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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
THE FIVE-CENT CIGAR.
It's Average Life Has Been Figured
at Five Years.

It's Average Life Has Been Figured
at Five Years.
1.-THE average life of the nickel cigar
Is five years." said a prominent tobac-
co man, land it is curious to note the
differences which have enabled cigar
men to arrive at this general average
of the five-cent cigars life. Many CT
CARS Of this class run through long
series Of years.
"There are some brands now that
have been running for more thar
quarter Of a century under the same
name, and they are really the same CT
CARS, made in the same way, having
the same flavor and all that sort Of
thing. In this connection / have been
impressed by the remark which we
often hear about certain brands Of CT
CARS that a man had been smoking
for two years, or longer, but that
the cigar was getting so bad that he
had concluded to quit buying it at Ri.
1t is nothing like the same cigar, he
said; the taste has changed, and 1t
tastes like mixture of cabbage leaves
Now, he was altogether wrong about
that. 1 know the cigar, know how it is
made, and all about it, and l know
that no sort Of change has been made
in the process Of manufacture. The
trouble is that q mans taste changes.
He may get up feeling badly, his stom-
ach may be in bad shape, and, Of
course, the cigar will not taste as 1t did
when his system was in better condi-
ton. The cigar is blamed, and he SIM
ply dashes the thing into the street, and
quits buying it. Instances Of this sort
are very common. Mind you, l do not
mean to say that some of the brands do
not change. There are tricks in the
| cigar business, just as there are tricks
| in other trades. But in nine cases out
| But, recurring to the age of cigars, the
average to which l have referred has
| been settled upon by tobacco men and
| is accepted throughout the country. 1t
is reached by taking the two extremes
the good and the bad five-cent cigar,
and figuring back to the middle. Some
| five-cent cigars close with the first lot
made. They are failures, having moth
| ing in them to recommend them to the
public The material out Of which they
are made would not make decent
'three-fors.' The higher grades of five
cent cigars are made as carefully and
with as much skill as the cigars that
are sold at a higher price, and l do not
mind saying that many of them are
really far superior in material, flavor
and method Of manufacture. So many
| of them, however, are of the cheap
kind that the average is lowered to five
gears, while the average life Of the
higher priced cigars will run to much
higher figure."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
WEAPON OWES IT'S ORIGIN
TO THE SPANISH INQUIStTFON.

A weapon both fearful and unique
was presented in the Cincinnati Police
Court recently by Patrolman Harnold
in support of the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons which had been
made against Frank Shaw, Of Column
bus. In the history of the court, where
more than 10000 cases are held an
nually, only one other weapon Of the
kind has been seen. 1t is known as a
pair of spiked knucks. Knucks, iron
and brass, are commonly found in the
possession of toughs and criminals, but
the manufacture Of spiked knucks Is
not allowed in the United States. They
are traceable to the Spanish InQuisi-
ton, and the pair from which the ac-
cumpanying cut was made, in the OPP
inion Of the police, are more than 100
years old and of Spanish make. They
are thin and worn from age. A blow
from an ordinary pair of knucks will
fracture the frontal bone and often
kill, but the victim Of an assault with
spiked knucks would have scant
chance for his life The small pointed
projections called spikes on each globe
Of the knucks would crush bone and
mangle the flesh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
AN OUTSIDER
Rich and Poor Mingle at OHos.u
captions in Washinpton

