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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
His Snnanh

AS specimen Of what candidates fez
parliamentary honors have occasion
ally to put up with from their support
ers' the following little incident is
worth recording:
Visiting a nOrth-country colliery aur-
ing the mems dinner hour, q certain
candidate was advised by his agent to
ask ''old Ben a supporter who hap
pened to work at the pit, to say few
words to his mates.
After some little persuasion the old
man acceded to the request, and this is
what he said:
Weel, mates, | amt a-goin' ter ten
We as were getten a real straight. fair,
honest candidate. You knows as wen
as | does as there amt no SIGH things
as honest politician breathin'. How
sumever, I've heard both candidates
an I've picked cot wot l think is the
best of a sorry pair! Ye'd better vote
for him, chaps! This" indicating the
by no means comfortable candidate
this is im.'
That was ALL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Sultan turned to the one guard in the
apartment and ordered him to retire.
The guard took step backward and
halted as rigid as before. Abdul re-
peated the order; same result. Once
more he had to command and this time
the man obeyed.
Prof. Nambery was astonished at this
evidence of lack of absolute power in
the Sultan's private household. Abdul
smiled, and explained. 1t happened
often that he wished to show faith in q
guest-that is, only apparently. He
would order the guard to retire, the
guard would remain, and Abdul would
go on with the conversation seemingly
under the impression that the guard
had really gone. Only the third COM
mand was to be taken literally.
When the Sultan has finished this lit
tie confidence he invited the professor
to sit opposite him at little table and
have some tea. Now, the Sultan does
not take sugar, so he forgot to offer his
visitor any. The bowl was at the Sui
tan's elbow, but the professor was not
used to asking monarchs to wait on
him. Still he could not drink the tea as
1t was, and he leaned over the table to
reach for the sugar. All In a flash the
Sultan was on his feet, his hand in his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Study What You Most Affect.

Scientists now acknowledge that ed1-
cation has most effect upon mediocre
minds. 1t can do great deal with
them, less for those that are defective
and still less for those highly endowed;
for talented persons, even though they
may receive all the usual courses of in
tellectual training, usually educate
themselves. They gain their most val
liable education through the exercise OF
their strongest faculties Work is their
tutor and self-direction their college.
Parents and tutors need to have a
care that their efforts to be helpful to
children do not interfere with the nat
ural development of their faculties.
This is sometimes done through not rec
ognizing their special abilities, quite
frequently from wish to fix their des-
TIMES in accordance with some conyen-
tional standard. We should study the
individuality Of our child from his
birth, so we may avoid a wasteful en-
ployment of his energies in pursuits
that are alien to his disposition and for
eign to his needs.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Women as Lighthouse-Keepers.

Keeping a lighthouse is essentially
womanly work A well-regulated wom-
an takes pride in bright, well-kept
things and orderly surroundings. Her
heart leaps up when she beholds the
perfection of heavens first law.
The orderly woman can have a pro-
gram of work for the week just like
any other housekeeper, although keep
ing lighthouse is not light housekeep-
ing. by any manner of means. In some
lighthouses days are set aside for sew
ing, for furnishing the lamps, for read
ing and writing, some Of the keepers
having an extensive correspondence
and, if you please, there are reception
DAYS. for rule Of the board enjoins the
keepers to show the light and the sta
ton to sight-seers. Lighthouse life can
not be dull to lover of such responsive
friends as books and music. And so
the identity of the tall, grim light-tow er
is lost in the home under the wooing in
fluence Of the social and domestic at
mosphere Of the woman behind the
lamp.-Woman's Home Companion
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

peEers who favored the Christian cause.
All trace OF the mission has vanished
except only this monument, says the
New York World. It was unearthed in
1879 and copies of its inscription were
sent to various capitols of Europe, ex-
citing great interest at the time, and
nowhere more than in London. Two
lines Of Syriac run down the left and
right side of the Chinese. There is also
Syrsac writing at the foot. Recent visit
ors have found that the stone is in good
preservation, and rubbings which have
been taken attest its perfection.
In 1859 Cllinaman rebuilt the tablet
into the brick wall where it had once
stood outside the city. The material is
"a coarse marble. A considerable con-
troyeFsy has ragged round this interest
ing relic, but the weight Of evidence
now snclines toward the conclusion that
1t il genuine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

