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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-27
TAYLoRS FALLS
=. DEAL Put THRU
Waterpower Up to $4,000 HIP.
Will Be Developed by
Great Plant.
MPLS. GENERAL ELECTRIC
MAKES DETAILS PUBLIC
Rights All Acquired and $3,000,-
600 Plant to Be Built
at Once.

POINTS ABOUT THE DEAL
Cost Of plant. ......... SO, 600, 900
70 be In operation by. Jan. 1, 1906
Waterpower available. "a, 900 b. p.
Distance of transmission. .46 miles
Pressure of current. :. 90 900 volts
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Rail- tonight and Tuesday;
cooler | Tuesday.
Today, max. GA, min. 40 de-
grees; a year ago, max. 20,
min. 10 degrees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

Caracas, made himself President, and
suppressed a revolution almost before
he could manage to hobble around.
All the ministers slavishly initiate
Castro in everything. He is not only
President, but Lord High Everything
Else in Venezuela. The heads Of all
departments, the members of the Leg
islature, and even the judges are mere
~ his puppets.
Castro is supremely ignorant Of the
affairs of other nations. He has never
seen but one battIeship in his life up
to the time of the international episode
Of 1902 and he speaks with contempt
of the power Of Germany, Great Brit
ain and other foreign nations.
Castro is very democratic. He never
surrounds himself with guards or Sc
cret service men, though he has as
many deadly enemies as Russian
grand duke. But he always carries a
revolver in the top left-hand pocket of
his frock coat. SO far as is known,
only one attempt has been made to as
sassinate him. 1t was when he was
riding through the streets Of Caracas,
soon after he became President The
mans shot missed him, but he put a
bullet through the mans leg before
any of his suit realized what was hap
pening. Then he not only magnani-
mously pardoned the fellow, but actu-
ally sent his own doctor to attend to
him.
Castro is undoubtedly the strongest
man in Venezuela to-day and there is
no one as yet in sight who is power
full enough to Dust him from the presi-
Dental chair
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

through the long -winded debates when
South American politicians love, never
Offering a word of his own, and at the
end of each session he put on those
tight boots again and went back TO
his cheap hotel. OF course he had
never worn boots before. Nobody does
wear them in Los Andes.
1t goes without saying that the saw
age from the back Of beyond was the
butt of his colleagues In Congress
Most Of them are now dead, slain ON
the battlefield, or rotting in the fright
full dungeons beneath the old fort at
Maracaibo, or in exile in Curacao,
Paris, Bogota or New York.
Cipriano Castro came back to Cara
cas- at the head of an army made up
of his muleteer and smuggling friends.
He started his revolution with precise
" % men at his back. It was local
at first. but he won small victories and
then big ones, until in the course or
three months he had drawn enough
men to his standard to be able to ad-
vance on Caracas and fight for the
presidency.
When he was in sight OF the city
an accident happened that would have
ruined the chances Of any other revo-
lutionist He was thrown from his
horse and broke both his legs. The
government army was facing his
forces From a horse litter he direct
ed the battle, won great victory, and
subsequently bought over the govern
ment general. Then he marched into
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

Rubbish Of all kinds Is being written
about the awful strain Of modern life
and It's disastrous effects upon those
who are forced to dwell within the linn
its Of busy civilization, instead Of fly
ing to a lodge IN some vast wilderness.
In fact, there has been SO much said
by one person and another about the
degeneracy that is certain to follow
life lived in the thick Of things that any
number Of men and women are begin
ming to feel sorry for themselves. Feel
ing sorry for yourself, 1t Is worth
while saying, can invest more time and
sympathy with less profit than any
other occupation a man can take up.
II man drinks cocktails before each
meal, highballs between meals, tea and
coffee at regular intervals, smokes nu-
merous strong cigars, eats too much,
is out in the open air not at all, and
ends his day with a bottle Of wine and
a midnight supper, something disagree
able Is coming to him II he will only
keep it up long enough. But he need
not lay the result of his own glut-
tony and abuse Of alcohol and tobacco
and other habits Of the sort to civiliza-
ton or to the awful strain Of life In
the twentieth century. The proof Of 1t
lies in decreasing death rate all over
America and Europe A really degen-
crate race begins to die QUIT does
not go on living longer and longer. It
may be true that there are more men
and women in rest cures than there
used to be-but as there used to be no
rest cures for them to go to, 1t Is rea-
sonably clear that there are lives be-
ing saved now that had to be given
up heretofore. 1t IS also said that
there are more insane persons than for
merly. Insane persons used to die in
a comparatively short time, and COM
paratively few Of them were ever re-
stored to health ana usefulness. Many
more used to die before insanity
showed itself who are now preserved.
Statistics Of that kind are generally
misleading, since they take only one
aspect Of the case into account. Men
who do not eat and drink to excess,
who make play part of their work
and who stick to life in the open when
ever they get a chance, need not worry
about stress and strain In modern or
any other life
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

