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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

At a recent annual meeting Of the
Humane Society at Cleveland, Onlo'
Judge William Babcock devoted an
earnest and intelligent discussion to
the treatment Of youthful criminals.
The first two sentences Of the paper
were the key notes Of the discussion.
These two sentences were, Nearly All
criminals are boys" and Every prison
is a nursery for crime" Among other
forceful facts were the following: "AH
the year round between seventy-hVe
and one hundred young men, most or
whom have not reached their maJora-
ties, lie in our county jails awaiting
trial Many of them are released When
they are finally given chance TO
prove their innocence. But they are
not what they were when arrested, for
the three months which they have put
in, and that is the average time they
wait, has brought to them very lib
eral education in crime. The Jail Is a
reservoir in which is poured alike the
hardened criminal and the youthful
violator. Human nature is the same,
their disposal, listen to the various
methods Of breakers, Of the lat
est innovations in hold-ups, Of the
most successful means Of performing
every act against which society has
laid it's mandates" This is not new
picture, but it is a true delineation
and may be duplicated in hundreds Of
city prisons throughout this country.
Judge Babcock says Ohio is not ex-
ceptional in this particular. What a
fearful reckoning, then, for American
society of the future. But Judge Bah
cock has a remedy. This Is his pro-
posal: at is my belief that we have
no moral right to lock up boy with
out making him better. Education is
the remedy. At the bottom Of it all
lies poverty as a cause, and too little
knowledge Of our duty to our brothers.
My plan would be to put teacher in
the county Jail whose business it
would be to teach the young men
something that would direct their
thoughts to better things. I would
purchase library Of good books and
place upon the authorities the response
bility Of seeing that the yellow backed,
crime-reeking prints are thrown out.
Good books and more education will
do much toward making men from
those whose lines of life have begun
a divergence from the right course,
rather than making criminals from
those whose only ofense is that they
have been unfortunate" This plan
was first suggested, according to the
Kansas City World by Judge Wof-
ford, Of Kansas City in an address last
winter. 1t is certainly practical and
is worth consideration. Society owes
it to itself to carry out in some way
the reformation Of the guilty, which
is the avowed purpose of the punish
ment Of the criminal, and which under
the present system is a failure. But
reforms move slowly and it may re-
Quire some American Dickens to de-
pict the communicating influences of
Jail life before our society is moved to
action.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

A New Jersey man of 76 Is cele-
brating the birth Of his first baby. 1t
Is safe to say that his grandchildren
will never have the privilege Of pulling
their grandpapa's chin whiskers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
Different.

Cholly-May Gabbie tells me you said
Gussie Gayboy and / would never find
any girls to marry us because we are
too fastidious.
Miss Pepprey- was a slight
misunderstanding there. / sad you
were two fast idiots. Philadelphia
Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

A New York man has refused to ac-
cept $4,000 city position. No wonder
the Philadelphia North Americans SCI
enlist thinks insanity is increasing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

An .omuunicst,ens for tAis payer shoHM GO aseenA
Mapisd by the name Of the AathOT not necessarily fel
nuhe.tsn, bat a. svidsAee u good tAtha the par
Of the writer. Write sAy sAs ode Of tks apsf %
wsrtsealarly earstul In giving nsnss aA sss t" hAVs
ths Estters and Axursa plain aMA distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
Orr Cottons in China.

The value of the cotton manufactures
sold by the United States In the Chi
nese empire last year was one-third Of
our total exports of such commodities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Some people stand around with their
hands in their pockets waiting for busl-
ness when they could get it by adver-
Using.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

a young man can seldom account for
his fathers lack Of knowledge, but in
after years, when he has sons Of his
own, he begins to realize the ignorance
of youth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Cremation may be scientific way
Of disposing of the mortal remains Of
human beings, but it is not making
much Roadway. Science has an uphill
Job when it goes against popular senti-
Smpnt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Carnegie has been telling people over
in London that it is hard work to give
money away. Still, We could mention
several professions that are harder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
Books Issued in Germany.

The total number Of books issued IN
Germany was for 1895, 23,067; 1896
%, $3.50; 1897, %, 1861; 1898, %, 739; 1899
%, 715; 1900. %, 1872.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14
aIetanhoricaI Heat.

