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which the fire insurance companies were
defrauded.
The gang sought as confederates men
desperately In debt, who were possessed
of buildings or chattels heavily insured or
capable of being so insured. When such
a man was found one of the gang-likely
enough respected business acquaintance
of the victim-intimated to him, casually
or jestingly, that fire would provide
timely relief from pressing obligations.
When the power of suggestion had
had time to do it's work, the man was APP
preached by another Of the gang ready
to talk business"
According to the confessions Of con-
victed members, these advances were al
most never repulsed.
The following summary Of facts tells
gang of frebugs:
Gang organized in 1874. Numbered
from 10 to 20 men.
Incendiarism placed on commercial
basis. Burned buildings for from $40 to
$780,
Operated for Is years throughout
northwestern Ohio.
Estimated losses to insurance COM
panies in that time $1,5O0,O00. Insur-
ance losses so heavy that the State Leg
islature created q State fire marshals
department.
The gang exposed two years ago by the
marshals. Over 40 indictments returned.
Eighteen men sent to penitentiary. Many
fed from country to escape exposure.
Two members Of the gang committed
suicide, fearing arrest.
One turned States evidence and con-
fessed, duplicating many prominent men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

President Eliot Of Harvard, in ad-
dressing the Archaeological Institute
Of America, made the remark that If
some great change should destroy our
present civilization, about the only
thing by which the archaeologist Of
two thousand years hence could judge
as would be our subways, because they
are the only things which are likely
to last so long. 1t is q curious fact
that with few exceptions, If any, the
works Of man below the ground last
longer than those above it. Oliver
Wendell Holmes pointed out that long
after every other trace Of a house had
disappeared, it was possible to trace
an, old home by the cellar and the
we'll
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Those children up in the New
Hampshire town where l have been
this summer" remarked little urch1n
in New York City, have never seen
an elevated road or an electric car, and
Jimmy Hobbs-seven years old-has
never even seen a locomotive" Jimmy
Hobbs IS in good company. The same
might have been said of all the great
men, from julius Caesar to George
Washington. The person Of today
who lives far in the country sees more
modern appliances and inventions than
Abraham Lincoln or the poet Longfel-
low ever heard of, and they did their
life's work we'll.
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Not A Society Leader.

An Erie man who has no ambition
to be a Chesterfield or a leader Of
Fries -Four Hundred was invited out
to dinner a few evenings ago. He
conjured up every excuse imaginable,
and as a last resort tried to make his
wife believe she was sick and unable
to go, but she gave him to understand
that she was going and he must ac-
company her. Well" he said, "Tm
sick myself, but / reckon I'll have to
CO." And they went When the first
course was brought on the old gentle
man filed up pretty well, but seemed
to be getting along all right. In the
middle Of the second course he was
full "clean up" and pushed back from
the table. "Ahem, you folks list 20
ahead an eat your supper an don't
mind me. I've got to 60 home an
feed the Erie Kan.) Record.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

1t does not take much to transform
Uncle Sam into Santa Claus. A little
heavier growth Of whiskers and a
change of outer garments, and he will
do very we'll for the part which he
plays every Christmas. For he is, in
deed, the Santa Claus Of the whole
world. Money goes in large sums
every winter from adopted Americans
to other countries. This last Christ
mas the amount was greater than ever
before. From New York alone money
orders aggregating more than four and
a half million dollars were sent abroad.
Great Britain led in the number of or
aers received and in the total amount
sent to it, but Italy was far ahead In
the average amount of each order.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

averted the Civil
War as Andrew Jackson had averted
it during his administration. But
James Buchanan was not one Of the
great Presidents.
The country was in a state of apa-
thy The North was appalled, at the
treachery Of some of the higher off,
Gals in Washington. The South was
busily making preparations for the
inevitable conflict.
It was at this time that President
Buchanan appointed John Adams Dix
Of New York Secretary Of the Treas 3
ury. Dix at once ordered Captain
Breshwood, who commanded the rev
enue cutter at New Orleans, to sail to
New York. The captain was Con-
federate and. proposed to turn his YES
sci over to the Confederate govern
ment, whereupon Dix sent this order:
IF any man attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
A sentiment so loyal and so fear
lessly uttered awakened in the North a
lofty enthusiasm for the flag and the
cause Of the Union. In the midst Of a
vacillating government man and a
patriot had been found. The order of
Dix became the watchword and the
battle cry Of the Union.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24
Only Art.

