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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
The Ladies'Excha1 ge

Mrs. r. G. Williams
respectfully informs
the ladies of NeWberry
and vicinity that she
has opened an Ex-
change for the pur-
chase or exchange Of la
dies, children's and mems
second hand clothing, and
sOlicits their patronage.
Persons on business will
please call atthe Exchange,
CrotWeu Hotel, first floor,
between a. m. and4p %. m.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
Involuntary Stage Humor.

Robert Edeson, the actor, tells this
story of the stage: 1--WE seen and
heard good many funny things in
the way of plays and play actors in
my time, but the greatest thing I ever
saw or heard was in Milwaukee. This
was several months ago. It was in
one Of the museums there. The mu
scum had a stock company In its the
alter, and it's great speciality was bor-
der drama. Every week they gave a
new drama Of the wild and woolly
West. This play that l saw was
blood-curdler Of that character, and at
the time I dropped in at the theater
the stage was pitch dark and two men
were fighting a duel. could hear the
knives clash together and hear the men
stumble around the stage, but l could
only family distinguish the forms Of
the actors. After a while there was
thump on the floor, and the villain q
knew it was the villain by his accent)
Kissed: 'Ah, ha! Rudolph Teghering-
ton, have you now and no one nigh
to see me do the deed! Then the drum
mer hit the bass drum a belt and the
calcium man turned on the light, and
away up on rocky pass a woman
(the heroine) was seen standing. Cow
ardv she shouted; me and heaven is
herev"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
A FLOATING POsTOFFICE.
Handling of Mails for Vessels on the
Detroit River.

Handling of Mails for Vessels on the
Detroit River.
A small yacht-like white steamer
dances over the swells of the Detroit
River to meet and exchange messages
and salutes with every one of the pass
ing ships-a little midget servant to
this enormous commerce. Without this
tiny steamer the lake commerce would
be as helpless as we Of the cities and
towns ashore would be without the
postman and the postoffice.
The tremendous advance in shipping
facilities on the Great Lakes in recent
years has been due to tireless Ameri
can enterprise, fostered by generous
appropriations by the government in
aids to navigation; so when the need
Of this little messenger presented it.
self, the Washington authorities were
not slow In making the experiment
leading to it's adoption.
This method Of handling United
States mail is the only one Of it's kind
in existence, and the idea Of floating
postoffice that successfully delivers
and receives mail to and from ships at
full speed is only another illustration
Of the wonders and far-reaching bene-
fits Of our w1deawake postal system.
The books Of the United States Treas
ury Department in Washington now
contain the names Of nearly 1000 ships
that constitute this Great Lakes ma
rine. The fresh-water sailors to whom
this fleet is intrusted would, in num-
bers, make the population Of large
city. They are, therefore, fairly en-
titled to some means Of communication
with their homes and families in the
States bordering the lakes, and with
friends far away, and the little white
steamer performs this service as per-
fectly as can be desired.
Before the establishment Of this de-
livery it was difficult to send letters to
any one aboard ship, although Maya
ra's wall confined the movement Of
vessels to the Great Lakes, and their
voyages back and forth were past the
shores of eight States, with a popula-
ton Of 26,OOO,OOO, and their ports Of
call included six cities Of over 100000
population each. This may seem
strange, but it is easily explained by
the fact that the greater number Of
lake steamers run wild"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

More than usual interest has lately
ben directed to the matter Of pure food.
The action Of Germany in excluding
been used is economically important
because Of the large quantity Of meats
which the United States now ships to
that country. These, the American
packers say, must be treated with a
small quantity Of boric acid, or else be
much more heavily sailed. The amount
Of boric acid used is said by American
chemists to be harmless, and eminent
German chemists have expressed .ne
same opinion. To the German govern
ment, however, 1t makes a difference
whose OK is treated with boric acid.
The government prohibits the use Of
this preservative in food prepared for
home consumption, yet permits 1t In
ported meats put up for export, on the
theory, apparently, that it Is danger
Gus to the German stomach, but safe
enough for foreigners. France takes
a similar view in regard to vegetables,
permitting the export without restric-
ton Of canned vegetables colored
green by the use Of copper, but forbid
ding their sale at home except when
the fact Of the use Of copper and the
quantity Of it are stated on the label.
The action Of Germany has naturally
set the authorities at Washington to
thinking about measures Of self-protec-
ton. The United States is now the only
civilized nation without adequate pure
food laws, and has therefore become
the dumping ground for misbranded
and adulterated articles. The Secretary
Of Agriculture has authority to forbid
the importation Of articles of food
which are injurious to health, but he
has hitherto hesitated to set up dog
matte standards upon points open to
controversy. 1t seems simple enough,
however, to decline to receive from
other countries the things which they
will not let their own people eat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
GETTING AT A WITNESS.
Lawyers Methods of Extracting In
formation from Witnesses Differ.

