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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
debt of gratitude to those who bequeath-
ed to us our heritage of liberty.
WASHINGTON USED AS A NAME
Hundre Is of Cities, Towns and Counties
Called After Him.


No man was ever honored so much in
having States, cities, counties, towns, ISL
ands and various other things named at
ter him as Washington has been. Coun-
ties in twenty-nine States are known as
washington" and 16G places to which
mail is addressed are named in his honor.
There is generally at least one Wash
ington" in every State, and there are
Washingtonville, Washington Plains,
Washington Court House and various
other derivatives of the same name. Sta
tistics are obtained not easily in regard
to the number of streets named after the
Father of His Country, but there is not
a town of any size which does not have a
Washington street or Washington ave-
nue. There are numberless Washington
parks. By States, in the naming of
counties and towns, Washington has been
honored as follows:
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
Much Left to Presbyterians.

The will of Mrs. Vaughn Marquis was
opened at Ashland. Out of an estate val
ued at half million she leaves the bulk
of her property to the Presbyterian
Board Of Foreign Missions Of Illinois,
the Board of Home Missions for Wiscon-
sin, the Presbyterian Board of Aid for
Freedmen and the Presbyterian Board Of
Aid for Colleges and $4,000 to the Pres
byterian churches of Ashland. The
Vaughn library, worth 100000, is given
to the city of Ashland.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
Broken Rail Causes Wreck on 500,

The east-bound passenger train on the
500 was wrecked by broken rail at
La Fonte. Four coaches left the rails
and rolled over on their sides. Six pas
sengers were injured, two seriously. Ply
sicians were carried to the scene on a
special train and cared for the injured.
All but two were able to proceed on their
Journey
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
The Future.

The soothsayer gazed intently into
my palm.
'Bewarew said she, ''of a sawed.Oa
party with red hairw
''And not of a tall, dark man."
cried wildly.
I shall never forget the terrible look
the old crone gave me.
"What do you expect for 80 cenk%
she Kissed.
Then her face softened, and she zen
tly explained to me that no reputable
fortune teller would undertake to eE
plore a great future like mine with any.
thing like thoroughness for less than
S1.-DetrOit Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14
Buys Large Water Rights.

The Green Bay and Mississippi Canal
Company has purchased of Henry Hew-
EFT of Everett, Wash, all his interests
in the Fox river water power at Kau-
kauna and elsewhere, the consideration
being over 100000. The deal gives the
canal company practically absolute con-
troll Of all the power on the north side
of the river at Kaukauna. 1t also wipes
out much pending litigation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14

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Said Dusty Rhodes to Weary as he held the
frying-pan
Above the fire on which reposed his good
tomato can:
school hStory's a liar.
A-telin' things as never was, an things as
couldn't be,
A-guyin' people all de time; but faint
a-guyin' me.
(Stop spittin' in de fire.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14

Even in the darkest hour OF earthly
i'll woman's fond affection CLOVIS
Sand.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-14

AZ west Superior the body of John
Mueller was exhumed and a photograph
taken of it. The elimination was made
upon the order Of Judge Vinie of the
circuit Court, who did SO upon a net;tion
OF Two Australians who allege they are
relatlves OF the dead man. The prin-
cIpai clalmant in the fight, however. ia
Aatneflne Mueller of Detroit. Mich. who
alleges that she is Mueller's wife. There
are Two other women who claim to be
WIDOWS. The property left by the man
IS sald TO be worth about $25O,0OO and
consists OF valuable iron land.
b. Collins of West Superior i ~
jail Charged with bigamy. The charao
is preferred BY his alleged second vito 70
Mnoh ne was married, it is claimed. on
oan, L. ooliins came from IronWood
Iiic :, snort time ago, and, according
- 'ne s.ory OF Miss Maude Mckay, rep
resented hlmseif as an unmarried man.
3aauue became enamored Of Collins and
s.eepted MS proposal and was married tn
n L py hev. y. A. Luce, is the allegation
~ Tue complaint. Now another woman
comes from lronwood, accompanied ~
q httie child, and says that she is the
in jail 'ne man
Lester Iraversy Of Marinette IS driy-
ing q deer hitched to sleigh. The ami
MAJ IS, docile and well broken, and is ha-
ing used just like horse. -. = 70
Frank b. Anderson, a well-known con-
tractor OF Kenosha, was found lv;ng :,
an unconscious condition on the floor il
room OF his house. He had been over
come by Illuminating gas. u Il eA-
Ihe body of well-dressed man wos
round ID the woods near the Pabst farm
IN the town of Wauwatosa. He haf; av s
GENTLY committed suicide. From "a ,,ays
found on him it appears that he was 1
1rayehng salesman named Dammon.
The leader., 1901-03-20
EDGAR S. WILSON.

