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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
WISCONSlN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Defective Revolver Prevents Murder
Tramp Attempts to Rob Hotel Safe
Postmaster Pays Fine kickapoo

Tramp Attempts to Rob Hotel Safe
Valley Mining Fever-Big Land Deal.
Henry Van Deter of Little Chute went
to Neenah and got very drunk. He went
to the restaurant Kept by his divorced
wife ON Wisconsin avenue and mounted
guard at the door. When his wife came
out the old man grabbed hold of her and,
pressing a revolver to her temple, at
tempted to fire. The weapon, cheap at
fair of 3S-caliber, missed fire. he next
tried to shoot her in the side, but the
revolver again caught, thus saving Mrs.
Van Deter from possible death. Mrs.
Van Deter broke from the old mans
grasp, and he was soon captured and
locked up. Later he was taken before
justice and was fined $40 and costs or
thirty days in the workhouse. At the end
of his sentence he will be arrested on a
charge of attempting murder.
Fined for Violating Game Law.
After making every effort possible to
prevent public trial. Jackson l. Case,
postmaster Of Racine, went to 'Kenosha
and surrendered himself TO the authorities
to answer to a charge of violating the
State game laws by killing twelve jack
snipe on the morning of April Il. The
farmer who had made the complaint ac-
companied Mr.. Case to the city and Of
fered to withdraw the complaint, but
Justice Slater and District Attorney
Buckmaster declared that the prosecution
must go on and then the well-known poll
tician entered a plea of guilty and was
fined $40 and COSTS The fine was paid.
Mining Fever in Kickapoo Valley.
The mining excitement in and about
La Crosse and ON down through the
Kickapoo valley is constantly on the IN
crease. Companies are being formed to
develop the several properties On which
mineral has already been discovered
There is on exhibition in La Crosse a
quantity of ore taken from the mine Of
Dillon Bros, just mile and half from
Avalanche, in Vernon County. The stuff
was sent to Denver assayist, who found
the sample to contain minerals as fol-
lows: Gold, So per ton; silver, 80 cents;
copper, $135.
Thief Captured by Woman.
A tramp was caught while robbing the
safe in the junction Hotel at Watertown.
The safe had been left open few mo-
ments and the thief entered the building
and was abstracting the cash, about $30O,
when he was discovered by Mrs. Bathorn.
wife of the proprietor. She caught the
man and held him until her husband ar
rived. The fellow was taken to the jail.
He is evidently tramp. He had part
ner watching on the outside.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Popu1ar Breeds Of Geese.

The most popular breeds of geese are
the Toulouse, Embden and Chinese.
The first named are gray, of excellent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
lHE LONG ARM. p"

!, in his room at a large desk,
|,th papers and cuttings, gaZ-
|,ltfully at the sheets of man.
Ebch he had taken from a pile
! n.
II understand it at ALL" he
Linz. Except for the change
and the matter of turning a
INTO "a fire-the two stories
|ically Identical. At any rate,
stber too similar for me to
matter over. The extra chap
fisinal enough, though, and
NELL written, III admit. But
earth possessed the fellow to
here. ont of all the offices in
|,pp it might have gone in
| he whole thing is beyond me. P"
hi know quite what to say at
/ Il stage i'll the proceedings" he
] rIy: but. let me see, first of
4 is the SenderS name and adj
i All. Claude Nottingham, IA
Itreet, w "
npd irreSolutely for a second.
+! wrote on the sheet in front of
Sr-If the author of the short
be Solitary Soul will call at
at , o'clock Oh Thursday
| or my representative will
see him.
that ought to fetch him,
nan, with a peculiar smile, as
the letter. Douglas Baird,
Then directing the envelope
dress given on the manu-
posted it at the corner Of
on his way home.
q x
iftemOOn of the following
Douglas Baird sat in his
pm. He was obviously not
his ease, and from time to
Bould open one of the draw
desk and examine the papers
ned, as if to assure himself
Oh them were missing. Pres
aoked at his watch.
quarter past three already"
I wonder if my CORE
going to fight shy, after
the door interrupted his
III answer to his somewhat
& VIE m the visitor entered.
a& Of the Monthly Rocket"
'aEed his eyebrows. Accus-
ae was to all sorts and con-
visitors, it was not often
u pretty girl rs this invaded
Ills SurlineSS vanished in
ap could be charming to
i <H he chose. This was one
occaSIons. A Accordingly, he
i i0r The visitor and returned
,s~Ilil% With a geniality cal
4SPeI her very obvious ner-
'0ahS but sad and troubled
"OAed at him across the
u MIL fair hair might have
sunny head of Il child, but
4euth had assumed a curve
al denomination. and the
we're fnlI Of that awful fear
POOR. " ' 'e' u
%''er from Mr.. Baird, the
y" | Know if you are he
"'ail at ) to-day" said the
tutor. certainly: but I
~ writing to Miss-Ches-
,s | expect some one else
h ,us hellinsham. perhaps ?"
m., you know him, then 2"
~an eagerly.
=, 'alnk | may say l do, a
=, ,'plled' smiling again. I'm
an. me individual HIMSELF"
A 1@.e understand" returned
IN sly is there such a
y much so-Tm he-or.
aoi' ~, nom de guerre." she
s'sis sIy' seeming to enjoy his
rplled. You? What on
! 1 ou take such a pseu-
,ps @Iaanded wonderingly.
nv, thought Il mans name
g. Story a better chance
u .o, nUt Why did YOU write
" anxiously. Il
In get Your letter. 1
Nh, ,"' accepted the tale.
,5S. 70 publish it. aren't
DF'' all her smiles van
1a "%.Fd; looking at her
sra tnlnk | shall"
e @rs tiliod at the answer.
faoa tue bitter disappoint.
oo,' the editor began to
Sitinl. 1t was a deuced
b. H[s he told himself.
Wi SS Chester" he said,
On,a| Se'her with an effort.
icren,n aVe thought my let
ass,a p'ance of your contri-
no we go any further
d !, "Sk You one question.
'hat story, The Soil
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Packing Bufter.