A manufacturer of farm machinery
told a gathering of farmers that if he
treated the machinery in his factory as
they treated that which he made for
them, he would soon be bankrupt.
The waste involved in leaving nipple
ments exposed to the weather accounts
for much of that which is classed as
agricultural loss. In immense eStab-
lishmcnts, or in large business enter
prises the operations of which extend
over a wide territory, what might be
called petty economies are followed.
Minute care for slight details makes an
important difference in dividends. The
managers cannot afford to be wastefuI.
The extravaganza of the individual is
often in violent contrast with corporate
prudence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
HOME OF GREAT r,
Little Village coasts n
and Residence of d ~

Little Village coasts =,
and Residence of J. p,
Just to the south of Weq,
is a httle village on the \,
glories in three names
two names for years. but \
q recent and confusing sas
it's residents it is called HigEE
This name is derived from Y
some cataract sometimes ~
termilk Falls" which coma,
down through the mouptain,
q final leap over q huge raj
Hudson. The north of tba /
great cliff. 1t was on this d{
Der of years ago, says the n
Times, that a hotel was buis1
named Cranston. The yiIls,,I
land Falls lies back of this
very little of it is discernjbhI
river. AS Cranston owned /
erty to the rivers edge, the ",
Railroad Company was oblio
cure land for its station from
also owned the dock where 4
boats tie up. So both tba
station and the dock BEGAN
as Cranston's, although thm
Cranston's only the hotel, ,
village of Highland Falls nun
eral thousand people.
For years Cranston's Hot
fashionable resort. Fashion,
it was closed. Recently the
grounds and dock We're purC
the Franciscan Sisters, who
ed it into a seminary for YOU
When this was in readiness
ars the sisters decided to ca
cliffe Academy, and they a
changed the name of the dock
cliffe."
And so it happens that if y
go to the village of Highlan
boat you get a ticket for Il
and if you go by train your t
to Cranston's.
This little village with the
of names is the home of ,
Morgan, the worlds creates
Perhaps some day he may
to syndicate Cranston's, Hig
and Ladycliffe under a new
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

SO many newspapers are getting let
tiers written to the editor opening with
the phrase, viii you please explain
what goo-goo eyes are" that it begins
to look as if the one who in the pauses
of business, molds public opinion a
trifie just to keep his hand in, was writ
ing letters TO himself so as to have the
pleasure of answering them in his wide
ly circulated and influential sheet. Goo
goo eyes, it is generally agreed, are that
form of feminine glance intended to
melt one right down. To be perfectly
clear, they are the opposite of the look
a man gets when he has carried the I'M
posted letter a week in his pocket
There is only one thing to do when the
goo-goo eyes look in your direction
run.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

a north window in a dwelling house
admits too small an amount of light,
while the direct sunlight Of south
window is as bad as are out of door
conditions. The strong light of a sun
ny window may be made to serve the
purpose of the portrait taker.
A dark cloth is pinned across the
lower sash, before which the sitter is
placed, either back to the curtain or
with the side Of the body toward it, ac-
cording to location Of the camera. In
front Of the upper sash of the window
is constructed hood. The framework
of this is Of strips of wood put together
in the form shown in the Illustration.
The curved pieces can be made of bar
rel hoops.
This framework is made to hang up
on hooks against the window casing. 1t
is covered with white cloth to reflect
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Taking Portraits at Home.

