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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Wars and rumors of wars, in which
the United States might be concerned,
either as principal or ally, have drawn
the attention of the public to the
strength or weakness of our army and
navy. VIM. e. Curtis, the well-known
correspondent, throws light upon the
latter when he says: "The strength Of
a navy is measured by arbitrary rules,
and not by the courage, experience and
skill Of the officers and crews of the
ships. 1t is possible that the people of
the United States are able to wallop the
British without the slightest difficulty,
and that we are equal to the Germans
and French combined. That is a mat
ter Of opinion, and perhaps several peo-
pie who have written to criticise my
statement that the United States is
fifth in the list of nations may be en-
tirely right, but practical experts do
not look at things that way. They
measure navy by the armor, the ton
mage, the horsepower and the speed of
the ships, and the number, the caliber
and the effective range of their guns,
together with the numerical strength Of
their crews. For example, a ship of
5000 tons protected by armor is consid-
cred at least so per cent. more powerful
than a ship of the same tonnage with
out armor. A ship of 1000 tons with
five rapid-fire six-inch guns is consid-
cred more powerful than ship Of 49,
900 tons with ten old-fashioned, slow
firing guns of twelye-inch caliber
These measurements are made by rules
that are as unintelligible to laymen as
the computations of astronomers con-
corning the heavenly bodies or those of
engineers in calculating the strength Of
a bridge. While the public mind may
exaggerate the strength Of the United
States navy, it can be estimated with
the greatest accuracy from military
standpoint, which measures the cour-
age, skill and experience of combat
ants the same in all nations"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The 12-year-old King of Spain is
about to be betrotLed to the Archduch-
ess Elizabeth of Austria on the verge of
the divorce soon to be announced of the
Pearl of the Antilles from the crown of
CASTLE and Arragon. The Austrian
dynasty has been unlucky heretofore
In America, as the memory of Maximil-
ian bears witness, and the Monroe doc
trine has had much to do with this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The latest fad in London is perfumed
butter. You can get most any odor you
want by calling for it, and If they don't
have it in stock they will send out for
the extract that will give it. There is
butter here in America that would be
improved, perhaps, by little outside
seeming, but most Of it Is too strong
to be trifed with. On the other hand,
there are eggs-well, there are eggs in
tanning which the inventor of the per-
fume fad could win eternal fame.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Speaking of Mrs. Aver, whom no
European prince was able to capture
matrimonially, an American correspon-
dent remarks that princes in Paris are
almost as common as colonies in Ken
lucky. And he might have added that
their titles are not half as honorable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

It is announced that the Italian Gov
eminent as revenue measure intends
to sell the title of prince for $4,000,
marquis for $4,000, count for $4,000,
and baron for $1,000. The story un-
doubtedly is a canard; but if it were
true it would be A great advantage to
the heiresses Of this country, who
could then buy title without being
compelled to accept the baggage which
now goes with it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

New York's latest outbreak of asinin-
ity takes the form of new "Order of
the Crown" whose qualifications for
membership are that "all applicants
must be lineal descendants from royal
ty." There probably will be very few
marriage certificates among the arch
ives of that society.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

A special dispatch from New Haven
says that a young millionaire of that
place who has been smoking hundred
cigarettes a day has decided to go to
an insane asylum. Well, he has taken
the right route.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

There is something almost sublime
In the fact that great mathema tician
wrote "Alice in Wonderland" 1t is a
fact that breaches a mighty sermon.
It says that a fairy tale to be great
must be true. Mr.. Dodgson, the great
mathematician of Oxford, won success
as a fairytale teller because he was
able to bring logic even into dream
story.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
SOAP BUBBLES.

Mysterious Dancing Figures Inside OF
the GIistening Spheres.
A most interesting trick is the soap
bubble one. To perform this two cork
figures must be made. They can be
colored with bright paint. Fasten them
with wire to small cork stand.
The soap bubble mixture is important
to prepare. For it you must have Q
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Prof. Champion, Of Columbia Uni
versity, has discovered that it is posi-
ole to ingraft part of one insects body
upon part Of another insect. This is a
great scheme. Why not combine in
sects so as to eliminate the south end
OF wasps and the north end of mosqui-
<0oSS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

and SO prevent too minute a division Of
the new-found treasure. If the miners
could make their way from Dawson
City to Skaguay in the middle of De-
cember, the journey is not impossible
at any time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The Philadelphia Inquirer says "Luci-
fer matches were first made seventy
years ago." but there must be some
mistake about that. Lucifer made mat
rimonial matches long before that.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

"a Maryland widow set bear-trap
in front Of her smokehouse door," says
a current news item, land married the
man she caught in it." It must have
been desperate case; the average wild
ow never uses any other snare than
''the magical trap of an auburn curl.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Goldladen miners from the Klondike
continue TO arrive over those terrible
passes about which we have heard so
much, and one party of them follows
another with regularity that hints at
something much like conspiracy on
the part Of the first prospectors to ex-
Aggerate the dangers Of the journey
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
HfAa0 GIANTS