The firkins or tubs should be made OF
white oak and new. They are soaked
in cold water for twelve hours, while
the butter is waiting for the final work
ing, then are soaked in boiling water,
rinsed and rubbed with fine salt on the
inside. The butter is then packed In
layers of three inches, with salt lightly
sprinkled over each, says the Country
Gentleman. The pail or tub is then
filled to quarter of an inch of the tor
and clean new cover of cheeseclotl
is laid on the butter. This cover should
be an inch larger each way than the
tub, leaving a margin to be turned
over. The cloth is covered with fine
salt and the edge of the cloth is turned
over it. The pail is then even full, nc
air space left. The cover, previously
treated as the tub has been, is laid or
and fastened down securely. Butte,
well made and thus packed as soon a:
made and kept in a cool, clean place
will keep six months or even yea,
and come out as good as--to somt
tastes better than-When it was packed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Some men consider themselves born
leaders, but no one considers himself a
born follower.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

London spends $40 a year on the
eflncation of each child in the public.
schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Shorfhorn Rul1.

ShOrfhOrn Bull.
The Shorthorn bull Duke of Barring
ton SD 1889 is a red, calved October
1898, got by Western Lad 1876 dam
Duchess of harrington 10th by Duke
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
A WEALTHY CAT

Monsieur Bis was a. French eats and
a. remarkably handsome white, Angora,
OF unusual intelligence and daintily
correct demeanor.
HE had lived in Paris all his life, but,
unlike other French CATS or American
or EinsIish cats for that matter-he
was RICH rich beyondaall the. meat he
could eat, and the milk he could drink
He WAS the cherished favorite Of a
widow. Madame Duorai, who died some
years ago leaving little costume.
from which she destinedi about $50
year TO be paid for his nlaintenahce,
with careful stipulatiosrss as To its ex-
penditrre.
He was TO continue ito receive an the
little. fndulgences to which he. had be-
come Sccustomed+to. sleep In a basket
lined with flannel. to- be- served from
his OWN private saucer, to, have two
ample D,eals a day OF milk and meat.
to have his long fur carefiiliY washed
and eonnbed once a week. and a fresh
Biue ribbon provided to be tied around
hts neck every Silnday morning
Monsieur Els has just dihd. after sur
wivfng his affeosionatea nlistness seven
years He was, well cared for to the
last and left alaTge oindla- OF mourn.
ing friends.
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wDeyv Tbey Were Americans.