Rich and Poor Mingle at officS,s )
captions in Washington X
A young girl who has been ,fr,u
Washington sets forth in the Dig
that city some amusing and Soma
thetic instances of the strange NO.. n
which fashionable folk in costly c,ot,N
and plain outsiders who have ors,
rily nothing to do with society ~ 4' =
mingle at the official receptions ~
At one reception, she says ~
pouring tea, chatting meantime Why wy
q half-dozen of the gayest young NY
pie in society, when | noticed ~,
little black figure wandering aimI~s
ly about the dining-room. Her fsf
was scanned and wrinkled, her as
looked as if the color had been wssI
ed out by weeping, her shoulders w.
bent with age. But she smiled MA,
antly when | left my friends and :,
preached her.
What will you have?" l ASH.
usAN
MAY l get you some tea"
When l had brought the tea and Ms
ty of sandwiches, | sat down bpxaI
her She seemed grateful for nv 4
tentiOn, and talked garrulously \
came out that she had little gram
daughter, "such a pretty, good Irj
thingw convaIesefng from typhoid 4
yer.
"She Graves grapes" said my MI
friend-"the doctor told her three d,J
ago that she might have sOme-,l
ever since she has been pining and NJ
ting for them. But grapes are hard
get these days." added the old hiI
signing and turning a wistful elan
to the basket in the center of 4
table, piled with luscious bunches
black Hamburgs.
1 filed her bag with them, and tp,
poured from her faded eyes in End
full acknowledgment. / found out N
erward that in her early youth she ID
known the father Of the Secretary
gave the reception, and was curious
see the son Of her old friend Thpg
cident turned out to her advantage n
the Secretary has become her wan
friend, and she has already receil
many kfndnesses at his hands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Take two Wine bottles of even size
and close them with corks, as shown in
figure. Cut the top of the corks ID
wedge shape. Take two table knives
with heavy handles and place them on
the edges Of the corks, as shown in fig
ure, their points touching each other.
On the points Of the knives place a thin
glass filed with so much water that it
balances on the tips Of the knives.
Then carefully let small metal ball
or piece Of money attached to string
down into the water without touching
bottom, and you will see the glass sway
down, and then up again, as soon as
you remove the ball from the water.
This experiment is best done with
music, as the glass will appear to be
dancing to the tune that is played.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

1t has remained for rich German to
discover one of the grandest uses to
which money can be put. Having ap-
parently decided that Messrs. Rockefel-
Ter and Carnegie possess the sole rights
to the bGilding of universities and IL
braries, this German, a rich financier
In the little town of Haschmann, has
established a fund for the providing
of prizes for men who Will marry the
most homely girls or women over the
age of 10 who have been Tilted at least
twice. In addition to the prizes it is
provided that the homeliest girl in the
town of Hasehmann shall have a year
ly pension of $50 The nobleness of
this charity, If 1t may be so called, will
be at once apparent. 1t might we'll be
taken up by rich men in this country
who do not care to build colleges or
libraries. The man who marries the
homeliest girl In any town Is surely
entitled to some reward. We can think
OF only one drawback In connection
with this fine method of distributing
money. and that is the difficulty there
would be in finding the homeliest Girl.
But that might be arranged by leaving
it to vote of the girls themselves. The
one chosen us the homeliest could al
ways console herself with the thought
that the others had voted against her
because they were jealous Who will
be the first rich American to win fame
by putting this splendid scheme into
operation?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
CHINAMAN AND THE PEN
Celestial Understood It's COnstrnO
at First Sight,