,SNSssy' IN verse. The name of thiI
W survivor of the Light Brigad
IS Jeremiah Ryan. He enlisted a. 9i
er1ck, Ireland, in the Fourth Lipht nl
goons and went with his regiment J
the Crimea, where England ~
France were supporting Turkey agains
Russia. e"'ns
In speaking of the battle of Roll
klava, fought Oct. %, 1854, Mr. Pr"
says: "The battle of Balaklava wa
brought ON by the Russians ON Oct d
when they tried to drive US from MI
heights we occupied. 1t was = goo
hot fight, and the cavalry did most
the fighting on our side, and rs Tw1
In the cavalry l got my share,
member the charges of the Light D,
gade best, although it did not spa1
much at the time. The Light Brigad
consistedof COZ men. They We're nick
from the various regiments, all your
and energetic men and good fighters
in his poem Tennyson, with thn
cense of poet, makes it appear III
we all knew we were going to certa
death. AS a matter of fact, we kna
nothing of the kind. We did not ha
the slightest idea what we were coil
to Go. We merely obeyed orders al
had no thought that we We're about
charge the whole of the Russian arm
There had been heavy fall of depy
damp snow, and the ground was Ia
Under Capt. Nolan we charged in II
lines at quick pace. We did not kind
where we were going, and the eneu
being behind bluff, were not in sg
We had not gone more than 1,200 val
before the whole line of the Russia
opened flood of smoke and fame urI
us from the months of thirty cam
Then we could not have fallen back
we wanted to. Men and horses fell
der the fire. One-third of us fell to
front, dead or dying Another third
the men were wounded. The hors
we'll trained, huddled together and
med us onward toward the Russia
Another battery opened fire upon
and to the oblique fire of the can
was joined volley Of musketry fl
the Russian infantry.
with sabers drawn We kept on
ward the Russian guns. We could
fight much, for we We're huddled q
together in a solid mass ls,r our pro
ton The men in the middle of
ranks dared not draw their SaberS
they could not tell friend from
Those on the outside fought and
down the Russians in our way. 4
the order was given to return, and
retreated as best we could. Som
the horses broke with their riders
carried them back to our lines. Sld
we fought our way back surrounde
Russian infantry and soldiers.
"But while we were fighting
gain our own lines the Russian Gun
returned to their guns, and angry
we had only just ridden over them
thinking of nothing but revenge,
fired at the mass of fighting Sod
and this time they killed more
slams than Eng'ishmen in front
guns. Meanwhile the Eighth liu
and the heavy brigade came to gu
cue and helped us cover our retire
ga wretched lot we were Whe
returned. They made heroes
survivors, but the dead and dying
left where they fell. There Wel
of us when we followed Capt NO
the charge. OF these 1913 came
and some of these received W
from which they died shortly
ward. 1 myself received two c
the hand and another just aDoV
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The new counterfeit $500 bill Is a
quarter Of an inch shorter than the gen
Hine. To test this it is only necessary
10 borrow one Of the counterfeits and
then borrow one of the genuine and
compare them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

London may have a monopoly of the
perfumed butter business; what this
country really needs in that line IS an
agreeable odor for the decadent egg.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

''What shall we do to keep impuri-
ties out of our milk?' asks the Dallas
News. Keep impurities out of the city
water
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

England has 1T war vessels in course
of construction. This means if she isn't
going to be the greatest power on earth
she means to be so on water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

end Of my sock. But these w" as
wounds, and I escaped ID, l ma, ",
than most of the men, lneiu ,,hd
more than a dozen men VI" VI
through that charge rnsca tn r7oi
September, 1856, when ne - ,I thj]
England. He then came to %, ' 81
try, and after eighteen y c1,'as sol
IN New York went to JIM
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
Australfa,s BIC Land Owners.

The London Echo gives list Of large
land owners In Australia. One Of them
has 100000 acres, another 1,2OO,O
third 1900, 900, while the Union bank
Dwns no fewer than 1900, 900 acres.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The man who has enough money
about his clothes to buy proper Klon-
dixie outfit can easily buy farm and
have sure thing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

'Cremate your English grammar
advises the New York Sun. The aver
age writer, however, is content merely
to murder it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The latest instance of dispensing
with the "middleman' is supplied by
the scientist who proposes to make
butter direct from the plants and veg
etables which cows eat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
no coKREsPoNDENTs.

