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TERRITORY INVOLVED IN CLAYToNBULWER TREATY.

especially during the last few years,
the building of an isthmian canal has
become increasingly important to the
United States; but it is important also
that the canal should be under the sole
control Of the United States. This could
not be while the convention was in
force. It has been sometimes suggested,
but never formally insisted upon in
diplomatic correspondence, that Great
Britain has violated the convention by
continuing to exercise dominion over
British Honduras. So long as Great
Britain did not take this view of the
matter, awkward questions might arise
after the canal should be constructed.
The recent Hay-Pauncefote pact,
abrogating the Clayton Bulwer treaty,
provides for neutral channel. This
instrument leaves the United States
free to build and control canal, which
is not to be fortified, but to be kept al
ways open and neutral, under the rules
which govern the management Of the
Suez Canal. Opponents Of the measure
claim that it admits all the dangerous
features Of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
without compromising advantages, and
that, as usual, England comedies what
she does not hold to obtain what she
wants, but cannot get.
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Gossip of Interest to Farmers.

In st. Louis 50 per cent. of the chill
| dren are raised on the milk of cows.
The American crop Of peas and beans
is said to be 100000 bushels short this
year.
Prices for pure breeding stock are
to-day higher than at any time since
the early sos.
The Standard Starch factory at Brad
ley, near kankakee, ILL.,, when com
pleted will consume 5000 bushels of
corn daily.
The directors of the Kansas peniten-
tiary have decided to sell the product
of the State binding Irvine plant direct
~ to farmers.
There We're 6OS less horses sold in the
Chicago market last year than in 1898,
but prices were much higher than in
the preceding year.
Farmers seem determined to specu-
late in broom corn next season, if signs
be truthful. It is said that Iowa, Tex
as. Nebraska. Kansas and Minnesota
will all plant more broom corn than
usual.
A North Dakota farmer, advocating
the sowing Of wheat and fax on the
same land, said that last year he netted
S23.73 per acre from forty-seven acres.
He threshed it together and had it
screened at Duluth.
Two ships, one British and one Jlra-
xx,1n mo n IN
Francisco for Japan. With one eXcep-
ton, we believe, these are the first full
cargoes Of wheat to go from the Pacific
coast to Japan.
Statistics which have been collected
in Wisconsin show the average cost of
raising wheat to be 81 cents a bushel
and the cost of corn % cents. In both
cases there are included interest on the
value Of the land, with the cost of inn
plements and horses added in.
What will probably be the largest
pear orchard in the country, or in the
world, has been projected in Texas. A
nursery company has contracted to
have planted and cultivated for four
years $500 acres Of pears, the orchard
to be delivered to the company in 1908.
One of the st. Paul creameries is ship
ping considerable quantities Of butter
to Japan. The butter is put up in one,
two and three pound tin cans and ship
ped in refrigerator cars to the coast and
thence in the refrigerators Of steamers
to Japan, where it arrives in good con-
dition and brings fancy price.
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How and What to Eat.

Oyereating is the error which causes
so much bad health. 1t is the chief
cause of Indigestion, which, in turn,
is the first cause of constipation. Then
may follow piles, scrofula, catarrh, etc
half or more of the ills that flesh ~
heir to-. Taking but two meals day
will help one to eat less. Eat only
plain food well cooked, nothing fried.
Fried eggs and fried potatoes are two
good foods badly cooked. Eat twice
baked bread, whole wheat. mush and
milk, potatoes, hominy and rice, fruit,
butter and eggs-the last two sparingly-
Eat very little meat, none fried, and
not much gravy, pies or cakes. In adj
dition to the above, battle three times
a week, and you will in two months be-
cured of any one OF the three diseases
mentioned. After this be rather light
eater as well as q wise one, and you
will stay well.--Reader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

It is true, as many subscribers have
written, that Mason glass fruit jars are
fine to keep sausage in, but SO many
people have their cans all filled at
butchering time that l will tell you Of
cheaper way. Prepare your sausage
ready to fry, have plenty Of muslin
pokes and fill them tightly with the.
sausage. Make brine the same as for
pickle meat and put your sausage into
it loosely-don't crowd the package.
Cover the vessel closely and set in
cool, dry place, and the sausage will
keep nicely. When you wish to use the
sausage, soak it awhile in cold water,
sprinkle with pepper and fry in sweet
lard or butter. l know that those who
try this will be pleased and will not
have to buy new cans.-Mrs. u. Ii.
Smith, Kerens, W. Va.
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High Priced.