A compliment and slur In the same
breath are In a letter received from
a Washington girl in Paris.
"We were dining ut Joseph's the 9th
err night she writes. when a delight
fully dressed woman sitting at table
near with a party of three sent one CT
the men with her to ask father II we
were not Americans. She seemed to
be saying Il told you so to her friends,
and us we came out shelstopped meHin
the corridor to explain her odd pro
ceeding She was politeness itself,
.Mademoiselle will pardon me- she
said with the most charming accent.
but 1t was a wager. have wagered
my husband that we shall see 30
Americans this evening. 1t Is now 81
we have seen. and Nine. B., who Is
with us. would not believe you We're
Anl rlcans. Mais. was sure-sure.
why We're you so sure of itg ask
ed.
madame flashed dazzling smile at
me.
"'Ohy she said. the Americans have
ALWAYS the voices of the worst and TIE
manners nj table of the very, We +
f. best. ~ was surey - Washington
Post. hNS
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07

The admiral commanding the British
Mediterranean squadron some 20 years
ago, writes Il correspondent, gave a
dinner to the captains Of the fleet at
Malta. BY G:4J most of the captains
had reached the flagship. been received
on the deck by the admiral and usher
ed below. Next the Duke of Edin-
burgh arrived The admiral received
him. and. Keeping him in conversation,
continued TO pace, the deck, All subse-
quent arrivals were duly ushered be-
low to the saloon. but still the admiral
kept the duke on deck. At last it oc-
Cured tor the duke that the dinner hour
had BEEN passed. and he yentured to
inquire RI his host was waiting for
anybody.
Eyes replied the admiral, 81 am
waiting for the captain of the ."
INSTANTLY the duke took the hint. call
ed for a boHt and made posthaste for
bis own ship He alone among the
captains of tire feet had turned up in
multi. forgetting or not knowing. that
the dinner was official On his return
TO. the flagship in the quickest time on
record and! i'm filF uniform the gallant
But intlexiDle admiral was still pacing
the deck. and deprecating his royal
hlghness' profase apologies conducted
nim to dinner D Believe, concludes my
correspondent the admiral was Sir
Michael G'ulme Seym0ur-M. A. p.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
Nnt Shareholders.

Many OF the large red ants are slave
holders. and, oddly enough. their slaves
are invariably black much as is the
case with, the human race. When
slaves are desired by colony of ants.
a, regular army of invasion is formed,
and skirnisliers- and scouts are sent ON
ahead to, discover nest of black ants.
This having been found, the warrior
ants-inseots quite different from the
ordinary workers, with powerful jaws
set out to, Invade their neighbours ter
ritory and carry away the eggs and
pupa to' their own nests. A fierce bat
tie ensaes, but the Invading ants are
always wietoEtOus.
ON returning 10 their own colony the
young Of their defeated foe are taken
into their, nests and carefully treated
until they arrive at maturity, when
they become the willing bondsmen Of
the. eonquerors OF their parents. doing
all the hardest work of the community.
even to the length 6f feeding theircaps
tors. The latter. however, Is not ens-
tirely needless humiliation to subject
them to- MS some species OF slavehOla-
Ing ants are incapable OF feeding them
selves and would die of,staryatiom in
the midst OF plenty We're II NOT for
thefr sfaves.--K Kansas City Undergrad
eat.
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yours is y perplexing case" said the
oculist "Yon call red purple, and refer
TO nile green as turkey reds'
Yes replied the visitor. with con-
tented smile. Il fancy was, born that
way
ITS the most aggravated case Of coll
or blindness have ever encountered
In my professional experience
That's it. Iwant you to write me
out statement to that effect. Meyer
mind what the fee h. You see, my
wife has a lot of samples she wants
matched, and Shelf ask me to tackle
the job some time next week for GER
tain"
And then the ocuilst had his suspi-
cions.-P earson's Weekly i
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WALK BLINDLx TO DEATH.
One of the Keeuest birds In 0fter
Deceived by His Visual Organ.

