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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
The Crop That Jack Built.
.Thp Enrnnor

THE Farmer
inns is the man who sowed the crop,
Working ever without stop,
Up in the morn and MONDAY glare
Sinking nothing till twilight fair.
-Providence-
Ihls is the Power that helped him reap
Safe from ruin and pest to keep.
Sending blessings of suns and rains
Loading heavy the creaking wains.
Prosperity
This is the wealth that came to be
Flooding the land from sea to sea:
Good Times ever the sweet refrain
All from the harvest's golden grain
The Politician
rms is the man who credit takes,
All of the rest were no great shakes:
says TO prosper again you must
vote your ticket for him or bust
-McLandburgh Wilson in New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
SunhoWer Forests.

Il roted your trees are all planted in
Is in this country" said a timid tour
son the train as he pointed out across
Kansas landscape. Gosh all fish
ks" exclaimed the disguised farmer
i was going to the next town to get
H. automobile fixtures; chose are not
es. That's a Kansas cornfeld. y
hsas City Journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Although he never took a bath, Aaron
c'BllndO Williams of Goshen, Ind,
lived to be so years old. He died last
week. He was known throughout north
ern Indiana and southern Michigan as
the man who had probably walked a
greater distance than any other man liv-
ing. Williams was a man of wonderful
physique, standing 6 feet 3 inches.
SeWed in an undershirt was found $14
in bills and another small sum of money
was found in his room.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Thrown or fallen from the Pennsyl-
yania New York-Chicago nineteen-hour
flyer, 2-months-old boy baby was
picked up in the weeds and bushes east
of Lima, O., in perfect health and I'M
injured, having alighted in soft clay and
marsh lands. The babe was gowned in
costly linens, marked in French mono
gram, and is being cared for temporarily
by good family until an investigation
can be made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
Tn Pinch Use Aliens Foot Ease

powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen.
Sore, Hot, Gallons, Aching. Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new NJ tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted
LIE Roy, n. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
UnluCkV.

A chemist made mistake in weighing
some poison, and thus killed the pur-
chaser When the news was announced
to him, he exclaimed: "Oh, how unfor-
tunate I am; he was my best customer"
IL Diavolo Rosa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
|OMEN7S NEGLECT
bFFERING EsUREPENALTY
Balth Thus Lost Is Restored by Lydia
/. PInkham's Vegetable Compound.

How many women do you know who
J perfectly well and strong? We
hr every day the same story over and
er again. Il do not feel well; l am
hirnA all the time -
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
Admiration.

Soon after the first baby was born.
the young wife went upstairs one even
ing and found her husband standing by
the side of the crib, gazing earnestly at
the child.
AS she stood still for moment.
touched by the sight, she thought, "Oh,
how dearly Charlie loves that boy.'
Her arms stole softly around his neck.
as she rubbed her cheek caressingly
against his shoulder. The husband START
ed slightly at the touch.
Darling" he murmured, dreamily, ''it
is incomprehensible to me how they can
make such crib as that for fourteen
and sixpence. London Tit-Bits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

The consumption of wine averages
only three pints a year a head of the
population of Great Britain. 1t has de-
creased nearly so per cent. in the last
six years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

MISUNDERSTANDING Arnolis Appu
and Samalawickramalena Janis Appu
are, according to The Times of India,
"wanted" by the Calcutta police
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