"At this point she broke down and
shed sealding tears"
My goodness! She must have been
fairly boiling Cvar!''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

The average woman may not be able
10 love three men Simultaneously but
she can make a strenuous bluff at it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

1t is suggested as a probability that
the French do their voting on Sundays
to make their calling and election sure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

The man who wins may not always
ne the best man, but the wcrld gives
him the benefit Of the doubt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

It doesn't take an energetic volcano
long to pat all the existing biographies
and aliases out of date.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

King Leopold, King Alfonso and EN-
peror Franz Josef are now tied Tor the
running broad jump championship.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

1t is not related that Jobs friends
told him how much he had to be thank.
ful for.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Babies must be as tireo IN, "
kissed as parrots are of hearing
" want a cracker!'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Investigate, and you WIZ aa by ]
half your trouble was eau
gessly butting in.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Loyalty that Is xIl on one side Is mis-
placed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

It always makes us mad to see poor
player wear a baseball suit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-06-14

Cuba is free; but let her remembe7
that it isn't a good thing to be too free
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07

not so much with respect to housing
the officers themselves as with the
members of their families. The situa-
ton has reached a point where bach
elors are favored over benedicts in as
signments to stations with limited liv-
ing accommodations where such dis
elimination is possible. And it is
even asserted that where there is no
other choice between two young can
didates for a commission it is be-
slowed on the single man in prefer
ence to one who is married. Even
then it is recognized, however, that the
bachelor appointed is not likely to
continue long in single blessedness.
The powers that be admit that their
authority does not reach to the extent
of interfering with subsequent affairs
of the heart. 1t is made plain that
there is no official prejudice against
matrimony-quite the contrary-but
just at present the military posts
would afford better accommodations
for more officers if it were not for the
family attachments of some of them.
Congress provided literally for the
army in this respect during the ses-
sion just closed, but it will be many
months before the additional quarters
authorized are ready for use.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
The Negro Question in Cuba.

The negro question seems to be in
a fair way to settle itself in Cuba
without recourse to the aid of philan-
thropic societies or government regu-
latiops. Major Gorgas tells us in his
report on the vital statistics of the
cities of Havana and Guanabacoa that
turing the month of January in those
Cities the native whites showed an
excess of 1888 births over Deaths
that is, the figures were Asst and 269,
whereas the native negroes showed
an excess of IS deaths over births;
this is to say, the figures were 1913
and TO- The figures for the year
1901 are even more significant. Dur
ing the II months the native whites
gained LAO and the native negroes
lost 513, making a total gain for the
natives of 1,227 inhabitants. The
deaths of foreigners brought the
difference down to exactly one, al
though it must be remembered that
the number of foreigners dying indi-
Gates that the city is gaining rapidly
in population by immigration If
this keeps up for reasonable length
of time there will soon be no negroes
left in Cuba. The most fatal disease
from which the negroes suffer is ap-
parently pulmonary tuberculosis
Philadelphia Medical Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
KILKENNY CASTLE.
The Most Stately of lreIand's Many
Stately Homes.

Kilkenny castle, where the king and
queen had expected to make a short
stay next autumn, can count as being
perhaps the most stately of the many
stately homes of Ireland. In these
days there are not many great es-
tates which have remained in the
possession OF the same noble family
for over 700 years. This is, however,
true of Kilkenny castle, and there
are portions of the building, notably
the first two stories, which are al
most exactly as they were close on a
thousand years ago. though among
Cromwell's many acts of vandalism
none is more to be regretted than the
fact that he destroyed one of the four
great towers that were a striking and
unique feature of the structure which
owed its being to that earl of Pen
broke known as "Strongbow."
Many additions have been made to
the castle during the last hundred
years. The most important of these
in a stone corridor where is now
placed the main entrance to the castle,
and through which access to the far
famed diamond hall is obtained. The
hall is hung with splendid stamped
and gilt Spanish leather, and among
other treasures to which it forms a
background sportsmen always regard
with special interest four antlers of
the now extinct Irish elk.
The grand staircase, OF solid polish
ed mahogany, is also hung with
Spanish leather and set OF the
ancient tapestries for which Kilkenny
castle has long been noted. on the
staircase is the dining room, and here
some notion can be obtained of the
extraordinary age Of the structure,
for tie embrasures are close on Is
feet deep. II is in thig room that is
kept the old pate, including the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
Petroleum Deposits in Mexico.

In view of the scarcity of fuel in
Mexico, the exploration and exploita-
ton of oil lands is attracting consid-
cradle attention in this country. The
recent discoveries at Beaumont,
Texas, have given rise to the nope
that oil in paying quantities will also
be found in Mexico. Very favorable
indications of its presence have been
discovered at several places, and lib
eral concessions for the development
of petroleum deposits on national
lands have recently been granted by
the Federal Government to prospec-
tors.
Almost certain indications of the ex-
igtence of petroleum are to be seen
in many States, and especially in
Tamauplipas, where in places there
is an abundance of asphalt, sulphur
and oil on the surface
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
Liebig and Pasteur.

