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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

fred only deliberately. Men cannot han
die the enormous shells, so steam winches
are used. But the Petrol and Concord,
with their small-bore guns, can FIRE with
dazzling rapidity. The smaller calibers
on all the vessels in the feet are hot at
work, sending out continuous hail of pro-
jectiles.
A six-pounder shell is not big to look at,
but it travels nearly as far as six-inch.
When it reaches it's destination it expands
into peck measure Of hurting missiles,
busily looking for victims. Over into those
vessels Of the don these peck measures are
bursting at the rate Of several hundred to
the minute. Small wonder then that he is
unable to handle his guns with any degree
of accuracy. Slowly the American ships
move in the form of wide ellipse. Turn
ing, they put their port batteries into &C
ton, giving the boys on the other side of
the vessels a rest. But it Is but brief
moment, for once more the starboard bat
teries swing into range.
Thrice the ships wheel in the ellipse,
drawing ever nearer to the enemy.
Flashes of fire are seen emerging from
matches on several of the ships Of the lat
ter. At 1900 yards the American fire
riddles the enemy. The Cristina steams
out to ram the Olympia, but, receiving the
concentrated fire of the whole fleet, is glad
to retire to cover. As the attacking fleet
turns to steam out and take rest the
Olympia pumps an eight-inch shell into the
flagship Of the don and rakes her fore and
aft. The huge fabric goes up in smoke
and fame as magazine explodes, rending
her into pieces. Dewey draws off his
ships after two hours fighting to take &C
count of damage. In all that feet after
these two hours of fierce conflict none is
hurt. In all the crews but six men have
been injured, not one dangerously. A
marvel in sea fighting has been accom-
plished and nation scorned and reviled
is now feared by all, for she has navy
and men who can fight it.
A couple Of hours resting that the men
might breakfast follows the first battle.
Then the little Petrol, which had lodged
in and out, fought at short range with
vessels superior in weight and armament,
flashing here and there, is sent in behind
the arsenal where her heavier consorts
cannot go. In goes the stanch little craft
while the others resume the battle. But
it is no longer battle, for the enemy,
though brave and defiant, has been so
fearfuly crippled that longer defense is
fruitless. But for a couple of hours the
shells hiss and explode over the sunken,
burning remains Of the Spanish fleet Then
again the Americans draw off. By noon
the fighting is all over, the opposing feet
utterly wiped out and not vessel Of the
Americans injured above or below.
No commander ever put to sea with the
purpose Of seeking fight who did not ex-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

can be made to assume any form.
from paving blocks to the most artistic
designs, and to resemble any variety
Of stone used as constructive material.
In the form of variegated blocks, it
has been tried in paving one Of the
main thoroughfares Of Lyons. The test
has been satisfactory. The glass Is
more durable than stone, Is as cheap,
and is less liable to gather and retain
dirt. Architects are already suggest
ing It's use as material for house build
ing, and thus the ancient saw which
inculcates the injudiciousness of stone
throwing by people who live in glass
houses may, ere long, find a basis In
substantial fact, in place of what has
heretofore been purely rhetorical adj
monition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

The circus clown dates his origin
back to the very beginning of the cih
Gus itself and from time immemOral he
has been one of it's most important tea-
lures. During the growth, develop
ment and improvement in everything
else he has by no means been left be-
hind. He is funnier now and can 10
more tricks than ever before. In the
old days one clown sufficed to satisfy
the demands Of all show goers. Today
even an ordinary show needs TWO
Marks, two Topsies and four siberian ,
bloodhounds." You could no more nave
circus without clowns than you could
have masquerade bali without MASKS
or pink lemonade without any PINK III
it. Clowns are even a little more lln-
portant in circus than the animals OF
the acrobats. Probably no one ever
enters a circus tent to whom the clown
does not appeal. To the older lolhS
there is more fascination about Ine
clown than they would like to ackno"i'
edge, for there is enough or the Uo'
and girl in every man and woman "
rivet the gaze on every ante OF 'n0
clowns. Circus men keep their nnse.
tips pretty close to the public pulse anu
the ever-present clown is sure lnuic@'
ton that his presence and his dldoS aio
immensely pleasing to show goerS ~,
many years clowns never appealeu
without the traditional wh@neu law
and baggy costume which the Drlil"ns
mule often used to pretend to nlS'"hs
for hay. but with the burlesqulns ~
the former and everybody else tn'
clowns who do caricaturing ma II nes
essary to lay aside their white paS.0
and ghostly attire and adopt eAassef
ated limitations of the striking poln0' "
the dress of the characters they a. ho
Initiating. So popular have become 70, Wv
clown features of a great circus IL nno
cent years men are beginning 10 D n'ot
rivals and competitors in the heIo Ito"
are not to be sneered at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