William Higginson of Meriden Conn,
aged 60, married Mrs. Lucinda Boards
ley, Il widow. Higginson's two daugh-
ters were married recently to Mrs.
Beardsley's grandsons. Friends who are
trying to figure out the various relation
Higginson married William Stone and
shortly afterward Sadie Higginson was
married to Harry Stone, Williams
brother. Mrs. Stone, mother of the two
bridegrooms, is the daughter of Mrs.
Beardsley.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Brig. Gen. Francis S. Dodge who has
served as paymaster-general of the army
during the past two years. has been
placed on the retired list, having reached
the age of 81 years, the limit for active
service in the army. Gen. Dodge is a
native of Massachusetts and served dur
ing the Civil war as a private in the
Twentythird Massachusetts Volunteer
infantry. At the close of the war he
was appointed lieutenant in the Ninth
United States cavalry. From 1867 to
1875 he served in Texas, and during the
three years following he was stationed
at various points in New Mexico and
Colorado. He was brevetted major and
awarded the congressional medal of
honor for gallant services in action
against the Indians near Mill Creek,
Col. Gen. Dodge is succeeded as pay
master-general by Col. Sniffen, who was
private secretary to President Grant.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Coquelin, before he took to the stage,
was a baker.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
Concerning Ladies' Hats.

The New York Millinery Trade Re
view, the leading American Journal of
it's kind. contains the following in its
September issue:
milwaukee, is becoming known as one
of the largest manufacturing centers of
the world, and millinery is a large part
of it's product. 1t will pay the up-to-
~ date retailer to visit this
Ah splendid market and take adj
AQA vantage of the benefits offered.
GHY An especially aggressive house
,-.&MI is that of Blumenfeld, Locher
& Brown Company, who not
only cater to the local territory, but try
to interest dealers in all parts of the
United States. They are 'The Progress
sive Millinery House of Milwaukee,"
Ladies should see to it that dealers show
them hats from this firm. Every hat
has the B. L. & B. Co. Monogram La
bel. The styles are always up-to-date.
The hats are milliner made and are sold
at prices within reach.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP 70,
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces In
aammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. p
cents q bottle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

In a hot September sun. with the
,,,arcurv often above the 90 mark. Cora
Bowling, a Smith college graduate ana
daurhter of a millionaire contractor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

now dead, has been working as a day
laborer the last week picking corn on
her own farm, near Nunda, n. Y. Miss
bowling returned a few days ago from
the Thousand islands, where she had
fopnd her on Of aGnd
for picking, but labor scarce.
Let's go and help ourselves" she said
to her sisters, Mabel and Minnie. The
three donned big straw hats and gloves
and the work began.
AT first it was great fun" said Miss
Bowling, but after a while it got
mighty hard. We didn't want to give
up, however. and so kept on. and now
l am glad we did, for l don't mind 1t
nearly so much.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
Chinese Girls in a Japanese School.

Thirty Chinese young ladies have re
Gently graduated from Japanese girls
school, which was specially organized for
the education of Chinese women IN ia
pan.-Shanghai Mercury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Disguised because his automobile
would not run. IL. e. Hille of st. Louis
deliberately burned the machine at Bill
town, ten miles east of Terre Haute Ind.
lie boarded train here later Tor St.
Louis. He said he was on his way from
indianapolis, ard that as the machine
would not work he would render it val
ueless to any one who tried to take pos
session of it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Mems shoes. So to $3.50. Boys, SHOES rs
Misses e. Childrens shoes. 81. 80 to 500.
Try w. L. Douglas Women's, Misses ana
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
If could take you into my large
factories at Brocl<tOn, Mass. land show
YOU how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made. you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit Better
wear longer, and are of greater vals'c
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. l..
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is sfampe4
on the bottom, which protects you against h'gis
prices and inferior shoes. Take no SnbsfSS
fufe. ASK your dealer for w. l.. Douglas shoe@
and insist upon having them. g.k.4
Fast Color Eyeiets used; they wiH not We1r ovdssB
Write for illustrated CatalOg of Fall Styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS, Dept. IL, Brockton. Mass
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

