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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-20
viii Soon Resume.

1t is learned from headquarters that
the Nevada Con. Copper Co.. Of this
place is making arrangements TO start
up the Mcconnell mine about the first
of the year on a more extensive scale
than ever. A 81 horsepower Otto
gasoline engine is now on the ground
and In connection with It an air. COM.
pressor will be installed and work will
be carried on with Burleigh drills. 1t
is also learned that the smelter will be
started up soon after the mines are in
operation. The company has some
very good prospects and will develop
them for all they are worth next season
We are also informed that q quantity
Of very low grade ore sent east has been
very successfully treated by al electric
teaching process. and that in all prob
ability a plant Of this nature will be
constructed here to handle the vast
quantity of low grade ore in sight in
the company's mine.-Lyon County
Times.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-12-20
APPORTlONMENT OF
SCHOOL MONEYS.

To School Trustees have this
day apportioned to the several school
districts Of Washoe County, Nevada,
the sum Of $40, 743.62. received from
the County. being the second semi
annual apportionment Of County school
moneys for the year 1901. as follows:
To each teacher -. $lo7.4362
To each child of school
age $3.2556424
District. Scholars. Teachers. Amount.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

Edward Fisher, of Rockford, ILL.,, was
eating peanuts when one of them To-
Gated In his windpipe, choking him to
death.
Joseph Carter hit Edward Campbell
over the heart with his fist in friendly
scuff1e and he died instantly. This oc-
Cured in Baltimore.
In South Chicago the other day the
axle of baby carriage suddenly broke
while Mrs. Mary Moran, Of 1852 Buff
falo avenue, was out wheeling her IL
months-old boy. The collapse was so
sudden that the mother could not save
the child, which was thrown to the
pavement, fracturing it's skull Ordi-
narily, such an accident scarcely would
make healthy baby cry.
Charles II. Ormond, Of Milwaukee,
was treating horse that was in agony
and in leaning over the animal to ad-
just a rope around it's hoof, the toucn
Of the doctors hand caused the nerV-
Gus animal to strike out with it's hoof,
striking the man in the forehead, kill
ing him almost instantly.
David Gregg, of Salt Lake City, al
most bled to death the other evening
without knowing it. He accidentally
thrust both hands through plate glass
window, but did not mind it. Later he
felt a stinging sensation in his hands
and tainted 1t was found that two
arteries had been severed, one requiring
nine stitches and the other six, before
the flow Of blood could be checked. In
these last few days, however, no other
class of accidents has compared IN
fatalities to the accidents in the hunt
ing fields. Scores of men have been
killed or injured while deer hunting
When one also considers the large
number of sick people who have taken
poison for medicine in dark rooms the
list of these peculiar fatalities will be
greatly swelled.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
He EniOYed 1t.

At large banquet two of the expect
ed guests were unable to be present.
The order Of seating happened to be
such that particularly jovial and COM
panionable gentleman sat with one Of
the vacant chairs on each side of him.
The empty chairs and first course Of
oysters were left in place for some
time, in case the expected guests ar
rived. The solitary gentleman, there
fore, could move neither to the right
nor to the left, but amiably beamed
throughout the repast, seemingly none
the worse for his enforced isolation.
After the banquet some one innocently
asked him:
"How did you enjoy yourself, old
chap"
First rate" he replied briskly
enough. 81 sat next to a couple of fell
lows who weren't there"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
WEIRD TALE OF BURIED GOLD.
Rich Treasure in Illinois that Is Guard
ed by Indian Magic.

