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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Uncle Sam will more cash in his
treasury at the end Of this fiscal year
than he did before the war began, as
the cost of the fight with Spain will be
far below the most conservative eSti-
mates, and legislation will be needed
to prevent a congestion Of money in
the national treasury. The cost of the
war, including the maintenance of gar
risons in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines, until June 80 next, seems like
ly to drop below $685., 100000. To offset
these estimated expenditures there are
two large items Of revenue, the sale Of
S20O,OOO0OO in 3 per cent. bonds and
the collections under the new internal
revenue law. The latter We're about
$13,00O,O0O in July and $12,OO0,OOO in
August. If they continue to average
$12,000,00O month, the total collec-
tons at the end Of the fiscal year would
be about $140,0O0,000. These two
sources Of income therefore will afford
an excess over probable disbursements
for the year of $105, 100000. The treas
ury balance on March 81, when the eX-
penditures for the war began to assume
serious Importance, was $226, 16G,944.
The surplus from the bonds and the
revenue will swell this balance at the
close Of the fiscal year to about $751;
100000. The current monthly receipts
from the new revenue law will more
than pay for the maintenance of gar
risons in all the former Spanish pos
sessions, and the treasury will still
have on hand the largest balance of
many years, consisting Of more than
two-thirds in gold Gen. Shafter has
informed the War Department that he
collected 100000 at Santiago in Gus
toms, duties and navigation charges
during part of August and that the
local expenses for the custom house and
the municipality we're only about $12,-
900. If the handsome net revenue thus
indicated for Santiago should be dupli
Gated at Havana, San Juan de Porto
Rico and Manila, the treasury might
be relieved of the expenditure of $1O,-
100000 per month set down for garri-
sons from November till June, and an
other sum of $S0,000,0OO added to the
available surplus. A great congestion
of money in the treasury like this
would call for legislation to reduce the
amount, restore the currency to the
channels Of circulation and guard
against congestion in the future.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Methodist preacher. He was a radical
abolitionist. His attitude on slavery
was largely Influenced, he said, by an
Incident which occurred when he was
4 boy He went with his father and
mother on one occasion to attend a
quarterly meeting, and with them was
assigned to the good, clean house Of a
pair of escaped slaves. One night after
service he sat on the hearthstone be-
fore the fire and listened to the freed
womans story of sorrow. It covered
thirty years. She had been sold from
nome, separated from husband and
family, and all ties Of affection were
broken. Fairbanks young heart Wepr,
ais anger was kindled, and antagonism
10 slavery was fixed upon him. "Fath-
r." he said, on going to his room,
when I get bigger they shall not do
hat" And that resolution he put into
lction whenever he had an opportunity.
FIe was utterly fearless, and often
.isked his life where others would have
lesitated He not only never refused
% heed the cry of the slave himself, but
he sought opportunities to aid those
Who had no thought of the possibility
# escape Once he paid $1,4S5 for
beautiful and accomplished girl who
vas only one-sixty-fourth African, and
who was being sold at public auction
with appeals to the basest passions of
possible purchasers. The girls father,
Who had educated her as one of his own
amily and sold her because of his
financial embarrassments, gave Fair
,ank $500 toward her purchase
Fairbank was first arrested in Octo-
,er, 1914, for assisting a colored family
named Hayden, of Lexington, KY, to
,scape. He was sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary, and served
nearly five years, when he was par
ioned Aug. %, 1S49, by Gov. John J.
Crittenden. In November, 1851, after
assisting slave woman named Lamar
escape from Louisville to Indiana,
Mr.. Fairbank was kidnapped and car
cied to Kentucky, where he was tried,
convicted, and in March, 1852, was SEN
fenced to fifteen years in the peniten-
ciary at hard labor. His fame became
WlueSpredu. he Was the DeSC known
prisoner of his day, and he was often
urged to speak in public, even by his
Keepers. He finally consented, and on
Feb. II, 1858. addressed a gathering
composed of the elite of Kentucky, in
Guiding the Governor, State officers,
members of both houses Of the Legisla-
ture and eminent citizens, who packed
the jail yard. He was introduced by
Mr. Whites.de, who said: Your excel
lency, ladies and gentlemen: This is
our distinguished prisoner, Mr.. Fair
bank. You will hear him.
Mr.. Fairbank began his address,
which held his audience for an hour,
with these remarkable words: "Goy-
amor. ladies and gentlemen: A war is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

