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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Initiative.

Perhaps the most remarkable story
of imitation in monkeys is told by Or.
e. Percival Wright, the professor OF
botany in Dublin University. Accord
ing to him, when Lord Howe was In
command of the Rock of Gibralter,
the monkeys were much more COM
mon than at present, and were so tame
that they allowed the soldiers to ap-
proach them without fear.
One day a number of the men went
out fishing, anchoring their boat quite
near the shore, but in the midst of their
sport the roll was heard.
The anchor was hauled up, and has
tily rowing ashore, they left the boat
upon the beach, and hurried to the fort.
No sooner had they gone than sew
eral large monkeys that had been
watching the proceedings with great
interest, ran to the boat, and showed it
off, and began throwing over the fish
ing lines, hauling them in as they had
seen the men do.
This they kept UP until, becoming
tired, they pulled the boat in shore,
where the soldiers found her, wonder
ing at their disturbed lines, until the
facts were explained to them by an Of
ficer Of the guards, who had been an
amused witness of the entire pro-
ceedings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
COL. BADEN. POWELL.
HE Defense of Mafeking Has Made
Him an Idol in England.

He Defense of Mafeking Has Made
Him an Idol in England.
Col. Baden-Powells gallant and sue
cessful defense of Mafeking has en-
deared him to the popular English
heart and set him upon pinnacle to
be pointed to as one of the great lead
ers of the South African war.
Col. Baden Powell was the most
cheerful person in the besieged town
and was the force that sustained the
weary and worn and hungry people.
His spirits never dropped. When
Cronie and his 1900 warriors invested
Mafeking on Oct. II, 1899, they did not
know that there was in command OF
the garrison man in whom never say
die" was a literal fact. They did not
know that Baden-Powell produced the
opera of Patience" in Kandahar after
the siege; that his first act after reach
ing India was to marshal around him
all the children he could find and teach
them to sing 1.-The Girl | Left BEHIND
Me-" that Baden-Powell had secuted
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

smoke, SCOT, dust and clinkers during
consumption In great measure THIS
solves the problem Of FURNISHING
cheap, clean, uniform and reliable fuei
for all domestic purposes, as it Is equal-
,ly serviceable for CRATES, stoves, COOK
ing ranges and furnaces, giving long,
bright fame and intense heat almost
from the moment of ignition. IL mas
been tested in locomotives with excei-
lent results, showing that the thermal
value of 100 pounds of peat is equai 70
95.15 pounds of coal. It was also t11ed
at the power house of the Metropolitan
street railway, Toronto, and gave great
satisfaction. The heat produced was
much greater than that of the coal, Dut
it was 8 per cent deficient in lasting
power. 1t requires but little draft ana
burns best in shallow frebOx.
The machinery used in manufactur-
ing peat fuel is not expensive and re-
Quires but little attention when In OPP
era tion.-Buffalo Express.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
BARONESS BURDETT.CoUT
Enjoying Perfect Health at S61
Young Husband.

The famous millionaire philanI
pist, the Baroness Angela Ge0d
Burdett- Coutts, of London, celeb
her eighty-siXth birthday on Aprl
says the New York Commercial AZ
tiser. She is enjoying almost pei
health, and says she hopes to live
century. 1t was in 1881 that the Ba
ess married native of Phladeq
who had become Il British subj
William Lehman Ashmead Baltl
who had been for some time her pr
secretary. The Baroness was the
years old and her young husband
In this marriage custom wa
versed. Instead of the brides GU
ing her name the bridegroom cha
his. BY royal license, bearing Ga
May 10, 1882, the Baroness nus
had his name changed to William
man Ashmead Bartlett-Burdett-Co
The Baroness is the daughter Oh
Francis Burdett, who married
daughter of Thomas Coutts. "nel
inherited her grandfathers vast
erty she assumed the additional
name of Coutts. In 1871 she was
ated a peerless. The Baroness Is
the co-heirs of the baronieS OF ec
Latimer and Badlesmere.
Queen Victoria, it is SAID, ne'ei
gave the Baroness for marrying
American, and snubbed her at "a
party soon after the Weddins,
Ashmead Bartlett Burdelt ~
brother is Sir Ellis Ashmeau D''
Their mother died in LONDON
years ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
A Strange Pacific Island.

