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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

pears at the other entrance to the bur
row, and then q diplomatic dalliance
commences with a view to getting the
brute back into the box again. Some
times he can be induced to get back to
his quarters without much trouble, but
at other times he gets crafty, and the
hunters will sit around for half an hour
or SO trying to coax him to leave the
hole. There are ferrets that will some
times go down in hole, grab a rabbit,
gorge themselves with the prey, and
then deliberately lie down and go to
sleep, some six or eight feet below the
surface.
If there is rabbit in the hole when
a ferret is put in, the rabbit bolts out
of the place in a hurry. He is in deadly
fear of this creeping, rat-like little
beast, and he comes out with a bound,
and then the man with the gun usually
bowls him over. Sometimes there are
two or three rabbits in one hole, and
the hunter may get ratified, and score
clean misses. But the rabbits only
scurry off to some other burrow, there
to be routed out again and shot at The
rabbit gets out of the hole so quickly
that it is almost impossible to see him
come. He is in the air the first you see
of him, and he is away in an instant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Unexnected Honnrs.


A new version Of an old story is told
in Judge. The young man who had
returned from the war was the young
est of the family. When he got home
his father handed him the paper the
first thing in the morning, his mother
helped him first at the breakfast table.
his brother offered him a cigar, and his
sister asked him if her playing on the
piano annoyed him. In the evening
he was telling of the hard times he had
been through.
But l don't mind,v he said; sits
worth it,
you mean the experience was inter-
esting" said his mother.
Not exactly that. You remember
when Aunt Jane, or Uncle jeff, or the
minister, or my cousin from st. Louis
came to town how anxious you all were
to entertain them?''
Yes"
well, ever since I was a little boy, I
have been jealous of those people. I've
resented the way had to stand around
and not speak until was spoken to,
and let my favorite piece of chicken go
to some one else. l tell you war is a
fearful thing; but, ON the other hand,
it's worth a good deal to come back
and be treated like company in your
own home"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

tain extent. In some portions of the
country, where the ground is billy, high
and comparatively free from under
brush, rabbits can only be successfully
hunted with ferrets. They feed mostly
at night and lie in holes in the daytime,
and the hunter who traverses such a
country with the best of rabbit dogs
will have his labor for his pains.
Neither with beagle nor greyhound will
he be able to get a sight of rabbit,
unless he accidentally runs across a
stray one, and that particular dummy"
will ''hole up as soon as the dogs get
on his trail.
The only way to get rabbits in that
kind of country is to go after them
with ferret. The ferret is kept in a
box until the grounds are reached and
the hunters begin operations. 1t takes
at least two persons to hunt rabbits
with ferret, if the thing is done prop
the ferret, and the other to shoot the
rabbits. A dog is sometimes taken
along, but a dog is nuisance under
such circumstances.
When hole is found, the box or bag
is opened and the ferret is coaxed out
He comes creeping from his hiding
place, and apparently very reluctantly.
When he is urged to go down and inter
view the dodgers he goes most unWill-
ingiy.. After a wait Of perhaps three
ar four minutes the tip of his nose ap-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Some stretches of country are rid
died with these holes, and fifteen or
tN enty rabbits may be gotten in day.
Tie rabbits in this kind of ground are
swift of foot, and usually in the fall
and winter very fat. There is great
deal of uncertainty about this kind of
hunting, for sometimes there have been
other hunters there before, and every
hole drawn is blank. 1t is splendid
exercise. though; the climbing up and
down the steep hillsides and walking
through the woods in crisp weather
brings many sets of muscles into play,
and the air is chuck full of ozone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

United States Commissioner General of
the Paris exposition, has approved Of
it. and the visitors to the great fair will
do the rest. The old world is to be
given a good idea at the Paris exhibit
ton Of what American corn is. A corn
palace will be built showing tremend-
Gus ear of corn rising tower fashion
from it's front, and in this palace it is
proposed to have a corn kitchen and
restaurant, in which corn bread, corn
pudding, corn fritters, corn dodgers,
johnny cake, succotash and all other
forms of this vegetable will be served.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Queer Names for women.