1.-THE studio tea had been a great
success; the one small and very youth
full member Of the company had
walked softly about, looking at the
pictures. Justh before the party broke
up the artist discovered him survey
ing a picture of lion with awe and
interest.
Don't be afraid, little chap" said
the artist, genially, patting his small
guest on the head. HE won't hurt
you"
ooh, I'm not afraid at ALL" came the
response, in a clear treble that caused
everyone to listen. "He doesn't look
bit as IL he were alive, you knoWs"-
Youths COplnanion-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Urea tment for Fit.-1f person is
vulsions and loss Of consciousness you
may know that he has a fit of some
kind. The head should be raised lit
tie, and no stimulant given, the limbs
should be allowed plenty of freedom,
and little beef tea or milk should be
given on recovery.
A New Anaesthetic.-S is
liquid, the boiling point Of which is
% degrees below zero. The moment
1t comes in contact with the air it be-
comes a gas. A chemist broke a glass
capsule Of somnoform to illustrate its
character. AS soon as the glass was
Clipped a rush Of what looked likG
steam took place. Its great yirtuG>
from 8 medical point Of view, is thar
breathing stops before the heart ceases
to beat when administered.
To Cure Lockjaw.-In case Of nal!
- other sharp instrument being stuck
In tie foot Of human or animal, and
lockjaw is threatened, take a bucket
Of unleached wood ashes, put 1t in
tub and pour on two buckets Of warm
water, stir well and place the wound
ed foot in the mixture. Relief will be
felt Immediately. Let remain an hour
or SO If necessary. Another remedy
Is to burn flannel rag under the foot,
but the latter applies to any cut that
is painful.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

According to the Cincinnati Post, the
State of Ohio is about to close the last
chapter Of its expose of one of the most
remarkable gangs of incendiaries ever Or
ganized-a gang that operated in north
western Ohio, eastern Indiana and south
eastern Michigan for twenty-five years,
that was composed of men of repute in
their communities, that reduced arson to
such businesslike basis that insurance
companies were robbed of 81 ,5oo,oo0 and
that perfected it's organization to such a
degree that its members, though guilty
of crimes, went UNPUBLISHED for a quarter
of a century.
The gang had its beginning in 1874. In
Williams county, Ohio, it had its head
quarters, though it operated In Fulton
and Lucas counties impartially and
spread into the two adjoining States.
The leaders of the gang were men of
business tanding-farmers, merchants
and the like. To all appearances they at
tended strictly to their own business. In
reality they were as busy at night plan
ming and executing their crimes as they
were in the day time at their stores or on
their farms.
Their main line of business was the
burning of property, by collision with the
owner, for a consideration, the owner re-
imbursing himself out of his insurance.
Though more profitable to themselves,
the incendiaries seldom burned their own
property, fearing to fix suspicion upon
themselves. They preferred to maintain
their pose as irreproa chable men of bust
ness, while destroying other peoples
property for share of the proceeds, of
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lected for the ceremony, a carpet Of
straw being laid down. 1t is usually
a bitter cold day, but the people are
eager and happy. They arrive on foot
or in sledges, dressed in the p1ctur-
esque national attire. All of the horses
are gayly decorated with worsted ia
vors and tassels.
On the quay layman is actively en-
gagged in stirring a barrel of water to
keep it from freezing. At 10 o'clock,
heralded by the sound Of many brass
instruments, the priests leave the
church, preceded by troop Of cavalry.
With them are borne numbers Of re-
liglous emblems and banners. The
priests chant as they march to the
quay, where they go through the spe-
cial form Of blessing the waters Of the
country. No matter how severe the
weather no word of the long service
is omitted.
The water is distributed among the
people, who treasure the few drops
which fall to their share as an anti
dote against the evil eye and other
fearsome ills. The straw Is eagerly
grabbed up after the ceremony to per-
form the same Office for horses and
cattle. Until a few years ago it was
the custom to cut hole in the ice ef
stream and into this hole cross was
cast. The Roumanian men dived for
this and the fortunate man could car
~ it for three days and collect money.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24
OLD SALTS AT MOORlNGS
Snug Harbor Small Portion of

