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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
IDEAS IN BOAT BUILDING.

Constructors Find New Methods of In
creasing the Speed of Water Craft.
Granville H. Rood, of Washington,
boat builder of wide reputat ton, has re-
Gently succeeded in upsetting all rules
of steamer construction heretofore ac-
cepted as inviolable by the builders
of the world generally. Ordinarily it
has been the custom to place the pro-
pellers aft Of the stern, but this icono
elastic inventor proposes to locate them
we'll under the hull, where they will
work, according to his calculations, in
a body of comparatively dead water
In torpedo boats and similar speedy
small craft the propeller shafts have
been extended rearwardly of the stern
in an endeavor to attain this same OBJ
ject-namely, to place the propellers
in dead or undisturbed water away
from the wash and swirl caused by the
agitation Of the water through which
the hull has passed.
The blade propeller is also to be
abandoned, being replaced by spiral
blade, which makes at least one COM
plete turn about the shaft, 1t being
assumed that this construction will
result in greater efficiency by the
avoidance of the pounding, lifting Of
water and the cavitation inherent In
the customary form Of propeller Maxi
mum carrying capacity and speed
with minimum engine power Is also
sought by designing the hull along the
familiar scow lines, resulting in a very
light draft.
1t is asserted that the engine power
necessary to obtain a predetermined
speed in a boat Of given length is di-
rectly proportional to the depth of the
hull, and, moreover, a light-draft de-
sign Of hull lends itself readily to the
use of multiple propellers, located par
allel to its length in comparatively
undisturbed body of water. Finlike
keels are provided, which serve the
double purpose of supplying and car
rying the several propeller shafts and
of protecting the latter from injury by
striking distractions or fouling by en-
tanglement with weeds or grasses
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
WHERE BRET HARTE LIVED.
Women Always Liked Him Lot or
Else They Hated Him.


Women Always Liked Him a Lot or
Else They Hated Him.
We drove down the mountain in the
moonlight, and saw coyote cub play
ing with his shadow, and we drank the
deep, sweet breath of the pines, and
Truthful James told me about Bret
Harte.
He was slim, little, black-eyed
teacher when knew him. said Truth
full James. He taught over in Copper
town then. They named it Copperopo-
lis when they built it, same as they
named Jimtown jamestown, but we all
called 1t Coppertown. 1t was a lively
place then, was Coppertown. Ten ho-
tells, three banks and faro places till
you couldn't count 'em all. There was
lot happening in Copper. Half OF
the plots of Bret Harte's stories grew
up right in that town"
What kind of a man was Bret
Harte himself-in character, | mean?"
Nice enough, l reckon said Truth
full James. Not much Of a favorite
among the boys. Too quiet, and he
had kind of forgetful way of smiling
into your face, as if he had forgotten
all about you, and didn't care how soon
you found it out
Women all liked him a lot, or else
they hated him. l guess most of them
liked him in those days."
THE society upon the Stanislaus?"
Eyes, that was true enough.
'Abner Dean lives over at Angels
yet, but you don't want to mention
that chunk of sandstone to him.
1T seems to kind of rifle him some
way.
Lots of the boys are little touchy
on the Bret Harte subject. He hit a
little too near the truth, / guess.
"Now, in my case it is different.
don't mind being handed down to pos
terity as q bearded ruffian that couldn't
spell; they did call me Truthful you
know. | don't know why, but what
l don't like is making me out to be
narrow minded crank with preju-
dice against foreigners.
Now, l have nothing in the world
against the Chinese. They are a peace
able, fairly honest and very useful
class Of citizens, but it is little rough
to make me out sitting down to So
cial game with yellowfaced, pig
tailed, grinning Chinaman, as If he
were an equal, by Georgev'-The
Reader.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

venal candidates for office. Such ere
spectables'' are the despair of the pat
riotic men who, In our day and in a
stay the tide of that political corrup-
ton which, according to so good a
friend of America as John Morley,
"for the moment obscures the great
democratic experiment"
1t comes to this, that "the period of
corruption" which friends of Ameri-
cans abroad are called upon so often
to apologize fora corruption which,
While bad enough, is. not so deeply
rooted as our enemies believe-can be
brought to an end only by the growth
of sense Of honor, of scrupulousness
backed by moral bravery, upon the
part OF individuals in the republic. 1t
is not fantastic to aver that a gift of
imagination would assist some people
to he virtuous. If a citizen should feel
that his own lack of scruple, in any
direction, was a contribution to TIE
corruption and dishonor of his country,
and that his personal withstanding Of
temptation to do wrong was not only
an act Of private virtue, but had pat
riotic uses as well-if he were con-
WINGED for instance, that his refusal to
vote as truste for q contribution to a
bribery fund or to a dishonest boss
was a means of doing away with a
ma tional disgrace he had the i'm
agination to grasp the large bearings
Of his individual action, it would be
easier for him to take a stand for
righteousness instead of weakly 'acqui-
escing in some customary wrong. Arts
totle's idea of the state was associa-
from 'in a life Of felicity and noble
ness;' but Christianity ought not to
have to look to paganism for ideals of
good citizenship and the making of
righteous people.-Century
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
CheaD Poultry House,

