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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Locust DestrOyerS,

In Argentina, as in Africa and Asia,
the locust is name Of dread, though
not to anything like the same extent,
ana III South America there has arisen
hope of combating the destroyer
which may prove of enormous value in
regions more liable to devastation.
Large numbers of locusts were found
dead and microscopical examination
showed that they had been destroyed
by natural enemy-a species Of fly
which ate into the body of the locust,
and there deposited its larvae which de-
yeloped into life prodigiously multi
piled. Experiments are now being made
to test whether this fly can thrive in
regions which are recognized as the
lEcubating places of the locust The
Argentine agricultural department is
breeding the flies for this purpose,
though under effective control.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
TELLS OF PARTING OF WAYS.
Bv Rev John Rush

To-day we have situation where a
great many people leave Jesus forever
and they walk no more with him. They
part on what we may term the phe-
nonenal element in religion They de-
sired and rested in that element, but
Jesus desired to call them to q higher
life. | do not mean to say that Jesus
denied the value of what is phenomen-
al. He valued it, but only in proper
proportion. He himself appeals to his
work as evidence and the Bible at
tests the value of phenomena. But it
may arrest spiritual development and
does if it becomes the ground of hope,
trust and life Then it becomes a Sc
dative, panacea rather than a life
force.
The life of man is not always told
in the histories Of the race or nations.
1t is question whether the history of
a people is portrayed by the historian.
The fiction of literature is often more
ample, more complete history than the
work of the historian. Because of this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

Gen. Ripley, whose recent death re.
moves another well-known figure from
the rapidly thinning ranks of the Civil
War veterans, was one Of the earliest
among Vermont men to respond to the
first call of President Lincoln. His COM
nany was the old Rutland Light Guard,
and he afterward had a command in
the First United States Sharpshooters.
In vermont Rifiemen' the general tells
of bold charge of that gallant COM
pany.
A great sovereign once addressed the
general of his army thus: Il send you
against the enemy with sixty thousand
men, But" protested the general,
there are only fifty thousand. "Ah,
but l count you as ten thousand, was
the monarch's reply.
In the same spirit each man of Com
pany f agreed to call his comrade equal
to two. So while their numbers were
not large, they counted themselves a
strong body, and they dared to make a
brave assault on the foe at the Kappa
hammock
The enemy. in strong force, was occu-
plying rife pits on the opposite banks,
and the Union soldiers were sent out
to attack them. The sharpshooters were
in front, but it was soon found out the
enemy could not be driven away by
simple rife work; and the regiment
was ordered to make close attack.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
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phenomenal character of history it is
of things, is history. The parable of
Jesus entitled The Prodigal Son" is
the history of no life that ever lived,
yet it is the real history of every soul.
1t is appropriated by each one of us
as our biography.
We obtain the history of life from
Balzac, Wagner, Shakespeare and Walt
Whitman that we never obtain from
So-called world histories, and Bunyan
perhaps surpaSses them all in the sig
nificance of human life. Since no gov
eminent has taken up men as related
to each other as neighbors and less
still Of man as an eternal being, his
tory as written is merely phenom-
email.
SO as we read our life, the life OF
the race, we look into an old and
wFinkled face, but there comes up
through that face only the wisdom of
a child. We have grown old in body
through these thousands of years, but
the spirit has not expanded with our
years. The world goes by slow step
to some progress and when the masters
would have us break out into new con-
ditions we follow them no farther. SO
the generations must go the way or
death till a new generation is born and
we carry the scars of limited growth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

