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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

PETER THE GREAT. extinct about 1892,
and the country has been torn by wars
among the mobiles and by popular ris-
ings against them. It was as the cham
pion of the last of these risingS that
the Romanoff dynasty came into
power.
The steady growth of the Russian
empire began about that time. MI
chael purchased peace from the Poles
and devoted himself to strengthening
the empire, but under his son the ter
ritory given the Poles was recovered
and his grandson conquered the Cos
sacks and fought the first successful
war with the Turks. Another grand
son of Michael, Peter the Great, Is
considered in many respects the real
founder Of the empire as modern
power. It was he who introduced into
the semi-oriental customs Of the Rus
SLAMS of his day the occidental customs
which have been SO fruitful source
of trouble ever since. Under Peter the
empire wrested territory from the
Turks, Poland and Sweden, and the
internal administration of the govern
ment, as we'll as its foreign policy, was
placed practically on the footing it
now occupies.
The next period Of rapid develop
ment in Russia came under Catherine
II (1762-00, who assembled the throne
after causing the murder of her hus-
band, Peter III. She furthered the
spread of western civilization in the
empire, enacted laws favorable to the
development Of commerce and indus
try, and introduced administrative
changes. She was the guiding spirit In
the spoliation of Poland, and fought
the Turks in two successful wars. Her
son, Paul I, carried on a constant fight
with his arfsticracy, and established
the censorship of the press and the Sc
cret police system. He was preparing
to make war with England when he
was assassinated by conspirators.
Alexander I, who assumed power in
1901, was a lover Of peace, and abol-
ished serfdom in the Baltic provinces.
It was he who fought Napoleon, and
led him into the disastrous invasion of
Russia. The latter years of his reign
were less liberal, and his son carried
on reactionary policy. His grand
son, Alexander II, however, proved the
most liberal Of Russia's rulers, and,
while prosecuting the expansion of the
empire in all directions, instituted
sg1bs onut 1 ID PROPOSE maTKeF cnahges' Id
the form of government when he was
assassinated in 1881.
His son, Alexander III, took as adj
visers the extreme reactionaries and
autocrats. He was succeeded in 1894
by Nicholas II, the chief feature OF
whose reign has been the development
of ASiatic Russia
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
THEY THINK DIVORCE RIGHT.

New York Women Say 1t Gives Their
Sex Freedom from Bondage.
Rather novel phase Of the divorce
discussion has appeared in New York,
where society for political study COM
posed of women listened with approval
to a declarat ton that divorce from an
otherwise helpless and unfair subord1-
nation. Said the New York dispatches
concerning the matter:
The largest patch in the mental
crazy quilt which Mrs. Belle Gray
Taylor presented to the New York So
ciety for Political Study Tuesday re-
lated to the question Of divorce, and
in 1t Mrs. Taylor took particular ex-
ception to the assumption that men
and women who have entered into the
marriage contract have been joined to.
gether by God.
''This theory will not stand intelli-
gent scrutiny" said Mrs. Taylor, "for
If 1t be true we must assume that the
great Creator of all good is very poor
matchmaker. The increasing frequency
Of divorce does not prove that man
kind Is growing worse, but, rather, thai
it is growing more intelligent"
~ think that most married couples
are bound together by man, and not BY
God" said Mrs. Thomas e. Slack, "anC
I believe in divorce. Divorce is t.
many women just what Canada USED
to be to the negro. It is freedom
from bondage. New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Variag at Chemulpo, when
the bodies Of men into fra
were unacceptable. The
treated the wounded were
finding that they had been
by large shell splinters, a
the case with ordinary she
naval guns, but that thew
tract from the bodies Of n
numbers Of small shell fraga
sufficient to inf1ict a seriS
The shimose powder seems
to tear the shell open. but
steel into hundreds of 81
each capable of killing or II
man.
Shimose was born in 1874
his final degrees in sciend&
somewhat late age of &c IN
had taken chemistry as n
subject of study, and did MI
work under Prof. Divers, a 81
who then occupied the chat
istry at the Toxic Universih
obtaining his degree he w
some months in the UNIVERSE
tories at Toxic, and it was til
tention was first turned to It'd
Of Improvements in high 4!
He then entered the governd
ice, and after acting for d
as chemist to the imperial pr
fee, he was transferred to the
partment. He introduced sd
provements into the process d
making in the government /
during the researches connet
this work he obtained, it is {
mere accident in the first inst
clew to the new powder of
had long been thinking, Thu
ing Of his discovery cost him
Of experimental work, some
q very dangerous character.
was badly wounded by expl
his workshop, and one Of his
to this day badly crippled a
suit Of one Of these accidents
other occasion, during a tri
powder, a heavy gun burst on
and sent several Of its fragme
In a few feet Of Shimose,
watching the firing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

