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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

between strawberries in a tumbler and
a stick. The inference that we draw
from this remark, evidently made with
pardonable pride by Mr.. McMillin, Is
that mint is also indigenous to that 10
cality; and, indeed, we could conceive
that, with the proper proportions, one
strawberry and stick would have
been sufficient"
A Georgia justice of the peace once
took it upon himself to charge a jury
as follows: Gentlemen, this is case
which has been tried by me before, and
I decided in favor Of the defendant"
AS the jury took the hint and found for
the defendant just as the justice had
done before, although the evidence was
overwhelmingly in favor Of the plain
tiff, the higher court refused to let the
verdict stand. It also commented as
follows: "a justice of the peace is
generally a man of consequence in his
neighborhood. He writes the wills,
draws the deeds, and pulls the teeth OF
the people; also he performs divers
surgical operations on the animals OF
his neighbors. The justice has played
his part on the busy stage Of life from
the time of Mr.. Justice Shallow down
to the time of Mr. Justice higgins.
Who has not seen the gaping, listen
ing crowd assembled around his honor,
the justice, on tptoe-to catch the
words of wisdom as they fell from his
venerated lips?
'And still they gazed,
And still the wonder grew,
That one small head
Could carry all he knew"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

dainty black and nickel letter keys,
with an open framework showing the
easy working of the intricate machin-
cry of the inside, as is usual in the
typewriters of to-day, this first type
writer consists of closed wooden box
with blocks of wood half an inch
square for it's letter keys. The paper
carriage of the first typewriter is also
of wood, and instead of the operator
turning the paper carriage by a mere
touch on an extension rod, as is done
with all typewriters now in use, when
one line was finished on the first type
writer the operator had to use both
hands to turn the paper carriage-one
hand to lift catch from the cogwhee1,
and the other hand to push the paper
around as far as desired.
However, much as the first type
writer differs from it's grandchildren,
close examination shows that it has all
the essentials of typewriters as we
know them to-day. The inventor of
the typewriter was r. Il. P. Allen, Of
Farmdale, KY, who secured his patent
in 1876. There were other so-called
typewriters invented before this date,
but the Allen invention is the first ma
chine that bore fruit, and it is that ma
chine which may be looked upon as the
parent of the 100000 or more type
writer's in use in the United States to-
day
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
THE FIRST TYPEWRITER.

Here Is the Father of All the Present.
Day Machines.
Hidden away in dark corner Of the
model room in the Patent Office at
Washington, with the dust Of years CIV
ing it's brown surface coat of gray, is
an apparently worthless block Of wood
cut in the shape of staircase, with
small blocks of wood mounted on
wires on each of the stairs. 1t is the
first typewriter" ever made in the
United States perhaps in the world.
If placed by the side Of one Of our
1899 model typewriters the first type
writer could not fail to provoke a
smile from the spectator. Instead of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
AUTOMOBILE IN WAR.

Adapted as a Gun Carriage, 1t Forms
New Instrument of Destruction.
Among the recent applications Of the
automobile is it's adaptation as a gun
carriage. One form, invented by Mr.
Frederick Simms. shows a light car
riage fitted with a motoraof one and a
half horsepower. On the carriage is
carried a small Maxim gun and 1000
rounds of ammunition. The motor is
capable of propelling the carriage at
the rate Of eighteen miles an hour, and
the gun is so arranged that it can be
fired While the vehicle is going at any
rate Of speed. In practical tests it
worked we'll on all sorts of ground.
Its adoption is now being considered
by the English government Another
motor, designed by the same inventor,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

structure, but the greatest interest CEN
tiers around the famous meeting of
General Hamilton, commander of his
majesty's troops in America, and Gen
eral George Rodgers, Clark. At that
meeting, on the morning of Feb. "a,
1919, within the narrow confines of the
posts stuck in the ground, was nego-
tiated one of the greatest-and most
little known of-surrenders in the his
tory Of the world. Few If any have
had a greater effect on the world, as
viewed to-day. By it General Hamil-
ton relinquished to CLARK all Of the
Northwest Territory which is now in
Guided in the States of Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin The
United States did good job of expan-
sion in this contracted space on that
February morning, and the British
holdings in North America were con-
tracted to the present Canadian line.
1t, was also in this little log church
that Father Gibault gave the French
the oath of allegiance to the United
States, which made it possible for
Clark to make the capture. This
French priest. whose name is insepara-
able from the story of this great Incl
dent of history, also occupied the pull
pit from ITO to 1873, and finally tore
it down and erected over it the second
st. Xavier Church, which was com
pleted in 1889. Ii was frame struc-
ture, 9Ox40 feet, and stood until 1924.
when the present cathedral was built
and dedicated, March 80, 1926. 1t is
of brick and stone and is very SUBJ
stantial structure Of 115x6O feet di-
mansions.
There was tunnel leading from the
rear of the pulpit of the second church
to the Wabash river, so that in case of
an Indian attack the people of the set
Element could run into the church, and
then, passing behind the altar, could
go down into the underground passage.
The Jesuit priests who founded the
congregation in 1902 were Father Mer-
met and Sieur Juchereau
In the accompanying picture the
small building just south of the cathe-
dral is ST. Xavier library, which is
fully as interesting as the church itself.
It is the oldest library in Indiana, and
possibly in the West
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

