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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Great dlvinities!' exclaimed the
shade of Nero, watching the automo-
bile race Gould l have had a bunch
of them what sights of royal carnage
the arena would have beenn'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

An excited Assyriologist has disin-
tered Abraham's Old threshing ma
chine and the plow which he used to
put his upper eighty under, way back
in the days when the Assyro-Babylo-
MAN empire flourished. If Abraham
had suspected the interest we feel in
him he would have bought a stone
quarry and kept q cuneiform dairy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

The charge that this Is an irreverent
age will have to be withdrawn soon
# the celebrations in honor Of famous
men continue. What with the glorifi-
cation OF the work and memory of
Emerson and Wesley and Jonathan
Edwards In one season, one must adj
NIT that Americans have not lost all
regard for the men whose ideas have
affected the religious life of the coun-
try. "a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

known throughout
the country as the
manager of many
IA 0 t e d lecturers.
Maj. Pond was 50
years Of age, and
h / S life, which
had begun as a
printers devil"
was rich in adven-
lures and reminis-
cenceS.
His birth p | a C G
was Allegany Coun-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

A poet has been elected president of
a railroad He will probably have a
grand career. A man who can work
his way up through poetry must have
great stuff in him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

New York City. according TO the
latest estimate, has a population of
three million seven hundred thousand.
Since New York was enlarged by the
addition of Brooklyn and other adjoin-
ing communities 1t has been the sec
ond largest city in the world. London
In the largest The addition to New
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

The arbitration germ Is doing well,
considering the backward season, but
is still pygmy compared with the
strike microbe.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

The humiliating fact remains that
the flood record has not been broken
Old 1914 still wears the championship
belt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Luck has finally turned, and Spain
is to secure 100000 from a British
firm that failed to complete couple
of torpedo boat destroyers in time for
service in the joint naval maneuvers
held with the United States off San
lingo.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

If man should fall to hating him
self and wanted to get even he
should sit down and give himself good
advice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

One preacher thinks the American
people laugh too much. This is the
worst case of trouble seeking that we
have ever heard Of.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

All men want to laugh, but most Of
them are generally discouraged be-
cause they have been laughed at for
one thing or another.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

If the fish that a man catches would
only get away and he could nab those
that get away he would bring home
more and larger fish-perhaps.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

When our shafts fail to hit the
mark, we generally have feeling that
it is because the mark Is too low.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

With Edison and Marconi working
in cahoots, electricity may as well pre-
pare to give up it's remaining secrets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Since the latest auto race in Europe
the horrors of war do not seem tt
dreadful.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

When you get right down to the true
inwardness of it you will find that a
mans best friend is himself
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Remark to a woman that her hus-
hand is good TO her, and her reply is
that be has to be.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Some men have an idea that heaven
IS one long payday.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17
Ruled Out of Literature.

"You say he thinks his poems very
fine?'' said the man with the cold.
steely eye.
He considers them unsurpassed"
Then there is no chance for him.
He hasn't even judgment enough to be
a critic. Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

II you must refuse man credit,
don't try to do it in a delicate way; he
will not catch on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

You are all advised to give vent to
your mirthful feelings.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

\ boy walks heavily. and talks loud
y, to make people think he is a man.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

The average man will stretch the
amount he paid for his Panama to
avery one he talks TO, but his wife.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17
NOTED LECTURE MANAGER.
Major J. Il. Pond Was Associated with
Many Famous Personages.

Mai. James Burton Pond, who died
at his home in Jersey City, the other
day, of blood poisoning, was well
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-17

Laugh and the bunch laughs with
you.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
KANSAS WHEAT YIELD
A BUMPER CRoP-THE STAR SAYS SO, 24e, 600
BUSHELS.
Kansas City Star


