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ing along this line for several years.
New York, of all other cities with ele-
waited transportation lines, is most in
owing to the high structures In the
northern portion Of the island, made
necessary by the hilly nature thereof.
Walking down is not hard, so the in
clines are to be built to make the up
ward journey only.
The inclined elevator will have the
same general appearance as the ordin-
airy elevated railway stairway, except
that the slope will not De as steep and
will be straight run from top to bot
tom, with no landings. One-half Of the
structure will have steps for going
down, the other half will have moving
incline, running at a speed of ninety
feet minute. The proposed elevators
will have carrying capacity of 5000
passengers each an hour. The inclined
elevators will be run on the endless
chain principle, and the power will be
furnished by small electric motors
placed in the stations.
Possibly as good an idea as could be
obtained of the working of this escalade
will be to compare it to the moving
sidewalk of the Worlds Fair in Chi
cago. 1t will be remembered that this
sidewalk was placed on the long pier
jutting out into the lake from the east
ern continuation of the court Of honor.
1t was furnished with seats for the
riders. All one had to do was to step
from the stationary walk to the moving
and the latter did the rest. Take this
moving sidewalk lying in one plane and
tilt the outer end into the air at sharp
angle, and let the return pass under to
principle is explained.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
MRS. PET JOUBERT.
One of the Most Popular and Resolute
Women in the Transvaal.

One of the Most Popular and ResOlute
Women in the Transvaal.
We are told almost by all writer's on
South African affairs that the women
OF the Transvaal are as resolute In the
prosecution Of the war against the Brit
ish as are their husbands and sons.
Women have taken part in some of the
fighting and in the more congenial
work of nursing the sick and wounded
they are acting noble and promin-
ent part
In their courage and devotion to their
country they are but following the ex-
ample of Mrs. Pet Joubert, wife of the
recently deceased commander-in-chief
of the Boer forces. She is type of
woman that is looked up to in the South
African republic. During the campaign
of 1881, when her husband inflicted the
defeat at Majuba Hill upon Sir George
Colley, she was by his side and it is
claimed that it was by her advice that
the Beers scaled the mountain height
and won the victory which gave them
independence. In the numerous Kaf1ir
wars she was present in camp with her
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
USES or VARIOUS PRoJEcTlLEs.
The Purposes of the Different Kinds of
Shell Used in War.

The Purposes of the Different Kinds of
Shell Used in War.
The nature and manufacture Of the
projectiles used by artillery In South
Africa Is naturally subject of consid
cradle interest at the present time. The
larger part of the ammunition Of the
British forces is being manufactured
at the Woolwich arsenal. The picture
shows the character of the shell turned
out.
With the introduction of rifing to
large ordnance. the projectile, hitherto
round, became, of necessity, elongated,
with the addition of studs fixed upon
1t to take" the rifiing. This system
was found SO wasteful, as regards the
wear Of the gun, besides leading to loss
of power from windage, that the intro
duction Of the copper driving band or
gas-check followed as an inventive
matter of course.
Under the regime of the muzzle-load
ing gun, this was impossible, but the
advent Of the breech-loader permitted
the use of a projectile larger in parts
than the bore of the gun. To put it
tersely, the breech chamber can be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

small bore even this resort is not prac-
ticable-as witness the artillery loss d
the Tugela battle.
In heaps Of she'll it win be noticed
that their bases have ropes tWisteu
round them. This is for the PURPOSE
of protecting the safe copper gas-cneeh
from any risk Of injury during transit
and is removed when the shells arrive
at the magazine Filling shell, aithough
apparently a delicate operation y ~
reason Of the precaution taken, SAFE
one: for the interior of the proJecllie 10
lacouered to prevent friction, While III
the larger ones the charge is inserted
in bags.
It is impossible for the British GOV
eminent to turn out sufficient sheii loi
all purposes; hence the trade ls largely
laid under contribution. No less tnan
5000 shell OF all sizes reach WoolWicA
every week from these sources IN peace
time alone, and every one OF these mas
to be examined, weighed, gaugeu, anu
carefully scrutinized from WITHIN ny
electric lamps before it is passed.
The United States Department useu
dynamite for filling shell with, and, al
though it might be thought naple 70
explode in the bore of the gun, TINS IS
not so. One point must be steadily
borne in mind when artillery nre IS
being discussed, and that is that It's
effect is far more moral than a ply
steal one. The noise, and the sudden
collapse of twenty, or even more, men,
cause more disturbance of the soldier
mind than double the loss by rifle hre.
Wounds from shells form very small
total in modern warfare, but, none the
less, the presence or absence of an
overwhelming strength in guns decides
the fortune of battle to-day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
The Oldest. Pensioner.