The most expensive material worked
into a garment was the gold brocade
purchased in 1910 for robe for King
Louis XIV, at a cost Of about $50 a
ward. Not long ago, however, the Ger
man Empress had coverlet woven in
white silk upon fiat background, on
which flowers, leaves and birds project
ed in relief. The design was not en-
broidered, but woven in unique way.
The Empress was SO pleased with it
that she employed 1t as a tapestry for
her boudoir. The cost Of this material
was S112 yard, of which the weaver
GOT one-Sixth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

the paper, and said + was sorry na h.a
not conflded in me. - ''
1t was after 10 o'clock, and retired
to nay room. Half an hour later I heard
NED coming upstairs. He stonned nj
my door. -
Did you see Gus?" I asked from,
within. '
Yes. He's downstairs. He came
back with me-
What does he want:"
he wants to see you, guess
What for?"
he didn't say. Probably wants to
DoffoW your overshoes Better 90
down and ask him.
went down. He didn't want to har,
row anything. On the contrary, he
wanted me to give him something to
keep-my hand, my heart. He said the
notice OF his being married was a con
founded fraud-that Robert must have
had it inserted in a few copies Of the
paper by special agreement-it could be
done If one was willing to pay for it.
He was in quite an excited frame of
mind, and l hardly knew my usual
placid Gus.
"Of course, when you were engaged
to Robert, it was not for me to make
any attempt to win you thought you
knew your own mind, and had decided
that l was not the sort Of fellow you
cared to marry. But this trick gives
ME right to speak. Am too late?"
Naturally, I told him he was. That
if he had cared for me in that way he
ought to have come forward long be-
fore. Now that my word was plighted
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

Doctors, scientists and agricultural
experts are all very much concerned
at the present time about the contain
ination Of milk and the serious conse-
Quences that are apt to result from it.
In the up-to-date dairy every effort is
made to keep the milk from being con-
taminated by stable dirt or foreign
matter, which may adhere to the cows
teats or TANKS, or which may be float
ing around in the air in the stable.
Among the precautions suggested are
mechanical mixers, but these have not
come into extensive use, although in
one form or another there are isolated
examples of their use in diaries in diff
ferent parts of the world. The illus
tration here presented is suggestion
along this line and represents the idea
Of John c. Dulgan, of Melbourne, Vic
toria. It comprises teat cups, with
finger loops for the thumb and finger
arranged longitudinally on opposite
sides, which prevent the mixers hands
from coming in contact with the teats
and thus transferring dirt or disease
germs from one animal to another. The
milk is conducted to the milk pail
through rubber tubes, and, as the pail
is inclosed, there is no contamination
there, so that, provided the milk is
from a good, healthy COW, the dairy
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
Ironin. Shirt Waists.

When ironing a colored waist, either
of silk or cotton fabric, one should not
use too hot an iron, and yet it must be
hot enough to iron smoothly, without
blistering or sticking to the starch. Az
overheated iron Injuries bright colors as
much as do hot water and poor soap
In ironing a silk waist place u piece of
cheese cloth over the garment and iron
as any ordinary article. By doing this
the natural appearance Of the silk is
preserved, and this would be impossible
if the iron were brought in direct con-
tact with it.--Woman's Home Com.
paniOn.
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Blind People.

