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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

KILLED O'Rourke during the run OF the
circus train from Triton to Valdosta,
Ga. She escaped from her car after
O'Rourke's death.
Gypsv was. known to circus men all
over the country as the worst man
killing elephant in captivity. When
sha killed Scott in Chicago the owners
of tho circus determined to electrocute
her. The Humane Society interfered
and O'Rourke. who was assistant keep
or. was allowed to try to tame her
spirit.
He succeeded and apparently there
grew up between man and beast an
unusual attachment For many months
whenever Gypsy became angry the
gentle words of O'Rourke usually were
sufficient to calm her temper. Rarely
was he compelled to. use weapon of
any sort, and then only to flourish it.
While making a tour of the South
the circus became involved in a wreck
at Triton The animal train collided
with a yard engine and several cars
were smashed The elephant car was
damaged, the elephant being badly
shaken up. Apparently the shock up
set Gypsy's nerves. She trembled WIS.,
IDLY while the train was being put in
shape for continuation of the trip.
She trumpeted loudly, making nearby
buildings fairly shake with the vio-
lence of her utterances.
Scarcely had the train got in motion
when the attendants heard terrific
noise from the elephant car. They at
once surmised that Gypsy was again
on a rampage. 1t was thought she
would become quiet, but as the train
Numbered on her trumpeting increased
in loudness and the deafening noises
came at closer intervals. 1t was fear
ed she would smash the side Of the
car, fall out and perhaps cause an
other wreck.
To provide against a second catas-
trophe Keeper O'Rourke was sent for
ward into Gypsy's car He felt conf
dent of being able to quiet her. Soon
after he left his companions the trum-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
Cruel slaughter

~
When you see a woman Vltas, !,
of white pIumage almost ll
tinted with blue and green au4 =,
strongly with golden brown o, n' !,
ing her hat, know that from OD' :, !
Of these harmless, lovaole' y
voiced little grebes were 0" ,ps
supply it. And when you % ~,
other woman wearing a CAPE ~ ~,
lar Of which reaches above n ,,, y"
be made up of almost indls s !,
sections the size of your I .'- No
that each sections stands for or, W. !,
of one of these charming D''
terers. +, 4, %
The breast of the grade IS ~ A. n.
to to be almost spineIess, 50 tn 1,I',,
they stand on end. and 50 :. a' I'D
c ,o1 as to render adequate o.. ri
ton impossible. Crest grep ,es+ u j
ed without mercy for tlli' ~, ' LITTLE j
of rare featherins, ana 'H'
do not escape. ,..r M ID
There is no bird slauSDI :. 10 tssI
age more wanton, unleS0 :. M d 1
the egret which takes tt the titr n
brooding bird for a pc" lT ,aors oDf
ers found on the shoulders 1ss , oss
nesting time and leaves 'D'
die as they may.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
His Friend Geoffrev.

The following story, told by the
Washington Post, leads us to wonder
which to condemn first, the boaster or
his critics. 1t concerns a certain man
who has a large collection of auto
graphs.
Indeed the envy and sometimes the
skepticism Of his friends have been ex-
cited by the number of successful auth
ors who have set down familiar and
catering inscriptions in his books
Some carpers have even gone so far as
to hint darkly at a similarity of hand
writing throughout the collection.
He recently purchased rare edition
of Chaucer, and one evening, when a
party was gathered at his house, the
precious book was passed from hand to
hand. It's owner lost sight Of it; but
the next morning he found it lying on
his library table.
On the f1y-leaf was Inscribed:
ITO Jack, from his old friend and
schoolmate, Geof. Chaucer.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

land l will build and dedicate freq
from debt a magnificent auditorium
with a seating capacity of 10000. in
every respect superior to the world
famous Mormon Tabernacle at Salt
Lake City" True, but the preacher
did not give figures for the country at
large. The women of the United
States spend more than $S,00O,000 a
year for the product Of the gummifer-
Gus tree. The greatest gum chewers
are the women Of Cleveland. The sec
ond is Chicago and ST. Louis is third.
The luminosity of these cities puts
to the blush the ruminant who chews
his cud. And the gummous article is
in the hands Of a trust! The doctors
say gum chewing ruins the digestion
but the women reply with a wag of
the jaw Others say 1t isn't nice"
Imagine Helen of Troy or Beatrice or
Joan of Arc clipping enunciation with
wad Of gum! The only answer to
this impeachment is tilt Of the nose
and a chew, chew, chew. Well, let
them chew. They don't spend a 1.-THE
of the tobacco bill. And few of them
can talk and chew at the same time.
There are exceptions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