The illustration will show that even
piano boxes may be utilized for poul-
/ try house where only limited num-
Der Of fowls or chicks are to be &C
commodated; or with a number or
houses thus built, it may be possible
to furnish comfortable quarters for
the usual number of birds kept on an
average farm. u. r. Fishel Of Indiana
tells Poultry News of his twenty col
ony house constructed Of piano boxes.
He says:
1--WE take two upright piano boxes
and four pieces of timber 2x4 and 10
feet long; we take the piano boxes
apart-keeping the fronts, backs, ends
and bottoms all together. We place
three of the 2x4s on the ground and
lay on these 2x4s, mailing them solid,
making the bottom of the house (some
will have to be sawed off Of the 2x4s).
The four ends of the two boxes will
make the entire back of the house.
while the fronts will make each end
Of the house and the remaining lum-
Der will be used in the front of the
house. The three remaining pieces of
2x4 are used as rafters to nail roofing
to. New ship lap lumber will have
to be bought for the roof, after which
the same is covered with Neponset
Red Rope roofing paper. Two pairs
Of 5-inch strap hinges, one hasp and
piece of 1-inch netting to cover opening
of door above window and one pane
Of Sx1O light sash completes your
building, making poultry house 8x1O
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Horse Notes to Remember.

Teams that have been partially idle
for some time should come into work
again gradually. and their shoulders
should be washed and bathed in sala
and water.
Never buy horse with narrow or
salIow chest, or whose forelegs are
very close together. He has not suffi.-
Gent room for a set of strong lungs.
and will not be long winded.
In the treatment of distemper arr
English veterinary advises the beneff>
cial effect Of biniodide of mercury an
an antiseptic. It's good effects are duo
more to its absorption than to its blis-
.ering action, as it is the most powers
full Of all antiseptics (microbe killers1-
1t was used successfully in scores Of
cases as blister applied to the swell
ing under the jaws. Dtstemper Is an
infective disease which usually confers
subsequent immunity on the patient.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
WANTED. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Leayen Needed i'm Relations ana Amer
pencies of American Life.

Leayen Needed in helatioho aA
gencies of American Life.
1t is natural, wholesome, saving coii-
scientiousness, applied to all the reia,
tons and emergencies of private anu
public life, that is so sadly waning ~
many American communities COZ
scientnousness which results in some
thing like that system of honor WIlcn
distinguishes the student life OF tue
University of Virginia, and when, VII
cjnians are apt to maintain. has per
ceptibly and benefcially affected the
tone of business and other affairs III
that commonwealth. Downright I'M
scrupulousness marks the knave; par
tial lack of scruple characterizes the
large numbers of respectable men VINO,
us members of boards, as mercnanlls'
as taxpayers, as politicians, ds voters,
wink at evil practices in others, UNI
idly avoid all opposition to onlcial
wrong. and themselves cotnmlt silght
ard not too conspicuous Irregularities
or give support for selfish reasons 70
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

ownership appears to deaden his inter-
est. He is not so with any other thing
which he appears to own. His horse,
his dog, their value is only enhanced
by the fact of possession. But the
woman! Once his wife, in many cases
she is no better than a SLAYER
Jessica, toying with her fork, marked
heiroglyphics here and there on the
tablecloth.
For centuries" she ruminated, re-
signedly, 1--WE were practically slaves
and sold as such. Perhaps, after all,
that Is what we were born to be-"
Again De Narville laughed.
"Now that you are out of bondage"
said he, "you can look back over the
situation and laugh. 1t has some hui
NOR for you. That is better than tears.
And sorrow is, to certain extent,
beneficial. It sharpens the wits. Not
that you have not always been quick
witted. On the contrary. So much
more so than he, it was pity, your
friends said, to see YOU with him
Eyes, they said that to me-" inter
Tupleu JeSSlcd. l1ut NA1I uHN 10y
say to him.
She answered her own question.
THE self-same thing, turned round
the other way"
De Narville hooked hard at her ia the
bright light of the glowing electrics-
Freedom becomes you, Jesstca," ne
declared. II am almost ready to fall
in love with you myself tonight"
almost" repeated Jessica, ruefnlly.
Quite" asserted De Narvilie- You
look content, joyous, radiant wish
other friends of yours, who have seen
you in tears, could gaze upon you now.
Friends who have talked this affair OF
yours over and over
Jessica nodded assentingly.
YES" said she, my friends nave
lost little time. They have been moth
ing if not Industrious"
at was you who started the ball roll
ing replied De Narville, with a touch
of reproaeh, "who rendered us our hrst
information
True. but 1t was such little ball TO
Start with and when it came back. II
was like boys SNOWFALL, the size OF
man! We didn't know it for ours.
Her expectant eyes rested on the
face of the clock. Apparently she had
forgotten the existence Of De Narvlile.
ut is g. she murmured, land time
for him to come.
They turned from the clock to the
door. A light cleaned on them SUD
denly. The friend for whom she wait
ed stood there.
He advanced, and De Narvtlle. ris-
ing, vacated his place at the table oppo-
site Jessica-
"Mr. De Narville," said Jessica, my
husband"
Then: eve are celebrating the ami
yersary of our wedding day together'
she explained with a smiie.-Loe An
derson Norris, in the Valley Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

