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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
Girl Preacher 1e Years Old,

Miss Melesin K. Sowles of Prospect is
just Is years old. One year ago she was
given an unlimited license to preach by
the Honey Greek quarterly meeting Of
the Free Baptist Church. Recently she
preached the opening sermon at the yearly
meeting of the church, great audience
being present. Miss Sowles will attend
the Theological Seminary at Hillsdale,
Mich, after she gets out of school.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

which nearly caused a
rupture between Eng
land and this country
four years ago. Great
Britain and Venezuela
both claim the same
territory along the Dor
der between Venezuela
and British Guiana.
Mr.. Harrison is Vene-
zuela's chief counsel.
Having made a thor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
discover a Head1ess Body.

The body of an unknown man was
found in the marsh two miles south Of
Fountain City. 1t was devoid of clothing
and the head was missing. Although a
thorough search has been made for the
head and clothing they have not been
found. There is suspicion Of foul play,
and the authorities are making an inves-
tigation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
.ew Road and sawmil1 Town.

The Wabeno branch of the Northwest
ern Railway is being extended north from
Wabeno this summer having commenced
laying steel under the supervision of Chief
Engineer Daniel Roundsville. At present
they employ a crew of fifty men and are
laying one-half mile of steel per day. 1t
is authoritativey reported that large
sawmill will locate at Laona, new town,
as soon as the road is completed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
Thousands Going to Europe

More Americans will tour Europe this
year than ever before in one summer.
More than 10000 first cabin passengers
have already sailed from New York and
1t is estimated that about 100000 Ameri-
cans will visit Europe for pleasure during
the summer. A conservative estimate of
the amount expended in fares and travel
ing expenses is 81 500 per individual, MAX
ing total OF 10000, 900 that will be
carried away from this country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
Burglars Raid a Postoffice.

Burglars raided the postotfice and gen
eral store of Paul e. Sauer at SHADES
Corners. They blew open the postoffice
safe and secure dover $500 in cash, $50
in postage stamps and lot of checks,
some of them negotiable.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
cyclone Not the Act of God.

In nine pulpits at Eau Claire, Wis,
Sunday the cyclone at New Richmond
was the subject of sermons. The general
sentiment EXPIRE sed was that it was a
mysterious dispensation Of Providence,
hut the Rev. Joseph Moran of the Epis-
copal Church said it was the devilish work
of an unknown power and not the act of
God.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

@'r0[]E1||SEl57*

The election of a Western man for
Speaker of the House of Representatives
is regarded in New York as serious blow
to the East. By thoughtful politicians it
is looked upon as the beginning of the end
of Eastern control in national affairs. Nu-
merically the East is stronger at the pres
ent time in Congress than it will ever be
again, in all probability. The next CEN
sus, which will be taken year from now,
will increase the Western representation
in the lower branch of Congress at the ex-
pense of the East and South and will give
the Middle and Western States more pow
er than was ever before conferred in that
part of the country. The foreshadowed
election Of Gen. Henderson is therefore
looked upon as something of calamity
by those whose line of vision focuses about
New York and Boston.
One argument which should appeal
strongly to the conference at The Hague
is the fact that almost every nation, with
the exception of Great Britain and the
United States, is overtaxed to meet the
expenses of maintaining it's army and
navy. France runs behind to the amount
of 500, 100000; Austria has an annual de.
felt of $685. OO, 900; Russia of $4,000, 900,
and Italy of $3O,O0O,OOO. The smaller
powers are, many of them, in a state bor-
dering on bankruptcy.
The School Board of Lynn, Mass, has
stirred up hornets nest by ordering that
hereafter no teacher, male or female, shall
appear before a class in bicycle costume.
The teachers will get up memorial pray
ing that during the hot months of the year
short skirts and golf trousers may be per-
mitted.
1t is ten years since Johnstown, Pa,
was swept by a food from a broken dam
The town is now a fourth larger than it
was then, although the disaster killed one
eighth of its inhabitants, destroying q
third of it's homes and nearlyall Of it's
workshops.
A cargo Of shells, originally intended
for the use Of Spanish guns in the war
with the United States, recently arrived
at Glasgow, Scotland. The charges had
been extracted from them and needy
Spain took advantage of the recent rise
in the price of metal to get hold of an
honest penny by selling them for old iron.
Ten years ago the city of Johnstown,
Pa, was entirely destroyed by a great
food. Six thousand lives were lost, 1900
houses were swept away, and property
valued at $15.OOO.OO0 was destroyed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29
ANGLO-VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
Difficulty that Nearly Caused a Rup-
ture with England.

