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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
wAcNER.s EMBARRASSMENT.
Some of the Things Which Prince OF
Baseball Endures.

Some of the Things Which a Prince OF
Baseball Endures.
"Having a great reputation as ball
PLAYER is not all fun said close
friend of the only Wagner. No one
knows what a lot Of worry big game
entails. For instance, after the games
at Allegheny, Wagner makes 1t point
always to go directly home. He rides
on the street car from the ball park TO
Pittsburg. On the car are probably
dozen men who know Honus by sight.
They oil think they must ask him the
score, although every one Of them was
at the game himself. One man is seat
ed right behind Wagner. He leans
over the seat and says: What was
the score to-day? Wagner answers
him courteously, and then the man
says: I wasn't certain about it.
was at the game, but l was SO deeply
interested in what you were doing that
/ lost track Of the tallies. That was
great hit you made
"Now, Wagner is not man who
likes to be praised and lauded to the
skies. He knows his ability, but he is
not boastful, nor can any one accuse
him Of being proud. He is plain fell
low who attends strictly to his own
business, and does not care rap
about popularity. But he must make
some reply, and he usually says Yes
in half whisper.
nP cnofc in front of
Wagner is man accompanied by his
son, and he takes great delight in
pointing out the big Dutchman to the
little fellow. The kid thinks 1t great
to see Honus, and he yells out: Gee!
Is that Wagner? Honus can't blush,
but he has to go through enough to
make mans hair white. People stop
and stare at him as he gets off the car,
and others remark about him as he
keeps on his way up the street to the
railroad station.
ION the train 1t is worse yet. Wag-
ner meets lot of his fellow townsmen
Of Carnegie and they all know him.
They all want to hear about the game,
and insist on his telling them. oh, it's
awful! People try to give Wagner
everything. He is sent cigars by the
hundred, and he never smokes them.
He gets mail by the handful, and some
Of the letters he is asked to answer are
wonders. People ask him all kinds Of
foolish questions through the mail. If
he. answered all of them, he would
have to employ three or four secre-
taries."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
An GLORIOUS Comparison.

Plutocracy and it's automobile now
monopolize the wit once directed to,
ward Responsibility and its gig" The
following is a late instance from the
London Chronicle:
"That'll be powerful machine, "
said a native of the north of Scotland
to motorist the other day.
Yes, it's a splendid car" replied
the owner, proudly.
Il suppose a car like that will be
nearly a hundred horsepower" sug,
gested the countryman.
"Oh, no." said the motorist, modest.
ly; lit is only ten horse. A hundred
horse power car would be much
larger"
II wasn't going by size" the High.
lander dryly explained. Il was going
by the smell Of it."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

Albert Fisher, whose career Of crime
recently ended in the electric chair at
Columbus, Ohio, left this brief but
pregnant message for persons inclined
to follow in his course: Don't do it;
it doesn't pay" Fisher was qualified
to give expert testimony on the fruit
Of life Of crime. He could speak with
authority, because he had experienced
crime in all its stages up to murder.
He had run the whole gamut and
found nothing good in it. A little OBJ
servation will prove to anybody Of av.
erage intellect that what Fisher says
Is true. Who ever knew of a profess
sional thief who was comfortably richI
Who ever knew Of a confirmed crimi-
nal who enjoyed peace Of mind-that
wealth richer than money? The sue
cessful criminal may get possession at
times of large sums Of money. But
it slips through his fingers. Ill-got
the gambler, may be rich to-day and
poor tomorrow The criminal is al
ways on the defensive. The hand of
the law is ever reaching after him.
He must submit to blackmail and he
must help pals out of trouble. He may
lead a dozen lives and there is. no
peace, no confidence in or sympathy
with his fellow men in any of them.
He must hide and dodge, trying ever
to get away from his real self. Con-
stdering it purely as business propo-
sition, there is precious little profit in
a life of crime. Nine out Of ten pro-
fessional criminals caught are without
funds for their own defense. The
criminal "reformed'' and retired" Is
always pauper. The man Of crime
takes the biggest risks for the smallest
gains Of any member Of the human
family. He undergoes more hardships
and privations, more physical strain
and more mental anxiety than any
other man. We pity the human beasts
Of burden who for paltry pay toll in
deep mines and tunnels that any mo-
ment may become their graves. But
such men manage to have homes and
loved ones and the respect and sym
pathy Of their neighbors. Such lives,
pitiable as we commonly deem them,
are fruitful and sweet compared with
the lives Of men who sneak ever in the
shadow of the penitentiary or the gal
lows, whose small gains slip from
them, who can have no fixed home and
settled associations, whose purposes
are out Of harmony with humanity,
and who have not the respect even
Of themselves. No; crime doesn't pay.
And nobody realizes 1t better than the
old criminal himself who has gone
through it all and comes to the end
with empty hands and sick heart.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