Light Draught Vessels Built in Sections
in This Country.


in This Country.
Ever since the United States came
into possession of the Philippines there
has been growing demand on the
part of the navy for small boats suited
for the waters surrounding this group
of ! 200 or more islands, says the New
York Tribune. Only craft of light
draft are adapted for use in the outly-
ing possessions, and these could hard
ly be built in the United States and
sent across the ocean under their own
steam. 1t was a difficult problem,
which at one time seemed almost to
battle solution. But Uncle Sam has
worked out the perplexing question in
highly satisfactory manner.
Having viewed the matter from
every point, 1t was finally decided to
build government steamers for use In
the Philippines in sections. In this
way they can be constructed in this
country and shipped readily on the
deck of transport or by other means,
to the point of destination.
Bids for such boats were at once
asked for and the builders were al
lowed to work out their own designs.
The offer of shipbuilding firm at
Morris Heights, N. Y, was finally ac-
cepted. and already the boats have
been constructed and are ready for
service. =.
Each vessel is composed of five sec
lions and is eighty feet long, eighteSa
feet beam and draws three feet SIX
inches. The vessel is built entiraly OF
steel the plating being one-qrals Ser
inch thick. Each section has Rael
deck and is watertight.
The boiler section, having the g-1at@
est weight and establishing the water
line is first fioated in assembling the
craft. The other sections, WORKERS
either fore or aft. follow in order. he
sections are all fitted with sea waves
and. sea water is. admitted into their
bottoms until they reach the common
water line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Don't Be a Kicker.

Some men would rather kick against
some treatment they are having Or
find fault with the administration than.
to talk about their business and how,
to make it more of success. Most
people talk over their business at any
and all opportunities, but 1 have seen
farmers in crowd that would talk
about everything else. Finding fault
with the weather, the railroads, or
wreaking vengeance on the road super
visor or some such thing does not as
sist one particle in making a better
farmer out of man. The successful
man advertises his business and E.
interest enough in it to talk about 1t
to his neighbors and others with whom
he comes in CONTRACTOR. Iowa Home
stead.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

meadow foxtail 9O7 900, yernal grass
924 900, crested dogs tail 1,127,000,
alsike clover 100000, sainfoin 22,5Oo,
red clover $4,000, white clover 100000,
common kidney vetch $4,000, alfalfa
or lucern 209,5o0, trefoil 32s.0O0, birds
foot trefoil $4,000, official goats rue
62,0C0.
Helps for Butchering Time.
There is more or less work in the
killing of small animals during the
winter on many farms, and always the
annual butchering; although 1t is get
ting to be quite the fashion in the
more thickly settled portions of the
country to sell the hogs in the fall and
buy the meat back from the town
butcher at double price during the
winter Where there is more or less
butchering to be done one should have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Value of Dual PURPOSE Cow.

If a man has no use for the calf, or
has use for the calf and none for the
milk he has no use for the dual pur-
pose cow.
In the former case he needs the Jer-
scy or Ayrshire, in the latter Polled
Angus or Hereford. Here we need the
calves to condense feed and thus help
get it to market by condensing the
freight on it. A dual purpose cow is
one that with paying quantity of
milk and calf that will about top the
market when fed out. 1t is not posi-
BILE to get the best dairying qualities
and best beef qualities in the same
hide, but it is possible to get more
money out Of dual purpose cow than
can be done with a special purpose
COW, l. e., milk or beef.
There is no breed Of dual purpose
pose cows common to all breeds. The
Herefords and Polled Angus breeds
have a few dual purpose cows, but
the Short Horns have a larger number
than any other breed Whenever beef
bred cows have been MIXED for some
time they are on dual purpose quail
ties. The Short Horns, originally a
beef breed, have been used as mixers
for years, and this is why there are
more dual purpose cows in this breed
than other breeds. If starting herd
Of dual purpose dairy cows, would
buy yearling heifers and use a bull
from dual purpose stock. When these
heifers have their first calves they
would feed strong, and would then get
rid Of those that fattened and keep
those that increased in flow Of milk,
but must not forget that to produce
milk, COW should be fed a balanced
ration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
HOW MANY Seed to- a Pound :