A dream will make the Laurel county
Ny) fair failure this year and cause
losc of many thousands of dollars to
the fair association. The Laurel county
fair is the largest in southeastern Ken
lucky, and every year at least 10000
persons are present on each of the four
days ON which 1t is conducted. A few
days ago Rev. ]. A. Jones, Baptist
minister. had dream in which he saw
the buildings CT the fair association
struck by lightning and entirely de-
stroyed while the grounds and buildings
were filled with people. MIR. Jones told
of his dream, and the report of it spread
like wildfre. 1t is said that Rev. Mr..
Jones denounced the fair and said that
if it were held this year it would be
visited by great loss of life. The peo-
pie of that section, to a great extent, are
superstitious mountain folk, and they
say that they will not attend the fair
this Year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Gardner Brothers, merchants of Rec
Heights. S. D., may delay a wedding be-
cause they are unable to supply the pros
pective bride with shoes large enough
to fit her feet. The size required is
No. II, double E, and there is none in
to shoe manufactures of St Paul and
he could not fill it, but he wrote the
Rec Heights firm this letter:
Yours of the Both, ordering one pair
of lady's shoes. stock S549, size II, dou-
BILE e, at hand. We are not positive
not. as the same is very unusual. If this
size is correct the shoes will have to be
made over a mans last. 1t will take at
least thirty days to make, as we shall
be obliged to cut new patterns"
Rec Heights is a small town, but it
now claims the record of having the big
gest order for wedding shoes untitled of
any town in South Dakota.
Five thousand copies of the Lords
prayer were received at Mayor DUNES
office in Chicago, from Ben Armstrong.
Little Rock, Ark. The package came by
express, prepaid. 1t is Armstrong; idea
through the city Chicago will be in
fair way toward reformation. Besides
the Lords prayer, the circulars contain
the following:
This is the Lords prayer. Children and
blind people who cannot see, must have this
prayer read to them. Children that cannot
talk must look at the letters of the prayer
The Lords prayer will heal everybody who
reads it of all manner of diseases Let
everybody write some more prayers.
Ben is nothing but the dust of the earth.
Praise God forever. These are sent to you
by the Lord, by Ben.
BEN ARMSTRONG.
The package will be delivered to the
MAYOR when he returns to the city, and
he will face the task of distributing them
to SHINING Chicagoans.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

The railway bridge which connects
Venice with the mainland is 12,050 eeet
long and has DO arches
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

Rev. s. Y. Williams of La Porte, Ind,
who was deposed from the pastorate of
the Christian church in that city because
of his sensational confession of indiscre-
tons, has written from New York to
friends that he has become a resident
of that city, buried his identity, and is
seeking menIal labor that he may do
penance for his sins until again com
handed by God to preach. Mrs. Will
liams has left him. tie says he will
not again be heard of until he feels
he has been forgiven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21
BRIEF NC TIES OF
GEN. zRAL INTEREST

Because her husband. by his own ad-
mission, had not spoken to her for more
than six months. although living in the
same house, Mrs. Josie Rausenbach,
without breaking her own silence, filed
a suit for divorce in ST. Louis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

It is always difficult for young man
10 understand what there is about his
sister that attracts other young men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

The singing of Mary Weathers was
too bad, even for the county Jail at Os-
wego, Kan. and Mary's term OF lmprls:
onment has been cut short. on the condi-
ton that She and her alleged voice leave
the county. Mary is a lady of color who
spent the greater part of the last, two
wears in the local bastile. This did not
keep down her spirits, however. Tor
Mary would sing anywhere, and all thss
lime At least that was what she called
il but the people living in the vicinity
Of the Jail have other and not such pleas
ant names. Sunday Mary shook the
dust of Oswego from her feet, ignorant
of the reason for her release: No one
wonId tell her. They feared Mary might
want to be paid for going should she
learn her power.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

When there is plenty Of champagne at
he wedding reception all the guests
lever saw such pretty bride before.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-21