There will be common assent to the
assertion Of President James Of North
western that money is needed to make
G great university, says the Chicago
Record Herald, and it Is equally true
that a majority Of college graduates,
in view even Of their present num-
bers, must take to business life But
it does not follow that a school of
learning may not achieve a splendid
success because 1t is not established
on the basis of q billion-dollar trust,
or that university courses should be Of
fered as q substitute for an appren-
ticeship in brokers or lawyers office
or in a grocery store or factory. With
a great many people who are giving
serious and intelligent attention to the
subject it is question whether the
great university Is after all q great
improvement on the old college. We
state this as a fact merely, but may
add that these same people believe
that there are both social and educa-
tional advantages in the lack Of num-
bers, and that they represent q quite
perceptible If not a very effective re-
action against present tendencies. Fur
thermore, it is very clear that the old
debate as to general culture and spe-
cialization Is by no means concluded.
While specialization seems now to be
In the ascendant there are vast do
mains of business in which the scien-
tific knowledge of the schools can
never be directly applied, and it Is of
limited application even in quasi-scien
tifc pursuits. The college or it's uni
versity equivalent cannot give much
more than the general education after
all, and that is probably it's best gift.
If a special apprenticeship is desired
its proper place is right in the trade.
There is no substitute for this, and the
college merely postpones the time for
it's beginnings. Finally, not only
should the province Of the university
in It's Undergraduate schools still be
to discipline and to broaden by gen.
eral culture, but it is doubtful If in the
long run the changes in educational
methods will be nearly as radical as
the progressives think. With all their
talk of practically, many Of these are
attempting the impractical and impos-
Sible
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

suggestion which led them to reach out
for the railroad control of the trans
Mississippi and their success forms d
brilliant chapter In the industrial his
tory of the country. Not that they have
served any especial good to any but
themselves. Their transactions have
been condumned far and wide, because
of the power which their success places
In the hands of a few. They are the
autocrats of the western railroad world
and their rule is absolute.
George Gould has figured to some ex-
tent as Harriman's associate in the uni
fyingof southwestern systems, but now
that they have quarreled about Colo
RADIO Fuel and Oil, for the control of
which Hartman has been fighting Jno.
W. Gates, there may be a rupture of
their relations IN other interests.
Hartman is type of the daring and
successful speculator. He opened an
ago. Ten years ago the financial world
knew nothing of him, but the broker
had nerve and ideas. He studied the
western traffic systems. Stuyvesant
Fish made his acquaintance and be-
came interested in him. He took him
into the Illinois Central corporation.
While developing the line he conceived
the notion of gaining control Of the car
rying trade Of the West. Hill and Nor
gan joined him and to-day the three
men have control of nearly $4,000 miles
Of railroad beyond the Alleghanies. OF
these lines Hartman has executive con-
troll of 1880 miles, his lines being the
Illinois Central, Chicago & Alton, Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific, Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation Company, and the
Oregon Short Line. The earning ca
pacity of these lines is $S0,0O0,0O0 a
year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
Der Of Congress from this State,
State Senator and a United States