One of the keeuest birds En- often
Deceived by His Ntnual Organ.
After trudging- ALL day along the top
Of the mountain with. no. success at all,
iuasmucha AZ l. had shot several times.
but failed to bring. down my game. II
ran. across an old hunter, j. w. Hyde.
After the usual greeting we seated our
selves OIL an old log. to, exchange notes..
T,put the question:.
why are the turkeys always on, the
run when see them?"
The old man spit through his teetii..
changed his positions. laid his long.
muzzle loading rifle on the ground. put
the fourth portion of az plug of tobacco,
in, his mouth and proceeded to, tell me,
why the turkeys were always ON tile,
ran when saw themt
''Ofi all the game l have ever hunted
turkeys display the. most wonderful
power of vision. Il cannot tell just
why this Isl. | have made a. mlcroscop+
ical, examination of the eyes of ths'
hawk, eagle, fox. weasel and OWL but
find no material difference i'm the lens
and retina. The oiltarx muscles and
the iris are exactly the same. yet none
OF these keen visioned creatures can
compare with the turkey III point of
seeing. remember the acuteness OF
sight displayed by one old gobblen. Il
had carefully ooneealedG myself. and no,
part of my body was visible but the.
upper part of my head. y pun of wind
slightly disturbed the. Drim of my hat.
He saw il and immediately took to-
flight
ION another oecasion Twas haunting in
the. mountains in Georgia was lying
behind. a log ard was carefully hidden
all but the upper part OF my face. A
turkey was slowly coming in response,
to my call and was carefully noticing
for signs. of danger- A mosquito WAS
stinging me fearfully ON the forehead.
raised my; finger slowly to- crush it,
and as soon as the finger came within
range OF Rision chuck went the tNrkey.
and he WAS gone.
Now. the most tneXpleable thing in
regard to hunting turkeys is that. with
all their acuteness of sight. the surest
way to get shot is 10 sit down in an
open place with your back against a
tree. in full view, and, strange, to say,
they win walk mp within ten steps
without seeing you
just then we noticed that the sun
was down. The old hunter invited me
to spend the night ut his camp. which
did and had a most pleasant time.
Forest and Stream,
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A Rsw Graual,opper.

A geographical expedition which set
out for Australia from Boston ON an
exploring and mapmaking tour had en-
gagged negro cook. who took great in
terest In everything he saw. While the
party was en- route a Kangaroo broke
out OF the grass and made for the hori-
zon with prodigious leaps, an event
that interested the colored gentleman
from the Hub exceedingly
A''You all have pretty wide meadows
hereabouts. reckons," he said to the
native who was guiding the party
-"Not any larger than those Of other
countries" returned the guide most POI
litely. s ss
Well, there must be mighty power
ful l:Sh grass roundabouts, heh3". he
insisted ~
mot that know Of, replied the
guide. "why do you ask such odd
.qHestfons2"'
4 gr..Whg, III tell you. boss. was thsfik-
In OF the mighty uncommon magnitude
OF. them grasshoppers.' Kansas City
Independent.
M
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A Funny snrprf.e.

This story Is told by 81 man who dis
likes nothing so lnmch as to be asked
questions. My little girl Is very fond
of seaslislls,'' he saidI -'and, having
been called, to Atlantic City ON bErsi-
ness one day. took advantage Of the
opportunity to- rum DOWN to- the beach
to see III q could pick up 81 few. wars
strolTing along the sand. gathering
few shells and pebbles, which placed
nmyy handkerchief. when along came
one OF those old idiots who ask Qtles-
tons with their mouths which their
eyessc0nIai answer.
'fIe smiled upon me and saids Fine
lay, isnit.ity .vre'you gathering shellsg
MOT II snappedi back. saying the
first thing: that poRpedl int. my n1inds
Tin looking. for al set of false teeth J
lost while in bathing,
"Hee expressed his sympathy, end
nhis> face lit up as his eye caught
sight okfaapink andlwhite object ON the
sand. We'll. Iideclare! Here they are
now 2 he exclaimed. and sure enough
he picked up. a set; of false teeth lying
right at his feet Twas too surprised
to do Anything but; grab them. and put
them irrfny pocket. The funny part Of
1t rs thar ifneyar had a tooth pulled in
my life Il wonder who, that FALSE set
belongs to- Philadelphia. Record
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
The childrsn,s natli.

1t is prevalent error to suppose that
the constitutions of children are forth
fed by early exposure to cold, whence
arises the inexpressibIy absurd prac-
tiee of bathing infants In cold water,
even in midst of winter. The circula-
ton of infants is almost wholly cutan-
eous, and any severe impression of
cold upon their highly sensitive and
vascular skin destroys the natural dis
tribution of the blood, producing bow
ell complaints, infiammations, and con-
vulsions; which, If they do not de-
stroy life, at least weaken the cOnsti-
tuition. and prepare it for the reception
of other diseases.
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Wash the fruit and then separate the
pulp from the skin, putting the pulp
into one saucepan and the skins into a
preserving kettle. Cook the pulp until
it is soft, and then put it through a
colander to remove the seedss. But tine
pulp with the skins and allow. one and
one-half pounds of sugar to every four
pounds of fruit. Place the kettle over
the fire and heat slowly until the mix
ture comes to a boil. Cook five min
utes and turn into heated glass Jars
and seal. Grapes cooked in this man-
ner make delicious pies during the
Winter
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
Larg \, OF Animais.

