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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
Angling for Anchors.

There are many extraordinary ways
of gaining livelihood practiced in
New York, but the queerest of all is the
occupation of dragging for lost anchors
At least six sloops and schooners are
engaged almost exclusively in this
trade, and the anchor hunters are as
familiar with the ground where anchors
are likely to be found in the bays and
rivers along the coast, and even in the
open sea, as the fisherman is with the
favorite hunts of the living inhabit-
ants Of the sea.
The method pursued in fishing for
anchors is very simple. A chain is let
down in loop long enough to drag
along the bottom, and the vessel con
tinues on her way, with all hands on
board eagerly alert for a ''bite," and
the sbite" generally results in a catch.
The recovered anchors are usually
sold again at or 6 cents pound. Five
cents Is now the prevailing price, as
that is just one cent under the market
price for new anchors. A big anchor
will weigh 5000 or 5000 pounds; thus
the anchor fisherman makes a gross
profit on his haul Of from $3.50 to $500.
But more often the anchor recovered
weighs from 1000 to 1000 pounds.
Nevertheless, there is said to be good
profit in the business, even at that.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

power in the Soudan, and reclaims to
civilization the long-lost province Of
Egypt.
The Khalifa was the successor Of the
false prophet, the Mahdi, who, in 1882
overthrow the Egyptian power in the
Soudan. He was the chief lieutenant
Of the Mahdi who took part in the
storming of Khartoum, when Chinese
Gordon fell. After the Mahdi's death
the Khalifa Abdullah succeeded him.
Abdullah was man without mercy.
1t was he who gave the order OF mo
quarter at the storming of KhartOum
and who subsequently authorized the
wholesale massacre of women and chill
dren. Without any reason but his mere
whim he caused the death of thou
sands Of people. He was as licentious
as he was cruel, and his passing is a
distinct gain to the future Of civiliza-
ton in northern Africa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
Peanut Butter.

There is an interesting little exhibit at
the export exposition which daily at
tracts large number Of visitors. They
do not come to see, nor yet to hear, but
rather to crafty recently acquired
taste for peanut butter, which the kind
old inventor Of the butter-making ma
chine hands out in small amounts on
diminutiye soda crackers. The inven-
tor, who is kept busy grinding out the
alluring product, is just such a looking
old fellow as one would expect to invent
a contriyance that makes everybody
who approaches happy and comforta-
BILE. He is kindly eyed and smiling.
His voice is like the Sound Of bubbling
soup, and his idea Of happiness is to
have somebody open wide his mouth.
pop inside the bit Of cracker smothered
with peanut butter, and then raise both
eyes ecstatically, smack his lips audi
bly,, and say: "Wow, but that's goodp,
Every motion Of the consumer is keenly
noticed, and if the verdict is favorable
the old inventor is your friend for life.
Philadelphia Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

helping others. The three fatherless
children are Marie Louise, aged IL;
John A. Logan Ill, aged 8, and Edith
Josephine.
ssJack' Logan Ill. possesses the same
dark features and black hair as his
father and grandfather before him,
and, like them, is perfectly fearless.
The adage that blood will tell it is evil
dent will be borne out in the qualities
Of the children Of Maj. Logan, and
shown in a marked degree in young
Jack.
AS an instance of the absolute fear
1essness Of Maj. Logan an incident oc-
CURED shortly after he took charge as
manager Of the Carbon Limestone
Company, near Youngstown, Ohio.
some years ago. The nearly 1000 en-
ployes were Italians, Slavs, Huns and
Poles. A demand was made for higher
wages. This was refused and the en-
ployes left the quarries and organized
strike. Maj. Logan went down to talk
over the matter with the men and, II
possible, induce them to return to work.
All had been drinking and their ugly
dispositions were infamed to q point
that Mai. Logan was advised that It
was . dangerous experiment to attempt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
1rving's View of the stage To-day

