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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

One day a detective was ID H|
ton room where flake" JeWeAl|
being sold. A lot Of watches NH1
fered-cheap, worthless AFFAIRS y
up to look like solid gold. Ilql
knocked down for two dollars "
teen cents apiece, and the U7
noted that they were bougnl " Y
fidence man who had given 'N
a lot of trouble. Two months law,
detective met him and asked WV
had done with the watches III"
drel explained his scheme IN
hired a room, put in desk anu |
chairs, and made himself up W
like an old man. Then he lneI',
advertisement in various pap7lH VI
thing like this: "Found-A %| n
watch-Elgin works. Apply, -
Nearly every smart thlel IL wv
swered the advertisements cla'D ~,
watch and paid ten dollars III u, i
In two days he disposed OIL u M
stock in this way, and aOou' W.
dred smart thieves were 1uH'D'
their loss.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

The men in the life-saving service OF
the country are, most of them, heroes.
But they are like all true heroes in not
knowing it. and the country, contrary
to it's usual demeanor toward heroes,
false as we'll as real, seldom applauds
them. During the last year only DO
persons persisted of the 1908 on the
42S ships whose perils called forth
their efforts. Forty of these were lost
on the Atlantic coast during the fear
full tempest in November, 1898. Be
sides this, r persons who had fallen
into the water from wharves and piers
were rescued. The life-saving crews
saved and assisted in saving 3S7 YES
sells, valued, with their cargoes,s at
nearly 100000. Yet the members
of the life-saving crews receive pay so
small that by comparison the salaries
of the city firemen and policemen are
of princely munifcence. They are on
duty day and night, ever on the alert,
and ready to face the most appalling
dangers. Weighed against the chance
of saving the lives of others, they hold
their own lives cheap. They embody
the spirit of the Anglo-Saxon sailor
that noble spirit which impels the in
slant, stern shout of English and
American seamen, when passengers
aboard sinking ship are to be res
cued: women and children first"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Sort of nraver book was stitched III tue
back, that threw any real hsnt "a n.1
wav. AS it was, the tailor had Jus'
time to show the document to irien
who took a copy now in M. Damon ,
possession. From this, it seems .nas
the Deunmeh Tor converteO as tney
are called by the Turks, stu "oIsnip
the Cod of Abraham under his capaiiS-
tic name of infinite and acknoWieuse
as their "lord and king" Sabbatal Cesl,
whom they call 1.-THE true Messiah anu
their redeemer. They are not TO taAe
false oaths in the name or Gou VI MS
Messiah, are not to murder ~
though they hate any one, 10 Deai
false witness, nor to coVet otnei
peoples goods. But they are 10 heep
their faith a profound secret ana "
live like Mussulmans, keeping 1no
Moslem fasts and observing all theil
ceremonies without any scruple un'ii
the day when they are to take ven
geance for Israel" after Whlch tney
will become angels.
The mixture of gross ana llle-ions
hypocricy with the practice OF reai
yirtues-it is especially said that tnere
are no poor among them, every member
of the community being willing TO neip
at any time any of the others-ls very
typical of these apocalyptic sects. Anu
in this faith more than thousano
families in Salonica believe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

This country is not the only one
which is troubled with unwelcome i'm
migrants. Here we have the winged
gypsy moth in addition to the illiterate
bipeds from Europe. The rabbit
plague of Australia is an old story.
Now the hamster has invaded North
ern France and Belgium. The hamster
is a rodent animal, resembling rat
but somewhat larger, which multiplies
enormously and ravages grain fields.
1t came originally from Tartary, but
now has foothold in Europe. Let us
hope it will never reach the American
prairies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Personal reserve is sometimes lost
sight Of in the far West, as a famous
sugar merchant from the East recent
ly discovered. He had business in a
Missouri town, and was lunching at a
table with a native. eli, stranger"
asked the other, 'where you from?'
The Eastern man, having a farm in
Kansas City, mentioned that place.
"What's your business" "Well,
horses" came the reply. "Say, what's
your name?" "None of your business"
rejoined the disturbed sugar dealer.
Even in Ohio, settled largely by Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut colonists,
the Eastern man sometimes finds him
self in an atmosphere of frankness.
You are all talking about your West
ern Reserve" such a one recently re-
marked. BLESSED if l see any,"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
Blotters OF historic Value.