Snug Harbor a Small Portion Of
Big World.
There was q moment OF solemn
lence in which all three Of the Old
tains drew out their red banda
and generously mopped their 0r9
My guide essayed to speak, O0t
little man interrupted him ana
tered over to an immense cheSq
drawers which served as a dresser
closet combined, says a writer mi
Great Round World.
He took from the chest mahn%I
written in a feeble, WaYerlns ~
and fingered the pages nefYo0Si!d
If thcg were great treasures lnlI
what would like to say to the "OI1
he said, with pathetic earneSo'
"After shipping fifty-two years ~
capacities as is possible to the
and after being tossed over the y
salt mountains Of the brlny oeVp1
have at last cast anchor ii p7"I1
Snug Harbor and moored my CI"ii
the peace-giving shadows OF lHS
dant trees on its beautiful sroul"'I
"Ain't that fnew gasped lie
thusiastic old crony, whose eyes N
trimming with tenderness hes
a lecturer in his time" LIE
bandanas again did service Oil
three brows, like topsalls III "
breeze of emotion. "And say
tinued the ex-lecturer, IN d ''h
tone. "you might say that I'm u
ing of getting married AGAIN
of the topsails tapped on their gu,
ing masts and were drawn dow"
q jerk. .,o+ic
roommate, II wouldn't put . .1aS
That wouldn't do. Offer the SeH ',h
the candy" he suggested W." ,actd
true spirit of fnesse. the e >. od1A
acted on his sailing master
explaining. 1--WE old snugS ln"'
our luxuries." ,,OsrA
The room was scrupulouSl' '" "sbd
spread" of the old-fashloneu .,sd
variety over red muslin cow 1 fad
bed. There were TIDES anu 0riuh
and conspicuous sa p,s+
George washington on the Gn' to
drawers. I had wanted slmp p;sb
the manner of rooms IN WIN" ~ I'D
lived; but, at the prospect oon,esssda
into print, the captains ons U
the fioodgates of their e 1Ssa rsstll
lives wherein yet surged 'ns all
ness that had driven tne aD arids
the world. Snug Harbor wa hig vd
but a small pattern of the ,, WI
with prides, jealousies' a"''
etrifes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24
COW TO REMAIN YOUNG.
Keep Off Approaching Age by Careful
Attention to Diet.

Attention to Diet.
To drink the waters OF the fountain
of youth is still, in the opinion or
some, within the range of possibilities.
Professor Blufern observes that man
began in a gelatinous condition and
ends in an osseous or bony one. He
is soft in infancy; he is hard In old
age. Aging is a process OF osslnca-
ton. After middle life has passed
more marked development OF the ossl-
fic character takes place. The arteries
become thickened with calcareous mat
ter. and there is interference with the
circulation, upon which nutrition de-
ponds.
The whole change from youth to old
age is one Of steady accumulation OF
calcareous deposits in the system. En-
tire blockade Of the functions OF the
body Is a mere matter Of time, ana the
refuse matter deposited by the blood
through the system stops the delicate
machinery we call life. The blood con-
tains compounds Of lime, magnesla
and iron. In the blood itself are these
earthly salts. In early life they are
thrown off; in age they are not. Al
most everything we eat contains these
elements for destroying life. Earthly
salts abound in the cereals, and bread
itself, mistakenly called 1.-THE staff Of
life" is one of the most calcareous of
edibles. heterogeneous food also contains
these elements, hence diet made up
Of fruit is best for people advanced in
years.
The daily use Of water is, after mid
die life, one of the most important
means Of preventing secretions and de-
rangements of health. Diluted phos-
phoric acid is one Of the most rover
full influences known to science for
shielding the human system from the
inconvenience of old age. Use it daily
with distilled water, and SO retard the
approach of senility. To retain per-
oetual youth avoid all foods rich in
the earth's salts, use much fruit, espe-
cially juicy, uncooked apples, and take
daily two or three tumblerfuls of dis
titled water with about Is drops OF
diluted phosphoric acid in each glass
full. Thus will your days be longer In
the land.-Popular Science.
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BLESSING OF THE WATERS.