lrving's View OF the Stage To-day.
'.The greatest marked development in
the theater In the last twenty-five
years." said Sir Henry Irving slowly,
and in that strikingly measured man
ner, sis that it is no longer necessary to
vindicate the stage. There was a time
when it was. Another great change,
and one that has helped the actor i'm
mensely is the growth in the number Of
strong, honest and capable critics. The
actor must have publicity and honest
criticism, and, in proportion as he gets
that, the necessity for 'vindication'
ceases. He then takes his place accord
ing to his merit, that is, he takes his
place in his time. But an actor is never
sure what another time will think Of
him. = An actors rewards are peculiar.
think 1t was Mr.. Archer who said that
beautiful pictures, statues and fine
buildings, no matter how much you adj
mire them, never cause you to throw up
your hat or applaud very vigorously.
In walking through an art collection
you simply make a pencil mark along
side of the name Of the pictures that
please you. The methods of express
ing approval of acting are stronger,
but the thing that produces the ap-
prevail has passed away with its
creation. ''--Ainslee's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
OPIUM SMOKING IN THE ORIENT

"Hitting the Pipe" in the Chinese
Empire and i'm Formosa.
To learn the actual number. of opium
smokers is impossible, but we know the
amount of the foreign import Of this
drug and the naive confessions of re-
formed opium smokers tells us precisely
the amount of opium required to pass
the yin or craving. It is one-ffth of an
ounce daily. An ounce or lang is con-
sumed in five days, and catty suff1ces
for eighty days. Four catties are
enough for 800 days. and another half
catty will carry the smoker to the end
Of a year with comfort. A picul is
enough, then, for only twenty-five per-
sons, and $4,000 piculs is sufficient for
not more than 100000 persons. The
law of eompulsion in the smoker is just
as imperious for native opium as for
foreign. It is matter of great interest
to know the extent Of the evil.
In regard to Szechuen, that very pop
ulous and wealthy province, Mr..
Schjoth, In the Trade Report for 1898,
informs us that Szechuen produces 1OO,-
600 piculs Of opium, and the cultivation
is always increasing. At Chungching,
where he is commissioner, he is told
that $4,000 piculs suffice for consump-
ton in the province, and that $4,000
piculs are exported. We may conclude
that the smokers of that province can
not be less than 100000. Since the pop
ulation is 100000, the number Of
smokers is one in a hundred. In Shensi
one in one hundred and forty smoke; in
Szechuen one in hundred. In F0rmosa
one in fifteen is the proportion in cities
where the people are sunk to the lowest
point Of degradation, and this is the
largest proportion yet known Of opium
smokers as compared with the general
population. Shanghai (China) Mercury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

Bicycle enthusiasm, which reached
its highest mark in 1896 and 1897, Is
now distinctly on. the decline. 1t was
predicted then-and the universal favor
with which the wheel was regarded
justified the belief-that 1t would con-
tinue to grow in favor and become an
established institution. Within certain
limits it will undoubtedly do SO. 1t Is
not now the exacting and absolute
fashion, and hence loses that great de-
mand. 1t has fallen to the prosaical
place of a practical convenience and
utility. The enthusiasm of fashion
able rivalry has vanished and as a
measure of recreation it's use has
largely fallen away. It has been found
that the wheel has it's Inconvenience
and dangers, and is not altogether the
health promoter that was urged at one
time. Still it remains for many thou
sands, and possibly hundreds Of thou
sands, an inspiriting and profitable ex-
ercise. But the novelty has worn off,
the fashion craze has gone and the
wheel is simply regarded from prac-
teal standpoint with legitimate and
limited demand
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colonization might perhaps bring about
that "blossoming like the rose" which
penal colonization is unable to effect.

In the Cornhill Mr.. Paget gives an
account of the early rising habits OF
the imperial court Of China. At =
a. m. every morning the halls OF audi
ence are opened, and at 3 a. m. the
cabinet councils are held" s'The court
entertainments take place at 8 a. M,
and at 10 a. m. the work OF the EN-
peror's day is over The British Med
ical Journal, commenting on this,
states that the habit of early rising
which is regarded by so many elderly
people as a virtue is in reality to be
traced to physical and not to moral
causes. ITO be drowsy in the evening
and wakeful in the early morning IS
rather characteristic Of age and is prob
ably to be attributed to the hardening
Of the arteries and the less ready &C
ton Of the vaso-motor system" This
sign Of degeneration is crystallized as
a characteristic of the body polite IN
China
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
"Green Grow the Rushes. Oh ~,