formation from Witnesses Differ.
Among the innumerabIe traditions
and stories that cluster around the old
Parliament House in Edinburgh, there
Is one of Jeffrey and Cockburn that
shows in an amusing manner their indi-
vidual ways of drawing out witness.
The two were engaged upon a case
where the mental caliber of one Of the
parties had to be ascertained, and an
old countryman was put upon the wit
ness stand. Miss Lansdale cites the
anecdote in her recent work, Scotland,
Historic and Romantic"
Jeffrey began: us the defendant In
your opinion perfectly sane?"
The man gazed at him in bewilder
ment, and made no reply.
do you think the defendant capable
of managing his own affairs"
Still greater bewilderment on the part
Of the witness.
81 ask you," said Jeffrey, speaking
with great particularly, do you con-
slider the man perfectly rationale
The man glowered with amazement
scratched his head, and remained
speechless.
"Let me tackle him." said Cockburn,
then adopting his broadest Scotch.
"Hae We your null WI ye?' said he.
"Ou, ay," answered the witness, and
reached out his snuff-box.
"Noo, hoo lang haze We kent John
Sampson" asked Cockburn, gracefully
taking a pinch.
ever since he was that height"
came the answer, readily enough.
can dae ye think moo, atween you
and me-" said the advocate insinuating-
~, "that there's onything intill the crea-
tureW
81 wad ma lippen (trust) him WI a
calf" was the instant and satisfying
rejoinder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
FORTUNE FOR A HUSBAND.
Wealthy Filipino Father Offers $780,
900 for Son-in-Law.

Wealthy Filipino Father Offers $780,
900 for a Son-in-Law.
While the commercial advantages OF
the Philippine Islands are being con-
sidered from practically every stand
point by persons interested in one way
or another in the development of the
Eastern possessions, one phase Of the
situation seems to have been overlook
ed. This has to do with matrimony.
There are great opportunities in the
Philippines for men looking for wives.
The opportunities do not apply so di-
rectly to the wives themselves as to
the special inducements accompanying
them, but the combination is sufficient
ly alluring to tempt most any man who
Is not particularly averse to taking
unto himself a Filipino bride with
100000 or so thrown in as an evidence
of good will and full consent on the
part Of the young woman's family.
Just now rich natives Of the islands
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are looking for eligible husbands for
| their daughters, and to be an eligible,
bridegroom must, in the first place,
be an American, and, secondly, he must
have a soldiers uniform, with few
stripes added to show that he has risen
above the rank and file Of the army.
Such a man is rated high in the Philip
pines. He can, as matter OF fact,
come close to naming his own price
when the question Of matrimony IS
brought up. Half a million dollars Is
no uncommon figure for a husband in
the Philippines, and, strange as 1t may
seem, such offers have been posted with
out causing an army officer to so much
as polish the buttons on his uniform.
The Filipino maidens do not seem to
awaken that sentimental something
called love in the hearts of United
States army officers, and it is also ap-
parent that native gold with a wife at
tached doesn't look good to them.
Army men returned from the Phil
lppines are authority for the state
ment that there are plenty Of chances
in the islands for an officer who wants
a Filipino girl for a wife. Only re-
Gently Gen. Ozario of Cavite, zone of
the richest natives In the islands, made
surprisingly generous offer to any
pair of army officers who would take
his two daughters off his hands. He
announced that he would bestow
dowry of 100000 on each Of the young
women If they would find officers for
husbands. But the girls are still sim
GLE and the surprising part Of the In
cident is that Gen. Ozario was in po-
gItion to deliver the goods. He has
both daughters and money, and 1t
would do his old heart million dollars
worth of good to secure two stalwart
American soldiers for sons-in-law, but
they refuse to even nibble at the golden
bait.
Other wealthy Filipino parents make
similar offers with exactly the same
results. While it is true that several
white men have married Filipino girls.
the custom has not spread to officers
of the regular army, and only one vol
unteer officer has done so. Gen. OZa-
rios offer was restricted to commits
stoned officers, but others are not so
particular Still, the number Of takers
is comparatively small, and Filipino
bellies really go a-begging among I'm
Gle Sans soldiers of rank.
Few men are capable OF answering
A17k0 a. To- nn%4 m
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

