to say that they win never through their
SURPRISING pulchritudo Gust NJ. jean do Reszke
from the place he holds In the affections Of tho
Now York audiences. Neither Of them, in.
deed. has 30 great an artistic reputation in Eu.
rope. Both of them are younger. but as tcnoFs
are only as old as their legs, the beloved Jean IL
still youthful, and, judged by his voice, he 10 no
moro mature. These two artists will be the only
important strangers in tho company excepting
Frau Schumann-Hcink, who is also an artist Of
good reputation without being a beauty. She
will como over next season in spite Of her Ger.
man contract, which goes into effect on Aug.
i and will keen her for ton years q member Of
Tho oothpant Nt the Royal Opera House in Der.
lin. sho is to receive $4,000 a year there, and
her husband is employed at tho Royal Theatre.
Frau Sohumann-Heink makes It q condition Of
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JAPAN,s HAVAL sTRENarH.
An Order Given for the Lsrgest BattIeship Q
lts Typo In the world.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Advices received by
the Office of Naval Intelligence state that Japan
has ordered the construction of a war yesse
which will be the largest of its type In the
world. The vessel will DO named the Shikishima.
and will have a total displacement of 10. O37
tons,o or about 800 tons more than any battleship
ahoat or building. 1t will be completed in
about two years. and is to cost $5. 900, 900.
A complete statement of Japan's naval
strength. Including vessels recently ordered.
shows that she has three battleships, three
cruisers. and one despatch boat building. Even
with the completion Of her present programme
she will DO inferior to the United States in poiut
OF naval strength. Her present navy compriHea
one hrst-class battleship of more than ~, 600
tons. ready for service; another battleship OF
1880 tons. three consL defence ships of 1880
tons each. all Of which arc several years old; two
nrst-class cruisers, twelve second class cruisers,
and about twenty boats designated as corvettes,
gInboats. and sloops. She has lately given an
order for the construction Of n hrstclass cruiser
TO have q length OF 446 feet, 1900 horse power.
ana q speed Of, not less than twenty knots.
There Is 10 DO q light steel protective deck. and
Her battery will comprise 7.s.inch breech.
loaders In two ~turrets. fore and aft, with
twelve '5.e-inch quick frers. eight of which
VIII be In Armored casemates; tho other
four sS,d. on the upper deck will have
inch and twelve l.s-inch guns. The vessel 10 10
De propelled by twin screws, with triple expan.
sion engines. An order has lately been given To
a German nrm for one large and eight small
torpedo boats. The large one ID to steam twenty
twenty-five miles an hour. All arc 70 have
quick-hring guns.
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versity Of color. As many images are grouped
there rs can be packed In. and there ie no single
bit OF wall space that Mr.. Briehtbrush has not
made ipterssttnE working II bis cd T MOI , (
vernish. He has colored all the saints Impair
TALLY. and the fact that tho Virgin squints most
painfully from her corner grouping, and
tiited. Oh as o n in scorPP, and 81. Peter.
as he stands holding tho Hateful keys. has a
sardonic grin on his features, may DO pure 40
oident. At any rate. these original features OF
the mural painting interfere not one whit with
robe is sufficiently ssffron-colored and his
sandallod toes are well out In tho foreground.
There may be lambs in Italy. or wherever Mr..
BriRhtbrush learned white washing. that. ro-
verious pictures. Certain It Is that next juno,
whom the slack. season comes for tho under
tnker and tho chronics have ceased going OF,
the artist Is going to do" the wall back OF the
altar all over fresh.
along. In May. June. and July" says the. under.
takers sister-in-law, and any ovorhauling
there Is to DO done wo do then. After August
things begin to pick up, and we get occasionally
two and three funerals a day. Trade meyer, 10
day book; ivo down for tomorrow. four to-day.
and yesterday we had seven. Competition ig
strong down here. A good many have moved
in. seeing that we do so we'll. but my brother-in-
Pile like him and they like his shop; he keeps II
warm and painted up nice. We had q funeral
way from Staten Island last weok. The brother
came and said that the corpse always meant
that nobody should put him away but rs II
he had his wish. no matter what stood In the
time; the books show it."
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parts in. Bcrllos's TIA Prise de- Troie'' and
"Richard H.. He Will be the third tenor q 1.-THE
company. TO sing With Mile. oaly6 In Gar
mon, "Mefstofele," "Sapho' and her operas.
Ernst Van Dyck IL a Belgian who. has for
many years been connected with the Imperial
reuth his reputation was made. Later he sang
With great success at the production. Of the
Wagner operas In Paris. In "LohenFrin' and
"TannhAuser" he appeared when these two
operas we're successfully presented. He has
sung In Russia and at Monte Carlo and has been
pany for several seasons. In Vienna he is not
the first tenor OF tho company In spite OF his
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from one another only by narrow elevations.
which the French company Of Madagascar has
plete this work from Tamatave to Andovoranto.
q distance Of seventy miles, by next fall. The
canal thus made will connect Tamatave, the
only point on the east coast which merits the
name of a port, with the part Of the coast that
Is directly opposite Antananariyo, the capital,
which is only 100 miles from the part of the
coast, where freight will be trans-shipped from
the boats for the overland journey. The canal is
portation to the capital by fully one-third.
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Christians Refuse to ne nosssa By an EvaA-
EeIist oT Original Methods.
From the Rochester Dsmocra. and c~Arontols.

