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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
What a Farmer shon1d Know.

what Farmer Shon1d Know.
In agriculture, as In manufactures.
success consists in securing the larg-
est and best production at the small
est expenditure of force, time and
money. Evidently the farmer who
aims at such success must have an
understanding of plant life and what
proportion of it's sustenance 1t draws
respectively from the air and the soil.
He must know the chemical constitu
ents Of the latter and the treatment
food exhausted by his crops. He must
have a knowledge of the climates de-
manded by different cereals, vegeta-
bles and fruits He must be acquaint-
ed with the diseases and insect pests
which endanger both plant and ami
NAL life, and should know how to treat
them. He should be familiar with the
principles Of animal nutrition and the
value Of food. In addition to all the
expert knowledge required, there are
those mental qualities which are de-
veloped by scientific training, a keen
perception and an alert habit Of mind,
a full appreciation Of the value Of
facts and hospitality to new ideas, to-
gether with that flexibility which en-
ables it's possessor to adapt himself
more readily to changed conditions.
Evidently the farmer of the future
will not be "the man with the hoe
Josiah Strong, In Success.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Plant Trees on Farms.

The fuel situation in the Northwest
the past winter further emphasizes the
necessity for planting trees on the
arms of the West. Corn has been
burned in many localities where wood
could not be had, where farmers have
heretofore depended wholly upon coal.
In other places hay, straw and beans
were used for fuel. None Of these
products make good fuel and many Of
them are expensive. Probably no.
where in the West has the success Of
planting trees been more apparent
than in South Dakota, and this State
Is an example Of what may be done
by tree culture. twenty-five years
ago the State was practically barren
Of timber. The timber claim law was
the favorite with landseekers, who
were after government land in those
days. and this law Is responsible for
the great growth Of trees that Is now
found In that State, and which places
the farmers beyond dependence upon
the railroads or coal barons.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
FIRST WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER.
Learned the Art from Daguerre
Half Century Ago.

Learned the Art from Daguerre
Half Century Ago.
Miss Mary Anne Meade of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who has just died, was the first
photographer in New York She was
born in London, England, on Dec. 8,
1926. At about this time Louis Da-
suerre made his first experiments in
photography, and Miss Meade's two
brothers, becoming interested in his
discovery, journeyed to Paris to learn
the art. While in the inventors COM
first photograph Of Daguerre, which Is
now preserved in the Smithsonian in
stitution in Washington, D. G.
At the age of Is Miss Meade's fam
lily came to the United States and made
their home in Albany. Here brothers
and sister practiced the art of Da-
guerre, and in 1910 opened studio at
233 Broadway, Manhattan. Photogra-
ply was then coming to be popular
fad and was no longer in an expert
mental stage, so that it was not long
before the esta blishment became fam
Gus.
Through photography Miss Meade
met many famous people. She Treasure
ed an autograph given her by Charles
Dickens through an acquaintance made
with him at the studio. Of the stage
folk Of the time, she knew Lester Wal
lack, Edwin Booth, Jenny Lind and
the famous Lola MonteZ, who fed
from Bavaria to find home in this
country. Indeed, almost every famous
person who visited the metropolitan
district during the career of the studio
selected her gallery for their pictures.
With the success Of her gallery 9TH
err competitors soon entered the city,
and after her brothers died she gave
I'D the business, about 1860. Seven
teen years ago she went to Brooklyn
and has since then been constant res
ident of the borough. Oddly enough,
although always intensely interested IN
photography, she never sat for por-
trait after she was %.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Fully Qualified.

The story is told of man who by
some unaccountable blunder by the ap-
pointing authority was made judge OF
q minor court.
He could neither read nor write, but
that did not give him any uneasiness'
although it aroused some fears In the
breast of his wife.
what are you going to do when
there's any reading or writing comes
into cases?" she timidly inquired.
1.-THE folks that bring the reaom
will read it, and the folks that want
the writin' will write It," calmly replied
his honor, cor If they can't, shall com
NIT 'em. All I've got to attend TO- hit
ty, is the judgin', and can do that as
quick as anybody"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Growing Catch Crops.

