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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
London's Ancient Records

The county council of London, as the
successor of the Metropolitan board of
works, is custodian of number of val
liable documents bearing upon the local
history of the metropolis. Included in
the collection are many volumes of
minutes of the commissioners of sewers
dating back to the regnof Henry Will,
together with papers and deeds relat-
ing to important buildings such as
Northumberland House, which former.
" stood at Charing Cross. These inter
esting documents have hitherto been
inaccessible to the public, but the coun-
ell has now decided to publish selec-
ton of them in volume.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
JAPANESE WRssr, =.
Their Physical Deyelonn
fhsnxY Tr,,I~ 10 "a.

Their Physical Developm.,.
thing Truly Remarkas,al ".
Although the American Il ' ~'n.
concede to the japanese ths n sla
OF a mental capacity almost s''s y
quite, equaling that of tho m" s y
white races, he is apt to form 's.
what sighting opinion Of him ..
ed from a physical standpoint :
specimens met with in this Conn.,.
not tend to convey favorable my,
sion Of their athletic powers 'I
however, reading an accom-, =
physical measurements of som.
most prominent japanese Vross..
more respectful attitude reca,d;,a
muscular development Of tbesn \
men will probably be taken, N, n
Shimpo has recently published NJ
giving the measurements Of siv ~
foremost japanese fighters. Fran n
table it is gathered that the moo III
Of these modern gladiators wa,s,
the age Of % years about 3OO mn]
height, five and a half feet. gi,s
chest, fifty-eight inches; lung csD,s]
1850 cubic centimeters: unnp, n
eighteen inches.
Another one weighs over go nou,J
height, six feet five inches; gjrA
chest, forty-eight inches; lung csmSl
5000 cubic centimeters; upper arm h
teen inches. The smallest Of these M
ing men weighs more than 200 pOpna
measures in height five feet a,.
inches, while in lung capacity he /
ceeds them all. There are few WA,
lers or pugilists in this sr any coppS
who attain to these dimensions !,
those who have seen some of The N
opponents of japanese wrestling /
willing to back them when bin
against the pick of the European
American experts, as it is said N
they are as skillful as they are poVs
ful.-Medical Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
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A sympathetic Princess.

The following story about the Arch
duchess Valerie Of Austria is told by
the Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Morning Post: A short time ago
a 13-year-old schoolboy was summoned
home from his boarding school at Linz
The lad was without travelling COM
panions, and, while waiting on the plat
form at Linz, began to cry bitterly. His
distress was noticed by a lady in a first
class compartment, who summoned the
guard and had the boy brought to her.
She paid his excess fare for travelling
first class, and devoted herself to the
task of comforting him and relieving
the tedium Of the long journey to Vienna,
to attend his fathers funeral in Vienna,
telling him that she, too, had suffered
much from the loss Of parent, who
had died suddenly and Unexpectedly in
a foreign land The schoolboy was not
a little astonished at the end Of the
Journey to learn that the kind-hearted
lady was the Archduchess Valerie.
daughter Of the Emperor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
Useful Caterpillars.

1t is now said that the cocoon u
tent caterpillar can be cardea, i
reeled. The tent caterpillar IS lnesD
pest of the apple tree, and II n''
that the apple tree will take lNt r.
Of the mulberry tree as 1oou ~
silk worms. It is estimated y
average tree will support ten off. az
tents of caterpillarS, yieluiDs y
makers Of silk, and represeH'.Ss
yield of three pounds of sllk' WV j
per pound. 1t is further sald lH"'
proper appliances attacheu ,,,
trunks of the trees for the WV, 4
spin their cocoons in, not lllu.
would be expended in salnS , an
product, which would equal 'n' nsrp
proceeds of a tree at 10 cen'' .S,r,Os
However, the worm might Oe If i
SO as to produce a finer sraug 5 Sp b
and in the end the result "o etahIe ID
tee silk would be more prone
1ha annie
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
.sOfl. the Brave Bcy!"