without getting In the way OF persons
who have no interest In them. To all
busy streets with drays andA crowded
sidewalks with packing-boxes, as at
present, Is to make senseless misuse
of common conveniences. Chicago al-
ready has a freighdng subway that
will relieve much OF the street conges-
ton. As to building local subways for
passenger transportation, New York
and other cities that have passed the
half million mark in population need
little prompting. But it Is conceivable
that subways will yet be carried far
beyond the limits Of one city, and the
railway company that tunnels some
cold and tempestuous region will be
safe In announcing itself as 1.-The poDu-
lar winter route"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

1t has been said that Henry Clay
achieved success so easily that he
quite misunderstood others and over
estimated himself. But he was eager
to learn the best way to do whatever
he had to do. In THE True Henry
Clay" the author gives an instance of
this:
At fourteen Henry became clerk In
store In Richmond, whittier the fam
lily had removed. Stories are told Of
his willingness to do his duty, al
though the work was distasteful TO
him.
Once he was reproved by tho store
keeper for wasting too much lwine.
Thereafter he saved every scrap he
could get and tied the pieces together.
Again it was explained that using this
sort of twtne might be offensive to Gus
toners, as it made the packages look
untidy by reason of so many knots.
SO he consulted with a sailor at Rich
mond, who showed him how to splice
strings with q smooth joint.
From that time he spent his leisure
hours making short pieces Of Irvine Of
the same size into continuous cord.
When his employer discovered this he
was so much pleased that he had all
Irvine saved, and turned the task OF
splicing it over to young Henry, with
the result that the young mans enthu-
siasm rapidly abated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
PHlLANTHRoPIsTs IN SECRET.
Persons Who Give Literally Without
Disclosing Names.
Anonymous ais to charities ;


Anonymous gifts to charities are
common enough, but it may be news
to readers that there is a section of
the community who give largely and
regularly and who. have a positive
dread Of anybody in the world know
ing that they have so disposed OF a
penny, says London Tt-Bits.
Mr.. Dibdin, the secretary of the
National Lifeboat Institution, inform
ed the writer that he was going into
his outer Office one day when gem
tleman entered and inquired, rs Mr..
Dibdin in?' YES" said the official
asked for; do you wish to see him? p
"Oh, no. the stranger repliel, 1T will
do Just as we'll il you give this en-
velope into his own hands," and SO
saying he handed over the envelope
and hurried out Of the place. When
it was opened it was found to contain
a Fl 900 bank note.
Another old gentleman entered the
office one evening some seventeen or
eighteen years ago, remarking, LAS
happened to be passing, having no
ticed the name outside, l thought l
would look in and see if you were in
want of any money" The secretary
assured him that the institution was
constantly in need of money.
Without producing any at that mo-
ment, the caller then proceeded to talk
politics and asked for Mr.. Dibdin's
views on Mr. BaIfour and other states
men who were prominently before the
public The visitor appeared to agree
heartily with all that the secretary
said, and presently, as if to show his
appreciation of these views, he pro-
duced a banknote and laid it on the
desk.
They still went on talking politics,
and in little while the old gentleman
brought out another bank note and
laid 1T on top of the first one. Present
~ he added a third, fourth and fifth
to the pile, and Mr. Dibdin, then com
ing to the conclusion that it was the
politics that were doing it, kept on
talking them as long as he could. Soon
WOElA Oh OdIh HOteS IdS OiI li1c
table and then the caller. who de-
clined to give his name. abruptly
walked out Of the Office and has never
been seen or heard of since by the
officials Of the institution
The London Biblewoman's Mission
was fortunate to enjoy a somewhat
similar experience once every year fer
several years. An elderly gentleman
walked into the office annually and in
quired what was the total amount of
the MISSIONS deficit. When he was
informed of il he put down the money
and walked out. From this source the
mission received $4,000 in all, single
donation on one occasion being for as
much as $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
Odd Names for Newspapers.