Mr.. Beddard in his book on whales
reminds readers that although infagi-
nation is apt to picture the giant rep.
tiles of the jurassic aud cretaceous
periods as having exceeded in size all
modern animals yet in fact there Is no
evidence that the earth has ever cen
tanned either on the land or in the sea
creatures exceeding the whale In bulk.
The mammoth was larger than the ele-
plant, but the ichthyosaurus could not
match the whale for size, although
with, its terrible jaws it would doubt
less have been the whales master
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The American people have by an
overwhelming majority shown their
confidence and approval Of the adj
ministration of William Mckinley as
President of the United States for the
last four years. They have also
expressed their strong disapproval of
the unsound principles which have
been promulgated by William Jennings
Bryan and his followers. His free
silver foolishness and his hare Drained
chatter about anti-imperialism and
trusts have not deceived the American
voters, although they have been dill
gently disseminated with all the skill
and eloquence of an INSCRIPTIONS
and dangerous demagogue.
Apart from Democratic politics,
Mr.. Bryan's notions could not obtain
the approval of single State in the
Union. 1t is to be hoped that the
Democratic party will now have the
courage to reorganize on less danger
GUS lines, as preliminary step turning
ont Bryan and the other Populists.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-07
DANGER of Damp sheet.s.

Few people pay sufficient attentiomt0
the proper airing of bed-linen. Damp
sheets are responsible for far more ILL
nesses than is generally supposed. Ety.
cry mistress of house should, If pos
sible, personally attend to the airing
of household linen. 1t is at all times
difficult to persuade servants that the
airingfof linen and clothes Is not tosbe
accomplished BY simply hanging them
on clothes-horse near fire. Unless
each article is unfolded and its po--
sition changed, until all the moisture
has been drawn out of it. the process
0f drying is not effected.
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A Handy hint.

Everybody almost has their own sphe
cial pet way Of cleaning brass, bun
when it has been allowed to get very
dirty. the following will be found to-
yiead good results Dissolve two ounces
Of rock ammonia in pint offperfHetly
hoEling water. then pour over the brass
and leave for Ave minutes Sernb titOr-
Oughiy with a stiff brush. ana than
rinse two or three times, first In hot
and then in cold water Dry carefully
and polish with brass paste. and yoR
will find that your dirty brass, looks
like new.
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Amused.

Johnny got a hobby horse,
When ne was boy:
Kept 1t going night and day.
Yelling in his Joy
Clucked at him an say ''giddep!"
Waved his arms in air.
Never got no forwarder,
But Johnny didn't care.
Johnny growed tor be ~ man.
Argued all day long.
Took up busy peoples time,
Which is very wrong.
Talked and never seemed to tire,
Made the people stare.
Never got no forwarder.
But Johnny didn't care.
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Velvet Cream.

Soak three quarters of an ounce of
gelatine in pint and a half Of milk
for twenty minutes; then put it in a
stewpan and stir until it boils. Re
move frun the fire, add tablespoon
full of castor sugar and the well-beaten
yoll1s OF three eggs. Stir all over the
fire till the mixture thickens, but do
not allow it to boil. Strain into ba-
SIN, ado a little vanilla flavoring, and
when nearly cold whip the whites Of
the eggs to a stiff froth and stir them
in lightly, then pour into a wet mould
and leave till set
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Mexseo,x Rainy season.

What they call the rainy. season i'm
Mexico comes only in the form of
showers. which rall ii the afternoon,
These showers usually occur every
day, but sometimes there Will be- two
or three days Of perfectly clear wealth
err There is no steady downponr. how
ever. as ins most tropical countries. and
III Mexico the rainy season Is regarded
as the finest season Of the year
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The Lesson Hour.

Lessons are an awful bore"
Sighed q little maid of four.
They ill my heart with grief and fear
And cost me many a bitter tear
Lessons. said the teacher kind,
Help to cultivate the mind,
Think how very dun you'd be,
Could you not count one, two three!"
Lisped tiny girl of three,
With nv teacher I agree.
] am glad VIXEN n.ornin' comes,
So / can work out my sums.
AS yet they're neither hard nor long,
7 sing them IN a little song;
one and one always make two,
TgDis say and then I'm through"