The threshing of the Kansas wheat crop has
progressed far enough to show that the total
Yield will not fall far short Of Ice, Oo0o 900 bu.
asking mllers and grain dealers for reports as to
the actual threshing results, suggest total OF
9s,42e 900 bu. comparatively little threshing
has been done in the western part of the state,
where the largest crop was raised, and later re,
ports may raise the figures closer to 100 900 900
blu. The average yield for the whole state, as
Indicated by the reports received by the STAR
is 1886 blu. ~ ~
or any other State The largest crop prior to
this years was 80 sss o9o bu, in lsol' and the
next to that "a % pu in 1900
the largest in the states history-is in the YES
tern half of the state The estimated yield In
the counties west Of the center Is 1872 bu Pc,
eastern half is 1886 bu. -r' ~ go
The big western wheat counties report many
fields yielding 80 to 40 bu per acre, and COMPARE.
lively few below Is bu, the latter being on fields
carelessly planted on stubble land.
Thirty-four counties raised over ,Ooo, ooo bu
each, and four more reached to close to that
figure that final returns may place them In the
million-bushe class.
The frequent estimates Of moderate wheat
crop in Kansas this year have arisen from the
Of the important counties and Yielded, poorly in
county 81 reports s SONY only = bu acre.
f fo;ns Har Rt9 5; Ries H. sana, H. sedswieF
Il, and Sumner, H. All these counties, that
usually have high average yields, but this year
on account Of Hessian fly damage or because OF
excessive rains, or in some cases account Of
short dry spell at a critical time, they fell
short this year.
The quality Of the crop is generally very fine
in the western half Of the state Most of the
wheat in that section will be No. 2. In some
of the big central counties on the other hand
there is much thin, lightweight grain Nc
Pherson. Mitchell and Ottawa counties repor
very little No 2 wheat Dickinson, Cloud ant
Rice correspondents think one-third will grade
| No. 2; Harvey county. with the lowest average
yield, reports nearly all the crop No. 2; "a mos
unusual circumstance-small yield and fine quail
| ity,'' remarks one correspondent. Over half thu
! entire crop is No. wheat. Some big souther,
| and western counties report all No. 2. Ever
| the lightweight wheat is of good milling qualit!
| and excellent color.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
SAFETY ENVELOPE
It Cannot Be Lawfully Opened and
May Be Generally
., Adopted,
Saturday Evening Pos

Saturday Evening POSI-.
1t is expected that the United States postal
authorities, who are interested In every IN.
novation designed to promote the service, VIII
experiment with safety envelope (which can
not be unlawfully opened without betray1ng
that it has been tempered with. This en-
velope, which has just been perfected, is sim.
pie, adapted to all kinds of mail matter, and
In it's sealing requires no more time and at
tention than an ordinary envelope.
What is the now top of the envelope 1s
in the new kind the bottom: The main clos
in alignment with one side Of the folded en-
velope The other edge of the flap is long
oblique the whole terminating in a round tip
that extends and is adapted to fold over the
stamp is then placed half on the envelope
proper and half on this folded extension of the
flap Any attempt to unseal the letter teI multi
while the letter is in transit would readily
lead to detection, and 1t Is believed that this
simple device will result in an entire eiim1na-
ton of the remaining cases of unlawful letter
opening.
The under surface edges Of the closure flap
are provided with adhesive gum, and are
sealed on the back of the envelope. There Is,
therefore, no strain on the sealed extension
over which the postage stamp is placed The
entire under surface Of the rounded, project
ing margin is gummed, to provide against ac-
| cidental curling or bending. Envelopes may
! be made in various fanciful designs, as with
| the ordinary variety, and the extended portion
of the flap which receives part OF the post
age stamp may be designed to suit artistic
tastes. The principle Of safety remains the
same. :f
It has long been the ambition of inventors
| and manufacturers to devise an envelope
| that could successfully resist fraudulent un-
sealing Affixing sealing wax to the flaps il
rear and stamping it with the monogram
| or emblem of the sender is too elaborate .
process for every day correspondence. par.
| ticularIy with firms that send out hundred.
i Of letters daily.
| It is pointed out that the cleverest and mos
! daring of offenders would not take the risl
| of openenig letter when that performance
| involved the mutilation of a stamp. To de-
! tect suspected persons after these new en-
xelopes come into ~ use would be very simple n,
a letter or given number of letters Will
in a normal condition The moment staml
cations would begin. On the last clerk o
carrier to whom the letter had been given IL
q perfect condition would rest the burdel
of proof.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
STREET CAR LINE
On Which Passengers Do Their owr
Driving and Collect
Fares.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