Within a few months, thanks to the
humane sentiment of Americans, a
most necessary reform will probably
be well under way in Porto Rico. Cru
city to animals will henceforth be
crime. The Porto Rican is essentially
cruel Consideration for animals seems
to be beyond his comprehension.
Horses and cattle there get little food
and many blows. The only interfer-
ence with the brutality everywhere ap.
parent is by Americans as individuals.
Chickens are tied together, sometimes
in punches Of from eight to a dozen,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
WOMAN'S LONG TRAMP.
One Hundred Miles on Snowshoes in a
Zero Temperature.

One Hundred Miles on Snowshoes in a
Zero Temperature.
One hundred miles on snowshoes, in
a temperature dancing around zero,
sleeping beneath a fir tree at nights,
cooking under difficulties and at last
arriving in Vancouver hale and hearty.
Such is the record Of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
P. Reid, of Telegraph Greek.
Mr. Reid conducts a hotel at Tele-
graph Greek and some time ago decided
to make the journey to Vancouver for
the purpose Of purchasing goods, and
thought also Of paying visit to his
old home in Smiths Falls, Ont. The
distance between the creek and Fort
Wrangel is about 100 miles, and Mr.
Reid intended to make the journey
alone. However, his wife pleaded with
him to allow her to accompany him, she
being firm in her belief that the tramp
was none too long for to undertake
For several weeks previous to the
commencement of the journey Mrs.
Reid took long tramps, in preparation
for the one-hundred-mile journey, so
when the time arrived for her and her
husband to start she was in splendid
form for the trying ordeal.
Mrs. Reid is about % years of age and
a fine, athletic-looking woman The
distance was covered in five days. At
the end of the first day Mrs Reid felt
somewhat fatigued, as she and her hus-
band had cut merry clip. Both car
ried immense blankets, and when night
came, after cooking their evening meal,
they rolled themselves up in their blan-
kets and slept like tops until the morn
ing
Mrs. Reid said she never felt better
in her life and would think nothing of
making the trip again.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Reid arrived at
Wrangel they took passage on one of
the coasting steamers for Vancouver
Vancouver World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

other masters that are at the bottom
Of the present pother: and If the argu-
ment of locality applies in the one in
stance, it should apply in the others.
The logical truth, however, is that
great work Of art belongs to the world.
So long as it is properly taken care of
and is made accessible to persons who
wish to study it, the place where it Is
kept is only detail. Moreover, 1t is
as easy for an Englishman to come
over here to see it as it is for an Ameri-
can to go to England for the same pur-
pose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
.I,Etat. C,Est Mol"

Doubtless the late Ii Hung Chang
had heard of the famous saying, quoted
above, imputed to Louis XIV, Il am
the State" The French king probably
never uttered the sentence. But Gen
eral James II. Wilson attributes to Ii a
sentiment quite as devoid Of humility.
The story is told in the New York Sun
In the negotiations carried on with
the representatives of the foreign pow
ers while the Chinese court was In
flight, Western representative asked:
"Who is the Chimes government"
az am the Chinese government" the
statesman replied.
"Where are yoyr credentials"
81 am the Chinese government" re.
peated Ii, land my character Ia my cre-
dentials."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
A GIANT TREE SECTION

