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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11
a WELCOME ORDER.
Anecdote illustrating Admiral Phil.
bps Kindness of Heart.

The late Admiral John w. Philip
was exceedingly kind to his men, as
one would expect man Of his stncGre
Christian character to be. The New
York Sun says that when the Texas
was lying in Hampton Roads just be-
fore the war with Spain, there was a
squadron order against ''shOre leave
This order bore heavily on one Of the
machinists, who lived at Phoebus. His
house, where his wife and children
were, was visible from the ship, just
behind Old Point Comfort.
One morning Admiral Philips, then
captain, saw the man looking wistfully
over the rail. Philip knew that the
man lived In Phoebus. 1t was the Gus
tom among the ships of the squadron
then to send boat ashore every after
noon at one o'clock with the mail or
DERBY and the stewards to purchase
supplies. The captain stepped up to
the machinist and said:
II want you to go ashore for me
this afternoon In the one o'clock boat"
The man turned as the captain spoke
to him and saluted.
AYE, aye, SIR" he replied.
Captain Philip went on looking about
the ship, and the incident passed out
Of his mind. At one o'clock he was
sitting in his cabin, when a messenger
came down from the watch on deck
and said:
"Machinist West has reported at the
gangway, sir, and says he has instruc-
tons from you to go ashore on duty,
but doesn't know what the duty is"
"Send Machinist West down here, !"
ordered the captain.
A moment later the machinist stood
In the doorway of the. cabin with his
cap in his hand. The captain looked
up at him, and sang out in the gruff
tone known in the service as the "pa-
rade rasp::"
West do you know where the vii
lage Of Phoebus ISL"
Eyes, SIR" replied the astonished
machinist.
"Well, / want you to ashore in this
boat and go over to Phoebus, and |
want you to stay there until tomorrow
morning at eight o'clock, and keep a
sharp lookout to see if you make out
the general recall on the Texas"
faye, aye SIR" And ashore the
machinist went, and had night at
his home and got back to the ship by
the first boat in the morning, and dur
ing the fight that followed served all
the better because of his captains kind
ness.
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to spent at least $4,000 on the struc-
ture. He was destined not to see the
fulfllment Of his plans. He died while
the decorators were at work on the
interior Of the building. His pet dog,
an animal Of which he was extremely
fond, died ut about the same time.
Williams did not leave any directions
regarding the furtherance Of his plans,
nor state what disposition should be
made Of the remains, SO the widow
took the reins In her own hands. Work
ON the church was stopped and the
doors were closed.
'"This church, she said, "shal1 never
be used as place Of worship. 1t shall
stand just as it is-a monument to
my dead husband"
And she caused the dog to be buried
with him, for his love for the animal
amounted to a passion. The dog had
been his constant companion in life,
and In death they were not to be dt-
vided. There Is no sexton or keeper in
charge of the church, and it has con-
sequently a neglected, forlorn appear
ance, although it has been standing
only since 1897. The interior was once
used as receptacle for hay, and dust
hangs from the beams, and the steps
are overgrown with weeds.
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BIRD LIVES ON WARM DIET.
Papabote That Eats the Spanish Fly
Is a Table De1icacy.

Papabote That Eats the Spanish Fly
Is Table De1icacy.
One would scarcely suppose that a
bird that fattened itself on an insect
which will blister your flesh almost as
quickly as the burning head Of par
lor match would be much of table
luxury, but there is such a bird. It is
called the papabote, and it belongs to
the plover family. 1t is about the
size Of the woodcock, with sober
gray plumage and a short, hard bill.
The coming of the Spanish fly upon
the foliage in the localities it frequents
is sudden and mysterious. No one
knows whence it comes or whittier 1t
goes 1t disappears as mysteriously as
it comes. 1t Is most destructive In
sect, coming in countless myriads, and
eats ravenously Of growing things. But
the papabote comes with it, stays until
the fly disappears, and consumes mil
lions Of the pest. The bird grows so
fat on this corrosive insect that they
become literally balls covered with
feathers. When they fall before the
gun Of the hunter they burst open like
overripe fruit.
The papabote is the shyest of birds,
and can be approached within gunshot
in only one way, for unlike all known
game birds, 1t win not crouch to the
dog. 1t is heavy Of wing, keen of
sight and hearing, and rises long be-
fore the hunter la in range resembling
in this respect your common meadow
lark. It can be shot in no really
sportsmanIike way, and only by using
horse and wagon. The bird will
permit a horse to walk quite close to
1t, and the hunters take advantage Of
this and In open buggies and spring
wagons ride about among the feed
Ing grounds, and drop the birds as
they rise on every side In easy range.
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women ON Fishing smacks.

