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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
CHRIST CASTING OUT DEVILS.
Bv Rev. G. Tabor Thompson


TeXt-"Go home to thy friends, and
tell them how great things the Lord
hath done for thee. Mark VIC.
l am glad that we have a Savior who
has power over devils. There are peo-
pie in our day who are demon possess
ed. Would that we had the power to
cast out devils! When the Master sent
the disciples out in the early days of
the church to preach the Gospel every
where, he gave them power to heal the
sick and to cast out devils. The church
has wandered so far from the Lord Je-
sus that now we have no power to cast
out these demons. But Christ still has
| this power, yea, even to this day.
The Master wants to heal souls on
the right hand and on the left, and
send them, not on to the rostrum but
into the home to tell their friends the
wonderful things that the Lord hath
done for them and what wonderful
things the Lord can do for lost souls.
This devil Of theft is getting a ter
rible hold on the American people. If
| you will stop for moment to think of
| it, it is perfectly awful. Not a great
store in Pittsburg, in Philadelphia, in
| New York City, in Brooklyn. in Boston,
| in San Francisco, or anywhere in the
United States to-day, but must employ
| private detectives to watch these light
| fingers; and in nine cases out of ten,
| they are women. Why? Just for the
reason that the devil can use the wom-
ans costume to better advantage than
a mans. A woman can hide under her
shawl or dolman that which a man
could not get into his pocket. So the
| detectives are watching for those light
! fingers.
My friends, if you have had any de-
sire in your life to steal, or if some
times in your life and experience you
laid hands on that which was not
| yours, if you have repented, if you have
restored to your neighbor that which is
his, if the Lord has healed you and if
you have no more desire for that which
is not yours, go home to your friends
and tell them what great things the
Lord hath done for you.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
TIE NEW CHRISTIANITY.
Bv Rev. Willard B. Thor

BY rev. w 114dFu D. 1uOrp
There are great many people to-
day whose faces are unveiled" who
are emancipated from the old ignorance
and the old fear. the old sense of guilt
and shame, but they are not yet con
templating ''as III a mirror the glory
of the Lord" making that the atmos-
pbere and inspiration of their lives.
Devotional life has largely ceased
among them. The old-fashioned devo-
rional life they have left behind and
the new devotional life, its power, its
liberty, its depth and serenity, they
have rot yet learned.
But that new devotional life is here
and there are some who are finding it
and who are realizing through it an
inner harmony and victory greater than
they have known before. Its keynote
is the practical use in daily life OF the
sense of the spiritual presence and
mower of God. 1t has praises that are
no mere formal Thanksgiving and doX-
ologies.
IT has penttences that are no distress
ing introspection OF personal fa1lIngs
no bitter and fruitless recollection OF
mast mistakes. 1t has petitions that
are no mere requests for God to do this
or that, vain, anxious outcrles With
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

ing satisfactory, we went to Washing
ton and exhibited the system to the
military committees of both Houses,
which resulted in the passage of law
creating a signal CORPS" of which Sur
geon A. J. Myer was made the head,
with the rank of major.
Resigns at Outbreak of War.
I, at my own request, was returned
to duty in my old corps, where l con-
tinued to serve until after the seces-
sion Of Georgia, my native State. On
May !, 1861, 1 resigned, being then on
duty at San Francisco, and l returned
East via Panama, and arrived in
Richmond on June 1.
Confederate armies were being form
ed at that time in West Virginia, in
the Shenandoah valley, at Manassas
junction, at Yorktown, and at Norfolk.
On arrival / was promoted captain of
engineers, and several applications
were made for me for different posi-
tons, but President Davis had been
chairman of the military committee of
the Senate when Major Myer and l
had appeared before it on a number of
occasions exhibiting the military sig
nails, so he refused all applications for
HE, and, after making me put in opera
ton a little factory for flags, torches,
etc, on July 1 l was ordered to take
myself and my system of signals to the
army of General Beauregard at
Manassas Junction.
On June 20 General Mcdowell sub
mitted to the War Department plan
for an advance upon Manassas juno
ton, to be begun on July 8, which had
been accepted Most fortunately for
the Confederates, however, the Federal
army. with all it's resources, was not
ready to start till July 16. Twenty
miles of marching and a preliminary
skirmsh used up four days more, and
only on July p was the battle deliv-
cred.
InstaIIs System of Signals.
So Oh my arrival at Manassas, July
2. 1861, l really had much more time
to install my system of signals than I
expected. for "rumors of the foes adj
vance" now swelled upon nearly every
breeze, and l lost no time. l had
brought with me from Richmond all
necessary flags, torches, glasses, ETC.,
and the first thing was to select men.
Finds High Point on Farm.
About a mile east of the little vii
lage of Manassas, on the farm of a
Mr.. Wilcoxen, l found a high rocky
point, covered with cedars, but having
a good outlook over a valley to the
northwest. 1 made this point a cen
trail station, and by cleaning it off and
by clearing at some other points, I got
two straight six mile ranges, north
west to a bluff over Bull Run valley
On our extreme left, short way above
the stone bridge (by which the War
rentown pike crossed Bull RUM, attd
The other north to Centerville, about
three miles beyond the run, opposite
5i.r center. Another station was found
aear the run, opposite our right center,
and fourth near our headquarters in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
SHOULD BE GOOD SWIMMERS.

