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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

But the agony of holding my breath
soon overpowered every other feeling
and thought, till just as something
was going to snap inside my head I
rose to the surface. was surrounded
by weller of bloody froth, which
made it impossible for me to see; but
oh, the air was sweet!
/ struck out blindly, instinctively, al
though could feel so strong an eddy
that voluntary progress was out of the
question. My hand touched and chung
to rope, which Immediately towed
me in some direction neither knew
nor cared whittier. Soon the motion
ceased, and, with a seaman's instinct,
l began to haul myself along by the
rope / grasped, although no definite
idea was in my mind as to where it
was attached. Presently / came butt
up against something solid, the feel of
which gathered all my scattered wits
into a compact knub of dread. It
was the whale! "Any port in Storm"
l murmured, beginning to haul away
again upon my friendly line. By dint
| of hard work pulled myself right up
the sloping, slippery bank of blubber,
until / reached the iron, which, as luck
would have it, was planted in that
side of the carcass now uppermost.
Carcass 1 said-well, certainly I had
no idea of there being any life re-
naming within the vast mass beneath
me; yet hardly had time to take a
couple of turns round myself with the
rope Tor whale line, as had proved it
to be-, when I felt the great animal
culver all over, and begin to forge
ahead. / was now composed enough
to remember that help could not be
far away, and that my rescue, pro-
viding that could keep above water,
was but question of few minutes.
But l was hardly prepared for the
whales next move. Being very near
his end, the boat or boats, had drawn
off a bit, l suppose, for I could see
nothing of them. Then I remembered
the furry. Almost at the same mo-
with fearful admiration had so often
watched the titanic commissions of a
dying cachalot, actually involved in
them. The turns were off my body,
but / was able to twist a couple of
turns around my arms, which, in case
of his sounding, could readily let go.
Then all was lost in roar and rush, as
Of the heart of some mighty cataract,
during which 1 was sometimes above,
sometimes beneath, the water, but al
ways clinging, with every ounce of en-
ergy still left, to the line. Now, one
thought was uppermost-"What If he
should breachY I had seen them do
so when in furry leaping full twenty
feet in the air. Then l prayed. Quick
ly as all the preceding changes had
passed came perfect peace. There l
lay, still alive, but so weak that, al
though l could feel the turns slipping
off my arms, and knew that I should
slide into the sea if they did, l could
make no effort to secure myself.
Everything then passed away from
me, just as if had gone to sleep.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

pose in keeping the we'll cool, but it will
be an ornament to the place as well,
and, as summer house," may be a
most agreeable place to spend an hour
on a hot day. Woodbine is one Of the
best vines to use in covering such a
house, as it provides abundant shade
very quickly and is hardy even in the
coolest climates. A few little things
like this done about the farm each year
will soon greatly improve the looks Of
the farm surroundings, and will decid-
eddy increase the comforts of farm life.
A suggestion for such house is given
herewith.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Pictures In Bicycle Wheels.

There is a new fad for displaying
photographs on the boudoir wall
gracefully disposed between the spokes
of a bicycle wheel-not the ordinary
wheel, however A young woman
must show her pictures in a wheel
from her best young mans bicycle. II
she is married she must use wheel
which has covered century run.
What the young men think of this new
fad is at present matter of conjec-
ture, but they will likely soon be heard
from when it comes to providing many
wheels-New York Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

rock and soft cement-soft enough to
run into all the crevices between the
stones. From the ground up the stones
should be laid up carefully in cement,
the sides of the box permitting the
stones to be pushed out to make an ex-
actly even surface. When the top is
reached the three boards can be sawed
off at the surface Of the ground, leav-
ing the bottom of the pier encased,
which will keep the frost from getting
any lifting power on the stones. 1t will
lift the boards rather than the stones.
When the boards are removed from the
portion above ground, carefully dig out
the loose cement from between the
faces of the stones.-New England
Homestead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

)AFIGHT WITH A WHALE. (
A~~~~~
How Mate Bullen's Life Was Saved.