Ex-President Harrison is in Paris repre-
senting Venezuela at an international tri-
bunal of arbitration to settle the question
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

John Smith, SO. attempted to kill him.
self by jumping from Brooklyn bridge.
Policeman prevented and he was locked
up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

Members of the American academy Of
saedicine met in Chicago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

Ten years ago the city of Johnstown,
Pa, was entirely destroyed by a great
food. Six thousand lives were lost, 1900
nanses st e $1,000 600 was DESTROYED
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-06-29

Patronize those who advertise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
JAPANESE THEATRE CHECKS.

The sale of checks issued 10 persons
leaving a theatre during the perform
ance has caused much annoyance. es-
necjally I'm some European cities. Many
spectatOrs. do not wish 20 return. and
tbeir checks are sold az reduced price
IN people who see the rest OF the per-
fotrnanra without paying anything TO
the impressario.
The ing gsnious japanese appear To
have found a way of spelling this little
came. Noth.ng cOu'l be- more simple
and .nectual. Insteaduf issuing checks.
they mark the Spectator on the hand
with an iudia rubh. ,tamp. the mark
varying each evening in form ana coll
or. \ correspondent Informs us that
az several large eltb.rings On Wales
persors leaving the riace fJr q few
m frlt.s have their hands marked hy
Ia rnJurr stamp. aud ihrr- was n good
deal OF 'gnnti'n at the recent Car
DIN eisttddfrd hspausa this plan was
not 4d rnt' o. instead of max uC tas Was
done) an extra charge fcr rcaimission.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
BEST SORT Of AN AUTOGRAPH.

| "a friend OF mine in Memphis" said
a New Orleans bo0k-Iover, has beau
: tiful set OF X K.plings works, whNh he
| has extended into th.rty-fve volumes,
more than double the original number.
! Extending, you know. means the in
sertion OF extra matter relating TO the
subject OF the book or To the author
portraits, letters, maps photographs,
ma gazine clippings and 80 On. He be-
gan only three years ago and says he
expects 10 have two or three hundred
vorumes before he gets through.
In my opinion, one OF the most in
teresting tnlngs in the collection IL an
autograph on the back OF an Old BUS
mess card The name 'Rudyard kip
ling s written in queer. zigzag char
acters that do not the least resemble
the ordinary peumanshp OF the author.
and in one corner OF the card is "A grimy
thumb mark. The history OF the SOU
venr Is rather old. One afternoon some
years ago, my friend met Mr.. Kipling
on the train, returning to his home at
Brattleboro. VT, after trip TO Boston,
and could not resist asking him for his
autograph. oh. all right said Kip
ling. good naturedly, have You got
bit OF paper about you? My friend
searched his pockets hdstlly, anu All
he could find was an old card, upon
'wh 'ch the author proceeded to scratch
his name with a scrap OF lead pencH.
The train was tearing along at the rate
of at least 80 miles an hour. and. as
natural consequence, the handwritlnk
was almost indecipherable. You'll
never get anybody 20 believe that is
genu ne said Kfplng grinning, and
the autograph fiend went away littie
Later on he noticed that in holding
the card against the car seat. 10 steady
IL while writing. Kipling had pressed
down very hard with his thumb and
LEFT n distinct mark. which Is the very
hest means OF Identification known to
science. Needless TO say. he was de-
lighted. Since then an English maga-
zine has printed photo-engraving OF
the famous uovelists thumb-mark, and
the two. placed side by side, are a like
ga a couple OF peas. n - really the
ono Kipling autograph about which
there can never be any doubt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

THE fact is also that Mr. Joslinis de-
feat was brought about through per-
sOual malice. the instrument of which
was Brown University professor. who
has reason 20 be ashamed of his part
In the conspiracy, however innocent he
may have been. one can credit neither
the intelligence nor the good faith OF
the college professor who lent himself
as candidate 10 the so-called inde-
pendent movement against Committee
man Joslin SO clear it was that his can
didacy could lead 70 nothing for himself
and only to the election of man far
less qualified for the position. by ex-
perience IL nothing more. than the reg.
ular Republican candidate Comparison
between the vote for school committee
man ON Tuesday i'm Ward I and that of
n year ago shows that the one-third of
the vote which elected the Republican
candidate last year went 10 the Brown
professor this time and so the Demo-
cratic candidate with about the same
vote as was given the Democratic
year ago, found
himself elected. Now that the RepubH-
can voters of Ward have sobered off
from their little debauch in independ-
ence they are probably sorry that they
did it.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
It'd BITS.