Celestial Understood Its COnstrn'
at First Sight.
A certain newspaper man WHO
induced to "try" a stylOgraplEI
got it out of order by reckless
ment and took it to a pension NJ
pair. The man there soon shower
that there was nothing serious
matter with it, the only troupe Y
that he had neglected to do SoDv /
thing in using it. Then be wy.
take the pen apart for the neTT
mans instruction, so that De
see how very simple a thing
"Simple!" cried the Indignant
Of the instrument, sit is as n
Gated as a Chinese puzzle u
wonder that I can't make it "
/ want tot"
The penman laughed. s.
you remind me-" he SaI4
there is a Chinaman In this '0S'
used a stylographic resuIa'[
came here to buy one seYeral
ago, and when l showed II 81
began to take it all apart Nv
stopped him, supposing tnat "
do it an injury, but he a' " "a,
down the value of the pen 'a,4 y
it was his, and then continue
section of it. l give you IL! ar
he handled the pen more u'I a.,
the man who made it, ana IL
utes he had put it togetDsi :,
that it worked better tnan ii
first. Those fellows beat 'H' Nm
understanding little detall', ~
freshman or an American,
pardon-could never have ~. ~, !
and, remember, it was the ~, ~.
the kind the Chinaman S'~
Philadelphia Record,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Americans poke fun at European
newspapers because Of their made
Quate knowledge of current events and
Of prominent men in this country. Eu-
ropeans might retort that we are Woe
fully ignorant of European matters and
men. How many persons in this coun-
try have ever heard of Ras Makonnen?
Yet this Abyssinian soldier and diplo-
mat is the man Of the hour in the Eu-
ropean press. He Is about forty years
of age, a nephew of Menelek, and won
the battle Of Adowa, which battle gave
Abyssinia It's autonomy as a country
Ras Mankonnen is visiting Paris and
is all the rage. His shoulders are COW
cred with a gold fringe bertha and he
wears a green hat with a broad brim.
His stockings are green and his shoes
are yellow. He wears white silk pan
falcons" Also fine black eyes and a
curly beard. Imagine the figure this
handsome semi-savage cuts on the
boulevards of Paris! The government
rendered him a military review Of all
the armies of France and 1.-THE Temps"
Abyssinians, who are the Japanese Of
Africa" The fact is we are so busy
building up empires in the new world
we fail to note the rise of new empires
and new men in the old. Save when
there is a war like that in the Trans
vaaI which lifts the curtain ON scenes
and people little known we are as ig-
norant Of Eastern movements as the
| East is of ours. Until there IS world
knowledge universally diffused the doc
trine of the brotherhood Of man must
wait. The world inhabitants must
know each other better before they can
esteem and love each other more. Sci
ence, discovery, invention, facilities
these are the heralds of the wider, bet.
| ter day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Here is a reproduction Of start
photograph taken at Stand Rock, ID
Dells of Wisconsin. The rock Is
Gated on the Wisconsin river, andS
object of curiosity to all tourists
distance between it and the cliff
by is five feet ten inches. A chaSnI
feet deep lies between. The top of
rock is only about twenty-five
square. On the side farthest FROM
cliff there is a sheer drop Of $50 Il
The only man who has ever daredl4
from the cliff to the rock is pHNs
sional guide named Bennett. He nd
the leap frequently to crafty bis
irons. One misstep or the slightest
itation at the crucial moment w
cost him his life. The photograph 4
taken while the leap was being mao
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
For Livery,

A Philadelphia halter says that Pan
amas are now used for livery: A
Young millionaire came in here last
week and bought four-one for his
head coachman and his head grooms.
He had the hats blocked stiff and
straight-like livery derby hat-and
he put brown ribbon, his color around
them. He paid fifteen dollars apiece
for the livery hats and fifty dollars for
a small hat for himself. The small hat
is very fashionable now. 1t Is Of the
same shape as old men used to wear.
Last year I sent back to my importer
dozens of these small hats, because
they wouldn't sell. But this year they
are selling like hot cakes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
is YOUR THUMB MAD ?
1t Is an Infa11ib1e Revea1er of the
Presence of Insanity.

Il
Presence of Insanity.
The thumb is the most tell-tale mem
Der of the human beings body, and it
is a well-knoWn device of employers of
q large amount of labor to carefully
scrutinize the thumbs of every appli-
cant for a situation before finally en-
gaging him or her for any position in
their business. In fact, so far has this
thumb science been carried that many
lunatic asylum doctors are now en-
ploying it in detecting the numerous
frauds who endeavor each year to en-
ter the asylum on the plea of insanity.
No matter how carefully the indiyid-
ual may attempt to conceal incipient
insanity, the thumb will reveal 1t in
fallibly. 1t is the one sure test. If the
patient in his daily work permits the
thumb to stand at right angle to the
other fingers, or to fall listless into
the palm, taking no part in his writing,
his handling Of things, his multiform
duties, but standing isolated and sulky,
it is an unaswerable confession of men,
tai disease.
Specialists in nerve disease, by an
examination Of the thumb, can tell If
the patient is affected or likely to be
affected by paralysis, as the thumb sig
nails this long before it is visible in any
other part Of the body. If the danger
symptoms are evidenced there, an OPP
Grafton is performed on what is known
as the thumb center" of the brain, and
the disorder is often removed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
OuiCk-Wittt>d.

