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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
THE FUN OF BEING soclABlE.
Sunshine of Life that Might Be En-
joyed All the Time.

joyed All the Time.
"Sociability is all right" admitted
Bugbee, "for those that have time.
I'm too busy man to indulge. A fell
low that's driven all day by business
hasn't minute to be sociable"
Let's see about that" persisted
Wixham. You still take your con-
stitutional from Massachusetts avenue
to the Office every morning, don't
you?'
Bound to: I'd be too nervous to
sleep. There's the rub; If took time
to cultivate my fellow-man, as you
urge, I'd have to give up that walk"
IN prove that you can get the
walk and the sociability too First,
you'll meet the man moving the lawn
on the Commonwealth avenue park
way. You can manage to say, Ills
top O. the morning to you. as you
pass. He's a jovial Irishman, and his
pithy reply will keep you chuckling to
yourself until you come to the cabmen
in front of the Vendome.
You take off your hat, as though
you might be going to wipe your fore
you say in a hearty tone, Aren't you
lucky dogs to be able to ride every
where, while common people like me
have to walkT See if they don't warm
right up to you. You'll still be rolling
their juicy retort under your tongue
when you come to the old man who
scrubs the bases of the monuments of
William Lloyd Garrison and Alexan-
der Hamilton every morning. You
sing out as though you had known him
all your life, Keep 'em looking like
Spotless Town, eh?' and then stop and
ask him, confdentially like, why he
does it. You'll laugh at his reply.
LAS you cross Charles street buy
two peaches for a nickel Of the sailed
peanut and fruit man, and pass a
CHEEKY time O. day. Wave your hand
to the children In the swan boats in
the Public Garden, feed the doves and
squirrels on the Common, jolly the
newsboys at Park street; and let me
know how it comes out"
"Say, Wixham," the glum man who
hadn't time to be sociable, informed
his friend, as eager as schoolboy,
when they met for lunch, Il had two
miles of sociability and got to the of
fee on time. That's a great recipe
of yours. Say, the old codger said he
doesn't know why he scrubs Garrison
and Hamilton, but s'posed it is just to
PLACE the boss. THE Interior.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

pies Of her companion upon their meet
ing, now faded away and was succeed
ed by pallor equally intense. Con-
quering almost Immediately her mo-
mentary confusion, she went on, calm
", 81 promised Mr.. Thorndike that l
would show him the view from King
Philips seat this morning. He is prob
ably waiting for me now at the cross
roads"
"I am glad you told me so frankly
Ress." was the quiet reply. "Tll-I'Il
come over again some other day, that
is if you'll save a day for me, when
Mr. Thorndike isn't there" he could
not help adding.
"Of course I WILL" said Bess, ig-
noring his last clause. For a moment
there was silence, while Hal looked
into her eyes as If to read her Utmost
soul. At last he said: "Well, I'll wish
you happiness when the time comes
adding sadly, "if it's got to be. sup.
pose am not qualified to set mysel1
up as a Judge of him, so I'll say not a
word; only-well, pleasant ride, Bess
dear"
"Good-by. HAL" she replied, smiling
kindly. But instead Of chirruplng at
once to Dolly, she paused moment
and putting out her hand again I'M
puIsively, added: you know, don
you, Hal, you will always be my ola
chum?" >,
eyes I suppose that's something,
he said, grimly, '"but now OH WIN
YOU! Good luckl Oh, say, Bess' III
watch for you on the seat with my
glass, shall l."
"Y es, do. And I'll wave my nand-
kerchief," she called over her shoui-
der.
For a full minute he watched her
vearningly. "Dou't be an ass ne
muttered to himself, squarlng MS
shoulders. "The fellows probably an
right You're sore yourself, that al.
pess wouldn't mind your being poor.
onlv she's known you too long TO care
for You. except as chum. You re d
very lucky man to have had such d
cbnm so many years. Here's luck
Bess, old girl! 4 rrora-
no drank an imaginary toast grave
" facing the direction she had ta ,'
,rbon no slowly paced homeWard, lean
ing heavily on his stick. HAN an noua
later he was sitting under the apple
trees in his own yard, from tune 70
time looking through a pair OF nelu
classes toward the perpendicular req
e,sa which eliminates in the pinnacie
already described -. su,ft,r
Meanwhile, Bess galloped swlllls'
,>,,+ ,ass merrily, toward the CROSSROADS.
Something now seemed amlss. 49, ..en
the impact of her horses nooIs upon
the high road had less assured sou .na
She wondered vaguely Wnelnel , .a
wind had not become chill, ana sue ~. =.
membered afterward looking up = ~
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
Feeding Cowpeas.