Quaint Ceremony Observed Wherever
the Greek Church Holds Sway.
There is quaint ceremony of the
annual blessing of the waters which
may be witnessed In any country
where the Greek Church exists. The
ceremony takes place during the first
two months of the year and is always
attended with great demonstrations
and rejoicings, particularly in Rouma-
MIA, Russia and Bulgaria.
Great preparations are made the day
before the ceremony. The route is set
apart leading from the church to the
apof on the quay which has been &C.
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Homemade Definitions.

Here is list of definitions given by
various boys recently in literature
paper, and they are guaranteed genu-
Inc and homemade. "Papal Bull"-the
sacrificial bull of the Church Of Rome;
pretty bull: fierce Pope; a joke
about popery. Coin Of vantage
usury; valuable coin; bad coin.
'Cabalist1c"-pertaining to cables; like
a cab. "Paradox''-opposite to ortho-
dox; opposite to ''authadox;" heav-
emily story; humorous poem; accord
Ing to strict rules. as Paradox
church. "Apocryphar- to
Doctors business; pertaining to the
science Of the lower limbs. "Prevari-
cate'-to think long time before
speaking
Inc more man Is wrapped up in
himself the colder ha IN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

President Roosevelt's brief message
to Congress in regard to divorce sta
dstics and uniform divorce laws will
produce different effects on different
minds. People who have obtained two
or three divorces by false pretenses
and sharp practice will regard the
President as dangerous meddler, but
decent people from one end of the
country to the other will rejoice that
the attention of Congress and of the
States has been directed to this Inn
portant matter. That the censors have
taken no notice OF divorce statistics
for twenty years is q remarkable and
somewhat discred1table fact and the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

almost completely
dis org a n z e d.
Where one man
was for the union
two were for the
rights Of secession.
designations a n d
dismissals alternat-
ed.
The Pre- s / dent
was unable to meet
the crisis adequate
ly. A great Presi-
dent might have
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A Little Lesson
In Patriotism
S$$$$$$$$$S9$$$0

Let our object be our country, our
whole country, and nothing but our
country.''-Daniel Webster.
Toward the close Of President Blu
chananans administration, the admin
tstrative body Of the government was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Oregon apples sell in the Boston
market for sixty and seventy-tive cents
a dozen-a higher price than is asked
for good oranges in the same market
The reason is that they are carefully
selected and carefully packed. The fact
whom it may concern"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

1t would be a good thing to order
your pig iron for the year at once. If
you do not you are liable to get left.
The demand is so great that there will
be no fire sales Of the article in the
near future.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24
Sonening H.
etrifes.

What do you r n
saying I'm the worst actor ~ Do doub
saw? Coolly-Well, Tvs ). then,
did seem rather harsh; but .tor, b
know, there are so many scr1ot
never seeuLBoston Trans1''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

There may be something in Andrew
D. Whites argument that reform must
come in Russia, because any change
must be for the better
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ALI communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name of the author; not necessarily fol
publication but evidence Of good faith on the part
Of the writer. Write only side of the paper BE
particularly careful In giving and dates to nave
the letter. and figures plain and distinct.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

A good start to make at drowning all
idiots would be with that New York
physician who makes the pleasant sug-
0oetio0
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

They have succeeded in pulling the
Russian ship Of state off the rocks, but
her plates are badly denied at several
places.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