The report that Lots Wife, perhaps
the strangest island in the Pacific, had
been damaged by an earthquake is de-
MED, and the claim made that the lone
some rock has been seen by recent nav
igators of that portion Of the Pacific.
Lots Wife is in latitude 29:47 and
longitude 14O:22:3O east, and is south
east Of the island of Neppon, the larg-
est of the Japanese group. Meares, the
explorer, ran across it in 1888, and at
first mistook it for ship. He called 1t
Meares' rock, but it had very likely
been discovered in advance of that time
by Spanish explorers who charted it as
Vela rock. The United States steamer
Macedonian passed it in 1854, and she,
too, mistook it for sail. Its rugged
peak rises nearly 800 feet above the
sea, and it can be seen for twenty-five
miles. There is a great cavern in the
base of the rocky pinnacle and the sea
roars through it with voice of thun-
der. The diameter Of the water line is
about fifty feet, and it stands as an i'm
pressive monument to the force of Ma
ture in CONFUSION
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
A CLEVER BEAT
He Was Caught Dead to p;
Begged fo. p..

ne Was Caught Dead to Rich.
Begged for Pity.
I've had a variegated exna,l
with hotel beats in my time
veteran boniface who was in tor
visit the other day, ACCORDING
New Orleans Times Democra ..
believe the funniest incident in II
that ever came under my obsery|
occurred some years ago when
charge of a house at a sister citr
thousand miles from New Orleans
rainy evening shortly after the
of the Eastern trains a tall good
ing chap walked into the office sur
from neck to heels in a long cape
intosh. 1t was as handsome raj
as / ever saw, and his fasbionah1
and the expensive alligator skin
he carried in his hand compIeta
outward picture of gentlema
means. He wrote his name on III
lister, and, remarking that he was
oughly fatigued and not FEELING
we'll, asked 10 be shown at once Y
room. The clerk assigned him to
tiers on the third floor, land one \
bellboys picked up his vaIise AM
the way to the elevator. When
got out the elevator man stamina
door rather suddenly and kept on
up to answer a call in the next std
1t SO happened that the long SIX
the strangers macintosh caught
slight projection on the iron wo
the door, and as the car shot un
it stripped the garment off his
very much after the fashion of
ming an eel, leaving him, to the
amazement of the bellboy, clad in
ing but suit of red flannel under
/ was coming down the hall lust
accident happened and | took 4
situation at glance. The fellow
expected to gain his room withol
lection, and in the morning would
claimed that somebody had stole
clothes with heaven only knows
much money in the trousers poke
probably a gold watch in the vest
Anyhow, he was caught ded
rights, as the saying goes, and nd
taken SO completely by surprise til
couldn't invent any story to accom-
his condition. He begged piteOusl
to be arrested, and l finally told
to get out, but before he could
the house he had to have some cid
and he snapped his elegant valise
pair Of greasy overalls and blue
ton jumper belonging to the eng
/ heard afterward that he had cd
several big houses on the same ga
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Irritation of the Lip Causes Cancer.

Irritation OF the Lip Causes Cancer.
Cancer of the lip" city physician
says. .'is caused more frequently than
one would think by the toothbrush.
Let me illustrate this by typical case
which am treating now. John Blank
smoked good deal, and, to keep his
teeth white he cleaned them hard three
times day with a brush whose bris-
ties were like wire He brushed a
little patch of skin from his lower lip.
Afterward he was careful. and the sore
SPOT healed. But then he forgot, and
the spot became sore again. This went
on a wear or So Two days out of the
seven this one place in Blanks lip was
sore. Finally, it began to pain him;
it hurt him all the time; it smarted
even when apparently healed. He
would awake in the night with the
sharp pinching pain there, and the
pain was like the clutch of crab S
claw. for he had cancer now-cancer
due to the irritation which he had ap-
piled thrice daily for year to that one
spot with his f-bristled brush. -
Philadelphia Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
HOW SHE WON FATHER.
The Old Man Was Amused at Her
Little Deceit.