The author of "The Cruise of the
Cachalot" relates the following cpl
Nde, as dramatic as any that ever be-
fell the knights of the harpoon:
We sped along at a good rate toward
our prospective victim, who was, in
bis leiSurely enjoyment of life, calm
y Olling on the surface, occasionally
hitting his enormous tail out of the
water and letting it fall fiat upon the
surface with a boom audible for miles.
We were, as usual, first boat; but,
much to the mates annoyance, when
We were a short half-mile from the
Whale our mainsheet parted. 1t be-
came Immediately necessary to roll
HE sail up, lest its Tapping should
sarm the watchful monster, and this
ueIaped Us sufficiently to allow the
Oler boats to shoot ahead Of us. Thus
ue second mate got fast some seconds
VtIore We arrived on the scene, seeing
which We furled sail, unshipped the
UaSN and went in on him with the
vars only. At first the proceedings
"ele quite OF the usual character, our
vN'sI welding his lance in most bril-
"""' fashion, While not being fast to
De auLilaI allowed us much greater
. sH IN our evolutions; but that
S ,a'Si naoIt of the mate's-of allowing
~ 'oat TO take care of herself so long
De was getting in some good home
MDSS-ohce more asserted itself. Al
~Yusu The Whale was exceedingly Wig
%VuS churning the sea into yeasty
n ssu over an enormous area, there we
nia 'U"eu close TO him, right in the
- 1e Vi the turmoil, actually court
uIsaSter, He had just settled
,r nnu Tor a moment, when, glancing
Tie sunWhale, l saw his tail, like
3 t] shadow, sweeping away from
r, ""aFu the second mate, who was
-, VI Tie other side of him. Before
~, uHle to think the mighty mass
Sue Ieapcd into the sunshine,
nsr W oach from us like a huge bow.
- ASiA IL CdIllc at us, IS-
h,,. from its tension of heaven
S >sss how many tons. Full on the
s,Ib ts'ue 1t struck us, sending every
81 wi NE flying out of the wreckage
:sed from catapults. l did not
sssS vaase my foot was damned
$ Nv" IN the we'll of the boat, but
d. n al nearly pulled my thigh
sa,s oa' OF its socket. l had hardly
thrs ~ NY foot when, towering
1 e, ne' came the colossal head of
SSSnb :, creature, as he ploughed
Ss ~ - lne bundle of debris that had
en,s sA boat. There was an ap-
sssos, sOar of water in my ears, and
l. n S mat might be felt all around.
sa3on; we midst of it all, one thought
~ ,nn lifted as clearly as if l had
hi, a Of it over in my mind in the
S5 Il my bunk aboard, what if
b es r'u swallow me?" Nor to this
: nor, l understand how / escaped
se,se ~ ,aS Of his gullet, which. of
s'ped wide as a church door.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
m RING AND TIE "''

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With ring ,,ro halfway he
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Knows soft tress-the kiss
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lm!'l III lD
4 :.s,. and rose, and a Vel7ety
wSilps'
U.S.
-, ths stars beckon! That way
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~ sDane. vim +bem If meath
i" 4p bright skies
III It and rest in the light of your
eyes? I'D from tho life
w. stars above. shall -
be love!
t,r tbp answer! Nay, let your
ewes dawn
n,,5 5' the Itght in them fade if my
"'v Ins we're withdrawn?
Np ,inod the far summit in splendor
of light :,
u.nn womans heart miss me and
v" dwell with the Night?
roOa still to my bosom in memory
press
,fng and a rose, and a velvety
reSs!
Eghst to my hand, Jean! It's love
that is true:
Md fast to my hand:-I am going
with yOuI
lam going to trample all else in the
dust
svp your love-I believe it!-your
beautiful trust!
With never a sigh, or the mist of a
tear,
lam giving the world and it's wealth
for you, dear!
Hold fast to my hand, Jean! Though
humble tue way,
It shall lead us at last to a lovelier
day;
Ne shall face the far skies with their
blackneSs and blue,
md if heights may be won, I shall
win them with you! \
here are tears of the years on the
wreath round a name:
is love, dear, that lives DER the
ashes of Fame!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Attractive Well House