1t must indeed be proud satist.c-
ton to this refined gentleman, accom-
plished scholar, and able journalist to
see all the nice things said about him
by the State press, in attributing to
him, and justly so, the impetus given
to the great industrial interests of our
commonwealth Never firing, never
losing hope, full of activity and vigil
liant i'll all things, he has exercised "a
greater power than any other one man
in the State for its general betterment.
First to ally himself with a great and
powerful paper like the Picayune in
creating Mississippi department, he
has built up under his matchless and
masterful hand a factor for good to
our State uneXcelled in any quarter.
1t is impossible to estimate the power
of Current Comments in Mississippi
in the Picayune as it enters every nook
and corner of the State. We never
miss reading it aud presume every
other editor does the same thing. Mr.
Wilson is an unassuming, level headed,
common sense gentleman, with an eye
single alone to what is true, best aud
most practical and useful in all lines
of life. We have known him many
years and have ever found him the
same earnest worker, interchangeable
and unintluenced by praise or censure
Times.
The leader., 1901-03-20
"War is He'll"

Nicksburg Evening POST
Over and over and over again do
people need to be told what war really
means General Sherman put the
whole matter in single word, but a
little reflection will convince one that
extremely few people have concep-
ton of even moiety of the POSSIBLE
tiles of the vile and damnable that are
properly comprised in that word. We
need to be brought face to face with
concrete examples, to have glimpses of
human depravity that are like sud
den look into Gehenua, and that fairly
palsy the imagination. A late dis
patch from China to the "Volks Zeit-
ung" of Cologne, Germany, presents a
sad picture:
1.-THE details of actual warfare in that
country" it declares, "are horrible be-
yond words. The depravity and bes-
TALLY also among our own troops" it
adds, sis enormously on the increase.
Large numbers of old soldiers are SEN
fenced to long terms in the peniten-
tiary and Jail for murder, rape, or
burglary. Our losses are certainly
greater that way than by DEATH"
The leader., 1901-03-20
SENTIMENTS SUBLIME.

The popularity and worth Of Presi-
dent f. l.. Martin, of the Georgia Ala
bama Business College, have been noted
previously as pertained to his relations
to business circles. 1t now gives us
pleasure to record something of the
esteem in which he is held in the so
cial world and to note that at the re-
cent election of officers of the order of
the Elks, at Macon, Ga, Mr.. Martin
was reelected, after , years service as
such, Exalted Ruler. He was also the
chosen represe ntative to the grand
lodge.
In this connection, we copy from the
Macon News a eulogy, sublime and
lofty in sentiment, pronounced by Mr..
Martin over the dead body Of his fra
ternal brother, the Hon. Hope Polhill,
whose obsequies occurred on the 9th.
1t will, undoubtedly, be read with in
terest and qualification by his many
Brookhaven friends:
my brothers: would pronounce no
fulsome eulogy upon the dead; but in
justice to ourselves, no less than to
him, | would pay brief tribute to his
manly worth.
"Of genial, sunny temperament,
proud of spirit, noble of soul, gener-
Gus of hand and golden of heart, his
nature was sweet as summer to his fell
low man. His life was ever an open
book, upon whose pages were written a
daily record of rectitude of purpose,
loyalty to duty, temperance, honor,
deeds of kindness and love of home
and wife and friend.
"Great as was his warm heart, it had
neither the power to conceive, nor the
room to store the minutest atom of
envy, jealousy, malice or revenge; for
it was ever full to overlooking with
love, charity and sympathy for human
ity. In every conflict his impenetra-
BILE shield was virtue, and his unfailing
weapons knightly courtesy and kind,
ness. His life was frightened and
made joyous by giving brightness and
Joy to the lives of others; and along
the pathway of his fellow men he was
wont to shed sunshine with ne'er a
feck of cloud-to scatter roses with
neer a hidden thorn.
"When his pure, noble spirit shall
stand before the final judgment bar
may it find that the record of a spot
less life on earth has already been
transferred to the heavenly ledger
above and balanced his account with
his God.
"And now, as we tenderly hide for
ever from mortal view the earthly re
mains of our we'll beloved brother, let
every Elk plant in the garden of his
own heart a fair and stainless flower
which, warmed with his love and
watered with his tears, may bloom in
perennial beauty and fragrance, sacred
to the memory of Hope Polhill."
The leader., 1901-03-20