RlCh treasure In ILLINOIS, CndC IS
ed by Indian Magic.
Several men from Alto Pass are over
on Big Muddy River near the mouth
of Cedar Creek, ILL.,, digging for buried
treasure. Around the spot where the
men are working are twelve large
beech trees, and On each one there is
carved the figure of a hand pointing
toward the center of the circle formed
by the trees. A short distance away
inscriptions in seven different Ian
guages are cut on the face of large
rock, which tell of the buried treasure
and pronounce curse on the man who
attempts to take it away, saying that
any person who finds the treasure,
which is said to be four pots of gold,
will fall dead before he can get his
hands on it.
S. p Casey, an old citizen here, says
that he once visited the place, with a
companion, and heard distinctly the
tones Of a voice, coming, apparently,
from space, warning them not to try
to find the gold. Others say they have
there. Close by there is large cave,
which, according to the story told by
men who have explored it, has rooms
as large as a large house, and some
phenomenon of nature back in it's dark
est recesses furnishes limitations of
thunder and lightning that to the ner-
vous explorer seem decidedly real.
The origin of the story dates back a
great many years, to the time when the
Indians inhabited this part of the coun-
try. The tribe whose headquarters
were near the spot above mentioned
found more gold in that neighborhood,
according to the story, than they could
carry away, and they buried the four
| pots with their dead chief, and went
away, leaving their old hunting ground
to the encroaching whites. Mr.. Casey
| says that when he was young man
he worked in the timber in that vlcln-
ity, and found many tOmahaWks stick
ing in trees, also other Indian relics,
and states that he and a companion
named Salyers dug for the treasure
which is said to be seven feet under
ground, years ago, and that, after dig
| ging down six feet, Salyers suddenly
| came out Of the hole shaking with ter.
ror and vowed never to venture IN
again. He claimed that some unseen
| force had given him terrible shaking
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

of heavy leather, three inches in diam
eter. In the center is a hole large
enough to admit the bit. On the inner
side of the burr are punches Of bristles,
which protrude a quarter Of an inch.
The burr is slipped on the bit and the
bristles rub against the side Of the
horses mouth when the line is pulled
taut. The burr is used legitimately for
correcting a "one-line puller," as q
horse which pulls to one side is called
Bristles is the usual material used for
studding the burr, although it is
charged that some horse owners use
tacks, with the sharp point filed off.
Both kinds Of the burr are said to have
been removed from the New York
horses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

five to ten colonies. Hitherto it has
been supposed that there is never more
than one male in single herd, but
there now seems to be abundant proof
that each herd contains seals Of only
one sex. Thus, in one bay there will
be five or six herds Of males and in
another five or six herds Of females.
Professor Chun, who has studied the
seals thoroughly in their native haunts,
says that for long time after the ami
mails return to the Kergueles in the
autumn they do not take any food, but
remain torpid in beds which they form
until they have shed their old hair and
put on new coat. During the winter
he saw several seals killed, and not a
particle of food was found in their
stOmachs.
Mr.. Hall, on the other hand, says that
the seals during this period feed once
a day, going down to the water to OBJ
tain a supply Of fish. In any case, it is
certain that these animals can live
without food for long time since they
have under their skin a layer of fat
which is fifteen centimeters in thick
ness
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

While European engineers discourse
concerning the redemption of the Sa-
hara desert the process Of the redemp-
ton of arid lands in the United States
Is being practically carried out. An
irrigation company is rescuing about
western Arizona, southeastern Califor-
mia and northern Lower California.
This desert land needs only water to
make 1t fit for cultivation. Since June
of this year hundreds Of families have
been brought to this district by the
irrigation company which Is prepared
TO water the vast Sun-baked area. Dur
ing the present season crops have ma
tured on 1900 acres and in a short time
over $4,000 acres will be ready for the
Man with the Hoe. Within three years
1t Is estimated the fertile land will be
increased to 100000 acres, providing
livelihood for thousands of settlers.
Already the population of this once
desert land has been increased from
FIVE voters to one thousand. The larger
problem of irrigation must doubtless
be solved by government action. The
demand for more land is growing into
great chorus of pleas and it must reach
Washington. Meantime private enter
prise is working on 4 smaller scale in
very successful way. Che desert is
TO blossom IS the rose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
That PlagueV SIanr

In the high school one day last week
a teacher desired to refresh a boys
memory and help him to answer a cues.
ton. Acting on the supposition that a
mental review would lead him to a
correct conclusion, she said:
Now, go away back
Unconsciously from the entire class
there came a responsive murmur:
And sit down."
The teacher was compelled to join In
the audible smile and hardly knows yet
whether the boys answer was right
Syracuse Herald.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
Duke of Connaugnt.

