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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
BANK CLERK IN A SAD FIX.

Gave Deposition Too Large a Certih.
cate and Worried for a Year.
Bank officials make few mistakes in
the accounts Of their depositors, but
like all other human beings they are
liable to err. A man long connected
with financial affairs said the other day
that he had known more than one en-
ploye Of bank to get into trouble on
account Of carelessness in handling
money.
One collector, who was light-heart-
ed fellow, was going along the street
in high-water season, Tipping up a $40
piece with his thumb and finger and
catching it as it came down. Finally
it slipped and fell through a grating
on the sidewalk into about two feet of
water. He made some efforts to re-
cover it, but finally decided to wait till
the water was gone and then it was
found that the coin was also gone. An
other time the same fellow was coming
up the street with $4,000 in $50 pieces.
on his shoulder. In some way he lost
his hold on the sack and in striking the
sidewalk 1t burst and the coins rolled
in all directions. A number of people
rushed to his assistance, but he de-
scribed a large circle around the sack
and waving his arms wildly ordered
every one to stand back" He re-
covered most Of the coin, but decided
to get out of the banking business.
Another time Cninaman came into
the bank and deposited $500 and took
certificate Of deposit. The clerk who
made out the certificate was preoccu-
pied and wrote $4,000 ON it and on the
stub. When he made up his cash at
night he was 81 800 short. He knew
where the mistake was and tried to
hunt up the Chinaman, but although
he got a clew, he could never find him.
and he remained $500 short on the
books He had notice Of the date az
the certificate, amount, ETC., pasted in
his desk and was always on the look
out to catch the certificate MS 1t came
in. Just a year from the day the de-
post was made the Chinaman walked
into the bank and presented the GER
tificate to be cashed. When asked how
much he wanted he said all-S2OO He
had never noticed the mistake In the
amount Of the certificate and he has
never found it out and tie clerk snf-
fered the worry of being short, in his
mind, for whole year. all for nothing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

equipment now generally used. Com
pressed air to operate the engine and
saw can be obtained by using a steam,
belt, gasoline or electric-driven COM
pressor or by an ordinary locomotive
air pump attached to the boiler of any
logging or portable engine.
The pneumatic engine, which is de-
scribed in a recent issue of Compress
ed Air, is capable Of making from 1876
to $50 strokes a minute, depending on
the pressure Of air used. At sixty
pounds pressure it will develop 23a
horse power. The engine weighs only
fifty pounds, being constructed almost
entirely Of brass and steel tubing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

not long ago on boys; subject that
used to be able to speak for itself and
is so still in those ranks OF society
where the mothers do not belong to
clubs and have neither the education
nor the means to give fair chance to
the boys whom they bring into the
world SO plentifully. Secretary Shaw
said that the boy was altogether the
most valuable product OF society, and
yet that society to-day, and the home
as well, made no adequate place for the
boy to grow in and become the useful
citizen which he ought to be. That Is
all because the boy is noisy, rude and
destructive; all forms Of expression for
that, energy without which the boy
eral welfare Of society upon the boy
began with the crowding into cities.
This movement has cut of the boys
free play grounds and those broad
spaces In which he can let Off his en-
thusiasm in all sorts of noise without
disturbing his elders. The cities have
just begun to turn around and make
Fairgrounds for boys, as well as parks
for their elders, but that move Is mere
ly in it's infancy yet. These play
grounds, however, are a resource chief
ly for the boys of the crowded tene-
ment sections. They are needed there
and ought to be multiplied The boy
who is in the greatest danger is the boy
from a well-to-do home whose rather
gives him too much money to spend
aid whose father and mother shunt
him off into the streets to spend 1t.
The homes that such boys come from
are usually handsome. They have
beautiful furniture, which the boy and
his friends must not mar or soil by
playing in the house. Not one In a
hundred of them has for the boy a
gymnasium, carpenter shop, a bill
lizard room or even just a plain den,
where he can entertain his friends, re-
arrange the furniture and decoration
to his own taste, or drive nails II he
wishes to. All Of the natural express
sions Of the energy which is to make
the boy a powerful man are out OF
place in fine home, unless
place is especially made for them. It
Is easier to send the boy into the street
than it is to provide such a place for
him or to give an occasional evening
Of your own to his entertainment. For
the well dressed boy with money In
his pocket the street Is the devils
school and too often the open door Of
bon Tf oil If Gocrotorv Chovu'n idoaa
are as sound as his notions about boys
hewill adorn the Cabinet and guide our
finances to prosperity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Of a royal house, who was always
cheered by the public. The chancellor
was not treated with more respect and
admiration, for Waldersee played an
important part in making Prussia great
and the empire possible.
AS a graduate of the school Of cadets
he distinguished himself in BerliS as
a thoroughly Informed, scientific Off
Ger, won honors in the Danish war
which led to his appointment to the
general staff; served with great credit
throughout the Austro- Prussian war;
became military attache in Paris in
1870, chief Of staff to the Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, with the
rank of lieutenant colonel during the
Franco Prussian war; got his brigade
in 1875, his division a year later and
in 1892 became lieutenant general and
adjutant to the Emperor. In the same
year he came quartermaster general
and acted as deputy chief Of the gen
eral staff on behalf Of the aged Won
Moltke, on whose resignation he sue
ceeded to the position of chief Of the
general staff.
Count Won Waldersee married Mrs.
Mary Lea Of New York, daughter Of
David B. Lea, grocer, in 1866. At the
time she was the widow Of Prince
Frederick Won Schleswig- Holstein-Son-
derburg-A and was regard
ed as one Of the most beautiful and
accomplished women in Paris.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
By Elimination.