over our mouths and waited for a ces-
sation.
The desert wind was intensely hot
ana the burning, gritty grains of sand
lound their way under ones clothing
ana into ones ears and eyes until life
became almost uncomfortable. / had
seen sandstone or two before. bnt
none like this. The poor, grumbling
camels lay down and wagged their
necks slowly from side to side. So
strong was the sand-laden wind that #
was impossible for the men TO 90 oyon
as 1ar as the river to get water, and our
throats We're parched with thirst.
Happily this was the only sand-storm
we experienced on the whole Journey
anu nope may never see another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

"Giye me handful of hairpins," an
eminent craftsman is reported to have
said, land l care not who carries the
jimmies." A traveller lost on one of
those trackless Australian plains tells
us he wept tears of joy when he sud
denly came across rusty hairpin. An
archaeOlogiSt, who recently crossed
Arabia, fancied he had penetrated
among certain ruins where no modern
foot had ever pressed. Il looked
around" he remarks, land there on the
ground before me were a cork and a
hairpin." In short, the hairpin is per-
haps the one ubiquitous article of WOm-
ans attire. More than that, it combines
in itself a host of uses of which it's de-
signer never dreamed. Put the hair
pin in the hands of an Intelligent man
and he will make it as useful as an ak.
Look at the instance afforded by that
motorman on a suburban electric road
in the East. AS he was gaily whizzing
across country a fuse burned out and
the car was stalled. Did the motorman
despair? Did he unlock his handle and
stolidly wait an hour for the next motor
to come along and shove his helpless
vehicle into town? Did he hang around
while the irascible passengers vary the
charges of abuse for everything con-
nected with the road, from the Presi-
dent down to the humblest wiper? Not
much. He merely looked the damage
over, then thrust his head into the car
and asked for hairpin. One was inn
mediately passed forward, and the
wise motorman, in manner which the
nOn-technical reader would not under
stand, substituted the bent wire for the
ruined fuse, and a moment later whiz-
zed ahead, with everybody rejoicing.
1t was but an added proof of the all
round value Of one Of the simplest and
yet most useful of civilizations nipple
mentS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

The world has not produced more
heroic character than Rev. CALVIN talr-
bank, who died recently at his home IN
Angelica, n. Y, aged 80 years. He was
one of the most noted Of the famous
abolitionists who conducted the "un-
derground railroad" before the war,
but, unlike his associates, he suffered
with the slaves and knew what it was
to feel the lash. During his lifetime
Mr.. Fairbank aided forty-seven slaves
to escape from Virginia and Kentucky,
not one Of whom was ever recaptured.
For this he was twice imprisoned III
Kentucky, in all seventeen years ana
four months. He was frequently beat
en- by the prison overseers, and during
eight years Of his last term, from March
/, 1854, to March 1, 1862, he received
30, 1O5 stripes from leather strap ff-
teen to eighteen inches long and one
and a half inches wide and from one
quarter to three-eighths OF an inch
thick.
This was during the period when
Zebulon Ward and J. w. South were in
charge, and the whipping grew out OF
the inability of Mr.. Fairbank to per-
form the task assigned him. His daily
task, timed by the hour, was POS yards
of sacking, or 81, 440 shots of the shuttle
by hand. He could never weave more
than 165 yards. The result was that he
was whipped every day except Sunday
and the Fourth Of July. He was never
whipped less than twice day, and in
most cases four times. The number OF
stripes ranged from 80 to 1OS, according
to the whim of the oyerseer. Some
times so terrible were the decorations
of the cuts on his bare body that the
walls of the prison were spattered with
flesh and blood.
Mr.. Fairbank was born in the woods
of Wyoming County, New York, Nov.
3, 1916. He united with the Methodist
Episcopal church in boyhood, and in
1914, the year that the church divided
on the question of slavery, he became
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
MECHANICAL TERMS,
The Animal Creation Furnishes NM,
Queer Nomenclature.