Chrissie. reading letter: :. To please
you would penetrate the painless for
est; would traverse broad oceans, and
explore the unknown regions of the
earth; would ascend the loftiest peaks
of the mightiest mountains, and brave
the raging torrents which pour down
their precintous sides; | would assail
the Arctic icepack, and, overcoming
every obstacle, carve my way to the
undiscovered Pole! For you, dear, I
would dare anything and everything
Oh, the brave boyr' Continuing: "sP.
ST. will come and see you tomorrow,
weather permitting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

preacher. While in Jail, where he
spent twelve years, he supported his
wife and children by making tagged
laces. After bis release he resumed
preaching and continued it until his
death in London in 1858.
He was buried in Bunhill Fields
burying ground, which was opened as
a suburban cemetery in 1866. Here are
buried some famous personages in
their day, including the novelist, Dan
lei Defoe; George Fox, founder of the
Quakers, and the mother of John Wes-
ley. Our Illustration shows Bunyan's
tomb at the present time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

leadership he once held over bis peP
He bears no hatred for the WhlIe n1
but, on the contrary, has taken "
interest in their affairs, and DIS ~
speeches have often helped to luEl
tide Of public events. In his gu
he has found the philosophers stout
true happiness. Il am the mos N
tented of men," he said recently,
cause long ago made up my m,pl
was mo use crying for split laIlA
you white men say That IS 'Hs
osophy which has allowed Dlm ~
come old. He never worries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

The cheering report is made that in
the large cities Of the United States the
number of cases of blindness occurring
in young children is steadily diminish
ing. This is due partly to increasing
knowledge on the part Of the medical
profession, partly to the advance of
sanitation in home and school, and
partly to increased and more humane
knowledge among the people generally.
In other words, it is result of the adj
vance Of civilization.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

The University of Chicago has recon-
sidered its recent determination to
adopt a system of reformed spelling
and will adhere to the method now in
vogue. This is wise. Now, if the uni
versity will encourage the study of
spelling in primary and grammar
schools, even to the extent. perhaps, Of
making fad of it, the rising genera
ton will probably have no trouble
with its double l's,' its lies" and its
silent letters. The English language is
worth spending good deal OF time on,
and if the student comes out of school
with a good working knowledge of it,
spelling included, he can get along in
this world
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN.
american Woman Who Originated the
Maine Hospital Ship Idea.

..,;cau Woman Who Originated tine
Maine Hospital Ship Idea. !,
Mrs. Blow, former Chlcago anu
Colorado woman, originated the Maine :
hospital ship idea for the British, ana
not long since was formally presented
q Queen Victoria at the expressed WISH
.ef her majesty. Lady Randoipn
churchill and Mrs. Ronalds OF New
YORK were received at the same time.
Mrs. Blow is the daughter Of Col. Il. D..
Goodell, the Colorado mining man. She
was born in Joliet, ILL.,, and spent part
of her girlhood in Springfield and chi
cago. Most Of her education was re-
reiyed abroad in the converts of Paris
and Dresden. She took finishing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

JOHN BUNYAN'S TOMB.

Last Resting Place of the Famous Au-
thor of the Pilgrims Progress.
Few books, except the Bible, have
gone through so many editions as the
Pilgrims Progress, written by John
Bunyan. 1t was written while the au-
thor was in Bedford Jail, England, suf-
fering for liberty Of conscience. Bun
yam in his early life was a tinker, then
a soldier, later becoming a Baptist and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Pure food is coming to be one of the
most important questions before the
public. The adulteration of food is so
general and the authorizations are so
frequently injurious to health, and
sometimes dangerously poisonous, that
It has become necessary to provide
more stringent national and State leg
islation and to impose more severe pen
alties than are now provided.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

y A New York man who was Tilted by
his girl, who chose another for her hus-
band, lost no time in taking the young
woman's mother for his wife. His dual
position Of step-father and father-in-
law will give him unprecedented ia
cilities for horrible revenge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

A microbe so small that, as we are
told, two hundred and fifty millions OF
them would be required to cover a
square inch Of surface, is declared to
be the primary cause Of the plague. It
IL not one of natures marvels that
what is almost enthusiastically minute
may cause terror more widespread and
prostrating than the alarm created by
earthquake commissions?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

The world awaits with breathless in
terest the finish Of the subject Of the
Kaiser who put into the hands of the
school children of the empire text
book wherein it is clearly explained
that the twentieth century begins Jan.
I, 1901.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

There were 90 cases of sunstroke in
Buenos Ayres in one day recently, 134
of them being fatal. That must be
Door town for people who are in the
coal business.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

A man died in the dentists chair the
other day while having thirteen teeth
pulled. Here is more good working
material for superstitious people.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Another groom has vanished on his
wedding day. There is nothing that
man fears so much on such an occasion
rs stage fright, and they are all more or
less subject to it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Max O'Ren says Americans are not
all beautiful, but they are all intelli-
gent-looking. OF course he doesn't
count those young men who wear mon
ocles and suck the ends Of their sticks
as being Americans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