One day, as Pat halted at the top
of the river bank, says the Christian
Advocate, man. famous for his in
quisitive mind, stopped and asked:
How long have you hauled water
for the village, my good man?"
"Tin years, sor."
"Ah! How many loads do you take
in a day."
From tin to fifteen, sor.''
"Ah, yes! Now have problem for
you. How much water at this rate
have you hauled In all, sirF
The driver Of the watering cart
ierked his thumb backward toward the
river ana replied, "All the wather yez
don't see there now, sor.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Silk-designers Of Japan look to the
Mikado for suggestions for new pat
terms, and he does not disappoinf them.
Zach year he selects the subject for
the new year poem which all loyal SUBJ
jects are supposed to write. Last De-
cember "Pinetrees on the rocks" was
announced as the subject, and before
the poets had finished their verses the
merchants Of Tokyo had painted silks
In their windows showing rugged pine
trees springing from wild rocks. The
subject for the 1903 poem was Cranes
among the pine trees" and three or
four years ago it was "Snow-laden
bamboo" If one keeps track Of these
subjects and the year in which they
were published, says writer on Japan,
he can tell the age Of many silk pat
terms and how many years a woman
has had gown of a given pattern.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
BRILLIANT GENERAL DEAD.
Count Won wa1dersee, Chief of General

Count Won Wa1dersee, Chief of General
Staff of German Army.
In the death Of Count Won Valdez
see at Hanover, Prussia, the German
empire loses brilliant diplomatist, a
tactician equal to Won Moltke and an
army officer who possessed dash and
energy second to no general Germany
ever had. Gen. Count Alfred Heinrich
Carl Ludwig Won Waldersee was chief
of the general staff Of the German
army. He was born in Potsdam in
1882, and remained a fine, strong,
beautiful man even in his advanced
years. He was the only subject, not
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
FLYING REPTILES or OLD.
or Great Size, They We're Once More
Common Than Birds.

Common Than Birds.
we are apt to think of reptiles as
creeping and crawling things, forget
ting that there was time when Tying
rentiles were more common than birds.
These reptiles, the pterodactyls, or fly
ING dragons, not only few, but some
Of them reached size much greater
than that Of any bird, for. the largest
birds do not fly. The South American
condor sometimes measures as much as
ten and one-half feet from tip to tip
of outstretched wings, and it Is quite
nossible that the finest examples OF
the albatross may measure a little
more. But the great pterodactyls
which few about the sea that in the
days Of old reached from the Gulf OF
Mexico to the Rocky Mountains, meas
ured as much as twenty feet, the
width Of an average city lot, across
their wings.
Most Of us have seen an eagle flying,
and we can appreciate the size OF this
ancient dragon by remembering that 1t
was nearly three times the size of an
eagle. It was not, however, three
times as heavy, for the body of this
strange reptile was SO small and its
skeleton so wonderfully light that the
entire animal is thought to have weigh
ed not more than twenty-five pounds,
or only about as much as large con-
dor. One of the largest bones Of the
wing, two feet long and two inches
through, was, as Prof. Williston tells
us, no thicker than a sheet Of blott1ng
paper, and the great head, with beak
over three feet long, was equally light.
This great toothless beak is believed
to have been used for swapping up
fishes; and we can imagine this huge
creature sailing swiftly over the sea,
now and then swooping down to pick
up fish as deftly, for all its size, as
a real swallow.
But what did Ornithostoma-this is
the animals name-do with his wings
and beak when he made an occasional
Visit to the land? One would think
they must have been very much in his
way, and that the animal was as awk-
ward on the shore as he was graceful
i'm the air. And how did he start to
fly? With such enormous wings, we
think Ornithostoma must have dwelt
ON cliffs about the sea and launched off
them as the gannets do from Bird
Rock. This great flying reptile lived
some six million years ago; the sea
over which it flew long ago disap
peared, and the mud into which its
bones sank became chalk, and from
the formation of these great chalk
beds the time at which Ornithostoma
existed is called the Cretaceous Pc
riod.-St Nicholas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