John MCGOWAN, of Clay County,
Florida, asserts that he is the oldest
pensioner in this country. According to
papers now on file in Washington, he is
III years old. He was born in Ireland
on March Is. 1779, and came to this
country In 1904. He enlisted in the Sew
enteenth Connecticut in 1863, when he
was 81 years old. The pension officials
are inclined to believe his statement
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Old Lighthouses.

The oldest lighthouse In existence is
believed to be that at Corunna, Spain.
1t was built in the reign of Trajan and
reconstructed in 1884. Britain and
France have lighthouses which were
built by the Roman conquerors. The
famous Cordovan Tower of France at
the mouth of the Gironde, In the Bay
Of Biscay, was completed in 1911, in
the reign of Henry ". After standing
2S7 years it was still considered to be
one of the finest lighthouses in the
world, although its height has been in
creased. The famous Pharos of Alex
andria antedates both OF the above by
many years, as it was built $50 B. G.,
but 1t is not always considered light
house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Prof. pictet, of Switzerland, has dis
covered a method of extracting oxy-
gen from the air. With an expenditure
of 300 horse power 100000 cubic feet
of oxygen can be obtained from the air.
The commercial use of this oxygen, 1t is
said. will be to produce higher temper
atures in furnaces. In the process, of
course, the oxygen will be converted
into carbonic oxide which is a poison
Gus air. This discovery has led some
thoughtful men to asking whether or
not modern invention may not become
a menace to human life by exhausting
the life-giving properties of the atmos-
phere. AS the atmosphere is pretty
large and the invention Is not likely to
come into general use for several gener-
atoms there is no immediate call for an
injunction against the inventors. New
ertheless the time may come when
some big trust will get a corner on the
oxygen In its immediate neighborhood
and like the highwayman demand your
money or your life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
TO MAKE MACARon,
Flour and Water and Somar

Flour and Water and Some NJ.
The only ingredients of mao
water and -four. The grade
product, therefore, depends NM
quality of the -four used Tha
facturer who wishes to mako ~
best macaroni will use only th1
-four. The -four is made into
of consistency of bread douph1
then placed in a kneading vat in
1t is rolled and pressed until as /
water as possible remains in i,
kneading process requires abou,
minutes.
The stiff, almost dry, dough ii
put in a large iron cylinder thar /
upright. At the bottom of the cvI
are the molds through which thoI
aroni is to be cast. They copssi
thin disc, filled with holes. WbsI
cylinder is full of dough a tights
cap is placed in the top. Then |
screw pressure is applied and
dough is slowly forced to the NJ
The pressure drives it through N
at the bottom. AS it passes thro,|
forms a string of the desired dad
When these strings-for each
makes about 100 of them-are of
tain length, the operator of tbd
chine cuts them off with sham
straightens them out and hangs
on little sticks. By the time n
ranges one lot the machine has AM
ready, so that he loses no time.
AS fast as the little sticks are
they are taken back into the d
room. They are hung up there, /
the macaroni become dry and i
after four or five days. They ard
taken down and packed in boxes
for shipment. Spaghetti is made Il
same way, only a smaller die is |
There Is only one way to pr(
macaroni to get all the good out
that is in it. 1t should be boiled
it is tender. Then remove the
from around it. Then pour beef 4
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Married for Nothing.

In fashionable church in Fifth ave-
nue., New York, marriages are perform
ed free il desired, and an announce
ment is made to that effect. IF man
comes here to be married." says the
pastor, land insists on having an organ
wedding march, it means $25; If he
wants the choir, it means more; If he
wants flowers, ribbons and special ush-
ers, it means great deal more But.
If he comes here and dispenses with all
these things, and says, L want to get
married. it costs him nothing"
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wars she was pres

husband, sharing all the dangers and
privations of active campaigning and
soothing with her tender care the
wounded and the sick. Her advice IS
said to have been on many occasions a
the present campaign, up to the time of
her husbands death, she was prom
inently connected.
Mrs Joubert is resolute woman and
devoutly religious. Next to Mrs. Kruger
she is the most popular and respected
woman in the Transyaal.
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purses in their hands. The denuncia-
ton was caused by the trial before him
Of a man who had snatched a pocket
book from woman. As the woman
kept her presence of mind, gave chase
to the thief, and called for aid, the man
was captured almost immedia tely. The
Judge sentenced the culprit to two
years in prison, and then, looking at
the prosecuting witness, he said: 1.-The
careless manner in which women carry
their purses nowadays imposes an un-
necessary burden upon the police, al
though their carelessness is no excuse
for theft" The subject Of a woman's
pocket and the carrying Of her purse
in hand Is not new one. No adequate
solution seems to have been suggested.
If she carries her purse in her hand it
Is likely to be snatched. Usually she
has no pocket, and If she had one and
made use Of 1t the purse might cause
the pocket to bulge, which would spoil
the fit of the gown. If the Philadel-
phia judge would devote his energy
and talents to devising some solution
of this question Of feminine purses he
would be benefactor to half the
human race. IL he cannot do so his
criticisms are not likely to be needed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