A good Christian is a superb swim
mer. The uneducated preacher can
never teach men the use of themselves
in the sacred waters to the SOULS good
They use the wrong principle to in
struct in religious exercise. We hear
Of one divine who says I am going to
lead my people to be experts in swim
ming by teaching them the ethics of
politics. When wave Of sensation rolls
across the country with some meteoric
flame in it's train that becomes the
principle of religious training, soon the
whole congregation is at sea without
chart or compass, that go down the
third time never to rise.
What the world is longing after is
to be taught by the pulpit man how to
swim dexterously in the grand sacred
waters of salvation until the entire
household including cradlehood, will
be inhabitants Of this matchless river
Of the skies.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
Horses from Royal Stables

~ o1AA AhoSstl Stables.
One of the most interesting studies
in the Interstate live stock and horse
show held at st. Joseph, Mo, was
found in the exhibit of shire horses
from the royal stables of King Edward
and Lord Rothschild of Sandringham.
England. ST. Joseph was fortunate in
securing this stable as it had not been
the intention to exhibit the horses this
side of the Atlantic except in the kings
dominion, Canada. Louis F. Swift. of
Swift Co., was influential in pre-
vailing upon Manager Beck, repre-
senting King Edward, to exhibit the
horses, in two United States shows,
viz. at the Interstate in st. Jo-
seph and the American Royal at
Kansas City. "Our object in bring
ing the horses to this side of the
Atlantic was primarily to stimulate in
terest in the big shires with the Cana
dians," said Mr.. Beck. until within
few years the shire has been too
scarce and high priced for the general
run of breeders. They are still high
priced, but are coming within the range
of general breeding and are a profit
able animal to breed for the big draft
trade" These horses are fine speci-
mems Of the thoroughbred shire and are
attracting much attention and favor
wherever they are being shown. They
are all great heavy boned, thick mus
cled animals whose very carriage and
bearing and spring motion when in ac-
ton announce them as something
above the ordinary in horse flesh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
Short Meter Sermons.


Worship doesn't wait for walls
Faith is the foe of Journalism
Religion is a spring, not a cistern.
Joy unsought always is first to ar
rive
Self-suf1iciency does not secure eff
cheney.
Sympathy is the master key to every
soul.
When mans head hangs loose it
soon gets sore.
The intellectual blank makes the best
religious bigot.
Though you are but a puddle, yot.
may reflect heaven.
The only cloth that can claim divini-
ty is the cloak of charity.
One does not become a saint by dis
covering the sins of Others
You can run a business without cash,
but not without character
1t is better to have a small cooky
we'll done than a large cake all dough.
The man who sneers at sincerity has
taken a long course in the school of
sin.
The burden you bear for another is
the best badge you can wear as Chris
tian.
When a man really has a treasure in
heaven he doesn't object to paying taxes
on it.
The path to heaven is paved with
good intentions crystallized into worthy
acts.
Some folks think they are holy be-
cause a good dinner makes them feel
unhappy.
The formation of a child's character
is a greater work than the reforma-
ton of many men.
It's possible to throw out your
crumbs of comfort in such a way as
to make them seem like cinders in the
eyes of others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