The Duke Of Connaught, although
over so years of age, alone Of all the
royal family of Great Britain looks
really in vigorous health. 1t Is prob
ably due to the open-air life he leads
and his love Of sport and exercise.
Court and society had few attractions
for the godson Of the Duke of Yelling
ton. The Duke Of Connaught is ex-
ceedingly popular with the army and is
regarded as the best-looking of the sons
of Queen Victoria His marked fea-
lures are distinguished by virility. He
and the Duke Of Cambridge are, it is
believed, the only living members of
the English royal family who have ever
been under fire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

Things art moving along in the edu>
cational world. Even the higher instl-
tutions of learning are making what
appears to be a strenuous effort to
catch up with the procession. 1t appears
to be dawning upon them that 1gnor-
ance Of spelling and inability to rec1te
the multiplication table are not always
the hallmarks Of genius or the open
sesame to scholarly distinction. At the
Northwestern University, Evanston,
III. the students have stopped grubbing
for Greek roots and are digging up the
little green spelling books. They are
compelled to go away back and sit
down with the elementals of an English
education because Of a ruling of the
faculty that no student will be allowed
to graduate from the institution who
spells yield "yeald," or shadow ''shad-
dow" The boy who spells villain Evil
Ian" may get a hundred in chemistry
but as spelling is a fundamental proc
ess in the art Of communicating thought
the university believes it will be more
useful to a young man in the battle of
illc lLdu h11ON III Is LI1O AOA LII IIAS| VI III I'll
zincite. Of course this will be regarded
as a very old-fashioned proceeding on
the part of the institution at Evanston.
1t is not exactly in line with the new
education" which lays very little stress
upon the "three RS" claiming that
'readin', 'ritin' and arithmetic" may
now be regarded as the non essentials
of education. But a condition con-
fronted the university, not theory.
Most Of the students admitted to the in
stitutton come from high schools and
academies. Their inability to spell the
commonest words in the English Ian
guage made some of their manuscripts
unintelligible. When a young man is
writing about a wonderful feat and
spells it fleet" how is the professor to
know what he is driving at? The fact
is, we will have to go back very close
to the little country schoolhOuse in
some Of cur educational ideas. Not all
the young men who are attending the
colleges will be able to hire stenogra-
pliers and typewriters to do their spell
ing for them. Moreover, who is to do
the spelling for the stenographers and
typewriters?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
He Knew Better


At a school in Kent al ln'r n Gs
examining a class Of children '3.,5 II tlrs
metic, when the inspector asked =, s
lowing question; care r
Now, John, supposins ! Ind IT'D
two rabbits and another n roS
gave you one more, how ~'D'
you have?"
John-Four, sir. Ian and Q
Inspector-No, my boy wv
don't make four. .ir I've
John (quickIy)-PleaSe' SLn'-lO1a
one p't old I Iop-eared zen at home -D',
Spare Moments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
GIANTS AMONG THE SEALS.
Habits of an Interesting Group of Ann
phiba of the South Pac fic.


phiba of the South Pac fic.
Professor c.. Chun, a German scien-
fist, has begun making a study of the
sea elephants, the gigantic seals found
in many portions of the South Pacific
ocean. He has been assisted in his
work by Robert Hall, learned natur-
alist, and the two investigators have
cleaned many new facts relative to
their habits and life.
These interesting seals are only found
in the southern sea, and mainly in the
vicinity of the Kergueles Islands.
where they go in August for the pur-
pose of pairing. They remain there un-
til February or March. During the win
ter they are very dull and apathetic,
but as spring approaches they become
more lively. Of human beings they
are not in the least afraid. Mr.. Hall
says that he went several times through
herd Of forty or fifty animals while
they were doing, and only a few were
disturbed by him.
These seals live in communities. and
In single bay may often be seen from
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

1t was probably known 10 ~ ~.
every Roman citizen how the 4 Nv I.
which cementcd the stones u i
buildings was made-juSt as Y I
known to the majority OF pv'g rs,,
the principal ingredient Of 1 1.'1
mortar is street scrapinSS' p .. n
knowledge being general, noOoq 6, Il
it down, and in time as 'n5 3, ~
shifted their building upon s ia s,, !
foreigners, the recipe Of tns' ., nj
was lost. So far it has nO' wv :. "a
covered, though the secret u Ill, - osrt
be immensely valuable for the DE- :, NJ /.
outlasts the very stones " H''D
London Mail.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

