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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24

obstacle being some kind Of a flint
which dynamite couldn't break.
about $1O,000,O0O was spent up to
1890, and then Mr.. Syngros took hold,
organized new company, with $685.
900 working capital, and finished the
job in 1898. 1t is only about four
miles long, but it is 60 feet wide at
the bottom, about 80 feet at waterline,
26 feet and 5 inches deep in water,
and it is cut nearly all the way
through solid rock, rising at some
points for 269 feet above the canal.
1t is like a canyon, and ships do not
take kindly to it, the entrance being
bad, a strong wind blowing through
it as through a great air shaft, and
there is at times a strong reverse
current 1t Is an interesting trip
through the canal, and it saves 1913
miles Of very rough water and 20
hours of time; but so far shippers pre-
fer to go around the peninsula rather
than through the canal, though with
some changes which will be made it
is believed the canal will become of
general use as soon as few ships
begin to use it and remove the pre-
iudice now existing against it."-Cem-
fort
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marry. Surely you do not come in
either class?"
NO." said the woman, refiectively,
81 can't say that l do, and yet
Perhaps" said the man, and now
his voice was very gentle, as though he
feared he might here touch some old
wound unwittingly, "there is in your
life some romance which have not
guessed. Believe me, l would not
wound you for worlds, and l trust you
will pardon my clumsy speech"
ooh, l am not blighted being, new
err fear" this with a laugh that did
not ring altogether of merriment
"Then your refusal to marry me IS
not based upon the ground that you
prefer some other manF
mo, am not in love-with some
other man.
"Then why not marry me"
81 have given you the best OF all
q woman's reasons, because
"Rut your refusal of me is final, l
may take it?'
"Yes"-the "yes" with an almost
inaudible sigh, sigh so nearly maud
ible that it did not reach the man.
He had thrown away his cigar and
stood for moment gazing out TOWARD
the trees. Then he began to SPEAK
and his voice was harsh with feenng
that had been restrained.
"I think I quite forgot to mention
one thing in my proposal. did not say
that love you very dearly; that, ho'
wishing to be beggar Of love, nave
waited oil these years to be In posi-
ton to offer you the things whlcn
mentioned as rendering me eligible for
YOUR hand. You, who are SO cool ana
calm. what can you know OF love ano
passion? Now, I know that l nave
worked all these years in Vain-no
not altogether in vain-for l am go,
ing to kiss you once, here and now
If II means the loss Of all the httle
that is left me Of your regard.
He gathered her in his strong arms
and kissed her, not once, but many
times. on her forehead, on her eyes ana
on her lips, and then released her' WIN
the full consciousness that he had
done an objectionable thing which ne
did not regret.
Rrt the woman held out her arms
to him and said: :.
ooh, Jack, dear, why didn't you ten
me that you loved me at first. San
Francisco Call.
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Why Women's Teeth Crumble.

1t is estimated by surgeon dentist
who caters to the wealthiest families
in the fashionable world that fully 60
per cent of the women in society who
have reached the age Of Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs wear false teeth. He says
their teeth begin to ache and crumble
soon after 35, whereas the average
man in the same station in life main
tains his dental integrity until he is
past 60. Sweetmeats are put down as
the principal cause for the early decay
of the teeth Of women-not because
there is any effect on the protecting
enamel by actual contact with the
saccharine substance, but because Of
the creation Of an acid condition in
the stomach, which appears to have
q corrosive effect on the outer hard
case of the teeth. Men do not eat
much candy-smokers especially-and
they have almost enough tooth strength
to bite a tenpenny nail in half.
This same dentist, in common with
many Of his fellows in the profession,
has discovered it is possible to fill cav
tiles in the human tooth with a sub
stance far more enduring than gold,
and absolutely to retard disintegration.
Gold has been the favorite filling"
for years because of its non-corrosive
qualities. A cement came into vogue
about fifteen years ago, but it pos
sessed no lasting qualities, and its use
was only temporary expedient. The
new filling is of porcelain hardness,
and can be tinted to the exact color Of
the tooth-so perfect in resemblance
that if the operator is skillful a pow
erful magnifying glass is necessary to
detect it's presence. The operation is
an extremely delicate one. The small
err the cavity the more difficult the
filing The substance is not pro-
prietary article, but can be manufac-
tured by any dentist who has bake
oven and who has been taught the
proper proportions of the ingredients.
Once set, it will outlast the natural
enamel itself.-New York Progress.
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High Prices of Wheat.