....;,., Tram for hogs is a necessity
J ,r farms. and the accompanying
u -l .% Show, q good form. The frame
h ,'-a l. two inch by four inch pieces,
I ia and D.. tapped and bolted at
-. os shown, and a tight, smooth
"'' Is2 side and top boards are
/ ,,n,. nailed TO inner edge OF the
.,] os shown. making a strong crate
"'-'0 ,.hfcb boards cannot be crowded
!. oI- noar end is fitted with slide door
IL 49,, nm rs indicated by dotted line
r,r,n+ end has a door, "A, made
.mo thick, strong boards on inside
49,, oIa9ts If top and bottom. A, A,
ioined at bottom by two strong
..,o, 70 frame D. and held up when
40 ny fine iron clamp f, being plac-
dawn over top of door and frame
T,,or has a central opening b, be-
| -. which are several bolt holes, for
,.+onfna IN iron lever, c. The top of
49, also has wide cleat, E, bolted at
b. end with blocks behind to hold
/ on+ from door. so the other end will
/ arm Guide for lever C, which, when
Lrna1 forward. partially closes open
IN, p and firmly holds hog, with head
[prongb the opening. Lever G is fas-
+,oo3 while in use by a spike nail in
,r,ol az shown. in one Of several holes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

bored through side cleat and door at
L. Opening B is twelve inches long and
nine and One-half inches wide at widest
place near lower end, and lower end of
opening is ten inches above floor.
|Crate is four feet two inches long, two
feet four inches high, and one foot six
inches wide. inside measure. Place
trap sQulrely with rear end close up
TO hog house door, with lever G thrown
back; raise slide door, drive in a hog
and drop slide door behing him, and
he will thrust his head through the hole
B. Pull lever c tight against his neck
and insert spike to hold it there, and
you can ring with ease a hog weighing
nearly 400 pounds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

green. arrived on Wilcoxen hill
about a. N. After a careful study of
the whole field with the glass, I fixed
ton and got from the operator there
some details about the Developments
of the morning. While l was reading
the motions Of his flag, the sun being
low in the east and l looking toward
the west, from up in the narrow band
Of green above the flag the faintest
twinkle of light caught my eye My
eyes were always remarkably quick and
good and | had long training with the
glass. 1t was but single flash. The
color was that of brass and the shape
of horizontal line 1t could be but
the reflection of the morning sun from
the side of a brass gun. l brought my
glass very carefully to bear exactly,
and presently made out little swarm
of still fainter glitters, and l knew
that it was a column of bright mus.
ket barrels and bayonets.
1t was about s 40 a. M, and | had
discovered McDowells turning column.
the head of which at this hour was lust
arriving at Sudley, eight miles away.
At once approaching how much it
might mean, thought it best to give
General Evans, in command at the
Stone bridge, immediate notice, even
before sending word to Beauregard.
So 1 signaled Evans quickly, Look out
for your left; you are turned" Gen
eral Evans afterward told me that the
picket which he had at Sudley, being
driven in by the advance guard of the
enemy, had sent messenger, and the
two messengers, one with my warning
and one with the report Of the picket,
reached him simultaneously. The two
reports from different sources coming
together, thoroughly impressed him
with the gravity of the situation, and
he acted Immediately, and with excel
lent judgment
Having sent Evans my brief notice Of
his immediate danger, l wrote note
to General Beauregard.
81 see body of troops crossing Bull
Run about two miles above the Stone
bridge The head Of the column is in
the woods on this side; the rear Of the
column is in the woods on the other
side. About a half mile of its length
is visible in the open. between. l can
see both infantry and artillery"
When 1 had written it, it looked very
tame for notice Of the great event |
took it to be; but l gave it to my
courier and sent him off at a gallop,
with some two and half miles to CO..
General Beauregard, in his report
of the battle, does not mention the re-
ceipt of this note, but says generally
that | gave him "seasonable and ma
terial assistance early in the day with
my system of signals"
General Johnston is more explicit
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
Cans for Haycocks.