The man who turns out in the rain
to go to church feels that he is entitled
TO q double measure of blessedness.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Cleveland, Ohio-Backed by 49,.
100000 syndicate, MyroD T Herrick Of
Cleveland and Thomas f. Walsh Of
Denver propose to harness the noun.
tain cataracts and streams OF the
Rockies and reyolutionize the west
Their plans contemplate one of the
most gigantic engineering feats in the
history of the country the development
OF water power from the mountains OF
Colorado for long distance transmits.
sion. The deal has already been Fl.
nanced, millions from bankers and
capitalists all over the world having
been subscribed to push the project to
success.
Fifty streams will be harnessed, and
Herrick forsees commercial develop
ment throughout the west which shall
bring electricity into use among all
the western railroads and western
manufacturing plants. For the present
only territory within radius of ITO
miles of the central power plant will
be embraced. Later general broaden
ing out is contemplated in the whole
middle west.
Oakland, Calif.-Fire last Monday
night Destroyed the Pioneer automobile
garage, and two adjoining houses, in
curing a total loss of $3.50, 900.
Twenty-Five automobiles stabbed in the
building were burned. The structure is
total loss.
The Farmers e. Miners bank of
Ladd, mining town in Illinois was
held up and robbed Monday afternoon.
The amount of their booty was about
$1,000. The robbers made good their
escape.
Chicago. paul o. Stensland, the
convicted bank, has told the court how
he started ON his Criminal career.
Stenland's confession followed the
former cashier Henry w. Herring s
pleasof guilty to his part in the looting
of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank
of ST., 100000. Forgery was the tech
meal charge against Herring. His
sentence is to an indeterminate term of
one to Ia years in the penitentiary.
Stensland, who is already serving from
one to 10 years for embezzlement, will
also plead guilty to forgery and receive
the same punishment as his fellow Off
cial in the wrecked bank. 1t is said
Mrs. Herring, who had hitherto stood
steadfastly by her husband, will seek
divorce, saying she cannot live with
him now she knows he is a thief.
"My trouble began nine years ago, )"
Stensland said, "When / bought $780,
600 worth of real estate and could not
pay for it.
"Hering suggested that we form a
syndicate and pay for the real estate
with notes on depositors. Then began
forgery of notes. We raised the
money by signing depositors' names.
We meant to take them up as they fell
due. but could not do SO, and more
were forged. | know the notes were
forged, but Herring did the work.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
LABOR IS in DEMAND
1T Is SAID THE RAILROADS
NEED $4,000 MEN,
Scarcity of Men Delaying Work on All
Western Lines--Pay Reaches $3.50
Day-Demand for Workmen Felt
All over the Country, but West SUI.
fers Most.

From Chicago comes this report: In.
ability to find laborers is hampering
the railroads all over the west in car
rying out contemplated improvements.
AT least $4,000 men are wanted. rail
road managers say, with practically
none on the market. Roads are will
ing TO pay as high as $3.50 a day. The
Western Pacific needs 5000 men: the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. 5000
to 1000 men for it's extension to the
coast; the Southern Pacific, 5000 for
its extension northward through Cali
fornia to Portland the Chicago e.
Northwestern, 1000 to 5000 men, and
the North Coast line a large force for
its road from Walla Walla to Seattle
In addition to new construction
nearly every western road is double
tracking and building cutoffs and ma
king similar improvements. The
Northern Pacific wanted to double
track its Washington main line in time
for the heavy fall and winter traffic,
but failed through lack of labor, with
the result that it has 10000 loaded
cars on its tracks for lack of track
facilities.
Texas is not complaining so bitterly,
because the railroad men think la
borers prefer the south to the north
during the winter. Even in Texas,
however, the labor supply is made
.quate.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
piano Factory Is Burned.

New York, Nov. 5-hundreds OF
men were thrown out of employment
and a money loss of $25O,OOO was
caused by a fire which destroyed the
niano factory of Jacob Bros. in West
Thirty-ninth street.
About SO fremen who had been sent
into the building during the early
stage of the fire were forced to fee
for their lives when barrels OF oil
and naint in the cellar began to burst.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
CHURCH LOSES sso,ooo,ooo.
france to Appropriate That Much
property Belonging to Catholics

Paris. Nov. 6.-The minister OF
puonc instruction and worship. M
strand, has announced that the gov.
eminent did not regard the Catholic
church as being in revolt against the
law providing for the separation ~
Tue church and state or against ne
state.
Ine Catholic church having simply
declined to take advantage of its
privileges and the law, as the other
religions did. on December IL, would
forfeit its $S0,OOO,0OO worth OF prop.
e11y and thereafter would live under
the common law.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
NO JAP STOLE MANILA MAPS
maJor General Wood Denies Re,or
Circulated.