Less attention seems to be given to
catch crops Of late than their value
warrants. In certain sections where
the grain crops are harvested by the
middle or last Of June, both peas and
sey beans may be sown and will fur
nish good food during the fall. In
colder sections buckwheat may be
made the catch crop and will be espe-
cially valuable on poor land where the
straw may be plowed under after har-
vest to furnish much needed humus to
the soil. Buckwheat Is not appreciated
as it should be, especially on poor
soils. 1t Is an excellent crop to raise
where bees are part Of the farm out.
fit, and If grown after a grain crop or
after an early hoed crop 1t will great
ly benefit the poorest soil by disposing
Of the straw as suggested, the root
growth by its nature also adding hu.
mus to the soil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
When to P1ow for Corn.

Usually it is better to plow for corn
in the spring, because if the land is
plowed in the fall it has a tendency
to become solid-that is, run togeth-
er" more or less by the winter and
spring rains, and this results in keep
ing the ground cold in the spring.
Corn, above most other plants raised
on the farm, requires a warm soil rath-
er early in the season. Plow two to
three weeks, If the land Is in good con-
dition, before the time Of planting,
and allow the burrows to lie for this
period without being narrowed
Country Gentleman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Farm Notes.

Former Governor J. S. Hogg has be-
come the largest cabbage grower in
Texas He said to-day that he had
10000 head of cabbages growing on
his plantation in Brazoria County.
which would be ready for shipment
to Northern markets next month.
In raising chickens for the spring
market it is not necessary that they
should run outside in the cold. Many
breeders who use incubators and
brooders find the chicks may be hatch.
ed and raised to the age for broilers
inside the building exclusively.
It Is a fact that the farmer is pros
porous wheen he combines with his
farming the manufacture Of pork and
beef. The corn grass, hay and fodder
are his raw materials; the pork and
beef and wool his finishing product
Moles, says the Wisconsin Farmer.
are often enormously condemned. They
are insectivorous and not vegetarians
as they have been accused They live
on insects which infest the soil. the
earth worm constituting almost it,
sole diet. The mole gets credit fos
destroying roots Of planrg when 1t u
digging for its favorits food.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07

haps deceived into thinking it new
mass of bloom yet unexplored, dived
at once in it's direction and succeeded
in alighting with moments dispatch
directly under a pink chin, with the
rough wings brushing a dimpled
throat.
1t was all over in a minute. A
startled cry Of feminine terror, a panic
stricken spring for the other side Of
the canoe, and John found himself
knee-deep in black, Shiny mud, with
bedraggled and dripping little figure
weeping Historically upon his shout
der, and an overturned canoe within
his reach.
It was then he saw his chance. mil
Hcent, stop your crying. l never saw
q worse looking creature in my life"
A white face of establishment turned
I'D to his. "And, for heavens sake,
take off that black, oozy thing around
your neck" Unconsciously muddy
fist stole up and dragged off the cling
ing mass Of slime and dropped 1t with
a shudder.
"Now, Millicent, will you marry
me?" Not till then did the face show
any comprehension Of the words being
spoken. Then flash Of color appeared
under the streaks of black and quer-
ulous little sob escaped from the
trembling lips as, burying her face
again on the wet, heaving chest, she
answered, solely, Eyes, John"'-Phila-
delphia Item.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Railway Companx,s Logic.

A woman in Belgium whose husband
had lost his life in railway accident
received from the company 10000
francs by way Of compensation. Short
~ after she heard Of a traveller who
had lost a leg and had been paid 10000
francs. The widow at once put on her
bonnet and shawl and went to the Of
fee of the company.
Gentlemen, how is thfs?' she asked.
"You give 10000 francs for a leg and
you allowed me only 10000 francs for
the loss of my husband"
Madam" was the reply, according
TO the New York Mail and Express,
"the reason Is plain. Twenty thousand
francs won't provide him with a leg,
but for 10000 francs you can get hus-
band"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Cooling Milk.

