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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
A CANALBOAT VILLAGE.
Every Inch of Space Is Utilized I'm
Their Tiny Cabins.

Every Inch of Space Is Utilized In
Their Tiny Cabins.
People who object to living in snug
quarters and think that love in cot.
tage is altogether too contracted for
continual affection, should go and take
a look at the cabins in the canalboat
village in New York harbor. Those who
are preparing to live in trunks and
grips during the summer could get fine
lessons there of snug existence.
The whole cabin Is not much larger
than an ordinary bedroom, but how
every morsel Of space is utilized! If
there is a square inch of interior that
gets away without doing its duty in the
great work Of containing things it must
have politicians talent for evasion.
The tidy little kitchen stove Is SO
close to the wall that you wonder IL
the latter was not made Of asbestos to
guard against fire. The clock is about
as small as our ingenious Connecticut
friends have yet been able to make
contain twenty-four hours. The pantry
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES combined pos
sess the appearance Of having been
packed and then put under hydraulic
pressure.
The carpet pattern, says writer In
VIII Carleton's magazine, Every Where
(for a canal-villager always insists on
having her floor neatly clad), Is ap-
propriately minute. A tiny library
whispers it's titles from an unexpected
corner Minute bedrooms for child or
adult appear to you now and then like
prone ghosts. Several pictures, mar
rowly but visibly framed, cover the
wooden wainscoting.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

There is a wonderful story in the life
of Otis Il. Freeman. He Is dead. He
was the oldest practicing physician in
great many years ago Otis Freeman
mapped out his life work. That was
probably years before you were born,
for he arrived in 1909. Wealth didn't
attract him. It isn't always the thing
that useful men yearn for The fell
low who grubs for money, who loves
1t, who piles it up, who makes the dol
lar his standard for measurement, Is
often selfish, rarely useful to his kind,
and seldom content. DR.. Freeman con-
sidered these things and decided to do
all the good he could. Nearly all doc
tors are philanthropists in way.
Sometimes they use their skill for
money, sometimes for experience, and
Often-more often than the world
knows-for charity. 1t is a fact that
should make humanity feel very kind
ly toward the profession A practic-
ing physician at 90. Think of the
army Of men and women and children
that old doctor had treated Think Of
the pain he had banished, the dying
moments he had eased, of the people
who became well and strong because
Of his skill. He was a war veteran,
too. At the battle Of Sailors Greek,
Va, he worked steadily at the ampu-
tation table for fourteen hours, and
from 1862 to the close of the war he
was actively engaged, not making
wounds, but healing them. The more
he doctored the more he sympathized.
lie was as tender as woman and al
ways kind. 1t was his ambition to
work right up to the close Of his life
to wear out, and he had no more fear
Of death than he had Of sleep. Five
days before his death he set a broken
arm for a boy and insisted on seeing
all patients who called upon him. So
there you have the life story of a sue
cessful man, whose days spanned al
most a century He left no fortune
Many Of those whom he benefited have
forgotten him. He was success. The
human being who does good to satisfy
the voice of conscience needs no monu-
ment. The man who deliberately leads
a useful life, because of his noble
qualities Of heart and mind, leaves his
impress on the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
AN HISTORIC STRUCTURE.
Benedict Arno1d's New Haven Home
May Be Torn Down.

Benedict ATnOIU'S view 1AoVSA
May Be Torn Down.
In a dismantled condition, the prey
of relic hunters and the ravages or
time, there stands in Water street, In
New Haven, Conn, house erected by
che most infamous man who ever called
America his home and which was later
occupied by one of the most renowned
of Columbia's sons. 1t is a residence
erected by Benedict Arnold in the City
Of Films In It'll. Water street in colonial
days was the select residential street
of New Haven. Arnold, then dashing
young fellow, conducted drug store.
He prospered in business. married well
and branched out into the East Indian
trade in which he made fortune. He
was one Of the most prominent men In
New Haven at the outbreak OF the
revolution and the mansion on Water
street sheltered many a distinguished
guest. Then came his brilliant career
In the army and his subsequent igno-
minious betrayal Of his country.
Time and the Entertainments Of busi-
ness interests have brought the fine old
colonial mansion down to the level now
of it's less aristocratic neighbors, but
traces are still to be seen of the mag
nificence Of which it once was proud.
The house is now part Of lumber
yard, and the parlors and spacious
chambers where Arnold and his bride
lived and received the elite Of the town
are now occupied with piles Of scant-
ling, and the colonial staircases are
now changed to lumber elevators. In
a short time what is left of the old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
Mysteries of Time.

