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Britain Viewed as a Farm.

Britain may be viewed as one farm
extending from county to county, in
terrupted by towns, it is true, but sur
rounding them like the ocean surrounds
an archipelago of islands. Great Brit
ain possesses a total area of 80, 437, 3S9
acres of cultivated land, of which
1926, 40S acres are under corn, the rest
being in permanent pasture, temporary
pasture, root crops, fodder crops, and
SO on. It includes over 81 900 acres Of
hops, $4,000 acres of fruit, and 3O8, 900
acres Of bare fallow. The capital en-
ployed is enormous. and can be roughly
estimated at 9227 100000, while the
amount paid in wages has been esti-
mated at f3O,OO0,OOO per annum. There
are at least 100000 men, women and
boys employed in agricultural pursuits
in Great Britain, who not only culti-
vate the ground, but attend to 800 600
horses. 6.805, 900 cattle, &c, 500 900 sheen
and 2,381,00 pigs. besides countless
poultry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

If an Italian wants to praise wo
man most highly. he does not tell you
she is beautiful, or that she is witty, or
learned, but he sums up her virtues by
saying she is simpatica. What praise
this really Is, and how much happier
the world would be If only larger
number Of us deserved 1t! Sympathy
is great power as a maker Of sun
shine. Think of the most sympathetic
man or woman you know. and think
how great and cheering an influence
that person exercised over you In some
time of trouble and anxiety. Very like
~ you may have felt at the time that
had you been alone you could not have
borne the weight of care or sorrow,
but with the friends sympathy were
able both to bear 1t, and even to spare
thought and sympathy for other people.
Sympathy. like mercy, ''blesseth him
that gives and hirn that takes" and
these who. as 1t were, paddock up their
powers Of sympathy, lose a great deal
OF the JOY Of life. Among the poor.
perhaps, the quality is more common
than among the rich. for certainly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22
The Eilinino Rand.

1t will be noted that several Filipino
bands turned out to help welcome Gov
ernor Taft upon his return to Manila.
Those who are in position to know are
of the opinion that a welcome that
could be planned without the assist
ance Of a Filipino band would be much
more acceptable to the one who re-
ceiyed the welcome. A Filipino band
is said to be cross between a hurdy-
gurdy and creaking farm wagon. 1t
is a mingling of the tender notes of
the fuzzy-guzZy with the more strident
tones Of the tree toad. A Filipino band
when playing en- masse can be heard
clear across narrow street, but while
it may not be ear-splitting it is peculiar
~ irritating to hearing appliances that
are not accustomed to it's finer atreci-
ties. The natives claim that one can be
acclimated in a comparatively brief
time, more or less. And yet persons
who have lived there several years still
insist that when they hear a Filipino
band they want to go right away and
hide in the refrigerator Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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CHURCH, WITH ONE MEMHs|

Humble Structure Where a. Ievj
Quakeress Worships Alone,
Devotion to the faith which has l
tanned her. for the eighty yearSdl
life, and; fear that, should she r:l
her charge for even a very briefpGI,
it would. be lost to her forever has 1
Priscilla Lippincott, steadfast
keress Of Woodstown, N. j., to lurss|
course which makes, a. situationull'
in chureh. annals. Miss, LippinNuI
the last of al once large and flourish
congregation of Friends that atteni
the little meeting house WhichShea1
regularly visits for worship.
Every day when: the church bells
Woodstown, calls the people, to WoD
she starts from, her home f0rthe chaj
Unaccompanied, she approaches
gate of the fence surrounding
church, and. entering. walks along
narrow, grown path leading
the edifice. She opens the ohurcAd
and slowly approaches the seat she
occupied for owen half al century
there, she remains, with bowed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

