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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
HELPING POLLY.
Her Brother Had a Rather BrusaA gus
Certainly Efficacious Way.

Her Brother Had Ratner Dru"A
Certainly Efficacious Way.
As the door closed behind Polly, ION
looked across at his mother.
"How long has this been going on {!
he asked. "She used to be the Jolliesr
little youngster in the world
Polly's mother shook her head at
him. although her eyes were troubled.
"Don't be severe on her. Tom. Pol-
ly's growing up, and sometimes q slri
takes growing up rather hard just
now her sense of proportion Is httie
out Of focus and small troubles loom
large. but she'll find herself present
ly, and it will all come right
IT should hope so,' Tom replied, fer-
vently. Upon second thoughts he de-
cided to say nothing to his mother Oh
the plan he had half resolved upon,
but wait his opportunity with Polly.
It came in a few days, when Polly
came from school fearful and 1ndlg-
nant over her French mark.
at isn't fair!" she declared. Mar
garet Judson didn't do a bit better
work than I, yet Margaret had n1ney-
six and / only ninety-three. ! do think
I have the hardest times!7 she walled.
eyes" Tom agreed, II think you
do"
Polly looked at him in surprise.
Toms attitude since he came home
had not been sympathetic-that was
one Of her grievances.
Tom pulled notebook from his
pocket and began to read:
Monday was horrid, dull day, and
your hair wouldn't stay in curl and ev.
eIything went wrong-as things always
do on rainy days. Tuesday you went
downtown, and couldn't find any silk
like Lena Andrews, and had to get
homely old thing that you never would
like. Wednesday you discovered that
nobody ever did understand you, any
way. Thursday evening at Miss ia
cob's,. Miss Jacob acted queer and
you wished you hadn't gone. Friday
Bridget let the cream custard curdle
when she knew it was your favorite
dessert! Saturday"
But Polly interrupted. "Oh, Tom,
don't! l didn't know l." and then,
deluge impending, she rushed tu-
multuously from the room.
ooh, Tom" the mother remon
strated, her own eyes full Of tears.
"Don't you worry" Tom answered
ST know Polly. She's grit, and she'll
come through all right. I'm just help
Ing her grow up"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

The members of the graduating class
at the West Point Military Academy
received the usual gift of Bibles from
the American Tract Society. The Rev.
Doctor Stevenson Of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church, New York City,
made an address, and handed the BIZ
bles with a personal word to each Of
the cadets as they passed before him.
Unless special preference had been in
dicated, says the Churchman, the ver-
sion presented was the American Re
vision. The Douai translation was CIV
en- to the Roman Catholic cadets.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

The announcement that the director
of the Yale commons" has been oblig-
ed to put up the price Of meals to
$3.50 a week henceforth and that at
the old price of dollar or so less the
college has lost $4,000 a year, will
doubtless fill the hearts OF many pa
tent housekeepers with unspoken graf
itude. For years the American house
wife has been suffering from the bale
ful activity Of the man OF statistics,
who proves conclusively in the columns
OF endless periodicals that So a week
will feed anybody royalty, and that
delightful dinner may be given for
$3.50, including fowersA A periodical
ostensibly devoted to the\ Interests of
the American home once published sta
tstics showing how man AID wife
and two children had lived ~comSerta-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Experiuenters in the agricultural
school at Copenhagen have Deen study
ing the effects Of anesthetics upon
plants, and have discovered that ether
and chloroform, properly administered,
will hasten the development Of buds
and blossoms on Towering shrubs.
Now If they could only discover an
opiate that would put the weeds to
sleep and make them forget to grow
how happy the farmers would bel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
LIGHTS FOR THE MARINE
United States Have 5000 each slsI
ON Coast and Water WAYS