Iron cloth Is announced.
Atchison has one brewery.
Russia has $4,000 coal miners.
Georgia has five wooden mills.
Indiana ranks second in wheat.
Canada exports butter TO England.
Kansas corn crop. $4,000. 900 bushels.
St Louis is enjoying a building boom.
Chlnas Empress has over 2OOO dresses.
Ireland's butter production is decreas-
ing
Wheeling has thirty-two stogy FAC
tories.
London painters get seventeen cents
per hour.
Indians viii be admitted hereafter to
The University of oklahoma.
Raleigh. y. c.. has the largest pair OF
ak trees I'm the United states, when
perfect symmetry OF trunk and top ~
tken into consideration. They stand
hrce hundred yards north of the CAPT
.ol.
4 woman with pale ears can be safely
! down az ono whose heart ~ hard to
ach. while shc whose ears are pink
A long the Curled rims and downN lnbes
Is "A creature Of sympathetic ana re
sponsive temperament
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

master actually DOES show II that
number OF Republicans who voted for
the ID mocratlc candidates. FOR Mayor
ana overseer Of the Poor changed about
a4d voted for the candidate OF their own
party when "a came 90 thu Harbor Mas
ter. Ina word Republicans exercised
independence in SO far as Co divide their
,fsivors09 SOM OF them did ut Least
Now sere r. IN tn figures of Tuesdays
lelect.on can IL be demonstrated. for all
tha Journals prattle, that any consld-
erable body of Democrats gave any OF
their votes 10 the Republican candidate
for Harbor Master Democrats voted
their ticket straight every time. Some
OF the inieps ndent Republicans voted
for Buckin for Harbor Master after
voting for Baker for Mayor and Cum
mines for Overseer OF the Poor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

y SO far as the workings OF the spir-
it OF independence in Ward suited
simply I'm the election of a Democrat
over a Republican there would be moth
ing worthy of remark I'm the vote for
school committee. But as il provides
evid nee of a marked character i'm re-
buttal OF the very point the Journal Ia p
bors SO hard TO make. namely. that in
dependence seeks only To secure the best
men for pubic Office regardless of par
tisan discipline The case Is interesting.
The fact is of course, that school com
mrHeeman Joslin is tried and faith
ful public servant. He represented the
Eighth ward for nine years and the
First for eight years on the school
committee. His work for the public
schools has been conspicuous. He is
recognized by his fellows on the school
cnmmIIlee-- -hX- -eXerX-Ill-4,a- .4---.--
child throughout the department OF
public schools and by the people gener-
ally as a leader I'm school work No one
man is indispensable I'm any position
but IT is indisputable that in the alb
sence OF MIR. Joslin from the school
committee the schools and the city will
be losers This may be said without any
reflection on the intelligence or enthu-
siasm for his work that may be evil
denced by his successor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
GATHERING GINKGO NUTS.

The Chinese laundrymen Of Washing
ton have been getting up very carly
these fall mornings in order 10 go nut
ting. II Is not the chestnuts or the
chinquepins which tempt them. though
both abound hereabouts. They have
been gathering the crop born on the
ginkgo trees which are used for orna-
mental purposes In various parts or
the city.
The home OF g.nkgo Is Japan ana
CHINA, says the Boston Transcript ana
the inhabitants " those countries re-
gard the nuts "a a choice artlcie oi
ROOD. Some OF the trees mere NeI"
raised from seeds imported 90 years
ago, and are just now arriving at Iuil
maturity. The fruit looks more HNc
a persimmon than a nut. It's exterior
Is a sort sl.mp pulp Of a Whltlsn coior'
ana shriveled. When shaken from tne
trees the fruit falls Ina "a sloppy mass on
the ground. The Chinls' WASH Oh tne
pup which has a peculiar ana o'iSn- ~,
slVe odor; and the nut, Which io"hS lin
rum pit, except that lt ls "''i'e'' ~
cooked before eaten. The meat ~ sort
ana gelatinous. and rather ms 'piu-
Americans do not take kindly % tne
nuts. and the fondness oi me nina
man for them is credited TO thelr asso.
ciatfon i'm his m'nd with memories or
his native lanu.
The ginkgo tree res nbies the poplar
IN certain respects. IL has an escal-
loped leaf which adheros until the very
latest frosts; then IL turns brght yell
low and falls rapiGly. The nuts grow
close TO the branches behind the leaves.
each having its individual stem The
Department of Agriculture, in rtSponse
10 a request frcen the Nanlcib bilt es-
tate at Blltmore has sent h'ther peck
of the nuts. and an effort viii he made
TO grow some Of the trees on the es-
tate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
0eeP.SEA PRESSURE.