On exhibition at the Ameril
scum Of Natural History will
seen the largest section of a d
brought from a forest, which 4
cred the finest specimen of its
the world, says the Baltimors
can.
The fast passing away of q
redwood trees-due to the AZ
commercial lumbermen-thoSa
tic relics Of the forest primeyal
great ice age, is rapidly goingl
it will only be a question of tilI
all save those standing in the|
ment and State reservation grid
be destroyed.
This huge black Of redWo(
skillfully polished, forms a
big tree exhibit, whose like caI
seen outside of a visit to southa
fornia. An idea of its gigantic
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Social intercourse would less fire

Social intercourse would less fire.
quently engender hard feeling If all
would observe the rule, which the Sen
ate adopted recently: mo Senator in
debate shall, directly or indirectly, by
any form Of words, impute to another
Senator, or to any other Senators, any
conduct or motive unworthy or unbe-
coming a Senator; no Senator in de-
bate shall refer extensively to any State
Of the Union" This means simply that
the Senators must behave as gentle
men. 1t is fair to them to say that
most of them observed the rule before
1t was formally adopted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

A scientific writer in American Medi-
cine pays glowing tribute to the hair
pin. He finds that it is Of almost In
estimable value to the surgeon, who
can use it ITO pin bandages, to remove
foreign bodies from any natural pass
age, as a curette for scraping away soft
material, to compress blood vessel In
controlling a hemorrhage, and to close
q wound" In addition to these uses,
the gentleman has used the hairp1n to
probe wounds and to wire bones to-
gether In cases Of fracture. But 1t is
not in surgery only that the ha1rp1n is
useful. It may take the place Of a
suspender button or help out when an
automobile breaks down. Perhaps If
the truth were known many locomo-
tive has been held together, at pinch,
by hairpin, and we are not surprised
that the writer for American Medicine
suggests that it would always be well
for man to carry a supply of hairpins in
his pocket. Such practice would I'M
doubtedly have important advantages,
but there is better and more pleasant
plan. If 1t could be so arranged that a
man might always have at least one
companionable lady near him the high
est usefulness Of the hairpin might be
developed. Men are, after all, but
bunglers when they endeavor to use
this delicate instrument. For the best
results from the hairpin, therefore, 1t
is cheerfully recommended that the
lady be taken along.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07
Cnmnanions in C0urtes!

gN1Wff
Warm was the Irish near, 49,
ming the way of the late LoIu ~ a,
Shortly before he left Cana'f
while he was in residence AZ
Hall, he was walking one T %
when he came upon an olu i 5,ro,
err who was mending the Foou .no
AS was his wont, the so, ond
eral stopped to have cn@'' L, o." tba
laborer stood bare-heaueu'; :. -
blowing his thin, white Han
about. - Lord
"Put on your hat" said D''1
FERN. r.ncv " :
"Not before your excelIen'" |
the old man. ,, +okiI
"Then," said his lorue ~ pn,vnose
his own hat, eff you VIII ed ef dpfe
gray hairs to this wind ouL e ~, nj
for my position, l must eAp pov hal
it out of respect for your ga!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

England is being SO rapidly despoil-
ed of her art treasures by American
capital that the curator Of one of the
famous collections sounds a note of
warning. The man who owns a IA
nous picture Is In q certain sense a
trustee for England, he declares; be-
fore he sells the canvas to an Ameri-
can millionaire he should offer 1t to the
British nation, or to local museum, or
to "a collector permanently doniciied
IN England" Yet consideration for the
rights" of Continental nations does not
Seem tohaye withheld Englishmen from
acquiring the very works Of Titan,
raphael. YelsSquez, Van Dyke and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

cursion into the field of weather control
will be equally successful. It was In
Chicago that his great talents first at
tracted notice. It was solely because
of his merit that when in 1895 a vacan-
cy occurred in the position of chief of
the United States weather bureau he
was chosen to fill it. He was born In
1856 and has been in the weather ser
vice of the government ever since he
was 81.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