ON Coast and Water WAYS
There are 1900 burning ligDtI
signals stretched along the AnaI
coasts, forming a perfect link VI
the navigator never need be "
sight Of one Of the beacons. oOe1
sand of these are located on u'
lantic coast, 1850 are scattered 1
the rivers and inland waterway
on the great lakes and 200 on u
cific coast.
OF the grand total, including Z
houses of different classes, buUs
cons and danger signals 3'OOo us
ed, giving forth their WarnDs
night time. OF these q score
throw a beam Of 100000 candeF
To maintain the light house sew
corps of over 1000 men Is coD'p
employed and a fleet of more u.
ty vessels. No service IN 'ne
exceeds in completeness ana CIV
that of the United States.
A modern American EghlHor
the first class cost between
and 100000, and Of this aDoJ,
third is spent for the electro ~
apparatus alone. Beside one
Egyptian Campus or Rhodes
idol, with profulgent broWS'
rays streamed down the pulp"
TO Mizraim, would shine as VI
the Mediterranean night, WIZ y
among the seven wonders Oh ~
and hardly worth noticing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
The Highland Preachers Text.

During the crofter disturbances in
Skye British gunboat was sent up
to Portree, having on board, among
other people, the sheriff Of Inverness
shire, Mr.. Ivory. A clergyman who
sympathized with the crofters took for
his text on &he following Sunday the
words from Kings K, %: "Once in
three years came the navy Of Tar
shish, bringing ivory and apes and
peacocks."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
In Happy Ignorance.

II thought you said all your friends
had deserted you since you lost your
money!
''They have"
But, see a gray-whiskered man
who calls here every day. Who ia
he?"
That's the doctor. He hasn't heard
OF t."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
Sorry for the husband

Mrs. Colls-And when you told him
l was married did he seem to be sor-
ry?
Friend-Oh, yes; he said so quite
frankly.
Mrs. Colls-Did he really?
Friend-Yes, indeed he said he was
extremely sorry, although he didn't
know the man personally-Tit-Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Scientific people are digging up
relics of ancient races on the Broken
Kettle and Sioux Rivers in South Da-
wota. The ancient races who dumped
about a barrel of tin cans on q lot
close to our posie garden ought to be
dug up and fined.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
Getting His Moneys "ol

Jinks-Yes, 1 always take n :
along when I go to the ~
That's the only way l Can :
moneys worth.
Binks-HoW SO? =,
Jinks-The music is new "
the Jokes are new to him'-N
Weekly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be acessA
panied by the of the author not necessarily fsa
publication but evidence OF good faith the part
Of the writer. Write only on side Of the paper ns
particularly careful In giving and dates to have
the letters and figures plain and distinct
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

It Is very foolish for a man to be
married unless he IL going to remem-
Der to say every once in SO often how
much better his health has been since
he has always had meals he could
enjoy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

There has been a falling off in the
demand for foreign luxur1es this year,
but this is unavoidable. The price Of
some Of the home luxuries increases a
little every month.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
why He SOUGHT Her.

Bartlemy-I notice that you take a
deal Of notice Of Widow Gray. Are
you really smitten with her?
Extraordinarily that. But her
first husband, you know, died Of dys-
pepsia. I think she must be a splen.
did cook.-Boston Transcript.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Hundreds of books have been writ
ten on the subject Of economy, but
what we want is a pocket book that
will render economy unnecessary.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

We will now have few sage re-
marks from Uncle" Russell on the
evils Of dolce far niente.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

If a leap-year girl doesn't want to
take any chances she should propose
to a widower who dyes his hair.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

The Brown Book Of Boston says
there are but $4,000 handsome men in
the country. We did not think there
were that many of US.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

The Worcester Spy died the other
day, Of old age. 1t is a marvel that
q paper of that name ever succeeded
in living at all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

After a young mans mustache be-
comes heavier than his eyebrows his
knowledge Of the world begins to de-
crease.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

There is no faith equal to that Of
the man who advertises for the return
Of a'loSt umbrella.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Nothing worries a woman so much
when starting on a visit as being I'M
able to remember something she has
forgOttpn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01
A ProYisO.