The names Of American newspapers
are a study in nomenclature. In Ar
kansas are the Buzz Saw and the
Back Log; California, the Condor, the
Wasp and the Tomahawk; Colorado,
the Rather and Yesterday and To-Day;
Iowa, the Postal Card, the Unit, the
Nucleus and the FIrebrand; Kentucky,
the Salt River Tiger, the Push, the
Boomer; Missouri, the Missing Link
and the Cyclone; Nevada. the Rustler
Oklahoma rejoices in the Dinner Bell
and the Plain People. South Dakota
has q Plain Talker. In West Virginia
is the Irrepressible. Missouri has the
Crank and the Entering Wedge. Wyo-
ming reads Bill Balon's Budget-Phl
adelphia Ledger.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
Discovery of Peat Baths.

The discovery Of the value Of peat
baths was made accidentally many
years ago. On the coast Of France
there lived at one time a poor family.
The father Of the family eked out
scanty living by killing aged cattle
and divesting them Of their skins. The
CHASTITY remains he sold to tanners and
refiners.
OF the three children which belong
ed to this couple one was a poor erea-
ture, delicate and wretched and appar-
emily half-witted. The mother was so
ashamed of this boy that she could
not bear to have the child in her sight
Consequently he spent most Of his
time half clothed and badly fed, roll
ing about in the peat boys which were
behind the cottage. Little by little it
was noticed that the child was i'm
proving in health, that his skin was
becoming as fair and soft as a peach.
his eyes bright and his spirits and ac-
tons those of a strong, healthy boy
instead of half-wttted little animal.
The old country physician on one
Of his rounds noticed the improved
condition of the boy and mentioned
the fact and the cause at a medical
conference in Paris. The result was
the use of the peat bath, which leaves
far behind any other kind of hydro
therapic cure known to this day and
it's success is becoming greater each
season.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

1850, but was taken to Scotland while
a child. After studying at Edinburgh
University, New College and at Tubin-
gen, he was licensed to preach by the
Free church of Scotland in 1874, and
for time was pastor at Logiealmond.
Perthshire, which he has made fam
GUS as Drumtochty. Then he occupied
a Glasgow pulpit for three years, and
in 1880 went to the Seton Park
church. His sermons are remarkable
for clearness, eloquence and force.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

Paraguay would seem to present the
smallest chance for woman's rights
progress to be found on the earth. In
that country there are seven women to
one man. Consequently the men are
petted and taken the greatest care of.
Everything that is unpleasant or risky
Is done by the women. The streets
are cleaned, ships loaded and the oxen
driven by them and they even go to
war as substitutes for the men. 1t is
only an application Of the law Of sup
ply and demand and some lazy men
will probably think it a benedcent one.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
THE BROKEN PLANS,
Promising Careers Blasted by
ward Occurrences.