Why the Mexican calls the American
"Gringo" can be explained much
easier than why the American calls the
Mexican a "Greaser." When tho
Americans went to war with Mexico a
melody, every verse of which ended
with Green grow the rushes. OH"
was very popular. It pleased almost
everybody s fancy, and was sung by cd
and young. While in camp the soldiers
would sing it constantly, and all the
Mexicans could hear was Green grow
the PUSHES, OH They immediately
begun to call the American soldiers by
the first two words, AS it sounded to
them, "grin-goes." They made it info
one word, by which they will ever
know the Americans-aG rinoo -
Waverley Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

1t Is surprising what number OF lit
tie things we do without knowing the
reason.
Why, for instance, do widows wear
caps? Perhaps you may say because
they make them look pretty and inter
esting. But the real reason Is that
when the Romans were in England they
shaved their heads as a sign of mourn
ing. or course, woman couldn't let
herself be seen with bald head, so she
made herself pretty cap. And now,
though the necessity Of wearing 1t has
passed away, the cap remains.
Why do we have bows on the left side
Of our hats? In olden times when men
were much in the open air and hats
couldn't be bought for half dollar it
was the habit to tie cord around the
crown and let the ends fall on the left
side to be grasped on the arising OF
squaH They fell on the left side so
they might be grasped by the left hand,
the right usually being more usefuiiy
engaged. Later on the ends got to be
tied in a bow, and later still they be-
came useless; yet the bow hasremained,
and will probably remain till the next
deluge or something OF that sort.
What is the meaning of the crosses or
KS on barrel of beer? They signify
degrees of quality nowadays. But orig
inally they were put on by those ancient
monks as sort Of trade mark. They
were crosses in those days, and meant
a sort of oath on the cross, sworn by the
manufacturer that his barrel contained
good liquor.
Why are bells tolled for the dead!
This has become so familiar practice
that funeral without it would appear
unchristian. Yet the reason Is quite
barbarous. Bells were tolled long ago,
when people were being buried. in order
to brighten way the evil spirits who
lived in the air.
Why do fair ladies break bottle OF
wine on the ship they are christening!
Merely another survival Of barbaric
custom. In the days Of sacrifice to the
gods it was customary to get some poor
victim when a boat was being launched
that his blood baptized it.
Why are dignltaries deafened by
salute when they visit foreign port?
It seems a curious sort of welcome this
firing off of guns, but it seems the Gus
tom arose in very reasonable way.
Originally town or warship fired OF
their guns on the approach of important
and friendly strangers to show that
they had such faith in the visitors
peaceful intentions they@didn't think 1t
necessary to keep their guns loaded.
Why do we sometimes throw shoe
after bride? The reason is not very
complimentary From Of old it has
been the habit Of mothers to chastise
their children with a shoe. Hence the
custom arose of the father of a bride
making present to the bridegroom Of
shoe, ais a sign that 1t was to be his
right to keep her in order.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

After review of the origin Of that
penal institution a writer in La Revue
de Paris gives the number of exiles sent
from Russia to Siberia. There were
SOC, 900 from 1874 to 1864 ,415, 900 from
1864 to 1883, and 10000 from 1883 to
1898. He states that the system has
given Siberia proletariat that lives
In mendicity. vagabondage, and crime.
Transportation gives little correction
to the criminals and exerts no civiliz-
ing influence on Siberia, nor does it add
TO the security of society" That has
been officially admitted by the Cars
government by the decree of May 49,
1850, which adopted the principle that
transportation to Siberia should be linn
tied, and established commission to
devise way of encouraging a profit
able colonization for Siberia. Siberia
lie not the sterile region that the novel
list and dramatist picture 1t. .rhc land
can nonrish 5O.000,0o0 men, and free
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

A Berlin paper says that '.the Amer
leans begin earnestly to think Of the
political and economical annexation of
South America Another German
newspaper says that 1.-THE suspicious
doings of the Americans" in South
America should be watched careful
ty." The London Saturday Review, a
consistent hater of America and all
things American, asserts that s'the
dream of the far-seeing American to-
day is South America for the North
Americans All Of which Is as anus
ing as the funniest ''piece" in the fun
NEST Of the comic papers. We never
met an American who would have this
country take the whole or any part Of
South America as gift. Did you?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
nrRv,sH POWER BROKEN.
english Arms Gain q DisfincS IT.
-.' umph i'm the Sondan. ~