a FrOVIBU' ~
do you think a candida''
talk 2" .,rI
"Oh, yes" answered inc tbs
HE ought to talk now anu ~
at the same time he shoulu l,1o.S
not to say anything. "-"'
Star. \
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

A man who gets into trouble finds
that his friends are always liberal
with advice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

James Henry Smith Of Wall street,
New. York, is worth $40,o00,00O. He is
known as Silent Smith. If we had
that sum we would boiler good and
loud
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Ministers may come and ministers
may CO. but the choir feud goes on
forever.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Many a man who claims to be self
made Is in reality father-in-law made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

The man who runs from work gers
no rest
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

At any rate there is no such thing
as love at first sight among blind peo-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Russell Says declares he has never
hsad vacation. Well, look at himl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

When the stage heroine tells the vii,
lain to do his worst he usually acts
that way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Nose Beed.--A very simple
easy method for controlling nosel
that may prove valuable to MANI
sons living In the country wha
physician is not procured as easI
in the cities, is to take piece q
bacon two and one-half inches
length and Of sufficient size, d7
the proper shape and as large a.
be easily forced into the nostrl'
into the bleeding nostril and let \
main several hours. 1t contrOsI
hemorrhage and Is not uncomfOE7
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Shortly after going on a sympathetic
strike man begins to strike hA
friends for a dollar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Neuralgia.-This disease so conn
in Colorado is difficult to cure \
one drop Of the fluid extract of al
in a spoonful of water every half N
until relieved. Keep the feet and N
warm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Girls may not convert young men
but they at least draw them to church
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Infamed Eyes.-A very good for,
la is composed Of acetic acid twn
grains, sulphate OF morphia M
grains and glycerine one-half onl
Shake well and place one drop in
eye night and morning.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

Hives.-In urticaria, known OH.
wise as nettle rash or hives, a al
Of carbolic acid to a pint of wae|
said to give immediate relief 10 |
itching. The addition Of four dnI
Of boric acid and two ounces Of n
hol give more positive results,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-01

To Open q Boil PalnIeSSly WI
Knife.-Take a piece Of soft
smear a little vaseline or othGl
tious substance on one side, pour
reform on the other side and a
apply over the boil or carbuncleE
a bandage or compress over it. /
smart a little at first, followed Il
a pleasing cool sensation. ChalsI
cloth often, applying the chlOF1
each time and in from two houfl
day the boil will soften and opF
matter how hard it may be.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20

WILL EVANS.
haberdasher,
1892 Main ST.,
COLUMBIA, s. c.
If you want the new
stJies in HATS and
FURNISHINGS, cor
sectly priced, look in
at our shop.
Fill
Orders
By Mail.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
Facts About Geese.

Goose raising is not so largely en-
gagged N in this country as IL is in
Europe. especially in Germany, where
geese are raised by the hundreds and
herded like sheep in America.
There is no reason why every far
mer who has plenty of grass range
should not keep geese and increase
his income at very little cost. as they
can be kept on grass and water from
spring until late in the fall. Nearly
every farmer has some meadow near
his buildings which could be utilized
to very good advantage by devotinE
n to goose culture.
The only time one has 10 feed any
grain is in winter, and then very lit
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
PRESERVATION OF HEN MANURE
long Been Fact That II careIessiy
Stored. Loses Nitrouen.