One of the most interesting features
of amateur photography is the taking
Of portraits. This work is of two kinds
the out of door snap shot portraiture
that is often very successful, so far as
the "Hkeness" goes, but always lacks
the fine balancing Of light and shade,
and the artistic finish Of portrait that
Is taken where the amount and the di-
rection of the light can be controlled.
For the majority of amateurs the
light that comes from the ordinary
house window must be utilized.
The trouble encountered here is that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

week scholars In many churches dog
gerel which no intelligent editor would
accept even for funny column in his
paper. So there is always room for
such a revival of the crusade for better
hymns for the children as Francis Way
land Parker stated in a convention at
Detroit ~ want to be an angel was
the selection singled out for special at
tack by Mr.. Parker. 1t is an atrocious
piece Of verse work, thin and false in
sentiment, weak in measure, and IN all
ways the reverse of inspiring. There
are many other so-called hymns" just
as bad, however, and they are not all
in the children's books, either. If one
were to take blue pencil and go
through the hymnals Of the land, work
ing with mind single to the intelli-
gence and self-respect Of singers and
worshipers, there would be striking
cutting down Of sacred" verses. There
are plenty Of good strong hymns in ex-
| istence to occupy the voices of old and
young-hymns that deserve the name
for dignity, beauty, sentiment and
poetic worth. But the mass has been
fearfully diluted by an army Of writer's
whose sole idea has been to produce
stuff that would jingle and yet be suffi-
GENTLY " 'umble'' in tone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

School savings banks have been
praised because they teach the pupils
habits of thrift. The principal Of a
school in West Virginia calls attention
TO the fact that the plan has also
brought about a noticeable decrease in
the amount Of candy and gum con-
sumed by the girls, and in the number
of cigarettes smoked by the boys. Evil
IDENTIFY, therefore, the pupils are learn
ing what thrift really means; that it is
not merely saving money, but saving it
by cutting off useless expenses and
foregoing bad habits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Check for Four Gents,

SLLCSA lOE OtlE NNil''
It is not often that q bushes
gets a check for money that leF
rather be without, but that i
happened to a wholesale lUmbd
of this city the other day, saySt1'
York Sun.
The check was sent to him WI
ceiver of a defunct Boston Aa'
concern, and he was entitled U
money as a creditor. Made Ou
Boston bank it called for the P4
of 4 cents as the first land haa
dend.
After recovering from his >
the recipient sat down to rechD'
out. There was the 2-cent y
stamp and a 2-cent postage So.
the letter. That meant t cents +.
it to him, not counting the cost "
and envelope and printed lore
acknowledgement. To acknoWit'1
receipt and cash the check WV
yolve an outlay of about ]
more, as banks charge for QUIZ
collections.
He was still thinking it o's'
a friend entered the office anu
twice the face value of the o..
secure it as a curio. lie sold
hurry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

There is good deal Of sadness ia the
life story Of Joseph Ladue-also q
moral. He tore one, three, five-no-
| body can yet tell how many millions
out Of the frozen earth, and died just as
he was about to invest it in happiness.
You've seen Ladue's picture. 1t has
| been published time and again in the
| newspapers. He was the Klondike
king. Years ago, at Schuyler Falls,
Pa, he fell in love with Katherine Ma
son. 1t was good, honest love. But
the girls parents wouldn't listen to the
| poor boy. Had he possessed the make
up of some men he would have taken
| the girl and defed the parents. Some
times that is a good method. But he
was as proud as he was poor He said
| good-by to Katherine and swore that
| he would return to her rich, so rich
that her relatives would be glad to well
come him. In the West he hunted gold
| for fifteen years. He found some, but
not wealth. In 1898 he went to the
| Klondike, and, after three years wan
dering, discovered gold enough to make
all his dreams possible. He discovered
something else-that he was an old
man-old before his time. He had pa
| tiently endured the hardships that kill
ed thousands in the icy North. He had
starved, frozen, Overworked and Ma
| ture was preparing to make mighty
protest. Only his heart was young.
| The same old love was there. He was
hungry for q sight of his sweetheart.
His soul was starving for tenderness,
| that sweet sympathy that only comes
through a womans affection. And so
he came back. His pockets were full
of nuggets, and he found the welcome
he had sworn to earn. The people were
glad to meet Mr.. Ladue. They had for
gotten the penniless boy of twenty
years ago. They grasped his hand and
| invited him to their homes. There was
nothing too good for the rich man. And
he married Katherine Mason and told
! himself that she was wife worth
waiting and working for. Now for hap
piness! Now for a future as bright as
the nuggets he possessed! Surely he
had earned it. No pair Of lovers could
have been better fitted for joyous eX-
| istence. They had waited so long for
their sunshine. Joseph Ladue was
worn out In twenty years he had
lived half a century. Not all the doc
| tors in the world could give him the
youth he exchanged for wealth. He
went to the mountains of the West in
search of health, then gave up the, un-
equal struggle and returned to his old
home to die He was AZ years old when
he passed away. The fortune that costs
years that might be filled with happi-
ness and then life isn't worth the price.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