The Animal Creation Furnishes Mr.,
Queer Nomenclature,
There are perhaps few except tbos.
who have had much translating of toor
meal literature from English into f.,
eign languages who have any idea %
how many absolutely meaunguss
names we have drawn from the animal
kingdom, and which very seldom can
be rendered in their technical sense by
their actual equivalent.
Thus the machinist employs a doc on
his lathe; he takes a hog cut, if the fool
will stand it; the castings are made
from pigs Of iron, which in turn We're
fed from a SOW. Work is set upon
horse or buck, and punched or bent by
q convenient bear; screws are turned nv
a monkey wrench. Hosting is done by
q crab. and a convenient cat is a part
Of the outfit Of shop crane, and a kit
of tools is ever at hand. A crow HELMS
to straighten work, a jack to lift it, a
mule pulley aids in driving machinery
that donkey engine turns. A fish con,
meets parts end to end, or strengthens
a broken beam; shells are used all over,
worm does powerful but quiet work.
A cock shuts off the water; one kind of
ram raises it and another does heavy
work. A printing press has fly; the
first locomotive had grasshopper
valve motion and drive, and butterfly
valves are common. Herring bone
gears are used by the best builders.
turtles fit printing press cylinders, and
fiywheels are running all over the
world. In drilling, even an old man is
called into service, and doctors prevent
faulty lathe work.
But from the human body Itself We
borrow the name of nearly every prin,
cipal part, as head, neck and chest;
arm, leg and toe; heel, sole and foot;
elbow, shoulder, wrist and knee;
knuckle and finger, rib and diaphragm
eve, ear, nose and cheek; mouth, tongue
and tooth; throat and gullet; back, side
and belly.
From the minor animals also we Gel
snout and horn, tail and claw, wing anj
feather, quill and spur, fin and scale
Scientific American.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

The Royal Academy of London, the
Oldest of existing art societies, cele-
brated this summer its one hundred
and thirtieth anniversary. A compari-
son of it's latest exhibit, selected from
over fourteen thousand statues and
paintings, with that of the Society of
Arts Of 1867, emphasizes beyond words
the growth of public taste. Three
items from the earlier catalogue are:
Two birds in shell work, on rock dec
GRATED with sea-coral; a landscape in
human hair: frame of various de-
vices, cut in velvet with scissors, con-
tanning the Lords Prayer in the COM
pass of silver threepence The read
er smiles He has seen such art in
American ''best parlors.' 1t is safe to
predict that, except as curiosities of
the past, the next generation will know
them no more.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
CHINESE TROOPS IN PORTLAND.
Oregon City Has a brigade" Com
posed of American Born Ce1estia1s,

oregon City Has "BrlgadeO Com
posed of American Born Ce1estia1s.
Portland, Ore, boasts the only organ
lied military organization in the coun-
try composed exclusively Of American
born Chinese. It is called the "Chinese
brigade" although it has but thirty
seven members. 1t is as patriotic as
any other military company, is well
drilled, bears arms as national guards
men do, and altogether is one of the
singular Warlike bodies of the land. 1t
is the direct outgrowth of the war with
Spain. The members include young
men of 81 years and several boys of Z.
Yet all are eager to learn the white
mans method of making war, and the
company is looked upon with great IA
vor by the citizens Of Portland
The brigade was organized in June,
while the war clouds were most omin-
GUS, by Captain Seid Back, Jr., with
Captain B. F. Jones of the Oregon Ma
tional Guard as drill master. On July
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Ii Hung Chang is thrifty China
man and probably has sense enough to
join in the American contempt of the
f1ummery of the yellow Jacket. He re-
mains great power in the country.
He is accounted the greatest statesman
of the vast empire, but he has been, 1t
appears, conniving with foreign coun-
try against the government of his own.
That is what such performances are
called in this country. China is in bad
shape. 1t cannot recover through the
virtue of intelligence of its people.
They merely represent extent in popu-
lation. They have no hand in the gov
eminent. The present generation could
scarcely imbibe the primary lessons of
liberty. The time is ripe for dismem-
bernent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