dogs race and wrestle with each other
as in the chase; ducks dive and sport
in the water; doves circle and dive
in the air as if escaping from hawk;
birds pursue and dodge each other in
the same way; bears wrestle and box;
chickens have mimic battles; colts run
and leap; fawns probably do the same
thing; squirrels play something like
a game Of tag in the trees; lambs butt
one another and skip about the rocks;
and so on.
In fact, nearly all play, including
much of that Of man, takes the form
Of mock battle, and is to that extent
an education for the future. Among
the carnivora it takes also the form
Of the chase. It's spring and motive
are, Of course, pleasure, and not edu-
cation; herein again revealing the cum
ming of nature-the power that con-
ceals purposes of it's own in our most
thoughtless acts. The cat and the kit
ten play with the live mousse not to in
dulge the sense of cruelty, as some
have supposed, but to indulge In the
pleasure Of the chase and of capture,
and unconsciously to practice this feat.
The cat rarely plays with live bird,
because the recapture would be more
difficult, and might fail. What fisher
men would not like to capture his big
fish over and over again, if he could
be sure Of doing 1t, not from cruelty,
but for the pleasure Of practicing his
art?-John Burroughs, in Century.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

According to the astronomers,
there was fierce conflict of forces in
chaos before the worlds were thrown
there were many mad flight through
space and frequent collisions before
the force of gravity set the planets
moving in their respective orbits. On a
small scale, natural forces are still Mt
work bringing about a stable political
equilibrium on this point. Chance and
war, chiefly war, have thrown together
groups of people with unlike interests.
Wherever the interests conflict, their
effort to get along together succeeds
bat indifferently, or fails altogether.
The most recent example of failure 10
the breakup of the Republic of Co.
lombia, which occurred when the peo-
pie in the department of Panama de-
cided that they would submit no long
er to neglect by the central govern
ment, q neglect Of which the rejection
of the canal treaty was only the cul-
minating incident The struggle is still
going on ia Austria-Hungary, where
two nations, differing in race, are try
ing to live under one government. The
emperor-king is able to keep his en-
pire together only by making frequent
concessions to the Magyars. His con-
sent to the larger use Of the Hungarian
language in the army was forced from
him as the price of breaking the dead
lock which had left Hungary without
ministry for several months. Ger
anany has similar problem, although
the issue there is the proper relation of
the various states to the central gov
eminent. Bavaria has resented the in
reference of the emperor In its local
affairs with so much vigor that the I'M
perial chancellor has thought 1t wise
to announce that the Kaiser does not
desire greater Capitalization of author
fly. The British Empire is vast ncb-
ular mass, which is to be held together
until it solidifies into homogeneous
unit. Mr.. Chamberlain fears that 1t is
in danger of flying to pieces unless the
force OF gravity, operating through
self-interest, can be made to bind the
colonies to the mother country. When
the United States annexed the Philip
pines it annexed, along with them, the
problem Of harmonizing conflicting in
terests-the same with which other ma
tons are struggling 1t will give to
the officers in Washington many an
anxious night before 1t is solved.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Two magistrates on the west coast
Of Africa were arrested for riding their
bicycles at night without lanterns.
They were the only two officers in
town vested with authority to try the
case. So Judge Smith mounted the
bench and fined Judge Jones five shil-
lings. Then Judge Jones took his seat
and fined Judge Smith ten shillings.
Both the culprits were undoubtedly
guilty Of contempt Of court
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
All Put On.

Day" remarked little I0,n a,ber d.
had heard his father ana i, w., 81
GUESSING investments, pa ernre'
so.ncth,n' about an outside DE-
wonder what that isT -, his 81
"Why, ma has one" rspl a me 81
ter Ethel. "1t's the p"uu ;, rbiIae
wears when she goes Out
phia Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

mo one has nobler mission than a
Journalist of to-day" said the Pope,
as he returned, with his blessing a
fountain pen which he had taken from
a visiting newspaper man. ''My prede-
cessors consecrated the swords and
shields of Christian warriors; l choose
rather to beg blessings upon the Chris
tan journalists pen" Rather a neat,
and certainly an impressive way Of
saying that the penf is mightier than
the sword.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
A REMARKABLE INVENTION.

A log saw operated by compressed
air is a recent invention Of vast i'm
portance to the timber industry. The
appliance consists of a pneumatic en-
CINE and frame, and is adapted for OPP
Grating drag saws on cordwood and
heavy timber and for general use in log
camps, displacing the hand-power
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Origin OF the Grain we,oht.