The wives of some of the Indian
braves have names as odd and often as
droll as their husbands They seem to
have cognomens of their own, too, and
not to take those of their sp.u ses only.
Some of the actual names gwen in a
census of the family OF the scouts at
one place include Mrs. Short Nose. who
was before her marriage Miss Piping
Woman; Mrs. Big Head, formerly Miss
Short Face: Mrs. Nibbs. formerly Miss
Young Bear; Mrs. White Grow, form
erly Miss Crook Pipe; Mrs. Howling
Water, formerly Miss Grow Woman:
also Mrs. Sweet Water, Miss Walk
High, daughter of Mr.. White Calf, and
Miss Usage, daughter OF Mr.. Hard
Case.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Here is a story given in the New
York Sun. Its pathos and it's exhibit
ton of soldier fathers patriotic pride
will appeal to feeling and to sympathy.
When. on the battle-line, tidings came
to Captain Capron of the regulars, an
nouncing the death of his son, killed at
Las Guasimas, he went, when duty
permitted, to where the body lay. The
dead soldiers hat was placed over his
face. His poncho covered his body.
Only the feet, clad in mud-clotted
shoes. were visible. White-faeed, but
sterrly erect, the father stood, gazing
upon the last of three brave sons. Then.
gently lifting the hat from the lace Of
the dead, and looking at it with fearful
eyes, he said, with proud tenderness.
--Well done. my boy!' Soon replacing
the hat, he strobe off, with soldierly
erectness, to where his duty lay, to die,
a few months later, of disease contract
ed at Santiago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Professor Charles e. Tripler, of
Brooklyn, continues to have unbounded
faith in the practical uses of 1iquefed
high explosives. His recent announce
ment of his ability to manufacture
liquid air cheaply and in large quanti-
ties is now further supplemented with
the statement that he has invented
practical motor, by means of which
the new force can be applied to all
kinds Of machinery. In it's revolution
izing effects Professor Tripler's dis
coyeries with liquid air stand in close
rivalry with Tesla's claims in regard
to his electric oscillator. Both men
have still to give practica1 proof of their
amazing claims, but their experiments
are profoundly interesting for all that.
Professor Tripler says his motor ere
quires only the perfection of few
mechanical details" in order to make
it run railway trains, steamships, and
factories. AS liquid air has been DEM
onstrated to possess from twenty to
one hundred times the power of steam
there can be no doubt as to its ability to
supplant steam if once applied in a
practical way. The few details which
Mr. Tripler admits remain to be solved
may prove to be larger obstacles than
he imagines, but the enormous posi-
bilities SO nearly within his reach GER
tainly ought to spur him on to success
if anything can. If he can complete
his motor it will assure a place for
liquid air second in Importance only
to electricity itself. The use of liquid
air as a refrigerating agency and as an
explosive, as well as its application as
4 motive power for all sorts of machin-
cry, presents such multitude of i'm
portant possibilities that the public will
not fail to watch with keen interest
the inventors future progress.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
WORLDS sTRANeEsr gp,n
It Is Built of Vines Over +h
River in Abyssini, ONO

River in Abyssinis. omo
Many and strange were +ho
seen by the French expedition oe hugs
yalot de Bonchamps in> Africa Don
nothing stranger than lie hri1s, 0ut
vines over the ONO River. in Ah,s'; OF
which is pictured in ''I'IIIpst,o siula,
from photograph taken by a men rruu
of the party. In most parts Of Az
bridges are undreamed of; bic riraS
are crossed by RATS and litt,o 's
forded. But in the mountains Of Ahr"
sinia the torrents that pour down :.
join the Nile are not so lightly STOW
med. Over one of these the Ahrsa,1,
ans, who have something like = sott,as
country and stable government bova
thrown the bridge. Unlike the BroolIrU
bridge or the suspension bridge AZ NJ
agara, these Abyssinian engineers bos
no cables, no scientific bands of steel
Instead they had only natures foroa
But ingenuity succeeded in the obssnoo
of other resource.
on
hung from big cables made of twist0S
creepers; from these depend the m
rights bearing the floor supports. The
roadway is very narrow, for no one
ever travels across the hills excant
with caravans of porters bearing trade
gods. The skill with which the bridoo
is huilt is something marvellous M.
Bonvalot de Bonchamps party set ON
from Djibouti, on the Red Sea- and
travelled across the Somali desert sr3
the Abyssinian hills to join MarchaDa
at Fashoda, which he reached from
the west coast. Thus they planned d
throw a strip of French soil right
across the dark continent. 1t reached
the head waters Of the Sobat and went
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

With adequate compensation and as
sured permanency in the service men
of talent would be induced to specially
train themselves for consular work and
devote their lives to it. Where we now
as mere sinecures given them as re-
ward for political service or through
the mediation of somebody with a
pull at Washington, we should have
men giving all their energies to the
work with as much enthusiasm as if it
were their chosen professionals, in
deed, it would be under proper sys-
TEN.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

the street or one of the open courts. It
is elegantly finished and furnished,
with every desirable improvement and
comfort; and it's patrons get bed and
board, with the free use of library,
reading-rooms and baths, for fifty to
seventy-fve cents day. There is no
bar, and visitor gets the impression
that the men are clean, orderly and
self-respecting. The scheme Of Mr..
Mills includes three of these hotels,
with the possibility of another for
women.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
MARKED WITH BRAND OF CAIN.
Michigan Pa1mist Says Hands of Muir
derers Contain Proof of Guilt.

