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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

Miss Fola La Toilette, oldest daughter
of Gov. La Folleate, desires to make the
stage her profession and it is said has
discussed with her father and mother the
subject of her going upon the stage when
she finishes her university course Miss
La Toilette has done extremely well in
amateur theatricals and is Mt present a
member of the company of university
students which, under the management
Of Walter Pyre Of Madison, has given en-
tertainments in several cities of the
State. The Governor has not said no
to his daughter, although he has no de-
sire to see her on the stage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
FORTY YEARS AGO.

The city of Lawrence Kan, was sur
rounded at a. m. by QuantrelPs rebel
guerrillas, 1870 citizens shot down in cold
blood, the stores pilaged, and the town
then burned.
Gen Wilder's artillery began the bonn
bardment of Chattanooga, Tenn, where
Gen. Bragg's rebel army was stationed.
London sympathizers with American
rebels were estimated to have lost ST.
100000 on rebel securities to that date.
Confederate currency was quoted at
eight cents on ,le d lnr.
A battalion of the Sixteenth cavalry
was attacked at Vandalia, H., by 400
armed rebel sympathizers under com
mand Of a former United States army
officer, several persons being killed.
Brig. Gen. jeff Thomson and 100
rebel guerl.llas were captured at Poca-
hontas, Mo-, and narrowly escaped lynch
Ing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
State Items Of rnterent.

Continuous wei weather greatly dam
aged the blackberry crop
Frank Lewis, of many aliases. was
taken to Eau Claire from Chicago and
held for trial on the charge of attempt
ing to pick DR.. Moser's pocket three
years ago.
Christ Walther had Il narrow escape
from death while thrashing near Jeffer-
son. His clothing was caught by shaft
and in a moment every stitch of apparel
was stripped from his body, but he es-
capped with few bruises.
The 11-year-od son of Louis Schroe-
der while herding cattle on his father $
farm six miles west of Berlin, was at
tackled by four wolves, an old she wolf
and three young ones. The boy was lead
ing his dog when the animals suddenly
dashed out of the woods and bounced on
the dog and then on the lad. The boy $
face and left shoulder were bitten ana
scratched and the dog was also badly
bitten. The cries of the lad and pas
ing lumber wagon frightened the brutcs
off.
The Park Falls Cash Supply store,
owned by W. Il. HALEY, was burned to
the ground. I4lG uAiS III Va tAAN ''ANa - st
determined. The inmates OF the living
rooms above the store barely lad time TO
escape in their night clothes. Mrs. Hal
lev was nearly suffocated and was res
cued hv the iiremcn. Mr. Ulrig of Ste
yens Point jumped from the second-story
window. but was not seriously injured
The losses are: Building, $4,000; stock
81 900; personal effects, $1,000; total
$4,000.
Because the outlook for the season ;
crop was such that financial rum ana
noyerty stared him in the face, Thomas
rorrerson, farmer in the town OF
Washington. is violently insane. lie mas
been prominent in local politics.
While attempting to give med0cine
from bottle to horse which had con
tracted hydrophobia by being placed IN
\ stall in which ano1her horse had died
of the disease, the 1S-year-old son OF Jo-
semi Coe of the town of Caledonia. was
biften on the hand. The horse, before
being shot. attacked itself, infiictins
deep wounds with its teeth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
DOOM ALL BULGARIANS.
Turks Plan to Accomplish Their To-
tai Extirpation.