was born in the County Cavan, Ireland,
June 10, 1892. There he lived until he
was 81, and then he came to America
and entered for a coachman. At this
trade he worked for six years, and then
secured q position as keeper in Pros
pect Park
He leaves a widow, who was his
third wife and whom he married when
he was IS and she q. She fell in love
with him at first sight and was never
from his side single day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Elements of National strength.

There are three products of the earti
upon which, to an extent that is al
most startling, under modern condi-
tons, the fortunes of nations turn.
These are coal, gold and iron. Coal
turns the wheels of industry and COM
merce and furnishes the motive force
of the great naval engines Of modern
warfare. Gold, because Of its many
valuable qualities, is the indispensable
basis of the monetary system of the
world Iron in its various forms enters
into every material part of life. To
cut off the supply of these would par
alyze the world until science had found
substitutes for them. The possession
of them in large quantities AMI power
to make them available constitute i'm
portant elements of national strength
-ChautauQuan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
A COWARDLY SOVEREIGN.
The Sultan's Unhappy Life Through
Fear Of Assassin alton.

The most arrant coward among the
royal folk of Europe is Abdul Hamid,
Sultan of Turkey. A record of his life
would be a drama of cowardice, and
the most fearful of dramas at that. Ter
ror of man, of disease, of the calamities
of nature, of aught spelling death" is
the trait in the Sultan's character that
dominates all the others.
One day NJ Vambery, the Hungarian
orientalist, was received informally at
the palace. This was not an unusual
thing, as Prof. Vambery had been Alb
durs tutor. Quite naturally, then, the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
COUNTESS T0LSTOI.

desires Of her lord and master,
ess Tolstoi is one of the most Gu
women in al Europe. When Sd
II she received a diploma fu
University of Moscow. One yea
she married the Count after a IOl
courtship, which has been repn
word for word in that of Levi
Kitty in Gamma Karenina."
her manifold duties is that Of h
after her husbands copyrights adj
alties, and it is said not a pennys
her. In describing the Counties
ton to him the famous sociOlOslS
IF / were a clarinet my wife
spend all her time polishing and
ishlng the keys"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
last TRACE or THE MISSION.
Mamsazznenf in China Outside the Gate
of Singaufu.

Mauazazueak In China Outside the Gate
of Singaufu.
Here ss a picture of the oldest Chris
aSan raoaument in China. 1t dates from
ahe eighth century. Few Americans
probably are aware that missionaries
penearaaed China as long ago as that.
This Is The HISTORIAN tablet or Syro-
Chinese monument which stands one
mile ontside the gate of Singaufu in
Shazs5 The story it tells is that of the
&oafaRes OF the HISTORIAN mission in
GhfRa between the years 636 and 7S1.
Et sets forth that the dogmas Of Chris
aianisy record the history of Christian
eTma ia China and adds sort Of metri-
eaa thanksgiving to God and to the en-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Our national life is so complex, our
population so heterogeneous and cos
mopolitan, our invention so irrepressi-
BILE that word formation is inevitable.
At first these words are called slang
and their vogue is among the lowly;
presently they slip into the vernacular
of cultured people who are pleased with
the bright color; lastly they are taken
up by the best authors and their strug-
gle is over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
COUNTESS TOLSTol