The Old Man Was Amused at Her
Little Deceit.
This Piety hill family is rich, in1uen-
tial and free from the weaknesses of
the parvenu. The daughter in question
has an admirer who pleases her. But
she is the only one in the whole domes-
tic circle who is under the spell Of his
attractions. He is fine fellow, perhaps
q bit too fine, for he has some very old
fashioned ideas and lives up to them.
The other day she had battle to have
him with them for dinner, says the De
troit Free Press.
They had just begun to enjoy the
soup when he turned to the father and
effusively thanked him for picture re-
ceived as birthday present 1t was as
dainty and pretty piece Of work as he
had seen in a long while, and it was
particularly welcome from her father.
ALI but one of his hearers, father in
cluded, looked stunned. He cleared his
throat and, while sparring for time,
caught the eye Of the favorite daughter.
1t was shining, knowing, and command
ing.
"Ah, yes, yes; glad you liked it." And
the head cf the house deliberately
burned himself with the soup.
What was it?' And the mother
lowered the temperature Of the room
until the more timid shivered.
II presume it was water color"
said the daughter, hurriedly. Some
thing pastoral, no doubt. George likes
such things. Dark frame, of course
Guessed it the first time" smiled the
father
'It was so good of you,'' murmured
the visitor.
'You darling old popsy," she whisper
ed after dinner. Il knew you'd under
stand. We never show him any kind
ness, so l just went down and bought
that picture and enclosed your card.
Isn't he grateful?'
1t tickled the cd gentleman. He felt
important and like a protector. Before
the family separated for bed he made
an emphatic announcement that the
daughter should marry any one she
wanted to and he would allow no inter
ference.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Lost Brothers Voice in PhohoS

Lost Brothers Voice in PhohoS,
On the 14th of May, 1851 ~,
Remington, a brother OF felsi
ington. of Galesburg, Mich, enll''1
the regular army and dlsap ,l,ol
Persistent inquiry failed 10 US \
his whereabouts, the only i".s
ascertained being that OF dis u"t tn]
for disability soon after his Guns Irsl
Three months since Peter "'l
Kalamazoo, where, by chance, ao,l
in an exhibition of which a pno esat|
formed a part. Among otnei 4
was a fragment from the p, ,a rpn|
three Guardsmen," during the s. [ss|
ing of which one of the chal a'r no
veloped a peculiar and SCARF .,aanps|
able stammer. Upon the l. rane,l
Mr.. Remington this part was oonrid
and that gentleman became ,,s 'V Iop1
that it was the voice OIL niI 'seJr
sent brother, who had a preclS''' s|
liar impeachment i'll MS spes c,evl
the above occurrence the end and
been persistently followed, r reupl
Gently the two brothers were
after nineteen years
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
PEAT IN cAnAoAs RoGs.
Prepared in Various Ways and Used as
Fuel at Slight Cost.

The best authorities say there are
100. 900 acres of undeveloped peat bog
in Ontario. principally in the counties
of Perth, Welland and Essex. The
largest area lies in the county of Perth,
eight miles north of the city of STRAIT
ford. on the Grand Trunk Railway.
Here is a swamp of 10000 acres, with
a depth of peat bog that varies from
a foot to twenty feet.
The process Of manufacture is as fol
lows: The peat is cut and air dried,
after which it is pulyerized by being
passed through a picker, and automat
ically deposited in hopper, which
feeds a steel tube about two inches in
diameter and fifteen inches long. The
pulverized peat is forced through this
tube by pressure and formed into cyl
indrical blocks three inches in length
and almost equal in density to anthra-
cite coal The fuel is non-friable and
weather-proof by reason of its solidity
and the extreme glaze impaired to it
by FRACTIONAL contact with forming dies.
The inherent moisture of the peat is
reduced to II per cent of the mass. In
weight it compares with coal as fol-
lows: Eighty three pounds per cubic
foot of peat equal seventy-three pounds
of bituminous or ninety three pounds
Of anthracite coal.
1t is claimed for peat that it is SUI
perior to coal in its absolute freedom
from sulphur and the absence Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

Prince Alexis Dolgoroukof has been
IN this country investigating the stand
ing of American capitalists for the
Russian government. If he limited his
researches to a consideration Of the
tax lists he found that American capt.
talists are generally a very poor lot.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