It has been a fact OF common
knowledge for a long time that, as
ordinarily stored. hen droppings loses
a large part Of their nitrogen. Be-
cause OF the small number of hens
kept by most farmers, little attention
has been given TO means of preventing
these losses. The Maine Experiment
station has made a careful study of
ihe effects Of chemicals upon the loss
Of nitrogen, and reached the following
conclusions:
BY itself, hen manure is a one
sided nitrogenous fertilizer. AS usu-
ally managed, one-half or more of its
nitrogen is lost, so that as ordinarily
used it does not carry an excess OF
nitrogen. Because OF its excess of
nitrogen II will be much more econom-
ically used in connection with man.
ures carrying phosphoric acid and
potash. AS both acid phosphate and
kainit prevent the loss of nitrogen. il
Is possible to use them in connection
with sawdust or some other dry mate.
Yial as an absorbent so as to make a
we'll balanced fertilizer. For example.
mixture of thirty pounds of hen
manure. ten ponds of sawdust or dry
loan, sixteen pounds of acid phos-
phate. and eight pounds of kainit
would carry about 1,25 per cent. nitro
gen. 4.5 per cent. pTosphoric acid, and
per cent potash, which, used at the
rate of two tons per acre, would fur
nish fifty pounds nitrogen, 1876 phos-
phoric acid and eighty pounds potash.
The details of the experiments are
given in bulletin 9S Of the Maine sta.
rion.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
Wednesday, October 20,
Thursday, Z" 27.

Columbia bids YOU come to meet
YoIIr friends from all parts OF the State.
Free Street Shows, and the Create,
StaiR FajF at it's new grounds.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
POVERTY AND SUCCESS.

Common Sense from One Who Doesn't
Agree with Carnegie.
Mr.. Carnegie has just been telling
the people of Govan that "the finest
heritage for q young man is poverty"
This is his own belief, and It was also
the belief. he affirms, OF President
Garfield. Admitting the general cor
rectness OF this severely Spartan die
tum, still. the first criticism that oc-
ours Is that perhaps President Gar
field and Mr.. Carnegie are not alto
Sether unprejudiced witnesses. They
were both born poor, sprung from q
stock OF lowly parentage;;" by the ma
tive force that they possessed they
both rose to high distinction, and
came to fill q large space in the field
OF view OF the worlds fame. For
them the hardy climate OF early pov.
erty and struggle proved to be the
best. But does 1t follow that II must
therefore be the best for every one,
for those natures, for instance, which,
while gifted with fine and high pos,
sibilities, lack the natural hardihood
and tough, stern strength of men like
President Garfield and Mr.. Carnesie1
Almost inevitably these mighty men.
when they have reached the crowning
slope, cannot help thinking that what
proved an invigorating discipline tor
them must be the same to every one.
But is such generalization warrant
ed by facts? In England the climate
OF a conservatory would be the very
worst for the oak, but 1t is the best
for the vine. May not human pecu-
liarities Of gifts of genius and innate
possibilities OF deeds of high en-
prize" similarly differ? Enervating
surroundings. of course, must in every
case be injurious, but what would be
sickly enervation in one case may be
the very breath of life in another.
The frost in which some minds
flourish and. like cedars. fling back
the wintry storm, may blight others
into frost bitten ruin. John Morley.
Mr.. Carnegie's friend, was probably
not nursed in the lap OF luxury, but
be had not to struggle with Mr.. Car
negie's or with President Garfield's
rough early surroundings. He obtain
ed the quiet culture of Oxford. His
mind grew and "fourished In a grove"
OF academic learning. Is it likely that
as poor lad he ever could have
climbed his rough way up mountains
of pig iron or of steel ingots to wave
the gold flag of a multi-millionaire az
the top? Or from 4 log cabin in the
backwoods have forced his way to the
White House? But, besides admitting
that Mr.. Carnegle's and President
Garfeld's undoubtedly great qualities
were OF kind which early hardship
developed. may IT not be true that the
development would not have led to
success unless the conditions OF Amer.
lean life had been OF a character
which made such success possible?
The factors seem to have been three
IN number. First; nature produced 4
Carnegie; then planted him in brac.
Ing poverty, but not in sordid squalor;
and then surrounded him with pecu-
liarly favorable conditions and oppor-
tunities. The resuit--a man who, like
the gorgeous East, with richest hand,
scatters millions in beneicence. The
absence of any one OF these three fac
tors hight have been fatal.-London
Daily News.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
Scotch Boy Whipped King Edward