Number of farm seeds In a pound
varies greatly with even the leading
farm crops. Red top 603,OOO, reed
canary grass 100000, smooth-stalked
meadow grass 100000, rough-stalked
meadow grass, 100000, sleeps fes-
cue, 680,00O, various-leafed fescus AGO.
coo, creeping fescue GOO awnless
bronze grass $4,000, perennial rye
grass 336,S00, Italian rye grass 1885,
600, orchard grass 579,5OO, meadow
fescue 31S,2 200, meadow oat grass 159,-
GOO, yellow oat grass 2,O45,OoO, velvet
Srass 100000. timothy, 1,17O,5Oa|
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
TREAD POWER AND cHURN.

a frame is easily made, and If some
what larger than wagon wheel-say
6 feet or feet in diameter-the circle,
will be larger and the animal will find
the walking more direct. The under,
wheel may be 6 or inches in dame
ter. The power is increased by giving;
the large wheel more pitch, and dlmin--
ished by setting it more nearly level.
e. 9. Bennett, in st. Louis Repub-
lie
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

feet, all complete, for the low price
of 81. If you can do the carpenter
work yourself the house will not cost
you over So. This house will accom-
lnodate fifty growing chicks, or fifteen
to twenty capons, and the claim is
made that no bird kept in it and prop
erly taken care of, ever had it's comb
frozen in the coolest weather. One
great advantage of such a small house
is that it can be placed on runners or
on mud sleigh and moved wherever
it may be wanted ON the farm. It
is useful as general purpose fowl
house, for hens with chicks, etc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Homemade Tread Power.

A light tread power for churning,
turning grindstone, etc, is made by
mounting a disk wheel nearly horizon
tally, the axle being inclined SO one
portion will be higher than the other.
The dog, sheep or calf used for motive
power is tied at one side, headed to-
ward the higher part. AS the animal
walks, the wheel turns because Of the
animals weight, and communicates
motion to the pulley or small friction
wheel beneath. There are no belts, Nc
cogs. The weight Of the animal bears
the part Of the large inclined wheel.
upon the smaller wheel beneath and,
causes 1t to revolye.
A discarded wagon wheel might be
used as the framework Of the large
wheel, mailing boards on the upper
surface for the animal to walk on, or
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Fon THE FARM BUTCHER.

for ready use large boiler OF some
kind SO that a quantity Of water may
be heated at one time; tools such as
knives, saws and other things used
should be kept in proper shape and ev-
crything be in readiness SO that the
hard and disagreeable work may be
over with as soon as possible
The illustration shows a rack for
hanging the carcass of an ANIMAL
which should be on every farm where
butchering is done. 1t needs but little
description. A post eight or ten inches
through and five or six feet high Is set
firmly in the ground, and cross-pieces,
two inches or more thick and eight feet
long spiked to the pole, in the positions
shown, SO that they will project three
feet on either side. They are notched
near the ends as shown and braced I'M
derneath. These racks will save one
much strength, for when the hogs are
hung on them they are easily cut. |
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Usefui Reverses.

First Student-The professor in his
lecture said that reverses were neces-
sary to stimulate young man.
Second StudentET That's true. If il
weren't for an occasional check
couldn't do anything at ail.-New Or.
leans Times-Democrat
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
rnrkeys in Cold storage IL YEAR.

Poultry and eggs as old as eight to
ten years are being sold for consump-
lion by the packers of Chicago. The
statement is made by Alderman Wend-
ling, who for years was a butcher In
the stock yards, II have known" he
says, ''of turkeys being kept in cold
storage for twelve years and chickens
for eight or ten years. Chickens and
turkeys Matched the year OF the
Worlds Fair are yet in cold storage at
the yards. Eggs of the vintage OF
1896 and 1897 are also there"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01
Shakespeare

Shakespeare was handicapped be-
cause there were no automobiles in his
eav to blow up and kill the villains In
his plays.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

ner own mines While
specially
This ships method
port opened
Along the
attached and drawn until the
moment pulled
water The mine then moored itself automatically
gram: When the NJ containing
received
in
seahoo The mine would
would rise and fall with the
of the studs t t the mine explode.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

when a bride is pretty she is about
the prettiest thing on earth.