Promising Careers Blasted by
ward Occurrences.
Among the graduates Of one q
theological Summaries not longa
was a young man whose life sec
especially full of promise. He VI
fine student and a convincing spea
he was passionateIy fond of his Y
and he had married a girl whose \
and ideals were as high as ms I
Together they began their laoorS
field whose need called for all |
zeal and conservation. Then Sud1
the young minister was stricken
a strange throat disease WnIcAl
tirely destroyed his voice. lie cog
ed specialist after specialist Ouq
verdict was always the same hel
err could preach again.
A young woman had given ler {
life to the study Of music, WorALhsl
teaching, teaching and WORKING
at last she had saved enough to ac'
p1ish her hearts desire-stluy III
many. She had scarcely reacneDI
promised land when she was a'1I
by tnfiammatory Rheumatism
months of severe Illness she parry
recovered, but only TO the bltlet Ai11
edge that all her years OF nope
toll had been in vain; the poor 'I'r
hands could never touch IH'
again. ,.;a
Such instances might be nlui'p
indefinitely, and the pathos-ol'T,n
bitter tragedy of them-nuS'
remain one of the unsoIved mys''
of life. Why should one Oe az, +
to cherish eager hopes, to pour ~. Jr'
life ssionately for an end 'nl
to be denied him? We caAA0'
stand-ve never can underS'1 ,Is.
once in \ while there shines a lie
makes one who Wouiu non
Cruel" stop with enc "olu -
lips. .,cb 4
president Baker tells OF su'L so
queror. He was a young Il'' La and
met with accident. misforsu,S i
case and was suffering from a. q :
paralytic stroke. He had JOB. .r ~,
of his voice, his legs ana o ,',r left
it seemed as if life had NOTHING .,lgo1 1
him but the terrible lhpl .1d one
his disease; yet when frlen ,a . J
asked him how he was ne Is"S
his tablet and wrote: ,,r anytl
.All right, and bigger '
that can happen TO me-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
CASTRO A REMARKABLE MAN.
Began Revolution with % Men and
Fought His Way to Presidency.

Began Revolution with 23 Men and
Fought His Way to Presidency.
For a little South American dictator
Cipriano Castro, President Of Venezue-
la. is making a lot of trouble In the
world of international politics. In
many ways, writes William Thorp In
the New York Times, he is a remark
able man. He first appeared in Cara
cas-, the capital, several years ago as
a legislator. He was sent to Congress
as a deputy from the State of Los An
des. his native place. His fellow mule
teers and cattle smugglers elected
him. and at that time he knew prac-
tfcally nothing of life outside Of the
mountain village In which he was
born. Only one memory Of his brief
career as a legislator is preserved. Day
by day he went to the hall of Congress
in a tight-dtting pair of very shiny
patent leather shoes. As soon as he
was comfortably seated he bent down
and removed them from his cramped
feet. and placed them on the desk in
front Of him. He sat patiently
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
Gospel of Fresh AIR

The mental depression that is the
penalty of physical exhaustion, espe-
ctally Of exhausted nerves, is a com
mon phenomenon of our time. Many
people do not recognize it especially in
themselves. 1t is a prolific source of
disagreements, broils, homicides and
suicides. In its milder forms 1t is
called blues" low spirits, irritability
and the like. Our day needs a gospel
Of fresh air, exercise and sleep.-Nash-
vile Christian Advocate
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

The stomach proper has ceased to
be q serious problem to the surgeon.
He can Invade and explore it with i'm
punity. He can even, If circumstances
demand, relieve the owner of it en-
tirely, and so arrange the loose ends
that the functions of nutrition are sue
cessfully maintained. To be sure, the
patient can never thereafter derive
much pleasure from his meals; he must
restrict himself to rigid diet, but for
all the other affairs OF life he may be
as competent as before There are to-
day several stomachless men who are
earning their daily predigested ration
In occupations varying from clerk to
expressman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
How to Avoid the

now to Avoid the Gripps
A great many people bavs
the habit Of abiding to everv B
an attack of grippe" 1t sounds
more important, but, happilv
often not true. Anyone who
had real attack Of grippe is h
danger Of mistaking any less
plant for it. 1t is true THAI
many Of the signs of the so-csIu
in the head, but added to thaas
Is a prostration, an aching. a M
Of the whole system. of vhicN
Influenza is fortunately not Il
Every year there is more or less
ranging from the really appalliI
demic of thirteen years ago, WI
old and feeble succumbed in hua
to a limited number Of fairla
cases here and there.
Much of the spreading of tbal
is by quite unnecessary contactl
only fair for grippe patients tol
themselves for a few days and
er themselves contagious subiect
miscuous kissing, which is alwav
ishness, is crime during a grin
demic. The patient should stavI
room In the care Of a physical
active symptoms have subsidized!
Much can be done to avoid this
disease in other ways than bv
ming the sufferers. This Is not
feasible, anyhow, while people
close cars and mix with their
III restaurants, shops and TIL
where the germ can be appropris
any moment. The Surest way of
ance is by keeping the system Il
condition. The grippe germ
like any otner disease germ il
that it needs a weakened point
assault.
If people spend hours in close
heated places, and then face tn
outside and without proper pro
in their clothes or proper preca
as to correct breathing. they
ready prepared for their alta
grippe.
Wet feet are 4 most useful
this trouble, and should never be
in young or old. Most persons
heard Of the man who wrote
Times that he had discovered til
feet were the sole cause Of inf
and was answered by the MAJ
two wooden legs who had had
five years in succession. AlthOu
much stress can hardly be pla
the Importance Of warm, dry fe
case is unfortunately not quite
pie. There are many ways in
grippe can acquire a hold if
ready to catch it. Strengthen
fortress with q threefoId wa
right, breathe right, sleep right
SO shall disease find you seattle
Youths Companion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