According to a Sofia telegram the
Turkish repressive measures In Macedo-
MIA have reached the utmost limits OF
barbarism and it Is evident that 1t is
the intention to- accomplish by degrees
the total extirpation@Uf the Bulgarian
population.
Within the last few days, Gays a cor
respondent, twelve more Christian vii
lagos have been handed over to fire an
sword and the women, children and IL ."
aged have been massacred indiscrrh-
nately. Conveys Of prisoners dispatches
to Monastir have been murdered by
their escorts on the way.
A private letter from a foreign resi-
dent in Monastir says even the local
Turks are Disguised and mediate assas-
sinating the consuls In order to awaken
European intervention.
The insurgents are doubtless taking
terrible revenge and are executing the
revolutionary program to the letter. Inc
reported concentration of large Turkish
forces in the Adrianople district at Mus
tafa- rasha, Kizylagach and other points
on the Bulgarian frontier Is regarded
with much apprehension in Sofia, as 1t
Is well known that in case Of war an in
yasion would occur from this direction.
According to reports from CONSTANT
nople a rumor was current that war had
already been declared against Bulgaria.
II was proved to be unfounded, but the
state of popular feeling is said to be such
That no other Issue Is regarded as posi-
BILE.
n % further stated that although the
Russian squadron was Withdrawn from
Inada It continues to cruise near the
Bosporus.
The insurgents In the Debr district are
aid to be destroying the villages and
numbering their inhabitants
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
Rural Routes Established.

These rural routes will be established
Oct. /: Arlington, Columbia County, with
one carrier area covered IA square miles,
population 395; Camp Douglas, Juneau
County, with one carrier, area covered
II square miles, population 1GS; Poy-
nette Columbia County, with one carrier,
area covered IS square miles, population
425; Princeton, Green Lake County, with
one carrier, area covered % square miles,
population 46S; Reesevile, Dodge Coun-
ty, with one carrier. area covered p
square miles, population 422.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
uodci PouItry Coop.

,..ars paws to make coops sub
! ,rr and keeping the comfort of
. ,a,bor hen In view. To do this
w obo,ld be Of fairly good size,
~. .ho old hen will have n chance
'. ohout The illustration shows
~, coop built especially for a hen
~ y. and her brood, but quite suited
\. Wv kinds of poultry. The founda-
,,bls coop was n dry goods box,
,,o was cut 50 that 1t slanted Il
,nd was then covered with tar
n shed the rain. a tight board
,,ouId be made in the coop, and
.,nrd be slightly elevated, which
,rpvcnt dampness, always fatal
.,,oo turks and chicks. Ventila-
I, provided by n hole cut in the
.,nt Of the coop; this hole Is COW
rhcn desired, by piece of board
N, mace by Il screw. A novel fea-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Don Carlos, pretender to the Spanish
throne, reached New York from Havre.
New York police were asked to guard
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge of England
from possible assassination by Irish ma
tionalists during his approaching visit
there.
The State of Virginia demanded $780,
800 in cash from the United States treas
ury as its final share Of the notorious
grab" bill of 1886, by which the surplus
revenues were deposited with the States
and neevr repaid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
sEvENTY-FIvE YEARS AGO.

Gold was discovered in Spottsylvania
County, Virginia.
The first Durham short horned stock
was imported into the United States.
A canal across the isthmus Of Panama
was projected by the Netherlands gov
eminent.
Construction Of one Of the earliest rail-
roads in the United States, at Charles
ton. s. c., was aided by an order OF
the Treasury Department admitting iron
for its use at % per cent ad valorem in
stead Of $50 per ton.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Gen. Thomas B. Van Buren, was ac-
cused by national commission with
profiting from government contracts let
by him as United States commissioners
to the Vienna exposition.
The Philadelphia centennial exposition
was threatened with failure because OF
inability to raise the needed S15,000,O0O
and personal rivalry among the commits
sioners.
Members of the ku-klux band were
said to have committed fifty murders in
Kentucky within three years, while the
whipping Of negroes and persons who
employed them was of nightly occur
renee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
TEN YEARS AGO.

twenty-five acres of the residence por-
ton Of South Chicago was destroyed by
fire.
Debate on the repeal Of the Sherman
oliver purch ase bill was begun In the
House of Representatives.
Ex-Speaker Thomas b. Reed, In an
address In the National House OF hep-
resentatives on the proposed repeal on
the Sherman law. declared that major
ity of American voters would oppose Tree
silver coinage If given chance 70 90
clare themselves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
AmberrIs Being Rebuilt.