The skirmishers went first, followed by
the sharpshooters and other companies.
The mel had to wade through the
open stream, waist deep, exposed to the
full, deliberate fire of the concealed foe.
The lines were carefully formed, and
at the sound of the bugle the regiment
dashed forward into the cold, rapid
water and struggled to the opposite
shore.
When the bank was reached, the lines
were broken and the soldiers scattered
in their efforts to escape the. hot fire.
But the sharpshooters pressed on, pass
ing the skirmish line. The captain of
Company F, just promoted to his COM
mand, led the way until he stood on the
very edge of the works, overlooking the
enemy within, of whom he demanded in
stant and complete surrender.
He was far in advance of his men.
and the enemy, at first taken aback by
the very boldness of the demand, now
seeing him, as they thought, unsupport-
ed, refused to surrender, but called to
him to give himself up as prisoner. The
captain, not at all inclined to yield his
sword the very first time Of its wear
ing, called back:
'Some of you men of Company F,
with guns, come up here
Up rushed the undaunted sharpshoot-
ers and the whole Confederate force
of some five hundred men surrendered
without delay to the little company
which, from it's daring, they supposed to
be host.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Points on Raising Geese.

Have one gander to four geese, no
pre-. Give them a good run. Do not
/ to change their nests, but let them
where they lay. Take first eggs
ID set under hens. as a goose will
inetimes lay thirty to forty eggs in
+ season Goslings should not be al
Ned to run in water or tall, wet
hSs, but should have a good grass
b, grass that is short and green.
Eel dried bread moistened with milk,
oked' dry potatoes or cooked corn
Pa. DO not feed them too much at
st. and mix some grit and sand with
eir feeds.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Pumpkins for Lambs.

Pumpkins are good feed for lambs in
the fall, especially when they are trou-
bled with paper skin, caused by worms
in the intestines. They will eat them
if they are sliced or cut and sprinkled
with salt, but it is better TO provide
fiat-bottomed troughs with compart-
ments. each being large enough to re
ceive the half of pumpkin cut in such
fashion as to have the pieces lie fiat
with the inside uupermost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Chicks on Range.

The sooner you get the early hatch
Of chickens on open range the better
it will be for them. 1t is pretty hard
to teach brooder chickens not to go
back to their original home after you
want to take them away from the
brooder and put them in the colony
house. Either take the brooder out of
sight, or move your chicks to another
lot where they can't see it. Do not take
them from the brooder until they have
learned to get on without artificial
heat, or they will huddle in the cor
ners and do themselves an injury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Cleansing Bark of Fruit Trees.

Every tree in an orchard should be
washed at least twice a wear with
strong soapsuds, but there will be no
necessity for scraping them. The cat
efplllars should be destroyed as soon
as the nests are seen, which will end
large numbers with amazing rapidity
the escape of a single pair means thou
sands next season. One of the best
assistants to an orchard is the little
wren. If farmers will give him prop
er protection by constructing boxes
with entrances so small that no bird
but wren can enter, the sparrow will
be unable to drive it away. AS the
wren is an active and busy creature it
destroys large number of insects in
very short time. and, as it increases
rapidly under favorable circumstances,
quite large number of them may be
secured and induced to remain in the
orchard, if proper facilities are af-
torded for their protection and accom-
meditation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Potato Spraying Saved 1922 per Acre

Potato Spraying Saved $22 per Acre.
In the efforts to make potato spray
ing popular among the farmers of the
State, the New York experiment station
at Geneva has been carrying on coop
erative tests with farmers in all parts
Of the State. AS a result of the spray
ing carried on by forty-one farmers on
a total of 1853 acres, the average gain
due to spraying was fifty eight bushels
per acre, at a cost of about S. per acre,
giving net profit of about 500 per acre,
after paying the expense Of spraying.
AS a result of this good work it is as
serted that the practice of spraying is
on the increase in New York.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

NThe official Canadian spring wheat
b. report forwarded by Consul J. H.
Norman Of Three Rivers shows the
lheat acreage increased by 100000
Eer last years record. This raises
fanitoha over the 100000 mark for
har cereal alone The land sown to
Is is 1,t55.961 acres, an increase of
R4722 while the barley acreage has
Parry reached 100000. being, in fact,
10 The total increase in the
Fan acreage over last year is 6i5,S36.
b. other crops also show an increased
E-eage
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
1cnnnmixtnr Green Food.