The two elderly Irish citizens, out
for Sunday stroll, says the New York
Tribune, paused before a jewelers.
show window in which were displayed
three clocks recording time in various
parts Of the world.
/" 'Tis odd" said one. ''In some parts
of the earth it's yesterday and in other
parts It's tomorrow, while the United
States Is the only place in all the world
where It's to-day"
"'Tis odd
"'Tis So"
I" Now, when would be me birthday
If were in PARISH"
Your birthday is to-day?"
+" Ills"
"And tbs tomorrow in France, to-
dayw
Ills"
Thin yez could never have a birth
day If y were over there, because your
birthday comes to-day
IT'S odd"
{" IT'S So"
mo doubt that's why the population
is so rayduced in France; but it has ad-
vantages. A man is always as old as he
Is If he is born over there, but IL he
lives abroad he is a year younger on
his birthday, countin' he be home"
Ills odd"
IT'S So"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

house will be torn down and the space
it occupied turned into a woodward.
While no attempt has been made by
New Haven people to save the old Ar
mold house, as it can be believed that
the reputation Of It's first occupant Is
no great source of public qualification,
many Of the finest pieces Of it's original
architecture have been preserved. An
tiquarians and unpoetical junk dealers
have banded together to raze the old
place, and what remains to-day is the
merest shell of the old structure. The
mantelpieces, carved English oak rail-
ings and the furniture have all been
scattered among museums throughout
New England. But there still remains
the original exterior, and the window
blinds, doorways, cornices and much Of
the original decorations are still left.
Not only Benedict Arnold, the traitor,
but Noah Webster, the famous Iexico-
grapher, lived in this historic old man.
sion, and the rooms that once echoed
with the laughter and gayety of the
days before the revolution also har-
bored in later years the silent scholar,
as the pages Of his great dictionary
grew under his hands. Webster came
to New Haven in 1893. Up to that time
the Arnold mansion had remained I'M
occupied SO great was the aversion of
the people toward anything in any way
connected with the traitors life. Web
ster remained there until 1912, when he
removed to Amhert Mass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

B More evil is wrought, so says a cele-
brated physician, in the systems Of
boys from II to 20 years by lack Of
sleep than by any other one cause.
Franklin's early to bed has not lost
its force. Concerning the early to
RISE" Chevalier Bunsen used to say
that by always getting up four hours
before otner people he made his year
into sixteen months instead of twelve.
Inasmuch as an hours mental or physi-
cal work in the morning is generally
worth two late in the day, even the
mathematics of the chevalier were not
seriously at fault.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Eighty years ago writer in the Lon
don Examiner made sport OF the pre-
vailing passion for newspaper person
alities in paragraph which, with
change of hero, would be pertinent to-
day: The Duke of Wellington gener-
ally rises about eight. While he is
dressing he sometimes whistles tune.
He uses warm water in shaving, and
hays on a greater quantity than the or
binary man. While shaving he chiefly
breathes through his nose, with view,
as 1t is conceived, of keeping the suds
out of his mouth. The duke drinks
tea with his breakfast, which he sweet
ems with white sugar and corrects with
cream. He eats toast and butter, beef
or eggs. The eggs are generally those
Of the domestic fowl"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
SOCIAL INSTINCTS OF ANTS.
Show Strong Sense of Devotion to Conn
mon Weal-True to Duty.