The brilliant charge of the Twenty
first I.ancers at the great battle Of ON
durham has given that regiment place
IN history scarcely inferior TO that Of
the light brigade at Balaklava, and En-
glish papers are full Of accounts of its
history in connection with its newly
won honors. Though on its present
footing it is the youngest of the cavalry
regiments of the British army, the first
10 Dear the name was organized in 1TS4,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
Muscles,

Human beings have six muscles to-
each eye, that they may move it oh
either side, but horses, cows, sheep anu
other quadrupeds, which habitualijF III
cline their heads to the earth in seaFch
of food, have a muscle by which thelt
eyelids are suspended and supporter
and which we do not need.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

of Seid Back, one Of the most prominent
and successful merchants on the Pacific
coast. He is we'll educated in English,
writes it well and speaks it fluently. He
volunteered in the engineer corps, but
was rejected on account of poor eye
sight. When he found that he could not
serve Uncle Sam in the engineering
corps he conceived the plan Of organic
ing an American-born Chinese brigade.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

number of American boys they learned
much more quickly, for to them 1t was
strictly business. They were not away
from their books and other duties to
play. They were there to learn, and
learn they did. They seemed to fully
understand what was expected of them
and they acted accordingly.
The captain and originator OF the
brigade is Seid Back, Jr., the only son
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03


The trueSt, SureSt, quickest way
To make grand success
Is by advertising every day,
The public do the rest.
Country journalism today fills
more distinctive sphere than ever be-
fore. Thrust be remembered that the
country paper Soes into large class Of
houses where no other kind Of news
paper finds it's way. Its weekly visits
are therefore of extraordinary conse-
quence, for the eyes of such homes
never fall on any other litetature.-W.
S. Coleman.
When the breeze dies out take to the
oars. When business languishes push
it. The best advertising does not con-
sist of wind alone. It has strength and
power. 1t will propel your craft into
the harbor of prosperity against ad-
verse tides and over dangerous shoals.
--Winona (Minn) Herald.
When an advertiser who seeks pub
licity for his goods through the medium
Of almanacs and pamphlets wants
little complimentary notice printed in
regard to the same he does not apply
to the publishers of other almanac$
and pamphlets, but to the editor Of
regular ewspaper.-Printers' Ink
The successful business house is one
with a steady and established trade,
Keep before the public with seasonable
bargains. Keep clean store, and have
the window or front displays particu-
tarly attractive. Put price signs on all
window goods, and always have few
articles there cheaper than other stores.
I don't mean by this to run Cut-ratG
store, but do consider it good policy to
select some particular articles that are
everyday sellers and mark at a close
profit.-Iron Age.
The development of the modern news
paper has done more for public enlight-
eminent generally than any other means
of diffusing knowledge. 1t has occurred
simultaneously with the spread of edu-
cation, to which it owes it's impulse.
The readers of newspapers now COM
prise practically the whole population
for illiteracy, proportionately trifng ID
this country, is fast passing away alto
gether. Hence the opportunity for adj
yertising business furnished by news
paper is one of the most valuable fea~
lures Of our advanced civilization
New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Every almshouse in the land is full
of old bachelors, pale, mop1ng men,
who mediate on childhood and it's
memories of friends. If old age comes
with wealth then the bachelor realizes
that the sweetest things Of life cannot
be bought. His house is not a home.
Those who wait on him work not for
love. but for wages. He is like a tray-
eler in a strange land, who wishes for
a genuine resting place and someone to
look at whom he loves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
To Catch Fish.