+
II was in Fremont, Neb., recently" said
William e. Evenson Of GAINESVILLE, and
had a most peculiar experience. AS
alighted from the train I saw street car
with mule attachment standing near by,
and as 1t appeared to be the only convey
ance to take me to the business district,
I boarded the car and took a seat. No one
appeared upon the scene for fully half an
hour. Then a man in blue jeans and
straw hat of ancient aspect poked his
head in the door and inquired:
Want to go up town, Stranger
g That Is my desire replied.
g Well, take the whip and hit the old
mule crack and you'll get there all right.
The track ends right in the center of the
business parts and the critter'll stop when
he comes to the end of the line
Don't they have any drivers on this
line?'
Nope. That is ter say, they DONE
alters have a driver when he gets sick.
How do they get their money oui
of it?'
Most folks is honest enough to dror
a nickel in the box, and them as amt
gets their ride fer nuthin'
'I dropped a nickel in the slot, hit the
mule crack with the whip and arrived
in the business district Of the city IN dut
time without any further difficulty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT OPENED WEAK WITH QUITE GEN.
-.- ERAL SELLING. e.

.-.- ERAL SELLING. -=.
Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. Wheat opened weak
with quite general selling due to gooa %eatn sd
liberal Argentine shipments. The buying was
scattered and mostly by commission houses 9oae
September off &c to nc at 79Ac TO !eBS;
and after selling at SOC the price declined stu
further, going down to 7e&c during the o hrst
receipts of 12e cars, which with local receipts
of 1876 cars, Is of contract grade, mace totai
receipts for the three points OF 264 cars against
1877 cars last week and 29S cars year ago.
the day with considerable selling pressure from
commission houses and local longs. Absence OF
any support caused weakness, and the close on
September was down B@Ac, at 799sc, after
selling down to 79Ac.
Close: Wheat-septemgber 5ossc , 3D. 1885, s9AA
December sO1Ac; old, SOS @soAc; May, e2Ac'
Cash Wheat-No. 2 red, Sic; No. red, SOC; No.
hard winter. 7sA@7sAc; No. 3 hard winter;
northern spring. 81 a s3c; No. spring, 77@soo:
Corn opened steady on firm cables and small
receipts with September unchanged at 521sc.
Offerings were light and with a good demand
from a prominent commission house, the mar
ket developed more frmness. Local receipts
were 131 cars, with 10 of contract grade.
Steadiness prevailed turnout the day, and Sep
TENDER closed unchanged, at 521sc.
Close: Corn-August, 511ac; September, S2be;
IsSr So ?2ci May 0zAc oash o''n-No =
Local bulls and commission houses were fair
buyers of oats at the start and opening prices
were firm, September being unchanged to 1sc
higher at BAYS to One Of the strength re s6n
| tract oats reported yesterday. The market held
| arm the early part of the day. Local receipts
Close: oatsAugust, gsNe September ,sS 9 S4hc
R Re 81 Saz ssc ny g. 5e& a5ie asn
| The following was the range Of prices:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
THE FLOUR MARKET
GENERAL INQUIRY INCREASING-THE
MARKET VERY FIRM,

Millers say they can detect disposition
on the part of buyers to come in and that in
quiry in general is better. Many are buying
eparingly, because, as they state. they can
which -four prices are based. In expectation
of a lower price range for wheat and conse-
quent reduction in -four prices, many have
are light A revival of interest and a feeling
of greater confidence on the part Of buyers
is the feature In the flour market just now.
While this has not had the effect to increase
the sales very much yet, milers say there
is greater need for flour than for several
years. stocks being unusually low. Later on
they believe the orders will increase and the
outlook for the remainder of this year, in the
milling trade, Is pronounced good.
Shipments show a gain altho still running
: Slightly below the average, yesterday showing
62530 brls.
First patents are quoted s4.5o@4:65; second
patents, $440@4.50; first clears, $3.55@3.65
second clears, $250@2.60.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
A WESLEY INCIDENT
First Methodist Lay Preacher Fol-
lowed In Year by
Twenty.
August Century,

