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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Captain E. l.. Zalinski, the we'll
known artillery expert, has contributed
a paper to the Independent Magazine
in which he makes a strong argument
for the use of smokeless powder as one
of the most valuable lessons of the
war The advantages of this powder,
as stated by him, are, first, the absence
OF smoke. which not only secures con-
tinuity of fire but conceals positions
from the enemy; lower pressures and
higher velocities, ordinary powder Civ
ing yeiocitieS of about 1.400 feet Sec
ond, while smokeless powder produces
yelocities of $500 feet: and less weight
OF charge by from one-third to one-half
Of that of ordinary gunpowder. The
question as to the stability of smoke
less powder under all service condi-
tons he thinks IS entirely offset by the
obvious advantages and fair degree of
stability already demonstrated. He is
confident that nothing stands in the
way of its use and that the gun of the
future will be Il long tube OF uniform
thickness Of walls, relatively light and
thin, mounted on suitable truss or
Eirler. which viii furnish the neces-
sary longitudinal stiffness with the
minimum Of weight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

operate in the work. It had IT'S origin
in the brain Of Lyman E. Cooley, OF
Chicago. Authority for the prelimin-
airy survey was given by congress
March 2, 1895, and President Cleveland
named Lyman E. Cooley, Of Chicago,
James B. Angel of Ann Arbor, Mich,
and John e. Russell of Leicester, Mass,
as the first American commissioners,
they serving without pay. The Cana
dian authorities responded by the ap-
pointment of Oliver A. Rowland of
Toronto, Thomas G. Keefer of Ottawa
and Thomas Monro of Coteau Landing.
The Joint commission held a meeting
early in January, 1896, at which a plan
of operation was agreed upon, it being
decided that each body should make
the surveys and select what appeared
to be the most feasible routes within
it's own country. For long time the
work was necessarily of an office ma
ture, such as the preparation of maps
and compilation of statistics, and it
was not until in the spring of 1898 that
much was accomplished in the way Of
actual inspection of the proposed
routes.
The report made by these gentlemen
was so inviting that an International
Deep Waterways Association was
formed by prominent men in the United
States and Canada, and congress made
an appropriation of $325,0OO for the
maintenance of permanent American
commission Mr.. Cooley and his asso-
ciates being unable to serve longer, ow-
ing to private interests, new COM
mission, consisting of Alfred Noble of
Chicago, George Y. Wisner of Detroit
and Colonel G. w. Raymond, United
States engineer corps, was named by
President Mckinley, and it is under the
direction Of these gentlemen that the
great work is now being pushed.
What the Benefit Will Be.
When the subject of cost of the big
waterway via the lakes is preached, the
gentlemen interested say: This is not
a matter to be measured on a basis of
mere dollars and cents. Ii may cost
$500, 600 900 or $400, 100000, or more or
less. We don't know and won't know
until the surveyors figures are all in.
But the cost is not the question. Bet
ter ask what benefit such n waterway
will be when completed. and then we
can give facts and figures The limit
of reduction in railway freights seems
to have reached; it remains to be de-
termined if it not possible to extend
lake navigation to the ocean by prac-
teal ship canal. Records show that
every improvement in the navigation
of our lakes has been followed by
great increase in traffic and the COM
mercial results in eyerwinstance have
been such that eren suggestion Of fur
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
A Sunlike Light.

DR.. Auer Won Welsbach, the distin
guished inventor of the incandescen1
gas light which bears his name, an
nounces a new incandescent filament
for electric lights, which has been tried
in Germany with startling results. This
filament is made of esmium, one of the
rarest OF metals, which is not only the
heaviest of known substances, but is
practically infusible From this cir
cumstance it derives its value as q
lighting filament. 1t may be subjected
to any amount of heat and it remains
unmelted. Raised to the temperature
at which platinum is almost instantly
volatillzed, it attains luminosity hith
erto unknown. emitting a white ligh,
of almost sunlike power.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
EVANS AND EMREPoo -
They We're More than Fr;su,
Doctor Was a Trif,a US BIT