GENTLY for the occupation Of the low -
floor and the cellar. To complete til I .
shown with plain trimmings, and ,
brick foundatio and cellar wall WI
add hundred dollars to this estimaA
The whole building finished with --
upper floor divided off will add tV
hundred and fifty dollars more, timer.
making the entire completed housha
cost under nine hundred dollars. San
the owner excavates the cellar alf !
hauls the materials, and grades arouH N
the house, helps with the painting an.an
such ordinary carpenters and painterlnn
work as any smart man may do syhi
much more may be saved. r
The ground plan is twenty-four hng
thirty feet. The materials may bhe
dressed boards set on end, and baten
tened, or dressed siding. The paruo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
AN ALTAR OF FAME.
Church of st. Xavier, Built at Vim
cennes, Ind, in 1902.

Church Of st. Xavier, Built at Vim
cennes, Ind, in 1902.
St. Xavier's Church of Vincennes,
Ind. is the oldest religious organiza-
ton northwest Of the Ohio river. 1t
not only enjoys this distinction, but
around it centers some of the most in
teresting incidents in United States
history. The church was founded In
1902. and since 1749 there has been q
regular succession maintained in It's
priesthood. The records of the church
date back to that year. The first bap-
tism and first marriage are recorded
under the date of 1749. The bride was
buried in the church one year later.
Her remains were inferred under the
aisle down which she so happily pass
ed the previous year. 1t was at st.
Xavier that General Hamilton, the
British commander, surrendered the
Northwest Territory to the original
thirteen States-the first expansion OF
a Nation which has since acquired
shores upon which the sun never sets.
1t was this incident which not only
made it possible for recent expansion,
but also made possible the wonderful
development of the Mississippi valley
and the ans-Mississippi country, &C
quired in the subsequent expansfonist
steps. 1t was also in st. Xavier that
the British gained possession of this
land from the French. Tecumseh and
his warriors were in it's shadow from
Aug. 70 togo, 1910, when they deliver
ed to General William Henry Harrison
-afterward President-the ultimatum
of war against the United States by
the confederation of Indian tribes Of
which Tecumseh claimed to be the
head.
The church is built over the graves
Of it's Jesuit founders and secular
priests who followed them in the work.
Under it's altar lay the remains of
bishops, and around their graves are
buried men of every nationality, whose
names decorate civil and church his
tory.
From the first French traders settle
ment at Vincennes, which probably
dates back to 1910, the Catholics main
tanned a mission at this point. In 1902
the Jesuits built the first ST.. Xavier
Church. 1t was a log concern Of pecu-
liar construction. Posts were set In
the ground with twelve feet above the
surface. The interstices were flied
with mud and sticks, and a matched
roof, held with weighted poles, kept |
out sunshine and rain. In this crude |
hut for the first time in what is now |
Indiana, and possibly for the first time |
in the Northwest Territory, French |
men and savages knelt before an altar. |
This church was built on the north |
east corner of the square now occupied |
by the cathedral. 1t faced what was |
later the famous old Fort Sackville.
From the rear of the structure to the |
banks Of the Wabash the ground |
sloped like a terraced lawn, and here |
were laid to rest the followers of the !
cross. 1t was the first graveyard in |
the present State Of Indiana, and prob
ably the first west Of the original thir. |
teen States, unless one was establish |
ed at Detroit about the same time.
There are many interesting stories |
connected with this peculiar church |
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
Invoking the scriptures.