remarkable fight during the campaign,
considering that he has recently suf-
fered from a severe attack of illness,
displaying great energy, force and
splendid power for man Of his years
His political tour through the provinces
was marked by unbounded enthusiasm
and his speeches were the best of his
political career.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was born at ST.
Lin, Quebec, in 1S41, was educated at
Assumption College and later studied
law. He was called to the Quebec bar
in 1864 and practiced his profession in
rthabaskaville for a number of years
He entered the Quebec Assembly in
1871 and entered the House Of Com
mons first in 1874 He was appointed
a minister of the crown in 1877 in the
Mackenzie administration. He was
made Liberal leader in 1877 and called
upon to form the Liberal government
in July, 1896. This will be his third
term as premier OF the Dominica. He
is immensely popular throughout the
Dominion and has proven an able lead
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
Diabetes.

In the treatment Of dioh..
chief reliance of the physician a'
the adjustment of the diet Iook,a
the exclusion, Sc far as NAV ho
bic, of all sugar-containing foods p''&
has been commended by Some Db,. Il
clans that little advantage s t ~
gained by this, since the excrat,o,
sugar by the kidneys is only Sr.
tom Of the disease, and nor tba sl y
ease itself, and that the object sh. ~s
be to correct the condition which W.
at the root of the trouble. If Nv
physician knew just what are tbo ~
ditions which underlie glycosura N,a
betes) he might, and he might not +
able to treat and cure it. RI, "
though many are trying to soIvA ~,
riddle, it is not yet clear, and until
is the physician must do the hact ~
can for his patient.
In diabetes not only is sugar nvo,
ted through the kidneys, but much all,
is circulating in the blood; the f,s,
may do no harm, except, perbans \,
the kidneys, and may even do good h,
taking sugar from the blood but m,
second condition is exceedingly harm
full, and it's removal or dimnutiOn b,
dieting will relieve many of the dis
tressing symptoms of the disease and
may greatly prolong life.
The problem in selecting a diet tn
the diabetic lies not only in excluding
the sugar-containing articles, but
avoiding the starvation of the patient
in SO doing. Many of the saccharns
foods, those made up chiefly of starch
for example, are very nourishing, and
their exclusion from the dietary eE
poses the patient to the dangers Of IN.
sufficient nutrition. The main reliance
of the diabetic in the way of food
must be on meats, fats, green vegeta,
bles and nuts. He should take milk
sparingly, avoid fruits, especially dried
and preserved fruit, indulge in mOder
alton in new potatoes (Which are les
starchy than Is popularity believed,
and omit almost absolutely bread pud.
dings, pies, and everything made from
-four. Fats Cream, olive-oil and but
teri are of special value, and the Su-
ferer from diabetes should get himself
into the habit Of buttering laylshly N
erything he eats.
In the way of drinks he may ah
tea, coffee or cocoa (without sugar q
course), and water, but none Of ths
favored waters, such AS bottled lem
ways Sweefenel.o1o u 0ou''' " nv W ' !
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
BAN ON TOBACCO CHEWING.
Edict Issued Nearly 200 Years Ago
Against the Habit.