AS growers become familiar with
cowpeas there seems to be consldera-
BILE difference of opinion rs to hoy!
both peas and vines can be used to
the best advantage. 1t has been gen
orally believed that the chief value of
the cowpeas was blowing them under
in order to give to the soil the nitrogen
absorbed by the plant in the process
of growing; there is no doubt but
what this plan is a safe one on most
poor soils. but many who have prac-
ticed it have become so enamored OF
cowpea culture that they dislike TO
abandon the crop even when they have
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
cnprH MIGHT PROBABLY ADOPT LODGE PLANS.
BY e. II. MANN.

e. Il
In MY church work I have been where we
| III have had our full share of poor members whom
hi rba deacons looked after faithfully according to
II their lights and traditions. But there were
VI who it seemed to me, while not unduy sensitive,
y and evidently needy, utterly refused to receive aid
| ] from the church because it regarded
III lcharItv and not as a right And this view the
kaA recipients of aid seemed to fall in with by de-
@ 9Tl lost their seIf-respect. Instead of being helped
and cyaforted they were crushed
A Young couple who had been in our town several
weeks we heard had fallen into trouble. The husband,
a. Interesting young man of very good address, had been
suddenly taken Ill., When | visited his lodgings, which
were coamodious and with pleasant surroundings found
two other young men present cheering up the couple. They
bad never seen the newcomers before, but this rather
hard realize for they seemed like members of one fam
y This my first acquaintance with the workings
n lodge The young were lodge representatives. l
learned from the patient subsequently how delightfully."- he
bad been uused and entertained without cost mourning
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
Root Crops to Cows.

Those who have fed root crops to
cows, and especially have fed ruta-
bagas, will understand their value, and
those who oppose the feeding of root
crops have either fed them improper-
~ or have given them to the animal
when she was already we'll fed with
grain. While it is not intended to adj
vocate the feeding Of root crops as a
substitute for regular rations, it is a
fact that they might be more largely
fed than they are with correspond
ing decrease in the feeding of hay OF
grain. A good plan in feeding ruta-
hagas is to cut them up in small pieces
and mix them with the grain feed,
giving them the ration at night. In
the morning the hay ration can be
somewhat reduced as a result, and IL
one has sufficient of the root crops an
other liberal feeding could be given
at noon.
AS to the quantity of rutabagas
safe to feed a COW this depends some
what on the animal, but more on the
daily ration Of other things. Gener.
ally speaking, peck or so day will
keep the animal in good condition as
to her digestive organs, though it Will
not be sufficient to materially decrease
the regular ration. Some dairymen
feed bushel day safely and find
they can reduce the hay and grain "a
tons in consequence and the cow be
all tho hnttnr for If Root cron feed
ing is well worth experimenting with.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
Birds Save the Crops.

If the army of the birds were de-
stroyed, it has been estimated that in
the course of nine years the world
could not be inhabited by man, and,
in spite Of all the sprays and poisons
that could be manufactured for the de-
struction of insects. All crops, all
fruits, everything which supports hut
man life, would, in a comparatively
short period Of time, be destroyed by
slugs and insects.
In some parts Of the United States
a bounty is placed on the head Of the
red shouldered hawk and a few other
birds, but it is the conclusion Of those
who have examined into the case that
if the bounty could be $500 fine on
those who kill the bird, instead Of IS
cents to the bird slayer, our laws
would operate on the right side.
A redstart has been known to eat
600 flies an hour, and blackcap has
destroyed 200 green flies from rose
bush in green house in few hours.
The wren feeds her young thirty six
times an hour
A young robin kept in captivity re-
quired sixty earth worms day, and
a pair of blue jays were once fed
half q million caterpillars in one sea-
son.
The stomach Of a newly Matched
bird is merely membraneous sac
with little muscular development, AMI
so required soft, digestible material
like plump spiders or cutworms. As
the stomach develops the diet changer
and hard insects, such as beetles, can
be used.
The habits of the chipping sparrow
have been closely watched, and it was
found that the parent began feeding
the nestlings at a few minutes before
o'clock in the morning and ended at
7:27 in the evening. The lop Ia
taken during the day We
seven minutes in the a1 ~.
hundred visits to tkz/tnS
by the parents DIP
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
=, nm CELLS THE BoDr's DEFEssE.
BY DR.. Andrew wilson.