An appeal in last THURSDAYS Times
Democrat for disabled Confederate
veteran and his family, who were in
abject poverty in the city, the husband
and father being almost blind, was
answered by the time of the next issue
of the paper on Friday, by contribu-
tions amounting to S69l.75, beside "a
supply of comfortable clothing. The
fame of the Times Democrat as a mag
nificent newspaper may die, but an
immortal glory will form halo about
its name forever because of its beneti-
cence. 1t not only makes known the
unfortunate objects of charity, occupy
ing its space with eloquent appeals for
their assistance, but also gives freely
out of its own Golfers to whatsoever
cause it sees fit to represent.
The leader., 1901-03-20
Another opportunity has offered th

Another opportunity has offered the
ladies to "organize." 1t is proposed
that the women of this country erect
a monument to the memory of Elias
Howe. Some one wants to know if he
was colonel or captain in the army?
We might say he was and is com
mander- in chief of a salvation army,
composed of the working women of
this broad commonwealth was the
inventor of the sewing machine!
Prominent women of Alabama and
Georgia have espoused the canse and
the press is endorsing their action.
Nothing could be more fitting than
that the women, who are the chief
beneficiaries, contribute to the "Elias
Howe Memorial" The Times-Demo-
crat will receive funds.
The leader., 1901-03-20
Al GOOD ROADS TRAM

Gov. Longino has made public let
ter received from Mr.. w. II. Moore,
President of the National Good Roads
Association, with headquarters at Chi
cago, relative to running "a good roads
train" through Mississippi, which will
have on board a number of road ex
perts and all necessary machinery to
give exhibitions in practical road
building at various points along the
route of the Illinois Central The
management of the |. c. is giving the
project all the encouragement possible.
Gov. Longino has answered Mr.. Moore's
letter giving his hearty endorsement of
the proposition, and as soon as he is in
formed of the exact date on which the
train will be run and the places in Mis-
sissippi at which demonstrations will
be made he will issue an invitation to
the boards of supervisors of the differ
ent counties to send representatives
who may be benefited by making &C
quaintance with advanced methods.
1t is expected the train will visit Mis-
sissippi early in April.
In his letter to the Governor, Mr..
Moore, among other things, says:
"Of all public internal improvement
questions now attracting public atten-
ton, nothing is so important to the in
dustrial and social interests of the land
as the improvement of the common
roads. The government is joining me
in this movement and wherever we de-
eide to build sample room in the
South it will be of great importance to
that city. The plans We have inaugu
rated with the Illinois Central Railway
will be carried forth on other great
railway systems during the year. We
shall not select many points in the
South, as the season is getting late, but
we hope to make great success of the
meeting in the cities at which conven-
tions will be held
OF the Importance of better public
roads, in his reply, Governor LONGING
says:
There is, indeed, no subject of in
ternal improvement of more impor
lance to the masses of the people in
any community than the intelligent,
systematic and substantial improve
ment of the country roads, or sub
iect in which all should more cordially
lend assistance and cooperation.
have for years been persistent advo-
cate of better public roads, and will
take pleasure in requesting the mu-
inequalities and county boards of SUI
pervisors to send representatives to
witness the workings of your machin-
cry, the methods and system which
you employ for road work
Lincoln county's experience in pub
lie road improvement, accomplished
under the contract system, confirms
the correctness of the Governors OBJ
servations, and her progressive Board
of Supervisors will undoubtedly be
represented at the exhibition proposed.
The leader., 1901-03-20
4 HELPING HAND,
B. T. HOBBS, Publisher
II | should see

If | should see
\ brother languiShing in sore distress.
And should turn and leave him comfortcSS.
When might be
a messenger of hope and happiness
How could ask what denied
In my own hour of bitterness supplied
If might sing
a little song to cheer faintng heart
And l should seal my lips and sit apart,
When might bring
A bit of sunshine for lifc'S ache and smart
How could hope to have my grief relieved,
If kept silent when my brother grieyed?
And SO | know
That day is lost wherein fail to lend
A helping hand unto some maynard friend:
But If | show
\ burden lghtened h. the cheer | sent
Then do | hold the golden hours we'll spent
And hay me down to rest in sweet content.
-Edih J.. Brondi, in Kousos Ciy Sur.
The leader., 1901-03-20
Heaven Enough for Him.