a Philadelphia man owns a most
unique assortment of pieces Of plotting
paper, collected by his father, who was
long an official of the White House.
each OF which bears, reversed, the sig
nature of President, from General
HARRISON, who died a month after his
e,ection In 1S41, to Garfield. On one
sneet, the most highly priced of the
lot, the last official letter signed by
resident Lincoln was blotted before
ne was assassinated by Booth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

The burglar and street thief will tell
you that in the good old days of our
grandmothers girls were brought up in
the right way-in mortal dread of rob-
bers, taught never to retire until a
careful search had been tremblingly
made under the bed for a concealed
thief and murderer, and when found
to promptly hand over the family jew
els. Nowadays all that is changed.
Recently young woman looked under
the bed. found the man, dragged him
out and gave him a sound thrashing
with a broomstick. Only a few days
ago the young women in a certain
girls school heard a burglar, pulled
their pistols and nearly shot one of the
family Just after this stirring event
a thief in New York attempted to
''hold up a woman in the street, who
promptly collared him and handed him
over to the police. The fin de steele
woman is certainly rounding out the
century in great style. The first we
know she will learn to throw a stone
straight at a mark and find her own
pocket at will.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

ment is to be built and erected
expense Of a wealthy New YOrEs
man whose name is withheld,
The monument will be four tHI
and three feet wide. 1t will beGI
lite, with rough rock face work
will be carved on it two spraNa
leaves and an anchor. On
panel will be this inscription
have to report that the ship Isl
up and is sinking" also the
name, date Of birth and date Oh
1t will be finished in FebruaF-
York World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

This motherless little girl only learned
a few weeks ago that her father, Thos.
McLaren, convicted of having killed
his wife, the child's mother, was serv-
ing a term of twenty years imprison-
ment in the Trenton penitentiary. The
girl, Jennie McLaren, also learned that
her father was dying Of consumption.
She set to work to gain a pardon for
him. and has secured many signers to
a petition for his release. She called
on Governor Voorhees,, and so moved
him that he has promised to aid her.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
Trained men for the diplomatic, con-

Trained men for the diplomatic, con-
sular and colonial service are certainly
to be desired. Perhaps our interests
have not greatly suffered in the past
for want of such men, but our broaden
ing relations will make an imperative
demand for representatives and admin
istrators thoroughly qualified for the
duties. These the schools will supply
as far as needed instruction is concern
ed, though they cannot give men the
character and tact which are as essen
tial as education. However, the new
impulse is in the right direction, and
therefore to be encouraged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

The attempt of the Russian Govern
ment to adopt in that country the Gre
gorian calendar, which is in use in
nearly all the rest of the civilized
world, has failed. The reason given is
that it has been found impossible to
establish an agreement between the
dates of religious festivals appearing in
both the Julian and the Gregorian cal
endars. That is to say, the people want
to keep on celebrating Christmas and
Easter and the other days on exactly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

for the people at the house. Dropping
letter to be mailed into the box raises
tho red flag, which is the signal to the
passing carrier. 1t is large enough for
the largest-sized letters and has separ-
ate spaces for papers and packages. 1t
is the intention of the Postoffice Depart
ment to introduce the house-to-house
collection system as soon as possible.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

The secretary of the Children's Aid
Society of New York announces that
"the rich people don't want babies"
This being the case, the rich people
ought to be pretty well satisfied. They
are not having many.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