Der Of Congress from this State, q
State Senator and a United States
Senator.
On the United States Supreme bench
Ohio has also had five representatives.
They were John Mclean, Noah II.
Swayne, Salmon ?. Chase, Morrison +.
Waite and Stanley Matthews. OF these
Chase and Waite were Chief Justices.
Other national characters who have
gone out of Ohio are John Sherman
and William r. Day, Secretaries Of
State under President Mckinley;
Thomas Ewing, Thomas Corwin and
Charles Foster, who were Secretaries
of the Treasury at different times;
Lewis Cass, Edwin NJ. Stanton, Will
lam Tecumseh Sherman and Alphonso
Taft, who were all employed in many
high positions of state, including for
one that of Secretary Of War.
Few outside of Ohio know much of
Chillicothe, where the centennial cere-
mony was held At the present time
it is of no great significance in point
Of population, having not more than
$4,000 habitants, nor in point of sit
uation, for it is located in the interior
Of the State, in the valley of the Scioto
River. The centennial ceremonies,
however, recall to the world a time
when Chillicothe was a great city, as
compared with the other settlements
on the frontier In the first place,
ChiIlicothe was the capital Of that vast
stretch Of land known as the Great
Northwest Territory, comprising the
present States Of Ohio, Indiana, I'LL
nois, Wisconsin, Michigan and part
Of Minnesota, lying east of the Mis-
sissippi.
When Ohio became a State Chilli
Gothic was it's first capital, and here
the seat of government remained, with
the exception of only one short lapse,
until 1916, when it was moved to Co
lumbus. The present constitution Of
Ohio dates from 1850, when the orig
inal draft was amended in some par
ticuIarS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
HUNT a MAD ELEPHANT.
Circus Men Trail and Shoot a Hug,
Man-KiI1iug Beast.

Circus Men Trail and Shoot q Huge
Man-KiI1iug Beast.
An elephant hunt through the cotton
fields of Georgia was the oriental
sport in which Gypsy, huge rogue, -
was the quarry the other day and
heavily armed circus men were the ex-
cited pursuers.
The chase lasted for two hours, Gyp-
sy crashing ahead through fences and
bushes and trumpeting shrill defiances
as she numbered on. At last she was
brought to bay in a big cotton field and
was ruthlessly shot to death with rides
carrying explosive bullets.
Gypsy was the same ill-tempered
elephant that killed Keeper Frank
Scott and ran amuck in Jackson boule-
ward, Chicago, March %, 1896. Before
that she had killed three other keep
ers. Her fifth victim, her favorite
keeper. James O'Rourke, undertook
her management after her fatal exhi-
bition Of madness In Chicago. She
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

The advance in surgery during thirty
years is shown by the remarkable fact
that surgeons are now asserting the
possibility of opening the heart and
dividing certain valyular instructions
which threaten life. In an address de-
lvered at the opening of the winter
session at Yorkshire College, Leeds.
Professor Mayo Robson said that when
he was student it was thought that
the slightest wound of the heart must
inevitably be fatal. Cardiac surgery,
however. has progressed In the past
few years to an extent which Is indi-
Gated by cases described by the pro-
fessor. In no less than thirty-eight
instances have bullet wounds and stab
wounds Of the heart been stitched mn.
There was recovery from the operation
In half of the cases, and complete cure
IN thirteen instances.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

forward and peered into Gypsy's va
cant car. 1t was occupied only by a
corpse, that of O'Rourke, a crushed
and shapeless mass of flesh, with bro
ken bones protruding through shatter-
ed tissue and torn clothing.
Apparently the mad beast had seized
O'Rourke the moment he entered the
car. She undoubtedly had hurled him
against the side of the car and killed
him in the first attack and before he
had time to close the door behind him.
Not satisfied with taking his life, how
ever, she trampled him until there was
not whole bone in his body. AS soon
as the train SLOWED up she jumped to
freedom.
Circus men at once organized
hunt for the rogue elephant They
procured big guns and started along
the plain trail. 1t was at once decided
to be useless to attempt Gypsy's re-
capture. Her death was decided on
and when found she was shot to death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
Enlarged Vocabulary.

To have helped great man on his
way is something to remember. A
Chicago paper says of one Western
Senator that he takes pride in never
saying more than yes" or mo" to
newspaper men.
One day a correspondent interviewed
him with the usual result, and ended by
asking:
What is the largest city in South
Dakota?"
The Senator looked his surprise, but
replied courteously:
sioux Falls"
The reporter bowed and took his
leave. A few moments later he met a
friend, and said to him:
"I've beaten all you fellows. I've
lust added the words Sioux Falls to
Senator IS vocabulary"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
HER PECULIAR EXCELLENCE.
Jane Austen Deft at Work Done with
Her Hands.