An editor who died of starvation
was being escorted to Heaven by an
angel who had been sent for that pur
pose. MAY look at the other place
before | ascend to eternal happiness?'
asked the editor. So they went below
and skirmished around taking in the
sights. The angel lost sight of the ed
itor and went around Hades to look
him up. He found him by "a big fur
mace tanning himself and gazing with
rapture upon a lot of people in the
fire. There was sign on the furnace
which read, delinquent Subscribers"
You go on, said the editor, I'm not
coming, this is Heaven to me-
The leader., 1901-03-20
EN-PRESIDENT HARRISON
DEAD.

DEAD
Elk President Benz Harrison died of
pneumonia at his home in Indianap-
oils, Ind, on last Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock after an illness of few
days. Gen. Harrison commanded the
confidence of all his countrymen, ire
spective of party bias, and his death
is universally mourned. He was born
in 1893, in the State of Ohio. He de
scended from long line of statesmen;
his great grandfather was signer of
the Declaration of Independence, his
grandfather the ninth President of the
| United States, and his father a Con
gresham. His boyhOod was spent on
the farm, where h3 learned how to
work, and laid the foundation for ro-
bust health and a strong constitution.
At college he was remarkable for
his imprOmptu speeches, for which he
gained such a reputation in the cam
paign of 1888.
As a lawyer he achieved distinction.
and gained fame from his power of ex-
tracing the truth from witnesses.
General Lew Wallace once said of him,
He is in some respects instinctively
one of the greatest lawyers of the
country"
He was at different times of his ca
reer supreme court reporter, general
in the army, United States Senator
from Indiana, and Presi lent of the
United States from 1888 to 1892. The
Republican party re-nominated him
at their next convention, but he was
defeated by Grover Cleveland.
AS Senator he acquired the reputa-
ton of being wise and conservative
leader and statesman.
His administration as President was
clean, able, conscientious, conserva-
tive and patriotic.
For many years he had been mem
Der of the Presbyterian church and
was always a consistent Christian gen
tleman.
He was twice married. His first
wife was Miss Caroline Scott, and they
lived happily together till her death in
1892 They had two children, Russell
and Mrs. Mckee. His second wife,
with one child, survives him.
The leader., 1901-03-20

The March term of the circuit court
of Pike county adjourned last Thurs
day The following prisoners were SEN
fenced: Leon Woods, unnatural crime,
8 years in the penitentiary; John
Kaiser, manslaughter, 5 years; John
Lemon, grand larceny, years; Wyatt
Eddings, burglary, 5 years; Coot Bates.
stealing, years; Lucius Sandal, as
sault and battery, year; Edgar Lane
and Carl Martin, grand larceny, 2
years; Ed. Gibson, rape, sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. .-..-
The leader., 1901-03-20

Hindman Doxey writes from Wash
ington, d. c., to the Wesson Enter
prise, as follows
quite number of Missiissppians
we're here attending the inauguration. |
met Gov. Longino and General Henry
and the staff, and fine looking party
they were. Longino dressed in a
Prince Albert suit of the latest style
with a silk hat and all the accompany
ing trimmings contrasted to great
advantage with what some people
think a governor from the South looks
like He is fine looking fellow and
made a good impression, doing credit
to himself and Mississippi alike
The leader., 1901-03-20

There are few people who have not
been occasionally puzzled to write lei y
or "ie" in the words that so represent
the sound of the long e. A very sim
pie rule, however, removes all diff
Guilty. If the diphthong Immediately
follows the letter C it is always "ei''
as in ceiling, conceive, etc; but when
it follows any other letter it is always
"e" as in grief, niece, friend, etc.
The leader., 1901-03-20