Edict Issued Nearly 200 Years Ago
Against the Habit.
In the code of laws passed by thu
towns Of Windsor, Hartford and Weth-
ersfeld in the years 1889 may be
found the following ON tobacco chew
ing:
"Forasmuch as it is observed that
many abuses are crept in and COM
mitted by the frequent taking of to-
bacco, it is ordered by the authority
Of this court that no person under the
age Of 81 years nor any other that
hath not already accustomed himselfe
to the use thereof shall take any to-
backo until hee hath bought GER
tificate under the hands Of someone
who are approved for knowledge and
skill in physicks that it is useful for
him and also that hee hath received
q lycense from the courts for the same.
'And for the regulating of those
who either by THERE former taking it
have, to THERE apprehensions, made it
necessary to them or upon due advice
are persuaded TO the use rrro---Ay-:A- -
ordered that no man within this col
onye after the publication hereof shall
take any tobacko publiquely in the
streets, highways or any barnyards or
upon training days, in any open places,
under the penalty Of sixpence for each
offense against this order in any o.
the particulars thereof, to bee paid
without gainsaying, upon conviction
by the testimony of one witness-that
is, without just exception-before any
one magistrate.
"And the constables In the several
towns are required to make present
ment to each particular court of such
as they do understand and can con-
Wet to be transgressors of this on
der"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

their business, were to prescribe q
course Of Ceryantes or Moliere or Bal4
FAC or Sterne or Dickens or Shak-
speare, and as strictly enjoin thorough
ness in this course as they would II
the treatment were a matter Of diet or
medicine, many Of them would begin
to mend from the first moment that
these magicians had given them for a
forgetffulness Of self Half of the sick
ness in this world is but form Of ego
hsm-the too persistent breeding over
ones own troubles. A dose Of reading
will often prove the best remedy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

Hat dL Tue SAVOY
Hotel, to remain yet in the center Of
things, If no longer of them. 'My
beautiful house." she said to a friend
While walking through the stately,
silent rooms, "look at 1t! Look at
mew And still, for all her fifty years,
in her beautiful gown and picture hat,
she looked radiant like a young girl.
Here I am, yet no one comes to see
me. /, who had duchesses bowling be-
fore me; i, xUhn-haye- had-a tho
world at my feet; here I am, left en-
tirely alone without a soul to speak to.
Discarded by my daughter, l have no
wish to stay here any longer. Since
the day Of her marriage l have never
once seen her. Her child is perfect
stranger to me. Once l did go to their
house at Hampstead to see the little
baby, but the mother was out, and so
[ did not see either of them. 1t is no
good, though, for all the acknowledge
ment I ever received from my daugh-
ter was a post card saying she was
sorry she was out when called. This,
yes, this Is the greatest grief of my
life. And now 1 have decided that
my house shall CO."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
MAKING THIBETlAN WARRIORS.
Ordeal Through Which Boys Are Put
Before Securing Tribal Rights.

Ordeal Through Which Boys Are Put
Before Securing Tribal Rights.
Among the Thibetans the boy Is i'm
pressed at an early age with the nu-
merous duties required of him. When
hardly able to walk he is given weap-
ons, and at the age Of II years has De-
come an accomplished hunter. When
Is years of age he is required to go
through an initiation ceremony prior
to becoming an active member of the
by the most trying ordeais, oC1a nss~--eu
ried on before council of chiefs and
lamas, who closely watch the youth
while he is being subjected to such in
human tortures as being strung up by
the thumbs and burned with red-hot
irons. If he passes through this ordeal
without manifesting signs of pain, the
next stage of his initiation is proceed
ed with. Should he fail, his lot is far
worse than that of the most miserable
slave; he is cruelty beaten and abused
and subjected to the contumely Of all
until the unfortunate youth gladly
ends his existence. Having passed the
first stage the youth is isolated in a
hut at some distance from the village,
is denied food and goes through
lengthy period Of starvation, being Wis
tied by the priests, who provide him
with slips for prayers and teach him
the precepts of the religion of his faith
ers. On his release he must give proofs
of his prowess as a hunter Or warrior,
else he cannot enter the tribe as
member
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
A Fan Clock.

A remarkable timepiece is a clock
fan manufactured by Swiss jeweler,
The clock consists of twelve leaves
hinged like an ordinary fan. The num-
Der of the hour is marked from / to
II at the end of each of these leaves.
The fan timepiece starts at 6 o'clock.
and expands regularly for twelve
hours, when it suddenly closes I'D and
starts all over again. The half hour
is indicated by the leaf of the fan be-
ing only half extended.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
Loubet's First Love.