An communications for this paper should be accom-.
.n,sd by the name Of the author not necessar. soa
ubHoation but evidence of good faith on the par
If the writer Write only side of the paper. Do
.rtacuIarly careful giving and dates to nave
aha lsttsrs and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Those back Of the present rise in
wheat say it's further cereal story in
that it's going to be continued.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

officer was asked to leave the hall and
take Miss Crane with him. He conn
piled with the request. The incident
created sensation. Atlanta society
saw that it had done her an injury and
apologized to certain extent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

In that Kentucky entertainment with
cards where eight people were killed
somebody surely played the deuce.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
SKATES ON Stills.

Form of Amusement that Would Cause
Most People to Shiver.
J. K. McCulloch, the speedy Canadian
skater, has devised new form Of
amusement on skates that would send
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

Either people want to be fooled. or
many of them do not care whether
they are right or wrong.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The Bohemian diet also seems to be
pretty hot stuff.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

DYukon Bigger than Mississippi.
The volume of water issuing from
the Yukon is greater than that dis
charged by the Mississippi. The Yu-
kon discharges every hour one third
more water than the father Of waters.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

There Is usually more talk than
money in politicians barrel"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
Too Much for Him.

Il like modesty," said the old doctor
''but there's such thing as OVERRIDING
it,
''How's thatY his assistant asked.
Il was called, this morning, to see a
Boston girl, who is visiting friends
here, and when asked her to let me
see her tongue she fared up and in
sisted that had insuted her."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

The needle always has an eve ONT
for business and seldom fails to carry
its point.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

A fat man doesn a.ood.look
that he is smart, u o.. he is 6
wants to be told that lie
thinner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24

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The Iola register., 1898-01-14
Local Notes.

No man has more reverence for the
law or higher sense of public duty
than Major Foust. Whatever your
views on the gas question you may
vote for him with perfect assurance
that he will see to it that not only the
letter but the spirit of the law is COM
piled with.
Somebody who has kept tab made
the statement in this Office the other
day that every man who is active and
aggressive in the support of the Citi-
zens ticket worked and voted-or
stayed at home which had the same
efiect-against the school bonds last
fall, and they did it for the the avow-
ed reason that if school bonds were
voted it would be harder to vote gas
bonds. We do not know how true
this is, but we do know that nearly
half the children in lola can now at
tend school but half of each day.
1t is not denied that a very large
majority of the business men of the
town are supporting tho Republican
ticket. Would these men, whose
business depends directly on the pros
perity of the town, be united in sup
port OF ticket which was against the
interests of their customers? On the
contrary is not their support of the
Republican ticket the very best evi
dence that the success of that ticke
will promote the prosperity of all the
people?
The Iola register., 1898-01-14

That Prof. Langhorne is wonder
full healer has been clearly proven.
No one but the most narrow minded
person can doubt that this man pos
sesses a wonderful power to cure
every known disease.
While Prof. Langhorne claims to
cure every known disease without the
use of medicine or surgery he states
very plainly that every person can
not be cured and he positively does
not take case unless he has every
reason to believe that particular case
can be cured. OF course sometimes q
patient will insist that he take their
case anyway and in that event he
does so. A large number of people
ask Prof. Langhorne how he happen
ed to discover the power to heal dis
ease. We give his experience in his
own words. "At the age of twelve
years l was stricken with catarrh in
it's worse form. l was fast becoming
wreck as l could hardly drag one
foot after the other. My mother be-
came greatly alarmed abont me and
consulted our old family physician.
His verdict was that l was in the
worst possible condition and that my
disease would soon end in cousump.
t!on. That statement alone was
enough to scare me TO death. My
mother of course believed what the
old doctor said, but l made up my
mind that would not die. | threw
all medicine to the winds and made
a solemn vow to seek the truth that
makes all men free,-free from every
condition of disease. Within the
The Iola register., 1898-01-14

"SECoND Book IN PRAIRIE
PHRASE" is dainty booklet of
dialect verses which are uncommon
good, even for Mr.. ID. A. Ellsworth,
whose name is on the title page and
whose reputation as a writer of such
verse is well established. They are
mostly humorous, but there is touch
of pathos here and there that goes
deep. Altogether, while in much the
same vein, the book shows salts
factory growth, a surer touch and
a firmer grasp, than the first book
from Mr.. Ellsworth, and is welcome
therefore, not only for itself, but for
the promise it brings of better work
yet to come.
The Iola register., 1898-01-14

cerning that plant. Let us be fair.
Suppose the sixty stock holders of
that plant were reduced to three, and
those three were required to pay one
third of all the taxes of the city,
would it be fair or honest to make
them buy one third of that plant to
give few politicians out of a job
Tammany grip on all the tax payers
of the city?
Having been a member of the
Cooperative Company and having
joined it for the purpose of securing
Dollar Gas, which company, at a
meeting of the stockholders, with
only two or three objectors agreed to
the plan of settlement which cul-
minated in the court, further giving
us Dollar Gas for all time, under
present conditions, am now satisfied
to let well enough alone and advocate
the city's keeping out of debt for such
purposes and all other purposes.
TAX PAYER.
The Iola register., 1898-01-14
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALLEN COUNTY,
SOME REASONABLE QUESTIONS.