A rather good story is told of dis
tinguished philosopher who happened
to be staying at country house where
there were other guests. One morn.
ing youngster looking out Of the win
dow, observing large flock of rocks
alighting on the grass, cried out:
What an awful lot Of crowsr upon
which the philosopher, in tone intend
ing to convey gentle rebuke, enquir-
ingly said: ''Well, my young friend, are
crows SO awful?" The boy quickly an
swered: II didn't say, What a lot
Of awful crows" but What an awful
lot of crowsv" The philosopher re-
manned silent, and the boy whispered to
a companion, Had him that time I
Think
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Arrested for beating his wife, we'll
TODD New Yorker addressed the court
us follows: 81 am a gentleman, sir, and
l have an income Of $4,000 year. |
don't think 1 ought to be held. This
is only a family trouble and | don't
think it is necessary to hold me-"
Whereupon the magistrate said: You'll
get the same treatment here as any
other gentleman who beats his wife, "
and the bail was fixed at $500. o just
Judge! 1t matters not whether his in
come is $500 Or $4,000 or $4,000, the
man who strikes his wife is a brute.
The definition Of gentleman has
changed with the centuries. In Plato's
time gentleman was a landholder who
lived on the labor Of slaves. When
Blackstone lived a gentleman was one
given gentility because he bore court
armor Then the common people as
pired to be gentlemen, and the deini-
ton again changed. A gentleman In
our time Is an honorable man, a man
Of high principles who shows his quail
tiles by gentle behavior. In our day a
man may have all the appearance of a
gentleman and all the qualities of a cur.
The creature who lifts his hand against
a woman is Of the latter kind. o, just
Judge! Your decision is herald of that
day of which poets have dreamed and
singers sung, of that day 'gainst whose
coming martyrs have poured out their
blood-the day when the real Cadi shall
decide in equity when the poor man
shan have his day in court and the
rich brute and genteel rascal shall not
be permitted to interpose his money as
a shield against a righteous punish
ment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

THE gratitude of the Chinese people"
for the friendly policy of Uncle Sam
may or may not be a figure of speech.
But perhaps it is as substantial as the
gratitude of any other people. By the
way, where is Admiral Dewey these
dayS2
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
Penny X-RaH Instruments.

Penny X-ray Instruments, by the aid
Of which the curious may see their own
finger bones, are being sold in the
streets of London
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
GREATLY CONDEMNED CARS.

Not at All Beautiful, but These Fish
Have Good Sense.
Nearly all the inland waters of south
ern and middle America are infested by
the long-snouted and toothful. though
not toothsome. gar. In the Mississippi
1t occasionally reached size that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
The Other Fellow.

The German Emperor is not noted for
his humor, but if this story, told in
Leslie's Weekly, be true, he may add
humorist to his other titles-soldier.
sailor, poet, musician, and so forth.
He has habit of pulling his ear
when he is deep in thought.
why do you do that?' asked one
Of his royal nephews.
Because | am annoyed was the
answer.
"And when you are very, very much
annoyed what do you doY'
81 pull somebody else's ear
Instructions as to eggs and colts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
TO CORRESPONDENTS,

All communications for this paper should be AOoSa.
sapl.d By the name of the suthor not necessarily 10
zuiica+san bat as evidence of good faith On III"
~ the writer Write only side OF toe paper
sarttenzrIy careful in giving names ana oA'es -
Eha Im4terw and figures plain and distract
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
.Lanaladies in Vienna.

One hundred and fifty landladies
have been summoned at Vienna for
taking in boarders without the permis.
sion of the police.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