So far as the most recent statistics
go, the known proportion of blind peo-
ple is about one in fifteen hundred,
which would give total of one million
blind in the world. The largest proper
ton is found in Russia, which has in
Europe 100000 blind in population
of 96,OOO,OOO, or one in 4S0. Most Of
these are found in the northern prov
inces of Finland, and the principal
cause is ophthalmia, due to bad ventila-
tion of the huts of the peasantry and
the inadequate facilities for treatment.
There is a great deal Of blindness in
Egypt, due to glowing sand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
ClAYroN.BuLwER TREATY.
History Of the Cempact Between United
States ard Great Britain.

nascory OF the CNmpac Between United
States ard Great Britain.
The Clayton-Bulwer treaty" derives
It's name from the diplomatists who
negotiated ton the part of the United
States, Hon. John NJ. Clayton, Secre-
tary of State in President Taylor's ad
ministration; and on the part of Eng
land, Sir Henry Bulwer, British minis
ter at Washington. The s'treaty"-to
to use proper diplomatic language it
was a convention and not treaty
was concluded in 1850. Its purpose
was to promote the building of an
isthmian canal, to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans. In 1S49 the United
States had made convention with
Nicaragua for constructing such a
canal, starting at Greytown, on the At
lantic. But Greytown was occupied
by British settlers, and Great Britain
claimed a protectorate over the Mos
quito Indians, who held the eastern
coast of Nicaragua. The United States
desired Great Britain to waive it's
claims, but as the request was denied
the next best thing seemed to be the
establishment Of a joint prOtectorate
over the proposed canal. This was done
by the "Clayton-Bulwer treaty." one
condition of which was that neither
power should secure exclusive privil-
eyes in the canal, and another that
neither power should occupy or exer-
else dominion over any part of Central
America.
Since the convention was made, and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
HAVE SAME SUPERSTITION.
Islanders Fifteen Thousand Miles Apart
Believe in Evil Spirits.


Believe in Evil Spirits.
Philosophic people who belong to the
folk lore society are fond OF tracing
legends and myths and customs all
over the world. Cinderella, the dear
GIRL is found in one knows not now
many peoples, speaking innumefaDle
+oneues and believing an equal number
of religions. How did Cinderella be-
come ubiquitous? The TRANSACTIONS OIL
the Folk Lore Society will perhaps
offer theory.
Now there has been unrayeleda curl
GUS superstition common to Shetiano-
ers and Singhalese. How islanders SO
wide apart-some $4,000 miles-man-
aged to adopt each others views one
does not know. But here is the TACT.
The rice cultivators Of Ceylon ana the
fishermen of Shetland resemble each
other in one or two rather remafkapie
noints. They refrain from speaking OF
fhe implements of their calling by thelr
names: they call them something eise'
hv names known only to themselves.
rho reason is that IL the evil spirit
were to think that they were speaking
Of shades and rakes or of nets ana
hooks he would be tempted to damage
them or even to appropriate them.
Tho train of thought is the same with
,ot, races. ssrhere is an evil spirit
ALWAYS on the lookout for opportunities
of doing mischief. He even hears Wnat
wa cav If we let him understand that
we are talking about our implements
and tools we shall direct his attention
to them and shall suggest to him way
of doing an injury. Therefore, we will
agree to call boat or spade by some
fancy name known only to ourselves" "
Another custom of the Shetlander,
not nossible to the rice grower, is that
If in fishing his net catches something
Of tha bottom and stone is brought
nm If is not to be thrown back again
for fear of offending the evil SPIRIT
who most certainly put it into the net
r. is TO be kept in the boat until the
not again catches. Then it is to be
dropped in the water with the words:
.sTake YOUR own and give me mine"
wbereunon the net is at once released.
Now. if the Singhalese were to turn
fisher. would he, following the same
line of thought, adopt similar Gus
tom?-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

to Robert, and I could not think of
breaking it, though he had acted in
most despicable manner. in a manner
to make me ashamed to think he was
my p1ighted lover-and so on.
To which Gus replied:
Gall right, little girl. If you think so,
I had better go and give him the worst
licking he ever had in his life, even
though they do send me to jail for it.
But you won't care"
81 shall care
mrhen we'd better get married at
once, early tomorrow morning. How
early can you be ready?'
I ought to have resisted longer, but
didn't. 1 consented TO be ready at any
hour that he should name-and was
and we were married.
And that is all there is to the story.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
NATURE.