hill was by far the best home he had
yet known. 1t was only story and
a half high. On the ground floor are
two small rooms, sitting room and a
kitchen, while above, reached by a
narrow stairway, are two other rooms,
one of these, Poe's, cramped little
box of a place, lighted by tiny win
dows, the other bed room about the
size of closet. Mrs. Cove, who visit
ed the Poes here. says: 1.-THE furni-
ture was Of the simplest; in the clean,
white-f1oored kitchen, were table, a
chair and little stove, and In the 9th
er room, which was laid with checked
mating, were only light stand with
presentation volumes of the Brown
ings upon it, some hanging shelves
with a few other books ranged on
them. and four chairs"
Poe's wife, Virginia, only %, was
still beautiful, her large black eyes
and dark hair accentuating her pal1or,
and Poe, proud, i'll, and bitter with a
sense of the injustice of the world and
his own inability to provide the COM
forts required for his wife, was in a
constant fever Of anxiety.
AS the summer went on Virginia
failed and faded away daily and the
resources Of the household were being
slowly reduced to the starving point.
Autumn came, the snow and the cold
and the winter seclusion, and affairs
grew desperate.
Mrs. Cove, who visited them at this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Imp0liteness or unpleasantness on
che part of salesgirls is often attributed
to the i'll manners of the women who
face them on the other side Of the
counter. Often it is, for salesgirls are
only human, but the Dry-Goods Econ
6mist thinks there Is another cause. 1t
says of one store with which it is IA
miIiar, "Every employe in it seems to
be good -natured. Why should there be
any difference in this respect between
this establishment and the average
store2 Is not human nature about the
same the world over? True; but there
is difference. The proprietor of this
store is not only a merchant, but gen.
tleman. He treats his employees with
marked courtesy and consideration.
AS a consequence, they feel so kindly
disposed toward him and his business
that their goodwill is reflected in their
treatment of his customers" Some
storekeepers never find out why 1t Is
that so few of their casual customers
become regulars.
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The American Iron "Plant."

The Englishman was being properly
surprised at the rapidity with which
the sky scraper was going up.
"Deah me!' he exclaimed, sit seems
as If your buildings grow as rapidly
as your maize"
"Yes," replied the Westerner, un-
blushingly, land the process of raising
them is much the same"
: "Fawncy! Won't you explain fur.
ther?"
well, you see, we just get an iron
plant, put it in the ground, have the
street sprinklers water it, and in q
month or six weeks the sky scraper is
full grown
And. taking another breath, the cou.
sin from over seas managed to believe
it.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
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and folded hands, for an houf' n
sionally she rises to give ul'''4s ,.s
thoughts that will not remain un'p !,
and her voice echoes through wv
deserted except for her preSepy~
the expiration of the hour sue s s,n,1
and locks the door, WHICH ~,
closed until another service ut "A
visits to clean and dust l0l ~, ID
forms the duties Of SEXTON a'
the church interior spotleSS' mt|
Time was when the meS'p s.,. 4
was well filled, but that was ' ."ne,s|
The original members or tug ~ al re|
ton have gone to othe' anu \, mi
churches, have passed! away , W
other cities, leaving. che s' mns st3
onakeress to worship: alone In ~. n 4
was built as the result of a s spn r,tj
congregation ms the. larger portion ,I.r n
ing the old churQh, ana Tue 'I Land d
ing a new structure, The l .ns cbda
which it stands was give" rbes
with the Understanding that ha ' pIls
meeting house ceases 10 Ot tba bes
" worship ~; p.a 81 owner. Miss Lipplls,
determined that, while SIZE D DhaH pd
toto to journey to the church. it i aer ~
lost to the Friends, anu a. a,.,,re aadsI
visits presents a pathetic; 1.af.ratioo
calculated to inspire a"
respect.
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THE 500 POWER CANAL
Cost $5,OOO,OOO and Required Four
Years to Construct.