4hen green food is scarce or din
fo obtain it. pays to plan some way
III will not be wasted. The follow
description is of a feeding box
b works well. Cut two pieces Tor
ends each twenty-four inches long,
kGbg proper curve by using a COM
s. Make the back of the holder OF
\ boards four feet long and twenty
y inches wide and nail one end Zig
n in place, Ringing the other end,
- small straps of leather to hold
'hnt Cover the holder with coarse
a wire netting and hang it IN a
Nenient place high enough so the
II cannot roost on it, yet so they
feed from it readily. Use hangers
hood, tin or leather as indicated in
cur mt figure 6. This little feeding
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

sprout at the top Of the ground and to
pasture with cattle and sheep until the
roots die, or if the trees are large, peel
them two or three feet above the
ground and pasture until the roots die
IL the land is ploWed and the roots
broken, they will sprout, but if pas
tured close the roots die in a few years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

Sliding windows in barn, such as
are frequently used for throwing ma
nure through, are hardly ever quite
tight, and mucu cold air is often al
lowed to rush in upon the animals in
side The American Agriculturist sug-
gests the use of this shutter, which IS
made of matched boards and hinged
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Water for Work Horses.

Give work horses pail of water IL
the middle of the morning and the ait
ernoon. They will be better for it
HELM them along and you will have bet
fer satisfaction. Flies and hot weather
make them cranky and poor. Give
Them a few carrots and little grass
now and then.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
Short Meter Sermons.

The leisure often determines life
It's no use holding up pint cup for
quart of blessing.
You cannot prove your faith in God
by your doubts Of men.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
ENTERTAINMENT A FAD.
By Rev. Frank C. 81


Religious entertainment is the fad Of
our times, he said. 1t is necessary
that diversion be had. It would be-
better for the souls Of men if it were
purely irreligiOus. The extreme ten
dency to-day is to make entertainments
a religion. The church frequently gives
all its energies to satisfy the amuse-
ment element, which will never crafty
the need of the human soul.
Only a short time ago minister in
Kansas City conceived the idea Of or
ganiZing a children's church. 1t was
a novel contrivance It was to have
childhood government. It was merely
a play religion, largely entertaining.
Not but what it has good in it for the
childhood world. but the novelty has
tendency to mitigate the spiritual up
lift of the child and feed it too much
on the bread of entertainment.
The boy and girl need such enter
tainment but not as religion. Men
and women are merely children of a
larger growth. They are inclined to
drift into a kind of play religion as
of old. when Gods ancient people 'sat
down to eat and rose up to play" The
tendency Of the twentieth century Is to
want entertaining religion. Such
condition IS seen in the drift of the
stage to religious drama.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
PRAYERS A HELP AND soLAcE.
By Rev. DR.. Falk Vidav

And Hannah prayed, and said, etc.
l. Samuel IL: 1.
The chapter from which the above
text is taken shows clearly that Han
nah's prayer was nothing but a hymn
of praise. 1t follows, therefore, that Ill
a Biblical sense prayer and praise are
SYNONYMOUS terms. Hence the writer
of the Psalms finishes the second book
with the words, Here are ended the
prayers of David. the son of jesse"
Although most, if not all, of these
prayers express only gratitude and
thanksgiving. praise is interviewer with
and implied in prayer, for both prayer
and praise emanate from one source
divine, namely, perfect faith and be-
lief in God The true believer in
disclosing his heart in supplication be-
fore the Almighty proves his hope and
confidence in and dependence upon Him,
and thus he tacitly adores and glori-
fies His holy name.
The unbelever, however, never feels
the necessity of uttering words or
prayer or praise. The people of lsraei
Joined their leader, Moses, in chant
ing a song Of praise unto God only
They firmly believed in Him, as it is
said land they believed in the Lord,
etc. then sang Moses and the chill
dren of Israeli etc.
The only reason why so many IN our
present day have become callous and
insensible to prayer and praise is sins
NV because their religion is shallow
and their belief superficial God dWells.
not in their hearts, hence prayer never,
passes their lips It is true that such
people, too, sometimes resort to prayer y
for instance, when they are plunged In
to distress; when any signal misfortune
befalls them they cry out in terror and
despair for help.
But what a prayer. There is no
hope no faith, no humility and no res
ignation in such prayer. It's fruit
less result deteriorates and degenerates
them more than ever. The prayer of
the believer, however, is always soOth-
ing. soacing, encouraging and elevat-
ing even though unanswered. For the
s,1pplicator will attribute its ineffect-
iveness to his own unworthiness, and
thus he will henceforth make efforts
to improve his demeanor and sanctify
his life.
We should, therefore, ever strive to
foster in our hearts and in the hearts
of our children true belief and the prin-
ciples of true religion. Then the sweet
voice of genuine prayer and praise will
frequently be raised in our dwellings,
as we'll as in our houses of worship.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