Judge Stillwel did not formulate or write
single word In the gas company supula.
tions That document was prepared by
Messrs. Benton and Campbell and submitted
to the attorneys Tor the coop. company and
the city. The only msterial change in the
document was one lowering the price Of gas
furnished to the city and that change was
made at the suggestion of W. II. Mcclure.
Judge Stllwer had nothing to do with the
matter except as presiding Judge.-Citfsen.
What is the object in publishing the
foregoing if not to mislead somebody
Does not the editor of the Citizen
know that the judge seldom writes a
decree? That the general practice is
for the attorneys of one party to draw
it up and submit it to the other, and
when both agree the judge signs it ?
Was there anything unusual about
the decree in the gas question? Fur.
ther it seems that the attorneys fol
the Company, Messrs Benton and
Campell were so fair that the attorneys
for the other side were perfectly salts
fed with it and that Mr.. Mcclure
was present and examined the decree
and was satisfied with all except the
cheap gas proviso. Now, will Mr.
Mcclure over his own signature say
that it was the understanding at thu
time that the decree was made tina
dollar gas should last only two years
Did he consent to that proposition
If not and the decree of the court a
agreed by him and his attorneys doe
mot express the agreement who's,
fault is it? viii Mr.. Mcclure stat
over his own signature that the com
promise would ever have been mad
at all or that he would ever have con
sented to 1t il the decree had explicit.
stated that the price of gas therein
fixed was to hold good for two year
only? INQUIRER.
The Iola register., 1898-01-14
REASONS WHY VOTE THE REPUBLI-
CAN TICKET

Because it was organized for and
has always stood as the poor mans
party.
Because it in advocasy of its first
principles removed the shackles from
four million poor and oppressed
people.
Because it has always considered
the interests of the many as para
mount to those of the few.
Because it desires to promote the
general welfare of every community.
What does vote for the Republican
ticket in the coming city election
mean? To me 1t means continuance
of Iola's present growth and prosper
ity. 1t means rigid enforcement OF
all laws. 1t means all of our children
shall have fair and equal advantages
i'm securing an education. While the
Republican party has always stood
for "a government of the people, for
the'people, and by the people," SO
i'm this election it means and stands
for Iola's growth, intellectually and
morally-the maintenance of heI
financial integrity, and her almost
limitless prosperity.
Does the election of the Citizens
ticket mean all this? Not to me. II
only advocates one single measure
The city ownership of the lola Gas
Co.'S. plant.
Having followed the vicissitudes o.
the Republican party for more than
thirty years. Ichallenge any man tC
show where and when it has not stood
for the whole people, their best inter
ests, their greatest prosperity.
own no stock in the lola Gas Com
Apany. Therefore cannot truthfully
he accused of being interested con
The Iola register., 1898-01-14
FARr1ER'S INSTITUTE.
Program Of Fourth Annual Sesslon-Every Al
len County Farmer and His Wife
Should Be Here,

The fourth annual session OF the Allen County
Farmers Institute will be held at the court
house in lola on Wednesday and Thursday,
February I'd and Sd, 1898, at which time the fol-
lowing program will be rendered:
TUESDAY.
Alfalfa.-L. b. Pearson. Discussion by VIM.
Gwillim and John Moury
Cattle Feeding and Marketing,-L, G. Beatty
Discussion by D. Lacey and H. C. Longshore.
The Creamery.-F. J. Dudley. Discussion by s..
I r.. Remsberg, 8. DeLap and Mrs. Barth.
wKDFEsDAY.
The Effects of Plo wing Under Kaflir Corn Stalk
w. s. Lytle. Discussion by J. o. Hotten.
stein.
Allen County's Water supply-L. G. Beatty.
Discussion by J. G. Rhoades.
The Best Orchard Crop-J. o. Hottenstein
Discussion by r. X. Claiborne.
Something About Sheep.-James Townsend.
Hon. f. d. Coburn, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, has been invited to come
and has promised to be here II other engage.
ments do not prevent. The REGISTER will make
definite announcement regarding him as soon
as possible.
The former sessions Of the institute while
never very largely attended have always been
most highly entertaining and profitable to those
who did come, and we earnestly urge all who
can possibly do so to arrange their business so
as to be able to attend one or both days OF this
session.
Those whose names appear on the program
will please consider this notice as sufficient in
vitation to be prepared to say something on the
topic assigned. Discussion of each paper will
be general and all who have anything to say OH
any OF the topics mentioned will not only be
invited but urged to say 1t,
By order of committee on program
CHAs. e. SCOTT, j. f. TREDwAY,
Secretary. President