August century.
The societies met on Sundays, but never
at the hour of church service, and, when
neither Wesley nor any other clergyman
was present, spent an hour in prayer and
religious conversation or exhortation.
From exhortation before the society to
formal preaching before it was only a
step; but to Wesley it seemed very long
step.
While in Bristol he learned, one day in
1889, that one of his converts, Thomas
Maxfield, had been preaching before the
Foundry society. He hurried up to Lon
don to stop it. But his mother-who sincs
the death of her husband had been living
in a room of the Foundry building-n1et
him. with a protest. John, take care
what you do with reference to the young
man, for he is as surely called to preach
as you are" Admonished by this counsel
from one whose caution on all churchly
matters he knew to be quite equal to his
own, Wesley. reluctantly consented to
hear Maxtield preach. After listening, he
exclaimed: TT is the Lords doing; let
him do as seemeth good" Convinced in
spite of deep-rooted Discrimination, he
sanctioned the first Methodist lay preach
err. Within year there were twenty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
FLOODED TEMPLES AT PHILAE
Effect of the Water OF the Nile Dam
Upon the Temple OF
Isis.
London Sphere.

London Sphere.
The first high Nile R 1ss the saS the
Shiny wat& has soaked the temple founda
tons and left its marks on the columns to
ical submersion is held by some to be a great
danger to the buildings, which they declare
can only last a few years under such treat,
ment, and that destruction WIZ be nastene9 go
the full capacity of the dam in holding PACK sk
the water six feet above the he, threshold IL Of
is entirely submerged. The beautiful color
ing of the walls of the Temple of Isis, which
has survived for 1000 years, is also stated
water AS regards the stability of the tenn
PIES it must be remembered that the founda-
tons were thoroly treated by the dam engin..
GERS with view to resisting the actlon Oh
Philae is called the Holy Island, because
it shares with Abydos the claim of being the
Egyptian gods. Its greatest temple is Of
the Ptolemaic period and dedicated to Isis,
wife Of Osiris and mother of Horus The
island was regarded as sacred In olden times,
and no one was permitted to land upon it's
shores without PERMISSION. The most sacred
pilgrimage that the Egyptians could make
solemn vow "By him who sleeps at
Philae.''
The small Temple Of Nectanebo, at the
been emu I for the Excellent
ton Of it's mural paintings, is also reported
| to have suffered severely from flooding. The
small square temple called Pharaohs Bed,
| which is said to have been built by the Ro-
man Emperor Trajan in honor Of Isis, is a
very picturesque feature of the island. The
! army of Nebuchadnezzar during it's conflict
with Egypt penetrated as far south as Seine,
the ancient nome of Assouan, which lies on
the northern side Of the great DAM The an
nual rise of the Nile at Philae was ascer-
! tanned in ancient times by the use of a
series of specially constructed steps.
| Philae was the last home of the ancient
border of lower Egypt and UNEMPLOYED Africa
was peculiarly fitted to be refuge for the
dying faith. Long after Christianity became
| the religion Of the Roman and civilized world
the worship Of Osiris and Isis continued al
Philae. 1t only ceased in the fifth century
A. D. There is Christian church under the
shadow of the Temple of Isis, which mark:
the passing of the ancient worship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
GENERAL PRODUCE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS OF THE MINNEAPO-
LIS PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
Friday, Aug. 7.-Butter Arm. Eggs,
steady. Poultry, quiet. Veal, steady