Jane Austen Deft at Work Done with
Her Hands.
Miss Jane Austen, the English nov
elist, whose work is valued to-day more
than when it first appeared, in writing
to her sister in 1898, remarks, my
mother desires me to tell you that I am
very good housekeeper, which L have
no reluctancefn doing, because l really
think it my peculiar excellence, and for
this reason: | always take care to pro-
vide such things as please my own ap-
petite, which l consider as the chief
merit in housekeeping" In her life of
Jane Austen Constance Hill quotes
from Austen Leigh, who declares that
Miss Austen was successful in every
thing that she attempted with her fing
erS.
Her needlework was exquisite We
have seen muslin scarf embroidered
by her in satin-stitch, and have held in
our hands tiny housewife Of fairylike
proportions, which Jane worked at the
age of sixteen as a gift for friend. 1t
consists Of narrow strip of lowered
SLIM dL tue DdCh, WHICH
measures four inches by one and
quarter, and is furnished with minikin
needles and fine thread. At one end
there Is tiny pocket, containing some
verses in diminutive handwriting with
the date, "Jany, 1892"
Austen Leigh writes: None of us
could throw spilikins in so perfect a
circle, or take them off with so steady
hand. Her performances with the cup
and ball were marvellous. She has been
known to catch the ball hundred
times in succession"
She did not give up the activities and
pleasures of everyday life in order to
write Of the pleasures Of other people,
and Aunt Jane was the delight of
large circle of nephews and nieces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
OAIO'S CENTENNIAL.
Commonwealth Has Celebrated Tooth
Anniversary of It's Statehood.

Anniversary of It's Statehood.
The sons of Ohio the world over re-
Gently celebrated the centennial an
niyersary of their native State and in
Chillicothe, the first capital Of Ohio,
a tablet was unveiled concentrating
the signing of the States constitution.
On the site of the present Ross
County courthouse, in the city of
Chillicothe, stood the historic old stone
courthouse in which was adopted the
original constitution of the State of
Ohio.
The story Of the rise of Ohio Is of
interest to every American. 1t was
the first State to be admitted to the
Union out of the great Northwes Ter
ritory, and in the hundred years of its
Statehood it has increased just one
hundred times. In 1900 its popula-
ton was some 10000. At the present
time it has over 100000 people, and
ranks as the fourth State in the I'm
ion, New York, Pennsylvania and Illi-
nois holding the first, second and third
places, respectively.
But what stirs the pride of native
of Ohio perhaps more than it's growth
in population and material wealth is
her contribution of great men to the
nation. Five of the twenty-five Presi-
dents of the United States were born
in Ohio and six are regarded by the
citizens Of this State as their own.
The five that belong to Ohio by nativi-
ty were Grant, born at Point Pleas
ant, April q, 1922; Hayes, born at
Delaware, Delaware County, Oct. 4,
1922; Garfield, born in Orange Town
ship, Nov. 10, 1881; Benjamin Harri-
son, born at North Bend. Aug. 20,
1888, and Mckinley, born at Niles,
Trumbull County, Jan. %, 1S43. The
President who is regarded by Ohio
ans as theirs by adoption was Will
lam Henry Harrison. Although born
in Virginia, Harrison made Ohio his
home, and before he was elected the
Z nth President he had been a mem
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
DOES THIS CLIMATE g..

~~-~,o ~vV''vSSss,
During the several ve,,
mers recently past tbera
not infrequently ventiIat.S S@
climate in American citio,
ally changed, and that bss p
not summers would follow
without break. There vs, s's
The general use of eIectri :" %
Ing the business, says a wri, ~
dur Magazine. How elect, tl,s
ing it or why l do not roo,S S
but that was the all-suticisn4
ton l venture the opIDio, :
one in ten of the men and -
talked this nonsense had mon
faintest idea of what eIecni,,..
they were cocksure of the s"., 9
the theory. The summer If n
knocked all semblance of inn.s
OF these unbaked theories ~
wondering whether there ora
weather before. Probably ss
been, and possibly not. d
tend to know, and l am NOT Al
to remember the rigors Of tb,.
1916 when there was frost :,
month in the year. But I sborr
astonished to live long enough
rience such a summer and +,
good neighbors attribute II :,
thing from a changed climate :, n
venge of an angry Deity, As n
ter Of fact L suspect that tbs N
has not changed, but is aIwav, h
ing, swinging like a peDdpIrn
and forth; not, however with nm /
simple regularity, but in som.
tric fashion which as yet va /
understand. These remarks /
mean that the climate and the y,
are beyond the comprehension d /
Not at all. l believe that afe
things have been under trained
walton a sufficiently long time tpl
ent mysteries will be cleared gW,r
that we will understand much
than now many of the things th /
us. l believe it quite possible M
may not only be able to tell vNr
morrow will bring, but that 10 l
degree at least, We may be abep
troll it. At present, however hi
wife in the country, the wser|
town, and the government observe
pretty nearly on a par.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