Arkansas legislators have passed G.
game law that will subject to a fine a
woman who wears stuffed bird on
her hat If these kinds of attacks on
our cherished institutions are to con-
tinue it will soon be declared a misde-
meanor for a fashionably attired wom-
an to wear live bugs as ornaments, even
when suspended by a chain and allow
ed moderate liberty. Our Audubon So
ciety friends are laying up trouble for
themselves. 1t is only a step to the
declaration of ban on ostrich plumes
and other staples of feminine head
gear, and woe betide the iconoclast who
attempts this final blow at the preroga-
tives of the fair sex.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

the ships are lost in it's impenetrable
gloom. But 400 yards part them, yet one
cannot see the vessel in front, nor the one
directly aft.
Quietly, with not sound on board, the
fleet approaches the entrance to Manila
bay. The old man has determined to pass
Corregidor, the dreaded island which
guards the entrance, to the south. What
does he care If the passage be mined and
filed with torpedoes, he will pass the ISL
and in the secrecy Of darkness or fight his
way by if need be. He goes to Manila to
fight the Spaniards and such little things
as mines and torpedoes will not stop him.
He does not send in the little gunboats to
blaze the way and hunt for torpedoes-a
duty they might we'll undertake from their
lighter draught-but he leads the way
with the biggest ship in his command. The
huge Olympia, with over 1000 tons great
er displacement than any other vessel in
the fleet, is in the van and the old man is
on the bridge.
The Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Con
cord and Petrol are well beyond the ISL
and as midnight chimes. The Boston and
McCulloch are still under the fire Of the
land batteries on either side. Success for
the commodore's plan Of slipping by in
darkness seems certain. But just as this
thought enters the mind column of fire
rushes from the funnel Of the little cutter.
For a couple of minutes it Kisses and
roars, then subsidies. The after 3-inch
gun is manned and loaded, and the crew
stands by to fire, but no shot comes from
shore. Once more upward shoots that
column of fame. Over on the shore a
light flashes for a moment and then!
A fash of fire, puff of white smoke and
shell screams over the little cutter. The
order to return the fire is about to be Civ
en-, but is withheld for moment. Once
more the dull report is heard and once
more shell flies over the little vessel.
"After bridge, there" calls the COM
mander of the Boston.
"Aye, aye, SIR
"Clear away those after turret guns
"Aye, aye, sir"
Silently but for the sharp words of COM
mand the men work on the big guns. Cart
ridges are sent home, breech locked and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04
DEADLY LEBEL Bull,
It's Enormous Penetrating Fore.
Shown by Recent Use. ~