Wife of the Noted Ru ian Rel
and Her Rare Devotion,
Countess Sophia AndrerOna
wife of the great Russian reform
author, is a meek, mild woman.
entire life has been spent, since
marriage, in ministering to the
of her husband, and in rearing bs
merous offspring. The TOIstois
had three children, and fW these
they were 10 years old the COuntq
made all the wearing apparel, 81
as secretary and critic to the Com
chiefly concerns herself with The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

the human race"
He used to be a
gardener in Pros
pect Park, and for
several years past
he has been living
peacefully in re-
tirement.
Barney attribu-
ted his remarka-
BILE longevity to
his lifelong absti-
nence from spirits
of all kinds and
from to;1aaon Ho
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

the light down upon the sitter. Over
this is put a cover of black cloth, that
the light may not come through and
STRIFE the lens Of the camera.
White and black paper will answer
as we'll as cloth. The camera must BE
placed high enough on the tripod or
the hood be brought down low enough
so that no light from the upper sash
may fall upon the camera lens. II the
camera is placed directly in front OF
the window, the cloth covering The
lower sash will form the background OF
the portrait If the sitter sits with his
side toward the window, "a background
should be hung from the side OF the
hood, coming down behind the sitter
If at any time the light is too strong,
a square of white muslin can be pinned
across the base of the hood above tzse
head Of the sitter. This will dihGsg
the light somewhat and temper IT
With these suggestions the amateur
ought to be able by experimenting 10
reach a successful method of portrait
taking in his own house. Some expert
menting is necessary, since in no tWe
houses are the conditions of light and
windows exactly the same.-W eD0
Donnell, in the Household.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Almost everything seems to have
been thought of in the way of food
products, but now, thanks to the in
ventiveness of French planter, we are
to have banana flour. 1t really sounds
quite promising, although, owing to the
capriciousness Of the human palate, it
may turn out a complete failure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10
Knew the RoDes.

Il suppose" said the tenderfoot to
Two-Tooth Thompson, Il suppose that
you are what we Fasteners call a had
man."
"Well, I don't exactly know replied
Mr.. Thompson, but I'll say this for
myself, l don't need no guide when I'm
huntin' fer trouble. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

SO party of expert German ship
builders have been inspecting our ship
yards. One point these subjects Of the
Kaiser can scarcely fail to appreciate
is the value of the American working
man behind the American machine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

The talk about Frances sphere" in
Morocco reminds us again that it is not
necessary to use the word "loot" when
there are so many pleasant synonyms
to be had
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Emperor William is said to be a part
ner in a railroad scheme to run trains
100 miles an hour. Will 100 miles an
hour be fast enough for His Progress
i've Majesty?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

The dogs Of fashion now wear rubber
er. Shirt waists will be in order next.
How nice it must be to be somebody's
pet little doggie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

A fortune teller advised a Georgia
farmer to dig at the end of certain
mile race track and he would find a lot
Of money. The farmer obeyed and I'M
earthed $4,000 in gold. How that f. t..
must regret she did not dig herself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Time and enlightenment have worked
marvels in the Sunday school hymnal.
1t is still true. however, that there is set
to music for the use of the little once-a-
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TO coRREsPeNpwTs.

All communications for this paper should be ACCOM-
uAusd By the name 81 the &shor; not necessarily foi
publication but as evidences Of good faith on the pa
the writer. Write only side OF the paper. bs
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
thu letters and figures plain and distinct
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Excused.

A4aRyef-Do you know anything
shout this mans private life?
Witness sir.
''But haven't you been associated
with him IA business?
Not fn the way you mean? / was
enc o. the directors of the bank in
which he was teller Detroit Free
Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-10

Religious controversy sometimes
grows out of the fact that people like
controversy better than they lilse re-
ligion
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HAD LIVED TO SEE 100 YEARS.

Death OF Bernard Morris, the Oldest
InIabitant of New York.
Bernard Morris, the oldest inhabitant
of New York, who died recently at the
age of 400, was known as the 'dean of