When Monsieur Coppee was shout
ing insults at the authorities in Paris
not long ago in one Of the petty politi-
cal crises which frequently occur in
the French capital, he declared that he
was ready to sacrifice his liberty and
even his life in the defense of the prin-
ciples which he charged the govern
ment with disregarding. At the eli
max of his obstreperous denunciation
Of the powers that be he felt a hand
on his shoulder, and, turning, saw the
project of police. Instead Of arrestine
him and hauling him to a dungeon,
deep and dark, the project said, with
a smiling face: shout whatever you
like and smash windows If the fancy
takes YOU You can even, if you like,
attack the police. My men have strict
orders from me never TO arrest you,
no matter what you may say or do. -
The French have evidently discovered
the best way to destroy the effect of
attacks on the government Is to re-
frafn from making martyrs OF the at
tackers. A government has to be pref
fy sure of itself before 1t has the cour-
age to pursue this course.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
Forests Due to the Fogs.

A peculiar climatic feature exists In
the southern part Of the Congo valley
for 10 degrees south Of the equator.
The rivers and lakes are found to be
bordered with dense vegetation,
which extends out from the water a
distance proportional to the extent Of
the water surface. Adjacent hills and
mountains are often covered with
dense vegetation on one side and are
bare on the other. Beyond this bor-
dering vegetation there are plains, al
most treeless or with small scrub
growth and thin grass.
The explanation is given as follows
From May to October there Is dry
season, with hot days and fairly cool
nights (often 80 degrees Fahrenheit).
The evaporation of the daytime is fol-
lowed by condensation into fog at
night This fog moistens the country
adjacent to the water surfaces and
causes a luxuriant growth Of vegeta-
ton. The morning winds blow the fog
against the exposed sides of hills and
mountains and up the valleys of trib-
utary streams. Wherever the fog is
not carried the country is dry.
The natives reflect this characteris-
tic of their hills by shaving Oft the
hair from one side Of their heads.
Dense forests are found where the
fogs prevail, while out Of range Of this
moisture there is only a sparse yege-
tation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Suppose the newspaper man, every
time he hears anyone critcise him or
his paper, should retaliate by holding
up to the public gaze all the faults
and shortcomings of said Pathfinder,
what would be the result7 The editor
may not know 1t all, but he does not
Knows a great sight more than he pub
fishes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
Marvellous steel Birds !

The steel bridge over =
River, Texas, is a mar'el ~
cal skill and extreme simplicity y
struction. 1t is consluei"1'I'
than 800 feet in Eight ,' al,p
feet long, yet it is suppoltsa
pillars so small that 1t SEEM SEEN !
Bile to a beholder that 1Ie! y
tain the enormous Weisn' ,+o,I
trains, which invariably s ~ /
bridge to allow passelge''a osoI
structure and the bleak ue''1
roundingS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

since 1913, when MI.
chael Feodorovitcb
Roqnanoff was elect.
ed Gar by an assem-.
bly, Of representa-.
tives, following a ma
.ional uprising. The
previous rulers, the
descendants Of Ivan
III, who threw off
the yoke Of the Mon
gols in 1862, became
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

icised men in the
e m p ire, relin-
quishes the post
there and is sue
ceeded by Lord
Selborne, Fl r S t
lord Of the admir-
atty. Lord Miner
was commissioner
at the Cape dur
ing the period Of
the Boer war and
had a difficult sit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

A Yale professor. the statistician Of
the institution. has made a compare
tive study of student expenditures and
reached results that rich and fond
parents DESTROYS Of giving their sons
the great advantages of a liberal edu-
cation should carefully consider. After
all, tie most important fun ton Of ths
college Is moral The mere fnfa-ma-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