keiet 81 oFtAtnai AAothouh.
From the Rochester Democrat and chronioIs.
You will put me out Of this church. will
your you dare send me home from meeting!"
and similar expressions were Monday evening
hurled at T. II. Osburn. tho drummer evan
gelist," WHIT 10 holding revival meetings In the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Geneva. Ar eI-
cited and indignant crowd was around tho evan
gelist, and some excited women shook their fists
In hts face as they made the remarks giving
vent to their feelings. Tho trouble all arose
over a suddenly dismissed meeting. Things
were not going the way the evangelist desired,
90. ho ordered tho people home, and It was to
this action that the people objected.
Mr.. Osburn Is an evangelist OF peculiar meth
DDS, and his action Monday night was nothing
more than what he has done In other places.
Some call him u sensational preacher, doing
many startling things TO attract attention
PPIl oS TO s 5ns SslasIE, as Il wef S:ba This sssGss-
While admitting that his methods arc his own.
still he believes he 10 entirely justified in doing
a. he does. The trouble on Monday evening
arose when tina meeting was about half ever. He
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miles inland. Close to the shore rises a line of
coral reefs which check the swift river currents
as they enter the sea and 30 help the detritus
brought down from the interior to be deposited
along the shore, This has resulted in large
sandbars. whioh In the rainy season effectively
prevent tho land water from entering the sea
AZ fast a. 1t reaches tho coast. The result ia
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BIG CANAL IN MADAGAsoAR.
Curious Feature OF the Topography That Will
make the Canal Inexpensive.

Mako the Canal Inexpensive.
The French are taking advantage Of a physi-
cal popularity of the east coast Of Madagascar
20 build an interior waterway which will greatly
improve the transportation Of passengers and
freight from the coast to the interior.
Along the east coast there are little rivers
which rise among the mountains not over sixty
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Az Oetossaar,as AspLy1Iatsa.