derers Contain Proof of Guilt.
Does the murderer bear the mark Of
crime in his hand? A palmIst Of De-
troit, Mich, says yes, without eqEYo-
cation. It is a peculiar, almost triangu-
lar mark in the middle of the palm, con
nected with what palmists call the
heart line. He took casts of the HANDS
of Adolph Luetgert, convicted Of MUIR
dering his wife in Chicago and of Inc
odore Durrant, who was executed Tor
the murder of two young women in san
Francisco. In both Of these he found.
the murderer's mark distinctly traced
and he has found it in other hands. he
said:
LET the police authorities provide
half a dozen criminals, one OF Vnom
shall be convicted murderer-only ne
must be guilty beyond all queston-ahu
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
MnrfnarY Relic.

Mrs. Helen Struthers Dunn, OF ~. wv.
723 Pine street, Philadelphia Is -, -
owner of a curious relic, which Is no,I
ing less than a loeket made lrolu Wv
coffin of George Washington. 1t C +Dhn.
to Mrs. Dunn through her father, ' ,,,5
Struthers, who gave to the Ln..
States the sarcophagus in when " " tho-
ington's body now rests. H'n u,at
coffin containing the body Oh tHs inf inf
American was being removed 10 .t iDao5
Vernon a little piece Of it was CN tGsb.
off, polished, then set in gold anu - ta
toned into the strange ornament,
is itself coffin-shaped. lnSteau NJ
name-plate there is a little pee ~
glass, and beneath this rests lood #
hair said to be taken from tne M Tbis
the famous revolutionary leader - to
relic and the trowel that was u.s. eide
cement the sarcophagus lie sue ~
in Mrs. Dunn's treasure dra"ei'
It's a pity that death doesn [ u ~ to-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
Advantages OF the Nicaragua Canal

Advantages OF the Nicaragua Canal.
Capt. Crowinshield, writing in the
Century of the Advantages of the Nj
caragua Canal" summarizes some of
them in this wise: When the divide be-
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific is
cut through part of the waters of the
lake, which for untold ages have flow
ed east to the Caribbean Sea, will flow
west to the Pacific. Lake Nicaragua,
covering as it does nearly three thou
sand square miles, becomes not only n
part of the water route itself, but a
grand reservoir located exactly where
it is most needed-at the summit level
Thus it will be seen that while nature
has not quite opened through Near
aqua complete water route to the Pa
cific, she has come very near to it. In
fact, of all the routes for an inter-
oceanic canal that have received con-
sideration, it must be admitted that so
much has already been accomplished
by nature toward this end that the
work which remains for man to do will
be far less than by any other route.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

There are those who would have us
believe that men have degenerated in
heroism since the old days Of chivalry.
Not so. There are not only more men
of heroic courage to-day than ever be-
fore in the history of the world, but
the number is greater in proportion to
the population. Excluding our Deweys,
Hobsons and other giants in warlike
courage, there remain untold thou
sands in the humble walks of life who
require only the opportunity to demon
strate the Godlike heroism which is in
them. Every daily newspaper brings
to its readers stories Of heroism as
great, if not so momentous in their eff
fects on history, as were ever immor-
taliZed in song or story. Two incidents
Of recent occurrence will serve as ex-
amples. Only few days ago locomo-
tive fireman, sticking to his perilous
post to the fatal climax, was pinned
under his derailed locomotive in a rail-
way wreck in Pennsylvania. His lower
limbs were securely held by the great
weight above them and he was power
less to free himself. The flames which
enyeloped the wreck drew gradually
nearer him. Coolly he directed the eff
forts of those who were frantically
working to rescue him until it became
evident that all effort was fruitless.
Then, instead of breaking out in lam
entations and bemoaning his fate, he
calmly shook hands with those nearest
him, babe them good-by, drew his coat
over his face and waited the coming of
death in its most frightful manner. As
the flames reached him there was an
involuntary shudder of the helpless
form, calm 'Good-by, boys!' and
hero had gone uncomplainingly to his
reward. More recent and perhaps even
more heroic is the case of William Car
ney, of Richmond, Ind. He was an
engineer in the Richmond Rolling Mills.
He was alone in the engine room, when
he fell against large gear wheel One
leg was torn completely from his body.
Realizing that no one would come for
hours and that disaster would certain
ly result if the fires under the boilers
were left burning, this humble hero
dragged himself fully fifty feet to the
boiler room, turned off the natural gas,
and died. When the machinery stop
ped other employees rushed to the en-
CINE room TO ascertain the trouble and
found the dead hero with a smile of
exultation on his pallid face. Death
had been sweetened by the thought
of duty well performed and perhaps
other lives saved. Talk of the heroes
Of old! We have their superiors with
us to-day in every walk Of life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