An affecting incident was the recent
visit of President LOubet to his mother
at Montelimar. The mother Of the
French President is a humble market
woman in the little village, and de-
spite her sons endeavorS refused to
leave the place where she was born
and has lived for three-quarters of a
century. Her son awaited her in the
market place as she drove up in her
little cart loaded with vegetables. AS
sisting his mother to alight President
Loubet gave her his arm and escorted
her to her accustomed seat. Then plac-
Ing over her a large umbrella to shield
her from the threatened weather, he
sat by her side and mother and son en-
joyed long talk together.
We can learn more Of President Lou
bets true character from this little in
cident than from volumes of biogra-
ply that might be written. No man
worthy the name Of man ever forgets
his mother. She is his first love, and
to her he remains true throughout the
year. Married or single, old or young
he is still her child. NJ. Loubet is one
Of the most popular men who ever
occupied the Presidential chair. The
people feel that he Is one of them
that he can enter with sympathy into
their life; that he is man after their
own kind. The incident which we
have just related will bind NJ Loubet
more closely than ever to his loyal
people
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
From Ragpicker to Senator.

From ragpicker to United States
Senator is pretty big jump, and yet
that is just what the new Senator
from Massachusetts, has made. Not
"ragpicker" exactly as we might I'M
derstand 1t, but almost that. His
grandfather, Zilnas Crane, founded a
small paper mill at Dalton, in the
western part of Massachusetts, and his
father, also Zilnas, succeeded to the
business. When Murray Crane was II
years old he left the public schools to
take place in the mill, beginning at
the lowest place, that of rag picker.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
WORKMAN WHO CHEATS
Dribb1e He Represents in Business
Worse Than a Wide Leak.

Dri b BILE He Represents in Business i"
Worse Than a Wide Leak.
An employer of thousands of men
was asked what thing in all his large
operations gave him the most concern
'"Fhe man who does little less tMN
is expected of him." was the rpw'
HE is the dangerous factor in all DuSi
ness. The absolute failure we reaa'
~ discover and discharge, but u'
'almosts' escape detection for mOnlI'
and often for years, and they ma"
our losses as well as our fears an'
with a very serious smile he "uu'''
1.-The drip in business is worse 'D''
the leak"
1t is a condition that Is as oW ~
human experience. Eighteen anO .
half centuries ago Seneca put II "
these words: "Some portion OF Vu
time is taken from us by force az
other portion is stolen from U.s. an'
another slips away. But the mOSI ,n
graceful loss is that which arises iiy nv
our own negligence: and if thou WV
seriously observe, thou shalt peI.s'
that a great part of life Illus i i,n
those who do evil, greater i Nv,
those who do nothing, and the "I ",
from those who do not accomplish
business which they think they "'''
ing" 81
Thousands of men fancy they az
fulfilling their duty to theif '" nan.
ers and to their tasks by keeping pg ,a,
and performing just enough u n' iaa
to their positions. They nave an ',r@-
that to do more would be to give l"' ~
service than their compenSa'lon ~
quired. They object to what ' .rt, id
lieve would be extra values Inv ,',t
man sha'n't get more than he Is p''
for" is the vernacular rim.
Possibly it never strikes tnes5 tsst
mers that in cheating their WON .o m
are doing double damage; they q, ~ mes
juring their employers mucn' p ,rnr AZ
are robbing themselves more ~, Wv thGt
in fact losing everything III ll a hso
is worth while. They fare "o.' tns
II they did nothing at all III ,;ns sp
with all it's precious values ' nn sub
tirely from them and leaNe'
stance or satisfaction. ,,o i
Half doing soon brings ulu0 niuef.
Is the nine-tenths doing OF .D blpeS,
nine one-hundredths doing '''"' Sspr
bsuiness and saps char"c''i'
day Evening Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

height. four feet wide and two feet
and one-half thick. 1t is simply in
scribed, and directly over the inserip-
ton is carved cross. Huge boulders
stand, one at each corner of the burial
lot. The stones may be taken as in
dicative Of the rugged and sterling
qualities of the man, much as the
huge monolith in South Africa, which
marks the grave of Cecil Rhodes, typi-
fies the inf1exibility of the great Afri-
can empire builder.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