The latest Mark Twain story has
that the humorist while the guest Of d
athletic Englishman accompanied D'
host on & long walk and fell into COZ
versation on the whole duty Of mar
kind. Twain ended this by tapping l'
chest and remarking: Mark, the N
feet man." Shortly afterward, nov no.
ever, he grew tired and wanted ',
make for home, when his host qlV~
another scriptural passage: Nr y,
soever shall compel thee to go mile .
with him, Twain And he went
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

1t is a startling fact that the sugges-
ton has been seriously made that the
recent kidnapping Of child was done
by agents of newspaper, for the pur-
pose of creating a news sensation in
which that particular paper would
shave the inside track" The sugges-
ton was probably not true. But the
fact that it could be made seriously,
and be regarded by the public as not
Enthusiastically impossible speaks vol
umes as to it's belief in the excuses of
sensational newspapers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The record of the toy pistol is one
that should condemn that instrument
absolutely and forever. 1t demands a
sacrifice of our youth which we can
not afford to pay. 1t makes the cele-
bration of national independence ter
ror. There is enough that is dangerous
in the traditional, old-fashioned idea of
explosive patriotism and the introduc-
ton of this invention of later days
gives an excess of peril.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
The Cyclienne's Skirt.

According to the Wheel Iondon)
the police of st. Petersburg affect to
regard the skirt of the cyclienne as a
menace both to the safety of the wear
er and the public in general, and have
laid down law that no lady cyc,ist
shall ride through the streets Of the
Russian capital unless clad in the BIZ
furcated garment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
FARM BUILDINGS
Here's Neat House for s,x =
dred Dollars.

Here's a Neat House for s,x
dred Dollars.
The plan and elevation here
are Of q cottage suitable for !,
couple beginning life as housekea
1t is neat and convenient, has
room in the rear of the kitchen mo
under the whole house, part of My
reached by stairway from the M
room in the rear Of the kitchen m,,,
used for a dairy and store room
use in the winter. The cellar is ss,
feet in the clear, the lower sto,,
eight feet six inches, and if desirad !,
enlarge the house by finishing thu NJ
per floor by and by, when the mi
family needs to be provided for m,
part of the house may be finished ,g
three rooms and some closets add
to the available space at very lin,
cost. If this house is thus built ah1
five hundred dollars will finish it sns
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
THE NEW GIBSON GIRL.

Miss Maxwell of Kentucky Is the Only
Model for Miss Pipp.
People often wonder from where
Chas. Dana Gibson gets his models for
what has come to be generally called
the Gibson girl, in contra distinction to
the girls of any other artist. His first
is said to have been Jobyna Rowland,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

has pretty bay window, with a largtnd
double window in the front. The kitchnd
en- has door under the stairway andne
closet is under the stairs Openinglat
into both the kitchen and dining roomene
A closet is made under the stairs in LII
the parlor. The stairs are made sCnd
that there will be bedroom over theslaI
parlor and over the kitchen; the thirds
is over the dining-room. A large closeA q
may be made on the second floor overVes'
the vestibule in the front part Of thine
hall. A porch is made at the rear Oion
the Kitchen with a door opening from had
the hall on to if. There is a roomyf q
closet in the front of the hall. with with
window in it, a glazed door in the haTete'
admits light from this closet, whichsye
may be used as coat and cloak roomovel
orc
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The words of President Loubet of
France, in the recent crisis, are worthy
of everlasting remembrance. vi did
not care to enter the presidential Of
f1ce," he said; 'Fbut since find it is a
place of peril, l shall not forsake it."
1t is such spirit that animates the
true hero,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Proposing to call the United States
of North America "Usona" does not
seem to go. They may not be always
as flush as they are now, but they'll
never get as short as that.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The doctor that tried to commit sui
eide by eating a cake of a certain
cleansing soap and then got well ought
to receive good advertising rates from
the manufacturers of the article.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All eommunications for this paper should be accom-
psned BIZ The name Of the author; mot necessarily fo
pubcaioa but a. m evidence Of good faith on the par
AZ the vtsr. Write emily on one side Of the papef 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, 1899-08-10

1.-THE secret Of success" says Dis
raeli, 'fs constancy of purpose" 1t Is
evident that he did not consider the ex
perience of those who are trying to
drink the breweries dry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

ana familiar MAXIM said the court,
"that competition is the life Of trades
and whatever act destroys compeu-
ton, or even relaxes 1t, upon the part
Of those who sustain relations to the
public, is regarded by the law as in
furious to public interests, and Is,
therefore, deemed to be unlawful"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
a Giaantic Jananese Idol.