Bottled milk cools quickly in tank
of Ice water and can be kept cool by
a small expenditure Of ice. If bottles
with pasteboard caps are used, they
may be entirely submerged. In fact,
several tiers may be placed in vat.
with thin boards between the tiers to
keep them in upright position, and
thus prevent breaking. If tin caps are
used for closing bottles, submerge
them up to the necks. Place the ice in
first, then a little neutrality-suspicious.
will determine how much-then place
the bottles of milk and fill up with wa
ter to the desired height. Do not let
the ice melt entirely. 1t is preserved
somewhat longer by throwing canvas
or board covering over the top.-Den-
yer Field and Farm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Practical Ventilation.

Many farmers neglect ventilation be-
cause they cannot adopt scientific
ways when really they could do some
things that would help very much. N.
G. Cubertson says: II know of lots of
farmers stables where, when the door
Is open, a great steam comes out that
Is almost suffocating. I do not know
anything about scientific methods, but
I took some footboards and made box
es extending from the sill up to the
roof, about thirty feet high, running
above the ridge Of the barn outside.
This plan has done away with large
portion of the bad odors and all the
steam, and the cost was simply moth
ing"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
WEAK IN THE ALPHABET.
Some Letters that Men Can Never
Learn to Make


why is it that with some men some
letters Of the alphabet are harder to
make than others, and in fact that
there are some letters that some men
never learned how to make?" asked
young man who takes considerable in
terest in the matter Of handwriting, in
the New Orleans Times Democrat. 1T
Is rather singular fact that nearly ev-
Ely man, outside of the experts, is weak
Oh one or more of the letters in the
English alphabet. Sometimes the letter
involved is a capital letter, sometimes
1t is of the smaller kind Sometimes it
is one letter and sometimes another. In
any event, you will find few men who
are exempt from the failing referred to.
L know of one man who, in spite of
1ne fact that he does a great deal of
writing, has never learned how to make
a capital P. He simply makes stagger
at 1t, and as a rule the result Of his eff
forts will look more like a small p than
ike the capital p. know another man
VINO can't make small to save his
lie. He can never get the lower part
OF the letter below the line. He makes
1t look like club-footed instead of
an f. There are others who, when they
try to make the small b, give it the
long shank, and it looks more like the
letter f. 1t is rather singular that these
traits should hang on to mans writ
ing for lifetime, but they do it just the
same, and if you make a few inquiries
among your friends and acquaintance
you will find that but few of them are
exempt from this fault 1t is very much
like the habit of spelling certain words
incorrectly. Many men who are rated
as first-class spoilers pass through life
without ever in single instance spell
ing certain words correctly. 1t is due
to habit largely. If you should ask them
how to spell the word they would tell
you. But when they go to write it, that
is quite different, and they will get it
wrong every time. So they know, too,
how certain letters should be made, but
they simply can't put them down on
paper. 1t is curious, but common
fault"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
BOUGHT MAGIC BONES.
Florida Negroes Seeking 1nvisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.