The business portion Of the town of
Amberg, which was almost entirely de
stroyed by fire few days ago, is to be
rebuilt at once. Men and teams are now
at work clearing away the wreckagc
Wright Brothers will build large brick
store. John b. Wood will rebuild the
Commercial Hotel, M. Corn his grocery
STORE anu T. Forth the Pike River
House The other burned structures will
be rebuilt and new Amberg will be a
much comelier town than the old town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

ent Governor of the
Philippines W | III
succeed him Us Sec
rotary Of War. Gen.
Luke IL. Wright,
tn e present vice gov
ernor Of the island,
will be made gov
ernor. The state
ment that these
changes, will be
made Is officially
authorized.
Regarding the APP
nointmpnlt OF Gen.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
Safe Is Blown Open.

The postoflice at Whitewater was brok-
en- open and a considerable amount of
cash taken. The burglars bored hole III
the safe door and blew it open with dyna-
mite. They took $500 in currency, but
left the stamps untouched, although there
were several hundred dollars worth that
they might have taken.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
MODEL CoOP FOR ToULTRY.

- Of the coop consists OF three re-
a. l5c doors. which are hinged to the
y. as occasion requires, using the
mr. II hinges on which blinds are
az so that one door may be taken
on md another put on In Il minute.
ia- vet weather the glass door, made
= cellar window, Is put in place
- gD and keeps the brood warm
'y For clear, cold days, but dry,
he uk, are kept In the coop by the
lille h,r, At night ali is made secure
has solid board door. When this
lal- md thc>onc of glass IS used, the
ent loy must be left wide open. Such
~ costs but little and is entirely
al, aHOry-St. Paul Dispatch.
Loadiug Stock Made Easy.
:, - bout railroads provide suitable in
and and incline for loading ami
The Slorkman must either pro-
thtMr arrangement for getting the
vinf aboard the car, or suffer grea t
. a@lcn"e 4 substantial contriv-
men r loading animals is shown and
- -, nd below Two posts. 2x4x6h
49, q, two posts. 2x4x4 feet, b b,
veal 2yi floor stringers, the neces-
Goa oc boards. four side boards, o,
efer braces. Il d. are used.
sigF ength Of the chute depends
pfat on material at hand, but 10
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

good length. Width of chute
e the same as wagon box.
NId he used at c G G, on both
nails are almost certain to
0so, or tear the flesh Of anil
loUhIc cross pieces should be
.cT the floor at both ends, and
center. Two men can carry
4ole and place it In n gate or
caSNy.-E. Hollenbeck in
ID Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

A panic was nearly caused in Il large
circus tent in which IA Swedish revival
list has been holding meetings in Ash
land when large stick of dynamite with
a long fuse was found under the plat
form. Had the dynamite exploded it
would have caused many deaths among
the 500 people assembled
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
TAFT TO SUCCEED ROOT.

Present Governor Of the Philippines
Accepts Portfolio Of War.
The resignation Of Secretary of War
Elihu Root will go into effect about Jan.
1 and Judge William II. Taft the pres
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04
fasv Drhorniu-.


potato 'ag calves is described as
simple operation by the agri-
] to ST. aa, +, is drGcnlt 70 cxnIoin
) 10 50 i ,yo,. ,as,nonad nth thn
,sn, Ne, 10 f,,,, ..,..,,.., a,1 49, -
white # E,r,, WV" " .., Wv, n ne one
,,n -" "'',''SS ca''Ie are want
,ta,.se.S: no saving them off. To dehorn
ii Sd pencil of caustic potash at a
'fn, NJ d" When the calf Is three to
4 a4s 3D. throw it to the ground.
little knot which indicates
xa5s no ','1' W't II We'll ana ruo
STE = bis is all there is TO the opera
&c g = .,'''''S out rev MN
$780, O. T. ng.N ,'"N'S no pam 10 Tue
D e ~ - =, utter couple of weeks
corn, =. NJ h, w r.' growth appear second
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

d, ~" Nv. Mouth Disca.e.
sas. " 4, u OF foot aud
b h.. "a france some good re-
with outside use OF
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-09-04