Show Strong Sense of Devotion to Com
mon Weal-True to Duty.
In order not to leave my readers I'M
der the impression Of crime among
ants, l shall give-an account Of trait
! of devotion to the common veal, writes
August Forel In the international
Monthly. A swarm Of Formica praten-
sis was closely pressed in it's nest by an
army Of the same species, and crowds
Of alarmed defenders issued from the
entrances to the nest and flew to take
part in the fight. Like Satan, the
tempter Of old, l placed near them a
beautiful drop Of honey on piece Of
paper.
At any other time the honey would
have been covered in few instants
with ants gorging themselves, but this
time numerous working ants came
, upon 1t, tasted it for scarcely second,
and returned to 1t restlessly three or
four times. Conscientiousness, the feel
ing of duty, invariably prevailed over
gormandism, and they left the honey
to go and be killed while defending the
community. l am bound to own, how
ever, that there are ants less social, In
which gormandism does prevail.
Comapred to the manners Of other
sociable animals, and especially to
those of man, the manners Of ants ex-
,, htbit a profound and fundamental ag-
gregation of facts of conveyance, due
to their social life. Let me mention
devotion, the instructive sentiment of
duty, slavery, torture war, alliances,
the raising Of cattle, gardening, har-
vesting. and even social degeneres-
cence through the attraction Of certain
harmful means Of enjoyment It would
be ridiculous and erroneous to BEE In
the fulflment Of this serios OF acts. in
dividual reasoning, the result OF calcu-
lated reflection, analogous to ours. The
fact that each Is fixed and circum-
scribed within one species, as well as
the fataiistic character it has in that
sDeoes, prove this superabundantly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

choir was located. The roof was orig
inally Of clap-boards, fastened by wood
en- pins, and with weight-poles tied
down to hold the Roof more secure.
The door formerly swung on wooden
hinges, and was kept closed by wood
en- pin. The building has been recently
reroofed with shingles, and it now has
a door with a modern lock. Church
services are still held occasionally in
the building.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
the substitute pirate, who has not Ine
brains to do business on business lines.

The conclusion of peace in South Al
RIGA is a cause for worldwide congrat-
ulation. The precise terms matter less
than the fact that an end has come at
last to the war which for nearly three
years has desolated the two former
Boer republic and parts of Natal ana
Cape Colony. On both sides there has
been heroism, and ON both sides, also,
there has been large measure OF hu-
mainly. 1t is doubtful If so protracted
and obstinate struggle was ever
fought out to conclusion with less OF
wilful cruelty. 1t is characteristic or
brave soldiers that they learn respect
for each other from the experiences or
battle; and after the bitterness Of this
long struggle has passed, there VIII
abide on either side this sentiment or
respect to temper and ameliorate fu-
ture relations. It is highly important
that this should be so, for the British
and Dutch must live together in South
Africa, and must together work out the
problems of civilization. 1t would be
a calamity If the work were long in
terrupted by the perpetuation of old
animosities, whether Of race or politics.
In money and In men the price which
Great Britain has had to pay for her
new acquisitions in South Africa is
prodigious. A recent parliamentary
paper put the total money cost, allow
ing for the continuance of the war until
next March, at more than eleven hum
dred million dollars. The mind does
not easily grasp such figures, but some
idea of their meaning may be obtained
when 1t Is remembered that this sum
exceeds the enormous indemnity which
Germany exacted from France, out Of
which she paid the whole cost Of the
war Of 1S70-71, and had several hun
dred millions left for pensions, fort
resses and railways. But the appalling
loss Of life, the thousands Of desolated
homes in the British Isles, and the still
more distressing calamities that have
fallen upon the brave and enduring
Boers-these things make the heart
sick at the thought of the cost of war
and constitute the sire INCEST possible
argument for peace.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

What a mean Captain Kidd sort of
pirate the substitute" man isl You
ask for somebody's sarsaparhla or
somebody else's powders, and he SAYS:
Haven't got it, but have something
Just as good" Then he hands out an
article made by a robber No other
word fits. The world Is full of imi-
tators. A man with genius and ambi-
ton discovers something that Is of real
use to humanity. He manufactures IT
he puts it on the market, he spends a
fortune Introducing it. 1t is the only
way; no matter how meritorious an ar
ticle is, it has to be advertised You
would think that the man who had
used money and time ana skill would
pc allowed to enjoy the fruits of bis
daring and energy. Not sol Along
comes the robber. the imitator, the
leech. He puts up something In a box
or bottle, copies the successful mans
wares as closely as he can and keep
out Of jail, cuts the price and asks the
dealer the man who is nearest to the
consumer, to do the rest It is an In
Expensive way There are no adver-
sing bills to meet-nothing to do but
tspy aud grow fat on the Efforts of a
ter e.,Sonest Individual. 1t isn't fair.
) thersafte dyes ambition, and very often
ona + 7 % tie consumer something
safne. tbatss instead of beneftting.
Was so overflow what you want, ssk
cost of fuel ant IT, That Is the only
said Thrun is ucient way II deal with
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
Counternanded.