Questions having been raised on the
subject Of the decision Of the French
maritime authorities to allow women
to act as sailors in the channel fishing
smacks. the French minister of marine
has addressed circular to all the port
officials, in which he says: II have to
inform you that this question must be
replied to in the affirmative There is
no legal Introduction preventing WON
en- being upon the roll Of a ships
equipage. 1t follows, therefore, that
they cannot be excluded from the ex-
ercise Of navigation. Women cannot
navigate as CAPTAINS, but according to
the French law they cannot be pre-
vented from embarking as members
Of the crew."
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Wanted an Injunction.

EFF you please, suh." said the old
darky to the lawyer, II want to take
out a partin' Injunction
What do you mean by that?" asked
the lawyer.
II means, sub, In plain langwidge, a
verdict ter break 'way--ter take de
right ham road whar de roads cross an
let de ole CONAN go her way en- me go
mine.''
Isee," said the lawyer. "You want
divorce-to break up housekeeping
and give her alimony?'
Oats 1t, subj" exclaimed the old
man. 81 dunno who Alimony is, but
des gimme my injunction, en- he kin
take her eff he wants herv-Atlanta
Constitution.
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CHURCH IS HIS MONUMENT.
Built for Religion, 1t In Now a Sepu1.
cher for Man and Dog.

Built for Religion, 1t Ii Now sepu1-
cher for Man and Dog.
On the coast near Santa Barbara, in
the small town of Naples, is substan-
tally built church that has never been
used for any other purpose than as a
sepulcher for a man and dog. The
dogs name does not appear in the
dedication plate, but his body lies be-
side that of his master in the mauso-
leum back of the church. The inscrip-
ton on the plate over the door Of the
church reads:
'sThis church is erected to the glory
of God and His Son, Jesus Christ, and
in memory of the founder Of Naples,
John III. Williams"
Naples has been without church
ever since it was founded, and the lack
was a source OF considerable regret to
a number of its citizens. In good time
the omnipresent philanthropist arose
in their midst and said that he would
build a church and present It to the
town. This man was the founder, John
FL. Williams. He had a good deal
of trouble In getting material for his
church. The first lot of shingles was
90 bad that 1t could not be used, and
the builder decided to send to Europe
for fresh supply. He was man of
considerable wealth and had arranged
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

One hundred and twenty-five years
ago Colonel Edmeston was compelled
to flee from his home In what is now
the town Of Edmeston, New York, to
escape the Indians. He directed SER
want to bury a chest of dishes, intend
ing to exhume them when he returned;
but the dishes remained In the ground
until last spring, when the tenant of
the farm unearthed them with a pillow.
The plow broke many of them, but
more than fifty We're unframed. The
Supreme Court has recently decided
that the dishes belong to the owner of
the farm. and not to the tenant who
found them. Inasmuch as six thousand
dollars has been offered for one of the
dishes, the decision is of considerable
Importance to the parties concerned.
The incident itself might interest those
who desire to provide for their descend
ants. A twenty-dollar set Of dishes OF
good design, buried now with instruc-
lions to ones heirs to leave them un-
disturbed for century, might be worth
several thousand dollars when the peo-
pie of zoos begin to study the period
OF American colonial expansion.
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What a Clever Woman Can Do.