New Zealand has anticipated the rest
of the world by enacting a law which
deals so nationally with all trade dis
putes that it has actually prevented
strikes for the last five years. 1t is
impossible to present more than an
outline of the plan. Both associations
of employers and the trade unions may
be incorporated. Those which are
chartered, or registered, choose the
members of their own board and also
the members of the court to which dis
puties are referred. Whether registered
or not the associations and trade unions
are subject to the law. The colony of
New Zealand is divided into industrial
districts, for each Of which there is a
Cancellation board elected for three
years. It consists of two persons
chosen by registered employers; two
by registered trade unions; and one
disinterested person elected by the four,
who is Chairman. When a dispute
arises between employers and the men
in their employ either party may refer
the matter in dispute to the district
board, which has full authority to in
vestigate the facts and to recommend
a settlement. In case either party will
not accept the decision, the matter is
referred to the state court. This con-
sists Of one person representing the
trade unions, one the employers, and
a chairman, judge of the Supreme
Court, appointed by the Governor. The
court has a three years term and is
wisely independent of politics. A de-
cision by this court is final and must
be accepted, under a penalty for viola
ton, not exceeding five hundred
pounds, or twenty-five hundred dollars.
Moreover, when a dispute has been re-
ferred to the Cancellation board, and
until it is finally settled, strike or
lockout is Illegal. That there have been
about fifty cases referred to district
boards or to the court in the past five
years, that during that time there has
been neither strike nor lockout in New
Zealand, and that in every case the
decision has been accepted by both
parties, seems to prove, either that the
law is excellent, or that it is excellently
administered Perhaps it demonstrates
both propositions. The necessity for
the passage of similar law in this
country is too apparent to require argu-
ment. Aside from the interests of the
employers and the employed, the great
er interests of the general public de-
mand it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

The women of Paris have decided
that rational Dress" so called, Is I'M
possible, so long as it is the duty OF
the sex to look as pretty as possible.
So say we all of us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

An .o--.niossio.s fer this paper should be accom-
>.,,.d nv ths na.s q the sathor; not nscsssar foz
n.bcstion bat q evidence sf good faith On ths par
- .b. vritsr Write ealy On side Of the papss ID
.r.cularay careful in giving nass and dates To nsvs
tA. lattsrs and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
IN MEMORY OF bill" ANT.

New York Man Will Erect !,
ment on the HERDS Grau
G. M. Travis, Of Nyack, has au
to build a monument over the h
'BilP Anthony, the hero of thel
in Evergreen cemetery. The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

A Washington man who recently
married has asked his license fee back.
He claims the investment was not
profitable. Probably the lady has the
same opinion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

A st. Louis woman stole loaf OF
bread and goes free, while New York
man who swindled hundreds Of people
with Syndicate" scheme goes to jail.
Here are two cases in which well-estab-
lished presidents are violated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Another case of restitution in the
family of popular song writer. What
becomes Of the old theory of the Scot,
who didn't care who made the laws of
his country so long as he made the
songs?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Further investigation seems to estab-
lish the fact that the reason so many
rumors fly is because they haven't a
leg to stand on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

When the American line rechristens
the unfortunate steamship Paris after
some American city it is safe to say
the selection will not be Little Rock.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Rebellions in South America do not
imply change by any means. It's no
change for them to have febellons
there
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
sneed of Carrier Pigeons.

The average speed of carrier pigeon
in calm weather is !, 12O yards min
ute. With strong wind in the direc-
ton of fight some pigeons have made
1880 yards minute.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
Unbeatable Mirrors

Many people believe that all sorts Of
Ill luck will follow them if they by
chance happen to break looking glass
These superstitious folk may perhans
be glad to hear that unbreakable mir
rors are now being made by putting q
coat of quicksilver at the back Of .
very thin piece of celluloid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

A kopje is about as dangerous
thing to monkey with as buzz saw.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Admiral Cervera has written book
telling all about what the Spanish meet
didn't do at Santiago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

There is at least one reason WHY
women should be happy; women are
not bothered by life insurance agents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11