Cost $5,OOO,OOO and Required Four
Years to Construct.
It has taken four years to, construct
and $5,OOO,OOO to build the great water
power canal which has been finished at
Sault Ste. Marie. Fhis canal is consiG-
cred by engineers as the most magnif-
cent work of its kind In the world. Like.
an immense river, 22O feet broad, and
deep enough to float the biggest vessel
that sails the lakes, it divides Sault Ste.
Marie into city Of two parts, with the
island portion now for the first time
completely surrounded by water, the
business section and the balance of the
city being given over to- the homes Of it's
citizens.
The canal Is two, and a third miles
long, from the mouth of the intake
above the rapids to the overflow far be-
low the entrance to the ship canals. The
intake has an area of more than $4,000
square feet, through which will flow
volume which is estimated to be 10000
cubic feet per second, with velocity of
about two feet per second or about one
and half miles per hour. The entrance
is S91 feet wide and eighteen feet deep.
In its excavation some 100000 cubic
yards Of material were removed.
At the lower end the canal widens out
into the forebay, or mill pond, for the
purpose of securing sufficient frontage
for the uniform distribution Of the wa
ter to all the turbines. which are In
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as the principal matter of interest.
Z. No unnecessary accessories. The
camera takes I'm with too great sharp
ness all the details within range and
the tendency of the fnartistic amateur
is to help it make a record Of all his
possessions at once.
s. There should be a proper balance
between the amount of light and
shade.
9. DON'T omit to get some sort of
sky into the picture, even If it is no
more than summing the print after 1T
comes from the printing frame, so that
the sky shades up from bright hori-
zon to- somewhat deeper color above.
10. Look out for the foreground and
the lower corners. They ought not to
look like BARREN waste, nor ought
anything of Importance to- appear in
them.
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WHERE EDGAR ALLEN POE LIVED.
Tragic Story of the Fordham House,
Where His Wife Died.

Tragic Story of the Fordham House,
Where His Wife Died.
Few homes associated with men of
genius have attracted more sympa-
thetic and melancholy interest than
the little cottage in Fordham, N. T.,
where the bitter tragedy of Edgar
Poe's life was played nearly to the
end.
He established himself at Fordham
in 1916 with his young wife and her
mother, the long-suffering and patient
Mrs. GLENN, hoping by his work on
various newspapers and magazines in
the great city near by to make enough
to afford the necessary comforts for
his invalid Virginia and himself. The
little cottage ON the top Of Fordham
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

ASt@teS at ths,a l
IMAM military manea#ers
Maj. Gen. Young-was born H.,
1s40, in Pittsburg. A&;the opth.l
tine Civil War he enlisted in them
Pennsylvania Volunteers, servi,'
private from April to- Augpst N
when ne was made a. captaipb
Fourth Pennsylvania Cavalry. p,
successfully major, lieutenant os
and colonel of his command ~
part In nearly all the cavalry ono,,.
of the Army of the Potomac u,1I
four times wounded, and befors \,
mustered out, in July, 1865, hs \
made a brevet brigadier genera
gallant and meritorious servico A.
the'campaign terminating with fin /
render Of the insurgent army NJ
Gen! r. e. Lee" n
Tn 1866 he entered the regub, i
as al second lieutenant of ipfan,,,
SOON found his way to the caysh,l
vice; where he made record iplMI
fighting on the frontier, and bqeon
colonelsby successive promotloDs5nv|
When the war withrSpain brOkam
was made a brigadierr general ofv
teers and commanded the troopip,
battle with the SpaniardS at LasGt,
mas, Cuba for gallantry in whN
was made a major general Of. I'd
teers. He saw service inN0rtberlI
Zon int1899 and 1900, and on hByp,
he was placed in command of thl
partmhent of California until he n
made president of the War CjHs
He was made a brigadier generalnj
regular army on January q 1909,
major generalj U. S. A., Februsv
1901.
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egress. From distance these habita.
tions looked not unlike haystacks that
dot the.prairies of the West. But civilil
cation took root easily in the tropical
country The brown4skinnedj sunny
dispositioned people were apt at imita-
ton, and the manners and customs Of
America soon became the manners
and customs of Hawaii. Now the ISL
ands are mndernized and Americanized:
The huts have given way to handsome
palaces and well-built domiciles. The
dirt floors have been replaced with pol
ished woods and glancing marble. The
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22
FROM HuTs TO pau ACES.