In 1867 wheat was very scarce in the
country before the harvest of that
year, says Orleans Republican. A
farmer bought about $4,000 bushels,
nearly all Of it from July 18th to Octo,
Der Goth, and not a single bushel under
So and from that up to $40; most of
it cost from $2.10 to 1926 per bushel
They ground from 1000 to 1900
bushels per day when everything ran
all right. They sold Belts & Bailey
sixteen barrels Of the flour at
SIC per barrel for retailing and sold
some flour at their Eagle Harbor mill
for SIS per barrel. Mr.. Tanner fur
Their says that he once paid the late
Ira Hanford Che cannot recall the year,
$16.6O per 100 pounds for three dressed
hogs, and he once paid the late Nor
man Bennett $500 per bushel for
beans. No wonder farmers accumulat-
ed money in those good old days.
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cob to ear in the different varietiep
showed wide variations.
Beautifying Buildings.


Beautifying Buildings.
Aside from its cleansing properties
lime in the form of whitewash used
as paint will materially improve the
appearance of outbuildings. Unless
the barn is small coat Of paint is
preferable to the whitewash. If You
object to the staring white on the,
buildings stir into the whitewash a lit
tie lampblack, which will give the mix
ture a lead color, light Or dark, ac-
cording to the quantity of lampblack
used. If one has a stretch Of stone
fence or a stone outbuilding it may be
made exceedingly attractive by plant
ing Ampelopsis Veitchii Japanese or
Boston IVY, and letting it run over
the walls.
This plant is of a creeping nature
with sticky tendrils, which cling to any
rough surface. The green Of the foliage
during the summer is exceedingly at
tractive and the shades of brown and
gold III the autumn as handsome aS
the leaves Of the forest trees during
the same season. Plants are low in
price and in three years after setting
they will make a growth sufficient to
cover the side of building of con-
Siderabl size
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What to Teach the Boys.

Yeaeh them to pillow thoroughly and
we'll
Bo chop with both the right and the
left hand.
TO SOW grain broadcast as we'll as
with the drill.
To run the reaper, the mower and
the binder.
To milk a cow clean.
To feed the cows, horses and other
stock right.
To drive the horses on the road and
on the farm safely.
To harness the horses and to care
for them in the stable.
To bring in the wood for night with
out being reminded of 1t every time.
To hoe corn and potatoes and to dig
them in their season.
To be good citizens, loving their
country and respecting its instit & ms.
To seek the fellowship Of gooI men,
good books and good things in nature.
Farm Journal.
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Poultry Pickings.

AS a rule, old hens make the best
mothers.
Lice will gather in the nests, if any
where.
Chickens can be made to grow faster
by feeding often.
Treatment Of diseases should begin1
with the first symptoms.
Sour milk and buttermilk are both
good to mix with soft food.
Mix powdered charcoal and sulphur
occasionally with the soft feed.
Coal oil applied to the roosts in.
small quantities will kill parasites.
The flesh Of birds differs in quality
according to the food on which they
they feed
Too constant setting makes the hens
of bad disposition and difficult to man
age.
The poultry quarters should be thor
oughly whitewashed inside and out fire.
quently.
Furnish as great variety of diet
as possible and feed as much as the
fowls will eat.
Do not hatch bantams until late in
the summer if you would have them
beautiful and diminutive.
Little chicks have no teeth and must
have sand, crushed bone, shell and
charcoal in some form.
Lousy hens are the cause of much,
debility, sickness and death among the
young broods they hatch out.
The laying of soft-shelled eggs some
times results from overlooking and
sometimes from lack of shell material.
One of the great secrets in poultry
raising is to get good laying strains;
and keep them in good health and
condition.
II chickens are allowed on the
roosts too young, their breasts often
get crooked, and their growth and ap-
pearance spoiled.
Much of the disease to which fowls
are afflicted may be traced for it's
origin to a neglect in not providing
good ventilation.
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EIGHTY MILLION POPULATION.
More People Than Amy Other Natiop
Except China and Russia