It's Enormous Penetrating Eo
Shown by Recent Use. 40
The writer Of an article in the .Eo,
de Paris" referrinSAse certain diSnS
vantages offered, as alleged. bv Nv
British magazine rifle bullet on ~
that the bullet fired by the Iehal sues ,;s
renders all the services required ans
does not stand in need of improvement ru
or of any such modifica tons as those ~
troduced in the Dum-dum bullet
At,3,OOO meters the Lebel bullet tror
erses the f1eshy portions of the buman
body and skaters the bones of w.
limbs. The penetrating force of tbo
bullet is enormous. During the ne.
honey campaign Lebel bullet wos
found to have passed through tro0
and through the five natives who bod
taken refuge behind it. The French
officers who have been able to observe
the effects of the buller in Dahomev
Tonkin and Madagascar declare tbst
the men struck by the Lebel bullet in
full trajectory fall at once after CON
vulsive leap.
When the camp of Gen. Dodds DIM
Ing his march on Abomey, was the oh.
ject of a surprise attack the terrible
effectiveness of the Lebel bullet wos
proved in the most signal fashion. Tho
assailants received the bullets almost
Immediately after they had left the
rifles, and entire files of the natyn ,ror
riors were seen to have fallen, one on
top of the other, traversed by the same
projectile. If the bullets had not ston.
ped the natives forthwith Gen, Dodds,
forces would have been wiped out, o.
casionally, no doubt, a man struck nv
Lebel bullet is not put hors du com
bat Immediately, but this event is rare.
and such cases VIGOROUSLY occurred in
the past when bullets of larger caliher
were in use.
The writer concludes by saying that
the French have no reason to feel
alarmed at the complaints made of the
ineffectiveness under certain conditions
of the British magazine rifle bullet AZ
small caliber. eff the Lee Metford
rife" he says, "has given unsatisfac-
tory results the blame does not lie with
the small caliber bullet. London
Standard.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

pect to get run for his money. Dewey
did not underestimate the strength Of his
enemy, for he sailed slowly and took every
possible precaution all the way from Hong
Kong to Cavite to avoid surprise. His
daring has never been excelled, for he
dashed into narrow channel command
ed on both sides by heavy land batteries
and mined throughout it's extent, as he
supposed. That this was not so takes
nothing from his fame. He did not know
it. Had it been true he in his flagship
would have been the first victim Of what
few have been hardy enough to call his
recklessness. But to fight he must get
within striking distance of the enemy. His
passage Of Corregidor under cover Of night
was but proper preeaution to avoid possi-
BILE Gripping before meeting Montejo.
What a difference in the estimation Of
the world of the republic Of America be-
tween sunset of Saturday, April 80, and
the dawn Of Sunday, May l. As the ships
drew near the mouth Of Manila harbor the
world watched with eagerness, fearing
and some hoping that the daring American
commander would be whipped. He attack
ed force stronger than his-on paper
and could at best, the critics said, make 1t
fire of his rapid-fire guns, the accuracy of
aim for which Americans on land and sea
are noted, he bore down on the Spaniard
and not only won, but annihilated him in
less than half day of fighting.
That battle changed the face Of the
globe. That battle taught the scornful
lords Of Europe with their enormous MILF
tary and naval establishments, TO respect
the starry banner. With fewer ships than
most other nations, few Deweys and
few such men behind the guns as fought
at Cavite, would be formidable opponents
to the mightiest feet under sail. Nations
fell over each other in their desire to ex-
press their wondering admiration for the
man who dared and the men who executed
under his direction. To be an American
was no longer thing to disguise in cafe
or playhouse over the ocean. It was to be
courted and Aattered by those who once
likened Yankee to a pig. The battle OF
Manila is d landmark in history for the
study of the nations az the earth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

The harder one tries to approach a
high ideal, the more it seems to recede
from him. But the virtue is in the
striving, not in having attained. Not
the fruit Of experience, but experience
itself is the end,' wrote Walter Pater.
That diligent student who worked at
logic and mathematics for more than
forty years, the author of ''Alice In
Wonderland" once wrote: II hope
that in the next world all knowledge
will not be given to me suddenly, but
that shall gradually grow wiser, for
the acquiring of knowledge is to me the
real pleasure" And a wiser man than
Lewis Carroll wrote: Not as though
had already attained, either were al
ready perfect; but follow after-I
press toward the mark"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