''What woman can do" Is thus
summed up by an observing English
man: "a woman can hold her tongue.
She can be sure Of her facts before
saying, I'm just as positive as | can
be- She can say, Tt is very warm
to-day instead of ooh, it was so fright
fully hot, nearly died. She can ad-
mire another woman's stylish hat with
out signing, I wish it were mine She
him when he is in lamblike humor.
She can use the metric system in cook
ing instead Of 'teaspoonfuls.' She can
make up menu with regard to pro
teids' instead of irrationally giving
John the indigestible things he likes.
She can shut her lips tight when she's
Just as mad as she can be- She can
surprise her husband by presenting
him with q couple Of sovereigns saved
from housekeeping, without immedi-
ately asking for new three guinea
coat. She can love and not be Jealous.
She can reason. Yes, indeed, she can.
She can separate. business and feeling.
She can regard things and people from
a dispassionate impersonal standpoint
really true one She can cultivate
her mind without neglecting her per-
sonal appearance. She can Loyalty re-
frain from speaking i'll Of any other
woman. She can love her children and
not talk baby to them. OF course. she
doesn't very often do these things; but
she can, just the same, If she wants
to."-Indianapolis News.
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Amusing Sick Children.

Those who have had the care of a
sick child through long, weary weeks
Of q slow recovery will understand
why most mothers are glad Of sugges-
tons which may help TO pass the hours
pleasantly and prof1tably, and yet not
tax the little invalid beyond his
strength.
In many of the current magazines
are weil-printed reproductions Of works
of art. These may be utilized by an
older child in making pretty ornaments
for the walls of the nursery. A long
strip Of heavy paper with all sorts and
kinds Of animals is not only interest
ing, but instructive; or a yard Of cats
or dogs alone will make a surprising
display. A margin around each pic
ture adds much to the effectiveness.
Cartridge-paper may be bought by the
yard, and is especially pretty in red or
green to use for background.
Whatever is given a child for amuse-
ment should require as little mental
strain as possible, and the materials
should be Of light weight. If the child
becomes tired of one occupation, try
something different, and under no CON
dition let him realize that you are try
ing to amuse him for the purpose OF
keeping him quiet; for If he finds out
that the joy is not yours as well as
his, much of his pleasure viii be lost.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

On All Souls Church, Oxford, En-
gland, there is an inscription reading
"Periunt ct imputantur," which means
that the hours perish and are laid to
our charge. There are too many in
the world to-day who sorrowfully real
ize the truth of these words. When It
is too late they recognize that mans
days are numbered and the night COM
eth when no man can work. Time like
life can never be recalled. The only
good that time can do us Is the good
that we put in 1t. A bad hour can
never become clean. 1t carries its
stain forever, and it leaves it's mark
behind. What it deprived us of we
have lost. It has gone into eternity
and out of that there is no return. So
it is with the blessing that the good
hour carries. That, too, goes into eter-
abides with us and operates again
and again. The hours are but little
minutes. A bad action seldom lasts
an hour. Evil is rapid in its process.
But the Indifferent actions which bor-
der so closely on bad ones are the &C
tons that take up minute after min
ute until hours are consumed and I'M
less a remedy is applied before the
habit becomes formed, even weeks.
It is to them that we should give our
attention. 1t Is the spare moments,
which are so apt to be Indifferent ones,
when we are lost for something to do,
that we should transform into good
hours. Success in self-improvement
is rarely the product Of genius. More
often it is the fruit Of careful employ
ment Of the invaluable fragments Of
time called spare moments" Let
any man take one hour in the even
ing away from frivolity or vain dream
ing, devote it to study and In re-
markably short time he shall have
mastered the intricacies of complete
science. Let an ignorant man do the
same thing and in ten years he will
have become learned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11
"LEARNING A TRADE.
Why Training In One Shop ot'e11
Of No Use In Another,