Circulated.
manila.-The story that Japanese
aalny oihcer had been placed under Az.
s s' mere for sketching certain Of tbe
lorcincations of Manila harbor is dc.
uleu py Major General Leonard Wood
ippines. - INC Z MI
mo such arrest has been made ana
no Japanese have taken sketcbes -
the Notifications. 1t is well l1now :,
That since the American occunat,o :,
Japanese have been engaged in max
Ing IA maps of the Philippine islands
mere is no existing law to prohibit
them, although such laws were in
force under the Spanish regime Cen.
elal wood has just returned to Ma.
MA from hunting expedition
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Joe ArcudmDdulI was terribly IN
jured ON the Northern Pacific five
miles north of Yakima recently by be
ing crushed by freight car.
The enrolment in the public schools
of Spokane for the month of October
1905, was 1926.
Figures given out by the reclama
ton service show that Washington
contributed nearly 100000 to the
reclamation fund during the last fiscal
year. The exact amount turned into
the treasury was $494,1S2, making a
total of 3d. 4.,615 contributed to the
fund to date. Washington now ranks
third among the arid states in the
sale of public lands.
Oregon contributed last year $461,-
281 to the reclamation fund during the
fiscal year, and thus gives way to
Washington for the first time.
Idaho contributed $301,234 to the
reclamation fund during the fiscal
year, making a total of $2,335,934 paid
into the treasury by the Gem state to
date.
Among the applicants for a cadet
ship in the revenue cutter service who
have passed the required examination
and will soon receive their appoint
ments is William p Wishaar of Sc
attic.
The delivery of grain is about COM
pleted at La Crosse. Deliveries to
date are 276,OO0 bushels, which with
10000 bushels yet to come wni make
the total receipts 2S5,000 bushels as
compared to $4,000 bushels last year.
An unusual amount of business was
transacted at the United States land
office during October at Walla Walla.
Articles of incorporation of the
North Yakima Y. M. G. A. have been
filed with the county auditor.
The recent fire losses at Toppenish
are placed at $4,000.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad has bought four blocks, COM
prising 4S lots on Twenty-fifth street,
between East K and East G streets,
Tacoma, for approximately $355,000.
Prosperity reigns in the irrigation
belt" of central Washington, and Pros
ser is enjoying its share.
Judge William II. Upton died at
Walla Walla recently after brief Ill
ness of but two days of heart failure.
James Brady, logger, aged 80, sat
urday afternoon shot and instantly
killed Mrs. Flora M. Shannon, aged
As, at Seattle, and then attempted to
commit suicide. He will recover.
Brady, while suffering broken leg
was nursed by Mrs. Shannon. He ac-
companied her home and declared his
love. Mrs. Shannon leaves a daughter
of II.
The shortage Of cars on the Great
Northern has filed the warehouses
almost to the limit and huge piles OF
wheat are growing on the outside plat
forms.
A. ]. Lowering, republican candidate
Tor county assessor, dropped dead at
South Bend Sunday Mr.. Lowering
was an old and highly respected resi-
uent of this county.
George M. Anderson a hermit VINO
hved near Lyle, Wash, was founo
burned to a cinder recently HIS
cabin was burned to the ground, anu
II is supposed that while the man was
reading in bed lamp exploded, cover
ing him with burning oil.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09
Flower Show in Chicago.

The largest flower show ever given
onened in the Chicago coliseum Tues
dav night. The exhibition was given
Jointly by the Horticultural Society
- chicago and the Chrysanthemum
Society of America.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09

Minster-on-Sea, an English watering
pace, is building pier which VIII DC
me longest on the English coast =
more than 1000 feet.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-11-09

The boundary ore output last week
os about 5000 tons more than pre-