CO HE different manners by which
people meet death are peculiar.
"a When an engine boiler blows up
without scratching the engineer, and
when the prick from needle causes
death in a few days, one has reason to
wonder.
Blanche Young, Of Wabash, Ind, was
the victim Of needle point. In sewing
she stuck the point deep in her finger,
but continued with her work. The poi
sonous fabrics caused the injured mem
Der to swell terribly. Blood poison de-
veloped and she died in agony.
Edgar P. Seeger, a Chicago travelling
man, carelessly picked pimple, which
appeared on his face, with a pin at
Ithaca, N Y, and died shortly from
blood poison.
Within a week the dentists chair cost
three lives in more or less direct way.
At Sioux City, Iowa, the filing Of a
tooth caused a stroke Of apoplexy to
DIR. Adelaide e. Kilbourne, and she
died as she was leaving the chair. At
Loyal, Wis, an aching tooth drove Kim
bal J. Berry to a dentist. 1t was mo-
lar, far back in the jaw, and was so
firmly rooted that in the pulling Of it
the jaw bone was fractured. Blood poi
son set in, killing the patient in few
days. In Chicago the other day Miss
Mamie Ferry, of Oak Park, died from
fear of the dentists chair, to which she
was going.
Little Barbara Bothman, of Jackson,
Miss, was the victim of the acorn. She
complained Of pains in her side and
was obliged to submit to an operation.
In the appendix the acorn was found,
much enlarged from the heat and moist
ure. The child swallowed it at play.
She died from the operation.
Lloyd Rogers, of Galesburg, Ill, got
a grain of corn in his trachea and was
seized with violent fit Of coughing
| from which he died.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
No More Gloves for Soldiers

1t is announced that the FreDclf
will soon be deprived Of gloves 4
motives of econOmoy. Each Of tlsa
600 soldiers receives two pairs aF
and each pair costs l franc . cellA
But the inhabitants Of Mort Tl0I
by the manufacture of these gloves
protesting vigorously against tleI
posed measure. -Four thousand
will be thrown out Of work SAoala'
eral Andre persist in introducIl;
reform. Needless to say, every p04
will hail it with delight Line 7
or rather the absence OF IT, Aas
the cause of more punishment 'la-
the rest of the catalogue Oh H-
offenses.-PariS Correspondents
Mall Gazette.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
MESSENGER GIRLS IN LONDON.
Managers Say They Give Better Serv-
ice than Boys.

There is a new kind Of messenger
boy in London. The new messenger
boy does not smoke cigarettes, or loiter,
or swear, or fight. The new messenger
10Y is always neat and tidy, never i'm
pudent or unruly. This is because the
new messenger boy is a girl. Reuters
Telegraph Company, in London, has
lately tried the experiment of employ
ing girls as we'll as boys for messenger
work The experiment has been more
than successful, and twenty-four girls
are now in the employ Of Reuters, and
more are being engaged all the time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
TORTURE FOR HORSES
DRIVEN BY SOCIETY.

Bit burrs for making horses hold
their heads high in the air are said to
be in common use in New York. Eight
pairs Of the burrs were removed from
the mouths of horses attached to pri-
vate carriages in front Of the Madison
Square Garden In New York. The own
ers Of the carriages desired to have
their horses make a good appearance
at the horse show, and hit upon that
means Of making an ordinary animal
appear frisly.
The bit burr is a contrivance made
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
A Bengal Tigers FIytran,