Attractive Well House.
Few realize the amount of heat that
goes down into a we'll of water
through the platform that surrounds
the pump. 1t can be partially realized
by going up into close attic under the
roof some hot day. AS a matter of
fact, closed air spaces beneath board
ing that is exposed to the bright sun
become fearfully heated, and in the
case Of wells this heat is soon transmit
TED to the~water. A double platform
with an air space between will help
greatly, but best of all is a summer
house, or regular closed we'll house,
built over the platform, and this in turn
covered with vines. Not only will such
a little house serve an excellent pur-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Cuttinp Potatoes Made Easy.

The preparation Of no farm seed
causes more trouble than that of the
potato crop. 1t is slow, tedious task
and must be done by hand. This is
usually done by placing the potato
upon a board and cutting it in the size
desired. Now this task may be great
~ alleviated by the use of device that
is not new. It is simplicity itself, con-
sisting only of a plank, a, ten or twelve
inches in width and two feet in length,
and knife, b, driven in one end equal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Get Garden Plants Ont Early.


Get Garden Plants Out Early.
Procure lot Of old fruit cans from
the dump pile near town, throw them
on the fire and when the solder is melt
ed, straighten them out. With knife
cut them in two lengthwise about the
middle, fasten piece of hardwood 275
inches square to the work bench, and
then with a light wooden mallet bend
these pieces of tin into squares around
this wood. They then form square
boxes without top or bottom. Prepare
the hotbeds, as usual, then cover the
top with boxes placed side by side
and fill with good garden mold. Plant
seed so that there will be one growing
plant in each box. When they are
large enough to be set into the field,
the plants can be taken up with trow-
ell, box and ALL and lot of them set on
board, the whole carried to the field,
when the boxes can be slipped off and
the plant with the soil about the roots
undlsturbed set in the open ground
Growth will continue without being
checked by transplanting. Store the
boxes in barrel until next year. For
melons or cucumbers put about three
seeds in each box, and after they are
started, thin to two seeds and set two
boxes in each hill when taken to the
field. The advantage of this plan is
that large number of plants can be
started in light hotbed or cold frame,
where they can be protected from frost
and can be transferred to the open field
without checking growth. - Orange
Judd Farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Potato salad.

One quart of chopped potatoes, one
small onion. Dressing-Two large
eggs, well beaten, six tablespoonful of
cream, one teaspoonful of salt, six tea
spoonfuls of vinegar and small piece
Of butter. Put on fire and cook, stirring
constantly until quite thick. Add to the
dressing when cool two tablespoonfuls
Of cream, one-half teaspoonful Of mus
tard, teaspoonful of celery seed. More
vinegar needed If potatoes are dry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
WOODROW.

family-scrubbing shoe, stove, etc.; an
other for skiliets, frying pans, etc. A
few hooks-or nails inserted in spools
do almost as well-may be placed upon
the sides of the upper part and will be
handy for uses which will suggest
themselves readily A curtain should be
hung in front of the upper portion, and
the box can be painted, papered or
grained to suit the taste.-Ohio Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

ly distant from either side. This Is
placed upon a box, or stool, and the
operator sits astride it. At his right
is placed a basket, C. containing the
whole potatoes, and in front, just I'M
der the knife, is another basket, d, to
receive them when cut. The potatoes
are cut by being pressed against the
knife, one at time. At first the per-
son cutting them need exercise little
care to prevent his fingers being cut,
but with little practice there will be
no danger, and he can cut an amount
of potatoes in an hour that would be
impossible for him to cut in twice that
time in the old way.-A. R. B., in Amer
lean Agriculturist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
MinCe Meat,

One pound finely chopped boiled beef,
one-half pound chopped suet pound
each Of stoned raisins and of currants,
a pound of citron, pound of sugar,
one-half teaspoonful of salt, also add
the juice and grated rind of two
oranges and one lemon mixed with a
half pint of cider, and half pint each
of brandy and sherry, and a teaspoon
full each of ground cloves, cinnamon,
nutmeg and mace, and three pounds OF
finely chopped apples.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Household Wisdom.