Ragson Tatters-Gee! Wouldn't yer
like ter be sittin' in one O. dem swell
restaurants, eatin some strawberry
shortcake?
Hungry Higgins-I ordered some o.
dat dis mornin', but changed me mind
a'terward.
Ragson Tatters-Come off!
Hungry Higgins-Sure; but the won.
an said If wasn't satisfied wild cold
meat an bread she'd sic de dog On me-
Philadelphia Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
ArS

Summer Is the time for health Z
should be for those who know how
profit by 1t, yet 1t has special daDppBui
which must be guarded against. Tba Y
are mostly due to heat, and the high An
the thermometer rises and the lonps T
1t stays high, the greater they are
The chief sufferers are city dweIlen
and it is Of them mainly that one Think III
In very hot weather, and especially NH
the poor in the cities. They usuaT-.
live in contracted quarters in high tena M
ments, in small, poorly ventilated, sum- u
less rooms; cleanliness Is often INNS
sible to them, for even If certain fam. :.
lies are clean, they suffer from the div = :
of their neighbors; 1t Is almost imposd 8.
BILE for them to get fresh and well :,
prepared food; and the walls of tbebs.
houses and the pavements of H,rr,
streets, baked during the day in d, ~
merciless sun, give out their heat lbiAl
SO many immense ovens through THAR
night. lde
This can be endured for short Nrar
Rod, but as the heated term dragS mea
day and night without relief, cOndIl 1
lions become worse and worse anjle
finally deadly. Children, especially #
babies, suffer most, but all, young andlo1
old alike, are threatened at such ~
time. re
The two chief Ills are sunstroke, thlel
direct result Of the stifing heat, antsa1
digestive disturbances, caused by footlg
which has begun to spoil Much, nowsgs
ever, can be done to avert these !lboc
Those who are obliged to be in thu
streets during the day should carry I'm ~
brellas, and be deliberate in thel lis
movements; they should be lightly ami = :
loosely clad, and abstemious in fOo ~
and drink. The less meat the bette, ~
and no wine or beer should be taken =.
AZ 'Aio noo'e 'ne al 'A0u'u 'lin
free access to every part, especially 10 ~,
the bedrooms and living rooms. Nb :.
a foolish practice to close the winNowss ~ !,
and draw the shades, as so many do. ~
is a fact that this often does keep th, !,
Ienipet "'uie 0esiee vi '"o 'o"care
than the outside air, but the confHao+
air soon grows stagnant and unfit tai,
breathe. 1t Is far better to have a,a
unappreciable increase of heat and Tow
have the air fresh and constaltAct
changing.
Water is the great supporter in hho
weather; water internally and Wataast
externally-not Ice water, but G0ad
water. N
Much water, little food free air. mdarl
crate exercise, long rests, avoidance dwc
the monday sun, and scrupulouS Cealon'
iness-these are the preventiyes of isut
ease in the worst Of torrid spells. I'm
1in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
PRIMITIVE INDIANA CHURCH.

Still Used as House of Worship by De-
scendants of Builders.
The old Goshen church building, in
Boone Township, Harrison County, In
diana, has recently undergone repairs.
This church was built by the Baptists
In 1913. 1t is about thirty feet square,
and Is a log structure, chinked and
daubed, with a board ceiling There
were formerly heavy hewn beams
across one end of the auditorium, some
six feet above the floor, on which the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
WINDMILL IN A TREE.
Happy Blending of Nature and Mo"
chanica1 Construction.