improvements Have Catered Into the
Lives of Hawaiians.
It is a far cry from a; grass-thatcheds
hut to modern palace with pillars and
porticoes, stone foundations and marble
floors, but few sAort years has wit.
messed this change i'm Hawaii the beau!
tifuI summer garden Of the Pacific
Ocean. It Is less than a. decade since
the people of that country lived almost
exclusively In huts, winuoWless and
with but one door for ingress and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

When the eruption Of Mont Pelee
wiped out the city of st. Pierre and
lives, the world was aghast. Papers
were crowded with details of the ca
&astrophe, and every line was eagerly
read Since the middle of July almost
as many lives have been destroyed by
the cholera in Egypt yet the only news
of that loss which has reached the
world at large has been a few lines
In the London papers. A curious COM
mentary on the power Of the spectacu-
aar and unusual, even in death!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Queen Alexandra has revived the use
of the word ''lady," which has been
dabooed by the polite society Of Eng
dand In favor of woman" during the
last decade, but reported proceedings Of
female members of the London "swag-
ger set" lead to the belief that her
majesty Is premature in the revival.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

The continued unhealthy condition
along the Ambejemackomas, Eskwesk-
w9wajo and MISUNDERSTANDING rivers
On Maine have induced the State Board
OF Health to decree that no further use
OF the waters from these streams for
domestic purposes shall be made until
their names have been boiled down.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Modern economy permits less and less
to go to waste. 1t gathers up the frag-
ments. saves odds and ends, finds a
use for what once was called worthless.
The saving may take philanthropic
turn, as In the case of large factory
I'm Jena, Germany, which utilities it's
surplus hot water in such a way as to
give the laborers nearly thousand
baths week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Human life is a school. 1t begins in
the mothers arms and ends only on
the great Graduation Day when
on your diploma and mine
shall be written either 'Well
Done" or depart" The boy
or girl who believes that education is
complete when commencement day has
arrived makes a big mistake. That
day is a mere passage way from school
life to life's school, No man or woman
ever gets too old to learn something in
the school of life. The first lesson that
must be learned is obedience. Duty is
the school master. He who fails to
others. Why? Because character Is
the A, r, G of successful life. Bril-
liancy, ambition, energy-all these are
worthless if the inner voice of duty is
disregarded. And this is in the very
nature of things. He who cannot con-
quer himself cannot conquer obstacles
outside of himself. To successfully Or
ganize material things man must first
organize himself He must be In har-
mony with himself, with the laws of his
being. To become anything he must
be that thing. If he achieves good
ness he must be good. If he achieves
greatness he must be great. The first
lesson being learned, the others are
easy. Character, character, charac-
ter-you can build any sort Of success
on that firm foundation. If you build
on anything less your success is ignoble
success, and therefore, only successful
failure. Why do men stumble, morally,
all through life? Because they stumble
at the first lesson. If you learn to obey
the call of duty, although the other les
sons may seem hard betimes and the
tears may fall on the page Of the book,
you have only to say, Il tried to learn
it, Teacher" And the greatest Of all
Teachers Will show you the solution.
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Long-IIiyed Fish.

There are now living in the Royal
Aquarium in Russia several carp that
are known to be over 600 years old,
and 1t has been aseertained in a num-
Der of cases that whales live to be over
200 years old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

friends, followed her body to it's last
resting place.
For some time after his, wife's- death
the little house remained the home Of
Poe and Mrs. Clemn. Now there is
movement on foot to- purchase the
house and establish it as memorial to,
Poe
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

thatched roofs are supplanted by. those
Of tile, slate and shingles. The towns
have been changed as IL by magic from
slovenly, irregularly massed houses to,
straight streets, handsome dwellings,
and Hawaii is now abreast Of the,
world
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should Dc accom-
eanied BY the name of the author: not necessary o
publication but as an evidence of good faitn on 'n'
of the writer Write only one side OF the pay,
particularly careful In giving names and dates 70 h~
tn. letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