man Friendo
Doctor Was Trifle Jeal"ona'' '
DR.. Evans was more than s'
the late Emperor Fredericl, D'sa
| wife. But he was annoyed q, % ~
fidence they placed il Sir N~,'a
kenzie about whose treatman,
strong views. Evans opinion
Influenced the opinion Of tho 4.
peror and Empress, of Bisms, wy
Of the Berlin physicians. ahor
throat doctor from London. Eva',
originally a Quaker. The tba''
and society tastes of Sir NImsn !,
kenZie were repugnant to him
feeling about them made him sc,rs
keenly the man and his treatmon,
the crown princess had a stron, \
and followed it. DR.. Evans ws' \
impressions of all photos taE.s
Frederick during his illness. THAI
ones, which were signed by him |
inexpressively sad. The signatm,
bold, free, characteristic, and W.,
slantingly in gold ink across tba !,
part OF the image. Above il No,
few friendly words. In the nh
taken at San Reno martyrdon
stamped on the face. The CROWN
then could not speak. He GEM,
wrote on slate.
DR.. Evans asked him to wr,
black cards or tablets the size d
slate, when he had occasion IA
municate with him. "Why% ask4
prince. II want to have them
precious relic for my wife" III
quest was complied with. Very
dom, indeed, did the handwrith
tray weakness, but it became
and attenuated. 1t showed an
ual wish to give a noble air to VII
wrote. There was something i
general character that remindp
of Queen Victoria's signature,
was more emotional than hers.
Evans, while speaking quite cal
Of his human weakness, called
lump of goodness.-London Tru
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Taking the country over the ma
jority of drug clerks are compelled to
work sixteen hours a day-too long a
service for their own good or the safety
of the patrons of their employers.
There was, therefore, basis of justice
In the plea for shorter hours made at
the annual meeting of the American
Pharmaceutical Association in Wash
ington. Not all the drugs in the phar-
macopoeia can restore the health sacri-
feed by too long confinement to bust
ness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
Beet sugar in Enrone-

In Europe the production of beet
root sugar has increased in forty years
by 2,1S5 per cent. This has been ac-
complished by the payment of ruinous
export bounties. from which ALI Of tho
nations are now anxious to recede. One
cannot act, however, without the CON
currence of others, and they have been
unable to attain concert. Of the sugar
used in England more than IS nar
cent. is beet sugar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
SWINGS BATTLE-AxES.
An Intricate Exercise Which Makes
Spectators Tremble.


Spectators Tremb1e.
An intricate exercise with Indian
clubs is called doing the outer and
inner circle" Only an expert perform
er may successfully attempt the feat
An Englishman in search of a sensation
that will Guido anything else in the
clubswinging line has substituted bat
tle-axes for clubs, and goes through a
performance that makes the spectator
tremble to think of the consequences
Of one false move. The battle-aXes are
Of the heavy antique type, and would
prove terrible weapons in the hands of
a powerful man. With these the per-
former goes through the intricate exer-
cises known as the outer and inner cir.
Gle with perfect ease and confidence.
1t is thrilling spectacle to watch the
glittering steel blades crossing each
other around the mans head, cleaying
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
A PLUCKY WOMAN.

She Walked 1000 Miles Through /
Shows and Ice of the Arctic,
Mrs. NJ. A. Humel reached the Nd
dixie, but to do it the plucky lid
Swedish woman had 10 walk IN
miles in the dead of arctic WnterW
the frozen Alaskan wastes, from
mouth of Minook Creek to DAVIS
City. Mrs. Humel was one Of
persons who left Seattle in Aug
1897, on the steamer Humboldt. Wi
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

One advantage of having a navy
mostly on paper is the difficulty which
a navy finds in destroying it. If the
Spanish vessels had all been afoat,
armed and manned, by this time Spain
would be wearing black for the whole
collection instead of for dozen or two
of ships AS it is she still has 4 very
respectable f1eet-for conversational
purposes-and the apparent incomplete
ness of our victory may inspire her peo-
pie with some much needed hope.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
Largest House.

The largest house in the world is
situated in Wieden. a suburb O. vi
emma 1t contains 1.4OO rooms. divided
into 400 suits, and shelters 2,112 per-
sons, who pay an annual rental Of over
loo. 1000 forms.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

third of it could be replaced by the
gold which the miners and the Alaska
Commercial company brought to this
city, says the San Francisco Examiner.
The estimate of the total output Of the
Klondike this season is $1O,0O0,0O0, SO
that tire entire shaft could be replaced
with the seasons yield and 100000
would be left over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

The best characterization of American
sailors in this war was that of Flight
ing Bob" Evans, when he said, 80 long
as the enemy showed his flag, they
fought like American seamen; but
when the flag came down, they were as
gentle and tender as American wom-
en-" That deserves to become classic,
partly because it is eloquent, and partly
because it is true.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
New Building Material

\ Swiss company has a new o''" ,1,
material called ''papyristite in" .,,
from purified paper pulp obtained IIY =:
waste paper. 1t is intended to serve :"
a solid roof or floor. 1t is a no1, wv,
ductor of heat, cold or sound, IS as D' no
as stone. has a soft linoleum ieel "
foot, will not warp, weighs HiUVn ..,,l.
than stone or cement, and is pFac,+N@ :.
ly indestructible. 1t can pc nl'" ,,..o
cheaply in this country as ah'"1 lao,
1t stands all climates, having .;on
used with success in the co2SH ~ n
of houses in Northern Russia ''"
Brazil. Floors made of this collipV #
ton being jointless, accU1hul' ''? nIo
dust, vermin or fungi are impoSS'V's
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
Irish Mackertl E,isharu