A New York woman recently wore
100000 worth Of jewels at the opera.
unfortunately, however, her box was
20 situated that less than half Of the
people in the theater could see her as
easily as the stage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

No matter how well-to-do in world
ay way he may be, any man who al
lows another to pay his poll-tax for
him is the poorest kind of citizen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

More investigation that investigates
and more publicity that publishes
would greatly add to the moral growth
Of the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

If the drama of to-day really 'holds
the mirror up to nature, what shock
ing thing nature must sometimes be!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

u There is a coffin trust, and now baby
carriage trust has been formed. The
octopus seems to pursue US from the
cradle to the grave.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

DIDO not judge another too hastily. A
mans sudden getting on his ear may
he due to somebody's having put a flea
In it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

All senmunicatioss for this paper shoud be asosas
pansd by the nams Ct Tie Aather net necessarily foa
pubcation bat % evidence Of good faith On the Dz
Of the wrtsr Write ealy sa side Of ths papss d
vsrticuariy earsfa n giving names and dates - have
thu lsttsrs and figures plain and AisttAck
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

The world is now able to secure a
very fair idea as to just what caused
the brevity of the Jameson raid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

! There is a great TODD whether So
ciety leader, suffragist or club is Of any
use to the community. 1t doesn't mat
ter much so long as the great mass of
everyday womankind is.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

A man may get out of paying his
wedding fee, but the divorce lawyer
cannot be put off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

A public-spirited woman Of Kansas
City has become convinced that the
only satisfactory solution of the .sser-
vant-girl problem" must come through
education and a systematic training
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

That play, "From House to House,
must be moving drama.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
INDIAN JACK.

Last of the Royal Pilchucks Lives N
Snohomish, Wash.
Near Snohomish. Wash, lives
dian Jack" in calm content. When
dies the Pilchuck Tribe will be e1tn
but he watches the passing Of day
ter day without a sigh of regret
the past glories Of his race or The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Chicago has a sixteen-pound baby.
This youngster has weigh Of his own.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

When dressmaker goes to house,
eyerytime she sees the husband she
looks at him in way which seems to
say, "You should have attended to this
long agor'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
pekin,. Unenviable Distinction

The three chief characteristics OF
Pekin. the Chinese capital, which most
impress the newly arrived visitor are
dust. stencil and dogs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

1t is but natural that breach-of
promise case should be heard in Z
courthouse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08
Indians Take co Minera, water

Mineral waters have come to take a
very prominent place in national bever-
ages, especially in the case of those who
are suffering more or less from physi-
cal arrangements. In this country the
Indians practiced bathing in the heated
waters and drinking them long before
they taught to the whites the benefits
OF many springs now famous. 1t is
within the memory of many inhabitants
of this country how the red man came
annually to encamp at Manitou and
other healing springs in the Rockies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Some men are SO busy trying to
avoid work that they have no time to
earn bread for their families.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08

Writer'S cramp is more likely to be
found in the stomach than in the
wrist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-08


us, few in number, am sure, who seem
to thrive best under bad times, and who,
when good times overtake them in the
United States, feel constrained to put
us on bad terms with the rest of man
kind. With them | can have no sympa-
thy. l would rather give expression to
what I believe to be the nobler and al
most universal sentiment of my country
men in the wish not only for our peace
and prosperity, but for the peace and
prosnerity of all the nations and peoples
of the earth. -
After thirty-three years of unbroken
peace came an unavoidable war. Happily
the conclusion was quickly reached, with
out suspicion of unworthy motive or
practice or purpose on our part, and with
fadeless honor to our arms.
/ cannot forget the quick response of
the people to the country's need, and the
quarter of a million men who freely of
fered their lives to their countrys SER
vice. 1t was an impressive spectacle of
national strength. 1t demonstrated our
mighty reserve power, and taught us that
large standing armies are unnecessary
when every citizen is a minute man"
ready to join the ranks for national de-
Tense.
Out of the recent events have come to
the United States grave trials and re-
sponsibilities As it was the nations war,
so are its results the nations problems.
Its solution rests upon us all. 1t is too
serious to stif1e. 1t is too earnest for re-
pose. No phrase nor catchword can con-
ceal the sacred obligation it involves. No
use Of epithets, no aspersion of motives
by those who differ will contribute to
that sober judgment so essential to right
conclusions.
No political cutlery can abrogate our
treaty OF peace with Spain or absolye us
from its. solemn enga gements. 1t is the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-03-30