and are hurled in a promiscuous heap
on the sidewalk, or carried suffering
for hours. To see dog hurt Is a pleas
ure to the average Porto Rican, and
when tired horse falls and Is dubbed,
the native spectator always outlaws.
The most shocking sport of all, how
ever, and one which the Hartzell bill
is intended to abolish, Is cockfighting.
Every Sunday, within a short distance
Of San Juan, this form Of recreation
attracts a crowd Of natives and sprin-
king Of Americans to Catano, Baya-
mon, Santurce or Rico Piedras.
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lions is wildly shown in the !
ton by the six-foot man Stanp
the base, whose figure reaches
third of its height, The DAM
more than IS feet and the clfc
ence is Sc, and it is surrounut'
fringe of cinnamon colOred Darn
deep in some places.
The tree began to grow $50 A.
was 10 feet in diameter Wnen :.
bus reached our shores, anu "" e.
down it was 1910 years DID, D
the trees in the same vicinity IL
to be from 5000 to 5000 years
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

The latest maps of British East At
RIGA designate an arm Of the great
Victoria Nyanza as Ugowe Bay. The
origin of the name was recently told by
Sir Henry Stanley. When, twenty
seven years ago, he was making a
chart Of the lake shores, he came upon
g. spacious bay. Calling to a native on
shore, he asked the name Of the place.
After repeated inquiries came a faint
answer which sounded Ike "You go
way" An attempt of the interpreter
met with the same response, and Stan
ley humorously accepted the answer to
mark the spot. 1t continues In the
maps as Ugowe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

Take hard-boiled egg and COM
mon water bottle. Shell the egg. Light
a piece of paper and throw it burning
into the water bottle. What will hap
pen? The air in the bottle expands
from the effect of the heat and par
TALLY escapes, leaving after a short
while only a very little thin and hot
air in the bottle. Now place the egg
on the mouth of the bottle like a cork
without pressing it in. The air in the
bottle will, as soon as the paper is
burned and the heat decreases, cool off
and become dense, while the egg, fol-
lowing the atmospheric pressure, will
slip into the neck of the bottle, and
finally fall to the bottom with loud
report,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

"Pshaw, you're afraidr' Eyes, am!
I'm afraid of being sorry-and it's the
only thing I'm afraid Of in this world!'
It was a scrap Of a street conversation,
and the two girls who spoke were out
Of sight before the words had died on
the air. But one listener, at least, was
stronger for having heard them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

The average American business man
Is like a cat. Throw him up and he
lights on his feet. They tell the story
Of a life insurance agent in Chicago
who was taken sick and carried to a
hospital. He employed his leisure
hours In persuading his nurse to take
out an insurance policy and his share
Of the premium paid his own bill for at
tendance,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

A Kansas editor has decided that
when a man merely has hook and
line In the river on Sunday and isn't
catching anything he is not fishing.
That may be true, but if he has gun
on his shoulder, and is merely wander
ing around in search of game he is
hunting
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

The memorial to RochambeaIs
ly unveiled at Washington Il
Lafayette square, and is closa
statue Of Lafayette. 1t is Ii
size, and represents the Frepcbl
at the siege Of Yorktown, ordS
French wing Of the American S
army to attack the works ers
General CORVALLIS. Against
destal is a figure of Franco
aloft with one hand the Fred
American flags and with thl
grasping a sword. The war eat
flying the defensive alliance
France and the American coloi
tends it's wings at the feet of til
The statue is a copy of the
beau memorial at VendOme
the town near which the ROcb
estate is situated. The VendonlI
was unveiled twelve years qg0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

Years ago q man bearing the name
Of John Smith had it changed to Gaga-
dig Gigadab, which name he selected
because it was as unlike John Smith
rs he could possibly get it. And now
an Englishman, one Pamlico Pickles,
has had his name changed to John
Smith. There is no accounting for
tastes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

Miss Mary MacLane is able to SYM
pathize to some extent with the man
who committed suicide because he was
stirred Of the everlasting buttoning and
unbuttoning."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-07

The fratricidal tragedy in New York
by which one man eminent in letters
and one In athletics died premature
deaths was caused by fathers injus-
tice. No man should carry his hatreds
20 his grave.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications fss this paper should be accom-
panied By the name Of tia Author not necessarily fol
Aubeation evidence Of good faith on the part
Of the wrtsr write snly side Of the paper Be
particularly careful In giving and dates to hAvs
the letters and figures plain and distinct