RHlIt Wv BY Dr.. Andrew WILSON,
o,r white blood cells a sanitary police
~m IN over on the alert to arrest disease pro-
MI luz microbes The practical mind concerns
i III QUIZ With the question Of what may be done to
III use, n+ban the hands Of these, microscopic
II Ison5nra which, of course, are numbered by
7 .IiaDs In each individual body We all know
i rt . high standard Of the general health rep
IN D~ q condition which must be favorable to
- ~ arr white blood cells Again, in many cases,
be Tld nv sanitary care, the entrance Of microbes
We can Pr and we can destroy them by means Of dsin-
10 u' These measures are however, or limited extent
8aDO sont rather extraneous aids than means calcu
TE rp ooso the ygor of our defending army.
Hel w. hons us in part by causing the development in
Aa'l hodv Of principles known as "antitoxins,"
de s,+nq from the multiplication Of germs them
FAcn ,4ma+aIv cause their death. The white blood
Te 1ion to their powers Of destroying microbes by
cells IL d surrounding them appear, in their turn, to
h'an certain chemical principles to which the name
NV has been given. If we can increase this power
' 49, ,ort of the white blood cells OF resisting germ
Oh n' r. E obvious another and powerful weapon would
s @, IN orr hands in the war against disease.
Io TINT TO the blood Of an animal some stimulating
supp ~ other has been added. This is the stage of
s", few hours later let us imagine that inocu-
18th microbes Of we'll known character is performed
.o, If s1ccumbing to dose sufficient to produce
F IN m unprotected animal it is found that it
T rosis+s the incubation of an amount Of germs
~ nv forty or fifty times the amount capable Of
Ir Il seriously affected This alone Is an important
~ for It shows that the natural defense of the living
, ronst disease attack is capable of being strength
If the further application of this principle be carried
~ 80 NAV we'll find ourselves face to face with of
n valuable researches Of our day in respect Of it's
NV If rortfng the invaders Of our frames that
raI f7r 50 much pain misery and risk of premature
DEATH
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

brought their soil up so that the cow
peas are not really needed.
Many such growers have found suc-
cess In continuing the raising of cows
peas, but blowing under only the roota
and feeding the vines and grain tn
stock and using the manure on the
fields. Such men claim that they get
nearly as much nitrogen in the ground
by blowing under the roots and that
the vines and grain are too valuable as
food to pillow under. In other words,
the combination of the roots plowod
under and the feeding Of the vines
and grains and the use of the manure
gives them richer soil than by the
other plan. This is well worth investi-
eating by actual trial on ones own
SOIL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
IHE S|GNAL CODE.

n ALTON HALL lies in the beau
JM tful valley of the Connecticut,
a dozen miles or more from
IeeF1eld, Mass Shaded by elms and
Sfanded by Wo0dbine, which clam
'es unreStrained over pillared portico
did Spreading gambrel roof, the state
Old house presents an attractive
IElFe. Meadows and tobacco fields
@ miles down the valley fill the fore
ground Of the enchanting view which
~e quaint, many-paned windows COM
-all' While the blue beginnings of
4s Berkshire rise in the distance, to
-nSe with rugged sky line the broad,
Historic valley.
'rEule and peaceful as is now the
%sle many are the tales of the In
1sl' hlng Philip and his warriors,
slo once roamed up and down its en-
s W. ength. And upon a neighboring
Nm u uap rock, which rises abruptly
.ol Inc plain and is called by cour-
~ mountain, is the famous over
~ s4S'ls rock known as King Philips
+, was early one bright June morn
,fy, "nen all the hillside thickets were
ss5 1 WIN mountain laurel and the
Ss %'uum with farm laborers, that
e5 ~.nlsF girl in black riding habit
g,,,, sayiy down the drive from
Der, ,o4 HaIl, chtrptng, singing to her
IL . ,.on sheer excess of blithe spir-
e,,r, Sv"' Dolly, off for King Philips
bEo 81. Size earoled, TITS a steep road,
Nom, sure but You'll take me up, Doll,
trorr; SO"' Now, then, hoop-la. and
8. .'o on.. way down the path. however,
r,s, x@,yAIy reined in, her carefree ex-
i,,s,os ,' giving place to one of kindly
'Nbr ~ TIu even sympathetic concern.
igrth h. '-NNidIUleu, SIfetcnlnO
gnrs Ds. hand, YOU here? Are YOU
oone t ~ yet? I'm so glad, Of
tyor.s Il You are, but I supposed the
bah orders We're that YOU re-
r2r Il, 70 tell the truth" was the
DE x,o os Sae paused. I've run away,
oo s II,sI Of the fresh earth was inst
hor. sinos =. Its such ages, don't you
Il yop > MICE I've been over to the Hail.
he added T ta.t going away, though
oaly for ~ r 80 sorry, Hal. If it were
ss nipr, t'0e, Of course, I'd give it up
y Tbores,B But it's an engagement Mt
.o'Opuy and NUKE = she stopped
sia, F 1so expressive face, While the
=. nad mounted to the tenn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
pas,s of His Esteem.