The cure of rheumatism by bee stings,
an old, and, as it was supposed, ex-
ploded, remedy, is being exploited again
In some parts of the east. 1t should be
used with great care and discrimina-
ton. The Philadelphia Ledger relates
that one William Snively, an old farmer
of Shady Grove, Pa, who had lost the
use of his arms by rheumatism, was
stung by bees and ran from them so
fast that he discovered he had left his
rheumatism behind. Thereupon he
made much boast of the bee cure, hear
ing which one Carl Aprogle, also rheu-
matte victim, decided to try it. So con-
WINGED was he of it's efficacy that he in
vited his neighbors to witness the cure.
He made the experiment clad only in
q long, thin robe, hobbled up to the
hives ON his crutChCs and upset two
Of them. Instantly the bees began to
apply the remedy with all the industry
characteristic of the insect, and prob
ably would have improved a whole shin
ing hour had it not been that Aprogle
yelled most Justify for help. AS he was
unable to run away, some of his neigh
bors came to his relief by lassoing him
and dragging him away from the in
furiated bees. The unfortunate man
has such a beautiful case of bee stings
that 1t may be some time before he
knows whether he has been cured of
rheumatism. 1t may turn out that what
is one mans cure is another mans poi
son.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

We Americans do manage to smuggle
a good deal of funkeyism into our
national character, under the name of
respect for the office.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

New York papers say Gates made
only 100000 in his L. & N. deal.
This is ridiculous. The deal occupied
his attention for more than a week
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

act. The settlement Of the United
States followed, naturally. the lines of
least resistance. First the land near
the Atlantic seaboard was taken up;
then the settlers cut their way west
ward through the forest, crossing the
Alleghanies into the Ohio valley, and
later spreading over the prairies and
alluviai bottoms Of the Mississippi val
ley. But the home seeking movement
was halted at the one hundredth meri-
dian by insufficient rainfall. West OF
that stretched the region which used
to figure on the map as 'The Great
American Desert" This region Is no
longer altogether a desert. Thirteen
States and three territories lie wholly
or in part within its limits, and private
enterprise has irrigated considerable
areas which once seemed incapable OF
cultivation. What private enterprise
could not do may now be done by gov
eminent aid. The reclamation fund
which the new law creates out of the
sale of public lands in the arid and
semi-arid States and territories Will
provide means for storing and distrib-
uting water for irrigation. Ultimately
it is estimated that an area equal to
that of the States Of Illinois and Iowa
may be redeemed for the pillow. The
best feature of the law is that its ben
efits are restricted to actual settlers,
an the area which may be sold to a
single owner is limited. The measure
may fairly be described as bill to
promote the making Of homes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Hero Wainwright is writing maya
zine articles concerning the Sampson
Schley affair. Has he no friends to
advise him?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

1t is claimed that Harry Tracy was
the son of a preacher. But, then, he
was not the first preachers son to go
wrong
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

The Des Moines Capital observes
that THE Star Spangled Banner is
still a mighty fetching tune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Browning may a tonic, as Martha
Baker Dunn contends, but for real bit
ters try Carlyle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Nothing ever was quite as hopeful as
q detective searching for clew to q
train robber.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

When man acquires the title Of
grandfather he signs to think how old
his wife is.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Congress has taken an important step
In the history of the national develop
ment in the passage of the irrigation
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Brigandage in eastern Europe seems
TO have fallen on a new era of prosper
ity, or the hope of it. Besides the cases
Of kidnapping in Albania we read Of
four sons Of wealthy Rumanian fami-
lies being seized and held for ransom.
In Greece also the reports speak of a
distinct revival of this kind of crime
We fear that there is 100 much truth
in the explanation assigned by more
than one intelligent Overwhelmingly,
that the predatory instincts of whole
classes of marauders in those countries
have been infiamed by the payment of
the ransom for Miss Stone. The great
coup which her kidnapers effected was
like the drawing of the grand prize IL
the lottery. 1t set all - If neighbors
wild to rival their good fortune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

After all, can Cuba be blamed for
wanting $35,OOO,OOO? Who doesn't?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

One way to avoid punishment Is to
seek something other people don't
want
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06
Church from a Single

In Santa Clara, Cal, there =,
constructed from the Wooa o. 4,
oak tree. The building % B
and 70 feet deep, yet 90
struction was completed,
lumber remained unused
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

We have found upon investigation
that the term refined" is applied pro-
miscuously to anyone who is slender,
and who doesn't care for boiled cab
bage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

When a wise man hears a husband
and wife quarreling it's him to the tall
grass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-06

Only in this versatile lansp ns,j
Is it possible to enjoy poor