Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-24

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The report Of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue looks very much as if we
were becoming nation of beer drinkers.
the increased consumption of malt liquors
having been so rapid during the last forty
years. In 1860, when the population of
the country was 81 900, 600, we consumed
only about 100000 barrels of beer, or
an average of one barrel to every sixteen
people. In 1870, with a population of
3S,5OO,000, we consumed 6,574,6 bar
rels of beer, or an average of about one
barrel to every six people. In 1880 the
population had increased 30 per cent. but
the consumption of beer was doubled, and
5O,155, 1873 people consumed 1884, Ill
barrels of beer. In 1890 the consumption
of beer had doubled again. reaching to-
tai Of - ,561 ,944 barrels, while the popu-
latlon had increased only 81 per cent to
o., 662.2oO. In 1895, when, according to
the estimates of the bureau of statistics,
we had 65.OOO,0O0 people, we consumed
33, 561,411 barrels of beer, or about one
barrel for every two persons in the whole
community, and in 1899, with 10000 900
people. we consumed 36.5S1 .114 barrels
of beer. Thus the population has increas-
ed 12j per cent and the consumption of
beer 1900 per cent. The increase in the
manufacture of whisky has not been so
rapid. In fact. more whisky was pro-
duced in the United States in 1864 than
in 1899, the total in the former year be-
ing S5.295.393 gallons, and in 1890 s.
125, 032 gallons.
The wardrobe that the Misses Morton
daughters of former Vice President Nor
in, Dor
tune. No gown in the trousseau of Miss
Edith cost under $3.50 without duty. and
many of the gowns cost ST 900 each. For
the price of one wardrobe or tro,lsseau
a man would have considered himself
rich twenty-five years ago. and the price
of one hat would have clothed family
for Il year.
man has Obtained n permit to erect
a temporary shed in Park Row. New
York. in which he VIII place voting ma
chine to be tested. Every one passing
will be invited to go in and try the ma
chine by depositing \ ballot for Prcsi-
dent of the United States This will test
the machine. and ut the same time yield
a straw vote on the presidency in the
neighborhood of Park Row.
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An oil burner to supply fuel to warshps
was tested at the Brooklyn navy yard
last week. and is said to have been a
success. The patentee will try to sell
the burner to the United States Gov
ernment The new arrangement is said
to generate steam quicker than coal and
there is no dirt in its use.
49,
A resident Of the town of Waterloo, n
D., sent two-cent postage stamp in
letter to Mayor Carter Harrison OF Chi
cago few days ago, with a request that
he forward by return mail i city directory
of Chicago, MS the writer intends going
there in the summer and desires to visit
the principal places.
Natural-born citizens are citizens born
within the territory of the United States.
There was a discussion of the eligibility
of 4 person for the presidency who was
born of American parents in a foreign
land when Speaker Crisp of Georgia, who
was born of American parents tempoTar
ily residing in England. WAS proposeo as
a candidate for the presidency. and The
general trend Of opinion was that such
a person. beng fully recognized as citi-
zen Of the United States and being eiigi-
bic to other offices, is eligible TO the
presidenev,