nather, when the day is DER,
,oD ~ the hand her little child to
r ~;llipc. half reluctant to be led,
af S his broken playthings on the
I p"G,' at them through the open
u vboIIv reassured and comforted
~ 'ar,ises Of others in their stead,
u though more splendid, may not
,. tl deals with us and takes away
, nl.ytbings, one by one, and by the
1 to rest so gently that we go
y. ,.o knowing if we wished to so OIL
+ao rnll of sleep to understand
for the unknown transcends the
what We know.
c.,-v Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Keen the Windmill Running.

'.It pays to have the windmill so it
can be thrown in and out of gear auto
matically, if it is located any distance
from the house." says a writer in the
Homestead. There are many devices
for doing this, and some Of them are
inexpensive. Isonce saw one that had
an old-fashioned creamery can attach
ed to the wire that put the mill out of
gear. This had very small hole in it
so the water would run out of it very
slowly. When this can was empty the
mill would go in gear and pump the
tank full. The overflow pipe from the
tank would fill the can and the weight
of the water would pull the mill out OF
gear. After an hour or so the water
would leak out so the mill would again
go in gear. and thus the business was
kept up all the time. Should but little
water be used the mill would only run
long enough so the overflow would fill
the can and the mill would be thrown
out of gear.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
Putting on Wall Paper.

New wall paper should never be put
on over an old coat. Microbes flourish
if this plan is pursued. When the olts,
paper seems difficult to remove after
wetting it, try steaming. Have the
wash-boiler filed with boiling water
and set it, uncovered, in the center OF
the room; close doors and windows,
and in a short time the paper will begin
to loosen it's hold so that it may be
easily torn off.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

spondent in t h e
Farm, Field and
Fireside. This ma
chine extracts the
Ii III d from the
combs and leaves
the comb as clear Of
injury as b G f 0 r e
t a k e N from the
hive. In the accom-
panying illustration
the inside gearing
is raised up and ex-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
rurnips and Corn Not Mates.

Turnips and corn are in no sense
mates as field crops. The heat which
makes the corn is fatal to the turnip
and the cool, damp weather which
makes the turnip is fatal to the corn.
Ninety-degree weather for corn; 60 de-
grees for turnips. This is why England
raises turnips and America corn.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
EXTRACTOR.

EATKACIOK' pOSeu 20 Wow HHU
shows two comb baskets, each to ac-
commodate a frame Of comb to be ex-
tracted, and by turning the crank the
reel is turned with such velocity as to
empty the entire comb Of it's contents
by centrifugal force. The empty combs
are then placed back in the hives Of
bees to again be filled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
r.arvest tseyser in the World.

Tho largest geyser in the world is the
Excelsior geyser in Yellowstone Park.
It's basin is 200 feet across and $50
feet deep. The basin is full of boiling
water. from which clouds of steam are
constantly ascending. At long inter-
walls water is spouted into the air to a
height of from fifty to 800 feet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
For Destroying Weavi1s.

Bisulphide of carbon is used for de-
stroying weevil in wheat bins. Force
a tube to the bottom of the bin, pour
in about pint of the liquiG, and cover
the bin. The gas is heavy and finds it's
way to every portion Of the bin. 1t is
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

q dangerous substance TO use unless
care is exercised, as a lighted pipe or
cigar will cause it to explode, even
when there is no fame. It is destruc-
tive of all insect life, but does not in
jure the grain.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

The honey extractor is one of the
principal sources of profit in connec
ton with Bookkeeping, says a CORE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

Making other folks miserable 10 the
one enjoyment Of the chronic dyspep-
tic
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

Gratitude is sublime passion, but
like all other sublime things it is rare.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29
Farm Help Problems.