To save sugar. add little soda to
sour apples, or any kind of fruit, when
cooking.
When cooking tough meat Of any
kind, add a spoonful of strong vinegar
to make it tender.
To open a glass can quickly, run the
sharp point of a knife under the top tor
let the air in, and it will come or
quickly.
Covering for jars.-A good water
proof paper for covering jars used in.
preserving may be made by brushing.
over the paper with boiled linseeed Oil
and hanging over line to dry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

with great exact
ness. EXcavate to
the frost line, and
set up in the square
excavation a box
lik structure of
boards, one S i d e
coming only to the
surface. Fill in to
t b e top Of the
ground with loose
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Handy Wood-Box.

This wood-box can be made of any
size to fit a particular corner or niche,
and has the additional advantage Of
utilizing space which would otherwise
be unoccupied. The top can be used to
hold the water pail, pans, cups, etc. One
shelf may be used for the whole brush
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
The Woodnecker Mans Ally.

One of the birds which winters in our
northern climates is the woodpecker,
which finds it's favorite food as easily
in cold weather as in warm. 1t is not
often seen except by those who go into
the forests and evergreen swamps,
where it takes refuge during the Sc
verest weather. It's sharp peck, peck
on the trunk Of a partly decayed tree
is generally rewarded by taste of the
grub that did the mischief, and which
the woodpecker greedily devours. The
woodpecker is daring pillager on the
cherry trees when this fruit is ripe.
But after his good work in destroying
Injurious grubs during winter nobody
should refuse him few cherries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Alfalfa for Hogs.

Hogs will get in fine condition on
alfalfa without other feed, and it is
said by some that they can be made
fat enough for market on that alone,
but the quality of meat is poor, the fat
too soft and the taste unpleasant. Be-
sides, the shrinkage during shipment
is said to be considerable. To obtain q
good quality of meat, if for no other
reason, they should be put on full
feed of grain before being marketed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Re.rafting Young Orchards.

It sometimes happens that the farmer
finds even before his orchard gets to
bearing that a large part of the trees
are of varieties that will not give him
much profit. Regarding to better sorts
is a very laborious and expensive proc
ess if the trees have grown to nearly
bearing size, because so many CRAFTS
must be set to make an even head. A
few sprouts may be left below the
crafts to draw the sap, but they must
be cut away. as soon as the CRAFTS get
to growing. A better way is to take
few years to do the grating, putting
in two or three CRAFTS each spring, I'M
til the entire head is changed. So much
cutting away OF the top wood viii
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Repe11ing Borers.

One gallow of coal tar, two pounds
beeswax and two pounds tallow melted
and mixed with -four Of sulphur and
air Smoked lime to make it the consis-
tency of paste. This mixture is to be
spread on strips of burlap and wrapped
around trunk of tree about two or three
inches under surface of ground and
abous same distance above ground.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
O1d-FashiOued Buck wheat Cakes.

Put half yeast cake in enough luke
warm water to dissolve it. Be sure
your yeast cake is fresh. When dis
solved add three cups of water the
same temperature Stir in enough buck
wheat to make a good batter. This
should be done in the evening and then
set away in a warm place to rise till
morning. In the morning add a table
spoonful of molasses, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, enough milk to make
the batter the right consistency for fry
ing and quarter teaspoonful of baking
soda dissolved in little cold water.
These should be first-class.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
Irish Potato Biscuit.