At every meeting Of secondary teach
ers addresses are made urging the i'm
portance of thorough instruction in
English. This is not only proof that
English is now insufficiently taught in
most schools, but it also shows an
awakened interest which cannot fail to
be Of effect. The time may come. when
English is studied as thoroughly in
English schools as French is in the
French school or German is in those of
Prussia. One of the best addresses on
the teaching of English was made by
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, teacher, club
woman and author, at the North Cen
trail Associations meeting at st. Louis.
She declared that the defects which ex-
ist in teaching composition in the Sec
ondary schools may be traced directly
and principally to defects in elemen-
tary teaching in composition. Children
are not taught from the start correct
sentence structure, pains, and the hab-
it of selection in vocabulary and care
full punctuation. Just as foreign lam
guage can be most easily assimilated
BY 4 young child so can these funda-
mental elements of composition be
most easily acquired, not only as mat
tiers of knowledge but as habit by chill
dren in the primary grades. AS such
instruction is seldom given in the lower
grades pupils are weak in the mechan-
ical part Of composition. A point made
by Mrs. Sewall is that the teacher of
English in secondary schools often fails
to realize that in all his intercourse
with his pupils lie is teaching them En-
glish, and many times the. defects in
English which the teacher spends a
large portion of the recitation time in
endeavoring to correct have been ac-
Quired from himself in the hours when
not teaching English and he was, so to
speak, off his guard. 1t is also true that
teachers of other subjects than English
are not careful in their Language, and
while giving instruction in mathemat-
les or history teacher may be uncon-
sciously giving his pupils direct instruc-
ton In hating or at best commonplace
and inelegant English.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

and tomato sauce over it. That M
a dish fit for king. Another va
to put tomato sauce and grated ca
over it. That, too, makes it very 4
A favorite way of preparing it
place butter sauce over it. 1t may
be cooked with any kind of meat \
it takes the place of the dumpllnSl
is delicious. When it is properly
soned it is complete dish by itsef
it is more enjoyable if eaten with \
In the large cities the residents OIL
Italian quarter live almost eXclVsl|
on mararoni. 1t is their bread
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

war of that year and also ~ = the q
campaign. and was present at :, inc Sd
ture of Sekukuni's strohsno ,sont
after the beginning of the p;stant
he was appointed deputy az +, no At Of
iutant general in Natal, ana t n9
which he is now commallu, ,fovim ed
ment was equipped with b., n anaycrol
at the expense of COL arhorneycrd
father, who is also Coz. 'n1oOrhamptI
Of Tettenhall Towers, "oi'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
ELEVATORS FOR STATIONS.
New York Roads Propose to ODVlat0
Climbing of Stairs.

New York Roads Propose 20 OOVAas0
Climbing of Stairs.
New York's elevated railroads are
preparing to adopt inclined elevators 20
carry passengers from the street sur
face to the platforms. The purpose Is
to do away with the necessity OF walk
ing up long fights of steep STAIRS %
roach the trains. The style OF elevator
practically agreed upon is what IS
known as an escalade, or inclined
nlane, which moves upward SO that a
passenger who steps upon 1t Will De
"a rried to his destination without per-
sonal exertion.
The plan is not a new one In connec-
ton with the operation OF elevated
roads. In fact, the various companies
in the principal cities have been work
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
CENSURED BY LORD ROBEH
Colonel Thorneycroft Is known as|
Goliath of the British Army

Col. Alexander W. Thofhe',1
whom Gen. Roberts takes se'elelI
task for his retirement at the paul
Spion Kop, is the tallest man III
British army. He is known as 'lle
Hath of the service" and desef''I
be hailed as such so far as SIZE I
The colonel, until falling under 'n'
of Lord Roberts, had never peenI
cused Of want of gallantry. lit ]
years old, and has been IN INC u u
since 1881, when lie Joined tne "
Scots Fusiliers. He served IN Tile
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Up to the present no one has taken
the pains to sympathize with the per
son who supplied the geographical
names for South Africa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

= -, ,..x.Aax, c+o+o
DISPATCHES from Washington state
that there is "much friction In the
army over new explosive" The army
ought to be careful. Friction ana eA-
plosives do not go well together ana
frequently result IL IL terrific skywafa
fight of the frictioneers. '.els
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Electric Clock in I.ondon,

An electric clock has been erected on
the southeast side of Picadilly circus,
London. Electric lamps are fixed
along the moving hands, and there are
electric stars fixed at each figure. The
clock is worked on the Synchronome
syndicate's system in conjunction with
q number Of other clocks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