The luminous and pregnant notion
that the motor vehicle is convenience,
like a cab, not medium of sport, like
a race house, is gradually penetrating
the intellects Of faddists devoted to
rapid motion. In the nature of things
1t ought to take root and bear fruits
meet for latter day civilization.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

In order to simplify social affairs,
it lis suggested that every hostess have
a printed bill of fare, so that her
guests will be prepared, when asked
when they get home. What did you
have to eat?''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Another time honored proverb ex-
ploded. Jabinski, the giant, is said to
be the longest Pole in the world, and
he never knocked persimmon in his
fifa
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

wealth, especially that which has been
hardly gained, seems to cause the
growth of crust of selishness round
former kindly hearts and renders them
hard, when poverty and sorrow would
have made them tender.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Some of the independent steel COM
panies are getting ready to fight the
big trust. Or it may be that they de-
sire to be absorbed at profitable fig
aYroc
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

King Edward has distributed 400
more coronation honors without motto
ing the raised finger Of William Wal
dorf Astor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

The surgeon who operated on King
Edward says appendicitis is really
good thing. He speaks from the sur
geon's standpoint.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

France wants an easier divorce law
According to reports, an easier mar
riage law might obviate some Of the
evils. 1t is SO much trouble to get
married that some people neglect to do
If
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

The man who killed his wife because
she talked too much set an example
which, If generally followed, would
soon exterminate the human race.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

from the \
through. hi. \
merit as y
He is now I
dent dent Of thsS I
College at N
llngtOn,. aass.'
~ returrA, !
Europe, \
with Gems n
and Wood, ~
resented The N,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Adam was lucky in another way. He
had no friends to come around telilnS
him how he ought to bring up his boys.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

A lady TYPEWRITER has become lion
tanner. Probably got tired of being
dictated to.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

If man is inclined to be foolish a
silk hat won't save him.
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LIEUT.. GEN! MILES .

Mai. Geas 8. B. NJ. Yos,,
Ariseh fA"orn the RaS,H WV
Mat Cen: Young. wbo. RAIN
Lieut.! Gem Miles as, dead ot =,
upon the latter's retitamon. ase|
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

A sure cure for Insomnia is to have
someone knock on the door and tell
you to get up.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

A patient SUFFERING from o. I T8 !
yer should take to l., W. there til .
Yalescents
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

Those who have chung to the Malthu-
sian theory and have been apprehensiVe
that population would increase faster
than food supply have occasion to BAN
ish fear for millions Of years to come.
BACTERIA, with which name so much
of an offending nature Is connected,
have their virtues, or rather we should
say there are bacteria and bacteria. 1t
has been found that some of the genus
are important agents in the growing
of crops The prospect is that farmers
will go the nearest drug store, purchase
the special bacteria required, inoculate
the soil and be sure of harvest. Inc
chief of the division of chemistry at
Washington is authority for the
claims made for bottled bacteria" as
commercial product and the value OF
these organisms in insuring harvest.
Another hopeful outlook is the assur-
ance that what is known as "Mendalfs
law" has been proved an established
fact This law relates to cross fertll1-
cation. Its discovery promises to revo-
lutionize the hybridization Of plants and
to turn chance into certainty. For In
stance, hitherto it has been impossible
to foretelI what the seed from any va
riety of the apples of commerce would
produce. Now by the hybridization of
two self-sterile varieties the variety
produced may be perpetuated continu:
ously by the seed produced. When one
adds to these two important discov-
cries the wonders effected in agriculture
by the use Of electricity there Is little
occasion to fear any failure Of needed
supplies. Intelligence and thrift left to
themselves are easily able to ward off
Nautilus and his pessimistic theories.
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K0oninR OuJ OA istai

The new Amer of Als 5-s,op Of -
declared ehu d' against the admission
sionaries to his country
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-11-22

The number of consumptIves in Ger
many is estimated at over 225,0OO.