DR.. Wiley, the government chemist,
says there is no reason why the av-
erage man should not be useful until
he Is 90 years of age. 1t is not diff
f1cult to guess who would be elected
Il Wiley and Osler were running
against each other for the presidency
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

a Princeton man recommends reli-
g1on as a cure for trusts. Once start
the trusts in that direction and they
would soon have all the religion there
is In the country.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

No, William, there will be no official
celebration in Cuba over the pension
with which Spain proposes to honor
General Weyler for his past services
on the island.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Mrs. Craigie, the English novelist,
says women are unfit to sit on turies
because their nature does not contain
the element Of justice. Every man
who has been caught in wickedness by
his wife will indorse Mrs. Craigie's
declaration.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

That hen-egg-sized diamond was sent
through the ordinary registered mail
at cost Of rs cents. Such things
are awfully discouraging to the indus
trious and Woodworking train robber.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

When the 1gorrotes returned % .their
native land they put on clothes. Prob.
ably they quit eating dog meat, alsos,
Their contract had expired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Now that Ella Wheeler Wilcox has
concluded her autobiography, there
will be some mean folk to insinuate
that she is at the chloroforming age.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Mr.. Carnegie says the wealthy man
Is slave. While we are pretty busy,
we are willing to take a day of and
help emancipate Mr.. Carnegie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be aocOnA
p&nisd by the name of the author not necessarily fo
publication evidence of good faith on the pa
Of the writer Write only side of the paper ia
particularly careful In giving and dates to havs
tbs letters and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Russell Sage and Mrs. Hetty- Green
can point to the fact that no college or
missionary board has ever rejected
any Of their 100000 donations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
Studied Their Habits.

NO. said the guest at the slovenly
hotel, II didn't sleep we'll last night
That's too bad" replied the pro-
prietor.
"Oh, well, made some interesting
observations. I am an entomologist
you know" Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

King Alfonso of Spain is credited
with desire to marry an American
girl. But that's nothing. There are
plenty Of young men right around here
who are entertaining a similar desire.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
Slight Difference.

There goes successful author"
Great genius, eh?''
NO, / didn't say he was a genius;
I merely said he was a success."--At-
lanta Constitution.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
A SINGULAR EXPLOSION,
An Iron Rail Twisted Around tn.
Trunk Of Big Tree.

Trunk of a Big Tree.
That an ordinary steel rail can be
hurled high in the air and twisted like
piece Of wire around the trunk of
big tree seems incredible, yet such
thing recently occurred at Nanaimo, B.
@. The explosion from which this Gu
rious thing resulted was disastrous in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Il 10 too late now for the car 90
take course In jiu jitsu.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

F. w. Macdonald, Kiplins "a
an preacher uncle tens toI u n
ing aptness for thoSe .s ,' 70 mt
Bibles permanent worth a,. ~ j
these masterpieces aSAt ~ II
In a Florentine gallery :',,,cb in
nit that l don't see n nTbase
Said the doorkeeper. NO yjsid
are not on trial. 1t is 'DS
are OH trial. l
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

In politics, where you oftenest see
the title of honorable, men are least
honored.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

ventom
| g
which8
using /
againsI
sians, /
been d
invent
lStenca
ploSiye
rife 4
reveale
Fl q b r.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
NJ Good 70 Be an liz"

Too Good 70 b# IN
He ae0 acts like a fool DOL never
mo. An actor cool 10. ~ &c
close to nature d.
Plain Dealer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

We have 50 few rights that we like
to see other people occasionally have
their own way.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
eovERElGNs or RUSSIA.

Members of RomanoH Dynasty Whs
Have Guided the Empire.
The Romanof dynasty Of Cars, Of
which the present Emperor Of Russia
is member, has ruled the empire
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

More people have tne +be I'd
bust head than have
drink bust head
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
WILL RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Lord Se1borne Transferred to the Post
of High Comm missioner.