aft is proper to respect an ONCE I'M
der the government SAID the paefiollc
e a;t;von "eyen If you do not happen
= .,' aonrove of the man who holds Il"
"nf course answered Senator sor-
r,,rn 1T is to the offiee that the sal
and neruuisites are attached. not
a. ~, -, 4u.1fvi1ua,. Washington Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
The Bucket Shop.

Dad" said little Reginald, what
Ia bucket shop?"
"a bucket shop, my boy, said the
father feelingly; "a bucket shop Is
modern cooperage establishment to
which a man takes barrel and brings
back the bunghole.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

Speaking of old time customs: There
is that of getting the winding sheet
and mourning ready before breath has
left the body. Want that back?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23
KEEP WORDS IN THEIR PLACE.
BY Florence PophaM.

"Adjectives you can do anything withw said
Humpty Dumpty to Alice, and he went on to In
form her that when he made a word do a lot of
work he always paid it extra. Humpty Dumpty's
mind and methods, however, were original and
1t is certain that an ordinary mortal nowadays
cannot do what he likes with an adjective, for,
like children who have ceased to keep their
place. through the iniudicions behavior oP their
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

A girl doesn't care to be everything
to an eligible young man; she is salts
fed TO become his better half.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

1t is all right to pray for daily
Bread but one has to do some nus
Ting to get both bread and butter.
We are given the injunction to mot
lay up treasures upon the earth,' but
the alfalfa and clover growers are lay
ing up treasures in the earth and it is
not unscriptural, either.
The owner of a gasoline engine is
hoping that the oil magnate will not
give away any more millions at pres
ent, as he is paying about all he can
afford for gasoline now.
The man who will willfully ploW up
be made acquainted with the mysteries
of grand jury. Keep the plow creased
and escape the desire to violate the
law.
In catching pigs for any purpose it
will be we'll to catch them by the hind
legs or by the ears, and they will not
squeal, and they are also easily han
died in this manner. A sQuealing pig
sometimes brings the head of the
house upon the. scene in full uniform
and fully equipped for war.
The best farmers in the world, the
Danes, practically use no commercial
fertilizers, but they rely almost Who'll
ly on stable manure. Professor Ken
nedy tells us how they save and apply
it. They keep the solid manure in one
vat and the liquid in another, the lat
ter of which is drawn off by building
the cisterns high above the place
where it is to be drawn off. Every
particle of the liquid manure is saved
and applied to the land. The sewage
Of creameries and bacon factories is
also saved for fertilizing purposes and
applied to the land. We may not be
compelled to do this, but there is
lesson here for u.s.
The feeding Of oils to mich cows at
the Hatch Experiment Station pro.
Oil had a tendency to increase the
amount Of butter fat at first, but after
a short time the per cent of butter fat
fell to about the usual amount. When
the feeding of the oils was d1scontin-
ued the per cent Of fat fell off, show
ing that the cows had come to depend
on the oils as upon stimulant, and
it would be some time before the nor
NAL proportion of butter fat would re-
turn. The principal conclusion was
that the only profitable way to in
crease the amount of butter fat is
from good food and good care, but the
natural per cent of each COW could not
be changed to any great extent.
Almost every farmer knows that the
closer grain is sOWn, the greater the
proportion Of the straw to the grain
the only exceptions being when condi-
lions are such that the straw is very
short, while grain is large and plump.
This may depend in part upon the sea-
son, but in some cases is due to there
being but little nitrogen in the fer
tilizer to stimulate growth of straw
and plenty of phosphoric acid to in
crease size of grain. The Main Ex-
pertinent Station has ascertained an
other point by growing one, five and
eight stalks of grain in pots of the
same size, using oats and spring
wheat. They found that the grain
where there were five stalks in a pot
contained but 9O1A per cent nitrogen
and S5.42 per cent as much nutritive
value as those where one stalk grew
alone, while where eight plants We're
in the pot, there was only 70.1 per cent
nitrogen and 7691 per cent nutritive
value as compared with the single
stalk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