Fifty years ago divorces were rare
indeed. They carried stigma with
them. The man or woman who thus
sought release from domestic obliga-
tons did so at the peril Of ostracism
and even those separations which were
obtained for the most valid cause left
something Of stain. It is only within
the life Of the present generation that
divorce has come to take it's place as
an element recognized in the "strenu-
Gus" social life of the day, to be avail
ed of as any other process which may
be found desirable for the qualification
of Whim Of the moment. One has only
to regard the condition in which the
wealthy and fashionable society of
New York exists to-day to realize in
the most impressive manner how. great
has been the deterioration of the moral
tone in this respect. Our divorce courts
are crowded with cases, the basis of a
plea for annulling the marriage con-
tract has become less and less substar-
tial, and, however careful the courts
may be and however judiciously they
may endeavor to administer the law,
it is statistical fact that divorces are
increasing in a far greater ratio than
population. What is the remedy for
this tendency of the social life of the
present day? If it is not checked it
will surely establish decentralization at
a point where our system must be
strong if the republic is to survive.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-11
n,,.aa hundred Degrees IN,
Consumptive CON- ~ news

Dry Di.trIct in :, t 1,i,rsrp''I p, ,$
There is a district III D where p'
tied aIi BY {, 10000 ! people, l. bought bought
eating liquor cannot u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
COUNT BONI SMILES
OVER LOSS OF CASTLE.
Anna Gould's Expensive Husband
Cheerful, Though His Chateau is
to Go Under Hammer.

Paris. Aug. 2o.-Announcement that
Count Boni de Castellane has been forced
by unfeeing creditors TO offer his coun-
try seat, the famous Chateou du Marais.
for sale by the public and vulgar auction
process. has led to much unkind COM
ment I'm the American colony here.
Indeed. the opinion is general that
when Miss Anna Gould inherited sl5. oOo.-
600 she might have bought her less ex-
pensive husband with title quite as good
as Count Bonis.
A Royalist Is the count and high
flyer who from the first has made no at
tempt TO disguise his belief that thrift
does not weigh against ambition and
pleasure seeking I'm his estimation, and
that he seeks a short life and merry
one I'm preference TO any sordid attempt
at increase OF property.
The castellane set is the most costly
here. and lavish display, paid for by the
Gould millions I'm the main, has given
the countess a social position regarded
here as beyond the natural station of
both her and her pink checked spouse.
FACTS WOULD OUT.
Every attempt was made to prevent
the Paris newspapers from publishing
anything about the coming auction and
few of them mentioned II.
IL is not difficult to arrange such mat
tiers here II one has or commands. long
purse. But murder will out. and all Paris
knows now the Chateau du Marais must
go 10 the hammer. and with IL much fur
niturc and wine of rare vintage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
FINANCIAL NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS.
Flower Stocks Went Off on Death
Of John D.
The Whole List Fell Away In q Sympathetic
Movement.

Wall Street. Aug. 2o.-The death OF
John ID. Flower. OF the firm OF Flower a.
Co, and a brother of the late ex-Gov-
ernor Roswell r. Flower. caused selling
OF the SO called Flower" group of stocks.
Peoples Gas, Brooklyn Transit and
Rock Island. and released from support
ing orders. the whole list went of in sym
pathy.
Peoples Gas was the most seriously
affected, but the trading recently has
been so light and the gains so unsubstan-
tial that traders found no trouble In
pushing down every class of stock
The pressure to sell, outside the Flower
group was not strong, but stocks were
i'm no shape 10 stand even a little push.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois rail-
road reports for the year "A surplus, after
all changes. and dividends OF 1851 ,629
against 500. .Gi1 a year ago.
Southrn railway, second week In Au-
gust, increases $37.l67.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20