Japan's chrysanthemum flag is prob
ably the oldest national banner in sx-
istence. That of Denmark Is the old.
est among European nations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

at the top so that it can be let down
at night to keep out cold air. The shut
ter is set at an angle so that its own
weight will keep it closely shut; or it
may be shut fiat against the casing
and be tightly closed by hook.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

@ Hens Don't Like New Home.
Fowls are very fond of their homes
IA dislike being moved to new loca-
ons If eggs are the object it is most
np0rtant that birds should not be
Dyed from pen to pen, as it will de-
III egg production anG also diminish
Il supply. Pullets for early laying
aould. if possible, be brought up with
Il sight of their future laying run or
"a. On the contrary, if it is wished
delay the laying of a pullet, and to
aeourage growth for prize purposes,
u home must be changed often. A
ktng or brOody hen may be interfered
I'LL by removing her to new scene
ID fresh cOmpaniOnS-a more reason
DE and humane way Of checking her
IAternal instincts than that of half
Owning her. shutting her up in dark
Is or resorting to other cruel meth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14

The fowls should be placed in a dry,
arm and we'll ventilated house, and
RIe plenty Of fresh water and scalded
PAN or other light food, Take of fine
pulverized, fresh-burnt charcoal and
new Yeast each three parts, of pull
tF'zed TWO parts. of flour one and one
pr as much pulveriZed cayenne as
ouf Water enough TO mix we'll, and
'i INTO balls or pills the size of na-
3'"ut, give one three times a day.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
ECONOMICAL FEEDING BOX.

4 Will enable the fowls to pick at
green stuff, whether it is clover,
Is or chopped cabbage, without any
nger of soiling or wasting it. Such
ayeniences are inexpensive, but save
simmense amount of time, as we'll as
u. so poultry keepers should use
Am whenever possible.-Indianapolis
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-09-14
To Kill Sassafras Roots.

Says one writer: Sassafras is one of
r. worst pests that some farmers have
Il contend with. 1t may be grubbed
Far after year and every root taken
T. mat can be. and still there will be
''> -ejJ that will sprout up, and soon
>a>Satras will be thicker than ever,
/ 'u The area of sassafras brush Will
4 charged rather than diminished.
"'ount Of grubbing vii. permanent
''u field of sassafras. The most
,'es>Iul method Of fighting sassafras
lave ever tried is to cut off the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22

bows, and only went to the
port of the Orinoco when it
was too late. The engines of
the Orinoco, it is added, were
reversed so soon as it appeared
likely that an accident would
occur, but she crashed into the
starboard bow of the Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse making a
breach twelve feet wide. The
stem of the Orinoco above the
water line was carried away as
the vessels cleared after the
collision. The shock threw all
the passengers on the Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse off their
feet and the grinding OF the
Orinoco's bow into the steer
age Of the German vessel in
stantly killed four persons, dis
embowelling a girl II years
old.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22

expected the body Till arrive home
this evening or tomorrow morning.
There will be funeral services here.
and the remains will be taken either
to Barnesville or Milbank for burial.
His son. Arthur Comfort, is a student
in the university law school.
This afternoon at O'Clock it was
announced here that the track had
been cleared, and that the line was
open for traffic again. The first train
from the west, No. "a. will arrive here
about 4:3O o'clock.
Among the passengers on the train
were E. w. Swords and J. Green OF
Minot and Gil and Clark Haggert OF
Fargo. None of them were injured.
Reports received in the city this
morning were greatly exaggerated.
one being that fifteen persons had
been killed and thirty injured.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22
RESIST VIOLENTLY
Clerics and Pensioners of
French Churches Fight
With Soldiers.