After eight years of arduous rule in
South Africa Lord Miner, who at one
time was one of the most severely crit
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28
DEADLlEsr OF Eye

The Gunpowder of thu III
shimose.
Among the names WIFI
Japanese war has msda 4
ShimoSe. 1t Is the no
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21

~ pfslainn YgegtA knH Ne RAkn0WK
hnlgs a law MMfk Rutherford aud
n~okflal4A Rutherford Anh their mna
knawn hslFN Al Law ant The nnhmuwn
writer's add u%inlwtmntM ~ the M aNt4
III anetion !, and che OK mel che naA
saAg u apUylon NJ, aud = ruo9 on The
wnet end N lhm sws4 0f evil ~ nwl
nwg ~ section les nnd 4 rods on the
wsei ena of nuX lwts ewA nwE III
snntlen fa, ~ 81 townshlu "a. Yangs
~, west ~ bsh Y, A mahaska County,
fDwn.
You and each Of ycu are hereby
notified that their will he on Ole IN
che once ~ the clerk 81 tbs dIatFiot
court Of Iowa IL and Tor MMhahka
oounty the petltton Il. eauliy of Fvert
TsyaWaIinn, plaintiff, claiming that ho
h che unuuAiined owner ~ the above
described property, that be- and hks
efantorn have had paaneable and nm.
Interrupted possession OF said prop
erty Tor more than 10 years last past.
That \ mortgage dated October 3,
fe0o, on tho property FIRST above de-
s0ribad, given By Nicholas ten Bosch
and Flbartl his wife, 10 Yielding
Belts, has not been released ofrecord.
That by warranty deed dated April
30, 1896, Mark and Bparlotta Ruth0r-
ford, conveyed tho eL Of the ne1< and
tho nsM OF the geM, In section ~,
township 70, range y, Mahaska Coun.
ty, Iowa, 20 James McCrea, that said
deed does not 70 any way stipulate
what relationship the grantors there
ia bear 10 one another. That plain
EN- believes that the defendants or
49, saMLa - afWlFrr IN
all or part OF the property, her6inbe-
fore described, adverse 70 plaintih,
that the residence Of defendants and
their unknown heirs, and that OF the
unknown owners and claimants OF
said property r. unknown TO plaintiff,
although he has diligently sought TO
IeaFH same. That whatever interest
you or any Of you may have TO said
property, is By q Of the ever
sight or negligence Ia not releasing
the mortgage above referred TO- and
By falling 20 stipulate the relationship
Of said Mark and Bparl0tta Ruther-
ford, and by other minor erroEs
Plaintiff therefore asks that q decree
nay be entered against you, and all
Of you, confirming bis title In and 70
said land, quieting title a. against all
Of you, and ordering the satisfaction
Of same upon the records Of this coun-
W, but asking no personal judgment
against any 81 you for costs, unless
You appear and defend thereto. And
unless yOu appear and defend there
70, before noon Of the second day OF
the February term, 1906, Of the dis
trlct court TO be begun and held on
the 9Th day Of February, 1908, at Os-
kaiOOsa, Mahagka County, Iowa, your
defaUI6 will be entered, and decree
rendered against you ~ prayed for.
GRO, o. GAAss,
20wg Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
In The DISTRICTCOURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

After two hours OF deiiberatIon, the
Jury In the case Of Walton Clothing
Co. va. G. Winter, returned a verdict
for 5000 against Or. Winter this az.
ternoon, giving the PLAINTIFF tho Isrg.
est amount possible under the In
structions.
The suit originally was for about
800, $3.50 on which war asked for
damage due 70 negligence upon the
part o. Mr.. Winter In relation 70 the
overflow Of a water closet The oth.
er 80 was asked for manage from a
leaking root
Judge Clements instructions laid
down DE act Stat the jury could not
ind In. Winter regponsiDIs for the
damages ia the INST part, and mat tho
verdict should he verdict be re-.
turned IN favor Of the Dia.nti6s couI1
not be greater than 1900 an prayed
for in tho petition.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
TRADE IS
AHEAD or RECORD
MANY HkrHA oRpEHe PLACED
~ RsrAILsHs.
rxpErDirUREs ron HOLIDAYS
Labor outlook frightened BY Higher
Wage Scale - Railway Earn.
lnas increase and Iron In.
dustry ihrives Nightly.