In his monograph prepared for the
educational exhibit of the United States
ut the Paris exposition Prof. Nicholas
Murray Butler feels called upon to JUS
tify the multiplicity of small colleges
which is often the subject of foreign
criticism. There are 472, and he ad
mits that the number is enoromus and
that many are small and weak and ILL
endowed, and that the criticisms
against the existence of many are JUS
titled. Yet he says it should not be for
gotten that almost any college exerts
o helpful influence upon the life of its
locality. The fact is frequently over
hooked that all American colleges de-
jend for their student attendance in
large measure upon the residents Of
their own immediate neighborhood.
Few draw from the nation at large,
and even in these few the greater num-
Der of the students are from within the
institutions own State or the Limits of
their own section of the country. For
example, of the q 1856 students attend
ing colleges in the North Atlantic diyi-
sion of the United States 26.393, or
04.41 per cent, are residents of the
States included In that division. OF
the $500 students in the colleges of
Massachusetts $500 are residents of
the State and SS.37 per cent. are resi-
dents of the North Atlantic division.
The colleges in Oregon draw 99.S7 per
cent. Of their students from the Pacific
coast and 5000 come from the State 1t
is safe to assume that most of these
students would have to do without a
cole gate education We're it not for the
small colleges in Oregon. The report
of the University of Michigan excel
lently illustrates the truth of DR.. But
ler's contention. Although the Uniyer-
lsity Of Michigan draws from all the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
AN lnterestinp Oncnnafinn

Mr.. A.-What did you do with your
self yesterday afternoon?
Mr.. 81 spent five hours in the cof-
fee house!
Mr.. Al should think that would be
rather tiresome.
Mr.. B.-Not at all, if you have to be
on the lookout that nobody steals your
new overcoat-Fliegende Blaetter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

Word comes from Texas that a cy-
clone recently picked up girl, carried
her half a mile and put her down
without even a bruise. Texas cyclones
have now done nearly everything but
hatch out eggs and churn the butter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

There is a movement on foot to or
Eanize banana trust. 1t will require
no Supreme Court to take the hide off
that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Church COMMITMENTS.

BY the last census there were 2O,612,-
SO6 communicates in all the churches
OF the United States. OF these, $751;
S11 were Catholics, 4,5s9, 2S4 Meth
odists, 3,712,468 Baptists, 1,27S, 332
Presbyterians, 1921, O72 Lutherans
and $4,000 Episcopalians.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
A WrancIe on Propor,ton

Citizen See here, aren't you asham-
ed to bring us such contemplate little
piece of ice?
Iceman Nav; you ought to be
ashamed to have such a great big barn
of an ice chest indianapolis Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

"Bobs' is still the way the English
papers refer to Lord Roberts, although
they confess he's made bigger name
Cor himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

The latest thing in railway inven-
lions Is a cigar-shaped train. 1t is
being pulled by some Of the scientific
Journals.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

At what age in a woman is it no
longer discourteous to entertain sus.
picion that her teeth are too good to be
natural?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

An Italian opera company is reported
to have been wiped out by yellow fever
in Brazil, but some mean people will
probably claim that the chorus died
of old age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Muns.

Muffs were first used by doctors to
keep their fingers soft, and were adopt
ed by ladies about 1850
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

A contemporary asks In an editorial
headline Were our ancestors black?"
Some Of their deeds were-very.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
Meat la England.

Inc annual consumption of meat in
England is seventy pounds per head,
~ per cent. of which is imported.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

Some people 60 through life looking
as If they were sorry they had ever
started.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

There is bound to be reaction
against the present popular form of
fiction, with it's dueling duchesses, gam
bling princesses and abnormally ar
dent lovers. The realists will have
their day and we shall know just how
Evelina felt when she went to market
In the morning, and just how the car
riots and cabbages were arranged in
the grocer's window. There Is much
10 be said for these still water come
dies, and even the relation between the
Ihousekeeper and her grocer is full Of
psychological subtleties. For the gro
Ger knows exactly what his customers
standard Of crispness, both IN life and
Nh lettuce, is, and just what degree Of
twiltedness it will be possible for her
Ito endure 1t is time that the world
realized that the eternal love theme is
not the only legitimate subject for
novels. All of the lanes of life are not
lovers lanes, with the altar and orange
Blossoms at the end of them. There
are some pretty sequestered paths
where platonic friends love to wander
ami where all sorts of lofty relation
ships are formed. 1t would be crafty
Ding to many readers should the novel
dsts take to these paths when In pur-
suit of subject matter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

At last all is made clear He is called
the unspeakable Turk because money
talks
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14
n.,,.rities OF Wome" .