In catching pigs for any purpose it
will be we'll to catch them by the hind
legs or by the ears, and they will not
sQueal, and they are also easily han
died in this manner. A squealing pig
sometimes brings the head of the
house upon the. scene in full uniform
and fully equipped for war.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

1t is all right to pray for daily
bread" but one has to do some hus-
ting to get both bread and butter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

The man who will willfully ploW UP
the roads to scour his pillow ought to
be made acquainted with the mysteries
of grand jury. Keep the plow creased
and escape the desire to violate the
law
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

The owner Of a gasoline engine is
hoping that the oil magnate will not
give away any more millions at pres
ent, as he is paying about all he can
afford for gasoline now.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-12-23

We are given the injunction to mot
lay up treasures upon the EARTH but
the alfalfa and clover growers are lay
ing up treasures in the earth and it is
not unscriptural, either.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

Auckland TO be at heart Gas my young
American table-mate puts it) "a reg-lar
crackaJack OF fellow and real
white" The little cliques that stood
(separated like the islands on the map
of the Pacific) on the promenade deck
as we left Sydney became as close as
the United States two days out. The
high-toned lady, who considers so-and-
so mo class" (and does not keep her
opinion to herself) at the start of the
journey is seen nursing the no-class
ones baby before the vessel has regis
tered one days run across the Pacific.
Table grumblers. as a rule, are beau
tifully silent after about ten hours
have elapsed. There are some people
who live on bread and jam all the year
round, and when they are invited to a
wedding adversely criticize the cham
payne. This class Of table grumbler il
irresponsible, but gets bad time from
healthy passengers. And no voyage
could bring forth more humor than a
trip across the Pacific on one Of these
big liners.
They say dat britannia rules do
waves" said a sick Jew the first day
out, leaning over the shipN rail and
mournfully anticipating an internal dis
turbanee. We'll, I wish she'd "a ruled
'em straight"
The sight Of some bright American
boys placing an empty whisky bottle
and a glass by the deck chair of the
sleeping Archbishop is calculated to
bring a smile to the most melancholy
face, and when the Johnny who has
been minutely describing his twenty
eight voyages across the Pacific, don't
yer know" and his absolute proof
against eeasfcLness turns male or,s s,,5
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

Americans in the corner got even with
the Englishman. He had been spout
ing about his English home, his motor
cars and pack of hounds. his shooting
box, ETC., but his statement that 1t was
quite eventeen-ah-miles, don't yer
know, from our hall door to the gate
keepers lodge" inspired a subdued
chorus (to the concluding bars of "Auld
Lang Syne"). led by the cyclist, which
was more expressive than elegant.
Again and again from the American
stronghold rang out that tender and
beautiful air and shattered the
Johnny's highly -colored pictures of
his stately English home. The
enormous value he put upon
his mothers family jewels was
punctured by the chorus, rendered
fortissimo, and when the good-natured
raillery finally drove him away In q
clustering rage the atmosphere became
delightfully."- social-everybody lighted
up" chairs were drawn closer, and
looking upon the scene through the
haze of tobacco smoke one could
scarcely realize that we were thousands
OF miles from anywhere IN the midst
Of the Pacific. Here were men gathered
from the four quarters OF the globe, op-
posing forces, as 1t were, artistically
blended by the companionship OF long
voyage into one harmonious compost
ton. Bearded and bronzed men who
had made their money from the soil
far out--back In the "never-never' land
OF Australia-men who had gamely
lived down many a heart-breaking
drought, were swapping yarns with
Ndelicate looking Oxford scholars and
sons of wealthy English merchants.
Sturdy miners whose deeDIv filrrowed