The development Of the Irish mack
erel fishery has proved boon to the
fisher folk of Cork and Kerry. Forty
thousand barrels were cured lqst year.
almost all of which came to Amerjca
This Industry puts 100000 a year into
circulation among the people of these
two counties
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All COMMUNICATIONS for this paper should be accom-
panied by the of the author not necessarily fo
publication but evidence of good faith the part
Of the writer. Write only onesde of the paper Be
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

General Pando evidently is very
modest man. When a New York re-
porter told him that he resembled Gen
eral Grant, he sweetly replied: "Oh,
General Grant was a much greater man
physically"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

In one line of advancement, taxation,
Spain has reached very high point.
She has been accustomed in the Philip
pines TO levy a poll tax on women, as
well as men. OF course it implies the
admission that women have heads, but
the compliment is hardly worth the
cost
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
WHERE DICKENS WAS BORN.

Novelist First Saw the Light at Port.
sea, Feb. Z, 1912.
Many ardent admirers of Charles
Dickens are under the impression that
the novelist was a cockney born. AS a
matter of fact he first saw the light at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

his friends this particular writing ia
BILE, and while they were looking at it
he would suddenly pull a concealed
cord, when 10 and behold, the baize-cov-
cred board and valance disappeared,
and hideous skeleton was revealed to
tham
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

the air close to his anatomy and ap-
parently only failing by a hairs
breadth to shave off portion of his
skull, an ear or nose. The feat is con-
sidered a marvel of skill and strength
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Kaiser William has demonstrated
that he is a good fire laddie by engaging
In actual service at street fire. No
body seems to have ventured to turn
the hose on him, even by mistake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Portsea Feb. I, 1912. His father was
then a clerk in the Portsmouth dock
yard, earning what was then the COM
Portable salary of 400 year, and re-
sided at 3S7 Mile End terrace.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

A Louisville court has ruled that a
girl keeps the engagement ring after
the engagement of marriage is broken.
She also keeps the ice cream and cara
mels, we believe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Often when Presidential bees are said
to be buzzing in folks bonnets the buz-
zing sounds much the same as talking
through a hat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

There is said to be a curious economic
relation between the price of wheat
and marriage. Your grocer's bills will
probably confirm it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

The London Saturday Review grave
ly announces that there are of course
many worthy private citizens in the
United States" Is it possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Two distinct earthquake shocks
were felt in Santiago recently, but
after the recent experience Of that
town they caused not even a ripple of
excitement
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

A late New York society function,
brought over, of course, is called "a
stable Dance 1t would be curious it
the stalls were the reserved seats.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

The car should not fail to note the
fact that we are doing the best we can
in the direction Of disarmament, hay
ing destroyed nearly the entire Spanish
navy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Commodore Watson's fleet was disap-
pointed in paying that expected visit to
Tue Canaries, Spain aud the Batearic
asiands. The latter. however, nave been
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Did Holland patriotism require that
on the accession of it's young Queen her
health should be drunk exclusively in
gin?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Henry NJ. Stanley opposes an Anglo
american alliance. Why did he make
one, then?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

Abdul Hamid: "By all means let
the Christian nations disarm, as my
friend, the car, suggests"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

We always wonder that some. one
doesn't put brand of perfume on the
market known as .Cantaloupe..
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

China would doubtless rather have its
famous old Wall than this partition
which the powers are looking after.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

When man gets hold of horse that
can pass a milk wagon he begins to
lake an interest In races.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
GOLD BY THE FOOT.
Es+;mated Total Output of the Klon.
dixie This Season La Enormous.

dixie This SEASON 1s Az11UI 1AUs'
Surprising the 100000 of gold
brought from the Klondike by the st.
Paul to be turned into solid cyllnder
bwo feet in diameter, the length
If the cylinder would be about
FIVE feet. The granite shaft OF the Pne.
Ian monument is fifteen feet high and
two feet mean diameter, so that one
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

No one is jumped so quickly when he
does wrong as the man who made him
self a self-anpointed guide for others
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