Women pin from lett 10 hutton
from right to left. Women ,o 1t' to r
right to left, men from le rigbt d
Women stir from left 10 eun l,9 RICH
tea. for instance, men Law NV the di
left. Women seldom knJ loft shoe,
once between a right anu M mans b
- housemaid brings up ~ ten, n
she viii, nine times out Ill; n diverg|
them the 40 that the points wiz |
south os'e''. DIN, t 4sS's'1ss';;: 1
Homicides in South Ca for the last
eraged aver 200 year ~
years. - nneer va
doing business. After AA'
cures it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

All the momentary indications to the
contrary Notwithstanding, we venture
the assertion with great confidence
that never were character and a good
name of as much value as business as
sets as they are to-day. Time was
when by a change Of environment and
the formation of new connections a
business man who had kept within the
Revised Statutes to the extent Of keep
ing out Of Jail could balance the record
Of his past and open a new account
with fortune. This is becoming in
creasingly difficult. The very perfect
machinery of investigation maintained
by the commercial agencies, supple
mented by the even more searching
analysis of the associations of manu-
facturers, merchants and financial In
stitutions formed for mutual informa-
ton and protection, give the man with
q shady past or record clouded by
wrongdoing very little chance to es-
cape recognition, however disguised.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-14

A cycle path for wheelmen may be
considered good thing on the side.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-08
i'KE BASEBALL. HEREAFTER.
C"lIcErs OF south Carolina to IIuv, Onlv
Local l'Inyrra.
(Thc State, 6lh.)

a convention Of delegates met
yesterday in Columbia to take
n'Ar.S 10 check tho professionalism
which has recently been Increasing
50 dcplorably in college baseball cir
clos in this S'tutr.
Delegates wrro present from seven
OF the nino colleges in tho State, us
follows: From WoIIord, j. c. Fairp,
Clemson, c. +. Mauldin; Clinton, A.
N, Smith; Citadel, j. w. Moore;
N"r"l1nn, l., l.. Richardson; College
.o' Charleston, +. II. Pringlc, Jr;
A"wh"rry, Prof. S. j. Derrick.
Ih" South Carolina intercollegiate
Baseball association was orpnnizcd
ana StrlnSHlt constitution was
hd3pt"d, to go into effect on tho rati.
tliira'ion by iivo of the nino collcgos
in this State.
Tho following officials wcro unan;-
mousIy elected:
President W. G. Hill of Clom-
son.
Nicc President j. b. Gibson Of
WoiTord.
Secretary and Troasurcr--E. J..
Richardson OF South Carolina CI-
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-08
OUR WAR CLAIMS
(Tho State, Juno g.

Senator Tillman has writton Chief
Clerk ('untt Of the onico OF tho Soc
rotary Of state n lettor about tho
war CLAIMS Of this State against tho
Federal government, in which he
says: "I.vorything bearing on tho
hlaek report, and tho payment by
tn" state mado during tho Mexican
war ought to ho preserved and put
IN shape for usn hero. Nothing can
DO dono with Revolutionary and
AloNlcan claims until next winter,
In tho meantime wo havo succeeded
IN getting tho senate to put on the
snndry civil bill provision rcqnir-
ing an acco 'niing in regard to tho
War OF 1872 and tho Seminole
war"
All the documents bearing On the
claims rcfcrrod to by Senator Till
man, arc on file at tho capitol. It
Will tako somo tmc to arrange them
and got them in shape for tho use
desired, but thoy arc thorc.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-06-08
Reduced Iintes Over "A. G.. r..

The Atlantic Coast Line will sell re-
duccd rate tickets for the following oc.
casions from Ncwbcrry:
commencement Clemson College.
Clemson, $. G., June 6 II, $3.40 from
Cilnton' Tickets sold June 6 to II,
limited to 18th.
commencement Furman University,
drcenvillc, S. c.. June to Is, So 90 for
round trip. Tickets sold June 7th to
llth, limited to 17tb.
Commencement Duo West College.
Due West, $ G., June leah and 2Oth.
Tickets sold Jane 18th to 18th, limited
to 22Ud.
Annual Meeting Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, Grecnville, S. G,
June 9th to Jaly 1st, 1916 from Now.
berry: Tickcts sold June Goth, 9th
and 2Sth, limited to July Sd. -