1t is not generally known that Lie
big for long while refused to accept
Pasteurs demonstration of the mi
crobian nature of fermentation. The
extreme conservatism mot to call it
by harsher name) of the eminent
German chemist was shown toward
Pasteur personally in a curious way.
AS early as 1S45 Liebig had said "As
to the opinion which explains putre-
faction of animal substances by the
presence of microscopic animalcules,
it may be compared to that of child
who would explain the rapidity of the
Rhine current by attributing it to the
violent movement of the numerous
mill wheels of Mayence "-Philadel
phia Medical Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07

unique collection of cups formerly
used by the sovereign during the cor
onation banquet in Westminster hall,
and which on each occasion became
! the perquisite of the Marquis OF
Ormonde, as chief butler of Ireland
The picture gallery of Kilkenny
castle is now used as supplementary
sitting room by Lord and Lady
Ormonde and their guests, and it is
here that some historic royal gather
ings have taken place. To the con-
roisseur this collection of paintings
is a veritable delight, for Lord
Ormonde possesses one of the finest
sets of old masters in the kingdom, as
well as an unrivaled collection OF
family portraits by Lely, Keneller,
Lawrence and Reynolds. One curious
feature of the gallery itself is the
marble chimney piece, on which dre
embossed scenes from the history of
the Butler family.
China enthusiasts naturally prefer
to the art treasures hanging on the
walls the absolutely unique tea-and-
coffee service of old Hague ware, of
which one piece, when put up for
public auction, excites the liveliest
competition among collectors, owing to
the fact that no complete sets, apart
from that existing at Kilkenny castle
and those in certain continental royal
palaces, are known to exist
The large drawing room is hung
with that national irish product, silk
tabourett, a very rich kind of poplin
of deep yellow coloring, which throws
up in admirable relief the fine
eighteenth-century cabinet-French
Italian and Spanish-in which are
stored much rare old china. In the
drawing room hangs a Madonna and
Child" by Correggio and also
portrait of Vandyck painted by him
self.
Lord and Lady Ormonde are de-
voted to Kilkenny and there spend a
very considerable portion of each
year. Lord Ormonde, as a young
man, travelled we'll and widely, and in
his study at the castle are many
sporting trophies of great value and
interest. There also is curious cor
lection Of PAINTS of royal personages,
presented by the late quen To various
members of the Butler family, for The
connection of Lord and Lady Ormonde
with the court has always been ex-
oeptionally close, partly owing to the
fact that Lady Ormonde's mother, the
first duchess OF Westminster, was one
Of Queen Victoria's close personal
friends. Lady Ormonde has often
entertained royal visitors at Kilkenney,
but this would have been the drst
time in the history Of the grand old
stronghold since the days of Richard
II that king and queen had sojourned
under its roof.
Kilkenny has had long and
romantic history. 1t passed into the
possession Of the Butler family at the
end of the fourteenth century, and,
as has so often happened with the
more noted of the stately homes OF
the united kingdom, through woman,
sister of the last earl OF Gloucester
and Hereford, who fell at Bannock-
burn
Both Lord and Lady Ormonde Jake
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
Cobra Venom as a Remedy.

Hen Chandra Sen, in a recent num-
Der of the India Medical Record (Feb-
ruary rs, 1902, after a brief descrip-
ton of the chemical and physiologi-
cal characteristics of cobra venom,
has collected and translated formulae
containing this substance which were
Most of these appear to be very good
They contain mercury, sulphur, lead
aconite and sometimes salts of other
metals mixed with cobra venom and
formed into pills. These pills, for
some inexplicable reason. must be
soaked in the bile of five different
animals before they are ready for
administration.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
LIGHyINe TRAINS.

From the standpoint of the tech
meal engineer, the axie-driyen dyna-
mo, located in each car and making it
an independent unit, always ready and
capable OF run of any length or
duration, is the ideal system. It re-
quires, in addition to the DYNAMO
only small auxiliary storage battery
to feed the lights while the car is at
rest and a regulator to equalize the
current during the different rates of
speed attained by the train. But this
system has three defects N the
power which it borrows from the
axle, repeated in each car of long
train, increases very preceptibly the
already heavy load upon the locomo-
tive; (2) the space occupied and dead
weight added by the dynamo, regu-
lator and accumulation, and go the
Earring, grinding noise of the dynamo,
which has not been reduced to a
point where it ceases to annoy and
awaken nervous passengers.
Another method is that of large
storage batteries, located in each car
and fed from electric plants at termi-
nal and other principal stations. This
system has the advantage that it
does not consume any power from the
locomotive and makes no noise or
vibration to disturb passengers. Best
of all is compromise between the
foregoing methods, namely, system
by which steam-driven dynamo is
placed on the locomotive, under con-
troll OF the engine driver, which sup
plies current to small regulating
storage battery in each car of the
train. This renders each separate
car of vestibule train an indie
pendent and separate lighting sys-
tenn, in which the lamps are fed from
its own accumulation, which derives
its supply from the generator at the
head of the train
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07

keen and intelligent interest in the
history of their home, and the mum
ment room contains a priceless series
of documents and relics of past day
including document to which Is
affixed "Strongbow's" seal Lady Or
monde and her daughters often spend
an hour in the imminent room, espe
/ oially when there happens to be stay
ing at the castle some learned anti
quarian or dilettante versed IN
archaeological lore.
Ireland should truly be land of
flowers, owing to the peculiar softness
and dampness of the climate. The
gardens and grounds which surround
the castle owe much OF their beauty to
Lady Ormonde's incessant care and
real knowledge Of foriculture.-Th
Sketch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
The Infection of oysters by Sewage