BUTTER-Extra creameries, per lb., 1Sc;
frsts, Tic; seconds, 15c; dairies extras, Ice;
dairies. 1rsts lac; dairies, seconds 12c; pack
ing stock, 12c.
EGGs-New laid eggs, at mark, cases in
Guided, 12c; eggs, candled. loss of, per doz
141Ac; dirties, SO per case for candled sec
onds and checks, per case, 1910; April stor-
age, car lots, charges paid, case s4.s5.
cHEEsETwn 1a,e Or fats fancy 12c twins
good, &c; Young Americas, fancy, 13c; brick,
No. 1, 11hc; brick, No. 2, 6@Sc; primost
No. ! &c; pultost. &C.; Swiss, No. l, block,
LIVE PoULTRY-Turkeys, mixed coops,
lie; turkeys, thin, small, unstable; chickens.
~ to 2 lbs. 13c; | to ~ lbs, 1Sc; ducks,
young, white. &c; ducks, young, colored, &C.;
du6f sd ii f4 large s@G
4@5c; mutton, fancy, 6@7c; lambs, year
lings, fancy, S@9c; milk lambs, pelts off, 1Oc;
hogs light 6Ac; medium, SIC; heavy, SIC.
3@4c; pickerel, 4c buffalo, Sc; bullheads, &C.
| TOMATOES-Fourb basket crate, Csc.
| CABBAGE-New, per large crate, SIPS
PoPCoRN-Old rice, per h., 4@5c; new rice
P1GEoNs-Live, per doz, 75c; dead, pc,
| DRIED PEAS-Fancy yellow, per bu, SITE
medium, s1.5o; green, yellow, Sis; medium
$1.25; marrowfat, $2.25.
BEANS-Quotations include sacks Fanc.
navy, per bu, $3.50; choice navy, $780, me
| dunn, hand-picked, $225; medium, fair, $1.75
medium. mixed and dirty, 65@soc; brown
fancy. 81; brown, fair to good, si.5o@1 Is
Lime, California, per lib, &c.
4 11TEASPhHS.PPe Per a nr 's s.
4 ORANGES-California navels, fancy Sc. Is
choice, $3@3.50; Mediterranean sweets, So. so
budded seedlings, s275@3; Michaels. 1865 t
2sSss 1924; valencias, al sizes, s4@425. =
LEMONS-Messmas, 30os to 36os, fancy, IS
300s to S60s, choice, $425; CALIFORNIA; fancy
as to size, $475; choice, as to size, $4.25; Yer
dellis, fancy, $4.75@5
), GRAPE FRUIT-Per box, $3.50.
RED RASPBERRIES-Per case, 81.
BLACK RASPBERRIES-Per case, $1.6o.
CURRANTS-16-qt case, s175.
OOSEBERRIES-16-qt case, 81.
BLUEBERRIES-16-qt CASE $1.75
WATERMELONS-Per doz, 81.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS-Apricots, pc
crate, 81; peaches, per box, 81; plums ret
per crate, s1.5o; prunes, per crate, $1.5(
BANANAS-Fancy, large punches, So; me-
dunn punches, s2.5o@2.75; small punches
SIPS.
$ HONEY-New fancy white lib sections, IA
15c; choice white, lib sections. 12@13c; ambe
5 choice white, lib sections 12@13c; ambe
. 12c; goldenrod, 12c; extracted white, in ba
Z rels, 6@7c; extracted amber, TIC.
VEGETABLES-Wax beans, per blu, 80
egg plant, per doz, 81 5000; radishes, per d.
0 heads, per doz, 30c mint, per doz, csc; ne
?, potatoes, per Blu, Soc; celery, per doz, Is
. asparagus, per doz, s1.25; new beets, per d.
4 punches, 60c; spinach, per bu, 100000; gree
peas, per Blu, $3.50; squash, summer, per do
100000; caulifower, per doz, 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-07
Range of September Wheat.
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION, AUG. 8.

Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. hard, 2; No. 1 northern, Z; No. g. 3;
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.. Paul-No. 2 north
ern, 4; No. 8, /; rejected, /; no grade, 1.
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No grade z
500 Line-No. northern, 2; No. north
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & omaha-No
TotalNNo hard, 2; No. northern, 8; No. ;:
northern, -; No. 3, 8; rejected, 4; no grade ?
No. 2 winter wheat -; No. winter wheat, le
rejected winter wheat L; No grade winter wheat w
white oats /; No. white oats, 2; No. 4 whit!
oats No. oats NC Sd grade sa aaes No.
barley, l., no grade barley, 8; No. fax, 8
no grade fax, 1.
Cars Inspected Out-No. hard wheat, 2; No
No. wheat Ii; rejected wheat, A; no grad
wheat, /: No. 4 white oats, A: No: oats. ~
no grade oats, 2; No. 3 rye, 3; No. 8 rye, l
No. barley, s; No barley, i; No. barley
g.: rejected fax, 2.