By an English law, passed in 1856.
it was provided that silver penny
called a sterling, should equal In
weight thirty-two wheat grains, well
dried and taken from the center of tha
ear. This is the origin of the grain
weight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Poor Feebles about to be operated
Oh for Observation-Disclosures before
you begin wish you would send and
have our pastor, Rev. Mr.. Harps. come
over.
DR.. Cutter-Certainly, if you wish it,
but-ah!N
Poor Feebles-I'd like to be opened
with prayer.-Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

A New York man has invented an
instrument with which the music of
the stars can be heard. 1t is perhaps
we'll to refrain from hailing such an
instrument with JOY until it is found
out whether the stars are producing
ragtime
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

A conservative man always adds "or
whatever you call it, after staggering
over the pronunciation Of Russian
name
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communication for this paper shoaid be accom-
eanied By tina Of the author not necessarily fol
publication, but svidsncs Of good faith the PAD
Of the writer Write only sas of the paper Be
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
ehs letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

The oldest man in the world has just
died in New Jersey poorhouse at the
age Of 132 years. The people of New
Jersey should boil their water.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

The correspondent who telegraphs
from the far East that Gen. Ma is the
father Of the Chinese army must be an
Irishman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

A New York broker caught thief
and then let him go. There is honor.
among them, then, after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
The "ElY' Fly.

"Good-morning" salu ,nritatloD
adding the familiar poi''s -
step into the parlor' ., repeaedp
"step into your parlor =. ~ You psl
ny. with a knowing wlllk :. voua, y
your dining-room' uo hio Press
thank you."-Philadelpnia
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Adam and Eve probably visited the
tree of knowledge for the purpose OF
studying the higher branches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Tie japanese have wisely decided
that cigarettes consigned to the Rus
sian army are not contraband Of war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Let big horse so by, and half the
men who see it will quarrel over its
weight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Hobson tactics are spectacular, but
they can hardly be denominated as sue
cessful in ice cutting operations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Pneumonia.-Nearly half Of M
deaths occurring annually are cause
by pneumonia. How important TIA
we should know how to protect ou,l
selves against this terrible disease
One-half Of all who are attacked Wild
1t perish. To avoid pneumonia vi
should accustom ourselves to the al
mate in which we live. If we are Wl
tinually confined to heated rooms
when we occasionally expose ourselVe
to northern winters we are Liable
be chilled and to expose ourselves
pneumonia. But if we walk daily con-
siderably out in the fresh air, thu (
accustoming ourselves to various kind
Of weather, and if we sleep in room
cooled by having the window slight
raised, we become somewhat hardens
Deep breathing is essential to the y
velopment Of the lungs and the avoid
ance Of all kinds Of lung troubles
Drinking an abundance Of water cay
ries off many poisons of the syStema
thus helps as to avoid pneumonia
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

1t seems that Secretary Shaw is not
merely fnapcier, but sociologist
and a lover OF bis kind. He talked to
an essemblage Of Washington women
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Not Much OF a Figure.

"What do you think of that new
Willie boy that Jim Drummerd brought
I'D to the dance last night?''
Zero is nothing, isn't itT'
"Yes.''
"Well, I think he's about seventeen
below. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Far-see:ng provldence.

Jaggles-The liking for terrapin is
said to be an acquired taste.
Waggles- That's another of the
wise provisions Of nature, Terrapin
now cost $1O0>a dozen.-Town Topics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Most books appearing now are writ
ten to please the people, and not the
writer's Of the books.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Hi0h-PrlCou .n the

Since King Henry took u ug b
by of canary breeolns' rested By
steadily advanced until . I nsjr.
have been sold II s7oo "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Do you want all the sympathy. OF
are you willing TO divide? VI
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

oancers.-There has been y.
speculation as to the canOo ~ mud
Intelligent physicians have ho saAse'|
ish enough to think that toms su 100
Ing may be a cause, but the tru %" cay
may be traced to impure bIoo TT Sa u
blood Is the cause Of NOV NV ba
disorders. We would all he h pnya2'|
II our veins were filed with ''''A
blood. We cannot have pure N.Y. pa9]
we sleep in suffocatng rooma ''u
spend our waking hours in ,os.
poorly ventilated. 'VVal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Importance of Deep Rrpsth,,.
Call attention to the great imno,t's
Of deep breathing; that is, of iDa"a.
the lungs to their fullest c.na'a
Shallow breathing is the rula p' a.
breathing the exception; that !.
consumption finds such a fprti,o o-
In a large proportion of people n y
majority Of cases, consumption
mences just below the clavicle n,
lar bone), for here is the portion NJ h
lungs that is least used in Ordin..
breathing. The individual with ~
of healthy lungs might inhale miIiml
Of tubercle bacilli daily with impusihl
Like every other organ in the hid,
the lungs become vigorous with M
disuse means decay, therefore II 4.
velop the lungs they must be exercise
by deep breathing. Even five minuts
of lung exercise daily will work won
ders.-Omega.