Two large potatoes, boiled and mash
ed hot, with a tablespoonful Of lard,
three tablespoonfuls of sugar, two we'll
beaten eggs one tablespoonful of salt,
one heaping teaspoonful of leaven, one
cup of milk and one pint flour, all made
into a batter at o'clock in the morn
ing and set to rise. At 1 o'clock work
in one quart of flour and set to rise
again. At or $50 O'Clock work over
and roll out in little dry -four. Roll
half an inch thick, put small piece Of
butter between; cut with biscuit-cut-
ter and put one on top of the other, and
bake as you would other rolls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

cause many sprouts to stare. These
must be destroyed as fast as they ap-
pear, rubbing them off while the green
shoot can. be removed with the thumb
and finger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20

Building stone Piers.
Country places are much improved
by entrance posts of cobble stones, but
to he attra ctiye these must be laid uD
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-20
For Fighting Cabbage Worms,

F. S. White, of Iowa, suggests pool
or shallow vessel of sweetened water
poisoned with strychnine. During dry
weather the moths which lay the eggs
that hatch into worms, will sip the
water and great numbers of them will
die. Where only few cabbages are
grown the worms can be picked off,
Orange Judd Farmer.
Evening star., 1899-09-20
For Hay Fever Sufferers.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In the interest of many sufferers / would
invite attention to the conclusions reached
at the recent celebration of the twenty fifth
anniversary of the hay fever organization
at Bethlehem, n. H. These were in brief
that no cure for hay fever had yet been dis
covered and that the only intelligent and
prudent course for the sufferer was to seek
a location where patients are usually ex-
empt; and that these locations that have
stood the general test may be found in the
current reports of the association, in which
the Jealous secretary. DR.. Peacock of Tor
resdale, Pa. has compiled all available
statistics. Bethlehem has been found for
the generality of sufferers exempt; and a
comparatively new location, claimed to be
absolutely hay-fever proof, is Dixville
Notch. near Colebrook, N. H, some sixty
miles east of Bethlehem. This fever is so
eccentric and is so exceptional in its mani
festations and submission to treatment that
no general rule can be applied to all cases.
each case apparently requiring q peculiar
Evening star., 1899-09-20
FOR RECRUITING DUTY,
Assignment of Volunteer Officers Re-
Gently AppOinted

BY direction of the Secretary of War the
following officers, recently appointed, will
report at the recruiting stations desig-
mated, to assist in recruiting for their re-
spective regiments:
fofty-e1ghth 1nfantry-Captan Thomas
Grant, Macon, Ga. Captain Robert r.
Rudd, Dayton, Ohio; Captain James e.
Hamlin, Raleigh, N. c.; Captain William A.
Hankins, Richmond, Va; Captain Leon w
Denison, Chicago H.; First Lieutenant
Jerry NJ. White, Kansas City, Mo; Firs.
Lieutenant James F. Powell, INDIANAPOLIS
Ind; First Lieutenant Harrison B. Brown,
Asheviile, N. c.; First Lieutenant Ham
mond j. Parker Macon, Ga; First Lieu
tenant Jacob c. Smith, Baltimore, Md;
First Lieutenant Charles c. Caldwell CO.
lumbus, Ohio; Second Lieutenant Joseph
Moore, Cincinnati, Ohio Second Lieutenant
James B. Coleman st. Louis, Mo-; Second
Lieutenant Wilson Ballard, Dayton Ohio;
Second Lieutenant Joseph c. Andrews. Bos-
ton, Mass: Second Lieutenant Frank r.
Chisholm, Boston, Mass; Second Lieuten-
ant John K. Rice. Richmond Va; Second
Lieutenant George W. Taylor, Baltimore,
Nd, and Second Lieutenant George F.
Marion. Macon, Ga.
Forty-ninth Infantry-Captain Floyd Fl.
Crumbly, Macon, Ga: Captain Emmanuel
D. Bass. Columbus, Ohio; Captain William
M. Hawkins, Kansas City, Mo-; Captain
Frank r. Steward, Dayton, Ohio; Captain
Lieutenant Leon H. Jordan, Kansas City,
Mo. First Lieutenant James H Thomas,
indianapolis, Ind; First Lieutenant David
J. Gimer, Raleigh, N. c.. First Lieutenant
Lieutenant Hamilton Blunt. Baltimore,
Md; First Lieutenant Thomas c. Butler,
Baltimore, Md; First Lieutenant Lafay
cite A. Tillman, Kansas City, Mo-; Second
Lieutenant Leander w. Hayes, Asheville,
N. c., and Second Lieutenant Guilford f.
Campbell, Chicago, III.