the officer reports all ready. Then comes
the order to fire. Out from the muzzles
spring the first big shells of the battle Of
Manila; the war has commenced in earn
est. But the projectiles do no damage on
either side and soon the lines of ships are
out of range, seventeen miles from Manila.
All hands go below and take sleep. for in
the morning we fight the don.
Day dawns clear and bright May 1. The
feet is standing past Cavite for Manila,
looking for the enemy. While the men are
waiting for the morning mess call the
Spanish feet is seen snugly ensconsed in
behind the arsenal. The Reina Cristina
is in front The Castillo is nearly abreast
of her and is protected by barges so shells
cannot pierce her sides. So the don was
ready. Well, so much the better. Al
though the Americans are four miles away
puff Of smoke comes from the forward
turret of the flagship of the enemy and the
fight commences. Dewey turns the PROV
Of the Olympia sharp to starboard and
bears directly down on the enemy. The
cruisers and gunboats follow in order ex-
cepting the Boston, which steams in to-
ward the point and engages shore bat
terry. Not a shot is fired in reply as the
vessels still steam rapidly toward the en-
envy. Shells are shrieking all around them.
At last the Olympia sheers up and
crosses the line of fire. The commodore,
sedately standing on his bridge, still pre-
serves his reputation for placidity and ST.
lence. In the coming tower Captain Grid
ley peers out at his superior in an agony
Of desire to get into action. When the line
has swept almost clear across the admiral
he flies the flag Of that rank-turns to
the impatient commander Of his flagship
and remarks slowly: you may begin as
soon as you are ready, Gridley.''
AYE, aye, sir" is the grim response.
The words are scarcely spoken until the
big eight-ineh forward guns belch forth
fame and smoke. The battle Of Manila
has commenced, although it is the hour for
early mass on shore. But above the roar
Of the huge guns comes an incessant rattle
as if thousand drums were beating the
double drag. What is this and. what does
it mean? It is the rattle OF the rapid-fire
and secondary batteries on those ships.
On the flagship the main battery can be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

That old song Comrades" will have
a new significance in the light of the
fact that it's words were sung by the
gallant American soldiers who were
wounded in the advance of MacAr-
thurs division as they were carried
back to the hospital. Comrades in
deed they WERE pressing onward in the
face of deadly fire and under trop-
ical sun more deadly than rebel bullets!
And proud indeed must Americans be
of the men who sang Comrades at
such a time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04
Chums in the Senate

Speaking of the coincidence u yer.
college classmates representa- - at
mont in the United States ' ',''no 70.
the same time, the Chicago IrlOulV IN.
calls the fact that Hitchcoch ato TO,
gals. who served in the oenal ~ the
gether. were not only mempeh I'd been
same class at Williams, but h FACTORS TORS
roommdtes. There are WV nr two
who were born within a laI~ roraker.
of each other-Beveridge anu
Saturday Evening POst
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04
Langleys Devotion to His Mothe,

Langleys Devotion to His Mother.
Prof. Langley, Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution at Washing
ton, has many sides to his character.
His love for children is well known.
and he is frequently seen walking or
driving with one of his little compan-
ions, who seem to rest him more than
any other society. He has recently
dedicated a poem at the National Mu-
scum to his wee favorites, and shows
his sympathy and affection for them
constantly and in many ways.
This eminent SCIENTISTS love and
tenderness for his mother, an old lady
now, whose chief pride is in her son, is
equally characteristic An article at
tacling one of his theories appeared
some time ago in New England daily.
Prof. Langley carried it in great dis
tress of mind to friend to see if the
many misstatements it contained could
not be corrected.
81 do not care for it myself he said
earnestly, "but / am much worried for
fear it may trouble my mother Sat
urday Evening Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

What may not be the result of the
practical application of wireless teleg-
raphy? In answering that question
the dreamer will have an opportunity
to let his Imagination run riot. When
wires are no longer needed how much
will the cost Of establishing and main
tanning a telegraph system be lessen
ed? What effect will it have on the
postoffice department? How many
letters that now go by mail will then go
by telegraph, especially In the busi-
ness world? And what effect, if any,
will it have on the long distance tele-
phone? These are all pertinent ques-
tons now, for the experiments made
by Guglielmo Marconi between Eng
land and France have demonstrated
that the commercial use of wireless
teleghaphy is something that we may
confidently expect at an early date. To
Marconi belongs the credit of develop
ing and applying the principle discov-
cred by Nikola Tesla and explained by
him in a pamphlet issued eight or nine
years ago. The scientific world was
inclined to scott then, but Marconi saw
the pamphlet, became interested in
the subject and worked out the details,
with the result that he has sent mes
sages across the English channel, a
distance Of thirty-two miles. If this
can be done it follows that the Allan
tic Ocean will soon prove no barrier,
and then the expensive cables may be
abandoned. In a commercial way the
possibilities Of this discovery are GER
tainly almost limitless.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