The estate lies In the department of
the Seine and is about forty miles south
of Paris. The castle is one OF the old
est In France and the people of the an
cient regime are horrified at the prospect
or its passing into the hands OF some
parvenu.
IL horrlfes Count Boni some aiso, but
having been sued and given three months
grace I'm which TO settle he realizes now
when the time is almost up. he must do
something 10 prevent persecution under
the law OF sordid tradesmen who insist
upon having their money.
GOOD THINGS FOR SALE.
Letters announcing the sale were sent
TO persons who are rich and like TO pay
fancy prices for old bric-a-brac and dust
covered bottles. Just how extensive the
sale Is TO be is shown by a glance at the
list which includes race and draught
horses, sixteen carriages and gigs. 1850
bottles OF the finest wines and 800 bottles
OF cognac, furniture i'm three salons, in
cluding Louis XIV, Louis XVI. and EN-
pire, furniture of a Henry III. dining room
eighteen masters bedrooms and twenty
two servants bedrooms.
The countess spent much OF her honey
moon at the Chateau. and report has IT,
she went there recently TO carry of such
articles as struck her fancy during her
first residence there.
She is said TO have shed many tears over
the mere mention of the auctioneer. but
the count is cheerful as usual and looks
forward with much complacency to the
bonfire OF the receipts which Il is believed
will be followed by duel or two and
perhaps a Royalist manifesto.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
WAS ONLY RUSE| SUING FOR $4,000.
Gen. DeWet's Demand for the
Surrender Of British Force
at Commando Mex.

Cape Town, Aug. 2o-Gen. De Vets de-
mand for the surrender of the British
force at Commando Mex is considered as
a pretence for the purpose of gaining in
formation.
Finding that Commando Mex was
strongly garrisoned, Dc Wet resumed his
march northward, shadowed by Gen.
|Baden-Powell.
London. Aug. 2o.--The war office has re-
ceived the following dispatch fom Lord
Roberts: yA
'Ian Hamilton captured two Krupp
gums at Oliphant's Mex August II. Three
british were wounded
Hamilton engaged the Beers all day,
august 10. at Roode Kopjes and Crocodile
river There were few casualties.
Rumble reports that 6s4 Beers surren-
dered in the Harrismith district, August
both
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
her BODY FOUND,
Remains Of Nurse Who Disap.
peared From Hospital on
Blackwell SISIdnd Recovered

New York, Aug. 20.-The body of Miss
disappeared from the city hospital on
Blackwells Island. where she was en-
ployed. on Thursday night. was found
yesterday.
Miss Hunt came from Chatham. n. Y.
She lived with other nurses in the train
ing school On Thursday one OF the pa
tients under her care died OF epilepsy.
This made strong impression on the
nurses mind and when she returned 10
her room she was in quite a nervous
state
She told her roommate that she would
go down To the river TO get a pitcher full
of salt water with which to battle her
head. She was not seen again alive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
A NARROW ESCAPE.

The driver OF horse and wagon had a
narrow escape at the crossing next north
OF Hoxie station on the Suburban rail-
road, early Saturday evening. and Il was
only by the quick action OF the motorman
of a south-bound car that an accident
was averted.
The driver OF the wagon saw the north
bound car I'm the distance. and figured
that he had time TO cross the track. but
he did not notice the south-bound car.
The motorman. however. saw the danger.
and he set his brake and reversed the
power. bringing the car TO stop. which
iarred the passengers.
As u was. the front or the big car lust
touched the rear wheels OF the wagon.
and some ~ the passengers shuddered az
the close shave
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
Margaret Hall Claims Her Hand
Was Crushed by Back Of
Trolley Gar Seat.

Margaret Hall has srad the Union
Railroad Company TO recover 5000 for
personal injuries.
The circumstances under which Miss
Hall was injured were rather unusual.
She took passage on n car bound from
this city fer oaklawn. When she reached
Cranston there was an order given to
change cars. She did as she was told
While boarding the second car she says
an agent or servant of the railroad COM
pany carelessly turned over the back of
one of the seats and IL fell on her hand
and crushed the bones.
Miss Hall says the Injuries TO her hand
were 80 severe that she was incapacitated
from following her usual occupation of
cigar making.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-20
rlURDERED HIS WIFE
AND THREE CHILDREN.
Frightful Crime of Theodore WalIert
the Result of rlrs. WalIert's
Attempt to Secure Divorce.

Mrs. wallert had been trying 10 secure
a divorce. the couple having separated.
window and slaughtered the family with
the exception OF one child, boy, who
was wounded. however, and probably
will die. Wallert fed.