After looking at her troubles up one
way and down the other, a woman de-
cfdes there is no other thing to do but
put them on her shoulders, and trudge
along. A man. however, win put them
In bucket and kick them over. Which
In the better way?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

The powers, Russia included impel-
led to further armament by the
achievements of some one or two of
them, are pursuing circle from which
they cannot safely step. Some day
they will turn upon each other and col
Tide, and after exhaustion and ruin
have made it imperative for them to
put every sound man at work they
may consider a long truce or even an
agreement to turn their wasted armies
into police. But to think they will do
SO while in the flush and vigor Of their
quarrelsome military strength is to in
dulge in millennial dream.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
A Real Success.

THAT motor you are interested in
never worked, did it,"
"Of course it worked was the indig-
nant reply. 1T never pulled any cars
or moved any machinery. But it 1nade
money for it's owners, and that's more
than most inventions do"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

One of the model hotels for single
men, built in New York City by D. O..
Mills, and so managed that it promises
70 be self-supporting, is nine stories
nigh and holds fifteen hundred and
0'y sleeping rooms, all of which front
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Little Queen Wilhelmina of Holland
has again informed her ministers that
she proposes to have voice in govern
ing her dominions, and those staid
Dutchmen are learning that womans
voice is one of the hardest things in the
world to ignore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
CORN WILL BE KING.

Western Cereal Has First Place at the
Paris Exposition.
Corn will be king at the Paris expo
sition of 1900. The residents of the
corn-growing section of this country
have declared it; Ferdinand W. Peck,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Spanish books will be admitted to
Cuba free Of duty for the next ten
years. Let us hope that by that time
the Cubans will be writing and print
ing books Of their own that will repre-
sent the beginnings of new literature
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

present tariff
he
in
of
to
William
tonalfa anne.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

{ Bernhardt, it appears, has witnessed
an eruption of Vesuvius. She is sufti-
GENTLY free from professional Jealousy
TO admit it was a red-hot show.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

1t is presumed that England has
placed that order With the shipbuild-
ers on the Clyde merely to help enforce
the Cars proposal for disarmament if
the nations assent to it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

What those Pacific islands need is a
dash of American speed and energy.
Think of a people who could waste the
time of four syllables in pronouncing a
sheltered word like Iloilo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

There can be no doubt of the sim
cerity of the tribute to Col. Waring of
the New York oyershoe dealer who
said the Coloners street cleaning cut
his sales in half
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02
no coRREsroNpENTs.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the of the author; not necessarily foi
publication but evidence of good faith the part
OF the writer. Write only side of the paper Be
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
the let ers and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

It was modest Philadelphia maiden
lady who in relating the story of a re-
cent shipwreck told her friends that
seven sailors were brought ashore by
the life-savers in the pantaloons buoy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

If the men are not paying much at
tention to the corset trust it may be
because it presses the other sex more
closely than themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

It's proposed in Greece that no bache-
Iors shall be allowed seats in the lower
branch of the national congress. This
may be because by their training they
have less regard for the speaker of the
house
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

The Minister of War ia Belgium has
ordered $4,000 patriotic song books dis
tributed in the army. He proposes to
make Belgium's foes sing small.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Adam Fad, of whom Rudyard Kip
ling wrote, must not be confounded
with the notorious Adam Zapple of an
earlier period.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

II Spain keeps up her present pace
and direction she will soon be down to
a size suitable to q boy king.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Porto Rico appears to be distinctly
the good little girl among the Spanish
orphans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

When a young man demonstrates
that he has money to burn, some young
woman always stands ready to furnish
the match.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

AS soon as the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
China can be accomplished without a
war it may be said that the prospects
for universal peace are really pretty
fair
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Fashion note-The favorite colors for
1899 are red, white and blue.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

boating merrily down the river; but
meanwhile the British gunboats reach
ed the junction of the S0bat with the
White Nile and the expedition is now
toiling back to Djibouti. The road 60
ing out is a good deal longer than it
was going in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

submit the hands for my scrutiny. w
not ask to see the faces ana hsuLe'
these criminals; only their hands
will pick out the murderers hand l0D
the lot"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

It's pity that death doesn ark TO-
its affections from q shlhins
the mining shark
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

Cold weather contracts ice bills and
expands coal bills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-02

An hour-glass is the kind some men
prefer.