YEAR ago, when
the smoke Of battle
rose from the sur
face of the Bay OF
Cavite, when moth
ing remained of the
proud Spanish feet
but a few smoking
hulks of junk-some
SO far beneath the
waves that they will
remain there to rust
and rot forever, 9th
ers still burning and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

First impressions go long way to-
ward shaping ones success or failure
in life. The impression made upon
business firms by the quality of print
ing upon the stationery used by an ap-
plicant for credit or for some other IA
yor often determines the fate of the ap-
plIcation. Neatly printed stationery is
the only sort that any business man
can afford to use.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

1t is curious fact that it's only the
men who have ill-treated their wives
who think that they have the right to
murder them. Within the last few
weeks the news columns have had
numerous instances Of this sort Of
thing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

A 5-year-old boy in Philadelphia fell
from third-story window and es-
capped injury by lighting on the head
of q man wearing high hat. The
usefulness of the high hat may now
be regarded as demonstrated, even
though it's beauty may be questioned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

A new product known as "devitrified
glass '-broken glass brought to a de-
sired molecular condition by special
process of heating has made its ap-
pearanee in France, according to the re-
port of the United States consul at
lyons. 1t possesses all the properties
OF glass except its transparency. ard it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

That we are upon the eve Of the de-
velopment Of a mighty mechanical
force for the manufacture Of power,
greater than either steam or electricity,
seems evident. This new force is liquid
air. Chas. E. Tripler, Of New York,
has demonstrated in series Of expert
ments the practicability of the applica-
ton of this new force to the develop
ment of power. Mr.. Tripler takes 300
gallons Of ordinary air, and by COM
preston and cold reduces it to one gal
lon Of liquid that looks like glycerine.
It retains it's form at temperature Of
312 degrees below zero. On the same
principle that water becomes steam on
the application Of heat, and under
greater degree Of heat superheated
steam, so liquid air as it warns ex-
pands into yapor and then into air. By
controlling this expansion new mo-
tive for the use Of transportation COM
panies on sea and land, for factories,
furnaces and for every other purpose
for which steam and electricity are
now used is developed. The expansive
force Of this new power is equal to
1000 pounds to the square inch, and
without an exhaust pipe the pressure
is so great there is now no material of
sufficient strength to restrain it. I'm
like water, however, it needs the appl1-
cation of no artificial heat, but on ac-
count Of It's intense cold contact with
the atmosphere causes it to boil and
evaporate like water on a hot plate.
While this may seem much like lifting
ones self over fence by ones boot
straps, or perpetual motion, at the same
time Mr.. Tripler has demonstrated that
this new power will reproduce itself
without the application of any outside
agency. The first gallon or two is
made by the use Of coal or any other
ordinary fuel, just as ice is made in a
factory, but thereafter he is able to re
produce ten gallons Of the fluid by the
expenditure Of two. A railway locomo-
tive or steamship will therefore create
it's own power from the atmosphere as
it passes along, and the factory en-
gineer will simply turn the key on an
air pipe, start his machine and manu-.
facture this power as he needs it with
no other cost than the wear of the ma
chinery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

The public may expect to see another
Of those pure reading matter, top-of-
column prospectuses from Nikola
Tesla on wireless biography any fine
morning.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

An Englishman is inventing flying
machine with which to cross the At
lantic But if he really wants to see
us he would better come by boat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

A woman gave her fiance a gold
mounted whisky cup and a laundry
bag, and still he proved faithless. Such
base ingratitude is past belief. She
must have sent him cigars.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

Another good old superstition shat
tered. A woman has been poisoned
by the scratch of rabbit, and is will
ing to admit that there are some things
luckier than the left hind foot Of the
picturesque rodent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

It seems only fair that when man
is half dead with fright" he should
be able to collect $500 on $1,000 life
insurance policy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04

The loss of a 100000 home is almost
as serious matter for Vanderbilt as
the thoughtless acceptance of Cana
dian quarter is for the majority Of his
countrymen.