o Mccartney. an octogenSrian. was found
asphyxiated yesterday morning In his room In
the Raines law hotel at 500 West Forty-second
street Tho gas was escaping from a gas stove
turned on the gas accidentally before going 10
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1t Is not known yet when the railroad which
is to connect the southern end of the canal with
Antananartvo will be built: but French enRi-
neers are making a preliminary survey for this
work and the healthy and fertile uplands, of
which the capital Is the centre. will, within four
the coast.
One picture given here shows a fne valley
on the road to the capital which will be crossed
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by the coming railroad. Madagascar has a
great future. Extending. as 1t does. over Is
degrees OF latitude, and with highlands and
lowlands In plenty, there are few regions in any
pnrt OF the world possessing such variety Of
climate. The island has all the Influences Of
the temperate. sub-tropical and tropical zones;
and with her rich resources Madagascar will
some day give opportunity for a variety Of
agricultural and industrial enterprises.
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that a large part Of tho foods is left TO form
lakes just behind tho coast line; and these
lakes, the result Of the precipitation that Is un.
able. on account Of the sandbars, to escape into
the sea as fast as II reaches the sea edge, have
become a permanent feature OF the landscape.
The French have found that this long series
OF lakes has sufficient depth OF water to float
large boats; and the long lakes are separated
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and Theresa now ie getting old and couldn't
Its a pity he ever come. Volunteers a young
and stops to warm himself fora moment at the
tempting stove; There ought to he somebody
motion as il 't to shows he Ns1 BACK Sm the ee on.pre @sEinE Im a
migrants. And SO the talk goes on. only inter
and then In the metal plate or the rebelllous
bark OF a dog pushed out OF the assembly room
Miss Catherine T. asked the young cashier OF a
black-browed woman. MIR. BrigGtbrush knows
but / can't remember. there's 50 many OF them:'i
ar rRs 81 fs sSe 1eish i sSSaSssntlf b a prosperous sPs sS. low =
laid over tho yellow silk shawl that drapes her
neck and shoulders. A double string OF beads
blue seryicoable material. She laid a round
silver dollar on the collection plate when she
know them every one. she says, pleasant.
x; MY mother LIVED In q priests house before
end il a new saint and i can: tell mS Sas al abo one
him. but the one with the purple hat and the
sssa Is su the s,s saint for 20 ,S curing diseases; he can
tall one. next 20 Saint Ann, Will give you any
thing Jou ask for whether Il is of one sort or
hhSther' ana won't hesitate long before he gives
These saints. each sixteen inches In height
shrine, form the main decorations OF the outer
shop; They stand poised on a ledge high enough
and range completely around the room. ali look.
Ing at he picture of purgatory in the middle OF
tho ceiling. They are gayly dressed, and the
majority, are holding lambs In their arms or else
leading little children. Tho shrines are trimmed
with tinsel and draped with blue bunting or
some cheap, snowy material. All the wall space
under them 10 taken up with the lockers. In
which arc kept the plumes. sAshea, n%ettings,
and trapPings Of grief or emblems OF ro.
spect as Interpreted in Mulberry street eli.
qnette; As for the plethora OF effects
around tho altar In the room where at" or
lney are wont 70 be accommodates AZ II naa-
less 70 try to describe them What theyisek In
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
Supplement- Of The Eagle River Review
Shawno, Langlade, Florence, Marinette
Oconto, Villas and Iron.
A 49,

Shawno, Langlade, Florence, Marinette
Oconto, Villas and Iron.
member OF the Assembly for the
assembly district consisting of the coun-
ties OF Oneida, Price and Villas.
A County Clerk in place B. f. Ham
mond whose term of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January 1899.
a treasurer in place of Ole Swenson
whose term OF Office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1899.
A Sheriff in place of w. A. Bradford
whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday of January 1899.
4 Clerk of the Circuit Court in place
OF John Radcliff whose term of office
will expire ON the first Monday Of IAN
uary 1899.
A Coroner in place of Samuel Wal
ters whose term OF Of Office will expire
on the first Monday of January 1899.
a District Attorney in place OF G.. f.
Sanborn whose term of office will ex-
pire on the first Monday of January
1899.
A Register OF Deeds in in place ri L.
e. McGill whose term of Office will ex-
1899.
A Surveyor in place of Nj. E. Mon
sell whose term of Office will expire O !
the first Monday of January 1899.
A County Superintendent of Schools
in place of Alex, Higgins whose term
OF office will expire on the first Monday
of January 1899.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
NOTICE
GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WIsCONsIN,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE. So
NVIlCE is HEREBY GIVEN. That at
~ general ell ction. to be held In the
nv %sesai towns, wards, villages and cleo
~ Sa districts Of the State Of Wisconsin. on
tuesday srccee2i~r the first Monday,
Nv lie l>a uay OF ~, .-.iDcl, \. u. 40.
S sit. following officers are to be elected. to-
~ a Governor, in place of Edward Scofieid,
Nou 0se term Of Office will expire on the first
~SS' nay OF January, A. D. 1899. :.
Letter. TT Governor, in place OF Emil
N ,ihs s W Csc term of Office will expire
u,e hrst onday Of January, A. D. 1889.
Case fstaiy Of State. in place Of Henry
Hs 49, Sl, whose term Of Office will expire on
e er. MoIcay Of January, A. d. 1899.
petASrs1"..e treasurer, in place Of Sewall A.
N fS, s Whose term Of office will expire
An 1 1 ar%t Monday Of january, A. D: 1899.
q Msntofney General, in place Of William
u ths ga LEA, whose term OF ice Will expire
ASa nast I Monday Of January. A. D. 1899.
3 Ems .e superintendent, in place Of John
% the ~ y, whose term Of Office will expire
A P. nst Monday Of January, A. D. 1899:
Duncan "r : Commissioner, in place OF
aary expire on the first Monday Of jan
WMjam missioner of Insurance, in place OF
viii ern , "a tr1cke, whose term of office
4 D. iS @e e. the first Monday of January,
ninth ".pr sentativri1 Congress for the
orba 'ongressional district consisting
Astjsa 90 90 antics IF Clart.. q'aylo", 7,icc,
~-1S41. Oneida, Lincoln, Marathon.
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DIR. Fenner'S
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An agreeable combination of the
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In order to extend to a wider use
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The strongest proof Of cur faith
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AMENDMENT TO THE BANK.
ING LAW.