For the benefit of those VINO are ah-
,,,,1,ino 70 purchase caps for covering
the cocks we wish to say that Alfalfa Id.
properly cooked, will shed water just
Ill as cloyer-in fact, many farm
o~s claim that it will shed water even
,,ot+or ond that it is no more difficult 10
800 +bon clover in any season. While
this may be true, we urge tne use u
CONS for the reason that alfalfa IS 50
much more valuable than clover anu d
1i+tIa extra expense in this me y
money we'll invested.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
No Have wormIess Apples.

A small tree with fair scattering Oh
Maiden Blush apples was sprayed once
oftor blossoms had fallen with Bor-
dooux mixture with paris green added
and again with the same mixture "heli
the apples were as large as half-grown
c1,ab apples. The barrel was left I'M
low tho free when through spraying the
orobard the first time, and upon snow
ine visitors how the sprayer worked
+bo tree was "doused'' several times.
Not one wormy apple can be tound on
the tree, thus showing the necessity OF
very thorough spraying.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

which the soul beats its wings against
the walls of a prison house. 1t has in
tercessions that are no desperate plead
ings with God to save this one or help
that one.
One by one men are discovering that
there is an inner practice of the soul
which has real power, which produces
results, transforming the lives of men,
and even affecting the mysterious forces
Of destiny.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

Inc pig sly is nearly always filled
~''- materials tor absorbing manure,
,.' .~eE are not cleaned as frequently
should be the case. In winter, if
yard contains absorbents, they be-
.-~o soaked during rains, and are dis
-,..e"o,e locations for pigs. The pig
.,,'yI> a dry location. as it suffers Sc
-S.. Oh damp. cold days. The ma
, ....'> III The pig sites will be of more
wv ,,''e !, added to the manure heap
,-D d Plentiful supply of cut straw
~ ,,~~ into the yard in its place. The
y ,~,s0 Shed, or sleeping quarters,
r,, ..~ 'e Uttered a foot deep with cut
r~, .'' "-.c1 may be thrown into the
,S ,,~ alter being used, but the yard
,,. .1'o always he cleaned out after a
"l" airy material then added.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

ton. 1t can be made to work by man
or horse power If man power only,
use one pulley. This can be maze our-
ing the winter months ana De redoS
for spring fencing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
"cN Fruit to Look Well.

~. Professor HUT of Maryland:
!. appearance of fruit often sells
ST = package where the fruits are
rta,- d size looks better than one
OF =. '~7y are of different sizes and
e,r 49,, account sells better. A prop
IL ,s >,"oed package should contain
Ia 5, ,.-s SIZE of fruit from the top to
h. , ,tl the face being an index to
sas ,oe package. There are many
sa,,,. --1'4-ne graders that will sort
,5a s-,. 20 SIZE and will not bruise
a5o, o This greatly reduces the
oDo cost Of grading. Defective
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

Galvanized iron is not galvanized; it
is zinc-coated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
Pop Corn in Nebraska.

About $500 acres of pop corn are
annually planted at North Loup, Neb.,
the growers using four pounds Of seed
to the acre. The crop is sold by the
pound, and the average acre yields
1000 pounds, though double that
amount has been recorded in a few in
stances. The average price for the last
ten years has been little more than
81 a 100 pounds, giving gross return
of upward of $50 an acre. During the
same period the average price of field
corn has been % cents, and the aver
age yield thirty bushels, giving q gross
return of $3.50 per acre.
Homemade Post Driver.
The construction of this post driver
can be easily taken from the illustra-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12

specimens are removed from the grad
ed fruit as it is put into the packages.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-19
BRYAN STANDS PAT.