Why Training In One Shop ouel
Of No Use In Another
In the general march of improVenI
specializing was the order OF lhe !
and the old machinist has been pr
ically replaced by q dozen or \
skilled workers in various iincs'
however, directly connected WIN
machinist's work; and to-day we
the machinist q specialist, Teque1l
working in marrow lines, as lOf
stance, running a lathe day af'er
and month after month and even
after year with no change "n0'
in his daily routine. another man
be- known as planer hand fulnn
metal planer and having prac'S
no experience in any other line "a
Then we have filters Of various
grees Of skill, their business O''
take the parts Of a mechanism,
or smarl as the case may be- anu
putting on the finishing toucneS,
assemble them into the nnlSne'
chine or prepare them for sone
workman in the work OF aSSem
AS a consequence, learning au oI
as it is called to-day, is niis m
Generally speaking, there are r ds
portunities for a young man WV
ACQUIRE the trade Of machlni's
shops of this country. Ii NV
place. establishments are n' sntpl
SO large that an individual ~
lost sight Of. If he meets lis ~
work and Is able to 90 Tue al,
signed to him satisfactorily, NC In ,Ino
ed to remain at bis speclaA ,n,nd
definitely. Frequently the ti" anahl
wears in one shop will nO' e
man to get employment at g00'
in another.-St. Nicholas
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with OK teams, the future soldier be-
ing chosen as the commander Of the
expedition, which was formed in Oma-
ha. There were sixteen men and one
boy in the company, and they had six
OK teams. AS they were about to
cross the Platte river they fell in with
war party Of Pawnee Indians who
They demanded tribute to permit the
white men to continue.
There were about 300 Of them, but
Drake decided to fight. Drake killed
the chief of the Indians with a blow
from his own dubbed gun, and the 9th
dams had but one gun, apparently a
fowling piece, but most Of brakes par
ty were wounded by arrows.
Drake came back by sea, and at once
made another trip with drove of cat
tie, which he disposed Of to advantage.
He started back on the steamship
Yankee Blade for Panama. The vessel
was wrecked ON the Mexican coast
while racing with the mail steamer
Sonora. Eight hundred Of her passen-
gers were drowned. Drake escaped,
with others, by selling rowboat from
piratical sailors, who came to plumber
the wreck.
The survivors lived for five days on
the beach ON portion Of steer, which
they ate raw, and were then taken off
by passing steamer.
At the outbreak Of the civil war
Gen. Drake, who was then conducting
country store at Unionville, Ia, went
to the front as q private and was mus
tered out as brigadier general in 1866,
after having been seriously wounded at
the battle Of Marks Mills, Ark One
Of his brothers, William Henry Harri-
son Drake, an officer of the Second
Iowa Regiment, was killed at Fort
Donelson.
Gen. Drake then turned his attention
to railroad building In his adopted
State, and soon built more than 400
miles, the roads now forming parts Of
great railroad systems. He founded
Drake University In 1880, and with
Russell Sage, whose close friend he
was, helped rebuild Iowa College at
GrinneN when it was destroyed by a
cyclone in the following year. In many
other philanthropic and charitable en-
terprises he took leading part. From
1896 to 1898 he was Governor Of Iowa,
having been elected on the Republican
ticket. The estate he leaves is valued
at 100000. He leaves four daugh-
tiers and two sons.
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Unsuitable Climate.

The owner of small yacht has in
his employ Finn who acts in the
double capacity Of cook and deckhand,
and whom he had always regarded as
single. The other day the Finn admit
ted that he had wife and two boys
in Finland, for whom, he proudly
boosted, he recently purchased nine
ty-dollar house out Of his earnings as
a sailor.
why doesn't your wife live over
hereY asked his employer.
"Vell, sir, she don't agree with the
climate' was the response.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

''Is this a domestic rugY said a
tourist to one of the White House ush-
ers. "Oh, no." was his reply. ut was
made in New Jersey" The speaker
was not working off an ancient joke
He evidently had in mind the time
when rugmaking was the occupation
of many domestic flreside during the
long winter months. There is differ
ence between domestic" and "home-
made"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

If the business Of the people Is used
60 further the political fortunes Of men
1t is inevitable that they will at times
be used to further the financial for
tunes OF men. How long win the
great American people permit such a
degradation of themselves? For such
1t is degradation Of public standards
and ideals, smlrching of the national
character. We do not meet the case
when We ferret out and punish the
miscreants. Such thing Is temporary
merely; the cause Of the disease Is
touched and there will be another out
break. 1t Is the system.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