A correspondent of the Durant
News tells of the death of Miss Venia
Alexander at Bowling Green, Holmes
county, and of her miraculous rostora
ton to life by the use of powerful
heart stimulants administered hypo-
dermically. A physician that can
raise the dead to life ought to be To-
Gated where there are more people.
The leader., 1901-03-20

The Knights of Pythias fraternity
will have an annual gathering at
Greenville, in May There are $50
lodges in the State with about 5000
members Greenville is making elab-
crate preparations for their entertain
ment.
The leader., 1901-03-20

The Illinois Central Railroad will
shortly re open its gravel pits near
Brookhaven for the purpose of getting
material to give the Yazoo branch be
tween jackson and Tchula second
coating of gravel. When this work is
concluded the new fast freight service
over the Yazoo Il Mississippi Railroad
between Jackson and Memphis will be
installed -l'dzOO Sentinel.
The leader., 1901-03-20

t. A. McGehee, the young man from
iazoo county, whom the United
States marshal was after for sending an
obscene picture through the mail to
man in Gadsen, Ala, has given him
self up and is under bond of 800 to
await the action of the grand jury.
The leader., 1901-03-20

The price fixed for the land caused
by the drying up of Swan Lake in Goa
homa county, is So per acre, about four
times that charged for other swamp
and overhowed land in that section,
but justified by the desirable nature
of this particular piece of property.
The leader., 1901-03-20

w. H. Mobley, a son in-law of Hon.
j. II. Reagan, of Houston, Texas, com
mitted suicide by taking eight grains
Of morphine. He sent telegram be-
fore the awful deed, to Mr.. Reagan,
aging; "Thirty-five today: failure"
The leader., 1901-03-20

Two members of the Porto Rican reg
iment, Beltham and Arroyo. commit
ted suicide on the 18th by blowing the
tops of their heads off Beltham had
been reprimanded for untdiness and
compelled to do kitchen duty. He
went to his quarters and shot himself
His intimate friend, Arroyo, then fol
lowed his example. There have been
seven suicides in the regiment during
the past six months. This seems an
inglorious way for "a brave soldier to
die
The leader., 1901-03-20

The Mississippi railroad commits
sion has ordered into effect uniform
rates on lumber and brick for all
roads in Mississippi This means re-
duction of y per cent on most of the
roads.
The leader., 1901-03-20

Miss Jennie Ship, popular young
lady who was born and reared in
YaZoo City, was married last week to
Joseph w. Luckett, jr, prominent
business man of the place.
The leader., 1901-03-20

Marshal Brown of YaZoo City, made
a raid on a negro pool room and ar
rested IS negroes on the charge of va
grancy. The marshal intends to Wig
orously enforce the vagrant law.
The leader., 1901-03-20

LOCO persons were made homeless
on the 10Th, at Davenport, KY, by fire,
caused by the bursting of natural
gas pipe. Property destroyed was
worth 100000
The leader., 1901-03-20

Gen. Harrison's estate is valued at
S230OOO. All means accumulated in
his first wfes lifetime go to her chill
dren and all since his second marriage
to the widow and her child
The leader., 1901-03-20

In Mississippi 29,37l white citizens
have DISTINGUISHED themselves by fail
ing or refusing to pay the s. poll tax,
while 1855 negroes are thus delin-
quent.
The leader., 1901-03-20
FOR CONSTABLE,
District No. |, Lincoln County.

THE LEADER is authorized to announce the
names Of the following persons as candidates
for the office of Constable of District No. l, Lin
coin County. Miss. at the special election to be
held Tuesday, April ., 1901, to-wit:
SMYIIE BLUE.
l.. J. DECELI.
MONROE BESSONETT.
The leader., 1901-03-20

A beautiful young postmistress, Miss
Mary Bolton by name, was arrested at
Chattanooga for robbing the mails.
She is the daughter of Rev. Joseph
Bolton, preacher of high standing
The leader., 1901-03-20
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The leader., 1901-03-20

DIR. Howard, a prominent physician
of Durant, shot and fatally wounded
an insurance agent, Estes, of Grenada.
last Sunday.
The leader., 1901-03-20

Mrs. Eliza NJ. Anderson has been
nominated for city clerk by the Dem
ocratic city convention of Denver, Col.