A writer in one Of the magazines
says: Children already born may
walk dry shod from the mainland Of
the New York reservation to Goat Isl
and across the present bed of the Nj
agara river" There seems to be no
reason to doubt that this country will
In the not fa- distant future have the
ruins Of what was once the greatest
cataract in the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

Experiments with automobiles, mo-
tor boats and flying machines will
flourish in summer time, but since any
winter is liable to ''tie up any vehicle,
perhaps we should employ a part of
the open season in planning roads over
which 1t is possible always to travel.
We pride ourselves, and with reason,
on our systems of transporta ton. Yet
an ordinary blizzard stops trains,
wrecks ships. leaves travellers strand
ed anywhere short Of the places to
which they wish to go. Street cars
become as powerless as the rest. Only
In cities which, like New York and
Boston, are provided with subways.
can local lines of communication he
kept open. The underground routes
are the only ones that never fail us
Eubways under the sea may appear
more desirable than feasible. but a
tunnel across the English Channel
seems smaller undertaking than it
would have been twenty years ago,
and hundred years hence projects
for sending trains beneath the oceans
may not be laughed to seorn. Although
1t is now impossible TO do away with
the discomfort and danger attending
sea voyages III winter, money and
annoyance may be saved by methodi-
cal burrowing on land. In large cities
tunnels might extend from the railroad
stations to the misunderstanding AMI
wholesale districts and shSanon4S
n1Ghf pass hstween shops and cars
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

DR.. John Watson, widely known I'M
der the pen name Of Ian Maclaren."
who has resigned the pastorship of SET
ton Park Presbyterian church at Liv-
erpool, is famous as the author of
THE Bonnie Brier Bush" 1.-The Mind
of the Master The Life Of the Mas
ter and other notable works. He was
born at Manningtree, England. Nov. g.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

In the streets Of st. Petersburg
every third person wears crepe" says
the Associated Press correspondent.
And all because of their rulers desire
for more Of a frozen land on the other
side Of the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
The Lunar Oceans.

DR.. Voigt suggests that what are
called volcanic craters in the moon
may be the coral islands or atollS of a
lunar sea now dry. The Pacific Ocean,
if evaporated. would, he says, have
mountains resembling volcanic craters
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
Logic OF the Law.

you ssy your husband carries $780,
coo life insurance.? asked the shrewd
severer Of matrimonial knots
YES" replied the applicant for re-
lease from trksome restraint.
Then, what in the world do you
want with a divorce? Why don't you
persuade him to buy an automobile? -
Brooklyn Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

According to a girl essayist in a
Philadelphia school, Boys wear out
everything but SOAP" She must have
had some brothers. else she could not
have been so familiar with her SUBJ
1ect.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

To write the first draft on a slate,
that erasures might easily be made,
to copy in pencil on soft paper, and
make more changes, and finally after
many days and alteration to arrive at
q neat and dawless manuscript-this
was the painstaking method OF the late
Gen. Lew Wallace. But ben Hur"
was worth the trouble.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14
Russ,a's Sc. ANDREW Cross.

Russia's Cross Of St Andrew has i
remarkable popularity attaching to 1t.
All who are decorated with It have the
right once to demand a pardon for a
Russian subject condemned to death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

"Dr. Osler," remarks the Charles
ton News and Courier, has aged rap
idly In the last few days" DR.. Osler
may not be as young and handsome
as he was, but he knows more than
ne did