The greatest problem to solve by the
farmer during his busy season is to Sc
cure capable help. Those who know
nothing of the duties to be performed
on a farm advise all unemployed per-
sons to seek work in the country. The
fact is that such persons are as useless
on farms as they are in factories, yet
the farmer cannot afford to teach his
help during the busiest period Of the
year. What is meant by competent
farm hands are those who can go on q
farm and fully understand what is to
be done without the necessity OF the
farmer being with them constantly to
point out here and there what he
wishes them to do. It is cheaper for
q farmer to do the work himself than
to be encountered by an incompetent
assistant.
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man is assured of milk as pure and free |
from contamination as it is possible to |
get it.
Small Garden Plots.

The small garden is the one that
gives it's owner pleasure. Probably the
majority of those who cultivate small
gardens make no profit, but actually
suffer loss, when the crops are COM
pared with the cost of seeds, fertilizers
and labor, but there is considerable
pleasure derived, the value of which
can not be estimated. No matter how
small the plot owned or rented may be,
the one who can bestow a portion OF
time to the cultivation of garden crops
this spring should do so. There are
some things grown in a garden that
can not easily be procured in market,
when the freshness and quality are
considered. No one can buy tomatoes
in market equal to those taken from
the vines and placed on the table. If
plot is very fertile, and is no larger
than half an acre, the amount Of prod
uce that can be given thereon will sup
ply an ordinary family from early
spring until late in the fall. Beginning
with onions and green peas, with beets,
carrots, parsnips and early cabbage,
followed with string beans, Lima
beans, tomatoes, sweet corn, turnips
and late cabbages, two crops can be
grown on the same location during the
season. Potatoes need not be planted
in garden, as the crop demands pro-
lection from the beetle. This spring, If
desired, small strawberry patch may
be started, which will come into bear
ing the following spring.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

busting Highly Polished Furniture
The more highly surface is polished
the more liable it is to show the marks
of anything that is passed over it. The
best material for dustcloths are soft,
worn silk, worn French flannel, and 81
fine quality of cheesecloth. A damp
cloth will cloud the polish Of furniture,
and therefore should not be used.-La-
dies Home Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-29

For Busy Housewives.
Add pinch of salt to coffee to give it
tone.
Sprinkle clothes with hot water and &
whisk broom.
Rubbing tough meat with cut lemon
to make it tender.
Rub celery on the hands to remove
the odor Of onions.
Mix stove blacking with a little am
monia to prevent it burning off.
Add few drops of ammonia to the
blue water to whiten the clothes.
Add a little sugar to milk to prevent
1t sticking to the vessel while boiling.
Add one or two tablespoonfuls OF
sugar to strong turnips when cooking
Place an apple in the bread and cake
boxes to keep bread and cake moist.
Mix little cornstarch with salt be-
fore filling the salt shaker, to prevent
its clogging.
Add a tablespoonful Of kerosene to
pail of clear hot water to wash the win
dOWS.
Sprinkle grated cheese over oatmeal
porridge instead Of sugar and eating
with cream.
Wet cloth in cider vinegar, wrap
ping cheese in It to keep moist and pre-
vent molding.
Make splendid furniture polish by
taking a wine glass Of olive oil, one OF
vinegar and two tablespoons Of alcohol,
apply with soft cloth and polish with
flannel.
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Cold Creams.

Pound half q pound Of cod to a fine
consistency with an ounce and half
of bread crumbs; mix with a beaten
egg and half gill Of stiff white sauce
Add pepper and salt to taste and a
pinch of ground mace, and rub all
through a sieve. Butter well some
small molds and ill three-fourths full
of the mixture Steam twenty minutes.
Turn out and serve with white sauce
poured over.
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Dangers of Worry.

Worry Injuries beyond repair certain
cells Of the brain, and the brain being
the nutritive center Of the body, the
other organs become gradually injured.
and when some disease of these organs
or a combination of them arises, death
finally ensues.