Scotch Boy Whipped King Edward.
King Edward, like many another
sensible man. occasionally takes great
pleasure in telling joke on himself.
This is his favorite:
Queen Victoria while in Scotland
during the boyhood of Edward was
fond of taking her easel to the coast
or to the river and spending long
hours over her water celors The lit
tie Prince Of Wales usually accom-
panied her. On one of these occasions
he found time rather heavy and cast
around for something with which to
amuse himself. Near by he espied
barefooted. killed Highland boy of
his own age building a sand castle
Edward went up to him and calmly
kicked the castle over.
"Dinna do that again." said the
boy.
He rebuilt his castle of sand, and
once again it collapsed before young
Edwards royal foot.
'If ye dae that again"
There was silence as he built the
castle for the third time
Out shot the royal foot once more.
The next moment his Royal Highn ass,
the future King OF England, was roll
Ing In the sand with the infuriated
Scotch boy. whose fists were flying
like windmill
Edward howled for help, but Queen
Victoria, who was an interested wit.
ness. sat still and allowed the Killed
lad IN administer nuDishpnap+ .o I,J,
hearts content. When the Prince
eventually reached his mothers side
nose bleeding and bedraggled. the
Queen only remarked:
"You deserved that"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20

Most successful of Magazines
NO. Els
authors of lem -
of
POETRY
of heda
M JOKES. WITTICSMS SKE rCHEs, mc
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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
The Smart Set.
A Magazine of CIeverness.

Magazines should have well dcfiued purpose.
Genuine ENTERTAINMENT, amusement and mental recre
res OF THE SMART SET, the
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-20
SPECIAL TRAIN sGHEDULEs.

Return =! Special Trains leave Union
Station 600 y. M, ARRIVE NJ 1berry
: rep m, Clinton 500 p. m, Laurens
8 :45 p. IN.
II, ksts on sale Oct. "a to 81 good to
return until Got. 30.
For information ask Agents or write
II. NJ Emerson, q. i. a.
Wilmington, y e..
j. +. Livingston, s. A,
Columbia, 3. G.
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TALES FROM rHlssr.
Convert from That Country Tells Of
His Adventures While ESCAPING.

story OF adventure which made
the members OF the Sunday school at
the fremont Street Methodist church
yesterday gaze with staring eyes was
told by a mild-mannered native OF
Thibet, who has renounced his ma
tive religion and embraced Christian
ity. He has dropped his native name,
and was introduced as plain Mr.
Smith"
He got his first love for Chris
tianity through a few words dropped
by an English missionary in his lit
tie village in Thibet. The mission
airy, however, did not fare very hap
PLY, for the father of the speaker
who was high priest. arrested her,
and decreed that she should ride
from the village seated on a saddle
into which 100 or more spikes were
driven. The speaker was delegated
TO lead the horse and see that it
trotted at a good pace, so that the
spihes would be effective. The r do
was nearly the death of the Mission
airy.
After her departure the convert
decided that the faith she taught
should be his spiritual belief. and
as 1t was unsafe TO remain in Thibet
as an avowed Christian, he planned
to go hence with companion. They
made their escape and got away
through six villages. VIXEN they we're
discovered and brought back to their
native town. Both arms of "Mr.
Smiths" companion were cut off as
lesson to those who were unbelievers.
and "Mr. Smith" was compelled to
walk 800 miles on his knees as a
penalty for his attempt to become
Christian.
He started to escape a second
time, but was again overtaken He>
was In despair, but deliverance came
to him in an unexpected manner. He
and his captor made part of the jour
ney back and as night came on they
lay down to sleep beside a cliff bor-
dering on river. During the night
the guard fell of the cliff and the
prisoner awoke in the morning to find
that he was once more free.
He proceeded to take to the for
est, and after adventures with bears
and robbers he got beyond the boun-
daries Of Thibet, and into India,
where he was safe. "Mr. Smith"
made his way to the home of the
English missionary, who had first
awakened Christianity in his breast
and though she was almost dying on
account of her ride ON the spikes she
welcomed him and taught him fur
ther the doctrines of Christianity and
how to speak English. He is now In
America to be further educated at
Harverd University.-Boston Globe.