The temperature az the bottom of
the ocean Is nearly down 10 freezing
point, and sometimes actually below it,
lhere is total absence Of light as
Tar as sunlight is concerned. and there
Is an enormous pressure. reckoned Al
about ton to the square inch I'm every
thousand fathoms. which is 100 times
greater chan that OF the atmosphere
We live in. At $500 fathoms, the pres
sure is thirty times more powerful
than the steam pressure of locomo-
I've when drawing Il train.
As late as 1880 a z0ologist explain
ed the existence of deep-sea animals
at such derths by cssumdng that their
bodies were composed OF solids and
liquids OF great density, and contain
ell no air This. however IS not the
case with deep sea fish which are
provided with air inflated swimming
bladders.
III one of these fish. I'm full chase
after its prey. happens 10 ascend be-
yond a certain level. Its bladder be-
comes distended with the decreased
pressure and carries IL. in spite of its
efforts. stlll higher in It's course: in
fact members OF this unfortunate
class are likely 10 become victims TO
the unusual accident Of falling up
ward. and no doubt meet with a Vio-
lent death soon after leaving their ac-
customed level. and long before their
bodies reach the surface in "A distort-
ed and unnatural state. Even ground
sharks. brought up from a depth Of
500 fathoms. expire before they gain
the surface.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

A particularly interesting and in
structi,e example OF the workings Of
independence according To the Journals
liking Is afford d by the returns from
Ward L. In total vote which showed
Democratic falling of of some 1900
the first ward has the distinction OF
having increased its vote for Mayor Ba-
ker over last year, while the Republican
vote was reduced beyond that eff ct ad
in any other ward. The First Ward ehus
offers very choice article in the way
OF independence in the vote for Mayor
bur this is not all BY the workings of
in5ep. ndcnce To the sublime object of
only the best and most eXpe-
rienced men for ofilce-what the jour
nal calls "the genuine Rhode Island
spirit OF proud and absolute independ
nee. exercising an intelligen dis
elimination In choosing between the
good and the bad in candidate the
voters " the First rejected school o1m-
mitteomln Henry V. A. Joslin and
elected William II. Mclaughlin. The
candidate who profits by the action of
Independence in this instance is OF
course a Democrat and the candidate
who falls Is a Republican.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
HERE is the esteemed Journal. for

HERE il the esteemed Journal for
instance. which no one will pretend
TO be SO foolish as to believe is indie
pendent because independence is a vir-
tue. congratulating the voters OF Prov
idence upon the continued display OF
the independent spirit in politics az de-
monstrated by the reelection of a
Democratic candidate for Mayor by
Republican votes. IL praises the Re
publicans who vote for Democrats and
assures them that they should feel very
proud and much in love with them
selves because they no longer followpo-
lItical leaders like amiabIe sheep after
the bell wether. The Journal neglects
TO advise them wherein lies the differ
ence in respect to the figurative sheep
between following what the Journal
calls political leaders. who are men
chosen by the voters themselves OF
their own free will. and chasing I'm the
wake of a newspaper which never did
pursue. and IL is feared never will pur-
sue. anything but a selfish and narrow
policy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

THE fact is that when we do some
thing quite unexpected by our friends
and acauaintances Me are likely tn
fiatter ourselves that we are exercising
independence and perhaps some peo-
pie may give US credit for being supe-
Iaor What we do may prove TO be q
grave error and in the doing we may
make holy show cf ourselves. But
there will be still the satisfaction Of
being independent. And that makes US
feel good--so good indeed that we are
quite blind to the faults we may have
committed in the glare of our virtuous
spirit of independence. 1t delights hu-
man nature to feel self-satlsfied
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09
d e r..