NOTICE rs FURTHER GIVEN, that at
ton is to be submitted to the people in
pursuance Of the requirements of Chapter
309, of the laws of 1897, which chapter reads
as follows:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
,NTED-sEvERAL TRUsrwoRTH

w persons in this state to manage
~ ni,iness in their own and nearby
o It is mainly Office work con-
Noted at home. Salary straight 5000.
year and expenses definite bonafide,
No ;more: no less. salary. Monthly $40,
~ Enclose self-addressed
tanned envelope, Herbert E. Hess,
Po,, Dept. ". Chicago.
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r. Erafd ley.

I ANrED- sEvERAL TRUST W l)Z.< L Y
w persons in this star" to nanagc
our business in their. oWa and nearby
counties. It is mainly flee work con-
Quoted at home SALARY straight 5000
year and expenses-defnite bonaide,
no more no less salary. Monthly SIS.
Reference Enclcsa self-adGte-selI
stamped envelope. Herbert Il, Hess,
Prest., Dept NJ Chicago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

One Al'-.ute Cough Cure surprises
people by It's quick cures and children
Way a,c it i'll large quantities without
th~ ,e danger Il has won for itself
q i:f putati'} ii al: preparat on
Il. ..-,.. a. ..;.i.. /: Dup, tickling IN
The lhroAt " upstinac coughs. f..
Ieardslay.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

A stubborn cough or tickling in the
throat Yields to One Minute Cough
co., HARMLESS in effect, touches the
ricnr -, Il. reliable and just what is
wanted 1t acts at once. r. Beardsley.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

-DeWiat's Witch Hazel Salve has
the lar est sale Of any Salve il tie
world. this fact and its mers; has led
dishonest people to attempt to counter
lett it. Look out FOR the man VITO It'd
1@aps IN deceive gou when you cal Tor
h.N ~. NvitcA isA@aI ~s,igc the q eat
Wj e..t. z. Beardl6ey
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,.crne seekers cheap sveurarone.

@ October IS, November I, Is, De-
cep,a t. and 20, the North-W estern
[ias wi sell HON seekers excursion
tirbris. with favorable time limits, to
nurc ru- points in the Westand South
at exven ;o2allr low rat $. For tickets
and full 'forina iot apply to agents
Chicago s. No th-N cstern R'y,
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ADVERTISING RATES.

locals. 10 cents per line for first in
o.tion. 5 cents per line for each inser-
ton after.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

An Act to revise the laws authorizing t.
business of banking.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly. do
enact as follows:
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-15
JUDGE LAWRAS0N.

"A conlemp 0rary mentions Judge
LawraSon of this parish us IL suiia.
ble man to preside over the consli,
tuti0nal convention.
AS Il statesman Of sufficient
prominence to be selected rs ore OF
the thirty-six, and asa man OF ar-
knowledged ability to fill tile position
and moreover as among the foremost
in bringing out the call for !. CON
vention, Judge LawraSon is certain
ly one OF the logical candidates for
the position. Ii lie be chosen, West
FelClana would certainly appreciate
the honor rendered u tavorite sou,
and would consider it '!llonor to
whom honor is due"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-15
Observation-Disclosures

Do you know u Good Road ser.
mon when you hear it? If yon do,
here is one in a nutshell. On the
poorest of earth roads, muddy, but
sandy, u horse can drag twice as
much as he can carry on his back;
on>a fair road, three and a'IaIf times
AS much; OH Il good maca'lamlzed
road, nine times as mncI; on a
smooth plank road, twenty five
times as much, and on metal rails,
fiity,fye times as much. Those who
use roads can tlcycfuremake more
money by improving the roads than
by buying new horseseycry year.
st. Augustine News.