rr,,.r Arms Gain q Distinct lrl-
umph i'm the Soudan. III
rho defeat of the Dervish forces ~
Tho soudan and the killing OF tnelr
leader. Khalifa Abdullah, will to many
he the first intimation that Great Dri.-
a,n = simultaneously waging two wars
IN Africa. The war in the Soudan pc
Dan over three years ago, when Gen'
Kitchener led strong Anglo-Egy paian !.
fnrce down the Nile to Khartoum. a.
,Omdurman In September, 1898, ne
found the Dervishes in force anu ~
tackled them. The Arabs fougnt Will
the fanatical fury that has ever CHAT
octerized them and in solid masses al
yanced to the muzZels or the Drl.isn
artillery and quick-fring pieces. Ineil
slaughter was terrific. Over lO,OOO OF
them persisted on the field OF battle anu
the remnant under the Khallfa mace
GOOD their retreat. Since then the
Deryishes have been recognizing Tor
the struggle that they knew was TO
follow and the British, too, In leis-
urely way made necessary prepare
tions. Lines of railroad We're extended
bridges built and government organ
lied in the region so long terrorized Dy
the Khalifa and his predecessor, the
Mahdi.
The battle in which the Khalifa per-
ighed was fought Nov. "a, pear Gedll,
a town south Of Khartoum. The Bit
ish advance was led by Gen. +. II.
Wingate, commanding the Anglo-Egyp-
tian forces. The Dervishes fought stub
bornly and were moved down In,
masses by the machine guns. Inc
Khalifa, with many Of his leaders, fell
with his face to the enemy and then
those Of the Dervishes that remained
surrendered.
This effectually breaks the Deryish
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
Girls with Missions.

Young ladies who think it the|
sion in life to visit the poor nd
enormous amount of tact to carg|
smoothly over the hidden shoals !
pride among the lowly that II
patronage. One of a set of git|
lately have been devoting then|
to poor visiting in the Stun dihi1
with the unexpected in her last |
She was a novice in the work. aA
quite up in the regulation quea
Her natty tailor-made was vi
and extensively simple, her cold
highest she could possibly ws'
the crown of her hat was 50
would scarcely go through the y
doorway. She seated herself \
edge Of a chair, and her hostesN1
ed scrubbing over in the other I
as if just she and the floor Wer'
Finally the determined-to-be poo
itor stammered:
docs your husband drink
mo. Does yours" came the
sudden reply, which drove they
made and the big hat into OutaI
shine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

The armored train is an element of
strength to the force that controls it
and at the same time it is ticklish
thing to run and to trust to, for it
would take but little to throw 1t off
the rails or to blow it into the air with
dynamite or other explosive, in either
event spreading carnage among its oc-
cupants. Then again, it is both gain
and a detriment to the army which
depends upon it, inasmuch as while it
makes an almost impregnable cover
for the soldiers its frequent use soon
renders these soldiers very poor fight
ers in the open.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

When 1t comes to averaging the num-
Der Of crimes committed by men and
women, the statistician demonstrates
pretty clearly that the men are much
worse than the women. Some modern
sociologists have ventured to assert
that the women were quite the equal
of men in the field Of criminality, but
this appears to be a mistaken idea.
Prof. Mentegazza has made study of
this matter and gives his conclusions
in an article published by the Humani-
tartan. His statistics are quite elabo-
rate and equally as convincing, show
ing plainly that women occupy high
er plane of morals than that held by
the men. AS these statistics are of UNI
usual interest, covering question
much mooted just at present, some OF
them are given here, as follows:
Man bears false witness 100 times to a
woman's seventeen.
Man for forgery and counterfeit coin
ing was convicted 100 times to woman's
eleven.
In France women are summoned be-
fore the tribunals four times less than
men.
In France in 1880 women delinquents
were fourteen to 100 men.
In Italy in the same year they were
only 9 per cent.
In England and Wales between 1884
and 1912 there were twenty-four women
to 100 men, all for the more serious Of
lenses.
In 1871 Dr. Nicholson found in the
prisons in England 8,218 men and 1,217
women.
In Bavaria from 1862 to 1865, in pop
ulation consisting solely of peasants, the
women who were condemned were in
proportion twenty nine to 100 men.
In the prisons of Turin from 1871 to
1884 the women in respect to men are
represented by figure of 1857 per cent.
These statistics show that, taking
the whole of Europe, the men are five
times more guilty than the women.
There is a lack of information concern
ing the relative morality Of men and
women in the United States, but 1t Is
safe to say the men, when compared
with the women, will be found to be
a pretty bad lot of fellows.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
.nv efforts in the direction Of settle