A louisville woman had her HUSBAND
arrested for kissing her. The Judge
dismissed the defendant upon promise
that he would never again be guilty of
such conduct. The Judge was undef
the correct impression that the woman
was the one to be punished, and ne
knaw best how to administer the pun
iShmpnt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the Of the sufhor mot necessarily for
publication but evidence Of good faith the pa
Of the writer. Write only side Of the paper. Be-
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

If women are not to be reached OH
the bird millinery question on moral or
esthetic grounds, if they refuse to see
the cruelty or the ugliness of museum
millinery, there is still the financial
ground upon which they may be met.
OF course, this is putting the matter
into the hands Of man, for, no doubt,
he still pays the majority of the milli-
merry bills, and IL tradition be true he
will welcome any new cause for COM
plant. Let him refuse to pay for the
bird hat or to be seen in company with
it's wearer. There have been societies
of women banded together for the pur-
pose of boycotting the smoker, and why
should not men thus protect themselves
against a worse evil? OF course, some
women go so far as to believe that
four-and-twenty blackbirds gathered
into a pie for masculine consumption
is as great a sin against bird nature as
the placing of this same feathered tribe
upon hat for the qualification of ''fe-
male vanity" And deep in the femin-
inc heart lies the conviction that if to-
bacco plants were live things there
would never be any protest against the
sin of taking life for personal gratifica-
ton. But mans opportunities for
ACCOMPLISHMENT are rare land though
he himself is an imperfect being, let
him not throw away this chance to ex-
hibit his disapproval and hurl mascu-
line maledictions at this wanton dis
play of female vanity"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Marvellous Marksmanship.

The accompanying illustration is a
scene which goes to show just what an
expert sharpshooter the average Boer
still is. This scene represents the Boer
method of killing cattle for food. The
Boer does not poleax his beef, but has
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and others nave
greatness thrust upon them by being
cured by patent medicine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

The immigration statistics show that
the people of Germany take but little
stock in their governments theory Oh
this being a germ ridden nation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Caah DeDosftoriea.

One small boy My papa puts the
money he don't give to mother in cot
fee pot
Other small boy-Mine don't: he puts
1t in a jackpot. heard mother say SO.
Detroit Free Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Things in China seem bit quieter'
but no one can tell what that terrible
Dowager Empress An may be up 10
behind her prescription screen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Observation-Disclosures is not the
longest word in the English language.
"Nonintercommunic is longer
one. which may appear in the new Ok
ford dictionary. 1t will he great boon
to space writer's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Employers look at boys fingers
now when he applies for job. If the
fingers have yellow stain on them
the boy doesn't get it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

The woman who knows that her hus-
bands life is insured for the benefit OF
his mother may pretend to be happy,
but what's the use?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Pennsylvania man criticised an
others singing, and was killed 1or It,
The best thing to do when man win
a bad voice starts to sing is just run
away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

A New Jersey man won bet the
other day by drinking a quart OF
whisky without stopping. Unfortunate
w. however, the amount won was not
large enough to pay his funeral e1-
nenSeS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Henry Labouchere, it is alleged,
smokes poor cigarettes. This may ac-
count for Henry's views on most
things.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

In the interest of public decency, the
CITY Council of Mount Vernon, n. L.,
adopted an ordinance, two years anu
half ago, providing, under penalty, that
no handbill, circular or poster OF any
kind should be displayed or distributed
without being submitted to the Mayor
for approval. The present Mayor
writes that, although the ordinance is
not stringently enforced, it has proved
n corrective and restraint, SO that
theatrical companies and bill-posters
are very careful as to the class OF ad-
vertising matter they distribute In the
city.. This plan seemed more effective
and less vexatious than the prosecution
of particular offenders.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

His Royal Highness the Prince OF
Wales must be of the opinion that 1t Is
worth while to be shot at sem-occa-
sionally if only to realize the extent Oh
his personal popularity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

The young man who considers his
best girl the light Of his life naturally
doesn't mind sitting in the dark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

Four women in buggy were driving
an old horse over the bridge that span
nod an Ohio railroad, when fellow on
a locomotive blew the whistle tor
Fun" The horse ran away, the women
were thrown down an emDanAnen',
and the railroad company has just paiu
sac 600 in damages. 1t is net reported
how much the fun cost the JOKER
nersonally. but we suspect that he does
NO. Now control a whistle on that line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

There are lots of men who look as
discontinued as the servant girl in the
kitchen, but who haven't her privilege
of giving notice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

That projected egg trust evidently
came to grief. They counted their
chickens before they were Matched.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

A good roads movement would meet
with great favor In South Africa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
Animals Which L'Ao Yoct Of a

An investigator of the : ondon q
fumes nn C on animals in the 10 that n
logical Gardens discovers .as we're =
Of the lions and leoparott took pI
fond Of lavender. l h 9,s II and he'd
Of cotton saturated with tn =, treat delis
between ~ their paws with srsa
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

A Philadelphia judge has denounced
the habit OF women carrying their