The biggest idol in the world is Dia-
Buten. the japanese god, which is over
so feet high. The image is made of
copper, tin. mercury and gold, and has
been worshiped for more than twelve
centuries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Canada appears to be firmly con-
WINGED Of the desirability of annexa-
tion-of portion of United States ter
ritorY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

No. Constant Reader, the term 'oc-
topi" is not applied, as you ingenious
ly suggest, to a circular piece of pastry
which can be conveniently cut into
eight pieces. 1t is merely the plural Of
the eight-armed beast known as the
trust
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

"a woman only realizes the full
value of husband when he is lost"
said delegate. And not always then.
Sometimes the insurance companies
win the suit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

This rumor of peanut trust is pos
sibly without foundation. There may
be no excitement over some other
trusts, but the peanut means circus.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

All these Andree communications dis
covered in the far North seem to be
rum finds. They invariably come out
Of bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

A girls face may be slightly flushed,
Of course, by virtue of other causes.
That kissing bug isn't, accurately
speaking, the only thing that can do it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Though a colored girl she was mao
valedictorian of her class and so inta
ested were the people in her that the
came from miles away to hear be
speak. She lives at Shoreham, VI
Ever since entering college she na
been regarded as the brightest scholar
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Complaint is made that the word
automobile" is too long. Just yet 1t
hasn't done anything to justify calling
it other names.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The emperor of Germany evidently
fears that if all the world were at
peace he would soon be out Of an oc-
cupation and go mad Of ennui.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

When rich men swear off on their
taxes it is not only evidence that
money talks, but that it tells lies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The Beers made the mistake Of try
ing to found republic on top of some
thing that Great Britain wanted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10
HoNoRs FOR A coLoRED Girl

in "a Vermont College. 1
Miss Annette Anderson has recent#
graduated from Middlebury Collegtf
Vermont, with the highest honoN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Wouldn't there be danger that rub
ber-tired locomotive might bounce off
the track? 1t might be better to try
rubber-tired wheels on street cars
first
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Every one relies too much Oh - ;.
faith that his friends will not reper
the things he shouldn't have told 'neN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Corsets are going out Of fashion In
Paris. It never was a stald sort OF
borough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

A man has not only to fight asaip,, !.
the possibility Of what woman nnp W.
out, but also what she dreams a0O'
him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Science tells us the American skull Is
growing larger. More expansion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The spasm of kidnapping is a grave
reflection upon the versatility OF the
wickedness Of the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

who afterward became j. K. Hackett's
leading woman. His new model, and
for whom-all others have been deposed,
is Teresa Ryan Maxwell, a statuesqHe,
but willowy, naughty, but winsome,
Kentuckienne. He has made hers the
figure and features of Miss Pipp in his
"Mr. Pipp" series.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Nearly every woman has refused an
offer of marriage from man who
afterward amounted to something.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

Every person of middle age or past
who has been brought up in the West
must have noticed the progressive de-
crease in the number of birds. 1t is
not merely the wild pigeons and the
old-fashioned martens and swallows
that have almost wholly disappeared,
but wood birds of all kinds have be-
come scarce. This is partly due to the
encroachment of city life on the coun-
try. but more to the destruction of
birds in mere wantonness or for sport
or for commercial purposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

The Supreme Court of Indiana has
rendered farreaching decision in a
suit brought by citizens of Portland
against natural gas and oil company
which, it was claimed. had entered in
to an illegal combination to raise the
price of its product. The plaintiffs
We're sustained, the decision-which. it
is. asserted. will apply to many trusts
being based on the common-law
point of public policy 1t is an old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-10

When woman loses all interest in
the fashions she needs some kind OF a
tonic
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-25

900 Were made acquainted with the story
as originally told No man, black or
white, reading the account of DR.. Hep
worth. can fall to understand fully how
the people of that section could have been
wrought to the extreme of fury which led
them to erect the funeral pyre of that
negro Hose and place him upon it..
The South must. as Gov. Northen says
be left to solve this problem of the races
In its own way. 1t has been embittered
almost beyond remedy by the shallow
nostrums of dishonest craftsmanship. 1t
is the affair of the South entirely. The
curse of slave labor was made to rest
upon the South through no fault of its
own. Its race burden of today Is not a
burden of its own making. The descend
ants Of those who imposed the curse and
the burden on the South may well con-
slider whether. being unable to do aught
to remove either, they should not at least
cease from all efforts to render the Attic
ton more. grieVous