A windmill is apt to be very prosaic
and ugly construction, but many at
tempts have been made with varying
success to beautify these very useful
and economical power producers. Our
engraving illustrates how nature and
mechanics are sometimes blended. The
trees serve only as support for the
platform at the top, and as side rails
Of a ladder it being necessary only to
provide rounds The trees serve also
to stay the iron supports. The wind
mill, which was built by ]. G. Benster,
of Moline, ILL.,, is of peculiar construc-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
Easy Enough.

Harry de Windt, in his book,
Ian as 1t Is" tells of mot Of AM
the Arctic explorer. Just before
last voyage he was driven to dist
ton at dinner party by talka
neighbor.
"But how will you know, prOfe'
when you have really crossed
North Pole?" was one of many
questions.
"Oh, that will be simple en91
madam" replied Andree, with
well-known dry humor. "a north V
will become a south one!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

But it would be as grave mistake to
refuse to recognize the deep natural
laws that are concealed under this con.
vergence. Is the case different as re-
CARDS our actions, though they are In
fnitely more plastic and more complex
individually? | do not believe 1t.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

1t Is announced that the British au-
thoritfes have introduced ping-pong
into imbecile wards of pOorhouses for
the purpose Of affording the inmates an
easy and innocent amusement at
srnaI cost. So 1t seems the game has
Its value after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26
TO CORRESPONDENTS

All communications for this papsr should be aoOszA
paned BIZ the name of the suthor not necessarily To-
sucatson bat as an evidence of good faith on tho par
Of tbs writer Write only side OF the paper D
particularly careful in giving names and oa'eS 70
the LISTERS and figures plain and disS7ct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

A woman who married a man who
claimed to have German estates that
proved a myth. has secured a divorce.
Quite right. 1t is evident 1t was not
the man she was marrying, but the
estates, and since they do not exist
the marriage is void. The only wonder
Is that any divorce was legally neces-
sary from a man who counted for so
little in the marriage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

AS If young Alfonso of Spain did not
already have enough trouble on his
hands with the Carlists and an empty
treasury, his advisers are trying to get
him married.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Prince Henry Is in training for fur
Their diplomatic work for his brother,
the Emperor. He has recently been
visiting Ireland, where they keep the
Blarney stone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

One has to be married and have chill.
dren In order to appreciate to the fuu
the genius Of the man who inyentus
safety pins.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

The latest one is Meme" with an
imported French accent over each &C."
OF course it Is our old friend Mamie IN
disguise, but just as sweet and charm
ing as ever. Grayce and Ais are more
easily recognized.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Senator Dolliver says poor people
are the only ones who have a chance
In the world. Still, as Senator Will
lam NJ. Stewart says, IF man has
money he doesn't need sympathy"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

The doctors report that the trouble
with Hobson is compound hyper
metropic astigmatism, retinal hypere-
mia and trachoma." Gracious good
ness. Why don't they give the poor
man a pension and let him go?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

In Central ark, New York
southeasterly from the cave
scarcely more than the length
city block from it, is an object Of |
est which hundreds probably
without noticing. Following the
tic pathway leading down to the
there is seemingly nothing to the
to attract attention, while to the
the rocky ravine causes one to
that way. But glancing to the lef
sees an object well worth exami
The twin trunks Of a tree are u
at a height of about ten feet
branch Of the left trunk, which is
fectly grated into the right one.
the right trunk receives nourishI
through this branch is shown By
fact that the trunk is thicker above
point Of union than below it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Diggs-I tell you, sir, It's a great
thing to be poor man.
Biggs-How do you figure it outp
Diggs-Why, my inability to buy an
automobile Is alone clear saving of -
least $1,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

President Palma says he and his
family will live plainly. On $4,000 a
year they can afford to live as plainly
as they please.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Schwab has begun giving money to
colleges. We may expect that it Will
be "Dr. Schwab before long"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Why do proposed marriages interest
people so much? And why do people
attract so little attention after they
are married.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Occasionally man succeeds in start
ling the world, but fortunately he can't
keep it startled very long.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-26

Opportunity is said to knock at e1
mans door, but it is the usual exp
ence that he throws a poster over
gate and runs by.