Florida Negroes Seeking Invisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.
"For a good many years" said
Florida man, who was up this way
recently, 1--WE have been familiar in the
far South with the schemes which de-
signing negroes with the money-mak-
ing instinct have been working upon
their ignorant fellows to coax the coin
from their clothes. I'd hate to say
how many thousands Of dollars the
more ignorant negroes Of Florida alone
give up every year for concoctions,
manufactured out Of nothing worth
while by the crafty negroes. for whit
ening their SKINS Then there are the
multitudinous lotions or o1ntments or
whatever you call them on sale by
foxy negroes down our way for taking
tba kink out of woody hair on negroes
heads. Colored women, espec1tlly the
Younger ones, fall victims to this KIND
of stuff for all of their spare change,
and there are plenty Of young black
Hoods who eagerly give up So and even
$40 for fake contraptions that are al
leeed to be designed to make their
noses aauiline instead of fat.
"Rut an ancient black schemer was
nut away down in Florida not long
ago for springing and successfully
working an entirely new one' 1ne
foxy old darky made literally thou
sands of dollars out Of his dodge be-
fore he was nailed. He passed the
word around among the ignorant ne
gro men that he had a consignment Of
charms. in the shape of small pieces OF
bone. that would come pretty near
making their purchasers bosses OF ev-
erytbing in sight. The owner and
| vearer Of one of his bone charms, ne
announced, would be rendered com
| pletely invisible to human eyes. Well'
YOU can .rea Oily imagine how charn
like that would take down In a coun-
try where yeller-legged chickens are
thfcker'n bees, and where water1nei-
ons lust pop out of the soil out OF
their own volition. The Ignorant blacks
| fell to those little bone charms ali III
bunch. and they dug up from % 10
SIS apiece for the things at tnat'
"They absolutely and implicitly De
uovnd that the wearing of the charms
would render them invisible, ana TOT
| months the darkies down our way
,rov;dad with these charms have been
attempting to help themselves 10 al
sorts Of things that didn't peiohs ~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07

clean-a very important item in the
preservation of sap. Sap pals may be
hung to them as portrayed and covers
placed over both pail and spout, as
shown at a, to keep out dirt and rain
water Sanitary conditions are thus
very much improved over old ways,
trees protected from damage and the
first part Of maple sugar making rem
dered considerably more clearly and
scientif1c.-W. NJ Johnson, in Farm
and Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Beautffying Slot Machine.

A identifying automatic machine Is
the latest slot novelty that is now to
be seen in Berlin. The machines are TO
be placed in dressing rooms at dancing
halls, in cafes, on railway stations, ana
like places where people congregate.
You drop your money in the slot, and in
return you receive powder, eyebrow
pencil, lip pomade, rouge and other au-
puncts to female beauty. With the ald
of a mirror ones moneys worth can
then be satisfactorily used.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07

superficial pleasures Of the city, but
they are also more refining in their In
tluence. The lives Of Americas great
men bear a striking tribute to this
truth. Most If not all, of our illus
trious men were born in simple coun-
try homes where plain living and high
thinking" early developed those sturdy.
upright qualities of mind and heart
which in after years helped to make
them mighty leaders in every depart
ment Of human erfort-Oreens Fruit
Grower
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Feeding Of Farm Amin ais.

Requests for the bulletin issued by
the Department Of Agriculture entitled
1.-The Feeding Of Farm Animals" have
been so numerous that a reprint has
become necessary. This little book
makes q dozen or more suggestions
and pointed remarks regarding the
wants and desires Of stock and what
conduces to their happiness and con-
tentment, and therefore to their best
condition, which could probably be
read with profit by almost every farm
er in the country, certainly by those
who do not make speciality and a
study of stock raising and breeding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Tapping Maple Trees.

Improved bits are now used for tap
ping trees, instead of the rough old
augers. Galvanized iron spouts are
now much in use, having their wings
to hold them firmly in the hole, with
out interrupting the sap flow. They
have a fange on the end to fit the
bark end Of the hole, to prevent leak
ing. These spouts are easily kept
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07

them, right in the presence of the own
ers Of the property, and in broad day
light, under the belief that their
charms screened them from the vision
of men. 1t took long time, and not a
little buckshot, to convince them that
their bone charms didn't amount to
much, and then they came to the front
with the story Of how they had got
hold of the charms. Washington
Post
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
To Hold Your Egg Market.

When once poultryman gets repu-
tation for selling eggs that are guar
anteed to be good there is no more
.rouble for him to hold his orders. Each
year the writer Is adding to his bust
ness Of supplying families with table
eggs. and the secret of that increase In
business is due to the fact that we
date each egg as we take 1t from the
nest and always give the customers
the freshest eggs we have on hand.
The result is that we have such de-
mand for eggs that we seldom have an
egg on hand that is over three days
old.-Farm, Garden and Poultry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Che struck an Average.