In the extremely cold climate of
northern Russia all classes of people
wear linen underclothes instead of
woolens. and such malady as q cold
is unknown. The Russian Of those
ATTITUDES does not understand the
meaning of rheumatism, bronchitis, ca
tarrh or consumption. Japan is coun-
try essentially humid and rainy. There
are from $50 to 200 rainy days In the
year. The changes Of temperature are
sudden. The winter IS cold. The
houses are exposed to every wind The
dress of the natives leaves the chest
naked, winter and summer and the
legs uncovered. The ordinary folk do
not wear hats. The country people
pass half their lives with their legs in
the water of the rice fields. This war
has shown that the japanese are the
hardest nation on earth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

When a confidence man, or three
card monte man with a she'll game
plies his trade and is caught he Is put
behind the bars as swindler. When
a man sends out an alluring prospect
us containing false promises buttress-
ed by the names of great fnanciers
and thus receives money by false pre-
lenses he goes scot free and Is called
a promoter. Why the difference?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

Indications Of the spread of civiliza-
ton in distant parts Of the world come
In many guises. One Of the most cheer
Ing is in an advertisement in an Alas
kan paper: Poplar Street Bath House;
hot and cold baths, Friday and Satur-
day, Is cents; extra baths through the
week, so cents" Evidently enough
Alaskans have passed the "once a
week" stage to make it worth while to
advertise these extra BATH facilities.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

Chicago laymen and physicians have
organized a society to teach wOrkmen
how to render first aid to the injured.
Many books and articles have been
written On the subject, but never be-
fore has a free class, conducted by
regular physicians, been opened for
the instruction Of factory employees
and other in the simple and necessary
things to do for an injured person be-
fore a physician arrives.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

What's the use Of the Carnegie hero
commissions worrying itself so much
to determine who really are heroes?
Why not take the word Of applicants
for it? 1t would be heroic to claim
to be a hero, surely.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

admiration and
worship recede
from her. And
it makes her bit
ter. Her beauti-
full h gu s g In
G h e ! s e a has
been given up,
all the treasures
with which 1t
W a 8 crowded
have been sold
off, and she has
taken a little
-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

So pajamas will succeed nightgowns
in the regular army. Quartermaster
General Humphrey was converted to
the more fashionable type Of sleeping
garments during his service in the
Philippines. His order may, Of course,
be regarded as one Of the results Of a
policy of expansion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

The luxuries Of one generation are
the necessities for the next. It is not
impossible that in a few years more
the poor man of this country will ride
to his work in a neat $50 automobile
and look enviously at his rich neighbor
who is able to sail around in a $1,000
nirShin
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

In every we'll regulated community
there ought to be a patch Of ground,
with high board fence around 1t, for
the exclusive use of the men who make
freak bets on elections.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

kits are advocated by an English
physician as the healthiest form of
dress for boys. kits for clothing, oat-
meal for food and the catechism for
mental training have turned out some
pretty canty chiefs, all right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

The suggestion that the State should
give mothers pensions for each child
ought to be submitted to referendum
right away.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

According to reports we are soon to
have a self-operated typewriter. What
the most of us really need is ma.
chine that will get busy and do its
own thinking.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

The word disease" signifies the alb
Sence of ease and that want of ease Is
generally caused by thinking too much
Of ones self or ones own concerns.
Nervousness is generally at the bottom
OF It Now, II the doctors. when they
ind their patients all eaten up with
too much thinking OF themselves or
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25
An OhlieinR Youth.
young

II may as well tell you, young
man." said Miss Spooner's father.
that l always close up the house and
turn out all lights by 10 o'clock"
Don't bother tonight. SIR replied
Jack Merry, I'll attend to that foi
YOU"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-25

The worst of 1t is that Nicholas Is
never allowed to see anything in print
that is not complimentary to him,
hence he has no chance to find out how
he stands before the world.