Report comes from London that William J. Bryan gave out the fol- lowing regarding his position on public questions being agitated at this time in this country, as follows:
 ''I notice that 1 am not described by some as conservative. and in order that there may be no misunderstood ing on that subject permit me to say that in one sense l always have been conservative. Democratic policies are conservative in that they embody old principles applied to new condi- tions. There was nothing new in
 principle in either of the platforms on which I stood. We were accused of attacking property when in fact the Democratic party is a defender of property because it endeavors to draw line between honest accumu- lation by honest methods on one side and predatory wealth and i'm moral methods on the other. 1t is to the interests of every honest man that dishonesty should be exposed and punished, otherwise the deserv- ing are apt to suffer for the un-
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-19

Those who have seen the county poor farm recently report that it is being we'll cared for and cultivated and will produce good crops. This is one of the several good things Judge Prickett has secured for Polk county and has proved a very economical investment. This fact will be appreciated when it is known that under the former plan of caring for the poor we had to pay for the keeping of over twenty paupers while there is now but three at the poor farm and the institution is self-sustaining.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-19

deserving. If, however, aby the word conservative they mean that l have changed my position on any nublic question or moderated my opposition to corporate aggrandlze- ment they have a surprise waiting for them. am more radical than l was in 1896 and have nothing to withdraw on the economical ques- tions which have been under discus sion.
 "The only question we discussed in 1896 upon which there mas been any apparent change, is the silver question, and that has not been a change in the advocates of bimetall- ism, but in conditions. Wecontend- ed for more money and urged the free coinage of silver as the only means then in sight to secure It. Increased production of gold has brought in part the benefit we ex- pected to secure from the restora- tion of silver. The per capita vol ume of money in the United States is almost 50 per cent greater than Il was in 1896, and the benefits brought by this increase have not only vlndl. cated the quantitative theory o1 money, but have proven the benefits of larger amount of money. Nc advocate of the gold standard car claim the triumph of his logic.
 "Our efforts should be to dis tinguish between those corporations which are legitimate and those az gregations of wealth which art organized for the purposes of public plunder, and appeal for support tt those only who are willing to have the government protect each per son in the enjoyment of his owr earnings"
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-19
d WOULD NOT BE SWORN.
Thomas Taggart Objects to Being Exam ined by State Officials Under Oath
 Examining the Books.

French Lick, Ind, July 12.-Thomas Taggart, president of the French LICK Springs Hotel company, acting on ad- vice of his attorneys Wednesday re- fused to be examined under oath by the auditor of state and attorney gen eral He took the position that while the law permitted the state officers to examine the books of the hotel conl- panies. it did not authorize a forced examintion of officers of corporation under oath.
 The state officers Wednesday began an examination of the books of the French Lick Springs and West Baden Hotel companies. It is desired by them to make clear the exact relations of the hotel companies and the casinos which were raided by the state officers last week to stop alleged gambling.
 MT Taggart made the statement that the contract of the hotel company with "Al' Brown for the casino pri- yile ges two or three years ago was sl5,000 year.
 Attorney General Miller learned Wednesday that Ed Ballard, charged with operating the casinos at French Lick and West Baden was in the coun- ty and immediately caused warrants for his arrest to be issued. He also had subpoena issued for Ballard requiring him to testify in the case to forfeit the charters of the hotel company which comes up for consider ation Friday. A number of officers were looking for Ballard Wednesday
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-19
WAS SHOT BY HIS SISTER.
George Mitchell, Recently Acquitted
 of Murder Charge, the Victim.
- Committed in Depot In Presence of Two other
 ers-History of the case

Seattle. Wash, July 13.-George ,.stoha11 Inc vouth who recently shot and killed Franz Edmund Crernelo' inc so-calIed Holy Roller propnee' and who was acquitted of the charge of murder on a plea of insanity, was sbot and killed by his sister Esther ID the union depot in this city ieW minutes before o'clock Thursday eV- ening. ,..,,,
 The shot was fired just as Mitchsii rose to take the evening train TOT UT sgon. The brother, who was acqul', ted Tuesday of killing Franz Edmunu rrefield. the leader of the Holy Roii- srs. dropped in his tracks. Esther Mitchell was at once arrested.
 The Mitchells. George, Perry ana Fred. were sitting with Esther on bench in the big waiting room, talk ing together and apparently on the hest of terms. When the Oregon tram was announced George Mitchell rose and started forward. His sister stepped to his side and pressing the revolver close to his head pulled the trigger before any one had realized what was happening.
 Esther Mitchell is the sister to ayenge whose theatment George sho' Crefield. She has refused to nave anything to do with her brother since the shooting. Thursday was the first time they had been seen together on