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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23


one of the most remarkable finds of
gigantic human remains of which We
have any record was that made ut Ia
lermo, Sicily, III the year 1916, when ar
entire skeleton of unheard of proper
lions was unearthed by Some marhl,
quarry men. These mammoth remains
measured exactly 81 feet from hcnd IL
foot and . feet I inches from point tt
point of the shoulders. y stone ny
buried with this old time giant may
still be seen ut Palermo in section ~
of the st lsorent museum. Ii Is mud
of BLUSH looking, fine grained bowl
der and appears to he about . feet :
inches long by ! foot broad ana
inches through In the thlckest place
A musty, rusty looking tag attached tC
the relic Informs the visitor that II
weighs fifty two pounds, but the gen
eral verdict is that 1t could not welgl
over thirty or thirty-hvc pounds
The skeleton was burned by mol
In the year 1862, during the prevalence
of the black death at Palermo, the
ignorant, superstlti0us people believing
that II was connected in some mysterl
Gus way with the death dealing dis
temper. The skull of this giant, nc
cording TO Able Forregus, was largely
excessive of the baskets sayd to hole
the bushcl, being fitted above and be
lowe withc teeth 10 the number of six
ty-fourc. the each of which would have
weighed two ounces" Cavalier Seroy
claimed to havc found skull on Tcne
rife that had sixty teeth
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23

England and America. and for twenty
five or thirty years prospered greatly.
Failure came at last because of II lack
of knowledge Of scientific principles and
the employment OF crude and empirical
methods.
The Natural Method Of Cure.
The water cure" was tho forcrunncr
of something better IT embodied the
great principle that nature heals
Something more than thirty years ago
small group Of men organized IN
Battle Creek "A work which later grew
Into what Is now known rs the Battle
Creek Sanitarium, The principles
recognized by PythaGoras and those
who have followed bis teachings dur
Ing the last 1000 years or more were
embodied in this movement together
with others wrought out 10y scientific
investigators and observers. The work
prospcrrd from the start. and soon
after Its Incorporation WAS placed up
on a purely phllnnlhropic basis as a
self supporting charitable institution.
and has since remained rs such
The "Haitie Creci Idea"
In 1876 the enterprise came to be
known as the Battle Creek Sanitarium.
The scope was enlarged so MS to in
cludc not only hydrothcrapy or water
treatment, but all sorts Of electrical
applications. the Swedish system or
gymnastics for both the sick and well
and various means for the application
Of light and for the employment Of all
known natural curative agents.
Later, research laboratories were
added for studying cnscs Of disease and
conducting Original researches for the
purpose OF perfcctlng methods and de
ycloplng Improvements in dictctlcs and
all that pertains to the preservation OF
health and the cure Of disease.
4 Meccn For the sick.
Gradually. as II result of these OBJ
scryations IND researches, an elaborate
and carefully perfected system, based
upon sound scientific principles, was
developed ana became widely known
as the Battle Creek Method or the
Battle Creek Idea" Battle Creek
thus became Il Mecca for health seek
ers;1 who throngcd the place In increas-
Ing numbers summer and winter until
the number Of visitors reached an ag
gregatc OF more than 10000, with an
annual total of 5000 or 1000.
4 DISASTROUS Fire.
Then came the fire of FEB. Is 1902,
which destroyed the two main build
ings of the institution and started a
wave OF sympathy which spread
throughout the whole civilized world.
The work was not cxtinguished by the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23
THIEVES AND OMENS.
Criminals as IA Rule Arc the Slaves
of Superstition.