amental points. They both Of them
analyze with great subtlcty the rela-
tions between lines of operations and
the lines representing the fronts of
armies, ana thus give undue predomi-
nance in the theory Of war to what has
been called the geometrical clement.
The utility in its place Of the geomet-
rical element has never been denied.
but it is insignificant in comparison
with the moral factors which have to
be dealt with.
The most fatal form of surprise is
the political, which occurs when one
nation attacks another which is neith-
er expecting nor ready for war The
British Government, in its innocence
Of the art Of policy, unwittingly and
unsuspectingly made the most elabo-
rate and perfect arrangements to bring
npon itself this kind of surprise. The
question of the independence of the
Transvaal, which was in fact involved
in the questions of the franchise and of
suzerainty: was raised and pressed by
the British Government under the i'm
preston that it could be settled by
good-tempered theoretical discussion.
The Beers being resolved to defend
their institutions and being well armed
for the purpose, no sooner satisfied
themselves that the issue was serious
ly raised than they mobilized their
army. 1t was not until the Boer army
was massed on the Natal border that
the British Government suspected it.
self to be engaged in serious business.
Even when the war had begun, and
fifty thousand British troops were at
sea, no member of the Cabinet ap-
pears to have quite grasped the ele-
mentary truth that the conduct of
war is the business OF government,
which cannot clear its responsibility
for delegating its powers TO an inferior
authority CornhW.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-03-30

1t is in that sense that Hamlet S words
are philosophical. The action and re-
action between thought and perform
ance are such that if We think thing
to be good we make it good; if we
think it bad We make it bad. Within
reasonable limits this is true phloso-
ply, and it is one that we can apply
in our daily lives with excellent effect.
Sun,
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NO.. 13

trapper had also philosophical in his
loneliness for he told me that, in his
opinion, the reason why old smokers
prefer to have their tobacco in plugs,
from which they diligently chip crumbs
with knife until they accumulate a
pipeful, is, not that plug-tobacco is
any stronger or sweeter or more virtu-
Gus than loose tobacco, but because it
is a more lingering labor of love to
handle it and dwell upon 1t with
knife, and provides more of the aroma
OF sentiment-jjust as a book lover pre-
fers the leaves of his book uncut, that
he may exc out and prolong his book
ish pleasure by cutting them himself
Indeed, have learned from my inter
course with old trappers that no sub
ject is too commonplace to have its
ideal and philosophical aspects. They
will brood for hours over such pho
nomenon as fy's lighting on the hand
and tickling it more by simply stand
ing still than by using its proboscis.
l am even shrewdly inclined to sus-
pect that the old theory that mosqui-
toes venom isa preventive of malaria
sprung from the patient philosophizing
of an old trapper, who had been much
venomized, but never sick day in his
life with .chills and fever. Now they
say that the mosquito bite means inoc-
ulation with malaria.
That old trappers should be so wise
ly oracular 50 complacently tex ca
thedra" in all their utterances, is natu-
raj enough, considering their absolute
authority in their own domain, and
the impossibility Of provoking dis
pute upon any subject that may en-
gage their thoughts. But this very
positivity, this serene disregard Of the
rising infection in conversation, is, to
me, one of the most charming charac-
teristics. 1t is SO refreshing to meet a
person who is entirely ignorant of the
art of deferring! One finds the same
profound comfort and reinforcement in
it as in the infalIibility of the Catholic
church. When, for instance, an old
trapper tells you, with an accent that
admits of no discussion, that cocoa
pronounced by him, co-co-way) is a
drink God never intended to have him
bring into the woods, but kept at
home for women and inyalids, there is,
of course, an end of the matter, and
you would as soon think of refreshing
yourself with it in his presence as with
nursing bottle.
The opinions of old trappers on pol
itics and religion, though liable to be
behind the times for lack Of contempo-
rary data, are as sound as any know
of, and much better lived up to, as
rule, than those of men who vote and
60 to church. Whatever they may
not be, they are established and unpur-
chasable. You must either set at the
feet of an old trapper, when he talks
on matters of church and state, or go
away at distance and think as you
please. His views are grounded
among the roots of the pines.
Sturdy, primitive characters are
these survivors of the pioneering age.
The stuff in them is as unbending as
that which subdued wild continent,
and as sound. 1t is good thing for
enervated and conventionalized mod
ern men to come in contact with it
now and then. That is why put on
my old clothes, once in a while, and
plunge back into the hills.