Husband-I'm surprised at you,
Maria! How could you have the face
e tell the Judge you were "a when you
were 4S last month?
Wife-Well, dear, I told him the
truth. 1 gave my average age.-Toron-
TO Moon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Benefits of Dairy School.

1t has become a recognized fact that
at least one dairy school course is alb.
solutely essential to the education of
the successful butter maker. Only a
few short years ago this idea was sci.
dom present in the mental collection of
the average creamery man. How fast
conditions and the popular idea Of
things do change!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
Country Life.

Country life has ever been celebrated
In song and story for its freedom from
the many shams and demoralizing In
huences Of city life which tend so
largely to narrow the sympathies OF
.he city-bred person, and to make him
callous, selfish and artificial, says the
Small Farmer. Life in the country en-
ables the mind to expand and the ca
pacities for enjoyment to grow In a
aatural and healthy manner. The
Measures thst are supplied by nature
are not only more accessible thaA To
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
II Accommodated Burglars.

A placard reading "Will Not Return
Until December g." placed upon the
door of a residence in West Philadel-
phia, was so informing to burglars that
when the family did return at the date
fixed they found the house ransackeo'
and silverware, jewelry and much
clothing missing. The police were noti-
ied, but the thieves had not been 80
accommodating and left no hints ON
their part.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
How They Get There.

"What is it that makes men great
papa?'
persistent advertising, my SON. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07
= DEAREST GIFT

/ III OEE"
,,Dcing feet are still,
b. danr'ji is shed and spend
III 3.o rg.Irzei her happy fill
4 +. o so5 Jack and Ted and
81 rharl and jolli5y,a down with
eaF eye
# ,..-. she comes to me.
al ii ny oun-to keep'
:.'a,o a3'T nights left and right;
r. be 10 ID it is good night
- quot Ist wooers prate;
81 i5E Il ,'I man ask more in life,
gu ..., dearest ear gift of fate fate
,s, .r,eethear; for a WifeF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-07

When a man feels particularly youth
full, he shows IL by going out ana
breaking into some boys game.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-20

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more than month, but I began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
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life.saver 10 consumption, pneumonia,
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coughs, colds, asthma, hay fever, Group
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ties SOC and 81 CO.. Trial bottles free at
Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-20
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN
Observation of the Ninety Fourth Ami
yersary Of the Birth of the Mar
tyred President.

Chicago, Fob. 13.-Chicago comment
grated in appropriate manner the
ninety-fourth anniversary of the birth
Of Abraham Lincoln. The day was
quite generally observed as q holiday
and patriotic observance was general
among ali classes. Memorial hall in
the Public Library building was
thronged with veterans assembled 10
pay homage to the memory Of Lincoln.
In many Churches throughout The
city memorial services Lad large at
tendance. Prominent among the OBJ
SeryanceS arranged for the evening
were the annual Lincoln day" cele-
bration of tie Lincoln club at the Au-
ditOrium. at which Archbishop Ireland,
Governor Yates, Senator Elect Hop
kins and Congressman Foss responded
to toasts. and the colonial celebration
by the Daughters of the Revolution
in the Fine Arts building.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-20
Health Better Than Wealth.

Health and happiness ought to go
together. Have you ever reflected that
il you are free from bodily ills you are
a lucky person: Nature has smiled Cd
you and the world is at your feet.
| know Il mother who has her chill
dren rehearSe their blessings every
morning at the breakfast table. Nell
is thankful for her doll and Tom crate
full that it has showed. The mother
usually says: Il am thankful that I
am well and that | have coed anne
tite and can enjoy things in this world y
A maiden aunt felt called uron to
rebuke the selfish attitude of the fam
lily. Always thinking and talking
about yourseives-think of others. y
said She.
My point is said the mother. ''to
make the children apprecite their par
ticular blessings. and after Il while by
continually L oking on the sunny sd
they will forget the clouds and be as
happy as they are healthy. Healthy
happiness reflects on others - and
lightens the gloom of those not blessed
with it.'-Chicago Post.