A Bengal tiger at the Philadelphia
zoo one afternoon recently astonished
his keepers by catching flies in man
ner which told of a reasoning almost
human. 1t was warm day and the big
tiger was lazily lying in the open air
in the little garden upon which his cage
opens in summer. Beside him was a
puddle of muddy water, made by re,
cent rain. Mr.. Tiger glanced about him
for amusement, but could find none.
He looked at the muddy pond a while,
and then watched the flies which
buzzed about him. Evidently he isn't
a lover of flies, for it is very apparent
from what followed that he was plan
ming some means to rid himself Of the
little pests.
Finally he put his forepaws In the
puddle and rubbed them in the bottom
until they were covered with a black,
sticky mud. Then he threw himself
down and stretched out his paws. The
flies would no sooner settle than they
found themselves stuck tight in the
muddy paws. When a great number Of
the flies had thus been caught Mr. Tiger
would rub his paws along the ground
crushing the life out of the little in
sects. This done, he would look ex-
tremely satisfied, prepare again his odd
trap and stretch out for more prey.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
The girls are paid only $3.50 per week,

The girls are paid only $3.50 per week,
but they are well satisfied with their
pay, and perform their duties in a man
ner which leaves nothing to be desired.
has proved so successful in London
that the extension of the idea to this
country is being discussed, and unless
the American messenger boys take
warning and swear off on some of their
unpleasant characteristics, they may
a lot of pretty young girls in a neat
blue uniform carrying kilograms and
delivering notes and parcels in their
stead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

should be spanked and when they
should not be spanked. Almost any
parent is qualified to give an expert
opinion as to how often the neighbours
children should be spanked, but when
1t comes to his own children he wan
ders about in hazy atmosphere OF
doubt, seeking advice from all the high
dome thinkers who have made a study
Of children in the abstract and who
have large assortment of theories re-
garding their government. They read
the addresses delivered at mothers
gress is almost certain to have two or
three mothers in it-and they listen to
the pedagogical and sociological pro-
fessors eXpound their theories concern
ing the proclivities and authorizations
of the juvenile mind. But children, un-
fortunately, cannot be studied in the
abstract; they are decidedly concrete.
One must get Gin touch with them IN
the concrete way in order to handle
them and understand them. Besides,
lH6 IuC0I1eS OIL LAOSc 0hO SIuoS tnNAh
at safe distance are conflicting. One
authority says they may be spanked
until they reach the age Of u, another
declares they should not be spanked
at all. At last the situation is cleared
by a judicial ruling on spanking. Judge
Tuthill, who presides over the Juvenile
Court in Chicago, places the spanking
age at 10 years. After child is IL
years old, says the judge, spanking has
no effect. Notwithstanding the gener-
alization of the learned judge, it is prob
ably a fact that the spanking age
depends upon the child, and the judge
might have added that in most cases the
parents should be spanked and not the
child.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
Fireman Barred by Customs Law

According to a Vienna correspondent
a fire recently broke out at Hermannis-
reuth, an Austrian village near the Ba-
varian frontier. A Bavarian fire brig
ade which was stationed only three
miles away fastened to the rescue, but
the Austrian custom-house authorities
refused to allow the fire engines to
pass the frontier without paying the
usual tax on imported machinery. The
Bavarian firemen naturally turned back
and half the village was burned down
before the nearest Austrian fire brigade
could reach the scene.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
imperial Baptismai r1 d

Babies Of the Russian lnlp' tbo rni
are usually christened III ,,o Wv tor!
palace at st. PetersDuLs eo ~ pee
can see the baptismal tont [o " inches
pure, solid crystal, 24z23 ~ II the Ip' cs1
size, with a basin chiseleo II +he opt5
and and heavily embossed on the i ID
with gold filagree repIV''
md olive leaves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

Khaki-dyed tentage is the rule in the
army now. No more white tents will
be purchased White is too conspicu-
Gus. The poetry Of the service, III peace
and in war, has made much Of the
snowy canvas homes of the men; but
war is not carried on with even the in
cidental purpose of furnishing material
to the bardS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21
Longest Railway Rims

England holds the record for the long
est railway runs without a stop. This
is Paddington to Exeter-194 miles.
France comes next, with Paris to Calais
1853 miles. Americas longest run
Is New York to Troy-148 miles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

Of all the definitions of what consti-
tutes a wise man that of Chicago ed
itor hits it off the best. A wise man,
says this editor, lis one who knows
what not to say"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-21

The cause of the death Of Ii Hung
Chang illustrates the scripture, He
that controlleth his own spirit is great
er than he that taketh city," Chang
died from a fit of anger. Although he
could control millions of men and Of
money he could not control himself.