Except China and Russia.
1t is only by association and COM
parison that we can grasp the dimen-
slons represented by the 100000
population which the census bureau at
Washington estimated were in the
United States in 1908. This is more
people than are in any other nation
in the world except China with its
40O,OOO,000 and Russia with it's $780,
100000. Computed on the capacity of
its units this 100000 stands for an
UNNECESSARILY greater productive value
than does China's or Russia's total,
according to Leslie's Weekly.
When Alexander, of Macedon, In the
middle of Asia, was weeping because
there We're no more earths for him to
conquer he had fewer subjects than
the United States of 1904 has sover-
eigns. Under Caesars eagles. when
Rome ruled the world, were less people
than are under the stars and stripes in
the days of Theodore Roosevelt.
With seven per cent of the worlds
land area and five per cent of its poDu-
laton the United States has twenty
FIVE per cent of the worlds wealth.
The value of the United States prop
erty, real and personal, in 1900 was
00O,000O00, as compared with $50
0O0,00O,000 for Great Britain and Ire
land, $4S, 0O0,000,0 for France, $40
OO0,0O0,00O for Germany, So, 100000
COO for Russia, SO, O00, 100000 for Aus
tria- Hungary, $4,000, 100000 for Italy
and $4,000, 100000 for Spain. More
over, the United States lead of all
the other nations in wealth is increas-
ing faster than is her preponderance
over them all, except Russia and China,
in population.
Franklin told the British parliament
just before the revolution that the
population of the thirteen American
colonies was doubling every twenty
five years. The gain is slightly less
than that now, though it is greater
than that of any other nation. Through
natural Increase, immigration and an
nexations the population of the Unit
ed States multiplied fifteen times be-
tween 1900 and 1900, while it multi
piled 105 times in those hundred years
in wealth.
Without allowing for increase in ter
ritory, but keeping the diminishing
ratio of growth in mind, our 100000
population of 1900 will, there is good
reason to believe, be 100000 in
1880, 300,00O,000 in 1870 and 100000
600 by the year 1000, while the ag-
gregate of its wealth in the last-named
year will be up in the dizzy heights
of mathematics.
Nothing in the Arabian tales is so
marvellous as is the expansion in pop
ulation, wealth and power of the Uni
ted States.
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CUT THROUGH SOLID ROCK.
Centuries Elapsed Before Completion Oh
Corinthian Canal.

Centuries Elapsed Before Cornple'io" Va
Corinthian Canal.
Speaking of canals" said the en-
gineer who had been talking ABOUT
Panama, "a very interesting canal
and one not much heard of, is tnat
connecting the Gulf Of Corinth anu
the Gulf of Aegina in Greece. II 5
some older than any we have IN Tue
Western hemisphere, also, for Perian-
der, tyrant of Corinth, proposed 10
cut through the isthmus as long ago
as six hundred years before CHRIST
Superstition stopped him, however
Julius Caesar and Caligula took 1t up
a again when Rome had hold OF Greece
but it was too much for them. linen
came Nero, and he went at IL Win
yigor. but the work stopped when he
died Others kept pounding away at
# for the next several hundred years
but It was not until 1881 that real
work of the Nero energy was put
upon it. Then Gen. Turr, aide-de-calnp
to victor Emmanuel of ITALY, organ,
lied a company and worked on IN
the money gave out in 1890, the chlei
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How to Build a Land Roller.


A roller is almost Indispensable Tor
some kinds of farm work, and a good
one may be made by covering mower
wheels with 2 by As, as shown in the
illustration. The roller can be made
any desired length, but seven feet is
very good size. Cut the projections
from the surface of the wheels with
heavy hammer and cold chisel. This Is
NOT as great task as one would
think. Have your blacksmith drill the
holes if you have no drill, one every
four inches on alternate edges of the
wheel The holes and bolts should be
half an inch in diameter.
1t is best to have boxes bolted under
the frame for the journal and set
screws in the hubs. Make the frame
of by inch stuff. Cut lemons in the
end pieces to fit the mOrtise in front
and back and cut mortises in the end
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24
Early Field Corn.