of Superstition.
Some of the most notorious criminals
who. 1t would hardly be thought, paid
the slightest attention TO omens, good
or bad, have the greatest faith in su.
perstitions of all Kinds.
The burglar Is Il believer in the sig
nIficance OF dreams and has been
known TO relinquish big burgling feat
II n dream the night before has warned
him that he will be In danger should he
disregard the warning. If he saw a
rainbow he would consider 1t to por-
tend that however reckless he may be,
he IS not likely TO fall into the hands
OF the police for q space of three
months. Burglars have been known TO
carry donkey's shoe In their pocket
before turning out, believing that this
will protect them from danger, while
others pin their faith to piece OF coal.
which they Will carry in their pockets
throughout their career and afterward
bequcath 1t TO n confederate.
The pickpocket is equally supersti-
tious. 1t Is said he will not rob q per-
son who squints. this being accounted
sign of disaster, and if 1t happens
that the purse ho robs contains foreign
coins It il believed 10 augur that he
Will travel good deal In the immedi-
ate future. whether In the company of
couple of officers or not there Is moth
ing to show.
Weddings and funerals are pregnant
with meaning for the professional thief.
To pick n pocket at n funeral would be
TO court Immediate disaster. whereas il
n purse stolen Mt a wedding contains
gold It portcnds the best OF luck for
the thief during the ensuing six months.
Some piclpoclsets have favorito
pair Of boots that they wear MS long as
they can Keep them on their feet, and
If they are not arrested while they. are
wearing them they cut the boots up
Into little square pieces and give them
away as 'lucky tokens" to their pals.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23

All the world knows how Columbus
on a historic occasion made an egg
stand on end. After many learned
theories had been advanced for bal
ancing the egg he set the egg on end
by, of course, MASKING down hard
enough to form base, but the prob
lem Is capable OF still another solution
1t Is an easy matter TO set an egg on Il
plate, for Instance, If you know how
The trick Is impossible until the egg
has been boiled In an upright position
The position Of the hardened yoke al
the end of the shell lowers the center
OF gravity until the sphere can be spun
or even balanced with ease
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23

lic,' says he, an Him goin' back 10
the leetle horspital"
We'll, e didn't die a bit. At the
end o n week two natives shouldcred
his bed an started for the coast, Hi
an five men went along 10 guard EN-.
Five PAGES In the rear more natives
sullenly wrcstlcd with the heavy coffin.
Our orders We're to plant him dccently
wherever Z died, an we determined TO
do IT, After we had marched a week
the town came int'A sight by that
time Jones was able",o ait up an take
notice, but when = saw the town an
the lectle red roof o the horspital e
started 10 wave such II frantic welcome
with his hand that n homorrhage re
suited. We ordered the two sullen ma
tives To hustle to the front with their
burden, But Jones rallied.
Its no use says he griffin his
teeth. 'Ye cant bury me In this Worn
out soil. If Hi don't reach the leetle
horspital throw me overheard Inter
clean water An we promised. +
seemed To he sinkin' again, SO we takes
the shortest cut To the sea- When we
got In view q the docks we saw YES
sci loadin' there. Jones peeked ut it,
then yelled an set bolt upright It's
the Koolah says he. Get me aboard,
men; get me aboard I'll be cured to
onct If yell only hcaNe me up the gang
way
"'Whnt IL cure ye? Iii Querled.
Spite says Jones, muttrrin' n
curse.
$50 we did. The chief engineer saw
us comm an nearly had II stroke. hut
the fun O all was To see them two sui
len natives. They had hustled an wres-
tied with that coffin all the way from
up country, an they We're all tagged
out With a rich burst u tropic oaths
they cast II out inter the water an
waved their malcdictions ut the ring o
eNpandin' rlpples that marked It's
burial
WAS that for JonesT asked voice.
eli looked up To see Sam Rawlins
starin' ut him. Iii nodded.
at don't s'prisc me- e says slowly
an thouEhtfully Ed cheat any think.
Ed cheat the goats that d feed over
his gravel Iii guess lIfll 20 an lock
up my terbaeker,' says Sam Rawlins
An he did It,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-23
Our Animals.

A dish of fresh water Is constant
necessity where there is n dog or a cat,
even though they never appear to touch
1t. Offering them water now and then
doesn't answer ut all.
Those who suppose cat requires only
meat and milk should offer 1t bit of
nicely cooked vegetable. especially as
parngus, corn, green beans or potato.
1t is criminal to keep Gagged pets un-
less one Is sure TO remember their
needs, not when one thinks of It," but
constantly.
The man who has no tender feelings
for his horse should remember that
this faithful servant will last longer
and serve better while he does last II
he receive consistent treatment.