A man has been arrested in New
Jersey for swindling people by selling
them glass eyes that were not what he
represented them to be. The champion
mean man seems at last to have been
caught.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Strange emotions must have stirred
the Gar when, as promoter Of The
Hague Peace Conference, he heard the
din Of slaughter at his palace gates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Somebody has written book en-
titled practical Poker" The most
practical kind of poker is the kind that
Is left practically alone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Cuba is expected to show its pat
riotlsm by means of the scrubbing
brush and the fumigator for some time
to come.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

suggestion that Congress should take
steps to correct this fault in the future
is highly proper, but the chief point
in the message is "the hope entertain
ed that cooperation among the several
States can be secured, to the end that
there may be enacted upon the subject
Of marriage and divorce uniform
laws" There are not many thoughtful
people in this country who do not re-
greet that the constitution gives Con-
gress no power to legislate On this sub
ject, but it is a vain regret. There
will probably never be national d.
vorce law in this country, and the
only hope there is Of relief from the
evil of unwise and conflicting divorce
laws is that held out by the President
Of cooperation between the States.
Such cooperation will no doubt be SEN
sibly FASTENED by the notice which the
President has taken Of the subject and
still more by the statistics which Con-
gress may direct the Census Bureau
to compile. The probability is that
one sight Of the figures will produce so
much condemnation that the reform
will Immediately take shape.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

DR.. Eugene F. Talbot, an authority
on degeneracy, and President Roose-
welt would hardly agree in regard to
large families. The President de-
plores small families as bad in many
ways and calls them race suicide"
while Dr. Talbot informs us that there
is no family of eight or ten children
that has not at least one degenerate.
The reason he gives Is that no woman
has the nervous energy necessary for
the prenatal nourishment of SO many
children. It is not likely that DR.. Tai
bot would make such statement IN
less he had statistics to support it, and
still it Is widely different from the
general opinion Of mankind, and not
many people could ever accept it. John
Wesley, in advising his prea cheers in
regard to choosing a wife, said, Take
one out Of a bunch" and his advice
would be just as good for anyone else
as for preacher. 1t would be risking
little to say that nine out of. ten Of
the great men and great women Of
the world have had "a bunch" Of
brothers and sisters. We would risk
just as little in saying that the chill
dren Of large families are more robust
physically as we'll as mentally than
race suicide" progeny. If the world
were compelled to choose between the
blotting out of all it's small families
and the blotting out Of all it's large
families it would not hesitate a mo-
ment to doom the small families. Fam
lilies are small so that the children can
enjoy greater advantages, but we con-
stantly see them eclipsed in the race
Of life by the children Of larger fam
lilies with fewer advantages, who are
not only stronger and smarter but pos
sess social nature and unselfsh traits
that are more valuable to humanity
than strong bodies or bright minds.
This is the order Of nature, and it is
useless to try to change it. DR.. Tai
bots moralizing about fast living and
neurasthenia and about the necessity
for sound health and good nerves in
order to successful motherhood is all
perfectly true, but what he says about
excessive motherhood, in itself con-
sidered, is not borne out by common
observation. Nature never intended
motherhood as an injury to a woman's
health. No one can greatly blame pa
rents for preferring two well-clad and
well-educated children to eight ragged
and neglected children, but the fact is
that the two are far more apt to be de-
generates than the eight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Prof Vincent says church soctalf
are a bore" AS a rule, however, they
get what they are boring after.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Those college boys at Oberlin who
will get back the money they lost
through Mrs. Chadwick realize that
the Carnegie signature is worth some
thing, after all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

Brodie may possibly discover that
Mrs. Duke is much harder to lose than
she was to find.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-02-24

An illiterate population is easily
managed up to certain point. And
then the advantage of a public that
can be reasoned with becomes appar-
eut
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Luther's Fireworks.

In my lecture on medieval history
l was giving an account Of the spec
tacular burning by Martin Luther of
the papal bull which put him outside
OF the Church Of Rome" said a Co.
lumbia college professor. THE next
day l found this in the notebook of
one of the students who had heard the
lecture:
Luther gives vaudeville show
accompanied by fireworks