OF nineteen early varieties of Flint
and Dent corn grown at the Ontario
station, the following in the order
given led in productiveness: Dakota
Gold Dollar, Longfellow, Farmers
Friend, Baily Mahogany and Canada
Fellow. The best average yields for
three years were as follows: King
Phillip, 62.2; Genesee Valley, 62.7;
North Star Yellow Dent, Gil; Pride of
Canada, 500, and Longfellow, $50
bushels per acre The percentage Of
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pieces eight inches from the shoulder
Of the tenon for the second front and
bach pieces. These second pieces make
the frame rigid If properly put to-
gether. Notch the tongue one inch
where it crosses the frames and brace
it with heavy iron straps. A seat can
be made by boiling on two light wagon
wheel rims as shown and boiling an
old mower seat on a board on top.
This roller properly made and cared
for will last lifetime.-American
Agriculturist
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Provide Against Drought.

With a possibility of short pasture
staring him in the face each year,
the farmer with much or little stock
who does not provide against the
drought so far as he can, makes a
serious mistake. Probably the better
way to do this is in combination with
the plan which provides for early for
age plants. This can be done another
year by sowing rye in the late sum-
mer, sowing SUGGESTIONS, which give
one green forage for early summer
carrying one, with the pasture, nearly
or quite to the time when the forage
corn may be fed.
Most of the experiment stations who
have tried it agree with farmers that
Thoroughbred White Flint corn is one
of the best if not the best variety
for this purpose, especially if it is
put in as early as possible. If SOW
ing is delayed until late, then we be-
lieve that sweet corn, sown broadcast,
will give a crop for early fall feeding
better than any other. Among the
various suggestions given here, one or
more are suited to almost every farm.
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ALI Waated.

81 begin to realize that there's no
satisfaction in saying I told you So
mo"
mo; because you can never get any
nedy to admit they remember that you
die. ''-Philadelphi Public Ledger.
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a Hard Worker.

.You oughter git me a job" the Of
fee seeker said. why l done the
- or,y Of n dozen men fur you on cleo
ton day."
"you did," replied the successfui
incredulously. :,
ncurn, 7 voted for you twelve times"
philadelphia Public Ledger.
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One Genius and Another.

"a genius is a genius whether he's
rich or poor. There's really no dlf1er-
ence-
pardon me, there is slight differ
ence. A rich genius can afford TO let
his hair grow long; a poor genius can [
Ford to get it cut"-Philadelp
Press.
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Laying Tile in Muck Lands. '--.

Laying Ike III MUCK AdnuSs
Muck lands when thoroughly drain
ed frequently make veritable garden
spots. But unless the tile lines are
laid with sufficient fall, preferably in
to the clay subsoil, and carefully COW
cred the soft muck is liable to soon,
clog them. We have found that a
little extra care in attending to these
points will pay exceedingly well and
prolong the period Of usefulness Of the
drains for years. The life Of a drain
carelessly laid in muck is very short
1t is often advisable to put boards
both under and on top Of the tiles, re-
marks Mr.. Greiner in Farm and Fire
side
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xVo.,inpmen's Wages.

rooas in the United States In the
average are more than twice aaos non -
Belgium. three times those OF Den,
,as,- Germany, Italy and Spain ana
nna and one-half those III England ana
Scotland.
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STILL.
q daily prize,

more a daily prlze'
triunP tbe iuster of the SKIES
Ange' IND rI few the CLEANS.
pint anu w when others play,
4 'I, .ssSforgotten thrill,
univ o dnJl and old to-day
gply children stiIl'
4 ,,o hattie once, but now
0 sr not oycrboId' - brow
WlSu or hearts the cold.
s t IN iii light of eager e! eyes
Y , ,s( the wintry chill,
lose w. ,,' are not overwise,
!. p snpIe children still
Of our glorious youth
! s% faded long ago. -, .uu+b
Ppe s. nJ we care to know?
Shou'% .ooIe the yiewless height,
3 rs .5sr w purple HILL
u, lnSn No GLADDEN. at the sight
u, climb NIB as children still,
-, If al the good we planned.
rrfect or begun? coa,s h nd
an, ..,o5 the lifting Of God S hand'
F m.its for his well done?
N"'t t1a children whom we love
sao5 we missed fulfill
I Co5 orr hearts prevail to prove
s. torrts of children still
han Saturday Review
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-06-24