and standing still in the shadow Of its
mighty past, is beginning at last to feel
the transforming touch of modern prog
ress. By means of the great storage
reservoir at Assouan it is expected that
the waters of the Nile will again re-
claim vast stretches Of arid lands that
have not known the touch of the huS-
bandman for centuries, perhaps for
thousands Of years. When this work
is completed and other agencies of prog
ress introduced by the English are util-
lied the valley of the Nile will regain
it's former fertility, even though it can
never, from it's limited area, become
again the 'granary of Europe" Amer
lea is now and will continue, of necessi-
ty, to be the granary Of the world. But
Egypt can and will regain at least a
portion of it's former prosperity and
again become an important factor in
Europe's well being. All these are
changes which will be welcomed, but
in some other respects the traveller will
miss portion of that old sense of mys-
terry and awful fascination that has
made Egypt haunting presence in the
worlds history. The camel, that "ship
of the DESERT" which seems to be the
only living reminder Of patriarchal
days, is giving place to that most con-
venient but prosaic agent of modern
transportation, the trolley. Soon the
tombs Of the Pharaohs are to be illu-
minated by electricity and the modern
tourist will be able to do the pyra-
mids with as much expedition and COM
parative comfort as he can the regular
European round. The passageways of
these most durable remains of antiqui-
ty have hitherto deferred by their sep
ulchral gloom all but the most adven-
turous of travellers and explorers, but
with the advent of the modern substi
tute for sunlight this will be changed
and the pyramids to their farthest re.
cesses, so far as open, will stand re-
yealed to the curious of these later
days. BY turning off the current at
pleasure it will still be possible to give
a realizing sense Of the darkness viSi-
ble' that for centuries has guarded
these relics of the worlds earlier days,
lust as in the Mammoth cave the put
ting out lights plunges the subterra-
mean wanderer into primeyal darkness
in which one cannot see the hand before
his face and for Il brief minute or two
seems to make the acquaintance of
night and chaos. After ALL even the
electric light will not be sufficient to
rob the pyramids of their profound
mystery. They will remain till the end
of time silent. yet eloquent. memorials
of vanished past, the most sublime
structures ever reared by the hand of
man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06
DiStaEC s.

The latest computation shows that it
is 2.413 miles from San Francisco to
Honolulu and $3.50 miles from San
Francisco to Manila, Philippine Isl
ands, by way of Honolulu.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-06

visited recently by an English traveller,
who gives an interesting account Of
these islands, which are almost as I'M
known to Europeans, it seems, as to
Americans Majorca and Minorca, the
larger islands Of the group, are easy of
access, have delightful climate, es-
pecially in winter, and the scenery
among their mountains is said to be
remarkable for it's beauty. But little
has been published on Majorca since
George Sands article in the Revue des
Deux Mondes, more than forty years
ago, but the English traveller referred
to thinks it worthy to become rival
to Nice or Algiers as winter health
resort, having, in addition to the charm
of picturesqueness, the additional one
of being out of the way of the usual
current Of European travel. Palma,
the capital, is city of between 10000
and 10000 inhabitants, whose weather.
aristocratic families live in palaces,
whose pillars of granite or marble, with
elegant capitals. give them an imposing
appearance. Colonnades and noble
stone staircases encounter the stranger
at every step. The cathedral is lmpos-
ing, but, like so many Of the cathedrals
of Spain, is unfinished. Broad thor
oughfares, Moorish architecture and
traditions, and the blue sky of south
ern Europe, as well as the blue Medit-
erranean, impart a restful calm and
the inhabitants seem content to live at
ease in their favorite cline.
The American soldiers seem to have
made great impression upon the Por-
to Ricans by their size, which is gigan-
tic compared to that of the natives or
the Spanish. The first troops landed
at Ponce were Wisconsin and Pennsyl-
vania regiments, all men Of fine stat
tlre, some Of them more than six feet
in height, and commanded by officers
of equally fine physique. The Porto
Rico horses and mules are proportion
ately understood as compared with the
American varieties, and these latter
also came in for a share of wondering
admiration. Climate has much to do
with size but food far more. The Eng
lish and the American are the best fed
people in the world. Both nations are
great eaters as compared, for instance,
with the Latin nations, especially as
regards meat. From tables recently
issued it is shown that England in 1897
expended Ell 100000 for imported ami
nal food and Fl, 100000 for dairy prod
uce. Of cattle imported alive for food
the number was 61S,00O head and the
sheep numbered 612,0O0. The ''roast
beef" of old England undoubtedly has
much to do with it's aggressive, vigOr-
Gus, staying powers just as the diet Of
rice and vegetables is. to a great eX-
tent, responsible for China's low posi-
ton among modern nations. Generous
diet is necessary to the full develop
ment of the physical powers Of man,
and without these a nation may be po-
lite, refined, intelle ctual, ETC., but
when it comes to fighting will prob
ably yield to the better fed.
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It's harder to save penny 'D'
ts to earn it.
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Ponce to Hey West ,.acp
It is exactly 1910 mlles IRON
Porto Rico, to Key West
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We have recently issued another ell
ttan~tna afth-of cur twenty-page Illus
+rataa booklet descriptive Of Custer Bat
tlcfiead. Il contains as satisfactory an
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hattie I'm which Gen. Custer and bis 10
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THE Great STATE OF WASHINGTON.

pusaei TO tide water. These figures lead
to an Interesting calculation.
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DIR. ANNIE EUsgELL-Dlseasss Of
women, n R.xgeA