Heedlessness may not be one of the
seven deadly sins; but could the per
petrator oftener witness the result of
his act, whole list of casualties would
become obsolete. A little Italian boy,
lightly clad. was recently helping to
sort out bottles from city dump heap.
In trying to remove a stopper from a
condensed milk jar. he accidentally
broke the glass, and a powerful acid
poured down his side. The child fell
screaming to the ground, terribly burn
ed. He will be crippled for life. The
person who, after finishing some ex-
pertinent or process, corked the cupful
of innocent-looking acid in the bottle
and threw it into the ash-barrel didn't
think"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

Too many people go to church mere
ly to hear q good sermon or fine music
or to see people and be seen. And SO
when there is likelihood OF an indif-
ferent sermon or poor music or a
storm they stay away. The church
going habit is one to be cultivated, the
same as the habit of attending to ones
business or daily duties regardless of
weather or anything else. Once &C
CURED. the church-going habit goes
quietly on molding character and de-
termining destiny.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

Identification of something lEes
100000 for the landlords. DuTH'
home rule agitation, when GIa&u
bill was before Parliament be va
ardent anti-home ruler, and thFV
influence in the landlord party
then he has changed bis race
while still opposed to home RUE
the vowed enemy of the Landlords
and the most persistent adVo'At
the land for the people by govern
purchase. Mr.. Russell is a nal '.
Fife, a graduate of Madras A''.a y.
and an unusually vigorous gO''
and original statesman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
Madame Roland Said 1t First.

1t may be stated for the comfort of
American voters-if married-that an
apostrophe Of the following size and
style costs very little less in England
than in the United States:
A frankly unesthetic husband, on his
return from little vacation trip, was
led into his London drawing-room
which had been freshly decorated and
furnished during his absence by the
house of Liberty & Co.
Helooked about, as his wife babe him,
at the green and purple plush walls and
furniture.
20 Liberty, what crimes are com
mitted in thy name!" he murmured,
feelingly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

There is a large, rosy fortune await
ing the individual who will put upon
the market Roman candle that will
pop the balls into the air as rapidly
as the popular novels of the day are
popped out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
freedom.

We have long been expecting to hear
a story like this: A woman goes for a
walk to the woods. She energies in a
few moments, her face bleeding, wild
eyed and crazed with fright; the birds
had recognized a former playmate in
the trimming on her hat and had
sought revenge by clawing at her hair
and pecking at her face.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

A young woman given her choice be-
tween a husband and open-work stock
ings, chose the latter. She should re-
member that fashions in hosiery
change frequently, but that husbands
have remained about the same for sew
eral thousand years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

an ..u,,,tc.+,ons for this paper should be accom-
nani.5 ~ the nans of the author; necessarily fol
publication but as an evidence of good fAth on 'hS
Of tbs writer Write only one side Of tnS paper
Particularly careful giving names ana Oates 70 n''
tb- let,srs a. nd figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

organizing gre a t
transportation sys-
TENS has made him
one of the triumvir-
ate which practical
ly controls all the
lines of the West.
The others of the
trio are J. Pierpont
Morgan and James
j. Hill, both Of
whom got their In
spiration from Har-
piTY1on IT vuac hi0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

Emperor William was treated very
coldly by the people of England dur
ing his visit to his uncle. The Eng
Hshmen have titled people of their own
to go crazy over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

The arsenic complexion tablet con-
tinues to justify the claims made for
it. Young women who take it in suf-
fcient quantities never have any fur
Their trouble with their compilations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-12-20

The United States army having been
reduced to $4,000, the minimum size
authorized by law, there is now one
soldier to about 1900 inhabitants.
When one considers the ratio between
population and armies In Europe, the
number of immigrants who come to
America is not surprising.