A new apparatus for catching fisl =
a pair Of spring jaws, attached to l"7
end of pole, which is slowly dr0pp.n M
down over the fish until within StE-A-
ing distance, when spring trigseE IL.
the hand causes the jaws to shuts tlo''
ing the fish firmly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be
panied by the name of the author not necessarily fol
publication but evidence of good faith the part
Of the writer Write only on side of the paper. Be
parcuary CAREFUL in giving and dates, to havs
the letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

William Waldorf Astor is type OF
the initiative and useless American
aristocrat, living only for himself and
exciting derision and i'll will against his
class. Miss Helen Gould, living for
others. and so gracing her own life, is
a type of the aristocrat that no country
can have too many of. 1t all comes
back to the simple truth that tits only
noble to be good"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Our war with Spain was paid for al
most before it was begun. The appro-
priations made by Congress have not
vet been exhausted, and the receipts
from he revenue bill have already net
ted a surprisingly large sum. from eV-
ery point of view our resources as ma
ton are the wonder OF the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
DeWeY's Expens IS.

Admiral Dewey's expenditure in pow
der and shell to sink the Spanish fleet
at Manila, according to his own official
report, was about $4,000 The cost for
the same item in disposing of Admiral
Cervera's fleet off Santiago is between
$4,000 and 100000. Experts regard
the figures in both eases as surprisingly
INx
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

In Paris a young woman called 10
see an editor, and, finding that he was
not in, left three holes through the
lungs of his assistant and walked out,
promising to call again. They seem to
have some very striking social Gus
toms over there.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Aches are not contagious, but when
a man comes home and finds his wife
with nervous headache he's ant to
catch it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

They did not take Columbus bones
home because he was the only Spanish
soldier that succeeded in landing on
this country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Dewey spent nearly fifty thousand
dollars worth of ammunition at
Manila, but while it went quick it also
went a great way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Shutting up a reckless talker by put
ting him in jail is not the worst possible
In France. Sometimes they cut man
short with the guillotine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
Largest in the World.

The Sultan of Turkey has just built
at Mecca the biggest house in the
world. 1t is intended for the accommo-
dation of pilgrims. and is capable of
sheltering 6.00O persons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

We can readily believe Signor Peru
ginrs statement that Lillian Russell
doesn't know how to play poker well
enough to win. Lillian's most striking
play always has been TO give away her
hand
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

1t is reported that the Emperor OF
China was asSassinated because he ap-
peared in a suit of European clothes.
Unfortunately the meager dispatches
do not say whether his pantaloons
were turned UP or not.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03
Livin g in Japan.

In Japan man can live like a oan-
tleman On $500 a year. This sum viii,
pay the rent Of house, the wages Of
two servants and supply plenty of food
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Adopting European dress among
other habits in China may not be level
ling the Chinese wall, but it's kind
of making breaches in it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

General August rises to remark that
he ''has done his duty as Spanlafd.
Then he ought to be court-martlaled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

1t is easy to fool a fool, but haf1 "
keep him fooled: some other feiio"
will get hold of him, and change hiI'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Why not place the claim against Alb
dull Hamid in the hands of the Schley
Collection Agency?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

1t is not always the woman win '''r
most sympathetic smile who is Wil'ip7
to sit up nights with a sick person
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

China is a truly barbarous country,
where people in power will Kill man
who is in their Way-instead of merely
conspiring to blacken his reputation,
as in civilized lands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

The ninetyfour- pound jockey that
gets ten-thousand-dolla salary shows
the value Of condensation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

When China tears down it's famous
Wall it might work in the stone as a
foundation for its new civilization.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

A driving rein is all right for the
horseman, but . light shower satisfies
the cyclist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

Howard Gould people
became MIS-
name Her Viola Dyan and she was p
holds her beauty
Iuoh nauaon was such
out 0
the uuo'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-03

But few women have time to look
like their portraits.