New York, Dec. Ter. a. DUN q
| Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade says:
Holiday trade has become the prin.
cipai commercial feature. retail sales
surpassing ali records, while II has
! been found necessary 10 place liberal
supplementary orders. Yet this activ-
ny IN speclaities detracts little from
the steady movement OF staples, and
In iobbing and manufacturing depart
ments there 70 unprecedented prepare
| ton for the spring season. Little ma
chinery IA idle and the outlook for the
future Is frightened by several an.
nouncements Of higher wage scales to
become effective January /. These are
/ n every instance voluntary on the
part Of employers, and n concern
| will thereby distribute about a mill
ion dollars more per annum. Build.
ing activities are scarcely retarded by
the advancing season, new permits
| being constantly granted and dealers
In some materials find their stocks
nearing exhaustion. Two gratifying
| features are noted In reports regard
ing the iron and steel industry. New
| business continues 10 come forward,
raising tie rate OF production above
all previous records, while conserya-
| tism prevails as 10 quotations, and
there IL stiIl no evidence Of the reck-
less imitation that has brought a sud-
den setback IN 80 many previous pc
RODS Of similar activity.
Failures this week numbered 23o
in the United States. against 276 last
year, and u in Canada, compared
| with 25 a year ago"
Bradstreet's says: Holiday trade
has AFFORDED attention this week and
reports from all over the country are
| unanimous that all records for thig
| stage OF the season have been sur.
passed In retail trade proper there
Is some complaint lof mild weather re-
| tardIng sales Of heavy clothing and
| footwear Wholesale trade Is quiet,
except where liberal recorders for hol-
iday goods have reached Jobbers from
| retailers. The usual end OF the year
inventories are being prepared for by
first hands, while jobbers are making
some special sales OF goods adapted
10 the season. Spring trade reports
thus far are satisfactory"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
XMAS AT PosToFFIcE.
Special Service on Christmas and New
fears Lays.

Christmas Day and New Years Day,
(Dec. rs 1906 and January l, 1867
being legal holidays provided and set
aside by the Postofice Department,and
In accordance with the same the fol.
lowing hours win be observed by the
oskaloosa p~ogtofice:
The money order department will
be closed all day.
The registry department will b.
closed all day.
The general delivery and stamp
window will be open from Q a. m,
until 1900 m. and will remain closed
The balance OF the day.
The morning collection in the bust.
ness district will be made as usual
between 5:45 and G:15.
City carriers will make m de..y.
ery-Trip No. J. commonly known
az the morning business delivery
No residence deliveries. No after
moon deliveries.
the evening collection In business
district viii be made as usual between
and 3 O'Clock.
The City Carriers window will be
open from Q a m. till IL m.
The postmaster general has direct
ed that there will be no suspension
Of Rural Free Delivery on Christmas
Day. Therefore carriers in this
branch Of the service will make tneir
regular trips and serve patrons on the
routes the same as on any other day
OF the year.
New Years Day will be observed
by the Rural Free Delivery Carriers
and the patrons on the several routes
win be accommodated at the postofice
between the hours OF 0 a. m. and Il
m.
The despatch Of mail deposited IN
the once will receive the same at
tention a. ON any other day OF the
year.
Chas. ". Hoffman,. p. NJ
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
nterurban

Satisfactory proEresE IL being
made tovsra securing nghtotway for
no ogkalooea and Buxton Interurban.
The first two property owners outside
o. town 70 Ehow their loyaIty 70 the
enterprise were n r, shuItz and III.
mer Nen1enhan, who granted the
nghtoEwsy thslpgh their land. on.
err are coming IN Voluntary, and All
eeegn aaxlons Tor me line % come a.
ciose 20 them ag possible, Under the
direction OF fbe Doard o. directors.
excDunty HecoYdcr T. o. Harold has
been secured 20 aid in the WORK Of
securing rghtoEway He will work
aIong the North surrey, ana GENIAL
yea~ viii likely make tie feioTe
AicnZ the yont1 fIne hurry 20 AeeD Dp
Min him. me sooner the ngh~cf'
way Il secured. the soosey Dirt VII
~
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-12-21
Wheel Il Recovered.

A. A. Hamilton, who lost a bicycle
rome months ago, has recovered hia
property. The wheel changed han0s
a number Of times, having been in poe-
geseion Of several boys since - was
1ogt ali giving reasonable stories &C
counting for the property, Nj. Ham.
Aton, having tired Of trying 10 locate
nb party guilty Of the larceny Of the
Wheel, reDlev1ned the property and
thereby regainG Doesegglcn. The
case win not Ds pusbed farther.