A New York man signed his love let
ters "Swak." This, according to the
Lady who got the letters and is using
them as evidence in a suit for breach
of promise, means sealed with kiss"
Guilty or not, the man who swakked
should be swatted.
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guished as a sol
der and philan-
thropist. He was
born in Schuyler
County, ILL.,, in
1880, but moved
with his family to
I O w a In 1916,
where his father
founded the vii
lage Of brakes
vile. In 1862 he
started for Cali
fornia overland
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

the Increase of wealth has brought
about great but healthy development
Of open-air sport. Twenty years ago
two millions Of dollars were spent in
year for sporting goods. Last year
the outlay for that purpose was ten
millions. Architecture, both urban and
rural, has improved. There Is finer
taste prevalent In landscape gardening
and interior decorating. There are no
alarming symptoms Of idleness In lux
ury among the sons of the very rich.
Twenty three out Of twenty-eight OF
the sons Of millionaires whose names
are more or less public property, grad
uated from Yale in recent years, are
working as IL they had no other means
Of support. Only very small percent
age of the rich In this country live IN
idleness Work Is fashionable and
idleneSs still is deemed disgraceful.
The coterie of idle rich people, such as
those that gather at Newport IN the
summer, are conspicuous because they
are so few. Standards are being con-
stantly raised In the American un1veT-
Stiles and there are no perfunctory
pass degrees, and yet fair number
of the sons Of the very rich are gradu-
ated on their merits. The fact that
| there Is no law Of primogeniture in
this country, and that estates may not
be entailed for periods longer than life
| or lives in being and twenty-one years
thereafter-that being the period of
limitation in most Of the States-make
1t practically impossible for the heirs
of great fortunes to keep their wealth
intact without exercising at least Or
binary care, prudence and industry.
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Person OF No consequences.

"You say you saw my sister at a re-
cent weddings" Eyes. 1t wasn't very
long ago." But / don't remember
that she mentioned seeing you" "very
likely. / was only the groom.'-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

We are a democratic and modest peo-
fact that the pallbearers at the funeral
OF w. l.. Elkins represented $1O,0OO,-
100000. In some countries given to
ostentation this would be played up as
q feature
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

That the growth of luxury in the
United States has not been accompan-
led by social decentralization and de-
cadence is the conclusion to which
Ralph d. Paine, writer in the
Worlds Work. has come. He finds that
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a scientist estimated that the earth
Will last for 1OO,0OO,OOo years longer.
This will give ma time to look in the
glass once or twice more before start
ing for the theater.
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Cauae or III.

at haven't quite determined" said
the Charles street father, whether to
have my daughters voice cultivated
here or abroad. What would you sug-
gestY'
''Oh," said the obliging neighbor,
abroad, by all means" And that's
where 1t all artsd--Baltimore News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

Berlin physicians claim to be able to
substitute ivory for human bones In
surgical operations. Eventually there
may be some significance to this talk
about certain men having heads like
billiard balls.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

Lieutenant Peary says the United
States should extend from Panama to
the pole. Evidently Peary has grudge
of some kind against South America.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

A literary man who tries to live COM
fortably at the present prices Of gro
ceries, OIL, coal, ETC., LIS likely to suffer
from writer's cramp of the pocketbook.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should DO accom-
panied by the OF the Author not necessarily fol
publication but evidence Of good faith on the part
~ the writer Write only side of tho paper Be
particularly careful in giving and dates, to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct.
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Ready Permiss on to Assn

"Afight I ask you who owns W., ron,1
tomobile?" said an extreme, p loaI
citizen to a man who sto0 ,'h,r r
against a big touring car . ~n
drawn up alongside the pa'sO
Certainly, sir"
"Who is it, SIR ,.-,oble
"Blest if / know. "-Au'0AA
aZine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-12-11

A visitor to Coenties Slip, New
York City, where the canal-boats are
soc loosely packed that the children run
from boat to boat, asked girl Of 8
where she was going to school this
winter. She could not tell because she
did not know where they would be
'froze up" The women say, II hope
We'll freeze up near home" The life
of the canal-boat population is pic
turesque feature of our national exist.
ence, and the educational aspect OF
the life, with its element Of chance,
is not the least interesting side Of 1t.