The Infection of Oysters by Sewage.
According to Prof C. A. Fuller as
quoted in Science, the city of Provi-
dence discharges daily about 10000
900 gallons of sewage through large
main into the upper part of Narragan-
sett bay. There are many oyster
beds, in this large bay, and this sew
age, in order to reach the open sea.
has to pass over some of them. Sam
pies OF oysters and water were taken
from different parts of the bay and
tested for bacteria The tests for
sewage contamination were made by
means of fermentation tubes, carbol
broth and litmus lactose agar. Water
and oysters at quarter of a miles
distance from the opening of the
sewer contained three varieties of
intestinal bacilli, and the same organ
ism1 were found at point two miles
below Thirty per cent. of the
oysters, from a bed located in a
strong tidal current FIVE miles from
the sewer, contained the common
colon bacillus, and the same was true
OF 40 per cent. of the oysters from a
bed in sluggish water 5A miles from
the sewer. Oysters from a bed 6h
miles below the sewer contained no
colon bacilli. Beds still further down
the bay We're entirely free from con-
tamination.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
No Saccharine.

voted law prohibiting the use of
saccharine and all other artificial
sweetening. with the exception of
such kindred substances as are used
in pharmacies. NJ Eloir, scientist
of Lille, maintains that saccharine,
the so-called sugar of the poor can
be replaced advantageously by good
crystallized sugar, the direct product
of French refineries, and insists that
this should be exempt from all duty.
Crystallized sugar sells in France at
10 cents per pound, loaf sugar at %
cents.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
The Microphonoaraph in France.

The microphonograph, a combina-
ton of the mocrophone and phono-
graph, invented by M. Dussand, pro-
fessor of physics in the Ecole de
Mecanique, Geneva, permits the in
definite repetition of a sound with
the same intensity, tone and degree of
loudness, and at the same time, the
apparatus lends itself to the produc-
tion of the most varied sounds, deep
toned or shrill feeble or intense, so
that the operator can by trial find the
tone which will best impress the sub
ject The idea of the microphono-
graph is to increase the intensity of
sound, while regulating and gradu-
ating it at will; in short, to do for
sound what the microscope does for
objects. The advantages which it
has relative to the sounds created
over those of the photograph alone
are: "a They are considerably
strengthened; (2) they are more dis
tinct, with scarcely any nasal tone;
(3) they are regulated at will in their
intensity, so that the instrument con-
stitutes at the same time the most
sensitive audiometer; (4) they can be
heard by many persons at the same
time; go they can be heard at great
distances.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
The Drinking Habit.

1t is said that in serious cases of the
drinking habit, the average duration
of life is about Is years; the duration
of life among moderate periodical in
ebriates is about 10 years. The
capacity to get drunk more than a
thousand times is rare. The maxi
mum capacity for any man during 10
or Is years is about 1000 gallons Of
whiskey.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
WOMEN CROWD ARMY POSTS.
Wives Of Officers So Numerous They
Have Become a Nuisance.

The residential portions Of nearly
all the army posts in the country have
become so overcrowded of late that
the war department finds difficulty in
accommodating those whose duty 1t is
to make their headquarters there. The
return of soldiers from the Philippines
has caused such an overflow as to
prove decidedly embarrassing to the
military authorities. The trouble is
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
Cancer and Mental Depression.

A doctor recently read a paper en-
titled "The influence of Mental De-
preston on the Development of Ma
lignant Direases,' in which he dwelt
at length on the history of cancer as
affected by mental depression. Pare,
in 1910, he said, was the first 10 refer
to mental perturbation, anger and the
like, as making a cancer more fierce
and raging" while the same author
ity, under the head of treatment, in
sists that the patient must eschew
fasting, watching, sorrows, cares and
mourning. Generals Grant and Ma
poieon have been referred to as ex-
amples of cancer following reverses,
and Paget and Virchow gave quail
fed allegiance to the passive side of
the question The foundations of the
different phases of the contention
rest on the beliefs ~ that cancer
may result from the direct influence
of mental depression; (2) that cancer
may arise Indirectly from mental de-
preston because of the defective nu-
triton attendant upon it, and (3) that
mental depression exercises in no re-
spect influences that admit of sum
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-07
unklnd Advice.

Ella-How can preserve the color
Of my hair?
Stella-Don't leave it In the sun
when you are not using 1t.