ment. him
Disregarding the ADVICE give and
Mai. Logan went to the quarIleS 80
found that the quarrymen were = :
sullen mood. Through an Interpreter nc
learned that they had formed pro. ~
mob him. Calling some of the Leaders
to one side he attempted in conchia-
tory manner to induce them to ADVISE
the others to return to work. Iney -.
turned eyasive answers. Looking DacA
Mai. Logan observed the mob advanc-
ing. The men were armed with ciuDs'
He shouted in voice that could nave
been heard blocks away: stop, men,
you don't know what you are doing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
A Racy Reioinder.


Recently an eye glassed young gentle
man, accompanied by stylish feminine
friend, was promenading Blackpool
beach when man with asses accosted
him thus:
Ere We are, sir; two champion dom
keys for you an the lady. Nice time
for ride, SIR
Ah-get away; I'm er-not used to
-ah-sort Of mount, my man."
was the lofty reply.
Much to the Johnnie's and his fair
companions amusement, the jackass
owner instantly retorted:
J was afeeard SO, mister; but never
mind, my mattel fix yer up. e owns
the 'obby' losses. (To boy.), Ere,
Jimmy, show Tod Sloan to Bill Beres-
lords merry go-roundr '-London An
swers.
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THE SOLDIERS WHEEL

rider on jumping off may gras|
stantly. 1t must also be dispos
not to fatigue the rider or interte.
his pedaling. Another impOrts.
ture is to ppsvide for the wh4I
the rider dismounts. 1t is hard,
ticable to take time to stand th
upright every time the rider dish
and In the case of the wheel III
the Illustration this feature il
provided for by extension handl
which telescope when the whed
ing ridden. The rider can, on dis
ing, either trail the wheel benin
or in emergency abandon it ils
The gun is carried vertically hi
over the small front wheel,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14
Merely a Question of spel'h

Merely a Question OF speH1
He was the engineer of all ocesl'
and prided himself on his knoVl'1'
electricity. On one of his brlel "
home he accompanied his Wlf'
party. The subject of electrlclV|
ing up, he Indignantly comOa's,
idea that it was possible for tVoEe
to produce an electrical curren' "
the body of a third by simple "
contact. His wife and lrep'
they would prove it, and, leaul
to a window, told him to pun '
sleeves and place both HANDS n a..
glass. They then, on either sp y.
a firm grip on his wrists a. :
Of a few moments his wife saiu ;,
Don't you feel a pain, why
moi" he replied, and returlls ~ !
negative to a second and 'DN'
quiry. 4
At this third response nlos' i !,
company began to laugh ana .h,i
denly flashed into his nina 'la, y
pronunciation of pain ana pan' s
same.
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But still the mob advanced.

But still the mob advanced.
s'I'll kill the first one who comes near
me-" When twenty PAGES away Maj.
Logan opened fire with his revolver.
At the first shot one Of the leaders fell
and the echo of the next had not died
away when a second rolled in the dust.
The mob wavered and ran away. Lo-
gan then sent for surgeons and had the
wounded men cared for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

The completion Of telephone line
LOO miles long and reaching from
Detroit to Houston in Texas should
prove great public convenience. By
going to Detroit anyone having row
on with Texan can tell the latter just
what he thinks of him with satisfac-
tion-and safety.
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or Much Importance

What does a lordly title amount ID p,
he asked with burst Of fine scorn
1T makes all the difference in tba
world" answered the heiress. .It,s tha
consideration which decides whether !
man comes into the family as a suner;or
being or a poor relation. w shing ton ~
Star
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

1T is very seldom, . said Hamlet
Horatio Jones, .that we are permitted
g ADOPT the career for which we are
amDitlous in youth. I always wanted
70 De g comedian and make people
iaugn Dear me. said the sympa-
sneuc young girl, you ought not to be
= uasa ppolnted IN sure you make peo-
ple laugh very often as it il. Stray
Stories. -''' - =
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

The heirs Of the author Of David
Harum have been paid $12, 900 in royal
ty on the book That's nothing. JEFF
fries got $4,000 for an hour and a
half's job.