ANGELL--In this city. at Butler hos
pital. November 3, Eliza W., widow
~ DR.. Emory a. Angel.
DAGGETT-In Moosup. Conn, on the
eth inst. Henry Daggett, aged ~
years.
LECKNEY-In this city, eth inst. Ade-
laide f., daughter of John and
Anna Leckney. aged IL years.
MARSHALL-In this city. on the eth
inst. Joseph II. Marshall. aged p
years.
MULLER--In this city on the 9Th inst.
Heron Muller. aged 70 years.
PAINE-In this city. on the sth inst,
Mary, widow of Nicholas Paine,
aged ~ years.
POLLARD-In Pontiac. r. L., 1th inst,
Emma Louise. wife of Robert Pol
lard. aged 20 years, months, 13
days.
SMITH-In this city. November 8,
Thomas Smith, eldest son of Eliza
beth and the late Patrick Smith.
STEWART-In this city. on the Sth
inst. Thomas Stewart, In his 42d
year
WILCOX-In Oakland Beach, on the
Sth inst. Wilson ID. Wilcox. beloved
husband of Catharine Wilcox and
son Of the late Jonathan and Mary
A. WILCOX in his 5sth year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

WITH the manifestation OF the ex-
listing spirit OF independence. that is.
purpose to consider Democratic
candidate an independent candidate
and a Republican candidate "A partlsan.
vote for whom carries with In slne
vague sort Of dscredit to civic intelli-
gence. there can be no quarrel because
1t is a fact of the solidity OF stone.
wall. But no Independent Republican
ought to commit the egreg.ous folly OF
thinking that his Democratic friends
are inspired by "A similarly dlsinterest-
edness and lofty devotion to civic dufv
For that is not 50 and the election ag-
ures give no ground for delus!on in
that respect. Thee figures demonstrate
only that the stalWart Democratic vote
IN this city and the stalwart RepubH-
can vote are about evenly matched
II anything. the former is rather the |
more numerous. And notsam and les- 1
sam OF Independent Republicans decide
e'ecuons This floating Republican y-,t,
mas ~ I'm It's power 10 elect ,h, ,,..
e'Na'eS oi Its own or the other party.
% i'r i'r hve elections. it has been
,"'O"n To the Democratic candidates
III greater or less measure An murict,.,,
clecuons But The fancy thar A., =
change any considerable numbo. -,
noatlng independent votes iron, ,,1 |
Democracy viii ever be- giyer 4, % |
puoilcah candidates Is the veriest non
sense. Ana II cannot be quoted tr D.,
le'',"h OF the character. ottalnmen.s /
or eligibility for Office of RopubI.',n
candidat"s that they can pe,or t..,
Tor Democratic Independent votes D. |
cause practically no such thing es..i.
That Democratic property holder, \,
most ~ the wards vote for R.pubi,e,,
candidate. Tor c'tv councllmln proves
nothing more than that There ,t. IN,
ioW Dem cratic property hold,fs in
su'h wards % make respectable
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

NOTHING is more laughable than
the journals solicitation TO soothe the
feelings OF such Republicans as NAV
have some misgivings as to whether
obey are really superior beings in their
attitude of independence, or exercise
such extraordinary civic intelligence
above their common everyday. par
tisan fellow citizens as the Journal
would assure them they do. by trying
10 show that Democrats also practice
independence by voting for Republican
candidates The city" says the Jour
nal. chooses Democrats for three Of
the four general officers and the return,
show that the Republican who securet,
the fourth place received many Demo
cratic votes"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-09

THE political phenomena of indie
pendence are of course not 10 endure
forever in This town. Already. perhaps,
i'm the absence OF many voters from the
polls on Tuesday there is sign 81 a
turn In the tide, 10 the healthy po-
litical instinct there is really nothing
10 be ashamed OF in calling ones self
Republican and a partisan even in mu-
nicipal affairs. Some day the inde-
pendent Republicans will be sick and
tired OF being patted on the back by
the Democrats for the virtues they as
sumo THAT there ~ Il good deal of
Gap-doodle about il 3t is believed the
Independent Republicans Will some day
recognize. Meantime the Democracy
smiles i'm It's sleeve and The Journal
prates of superior civic intelligence.
Whth lit is.to laugh"