Times. A'e.s.S
Montpelier. France, Nov. 22.-Re-
sistance to the taking of church in
ventories was general throughout the
department of Herault. Violent re-
sistance occurred at Pignan, where the
church was filled with the fumes of
burning sulphur which was shoyeled
into the building from the vestry and
the roof, and forced out the soldiers
while crowd of men and women
shouted maledictions at the troops and
hurled stones and flower pots at
them. The church was finally cleared
by charge of infantry in order to
permit the firemen to flood the church.
but it was then discovered that the
water mains had been plugged. In
tense excitement prevails at Pignan.
At 3 a. m. the authorities had not sue
ceeded in taking the inventory.
At st. Bausville the church bells
were wildly rung, summoning the cler-
icals, who surrounded, the church. The
force at the disposal of the prefect
was not sufficient to attempt taking
the inventory.
The church at Couroonsec was bar
ricaded and the parish priest defended
the door, but the military engineers
cleared the way and the inventory was
taken while hundreds of clericals out
side sang hymns.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22
FOURTEEN 3D. Gi? NINETEEN ARE INJURED IN CRASH 0F GE 0FAN S
A RUSSIAN SCANDAL
Distributors of Relief for Fam
inc Sufferers Said to Have
Stolen Millions.

Associated Prcss Cable to The Evening
St Petersburg, Nov. 21.-A scandal
in Connection with the distribution of
government funds for the relief of the
famine stricken provinces, entailing
the purchase Of great quantities Of
grain, Is being aired in the LIBERAL
press, which charges that q contract
for $5,000,000 worth of wheat at a
price four cents per bushel above the
market rate was given to an obscure
Individual named Lidval, heretofore
not connected with the grain trade,
and whose only recommendation was
his private friendship with NJ. Gurko,
vice minister of the interior, who is
In charge of the famine relief. 1t is
insinuated that Livdal was merely a
street bidder acting for Gurko, that
the profits were divided, that Lidval
received an advance of 100000 and
shipped an Insignificant quantity Of
grain to the peasants who were facing
starvation. It Is officially explained
that the delay in the shipment of the
grain was due to the inability to se-
cure cars, but the other details of the
accusation have not been refuted.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22

Associated Press Cable to The Evening
Times.
Paris, Nov. 22-Pere Echivard, one
of the most curious characters Of the
Montmartre district, has just died. The
old man, whose humble occupation
was that of a street messenger and
porter, was known far and wide by the
sObriquet of "the cutter" not because
he was in any way connected with the
tailoring trade, but because none un-
derstood better than he how to cut
down a person who had committed
suicide by hanging No one knew ex-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22
Accident Occurred at o'clock Last Night Near
Cherboure France--Crash Was Followed Bv
fanics On Two Vessels So A Number SWEPT
Overboard And Drowned And Others Were
Killed Ouri6ht--The Kaiser Wilhelm Suffered
The Most Dama9e.
A.:ocla.ea rr-.. Cable to The Evening

Tlmea.
Cherbourg, France, Nov. %.
"Details of the collision yes
terday between the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse and the
British royal mail steamer
Orinoco, show that it occurred
at 8 o'clock last night. The
Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse
and the Orinoco were both out
ward bound from South Hamp-
ton via Cherbourg for New
York and West Indian ports,
respectively.
The shock is described as
having been terrific, causing
panics among passengers Oh
board the two vessels, especial
ly among emgiranrs. On the
Orinoco three men and a wo-
man were killed, six women
and a man were injured, and