One of the great necessities incumbent Russia the present East
of
of
The railroad carefully the Mnchuian
injury has inflicted it, that the
the that the
distances illustration
from
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A ONE-MAN SAW.

man When one person tries to operate
cross-cut saw the blade is inclined
to wabble. Procure a young, slim sap
ling and bend it as shown in the illus
tration, fastening it to both ends of
the saw, when the saw is ready foE
business.
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closely near one end with baling wire
about three or four inches. By turn
ing the spoke around several times the
wire will become frightened, when the
END is made fast by another piece Of
wire.
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One-Man Saw.

The sketch, by Max Mack, illus
trates very simple and good plan for
a cross-cut saw when operated by one
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Observation-Disclosures
,o,o.ouO-o-~,O,o-o~0r
how the open windows came
mn,fc by the orchestra in the
ballroom on the further side of
|brse. softened by distance. Moon
j broken up by intervening trees
liars and splotches of golden "a
rov nil about them as they
m and down the veranda-
II right kind Of a woman always
'sri,tcs A proposal of marriage
.Ionv man as great compliment.
IL from you it is the much more
syaIued, but I cannot marry YOU"
the woman.
Aqve to thank you for having lis
i 10 me 50 patiently. Might 1 tres
a little more upon your good ma
mi ask permission to discuss the
N further with you'
il amount of discussion can profit
= Of rs. so far as I can see. But,
lave said, in asking me to marry
great compliment was paid me,
return for that compliment, l
sIse l owe you permission to in
n your love for discussion or argu-
hanks for the permission" said
an still in his stoIid manner. Il
recognize my proposal as, in
Aense. a compliment but l am
that you should, if you wish,
Mic manner in which l made it
compliment. Recognizing the
Iid development Of your own
faculties, I have made my offer
N hrrlage in perfectly business-like
have heard you often declare
a contract Of marriage is like
bther contract, and should be en-
into only when both parties are
81 aware Of what they are doing"
b you think women are ever en-
consiStent:' interrupted the wO-
man looked a trifle surprised
Replied:
least give you credit for hav-
splendidly consistent mind. You
Pt mean that I have erred in my
Ter Of proposing, that you would
preferred more Of an air Of ro-
and all that sort Of thing?"
OT the situation is something like
continued the man in very much
same tone Of voice that he
have used in arguing an i'm
NJ case before the Supreme
You are twenty-nine-or Is
'Q-years old, have a reputa-
Us beauty, and all that. You
Know, marry any one of two
rec men who can offer you at
aS much as l, but modesty was
prevailing characteristic of
aAd l have not feared to meas
'SeIi with these other men.
ne other hand, I can give you
muen anything you desire that
IOAey. l stand we'll in my pro-
'na have prospects of soon
IeaF The top Of it Altogether.
s''Sued that any one would call
~ suitable match all around"
~ '4e Prosecution here close its
Inquired the woman, laughing a
handy caro- :, ,,,
be Of pr rrss TO regard the matter
r' 1S man imperturbably, but if
" use The terms | am forced
&c rest its casa on n.y. WIZ the
lifted by the nro sa r4t eeSnmony
ct to Submit P on or,l,,t or will
be defence wt ~'' u "rSumentT
replied tb ~'' ns submit an orgu-
lie match mated Wiz, won WOMAN ma 7 admit
oocei sa5ta %Go. d BE- n,.., as you say,
We, tia. +. ! u na1 other men whom
Gan marry 0t any, tive
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To Tighten Barb Wire.

To Tighten Barb Wires
I send you sketch to tighten barb
wire fence, take piece Of broom stick
or old buggy or wagon spoke, place
on the wire to be frightened and wrap